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Right behind you.

Go.

Okay, the vet and I will take point. Roger McKay, you and your man take the

alley. Remember, we're dealing with Rafer Cobb. Who's always armed and

dangerous. So, be prepared.

Let's go.

Good luck, guys.

Watch it! No, no, no!

The cops are outside.

Good.

What's that smell?

Oh God, I don't believe this.

I'm going to get an ambulance.

It's okay, son.

Everything's okay.

See, I'm a policeman.

See?

It's gonna be all right, son.

It's gonna be all right.

It's all right now.

Come on.

Come on now.

Not telling how long he was locked in that closet.

They gave him food.

And they wouldn't let him out to go to the bathroom.

I can't even imagine how traumatic that must have been.

He's not saying a word to any of us.

All he does is hold on to that picture.

Mind if I go try and talk to him? It's right there.

Remember me?

That your mom?

Why, she sure is pretty.

Hey, you've got her nose and eyes.

You know what I'm good at?

I'm good at guessing names.

And I'll bet you I can guess your mom's name.

You don't see me?

Watch.

Her name.

Betty, right?

Ellen. Oh, Ellen.

Well, yeah.

Yeah, she looks like an Ellen, too.

I didn't do too good that time, did I?

Let's see if I can guess your name.

Now, don't tell me. Let me think here.

Hmm, I'll bet your name is... Jimmy,

right? I bet your name is Jimmy.

Lucas. Lucas?

Oh, well, I'm batting zero here, aren't I?

You know what this says?

I can't read.

Well, it says... Texas Ranger.

You're a Texas Ranger?

Sure am.

Name's Cordell Walker.

Nice to meet you, Lucas.

Ranger Walker.

I'll be right back, Lucas.

The test results have come back. It's not good news.

I knew this was a possibility. What with the syringes they found in the house.

Considering the mother's drug use, the boy was no doubt born with it.

AIDS?

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

of wrong from right.

Because the eyes of the ranger are upon you.

Any hope 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.

What are you doing, Doctor?

Not well.

He's still not saying anything to anyone, and he won't eat.

Morning,

Lucas.

Not hungry, huh?

I'll tell you what.

I'm starving.

Can I have a bite or two?

Oh, by the way, I've got a surprise for you.

Surprise? Mm -hmm. Tell you what. You have a bite or two of your breakfast,

I'll give it to you. All right?

Is that a deal?

How about it?

Well, I'm full.

Thank you.

The surprise?

Oh, that's right. The surprise.

Your very own Texas Ranger badge.

For me?

Yep.

Now you're officially a Texas Ranger.

Except we have to swear you in.

So raise your right hand.

Okay, repeat after me.

I will uphold... I will uphold... The duties... The duties... Of a Texas

Of a Texas Ranger.

I promise.

I promise. Okay, now it's official.

You know what that means, though? What?

That means we're partners.

Really? Mm -hmm. Yep.

To ground this life meaning to dream.

Not worth dreaming while angels of death are silently screaming.

Why one so young and tender cast.

Like a rose in December lost forever.

or you know what'll happen.

Mom! Lucas, honey.

Rafer, where's my boy? You heard what I want. Get it done or disappear.

Rafer, where is Lucas?

I told you a hundred times in the last three days. We had to leave him.

What do you mean?

I mean we had cops coming out of the woodwork.

Everywhere. Rangers.

So you just left my baby?

Oh, my God, I can't believe you would do that.

It was us or the kid, so it didn't take much thinking on my part.

I don't want to hear about him again.

Hi,

Doctor.

He's waiting, as usual.

Hey, good guy. You ready to go?

Sure am.

Well, not quite.

Now you are.

Wow.

Thanks, Walker.

You're welcome. Let's ramble. All right, let's ramble.

See ya, little Walker.

Adios, Doc.

This is great.

Sure is.

My mom would like it out here.

I'm sure she would.

Have you found out anything about my mom yet, Walker?

Not yet, Luca, but I will.

I'm real worried about her.

Well, I'm sure she's worried about you, too.

Yeah.

Well, I hope you find her soon, because that Rafer, that Rafer Cobb, he hits her

all the time. That's not right, is it? No, that's not right.

He hit me, too.

Sometimes.

When I tried to stop him from hurting my mom.

Just got tired of hitting me, I guess.

Threw me in the closet.

Locked the door.

He'll never hurt you again, Lucas.

I promise.

We're partners.

That's right.

Partners stick together.

True to the end.

True to the end.

Come on, Ranger. Giddy up.

Come on. You heard him, Ranger. Let's go.

Come on, Ranger. Come on.

Doctor, you read about tremendous advances in AIDS research.

Isn't there anything they can do for Lucas?

I'm afraid his condition is too advanced.

But we'll continue to do all we can.

You going to tell him?

When the time is right.

I think he's got enough on his shoulders right now.

What about you, Walker?

How are you doing?

I just wish I could do more for him.

Now that you mention it, and since you are about the closest thing that Lucas

has to a next of kin, the day after tomorrow, Lucas is being transferred to

county foster care facility. Would you explain that to him?

He trusts you.

Is that the only choice he has?

The facility of the top -notch center.

But, Walker, I don't want to go to that place.

You won't know until you try.

Dr. Wood says it's a top -notch place. But I want to stay with you.

You know what this reminds me of, Lucas?

It reminds me of the time I lost my parents.

Your parents?

Yes,

a little older than you when they died.

And you got sent someplace?

Like me?

I sure did. I got sent to a place called the Santa Rosa Orphanage.

I'd been staying with the sheriff and his wife and didn't want to leave them.

But the state said I had to be in an orphanage until they could find a next

kin.

I felt as alone as could be.

And you know, Lucas, it wasn't half as bad as I thought it would be.

Really? Yep.

Guess we better go then.

Okay.

I'm going to miss you, Lucas.

You're precious.

Thank you, Walker.

It looks okay here.

Yeah, it looks fine, Lucas.

Will you come and see me?

You bet I will. We're partners, aren't we?

Ranger Walker.

Hi. Hi.

You must be Lucas.

I'm Kate Martin. I'm the boss lady around this joint.

Welcome.

You want to take a look around, Lucas?

Don't go, Walker.

Lucas.

I'll come see you as often as I can.

But it's important that I find your mom, isn't it?

Yeah, that's important.

You promise to come and see me?

Of course I promise.

Lucas, you have some friends to meet.

Hold it!

Turn around.

You know this woman? Her name's Ellen Finn.

What, a date ranger?

She lives with Raper Cobb. The old ranger's pretty hard up, huh, Sammy?

You think it's funny? Oh, easy, Benjamin.

Easy, easy.

I was just kidding.

Well, I'm not.

Get me out of here.

This thing with Lucas is starting to really get to you.

I've got to find his mother to bed. How many times have you told me you can't

afford to get emotionally involved with your assignments?

Tell Lucas that.

Ranger Walker?

Evidently, a few of the older kids overheard some staff talking about

AIDS.

And they scared the younger boys and girls into believing that he would give

them a disease and they would all die.

He doesn't understand why they're all avoiding him. I really don't know what

do.

I do.

Hey, partner.

Walker!

Walker, we're out of here.

Send me whatever needs to be signed.

And all his medication.

Here, take the reins, Lucas.

You mean it? Yep, but be firm now.

But don't jerk or pull.

Just hold her back. That's it, that's it.

Okay, good.

That's it.

There we go.

Hold him back. Gosh!

Yeah. He's doing what I tell him. Yeah, well, you're a natural -born cowboy.

Yeah!

Remember that place I was at, Walker?

Mm -hmm. It was pretty awful.

Nobody would play with me there, you know.

Well, I've got a confession to make, Lucas.

That orphanage where I was at, that was pretty awful, too.

What?

Mm -hmm.

So you see, you and I are a lot alike.

Really? Yeah, those kids wouldn't play with me, either.

Wow. But being a loner doesn't mean you have to be alone.

How do you do that?

Before he died, my father had begun to teach me about tracking, hunting, and

fishing, and how a man isn't really alone, ever.

There's all kinds of friends everywhere you look for them, animals who share the

earth with us and who can teach us a lot.

I wanted to fly, too.

I wanted to go far away.

And even though I couldn't, it made me feel better to see those that could.

My father taught me many things.

The most important is to like myself.

So if you don't spend time alone, you better like yourself, right?

Right.

You're right, Walker.

You're never really alone. Not ever.

That's right.

Will you teach me about animals and all, Walker, will you?

Well, if that's what you want.

That'd be great. When?

Well, is tomorrow too soon?

Okay.

It's almost six o 'clock.

We'd better get back to the ranch.

See? Like that. Looking at the sun and knowing what time it is.

That's what I want to know.

All that stuff.

Everything?

Well, that's an awful lot.

Yeah. And I got my whole life, right?

Yeah, right.

You sure do.

Hi, I'm Sharon Stafford from the Dallas Sun -Times.

What can I do for you?

Well, I'd like to do a story with a few pictures about you and Lucas here.

Hiya, Lucas.

Hi.

Lucas, why don't you take Ranger around, cool him off?

What kind of a story?

About you and Lucas.

About why you've become the boy's guardian while you look for his mother.

story like that with pictures could help find her.

I don't think so.

Ranger Walker, I know that Lucas has AIDS. And I promise not to mention it.

The story will focus solely on the search for his mother.

I'm going to take your word for that.

I won't let you down.

Hey, Lucas.

How about a picture with you guys and the horse?

Okay. His name's Ranger.

Okay, with Ranger.

How about it?

Great, great. Hold it right there.

Oh, Lucas.

I miss you so much.

Look at you.

Such a big boy.

So handsome.

My baby.

Oh, Lucas.

I miss you so much.

My little boy's getting... Shut up!

Can't you see all this little boy lost stuff is just a trick to pull you into

the open so this Ranger Walker guy can get his hooks on me?

Me, baby. They want me.

And they're using your kid to lay a trap.

Let me tell you something.

Both you and the kid will die before Reefer Cobb goes down.

Understand?

She's hungry, Lucas.

She's eating for two.

Eating for two?

Mm -hmm. Yeah, she's going to have a foal.

A baby horse.

Look how big her belly is.

Yeah. Geez.

You mean the baby horse is inside there right now?

Mm -hmm. Here, lay that down.

Come here.

Fill the belly.

Something moved.

Yeah, I think she's wanting out.

Wow.

Yeah, wow.

Is Lady going to have her baby?

Yeah, any minute now.

You want to help?

Yeah. Hey, come around here.

And you can soothe her, okay?

Tell her everything's going to be okay.

Here she comes, Lucas.

Here he comes.

Oh, yeah. There we go.

Good girl, lady.

That's a girl.

That's it.

Come on, girl.

There we go.

Here he comes.

Here he comes.

Come up ahead.

Here she comes.

A real miracle,

isn't it, Lucas?

Yeah.

Okay, here she comes.

Is that a girl, lady?

Yes, ma 'am.

Come on.

There she is.

Okay, move back, Lucas. Let's let her up.

Okay, let her up. Come on, come on.

There we go.

All right. Go on. Go to your mom.

Boy, she's hungry, isn't she? Yeah, she is.

Got them closed?

Yeah. Okay.

All right. Now, Walker? Yeah, you can open them up.

He's all yours.

Wow!

Honest to goodness?

Honest to goodness.

Let's get on him.

Congratulations, Lucas.

He's a beauty, isn't he? Yeah.

What, you gonna name him, son?

Ranger. All right. Enjoy.

Here you go, cowboy.

Thanks, Walker. You're welcome, Lucas.

Well, it's pretty clear that Lucas is coming out of his shell.

Oh, come on down, Alex. He's a boy, and he's going to raise a certain amount of

hell. Yes, sirree.

Right on, buckaroo.

What he needs is some sensitivity and some nurturing.

Education.

That's the key.

Yeah, why don't you get him some piano lessons and mess him up real good?

I had piano lessons.

There you are.

Case in point.

You've made that little boy very happy.

Well, I could sure use some help, guys. Well, I wondered when you were going to

ask. I'm going to show him how to do a locomotion dismount.

A locomotion dismount. That's right.

And how are you holding up?

You've taken on a lot of responsibility.

Well, what choice did I have?

For you, Walker, there was no other choice.

Come on,

baby.

Come on, Lucas.

That's a good boy. Come on.

Hey, Lucas, it's okay.

It's all right.

Just a bad dream.

Just a bad dream.

Okay.

Everything's all right.

I don't want to go back to sleep.

Want me to tell you more about when I was a little boy?

In the orphanage?

Well, after I got out of the orphanage, it all began.

I was playing by myself when Sister Margaret came looking for me.

She was grinning from ear to ear.

I think that was the first time I'd ever seen her smile.

And then I found out why.

In those days, communication out to the reservation was real difficult.

But as soon as Uncle Ray found out about my parents' death, he sent for me.

Hey, Uncle Ray.

From this day on,

Until you come of age, it'll be my responsibility.

And just like at the orphanage, I was different.

Word was out about my mother and father's death.

And me being half Indian and half white didn't make my entrance into reservation

life any easier.

Wait here. I've got to go register you as my name.

Their names were Johnny Red Bear and Sam Coyote, and they weren't mean, just

curious. What's it look like to you, Coyote?

Don't know, Red Bear, but more wide -eyed than Cherokee. That's for sure.

What are you?

Come on, guys, break it up. Come on, break it up. Come on, let's get out of

here. Come on.

Come on, come on, guys.

Come on.

The only thing more stupid than not knowing how to fight is not knowing when

fight. Come on.

Back in the truck.

That kid's got guts.

A kid like him's going to need them.

Get back to your game.

What happened to Uncle Ray? Does he live on the reservation?

Or does he live around here?

No, Uncle Ray crossed the river a few years ago.

Crossed the river?

Yeah, he passed away.

He died?

Yeah.

Yeah, you would have liked Uncle Ray.

And Uncle Ray would have really liked you.

We better give C .J. a call. See how he's doing out there.

All right.

C .D., how's it going out there?

Oh, just fine. See, I'm dandy. Everything's perfect, Cordell.

Oh, C .D., who are you kidding, man?

Lucas is probably running you ragged.

Now, what are you doing? Paying off those piano lessons?

Well, do you need any relief?

Relief? What kind of fellow would I be if I needed relief from a seven -and -a

-half -year -old? No, no, no. We're doing just great, Cordell.

Thanks for calling.

Okay, call us if you need it.

Kicks X.

Kicks X.

Kicks X.

Walker. Ranger Cordell Walker?

That's right. Can I help you?

Yeah, you can give me my son back. That's what you can do for me, Mr. High

Mighty Ranger.

Tribette. Ellen Sims.

Run a trace.

Give me a trace on Walker's phone. I'd like to do that, Mrs. Sims, under the

right circumstances, but I've got to make sure Lucas is protected.

Protected? I'm his mother, aren't I?

He couldn't be any safer than with his own mother.

Look, Ranger Walker.

I really appreciate what you've done for Lucas.

But I think it's right that I take over now, okay? So why don't you just drop

Lucas off somewhere where I can find him?

I'm sorry I can't do that, Mrs. Sims. But I'll be happy to meet you anywhere

ask.

Yeah, right. I bet you would.

So you could arrest me and try and find out where Rafer is.

Mrs. Sims.

Lucas was born with AIDS.

Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't hear what you said.

I said your son has AIDS.

And it's important that you get to a hospital right away.

Why are you saying this to me?

What are you talking about? This is a lie.

It's not a lie. It's a trick. This is a trick to get me to give myself up so you

can arrest Rafer.

What do you got?

This is a lie. I don't believe you.

It's not a lie.

Phone's back, courtroom.

Bye.

Hold up, Lucas.

This is for you.

What is it?

Comanche Arrowhead.

This was their land for a long time.

Walker?

Yeah.

Would you please go on about stories you used to kid? I've been thinking about

it a lot. About Uncle Ray Firewalker and the reservation and Johnny Redbeard and

Sam Coyote. Hold on, hold on.

You want to hear more?

Yeah. Okay.

I've got the perfect spots.

Sure is nice here, Walker.

Yeah, it sure is, Lucas.

This is my most favorite place on the ranch.

Mine too.

They had just gotten into a fight with Johnny Red Bear and Sam Coyote.

Oh, yeah.

I remember.

Okay.

Let me see.

I was a stranger in a strange land, and I tried to fit in by competing with

other reservation boys at things they'd grown up doing.

It was uphill all the way.

I wanted to be part of what they were doing very much.

Careful now. White chair, keys here. I want to shoot.

Do you know how?

Yeah, yeah, of course.

If you

want, I can teach you.

Learn it myself.

It's the wrong wood to use for a bow, nephew.

I have something I need to say to you.

What? That I'm a white Cherokee? That I don't belong?

Listen, nephew.

When your father married a white woman, I wasn't happy.

My brother and I argued.

And when he died, I was still arguing with him in my heart.

That's why I've been so foolish with you.

From this point on, I will continue what my brother started.

Learning to be a white man is going to be your problem.

Teaching you to be Indian is going to be mine.

We got a deal, nephew?

Yeah. We became friends, Uncle Ray and I.

Now let's go find that right tree.

True friends.

Now I had a new family, a new way of looking at the world.

The end.

Wow. Well, actually, just the beginning, Lucas.

I learned how to be a Cherokee on the outside.

Now I had to learn how to be a Cherokee on the inside.

The inside?

Yeah, the spirit.

Spirit? Like ghosts and stuff?

Another time. We've got to get back.

Oh, Walker. Oh, come on, come on.

I know exactly how you feel.

Yeah, right.

Hello?

Yeah, Trevette.

Okay, I'll be right there.

What's going on?

Trevette's got a lead on Rafer Cobb.

All right, let's go.

Come on. The cops are outside.

Hey.

Hey.

You're too sick to go anywhere.

Walker said I probably... That Lucas... I gotta leave without you.

The cash in the bank safety deposit box would be enough for me to... What the

hell? The cash key in the bank ID, you're gone.

Give it to the kid?

You give the key to my half million to that damn kid?

Help

me,

please.

Where's Lucas?

Where's Lucas?

Where is he?

Mom! Oh, God, I missed you, Mom.

Oh, God, I missed you too, baby.

Is everything going to be all right?

Yes, son.

Mom, it's going to be all right now, okay?

Come closer, Ranger Walker, please.

Flickering light, a brave face.

Cold and wide voice.

Hushed by heaven's right.

All too soon.

Fool am I to ground this life meaning to dream dreams.

Not worth dreaming while angels of death.