Walker, Texas Ranger s02e16 Episode Script
The Prodigal Son
In the air! All right, old man, push the button on the machine, real swift-like.
In the bag.
Damn! She sure is a pretty young thing.
If you're plannin' on living long enough to get a Social Security check, you'll open the night safe just as swift.
Dallas County to all units, silent alarm at the Easy Go on Greenville at Park Lane.
This is Walker.
IÂve got it.
Ten-four, Walker.
Easy come, easy go.
Come on, let's get out of here.
Little Daisy's goin' with me.
She's much too good for you, junior.
- Come on, let's go.
- No.
Get back! Get over there.
He's got a gun! He's got a gun! - Ranger! - Don't hurt him! - Drop the gun and raise your hands! - Drop it, or IÂll kill the kid! All right.
Let the boy go.
IÂll drop the gun.
- On the ground! - All right.
- Easy.
- There you go, there you go.
- He's all yours.
- All right.
You'll remember this.
Someone in there call an ambulance now! Don't move, son.
- OK, stay down, son.
- It hurts.
An ambulance is on the way.
You'll be fine.
Let's go, bring him in! We'll need blood work.
- Make a left.
- We've got a gunshot here.
- We've got him.
Go.
- OK.
- Right away.
- Vitals, steady.
Paging Dr.
Smith, line one, please.
- There it is.
- Watch his hand.
How y'all doing? - Thanks.
Come and see us again.
- Yeah, thank you.
Hey.
Thought I could borrow your van.
Maybe a couple bucks.
Last time you borrowed the van you wound up in juvie hall.
Why you always ragging on me like that? This ain't no daycare center, Elena.
You got customers.
- Yes, I know.
- What about the van? No van, no couple of bucks.
You got time on your hands? Go home, do the work you missed when you were cuttin' school.
Wait till I tell my dad how you been treatin' me.
He owes three years child support, IÂm tired of working two jobs, tired of living in a trailer.
You tell him that.
Walker? Got word you were involved in a shooting.
Convenience store heist.
Hostage situation.
The young man in there? Yeah, he can't be more than 1 6 years old.
A hostage situation is always a judgment call.
You never can make sense of it.
What about the family? They're being contacted.
I got a message.
It sounded like you'd been shot.
No, IÂm fine.
It's a crapshoot with the dispatcher whether she'll get it right.
Look, IÂm gonna see if they notified the parents.
That's a nice dress.
Cocktails at the mayor's.
Nice jammies.
Yeah, well, there's a PBS documentary on jazz coming on, so I was - kicking back a little bit.
- With your neat slippers.
Thin blood runs in the family, all right? - The parents are on their way.
- IÂm just glad you're OK.
What happened? - That boy's the one that was shot.
- How bad is it? The bullet's near the spine.
- That's not good.
- No, it's not.
Nobody said it was good.
- Man, this is stupid, Duwayne.
- Relax, OK? You wanna drum up some cash? - Yeah.
- I need some too.
All right? I know a way in through the back.
We're gonna be OK.
That's it.
All right.
Here.
Let's do it.
All right, look for the packages with ''Grade A'' stamped on 'em.
All right.
Mr.
Mancini.
How was your trip? Enjoyable.
Thank you for asking, Anthony.
But IÂm not here to make small talk in this damn mud hole.
So where's the smack? I know it don't look like much, but that's the beauty.
We got product running to a couple of boys.
Got a truck route to the border.
It's the perfect front for our southwest pipeline.
Yeah, who's got the beef? You get it? So, are you two auditioning to open for Sinatra, or you wanna show me the place? Come on.
Keep an eye out.
Hey, man, here they are.
Oh.
Yes.
We lift 5O-some of these, we'll get top dollar Watch out for the pipes on the floor, you don't trip.
- What's that? - You said there was only one guy here.
There was one guy a month ago when my dad was here.
- Let's get the hell out of here.
- Wait.
We get what we can now and come back later for more.
Mr.
Mancini, are you cold? Come on.
Let's get this over with.
Third stack is where the merchandise is.
I marked 'em ''special delivery.
'' Three keys, number four, China white.
This is junk of the month, baby.
That's half.
Where are the other three kilos? Hey, relax.
It's right over here.
- Oh, man! - What the hell's going on? - They were right over here.
- They're gone? Come on, man! Come on! Hey, you kids! What are you doin' there? Cowboy, did you get the license number? Yeah, I got it.
The doctor said it's gonna be a few days before we know anything.
You better get you some rest.
You don't wanna end up with a 2,OOO-yard stare.
I can't sleep right now, C.
D.
You're not God, Cordell.
None of us are.
How could you know what that psychopath's gonna do? We booked him downtown.
He's got felony warrants from here to Kansas City.
But it was my job to save the boy.
You saved his sweetheart.
Without you, she'd be dead as a hammer.
I just feel there is something I could have done to save him.
You think IÂve never felt that way, son? Second-guessing myself? A hostage situation is a nightmare for any lawman.
Let me tell ya one thing.
That doctor goin' there, people put their lives in the palm of his hands every day.
He loses a patient, but he goes on.
He doesn't give up.
He doesn't give up his drive or his confidence.
And you know damn well that's what it takes to be a Ranger.
Now, let's get with the program.
I know you're right, C.
D but looking at those parents in there That's their only son.
It just doesn't help.
IÂve got to be alone for a while, guys.
Dr.
Caro.
Surgery, please.
Hey, Walker.
You wanna talk about this? Look, IÂm going out to the badlands for awhile.
- IÂll call when I get back.
- Communing with nature.
It's right on the money.
So why don't you take me along? - You wouldn't like it.
- IÂd like it.
I promise I won't get in the way.
I promise.
I promise.
- Meet me at the ranch.
- Yeah.
- Hey, what time? - 5:OO.
A.
M.
? Holy mackerel, it's cold! Here comes G.
I.
Joe.
Been up all night getting all my stuff ready.
Anticipating the call of the wild.
I think I got it all set.
IÂm all outfitted in the latest featherweight, all-terrain gear.
- You got everything? - I got everything.
I got foam pads, bat bags, propane stove, insect repellent.
I bet you even got a snakebite kit.
Snakebite kit, and a handheld water purifier.
I thought all you drank was those little green bottles from France.
Well, a man's going to be roughing it, he has to make compromises.
Look, Trivette, every year I go to the badlands for a whole week.
I take no food, no water.
Now, if you want to learn how to survive, this is all you get.
This is it? Yeah, we travel light.
- Eat whatever we can find.
- Eat what we can find? - We'll be in the middle of nowhere.
- But there's beetles, there's grubs, there's even snake meat.
IÂm a semi-vegetarian.
- Well, then you got shrubs and roots.
- Shrubs and roots? It's pretty good eating, once you get past the grit and the maggot larva.
What? That's sickening.
- What's in that bag? - That's my telephone.
Yeah, Trivette.
Trivette, Alex.
I know how you were looking forward to going out with Walker, but Dallas PD just picked up Brady Riggs.
- Really? - Yes.
We need you to ID him at the suppression hearing.
Gee, Alex, that's a shame.
Brady Riggs.
Duty calls.
IÂm gonna have to stay back this time.
Hey, you sure you can go alone? IÂm sure I can manage it.
All this talk about the great wide open has made me hungry.
How about I buy you breakfast? Well, you know, like Jarlsberg and scallion omelet with some brioche.
Maybe a decaf cappuccino.
IÂm looking for Duwayne.
- He wasn't in school today.
- Oh, yeah? Tell him it's the last time he gets his hands on my van.
I had to hitch a ride home last night.
You guys better back off.
My dad lives a few trailers up Sleep it off.
Yeah, we already checked.
- What do you guys want from me? - We want what's ours, kid.
You were there last night, Lone Star Packing.
With the van that drove away.
- Now, we want our merchandise.
- Well, I don't know where it's at.
You guys in Texas think you're really tough, don't you? I liberated it from a cop in Brooklyn.
Duwayne Parsons, he took it.
Is that where he lives, over there? OK, look, he has a secret place.
It's this old abandoned stable.
He goes there when he cuts school.
- Good.
- We go down there, we find him, we get back our merchandise.
- And you get a reward.
- What's the reward? The reward is we let you live.
Hey, how you doin'? Cordell Walker.
I ain't seen you in a month of Sundays.
- Been a while.
- IÂd known you were gonna be here, IÂd have held your booth, but the youngster beat you.
Wanted a view of the road.
- That's OK.
- But now, then, what would you like to have? Wait a minute, don't tell me.
- Chicken-fried steak.
- You got it, Eldon.
IÂll get it.
All the kid had stashed in there was in this.
- What's that? - It's a motorcycle buckle.
His dad gave it to him for winning the motocross.
Yeah.
He has a picture of him with his motorcycle.
Where does he live? Where? Out in the flats, by Jacksboro.
We know where you live, punk.
We don't recover our goods, we're coming for you.
There, kid, beat it.
OK, that's gonna be $1 6.
2O.
Plus the cigarettes.
Let's just make it an even $1 8.
- Do you take credit cards? - Where do you think you are, the International House of Pancakes? All right, can you give me another coffee and cherry pie? - Where's the bathroom? - It's down there.
All right.
Thanks.
We'll square up in a sec.
Hey, kid.
That your van down the road? - Yeah.
- You need help changing the tire? Well, the pistons are shot, brakes are gone, it's finished.
IÂll be glad to take a look at it.
No.
I don't have the time, all right? IÂm busy.
Kids today.
Well, that's the best dang meal I had in a long time.
- Thanks.
- Still the best cook in the county.
Hold on to this, and IÂll see you in a week.
OK.
Sure you don't want company? Must get lonely out there in them badlands.
Well that's the idea, Lurleen.
If I was gonna share those stars with anyone, it would be you.
I guess you're right, Eldon.
Kids today.
Hell, if IÂd had known the kid was broke, IÂd have fed him for free.
- Here, let me pay his tab.
- Thanks.
- See you in a week.
- OK.
You be careful now, OK? I know how you feel.
What are you doing? If this fire catches, it'll burn wild for 5O miles! - You owe me 2O bucks.
- What for? I paid for your meal at the diner.
Right, yeah.
Let's see if I can't take care of you.
There you go.
- How old are you, kid? - IÂm old enough.
I don't think so.
Now, let's start this over again.
- Who you running from? - Who says IÂm runnin'? By the look on your face in the diner, and the van you left on the road.
Yeah, well, that's You see, this biker gang, they trashed my van and stole all my money, left me for dead, so I crawled over to that café and now IÂm here, and IÂm gonna settle the score.
- Really? - Yeah.
Hey, man, that's mine.
Where'd this come from? I found that dope out in the badlands, and that is my dope.
Sure, you did.
Let's go.
We got that little sucker now.
Do you know what the penalty is for possession? What do I care? IÂm a juvie.
With this amount of drugs, kid, you're gonna be tried as an adult.
What business is this of yours, anyway? You'll find out soon enough.
Now, how about tellin' me the truth for a change? All right, you want the truth? The truth is I thought I was boostin' some steaks from a packin' house, and the stuff was inside the packages.
These guys start shootin' at me.
- What guys? - Looked like out-of-state hoods.
Did you hear a name or anything? - One guy called him Mr.
Mancini.
- Mancini If you looked at mug shots, think you could recognize them? No.
I don't stick my neck out for nobody.
- You got that? - Sure, tough guy, IÂve got that.
But if you stole from who I think you stole from, you're gonna need a friend real bad.
Here you go.
- What are you gonna say to Eldon? - To kiss my That IÂll wash every freakin' glass in his place to pay off the meal.
That's what I like.
A boy who's truly repentant.
Wait a minute.
I got to make a call.
- Trivette.
- Trivette.
How'd the hearing go with Riggs? Piece of cake.
The judge denied the bail.
What are you doing on a phone? Well, I got a little delayed.
Have you ever heard of a guy named Mancini, possibly out-of-state, maybe Mafia? Mafia? OK, there's a crime boss out of New York named Paul Mancini.
DEA Intel says he might be out here trying to push some smack.
Why? What's it gonna be, old man? Your waitress here, or that kid? Look, all I know is the kid come in and sat in that booth.
He kept checking the window, and then took off without payin'.
- Which way? - Y'all just leave him alone.
I served the kid, he went north.
- What's out there? - Just a lot of mesquite.
What else? He's supposed to be some biker.
He's got some kind of dirt bike.
You know him? No, I know somebody.
It could be him.
Which way does he live? Listen, man, IÂm getting hungry.
Walker, who was that? Just a stray I found.
Go on inside, IÂll meet you there.
Leave that here.
Look, Trivette, run a make on this Mancini.
Listen, all I know is there's a guy that lives about 1 5 miles out.
He lives in a bus.
It's off of a dirt path.
It's just north of here.
- Is there an address? - There's no address.
It's at the end of a cow path.
There's a couple of Tecate cans on a pole that marks the path.
Don't try it! What's going on? I heard some shots.
- Where'd he go? - There! - How bad is it, Eldon? - IÂll live.
Three of 'em went after the kid.
- Which way did they go? - Due north.
- There's a biker lives out that way.
- The kid had a picture of him.
Those morons seemed interested too.
OK, call the sheriff.
Keep an eye on this guy until he gets here.
Two million miles away from nowhere, we lose the man's dope! We don't know where this kid is or his damn old man on the bike! Hey, look at these tracks.
They got to be his, no? Let's go.
You hungry? IÂm Ranger Trivette, this is Captain Parker.
Looking for Walker, he called from here.
Well, he'd be somewhere between here and Lubbock by now.
About 1 OO miles of badlands, and he's got three Italian button men on his trail.
Kid's headed straight for his old man's place.
Hey, wait a minute.
There's another set of tracks.
Looks like cowboy boots.
Looks like size 11, don't you think? Which means somebody's with him.
It's time to call Mancini.
We need the bird.
Here you go.
You think IÂm gonna put that snake in my mouth? Tastes just like chicken.
It's either that or the grubs.
What are the grubs? - IÂll take the snake.
- I figured you would.
This is just like chicken.
Let me ask you something.
Why are you doing all this stuff for me? Well, maybe it's the right thing to do.
You tell me something, Duwayne.
What are you doing way out here in the middle of nowhere with 3 keys of smack? My old man lives out here.
- Your father? - Yeah.
Yeah, he's a pretty cool guy.
He's been in some trouble with the law.
- What about your mother? - She OD'd when I was nine.
IÂve been living with my stepmom for about three years.
You've come out here to see your father? To drop that dope off at his feet, tell him I stood up to the Mafia.
He said we'd be together someday.
He promised me.
Soon as he got his life together.
You're going to impress your father by dropping this dope at his feet? Well, IÂm gonna prove to him, once and for all, that his son is no punk.
That I deserve his love.
- How far away is his place? - Maybe a mile.
Think you can make it on that ankle? Yeah.
Yeah, I think so.
What are you doing? If you're gonna impress your father, you'll have to do without the drugs.
Let's go.
You haven't said much about your stepmom.
We don't exactly see eye to eye.
Why is that? She's always on my case about school or my dad.
She doesn't want you to see your dad? Yeah, something like that.
You said she's a waitress.
Yeah, she's got two jobs.
One during the day, one at night.
She's got no time for me.
Since she holds down two jobs, seems like you'd give her a little slack.
Well, I suppose she means well enough, it's just, we don't We're from two different planets, you know? My dad and l we connect.
Well, you know, sometimes things don't turn out the way we want.
And when that happens, you just got to be strong enough to deal with it.
Well, it's just over the rise.
You know a lot about me, man.
What about you? What are you doing out here? Well, like I said, sometimes things don't turn out the way you want, and you got to find the strength to deal with it.
So, you see, kid, you're not alone.
Dad! IÂm sorry.
They had me covered.
- Who are you? - A friend.
Where's our goods, kid? I wanna know where you stashed our merchandise? He doesn't have it.
How'd you like a new face? Well, you're about to get one if you don't give us what we want.
- Walker! - Come on! You know, when I was a young Ranger, this was the only kind of road we had.
This is nothin' compared to some roads.
You see anything yet? Jackrabbits and coyote.
Walker's out here.
We just gotta keep going till we see a sign.
- Do you see the chopper? - No.
Not since we cleared the trees.
So how much dope was there? Three keys.
China white.
You done good, kid.
IÂm not sure it's such a good idea.
Man.
If it's pure, we can step on it.
Nine hundred thousand, street value.
Maybe a mil.
So where's this cave? It's up that way by the gully, but then you promise we go back for Walker.
- What is it? - Rattlesnake head, cut clean.
Two sets of tracks off in that gully.
They're going to be hell-hard to follow.
It's right over here.
Right here.
- Where is it? - It's inside.
- Where? Over here? - Yeah.
We've been here an hour, we got nothin'.
And we're running out of fuel.
You wanna head for the trees and find me that Jeep? Here it is, right where you said it was.
Oh, my ship's come in.
This is my big shot.
Wait.
- I can't let this happen again.
- What are you talking about? You getting in trouble with the law.
Don't preach to me.
I had enough from your stepmother.
Maybe she's right.
Maybe IÂve had my ears plugged this whole time.
That guy back there saved my life.
We've got to go back for him.
We got the dope.
We don't owe him nothing.
Walker helped me, and he saved your life.
There! There he is.
- Come on.
- No, IÂm not going with you.
You're not going? That's your problem.
Hey, Mancini! Put your hands up on your head or IÂll blow wind in you.
You know, IÂve seen your mug shot.
You're a lot more impressive in person.
You know the drill.
Walker? Are you OK? Give me a hand.
So all he wanted was the dope? Yeah.
Yeah, that's all he wanted.
It was all a sham, him telling me he loved me, and we'd be together someday.
- IÂm sorry, Duwayne.
- Yeah.
Well, sometimes things don't work out the way you want, but you have to be strong enough to deal with it, right? Right.
This is Trivette.
Come in.
- Walker.
- Where are you? # got good news.
Your boy at the hospital, doctor says his prognosis is a full recovery.
That is good news.
I think IÂll go by the hospital after I make a stop.
- Hi, Duwayne.
- Hey, what are you doing here? - I thought IÂd see how you're doing.
- IÂm doing good.
- How's everything with your stepmother? - Much better.
Can I say hello to her? Yeah.
Come on in.
- Mrs.
Parsons? - Yes.
- IÂm Cordell Walker.
- Hello.
IÂve heard so much about you.
Well, Duwayne's told me a lot about you too.
I have something here for you.
It's for Duwayne, but I think he'd like for you to have it.
What is it? A reward for the man that we captured.
With Duwayne's help we apprehended him, and so we hope that will help you out.
Well, thanks.
- Well, it's a pleasure meeting you.
- Nice to meet you too.
Well, it's good seeing you again.
You take care, OK? Yeah.
You too.
Bye.
Fifty thousand dollars? Oh, my God, we're rich!
In the bag.
Damn! She sure is a pretty young thing.
If you're plannin' on living long enough to get a Social Security check, you'll open the night safe just as swift.
Dallas County to all units, silent alarm at the Easy Go on Greenville at Park Lane.
This is Walker.
IÂve got it.
Ten-four, Walker.
Easy come, easy go.
Come on, let's get out of here.
Little Daisy's goin' with me.
She's much too good for you, junior.
- Come on, let's go.
- No.
Get back! Get over there.
He's got a gun! He's got a gun! - Ranger! - Don't hurt him! - Drop the gun and raise your hands! - Drop it, or IÂll kill the kid! All right.
Let the boy go.
IÂll drop the gun.
- On the ground! - All right.
- Easy.
- There you go, there you go.
- He's all yours.
- All right.
You'll remember this.
Someone in there call an ambulance now! Don't move, son.
- OK, stay down, son.
- It hurts.
An ambulance is on the way.
You'll be fine.
Let's go, bring him in! We'll need blood work.
- Make a left.
- We've got a gunshot here.
- We've got him.
Go.
- OK.
- Right away.
- Vitals, steady.
Paging Dr.
Smith, line one, please.
- There it is.
- Watch his hand.
How y'all doing? - Thanks.
Come and see us again.
- Yeah, thank you.
Hey.
Thought I could borrow your van.
Maybe a couple bucks.
Last time you borrowed the van you wound up in juvie hall.
Why you always ragging on me like that? This ain't no daycare center, Elena.
You got customers.
- Yes, I know.
- What about the van? No van, no couple of bucks.
You got time on your hands? Go home, do the work you missed when you were cuttin' school.
Wait till I tell my dad how you been treatin' me.
He owes three years child support, IÂm tired of working two jobs, tired of living in a trailer.
You tell him that.
Walker? Got word you were involved in a shooting.
Convenience store heist.
Hostage situation.
The young man in there? Yeah, he can't be more than 1 6 years old.
A hostage situation is always a judgment call.
You never can make sense of it.
What about the family? They're being contacted.
I got a message.
It sounded like you'd been shot.
No, IÂm fine.
It's a crapshoot with the dispatcher whether she'll get it right.
Look, IÂm gonna see if they notified the parents.
That's a nice dress.
Cocktails at the mayor's.
Nice jammies.
Yeah, well, there's a PBS documentary on jazz coming on, so I was - kicking back a little bit.
- With your neat slippers.
Thin blood runs in the family, all right? - The parents are on their way.
- IÂm just glad you're OK.
What happened? - That boy's the one that was shot.
- How bad is it? The bullet's near the spine.
- That's not good.
- No, it's not.
Nobody said it was good.
- Man, this is stupid, Duwayne.
- Relax, OK? You wanna drum up some cash? - Yeah.
- I need some too.
All right? I know a way in through the back.
We're gonna be OK.
That's it.
All right.
Here.
Let's do it.
All right, look for the packages with ''Grade A'' stamped on 'em.
All right.
Mr.
Mancini.
How was your trip? Enjoyable.
Thank you for asking, Anthony.
But IÂm not here to make small talk in this damn mud hole.
So where's the smack? I know it don't look like much, but that's the beauty.
We got product running to a couple of boys.
Got a truck route to the border.
It's the perfect front for our southwest pipeline.
Yeah, who's got the beef? You get it? So, are you two auditioning to open for Sinatra, or you wanna show me the place? Come on.
Keep an eye out.
Hey, man, here they are.
Oh.
Yes.
We lift 5O-some of these, we'll get top dollar Watch out for the pipes on the floor, you don't trip.
- What's that? - You said there was only one guy here.
There was one guy a month ago when my dad was here.
- Let's get the hell out of here.
- Wait.
We get what we can now and come back later for more.
Mr.
Mancini, are you cold? Come on.
Let's get this over with.
Third stack is where the merchandise is.
I marked 'em ''special delivery.
'' Three keys, number four, China white.
This is junk of the month, baby.
That's half.
Where are the other three kilos? Hey, relax.
It's right over here.
- Oh, man! - What the hell's going on? - They were right over here.
- They're gone? Come on, man! Come on! Hey, you kids! What are you doin' there? Cowboy, did you get the license number? Yeah, I got it.
The doctor said it's gonna be a few days before we know anything.
You better get you some rest.
You don't wanna end up with a 2,OOO-yard stare.
I can't sleep right now, C.
D.
You're not God, Cordell.
None of us are.
How could you know what that psychopath's gonna do? We booked him downtown.
He's got felony warrants from here to Kansas City.
But it was my job to save the boy.
You saved his sweetheart.
Without you, she'd be dead as a hammer.
I just feel there is something I could have done to save him.
You think IÂve never felt that way, son? Second-guessing myself? A hostage situation is a nightmare for any lawman.
Let me tell ya one thing.
That doctor goin' there, people put their lives in the palm of his hands every day.
He loses a patient, but he goes on.
He doesn't give up.
He doesn't give up his drive or his confidence.
And you know damn well that's what it takes to be a Ranger.
Now, let's get with the program.
I know you're right, C.
D but looking at those parents in there That's their only son.
It just doesn't help.
IÂve got to be alone for a while, guys.
Dr.
Caro.
Surgery, please.
Hey, Walker.
You wanna talk about this? Look, IÂm going out to the badlands for awhile.
- IÂll call when I get back.
- Communing with nature.
It's right on the money.
So why don't you take me along? - You wouldn't like it.
- IÂd like it.
I promise I won't get in the way.
I promise.
I promise.
- Meet me at the ranch.
- Yeah.
- Hey, what time? - 5:OO.
A.
M.
? Holy mackerel, it's cold! Here comes G.
I.
Joe.
Been up all night getting all my stuff ready.
Anticipating the call of the wild.
I think I got it all set.
IÂm all outfitted in the latest featherweight, all-terrain gear.
- You got everything? - I got everything.
I got foam pads, bat bags, propane stove, insect repellent.
I bet you even got a snakebite kit.
Snakebite kit, and a handheld water purifier.
I thought all you drank was those little green bottles from France.
Well, a man's going to be roughing it, he has to make compromises.
Look, Trivette, every year I go to the badlands for a whole week.
I take no food, no water.
Now, if you want to learn how to survive, this is all you get.
This is it? Yeah, we travel light.
- Eat whatever we can find.
- Eat what we can find? - We'll be in the middle of nowhere.
- But there's beetles, there's grubs, there's even snake meat.
IÂm a semi-vegetarian.
- Well, then you got shrubs and roots.
- Shrubs and roots? It's pretty good eating, once you get past the grit and the maggot larva.
What? That's sickening.
- What's in that bag? - That's my telephone.
Yeah, Trivette.
Trivette, Alex.
I know how you were looking forward to going out with Walker, but Dallas PD just picked up Brady Riggs.
- Really? - Yes.
We need you to ID him at the suppression hearing.
Gee, Alex, that's a shame.
Brady Riggs.
Duty calls.
IÂm gonna have to stay back this time.
Hey, you sure you can go alone? IÂm sure I can manage it.
All this talk about the great wide open has made me hungry.
How about I buy you breakfast? Well, you know, like Jarlsberg and scallion omelet with some brioche.
Maybe a decaf cappuccino.
IÂm looking for Duwayne.
- He wasn't in school today.
- Oh, yeah? Tell him it's the last time he gets his hands on my van.
I had to hitch a ride home last night.
You guys better back off.
My dad lives a few trailers up Sleep it off.
Yeah, we already checked.
- What do you guys want from me? - We want what's ours, kid.
You were there last night, Lone Star Packing.
With the van that drove away.
- Now, we want our merchandise.
- Well, I don't know where it's at.
You guys in Texas think you're really tough, don't you? I liberated it from a cop in Brooklyn.
Duwayne Parsons, he took it.
Is that where he lives, over there? OK, look, he has a secret place.
It's this old abandoned stable.
He goes there when he cuts school.
- Good.
- We go down there, we find him, we get back our merchandise.
- And you get a reward.
- What's the reward? The reward is we let you live.
Hey, how you doin'? Cordell Walker.
I ain't seen you in a month of Sundays.
- Been a while.
- IÂd known you were gonna be here, IÂd have held your booth, but the youngster beat you.
Wanted a view of the road.
- That's OK.
- But now, then, what would you like to have? Wait a minute, don't tell me.
- Chicken-fried steak.
- You got it, Eldon.
IÂll get it.
All the kid had stashed in there was in this.
- What's that? - It's a motorcycle buckle.
His dad gave it to him for winning the motocross.
Yeah.
He has a picture of him with his motorcycle.
Where does he live? Where? Out in the flats, by Jacksboro.
We know where you live, punk.
We don't recover our goods, we're coming for you.
There, kid, beat it.
OK, that's gonna be $1 6.
2O.
Plus the cigarettes.
Let's just make it an even $1 8.
- Do you take credit cards? - Where do you think you are, the International House of Pancakes? All right, can you give me another coffee and cherry pie? - Where's the bathroom? - It's down there.
All right.
Thanks.
We'll square up in a sec.
Hey, kid.
That your van down the road? - Yeah.
- You need help changing the tire? Well, the pistons are shot, brakes are gone, it's finished.
IÂll be glad to take a look at it.
No.
I don't have the time, all right? IÂm busy.
Kids today.
Well, that's the best dang meal I had in a long time.
- Thanks.
- Still the best cook in the county.
Hold on to this, and IÂll see you in a week.
OK.
Sure you don't want company? Must get lonely out there in them badlands.
Well that's the idea, Lurleen.
If I was gonna share those stars with anyone, it would be you.
I guess you're right, Eldon.
Kids today.
Hell, if IÂd had known the kid was broke, IÂd have fed him for free.
- Here, let me pay his tab.
- Thanks.
- See you in a week.
- OK.
You be careful now, OK? I know how you feel.
What are you doing? If this fire catches, it'll burn wild for 5O miles! - You owe me 2O bucks.
- What for? I paid for your meal at the diner.
Right, yeah.
Let's see if I can't take care of you.
There you go.
- How old are you, kid? - IÂm old enough.
I don't think so.
Now, let's start this over again.
- Who you running from? - Who says IÂm runnin'? By the look on your face in the diner, and the van you left on the road.
Yeah, well, that's You see, this biker gang, they trashed my van and stole all my money, left me for dead, so I crawled over to that café and now IÂm here, and IÂm gonna settle the score.
- Really? - Yeah.
Hey, man, that's mine.
Where'd this come from? I found that dope out in the badlands, and that is my dope.
Sure, you did.
Let's go.
We got that little sucker now.
Do you know what the penalty is for possession? What do I care? IÂm a juvie.
With this amount of drugs, kid, you're gonna be tried as an adult.
What business is this of yours, anyway? You'll find out soon enough.
Now, how about tellin' me the truth for a change? All right, you want the truth? The truth is I thought I was boostin' some steaks from a packin' house, and the stuff was inside the packages.
These guys start shootin' at me.
- What guys? - Looked like out-of-state hoods.
Did you hear a name or anything? - One guy called him Mr.
Mancini.
- Mancini If you looked at mug shots, think you could recognize them? No.
I don't stick my neck out for nobody.
- You got that? - Sure, tough guy, IÂve got that.
But if you stole from who I think you stole from, you're gonna need a friend real bad.
Here you go.
- What are you gonna say to Eldon? - To kiss my That IÂll wash every freakin' glass in his place to pay off the meal.
That's what I like.
A boy who's truly repentant.
Wait a minute.
I got to make a call.
- Trivette.
- Trivette.
How'd the hearing go with Riggs? Piece of cake.
The judge denied the bail.
What are you doing on a phone? Well, I got a little delayed.
Have you ever heard of a guy named Mancini, possibly out-of-state, maybe Mafia? Mafia? OK, there's a crime boss out of New York named Paul Mancini.
DEA Intel says he might be out here trying to push some smack.
Why? What's it gonna be, old man? Your waitress here, or that kid? Look, all I know is the kid come in and sat in that booth.
He kept checking the window, and then took off without payin'.
- Which way? - Y'all just leave him alone.
I served the kid, he went north.
- What's out there? - Just a lot of mesquite.
What else? He's supposed to be some biker.
He's got some kind of dirt bike.
You know him? No, I know somebody.
It could be him.
Which way does he live? Listen, man, IÂm getting hungry.
Walker, who was that? Just a stray I found.
Go on inside, IÂll meet you there.
Leave that here.
Look, Trivette, run a make on this Mancini.
Listen, all I know is there's a guy that lives about 1 5 miles out.
He lives in a bus.
It's off of a dirt path.
It's just north of here.
- Is there an address? - There's no address.
It's at the end of a cow path.
There's a couple of Tecate cans on a pole that marks the path.
Don't try it! What's going on? I heard some shots.
- Where'd he go? - There! - How bad is it, Eldon? - IÂll live.
Three of 'em went after the kid.
- Which way did they go? - Due north.
- There's a biker lives out that way.
- The kid had a picture of him.
Those morons seemed interested too.
OK, call the sheriff.
Keep an eye on this guy until he gets here.
Two million miles away from nowhere, we lose the man's dope! We don't know where this kid is or his damn old man on the bike! Hey, look at these tracks.
They got to be his, no? Let's go.
You hungry? IÂm Ranger Trivette, this is Captain Parker.
Looking for Walker, he called from here.
Well, he'd be somewhere between here and Lubbock by now.
About 1 OO miles of badlands, and he's got three Italian button men on his trail.
Kid's headed straight for his old man's place.
Hey, wait a minute.
There's another set of tracks.
Looks like cowboy boots.
Looks like size 11, don't you think? Which means somebody's with him.
It's time to call Mancini.
We need the bird.
Here you go.
You think IÂm gonna put that snake in my mouth? Tastes just like chicken.
It's either that or the grubs.
What are the grubs? - IÂll take the snake.
- I figured you would.
This is just like chicken.
Let me ask you something.
Why are you doing all this stuff for me? Well, maybe it's the right thing to do.
You tell me something, Duwayne.
What are you doing way out here in the middle of nowhere with 3 keys of smack? My old man lives out here.
- Your father? - Yeah.
Yeah, he's a pretty cool guy.
He's been in some trouble with the law.
- What about your mother? - She OD'd when I was nine.
IÂve been living with my stepmom for about three years.
You've come out here to see your father? To drop that dope off at his feet, tell him I stood up to the Mafia.
He said we'd be together someday.
He promised me.
Soon as he got his life together.
You're going to impress your father by dropping this dope at his feet? Well, IÂm gonna prove to him, once and for all, that his son is no punk.
That I deserve his love.
- How far away is his place? - Maybe a mile.
Think you can make it on that ankle? Yeah.
Yeah, I think so.
What are you doing? If you're gonna impress your father, you'll have to do without the drugs.
Let's go.
You haven't said much about your stepmom.
We don't exactly see eye to eye.
Why is that? She's always on my case about school or my dad.
She doesn't want you to see your dad? Yeah, something like that.
You said she's a waitress.
Yeah, she's got two jobs.
One during the day, one at night.
She's got no time for me.
Since she holds down two jobs, seems like you'd give her a little slack.
Well, I suppose she means well enough, it's just, we don't We're from two different planets, you know? My dad and l we connect.
Well, you know, sometimes things don't turn out the way we want.
And when that happens, you just got to be strong enough to deal with it.
Well, it's just over the rise.
You know a lot about me, man.
What about you? What are you doing out here? Well, like I said, sometimes things don't turn out the way you want, and you got to find the strength to deal with it.
So, you see, kid, you're not alone.
Dad! IÂm sorry.
They had me covered.
- Who are you? - A friend.
Where's our goods, kid? I wanna know where you stashed our merchandise? He doesn't have it.
How'd you like a new face? Well, you're about to get one if you don't give us what we want.
- Walker! - Come on! You know, when I was a young Ranger, this was the only kind of road we had.
This is nothin' compared to some roads.
You see anything yet? Jackrabbits and coyote.
Walker's out here.
We just gotta keep going till we see a sign.
- Do you see the chopper? - No.
Not since we cleared the trees.
So how much dope was there? Three keys.
China white.
You done good, kid.
IÂm not sure it's such a good idea.
Man.
If it's pure, we can step on it.
Nine hundred thousand, street value.
Maybe a mil.
So where's this cave? It's up that way by the gully, but then you promise we go back for Walker.
- What is it? - Rattlesnake head, cut clean.
Two sets of tracks off in that gully.
They're going to be hell-hard to follow.
It's right over here.
Right here.
- Where is it? - It's inside.
- Where? Over here? - Yeah.
We've been here an hour, we got nothin'.
And we're running out of fuel.
You wanna head for the trees and find me that Jeep? Here it is, right where you said it was.
Oh, my ship's come in.
This is my big shot.
Wait.
- I can't let this happen again.
- What are you talking about? You getting in trouble with the law.
Don't preach to me.
I had enough from your stepmother.
Maybe she's right.
Maybe IÂve had my ears plugged this whole time.
That guy back there saved my life.
We've got to go back for him.
We got the dope.
We don't owe him nothing.
Walker helped me, and he saved your life.
There! There he is.
- Come on.
- No, IÂm not going with you.
You're not going? That's your problem.
Hey, Mancini! Put your hands up on your head or IÂll blow wind in you.
You know, IÂve seen your mug shot.
You're a lot more impressive in person.
You know the drill.
Walker? Are you OK? Give me a hand.
So all he wanted was the dope? Yeah.
Yeah, that's all he wanted.
It was all a sham, him telling me he loved me, and we'd be together someday.
- IÂm sorry, Duwayne.
- Yeah.
Well, sometimes things don't work out the way you want, but you have to be strong enough to deal with it, right? Right.
This is Trivette.
Come in.
- Walker.
- Where are you? # got good news.
Your boy at the hospital, doctor says his prognosis is a full recovery.
That is good news.
I think IÂll go by the hospital after I make a stop.
- Hi, Duwayne.
- Hey, what are you doing here? - I thought IÂd see how you're doing.
- IÂm doing good.
- How's everything with your stepmother? - Much better.
Can I say hello to her? Yeah.
Come on in.
- Mrs.
Parsons? - Yes.
- IÂm Cordell Walker.
- Hello.
IÂve heard so much about you.
Well, Duwayne's told me a lot about you too.
I have something here for you.
It's for Duwayne, but I think he'd like for you to have it.
What is it? A reward for the man that we captured.
With Duwayne's help we apprehended him, and so we hope that will help you out.
Well, thanks.
- Well, it's a pleasure meeting you.
- Nice to meet you too.
Well, it's good seeing you again.
You take care, OK? Yeah.
You too.
Bye.
Fifty thousand dollars? Oh, my God, we're rich!