Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001): Season 8, Episode 13 - Vision Quest - full transcript

A criminal whose operations Walker and the others have been foiling decides to take them out, so has one of his men plant a bomb when they're all together. Walker sees him and discovers the bomb and tries to get rid of it but it blows up in his face. At the hospital they learn that Walker's blind and the doctors are uncertain if it's permanent. Gage and Cooke try to get the man who did this. Alex tries to help Walker cope but he's impossible. White Eagle shows up and tells Walker that he shouldn't worry if he can see again but to learn how rely on his other senses. And he does.

( light rock action
theme playing)

( upbeat theme playing)

Oh, man. Huh? Huh?
Look at these flowers.

God made each one of
these flowers different,

in how it looks,
and how it smells.

Got to be a million
different kinds of flowers,

each one of them special.
You know what I mean, Walker?

Yes, flowers are nice.

N... Nice?

No. No, no, no, not nice.

People use flowers
for everything.

Greetings, gifts, thank you's,

and the most special
way to say I love you.

I get the picture,
Trivette. You like flowers.

Me? No. I'm allergic to 'em.

Hey, here they come.

( suspenseful theme playing)

They're here. Heads up.

MAN: Here you
go. It's all there.

Delivery. Manure.

What?

Yeah, Lucky Cow Manure.
Somebody ordered a load.

I don't know what
you're talkin' about.

Here. Hold this for a minute.
I got a purchase order.

H-Here it is, right
here. Uh, yeah.

It says right here,
"purchase was made."

Oh, no, it wasn't manure though.

It was guns, and
I'm a Texas Ranger.

( action theme playing)

(grunts)

(sneezes)

(sneezing)

(sneezing) You pig!

(sneezes)

(gunshot)

Here are the guns.

Five 5-6's from Korea.

You're gonna be
sorry for this, Ranger.

Hey, Lou?

Is that a fact?

You don't know who
you're dealin' with.

Then why don't you tell us?

(siren wailing)

Get him out of here.

OFFICER: Let's go.

MAN: I can't believe this.

They take out my
meth lab last month,

and now they bust
my arms operation?

I've had enough of these cops.

Actually, Mr. Aziz,
they're not just cops,

they're Texas Rangers,

and from what I hear,
they can't be bought.

Well, then we'll do
what we did in Cairo

and Rio, Mr. Gazal.

Who is this Texas Ranger

who's giving me
all this anguish?

His name is Walker.

Walker.

Kill him.

(chatter)

All right, I can smell
the wood burning.

What are you thinking?

What is your favorite
month of the year?

Why?

Answer my question,
then I'll answer yours.

Okay. Um, May.

May.

Well, would May be okay?

Would May be okay for what?

To get married.

That is, if you still
wanna marry me.

Get married? Are you serious?

Yes, I am.

What year?

Alex.

Next May. (laughing)

Oh.

Oh, my good...
Hey! Cut that out.

What's with all this smoochin'?

SYDNEY: None of that in here.

We're getting married.

Yeah, right. When?

May. What year?

Trivette, not you too.

Oh, you're serious.
WALKER: Yeah.

Oh, my gosh. Oh,
congratulations.

They're gettin' married.

Congratulations. About time.

GAGE: Wait till Big
Dog hears about this.

SIDNEY: Hey, where is he anyway?

Get me a beer. C.D.
and some of his buddies

are at the Brazzo's fishing.

GAGE: The Brazzo's?
That's pretty rough country.

TRIVETTE: It sure is.

( ominous theme playing)

Hey, remember that
time we went with him?

Yeah.

He had us so deep in the woods

the mosquitoes couldn't find us.

(all chuckling)

Trivette, stop that guy.

It's a bomb. It's a
bomb. Everybody out.

Hey!

Everybody out.
This way, this way.

(people screaming)

(grunts)

(grunting)

Walker!

Help! Somebody help!

( dramatic theme playing)

( 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 ♪

ALEX: How is he, doctor?

Well, he's got some
second degree burns,

some cuts.

What?

Well, it's too soon
to say for sure,

but he may be blind.

( soft dramatic theme playing)

(whispers): Oh, my God.

Are you sure about
his eyes, doctor?

Now, I've already called
Dr. Stevens from Chicago

to come and examine him further.

Dr. Stevens is the top
eye specialist in the nation.

He'll be able to tell
you more than I can.

Right now he's heavily sedated,

so the best thing we
can do is just let him rest.

(door opens)

Good morning. I'm Dr. Stevens.

Ranger Walker?

I'm awake, doctor.

Ranger, I've gone
over your test results

and your charts, and, uh,

you have a serious
hyphema in both eyes.

What is that?

Well, basically it's a
bruise behind the eyes.

What can we do for it?

Rehabilitation's in three parts.

First we'll keep
the eyes covered.

Now we're gonna start to
treat them with eye drops.

It's a very concentrated
formula that'll help reduce

that swelling,

and finally we... We just wait.

How long?

Well, there's no way
of knowing for sure.

It could be two weeks,
and it could be...

WALKER: Never.

Listen, I-I don't mean to
sound pessimistic here,

but, yes, there is the
possibility, Ranger Walker,

that you will not
get your sight back.

We're gonna do
everything we can for you.

That's why it's imperative

that we start your treatment
program right away.

I've already reserved a
space for you downstairs

in the Rehabilitation Center.

I'd rather go to my ranch.

Ranger, what you're
going to have to go through

is gonna be very difficult.

I know, doctor, but I'd
still rather go to my ranch.

And I'll be with him.

All right then. I'll explain
what needs to be done

with the drops and the patches,

and we'll see if we can get
him discharged this afternoon.

(whispers): Okay. Thank you.

(siren wailing)

Man, get out of my face.

Who is your boss? I'm
currently unemployed,

so I don't know what
you're talkin' about.

I'm talkin' about whoever
gave you the bag.

What bag? The bag
you put under the table.

The bag with the bomb in it.

I told you I didn't
have any bag.

All I know is I
went into that bar

and on my way
out you tackled me.

Hey, I hate to be lied to.

I know you put the bomb there.

Oh, yeah? Well,
good luck provin' it,

and you do that again
and I'll take you apart.

Come on, tough guy.

That's enough, Ranger Trivette.

I'm Assistant District
Attorney Cooke.

We're in the middle
of an interrogation.

The interrogation is over.

You're holding this
man without cause.

What? You heard what I said.

You have nothing on him,

and more troubling
than that is the fact

that I have two witnesses
who state that you never

even read him his rights
at the time of his arrest.

That's right,
counselor, he didn't.

Mr. Hicks, on behalf
of the city of Dallas,

I'd like to apologize
for any inconvenience

we might've caused you.

You can pick up your
items on the way out.

You're free to go.

You're lucky she came
in when she did, cop,

'cause you don't know
who you're dealin' with.

You think he bought it?

( suspenseful theme playing)

(chatter)

Hey.

(horn honks)

HICKS: Start drivin'.

(beeping)

(phone rings)

Yep?

Boss, I'm out. Hicks.

Okay, what do you want me to do?

I want you to get off that phone

and get to Club Seven,

and don't talk to anyone
until you get there.

Club Seven on Main Street.

You got it.

(siren wailing)

Okay, remember,
one drop, each eye.

Once in the morning
and then again at night.

Then you re-cover the
patches just like I showed you.

Okay? I've got it. Thank you.

Right.

You ready, Walker? I'm ready.

(phone beeping)

(phone rings)

Trivette.

Gage.

Go ahead.

Well, I just dropped Hicks
at the Club Seven on Main.

Seems he's plannin'
on meetin' his boss here.

That doesn't make any sense.

Why would this boss
send his man to a bar

just after getting
out of lockup?

Good question.
If I was the boss,

I'd want my man to lay low.

Unless this guy is somebody
you don't need to worry about.

Or unless he's
about to get taken out.

TRIVETTE: We'll
meet you right there.

( rock theme playing)

Uh-oh.

(siren wailing)

Where did those three men
go that just came in here?

Who wants to know?

I'm a Texas Ranger.
MAN: Who's he?

BARTENDER: He was
askin' about you guys.

MAN: Get him! (grunts)

(yells)

(glass shattering)

( action theme playing)

Where's Hicks? They
came from back there.

Come on, let's go. All right.

Why are you drivin' so slow?

I'm not driving slow.

Alex, 30 miles an hour is slow.

( soft theme playing)

Here.

Well, we're here.

Yeah. Smells good.

Yes, it does.

What are you thinking?

Unh, I was just thinking...

how you can take
something for granted

until you no longer have it.

Can we go for a
walk before we go in?

Come on.

MAN: The Rangers got
their men in Club Seven.

I want those men dead.

That's going to be hard.

They're all in Ranger custody.

Well, if it wasn't hard

I wouldn't need you, would I?

I don't see why you're worried.

None of them know you.

That's right, they don't.

But they know you, Mr. Gazal.

GAGE: All right,
guys, they're all yours.

(siren wailing)

( ominous theme playing)

(birds chirping)

SYDNEY: Dispatch,
this is Ranger Cooke.

We're in transit
with the prisoners.

Thinkin' about Walker?

Yeah.

I've always considered
him invincible, I guess.

It's sort of hard to think

of him never bein' able
to be a Ranger again.

Gage.

( menacing theme playing)

Radio the van.

Unit 6, we've got an unknown
helicopter at your 9:00.

( suspenseful theme playing)

(helicopter whirring)

( suspenseful theme playing)

(helicopter whirring)

(phone ringing)

Oh, I'll get it. No,
I got it, I got it.

Hello. Hey, Walker.

Hi, Trivette. How you doin'?

I'm doing fine, thanks.
How's things going?

The police transport carrying

our four best leads to
the boss just got taken out.

How?

Helicopter with a big gun.

Sydney and Gage were there.

It was a quick
hit and then gone.

I tell you, whoever
this boss is,

he's not takin' any chances.

What's your next move?

Well, anyone willing to
pull somethin' like this off

must have somethin' to lose,

so I'm gonna check out
the crime organizations

and see which ones have
the resources to pull it off.

I'm gonna get back to
you when I find somethin'.

Okay.

( melancholic theme playing)

Ah, turkey
meatloaf. My favorite.

Would you expect anything less

on your first night home
than your favorite meal?

Mm, it is good.

(glass clatters) Oh.

I've got it.

Got it.

(sighs)

No problem.

WALKER: Alex, I've
got to do this alone.

ALEX: Why are
you being this way?

(crickets chirping)

I can't leave you. I
don't wanna leave you.

I've gotta find out if I
can handle this, Alex,

and I can't do that with you
leading me around by the arm.

Okay, I won't. I mean,
but don't push me away.

I love you, and I
wanna be here with you.

Good night, Alex.
I love you too.

Don't you do this to me.

This is just your
stubborn pride!

( melancholic theme playing)

Don't you do this to me.

(sobbing)

(bird chirping)

(grunts) (cup shatters)

(glass shattering)

(glass shatters)

(gasping)

Oh, God.

Here, let me put your
eye drops in for you.

Sit right here.

(whispering): There.

Okay. Tilt your head.

ALEX: Walker,
have you considered

going back to the hospital?

Yeah, I've considered it,

but I'm not going to.

(birds chirping)

I've got to get a mental
image of this house.

I can't believe I've
lived here all this time

and never saw
what was around me.

Oh, let's see.

The couch...

is here.

Great.

Fireplace... over here.

Perfect.

Lounge chair...

over here.

The table... here.

Let's see, and the lamp...

here.

That was perfect.

(exhales) Hm.

( triumphant theme playing)

I still don't like leaving you.

I'll be fine. I promise.

Okay. I'll see you tonight.

Okay.

( mellow theme playing)

(sighs)

Check this out, guys.

What is it?

That's the holding company
that owns the Club Seven Bar.

Closed corporation
called Parabola Properties.

Parabola. P-Parabola is
the company that rented

the flower booth where
we made that arms bust.

Mm. Look at that, though.

Parabola doesn't seem
to really exist anywhere.

Let's search for other assets

on Parabola Properties name.

TRIVETTE: Got you.

SYDNEY: Celestial Escorts.

Let's check it out.

(doorbell rings)

Can I help you?

Yeah. We'd like to have
a word with your owner.

You know the password?

Texas Rangers. We
have a search warrant.

Rangers!

(women gasp)

(woman screams)

( suspenseful theme playing)

Hey, stay right where you are.

Oh, hold on, big guy.

Not so fast. Where
are you goin'?

All right, everybody
out. Let's go.

(grunts)

(grunts)

(screams)

(siren wailing)

Vera, you know you're
under arrest for pandering.

Yeah, whatever.
Read me my rights.

We'll be out in time for dinner.

OFFICER: Watch
your step, ladies.

Okay, Alex, and I've
got a surprise for you

when you get here.

ALEX: You do? Tell me.

No, I'm not gonna
tell you. See you.

( mellow theme playing)

(whispers): What did I
do with those candles?

Ah.

( dramatic theme playing)

(grunting)

( dramatic theme playing)

Something smells good.

Walker?

Walker, are you all right?

Yes. Noth... Nothing like
a tumble down the stairs

to kick-start your appetite.

Oh, what happened?

Well, I was coming down
the stairs with some candles.

They're right here.

You got 'em? Yeah. Come on.

Walker, what is it?

You haven't said a
word to me all night.

(sighs)

I'm thinking about
resigning from the Rangers.

Resigning?

Walker, being a Ranger
has been your whole life.

Don't you believe
it's a little too early

to be thinking like that?

Let's face it, Alex.

I could be blind for
the rest of my life.

ALEX: Walker, help me.

WALKER: Alex?

ALEX: Help me, Walker.

ALEX: Walker? WALKER: Alex?

ALEX: Help me.

WALKER: Alex?

ALEX: Help me, Walker.

ALEX: Walker?

(Walker grunting)

ALEX: Walker, help me.

WALKER (speaking
slowly): Alex, Alex!

(thunder rumbles)

( ominous theme playing)

( rattlesnake rattling)

( eagle cawing)

WHITE EAGLE: Washoe?

White Eagle.

The Great Spirit told
me you were facing

a great challenge.

I am here to help you
face that challenge.

( rattlesnake rattling)

I may never see
again, White Eagle.

Never does not
exist for the warrior.

Blindness is just a part

of the Great Spirit's challenge.

How do I overcome it?

You overcome it

by first learning to accept it.

WALKER: Hello, Alex?

Walker, what is it?

White Eagle's here.

I need to spend
some time with him.

Oh.

Okay. Great. Uh...

ALEX: So when
should I come back?

I'll let you know.

Walker... I love you.

I love you too.

(mellow theme playing)

It's been 24 hours, Ranger.

You're breakin' the
law by keepin' me here.

No, I'm not. Seventy-two
hours is the usual hold

for murder suspects, Vera.

Murder suspects?

That's right. You
hit the big time, girl.

But how the hell
are you gonna...

Because you're part of
Parabola's criminal enterprise.

These are the
records to prove it.

That means you're an
accessory to every crime

the enterprise commits,
arms sales, drug deals,

the murders, and
I'm gonna make sure

you're tried and
convicted for all of 'em.

I want a lawyer.
I want your boss.

But I don't know him.
Well, who do you know?

Vera, girl, you're
in a lot of trouble.

His name is Gazal.

For the past six months

he's been the one
collecting from me.

He's not the boss,
but he knows who is.

Where's he based?

I don't know. He comes to us.

I could tell you
what he looks like.

(flute theme playing)

(cat meows)

WHITE EAGLE: Washoe, you
must first heal yourself on the inside,

before you can train for
the challenges outside.

Will I ever see
again, White Eagle?

Only the Great Spirit
can answer that, Washoe.

For now,

you must learn to
compensate for your blindness

by using all your other senses.

Your sense of touch,
of smell, of hearing.

WHITE EAGLE: You must
learn to focus your senses,

opening them and
closing them at will.

Next, you must learn
to trust your senses

no matter where you might be.

(birds chirping)

WHITE EAGLE: Speak
with your mind, Washoe,

not your hands.

White Eagle?

I am here, Washoe.

I can't do this.

You must learn to
use your mind's eye,

directing all your
senses together,

so that the result
is no different

than when you could see.

( triumphant theme playing)

Your training is over, Washoe.

Now it is up to you.

Thank you, White Eagle.

White Eagle?

( animal sounds)

Thank you. You're welcome.

So how did your visit
with White Eagle go?

Very... enlightening.

REPORTER (on TV): The Texas
Rangers are now asking that if anyone

has information
about this suspect,

who goes by the name Gazal,

they please contact
Ranger Headquarters

at the number listed below.

MAN: They know
who you are, Mr. Gazal.

You know, in all my
years I've never had to deal

with anything like
these Texas Rangers.

We are leaving.

We'll resume operations
in Rio immediately.

Before we do, we need
to tie up loose ends.

Mr. Gazal, track down
this Ranger Walker

and finish what you started.

(gun clicking)

Walker, you were talking

about resigning
from the Rangers.

You still thinkin' about it?

Well..

What is it?

There's someone outside.

( ominous theme playing)

I see them. There's four men,

and they're splitting up.

Lock the front door,
turn off the lights,

and call Trivette. Okay.

(phone buzzing)

They cut the lines.

( suspenseful theme playing)

( suspenseful theme playing)

Got him. Who?

Gazal. A woman said she
saw him on the news report

and recognized him.
Said he works for a guy

named Aziz who owns a club
down on Commerce Street.

Then Aziz must be the boss.

Let's go get him.

( suspenseful theme playing)

(glass shatters)

(grunts)

(stick cracks)

(gasping)

Sh.

Walker?

GAZAL: I've got your girlfriend.

Come out.

Walker!

(grunts)

Walker?

Show yourself.

Walker!

(groans) (bone cracks)

(thunder rumbling)

(laughs)

(grunts)

Walker, he's behind you.

I know.

(grunts)

Is he out?

Oh, yeah.

Are you okay?

Of course. How about you?

I'm fine.

(disco music playing)

(chatter)

TRIVETTE: Mr. Aziz?

Yeah?

We're Texas Rangers. We'd
like to have a word with you.

(woman screams)

(grunting)

(glass shatters)

(glass shattering)

DOCTOR: Let's have a look.

Hm.

DOCTOR: Can you see
anything, Ranger Walker?

( soft theme playing)

Thanks for bein' there for me.

( tender theme playing)

You can see me.

I've got to be able
to see your finger

when I put the wedding band on.

(Alex sobbing)

( 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 ♪