Threats & Fears: Part One:
When the girls left for their jobs, Luke & Bo helped Daisy finished the dishes, & they said this to their beautiful cousin & uncle.
Luke: We are going to Mr. Anderson's place, he needs help getting his animals back into his pen, & his fence is broken, he needs all the help that he could get, since he is getting older, so me & Bo are going to help every weekend, until we get his place back into shape.
Bo nodded in agreement, & said with a smile.
Bo (smiling): That's right, we owe Mr. Anderson plenty for the times he helped us out against Rosco.
Jesse & Daisy nodded, & Jesse said in a pleased manner also smiling.
Jesse (smiling): You boys have a heart of a gold, Mr. Anderson is a wonderful person, & an wonderful old friend to me, I appreciate it, & I am sure that he appreciates it too.
Daisy (smiling, nodded in agreement): I am sure he does, & Uncle Jesse is right, you boys are wonderful, & I am very proud of you, & proud to be related to you.
She gave them each a kiss, & it made the boys blush a bit, then they said to them.
Luke: We have to go now, Guys. (to Bo): Let's go.
Bo nodded, they slid across the "General Lee" with ease, got into it, started the engine, Bo pushed on the accelerator hard, & they skid off towards the Anderson's farm.
Pamela & Kit reported in, & got their assignment, they rode along Jackson Forest, they loved how it was silent, & Pamela said looking at her cousin.
Pamela: God, I hope that we don't have any trouble, For once, I would like to have Hazzard being quiet for a while.
Kit knew what her older cousin meant, & she said in agreement.
Kit (agreeing): Me too, Cousin, me too.
They continued on with their patrol.
Meanwhile some Land Developers, Drake & Louis, surveyed the Duke Farm, & loved it, they brought their goons, Vincent, & Mario with them to meet with Jesse, once they were all settled, Smith said to Jesse.
Louis: I want to make an offer for your farm, Mr. Duke, I want to offer $500,000 for it, & I promise you that once we are done with our plans for it, you will be a rich man.
Jesse (smiling, polite): I am sorry, Sir, but it's not for sale.
Drake (persistent): $1,000,000, Mr. Duke, Not a penny more, I promise you that we will be fair with everything, since this place is great, & in perfect condition, we will make sure that profits get disturbed equally between us, & your family.
Jesse is now angry, & he said to them, making his threat a point.
Jesse (angry): My farm is not for sale, don't you understand English, I am not selling, I don't want to sell, & if I did, I won't sell to a bunch of Slime, like you, so get off of my farm, or I will use my Buck Shotgun on you!
Drake (angry): You will be sorry, Old Man.
Louis (venom): That's a promise you can take to the bank, Gramps!
Jesse (venom): No, you will be, & don't call me "Gramps", I am not your Gramps, & I would never be!
He went after them, & he got in some pretty good shots, but the goons were stronger, & they punched him, also kicked him, he ended up with cuts, a concussions, some broken ribs, & a broken leg, they left the scene in a hurry.
Meanwhile Luke & Bo finished up their work at the Anderson Farm, Mr. Anderson paid them for their work, & gave them his thanks, they said their "goodbyes", & head off to "The Boar's Nest" for a couple of cold Budweisers.
Daisy came to them with them knowing that's what they wanted.
Luke (smiling): Thanks, Daisy.
Bo (smiling): You are the best.
She smiled & nodded, she went on with her shift, & the boys enjoyed themselves, & once her shift was over, they went home, when they found their home in shambles, & Jesse on the floor, they gasped, & hurried to him.
Luke & Daisy went to revive him, they were successful that they got him breathing, Bo ran to the C.B. & called out for Pamela & Kit.
Bo (pleading): Little Lambs? This is Lost Sheep Two, You got your ears on, come back?
Kit & Pamela heard Bo's urgent call, & Pamela said in response to it.
Pamela (clicking the handset): This is Little Lamb One, Lost Sheep, What's your 20?
Bo ( on the other end): Jesse is hurt, we got him breathing again, but it is still bad, we need you & an Ambulance, please hurry, OK?
Kit took the handset from her cousin, & said this to him.
Kit (clicked the handset): Daddy, Don't you worry, I will call Cooter, & Enos, we are going to need help to figure this out, & who is responsible for it, We will be there in 2 shakes of a lamb's tail, & so will the Ambulance, This Little Lamb Two, over & out.
She handed the handset back to Pamela, & said this to her in a commanding tone.
Kit (commanding): Call Enos, & Cooter, Fill them in on what's going on, & call for an Ambulance, & tell them to rush, not to take their time, we need them there on the double!
Pamela made the two calls, & she responded back to them both, hung up the radio, she said turning back to her cousin.
Pamela (to Kit): It's done.
Kit (nodded): Good!
Kit pushed on the Accelerator harder, & their Police Car responded with a howl, they got to the farm in no time, Kit helped Bo, Luke, & the Paramedics loaded Jesse into the Ambulance, Pamela comforted Daisy, as they watched, she said this to her.
Pamela (soothingly): You know that he is going to make it, he is too stubborn to give up, & he is a fighter.
Daisy nodded, & let out her emotions, Pamela just hugged her & comforted her as best as she can.
Luke, Kit, & Bo came up to them after the Ambulance left with Jesse.
Luke: We got to go, otherwise we will lose the Ambulance.
Bo (confidently): They are going to take him right into surgery, so he won't have to wait, Doc Appleby will give us updates during that.
Kit (smiled): They are going to let us all stay with him tonight, they usually won't let anyone do that, but Doc Appleby already informed his staff, that is taking care of Grandpa Jesse, that we will raise hell if they won't let us.
Daisy & Pamela nodded, & chuckled agreeing, they all got into the "General Lee", & sped off following the Ambulance to Tri-County Hospital in Capitol City.
Meanwhile Drake & Louis went to see their Account, Lonnie Baker, who is a big boy, No one messes with him, & they are going to use him as insurance, in case the rest of the Dukes are going to try something stupid, they handed him some documents to him.
Louis (handing over the papers): Guard these with your life, we don't want our secrets out there, we can't afford any mistakes on our part, & you can't on your part either.
Lonnie ( taking them): Don't worry, there won't be, Mr. Smith, & Mr. Conners.
He took the papers, & went over to his Filing Cabinet, he put them in there, closed the drawer, & locked it up.
Lonnie (smiling): You can trust me, Fellows, I will make sure that everything gets filed, & you make your profits, then you can leave the state without being discovered.
Drake (nodding): Good.
They left to do their business, & Lonnie went to take a nap, they are going to make sure that the Dukes won't be successful, they would kill them first, before they let that happen.
End of: Threats & Fears: Part One:
Balladeer: Will Uncle Jesse survive his trauma? Are the Dukes going to discover something interesting? In the next chapter: The Dukes Boys & their daughters are going to fight Lonnie, It is sure going to be one hell of a fight!, Ah-huh, What are the Dukes going to do, when the encounter Drake & Louis? Find out, & continue, the next chapter of: Sweet Justice is next, you don't want to miss a thing, y'all!