Chapter 5: He's Awake!
Boss Hogg was just getting ready to step outside the hospital, when he was nearly run over by a doctor and several nurses rushing someone back to the ER. An elderly couple and a younger woman came in behind the doctor and nurses. The couple and woman took a seat in the lobby to await word on the person that was just brought in. it wasn't until after Boss got a good look at the couple did he recognize who they were.
"Mr. and Mrs. Hannover, what brings you here?" Boss asked as he took a seat next to George.
"We found a young man yesterday in our backyard that was injured badly. We just now got a source of transportation from my sister, Sara Beth," George explained. "What brings you here Mr. Hogg?"
"Um, well I too found a young man that was severely injured. He's been here since yesterday. Um say, what did the young man look like?"
"Well, he has dark hair, and he's about 5' 8". We don't know what his name is due to the fact he don't remember and he didn't have any identification on him." George said.
"That sounds like Luke Duke." Boss said to himself.
"What was that Mr. Hogg?"
"Nothing, I just thought I saw someone I knew. Tell me, is the main road to Hazzard still blocked off?"
"No, they got that cleared away sometime last night."
"Well alright. Thank ya Mr. Hannover." Boss said as he walked out of the hospital. Boss walked out to his car and got in. After sitting for a minute, he started the engine and drove out of the hospital parking lot. After waiting for the traffic to clear enough to get out, Boss took off down the road towards Hazzard. The Hannover's had been waiting for about three hours before anyone came out. The same doctor who had been taking care of Bo came out, looking at some papers on a clipboard.
"Mr. and Mrs. Hannover?" the young doctor called.
"That would be us." George said as he, Mary, and Sara Beth stood up and walked over to the doctor.
"How is he?" Sara Beth asked.
"Well, I'm quite surprised he's even alive right now. His injuries are quite similar to those of another patient that we have here. Can you tell me exactly where it was that you found him?"
"We found him in our backyard." George said.
"In what county?"
"Hazzard."
"Hm, did something happen in Hazzard yesterday? Because this is the second case like this from Hazzard."
"There was a twister yesterday afternoon. Our house didn't get hit to badly, but we did get a lot of debris and that young man we found."
"Hm, that may explain how he got in your yard then."
"Yes it would explain a lot. Would it be alright if we saw him?"
"Yes I'll allow you to see him, but I ask that you go one at a time."
"Alright, thank you doctor, um…"
"Oh yes, my name is Doctor Scott Toole. He is room 143. There is another patient in there, so you'll need to keep your voices down."
"Alright, thank you again Dr. Toole." George said as he shook the doctor's hand.
"You're quite welcome Mr. Hannover. If you need anything you can go to the nurse's desk. To get to it from room 143, you turn left and go down the first hallway on your right. It'll be straight ahead. You shouldn't be able to miss it." Doctor Toole said as he went to check on another patient. The Hannover's headed towards Luke's room to see how he was doing. After walking around looking for the room, they finally came across it. It had been decided that George would go in to see Luke first, followed by Mary, and then Sara Beth. Not realizing he was being watched, George made his way as quietly as he could so as not to disturb the other patient. Quietly pulling a chair closer to Luke's bed, George took a seat. Not knowing what to say, George just sat there watching Luke.
He thought that it was sad to see such a young man lying in the hospital with numerous machines and other things attached to him. Luke had a cast on his right arm, making it clear that he had a broken arm, a cast on his left leg, indicating the same thing, a splint on his right wrist, indicating that it was most likely sprained, and bandages on his chest from the numerous cuts, two of which required five stitches each. It was a couple of minutes later that George started to get the feeling that he was being watched.
Turning around slowly, George looked around the room, but saw no one, except for the two young men in the room, neither one moving. George turned back around and started watching Luke again, still not knowing what to say, and no matter what he did, he just couldn't shake the feeling that he was being watched. Finally not being able to stand the feeling anymore, George got up and started for the door, not realizing at first that he had turned his attention to the young blond on the other side of the room.
Not expecting to see what he saw, George jumped a little. There lying on the bed looking at him with big baby blue eyes that held the look of confusion and fear was Bo, with a look on his face like he didn't know what was going on.
"Oh, you startled me. I didn't wake you, did I?" George said as he watched the young man. Not saying anything, Bo turned his head towards where Luke lay, looking at him with curiosity. Because Bo was still out of it when they brought Luke in, he didn't know how or when Luke had gotten there.
"Is everything alright?" George asked worried that something was wrong with the young man other then his injuries.
"I'm alright," Bo said his voice raspy. "But, who's he?" Bo asked as he pointed as best as he could with his good arm. Even though he was being careful, he still managed to pull the IVs in his hand, which caused him to flinch a little.
"I'm not sure of his name, see, we found him in our yard and he don't remember his name. Oh, by the way my name is George Hannover."
"Nice to meet you Mr. Hannover."
"Oh, please just call me George. Mr. Hannover just sounds too formal." George said with a caring smile. Before Bo could say anything more, a rather big yawn escaped him, causing a sharp pain to flare up in his chest, which made him wince. George decided to let his wife and sister have some time visiting with Luke, before they left.
"I gotta go now. My wife and sister will be coming in to see the other young man, you take care now." George said as he gently patted Bo's shoulder. Bo just lay on the bed watching the old man leave.
Back in Hazzard, Boss was just arriving at his office at the Boars Nest. Boss got out of his car, having forgotten about his driver, and ran inside as fast as his short fat legs could carry him. Not expecting to see Rosco in his office, Boss nearly had a heart attack from the surprise of seeing his brother-in-law sitting in his barber chair.
"Rosco! What in sam hill are you doin' here?" Boss practically yelled. Rosco not having heard Boss come in, Rosco jumped out of the chair and fell on the floor. Mumbling as he stood up, he turned around and saw Boss standing in the doorway looking mad.
"Khew, khew, Oooh, it's so good to see you little fat buddy, I thought that twister done sucked you up like it did the Duke boys." Rosco cooed not realizing what he said. Boss looked at Rosco for a moment before saying anything. Boss reached up and pulled Rosco's head down so his right ear was even with Boss' mouth.
"Rosco I know where the Duke boys are. They're over at Tri-County Emergency, but don't you go tellin' Jesse, Daisy, Cooter, or anyone else for that fact, ya hear?" Boss whispered rather loudly in Rosco's ear.
"Uh, why don't you want me to tell anyone? Cause Jesse, he's mighty worried 'bout Bo and Luke."
"Because you pea brain, Luke Duke has amnesia from what this old couple said, and the doctors at the hospital think that Bo's my son. If Jesse Duke were to go there to see them, then what I have planned won't work."
"But Boss, remember when Bo had amnesia and that doctor said that it'd wear off his brain in a few days? What about Luke? It'll wear off his brain in a few days too, won't it?"
"Which is why we gotta pin what I have in store for the Dukes as soon as possible. And that's another reason why Jesse can't know where they are."
"But Boss…"
"No buts. Now get out on patrol while I start getting things ready." Boss said as he let go of Rosco's head. Mumbling, Rosco walked out of Boss' office and headed for his patrol car. Even though Rosco didn't really like the Dukes, he knew that what Boss was probably thinking of doing was wrong. Still mumbling when he got in his patrol car, Rosco turned to his loyal basset hound, Flash.
"That fat little meadow muffin. Plannin' on pinnin' something on the Dukes, after all they been through enough the last couple of days. I think I should tell Jesse, after all he has the right to know where his nephews are." Rosco said as he patted Flash's head. Flash just let out a yawn and went to sleep. Rosco pulled out of the Boars Nest parking lot and went off to find Jesse to tell him the news.
That Boss Hogg is somethin' else.Plannin' on pinning something on the Duke boys after all they been through. Okey dokey, ya'll know what to do now. Push the little purple button, I know you wanna.