"Luke Duke, if you don't untie us this minute, I'm gonna put you over my knee and give you a good woopin!" Boss Hog g hollered.
Leaning back in his chair and putting his feet up on Boss's desk, something he knew would make Boss even madder, Luke threw back his head and laughed. "Well Boss, I hate to tip your little red wagon, but if you could catch me, which I really doubt, Uncle Jesse would woop you. If you had a knee to put me over," he muttered under his breath.
Luke got up and went to the window. "Nice day out, don't ya'll think?" he signalled to Cooter outside the window. Cooter did a thumbs-up gesture and ran off to do his part of the plan.
"Luke, you wouldn't jest let good honest-er", Roscoe glanced back at Boss, "well, people you've known all your life, uh, be all tied up like this without lettin us go?"
"Now, Roscoe, you know if wouldn't do that!" Luke grinned. "Know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna leave this here knife on the floor for you to set yourself loose.I'm sure ya'll'l b able to think of a million different ways to get to this here knife, too. Luke shook his head and grinned again. "Wisht I was here to see that!" Luke set the knife down about six feet away from them on the floor. "Adios!" he ran out the office door but then came back and poked his head around the corner. "That's goodbye in French," Luke winked at them.
"You nasty Duke boy! I'm comin for ya! I'll get ya - jest- freeze!" Roscoe yelled, looking like he was fixing to have a heart attack.
"Roscoe," Boss grimaced, "Just figure out a way to get us out of these ropes! I'm about to go as loony as you bein this close to you! As a matter of fact-" Suddenly all the lights in the building went out. Even though it was daytime, the blinds that Luke had shut on the window kept out most of the daylight.
"I done gone blind, Boss! I caint see!" Roscoe wailed.
I'll just leave ya'll to imagine the rest of this little scenario here, but we gotta get on to the more important characters in this here story, mainly Bo and Jamie.
Bo carefully picked up Jamie and held her a little tighter than was absolutely neccesary. He looked down at her and smiled softly. "Now Jamie, don't you worry about a thing now, everythin will be jest fine, here at Cooter's farm. He's an old buddy of ours, a bit crazy, like he says, but friendlier than you can shake a stick at." He carried her inside to an extra bedroom of Cooters.
He carefully laid her out on the bed, bein sure not to touch the left leg, and sat down on the edge of the bed.
Jamie looked up at him and smiled. "Ya know, country boy, I think I might could get attached to you under the right circumstances," she blushed and looked down. Uh, huh……… cutest boy I've ever seen, an when he turns on his charm – whew! She smiled to herself. It's might be pretty hard to go through with this, but I jest gotta! I need money…… money………anything to get it……! She suddenly sat up straight and got a wild look in her eyes. "Why are you sittin there, what do you want to do with me?" she cried, beating her fists against Bo's chest.
Poor Bo was so surprised that he just sat there for a second, taking it in. "I need money! Can't you see that! Anything to-" her voice changed and she stopped pounding Bo and dropped her hands to the blanket. She sounded like a little girl now. "Oh, papa, can we please go to town?" she cried, seeming to stare off into nothing. "I want that teddy bear so bad!"
A chill ran through Bo, and he took her by the shoulders and shook her. "Jamie!" he practically shouted at her. "What – what are you sayin?" he cried. "Snap out of it, ya hear?"
Suddenly she came to herself and cried out. "Bo, what ya shakin me for?" she asked, laughing a little.
"You – um – you were jest talkin crazy, and I didn't know what the matter was!" Bo relplied, a bewildered look on his face.
"Talkin crazy! Are you outa your mind, Bo Duke?" Jamie smiled teasingly, herself again completely. Her green eyes flashed.
All of the sudden Bo couldn't help himself. Her eyes were so beautiful, and her black hair was in glorious dissaray over her shoulders and down her back. He pulled her closer and kissed her gently. Her hands went up to his neck, and she found herself rosponding. Time seemed to be nonexistant at that moment, just like heaven.
The door burst open and Luke ran in, followed by Uncle Jesse and Daisy. "Bo –" Luke stopped short as Bo and Jamie hurriedly pulled away, and Bo jumped to his feet.
"Yeah, Luke, uh - I was just makin our guest here feel welcome," he stuttered, looking strangely embarrased for Bo.
"Yeah, I know what you were doin," Luke grinned at Jamie, giving her one of his winks.
"How you feelin, miss Jamie?" Uncle Jesse came to stand by her bed.
"Oh, as well as I can, ya know, Mr. Duke," she smiled.
"Do ya need anything sweetheart?" asked Daisy.
While Daisy and Jamie were talking, Uncle Jesse called the boys to another room. "Did you boys take care of Boss and Roscoe?" he looked at them.
"Yes, sir, Uncle Jesse, but it's only a matter of time till they figure out how to scoot the chair over and get that knife," Luke shrugged.
"And get night vision," Bo added, grinning.
They looked at each other and laughed.
"But you boys know that it's either take this here girl to jail for what she done, or clap you boys in there for an awful long time," Uncle Jesse pointed at them.
They both sobered up and glanced at each other.
"Yeah, we know that, Uncle Jesse, and it'd probably be a whole lot easier for them to arrest her and then we can bail her out, right?" Luke looked at Uncle Jesse.
"But- Luke!" Bo protested. "We caint jest let her get arrested like that, I mean, after all, she's got a broken leg! He spluttered.
"Now Bo, I know you think a lot of this here girl, and in spite of what she done I kinda like her myself," Uncle Jesse smiled. "But," he quickly frowned, "it's the only way you boys won't get clapped in there."
"You're right, as usual, Uncle Jesse," Luke nodded.
"Well, I hate to admit it, but I guess ya'll are right, we'll just have ta bail her out," Bo crossed his arms. "But I still don't like it!"
At that moment they heard sirens off in the distance.
"Oh, no!" Bo and Luke ran to the window, followed by Uncle Jesse.
"Looks like ol Boss and Roscoe finally figured a way out, don't it?" Uncle Jesse sighed.
"Bo, I forgot to hide the General Lee!" Luke exclaimed, slapping the window-sill.
Sure enough, there that beautiful Dodge Charger was, right out in the open in front of Cooter's farm, for the whole world and Roscoe to see.
"I'll move it, maybe he aint seen it yet!" Bo cried, dashing out the door.
Luke and Uncle Jesse waited nervously inside, looking around the sides of the window.
But it was too late. Roscoe P. Coltraine was already headed their way, sirens going full blast.
Luke stuck his hands in his back pockets, looked at Uncle Jesse and sighed. "Well, guess we better go tell Jamie what's up."
Uncle Jesse had a resigned expression as he took one last look outside the window as Roscoe pulled up. "Come on, Luke," he said, walking into the living room ahead of Luke.
Bo ran in the back door and saw their expressions. "He saw it, didn't he?" Bo rolled his eyes.
"Yeah, he's comin up right now," Luke jerked his thumb toward the front door.
Uncle Jesse was over explaining the situation to Jesse. "I understand, Mr. Jesse," she nodded. I gotta pay for the wrong I done." Specially if'n it'll get me into their good graces………
"Now don't you worry, honey, we'll get ya out almost before ya can say Jack Robinson," Uncle Jesse said, patting her hand.
Just then Sheriff Roscoe burst in the door. "All right, everybody freeze!"