After Lieutenant Commander Stoner receives orders to make sure the Appleby′s crew re-enlists in the Navy, O'Toole advises him to adopt a friendlier attitude toward the crewmen to encourage them to re-enlist, and Stoner's new behavior confuses the crew. When Stoner holds a party for the crew at his home, Seaman Di Julio pulls a brick out of the fireplace, causing Stoner's home to collapse — and the crew has to rebuild it for him.