Back in Texas the night sky lit up Ray Lake
Hubbard, just East of Dallas on the Trinity River, the vastness of 22,745
acres of water seemed to stretch on forever.
A
partially clothed Becky looked over the edge of a Sailing Yacht, Balboa
26 imprinted on the side, gently cruised along the still waters.
"How
deep is this?" she asked as as the breeze blew her long hair
Christopher who sat at the stern turned to her "Apparently at its
max about 40 ft deep" he said smiling
Becky
turned to him "John Ross loves this yacht, he's down here most
weekends, I never get an invitation, told me so many stories about coming
to Lake Ray Hubbard as a boy with JR, I don't think Iv seen that side
of his daddy"
Christopher
laughed "Well whatever you may think of JR he does love his son,
myself and John Ross used to spend a lot of time out here, fishing and
carrying on as you do. Sometimes we used to do things as a family, I
remember a hunting trip we went on, I must of been about 8 or 9 at the
time, John Ross hated every minute of it, he was more interested in
caring for animals then killing them"
Becky
sat up and tied her hair back, "Well I guess that changed"
she said sternly
Christopher
looked into Becky's eyes "We've had quite a night Becky......I
don't want it to end"
Becky
smiled "Do you regret it?" she asked.
Christopher
shook his head "No, Iv wanted you for so long, I have feelings
for you so strong and making love to you was everything I ever imagined"
Becky
put her hand to cover Christopher's mouth "Don't say anything,
lets just enjoy this time"
She
took her hand away and they began to kiss.
Sue
Ellen sat on the chair at her home, pills in her hand and several scattered
across the coffee table in front of her. She looked down at them in
her heartfelt misery. The silence was disturbed by a knock at the door.
Sue Ellen looked up and ignored it. The knock came again. Sue Ellen
ignored it once more and looked up from her chair as the knock came
again. The persistence evoked Sue Ellen to get up, she walked over to
the door and opened it slightly.
"Miss
Ellie" Sue Ellen said surprised to see Ellie standing in the doorway
Miss
Ellie smiled "Sue Ellen are you ok?" she asked.
"Yes......yes
Im fine" she said softly.
Miss
Ellie studied Sue Ellen for a moment and knew things were far from ok
"I
have been phoning for a while Sue Ellen. I was concerned so I had one
of the hands bring me over" Ellie said gently
"Oh
I have been asleep, I didn't hear the phone" Sue Ellen replied
Miss
Ellie took a serious tone "I have known you for a long time Sue
Ellen, and I know many things
about you, including when you are lying"
Sue
Ellen did not respond , but her eyes overwhelmed with emotion.
"I
think we need to talk" Ellie stated as Sue Ellen let her into the
house.
Ellie
walked in and spotted the pills. She turned to Sue Ellen
"Oh no Sue Ellen" she said in a whisper hugging her tightly
Ellie
pulled away and looked directly at Sue Ellen who stood tearfully looking
down
"What
are you thinking? " Ellie asked
Sue
Ellen did not reply
"Sue
Ellen you are going to have to be strong now. You can't give up , you
have a son who needs you and a family that loves you dearly" Ellie
stated strongly
"I
don't know how to deal with this, I don't know how to live with this,
that girls face is imprinted on my mind, I cant sleep I just see her
face, I can't live with this, the guilt" Sue Ellen said frantically
Ellie
took Sue Ellen to sit down.
"I
can't tell you how to feel and there is no point telling you it wasn't
your fault, but I will tell you that you have to find a way to deal
with this and that you are not alone Sue Ellen. I am here for you"
Ellie said her eyes emotional
"Thank
you Miss Ellie" Sue Ellen said in almost a whisper as she cried
Ellie hugged her again tightly
"That's
ok Sue Ellen, you let it all out, Im going to be here with you. You
shouldn't be alone tonight" Ellie said sympathetically
"I
don't deserve this Miss Ellie" Sue Ellen said.
"Stop
that now........you will get through this........I can promise you that"
Ellie said.
The
two women sat hugging.
Bobby
sat in front of Ramirez, another man stood by the door holding a hand
gun.
Ramirez
sat forward "Now I think you know quite a bit Bobby Ewing, you
know that I was involved in narcotics, that's no secret. That is why
I was on the chopper that day when it went down, it was a good cover.
As a pilot I could front the business for my clients, packed the chopper
with the poppy, took it too its destination where it could get processed
into heroin. I worked for some very powerful people. Now I call the
shots but there are some people who don't want this whole business rehashed,
for obvious reasons, some political"
Bobby
sat forward "Why are you telling me this?" he asked
"I
want you to understand that there are some very powerful people involved
in this business, even elements of the Police are into protection"
he gestured to the man by the door
Bobby
shook his head "bad cops? Looks like you have it all worked out"
Ramirez
poured himself a drink "Im not getting any younger but I don't
want all this to come out. Not just for me Mr Ewing, you will put your
life at risk, you are not just dealing with me in this situation, some
people would assassinate your entire family and post you their still
warm body parts as a warning to make sure you don't delve too much into
their personal business. Which sadly Lee Evans has since discovered"
Bobby
became alert "Evans is dead?"
Ramirez
smiled "Yes very.........from what I hear someone found out he
had met your brother, from what I hear they slit his throat then went
one step further to remove his teeth, maybe a souvenir, or perhaps a
sign that it was to stop him talking. (he pauses) Are you beginning
to get the picture here Mr Ewing?
Bobby
swallowed "Yes I am, but I don't like it. But you were flying that
chopper, you have to know who killed my daddy? Are you telling me it
was to do with this dirty business of yours? Is that why?"
Ramirez
shook his head "Assumptions, assumptions. As I stated already I
was on that chopper. There was a storm, I couldn't hear too clearly
what was going on but an argument broke out between two Americans. I
turned to intervene, a gun shot went off, at that point I could see
we were heading straight into a light plane. We dropped suddenly like
a piece of lead. I managed to get to safety and kept well out of the
picture, as Im sure you can appreciate"
Bobby rubbed his
forehead "And that's it? Nothing else?"
"That is all
I can tell you. But we never had this conversation is that clear? You
are looking in the wrong place for your daddy's killer, maybe you should
look closer to home Mr Ewing. You can go now, but remember what I said,
don't try anything, I promise you will regret it"
Ramirez stated in
cold harshness that Bobby knew could be a reality
Bobby stood up has
the man with the gun escorted him outside.
Bobby stood and
put his head in his hands as the sheer horror of the situation dawned
on him
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