NOTE: I can't believe no one's been getting any of the trivia over the past month or so. Sure, some might be a little hard, but I try to mix it up, some hard, some easy, some easy with lookups. I can try to make them a bit more easier, but I'm trying to make you think here!

NOTE 2: What Sue says about rich families and deaf children is probably true, I just didn't research it. But if in general, 90% of deaf children don't sign, I would assume this to be true, as rich families have unlimited money for "cures". Just wanted to put that little disclaimer.

TRIVIA: The name of the jockey is from one of my favorite movies, the place where I found CCM music. Very special movie to me, and since I'm in that topic, I thought I'd add it in. Also the horse is from somewhere :)

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Myles drove silently up to Maryland. Going undercover wasn't his preferred task, but it is what it is. He looked in the rearview mirror and saw the Cadillac following him. He also had a fancy car as well. Since he, Sue and Jack were supposed to be rich, they had to play the part and drive fancy cars and wear fancy clothes. When he and Jack picked Sue up after picking up the cars, Sue was spinning around in one of the designer dresses she got for the case. Of course, she would have to have a different dress every time she came to the track.

"I hope I get to keep this dress after the case. I really like it, and it's so comfortable!" Sue said in the other car.

"LIKE ME-TOO." Jack signed when she looked at him a few seconds later. Sunny woofed her approval from the backseat as well. He paused, then started discussing what they should do. "You know, I'm not quite sure if we should pass you off as hearing, Deaf and speaks, or just Deaf. What do you think?" He asked, turning to her.

Sue frowned. "I don't know. If I don't need to talk much, I could probably pass as hearing. Most deaf people who grew up in rich families are oral, so that would work too, but then that means they would know I read lips."

Jack touched her shoulder without taking his eyes off the road. "Why don't we go unconventional, and you're Deaf, and only sign? I can be your husband interpreter." He smiled widely.

Sue smiled as well. "I'd like that too, but if we're invited to a function or something, we need to hire an official interpreter. Rich people wouldn't rely on each other."

Jack nodded. "You're right. BUT ME INTERPRET TODAY." He one-handedly signed, then quickly glanced at her. She smiled and nodded.

Soon, they were at the racecourse. "Wow!" She exclaimed, looking around the nearly perfect-looking grounds.

Once parked, the four of them got out, Sunny looking for the perfect place to relieve herself. "Manny said he and Thunderpants would meet us here." Jack said, then looked at his clock.

"THUNDERPANTS?" Sue fingerspelled, making sure she read him right, also not using her voice in case someone was looking.

Jack nodded. "YES."

"SILLY NAME." she replied.

Jack chuckled, and nodded.

Just then, a truck and horse trailer pulled up to where they were standing. The truck stopped, and a short man came out of the driver's side. "Hudson and Leland?" he asked.

"Yes, sir." Myles replied.

"I'm Manny. Nice to meet you."

"You as well." Jack replied. "This is Sue." Jack said, waving towards her.

"HELLO. NICE MEET YOU."

Manny had a smile on his face, but when Sue signed, the smile disappeared, and a look of confusion appeared.

"She said it's nice to meet you." Jack interpreted.

Manny looked from Sue to Jack. "Wha-huh- Is she deaf?"

Jack nodded. "Yes. And that's our secret weapon." He smiled knowingly. Manny looked at him completely confused. "You'll see." He replied.

Manny let it go when he saw he wasn't going to get anywhere with it at this time. "Let's get Thunderpants settled."

Myles nodded. "Yes, let's do that.

Sue stood by and watched the men get the horse out of the trailer. Thunderpants was a big, Quarter Horse stallion, and he sure lived up to his name. As soon as he was out, he reared, making Sue jump back a few inches.

"He sure does have thunder in his pants." Jack muttered as he too jumped back. Sue put Sunny back into the car. She didn't want her to get trampled, and it was cool enough outside anyways.

They eventually got him to calm down, and into the nearby barn.

"Name." A woman sitting at a table near the door monotonously said.

"Uh, Leland and horse, Thunderpants." Myles replied.

"Mmm." She replied, going over a sheet of names. "Stall 22. Good luck." She replied, going back to her bored appearance.

The 4 looked at each other, then proceeded inside to find stall 22. Finally they did. It was the closest stall to the entrance of the course.

"Perfect." Manny said, looking around. "This is the most perfect spot."

"Why?" Jack asked.

Sue touched his shoulder. "PERFECT WHY? SEE SEE DIFFERENT DIFFERENT, MAYBE SEE INFORMATION NEED."

Jack nodded, now understanding why.

"What'd she say?" Manny asked.

"The reason." Jack replied.

Manny looked at her a bit skeptically, but let it go. He had a horse to settle anyways.

Sue touched Jack's shoulder. "ME SIGHTSEE."

Jack nodded. "OK."

Sue smiled, then walked out of the barn. She was so happy that because there weren't too many people around and that they were outside, she didn't need to wear a mask. She knew she would eventually, but she had to be grateful for the little things. Even going to the grocery store was a chore. That's why she always sent Jack and Howie to the store, and if she had to go somewhere, she usually forced Jack to come along. If he couldn't, she brought Howie. He had memorized the manual alphabet, so if she was really in a pickle, he could get her out of it, well, sort of. She laughed, remembering the week prior, and a particular predicament.

Just then, two men walking accidentally bumped into her. "I'm sorry." The one man said, turning to her.

She looked at him, slightly smiled, and motioned that she's Deaf.

"Oh," he said, a somber look on his face. "Do you read lips?" he said, pausing, pointing to his mouth.

She shook her head. "DON'T UNDERSTAND."

"Come on Evan! We need to see the boss. The horses are coming in, and we need to pick 'em." The other man said. Sue saw the last part of the sentence when she saw movement.

"Alright, alright. I just think being deaf is interesting. They're so helpless." The first man said, then waved goodbye to Sue.

Sue smiled until they disappeared, then the smile turned into an angry frown.

Jack touched her shoulder as he came up to her. "WHAT'S WRONG?"

"ME PISSED-OFF!" she exclaimed.

"Ooh," Jack said, taking a step back.

"What's wrong?" Manny asked.

"When a Deaf person says they're pissed off, that means they're raging mad, and you don't want to be near them." He explained.

"MAN, HE SAY WHAT? ME HELPLESS!" Sue furiously signed. She then clenched her fists, then smiled sweetly. "BUT, OTHER MAN SAY SOMETHING INTERESTING."