"Gentleman jim" Scott was a brilliant magnetic general. Like a lot of people, he believed the president was ruining the country. Unlike anyone else, he had the power to do something about it, something unprecedented and ..."Gentleman jim" Scott was a brilliant magnetic general. Like a lot of people, he believed the president was ruining the country. Unlike anyone else, he had the power to do something about it, something unprecedented and terrifying. Colonel "Jiggs" Casey was the marine who accidentally stumbled onto the plot.