Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001): Season 4, Episode 3 - The Guardians - full transcript
Purrs as pretty as
she looks, don't she?
Yeah, she's pretty, but...
She looks like she's
seen better days.
Now, look, I ain't selling her
to anyone who's not
as sweet on her as I am.
Are you guys gonna
fight or parley?
Look,
I just gave her a
brand-new coat of paint.
Most reliable boat you'll find.
More loyal than any
woman you'll find.
What about the electronics, Gus?
Uh, radio works great.
You know, I spent my
life working the seas.
Ain't a prettier place on earth
than these sweet gulf waters.
You're a lucky man, C.D.
Yeah. Yeah, this'd
be hard to give up.
Hard to give up.
I'll give you the
helm at 10 Mile Reef.
Aye, aye, captain.
♪ Huh Ho-ho ho, ho ♪
♪ Hey, hey-hey, hey Ha, ha ♪
♪ Ho, ho-ho, ho ♪
Hot dog!
Cordell, I'm tellin' you,
I used to fish in these
waters when I was a kid.
My old daddy brought me
down here from East Texas.
Man, man.
I never dreamed I'd
own a yacht like this.
That's what's
great about it, C.D.
Dreams can come true.
Oh, man.
Well, listen, I wanna
thank you, partner,
for coming down here with me.
I really appreciate all
your help and everything.
I want you to feel... Oh, hey.
Hey, I got one, C.D.
You got a fish.
Gus, we got a marlin!
Oh! Huh!
Don't... D-don't
tip it down now.
Don't lose him.
It's a big one. I'll bet it's
as big as a Cadillac car.
Something doesn't feel right.
Gus, back it up!
Gus, back it up.
Comin' your way.
Get the gaff, C.D.
Over there.
Easy with it now, Cordell.
Just easy.
Easy.
Oh, my Lord.
Call Galveston P.D., Gus.
Tell them we're coming in.
You got it.
Lord have mercy.
♪ 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 ♪
His name is Carl Oliver.
Gus said he worked for
the Mantis Oil Company.
Whoever did it used
a heavy-caliber load.
Thank you, Rangers.
Gus said that he hung around
a place called the Poop Deck.
Poop Deck?
Yeah. Hell of a
name for a bar, isn't it?
He said when he
wasn't working the rigs,
he was there shooting pool
with a guy by the name of
Kyle Wheeler. GUS: Yeah.
That damned oil company's
been snake-bit lately.
The guy on the
right is Vic Landry.
He's head of
security for Mantis Oil.
Ex-Coast Guard intelligence.
The other guy is Larry Curtis.
Worked his way up from mud
stacker to chief on Platform 29.
I'll take care of the paperwork.
Sure, let them though.
Vic Landry, Larry
Curtis, Ranger Walker.
Howdy.
Well, Gus says your
company's been snake-bit.
What's the problem?
We're a good company, Ranger.
Well-managed.
Twenty-Nine's had a
perfect operational record
until about two months ago.
That's when the trouble started.
Problems we can't explain:
accidents, breakdowns.
Two deaths in three weeks.
Well, Oliver's death
was no accident.
He was working for me, Ranger.
Undercover.
I needed eyes and
ears on that platform,
and he took the job.
Even his family
didn't know about it.
What did he find out?
I don't know,
but Oliver was on to something.
We set up a meeting,
but he never showed up,
till now.
We've got big trouble, Ranger.
When accidents
started happening,
we sent in a safety crew.
Retrained the guys onboard.
Then equipment
started breakin' down.
Okay, I'll check into it.
Thanks. We'll give you
all the support you need.
Appreciate it.
The dead guy's
name is Carl Oliver.
He had a buddy
named Kyle Wheeler.
I'm running down
a lead on him now.
Wheeler, Kyle. Got it.
See what you can
dig up on Mantis Oil.
Lawsuits against the company,
also the board members.
Employees with a beef.
You know, the whole package.
Mantis Oil? Oh, man.
What?
We have stock in Mantis Oil.
What do you mean "we"?
Well, it was supposed
to be a great company.
How many times
have I heard that?
You think we ought to sell?
How should I know, Trivette?
You're right.
All right, w... What's
the time frame?
ASAP.
Yeah, so what else is new?
Hang on. I got a
hit on Kyle Wheeler.
He's a bail jumper. He's wanted
for armed robbery in Louisiana.
Watch your back.
Will do.
Mantis Oil.
What can I get you, honey?
Longneck.
Comin' up.
You down on the business,
honey, or pleasure?
Fishing.
Oh, you looking to charter?
Got a lot of boys here who'd
love to take your money.
Been out all day.
Oh, you catch?
Well, not what I expected.
Do you know a guy by
the name of Kyle Wheeler?
Wish I didn't.
Know where I can find him?
Yeah, he's out there.
He's the one with
his hat on backwards.
Thanks. Oh. Yeah.
Kyle Wheeler?
Who's askin'?
Texas Ranger. I wanna
know about Carl Oliver.
This is Walker, Texas Ranger.
I'm in a high-pursuit chase
of a man in a blue truck.
I'm on the harbor
side near 38th.
Need assistance.
Idiot.
Oh, boy.
I'm gonna ask you again.
What do you know
about Carl Oliver?
I-I didn't know he'd get killed.
Go on!
A couple of guys
offered us a lot of dough
about some info on
the Mantis Oil rigs.
Crew sizes, schedules,
security setups.
Damn it, Jerry Lee, I
hate the smell of oil.
Do you feel it, Donnie?
Do you feel this
mechanical obscenity
pumping out more of
Mother Nature's vital fluids
just so they can build more
of their stinkin' machines?
So they can drive their egos
in their four-wheel horrors
and choke the life out o'
whatever's left of our
miserable existence.
Yeah.
Yeah, I guess I can.
I know you can, Donnie.
That's why you're a Guardian.
That's why you're
one of the chosen.
Look, I-I... I
understand that, but...
But I've been out here
working for three weeks,
and I'm damn sick and
tired of throwing drill chain.
I've been working 20 years
to get us to this point.
Donnie,
this is your first
brush with history.
You don't wanna miss it.
Okay, bring 'em up!
Go on.
Keep going. Keep going.
Cameron, stop now!
Stop! Bring it down now!
Stop. Lower it down now!
Yeah, Walker, I'm sorry it took
me so long to get back to you,
but talk about a needle
in a haystack, man.
Now, the descriptions
aren't much to go on,
but that's all I could
get out of Wheeler.
So you think they're responsible
for the trouble on Platform 29?
Well, it's a possibility.
What else you got?
Well, Oliver's a lightweight.
He's got a small rap sheet.
Nothing of consequence there.
What about Mantis Oil?
Nothing out of the
ordinary there either.
Officially, that is.
I mean, they've had some
trouble with environmentalists
a couple o' years back,
but that's all
ancient history now.
I'm telling you, it's a
pretty good company.
They got awards
from Earth Shield
for their efforts to
protect the environment.
Hm.
I think Alex knows a
gal from Earth Shield.
Why don't you contact her?
All right, you got it.
Right.
Susan's family is on
the Dallas social registry.
She was valedictorian
of our graduating class.
She gave it all
up for the cause.
Her parents must be very proud.
Susan. Hi, Alex.
It's so good to see you.
Thank you for coming in.
I want you to meet a
friend. This is Jimmy Trivette.
Always glad to help
the Texas Rangers.
Thank you.
Susan, someone's targeting
the Mantis Oil Company.
Break-ins, accidents, sabotage,
and we think it might be
an environmental group.
Hey, wait a minute.
The organizations I deal
with work within the system.
Strictly legal
protests. That's it.
You know anybody
who works outside the system?
Oh, where do I begin?
Try someone who
might resort to murder.
I gotta tell you,
I got all kinds of people
with all kinds of motives,
and Alex just spent
eight hours at Earth Shield
checking through their
rosters and literature.
What'd you get?
Well, Mrs. York came
up with five names,
three guys and two women,
who she thinks
may be over the top.
A couple of 'em
are pretty harmless,
but there's this one guy
I'm not so sure about.
Why's that?
Well, he made a big push
to take over Earth Shield.
Not only did they vote him
down, but they drummed out.
Excessive tactics,
advocating violence.
His name's Walter Clark.
What else did she say about him?
She said he made a big deal
about his degree from Yale,
that it made him feel
like something special,
so I'm checking the
graduating classes
to see if anything
fits the description.
Well, a guy that brags that
much usually doesn't finish.
What's that?
Check all the freshman
classes, Trivette.
I'd be willing to bet
he didn't graduate.
All right, I'll get back to you.
Okay.
Gentlemen.
Hi.
Jerry Lee Stark, your basic
veteran environmental radical.
He was thrown out of
Yale his sophomore year,
suspected of destroying the
press offices at the university
when they wouldn't
publish his off-the-wall poetry
about saving Mother Earth.
Last anybody heard from him
was a poem he wrote in blood
on the walls of
the dean's house.
Since then, he's
been the suspect
of various federal
investigations
regarding
environmental terrorism.
Looks like everybody's
first husband.
He spooked Wheeler pretty good.
You should read his stuff.
He'd definitely
kill for the cause.
Stark thinks he's a prophet.
He's obsessed with saving
Mother Earth, Walker.
His new splinter group's
called the Guardians.
Just what the world needs,
another bunch o' nuts.
Got anything else? Yeah.
This is a duty roster
for Platform 29.
A new hire.
Alias: Walter Clark.
Valid passport,
driver's license,
work history.
The whole phony nine yards.
We got anything
we can bust him on?
Not enough.
We gotta find out
what they're up to.
Looks like I'll have
to go undercover.
More, more.
Okay, right there.
That's Tilden, with the glasses.
Check out the others.
Don't want anybody
gettin' in our way.
I can't say it enough:
Safety, safety, safety.
We pay a bonus for
stayin' in one piece.
Last few months the only thing
safe on 29 has been that bonus.
That's gonna change.
Ryan!
Yeah?
Take Tilden down to C
Deck and show him the ropes.
Show him where he's
bunkin', where he's eatin',
and then put him to work.
Walker, you and
Baker come on with me.
Blowout preventer is
in this control house.
Very important.
I want every man on this rig
to be able to
find it in his sleep.
Four fire alarms
located on each level.
Your life could depend
on knowing where they are.
Heat suits and fire retardant
is stored in the lockers
at the base of the stairwells.
First-aid station's
right next to the galley.
Can't be too careful.
Well, this is it.
This is where we're
pulling up the mother lode.
Twenty-Nine's drawin' on
the best oil
reserve in the gulf.
Five hundred barrels a day.
High gravity?
Better than West Texas crude.
Where do I bunk at?
B Deck. We'll start
you off packin' mud.
Walker, you'll be taking
over Red's job, troubleshootin'.
Get to it, Baker.
Well, you know
where the phone is,
and you know how to find me.
There's an empty bunk on B Deck.
Thanks.
Hey.
Red's gonna heal up,
and he better get his
job back when he does.
That's not my problem.
Yeah, well, it's my problem.
He's my brother,
and he's got kids.
I'm just doing my job.
Yeah, well, don't
fall in love with it.
Jimmy, how long's
this gonna take?
All right, we're online.
C.D.
You must be Ranger Trivette.
Yes, sir.
Vic Landry.
Well, we're running a
full background program
on Jerry Lee Stark.
All known associates
over the last 20 years.
Maybe it'll give us some
IDs on the Guardians.
By golly, that's good.
Your boy set up out there?
We're just waitin'
on him to call.
I hope he knows what he's doin'.
Cordell Walker knows all
about them old drillin' rigs.
That's the first job he had
when he got mustered
out of the service.
Twenty-Nine isn't
exactly a trip to Hawaii.
He's a Texas Ranger.
Mr. Landry, he'll
handle anything
that comes up out there.
Believe me.
This rigging's gonna
be a two-man operation.
Four charges at
the support cables,
two on the rotary table,
and one fat boy on the wellhead.
Pow.
Our mission will be
all but accomplished.
Welcome, Brother Ray.
Welcome to the Guardians.
With your skill and my power,
we're gonna re-enter
the Garden of Eden.
Well, let's get to it.
You're gonna have to
exercise a little patience, brother.
We can't just get to it.
Not until the
equipment's delivered
to the north pylon.
Where is it?
They do contraband checks.
Three times a day,
four times on Sunday.
Imagine their surprise
if they stumbled on
our big load of C-4.
You just sit back, relax.
Just take in the atmosphere.
You know, I almost
bailed on this operation
when I heard what
fools you've all been.
Hey, watch your mouth, mister.
Don't you know
who you're talkin' to?
I build bombs, Stark,
blow things up.
That's all I do.
You wanna punish
society, be my guest,
as long as I get paid.
Till then, you tell your trip
to someone else,
somebody who gives a damn.
God bless you, brother.
Yeah, right.
You lost or somethin'?
We've been able to
track Stark's movements
up to about five months ago.
He had to live somewhere in
the Galveston area since then.
A base for operations.
We need to find it.
We're spread pretty thin.
Do what you can, man.
Trivette.
I made contact with Stark.
He's got a team onboard.
At least five men.
The Guardians. Yeah.
I don't know what they're up to,
but whatever it is, it's
gonna happen real soon.
I came up with a new guy.
Had a scar on his hand.
Could've been a cordite burn.
A fuse man?
Possibly.
I gotta sign off.
Be careful, Walker.
Give you a hand?
If I need any help,
pal, I'll ask for it.
Hey, slacker.
Where do you think you're going?
You're supposed to
be welding this rail.
Look, I'm sorry
about your brother...
You know, you're
not pulling your load,
and you definitely
ain't pulling Red's load.
I've got no beef with you.
Yeah, well, you do now.
Feel better now?
Not yet.
Who's that guy fighting with?
I don't know.
Come on, y'all. Cut it out.
We got work to do.
Oh, God!
Help me.
Ah! Oh, God. Don't let me go.
Get me up.
Stop kicking.
Move back.
I'm gonna try to swing you up.
Okay.
Now!
All right!
Yeah!
Woo!
Nice job! Nice job!
You pack a good wallop.
I'll say the same for you.
I'm dockin' you three
days' pay for that little stunt.
You're also gonna pay for
that rail you knocked out.
And you, you're fired.
I told you what the policy
on this rig is all about.
Safety first.
I've got no truck with
hotheads like you.
Um.
He saved my butt
out there, chief.
And that fight was my fault.
He tried to walk
away, but I pushed it.
Well, then, maybe I ought
to give you both the boot.
Well, no harm done, chief.
It's over.
All right, I'm dockin' you both.
Get out o' here.
Get out o' my sight.
Walker, you stay here and
fill out the incident report.
Date it, sign it, and
then get back to work.
How am I doin'?
Did great.
That was a good job out there.
Thanks.
Is Peterson part of this?
No, I don't think so.
Look, I've got a print of a guy
I need sent to Ranger Trivette
at Galveston P.D.
Trivette?
Yeah, then destroy this.
Okay. Okay, thanks.
Food's decent.
Most rigs don't feed too good.
That right?
How long you been with Mantis?
A while.
Well, uh...
They shouldn't be
dockin' your pay, brother.
They should be pinning a
gold medal on your chest,
the way you saved that
yo-yo's bacon out there.
Don't talk much, do you?
I mind my own business.
I suggest you do the same.
I got a real bad
feelin' about that man.
Yeah.
I was in the radio room.
Curtis has been faxing stuff
to the Galveston P.D.
What do we do?
Drop the hammer.
Don't forget your
rendezvous time: 0800 sharp.
I'll be there.
I'm not carrying this stuff.
What?
You should've brought some men.
I don't do grunt work.
Curtis, they're gonna
blow the platform.
Get a security team
out there right now.
You got any weapons onboard?
Yeah, the shotgun right here.
It's gone.
Okay, make the call.
Lose somethin'?
Find him.
Somebody cut off
that damn alarm.
How you doin',
Donnie? Where is he?
He disappeared, Jerry
Lee. No sign of him yet.
Find him, Donnie. Find him.
Kill him, you cut
him into shark bait.
Trivette.
Took us all night
to find a match
on the prints Walker sent.
Who they belong to? Ray Cochran.
His real name is Ray Tilden.
Explosive expert.
I went through a half a dozen
intelligence agencies
before he finally
showed up, on Interpol.
Notify Walker?
No, we can't get through.
Big trouble out on Platform 29.
The rig's on emergency power.
All communications are dead.
Jimmy, you gotta get out there.
It's goin' down.
We're deploying.
Landry?
Damn!
Alex, we're gonna need
some firepower, honey.
I'll get you all the
help you need.
All right, get in there.
Come on, hurry up. Move!
Go ahead.
Come on.
I've reset the time.
All you have to
do is activate it.
Donnie, what the
hell's goin' on up there?
Any word from Walker yet?
No, Mr. Landry.
All systems on
29 are still down.
Damn it, Donnie.
I want you guys checkin'
in. He's only one man.
I'm on it, Jerry Lee.
B Deck is secure. I'm
heading up to C Deck right now.
Don't let me down, Donnie.
Keep your eye on the prize.
You can count on me, Jerry Lee.
You know you can.
Who are these guys?
Ecoterrorists.
Where's everybody?
Well, they put everybody
in the galley up there
and welded the door shut on 'em.
Good thing I was in the can.
Go see if you can get 'em out.
Donnie?
Don't be shy.
Talk to me, buddy.
Hello, Jerry Lee.
Who's this?
Walker, Texas Ranger.
Things aren't working out
too good for you, are they?
God's gonna damn you, Walker.
I don't think God's mad at me,
but I think you're
in a lot of trouble.
I'm David goin'
up against Goliath.
I'm makin' history here.
You are history, pal.
I'm out o' here.
We Got 29 in sight, Mr. Landry.
Keep it low. We don't know
what's going on out there.
Tilden!
Donnie?
Itch?
Turner?
Where's everybody?
Can't find Donnie anywhere.
Wait two minutes,
and then get the
hell out o' here.
Get out of there.
Get out.
Attention, Rig 29.
This is the Galveston Police
and the Texas Rangers.
We are preparing to board.
Any resistance will be
met with deadly force.
Just listen to that engine.
Oh, man, that is beautiful music
to this old captain, yes, siree.
I wouldn't push
it too hard, C.D.
Well, it's tempting,
I'll tell you that.
No telling what she
could do, but, well...
I just can't get over
owning this thing.
I mean, this is it for me.
Big Dog.
Presentation.
Captain C.D. Hey.
Oh, my goodness. How's it look?
Great. Very smart.
Good, good.
I'll always wear it when I'm
at the helm of the Winky Dink.
Oh, C.D., you have
got to change that name.
No, no, no.
This is the greatest
day of my life.
It really is.
C.D. I think we're listing
a little bit to the bow.
Cordell, with all due respect,
that's the way these
babies are built.
Low and smooth as a water snake.
Hey, look over here. - Ahoy!
- Turn around!
- Go back to the dock!
You're taking in water!
Ahoy, ahoy. WOMAN:
Go back, go back.
I think they're trying
to tell you something.
Oh, no, no.
They're just sailors.
They're just friendly people.
Hey! WOMAN: Turn around!
Captain Parker here.
Yeah! Good to see you.
Ahoy!
Man, I can't believe how fast
the Winky Dink sank, you guys.
Yeah, it went down like a rock.
It was very sweet of
those people to rescue us.
You're right, C.D.
Sailors are the
friendliest people.
This has got to be the
very worst day of my life.
♪ '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 ♪
she looks, don't she?
Yeah, she's pretty, but...
She looks like she's
seen better days.
Now, look, I ain't selling her
to anyone who's not
as sweet on her as I am.
Are you guys gonna
fight or parley?
Look,
I just gave her a
brand-new coat of paint.
Most reliable boat you'll find.
More loyal than any
woman you'll find.
What about the electronics, Gus?
Uh, radio works great.
You know, I spent my
life working the seas.
Ain't a prettier place on earth
than these sweet gulf waters.
You're a lucky man, C.D.
Yeah. Yeah, this'd
be hard to give up.
Hard to give up.
I'll give you the
helm at 10 Mile Reef.
Aye, aye, captain.
♪ Huh Ho-ho ho, ho ♪
♪ Hey, hey-hey, hey Ha, ha ♪
♪ Ho, ho-ho, ho ♪
Hot dog!
Cordell, I'm tellin' you,
I used to fish in these
waters when I was a kid.
My old daddy brought me
down here from East Texas.
Man, man.
I never dreamed I'd
own a yacht like this.
That's what's
great about it, C.D.
Dreams can come true.
Oh, man.
Well, listen, I wanna
thank you, partner,
for coming down here with me.
I really appreciate all
your help and everything.
I want you to feel... Oh, hey.
Hey, I got one, C.D.
You got a fish.
Gus, we got a marlin!
Oh! Huh!
Don't... D-don't
tip it down now.
Don't lose him.
It's a big one. I'll bet it's
as big as a Cadillac car.
Something doesn't feel right.
Gus, back it up!
Gus, back it up.
Comin' your way.
Get the gaff, C.D.
Over there.
Easy with it now, Cordell.
Just easy.
Easy.
Oh, my Lord.
Call Galveston P.D., Gus.
Tell them we're coming in.
You got it.
Lord have mercy.
♪ 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 ♪
His name is Carl Oliver.
Gus said he worked for
the Mantis Oil Company.
Whoever did it used
a heavy-caliber load.
Thank you, Rangers.
Gus said that he hung around
a place called the Poop Deck.
Poop Deck?
Yeah. Hell of a
name for a bar, isn't it?
He said when he
wasn't working the rigs,
he was there shooting pool
with a guy by the name of
Kyle Wheeler. GUS: Yeah.
That damned oil company's
been snake-bit lately.
The guy on the
right is Vic Landry.
He's head of
security for Mantis Oil.
Ex-Coast Guard intelligence.
The other guy is Larry Curtis.
Worked his way up from mud
stacker to chief on Platform 29.
I'll take care of the paperwork.
Sure, let them though.
Vic Landry, Larry
Curtis, Ranger Walker.
Howdy.
Well, Gus says your
company's been snake-bit.
What's the problem?
We're a good company, Ranger.
Well-managed.
Twenty-Nine's had a
perfect operational record
until about two months ago.
That's when the trouble started.
Problems we can't explain:
accidents, breakdowns.
Two deaths in three weeks.
Well, Oliver's death
was no accident.
He was working for me, Ranger.
Undercover.
I needed eyes and
ears on that platform,
and he took the job.
Even his family
didn't know about it.
What did he find out?
I don't know,
but Oliver was on to something.
We set up a meeting,
but he never showed up,
till now.
We've got big trouble, Ranger.
When accidents
started happening,
we sent in a safety crew.
Retrained the guys onboard.
Then equipment
started breakin' down.
Okay, I'll check into it.
Thanks. We'll give you
all the support you need.
Appreciate it.
The dead guy's
name is Carl Oliver.
He had a buddy
named Kyle Wheeler.
I'm running down
a lead on him now.
Wheeler, Kyle. Got it.
See what you can
dig up on Mantis Oil.
Lawsuits against the company,
also the board members.
Employees with a beef.
You know, the whole package.
Mantis Oil? Oh, man.
What?
We have stock in Mantis Oil.
What do you mean "we"?
Well, it was supposed
to be a great company.
How many times
have I heard that?
You think we ought to sell?
How should I know, Trivette?
You're right.
All right, w... What's
the time frame?
ASAP.
Yeah, so what else is new?
Hang on. I got a
hit on Kyle Wheeler.
He's a bail jumper. He's wanted
for armed robbery in Louisiana.
Watch your back.
Will do.
Mantis Oil.
What can I get you, honey?
Longneck.
Comin' up.
You down on the business,
honey, or pleasure?
Fishing.
Oh, you looking to charter?
Got a lot of boys here who'd
love to take your money.
Been out all day.
Oh, you catch?
Well, not what I expected.
Do you know a guy by
the name of Kyle Wheeler?
Wish I didn't.
Know where I can find him?
Yeah, he's out there.
He's the one with
his hat on backwards.
Thanks. Oh. Yeah.
Kyle Wheeler?
Who's askin'?
Texas Ranger. I wanna
know about Carl Oliver.
This is Walker, Texas Ranger.
I'm in a high-pursuit chase
of a man in a blue truck.
I'm on the harbor
side near 38th.
Need assistance.
Idiot.
Oh, boy.
I'm gonna ask you again.
What do you know
about Carl Oliver?
I-I didn't know he'd get killed.
Go on!
A couple of guys
offered us a lot of dough
about some info on
the Mantis Oil rigs.
Crew sizes, schedules,
security setups.
Damn it, Jerry Lee, I
hate the smell of oil.
Do you feel it, Donnie?
Do you feel this
mechanical obscenity
pumping out more of
Mother Nature's vital fluids
just so they can build more
of their stinkin' machines?
So they can drive their egos
in their four-wheel horrors
and choke the life out o'
whatever's left of our
miserable existence.
Yeah.
Yeah, I guess I can.
I know you can, Donnie.
That's why you're a Guardian.
That's why you're
one of the chosen.
Look, I-I... I
understand that, but...
But I've been out here
working for three weeks,
and I'm damn sick and
tired of throwing drill chain.
I've been working 20 years
to get us to this point.
Donnie,
this is your first
brush with history.
You don't wanna miss it.
Okay, bring 'em up!
Go on.
Keep going. Keep going.
Cameron, stop now!
Stop! Bring it down now!
Stop. Lower it down now!
Yeah, Walker, I'm sorry it took
me so long to get back to you,
but talk about a needle
in a haystack, man.
Now, the descriptions
aren't much to go on,
but that's all I could
get out of Wheeler.
So you think they're responsible
for the trouble on Platform 29?
Well, it's a possibility.
What else you got?
Well, Oliver's a lightweight.
He's got a small rap sheet.
Nothing of consequence there.
What about Mantis Oil?
Nothing out of the
ordinary there either.
Officially, that is.
I mean, they've had some
trouble with environmentalists
a couple o' years back,
but that's all
ancient history now.
I'm telling you, it's a
pretty good company.
They got awards
from Earth Shield
for their efforts to
protect the environment.
Hm.
I think Alex knows a
gal from Earth Shield.
Why don't you contact her?
All right, you got it.
Right.
Susan's family is on
the Dallas social registry.
She was valedictorian
of our graduating class.
She gave it all
up for the cause.
Her parents must be very proud.
Susan. Hi, Alex.
It's so good to see you.
Thank you for coming in.
I want you to meet a
friend. This is Jimmy Trivette.
Always glad to help
the Texas Rangers.
Thank you.
Susan, someone's targeting
the Mantis Oil Company.
Break-ins, accidents, sabotage,
and we think it might be
an environmental group.
Hey, wait a minute.
The organizations I deal
with work within the system.
Strictly legal
protests. That's it.
You know anybody
who works outside the system?
Oh, where do I begin?
Try someone who
might resort to murder.
I gotta tell you,
I got all kinds of people
with all kinds of motives,
and Alex just spent
eight hours at Earth Shield
checking through their
rosters and literature.
What'd you get?
Well, Mrs. York came
up with five names,
three guys and two women,
who she thinks
may be over the top.
A couple of 'em
are pretty harmless,
but there's this one guy
I'm not so sure about.
Why's that?
Well, he made a big push
to take over Earth Shield.
Not only did they vote him
down, but they drummed out.
Excessive tactics,
advocating violence.
His name's Walter Clark.
What else did she say about him?
She said he made a big deal
about his degree from Yale,
that it made him feel
like something special,
so I'm checking the
graduating classes
to see if anything
fits the description.
Well, a guy that brags that
much usually doesn't finish.
What's that?
Check all the freshman
classes, Trivette.
I'd be willing to bet
he didn't graduate.
All right, I'll get back to you.
Okay.
Gentlemen.
Hi.
Jerry Lee Stark, your basic
veteran environmental radical.
He was thrown out of
Yale his sophomore year,
suspected of destroying the
press offices at the university
when they wouldn't
publish his off-the-wall poetry
about saving Mother Earth.
Last anybody heard from him
was a poem he wrote in blood
on the walls of
the dean's house.
Since then, he's
been the suspect
of various federal
investigations
regarding
environmental terrorism.
Looks like everybody's
first husband.
He spooked Wheeler pretty good.
You should read his stuff.
He'd definitely
kill for the cause.
Stark thinks he's a prophet.
He's obsessed with saving
Mother Earth, Walker.
His new splinter group's
called the Guardians.
Just what the world needs,
another bunch o' nuts.
Got anything else? Yeah.
This is a duty roster
for Platform 29.
A new hire.
Alias: Walter Clark.
Valid passport,
driver's license,
work history.
The whole phony nine yards.
We got anything
we can bust him on?
Not enough.
We gotta find out
what they're up to.
Looks like I'll have
to go undercover.
More, more.
Okay, right there.
That's Tilden, with the glasses.
Check out the others.
Don't want anybody
gettin' in our way.
I can't say it enough:
Safety, safety, safety.
We pay a bonus for
stayin' in one piece.
Last few months the only thing
safe on 29 has been that bonus.
That's gonna change.
Ryan!
Yeah?
Take Tilden down to C
Deck and show him the ropes.
Show him where he's
bunkin', where he's eatin',
and then put him to work.
Walker, you and
Baker come on with me.
Blowout preventer is
in this control house.
Very important.
I want every man on this rig
to be able to
find it in his sleep.
Four fire alarms
located on each level.
Your life could depend
on knowing where they are.
Heat suits and fire retardant
is stored in the lockers
at the base of the stairwells.
First-aid station's
right next to the galley.
Can't be too careful.
Well, this is it.
This is where we're
pulling up the mother lode.
Twenty-Nine's drawin' on
the best oil
reserve in the gulf.
Five hundred barrels a day.
High gravity?
Better than West Texas crude.
Where do I bunk at?
B Deck. We'll start
you off packin' mud.
Walker, you'll be taking
over Red's job, troubleshootin'.
Get to it, Baker.
Well, you know
where the phone is,
and you know how to find me.
There's an empty bunk on B Deck.
Thanks.
Hey.
Red's gonna heal up,
and he better get his
job back when he does.
That's not my problem.
Yeah, well, it's my problem.
He's my brother,
and he's got kids.
I'm just doing my job.
Yeah, well, don't
fall in love with it.
Jimmy, how long's
this gonna take?
All right, we're online.
C.D.
You must be Ranger Trivette.
Yes, sir.
Vic Landry.
Well, we're running a
full background program
on Jerry Lee Stark.
All known associates
over the last 20 years.
Maybe it'll give us some
IDs on the Guardians.
By golly, that's good.
Your boy set up out there?
We're just waitin'
on him to call.
I hope he knows what he's doin'.
Cordell Walker knows all
about them old drillin' rigs.
That's the first job he had
when he got mustered
out of the service.
Twenty-Nine isn't
exactly a trip to Hawaii.
He's a Texas Ranger.
Mr. Landry, he'll
handle anything
that comes up out there.
Believe me.
This rigging's gonna
be a two-man operation.
Four charges at
the support cables,
two on the rotary table,
and one fat boy on the wellhead.
Pow.
Our mission will be
all but accomplished.
Welcome, Brother Ray.
Welcome to the Guardians.
With your skill and my power,
we're gonna re-enter
the Garden of Eden.
Well, let's get to it.
You're gonna have to
exercise a little patience, brother.
We can't just get to it.
Not until the
equipment's delivered
to the north pylon.
Where is it?
They do contraband checks.
Three times a day,
four times on Sunday.
Imagine their surprise
if they stumbled on
our big load of C-4.
You just sit back, relax.
Just take in the atmosphere.
You know, I almost
bailed on this operation
when I heard what
fools you've all been.
Hey, watch your mouth, mister.
Don't you know
who you're talkin' to?
I build bombs, Stark,
blow things up.
That's all I do.
You wanna punish
society, be my guest,
as long as I get paid.
Till then, you tell your trip
to someone else,
somebody who gives a damn.
God bless you, brother.
Yeah, right.
You lost or somethin'?
We've been able to
track Stark's movements
up to about five months ago.
He had to live somewhere in
the Galveston area since then.
A base for operations.
We need to find it.
We're spread pretty thin.
Do what you can, man.
Trivette.
I made contact with Stark.
He's got a team onboard.
At least five men.
The Guardians. Yeah.
I don't know what they're up to,
but whatever it is, it's
gonna happen real soon.
I came up with a new guy.
Had a scar on his hand.
Could've been a cordite burn.
A fuse man?
Possibly.
I gotta sign off.
Be careful, Walker.
Give you a hand?
If I need any help,
pal, I'll ask for it.
Hey, slacker.
Where do you think you're going?
You're supposed to
be welding this rail.
Look, I'm sorry
about your brother...
You know, you're
not pulling your load,
and you definitely
ain't pulling Red's load.
I've got no beef with you.
Yeah, well, you do now.
Feel better now?
Not yet.
Who's that guy fighting with?
I don't know.
Come on, y'all. Cut it out.
We got work to do.
Oh, God!
Help me.
Ah! Oh, God. Don't let me go.
Get me up.
Stop kicking.
Move back.
I'm gonna try to swing you up.
Okay.
Now!
All right!
Yeah!
Woo!
Nice job! Nice job!
You pack a good wallop.
I'll say the same for you.
I'm dockin' you three
days' pay for that little stunt.
You're also gonna pay for
that rail you knocked out.
And you, you're fired.
I told you what the policy
on this rig is all about.
Safety first.
I've got no truck with
hotheads like you.
Um.
He saved my butt
out there, chief.
And that fight was my fault.
He tried to walk
away, but I pushed it.
Well, then, maybe I ought
to give you both the boot.
Well, no harm done, chief.
It's over.
All right, I'm dockin' you both.
Get out o' here.
Get out o' my sight.
Walker, you stay here and
fill out the incident report.
Date it, sign it, and
then get back to work.
How am I doin'?
Did great.
That was a good job out there.
Thanks.
Is Peterson part of this?
No, I don't think so.
Look, I've got a print of a guy
I need sent to Ranger Trivette
at Galveston P.D.
Trivette?
Yeah, then destroy this.
Okay. Okay, thanks.
Food's decent.
Most rigs don't feed too good.
That right?
How long you been with Mantis?
A while.
Well, uh...
They shouldn't be
dockin' your pay, brother.
They should be pinning a
gold medal on your chest,
the way you saved that
yo-yo's bacon out there.
Don't talk much, do you?
I mind my own business.
I suggest you do the same.
I got a real bad
feelin' about that man.
Yeah.
I was in the radio room.
Curtis has been faxing stuff
to the Galveston P.D.
What do we do?
Drop the hammer.
Don't forget your
rendezvous time: 0800 sharp.
I'll be there.
I'm not carrying this stuff.
What?
You should've brought some men.
I don't do grunt work.
Curtis, they're gonna
blow the platform.
Get a security team
out there right now.
You got any weapons onboard?
Yeah, the shotgun right here.
It's gone.
Okay, make the call.
Lose somethin'?
Find him.
Somebody cut off
that damn alarm.
How you doin',
Donnie? Where is he?
He disappeared, Jerry
Lee. No sign of him yet.
Find him, Donnie. Find him.
Kill him, you cut
him into shark bait.
Trivette.
Took us all night
to find a match
on the prints Walker sent.
Who they belong to? Ray Cochran.
His real name is Ray Tilden.
Explosive expert.
I went through a half a dozen
intelligence agencies
before he finally
showed up, on Interpol.
Notify Walker?
No, we can't get through.
Big trouble out on Platform 29.
The rig's on emergency power.
All communications are dead.
Jimmy, you gotta get out there.
It's goin' down.
We're deploying.
Landry?
Damn!
Alex, we're gonna need
some firepower, honey.
I'll get you all the
help you need.
All right, get in there.
Come on, hurry up. Move!
Go ahead.
Come on.
I've reset the time.
All you have to
do is activate it.
Donnie, what the
hell's goin' on up there?
Any word from Walker yet?
No, Mr. Landry.
All systems on
29 are still down.
Damn it, Donnie.
I want you guys checkin'
in. He's only one man.
I'm on it, Jerry Lee.
B Deck is secure. I'm
heading up to C Deck right now.
Don't let me down, Donnie.
Keep your eye on the prize.
You can count on me, Jerry Lee.
You know you can.
Who are these guys?
Ecoterrorists.
Where's everybody?
Well, they put everybody
in the galley up there
and welded the door shut on 'em.
Good thing I was in the can.
Go see if you can get 'em out.
Donnie?
Don't be shy.
Talk to me, buddy.
Hello, Jerry Lee.
Who's this?
Walker, Texas Ranger.
Things aren't working out
too good for you, are they?
God's gonna damn you, Walker.
I don't think God's mad at me,
but I think you're
in a lot of trouble.
I'm David goin'
up against Goliath.
I'm makin' history here.
You are history, pal.
I'm out o' here.
We Got 29 in sight, Mr. Landry.
Keep it low. We don't know
what's going on out there.
Tilden!
Donnie?
Itch?
Turner?
Where's everybody?
Can't find Donnie anywhere.
Wait two minutes,
and then get the
hell out o' here.
Get out of there.
Get out.
Attention, Rig 29.
This is the Galveston Police
and the Texas Rangers.
We are preparing to board.
Any resistance will be
met with deadly force.
Just listen to that engine.
Oh, man, that is beautiful music
to this old captain, yes, siree.
I wouldn't push
it too hard, C.D.
Well, it's tempting,
I'll tell you that.
No telling what she
could do, but, well...
I just can't get over
owning this thing.
I mean, this is it for me.
Big Dog.
Presentation.
Captain C.D. Hey.
Oh, my goodness. How's it look?
Great. Very smart.
Good, good.
I'll always wear it when I'm
at the helm of the Winky Dink.
Oh, C.D., you have
got to change that name.
No, no, no.
This is the greatest
day of my life.
It really is.
C.D. I think we're listing
a little bit to the bow.
Cordell, with all due respect,
that's the way these
babies are built.
Low and smooth as a water snake.
Hey, look over here. - Ahoy!
- Turn around!
- Go back to the dock!
You're taking in water!
Ahoy, ahoy. WOMAN:
Go back, go back.
I think they're trying
to tell you something.
Oh, no, no.
They're just sailors.
They're just friendly people.
Hey! WOMAN: Turn around!
Captain Parker here.
Yeah! Good to see you.
Ahoy!
Man, I can't believe how fast
the Winky Dink sank, you guys.
Yeah, it went down like a rock.
It was very sweet of
those people to rescue us.
You're right, C.D.
Sailors are the
friendliest people.
This has got to be the
very worst day of my life.
♪ '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 ♪