Tangent Episode Four

4 | Four Hours to the Fort

They stopped for lunch in Green River after under an hour of driving. When they were done they got back into the car and continued driving north on 191. Just north of Woodside a road block was waiting for them.

An officer approached the car as Marko rolled down the window. The cop asked for identification and Marko handed it over.

"Is there a problem sir?"

"Where ya headin'? Mark-o Ph-e-o-nix?"

"Fort Duchesne, sir."

"And your friend?"

"My cousin. Thomas."

"Just a second, Mark-o."

The officer left the car and took Marko's identification to another officer who entered a squad car.

"What the hell you tell him I was your cousin for?" Dom panicked.

"Just shut up and relax."

"And what you tell him we was goin' up to Fort Duchesne for? Why didn't you lie?"

"Cause lyin' is what you gets you in jail. Now shut up and sit there pretty."

Marko swung his head away from Dom and turned to watch the officers talking. The one who took his identification returned and gave it back to him.

"Thank you much, gents. Enjoy your drive."

Marko took his identification and continued driving past the road block. After about twenty minutes they were in Wellington. 

"So what you think that was back there?"

"What?" Marko asked looking away from the road.

"That road block back there."

"Just a check."

"A check? What kinda check?"

"Traffic check."

"For what?"

"Us."

Dom shut up as Marko entered the town and left the town in a relatively short amount of time.