by: Marty Chrisman

Luke didn’t understand why he was leaving with Bo but thankfully he didn’t argue about it. Jesse didn’t think that even J.D. Hogg would go so far as to try and frame Luke for Angie’s murder. But Jesse wanted to make sure that Luke was safely hidden away until things got sorted out a bit.

Bo threw the suitcase with a few changes of clothes for both boys and some toiletries in it into the back of the pickup truck along with their sleeping bags and camping gear. Daisy brought out a cooler with food and drinks in it and handed to him to put in the truck with the other items Bo was taking with them. He didn’t know how long they would have to hide out but he knew if they needed anything else Jesse or Daisy would bring it to them.

The boys often hid out at Jesse’s old still sites when they didn’t want to be found. Jesse had always chosen his hiding spots well for his stills and nobody had ever found them during the whole time Jesse had made his living making shine. The sites were skillfully hidden throughout the hills that surrounded the Duke farm. There were 8 sites in all. Still site number seven was hidden away deep in a hollow. You had to almost be half mountain goat to even get to it unless you knew where the hidden dirt road was that led to it. (Which of course Bo did)

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by: Marty Chrisman

            When Uncle Jesse returned home, Bo filled him in on the visit from Enos. Jesse agreed that considering Luke’s present condition, it was best to keep Enos away from him too. At least for the time being. Although Luke wasn’t as skittish as he’d been that morning, there was still cautiousness in his eyes as he watched the family interacting around him. It hurt Jesse to see the mistrust in his oldest nephew’s eyes but he knew that if he was in Luke’s place, he’d probably feel the same way. He understood how scared and confused Luke had to be.

Since Daisy was at work, Jesse made supper that night. While he was cooking, the boys went outside to do the evening chores. Just like earlier Bo had to tell Luke which chores needed to be done. But once he knew what to do, Luke did it willingly and without complaining. He still didn’t talk much to Bo or to Jesse for that matter. After the finished the chores, they went in the house to eat the good old fashioned country supper that Jesse had prepared. Luke listened to Bo and Jesse’s conversation but ate his own meal in silence. His silence was unnerving to both of the other Dukes but Jesse soon discovered (Like Bo had earlier) that it was hard to carry on a conversation with someone who treated you like a stranger.

After they had eaten, Luke excused himself and went to his room. Bo started to follow him, but Jesse gestured for him to let Luke alone for now.  In the bedroom, Luke paced the floor anxiously. In his mind, he didn’t know these people or recognize this place. He felt a strange detachment both from himself and from his surroundings. He wished he could remember something, anything but it was like his mind was a blackboard that had been wiped clean. He sensed that something bad had happened, really bad, but he just couldn’t remember what it was. He was scared, confused, and angry as hell. He just wasn’t sure where to direct his anger. It wasn’t fair to direct it at the people who claimed to be his family. He felt nothing but love from them even if he couldn’t return that feeling. Exhausted from the days events, he stripped off his clothes and lay down on the closest bed, which happened to be the one closest to the door. Soon he was sleeping soundly.

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by: Marty Chrisman

The Dukes decided that there was no point in saying anything to Luke about the discovery of the girl’s body. Since he couldn’t remember anything, they agreed that the news would only upset him needlessly. But the discovery of the murder made the circumstances surrounding Luke’s own injury more sinister. To protect one of their own, the family would close racks around Luke and do whatever they had to do to keep him from any further harm.

Since Daisy had to go to work and Jesse needed to go into town for a few things, Bo would have to stay at the farm with Luke, who had been sitting on the front porch swing ever since Doc left after examining him that morning. Grabbing a couple of glasses of lemonade, Bo went out on the porch to join his older cousin. Luke accepted the glass of lemonade without comment and took a drink, still staring off into the distance.

“Ya know, cousin, the scenery don’t change much.” Bo said trying to lighten up the noticeable tension in the air.

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by: Marty Chrisman

Instinctively, the first thing Bo did was grab the CB and call Uncle Jesse. “Lost sheep to Shepard. Come in.” he said into the mike “Uncle Jesse, it’s Bo. Let’s listen to some country music” Country music was the Duke’s code telling Jesse to switch to Channel 6 which was the private channel the Dukes used when they needed to talk privately without the rest of Hazzard County listening in. Bo reached in to change his CB to channel 6. “Uncle Jesse, you there?” Bo said

“This is Shepard.” Jesse said over the CB “What’s wrong?’

“Well….we found the General up at Henderson Ridge….but that ain’t all we found. There’s a dead body here too….”

“What?” Jesse yelled into the CB

“Yeah….I ain’t sure who she is but it looks like she’s been raped.”

“Oh my god…….” Jesse exclaimed in shock. “Well…I guess you better call Enos and git him out there….then git yourselves back here as soon as you can.”

“Yes, sir.” Bo said. He hung the mike and turned to Daisy, who had joined him on the driver’s side of the car so she wouldn’t have to look at the girl’s body. “Guess we best call Enos like Uncle Jesse said…..”

“Bo….you know that Rosco is gonna try to find a way to pin this on Luke….” Daisy said

“He’d better not try nothing like that!” Bo growled “I don’t think even Rosco could hate Luke that bad…..”

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