The General's Daughter (1999)

Clarence Williams III: Colonel Fowler

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• [Brenner and Colonel Fowler threaten each others careers] 

  Brenner : You don't understand, Colonel Fowler. This is my investigation, and it's still open.

  Col. George Fowler : [Fowler becomes threatening sounding]  Who the hell do you think you are? It's over. Over. You better start thinking about your career, you understand me?

  Brenner : [Brenner responds in a angry low voice]  And you'd better start thinking about yours! You are running one lunatic base here! You want to mess with me, Colonel? Let's start gouging away.

  Col. George Fowler : [Fowler looks to Sunhill, then back to Brenner]  You've been warned.

• [Colonel Fowler reveals to Brenner and General Campbell that he found Elisabeth Campbell dead] 

  Col. George Fowler : You couldn't expect the man to deal with his own child. She was screaming such vituperations at him.

  Brenner : Course not.

  Col. George Fowler : So he called me... and he asked me to deal with it. And I went. And I found her dead.

  Brenner : [Brenner tilts his head]  You found her dead?

  Col. George Fowler : Of course. But you will never get me to testify against the general.

  Lt. Gen. Joseph Campbell : [General Campbell looks Colonel Fowler alarmed]  What?

  Col. George Fowler : I've been by Joe Campbell's side too many times. Looked death in the face with him... too many times. I will not back down now.

  Lt. Gen. Joseph Campbell : What in God's name are you talking about?

  Col. George Fowler : [Colonel Fowler's voice starts to crack]  It wasn't like she didn't give him reason.

  Lt. Gen. Joseph Campbell : George, for Christ's sake!

  Col. George Fowler : And then when we realized she was... fucking everybody from Bill Kent to Jake Elby, it was too late for official action.

  Lt. Gen. Joseph Campbell : [General Campbell yells out]  Colonel Fowler!

  Col. George Fowler : We would have had to ask for all their resignations, then resign ourselves.

• [General Campbell questions Colonel Fowler on who killed Elisabeth Campbell] 

  Col. George Fowler : You had no other choice, sir.

  Lt. Gen. Joseph Campbell : You think I killed my own daughter?

  Col. George Fowler : It'll die with me, Joe.

  Lt. Gen. Joseph Campbell : You sorry son of a bitch.

• [Brenner reveals the names of the rapists from West Point to General Campbell] 

  Col. George Fowler : You were just doing what you said - Trying to protect her.

  Lt. Gen. Joseph Campbell : I did what I had to. What I thought best for everyone concerned. There's nothing else that could have been done. We never would have found them anyway.

  Brenner : Here you are, sir.

  Lt. Gen. Joseph Campbell : [Brenner lays down a paper in front of the General]  What is that?

  Brenner : The names of the perpetrators my associate agent Sunhill, found with a minimum of trouble. Apple pie, sir.

  Lt. Gen. Joseph Campbell : That's just brilliant.

• [Brenner and Sunhill arrive at General Campbell's home] 

  Brenner : Hello, we're here to see the General. Warrant Officer Paul Brenner. Sarah Sunhill.

  Capt. Jake Elby : Oh, yes. I'm Captain Elby, the General's Aide. Colonel Fowler the General's Adjutant will take you in. Please wait right here.

  Sunhill : [Elby leaves the door open and goes to get Colonel Fowler]  He's cute.

  Brenner : Oh, please. He probably practices his salute in the mirror for hour...

  Col. George Fowler : [Brenner clears his throat as Colonel Fowler approaches from behind the door]  Please, come in. And thank you for coming.

• [Colonel Fowler asks Brenner for a favor in his investigation] 

  Col. George Fowler : Mr. Brenner. I understand you have special arrest powers.

  Brenner : Yes, sir.

  Col. George Fowler : But I'm going to ask before you arrest anyone, you notify me.

  Brenner : Why is that, sir?

  Col. George Fowler : We don't like our personnel being arrested by outside people without our knowing about it. There are three ways of doing things - The right way, the wrong way, and the Army way. See that in doing it your way, Mr. Brenner, you don't forget about the Army way.