简介：CaptainJosiahNewmanrunstheneuro-psychiatricwardofanArizonadeserthospitalduringWorldWarII.Heoftenusesunconventionalmeansandpeopletomatch,includinghisneworderly,JacksonLeibowitz. AmongthepatientsintheirwardisthesuicidalColonelBliss,whoeventuallyclimbsatopawatertower,andabattle-scarredcorporalnamedTompkinswhorevealsunderthespellofsodiumpentothalthesourceofhisdistress.NewmanalsoassistsinthemaritallovelifeofCaptainWinstonwhileenjoyingaflirtationortwowithhisownchiefnurse,LieutenantCorum.…