Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001): Season 3, Episode 19 - Case Closed - full transcript
(radio playing country tune)
ALEX: I can't believe Trivette.
I set him up with my best friend
and he doesn't
even call her back.
Now, wait a minute. He
told me he did call her back.
Oh, yeah, two weeks later.
Well, he did call her back.
Two weeks is a lifetime
when you're
waiting by the phone.
Well...
What he told me is,
when he took her out,
she was kind of,
uh... Kind of what?
Well, you know, kind of, uh...
Kind of what?
Dull. He said she was dull.
Dull?
That's what he said.
She's not dull.
I guess what would you expect?
She is an attorney,
you know. Oh!
(chuckles)
You... (static over radio)
What's wrong with your radio?
Some kind of
electrical interference.
( mysterious theme playing)
What the hell is that?
I've never seen
anything like that.
Neither have I.
Why do I feel so vulnerable
out here all of a sudden?
Even with me?
Even with you.
It's creepy.
Well, let's go see what that is.
Why?
Because I'd like to
know what it is up there.
Well, good luck.
Wait here.
Not a chance.
Honey, what are
you doing out here?
Are you all right?
Why are you out here alone?
Don't be afraid.
I'm Walker, this is Alex.
What's your name?
Where's your mommy and
daddy? Are they out here with you?
They got my daddy.
Who got your daddy?
If you talk to us,
maybe we can help you.
Sky people.
The sky people took him.
Hey, come on, honey.
Let's go.
What do you think she
means by sky people?
I don't know.
There's a little town
just down the road.
We'll take her to a doctor.
United States Air Force,
step out of the vehicle
with your hands in the air.
I'm a Texas Ranger.
Get out of my
way, I'm in a hurry.
Sgt. Perez, Two
Rocks Base Security.
I'd like to take
a look at the girl.
Why?
That's classified.
Then I can't help you, sergeant.
I have my orders.
She's coming with me.
I'm on a county road,
and you're off your
base, sergeant.
You have no
jurisdiction out here.
Out of the truck, Ranger.
(gun cocks)
Tell your men to stand down.
I mean it.
Now, I don't know what
your interest in the girl is,
and I don't really care.
I wanna get her to a
doctor, so get out of my way,
or you're gonna need one too.
Sgt. Perez here,
tell the colonel
we got a problem.
(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 ♪
MAN: All right, Sgt. Perez,
roll it. Let's see what you have.
It was a real hot night.
The window was open,
but I couldn't sleep.
There it was.
A brilliant white light.
Racing across the sky.
It sort of dropped down,
hovered over the prairie like,
like it was looking
for something,
watching, and then
it raced off like a shot.
( mysterious theme playing)
This won't take long, dear.
Relax.
That's her
description, Trivette.
Run a missing persons check.
Right. How do you
figure the military angle?
I don't know.
But they wanted
that little girl real bad.
Said it was classified,
and they meant it.
Two Rocks Base?
Yeah, that's what they said.
I'll see if there's
any information
been filed on the girl for you.
Okay, and I'll
talk to you later.
Well, physically she seems okay.
She's been through some trauma.
Maybe something she saw
caused this severe
emotional distress.
Well, she keeps saying something
about the sky people
taking her father.
What do you make of that?
She's not the only
one around here
who talks about sky people.
Some time ago,
it was 1953, there
was a crash here.
What, a plane?
Nobody ever really knew.
The military
stepped in and, uh...
And... And just took over,
and there was a rumor
that the Air Force recovered
some alien bodies
from the wreckage,
and, of course, that started
everybody's
imagination from then on.
Well, it's not her imagination
that her father's missing.
Alex, why don't you
stay with the little girl,
I'm gonna go check
something out.
Okay.
( pensive theme playing)
CATES: Sure would like
to help you out, Ranger,
but there's just no way
we can scare up
enough men around here
for a proper search.
That's big country out there.
No telling where that
fella wandered off to.
Well, I know where
we found the little girl,
we'll start there.
Look, folks around here,
you know, they sort
of keep to themselves.
Shame about the
little girl, though.
So, gentlemen, I hope I
haven't I missed anything.
You must be the Ranger
who found the little girl?
There's nothing for the
newspapers around here, Tara.
I heard a man is
missing, sheriff.
Now we don't know that for sure.
Well, I do.
Well, we don't.
CATES: Look,
we've got a little girl
just walking down the street.
There's nothing to
get excited about.
Well, the military
seems to think so.
There's nothing to talk about.
What the United States
Air Force does out there
is not our concern, or yours.
We'll see about that.
( intrepid theme playing)
Trivette called.
Her name is Naomi Burns.
Her father's Carlton Burns.
Some bigwig from
Citel International.
He was flying her
back from Galveston
when the plane
disappeared. Private plane?
Single engine Cessna.
Any family?
Her mother passed
away three years ago,
no other relatives.
Citel filed a report
when Carlton didn't
show up for work today.
Walker,
she keeps talking
about sky people.
Maybe she did see
something weird.
I mean, anything's
possible, don't you think?
I don't know what
to think, Alex.
( tense theme playing)
WALKER: Naomi, I
have something for you.
Actually, I got it off
Doc Parker's porch,
but don't tell him.
Did you find my daddy yet?
Not yet, honey, but I will.
Cross your heart?
Cross my heart.
Just relax, honey.
She responds to you.
That's a good sign.
I wish she could tell
me what happened.
Well, she probably
won't remember.
Doc, would hypnosis help?
No, no, she'll... No, she
may be too withdrawn,
but she's obviously got a
great deal of trust in you,
so why don't you give it a try?
Okay. Here, help
me take this off.
We'll be a distraction.
Let's... Let's wait outside.
Naomi, have you ever seen
anything like this before?
It's pretty, what is it?
Well, it's a good-luck charm.
It helps people remember things.
What I'd like for you to do
is focus your
eyes right on this.
That's it. Just
look right at it.
Attagirl.
Now think of yourself floating,
floating on a cloud.
You're safe, you're warm,
you're starting
to feel very tired.
Go ahead, close your eyes.
That's all right, honey.
That's it.
You're totally safe now.
Okay, now, Naomi,
I want you to go back
to the last time
you saw your daddy.
Now, what happened
to your daddy?
(propeller buzzing)
NAOMI: He was flying
us home in his airplane.
Then there was this light,
and Daddy couldn't make
the airplane fly anymore.
(thunder crashing)
(screaming)
Then I wasn't in the
airplane anymore.
I was all alone in
this garage building.
I couldn't find my
daddy anywhere.
I was scared.
( whimpering)
WALKER: Okay, honey,
honey, everything's all right.
You're coming back now.
When you come back,
you're totally relaxed now.
On three now. One,
two, three, wake up.
There we go, okay.
Everything's fine, honey.
You're safe.
Now I want you to relax
and go back to sleep, okay?
Will you hold my hand?
Of course I will.
Okay, go to sleep.
Is she all right?
Ah, the poor little
thing's broken,
just like her doll.
D-doc, could you run
a trace on this blood,
see what type it is?
Well, I can, but why?
Well, I don't
think it's Naomi's.
She hardly has a scratch on her.
You think it might
be her father's?
Well, it's possible.
It'll take some time.
That's okay.
All right.
(sighs)
WALKER: I wonder what that
military base has to do with all this?
You're not thinking
of going snooping
around out there?
It's crossed my mind.
No, Walker.
Two Rocks is a
top-secret facility.
So?
So Doc Parker said
there was a shooting
out there a few years ago,
and a civilian was killed.
Yeah, I know.
Walker, I'm serious about this.
So am I.
( upbeat theme playing)
(clicks)
(clicks)
Ranger Walker?
Where are you?
(gasps)
Why are you following me?
You said you wanted
help finding Naomi's father.
Well, here I am. I'm your posse.
Thanks, but no, thanks.
(sighs) Come on.
I know this area, you don't.
Go somewhere else
to find your story.
Well, you wanna keep
it off the record? Fine.
I promise I won't write a
word of anything you say.
No one else in town
would talk to me.
What makes you different?
Well, they're all afraid
of the sky people.
I mean, over 40 years ago.
(electricity crackles) Careful.
They are spooked
to come out here
because of a supposed
flying saucer crash in '53.
You didn't answer my question.
What makes you different?
I've got my own reasons.
Well, that's not good enough.
(electricity crackling)
You know, a few years ago
they shot a man for trying this.
He was the previous
owner of my newspaper.
He was investigating this
base and they killed him.
Then they denied it for a week.
I wanna go with you.
No. You stay here.
(helicopter approaching)
Now, don't touch anything.
( ominous theme playing)
(men shouting indistinctly)
(soldier shouting indistinctly)
(brush rustling)
I told you to stay put.
Look, that man I
told you they shot,
he was my uncle.
They killed him
because he was looking
for the truth about this place.
I'm gonna find out what that is.
No, you're not. Yes, I am.
Well, if we have
to, can you run?
I own every Jane
Fonda video ever made.
( suspenseful theme playing)
SOLDIER: On three,
fall out! Double time!
How's it going in there?
Well, by the time it
matters to anybody,
we'll be long gone.
You hear about the girl?
I heard somebody found her.
That's all.
A Texas Ranger.
She say anything?
I don't know yet,
she's at Doc Parker's place.
We ought to look into it.
Harper, Blair,
we have a situation
developing here.
Uh, yes, sir. We were
just talking about that.
Yes, we were, uh, wondering
if some damage control
might be in order.
The girl is in civilian
hands, Harper.
I understand,
but in light of the
project and this:
We might want to consider
taking action, colonel.
No, absolutely not.
Research is being compromised.
I will follow the
rules and regulations
attendant to my
responsibilities, Mr. Blair.
I do not take
orders from civilians.
I don't like this.
We're gonna have to
move up our schedule.
I'll make the call.
What about the girl?
And I'll take care of that too.
( suspenseful theme playing)
(panting)
Oh, finally.
I didn't think you were
ever gonna take a break.
I thought you were in shape.
I said I owned the
videos, not that I use them.
(sighs)
So why is finding this
man so important to you?
It's important to a little girl.
Yeah, I just never thought cops
took their cases so personally.
You don't know
the same cops I do.
What are you doing?
(spitting)
Plane crashed here.
You know that from tasting dirt?
There's fuel in the dirt.
(vehicle approaching)
What is that?
Now fan out. We got
movement in this sector.
MP: Sir, here's
another one, colonel,
and there's more.
Yeah, I-I know
people think I'm crazy
when I tell them
what happened to me.
Thing is... I know it was real.
I was taken that
night and examined
by whatever they were.
( upbeat theme playing)
(tires screeching)
(horn honking)
( suspenseful theme playing)
Get out of here.
(wood creaking)
(groaning)
This way.
This way.
Come here, come here, come here.
Come on, come on.
ALEX: Naomi's in there!
I'll get her! I'll get her!
Oh, are you all right?
Okay, honey, don't worry.
Here we go. My baby.
All right, I've got her.
You okay, honey,
huh? Are you all right?
Yeah, I think so.
Is my baby okay?
Yeah, yeah, she's fine.
Oh, thank God you're
safe. Are you okay, sweetie?
Uh-huh.
What happened?
Three men with guns.
Let me check you, make sure...
What did they look like?
There were two white
guys, one black guy.
That's all I saw.
Okay. Stay away from the fire.
Okay. (wood creaking)
(sirens wailing)
( suspenseful theme playing)
(horn honking)
The way that place went
up, man, that was beautiful.
That's the easiest 20
grand we ever made.
(laughs)
The only problem you're
gonna have is spending it.
(grunts)
( soft theme playing)
Walker, we got the
blood type on Naomi's doll.
It's her father's. AB negative.
That's a rare type.
Extremely rare.
If he needed a transfusion,
he'd be out of luck around here.
They just won't talk
without an attorney.
Let's get out of here.
( peaceful theme playing)
(whispers) She is so sweet.
My heart is aching over
what she's been through.
You would think that
even military minds
could comprehend the
pain that they're causing her.
(whispers) Obviously not.
I talked to some of the locals,
at least the ones
that would talk to me.
They're all obsessed with UFOs.
They all talk about
the strange dancing
lights in the sky.
Yeah, the same ones we saw.
I'm lost.
Sky people, no sky
people, I mean, who cares?
Is that any reason
to hurt this little girl,
or to burn down
Doc Parker's office?
That's what I
intend to find out.
( soft theme playing)
I thought you
were just a reporter.
Reporter, editor,
typesetter. I do it all on this.
Have the men you
captured talked?
Not yet.
Walker, what could
be so important
that they would kill
again to keep it a secret?
I don't know.
Did your uncle leave
anything around here
that could give us a lead?
Oh, he was one of those
crusty old newsmen.
He keeps everything in
his head, but I'll look around.
I can tell you one thing.
He was convinced that
something did crash out there
40 years ago. What
convinced him?
How much the military
went out of its way to deny it.
Who's the commanding
officer out there?
A Colonel Dayton. Why?
I think I'll go have
a chat with him.
Oh, Walker, I'm
gonna go with you.
No, you stay here.
Oh, Walker, come on.
I said, stay here.
And don't you follow me.
( menacing theme playing)
Colonel Dayton, Base Commander.
Cordell Walker?
You've done your homework.
I like to know who
I'm dealing with.
You have quite a
service record, Walker.
Citations, commendations,
Bronze Star, Silver Star,
Congressional Medal of Honor.
I'm now a Texas Ranger, colonel,
and I want some answers.
Answers? Answers to what?
Well, let's start
with Carlton Burns.
His plane crashed on your base.
Your information is incorrect.
I was at the
crash site, colonel.
Now, I want some answers,
or I'm gonna have
a dozen Rangers
in your face in about two hours.
Rangers have no authority here.
Maybe not, but we can
make life awful tough for you.
You're bluffing.
I never bluff.
Perez,
blindfold this man and
put him in the Humvee.
If you don't mind, Walker.
This is a top security facility.
Colonel, I object.
As you were, Blair.
( dramatic theme playing)
DAYTON: All right,
you can take it off.
We found this wreckage
the night it came down.
The plane was empty.
We transported it here,
and policed this impact
area for security reasons.
Why did it go down?
I don't know.
Come on, you can
do better than that.
I'm showing you this
in the spirit of
cooperation, Walker.
Then cooperate.
What did your men
want with the little girl?
DAYTON: They were overzealous
in their concern, that's all.
Were they overzealous when
they burned the doctor's house?
We had nothing to do with that,
nor are we in the business
of kidnapping civilians.
( soft theme playing)
How did that little girl
get out of this plane alive?
That's something
I'd like to know.
( slow theme playing)
I've been going at him,
but he's a real
tough nut to crack.
You really did a
good job on me, pal.
Looks like I'm
gonna lose a tooth.
CATES: His name is Drew Fenton.
Arson, burglary, assault,
et cetera, et cetera.
Let me have a minute
with him, sheriff.
CATES: Sure, have at it.
Forget it. I know the drill.
Good cop, bad cop.
He threatens to bust my
butt, then you come in here.
That's right,
but he was the good cop.
That would've taken
out all your teeth.
Okay, okay.
It was some guy,
some guy I met in a bar.
I'd never seen him before.
Give me a name.
I don't have one.
He said I'd get half
my money up front,
and then the rest when
I done the job. Honest.
What'd he look like?
(crickets chirping)
( peaceful theme playing)
What are you
looking for out there?
Sky people?
No.
What then?
You've hardly said a
word for the past hour.
I was thinking about
the lights in the sky.
I think I know what it is.
What?
Well, the other night when...
(telephone ringing)
Hello?
We've got to talk, Walker.
This thing's
getting out of hand.
I don't know who to turn to.
Who is this?
Blair. We met the other day.
You've got to come out to
the base, put a stop to this.
Put a stop to what?
Meet me at the
hangar, tonight. Now.
( ominous theme playing)
Common knowledge here about, uh,
that the military's
got a top secret unit
that keeps files
on UFO sightings.
They deny it, but,
uh, people know.
Been too many
reports from airline pilots
and other reputable folks
to ignore what's going on.
Yeah, government says
that they'd never got no proof
of aliens crashing here,
but I don't know of nobody...
DAYTON: Okay,
sergeant, turn it off.
I've seen more than enough.
( suspenseful theme playing)
What do you want, Blair?
I knew you'd show up.
You said things were getting
out of hand. What things?
You, for one.
Now, how did I know that?
So, Ranger, what do you know?
I know a supply of
AB negative blood
was flown in here
a couple days ago,
which means the little
girl's father's still alive.
Very good.
Anything else?
Well, whatever it
is you're working on
creates high-intensity lasers.
That's what these people
around here have seen.
You're probably
shooting down drones.
Vaporizing them is more like it.
See, we're an offshoot
of the Star Wars Project.
Excellent, Ranger,
but you'd never guess,
not in your wildest dreams,
how the project got started.
Why don't you tell me?
Well, it's... It's a long story,
and, uh, I really
don't have the time.
Well, tell me this.
Why did you try
to kill the little girl?
Does $50 million sound
like a good reason?
You're selling the
secrets to a foreign power.
But you'll never
live to tell it.
(yells)
Come on. I'm taking
you to the colonel.
(shouting) Get him.
( suspenseful theme playing)
BLAIR: No, no, no, no.
Let him go. Let him go.
Come on, start
loading the airplane.
BLAIR: Come on, move.
( suspenseful theme playing)
Got an intruder, Sector
12. The old south hangar.
He's armed and dangerous.
Scramble all units.
( ominous theme playing)
You stay here. The
rest of you come with me.
(grunting)
(air blowing)
(alarm beeping)
(alarm continues beeping)
Perez, what's
going on out there?
( dramatic theme playing)
(both grunt)
(grunts)
PEREZ: Check the
perimeter. MAN: Yes, sir.
MAN: Men down.
Drop it.
Hey, all right. Everyone,
drop your guns.
Drop 'em.
Now, let's go see the colonel.
(gunshots)
Let's go.
All set. The plane'll be loaded
at the abandoned
south field by noon.
No, no, there's been a change.
First thing in the morning.
Tell the men.
( suspenseful theme playing)
He's headed to colonel's office.
You men secure the front.
We'll enter the rear.
Drop your weapon.
Keep your hands
where we can see 'em.
We need to talk, colonel.
( dramatic theme playing)
(engine starting)
BLAIR: We're behind schedule
here, come on, come on,
let's get this thing loaded.
Come on, move it.
We got incoming.
All right, let's go.
(grunts)
Driver, get in here.
Let's go after them.
(both grunting)
PEREZ: We're right behind you.
Drop your weapons. Drop 'em.
Come on, get over here.
Let me see your hands.
(both grunting)
Okay, take her back.
Take her down. Take her down.
(explosion)
(screaming)
(grunts)
(screaming)
( dramatic theme playing)
(screaming)
(screaming)
(screaming)
(yells)
Whoa. Whoa.
(yells)
( suspenseful theme playing)
( triumphant theme playing)
Oh. Oh, man, did you see that?
Now, I've jumped out of
planes before, but I have never,
I have never jumped
without a chute.
Oh. I hope it's the last time.
Now, that was
one hell of a ride.
That was an E ticket, all right.
I hope it makes up for
me hitting you last night.
Yes, yeah, anytime.
Anytime you want.
Hey, you ever think
about enlisting, Walker?
Oh, I'm already enlisted,
in the Texas Rangers, but
thanks anyway, sergeant.
( peaceful theme playing)
Thank you for keeping your
promise and finding my daddy.
I crossed my heart,
didn't I? Uh-huh.
Thanks for taking care of Naomi.
She can stay with me
until you're ready to leave,
if that's all right with you.
Alex taught me
how to bake cookies.
Oh, hey, I almost
forgot something.
Ta-da.
My baby. Thank
you, Ranger Walker.
Look, Daddy. My
baby's all better again.
I have the projector
set up down the hall.
We'll see you in a bit.
TARA: So this is the film that I
found with my uncle's old stuff.
I don't know what's on here.
( mysterious theme playing)
Doesn't that look like a
young Colonel Dayton?
That is Colonel Dayton.
(gasps)
Oh, my God.
(air blowing)
( upbeat theme playing)
♪ 'Cause the eyes of a
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 ♪
ALEX: I can't believe Trivette.
I set him up with my best friend
and he doesn't
even call her back.
Now, wait a minute. He
told me he did call her back.
Oh, yeah, two weeks later.
Well, he did call her back.
Two weeks is a lifetime
when you're
waiting by the phone.
Well...
What he told me is,
when he took her out,
she was kind of,
uh... Kind of what?
Well, you know, kind of, uh...
Kind of what?
Dull. He said she was dull.
Dull?
That's what he said.
She's not dull.
I guess what would you expect?
She is an attorney,
you know. Oh!
(chuckles)
You... (static over radio)
What's wrong with your radio?
Some kind of
electrical interference.
( mysterious theme playing)
What the hell is that?
I've never seen
anything like that.
Neither have I.
Why do I feel so vulnerable
out here all of a sudden?
Even with me?
Even with you.
It's creepy.
Well, let's go see what that is.
Why?
Because I'd like to
know what it is up there.
Well, good luck.
Wait here.
Not a chance.
Honey, what are
you doing out here?
Are you all right?
Why are you out here alone?
Don't be afraid.
I'm Walker, this is Alex.
What's your name?
Where's your mommy and
daddy? Are they out here with you?
They got my daddy.
Who got your daddy?
If you talk to us,
maybe we can help you.
Sky people.
The sky people took him.
Hey, come on, honey.
Let's go.
What do you think she
means by sky people?
I don't know.
There's a little town
just down the road.
We'll take her to a doctor.
United States Air Force,
step out of the vehicle
with your hands in the air.
I'm a Texas Ranger.
Get out of my
way, I'm in a hurry.
Sgt. Perez, Two
Rocks Base Security.
I'd like to take
a look at the girl.
Why?
That's classified.
Then I can't help you, sergeant.
I have my orders.
She's coming with me.
I'm on a county road,
and you're off your
base, sergeant.
You have no
jurisdiction out here.
Out of the truck, Ranger.
(gun cocks)
Tell your men to stand down.
I mean it.
Now, I don't know what
your interest in the girl is,
and I don't really care.
I wanna get her to a
doctor, so get out of my way,
or you're gonna need one too.
Sgt. Perez here,
tell the colonel
we got a problem.
(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 ♪
MAN: All right, Sgt. Perez,
roll it. Let's see what you have.
It was a real hot night.
The window was open,
but I couldn't sleep.
There it was.
A brilliant white light.
Racing across the sky.
It sort of dropped down,
hovered over the prairie like,
like it was looking
for something,
watching, and then
it raced off like a shot.
( mysterious theme playing)
This won't take long, dear.
Relax.
That's her
description, Trivette.
Run a missing persons check.
Right. How do you
figure the military angle?
I don't know.
But they wanted
that little girl real bad.
Said it was classified,
and they meant it.
Two Rocks Base?
Yeah, that's what they said.
I'll see if there's
any information
been filed on the girl for you.
Okay, and I'll
talk to you later.
Well, physically she seems okay.
She's been through some trauma.
Maybe something she saw
caused this severe
emotional distress.
Well, she keeps saying something
about the sky people
taking her father.
What do you make of that?
She's not the only
one around here
who talks about sky people.
Some time ago,
it was 1953, there
was a crash here.
What, a plane?
Nobody ever really knew.
The military
stepped in and, uh...
And... And just took over,
and there was a rumor
that the Air Force recovered
some alien bodies
from the wreckage,
and, of course, that started
everybody's
imagination from then on.
Well, it's not her imagination
that her father's missing.
Alex, why don't you
stay with the little girl,
I'm gonna go check
something out.
Okay.
( pensive theme playing)
CATES: Sure would like
to help you out, Ranger,
but there's just no way
we can scare up
enough men around here
for a proper search.
That's big country out there.
No telling where that
fella wandered off to.
Well, I know where
we found the little girl,
we'll start there.
Look, folks around here,
you know, they sort
of keep to themselves.
Shame about the
little girl, though.
So, gentlemen, I hope I
haven't I missed anything.
You must be the Ranger
who found the little girl?
There's nothing for the
newspapers around here, Tara.
I heard a man is
missing, sheriff.
Now we don't know that for sure.
Well, I do.
Well, we don't.
CATES: Look,
we've got a little girl
just walking down the street.
There's nothing to
get excited about.
Well, the military
seems to think so.
There's nothing to talk about.
What the United States
Air Force does out there
is not our concern, or yours.
We'll see about that.
( intrepid theme playing)
Trivette called.
Her name is Naomi Burns.
Her father's Carlton Burns.
Some bigwig from
Citel International.
He was flying her
back from Galveston
when the plane
disappeared. Private plane?
Single engine Cessna.
Any family?
Her mother passed
away three years ago,
no other relatives.
Citel filed a report
when Carlton didn't
show up for work today.
Walker,
she keeps talking
about sky people.
Maybe she did see
something weird.
I mean, anything's
possible, don't you think?
I don't know what
to think, Alex.
( tense theme playing)
WALKER: Naomi, I
have something for you.
Actually, I got it off
Doc Parker's porch,
but don't tell him.
Did you find my daddy yet?
Not yet, honey, but I will.
Cross your heart?
Cross my heart.
Just relax, honey.
She responds to you.
That's a good sign.
I wish she could tell
me what happened.
Well, she probably
won't remember.
Doc, would hypnosis help?
No, no, she'll... No, she
may be too withdrawn,
but she's obviously got a
great deal of trust in you,
so why don't you give it a try?
Okay. Here, help
me take this off.
We'll be a distraction.
Let's... Let's wait outside.
Naomi, have you ever seen
anything like this before?
It's pretty, what is it?
Well, it's a good-luck charm.
It helps people remember things.
What I'd like for you to do
is focus your
eyes right on this.
That's it. Just
look right at it.
Attagirl.
Now think of yourself floating,
floating on a cloud.
You're safe, you're warm,
you're starting
to feel very tired.
Go ahead, close your eyes.
That's all right, honey.
That's it.
You're totally safe now.
Okay, now, Naomi,
I want you to go back
to the last time
you saw your daddy.
Now, what happened
to your daddy?
(propeller buzzing)
NAOMI: He was flying
us home in his airplane.
Then there was this light,
and Daddy couldn't make
the airplane fly anymore.
(thunder crashing)
(screaming)
Then I wasn't in the
airplane anymore.
I was all alone in
this garage building.
I couldn't find my
daddy anywhere.
I was scared.
( whimpering)
WALKER: Okay, honey,
honey, everything's all right.
You're coming back now.
When you come back,
you're totally relaxed now.
On three now. One,
two, three, wake up.
There we go, okay.
Everything's fine, honey.
You're safe.
Now I want you to relax
and go back to sleep, okay?
Will you hold my hand?
Of course I will.
Okay, go to sleep.
Is she all right?
Ah, the poor little
thing's broken,
just like her doll.
D-doc, could you run
a trace on this blood,
see what type it is?
Well, I can, but why?
Well, I don't
think it's Naomi's.
She hardly has a scratch on her.
You think it might
be her father's?
Well, it's possible.
It'll take some time.
That's okay.
All right.
(sighs)
WALKER: I wonder what that
military base has to do with all this?
You're not thinking
of going snooping
around out there?
It's crossed my mind.
No, Walker.
Two Rocks is a
top-secret facility.
So?
So Doc Parker said
there was a shooting
out there a few years ago,
and a civilian was killed.
Yeah, I know.
Walker, I'm serious about this.
So am I.
( upbeat theme playing)
(clicks)
(clicks)
Ranger Walker?
Where are you?
(gasps)
Why are you following me?
You said you wanted
help finding Naomi's father.
Well, here I am. I'm your posse.
Thanks, but no, thanks.
(sighs) Come on.
I know this area, you don't.
Go somewhere else
to find your story.
Well, you wanna keep
it off the record? Fine.
I promise I won't write a
word of anything you say.
No one else in town
would talk to me.
What makes you different?
Well, they're all afraid
of the sky people.
I mean, over 40 years ago.
(electricity crackles) Careful.
They are spooked
to come out here
because of a supposed
flying saucer crash in '53.
You didn't answer my question.
What makes you different?
I've got my own reasons.
Well, that's not good enough.
(electricity crackling)
You know, a few years ago
they shot a man for trying this.
He was the previous
owner of my newspaper.
He was investigating this
base and they killed him.
Then they denied it for a week.
I wanna go with you.
No. You stay here.
(helicopter approaching)
Now, don't touch anything.
( ominous theme playing)
(men shouting indistinctly)
(soldier shouting indistinctly)
(brush rustling)
I told you to stay put.
Look, that man I
told you they shot,
he was my uncle.
They killed him
because he was looking
for the truth about this place.
I'm gonna find out what that is.
No, you're not. Yes, I am.
Well, if we have
to, can you run?
I own every Jane
Fonda video ever made.
( suspenseful theme playing)
SOLDIER: On three,
fall out! Double time!
How's it going in there?
Well, by the time it
matters to anybody,
we'll be long gone.
You hear about the girl?
I heard somebody found her.
That's all.
A Texas Ranger.
She say anything?
I don't know yet,
she's at Doc Parker's place.
We ought to look into it.
Harper, Blair,
we have a situation
developing here.
Uh, yes, sir. We were
just talking about that.
Yes, we were, uh, wondering
if some damage control
might be in order.
The girl is in civilian
hands, Harper.
I understand,
but in light of the
project and this:
We might want to consider
taking action, colonel.
No, absolutely not.
Research is being compromised.
I will follow the
rules and regulations
attendant to my
responsibilities, Mr. Blair.
I do not take
orders from civilians.
I don't like this.
We're gonna have to
move up our schedule.
I'll make the call.
What about the girl?
And I'll take care of that too.
( suspenseful theme playing)
(panting)
Oh, finally.
I didn't think you were
ever gonna take a break.
I thought you were in shape.
I said I owned the
videos, not that I use them.
(sighs)
So why is finding this
man so important to you?
It's important to a little girl.
Yeah, I just never thought cops
took their cases so personally.
You don't know
the same cops I do.
What are you doing?
(spitting)
Plane crashed here.
You know that from tasting dirt?
There's fuel in the dirt.
(vehicle approaching)
What is that?
Now fan out. We got
movement in this sector.
MP: Sir, here's
another one, colonel,
and there's more.
Yeah, I-I know
people think I'm crazy
when I tell them
what happened to me.
Thing is... I know it was real.
I was taken that
night and examined
by whatever they were.
( upbeat theme playing)
(tires screeching)
(horn honking)
( suspenseful theme playing)
Get out of here.
(wood creaking)
(groaning)
This way.
This way.
Come here, come here, come here.
Come on, come on.
ALEX: Naomi's in there!
I'll get her! I'll get her!
Oh, are you all right?
Okay, honey, don't worry.
Here we go. My baby.
All right, I've got her.
You okay, honey,
huh? Are you all right?
Yeah, I think so.
Is my baby okay?
Yeah, yeah, she's fine.
Oh, thank God you're
safe. Are you okay, sweetie?
Uh-huh.
What happened?
Three men with guns.
Let me check you, make sure...
What did they look like?
There were two white
guys, one black guy.
That's all I saw.
Okay. Stay away from the fire.
Okay. (wood creaking)
(sirens wailing)
( suspenseful theme playing)
(horn honking)
The way that place went
up, man, that was beautiful.
That's the easiest 20
grand we ever made.
(laughs)
The only problem you're
gonna have is spending it.
(grunts)
( soft theme playing)
Walker, we got the
blood type on Naomi's doll.
It's her father's. AB negative.
That's a rare type.
Extremely rare.
If he needed a transfusion,
he'd be out of luck around here.
They just won't talk
without an attorney.
Let's get out of here.
( peaceful theme playing)
(whispers) She is so sweet.
My heart is aching over
what she's been through.
You would think that
even military minds
could comprehend the
pain that they're causing her.
(whispers) Obviously not.
I talked to some of the locals,
at least the ones
that would talk to me.
They're all obsessed with UFOs.
They all talk about
the strange dancing
lights in the sky.
Yeah, the same ones we saw.
I'm lost.
Sky people, no sky
people, I mean, who cares?
Is that any reason
to hurt this little girl,
or to burn down
Doc Parker's office?
That's what I
intend to find out.
( soft theme playing)
I thought you
were just a reporter.
Reporter, editor,
typesetter. I do it all on this.
Have the men you
captured talked?
Not yet.
Walker, what could
be so important
that they would kill
again to keep it a secret?
I don't know.
Did your uncle leave
anything around here
that could give us a lead?
Oh, he was one of those
crusty old newsmen.
He keeps everything in
his head, but I'll look around.
I can tell you one thing.
He was convinced that
something did crash out there
40 years ago. What
convinced him?
How much the military
went out of its way to deny it.
Who's the commanding
officer out there?
A Colonel Dayton. Why?
I think I'll go have
a chat with him.
Oh, Walker, I'm
gonna go with you.
No, you stay here.
Oh, Walker, come on.
I said, stay here.
And don't you follow me.
( menacing theme playing)
Colonel Dayton, Base Commander.
Cordell Walker?
You've done your homework.
I like to know who
I'm dealing with.
You have quite a
service record, Walker.
Citations, commendations,
Bronze Star, Silver Star,
Congressional Medal of Honor.
I'm now a Texas Ranger, colonel,
and I want some answers.
Answers? Answers to what?
Well, let's start
with Carlton Burns.
His plane crashed on your base.
Your information is incorrect.
I was at the
crash site, colonel.
Now, I want some answers,
or I'm gonna have
a dozen Rangers
in your face in about two hours.
Rangers have no authority here.
Maybe not, but we can
make life awful tough for you.
You're bluffing.
I never bluff.
Perez,
blindfold this man and
put him in the Humvee.
If you don't mind, Walker.
This is a top security facility.
Colonel, I object.
As you were, Blair.
( dramatic theme playing)
DAYTON: All right,
you can take it off.
We found this wreckage
the night it came down.
The plane was empty.
We transported it here,
and policed this impact
area for security reasons.
Why did it go down?
I don't know.
Come on, you can
do better than that.
I'm showing you this
in the spirit of
cooperation, Walker.
Then cooperate.
What did your men
want with the little girl?
DAYTON: They were overzealous
in their concern, that's all.
Were they overzealous when
they burned the doctor's house?
We had nothing to do with that,
nor are we in the business
of kidnapping civilians.
( soft theme playing)
How did that little girl
get out of this plane alive?
That's something
I'd like to know.
( slow theme playing)
I've been going at him,
but he's a real
tough nut to crack.
You really did a
good job on me, pal.
Looks like I'm
gonna lose a tooth.
CATES: His name is Drew Fenton.
Arson, burglary, assault,
et cetera, et cetera.
Let me have a minute
with him, sheriff.
CATES: Sure, have at it.
Forget it. I know the drill.
Good cop, bad cop.
He threatens to bust my
butt, then you come in here.
That's right,
but he was the good cop.
That would've taken
out all your teeth.
Okay, okay.
It was some guy,
some guy I met in a bar.
I'd never seen him before.
Give me a name.
I don't have one.
He said I'd get half
my money up front,
and then the rest when
I done the job. Honest.
What'd he look like?
(crickets chirping)
( peaceful theme playing)
What are you
looking for out there?
Sky people?
No.
What then?
You've hardly said a
word for the past hour.
I was thinking about
the lights in the sky.
I think I know what it is.
What?
Well, the other night when...
(telephone ringing)
Hello?
We've got to talk, Walker.
This thing's
getting out of hand.
I don't know who to turn to.
Who is this?
Blair. We met the other day.
You've got to come out to
the base, put a stop to this.
Put a stop to what?
Meet me at the
hangar, tonight. Now.
( ominous theme playing)
Common knowledge here about, uh,
that the military's
got a top secret unit
that keeps files
on UFO sightings.
They deny it, but,
uh, people know.
Been too many
reports from airline pilots
and other reputable folks
to ignore what's going on.
Yeah, government says
that they'd never got no proof
of aliens crashing here,
but I don't know of nobody...
DAYTON: Okay,
sergeant, turn it off.
I've seen more than enough.
( suspenseful theme playing)
What do you want, Blair?
I knew you'd show up.
You said things were getting
out of hand. What things?
You, for one.
Now, how did I know that?
So, Ranger, what do you know?
I know a supply of
AB negative blood
was flown in here
a couple days ago,
which means the little
girl's father's still alive.
Very good.
Anything else?
Well, whatever it
is you're working on
creates high-intensity lasers.
That's what these people
around here have seen.
You're probably
shooting down drones.
Vaporizing them is more like it.
See, we're an offshoot
of the Star Wars Project.
Excellent, Ranger,
but you'd never guess,
not in your wildest dreams,
how the project got started.
Why don't you tell me?
Well, it's... It's a long story,
and, uh, I really
don't have the time.
Well, tell me this.
Why did you try
to kill the little girl?
Does $50 million sound
like a good reason?
You're selling the
secrets to a foreign power.
But you'll never
live to tell it.
(yells)
Come on. I'm taking
you to the colonel.
(shouting) Get him.
( suspenseful theme playing)
BLAIR: No, no, no, no.
Let him go. Let him go.
Come on, start
loading the airplane.
BLAIR: Come on, move.
( suspenseful theme playing)
Got an intruder, Sector
12. The old south hangar.
He's armed and dangerous.
Scramble all units.
( ominous theme playing)
You stay here. The
rest of you come with me.
(grunting)
(air blowing)
(alarm beeping)
(alarm continues beeping)
Perez, what's
going on out there?
( dramatic theme playing)
(both grunt)
(grunts)
PEREZ: Check the
perimeter. MAN: Yes, sir.
MAN: Men down.
Drop it.
Hey, all right. Everyone,
drop your guns.
Drop 'em.
Now, let's go see the colonel.
(gunshots)
Let's go.
All set. The plane'll be loaded
at the abandoned
south field by noon.
No, no, there's been a change.
First thing in the morning.
Tell the men.
( suspenseful theme playing)
He's headed to colonel's office.
You men secure the front.
We'll enter the rear.
Drop your weapon.
Keep your hands
where we can see 'em.
We need to talk, colonel.
( dramatic theme playing)
(engine starting)
BLAIR: We're behind schedule
here, come on, come on,
let's get this thing loaded.
Come on, move it.
We got incoming.
All right, let's go.
(grunts)
Driver, get in here.
Let's go after them.
(both grunting)
PEREZ: We're right behind you.
Drop your weapons. Drop 'em.
Come on, get over here.
Let me see your hands.
(both grunting)
Okay, take her back.
Take her down. Take her down.
(explosion)
(screaming)
(grunts)
(screaming)
( dramatic theme playing)
(screaming)
(screaming)
(screaming)
(yells)
Whoa. Whoa.
(yells)
( suspenseful theme playing)
( triumphant theme playing)
Oh. Oh, man, did you see that?
Now, I've jumped out of
planes before, but I have never,
I have never jumped
without a chute.
Oh. I hope it's the last time.
Now, that was
one hell of a ride.
That was an E ticket, all right.
I hope it makes up for
me hitting you last night.
Yes, yeah, anytime.
Anytime you want.
Hey, you ever think
about enlisting, Walker?
Oh, I'm already enlisted,
in the Texas Rangers, but
thanks anyway, sergeant.
( peaceful theme playing)
Thank you for keeping your
promise and finding my daddy.
I crossed my heart,
didn't I? Uh-huh.
Thanks for taking care of Naomi.
She can stay with me
until you're ready to leave,
if that's all right with you.
Alex taught me
how to bake cookies.
Oh, hey, I almost
forgot something.
Ta-da.
My baby. Thank
you, Ranger Walker.
Look, Daddy. My
baby's all better again.
I have the projector
set up down the hall.
We'll see you in a bit.
TARA: So this is the film that I
found with my uncle's old stuff.
I don't know what's on here.
( mysterious theme playing)
Doesn't that look like a
young Colonel Dayton?
That is Colonel Dayton.
(gasps)
Oh, my God.
(air blowing)
( upbeat theme playing)
♪ 'Cause the eyes of a
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 ♪