Let's Explore That-Chapter Three: Frank
"Frank, you're up." Hawkeye smirked. "Ah, the ferret speaks." Frank glared at him. Trapper yawned. "Wake me when it's Hot Lips' turn, okay?" Frank stood up, adjusted his tie, and cleared his throat. "My wife Louise is . . .she's threatening to divorce me!" Margaret looked up at the word "divorce". She smiled at Frank, and he laughed anxiously.
The significance of that smile was not lost on Doctor Todd. She realized what was happening here, but decided not to let Frank know that she knew. Instead, she turned to Frank and gave a go-ahead nod. "I just don't understand it. We have all the money we could want, we have kids, and two cars." "In Korea though, Doctor Casanova was having all he wanted with a certain Major Houlihan," Hawk said. "Oh, put a cork in it, will ya, Pierce?" Doctor Todd faked shock, and with mock anger, turned on Frank. "You . . .you men are all alike! Frank, I thought you were supposed to be a model American citizen! Him, I can forgive," pointing at the sleeping Trapper, "because he's not perfect, but you!" Frank looked slightly intimidated, and nervously sat down. "That's not all though, Doctor. During my stay in Korea, I was abused and laughed at night and day by these two so-called doctors!"
"So-called doctors? Then why am I making more money than you, Frank? Oh, wait, I forgot! You wait until your patient's dead, and then you pickpocket them," said Hawkeye. Something inside Frank snapped, and he tore out of his chair and aimed his fist at Hawkeye's right eye. Before Doctor Todd could do anything to stop it, Hawkeye was sporting a rather handsome black eye. She couldn't help being impressed. "Quite a shiner you got there, Hawkeye. Downstairs in the staff room, there's a fridge. There ought to be some ice in it." Hawkeye got up and left. Doctor Todd turned back to Frank, who was crying and being consoled by Margaret. Trap woke up with a start. "What did I miss?" he questioned upon seeing Frank cry.
Doctor Todd got up and went to the water fountain just outside her door. She cupped her hands, filled them with icy cold water, and splashed it on her face. She massaged her eyes and temples, and then, taking a deep breath, went back into the room. Hawkeye walked in just seconds later. "Okay, Frank, let's explore that. What do you mean abused?" Frank dried his eyes. "They . . .in the OR, their main form of enjoyment was commenting poorly on my very fine surgical skills. Pierce actually had the nerve to . . ."
" . . .compare your skills to Murphy's Law. Everything that can go wrong will." said Hawkeye. He was holding an ice pack to his right eye, and every once in a while, he would pretend to throw it at Frank. Doctor Todd sighed and said, "Frank, get yourself together. You can't allow yourself to be hurt by comments. That's something a five-year-old might be. You're a grown man!" Margaret patted Frank's knee. "She's right." Frank nodded. "Five-year-old is right," remarked Trapper. Frank started clenching his fist, but was stopped with a warning look from Doctor Todd. "Thank God there's only one more to go," she thought. "Margaret, take your hand off Frank's knee and stand up. It's your turn."
"Frank, you're up." Hawkeye smirked. "Ah, the ferret speaks." Frank glared at him. Trapper yawned. "Wake me when it's Hot Lips' turn, okay?" Frank stood up, adjusted his tie, and cleared his throat. "My wife Louise is . . .she's threatening to divorce me!" Margaret looked up at the word "divorce". She smiled at Frank, and he laughed anxiously.
The significance of that smile was not lost on Doctor Todd. She realized what was happening here, but decided not to let Frank know that she knew. Instead, she turned to Frank and gave a go-ahead nod. "I just don't understand it. We have all the money we could want, we have kids, and two cars." "In Korea though, Doctor Casanova was having all he wanted with a certain Major Houlihan," Hawk said. "Oh, put a cork in it, will ya, Pierce?" Doctor Todd faked shock, and with mock anger, turned on Frank. "You . . .you men are all alike! Frank, I thought you were supposed to be a model American citizen! Him, I can forgive," pointing at the sleeping Trapper, "because he's not perfect, but you!" Frank looked slightly intimidated, and nervously sat down. "That's not all though, Doctor. During my stay in Korea, I was abused and laughed at night and day by these two so-called doctors!"
"So-called doctors? Then why am I making more money than you, Frank? Oh, wait, I forgot! You wait until your patient's dead, and then you pickpocket them," said Hawkeye. Something inside Frank snapped, and he tore out of his chair and aimed his fist at Hawkeye's right eye. Before Doctor Todd could do anything to stop it, Hawkeye was sporting a rather handsome black eye. She couldn't help being impressed. "Quite a shiner you got there, Hawkeye. Downstairs in the staff room, there's a fridge. There ought to be some ice in it." Hawkeye got up and left. Doctor Todd turned back to Frank, who was crying and being consoled by Margaret. Trap woke up with a start. "What did I miss?" he questioned upon seeing Frank cry.
Doctor Todd got up and went to the water fountain just outside her door. She cupped her hands, filled them with icy cold water, and splashed it on her face. She massaged her eyes and temples, and then, taking a deep breath, went back into the room. Hawkeye walked in just seconds later. "Okay, Frank, let's explore that. What do you mean abused?" Frank dried his eyes. "They . . .in the OR, their main form of enjoyment was commenting poorly on my very fine surgical skills. Pierce actually had the nerve to . . ."
" . . .compare your skills to Murphy's Law. Everything that can go wrong will." said Hawkeye. He was holding an ice pack to his right eye, and every once in a while, he would pretend to throw it at Frank. Doctor Todd sighed and said, "Frank, get yourself together. You can't allow yourself to be hurt by comments. That's something a five-year-old might be. You're a grown man!" Margaret patted Frank's knee. "She's right." Frank nodded. "Five-year-old is right," remarked Trapper. Frank started clenching his fist, but was stopped with a warning look from Doctor Todd. "Thank God there's only one more to go," she thought. "Margaret, take your hand off Frank's knee and stand up. It's your turn."
