Chapter 7: Bo and Luke Hogg?
Rosco had been searching for Jesse and Daisy ever since he left Boss' office at the Boars Nest. The very first place he had went to was the Duke farm. Rosco was shocked at how badly the farm looked and knew that the Dukes probably wouldn't be there since there was so much damage and the small farm house wasn't even fit for a roach to live in at the moment. Rosco pulled out of the driveway and headed down Mill Road, thinking that the Dukes would probably be in town right now.
Jesse, Daisy, and Cooter were getting ready to start searching the back roads once again and then head over into the other counties, Jesse and Daisy taking Sweetwater and Cooter taking Chickasaw. Rosco was just coming into town when he saw Jesse and daisy heading towards the Sweetwater County line. Rosco turned around and started following them, lights flashing. Jesse looked in his rearview mirror and saw the pursuing sheriff.
"What's Rosco want now?" Jesse said in a rather annoyed tone. Daisy turned around and saw Rosco.
"I dunno." Daisy replied. Jesse not knowing the news Rosco had to tell them, started speeding up, not wanting to be sent to jail for one of Boss Hogg's schemes. Rosco picked up the CB mic and started talking, hoping that he was on the same channel as the Dukes.
"This is Sheriff Roscoooo P. Coltrane, Jesse I need ya to pull over."
"We don't got time Rosco. We're in a hurry." Jesse said in response.
"Jesse please, it's important. I know where Bo and Luke are." Jesse looked at Daisy, before slowing down to a stop. Once the old white pickup was completely stopped, Jesse and Daisy jumped out and ran over to where Rosco's car was just coming to a stop. Before Rosco could get out, Jesse and Daisy were at his car door, demanding answers.
"Calm down Jesse, Daisy. I'll tell ya where they are as soon as ya hush." Rosco said as the Dukes started quieting down.
"Alright Rosco, where are m' nephews? They better not be in jail."
"They ain't in jail Jesse, they're, um…"
"They're what Rosco?" Jesse asked getting more impatient and worried with each passing second.
"Well, they're at the hospital." Rosco said slowly.
"Are they alright?"
"Well, Boss said that Luke's got amnesia. And he didn't say anything about Bo." Rosco said forgetting what Boss had told him about the doctors thinking Bo was his son. Jesse and Daisy looked at each other, still worried, but relived that they know where the rest of their family was.
"Alright, thank ya Rosco." Jesse said as he and Daisy rushed back to the truck. Jesse picked up the CB mic and started calling Cooter to let him know the news.
"Sheppard to Crazy C, ya got yer ears on come back?"
"Might be crazy, but I ain't dumb, Crazy Cooter comin' at ya, did ya find them? Come back."
"Yeah, we know where the boys are. They're at the hospital."
"Alright, which hospital would that be, Atlanta Memorial or Tri-County Emergency?"
"Uncle Jesse, Rosco never told us which one." Daisy said before Jesse responded to Cooter's question.
"Cooter, we're not sure, Rosco never told us which one they's at."
"Well, there's only two choices, so I'll take Tri-County, and ya'll can take Atlanta Memorial."
"Alright Cooter, let us know if ya find out anything."
"Will do Uncle Jesse. I'm gone." With that, the Dukes and Cooter went off to check their designated hospitals.
While everyone else had been busy in Hazzard, Boss had been making his way back to Tri-County to carry out the first step of his plan to get the Duke boys out of his hair, what little hair he had left that is, for good. Since Boss knew that Luke had amnesia, he figured he could fool Luke into thinking Boss was related to him, just like he did to Bo when he had amnesia.
Boss arrived at the hospital and ran as fast as his fat legs could carry him. When he arrived at room 143, Boss was surprised to hear talking coming from inside. What Boss didn't know was that Bo was awake and that Luke was in the same room as Bo. So when Boss walked in the room, he got a big surprise. Bo and Luke stopped talking and looked at the fat commissioner standing in the doorway.
"Who are you?" Luke asked curiously.
"Why, it's me sonny boy. You had me quite worried there for a while. You both did for that fact." Boss said with a fake smile. The boys looked at each other for a minute, both of them equally confused. Bo was the first to speak, finally able to talk normally without his chest hurting.
"Are you our daddy?"
"Why yes, yes I am sonny, your name is Bo Hogg," Boss said pointing to Bo. "And you're Luke Hogg." Boss finished pointing to Luke.
"Luke Hogg?"
"Bo Hogg?"
"Uhu, Bo Hogg, and Luke Hogg. You both live with me and your momma, Lulu." Boss said with that fake smile of his. Before anything else could be said, one of the nurses that had been taking care of the boys that day came in.
"Oh, Mr. Hogg, I'm glad you're here." The nurse said as she noticed Boss.
"Oh, why is that?" Boss asked pretending to be curious, but thinking he already knew the answer.
"Dr. Toole wanted me to see if you had stopped by so I could give you these." The nurse said as she handed some papers to Boss.
"What are these?" Boss asked looking at the papers.
"They're release forms for Bo. I need you to fill these out and then Bo should be ready to go home. He's recovering quite nicely and we see no further reason to keep him any longer."
"Alright, now what about my other boy, Luke? When can he be released?"
"Well, we had been waiting for some more information and for a last name before we could release him."
"Well, I have all the information you need. His last name is Hogg, he's twenty-four years old, and lives with me, his momma, that's Lulu, and his brother, Bo." Boss lied. The nurse not ever having met Boss had no idea about how much he tended to lie, so she believed him.
"Alright, that had been all we were waiting on before we could get any papers ready for his release. I'll go get the paper work for him and let the doctor know."
"Thank ya kindly." Boss said once again using his fake smile. Boss sat down in one of the chairs and started filling out the forms.
Meanwhile at that same moment, Cooter was just walking up to the front desk in the waiting room.
"Excuse me miss, but I was wondering if you could help me out." Cooter asked the tall black haired woman who was sitting behind the desk.
"Why yes, what can I do for ya?" She asked.
"Well, I was wonderin' if you have anyone here by the last name Duke."
"Let me check the files real fast." The receptionist said as she started checking the files. After a few minutes of searching, she turned back to Cooter.
"I'm sorry sir, but there isn't anyone here with the last name Duke."
"Alright, much obliged." Cooter said as he tipped his cap before walking out of the hospital. Going back to his tow truck, Cooter picked up the CB mic and called Jesse.
"Crazy C to Sheppard and Bopeep, ya'll got yer ears on, come back."
"This is Bopeep, any luck Cooter?"
"That's a big negatory."
"The same here too."
"You don't s'pose that Rosco heard wrong, do you?"
"I dunno, but knowing Rosco, he probably did."
"Yeah, so what're we gonna do now?"
"Well, let's head back to the garage and we can think of something there."
"Alright, I'm gone." Cooter said as he put the mic down. Sighing, Cooter headed back towards Hazzard, the whole time trying to think of where his friends could be.
Oh boy, Bo and Luke Hogg, that's sure strange sounding. I sure hope the Dukes and Cooter can find them and talk some sense into them, otherwise I hate to see what kind of trouble they could get into being Hoggs. Ya'll stick around, ya hear?