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Yo,

man, it's Pike.

He looks like he's serious.

I don't usually handle this kind of thing myself, Trask.

But in your case, I've made an exception.

Come on in, mate. Move, move. Come on. Come on. Move out of the way.

Hey. Oh, hi, Mr. Pike.

Officer Rydell.

What's going on?

Somebody was fighting.

I broke it up. Yeah?

Well, thanks.

What was the fight about?

Nothing much.

Old Trask was getting a little too ambitious, that's all.

Bit off more than he could chew, is that it?

Exactly.

Anyone here see who did the pounding?

How about you?

Anybody over here?

Case closed.

Looks that way.

By the way, Mr. Pike, I got some good news for you, Mr. Pike.

Word is your lawyer's plea for an early release has been approved.

You've been a big help to me through the years, Rydell.

Another generous deposit will find its way into your personal account.

Always glad to help, Mr. Pike.

Help you guys get him to the infirmary. Come on. Come on.

You ready, Mr. Pike?

Eddie, stay here, Mr. Pike. Not for any of you. But what

are you feeling right now, Mr. Pike? Free, sweetheart, very free.

Thank you. Mr. Pike, you still say you're innocent. Mr. Pike.

Hey,

it was a great day, huh? Great as they come, Benny.

How you doing, Jack?

It's fine, Mr. Pike.

I mean, especially not a drought and all. Oh, come on, Jack. You hate this.

That's not true.

You hate it, and I don't blame you.

You've been running the outfit. Now you've got to hand it all back.

Look, now, you've been a great lieutenant.

But I hope you didn't get too comfortable sitting in a big seat.

I'd hate to lose you.

You understand me, kid?

Yeah.

Hey, Walker, we made the 10 o 'clock news, man.

That's great, Trevette.

That looked good, huh?

What were we talking about?

We were talking about going away for the weekend, but you were being evasive.

I wasn't being evasive.

I was just trying to figure out if I could take the time off or not.

Take the time off.

Three days of fishing.

Hiking.

Morning walk.

That does sound tempting.

Perhaps a massage.

Massage? Or two.

Really?

We'll have more on Vince Pike's early release after this.

Maybe I could take the time off.

Cordell?

Oh, Cordell, you better get on over here and see this.

Well, we better go see what it's all about.

Want the commercial CD?

Ah, you'll see.

that's certain to cause controversy among state law enforcement officials,

notorious racketeer Vince Pike was granted an early release from state

But what are you feeling right now, Mr. Pike? Free, sweetheart, very free.

Pike, convicted of conspiracy in a sensational murder case, was discharged

custody this morning after serving only 10 years of a 40 -year sentence.

How could they let that animal out in just ten years?

God.

Are you all right?

Look, Cordell, I'm sorry.

Cordell, you need to talk to me. I mean, you need anything.

Just let me know.

What is that about? Vince Pike.

What does Vince Pike have to do with Walker?

He killed a woman that Cordell was in love with ten years ago.

Cordell was going to marry her.

Walker was going to get married? Yeah.

She was a real fine lady, too. And they were very happy together until Vince

Pike murdered her.

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

wrong from right.

Cause the eyes of the ranger are upon you.

Anything wrong you do, he's gonna see.

When you're in Texas, look behind you.

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

Walker engaged to be married.

I had no idea.

Yeah, her name was Ellen Garrett.

She was a real fine lady and I liked her a lot.

Ellen was from the Midwest and brought with her all those basic good sense and

ethics of the heartland.

She'd been teaching law at the university for the past year and met

one of them law enforcement seminars.

Cord. That doesn't fit.

I'm going to make it fit.

I'm going to ruin the puzzle.

Forget it. They took to one another right away and started a courtship that

always reminded me of two strong countries deciding to be ally.

So you want to play rough, do you?

And within a year, he and Ellen were planning on getting hitched. They were

creating a real life together, with Ellen knowing just how to mix Walker's

business and both their pleasures.

And all this despite the fact that Walker and me were working overtime to

Vince Pike and his gang behind bars.

We got to get this fellow Pike.

Pike knows we're only one step behind him.

For his part, old Pike was keeping busy wiping out the competition.

They butted heads like a pair of bulls.

Cordell knew Pike was guilty of sin, but the varmint was also smart, and he had

his share of luck.

Every time we'd haul him in, he'd slip through our fingers.

Cordell, the shish lawyer's got a paper that says let him go.

Pike was feeling the pressure.

We had him in a corner that he couldn't get out of.

And that's when it happened.

They left him for dead. By the time help arrived, Ellen was gone, and Walker was

in critical condition.

It didn't take Cordell long to trace Ellen's murder back to Vince Pike, and I

was with him the day we rounded those bad boys up.

Only they weren't so bad anymore.

One of us is going to die, Pike.

Reach for it.

How about this?

Go ahead.

Go on, Pike.

You've got this.

Don't do that, Pike!

Sam, get on the hill!

Cordell, it's over.

Cordell, it's over.

Walker was having a real hard time dealing with Ellen's death.

The guilt was beginning to get to him, and he couldn't help but feel

for what happened.

Even Vince Pike's conviction didn't help Cordell's pain.

Without Ellen around, he went after the bad guys with a vengeance.

Like he didn't give a damn.

Like he was asking for it.

It was during those dark days that Cordell built his reputation as the best

doggone lawman in Texas.

And where the bad guys were concerned, the most feared.

Cordell was completely out of control. He just kept pushing the envelope.

The department made him take a leave of absence and get his head together.

Where'd he go?

Home, to the reservation.

And to White Eagle. That's right.

To White Eagle.

You have been out here for many days, Washer.

Alone.

Grieving.

Has it helped?

I thought not.

There is only the pain of losing someone.

You are a warrior, Washer.

As I am.

And life is a war.

Isn't this true?

And in a war, loved ones are lost.

But warriors must deal with defeat as well as victory.

Then continue the good fight.

There will be wounds.

and scars upon this warrior heart.

But there will also be that special place

to hold the memory of the

one you have lost.

The next day, Cordell showed up at headquarters and asked to be put back on

duty.

This hasn't been a problem until this evening.

That explains a lot of things to me, C .D.

You think you need somebody with him?

Oh, hell no, Jimmy.

Look at his eyes.

I've seen those eyes before.

He needs to be by himself.

A rose.

I think it's the perfect symbol for our love.

Ask me why.

Okay, why?

Because it's beautiful.

And just a little bit dangerous. Oh my gosh.

Now that the insurance question's been settled, it'll be no time at all before

that ride -along program is up and running full speed.

It'll be terrific. Don't you think, Cord? I mean, law students riding around

with rangers and DPS officers.

Yeah, it'll be great.

Ranger, you're not listening today.

What's up?

Nothing's up.

If this were in court, you'd be up on perjury right now.

Well, you know, it's kind of hard to get a word in edgewise when you start

talking.

Oh, really?

Yeah, really.

No, come on.

You've got something else on your mind.

It's more than my motor mouth.

Come on.

Confess.

Ellen.

You know, no one, I mean, I mean no one could

love you more than I do.

I do.

You do what?

I accept.

I mean, that is if you're proposing.

Yeah, that's what I'm trying to do.

And I accept.

Oh, because I love you.

I love you.

Cordell would have done anything in the world to have saved her.

But she was gone.

And then he went a little bit crazy.

He got out of the hospital too soon and tracked down those two shooters that

Pike hired.

That's his ranger.

Just in case any

of you guys got any doubts.

Vince Pike's on top again.

And we're gonna pick up right where I left off.

But first things first.

And top of the list, it's payback time for Cordell Walker.

You gotta be kidding, Mr. Pike.

This is not the time for that kind of thing.

Killing a ranger right now, all you do is roust out every cop in Texas.

We're not going to kill him, Jack.

We're just going to get his attention.

How are you going to get his attention?

I'm going to go after his friends.

That old man used to be his partner, C .D. Parker.

His new partner, Trevette.

And assistant district attorney, Alex Cahill.

No, that is crazy.

I'm not going to let you do it. You will destroy everything that I have built

up. Who are you going to side with, huh?

Right now, him or me, you're going to have to make your decisions right now.

Well?

Come on.

Answer Jack's question.

Who's going to side with him?

Looks like you lose, Jack.

things you just don't question.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, Mr. Pike.

Vince, man, listen, I just want to say one thing. I think I speak for everybody

here when I say that there's no problem here, okay? Whatever you need, whatever

you want, just name it. It's done, all right?

Yeah.

Okay, Trevette.

I'll be there soon.

Want to take a look?

Jack Mitchell, isn't it?

Pike's right -hand man while he was in the joint.

The message.

Showing the boys who's boss.

You got it.

Buffalo gal, won't you come out tonight? Come out tonight, come out tonight.

Buffalo gal, won't you come out tonight?

Dance by the light of the moon.

Oh, buffalo gal, won't you come... Hey, fellas, I'm sorry, we're not open yet.

You guys come back.

Hey, Pop, what's in the pot?

Well, it's called a mini old mulligan. It's got squirrel and quail and... First

one... Like I said, we're not open yet. Why don't you guys... Wrong, Pop.

You ain't open ever.

You guys get out of here. For what?

You gonna serve us some soup?

Has it got enough garlic in it?

What'd you learn to hit?

And a girl.

Get up, Kemp.

Easy. The boss don't want him dead. Just wishing he was.

what you and that doctor say. I got to get out of here. I got to go back down

where my business is. I got to get out of here. I'm tired of staying in here. E

.D., E .D., calm down.

You got to listen to what the nurses are saying. I don't have to do a thing with

that. Come on now, big dog. Yes, you do.

Settle down now. Nurse, he's going to stay.

Give me some water, will you?

My goodness.

Cordell, Cordell, save me, will you?

Listen, I got to get down to the bar tonight.

Or at least by the border.

Who did that?

Well, it was three big, ugly punks that had hands like cement blocks.

But the guy that led them, 10 years ago, when we were trying to put Pike away,

this guy used to do some freelance muscle work for it. Big, ugly guy.

Yeah, I remember.

J .J. Mobley. That's him.

Well, wait a minute. That doesn't prove Pike's connection to this. Proves it to

me.

Wait. I think I've known you long enough to understand you. Now don't go doing

something you're going to regret.

You are not Vince Pike.

No matter what happens, you cannot let him turn you into the same thing that he

is.

I've learned a few things since you busted me up.

Something I'm thankful for.

Prison toughened me up. Put a little steel in my gut.

So next time we dance, I'm gonna lead.

I didn't come here to see you flex your eagle, Pike.

Yeah?

Well, what did you come here for?

No, wait.

Let me tell you.

You came here to rattle my cage, right?

Stir me up?

Maybe shake me into making a mistake, huh?

You did make a mistake.

You hurt a friend of mine.

Did I?

Close friend?

Golly, that's awful.

Isn't that awful?

Oh, yeah, Vince, that's just awful.

Do whatever you want with me, Pike.

But leave my friends out of it.

A man like you, Walker, he shouldn't have friends.

Take that girl of yours, for instance.

What was her name? The one that was killed.

Helen, right?

No, no.

Ellen.

Ellen Garrett.

She found out, didn't she?

Hmm?

The hard way.

Trevette's next.

Big dog, I tell you, you amaze me. Man of his word.

Right? 48 hours, you're back on your feet. I love that. That's what I told

You should be back in the hospital.

Oh, look out. I'm much too honored for that. How about that, Cordell?

Isn't that right, Cordell?

Yeah, you're right, C .D.

Cordell, are you all right?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Hey, if you're worried about Pike, don't be. If he gets after us again, we'll be

ready for him.

Besides, in most circles, we would be considered very capable of taking care

ourselves.

Yeah, I know, but it doesn't stop me from worrying.

Well, it has to.

Because you need to focus on putting Pike away, not on protecting us.

Yeah.

And I think the key to nailing Pike is the murder of Jack Mitchell.

Well, I'll go to work in that direction tomorrow, no problem. Okay.

Listen, Ranger Trevette, I ain't what you call a rat.

You know, but now Vince starts talking about, you know, piling up Walker's

I mean, one of them's a DA.

I mean, come on, that's some serious heat, man.

You know, so I just started thinking maybe I should save yours truly a trip

death row.

You know, anyway, I'm ready to talk. And if it's about Jack Mitchell getting

whacked, fine.

I'll be a rat.

I don't care, okay?

But only if I can get a deal.

Okay? I think that's fair.

I mean, you get Vincent Pike, I get a deal.

Huh?

So what do you think?

Academy Award time, my man.

I get lucky sometimes.

Now, let's see how good you are for real. Oh, he'll buy it, Vince, I'm

you. You just wait and see, huh?

Watch this. Hello.

Yes, give me Trevette, please.

Yeah, Ranger James Trevette.

Right. Okay. Yeah, I'll hold.

What do you think about the law?

I mean, really and truly.

Basic principles, I guess.

A code of living based on right and wrong.

Ooh.

Right and wrong.

That's a pretty complicated issue.

There's no mystery to what hurts people and doesn't hurt people, Alan.

That's true.

Yeah. You always bring me back to basics.

The way you see things and the way you feel them, I guess that's what I

love about you so much.

You know what, lady?

I think I'm going to keep you.

Why, thank you so much, sir.

See those two stars up there?

The Cherokee call them uni -lukti.

Lovers.

Uh -huh. So you want to play rusty.

Alex, what are you doing here?

CD told me about you and Ellen.

I thought it might help.

We could talk about it.

There's nothing to talk about.

You told me once, life is a series of choices.

that we make that lead us to our destiny.

And each one of us controls our own fate.

Ellen made her choice, Walker.

Not you.

There's a part of me that's... jealous.

Of a ghost.

What she had with you.

And how you still feel about her.

It's really beautiful.

Yeah.

It's Jimmy. He has to talk to you.

What is it, Trevette?

Hey, I'm a few minutes away from the old Redstone meatpacking plant in Fort

Worth. I got a call from Benny Flynn. He said he wants to meet me.

He gave me an hour.

He says he wants to turn over, Walker.

It could be a trap.

Yeah, or it's exactly what we need to put Pike behind bars for good.

Okay, wait for me. I'm on my way.

I gotta go.

Be careful.

for being there.

You too fit?

Yeah. Benny Flynn?

Yeah, I'm Benny Flynn, right? Ain't nobody else here, right?

I'm Benny Flynn.

So what's up, man? You're late.

Yeah, I know.

Listen.

You need to wait a couple of minutes for Walker.

Walker?

Walker's coming here?

Yeah.

Oh, no way, man. No way.

You didn't say nothing about Walker, man.

Tell you what, man. I'm out of here, okay? Forget about it.

Wait!

This is Walker. Officer down at the Old Redstone Meatpacking Plant.

Easy, Trevant.

Easy.

Easy.

Don't move.

The ambulance is on the way.

when I should have zagged.

You did go flying.

Thought you were Superman there for a minute.

Did you make me laugh?

You know, the flying was easy.

The landing, that was hard.

Ranger Walker, you got a message from a Miss Cahill's office.

They said she wanted you to meet her at Lake Santos as soon as you can. Lake

Santos?

That's what they said.

I do.

You do what?

I accept.

I mean, as if you're proposing.

Yeah, that's what I'm trying to do.

Why did you want to meet all the way out here?

Come on.

There's somebody who wants to see you.

Thank you, Jimmy.

My pleasure.

All right, here are your charges.

Conspiracy to commit murder and Jack Mitchell's homicide.

That's crazy.

Not according to what you told Trevette.

You said that Pike killed Jack Mitchell with a golf club.

It was just a story. It was a story. I said that to set him up.

Set Trevette up, right?

And that is your second charge.

Attempted murder of two Texas Rangers and an assistant district attorney.

I was just doing what I was told.

Well, I'm sure the judge would take that under consideration.

If you're willing to testify against Pike.

No way. He'll kill me. There's a fair chance that the state of Texas will do

that anyway.

Unless you're willing to cooperate.

Alright, get down! Drop your weapon and hit the ground!

Hey, Mike, move!

It's over, Pike.

You're not going to send me back to prison, Walker.

You don't have much of a choice.

You know what I regret?

That I didn't beat your brains out.

You said the next time we dance, you'd lead.

Let's see if you can do that.

You're a lousy dancer, Pike.

Maybe you can dance better in prison.

Could we finish that talk we started about love and ghost and jealousy?

Sure.

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.