Private Eye - Conclusion
Bo heads over to the college to see if he can gain access to Professor Donald’s old office. It had been rehabbed and a new occupant was moving in. Bo knocks on the open door.
Bo: Hello? Anyone in here?
Not seeing anyone, he walks in to the office and begins to look around. He makes his way into the main inner office, where the Professor met his end. He look around and noticed the freshly scrubbed walls and book cases, the new carpeting on the floors and the new window treatments.
Bo: Outta sight, outta mind….
Woman: Excuse me…did you need some help?
Bo: (turning around startled) Oh! I’m sorry…I was looking for Professor Donald…are you his assistant?
Woman: Um…no…I am Professor Sanchez…this is my office. Well, will be soon…
Bo: Nice to meet you Professor, Bo Buchanan (he extends his hand) are you a colleague of Donald’s?
Sanchez: No…and you are?
Bo: Bo Buchanan…
Sanchez: Yes, I got that. But, who are you to Professor Donald?
Bo: Chuck? Chuck and me go way back! We went to school together!
Sanchez: You did? You went to Harvard? I’m sorry, you just don’t strike me as the Harvard type…
Bo: Harvard? Nah! (he waves his hand) Chuck and me went to Baltin Point Young Men’s’ Academy! (Bo was relieved he saw that certificate in the box in the hall)
Sanchez: Oh! You were in prep school together! Well, it must have been a while since you two spoke…
Bo: Uh…yes…yes, you could say that…been about a year…
Sanchez: I…Um…I don’t know how to tell you this…Charles Donald…well, (she looks down and brushes her hair behind her ear) Mr. Buchanan, Professor Donald is dead.
Bo: Wha? (pauses then a big grin crosses Bo’s face) Oh man! That Chuckie! What a kidder! (laughs) he put you up to this…didn’t he?
Sanchez: No…I really am sorry…he was…well, he…you see, he was murdered.
Bo: (faining shock) No! (pause) who…would…kill him? (Bo walks toward the window) I just…(he puts his head down) I don’t know who would kill Chuck.(Professor Sanchez comes over to him and puts an arm around Bo’s shoulder) He was a great man…
Sanchez: I’m sorry…I never knew him personally…I know this was his office…that’s about it…
Bo: (still looking down, notices a bullet hole in the window frame) Would you mind, if I was alone for a moment? I just want to (pausing and inhaling deeply) say good bye in my own way…
Sanchez: Why…of course…I’ll be in the outer office…(she walks out and closes the door)
Bo stoops down to view the hole closer.
Bo: I’ll be…hello Mr. Bullet hole…I’ll bet you match Gloria’s gun…(Bo takes a small camera from his pocket and snaps a few pictures of the hole from different angles)
Bo walks back and forth, trying to see where else Gloria could have fired…he checked the book case, the walls…nothing. Maybe the furniture…but where was it now?
Bo: Were…were…were…think Buchanan…think…(he walks to the window and sees the students rush about the campus) That’s it!!!
Bo rushes out the door to through the outer office.
Sanchez: Mr. Buchanan!…Are you alright?
Bo: Yes…I...ah…I want to go give my condolences to Mrs. Donald…
Sanchez: (looking confused) I thought Dean Cambell mentioned Professor Donald was…(hesitating) gay…
Bo: Gay? (stopping and pausing) Gay! Yes he was…he and his…well his partner…he always referred to him as his wife…and well, I think I should give him my and my wife’s sympathies…
Sanchez: Oh…you have a partner also…
Bo: Oh yes….very much so!
Sanchez: I would have never guessed you were…
Bo: Guess I was… (it hits him) Me? Oh no! I’m not gay!
Sanchez: But you do have a partner?
Bo: Oh yes…
Sanchez: Too bad…I think you kind of cute.
Bo: (blushing) Thanks…I think…well, I really have to go…thank you for allowing me this time…
Sanchez: To grieve…
Bo: Oh yes…to grieve…
Bo rushes out of the office complex and to a tree outside the window…he begins to examine the tree and finds exactly what he was looking for!
Bo: There you are! (pulling out his camera) BINGO! (he takes pictures of the second hole in the tree)
Unbeknownst to Bo, he is being watched…by Mike.
Mike: So…lets see what you are up too
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Nora is having brunch with Vicki and Gloria at the club.
Gloria: Nora, I just can’t tell you how much I appreciate all you and Bo and Kevin are doing for me…and for Ross’ memory.
Nora: Gloria (placing her hand over Gloria’s to reassure her) Bo is the best…he was an excellent detective with the Llanview police before we started this business…and when he has a feeling about something or some one…he follows through with it…he does not give up.
Vicki: Gloria dear, Nora knows exactly what she speaks of…Bo knew he wanted her…he never gave up! When we have time on our side, I’ll have to tell you how he kidnapped her from her newly married husband…whisked her to a cabin retreat and ended up marrying her a the stroke of midnight…you want to talk a man who won’t give up!
Nora: Vicki! (feeling a bit embarrassed) I wasn’t actually married to the other man…it was a…um… a gross miscommunication…that ended very very happily…
Gloria: You and Bo seem very happy…
Vicki: Oh…they are the epitome of happy…
Nora: There is something about him…
They all laugh and enjoy their meal
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Bo heads back toward his car after gathering his evidence…
Mike: Hey…
Bo: (turns to see Mike) Me?
Mike: Yeah…you…ex Commissioner Buchanan…I know who you are…
Bo: What’s a matter…don’t feel like tossing a brick at me?
Mike: Who me?
Bo: What do you want?
Mike: You to stop this investigation…you are single handedly crimping my style…
Bo: Not my problem (Bo starts to get into his car)
Mike: Oh…but it is…
Bo: How do you figure?
Mike: I know where you live…I know that hot, hot number is your wife…not Kevin Hanen’s mother and I know there is no Kevin Hanen…and if you don’t cooperate…there won’t be a Kevin Buchanan…
Bo: Where is he?
Mike: Oh…he’s ok…for now…just back off…get you nephew out of here and leave us alone…
Bo: I can’t do that…I can’t let an innocent woman stand trial…
Mike: You can and you will…
Bo: Have a nice day
Bo gets in his car and drives away…
Bo: (to himself in his car) Don’t think you’ve got the upper hand, mister slick…I’m on to you and I will win…(Bo takes out his phone and calls Kevin. He gets Kevin’s machine) Yeah…Kevin…I just want you to give me a call as soon as you get in…its very urgent. (he calls Nora. She answers) Hi honey! Its me…
Nora: I miss you
Bo: Me too…I’ve got Gloria cleared…she didn’t kill Donald…
Nora: Oh Bo! That is wonderful!
Bo: I’m heading back to the campus…I’m worried about Kevin…Mike knows I know…he threaten Kevin…and you
Nora: Bo…you need to call Hank…
Bo: Sweetheart…relax…I’m gonna go find Kevin…this case ends tonight…
Nora: I’ll meet you at the campus…
Bo: No! Stay away from here!
Nora: What? I can’t hear…(she hangs up the phone) Ladies…I have to run…Bo thinks we may break this case today!
Gloria: Really? Oh! I have waited so long for Ross to be vindicated!
Nora: You sit tight…I’ll be by Vicki’s soon
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Nora leaves the club and heads to the campus…once there
she starts to look for Bo.
She finds his car near Kevin’s dorm and goes in. She sees
Kevin’s roommate…
Nora: Daryl!
Daryl: Hi Ms. Hanen! Kev’s not here…
Nora: He’s not? Oh…
Daryl: Mike came by and they went to the gym to work out…
Nora: How long ago?
Daryl: Um…well, that other guy was looking for him…I thought it might have been his dad…then…oh probably about twenty minutes ago…
Nora: Thanks Daryl!
Daryl: If you want…I mean, I could go with you…if you don’t want any problems with you ex…
Nora: My who?
Daryl: Your ex…husband? You said before how you don’t get along since he left you and Kevin?
Nora: Oh yeah…no thank you Daryl…it’s ok…bye
Daryl: Bye!
Nora heads to the gym…Bo is already there searching for Kevin…the gym is dark except for the light in the equipment room…he walks over to the room to check it out…As he nears the room…a figure decked out in fencing attire jumps out from behind the door and takes a swipe at Bo, catching his cheek and drawing blood. Bo rushes to the wall where other fencing foils are hung and he grabs one. A duel begins. Meanwhile Nora Enters the gym and hears struggling noises at the far end. She runs toward the sounds but is grabbed from behind and pulled into the locker room…
Nora: Dean Cambell…let me go!
Dean: I know who you are…and your nephew (pausing) and your husband…
Nora: My what?
Dean: Oh come off it…I know you’re Nora Buchanan and I know that man out there is your husband, Bo Buchanan. Well, you husband for the time being…Mike is the best swordsman in the eastern states…and he doesn’t use practice foils…one thrust (he pushes Nora against a wall of lockers and pokes his finger into her chest) and poof…you are a widow!
Suddenly the dean is rendered unconscious by a blow to the back of the head.
Kevin: (standing in front of Nora with a baseball bat in his hand) She’s not going to be a widow while I’m here…
Nora: Kevin! Thank God! (she hugs him) Oh Kevin…we have to call Hank…
Kevin: Already have…Uncle Bo!
They rush out to the main gym floor where Bo is trying to hold his own against Mike. Bo falls back but regains his footing. Nora watches in horror as Mike swipes again and catches Bo on the leg, tearing through his pants, and again drawing blood.
Nora: Kevin we have to help him…
Kevin: If we distract him, Mike will get the upper hand…
They continue to watch as Bo and Mike chase each other around the gym, jumping on equipment and running through the bleachers. Bo spies an opportunity to catch Mike in his own game. He leads Mike up the ramp to the weight lifting concourse and around the dumbbell stand. As Mike rushes past it, Bo drags the side of the stand, causing the weights to rolls off and into Mike path. He stumbles and Bo grabs hold of the climbing rope hanging in the middle of the room, grabs it, and swings back around toward Mike, leaping off and kicking Mike in the face, he hits the ground, Bo places the tip of his foil in Mike’s chest, just piercing the fabric.
Bo: One more twitch, and I shishkabob you.
Nora rushes up the ramp and throws her arms around Bo, hugging him as tight as possible.
Nora: You are amazing! I never knew you were such an accomplished duelist!
Bo: I didn’t either…
John Sykes runs in.
John: Bo! Oh my God! (he is shocked by Bo’s bloody face and leg) Are you ok? I’ll call an ambulance!
Bo: I’m fine John…I think you might want to take this guy with you…he knows who really killed Professor Donald…don’t you? (Bo pushes a little harder on the foil…
Kevin: And the master mind behind it all it out cold in the locker room…
John: (to his officers) You two go get the locker room, you two…pick him up…(to Bo) Bo…are you sure you don’t want treatment?
Bo: I’m fine…I’ll have Larry look at it later.
Bo, Nora and Kevin walk out of the gym, past a group of police cars and a crowd of onlookers.
Kevin: I have to get my stuff…
Bo: You go ahead…I’ll talk to you later..
Kevin heads towards the dorm as Bo and Nora continue to the parking lot
Nora: Very impressive…Mr. Flynn
Bo: I think I need a vacation…
Nora: Vacation?…This was our first case!
Bo: Heluva case!
Nora: Let’s go present the evidence to Hank’s office, then go home…you need a rest…
Bo: You are one smart lady.
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One week later
Nora: Bo…Bo? Honey are you in there?
Nora walks over and checks the office. Seeing that Bo is not in there she walks out to the garage, to find him head first into the engine compartment of his “dream car”—a rusted out shell of a 69’ Mustang. Nora walks up quietly behind him, puts her hands on his hips and leans over him to watch what he is doing.
Bo: I can’t work under this pressure…
Nora: You had no problems this morning…
Bo: I had the advantage…
Nora: You want to take advantage of me now?
Bo: (twisting so he is facing her and they are standing up) I love taking advantage of you…(he kisses her) but I know that is not why you are out here…
Nora: No, its not…Gloria called, she wanted to thank us for all we did.
Bo: I’m glad we could help.
Nora: Who would have believed, not one but two drug rings competing with in the same University?
Bo: And a pretty pricey male escort service….
Nora: And the Dean and highest merit Professor on campus running them…and using students as runners…I still can’t believe Dean Cambell had Professor Donald murdered. And was allowing Gloria to take the rap
Bo: I guess it’s the ones you least likely suspect…
Nora: I just wish it wasn’t at the expense of confused kids…you think Mike was always so evil?
Bo: I would assume…at least Gloria can take comfort in the fact that she was a major turning point in ending the nightmare there…
Nora: She says she feels Ross’ death wasn’t in vain…
Bo: Good for her…so, my, what is on deck for tomorrow?
Nora: You did get another case…I wasn’t sure if you wanted it
Bo: What is it?
Nora: A man called and said something about a very valuable state he has was switched…he can’t tell me how or when, but he say the eyes tell him so. Sounds like a whacko to me…
Bo: Sounds interesting…should we?
Nora: We would have to travel…San Francisco…
Bo: I say let’s go for it…
Nora: You always want to go for it…(she kisses him)
The End
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