Jamanda

As T.J.'s day was going downhill, Lily's was already there. Tommy kept jabbering on and on about kindergarten when she picked him up. She had to hunt Lucas down as he forgot which door he was supposed to meet her at. Then they got picked up on the corner in the sherriff's patrol car. "So how was it?" Enos asked. "That was fun!" said Tommy. "We got to play with play-doh an' crayons an'..." "How about you two?" he asked over Tommy. Lucas shrugged and looked at Lily. "You don't want to know," Lily scowled. "That bad?" Enos asked, raising an eyebrow. "An' we had a snack an' we got to nap an' play outside an'..." "Is it to late to move back?" Lily groaned, mostly to herself. "Sorry," said Enos, starting the car. "The votes are in and the people have spoken. We stay." Lily went up to her room as soon as she got home, saying she had homework. She really only had two small assignments, which she'd already finished, but she didn't want to be disturbed. "Why did we have to come here?" she said out loud. "Why?"

Lily didn't care much for her first day of school. First she had to walk Tommy down to start kindergarten (Tommy wanted to run). Then she couldn't get her locker to open and Cherry had to help her (this one ya gotta kick it in the left corner). She was late to class and the teacher introduced her to everyone as "The Sherriff's Daughter", which Lily found particularly embarrassing. Then at lunch, she couldn't find anyone to eat with and had to sit by herself. "This town really bites," she muttered to herself. "Hey there," someone said. "Mind if I join you?" Lily looked up and saw Louie Ledbetter. "I don't care," she said. "You know," he said, sitting next to her. "Some things in life just don't make any sense at all." "Like moving away from L.A. to a puny podunk town like this?" "Like a pretty girl sitting by herself," said Louie. "Right," said Lily, poking at her food. "It's not that bad," said Louie. "Just be sure to bring your lunch on Thursdays." "What's on Thursdays?" "Roadkill on a stick," he said. Lily almost spit out her milk. "You've got to be kidding!" "I am," said Louie. "Of course I wouldn't be too surprised," said Lily. "Oh we ain't that bad," said Louie. "But I was serious about Thursdays. I think the cooks just throw everything together from the week before and call it tuna salad." "But all schools do that," said Lily. "You sure there's no roadkill involved?" "Scouts honor." Louie was also in Lily's next class and continued being perfectly friendly. However, T.J. was also in that class and didn't seem to care for it. "Hey Lily," he said, after Louie was off to his next class. "Wait up." "Oh hi," said Lily. "What?" "I'm just gonna warn ya," said T.J. "Be careful around Louie Ledbetter. He's bad news." "I think I can take care of myself," said Lily coldly as she walked off. T.J. stared after her. "You're not jealous are you?" asked someone from behind him. T.J. spun around and saw Regina Hogg. "Shouldn't you be?" T.J. sneered. "Oh I broke up with Louie last week," said Regina. "She can have him for all I care." "He's not good enough for her," T.J. muttered. "So you are jealous?" Regina teased. "I am not!" T.J. snapped, turning red. "Although I can't say I blame you," Regina said smoothly. "I mean what's a little grease monkey like you compared to Louie anyway?" "Better a grease monkey than a pot-belly pig," T.J. sneered. "Tsk-tsk," said Regina. "Such language. But then one can't expect anything clean to come out of a garage." She flounced away, leaving T.J. madder than a hornet trapped in a jar. He kicked the wall, stubbed his toe, said a few curse words, got a detention when the hall monitor heard him, and stormed off to class.

I told Cooter to tow the General back to town and meet Bo and Luke at the bus depot. Then I took Enos to the farm. "Doesn't any of this look familiar?" I asked him. "Sure don't," said Enos, looking around. "Just that car. You're looking a little familiar though..." "Really?" He was grinning and staring at my legs. "You ain't lustin' are you Enos?" I asked. "No," he said, sitting up quickly. "What makes you think that?" "You were staring at my legs." "Well you can't expect a fella not to," he said, looking at me again. "Especially when you wear shorts like that." "Oh Enos," I sighed. "Don't you remember anything?" "Like I said," he told me. "I remember that orange car..." "Exactly what was the car doing?" "It was...speeding down the road...and I was in a car behind it...there were three of them." I did a double take and almost went off the road. "Easy honey," he said. "What'd I say?" "You remember three of them?" I asked. "I know it's crazy but..." "No it's not," I said. "There was a time where we had three of them. Do you remember what happened?" Enos actually stopped staring at my legs and sat back. He stared off into space until I reached the farm. "Uncle Jesse!" I called. "We're here!" "There ya are," said Uncle Jesse. "I heard ya on the CB but the truck won't start. What in tarnation's been goin' on?" "Who's that?" Enos asked. "This is Uncle Jesse," I said, getting out of the Jeep. "Oh there you are Enos," said Uncle Jesse. "Come on inside." "Okay," said Enos. "I still don't get why you'd need three of the same car." "What?" Uncle Jesse asked. "Never mind," I said. "Just keep an eye on him. He tends to wander off." "Where you going?" Enos asked. "I gotta get back to work," I said. "You stay here with Uncle Jesse and try to remember." "Remember what?" "Anything!" I said. "Well you don't have to get all huffy about it," Enos scowled. "Just cuz I was looking at your legs." Uncle Jesse stared at me and I just sighed and got back in the Jeep. "Remember Uncle Jesse," I called. "Don't leave him out of your sight for a minute!" As I drove off, Enos turned to Uncle Jesse. "She don't trust me do she?" he said. "After what you just said," said Uncle Jesse. "I don't trust you either. Now git!" I looked in my rear-view mirror at Uncle Jesse ushering Enos into the house. "Oh Enos," I sighed. "What's happened to you?"

Kate: Oh how'd I know? You are Luke Duke aren't you? Luke: Well yeah... Kate: Then I was right. I read about how several people from the Duke family died in a car wreck a long time ago. I guess I shouldn't jump to conclusions though... Luke: Oh don't worry about it. Yeah, that's how my parents died. Bo's and Daisy's too. We all had to go live with our Uncle Jesse after that. Kate: (snuggling up to him) Oh how tragic... Luke: Oh we do fine. I would like to have you meet them. Meanwhile, back at the Boar's Nest, Enos and Cooter walk in and sit with Bo. Enos: Hey Bo. Where's Luke? Bo: Oh, he went out with some girl. Cooter: Isn't it usually you who does that? Bo: Yeah it is, but...I dunno...something about that girl hit Luke like a ton of bricks. It's been a while since I seen him act that way. Daisy: (putting down drinks) Me either. But like I said...Luke's a grown man. Enos: Even so, grown men can do strange things around women. Cooter: You oughta know. Enos: Oh you hush! Bo: You do have a point though. It's just not like Luke to pick up on a woman that fast. Cooter: Yeah, that's your job. Daisy: Oh you guys. Leave him alone. Bo: All right Daisy. Daisy leaves to wait on other tables. Bo: (whispers) But I'm still gonna try to find out who that girl is. Cooter: I don't blame you. Enos: Well Luke would introduce ya'll to her wouldn't he? I mean, if he was serious about her. Bo: I hope so. If he doesn't, then he's really not himself! Balladeer: Friends and neighbors, I don't know about you, but I'm gonna agree with ol' Bo on this one. Cue Kitty

Bo glanced over to Luke just time time to witness the kiss and spit out his beer. Bo: What the...? Daisy: (refilling Bo's beer) If you'd have been paying attention instead of watching Bessie Lou, you may have noticed that you're not the only one with hormones in this bar. Bo: (wiping his face) What the...? Daisy: Oh Bo, you just don't get it. Bo watches Luke and Kate with his mouth open. Kate: Well? You haven't answered yet. Luke: (somewhat dazed) You need a ride anywhere? I uh...got a car. Kate: Well that sure is sweet of you. I suppose I could use a ride to town. Luke: O-kay. Kate walks out of the bar with Luke following her like a zombie. Luke: I'll be taking the car Bo. Don't wait up. Bo: Uh sure cousin. I'll just get a ride from Daisy. They exit and Bo looks at Daisy. Bo: Is it just me, or did that happen awfully fast? Daisy: Well Bo, you've moved that fast before. Bo: I know, but Luke? He usually thinks things out beforehand. This isn't like him. Daisy: I admit, I'm a bit surprised too, but Luke's a grown man. He can do things differently if he wants to. Bo: I guess. But this sure is a LOT more different than what he usually does.

We like to imagine that "Strange Visitor to Hazzard" is really a dream that Rosco had after some smelling a little too much swamp gas and never really happened.

The excitement of the game died down fairly quickly as election day rolled around. Hughie ran a rough campaign, but since he couldn't find any dirt on Enos, he wasn't able to discredit his opponant except by saying that Enos hadn't lived in Hazzard county for the past 17 years. On the other hand, Enos didn't discredit Hughie at all, even though everyone else said he should have. Instead, he focused on telling the people about how he was going to use his experience, both from Hazzard and L.A., to fulfill the office of sherriff as best he could. He didn't know it, but Bo and Luke also had a secret campaign going on behind his back that reminded everyone of Hughie's past attempts to gain power for his own profit and that Enos was the only lawman who had ever served in Hazzard that couldn't be bought. On election day, Emery Potter ran the polls, and despite Hughie's demands for a recount, Enos won by a landslide. He stood up in the square and made his first speech as the Hazzard County Sherriff. "I just want to thank ya'll," he said. "For using your right to vote and letting me serve ya'll as sherriff of this fine county. I give you my solemn promise that I will do my best to uphold the law and establish justice here in Hazzard. Now a lawman's job ain't supposed to be makin' speeches, so I'm gonna hand it over now to your county commissioner, Ms. Lulu Coltraine Hogg." "Thank you Enos," said Lulu. "Let's give our new sherriff a hand!" Everyone clapped and cheered. Lulu gave a nice speech about how she was supportive of the new sherriff and encouraged everyone to welcome him and his family. After the speeches, there was a large potluck dinner and a square dance. Enos stuck close to his wife while everyone congratulated him. Lucas wandered off with the other boys to play ball in the street. Tommy and Daisy Mae ate cake under the bandstand while Amy and Jill looked frantically for them. Cherry climbed a tree to eat her fried chicken in peace. "I guess this means we're staying," Lily said to no one in particular. "Is that a bad thing?" asked T.J., who was munching on potato chips. "I guess not," said Lily. "It's not so bad." "You gonna play ball again?" asked T.J. "Or was that a guest appearance?" "Maybe," said Lily, looking at him sideways. "I may not mind filling in until someone else comes along." "Well I 'preciate that," T.J. grinned. "Course you know, it may be a while." "Don't matter none," Lily sighed. "I may be stuck here a while." Lily walked away and T.J. looked after her. Then he shook his head and ran off to play ball with the others. Lily sat down by the bandstand with a piece of watermelon. She was trying to figure out how the other kids were spitting out the seeds when someone sat next to her. "Hey there," said Louie. "Oh hi," said Lily. "I guess I should congratulate you," he said. "Your dad's the sherriff now." "Congratulate him," Lily said, not looking up. "It's his job." "I'd rather congratulate the pretty one in the family," said Louie. Lily gave him a look, the one she used when she was trying to figure out the difference between flattery and a sincere compliment. "So what grade are you in?" asked Louie. "School starts next week you know." "I'm a junior," she said. "You?" "Senior," he said, with a hint of cockiness in his voice. "At least you can leave in a year then," said Lily. "True," said Louie. "But then, why would I want to leave when suddenly staying is all the more appealing?" Lily gave him that look again, trying to figure the guy out. She'd heard plenty of lines before, but not from anyone this good-looking. "Who's that Lily's talking to?" Enos asked. "Louie Ledbetter," said Cooter. "Honest John's boy." "Should I be worried?" Enos asked. "Dunno," said Cooter. "I never had to raise girls." "Wasn't he on the school ball team?" "Yeah?" "Hmmm," Enos muttered. Enos didn't like to be judgemental about people, but he never liked to take chances where his daughter was concerned either.

Bo and Luke are hanging out in the Boar's Nest drinking beer as usual when a really pretty girl walks in. Bo doesn't notice, as he's too busy watching Bessie Lou, but Luke does. Luke: Helloooo there! Bo: Huh? Luke: You just keep watching Bessie Lou. I'm about to meet myself a real woman! Luke approaches the girl at the bar. Luke: Hey there. You new around here? Girl: Yes I am. I'm Kate. Luke: I'm Luke. Nice to meet ya. Kate: Nice to meet you. Luke: Nice enough to let me buy you a drink? Kate: You sure move fast don't ya cowboy? Luke: When I see something nice I do. Kate giggles and lets him buy her a beer. Daisy watches them out of the corner of her eye, but Bo is still distracted by Bessie Lou.

Anyhow, you can imagine how surprised I was to look up and see Enos stroll right into the Boar's Nest and order a beer. "Sorry?" I asked. "A beer ma'am," he said. "I'm parched." "Well sure," I said. "But the beer here is awfully watered down. Sure you don't want something else?" "Anything wet really," Enos said, looking around. "I'm just thirsty and the sign said 'Cold Beer'." "Sure thing," I said, watching him out of the corner of my eye. Enos would've never forgiven me if he knew I had served him beer, so I got him a buttermilk like he always had before. He looked at me funny, but drank it anyway as I called Luke back. "He's what?" Luke asked. "He's here," I said. "And your car is parked out front." "How in the...?" "Never mind that," I said. "Just take the bus up here as quick as you can. He doesn't recognize me and he was trying to order beer!" "Woah," said Luke. "His mind must be shot if he forgot that he doesn't drink." "Oh no," I said, seeing Enos wander out the door. "I gotta go! Get back quick!" I hung up and ran after him, but Enos was already off again. The General tore out of the lot just as Rosco was pulling in. "Jit jit!" Rosco said, doing a double take. "That looked like Enos driving the General Lee!" "It is," I said, running up. "Get after him Rosco! We've already lost him once! I'll be right behind you!" "Oh good grief," said Rosco. "The dipstick really has lost his mind." I climbed in my Jeep and followed Rosco, who radioed Cletus to try and cut the General off. But apparantly, Enos wasn't having any of it. He jumped the General over Hazzard pond and poor Rosco wound up splashing into it. Cletus kept him from turning onto the main road, so the rest was up to me. "This is Bo Peep to Shepherd and Crazy C," I called over the cb. "Ya'll got your ears on?" "This is Crazy Cooter comin' at ya...what's your twenty?" "I'm chasing the General down Old Willow Road...Think you can cut him off?" "I'm on my way Daisy." Cooter pulled through and cut Enos off. We both got out and ran up to the General. He was just sitting there laughing. "He has lost it," Cooter mumbled. "Whoo Whee," Enos laughed. "I don't think I've ever had so much fun! You folks do this a lot?" "All the time," I said. "Now Enos, you git out of there before Bo and Luke decide to press charges for you stealing their car." "Who?" Enos asked, climbing out of the General. "And who are you? And how do you know my name?" "We're your friends," said Cooter. "And Bo and Luke were going to pick you up when you done run off in their car. At least you remembered how to hotwire it." "You never should've taught him that Cooter," I scolded. "Now Enos, you come with me back to the farm." "Sure thing pretty lady," said Enos, looking me over. "I won't argue with that." Now Enos had looked at me plenty of times before, but for some reason I didn't care for the way he was looking at me now.

Now so ya'll don't get confused, I'll fill you in on what happened, even though I didn't find out about all of this until later. Enos had indeed wandered off. Turk had left for the bathroom and told him to stay put, but Enos's short-term memory wasn't working up to par either. He simply wandered outside the airport and saw an orange car. An orange car that looked familiar. Now Enos knew he had amnesia and the doctors told him to try his best to find things that looked familiar. So when he saw that car, he figured it must have belonged to him, since it looked so familiar. Naturally, he tried to open the doors, and seeing as they wouldn't open, he figured out that it was a race car, like Richard Petty's. So he climbed in through the window, hotwired it, and drove off. It's funny how amnesia works. Enos didn't know who he was, who his friends were, or where he was going, but he did remember who Richard Petty was, that racing cars have doors welded shut, and how to hotwire a car when you don't have keys (although he didn't remember that it was Cooter who taught him how two years before). He also remembered how to drive when people are chasing you, which is what the Atlanta police were doing when they saw him tearing through town. The city driving came real natural to him, as Enos had driven plenty in L.A., and crazy enough to make his partner see a psychiatrist. Once he lost the Atlanta police, he instinctively pulled onto the highway going north...towards Hazzard county. He wasn't sure why he was going that way, but I think all good ol' boys have little homing devices that kick in and bring them home. Not only that, but I think the General wanted to go home too.

I was more nervous than Boss at tax time as I waited for the boys to show up with Enos. I couldn't figure out why. It was just Enos. The same Enos that's had a crush on me since seventh grade. The same one who wrote me nearly every week when he ran off to California. The same one I almost married. But the thought of seeing him again somehow made me nervous enough to jump out of my skin when the phone rang. "Boar's Nest," I said. "This is Daisy." "Uh Daisy," I heard Luke say. "Um...we might be a little late." "Why?" I asked. "What's going on?" "Well uh...we kinda lost Enos." "YOU WHAT!!!???" "He wandered off," Luke said quickly. "We can't find him anywhere." "Luke Duke!" I yelled. "You find him or heaven help me..." "We'll find him Daisy," said Luke. "What is it Bo?...What?...OUR CAR???" "Now what?" I asked, wondering how this could possibly get any worse. "Bo says that our car is gone," said Luke as Bo was rambling in the background. "Some guy jumped into it and drove off." "Well you find Enos before you worry about that car," I snapped. "Cause if he gets hurt..." "We'll find him Daisy," said Luke. "I gotta go..." "You better!" I yelled as Luke hung up. I slammed the phone down and sighed. Now I was nervous AND worried. Enos could be anywhere. What if he couldn't find his way home?

Do wha? There's a show with Rosco and Lulu's mother in it?

We didn't like Duke of Duke, although the road signs were funny. Speed Limit 155 Warning: Speed Trap Ahead Keep Left

One of my students went to the autoshow this weekend in Kansas City, at which Ben "Cooter" Jones was showing off the General Lee. As I was unable to go, I asked my student if he could try to get an autograph. This morning, the kid shows up to class with a framed picture of Cooter leaning on the General Lee. It was signed... To Amanda Cooter Ben Jones The student also told me that Mr. Jones chatted with him for a while. The student had mentioned that I was "stuck in the 60's" (since I also have a Monkees lunchbox) and Mr. Jones had laughed in agreement (even though Dukes is an 80's show). I brought it home and all Jam could say was, "That is so cool!" We're gonna have to find a good place to hang it now! It'll probably go in my "hippie" corner with a lot of my Monkees and Route 66 stuff. As for the student who got it for me, can you say "suck up"? For some reason, he thinks I owe him a favor. No really, he's a good kid and I'll have to be nice to him the rest of the year.

Of course, everyone's parents had to watch the big game. Luke and Amy sat with Enos and Daisy and little Tommy. Bo and Jill also watched while holding onto Daisy Mae. Cletus and Avery showed up with their wives. Dobro Doolin also came with his wife and five other kids, all girls except the youngest, who was just a year old. Cooter arrived with Emery and Mabel Potter. Ol' Brodie came last with his wife and two daughters. On the other hand, a lot of other parents were there to watch the school team. Louie was the son of Honest John Ledbetter, who was the campaign manager for Hughie Hogg. Hughie was also sitting in the stands with a blond teenage girl next to him. Jethro didn't let the school team intimidate him and told the others to play as best they could, if only to "wipe that smirk off of Louie's face for good!" It was a really close game. Lily managed to catch Louie's fly ball, which would have given the school team the lead. Then Lucas was able to get on base for the tying run. Lily was up to the plate with Lucas on second. She winked at her brother. One thing the Strate kids had in common with each other was speed. Lily hit a fast line drive down the middle and took off. The kid out there didn't catch it right away and she kept going, as did Lucas. "She's stealing second!" Louie shouted. But Lily slid into second just as Lucas ran home. The game was tied and T.J. was up. "Atta girl Lily!" Enos cheered. "Go get 'em!" Cooter crowed. T.J. looked at Lily, who winked at him. He swallowed hard and waited for the pitch. CRACK! It was gone. "He did it!" Cooter yelled, jumping up. "It's outta here!" T.J. cheered as he ran the bases after Lily. Then he caught up with her and cheered. "Lily Strate I could kiss you!" he laughed. "What a play!" "Watch it now," said Lily. "My dad's a cop remember?" T.J. watched Lily calmly walk away and wanted to kick himself for saying that out loud. Everyone else was jumping up and down. Lucas was shaking soda cans and squirting everybody. "Hey wait a second," someone called. Lily turned around and saw Louie Ledbetter. "What?" she asked. "You know," he said. "You're a good ball player." "For a girl?" she said, raising an eyebrow. "For anybody," he said. "I bet you could make the school team." "No thanks," she said. "I really don't care to play that much." "Well," said Louie. "What do you care to do?" "Right now," she said. "I wouldn't mind being left alone." She turned and walked off leaving yet another boy looking after her. She didn't see the other girl going up to him. "Louie," she said. "You just got beat by a bunch of kids and two girls." "I know," he said. "And I don't aim to take it sitting down." "I know you won't," she said. "But if getting back means making a play for that one, let me remind you that her dad is running for sherriff against mine!" "Regina honey," said Louie, putting his arm around her. "Don't tell me you're jealous." "Should I be?" "Of course not," said Louie, watching Lily. "I don't intend to fall for some girl after she makes a fool out of me. I'm just gonna do enough damage to make sure she doesn't do it again." "Oooh Louie," Regina giggled. "I like it."

We didn't care for that one either, as Daisy shouldn't have been flirting with that guy! And she has the audacity to flirt with Enos to break the other guy out of jail. At least Enos got some chicken out of it and Daisy learned the error of her ways. You'd think she'd learn after all those guys breaking her heart to stick with Enos.

I wasn't sure what to think. I got off the phone after a while and everyone in the Boar's Nest was looking at me. "What is it Daisy?" Uncle Jesse asked. "Amnesia," I said. "He's awake...but he doesn't remember anything." Uncle Jesse held me as everyone else looked at each other. "Now don't you worry your pretty little head now Daisy," said Bo. "I had amnesia once, remember?" "That's right," said Luke. "He'll get better." "I hope so," I said. "I still wish I could see him." "Maybe you will," said Uncle Jesse. I wasn't sure what Uncle Jesse meant by that until later that week. Turk called and let us know that he was bringing Enos to Hazzard. "The doctors say that going back to the place where he grew up might trigger something," he told me. "Frankly, I'm hoping YOU might be able to trigger something." "Maybe," I said. I couldn't help but smile. "We'll be flying out in two days," said Turk. "Think you can meet us in Atlanta?" We arranged it so that Bo and Luke would meet them in Atlanta with the General. I wanted Enos to see me in the Boar's Nest, as that's where he usually saw me anyway. That was the plan...and it didn't work worth a pitcher of spit.

Okay, we remember that now! LOL, we'll have to watch that again. I'll bet the General did that after the last episode of Dukes!

He has that wink right from the beginning. When he tells Enos that it's Daisy's birthday, he winks at Daisy, which makes you wonder if it was really her birthday or not.

I don't know if this will help, but there's a website we found through tvtome that lets you download episodes of old tv shows. I don't know if they'll have Enos but you can look. http://www.tvshows.org/ Jam is skeptical but you can try it. Let us know.

We're big fans of The Monkees, M*A*S*H, Lavergne and Shirley, Happy Days, and old shows like that.

Here's a connection we just found on tvtome.com. On the "Enos" series, Enos's partner Turk Adams was played by Samuel E. Wright, who did the voice of Sabastian in "The Little Mermaid!" In the words of Enos... "You're right, I'd never guess."

The next two days went by way too slow. With Maybelle connecting my phone calls, it wasn't long until everyone in Hazzard knew about Enos. The minister of the Methodist church called a prayer vigil for him, to which even Boss and Rosco showed up. Boss was being especially kind to me. He offered to give me a couple of days off, but I wanted to work to make the time pass by faster, so he let me call California from the Boar's Nest. "How is he?" I asked. "He's stirring a little," Turk told me. "They think he's coming out of it." "Oh thank goodness!" I said. "Can you call as soon as he does?" I gave him the number for the Boar's Nest as I was working the rest of the day. "Is he awake yet?" Cooter asked. "He's stirring," I said, grinning. "That's a good sign," said Luke. "I'll bet he wakes up today." "And I bet I know the first thing he says," Bo laughed. "Possum on a gumbush," Luke said, imitating Enos's voice. "What happened?" "Oh you!" I laughed. I hated it when Luke would imitate Enos like that. It made me miss him more than usual. Maybelle was great at her job, as most of Hazzard county showed up at the Boar's Nest, waiting along with me for the phone to ring. I could tell Boss was enjoying the extra business, but he was polite enough to hold it in. Everyone jumped when the phone rang and I ran over to it. "Boar's Nest," I said. "Daisy speaking." "He's awake Daisy." "He's awake!" I called out to everybody. There was a round of "YEEE HAAA" and Boss bought drinks for everybody while Rosco tried to quiet them down. "Let the girl listen," he said. "We gotta make sure he's okay don't we? Now HUSH!" "So how is he?" I asked. "Can I talk to him?" "He's a little confused," said Turk. "Um...are you sitting down?" "Uh huh," I said, sitting on a barstool. I didn't like that question, seeing as what I found out last time he asked. "Daisy," said Turk. "He doesn't remember who he is." "He doesn't?" I asked. "You mean...?" "He's got amnesia," said Turk. "He doesn't remember a thing."

Maybelle tried the home number first, but Turk wasn't there, so she tried to office number. Someone at the office told her he was at the hospital and forwarded us there. "This is Turk." "Turk," I said. "This is Daisy. I just got your letter." "Okay Daisy," he said. "Are you sitting down?" "Uh yeah," I said, pulling up a chair and sitting. "What happened? Is Enos okay?" "All right then," he said. "We were apprehending a gang of drug dealers. One of them was resisting arrest and managed to hit Enos over the head with the butt of a gun. We had back-up come in to take the guy away, but Enos was knocked out, so I took him to the hospital." "Oh my," I said, trying to take it all in. "How is he?" "I'm not sure," said Turk. "He uh...hasn't woke up yet. He's in a coma." I gasped. "I'm coming out there!" "No you're not!" said Turk firmly. "You stay there with your family and keep in touch. If he doesn't wake up in the next couple of days, then the department can bring you out here. But for now, just take it easy and let the doctors to their job." "Okay," I sighed. "But you let me know the minute he wakes up!" "I will."

Author's note: This story is told from Daisy's perspective. It was raining again. I don't care for rain sometimes because I have to hang all of the laundry inside and everybody gets tangled up in shirts and pants. Uncle Jesse was drinking a cup of coffee and Bo was doing the morning dishes when Luke came in with the mail. "Another catalog," he told Uncle Jesse, tossing it to him. "I swear," said Uncle Jesse, catching it. "If they send us these Christmas catalogs any earlier, they'll be coming on the Fourth of July." "Anything for me?" asked Bo. "Not unless you know anyone in California," said Luke, grinning at me. "Give me that!" I squealed jumping after Luke. Luke teased me a bit by holding it over his head, but I managed to get it from him when he got tangled in a pair of his own long johns. I gazed at the letter for a minute. It seemed like it had been ages since I'd gotten one, which made it all the more precious. Then I noticed that this one didn't look like the others. "Hey," I said. "I don't think this is from Enos." "It's not?" asked Bo. "No," I said. "This isn't his handwriting and it has no return address." "But it is from California right?" asked Luke, freeing himself from the long johns. "The postmark says L.A." "Yeah," I said, opening it. Dear Miss Duke, I'm afraid I have some bad news, but I'm sure Enos would want me to tell you. Two days ago, he was injured in the line of duty. Please try not to worry, but he is in the hospital right now. I've included several phone numbers where you can reach me if you would like to check up on him. Turk Adams I read it several times before handing it to Uncle Jesse, who read it, nodded, and handed it to Bo. Bo read it, sighed, and gave it to Luke, who didn't seem to need to read it. "He's hurt isn't he?" Luke said. "He's in the hospital," I said. "I need to call." "Go ahead," Uncle Jesse said. I grabbed the phone. "Maybelle," I said. "I need to call California..."