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Hey, Dad, look who I found coming through the south gate.

Walker, it is so beautiful out here.

Yep, sure is.

What is that smell, C.D.?

That's called fresh air, my man.

This is the best bass fishin'

and snipe huntin' within 1000 miles.

Well, that's what I'm here for, boy.

What are snipe?

Snipes? Oh, well...

C.D. Parker, you old rhinoceros.

Hank Cotton, you're a...

You're a sight for sore eyes.

Hey, Walker, good to see you.

Hi, good to see you too, Hank.

What's it been now, ten years in a row?

Oh, at least.

End of the season wouldn't be the same

without these two comin' up here

and helpin' me catch the big ones

that the tourists missed.

Oh, Hank, this is Alex Cahill.

Hi. Pleased to meet you.

Jimmy Trivette. How are you?

You guys ready for some serious fishin'?

That's what we're here for. Good.

Y'all met my son, Bobby.

Bobby, boy, you look good in that uniform.

Hey, not as good as it feels, C.D.

It's been a long time coming.

Listen, he's been wantin' to be a park ranger

ever since he was knee-high to a duck.

Just made it last month.

Congratulations, Bobby.

Thanks. I couldn't ask for a better first assignment

than Sawtooth Park.

Well, let's get your gear inside.

Hoo.

Uh... What are snipe?

S... Oh, snipes.

Uh, well, a snipe is kind of a...

A cross between a possum and an armadillo.

So you shoot 'em.

No, no, no, you don't shoot 'em.

It'd tear 'em up too bad. You couldn't eat 'em.

You mean to tell me

that you've never eaten any snipe?

Well, I didn't think you were serious.

I didn't think that they existed.

Jimmy, have I ever lied to you, son?

Excu... Excuse me, Walker,

have you ever eaten snipe before?

Yeah, it's delicious.

It's... Taste kind of like

a lobster and chicken mix.

Right, C.D.? That's right.

Yeah. That's pretty good.

Snipe. I can't believe you guys.

You went along with it.

Jimmy, I don't think I'm gonna take you snipe huntin'.

Why not?

I don't think you qualify.

C.D., why... Why not?

It takes a special kind of personality,

a special kind of person.

A person that has patience... Excuse me.

Yet perseverance. Excuse me,

when have I never exhibited patience?

Oh, Jimmy, I don't know if your personality

gets it or not.

It's gonna be okay, sweetheart,

don't worry, don't worry.

Please, mister,

I-I don't care what you got goin' on.

Just let us go.

I-I don't know ya, I didn't see...

It's your own damn fault.

You were supposed to be outta here by now.

Respect, huh?

Act nice. They're old people.

I tell ya, kids today.

But he's right.

W-whatever you want, just take it,

we can leave.

We can leave right now. Yeah.

We never saw you, we never saw you.

But you did see me.

You see, that's the problem.

We won't say anything, I swear.

We... We've got social security, the grandkids.

Oh, I don't care

if you're blowin' up the world.

Please, just let us go.

You know, this is nothin' personal.

Oh, no!

I just never leave witnesses.

Never.

♪ In the eyes of a Ranger ♪

♪ The unsuspectin' stranger ♪

♪ Had better know the truth ♪

♪ Of wrong from right ♪

♪ 'Cause the eyes Of the 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 ♪

Coo-coo-roo.

Coo-hoo-coo-roo.

Pitty-pitty-poo.

Coo-coo-roo.

Pitty-pitty-poo.

Coo-coo-roo.

Coo-coo...

Must be out of my mind.

Snipe. I'm beginnin' to believe

this is a bunch of hooey.

Coo-coo-roo.

Coo-coo-roo.

Coo-coo-roo.

Ahem. Coo-coo-roo.

Pitty-pitty-poo.

Coo-coo-roo, pitty-pitty-poo.

Coo-coo-roo. Pitty... Coo-coo-roo.

Coo-coo-roo, pitty-pitty-poo.

Coo-coo-ro... Oh!

Oh, man.

They said I was not patient enough

to catch a snipe.

Oh, my... Man, it's a skunk!

Oh, man, oh.

You throw a mean skunk, Cordell.

Well, you throw a mean coo-coo-roo, C.D.

Yeah.

See, man, I knew

there was no such thing as a snipe.

Yeah, right. Oh, yeah.

Yeah, right. Whoa, hey.

Hey!

Come on, you guys. I read National Geographic.

I was just doin' it

just to see how far you would go.

Oh, man.

So are there any animals

left in the forest?

Actually, Miss Cahill,

I didn't shoot any of 'em.

They came with the place when I bought it.

Last time I held a gun was Korea,

and I swore it would be the last time too.

No, I'm a fisherman. I'm not a hunter.

C.D. told me you were in the same unit in Korea.

Yeah, that's where we met.

Hated each other from the get-go.

I was a medic and he was a squad leader.

I thought he was a loudmouth

and he thought I talked too much.

Ha, ha. Imagine that.

Yeah, then one day we got pinned down together

in a foxhole for 36 hours.

By the time the smoke cleared,

we'd run out of words and we were best friends.

Been best friends ever since.

He's Bobby's godfather.

Oh, I know.

C.D.'s been talking about Bobby ever since I met him.

He's really proud of you.

C.D.'s like a second dad.

I think he's kind of disappointed

that I didn't wanna be a Texas Ranger.

But I'm a lot like Dad.

The more time that I can spend out in nature,

the happier I am.

Well, then you have the perfect job.

I know.

Hey, are you an early riser?

That all depends.

I have to go up to the north gate in the morning

and close it off for the winter.

If you'd like to ride along, I could show you the park.

That sounds delightful. I'd love to.

Boy, that was fun.

Don't feel bad, Mr. Trivette.

You're not the first one C.D. sniped.

I was not sniped.

You were sniped and skunked.

I was not sniped.

Come on, Trivette. It happened to me too.

Yeah, right, it happened to you.

Sure did.

The great Cherokee warrior

got himself sniped?

Yep.

All right, I don't feel so bad after all.

Of course, I was only 4 years old.

See, you guys?

Beautiful light, huh?

Sorry.

We were supposed to get new trucks last year,

but, uh, then the downsizing hit.

Maybe this year I can get a truck with better shocks

and a police band radio.

And a little padding for the seats maybe?

Well, if the park's closed, what do you do all winter?

Repair hiking trails,

keep an eye out for poachers,

haul alfalfa for the deer

if, uh, snow gets heavy.

Mm. Play checkers with Dad.

Not a bad life, huh?

Sounds just about perfect.

You have a girlfriend?

Yeah, over in Soda Springs.

She's finishing her last year of college.

We're going to be married in June.

Well, that's great, congratulations.

Thanks.

You married or anything?

No.

Well, maybe to my work.

What the heck?

What's the matter?

Sea planes are not allowed to land on the lake

without a special permit.

Our office has not issued one in months.

Well, maybe the pilot's in trouble.

Maybe.

Looks like he's putting down

near Baker's Bait Dock.

Mind riding along while I check it out?

You're the ranger.

Watch our backs, huh?

Hey, Glen. Hey.

Good to see ya.

How's it going, brother?

You're late, huh?

Well, I had to go around some new radar

comin' out of out of Corpus.

Got all the stuff?

Nine hundred and ninety-eight kilos of China White.

Nine ninety-eight, huh?

What happened to the other two keys?

Freighter captain wanted a little extra commission

before he'd open the cargo hatch.

There was nothin' I could do.

No problem.

No problem.

Come on, muchachos, let's do it.

Yeah, we're doin' it.

Come on, little brother.

Drug dealers.

Bobby, don't.

There's too many of 'em.

Besides, I think I recognize the one in the black suit.

If I'm right, it's Glen Larkin and his brother, Chip.

They are not to be messed with.

Now, let's go get Walker and let him handle this.

By the time we got back they'd all be gone,

and so would the plane.

Look, there's a phone inside the bait store.

Once I get a drop on 'em,

you go inside and call the lodge.

You get Walker and Trivette here fast.

Bobby, there's no place for cover out there...

Let's go, let's go. We don't have all day.

Come on.

Hold it!

Right there!

Put your weapons down!

Do it now!

Do it now!

All right, put 'em down, put 'em down.

Okay, okay!

Everybody, assume the position!

Get against the truck, do it now!

Do it!

Do it!

Assume the position! Now!

Kill that punk.

Hey, come on!

They're gettin' away!

Go to the van!

Come on. Let's go, let's go.

Hang on, Bobby.

Hey!

Come on. Let's go.

Move!

You may want to use

a little bit heavier lure like this.

It might help get into a Loch Leven.

Hm.

You know, they weigh as much as 90 pounds.

Ninety pounds.

So I put that in the water,

and then I put my face in the freezing cold water,

and then I make little fishy noises, right?

Get outta here!

He doesn't believe me, Cordell.

Tell him.

Well, it's true, Trivette.

Like I'm gonna believe you guys now?

Hunters?

Hunters don't use automatics.

Bobby's been shot!

Get him in the house!

Let's get him in here... You okay, Alex?

I'm fine.

Who are those guys?

Drug dealers.

It's Glen Larkin

and the one next to him is his younger brother.

Who are these guys?

I don't care who they are.

Nobody comes out alive.

Nobody.

Phone's dead.

Cut the power.

Go around back, cover me.

Anything moves, kill it.

You understand? Yeah.

Springer!

All right, take John and go over there.

Got it, boss. Go on.

They're spreadin' out. They're surrounding the place.

Okay, watch the front.

Easy, son. Just take it easy.

You're gonna be all right, Bobby.

How is he?

He's lost a lot of blood.

I still haven't been able

to stop the bleeding completely.

Where's your cell phone?

It's upstairs in my room.

Forget it, Walker.

Cell phones, pagers,

none of that stuff works this far out.

We gotta get that boy to a hospital, Cordell,

and pronto.

Walker, they're on the move.

Who the hell is this Glen Larkin?

We think he's responsible for supplying Dallas

with most of its heroin.

But we've never been able to arrest him,

because he doesn't leave witnesses.

Two comin' in.

Stay where you are! Don't move until I tell ya.

Who are these guys?

Larkin?

Glen Larkin?

How the hell does he know who you are?

Doesn't matter. He ain't goin' nowhere.

How can I help you?

I'm a Texas Ranger.

We have a wounded man in here.

So, what?

We got two dead men here.

I'll make you a deal.

You drive away from here,

and I won't chase you to hell and back

for what you did to him.

But who the hell are you?

The name's Walker.

Walker. Walker.

The only thing you're chasing, Walker, is your tail,

and you ain't doin' that for too much longer.

No deal.

You had your chance, Larkin.

Maybe we ought to do it. Shut up!

You think I stayed alive all these years

by making deals with the law, you...?

Sanders, come here.

Come on!

Take some gas out of the rig.

Hurry up! What are you waitin' for?

I love ya.

We can't get out, they can't get to us.

Looks like a standoff, at least until tonight.

I don't think Larkin's gonna wait around that long.

Cordell, you cover me,

I'll try to get to the woods

and down to Baker's for help.

You'd never make it, C.D. Too many guns out there.

Walker, check this out.

Get behind the car.

What's goin' on?

They're tryi" to burn us out.

Nice shootin'.

That was my vehicle.

How much ammo have you got?

Down to my last clip. You?

I got three left.

Good thing they don't know that.

Well, I think it's time we took the fight to them.

How are we gonna do that?

This is gonna take longer than I thought.

If you were in charge, huh,

what would you do right now?

Uh... um... I don't know.

I'd create a diversion on one side of the lodge

and, uh, send a couple guys in through a window on the other.

All right, that's good, that's good.

And what if it didn't work, huh?

Then you wouldn't have enough men left

to cover all sides of the lodge.

No, no, no.

We can't risk leavin' an openi" for them to slip away, right?

So, what do we do?

First...

find out what kind of weapons they have

and how much ammunition they have left.

Well, it's a hunting lodge.

I mean, they could have elephant guns.

Elephant guns?

Yeah.

You come from the same father?

Elephant guns.

No, my guess is they're down to small handguns.

The question is,

how much ammo they have left.

Elephant guns.

The bleeding's stopped,

but he's lost a lot of blood.

Too much.

He needs a transfusion.

How we gonna do that, Hank?

I improvised in Korea. I can do it.

What about blood type?

Well, I'm a match,

but I had a bout of hepatitis last year.

I'm B positive, if that helps.

No. Bobby's O negative.

It's a tough match. Only another O is compatible.

What are we waitin' on?

You're an O negative? Yeah.

Hank, is the backup generator working?

No, it fritzed out on me about a year ago.

I meant to fix it. I never got around to it.

You wanna check it out?

I'm gonna find a way outta here.

You going after help?

No, by the time I got back, it might be too late.

I'm gonna try to cut down the odds a little bit.

How are you gonna get out of here?

This place is surrounded.

I'm gonna take the high roads.

Alex, I'll need you and Trivette on the second floor.

Here, take this.

Now.

You stay here. Tatum, come on!

Tatum...

come on.

Come on.

Walker, would you please drop your gun?

I said, please drop your gun.

Now.

Chip, come over here.

Let the people inside go

and I'll let your brother go.

No deal.

You wanna see your brother alive?

He's an unarmed man.

You are a Texas Ranger.

You're not gonna harm him.

Don't shoot!

You'll hit my brother. Don't shoot.

Will you look at this crew I gotta deal with?

Find something to tie him up with, will ya? Sit down.

Five left, including Larkin.

Your life's not worth a damn now, ranger.

When my brother gets hold of you,

you're gonna be groveling on your knees.

If you don't shut up, I'm gonna stick this

right in your mouth.

Did you get any ordinance?

Got better than that.

This is Larkin's brother.

All right, that means they won't try to burn us out.

You got that right.

It's a good thing they don't know

we're low on ammo.

Glen, they're al...!

I said shut up.

You know,

the Lord gave Martha and I this boy

late in our life,

when we'd given up all hope,

just so we'd know what a special gift he is.

Everything's gonna be all right, Hank.

You just wait and see.

C.D.'s right. He's gonna pull through.

Yeah... well...

it's out of my hands now.

You know, Bobby was 5 years old

when Martha died.

I swear, lovin' this boy

is the only thing that got me through.

Oh, please, God, don't take him now.

How's it going?

I think we got a shot.

How long do you think?

Hour, maybe two.

Okay.

Well, that oughta do it.

Thanks, C.D.

You know, there's plenty more where that came from.

You better get some rest, get your strength back.

Is he doing better?

Yes.

He's sleeping peacefully

and his temperature has finally come down.

Thank God for that.

Amen.

We're going on a scavenger hunt.

Scavenger hunt? What does that mean, Cordell?

That means we're the spiders

and they're the flies.

You'll see what I mean.

I still don't remember what happened.

Here, Bobby. Drink this down, son.

You're gonna feel a whole lot better.

Here, you take this, Hank.

Everyone ready?

Then let's do it.

Shut up.

Drop it.

You don't have the guts, old man.

You're right.

Hello?

It's me again.

You happy to see me?

Well, come on in, fellas.

I got somethin' I wanna read to you.

"C.D., thanks again for all the help.

"Bobby and I are taking a break in California.

"Maybe you all could meet us for some grunion hunting.

"Well, take care and please give my regards

"to Walker, Alex, and Jimmy.

"Keep in touch.

Your friend, Hank Cotton."

I thought that was real nice.

Sounds like fun.

Yeah. I love grunion hunting.

Yeah. What are grunion?

Are those those little animals

that hop into your gunnysack at night?

No, those are... Those are snipe.

It's a fish, Jimmy, a fish.

Back to fish? Ninety-pound trout?

Loch Leven.

Loch Leven.

I love the sound of that. Loch Leven.

You got something for me?

Jimmy, it's true.

I mean, they're a little bony, but it's really fun,

because you can only catch 'em in a full moon.

What am I gonna do? Go all the way to California,

stand out in the middle of the night

with a big fishing pole?

I don't think so.

Jimmy, you can't use a fishing pole. It's illegal.

So is a net.

You whistle, they jump into your pocket?

No, no. You pick 'em up with your hands on the beach

when they come up to mate under a full moon.

Oh, yes, they come up on the beach at night

to mate under a full moon.

I'll bet you $100 each

there's no such thing as grunion,

there never were, and there never will be.

You're on. Hey, I'll take that bet.

Get the book, C.D.

Get the book.

You got it.

Loch Leven.

There's no Loch Leven in that book.

Sniped.

Loch Leven, Loch Leven.

So?

Grunion.

Grunion, grunion.

G-R...?

Rhymes with onion.

That helps a lot.

Grunion.

Snipe.

Grunion, grunion, grunion.

Grunion.

"California grunion,

"spawn on the beach

at moonlight."

Coo-coo-roo... Coo-ah-roo...

♪ 'Cause the eyes Of the 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 ♪