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Chapter 21
The corpulent county commissioner puffed on a cigar and paced the back room of the Boars Nest as he tried to process what his Sheriff told him and what it could mean.
"Boss, I tell ya nobody was out there. There wasn't no accident." Rosco explained again to Boss Hogg about his findings out on Mourning Mountain.
"I know you dipstick! I heard you the first time. It just doesn't make sense. Why would those robbers lie about sending the Duke boys off the cliff?"
Rosco shrugged and added trying to help. "Maybe they only imagined hitting the General Lee…"
"No you numbskull! They wouldn't do that! They specifically said that they sent that danged stock car off the cliff." He sighed. "We'll just figure this out later. Rosco, go track them down and confiscate back the money they stole from me. …Well what are you doin' just standin' there for? Git goin' ya bonehead!"
"I'm gone."
Rosco left the Boars Nest and began patrolling Hazzard looking for any sign of the escaped felons. He went up and down all the streets in town and then branched out checking all the main roads in the county. He had been out for about an hour without any sign of anything when suddenly a voice from the CB startled him out of his concentration on the landscape.
"This is Deputy Enos Strait calling Sheriff Rosco. Sheriff ya got your ears on?"
A train of cars raced away from the Duke farm. Bo, Luke, Clark, and Mark in the General Lee were in the lead. They were followed by Enos in his patrol car, Daisy and Lily in Dixie, Mindy Sue in the blue pick up, and then Uncle Jesse in the old white pick up.
Now ain't that a sight? Them crooks better run right quick if they don't wanna get caught by that trail of Dukes. What do ya reckon the Dukes got as a plan?
At Clark's declaration and the subsequent grins on their faces, all the Dukes all got up and scrambled to the cars. Luke got everyone in order and laid down a plan. And then they were off.
After driving for a while hot on the trail of the bad guys thanks to Clark's super hearing, on the private channel only the Duke family used, Luke picked up the mike and began to address the other cars.
"Alright everybody, we're just about ready to put the plan into action. Enos, now's the time ta talk ta Rosco. Everyone, switch to the police channel."
All those that were in the line of cars chasing Dirk and Norm obediently switched their CB channels. Enos picked up his mike took a deep breath in and thought "Well... here goes nothing" and then began to speak.
"This is Deputy Enos Strait calling Sheriff Rosco. Sheriff ya got your ears on?"
Rosco jolted out of his concentration, picked up his CB handle and answered slightly annoyed, "This is Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane. I'm listenin' you dipstick, what do you want?"
"Sheriff, I'm requesting to be put back on duty."
Rosco's eyebrows came together as he wondered why Enos would ask to be put back to work. He answered confusedly "What for?"
Enos's voice almost contained a giggle but it was well hidden. "Bo, Luke and the kids nearly got run off Cryin' Cliff by a couple of no gooders. The Dukes and I are on their trail and I wanna be able ta bust 'em when we catch 'em. Over."
Rosco's answer was immediate. "Alright ya dipstick, you're on duty. You go and cuff 'em and stuff 'em. An stuff 'em good."
"Yes Sir."
Rosco knew that he wouldn't be able to find the escaped felons by himself. He knew that with Enos and the rest of the Dukes on the case that it would get done right away. He just needed to know now where the Duke party was.
"Enos what's your twenty?"
"We're on Snake Nation Road headed north towards Chickasaw County, just past the abandoned barn."
"Alright, I'm a comin' I'm a comin'" Rosco giggled before he signed out and changed directions heading north. He pet Flash on the head and whispered to her, "We're gonna get 'em Flash." and then rushed off towards the Dukes and their prey. He was ready to search with an even greater fervor.
When Dirk and Norm fled from Boss Hogg's office in the Boars Nest, they drove off and hid in an old abandoned barn for a little while. They had to come up with a game plan. They knew they had to get out of there and away from anyone who would try and recapture them. They would not go back to prison without putting up a fight.
After a long deliberation, they decided to get out of Hazzard by way of Chickasaw County and then head west out of Georgia. Going into the lion's den with Sheriff Little, they figured the closer they were to danger, the farther away from harm they'd be. It would be the last thing anyone would expect.
That don't make sense to me, but hey, I ain't a villain in this story.
Dirk and Norm got back into their stolen Sedan and Civic and headed out. Unfortunately for them, they had just gotten on the road when Clark tuned in his super hearing and caught hold of the sound of their engines. They didn't know that there was no way that the Dukes would let them go now.
The General Lee roared as he tore up the roads charging forward leading the Dukes to their prey just like old times. Clark gave his father directions when the felons made any change in their direction. Jonathan with great skill turned and kept up the fast pace of this car chase, as did the rest of the Dukes and Rosco since he had joined the train of cars soon after his CB conversation with Enos.
The General pressed forward with zeal. Soon Clark told his dad that they were only about a hundred yards away from the two cars carrying the bad guys. He gave Luke a nod, and Luke picked up the CB.
"Alright, time for part B. They're about a hundred yards ahead of us. We're comin' up on Miller's Field, we'll have space there. When we get there Uncle Jesse and Daisy split right and take their side, Mindy Sue and Rosco, split left and take their other side. Enos keep where you are behind. You all follow them on the loop, we are gonna take a shortcut and get ahead of 'em."
With and a giggle of "Cuff 'em and stuff 'em" from Rosco, and acknowledgements and sign outs from the others, they did precisely what Luke said. Bo took a hard turn and cut through the brush that kept the Hazzard loop, a loop instead of a circle, and came out just before the field and in front of the felons.
Dirk who was ahead of Norm in the escape cars swore as he saw the General Lee cut in front of him.
"I thought we ran you off the cliff!" he yelled angrily. Through gritted teeth he pressed his foot down on the accelerator and sped up quickly with the intent of running the General Lee off the road.
At that moment, five other cars became visible to the upset crooks. Four of the cars split to the sides and sped up catching them. One set of cars was on both sides of his car, and the other on the sides of Norm's car. The fifth car, a cop car sped up and was uncomfortably close to Norm's bumper.
Dirk saw what the Dukes were trying to do. His eyes darted everywhere trying to find a way to get out of this trap. He figured the best way would to be hit that danged orange stock car, make it wreck badly, and while the other cars stop to make sure they're alright, make a get away. Dirk put the petal to the metal and surged forward. Suddenly the General Lee began to slow down. Dirk instinctively hit the brake pedal at the lit brake lights ahead of him even though he had originally intended on hitting the General. The four cars on the sides of them slowly began to creep inwards, and the police car behind got even closer to the tail of Norm's car. Both crooks tried to squeeze out of the small spaces between the cars, but were sorely disappointed when they couldn't get out. They merely bumped the cars that were slowly enclosing them in.
Dirk hit the General, but with Bo driving, there was no chance that the General would crash. The blonde Duke slowed down even further once Dirk's front bumper collided with the General's fender. All the cars slowed down and moved in until there was no more room for the Civic and Sedan to move. Dirk and Norm were forced to stop.
He didn't stop happily. Dirk bumped the General Lee one last time with an irritable punch of the accelerator before he finally came to a stop.
Enos and Rosco jumped out of their police cars and ran to the driver's doors of the Sedan and Civic respectfully. Rosco's voice overpowered the silence of the air as he pulled out his gun.
"Awwright Freeeeeeze!"
Enos followed suit with his superior officer and pulled out his own gun and looked Dirk in the eye. "Y'all are under arrest now. Please put your hands up in the air and get out of the car so we can take you into custody."
Dirk scowled darkly and in an instant pulled out the gun in his hand that he had been holding in his pocket, and aimed it at Enos's chest. He held it there just long enough for everybody to gasp and Daisy to scream her husband's name before he pulled the trigger.
"EEEENOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The bullet left the barrel of the gun at what seemed a snail's pace. In the blink of an eye Clark Kent ran from his parents' side to his Uncle Enos at super speed. The teen as quick as lightning reached his hand out and caught the bullet, reached forward and bent the barrel of Dirk's gun and ran right back to his original spot next to his mom and dad as if nothing had happened.
Enos stood still with his eyes closed. When the sound of the shot quieted down he peeked open an eye. When he decided he didn't feel any pain he opened the other eye and then got to business. He saw that the barrel of Dirk's gun was bent so he saw his chance. Enos rushed forward, opened the car door and roughly pulled Dirk out. He grabbed the felon's wrist, jerked the gun out of this guy's hand, and twisted his arm behind his back sliding a handcuff on it. The deputy then just as quickly grabbed the other wrist and cuffed it just the same as the first. No matter how hard Dirk could squirm or fiddle with the cuffs, there was no getting out. There was no doubt about it, Dirk was caught.
Rosco at Norm's car had a little less difficulty than Enos did with Dirk. Rosco had grabbed Norm and cuffed him before Dirk even pulled his gun on Enos. The sheriff let out a surprised and scared "gyuu…" at the sound of the gunshot but smiled when he saw that the gun had misfired out of a busted barrel.
Everybody else was in shocked surprise as they saw what happened. Daisy let out a breath that she had been holding since after her scream. Watching the events unfold, she finally relaxed when she saw that her husband was alright and that he had caught the bad guy.
Daisy and the rest of the Dukes were so very proud of both Enos, and of Clark. Thems that were in the know shot Clark a glance with twinkles in their eyes knowing what that special teen did to save Enos' life. There were especially big smiles at Enos' capture of the bad guys. It just went to remind them at how good he had gotten as a cop. Enos had really developed from that shy and insecure young deputy he used to be, to the calm and confident police official he was now.
Enos took Dirk and stuffed him into the police car just after Rosco stuffed the baddie's partner in crime into it first with a "I cuffed ya and now I'm stuffin' ya. Get in there."
Enos approached the window and addressed his prisoners. "Alright now, no more foolin' around." Enos then proceeded to read Dirk his rights, and he did it from memory and fairly quickly too. Bo was impressed.
Enos sure has come a long way ain't he?
Enos took Dirk and Norm back to the Hazzard Police station and then called into the state saying that they finally caught the escaped convicts. Dirk and Norm were sent off to the state Penitentiary where they stayed for the rest of their original sentence and then a lot more beside. Jail break, Grand theft auto, and attempted murder landed them a good deal more years, they weren't gonna see the light of day anytime this century.
The Dukes all returned to the farm and the next day passed without much incident. Bo and Luke put their heads together and realized that the two bad guys were men they had put in prison almost twenty years ago. The two had done something very illegal and had very nearly made the Dukes lose the farm. Dirk and Norm must have wanted revenge… the Duke Boys just shook their heads and Bo smiled…
"Only in Hazzard."
Boss Hogg came to the farm the day after the capture and personally asked if everything was alright and if anybody was hurt in the incident with the escaped convicts. Boss then offered to pick up the bill if anybody was actually hurt. Although aware of Boss' tie to breaking them out and hiring Dirk and Norm to mess with his family, thanks to Clark telling him, Uncle Jesse wasn't angry. He sensed that Boss hadn't meant for things to happen how they did. Boss Hogg went to many lengths to get Bo and Luke in jail, but Jesse knew that Boss would never intentionally hurt or have someone hurt any of his family that way.
Jesse Duke had known Jefferson Davis Hogg for over seventy years. They'd played together as children, chased women together as teens, and ran moonshine together, being the closest of friends for the longest time. But then J.D.'s priorities changed from importance on family and friends to gaining power and money… and their friendship drifted apart. Then one time J.D. betrayed Jesse. Jesse ended up unscathed, but that incident marked the end of the friendship between him and Jefferson Davis. They became more like enemies, no longer the friends that they had once been.
They may have been enemies longer than they had been friends now, but J.D. occasionally showed some sign of that precious sense of friendship and care for the Dukes that he had once had. Those moments were few and far between, but this was one of those times. At this time Jesse could see that Boss' feelings of concern and his apology were genuine. The Duke Clan patriarch sighed and placed a wrinkled and well weathered hand on his old friend and enemy's shoulder and simply told him "Thank you". In that fleeting moment, the two elders locked eyes and a certain amount of understanding passed between them. All was forgiven, nothing else needed to be said.