(..) No. I notified the barracks C.O. Colonel Jessup... that I would be coming down to investigate. And what did you find? The shift reported only one sentry returned his weapon to the switch... with a round of ammunition missing. - Who was that? - Lance Corporal Harold Dawson. Your witness. (..)

(..) a shot across the fence line into Cuba? - Yes, sir. - Why? - My mirror engaged, sir. - His mirror? Every American sentry post has a Cuban counterpart, called 'mirrors.' Lance Corporal's claiming that his mirror was about to fire at him. Santiago's letter to the N.I.S.... said you fired illegally. (..)