"Aaaaall right everybody, hands up now!" Roscoe shouted, waving the gun around. "That goes for you, too!" he hollered, waving it in Jamie's direction.
"Roscoe, put that gun down before you shoot somebody with it," Luke said, rolling his eyes.
"Now, Roscoe, we really didn't do anythin!" Bo eclaimed, half-way holding his hands up. "Let us explain-"
"I don't need nobody to explain to me what happened, Bo Duke! I know it was you and Luke that stole that there money from Boss Hog g, and I'm gonna take ya'll to the slammer-"
"Hold it right there, you pea-brain, and let Luke and Bo explain the whole thing to ya," Uncle Jesse interrupted, as he came to stand in front of the sheriff, pushing Roscoe's gun down slowly.
"Don't ya'll worry about that," a voice came from the direction of the couch. They all turned to look at Jamie laying there.
"Who are you?" Roscoe muttered, glaring at her.
"My name's Jamie, and these here folks were kind enough to take me in…." Hopefully that'll continue so I can get my money after all…….. oh! I need it…….!
"Well, go on, we aint got all day, I'm fixin to take these here Dukes into custody! Kkkyyuh- kkyuhh!" Roscoe laughed.
"Oh, no you aint, it wasn't their fault, it was all me…" And she continued to tell him her whole story, and Bo and Luke, who hadn't heard it before either. It only caused Bo to worship her more, but as for Luke, well, he was starting to have his suspicions that she wasn't all as nice as she wanted them to believe. You see, Luke is unusually perceptive, almost like another sense, and he happened to catch the way something he couldn't quite define flitted across her face when she mentioned money.
It's almost like she sorta went outta her mind for a second, I mean that wild look in her eyes and all……..
Luke snapped out of his thoughts suddenly when he realized she was through with her story.
"So," Jamie finished, "You can see that it was all me that you have to blame, not these people. If you want to arrest me, that's fine."
"Kkyuhh-kyyyuh!" Roscoe laughed. I sure do, I sure do! And I'll take these Duke boys along with me. There's gotta be somethin they done today to slap em in there!" he chortled.
"Now, Roscoe, you know that aint true, my boys aint done nothin!" Uncle Jesse stuttered angrily. "You caint lock em up on somethin you think they're gonna do later today!"
"That's right sir, it's just me you want," Jamie insisted.
"Well, I'll just take you right now, but I'll think of somethin, and I'll be back!" Roscoe P. Coltraine nodded. "You just wait-I'll get you both-" he muttered, putting the handcuffs on Jamie's wrists.
"Now I really don't think that's neccesary-!" Bo stepped forward angrily. Uncle Jesse stopped him with his arm and a silent finger to his lips. He stood up taller and whispered in Bo's ear, "Don't worry, Bo, we'll get her out."
Bo sighed and shook his head, but he still came forward to pick her up gently.
"Don't you worry about a thing, sugah, everythin will be just fine," Daisy told her soothingly, walking along beside her and Bo as he carried her to the police car. Jamie smiled at her and nodded. I know it will, sweetie, I know it will.
"No talkin to the prisoner, now!" Roscoe huffed, coming and opening the driver's door. He got in and started the car up.
Bo laid her in the backseat, propping her back against the other door, making sure it was locked. He looked into her eyes and smiled, his own baby blue ones lighting up. "Honey, don't you worry none, we're gonna get you outta there right soon," he said, winking at her. He bent forward and kissed her forehead. "See ya soon!" he grinned.
"Bye!" Jamie tried to smile. She waved as the police car pulled away. Everybody waved except Luke, but nobody even noticed.
Nobody knew that miles away in Atlanta, warrents were being sent out for her arrest. Nobody knew how, but she had single-handedly managed to rob on of the smaller banks there, shooting one of the officers in the leg that tried to run after her. That was just two days before. Now the bad news was real close to reaching Hazzard. Seems that she will do almost anything to get her money……….
After Roscoe left with Jamie in tow, Bo turned and looked at all three of them. "Well, let's not just stand here lookin like a calf at a new gate, come on, ya'll!"
"Bo, I'd like to talk to ya for a sec," Luke gestured with his head to the other side of the house. "Over here. Come sit on this," Luke said walking over to a big log they needed to cut up yet, and sitting down.
"Okay, Luke, but can you make it quick, I mean we gotta go get Jamie out," Bo said, walking over and sitting down.
"Well, Bo, it's like this……..I just really don't have a good feeling about Jamie. I think she might be one of those weirdo types who whenever they want somethin, that's all they can see, I mean like they'll stop at nothin to-"
While Luke was saying this Bo was too shocked to say anything, his mouth moving, trying to say something. Now he jumped up angrily.
"Luke, I caint believe you'd say that! You're jest seein things that arent there, because you're jealous! That's it, aint it!" Bo declared, his voice getting louder.
Now Luke sprang up to stand in front of Bo. "You know that aint true! You're too much in love to see straight. I'm tellin ya, I don't think anythin good's gonna-"
"Now you just stop it right there, Luke," Bo said, his voice dangerously low, as he came to stand inches from Luke. "If I think she's somethin special, it's none of your business, and I'll thank you ta stay outta mine. I can make my own decisions."
Bo and Luke stood there for what seemed like an eternity, staring each other down. Finally Luke backed up slightly, raised his hands in a peaceful way, and tried to laugh. "Okay, Bo, have it your way, I was only tryin to give ya some advice."
"Yeah, Luke, I know what you was doin," Bo backed up also. "If I need any advice, I'll ask you." With that Bo turned on his heel and walked over to where Uncle Jesse and Daisy were standing, watching them silently. He stopped in front of them and said, "Ya'll comin? We got a pretty lady to haul outta jail! Whoo!" Bo ran and jumped in the General.
Uncle Jesse and Daisy got in the pickup truck to be there as backup, and Luke, scrubbing his hand wearily over his face, said softly to himself, "Nothin good's gonna come of this one," and ran to join Bo in the General Lee before he left him.