Top Ten Ways to Die by Franklin W. Dixon

Author:Franklin W. Dixon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin

10.

Boys Behind Bars

I don’t believe this.

That’s what I thought as we took off running toward the fence—with three huge Dobermans snapping at our heels.

I’m going to kill my brother.

That’s what I thought when the police showed up—and arrested us for breaking and entering.

Joe and I were immediately handcuffed and taken to a Los Angeles police station for further questioning. I asked if we could make a phone call, but the police wanted to photograph and fingerprint us first.

We’re criminals now.

“You’re not going to call Aunt Trudy, are you?” Joe asked before I dialed the phone.

“Are you kidding? She’d have a heart attack. I’m calling Dad.”

As a former cop, he would know how to handle the situation.

“Hello?”

Unfortunately, Mom picked up the phone. She and Dad were about to sit down to dinner—and she wanted to know all about Hollywood and the video shoot.

“Everything’s great, Mom,” I lied. “The video is a lot of hard work, but it’s fun. I’ll tell you all about it later. Right now, I need to ask Dad a question.”

She passed the phone to my father. I wasted no time telling him exactly what had happened. And he didn’t mince any words because Mom could hear what he was saying.

“Don’t worry. I’ll take care of it.”

That’s all he said. The phone went dead. I looked at Joe and shrugged, then a police officer escorted us back to our cell.

Twenty minutes later a tall, barrel-chested cop with a thick Brooklyn accent unlocked the door.

“I’m Officer Daniels,” he told us. “I used to work with your father on the force back in New York. You’re free to go.”

We followed him past a long row of jail cells and into the main lobby.

“Did you talk to our dad?” I asked the officer.

“Yeah. He told me that you boys were doing a little undercover work for him.”

“Is that why you’re letting us go?”

Officer Daniels shook his head. “Actually, Ms. Sharp dropped all the charges.” He nodded across the room.

Vee Sharp sat on a bench reading a magazine.

“Vee!” Joe blurted out.

The pop star looked up and smiled. “Bad boys, bad boys,” she sang sweetly. “You know, I was going to bake you a cake with a file in it, but I decided it was easier this way.”

We rushed over, laughing.

“We’re really sorry about this, Vee,” I said.

“Totally. We were just looking out for you,” Joe explained. “Honest.”

Vee squinted her eyes. “Why should I trust a pair of ex-convicts?”

“Because you live for danger?” Joe offered.

Vee pointed and winked. “You got that right,” she said, standing up. “Come on, boys. I’ll give you a lift back to your hotel.”

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