Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001): Season 4, Episode 25 - Miracle at Middle Creek - full transcript
( mellow theme playing)
Didn't brush long, Cody.
Long enough.
Hey.
You listen to your Ma
about those things, all right?
We can't afford no
emergency trip to the dentist.
Okay, Dad.
Here now, you, eat
your cereal, okay?
(sighs)
Gonna tell me
what's on your mind?
Kansas.
My sister can get us into
some work up there on the farm.
And what do we use
for money to get there?
The 200 Kyle Ganz owes me.
Kyle Ganz was trash
when you grew up with him.
He's nothing but trouble now.
We'll get what we
need some other way.
How? Panhandle?
Yeah, right. Maybe I can
get me a sign that says,
"Will work for food."
Life's never a
straight line, Harlan.
With a little luck, we're gonna
be out from under real soon.
If it weren't for bad luck,
I'd have no luck at all.
I'm sick of seeing you
and the boy go hungry.
We gotta get him
settled, back in school.
I know.
But I don't want you
anywhere near Kyle Ganz.
I told Ganz I'd meet him at
the pool hall in Middle Creek.
I'm gonna get what's
owed me. I'll be back.
We'll be on our way.
It'll be all right.
( suspenseful theme playing)
(engine starts)
(sighs)
What's the matter, Mama?
Nothing, honey.
( mellow theme playing)
C.D.: Golly.
You know, Cordell,
I used to come
through this part of the woods
almost every Saturday night,
dating an old gal over here.
She doesn't weigh but 90 pounds.
She was just as pretty and
as sweet as she could be.
Lureen Smith was her name.
Lureen Smith.
Yeah. I'll tell you,
we burned the barn a time
or two. Cordell, I'm hungry.
WALKER: Okay, we'll stop
and get something to eat.
C.D.: Good. I'm hungry
as a gutted snake.
(slow rock music
playing over speakers)
Well, now, just the
boy I wanted to see.
What's up, Harlan?
Kyle, yeah, I need
that 200 you owe me.
I'm pulling up stakes, now.
I'm gonna go where
I can get some work.
Might not be necessary, stud.
Matter of fact, I got a sweet
deal working for you right now.
Big payroll's being delivered
to the bank this morning.
Fact, it's the payroll
for that oil company
that put you out of a job.
Uh, I just need what's owed
me, Kyle, and I'll be on my way.
There you go again
being hasty, Harlan.
It's a rough world
out there, son.
Every day is a day of decision
and some opportunities
you just cannot let get away.
Especially when you're
living out of your car.
(giggles)
We got a hot two-door
with clean plates.
Need a wheelman.
There's 10 grand in it for you.
No, no. You, uh...
You got the wrong guy.
Well, maybe you don't wanna see
that pretty wife
and that little boy
of yours ever again.
Is that what you're
telling me, Harlan?
Is that what you're saying?
( dramatic 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 ♪
( action theme playing)
Tell me this is the best
Tex-Mex in the country, Cordell.
That right?
(crowd chattering)
Boy, I'm as hungry as a
woodpecker in a steel mill.
We're gonna have to hurry.
We have to meet
Alex for that deposition.
You know, I think that new DA
is really putting
some heat on her.
Yeah... Oh. Guess who, darling.
Oh, uh, oh, uh, I don... Ta-da!
Lureen, that's you.
That's you, ain't it, Lureen?
Well, of course it's
me, C.D. Parker,
you big old hunk
of burning love.
(laughs)
Aah!
Yeah, well, uh, Lureen,
I-I-I'd like you
to meet, uh, uh...
A one of my best...
Uh, ahem, this is...
Cordell Walker. Cordell Walker.
Ranger, huh?
A good-looking one at that.
Ha, hee. You still, uh...
Packing a badge, Honey Bear?
No, no, I'm retired. I
own my own bar and grill
over in Dallas and, uh,
I'm just, you know, uh...
How's Waylon?
Oh, he passed on.
Oh, my goodness.
I'm sorry to hear that.
Oh, don't be. Hardest
work he ever done
was taking a long
squint at the sun
and a quick squat in the shade.
(laughing): That's true.
Oh, and of course
there was Duke.
Never knew him.
Well, the damn fool got run over
by his own John Deere.
I buried him just
two weeks short
of our third anniversary.
For crying out loud.
Then, there's Travis. Travis?
He had a heart attack
during the second
quarter of Super Bowl.
The Cowboys were down by ten.
They came back,
but Travis didn't.
Shut my mouth. You'd
have liked old Trav.
Yeah, I probably would've
liked old Trav, you're right.
Uh, we're gonna have to
have... We've gotta have...
S-s-some food, we gotta
get out of here pretty quick.
Well, then, you
want the specials.
Two specials!
MAN: You got it.
Yeah. I'll be back
in two shakes.
Now, don't you go
away, Honey Bear.
Ooh!
(giggles)
(clears throat)
Honey Bear?
Yeah, that's... You know,
it's probably some
name that she...
For the life of
me, I can't fathom
why we have to make this trip.
As I explained, at
Cordell Walker's request.
Walker. I've heard
that name more
than the governor's
since I've been here.
He's a high-profile Ranger
and one of the best we have.
Rangers do not run the district
attorney's office, Miss Cahill.
They two-step to our tune,
not the other way around.
Mr. Sutton, Walker
suggested to the feds
that this deposition would
be safer on neutral ground,
away from publicity,
away from danger.
We're talking about a
key witness in a mob trial.
I know what we're
talking about, Miss Cahill.
We're talking about
a trip into cow country
because of Cordell Walker.
Should be fun. Miss Cahill?
( suspenseful theme playing)
Don't get any
cute ideas, Harlan.
Just keep it running
and stay cool.
After this, you get your payday.
From then on, we
don't know each other.
Okay, let's go.
Get inside. Hey.
GANZ: Everybody,
get your hands up.
LUREEN: Honey Bear?
She's worse than a
heat-seeking missile.
Don't you go sashaying
off without saying good bye.
Oh, I won't, you know.
Howdy, sheriff.
Lureen, good morning.
I want you to meet C.D.
Parker and, uh, Cordell Walker.
SHERIFF: Real pleasure.
Nice to know you.
How you doing, sheriff?
Yes, sir.
Does that car look
suspicious to you down there?
( suspenseful theme playing)
Well, there ain't no reason
to be wasting gas like that
unless somebody's
fixing to leave real fast.
Let's go check it out.
Sure.
I'll see you, honey,
before I leave.
Oh, my.
There might be some
trouble at the bank.
(clicks)
(alarm rings) Robbery.
County sheriff. Hold it.
(gunshots)
GANZ: Get in the car.
WHIT: Where you going? Harlan?
(gunshots)
I'll get him.
Get out of the car!
Get out of the car!
WOMAN: Oh, my God.
Hold it.
Now, come on. Move,
move, move. Oh, my God.
(groans)
(tires squealing)
(gunshots)
( action theme playing)
(groans)
Are you gonna give up
or are you gonna fight?
Fight.
Ya-ah!
(groans)
(grunts)
Aah!
(tires squealing)
(grunts)
Damn that Harlan.
We're gonna hit the cutoff at
West Fork and double back.
First, we're gonna get our
money back from that loser,
then we'll kill him.
( dramatic theme playing)
(tires squealing)
Put an APB out
on the stolen car.
Yes, sir.
(cop speaking
indistinctly over radio)
Good.
You okay? Did you get the money?
I got more than
we bargained for.
We gotta get out of here. Cody!
Cody! Buddy, we
gotta get out of here.
What is this?
Where'd this bag
come from, Harlan?
Cody, come on. We gotta go.
Hey, buddy, we
gotta get out of here.
God, Harlan, what have you done?
Cody!
Mama!
Cody!
Cody?
Cody?
Cody.
Cody! Cody?
Cody? Cody?
( dramatic theme playing)
Cody?
Cody? Cody?
( dramatic theme playing)
Cody? Cody!
Cody!
Some brand of drainpipe,
but there's no
telling how deep it is.
Listen, I gotta go for help.
No, you can't.
I'm gonna take the wagon.
You stay here, all right?
It'll be okay. It'll be okay.
Cody?
Cody.
Cody.
(sobbing)
Cody?
Cody!
Cody?
(engine starts)
Cody.
Cody.
Cody!
It's Mama, baby.
Can you hear me?
Cody?
C.D.: Yeah, Jimmy, we've
got a situation out here.
Yeah, the Middle Creek
Bank has been robbed.
These locals out here are
gonna need some help too.
Yeah, the chopper just
came in from Austin, Big Dog.
I'll hop it, be on my way.
Yeah, and another thing.
Tell Alex that we're gonna
be late for that deposition.
Uh, it's too late for that.
She already left
with the new DA.
(tires squealing)
What is it?
I saw a black car.
Yeah, Jimmy? Yeah?
Jimmy, I'll have
to call you later.
Okay.
(tires squealing)
( suspenseful theme playing)
He had another car waiting.
Let's go.
Mr. McPherson, sir.
Well, Harlan Bridges.
Mr. McPherson, I need help.
My little boy's
trapped in a drainpipe.
Where?
Right out on the
highway at the rest stop.
Can you raise Fire and
Rescue on your radio?
Middle Creek Rescue shut
down since they run out of funds.
We can try the next town.
Selma, do you read me?
Yes, go ahead.
This is Mac. We
got an emergency.
If I may be very frank
with you, Mr. Sutton,
since you took over the office,
things have been, uh,
a bit tense for everyone.
I mean, our office has
the highest conviction rate
in the state for
the past four years.
We're all very
proud of what we do.
If you have some
other expectations,
please let us know.
By the way, my
friends call me Alex.
I'm not looking to explain
myself to anyone, Miss Cahill,
nor to be your friend.
Let your performance
speak for itself,
and we'll get along fine.
The Department of Public
Safety secured the car.
Of course, that driver may
be to hell and back by now.
WOMAN (over
radio): This is Dispatch.
We've got a report
of a young boy
trapped in a drainpipe
at the rest stop out on I-75.
All emergency vehicles in
the area, please respond.
That's just a few miles
up the road, Cordell.
Let's go check
it out. Let's do it.
Oh, C.D., honey, I'm
so glad you're here.
This is Stacy Miller
from WNN-TV.
She heard the call on
the police band radio.
C.D.: Yeah, that's
where we heard it.
Hold up there just a
minute. There you go.
Ranger Walker.
The son of these folks
here fell down this hole.
He was chasing a soccer ball.
Must have slid all
the way down the pipe.
Ain't that right, Mr. Bridges?
Yes, sir.
How long has he been down there?
JO ELLEN: Maybe 40 minutes.
We've been trying to call to
him but he doesn't answer.
How old is he, ma'am?
He's 6. Just 6.
What's his name?
Cody.
Cody, can you hear me?
Cody?
Ain't no telling how
deep this thing is.
Millie Dean over at the
Planning Commission
has got all the blueprints
on these county-dug holes.
This one go down,
I'd say 30, 40 feet.
Forty feet?
Please, don't let my baby die.
We'll get him out, ma'am.
McPHERSON: I'll have my gal
at the office get those plans.
Hal, this is Stacy.
Look, I need a camera and
a truck with a satellite feed.
No, no, no. It's not
the bank robbery.
No, this is bigger.
Life or death.
There's a boy
trapped in a drainpipe
just outside Middle Creek.
This could be baby
Jessica all over again.
We got here as soon as we could.
Oh, boy. See you
gentlemen a minute?
I've seen other ones like this.
I can tell you from
experience it's dangerous.
Anything underground
is dangerous.
We gotta get that
boy out and fast.
REED: Well, easier
said than done.
That pipe is supposed to be
metal-lined all the way down,
but we've seen others
fall apart like wastepaper.
The ground is
soft, pipe collapses,
anyone in there is uh...
You're in the business
of saving lives.
Now, we gotta get somebody
down there in that pipe
or that boy's gonna die.
We say nothing about the money.
JO ELLEN: Harlan, how
can you even be thinking
about any money right now?
No, honey, you don't understand.
Listen, Ganz told me he
would kill you and Cody if...
If I didn't drive.
What do you mean?
It was a bank robbery.
I told you to stay
away from Ganz.
You gotta give that money back.
I will. I will. I just...
As soon as my arms are
wrapped around Cody.
Look, Ranger, what
I'm trying to tell you is,
we don't know what
the air is like down there,
we don't know what
position the kid is in,
even if he's right side up.
Or if he has any injuries or...
Even if he's still alive.
I'm going down.
Whit. Yeah?
Got one.
(sighs)
This is like taking
candy from a baby.
Yeah, come on.
(engine starts)
Ooh! Ha-ha!
Be careful, now.
Cordell, you let us know
if you get in any trouble.
All right.
All right, now just
take it nice and slow.
Remember what I told you.
The walls are like
wastepaper. Good luck.
Easy now. Careful.
Okay. Ready?
You get in trouble down
there, you just holler out.
Don't take no chances.
REED: Let him down.
( suspenseful theme playing)
That's it. Keep it coming.
REED: That's good.
Keep it coming.
He's about 15 feet now.
Cordell, I'm on the radio
and I guess you can hear me.
(twigs cracking)
( suspenseful theme playing)
(man sighs)
(clears throat)
Your man, Walker, was
supposed to be here an hour ago.
I'm sure he has a very good
reason why he hasn't shown up.
And what would
that be, Miss Cahill?
We'll know when he gets here.
(chuckles)
What is this with your
constant defense of Walker?
Is he someone special to you?
Yes.
As a matter of fact,
he is. He's family.
Do you know what
family is, Mr. Sutton?
(cell phone ringing)
Hello?
Yeah, Alex, it's Jimmy.
Jimmy, where is Walker?
He was supposed to
be at this deposition.
There was a bank robbery
in Middle Creek, Alex.
I'm supposed to
meet him here though.
You're in Middle Creek?
I'm headed to a park on
I-60, about 12 miles north.
Walker's trying
to save a little boy
who fell into an
open drain hole.
Evidently, he's down
in the hole with him now.
Look, I gotta get, all right?
No, wait, Jimmy.
How dangerous is it?
According to C.D., about
as dangerous as it gets.
(beeps)
(sighs)
Walker's in danger.
Well, wait a minute.
Wait a minute. Hold on.
What are you doing?
You just can't leave.
A little boy is trapped in
some kind of drain hole.
Walker went down
after him. I'm sorry.
You can deal with my absence
any way that you choose.
Miss Cahill.
I'm going with you.
What about your deposition?
Our witness is doing life.
He isn't going anywhere.
(crowd chattering)
REED: That's it. Not too fast.
That's it.
That's 40 feet. He
should be about there.
(snap)
C.D., hold it.
Okay, hold it, hold it.
(sighs)
Cody?
Cody, can you hear me?
Cody Bridges?
Ah, who's there?
My name is Cordell Walker, Cody.
I'm a Texas Ranger.
I'm here to help you.
Are you okay?
Got a pain in my
leg from falling.
What kind of pain?
Same kind I had
when I fell off my bike
and broke my arm,
but even worse.
Cody.
(grunts)
I can't reach you. Can
you crawl up to me?
(groans)
Cody, can you stand up, son?
Uh-uh.
(grunts)
Okay, stay right where you are.
I'll get to you.
(grunts)
(Cody groans)
C.D., I found the boy.
You got him, Cordell?
Oh, thank you, Jesus.
Well, I can see him,
but I can't reach him.
How far from him are you?
Just a few feet.
There's an
obstruction in the way.
I'm gonna try to
dig my way through.
How's he doing down there?
I think he's got a broken leg.
WOMAN (over radio): There's
an incredible drama unfolding
in this tiny West Texas town.
More than three
hours have lapsed
since a rescue effort began
to save 6-year-old Cody Bridges.
(cop speaking
indistinctly over radio)
(crowd chattering)
God, Jimmy, it's
good to see you.
Cordell is down there,
and he's with the boy.
(panting): Cody, are you okay?
Cody?
My leg hurts.
Okay.
I'll be to you real soon, son.
I want my mommy.
You'll be seeing
your mommy soon.
And I'm cold.
I know how it is to be cold.
When I grew up on
the Indian reservation,
in the wintertime, I'd
get real, real cold myself.
You're an Indian?
Half Indian.
Chief White Eagle,
a very wise man,
told me, when I got cold,
to think warm thoughts.
What kind of thoughts?
Like in the summer when
I'd be riding my horse,
the sun would be
shining down on me
and I'd feel warm all over.
Honey Bear, you want
some coffee or a sandwich?
Yeah, bring us all
something around, will you?
Who's Honey Bear?
I'll tell you later.
You had a horse
when you were a boy?
I sure did. In fact, I
have a horse now.
His name is Amigo.
(Walker grunts)
How would you like to ride
him when we get out of here?
Cody?
When are you gonna get me out?
Real soon, son. Real soon.
(Cody coughs)
I can't breathe very well.
Okay, just relax and
breathe real slow.
(coughs)
C.D., send me down
an oxygen bottle.
Yeah, get that oxygen
and send that down there.
Don't let it down too fast
and hit him in the head with it.
All right, well, give me a hand.
(Cody whimpering)
(coughs)
COP: Let them through.
Would you please
let them through?
(crowd chattering)
REPORTER: Excuse me. Excuse me.
COP: Keep those reporters back.
You know, you really
didn't have to come with me.
Jimmy. Hey.
What's happening?
All right, Walker's made
contact with the boy.
We heard something
about that on the radio.
Whose boy is it?
Those are his
parents over there.
Right now, we're worried
about hypothermia.
And then if he's in there
overnight, complications.
When am I gonna get out?
Real soon, Cody.
Cody, I know it's going to
hurt, but can you roll over?
I've gotta kick this thing in.
Attaboy.
Ow, my leg. Way over there.
Get out of the way. That's it.
Ow! Okay.
Keep your head
covered now. Okay.
Attaboy. Okay.
(thud)
(grunts)
CODY: Ow.
(pants)
(moans)
Okay, I'm down.
Cordell got through to the boy.
(grunts)
Come here, Cody.
Easy, boy. Ow!
Easy. Attaboy. Oh, my leg.
Put your arms around my neck.
Attaboy.
(sighs)
(moans)
C.D., pull us up.
Pull them up.
(crowd chattering)
REED: Okay,
we're pulling you up.
Oh.
Aah!
(rumbling)
(Cody coughs)
C.D.?
Cordell, can you read me?
Can you hear me? C.D.?
Cordell?
(coughs)
(coughs)
C.D.: It's collapsed.
Pull them up.
(grunts)
Breathe through
your nose. Attaboy.
Okay.
(breathing heavily)
(grunts)
( dramatic theme playing)
JO ELLEN: What's happening?
Radio's dead as a hammer.
(pants)
Jimmy, what's
going on over here?
We gotta find another
way in there, Big Dog.
We got some construction
people up here volunteering.
They brought in a rat-holer,
it's used to drill
holes for pilings.
We figure we can
drill next to the riverbed
parallel to the drain,
and then come in at an angle
to the Ranger and the boy,
up in here.
What kind of time
are we looking at?
MAN: About 2 feet
every 20 minutes.
Mr. and Mrs. Bridges,
I'm Davis Sutton, town
county district attorney.
If there's anything
I can do to help...
Uh, District Attorney Sutton,
can we get your comment
on this incredible
rescue effort?
I'm not here in an
official capacity.
Well, considering the tragedy
that happened in San Antonio
with your own son, do you
feel a special connection
with the Bridges?
They have my deepest
sympathies. Thank you.
MAN: Let's go.
(machinery rumbles)
There you go. Okay,
you'll be all right.
Everything's gonna
be all right, Cody.
I'll tell you what. If you
hang in there with me,
I'll make you an
honorary Texas Ranger
when we get out of
here, how about that?
You will? You bet you I will.
(coughs)
Breathe through the
nose. Take a deep breath.
Attaboy.
I don't like the dark.
Is that right?
Well, I didn't like the dark
when I was your age either.
But Chief White Eagle
told me a story once
about a magic wolf
that lived in this cave.
( mellow theme playing)
(coughs)
Really?
Uh-huh.
Yeah, and he told me
about a young Indian boy
who got lost in this cave.
He was lost?
Yeah, he sure was.
You see, sometimes his
mom and dad would argue
and that would make
him real, real sad,
so he went to that cave to hide.
Like my family?
Is that right?
My dad lost his job and
they took our house away.
And sometimes, my mom
and dad would fight about it
and I'd go and hide.
Did that make you sad?
Uh-huh.
And sometimes, I
wish it was never night,
'cause at night we
had to sleep in our car.
And if anybody sees
us, they make fun of us.
MAN 1: Keep it working, boys.
(workers speaking indistinctly)
MAN 1: Ready? MAN 2: Clear.
Here.
Thank you.
What that reporter asked you...
I'm sorry, I didn't know.
My son was in the first grade.
I was supposed to pick
him up after school one day.
I was in court. I was late.
( mellow theme playing)
He stepped into the street
to pick up a ball his
friend had dropped.
It was a hit-and-run.
I set myself down after that.
(sighing): Seeing this...
all these people
banding together to
save a little boy's life...
reaffirms my faith.
(workers speaking indistinctly)
You know, that happened
to the Indian boy.
You know, the Indian kids
at the village would
make fun of him
because he couldn't
run as fast as they could.
They did? Yep.
And that day in the
cave when he was lost,
he came across a wolf
that glowed in the dark.
A magic wolf?
Yeah, you bet it was.
And that magic wolf saw
how sad the little boy was,
and he decided to teach
him his magic power.
What kind of power?
Well... the power
to believe in yourself.
The wolf knew that if the little
boy believed strong enough
that everything
would turn out all right,
that there was no darkness
that he couldn't overcome.
Do you believe, Cody?
Yeah.
Good boy.
Auger's... Auger's
going real good.
We're gonna put
metal support sleeves
and new holes
so it don't cave in.
Everything's gonna be all right.
All we can do is just wait.
Don't you worry now.
(pants)
(moans)
(coughs)
I can't breathe.
Okay, well, we'll
just leave this on.
There you go. There you go.
Okay.
Just rest. Attaboy.
(rumbles)
( suspenseful theme playing)
MAN: Come on now.
Where you going, Harlan?
Let's go for a
little walk, buddy.
(grunts)
Hey, let him go.
What are you gonna do?
(grunts)
COP: Get up.
Thanks, Harlan.
COP: Keep walking.
Get on up here, young man.
Hold it, hold it,
stop. Pull it out.
(speaking indistinctly)
Hey, why you pulling that out?
Can't damn well get any closer.
The drill could cause a cave-in.
We're gonna have
to shovel it from here.
Hey, I'm on it.
( action theme playing)
(debris rumbling)
What's that noise?
They're digging to us, Cody.
It won't be long.
(grunts)
( suspenseful theme playing)
REED: Walker? Walker,
can you hear me?
Yeah, in here.
Okay.
(grunts)
I broke it through. I'm through.
(crowd chattering)
I can hear you. Keep digging.
Throw down a rope.
Come on.
It's caving in on us.
Here.
Take the boy.
Ow.
Oh, my leg hurts.
Come here. Come here. Come on.
Ow, ow.
WALKER: It's caving
in. Get him out of here.
REED: Pull me up.
Pull me up. It's caving in.
Hurry up.
(grunts)
That's it.
Aah.
Come on, baby. Come on, baby.
CODY: Mama? Mama?
Come on, Cody.
Mama? Mommy's right here.
My leg hurts.
REED: Pull, pull. Come
on, buddy, come on.
(grunts)
JO ELLEN: Come on,
honey, Mommy's right here.
(groans)
Mama? Mama?
Watch his leg. Watch his leg.
(crowd chattering)
(cheering)
ALEX: Where's Walker?
C.D.: Where's Cordell?
(coughs)
Hey, where's Walker?
There's been a cave-in.
Jimmy?
C.D.: Jimmy, be careful.
Okay, careful with his leg.
Easy, easy. Watch it.
We got it. There.
Easy now.
Jimmy?
Walker, it's Trivette.
Hold on, buddy.
I'm coming.
Hang in there.
Walker, you okay?
Walker?
( dramatic theme playing)
Lower the rope!
Give me a rope.
All right, here it comes.
TRIVETTE: Haul it up!
(Trivette grunts)
( dramatic theme playing)
Walk, breathe. Come on, breathe.
(crowd chattering)
(grunts)
REED: Nice and slow.
(Alex sobs)
REED: Come on, pull,
pull, pull. ALEX: Oh.
All right, let me get the
rope off him. Hang on.
Get him up, get him
up. All right, a little slack.
Oh, my God, he's not breathing.
All right, all right. Relax,
relax. Everybody back.
He's not breathing.
All right, all right.
Yeah, give me BVM.
Come on, Walker.
Come on.
Come on.
REED: Come on, Walker.
ALEX: Come on,
Walker, breathe. Please.
C.D.: Come on, Cordell.
You can do it.
SUTTON: Come on, Walker.
Fight for it.
Come on, Walker.
Please, Walker.
( uplifting theme playing)
That's it. There he goes.
Get a chopper.
Attaboy. Come on.
Come on, come on.
All right, we got
him, we got him.
(laughs)
Attaboy. Fight for it, Walker.
Come on.
He's okay.
It's okay. (chuckles)
(crowd cheering)
There you go.
( uplifting theme playing)
WALKER: There you go, big guy.
Look, Mom, I'm a Texas Ranger.
And Ranger Walker said,
when I get out of here,
I can ride his horse.
That's right, and a Texas Ranger
never goes back on his word.
Cody'd be dead if it wasn't
for you, Ranger Walker.
TRIVETTE: I think
I'd be dead if it wasn't
for Cody's daddy.
ALEX: Due to the
extenuating circumstances,
I'd say that probation is
the most you're gonna get.
TRIVETTE: I don't know.
You know all those people
who were watching TV
while Ranger Walker
was saving you, Cody?
They're starting to donate money
to you, your mom and your dad.
Now, you get a fresh
start on your future.
HARLAN: Oh, man, hey, uh...
I don't want any charity.
All I want is a job.
Well, boy, you got one Monday.
One of those calls offered
one first thing Monday morning.
That's the best news
I had in a long while.
(giggles)
LUREEN: There
you are, Honey Bear!
Don't tell me you forgot we're
supposed to get together?
No, no, you see, we've got
that very important deposition
that we're gonna
have to do today.
LUREEN: That's okay.
We'll just wait for later.
He just got...
We'll have a nice,
romantic dinner at my place.
Well, no, this is not only
an important deposition,
it's a-a-an extremely
long deposition.
A-a-ain't that right, Cordell?
Yeah, you're right, C.D.
Phew.
But I'll tell you what,
we'll postpone it.
You guys go out
and have some fun.
Oh, thank you,
Cordell. I owe you one.
No, no, no. Maybe
two, Honey Bear?
No. Let's you and
me get out of here.
Steak and oysters at my place.
Nothing I like better than
rekindling an old flame.
No. Bye, y'all.
(both laugh)
C.D.: I'm really
not hungry. I'm...
You are so bad.
WALKER: I know I'm bad.
C.D.: Lureen!
( 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 ♪
Didn't brush long, Cody.
Long enough.
Hey.
You listen to your Ma
about those things, all right?
We can't afford no
emergency trip to the dentist.
Okay, Dad.
Here now, you, eat
your cereal, okay?
(sighs)
Gonna tell me
what's on your mind?
Kansas.
My sister can get us into
some work up there on the farm.
And what do we use
for money to get there?
The 200 Kyle Ganz owes me.
Kyle Ganz was trash
when you grew up with him.
He's nothing but trouble now.
We'll get what we
need some other way.
How? Panhandle?
Yeah, right. Maybe I can
get me a sign that says,
"Will work for food."
Life's never a
straight line, Harlan.
With a little luck, we're gonna
be out from under real soon.
If it weren't for bad luck,
I'd have no luck at all.
I'm sick of seeing you
and the boy go hungry.
We gotta get him
settled, back in school.
I know.
But I don't want you
anywhere near Kyle Ganz.
I told Ganz I'd meet him at
the pool hall in Middle Creek.
I'm gonna get what's
owed me. I'll be back.
We'll be on our way.
It'll be all right.
( suspenseful theme playing)
(engine starts)
(sighs)
What's the matter, Mama?
Nothing, honey.
( mellow theme playing)
C.D.: Golly.
You know, Cordell,
I used to come
through this part of the woods
almost every Saturday night,
dating an old gal over here.
She doesn't weigh but 90 pounds.
She was just as pretty and
as sweet as she could be.
Lureen Smith was her name.
Lureen Smith.
Yeah. I'll tell you,
we burned the barn a time
or two. Cordell, I'm hungry.
WALKER: Okay, we'll stop
and get something to eat.
C.D.: Good. I'm hungry
as a gutted snake.
(slow rock music
playing over speakers)
Well, now, just the
boy I wanted to see.
What's up, Harlan?
Kyle, yeah, I need
that 200 you owe me.
I'm pulling up stakes, now.
I'm gonna go where
I can get some work.
Might not be necessary, stud.
Matter of fact, I got a sweet
deal working for you right now.
Big payroll's being delivered
to the bank this morning.
Fact, it's the payroll
for that oil company
that put you out of a job.
Uh, I just need what's owed
me, Kyle, and I'll be on my way.
There you go again
being hasty, Harlan.
It's a rough world
out there, son.
Every day is a day of decision
and some opportunities
you just cannot let get away.
Especially when you're
living out of your car.
(giggles)
We got a hot two-door
with clean plates.
Need a wheelman.
There's 10 grand in it for you.
No, no. You, uh...
You got the wrong guy.
Well, maybe you don't wanna see
that pretty wife
and that little boy
of yours ever again.
Is that what you're
telling me, Harlan?
Is that what you're saying?
( dramatic 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 ♪
( action theme playing)
Tell me this is the best
Tex-Mex in the country, Cordell.
That right?
(crowd chattering)
Boy, I'm as hungry as a
woodpecker in a steel mill.
We're gonna have to hurry.
We have to meet
Alex for that deposition.
You know, I think that new DA
is really putting
some heat on her.
Yeah... Oh. Guess who, darling.
Oh, uh, oh, uh, I don... Ta-da!
Lureen, that's you.
That's you, ain't it, Lureen?
Well, of course it's
me, C.D. Parker,
you big old hunk
of burning love.
(laughs)
Aah!
Yeah, well, uh, Lureen,
I-I-I'd like you
to meet, uh, uh...
A one of my best...
Uh, ahem, this is...
Cordell Walker. Cordell Walker.
Ranger, huh?
A good-looking one at that.
Ha, hee. You still, uh...
Packing a badge, Honey Bear?
No, no, I'm retired. I
own my own bar and grill
over in Dallas and, uh,
I'm just, you know, uh...
How's Waylon?
Oh, he passed on.
Oh, my goodness.
I'm sorry to hear that.
Oh, don't be. Hardest
work he ever done
was taking a long
squint at the sun
and a quick squat in the shade.
(laughing): That's true.
Oh, and of course
there was Duke.
Never knew him.
Well, the damn fool got run over
by his own John Deere.
I buried him just
two weeks short
of our third anniversary.
For crying out loud.
Then, there's Travis. Travis?
He had a heart attack
during the second
quarter of Super Bowl.
The Cowboys were down by ten.
They came back,
but Travis didn't.
Shut my mouth. You'd
have liked old Trav.
Yeah, I probably would've
liked old Trav, you're right.
Uh, we're gonna have to
have... We've gotta have...
S-s-some food, we gotta
get out of here pretty quick.
Well, then, you
want the specials.
Two specials!
MAN: You got it.
Yeah. I'll be back
in two shakes.
Now, don't you go
away, Honey Bear.
Ooh!
(giggles)
(clears throat)
Honey Bear?
Yeah, that's... You know,
it's probably some
name that she...
For the life of
me, I can't fathom
why we have to make this trip.
As I explained, at
Cordell Walker's request.
Walker. I've heard
that name more
than the governor's
since I've been here.
He's a high-profile Ranger
and one of the best we have.
Rangers do not run the district
attorney's office, Miss Cahill.
They two-step to our tune,
not the other way around.
Mr. Sutton, Walker
suggested to the feds
that this deposition would
be safer on neutral ground,
away from publicity,
away from danger.
We're talking about a
key witness in a mob trial.
I know what we're
talking about, Miss Cahill.
We're talking about
a trip into cow country
because of Cordell Walker.
Should be fun. Miss Cahill?
( suspenseful theme playing)
Don't get any
cute ideas, Harlan.
Just keep it running
and stay cool.
After this, you get your payday.
From then on, we
don't know each other.
Okay, let's go.
Get inside. Hey.
GANZ: Everybody,
get your hands up.
LUREEN: Honey Bear?
She's worse than a
heat-seeking missile.
Don't you go sashaying
off without saying good bye.
Oh, I won't, you know.
Howdy, sheriff.
Lureen, good morning.
I want you to meet C.D.
Parker and, uh, Cordell Walker.
SHERIFF: Real pleasure.
Nice to know you.
How you doing, sheriff?
Yes, sir.
Does that car look
suspicious to you down there?
( suspenseful theme playing)
Well, there ain't no reason
to be wasting gas like that
unless somebody's
fixing to leave real fast.
Let's go check it out.
Sure.
I'll see you, honey,
before I leave.
Oh, my.
There might be some
trouble at the bank.
(clicks)
(alarm rings) Robbery.
County sheriff. Hold it.
(gunshots)
GANZ: Get in the car.
WHIT: Where you going? Harlan?
(gunshots)
I'll get him.
Get out of the car!
Get out of the car!
WOMAN: Oh, my God.
Hold it.
Now, come on. Move,
move, move. Oh, my God.
(groans)
(tires squealing)
(gunshots)
( action theme playing)
(groans)
Are you gonna give up
or are you gonna fight?
Fight.
Ya-ah!
(groans)
(grunts)
Aah!
(tires squealing)
(grunts)
Damn that Harlan.
We're gonna hit the cutoff at
West Fork and double back.
First, we're gonna get our
money back from that loser,
then we'll kill him.
( dramatic theme playing)
(tires squealing)
Put an APB out
on the stolen car.
Yes, sir.
(cop speaking
indistinctly over radio)
Good.
You okay? Did you get the money?
I got more than
we bargained for.
We gotta get out of here. Cody!
Cody! Buddy, we
gotta get out of here.
What is this?
Where'd this bag
come from, Harlan?
Cody, come on. We gotta go.
Hey, buddy, we
gotta get out of here.
God, Harlan, what have you done?
Cody!
Mama!
Cody!
Cody?
Cody?
Cody.
Cody! Cody?
Cody? Cody?
( dramatic theme playing)
Cody?
Cody? Cody?
( dramatic theme playing)
Cody? Cody!
Cody!
Some brand of drainpipe,
but there's no
telling how deep it is.
Listen, I gotta go for help.
No, you can't.
I'm gonna take the wagon.
You stay here, all right?
It'll be okay. It'll be okay.
Cody?
Cody.
Cody.
(sobbing)
Cody?
Cody!
Cody?
(engine starts)
Cody.
Cody.
Cody!
It's Mama, baby.
Can you hear me?
Cody?
C.D.: Yeah, Jimmy, we've
got a situation out here.
Yeah, the Middle Creek
Bank has been robbed.
These locals out here are
gonna need some help too.
Yeah, the chopper just
came in from Austin, Big Dog.
I'll hop it, be on my way.
Yeah, and another thing.
Tell Alex that we're gonna
be late for that deposition.
Uh, it's too late for that.
She already left
with the new DA.
(tires squealing)
What is it?
I saw a black car.
Yeah, Jimmy? Yeah?
Jimmy, I'll have
to call you later.
Okay.
(tires squealing)
( suspenseful theme playing)
He had another car waiting.
Let's go.
Mr. McPherson, sir.
Well, Harlan Bridges.
Mr. McPherson, I need help.
My little boy's
trapped in a drainpipe.
Where?
Right out on the
highway at the rest stop.
Can you raise Fire and
Rescue on your radio?
Middle Creek Rescue shut
down since they run out of funds.
We can try the next town.
Selma, do you read me?
Yes, go ahead.
This is Mac. We
got an emergency.
If I may be very frank
with you, Mr. Sutton,
since you took over the office,
things have been, uh,
a bit tense for everyone.
I mean, our office has
the highest conviction rate
in the state for
the past four years.
We're all very
proud of what we do.
If you have some
other expectations,
please let us know.
By the way, my
friends call me Alex.
I'm not looking to explain
myself to anyone, Miss Cahill,
nor to be your friend.
Let your performance
speak for itself,
and we'll get along fine.
The Department of Public
Safety secured the car.
Of course, that driver may
be to hell and back by now.
WOMAN (over
radio): This is Dispatch.
We've got a report
of a young boy
trapped in a drainpipe
at the rest stop out on I-75.
All emergency vehicles in
the area, please respond.
That's just a few miles
up the road, Cordell.
Let's go check
it out. Let's do it.
Oh, C.D., honey, I'm
so glad you're here.
This is Stacy Miller
from WNN-TV.
She heard the call on
the police band radio.
C.D.: Yeah, that's
where we heard it.
Hold up there just a
minute. There you go.
Ranger Walker.
The son of these folks
here fell down this hole.
He was chasing a soccer ball.
Must have slid all
the way down the pipe.
Ain't that right, Mr. Bridges?
Yes, sir.
How long has he been down there?
JO ELLEN: Maybe 40 minutes.
We've been trying to call to
him but he doesn't answer.
How old is he, ma'am?
He's 6. Just 6.
What's his name?
Cody.
Cody, can you hear me?
Cody?
Ain't no telling how
deep this thing is.
Millie Dean over at the
Planning Commission
has got all the blueprints
on these county-dug holes.
This one go down,
I'd say 30, 40 feet.
Forty feet?
Please, don't let my baby die.
We'll get him out, ma'am.
McPHERSON: I'll have my gal
at the office get those plans.
Hal, this is Stacy.
Look, I need a camera and
a truck with a satellite feed.
No, no, no. It's not
the bank robbery.
No, this is bigger.
Life or death.
There's a boy
trapped in a drainpipe
just outside Middle Creek.
This could be baby
Jessica all over again.
We got here as soon as we could.
Oh, boy. See you
gentlemen a minute?
I've seen other ones like this.
I can tell you from
experience it's dangerous.
Anything underground
is dangerous.
We gotta get that
boy out and fast.
REED: Well, easier
said than done.
That pipe is supposed to be
metal-lined all the way down,
but we've seen others
fall apart like wastepaper.
The ground is
soft, pipe collapses,
anyone in there is uh...
You're in the business
of saving lives.
Now, we gotta get somebody
down there in that pipe
or that boy's gonna die.
We say nothing about the money.
JO ELLEN: Harlan, how
can you even be thinking
about any money right now?
No, honey, you don't understand.
Listen, Ganz told me he
would kill you and Cody if...
If I didn't drive.
What do you mean?
It was a bank robbery.
I told you to stay
away from Ganz.
You gotta give that money back.
I will. I will. I just...
As soon as my arms are
wrapped around Cody.
Look, Ranger, what
I'm trying to tell you is,
we don't know what
the air is like down there,
we don't know what
position the kid is in,
even if he's right side up.
Or if he has any injuries or...
Even if he's still alive.
I'm going down.
Whit. Yeah?
Got one.
(sighs)
This is like taking
candy from a baby.
Yeah, come on.
(engine starts)
Ooh! Ha-ha!
Be careful, now.
Cordell, you let us know
if you get in any trouble.
All right.
All right, now just
take it nice and slow.
Remember what I told you.
The walls are like
wastepaper. Good luck.
Easy now. Careful.
Okay. Ready?
You get in trouble down
there, you just holler out.
Don't take no chances.
REED: Let him down.
( suspenseful theme playing)
That's it. Keep it coming.
REED: That's good.
Keep it coming.
He's about 15 feet now.
Cordell, I'm on the radio
and I guess you can hear me.
(twigs cracking)
( suspenseful theme playing)
(man sighs)
(clears throat)
Your man, Walker, was
supposed to be here an hour ago.
I'm sure he has a very good
reason why he hasn't shown up.
And what would
that be, Miss Cahill?
We'll know when he gets here.
(chuckles)
What is this with your
constant defense of Walker?
Is he someone special to you?
Yes.
As a matter of fact,
he is. He's family.
Do you know what
family is, Mr. Sutton?
(cell phone ringing)
Hello?
Yeah, Alex, it's Jimmy.
Jimmy, where is Walker?
He was supposed to
be at this deposition.
There was a bank robbery
in Middle Creek, Alex.
I'm supposed to
meet him here though.
You're in Middle Creek?
I'm headed to a park on
I-60, about 12 miles north.
Walker's trying
to save a little boy
who fell into an
open drain hole.
Evidently, he's down
in the hole with him now.
Look, I gotta get, all right?
No, wait, Jimmy.
How dangerous is it?
According to C.D., about
as dangerous as it gets.
(beeps)
(sighs)
Walker's in danger.
Well, wait a minute.
Wait a minute. Hold on.
What are you doing?
You just can't leave.
A little boy is trapped in
some kind of drain hole.
Walker went down
after him. I'm sorry.
You can deal with my absence
any way that you choose.
Miss Cahill.
I'm going with you.
What about your deposition?
Our witness is doing life.
He isn't going anywhere.
(crowd chattering)
REED: That's it. Not too fast.
That's it.
That's 40 feet. He
should be about there.
(snap)
C.D., hold it.
Okay, hold it, hold it.
(sighs)
Cody?
Cody, can you hear me?
Cody Bridges?
Ah, who's there?
My name is Cordell Walker, Cody.
I'm a Texas Ranger.
I'm here to help you.
Are you okay?
Got a pain in my
leg from falling.
What kind of pain?
Same kind I had
when I fell off my bike
and broke my arm,
but even worse.
Cody.
(grunts)
I can't reach you. Can
you crawl up to me?
(groans)
Cody, can you stand up, son?
Uh-uh.
(grunts)
Okay, stay right where you are.
I'll get to you.
(grunts)
(Cody groans)
C.D., I found the boy.
You got him, Cordell?
Oh, thank you, Jesus.
Well, I can see him,
but I can't reach him.
How far from him are you?
Just a few feet.
There's an
obstruction in the way.
I'm gonna try to
dig my way through.
How's he doing down there?
I think he's got a broken leg.
WOMAN (over radio): There's
an incredible drama unfolding
in this tiny West Texas town.
More than three
hours have lapsed
since a rescue effort began
to save 6-year-old Cody Bridges.
(cop speaking
indistinctly over radio)
(crowd chattering)
God, Jimmy, it's
good to see you.
Cordell is down there,
and he's with the boy.
(panting): Cody, are you okay?
Cody?
My leg hurts.
Okay.
I'll be to you real soon, son.
I want my mommy.
You'll be seeing
your mommy soon.
And I'm cold.
I know how it is to be cold.
When I grew up on
the Indian reservation,
in the wintertime, I'd
get real, real cold myself.
You're an Indian?
Half Indian.
Chief White Eagle,
a very wise man,
told me, when I got cold,
to think warm thoughts.
What kind of thoughts?
Like in the summer when
I'd be riding my horse,
the sun would be
shining down on me
and I'd feel warm all over.
Honey Bear, you want
some coffee or a sandwich?
Yeah, bring us all
something around, will you?
Who's Honey Bear?
I'll tell you later.
You had a horse
when you were a boy?
I sure did. In fact, I
have a horse now.
His name is Amigo.
(Walker grunts)
How would you like to ride
him when we get out of here?
Cody?
When are you gonna get me out?
Real soon, son. Real soon.
(Cody coughs)
I can't breathe very well.
Okay, just relax and
breathe real slow.
(coughs)
C.D., send me down
an oxygen bottle.
Yeah, get that oxygen
and send that down there.
Don't let it down too fast
and hit him in the head with it.
All right, well, give me a hand.
(Cody whimpering)
(coughs)
COP: Let them through.
Would you please
let them through?
(crowd chattering)
REPORTER: Excuse me. Excuse me.
COP: Keep those reporters back.
You know, you really
didn't have to come with me.
Jimmy. Hey.
What's happening?
All right, Walker's made
contact with the boy.
We heard something
about that on the radio.
Whose boy is it?
Those are his
parents over there.
Right now, we're worried
about hypothermia.
And then if he's in there
overnight, complications.
When am I gonna get out?
Real soon, Cody.
Cody, I know it's going to
hurt, but can you roll over?
I've gotta kick this thing in.
Attaboy.
Ow, my leg. Way over there.
Get out of the way. That's it.
Ow! Okay.
Keep your head
covered now. Okay.
Attaboy. Okay.
(thud)
(grunts)
CODY: Ow.
(pants)
(moans)
Okay, I'm down.
Cordell got through to the boy.
(grunts)
Come here, Cody.
Easy, boy. Ow!
Easy. Attaboy. Oh, my leg.
Put your arms around my neck.
Attaboy.
(sighs)
(moans)
C.D., pull us up.
Pull them up.
(crowd chattering)
REED: Okay,
we're pulling you up.
Oh.
Aah!
(rumbling)
(Cody coughs)
C.D.?
Cordell, can you read me?
Can you hear me? C.D.?
Cordell?
(coughs)
(coughs)
C.D.: It's collapsed.
Pull them up.
(grunts)
Breathe through
your nose. Attaboy.
Okay.
(breathing heavily)
(grunts)
( dramatic theme playing)
JO ELLEN: What's happening?
Radio's dead as a hammer.
(pants)
Jimmy, what's
going on over here?
We gotta find another
way in there, Big Dog.
We got some construction
people up here volunteering.
They brought in a rat-holer,
it's used to drill
holes for pilings.
We figure we can
drill next to the riverbed
parallel to the drain,
and then come in at an angle
to the Ranger and the boy,
up in here.
What kind of time
are we looking at?
MAN: About 2 feet
every 20 minutes.
Mr. and Mrs. Bridges,
I'm Davis Sutton, town
county district attorney.
If there's anything
I can do to help...
Uh, District Attorney Sutton,
can we get your comment
on this incredible
rescue effort?
I'm not here in an
official capacity.
Well, considering the tragedy
that happened in San Antonio
with your own son, do you
feel a special connection
with the Bridges?
They have my deepest
sympathies. Thank you.
MAN: Let's go.
(machinery rumbles)
There you go. Okay,
you'll be all right.
Everything's gonna
be all right, Cody.
I'll tell you what. If you
hang in there with me,
I'll make you an
honorary Texas Ranger
when we get out of
here, how about that?
You will? You bet you I will.
(coughs)
Breathe through the
nose. Take a deep breath.
Attaboy.
I don't like the dark.
Is that right?
Well, I didn't like the dark
when I was your age either.
But Chief White Eagle
told me a story once
about a magic wolf
that lived in this cave.
( mellow theme playing)
(coughs)
Really?
Uh-huh.
Yeah, and he told me
about a young Indian boy
who got lost in this cave.
He was lost?
Yeah, he sure was.
You see, sometimes his
mom and dad would argue
and that would make
him real, real sad,
so he went to that cave to hide.
Like my family?
Is that right?
My dad lost his job and
they took our house away.
And sometimes, my mom
and dad would fight about it
and I'd go and hide.
Did that make you sad?
Uh-huh.
And sometimes, I
wish it was never night,
'cause at night we
had to sleep in our car.
And if anybody sees
us, they make fun of us.
MAN 1: Keep it working, boys.
(workers speaking indistinctly)
MAN 1: Ready? MAN 2: Clear.
Here.
Thank you.
What that reporter asked you...
I'm sorry, I didn't know.
My son was in the first grade.
I was supposed to pick
him up after school one day.
I was in court. I was late.
( mellow theme playing)
He stepped into the street
to pick up a ball his
friend had dropped.
It was a hit-and-run.
I set myself down after that.
(sighing): Seeing this...
all these people
banding together to
save a little boy's life...
reaffirms my faith.
(workers speaking indistinctly)
You know, that happened
to the Indian boy.
You know, the Indian kids
at the village would
make fun of him
because he couldn't
run as fast as they could.
They did? Yep.
And that day in the
cave when he was lost,
he came across a wolf
that glowed in the dark.
A magic wolf?
Yeah, you bet it was.
And that magic wolf saw
how sad the little boy was,
and he decided to teach
him his magic power.
What kind of power?
Well... the power
to believe in yourself.
The wolf knew that if the little
boy believed strong enough
that everything
would turn out all right,
that there was no darkness
that he couldn't overcome.
Do you believe, Cody?
Yeah.
Good boy.
Auger's... Auger's
going real good.
We're gonna put
metal support sleeves
and new holes
so it don't cave in.
Everything's gonna be all right.
All we can do is just wait.
Don't you worry now.
(pants)
(moans)
(coughs)
I can't breathe.
Okay, well, we'll
just leave this on.
There you go. There you go.
Okay.
Just rest. Attaboy.
(rumbles)
( suspenseful theme playing)
MAN: Come on now.
Where you going, Harlan?
Let's go for a
little walk, buddy.
(grunts)
Hey, let him go.
What are you gonna do?
(grunts)
COP: Get up.
Thanks, Harlan.
COP: Keep walking.
Get on up here, young man.
Hold it, hold it,
stop. Pull it out.
(speaking indistinctly)
Hey, why you pulling that out?
Can't damn well get any closer.
The drill could cause a cave-in.
We're gonna have
to shovel it from here.
Hey, I'm on it.
( action theme playing)
(debris rumbling)
What's that noise?
They're digging to us, Cody.
It won't be long.
(grunts)
( suspenseful theme playing)
REED: Walker? Walker,
can you hear me?
Yeah, in here.
Okay.
(grunts)
I broke it through. I'm through.
(crowd chattering)
I can hear you. Keep digging.
Throw down a rope.
Come on.
It's caving in on us.
Here.
Take the boy.
Ow.
Oh, my leg hurts.
Come here. Come here. Come on.
Ow, ow.
WALKER: It's caving
in. Get him out of here.
REED: Pull me up.
Pull me up. It's caving in.
Hurry up.
(grunts)
That's it.
Aah.
Come on, baby. Come on, baby.
CODY: Mama? Mama?
Come on, Cody.
Mama? Mommy's right here.
My leg hurts.
REED: Pull, pull. Come
on, buddy, come on.
(grunts)
JO ELLEN: Come on,
honey, Mommy's right here.
(groans)
Mama? Mama?
Watch his leg. Watch his leg.
(crowd chattering)
(cheering)
ALEX: Where's Walker?
C.D.: Where's Cordell?
(coughs)
Hey, where's Walker?
There's been a cave-in.
Jimmy?
C.D.: Jimmy, be careful.
Okay, careful with his leg.
Easy, easy. Watch it.
We got it. There.
Easy now.
Jimmy?
Walker, it's Trivette.
Hold on, buddy.
I'm coming.
Hang in there.
Walker, you okay?
Walker?
( dramatic theme playing)
Lower the rope!
Give me a rope.
All right, here it comes.
TRIVETTE: Haul it up!
(Trivette grunts)
( dramatic theme playing)
Walk, breathe. Come on, breathe.
(crowd chattering)
(grunts)
REED: Nice and slow.
(Alex sobs)
REED: Come on, pull,
pull, pull. ALEX: Oh.
All right, let me get the
rope off him. Hang on.
Get him up, get him
up. All right, a little slack.
Oh, my God, he's not breathing.
All right, all right. Relax,
relax. Everybody back.
He's not breathing.
All right, all right.
Yeah, give me BVM.
Come on, Walker.
Come on.
Come on.
REED: Come on, Walker.
ALEX: Come on,
Walker, breathe. Please.
C.D.: Come on, Cordell.
You can do it.
SUTTON: Come on, Walker.
Fight for it.
Come on, Walker.
Please, Walker.
( uplifting theme playing)
That's it. There he goes.
Get a chopper.
Attaboy. Come on.
Come on, come on.
All right, we got
him, we got him.
(laughs)
Attaboy. Fight for it, Walker.
Come on.
He's okay.
It's okay. (chuckles)
(crowd cheering)
There you go.
( uplifting theme playing)
WALKER: There you go, big guy.
Look, Mom, I'm a Texas Ranger.
And Ranger Walker said,
when I get out of here,
I can ride his horse.
That's right, and a Texas Ranger
never goes back on his word.
Cody'd be dead if it wasn't
for you, Ranger Walker.
TRIVETTE: I think
I'd be dead if it wasn't
for Cody's daddy.
ALEX: Due to the
extenuating circumstances,
I'd say that probation is
the most you're gonna get.
TRIVETTE: I don't know.
You know all those people
who were watching TV
while Ranger Walker
was saving you, Cody?
They're starting to donate money
to you, your mom and your dad.
Now, you get a fresh
start on your future.
HARLAN: Oh, man, hey, uh...
I don't want any charity.
All I want is a job.
Well, boy, you got one Monday.
One of those calls offered
one first thing Monday morning.
That's the best news
I had in a long while.
(giggles)
LUREEN: There
you are, Honey Bear!
Don't tell me you forgot we're
supposed to get together?
No, no, you see, we've got
that very important deposition
that we're gonna
have to do today.
LUREEN: That's okay.
We'll just wait for later.
He just got...
We'll have a nice,
romantic dinner at my place.
Well, no, this is not only
an important deposition,
it's a-a-an extremely
long deposition.
A-a-ain't that right, Cordell?
Yeah, you're right, C.D.
Phew.
But I'll tell you what,
we'll postpone it.
You guys go out
and have some fun.
Oh, thank you,
Cordell. I owe you one.
No, no, no. Maybe
two, Honey Bear?
No. Let's you and
me get out of here.
Steak and oysters at my place.
Nothing I like better than
rekindling an old flame.
No. Bye, y'all.
(both laugh)
C.D.: I'm really
not hungry. I'm...
You are so bad.
WALKER: I know I'm bad.
C.D.: Lureen!
( 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 ♪