Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night Drabble

by owlcroft

In "Do Not Go Gentle", Hardcastle thinks he's dying and the twosome deal with the situation. Then, suddenly, he isn't and they deal with that. Here's a look at what might have followed that last screenshot of the judge as he winds up to rant.

A/N: In "Do Not Go Gentle", the epilogue ends with Mark gently bemoaning the fact that Hardcastle was a more likable person when he thought he was dying. The judge turns to respond to him, holding up a finger and opening his mouth, when the scene (and episode) ends. Exactly what did he say and where did that conversation go?

DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT DRABBLE

by

Owlcroft

"Listen, wise guy! I've got a clean bill of health from Charley and he says I'm good for another fifty years, so I'm not goin' anywhere for a long time. You got that?" Hardcastle glared at the man on the rock.

McCormick smiled at him affectionately. "Yeah, I got it. I'm glad." As if to distract from his sudden display of emotion, his smile widened to a grin. "And I got twenty that says I can make a rock skip five times before you can. Whaddaya say?"

The judge grinned back at him. "You're on."

And so the competition began.