Flash was sitting on the front porch of the Coltrane house.
"If anyone knows who the real Rosco is, it's Flash." Luke said, he went over and picked her up. It had worked when they had to tell Boss from his twin brother Abraham Lincoln Hogg.
The Rosco that had given the money back to Boss walked up to Flash and Luke. "Oh yes, there's the puppy. Did ye miss me boy?"
"Flash is a girl." Daisy corrected.
"I know that." He put out his hand to pet her. She howled at him like she did at Boss. "It's just….this…." He pointed to his head.
"Rosco injured his head." Daisy said. "That
"Now hold on a minute Daisy." Luke walked over to the other Rosco.
The other Rosco took Flash from Luke. "See, Flash knows her daddy." The real Rosco petted the dogs head.
The Dukes all walked to stand by the real Rosco, while Enos, Boss, and Cooter were already behind him. Daisy scowled at the phony Rosco.
"Even Flash would know a real phony." Luke said crossing his arms. He briefly glanced at Boss who gave an innocent look.
"Why are you looking at me for?" Boss said, throwing up his arms.
Mama Coltrane came out, to see what the commotion was about.
"Brian." She noticed him right away. This was her son! Her youngest son...! She may not have been there for him as he grew up, but she wanted him to know that he was not alone. "Mama." Brian heard his brother say.
"My baby, after all these years." Essey hugged Brian. He glanced at Rosco and caught a feeling of hurt on his face. He looked back at his mother. He had always been angry at the woman who had given him up. That hadn't wanted him. But maybe she had and she just couldn't take care of both of them. He felt strange; there was a tug in his heart that he couldn't remember ever having before.
"Can anyone tell me what's goin on here?" Boss demanded. He was confused of everybody else.
Enos told Essey what happened. "He tried to rob Boss's armored truck and tried framing it on Rosco."
She wanted her family to be together, and yet it was drifting apart. She had been right that there was something wrong with Brian when he was born. Essey was very suspicious about twins. That one could be good and one could be evil. Plus they wouldn't have been able to take care for three children. They had still been financially hard pressed after the depression and during the war. She knew she could not deny the simple fact that Rosco and Brian were brothers and no matter what Brian did or had done, he would always be her son. She told them she had to give up Brian because they couldn't afford to look after three children, and there was a war going on.
"Those two other guys called him Woody." Luke was somewhere between confusion and denial.
"If he was adopted, his name would've been changed." Jesse told Luke.
"He was." Essey said. She explained to her son why he had given him up. She hadn't meant to. If she would have known that he would have grown up the way he did she wouldn't have got rid of him in the first place?
"I'm sorry, mama." Brian said to her as Enos started leading him toward his patrol car. "Sorry, Rosco." He said to his brother. He truly regretted what he had done. The dreams he'd had of having his real family back would never happen. He had been that close. Because of his choices he'd never really get to know his brother or sister. He decided with him around he'd cause too much trouble. Maybe the world couldn't handle the both of them.
