Friday was the second Nuke day of this past week, and it started with the guys at Java, discussing their trip to the army base. Noah was having second thoughts about letting Luke sneak in and when Riley showed up Noah told him what Luke was planning and asked him to explain why it was a bad idea.
Riley convinced the guys to let him talk to 'Hasbro' first and see if something could be worked out. He then hightailed it to Colonel Mayer and told him that Luke was determined to come with Noah to the base. The Colonel ordered Riley to make sure that didn't happen, unless he wanted Margo Hughes to find out his true identity.
Riley called Noah up and said that Hasbro might be willing to give Luke a pass after all, but that Noah had to come alone first to talk it over with him. Noah readily agreed, but when he filled Luke in on this turn of events, Luke said he had a bad feeling about the situation and didn't want Noah to go.
Noah talked Luke around, pointing out that nothing would happen to him on an army base full of people, and saying that if it didn't work out, they'd go back to the original plan and have Luke sneak in. No sooner had Luke agreed to this, though, than Casey Hughes was flying through the front door, waving around a letter he'd just received from the V.A. about his inquiry into Riley Morgan.
The letter informed Casey that the real Riley Morgan had been killed by a bomb in Afghanistan and included a picture of the man, who of course was not the same guy who'd been living in the Hughes house and claiming to be a friend of the late Adam Hughes.
As Casey was explaining all of this to the guys, Riley showed up to take Noah back to the base for his meeting with 'Hasbro' and overheard everything. As the guys all headed to the police station to fill Margo in, Riley made a mad dash for the Hughes house to pack up and get out of town.
Colonel Mayer, meanwhile, was impatient over the fact that Riley hadn't delivered Noah to him yet and decided to take matters into his own hands, grabbing a gun on the way out the door.
At the station, Margo greeted the boys with a rather snide comment about playing amateur detectives again and how well it worked out last time. Which time, Margo? When they figured out who killed Reg & Elwood? Or the time that Damian saved them from evil fake twins before you even showed up?
Anyway, Casey broke the news to his mom that the guy she has bonded with is a scam artist, while Luke and Noah stood around to provide 'support'. Margo told the boys that she'd handle the situation and ordered the three of them to stay at the station.
At the Hughes house, Riley was on his way out the door before he stopped and grabbed a pad and a pen to leave Margo a note. After hesitating for a moment about what to write, he abandoned the attempt and opened the door to find himself face to face with Colonel Mayer.
Riley quickly informed Noah's dad that the jig was up and that he had to get out of town. The Colonel raised his gun to Riley's face and declared that Riley was no longer of use to him. Before he could shoot, though, Margo was behind him with her own gun drawn, ordering him to drop his weapon.
When the Colonel turned to face Margo, she lowered her gun in shock. Oh, lord. Do they seriously have to write Margo as this inept? I mean, she's a cop. Hell, she's not only a cop, she's the Chief of Detectives! Surely with all her training, she'd never lower her gun when faced with an armed assailant, even if it was someone she thought was already dead.
The Colonel then pulled the old 'turn to look at one guy while swinging your gun around under your arm to shoot the other' trick. Is that really an old trick? I have no idea, but it was actually a good bit of thinking on the Colonel's part. After he shot Margo, he and Riley struggled for the gun and Colonel Mayer took a bullet in his side before running off.
Riley, or should I say Adam, then dropped down to Margo and to absolutely no one's shock yelled "Mom!"
It looks like the Colonel will continue his rampage next week. Maybe you can muster up more excitement about that than I can, but I'd strongly suspect you of being on some really powerful drugs if you could.
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