Beauty is Only Skin Deep
Chapter 7
That following Saturday at the Boars Nest, it was early evening and the place only held a small fraction of its normal weekend crowd. To avoid looking at the loss of profits, Boss had hidden himself away in his back room office but looked up from the paperwork that he was rifling through, to see a large, shady looking man coming in through the door which he knew that he had locked. Scrambling, he threw the paperwork into his desk and slammed the drawer shut before standing up to face the very large man.
"Usually, when a door is closed, it is polite to knock first before entering," he sarcastically said with a scowl on his face, seemingly not to care that this man could possibly rip him in two.
"Can it, Hogg," the man grumbled back as he towered over the smaller man.
The man knowing who he was caught Boss off guard but he quickly covered his surprise. "And who, just pray tell are you?" Boss asked as he jammed his cigar into this mouth.
"My name is Evans and I'm with the FBI," the man said as he showed the commissioner a badge but swiftly closed the case, almost clipping Boss' nose in the process.
Boss jumped back slightly and his face paled at the mention of FBI. "Whatever it is you're investigating, I can assure you that I had nothing to do with it."
"Funny, my sources tell me that you did," Evans answered dryly as he pulled out a small notebook from his coat pocket. "I've been informed that your sheriff has been looking into the financial background of one Madeline Weiss."
Boss physically slumped in relief and then smiled back at Evans. "Oh yes, yes, that was me," he crowed happily before turning a quizzical look at the other man. "Just what is it that she's done that the FBI would be interested in her for?"
"Let's just say that she's been under investigation for quite some time and her name isn't Madeline Weiss but Leslie Bergman, and I would appreciate any help that you could give me so that I can bring her in."
"Leslie Bergman? And just exactly what would be in it for me?" the chubby man asked, his eyes glinting with greed.
Evans smiled wickedly as he quickly understood what the man was getting at. "If you help me, Hogg, I'll make sure that you get the reward that is being offered for her arrest."
"Reward?" Boss chuckled happily. "Well now, that is quite unexpected, after all, I'm only doing my sworn civic duty." Boss suddenly calmed down and gave Evans a hard stare. "Just how much of a reward are we talkin' about?"
"Ten thousand dollars," Evans replied without even batting an eyelash.
"Ten thousand…" Boss' voice trailed off as dollar signs floated across his eyes. He shook his head as he came to his senses causing his jowls to jiggle. "Just what is it you need from me?"
"The bureau has just learned that Ms. Bergman has recently moved into Hazzard. I want you to tell me just where it is she is living at."
"Oh, that's easy," Boss answered happily. "Why she's livin' at the old Miller place about seven miles east from here. "I'll contact my sheriff and he can come in and show you the way." Boss turned and grabbed his CB handset.
"That won't be necessary," Evans replied sharply. "I don't need no hick sheriff ruining my chances of capturing her."
"Hick sheriff?" Boss yelled back with an insulted air in his voice but then paused for a moment. "Come to think about it, Rosco would only get in your way and ruin my chances of getting that ten thousand dollar reward." Boss said that last part to himself. "Come over here with me and I'll show you on the map where to find her house."
"I appreciate this, Mr. Hogg," Evans smiled. His smile faded when Boss turned his back to him as he headed over to the map that was hanging on the wall.
"Oh, no problem at all," Boss replied as he placed a chubby finger on the map showing Evans exactly where Maddie was living.
A few minutes later, Evans was on his way. He slowed his car down when he finally came upon her house but kept going when he saw a bright orange car coming from the other direction, slowing down, and turning into her driveway. He quickly spotted a grove of trees about a half a mile down the road and pulled out a pair of binoculars from the glove box. Making his way to the trees he expertly parked his car where no one would see it, and got out taking the binoculars with him. Climbing one of the trees, he made himself as comfortable as possible on one of the larger branches, and began observing Maddie's house.
He watched as a young blond haired man stood and waited on the front porch. He could see that he was dressed up in a suit and that he was holding something in his hand. The man smiled when the door of the house opened and he saw it was the woman that he was looking for. He frowned when he observed the man giving her something before the two of them headed back to the orange car. He blinked in surprise when he saw the young man lift the girl into the car through the window before heading towards the driver side door and climbing in himself. A few moments later, the car quickly took off down the road.
The man sighed in frustration knowing that he wouldn't be able to do anything that night, wanting no one else around when he moved in, just to make it a lot easier on himself. Jumping down from the tree, the man went back to his car, got in, and pounded the steering wheel in frustration, before turning the ignition and heading down the road to find a place to hole up for the night.
A/N: Sorry that this is so short but this was a necessary chapter. I promise, I'll make it up to you. Also, thanks to all of you who are still sticking with me on this—hope you continue to like it!