For Sheriff Coltrane

[automan]

It was just getting near dusk in the countryside of Georgia. By all signs, it looked to be a cool and comfortable summers evening. Auto was driving his car along the paved roads, the car buzzing like the well oiled machine it was emulating. He was off to visit a rodeo, his first one. Of course he had seen them in movies, but the experience was too good to miss out on. He was already dressed in a plaid shirt, jeans, and a black hat, slightly John Travola-esque in his choice of clothes.

Suddenly Auto noticed to the side of the road, a smoking car that was half wrapped around a tree. He pulled the car to an abrupt stop, the momentum not even registering with him as he opened the door and got out. Hoping he would be able to help.

As he got closer, he found it to be a police car. "Hello? Is anyone there?" he said, coming to the busted window of the driver's side.

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[automan]

"Perhaps a settlement could be reached between you?" Fixing the Sheriff's car in return for being let off with a warning wouldn't be a bad idea. Auto was all for bringing criminals to justice, but these were just kids out for a joyride. Something Auto did on a daily basis because he knew what he was doing. No one ever got hurt with him behind the wheel. And from what he had seen, these two were very good drivers. They would have to be to elude the autocar.

[rosco_coltrane]

Rosco glared at him, his hands going to his hips.

"What do ya mean a settlement?" he demanded. "I ain't like Roach. I ain't gonna ignore their bad behavior, if they promise to quit doing what they had no business doing to begin with! Anyways, these boys are already on probation for running 'shine."

"Rosco, we haven't run 'shine in years. You may not like our probation, but you gotta admit, we've kept our word," Luke tried to reason, though with little hope that the sheriff would listen this time.

"I ain't gotta admit nothing. You're just...you...you're just up to no good...like always!"

[automan]

"Now, Sheriff," Auto says in his even authoritative voice. "If there is no reason to hold them other than speeding, perhaps you should give them a warning instead." It seemed reasonable considering the circumstances. Automan wasn't going to hold driving fast against them, he had been programmed to drive fast himself.

[rosco_coltrane]

"There's plenty of reasons other than that!"

"Even if he has to make them up and forge evidence," Luke said wryly.

"You, hush!" Rosco ordered. "These boys are not some first time offenders. They're always either getting in trouble themselves or caught up with people who are causing trouble. If you only knew half of what has gone on around these boys, you wouldn't be so quick to defend them."

[automan]

Actually, Auto was more inclined to side with the daredevils in this case. Probably all that James Bond programming in him.

And he had a hunch things were not as they first appeared. Of course, Wally would have better instincts about the situation so he was going to have to do his best for now in his absence.

"Then if you have certain charges, by law, you should read them their Miranda rights and book them." Auto would like to hear exactly what kind of charges the Sheriff was going to slap on them.

"Hey, don't give him any ideas, mister!" Bo said, not liking the way this situation was headed.

[rosco_coltrane]

"Well, what do ya think I was getting ready to do?" Rosco sputtered. "You boys are under arrest for speeding, reckless endangerment of yourselves and others, resisting arrest, destruction of public property, fleeing the scene of an accident--that you caused! Um," Rosco hesitated, for a moment genuinely not remembering why he had started chasing the Duke boys.

"Boss is framing us for holding up the bank. Again," Bo reminded him, annoyed.

"No, he ain't!" Rosco protested. "This time he's got proof."

"Okay, someone else is framing us and you're just accepting things at face value," Luke said.

[automan]

Ooo, a case! Auto's ears perk up at that bit of information.

"The bank was held up?" he asks, looking quite eager about it. "Then we need to all go back there and find out who did it." What better way to prove these two boys innocent, right?

[rosco_coltrane]

"The Dukes did it!" Rosco snapped. "Anyways, ya can't take suspects on an investigation."

"You know we wouldn't do anything like that," Bo said angrily.

"Come on, Rosco. We tried to tell you about those guys stealing our wallets."

"Oh, tiddly doo, you Dukes is always full of excuses and trying to trick me," Rosco complained dismissively.

alright I'm stuck, where to go from here??

[automan]

"Why not? It seems like a perfectly logical course of action." The Dukes seem more than happy to go along and prove themselves innocent. That is if they can convince Rosco first.

hahaha I'm winging it Someone said if you get stuck writing kill someone lol

[rosco_coltrane]

Rosco looked at Auto in alarm for a few seconds, then pursed his lips.

"All right. You're the federal agent and it is a bank job. We'll go investigate, but you're responsible for keeping track of the Duke boys. Trust me, you'll need to keep both eyes on them. I'm telling ya they aren't as innocent as they look."