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Tired from hours of surgery toward the end of March, B.J. decides to cheer everyone up with a care package Peg sends him. Finding out there are pralines, Charles grabs the container quickly and eagerly opens the lid only to be met with a snake in a can gag. Laughing, B.J. and Hawkeye disregard Colonel Potter's disdain for the prank. When they hear a scream, the look over to find Margaret asking about the dead minnows in her pockets. Able to laugh now, Charles tells the nurse she killed the minnows. Not in the mood for his medical team pranking each other, Colonel Potter asks what has got the group in a pranking mood. When B.J. comments they are merely April Fools tricks, Colonel Potter remarks that it is still March.

"'The festive spirit of April Fool can scarcely be contained within a mere 24-hour period'," Charles remarks adding Hawkeye to add, "'And there are only a few joking days left.'"

Telling the men to leave him out of the pranking, Colonel Potter leaves the changing area. When he enters Klinger's office, the man is surprised that Father Mulcahey has been a victim of a prank. When a no nonsense Colonel Tucker announces he is coming, Colonel Potter commands his staff to have a meeting in his office. Entering the office with his bunkmates, Hawkeye takes a seat on a saddle stand across from Margaret and simply glares at his wife who put oatmeal in his boots while he was sleeping. Margaret tries to keep her eyes trained on the Colonel, but finally glances back at Hawkeye and inspects his boots. Motioning as if she has done nothing wrong, Hawkeye cannot help the silent, unamused chuckle that escapes him. As this is happening, Colonel Potter goes to each of the staff and makes sure they will not pull any more pranks. When he is asked, Hawkeye announces, "'Thanks for the room service, Margaret. I always did like breakfast in boot.'"

Feigning shock, Margaret innocently answers, "'I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.'"

Telling Colonel Potter he will not have to worry about her, Margaret eyes her husband suspiciously when Hawkeye states, "'I owe you one.'"

"'Wait a minute, Pierce, are you deef. I'm giving your high jinks the heave-ho, post haste.'"

Telling his commanding officer he will obey him, Hawkeye starts to think of the best ways to get back at his wife. Leaving the office, Hawkeye asks how long it will take to shoot Margaret out of a cannon. Laughing, B.J. tells his bunkmates that he has a good idea, but wants to respect Colonel Potter. Replaying what Margaret has pranked them with before, Hawkeye is excited when B.J. remarks, "'Maybe one more.'"

Leading the men toward their tent, B.J. soon lays out the prank he thinks up.

Confident in getting the last laugh for the time being, Margaret heads to her shift in post op rather proud of herself. Strolling back later that night, Margaret gasps at the sight in front of her. The surgeons have taken the canvas cover off of her tent.

"'Those weasels!'" She exclaims before going off to find the culprits. Entering their tent, she sees a lump in Hawkeye's bed. Pulling back the blanket, she finds a skeleton and screams. When the men laugh from behind her, Margaret grabs Charles' pillow and begins beating the men with it asking where her tent is.

"'We pitched it somewhere'," Hawkeye answers. Going after her husband more than the others, Margaret hits him as he uses his robe for a shield before she asks again.

"'We gave it to a dog'," B.J. answers the pillow being directed at him as he continues, "'Now it's a pup tent.'"

To their dismay, the surgeons are in the middle of a pillow fight when Colonel Tucker arrives. Upset that his surgeons and head nurse cannot keep from pranking each other, Colonel Potter goes after his surgeons yelling at them. Duly chastised, Hawkeye tries to smooth things out telling Margaret, "You can sleep with us if you want."

"We have an extra bed," B.J. adds. Shaking her head, Margaret answers, "No. I want my tent back."

"But," Charles begins to whine. Crossing her arms, Margaret demands, "Now."

With a heavy sigh, Hawkeye replies sarcastically, "Yes, dear."

Once the last bit of the canvas is secured on her tent, Margaret haughtily thanks the men before opening her tent door and slamming it shut. Walking back to their tent for some much needed rest, Charles asks, "Where are the nurses when you need them?"

"Yeah, it was so much easier to take the tent away with their help," Hawkeye mentions as B.J. lets out a yawn before adding, "We should prank them tomorrow."

Despite the fact the medical team has to be on their best behavior, they cannot help voice how much they dislike the Colonel. With all four pranksters telling the man how much they dislike him, the group is astounded when Colonel Tucker decides to write them up for insubordination. Meeting in the Swamp, the group tries to come up with a good way to get back at Tucker. Going through their plan multiple times, the group meets in the Officer's Club later that night and wait for Colonel Potter and Colonel Tucker to enter. Then, when Colonel Tucker is given a whiskey and not a beer, Hawkeye pulls the rope that dumps a bucket of beer all over the visiting officer. Laughing at how well their plan turns out, the group is speechless when Colonel Tucker has a heart attack. Trying to help him, Hawkeye is told by Colonel Potter to leave the man alone. When Colonel Tucker chokes out Pierce, Margaret grabs her husband's hand so he get down and listen to what the dying man has to say.

"'April Fool'," Tucker tells him. Surprised, the group listens to Colonel Potter and Colonel Tucker laugh at them explaining that they orchestrated the entire prank weeks before. As if the April Fool's jokes are not enough, it seems the spirit stays alive into the next few days when the camp gets an entire truckload of five hundred thousand tongue depressors. Amused at first, Hawkeye and B.J. take a look at the tongue depressors as the mustached doctor announces that there are enough tongue depressors for five more years. Unfortunately this offhand comment leads B.J. to watch his friend depressingly philosophize about the tongue depressors in the officer's club as Hawkeye rants about the changes in their outfit as well as the inanity of the war. With no wounded, Hawkeye decides to build a monument to protest the war. Realizing his friend is still working at the end of the day, B.J. tries to get Hawkeye to go to bed. Unsuccessful, he finds Margaret and sees if she can coerce the man into sleep. Finding Hawkeye in front of his sculpture in the compound, Margaret asks him about it.

"It's my contribution to the war effort and the futility of war," Hawkeye announces. Examining the structure, Margaret asks, "How tall is it going to be?"

"As tall as I want it to be. Margaret, if you'll excuse me, I have to finish this," The surgeon states barely registering his wife come to stand beside him. Rubbing his back, Margaret remarks, "Hawk, you need to sleep."

"I need to finish this."

"I know, but you'll think better once you've had a good night's sleep."

"One more hour," Hawkeye reasons rubbing his eyes. Dropping her hand, Margaret acquiesces. Shaking her head, the nurse heads back to her tent to finish her article for Klinger's paper.

Working two days and nights on the tongue depressor tower, Hawkeye tries not to be too annoyed when Klinger leads the Stars and Stripes reporters toward him. Then, when Hawkeye finds out one of the reporters is not a reporter but Army information, the surgeon gets an idea. Finding Klinger in the mess tent with the two guests, Hawkeye calls him outside and explains his plan. Agreeing, mostly for a good story for his paper, Klinger helps Hawkeye locate primacord.

Blowing up his project, Hawkeye is only a little upset happy that his creation cannot be used for bolstering the war effort. Being reprimanded in Colonel Potter's office later, Hawkeye is happy for once that Klinger is doing the talking. Deciding the men are not actually in trouble he tells them to fill in the hole they make in the ground due to the blast. Remarking that the hole is all he has left of his creation, Hawkeye is surprised when his boss hands him a painting of himself standing next to the tongue depressor tower.

"Margaret! Look what Colonel Potter gave me!" Hawkeye shouts as if he were a small child. Showing his wife the painting, Margaret marvels at it while Hawkeye suggests they hang it up once they get home after the war. As Margaret mulls over the suggestion wondering where they will live once back in the states, she listens to her husband announce, "I'm going to write Dad a letter so he isn't confused by this painting showing up at his place for safe keeping. Do you have anything you want to send back?"

Shaking her head, Margaret asks, "Have you heard from your dad?"

"A little. You know how mail here is, though. I could get five letters from him in one go. Have you heard from him?"

Shrugging, Margaret states, "I haven't written him in a while. I need to though."

Kissing his wife on the forehead, Hawkeye remarks, "You should. It's not like there is ever a dull moment."

Hawkeye's words ring true when a few days later, Colonel Potter tells the camp that famous boxer Joe Cavanaugh will be coming to camp to talk to the soldier. Having been a fan of his since he was a boy, Father Mulcahey is the most excited member of the camp and eagerly watches the former boxer. Unfortunately, Cavanaugh has a stroke and although the surgical team does the best they can to help the man, all of them are aware that his last days will be spent at the 4077th.

When Hawkeye is put in the spotlight by reporters after the surgery that night, Charles makes a comment on how it will go to his head. Margaret wants to make a rebuttal, but can quickly tell by her husband's next comment that he is enjoying the limelight.

"'Washing or just hiding?'" BJ asks when he enters the showers the next day and finds Hawkeye in one of the stalls.

"'A little of each'," Hawkeye replies turning off the water. "'Those guys never give up!'"

Chuckling, B.J. asks how their patient is.

"'Well, to tell you the truth, I'm surprised he's made it this far'," Hawkeye answers. When Cavanaugh's assistant enters the showers, Hawkeye and B.J. both look at the man as he asks if Hawkeye can spare a few minutes to talk to another reporter. Going with the assistant, B.J. is a little annoyed when another reporter enters the showers. Telling him that Hawkeye just left, B.J. smirks when the reporter asks what kind of guy Hawkeye is. Complaining about the interruptions and reporters once he enters his tent, Hawkeye is surprised when both of his bunk mates think he is enjoying the attention. Thankfully the conversation is cut short when Cavanaugh's assistant tells Hawkeye that Cavanaugh is doing worse. Hawkeye walks over to where Margaret is sitting beside the patient and lightly puts his hand on her shoulder. Looking up, Margaret gives him a weak smile before letting her husband take her seat. Taking the man's pulse, Hawkeye can tell Cavanaugh is fading fast. Hearing the sound of flashbulbs and reporters, Margaret turns to see Father Mulcahey walk in and tells one of the nurses, Joanne, to shut the doors.

"'How much time?'" Father Mulcahey asks.

"'Not much'," Hawkeye replies letting the priest sit with the patient. As a fan of Joe Cavanaugh's, Father Mulcahey is upset to see him die in front of his eyes. Asking Margaret for Cavanaugh's chart, Hawkeye follows his toward the desk at the back of the room to give the priest some space. Picking up the clipboard, Hawkeye nods toward the corner to go over the charts and eventual post mortem paperwork they will need to get ready. Looking back over at Father Mulcahey, Margaret remarks, "He really looked up to him."

Shrugging, Hawkeye says, "Not every day you get to meet one of your heroes."

"Not every day you get to see him die," Margaret morbidly answers surprising her husband. Shaking her head, Margaret apologizes adding, "I'm a little tired of all of this."

"The reporters?" Hawkeye asks more for himself than for her. Rolling her eyes, Margaret answers, "The fuss."

Squeezing his wife's hand, Hawkeye nods toward Father Mulcahey and both walk back toward the bed. Realizing they did not pick the best moment, the couple stands off to the side until Father Mulcahey finishes his speech. Listening to the priest, Hawkeye and Margaret both feel bad for what will inevitably happen next. Just as Father Mulchahey gives his hero a final thank you, the PA announces choppers. Knowing the ward is about to fill up, Hawkeye apologizes to The Champ and asks Margaret to keep a nurse guarding the patient.

After surgery where B.J. successfully uses electroshock therapy on his patient, the surgeons and staff find out that Joe Cavanaugh, the Champ, has died. Seeing Father Mulcahey in the compound later, Margaret goes up to him and offers her condolences for the loss. With a small nod, Father Mulcahey thanks her before excusing himself to his tent.

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