EPILOGUE
THE NEXT MORNING, SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTER
Velma was visiting with her Uncle John. She told him how they had caught the culprit. John was happy that the man who had done this to him would now be brought to justice. The doctors gave him even more good news; he could go home in a couple of days.
"I wish you could stay with me a while," John told his niece. "You know, look after me until I can get back on my feet again."
"You know I can't, Uncle. "I've got places to go, mysteries to solve."
"That's okay," John said. "My friends and neighbors will look after me. Don't worry about it, hon. And you know something else? I might try to visit that 'bongo drum club' you speak of. Who knows, I might find me a pretty little woman there!"
"And maybe she can teach you to dance Salsa!" Velma laughed.
"I'd like that!" John exclaimed.
"Well listen, Uncle, my friends are waiting on me so I really got to go. See at the reunion in Coolsville?"
"I'll be there with bells on," John said.
Velma got up to leave. "Bye, Uncle. Take care of yourself. And get well soon. I love you"
"Bye, hon," John said. "See you at the reunion." Then just before Velma went out of the door, he called after her, "If you see Cosmo, tell him that…I apologize for all the awful things I've said to him and about him…and that…I love him. And tell him that he's free to express any opinion he wants to around me. I may not agree with them, but I promise I'll listen to them with an open mind."
"Oh Uncle, that's the nicest thing you've ever said to me!" Velma exclaimed, delighted. "I'll tell him. I gotta go. Bye."
"Bye, hon. Love you," John said.
Velma was delighted that John and Cosmo were going to finally patch things up between them. Happy, she joined Fred, Daphne, Shaggy, and Scooby in the Mystery Machine. They were ready to depart Springfield for their next adventure.
"Where are we off to now?" Daphne asked.
"Wherever mystery and adventure takes us, Daphne," Fred replied. "Wherever mystery and adventure takes us." With that, Fred started the Mystery Machine, put it in gear, and began to drive off. As the van exited the hospital parking lot, Scooby stuck his head out of the window and said: "Scooby Dooby Doo!"
THE END
POST SCRIPT (DREAM SEQUENCE)
Gil Lopez was pounding out a driving Latin beat on his congas. Next to him, Daphne was dancing to this exotic rhythm. Fred appeared and tapped Gil on the shoulder. Fred picked up one of the congas, held it above Gil's head, then swiftly pulled it down over his body until Gil's head poked through the broken drum skin. The end effect was not unlike that of a man wearing a barrel.
"Freddy!" Daphne cried, flabbergasted. "Why in heaven's name did you do that for?"
"'Cause I felt like it," Fred told her. Right then, Tom Petty's "Don't Do Me Like That" began to play. "Come on, Daph, let's dance."
As the two began to dance, Fred turns to the "camera," and in a devilish voice says, "Ain't I a stinker?"
