THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY #2: THE HAUNTED HALL Chapter 12 “A Call for Help”

Plot Synopsis: Shirley, worried about Laurie, receives a phone call from Laurie telling here she has lost the two men in her life. Shirley had heard from Reuben about Jerry Jingo, but Laurie tells her that Duke and Indian are in jail and she was being held as a witness. Shirley agrees to pick Laurie up. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Character Development: Tracy assumes that if Mom is upset it is because of Laurie. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Relevant Social Issues: Court System (In 1970, even as prominent a celebrity as Laurie Partridge could not easily talk or buy her way out of legal entanglements.) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Hip Slang: None xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Contemporary Pop Culture References: Monopoly (other Partridge kids playing game) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Favorite Sentence: “Now you tell me where you are this minute or I’ll never let you out of the house on your own again. And I mean it, young lady!”