This episode is the season finale. It begins with the whole base celebrating CPT Maggie’s Birthday on the 3rd of July at the Teen Center. Her Dad walks in and asks her whose birthday it is. He totally forgot her birthday and tries to make up for it. MAJ Shah later gave her a sentimental gift to remind her of their korfball game. They awkwardly share the memories, and MAJ Shah abruptly leaves. COL Quinn talks with Katja as he feels bad about forgetting CPT Maggie’s birthday. Katja lets it slip that General Davidson was a client of hers. COL Quinn and MAJ Shah plan a way to blackmail the General into giving him and MAJ Shah a transfer to a better assignment. He gets Corporal Papadakis to hack the general’s cell phone. They plan a 4th of July Party and invite Gen Davidson. They get his phone and log in. Meanwhile, CPT Maggie talks with 1SG Conway about her feelings for MAJ Shah. Conway gives her reasons why it wouldn’t work.
Jan is the musical act for the celebration. He’s dressed like Bruce Springsteen and is called Jan and the Spring Street. He’s actually pretty good. Papadakis is in the colonel’s office, hacking the general’s phone, and they find nothing but see he’s great at Wordle. They are looking for GPS data to connect him to the brothel. MAJ Shah is surprised by the arrival of his ex-wife. She’s a captain and wants to get assigned to USAG Stroopsdorf with him. He’d like to see their son more but is against her being there. Shah runs off and gets COL Quinn. He tells him Katja his girlfriend arrived. At the time, CPT Maggie hears someone crying in the bathroom, CPT Celeste Shah.
They talk, and MAJ Shah’s ex-wife encourages her to tell her how she feels. Little does his ex-wife know she’s telling CPT Maggie to go and tell MAJ Shah how she feels about him. CPT Maggie talks with him in the photo booth. He shares that Celeste, his ex-wife, wants to be a family again. CPT Maggie leaves without telling him how she feels about him.Gen Davidson confronts Katja and asks why she exposed his brothel visits to see her. She’s surprised and says all his visits are confidential. COL Quinn walks over and tells Gen Davidson he was the one blackmailing him. He planted a flag pin mike on Katja to hear her conversation with the general. Katja is angry with COL Quinn and breaks up with him. COL Quinn contacts Papdakis to clear all his conversation with Katja and keep the stuff about the general.
That evening, Davidson stops by COL Quinn’s office to tell him he’ll give him a transfer, anywhere he wants. COL Quinn asks him to have a scotch and asks him why he assigned him there. He tells him when they were friends, COL Quinn tended to run away from his responsibilities. He wanted him to run away from his daughter and retire. The general then starts explaining why he visits the brothel. He feels good sharing. At the party, CPT Maggie watches MAJ Shah and his ex-wife get together. Everyone else goes out to see the fireworks. COL Quinn sees his daughter go off into another room and follows her. She tells him she knows Katja broke up with him. Her Mom texted her, because Katja joined her mom’s for the Quinn Ex-Wife Family Vacation. COL Quinn’s perturbed about that. He tells Maggie Abe’s wife wants to be reassigned there, but he really doesn’t want her there. CPT Maggie's gives her suggestions on where to assign her. He cheers her up. COL Quinn refocuses on his daughter. CPT Maggie tells her dad she’s glad he’s there.
This episode was very nice and so realistic. Like how the characters, COL Quinn and MAJ Shah, went from a shocked and how-to-get out of this assignment behavior to a real family-like environment. This show was a good, comedic sitcom with lovable characters. The season ended with the promise of new beginnings for COL Quinn, CPT Maggie and MAJ Shah.
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