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Blue, 21. Blue, 21.

Set, hut.

- Go, go. - Here we go.

- Up, up, up. - Run, go.

- Up, up. - Come on.

Go, go, go.

- He's got it. - Yeah.

He still thinks as a kid.

They've had six months of drought here and no one seems to notice

because this year the championship is theirs for the taking.

The Chargers are magic and the whole state knows it.

Well, it's not every year you get two stars

like Bo and Cully on the same team.

They've got a good shot at the state title.

High school football and Texas, Walker.

There's something sacred about it. They follow it closer than pros.

They do take it seriously, that's for sure.

God, I love this sport. Thanks for coming out.

- Did I have a choice? - No.

I didn't think so.

Trivette, you're the photo op for my story.

Ex-Cowboy coaching the team headed for the state title.

Coach for a day, because what would my partner do without me, right?

I'm gonna think about that.

What you call me for this time, Morrell?

- I'll tell you... - I wonder what that's about.

I told you when I called...

- Looking out for my team. - Those kids out there...

I thought coach Morrell was a little upset when he called.

I was happy to help out.

I've never seen Joe Slocum so agitated.

No. It doesn't track with the man that I covered two years ago.

I saw him play college ball. He was really good.

Everybody thought he'd play pro until he blew his knee, but he made

something out of his life in spite of it.

Usually he's the voice of reason.

- I'll see you guys. - Okay.

- Hey, Cully. - Hey.

- You got some moves out there, man. - I could run these plays in my sleep.

We need some damn imagination out on that offense.

You know, that may be.

If you wanna be a blue-chip prospect sometimes you gotta bite the bullet.

Yeah, well, lousy play calling

isn't the only thing that sucks around here.

Hey, don't come back until you cool down, Slocum.

Something's wrong, Walker.

I was supposed to have lunch with Joe after practice.

- Can I catch a ride with you into town? - Yeah, sure.

Shoot.

Oh, my God, that's Joe Slocum's car!

I'm sure that's his car.

I was just running patterns this morning.

Damn.

I don't believe this, Walker.

That happens every now and again.

Some damn fool taking curves too fast, playing Mario Andretti.

- This was no accident, sheriff. - What do you mean?

Well, the tread marks show he was shoved off the road.

Hey, let's get this car out of here.

Walker, I should've known something was wrong.

He wasn't happy to see us today when we got there.

Oh, no.

There's Elaine.

- Oh, there. - Oh, no.

- Elaine, I'm so sorry. - No.

We're not sure yet what happened.

- They warned him. - Who warned him?

Elaine, this is Walker. He's a Texas Ranger.

I don't know, voices.

What kind of voices?

There were threatening calls.

He kept some of them on tape.

I don't know. He wouldn't tell me what they were about.

Let's get you home. Come on.

I thought I locked the door when I left.

Wait here.

Freeze!

- Are you all right? - Yeah, I'm fine.

This is your last warning, Slocum.

You damn well better make those kids toe the line

or you know what's in store for you.

Nothing.

Nothing. I couldn't even get name, rank and serial number from him, yet.

He never was one with words.

- You know who he is? - Name's Vern Fuller.

Roughneck, hereabouts, when he was younger,

then took off for greener pastures.

Does he have a record?

He got back a year ago

and this is the first hint of trouble with his name on it.

Trouble? Sheriff, the tires on the truck that Fuller was driving

match up with the tread burns left behind Slocum's car.

You know what that means?

Then he ransacked Joe's house for the tapes

so there'd be no evidence and the crash would be ruled an accident.

Do you have any idea why Fuller would want to kill Slocum?

Grew up and went to school together.

Slocum was a star player, Vern was a bully.

So there was bad blood between them.

I just know that game we dropped to Midvale,

some folks blamed Slocum for bad play calling.

You're saying that Fuller killed Slocum because of bad play calling?

I'm just saying unless you walk in a man's shoes,

you don't know what he's been into.

Who his friends are, or his enemies.

One of Bridges' deputies heard

that Fuller worked a couple of months back

as a grease monkey for a place called Perkins' Car City.

Oh, it's the biggest dealership in the county.

You've seen the commercials. Mace Perkins is a local celebrity.

Let's check it out.

I think I'll look around town and see if I can dig up anything.

Keep us posted.

- Walker, something's bothering me. - What?

What one of the boys said.

I got this feeling there's some trouble around the team.

Which boy?

Cully Lansford, that wide receiver I was working with.

He's strong-minded, but there's, I don't know,

there's more going on with him than just attitude.

Why don't you find out where he is? We'll go talk to him.

All right.

I need some information about a guy who used to work here.

His name was Vern Fuller.

Well, maybe I can help you with that, Ranger.

- I'm Mace Perkins, I own this place. - Hey, Walker.

Is Vern in some kind of trouble?

Murder suspect.

Damn.

Well, yeah, he worked here for maybe a few months.

One day, he just picked up his check and left.

Did you know him before you hired him?

Yeah, I knew him.

He's kind of a troublemaker. I figured I'd give him a chance.

To be truthful, I was glad when he quit.

- Who got killed? - Assistant coach, Joe Slocum.

Oh, no.

Oh, damn. Joe?

Man, I don't believe it.

- How well did you know him? - I knew him well enough.

He had a few rough edges,

but he was part of the heart and soul of Charger football.

Hell, we just wouldn't be Clearwater without our team.

Joe Slocum gone, huh?

I'm sorry. That's a pure tragedy.

- Well, thanks for your time. - You bet.

Okay, thank you, sir.

What did you find out?

Cully Lansford's father heard about Slocum's death.

He said, "Stay the hell away from my son.

I want him to go to college

and I don't want you anywhere near him."

Go figure what that means.

Okay, that means he's afraid of something.

I'm gonna drop you off the sheriff's office.

See what you can get out of Fuller, okay?

- Okay, what are you gonna do? - Talk to Coach Morrell.

Chow time, Fuller.

Sheriff's office. Ma'am slow down please.

Vern Fuller.

Fuller, I'm back. You ready to talk?

Fuller?

Hey, somebody get in here.

Hey, somebody get in here! Sheriff!

Well, so, Buddy is Mr. Football in Clearwater.

He's played it and coached it most of his life.

His wife said he's taking Joe's death hard.

There he is.

Coach Morrell?

Walker, right?

- And Miss Flynn. - Thank you.

My wife told me you were looking for me,

but I can't help you.

I don't know anything about what happened to Joe Slocum.

What was the trouble between you and Slocum?

You mean the argument we had before he took off from practice?

That's right.

Just a disagreement about game strategy, that's all.

Are you sure?

Look, my stomach will take about two more years of coaching.

A month ago, I would've recommended Slocum to take over the team.

- Then... - Then what?

I don't know. I just can't put my finger on it.

But he acted different.

Like there was something going on inside him he just couldn't handle.

I've heard there's been turmoil on the team.

That's why I called Jimmy. I'm at my wits' end.

My two star players are so scattered they can't complete an end run.

A month ago they were outstanding.

Now I talk and they don't listen.

- Could it be drugs? - No.

I've been coaching these boys since their freshman year.

They don't do drugs. I know that for a fact.

Maybe it's the pressure of the game. They are teenagers.

They've won lots of big games or they wouldn't be here.

The way they're playing now,

we're not gonna win the state title.

That's gonna break the heart of the whole town.

That's all I know.

Okay, thanks, Coach.

- Yeah, says who? - Hey, hey, check it out.

This is a good, clean town, Ranger.

We want you and your nose out of our business. You understand?

Leave him alone. He's not causing any trouble.

Shut up, Tommy, before I kick your butt.

Hey, hey, hey, me first.

Thanks. I appreciate it.

Now, you guys get out of here.

You haven't heard the last of this, Ranger.

I'd better have.

- Walker, they mean business. - So do I.

- Walker. - Yeah, Walker, I'm at the jail.

You'd better get over here,

somebody just fed Vern Fuller some cyanide for dinner.

I'll be right there.

- What is it? - Fuller's dead.

- Alex, this is Jimmy. - So how did the workout go?

The good news is I think I can still catch the ball.

The bad news is we got a murdered coach on our hands.

Murder?

Yeah, I need some fast checking on a dead murder suspect.

Walker seems to think he's got a record.

Where'd the food come from?

Pioneer Cafe, that's where we always get our food.

- Who brought it in? - The waitress.

Half the town eats there and it was rush hour.

That food sat within reach of a dozen people.

I think you ought to know

that we were confronted by four thugs outside of the Alamo.

They tried to convince me to leave town.

Well, folks here love their community.

They tend to circle the wagons when any outside influence interferes.

Outside influence?

Joe Slocum was murdered and you don't seem to give a damn.

This ain't Dallas, lady.

Things go slower here.

And they always have a way of working out.

What the hell is going on here?

Whatever it is, the sheriff doesn't wanna know about it.

Alex said she'd get back to us before morning.

I know a decent motel out on 90.

What is it?

Someone claims they have information for us.

They wanna meet with me alone.

Ranger Walker.

My name's Jennifer Ryan.

I need to tell you a story.

What kind of a story?

It's about a boy who died two years ago.

His car ran off a two-lane outside of town.

Alcohol was found in the car after the crash.

The coroner ruled it an accident, but it wasn't.

- How do you know? - He was my brother.

He didn't drink.

Toby was the Chargers' star running back.

He was being blackmailed.

And I'm certain whoever killed Joe Slocum

was responsible for Toby's death too.

Who was blackmailing him?

I'm not sure.

Toby was a sweet kid. He had no money.

All he had was his talent on the playing field.

What do you know about Joe Slocum?

Maybe nothing,

but one night Slocum had a run-in with a local named Charlie Street.

They had a knock-down, drag-out.

Had to be broken up by people from the bar.

- Know what it was about? - No.

Why didn't you wanna be seen with me?

Well, after the funeral

when I tried to find out what really happened to Toby,

there were anonymous phone calls telling me to keep my mouth shut

or I'd wind up in a ditch like my brother.

I need your help, Ranger Walker.

I need to know who killed my brother and why.

Well, we've got a murdered high school coach and player.

What the hell's going on over there, Cordell?

That's what I'm trying to find out, C.D.

Well, we've got three bodies now. It must be pretty damn big.

Let me tell you something, I come from Mineola,

that's about 30 miles down the road from over there.

Football is a damn big thing.

It brings out the best in people and it brings out the worst in people.

Particularly when a little old town's got the number one team in the state.

Walker, Vern Fuller had a jacket in Vegas for armed robbery.

Then he was busted for homicide in New Orleans three years ago.

- What happened? - Murder charges were dropped.

So I put in a call to the state's attorney.

He's gonna tell me what happened. As soon I know, I'll get back to you.

Okay, thanks, Alex.

Was your room okay?

A motel's a motel.

Well, at least the sheets were clean.

- Yeah, but Vern Fuller wasn't. - What did you find out?

Well, he has ties to Las Vegas and New Orleans

and he walked on a murder charge three years ago.

Figures.

So, what now?

I'm gonna go talk to the local guy who had that run-in with Joe Slocum.

I think his name is Charlie Street.

Street? That's the name of the Chargers' starting quarterback.

All right, Charlie, thanks.

- Mr. Street? - See you next week.

- You must be Walker. - Yes, sir.

I heard you were around. This is my son, Bo.

Hi, Bo. Saw you practice yesterday.

- That right? - You're quite a quarterback.

Bags inside need stacking, son.

I'd like to know about the fight you had with Joe Slocum.

It was all just a misunderstanding.

What kind?

Listen, Ranger,

I work here for wages.

All I care about is getting my kid through school

with a decent grade so he don't blow a scholarship.

He's the first boy in our family to get a chance to go to college,

make something of himself beside stacking feed, like me.

Well, I appreciate that, Mr. Street,

but I'm in the middle of a murder investigation,

so if you know anything I need to hear it.

Okay.

I was out drinking one night.

I heard someone talking through a wall in the men's room.

I got just enough of it to know

that somebody was trying to fix a Chargers' game.

Are you sure?

Well, I know what I heard.

Slocum's name was somewhere in the mix.

Do you think he was involved in it?

I tracked him down, we argued, we duked it out.

What happened after?

Look, the man had always been straight with Bo.

I give him credit for that.

And he convinced me that he wouldn't have anything to do with a fix.

Did he know who would?

I got the feeling that he did, but we didn't get into it.

Look, if I knew more, believe me, I'd tell you.

Well, the biggest game of the season's coming up.

Yeah, I know.

Is Bo going to practice?

- He'll be there. - Thanks a lot.

Go.

- Ten and look. - Come on.

Good grab. And... go.

- Help him out, guys. - All right. All right.

- Line it up. - Hustle up, guys.

- Hut, hut. - Go, go, go.

We're gonna stick it to them Panthers in the big game, Mace.

Sure as hell, Harley.

All right, all right, all right.

If them boys learn to go deep, there ain't no damn doubt about it.

Now bring it in. Bring it in.

Everybody up. Right, you heard him.

All right, let's do it. Let's do it, let's do it.

I dug out the clips on Toby Ryan's accident.

No hint of an investigation.

Do you think the sheriff could be involved in this?

Well, we can't rule anything out.

You guys are sleepwalking out there. You got a game coming up,

your whole season's depending on it.

All right, it's not a question of whether you want it or not.

I know you want it.

You want it, don't you?

Yeah, we want it. Damn straight we do.

All right, it's a question of whether you can focus or not.

You gotta focus for yourself.

You got the talent, but you can't think about it.

You don't have any time to think about it. You gotta move and react.

What am I saying?

- What am I saying? - Move and react.

- Say it again. - Move and react.

- Say it! - Move and react!

Get out of here. Come here, come here, come here, come here.

What is your problem? Your patterns are ragged.

You getting any sleep?

Will you... Cully, talk to me.

No way. I know what they'll do to me.

Did anyone say anything about betting on games, Tara?

Wouldn't be Texas football

if the good old boys weren't making a few side bets, but, no.

Well, I'm talking about big money.

You think that's what this is all about?

Bo Street's father said he heard some guys talking about fixing a game.

I know guys who wouldn't be caught dead betting on horses,

will bet the farm on the Super Bowl then go to church on Sunday

and brag about it.

- Did Cully have anything to say? - He was afraid.

We better go talk to him.

We'll see you later.

Why don't you hop in Cully? We'll give you a ride home.

No, thanks. I'd just as soon walk.

All we want is answers, Cully.

You said there was trouble around the team.

Your dad's not letting us talk to you.

My old man doesn't know anything. He scratches out a living, man.

If I don't get a scholarship,

I'm gonna be pumping gas instead of playing ball.

I wanna know what's going on, Cully.

And I'm gonna find out with or without you.

Now what are you scared of?

Come on, tell us what you know.

They're blackmailing Bo and me.

- Who is? - A couple of guys from the Longhorn.

It's a bar over the county line.

They talked us into going over there.

Introduced us to a couple of girls.

That guy that was killed at the jail was there.

- He was in on it. - Vern Fuller.

We thought we were gonna have some fun.

We never knew it was a setup.

What kind of a setup?

Somebody put those in my locker. Same thing with Bo.

They want us to throw next week's game with the Panthers

or else the pictures go public.

It's clear that you're in bed with a girl.

What's with all the drug paraphernalia?

Man, last thing I remember is having a drink with her.

Woke up covered in white powder, drug gear next to us.

Man, I never took drugs in my life.

Who's the girl?

Lisa, Lisa Burns.

- Funny thing is... - What?

I thought she really liked me.

And if you'll notice on this play, again, we're gonna run this again.

Gabriel says when he goes to through the line,

he really gets hit hard.

And now it looks like his cleat got that Astro Turf.

My goodness, you see who I see?

Yep.

Dallas get too hot for you, Carter?

Well, Walker and Trivette, of course.

The Lone Ranger doesn't go anywhere without Tonto.

And where you go bookmaking follows, Dell.

Gambling is illegal. I run a clean operation here.

Monday Night Football is as much excitement as I can stand these days.

Yeah, right. We're looking for Lisa Burns.

Burns?

- Afraid I don't know her. - We heard she works here.

That mean's she work for you if you run the place.

Well, you heard wrong.

- What's in the back room? - None of your business.

Let me be the judge of that. Come on, Tonto.

You're not going through this door, Walker.

Get out of the way, Carter.

- Make me. - Okay.

Texas Rangers. You're under arrest.

Hey, you got no right to be here, Walker.

I do now.

You blackmailed those kids into throwing the game.

Tell me another fairy tale.

I don't know. You're an accessory to at least two murders,

Dell, Joe Slocum and Vern Fuller's.

And I can bet you Toby Ryan will be added to that list.

Yeah, well, I'll give you odds you got no case on any of them.

I'll take those odds, Carter.

Smart money says you're going back to prison.

So let's begin at the beginning.

- Hi. - Hi.

- What's your name? - Patty.

Patty, I noticed that you got a little nervous

when I mentioned Lisa Burns' name.

Do you know anything about her?

Well, she left here four nights ago and she was really scared.

Do you have any idea where she went?

I think she went to her mother's.

Thanks, I appreciate it.

One more piece to the puzzle, Walker.

The Louisiana state attorney said

that Fuller was a former button man for the Mob.

The Mob and gambling. This doesn't look small time.

It's not. There's a computer there

with a hook-up to Las Vegas, New Orleans and Miami.

Which all points to a gambling syndicate.

There's gotta be a paper trail on the ownership of this place.

See what you can find out.

The county courthouse should have the records.

I mean, it might take a while, but I'll get Trivette and we'll get right on it.

Where are you going?

I think Tara and I will see if we can find Lisa Burns.

Now, darling, would you take care of that for me?

Mace.

Longhorn's been busted.

- Who? - Rangers.

- Walker and Trivette. - Them.

And I picked up word where they're headed next.

You get some men.

You take them bastards out before they do any more damage.

Yes, sir.

I can see somebody moving around in there.

Lisa Burns?

- Go away. - I need to speak to you.

- Please, leave me alone. - Lisa, I was a friend of Joe Slocum's.

This is Cordell Walker, he's a Texas Ranger.

We're here to help you.

I knew Joe.

What happened to him shouldn't have.

I know.

And Ranger Walker wants to make sure

it doesn't happen to anybody else.

Can we come in?

How did you know Joe Slocum?

From the Longhorn.

He was a nice guy, he just had a problem.

- What kind of a problem? - He liked to gamble.

Got in deep with some dangerous people.

Did he owe them money?

They tried to squeeze him and he couldn't pay,

so they tried to get him to pressure the kids

to guarantee the point spread in the playoff.

Lisa, we saw the pictures of you with Cully Lansford.

They forced me to set him up.

I didn't mean to hurt anyone.

Another girl did the same thing with Bo Street.

- Where is she? - Gone.

Either ran and hid like me, or worse.

They did the same thing with other girls.

They even did a number on a pro player last year.

So we're talking big-time gambling.

These guys are high rollers.

What do you know about Toby Ryan?

I heard it wasn't an accident.

Well, Dell Carter's a front for the Longhorn.

Who does he work for?

- He'll kill me. - He's not gonna kill anybody.

It's Mace Perkins, isn't it?

Let's go talk to the sheriff.

Back inside.

Let's get out of here.

Hey, he's getting away.

Come on.

- All right, let's go. - They can't go far.

I'm gonna leave you two here.

Here, use it if you have to. You know how to use it?

- Sure. - Okay.

- Over here. - Take them both out?

Spread out.

- Yeah. - All right.

Where's the ranger?

- Right behind you. - Yeah, right.

You should've listened.

I'm still trying to figure Mace Perkins.

He's the football team's biggest booster.

- How did you know it was him? - Just a hunch.

When I told him about Joe Slocum's murder,

he didn't ask how it happened.

- Because he already knew. - That's right.

Let's go.

- Talk to me. - You're not gonna like this.

Walker got away.

Walker got away.

It's time to get the hell out of Dodge.

Paper chase to the Longhorn

leads to Perkins through a shell company.

Got a warrant?

Okay, let's go get him.

- Get him. - Watch it.

Give it up, Perkins.

Get down.

There.

Game's over, Perkins.

The visiting Panthers have the ball on the Charger's five yard line

and lead the game by three points with only 28 seconds remaining.

The state championship is in the balance.

- What? - Yes, sir.

Then do it. Get on out there.

You're on. Come on, man.

All right, Chargers.

- Down...! - Come on, man.

- Doesn't look good, man. - It's not over until it's over, Trivette.

Down... hut...

Yes, yes.

All right! All right!

Fumble recovered by number 22 on the eight yard line.

Chargers take possession.

- This one's for the season, boys. - We got one shot, one play.

Let's do it for Joe.

- There's only one play to call. - Eighty-six slant.

Eighty-six slant? That's the play you used to run, isn't it?

- Yeah. - Let's do it.

Let's do it.

- I can't stand this. - There's not enough time.

Oh, no, no, I feel it in my bones. They're gonna do it.

First and ten on the Chargers' eight yard line.

Eight seconds remaining in the game.

Down, set, blue 21.

Blue, 21. Set hut, hut.

Come on, Bo. Come on, Bo.

Throw the ball!

Yeah!

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