Saigon

The Hollywood Radio Theater production of Saigon. It's Act 1 with our stars John Londes-Larry and Elizabeth Scott as Susan. Shanghai 1946. The United States Army Field Hospital.

In the office of the Chief's Surgeon. I'm telling you this Larry only because you might expect friends. There's nothing more we can do for him. You're certain? I've had a dozen of the doctors. other doctors. They all say the same thing. Have you told Mike? I wanted to talk to you first.

But it's been our experience that it's best to tell the patient the truth. What is the truth? I mean exactly. He's leaving this hospital today thinking he's completely cured. But the injury to his brain is beyond repair. He'll be dead within two or three months. Do me a favor. Let me tell him.

If you'd rather, you've been pretty close to him, haven't you? Four years together in a bomber, Mike and I and Pete Rocco. Mike's picking up his separation papers. Will you tell him that Pete and I will meet him at the Jade Cafe?

Out, Evan. Good luck, Larry. Yeah. Thanks a lot, Doc. Couldn't be a rougher, Pete. They give him three months to live. Maybe sooner. How'd he take it? He doesn't know. I told the doctor I'd tell him.

How? How you gonna tell him? We're not gonna tell him, but... We ain't got the right to decide that. We ought to take him back home to Ohio. Ohio's a fine place if he got the time, or Mike had any folks.

It's only something we could do for him. Something nice with that Mike donut. You know what I mean? We're gonna stick close to him, Pete. We're gonna take those three months and we're gonna pack him with a hundred years of living.