Summary: Officer’s testimony, have sufficed. The ship caught fire and then—”’ Captain Kaye paused and looked intently at Kiimmerol. “Do you really believe that you were acting under ‘superior orders’ when you fired the second torpedo, knowing that it was not necessary for the ship’s destruc- tion? Knowing that by doing so you were consigning innocent men to a terrible death with no possibility of escape? The Defense, indeed, considers that you acted in good faith and takes the view that such a plea is one to which any logical and reasonable man must respond favorably. But—”' He raised his voice so that his last words barked across the hushed courtroom—“‘the Prosecution contends that, in the light of the order being given within the face of the enemy, the plea of ‘superior orders’ does not in this instance hold. It is not a defense in this case. It will not meet the charge leveled against you.”' The silence that followed was oppressive as the Court awaited Kiimmerol’s response, the weight of his fate heavy upon his shoulders.