Detective Work
"What happen?" asked Hoss. "I'm not sure everything was fine until I lost control of the wagon" said Adam.
While Adam was telling his brothers what happen Amelia walks over to the wagon and finds an envelope on the ground with her name written on it.
She opens the envelope curious to see what was inside it. She pulls out a hand written letter and reads it.
Two Cartwright's down, three to go.
After reading the message again it sends a cool chill down her spine. As she puts the message back in the envelope she saw the broken wheel and something peculiar; something shiny and steel next to it.
Amelia suspiciously picks it up and discovers that it's a bolt from the wheel.
As she is examining it she realizes that it had been loosen and suspects that someone must've sabotage the wagon. Thinking that someone caused the wagon to crash Amelia comes to a shocking conclusion: someone was trying to kill her and Adam.
The boys look over to see their sister staring at the wagon frighten and horror look on her face. They look at each other and walk over to her.
Adam gently touches her arm. "Shortcake, are you alright?"
Amelia doesn't respond. Joe looks worriedly at his brothers. After the shock wears off Amelia turns to them. "Sorry Adam did you say something?" asked Amelia confused.
"Are you alright?" asked Adam again. Amelia looks at their worried faces and wonders if she should tell them what she had found.
"Yeah I just want to go home" said Amelia after deciding not to tell them.
Ben was taking care of much needed paper work when he heard horses galloping up to the house. Curiously he gets up from his desk and starts to walk over to the door.
He was glad to see that it was his children but that quickly change to shock and concern when he saw the scratches on Adam and Amelia's faces.
"What happen are you two alright?" asked Ben distressed. "We're alright Pa" reassured Amelia as she walks over to the settee and sat down.
"I'm relieved to hear that but what happen? Did you get into some kind of trouble in town?" question Ben anxiously.
"No Pa we had an accident with the buckboard. We lost control and crashed on the side of the road" said Adam.
"We figured that it was just an accident. Maybe the horses were spooked" added Joe.
Amelia couldn't keep it to herself anymore. "The wagon accident wasn't an accident" declared Amelia.
Ben and the boys look at her shocked.