Thanks everyone for all the reviews! I'm glad you all like it. :) Thank you, Ashlee for bringing up the problem with Jerry having a laptop. I didn't even think of that! Jerry is a man ahead of his time technology-wise, but I think that might be pushing it, lol. But, oh well. No turning back now! _ Please bear with me if things start to sound a bit choppy or they don't make as much sense as the last few chapters. I'm getting a touch of writer's block. And boy, that's the worst thing about writing. Btw, I hope y'all are liking Jerry okay. When I first thought up this whole idea it just came with a butler...I dunno. My mind is a scary place.

Legal: I do not own the rights to Three's Company or its characters, thanks.

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Chapter 5: A Foul Plot Afoot

The next morning Jerry had news for them as they sat around the table in the kitchen. "Girls, I have just learned that Dr. Elias is not really a lawyer. He was only posing as one for this particular case."

Janet stared at him somberly. She knew this. Terri, on the other hand gasped. "Why would he get involved in this then? He must be really against Jack being trained like a human, I guess. I wonder why."

Jerry's eyes narrowed. "As do I, Terri. I hope you girls would excuse me. I'm going to run to the grocery store really quick."

"Of course, Jer," Terri said absent-mindedly as she looked at the back of a cereal box.

But Janet noticed him take his laptop with him. She scratched her head. Why did Jerry need his laptop to go grocery shopping? There was definitely something interesting going on.

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"Can you say Janet? Jan-et."

Janet was sitting crosslegged on the couch, facing Jack. She had heard him sing so she knew she could get him to talk if she tried.

He stared at her and kept opening and closing his mouth. She tried again, pointing to herself. "Janet."

He opened his mouth again and pointed to her. "J--"

"Yes..."

"Ja--"

"Yes!"

"J-Jan--"

Ding dong!

Jack fell off of the couch in surprise. Janet groaned and got off of the couch. "This had better be important," she muttered.

She opened the door and raised an eyebrow. In front of her stood four teenagers and a large, brown great dane. The teen in the front was buff and had blonde hair. He smiled. "Hi. I'm Fred Jones and we're the Scooby Doo Detective Agency. Word has reached us that you have a mystery going on here and we're here to solve it!" He exclaimed with fervor, shooting his fist into the air.

"We're a free service," added a pretty girl with long, red hair.

"Rould rou rike a Rooby Rack?" Said the dog.

Janet shut the door and locked it. She shook her head. *Janet, you're really starting to lose it.*

"Janet."

"Yes, Jack? JACK! You said my name!" She squeeled in excitement and ran over to him. "You said my name, Jack! Say it again!"

"Janet," Jack repeated.

Janet began to dance around. Jack joined her, shouting out "Janet" in a sing-song voice.

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When Jerry walked in that day Janet immediately asked Jack what her name was.

"Janet," he said proudly.

Jerry nodded. "Very good, Jack, I'm glad you--you spoke. He spoke!"

Janet giggled. "Isn't it great? He's learning so fast." She slipped a Scooby Snack in his mouth.

"Yes. Janet, I don't want you to let Jack out of your sight," Jerry got straight to the point.

"Why?" Janet asked quickly.

"I have strong reason to believe there is a foul plot afoot and it all centers around Jack."

"What do you mean?"

Jerry studied her silently, deciding whether or not to say what he meant. Finally he spoke again. "Let me just put it this way: I don't believe Jack's sudden behavior occured as the result of an accident."

Janet's eyes grew round. "You mean...you think somebody did this to him? But how? I don't understand--"

"Neither do I. Don't worry, though, Janet. Very educated people are working on it as we speak. You just worry about training Jack to be a human."

Janet nodded and looked over at Jack. He was kneeling in front of the window, watching a bird with great interest. Jerry's words echoed in her mind. *There is a foul plot afoot and it all centers around Jack.* She sighed. When she met Jack seven years ago she never thought something this crazy would happen. She was still sure she was going to wake up any minute and find herself in bed. She would get up and go into Jack's room, wake him up and ask him his name. He would look at her like she was crazy and want to know if she was okay. She'd be overcome with joy. She'd swing her arms around him, look into his big, blue eyes and then--

"Janet!" Jack shouted.

Janet ran over to him. "What, Jack? What is it?"

He pointed out the window. She looked where he was pointing. A man was looking up at them and immediately tried to cover his face and run away when he saw Janet look down at him, but Janet knew who he was. "Jerry, Elias was watching Jack from the street."

Jerry nodded and went into the kitchen. Janet patted Jack on the head and crept to the kitchen door.

"What's the scoop, Jerry?" Said the girl named Sam.

They were back! But how?

"Elias is right beside Tripper's apartment building. Get down here and track him down straightaway!"

"Got it!"

Janet waited, supposing she would hear them leave, but she didn't. Before she knew it Jerry was swinging open the door. She jumped backwards and tripped over the couch. He smiled down at her. "Trying to teach Jack to trip on the couch, are we?"

Janet nodded, getting up. "Yes, well, he was always very good at it, you know."

Jerry chuckled and sat down on the chair to watch some television. Janet walked over to Jack and stroked his hair, staring out the window with him. *What is Jerry hiding from me?*

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When Terri got home that day Janet took her aside to their room and told her all about both of Jerry's mysterious conversations. Terri gasped. "Oh, Janet, do you think Jerry is a secret agent for the CIA?" She said excitedly.

Janet put a finger over her mouth, signaling for Terri to be quieter. "I'm not so sure he's on our side, Terri," she whispered.

Terri made a pouty face. "That's too bad. I really like him."

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Okay. That chapter was a little bit pointless, but oh well. Scooby-Doo and the gang were funny, weren't they? When I thought about this becoming a mystery I just knew that I had to slip them in there somewhere. ^-^ Anyway, though, the next chapter will be better. We're going to get more of Larry. :-D