Warning: Not beta-ed and I'm very sure there will be grammatical and probably spelling errors in this one, so once again I apologise in advance.

Disclaimer: As much as I would love to own Bo and Luke Duke, I don't and neither do I own any of the other characters in the Dukes of Hazzard. The Song in chapter four is Brotherly Love which was written by Jimmy Stewart and Tim Nichols, and performed by Moe Bandy as well as Keith Whitley and Earl Thomas Conley. It was first recorded in 1989 and therefore not in the Dukes' timeline but I love the lyrics and I think it describes the Duke boys beautifully.

"Howdy, Jimmy!" Bo greeted as he got out of Dixie. Daisy was nice enough to loan Dixie to him for the next couple of weeks, provided he takes good care of it.

"Hi, Bo," Jimmy returned, "We've got a busy day today. There was an accident involving three vehicles up on Choctaw Highway. They're pretty banged up."

"Better get started then." Bo grinned, "They in the back?"

"Yep, they are."

Bo took his shirt off. He's been trying to be careful not to get his clothes dirty. He always left a pair of jeans here and got changed once he arrived. He didn't want to explain where all the grease was coming from to Daisy. She hated it when the boys got grease on their clothes. Bo wouldn't hear the end of it if he came home in this pair of jeans.


Rosco was hiding behind a bush, watching as Bo worked on the cars. This wasn't what he was expecting. Bo had disappeared for hours a day to work in Choctaw County. He got on his CB to call Boss Hogg. "This is Rosssscooo P Coltrane calling the Boss. You gotcha ears on, little fat buddy."

"How many times do I have to tell you not to call me that?" Boss bellowed back.

Rosco jumped at the tone, not happy about it one bit. "Well, um, I'm here in Choctaw County."

"What are you doing in Choctaw?"

"Well, you told me to follow Bo Duke, remember?" Rosco frowned. "He's here, working at Jimmy's Garage."

"Working? The Duke boys never did an honest days work in their lives. Rosco, I want you to stay there until he leaves. I want to know how long he stays there for."

"oooh, you got it, Little fat buddy! I'm gone!" Rosco put down the CB and returned to watching Bo.


Boss Hogg had a plan and it was a good one. He's been working with a couple of car thieves recently. They've been stealing cars in Atlanta and selling it for parts, and now they were in Hazzard County and Boss Hogg was providing them with a place to do their work for fifty percent of the profit. Now that he knows Bo is not in the county for some hours, he can frame Bo for all the thefts. He's going to be down one Duke boy soon. He picked up the phone and called the car thieves.

"Jackson, this is Boss Hogg. I need you to hold off on your operation for one more day."

"We're ready to go now, Hogg!" Came a very rough voice.

"Yes, I know, but I have a fall guy. That way you can get away clean and I can get Bo Duke in jail for car theft and breaking his probation. He'll be going away for years!"

"Alright, Hogg, we'll do it your way."

Boss was laughing. He had a plan that would kill two birds with one stone! "Oh, Bo Duke. You are going away!"


Bo left Jimmy's garage at 5pm. "I'll see you tomorrow, Jimmy." Jimmy waved as he closed up shop. He liked this boy, hard working and always so happy. For the past three days, Bo had told Jimmy about his family. Jimmy already knew Jesse, and from what he was told, he hadn't changed one bit. Bo talked about his cousin, Daisy who, and he quotes "The most beautiful gal you will ever see in three counties, inside and out." But the way Bo talks about his older cousin, Luke, is what makes Jimmy like Bo so much. He could hear the pride in Bo's voice when he talks about Luke. To Bo, Luke was a hero, although he did tell him that he would never say that to Luke. He'd get a big head. Jimmy laughed at this. He could only wish that his two sons would grow up to be as close as Luke and Bo.

Bo got home each day by dinner time, which was a part of the deal. "How's work at the Mekeroy's going, Bo?" Jesse asked.

"Oh, it's going great! Doc says Mr Mekeroy would be on his feet by the end of next week." Bo answered, "It's actually great working there. Mrs Mekeroy always come out to feed me. Heck, I think I'm gaining some weight!" Bo said as he pat his stomach making them laugh. He found it easy to tell his family about his day because all he had to do was treat Jimmy and his family as the Mekeroys. This way, again, it was only half a lie and made it easier to tell.

"I seriously doubt you're gaining weight, Bo. Not after all the work you've been doing. You sure you can keep this up for another week?" Luke asked, still a little worried for his cousin.

"Luke, do I look like I'm tired? I'll be fine, I promise." Bo reassured his cousin.

"Bo's right, Luke. He looks fine to me." Daisy smiled at her cousin, "Actually, for some reason, you always look so excited these days, Bo. What's up? You meet a girl in Choctaw?" Daisy teased him.

"Come on, Daisy. You know I can't move onto Choctaw until I date every girl in Hazzard." Bo grinned at her. Daisy gave him a playful shove in the shoulder, laughing. Jesse shook his head at his kids. All of them were great kids, but they were all so casual about relationships. Even Daisy had too many dates that lasted no longer than a week. He wondered if these kids would ever settle down.

"Yeah, well good luck with that, because when a girl goes out with me, she sure as heck ain't going out with you." Luke boasted.

"Luke, I've dated girls you've dated and believe me when I tell you they enjoy my company more. Apparently, you talk too much." Bo grinned as he caught the napkin, Luke threw at him. They laughed and joked like that for the rest of the night. Bo loved life on the farm. It didn't matter how hard times got because his family would always get through it together.


One week later...

One more day of working at the Garage and everything was going as planned. He had gone into the auto-parts store and was told that his Carburettor had arrived. It was a good day today. Bo had a look at it and he knew it would be a perfect fit for the General Lee. Luke was going to love his present. By tomorrow, Bo will have enough money to pay the rest of the money owing on the carburettor and take it home. He couldn't wait for Sunday to come.

However, back in Hazzard, cars were being stolen from homes and in town. Enos was busy with writing reports for the cars stolen. At the Boar's Nest, Enos was taking a break and talking with Cooter and Luke about the stolen cars.

"I'm telling you boys, these guys are good. Mr Risedale said he only left his car for five minutes and when he got back, it was gone. In broad daylight as well." Enos took a sip of his water. He wasn't allowed to drink on the days he worked. "This one's really got me baffled."

"So you're saying, so far, all the thefts have happened between one and five in the afternoon?" Luke asked.

"That's right! I know, it's strange but that's the only time people report their cars missing." Enos confirmed.

"It is a mighty strange time to be stealing cars." Cooter said, "I wonder why?"

"I don't know, but Cooter and I will keep an eye out for anyone suspicious, Enos." Luke pat him on the shoulder.

"Thanks, Luke. I better get back to work." Enos got up and left. He hoped Luke and Cooter would have more luck than he did.

"Think they're stealing cars for parts?" Cooter asked as he waved to Enos.

"Best way of getting rid of the cars you steal and it makes the most money. Let's keep an eye and ear out for anything suspicious." Luke said. Cooter nodded.

Boss Hogg was listening in on the conversion from his office and thought now was the best time to plant a seed of doubt in Luke Duke's mind. He was going to cause trouble for the Duke family because if they were busy with each other, he could make his money without the pesty Dukes looking over his shoulder all the time. He got a private investigator take pictures of Bo Duke at Jimmy's garage, but he made sure that the pictures only showed Bo working on a car but not the surroundings. This would get the ball rolling for Boss Hogg. Boss came out of his office and walked up to Luke and Cooter. As he walked pass, he pulled out his handkerchief from his pocket, letting the photo fall to the ground next to Luke's feet.

"Hey, Boss." Luke bent down to pick it up, ready to hand it to Boss, but by the time he got up, Boss had left the Boar's nest. Luke shrugged at looked at the picture in his hand. He frowned.

"What is it, Luke?" Cooter asked.

"A picture of Bo, working on a car." Luke answered, he showed it to Cooter. Cooter looked at it.

"Even has a time and date on it. 16Jun1984, 16:15." Cooter read. "What do you make of this, Luke?"

"I don't know." Luke put the picture in his pocket. "Let's not worry about it. I'm sure it's nothing."

Cooter nodded even though he was might curious at why Boss would have a picture of Bo.

Luke was just as confused. Bo was supposed to be at the Mekeroys' farm, helping them out. So why was there a picture of him working on a car at the time he was supposed to be there. He decided to check it out but he didn't want to involve Cooter in this. If Bo found out Luke was checking on him and it turned out to be nothing, he didn't want Cooter in the firing line as well. "Why don't you go back to the garage, Cooter? I'm gonna go drive around to see if I see anything suspicious." Cooter finished his beer and nodded. "See ya tomorrow, Cooter!"

Once Cooter left, Luke got onto the payphone and asked Maybelle to put him through to the Mekeroy's farm in Choctaw. "Hello, this is George Mekeroy."

"Mr Mekeroy! Sorry to bother you. My name's Luke Duke. Could you get my cousin, Bo Duke on the phone?"

"I'm sorry, you must have the wrong place. There's no Bo Duke here."

"Are you sure, sir? He's supposed to be helping you out because of an accident you had."

"I don't know what you're talking about. I didn't have an accident and I've never heard of any Dukes here in Choctaw County."

Luke clenched his jaw. "I'm sorry, Sir. I must be mistaken." Luke put the phone back on the hook. Bo better have a good explanation for this. He jumped in the car, angry at being lied to, but also wanting to give Bo a chance to explain himself. Luke decided he won't tell Jesse and Daisy about what he found out. He would talk to Bo tonight, when they're in their room and see what Bo says. He'll give Bo the chance to come clean.


That night in bed...

"So how's work at the farm?" Luke asked Bo, hoping to get him to tell the truth.

"It's the same thing as the chores here, really. Nothing much to talk about." Bo was trying to minimise his lies.

"Really, how about I come over and help you out tomorrow. I got nothing to do." Luke watched Bo's expression carefully. He picked up a slight panic before Bo covered it up. If Luke wasn't looking for the reaction, he wouldn't have seen it.

"Nah, it's the last day, Luke. I won't have much to do." Bo didn't look at Luke as he said this. He just prayed Luke would leave it.

"You sure?"

Bo smiled at his cousin. "I'm sure. Now, I'm tired. Can I sleep?"

"Sure." Luke answered, then added, "You know you can always talk you me, right?"

Bo turned to his cousin and gave him a smile. "I know I can, Luke. You know me, I can't keep anything from you, nothing important anyway." Bo turned out the light. "Good night, Luke."

Luke laid there in silence. Why was Bo lying to him? He thought about following Bo tomorrow, but he had the car thieves to deal with and he had promised Jesse he would fix the back forty. He'll see what will happen once Bo gets home tomorrow. Hopefully, it's nothing. It's a shame that Luke decided against following Bo because then, Boss Hogg wouldn't have the chance to frame Bo.


At the same time, Luke and Bo had turned out the lights, two men were paying a visit to Jimmy in his house and everyone knew a late night visit was never a good thing. This visit would turn Bo's world upside down.

Jimmy's eyes opened wide in fear, when a hand was placed over his mouth and a knife at his neck. "Don't move." That wasn't hard to do because Jimmy was so scared he couldn't move. "Tomorrow, people are going to ask you if you know a Bo Duke. You are going to answer that you've never seen him in your life. Do you understand?" Jimmy nodded. "Good, because if you do otherwise, you and your family are dead." He put a finger to his lips and as he removed the knife. Jimmy shivered when the man grinned before climbing out the window.