Question 4

Rating: 5/10 (9 May 2010)

The reason Mike goes back to Vietnam to get Nick is because of a promise. Right after Stevie and Angela's wedding when Mike ran naked down the street. Nick finally caught up to him and they had a brief conversation. Nick made Mike promise that if anything should happen to him, that Mike would bring him home. Nick didn't want to be left over in Vietnam. Mike went back to Vietnam to get Nick and bring him home because things were not right back in Pennsylvania. Mike is a man who plays by the rules and he was not going to bend on his character. Mike realized that Nick was still alive because he was sending money to Stevie. When Mike got back to Vietnam, he knew right where to look. Nick had pretty much lost his mind and was doing drugs and was only going to talk to Mike if he participated in Russian Roulette. Unfortunately, Nick died in the game, but Mike held up his end of the promise.