When I got out of school I became a stockbroker. But I have a rough side, having played middle linebacker for championship football teams in high school and college, and I was completely unsatisfied. So what did I do? I became a bounty hunter. And I got good at it real fast, and made a ton of money in just two years. But I think my early success got to my head, and I became too cocky.
I went after a pair of brothers from Atlanta who had been charged with multiple rapes and assault with a deadly weapon, and skipped a $1 million each bail.
Now how, one might ask, could they be released on bail with such serious charges against them; and how could they post such a high bail? I can't answer those questions except to say that the judicial system is screwed up, and that's why guys like me are around.
Another good question β why did I think I could go after two serious felons by myself? I mean that guy on TV has a whole posse to back him up!
Fortunately the Grimm brothers were not geniuses, and I got a line on where they were within hours of accepting the job from the bail bondsman. I was certain they were in or near a wilderness area in Arkansas. I drove to the nearest town β I'll call it Quaintville β one of about 5,000 people, and went to see the local sheriff. I didn't want any trouble from the law, plus I wanted to warn him.
The sheriff was a pleasant Southern gentleman. He was really concerned for his constituents when I told him who the brothers Grimm were and that they likely were in the adjacent wilderness area. He was especially concerned since there was a young woman who lived in the wilderness area by herself, without any phone or Internet service.
The sheriff related to me the tale of a beautiful lady who the sheriff's wife thought was the most wonderful young woman she had ever met. The lady, whose name was Trinity, was trying to escape her previous tragic life. No one knew exactly what had happened β just rumors β but she wanted out of life in Atlanta and came to Quaintville. Her plan was to live in a cabin in the woods until she could heal emotionally from her past, coming into town only once every three or four days. Everyone in Quaintville who had come in contact with her liked her immensely, and wished her only the best.
I decided I should warn Trinity about the really bad actors that were around before I went after them; so early the next morning I found her cabin and knocked on the door. From above and behind me I heard a voice "Hi stranger. Are you looking for me?"
I turned and standing on the small porch of a tree house, rising out of the morning mist that was melting away, was an ethereal female form. As I approached her explaining who I was and why I was there I was stunned. In a tank top and shorts, with sleek brown hair which lightly brushed her alabaster shoulders, was my idea of a perfect female body. I had only seen a few females in my life with bodies that compared, and they didn't have the fine facial features that from my vantage point she appeared to have.
Strapped to her waist was a .357 magnum β not a typical woman's gun; but then again, she wasn't a typical woman!
Since my mind was processing this stunning vision as I was trying to talk, I wasn't very articulate, and was having a hard time explaining myself. Trinity smiled and said "I see you're having some difficulty getting your point across; let me come down," and threw out a rope ladder. I'm glad she couldn't see my face when she was climbing down the ladder since I probably looked like a St. Bernard after a run, with my tongue hanging to the ground. I regained control of my faculties by the time she turned to face me.
She was every bit the lady I had been told she was. Exceedingly polite, a beautiful lilt in her voice, a coy smile, an occasional flip of her head or sweep of her hand to move a wayward strand of hair out of her face. She was one of the few women I had seen in my life that looked so fantastic without makeup it would make a Revlon executive cry. Once I had finally explained the situation she said:
"That's very nice of you to inform me about the Grimm brothers, but my bed isn't in the cabin but in the tree house and I pull the rope ladder up at night; and as you can see I pack heat. But I'll be on the lookout for those roughnecks."
Not knowing if I would be perceived as a gentleman or an ass, I took a chance and kissed her hand goodbye as I slinked away. She grinned broadly! Beautiful teeth too! What didn't this woman have?
When I got back to my all wheel drive car, I slapped myself in the face and said "Focus or those Grimm boys are going to do you in." Focus I did.
The Grimm brothers were city dudes so why they picked the wilderness to hide in, I don't know. However, as I said they weren't the sharpest tools in the shed. So after spending only one night in the woods, by the next morning I was hot on their trail. My pursuit was way beyond intense motivated not only by the reward but desperately wanting to make sure that the angel in the tree house wasn't harmed.
I spotted the thugs and they spotted me. They fired shots from a handgun at me as they ran β in the direction of Trinity's cabin. That inspired me to really put on the afterburners, and I was clearly catching up to them.
When I was about 50 yards away they split up. I followed the one going most directly toward Trinity's cabin, caught him within three or four minutes and brutally smacked him down. As I was handcuffing him I heard a shot.
As I turned around, drawing my Glock as I did so, there β no more than twenty yards behind me β was the other Grimm boy on his knees holding his right shoulder, with a pistol still in his right hand. I shot him in the same shoulder and his gun dropped to the ground as he collapsed in pain. I looked over to my right and there, about thirty yards away, I saw Trinity, putting her magnum back into her holster.
As I was cuffing the injured Grimm boy Trinity came over to greet me.
"I do believe you saved me a considerable amount of pain, and maybe my life, Trinity. What brought you to my rescue?"