The Confrontation: Part 1
SFC Back sends SSG Red to go get Jody while the rest of you talk strategy. There is a loveseat big enough to accommodate both you and First Sergeant on one side of the office. The way that the door opens, it conceals that part of the room from persons who enter it, so Cho suggests that you and First Sergeant take a seat there. Cho takes a seat behind his desk, and First Sergeant Jones stands off to Cho’s right. Standing off to Cho’s left is Jody’s platoon sergeant, SFC Back. While you’re waiting for Red to get back with Jody, Cho asks you some questions to clarify some earlier points of discussion. He makes a list of all of the different issues you’ve brought up with regard to Jody. Circled on the list were the words “car,” “adultery,” “disrespect,” and “conduct unbecoming.”
A few minutes later, Red comes back into the office and shuts the door behind him. “Schum is outside, sir,” he says to Cho.
“Very well, have him report,” Cho responds.
Red opens the door, sticks his head out and says some words to a person standing in the hallway. He then closes the door and moves to stand beside SFC Back. In the room right now are CPT Cho, First Sergeant Jones, SFC Back, SSG Red, First Sergeant, and you.
There are two knocks on the door. “Enter!” Cho commands. The door opens, and a shadow cast by the hallway lights falls into the room. Footsteps first, then you can see him.
This is going to be Cho’s show, although you hope he’s going to give you and First Sergeant a supporting role in it. If Jody was your troop, what would you do now that Schum and his accusers are in the same place, at the same time?
