estig ious ▁Boston ▁hospital , ▁Margaret ▁Hou li han ▁secret ly ▁uses ▁her ▁father ' s ▁connections ▁to ▁get ▁it ▁for ▁him . ▁Charles ▁becomes ▁angry ▁with ▁Margaret ▁after ▁learning ▁from ▁K ling er ▁that ▁he ▁only ▁won ▁the ▁position ▁through ▁her ▁inter vention . ▁ ▁K ling er ▁has ▁fallen ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁So on - Le e ▁Han , ▁a ▁local ▁Korean ▁refuge e , ▁and ▁he ▁persu ades ▁her ▁not ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁her ▁missing ▁parents ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁heavy ▁fighting . ▁B . J . ▁H unn ic utt ▁receives ▁his ▁dis charge ▁orders ▁and ▁promises ▁Colonel ▁Pot ter ▁that ▁he ▁can ▁ar range ▁for ▁a ▁sur geon ▁to ▁take ▁his ▁place . ▁During ▁a ▁sudden ▁mort ar ▁attack ▁prompt ed ▁by ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁crash ed ▁tank , ▁Father ▁Mul c ah y ▁r ush es ▁to ▁free ▁several ▁P OW s ▁from ▁a ▁makes h ift ▁holding ▁pen ▁and ▁is ▁knock ed ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁by ▁a ▁shell ▁explos ion ▁that ▁causes ▁him ▁to ▁lose ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁hearing . ▁He ▁dem ands ▁that ▁B . J . ▁– ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁who ▁knows ▁about ▁Mul c ah y ' s ▁growing ▁de af ness ▁– ▁keep ▁it ▁a ▁secret ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁dis charg ed ▁and ▁lose ▁his ▁opportunity ▁to ▁care ▁for ▁the ▁local ▁or ph ans . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁B . J . ▁leaves ▁to ▁begin ▁his ▁journey ▁home , ▁Pot ter ▁receives ▁a ▁notice ▁res c inding