The Late Captain Pierce

"The Late Captain Pierce" is an episode from M*A*S*H. It was the fourth episode of the fourth season and aired on October 3, 1975 (first-run) and April 6, 1976 (repeat). It was written by Glen Charles and Les Charles and directed by Alan Alda. Guest cast is Richard Masur as Lt. "Digger" Detmuller, Eldon Quick as Captain Pratt, Sherry Steffens as Nurse Able and Kellye Nakahara as Nurse Baker. A bureaucratic mistake leaves the army thinking that Ha... more

"The Late Captain Pierce" is an episode from M*A*S*H. It was the fourth episode of the fourth season and aired on October 3, 1975 (first-run) and April 6, 1976 (repeat). It was written by Glen Charles and Les Charles and directed by Alan Alda. Guest cast is Richard Masur as Lt. "Digger" Detmuller, Eldon Quick as Captain Pratt, Sherry Steffens as Nurse Able and Kellye Nakahara as Nurse Baker. A bureaucratic mistake leaves the army thinking that Hawkeye is dead, and he simultaneously enjoys the lack of responsibility that comes from being legally deceased, with trying to contact his father back in Maine to tell him he's still alive. The episode opens with Klinger waking up Captain B.J. Hunnicutt, whom Hawkeye's father wants to speak with over the phone. Unfortunately, they are soon cut off and all Hunnicutt catches is the question "how and why?" The next morning, Lieutenant "Digger" Detmuller arrives at the camp looking for Captain Pierce. When he finds Pierce in the shower, he... less