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Talking to Hawkeye the night after the Head Nurse and Chief Surgeon once they come back to camp, B.J. starts wondering if maybe the two are closer than they appear and Margaret is Hawkeye's wife. Keeping his suspicions to himself, B.J. watches the pair wondering if he will catch them slip up somehow. He has to admit, though, that they are very good at hiding their relationship to those who may not be aware of anything. Despite any hints to Hawkeye, B.J. learns nothing and continues to do so going into the next week when the camp is struck by a cold front. On top of that, advancing forces cause the entire camp to seek shelter in a cave. When the camp is told where they will go, Hawkeye is immediately on edge. Being claustrophobic, the Chief Surgeon tries to see if he can stay behind, but much to Hawkeye's dismay, he still has to go. On the way to shelter, the surgeon continually tells himself that his fear is irrational and that there is no reason to be afraid of a cave. Despite his own reassurance, Hawkeye still asks to keep watch outside. Inside, Margaret makes sure the patients are well situated and notices Colonel Potter and Father Mulcahey come back in. Hearing Hawkeye's name, the nurse asks them what is wrong with him. Shaking his head, Potter answers, "He just has a touch of claustrophobia. I've set him on sentry duty."

Margaret nods before going back to her work. Deciding to head to the front of the cave after she is no longer needed in the tight space, the nurse finds Hawkeye standing near the entrance. Calling his name, Margaret watches Hawkeye turn around and walk toward her.

"Joining the party?" He jokes to keep his mind off the cave. Nodding, Margaret sits down and motions Hawkeye to sit with her. Once Hawkeye is sitting beside her, Margaret asks, "How do you like sentry duty?"

Shrugging, Hawkeye remarks, "It has its advantages. But so does sitting here."

Rolling her eyes, Margaret asks, "Why don't I take over? You need to sleep."

Shaking his head, the surgeon answers, "I'll be fine. Use my blanket and get some sleep. They'll probably want you back in there soon, anyway."

Agreeing, the nurse grabs the blanket but bargains, "I'll sleep only if you stay here."

"At your service, my dear," Hawkeye teases before making himself comfortable and listening to Margaret's breathe even out. After about ten minutes, Hawkeye has to leave the tent again. What he is unaware of is Margaret is stil awake. Unable to sleep due to the shelling, the nurse grabs onto Hawkeye's jacket sleeve to keep him from leaving. As she tugs him toward her, Margaret asks where he is going.

"'I'm going around the corner to get a paper and a larger room'," He answers sarcastically. Shaking her head, the nurse answers, "'No, no. Stay here. Come on. I'll sit with you.'"

As they sit together, Margaret wonders if sleeping is a great option. She only knows that it calms her own fears, but never takes his coping mechanisms into consideration.

"'Do you believe in reincarnation?'" Hawkeye questions once they are situated. Confused, Margaret questions him. Nodding toward the inside of the cave, Hawkeye remarks, "'Looking in there makes me think of all the things I wouldn't want to come back as. A snail, an oyster, a turtle.'"

He gives a nervous half laugh and Margaret quickly realizes the surgeon is masking how scared he is. She listens intently as he remarks, "'Can you imagine me as a turtle? 'Fraid to get in my own shell? I'd die of embarrassment! All the other turtles laughing at me in my underwear?'"

"'I wish I was strong and brave like you, Margaret',"

"'Ha!'" She huffs, "'That's a laugh. As much as you want to get out of this cave, that's how much I want to stay in.'"

"'Oh? You like suffacation?'" Hawkeye teases.

"'With you it's closed in places. With me, it's loud noises. I've always been oversensitive to them. Trains? A car backfiring?'" She remarks just as a shell drops. Closing her eyes, Margaret is happy that Hawkeye is looking the other way. Once the noise dissipates, the nurse adds, "'Shellfire. I hate shellfire.'"

"'So naturally you joined The Army'," Hawkeye jokingly infers. Clicking her tongue, Margaret answers, "'To be a nurse. Every time a shell goes off I have to practically nail my feet to the floor to keep myself from running away.'"

As they start a comfortable silence, another shell goes off causing Margaret to close her eyes.

"'Don't worry'," Hawkeye reassures, "'that wasn't close.'"

When another shell goes off, the pair immediately hugs each other as Hawkeye remarks, "'That was close.'"

"'Boy, I can't leave you two in the back seat of anything'," B.J. comments as he walks toward them with a couple mugs of coffee. Hoping to catch the couple off guard, B.J. is surprised not to see some glimmer of suspicion in their eyes. Still holding Margaret to him, Hawkeye jokes, "'Don't mind us. Just sitting under the rocket's red glare sharing our favorite unreasonable fears.'"

Walking closer to set the mugs down, B.J. remarks, "'I see it hasn't helped.'"

Handing Hawkeye a coffee, the younger surgeon adds, "'This probably won't either, but at least it's warm.'"

Taking the mug, Hawkeye immediately hands it over to Margaret knowing she probably needs it more than he does. His fear is currently on stand by while hers is right outside and as noisy as ever. Looking outside, Hawkeye remarks, "'This is every nightmare I've ever had coming true.'"

"'Hang on, the shelling can't last much longer. We'll be out of here soon'," B.J. answers reassuringly.

"'What are you saying? It's all that surplus ammo from World War Two they haven't been using'," Hawkeye jokes as he takes the mug from Margaret. "'I don't know how much more of this I can stand.'"

"'You'll stand it as long as I do'," Margaret insists as Hawkeye takes a gulp of the coffee. Her eyes widen as if to make a point. Looking over at Margaret, Hawkeye immediately sobers knowing that she is right.

"'Thank heavens none of us have to stand it alone'," B.J. reasons. Bolstered by his friend's positivity, Hawkeye comments, "'I know. And that's a great comfort as long as I'm sitting near an opening.'"

Being told by a nurse that his patient's blood pressure is dropping, Hawkeye stays still as B.J. decides to take over. Hawkeye starts to thank his friend before telling him, "'No, wait a minute. I'm a doctor and he's my patient. Let me try.'"

Putting her her hand on Hawkeye's arm, Margaret asks, "'Are you sure?'"

"'Of course I'm not'," The claustrophobic surgeon answers before getting up. Margaret watches Hawkeye leave with B.J. following close behind. Holding the mug tighter in her hands, the nurse concentrates on what is happening inside the cave instead of the shelling. Only once Hawkeye runs to the entrance of the cave after only a few minutes with his patient is Margaret aware of just how awful his claustrophobia is. When he darts in and out a second time, Margaret is quick to get behind him and make sure he is okay. B.J. follows only to state that he will take care of his friend's patient. Hawkeye quickly refuses knowing B.J. has enough to worry about on his own. Soon, they come to the conclusion that Hawkeye will transport the soldier to the 4077 to get the proper procedure done. B.J. goes back into the cave to notify Colonel Potter as Hawkeye turns to Margaret and asks for one of the nurses. Selfishly not wanting to leave Hawkeye's side, Margaret tells him that she will go. He is the only calming presence she can find so far, and she is unwilling to leave him while shelling goes on around them.

"'Margaret'," Hawkeye begins, "'Stay here. It's a lot quieter.'"

"'I know, I know'," Margaret states, "'I'm crazy and I'll probably never forgive myself. But I'm also the Head Nurse.'"

She will not be the one to stay behind to face what she is terrified of, and she tells him so.

"'You're a better nurse than me'," Hawkeye commends before Margaret leaves and he waits for a jeep and his patient. Once the jeep is ready to leave, the Head Nurse and Chief Surgeon get a few parting words from Colonel Potter before Margaret quickly starts the jeep and they head out. Hawkeye quickly puts himself over the patient to make sure nothing else can hit him and stays that way until Margaret is at their MASH unit. Putting the jeep in park, Margaret quickly jumps out and begins to help Hawkeye get the wounded soldier inside OR. Walking in as Margaret preps their patient, Hawkeye comments, "Some date this is."

Rolling her eyes, Margaret states that their patient is ready. Nodding Hawkeye goes to once side of the patient as Margaret goes to the other. Halfway through the surgery, Hawkeye notices the nurse begin to waver. He tries to keep her thoughts from the shelling, but with every demand and joke he makes, Margaret's voice wavers more. Finally, he employs a round of Twenty Questions to get her mind of the shelling and onto their patient. As he continues asking questions, Margaret stops him to note that the shelling is over. When Hawkeye announces that it may simply be a lull, Margaret counters, "'It's over! We made it!'"

"'We must be really brave'," Hawkeye states before they get back to work. Finishing on their patient close to an hour later, Margaret and Hawkeye take off their masks and gloves before transferring their patient to post op. They each keep watch over the soldier until Hawkeye tells Margaret she can go to sleep. Taking the cot next to Hawkeye's, Margaret asks, "Wake me up if anything changes."

"I will," Hawkeye answers with a yawn. Soon, he finds himself asleep as well. Neither wakes up again until the camp comes through Post Op. Being the first to wake up, Hawkeye gently wakes up Margaret.

"'They're home'," He tells her. Rolling over, Margaret answers, "'Oh, good. We'd better help.'"

"'Right'," Hawkeye responds knowing as well as she how much work there is to be done. Both makes it to a sitting position before falling back to sleep again. They only wake up again when a few of the wounded need beds more than they do.

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