The
General's Daughter
DOWN &
DIRTY:
Drama: Assigned to look into the
murder of an Army captain, two
military investigators uncover a
scandal that points to many
suspects and threatens to reveal
disturbing secrets.
NITTY GRITTY:
A murder has been committed and
warrant officer Paul Brenner
(JOHN TRAVOLTA), an investigator
for the Army's Criminal
Investigation Division (CID), is
called in to work the case.
Something of a soldier/cop,
Brenner has the power to arrest
anyone in the military, no matter
their rank, and immediately sets
out gathering evidence.
It seems that Captain Elisabeth
Campbell (LESLIE STEFANSON), a
rising military star and
specialist in Psychological
Operations, was found dead and
bound naked in the middle of a
training field.
The base's Provost Marshal,
Colonel William Kent (TIMOTHY
HUTTON), has called in his old
buddy, Brenner, to investigate
the case. Brenner discovers that
the victim's father is retiring
three-star general Joe Campbell
(JAMES CROMWELL), his former
commanding officer and potential
Vice Presidential candidate. The
General is willing to cooperate,
but both he and his right-hand
man, Colonel George Fowler
(CLARENCE WILLIAMS III), want
Brenner to do things the Army
way.
Brenner has only thirty-six hours
before the FBI will arrive and
take over the case. To complicate
matters even further, Brenner
discovers that the CID rape
investigator assigned to the case
is Sarah Sunhill (MADELEINE
STOWE), with whom he was
romantically involved in the
past.
They begin investigating the case
and interview Elisabeth's former
psychiatrist Colonel Donald
Slesinger (JOHN BEASLEY), they
soon uncover a scandal that may
rock the base and indict any
number of suspects.
THE ENDING:
They discover that Captain
Campbell was raped by several
soldiers while she was attending
West Point military academy. Her
father, the general, was informed
and decided to cover up the crime
for the good of the Army. His
daughter has never forgiven him
for his betrayal.
She has Colonel Robert Moore
(JAMES WOODS) stake her naked to
the ground and then call her
father and play a tape. Her
father arrives and sees a scene
that is identical to the rape at
West Point. He leaves her staked
to the ground.
Brenner discovers that Kent is
the killer. He went to Elisabeth
after her father left and
strangled her. Kent tries to kill
Brenner and Sunhill with a land
mine, but it only kills Kent.
Brenner takes his findings to
General and the General asks him
to drop the case, because of the
scandal. Brenner refuses and says
he will file charges to have the
General court-martialed.
WHAT EVERYONE WILL BE
TALKING ABOUT:
The U.S. military. Don't
ask, don't tell, don't ruin my
career.
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