- The camp erupts into celebration when they receive word that there's a ceasefire.
- Brigadier General Clayton calls Henry to give him the straight poop, directly from CINCOMPAC: It is unofficial, but a cease-fire has been arranged! Everyone is over the moon--everyone but Trapper; he is a cynical, old campaigner and non-believer. Trapper will believe in the cease-fire when he is back home refusing his first house call. As they all get drunker and drunker, everyone handles what the news means to him/her differently. Radar seeks meaning in messages gathered for his scrapbook. Margaret goes from brave princess to suicidal sweetheart. Klinger sells his entire clothing collection while Hawkeye gives away every person, place and thing within his reach. When the new morning sun rises, who will be the first to snatch at it? Will Trapper make Hawkeye pay him the $50.00, on top of everything else?—LA-Lawyer
- Brigadier General Clayton calls Henry to give him the straight poop, directly from CINCOMPAC: It is unofficial, but a cease-fire has been arranged! Everyone is over the moon--everyone but Trapper; he is a cynical, old campaigner and non-believer. Trapper will believe in the cease-fire when he is back home refusing his first house call. He says it is typical of the big guys to hang a carrot of peace, but pretty soon the shooting starts again. Hawkeye bets Trapper $50 that this ceasefire is for keeps. Clayton promises to be at the 4077 later that evening to celebrate with them officially.
As they all get drunker and drunker, everyone handles what the news means to him/her differently. Radar seeks meaning in messages gathered for his scrapbook. He goes around to everyone to get them to write messages in his scrapbook. Henry Blakes says that he is like a son to him. They make plans to have lunch together back in the states. Radar lives in Ottumwa, Iowa and Henry in Bloomnington, Illinois. Mulcahy leads a prayer of thanks and for those comrades who have fallen in the war. Margaret goes from brave princess to suicidal sweetheart (she gets drunk and at first tells Frank that she wont make any trouble for Frank in his life anymore as he goes back to his life his country club, his house, his 2 cars and his wife. But when Frank doesn't console or respond to her, she loses the plot. she gets all clingy and begs Frank to take her home. She threatens to commit suicide, if he doesn't. She promises to get along with his wife).
Klinger sells his entire clothing collection. He wont have to swing for a psycho discharge anymore. He sells everything half price and regular low heels are killing him. Hawkeye gives away every person, place and thing within his reach. he gifts the swamp to Ho-Jon. Hawkeye even breaks up with the nurses (including Nurse Cutler and Nurse Nancy) he has been dating and tells them that he is married and has 5 kids.
Hawkeye also forgoes $1500 in poker IOUs. At night general Clayton joins the party and Hawkeye uses the projector to show embarrassing pics of Clayton and Hot Lips together. Houlihan tells Frank that Clayton is a friend of the family. Just then Clayton gets a message from CINCOMPAC that there is no cease-fire. On cue, the choppers arrive and the 4077 is back on duty. Hawkeye is devastated as he desired peace more than anything else.
Hawkeye admits to Trapper that his wife and family are imaginary. Hawkeye had already donated all the contents of his tent (in anticipation of going home), so now he and Trapper live in a plot with no tent and no belongings. Hawkeye pays Trapper $50 for losing the bet. He has lost 3 nurses, $1500 in poker IOUs, and Clayton has him in his gun-sights. Hawkeye says he would do this all over again, if the cease fire is declared.
Final appearance of Patrick Adiarte as Ho-Jon.
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