Chapter 3: Six months later in the Oval Office of the President of the United States!

A smartly dressed young lady who everyone knew was the Press Secretary announced the arrival of the President. He motioned Ellie Mae forward as the Press Secretary read from a document:

“Six months ago a little boy became lost in the forest while on a camping trip with his family. Reserve Sheriff’s Deputy Ellie Mae Jackson and her dog, Skillet. (upon hearing his name, Skillet stopped licking his balls and stood up), were assigned to the search team. Together they tracked the boy to a cabin deep in the forest. While Sheriff Clay and FBI Special Agent Goings questioned the man occupying the cabin, Reserve Deputy Ellie Mae Jackson and Skillet searched the surrounding area. They found the boy dead in a rundown barn. The autopsy would show that he had been abused and strangled to death. The Sheriff and Special Agent Goings were attempting to arrest the man they believed responsible for this horrendous crime, when he began to fight to affect his getaway. Both the Sheriff and the Agent were knocked to the ground. As the man reached for a Samurai sword on the wall, Deputy Jackson entered the cabin. She drew her pistol and neutralized the threat. For preventing the escape of this suspected abuser and murderer, and for saving the lives of both the Sheriff and Agent Goings, the President is awarding Ellie Mae Jackson the Presidential Medal of Freedom!”

There was a loud applause, but one deputy in the audience turned to another and said, “A Samurai Sword? I didn’t see no sword in that...”

“Shh! The President is about to say something.”

As the President looped the ribbon with the medal over her head, he said, “Good shootin’ young lady!”