Weekend in Tokyo
( Sam is sitting in her tent at about ten in the morning reading a book)
(Radar walks in)
Radar: Um Sam
Sam: Yea (gets of her cot)
Radar: Um…this came for you (hands her a letter)
Sam: (starts to open the letter) Oh thanks Radar (reading over it and a smile comes over her face) Ahhhhhhh… Radar this is great !!!
Radar: What ???
Sam: My mom said they want to meet me in Tokyo
Radar: That's great
Sam: Do you think you can get a weekend pass from Henry
Radar: I think I can
Sam: Oh thanks Radar (hugs him) I got to go tell Hawkeye and Trap (runs out)
(she sees Frank and Margret walking across the compound )
Sam: Frank
Frank: What do you want captain !!!
Sam: Frank can you stop being snotty for 1 minute
Margret: Captain Thompson you do not speak to a doctor that way
Sam: Well last time I checked Frank wasn't a doctor
( Henry walks by )
Margret: Coronal did you just here what she said to him
Henry: Major I just finished 47 hours of meat ball surgery now just put it in your complaint box along with the other 50,000
Sam: Henry do you know where Hawkeye and Trap's at
Henry: Last time I saw them they were walking towards the swamp
Sam: Thanks (starts to walk )
Frank: You havn't heard the last of this
Sam: Sure Frank (walks away)
(Sam walks into the swamp Trapper and Hawkeye are strung out on their cots asleep)
Sam: (runs over to Hawkeye cot) Hawkeye wake up !!!
Hawkeye: (rolls over still half asleep) wahhh…
Sam: (runs over to Trapper's cot) Trapper !!! (he rolls over) Trapper !!!
Trapper: I don't want to go to school today mommy
Sam: Trapper !!!
Trapper: Ahhhhhhh… (wakes up with a startle)
Hawkeye: (walks over to trappers bed) Kimmy what's going on were trying to sleep ( collapses on the edge trapper's bed and trapper sit's up and Sam sit's down between them)
Trapper: Yea you didn't just put in 47 hours in OR (rubs his eyes)
Sam: (unfolding the letter) well I'll let ya'll go back to sleep in a minute…but I'm just so exited
Hawkeye: The wars over and were all going home
Sam: no…my mom sent me a letter saying they want to meet me in sole this weekend and we've all been working so hard I thought maybe ya'll would like to come with me
Trapper: What do you think Hawk we have been working awful hard lately
Hawkeye: If I said no I'd be crazy
Sam: OK so now we just need to get three weekend passes from Henry
(Henry is sitting in his office looking over some paper work)
Henry: Radar can you get General Lee on the phone please
Radar: Here sir (hands him the phone)
Henry: Thank you Radar
Henry: Hello General Lee this is Coronal Henry Blake over at the 4077th …yea were all doing fine listen I was calling to find out if we could maybe get some more supplies to us…yes I know we got our supplies for the month but we've had casualties coming in like hot cakes…fine general fine thanks for your help (slams the phone down)
Radar: (walks in with a stack of papers) sir you need to sign the recitation form and the daily report
Henry: ( get's done signing the forms) here you go Radar
Radar: Captain's Pierce, Macintyre and Thompson are here to see you
Henry: (Radar walks out and Hawkeye, Trapper and Sam walk in) Show them in Radar
Sam: Henry we need three weekend in passes for Tokyo my parents are meeting me there
Hawkeye: And were going with her
Henry: OK you got em…Radar bring three weekend passes
Trapper: Wait a second it's never been this easy to get passes out of him
Sam: What's the catch Henry
Henry: No catch I just need ya'll to stop in Seoul
Sam: There it is…I knew it was to easy
Henry: Look I wouldn't be asking if it wasn't that we need more supplies and the General is refusing to send them
Trapper: Don't they understand when those boys get all shot up out there they come to us so we can patch them up so they can go out and get shot all up agine
Henry: Well they do Macintyre but they don't care
Sam: Well they should I mean after 72 or 83 hours in OR we look worse then the boys were patching up
Henry: I know, I know but they won't do anything about it
Hawkeye: We'll that's the army for ya
Sam: Well what do we need Henry
Henry: A little of everything
(Radar enters)
Radar: Sir here are the passes you asked for
Henry: Thank you Radar (starts signing them)
Hawkeye: Well look at it this way it's better then nothing at all
Sam: I guess your right
( the scene changes to the day Sam, Hawkeye and Trapper go to Tokyo Sam's sitting on Hawkeye's bed while him and Trapper get done packing Henry walks in)
Henry: Now where are ya'll staying at agine ? If things get tight around here I may have to call you back
Sam: Where staying at the Natal inn OK but try not to need us
Radar: (runs in) Coronal
Henry: What is it Radar ?
Radar: I got in touch with the Larry over at the 3089th and there sending over a truck load of plasma and everything else we need right now !!!
Sam: We'll that's just great
Trapper: Yea once we get what we need to patch kids up we get kids to patch up
Sam: So much for seeing my family
Henry: Well I'll be taking these (takes Sam, Trapper and Hawkeye's passes)
Announcer: Attention Incoming wounded all personal please report to OR it's going to be a long one folks
Hawkeye: We'll were back in business
Trapper: Come on lets go (they all run out of the swamp)
Sam: (is on the bus checking out a soldier who has a chest wound) OK lets get this man into pre op now !! He has multiple chest wounds and needs to get in OR eminently
Core man: Yes mame (they get him off the bus and run him into the building)
(scene changes to the OR)
Trapper: (walks over to where Sam is getting the soldier ready for surgery) OK Sam what's the story with this guy
Sam: He has multiple chest wounds and he has at least a dozen pieces a shrapnel in there
Trapper: Sam you know if you ever wanted to stop being a nurse you could be a doctor ( they both smile) OK lets get this man patched up and out of here I need suction
Sam: Suction Doctor
Hawkeye: How's it look over there Trapper
Trapper: This kid looks like the enemy had target practice with him
Hawkeye: Can you handle it on your own I'm shacking hands with this kids small intestine
Trapper: Yea I got it Sam lets clamp that bleeding
Sam: Yes Doctor clamping
Trapper: Oh wow I think this guys got over 50 pieces of shrapnel in him
(later)
Nurse: Doctor we have a guy over here with a stomach wound
Trapper: OK Sam I'm all done with this guy can you sew him up
Sam: Yea Trapper
Trapper: Good call for me when you get done
Sam: Yes Doctor
(walks over to the other table Radar enters)
Radar: Sam there's a call for you from Tokyo
Sam: I'm sorta busy Radar…who is it ?
Radar: I think it's your mother mame
Sam: Tell her that I'll be right there
Radar: Yes mame
(scene changes to Radars office where he is on the phone Sam comes walking in full scrubs on)
Radar: here she is mame
(Sam sits down and Radar hands her the phone)
Sam: Ma
Mrs. Thompson: Sammy is that you
Sam: Yea it's me ma
Mrs. Thompson: What happened you were supposed to be in Tokyo 7 hours ago
Sam: Mom were swamped with casualties and I can't get I really wish I could come to Tokyo and see all of you but I just can't get away
Mrs. Thompson: That's OK honey it was a good plan anyway
Sam: I wish I could just see ya'll agine
(Hawkeye walks in)
Hawkeye: Sam more casualties jus came in we need you to get back in here
Sam: Ok I'll be right there…mom I got to get back to work…I love you
Mrs. Thompson: I love you too honey now you go back in there and be the best nurse you can be
Sam: Bye mom
Mrs. Thompson : Bye sweetheart
(she hangs up the phone)
Sam: Well back to work
(walks through the swinging door)
(later radar is sitting at his desk the phone rings)
Radar: 4077th MASH Radar O' Reilly speaking
Mrs. Thompson: Honey this is Captain Thompson's Mother
Radar: Oh hold on a minute she's in surgery I'll get her
Mrs. Thompson: No honey don't bother Sam while she's working I want to talk to you
Radar: To me
Mrs. Thompson: Can I talk to your commander about getting us down to your unit
Radar: Oh yes mame
(Henry is on the phone in his office)
Henry: Well mame I don't know if you want to come to our unit I mean were only four miles from the front
Mrs. Thompson: Well we can handle it
Henry: Well if you can fly to Soule will send our corporals to get your family in about an hour
Mrs. Thompson: Oh thank you coronal
Henry: Don't Minchin it
Mrs. Thompson: But don't tell Sammy about this
Henry: You have my word goodbye
Mrs. Thompson: bye bye
(Trapper, Hawkeye and Sam walk out of the OR)
Trapper: What day is it ?
Hawkeye: I think it's Monday and we went in on Friday
Sam: Were did the weekend go
Trapper: The Chinese stole it
Sam: That makes sense
Trapper: I don't know about ya'll but I'm going to sack out
Sam: Can I come to yawls tent I want to play some solitary and can't find my cards
Trapper: Yea as long as I can sleep
Hawkeye: Well I think I'm going to wash up
(Trapper, Hawkeye and Sam walk into the swamp)
Trapper: Well have fun if anyone needs me I'll be the one face down in the pillow the cards are beside my bed Sam
Sam: Thanks (grabs them from beside his bed and sit's down and pulls up a table)
Trapper: Leave me a call for March
Hawkeye: Sure thing Camille (walks out)
( Scene changes to Sam's parents coming into camp along with 5 of her siblings driven by Radar and Klinger )
Mr. Thompson: (climb out of the jeep driven by Klinger) Boy that was a strange looking women
Mrs. Thompson: Your telling me…come on kids
Emily: Coming mom…Amanda, Catharine get over here and help me with the bags
Mrs. Thompson: Come on Joey, John
Joey: Coming mom (run's to meet her)
(Henry walks out of Radar's office and walks over to meet them)
Henry: Mame I'm coronal Blake
Mrs. Thompson: Kathryn Thompson and This is my husband Jim and these are our daughters Emily, Amanda and Catharine and are twin boys Joey and John
Henry: Well it's nice to meet you
( Hawkeye walks up to Henry )
Hawkeye: Henry I got to ask the army for a rise if were gonna work this hard
Henry: Um this is Captain Pierce one of our finest surgeons
Mrs. Thompson: Nice to meet you I'm Captain Thompson's Mother
Hawkeye: Oh Sam's mom
Mrs. Thompson: Yea
Hawkeye: Nice to meet you too
Mrs. Thompson: Henry Do you know where Sam might be
Henry: I don't but Pierce might
Hawkeye: She's in the swamp
Henry: Their tent
Mrs. Thompson: Oh OK
(they walk off towards the swamp Amanda and Emily walk into the tent )
Emily: Sam !!!
Sam: Emily, Amanda what are you guys doing here
Amanda: We came to visit you
Sam: But how did you get here
( Mrs. Thompson and Mr. Thompson , the twins and Catharine walk in along with Hawkeye)
Sam: Mom !! Dad !! (runs over and hugs them) What are you doing here ??
Mrs. Thompson: We thought since you couldn't come see us we would come see you
Sam: Well I'm glad you did I've missed ya'll so much
Trapper: (from his bed) Can someone turn off the noise
Sam: Sorry Trap, mom this Hawkeye
Hawkeye: And the zombie over there is Captain Macintyre
Sam: Right now he's giving his eyelids a exam
Hawkeye: Trap wake up we've got company
Trapper: With any luck General MacArthur telling us we can go home (rolls over and opens his eyes)
Sam: Trap these are my parents and sisters and brothers
Trapper: well I'll meet them when I'm actually conscious (rolls back over)
Sam: I bet ya'll are hungry after your trip will go over to the mess tent and get some food
Hawkeye: (laying down) if you can find anything that's not moving
(later after they eat Sam and her mother walk out of the mess tent with the twins who have food all over them)
Sam: Look at you to you're a mess
Mrs. Thompson: Well can you get them cleaned up
Sam: Well we don't have any bubble bath tubs but we do have the officers showers
Mrs. Thompson: That will do
( Sam walks up to the officers shower along with her brothers)
Sam: (knocks on the door) anyone in there
Trapper: I am what do ya want
Sam: food fight in the mess tent I'm coming in
(enters the shower)
Trapper: Sam !!
Sam: Can you wash these two off
Trapper: Sure stick them in the other shower
Sam: Thanks (leaves the shower)
(the next day Sam is helping her family get packed to leave)
Announcer: Attention all surgical personnel
Sam: There's our song
Announcer: Incoming Casualties in the compound all personal report to surgery
Sam: I got to go
Mrs. Thompson: We'll probley won't see you agine
Sam: I love you mom I love you dad (she hugs them)
John: Sam when will you be home
Sam: Well that's up to the Chinese I love ya'll
Trapper: (comes in her door) Come on Sam that's are queue
Mrs. Thompson: (to trapper) it was nice to meet you young man
Trapper: it was nice to meet you too…come on Sam
Mrs. Thompson: I love you
Sam: Love you too (as she's running out)
( Ending Credits)