Frank has a delayed reaction to Margaret's marriage and goes crazy while on R & R.
When the police finally capture Frank, he's promoted and sent home; Major Charles Winchester takes Frank's place in the swamp.
Winchester describes life in a MASH to his parents on a tape recording he's sending home.
Mel (Vic Tayback) can win back his diner if he can figure out a way of getting Robert Goulet to perform at a run-down Vegas motel.
Alice (Linda Lavin), Vera (Beth Howland) and Belle (Diane Ladd) are in a state of shock when Mel (Vic Tayback) tells them that he's gambled his life savings away, including the diner.
