Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001): Season 6, Episode 16 - Crusader - full transcript
( light rock action
theme playing)
( upbeat Latin theme playing)
( slow, dramatic theme playing)
MAN: You know, you picked the
wrong man to mess with, Ramos.
RAMOS: Huh?
You're threatening Tony Ramos?
MAN: That's exactly
what I'm doing.
RAMOS: Let me
tell you something.
Nothing, punk.
Nobody threatens Tony Ramos!
(gunshot) (gasps)
(gasps) (gunshots)
(grunts)
(gasps)
(quietly): Oh, my God.
RAMOS: Barbara...
What are you doing back here?
No, no, no, no. This
is not what it looks like.
Now, if you just give
me a chance to explain.
Everything's gonna
be fin... Barbara.
Barbara!
( suspenseful theme playing)
(cocks gun)
(phone ringing)
(door opens)
Jake! Don't answer that!
Hello.
RAMOS: Barbara,
Barbara, Barbara.
Why did you run away?
I just wanted to talk to you,
to explain what happened.
BARBARA: There's nothing
to explain, Mr. Ramos.
Um... I didn't see anything.
Good. Barbara, that's good.
That's a real good start.
Now, I'll tell you what.
I'm gonna come over there,
and we're gonna talk this
out, just you and me, okay?
Okay.
Excellent.
And... And, Barbara, listen...
I wanna thank you.
Your trust means a lot to me.
(gun cocks) Go dump the body,
and then get over to
her place and kill her.
And don't mess it up.
Now, listen, Barbara,
I want you to know
everything's gonna be fine.
Huh? You'll see.
For you, for me...
and for your little boy.
Right.
We're leaving, Jake.
Pack your clothes and hurry.
BARBARA: Here's the
number where I'll be staying.
Put it in your pocket, and
don't show it to anybody.
Not even your father.
Okay.
And don't call me.
Not unless it's a real
emergency, you understand?
But who's gonna
look out for you?
You always say you're
no good without me around.
Oh.
I'm not, son.
It'll just be for
a little while.
But why do I have
to stay with Dad?
You said he doesn't
like having us around.
That's not what I said.
It's just...
his career is real
important to him, that's all.
What about us?
Aren't we important to him?
You have to ask
your father that.
Crusade!
(crowd yelling, cheering)
(grunting)
Yeah!
Double reverse!
So, uh...
what do you think
of my boy now, huh?
Oh, he's great.
Great. He is great.
MAN: Great?
Unbeatable is what he is.
Unbeatable. That's what he is.
Look at him.
All right. Come on.
Break up the fight.
You're not gonna
smoke that, are you?
What would I smoke it for?
I like doing this.
Really? Yeah.
That's a foul!
That's a foul!
(people booing)
Hey! No! No! No! No!
No! He's fouled him!
(yells)
(crowd booing)
He's fouling him,
ref! You're blind!
TRIVETTE: Come on,
Crusader! That's a foul!
(crowd cheering, applauding)
Yeah!
CROWD (chanting):
Cody! Cody! Cody!
Cody! Cody!
One... two... three... four...
five...
(noise swirls)
CROWD (chanting):
Cody! Cody! Cody!
Cody! Cody! Cody!
Cody! Cody! Cody!
Crusade!
(people cheering)
Cody! Cody!
( heart beating)
(grunts)
REFEREE: Two... three... four...
Come on, get me the ring doctor.
We got a problem.
Ring doc, come on.
(crowd yelling)
Get up, Cody! Get up!
Get up!
Get up!
MAN: You know what
hacks me, Larson?
LARSON: What's that?
She thinks we're so stupid.
She buys a couple of bus
tickets on her credit card, to Dallas.
Heh. As if we're
not gonna trace that.
So sue her.
I'm not gonna sue her.
I'm gonna shoot her.
( suspenseful theme playing)
MAN: There she be. There she be.
LARSON: Let's go.
(horn honks)
Hey! Hey!
Drop those weapons and... Ah!
(people scream)
Come on, let's get outta here.
I wish there was some way
to sugarcoat this, Mr. Conway.
Hey, just give it
to me straight, doc.
Let me show you.
You see this?
That's a weak spot in one
of the main blood vessels
to your brain.
It's called an aneurysm.
If you wrestle again,
it could rupture.
And if it ruptures...
it could kill you.
( dramatic theme playing)
(people chattering)
WALKER: Hey, Cody.
Hey! Heh-heh. How ya
doin'? You waited for me, man.
Yeah. The... What'd
the doctor say?
Oh, uh, I'm fine.
It's something about low
blood-sugar thing, that's all.
Now... You know, I'm so far
behind on everything I gotta do.
I gotta go. I don't
mean to rush.
But thanks for waitin' for
me. Okay, there, Walker?
I'll see ya.
CROWD (chanting):
Cody! Cody! Cody!
Cody! Cody! Cody!
Cody! Cody! Cody!
Cody! (crowd cheering)
CODY: Crusade!
(yells angrily)
( heart beating)
Okay, Lord...
I hope you're listening,
'cause you and me,
we got some serious
grapplin' to do here.
The bank?! Bank
wants my house back.
That's fine.
(chuckles)
I can sleep in a tent. Heh.
Yeah. I'll eat
macaroni and cheese.
But I'll tell ya
something, Lord.
You take my
wrestling away, heh...
you take down the
Crusader, well...
you know what that is?
That's a...
That's a low blow!
That's what that is!
That... That's a low blow.
But, hey...
it's okay.
It don't bother me.
'Cause I just got one
question for ya, huh?
Let's say I pull
myself up off the mat.
Huh!
I just wanna know one thing:
What else you got
up your sleeve, huh?
What else can go wrong?!
(doorbell rings)
( slow, dramatic theme playing)
Hello, Cody.
Hi, Dad.
( light rock action
theme playing)
♪ In the eyes of a Ranger ♪
♪ The unsuspecting stranger ♪
♪ Had better know the truth ♪
♪ Of wrong from right ♪
♪ 'Cause the eyes
Of the Ranger ♪
♪ Are upon you ♪
♪ Any wrong you
do He's gonna see ♪
♪ When you're in
Texas Look behind you ♪
♪ 'Cause that's where
The Ranger's gonna be ♪
I hate to involve
you in this, but, uh...
you're his father.
And I need you to take
care of him for a few days.
Involve me in what?
What's goin' on?
I can't tell you.
But you know I wouldn't do
this unless it was an emergency.
Uh, Barbara.
Barbara, no... Please.
Just... take care of him.
Don't let him out of your sight.
H... hang on. Exactly what
kind of trouble are you in?
Nothing I can't handle.
But if anybody asks,
you haven't seen me,
you haven't heard from me.
You don't know
anything about me.
You got it?
Yeah, okay.
I'll call as soon as I can.
(cab horn honks)
No, wait. What am I
talkin' about? Not okay.
Barb, this is a real
bad time for me.
This is not about you!
This is about your son!
Keep him safe.
Barbara, wait!
Barbara!
Wait!
Mom's a little upset.
Some men tried
to shoot us today.
Huh?
Do you know where
your mom is, Jake?
She wouldn't tell me.
She said it'd be
safer if I didn't know.
What's going on here?
Why were those
men trying to kill you,
and what did your mother do?
She didn't do anything.
It was her boss, Mr. Ramos.
It was his fault, not hers.
What's this Ramos' first name?
Do you know, Jake?
Tony.
It's Tony Ramos.
Was he one of the
guys at the bus depot?
No. But Mom said they
work for Mr. Ramos.
Cody...
I'm gonna post a
guard out in front.
I'll tell you what I
need from you, though.
I need a list of names
of family, friends,
business associates,
anyone you can think of.
All right, I'll do my best.
( slow, dramatic theme playing)
Jake.
Is there anything
you wanna tell me?
No. Uh...
I told you everything I know.
Okay.
RAMOS: You went after this broad
in the middle of a bus station?
We had a clear shot at
her, Mr. Ramos. Until, um...
Don't tell him about the cop.
RAMOS: Until what?
Till this, uh, transit
cop drew down on us.
So, what... did you do?
I shot him.
( feedback)
You still there, Mr. Ramos?
I don't want you to move.
I don't want you to breathe.
I don't want you
to do anything...
until my plane lands in Dallas.
Right. Yes, sir.
Is he mad at me too?
You gonna tell me what he said?
He said don't do nothin'.
Then what do you want this for?
What's this Barbara's last name?
I don't know, somethin' Italian.
Cor, uh... Cortino.
Yeah. Cortino's Produce.
Could be her father.
She gets in trouble,
maybe she runs to Daddy.
What about Mr. Ramos?
He's gonna be mad.
He's already mad.
We get her, maybe
he won't be so mad.
Use your noodle.
TRIVETTE: Yeah, thanks.
(hangs up phone)
No pops on Barbara's APB.
But if she's got trouble with
Tony Ramos, she's got trouble.
Why? Who is he?
Antonio Ernesto Ramos,
alias Tony Ramos,
alias Tony the Torch.
His father did business
with Meyer Lansky in Havana.
Looks like his son's carrying
on the family tradition.
Hm.
Did you contact Miami P.D.?
Yeah. They're on their
way to talk to him right now.
What's our next move?
Well, Cody told me that Barbara
used to work for her father
at a... produce mart.
Think I'll go talk to him.
Right.
( suspenseful theme playing)
Dad.
Hey, Barbara.
Barbara.
I'm, uh... What?
I'm in trouble.
I need your help. What's wrong?
Dad! (people gasp, cocks gun)
You're a lot of
trouble, Barbara.
Now you're dead.
Drop it. Or you're dead.
Drop it.
Ms. Cortino, over here.
CORTINO: What's
goin. on, Barbara?
Okay, on the ground.
On the ground.
Dad. I gotta get outta here.
Ms. Cortino, wait.
( tense theme playing)
MAN: Where's she going?
Get down. Hands
behind your neck.
Get down.
(woman screaming)
(engine roaring)
(tires screeching)
(people scream,
chatter excitedly)
( tense theme playing)
CODY: Barb's dad's a
tough old boy. He'll be okay.
Does he have any
idea where she is?
She didn't get a
chance to tell him, Cody.
Then you guys do
me a favor, huh?
You find these punks,
but don't you bring
'em in right away.
You bring 'em to me first.
You give me just five minutes
alone with them, and let me...
( quiet theme playing)
CODY: Aw, jeez.
I'm sorry, Jake.
I get carried away sometimes,
but when someone
tries to hurt your mom,
it makes me feel
like hurting them.
You know what I mean?
Me too.
Yeah.
Why doesn't somebody throw
a net over this Ramos guy?
Bring him in and see
what he's got to say?
FBI's been trying to
do that for years, Cody.
They went over there
yesterday to try to talk to him,
but he was gone.
Ramos could be
coming here, Cody.
TRIVETTE: Cody,
she went to her father.
Can you think of anybody else?
No.
There's no other family.
What about a friend?
No. There's no friends.
See that cloud up there?
Looks like a bear, doesn't it?
Yeah, it... It does.
You know, Native
Americans believe that...
clouds are warriors...
and warriors protect
their villages...
and the people they love.
I... I wish...
I wish I could protect my mom.
Maybe you can, Jake.
What do you mean?
Well, your mom's
in a lot of danger.
And I can't help her...
if I can't find her.
Can you help me
find your mom, Jake?
She... She made me promise.
Promise what?
Not unless it was
a real emergency.
I promise you, Jake,
it is a real emergency.
Run a trace on this, will ya?
Jake, we're gonna find your mom,
and everything's gonna be okay.
(tires screech)
RAMOS: You two
are complete idiots.
We had her, Mr. Ramos.
Don't talk. Don't say a word.
We're sorry, Mr. Ramos.
I said don't talk.
That was Joey Palma's
problem: He talked too much.
That's why I killed him.
Where's the car?
It's over here, Mr. Ramos.
What have you got
on the ex-husband?
Her ex-husband? Huh?
Give me the keys.
Give me the keys!
Why don't you ask
him if he's mad?
Get in the truck.
(engine starts)
(tires screech)
CODY: Sit down for a minute.
I wanna talk to you
man to man, huh?
Now, listen. We can stomp
around this house, and
argue and fight and carry on...
or we can, you know...
try to be pals, huh?
Why'd you leave Mom?
Why'd you leave me?
(chuckles)
I wish you'd asked
me that three days ago.
What?
Nothing.
(sighs)
I'm gonna have to
tell you the truth, Jake.
And that's something that
I haven't been very good at
over the years.
Um...
You see, everything's
always been about me.
About The Crusader.
About my fans, my
fame, my career...
and, well, my ego.
There just wasn't any room
in there for anybody else, Jake.
I'm not... I'm
not proud of that.
I'm not proud of that.
I might not be able to, but...
But... But I'd like the chance
to make it up to you
if I could, you know.
( melancholy theme playing)
(sighs)
(sighs)
WOMAN: You sure you
don't want me to call Jake?
No, no. Cody's phone
might be tapped.
I can't take the risk.
I'll be back.
I'll be back when it's safe.
Oh, you take care, you hear me?
( suspenseful theme playing)
Ms. Cortino. We're
here to help you.
No one can help me.
Please just... Just
leave me alone.
TRIVETTE: Tony Ramos won't quit
until he finds you.
He's right, Ms. Cortino.
What happened in Miami?
He killed someone.
I saw him kill someone.
Okay. Come on.
Let us take you to your son.
You can tell us
about it on the way.
( tense theme playing)
Come on.
( bagpipes playing)
Wow!
(laughs)
Uh... Can you
teach me to do that?
You really wanna
learn how to play these?
Sure.
Come on over here. Come here.
Put the drones over there...
get the chanter down here.
Put your fingers on there,
and you just huff and puff,
and blow in there
as hard as you can.
(blowing)
squeeze with your elbow.
(hits sour note) There you go.
Oh, that's okay.
You'll get the hang of it.
You know, the first
time I played those,
sounded like someone
was chokin' a canary.
Yeah.
(phone rings) (blows)
(hits sour note) Yeah?
(chanting): Cody! Cody! Cody!
Give 'em hell!
(laughing)
Why don't you practice
inside? I'll be in in a second.
Sure thing, Dad.
Okay.
Cody, Cody, Cody.
Sweetheart, how ya doing?
Uh, I've been better. Why?
I got something that's
gonna fix that right up, okay?
Trumpets, drum roll... rematch.
( chuckles)
The Crusader vs.
The Warlock, huh?
And pay-per-view.
Cody, you know what
pay-per-view means?
That's a half-a-million
guacamoles just for...
Just for walking
through the door.
How about that, huh?
Whoa. Whoa, Murray,
slow down. Slow.
I'm slowin'. What?
Listen, you caught
me at a bad time.
How bad could it be?
I am offering you the
best deal of your lifetime.
A half-a-million dollars.
Win or lose, huh?
Murray, stop! Listen to me.
My kid's in town...
and, uh, his mom and me,
we're having a few problems.
No, no. You got one problem.
You got one major problem.
You're broke, Cody. Broke.
You know what that means?
You got nothing in the bank.
Oh, by the way, I
forgot to tell you,
that was a masterful stunt
you pulled the other day,
passing out like that.
They'll be tuning in in
droves just to see if you croak.
If you wrestle again,
it could rupture.
And if it ruptures,
it could kill you.
You said half a million?
I'm telling you guaranteed.
That's what it says here.
You put that in my son's name.
Sure, Cody. Yeah,
yeah. We can...
put it in your son's name.
Then book it. I'll be there.
(clicks phone off)
( slow, heroic theme playing)
Son's name.
Well, thanks, Lord. Heh.
Thanks for giving
me a chance to...
To leave him a little
something, huh?
And let me hang
around with him a bit.
I mean, we're communicating.
Wait a second.
Wait a second.
( heart beating)
I can't do that to him.
We can't be pals. Not
with me dying and all.
What are you...? What
are you doing to me, man?
That'd be too hard on
him. He's just a little kid.
It would rip his heart out!
It'd be easier on him
if I just left him alone,
and leave things just
the way they've been.
It'd be better that
way for him, anyway.
At least in the end.
CROWD (chanting):
Cody! Cody! Cody!
Cody! Cody! Cody!
Cody! Cody! Cody!
( melancholy theme playing)
Hey, Dad. What are you doing?
It's none of your business, man.
And I'm not your dad.
I'm Cody The Crusader.
So why don't you get outta here?
You're starting to bug me.
I said, get outta here!
(door closes)
( suspenseful theme playing)
There's no sign of her.
I don't think she's there.
LARSON: But I spotted
the kid in one of the rooms,
and he's got a hell
of a big bodyguard.
That's his father, you idiot.
Cody The Crusader.
Wow.
What are we gonna do now?
Grab the kid and make
the mother come to us.
Hey.
Cody The Crusader...
ain't gonna take
this lying down.
He gets in the way, we kill him.
Jake, come on down.
Oh, help me with this
one, will you, Lord?
I don't want this kid thinking
he's responsible
for any of this.
(exhales)
Jake.
Open up.
Open up, will ya?
Oh, come on, Jake.
You're a smart kid.
You're smart enough to know
I can't be any
kind of dad to you.
Ah. When your mother
couldn't put up with me anymore,
I wasn't... Well, I
didn't beg her to stay.
I didn't have what it took
to be a husband and a dad.
I couldn't keep a...
I couldn't keep a family
together. You know that?
And now it's j-just too late.
I love you, Jake.
But it's too late.
Now come on, open up.
Jake. Jake.
( slow, tense theme playing)
Oh. Good move, Cody.
Good move.
(sighs)
Joe!
Joe! My kid!
My kid's gone! Did you see him?
No, sir. How long's
he been missing?
I don't know. Five
minutes, maybe.
We gotta find him now!
I'll call it in.
Oh, gee.
Walker!
( heart beating)
Cody. Where's Jake?
He's... He's gone. Jake's gone.
Gone? Gone...? Gone where?
I don't know.
Oh, my God.
Oh, he's got him.
Oh, he... He's got him.
We'll go look for him.
You stay here with them.
CODY: Barbara.
Barbara, listen to me.
No, listen to me. Listen.
(talking indistinctly)
(car doors close)
( tense theme playing)
(tires screech)
Where you going, eh?
Guy's going nowhere, kid.
Oh!
LARSON: Get the squirt!
Help! Tough guy, huh?
We'll just see how tough
you are. Leave me alone.
You two are pathetic to me.
You know that? Pathetic.
How could you let this happen?
I don't know, Barb.
Did you...? Did you...?
You say something to him?
Did you...? Did you
do something to him?
I might have been
a little hard on him.
You were hard on him?
Oh, that's... perfect.
I didn't bring him here
for you to play
instant dad, Cody.
I brought him here
for you to protect him!
(crying)
That's what I was trying to do.
How?! By scaring
him into running away?
See, you don't understand.
And you know what?
You never have.
You're wrong,
Cody. I understand.
I understand perfectly!
"Me! Me! Me! Me!"
That's all it's ever been.
The big house, the...
The cars, the...
( heart beating)
The trophies. That's all that's
ever important to you, Cody.
But this isn't about you!
It's about your family.
It's about Jake.
(grunts angrily)
(crying)
I love you!
I've always loved you.
Why can't you see that?
I love Jake too.
He means more than
anything in the world to me.
( tender theme playing)
And you know what? You're right.
You're right. It always
has been about me.
I can see that now...
and I want to change.
I... I wanna get back to
what's really important.
But more than
anything else... (sobbing)
I want you to know I'm sorry.
I'm real sorry, Barbara.
(phone ringing)
Hello. RAMOS: Cody Conway?
Yeah, it's me.
We got your boy.
Look, the deal is simple.
I give you the boy...
you give me your ex-wife.
I'll meet you on the roof
of the parking structure
on 5th and Main. One hour.
Alone. No cops, no games...
or your son dies.
What is it, Cody?
Here they come. (grunts)
Hold onto him!
I'll take care of Ramos.
Don't leave.
Dad! Shut up!
(car door closes)
RAMOS: You know the deal, Cody.
You give me the kid.
Not until I get Barbara.
What the hell are you doing?
I want my son.
(gun cocks) Is he nuts?
All right, that's close enough!
You let the kid go...
then we'll deal, huh?
Deal this.
Take one more step,
and you're dead, Cody.
Let the kid go, or she drives.
Get her out of the
car, or I'll kill you both!
You kill us...
she goes straight to the cops.
You know something?
You're the dead man.
Barbara, get out
of that car! Now!
( tense theme playing)
She's not moving!
Hey, Jake. You okay?
(whimpers)
I love you, Jake.
Oh, no. Now, this
is too touching.
I want the woman!
Run, Jake! (gunshot)
(grunting)
Ahh.
I'm a policewoman.
Get in the car.
(grunting)
(yelling)
(Cody grunting)
(screams)
(helicopter whirring)
(cocks gun)
(grunts)
Well, you got your wish, Cody.
I gotta tell you, Walker.
I needed that, man.
(laughs)
( somber theme playing)
(horn honks)
( uplifting theme playing)
Jake. Oh, Jake.
Oh!
Oh. (laughs)
(laughing)
(knock on door)
Yeah?
Cool.
You wanted to see me, Dad?
Yeah. Yeah, I did.
Come on in.
Come sit down. (pats chair)
Hey.
You're looking
handsome today, man.
(chuckles)
How you doing?
Help me with this, pull on that.
Thanks.
You know, Jake, uh...
sometimes life, uh,
deals some pretty
strange hands, huh?
You're gonna win the
fight, aren't ya, Dad?
Why, sure. I'm in the pink, man.
(laughs): You kidding?
Yeah, I, uh...
I just wanna tell
you that, uh...
That you're a real good kid...
And someday, you know something?
You're gonna grow up
to be a real good man.
And I just want you
to know that I love you.
Uh, I... I know that, uh...
I ain't shown it
much, but, uh, I do.
And you know something, man?
I love your mom too.
Oh. She's a good woman.
( melancholy theme playing)
And I just want you to, uh...
Just keep watching
out for her, would ya?
You gonna leave us again, Dad?
Ha!
They'd have to...
drag me outta here.
Not of my own free will.
I'd be kicking and screaming
and shouting... (laughs)
and you know why?
Ha! Ha!
'Cause I'm Cody The Crusader.
And you, you're Cody
The Crusader's son.
All right, Dad.
Yeah.
Now, you go, uh, take
your seat with your mom
and Ranger Walker and
Ranger Trivette, huh?
Hey.
Let's hear some cheers
for The Crusader, huh?
(chuckles)
I love you too.
And you are The Crusader.
You're not a fake.
I gotta go warm up now, huh?
I'll see you.
Good luck, Dad.
(crowd cheering)
(door closes)
God...
thanks for bringing him back...
and, uh... if you let him win...
that's okay too.
( tense, dramatic theme playing)
ANNOUNCER:
Ladies and gentlemen...
now entering the arena...
Cody The Crusader!
(people cheering)
Wah!
Yeah! Go.
(bell dings)
(grunting)
Yeah!
Yeah!
(screams)
(screams, grunts)
Wah!
( ominous theme playing)
( heart beating)
(screams)
(booing)
(grunting)
Yeah!
Yeah!
(people booing)
( rock theme playing)
One.
Two.
Three.
Yes!
(people cheering, applauding)
( heart beating)
Yeah!
Dad!
Dad!
JAKE (echoing): Dad!
How is he, doctor?
We did all we could.
Now it's up to Cody... and God.
The operation went well.
(people chattering)
( slow, dramatic theme playing)
(sighs)
Sorry, Barbara.
It's like he knew.
It's like he knew he
wasn't coming back.
H-he's gotta come back.
He's got to.
I love you, Dad.
(Jake crying)
Dad. I love you.
Barbara.
Heh.
I love you too, son.
Hey, how did I do?
You won, Dad.
You won.
CODY: Boy, did I ever.
(Cody chuckles)
( bell dings)
CROWD (chanting): Cody!
Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody!
Crusade!
(crowd cheering)
( light rock action
theme playing)
♪ 'Cause the eyes
Of the Ranger ♪
♪ Are upon you ♪
♪ Any wrong you
do He's gonna see ♪
♪ When you're in
Texas Look behind you ♪
♪ 'Cause that's where
The Ranger's gonna be ♪
theme playing)
( upbeat Latin theme playing)
( slow, dramatic theme playing)
MAN: You know, you picked the
wrong man to mess with, Ramos.
RAMOS: Huh?
You're threatening Tony Ramos?
MAN: That's exactly
what I'm doing.
RAMOS: Let me
tell you something.
Nothing, punk.
Nobody threatens Tony Ramos!
(gunshot) (gasps)
(gasps) (gunshots)
(grunts)
(gasps)
(quietly): Oh, my God.
RAMOS: Barbara...
What are you doing back here?
No, no, no, no. This
is not what it looks like.
Now, if you just give
me a chance to explain.
Everything's gonna
be fin... Barbara.
Barbara!
( suspenseful theme playing)
(cocks gun)
(phone ringing)
(door opens)
Jake! Don't answer that!
Hello.
RAMOS: Barbara,
Barbara, Barbara.
Why did you run away?
I just wanted to talk to you,
to explain what happened.
BARBARA: There's nothing
to explain, Mr. Ramos.
Um... I didn't see anything.
Good. Barbara, that's good.
That's a real good start.
Now, I'll tell you what.
I'm gonna come over there,
and we're gonna talk this
out, just you and me, okay?
Okay.
Excellent.
And... And, Barbara, listen...
I wanna thank you.
Your trust means a lot to me.
(gun cocks) Go dump the body,
and then get over to
her place and kill her.
And don't mess it up.
Now, listen, Barbara,
I want you to know
everything's gonna be fine.
Huh? You'll see.
For you, for me...
and for your little boy.
Right.
We're leaving, Jake.
Pack your clothes and hurry.
BARBARA: Here's the
number where I'll be staying.
Put it in your pocket, and
don't show it to anybody.
Not even your father.
Okay.
And don't call me.
Not unless it's a real
emergency, you understand?
But who's gonna
look out for you?
You always say you're
no good without me around.
Oh.
I'm not, son.
It'll just be for
a little while.
But why do I have
to stay with Dad?
You said he doesn't
like having us around.
That's not what I said.
It's just...
his career is real
important to him, that's all.
What about us?
Aren't we important to him?
You have to ask
your father that.
Crusade!
(crowd yelling, cheering)
(grunting)
Yeah!
Double reverse!
So, uh...
what do you think
of my boy now, huh?
Oh, he's great.
Great. He is great.
MAN: Great?
Unbeatable is what he is.
Unbeatable. That's what he is.
Look at him.
All right. Come on.
Break up the fight.
You're not gonna
smoke that, are you?
What would I smoke it for?
I like doing this.
Really? Yeah.
That's a foul!
That's a foul!
(people booing)
Hey! No! No! No! No!
No! He's fouled him!
(yells)
(crowd booing)
He's fouling him,
ref! You're blind!
TRIVETTE: Come on,
Crusader! That's a foul!
(crowd cheering, applauding)
Yeah!
CROWD (chanting):
Cody! Cody! Cody!
Cody! Cody!
One... two... three... four...
five...
(noise swirls)
CROWD (chanting):
Cody! Cody! Cody!
Cody! Cody! Cody!
Cody! Cody! Cody!
Crusade!
(people cheering)
Cody! Cody!
( heart beating)
(grunts)
REFEREE: Two... three... four...
Come on, get me the ring doctor.
We got a problem.
Ring doc, come on.
(crowd yelling)
Get up, Cody! Get up!
Get up!
Get up!
MAN: You know what
hacks me, Larson?
LARSON: What's that?
She thinks we're so stupid.
She buys a couple of bus
tickets on her credit card, to Dallas.
Heh. As if we're
not gonna trace that.
So sue her.
I'm not gonna sue her.
I'm gonna shoot her.
( suspenseful theme playing)
MAN: There she be. There she be.
LARSON: Let's go.
(horn honks)
Hey! Hey!
Drop those weapons and... Ah!
(people scream)
Come on, let's get outta here.
I wish there was some way
to sugarcoat this, Mr. Conway.
Hey, just give it
to me straight, doc.
Let me show you.
You see this?
That's a weak spot in one
of the main blood vessels
to your brain.
It's called an aneurysm.
If you wrestle again,
it could rupture.
And if it ruptures...
it could kill you.
( dramatic theme playing)
(people chattering)
WALKER: Hey, Cody.
Hey! Heh-heh. How ya
doin'? You waited for me, man.
Yeah. The... What'd
the doctor say?
Oh, uh, I'm fine.
It's something about low
blood-sugar thing, that's all.
Now... You know, I'm so far
behind on everything I gotta do.
I gotta go. I don't
mean to rush.
But thanks for waitin' for
me. Okay, there, Walker?
I'll see ya.
CROWD (chanting):
Cody! Cody! Cody!
Cody! Cody! Cody!
Cody! Cody! Cody!
Cody! (crowd cheering)
CODY: Crusade!
(yells angrily)
( heart beating)
Okay, Lord...
I hope you're listening,
'cause you and me,
we got some serious
grapplin' to do here.
The bank?! Bank
wants my house back.
That's fine.
(chuckles)
I can sleep in a tent. Heh.
Yeah. I'll eat
macaroni and cheese.
But I'll tell ya
something, Lord.
You take my
wrestling away, heh...
you take down the
Crusader, well...
you know what that is?
That's a...
That's a low blow!
That's what that is!
That... That's a low blow.
But, hey...
it's okay.
It don't bother me.
'Cause I just got one
question for ya, huh?
Let's say I pull
myself up off the mat.
Huh!
I just wanna know one thing:
What else you got
up your sleeve, huh?
What else can go wrong?!
(doorbell rings)
( slow, dramatic theme playing)
Hello, Cody.
Hi, Dad.
( light rock action
theme playing)
♪ In the eyes of a Ranger ♪
♪ The unsuspecting stranger ♪
♪ Had better know the truth ♪
♪ Of wrong from right ♪
♪ 'Cause the eyes
Of the Ranger ♪
♪ Are upon you ♪
♪ Any wrong you
do He's gonna see ♪
♪ When you're in
Texas Look behind you ♪
♪ 'Cause that's where
The Ranger's gonna be ♪
I hate to involve
you in this, but, uh...
you're his father.
And I need you to take
care of him for a few days.
Involve me in what?
What's goin' on?
I can't tell you.
But you know I wouldn't do
this unless it was an emergency.
Uh, Barbara.
Barbara, no... Please.
Just... take care of him.
Don't let him out of your sight.
H... hang on. Exactly what
kind of trouble are you in?
Nothing I can't handle.
But if anybody asks,
you haven't seen me,
you haven't heard from me.
You don't know
anything about me.
You got it?
Yeah, okay.
I'll call as soon as I can.
(cab horn honks)
No, wait. What am I
talkin' about? Not okay.
Barb, this is a real
bad time for me.
This is not about you!
This is about your son!
Keep him safe.
Barbara, wait!
Barbara!
Wait!
Mom's a little upset.
Some men tried
to shoot us today.
Huh?
Do you know where
your mom is, Jake?
She wouldn't tell me.
She said it'd be
safer if I didn't know.
What's going on here?
Why were those
men trying to kill you,
and what did your mother do?
She didn't do anything.
It was her boss, Mr. Ramos.
It was his fault, not hers.
What's this Ramos' first name?
Do you know, Jake?
Tony.
It's Tony Ramos.
Was he one of the
guys at the bus depot?
No. But Mom said they
work for Mr. Ramos.
Cody...
I'm gonna post a
guard out in front.
I'll tell you what I
need from you, though.
I need a list of names
of family, friends,
business associates,
anyone you can think of.
All right, I'll do my best.
( slow, dramatic theme playing)
Jake.
Is there anything
you wanna tell me?
No. Uh...
I told you everything I know.
Okay.
RAMOS: You went after this broad
in the middle of a bus station?
We had a clear shot at
her, Mr. Ramos. Until, um...
Don't tell him about the cop.
RAMOS: Until what?
Till this, uh, transit
cop drew down on us.
So, what... did you do?
I shot him.
( feedback)
You still there, Mr. Ramos?
I don't want you to move.
I don't want you to breathe.
I don't want you
to do anything...
until my plane lands in Dallas.
Right. Yes, sir.
Is he mad at me too?
You gonna tell me what he said?
He said don't do nothin'.
Then what do you want this for?
What's this Barbara's last name?
I don't know, somethin' Italian.
Cor, uh... Cortino.
Yeah. Cortino's Produce.
Could be her father.
She gets in trouble,
maybe she runs to Daddy.
What about Mr. Ramos?
He's gonna be mad.
He's already mad.
We get her, maybe
he won't be so mad.
Use your noodle.
TRIVETTE: Yeah, thanks.
(hangs up phone)
No pops on Barbara's APB.
But if she's got trouble with
Tony Ramos, she's got trouble.
Why? Who is he?
Antonio Ernesto Ramos,
alias Tony Ramos,
alias Tony the Torch.
His father did business
with Meyer Lansky in Havana.
Looks like his son's carrying
on the family tradition.
Hm.
Did you contact Miami P.D.?
Yeah. They're on their
way to talk to him right now.
What's our next move?
Well, Cody told me that Barbara
used to work for her father
at a... produce mart.
Think I'll go talk to him.
Right.
( suspenseful theme playing)
Dad.
Hey, Barbara.
Barbara.
I'm, uh... What?
I'm in trouble.
I need your help. What's wrong?
Dad! (people gasp, cocks gun)
You're a lot of
trouble, Barbara.
Now you're dead.
Drop it. Or you're dead.
Drop it.
Ms. Cortino, over here.
CORTINO: What's
goin. on, Barbara?
Okay, on the ground.
On the ground.
Dad. I gotta get outta here.
Ms. Cortino, wait.
( tense theme playing)
MAN: Where's she going?
Get down. Hands
behind your neck.
Get down.
(woman screaming)
(engine roaring)
(tires screeching)
(people scream,
chatter excitedly)
( tense theme playing)
CODY: Barb's dad's a
tough old boy. He'll be okay.
Does he have any
idea where she is?
She didn't get a
chance to tell him, Cody.
Then you guys do
me a favor, huh?
You find these punks,
but don't you bring
'em in right away.
You bring 'em to me first.
You give me just five minutes
alone with them, and let me...
( quiet theme playing)
CODY: Aw, jeez.
I'm sorry, Jake.
I get carried away sometimes,
but when someone
tries to hurt your mom,
it makes me feel
like hurting them.
You know what I mean?
Me too.
Yeah.
Why doesn't somebody throw
a net over this Ramos guy?
Bring him in and see
what he's got to say?
FBI's been trying to
do that for years, Cody.
They went over there
yesterday to try to talk to him,
but he was gone.
Ramos could be
coming here, Cody.
TRIVETTE: Cody,
she went to her father.
Can you think of anybody else?
No.
There's no other family.
What about a friend?
No. There's no friends.
See that cloud up there?
Looks like a bear, doesn't it?
Yeah, it... It does.
You know, Native
Americans believe that...
clouds are warriors...
and warriors protect
their villages...
and the people they love.
I... I wish...
I wish I could protect my mom.
Maybe you can, Jake.
What do you mean?
Well, your mom's
in a lot of danger.
And I can't help her...
if I can't find her.
Can you help me
find your mom, Jake?
She... She made me promise.
Promise what?
Not unless it was
a real emergency.
I promise you, Jake,
it is a real emergency.
Run a trace on this, will ya?
Jake, we're gonna find your mom,
and everything's gonna be okay.
(tires screech)
RAMOS: You two
are complete idiots.
We had her, Mr. Ramos.
Don't talk. Don't say a word.
We're sorry, Mr. Ramos.
I said don't talk.
That was Joey Palma's
problem: He talked too much.
That's why I killed him.
Where's the car?
It's over here, Mr. Ramos.
What have you got
on the ex-husband?
Her ex-husband? Huh?
Give me the keys.
Give me the keys!
Why don't you ask
him if he's mad?
Get in the truck.
(engine starts)
(tires screech)
CODY: Sit down for a minute.
I wanna talk to you
man to man, huh?
Now, listen. We can stomp
around this house, and
argue and fight and carry on...
or we can, you know...
try to be pals, huh?
Why'd you leave Mom?
Why'd you leave me?
(chuckles)
I wish you'd asked
me that three days ago.
What?
Nothing.
(sighs)
I'm gonna have to
tell you the truth, Jake.
And that's something that
I haven't been very good at
over the years.
Um...
You see, everything's
always been about me.
About The Crusader.
About my fans, my
fame, my career...
and, well, my ego.
There just wasn't any room
in there for anybody else, Jake.
I'm not... I'm
not proud of that.
I'm not proud of that.
I might not be able to, but...
But... But I'd like the chance
to make it up to you
if I could, you know.
( melancholy theme playing)
(sighs)
(sighs)
WOMAN: You sure you
don't want me to call Jake?
No, no. Cody's phone
might be tapped.
I can't take the risk.
I'll be back.
I'll be back when it's safe.
Oh, you take care, you hear me?
( suspenseful theme playing)
Ms. Cortino. We're
here to help you.
No one can help me.
Please just... Just
leave me alone.
TRIVETTE: Tony Ramos won't quit
until he finds you.
He's right, Ms. Cortino.
What happened in Miami?
He killed someone.
I saw him kill someone.
Okay. Come on.
Let us take you to your son.
You can tell us
about it on the way.
( tense theme playing)
Come on.
( bagpipes playing)
Wow!
(laughs)
Uh... Can you
teach me to do that?
You really wanna
learn how to play these?
Sure.
Come on over here. Come here.
Put the drones over there...
get the chanter down here.
Put your fingers on there,
and you just huff and puff,
and blow in there
as hard as you can.
(blowing)
squeeze with your elbow.
(hits sour note) There you go.
Oh, that's okay.
You'll get the hang of it.
You know, the first
time I played those,
sounded like someone
was chokin' a canary.
Yeah.
(phone rings) (blows)
(hits sour note) Yeah?
(chanting): Cody! Cody! Cody!
Give 'em hell!
(laughing)
Why don't you practice
inside? I'll be in in a second.
Sure thing, Dad.
Okay.
Cody, Cody, Cody.
Sweetheart, how ya doing?
Uh, I've been better. Why?
I got something that's
gonna fix that right up, okay?
Trumpets, drum roll... rematch.
( chuckles)
The Crusader vs.
The Warlock, huh?
And pay-per-view.
Cody, you know what
pay-per-view means?
That's a half-a-million
guacamoles just for...
Just for walking
through the door.
How about that, huh?
Whoa. Whoa, Murray,
slow down. Slow.
I'm slowin'. What?
Listen, you caught
me at a bad time.
How bad could it be?
I am offering you the
best deal of your lifetime.
A half-a-million dollars.
Win or lose, huh?
Murray, stop! Listen to me.
My kid's in town...
and, uh, his mom and me,
we're having a few problems.
No, no. You got one problem.
You got one major problem.
You're broke, Cody. Broke.
You know what that means?
You got nothing in the bank.
Oh, by the way, I
forgot to tell you,
that was a masterful stunt
you pulled the other day,
passing out like that.
They'll be tuning in in
droves just to see if you croak.
If you wrestle again,
it could rupture.
And if it ruptures,
it could kill you.
You said half a million?
I'm telling you guaranteed.
That's what it says here.
You put that in my son's name.
Sure, Cody. Yeah,
yeah. We can...
put it in your son's name.
Then book it. I'll be there.
(clicks phone off)
( slow, heroic theme playing)
Son's name.
Well, thanks, Lord. Heh.
Thanks for giving
me a chance to...
To leave him a little
something, huh?
And let me hang
around with him a bit.
I mean, we're communicating.
Wait a second.
Wait a second.
( heart beating)
I can't do that to him.
We can't be pals. Not
with me dying and all.
What are you...? What
are you doing to me, man?
That'd be too hard on
him. He's just a little kid.
It would rip his heart out!
It'd be easier on him
if I just left him alone,
and leave things just
the way they've been.
It'd be better that
way for him, anyway.
At least in the end.
CROWD (chanting):
Cody! Cody! Cody!
Cody! Cody! Cody!
Cody! Cody! Cody!
( melancholy theme playing)
Hey, Dad. What are you doing?
It's none of your business, man.
And I'm not your dad.
I'm Cody The Crusader.
So why don't you get outta here?
You're starting to bug me.
I said, get outta here!
(door closes)
( suspenseful theme playing)
There's no sign of her.
I don't think she's there.
LARSON: But I spotted
the kid in one of the rooms,
and he's got a hell
of a big bodyguard.
That's his father, you idiot.
Cody The Crusader.
Wow.
What are we gonna do now?
Grab the kid and make
the mother come to us.
Hey.
Cody The Crusader...
ain't gonna take
this lying down.
He gets in the way, we kill him.
Jake, come on down.
Oh, help me with this
one, will you, Lord?
I don't want this kid thinking
he's responsible
for any of this.
(exhales)
Jake.
Open up.
Open up, will ya?
Oh, come on, Jake.
You're a smart kid.
You're smart enough to know
I can't be any
kind of dad to you.
Ah. When your mother
couldn't put up with me anymore,
I wasn't... Well, I
didn't beg her to stay.
I didn't have what it took
to be a husband and a dad.
I couldn't keep a...
I couldn't keep a family
together. You know that?
And now it's j-just too late.
I love you, Jake.
But it's too late.
Now come on, open up.
Jake. Jake.
( slow, tense theme playing)
Oh. Good move, Cody.
Good move.
(sighs)
Joe!
Joe! My kid!
My kid's gone! Did you see him?
No, sir. How long's
he been missing?
I don't know. Five
minutes, maybe.
We gotta find him now!
I'll call it in.
Oh, gee.
Walker!
( heart beating)
Cody. Where's Jake?
He's... He's gone. Jake's gone.
Gone? Gone...? Gone where?
I don't know.
Oh, my God.
Oh, he's got him.
Oh, he... He's got him.
We'll go look for him.
You stay here with them.
CODY: Barbara.
Barbara, listen to me.
No, listen to me. Listen.
(talking indistinctly)
(car doors close)
( tense theme playing)
(tires screech)
Where you going, eh?
Guy's going nowhere, kid.
Oh!
LARSON: Get the squirt!
Help! Tough guy, huh?
We'll just see how tough
you are. Leave me alone.
You two are pathetic to me.
You know that? Pathetic.
How could you let this happen?
I don't know, Barb.
Did you...? Did you...?
You say something to him?
Did you...? Did you
do something to him?
I might have been
a little hard on him.
You were hard on him?
Oh, that's... perfect.
I didn't bring him here
for you to play
instant dad, Cody.
I brought him here
for you to protect him!
(crying)
That's what I was trying to do.
How?! By scaring
him into running away?
See, you don't understand.
And you know what?
You never have.
You're wrong,
Cody. I understand.
I understand perfectly!
"Me! Me! Me! Me!"
That's all it's ever been.
The big house, the...
The cars, the...
( heart beating)
The trophies. That's all that's
ever important to you, Cody.
But this isn't about you!
It's about your family.
It's about Jake.
(grunts angrily)
(crying)
I love you!
I've always loved you.
Why can't you see that?
I love Jake too.
He means more than
anything in the world to me.
( tender theme playing)
And you know what? You're right.
You're right. It always
has been about me.
I can see that now...
and I want to change.
I... I wanna get back to
what's really important.
But more than
anything else... (sobbing)
I want you to know I'm sorry.
I'm real sorry, Barbara.
(phone ringing)
Hello. RAMOS: Cody Conway?
Yeah, it's me.
We got your boy.
Look, the deal is simple.
I give you the boy...
you give me your ex-wife.
I'll meet you on the roof
of the parking structure
on 5th and Main. One hour.
Alone. No cops, no games...
or your son dies.
What is it, Cody?
Here they come. (grunts)
Hold onto him!
I'll take care of Ramos.
Don't leave.
Dad! Shut up!
(car door closes)
RAMOS: You know the deal, Cody.
You give me the kid.
Not until I get Barbara.
What the hell are you doing?
I want my son.
(gun cocks) Is he nuts?
All right, that's close enough!
You let the kid go...
then we'll deal, huh?
Deal this.
Take one more step,
and you're dead, Cody.
Let the kid go, or she drives.
Get her out of the
car, or I'll kill you both!
You kill us...
she goes straight to the cops.
You know something?
You're the dead man.
Barbara, get out
of that car! Now!
( tense theme playing)
She's not moving!
Hey, Jake. You okay?
(whimpers)
I love you, Jake.
Oh, no. Now, this
is too touching.
I want the woman!
Run, Jake! (gunshot)
(grunting)
Ahh.
I'm a policewoman.
Get in the car.
(grunting)
(yelling)
(Cody grunting)
(screams)
(helicopter whirring)
(cocks gun)
(grunts)
Well, you got your wish, Cody.
I gotta tell you, Walker.
I needed that, man.
(laughs)
( somber theme playing)
(horn honks)
( uplifting theme playing)
Jake. Oh, Jake.
Oh!
Oh. (laughs)
(laughing)
(knock on door)
Yeah?
Cool.
You wanted to see me, Dad?
Yeah. Yeah, I did.
Come on in.
Come sit down. (pats chair)
Hey.
You're looking
handsome today, man.
(chuckles)
How you doing?
Help me with this, pull on that.
Thanks.
You know, Jake, uh...
sometimes life, uh,
deals some pretty
strange hands, huh?
You're gonna win the
fight, aren't ya, Dad?
Why, sure. I'm in the pink, man.
(laughs): You kidding?
Yeah, I, uh...
I just wanna tell
you that, uh...
That you're a real good kid...
And someday, you know something?
You're gonna grow up
to be a real good man.
And I just want you
to know that I love you.
Uh, I... I know that, uh...
I ain't shown it
much, but, uh, I do.
And you know something, man?
I love your mom too.
Oh. She's a good woman.
( melancholy theme playing)
And I just want you to, uh...
Just keep watching
out for her, would ya?
You gonna leave us again, Dad?
Ha!
They'd have to...
drag me outta here.
Not of my own free will.
I'd be kicking and screaming
and shouting... (laughs)
and you know why?
Ha! Ha!
'Cause I'm Cody The Crusader.
And you, you're Cody
The Crusader's son.
All right, Dad.
Yeah.
Now, you go, uh, take
your seat with your mom
and Ranger Walker and
Ranger Trivette, huh?
Hey.
Let's hear some cheers
for The Crusader, huh?
(chuckles)
I love you too.
And you are The Crusader.
You're not a fake.
I gotta go warm up now, huh?
I'll see you.
Good luck, Dad.
(crowd cheering)
(door closes)
God...
thanks for bringing him back...
and, uh... if you let him win...
that's okay too.
( tense, dramatic theme playing)
ANNOUNCER:
Ladies and gentlemen...
now entering the arena...
Cody The Crusader!
(people cheering)
Wah!
Yeah! Go.
(bell dings)
(grunting)
Yeah!
Yeah!
(screams)
(screams, grunts)
Wah!
( ominous theme playing)
( heart beating)
(screams)
(booing)
(grunting)
Yeah!
Yeah!
(people booing)
( rock theme playing)
One.
Two.
Three.
Yes!
(people cheering, applauding)
( heart beating)
Yeah!
Dad!
Dad!
JAKE (echoing): Dad!
How is he, doctor?
We did all we could.
Now it's up to Cody... and God.
The operation went well.
(people chattering)
( slow, dramatic theme playing)
(sighs)
Sorry, Barbara.
It's like he knew.
It's like he knew he
wasn't coming back.
H-he's gotta come back.
He's got to.
I love you, Dad.
(Jake crying)
Dad. I love you.
Barbara.
Heh.
I love you too, son.
Hey, how did I do?
You won, Dad.
You won.
CODY: Boy, did I ever.
(Cody chuckles)
( bell dings)
CROWD (chanting): Cody!
Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody!
Crusade!
(crowd cheering)
( light rock action
theme playing)
♪ 'Cause the eyes
Of the Ranger ♪
♪ Are upon you ♪
♪ Any wrong you
do He's gonna see ♪
♪ When you're in
Texas Look behind you ♪
♪ 'Cause that's where
The Ranger's gonna be ♪