Jesse looked anxiously at his watch as he drove down the back road to the farm, driving slowly and carefully down the bumpy track. His fingers tapped nervously at the wheel as the minutes ticked by and the gentle ache in his big toe started to grow. But, he smiled as a hand laid itself gently on his shoulder.
"Uncle Jesse, you know Luke's plan's always turn out just fine. There's no need to worry so much!"
"I know I know…I just don't like the thought of him puttin' himself and that other cousin o' yours in so much danger. And besides, my big toe is hurtin'..."
The conversation was cut short as the CB crackled into life, and Enos' voice came through.
"This is Deputy Enos Strate callin' the Sheriff! This is an emergency Sheriff!"
"This is Roscoooo P Coltrane readin' you loud and clear, come back."
"Sheriff, the Dukes all just took off from Tri County Hospital! I tried to stop 'em, but they took Bo with 'em. The last I saw, Luke and Bo was headed into Hazzard through Route 36 in a grey sedan on loan from Cooter seein' as the General's still busted up."
"Enos, you dipstick! I told you to keep an eye on them Dukes, Boss Hogg is gonna be furious when he hears this!"
"Well I'm after them Sheriff! I just need some help with a road block is all!"
"I'll be there, I'm gone."
Enos hung up the CB grimly, gripping the steering wheel of his patrol car, praying to god that this plan of Luke's would work.He knew just as well as Luke did that what he had proposed was extremly risky, but Luke was adament it would work, and he trusted Luke just like the rest of the Duke family did. He switched the CB frequency to the private channel known only by the Dukes and the Dukes closest friends just in time to hear Luke's voice crackle into existence.
"Alright, this is goin' good. Now, if we's just stick to the timin' and what we thinks gonna happen does, then there should be no problem."
"Now Luke I want you to be careful, I already nearly lost one of my boys this week I don't want ta lose you both."
"I know Uncle Jesse. Let's get back onto the Hazzard Net."
I hope I ain't the only one who's confused here…Jesse's on his way back to the farm with I would guess Daisy, Enos and Rosco are headed onto route 36 followin' Luke and Bo in a grey sedan…why do I sense a bit of shuckin' and jivin' goin on here?
"That's right; we'll meet you back at the farm in 'bout 20 minutes Uncle Jesse."
"Alright, now you boys be careful ya here."
"We will, we're gone."
Nigel and Ronnie grinned in their hideout they had loaned from Boss. They were more than infuriated that their plan at the hospital hadn't worked and were intent on getting even with the two boys this time around.
"Route 36 runs just behind here…what say we give them a little…welcome home present."
Ronnie nodded and rose from the table, followed soon by Nigel. They swiftly got into their car as they heard the sound of cars and a siren approaching and barrelled down the road that wound its way down the side of the hill, stopping just behind a set of bushes as the convoy of sedan and squad car tore round the corner.
"Come on now fella's, please pull over!"
"Sorry Enos no can do. You know Bo's innocent and so do I, even if no one else believes it!"
Luke's foot pressed harder on the accelerator, speeding round the corner, looking out for Rosco. He grinned as the familiar cop car came the other way and checked back to make sure Enos was still with him when he felt a tug on his sleeve and a yell from the other person riding with him. He looked back just in time to see a car pull out sharply in front of him, blocking Rosco from getting to him and from him getting past.
With no time to break when he was going at such a top speed, he pulled the car into a sharp left turn, which sent the car swerving off down the side of the hill. He wrenched his door open and tumbled out, rolling slightly down the embankment but quickly getting to his feet as the car tumbled down to the bottom and exploded into flames, throwing him back to the floor.
This don't look too good now do it…folks, I think you just seen a piece of history in the makin'…when one of Luke Duke's plans fell from beneath him…and I tell you, I don't think I wanna see the outcome of this.
Enos and Rosco pulled up quickly, just in time to see the car pull away and high tail it back where it had come from and Luke stagger back to his feet and look around frantically.
"Possum on a gumbush…"
Enos ran quickly to Luke who had started to scrabble down to the flaming wreckage. He grabbed his arm and pulled him back.
"Luke no!"
"Bo…I gotta find Bo, he was with me! Where is he, can you see him?"
Rosco looked around desperately, searching all the places that he could see where Bo might've leapt to…but found nothing at every site. He hurried over to Enos, helping him to pull Luke gently away from the wreckage, who was still screaming at the top of his lungs for his youngest cousin.
"Luke…come on now…you can't go down there."
"Lemme go, I have to find him! BO! He only just came back to us; I ain't lettin' him go again! BO!"
"He's….Bo's gone Luke….he couldn't have survived that…"
"No Rosco…No I don't believe it! I won't! BO! Come on cousin please! BO….BO….BO…."
Luke fell limply to the ground as his screams grew fainter, wrenching his arms free of the lawmen's grips. Sobs wracked his usually strong frame as he crumpled to his knees, head held in his hands. He heard sniffs behind him and he looked up slightly to see tears slipping down the sheriff's cheeks, Enos standing with his hat over his chest, his head bowed.
That was the site Daisy was greeted with as she pulled up, out of breath, in Dixie. She took a moment to survey the carnage that befell her and hurried down to where a figure was slumped in the tall grass. She wrapped loving arms gently around Luke's shoulder's, tears making tracks down her cheeks as she gently helped him to his feet and guided him back up the hill, Rosco and Enos soon following suit.
As he climbed into Dixie, his vision too obscured with tears to see properly, he felt a hand clamp itself firmly on his shoulder. He looked up to see a shimmering figure of Rosco looking at him apologetically.
"I…I know Bo didn't do nothin' wrong Luke…I'm…I'm real sorry…"
"S'alright Rosco…we always knew you's never wind up gettin' us….it was more than likely to be the mountains…."
"I'll…I'll stay here and…and clear up…see if I can't find…"
"Would…would ya come back to the farm…I can't…I can't repeat this to Uncle Jesse…I can't…"
But again his words were cut by deep, choking sobs that caused the tears to fall even faster down his tanned cheeks. Rosco climbed gently into the back of Dixie, and murmured something to Enos, who nodded and headed back down to the wreckage to help the fire department put the blaze out and to start searching for any remains.
Meanwhile, Ronnie and Nigel surveyed their handiwork from the hidden hideout that over looked the accident scene, grinning wildly.
"Ronnie, I think we really got him this time!"
"Well what about the other one, he got out!"
"That don't matter, he's too grief stricken to try and search us out now!"
"But what happens when he decides to come lookin' for us? Then we take care o'him just like we took care of this guy. Now come on, let's get plannin' this bank raid so we's can get out of this dump."
Now I told y'all I had a baaaaad feelin' bout this. Who was smart enough to start plannin' Bo's funeral a couple o'chapters back, cause I think we's gonna be needin' those plans right 'bout now.