were you at one time in laius' service? yes, born and bred in the palace, not bought in the slave market. what was your work? how are you employed? a shepherd most of my life. and which part of the country did you generally stay? it would be cithaeron or thereabouts. do you remember ever seeing this man there? and what connection? what man do you mean? standing in front of you. have you ever met him? i can't offhand remember. there's nothing strange in that, your majesty. i'll soon jog his memory. he knows quite well that part of cithaeron. he had two flocks. i was neighbor to him with one for three whole seasons from spring to autumn. then the winter came and i would drive my sheep to my own fold. he drove his to laius' estates. well, am i telling the truth or making it up? it is true enough. but it happened a long time ago. now, tell me this. you remember handing me a baby to bring up as my own? why, why are you asking that? my friend, that baby boy is standing here. damn you. can't you keep your mouth shut? none of that,

the oracles about laius are ancient and fading. men are ignoring them. apollo is nowhere manifest and honor. religion is gone. princes of the land, an idea struck me to go to the gods' temples carrying in my hands these garlands and incense offerings. oedipus' excitement is rising far too high of trouble of every kind. he's not behaving like a man of sense and evaluating the future by the past. he's at any alarmist orator's mercy. i've offered advice and got nowhere. so i've come in supplication to you, lycian apollo, as he all the nearest with the prayer offerings, praying for freedom from pollution by your grace. that it is we're all fearful when we see our ship's pilot knocked off balance. gentlemen, may i learn from you where king oedipus' palace lies, better still if you happen to know where he is in person? this is his house and he is at home. this lady is the mother of his children. then i pray for her lasting happiness and the happiness of those around her, his admirable wife. god bless you too, sir. your kind words deserve a blessing. but tell m

. >> [indiscernible] i guess the question for us is whether this is going to the .ight laius -- place [indiscernible] the way in which the military is their facilitys -- [indiscernible] ifyour honor, i would agree what we were dealing with was a topic congress has not spoken to. but what we're dealing with our cases where congress has decided and acted, saying we have watched the military tribunal -- >> every time you make that argument, i think you undercut your argument. every time you say congress acted, it brings to mind the question -- you say congress has not created because of action. you want us to do something that congress has not done, and the more you point out that congress is deeply involved with it, the more it persuades me, yeah, they are deeply involved and for what ever reason they decided not to create this cause of action. >> your honor, the reason why it is so important that congress be involved and we are here before you is the judiciary is the place to go when innocent people -- when people in the trappings of officialdom ignore congress. >> is that what we're s