The Trip and Conversation: Chapter Two:
The Dukes invited Lorraine, and Nancy Lou over to the Duke Farm, and they dropped Monica off at a friend's house, and when they got there, the Dukes welcomed them, and had them stay for some breakfast. They agreed, and sat down and listened to what their friends have to say.
Steve and Ben were in Hazzard County in no time, and they checked into the local motel, and they unpacked their stuff that they needed, and then they had some dinner at the Diner, and then they went to do a Watch detail on the Duke Farm, to see if they are gonna be a problem, or the rest of the Davenports. They bugged the "General Lee", and then they bugged one of their flowerboxes, and listened in carefully.
"I am not sure if I like this", said Lorraine once Luke laid out the plan of going to Atlanta, and finding out what Cooter was into, and finding out who ordered the hit on her husband, and Nancy Lou said, "I do, I am coming with you", and Lorraine protested, and Nancy Lou said, "He was my father, Lorraine, and I loved him, and someone disposed of him like garbage, and now payback will be a bitch, and I owe it to him", and Lorraine sighed, and said, "You will be careful, right?" and the young girl smiled, and said, "Yes, Ma'am, Please just take care of yourself, and Monica, and I will be back before you know it, and if we have trouble, we will call on the C.B.", and that made Lorraine feel better, and she went home to pack a bag for the three of them, cause Jesse wanted them to stay, and she left, and the Dukes and Nancy Lou went back to making a plan.
Later that night, Lorraine cooked dinner for her girls, and Monica was sadden by her sister's announcement that she is going on a trip with the Dukes, and she ran out of the room crying, and Lorraine was gonna go after her, but Nancy Lou stopped her, and said, "Let me talk to her, Lorraine, I will make her understand the reason, or try to", and the elder Davenport nodded, and sat back down, as Nancy Lou leaves the room, and she sighed, and went back to her meal.
Jesse went to sleep early that night, cause he promised Monica a Fishing trip the next day, and since it was the weekend, and Monica doesn't have school, it would do her good, and he loved having a kid running around him again, and he loved being a Uncle, and being the most respected man in Hazzard County, and he feels like he is the luckiest man in the world.
Nancy Lou found her sister in their Barn Hayloft, and she went up the ladder, and found her in the pile of Hay, and she saw her sister was crying, and then Monica said, "Sit down, Sister, I won't bite", and she sat down besides her, and then Nancy Lou hugged her, and said to her soothingly, "I didn't mean to hurt you", and Monica sniffled, and nodded, and Nancy Lou explained, "This has to do with Daddy, and we are gonna get the bad guys, who hurt him bad, and I promise to come home safe and in one piece, OK, and I promise that me and you will have some sister time together as soon as I come back", and Monica said, "Thanks", and she hugged her sister tight, and then they went inside, and finished their dinner, and had the dessert that Lorraine prepared for them.
The next morning, Lorraine and the girls got to the Duke Farm on time, and Nancy Lou went inside to spend time with Kit, and Pamela, and all of the Eldest Dukes came out to greet Lorraine and Monica, and Jesse said with a smile, "Are you ready for some fishing, Little Girl?" and Monica nodded with excitement, and Bo said with praise, "Uncle Jesse is the best Fisherman in Hazzard County, we learned from him", and Luke and Daisy agreed with a smile, and Jesse blushed, and he saw how exhausted Lorraine was, and he said, "Come on, Honey, let's get you inside, you must be exhausted", and she nodded, and Daisy said, "Sugar, you can have my room while we are gone", and she thanked her, and followed Jesse, and Monica in, and then the Dukes went to their Hayloft to talk later that night.
Daisy said not confident, "I am not sure that this will work, Guys", and Luke said, "It will work, if we stick to the plan", and Bo said, "Remember that this is for Cooter", and
Daisy sighed, and said, "I would just feel better if we have the advantage", and the boys nodded, and they went back into the house hand in hand.
The next morning Monica, Lorraine, and Jesse said their goodbyes to the young Dukes, and Nancy Lou, and they all shared hugs and kisses, and then Monica and Jesse were getting into his Pickup Truck, and Lorraine went inside to do some reading, but they stopped, and listened as Bo honked the "General's" horn, and "Dixie" played in the distance, and everyone resumed what they were doing.
Nellie Parker, Cooter's Old Assistant, greeted Nancy Lou warmly as she came in to the office, and Nancy Lou made the official introductions, and she said, "These are some old friends back home, from Hazzard County, these two men are Bo and Luke Duke", she indicated to them, and Bo and Luke gave her their irresistible smile, and she shook hands with them, and Nancy Lou went on with Daisy, and said, "This lovely woman, is their cousin, Daisy Duke", and Daisy shook hands with Nellie, and she finally made to Kit and Pamela, "These two young ladies, are Pamela and Kit Duke, they are raise hell like their papas", and everyone laughed, and Nellie said, "I am pleased to meet you, Any friends of Cooter, are friends of mine", and Luke said with a smile, "Likewise", and Nellie said, "What can I do for you on this beautiful day?", and Nancy Lou said this to her.
"We are convinced that my father didn't die in an accident, that he was murdered along the Highway on his way, to move back to Hazzard County", and Nellie said, "You don't need to convince me, Honey, I think so too, and I hope you catch the sucker, or suckers, and hook, cook, and book em'", and The Dukes and Nancy Lou were grateful for the support, and Luke said, "Does Cooter still have some old files lying around here?" and she said, "Sure", and she handed them over to Luke and Bo, and she said sadly, "I didn't know what to do with them, and you saved me a trip, Nancy Lou, I was gonna send them to your Stepmother, Honey", and Nancy Lou said with a smile, "Thanks a lot, Nellie", and the Friendly, Elderly, Assistant, said, "No problem, Why don't I show you to your Father's Study? You will be more comfortable doing your research there", and they thanked her, and they went into the Large Room, and she got them settled, and Bo and Luke got some files organized, and took some out, and they began to read them.
Monica and Jesse made it to Hazzard County Lake, and they were settled to do some fishing, and Monica looked at her Uncle, and said, "Uncle Jesse, Do you think Uncle Bo, and Luke, Aunt Daisy, and Nancy Lou would find the bad men or man who hurt my daddy?" and Jesse looked at her for a second, then away, and sighed, and he looked at her once more, and said, "I hope so, Baby, and I hope they make him or them suffer, like they did to you, your Mama, and Sister for the past week", and she nodded, and she suddenly got a bite on her line, and she exclaimed out loud with a smile, "Uncle Jesse, I got one!", and he said beaming, "You sure do, Sweetheart", and he helped her wheeled it in, and they continued to enjoy the wonderful day.
Meanwhile later that evening, Nellie brought in dinner to the Dukes, and Nancy Lou, and they thanked her, and continued to read the files, and they were getting no where, and they were gonna stay until they found something, and Daisy suddenly found something, and she said calling out, "Guys, I found something here, Come quick!" and they raced over to her, and she showed them the part of the file, and read from it, and she said, "According to Cooter from his notes from the last meeting, he was dealing with a wealthy, and well-known, developer, named Smith, and his goons named Steve Benson, and Ben Johnson, and according to this, Smith wanted to get a permit for tearing down The NationalVeteran's Museum, but Cooter turned it down, and that lead to some confrontations about it, and according to the last pageā¦", Daisy turned to the next page, and continued, "Smith has left Atlanta, early and his goons left the same day as Cooter, and no one had heard from any of them", and she closed the file. Luke found the Police Report from Georgia State Police, and he said reading from it, "According to the report, Cooter was shot with 2 Twin .44 Desert Magnum Eagles", one fired one shot, and the other fired two shot from his guns", and he asked anyone in particular, "What kind of weapons were Benson and Johnson carrying?" and Kit found that in her file, "2 Twin 44. Desert Magnum Eagles", she said with a smile, and everyone else smiled, and Luke said with a smile, "I like that, let's get to the "General" and call Uncle Jesse with this bit of news", and Bo said, "Let's do it", and they took the necessary files, cleaned up their mess after their meal, and put the other files away in the trunk, then went back in and thanked Nellie, and went to the C.B. to call Jesse or Lorraine with their new discovery.
Jesse and Monica came back from their day of fishing, and Lorraine was making dinner, and Monica went to wash up, and play with her dolls, until it was time to eat, and Lorraine looked at her oldest friend, and asked with a smile, "How did it go?" and Jesse held up the pile of Fish he brought in, and said matching her smile, "It went fine", and he proceeded to clean them, and then add them to the Stew that Lorraine was preparing, and he went to wash up, and once he was done, it was time to eat, and then Jesse did the usual prayer, and they sat down to a wonderful meal, and Strawberry Cheesecake for dessert, and they sat in the Living Room for the rest of the evening to relax before bed.
"Lost Sheep to Shepherd, Lost Sheep to Shepherd, You got your ears on? Come back?" and immediately the other end of the line clicked on, and the reply came back as usual, "Shepherd here, what's going on, Lost Sheep?" and Luke filled him in, and Jesse was shocked on the other end, and he told Lorraine, and then he turned his attention back to his C.B., and he said on the mic in a commanding tone, "OK, Guys, I want you to hightail to a hotel, and get some sleep, and get yourselves back here to Hazzard, Understand me?" and Luke said on the other line, "Yes, Sir", and they hung up with each other, and Luke drove everyone to the hotel, where Daisy had her own room, Bo and Luke shared a room, Pamela, Kit, and Nancy Lou got the third room, and everyone settled down to go to sleep.
Lorraine said with worry in her voice, "I hope they will be careful, I mean it, if they give us a reason to worry, I am tanning their hides", and Jesse chuckled, and said, "Listen yourself, Lorraine", and she chuckled too, and then they got Monica and themselves ready for bed, and proceeded to have a good night's sleep for the first time in a week.
The next morning, Bo was doing the driving, and Luke was in the Passenger Seat, Daisy was in the middle, and the girls were in the back, and they were talking about what they found, Daisy said hopefully, "Maybe, Uncle Jesse can help us?" Kit said nodding, "If anyone can, it's Uncle Jesse, he's one of the wisest man I know", Bo said angrily, "I am so mad this fellow, Smith, I can't wait until we see him, I am gonna pound him into the ground!", he was so angry that the "General" is increasing it's speed, and Nancy Lou said calmly and soothingly, "Easy, Bo, my Father wouldn't want you to throw your life away on a piece of trash like Smith", and Luke said calming him down, "Yeah, we got to outsmart him and his goons, and then we will have the advantage", and Bo nodded, and calmed down, and proceeded to drive on, and Pamela said with confidence, "Once we threaten Smith of hand over this evidence courtesy of Cooter, to the State Police, he will be begging for a deal", and everyone agreed, and they proceeded on the route to Hazzard County.
End of: The Trip and Conversation: Chapter Two:
Balladeer: Will the Dukes' and Nancy Lou's Plan work? Will they bring the files to the State Police? And what can Lorraine and Jesse do to help? Please stay tuned y'all, as you read on to the next chapter of Justice, Don't go to the Fridge, Y'all!
