Quantum Leap1989

Cmdr. Dobbs:
How long were you on the cliff watching someone rape your wife...?

Cmdr. Riker:
Not just "someone". It was Ensign Calavicci.

Cmdr. Dobbs:
...before you tried to get to the beach?

Cmdr. Riker:
A minute. Maybe two.

Cmdr. Dobbs:
A minute or two?

[pauses and looks at his watch]

Pollack:
Sir, I object.

Cmdr. Dobbs:
I'm trying to demonstrate how long two minutes really is.

Judge:
I had a ship blown out from under me in the Leyte Gulf in less than two minutes, Commander. It can be a lifetime - or a blink of the eye. Now, get on with it.

Cmdr. Dobbs:
[to Riker] Did you do anything during this two minutes other than to watch?

Cmdr. Riker:
No, I believe I did not.

Cmdr. Dobbs:
You didn't yell?

Cmdr. Riker:
Yell?

Cmdr. Dobbs:
"Hey, stop that!"

Pollack:
I object. Defense Council is badgering the witness.

Cmdr. Dobbs:
The Commander requested clarification. I simply gave it to him.

Judge:
Objection overruled.

Cmdr. Dobbs:
Did you yell?

Cmdr. Riker:
No, sir.

Cmdr. Dobbs:
You watched a man rape your wife for a minute or two, and didn't even yell "Stop"?

Cmdr. Riker:
No, sir.

Cmdr. Dobbs:
For God's sake, Commander, why not?

Cmdr. Riker:
Because she *deserved* it.