Spittin' Image
Chapter 9
With Jonathan safely hidden at still sight number four with Cooter and Jesse, the three cousins headed back to the Boars Nest, with Daisy going back to work and Bo and Luke waiting for her to signal them when it was safe to come in. Daisy discretely went over to the office door only to sigh in disappointment at hearing Boss and Rosco's voices on the other side.
"You mean to tell me you had Bo Duke on all those charges and you let him escape?" JD Hogg yelled at Rosco, his face turning red from anger.
"Well, ijit, it's not like I did it on purpose," Rosco answered timidly as he scrunched his hat in his hands. "See Enos and me were on our way ta the county jail when we was cut off and boxed in by the rest of the Dukes and Cooter. Then Bo pulled my hat over my eyes and got out of the patrol and jumped into the General Lee."
"So you let him escape!" Boss yelled. "We finally had the chance to lock that boy away on legal charges and you let him escape."
"Well he couldn't have gotten too far. All I have ta do is find him," Rosco explained.
"Rosco, you wouldn't be able to find your own nose if it wasn't attached to your face," Boss sarcastically replied.
"Now that would be silly me losin' my nose like that. I mean how could I just…"
"Rosco!" The sheriff couldn't help but jump at the sound of Boss' angry voice. "Now you just listen up. I want you to find Bo Duke and bring him in."
"Well how do I do that?" a perplexed Rosco answered.
"I don't care how you do it, just do it," Boss ordered. "And don't you come back until you have him. Understand? 'Cause if you don't, you'll be workin' the night shift…"
"At Cousin Wally's All You Can Eat Sushi and Live Bait Shop," Rosco finished.
"At Cousin Wally's All You Can Eat Sushi and Live Bait Shop," Boss repeated. "Now find him or else."
Rosco straightened up and saluted. "That's a big ten-four, Little Fat Buddy."
"And Rosco," Boss yelled back, "I ain't your Little Fat Buddy."
"Ooh, uh right. Ten-four, over and out."
"And quit usin' that CB lingo when you're standin' right in front of me."
"Uh, yes sir," Rosco said and he put his hat back on and headed for the door grumbling under his breath as to how he was going to find Bo Duke, especially since the rest of the Dukes had more than likely hidden the younger man.
Boss let out a sigh of frustration as he moved over to one of his filing cabinets and placed a new file in the top drawer. Closing it, he quickly locked it and headed out the door towards the bar. He was so frustrated with the Sheriff that it didn't even occur to him that the answer to finding out where Bo Duke was hidden was standing behind the counter. "Daisy, I'm goin' on my late lunch break. I'll be back soon."
"Sure thing Boss. Ya sure I can't fix ya anythin' ta eat here?" Daisy asked excited at the prospect that the man in white was leaving.
"Uh no thank you. We ran out of pickled pork livers this mornin' so I guess I'll just go into town and get something there."
"Alright Boss, if ya say so," Daisy smiled back. She ran over to the door and watched him climb into his Cadillac and drive away. Waiting long enough to make sure that he wasn't coming back, she headed towards kitchen to the back door and signaled the all clear. She soon saw Luke and Bo sneaking their way over to the outer door of Boss' office, meeting up with them as she looked around the parking lot for any one suspicious. "Okay fellas, all clear. Now be sure ta get in and out of there quick. I don't know how long it'll be before Boss comes back. This is the night he usually comes back ta count his profits for the week."
"He only does that once a week?" Bo asked in surprise.
"Yeah, why?"
Bo just shrugged. "I don't know, just figured Boss would do it every night not just once a week."
Daisy couldn't help but giggle. "He would but Lulu forces him ta eat supper with her every night except for tonight. Tonight is her Ladies Auxiliary meetin'."
"Ahh, that makes sense," Luke grinned back. "Okay, ya better get back inside before someone misses ya."
"Alright but be careful you two," she reminded them again.
"We will," Bo assured her as she turned to leave.
Bo stood and watched in admiration as Luke easily jimmied the lock on the door allowing the two cousins to enter the office. Taking a look around, they soon found the file cabinets sitting against the wall by the door to the bar. Heading over, Luke took care of the lock and pulled open the top drawer.
"Do ya think Boss would keep information on that stuff in here?" Bo asked as Luke flipped through the files.
"You better hope so," Luke answered as he continued to search. "Accordin' ta Ms. Tizdale, she overheard Boss telling Rosco that Jon saw the deal goin' down for the electronics equipment. Obviously the stuff is stolen so Boss isn't storin' them here but he might have written down where he's keepin' them."
"Yeah, but how will we know if what we're lookin' at is what we need?"
Luke stopped looking and smiled back at his cousin as he pulled out a file marked "Electronics" and opened it. "Well accordin' ta this file, Boss received a shipment of electronics earlier today and had the driver take them ta an old farmhouse on Route Six ta store in the barn 'til he can make his final deal for them."
"An old farmhouse on Route Six? Do you realize just how many old farmhouses there are on Route Six?" Bo asked in frustration.
"Yeah well at least it's a start. Come on. Let's go tell the others what we found," Luke ordered as he put the file back and locked the cabinet. Luke then opened the door leading out to the bar and peeked around it to inform Daisy that they were leaving. Daisy looked up in time to see Luke's head pop out from behind the door and nodded in understanding when he gave her the thumbs up. She quickly went back to work as Luke pulled back in and closed the door. Daisy knew that if she were needed, the boys would give her a call.