The episode is primarily Major Winchester's recurring taped conversation to his parents in Boston, interspersed with scenes supporting his assessments of his co-workers and the incidents therein.

It begins with Hawkeye begging Winchester to take officer of the day duty so he can spend a weekend in Seoul with a nurse.

Winchester then proceeds to describe the co-workers to his parents, in this order: In a subplot, Hawkeye's repeated attempts to embark on his weekend in Seoul are interrupted by his surgical duties.

Winchester says he thought about shooting himself in the foot but didn't because of his love for the "deb's cotillion", most likely a reference to a Debutante ball.

Winchester's use of the word Lothario when referencing Pierce as a would-be seducer dates back to 1703 and a character in the play The Fair Penitent by Nicholas Rowe.