Original subtitles

(POP MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO)

(ENGINE REVS)

ALEX: I can't believe Trivette.

I set him up with my best friend

and he doesn't even call her back.

Now, wait a minute. He told me he did call her back.

Oh, yeah, two weeks later.

Well, he did call her back.

Two weeks is a lifetime when you're waiting by the phone.

Well...

What he told me is, when he took her out,

she was kind of...

Kind of what?

You know, kind of...

Kind of what?

Dull. He said she was dull.

Dull? That's what he said.

She's not dull.

I guess what would you expect?

She is an attorney, you know.

Oh! (WALKER LAUGHS)

You...

(RADIO INTERFERANCE)

What's wrong with your radio?

Some kind of electrical interference.

(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

What the hell is that?

(DOOR CLOSES)

I've never seen anything like that.

Neither have I.

Why do I feel so vulnerable out here all of a sudden?

Even with me?

Even with you. It's creepy.

Well, let's go see what that is.

Why?

Because I'd like to know what it is up there.

Walker, look.

Wait here.

Not a chance.

Honey, what are you doing out here? Are you all right?

Why are you out here alone?

Don't be afraid.

I'm Walker, this is Alex.

What's your name?

Where's your mommy and Daddy? Are they out here with you?

They got my Daddy.

Who got your Daddy?

If you talk to us, maybe we can help you.

Sky people.

The sky people took him.

Hey, come on, honey.

Let's go.

(ENGINE REVS)

(SLOW MUSIC PLAYING)

What do you think she means by sky people?

I don't know.

There's a little town just down the road.

We'll take her to a doctor.

United States Air Force, step out of the vehicle with your hands in the air.

I'm a Texas Ranger. Get out of my way, I'm in a hurry.

Sergeant Perez, Two Rocks Base Security.

I'd like to take a look at the girl.

Why? That's classified.

Then I can't help you, Sergeant.

I have my orders. She's coming with me.

I'm on a county road and you're off your base, Sergeant.

You have no jurisdiction out here.

Out of the truck, Ranger.

(GUN CLICKS)

Tell your men to stand down.

I mean it.

Now, I don't know what your interest in the girl is,

and I don't really care.

I wanna get her to a doctor, so get out of my way,

or you're gonna need one too.

(DOOR CLOSES)

Sergeant Perez here, tell the Colonel we got a problem.

(ENGINE REVS)

(OPENING THEME MUSIC PLAYING)

♪ In the eyes of a Ranger

♪ The unsuspecting stranger

♪ Had better know the truth of wrong from right

♪ 'Cause the eyes of a Ranger are upon you

♪ Any wrong you do he's gonna see

♪ When you're in Texas look behind you

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

COLONEL: All right, Sergeant Perez, roll it.

Let's see what you have.

(FILM REEL ROLLING)

WOMAN: It was a real hot night.

The window was open, but I couldn't sleep.

There it was.

A brilliant white light.

Racing across the sky.

It sort of dropped down,

hovered over the prairie like,

like it was looking for something,

watching,

and then it raced off like a shot.

(EERIE SOUND)

(SWOOSH)

This won't take long, dear. Relax.

That's her description, Trivette.

Run a missing persons check.

Right. How do you figure the military angle?

I don't know.

But they wanted that little girl real bad.

Said it was classified,

and they meant it.

Two Rocks Base?

Yeah, that's what they said.

I'll see if there's any information been filed on the girl for you.

WALKER: Okay, and I'll talk to you later.

Well, physically she seems okay.

She's been through some trauma. Maybe,

something she saw caused this severe emotional distress.

Well, she keeps saying something about the sky people taking her father.

What do you make of that? She's not the only one around here

who talks about sky people.

Some time ago, it was 1953,

there was a crash here.

What, a plane? Nobody ever really knew.

The military stepped in, and just took over,

and there was a rumor that the Air Force recovered

some alien bodies from the wreckage,

and, of course, that started everybody's imagination from then on.

Well, it's not her imagination that her father's missing.

Hmm...

Alex, why don't you stay with the little girl,

I'm gonna check something out.

Okay.

(SLOW MUSIC PLAYING)

SHERIFF: Sure would like to help you out, Ranger,

but there's just no way we can scare up

enough men around here for a proper search.

That's big country out there.

No telling where that fella wandered off to.

Well, I know where we found the little girl, we'll start there.

Look, folks around here,

you know, they sort of keep to themselves.

Shame about the little girl, though.

So, gentlemen, I hope I haven't I missed anything.

You must be the Ranger who found the little girl?

There's nothing for the newspapers around here, Tara.

I heard a man is missing, Sheriff.

Now we don't know that for sure.

Well, I do.

Well, we don't.

Look, we've got a little girl just walking down the street.

There's nothing to get excited about.

Well, the military seems to think so.

SHERIFF: There's nothing to talk about.

What the United States Air Force does out there,

is not our concern, or yours.

We'll see about that.

(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)

(DOOR CLOSES)

Trivette called.

Her name is Naomi Burns.

Her father's Carlton Burns.

Some bigwig from Citel International.

He was flying her back from Galveston when the plane disappeared.

Private plane? Single engine Cessna.

Any family?

Her mother passed away three years ago,

no other relatives.

Citel filed a report when Carlton didn't show up for work today.

Walker,

she keeps talking about sky people.

Maybe she did see something weird.

I mean, anything's possible, don't you think?

I don't know what to think, Alex.

(SLOW MUSIC PLAYING)

WALKER: Naomi, I have something for you.

Actually, I got it off Doc Parker's porch,

but don't tell him.

Did you find my Daddy yet?

Not yet, honey, but I will.

Cross your heart?

Cross my heart.

Just relax, honey.

She responds to you. That's a good sign.

I wish she could tell me what happened.

Well, she probably won't remember.

Doc, would hypnosis help?

No, no, she'll... No, she may be too withdrawn,

but she's obviously got a great deal of trust in you,

so why don't you give it a try?

Okay. Here,

help me take this off.

We'll be a distraction. Let's... Let's wait outside.

Naomi, have you ever seen anything like this before?

It's pretty, what is it?

Well, it's a good luck charm.

It helps people remember things.

What I'd like for you to do is focus your eyes right on this.

That's it. Just look right at it.

That's a girl. Now,

think of yourself floating,

floating on a cloud.

You're safe,

you're warm,

you're starting to feel very tired.

Go ahead, close your eyes. That's all right, honey.

That's it.

You're totally safe now.

Okay,

now, Naomi,

I want you to go back to the last time you saw your Daddy.

Now, what happened to your Daddy?

(PLANE ENGINE WHIRRING)

NAOMI: He was flying us home in his airplane.

Then there was this light,

and Daddy couldn't make the airplane fly anymore.

(LIGHTNING STRIKING)

(NAOMI SCREAMS)

(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

Then I wasn't in the airplane anymore.

I was all alone in this garage building.

I couldn't find my Daddy anywhere.

I was scared.

(NAOMI CRYING)

WALKER: Okay, honey, honey, everything's all right.

You're coming back now. When you come back, you're totally relaxed now.

On three now. One, two, three, wake up.

(PANTING)

There we go, okay.

Everything's fine, honey.

You're safe.

Now I want you to relax and go back to sleep, okay?

Will you hold my hand?

Of course I will.

(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)

Go to sleep.

Is she all right?

The poor little thing's broken, just like her doll.

Doc, could you run a trace on this blood, see what type it is?

Well, I can, but why?

Well, I don't think it's Naomi's.

She hardly has a scratch on her.

You think it might be her father's?

Well, it's possible.

It'll take some time.

That's okay.

All right.

(EXHALES)

WALKER: I wonder what that military base has to do with all this?

You're not thinking of going snooping around out there?

It's crossed my mind.

No, Walker.

Two Rocks is a top-secret facility.

So? So Doc Parker said

there was a shooting out there a few years ago

and a civilian was killed. Yeah, I know.

Walker, I'm serious about this.

So am I.

(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

(DOOR CLOSES)

(CAMERA CLICKS)

Ranger Walker?

Where are you?

(GASPS)

(EXHALES)

Why are you following me?

You said you wanted help finding Naomi's father.

Well, here I am. I'm your posse.

Thanks. But, no thanks.

(SIGHS) Come on.

I know this area, you don't.

Go somewhere else to find your story.

Well, you wanna keep it off the record?

Fine. I promise I won't write a word of anything you say.

No one else in town would talk to me. What makes you different?

Well, they're all afraid of the sky people.

I mean, over 40 years ago. Careful.

They are spooked to come out here

because of a supposed flying saucer crash in '53.

You didn't answer my question.

What makes you different?

I've got my own reasons.

Well, that's not good enough.

(ELECTRIC VOLATGE WHIRRING)

(EXPLODES)

(SPARKS)

You know, a few years ago they shot a man for trying this.

He was the previous owner of my newspaper.

He was investigating this base and they killed him.

Then they denied it for a week.

I wanna go with you.

No. You stay here.

Now, don't touch anything.

(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(FOOTSTEPS)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

I told you to stay put.

Look, that man I told you they shot, he was my uncle.

They killed him because he was looking for the truth about this place.

I'm gonna find out what that is.

No, you're not. Yes, I am.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

MAN: Right away!

Well, if we have to, can you run?

I own every Jane Fonda video ever made.

(SIGHS)

(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

(INDISTINCT SHOUTING)

(DOOR OPENS)

How's it going in there?

Well, by the time it matters to anybody, we'll be long gone.

You hear about the girl?

I heard somebody found her. That's all.

A Texas Ranger.

She say anything?

I don't know yet, she's at Doc Parker's place.

We ought to look into it.

Harper, Blair,

we have a situation developing here.

Yes, sir. We were just talking about that.

Yes, we were wondering if some...

Damage control might be in order.

The girl is in civilian hands, Harper.

I understand,

but in light of the project and this...

We might want to consider taking action, Colonel.

No, absolutely not.

Research is being compromised.

I will follow the rules and regulations

attendant to my responsibilities, Mr. Blair.

I do not take orders from civilians.

I don't like this. We're gonna have to move up our schedule.

I'll make the call.

What about the girl?

And I'll take care of that too.

(BUTTONS BEEPING)

(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

(DOOR OPENS)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(PANTING)

Oh, finally.

I didn't think you were ever gonna take a break.

(SIGHS) I thought you were in shape.

I said I owned the videos, not that I use them.

(EXHALES)

So why is finding this man so important to you?

It's important to a little girl.

Yeah, I just never thought cops took their cases so personally.

You don't know the same cops I do.

(BREATHES HEAVILY)

What are you doing?

(SPITS)

Plane crashed here.

You know that from tasting dirt?

There's fuel in the dirt.

(CROWS CAWING)

What is that?

(ENGINE REVS)

(DOOR CLOSES)

Now fan out. We got movement in this sector.

(FILM REEL ROLLING)

MAN: Sir, here's another one, Colonel, and there's more.

Yeah, I know people think I'm crazy

when I tell them what happened to me.

Thing is...

(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

I know it was real.

I was taken that night and...

Examined...

By whatever they were.

(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)

(TIRES SCREECHING)

(HONKING)

(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

(DOOR CLOSES)

(GLASS SHATTERS)

Get out of here.

(MOANS)

This way. This way. Come here, come here.

Come here. Come on, come on.

ALEX: Naomi's in there!

WALKER: I'll get her! I'll get her!

(PANTING)

Oh, are you all right?

Okay, honey, don't worry.

NAOMI: My baby!

All right, I've got her.

(FIRE BLAZING)

(GLASS SHATTERS)

You okay, honey, huh? Are you all right?

Yeah, I think so.

Is my baby okay? Yeah, yeah, she's fine.

Oh, thank God you're safe.

Are you okay, sweetie? Uh-huh.

What happened? Three men with guns.

Let me check you, honey.

Make sure you're okay. What did they look like?

There were two white guys, one black guy.

That's all I saw.

Okay. Stay away from the fire.

Okay.

(SIREN WAILING)

(FIRE BLAZING)

(HONKING) (TIRE SCREECHING)

(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

(DOOR CLOSES)

(SONG PLAYING ON RADIO)

(LAUGHS) The way that place went up, man, that was beautiful.

That's the easiest 20 grand we ever made.

(LAUGHS)

The only problem you're gonna have is spending it.

(GRUNTS) (PUNCHES)

MAN: What's going on? (KICKS)

(GRUNTS)

(GROANS)

(GRUNTS)

Walker, we got the blood type on Naomi's doll.

It's her father's. AB negative.

That's a rare type.

Extremely rare.

If he needed a transfusion, he'd be out of luck around here.

They just won't talk without an attorney.

Let's get out of here.

(DOOR CLOSES)

(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)

She is so sweet.

My heart is aching over what she's been through.

You would think that even military minds

could comprehend the pain that they're causing her.

Obviously not.

I talked to some of the locals,

at least the ones that would talk to me.

They're all obsessed with UFOs.

They all talk about the strange dancing lights in the sky.

Yeah, the same ones we saw.

I'm lost.

Sky people, no sky people,

I mean, who cares?

Is that any reason to hurt this little girl,

or to burn down Doc Parker's office?

That's what I intend to find out.

(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)

(DOOR CLOSES)

I thought you were just a reporter.

Reporter, editor, typesetter. I do it all on this.

Have the men you captured talked? Not yet.

Walker, what could be so important that they're willing to kill again

to keep it a secret? I don't know.

Did your uncle leave anything around here that could give us a lead?

Oh, he was one of those crusty old newsmen.

He keeps everything in his head, but...

I'll look around.

I can tell you one thing.

He was convinced that something did crash out there 40 years ago.

What convinced him?

How much the military went out of its way to deny it.

(SIGHS)

Who's the commanding officer out there?

A Colonel Dayton. Why?

I think I'll go have a chat with him.

Oh, Walker, I'm gonna go with you.

No, you stay here.

Oh, Walker, come on. I said, stay here.

And don't you follow me.

(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

Colonel Dayton, Base Commander.

Cordell Walker?

You've done your homework.

I like to know who I'm dealing with.

You have quite a service record, Walker.

Citations, commendations,

Bronze Star, Silver Star,

Congressional Medal of Honor.

I'm now a Texas Ranger, Colonel,

and I want some answers.

Answers? Answers to what?

Well, let's start with Carlton Burns.

His plane crashed on your base.

Your information is incorrect.

I was at the crash site, Colonel.

Now, I want some answers,

or I'm gonna have a dozen Rangers

in your face in about two hours.

Rangers have no authority here.

Maybe not,

but we can make life awful tough for you.

You're bluffing.

I never bluff.

Perez, blindfold this man and put him in the Humvee.

If you don't mind, Walker.

This is a top-security facility.

Colonel, I object. As you were, Blair.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING)

(LIGHTS TURNING ON)

COLONEL: All right, you can take it off.

We found this wreckage the night it came down.

The plane was empty.

We transported it here and policed its...

Impact area for security reasons.

Why did it go down?

I don't know. Come on, you can do better than that.

I'm showing you this in the spirit of cooperation, Walker.

Then cooperate. What did your men want with the little girl?

COLONEL: They were overzealous in their concern, that's all.

Were they overzealous when they burned the doctor's house?

We had nothing to do with that,

nor are we in the business of kidnapping civilians.

(ORCHESTRA MUSIC PLAYING)

How did that little girl get out of this plane alive?

That's something I'd like to know.

I've been going at him, but he's a real tough nut to crack.

You really did a good job on me, pal.

Looks like I'm gonna lose a tooth.

SHERIFF: His name is Drew Fenton.

Arson, burglary, assault, et cetera, et cetera.

Let me have a minute with him, Sheriff.

SHERIFF: Sure, have at it.

Forget it. I know the drill.

Good cop, bad cop.

He threatens to bust my butt, then you come in here.

That's right,

but he was the good cop.

(GRUNTS) (PUNCHES)

(EXCLAIMS) (PANTING)

(EXCLAIMS) (PUNCHES)

That would've taken out all your teeth.

Okay, okay.

It was some guy,

some guy I met in a bar.

I'd never seen him before.

Give me a name. I don't have one.

He said I'd get half my money up front

and then the rest when I done the job.

Honest. What'd he look like?

(CRICKETS CHIPRING)

(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)

What are you looking for out there?

Sky people?

No.

What then?

You've hardly said a word for the past hour.

I was thinking about the lights in the sky.

I think I know what it is.

What? Well, the other night when...

(PHONE RINGS)

Hello?

We've got to talk, Walker.

This thing's getting out of hand. I don't know who to turn to.

Who is this? Blair.

We met the other day.

You've got to come out to the base, put a stop to this.

Put a stop to what?

Meet me at the hangar, tonight.

Now.

(PHONE BEEPS)

(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

(FILM REEL ROLLING)

Common knowledge here about

that the military's got a top-secret unit

that keeps files on UFO sightings.

They deny it, but people know.

Been too many reports from airline pilots

and other reputable folks to ignore what's going on.

Yeah, government says that they'd never

got no proof of aliens crashing here,

but I don't know of nobody... COLONOEL: Okay, Sergeant, turn it off.

I've seen more than enough. (CLICKS)

(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

What do you want, Blair?

(SIGHS) I knew you'd show up.

You said things were getting out of hand.

What things?

You, for one.

Now, how did I know that?

So, Ranger, what do you know?

I know a supply of AB negative blood

was flown in here a couple days ago,

which means the little girl's father's still alive.

Very good.

Anything else?

Well, whatever it is you're working on...

Creates high-intensity lasers.

That's what these people around here are seeing.

You're probably shooting down drones.

Vaporizing them is more like it.

See, we're an offshoot of the Star Wars Project.

Excellent, Ranger,

but you'd never guess, not in your wildest dreams,

how the project got started.

Why don't you tell me?

Well, it's a long story, and...

I really don't have the time.

Well, tell me this.

Why did you try to kill the little girl?

Does 50 million dollars sound like a good reason?

You're selling the secrets to a foreign power.

But you'll never live to tell it.

(GRUNTS) (KICKS)

(GROANS)

Come on. I'm taking you to the Colonel.

Get him!

(GRUNTS) (KICKS)

(GRUNTS)

(GRUNTS) (KICKS)

(GROANS)

(PUNCHES AND KICKS) (GRUNTS)

(GUN FIRES)

No, no, no, no. Let him go. Let him go.

Come on, start loading the airplane.

BLAIR: Come on, move.

Got an intruder, Sector 12. The old south hangar.

He's armed and dangerous.

Scramble all units.

You, stay here.

The rest of you come with me.

(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

(GRUNTS)

(GROANS)

(HEAVY BREATHING)

(BEEPS)

(ALARM RINGING)

Perez, what's going on out there?

(KICKS) (GRUNTS)

(PUNCHES) (GRUNTS)

PEREZ: Check the perimeter. Yes, sir.

MAN: Men down.

Drop it! (GASPS)

Hey, all right. Everyone, drop your guns. Drop them.

Now, let's go see the Colonel.

(GRUNTS) (PUNCHES)

(GUN FIRES)

Let's go!

All set. The plane'll be loaded

at the abandoned south field by noon.

No, no, there's been a change.

First thing in the morning. Tell the men.

(ALARM RINGING)

PERES: He's heading for the Colonel's office.

You men secure the front. We'll enter the rear.

(GLASS SHATTERS)

Drop your weapon.

Keep your hands where we can see them.

We need to talk, Colonel.

(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

(ENGINE STARTS)

BLAIR: We're behind schedule here, come on.

Come on, let's get this thing loaded.

Come on, move it.

We got incoming.

All right, let's go.

(GUN FIRES)

(GRUNTS)

(GUN FIRES)

(GRUNTS)

(GROANS)

(ENGINE REVS)

Driver, get in here. Let's go after them.

(GUN FIRES)

(GRUNTS)

(GUN FIRES)

(GRUNTS)

(GUN FIRES)

(ENGINE REVS)

(GROANS)

We're right behind you.

(GRUNTS)

(ENGINE REVS)

MAN 1: Drop your weapons. Drop them!

MAN 2: Come on, get over here.

MAN 3: Let me see your hands.

(ENGINE REVS)

(GRUNTS)

(GROANS)

(SCREAMS)

Okay, take her back. Take her down. Take her down.

(GUN FIRES)

(SCREAMS)

(PUNCHES) (GRUNTS)

(SCREAMS)

(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

(SCREAMS)

(STRAPS FLAPPING)

(SCREAMS)

Yes, yes!

Woah!

(SCREAMS)

(PARACHUTE OPENS)

(ENGINE REVS)

(EXPLODES)

Oh! Oh, man!

Did you see that?

Now, I've jumped out of planes before,

but I have never, I have never jumped without a chute.

I hope it's the last time.

(EXHALES)

Now, that was one hell of a ride.

That was an E-ticket, all right.

Well, I hope it makes up for me hitting you last night.

Yes, yeah, anytime.

Anytime you want.

Hey, you ever think about enlisting, Walker?

Oh, I'm already enlisted, in the Texas Rangers,

but thanks anyway, Sergeant.

(EXHALES)

(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)

Thank you for keeping your promise and finding my Daddy.

I crossed my heart, didn't I?

Thanks for taking care of Naomi.

She can stay with me until you're ready to leave,

if that's all right with you.

Alex taught me how to bake cookies.

Oh, hey, I almost forgot something.

Tadah!

My baby!

Thank you, Ranger Walker.

Look, Daddy. My baby's all better again.

(KNOCK AT DOOR)

I have the projector set up down the hall

We'll see you in a bit.

(SLOW MUSIC PLAYING)

(FILM REEL ROLLING)

TARA: So this is the film that I found with my uncle's old stuff.

I don't know what's on here.

(SUSPENCEFUL MUSIC PLAYING)

Doesn't that look like a young Colonel Dayton?

That is Colonel Dayton.

(GASPS)

Oh, my God.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(CLOSING THEME MUSIC PLAYING)

♪ 'Cause the eyes of a Ranger are upon you

♪ Any wrong you do he's gonna see

♪ When you're in Texas look behind you

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