- A friend's letter causes Margaret to re-evaluate her life in the 4077th and request a transfer.
- It is mail call at the 4077. Henry gets a film from The Tabasco Film Company of Havana, Cuba and Frank gets the latest on his stock portfolio. And Margaret is in the worst possible mood. She, too, received a letter that day (and a photograph) from a nurse with whom she trained in the States, Trisha Spaulding. Trisha married a doctor Margaret rejected; Trisha has the children, house, swimming pool, cars and the life Margaret could have had. All of this causes Margaret to reevaluate her life. She dumps Frank and asks for immediate transfer. Frank writes to his wife; Hawkeye and Trapper bring Margaret a bottle of "champagne." This starts Hotlips on an unaccustomed toot. With injured Marines imminent, a drunk Head Nurse could be a Major problem--and it would go on her permanent record. If ever Margaret had a friend (or two), this would be the time for them to volunteer for duty.—LA-Lawyer
- Margaret gets fed up with her life and requests a transfer, which is granted. At her goodbye party, she gets drunk, and when casualties are to arrive, Hawkeye and Trapper spend time helping her to sober up. This causes her to change her mind about leaving.—Kathy Hofmann
- It is mail call at the 4077. Henry gets a film from The Tabasco Film Company of Havana, Cuba (along with 3 letters from his wife and a postcard from his parents who are celebrating their second honeymoon at Niagra falls). The film is a porn movie. Frank gets the latest on his stock portfolio. And Margaret is in the worst possible mood. She, too, received a letter that day (and a photograph) from a nurse with whom she trained in the States, Trisha Spaulding. Trisha married a doctor Margaret rejected; Trisha has the children, house (costing $45,000), swimming pool, cars and the life Margaret could have had. In her foul mood, Houlihan takes it out on the nurses in surgery, for little mistakes and even the ones they didn't commit. She yells at almost everybody. She threatens to put every nurse on report for the next mistake they make in OR.
All of this causes Margaret to reevaluate her life (she married the army and got horrible living conditions, insolent doctors and nurses who don't give her an ounce of respect.. Frank was army issued). She dumps Frank (she says after the war, she will only be a smile on his face that his wife wont understand) and asks for immediate transfer (she walks in when Henry was watching the porn film with Hawkeye and Trapper). She says that Hawkeye and Trapper destroyed her authority with the nursing staff and made a mockery of her majority.
Hawkeye and Trapper bring Margaret a bottle of "champagne." This starts Hotlips on an unaccustomed toot. Frank writes to his wife when Margaret walks in to returns all the letters and gifts that Frank gave her. Margaret takes a large glass of gin from Hawkeye's swill. She says that 6 months away from MASH, she will make a full bird Colonel. She makes Frank return all of her gifts back to her. Next she goes to col Henry and he shares a drink with her. Henry says that she is making a mistake. He admits that the outfit is a bit odd, but they do some really good work together. Houlihan is clear, she needs army discipline.
With injured Marines imminent, a drunk Head Nurse could be a Major problem--and it would go on her permanent record. If ever Margaret had a friend (or two), this would be the time for them to volunteer for duty. Henry orders Hawkeye and Trapper to get Margaret back into shape before the injured marines hit the hospital. The duo put Margaret under a cold shower, where she admits that she had a thing for Trapper and says Frank Burns is a lip-less wonder, while kissing. Margaret is able to join the surgical ops after Hawkeye gives her an injection.
Margaret is very thankful to both. Later in the mess Trapper suggests to Frank and Margaret that she shared a naked shower with Trapper and pretends to be in love with her. Frank, Margaret, Hawkeye and Trapper are soon at each other's throat and Henry is happy again.
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