Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001): Season 5, Episode 12 - The Deadliest Man Alive - full transcript

Thank you for making me
such a fine weapon, Seth.

My dear old friend.

Sorry it had to end this way.

Check this out.

He's easy.

Hey, Grandpa.

Well, well, well.
Sharp-dressed man.

All dressed up and
no place to race.

Where do you think you're
going? You want my money.

Ha, money. Now, why
didn't I think of that?

Yeah, good idea, man. - Genius.

Nice watch.

Check it out.

Smart man. Now please let me go.

No can do, professor.
How about the case?

Please, I've been
very reasonable.

I've given you my money
and I've given you my watch.

Let it go at that.

Look, Dad,

just give up the
case, or you die.

No, you die.

♪ 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 ♪

This wasn't a fight,
this was a massacre.

These gang things are
getting worse all the time.

It wasn't a gang.

One man did this.
Oh, come on, Walker,

we got five dead here. I know.

Whoever did it is good.

No, I don't buy that.

I knew these guys.

We're talking some
serious bad dudes here.

No way one guy could
do this. Suit yourself.

ME says each one of these
guys was killed with a single blow.

Okay, okay, so maybe
one guy takes out

these four with his bare hands.

But then he decides
to take out his gun

and chase the fifth
guy across the plaza

and put a bullet in his brain?

He didn't chase
him across the plaza.

He shot him from over there.

Ha, get serious.

You're telling me someone
put a bullet in that punk's head

at 75 yards, in the dark?

Like I said, he's good.

Walker, you're crazy.

Well, I only know one guy
that could make that shot.

You were home last
night in bed, right?

Right? Right.

I'm serious, partner.

What kind of guy
makes a shot like that

after taking out four
guys with his bare hands?

The Viper.

Rangers Cordell
Walker, James Trivette,

this is Collin
Draper from Interpol.

Interpol? ALEX: Mm-hm.

In Dallas on special assignment,

out of our London Bureau.

Who's the Viper?

Is there somewhere we can talk?

Come on.

His real name is
Steven Michael Jameson,

a.k.a. the Viper.

The world's deadliest assassin.

Born in Omaha, Nebraska, 1941.

Gifted athlete,
brilliant student.

Marine volunteer,

Force Recon,
missions classified.

You seem to know
a lot about him.

I should.

I've been tracking
him for 25 years.

Twenty-five years?

And back when I started,
he was already a legend.

A legend?

If you look up most of the
high-profile assassinations

in the past 35 years,

you'd find out the Viper
was probably involved.

When you say high-profile...?
Oh, I mean high-profile.

The Viper's in Dallas,
and he's here for a reason.

If I'm gonna get him,

I'm gonna need
your help, Walker.

Why me?

I checked you out.

Do you have any evidence
the Viper's in Dallas?

- Just my instincts.
- Instincts?

That's great. You guys are
gonna get along just fine.

Fifteen years ago, I got close.

Too close.

What happened?

October the 6th, 1981, Cairo.

'81, Cairo?

Sadat.

I've been tracking
the Viper for 10 years.

This was the first time I
actually had him in my sights.

I had him, Walker.

But I made a terrible mistake.

I underestimated him.

He left me for dead.

And four hours later,
Sadat was assassinated.

How did you track
the Viper to Dallas?

Seth Miller. Who's Seth Miller?

Ex-CIA operative who
works out of South Africa now.

He handles the Viper's weaponry.

He always uses
the same guy? Yeah.

They've been together
since the beginning.

Do you have any idea where
we can find this Seth Miller?

I was hoping you'd help
me track him down, Walker.

Did Miller fly in
from South Africa?

Came through
Customs in New York.

Then, according to our
sources, made his way to Dallas.

Well, if he came
through Customs,

he didn't bring
anything with him.

Never does. Makes
all his own stuff.

All custom, all top-of-the-line.

Then he'd need
top-of-the-line components.

That's right.

Do you have any
ideas on the subject?

Yeah, I think I do.

Let's go. Right.

Hey, Lou, why don't you
check the numbers on this list?

I'm not sure this last box goes.

Jackie, I wanna talk to you.
- Hey, who's that?

What's going on here?

All right.

Get in here, Jackie.

Now you've got five seconds
to answer my question,

or 20 years wishing you
had. Where's Seth Miller?

Seth Miller?

Seth Miller.

Okay, coming through.

That's what did it. - Yes, sir.

All right, we got a neck
snapped in one single blow.

Death was instantaneous.

No sign of defensive
wounds whatsoever.

Excuse me.

Why did the Viper kill him?

I don't know, Walker.

They were like brothers. No,
they were closer than brothers.

Does the Viper work
with anyone else?

Yes, he has a mistress.
Simone Deschamps.

She supplies him with fake ID.

We'd better find her.

The first time he
shows up in the files

is November of 1963.

November of '63. That's when
Kennedy was assassinated.

I know. What?

You're saying this Viper
guy had something to do

with President
Kennedy's assassination?

He was a Marine. He
could have known Oswald.

He was on leave at the
time, whereabouts unknown.

He could've been
in Dallas. Look,

don't get me wrong. I'm
not saying that the Viper

was that shadowy
figure on the grassy knoll.

I'm not saying there
was a shadowy figure.

I'm just saying if there was.

Do you have any surveillance
photos on this guy?

He's too good for that. Yeah.

The fact that I've
seen him and lived

is the only mistake
he ever made.

I had these made up.

It's an artist rendering of his
Marine basic training photo,

reworked to show the
likely effects of aging.

But they're still just guesses.

I know.

That's why I had
the artist factor in

everything we know about
him. Genetic background,

medical history. We
know he has a slight limp.

How do you know
that? I gave it to him.

We even worked out a
complete psychological profile

to account for
behavioral choices

and preferred covers.

If I were a betting man...

Which brings us to the big
question. Why is he in Dallas?

The question
isn't why, Trivette.

That's right, it's who.

The governor's coming to
town for a football game Sunday.

No. You don't hire the
Viper to kill a governor.

What about an ambassador?

My boss just handed
me an invitation.

The Israeli ambassador is
going to be giving a speech

in Dealey Plaza on Monday.

Could he be the target?
Wouldn't be the first time.

Let's go talk to the Israelis.

Have you found out
anything on that name?

Simone Deschamps? Not yet.

Keep looking, will you?

That's all we know at this
moment, Mr. Ambassador.

Well, thank you very
much, gentlemen,

for informing me of this.

Well, we appreciate your
time. Oh, it is my pleasure.

Even in Israel we have
heard of the Texas Rangers.

Then, sir, you'll cancel your
speech at Dealey Plaza?

I'm truly sorry. We do
not mean to be difficult,

but we do not run,
and we do not hide.

We survive because
it is an article of faith

that if you shoot at
us, we will shoot back.

That's exactly what
the Egyptians said,

two days before Sadat
was assassinated.

We are well aware of the details

of the Sadat assassination.

All the details.

Are we close to Dealey
Plaza? Just a few blocks away.

I'd like to see it. Okay.

So this is the building.

As you know, Oswald
shot from the sixth floor.

Yeah.

That was a traumatic time
for your country, wasn't it?

Very traumatic.

Where were you when
Kennedy was shot?

I was here.

What, in Dallas?

No, right here.

My father brought me to the city

to see the president.

I remember my
mother being so excited.

We got here early so
we could find a good spot.

I remember hearing the crowd
cheering and yelling down there,

and then I saw the motorcade.

The president was smiling
and waving at the crowd,

and his wife was more beautiful

than any picture
I'd ever seen of her.

As he got closer, I
started waving at him.

As he passed by,
it was like he was

looking right at me.

Then it happened.

Oh, no.

From a gun.

Oh, my God.

Can you give me a minute?

This gentleman and I need
to have a bit of a conversation.

Hey.

What's your game?
I'm doing my job.

If you were capable of your job,

you wouldn't have
lost a prime minister.

If you were capable
of following procedure,

Sadat would be alive and there
would be peace in my country.

Hey, hey, hey. Easy, guys.

Past history isn't gonna
solve our present problem,

okay?

If the Viper plans on killing

the Israeli ambassador
at his speech,

we've got less than
48 hours to stop him.

And we haven't
got a bloody thing.

Hold on. Thanks.

All right, Simone Deschamps.

She came through Customs
in Boston two months ago.

Came directly to
Dallas the next day.

If we find her, we'll find him.

Got an address? Yeah,

she's staying in an
apartment on Turtle Creek.

Good job, Trivette.
Let's go, Draper.

- Thank you.
- You're welcome.

I can't believe our luck.

That's her. Simone Deschamps.

Hopefully she'll
lead us to the Viper.

Alex, you know this guy
Draper? I don't like him.

If I didn't know better,
I'd say you're jealous.

No, I'm not jealous.
I just have instincts,

and my instincts
tell me he's trouble.

She used to be an artist
and a fashion model.

And a fine calligrapher
and photographer.

Then she fell hopelessly
in love with the Viper.

And now, with his help,
she's become an expert forger.

Let's go.

Groceries, ma'am?

She's going in.

The Viper has got to show.

We'll wait.

I missed you, Steven.

I've missed you too, Simone.

Here he is.

Are you sure about this? Yeah.

No sense both of us
staying up all night.

You'll call me if
he arrives? Right.

I'll see you in the
morning. Okay.

Okay.

Smile.

No sign of him? No, nothing.

You'll let me know if
anything happens, right?

Sure.

Excellent.

How many kills will it be?

Tomorrow makes 13.

Thirteen? Mm-hm.

It's a good number to end on.

Steven, why not let 13 be it?

We've got all the
money we'll ever need.

Oh, come with me.

After this business is over.

I have my house
in the Seychelles.

We can put our toes in the
sand and grow old together.

Steven, I love you.

I love you too.

Walker, I wanna
show you something.

In the past 25 years, there
have been eight assassinations

where Draper's been on the
scene trying to nail this Viper,

and each time he's been
paired up with a local cop

and each time that
local cop ended up dead.

Interesting. "Interesting"?

I would think you'd be
able to find a different word.

And that's not all. Remember
he was talking to us about Sadat?

He didn't tell us everything.

After it all happened, he
became completely obsessed.

His marriage went
down the drain,

his career went off track.

What I'm saying is that
that guy is a time bomb.

I think it's time he and I
had a heart-to-heart talk.

I'm coming with you.

Move inside.

Right on time,
Draper. Where is she?

You killed her. I
thought you loved her.

The Viper loved her.
But as of tomorrow,

the Viper ceases to exist.

You're inhuman.

For putting my professional
life ahead of my personal life?

And what would that make you?

Or perhaps that's a question
we should ask your wife.

I'm sorry, I mean, your ex-wife.

You gave up the
woman you loved for me.

I guess I should be flattered.

It's over.

Because you say it
is? You can't stop me.

You never could.

Eight times you tried,
and eight times you failed,

because I'm better than you.

But I've got the
gun. You won't use it.

You're too ethical.
You always have been.

I'm gonna miss you, Draper.
I'm gonna miss you both.

So why didn't he
call for backup?

Like you said, he was obsessed.

Take a look at this.

A special security
pass for Texas Stadium.

Why don't you find out
where the ambassador is?

Thank you.

Hello. Hello.

Good morning, Mr. Ambassador.

The Israeli
ambassador has arrived.

Thank you for coming.
Thank you very much.

Enjoy the game, sir. All right.

Welcome, Mr. Ambassador.
Good afternoon, governor.

The president of the United
States is on his way up.

Vehicle incoming.

You Secret
Service? That's right.

The president here? Yes, sir.

Trivette, make sure
they warn the president.

Why weren't we told about this?

Mr. President, welcome.

Welcome, Mr. President.

Ladies and gentlemen,

at kickoff time we have
a near-capacity crowd

of 68,705.

Kicking off, number 12.

Tim Saunders.

Two on the play.
Second down and eight.

Gain of 12 on play, first down.

Sir, stop right there. James
Trivette, Texas Ranger.

We have reason to believe
the president's in danger.

Talk to Harrison, Level 4.

Harrison?

Here's your fruit,
sir. Thank you.

Thank you.

Sorry, officer, this
is a restricted area.

Must be some misunderstanding.

The captain told me to secure
the door on the next landing.

You tell your captain we...

Penalty declined.

Fourth down, less than a yard.

Thirty-two defense. Thirty-two.

You're a little off your
beat, aren't you, officer?

First and ten, on
the 40-yard line.

Programs! Get your programs.

Second and seven, 39-yard line.

Blue 47. Hut.

Ranger Walker.

I never thought I'd meet the man

who could defeat
me in mortal combat.

Who hired you?

The 13th kill. I
should've known.

Who hired you?
I'll tell you what.

I'm gonna do you a
favor and not tell you...

because if I do tell you,
you won't live to see Monday.

You were there, weren't
you? Dealey Plaza.

You helped kill
President Kennedy.

So, ranger,

you want to solve the
mystery of the century?

Why not? I had...

♪ '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 ♪