- A special egg breakfast is complicated by a distraught AWOL soldier talking Father Mulcahy into granting him sanctuary in the mess tent during a preceding church service.
- An AWOL soldier, Private Nick Gillis, ventures into the 4077th one night with an aim to sneak back home to the states. But, his furious lieutenant and the M.P.'s are after him. That's when Father Mulcahy is persuaded to step up and turn the mess tent into a sanctuary, which protects Gillis from the Army...But for how long? Meanwhile, a farmer they have aided is giving the camp a load of eggs. Real ones, not powdered. It sets the camp's mouthes watering. Unfortunately their eating plans are scrambled because the mess tent is being used as a sanctuary, so where will everybody eat their eggs? It's up to B.J. and Hawkeye to solve that one. It won't be too over-easy.—<Explorerds6789>
- An AWOL soldier, Private Nick Gillis (Cyril O'Reilly), ventures into the 4077th one night with an aim to sneak back home to the states. He runs into BJ and Hawkeye At the mess tent. Nick doesn't want to talk to anybody. BJ and Hawkeye sense something is wrong and offer him a drink. Nick tells them that his wife cheated on him. He has been in Korea for over a yr now, and now has a baby which was born 3 weeks ago. They encourage him to talk to Mulcahy. Only Mulcahy can find a way to get Nick home. Nick decides to speak with Mulcahy the next day and goes to sleep in BJ and Hawkeye's tent.
Meanwhile, a farmer they have aided (the US army soldiers have recently liberated the farm from communist forces) is giving the camp a load of eggs (an entire day's production of eggs from his farm). Real ones, not powdered. It sets the camp's mouths watering (The doctors drool about the best eggs they ever had in their lives). The eggs will be served at Sunday lunch. Two's the limit for each person and violators will be shot. BJ likes them fried, sunny side up. Winchester likes them poached. Hawkeye likes the 3 minute eggs. everyone at the camp tells the cook, exactly how they want to have their eggs. The cook has it, and says everybody gets scrambled and no special orders. But the cook has to agree to take a special order for Potter, who wants them cooked just like Mildred used to. But, Nick's furious lieutenant Spears (David Graf) and the M.P.'s are after him. BJ and Hawkeye attend the Sunday mass from Mulcahy in the mess tent and Nick joins them. Breakfast is after the Sunday mass. The Lt and the MPs are waiting for mass to end, so that they can arrest Nick. Spears moves in, but Nick seeks sanctuary from Mulcahy.. Potter advises Nick to go back to his unit, but Nick is adamant that he wont leave.
That's when Father Mulcahy is persuaded to step up and turn the mess tent into a sanctuary, which protects Gillis from the Army... Potter decides to call the Army JAG office to understand the legality of sanctuary provided to Nick by Mulcahy in the mess tent. Unfortunately, the camps eating plans are scrambled because the mess tent is being used as a sanctuary, so where will everybody eat their eggs? Margaret and Winchester go into the kitchen to cook their own eggs.
Mulcahy tries to reason with Nick to return to his unit, but he is insistent on going back home. Potter tells Mulcahy that JAG has refused sanctuary, but Mulcahy refuses to accept the decision and says he will answer to command Chaplain at I Corps. Meanwhile the hungry 4077 crowd is getting restless. The command Chaplain tells Potter that since the tent is not a permanent structure, it cannot be considered a church and therefore no sanctuary. Spears Moves in and Nick picks his gun and fires. In the scramble, the eggs are overthrown into the ground. Now Mulcahy stands his ground and refuses to move till Nick surrenders. Nick caves in and is taken back to his unit.
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