- Margaret celebrates her newly obtained divorce by creating a new way to handle triage and invites a general to observe. Radar is enamored of a new nurse and tries everything he knows to get her attention.
- Margaret receives her final divorce decree after the latest Officers' Staff Meeting. The Colonel is preoccupied with problems in triage, especially speed issues. A cute, new nurse, Lt. Linda Nugent, steps out of a jeep and into Radar's heart. Margaret is out of sorts in OR, so BJ and Hawkeye plan to take her out to the O Club; they get snockered. Margaret has an epiphany and visits the CO's tent; sleepily, he tells her to do whatever she sees fit. Radar asks for love advice from Hawkeye and Chuckles; finally, he wins the day by being himself. The next morning, Margaret tells BJ, Hawkeye and Col. Potter her idea: her nurses will handle the triage, freeing all surgeons for the OR. Chuckles already offered to teach her nurses to diagnose and prioritize and General Lyle Weiskopf, Chief of Staff, is coming to 4077 in three days to observe. But, it becomes obvious the "two star pain in the ass," (as Potter calls him) is more interested in Margaret than her triage program. Weiskopf arrives and genuine wounded soldiers are not far behind. It is not the mock triage Margaret planned for days but she and her nurses perform beautifully. After a few minutes, the surgeons move into the OR, confident the nurses have the triage system licked. The nurses retire that night, tired but proud and happy; Margaret is over the moon. When Weiskopf offers her the rank of Lt. Colonel, she bubbles over about starting nurse-run triage units all across the Asian theatre. But Weiskopf thinks he is talking to the old Hotlips. Margaret tells him she is no pushover, not any more; and she issues an order to a general: Leave my tent. She toasts herself, "Here's to me." Margaret wants to rise on her own merit and now, she knows she will.—LA-Lawyer
- Margaret receives her final divorce decree after the latest Officers' Staff Meeting (Winchester wants separate latrines for every officer above the rank of Captain). The Colonel is preoccupied with problems in triage (it takes too long and surgeons are not acting fast enough), especially speed issues with Winchester (who gets into case histories). Potter also asks the nurses to haul litter if they have to. A cute, new nurse, Lt. Linda Nugent (Peggy Lee Brennan), steps out of a jeep and into Radar's heart. Radar tries to meet Nugent in the O club, but she is surrounded by the other nurses (who take her away for fudge in their tent). Radar is smitten, He finds excuses to be with her and even stole a light-bulb from her tent, so she would call for his help to replace it. Radar asks for love advice from Hawkeye (who tells her to calm down and give her a chance to notice him) and Chuckles; Radar starts to act a bit aloof and that throws Linda off as she thinks Radar wants to be left alone. finally, he wins the day by being himself. Radar asks Linda out and she accepts. She likes Radar when he is unimpressive.
Margaret is out of sorts in OR (she wont partake in any of the joke and is serious as hell), so BJ and Hawkeye plan to take her out to the O Club; they get heavily drunk (she thanks the guys for helping her forget Donald). Margaret has an epiphany and visits the CO's tent; Houlihan wants to build her career in the army and even go as far as a General. She has a few ideas on they can improve things in the 4077th. Sleepily, he tells her to do whatever she sees fit. The next morning, Margaret tells BJ, Hawkeye and Col. Potter her idea: her nurses will handle the triage, freeing all surgeons for the OR. Chuckles already offered to teach her nurses to diagnose and prioritize. General Lyle Weiskopf (Walter Brooke), Chief of Staff, is coming to 4077 in three days to observe, at Houlihan's request. Hawkeye says it is difficult to train nurses in 3 days and Potter is upset that Houlihan invited Lyle without his permission.
But, it becomes obvious the "two star pain in the ass," (as Potter calls him) is more interested in Margaret than her triage program. Weiskopf arrives and genuine wounded soldiers are not far behind. It is not the mock triage Margaret planned for days but she and her nurses perform beautifully. After a few minutes, the surgeons move into the OR, confident the nurses have the triage system licked. The nurses retire that night, tired but proud and happy; Margaret is over the moon. When Weiskopf offers her the rank of Lt. Colonel, she bubbles over about starting nurse-run triage units all across the Asian theatre. But Weiskopf thinks he is talking to the old Hotlips. Lyle wants Margaret to become his plaything in Tokyo. Margaret tells him she is no pushover, not any more; and she issues an order to a general: Leave my tent. She toasts herself, "Here's to me." Margaret wants to rise on her own merit and now, she knows she will.
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