Second Chances: Broken But Not Lost
When the mysterious death of Oscar Goldman's assistant and Rudy Wells' nephew proves to be murder, the Simons and their friends are on the hunt for the suspect. Can they protect Rudy from a vengeful killer?
(Simon & Simon, The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman are all owned by Universal Studio and are only being borrowed. No profit will be made off these characters. All other original characters are created and owned by me and no, you can't have them!)
"Just a little water left, Rudy."
Rick Simon limped painfully over to the older man, who lay propped up against the overturned truck. Even in the early evening, the Arizona heat beat down still, making the vehicle's metal hot to the touch. The only relief was the thunderheads in the distance.
"I'm not that thirsty, son….let me just have a sip." Rudy Wells let Rick tip the water bottle to his lips, then swallowed thankfully.
"Rudy, take another drink…I'm thinkin'it might rain and we can catch some more by morning." Rick wiped his brow wearily, then shook his head as the stubborn doctor refused. "I'm fine, more hungry then anything. I wish we had some of that fish that we caught yesterday."
"Well, I have to agree with you there, I know catch and release is all well and good for sport fisherman, but to let that trout go…" Rick was relieved to see Rudy smile.
"You and me both, son. Do you still think that someone tampered with your truck?"
Rick nodded. "I think the only reason we survived is he or she didn't count on us stopping to call the girls. We would have crashed in the mountains otherwise."
"Well, knowing Missy, she'll have a search for us underway already. We just have to keep cool until they find us." Rudy said pragmatically, then chuckled.
"And to think I was worrying about being in a rut….. "