A shapely, cajoling, conniving blonde named Linda Mae Barnes is hired as Boss Hogg's new deputy after she easily arrests Bo and Luke on various traffic charges. Boss and Rosco are too turned on by Linda Mae to notice that she accepted the job only as part of a plot to free her boyfriend, who faces trial on murder and robbery charges and is scheduled to stay overnight at the Hazzard County Jail. This leaves Bo and Luke to investigate Linda Mae's background and stop her before she can help her boyfriend escape custody.