Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001): Season 8, Episode 10 - Rise to the Occasion - full transcript
When Walker visits a school for his Kick Drugs program, he witnesses a young boy's suicide. He learns that the boy's death was because of harassment he was getting from some students who are members of a gang. Walker then decides to spend some time at the school to look into it. Gage and Cooke are trying to get a criminal.
( light rock action
theme playing)
♪ In the meantime
There's trouble behind ♪
♪ But paper was
signed Bang, bang ♪
(bell ringing)
♪ You're headed for nowhere
There's nowhere to find ♪
♪ There's trouble ahead
There's trouble behind ♪
Ew, gross!
Why don't you get
some new clothes?
(girls laughing)
(grunts)
( ominous theme playing)
Hey, watch where you're goin'.
I'm sorry.
Hey, man, you stink.
Don't you take
a bath or nothin'?
Hey, Billy,
this little freak's
checkin' out your girl.
No!
Is that right, freak? Are
you checkin' out my girl?
No.
I think you were,
son. Come here.
Check her out, man.
She's hot, isn't she?
Hey.
You like that? God, you stink.
Get out of here, you freak.
(crowd laughing)
( heartbeat thudding)
( dramatic theme playing)
♪ You're stronger
Than you think you are ♪
♪ You'll shine If you
just follow your star ♪
(yells)
♪ You can do even
more Than you know ♪
♪ But you got to
believe That's so ♪
♪ A life worth saving ♪
(all clapping)
WALKER: Who are we?
ALL: We are The
Kick Drugs Team, sir.
What does T stand for?
ALL: Truth, sir. E?
Esteem, sir.
WALKER: A? Attitude, sir.
M? Motivation, sir.
Thomas?
Face the flag. Bow.
ALL: Respect, sir.
Face Mr. Walker.
Bow. ALL: Respect, sir.
Class dismissed.
Thank you, sir.
BOY: This way, Matthew.
I'm very proud of you, Matthew.
Thank you, sir.
Do you still plan on becoming
a Kick Drugs instructor
when you graduate
from college? Yes, sir.
Thank you. Thank you, sir.
(chatter)
BOY: Hey, look,
there's a guy up there.
HEWSON: Oh, my God.
Henry, get back from there.
Do not move, Henry. Do
not jump. Please don't jump.
HEWSON: Henry, stop
and please take a breath.
Keep talking to him.
Henry, just stop and think
about what you're about to do.
Don't jump.
(kids talking indistinctly)
( dramatic theme playing)
Henry, don't jump.
Hey, Henry? Henry, wait.
Hang on a second.
My name is Cordell Walker.
Can we talk for a second?
Stay back, or
I'll do it. I will.
Okay, okay. I won't
come any closer.
Henry, can we, uh, sit
down and talk about this?
I don't wanna talk.
Just leave me alone.
Henry, listen to me.
Nothing is worth
taking your own life.
How do you know?
How do you know
what I'm going through?
You don't understand.
Everybody hates me.
I don't hate you, Henry. Listen.
Let me help you down
and we'll talk about it, okay?
You don't understand.
It's every day.
They always make
fun of my clothes.
They call me a freak.
(sobbing)
I just want them
to leave me alone.
You're not a freak,
Henry, and I promise you,
I'll get them to
leave you alone,
if you'll just come down.
Will you do that for me?
Please.
Come on down.
Okay?
Please? Come on.
No!
( dramatic theme playing)
(crowd screaming)
WOMAN: Oh, my God.
(chatter)
( melancholic theme playing)
♪ A life worth saving ♪
( 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 ♪
( melancholic theme playing)
Walker, it might help
if you talk about it.
I can't get that boy's
face out of my mind.
The look of hopelessness.
He was only 12 years old, Alex.
Now his life is gone.
What are we doing wrong?
Walker, suicide is the
third leading cause of death
among teenagers today.
I know.
ALEX: There's a crisis
going on in our schools.
Not only here, but
all across the country.
Well, I've got to do something,
because if I don't...
I'm never gonna get the
look of that young boy's face
out of my mind.
(exhales)
( dramatic theme playing)
I could be wrong, but
Gage doesn't strike me
as the kind of guy
who's into salsa.
Salsa? Are you kidding me?
I love salsa. The
hotter the better.
Really? Yeah.
You know, I never thought
you'd be so, uh, open-minded.
Of course I'm open-minded.
Really?
Yeah, and I don't just put salsa
on say chips or tacos.
I'll put salsa on my eggs.
No. No, no, no.
Hamburgers. Love it.
We're not talking
about that kind of salsa.
We're talkin' about music.
Oh.
Salsa.
Mm. Mm-hm.
Yeah, I don't... I don't
like that kind of salsa.
Yeah, well, you'd
better learn to love it,
because Walker's
takin' some personal time
and volunteerin' at the
Chisholm Middle School.
He's takin' that little boy's
suicide pretty hard, huh?
Yeah. The governor
and the superintendent
of the schools has authorized
him to go in and do what he can,
so that means we're takin' over
the Lorenzo
Cabral investigation.
Who?
Lorenzo Cabral.
Came to New York five years ago
from the Dominican Republic.
Now he owns a bunch of
restaurants and nightclubs
all over the country.
Mmm. And now he's in Dallas?
He owns a nightclub
down on Lower Greenville.
La Salsa de Texas.
This is one of the
hottest spots in town.
New York Police have
been tryi" to get into the
Cabral organization for years,
but they haven't had any luck.
Then again, they haven't
had our secret weapon.
Secret weapon?
What secret weapon?
( salsa theme playing)
(women singing)
♪ Ah ♪
(women singing)
♪ All day And all night ♪
♪ Pushin' just To
make things right ♪
♪ There's no time
For make believe ♪
♪ Got to live my life ♪
♪ So I will rise ♪
♪ Rise ♪
♪ To the occasion ♪
♪ You will surprise yourself ♪
♪ And you'll need No one else ♪
♪ Rise to the occasion ♪
♪ Rise ♪
♪ You will surprise yourself ♪
♪ And you'll need No one else ♪
(women singing)
(music stops)
(clapping)
What's your name?
Maria.
Maria Conchita Ibañez,
but my friends call me Connie.
Connie. I like that.
And this is my manager, Joey.
Hey, hey, how are
you? Nice to meet you.
My name's Joey Odell.
It's a pleasure.
Let me tell you,
love your place here. Truly.
I'm serious, and
isn't she somethin'?
Huh? Yeah, she sure is.
Can you start this weekend?
I got the job?
Of course. Yes.
Easy, Connie.
Let's not rush into
anything here, you know.
I'm thinkin' we should
probably sit down
and, uh, discuss
the arrangements,
you know?
Arrangements.
Reynaldo will handle
the arrangements.
Take him in the
office, and be fair.
Actually, no.
Be generous, okay?
(laughs)
Thank you, Mr. Cabral.
Thank you very much.
No, don't thank me yet.
Why not?
Ah, first of all, it's Lorenzo.
Lorenzo.
Connie.
Second, there's a catch.
What kind of catch?
Well, I have reservations
for dinner tonight,
but I have no companion.
Oh, that's very sad.
Only if you say no.
I don't imagine
that no is a word
you're used to
hearing very often.
What time?
Eight o'clock.
I'll send a car.
Connie.
I like that.
( ominous theme playing)
( upbeat theme playing)
PRINCIPAL: I know most of you
are here this evening to see Deion,
so without any further
ado, Deion Sanders.
(crowd cheering)
Thank you.
SANDERS: Thank you.
I'd like to thank you all for
comin' to see me tonight,
and I will stick around to sign
some autographs afterwards,
but I got a good friend
who's come to say something
very important to you.
Texas Ranger, Cordell Walker.
(crowd cheering)
Thank you, Deion,
Principal Rivers.
We all know about
the tragic death
of a young boy here
at school last week.
There's nothing we can
do to bring Henry back,
but I believe there are things
we can do to help prevent
something like this from
happening in the future.
Children need to
feel like they belong.
If they don't, we're
going to lose them
to drugs, to
gangs, or to suicide.
As a law enforcement officer
I have seen the problems,
but I'm here this evening
as a private citizen
to help you find the solutions.
I would like to see
Chisholm Middle School
set an example
of what can happen
when people work together
for the good of their children,
and with your support
we can make that a reality.
Thank you.
(crowd clapping)
( heroic theme playing)
(jazzy music playing)
Here you go.
(chatter)
So tell me about yourself.
Well, there's not
really that much to tell.
I was born in Cuba,
and my family moved to
Florida when I was a baby.
Ah, that was
definitely Cuba's loss.
"Cuba's loss?"
You gotta be kidding me.
Salud.
Salud.
( ominous theme playing)
Thank you.
SYDNEY: I had a wonderful time.
The honor and the
pleasure were mine.
Thank you.
Good night.
Eduardo. Any
trouble bringin' 'em in?
Oh, no, it... It went just
like you said, Mr. Cabral.
Smooth as silk.
Smooth, huh?
That's good.
Real good.
Then again,
what's the danger in
smugglin' a little glass, huh?
Glass?
What are you talking about?
You think I'm a fool, right?
You think I'm stupid?
You think I don't know, huh?
No. Uh, it wasn't me.
It was mi amigo, Jamal.
Oh. Yeah.
No, it was his idea. He
said you'd never know.
Jamal, huh? Sit down.
( suspenseful theme playing)
(grunts)
Get him out of here, will you?
I want you to
round up that Jamal
and I want him here,
with my diamonds.
You got it, boss.
I still cannot believe
you kissed him.
I'm undercover.
I was acting.
Oh, please.
You are not that
good an actress.
I'm not that good of an actress?
No.
Oh, well, let me
tell you something.
You are not that
good of a manager.
A hundred bucks a
night? Give me a break.
That's an insult.
What do I have to work
with? When was your last gig?
What do you mean? Oh. Huh?
Hey. Hey, you guys,
I'm warnin' you both.
I'll turn this car around, there
will be no ice cream for anyone.
( mellow theme playing)
(bell ringing)
Okay, your homework
assignment for tonight
is to read pages
113 through 121.
(students murmuring)
(students laughing)
Out.
Oh, no, not Malik. BOY: Yo, yo.
(men speaking
indistinctly) Yo, Malik, man.
Come on.
TEACHER: All right,
you all, sit down.
BOY: Hey.
See? That's the problem.
What we consider punishment,
the children consider cool.
Well, I think I know a way to
wipe the smirks off their faces.
I want to thank you folks
for takin' the time off work
to come here today.
You really think
putting the kids into the
Kick Drugs Program
will help? Yes, sir, I do.
It's helped a lot of kids,
but you must make
your kids understand
that they can no
longer belong to a gang.
Well, believe me, Mr. Walker,
we'll make them understand.
Who can tell me the
name of the 16th president
of the United States?
You know the answer to that.
Oh, Ma.
Malik?
Abraham Lincoln?
That's right. That's very good.
Tell me something
important that he did.
♪ If you push and pull
And struggle hard ♪
(grunting)
♪ Don't back down Or
let down your guard ♪
(all grunting)
♪ Then when you're
back To get some more ♪
(yelling indistinctly)
♪ A life worth saving ♪
♪ Is a life worth living ♪
♪ Oh ♪
Okay, step back with
the right foot, guard.
Slow front snap punch. Ready?
Go.
Keep the wrists
straight, all right?
One more time.
Now I want you
to do a fast piod.
Ready? Go. ALL: Ah!
All right, very good. Good job.
How are they doin', Thomas?
Quite well, sir.
Good.
All right, one more time.
Two.
Three.
(speaking indistinctly)
How's our new student doing?
Good, sir. Good.
Hold.
(rap music playing)
(glass shatters)
MAN: So how much you sell?
What up with this, little man?
You ain't sold nothin'.
It ain't my fault, Flaco.
It's that Mr. Walker.
Ever since he came on to school,
security has been tight.
Somebody gotta send
that fool a message.
You're right.
Hey, Little G, how 'bout you?
You up for it? You
know I'm for it, Flaco.
Just tell me whatever
you want me to do.
(chatter)
( dramatic theme playing)
( dramatic theme playing)
What do you think you're
doing? What's it to you?
It's Mr. Walker's truck.
Okay, Thomas, Juan, you can go.
Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
Should I call the police?
Ah, not yet. What's your name?
Jesus Rodriguez.
Well, Jesus,
what you did to my truck
is called criminal mischief,
and the usual punishment
for that is six months
in a juvenile facility,
but I'm going to give
you another choice.
Now you can either go
to this juvenile facility,
or you can spend six months
in my Kick Drugs Out
of America Program,
but if you agree
to join the program,
you have to give up the gang.
Give up the gang?
You can't make
me give up the gang.
I've got rights.
That's right, you
do have rights.
You have the right
to an education.
Your parents, the teachers,
and the principal
have a responsibility
to see that you get one.
Yeah, that sounds nice and all,
but you can forget it.
I ain't givin' up nothin'.
Fine.
You can call the police now.
All right, I'll do it,
but just for six months.
Fair enough.
( suspenseful theme playing)
Hey, Martin.
Hey, Lorenzo.
Boys.
So you have
weapons-grade plutonium.
That's right.
We'll be takin'
delivery next week.
MARTIN: We need to
get it out of the country.
Where to?
Iraq. Can you do that?
Iraq.
Yeah, for a price.
( suspenseful theme playing)
(tires squealing)
So it's your big night, huh?
Yeah.
I think I'm so nervous.
Come on. Are you kidding?
You're gonna do great.
You really think so?
I don't know.
I'm undercover. I was acting.
(salsa music playing)
(chatter)
♪ I need to dance tonight ♪
♪ Get my ya-yas out ♪
♪ I'm gonna break the ice ♪
♪ I'll be the first one out ♪
♪ Watch my dangerous curves ♪
♪ As I dance for you ♪
♪ The light inside is
burning Big and bright ♪
♪ Like a fever ♪
♪ It's got to break ♪
♪ Like a fever ♪
♪ It's got to break ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ Shake me down ♪
♪ All the way ♪
♪ Dance with me ♪
♪ Salsa caliente ♪
♪ Shake me down ♪
♪ All the way ♪
♪ Dance with me ♪
♪ Salsa caliente ♪
♪ S-S-Salsa caliente ♪
♪ I'll be the first to say ♪
♪ Baby, let's get away ♪
♪ You should take all of me ♪
♪ Yes, that's just what I need ♪
♪ But I'm waiting for you ♪
♪ I'm waiting for you ♪
♪ This world is hard
And I need a friend ♪
♪ I get lost inside
when I think of you ♪
♪ The light inside is
burning Big and bright ♪
♪ Like a fever ♪
♪ It's got to break ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ Shake me down ♪
♪ All the way ♪
♪ Dance with me ♪
♪ Salsa caliente ♪
♪ Shake me down ♪
♪ All the way ♪
♪ Dance with me ♪
♪ Salsa caliente ♪
♪ S-S-Salsa caliente ♪
♪ S-S-Salsa caliente ♪
♪ Like a fever ♪
♪ It's got to break ♪
♪ Like a fever ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
(crowd applauding)
Yeah, hey, is she worth
a hundred bucks, or what?
Huh? Huh?
(laughs)
(chatter)
Can I get some water, please?
Thank you.
Hey, you were fine up there.
Well, thank you.
Ah, no, no, no.
I bet you'd be real
fine in my bedroom.
You think so? Let her go.
It's all right, Joey. I got it.
The hell it is. I said
let her go, please.
And what are you gonna do?
Oop.
(grunts)
(grunts)
Oops.
Hey.
(glass shatters)
( action theme playing)
Thank you. Okay.
Okay. You all right? Yeah, yeah.
You okay?
Yeah. Thanks.
Good job.
(bell ringing)
(chatter)
Hey, hey, what
are you all doin'?
Now, you know you're
supposed to be in class.
Go on to class.
We don't hang out around
here. You know that.
Let's get a move on. Move it.
I don't know what they
have on their minds.
Check his pockets,
I'll get his backpack.
WALKER: Hey, hey. BOY: Go, go.
You okay? Yeah.
Thomas, give the affirmation.
What are the three
elements a person needs
to become a great
martial artist? Number one?
ALL: Discipline,
sir. Number two?
Respect, sir. THOMAS:
Number three?
Inner strength, sir.
What can you become?
ALL: Anything
you want to be, sir.
THOMAS: Why? ALL:
Because I'm a winner, sir.
Is a winner just a
sometime thing?
No, sir. It's an
all time thing, sir.
Thank you, Thomas.
Okay, come into attention. Hyah!
(yells) ALL: Respect, sir.
Class dismissed.
Amazing, huh? Yes.
It's amazing how
Matthew can excel
when he can barely see.
WALKER: That's right.
When you believe in yourself,
there's not much you can't do,
no matter what the handicap.
PRINCIPAL: And Jesus
looks like a totally different boy
in that karate uniform.
Yeah, he does.
(chatter)
( ominous theme playing)
Hm.
I have an idea.
There's something I'd
like to talk to you about.
PRINCIPAL: Beginning
Monday morning,
Chisholm Middle School
will be instituting
a uniform policy.
The uniform will consist
of a light blue shirt
and navy blue pants, or dress.
Mr. Walker has made arrangements
with a local merchant.
They've agreed to donate
both shirts and pants
for students and teachers.
WALKER: This way the kids will
not be able to identify themselves
as athletes or gang bangers,
rich or poor, cool or uncool.
Well, if it'll help change
the attitudes of the students,
then I'm all for it.
(chatter)
Yo, ése, where you been?
I've been around.
Well, let's go back to
the crib, knock back a 40.
I can't.
I can't do that anymore.
Yo, what you
talkin' about, Jesus?
I joined this program
and I can't be in
the gang anymore.
You know better than that, ése.
Same way you get in,
that's how you get out.
So if you really want out,
you're gonna have to take
yourself a serious beating.
(grunts)
( dramatic theme playing)
( dramatic theme playing)
(grunts)
Hey.
Hey, I know these guys.
They're in Kick Drugs.
You guys got a problem?
Not with you. With him.
Well, if you've got
a problem with him,
then you've got
a problem with us.
There's nothing we like
better than solving problems.
Forget it, man.
Come on. Let's go.
(boys murmuring)
You okay?
Yeah. Thanks.
No problem. Hey, you
live on Maple, right?
Right.
So do we. Come on.
We'll walk together.
Last night there was a break
in at a military installation
in Oklahoma.
A group of commandos made off
with an unspecified amount
of weapons-grade plutonium.
And the Feds think
it was Martin and his gang.
There was an inside guy
at the military installation.
When the MP squeezed him,
he gave up Martin.
The problem is is that
Martin and his gang
dropped off the radar.
If that plutonium gets
into the wrong hands,
we've got some serious problems.
Martin probably
contracted Lorenzo
to move it to it's
final destination.
That's what I'm thinkin',
so you gotta stay
close to Lorenzo.
When those two guys hook
up, we gotta be ready to move.
( upbeat theme playing)
(chatter)
Hm.
(Hewson speaking indistinctly)
♪ You can do anything ♪
Full sentences.
(chatter)
Clayton, tuck that shirt in.
INSTRUCTOR: And from one.
PRINCIPAL: This
is great, Mr. Walker.
I just can't believe how much
you've done for the children.
There's still something
else I would like to try.
Well, what's that?
An open forum class.
Open forum class?
Yes, a class where
the teacher tries
to get the kids to open
up about their lives.
Maybe the teacher
can pick out the students
who are on the edge
and get them help
before it's too late.
Hm, I guess with
our social decay,
we could use more than
reading, writing, and arithmetic
in the curriculum.
Unfortunately, that's true.
Okay, everyone,
close your books.
We're gonna do something
a little different today.
Yes, Malik?
Are we gonna be tested on this?
No, we're not gonna be tested.
We're gonna have
an open forum class.
You know, a lot of the time
we may have things on our mind
or something may be troubling us
and the counselors are too busy,
and we feel like we don't
have anyone we can talk to.
Well, this class is gonna
give you that opportunity,
and here you're gonna be able
to talk about anything.
Anything that concerns you,
anything that bothers
you, interests you,
any problems that
you may have at home.
LORENZO: To my newest star.
(jazzy music playing)
You know, Connie, Mm-hm.
I have clubs here,
in New York, Miami.
I'm getting set to open one
in Las Vegas next month.
How nice for you.
Well, maybe for us.
For us? Yeah.
Mm.
See, I have to
take a little trip,
look after my, uh, investments,
and I was thinkin'
maybe you could join me,
sort of take your
act on the road.
A week in New York,
two weeks in Miami,
and then, open the
club for me in Vegas.
(door opens)
( ominous theme playing)
So are all the diamonds there?
All there.
Want me to come back later?
LORENZO: No, no,
stay. Can I trust you?
Lorenzo, please.
Shut up.
( dramatic theme playing)
Can I trust you?
Yes, of course.
You. You upset me.
I-I'm sorry. You
stole from me, Jamal.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Please.
Sorry's not good enough, buddy.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Please.
Lorenzo, not now.
Isn't there some
other way? Please?
Okay, for you,
there's another way.
LORENZO: Bring him over here.
Put your hand on
the table, Jamal.
No.
LORENZO: Look at me.
I want you to never ever forget.
You owe her your life.
(Jamal screams)
Get him out of here.
Come on. Come on. Get him out.
(Jamal sobbing)
Where were we?
( upbeat theme playing)
(chatter)
♪ Oh ♪
♪ Mm ♪
♪ Oh ♪
FLACO: Pride day, huh?
Let's show these fools
what they can do
with their pride, huh?
( hip hop theme playing)
( mellow theme playing)
I-I... I just can't
thank you enough,
Ranger Walker.
What you've done for this school
is astounding.
Attendance is up,
tardiness is down.
Th-there's a feeling
of... Of... Pride?
Exactly.
There's a pride
in our school now.
Well, given the
right opportunity
kids will rise to the occasion,
and so will the parents.
(rap music playing)
What's this?
Oh, no.
( dramatic theme playing)
Hey, we're gonna
give you one minute
to get your sorry
butts off our property
or we're gonna
start kickin' 'em off,
and we're gonna
start with you, Walker.
( dramatic theme playing)
Wait here.
No, Mr. Walker.
This is our school, and
this is our neighborhood.
We'll handle it.
( mellow theme playing)
You got 15 seconds
to start movin',
or we'll start swingin'.
This is not your school and we
want you to stay away from here.
Why don't you shut
up, you old lady?
Hey.
BOY: Look, it's El Diablo.
You guys know me,
or at least you
think you know me.
All you really know is my rep.
Did you know I
had three brothers?
Gang bangers like you.
They're all dead.
Also had a son.
He's dead too.
Tough kid.
Tough don't mean nothin'.
They cut his throat
on a yard in Huntsville.
Now all I got left
is my grandson.
I ain't about to let
you vatos do anything
to take away his future.
Now you got that?
I'm not gonna stand up
here and say I care about you,
'cause I don't.
And even if I did, what
difference would it make?
You don't care about yourselves,
you don't care
about your future,
So it doesn't
matter what I think.
I will let you in on somethin'.
All these people here,
they're here 'cause
they love their children,
so if you think you
got an easy fight,
you'd better think again, ése.
( suspenseful theme playing)
These chumps want the school,
they can have it.
MAN: That's right. (chatter)
(crowd cheering)
DIABLO: Hey,
you vatos want to stay and help?
You don't have to
go if you don't want to.
Come on, let's do it.
( mellow theme playing)
(engine starts) What about them?
WALKER: I don't
know, Miss Hewson.
We can't make their
choices for them.
All we can do is give the kids
the tools to make
the right decisions
and support them when they do.
Yeah, you're right, Mr. Walker.
You may not remember
me, Ranger Walker,
but you stood up for
me at my parole hearing.
I remember you, José.
You did a good thing there.
You may have saved a few lives.
Let's get back to work.
♪ Got to live my life ♪
♪ So I will rise ♪
♪ Rise ♪
♪ To the occasion ♪
No. No, you listen
here, jerk, okay?
This girl's gonna
be big, all right?
She's gonna make
that little Cuban chick
from Miami look
silly. I'm tellin' you.
You understand me?
What?
Hey, clown boy, you... You put
your boss on the phone, okay?
I'll straighten this
whole thing out.
She's gonna be big.
What don't you understand
about the word big?
I'm talkin' Texas... Huge.
You understand that?
GAGE: She's gonna
be positively nuclear.
( heroic theme playing)
( action theme playing)
(grunts)
(glass shatters)
What are you doin'?
You're under arrest.
What are you, a cop? No.
I'm a Texas Ranger. Why, you...
(grunts loudly)
(grunts)
(glass shatters)
(grunts)
(grunts)
(grunts)
(grunts)
( glass shattering)
(groans)
Bet he wishes he
paid you more money.
(laughs)
(crowd clapping)
♪ You're stronger
Than you think you are ♪
♪ You'll shine If you
just follow your star ♪
(yells)
(yelling)
(yells)
(yells)
♪ If you push and pull
And struggle hard ♪
(yells) (crowd cheering)
♪ Don't back down Don't
let down your guard ♪
♪ When your back's
Against the wall ♪
♪ The hardest things
Won't seem so hard at all ♪
♪ A life worth saving ♪
♪ Is a life worth living ♪
(crowd cheering)
♪ And I pray You'll
see your way through ♪
(all speak indistinctly)
♪ You know I believe in you ♪
♪ A life worth saving ♪
ANNOUNCER: We now present
the belt awards to the students.
Malik Johnson, gold belt.
(crowd cheering)
Ana Chavarria, gold belt.
Edward Jackson, gold belt.
(crowd cheers)
Jesus Rodriguez, gold belt.
(crowd cheering)
♪ A life worth saving ♪
♪ Is a life worth living ♪
♪ And I pray You'll
see your way through ♪
♪ You know I believe in you ♪
♪ A life worth saving ♪
( 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)
♪ In the meantime
There's trouble behind ♪
♪ But paper was
signed Bang, bang ♪
(bell ringing)
♪ You're headed for nowhere
There's nowhere to find ♪
♪ There's trouble ahead
There's trouble behind ♪
Ew, gross!
Why don't you get
some new clothes?
(girls laughing)
(grunts)
( ominous theme playing)
Hey, watch where you're goin'.
I'm sorry.
Hey, man, you stink.
Don't you take
a bath or nothin'?
Hey, Billy,
this little freak's
checkin' out your girl.
No!
Is that right, freak? Are
you checkin' out my girl?
No.
I think you were,
son. Come here.
Check her out, man.
She's hot, isn't she?
Hey.
You like that? God, you stink.
Get out of here, you freak.
(crowd laughing)
( heartbeat thudding)
( dramatic theme playing)
♪ You're stronger
Than you think you are ♪
♪ You'll shine If you
just follow your star ♪
(yells)
♪ You can do even
more Than you know ♪
♪ But you got to
believe That's so ♪
♪ A life worth saving ♪
(all clapping)
WALKER: Who are we?
ALL: We are The
Kick Drugs Team, sir.
What does T stand for?
ALL: Truth, sir. E?
Esteem, sir.
WALKER: A? Attitude, sir.
M? Motivation, sir.
Thomas?
Face the flag. Bow.
ALL: Respect, sir.
Face Mr. Walker.
Bow. ALL: Respect, sir.
Class dismissed.
Thank you, sir.
BOY: This way, Matthew.
I'm very proud of you, Matthew.
Thank you, sir.
Do you still plan on becoming
a Kick Drugs instructor
when you graduate
from college? Yes, sir.
Thank you. Thank you, sir.
(chatter)
BOY: Hey, look,
there's a guy up there.
HEWSON: Oh, my God.
Henry, get back from there.
Do not move, Henry. Do
not jump. Please don't jump.
HEWSON: Henry, stop
and please take a breath.
Keep talking to him.
Henry, just stop and think
about what you're about to do.
Don't jump.
(kids talking indistinctly)
( dramatic theme playing)
Henry, don't jump.
Hey, Henry? Henry, wait.
Hang on a second.
My name is Cordell Walker.
Can we talk for a second?
Stay back, or
I'll do it. I will.
Okay, okay. I won't
come any closer.
Henry, can we, uh, sit
down and talk about this?
I don't wanna talk.
Just leave me alone.
Henry, listen to me.
Nothing is worth
taking your own life.
How do you know?
How do you know
what I'm going through?
You don't understand.
Everybody hates me.
I don't hate you, Henry. Listen.
Let me help you down
and we'll talk about it, okay?
You don't understand.
It's every day.
They always make
fun of my clothes.
They call me a freak.
(sobbing)
I just want them
to leave me alone.
You're not a freak,
Henry, and I promise you,
I'll get them to
leave you alone,
if you'll just come down.
Will you do that for me?
Please.
Come on down.
Okay?
Please? Come on.
No!
( dramatic theme playing)
(crowd screaming)
WOMAN: Oh, my God.
(chatter)
( melancholic theme playing)
♪ A life worth saving ♪
( 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 ♪
( melancholic theme playing)
Walker, it might help
if you talk about it.
I can't get that boy's
face out of my mind.
The look of hopelessness.
He was only 12 years old, Alex.
Now his life is gone.
What are we doing wrong?
Walker, suicide is the
third leading cause of death
among teenagers today.
I know.
ALEX: There's a crisis
going on in our schools.
Not only here, but
all across the country.
Well, I've got to do something,
because if I don't...
I'm never gonna get the
look of that young boy's face
out of my mind.
(exhales)
( dramatic theme playing)
I could be wrong, but
Gage doesn't strike me
as the kind of guy
who's into salsa.
Salsa? Are you kidding me?
I love salsa. The
hotter the better.
Really? Yeah.
You know, I never thought
you'd be so, uh, open-minded.
Of course I'm open-minded.
Really?
Yeah, and I don't just put salsa
on say chips or tacos.
I'll put salsa on my eggs.
No. No, no, no.
Hamburgers. Love it.
We're not talking
about that kind of salsa.
We're talkin' about music.
Oh.
Salsa.
Mm. Mm-hm.
Yeah, I don't... I don't
like that kind of salsa.
Yeah, well, you'd
better learn to love it,
because Walker's
takin' some personal time
and volunteerin' at the
Chisholm Middle School.
He's takin' that little boy's
suicide pretty hard, huh?
Yeah. The governor
and the superintendent
of the schools has authorized
him to go in and do what he can,
so that means we're takin' over
the Lorenzo
Cabral investigation.
Who?
Lorenzo Cabral.
Came to New York five years ago
from the Dominican Republic.
Now he owns a bunch of
restaurants and nightclubs
all over the country.
Mmm. And now he's in Dallas?
He owns a nightclub
down on Lower Greenville.
La Salsa de Texas.
This is one of the
hottest spots in town.
New York Police have
been tryi" to get into the
Cabral organization for years,
but they haven't had any luck.
Then again, they haven't
had our secret weapon.
Secret weapon?
What secret weapon?
( salsa theme playing)
(women singing)
♪ Ah ♪
(women singing)
♪ All day And all night ♪
♪ Pushin' just To
make things right ♪
♪ There's no time
For make believe ♪
♪ Got to live my life ♪
♪ So I will rise ♪
♪ Rise ♪
♪ To the occasion ♪
♪ You will surprise yourself ♪
♪ And you'll need No one else ♪
♪ Rise to the occasion ♪
♪ Rise ♪
♪ You will surprise yourself ♪
♪ And you'll need No one else ♪
(women singing)
(music stops)
(clapping)
What's your name?
Maria.
Maria Conchita Ibañez,
but my friends call me Connie.
Connie. I like that.
And this is my manager, Joey.
Hey, hey, how are
you? Nice to meet you.
My name's Joey Odell.
It's a pleasure.
Let me tell you,
love your place here. Truly.
I'm serious, and
isn't she somethin'?
Huh? Yeah, she sure is.
Can you start this weekend?
I got the job?
Of course. Yes.
Easy, Connie.
Let's not rush into
anything here, you know.
I'm thinkin' we should
probably sit down
and, uh, discuss
the arrangements,
you know?
Arrangements.
Reynaldo will handle
the arrangements.
Take him in the
office, and be fair.
Actually, no.
Be generous, okay?
(laughs)
Thank you, Mr. Cabral.
Thank you very much.
No, don't thank me yet.
Why not?
Ah, first of all, it's Lorenzo.
Lorenzo.
Connie.
Second, there's a catch.
What kind of catch?
Well, I have reservations
for dinner tonight,
but I have no companion.
Oh, that's very sad.
Only if you say no.
I don't imagine
that no is a word
you're used to
hearing very often.
What time?
Eight o'clock.
I'll send a car.
Connie.
I like that.
( ominous theme playing)
( upbeat theme playing)
PRINCIPAL: I know most of you
are here this evening to see Deion,
so without any further
ado, Deion Sanders.
(crowd cheering)
Thank you.
SANDERS: Thank you.
I'd like to thank you all for
comin' to see me tonight,
and I will stick around to sign
some autographs afterwards,
but I got a good friend
who's come to say something
very important to you.
Texas Ranger, Cordell Walker.
(crowd cheering)
Thank you, Deion,
Principal Rivers.
We all know about
the tragic death
of a young boy here
at school last week.
There's nothing we can
do to bring Henry back,
but I believe there are things
we can do to help prevent
something like this from
happening in the future.
Children need to
feel like they belong.
If they don't, we're
going to lose them
to drugs, to
gangs, or to suicide.
As a law enforcement officer
I have seen the problems,
but I'm here this evening
as a private citizen
to help you find the solutions.
I would like to see
Chisholm Middle School
set an example
of what can happen
when people work together
for the good of their children,
and with your support
we can make that a reality.
Thank you.
(crowd clapping)
( heroic theme playing)
(jazzy music playing)
Here you go.
(chatter)
So tell me about yourself.
Well, there's not
really that much to tell.
I was born in Cuba,
and my family moved to
Florida when I was a baby.
Ah, that was
definitely Cuba's loss.
"Cuba's loss?"
You gotta be kidding me.
Salud.
Salud.
( ominous theme playing)
Thank you.
SYDNEY: I had a wonderful time.
The honor and the
pleasure were mine.
Thank you.
Good night.
Eduardo. Any
trouble bringin' 'em in?
Oh, no, it... It went just
like you said, Mr. Cabral.
Smooth as silk.
Smooth, huh?
That's good.
Real good.
Then again,
what's the danger in
smugglin' a little glass, huh?
Glass?
What are you talking about?
You think I'm a fool, right?
You think I'm stupid?
You think I don't know, huh?
No. Uh, it wasn't me.
It was mi amigo, Jamal.
Oh. Yeah.
No, it was his idea. He
said you'd never know.
Jamal, huh? Sit down.
( suspenseful theme playing)
(grunts)
Get him out of here, will you?
I want you to
round up that Jamal
and I want him here,
with my diamonds.
You got it, boss.
I still cannot believe
you kissed him.
I'm undercover.
I was acting.
Oh, please.
You are not that
good an actress.
I'm not that good of an actress?
No.
Oh, well, let me
tell you something.
You are not that
good of a manager.
A hundred bucks a
night? Give me a break.
That's an insult.
What do I have to work
with? When was your last gig?
What do you mean? Oh. Huh?
Hey. Hey, you guys,
I'm warnin' you both.
I'll turn this car around, there
will be no ice cream for anyone.
( mellow theme playing)
(bell ringing)
Okay, your homework
assignment for tonight
is to read pages
113 through 121.
(students murmuring)
(students laughing)
Out.
Oh, no, not Malik. BOY: Yo, yo.
(men speaking
indistinctly) Yo, Malik, man.
Come on.
TEACHER: All right,
you all, sit down.
BOY: Hey.
See? That's the problem.
What we consider punishment,
the children consider cool.
Well, I think I know a way to
wipe the smirks off their faces.
I want to thank you folks
for takin' the time off work
to come here today.
You really think
putting the kids into the
Kick Drugs Program
will help? Yes, sir, I do.
It's helped a lot of kids,
but you must make
your kids understand
that they can no
longer belong to a gang.
Well, believe me, Mr. Walker,
we'll make them understand.
Who can tell me the
name of the 16th president
of the United States?
You know the answer to that.
Oh, Ma.
Malik?
Abraham Lincoln?
That's right. That's very good.
Tell me something
important that he did.
♪ If you push and pull
And struggle hard ♪
(grunting)
♪ Don't back down Or
let down your guard ♪
(all grunting)
♪ Then when you're
back To get some more ♪
(yelling indistinctly)
♪ A life worth saving ♪
♪ Is a life worth living ♪
♪ Oh ♪
Okay, step back with
the right foot, guard.
Slow front snap punch. Ready?
Go.
Keep the wrists
straight, all right?
One more time.
Now I want you
to do a fast piod.
Ready? Go. ALL: Ah!
All right, very good. Good job.
How are they doin', Thomas?
Quite well, sir.
Good.
All right, one more time.
Two.
Three.
(speaking indistinctly)
How's our new student doing?
Good, sir. Good.
Hold.
(rap music playing)
(glass shatters)
MAN: So how much you sell?
What up with this, little man?
You ain't sold nothin'.
It ain't my fault, Flaco.
It's that Mr. Walker.
Ever since he came on to school,
security has been tight.
Somebody gotta send
that fool a message.
You're right.
Hey, Little G, how 'bout you?
You up for it? You
know I'm for it, Flaco.
Just tell me whatever
you want me to do.
(chatter)
( dramatic theme playing)
( dramatic theme playing)
What do you think you're
doing? What's it to you?
It's Mr. Walker's truck.
Okay, Thomas, Juan, you can go.
Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
Should I call the police?
Ah, not yet. What's your name?
Jesus Rodriguez.
Well, Jesus,
what you did to my truck
is called criminal mischief,
and the usual punishment
for that is six months
in a juvenile facility,
but I'm going to give
you another choice.
Now you can either go
to this juvenile facility,
or you can spend six months
in my Kick Drugs Out
of America Program,
but if you agree
to join the program,
you have to give up the gang.
Give up the gang?
You can't make
me give up the gang.
I've got rights.
That's right, you
do have rights.
You have the right
to an education.
Your parents, the teachers,
and the principal
have a responsibility
to see that you get one.
Yeah, that sounds nice and all,
but you can forget it.
I ain't givin' up nothin'.
Fine.
You can call the police now.
All right, I'll do it,
but just for six months.
Fair enough.
( suspenseful theme playing)
Hey, Martin.
Hey, Lorenzo.
Boys.
So you have
weapons-grade plutonium.
That's right.
We'll be takin'
delivery next week.
MARTIN: We need to
get it out of the country.
Where to?
Iraq. Can you do that?
Iraq.
Yeah, for a price.
( suspenseful theme playing)
(tires squealing)
So it's your big night, huh?
Yeah.
I think I'm so nervous.
Come on. Are you kidding?
You're gonna do great.
You really think so?
I don't know.
I'm undercover. I was acting.
(salsa music playing)
(chatter)
♪ I need to dance tonight ♪
♪ Get my ya-yas out ♪
♪ I'm gonna break the ice ♪
♪ I'll be the first one out ♪
♪ Watch my dangerous curves ♪
♪ As I dance for you ♪
♪ The light inside is
burning Big and bright ♪
♪ Like a fever ♪
♪ It's got to break ♪
♪ Like a fever ♪
♪ It's got to break ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ Shake me down ♪
♪ All the way ♪
♪ Dance with me ♪
♪ Salsa caliente ♪
♪ Shake me down ♪
♪ All the way ♪
♪ Dance with me ♪
♪ Salsa caliente ♪
♪ S-S-Salsa caliente ♪
♪ I'll be the first to say ♪
♪ Baby, let's get away ♪
♪ You should take all of me ♪
♪ Yes, that's just what I need ♪
♪ But I'm waiting for you ♪
♪ I'm waiting for you ♪
♪ This world is hard
And I need a friend ♪
♪ I get lost inside
when I think of you ♪
♪ The light inside is
burning Big and bright ♪
♪ Like a fever ♪
♪ It's got to break ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ Shake me down ♪
♪ All the way ♪
♪ Dance with me ♪
♪ Salsa caliente ♪
♪ Shake me down ♪
♪ All the way ♪
♪ Dance with me ♪
♪ Salsa caliente ♪
♪ S-S-Salsa caliente ♪
♪ S-S-Salsa caliente ♪
♪ Like a fever ♪
♪ It's got to break ♪
♪ Like a fever ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
(crowd applauding)
Yeah, hey, is she worth
a hundred bucks, or what?
Huh? Huh?
(laughs)
(chatter)
Can I get some water, please?
Thank you.
Hey, you were fine up there.
Well, thank you.
Ah, no, no, no.
I bet you'd be real
fine in my bedroom.
You think so? Let her go.
It's all right, Joey. I got it.
The hell it is. I said
let her go, please.
And what are you gonna do?
Oop.
(grunts)
(grunts)
Oops.
Hey.
(glass shatters)
( action theme playing)
Thank you. Okay.
Okay. You all right? Yeah, yeah.
You okay?
Yeah. Thanks.
Good job.
(bell ringing)
(chatter)
Hey, hey, what
are you all doin'?
Now, you know you're
supposed to be in class.
Go on to class.
We don't hang out around
here. You know that.
Let's get a move on. Move it.
I don't know what they
have on their minds.
Check his pockets,
I'll get his backpack.
WALKER: Hey, hey. BOY: Go, go.
You okay? Yeah.
Thomas, give the affirmation.
What are the three
elements a person needs
to become a great
martial artist? Number one?
ALL: Discipline,
sir. Number two?
Respect, sir. THOMAS:
Number three?
Inner strength, sir.
What can you become?
ALL: Anything
you want to be, sir.
THOMAS: Why? ALL:
Because I'm a winner, sir.
Is a winner just a
sometime thing?
No, sir. It's an
all time thing, sir.
Thank you, Thomas.
Okay, come into attention. Hyah!
(yells) ALL: Respect, sir.
Class dismissed.
Amazing, huh? Yes.
It's amazing how
Matthew can excel
when he can barely see.
WALKER: That's right.
When you believe in yourself,
there's not much you can't do,
no matter what the handicap.
PRINCIPAL: And Jesus
looks like a totally different boy
in that karate uniform.
Yeah, he does.
(chatter)
( ominous theme playing)
Hm.
I have an idea.
There's something I'd
like to talk to you about.
PRINCIPAL: Beginning
Monday morning,
Chisholm Middle School
will be instituting
a uniform policy.
The uniform will consist
of a light blue shirt
and navy blue pants, or dress.
Mr. Walker has made arrangements
with a local merchant.
They've agreed to donate
both shirts and pants
for students and teachers.
WALKER: This way the kids will
not be able to identify themselves
as athletes or gang bangers,
rich or poor, cool or uncool.
Well, if it'll help change
the attitudes of the students,
then I'm all for it.
(chatter)
Yo, ése, where you been?
I've been around.
Well, let's go back to
the crib, knock back a 40.
I can't.
I can't do that anymore.
Yo, what you
talkin' about, Jesus?
I joined this program
and I can't be in
the gang anymore.
You know better than that, ése.
Same way you get in,
that's how you get out.
So if you really want out,
you're gonna have to take
yourself a serious beating.
(grunts)
( dramatic theme playing)
( dramatic theme playing)
(grunts)
Hey.
Hey, I know these guys.
They're in Kick Drugs.
You guys got a problem?
Not with you. With him.
Well, if you've got
a problem with him,
then you've got
a problem with us.
There's nothing we like
better than solving problems.
Forget it, man.
Come on. Let's go.
(boys murmuring)
You okay?
Yeah. Thanks.
No problem. Hey, you
live on Maple, right?
Right.
So do we. Come on.
We'll walk together.
Last night there was a break
in at a military installation
in Oklahoma.
A group of commandos made off
with an unspecified amount
of weapons-grade plutonium.
And the Feds think
it was Martin and his gang.
There was an inside guy
at the military installation.
When the MP squeezed him,
he gave up Martin.
The problem is is that
Martin and his gang
dropped off the radar.
If that plutonium gets
into the wrong hands,
we've got some serious problems.
Martin probably
contracted Lorenzo
to move it to it's
final destination.
That's what I'm thinkin',
so you gotta stay
close to Lorenzo.
When those two guys hook
up, we gotta be ready to move.
( upbeat theme playing)
(chatter)
Hm.
(Hewson speaking indistinctly)
♪ You can do anything ♪
Full sentences.
(chatter)
Clayton, tuck that shirt in.
INSTRUCTOR: And from one.
PRINCIPAL: This
is great, Mr. Walker.
I just can't believe how much
you've done for the children.
There's still something
else I would like to try.
Well, what's that?
An open forum class.
Open forum class?
Yes, a class where
the teacher tries
to get the kids to open
up about their lives.
Maybe the teacher
can pick out the students
who are on the edge
and get them help
before it's too late.
Hm, I guess with
our social decay,
we could use more than
reading, writing, and arithmetic
in the curriculum.
Unfortunately, that's true.
Okay, everyone,
close your books.
We're gonna do something
a little different today.
Yes, Malik?
Are we gonna be tested on this?
No, we're not gonna be tested.
We're gonna have
an open forum class.
You know, a lot of the time
we may have things on our mind
or something may be troubling us
and the counselors are too busy,
and we feel like we don't
have anyone we can talk to.
Well, this class is gonna
give you that opportunity,
and here you're gonna be able
to talk about anything.
Anything that concerns you,
anything that bothers
you, interests you,
any problems that
you may have at home.
LORENZO: To my newest star.
(jazzy music playing)
You know, Connie, Mm-hm.
I have clubs here,
in New York, Miami.
I'm getting set to open one
in Las Vegas next month.
How nice for you.
Well, maybe for us.
For us? Yeah.
Mm.
See, I have to
take a little trip,
look after my, uh, investments,
and I was thinkin'
maybe you could join me,
sort of take your
act on the road.
A week in New York,
two weeks in Miami,
and then, open the
club for me in Vegas.
(door opens)
( ominous theme playing)
So are all the diamonds there?
All there.
Want me to come back later?
LORENZO: No, no,
stay. Can I trust you?
Lorenzo, please.
Shut up.
( dramatic theme playing)
Can I trust you?
Yes, of course.
You. You upset me.
I-I'm sorry. You
stole from me, Jamal.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Please.
Sorry's not good enough, buddy.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Please.
Lorenzo, not now.
Isn't there some
other way? Please?
Okay, for you,
there's another way.
LORENZO: Bring him over here.
Put your hand on
the table, Jamal.
No.
LORENZO: Look at me.
I want you to never ever forget.
You owe her your life.
(Jamal screams)
Get him out of here.
Come on. Come on. Get him out.
(Jamal sobbing)
Where were we?
( upbeat theme playing)
(chatter)
♪ Oh ♪
♪ Mm ♪
♪ Oh ♪
FLACO: Pride day, huh?
Let's show these fools
what they can do
with their pride, huh?
( hip hop theme playing)
( mellow theme playing)
I-I... I just can't
thank you enough,
Ranger Walker.
What you've done for this school
is astounding.
Attendance is up,
tardiness is down.
Th-there's a feeling
of... Of... Pride?
Exactly.
There's a pride
in our school now.
Well, given the
right opportunity
kids will rise to the occasion,
and so will the parents.
(rap music playing)
What's this?
Oh, no.
( dramatic theme playing)
Hey, we're gonna
give you one minute
to get your sorry
butts off our property
or we're gonna
start kickin' 'em off,
and we're gonna
start with you, Walker.
( dramatic theme playing)
Wait here.
No, Mr. Walker.
This is our school, and
this is our neighborhood.
We'll handle it.
( mellow theme playing)
You got 15 seconds
to start movin',
or we'll start swingin'.
This is not your school and we
want you to stay away from here.
Why don't you shut
up, you old lady?
Hey.
BOY: Look, it's El Diablo.
You guys know me,
or at least you
think you know me.
All you really know is my rep.
Did you know I
had three brothers?
Gang bangers like you.
They're all dead.
Also had a son.
He's dead too.
Tough kid.
Tough don't mean nothin'.
They cut his throat
on a yard in Huntsville.
Now all I got left
is my grandson.
I ain't about to let
you vatos do anything
to take away his future.
Now you got that?
I'm not gonna stand up
here and say I care about you,
'cause I don't.
And even if I did, what
difference would it make?
You don't care about yourselves,
you don't care
about your future,
So it doesn't
matter what I think.
I will let you in on somethin'.
All these people here,
they're here 'cause
they love their children,
so if you think you
got an easy fight,
you'd better think again, ése.
( suspenseful theme playing)
These chumps want the school,
they can have it.
MAN: That's right. (chatter)
(crowd cheering)
DIABLO: Hey,
you vatos want to stay and help?
You don't have to
go if you don't want to.
Come on, let's do it.
( mellow theme playing)
(engine starts) What about them?
WALKER: I don't
know, Miss Hewson.
We can't make their
choices for them.
All we can do is give the kids
the tools to make
the right decisions
and support them when they do.
Yeah, you're right, Mr. Walker.
You may not remember
me, Ranger Walker,
but you stood up for
me at my parole hearing.
I remember you, José.
You did a good thing there.
You may have saved a few lives.
Let's get back to work.
♪ Got to live my life ♪
♪ So I will rise ♪
♪ Rise ♪
♪ To the occasion ♪
No. No, you listen
here, jerk, okay?
This girl's gonna
be big, all right?
She's gonna make
that little Cuban chick
from Miami look
silly. I'm tellin' you.
You understand me?
What?
Hey, clown boy, you... You put
your boss on the phone, okay?
I'll straighten this
whole thing out.
She's gonna be big.
What don't you understand
about the word big?
I'm talkin' Texas... Huge.
You understand that?
GAGE: She's gonna
be positively nuclear.
( heroic theme playing)
( action theme playing)
(grunts)
(glass shatters)
What are you doin'?
You're under arrest.
What are you, a cop? No.
I'm a Texas Ranger. Why, you...
(grunts loudly)
(grunts)
(glass shatters)
(grunts)
(grunts)
(grunts)
(grunts)
( glass shattering)
(groans)
Bet he wishes he
paid you more money.
(laughs)
(crowd clapping)
♪ You're stronger
Than you think you are ♪
♪ You'll shine If you
just follow your star ♪
(yells)
(yelling)
(yells)
(yells)
♪ If you push and pull
And struggle hard ♪
(yells) (crowd cheering)
♪ Don't back down Don't
let down your guard ♪
♪ When your back's
Against the wall ♪
♪ The hardest things
Won't seem so hard at all ♪
♪ A life worth saving ♪
♪ Is a life worth living ♪
(crowd cheering)
♪ And I pray You'll
see your way through ♪
(all speak indistinctly)
♪ You know I believe in you ♪
♪ A life worth saving ♪
ANNOUNCER: We now present
the belt awards to the students.
Malik Johnson, gold belt.
(crowd cheering)
Ana Chavarria, gold belt.
Edward Jackson, gold belt.
(crowd cheers)
Jesus Rodriguez, gold belt.
(crowd cheering)
♪ A life worth saving ♪
♪ Is a life worth living ♪
♪ And I pray You'll
see your way through ♪
♪ You know I believe in you ♪
♪ A life worth saving ♪
( 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 ♪