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Although we would caution against any undue alarm during those 24 hours, I

we can expect severe thunderstorms with the possibility of tornadoes right here

in the Metroplex.

There have already been several sightings and reports of extensive

damage on the back edge of that storm system. Here at KPBL, I'll be monitoring

the situation and bringing you the latest updates on the progress of this

dangerous storm system.

As you prepare to leave office...

What would you like to say to the people of Dallas?

Stay nice and look both ways before crossing the street.

And there you have it, Dallas.

Some wise advice from 10 -year -old mayor for a day, Simon Purcell.

Thank you so much, C .D. You were so helpful.

Well, it was a pleasure.

You know, you got some real fine kids there.

Yeah, they sure are. It's a beautiful idea of yours, Paul, this Kids in

Government Day.

Well, the mayor's away. His aide can play, right, sir? That's not what I

Paul. Of course not. I'm sorry, sir.

Where's Walker? We're right here.

Well, looky here.

Look at these new rangers.

Aren't they cute?

Excuse me, ma 'am. Texas rangers aren't cute.

Listen. We'd better get started. We want to get you all home safe and sound

before the storm we've got coming moves in.

We're rolling.

On behalf of the mayor of Dallas, I'd like to acknowledge these young

officials and thank them all for participating in our first, and what I

will be, annual Kids in Government Day.

These young people were chosen by their teachers on the basis of classroom

achievement. They come from a variety of backgrounds, social, economic.

ethnic and cultural.

They are a true cross -section of the very best of the Metroplex, and we

all be very proud of them. You all did a marvelous job.

Yes. On schedule.

Understood.

Thank

you,

Jimmy. My pleasure. Thank you, Walker.

You're welcome.

Turned out great, didn't it?

Don't forget about our date tonight.

I won't. 7 o 'clock Dawson's, right?

Package is passing point alpha.

Cycle approaching point intercept.

Initiate.

I can

explain. Yes, he's a boy.

Yes, he's my friend.

But he is not my boyfriend. I mean, not really.

What is it about men?

and commitment

I

think

I lost my asthma inhaler

No.

I said, am I lined up? You're ready. Let's go. Get up there. I can do it.

Here we go.

Because the eyes of a ranger, the unsuspecting stranger, had better know

truth of wrong from right.

Because the eyes of the ranger are upon you.

Anything wrong you do, he's going to see.

When you're in Texas, look behind you.

Because that's where the ranger's going to be.

I think we're looking at a couple of rough days, folks.

Hey, one of our junior rangers left his asthma inhaler.

Johnny V, a lowboat.

What's going on?

The cellular customer you are calling is either out of range or no longer at the

spot.

Something's happened, Trevette.

Put an APB out on the bus.

Walker. No sign of the bus at all?

Okay, thanks.

Let's go.

Walker, those kids should have been home an hour ago. My phones are ringing off

the hook. We've got a definite situation here, Walker.

Yeah, we know it.

Where are you going?

Retrace the bus route.

All right, Ranger One, thanks. You guys be careful.

This wind's getting too heavy. The Ranger chopper's going back to base.

Okay.

All right. Let's go.

All right, let's go.

Come on, let's go.

Right over there.

Follow him up.

That's good, right there.

Now, if you all behave and do as you're told, nobody's going to get hurt. And

that is a promise.

What about him?

He's already hurt. He needs medical attention.

Doc!

Happy, Miss Cahill?

You know my name?

I want to go home.

Johnny's right.

Everything's going to be okay.

Ranger Walker will find us.

No, he won't.

No one can find us.

You know what?

For once, the boys are right.

It's going to be okay.

I want to go home.

We all want to go home. Yeah!

And you all will.

It's like I told Miss Kate.

Don't do what you're told.

Before you know it, you'll be back with your parents safe and sound.

Is everything okay?

The package is delivered.

Great.

Paul, come on. We gotta get busy and set up this meeting with the parents.

I'm on it, sir.

You still there?

Anybody hurt? What's happening?

I'll be in.

and it's good ranger.

Someone stop, please.

They took the children.

They took the children.

What's wrong?

They took the children.

Who took the children? The man.

The man with no faces.

He took the children.

Come on. You want to step this way first?

All right now, honey. Now you can tell us your name and your age

and tell your parents everything's okay.

It's not okay. And don't call me honey.

I'm on a very tight schedule and I want this statement. Do you understand me?

Just do what he says, all right, Leslie? For me.

My name's Leslie Kidwell.

I'm ten years old.

We're a little scared.

But Miss Cahill says everything's gonna be okay.

I love you, Mom and Dad.

My name is Alex Cahill. I have not been harmed.

Billy, it's okay.

It's okay.

I'm sorry, darling. I know we had a dinner date.

50 minutes, but I promise I'll make it up to you when I see you again.

I heard tires squealing, men shouting, and then kids screaming. That's when I

came out, and I seen them men with the no -faces.

You mean they were wearing masks?

Maybe that was it.

Like hoods, you know?

What about weapons?

Oh, there's arms to the teeth.

Big, ugly -looking guns.

And then, one, two, three, they charged up in that bus, and they beat up that

bus driver, and then, zip, zap, they rode that bus right up in the back of

big semi -truck, and then, whoosh, they was gone.

That's good soup.

Okay, well, finish your soup, and we'll get someone to take you over to St.

Stephen's.

You gonna find them, little boys and girls, aren't you, Ranger?

Yeah, we're gonna find them.

Keep on moving, kids. All right, let's go.

Come on, now. There you go.

All right, kids, come on, now.

See you later.

Ranger Walker. Thanks, Mr. Baker.

You said they beat up the driver. You figure C .D.'s hurt?

Seems that way.

I'm thinking seasoned professionals.

Yeah, I think you're right.

We better get a task force for this one.

FBI, Metro, DPS, everyone.

Walker, what do we tell the parent?

Tell them the truth.

But what's that?

Do you have any leads?

Not yet.

There's only one reason those children were taken.

It's for ransom.

You're probably right, Mark.

I think we better start preparing for the kidnapper's demands, Mark.

I know it is, honey.

But we all have to have faith that it's going to be okay.

Why are they doing this? Because they're criminals.

Well done.

But what are they going to do to us?

Are you going to cry again?

No.

I'm just really scared, okay?

Okay, honey. We're all scared.

It's good to see you again. I'm sorry about the circumstances. It's good to

you too, Doug.

Anything that you need that we have, it's yours.

I appreciate it.

waiting to do that this whole trip.

You dirty cow.

I'm not going to let you do this. I may not be a saint, but I'm no murderer.

What we're going to do is we're going to get real calm, all right?

Because that's going to help your breathing.

Can you do that for me?

Just quiet down.

It's all going to be just fine, okay?

As the storm continues to gather strength and move right towards the

we're getting more and more reports. reports of tornadoes on the ground

concentrated right here in Parker County with a confirmed twister touchdown in

the city of Weatherford where this video was shot just before sundown.

No, not yet.

Ladies and gentlemen, this way, please. This way.

What? Right into the office. Everything's fine.

Everything's under control.

Knock,

knock.

Who's there?

Boo. Boo who?

Oh, Leslie, don't cry.

I get it.

Well done, Sally.

Ranger Walker will find us.

He'll get us, Sally.

Yeah, sure.

There's something I can't figure out.

How do they know?

What route the bus was going to take.

Yeah, how do they know?

You're figuring it might be an inside job.

Well, we can't rule it out.

We are doing everything we can to find your children and bring them home

Everything you can?

That is not good enough. Now, my son is out there. Ladies and gentlemen, please.

Please, please, I understand.

But letting go of our emotions is not going to make the situation any better.

Where is Paul?

These ten children from all levels of Dallas society have become our own.

And all we can do on this storm last night is hold our breath and offer our

prayers for their safe return.

This is Kyle Johnson reporting live from the command center. Back to you, Hal.

You had us worried.

Well, heck, I had to take more than an old gun, but crack this old coconut.

How long since those gutter rats bearded us?

Two hours.

How are you doing?

I'm worried.

Johnny doesn't have his inhaler.

Poor kid.

How much time do you think we have?

Alex.

I just don't know, honey.

OCD.

As dawn breaks over the Metroplex, reports continue

to pour into our weather center of heavy damage and injuries in the outlying

counties of Hood and Somerville. And help is finally just reaching those

devastated areas.

Ranger Walker.

Yeah, we got the kids.

What group do you have?

The Bill Nobles boy. He's got asthma.

And he doesn't have his inhaler.

What do you want?

I'll leave $100 ,000 in cash in a trash bag under the overpass at Cassidy

Boulevard by noon.

If we see a cop, kids are dead.

$100 ,000.

You really think these are the guys?

Not really.

But we can't take a chance. Let's go.

Grant, it's out on you.

Here it is, boys.

Piece of cake. Just like I said.

Back away, Malcolm. Back away.

Not you.

All right.

Get back here.

What?

It ain't us.

We didn't take those kids.

I swear to God.

It ain't us, okay?

Okay.

Walker was right. They weren't the kidnappers.

How'd they find out about the Villalobos kid having asthma?

Sanders' brother -in -law was preparing the fax machine when I finally inhaled

it. Well, then we're back to where we started.

We gotta find them.

The batteries are getting low.

There's a year in here.

Does that mean we're going to die?

Hey!

Nobody dies on my watch horse.

Agent Foster.

Hold on. Another one, Walker.

Ranger Walker.

I just saw your copy. That's on TV.

Not very impressive considering the kind of kidnappers you're looking for, is

it? Not very.

You didn't think I'd be so stupid or so cheap, did you, Walker?

No, I didn't. What do you want?

What everybody wants.

I'll be receiving a package of proofs inside.

What kind of proof are you talking about?

Nice try, Walker.

Three seconds more.

Now what?

We signed for a package.

My name's Leslie Kidwell.

I'm ten years old.

We're a little scared.

But Miss Cahill says everything's going to be okay.

I love you, Mom and Dad.

My name is Alex Cahill. I have not been harmed.

Billy, it's okay.

Okay.

I'm sorry, darling. I know we had a dinner date about 50 minutes, but I

I'll make it up to you when I see you again.

The thunder and lightning was less than a second apart.

That means the storm was right above them.

Alex was trying to tell me something.

We were supposed to have dinner at Dawson's at 7 o 'clock.

That means they taped her at 610.

So if we can find where that thunderstorm was at at 610, we have an

search. You got it.

It's pretty slim.

Yeah, I know.

But right now, that's the only lead we've got.

A tornado smashed through parts of West Texas last night. At least seven

twisters touched down, most near the small town of Spearmint. A trailer park,

church, several homes... I, um, I thought you might need this. Thank you,

Cornelio. Sarah, please.

You've worked for me for years.

Why, you practically raised my son.

And then it took something like this to bring us to a first -name basis.

All right, according to the weather service at 6 .10 last evening, the main

weather front was right over this area right here.

Ranger Walker.

Enjoy the video.

Get on with it.

All business.

That's fine.

Deposit $10 million into the International Bank of Geneva account

-TANGO -TANGO -X -RAY -1 -JULIA.

You got 24 hours.

Well, it's a good thing we got a jump on the ransom.

I'll get busy.

Hey, Mark.

Where's Paul Richardson?

I haven't seen him around lately.

I don't know. But when I find him, he's in big trouble.

As you can see, ladies and gentlemen, the severe thunderstorms have finally

reached us, and we have tornado warnings in effect for the entire metroplex

right now. That's Dallas and Tarrant County. It's time to take action now.

The governor has declared a state of emergency and has urged all residents in

the affected areas to stay inside.

And listen to this station for further updates.

I will be done.

Over here, server.

Clear. Coming up top.

Damn it.

Clear here.

This is the last warehouse in our target area.

What do you got?

Looks like a Lightman's number.

Want to check it out, dude?

Here.

They chose this warehouse for a reason.

Wherever they are, they're not far away.

Did you see the storm?

Listen! Listen!

Get going with the other kid.

There you go. Over there.

Come this way.

Get the kids to the granny's tent.

Get them inside.

Get to the granny's tent. I'll get C .D.

Come on, C .D.

Oh,

this looks better than picture.

Watch your head. Watch your head.

The nation will sleep well tonight in the aftermath of this extraordinary and

heroic rescue of these brave children.

What? What are we going to do?

You've got to be kidding me.

Okay,

maybe it didn't go the way we wanted it to go.

But they don't know who we are, and we're going to keep it that way.

Grab your gear and let's get out of here.

Mom.

Hey, stranger, great!

Hit your name! Hit your mom!

You're going to have to kill me.

Why don't I just make you wish you were dead?

You can quit any time.

Okay, good work, Ranger.

A few days ago, I proclaimed these young people as the future of America.

And now, with an able assist from the present, they have shown us that the

future is indeed bright.

Cause the eyes of the ranger are upon you.

Ain't all you do, he's gonna see.

When you're in Texas, look behind you.

Cause that's where the ranger's gonna be.