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Chapter 3

Lobo: Round 1

Outside the Hazzard County Courthouse

Jesse, Daisy holding Bear, and Dixie are waiting as the guys come out. Daisy and Dixie hug BJ and Luke.

"So you took Boss's offer?" Jesse asks.

"Didn't have much other choice." Luke replies.

"Do you know what he was going to set each of your bonds at?" Jesse complains.

"I can only imagine!" Luke says sarcastically.

"Twenty five hundred dollars!" Daisy replies.

"Figures." says BJ.

"But then he just lets you go?..." Jesse starts.

"No, he didn't. He knows what he's doing. The only thing he could make stick was the destruction of property. So he ropes us into hauling the furniture he's getting from guess who?" BJ says.

Jesse replies, "I don't know who."

"An old adversary of mine. Orly County Sheriff, Elroy P. Lobo."

"I've only heard of him. If he and Boss are in this together...You all had best be real careful." Jesse declares.

"Believe me, you don't have to tell me that. Can you pick me up over at the hardware store? I think its time to change the locks on the back of the rig. Care to walk over with me?" he asks Daisy.

"OK." she says as they are walking. "Are you sure you all know what your doing? Isn't there some other way?"

BJ shrugged, "Not unless you have about $8000.00 you want to give Boss Hogg."

"BJ, I'm sorry that you all got mixed up in that. This whole thing is my fault." She looks down.

BJ raises her head up so she's looking at him, "Hey, don't be silly. This whole thing is LD's fault, besides me or none of them are going to let anybody talk to you that way, let alone grab you! Oh, but no."

Daisy smiles up at BJ, "Thanks." she whispers as she reaches up to give him a quick kiss.

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At the farm BJ and the boys check out and search the rig for any signs of tampering and/or anything that may have been planted in or on it. When he's satisfied he puts new locks on all three of the trailer doors. Bo pulls up in the General Lee.

Luke states, "Thought we may need some help on this one. How do you feel about Bo and Jeb running blocker for us in the General?"

"It's fine by me but you know outside of Hazzard he's going to get a lot of attention!" BJ reminds.

"And that truck of yours just blends in?" Bo questions.

Shaking his head, BJ says, "You do have a good point. I got a feeling this is going to be an interesting trip. Daisy, if Stacy calls about a run tell her I'll get up with her after this is over with."

"I won't be here. Uncle Jesse will give her the message." she replies.

"Where are you going to be?" BJ asks.

"Riding shot gun for you." she replies.

"I knew I shouldn't have asked." BJ sighs.

"Daisy, you can go with me anytime, any place--but not this trip! Please?"

She starts to protest.

"I need you to stay by the radio with Coy and Vance in case we need you all. They have been gone awhile and may not remember some of the places we may need you to get them too. Other than the Bo and Luke you know this place better than anyone." BJ convinces.

"I had made up my mind to go with you. But, if you may need me to show them some place I will be right here by the radio. " She states.

"Yes, I need you to stay here and monitor channel 12. Don't turn it off 12 cause I don't plan on talking much, Lobo has CB's in his cars." BJ states.

"Ok, but the first sign of trouble I want to know." Daisy insists.

"You bet." BJ says as he puts his arms around Daisy's waist and kisses her. "Let's get this over with. Come on Bear."

Bear goes up the truck and through the window. BJ gets in the drivers side as Luke gets in the passenger side. Bo and Jeb go through the General's windows. BJ starts the truck, when the air pressure has built up he disengages the brakes and puts it in gear with a tug on the air horn cord. Bo pulls out behind him and quickly passes him in the field before going out the gate as he hits the General's Dixie horn.

"BJ, if it works, you're good! I have never seen Daisy listen to anybody like that, including Uncle Jesse." Luke smiles.

BJ laughs, "They do know to go to channel 24 don't they? "

"Yeah, and Coy, Vance, and Uncle Jesse, I think are prepared to hog tie her and Dixie if they get any ideas about helping us." Luke replies.

"Them and what Army?" BJ laughs.

"That's about what it will take if they get any idea what's up." Luke stated.

"What was the deal with Jill? I couldn't help noticing she didn't come with the others to jail." BJ said.

Luke replies, "That's her way. She was probably too embarrassed to show up there. And watch, Bo will have heck to pay when this is over!"

"Oh, brother!" BJ exclaims.

"You can say that again! "

"Luke, we got Cletus up here to report that we're on our way." Jeb says on the CB.

Picking up the mike, Luke answers, "OK, we see him."

They drive on to the county line undisturbed.

As they cross into Orly BJ states, "You do know I really wasn't looking forward to coming back here? And under these circumstances..." he leaves the sentence hang thinking back.

"I don't figure we'll have trouble until after we're loaded." Luke states.

"I just hope the plan about 2 being at the truck while 2 are carrying works out. I'm looking for them to plant moonshine or something in the truck." BJ said.

"That's all Jeb, Bo, and I would need. We just this year got off probation from the last time." Luke explains.

BJ pulls up beside the Orly Club, sets the brakes and shut down the rig. Bo parks beside him. BJ gets down from the rig. "Bear stay here. Ok, guys look at everything before we put it in the truck. And let's try to keep someone out here all the time."

"Bo, you and Jeb stay here until we see what we've got." Luke instructs.

"Ok, yell if you need us." Replies Jeb.

BJ and Luke enter the Orly Club through the front door. It hasn't opened yet so there are only a couple of people getting set up to open. BJ asks the man behind the bar, "I'm here to pick up a load of tables for J.D. Hogg. Is Sheriff Lobo around?"

"Oh, yeah, we've been expecting you. I'll give him a call." he dials the phone. "Sheriff, that guys here to pick up those tables... Ok, I'll tell him. Bye." hanging up the phone he tells BJ, "He said he'd be right over. Care for anything while you wait?"

"No, we're fine. Where are the tables?" BJ inquires.

"I think they are the ones in the back room. Better wait until Sheriff Lobo gets here to make sure." the bar tender states.

Sheriff Lobo pulls up in front of BJ's rig. Bo and Jeb are setting on the hood leaning back against the windshield. Lobo approaches the General, "You know you can't drive a race car on the main roads." he informs Bo.

"Sheriff, it has tags, insurance, and a safety inspection sticker. We've been through this with the Hazzard Sheriff too. He has not been able to make us keep it off the road, yet." Bo replies.

Lobo decides it not the time to push and stomps off toward the Orly Club. He enters and sees BJ and Luke standing near the bar. "Well, as I live and breathe, if it ain't the infamous BJ McKay!" he says with an evil grin.

"Look, Sheriff, I'm just here to pick up a load for J.D. Hogg. I don't want to cause any trouble. I just want to pick up this load and I'll be gone." BJ states.

"The way I hear it you've already caused trouble over in Hazzard." Lobo smirks.

BJ sighs, "Where are these tables and we'll get loaded."

"Not in a hurry are you Boy?" Lobo grins and motions toward the back of the Club, "They're in here." He opens the door to a back room filled with old tables and chairs. "All these here by the door go, you can take them out the back door."

"Ok, Luke let's get at it." states BJ

About an hour later, BJ's rig is full of tables and chairs. They have managed to keep someone at the truck the entire time. They climb into the truck and General Lee, ready to pull out for home. "Something is wrong here. Really wrong." declares BJ.

"Are you sure? Nothing looked strange." Luke says.

"That's exactly why I'm so worried." BJ states, "Keep a close look out behind us."

"No problem. Bo said Lobo was not happy about the General being on the road, but didn't push It." says Luke.

"I'm telling you, He's got something up his sleeve." insists BJ.

They get out of town and come up to a 4-way intersection, as soon as they clear the intersection 4 patrol cars file in behind them running lights and sirens.

BJ says, "I told you so! I'm running the limit and I don't intend to stop." as he gears up.

"You've got one coming up my side." Luke says, and picks up the mike, "Bo get back and run some interference."

Bo drops back behind BJ and starts giving Lobo and Perkins grief by not letting them past the General. BJ lets the car on Luke's side get up to about the middle of his truck then swings a hard right into the cruiser, sending it into a deep ditch where it bottoms out. Another cruiser manages to get by the General on BJ's side he swings a hard left sending it up a steep bank. It flips down the bank landing just in front of Lobo who manages to get by the upside down cruiser.

"How far to the county line, Luke?" BJ questions.

"About five miles," Luke replies.

"Great!" adds BJ.

The bumper tags goes on until they top a hill where they can see at the bottom of the road 2 more cruisers blocking the road. They pick up speed going down the hill. "Hold on Luke." BJ hits the front of both cars sending them spinning out of Bo's way. As they cross the county line, they see Rosco and Boss Hogg setting on one side of the road and Cletus and Enos (in the same car) on the other.

"BJ this is getting better." Luke states sarcastically. "Look up there!" In the CB mike "Bo, Rosco and Cletus are up here to join the parade."

Jeb replies, "Hey we've about got our hands full back here." Still keeping Perkins and Lobo from passing.

"Rosco, don't let Lobo stop that truck! I don't know what's up but I've got to have that stuff by tonight!" states Boss.

As they cross the county line, Rosco and Cletus don't move until BJ and the General pass them. As Lobo and Perkins approach Rosco and Cletus pull out in front of them blocking the road and causing Lobo and Perkins to hit their cars. All 4 cars spin out of the road Rosco and Cletus into ditches, Perkins into a pond and Lobo into a field. All are disabled.

"Did you see that?" BJ asks in astonishment.

"I saw it. I can't explain it. I don't understand it, but I saw it!" Luke shakes his head. "I'll radio Cooter to take his time picking them up." Luke states. Turning the radio to channel 24 "Crazy Cooter, this is Lost Sheep 1."

"What can I do for you Lost Sheep? Crazy Cooter here." Cooter responds.

"Out on Mill Road near the county line you've got some business but take your time. Ok?" Luke advises.

"You got it! On my way." says Cooter.

BJ asks, "Is there some place we can look this stuff over again? There has got to be something in it."

"Yeah, take the next right." advises Luke.

They take the right followed by the General. At the end of the road is a large abandoned barn. They pull both the General and BJ's rig into it. They search both vehicles and again find nothing.

"Ok, any ideas now?" asks BJ.

"Yeah," states Luke, "Let's get this stuff to the Boar's Nest and out of this truck before Cooter gets them pulled out."

"Ok, let's go for it." Replies BJ

They manage to get all the tables and chairs into the Boar's Nest and set up. "Ok, let's get outta here." Bo states. They head for the farm.

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"Perkins! How could you have been so stupid? You let them run you right off the road!" Lobo complains.

"Well, Sheriff, they..." Perkins tries to explain but Lobo cuts him short.

"The damages are coming out of your pay day! And that $1000 hidden in that table leg that we're not going to be able to recover or catch them with!" Lobo sees Rosco approaching, "Clam up Perkins. If they get any idea there's money in those tables we will never get it back."

"Just what is going on here?" demands Rosco.

"I might ask you the same thing since you ran us off the road and caused us to loose the suspects in a Robbery case!" Perkins exclaims.

"Robbery? Where? Who?" questions Rosco.
"What Perkins is trying to say,..." Lobo gives Perkins a dirty look. "While that no account trucker and his friends were picking up those tables they helped themselves to $1000 in the register." explains Lobo.

"Well, we'll just have to get'em. We can..." giggles Rosco.

Lobo sighs, "Look Sheriff, by the time we get these cars out they'll have that money hidden."

"Well, uhh, we, uhh, we could find them and check them anyway." Rosco stammers.

Lobo replies, "If you want to but I'm telling you they will have ditched it by then. I'm telling you, that BJ McKay is TROUBLE! Every time he comes into my county I loose patrol cars. Right now I have six cars damaged."

"Well, let me tell you if he's with those Dukes, I don't know him, but those dagnabit Dukes have caused me problems since they've been in this world!" declares Rosco.

"What are we going to do about these cars?" Lobo asks.

Enos giggles, "Well, it's our lucky day here comes Cooter."

Cooter takes him time pulling out the 4 cruisers.

"Perkins, keep quite. If that bubbling idiot of a Sheriff wants to shake them down, we'll go along with it."

"But, Sheriff, we're not going to find anything cause the money is in the table and is probably unloaded by now."

"Perkins, you idiot! I know that and you know that BUT were not suppose to know that!" insists Lobo.

"Oh,...Ok,... I see!" laughs Perkins.

After getting the cars out they manage to get Rosco's and Lobo's running pretty good. Rosco says, "You all can follow us to the Boar's Nest. If we are lucky, they will still be unloading." They proceed to the Boar's Nest. The guys are nowhere to be found. "Follow me. I know where they will be." Rosco says heading for Jesse's.

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On the way to the farm Luke states, "I think it's about time to warn the home front. You know the first place they will look."

"Right, I just hope we looked better than they did, for what ever they are looking for. But, they know where it is because they planted it." Says BJ.

"I just hope we're not right." says Luke, switching the CB this time to Channel 12, "Lost Sheep 1 to Bow Peep."

"Bow Peep here."

"Look we're most likely going to have company out there. We can't find anything in or on the vehicles. We've unloaded and are heading your way. Give everything a good once over to make sure what ever they are looking for hasn't showed up there." instructs Luke.

"We'll get on it now." Daisy says.

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