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Henry Dobson.

293 Riverview Place, Wichita Falls.

Open up the truck or that's gonna be our next stop.

We know your family's there. Tick-tock.

Merry Christmas, Thomas Serano.

Ow. Ow. Okay. All right, let's go.

Slow down, Augie. - Wait for me. - Let's set it down.

Come on. It hurts.

Okay.

All right, is it bad that I can't rotate it that way,

or, like, hell, any way, anymore?

Maybe Dad should take you to the doctors.

Smart, Stel. Then he finds out

we were trespassing at the Davidsons.

Not if you come up with an alternate cause of injury.

Yeah, because we're all as fluent

in lying to Dad as you are? Right.

You're right. He always somehow knows with you.

It's just me? Really?

I could use one last night of freedom,

is all, especially after exams.

You sure you'll be okay?

Yeah, yeah, no, I'm sure.

You know, I've got - to play piano tonight. - Okay.

And Faye's gonna be at the Sacred Heart holiday thing,

so, you know...

One text from a girl, and this guy is willing

to risk bodily harm.

Okay, whoa, whoa, whoa. One text from a girl?

All right, I heard that, and who is

this girl we speak of?

- Augie's new crush. - Ooh. Yeah?

Hey, Lothario, you check that thing for sap before

- you dragged it in here? - Is that a thing?

Send a boy to do a man's job.

All right, Daddy, pop quiz.

You, uh, remember this record?

Yeah?

Someone found their - Christmas spirit early. - Well...

Does anyone else hear it skipping?

Please hide that vinyl before

Mawline has it on repeat until New Years.

What's up with Bah-Humbug Bonham, eh?

Maybe it's the sap, son.

Cordell, could you go in there and see if you can convince

your railroad baron brother if he can go out and rustle up

a proper Douglas fir?

I don't know what the hell that thing is.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm on it, Daddy.

We got this.

Whoa.

All right. I like it. Oh.

Uh, all right.

Real talk. Where is Ebenezer headed this year?

We totally got to get Mom. You know that.

- I was thinking over by the pond. - No, no, no, no, no.

Hey, where did we hide 'em that year

that we-we stumped her on Christmas Eve?

Oh, yeah. That was, uh... that was the butcher shop, right?

It was '93, same year as the Light War.

The-the Light War?

Right. I think you're right. That-that was the year that

the power went out, right? What a Christmas.

That's what happens when you follow the rules.

You and the rules.

I'm just saying that it was agreed upon and stipulated

by the Davidsons not to use a generator,

especially not for an - up-lit Nativity scene. - Okay, okay.

- But, you know. - Okay, may-maybe

we give the Davidsons a-a pass this year.

You know what I mean? I mean, not like

we could use another war right now.

I told you, I can be civil with the neighbors.

- It's all good. - Yeah, that's great.

No, I... Civil, it's all in the past, in the rearview.

Um, and...

and we, uh-- you and me-- we're good?

Yeah, man, we're-we're good.

Good.

Hmm.

Denise. Hey.

- Come in. - Nice. Nice.

Uh, yeah. Oh.

Well, this brings me back.

Oh, yeah. We are going all-out this year. How about y'all?

Uh, no, I don't think it's in the cards for me this year.

I mean, I'd need a whole family of volunteers.

And nobody's available, so...

Besides, the morning I just had,

I don't even think I'm gonna do the holidays at all this year.

So,

just got a flurry of phone calls from North Texas.

An evidence transport vehicle was hijacked

by a group of holly jolly jackasses.

Roughed up the driver, took off with the van.

Tons of evidence from the Serano case was inside.

Only identifier

is that the hijackers

were wearing reindeer masks.

- Reindeer masks? - Yeah.

Where are we talking?

Up in Thalia, my old stomping grounds.

- Thalia? - Yeah.

Okay, so-so you know all the local players.

That's-that's perfect.

I'll get my stuff, we'll go to your place,

- grab your stuff, and head out. - Uh...

I can't believe I'm saying this, but, um,

Liam should go with you.

Town that small, all the locals just clam up

as soon as they see me.

And Liam knows the contents

of the evidence van, so...

- Great. Yeah. We'll get on it. - Okay.

You should answer.

If it's Walker, it's probably important.

This is important.

Oh, Mick, I got a big day ahead of me, and I...

And I came home to a big Post-it note last night.

Please let me explain about him, about everything.

I never should have let it get this far,

and I've been up all night trying to figure out

how to explain all this to you.

Garrison was someone who worked with Yvette in Del Rio.

But he also knew the younger me

from before, from San Antonio.

He was my ex.

But we weren't

a couple who went mini golfing.

We were a couple of 18-year-olds

we would knock back 30 racks

before the streetlights came on.

So he was your messy ex.

Everybody has one.

And he paints. Okay, good for him.

But what I can't understand is why you...

- I kept it from you? - No.

Why you lied and why you kept lying.

He wasn't just my ex.

He was my fiancé.

You were engaged?

Did you know he was in Del Rio when you went down there?

No. No, I-I thought he was dead

until he stepped out of the car with Serano.

And for hours, I...

I had him.

Hey, Mick, please.

You can trust me.

I had him...

and then he slipped.

Right out of my hands.

He just slipped.

You ever have the...

fork-in-the-road moment

where you shake up fate?

I lost Garrison the first time because I couldn't save him.

So I left. And then, losing him again

just forced me to...

reexamine that fork.

I don't even know who I am anymore.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, Mick.

Hey, look at me.

Mick,

I'm sorry that you went through that,

and I'm even more sorry that I wasn't there

to help you through that.

You are now, I hope.

That's the truth about... Del Rio.

And that is a lot for 8:00 a.m.

Yeah. A little bit.

But I'm glad that you told me.

Are we okay?

I didn't light this entire thing on fire, did I?

Come on. It's us.

It's tricky.

You remember, huh?

And it's a painting.

Look, I wasn't gonna say nothing, but...

- it's not that good. - It sucks.

Yeah, it really does.

We are solid, yeah.

I'm so glad.

Because, um,

I'm off duty today,

and I heard there may be a party at Sacred Heart.

You trying to turn up? Huh?

Look at this.

The Brothers Walker take to the field

to find the perfect Christmas tree.

And question a prolific hijacker.

Question a prolific hijacker. Yes, I know that.

Obviously. I'm just saying, though,

Daddy was none too pleased with what the kids brought in.

We could be heroes, you know? We could be holiday heroes.

Okay, well, let's just focus on the task at hand first.

- Yeah, yeah. - Okay?

Excuse me. You must be Boyd McNeil.

Oh, lookat that.

One of Texas' finest.

What's your business with Boyd?

There was a pretty brazen robbery

this morning - just down the road a spell. - Huh?

What's that got to do with us?

Well, this file right here suggests

that Boyd "Hot Rod" McNeil is a prolific hijacker.

Might know a thing or two about, uh,

freelance work for bigger fish, maybe like Thomas Serano?

You're a bit young. You don't fit the profile.

Maybe I'll pull your file and...

Good luck finding one.

Y'all excuse my nephew. He's, uh,

still growing into his manners.

- Yeah. - So...

You know, busy day. Let's save some time.

Now, I have receipts to prove my whereabouts this morning,

even a Yelp review.

I had nothing to do with this highway robbery.

Now, Dan Miller, on the other hand...

Dan Miller? Dan...

Dan Miller-- he, uh, he a friend of yours?

Well, you could say so.

We dabbled in vehicle relocation back in the day.

Dan's who gave me the "Hot Rod" nickname.

He's also gave me this scar from a ricochet,

messing around with some cola cans.

- Just saying. - You see...

there's a problem.

Dan Miller lives in Austin now.

Well, I hate to do your job for you, Ranger,

but that is outdated information.

He is right here in Thalia,

chauffeuring that old mother-in-law of his around.

Curious timing, right?

Or it could just be someone trying

to cast suspicion off themselves.

Oh, I like to see just desserts

go to folks who deserve it, is all.

Here. As I said, have at it.

We will, don't you worry. And, uh,

you know, hopefully, the only reason we return

is to grab one of those Douglas firs off you.

Hey, man, you, uh... you sing or play?

Oh, no, not yet, no, no.

My grandma says I have an ear, but...

I don't know. Always thought it could be cool. Uh, you?

I usually do the keys for carols.

It's actually kind of cool.

Oh, so-so you're-you're kind of

like, a big deal around here?

I'll let the keys speak for themselves.

Ow!

What, was that supposed to be impressive?

I may have had a slight mishap involving a, uh, a hard fall,

and a-a bum shoulder, and a, uh, a girl named Faye.

I, uh, I'm gonna try this again.

Wait, you-you can read sheet music?

No. But, uh, I can read a room.

How about I help you out,

and you teach me a little?

I get a free piano lesson,

and you don't, like, face-plant in front of a whole school?

Uh, all right.

You know you didn't have to do all this, right?

I know, but wanted to see your life here.

And I'm pretty sure the only Sacred Heart event

I've been to was a bomb scare.

D.A. Davidson Miller. Hi.

Ranger Ramirez. And Mr. Barnett, right?

- Yeah, yeah. - I believe our first meeting

was actually in the principal's office.

- Mm. - Not my best look.

Not at all.

But I was hoping to run into you tonight.

- Oh, yeah? Is everything okay? - Yeah, of course.

I just... I wanted to thank you.

Colton's been telling me about these, um, escape rooms

Oh.that you're doing, and I just wish

that anyone would have cared that much in Thalia.

So, thank you.

He's a star pupil, this counselor.

Thank you.

Mr. Barnett, can I see you for a second?

Yeah, yeah, of course. Hey, listen, I got to go,

but you make sure you get all good

- and eggnogged-up, okay? - Right.

- I'll be here. - All right.

- When you need a breather. - Of course.

Good to see you, Danny Boy.

What do you guys want?

You're a long way from Walker Ranch.

Yeah. Haven't seen you in a while, Dan.

Yeah, great fences make great neighbors.

I didn't think we'd, uh, run into you up here.

I know this is where you and Denise met, but, uh,

you know, obviously, she told us

to come up here and check some stuff out.

Didn't expect to run into you.

Yeah, well, I just thought I'd surprise her

with some decorations that we left behind.

You always keep your, uh,

your shotgun next to your "decorations"?

Oh, yeah. It's right next to my second amendment.

I got nothing to hide.

And in case you forgot, um, I had a little run-in

with, uh, a member of Serano's crew,

saving your baby brother.

I'm just trying to protect our families,

- that's all. - Boyd McNeil says otherwise.

You're gonna take advice - from a local felon? - Everything else he told us

checks out. And now,

here we find you, loaded for bear.

Just help us understand that, Dan.

You two will stop at nothing to defame my family.

See, what I'm thinking is

maybe Denise leaves her work laptop unattended,

you see the routes for the evidence van,

and you think to yourself,

"Maybe I'll have some fun

like I used to with Boyd."

Are you-are you hearing yourself?

Or maybe it is about paying off Serano.

I mean, like you said, you did

kill one of his lieutenants.

Is Northside Nation squeezing you?

You can tell us, Dan.

I just can't figure you out.

Must be that perfect hair.

Well, you just got to put in the time

and find the right product.

You'll get there.

Now, am I under arrest, or am I free to go?

Free to go.

Yeah. Please, enjoy the rest... Liam.

Excuse me.

Uh, uh, uh, excuse me,

ladies, mind if I steal this queso queen over here?

You saved me. I was one step away

from volunteering to take the kids

to Barton Springs to hunt polliwogs.

- Is that even a thing? - Yeah.

Cornered by the - science teachers, huh? - Ugh.

Guess you are really trying to get a taste

of my life here at Sacred Heart.

Yeah, and all I keep hearing about

is my badass boyfriend Barnett.

Hey, it's hard to argue with the fans.

How exactly did you become big counselor on campus

in only one semester?

Honestly, uh... I just said yes

to every request when you were under.

Exam proctor, parking lot attendant, you know?

Wow, you really threw yourself in it, huh?

Yeah. Anything to get my mind off what you had done.

I'm sorry. I mean, what you... what you were doing.

- What I had done? - No, no, no, no.

Mick, that's not what I meant.

Trey, no. Today is about finally being honest.

If that's something you're holding in,

I need you to trust me with it.

Trey, do you blame me for going under?

Of course not. But look, how am I not supposed

to overthink the timing?

I-I don't know what that means.

Really?

Mom Brunch.

Talking about kids.

Things got real, Mick.

And-and-and, look, I know

you've always said that you were new to commitment.

But then I find out that you were engaged.

So maybe it's more about c-commitment to me.

I...You understand chain of command, Trey.

I took an order from my captain.

Oh, he ordered it?

N... He...

Well, he thought - I'd be good for it. - Yeah.

So you decided.

That fork in the road that you mentioned--

you know I'm on the wrong side of it.

I need some air.

Ma'am.

Gentlemen. Sure.

Great, thank you.

Uh,

biggest burger you got. And?

- The same, please. - Two.

You got it. - Coming up. - All right,

I guess we should probably loop in Denise.

Maybe we should get on the same page first.

Okay. Yeah, sure, great.

Uh, yeah, everything...

Everything is not good, okay?

I've been trying to stay calm about this,

but...But...

but what?

Look, I understand all that

that family has been through, but it is hard to walk away

from that conversation with Dan and not feel like...

- Oh, thank you. - Thanks.

Not feel like what?

Like we are living next to a criminal.

A violent one, at that.

Okay, I think we're still a few steps away from knowing that.

- You heard Boyd. - Ah.

Dan Miller gave him that scar when they were teens,

just like the one - Clint West gave me. - Okay.

I understand your concern that Dan Miller is living next door

to us all of a sudden...Don't do that.

Don't do that. Not when it comes - to the safety of our family. - Yeah, but...

I get what you're going through.

No, you don't.

Because when I hear a gunshot now, Cordell,

I look down to see

where the bullet is in me.

Well, um...

...I'm sorry.

I-I had no idea. I'm sorry.

Um, I think you should talk to someone.

I think it could help.

I just need you to trust me here.

I have a bad feeling about this.

I-I trust you.

But I need you to trust me.

I am not gonna let Serano walk

because of some evidence truck.

We are going to find it.

And if Dan Miller is involved,

any way, shape or form,

we are gonna put him away

- for a long, long time. Okay? - Hey, Gale.

- Hey. - Great.

Heads up.

Oh.

- Hey. - Hey.

I'm glad you boys made it to my favorite place in town.

- Yeah. - You absolutely cannot leave

without trying a piece of the pecan pumpkin pie.

Megan back there is an absolute wonder.

- Oh, great. - Yeah.

Um, Cordell, could-could we have a word? Alone?

Sure, of course. Yeah, just...You know what?

Let me... I-I need some air anyway.

Gale.

Safety first.

Never know if anyone shady's around.

Hmm.

- Here you go. - Um, so...

Dan, um, told me about your and William's quest here.

This-this theory. Right?

Yeah, yeah, it's not a, not a quest or a theory,

we're investigating a crime.

Just following facts. You know... A-A crime, mind you,

that your daughter Denise asked us to look into.

Well, the good news is you're done.

This is the address

of a hardware store down the street.

Now, the, uh, clerk there said he sold

blowtorches to three meth heads yesterday.

Yeah.

How does this clear Dan? I mean, I got to say,

your son-in-law, uh,

stiff-armed every single one of our questions.

He's-he's hiding something.

From us, obviously, but,

- you know, maybe from you, too? - Okay,

I think you'll find that Dan doesn't really cavort

- with these sort of meth heads. - All right,

call it neighborly intuition,

but I-I get the feeling that's only half true.

Can you help me understand why

you are up here with your son-in-law right now?

Dan screwed up last week, with Denise.

All right? He-he missed a counseling session

with some bonehead excuse.

My daughter was not happy,

and Colton heard, you know, the whole fight and-and I just...

The poor boy. So Dan comes up here

for, you know, "decorations," but...

really, it was just to-to sleep here.

Blow off some steam at the pool hall.

Maybe talk to old friends.

Denise thinks he's staying at the Driskill.

- Okay. - Yeah.

I-Is that supposed to be an alibi?

It's just the full truth.

Hmm.

Got to say, Gale, I-I feel like you're...

you're driving towards an ask here.

Just towards your discretion.

Cordell, it took a lot for Denise to go to counseling.

- Right. - To try to bring up all that with Dan.

That's the problem with your generation,

you know, just...

always ready to toss in the towel, you know?

Separation, divorce.

I bet even you and Emily considered it,

God rest her soul.

We're talking about you and yours here, Gale.

I know.

It's just, it's...

it's a easy out, is all.

Sure. Sure.

Uh...

and if this checks out...

I could find my way to keeping

Dan's bachelor weekend between us, but,

Gale,

if you screw me over on this,

then my whole peacemaker bit is over.

And you won't like what comes next.

Good day.

All damn day.

This poor excuse of a lighter - just ain't cutting it. - Dude,

that's what happens when you make us ball on a budget, Barry.

Don't blame us if Serano's unhappy.

- Barry McNeil! Texas Rangers. Open up.

Got some questions for you. And a warrant.

Hey! Don't move!

Hey!

Don't-don't.

Drop it.

You first.

What? You afraid?

Am I afraid?

All right. Bring it.

You know...

...you could've just dropped the torch.

All right.

Come on! Here we go. Come on.

Smart enough to steal it,

but not smart enough to get inside.

That is the real Christmas miracle.

Is it ever.

Can't believe I'm about to say this, but, uh,

how about Gale Davidson?

Her information checks out.

Yeah, it did.

Uh, good thing we took our blinders off, yeah?

But I think

we may owe Dan Miller an apology.

Let's not get too charitable.

Hey. Uh, if we leave now,

we can get one of them Douglas firs.

Make it home in time for caroling?

I know you want to hear me sing. I've been practicing.

Hang on.

What the hell?

Is that the Davidsons?

That's the Davidsons.

Hang tight. I'll be right back.

Just gonna go see what this is all about.

Cordi, just g... keep driving.

- Y... What? - Please drive.

Well... What's going on here?

Nothing. Nothing's going on. Just...

I m-I made a call, but you-you just k...

if you just keep driving, because...Wait, wait, okay, hold on.

Back up, back up. What are you talking about?

- You called someone? - You have to understand

that Dan was dangerous.

He was a threat. And you said it yourself,

you agreed with me, that we just needed more, right?

I-I said, I said you should talk to someone.

- Dan is innocent. - Right. I know that now.

Okay, Liam, w-w... hold on.

Please tell me you-you didn't...

I was safe, okay?

There were no cameras.

- No one saw me. - No cam-no cameras?

What does that mean?

I can't believe I'm about to ask you this. Um...

Don't lie to me.

Did you

call in a false report on Dan's car

to get around a warrant?

Because if you did...

Yes, I did.

You did.

Wow.

That's bad. I mean, this is bad. This is real bad.

No, I can, I can f... I can fix...No, you can't fix this.

- I can fix this. - Don't try and...

This is not something you come back from.

This is a line you do not cross.

This is the end of a career, Liam. Your career.

So don't fix this.

You can't fix this, so please don't try. Okay?

You've done enough.

Hey.

I think I got this whole "being your literal

right hand" thing down pat.

- Yeah? - You ready to show 'em what we got?

H-How are you so calm?

We're gonna own the stage.

Hey, don't worry.

I'll make you look good.

Hey-hey, dude, before you go out.

About that, uh, haymaker earlier this year.

I misjudged you, man.

It was actually fun hitting the keys today.

How about this-- tomorrow we, uh,

upgrade from neighbors to friends?

Uh, maybe we see how tonight goes first,

you know, but, um,

yeah. Yeah, I could be into that.

Let's rockLet's do this.

some holiday carols!

Hey, Denise, can I steal you - for a sec? - Yeah.

You seeing those two up there?

The kids are finally making an example for our families.

'Tis the season.

Look, I heard the good news about the truck,

but, um, Colton's still playing. Can this wait?

No, it can't.

Can I talk to you privately?

- Please. - Yeah.

I ran a warrant

- on Dan, okay? - On Dan?

Look, 'cause Gale...Why did you...

- Why would you do that? - Because I thought...

- Dad, you made it. - Come on.

They're about to - light the tree. - Hey. Yeah, yeah, of course.

Yeah, yeah, I-I wouldn't miss it for the world.

Merry Christmas, y'all!

What?

Here comes Santa Claus!

Oh, my God.

Who wants presents?

I know y'all do.

But first-- are you ready?

Are you ready?

Light 'em up!

I did that.

- Dad, did you know about this? - Did I...

did I know about the-the Salty Santa bit?

Yeah, of course.

Your granddaddy-- he knew

that it was a hard semester, and, uh,

you know, he and I wanted to surprise you.

And, frankly, I-I wanted to see him in that wig.

Well, since you're, uh,

you're feeling real festive right now,

maybe, um,

what I want for Christmas is a-a pass.

You want, you want

a-a pass, for what?

I might have

fallen through the-the Davidsons' barn.

Uh... the Davidsons' barn?

Yeah.

Why did you go to the Davidsons' barn?

Well, I had to see about a girl.

Right. Yeah. Yeah, yeah. All right.

- Yeah, we'll figure it out. - Okay.

Okay, that hurts.

Wasn't supposed to snow tonight, was it?

Lot of stuff wasn't supposed to happen tonight, I think.

Look, hey.

I know I stepped in it today.

But I've been thinking, and...

...I'm glad I did it.

That I stepped in it.

Too much has been unsaid between us lately, Mick.

Are you glad I told you the truth?

I-I think it raised as many questions as it answered, but...

yeah, I'm glad.

You totally should have picked up

when Walker called.

- I really should have. - Yeah.

Yeah.

But...

...now I know how you really feel.

Still don't know what to do with it.

Or how we move forward.

I think we do

Maybe. And...

neither of us wants to say it.

The church painting.

That was where Garrison and I

were supposed to get married.

You've got to know you were telling me something

the minute that you hung that up in our home.

I think you're right.

About what you said before.

Neither of us wanting to say it?

But we should.

We should say it.

It wasn't supposed to snow tonight.

A lot of things weren't supposed to happen tonight.

Trey.

I need to go home.

Back to San Antonio.

I need to figure out how I got here.

Otherwise I don't think I can make it back.

I love you.

- Oh, God.

Please tell me there's something I can say

to make you change your mind.

Have you ever spent so much time trying to prove you could

do what everyone says you couldn't...

...you just lost track

of why you're doing it at all?

You've done it, Ramirez. You're doing it.

It's not easy, but you're doing it.

Hey.

Cap. Hey.

Thought I might find you here. Uh...

I-I talked to Trey.

And, uh...

If-if this is, uh... happening,

then I-I think I should say...

We don't need to say goodbye.

We don't need to do that.

Well, I need to say this. Uh...

When you met me...

...I had just come back from being under, and...

...that takes a toll.

I know.

You helped me, Micki.

You helped me m-more than I can explain.

And I...

should have reached out to you more.

No. I'm trying to look at the positive here.

Everything that happened...

...it gave me this clarity.

I want to love my job, this place.

I used to.

Gentles, do not reprehend.

If you pardon,

we will mend.

Give me your hands if we be friends.

Okay, I-I don't know what y'all are doing right now.

Thank you for taking a chance on me, sir.

It wasn't a chance, Micki, it was...

one of the smartest things I ever did.

Yeah.

I just hope I wasn't a disappointment...

Don't even finish that sentence.

Door's always open, all right?

And you'll...

you'll always be my family, Beau.

Back at you, Flor.

It's a privilege.