Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001): Season 6, Episode 3 - Lucas: Part 1 - full transcript
Right behind you.
Let's go.
Okay. Trivette
and I will take point.
Sergeant McKay, you
and your men take the alley.
Remember, we're
dealing with Rafer Cobb.
Who's always armed
and always dangerous.
So be prepared. Yeah.
Let's go.
Let's go, boys.
Here we go.
Watch it!
Down, down!
Come on. The cops are outside.
Hold it, Cobb!
Out of my way or she dies!
Drop the guns!
Drop the guns!
Drop the guns!
Incoming!
Get in!
I got it, I got it.
Don't move.
Back stairs.
All right. MAN 3:
Yeah, I got 'em upstairs.
We're secure here.
You got it.
Don't look at me.
Face on the floor.
Oh, man.
Phew, what's that smell?
Oh, God, I don't believe this.
I'm gonna get an ambulance.
It's okay, son.
Everything's okay.
See, I'm a policeman.
See?
Okay.
It's gonna be all right, son.
It's gonna be all right. Okay?
It's all right now. Come on.
Come on, now.
Come on, now.
No telling how long he
was locked in that closet.
They gave him food, but...
And they wouldn't
even let him out
to go to the bathroom.
I can't even imagine
how traumatic that
must have been.
He's not saying a
word to any of us.
All he does is hold
on to that picture.
Mind if I go try
and talk to him?
He's right there.
Dr. Danzer to the ICU.
Dr. Danzer to the ICU.
Hi.
Remember me?
That your mom?
Why, she sure is pretty.
Hey. You've got
her nose and eyes.
You know what I'm good at?
I'm good at guessing names.
And I'll bet you...
I can guess your mom's name.
You wanna see me? Watch.
Her name is...
Betty. Right?
Ellen.
Oh, Ellen.
Well, yeah.
Yeah, she looks
like an Ellen too.
I didn't do too good
that time, did I?
Let's see if I can
guess your name.
Now, don't tell me.
Let me think here.
Hmm. I'll bet your name is...
Jimmy, right?
I bet your name is Jimmy.
Lucas. Lucas?
Oh, well...
I'm batting zero here, aren't I?
Know what this says?
I can't read.
Well, it says "Texas Ranger."
You're a Texas Ranger?
Sure am.
Name's Cordell Walker.
Nice to meet you, Lucas.
Ranger Walker?
I'll be right back, Lucas.
The test results have come back.
It's not good news.
Um, I knew this
was a possibility,
what with the syringes they
found in the house, and...
considering the
mother's drug use,
the boy was no
doubt born with it.
AIDS?
Yeah.
♪ 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 ♪
Hello, how are you doing?
How's he doing,
doctor? Not well.
He's still not saying
anything to anyone,
and he won't eat.
Morning, Lucas.
Not hungry, huh?
I'll tell you what.
I'm starving.
Can I have a bite or two?
Mm.
Good.
Oh, by the way, I've
got a surprise for you.
A surprise?
Mm-hm. Tell you what.
You have a bite or
two of your breakfast,
and I'll give it
to you, all right?
Is that a deal?
How about it?
Well, I'm full.
Me too.
The surprise?
Oh, that's right. The surprise.
Your very own
Texas Ranger badge.
For me?
Yep.
Now you're officially
a Texas Ranger,
except we have to swear you in.
So raise your right hand.
Okay, repeat after me:
I will uphold...
I will uphold...
the duties... the duties...
of a Texas Ranger.
Of a Texas Ranger.
I promise. I promise.
Okay, now it's official.
You know what
that means, though?
What? That means we're partners.
Really? Mm-hm. Yep.
♪ A rose across
A flickering light ♪
♪ A brave face ♪
♪ Cold and wide ♪
♪ A voice hushed
By heaven's right ♪
♪ All too soon ♪
♪ Fool am I ♪
♪ To go round this life
Meaning to dream dreams ♪
There you go.
♪ Not worth dreaming
While angels of death ♪
♪ Are silently scheming ♪
♪ Why one so young and tender ♪
♪ Crushed ♪
Ha-ha! I knew you could do it.
♪ Like a rose in December ♪
♪ Lost ♪
♪ Forever and ever ♪
♪ Alone ♪
Mom. Help me.
Mom. Mom.
I want the chemicals for the
new lab by the end of the week,
or you know what'll happen.
Mom.
Lucas, honey...
Rafer, where's my boy?
You heard what I want.
Get it done or disappear.
Rafer, where is Lucas?
I told you a hundred times
in the last three days.
We had to leave him.
What do you mean?
I mean we had cops
coming out of the woodwork.
Everywhere. Rangers.
So you just left my baby?
Oh, my God. I can't
believe you would do that.
It was us or the kid,
so it didn't take much
thinking on my part.
I don't wanna hear
about him again.
Ahh.
Hi, doctor.
Hey. He's waiting, as usual.
Nurses' station.
Hey, big guy, you ready to go?
Sure am.
Well, not quite.
Now you are.
Wow. Thanks, Walker.
You're welcome. Let's ramble.
All right. Let's ramble.
Oh. See you, Little Walker.
Adiós, doc.
This is great.
Heh-heh! It sure is.
My mom would like it out here.
I'm sure she would.
Have you found out anything
about my mom yet, Walker?
Not yet, Lucas, but I will.
I'm real worried about her.
Well, I'm sure she's
worried about you too.
Yeah.
Well, I hope you find her soon,
'cause that Rafer...
That Rafer Cobb...
he hits her all the time.
That's not right, is it?
No, that's not right.
And he hit me
too... sometimes...
when I tried to stop him
from hurting my mom.
He just got tired of
hitting me, I guess.
Threw me in the closet.
Locked the door.
He'll never hurt
you again, Lucas.
I promise.
We're partners.
That's right. Partners
stick together.
True to the end.
Yeah.
True to the end.
Come on, Ranger. Giddyup.
Come on, you heard him, Ranger.
Let's go. Come on, Ranger.
Come on.
Doctor, you read about
tremendous advances
in AIDS research.
Isn't there anything
they can do for Lucas?
I'm afraid his condition
is too advanced.
But we'll continue
to do all we can.
You gonna tell him?
When the time is right. I...
I think he's got enough
on his shoulders right now.
What about you, Walker?
How are you doing?
I just wish I could
do more for him.
Now that you mention it, um...
And since you are
about the closest thing
that Lucas has
to a next of kin...
Day after tomorrow
Lucas is being transferred
to the county
foster care facility.
Would you explain that to him?
He trusts you.
Is that the only choice he has?
The facility is a
topnotch center.
But, Walker,
I don't wanna go to that place.
You won't know until you try.
Dr. Woods says
it's a topnotch place.
But I wanna stay with you.
You know what this
reminds me of, Lucas?
It reminds me of...
the time I lost my parents.
Your parents? Mm-hm.
Yeah, I was a little
older than you...
when they died.
And you got sent
someplace? Like me?
I sure did.
I got sent to a place
called the Santa Rosa Orphanage.
I'd been staying with
the sheriff and his wife,
and didn't wanna leave them.
But the state said I had
to be in an orphanage
until they could
find a next of kin.
I felt as alone as could be.
And, you know, Lucas,
it wasn't half as bad
as I thought it would be.
Really?
Yep.
Guess we'd better go then.
Okay.
Oh.
I'm gonna miss you, Lucas.
You're precious.
Thank you, Walker.
Wait. Wait.
I-it... It looks okay here.
Yeah, it looks fine, Lucas.
Will you come and see me?
Well, you bet I will.
We're partners, aren't we?
Yeah. WOMAN: Ranger Walker.
Hi. Hi.
You must be Lucas.
I'm Kate Martin.
I'm the boss lady
around this joint.
Welcome.
You wanna take a
look around, Lucas?
Don't go, Walker.
Lucas... I'll come see
you as often as I can.
But it's important that I
find your mom, isn't it?
Yeah. That's important.
You promise to come and see me?
Of course I promise.
Lucas, you have
some friends to meet.
All right.
Hold it. Texas Rangers!
Hold it.
Freeze!
Turn around.
Turn around, pal.
Hands... Hands
up against the wall.
I said, don't move.
Turn around.
You know this woman?
Her name's Ellen Simms.
What...? Want a date, Ranger?
She lives with Rafer Cobb.
The old Ranger's pretty
hard up, huh, Sammy?
You think it's funny?
Ooh, easy, Ranger. Easy.
Easy. Ugh! I was just kidding.
Well, I'm not.
Get him out of here.
This thing with Lucas is
starting to really get to you.
I've got to find his
mother, Trivette.
How many times have
you told me you can't get
emotionally involved
with your assignment?
Tell Lucas that.
Ranger Walker.
Evidently, a few
of the older kids
overheard some staff
talking about Lucas' AIDS.
And, uh, they scared
the younger boys and girls
into believing that he
would give them a disease
and they would all die.
He doesn't understand
why they're all avoiding him.
And I really don't
know what to do.
I do.
Hey, partner.
Walker.
Come on.
We're outta here.
Send me whatever
needs to be signed...
and all his medications.
Here, take the reins,
Lucas. You mean it?
Yep, but be firm now.
But don't jerk or pull.
Just hold her back.
That's it. That's it.
Okay, good.
That's it.
There we go.
Hold her back. Hold... Gosh.
Yeah. He's doing
what I tell him.
Yeah, well, you're a
natural-born cowboy.
Yee-haw!
You know that place I
was at, Walker? Mm-hm?
It was pretty awful.
Nobody would play
with me there, you know?
Well, I've got a
confession to make, Lucas.
That orphanage where I was at.
That was pretty awful too.
It was?
Mm-hm.
So, you see, you
and I are a lot alike.
Really?
Yeah. Those kids
wouldn't play with me either.
Wow.
But being a loner doesn't
mean you have to be alone.
How do you do that?
Before he died, my father
had begun to teach me
about tracking,
hunting and fishing.
And how a man isn't
really alone... ever.
There's all kinds of friends,
everywhere you look for them.
Animals who share
the earth with us
and who can teach us a lot.
I wanted to fly too.
I wanted to go far away.
And even though I couldn't,
it made me feel better
to see those that could.
My father taught me many things.
Most important...
is to like myself.
So if you're gonna
spend time alone,
you'd better like
yourself, right?
Right.
You're right, Walker.
You're never really
alone. Not ever.
That's right.
Will you teach me about
animals and all, Walker?
Will you?
Well, if that's what you want.
That'd be great. When?
Well, is tomorrow
too soon? Okay.
Mmm.
It's almost 6:00.
We'd better get
back to the ranch.
See. Like that.
Looking at the sun and
knowing what time it is.
That's what I wanna know.
All that stuff.
Everything? Heh.
Well, that's an awful lot.
Yeah. But I got
my whole life, right?
Yeah, right.
You sure do.
Hi. I'm Sharon Stafford
from the Dallas Sun-Times.
What can I do for you?
Well, I'd like to do a
story with a few pictures,
about you and Lucas here.
How are you, Lucas?
Hi.
Oh. Come on.
Lucas...
why don't you take Ranger
around, cool him off?
All right.
What kind of a story?
About you and Lucas.
About why you've
become the boy's guardian
while you look for his mother.
Now, a story like that with
pictures could help find her.
I don't think so.
Ranger Walker, I know
that Lucas has AIDS,
and I promise not to mention it.
The story will focus solely
on the search for his mother.
I'm gonna take
your word for that.
I won't let you down.
Hey, Lucas.
How about a picture
with you guys and the horse?
Okay. His name's Ranger.
Ha-ha! Okay, with
Ranger. How about it?
Great, great.
Hold it right there.
Oh, Lucas.
I miss you so much.
Look at you. Heh!
Such a big boy.
So handsome. Ha!
Oh, my baby. Oh, Lucas.
I miss you so much.
My little boy's
getting... Shut up!
Can't you see all this
"little boy lost" stuff
is just a trick to pull
you into the open?
So this Ranger Walker
guy can get his hooks on me.
Me, baby. They want me.
And they're using
your kid to lay a trap.
But let me tell you something.
Both you and the kid will die...
before Rafer Cobb goes down.
Understand?!
Huh?!
Yeah!
Here you go, Lady.
Hey.
Hey.
She's hungry, Lucas.
She's eating for two.
Eating for two? Mm-hm.
Yeah, she's gonna have a foal.
A baby horse.
Look how big her belly is.
Yeah. Jeez.
You mean, the baby horse
is inside there right now?
Mm-hm. Here. Lay that down.
All right.
Come feel. Feel the belly.
Something moved.
The foal? Mm-hm.
Yeah. I think she's wanting out.
Wow.
Yeah, wow. Ha-ha!
Is Lady gonna have her baby?
Yeah, any minute now.
Do you wanna help?
Yeah. Hey, come around here...
and you can soothe
her, okay? Uh-huh.
Tell her everything's
gonna be okay.
Good girl. Good Lady.
It's okay, girl.
All right, nice Lady. Aha.
Here she comes,
Lucas. Oh. All right.
Here he comes.
Oh, yeah, there we go.
Good girl, Lady.
Yeah. Good girl.
That... That's
a girl. That's it.
Come on, girl. Come on.
Here we go.
Here it comes.
Here he comes.
Here comes the head.
- Come on, Lady.
- Come on, Lady.
Thattagirl.
Here she comes.
Yep.
A real miracle, isn't it, Lucas?
Yeah.
Okay, here she comes.
- Thattagirl, Lady.
- That's it, girl.
Come on. Ugh!
There she is.
Okay, move back, Lucas.
Let's let her up. All right.
Okay. Let her up.
Come on. Come on. There we go.
Ah! WALKER: Hey.
All right, you're... Go
on. Go to your mom.
Boy, she's hungry, isn't she?
Yeah, she is.
Keep your eyes closed.
Stepping down.
Whoops. Got 'em closed? Yeah.
Okay. All right. Can
I look now, Walker?
Yeah, you can open 'em up.
He's all yours.
Wow!
Honest to goodness?
Ha-ha! Honest to
goodness. Let's get on him.
Congratulations, Lucas.
He's a beauty, isn't he? Yeah.
What you gonna name him, son?
Little Ranger.
All right. Good choice.
Here you go, cowboy.
Thanks, Walker.
You're welcome, Lucas.
Oh. I'm telling you.
Well, it's pretty clear
that Lucas is coming
out of his shell.
Oh, come on now, Alex.
He's a boy, and he's gonna
raise a certain amount of hell.
Yes, sirree.
Ride 'em, buckaroo!
What he needs is some
sensitivity and some nurturing.
Education. That's the key.
Yeah, why don't you get
him some piano lessons
and mess him up real good?
I had piano lessons.
Ha-ha-ha-ha! There you are.
Case in point.
You've made that
little boy very happy.
Whoa!
Well, I could sure
use some help, guys.
Well, I wondered when
you were gonna ask.
I was gonna show him how
to do a locomotion dismount.
A locomotion
dismount. That's right.
Beats the hell out
of piano lessons.
I bet you took
ballet too, didn't you?
And how are you holding up?
You've taken on a
lot of responsibility.
Well, what choice did I have?
For you, Walker, there
was no other choice.
Whoa! Yee-hah!
Lucas. Lucas,
honey, is that you?
Lucas.
Mama.
Lucas, baby, is that you?
Mama.
Here I am, honey.
Lucas, here I am. Come on, baby.
Mama.
Come on, Lucas.
That's a good boy.
Oh, yes, Lucas. Come on.
It's okay, Lucas. It's okay.
It's all right. Just
a bad dream.
Just a bad dream.
I'm frightened.
Okay. Everything's all right.
I... I don't wanna
go back to sleep.
Want me to tell
you more about...
when I was a little boy?
In the orphanage?
Well, after I got out
of the orphanage.
It all began...
I was playing by myself
when Sister Margaret
came looking for me.
She was grinning
from ear to ear.
I think that was the first time
I'd ever seen her smile.
And then I found out why.
In those days, communication
out to the reservation
was real difficult.
But as soon as
Uncle Ray found out
about my parents'
deaths, he sent for me.
I'm your Uncle Ray.
From this day on...
until you come of age...
you'll be my responsibility.
And just like at the
orphanage, I was different.
Word was out about my
mother and father's death.
And me being half
Indian and half white
didn't make my entrance
into reservation life
any easier.
You wait here. I gotta go
register you as my nephew.
All right, you go pick up the...
Their names were Johnny
Red Bear and Sam Coyote.
And they weren't
mean. Just curious.
What's it look like
to you, Coyote?
Don't know, Red Bear,
but more white-eyed
than Cherokee.
That's for sure.
What are you?
Come on, guys, break it up.
Come on. Come on, break it up.
Come on, let's get out of there.
Come on, come on, guys. Come on.
The only thing more stupid
than not knowing how to fight
is not knowing when to fight.
Come on. Get back in the truck.
That kid's got guts.
A kid like him's
gonna need them.
Get back to your game.
What happened to Uncle Ray?
Does he live on the reservation?
Or does he live around here?
No. Uncle Ray...
crossed the river
a few years ago.
Crossed the river?
Yeah, he passed away.
He died.
Yeah.
Yeah, you would
have... liked Uncle Ray.
And Uncle Ray would
have really liked you.
We'd better give C.D. a call.
See how he's doing out there.
Hey. Hey. All right.
Hello?
C.D., how's it going out there?
Oh, just fine. Jim-dandy.
Everything's perfect, Cordell.
Oh, C.D., who are
you kidding, man?
Lucas is probably
running you ragged.
Now, what are you doing?
Paying off for piano lessons?
Well, do you need any relief?
Relief?
What kind of fella would I be
if I needed relief from
a 7-and-a-half-year old?
No, no, no. Uh, we're
doing just great, Cordell.
Thanks for calling.
Okay. Call us if you need us.
King's X. Oh, oh, oh.
King's X. King's X.
Walker.
Ranger Cordell Walker?
That's right. Can I help you?
Yeah, you can give
me my son back.
That's what you can do for
me, Mr. High and Mighty Ranger.
Trivette.
Ellen Simms. Run a trace.
Give me a trace...
I'd like to do that, Mrs. Simms,
under the right
circumstances, but...
I've gotta make sure
Lucas is protected.
Protected?
I'm his mother, aren't I?
He couldn't be any safer
than with his own mother.
Look, Ranger Walker,
I really appreciate what
you've done for Lucas,
but I think it's right that
I take over now, okay?
So why don't you
just drop Lucas off
somewhere where
I can find him and...
I'm sorry. I can't
do that, Mrs. Simms.
But I'll be happy to meet
you anywhere you ask.
Yeah, right, I bet you would.
So you can arrest me, and
try and find out where Rafer is.
Mrs. Simms... Lucas
was born with AIDS.
Wha...? I'm... I'm sorry. I-I
didn't hear what you said.
I said your son has AIDS.
And it's important that you
get to a hospital right away.
Why are you saying this to me?
What are you talking
about? This is a lie.
It's not a lie. It's a trick.
This is a trick to get
me to give myself up
so you can arrest Rafer.
What do you got?
This is a lie. I
don't believe you.
It's not a lie.
Phone's by the courtroom.
Hold up, Lucas.
This is for you. What is it?
Comanche arrowhead.
This was their
land for a long time.
Cool.
Walker? Yeah.
Could you please go on
about that story
of you as a kid?
I've been thinking
about it a lot.
About Uncle Ray Firewalker
and the reservation,
and Johnny Red
Bear and Sam Coyote.
Hold on, hold on.
You wanna to hear more? Yeah.
Okay. I've got the perfect spot.
Sure is nice here, Walker.
Yeah, it sure is, Lucas.
This is my most favorite
place on the ranch.
Mine too.
Now, you had just
gotten into a fight
with Johnny Red
Bear and Sam Coyote.
Oh, yeah.
I remember.
Okay. Let me see.
I was a stranger
in a strange land.
And I tried to fit in
by competing with
other reservation boys...
at things they'd grown up doing.
It was uphill all the way.
I wanted to be part of
what they were doing...
very much.
Careful now.
White Cherokee's here.
I wanna shoot.
Do you know how?
Yeah. Yeah. Of course.
- No way.
- Watch this.
If you want, I can teach you.
I'll learn it myself.
It's the wrong wood to
use for a bow, nephew.
I have something I
need to say to you.
What? That I'm a white Cherokee?
That I don't belong?
Listen, nephew.
When your father
married a white woman...
I wasn't happy.
My brother and I argued.
And when he died,
I was still arguing
with him in my heart.
That's why I've been
so foolish with you.
From this point on...
I will continue what
my brother started.
Learning to be a white man
is gonna be your problem.
Teaching you to be
Indian's gonna be mine.
We got a deal, nephew?
It's a deal.
We became friends,
Uncle Ray and I.
Now, let's go
find that right tree.
True friends.
Now I had a new family.
A new way of
looking at the world.
The end. Wow.
Well, actually, just
the beginning, Lucas.
I learned how to be a
Cherokee on the outside.
Now, I had to learn how to
be a Cherokee on the inside.
Inside? Yeah, the spirit.
Spirit? Like ghosts and stuff?
Another time. We gotta get back.
Oh, Walker.
Oh, come on. Come on.
Hi, Aunt Alex.
Hi.
Mwah.
Oh. Yuck.
I know exactly how you feel.
Yeah, right.
Hello?
Yeah, Trivette.
Okay, I'll be right there.
What's going on?
Trivette's got a
lead on Rafer Cobb.
Let's go.
All right, let's go...
Come on. Cops are outside.
Hey.
Hey.
Ah.
You're too sick to go anywhere.
Walker said I probably...
That Lucas has...
I gotta leave without you.
The cash in the bank's
safety deposit box
will be enough for
me to... What the hell?
The passkey and
the bank ID are gone.
What the hell did you
do with 'em?! Huh?!
Where's the key?!
The kid.
You gave it to the kid?
You gave the key to my
half million to that damn kid?
Help me, please.
Trivette. Call an ambulance.
Where's Lucas?
Where's Lucas? He's fine.
Where is he?
Mom. Oh.
Oh, I missed you, Mom. Oh,
God, I missed you too, baby.
Uh.
Are you gonna be all right? Oh.
Yes, son.
Mommy's gonna be
all right now, okay?
Come closer, Ranger
Walker, please.
Take care of my baby.
I will. You promise me.
I promise.
Mama.
Oh. God, I love
you so much, baby.
I love you too, Mama.
♪ I will be there ♪
♪ When your heart ♪
Mama!
♪ Calls on me ♪
No.
No. Don't, Mama.
♪ Down from a star On a wind ♪
♪ From the highest heaven ♪
Mama! No!
♪ I will fly ♪
♪ Now, don't ♪
♪ You ♪
♪ Cry ♪
♪ A rose across
A flickering light ♪
♪ A brave face ♪
♪ Cold and wide ♪
♪ A voice Hushed
by heaven's right ♪
♪ All too soon ♪
♪ Fool am I ♪
♪ To go round this life ♪
♪ Meaning to dream
dreams Not worth dreaming ♪
♪ While angels of
death Are silently... ♪
Let's go.
Okay. Trivette
and I will take point.
Sergeant McKay, you
and your men take the alley.
Remember, we're
dealing with Rafer Cobb.
Who's always armed
and always dangerous.
So be prepared. Yeah.
Let's go.
Let's go, boys.
Here we go.
Watch it!
Down, down!
Come on. The cops are outside.
Hold it, Cobb!
Out of my way or she dies!
Drop the guns!
Drop the guns!
Drop the guns!
Incoming!
Get in!
I got it, I got it.
Don't move.
Back stairs.
All right. MAN 3:
Yeah, I got 'em upstairs.
We're secure here.
You got it.
Don't look at me.
Face on the floor.
Oh, man.
Phew, what's that smell?
Oh, God, I don't believe this.
I'm gonna get an ambulance.
It's okay, son.
Everything's okay.
See, I'm a policeman.
See?
Okay.
It's gonna be all right, son.
It's gonna be all right. Okay?
It's all right now. Come on.
Come on, now.
Come on, now.
No telling how long he
was locked in that closet.
They gave him food, but...
And they wouldn't
even let him out
to go to the bathroom.
I can't even imagine
how traumatic that
must have been.
He's not saying a
word to any of us.
All he does is hold
on to that picture.
Mind if I go try
and talk to him?
He's right there.
Dr. Danzer to the ICU.
Dr. Danzer to the ICU.
Hi.
Remember me?
That your mom?
Why, she sure is pretty.
Hey. You've got
her nose and eyes.
You know what I'm good at?
I'm good at guessing names.
And I'll bet you...
I can guess your mom's name.
You wanna see me? Watch.
Her name is...
Betty. Right?
Ellen.
Oh, Ellen.
Well, yeah.
Yeah, she looks
like an Ellen too.
I didn't do too good
that time, did I?
Let's see if I can
guess your name.
Now, don't tell me.
Let me think here.
Hmm. I'll bet your name is...
Jimmy, right?
I bet your name is Jimmy.
Lucas. Lucas?
Oh, well...
I'm batting zero here, aren't I?
Know what this says?
I can't read.
Well, it says "Texas Ranger."
You're a Texas Ranger?
Sure am.
Name's Cordell Walker.
Nice to meet you, Lucas.
Ranger Walker?
I'll be right back, Lucas.
The test results have come back.
It's not good news.
Um, I knew this
was a possibility,
what with the syringes they
found in the house, and...
considering the
mother's drug use,
the boy was no
doubt born with it.
AIDS?
Yeah.
♪ 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 ♪
Hello, how are you doing?
How's he doing,
doctor? Not well.
He's still not saying
anything to anyone,
and he won't eat.
Morning, Lucas.
Not hungry, huh?
I'll tell you what.
I'm starving.
Can I have a bite or two?
Mm.
Good.
Oh, by the way, I've
got a surprise for you.
A surprise?
Mm-hm. Tell you what.
You have a bite or
two of your breakfast,
and I'll give it
to you, all right?
Is that a deal?
How about it?
Well, I'm full.
Me too.
The surprise?
Oh, that's right. The surprise.
Your very own
Texas Ranger badge.
For me?
Yep.
Now you're officially
a Texas Ranger,
except we have to swear you in.
So raise your right hand.
Okay, repeat after me:
I will uphold...
I will uphold...
the duties... the duties...
of a Texas Ranger.
Of a Texas Ranger.
I promise. I promise.
Okay, now it's official.
You know what
that means, though?
What? That means we're partners.
Really? Mm-hm. Yep.
♪ A rose across
A flickering light ♪
♪ A brave face ♪
♪ Cold and wide ♪
♪ A voice hushed
By heaven's right ♪
♪ All too soon ♪
♪ Fool am I ♪
♪ To go round this life
Meaning to dream dreams ♪
There you go.
♪ Not worth dreaming
While angels of death ♪
♪ Are silently scheming ♪
♪ Why one so young and tender ♪
♪ Crushed ♪
Ha-ha! I knew you could do it.
♪ Like a rose in December ♪
♪ Lost ♪
♪ Forever and ever ♪
♪ Alone ♪
Mom. Help me.
Mom. Mom.
I want the chemicals for the
new lab by the end of the week,
or you know what'll happen.
Mom.
Lucas, honey...
Rafer, where's my boy?
You heard what I want.
Get it done or disappear.
Rafer, where is Lucas?
I told you a hundred times
in the last three days.
We had to leave him.
What do you mean?
I mean we had cops
coming out of the woodwork.
Everywhere. Rangers.
So you just left my baby?
Oh, my God. I can't
believe you would do that.
It was us or the kid,
so it didn't take much
thinking on my part.
I don't wanna hear
about him again.
Ahh.
Hi, doctor.
Hey. He's waiting, as usual.
Nurses' station.
Hey, big guy, you ready to go?
Sure am.
Well, not quite.
Now you are.
Wow. Thanks, Walker.
You're welcome. Let's ramble.
All right. Let's ramble.
Oh. See you, Little Walker.
Adiós, doc.
This is great.
Heh-heh! It sure is.
My mom would like it out here.
I'm sure she would.
Have you found out anything
about my mom yet, Walker?
Not yet, Lucas, but I will.
I'm real worried about her.
Well, I'm sure she's
worried about you too.
Yeah.
Well, I hope you find her soon,
'cause that Rafer...
That Rafer Cobb...
he hits her all the time.
That's not right, is it?
No, that's not right.
And he hit me
too... sometimes...
when I tried to stop him
from hurting my mom.
He just got tired of
hitting me, I guess.
Threw me in the closet.
Locked the door.
He'll never hurt
you again, Lucas.
I promise.
We're partners.
That's right. Partners
stick together.
True to the end.
Yeah.
True to the end.
Come on, Ranger. Giddyup.
Come on, you heard him, Ranger.
Let's go. Come on, Ranger.
Come on.
Doctor, you read about
tremendous advances
in AIDS research.
Isn't there anything
they can do for Lucas?
I'm afraid his condition
is too advanced.
But we'll continue
to do all we can.
You gonna tell him?
When the time is right. I...
I think he's got enough
on his shoulders right now.
What about you, Walker?
How are you doing?
I just wish I could
do more for him.
Now that you mention it, um...
And since you are
about the closest thing
that Lucas has
to a next of kin...
Day after tomorrow
Lucas is being transferred
to the county
foster care facility.
Would you explain that to him?
He trusts you.
Is that the only choice he has?
The facility is a
topnotch center.
But, Walker,
I don't wanna go to that place.
You won't know until you try.
Dr. Woods says
it's a topnotch place.
But I wanna stay with you.
You know what this
reminds me of, Lucas?
It reminds me of...
the time I lost my parents.
Your parents? Mm-hm.
Yeah, I was a little
older than you...
when they died.
And you got sent
someplace? Like me?
I sure did.
I got sent to a place
called the Santa Rosa Orphanage.
I'd been staying with
the sheriff and his wife,
and didn't wanna leave them.
But the state said I had
to be in an orphanage
until they could
find a next of kin.
I felt as alone as could be.
And, you know, Lucas,
it wasn't half as bad
as I thought it would be.
Really?
Yep.
Guess we'd better go then.
Okay.
Oh.
I'm gonna miss you, Lucas.
You're precious.
Thank you, Walker.
Wait. Wait.
I-it... It looks okay here.
Yeah, it looks fine, Lucas.
Will you come and see me?
Well, you bet I will.
We're partners, aren't we?
Yeah. WOMAN: Ranger Walker.
Hi. Hi.
You must be Lucas.
I'm Kate Martin.
I'm the boss lady
around this joint.
Welcome.
You wanna take a
look around, Lucas?
Don't go, Walker.
Lucas... I'll come see
you as often as I can.
But it's important that I
find your mom, isn't it?
Yeah. That's important.
You promise to come and see me?
Of course I promise.
Lucas, you have
some friends to meet.
All right.
Hold it. Texas Rangers!
Hold it.
Freeze!
Turn around.
Turn around, pal.
Hands... Hands
up against the wall.
I said, don't move.
Turn around.
You know this woman?
Her name's Ellen Simms.
What...? Want a date, Ranger?
She lives with Rafer Cobb.
The old Ranger's pretty
hard up, huh, Sammy?
You think it's funny?
Ooh, easy, Ranger. Easy.
Easy. Ugh! I was just kidding.
Well, I'm not.
Get him out of here.
This thing with Lucas is
starting to really get to you.
I've got to find his
mother, Trivette.
How many times have
you told me you can't get
emotionally involved
with your assignment?
Tell Lucas that.
Ranger Walker.
Evidently, a few
of the older kids
overheard some staff
talking about Lucas' AIDS.
And, uh, they scared
the younger boys and girls
into believing that he
would give them a disease
and they would all die.
He doesn't understand
why they're all avoiding him.
And I really don't
know what to do.
I do.
Hey, partner.
Walker.
Come on.
We're outta here.
Send me whatever
needs to be signed...
and all his medications.
Here, take the reins,
Lucas. You mean it?
Yep, but be firm now.
But don't jerk or pull.
Just hold her back.
That's it. That's it.
Okay, good.
That's it.
There we go.
Hold her back. Hold... Gosh.
Yeah. He's doing
what I tell him.
Yeah, well, you're a
natural-born cowboy.
Yee-haw!
You know that place I
was at, Walker? Mm-hm?
It was pretty awful.
Nobody would play
with me there, you know?
Well, I've got a
confession to make, Lucas.
That orphanage where I was at.
That was pretty awful too.
It was?
Mm-hm.
So, you see, you
and I are a lot alike.
Really?
Yeah. Those kids
wouldn't play with me either.
Wow.
But being a loner doesn't
mean you have to be alone.
How do you do that?
Before he died, my father
had begun to teach me
about tracking,
hunting and fishing.
And how a man isn't
really alone... ever.
There's all kinds of friends,
everywhere you look for them.
Animals who share
the earth with us
and who can teach us a lot.
I wanted to fly too.
I wanted to go far away.
And even though I couldn't,
it made me feel better
to see those that could.
My father taught me many things.
Most important...
is to like myself.
So if you're gonna
spend time alone,
you'd better like
yourself, right?
Right.
You're right, Walker.
You're never really
alone. Not ever.
That's right.
Will you teach me about
animals and all, Walker?
Will you?
Well, if that's what you want.
That'd be great. When?
Well, is tomorrow
too soon? Okay.
Mmm.
It's almost 6:00.
We'd better get
back to the ranch.
See. Like that.
Looking at the sun and
knowing what time it is.
That's what I wanna know.
All that stuff.
Everything? Heh.
Well, that's an awful lot.
Yeah. But I got
my whole life, right?
Yeah, right.
You sure do.
Hi. I'm Sharon Stafford
from the Dallas Sun-Times.
What can I do for you?
Well, I'd like to do a
story with a few pictures,
about you and Lucas here.
How are you, Lucas?
Hi.
Oh. Come on.
Lucas...
why don't you take Ranger
around, cool him off?
All right.
What kind of a story?
About you and Lucas.
About why you've
become the boy's guardian
while you look for his mother.
Now, a story like that with
pictures could help find her.
I don't think so.
Ranger Walker, I know
that Lucas has AIDS,
and I promise not to mention it.
The story will focus solely
on the search for his mother.
I'm gonna take
your word for that.
I won't let you down.
Hey, Lucas.
How about a picture
with you guys and the horse?
Okay. His name's Ranger.
Ha-ha! Okay, with
Ranger. How about it?
Great, great.
Hold it right there.
Oh, Lucas.
I miss you so much.
Look at you. Heh!
Such a big boy.
So handsome. Ha!
Oh, my baby. Oh, Lucas.
I miss you so much.
My little boy's
getting... Shut up!
Can't you see all this
"little boy lost" stuff
is just a trick to pull
you into the open?
So this Ranger Walker
guy can get his hooks on me.
Me, baby. They want me.
And they're using
your kid to lay a trap.
But let me tell you something.
Both you and the kid will die...
before Rafer Cobb goes down.
Understand?!
Huh?!
Yeah!
Here you go, Lady.
Hey.
Hey.
She's hungry, Lucas.
She's eating for two.
Eating for two? Mm-hm.
Yeah, she's gonna have a foal.
A baby horse.
Look how big her belly is.
Yeah. Jeez.
You mean, the baby horse
is inside there right now?
Mm-hm. Here. Lay that down.
All right.
Come feel. Feel the belly.
Something moved.
The foal? Mm-hm.
Yeah. I think she's wanting out.
Wow.
Yeah, wow. Ha-ha!
Is Lady gonna have her baby?
Yeah, any minute now.
Do you wanna help?
Yeah. Hey, come around here...
and you can soothe
her, okay? Uh-huh.
Tell her everything's
gonna be okay.
Good girl. Good Lady.
It's okay, girl.
All right, nice Lady. Aha.
Here she comes,
Lucas. Oh. All right.
Here he comes.
Oh, yeah, there we go.
Good girl, Lady.
Yeah. Good girl.
That... That's
a girl. That's it.
Come on, girl. Come on.
Here we go.
Here it comes.
Here he comes.
Here comes the head.
- Come on, Lady.
- Come on, Lady.
Thattagirl.
Here she comes.
Yep.
A real miracle, isn't it, Lucas?
Yeah.
Okay, here she comes.
- Thattagirl, Lady.
- That's it, girl.
Come on. Ugh!
There she is.
Okay, move back, Lucas.
Let's let her up. All right.
Okay. Let her up.
Come on. Come on. There we go.
Ah! WALKER: Hey.
All right, you're... Go
on. Go to your mom.
Boy, she's hungry, isn't she?
Yeah, she is.
Keep your eyes closed.
Stepping down.
Whoops. Got 'em closed? Yeah.
Okay. All right. Can
I look now, Walker?
Yeah, you can open 'em up.
He's all yours.
Wow!
Honest to goodness?
Ha-ha! Honest to
goodness. Let's get on him.
Congratulations, Lucas.
He's a beauty, isn't he? Yeah.
What you gonna name him, son?
Little Ranger.
All right. Good choice.
Here you go, cowboy.
Thanks, Walker.
You're welcome, Lucas.
Oh. I'm telling you.
Well, it's pretty clear
that Lucas is coming
out of his shell.
Oh, come on now, Alex.
He's a boy, and he's gonna
raise a certain amount of hell.
Yes, sirree.
Ride 'em, buckaroo!
What he needs is some
sensitivity and some nurturing.
Education. That's the key.
Yeah, why don't you get
him some piano lessons
and mess him up real good?
I had piano lessons.
Ha-ha-ha-ha! There you are.
Case in point.
You've made that
little boy very happy.
Whoa!
Well, I could sure
use some help, guys.
Well, I wondered when
you were gonna ask.
I was gonna show him how
to do a locomotion dismount.
A locomotion
dismount. That's right.
Beats the hell out
of piano lessons.
I bet you took
ballet too, didn't you?
And how are you holding up?
You've taken on a
lot of responsibility.
Well, what choice did I have?
For you, Walker, there
was no other choice.
Whoa! Yee-hah!
Lucas. Lucas,
honey, is that you?
Lucas.
Mama.
Lucas, baby, is that you?
Mama.
Here I am, honey.
Lucas, here I am. Come on, baby.
Mama.
Come on, Lucas.
That's a good boy.
Oh, yes, Lucas. Come on.
It's okay, Lucas. It's okay.
It's all right. Just
a bad dream.
Just a bad dream.
I'm frightened.
Okay. Everything's all right.
I... I don't wanna
go back to sleep.
Want me to tell
you more about...
when I was a little boy?
In the orphanage?
Well, after I got out
of the orphanage.
It all began...
I was playing by myself
when Sister Margaret
came looking for me.
She was grinning
from ear to ear.
I think that was the first time
I'd ever seen her smile.
And then I found out why.
In those days, communication
out to the reservation
was real difficult.
But as soon as
Uncle Ray found out
about my parents'
deaths, he sent for me.
I'm your Uncle Ray.
From this day on...
until you come of age...
you'll be my responsibility.
And just like at the
orphanage, I was different.
Word was out about my
mother and father's death.
And me being half
Indian and half white
didn't make my entrance
into reservation life
any easier.
You wait here. I gotta go
register you as my nephew.
All right, you go pick up the...
Their names were Johnny
Red Bear and Sam Coyote.
And they weren't
mean. Just curious.
What's it look like
to you, Coyote?
Don't know, Red Bear,
but more white-eyed
than Cherokee.
That's for sure.
What are you?
Come on, guys, break it up.
Come on. Come on, break it up.
Come on, let's get out of there.
Come on, come on, guys. Come on.
The only thing more stupid
than not knowing how to fight
is not knowing when to fight.
Come on. Get back in the truck.
That kid's got guts.
A kid like him's
gonna need them.
Get back to your game.
What happened to Uncle Ray?
Does he live on the reservation?
Or does he live around here?
No. Uncle Ray...
crossed the river
a few years ago.
Crossed the river?
Yeah, he passed away.
He died.
Yeah.
Yeah, you would
have... liked Uncle Ray.
And Uncle Ray would
have really liked you.
We'd better give C.D. a call.
See how he's doing out there.
Hey. Hey. All right.
Hello?
C.D., how's it going out there?
Oh, just fine. Jim-dandy.
Everything's perfect, Cordell.
Oh, C.D., who are
you kidding, man?
Lucas is probably
running you ragged.
Now, what are you doing?
Paying off for piano lessons?
Well, do you need any relief?
Relief?
What kind of fella would I be
if I needed relief from
a 7-and-a-half-year old?
No, no, no. Uh, we're
doing just great, Cordell.
Thanks for calling.
Okay. Call us if you need us.
King's X. Oh, oh, oh.
King's X. King's X.
Walker.
Ranger Cordell Walker?
That's right. Can I help you?
Yeah, you can give
me my son back.
That's what you can do for
me, Mr. High and Mighty Ranger.
Trivette.
Ellen Simms. Run a trace.
Give me a trace...
I'd like to do that, Mrs. Simms,
under the right
circumstances, but...
I've gotta make sure
Lucas is protected.
Protected?
I'm his mother, aren't I?
He couldn't be any safer
than with his own mother.
Look, Ranger Walker,
I really appreciate what
you've done for Lucas,
but I think it's right that
I take over now, okay?
So why don't you
just drop Lucas off
somewhere where
I can find him and...
I'm sorry. I can't
do that, Mrs. Simms.
But I'll be happy to meet
you anywhere you ask.
Yeah, right, I bet you would.
So you can arrest me, and
try and find out where Rafer is.
Mrs. Simms... Lucas
was born with AIDS.
Wha...? I'm... I'm sorry. I-I
didn't hear what you said.
I said your son has AIDS.
And it's important that you
get to a hospital right away.
Why are you saying this to me?
What are you talking
about? This is a lie.
It's not a lie. It's a trick.
This is a trick to get
me to give myself up
so you can arrest Rafer.
What do you got?
This is a lie. I
don't believe you.
It's not a lie.
Phone's by the courtroom.
Hold up, Lucas.
This is for you. What is it?
Comanche arrowhead.
This was their
land for a long time.
Cool.
Walker? Yeah.
Could you please go on
about that story
of you as a kid?
I've been thinking
about it a lot.
About Uncle Ray Firewalker
and the reservation,
and Johnny Red
Bear and Sam Coyote.
Hold on, hold on.
You wanna to hear more? Yeah.
Okay. I've got the perfect spot.
Sure is nice here, Walker.
Yeah, it sure is, Lucas.
This is my most favorite
place on the ranch.
Mine too.
Now, you had just
gotten into a fight
with Johnny Red
Bear and Sam Coyote.
Oh, yeah.
I remember.
Okay. Let me see.
I was a stranger
in a strange land.
And I tried to fit in
by competing with
other reservation boys...
at things they'd grown up doing.
It was uphill all the way.
I wanted to be part of
what they were doing...
very much.
Careful now.
White Cherokee's here.
I wanna shoot.
Do you know how?
Yeah. Yeah. Of course.
- No way.
- Watch this.
If you want, I can teach you.
I'll learn it myself.
It's the wrong wood to
use for a bow, nephew.
I have something I
need to say to you.
What? That I'm a white Cherokee?
That I don't belong?
Listen, nephew.
When your father
married a white woman...
I wasn't happy.
My brother and I argued.
And when he died,
I was still arguing
with him in my heart.
That's why I've been
so foolish with you.
From this point on...
I will continue what
my brother started.
Learning to be a white man
is gonna be your problem.
Teaching you to be
Indian's gonna be mine.
We got a deal, nephew?
It's a deal.
We became friends,
Uncle Ray and I.
Now, let's go
find that right tree.
True friends.
Now I had a new family.
A new way of
looking at the world.
The end. Wow.
Well, actually, just
the beginning, Lucas.
I learned how to be a
Cherokee on the outside.
Now, I had to learn how to
be a Cherokee on the inside.
Inside? Yeah, the spirit.
Spirit? Like ghosts and stuff?
Another time. We gotta get back.
Oh, Walker.
Oh, come on. Come on.
Hi, Aunt Alex.
Hi.
Mwah.
Oh. Yuck.
I know exactly how you feel.
Yeah, right.
Hello?
Yeah, Trivette.
Okay, I'll be right there.
What's going on?
Trivette's got a
lead on Rafer Cobb.
Let's go.
All right, let's go...
Come on. Cops are outside.
Hey.
Hey.
Ah.
You're too sick to go anywhere.
Walker said I probably...
That Lucas has...
I gotta leave without you.
The cash in the bank's
safety deposit box
will be enough for
me to... What the hell?
The passkey and
the bank ID are gone.
What the hell did you
do with 'em?! Huh?!
Where's the key?!
The kid.
You gave it to the kid?
You gave the key to my
half million to that damn kid?
Help me, please.
Trivette. Call an ambulance.
Where's Lucas?
Where's Lucas? He's fine.
Where is he?
Mom. Oh.
Oh, I missed you, Mom. Oh,
God, I missed you too, baby.
Uh.
Are you gonna be all right? Oh.
Yes, son.
Mommy's gonna be
all right now, okay?
Come closer, Ranger
Walker, please.
Take care of my baby.
I will. You promise me.
I promise.
Mama.
Oh. God, I love
you so much, baby.
I love you too, Mama.
♪ I will be there ♪
♪ When your heart ♪
Mama!
♪ Calls on me ♪
No.
No. Don't, Mama.
♪ Down from a star On a wind ♪
♪ From the highest heaven ♪
Mama! No!
♪ I will fly ♪
♪ Now, don't ♪
♪ You ♪
♪ Cry ♪
♪ A rose across
A flickering light ♪
♪ A brave face ♪
♪ Cold and wide ♪
♪ A voice Hushed
by heaven's right ♪
♪ All too soon ♪
♪ Fool am I ♪
♪ To go round this life ♪
♪ Meaning to dream
dreams Not worth dreaming ♪
♪ While angels of
death Are silently... ♪