Disclaimer: I have taken this episode to make an alternate ending to, I have also changed it to where the episode takes place after Frank has gone loony and Margaret has gotten her divorce. The Characters are the property of Twentieth Century Fox; I only claim the story as my own.
Kimpo Air Base Seoul South Korea
BJ finally came out of his stupor and albeit accepted defeat even though he didn't want to, and then he remembered the truck outside. He ran out the doors just as someone was driving away in the truck and then he noticed the jeep, something was oddly familiar about it. Without a seconds thought he got inside and headed off.
In a Cargo plane over the sea of Japan
"Margaret what is happening?" Hawkeye asked aloud as they sat beside each other in the hold where the Cargo of trash was.
"I believe we are trying to figure that out." She answered and he shook his head.
"No I know why I'm here." He said. "But it's you I am trying to figure out. Did Potter do like you told that private back there?"
"Kind of," she said before biting her lip.
"What does that mean? Kind of, did he or didn't he?" Hawk asked and Margaret looked at him then.
"What was that?" She yelled. "I can't hear anything over those propellers."
Maybe she didn't hear him he reasoned and let it go, but only for the time being.
Back at Camp
BJ came to a stop in front of the double doors just as they came open and Potter walked out shielding his eyes from the sunlight. "Damn," he said aloud after seeing BJ, the look on the man's face said it all.
"Still silent sir," came the words of Radar who had materialized it seemed out of thin air before his name could be called. "I am trying though, believe me I am trying."
Potter gave him a wave before continuing on across the dirt. "No Luck?" He asked even though it was obvious and right then the announcement came.
"Attention! Attention all personnel incoming wounded, choppers on the pads and wagons in the compound."
"I'll just be damn," Potter said and he realized nobody was there because BJ was already on his way to the hill. "Able," he yelled. "Just the ones that can't make it, all the rest go to Seoul."
"Okay," came the reply and he looked to see she already setting up triage.
"Colonel," Klinger's voice called out while walking into the OR fifteen minutes later carrying a fresh patient for BJ. "We are running out of blood."
Again Potter could only mutter. "Damn," and then the doors opened.
"I just made the announcement Colonel," Radar said and Potter had to do a double take.
"What in tar-nation are you doing Radar?" He asked upon seeing the guy in full gown and mask.
"Whatever I can," was the reply.
You could hear Potter chuckle. "Maybe we'll get through this batch after all, and pray we have no more for a day or so."
"Uh-oh," Radar said and all eyes went to him.
"Able," Potter said then as the announcement was made.
"I know sir," she replied while heading to the doors.
"Radar," the urgent voice of BJ called. "Get over here, and take over for her."
Twenty minutes later and Radar was saying. "I think I have it sir if you want to move on." BJ gave one look at him and saw he was.
While Radar sutured up the wound BJ was getting a fresh gown and gloves. Five hours later and they were on the last of the patients as Potter announced that he was going to Post-op.
"That's some fine piece of work there Radar." Potter said after stopping for a minute. "You learn that from BJ?"
"Not really," was Radar's answer. "It was the boy scouts and Captain Pierce."
Tokyo Japan
Setting in a terminal on base waiting still to see what happens Margaret turned to Hawkeye. "Are you hungry?"
"Now that I think about it yeah," he answered. "I haven't eaten since last night at mess."
"Me either," she said and started to stand up then. "I'll go see if I can find us something."
What she was trying to do was avoid the conversation he was trying to have on the plane. She had heard him clearly while they were flying but didn't want to answer. What would she say, how would he react?
'Just tell him honestly,' she thought to herself. 'What is the worst he can do?'
Hawkeye meanwhile was asking himself. 'Was she telling the truth back at Kimpo or is it deeper?' He sighed and right then a shadow fell over him.
"This was all I could find." Margaret said while holding out something. "Pimento cheese sandwiches along with two bottles of cola."
All thoughts left his find as he grabbed the offering. "Ah," he said after taking a bite of the sandwich, "something edible for once." He could see Margaret was smiling. "What is it?"
"You have some," she pointed and he tried to get it with his tongue but failed. "Here let me get it," she said while picking up a napkin.
A shadow fell over them then and they looked to see a sergeant. "Pierce," he said a bit hesitantly and Hawkeye nodded. "We still can't find out what is going on."
"So where does that leave us?" It was Margaret who asked that and the guy looked at her. "I'm with him, end of story where he goes I go."
"Okay," the man said swallowing a lump in his throat. "All we can do is to have you continue to Hawaii, you should find out something for sure there."
Margaret stood up then and the sergeant as if anticipating her next question looked at the clipboard in his hand before saying. "The only problem though is. . ."
"What?" Margaret asked and the man started quaking in his boots.
"Well uh," he cleared his throat. "The only thing I have is a cargo plane," he tried to divert his eyes elsewhere then, "going there."
"When will that be?" They both asked in unison and the man looked back down then.
"It should be anytime now," he said. "If you want me to I see about getting a jeep."
"What is stopping you?" Was the question and he noticed it was Margaret who asked causing him to leave in a hurry."
Meanwhile back at camp…
Radar was at his post temporarily kicked back in his chair eyes closed. "Radar," Potter said aloud while coming out of his office. "Oops," he put his hand to his mouth, and then the door came open.
"Colonel," BJ announced opening the door that went out into the compound and then he saw the hand. "Sorry," he whispered after seeing Potter point to Radar.
"That boy in there needs a break he is working entirely too hard." Potter said after following him back outside. "The first chance I get I am going send him to Tokyo for some R and R."
"I agree," BJ replied and Potter asked.
"What was it you needed?"
"You know I forgot," BJ said with a smile. "I just plain forgot."
They walked into post-op with Potter saying. "I over looked all of Radar stitching and none of them is going to come undone."
"I know," BJ said in return. "That is what I was going to tell you."
