Non-Essential Personnel
A new commanding officer arrives to
replace Lt. Goldman as Major Darling has reassigned Lt.Goldman to be a
PR man for the media after his 'heroics' saving the lives of people in
the previous episode "true grit".
A Doctor Grennly also arrives , a famous surgeon from the states who has previous history with Dr. Seymour.
The guys head out on a mission ,
the first that Lt. Escobar has led, they spot a body in water and his
inexperience and enthusiasm, leads to him being shot , as its an ambush
.Ruiz goes to his rescue.
They are forced to return to and
find and LZ , Mckay is among the choppers sent to pick up the squad and
the injured, as they are about to fly off, a couple of soldier run
towards the chopper Zeke goes to help , they are from a different squad,
one is badly injured , they had got separated from there men. Once on
board Taylor discovers looted statues in their bags.
McKay spots VC with rockets and
radios it in Major Darling orders him to remain and keep a watch on the
VC until gunships arrive, McKay suddenly has radio problems, and returns
to base with the badly injured.
McKay is called up on charges by Major Darling.
Johnson talks to the guys about
Ling.
The recuperating Lt. Escobar calls
for Ruiz to thank him for saving his life and tells him that he's
contacted his father to pull strings to get him back home and as a thank
you he says he's going to do it for Ruiz, Ruiz is uneasy about this and
mentions it to Percell in a round about way.
Alex finds out about Major Darling paying for looted temple relics and confronts him and strikes a deal , as part of that deal Goldman get to return to the squad.
They guys chopper sent to pick them
up gets shot down and a grounded McKay , goes to rescue them.
The chopper arrives to pick up Lt
Escobar and he talks to Ruiz , he tells Ruiz that he's also got his
papers to return , Ruiz can't do it , he wouldn't feel right, its
not right to the soldiers that have gone home before him , he means his
fallen comrades. And gives Lt. Escobar the papers back.
Director: Jim Johnston Writer Elia Katz
The songs used
in the original airing
Paint It Black
The Rolling Stones
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)
 
Hold On I’m Coming Sam and Dave |
 It’s So Easy Buddy Holly and The Crickets |
 
I’m A Road Runner Jr Walker & The All Stars |
| NoBody ! | Martsen (Blink and you'll miss him) |
| Paul Trencher | Ops Officer (uncredited) |
| Mark Albert | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Clay Wilcox | ? |
| Tom Silardi | ? |
| Charles Frank | Dr Grennly |
| Eddie Velez | Lt. Escobar |
| Charles Holman | Photographer |
| Jan Rabson | Dr Horowitz |
| "Sonny" Trinidad | Nguyen |
| Betsy Brantley | Dr J. Seymour |
| Richard Brestoff | Major Darling |
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