Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001): Season 4, Episode 5 - Point After - full transcript
Blue, 21!
Blue, 21!
Set, hut!
Up, up, up.
Let's go!
Go, go, go, go, go!
Yeah! Oh!
He still thinks he's a kid.
They've had six
months of drought here
and no one seems to
notice because this year,
the championship is
theirs for the taking.
The Chargers are magic
and the whole state knows it.
Well, it's not every
year you get two stars
like Bo and Cully
on the same team.
They've got a good
shot at the state title.
High school football
in Texas, Walker.
There's something
sacred about it.
They follow it closer than pros.
They do take it
seriously, that's for sure.
God, I love this sport.
Thanks for coming out.
Did I have a choice? No.
I didn't think so.
Trivette, you're the
photo op for my story.
Ex-Cowboy coaching the
team headed for the state title.
Coach for a day, because
what would my partner
do without me, right?
Hm... let me think about that.
Ooh...
What'd you call me
for this time, Morrell?
I'll tell you what I called...
I wonder what that's about.
I told you why I called you.
You're screwing up my
team! That is my team!
I thought coach Morrell was
a little upset when he called.
I was happy to help out.
I've never seen Joe
Slocum so agitated.
No. It doesn't track
with the man that I
covered two years ago.
I saw him play college
ball. He was really good.
Everybody thought he'd play pro
until he blew his knee out.
But he made something
out of his life in spite of it.
Usually he's the
voice of reason.
I'll see you guys. Okay.
Hey, Cully!
Hey.
I think you got moves out there.
I could run these
plays in my sleep.
We need some damn
imagination out on that offense.
You know, that may be.
Coach was telling me you
refused to run some plays last game.
Like I said, you got some moves.
I know, you know you got talent.
If you wanna be a
blue-chip prospect
sometimes you
gotta bite the bullet.
Yeah, well, lousy play calling
isn't the only thing
that sucks around here.
Hey!
Don't come back until
you cool down, Slocum.
Something's wrong, Walker.
I was supposed to have
lunch with Joe after practice.
Can I catch a ride
with you into town?
Yeah, sure.
Shoot.
Oh, my God, that's
Joe Slocum's car!
I'm sure that's his car.
♪ In the eyes of a Ranger ♪
♪ The unsuspecting stranger ♪
♪ Had better know the truth ♪
♪ Of wrong from right ♪
♪ 'Cause the eyes
Of the Ranger ♪
♪ Are upon you ♪
♪ Any wrong you
do He's gonna see ♪
♪ When you're in
Texas Look behind you ♪
♪ 'Cause that's where
The Ranger's gonna be ♪
I was just running patterns
with the guy this morning.
Damn.
I don't believe this, Walker.
Ah, it happens
every now and again.
Some damn fool
taking curves too fast,
playing Mario Andretti.
This was no accident, sheriff.
What do you mean?
Well, the tread marks show
he was shoved off the road.
Hey, let's get this
car out of here.
Walker, I should've known
something was wrong.
He wasn't happy to see
us today when we got there.
Oh, no.
There's Elaine.
No, here. Oh, no.
Elaine, I'm so sorry. No.
We're not sure
yet what happened.
They warned him.
Who warned him?
Elaine, this is Walker.
He's a Texas Ranger.
I don't know, voices.
What kind of voices?
There were threatening calls.
He kept some of them on tape.
I don't know. He wouldn't
tell me what they were about.
Let's get you home. Come on.
I thought I locked
the door when I left.
Wait here.
Freeze!
Are you all right?
Yeah, I'm fine.
This is your last
warning, Slocum.
You damn well better
make those kids toe the line
or you know what's
in store for you.
Nothing. I couldn't
even get name,
rank and serial
number from him yet.
He never was one with words.
You know who he is?
Name's Vern Fuller.
Roughneck, hereabouts,
when he was younger,
then took off for
greener pastures.
Does he have a record?
He got back a year ago,
and this is the
first hint of trouble
with his name on it. Trouble.
Sheriff the tires on the
truck that Fuller was driving
match up with the tread
burns left behind Slocum's car.
You know what that means?
Then he ransacked Joe's house
for the tapes so
there'd be no evidence
and the crash would
be ruled an accident.
Do you have any idea why
Fuller would want to kill Slocum?
Grew up and went
to school together.
Slocum was a star
player, Vern was a bully.
So there was bad
blood between them.
I just know that game
we dropped to Midvale,
some folks blamed
Slocum for bad play calling.
You're saying that
Fuller killed Slocum
because of bad play calling?
I'm just saying, unless
you walk in a mans shoes,
you don't know
what he's been into.
Who his friends
are, or his enemies.
One of Bridges' deputies heard
that Fuller worked a
couple of months back
as a grease monkey
for a place called
Perkins' Car City.
Oh, it's the biggest
dealership in the county.
You've seen the commercials.
Mace Perkins is
a local celebrity.
Let's check it out.
You know, I think
I'll look around town
and see if I can
dig up anything.
Keep us posted.
Walker, something's
bothering me.
What?
What one of the boys said.
I got this feeling there's
some trouble around the team.
Which boy?
Cully Lansford, that wide
receiver I was working with.
He's strong-minded,
but there's, I don't know,
there's more going on
with him than just attitude.
Well, why don't you
find out where he is?
We'll go talk to him. All right.
I need some information about
a guy who used to work here.
His name was Vern Fuller.
Well, maybe I could
help you with that, Ranger.
I'm Mace Perkins,
I own this place.
Hey, Walker.
Is, uh, Vern in
some kind of trouble?
Murder suspect.
Damn.
Well, yeah, he worked
here for maybe a few months.
One day, he just picked
up his check and left.
Did you know him
before you hired him?
Yeah, I knew him. He's
kind of a troublemaker.
I figured I'd give him a chance.
To be truthful, I was
glad when he quit.
Who got killed?
Assistant coach, Joe Slocum.
Oh, no.
Oh, damn. Joe?
Man, I don't believe it.
How well did you know him?
I knew him well enough.
He had a few rough edges,
but he was part of the heart
and soul of Charger football.
Hell, we just wouldn't be
Clearwater without our team.
Joe Slocum gone, huh?
I'm sorry, that's
a pure tragedy.
Well, thanks for your time.
You bet.
Okay, thank you, sir.
What did you find out?
Cully Lansford's father
heard about Slocum's death.
He said: "Stay the
hell away from my son.
"I want him to go to college
and I don't want you
anywhere near him."
Go figure what that means.
Okay, that means he's
afraid of something.
I'm gonna drop you
off at the sheriff's office.
See what you can
get out of Fuller, okay?
Okay, what are you gonna do?
Talk to Coach Morrell.
Chow time, Fuller.
Sheriff's office.
Ma'am slow down please.
Vern Fuller.
Fuller, I'm back.
You ready to talk?
Fuller...?
Hey, somebody get in here.
Hey, somebody get in here!
Sheriff!
♪ She's the kind of woman
That makes you crazy ♪
♪ She's the kind of girl
That drives you wild ♪
Well, so, Buddy is
Mr. Football in Clearwater.
He's played it and
coached it most of his life.
His wife said he's
taking Joe's death hard.
There he is.
Coach Morrell?
Walker, right?
And Miss Flynn.
Thank you.
My wife told me you
were looking for me,
but I can't help you.
I don't know anything about
what happened to Joe Slocum.
What was the trouble
between you and Slocum?
You mean the argument we had
before he took
off from practice?
That's right.
Just a disagreement about
game strategy, that's all.
Are you sure?
Look, my stomach will take
about two more years of coaching.
A month ago, I would've
recommended Slocum
to take over the team.
Then... Then what?
I don't know.
I just can't put
my finger on it.
But he acted different.
Like there was something
going on inside him
he just couldn't handle.
Well, I've heard there's
been turmoil on the team.
That's why I called Jimmy.
I'm at my wits' end.
My two star players
are so scattered,
they can't complete an end run.
A month ago they
were outstanding.
Now, I talk, and
they don't listen.
Could it be drugs?
No.
I've been coaching these
boys since their freshman year.
They don't do drugs.
I know that for a fact.
Maybe it's just the
pressure of the game.
They are teenagers.
They've won lots of big games
or they wouldn't be here.
The way they're playing now,
we're not gonna
win the state title.
That's gonna break the heart
of the whole town.
That's all I know.
Okay, thanks, coach.
Yeah, says who?
Hey, hey,
check it out. MAN
3: Check what out?
Uh-oh.
This is a good,
clean town, Ranger.
We want you and your nose
out of our business.
You understand?
Leave him. He's
not causing trouble.
Shut up, Tommy,
before I kick your butt.
Hey, hey, hey, me first.
Thanks. I appreciate it.
Now, you guys get out of here.
You haven't heard
the last of this, Ranger.
I'd better have.
Walker, they mean business.
So do I.
Walker.
Yeah, Walker, I'm at the jail.
You'd better get over here.
Somebody fed Vern Fuller
some cyanide for dinner.
I'll be right there.
What is it?
Fuller's dead.
Alex, this is Jimmy.
So how did the workout go?
The good news is, I think
I can still catch the ball.
The bad news is we got a
murdered coach on our hands.
Murder?
Yeah, Alex, I need
some fast checking
on a dead murder suspect.
Walker seems to
think he's got a record.
Where'd the food come from?
Pioneer Café, that's where
we always get our food.
- Who brought it in?
- The waitress.
Half the town eats there
and it was rush hour.
That food sat within
reach of a dozen people.
Well, sheriff, I think
you ought to know
that we were
confronted by four thugs
outside of the Alamo.
They tried to convince
me to leave town.
Well, folks here
love their community.
They tend to circle the wagons
when any outside
influence interferes.
Outside influence?
Joe Slocum was murdered
and you don't seem
to give a damn.
This ain't Dallas, lady.
Things go slower here.
And they always have
a way of working out.
What the hell is going on here?
Whatever it is, the sheriff
doesn't wanna know about it.
Alex said she'd get back
to us before morning.
I know a decent motel out on 90.
What is it?
Someone claims they
have information for us.
They wanna meet with me alone.
Ranger Walker.
M-my name's Jennifer Ryan.
I need to tell you a story.
What kind of a story?
It's about a boy who
died two years ago.
His car ran off a
two-lane outside of town.
Alcohol was found in
the car after the crash.
The coroner ruled
it an accident,
but it wasn't.
How do you know?
He was my brother.
He didn't drink.
Toby was the Charger"
star running back.
He was being blackmailed.
And I'm certain whoever
killed Joe Slocum
was responsible
for Toby's death too.
Who was blackmailing him?
I'm not sure.
Toby was a sweet kid.
He had no money.
All he had was his
talent on the playing field.
What do you know
about Joe Slocum?
Maybe nothing, but one night,
Slocum had a run-in with a
local named Charlie Street.
They had a knockdown, drag-out.
Had to be broken up
by people from the bar.
Hm. You know what it was about?
No.
Why didn't you wanna
be seen with me?
Well, after the funeral
when I tried to find out what
really happened to Toby,
there were anonymous phone calls
telling me to keep
my mouth shut,
or I'd wind up in a
ditch like my brother.
I need your help, Ranger Walker.
I need to know who
killed my brother and why.
Well, we've got a murdered
high school coach and player.
What the hell's going
on over there, Cordell?
That's what I'm
trying to find out, C.D.
Well, we've got
three bodies now.
It must be pretty damn big.
Let me tell you something,
I come from Mineola.
That's about 30 miles down
the road from over there.
Football is a damn big thing.
It brings out the best in people
and it brings out
the worst in people.
Particularly when a...
When a little old town's
got the number one
team in the state.
Walker, Vern Fuller had a
jacket in Vegas for armed robbery.
Then he was busted for homicide
in New Orleans three years ago.
What happened?
Murder charges were dropped.
So I put in a call to
the state's attorney.
He's gonna tell
me what happened.
As soon I know,
I'll get back to you.
Okay, thanks, Alex.
Was your room okay?
A motel's a motel.
Well, at least the
sheets were clean.
Yeah, but Vern Fuller wasn't.
What did you find out?
Well, he has ties to Las
Vegas and New Orleans,
and he walked on a murder
charge three years ago.
Figures.
So, what now?
I'm gonna go talk
to the local guy
who had that run-in
with Joe Slocum.
I think his name
is Charlie Street.
Street?
That's the name of the
Charger" starting quarterback.
All right, Charlie, thanks,
Mr. Street? See you next week.
You must be Walker. Yes, sir.
I heard you were around.
This is my son, Bo.
Hi, Bo. Saw you
practice yesterday.
That right?
You're quite a quarterback.
Bags inside need stacking, son.
I'd like to know about the
fight you had with Joe Slocum.
It was all just a
misunderstanding.
What kind?
Listen, Ranger, I
work here for wages.
All I care about is getting
my kid through school
with a decent grade so
he don't blow a scholarship.
He's the first boy in our family
to get a chance
to go to college,
make something of himself
beside stacking feed, like me.
Well, I appreciate
that, Mr. Street,
but I'm in the middle of
a murder investigation,
so if you know
anything I need to hear it.
Okay.
I was out drinking one night.
I heard someone talking
through a wall in the men's room.
I got just enough of it to know
that somebody was trying
to fix a Chargers' game.
Are you sure?
Well, I know what I heard.
Slocum's name was
somewhere in the mix.
Do you think he
was involved in it?
I tracked him down,
we argued, we duked it out.
What happened after?
Look, the man had always
been straight with Bo.
I give him credit for that.
And he convinced me
that he wouldn't have
anything to do with a fix.
Did he know who would?
I got the feeling that he
did, but we didn't get into it.
Look, if I knew more,
believe me, I'd tell you.
Well, the biggest game
of the season's coming up.
Yeah, I know.
Is Bo going to practice?
He'll be there.
Thanks a lot.
Go.
Ten and look.
Good grab. And... go.
Help him out, guys.
- And Line it up.
- Hustle up, guys.
- Hut, hut.
- Go, go, go, go.
We're gonna stick it to them
Panthers in the big game, Mace.
Sure as hell, Harley.
All right, all right, all right.
If them boys learn to go deep,
there ain't no
damn doubt about it.
Now, bring it in!
Bring it in!
Everybody up.
Right, you heard him.
All right, let's do it.
Let's do it, let's do it.
I dug out the clips on
Toby Ryan's accident.
No hint of an investigation.
Do you think the sheriff
could be involved in this?
Well, we can't
rule anything out.
You guys are
sleepwalking out there.
You got a game coming up,
your whole season's
depending on it.
All right, it's not a question
of whether you want it or not.
I know you want it.
You want it, don't you?
Yeah, we want it.
Damn straight we do.
All right, it's a question of
whether you can focus or not.
You gotta focus for yourself.
You got the talent, but
you can't think about it.
You don't have any
time to think about it.
You gotta move and react.
What am I saying?
What am I saying?
Move and react.
Say it again.
Move and react.
Say it! ALL: Move and react!
Get out of here.
Come here, come here, come here.
What is your problem?
Your patterns are ragged.
You getting any sleep?
Will you...? Cully, talk to me.
No way. I know
what they'll do to me.
Did anyone say anything
about betting on games, Tara?
Wouldn't be Texas football
if the good old boys weren't
making a few side bets, but, no.
Well, I'm talking
about big money.
You think that's
what this is all about?
Bo's father heard some guys
talking about fixing a game.
I know guys who wouldn't be
caught dead betting on horses,
will bet the farm
on the Super Bowl
then go to church on
Sunday and brag about it.
Did Cully have anything to say?
He was afraid.
We better go talk to him.
We'll see you later.
Why don't you hop in Cully?
We'll give you a ride home.
No, thanks. I'd
just as soon walk.
All we want is answers, Cully.
You said there was
trouble around the team.
Your dad's not
letting us talk to you.
My old man doesn't
know anything.
He... He scratches
out a living, man.
If I don't get a scholarship,
I'm gonna be pumping
gas instead of playing ball.
I wanna know
what's going on, Cully.
And I'm gonna find
out with or without you.
Now, what are you scared of?
Come on, tell us what you know.
They're blackmailing Bo and me.
Who is?
A couple of guys
from the Longhorn.
It's a bar over the county line.
They talked us into
going over there.
Introduced us to
a couple of girls.
That guy that was killed
at the jail was there.
He was in on it.
Vern Fuller.
We thought we were
gonna have some fun.
We never knew it was a setup.
What kind of a setup?
Somebody put those in my locker.
Same thing with Bo.
They want us to throw next
week's game with the Panthers
or else the pictures go public.
It's clearly you
in bed with a girl.
What's with the
drug paraphernalia?
Man, last thing I remember
is having a drink with her.
Woke up covered in white powder,
drug gear next to us.
Man, I never took
drugs in my life.
Who's the girl?
Lisa.
Lisa Burns.
Funny thing is... What?
I thought she really liked me.
ANNOUNCER 1:
And if you'll notice
on this play, again,
we're gonna run this again.
Uh, Gabriel says, uh, when
he goes to through the line,
he really gets hit hard.
And now it looks like his cleat
got caught in that AstroTurf.
Uh-huh. Do we have that tape?
My goodness, you see who I see?
Yep.
As he goes through the
line on the right side...
Dallas get too hot
for you, Carter?
Well, Walker and
Trivette, of course.
The Lone Ranger doesn't
go anywhere without Tonto.
And where you go
bookmaking follows, Dell.
Gambling is illegal.
I run a clean operation here.
Monday Night Football
is as much excitement
as I can stand these days.
Yeah, right.
We're looking for Lisa Burns.
Burns?
Afraid I don't know her.
We heard she works here.
That mean's she worked
for you if you run the place.
Well, you heard wrong.
What's in the back room?
None of your business.
Let me be the judge
of that. Come on, Tonto.
You're not going
through this door, Walker.
Get out of the way, Carter.
Make me.
Okay.
Texas Rangers.
You're under arrest.
Hey, you got no right
to be here, Walker.
I do now.
All right, let her go.
You blackmailed those
kids into throwing the game.
Tell me another fairy tale.
I don't know.
You're an accessory
to at least two murders, Dell:
Joe Slocum and Vern Fuller's.
And I can bet you Toby
Ryan will be added to that list.
Yeah, well, I'll give you odds
you got no case on any of them.
I'll take those odds, Carter.
Smart money says
you're going back to prison.
So let's begin at the beginning.
Hi.
Hi.
What's your name?
Patty.
Patty, I noticed that
you got a little nervous
when I mentioned
Lisa Burns' name.
Do you know anything about her?
Well, she left here
four nights ago
and she was really scared.
Do you have any
idea where she went?
I think she went
to her mother's.
Thanks, I appreciate it.
One more piece to
the puzzle, Walker.
The Louisiana state attorney
said that Fuller was a
former button man for the Mob.
The Mob and gambling.
Whoo, this doesn't
look small-time.
It's not.
There's a computer back there
with a hookup to Las Vegas,
New Orleans and Miami.
Which all points to a
gambling syndicate.
There's gotta be a paper
trail on the ownership here.
See what you can find out.
The county courthouse
should have the records.
I mean, it might take a
while, but I'll get Trivette
and we'll get right on it.
Where are you going?
I think Tara and I will see
if we can find Lisa Burns.
Now, darling, would you
take care of that for me?
Mace.
Longhorn's been busted.
Who?
Rangers.
Walker and Trivette.
Them. And I picked up word
where they're headed next.
You get some men.
You take them bastards out
before they do any more damage.
Yes, sir.
I can see somebody
moving around in there.
Lisa Burns?
Go away.
I need to speak to you.
Please, leave me alone.
Lisa, I was a friend
of Joe Slocum's.
This is Cordell Walker,
he's a Texas Ranger.
We're here to help you.
I knew Joe.
What happened to
him shouldn't have.
I know.
And Ranger Walker
wants to make sure
it doesn't happen
to anybody else.
Can we come in?
How did you know Joe Slocum?
From the Longhorn.
He was a nice guy,
he just had a problem.
What kind of a problem?
He liked to gamble.
Got in deep with some
dangerous people.
Did he owe them money?
They tried to squeeze
him and he couldn't pay,
so they tried to get
him to pressure the kids
to guarantee the point
spread in the playoff.
Lisa,
we saw the pictures of
you with Cully Lansford.
They forced me to set him up.
I didn't mean to hurt anyone.
Another girl did the
same thing with Bo Street.
Where is she? LISA: Gone.
Either ran and hid
like me, or worse.
They did the same
thing with other girls.
They even did a number
on a pro player last year.
So we're talking
big-time gambling.
These guys are high rollers.
What do you know
about Toby Ryan?
I heard it wasn't an accident.
Well, Dell Carter's a
front for the Longhorn.
Who does he work for?
He'll kill me.
He's not gonna kill anybody.
It's Mace Perkins, isn't it?
Let's go talk to the sheriff.
Back inside.
Let's get out of here!
Hey, he's getting away.
Come on.
They're around here, come on!
All right, let's go.
They can't go far.
I'm gonna leave you two here.
Here, use it if you have to.
You know how to use it?
Sure. Okay.
Over here. MAN 2:
Take them both out?
Spread out.
Yeah. All right.
Where's the ranger?
Right behind you.
Yeah, right.
You should've listened.
I'm still trying to
figure Mace Perkins.
He's the football
team's biggest booster.
How did you know it was him?
Ah, just a hunch.
When I told him about
Joe Slocum's murder,
he didn't ask how it happened.
Because he already knew.
That's right.
Let's go.
Talk to me.
You're not gonna like this.
Walker got away.
Walker got away.
It's time to get the
hell out of Dodge.
Paper chase to the
Longhorn leads to Perkins
through a shell company.
Got a warrant?
Okay, let's go get him.
Get him! Watch it!
Give it up, Perkins.
Get down!
There.
Game's over, Perkins.
The visiting Panthers
have the ball on the
Charger's five yard line
and lead the game
by three points
with only 28 seconds remaining.
The state championship
is in the balance.
What? ALL: Yes, sir.
Then do it. Get on out there.
Go, team, go!
You're on. Come on, man.
All right, Chargers. Whoo!
Down! Come on, man.
Doesn't look good, man.
It's not over until
it's over, Trivette.
Down! Hut!
Two, hut!
Yes, yes!
All right! All right!
Fumble recovered by number 22
on the eight yard line.
Chargers take possession.
This one's for the season, boys.
We got one shot, one play.
Let's do it for Joe.
There's only one play
to call. Eighty-six slant.
Eighty-six slant? That's the
play you used to run, isn't it?
Yeah. MORRELL: Let's do it.
I can't stand this.
There's not enough time.
Oh, no. No, I feel
it in my bones.
They're gonna do it.
First and ten on the Chargers'
eight yard line.
Eight seconds
remaining in the game.
Down, set, blue 21.
Blue, 21.
Set hut, hut!
Come on, Bo.
Come on, Bo.
Throw the ball! Bo!
Oh!
♪ '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 ♪
Blue, 21!
Set, hut!
Up, up, up.
Let's go!
Go, go, go, go, go!
Yeah! Oh!
He still thinks he's a kid.
They've had six
months of drought here
and no one seems to
notice because this year,
the championship is
theirs for the taking.
The Chargers are magic
and the whole state knows it.
Well, it's not every
year you get two stars
like Bo and Cully
on the same team.
They've got a good
shot at the state title.
High school football
in Texas, Walker.
There's something
sacred about it.
They follow it closer than pros.
They do take it
seriously, that's for sure.
God, I love this sport.
Thanks for coming out.
Did I have a choice? No.
I didn't think so.
Trivette, you're the
photo op for my story.
Ex-Cowboy coaching the
team headed for the state title.
Coach for a day, because
what would my partner
do without me, right?
Hm... let me think about that.
Ooh...
What'd you call me
for this time, Morrell?
I'll tell you what I called...
I wonder what that's about.
I told you why I called you.
You're screwing up my
team! That is my team!
I thought coach Morrell was
a little upset when he called.
I was happy to help out.
I've never seen Joe
Slocum so agitated.
No. It doesn't track
with the man that I
covered two years ago.
I saw him play college
ball. He was really good.
Everybody thought he'd play pro
until he blew his knee out.
But he made something
out of his life in spite of it.
Usually he's the
voice of reason.
I'll see you guys. Okay.
Hey, Cully!
Hey.
I think you got moves out there.
I could run these
plays in my sleep.
We need some damn
imagination out on that offense.
You know, that may be.
Coach was telling me you
refused to run some plays last game.
Like I said, you got some moves.
I know, you know you got talent.
If you wanna be a
blue-chip prospect
sometimes you
gotta bite the bullet.
Yeah, well, lousy play calling
isn't the only thing
that sucks around here.
Hey!
Don't come back until
you cool down, Slocum.
Something's wrong, Walker.
I was supposed to have
lunch with Joe after practice.
Can I catch a ride
with you into town?
Yeah, sure.
Shoot.
Oh, my God, that's
Joe Slocum's car!
I'm sure that's his car.
♪ In the eyes of a Ranger ♪
♪ The unsuspecting stranger ♪
♪ Had better know the truth ♪
♪ Of wrong from right ♪
♪ 'Cause the eyes
Of the Ranger ♪
♪ Are upon you ♪
♪ Any wrong you
do He's gonna see ♪
♪ When you're in
Texas Look behind you ♪
♪ 'Cause that's where
The Ranger's gonna be ♪
I was just running patterns
with the guy this morning.
Damn.
I don't believe this, Walker.
Ah, it happens
every now and again.
Some damn fool
taking curves too fast,
playing Mario Andretti.
This was no accident, sheriff.
What do you mean?
Well, the tread marks show
he was shoved off the road.
Hey, let's get this
car out of here.
Walker, I should've known
something was wrong.
He wasn't happy to see
us today when we got there.
Oh, no.
There's Elaine.
No, here. Oh, no.
Elaine, I'm so sorry. No.
We're not sure
yet what happened.
They warned him.
Who warned him?
Elaine, this is Walker.
He's a Texas Ranger.
I don't know, voices.
What kind of voices?
There were threatening calls.
He kept some of them on tape.
I don't know. He wouldn't
tell me what they were about.
Let's get you home. Come on.
I thought I locked
the door when I left.
Wait here.
Freeze!
Are you all right?
Yeah, I'm fine.
This is your last
warning, Slocum.
You damn well better
make those kids toe the line
or you know what's
in store for you.
Nothing. I couldn't
even get name,
rank and serial
number from him yet.
He never was one with words.
You know who he is?
Name's Vern Fuller.
Roughneck, hereabouts,
when he was younger,
then took off for
greener pastures.
Does he have a record?
He got back a year ago,
and this is the
first hint of trouble
with his name on it. Trouble.
Sheriff the tires on the
truck that Fuller was driving
match up with the tread
burns left behind Slocum's car.
You know what that means?
Then he ransacked Joe's house
for the tapes so
there'd be no evidence
and the crash would
be ruled an accident.
Do you have any idea why
Fuller would want to kill Slocum?
Grew up and went
to school together.
Slocum was a star
player, Vern was a bully.
So there was bad
blood between them.
I just know that game
we dropped to Midvale,
some folks blamed
Slocum for bad play calling.
You're saying that
Fuller killed Slocum
because of bad play calling?
I'm just saying, unless
you walk in a mans shoes,
you don't know
what he's been into.
Who his friends
are, or his enemies.
One of Bridges' deputies heard
that Fuller worked a
couple of months back
as a grease monkey
for a place called
Perkins' Car City.
Oh, it's the biggest
dealership in the county.
You've seen the commercials.
Mace Perkins is
a local celebrity.
Let's check it out.
You know, I think
I'll look around town
and see if I can
dig up anything.
Keep us posted.
Walker, something's
bothering me.
What?
What one of the boys said.
I got this feeling there's
some trouble around the team.
Which boy?
Cully Lansford, that wide
receiver I was working with.
He's strong-minded,
but there's, I don't know,
there's more going on
with him than just attitude.
Well, why don't you
find out where he is?
We'll go talk to him. All right.
I need some information about
a guy who used to work here.
His name was Vern Fuller.
Well, maybe I could
help you with that, Ranger.
I'm Mace Perkins,
I own this place.
Hey, Walker.
Is, uh, Vern in
some kind of trouble?
Murder suspect.
Damn.
Well, yeah, he worked
here for maybe a few months.
One day, he just picked
up his check and left.
Did you know him
before you hired him?
Yeah, I knew him. He's
kind of a troublemaker.
I figured I'd give him a chance.
To be truthful, I was
glad when he quit.
Who got killed?
Assistant coach, Joe Slocum.
Oh, no.
Oh, damn. Joe?
Man, I don't believe it.
How well did you know him?
I knew him well enough.
He had a few rough edges,
but he was part of the heart
and soul of Charger football.
Hell, we just wouldn't be
Clearwater without our team.
Joe Slocum gone, huh?
I'm sorry, that's
a pure tragedy.
Well, thanks for your time.
You bet.
Okay, thank you, sir.
What did you find out?
Cully Lansford's father
heard about Slocum's death.
He said: "Stay the
hell away from my son.
"I want him to go to college
and I don't want you
anywhere near him."
Go figure what that means.
Okay, that means he's
afraid of something.
I'm gonna drop you
off at the sheriff's office.
See what you can
get out of Fuller, okay?
Okay, what are you gonna do?
Talk to Coach Morrell.
Chow time, Fuller.
Sheriff's office.
Ma'am slow down please.
Vern Fuller.
Fuller, I'm back.
You ready to talk?
Fuller...?
Hey, somebody get in here.
Hey, somebody get in here!
Sheriff!
♪ She's the kind of woman
That makes you crazy ♪
♪ She's the kind of girl
That drives you wild ♪
Well, so, Buddy is
Mr. Football in Clearwater.
He's played it and
coached it most of his life.
His wife said he's
taking Joe's death hard.
There he is.
Coach Morrell?
Walker, right?
And Miss Flynn.
Thank you.
My wife told me you
were looking for me,
but I can't help you.
I don't know anything about
what happened to Joe Slocum.
What was the trouble
between you and Slocum?
You mean the argument we had
before he took
off from practice?
That's right.
Just a disagreement about
game strategy, that's all.
Are you sure?
Look, my stomach will take
about two more years of coaching.
A month ago, I would've
recommended Slocum
to take over the team.
Then... Then what?
I don't know.
I just can't put
my finger on it.
But he acted different.
Like there was something
going on inside him
he just couldn't handle.
Well, I've heard there's
been turmoil on the team.
That's why I called Jimmy.
I'm at my wits' end.
My two star players
are so scattered,
they can't complete an end run.
A month ago they
were outstanding.
Now, I talk, and
they don't listen.
Could it be drugs?
No.
I've been coaching these
boys since their freshman year.
They don't do drugs.
I know that for a fact.
Maybe it's just the
pressure of the game.
They are teenagers.
They've won lots of big games
or they wouldn't be here.
The way they're playing now,
we're not gonna
win the state title.
That's gonna break the heart
of the whole town.
That's all I know.
Okay, thanks, coach.
Yeah, says who?
Hey, hey,
check it out. MAN
3: Check what out?
Uh-oh.
This is a good,
clean town, Ranger.
We want you and your nose
out of our business.
You understand?
Leave him. He's
not causing trouble.
Shut up, Tommy,
before I kick your butt.
Hey, hey, hey, me first.
Thanks. I appreciate it.
Now, you guys get out of here.
You haven't heard
the last of this, Ranger.
I'd better have.
Walker, they mean business.
So do I.
Walker.
Yeah, Walker, I'm at the jail.
You'd better get over here.
Somebody fed Vern Fuller
some cyanide for dinner.
I'll be right there.
What is it?
Fuller's dead.
Alex, this is Jimmy.
So how did the workout go?
The good news is, I think
I can still catch the ball.
The bad news is we got a
murdered coach on our hands.
Murder?
Yeah, Alex, I need
some fast checking
on a dead murder suspect.
Walker seems to
think he's got a record.
Where'd the food come from?
Pioneer Café, that's where
we always get our food.
- Who brought it in?
- The waitress.
Half the town eats there
and it was rush hour.
That food sat within
reach of a dozen people.
Well, sheriff, I think
you ought to know
that we were
confronted by four thugs
outside of the Alamo.
They tried to convince
me to leave town.
Well, folks here
love their community.
They tend to circle the wagons
when any outside
influence interferes.
Outside influence?
Joe Slocum was murdered
and you don't seem
to give a damn.
This ain't Dallas, lady.
Things go slower here.
And they always have
a way of working out.
What the hell is going on here?
Whatever it is, the sheriff
doesn't wanna know about it.
Alex said she'd get back
to us before morning.
I know a decent motel out on 90.
What is it?
Someone claims they
have information for us.
They wanna meet with me alone.
Ranger Walker.
M-my name's Jennifer Ryan.
I need to tell you a story.
What kind of a story?
It's about a boy who
died two years ago.
His car ran off a
two-lane outside of town.
Alcohol was found in
the car after the crash.
The coroner ruled
it an accident,
but it wasn't.
How do you know?
He was my brother.
He didn't drink.
Toby was the Charger"
star running back.
He was being blackmailed.
And I'm certain whoever
killed Joe Slocum
was responsible
for Toby's death too.
Who was blackmailing him?
I'm not sure.
Toby was a sweet kid.
He had no money.
All he had was his
talent on the playing field.
What do you know
about Joe Slocum?
Maybe nothing, but one night,
Slocum had a run-in with a
local named Charlie Street.
They had a knockdown, drag-out.
Had to be broken up
by people from the bar.
Hm. You know what it was about?
No.
Why didn't you wanna
be seen with me?
Well, after the funeral
when I tried to find out what
really happened to Toby,
there were anonymous phone calls
telling me to keep
my mouth shut,
or I'd wind up in a
ditch like my brother.
I need your help, Ranger Walker.
I need to know who
killed my brother and why.
Well, we've got a murdered
high school coach and player.
What the hell's going
on over there, Cordell?
That's what I'm
trying to find out, C.D.
Well, we've got
three bodies now.
It must be pretty damn big.
Let me tell you something,
I come from Mineola.
That's about 30 miles down
the road from over there.
Football is a damn big thing.
It brings out the best in people
and it brings out
the worst in people.
Particularly when a...
When a little old town's
got the number one
team in the state.
Walker, Vern Fuller had a
jacket in Vegas for armed robbery.
Then he was busted for homicide
in New Orleans three years ago.
What happened?
Murder charges were dropped.
So I put in a call to
the state's attorney.
He's gonna tell
me what happened.
As soon I know,
I'll get back to you.
Okay, thanks, Alex.
Was your room okay?
A motel's a motel.
Well, at least the
sheets were clean.
Yeah, but Vern Fuller wasn't.
What did you find out?
Well, he has ties to Las
Vegas and New Orleans,
and he walked on a murder
charge three years ago.
Figures.
So, what now?
I'm gonna go talk
to the local guy
who had that run-in
with Joe Slocum.
I think his name
is Charlie Street.
Street?
That's the name of the
Charger" starting quarterback.
All right, Charlie, thanks,
Mr. Street? See you next week.
You must be Walker. Yes, sir.
I heard you were around.
This is my son, Bo.
Hi, Bo. Saw you
practice yesterday.
That right?
You're quite a quarterback.
Bags inside need stacking, son.
I'd like to know about the
fight you had with Joe Slocum.
It was all just a
misunderstanding.
What kind?
Listen, Ranger, I
work here for wages.
All I care about is getting
my kid through school
with a decent grade so
he don't blow a scholarship.
He's the first boy in our family
to get a chance
to go to college,
make something of himself
beside stacking feed, like me.
Well, I appreciate
that, Mr. Street,
but I'm in the middle of
a murder investigation,
so if you know
anything I need to hear it.
Okay.
I was out drinking one night.
I heard someone talking
through a wall in the men's room.
I got just enough of it to know
that somebody was trying
to fix a Chargers' game.
Are you sure?
Well, I know what I heard.
Slocum's name was
somewhere in the mix.
Do you think he
was involved in it?
I tracked him down,
we argued, we duked it out.
What happened after?
Look, the man had always
been straight with Bo.
I give him credit for that.
And he convinced me
that he wouldn't have
anything to do with a fix.
Did he know who would?
I got the feeling that he
did, but we didn't get into it.
Look, if I knew more,
believe me, I'd tell you.
Well, the biggest game
of the season's coming up.
Yeah, I know.
Is Bo going to practice?
He'll be there.
Thanks a lot.
Go.
Ten and look.
Good grab. And... go.
Help him out, guys.
- And Line it up.
- Hustle up, guys.
- Hut, hut.
- Go, go, go, go.
We're gonna stick it to them
Panthers in the big game, Mace.
Sure as hell, Harley.
All right, all right, all right.
If them boys learn to go deep,
there ain't no
damn doubt about it.
Now, bring it in!
Bring it in!
Everybody up.
Right, you heard him.
All right, let's do it.
Let's do it, let's do it.
I dug out the clips on
Toby Ryan's accident.
No hint of an investigation.
Do you think the sheriff
could be involved in this?
Well, we can't
rule anything out.
You guys are
sleepwalking out there.
You got a game coming up,
your whole season's
depending on it.
All right, it's not a question
of whether you want it or not.
I know you want it.
You want it, don't you?
Yeah, we want it.
Damn straight we do.
All right, it's a question of
whether you can focus or not.
You gotta focus for yourself.
You got the talent, but
you can't think about it.
You don't have any
time to think about it.
You gotta move and react.
What am I saying?
What am I saying?
Move and react.
Say it again.
Move and react.
Say it! ALL: Move and react!
Get out of here.
Come here, come here, come here.
What is your problem?
Your patterns are ragged.
You getting any sleep?
Will you...? Cully, talk to me.
No way. I know
what they'll do to me.
Did anyone say anything
about betting on games, Tara?
Wouldn't be Texas football
if the good old boys weren't
making a few side bets, but, no.
Well, I'm talking
about big money.
You think that's
what this is all about?
Bo's father heard some guys
talking about fixing a game.
I know guys who wouldn't be
caught dead betting on horses,
will bet the farm
on the Super Bowl
then go to church on
Sunday and brag about it.
Did Cully have anything to say?
He was afraid.
We better go talk to him.
We'll see you later.
Why don't you hop in Cully?
We'll give you a ride home.
No, thanks. I'd
just as soon walk.
All we want is answers, Cully.
You said there was
trouble around the team.
Your dad's not
letting us talk to you.
My old man doesn't
know anything.
He... He scratches
out a living, man.
If I don't get a scholarship,
I'm gonna be pumping
gas instead of playing ball.
I wanna know
what's going on, Cully.
And I'm gonna find
out with or without you.
Now, what are you scared of?
Come on, tell us what you know.
They're blackmailing Bo and me.
Who is?
A couple of guys
from the Longhorn.
It's a bar over the county line.
They talked us into
going over there.
Introduced us to
a couple of girls.
That guy that was killed
at the jail was there.
He was in on it.
Vern Fuller.
We thought we were
gonna have some fun.
We never knew it was a setup.
What kind of a setup?
Somebody put those in my locker.
Same thing with Bo.
They want us to throw next
week's game with the Panthers
or else the pictures go public.
It's clearly you
in bed with a girl.
What's with the
drug paraphernalia?
Man, last thing I remember
is having a drink with her.
Woke up covered in white powder,
drug gear next to us.
Man, I never took
drugs in my life.
Who's the girl?
Lisa.
Lisa Burns.
Funny thing is... What?
I thought she really liked me.
ANNOUNCER 1:
And if you'll notice
on this play, again,
we're gonna run this again.
Uh, Gabriel says, uh, when
he goes to through the line,
he really gets hit hard.
And now it looks like his cleat
got caught in that AstroTurf.
Uh-huh. Do we have that tape?
My goodness, you see who I see?
Yep.
As he goes through the
line on the right side...
Dallas get too hot
for you, Carter?
Well, Walker and
Trivette, of course.
The Lone Ranger doesn't
go anywhere without Tonto.
And where you go
bookmaking follows, Dell.
Gambling is illegal.
I run a clean operation here.
Monday Night Football
is as much excitement
as I can stand these days.
Yeah, right.
We're looking for Lisa Burns.
Burns?
Afraid I don't know her.
We heard she works here.
That mean's she worked
for you if you run the place.
Well, you heard wrong.
What's in the back room?
None of your business.
Let me be the judge
of that. Come on, Tonto.
You're not going
through this door, Walker.
Get out of the way, Carter.
Make me.
Okay.
Texas Rangers.
You're under arrest.
Hey, you got no right
to be here, Walker.
I do now.
All right, let her go.
You blackmailed those
kids into throwing the game.
Tell me another fairy tale.
I don't know.
You're an accessory
to at least two murders, Dell:
Joe Slocum and Vern Fuller's.
And I can bet you Toby
Ryan will be added to that list.
Yeah, well, I'll give you odds
you got no case on any of them.
I'll take those odds, Carter.
Smart money says
you're going back to prison.
So let's begin at the beginning.
Hi.
Hi.
What's your name?
Patty.
Patty, I noticed that
you got a little nervous
when I mentioned
Lisa Burns' name.
Do you know anything about her?
Well, she left here
four nights ago
and she was really scared.
Do you have any
idea where she went?
I think she went
to her mother's.
Thanks, I appreciate it.
One more piece to
the puzzle, Walker.
The Louisiana state attorney
said that Fuller was a
former button man for the Mob.
The Mob and gambling.
Whoo, this doesn't
look small-time.
It's not.
There's a computer back there
with a hookup to Las Vegas,
New Orleans and Miami.
Which all points to a
gambling syndicate.
There's gotta be a paper
trail on the ownership here.
See what you can find out.
The county courthouse
should have the records.
I mean, it might take a
while, but I'll get Trivette
and we'll get right on it.
Where are you going?
I think Tara and I will see
if we can find Lisa Burns.
Now, darling, would you
take care of that for me?
Mace.
Longhorn's been busted.
Who?
Rangers.
Walker and Trivette.
Them. And I picked up word
where they're headed next.
You get some men.
You take them bastards out
before they do any more damage.
Yes, sir.
I can see somebody
moving around in there.
Lisa Burns?
Go away.
I need to speak to you.
Please, leave me alone.
Lisa, I was a friend
of Joe Slocum's.
This is Cordell Walker,
he's a Texas Ranger.
We're here to help you.
I knew Joe.
What happened to
him shouldn't have.
I know.
And Ranger Walker
wants to make sure
it doesn't happen
to anybody else.
Can we come in?
How did you know Joe Slocum?
From the Longhorn.
He was a nice guy,
he just had a problem.
What kind of a problem?
He liked to gamble.
Got in deep with some
dangerous people.
Did he owe them money?
They tried to squeeze
him and he couldn't pay,
so they tried to get
him to pressure the kids
to guarantee the point
spread in the playoff.
Lisa,
we saw the pictures of
you with Cully Lansford.
They forced me to set him up.
I didn't mean to hurt anyone.
Another girl did the
same thing with Bo Street.
Where is she? LISA: Gone.
Either ran and hid
like me, or worse.
They did the same
thing with other girls.
They even did a number
on a pro player last year.
So we're talking
big-time gambling.
These guys are high rollers.
What do you know
about Toby Ryan?
I heard it wasn't an accident.
Well, Dell Carter's a
front for the Longhorn.
Who does he work for?
He'll kill me.
He's not gonna kill anybody.
It's Mace Perkins, isn't it?
Let's go talk to the sheriff.
Back inside.
Let's get out of here!
Hey, he's getting away.
Come on.
They're around here, come on!
All right, let's go.
They can't go far.
I'm gonna leave you two here.
Here, use it if you have to.
You know how to use it?
Sure. Okay.
Over here. MAN 2:
Take them both out?
Spread out.
Yeah. All right.
Where's the ranger?
Right behind you.
Yeah, right.
You should've listened.
I'm still trying to
figure Mace Perkins.
He's the football
team's biggest booster.
How did you know it was him?
Ah, just a hunch.
When I told him about
Joe Slocum's murder,
he didn't ask how it happened.
Because he already knew.
That's right.
Let's go.
Talk to me.
You're not gonna like this.
Walker got away.
Walker got away.
It's time to get the
hell out of Dodge.
Paper chase to the
Longhorn leads to Perkins
through a shell company.
Got a warrant?
Okay, let's go get him.
Get him! Watch it!
Give it up, Perkins.
Get down!
There.
Game's over, Perkins.
The visiting Panthers
have the ball on the
Charger's five yard line
and lead the game
by three points
with only 28 seconds remaining.
The state championship
is in the balance.
What? ALL: Yes, sir.
Then do it. Get on out there.
Go, team, go!
You're on. Come on, man.
All right, Chargers. Whoo!
Down! Come on, man.
Doesn't look good, man.
It's not over until
it's over, Trivette.
Down! Hut!
Two, hut!
Yes, yes!
All right! All right!
Fumble recovered by number 22
on the eight yard line.
Chargers take possession.
This one's for the season, boys.
We got one shot, one play.
Let's do it for Joe.
There's only one play
to call. Eighty-six slant.
Eighty-six slant? That's the
play you used to run, isn't it?
Yeah. MORRELL: Let's do it.
I can't stand this.
There's not enough time.
Oh, no. No, I feel
it in my bones.
They're gonna do it.
First and ten on the Chargers'
eight yard line.
Eight seconds
remaining in the game.
Down, set, blue 21.
Blue, 21.
Set hut, hut!
Come on, Bo.
Come on, Bo.
Throw the ball! Bo!
Oh!
♪ '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 ♪