It was a cool night. Frank sidled up to Margaret's door, and knocked.
Someone knocked back, and Frank gave the password knock, to let Margaret
know it was him. The door was flung open, and Frank moved in quickly, in
case he was seen. The two embraced as soon as the door was closed, and Izzy
couldn't help but roll her eyes. She, Hawkeye and BJ were planning
something for Frank and Margaret's date. Hawkeye had invited Izzy along,
and the girl had agreed, an evil look creeping onto her face when Hawkeye
suggested it. She had one or two adjustments to the plan, but it was still
going to be hell on both majors.
Izzy and Margaret didn't get on well. The first time they met, Izzy didn't salute the major.
'Don't you know you have to salute a superior officer?' Margaret had snapped.
'I'm not an officer, or in the army. So therefore, I don't have to salute you,' Izzy replied. Margaret had complained to the Colonel about it, but Izzy was right. She didn't have to salute Margaret if she didn't want to.
'Those two degenerates, and that kid were in the Swamp about an hour before, drinking gin,' Frank said as the two pulled away.
'They shouldn't be allowed near that girl, giving her bad habits,' Margaret growled. I've always had my bad habits, Izzy thought, but she stayed quiet, waiting.
'Pierce and Hunnicutt were telling her that I was a commie, of all things!' Frank sounded indignant at being called a communist.
'There, there, Frank,' Margaret soothed. 'It doesn't matter what she thinks, she'll be leaving in six days.' Frank remembered Izzy telling him she was part of the FFD, but didn't mention it to Margaret. Suddenly, there was a loud knock on the tent door. Two tall men with MP helmets walked in. They were, of course, Hawkeye and BJ, but it the candle light, Margaret and Frank couldn't recognise them.
'We were told there was a communist in camp. We've been given orders to search the whole camp,' Hawkeye said in a low voice.
'Well, there aren't any in here! Get out!' Margaret screeched. The two men turned to leave, but there was a thumping from Margaret's cupboard. BJ went over and opened it, making Izzy tumble out. She was tied and gagged, and looking very scared. BJ took the gag out of Izzy's mouth.
'Those two are communists!' she said, tears going down her face. 'They were in the supply room when I heard them talking. I was caught, and they tied me up and put me in here. They were talking about how they were going to kill me!' Hawkeye and BJ turned to the two Majors.
'This is outrageous! We are both army officers, and proud of it! This girl, she's just some little urchin!' Margaret said.
'I'm afraid this doesn't look good, ma'am. We'll have to take you to Seoul for questioning,' Hawkeye said. The looks on the Major's faces made Izzy crack up. She couldn't help it. Laughing, she untied the slip knots around her wrists, and was helped up by BJ. The two surgeons took their helmet's off and grinned at the two stunned Majors.
'Oh, you. . . guys!' Frank snarled. Margaret screamed, and began to hit out at Hawkeye, BJ and Izzy. All three ran from the tent as the angry major began to throw things at them out the door.
Izzy and Margaret didn't get on well. The first time they met, Izzy didn't salute the major.
'Don't you know you have to salute a superior officer?' Margaret had snapped.
'I'm not an officer, or in the army. So therefore, I don't have to salute you,' Izzy replied. Margaret had complained to the Colonel about it, but Izzy was right. She didn't have to salute Margaret if she didn't want to.
'Those two degenerates, and that kid were in the Swamp about an hour before, drinking gin,' Frank said as the two pulled away.
'They shouldn't be allowed near that girl, giving her bad habits,' Margaret growled. I've always had my bad habits, Izzy thought, but she stayed quiet, waiting.
'Pierce and Hunnicutt were telling her that I was a commie, of all things!' Frank sounded indignant at being called a communist.
'There, there, Frank,' Margaret soothed. 'It doesn't matter what she thinks, she'll be leaving in six days.' Frank remembered Izzy telling him she was part of the FFD, but didn't mention it to Margaret. Suddenly, there was a loud knock on the tent door. Two tall men with MP helmets walked in. They were, of course, Hawkeye and BJ, but it the candle light, Margaret and Frank couldn't recognise them.
'We were told there was a communist in camp. We've been given orders to search the whole camp,' Hawkeye said in a low voice.
'Well, there aren't any in here! Get out!' Margaret screeched. The two men turned to leave, but there was a thumping from Margaret's cupboard. BJ went over and opened it, making Izzy tumble out. She was tied and gagged, and looking very scared. BJ took the gag out of Izzy's mouth.
'Those two are communists!' she said, tears going down her face. 'They were in the supply room when I heard them talking. I was caught, and they tied me up and put me in here. They were talking about how they were going to kill me!' Hawkeye and BJ turned to the two Majors.
'This is outrageous! We are both army officers, and proud of it! This girl, she's just some little urchin!' Margaret said.
'I'm afraid this doesn't look good, ma'am. We'll have to take you to Seoul for questioning,' Hawkeye said. The looks on the Major's faces made Izzy crack up. She couldn't help it. Laughing, she untied the slip knots around her wrists, and was helped up by BJ. The two surgeons took their helmet's off and grinned at the two stunned Majors.
'Oh, you. . . guys!' Frank snarled. Margaret screamed, and began to hit out at Hawkeye, BJ and Izzy. All three ran from the tent as the angry major began to throw things at them out the door.