M*A*S*H: The Billfold Syndrome (1978)
Season 7, Episode 5
9/10
A Very Good Episode Featuring Charles' Paranoia
8 April 2015
Winchester receives notice that his continued hitch in the army has taken his name off the list to become head of thoracic surgery at Massachusetts General. He becomes insufferable. He gets so fed up with the way he is treated that he decides to stop talking to anyone. A second plot has to do with a young medic who has been through hell, rescuing people in horrible condition. One day on a bus full of casualties, he can't remember who he is or why he is there. Sidney Freedman is called in an he discusses the Billfold Syndrome where a man looks at his billfold and can't place himself. Meanwhile, the boys make up a phony telegram to Charles, saying he is still under consideration for the job. Sidney decides to use hypnosis on the young medic and the gang provides background sounds. Excellent episode.
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