Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001): Season 3, Episode 17 - Blue Movies - full transcript
( dramatic theme playing)
When he said "away
from the office,"
he wasn't kidding.
This is where he
comes to clear his head.
These crime hearings of his
are really wearing him down.
WALKER: Well, he's wearing
down the bad guys faster.
That's all that matters.
There he is.
Hi, judge.
Alex.
I appreciate this.
I take it you're Walker.
Yes, sir.
Heard a lot about you.
I really need your kind of help.
That's why I'm here, judge.
Alex, you didn't tell anyone
you were coming here?
No, just like you asked.
Well, I'm sorry about
all this cloak and dagger,
but regrettably, I
think it's necessary.
(helicopter approaches)
Our committee has
come up with a name
that's kind of stunned us.
We think we found the top
of the Texas crime network.
A man cloaked in
absolute respectability.
( suspenseful theme playing)
Watch out!
Stay here. I'm gonna flank him.
I've got a rifle in the house.
Judge, no!
Judge!
(groans)
No!
(grunts)
(grunting)
(groaning)
(yelling)
(grunting)
(gasps)
(yelps)
(both grunting)
(gasping and groaning)
( somber theme playing)
( light rock action
theme playing)
♪ 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 gonna see ♪
♪ When you're in
Texas Look behind you ♪
♪ 'Cause that's where
The Ranger's gonna be ♪
I think the best thing to
do at this point would be...
I'm just gonna pick up
my work and go home.
I'm not much good after
funerals of people that I love.
You did a great
job with the eulogy.
I know the family
really appreciated it.
God bless him.
He was such a good man.
WOMAN: I have a deposition at
2:00. Maybe we can do it afterwards.
MAN: All right, I'll meet
you there, then. Thanks.
TRIVETTE: You're
just in time, man.
I'm heading over to see
your friend Sonny Lyle.
He's not happy looking at
life for killing Judge Radford,
so he says he
wants to make a deal.
What's he got big
enough to deal?
Says he can finish the
judge's case for him.
TRIVETTE: Don't let this
come as a shock to you, Sonny,
but Ranger Walker hates having
to make deals with murderers.
So my question to you is
what's stopping
us from finishing
the judge's cases?
You don't know what I know.
You'd be surprised what we
know. Got the judge's file right here.
He didn't even know what
he had, not till the very end.
That's why I got the
order to take him out.
Who gave you the order?
First, what I want.
Look, I'm not just playing
for a little less time here
at the Graybar
Motel. I expect to...
The man asked you for a name.
It can't be that mysterious.
You're a contract player, right?
We know who you work for.
You think you do.
TRIVETTE: Clayton
Dudly, V.L. Buckland,
the guys down in South Dallas.
Small fry.
Man, I can hand
you the big shark.
But I want the Witness
Protection Program,
with all the trimmings,
and after I make
your case for you,
I get relocated and
live happily ever after,
at the government's expense.
We haven't heard a name.
Well, I haven't heard those
three magic words yet either.
We got a deal. Well, four.
My patience is
wearing real thin.
You better give us a name.
What, am I gonna
trip on the stairs
on the way back to my cell?
Last guy didn't make
it that far, did he?
No.
( suspenseful theme playing)
Daniel Lamont Dade.
The big D himself.
(laughs)
You weren't ready
for that one, were you?
Yeah, everyone thinks
he's just a good old boy,
cross between J.R.
Ewing and Howdy Doody,
but let me tell you,
there ain't a crooked
operation in 500 miles
he ain't got a piece
of, and I can prove it.
Mr. Dade, what do
you think of the charges
leveled against you?
There are no charges yet,
except we're charging
temporary insanity
in the DA's office.
(laughs)
DADE: I mean,
how would you feel?
They've got this
second-rate burglar,
or somebody, who's
trying to cut a deal.
Then he puts my name in the hat
of the murder
of this fine judge,
and I'm supposed
to answer to that?
CRANE: Look,
here's a man of charity
and of the arts and...
Well, Land of Goshen,
these people don't know
applesauce from road apples,
if this is where
they're hunting.
Yeah, it would be funny,
if it weren't so serious.
But for the record,
I stand ready to answer anything
anyone wants to ask me
about, anything, anytime.
REPORTER: What do
you say to the point spread
between your team and the Bulls?
Well, if you know
the answer to that,
let's pool our bets
together and retire to Tahiti.
( dramatic theme playing)
( women panting and
moaning) ( man laughing)
MAN: Oh, yeah, baby.
Ooh, yeah.
(men and women moaning on TV)
Hey. Hey, partner.
SONNY: Uh, yo,
you wanna bring me in some
longnecks for chasers, huh?
SONNY: Hey, I'll be glad to
go out and bring them in myself.
Well, I see that he's
comfortably ensconced,
although I can't say
much for the décor.
Yeah, it's his stuff.
We moved his
apartment over here.
I'd like to move him,
right out that window.
I hate this.
My stomach's churning
just looking at him.
Tear him up, counselor.
(women moaning on TV)
(shuts off TV)
Do these ground
rules work for you?
Because let's be very
clear, right from the start.
Hey, I said I'd talk to you.
The life and times
of Sonny Lyle,
long as you hold up your end.
And what a luscious
little end it is too.
Mm. You are one
fine hunk of woman.
You want a drink?
Ground rule number one:
Don't bust my chops.
(laughing)
My, my, my.
You'll be sworn at the
beginning of each session.
Your statements
will be transcribed
and then presented to
you for your signature.
Any errors or omissions
in regards to the facts
will be considersed
a breach of...
(TV turns on) What
in the name of?
( moaning)
MAN: Oh, yeah.
My movie collection.
Get that trash out
of here, right now.
Come on, now, I don't
have to put up with this.
No, I don't have
to put up with this.
Did you lose your way to church?
Out.
SONNY: Aww, ma...
Well, hell, you're the one
that wanted to know
all about me and D.
Them films go all the
way back to the beginning.
Selling sex?
Shoot, me and D,
we was producers.
(snickers)
Oo-ee, what a business.
It was never a major thing.
It was sort of a sideline
for the fringe benefits,
if you know what I mean.
I can't imagine.
Well, you see,
D had a taste for
the young stuff.
There was this one
girl, what was her name?
Candy... Candy... Delight.
(laughs)
Boy, I wonder whatever
happened to her.
She could... No, I've
heard quite enough.
We can get into all
the specific details
when we begin tomorrow
morning at 8, sharp.
SONNY: Honey,
you want this old boy up
and at you at 8 in the morning,
you'd better be in
a pillow next to me.
I'll see you at 10.
I give the orders around here.
Hey, I'm about to
make you a star.
A little appreciation,
if you please.
Ten!
And bring donuts!
SONNY: Well, I was just a
young buck with no prospects.
D said he could help me out.
I was supposed
to be his protégé.
(yawns)
But D was always the smart
one, the one that never got caught.
Pretty soon, he's getting
more and more respectable,
I'm getting a rap sheet.
Now, today, oh, you see him
at these big political
events and charity events,
but behind that
smile, he's all teeth.
Well, the Rangers have
picked up some rumors,
but you hear rumors
about a lot of people.
Well, believe it about him.
I know, he's an
investment banker
and owner of ball clubs.
Where he makes his real money
is things like having a
lock on the trucking industry.
Eventually, competition
gets burned out or worse.
Now, his fella for taking
care of that particular chore
is named Alcee Weems.
He owns a whole
string of strip joints.
Now, you're not gonna
find his name on any deeds.
They're fronts, for
prostitution and gambling.
POLICE OFFICER: Nobody move!
SONNY: He's gotten his hooks
into more than one
politician that way,
let me tell you.
His meatpacking plants
butcher stolen cattle
and his investment companies
raid your pension plan.
He's everywhere.
Now, you get in the way of that,
well, like your friend
the judge, adiós, amigo.
But you know, I bet his
biggest moneymaker,
believe it or not,
is pirating films.
See, out in Hollywood,
your movie company
makes a picture
for millions of dollars,
then old D copies
it onto a $4 cassette
and sells it back to you
for the same price they do.
( laughing)
There are no charges yet,
except we're charging
temporary insanity
in the DA's office.
DADE: How would you feel?
I mean, they've got
some second-rate burglar,
or somebody,
trying to cut a deal.
Hi, Alex, what do you need?
A bath.
Say again? How
about a cup of coffee?
Rough, huh?
I don't know if it's
the stink in my clothes
from his cigarettes
or just his foul mouth,
but I walk away from there
feeling filthy and disgusting.
Well, maybe this will
lift your spirits. Watch.
REPORTER: In the roundup
today of alleged crime figures,
charges ranging from pandering
to bookmaking to extortion.
You're doing good, counselor.
You know what?
Bottom line is we still
don't have a smoking gun.
Dade was a master at
keeping his skirts clean.
We'll get him. It's
just a matter of time.
We don't have him yet.
I don't want snow.
I hate the cold,
so don't locate me
in some Siberia, Montana.
U.S. Marshals handle the
Witness Protection Program.
They'll tell you where to go.
It says here that Dade
hired you to kill the judge.
That's right.
That meeting was secret.
Yeah, well, I didn't expect
to find you there either,
that's for damn sure.
Then how did he know
about the meeting?
He knows everything.
I don't know.
Maybe the Carolinas.
Hey, uh, y'all want a drink?
It's about that time.
Aw, come on.
Once you go, I'm just
staring at the walls.
Well, how about dinner?
I'll have my man here
bring us in some take-out
and it'd be just us guys.
Since your lady
friend's stuck in court,
we can look at my films.
Tell you how we used
to audition the talent.
(sighs)
Well, since she
ain't coming back,
you wanna send my
films in from the hall?
Hell's bells.
(sighs)
Our resident film buff.
Well, I got my good bourbon,
I got my good man here,
I have no complaints.
Well, they didn't
send my films in.
Come on, let's go.
What the hell are
you waiting for?
Come on, now, it's
time to keep me happy.
(helicopter whirring)
( suspenseful theme playing)
I can't believe it,
man. They got him.
They got him.
Mr. Dade? Well,
here we go again.
From what I understand,
the government's
witness in this fiasco
died in a fire or explosion.
CRANE: It was a gas explosion,
but it doesn't make for diddly,
because I've already
asked the judge
to dismiss all charges
pending against Mr. Dade,
and he's reviewing
my petition. Right.
No more questions,
please. Excuse us.
C.D.: Well, that
was close, Cordell.
How in the hell did they
know where Sonny Lyle was?
I have no idea, C.D.
How could something
like this have happened?
There has to be a leak, Alex.
We had Sonny
under tight security.
Well, I guess you've heard,
Vance is asking for a dismissal
of any move to indict,
squawking about harassment.
That's crazy. We seized records.
We have statements on that guy.
ALEX: All the other
evidence aside,
the case against Dade
was hinging on Sonny's
eyewitness testimony.
(phone rings)
TRIVETTE: Trivette.
Yeah. Alex, it's Judge Campos.
Right on cue.
( tense theme playing)
Yes, judge?
Of course.
I'll be right over.
He wants to discuss dropping
the charges against Dade.
It's just a courtesy call.
There's nothing
you can do. It's over.
Poor Alex.
She thought a hell of
a lot of that judge too.
You know, I don't give a
damn what you fellas think.
It was better
when we shot it out
with Bonnie and
Clyde and Al Capone.
You've given me an idea, C.D.
WALKER: They never got
Capone for murder or bootlegging.
It was an accountant.
C.D.: Yep, they got
him for tax evasion.
TRIVETTE: You know something
about Dade's taxes, man?
WALKER: They got
him for something
that was totally
insignificant at the time.
That's how we're
gonna take Dade down,
for his porno business.
TRIVETTE: Pornography's legal.
They call it adult
entertainment.
WALKER: Unless the
actress is underage.
Then they call
it... child abuse.
ALEX: "Indecency with a child"
is the legal term.
It's a Class 2 felony
with very heavy penalties,
up to 20 years.
Sonny bragged about
Dade liking younger girls,
especially this Candy Delight.
He joked about
her being sweet 16.
It didn't seem
important at the time...
Oh, there she is.
Oh.
( moaning)
Oh.
Not much plot, is there?
Yeah. ( moaning)
We can do without the sound.
(mutes sound)
Okay, I have enough.
(sighs)
What a beautiful girl.
What a shame.
Sixteen years old?
TRIVETTE: You can
bet she's a runaway.
She was probably abused.
How often do we
see this, fellas?
Too often, C.D.
Again, we need
eyewitness testimony.
We need this girl.
Well, maybe she has a rap sheet.
I don't... Excuse me, sir.
I don't see why the computer
can't flag a name
like Candy Delight.
I'm sure we can come
up with her real name.
ALEX: It was a long time ago.
The career span of these
girls usually isn't very long.
They don't have happy endings.
I doubt if you're gonna
be able to find her.
What if we do find her?
Then we have a case.
Well, that's what
I wanted to hear.
AUCTIONEER: And, folks, in
addition to this classic motorcycle,
we have this magnificent
polled Hereford bull.
Now, he's a proven winner.
He's sired lots of
champions in his day.
I have an opening
bid for $200,000,
but that's awfully
low for this animal.
Let me hear 250.
One of you out
there, let me hear 250.
I have two. Do I
hear 250? I have 250.
Do I see 275?
Two seventy-five,
thank you, dear.
That's wonderful.
Three. Now 275, now three.
Three it is.
Do I see three and a
quarter? Up that bid. Three.
We need three and a quarter.
We need three and a quarter.
Where do I see
three and a quarter?
Uh, boys, if you and Gina
will excuse us, please?
AUCTIONEER:
Children's Charity Hospital.
You cannot beat
that. Dig down deep.
I have $300,000 as the bid.
I have three. We need
three and a quarter.
This is a very worthy charity,
You look like a turkey
before Thanksgiving.
You ought to take
better care of yourself.
Does the name Candy Delight
mean anything to you?
Oh. Oh, that's a
name out of the past,
about ten years ago.
Nine and change, unfortunately.
Statute of limitations is ten.
What are you talking about?
I got a call from my
source this morning.
DA's office is probing
some of your early forays
into the film world.
Well, that was ancient history.
I was never really
in that business.
It was insignificant.
Ever anything
personal between you
and this Candy person?
Well, Sonny'd bring her over
once in a while, you know.
You know where she
is today? No, hell, no.
She must be 25 years old.
That's a little old for me.
(laughs)
You think this is
funny. This is cancer.
I had nothing to do
with those things.
Sonny handled them.
It had nothing to
do with me. You say.
I say they can
follow the paper trail
all the way back
to your doorstep.
And the law says, if
there's a 16-year-old girl
in one of your
films, you did it.
The Rangers are
looking for her now.
Then we'll find her first.
If they can waltz
into court with her,
you got the proverbial
snowball's chance.
She'll bring the building
down on your head.
I took care of Sonny,
I'll take care of her.
Do I hear 350?
I need 350.
I see 350, right there.
We have $350,000.
Do I hear 375 anywhere?
Three-fifty once, twice.
I sold the bull for $350,000
to Mr. D.L. Dade, right there.
(applause)
Thank you.
Now, I'm donating it back
to help the kids,
so you-all start
all over again, huh?
(applause)
( dramatic theme playing)
(light rock music playing)
♪ It's not okay ♪
♪ She found her free dance ♪
♪ When she comes home... ♪
MAN: Waitress?
Yeah, I'm right here.
Can I help you?
Get a couple of longnecks?
Oh, okay. Do you
want something special?
MAN: Oh, whatever
you got's good.
WAITRESS: All right.
Hi, sweetie pie.
They said you asked for me.
I must have made
a good impression.
Well, we've never met, actually.
Well, whoever sent
you my way, I owe 'em.
What can I do for you, honey?
Well, we have a
mutual friend, Janine,
who works at Las
Colinas' canals.
Janine's my friend.
There was a young girl
who was in adult films, uh...
She went by the
name of Candy Delight.
Her real name is Audrey Henson.
I don't know anybody's
business but my own.
I need to find her.
She's involved in a
very serious police case.
Police? You're a cop?
Texas Ranger.
Look, she's not in any trouble.
I just need her to testify.
I gotta get back to
work. I'm up next.
Oh, wait a minute,
wait a minute.
If you do talk to her,
would you have
her give me a call?
Ranger Walker.
Janine told me about
you. You helped her out.
Yeah.
You're not the first
one to ask about Candy.
Who else?
A couple of bad-looking guys.
Talked to my boss, Mr. Meduno.
If you talk to him,
leave me out of it.
He's a bad guy. You
know what I mean?
Yeah, okay.
(knocking on door)
No one's allowed back here.
I'm looking for an
old girlfriend of mine,
goes by the name
of Candy Delight.
I've never heard of her.
Well, it's been a long time.
Maybe she goes by another name.
Not me.
Take a look.
I don't know anything about her.
You want that tattooed
on your forehead?
How do you know
until you take a look?
Throw this bum out of here.
Now, I'm gonna ask you
again. Do you know this girl?
I don't know. I told you
what I told the other guys.
What guys?
They didn't give their names.
If you told them something
you're not telling me,
I'll be back.
(children laughing)
You kids don't stop, you're
not seeing Power Rangers.
(laughing)
Oh, you're mean.
You just remember that.
Now, go tell them to mind.
Nope, gotta go wash up.
(phone ringing)
Hello?
A Texas Ranger.
Everyone's looking for you.
Hon, we gotta talk.
Okay, I'll meet you. Okay. Bye.
( ominous theme playing)
Tanya?
Candy.
Hey. Hi.
God, you look so good.
Oh, who are you kidding?
You look great.
You can do what I did,
get clean, straighten out.
Mm... Come on.
So nobody's heard the name
Candy Delight for ten years.
Why now?
Beats me, honey.
All I know, the bad
guys are looking for you
and the good guys are too.
Me? I'd rather get
found by the good guys.
Look, I don't wanna
get found at all.
Well, Candy, you
gotta land somewhere.
I just wanna be left alone.
I know, honey, but that just...
Aahh! Let go!
(men cheering)
♪ What I want to do ♪
♪ Why can't you
Leave the girl alone? ♪
(men laughing, chattering)
MAN: All right. Way I like it.
(laughing)
Where's your boss?
I don't know. He
don't check with me.
Where's the dancer, Tanya?
It's her night off.
Do you have her address?
Hey, man, how should I know?
You'd better know.
She just said she
had an emergency.
Didn't tell me where she
was going or anything,
just packed her bags.
( suspenseful theme playing)
Man, thanks for meeting me.
I gotta get on the road,
but I need this, you know?
Yeah, well, you're
a good customer.
Thanks. No problem.
(gasps)
Squiggy! Sorry, babe.
Man.
It's just that they're
better customers.
You hear any more from Walker?
No. How's it going?
I've been all through
personnel records.
I mean, there's
not gonna be a file
with the word
"informant" highlighted,
so we've got the
phones monitored,
and this should cover my office.
I don't know what else to do.
Well, it's gotta be
somebody very close.
What do you think?
Your law clerk?
Somebody who
answers your telephones?
Keep going, you'll
get to the person
who cleans my desk at night.
( suspenseful theme playing)
MAISY (over radio):
Walker, are you there?
Yeah, Maisy. What's up?
We got a very urgent call
wanting to meet with you.
She said you'd know who.
She said you were
looking for her.
Where?
Barnsdale Park, by the swings.
She's there now.
Thanks, Maisy.
BOY: Let's go on
the swings, Mom!
Come on with me!
(children laughing)
BOY: Hey, I can go
up higher. Wanna see?
(woman speaking indistinctly)
(children chattering)
After what you did last night,
I figured the least I
could do was talk to you.
Should I call you Audrey?
I wish you wouldn't
call me anything.
I don't wanna be called. It
can't be any mystery why.
Yeah, I can understand.
You could not, on
your wildest day,
in your wildest
dreams, understand.
I know what you want.
You wanna know
about Candy Delight.
You wanna know
all about the old days
with Sonny and D.L. Dade.
But you won't stop there.
You'll want me to testify.
Yeah, I do.
My husband's a plumber.
Just a good, honest guy.
Our friends are normal people.
How could I explain?
Mommy, Mommy, watch me.
AUDREY: I am, darling.
Just be careful
on that jungle gym.
You told Tanya I was
part of a police case.
Well, I'm telling you I'm not.
You may have
had a choice before,
but now they know all about you.
They'll get to you
through Tanya.
She left town. I'll
be okay that way.
They won't give up, Audrey.
I'll take my chances, then.
You go catch your bad guy
without me. That's your job.
My job is to make
sure the man I married
knows that I treasure him
and that the wife he
helps on with her coat
and opens the door for isn't...
(sighs)
Can you imagine if he
were to see that film?
Could he ever touch me again?
What images would
burn in his mind?
I'm sorry all this happened.
If I were to testify...
See my life?
I'm the luckiest girl
in the world now.
If I were to lose my
family, I'd rather be dead.
(sniffles)
Okay.
I'll catch Dade another way.
Thanks.
Audrey, you have
beautiful children.
Have a happy life.
I already do.
Little Phil, Amy, come
on, you guys. Let's go.
( suspenseful theme playing)
So you thinking about it?
(Phil chuckles)
PHIL: You're a
kick in the pants.
Are we supposed
to put a "for sale" sign
on the front of the house
and just start packing?
Why not?
Your brother's got
the shop in Houston.
You always talked about
going in with him. Let's do it.
Yeah, we talked about
it. Maybe down the road.
Look, it makes sense now,
before the kids get
too far in school and all.
Well, I guess.
It might be a good time.
(doorbell rings)
Mm. I'll get it. You
watch the kids.
(chuckles)
Who is it?
MAN: Flowers for
a Mrs. Forrester.
Oh, they're so beautiful.
(muffled cry)
TRIVETTE: Thompson was
here when they brought her in,
so I had him call for you.
Somebody really
did a number on her.
Looks like they wanted
some information.
Looks like they got it.
(dialling cell phone)
Mr. Forrester, this
is Ranger Walker.
Could I speak to
your wife, please?
I was just gonna
call the police.
Audrey went to answer the
door and didn't come back.
I've looked all over
the neighborhood.
I'll try to find her,
Mr. Forrester.
Thank you. She disappeared.
What do you wanna do?
Get some answers.
You can't come
barging in here like that.
Where's Candy
Delight? Candy who?
Candy... Delight.
I just came from the morgue.
I saw your work.
Let's see how much you
can take before you talk.
(groaning)
Aahh!
I don't know what
you're talking about.
You'd better know. Aahh!
They took her in a van.
What kind of van?
Florist, Grapevine.
(panting)
( dramatic theme playing)
We're looking
for a florist's van.
Needle-in-a-haystack time, guys.
There's miles and
miles and miles out here.
Try the landfill.
( ominous theme playing)
Hey, hey. Come on.
No van.
If they're still in the van
and if they're out here.
Take us to the lake.
( suspenseful theme playing)
(boat engine starts)
There's the van.
Take us down.
Hey!
Texas Rangers. I need
your boat. Come alongside.
Let's go. Come on.
Here you go.
(gargled cries)
Let's go.
(gargled cries)
(gargled cries)
Freeze. Come
on, get out of there.
Here we go. Come on,
get out. On your back.
(gasping)
(sobbing)
Hello, hello, Mr. Dade.
We are gonna have
to stop meeting like this.
Now, I don't know how
many times I can come here
and how many ways I can say it.
This is all smoke, people.
This is outrageous.
Just plain harassment.
Well, now it's our turn.
Now we're filing an
action against the city.
( dramatic theme playing)
I'm gonna enjoy this.
I've got an answer
for that question:
no deals.
(reporters scrumming)
Maybe you should
go get the car, honey.
(sighs)
We'll be relocating
soon, starting fresh.
That's good.
In a way, I'm relieved.
I mean, I was always afraid.
I know it's gonna
be hard, but...
Well, if I was a betting man,
I'd be willing to bet
you're gonna make it.
I told you I was the
luckiest girl in the world.
Thank you.
Take care, huh?
Okay.
( suspenseful theme playing)
(knocking on door)
Come in.
Miss Cahill, you
wanted to see me?
Yes, Todd. Please, come in.
I'd like you to watch
yourself on television
going through my desk.
( suspenseful theme playing)
Your bank account has one
too many zeros in it, Todd.
My law clerk.
I mean, of all the nerve,
the lack of ethics,
the total dishonesty.
I mean, I just...
Yeah, you're right.
He'd make a great lawyer.
(gasps)
( comic theme playing)
( light rock action
theme playing)
♪ '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 ♪
When he said "away
from the office,"
he wasn't kidding.
This is where he
comes to clear his head.
These crime hearings of his
are really wearing him down.
WALKER: Well, he's wearing
down the bad guys faster.
That's all that matters.
There he is.
Hi, judge.
Alex.
I appreciate this.
I take it you're Walker.
Yes, sir.
Heard a lot about you.
I really need your kind of help.
That's why I'm here, judge.
Alex, you didn't tell anyone
you were coming here?
No, just like you asked.
Well, I'm sorry about
all this cloak and dagger,
but regrettably, I
think it's necessary.
(helicopter approaches)
Our committee has
come up with a name
that's kind of stunned us.
We think we found the top
of the Texas crime network.
A man cloaked in
absolute respectability.
( suspenseful theme playing)
Watch out!
Stay here. I'm gonna flank him.
I've got a rifle in the house.
Judge, no!
Judge!
(groans)
No!
(grunts)
(grunting)
(groaning)
(yelling)
(grunting)
(gasps)
(yelps)
(both grunting)
(gasping and groaning)
( somber theme playing)
( light rock action
theme playing)
♪ 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 gonna see ♪
♪ When you're in
Texas Look behind you ♪
♪ 'Cause that's where
The Ranger's gonna be ♪
I think the best thing to
do at this point would be...
I'm just gonna pick up
my work and go home.
I'm not much good after
funerals of people that I love.
You did a great
job with the eulogy.
I know the family
really appreciated it.
God bless him.
He was such a good man.
WOMAN: I have a deposition at
2:00. Maybe we can do it afterwards.
MAN: All right, I'll meet
you there, then. Thanks.
TRIVETTE: You're
just in time, man.
I'm heading over to see
your friend Sonny Lyle.
He's not happy looking at
life for killing Judge Radford,
so he says he
wants to make a deal.
What's he got big
enough to deal?
Says he can finish the
judge's case for him.
TRIVETTE: Don't let this
come as a shock to you, Sonny,
but Ranger Walker hates having
to make deals with murderers.
So my question to you is
what's stopping
us from finishing
the judge's cases?
You don't know what I know.
You'd be surprised what we
know. Got the judge's file right here.
He didn't even know what
he had, not till the very end.
That's why I got the
order to take him out.
Who gave you the order?
First, what I want.
Look, I'm not just playing
for a little less time here
at the Graybar
Motel. I expect to...
The man asked you for a name.
It can't be that mysterious.
You're a contract player, right?
We know who you work for.
You think you do.
TRIVETTE: Clayton
Dudly, V.L. Buckland,
the guys down in South Dallas.
Small fry.
Man, I can hand
you the big shark.
But I want the Witness
Protection Program,
with all the trimmings,
and after I make
your case for you,
I get relocated and
live happily ever after,
at the government's expense.
We haven't heard a name.
Well, I haven't heard those
three magic words yet either.
We got a deal. Well, four.
My patience is
wearing real thin.
You better give us a name.
What, am I gonna
trip on the stairs
on the way back to my cell?
Last guy didn't make
it that far, did he?
No.
( suspenseful theme playing)
Daniel Lamont Dade.
The big D himself.
(laughs)
You weren't ready
for that one, were you?
Yeah, everyone thinks
he's just a good old boy,
cross between J.R.
Ewing and Howdy Doody,
but let me tell you,
there ain't a crooked
operation in 500 miles
he ain't got a piece
of, and I can prove it.
Mr. Dade, what do
you think of the charges
leveled against you?
There are no charges yet,
except we're charging
temporary insanity
in the DA's office.
(laughs)
DADE: I mean,
how would you feel?
They've got this
second-rate burglar,
or somebody, who's
trying to cut a deal.
Then he puts my name in the hat
of the murder
of this fine judge,
and I'm supposed
to answer to that?
CRANE: Look,
here's a man of charity
and of the arts and...
Well, Land of Goshen,
these people don't know
applesauce from road apples,
if this is where
they're hunting.
Yeah, it would be funny,
if it weren't so serious.
But for the record,
I stand ready to answer anything
anyone wants to ask me
about, anything, anytime.
REPORTER: What do
you say to the point spread
between your team and the Bulls?
Well, if you know
the answer to that,
let's pool our bets
together and retire to Tahiti.
( dramatic theme playing)
( women panting and
moaning) ( man laughing)
MAN: Oh, yeah, baby.
Ooh, yeah.
(men and women moaning on TV)
Hey. Hey, partner.
SONNY: Uh, yo,
you wanna bring me in some
longnecks for chasers, huh?
SONNY: Hey, I'll be glad to
go out and bring them in myself.
Well, I see that he's
comfortably ensconced,
although I can't say
much for the décor.
Yeah, it's his stuff.
We moved his
apartment over here.
I'd like to move him,
right out that window.
I hate this.
My stomach's churning
just looking at him.
Tear him up, counselor.
(women moaning on TV)
(shuts off TV)
Do these ground
rules work for you?
Because let's be very
clear, right from the start.
Hey, I said I'd talk to you.
The life and times
of Sonny Lyle,
long as you hold up your end.
And what a luscious
little end it is too.
Mm. You are one
fine hunk of woman.
You want a drink?
Ground rule number one:
Don't bust my chops.
(laughing)
My, my, my.
You'll be sworn at the
beginning of each session.
Your statements
will be transcribed
and then presented to
you for your signature.
Any errors or omissions
in regards to the facts
will be considersed
a breach of...
(TV turns on) What
in the name of?
( moaning)
MAN: Oh, yeah.
My movie collection.
Get that trash out
of here, right now.
Come on, now, I don't
have to put up with this.
No, I don't have
to put up with this.
Did you lose your way to church?
Out.
SONNY: Aww, ma...
Well, hell, you're the one
that wanted to know
all about me and D.
Them films go all the
way back to the beginning.
Selling sex?
Shoot, me and D,
we was producers.
(snickers)
Oo-ee, what a business.
It was never a major thing.
It was sort of a sideline
for the fringe benefits,
if you know what I mean.
I can't imagine.
Well, you see,
D had a taste for
the young stuff.
There was this one
girl, what was her name?
Candy... Candy... Delight.
(laughs)
Boy, I wonder whatever
happened to her.
She could... No, I've
heard quite enough.
We can get into all
the specific details
when we begin tomorrow
morning at 8, sharp.
SONNY: Honey,
you want this old boy up
and at you at 8 in the morning,
you'd better be in
a pillow next to me.
I'll see you at 10.
I give the orders around here.
Hey, I'm about to
make you a star.
A little appreciation,
if you please.
Ten!
And bring donuts!
SONNY: Well, I was just a
young buck with no prospects.
D said he could help me out.
I was supposed
to be his protégé.
(yawns)
But D was always the smart
one, the one that never got caught.
Pretty soon, he's getting
more and more respectable,
I'm getting a rap sheet.
Now, today, oh, you see him
at these big political
events and charity events,
but behind that
smile, he's all teeth.
Well, the Rangers have
picked up some rumors,
but you hear rumors
about a lot of people.
Well, believe it about him.
I know, he's an
investment banker
and owner of ball clubs.
Where he makes his real money
is things like having a
lock on the trucking industry.
Eventually, competition
gets burned out or worse.
Now, his fella for taking
care of that particular chore
is named Alcee Weems.
He owns a whole
string of strip joints.
Now, you're not gonna
find his name on any deeds.
They're fronts, for
prostitution and gambling.
POLICE OFFICER: Nobody move!
SONNY: He's gotten his hooks
into more than one
politician that way,
let me tell you.
His meatpacking plants
butcher stolen cattle
and his investment companies
raid your pension plan.
He's everywhere.
Now, you get in the way of that,
well, like your friend
the judge, adiós, amigo.
But you know, I bet his
biggest moneymaker,
believe it or not,
is pirating films.
See, out in Hollywood,
your movie company
makes a picture
for millions of dollars,
then old D copies
it onto a $4 cassette
and sells it back to you
for the same price they do.
( laughing)
There are no charges yet,
except we're charging
temporary insanity
in the DA's office.
DADE: How would you feel?
I mean, they've got
some second-rate burglar,
or somebody,
trying to cut a deal.
Hi, Alex, what do you need?
A bath.
Say again? How
about a cup of coffee?
Rough, huh?
I don't know if it's
the stink in my clothes
from his cigarettes
or just his foul mouth,
but I walk away from there
feeling filthy and disgusting.
Well, maybe this will
lift your spirits. Watch.
REPORTER: In the roundup
today of alleged crime figures,
charges ranging from pandering
to bookmaking to extortion.
You're doing good, counselor.
You know what?
Bottom line is we still
don't have a smoking gun.
Dade was a master at
keeping his skirts clean.
We'll get him. It's
just a matter of time.
We don't have him yet.
I don't want snow.
I hate the cold,
so don't locate me
in some Siberia, Montana.
U.S. Marshals handle the
Witness Protection Program.
They'll tell you where to go.
It says here that Dade
hired you to kill the judge.
That's right.
That meeting was secret.
Yeah, well, I didn't expect
to find you there either,
that's for damn sure.
Then how did he know
about the meeting?
He knows everything.
I don't know.
Maybe the Carolinas.
Hey, uh, y'all want a drink?
It's about that time.
Aw, come on.
Once you go, I'm just
staring at the walls.
Well, how about dinner?
I'll have my man here
bring us in some take-out
and it'd be just us guys.
Since your lady
friend's stuck in court,
we can look at my films.
Tell you how we used
to audition the talent.
(sighs)
Well, since she
ain't coming back,
you wanna send my
films in from the hall?
Hell's bells.
(sighs)
Our resident film buff.
Well, I got my good bourbon,
I got my good man here,
I have no complaints.
Well, they didn't
send my films in.
Come on, let's go.
What the hell are
you waiting for?
Come on, now, it's
time to keep me happy.
(helicopter whirring)
( suspenseful theme playing)
I can't believe it,
man. They got him.
They got him.
Mr. Dade? Well,
here we go again.
From what I understand,
the government's
witness in this fiasco
died in a fire or explosion.
CRANE: It was a gas explosion,
but it doesn't make for diddly,
because I've already
asked the judge
to dismiss all charges
pending against Mr. Dade,
and he's reviewing
my petition. Right.
No more questions,
please. Excuse us.
C.D.: Well, that
was close, Cordell.
How in the hell did they
know where Sonny Lyle was?
I have no idea, C.D.
How could something
like this have happened?
There has to be a leak, Alex.
We had Sonny
under tight security.
Well, I guess you've heard,
Vance is asking for a dismissal
of any move to indict,
squawking about harassment.
That's crazy. We seized records.
We have statements on that guy.
ALEX: All the other
evidence aside,
the case against Dade
was hinging on Sonny's
eyewitness testimony.
(phone rings)
TRIVETTE: Trivette.
Yeah. Alex, it's Judge Campos.
Right on cue.
( tense theme playing)
Yes, judge?
Of course.
I'll be right over.
He wants to discuss dropping
the charges against Dade.
It's just a courtesy call.
There's nothing
you can do. It's over.
Poor Alex.
She thought a hell of
a lot of that judge too.
You know, I don't give a
damn what you fellas think.
It was better
when we shot it out
with Bonnie and
Clyde and Al Capone.
You've given me an idea, C.D.
WALKER: They never got
Capone for murder or bootlegging.
It was an accountant.
C.D.: Yep, they got
him for tax evasion.
TRIVETTE: You know something
about Dade's taxes, man?
WALKER: They got
him for something
that was totally
insignificant at the time.
That's how we're
gonna take Dade down,
for his porno business.
TRIVETTE: Pornography's legal.
They call it adult
entertainment.
WALKER: Unless the
actress is underage.
Then they call
it... child abuse.
ALEX: "Indecency with a child"
is the legal term.
It's a Class 2 felony
with very heavy penalties,
up to 20 years.
Sonny bragged about
Dade liking younger girls,
especially this Candy Delight.
He joked about
her being sweet 16.
It didn't seem
important at the time...
Oh, there she is.
Oh.
( moaning)
Oh.
Not much plot, is there?
Yeah. ( moaning)
We can do without the sound.
(mutes sound)
Okay, I have enough.
(sighs)
What a beautiful girl.
What a shame.
Sixteen years old?
TRIVETTE: You can
bet she's a runaway.
She was probably abused.
How often do we
see this, fellas?
Too often, C.D.
Again, we need
eyewitness testimony.
We need this girl.
Well, maybe she has a rap sheet.
I don't... Excuse me, sir.
I don't see why the computer
can't flag a name
like Candy Delight.
I'm sure we can come
up with her real name.
ALEX: It was a long time ago.
The career span of these
girls usually isn't very long.
They don't have happy endings.
I doubt if you're gonna
be able to find her.
What if we do find her?
Then we have a case.
Well, that's what
I wanted to hear.
AUCTIONEER: And, folks, in
addition to this classic motorcycle,
we have this magnificent
polled Hereford bull.
Now, he's a proven winner.
He's sired lots of
champions in his day.
I have an opening
bid for $200,000,
but that's awfully
low for this animal.
Let me hear 250.
One of you out
there, let me hear 250.
I have two. Do I
hear 250? I have 250.
Do I see 275?
Two seventy-five,
thank you, dear.
That's wonderful.
Three. Now 275, now three.
Three it is.
Do I see three and a
quarter? Up that bid. Three.
We need three and a quarter.
We need three and a quarter.
Where do I see
three and a quarter?
Uh, boys, if you and Gina
will excuse us, please?
AUCTIONEER:
Children's Charity Hospital.
You cannot beat
that. Dig down deep.
I have $300,000 as the bid.
I have three. We need
three and a quarter.
This is a very worthy charity,
You look like a turkey
before Thanksgiving.
You ought to take
better care of yourself.
Does the name Candy Delight
mean anything to you?
Oh. Oh, that's a
name out of the past,
about ten years ago.
Nine and change, unfortunately.
Statute of limitations is ten.
What are you talking about?
I got a call from my
source this morning.
DA's office is probing
some of your early forays
into the film world.
Well, that was ancient history.
I was never really
in that business.
It was insignificant.
Ever anything
personal between you
and this Candy person?
Well, Sonny'd bring her over
once in a while, you know.
You know where she
is today? No, hell, no.
She must be 25 years old.
That's a little old for me.
(laughs)
You think this is
funny. This is cancer.
I had nothing to do
with those things.
Sonny handled them.
It had nothing to
do with me. You say.
I say they can
follow the paper trail
all the way back
to your doorstep.
And the law says, if
there's a 16-year-old girl
in one of your
films, you did it.
The Rangers are
looking for her now.
Then we'll find her first.
If they can waltz
into court with her,
you got the proverbial
snowball's chance.
She'll bring the building
down on your head.
I took care of Sonny,
I'll take care of her.
Do I hear 350?
I need 350.
I see 350, right there.
We have $350,000.
Do I hear 375 anywhere?
Three-fifty once, twice.
I sold the bull for $350,000
to Mr. D.L. Dade, right there.
(applause)
Thank you.
Now, I'm donating it back
to help the kids,
so you-all start
all over again, huh?
(applause)
( dramatic theme playing)
(light rock music playing)
♪ It's not okay ♪
♪ She found her free dance ♪
♪ When she comes home... ♪
MAN: Waitress?
Yeah, I'm right here.
Can I help you?
Get a couple of longnecks?
Oh, okay. Do you
want something special?
MAN: Oh, whatever
you got's good.
WAITRESS: All right.
Hi, sweetie pie.
They said you asked for me.
I must have made
a good impression.
Well, we've never met, actually.
Well, whoever sent
you my way, I owe 'em.
What can I do for you, honey?
Well, we have a
mutual friend, Janine,
who works at Las
Colinas' canals.
Janine's my friend.
There was a young girl
who was in adult films, uh...
She went by the
name of Candy Delight.
Her real name is Audrey Henson.
I don't know anybody's
business but my own.
I need to find her.
She's involved in a
very serious police case.
Police? You're a cop?
Texas Ranger.
Look, she's not in any trouble.
I just need her to testify.
I gotta get back to
work. I'm up next.
Oh, wait a minute,
wait a minute.
If you do talk to her,
would you have
her give me a call?
Ranger Walker.
Janine told me about
you. You helped her out.
Yeah.
You're not the first
one to ask about Candy.
Who else?
A couple of bad-looking guys.
Talked to my boss, Mr. Meduno.
If you talk to him,
leave me out of it.
He's a bad guy. You
know what I mean?
Yeah, okay.
(knocking on door)
No one's allowed back here.
I'm looking for an
old girlfriend of mine,
goes by the name
of Candy Delight.
I've never heard of her.
Well, it's been a long time.
Maybe she goes by another name.
Not me.
Take a look.
I don't know anything about her.
You want that tattooed
on your forehead?
How do you know
until you take a look?
Throw this bum out of here.
Now, I'm gonna ask you
again. Do you know this girl?
I don't know. I told you
what I told the other guys.
What guys?
They didn't give their names.
If you told them something
you're not telling me,
I'll be back.
(children laughing)
You kids don't stop, you're
not seeing Power Rangers.
(laughing)
Oh, you're mean.
You just remember that.
Now, go tell them to mind.
Nope, gotta go wash up.
(phone ringing)
Hello?
A Texas Ranger.
Everyone's looking for you.
Hon, we gotta talk.
Okay, I'll meet you. Okay. Bye.
( ominous theme playing)
Tanya?
Candy.
Hey. Hi.
God, you look so good.
Oh, who are you kidding?
You look great.
You can do what I did,
get clean, straighten out.
Mm... Come on.
So nobody's heard the name
Candy Delight for ten years.
Why now?
Beats me, honey.
All I know, the bad
guys are looking for you
and the good guys are too.
Me? I'd rather get
found by the good guys.
Look, I don't wanna
get found at all.
Well, Candy, you
gotta land somewhere.
I just wanna be left alone.
I know, honey, but that just...
Aahh! Let go!
(men cheering)
♪ What I want to do ♪
♪ Why can't you
Leave the girl alone? ♪
(men laughing, chattering)
MAN: All right. Way I like it.
(laughing)
Where's your boss?
I don't know. He
don't check with me.
Where's the dancer, Tanya?
It's her night off.
Do you have her address?
Hey, man, how should I know?
You'd better know.
She just said she
had an emergency.
Didn't tell me where she
was going or anything,
just packed her bags.
( suspenseful theme playing)
Man, thanks for meeting me.
I gotta get on the road,
but I need this, you know?
Yeah, well, you're
a good customer.
Thanks. No problem.
(gasps)
Squiggy! Sorry, babe.
Man.
It's just that they're
better customers.
You hear any more from Walker?
No. How's it going?
I've been all through
personnel records.
I mean, there's
not gonna be a file
with the word
"informant" highlighted,
so we've got the
phones monitored,
and this should cover my office.
I don't know what else to do.
Well, it's gotta be
somebody very close.
What do you think?
Your law clerk?
Somebody who
answers your telephones?
Keep going, you'll
get to the person
who cleans my desk at night.
( suspenseful theme playing)
MAISY (over radio):
Walker, are you there?
Yeah, Maisy. What's up?
We got a very urgent call
wanting to meet with you.
She said you'd know who.
She said you were
looking for her.
Where?
Barnsdale Park, by the swings.
She's there now.
Thanks, Maisy.
BOY: Let's go on
the swings, Mom!
Come on with me!
(children laughing)
BOY: Hey, I can go
up higher. Wanna see?
(woman speaking indistinctly)
(children chattering)
After what you did last night,
I figured the least I
could do was talk to you.
Should I call you Audrey?
I wish you wouldn't
call me anything.
I don't wanna be called. It
can't be any mystery why.
Yeah, I can understand.
You could not, on
your wildest day,
in your wildest
dreams, understand.
I know what you want.
You wanna know
about Candy Delight.
You wanna know
all about the old days
with Sonny and D.L. Dade.
But you won't stop there.
You'll want me to testify.
Yeah, I do.
My husband's a plumber.
Just a good, honest guy.
Our friends are normal people.
How could I explain?
Mommy, Mommy, watch me.
AUDREY: I am, darling.
Just be careful
on that jungle gym.
You told Tanya I was
part of a police case.
Well, I'm telling you I'm not.
You may have
had a choice before,
but now they know all about you.
They'll get to you
through Tanya.
She left town. I'll
be okay that way.
They won't give up, Audrey.
I'll take my chances, then.
You go catch your bad guy
without me. That's your job.
My job is to make
sure the man I married
knows that I treasure him
and that the wife he
helps on with her coat
and opens the door for isn't...
(sighs)
Can you imagine if he
were to see that film?
Could he ever touch me again?
What images would
burn in his mind?
I'm sorry all this happened.
If I were to testify...
See my life?
I'm the luckiest girl
in the world now.
If I were to lose my
family, I'd rather be dead.
(sniffles)
Okay.
I'll catch Dade another way.
Thanks.
Audrey, you have
beautiful children.
Have a happy life.
I already do.
Little Phil, Amy, come
on, you guys. Let's go.
( suspenseful theme playing)
So you thinking about it?
(Phil chuckles)
PHIL: You're a
kick in the pants.
Are we supposed
to put a "for sale" sign
on the front of the house
and just start packing?
Why not?
Your brother's got
the shop in Houston.
You always talked about
going in with him. Let's do it.
Yeah, we talked about
it. Maybe down the road.
Look, it makes sense now,
before the kids get
too far in school and all.
Well, I guess.
It might be a good time.
(doorbell rings)
Mm. I'll get it. You
watch the kids.
(chuckles)
Who is it?
MAN: Flowers for
a Mrs. Forrester.
Oh, they're so beautiful.
(muffled cry)
TRIVETTE: Thompson was
here when they brought her in,
so I had him call for you.
Somebody really
did a number on her.
Looks like they wanted
some information.
Looks like they got it.
(dialling cell phone)
Mr. Forrester, this
is Ranger Walker.
Could I speak to
your wife, please?
I was just gonna
call the police.
Audrey went to answer the
door and didn't come back.
I've looked all over
the neighborhood.
I'll try to find her,
Mr. Forrester.
Thank you. She disappeared.
What do you wanna do?
Get some answers.
You can't come
barging in here like that.
Where's Candy
Delight? Candy who?
Candy... Delight.
I just came from the morgue.
I saw your work.
Let's see how much you
can take before you talk.
(groaning)
Aahh!
I don't know what
you're talking about.
You'd better know. Aahh!
They took her in a van.
What kind of van?
Florist, Grapevine.
(panting)
( dramatic theme playing)
We're looking
for a florist's van.
Needle-in-a-haystack time, guys.
There's miles and
miles and miles out here.
Try the landfill.
( ominous theme playing)
Hey, hey. Come on.
No van.
If they're still in the van
and if they're out here.
Take us to the lake.
( suspenseful theme playing)
(boat engine starts)
There's the van.
Take us down.
Hey!
Texas Rangers. I need
your boat. Come alongside.
Let's go. Come on.
Here you go.
(gargled cries)
Let's go.
(gargled cries)
(gargled cries)
Freeze. Come
on, get out of there.
Here we go. Come on,
get out. On your back.
(gasping)
(sobbing)
Hello, hello, Mr. Dade.
We are gonna have
to stop meeting like this.
Now, I don't know how
many times I can come here
and how many ways I can say it.
This is all smoke, people.
This is outrageous.
Just plain harassment.
Well, now it's our turn.
Now we're filing an
action against the city.
( dramatic theme playing)
I'm gonna enjoy this.
I've got an answer
for that question:
no deals.
(reporters scrumming)
Maybe you should
go get the car, honey.
(sighs)
We'll be relocating
soon, starting fresh.
That's good.
In a way, I'm relieved.
I mean, I was always afraid.
I know it's gonna
be hard, but...
Well, if I was a betting man,
I'd be willing to bet
you're gonna make it.
I told you I was the
luckiest girl in the world.
Thank you.
Take care, huh?
Okay.
( suspenseful theme playing)
(knocking on door)
Come in.
Miss Cahill, you
wanted to see me?
Yes, Todd. Please, come in.
I'd like you to watch
yourself on television
going through my desk.
( suspenseful theme playing)
Your bank account has one
too many zeros in it, Todd.
My law clerk.
I mean, of all the nerve,
the lack of ethics,
the total dishonesty.
I mean, I just...
Yeah, you're right.
He'd make a great lawyer.
(gasps)
( comic theme playing)
( light rock action
theme playing)
♪ '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 ♪