The call came in just before daylight the next morning.The sheriff search & rescue found Rocky wandering in the wash about a mile from where he went missing.Jake,Brett and Tony were waiting by the ambulance when the rescue team brought Rocky in but the sheriff would not let them get close enough to see him.
"You three need to answer a few questions."said a deputy with a hostile tone.
"When did you guys notice this guy was missing?"said another.
"A little before 10 last night,I was with him."answered Tony."He fell..."
"Tony called on the radio,"Jake interupted"said he couldn't find Rock,we looked around a bit,then we called you guys."
"Why are you giving us the third degree?"Brett snapped,"Rock is our friend,is he o.k.?"
"Well..."the deputy hesitated,"the paramedic guys are telling us some strange things."
"Strange?Like....?"Brett said.
"Like his condition is that of someone who has been without food or water for days.He has a wound on his back that is severly infected.He looks like he hasn't shaved in quite a while.They don't know how he could of gotten this way if he was only lost about ten hours."
"Are you saying we left him out there rot?"Jake shot back,"thats bullsh--!!"
"All I have to go on right now is what the paramedics told me and what your friend said happened to him."replied the deputy.
"And what was that?"said Jake.
"He told us that someone was trying to kill him."............
"You three need to answer a few questions."said a deputy with a hostile tone.
"When did you guys notice this guy was missing?"said another.
"A little before 10 last night,I was with him."answered Tony."He fell..."
"Tony called on the radio,"Jake interupted"said he couldn't find Rock,we looked around a bit,then we called you guys."
"Why are you giving us the third degree?"Brett snapped,"Rock is our friend,is he o.k.?"
"Well..."the deputy hesitated,"the paramedic guys are telling us some strange things."
"Strange?Like....?"Brett said.
"Like his condition is that of someone who has been without food or water for days.He has a wound on his back that is severly infected.He looks like he hasn't shaved in quite a while.They don't know how he could of gotten this way if he was only lost about ten hours."
"Are you saying we left him out there rot?"Jake shot back,"thats bullsh--!!"
"All I have to go on right now is what the paramedics told me and what your friend said happened to him."replied the deputy.
"And what was that?"said Jake.
"He told us that someone was trying to kill him."............