The Last Ship (TV Series)

We'll Get There (2014)

Adam Baldwin: XO Mike Slattery

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• XO Mike Slattery : You ever hear of keelhauling?

  Quincy : Can't say that I have. No.

  XO Mike Slattery : Really? Back in the mid-1800s, if a sea captain encountered a particularly problematic sailor he'd have him bound with rope, thrown over the side of the ship dragged underneath the hull. Poor bastard would bounce and scrape along the keel, barnacles and such. But when he'd come up on the other side, if he wasn't drowned or decapitated he tended to be a lot more cooperative. Keelhauling. Off the top of my head, I can think of about 200 sailors on board this ship who would like to try that out on you.

  Quincy : Captain Chandler would never allow such a thing.

  XO Mike Slattery : Hmm. Maybe. Maybe not. I never found torture that effective in my line of work. I told you I was a cop, right?

  Quincy : You did, yes.

  XO Mike Slattery : Yeah.See, I always found that if you just laid out the facts for a guy treated him with respect, give him a chance to redeem himself, earn something back he'd make the right choice.

  Quincy : You can't force me back into the lab. I won't do it.

  XO Mike Slattery : Well, suit yourself. Remember we got a hard and fast rule on this ship: Anything that doesn't serve a purpose is gone. Ain't no fat on the bone here.