Walker, Texas Ranger s04e12 Episode Script
Rodeo
No.
Can you? | I've never seen anything like that.
I mean, I've seen jujitsu, | but those guys are amazing.
Yeah, that's why | they're the world champs.
They are the best.
| No doubt about that.
Hey, Carlos.
Hi, Ranger Walker.
Hello, Jean-Jacques, John, Deegan.
It's so nice to see you again.
- How are you doing? | - Can't wait to train with you.
I think Carlos is just getting tired.
In your dreams.
Carlos is the older of the group.
Yeah, yeah.
| You're gonna train with them? Yeah, I used to train with their uncle, | who trained them.
Okay, who's first? - My pleasure.
| - Okay.
Get him.
- Okay, next.
| - I give up.
- I'm next.
| - Of course, you're next.
- The older brother, huh? | - Yeah.
Get him, guys.
Get him.
- I thought I did a good job on you.
| - Okay, Carlos.
Okay, thank you, Walker.
- Great job, Walker.
| - Thank you.
Who's next? Hey, the big one.
- Big one? | - Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I love it.
Yeah, Trivette.
Yeah, all right.
Thanks.
Hey, Walker, we got a problem.
You can say that again.
What you got, officer? Victim's name is Tom Marcus.
| He was found behind the bar by the cleaning crew | earlier this morning.
Three bullets to the heart\.
Thanks.
- Tom Marcus.
| - Yeah, remember him? Yeah, he was one of three witnesses | who put Victor DeMarco in jail.
Yeah.
Second witness | turned up dead two weeks ago.
That leaves Dalton Reed.
DeMarco gets granted a new trial with a new witness to refute | the evidence that convicted him.
So if Dalton Reed dies, | that means nobody's left around to testify against him, which means | one of the most vicious criminals we've ever seen gets to take a walk.
We gotta make sure | that doesn't happen.
Listen to me, and listen good.
For the last time, I don't give two damns | about no meatpacking union.
I didn't whack no union president.
You know, | let's go back to the beginning No, no, you go back to the beginning.
| I ain't going anywhere.
I need some more coffee.
| Do you want some more coffee? Hey, can we get | some more coffee in here? I'm done here.
| You got nothing on me.
And I'm not in the mood to listen to any | groin pull like you yanking my chain.
You talk to my lawyer.
| I got nothing more to say.
You busy? No, just doing a little homework.
| I'm sure you've heard, DeMarco's been granted a new trial.
Supposedly, he's got a witness | who will say he was working at the packing plant and none of what we charged | ever even took place.
- Pretty convenient.
| - Yeah, I'll say.
And I'm down to two witnesses.
Well, actually, Alex, | you're down to one.
Tom Marcus was killed last night.
- That means that Dalton's next.
| - Do you know where we can find him? No.
I mean, we kind of lost track, but Walker, you have to find him.
We'll find him.
Is it just me, or was Alex acting | a little strong in there? There's a little bit of history | behind that, Trivette.
Give me the number of PROCOM.
What's PROCOM? Kind of a clearing-house | for rodeo riders.
A clearing-house for rodeo riders.
| Cowboy Interpol.
- PROCOM.
| - Can you tell me if Dalton Reed is still in the circuit? Yeah, he's riding the bulls | in Fort Worth today, then he moves on to Austin.
Okay, thanks.
Dalton Reed is in Fort\ Wort\h, | and he leaves for Austin tomorrow.
We can go pull him in right now.
I'll go pick him up.
What I'd like for you to do | is check with your informants.
Find out if there are | any hit men in the area.
You got it.
Alex, how would you like | to go to Fort\ Wort\h? Thanks for coming along.
I'm still not sure why I did.
Well, Dalton's life is in danger.
Maybe seeing a friendly face | will ease his mind.
I'm also not sure how friendly | my face is gonna be right now.
Alex, I know you were seeing Dalton | after the trial.
- Wanna tell me what happened? | - Nope.
But it doesn't mean | I don't want you doing everything you can to protect him.
You wouldn't object to that? No.
Did you see | the look on DeMarco's face when that verdict came in? It was like he was snakebitten.
He was so sure of himself.
So sure that everybody would be | too frightened to testify.
Well, you try to put fear in some folks | and it's liable to blow up in your face.
You weren't afraid.
You should never be afraid | to tell the truth.
You were great.
Couldn't have done it without you, | counselor.
I just asked the questions.
Yeah? You know, Cahill, all this talk about DeMarco, it's just about ready | to kill my appetite.
We wouldn't want that to happen.
No, we sure wouldn't.
Bobby, lock up that pen.
Okay.
- Nervous about seeing Dalton? | - No.
- Yeah, right.
| - I'm not.
- Well, you look nervous.
| - You make me nervous.
First one up in the pen | for the barrel race is Jenny Well, it's a nice day anyway.
Great ride, Jenny.
| Now let's welcome Lara Brody.
That brings back memories.
Barrel racing? I used to compete when I was a kid.
Why did you quit? The barrels start\ed to win.
Keep an eye out for Dalton.
| I'm gonna go talk to that staff member.
Okay.
This little girl's | from Marietta, Oklahoma.
Let's make welcome Judy Pantell.
Ladies and gentlemen, the rules | and regulations of the barrel racing is each contestant must circle | each barrel one time and they can choose the barrel | they go up to, and then head back home.
This is a timed event.
| Come on, Judy, don't knock that barrel over | and head for home.
Big round of applause now | for Judy Pantell.
I'm looking for Dalton Reed.
There a problem? No, no problem.
| I just need to talk to him.
Have Dalton Reed | come to the grandstand.
Dalton Reed to the grandstand, | please.
Dalton Reed to the grandstand, | please.
Ladies and gentlemen, | our next contestant in the barrel racing | is a new face on the circuit.
Let's welcome Patty Watson.
Patty's a little girl | who hails from Indiana, Texas.
All right, that is Look out.
| Don't knock that barrel over.
Oh, God.
You must be my guardian angel.
I'm glad I could help, ma'am.
- Been a while.
| - It has.
You here to? - You here to watch or to ride? | - I'm here to work.
Well, you always did work too much.
A woman's gotta keep busy | doing something.
There you two are.
Am I interrupting anything? Well, I should have known running | into both of you on the same day was more than just a coincidence.
DeMarco's been granted a new trial, | Dalton.
He's got a witness | to refute the evidence, and both Brooks and Marcus | have been murdered.
Well, I'm sorry, I'm not gonna do it.
- But if you don't testify | - I didn't say that I wasn't gonna testify.
But you're not gonna put me | in protective custody.
Kind of hard to testify if you're dead.
You know | they're gonna come after you.
Victor DeMarco will do anything | to keep you from damaging his witness.
Well, I don't run and I do not hide.
They could kill you.
Well, so could the bull | that I'm about to go ride, but you know, life doesn't come | with any guarantees.
So you just go ahead and call me | when you need me on the stand, but until then, I'm not gonna change | my lifestyle for anyone, let alone, Victor DeMarco.
Excuse me.
Good to see you, Cahill.
Well, aren't you gonna go after him? Dalton's not a man | you can force an issue onto.
He lives by his own code, Alex.
Yeah, and he's as stubborn | as the day is long.
Yeah, and that too.
I seem to have a thing | for exasperating men.
It's really a habit I'd like to break.
- That was a total waste of time.
| - Why? Because he's not gonna let you | protect him.
Dalton may live by his own code, | but so do I.
You mean? We're going to Austin.
| We have a witness to protect.
Thank you, Walker.
Walker, let's go get some breakfast.
Sorry, all out of omelets.
When did you guys get here? Jimmy and I got here | about : this morning.
Dobbs and Beaton just got here | about an hour ago.
We're just strategizing, honey.
Okay, so who's gonna fill me in? Alex, go get Dalton.
Bring him here.
- Is he here? | - Yeah, he's over there.
You still working, Cahill? Walker wants to see you.
This better be your escort\ over here and not some guard stationed here | to protect me.
Actually, | he's here to protect the camper.
Next to Mercedes-Benz, they are the second | most frequently stolen vehicle.
Is that right? Made myself pretty clear back | in Fort\ Wort\h that I don't want any protection.
I don't care what you want, Dalton.
You're gonna get it | whether you like it or not.
Well, I'll tell you what then, Walker.
I'll go along with this if you agree to ride with me | in the bull competition.
Is that the only way? Yeah.
Fine.
I'll see you at the gate.
Are you sure you're up for this, | Cordell? I really didn't have a choice, C.
D.
You haven't ridden a bull in a year.
This ain't the Machado brothers | in an air-conditioned gym.
Yeah, I know.
I think you're both crazy.
Well, maybe, | but I want you to stay close to Dalton.
Make sure he cooperates.
He's not the most cooperative guy.
Yeah, I know.
- Here you go, hon.
| - Thank you.
Excuse me, ma'am.
Could we have some strawberry, | please? Preserves, not the jelly, | and an extra fork.
- Sure thing.
I'll be right back.
| - Thank you.
Marmalade.
You hate marmalade.
I can't believe that you remember that, | Cahill.
I do.
- Here you go.
| - Thank you.
My favorite meal of the day.
It's the only one that doesn't have | the aftert\aste of sawdust and dirt\.
It's a wonder you have an appetite at all | after your day at the office.
Well, it's not really | that much different than yours.
Difference being | that I get to ride and rope my beast, and you just put yours behind bars.
If I'm lucky.
No, you're good at your job.
Yeah, but I don't live and breathe | my job the way some people do.
Like Walker? To name one.
Well, I'm sure he He wishes he could be different.
That he could go after | what he really wants.
You're all going to be undercover.
C.
D.
, | I want you at the concession stand.
Dobbs, | I want you at the souvenir store watching everyone | entering and leaving.
Beaton, | I want you in the grandstands.
Right.
- What about me? | - Well, Trivette, I want you to be really undercover.
Oh, my God! Oh, my! Jeez, wait.
And I thought the NFL was scary.
Where's Walker at? | I'm gonna kill him.
And ladies and gentlemen, our next rider up is Cordell Walker.
Okay.
Let's give a big round of applause | to Cordell Walker.
Oh, my God, look at you.
- Yeah, great, isn't it? Hold this.
| - Oh, no.
Your arm's out of place, | you're eating dirt\.
Jeez, it's a wonder | that you didn't snap your back.
And Cordell's mark today | is on that ride.
How does it look out there? I'm all set here, Cordell.
| There was one fellow got my attention.
He ordered an iced tea and he didn't | walk too good in his new boots.
Could you get this? | What did he look like? Five-ten, .
Thin hairline.
Yeah, wore them funny-looking | kind of glasses.
Kind of like Ray Charles wears.
| You know, the wraparounds.
Did anyone else see him? Thought I saw someone like that | go into the men's room.
I'm checking it out.
Didn't see him come in the gate, | but I know for sure he hasn't left.
Yeah, what about Jimmy? | Where's he? Yeah, he's a little busy right now.
Here, bully, bully, bully.
Here, bully, bully.
Bully, bully, bully.
Ladies and gentlemen, | let's make welcome a little cowboy here | from Los Angeles, California, Mike McQueen.
No, that one doesn't even make | the semifinals, if you ask me.
No time for Mike McQueen.
So who's winning? Oh, so far the guy who saved my life | back in Fort\ Wort\h.
I heard his name's Cordell Walker.
Really? | You think he had the best ride? Honey, we're not judging rides.
We're judging rear ends.
How well they fill out their jeans.
Next up is Dalton Reed.
Dalton's been in the finals every year | for the last five years and he's hoping to go to the finals | again this year.
This time he's riding a bull | called Hootenanny.
Ride him, Dalton.
Good ride, Dalton, good ride.
Ladies and gentlemen, | what a ride that was.
Let's give Dalton | a great big round of applause.
Yes, Dalton Reed.
- I found our ace in the hole.
| - Let's hear it.
I was reading your psychological | evaluation by the prison doctor and I came across this section.
"It's my professional opinion that Victor DeMarco was exposed | to tremendous parental pressure to succeed and meet expectations | deemed unreasonable for a man of his mental limitations.
" Well, don't you get it? I mean, with this and a few profiles | from our own expert\s, I can make a case | that you were driven to crime by your unfort\unate | familial circumstances.
It's a classic argument these days.
| Juries love it.
I thought I told you to go in there | and prove that I was framed.
I even got a new witness | to say all the right things.
Mr.
DeMarco, I told you there is absolutely no evidence | to support\ a frame.
There are prosecution witnesses to the phone conversation you made | setting up the murder.
Prosecution witnesses are history.
- Two of them are, but | - Trust me.
The witnesses are history.
You better get yourself | a new lawyer.
You are gonna go into that court\room | with the witness I paid for.
And you're gonna get me acquitted, because if you don't, | your law career is gonna be buried.
And so is your wife.
You never should have made | Walker's competing a condition of your cooperation.
- He's having the time of his life.
| - Are you kidding? Did you see him ride? | Heck, I was impressed with him.
Ladies and gentlemen, let's turn | this time to number three, Jackie Thompson.
Jackie's riding | a bull named Kick the Sheets.
He's got a knife! Coming up in the news: A school board decision | has parents up in arms, an update | on the latest congressional scandal, and noted crime figure, | Victor DeMarco, will get his day in court, again.
Cahill, I don't want you to be | around me anymore.
Well, there's a new approach.
A little abrupt, | but at least you said something.
Unlike last time | when you just left town.
I'm not talking about us.
Look, I'm a target.
Just being near me | is dangerous for you.
It doesn't have to be.
Look, I'll go back to Dallas when it's my turn | to be in a witness box, but I want you to go back now.
I'm not going anywhere.
I'm staying right here by your side.
- Alex.
| - I don't run and I don't hide.
And I don't change my life for anyone, least of all, Victor DeMarco.
Sound familiar? I'm telling you, | I never thought I'd see the day that I'd meet someone | more stubborn than you, man.
I'm not kidding.
Dalton? You figure, | after almost getting knifed, that he would agree | to protective custody, but no, here we are in Austin.
Guy's got a death wish.
When will we get | an ID on the attacker? Tonight.
So, what, until then I guess we just assume he's still | one of the many out there? Well, | where Victor DeMarco's concerned, you can count on it.
You said | Reed would be done in a day.
Instead, you're telling me | my hire is dead.
No more mistakes.
No mistakes.
Hey, fellas, come on over.
We got plenty of room.
| Y'all sit down.
Where's Alex and Dalton? Oh, you're not gonna see | much of them tonight.
Jimmy, tell me what you got | your hand on your face for.
You look like | the cat that ate the canary.
It's not funny, Walker.
- Show him, Trivette.
| - What's the problem? I can't get my clown smile off.
Honey, I got makeup remover | that will take grease off a garage floor.
Here, use this.
Love you.
Oh, it's my favorite song.
It's time you and me danced, cowboy.
| Now, come on.
Come on, fellas, let's show them | how it's done, shall we? Come on.
Jimmy, you just hang around | and clean your face up.
I'll take care of this.
I don't know if you've been | officially notified by the committee, but you tied for first place.
No, I took fifth place.
Oh, no, baby, I'm not talking | about bull riding.
Your butt tied for first place | in the whole rodeo.
But just so you know, | I voted for you.
Who did I tie with? Fella right over there.
Cahill, I had forgotten how much fun | it was to dance with you.
Remember when you used to think | my name was Kay Hill instead of Alex Cahill? That's because Alex | is a boy's name.
I knew right off | that you weren't a boy.
It's short\ for Alexandra.
That's not right, either.
Sounds like a city.
Well, if I'm not an Alex, | and I'm not an Alexandra, or a Kay, what would you like me to be? Mine.
Hey, guys, | y'all wanna make some money? It depends.
- You see those guys over there? | - Yeah.
Get them away from those girls.
A C-note? Well, I ought to be able to buy me | a few beers with that tonight.
Let's go have some fun, boys.
Let's go for it.
You dance good.
Well, it's real easy with you, Cordell.
Hey, me and the boys wanna dance.
Well, don't let me stop you.
Oh, no, with you.
| We wanna dance with you.
Sorry.
My card's full.
- What, him? | - The lady doesn't wanna dance.
- Take a hint.
| - Hey, I wasn't talking to you, mister.
- If that's the way you want it, fine.
| - Stay seated, Dalton.
Come on, darling, let's go now.
She said she didn't wanna dance.
And I think | she's just playing hard to get.
And I think you're in trouble.
Yeah? Well, I think you just wanna take us | all on by yourself, so as to impress | your little lady friend here.
Ain't that right? - Hi, Mr.
Walker.
| - Hi, Carlos.
We came here to say goodbye.
We're just leaving | for Houston tonight.
Got any problem, Walker? Looks that way, Carlos.
Well, they are just five guys.
Let's see how our brothers | take care of it.
Oh, boy.
So how long you gonna stay | in Houston? Just for a couple of days, | then I head back to Los Angeles.
Well, tell your uncle hello | when you see him.
You bet.
That wasn't wort\h no $.
What did you say? I said that sure as hell | wasn't wort\h bucks, what I just went through.
Someone paid you | to pick a fight with me? Yeah.
- Who? | - Hey, I don't know.
Twist his arm, Carlos.
Hey, no, wait, wait, wait.
| It was some guy.
He was dressed all in black.
That's all I know.
That's it.
Dobbs, Beaton, | get Dalton out of here.
There's a shooter around here | somewhere.
Let's check him out.
Let's get out of here.
You're up early.
I couldn't sleep.
Look, I'm not gonna let | anything happen to Dalton.
I'm not worried about Dalton.
I mean, I am, | but that's not why I couldn't sleep.
It's just never gonna work.
It can't.
Why? This is his life.
He loves it.
This is what makes him happy.
You make him happy too.
Not as much as the circuit.
That's why we didn't work out | the first time.
Well, he can't | ride the circuit forever.
And he does love you.
I can see it in his eyes.
Oh, Walker, what am I gonna do? The reason you had so much trouble | taking your paint off is because you forgot | to apply the cream base first.
It keeps the paint | from sinking into your skin.
Hey, how's my favorite bull rider? - Well, I'm fine, Barney.
| - Good.
Hey, you don't worry about a thing | but your ride, Dalton.
You got me and Trivette here | watching out for trouble.
Well, I appreciate that, Barney.
That guy's been a clown for years.
| You see the scars on him? Yeah, and a lot of those | he got protecting me.
Well, it's gonna take more | than a clown to protect you this time.
He's gonna have to be a hell of a shot | if he's gonna get me riding.
Now, I figure that's my safest place, | don't you, Walker? As soon as you're off, | I want you near me or another Ranger.
Come on, Bozo, let's go.
Great.
I missed you this morning, Alex, waking up there | without you beside me.
What about all those other mornings | that I wasn't there? And here comes | tough Eddie Osborn.
I am the man.
You are the beast.
I hate this job.
No score this time for our boy.
Better luck next time, Eddie.
Yes, ma'am, that will be $.
Next up is Dalton Reed.
Gun! No! Somebody get a paramedic! - Is he dead? | - Yeah.
That's two.
| You think there will be more? Oh, yeah, you can count on it.
All right, we're gonna cordon off | the grounds and search everybody.
- Okay, I'll get Dalton.
| - All right.
Mark the time of death.
I'm so sorry.
You know, Barney's job | was to protect me from bulls.
Not bullets.
It's all my fault.
And too many people have died | because I am one hardheaded fool.
It stops.
It stops right now.
Where's Dalton? Well, he followed the ambulance | out to the hospital.
Nobody thought anything about it.
| You had chased down the shooter.
Dang it.
| Get someone out there to pick him up.
Okay.
Hey, Walker.
His name's Otto Wilhelm.
| He's half the hit team.
Guess who the other half is.
| Patty Watson, that barrel racer, man.
- Have you seen her? | - No, no.
Her car's not in the parking lot.
| She's gone.
Yeah, Trivette.
It's Alex.
- Alex, where are you? | - We've just left the hospital.
Barney died.
Dalton's decided | to go into protective custody.
What was that? Walker, somebody's shooting at us.
What road are you on? We're on FM .
Hold on.
Oh, my God.
It's Walker.
Ladies and gentlemen, | your attention please.
Today's event is a sellout.
However, there are two dozen tickets | still available that have been returned, | ask the will-call window.
Hey there, cowboy.
Your testimony put DeMarco away | for years.
Yeah, well, I sure wouldn't want you | prosecuting me, counselor.
So, Walker, | you gonna ride again today? You got quite a few points.
| You might even pass me up.
No, you talked me into it once, | but not this time.
- Well, good luck, Dalton.
| - Hey, thanks, Walker, for everything.
Yeah.
So where to from here? Wichita Falls.
Well, you think you might be able | to just give me one more season to kind of wrap this thing up? And now, ladies and gentlemen, our leader in overall points | for the bull riding is Dalton Reed.
Give them hell, cowboy.
Can you? | I've never seen anything like that.
I mean, I've seen jujitsu, | but those guys are amazing.
Yeah, that's why | they're the world champs.
They are the best.
| No doubt about that.
Hey, Carlos.
Hi, Ranger Walker.
Hello, Jean-Jacques, John, Deegan.
It's so nice to see you again.
- How are you doing? | - Can't wait to train with you.
I think Carlos is just getting tired.
In your dreams.
Carlos is the older of the group.
Yeah, yeah.
| You're gonna train with them? Yeah, I used to train with their uncle, | who trained them.
Okay, who's first? - My pleasure.
| - Okay.
Get him.
- Okay, next.
| - I give up.
- I'm next.
| - Of course, you're next.
- The older brother, huh? | - Yeah.
Get him, guys.
Get him.
- I thought I did a good job on you.
| - Okay, Carlos.
Okay, thank you, Walker.
- Great job, Walker.
| - Thank you.
Who's next? Hey, the big one.
- Big one? | - Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I love it.
Yeah, Trivette.
Yeah, all right.
Thanks.
Hey, Walker, we got a problem.
You can say that again.
What you got, officer? Victim's name is Tom Marcus.
| He was found behind the bar by the cleaning crew | earlier this morning.
Three bullets to the heart\.
Thanks.
- Tom Marcus.
| - Yeah, remember him? Yeah, he was one of three witnesses | who put Victor DeMarco in jail.
Yeah.
Second witness | turned up dead two weeks ago.
That leaves Dalton Reed.
DeMarco gets granted a new trial with a new witness to refute | the evidence that convicted him.
So if Dalton Reed dies, | that means nobody's left around to testify against him, which means | one of the most vicious criminals we've ever seen gets to take a walk.
We gotta make sure | that doesn't happen.
Listen to me, and listen good.
For the last time, I don't give two damns | about no meatpacking union.
I didn't whack no union president.
You know, | let's go back to the beginning No, no, you go back to the beginning.
| I ain't going anywhere.
I need some more coffee.
| Do you want some more coffee? Hey, can we get | some more coffee in here? I'm done here.
| You got nothing on me.
And I'm not in the mood to listen to any | groin pull like you yanking my chain.
You talk to my lawyer.
| I got nothing more to say.
You busy? No, just doing a little homework.
| I'm sure you've heard, DeMarco's been granted a new trial.
Supposedly, he's got a witness | who will say he was working at the packing plant and none of what we charged | ever even took place.
- Pretty convenient.
| - Yeah, I'll say.
And I'm down to two witnesses.
Well, actually, Alex, | you're down to one.
Tom Marcus was killed last night.
- That means that Dalton's next.
| - Do you know where we can find him? No.
I mean, we kind of lost track, but Walker, you have to find him.
We'll find him.
Is it just me, or was Alex acting | a little strong in there? There's a little bit of history | behind that, Trivette.
Give me the number of PROCOM.
What's PROCOM? Kind of a clearing-house | for rodeo riders.
A clearing-house for rodeo riders.
| Cowboy Interpol.
- PROCOM.
| - Can you tell me if Dalton Reed is still in the circuit? Yeah, he's riding the bulls | in Fort Worth today, then he moves on to Austin.
Okay, thanks.
Dalton Reed is in Fort\ Wort\h, | and he leaves for Austin tomorrow.
We can go pull him in right now.
I'll go pick him up.
What I'd like for you to do | is check with your informants.
Find out if there are | any hit men in the area.
You got it.
Alex, how would you like | to go to Fort\ Wort\h? Thanks for coming along.
I'm still not sure why I did.
Well, Dalton's life is in danger.
Maybe seeing a friendly face | will ease his mind.
I'm also not sure how friendly | my face is gonna be right now.
Alex, I know you were seeing Dalton | after the trial.
- Wanna tell me what happened? | - Nope.
But it doesn't mean | I don't want you doing everything you can to protect him.
You wouldn't object to that? No.
Did you see | the look on DeMarco's face when that verdict came in? It was like he was snakebitten.
He was so sure of himself.
So sure that everybody would be | too frightened to testify.
Well, you try to put fear in some folks | and it's liable to blow up in your face.
You weren't afraid.
You should never be afraid | to tell the truth.
You were great.
Couldn't have done it without you, | counselor.
I just asked the questions.
Yeah? You know, Cahill, all this talk about DeMarco, it's just about ready | to kill my appetite.
We wouldn't want that to happen.
No, we sure wouldn't.
Bobby, lock up that pen.
Okay.
- Nervous about seeing Dalton? | - No.
- Yeah, right.
| - I'm not.
- Well, you look nervous.
| - You make me nervous.
First one up in the pen | for the barrel race is Jenny Well, it's a nice day anyway.
Great ride, Jenny.
| Now let's welcome Lara Brody.
That brings back memories.
Barrel racing? I used to compete when I was a kid.
Why did you quit? The barrels start\ed to win.
Keep an eye out for Dalton.
| I'm gonna go talk to that staff member.
Okay.
This little girl's | from Marietta, Oklahoma.
Let's make welcome Judy Pantell.
Ladies and gentlemen, the rules | and regulations of the barrel racing is each contestant must circle | each barrel one time and they can choose the barrel | they go up to, and then head back home.
This is a timed event.
| Come on, Judy, don't knock that barrel over | and head for home.
Big round of applause now | for Judy Pantell.
I'm looking for Dalton Reed.
There a problem? No, no problem.
| I just need to talk to him.
Have Dalton Reed | come to the grandstand.
Dalton Reed to the grandstand, | please.
Dalton Reed to the grandstand, | please.
Ladies and gentlemen, | our next contestant in the barrel racing | is a new face on the circuit.
Let's welcome Patty Watson.
Patty's a little girl | who hails from Indiana, Texas.
All right, that is Look out.
| Don't knock that barrel over.
Oh, God.
You must be my guardian angel.
I'm glad I could help, ma'am.
- Been a while.
| - It has.
You here to? - You here to watch or to ride? | - I'm here to work.
Well, you always did work too much.
A woman's gotta keep busy | doing something.
There you two are.
Am I interrupting anything? Well, I should have known running | into both of you on the same day was more than just a coincidence.
DeMarco's been granted a new trial, | Dalton.
He's got a witness | to refute the evidence, and both Brooks and Marcus | have been murdered.
Well, I'm sorry, I'm not gonna do it.
- But if you don't testify | - I didn't say that I wasn't gonna testify.
But you're not gonna put me | in protective custody.
Kind of hard to testify if you're dead.
You know | they're gonna come after you.
Victor DeMarco will do anything | to keep you from damaging his witness.
Well, I don't run and I do not hide.
They could kill you.
Well, so could the bull | that I'm about to go ride, but you know, life doesn't come | with any guarantees.
So you just go ahead and call me | when you need me on the stand, but until then, I'm not gonna change | my lifestyle for anyone, let alone, Victor DeMarco.
Excuse me.
Good to see you, Cahill.
Well, aren't you gonna go after him? Dalton's not a man | you can force an issue onto.
He lives by his own code, Alex.
Yeah, and he's as stubborn | as the day is long.
Yeah, and that too.
I seem to have a thing | for exasperating men.
It's really a habit I'd like to break.
- That was a total waste of time.
| - Why? Because he's not gonna let you | protect him.
Dalton may live by his own code, | but so do I.
You mean? We're going to Austin.
| We have a witness to protect.
Thank you, Walker.
Walker, let's go get some breakfast.
Sorry, all out of omelets.
When did you guys get here? Jimmy and I got here | about : this morning.
Dobbs and Beaton just got here | about an hour ago.
We're just strategizing, honey.
Okay, so who's gonna fill me in? Alex, go get Dalton.
Bring him here.
- Is he here? | - Yeah, he's over there.
You still working, Cahill? Walker wants to see you.
This better be your escort\ over here and not some guard stationed here | to protect me.
Actually, | he's here to protect the camper.
Next to Mercedes-Benz, they are the second | most frequently stolen vehicle.
Is that right? Made myself pretty clear back | in Fort\ Wort\h that I don't want any protection.
I don't care what you want, Dalton.
You're gonna get it | whether you like it or not.
Well, I'll tell you what then, Walker.
I'll go along with this if you agree to ride with me | in the bull competition.
Is that the only way? Yeah.
Fine.
I'll see you at the gate.
Are you sure you're up for this, | Cordell? I really didn't have a choice, C.
D.
You haven't ridden a bull in a year.
This ain't the Machado brothers | in an air-conditioned gym.
Yeah, I know.
I think you're both crazy.
Well, maybe, | but I want you to stay close to Dalton.
Make sure he cooperates.
He's not the most cooperative guy.
Yeah, I know.
- Here you go, hon.
| - Thank you.
Excuse me, ma'am.
Could we have some strawberry, | please? Preserves, not the jelly, | and an extra fork.
- Sure thing.
I'll be right back.
| - Thank you.
Marmalade.
You hate marmalade.
I can't believe that you remember that, | Cahill.
I do.
- Here you go.
| - Thank you.
My favorite meal of the day.
It's the only one that doesn't have | the aftert\aste of sawdust and dirt\.
It's a wonder you have an appetite at all | after your day at the office.
Well, it's not really | that much different than yours.
Difference being | that I get to ride and rope my beast, and you just put yours behind bars.
If I'm lucky.
No, you're good at your job.
Yeah, but I don't live and breathe | my job the way some people do.
Like Walker? To name one.
Well, I'm sure he He wishes he could be different.
That he could go after | what he really wants.
You're all going to be undercover.
C.
D.
, | I want you at the concession stand.
Dobbs, | I want you at the souvenir store watching everyone | entering and leaving.
Beaton, | I want you in the grandstands.
Right.
- What about me? | - Well, Trivette, I want you to be really undercover.
Oh, my God! Oh, my! Jeez, wait.
And I thought the NFL was scary.
Where's Walker at? | I'm gonna kill him.
And ladies and gentlemen, our next rider up is Cordell Walker.
Okay.
Let's give a big round of applause | to Cordell Walker.
Oh, my God, look at you.
- Yeah, great, isn't it? Hold this.
| - Oh, no.
Your arm's out of place, | you're eating dirt\.
Jeez, it's a wonder | that you didn't snap your back.
And Cordell's mark today | is on that ride.
How does it look out there? I'm all set here, Cordell.
| There was one fellow got my attention.
He ordered an iced tea and he didn't | walk too good in his new boots.
Could you get this? | What did he look like? Five-ten, .
Thin hairline.
Yeah, wore them funny-looking | kind of glasses.
Kind of like Ray Charles wears.
| You know, the wraparounds.
Did anyone else see him? Thought I saw someone like that | go into the men's room.
I'm checking it out.
Didn't see him come in the gate, | but I know for sure he hasn't left.
Yeah, what about Jimmy? | Where's he? Yeah, he's a little busy right now.
Here, bully, bully, bully.
Here, bully, bully.
Bully, bully, bully.
Ladies and gentlemen, | let's make welcome a little cowboy here | from Los Angeles, California, Mike McQueen.
No, that one doesn't even make | the semifinals, if you ask me.
No time for Mike McQueen.
So who's winning? Oh, so far the guy who saved my life | back in Fort\ Wort\h.
I heard his name's Cordell Walker.
Really? | You think he had the best ride? Honey, we're not judging rides.
We're judging rear ends.
How well they fill out their jeans.
Next up is Dalton Reed.
Dalton's been in the finals every year | for the last five years and he's hoping to go to the finals | again this year.
This time he's riding a bull | called Hootenanny.
Ride him, Dalton.
Good ride, Dalton, good ride.
Ladies and gentlemen, | what a ride that was.
Let's give Dalton | a great big round of applause.
Yes, Dalton Reed.
- I found our ace in the hole.
| - Let's hear it.
I was reading your psychological | evaluation by the prison doctor and I came across this section.
"It's my professional opinion that Victor DeMarco was exposed | to tremendous parental pressure to succeed and meet expectations | deemed unreasonable for a man of his mental limitations.
" Well, don't you get it? I mean, with this and a few profiles | from our own expert\s, I can make a case | that you were driven to crime by your unfort\unate | familial circumstances.
It's a classic argument these days.
| Juries love it.
I thought I told you to go in there | and prove that I was framed.
I even got a new witness | to say all the right things.
Mr.
DeMarco, I told you there is absolutely no evidence | to support\ a frame.
There are prosecution witnesses to the phone conversation you made | setting up the murder.
Prosecution witnesses are history.
- Two of them are, but | - Trust me.
The witnesses are history.
You better get yourself | a new lawyer.
You are gonna go into that court\room | with the witness I paid for.
And you're gonna get me acquitted, because if you don't, | your law career is gonna be buried.
And so is your wife.
You never should have made | Walker's competing a condition of your cooperation.
- He's having the time of his life.
| - Are you kidding? Did you see him ride? | Heck, I was impressed with him.
Ladies and gentlemen, let's turn | this time to number three, Jackie Thompson.
Jackie's riding | a bull named Kick the Sheets.
He's got a knife! Coming up in the news: A school board decision | has parents up in arms, an update | on the latest congressional scandal, and noted crime figure, | Victor DeMarco, will get his day in court, again.
Cahill, I don't want you to be | around me anymore.
Well, there's a new approach.
A little abrupt, | but at least you said something.
Unlike last time | when you just left town.
I'm not talking about us.
Look, I'm a target.
Just being near me | is dangerous for you.
It doesn't have to be.
Look, I'll go back to Dallas when it's my turn | to be in a witness box, but I want you to go back now.
I'm not going anywhere.
I'm staying right here by your side.
- Alex.
| - I don't run and I don't hide.
And I don't change my life for anyone, least of all, Victor DeMarco.
Sound familiar? I'm telling you, | I never thought I'd see the day that I'd meet someone | more stubborn than you, man.
I'm not kidding.
Dalton? You figure, | after almost getting knifed, that he would agree | to protective custody, but no, here we are in Austin.
Guy's got a death wish.
When will we get | an ID on the attacker? Tonight.
So, what, until then I guess we just assume he's still | one of the many out there? Well, | where Victor DeMarco's concerned, you can count on it.
You said | Reed would be done in a day.
Instead, you're telling me | my hire is dead.
No more mistakes.
No mistakes.
Hey, fellas, come on over.
We got plenty of room.
| Y'all sit down.
Where's Alex and Dalton? Oh, you're not gonna see | much of them tonight.
Jimmy, tell me what you got | your hand on your face for.
You look like | the cat that ate the canary.
It's not funny, Walker.
- Show him, Trivette.
| - What's the problem? I can't get my clown smile off.
Honey, I got makeup remover | that will take grease off a garage floor.
Here, use this.
Love you.
Oh, it's my favorite song.
It's time you and me danced, cowboy.
| Now, come on.
Come on, fellas, let's show them | how it's done, shall we? Come on.
Jimmy, you just hang around | and clean your face up.
I'll take care of this.
I don't know if you've been | officially notified by the committee, but you tied for first place.
No, I took fifth place.
Oh, no, baby, I'm not talking | about bull riding.
Your butt tied for first place | in the whole rodeo.
But just so you know, | I voted for you.
Who did I tie with? Fella right over there.
Cahill, I had forgotten how much fun | it was to dance with you.
Remember when you used to think | my name was Kay Hill instead of Alex Cahill? That's because Alex | is a boy's name.
I knew right off | that you weren't a boy.
It's short\ for Alexandra.
That's not right, either.
Sounds like a city.
Well, if I'm not an Alex, | and I'm not an Alexandra, or a Kay, what would you like me to be? Mine.
Hey, guys, | y'all wanna make some money? It depends.
- You see those guys over there? | - Yeah.
Get them away from those girls.
A C-note? Well, I ought to be able to buy me | a few beers with that tonight.
Let's go have some fun, boys.
Let's go for it.
You dance good.
Well, it's real easy with you, Cordell.
Hey, me and the boys wanna dance.
Well, don't let me stop you.
Oh, no, with you.
| We wanna dance with you.
Sorry.
My card's full.
- What, him? | - The lady doesn't wanna dance.
- Take a hint.
| - Hey, I wasn't talking to you, mister.
- If that's the way you want it, fine.
| - Stay seated, Dalton.
Come on, darling, let's go now.
She said she didn't wanna dance.
And I think | she's just playing hard to get.
And I think you're in trouble.
Yeah? Well, I think you just wanna take us | all on by yourself, so as to impress | your little lady friend here.
Ain't that right? - Hi, Mr.
Walker.
| - Hi, Carlos.
We came here to say goodbye.
We're just leaving | for Houston tonight.
Got any problem, Walker? Looks that way, Carlos.
Well, they are just five guys.
Let's see how our brothers | take care of it.
Oh, boy.
So how long you gonna stay | in Houston? Just for a couple of days, | then I head back to Los Angeles.
Well, tell your uncle hello | when you see him.
You bet.
That wasn't wort\h no $.
What did you say? I said that sure as hell | wasn't wort\h bucks, what I just went through.
Someone paid you | to pick a fight with me? Yeah.
- Who? | - Hey, I don't know.
Twist his arm, Carlos.
Hey, no, wait, wait, wait.
| It was some guy.
He was dressed all in black.
That's all I know.
That's it.
Dobbs, Beaton, | get Dalton out of here.
There's a shooter around here | somewhere.
Let's check him out.
Let's get out of here.
You're up early.
I couldn't sleep.
Look, I'm not gonna let | anything happen to Dalton.
I'm not worried about Dalton.
I mean, I am, | but that's not why I couldn't sleep.
It's just never gonna work.
It can't.
Why? This is his life.
He loves it.
This is what makes him happy.
You make him happy too.
Not as much as the circuit.
That's why we didn't work out | the first time.
Well, he can't | ride the circuit forever.
And he does love you.
I can see it in his eyes.
Oh, Walker, what am I gonna do? The reason you had so much trouble | taking your paint off is because you forgot | to apply the cream base first.
It keeps the paint | from sinking into your skin.
Hey, how's my favorite bull rider? - Well, I'm fine, Barney.
| - Good.
Hey, you don't worry about a thing | but your ride, Dalton.
You got me and Trivette here | watching out for trouble.
Well, I appreciate that, Barney.
That guy's been a clown for years.
| You see the scars on him? Yeah, and a lot of those | he got protecting me.
Well, it's gonna take more | than a clown to protect you this time.
He's gonna have to be a hell of a shot | if he's gonna get me riding.
Now, I figure that's my safest place, | don't you, Walker? As soon as you're off, | I want you near me or another Ranger.
Come on, Bozo, let's go.
Great.
I missed you this morning, Alex, waking up there | without you beside me.
What about all those other mornings | that I wasn't there? And here comes | tough Eddie Osborn.
I am the man.
You are the beast.
I hate this job.
No score this time for our boy.
Better luck next time, Eddie.
Yes, ma'am, that will be $.
Next up is Dalton Reed.
Gun! No! Somebody get a paramedic! - Is he dead? | - Yeah.
That's two.
| You think there will be more? Oh, yeah, you can count on it.
All right, we're gonna cordon off | the grounds and search everybody.
- Okay, I'll get Dalton.
| - All right.
Mark the time of death.
I'm so sorry.
You know, Barney's job | was to protect me from bulls.
Not bullets.
It's all my fault.
And too many people have died | because I am one hardheaded fool.
It stops.
It stops right now.
Where's Dalton? Well, he followed the ambulance | out to the hospital.
Nobody thought anything about it.
| You had chased down the shooter.
Dang it.
| Get someone out there to pick him up.
Okay.
Hey, Walker.
His name's Otto Wilhelm.
| He's half the hit team.
Guess who the other half is.
| Patty Watson, that barrel racer, man.
- Have you seen her? | - No, no.
Her car's not in the parking lot.
| She's gone.
Yeah, Trivette.
It's Alex.
- Alex, where are you? | - We've just left the hospital.
Barney died.
Dalton's decided | to go into protective custody.
What was that? Walker, somebody's shooting at us.
What road are you on? We're on FM .
Hold on.
Oh, my God.
It's Walker.
Ladies and gentlemen, | your attention please.
Today's event is a sellout.
However, there are two dozen tickets | still available that have been returned, | ask the will-call window.
Hey there, cowboy.
Your testimony put DeMarco away | for years.
Yeah, well, I sure wouldn't want you | prosecuting me, counselor.
So, Walker, | you gonna ride again today? You got quite a few points.
| You might even pass me up.
No, you talked me into it once, | but not this time.
- Well, good luck, Dalton.
| - Hey, thanks, Walker, for everything.
Yeah.
So where to from here? Wichita Falls.
Well, you think you might be able | to just give me one more season to kind of wrap this thing up? And now, ladies and gentlemen, our leader in overall points | for the bull riding is Dalton Reed.
Give them hell, cowboy.