"...when she came she was unconscious, we brought her into the OR and operated right away." Henry finished explaining everything to the General who was busy taking notes as he went.

"I see and who was the main surgeon during the operation?" The general asked as he looked up.

"That would be me sir." Hawkeye put up his hand.

"I see, and what is your full name?"

"Captain Benjamin Franklin Pierce but everyone calls me Hawkeye." The general peered at Hawkeye over his glasses and scribbled down some more words, everyone in the room exchanged worried glances before Hawkeye spoke, "Im sorry, I would make a snide comment but sleep is the top priority on my list at the moment."

Everyone except Frank chuckled, even the General's eyes twinkled with amusement.

After a few more minutes of silence the general stood up, "I'd like to see the girl." he announced, "Would that be alright?" He asked Hawkeye.

"I don't see why not." He replied, "Ferret Face, would you like to Show the General the way?"

Frank looked as if he was about to retort to that before he put on his smug looked, "Right this way sir." As the two men left the office, Trapper, Hawkeye and Henry could here the general asking about Frank's nickname, 'Ferret Face'.

"How was she Pierce?" Henry asked when the general was gone.

Hawkeye sighed and rubbed his tired eyes, "She's holding on, but just barely. She should pull through though, if we're lucky."

Henry groaned and put his head down on the desk, "Call me when im needed again, Im going to get some shut eye."

"Nighty night Henry, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite." Hawkeye joked as he and Trapper walked out of the office. After they reached the Swamp both men poured their gin and lay down on their cots to try to get some shut eye. Just as they both drifted into sleep Radar's voice came over the intercom.

"Attention all personnel, Tonight's movie will be a double feature, 'The thing' and the 'thing that ate the thing.' They both got one thumb up from the critics so they must be good. Bring your own nurse and popcorn."

"The thing, that should be good," Trapper commented, "What did you think of the last film?"

Hawkeye shrugged, "I don't know, I had my hands full or nurse last time and did look at it."

Trapper looked bewildered, "The movie was over three hours long!" Hawkeye just smiled, "I know." He replied.



"Attention!" An MP strolled through the door of the Swamp followed by the general and Frank Burns, Trapper and Hawkeye jumped to their feet in a salute, careful not to spill a drop of their precious gin.

"As you were." The general commanded, both men lay back down on their cots and began sipping gin once more. The general stood there rather blankly before Hawkeye stated, "I'm so sorry General, where are my manners? Please sit down, would you like a drink?" The general just shook his head and sat down on Frank's cot.

"I want to take the girl back to the USA soon." He stated plainly, "We've identified her as Sara Howard, both her parents were well known teachers before. Her mother died shortly after she was born and her father passed away just recently at the front. She was working as an assistant nurse to her godmother in a small Korean village, unfortunately that's all we know. Chances are she probably heard something she shouldn't have while being captive by the enemy,
and that's why they tried to kill her unsuccessfully."

"With all due respect sir," Trapper began, "That kid can't be moved for a long time, right Hawk?" Hawkeye nodded.

"She's in critical condition, if she's moved it could only get worse and then you wont get anything out of her."



The general looked sternly at Hawkeye, "Alright but Im stationing an MP here incase she talks, we need to know what happened, Im also sending Sidney Freedman here, if that girl wakes up and isn't traumatized at all, I'll eat my medal of honour."

"We'll keep you too your word general." Hawkeye said smiling, "Here, I'll get you her file. Frank, could you hold this please?" Hawkeye handed Frank his glass of gin before Hawk and Trapper began frantically searching underneath their piles of rubbish and dirty magazines (which in no way were the same thing to them) before Hawkeye went "Ah-ha!" and pulled out a file and handed it to the General.

"Very good Pierce, McIntyre." The general nodded to them and walked out of The Swamp as Trapper and Hawkeye saluted him in a mocking way, Frank brought his hand up to salute only to be splashed in the face by a full glass of gin.