Walker, Texas Ranger s02e17 Episode Script
The Committee
Kurt Woodley.
His priors read like a bio from the Marquis de Sade.
Felony assault, assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated mayhem.
The victim was a teenage girl.
Rape, murder two.
My partner and I busted him for the Rosewood shootings.
Husband and wife, asleep in their beds, two slugs each at close range.
It was a clean collar.
We had cause.
Judge didn't agree.
She said the search was illegal.
Woodley walked out of the courtroom and smiled at us as he passed.
You've all had a chance to review the file.
It's time to vote on Mr.
Woodley's fate.
Live ordie? - Die.
- Yeah.
Die.
- Die.
- Die.
Die.
Die.
Live.
Die.
Die.
Majority rules.
The sentence will be carried out.
See ya, slimebag.
- Come on, baby, shake it! - Yeah! Do it, baby, do it! - Show me you mean it, darling.
- Hey, let go! Bruno! Hey, hey! No hands on the girls.
What do I get in this dive for my 2O bucks? You get to look.
Hell of a joint, huh? All glance, no hands.
- Hey.
- IÂll take a refund.
Hey, spare a light? Thanks.
Hey, what the hell are you? You shouldn't smoke.
It's bad for your health.
This is Central.
What is the status of the location, Ranger? PD's got the crime scene under control.
Forensics will forward a report.
- Copy that.
- Ten-four.
Kurt Woodley, cut down in his prime.
You were right, he's got a rap sheet as long as your arm.
and very professional.
That's ten in the last six months.
Yeah.
Four in Tarrant County and six in Dallas.
Why don't you check Waco and Houston, see how far this thing spreads.
All right.
You got something on your mind? Yeah, he's killing guys who are less than model citizens.
I think we have a vigilante on our hands.
We have no way of knowing who his next victim's gonna be.
I think he knows who his next victim's going to be.
This guy's on a mission, Trivette, and we gotta stop him.
Hey, big dog, cookies and cream.
This isn't an intensive care, and your foot's not set up in concrete.
Come on back around here and help yourself.
IÂm busy.
IÂll have a coffee.
Make it a double.
Sure, customer.
Comin' right up.
So, what's going on, Cordell? Well, looks like we have a vigilante on our hands, C.
D.
Our last victim was Kurt Woodley.
Remember him? Oh, yeah.
I remember Woodley.
I busted him a couple of times when he was trying to earn his bones.
Bought a one-way ticket to Clay County a long time ago.
- Hi, guys.
- Hey, Alex.
- Coffee? - No time.
Thanks.
I just came by to remind you about dinner tonight.
- At my place.
- What are you talking about? Cordell, don't you do this to me.
You said you were coming.
IÂm expecting you.
Dinner, you and me, tonight? Yes.
That's kind of what I had in mind.
Candlelight, rack of lamb.
You remember how this works.
8:OO.
Don't be late.
- See you, guys.
- Wait a minute, Alex.
8:OO.
What? You didn't tell me Alex invited you over for dinner.
That's because I didn't know about it until two minutes ago.
This is family down here.
You don't have to be embarrassed.
I don't know anything about dinner.
Yeah.
So, what are you gonna wear? What do you mean, what am I gonna wear? Alex invited you.
You're not gonna go looking like something the cows drug in.
- Maybe I should wear a tuxedo.
- No.
It's too formal.
Yes, you wanna wear a tie.
You wanna wear a suit.
- But don't look like you planned it.
- A hell of a lot of flowers.
Fifteen dollars'll go a long way in that department.
I am telling you, I was not invited to dinner tonight.
You know the penal code from cover to cover, but you don't know peas from coffee about women.
IÂm not gonna argue with you about it.
It's just her style.
No difference if she invited you two weeks ago or two minutes ago.
- It all has the same results.
- Oh, jeez.
Stay out of those damn peanuts.
She's gonna be slaving over an oven.
At least you can go over halfway hungry.
- It is tasty.
- Oh, it's good.
IÂm hungry now.
- You ain't gonna eat peanuts.
- You ain't gonna get any of my cookies.
Wow.
- Am I dressed too? - No.
You look wonderful.
You smell good too.
Grant Wallace, this is Cordell Walker.
Nice to meet you, Ranger.
- Pleasure.
- IÂve heard a lot about you.
Are those for me? Oh, yeah C.
D.
wanted you to have these.
IÂll thank C.
D.
next time I see him.
They're beautiful.
So - You staying for dinner? - Dinner? IÂm not sure I understand.
I can explain.
- Why don't we all sit down.
- Sure.
- Trivette, IÂm gonna kill you.
- What? Oh, nothing.
Grant works for the Justice Department, and he wanted to meet you without anybody else knowing.
We went to law school together.
And he knew that I knew you, and so he asked me to set it up.
It had to be done quickly.
So we're not going to have dinner.
IÂm sorry if I threw you a curve.
But if you're hungry, I think I have a half a turkey sandwich in the fridge.
Oh, no, no, that's OK.
I had a big lunch today.
Thanks, though.
- Can we get down to business? - What business? Ranger, you're aware that there've been a large number of vigilante-style assassinations here in the last six months.
IÂm aware of it.
Why? We suspect it's the work of an organized group.
You have any leads? Not enough.
We need somebody to get into this group.
We need somebody to infiltrate the organization.
Now I know why IÂve been invited here tonight.
IÂll make it up to you.
I promise.
You will? Only kidding.
You know how I hate it when you don't tell me stuff.
You better tell me.
You better tell me.
- What, you want me to beg? - Yeah.
- She must've fed you real good.
- lf you only knew.
Well, come on.
Tell me what she cooked.
No, no, no.
Tell me what she wore.
- You're chomping at the bit.
- Sue me.
I like details.
Walker, we just got a hit on a PD want and warrant.
Suspect vehicle is headed west on Magnolia.
You sittin' down? The car's registered to Reed Jameson.
We got it.
Do I know Reed Jameson? He was the wheel man for that bank heist.
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
- IÂve never seen you carry a backup.
- You never know.
Around the back.
Nah.
- Where'd he go? - Upstairs! Look out! Hey! Hey! Let's split up.
- Hey! - Hey, watch out! - Hold it! - OK! OK! I give, man.
- Pick it up.
- Man, what are you doing? You crazy! - I said, pick it up.
- No way.
I got your back.
Stay back.
Put it away.
He's mine.
Put it away! Now, for the last time, pick it up.
I said, no way! Suit yourself.
- How's he doin'? - His doctor changed that medication.
Will you relax? Sit down.
- I don't wanna sit down.
- Suit yourself.
- What the hell happened back there? - What do you think happened? I saw you shoot a man in cold blood.
He had a gun.
I saw you toss him your gun, Walker.
- This has nothing to do with you.
- Hell it doesn't.
I know what I saw.
I can't just let it slide.
There's gonna be a shooting review.
What you want me to tell 'em? Come here.
Get in here.
I thought I knew you pretty well, man.
Hey, I look up to you.
You know what I tell people? ''Cordell Walker, the finest Ranger.
He goes to the wall for the law.
'' You cut the guy down.
I saw you.
Now, IÂm asking you.
How the hell could you do that? Like this.
Everybody OK in here? Yeah, everything's OK, but I think Trivette thought he was going to meet his maker.
Trivette, meet Agent Adcock.
You two put on a convincing performance.
This was all a setup.
Yeah, IÂm sorry, but it was something I had to do.
And you were in on it? Only 'cause I had to.
I don't like being shot at, even blanks.
Cooperating got you a reduced sentence.
I got to get this piece of work to an out-of-county lockup under an alias.
- Thanks, Walker.
- You bet.
Come on.
IÂm just checking.
- Scared you, huh? - Yeah, buddy.
So IÂm not dead, huh? - No.
- Oh, man.
Whoa.
- I don't have to testify against you.
- Well, don't count on that.
Besides, how could you ever believe that I would shoot a man in cold blood? Oh, I knew all along this was a setup.
- Get outta here.
- Sure.
Sure.
I did.
At that point, the suspect exited the rear of the building.
Ranger Walker instructed me specifically to hold my position, and he went out the back to cover the alley.
And did you hold your position, Ranger Trivette? Yes, ma'am, I did, until I heard the gunshot.
Then I went out to the alley.
And what happened? I saw Ranger Walker, and I saw the suspect with his hands in the air.
Ranger Walker had his revolver drawn.
Was the suspect armed at this time? Was the suspect armed at this time? No, ma'am, he wasn't.
- But there was a weapon on the ground.
- When Ranger Walker fired his revolver, the suspect was not armed? No, sir, he was not.
Do you have anything to add to this, Ranger Walker? The only thing I have to add is the world's better without him.
We've been going over your record.
It's hardly a testimonial for good police work.
Three warnings in two months.
Excessive force.
A suspension for beating a confession out of a suspect.
The confession was thrown out.
March 9, 1993, brought up before the disciplinary board for conduct unbecoming a Ranger.
June 25, 1993, demerits issued for insubordination.
December 8, 1993, almost suspended but officially reprimanded for overly aggressive behavior toward suspected perpetrators.
The board ordered two months' psychiatric evaluation.
I have to be honest with you.
IÂve heard good things about you, but all this comes as somewhat of a shock.
You got nothing to say? Well, the only thing IÂve got to say is how come everyone has water here but me? Well, in that case, my recommendation is that you be suspended and that this be taken to a grand jury for an indictment.
And at that time, you'll be removed from the Texas Rangers permanently.
I would say that our search for someone from the Ranger service to join our committee is over.
Ranger Walker would be a fine asset to our organization.
It's time for a vote.
Yes or no.
- Yes.
- Yes.
- Yes.
- Yes.
- Yes.
- Yes.
- Yes.
- Yes.
You missed.
Wouldn't be the first time.
You're Ranger Walker, aren't you? Was Ranger Walker.
And you're blocking my shot.
Could I buy you a drink? No, thanks.
You know, there are a lot of people who are on your side.
- And what side is that? - The right side.
lf you're interested in getting to know some of those people who share your point of view, we're having a meeting tonight, 8:OO.
Here are the details.
That's a pretty lady.
What you got, a nibble? C.
D.
, looks like we got the whole doggone fish.
Good.
We're glad you could make it, Ranger Walker.
Now, if you would, please sit down.
We still have some questions we need to ask.
You do understand, Ranger, that if you decide to join us, once you know who the members of the committee are, there's no turning back.
I didn't come here to turn back.
- IÂm glad you could make it.
- Good to meet you.
- You know Judge Ridley.
- Yeah, I do.
- Officer Strangis.
- Nice to meet you.
Welcome aboard.
- Thanks.
- Emory Harris, detective, Homicide.
Walker, it's good to have you with us.
Harris.
- Lisa Dutton, public defender.
- Public defender? Aren't you on the wrong side of the fence here? I try to protect and defend innocent people, but IÂm forced to put the wrong ones out on the street.
IÂm just trying to balance the scales.
- Where's the guy I was talking to? - He never comes to meetings.
- You were talking by telephone.
- The shy type? - Do I get to meet him? - You've met those you need to.
We meet every Tuesday.
The next meeting is five days from now.
Tell me when and where.
Lisa's your contact, but we have a few preliminaries to take care of before you're invited to a meeting.
What sort of preliminaries? You'll just have to wait till we contact you.
Rules of the game.
Whatever you say.
Are we having problems with the electricity? Not since the storm month before last.
How 'bout the telephone? The problem is you pacing around like a caged animal for the last couple days.
I thought you liked having me around.
The spirits say, too much of a good thing isn't always such a good thing.
And which spirit is that? Dear Abby.
Alex dropped by and left this for you.
It's your file.
Much better than the false record that they replaced.
I read it already.
It says ''confidential'', Uncle Ray.
- IÂll get it.
- All right.
- Hello.
- It's me.
What do you want? Well, I wanted to find out how you were making out, - If you had a chance yet to look at - Will you get off my back? What? Where were you? I didn't see you sticking up for me.
I don't understand.
The system, Alex.
It doesn't work.
You should be as disgusted as I am.
Well, I am disgusted, but it's the law, and we have to abide by it.
Well, not me.
Not anymore.
- I'm sorry you feel that way.
- Sure.
Boom.
- Did he have anything new? - IÂm not sure.
I think I just got act two of Nobody Loves me Anymore.
They might be onto his phones.
He's being careful.
- That sounds like Walker.
- Don't worry.
Trivette will make contact.
Have you heard from him? Yes.
As a matter of fact, he should be coming in soon.
Hey, partner, let me have a double-meat cheeseburger, - an order of fries - The seat's taken.
I know it is.
- How's it going? - Fine, until you came in.
I said, the seat's taken.
As far as I could see, it was empty.
- Then maybe you need glasses.
- You guys take it out of here.
I just got this place cleaned up.
Outside.
Man, that was That was, like, real.
Don't you think? Easy, big fella.
We're just acting.
- We gotta make it look good.
- Great.
Method actors.
IÂm almost in.
The names are under the counter.
You're almost in? - You're getting good at that.
- Yeah, well, I had a good teacher.
OK, walk away.
I need more time.
I don't know who the big boss is yet.
- He uses a phone in the meetings.
- So, you want a tap? - Yeah.
Have Alex get one.
- All right.
IÂm glad he's in a good mood.
IÂm just gonna eat his.
He's not gonna be able to make it back.
- He did pay for this, didn't he? - Nope.
Your Honor, these men robbed a convenience store, lined the customers up along the floor and executed them one by one, in cold blood.
Ballistics says the gun we found on the defendants is the murder weapon.
We can't let these animals out onto the street.
Objection.
These animals, as the prosecutor calls them, are human, and under our Constitution, are entitled to the same rights we have.
Officers Paulsen and Wright had no warrant, no probable cause and the gun was obtained by illegal search and seizure.
The prosecutor's opinion of my clients' demeanor is not at question here.
- Do you have anything else to add? - No, Your Honor.
All right.
We'll break for lunch.
IÂll review the motions and give you a decision when we come back.
We'll reconvene at 2:OO.
Hi.
- What are you doing here? - Taking you to lunch.
This is bad form and bad judgment.
- We shouldn't be seen together.
- Why is that? An ex-Texas Ranger taking a pretty lawyer to lunch.
It doesn't seem suspicious to me.
Here you go.
Thanks a lot.
So, tell me, are you this extravagant with all your dates? I make a strong first impression.
I hate to imagine where you end up.
So, what's on your mind? I have the feeling you're not working towards dinner and a movie.
I wanna know about the committee.
It's not my place to tell you about them.
You're checking me out, I think I should check you out before I make a decision.
I got a feeling something's bothering you about the committee.
- I don't know what you mean.
- Yes, you do.
I was watching you at the meeting.
You don't seem as committed as the rest.
Understand this, Walker.
It's a lifetime commitment.
Once you're in, you're in.
What if it doesn't have to be? What if you had a choice? No.
We shouldn't be talking about this.
Whatever's said here stays here.
Tell me, why'd you join? There's so much wrong with the system.
I mean, you're there.
You see it.
The idea of justice, it's just that.
It's an idea.
When you're in it day-to-day, you begin to forget what the word means.
You're right.
It's not a great system.
But it could be a lot worse.
Yeah, that's easy to say.
There are nights when I come home, turn on the shower, and I stand under it for what seems like hours, just trying to wash off the dirt.
When I heard about the committee, it seemed like what the system needed: Another set of checks and balances to plug the holes that are getting bigger.
How do you feel now? I don't know.
I don't know if what we're doing is better than what criminals are doing.
We form an opinion about right and wrong, and we act on it.
It's getting late.
I gotta go.
Do me a favor, OK? Let's make this our last date.
Come on, come on! I can't.
I can't reach! Take my hand.
Take my hand.
Run! You got it.
You got it, baby.
- All right.
- I see him.
He's up there.
Let's go, cover me.
- Trivette, you there? - This is the good part.
This is where Bruce Willis actually loses to one of the bad guys.
- Would you like me to come back later? - No.
No, no.
How'd it go with the public defender? She's having second thoughts about her participation in the committee.
What makes you think that? She was trying too hard to convince herself that what she was doing was right.
I don't think she's convinced.
How do you know she's not testing you for a reaction? I just know.
Well, to be on the safe side, why don't we just bust these guys? No.
I wanna know who the voice is behind that speaker.
- IÂll talk to you later.
- All right.
Hey, I paid for that popcorn.
Go ahead and take it.
Thanks a lot.
I could use a cup of cappuccino right now.
Get him up there! You all right up there? Come on, get her out of here.
First of all, I'd like to take this opportunity to welcome Mr.
Walker to the committee.
We're glad to have you.
Now, down to business.
I realize that this is not our regular meeting date and that not all could attend, but we have a matter that could not wait.
Despite the absence of some of our members, a unanimous vote will still be carrying the sentence.
We seem to have a serious problem on our hands that needs to be dealt with immediately.
If youÂll all open your folders It is regrettable, but I believe that Miss Dutton has become a security risk.
That not only puts the committee at risk, but all of us individually.
The evidence in this file is pretty weak.
What makes her a security risk? She's had some second thoughts, made some calls.
We've had her phone tapped.
You'll think otherwise when you see transcripts.
It's time for a vote.
Live or die? Die.
- Die.
- Die.
- Die.
- Die.
Die.
Your vote.
We're waiting, Mr.
Walker.
Die but I wanna do it.
Well, thank you for the offer, but that's why Mr.
Strangis isn't here.
He's standing by to carry out the execution.
Appreciate your enthusiasm, but there'll be other opportunities.
Some club you joined.
I can't wait to see the Halloween party.
- Did you get a trace? - Seven pretty little digits, 972 exchange, the Dermont section, not far from here.
Go check it out.
I gotta find Lisa.
Hey, hey, hey.
- Our Turn Corporation, where's that? - Eighth floor, 81 O.
Candy-gram.
Nobody in the shower.
Just little old me and the electronics.
Hello.
It is regrettable that Miss Dutton has become a serious security risk.
That not only puts the committee at risk, but all of us individually.
It's time for a vote.
Live or die? First of all, I'd like to take this opportunity to welcome Mr.
Walker to the committee.
We're glad to have you.
That's very, very nice.
Very nice.
Walker.
Walker.
- I got your Mr.
Big, man.
- Who is it? Not ''who''.
It's a ''what''.
It's a random access computer voice with multitrack playback and a modem dialer.
It's operated by a remote from the other side.
So, what he's got is a number of preset responses on any one of the tracks.
- He just punches the right button.
- It's one of the guys in the room? You got it.
- Where's everyone? - It's 5:OO.
They kicked off about ten minutes ago.
- Later, darling.
- Hold it, Strangis.
Hey! What are you doin'? - You all right? - Yeah.
- That was exciting.
- Yeah.
IÂm telling you, Walker will be good for them.
Well, if we're ready, we'd better get started.
Hi, everybody.
Well, everyone's here but Strangis.
- Does anyone know where he is? - I do.
Where might that be? In jail, where the rest of you will be.
- Who the hell is that? - That's my partner.
You're all under arrest.
That's not very smart.
You either.
What a guy.
Hey, judge.
You'll see the system in action from the other side of the bench.
You need us.
You can't do this alone.
We'll just have to do the best we can, judge.
Put him in.
Lisa? IÂm sorry.
IÂm sorry too.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, thank you for your verdict.
Due to the close scrutiny that this trial has received, I would like to poll you individually to confirm your findings.
By number order, please state your verdict.
- Guilty.
- Guilty.
- Guilty.
- Guilty.
- Guilty.
- Guilty.
- Guilty.
- Guilty.
- Guilty.
- Guilty.
- Guilty.
- Guilty.
His priors read like a bio from the Marquis de Sade.
Felony assault, assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated mayhem.
The victim was a teenage girl.
Rape, murder two.
My partner and I busted him for the Rosewood shootings.
Husband and wife, asleep in their beds, two slugs each at close range.
It was a clean collar.
We had cause.
Judge didn't agree.
She said the search was illegal.
Woodley walked out of the courtroom and smiled at us as he passed.
You've all had a chance to review the file.
It's time to vote on Mr.
Woodley's fate.
Live ordie? - Die.
- Yeah.
Die.
- Die.
- Die.
Die.
Die.
Live.
Die.
Die.
Majority rules.
The sentence will be carried out.
See ya, slimebag.
- Come on, baby, shake it! - Yeah! Do it, baby, do it! - Show me you mean it, darling.
- Hey, let go! Bruno! Hey, hey! No hands on the girls.
What do I get in this dive for my 2O bucks? You get to look.
Hell of a joint, huh? All glance, no hands.
- Hey.
- IÂll take a refund.
Hey, spare a light? Thanks.
Hey, what the hell are you? You shouldn't smoke.
It's bad for your health.
This is Central.
What is the status of the location, Ranger? PD's got the crime scene under control.
Forensics will forward a report.
- Copy that.
- Ten-four.
Kurt Woodley, cut down in his prime.
You were right, he's got a rap sheet as long as your arm.
and very professional.
That's ten in the last six months.
Yeah.
Four in Tarrant County and six in Dallas.
Why don't you check Waco and Houston, see how far this thing spreads.
All right.
You got something on your mind? Yeah, he's killing guys who are less than model citizens.
I think we have a vigilante on our hands.
We have no way of knowing who his next victim's gonna be.
I think he knows who his next victim's going to be.
This guy's on a mission, Trivette, and we gotta stop him.
Hey, big dog, cookies and cream.
This isn't an intensive care, and your foot's not set up in concrete.
Come on back around here and help yourself.
IÂm busy.
IÂll have a coffee.
Make it a double.
Sure, customer.
Comin' right up.
So, what's going on, Cordell? Well, looks like we have a vigilante on our hands, C.
D.
Our last victim was Kurt Woodley.
Remember him? Oh, yeah.
I remember Woodley.
I busted him a couple of times when he was trying to earn his bones.
Bought a one-way ticket to Clay County a long time ago.
- Hi, guys.
- Hey, Alex.
- Coffee? - No time.
Thanks.
I just came by to remind you about dinner tonight.
- At my place.
- What are you talking about? Cordell, don't you do this to me.
You said you were coming.
IÂm expecting you.
Dinner, you and me, tonight? Yes.
That's kind of what I had in mind.
Candlelight, rack of lamb.
You remember how this works.
8:OO.
Don't be late.
- See you, guys.
- Wait a minute, Alex.
8:OO.
What? You didn't tell me Alex invited you over for dinner.
That's because I didn't know about it until two minutes ago.
This is family down here.
You don't have to be embarrassed.
I don't know anything about dinner.
Yeah.
So, what are you gonna wear? What do you mean, what am I gonna wear? Alex invited you.
You're not gonna go looking like something the cows drug in.
- Maybe I should wear a tuxedo.
- No.
It's too formal.
Yes, you wanna wear a tie.
You wanna wear a suit.
- But don't look like you planned it.
- A hell of a lot of flowers.
Fifteen dollars'll go a long way in that department.
I am telling you, I was not invited to dinner tonight.
You know the penal code from cover to cover, but you don't know peas from coffee about women.
IÂm not gonna argue with you about it.
It's just her style.
No difference if she invited you two weeks ago or two minutes ago.
- It all has the same results.
- Oh, jeez.
Stay out of those damn peanuts.
She's gonna be slaving over an oven.
At least you can go over halfway hungry.
- It is tasty.
- Oh, it's good.
IÂm hungry now.
- You ain't gonna eat peanuts.
- You ain't gonna get any of my cookies.
Wow.
- Am I dressed too? - No.
You look wonderful.
You smell good too.
Grant Wallace, this is Cordell Walker.
Nice to meet you, Ranger.
- Pleasure.
- IÂve heard a lot about you.
Are those for me? Oh, yeah C.
D.
wanted you to have these.
IÂll thank C.
D.
next time I see him.
They're beautiful.
So - You staying for dinner? - Dinner? IÂm not sure I understand.
I can explain.
- Why don't we all sit down.
- Sure.
- Trivette, IÂm gonna kill you.
- What? Oh, nothing.
Grant works for the Justice Department, and he wanted to meet you without anybody else knowing.
We went to law school together.
And he knew that I knew you, and so he asked me to set it up.
It had to be done quickly.
So we're not going to have dinner.
IÂm sorry if I threw you a curve.
But if you're hungry, I think I have a half a turkey sandwich in the fridge.
Oh, no, no, that's OK.
I had a big lunch today.
Thanks, though.
- Can we get down to business? - What business? Ranger, you're aware that there've been a large number of vigilante-style assassinations here in the last six months.
IÂm aware of it.
Why? We suspect it's the work of an organized group.
You have any leads? Not enough.
We need somebody to get into this group.
We need somebody to infiltrate the organization.
Now I know why IÂve been invited here tonight.
IÂll make it up to you.
I promise.
You will? Only kidding.
You know how I hate it when you don't tell me stuff.
You better tell me.
You better tell me.
- What, you want me to beg? - Yeah.
- She must've fed you real good.
- lf you only knew.
Well, come on.
Tell me what she cooked.
No, no, no.
Tell me what she wore.
- You're chomping at the bit.
- Sue me.
I like details.
Walker, we just got a hit on a PD want and warrant.
Suspect vehicle is headed west on Magnolia.
You sittin' down? The car's registered to Reed Jameson.
We got it.
Do I know Reed Jameson? He was the wheel man for that bank heist.
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
- IÂve never seen you carry a backup.
- You never know.
Around the back.
Nah.
- Where'd he go? - Upstairs! Look out! Hey! Hey! Let's split up.
- Hey! - Hey, watch out! - Hold it! - OK! OK! I give, man.
- Pick it up.
- Man, what are you doing? You crazy! - I said, pick it up.
- No way.
I got your back.
Stay back.
Put it away.
He's mine.
Put it away! Now, for the last time, pick it up.
I said, no way! Suit yourself.
- How's he doin'? - His doctor changed that medication.
Will you relax? Sit down.
- I don't wanna sit down.
- Suit yourself.
- What the hell happened back there? - What do you think happened? I saw you shoot a man in cold blood.
He had a gun.
I saw you toss him your gun, Walker.
- This has nothing to do with you.
- Hell it doesn't.
I know what I saw.
I can't just let it slide.
There's gonna be a shooting review.
What you want me to tell 'em? Come here.
Get in here.
I thought I knew you pretty well, man.
Hey, I look up to you.
You know what I tell people? ''Cordell Walker, the finest Ranger.
He goes to the wall for the law.
'' You cut the guy down.
I saw you.
Now, IÂm asking you.
How the hell could you do that? Like this.
Everybody OK in here? Yeah, everything's OK, but I think Trivette thought he was going to meet his maker.
Trivette, meet Agent Adcock.
You two put on a convincing performance.
This was all a setup.
Yeah, IÂm sorry, but it was something I had to do.
And you were in on it? Only 'cause I had to.
I don't like being shot at, even blanks.
Cooperating got you a reduced sentence.
I got to get this piece of work to an out-of-county lockup under an alias.
- Thanks, Walker.
- You bet.
Come on.
IÂm just checking.
- Scared you, huh? - Yeah, buddy.
So IÂm not dead, huh? - No.
- Oh, man.
Whoa.
- I don't have to testify against you.
- Well, don't count on that.
Besides, how could you ever believe that I would shoot a man in cold blood? Oh, I knew all along this was a setup.
- Get outta here.
- Sure.
Sure.
I did.
At that point, the suspect exited the rear of the building.
Ranger Walker instructed me specifically to hold my position, and he went out the back to cover the alley.
And did you hold your position, Ranger Trivette? Yes, ma'am, I did, until I heard the gunshot.
Then I went out to the alley.
And what happened? I saw Ranger Walker, and I saw the suspect with his hands in the air.
Ranger Walker had his revolver drawn.
Was the suspect armed at this time? Was the suspect armed at this time? No, ma'am, he wasn't.
- But there was a weapon on the ground.
- When Ranger Walker fired his revolver, the suspect was not armed? No, sir, he was not.
Do you have anything to add to this, Ranger Walker? The only thing I have to add is the world's better without him.
We've been going over your record.
It's hardly a testimonial for good police work.
Three warnings in two months.
Excessive force.
A suspension for beating a confession out of a suspect.
The confession was thrown out.
March 9, 1993, brought up before the disciplinary board for conduct unbecoming a Ranger.
June 25, 1993, demerits issued for insubordination.
December 8, 1993, almost suspended but officially reprimanded for overly aggressive behavior toward suspected perpetrators.
The board ordered two months' psychiatric evaluation.
I have to be honest with you.
IÂve heard good things about you, but all this comes as somewhat of a shock.
You got nothing to say? Well, the only thing IÂve got to say is how come everyone has water here but me? Well, in that case, my recommendation is that you be suspended and that this be taken to a grand jury for an indictment.
And at that time, you'll be removed from the Texas Rangers permanently.
I would say that our search for someone from the Ranger service to join our committee is over.
Ranger Walker would be a fine asset to our organization.
It's time for a vote.
Yes or no.
- Yes.
- Yes.
- Yes.
- Yes.
- Yes.
- Yes.
- Yes.
- Yes.
You missed.
Wouldn't be the first time.
You're Ranger Walker, aren't you? Was Ranger Walker.
And you're blocking my shot.
Could I buy you a drink? No, thanks.
You know, there are a lot of people who are on your side.
- And what side is that? - The right side.
lf you're interested in getting to know some of those people who share your point of view, we're having a meeting tonight, 8:OO.
Here are the details.
That's a pretty lady.
What you got, a nibble? C.
D.
, looks like we got the whole doggone fish.
Good.
We're glad you could make it, Ranger Walker.
Now, if you would, please sit down.
We still have some questions we need to ask.
You do understand, Ranger, that if you decide to join us, once you know who the members of the committee are, there's no turning back.
I didn't come here to turn back.
- IÂm glad you could make it.
- Good to meet you.
- You know Judge Ridley.
- Yeah, I do.
- Officer Strangis.
- Nice to meet you.
Welcome aboard.
- Thanks.
- Emory Harris, detective, Homicide.
Walker, it's good to have you with us.
Harris.
- Lisa Dutton, public defender.
- Public defender? Aren't you on the wrong side of the fence here? I try to protect and defend innocent people, but IÂm forced to put the wrong ones out on the street.
IÂm just trying to balance the scales.
- Where's the guy I was talking to? - He never comes to meetings.
- You were talking by telephone.
- The shy type? - Do I get to meet him? - You've met those you need to.
We meet every Tuesday.
The next meeting is five days from now.
Tell me when and where.
Lisa's your contact, but we have a few preliminaries to take care of before you're invited to a meeting.
What sort of preliminaries? You'll just have to wait till we contact you.
Rules of the game.
Whatever you say.
Are we having problems with the electricity? Not since the storm month before last.
How 'bout the telephone? The problem is you pacing around like a caged animal for the last couple days.
I thought you liked having me around.
The spirits say, too much of a good thing isn't always such a good thing.
And which spirit is that? Dear Abby.
Alex dropped by and left this for you.
It's your file.
Much better than the false record that they replaced.
I read it already.
It says ''confidential'', Uncle Ray.
- IÂll get it.
- All right.
- Hello.
- It's me.
What do you want? Well, I wanted to find out how you were making out, - If you had a chance yet to look at - Will you get off my back? What? Where were you? I didn't see you sticking up for me.
I don't understand.
The system, Alex.
It doesn't work.
You should be as disgusted as I am.
Well, I am disgusted, but it's the law, and we have to abide by it.
Well, not me.
Not anymore.
- I'm sorry you feel that way.
- Sure.
Boom.
- Did he have anything new? - IÂm not sure.
I think I just got act two of Nobody Loves me Anymore.
They might be onto his phones.
He's being careful.
- That sounds like Walker.
- Don't worry.
Trivette will make contact.
Have you heard from him? Yes.
As a matter of fact, he should be coming in soon.
Hey, partner, let me have a double-meat cheeseburger, - an order of fries - The seat's taken.
I know it is.
- How's it going? - Fine, until you came in.
I said, the seat's taken.
As far as I could see, it was empty.
- Then maybe you need glasses.
- You guys take it out of here.
I just got this place cleaned up.
Outside.
Man, that was That was, like, real.
Don't you think? Easy, big fella.
We're just acting.
- We gotta make it look good.
- Great.
Method actors.
IÂm almost in.
The names are under the counter.
You're almost in? - You're getting good at that.
- Yeah, well, I had a good teacher.
OK, walk away.
I need more time.
I don't know who the big boss is yet.
- He uses a phone in the meetings.
- So, you want a tap? - Yeah.
Have Alex get one.
- All right.
IÂm glad he's in a good mood.
IÂm just gonna eat his.
He's not gonna be able to make it back.
- He did pay for this, didn't he? - Nope.
Your Honor, these men robbed a convenience store, lined the customers up along the floor and executed them one by one, in cold blood.
Ballistics says the gun we found on the defendants is the murder weapon.
We can't let these animals out onto the street.
Objection.
These animals, as the prosecutor calls them, are human, and under our Constitution, are entitled to the same rights we have.
Officers Paulsen and Wright had no warrant, no probable cause and the gun was obtained by illegal search and seizure.
The prosecutor's opinion of my clients' demeanor is not at question here.
- Do you have anything else to add? - No, Your Honor.
All right.
We'll break for lunch.
IÂll review the motions and give you a decision when we come back.
We'll reconvene at 2:OO.
Hi.
- What are you doing here? - Taking you to lunch.
This is bad form and bad judgment.
- We shouldn't be seen together.
- Why is that? An ex-Texas Ranger taking a pretty lawyer to lunch.
It doesn't seem suspicious to me.
Here you go.
Thanks a lot.
So, tell me, are you this extravagant with all your dates? I make a strong first impression.
I hate to imagine where you end up.
So, what's on your mind? I have the feeling you're not working towards dinner and a movie.
I wanna know about the committee.
It's not my place to tell you about them.
You're checking me out, I think I should check you out before I make a decision.
I got a feeling something's bothering you about the committee.
- I don't know what you mean.
- Yes, you do.
I was watching you at the meeting.
You don't seem as committed as the rest.
Understand this, Walker.
It's a lifetime commitment.
Once you're in, you're in.
What if it doesn't have to be? What if you had a choice? No.
We shouldn't be talking about this.
Whatever's said here stays here.
Tell me, why'd you join? There's so much wrong with the system.
I mean, you're there.
You see it.
The idea of justice, it's just that.
It's an idea.
When you're in it day-to-day, you begin to forget what the word means.
You're right.
It's not a great system.
But it could be a lot worse.
Yeah, that's easy to say.
There are nights when I come home, turn on the shower, and I stand under it for what seems like hours, just trying to wash off the dirt.
When I heard about the committee, it seemed like what the system needed: Another set of checks and balances to plug the holes that are getting bigger.
How do you feel now? I don't know.
I don't know if what we're doing is better than what criminals are doing.
We form an opinion about right and wrong, and we act on it.
It's getting late.
I gotta go.
Do me a favor, OK? Let's make this our last date.
Come on, come on! I can't.
I can't reach! Take my hand.
Take my hand.
Run! You got it.
You got it, baby.
- All right.
- I see him.
He's up there.
Let's go, cover me.
- Trivette, you there? - This is the good part.
This is where Bruce Willis actually loses to one of the bad guys.
- Would you like me to come back later? - No.
No, no.
How'd it go with the public defender? She's having second thoughts about her participation in the committee.
What makes you think that? She was trying too hard to convince herself that what she was doing was right.
I don't think she's convinced.
How do you know she's not testing you for a reaction? I just know.
Well, to be on the safe side, why don't we just bust these guys? No.
I wanna know who the voice is behind that speaker.
- IÂll talk to you later.
- All right.
Hey, I paid for that popcorn.
Go ahead and take it.
Thanks a lot.
I could use a cup of cappuccino right now.
Get him up there! You all right up there? Come on, get her out of here.
First of all, I'd like to take this opportunity to welcome Mr.
Walker to the committee.
We're glad to have you.
Now, down to business.
I realize that this is not our regular meeting date and that not all could attend, but we have a matter that could not wait.
Despite the absence of some of our members, a unanimous vote will still be carrying the sentence.
We seem to have a serious problem on our hands that needs to be dealt with immediately.
If youÂll all open your folders It is regrettable, but I believe that Miss Dutton has become a security risk.
That not only puts the committee at risk, but all of us individually.
The evidence in this file is pretty weak.
What makes her a security risk? She's had some second thoughts, made some calls.
We've had her phone tapped.
You'll think otherwise when you see transcripts.
It's time for a vote.
Live or die? Die.
- Die.
- Die.
- Die.
- Die.
Die.
Your vote.
We're waiting, Mr.
Walker.
Die but I wanna do it.
Well, thank you for the offer, but that's why Mr.
Strangis isn't here.
He's standing by to carry out the execution.
Appreciate your enthusiasm, but there'll be other opportunities.
Some club you joined.
I can't wait to see the Halloween party.
- Did you get a trace? - Seven pretty little digits, 972 exchange, the Dermont section, not far from here.
Go check it out.
I gotta find Lisa.
Hey, hey, hey.
- Our Turn Corporation, where's that? - Eighth floor, 81 O.
Candy-gram.
Nobody in the shower.
Just little old me and the electronics.
Hello.
It is regrettable that Miss Dutton has become a serious security risk.
That not only puts the committee at risk, but all of us individually.
It's time for a vote.
Live or die? First of all, I'd like to take this opportunity to welcome Mr.
Walker to the committee.
We're glad to have you.
That's very, very nice.
Very nice.
Walker.
Walker.
- I got your Mr.
Big, man.
- Who is it? Not ''who''.
It's a ''what''.
It's a random access computer voice with multitrack playback and a modem dialer.
It's operated by a remote from the other side.
So, what he's got is a number of preset responses on any one of the tracks.
- He just punches the right button.
- It's one of the guys in the room? You got it.
- Where's everyone? - It's 5:OO.
They kicked off about ten minutes ago.
- Later, darling.
- Hold it, Strangis.
Hey! What are you doin'? - You all right? - Yeah.
- That was exciting.
- Yeah.
IÂm telling you, Walker will be good for them.
Well, if we're ready, we'd better get started.
Hi, everybody.
Well, everyone's here but Strangis.
- Does anyone know where he is? - I do.
Where might that be? In jail, where the rest of you will be.
- Who the hell is that? - That's my partner.
You're all under arrest.
That's not very smart.
You either.
What a guy.
Hey, judge.
You'll see the system in action from the other side of the bench.
You need us.
You can't do this alone.
We'll just have to do the best we can, judge.
Put him in.
Lisa? IÂm sorry.
IÂm sorry too.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, thank you for your verdict.
Due to the close scrutiny that this trial has received, I would like to poll you individually to confirm your findings.
By number order, please state your verdict.
- Guilty.
- Guilty.
- Guilty.
- Guilty.
- Guilty.
- Guilty.
- Guilty.
- Guilty.
- Guilty.
- Guilty.
- Guilty.
- Guilty.