Walker, Texas Ranger s04e20 Episode Script
Behind the Badge
My dad just taught me not to give up.
| You know Hey, look who's back.
- Hey, how was the ski trip? | - Outstanding.
Best snow I've seen in years, man.
| But I'm back.
I'm back.
- What do we got? | - Take a look.
Confirmed report\s | that an FBI fugitive is back in town.
Eddie Paradise, cop killer.
Ten most wanted.
| This guy's bad news.
They don't get much worse.
Well, Eddie Paradise | doesn't stand a chance with both of us on the case.
Well, we've got a problem.
- What's the problem? | - The mayor's nephew wants to get into law enforcement.
And the mayor asked one of us | to show him around.
Oh, great.
And I know who's gonna be | showing the kid around.
- Oh, you do, do you? | - Yes, I do.
Me.
Well, you're wrong.
I'm turning the Eddie Paradise case | over to you.
I don't know what to say, Walker.
Well, don't say anything.
| Just go catch him.
Well, I was practically responsible I just appreciate | your confidence in me, Walker.
Trivette, you're my part\ner.
I have total confidence in you.
Well, this really | This really means a lot to me.
Well, you're my friend.
I cannot believe | you just did that to him.
Better him than me.
- Trivette? | - Yeah? There's one other thing.
There's gonna be | a TV crew following you around.
- "TV crew"? | - Tell him.
You know that TV series, | Behind the Badge.
You've seen it.
The show where the camera | follows the cops around? Yeah.
No, that's tabloid TV.
| That's the worst, you guys.
Well, maybe, but the governor | has given them permission to follow you around.
The governor? Good luck.
Wait a minute.
Wait a minute.
What? You What? You didn't want any part\ of that | TV show in the first place, did you? You set me up.
Now I'm stuck having to babysit | some hack TV journalist.
Come here, Alex.
You're my witness.
That's a guilty look | if I've ever seen one.
I plead the Fifth.
You corrupted her too.
Well, I gotta go.
No, Walker Walker, you gotta flip me on this.
Winner Winner has | Gets to take the mayor's nephew, and loser has to do | the television show.
- Why would I do that? | - Because, if If you don't, | I'm gonna deep six your stock port\folio.
It couldn't get any deeper.
Hey, you're my friend.
| You gotta flip me on this.
Friendship has nothing to do with it.
Yeah, but being fair does, | and you know what you did wasn't fair.
He's got you.
Got a quart\er? Yeah, yeah.
- Call it.
| - Heads.
Yes! I beat him.
I beat him at something.
Oh, he's mad.
Hey, Walker, wait up.
Hey, don't be mad.
I'm not mad.
Do I look mad? I'm staying out of this.
- Well, I'm not mad.
| - Good.
Because you might like | this TV thing.
I mean, you know, | they got the fans going, and then the agents, and then | the -by- glossy pictures.
Holy.
Hi, I'm Vanessa St.
John.
| This is Nikki Warren.
We're from Behind the Badge.
Could you tell me where I can find | Texas Ranger Company B? - Yeah, I'm | - Absolutely, yeah.
Trivette.
Sergeant James Trivette.
- Hi.
| - Company B.
As a matter of fact, I'm gonna | help you out on this week's segment.
- Great.
| - Yeah.
Like to see the office? - Sure.
| - Okay.
- Yeah, come on.
| - Thanks.
What happened to the coin toss? Come on.
This is gonna be fun.
You need to double-check all of it.
Well, here we are.
Home of Company B, | one of five Ranger units in this great state of ours.
Each year, over major crimes | are investigated in this room.
Right here.
You know, I've heard a lot about | the Texas Rangers over the years.
It's interesting | to finally get an inside look.
Yeah, that's how I feel | about your show, Vanessa.
I hope you don't mind me saying, | but I'm a big fan of yours.
Thank you, Ranger Trivette.
- Call me Jimmy.
| - All right, Jimmy.
Behind the Badge, | it's a terrific show.
I'm absolutely riveted | to my television set every Wednesday.
Wednesday night.
Jimmy, we can start\ taping just as soon as Nikki finishes | checking the equipment.
Okay, all right.
Walker, Alex, | what are you doing here? Well, we thought | we'd come see the action.
Oh, you probably didn't meet | my friends outside.
- Alex Cahill.
| - Assistant District Attorney Alex Cahill.
- Hi.
Cordell Walker.
| - My part\ner, Cordell Walker.
Nice to meet you.
Well, you don't wanna keep | the mayor's nephew waiting.
Oh, he doesn't mind.
Well, actually, you arrived just on time.
| We're about to start\.
- Oh, good.
| - Great.
Jimmy, why don't you | just have a seat right here? Okay.
Exactly what is it | that you want me to do here? Well, we could start\ with the background information | on Eddie Paradise, and your investigation so far.
"Investigation.
" Okay.
The investigation on Eddie Paradise.
I've got it right here.
Here, here.
We're rolling.
Still rolling.
Whenever you're ready.
Okay.
Aren't you supposed to say | "action" or something like that? That's in the movies.
| This is a documentary.
Oh, okay, right.
| So I'm just supposed to start\ talking? Sometime before we run out of tape.
Hello.
My name | is Sergeant James Trivette.
And this is my conference table.
Usually, on the conference table | there are a lot of folders because they're filled | with import\ant information about dangerous felons like Eddie Paradise.
Yeah.
According to our records, | Mr.
Paradise used to live here.
Then he moved away.
Now he's back.
This could've been me.
Cut.
- Just relax, you can do it.
| - How'd I do? Oh, I think you're doing good.
- Magical.
| - Absolutely.
Jimmy, | why don't we take it from the top? And this time a little less formal.
- Okay.
| - Okay.
- "Less formal.
" | - All right.
Take two.
Okay.
Now? Hi.
Don't laugh.
Am I sitting too low? Right now I'm working | on a real difficult case.
Okay, so then I'm I'm not scared.
That's why, for me, | physical conditioning is absolutely vital to effective police work, Vanessa.
So what I do | is I stop by the Ranger gym and I break a good sweat.
I've always been like that.
| I remember one time when I was in training camp | for the Dallas Cowboys - You played pro football? | - Oh, yeah.
Yeah.
They used to call me | Go-Long Trivette.
Well, that's interesting.
So your football experience | uniquely qualifies you to lead this investigation.
Well, no, I just thought that you might | like some background information.
You know, | the man behind the badge.
Too bad we're only | a half-an-hour show.
Maybe we should move on to material directly related | to your search for Eddie Paradise.
Okay.
How am I doing? Okay.
I appreciate the opport\unity | to work with you, Sergeant Walker.
My uncle says | your accomplishments are legendary.
"Legendary," huh? Legends are men like Rangers Frank Hamer | and Lone Wolf Gonzaullas, man.
Not me.
Is he moving.
This is Walker.
I need a priority - | on a red Trans Am, Texas plate G A.
- How could you see all that? | - Practice.
Walker, dispatch.
Red Trans Am, G A, | is code AD for bank robberies in Eastland, | Archer and Tarrant counties.
Approach with extreme caution.
Copy.
"Code AD"? What does that mean? Felony want, armed and dangerous.
Tighten up your seat belt.
Are you sure | your information's accurate? Oh, yeah, yeah, | according to the FBI file.
Been multiple sightings | of Eddie Paradise here this week.
We can't just sit here | and do nothing.
Hey, I know you're frustrated.
| I understand your frustration.
But believe me, good police work does not always | entail heart\-pounding excitement.
I can see the promo now: Join Vanessa St.
John next week for an exclusive Behind the Badge | look at Cowboy Jack's Burgerville.
Smells like an Emmy to me.
Ladies, this is just a start\ing point.
| Criminals are creatures of habit.
What I'm doing is I'm waiting | for this Eddie Paradise guy to revert\ back to some kind | of familiar behavior, and he will, sooner or later.
Look.
Look at the file.
Eddie Paradise has a real thing | for Cowboy Jack's hamburgers.
He always orders a double burger | with extra salad dressing, two sides of fries.
Hey, guy probably has | a cholesterol problem too, huh? - Howdy.
| - Hi.
You folks got | a hankering for some grub? Absolutely.
What do you got? You're not gonna eat here, are you? Well, Prairie Dog's okay, or there's | the Chuck Wagon Special.
Now, that's a Stampede Burger | with Jack's Cowpoke Chili.
What's that thing | you're pointing at me back there? It's a television camera.
Oh, I thought I recognized you.
| You're Vanessa St.
John.
Oh, I just love your show.
Well, that and Ricki Lake.
You after another dirt\bag, | Miss St.
John? Absolutely, | and we were told he's been here.
No.
Wouldn't you just know it? It's my first time on TV | and I can't even place the fella.
But Vern I bet Vern knows him.
| See, Vern knows everybody.
Vern here today? Oh, yeah, yeah, he's in the back.
Come on.
Vern, this is Vanessa St.
John.
| You know, Behind the Badge? She's looking for another one | of them dirt\bags, and I told her you know them all.
Sure, I seen the guy.
| More than once too.
Vern, is there something else | you can tell me about him? Something you may have seen | or something you may have noticed? No, I can't help you there, Ranger.
We get a lot of customers in here.
It all kind of runs together.
| You know what I mean? Yeah.
But a couple of months back, | Elvis drove in.
Elvis Presley? Lmagine that.
He ordered a Prairie Dog, he did.
Well, I threw in the onion rings, | no charge, you know.
What, | with him being the King and all.
He said, "Thank you very much.
" Wish I'd have had a camera.
Thank you.
Your part\ner cert\ainly has his share | of commendations for police work.
He's been at it a while, yeah.
I don't see any plaques | with your name on it.
Mine are at home.
There's got to be | a backup segment we can use.
Nothing's happening here.
Nothing.
All right.
I'll stay on it.
Vanessa, I'm sorry | this isn't turning out like you hoped.
I'll understand | if you wanna drop the story.
I appreciate it, | but my producer won't let me.
Sometimes I wish | I'd never come to Dallas.
Hey, come on, now.
Dallas is a good town.
| Don't blame it on Dallas.
I wouldn't know.
| All I've ever seen is the airport\.
And Cowboy Jack's.
Don't remind me.
I should show you around | some evening.
You know, that's very nice of you, | Jimmy, but I never date | the men I cover on the show.
Hey, who's talking about dating? I'm talking about | a little Texas hospitality.
- How's it going? | - Nothing on Paradise yet.
We had a heck of a day.
And it was so amazing | what went down out there.
We had a high-speed chase, | a shoot-out, the works.
What brought this on? Bank robbers.
And Walker captured | an entire gang all by himself.
It was amazing.
I mean, it's like watching | a Clint Eastwood movie or something.
Wait till my uncle hears about this.
Nikki, come on.
Ranger Walker, | sounds like you've had quite a day.
A little more than usual.
Would you mind telling us | exactly what happened? And please, | don't leave anything out.
I don't know where the napkins are.
Help me out, all right? You give her a good word | and she'll go out with me.
You have an impressive record | with the Texas Rangers, Walker.
I've been at it a long time.
Tell me about your experiences | with the Rangers.
Probably hard to know | where to start\.
What about the time | that you nailed Sol Montalbo when everybody else gave up? Well, actually, | that was Trivette, remember? Oh, that's right.
Yeah, he worked nights | and weekends for almost a year to crack this case.
Yeah.
Well, there was the time that you | tracked the McCullan brothers.
Never forget those guys.
No, actually, | that was Trivette too, remember? You know, Jimmy, | I've forgotten how much you've done since you've joined the Rangers.
Well, I'm not into the glory thing.
There he goes again.
| Mr.
Humility.
I don't know what appeals to me most | about Jimmy.
His total lack of ego | or his generosity.
Alex, you're embarrassing me.
How many weekends do you spend | coaching Little League? Oh, most of them.
Well, you know, it's no wonder | you have such a selfless attitude with a part\ner like Walker.
You know, my research tells me | that not only do you work to keep inner-city kids off drugs and out of gangs, | but you give a lot of your time to the Cherokee reservation | in Oklahoma.
- Yeah, a little bit.
| - Yoo-hoo.
By golly, I'm sorry I'm late.
C.
D.
, what happened? Oh, I got in a little fracas | down there at the bar.
What happened? Couple of punks with a gun.
They pulled a gun on you? Yeah.
I'll bet you're Vanessa.
Vanessa, you're more beautiful | than Jimmy said.
I'm C.
D.
Parker.
Hi.
And I can't believe that you don't think | that two armed men are something to worry about.
Oh, no, ma'am, | hardly wort\h my attention.
Well, I would cert\ainly like to know | what is wort\h your attention.
Well, in the course | of a law-enforcement career, you run across | a lot of strange, interesting things.
I guess one of the funniest things | that ever happened to me happened | with old Big Foot Johnson.
- Jimmy, did I ever tell you this story? | - Yes, you have.
Well, you're gonna hear it again.
Big Foot Johnson | had a foot about this long.
Big Foot was stationed | out in Erath County I just don't know why you're so | pushed out of shape about this.
- Yeah.
| - I didn't do one damn thing, Jimmy.
What? You were funny.
You were charming all night.
| Vanessa couldn't get enough of you.
All I did was just tell | a couple of old war stories, that's all.
C.
D.
, between you and Walker, I could've got up on the dinner table | and set myself on fire, - Vanessa wouldn't have noticed me.
| - Jimmy.
All right.
I'm crazy about the girl.
I'm start\ing to look like a jerk.
Well, Jimmy, | it's awfully hard not to be charming.
It really is.
Three o'clock.
| God, we've been here for seven hours.
I have detectives coming | to relieve us at .
Jimmy, I don't think | I can take three more hours of this.
It's hard, I know.
Look at Nikki over there sleeping.
| I didn't realize she was so tired.
I'm sorry.
The word is bored, not tired.
Look, I've gotta get something going | on this story.
My career is on the line here.
Career? I thought | this was just one TV segment.
Oh, I wish that were true.
See, I lobbied to get this assignment, | and believe me, there are people | just waiting for me to fail.
Why would anybody | be waiting for you to fail? Because television | is a very competitive business and there are plenty of report\ers | who would've killed to get this story and here I am with nothing to show but footage of hookers and johns | entering a fleabag apart\ment.
If this stakeout's a bust, | that doesn't mean the case is over.
Jimmy, this case never got start\ed.
Eddie Paradise is on the FBI | Most Wanted List for a reason.
He's hard to catch.
If he was easy to catch, | he wouldn't be most wanted.
- Does that make sense? | - Oh, I guess so.
All right.
Hey, why don't we call Walker | and see if he has any leads? No, he would've called already.
Besides, we have plenty | of our own leads, like at the biker bar | that Eddie Paradise hangs out at.
Okay? - Well, let's call him anyway.
| - No, I don't think so.
Well, just in case.
Vanessa, I'm in charge of this case.
| Not Walker, okay? When I say I'm doing | everything humanly possible to catch Eddie Paradise, it means | I'm doing everything humanly possible.
Look, I'm sure you're doing | the best you can, I really am.
It's just that I'm so desperate and Walker | has so much experience and I know, he's got a lot of experience.
| He's a terrific cop.
He taught me everything I know.
| Believe me, he's just a man.
A very busy man.
Everybody gets lucky once in a while.
| He got lucky yesterday.
I'm betting the farm that the day | that Cordell Walker's having today is no more exciting than ours.
Sergeant Walker, look at this.
There must be | a jillion dollars in here.
Drug money, Matt.
It was amazing, the way | you just jumped onto that truck.
I mean, | I would've fallen off that truck Ranger Trivette, Sergeant Walker | just busted a smuggling ring.
He fought the whole gang | all by himself and he won.
- And then he recovered | - A bazillion dollars, I heard.
Well, actually a million, | but Matt found it.
- How nice.
| - But that's not all.
On the way back, | Sergeant Walker found this gasoline truck | driving down the road, but the driver | was slumped down, there, so he made a transfer onto the truck | at miles an hour and stopped it from crashing | into a crowded intersection.
- What a guy.
| - Yeah, he is.
He's gotta be the best police officer | that ever lived.
- Thank you.
| - Okay.
- My biggest fan.
| - Yeah.
- You're killing me, you know that.
| - What am I doing? I'm thinking, don't you | have some vacation time? You need a rest | after single-handedly cleaning up the entire | Dallas-Fort\ Wort\h metroplex? Well, it has been a rough day.
Walker, if Vanessa hears about this, | she's not gonna talk to me.
- Forget about dinner.
| - What am I supposed to do? - Stop arresting people? | - No, just keep it down.
And put a muzzle on that kid.
I'll see what I can do.
Pull your vehicle | to the side of the road.
Pull your vehicle | to the side of the road.
You know, Vanessa, Nikki, | I can't let you go in there.
This is where the story is, isn't it? I don't know that for sure.
- But Eddie Paradise is a biker, right? | - Right.
This is one of his hangouts, right? This is not a place for women.
The time to worry about that was before I asked | for this assignment.
Look, hey, you don't know | how to handle those guys.
Yeah.
Trivette.
Jimmy, did you hear | the great news about Walker? What? He found Jimmy Hoffa? He made a major bust this morning.
Walker made another bust? That's great.
You don't sound very happy.
I'm happy.
Alex, I'm happy.
I just gotta go, all right? I'll talk - Nikki, you didn't hear that.
| - Twenty bucks keeps my mouth shut.
Nikki, come on.
Hey, how are you? I know.
Excuse me.
Hi, Vanessa.
- Hi.
| - Well, well.
If it ain't a Texas Ranger.
Take a hike.
It's okay, Harold.
| Ranger Trivette is a friend of mine.
Well, lady, | you're hanging with the wrong crowd.
He's cool.
I'm looking for a guy who comes | in here a lot.
Name's Eddie Paradise.
What business would that be | of yours? This badge makes it my business.
Well, suppose I take that badge and I shove it down your throat? Harold, I think that's a good idea.
Ranger Trivette | only wants information.
Seems like I struck a chord.
Sorry.
Me and the boys | just get a little jumpy when the pigs | start\ throwing names around.
I think you and I | should go down to headquart\ers and have a conversation.
That's a good idea, Harold.
It'd be a better backdrop | for your interview on the show.
Okay, I'll go.
But because | Miss St.
John asked me to.
Okay.
Come on, let's go.
Does my hair look okay? - It's very becoming.
| - Thank you.
You are so funny.
Hey, when's this gonna be on? | I wanna tell my mama.
- Sometime next month.
| - That's good.
You know, | my mama said I ought to be on TV, except for my mug shot | on the news.
You are so funny.
What's the matter, Jimmy? I'm trying to imagine what it would | feel like to take an -foot plunge off of a windowsill.
C.
D.
Said you were pretty upset | about how it's going with Vanessa.
Man, hit a brick wall.
This is the most beautiful, | most intelligent woman I've met in a long time.
- You really like her.
| - A lot.
And I'm getting nowhere.
You're a woman, right? The last time I checked.
Now what am I doing wrong here? I don't know.
| I don't know Vanessa that well.
I'm sinking fast.
| Alex, I'll try anything.
Well, all I can tell you | is what I would look for in a man.
And that would be? Confidence, sensitivity, strength of character.
I'm glad you changed your mind | about having dinner.
Oh, Alex Cahill convinced me | I really need to understand why Texas Rangers are different | than other law enforcement agencies.
I love that woman.
I guess you could say | we're cut from a different cloth.
Why's that? There's only of us.
It's an honor being chosen.
What about family? What about family? All right, how about this? Right now, my badge is my mistress.
Jimbo, I thought that was you.
Cheryl.
Hi, Cheryl.
Cheryl Jackson.
Cheryl Jackson, I want you to meet Vanessa St.
John.
Cheryl and I met when I was playing | on the Dallas Cowboys.
Hi.
We sure did.
I was cheerleader | and Jimbo was wide receiver.
And he sure was happy to receive.
Cheryl, what are you doing here? Oh, a swimsuit thing | for some magazine.
Or is it lingerie? I can't remember.
| Something half-naked.
- Well, I gotta go.
| - Okay.
- Why don't you call me sometime? | - Okay.
Bye.
What? So your badge is your mistress? You got it all wrong.
| She's a cheerleader.
You can't Just a minute.
You can't date cheerleaders | when you're a player.
Yeah.
Jim.
When? - All right, I'm right on it.
| - What? Got an informant | who's got a lead on Eddie Paradise.
Come on.
This is Vanessa St.
John.
| We're deep in the heart\ of the sprawling | Dallas-Fort\ Wort\h metroplex preparing to close in | on FBI Most Wanted Fugitive Eddie Paradise.
Leading the operation | is Texas Ranger James Trivette.
Come on.
What's going on? Well, Vanessa, this is where | the taxpayers get their money's wort\h.
We're going in fast and taking down | Eddie Paradise once and for all.
The guy's not killing any more cops.
This is team leader, first position.
So, what's next? Well, like I said, suspect is believed | to be on the premises.
Due to his past violent criminal history, | he's regarded as extremely dangerous.
Are you nervous? It's all in a day's work.
Sorry.
No, I'm fine.
| We're well prepared for every situation.
Every possible safety contingency | is in place.
Let's close the net.
- Let's move it.
| - Go, go, go.
Get him out of there.
- Hold it right there.
| - Don't move.
Go, go.
Take the other hand.
Guys, you're hurt\ing me.
Yeah, tell it to the judge.
| You're under arrest, Eddie Paradise.
- Hey, you got the wrong guy.
| - Get him up.
That's what they all say My name is not Eddie Paradise.
| It's Eddie Stubenhouse.
My ID's in my wallet.
Check it out.
Okay, so why did you run | when you saw the police? I thought they were on to me.
| From all these parking meters I've been stealing | and turning into lamps.
What'd you think? You mean to say we went | through all of this for nothing? No, look, one of my informants | got the name wrong, all right? One of my guys is gonna be able | to turn the corner for us any minute.
Yeah, right.
You know, l Look, just head back | and stay on the radios.
I know you want this as bad as I do.
- Good idea.
| - Yeah.
All right, go.
- All right.
| - Yes, sir.
All right, clear it out.
- Let's go, boys.
| - Move it out.
They did a fine job.
Look, Vanessa, I owe you an apology | and I don't know where to start\.
It's not your fault.
- No, I'm wrecking your show.
| - No.
I blew it.
I should've been able | to make the story work no matter what.
And I was this close.
No, you're a journalist | and not a magician.
Being too hard on yourself.
You wouldn't understand.
Hey, try me.
All my life, I've had trouble | being taken seriously.
I've got | a master's degree in journalism, but nobody in the news business | would give me a chance.
That's why I'm doing tabloid TV like Behind the Badge | instead of something meaningful.
I think people know | how good you are.
So you wanted to take me to dinner because I'm the next Lesley Stahl, | right? Well I made a fool out of myself, didn't I? No.
We both did.
I came up empty-handed | on my last two stories also.
Three strikes | and I'm selling cubic zirconia jewelry on the shopping channel.
Yeah.
Trivette.
Trivette, we're in pursuit | of Eddie Paradise.
Where are you? I'm at an industrial park in Euless.
- We're heading that way.
| - All right, we're up and running.
- What is it? | - Walker's onto Eddie Paradise.
- Come on, Nikki.
| - Fantastic.
Nikki.
Nikki, come on, let's go now.
Get in.
Trivette, what's your -? We're at Pogue Road | heading south.
We're almost on top of you.
Paradise is on a motorcycle.
- What's your plan? | - Let's do the squeeze play.
Dang it.
I thought you were gonna jump it.
It crossed my mind.
Hey, Walker, you guys all right? Yeah, we're fine.
| He's all yours, Trivette.
There he is.
That's him.
I think I'm gonna take a job | in the Purchasing Depart\ment.
Hey, buddy, I need a favor.
Sit down.
Don't move.
I think | that woman's being kidnapped.
Stay put.
Slow down, you jerk.
Okay, I got it.
It's okay.
Hold it steady.
- Are you okay? | - I'm fine.
Come around.
| Come around on my good side.
- Oh, God.
| - Nikki, no, don't drop that camera! In recognition | of his dedication and courage in the successful apprehension | of Eddie Paradise, it is my honor to bestow | on Ranger James Trivette the Frank A.
Hamer Award.
Yes.
Can you imagine, Cordell? | Our own little Jimmy.
Yessiree.
The Frank Hamer Award.
Yeah, he earned it, C.
D.
I'm deeply honored to receive | the Frank A.
Hamer Award.
But I couldn't have apprehended | Eddie Paradise, of course, without the help of my part\ner, | Sergeant Cordell Walker.
And I'd like to say | a special thank you to a woman who was there | when I needed her, Vanessa St.
John | from Behind the Badge.
Thank you.
He forgot us, Alex.
He's a love-struck puppy.
Thanks, folks.
- Well, let's go to C.
D.
's.
| - Okay.
Jimmy, this is a big break for me.
| How can I ever thank you? Wanna grab some dinner? I'd love to, but I can't.
My producers | loved the segment so much, they're giving me a breaking story | in Kansas City.
Nikki and I leave for DFW | in an hour.
Can't it wait till tomorrow? I mean, | aren't you entitled to a night off? Not this time.
Well, that's not fair.
I mean, | we hardly got to know each other.
We will, I promise.
You know, it's like they say.
The camera is my mistress.
It was fun working with you.
You too, Nikki.
It was a pleasure to meet you, | Ranger Walker.
The pleasure's all mine.
- Bye-bye.
| - Bye.
She's gone.
Vanessa finally knows who I am.
| Now she's off on another assignment.
We hardly got to know each other.
Well, look at it this way, if it hadn't been for you, she wouldn't | have got the new assignment.
Walker, | I just wanna go out with her once.
Well, | you know that old Ranger saying.
It's better to have tried and failed, | than to have never tried at all.
What are you talking about?
| You know Hey, look who's back.
- Hey, how was the ski trip? | - Outstanding.
Best snow I've seen in years, man.
| But I'm back.
I'm back.
- What do we got? | - Take a look.
Confirmed report\s | that an FBI fugitive is back in town.
Eddie Paradise, cop killer.
Ten most wanted.
| This guy's bad news.
They don't get much worse.
Well, Eddie Paradise | doesn't stand a chance with both of us on the case.
Well, we've got a problem.
- What's the problem? | - The mayor's nephew wants to get into law enforcement.
And the mayor asked one of us | to show him around.
Oh, great.
And I know who's gonna be | showing the kid around.
- Oh, you do, do you? | - Yes, I do.
Me.
Well, you're wrong.
I'm turning the Eddie Paradise case | over to you.
I don't know what to say, Walker.
Well, don't say anything.
| Just go catch him.
Well, I was practically responsible I just appreciate | your confidence in me, Walker.
Trivette, you're my part\ner.
I have total confidence in you.
Well, this really | This really means a lot to me.
Well, you're my friend.
I cannot believe | you just did that to him.
Better him than me.
- Trivette? | - Yeah? There's one other thing.
There's gonna be | a TV crew following you around.
- "TV crew"? | - Tell him.
You know that TV series, | Behind the Badge.
You've seen it.
The show where the camera | follows the cops around? Yeah.
No, that's tabloid TV.
| That's the worst, you guys.
Well, maybe, but the governor | has given them permission to follow you around.
The governor? Good luck.
Wait a minute.
Wait a minute.
What? You What? You didn't want any part\ of that | TV show in the first place, did you? You set me up.
Now I'm stuck having to babysit | some hack TV journalist.
Come here, Alex.
You're my witness.
That's a guilty look | if I've ever seen one.
I plead the Fifth.
You corrupted her too.
Well, I gotta go.
No, Walker Walker, you gotta flip me on this.
Winner Winner has | Gets to take the mayor's nephew, and loser has to do | the television show.
- Why would I do that? | - Because, if If you don't, | I'm gonna deep six your stock port\folio.
It couldn't get any deeper.
Hey, you're my friend.
| You gotta flip me on this.
Friendship has nothing to do with it.
Yeah, but being fair does, | and you know what you did wasn't fair.
He's got you.
Got a quart\er? Yeah, yeah.
- Call it.
| - Heads.
Yes! I beat him.
I beat him at something.
Oh, he's mad.
Hey, Walker, wait up.
Hey, don't be mad.
I'm not mad.
Do I look mad? I'm staying out of this.
- Well, I'm not mad.
| - Good.
Because you might like | this TV thing.
I mean, you know, | they got the fans going, and then the agents, and then | the -by- glossy pictures.
Holy.
Hi, I'm Vanessa St.
John.
| This is Nikki Warren.
We're from Behind the Badge.
Could you tell me where I can find | Texas Ranger Company B? - Yeah, I'm | - Absolutely, yeah.
Trivette.
Sergeant James Trivette.
- Hi.
| - Company B.
As a matter of fact, I'm gonna | help you out on this week's segment.
- Great.
| - Yeah.
Like to see the office? - Sure.
| - Okay.
- Yeah, come on.
| - Thanks.
What happened to the coin toss? Come on.
This is gonna be fun.
You need to double-check all of it.
Well, here we are.
Home of Company B, | one of five Ranger units in this great state of ours.
Each year, over major crimes | are investigated in this room.
Right here.
You know, I've heard a lot about | the Texas Rangers over the years.
It's interesting | to finally get an inside look.
Yeah, that's how I feel | about your show, Vanessa.
I hope you don't mind me saying, | but I'm a big fan of yours.
Thank you, Ranger Trivette.
- Call me Jimmy.
| - All right, Jimmy.
Behind the Badge, | it's a terrific show.
I'm absolutely riveted | to my television set every Wednesday.
Wednesday night.
Jimmy, we can start\ taping just as soon as Nikki finishes | checking the equipment.
Okay, all right.
Walker, Alex, | what are you doing here? Well, we thought | we'd come see the action.
Oh, you probably didn't meet | my friends outside.
- Alex Cahill.
| - Assistant District Attorney Alex Cahill.
- Hi.
Cordell Walker.
| - My part\ner, Cordell Walker.
Nice to meet you.
Well, you don't wanna keep | the mayor's nephew waiting.
Oh, he doesn't mind.
Well, actually, you arrived just on time.
| We're about to start\.
- Oh, good.
| - Great.
Jimmy, why don't you | just have a seat right here? Okay.
Exactly what is it | that you want me to do here? Well, we could start\ with the background information | on Eddie Paradise, and your investigation so far.
"Investigation.
" Okay.
The investigation on Eddie Paradise.
I've got it right here.
Here, here.
We're rolling.
Still rolling.
Whenever you're ready.
Okay.
Aren't you supposed to say | "action" or something like that? That's in the movies.
| This is a documentary.
Oh, okay, right.
| So I'm just supposed to start\ talking? Sometime before we run out of tape.
Hello.
My name | is Sergeant James Trivette.
And this is my conference table.
Usually, on the conference table | there are a lot of folders because they're filled | with import\ant information about dangerous felons like Eddie Paradise.
Yeah.
According to our records, | Mr.
Paradise used to live here.
Then he moved away.
Now he's back.
This could've been me.
Cut.
- Just relax, you can do it.
| - How'd I do? Oh, I think you're doing good.
- Magical.
| - Absolutely.
Jimmy, | why don't we take it from the top? And this time a little less formal.
- Okay.
| - Okay.
- "Less formal.
" | - All right.
Take two.
Okay.
Now? Hi.
Don't laugh.
Am I sitting too low? Right now I'm working | on a real difficult case.
Okay, so then I'm I'm not scared.
That's why, for me, | physical conditioning is absolutely vital to effective police work, Vanessa.
So what I do | is I stop by the Ranger gym and I break a good sweat.
I've always been like that.
| I remember one time when I was in training camp | for the Dallas Cowboys - You played pro football? | - Oh, yeah.
Yeah.
They used to call me | Go-Long Trivette.
Well, that's interesting.
So your football experience | uniquely qualifies you to lead this investigation.
Well, no, I just thought that you might | like some background information.
You know, | the man behind the badge.
Too bad we're only | a half-an-hour show.
Maybe we should move on to material directly related | to your search for Eddie Paradise.
Okay.
How am I doing? Okay.
I appreciate the opport\unity | to work with you, Sergeant Walker.
My uncle says | your accomplishments are legendary.
"Legendary," huh? Legends are men like Rangers Frank Hamer | and Lone Wolf Gonzaullas, man.
Not me.
Is he moving.
This is Walker.
I need a priority - | on a red Trans Am, Texas plate G A.
- How could you see all that? | - Practice.
Walker, dispatch.
Red Trans Am, G A, | is code AD for bank robberies in Eastland, | Archer and Tarrant counties.
Approach with extreme caution.
Copy.
"Code AD"? What does that mean? Felony want, armed and dangerous.
Tighten up your seat belt.
Are you sure | your information's accurate? Oh, yeah, yeah, | according to the FBI file.
Been multiple sightings | of Eddie Paradise here this week.
We can't just sit here | and do nothing.
Hey, I know you're frustrated.
| I understand your frustration.
But believe me, good police work does not always | entail heart\-pounding excitement.
I can see the promo now: Join Vanessa St.
John next week for an exclusive Behind the Badge | look at Cowboy Jack's Burgerville.
Smells like an Emmy to me.
Ladies, this is just a start\ing point.
| Criminals are creatures of habit.
What I'm doing is I'm waiting | for this Eddie Paradise guy to revert\ back to some kind | of familiar behavior, and he will, sooner or later.
Look.
Look at the file.
Eddie Paradise has a real thing | for Cowboy Jack's hamburgers.
He always orders a double burger | with extra salad dressing, two sides of fries.
Hey, guy probably has | a cholesterol problem too, huh? - Howdy.
| - Hi.
You folks got | a hankering for some grub? Absolutely.
What do you got? You're not gonna eat here, are you? Well, Prairie Dog's okay, or there's | the Chuck Wagon Special.
Now, that's a Stampede Burger | with Jack's Cowpoke Chili.
What's that thing | you're pointing at me back there? It's a television camera.
Oh, I thought I recognized you.
| You're Vanessa St.
John.
Oh, I just love your show.
Well, that and Ricki Lake.
You after another dirt\bag, | Miss St.
John? Absolutely, | and we were told he's been here.
No.
Wouldn't you just know it? It's my first time on TV | and I can't even place the fella.
But Vern I bet Vern knows him.
| See, Vern knows everybody.
Vern here today? Oh, yeah, yeah, he's in the back.
Come on.
Vern, this is Vanessa St.
John.
| You know, Behind the Badge? She's looking for another one | of them dirt\bags, and I told her you know them all.
Sure, I seen the guy.
| More than once too.
Vern, is there something else | you can tell me about him? Something you may have seen | or something you may have noticed? No, I can't help you there, Ranger.
We get a lot of customers in here.
It all kind of runs together.
| You know what I mean? Yeah.
But a couple of months back, | Elvis drove in.
Elvis Presley? Lmagine that.
He ordered a Prairie Dog, he did.
Well, I threw in the onion rings, | no charge, you know.
What, | with him being the King and all.
He said, "Thank you very much.
" Wish I'd have had a camera.
Thank you.
Your part\ner cert\ainly has his share | of commendations for police work.
He's been at it a while, yeah.
I don't see any plaques | with your name on it.
Mine are at home.
There's got to be | a backup segment we can use.
Nothing's happening here.
Nothing.
All right.
I'll stay on it.
Vanessa, I'm sorry | this isn't turning out like you hoped.
I'll understand | if you wanna drop the story.
I appreciate it, | but my producer won't let me.
Sometimes I wish | I'd never come to Dallas.
Hey, come on, now.
Dallas is a good town.
| Don't blame it on Dallas.
I wouldn't know.
| All I've ever seen is the airport\.
And Cowboy Jack's.
Don't remind me.
I should show you around | some evening.
You know, that's very nice of you, | Jimmy, but I never date | the men I cover on the show.
Hey, who's talking about dating? I'm talking about | a little Texas hospitality.
- How's it going? | - Nothing on Paradise yet.
We had a heck of a day.
And it was so amazing | what went down out there.
We had a high-speed chase, | a shoot-out, the works.
What brought this on? Bank robbers.
And Walker captured | an entire gang all by himself.
It was amazing.
I mean, it's like watching | a Clint Eastwood movie or something.
Wait till my uncle hears about this.
Nikki, come on.
Ranger Walker, | sounds like you've had quite a day.
A little more than usual.
Would you mind telling us | exactly what happened? And please, | don't leave anything out.
I don't know where the napkins are.
Help me out, all right? You give her a good word | and she'll go out with me.
You have an impressive record | with the Texas Rangers, Walker.
I've been at it a long time.
Tell me about your experiences | with the Rangers.
Probably hard to know | where to start\.
What about the time | that you nailed Sol Montalbo when everybody else gave up? Well, actually, | that was Trivette, remember? Oh, that's right.
Yeah, he worked nights | and weekends for almost a year to crack this case.
Yeah.
Well, there was the time that you | tracked the McCullan brothers.
Never forget those guys.
No, actually, | that was Trivette too, remember? You know, Jimmy, | I've forgotten how much you've done since you've joined the Rangers.
Well, I'm not into the glory thing.
There he goes again.
| Mr.
Humility.
I don't know what appeals to me most | about Jimmy.
His total lack of ego | or his generosity.
Alex, you're embarrassing me.
How many weekends do you spend | coaching Little League? Oh, most of them.
Well, you know, it's no wonder | you have such a selfless attitude with a part\ner like Walker.
You know, my research tells me | that not only do you work to keep inner-city kids off drugs and out of gangs, | but you give a lot of your time to the Cherokee reservation | in Oklahoma.
- Yeah, a little bit.
| - Yoo-hoo.
By golly, I'm sorry I'm late.
C.
D.
, what happened? Oh, I got in a little fracas | down there at the bar.
What happened? Couple of punks with a gun.
They pulled a gun on you? Yeah.
I'll bet you're Vanessa.
Vanessa, you're more beautiful | than Jimmy said.
I'm C.
D.
Parker.
Hi.
And I can't believe that you don't think | that two armed men are something to worry about.
Oh, no, ma'am, | hardly wort\h my attention.
Well, I would cert\ainly like to know | what is wort\h your attention.
Well, in the course | of a law-enforcement career, you run across | a lot of strange, interesting things.
I guess one of the funniest things | that ever happened to me happened | with old Big Foot Johnson.
- Jimmy, did I ever tell you this story? | - Yes, you have.
Well, you're gonna hear it again.
Big Foot Johnson | had a foot about this long.
Big Foot was stationed | out in Erath County I just don't know why you're so | pushed out of shape about this.
- Yeah.
| - I didn't do one damn thing, Jimmy.
What? You were funny.
You were charming all night.
| Vanessa couldn't get enough of you.
All I did was just tell | a couple of old war stories, that's all.
C.
D.
, between you and Walker, I could've got up on the dinner table | and set myself on fire, - Vanessa wouldn't have noticed me.
| - Jimmy.
All right.
I'm crazy about the girl.
I'm start\ing to look like a jerk.
Well, Jimmy, | it's awfully hard not to be charming.
It really is.
Three o'clock.
| God, we've been here for seven hours.
I have detectives coming | to relieve us at .
Jimmy, I don't think | I can take three more hours of this.
It's hard, I know.
Look at Nikki over there sleeping.
| I didn't realize she was so tired.
I'm sorry.
The word is bored, not tired.
Look, I've gotta get something going | on this story.
My career is on the line here.
Career? I thought | this was just one TV segment.
Oh, I wish that were true.
See, I lobbied to get this assignment, | and believe me, there are people | just waiting for me to fail.
Why would anybody | be waiting for you to fail? Because television | is a very competitive business and there are plenty of report\ers | who would've killed to get this story and here I am with nothing to show but footage of hookers and johns | entering a fleabag apart\ment.
If this stakeout's a bust, | that doesn't mean the case is over.
Jimmy, this case never got start\ed.
Eddie Paradise is on the FBI | Most Wanted List for a reason.
He's hard to catch.
If he was easy to catch, | he wouldn't be most wanted.
- Does that make sense? | - Oh, I guess so.
All right.
Hey, why don't we call Walker | and see if he has any leads? No, he would've called already.
Besides, we have plenty | of our own leads, like at the biker bar | that Eddie Paradise hangs out at.
Okay? - Well, let's call him anyway.
| - No, I don't think so.
Well, just in case.
Vanessa, I'm in charge of this case.
| Not Walker, okay? When I say I'm doing | everything humanly possible to catch Eddie Paradise, it means | I'm doing everything humanly possible.
Look, I'm sure you're doing | the best you can, I really am.
It's just that I'm so desperate and Walker | has so much experience and I know, he's got a lot of experience.
| He's a terrific cop.
He taught me everything I know.
| Believe me, he's just a man.
A very busy man.
Everybody gets lucky once in a while.
| He got lucky yesterday.
I'm betting the farm that the day | that Cordell Walker's having today is no more exciting than ours.
Sergeant Walker, look at this.
There must be | a jillion dollars in here.
Drug money, Matt.
It was amazing, the way | you just jumped onto that truck.
I mean, | I would've fallen off that truck Ranger Trivette, Sergeant Walker | just busted a smuggling ring.
He fought the whole gang | all by himself and he won.
- And then he recovered | - A bazillion dollars, I heard.
Well, actually a million, | but Matt found it.
- How nice.
| - But that's not all.
On the way back, | Sergeant Walker found this gasoline truck | driving down the road, but the driver | was slumped down, there, so he made a transfer onto the truck | at miles an hour and stopped it from crashing | into a crowded intersection.
- What a guy.
| - Yeah, he is.
He's gotta be the best police officer | that ever lived.
- Thank you.
| - Okay.
- My biggest fan.
| - Yeah.
- You're killing me, you know that.
| - What am I doing? I'm thinking, don't you | have some vacation time? You need a rest | after single-handedly cleaning up the entire | Dallas-Fort\ Wort\h metroplex? Well, it has been a rough day.
Walker, if Vanessa hears about this, | she's not gonna talk to me.
- Forget about dinner.
| - What am I supposed to do? - Stop arresting people? | - No, just keep it down.
And put a muzzle on that kid.
I'll see what I can do.
Pull your vehicle | to the side of the road.
Pull your vehicle | to the side of the road.
You know, Vanessa, Nikki, | I can't let you go in there.
This is where the story is, isn't it? I don't know that for sure.
- But Eddie Paradise is a biker, right? | - Right.
This is one of his hangouts, right? This is not a place for women.
The time to worry about that was before I asked | for this assignment.
Look, hey, you don't know | how to handle those guys.
Yeah.
Trivette.
Jimmy, did you hear | the great news about Walker? What? He found Jimmy Hoffa? He made a major bust this morning.
Walker made another bust? That's great.
You don't sound very happy.
I'm happy.
Alex, I'm happy.
I just gotta go, all right? I'll talk - Nikki, you didn't hear that.
| - Twenty bucks keeps my mouth shut.
Nikki, come on.
Hey, how are you? I know.
Excuse me.
Hi, Vanessa.
- Hi.
| - Well, well.
If it ain't a Texas Ranger.
Take a hike.
It's okay, Harold.
| Ranger Trivette is a friend of mine.
Well, lady, | you're hanging with the wrong crowd.
He's cool.
I'm looking for a guy who comes | in here a lot.
Name's Eddie Paradise.
What business would that be | of yours? This badge makes it my business.
Well, suppose I take that badge and I shove it down your throat? Harold, I think that's a good idea.
Ranger Trivette | only wants information.
Seems like I struck a chord.
Sorry.
Me and the boys | just get a little jumpy when the pigs | start\ throwing names around.
I think you and I | should go down to headquart\ers and have a conversation.
That's a good idea, Harold.
It'd be a better backdrop | for your interview on the show.
Okay, I'll go.
But because | Miss St.
John asked me to.
Okay.
Come on, let's go.
Does my hair look okay? - It's very becoming.
| - Thank you.
You are so funny.
Hey, when's this gonna be on? | I wanna tell my mama.
- Sometime next month.
| - That's good.
You know, | my mama said I ought to be on TV, except for my mug shot | on the news.
You are so funny.
What's the matter, Jimmy? I'm trying to imagine what it would | feel like to take an -foot plunge off of a windowsill.
C.
D.
Said you were pretty upset | about how it's going with Vanessa.
Man, hit a brick wall.
This is the most beautiful, | most intelligent woman I've met in a long time.
- You really like her.
| - A lot.
And I'm getting nowhere.
You're a woman, right? The last time I checked.
Now what am I doing wrong here? I don't know.
| I don't know Vanessa that well.
I'm sinking fast.
| Alex, I'll try anything.
Well, all I can tell you | is what I would look for in a man.
And that would be? Confidence, sensitivity, strength of character.
I'm glad you changed your mind | about having dinner.
Oh, Alex Cahill convinced me | I really need to understand why Texas Rangers are different | than other law enforcement agencies.
I love that woman.
I guess you could say | we're cut from a different cloth.
Why's that? There's only of us.
It's an honor being chosen.
What about family? What about family? All right, how about this? Right now, my badge is my mistress.
Jimbo, I thought that was you.
Cheryl.
Hi, Cheryl.
Cheryl Jackson.
Cheryl Jackson, I want you to meet Vanessa St.
John.
Cheryl and I met when I was playing | on the Dallas Cowboys.
Hi.
We sure did.
I was cheerleader | and Jimbo was wide receiver.
And he sure was happy to receive.
Cheryl, what are you doing here? Oh, a swimsuit thing | for some magazine.
Or is it lingerie? I can't remember.
| Something half-naked.
- Well, I gotta go.
| - Okay.
- Why don't you call me sometime? | - Okay.
Bye.
What? So your badge is your mistress? You got it all wrong.
| She's a cheerleader.
You can't Just a minute.
You can't date cheerleaders | when you're a player.
Yeah.
Jim.
When? - All right, I'm right on it.
| - What? Got an informant | who's got a lead on Eddie Paradise.
Come on.
This is Vanessa St.
John.
| We're deep in the heart\ of the sprawling | Dallas-Fort\ Wort\h metroplex preparing to close in | on FBI Most Wanted Fugitive Eddie Paradise.
Leading the operation | is Texas Ranger James Trivette.
Come on.
What's going on? Well, Vanessa, this is where | the taxpayers get their money's wort\h.
We're going in fast and taking down | Eddie Paradise once and for all.
The guy's not killing any more cops.
This is team leader, first position.
So, what's next? Well, like I said, suspect is believed | to be on the premises.
Due to his past violent criminal history, | he's regarded as extremely dangerous.
Are you nervous? It's all in a day's work.
Sorry.
No, I'm fine.
| We're well prepared for every situation.
Every possible safety contingency | is in place.
Let's close the net.
- Let's move it.
| - Go, go, go.
Get him out of there.
- Hold it right there.
| - Don't move.
Go, go.
Take the other hand.
Guys, you're hurt\ing me.
Yeah, tell it to the judge.
| You're under arrest, Eddie Paradise.
- Hey, you got the wrong guy.
| - Get him up.
That's what they all say My name is not Eddie Paradise.
| It's Eddie Stubenhouse.
My ID's in my wallet.
Check it out.
Okay, so why did you run | when you saw the police? I thought they were on to me.
| From all these parking meters I've been stealing | and turning into lamps.
What'd you think? You mean to say we went | through all of this for nothing? No, look, one of my informants | got the name wrong, all right? One of my guys is gonna be able | to turn the corner for us any minute.
Yeah, right.
You know, l Look, just head back | and stay on the radios.
I know you want this as bad as I do.
- Good idea.
| - Yeah.
All right, go.
- All right.
| - Yes, sir.
All right, clear it out.
- Let's go, boys.
| - Move it out.
They did a fine job.
Look, Vanessa, I owe you an apology | and I don't know where to start\.
It's not your fault.
- No, I'm wrecking your show.
| - No.
I blew it.
I should've been able | to make the story work no matter what.
And I was this close.
No, you're a journalist | and not a magician.
Being too hard on yourself.
You wouldn't understand.
Hey, try me.
All my life, I've had trouble | being taken seriously.
I've got | a master's degree in journalism, but nobody in the news business | would give me a chance.
That's why I'm doing tabloid TV like Behind the Badge | instead of something meaningful.
I think people know | how good you are.
So you wanted to take me to dinner because I'm the next Lesley Stahl, | right? Well I made a fool out of myself, didn't I? No.
We both did.
I came up empty-handed | on my last two stories also.
Three strikes | and I'm selling cubic zirconia jewelry on the shopping channel.
Yeah.
Trivette.
Trivette, we're in pursuit | of Eddie Paradise.
Where are you? I'm at an industrial park in Euless.
- We're heading that way.
| - All right, we're up and running.
- What is it? | - Walker's onto Eddie Paradise.
- Come on, Nikki.
| - Fantastic.
Nikki.
Nikki, come on, let's go now.
Get in.
Trivette, what's your -? We're at Pogue Road | heading south.
We're almost on top of you.
Paradise is on a motorcycle.
- What's your plan? | - Let's do the squeeze play.
Dang it.
I thought you were gonna jump it.
It crossed my mind.
Hey, Walker, you guys all right? Yeah, we're fine.
| He's all yours, Trivette.
There he is.
That's him.
I think I'm gonna take a job | in the Purchasing Depart\ment.
Hey, buddy, I need a favor.
Sit down.
Don't move.
I think | that woman's being kidnapped.
Stay put.
Slow down, you jerk.
Okay, I got it.
It's okay.
Hold it steady.
- Are you okay? | - I'm fine.
Come around.
| Come around on my good side.
- Oh, God.
| - Nikki, no, don't drop that camera! In recognition | of his dedication and courage in the successful apprehension | of Eddie Paradise, it is my honor to bestow | on Ranger James Trivette the Frank A.
Hamer Award.
Yes.
Can you imagine, Cordell? | Our own little Jimmy.
Yessiree.
The Frank Hamer Award.
Yeah, he earned it, C.
D.
I'm deeply honored to receive | the Frank A.
Hamer Award.
But I couldn't have apprehended | Eddie Paradise, of course, without the help of my part\ner, | Sergeant Cordell Walker.
And I'd like to say | a special thank you to a woman who was there | when I needed her, Vanessa St.
John | from Behind the Badge.
Thank you.
He forgot us, Alex.
He's a love-struck puppy.
Thanks, folks.
- Well, let's go to C.
D.
's.
| - Okay.
Jimmy, this is a big break for me.
| How can I ever thank you? Wanna grab some dinner? I'd love to, but I can't.
My producers | loved the segment so much, they're giving me a breaking story | in Kansas City.
Nikki and I leave for DFW | in an hour.
Can't it wait till tomorrow? I mean, | aren't you entitled to a night off? Not this time.
Well, that's not fair.
I mean, | we hardly got to know each other.
We will, I promise.
You know, it's like they say.
The camera is my mistress.
It was fun working with you.
You too, Nikki.
It was a pleasure to meet you, | Ranger Walker.
The pleasure's all mine.
- Bye-bye.
| - Bye.
She's gone.
Vanessa finally knows who I am.
| Now she's off on another assignment.
We hardly got to know each other.
Well, look at it this way, if it hadn't been for you, she wouldn't | have got the new assignment.
Walker, | I just wanna go out with her once.
Well, | you know that old Ranger saying.
It's better to have tried and failed, | than to have never tried at all.
What are you talking about?