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STICKY WICKET - Written by Laurence Marks and Lany Gelbart; Story by Richard Baer

Hawkeye and Trapper relieve the tension in the O.R with their usual barrage of wisecracks as Frank denounces them. Hawkeye's patient, Thompson, has shrapnel in the abdomen. Even Hot Lips has to admire Hawkeye as he removes shrapnel from a region of the spinal cord without damaging the nerves. Even though Hot Lips has softened, Frank has not. When Frank asks why Hawkeye makes his life a misery, Hawkeye tells him it's because he is incompetent, inconsiderate, demanding, distracting and dumb. Frank reports this to Col. Blake. In the morning Thompson worsens and Hawkeye can't imagine what is wrong. Penicillin does not help the situation. Frank taunts Hawkeye by calling him Super Surgeon and the pair fight. Hawkeye sleeps next to Thompson, but still can't help him. Henry has a talk with Hawkeye. He asks him to accept that every now and then a patient cannot be saved. Hawkeye listens, but his mind is still on the problem. Hot Lips tries to help him figure out what's wrong. In the middle of the night, Hawkeye jumps out of bed and orders Thompson prepared for surgery. He finds the sigmoid colon has been perforated. Thompson recovers and Hawkeye can once again relax.

Hawkeye Pierce Alan Alda

Trapper John Wayne Rogers

Henry Blake McLean Stevenson

Hot Lips Loretta Swit

Frank Burns Larry Linville

Radar Gary Burghoff

Father Mulcahy William Christopher

Ugly John John Orchard

Lt. Nancy Griffin Lynnette Mettey

Pvt. Thompson Wayne Bryan

Producer Gene Reynolds

Executive Story Consultant Larry Gelbart

Associate Producer Burt Metcalfe

Director Don Weis