Killer Bees! Page #3

ls there any connection here?

Forensic entomologist,

that's what you need

Now, I may know somebody who can

help you with your bee problem

Riley Muir. Now, she knows bees

If anybody can help you, she can

- Thank you, Doc. I appreciate it

- All right

1- God, I'm sorry. I heard something

- It's okay, Ranger Rick

The bees work for me

- Yeah. I don't like bees

- Yeah. I can see that

Feel better now?

Thank you

Yes. Thank you

- I... I'm Sheriff...

- Harris

Doc said you'd be stopping by.

I'm Riley Muir

Muir? The sign says "Houseman"

- Riley Muir Houseman. I'm divorced

- Ah, sorry to hear that

You?

Oh, you know I'm separated

So what's with the bees?

I have MS

It's an experimental therapy using bee

venom to boost the immune system

Really?

I've never seen that

I got sick. Bees made me feel better

So let's see the little troublemaker

Here you go

You might want to stand back

I'm going to open this

Very funY

Has your victim been out

of the country recently?

Out of the country?

Like South America, maybe?

This just happened over at Ferrill Creek

Old man Zeke, he's never been out

of the county no less the country

These critters you've got here

are usually found in a place like...

Peru, Guatemala and parts of Brazil

Not the Evergreen state

Have you ever heard of

the African scutellata?

The species commonly referred

to as the killer bee?

The killer bee? What, up here

in Washington?

Well, they've been found

places further south

Like Texas, New Mexico,

Arizona, California

Well, just the whole thing

sounds so far-fetched

Well, you must've suspected

something out of the ordinary

Otherwise, why'd you come

all the way out here?

What would you say if I told you

a farmer just lost three head

of his prize cows to bees?

Now you've really got my attention

So what do you think?

I'd say Sumas has a killer bee problem

And a pretty serious one

I read about them in National Geographic

They've got the regular sting of a bee

But they're like 10 times more aggressive,

is that about right?

That's right

Outbreak of killer bees

That ought to bring Sumas some attention

Maybe the kind of attention

Sumas doesn't need right now

I mean, until we know for sure maybe it's

best we don't go around spreading rumors

Yeah, especially in the middle

of pollination season

Well, you're the expert

Riley, if you don't mind my saying so,

you're looking a little peaked

Sheriff, I think her blood sugar's a little low

Why don't you take her down to

the Castle and get her something to eat?

- Well...

- She won't bite

Unless provoked

- Okay

- Go

What are they doing up here in Washington?

Well, they originated in Brazil

After a few queens were brought

over for experiments

Then a few of them got loose, interbred and...

Well, have been wreaking

havoc ever since

How your bees got here

I don't know for sure

Maybe they were blown in by a wind system

or they hitched a ride on a vegetable truck?

It's hard to say for sure

It's difficult to read their little passports

and they're not very good

about getting them stamped

But most likely they were

brought here on purpose

Well, why would anybody want to do that?

Sumas County

Hundreds of thousands of

acres blooming right now

and without the pollen being carried from

ower to ower, the plants won't yield

Unfortunately, there aren't

enough bees to go around

So keepers from across the country

truck in their supers

The hives

You're learning

It's a highly migratory industry with keepers

following blooms from Florida to California

all the way up here to Washington state

You know what I think?

I bet some of those truckers probably got

themselves a few boxes of AK bees

and doesn't even know it yet

Hey, Lyndon

Audrey

This is Riley Muir. She's an entomologist

She's the one that's helping me with

that, you know, bee problem

Oh yeah, the bee problem

Let me get this straight

You want us to stop pollinating our crops?

Just until we can figure out where

these bees are coming from

I mean, you don't have

to move the hives, just...

Leave the lids on until I can figure out

whether or not they're killer bees

Lord, help my time

The sheriff wants to put us out

of business, just like he did himself

Do you really want to drive us to

the poor house that bad, Lyndon?

Look this is the height of

pollinating season, Sheriff

- We'll lose our crops

- Yeah! That's right

These bees have already killed three

head of livestock and one of your own

Zeke Gillman

Now I'm just asking for

a week, boys, one week

A week? Without pollinating?

Well, the trucks will just move

on to the next county

and we'll lose our contracts

These bees are unpredictable

and dangerous

Look, look. I would rather

sleep out in the pasture

and pick corn out of

horse droppings. No, sir...

I ain't having none of this

Let's get out of here. Come on

Here you go, another

four points off your license

Not a real good week for you, is it?

No, it isn't, Sheriff

You could've given me a break

- That sign wasn't here last time

- Well, it is now

You know, Jarrod

I was hoping you might

be able to tell me

what happened out at Dillard's

farm the other night

Beats me

Somebody dropped a beehive off in his barn

Some of his livestock got stung to death

Really?

Killer bees

Whoa! Killer bees? No kidding

Got any suspects?

- I've got a few

- Well...

As a matter of fact, I might

just go easy on somebody

if they told me where those bees came from

No idea, Sheriff

Well, you ask around for me, okay?

I'll definitely let you know if I hear anything

I'm sure you will

We're hearing a lot of talk

about your damn bees, Harris

You're stirring up hell with

a long spoon, and I don't like it

There was a man killed

And I heard he drank too much

Well, the doc confirmed it

It was bees. Killer bees

Do you realize how

ridiculous that sounds?

Now, look, you're the sheriff,

so you investigate

But do it quietly

We don't need to be

stirring up a panic

Yes, sir. I'll be as discreet as possible

Well, you'd better be

Now, look, Harris we've got Meglo Mart

preparing to break ground right here

I mean, they could really

put Sumas on the map

Now, we can't have any bad PR

screwing up the future

of this town. Can we?

Sheriff... You'd better come quick

Killer bees

Killer bees attacking people

over at the Farmer's Market

Yeah...

- So that's... D?

- E

You know, I think it's awful how

your father is being treated

Jarrod, shut up, okay?

Just leave him alone

You know you're right, Nadine

The sheriffs boy could've

ratted on us, but he didn't

Say, we're all going out this weekend

You want to come?

Oh, your musician boyfriend

can tag along, too, if he wants

- I'll be sure to put it on my social calendar

- Alright

I'll be checking in with you later, Harris

Now I'd best "bee" going

Where were we?

Hey, sweetie

How was YA today?

My cooking has never

had much of a following

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