Soon, Boyce had found a way to dodge the Donaldson girls. Meanwhile, Joey had met him, too, and they took to each other like a hammer to a nail. Eventually, the Tanners became close friends with Boyce, who visited when the children were at school.
It just so happened that one day, Jesse, Joey and Becky were at home with Nicky and Alex, while Debbie, Darla, Danielle, Stephanie and Michelle were at school. Jesse and his band had performed at the live opening of a new restaurant the previous night, and he was resting afterwards. The twins were still not well, so Becky was tending to them and driving them around to doctors' appointments, and Joey was still looking for work. "Joseph," teased Jesse, "you surely can't spend the rest of your life living here without paying rent."
"Don't worry, Jess, I will get a job," reassured Joey. "The one at the children's club seems pretty good to me, so, who knows? I just might earn it!"
"Yeah, it suits you," said Jesse. Just then the phone rang, and Jesse went to answer it. "Talk to me," he said.
"Jess... it's me, Boyce..." came a hoarse voice that made it sound like the speaker was in trouble.
"Boyce? What the hell's going on?" asked Jesse.
"Help... come to Donaldson's Diamonds, head office... please..." and then the line slammed shut. Jesse called to his wife.
"Becky!" he cried. "Boyce is in trouble."
Becky ran down the stairs.
"Jesse, what on earth is going on?" she asked.
"It was Boyce," said Jesse. "He was at Donaldson's Diamonds - I think he's being held hostage!"
"We've got to help him, then," said Becky. "Joey, can you keep an eye on Nicky and Alex?"
"Sure thing, Becks," said Joey.
"Thanks," said Becky, and she and Jesse headed out to her Toyota Camry. Jesse got into the driver's seat before Becky could, and they sped off to Donaldson's Diamonds.
"Step aside, please," said Jesse, as they dashed into the building. "It's an emergency!" He and Becky ignored the lifts and galloped up the many flights of stairs. As they approached the head office, they heard a voice.
"I shouldn't have gone out... you little piece of vermin, you dare try to call for help!"
The voice sounded eerily familiar. "Is that..." wondered Becky aloud.
"I think it is," said Jesse, and knocked the door down. He was in for the shock of his life.
It was Dick Donaldson.
It just so happened that one day, Jesse, Joey and Becky were at home with Nicky and Alex, while Debbie, Darla, Danielle, Stephanie and Michelle were at school. Jesse and his band had performed at the live opening of a new restaurant the previous night, and he was resting afterwards. The twins were still not well, so Becky was tending to them and driving them around to doctors' appointments, and Joey was still looking for work. "Joseph," teased Jesse, "you surely can't spend the rest of your life living here without paying rent."
"Don't worry, Jess, I will get a job," reassured Joey. "The one at the children's club seems pretty good to me, so, who knows? I just might earn it!"
"Yeah, it suits you," said Jesse. Just then the phone rang, and Jesse went to answer it. "Talk to me," he said.
"Jess... it's me, Boyce..." came a hoarse voice that made it sound like the speaker was in trouble.
"Boyce? What the hell's going on?" asked Jesse.
"Help... come to Donaldson's Diamonds, head office... please..." and then the line slammed shut. Jesse called to his wife.
"Becky!" he cried. "Boyce is in trouble."
Becky ran down the stairs.
"Jesse, what on earth is going on?" she asked.
"It was Boyce," said Jesse. "He was at Donaldson's Diamonds - I think he's being held hostage!"
"We've got to help him, then," said Becky. "Joey, can you keep an eye on Nicky and Alex?"
"Sure thing, Becks," said Joey.
"Thanks," said Becky, and she and Jesse headed out to her Toyota Camry. Jesse got into the driver's seat before Becky could, and they sped off to Donaldson's Diamonds.
"Step aside, please," said Jesse, as they dashed into the building. "It's an emergency!" He and Becky ignored the lifts and galloped up the many flights of stairs. As they approached the head office, they heard a voice.
"I shouldn't have gone out... you little piece of vermin, you dare try to call for help!"
The voice sounded eerily familiar. "Is that..." wondered Becky aloud.
"I think it is," said Jesse, and knocked the door down. He was in for the shock of his life.
It was Dick Donaldson.
You weren't expecting this, were you?
