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Walker.

Hi, it's me.

What time you finishing up?

Just wrapping up. Why?

Because I'm gonna be working late.

What are you working on?

The Smith homicide.

Once I get these briefs filed, I'll be able to breathe again.

Want me to wait for ya?

No, you go on home.

But if you'd like to wait up for me,

I'll stop at the market and pick up some bacon and eggs

and we can have a midnight breakfast

and then go out on the porch and count fireflies.

What do you think?

Sounds good.

Okay, I'll see you there.

Boy, it's good to be out of jail.

Yeah, back to making a living again.

Why don't you two shut up and keep your mind on the job?

Jake, I don't know.

I never did this before.

Oh, you know what? It's a little late

to be thinking about that now.

I told you bringing this clown

into it was a mistake.

Yeah, we should have waited for Lopez

and the Gorge brothers to get out.

We do it now.

Now all you got to do

is keep your eyes open, your mouth shut,

and the engine running.

Are you sure nobody's home?

I don't want anyone to get hurt.

We've been over this.

The newspaper said the Winfields are at a charity event tonight.

You got any more stupid questions for me?

Pull it in there.

Be ready to get the hell out.

Frank, kill the security system.

Right.

All right, let's go.

All right, you guys cover downstairs.

I'm taking up.

No, I'm fine.

Honey, why don't you go lie down

and I'll go get you some aspirin, okay, sweetie?

Thanks, honey.

What are you doing here?

Get out of my house!

Oh! Oh, my God!

Oh, Oliver!

Oliver.

Oh, Oliver!

What are we gonna do?

I'll tell you what we're not gonna do.

Leave any witnesses.

No! Good-bye.

No!

No!

That clown is taking off.

Get their keys.

Let's get out of here.

Okay.

Steve, tell me what happened.

Just pack the baby's stuff, Cara.

There's no time to talk about it.

Jake could be here any minute.

Jake?

Jake, that guy you met in jail?

What did you guys do?

They were taking stuff from a house.

I was the lookout and driver. That's all.

What?

Cara, we're broke. The kid needs food.

I had to do something.

Tell me what happened. The owners came home early,

but Jake killed them, and we've got to get out of here

before he kills us, too.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

What are we going to do?

Honey, I'll think of something.

But right now,

we've got to get out of here before Jake gets here.

They're here!

Oh, my God.

Go, Cara.

Move! Go, go!

Oh, my God.

Where do you think you're going, Stevie boy?

Frank, grab the girl.

No!

Get her!

Move it, Frank!

Where is she?

I need a price check on three pounds of extra size...

Attention all shoppers.

The store will be closing in 15 minutes.

Attention all shoppers.

Excuse me. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Oh!

What a cute little boy.

Thank you.

He is a little boy, isn't he? Yeah.

Yeah, his name is Max.

Aw... Max.

How old are you, Max?

Seven months.

Oh, what you looking at, sweetheart?

Do you have any kids?

No, not yet.

No?

Would you want to... you want to hold him?

Sure, if you don't mind.

No, it's fine. It's fine.

Hi, sweetheart.

Oh, no, you're not gonna get sad.

Hi.

Aw... Um, I... I forgot to get baby wipes.

Can you...? Would you mind

just holding him for a second while I...?

I'll be right back.

Sure.

Sure.

Yeah, you little sweet thing you.

Oh, you want to turn around, hmm?

This the way you like to be held?

Yeah.

Huh?

Let's go see what's keeping Mommy.

Excuse me? Did you see

a young lady with long blond hair?

Maybe a pink shirt?

Yeah, I think she just left.

♪ In the eyes of a ranger ♪

♪ The unsuspecting 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 going to see ♪

♪ When you're in Texas, look behind you ♪

♪ 'Cause that's where the ranger's going to be. ♪

That's her.

That's her.

I'm gonna have to take the tape.

Yes, sir.

Walker, how could anybody abandon

such a beautiful little boy?

You said she looked scared.

Yes.

I mean, she had to be desperate.

I'm Nina Woods with Child Protective Services.

I'm Alex and this is my husband, Ranger Walker.

Hi. How do you do?

I'll take him now.

What's going to happen to Max?

Max? Is that his name?

Yes. Well,

I'll find a crib for him tonight at County Hospital,

and tomorrow he'll be sent to a foster home.

Oh, Walker, we can't do this.

I mean, I can't bear the thought

of Max being dumped off

in some children's ward.

Can't we just take care of him tonight?

You are kidding, right?

No, I'm not kidding.

Well, you think that's a good idea?

Just for tonight.

Please?

What do you think?

Alex, are you sure you want to do this?

Absolutely.

I mean, how are you going to say no

to this sweet little guy?

Okay, just for tonight.

What do we have to do?

We have a little paperwork.

We can handle it right now.

Okay, Max, we're home.

What now?

Bath.

There?

Yep.

Oh, you're not going to be sad are you?

Good.

Hold on to him, honey.

Hold on, he's slippery.

He is.

Hey, guy.

Hey, hey, oh, yeah.

Aw... Yeah.

Oh, no, honey.

I think that's pretty good. Yeah!

Wrap up the baby, wrap him up.

Okay.

Oh, I know.

You know what?

You try.

You can... Bears in front.

Oh, yes.

Perfect.

Perfect.

Yes, I love you, too.

You're a good boy.

Maybe it's time for a burp.

Upsy-daisy.

Why are you doing that?

I'm burping him so he doesn't get gas.

Hmm.

He's still asleep.

Great.

We're finally going to have

our midnight breakfast.

Yeah, taking care of a baby is a lot of work.

I know, but... be honest.

You had fun giving him a bath here in the kitchen sink.

Okay, I'll be honest.

I did.

You're going to make a great father.

He sure can eat, for such a little guy.

I better burp him.

Here. Come here.

Aw... up...

Who's that?

Hello?

We got a robbery at a house in Flower Mound.

Two people dead.

What's the address?

5243 Keswick Drive.

Okay, I'll meet you there.

Got a problem.

♪ ♪

That's the neighbor who called the police.

She lives across the street. She says

she saw a blue sedan speed away

about 8:30 last night.

Then she saw three men exit the house,

jump in the Winfield's Mercedes and take off.

Did she see their faces? No.

Ready to go inside?

What have you got?

Well, the alarm was disabled

at the battery source, but there were

no fingerprints, so they must have used gloves.

Here's your murder weapon right there.

The husband was hit over the head with it,

and then so was the wife.

Looks like they surprised

the thieves by coming home early.

Why would they take the Winfield's car?

Good question.

There was supposed to be more.

Yeah, well, there would have been more

if we'd had more time.

That punk got what he deserved.

What about his woman?

You know she saw us.

That worry you?

Damn straight.

You know what? It worries me, too.

Find her... and kill her.

Jimmy!

I want you to meet Max.

Hello, Max.

You the guy that was abandoned?

Can't believe somebody would leave you.

Excuse me, Max.

Can I ask you a question?

Yeah, sure.

Can we keep Max until we find his mother?

Alex, we said we'd keep Max for one night.

I know, but it seems so cold-hearted

to drop him off at some foster home

where nobody even knows him.

But... you don't know him.

I've bathed him, I've fed him,

I've changed his diaper several times, I know him

better than anybody else does right now.

Please, Walker?

Just until we find his mother.

I know.

What about your job?

I've got it all worked out.

Josey said she could take care of him

at the Hope Center while I'm at work,

and besides, I don't have any cases coming up,

so the DA said I could work part-time for a while.

So... see?

It's working out perfect.

Besides, I already called Nina Woods.

You have?

I didn't think you'd mind.

Really?

Please, Walker.

Alex, you know...

You know when we find Max's mother...

I know.

I know. It's only temporary.

But...

I promise I won't pee-pee on you ever again.

Thank you.

I told you we could talk him into it.

I'm just gonna run out and pick up a few necessities for Max.

Okay.

See you later.

Eight pawn shops, two fences... zero luck.

Maybe we'll have better luck at our next stop.

Zeke Zinzipper, world-class fence and lowlife.

Anybody's got his fingers in hot property, it's good old Zeke.

Is this all you guys can steal?

Hey, hey, hey.

50 bucks. Take it or leave it.

Hey, Zinzipper!

Get him!

Gage!

Please, don't hit me. Please.

Turn around. Turn around.

You know, Zeke, things sure are

heating up under you, buddy.

Here's an inventory of everything

in your warehouse.

And what's interesting about that list

is it seems to match the list of stolen items

from the Winfield's home.

The Winfields were murdered for that stuff.

Hey, I had nothing to do with that.

I swear.

I'm not buying it, Syd. How about you?

I'm not buying it either.

Look... Jake said there's more where this came from.

Does Jake have a last name?

I don't know his last name.

Will he come to you again?

I don't know, but let me tell you,

this Jake is no guy to mess with.

And we are?!

Okay. Okay, okay. Okay, look.

What do you want?

We're gonna stake out your warehouse.

When these guys show up, you ID them

and we'll do the rest.

No way.

Hmm. Receiving stolen property...

accessory to murder.

You choose.

And the pink one... The green one. Yeah.

'Cause you're so smart.

Hi.

I thought you said you were going to pick up

a few necessities.

Well, babies need things.

Alex.

This is a lot more than a few.

Well, you don't want Max to go without.

You know, you're getting good at making me feel guilty.

Would I do that?

Yes, you would.

Ranger Walker, what's the latest

in the abandoned- baby investigation?

We're still looking for the mother.

There's a rumor that the baby is staying with you.

Yes, we are providing foster care for Max.

But is that the best placement?

Who's going to watch the baby

while you both work?

The Help Our People Excel Center

has an excellent day-care program.

What will you do if you cannot locate the mother?

We'll find the mother.

Excuse us.

I'll see you later.

Hey, we got a hit.

A woman says Cara's picture

looks like a girl that moved into a trailer

down the road from her.

I'll go with you.

Matches the description of the car from the robbery.

Open up. Texas Rangers!

Call the coroner.

Their names are Steven and Cara Parkins.

They don't look like much more than kids themselves.

What do you think happened?

Well, my theory is Steve was the lookout.

He panicked, took off, leaving them behind.

Then they stole the Winfield's car,

tracked him down and killed him.

What about Cara?

Well, if she was a witness to the murder,

they'll be looking for her.

That's why she was so scared.

Voila.

It works!

You're a genius! Come here, Max.

So what do you think, big guy?

I don't think he's impressed.

Oh, he is, too.

This is a big thing for me.

Hey, Jake.

Check this out.

An unidentified victim was found this afternoon

at a trailer park in the suburbs of Dallas.

Let's go there now.

Details are sketchy, and authorities

are not releasing the name of the victim,

but a car seen outside the trailer

does match one seen leaving the Winfield murders.

They know about Steve, they know about Cara.

Well, then, we make sure we find her first.

Heavenly Father, please watch over Max.

He's just a little baby.

Please, just give him a good life.

I love him so much...

and please forgive me.

Please forgive me.

Max, give me that spoon.

Here.

Good morning.

Good morning. How are you feeling?

Better.

Thanks for getting up last night.

I don't know what's wrong with me.

I hope I'm not coming down with the flu.

Can I ask you a question?

What?

Who's eating breakfast here?

You or him?

Well... Well, I think it's 50-50.

Why don't I take over?

Good. I got to get ready.

I'll get a towel.

Hey, here's a background check on Steve and Cara Parkins.

His parents are dead,

and her parents are in Fort Worth.

Steven Parkins did

six months in lockup for shoplifting.

Whew, six months for shoplifting?

Second offense.

Looks like the judge decided to make an example of him.

Six months in county jail.

That's tough, especially for a 19-year-old kid.

Yeah, it sure is.

I wonder who his cell mates were.

I'll find out.

Okay, here's the jackets on the other guys

that did time with Parkins in County Jail.

Ooh, he was in with some real bad boys.

Jake Horbart,

Frank Jerrett and Corky Randall just got out of prison.

You think maybe he met up with his new buddies from jail

when they made their release?

Could have.

Bingo. I found us another good one.

We're going to move on it this afternoon. Good.

Take the stuff from last night's job over to Zinzipper's

and fence it.

You got it.

Turn that up, Frank.

And that the victim of yesterday's homicide

was apparently the abandoned baby's father.

Texas Ranger Cordell Walker had this to say

about the investigation.

We're still looking for the mother.

There's a rumor that the baby is staying with you.

Yes, we are providing foster care for Max.

But is that the best placement?

Who's going to watch the baby

while you both work?

The Help Our People Excel Center has

an excellent daycare program.

Well, ain't that sweet.

"Help Our People Excel."

You think they can help us excel?

Well, I'll tell you what.

They can help us find that girl.

You think she's going to show up there?

They got her kid, Frank.

Eventually, she'll show up... and when she does...

Here's the address for the H.O.P.E. Center.

You know what to do.

Hello.

Hi. What'd the doctor say?

Oh, he said the flu's going around,

and I probably got the beginning stages of it.

But I haven't had my physical yet this year,

so he did some blood tests just to make sure.

Well, I hope you feel better.

Thanks. I'll talk to you later.

Okay, bye.

Heads up.

That's Corky Randall.

That was supposed to be subtle?

He made us.

Let's get him.

Corky Randall, freeze!

Texas Rangers!

Syd, go around the other side.

Wait!

Shoot!

Hello.

Hello?

Mrs. Walker?

Yes.

Is this Cara Parkins?

Yeah. Is Max okay?

He's fine.

Oh, I knew I could trust you.

You looked like a good person.

Cara, let me help you, please.

I want to do the right thing.

Can we meet?

Of course. Do you want me to pick you up?

No, no, um... can I meet you somewhere?

Um, meet me at the H.O.P.E. Center.

Where is it?

It's at 423 White Oak Street.

How long before you can get there?

Um... uh, about an hour.

Okay, and Cara...

I...

♪ ♪

Cara?

It's okay.

Max.

Cara, look out!

I'll go get the girl.

You okay?

Yeah, we're fine, but Cara took off.

Yeah, I know.

Trivette went after her.

The poor thing.

She must be so terrified.

I couldn't find her.

The DPD is scouring the neighborhood.

Check the car?

Not yet.

I got it.

I'm going to take Max home.

He'll be safe there.

Okay, I'll have a unit follow you home.

Okay.

Find anything?

Yeah, the address of the center on a Maywood Hotel envelope.

Have Gage and Sydney check it out.

You got it.

You know, Walker, with Jerrett and Randall dead,

this Jake Horbart is all alone.

He'll find someone else.

About time you got out, Lopez.

Remember Hoop?

Gorge Brothers?

So what kind of job you got for us?

I got something sweet all set up for you boys.

What about me?

You and me, we got something special.

Let's go.

I'll fill you in on the way.

We checked the Maywood Hotel.

Jake Horbart was not there.

The desk clerk said he left

a couple of hours before we got there.

But we did find this.

He circled an article about

the Pediatric AIDS Auction.

Yeah, it says here it's being

hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Gorman.

Weren't the Winfields at a fund-raiser

the night they were robbed and killed?

Yes, they were.

You know, this could be how

they pick their targets.

Which means

they're going to hit the Gorman house this afternoon.

You could be right.

Let's go.

Get out and stay quiet.

Get down.

Freeze! Texas Ranger!

Here, Gage.

Come on.

Nobody inside.

So where's Jake Horbart?

Yeah, where is he?

That's right.

We're not going to listen to Walker at all.

We're going to buy you whatever you need.

Because that's what plastic's for.

Yes, it is. Yes, it is.

I have to talk to Mrs. Walker.

I need to get inside.

Let go of me! I need to talk to her!

Ma'am, settle down now.

No, I just need to talk to her.

Officer.

Officer, it's okay.

I'm sorry.

Are you all right?

Yeah.

I just really needed to talk to you.

Of course. Please, come in.

Oh, Max.

Max. Max.

I missed you so much.

Why don't you sit down?

Can I get you something to drink?

Some water, anything?

No.

Gosh, you've done so much for him.

I wanted to tell you why I did this terrible thing.

I mean...

it's the last thing I wanted to do in the world... lose Max...

But I don't know.

I just didn't know what to do.

You should have gone to the police.

I know. I told Steve that.

But I've never seen him look so scared.

And then when they broke

into the house and killed him...

I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry.

It's going to be okay now.

It's going to be okay.

He was a real good man.

He tried to take care of us the best he could.

You know, he got put in jail

for stealing food, for Pete's sake.

Why didn't you go to your parents for help?

I can't.

They said if I left with Steve,

never come back.

I'm going to call Walker.

You're going to need to talk to him,

and we need to get you into protective custody.

We have to get out of here.

What, what's wrong?

They're here. Grab Max.

Come on, out the back.

Look around.

They couldn't have gotten far.

Let's check that barn.

Cara, this is Nina Woods from Child

Protective Services.

I love my baby.

I just wanted what was best for him.

So the Walkers have been saying.

I don't have a job or a home.

Will you adopt my baby?

No, no, no. Then he'll have a chance.

We're not going to take your baby, Cara.

But I thought you loved him.

We do love Max.

And we would love to adopt him.

But Max belongs with his mother.

How am I going to take care of him?

We may have an answer to that.

Come here, Cara.

Mom?

Dad?

Ranger Walker told us

what you've been through.

I'm so sorry.

We love you, honey,

and we want you to come home.

Is, uh... is that my grandson?

Yeah.

His name is Max.

Can I hold Max?

Sure.

♪ Where there is hope... ♪

Mom!

♪ There is a child ♪

♪ Heaven comes shining... ♪

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

♪ ...through in his smile ♪

♪ Where there are dreams ♪

♪ There will be love... ♪

I wish they all ended like this.

♪ And always a second chance ♪

♪ To do what is right ♪

♪ Where there's a road ♪

♪ There is a way ♪

♪ Bringing us closer ♪

♪ Together each day... ♪

I'll get it.

Who was it?

It was the doctor.

What'd he say?

Are you coming down with the flu?

The baby flu.

"Baby flu"?

Walker, I'm eight weeks pregnant!

No!

No!

♪ Where there is life ♪

♪ There will be love ♪

♪ Filling the world with... ♪

Mmm! Daddy.

Oh! Wow!

♪ 'Cause the eyes of the ranger are upon you ♪

♪ Any harm you do he's gonna see ♪

♪ When you're in Texas, look behind you ♪

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