24 HOURS BEFORE (8 A.M.)
In his patrol car, Enos was yawning, waiting for someone to chase and to ticket.
Waiting like that was tiring, so he usually tried to distract himself reading, thinking… or sleeping (hoping that Rosco didn't find out he was sleeping during his shift).
That day he looked at the sky, thinking of Daisy.
Daisy was always in his mind, especially after their nearly wedding, a wedding postponed because of the hives; two months passed since then, and they weren't yet married. And nobody talked any more about that wedding, another little adventure in that little County, another rumor to talk 'bout.
Really, the hives wasn't the real reason why HE decided to postpone their wedding; deep in his heart he feared Daisy didn't love him as he loved her; deep in his heart he felt that Daisy decided to marry him only for saving him from going to jail, and then for a sort of pity. So he used the hives to stop everything, even if being Daisy's husband has always been his dream, since the seventh grade.
He shook his head, trying to erase those pesky thoughts.
He looked again at the letter in his hands, and he shuddered.
Finally he saw the General Lee racing in front of him.
"Well, finally I can distract myself", and he began his usal "fake" chase of his friends, maybe for the last time.
At the farm, Daisy was talking with uncle Jesse and Lulu; even if Lulu was Rosco's sister and Boss Hogg's wife, she was her friend, and sometimes Daisy went to Lulu's house, or Lulu went to Duke's farm.
Listening to them chatting (women's chatting), uncle Jesse laughed, "Hey Lulu, you know everything happens in Hazzard, don't you?"
Lulu blinked at him" This is a real art, Jesse. I see and I hear everything. I'm like a spy"
They burst out laughing.
Then Lulu stared at Daisy with a serious look, "Daisy, what about you and Enos? I've not seen you two together very often, lately". Lulu wanted to see them married; when they announced their wedding, she was really glad about it, and when they postponed it she felt disappointed. Two months passed, and she wanted to see them married, finally: she was really romantic, after all.
Hearing Lulu's words, Daisy looked down, sad, "He's always so kind to me, but sometimes I think he's trying to turn away from me. It was HIS choice to postpone our wedding, so I don't know why…", Daisy shook her head.
Lulu looked at uncle Jesse. They both knew Enos loved Daisy, wheres they didn't understand, yet, if Daisy loved Enos, and probably Daisy too was confused 'bout her feelings; since the day Daisy decided, so abruptly and surprisingly, to marry Enos, uncle Jesse wondered what's the meaning of her "I've a genuine affection for Enos", and why she hung on to her idea to marry him even when there was no need to do it any more: in uncle Jesse's mind, Daisy's way to not hurt Enos' feelings calling off the wedding, so not letting him know she was marrying him to save him from going to jail, wasn't a complete explanation (Daisy could simply find an excuse to postpone everything without hurt him, she was really good to bring Enos to do whatever she wanted to and to convince him 'bout whatever she said).
But now, somehow, both uncle Jesse and Lulu felt there was something wrong between Enos and Daisy, even their long lasting and sweet friendship seemed damaged by that post-poned wedding.
The man was arriving in Hazzard, ready to kill Enos Strate.
Revenge: it's what he was looking for.