Here's a look at the stories that are keeping our reporters busy Friday: * How embarrassing -- a prisoner pens a note to taunt jailers over his planned escape, then gets caught trying to make it out. Read our online report and look for more Saturday. * Family rallies around the suspect in a stabbing. Find out what her dad has to say. * A small town takes the next step against a police chief who allegedly beat his girlfriend. Get the details. * Plus, a serial suspect returns to court and gets into a shouting match with his lawyer -- the one taxpayers gave him. Look for these stories and more in tomorrow's edition of the Press Enterprise.