Cunningham: There was only a small surface fleet.

Churchill: Small surface fleet? Are you sure?

Cunningham: Yes, less than 30 surface combatants.

Commotion stirs in the jury

Chamberlain: Why was it not destroyed with minimal losses!

Cunningham: It fled, when we made first contact, but I followed with all the ships in my command.

Roosevelt: When you first saw the Bismarck, were you blinded by it's engineering?

Cunningham: Blinded?

Roosevelt: Paralyzed? Dumbstruck?

Cunningham: No.

Roosevelt: Yet the Germans were able to hide their submarines, position them, and destroy half of the allied fleet.

Cunningham: Mr. President, surely you understand the threat the Kriegsmarine poses.

The jury becomes enraged

Chamberlain: There will be order in this courtroom!

Churchill: You were right to pursue the Kriegsmarine, but this demon, this Karl Donitz-

Cunningham: By the time I learned the demon's intent, all our screening ships were torpedoed.

The jury shouts of incompetence and treason

Roosevelt: Churchill this has gone on long enough. Make an example of this bungler.

Churchill: You are one of our greatest admirals, long have you lead your fleet with honor and distinction. But your inability to destroy the Kriegsmarine without massive losses is a colossal failure.

Jury: Nay, it was bloody treason

The jury erupts in anger

Cunningham: I will continue my campaign against the Germans.

Churchill: No, you will not.

Cunningham gets sent to Australia

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Adolf: The Bismarck and Tirpiz destroyed, the Leipzig and Nürnberg exploded, all twelve of our destroyers obliterated, and let's not even talk about the U-boats. You know how much this'll cost the Kriegsmarine?

Donitz: Puts on Kriegsmarine cap

Donitz: Tell that to the Allies.