Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001): Season 8, Episode 21 - Showdown at Casa Diablo: Part 1 - full transcript
Walker has been able to intercept all the drug shipments of the Ortega brothers. But when they discover that Walker has an informant in their midsts they kill the informant. In the meantime, they still continue to bring drugs in by having people sneak across the border by going throw a ranch owned by Alex's friends. But when the husband catches them, he calls his foreman for help but he kills the man, apparently he works for the Ortegas. Upon learning of what happened the Ortegas make plans to buy the ranch.
( light rock action
theme playing)
( upbeat rustic theme playing)
MAN: Yeah, this'll
be my last run.
We drop this load,
I open up my dry cleaning shop.
With Señor Ortega's
permission, of course.
Why would you wanna go to work
when what we do is so easy, huh?
Easy till the cops come around.
You see any cops?
I-I don't see any cops.
The cops in this country,
son muy estúpidos.
(laughing)
(helicopter approaching)
( dramatic theme playing)
Ah.
Ah.
(sirens wailing)
(dispatch radio chattering)
(officers shouting)
( dramatic theme playing)
All right, that's
another drug shipment
that won't make
it to the streets.
That's four rigs
we've taken down
in the last month from Ortega.
Pays to have a
Federale on the inside.
Yeah, but we're hitting
too many of these.
Cruz is gonna start
getting suspicious.
You're right. Lucia's
a good cop, but...
Tell you what. Next
time she contacts you,
have her back off for a while.
You got it.
( dramatic theme playing)
The next shipment's coming
in by plane on Wednesday
to a private airstrip seven
miles south of Weatherford.
TRIVETTE: Okay, good.
We'll be ready. Listen, Lucia,
Walker says he wants
you to back off for a while.
Back off?
Yeah, it's starting
to get too risky.
Cruz is gonna start wondering
how we know about his shipments.
Tell Ranger Walker that
he doesn't need to worry.
I'm perfectly safe.
Cruz loves me.
CRUZ: Lucia!
I'll talk to you soon.
( suspenseful theme playing)
Hey.
Hey.
I just talked to Lucia.
The shipment's coming
in on Wednesday.
Did you tell her to
back off for a while?
Yes, I did, but I don't think
she's gonna listen to us.
( suspenseful theme playing)
(speaks Spanish)
You're my brother, Cruz,
and I mean you no disrespect,
but how can you
sit there like that?
Those damn Rangers
have cost us 30 million.
(speaks Spanish)
Life's too short to
die of aggravation.
Aggravation. 30 million dollars.
That's true, Ramon.
They've taken down quite
a bit of our shipments lately.
Not they.
Walker.
We need to do
something about him.
And we will.
( 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 ♪
( mellow theme playing)
Alex, you made it.
Oh, it is so good
to see you. Mm.
Wow, what a beautiful
place you have.
Well, thanks. We just love it.
This is my husband, Jake.
Hello.
Jake, this is Alex Cahill,
my former colleague.
It's a pleasure to meet you.
Oh, no, Alex, the
pleasure's all mine.
Nicole here has told
me so much about you,
I feel I already know you.
How are the wedding
plans coming along?
Well, the wedding's
three weeks away
and I'm five weeks
behind schedule, so, great.
(both laughing)
Come on. I'll show you around.
We've got 3,000 acres in all.
Mexico on one side,
and state park
land on the other.
Couple hundred head of
horses, two freshwater springs,
and the kind of quiet
you can't buy in Dallas.
(all laughing)
You sound like a
real estate agent.
Yeah.
Hey.
Jake, Miss Foley.
Travis, Joe, this
is Alex Cahill.
She's down here from
Dallas. Travis is our foreman.
Pleased to meet you, ma'am.
Hi.
Uh, Jake,
we got a fence down
on the south pasture.
We're gonna ride out there
and round up some strays.
Okay.
Ladies.
ALEX: Well, I gotta
hand it to you, Nicole.
You have found yourself
a nice little slice of paradise.
Yeah, mostly.
Mostly?
Well, we have a problem with
drug mules crossing our land.
JAKE: Hell, those
old Indian trails
and all the cover
down by the river,
it's a perfect crossover.
They cut our fences,
stampede our horses,
stealing our water.
Well, have you
called the police?
Oh, you bet.
But they never get here in time.
JAKE: You know,
they're good men.
They're just spread way too thin
and those drug mules
are just way too smart.
It's like they always know
when it's a perfect
time to come across.
You wanted to see me?
Yes, querida, I did.
Hm.
You look... delicious.
Thank you.
(both speaking Spanish)
Oh, Maria found something.
She thought it
might belong to you.
Yes.
It was a gift from my sister.
Well, perhaps if I
hit the redial button
we'll talk to your sister.
( suspenseful theme playing)
(phone dialing)
(line ringing)
WOMAN: Ranger Headquarters.
How may I direct your call?
( ominous theme playing)
(grunting and groaning)
( dramatic theme playing)
( ominous theme playing)
Ha, you're not Franco.
No kidding. Franco's sick.
(speaking Spanish)
Baby's gotta eat.
You got a problem with that?
Ha, I don't got a problem
with that, chiquita.
I'm a liberated man.
(laughs)
But you. Heh. You
don't look like Cesar.
Where are they?
( action theme playing)
(grunting and groaning)
Baby's gotta eat?
He asked.
(cell phone ringing)
Get up.
Answer it.
(ringing continues)
Hola.
It's too late, jefe.
We've already been arrested.
Sí, jefe, he's right here.
Heh. He wants to talk to you.
Yeah.
Well, Walker,
this will be the last
shipment you get from us.
Say goodbye, Lucia.
LUCIA: No! Aah!
(Lucia grunts)
(phone beeps)
They got the whole
shipment, the plane, the crew.
Ramon, that shipment
means nothing to us.
It's like a grain of
sand in the desert.
As far as Ranger
Walker, some day
he must be punished for
all the trouble he caused us.
As long as he is
there and we are here,
I don't see how
that's going to happen.
Do you remember what
Apá used to tell us, hm?
Life is a mystery.
You never know
what fate has in store for us.
As long as we control
the Foley Ranch,
nothing can stop us.
ALEX: Well, you ever
miss the D.A.'s office?
Parts of it.
The excitement.
The feeling that
I'm accomplishing
something important.
Mm-hm.
Law's like a... A calling and...
And for some people, like you,
you know, you
respond to it, but for me
it just wasn't in my blood.
Not like this. Heh.
And I have a great man.
(both laughing)
(horse neighs)
ALEX: Jake, you look like
you were born on that horse.
Well, who would've thought a
CEO could downsize himself
into a saddle, huh?
Hon, where are you off to?
Hey, I'm gonna go help
Travis with the strays.
See you a little later.
(blows kiss)
(both laughing)
(birds chirping)
( mellow theme playing)
Whoa, whoa. Whoa.
( suspenseful theme playing)
Ho, boy. Stay.
Boy, you stay.
(gun cocks)
( ominous theme playing)
(men chattering)
All right, nice and easy.
Put the guns down.
What's the trouble, señor?
These are public lands, no?
You just do what I tell you.
Put your guns down now.
Heh. Our mistake, señor.
We go back the way we came, yes?
(whistles) No.
You put the guns
down like I told you.
(horse neighs)
( tense theme playing)
(speaks Spanish)
(horse neighs)
What do we got here, Jake?
Travis, come on down here.
Pick up these guns.
You get the guns,
I'll call the sheriff.
You got it.
( ominous theme playing)
(grunts)
(horse neighs)
(grunts)
( dramatic theme playing)
Here.
Take these and get out of here.
Sí, Señor Travis, gracias.
(men chattering)
Damn.
( dramatic theme playing)
(dispatch radio chattering)
(sobbing)
(sirens wailing)
Walker, something
terrible's happened.
What is it?
Nicole's husband, he's dead.
Somebody shot him.
I'll be right there.
Thank you.
(sobbing): Alex. God.
(crying)
( melancholy theme playing)
It's pretty cut and
dried, Ranger Walker.
Old Jake run into a
bunch of drug runners.
He's had trouble with 'em
ever since he bought this place.
I told him to give me a
call first sign of trouble,
but looks to me like
he got ambushed.
You said Jake was
shot at close range.
Yep.
Take a look at these prints.
Looks to me like someone
came up behind Jake,
walked over to the mules,
turned around, walked back,
and shot Jake at close range.
You really think so?
Possible.
Who found the body?
Uh, Jake's foreman, Travis.
Where is he?
He's in town with
the rest of his men
givin' statements
to my deputies.
( dramatic theme playing)
El gringo, Jake Foley.
What about him?
He tried to play the hero.
Tried to stop our shipment
from going through.
(speaks Spanish)
Travis took care of it.
Well, give Travis a bonus.
Loyal men should be rewarded.
Bueno.
Oye, Ramon.
Make plans to buy the ranch.
Without a man,
the Foley woman
will want to sell.
As most of you know, my
husband was killed two days ago.
I've considered
selling the ranch,
but I've decided not to.
Are you sure about that, ma'am?
NICOLE: Yes, and
I hope that you guys
will stay on with me
and help me run it.
Well, if you're stayin',
ma'am, uh, I'm stayin'.
Huh?
Yeah. Yup.
MAN: Yeah, I'm in.
And I've decided to
hire three more hands.
Say hello to Wade,
Talbot, and Greer.
( heroic theme playing)
( dramatic theme playing)
You'll be bunking in here,
but let's get clear right now.
She may've done the
hirin', but I'll be doin' the firin',
any one of you gets out of line.
We need the work, sir.
We're hard workers too.
Yeah, well,
you're about to find out what
real ranch work's all about.
( upbeat country theme playing)
What are you looking at?
(grunts)
( upbeat country theme playing)
Mrs. Foley's been
wanting this corral put up
for the last six months.
Okay.
( upbeat country theme playing)
TRAVIS: Yeah, tell
your brother I, uh...
I appreciate the bonus, Ramon.
Well, there's more where
that came from, Mr. Travis,
as long as you keep
up the good work.
Well, you can count on that.
Now, I hate to lay out bad news,
but Mrs. Foley told
us she ain't gonna sell.
Well, that's crazy. How is
she going to run a ranch?
She seemed real
determined about it.
My brother's not going to
be happy to hear about that.
At least we won't have someone
sneakin' up on us anymore.
Bueno, because our next shipment
is coming through
tomorrow at 5:00.
Five o'clock.
All right.
I'll be there.
(bird chirps)
NICOLE: Oh, Jake.
(sobbing)
( melancholy theme playing)
(sniffling)
(sobbing)
You okay?
I'll be fine.
I wanna keep this.
He was wearing this
when we first met.
He came in to give a deposition.
His vice president had been
embezzling from the company.
(sniffs)
And then when he
finished his deposition
we just started talking,
and before I knew it he
asked me out for a date.
I knew right then
that I was gonna spend
the rest of my life with him.
I just can't believe he's gone.
(crying)
( upbeat country theme playing)
(engine starts)
(horse neighs)
(all chattering)
(groans)
(sighs)
You guys get anything?
A sore back.
GAGE: I saw Travis come in,
but he never left his quarters
till he came to get you.
There's a poker game tonight.
We're all invited.
Mm. I guess Travis wants
to take the new guys' money.
We'd better get Alex to check
this place out while we play.
(Travis sighs)
You boys did all right today.
But tomorrow's another day.
Oh, yeah? What's tomorrow?
Bronc bustin'.
Got a dozen colts ain't
been rode all winter.
Wild as mustangs. MAN: Oh, yeah.
Think you can handle that, Wade?
I can handle it.
Well, we'll see.
(men laugh)
Everybody listen up.
We got new rules in place.
No one goes anywhere
on this ranch alone
unless you check with me first.
Pretty strict rule.
You got a problem with
it, you can draw your pay.
( suspenseful theme playing)
Here you go, ma'am.
Thank you.
We're playing cards
with Travis tonight.
Are you up to checking
this place out while we play?
Absolutely.
( suspenseful theme playing)
Have a nice ride, ma'am.
Thank you.
(rustic country music
playing on stereo)
(all chattering)
What was the name of that ranch
you worked on, Wade?
I didn't say.
Well, I'm askin'.
Circle J up in Missoula.
Cards.
One.
MAN 1: One.
MAN 2: Two.
Three.
One.
Dealer takes one.
Who was the ramrod
up in Missoula?
A guy named Wilcox.
Mm.
No, never heard of him.
He's never heard of you, either.
I'm in for one.
I'm in.
MAN 2: I'm out.
I'll see you one,
and raise you two.
And I'll raise you two.
(muttering)
( suspenseful theme playing)
(rustic country music
playing on stereo)
What do you got, boys?
MAN 1: Pair of queens.
MAN 2: Bullets.
Two pair.
Queen high straight.
Damn.
Well, you were
lucky tonight, Wade.
WALKER: Why don't
you hang around, Travis?
I can feel your luck changing.
Heh-heh. Oh, no.
Tomorrow night.
♪ Goin' home to my Loretta ♪
♪ Steal a kiss If
I can catch her ♪
♪ There ain't no place
That I like better ♪
WALKER: Hey, hey, hey!
I saw you deal off
the bottom of the deck.
You're crazy.
Hey, hey, hey,
don't accuse my
buddy of cheatin'.
Buddy this.
(all grunting)
(glass shatters)
( suspenseful theme playing)
(all grunting)
That's enough! That's enough!
I swear I didn't cheat, man!
All right. Okay.
Forget about it.
You all get some shut-eye.
All of you.
( tense rustic theme playing)
(door closes)
( suspenseful theme playing)
( ominous theme playing)
( heartbeat pounding)
( ominous theme playing)
( dramatic theme playing)
WALKER: Hey, Travis.
Yeah, Wade? What do you want?
Well, I'm not really
sure he did cheat,
so I'll pay for the damages.
Okay.
( tense theme playing)
You handle yourself pretty good.
Well, if you hadn't stopped me,
I'd have put a real
whippin' on 'em.
(chuckles)
Well, maybe next
time I'll let it continue.
(chuckles)
Now get on back
to the bunkhouse.
( suspenseful theme playing)
( mellow theme playing)
(men chattering)
Oh, I slept like a rock.
I feel like I slept on a rock.
Morning.
My jaw hurts.
Mine's a little tweaked too.
Sorry about that. Had
to make it look real.
Yeah, right.
Good morning.
Morning. Good morning.
Find out anything?
Travis' calendar.
Looks like another
shipment's coming through
at 5:00 today.
TRAVIS: Greer, Talbot,
you're goin' into
town for supplies.
Here's where you're goin',
that's what you're gettin'.
Keys are in the truck.
All right. Ladies.
Wade, saddle up.
We'll bring those
yearlings in this mornin'.
Got it.
Joe?
I want you to hire some men
for a little welcoming committee
for when Greer and
Talbot get into town.
I got you.
( suspenseful theme playing)
( heroic theme playing)
(men whistling and yelling)
(horses neighing)
(men whistling)
(horses neighing)
( suspenseful theme playing)
And over. We're done. Yeah.
Heads up, heads up.
You gotta pay a tax, you
wanna work in our town.
A tax?
For takin' jobs
away from town folk.
You need to take
that up with Mr. Travis
over at the Foley Ranch.
If I want a sound from you, boy,
I'll squeeze your neck.
Guys, listen.
Why don't you guys just
go about your business
and let us go about ours, okay?
Our business is to
see you leave town.
Then, mister, you're
out of business.
I told you... (all grunting)
( action theme playing)
(yells)
There's your tax, paid in full.
(door opens)
Yes.
I have a double
shipment coming in today
to make up for
some of our losses.
Uh, we're all set up for you.
Travis, I want you to persuade
the Foley woman
to sell her ranch.
I'm workin' on it, Mr. Ortega.
Uh, I brought in some
of the meanest broncs
this side of the Rio today.
I expect some broken bones
and packed suitcases
by this afternoon.
She loses enough men,
she'll get discouraged
and wanna sell.
Well, see that she does, Travis.
( suspenseful theme playing)
MAN: Yeah, that way, boy!
Go, that's it!
(yells)
( dramatic theme playing)
(shouting indistinctly)
MAN: That's right.
Get him out of there.
(men shouting)
Got those supplies you needed.
( dramatic theme playing)
(horse neighs)
(man yelling)
MAN: Stay with
it now, stay with it.
(grunts)
Whoa.
That's the meanest
horse I've ever seen.
If this keeps up,
I'm not gonna have
a ranch hand left.
Let me give it a try.
MAN: All right, cool
off. Come on, guys.
( upbeat country theme playing)
Okay, let it go.
(horse neighs)
(men shouting)
MAN: All right,
Wade, hang in there!
Stay with it, boy.
(men shouting)
(horse grunting)
MAN: Stay in. Stay
with him, stay with him.
That's it. That's it, cowboy.
Look at him go! Ha!
(man laughing)
MAN: Stay with it.
(man whoops)
MAN: All right. Right on him.
Attaboy, attaboy! Come on!
Nice job, Wade. Good job.
MAN: Yeah, he's got him down.
(horse grunting)
MAN: All right, got another
one in there, come on.
(man laughs)
MAN 1: That's right,
yeah. MAN 2: Great job.
Here, I'll get him.
MAN 3: All right,
way to go, Wade.
Bring me another horse.
Easy, boy, easy.
(horse neighs)
(men yelling)
MAN 1: Attaboy. Whoo!
MAN 2: Hangin' in there.
(men cheering and laughing)
MAN 1: Way to go,
Wade! Way to go!
MAN 2: Yeah, Wade!
( upbeat country theme playing)
MAN 1: All right, you
got it now. You got it.
MAN 2: Good job.
(men shouting)
MAN 1: How are they
in there now? It was hot!
(men shouting)
(horse neighing)
( upbeat country theme playing)
MAN 1: Can't break that horse.
MAN 2: Hey, Wade! Way to go!
(men shouting)
( upbeat country theme playing)
MAN 1: All right,
good job, good job.
MAN 2: That's the last one.
(crowd applauding)
Oh, yes.
MAN 1: What a
rider! What a rider!
Hey, you ought to show
me them tricks you know.
MAN 1: Where'd you
learn how to ride like that?
(men chattering)
Nice going, cowboy.
Thanks.
Cordell Walker, you
do things like that
just to get a rise out of me.
Did it work?
Of course it did.
( upbeat country theme playing)
Oh, thanks, guys.
(horse neighs)
( suspenseful theme playing)
(horses neighing)
( suspenseful theme playing)
(horse neighs)
Hold up here, boys.
( suspenseful theme playing)
(horses neighing)
Hola, Señor Travis.
(speaks Spanish)
Hola, Ricardo.
I figured it was you, Travis.
(men murmuring)
Who are you?
I'm a Texas Ranger,
and you're under arrest.
(men murmuring)
Kill him!
( action theme playing)
(siren wailing)
(all shouting)
( heroic theme playing)
Put your head down.
OFFICER 2: All
right, I got it, come on.
(all chattering)
Sheriff, we're gonna have
to keep this bust under wraps.
Why's that?
We wanna set a
trap for the Ortegas.
We need to keep
our cover intact.
All right, you got it.
WALKER: Call him, Travis.
And this better be the
performance of your life.
I don't have to make this call.
No, you don't. But
you're going down
for the death of Jake
Foley either way.
Your cooperation might
mean the difference
between lethal injection
and life imprisonment.
It's your choice.
(sighs)
(phone dialing)
(ringing)
Bueno.
TRAVIS: Mr. Ortega?
Señor Travis.
Well, I got some good
news and better news.
The goods came
through without a hitch,
and Mrs. Foley wants to sell.
Really?
Yeah, all she wants to see
is the color of your money.
Two point three million
dollars to be exact.
Tell her I'll wire the money
directly to her bank account.
Uh, she's, uh...
Uh, she... She
wants out now, Cruz.
She needs money
so she can leave.
Well,
then I'll send my
brother down there today.
Well, I look forward
to seein' him.
He's sending Ramon.
One out of two ain't bad.
TRIVETTE: You know, I think
I'm gonna miss this ranch life.
Really?
You mean you're going
to miss the blisters?
GAGE: The horse manure?
The flies?
That back-breakin' work?
No wages?
Eatin' the beans and hard tack?
Sleeping in a bunkhouse? Ugh.
(Gage sighs)
You know, now
that I think about it,
I'm not gonna miss it at all.
(all chuckle)
Here he comes.
( dramatic theme playing)
( dramatic theme playing)
Travis, where are you?
WALKER: In jail, Ramon.
Just like you're going to be.
Walker.
Tell your men to lay
down their weapons.
My men would lay
down their lives for me
before they would lay
down their weapons.
It's one against five, Walker.
You don't have a chance.
( dramatic theme playing)
Now it's three against five.
Now we do have a chance.
( action theme playing)
I'll get Ramon.
(grunts)
Get up. Put your
hands behind your back.
( action theme playing)
No!
If that shipment
did not get through,
then either you're
lying to me or Travis is,
and one of you is going to die.
PEPÉ: Señor Cruz?
What?!
Turn on the television.
Your brother, he's in trouble.
WOMAN (over TV): And in
the little town of Harrisburg,
a major battle has been
won in the war against drugs.
Cartel leader Ramon Ortega
has been taken into custody by
a special team of Texas Rangers
led by Cordell Walker.
After a week-long
undercover operation,
Walker and his team captured
the notorious drug trafficker
and $2.3 million in cash.
If convicted, Ramon... No!
Up to 50 years
in federal prison.
Walker, you're a dead man.
Pepé,
get General Hernandez
on the phone now.
Tell him it's time
to repay his debt.
WALKER: Alex, I'd
really prefer you not go.
Walker, I got a
special invitation
from General Hernandez.
He is the head of the Drug
Enforcement Administration
in Nuevo Laredo.
Now how am I
gonna turn that down?
I can't talk you out of it?
Well, I would prefer
if you didn't try.
You know how critical
the war on drugs is,
and our relationship with
Mexico is especially important.
Ah, there you are.
Hello, Walker.
D.A. Moody.
Alex, we got a plane to catch.
What? What's wrong?
We were just having a discussion
about me being
on that plane or not.
Walker, if Alex hadn't
been instrumental
in this Ortega bust,
none of us would've
been invited.
I really want her to be there.
Besides, Sydney's
gonna go with me.
We're gonna look out
for each other, okay?
No, it's not okay, but okay.
Well, I'm packed
and ready to go.
Nuevo Laredo, here we come.
A.D.A. Brentano's
already in the van.
I'll see you out there.
Be right down.
Not to change the subject,
but I talked to Nicole,
and she sounds like a new woman.
Good.
She made me
promise to give you this.
( tender theme playing)
Who's that from?
From me. (chuckles)
I'll see you on Monday.
Okay. Be careful.
Now, isn't that what
I always say to you?
Well, it's my turn.
Okay.
( suspenseful theme playing)
(crowd chattering in Spanish)
(engine starts)
( suspenseful theme playing)
(phone dialing)
(phone ringing)
(speaking Spanish)
PEPÉ: They're coming.
The three car caravan,
Federales front and back.
Do it.
( dramatic theme playing)
(both gasp)
Back up! Back up now! Now!
Go, go!
Go, go, go!
SYDNEY: Come on,
come on, come on!
( dramatic theme playing)
(screams)
(men grunting)
Get out! Get out, now!
(shouting in Spanish)
MAN: Come on, get out.
(men shouting in Spanish)
MAN: Get in. Hurry, hurry.
Get in the car!
(men shouting in Spanish)
MAN: Go, now, now! Move!
( dramatic theme playing)
( light rock action
theme playing)
♪ 'Cause the eyes
Of the Ranger ♪
♪ Are upon you ♪
♪ Any wrong you
do He's gonna see ♪
♪ When you're in
Texas Look behind you ♪
♪ 'Cause that's where
The Ranger's gonna be ♪
theme playing)
( upbeat rustic theme playing)
MAN: Yeah, this'll
be my last run.
We drop this load,
I open up my dry cleaning shop.
With Señor Ortega's
permission, of course.
Why would you wanna go to work
when what we do is so easy, huh?
Easy till the cops come around.
You see any cops?
I-I don't see any cops.
The cops in this country,
son muy estúpidos.
(laughing)
(helicopter approaching)
( dramatic theme playing)
Ah.
Ah.
(sirens wailing)
(dispatch radio chattering)
(officers shouting)
( dramatic theme playing)
All right, that's
another drug shipment
that won't make
it to the streets.
That's four rigs
we've taken down
in the last month from Ortega.
Pays to have a
Federale on the inside.
Yeah, but we're hitting
too many of these.
Cruz is gonna start
getting suspicious.
You're right. Lucia's
a good cop, but...
Tell you what. Next
time she contacts you,
have her back off for a while.
You got it.
( dramatic theme playing)
The next shipment's coming
in by plane on Wednesday
to a private airstrip seven
miles south of Weatherford.
TRIVETTE: Okay, good.
We'll be ready. Listen, Lucia,
Walker says he wants
you to back off for a while.
Back off?
Yeah, it's starting
to get too risky.
Cruz is gonna start wondering
how we know about his shipments.
Tell Ranger Walker that
he doesn't need to worry.
I'm perfectly safe.
Cruz loves me.
CRUZ: Lucia!
I'll talk to you soon.
( suspenseful theme playing)
Hey.
Hey.
I just talked to Lucia.
The shipment's coming
in on Wednesday.
Did you tell her to
back off for a while?
Yes, I did, but I don't think
she's gonna listen to us.
( suspenseful theme playing)
(speaks Spanish)
You're my brother, Cruz,
and I mean you no disrespect,
but how can you
sit there like that?
Those damn Rangers
have cost us 30 million.
(speaks Spanish)
Life's too short to
die of aggravation.
Aggravation. 30 million dollars.
That's true, Ramon.
They've taken down quite
a bit of our shipments lately.
Not they.
Walker.
We need to do
something about him.
And we will.
( 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 ♪
( mellow theme playing)
Alex, you made it.
Oh, it is so good
to see you. Mm.
Wow, what a beautiful
place you have.
Well, thanks. We just love it.
This is my husband, Jake.
Hello.
Jake, this is Alex Cahill,
my former colleague.
It's a pleasure to meet you.
Oh, no, Alex, the
pleasure's all mine.
Nicole here has told
me so much about you,
I feel I already know you.
How are the wedding
plans coming along?
Well, the wedding's
three weeks away
and I'm five weeks
behind schedule, so, great.
(both laughing)
Come on. I'll show you around.
We've got 3,000 acres in all.
Mexico on one side,
and state park
land on the other.
Couple hundred head of
horses, two freshwater springs,
and the kind of quiet
you can't buy in Dallas.
(all laughing)
You sound like a
real estate agent.
Yeah.
Hey.
Jake, Miss Foley.
Travis, Joe, this
is Alex Cahill.
She's down here from
Dallas. Travis is our foreman.
Pleased to meet you, ma'am.
Hi.
Uh, Jake,
we got a fence down
on the south pasture.
We're gonna ride out there
and round up some strays.
Okay.
Ladies.
ALEX: Well, I gotta
hand it to you, Nicole.
You have found yourself
a nice little slice of paradise.
Yeah, mostly.
Mostly?
Well, we have a problem with
drug mules crossing our land.
JAKE: Hell, those
old Indian trails
and all the cover
down by the river,
it's a perfect crossover.
They cut our fences,
stampede our horses,
stealing our water.
Well, have you
called the police?
Oh, you bet.
But they never get here in time.
JAKE: You know,
they're good men.
They're just spread way too thin
and those drug mules
are just way too smart.
It's like they always know
when it's a perfect
time to come across.
You wanted to see me?
Yes, querida, I did.
Hm.
You look... delicious.
Thank you.
(both speaking Spanish)
Oh, Maria found something.
She thought it
might belong to you.
Yes.
It was a gift from my sister.
Well, perhaps if I
hit the redial button
we'll talk to your sister.
( suspenseful theme playing)
(phone dialing)
(line ringing)
WOMAN: Ranger Headquarters.
How may I direct your call?
( ominous theme playing)
(grunting and groaning)
( dramatic theme playing)
( ominous theme playing)
Ha, you're not Franco.
No kidding. Franco's sick.
(speaking Spanish)
Baby's gotta eat.
You got a problem with that?
Ha, I don't got a problem
with that, chiquita.
I'm a liberated man.
(laughs)
But you. Heh. You
don't look like Cesar.
Where are they?
( action theme playing)
(grunting and groaning)
Baby's gotta eat?
He asked.
(cell phone ringing)
Get up.
Answer it.
(ringing continues)
Hola.
It's too late, jefe.
We've already been arrested.
Sí, jefe, he's right here.
Heh. He wants to talk to you.
Yeah.
Well, Walker,
this will be the last
shipment you get from us.
Say goodbye, Lucia.
LUCIA: No! Aah!
(Lucia grunts)
(phone beeps)
They got the whole
shipment, the plane, the crew.
Ramon, that shipment
means nothing to us.
It's like a grain of
sand in the desert.
As far as Ranger
Walker, some day
he must be punished for
all the trouble he caused us.
As long as he is
there and we are here,
I don't see how
that's going to happen.
Do you remember what
Apá used to tell us, hm?
Life is a mystery.
You never know
what fate has in store for us.
As long as we control
the Foley Ranch,
nothing can stop us.
ALEX: Well, you ever
miss the D.A.'s office?
Parts of it.
The excitement.
The feeling that
I'm accomplishing
something important.
Mm-hm.
Law's like a... A calling and...
And for some people, like you,
you know, you
respond to it, but for me
it just wasn't in my blood.
Not like this. Heh.
And I have a great man.
(both laughing)
(horse neighs)
ALEX: Jake, you look like
you were born on that horse.
Well, who would've thought a
CEO could downsize himself
into a saddle, huh?
Hon, where are you off to?
Hey, I'm gonna go help
Travis with the strays.
See you a little later.
(blows kiss)
(both laughing)
(birds chirping)
( mellow theme playing)
Whoa, whoa. Whoa.
( suspenseful theme playing)
Ho, boy. Stay.
Boy, you stay.
(gun cocks)
( ominous theme playing)
(men chattering)
All right, nice and easy.
Put the guns down.
What's the trouble, señor?
These are public lands, no?
You just do what I tell you.
Put your guns down now.
Heh. Our mistake, señor.
We go back the way we came, yes?
(whistles) No.
You put the guns
down like I told you.
(horse neighs)
( tense theme playing)
(speaks Spanish)
(horse neighs)
What do we got here, Jake?
Travis, come on down here.
Pick up these guns.
You get the guns,
I'll call the sheriff.
You got it.
( ominous theme playing)
(grunts)
(horse neighs)
(grunts)
( dramatic theme playing)
Here.
Take these and get out of here.
Sí, Señor Travis, gracias.
(men chattering)
Damn.
( dramatic theme playing)
(dispatch radio chattering)
(sobbing)
(sirens wailing)
Walker, something
terrible's happened.
What is it?
Nicole's husband, he's dead.
Somebody shot him.
I'll be right there.
Thank you.
(sobbing): Alex. God.
(crying)
( melancholy theme playing)
It's pretty cut and
dried, Ranger Walker.
Old Jake run into a
bunch of drug runners.
He's had trouble with 'em
ever since he bought this place.
I told him to give me a
call first sign of trouble,
but looks to me like
he got ambushed.
You said Jake was
shot at close range.
Yep.
Take a look at these prints.
Looks to me like someone
came up behind Jake,
walked over to the mules,
turned around, walked back,
and shot Jake at close range.
You really think so?
Possible.
Who found the body?
Uh, Jake's foreman, Travis.
Where is he?
He's in town with
the rest of his men
givin' statements
to my deputies.
( dramatic theme playing)
El gringo, Jake Foley.
What about him?
He tried to play the hero.
Tried to stop our shipment
from going through.
(speaks Spanish)
Travis took care of it.
Well, give Travis a bonus.
Loyal men should be rewarded.
Bueno.
Oye, Ramon.
Make plans to buy the ranch.
Without a man,
the Foley woman
will want to sell.
As most of you know, my
husband was killed two days ago.
I've considered
selling the ranch,
but I've decided not to.
Are you sure about that, ma'am?
NICOLE: Yes, and
I hope that you guys
will stay on with me
and help me run it.
Well, if you're stayin',
ma'am, uh, I'm stayin'.
Huh?
Yeah. Yup.
MAN: Yeah, I'm in.
And I've decided to
hire three more hands.
Say hello to Wade,
Talbot, and Greer.
( heroic theme playing)
( dramatic theme playing)
You'll be bunking in here,
but let's get clear right now.
She may've done the
hirin', but I'll be doin' the firin',
any one of you gets out of line.
We need the work, sir.
We're hard workers too.
Yeah, well,
you're about to find out what
real ranch work's all about.
( upbeat country theme playing)
What are you looking at?
(grunts)
( upbeat country theme playing)
Mrs. Foley's been
wanting this corral put up
for the last six months.
Okay.
( upbeat country theme playing)
TRAVIS: Yeah, tell
your brother I, uh...
I appreciate the bonus, Ramon.
Well, there's more where
that came from, Mr. Travis,
as long as you keep
up the good work.
Well, you can count on that.
Now, I hate to lay out bad news,
but Mrs. Foley told
us she ain't gonna sell.
Well, that's crazy. How is
she going to run a ranch?
She seemed real
determined about it.
My brother's not going to
be happy to hear about that.
At least we won't have someone
sneakin' up on us anymore.
Bueno, because our next shipment
is coming through
tomorrow at 5:00.
Five o'clock.
All right.
I'll be there.
(bird chirps)
NICOLE: Oh, Jake.
(sobbing)
( melancholy theme playing)
(sniffling)
(sobbing)
You okay?
I'll be fine.
I wanna keep this.
He was wearing this
when we first met.
He came in to give a deposition.
His vice president had been
embezzling from the company.
(sniffs)
And then when he
finished his deposition
we just started talking,
and before I knew it he
asked me out for a date.
I knew right then
that I was gonna spend
the rest of my life with him.
I just can't believe he's gone.
(crying)
( upbeat country theme playing)
(engine starts)
(horse neighs)
(all chattering)
(groans)
(sighs)
You guys get anything?
A sore back.
GAGE: I saw Travis come in,
but he never left his quarters
till he came to get you.
There's a poker game tonight.
We're all invited.
Mm. I guess Travis wants
to take the new guys' money.
We'd better get Alex to check
this place out while we play.
(Travis sighs)
You boys did all right today.
But tomorrow's another day.
Oh, yeah? What's tomorrow?
Bronc bustin'.
Got a dozen colts ain't
been rode all winter.
Wild as mustangs. MAN: Oh, yeah.
Think you can handle that, Wade?
I can handle it.
Well, we'll see.
(men laugh)
Everybody listen up.
We got new rules in place.
No one goes anywhere
on this ranch alone
unless you check with me first.
Pretty strict rule.
You got a problem with
it, you can draw your pay.
( suspenseful theme playing)
Here you go, ma'am.
Thank you.
We're playing cards
with Travis tonight.
Are you up to checking
this place out while we play?
Absolutely.
( suspenseful theme playing)
Have a nice ride, ma'am.
Thank you.
(rustic country music
playing on stereo)
(all chattering)
What was the name of that ranch
you worked on, Wade?
I didn't say.
Well, I'm askin'.
Circle J up in Missoula.
Cards.
One.
MAN 1: One.
MAN 2: Two.
Three.
One.
Dealer takes one.
Who was the ramrod
up in Missoula?
A guy named Wilcox.
Mm.
No, never heard of him.
He's never heard of you, either.
I'm in for one.
I'm in.
MAN 2: I'm out.
I'll see you one,
and raise you two.
And I'll raise you two.
(muttering)
( suspenseful theme playing)
(rustic country music
playing on stereo)
What do you got, boys?
MAN 1: Pair of queens.
MAN 2: Bullets.
Two pair.
Queen high straight.
Damn.
Well, you were
lucky tonight, Wade.
WALKER: Why don't
you hang around, Travis?
I can feel your luck changing.
Heh-heh. Oh, no.
Tomorrow night.
♪ Goin' home to my Loretta ♪
♪ Steal a kiss If
I can catch her ♪
♪ There ain't no place
That I like better ♪
WALKER: Hey, hey, hey!
I saw you deal off
the bottom of the deck.
You're crazy.
Hey, hey, hey,
don't accuse my
buddy of cheatin'.
Buddy this.
(all grunting)
(glass shatters)
( suspenseful theme playing)
(all grunting)
That's enough! That's enough!
I swear I didn't cheat, man!
All right. Okay.
Forget about it.
You all get some shut-eye.
All of you.
( tense rustic theme playing)
(door closes)
( suspenseful theme playing)
( ominous theme playing)
( heartbeat pounding)
( ominous theme playing)
( dramatic theme playing)
WALKER: Hey, Travis.
Yeah, Wade? What do you want?
Well, I'm not really
sure he did cheat,
so I'll pay for the damages.
Okay.
( tense theme playing)
You handle yourself pretty good.
Well, if you hadn't stopped me,
I'd have put a real
whippin' on 'em.
(chuckles)
Well, maybe next
time I'll let it continue.
(chuckles)
Now get on back
to the bunkhouse.
( suspenseful theme playing)
( mellow theme playing)
(men chattering)
Oh, I slept like a rock.
I feel like I slept on a rock.
Morning.
My jaw hurts.
Mine's a little tweaked too.
Sorry about that. Had
to make it look real.
Yeah, right.
Good morning.
Morning. Good morning.
Find out anything?
Travis' calendar.
Looks like another
shipment's coming through
at 5:00 today.
TRAVIS: Greer, Talbot,
you're goin' into
town for supplies.
Here's where you're goin',
that's what you're gettin'.
Keys are in the truck.
All right. Ladies.
Wade, saddle up.
We'll bring those
yearlings in this mornin'.
Got it.
Joe?
I want you to hire some men
for a little welcoming committee
for when Greer and
Talbot get into town.
I got you.
( suspenseful theme playing)
( heroic theme playing)
(men whistling and yelling)
(horses neighing)
(men whistling)
(horses neighing)
( suspenseful theme playing)
And over. We're done. Yeah.
Heads up, heads up.
You gotta pay a tax, you
wanna work in our town.
A tax?
For takin' jobs
away from town folk.
You need to take
that up with Mr. Travis
over at the Foley Ranch.
If I want a sound from you, boy,
I'll squeeze your neck.
Guys, listen.
Why don't you guys just
go about your business
and let us go about ours, okay?
Our business is to
see you leave town.
Then, mister, you're
out of business.
I told you... (all grunting)
( action theme playing)
(yells)
There's your tax, paid in full.
(door opens)
Yes.
I have a double
shipment coming in today
to make up for
some of our losses.
Uh, we're all set up for you.
Travis, I want you to persuade
the Foley woman
to sell her ranch.
I'm workin' on it, Mr. Ortega.
Uh, I brought in some
of the meanest broncs
this side of the Rio today.
I expect some broken bones
and packed suitcases
by this afternoon.
She loses enough men,
she'll get discouraged
and wanna sell.
Well, see that she does, Travis.
( suspenseful theme playing)
MAN: Yeah, that way, boy!
Go, that's it!
(yells)
( dramatic theme playing)
(shouting indistinctly)
MAN: That's right.
Get him out of there.
(men shouting)
Got those supplies you needed.
( dramatic theme playing)
(horse neighs)
(man yelling)
MAN: Stay with
it now, stay with it.
(grunts)
Whoa.
That's the meanest
horse I've ever seen.
If this keeps up,
I'm not gonna have
a ranch hand left.
Let me give it a try.
MAN: All right, cool
off. Come on, guys.
( upbeat country theme playing)
Okay, let it go.
(horse neighs)
(men shouting)
MAN: All right,
Wade, hang in there!
Stay with it, boy.
(men shouting)
(horse grunting)
MAN: Stay in. Stay
with him, stay with him.
That's it. That's it, cowboy.
Look at him go! Ha!
(man laughing)
MAN: Stay with it.
(man whoops)
MAN: All right. Right on him.
Attaboy, attaboy! Come on!
Nice job, Wade. Good job.
MAN: Yeah, he's got him down.
(horse grunting)
MAN: All right, got another
one in there, come on.
(man laughs)
MAN 1: That's right,
yeah. MAN 2: Great job.
Here, I'll get him.
MAN 3: All right,
way to go, Wade.
Bring me another horse.
Easy, boy, easy.
(horse neighs)
(men yelling)
MAN 1: Attaboy. Whoo!
MAN 2: Hangin' in there.
(men cheering and laughing)
MAN 1: Way to go,
Wade! Way to go!
MAN 2: Yeah, Wade!
( upbeat country theme playing)
MAN 1: All right, you
got it now. You got it.
MAN 2: Good job.
(men shouting)
MAN 1: How are they
in there now? It was hot!
(men shouting)
(horse neighing)
( upbeat country theme playing)
MAN 1: Can't break that horse.
MAN 2: Hey, Wade! Way to go!
(men shouting)
( upbeat country theme playing)
MAN 1: All right,
good job, good job.
MAN 2: That's the last one.
(crowd applauding)
Oh, yes.
MAN 1: What a
rider! What a rider!
Hey, you ought to show
me them tricks you know.
MAN 1: Where'd you
learn how to ride like that?
(men chattering)
Nice going, cowboy.
Thanks.
Cordell Walker, you
do things like that
just to get a rise out of me.
Did it work?
Of course it did.
( upbeat country theme playing)
Oh, thanks, guys.
(horse neighs)
( suspenseful theme playing)
(horses neighing)
( suspenseful theme playing)
(horse neighs)
Hold up here, boys.
( suspenseful theme playing)
(horses neighing)
Hola, Señor Travis.
(speaks Spanish)
Hola, Ricardo.
I figured it was you, Travis.
(men murmuring)
Who are you?
I'm a Texas Ranger,
and you're under arrest.
(men murmuring)
Kill him!
( action theme playing)
(siren wailing)
(all shouting)
( heroic theme playing)
Put your head down.
OFFICER 2: All
right, I got it, come on.
(all chattering)
Sheriff, we're gonna have
to keep this bust under wraps.
Why's that?
We wanna set a
trap for the Ortegas.
We need to keep
our cover intact.
All right, you got it.
WALKER: Call him, Travis.
And this better be the
performance of your life.
I don't have to make this call.
No, you don't. But
you're going down
for the death of Jake
Foley either way.
Your cooperation might
mean the difference
between lethal injection
and life imprisonment.
It's your choice.
(sighs)
(phone dialing)
(ringing)
Bueno.
TRAVIS: Mr. Ortega?
Señor Travis.
Well, I got some good
news and better news.
The goods came
through without a hitch,
and Mrs. Foley wants to sell.
Really?
Yeah, all she wants to see
is the color of your money.
Two point three million
dollars to be exact.
Tell her I'll wire the money
directly to her bank account.
Uh, she's, uh...
Uh, she... She
wants out now, Cruz.
She needs money
so she can leave.
Well,
then I'll send my
brother down there today.
Well, I look forward
to seein' him.
He's sending Ramon.
One out of two ain't bad.
TRIVETTE: You know, I think
I'm gonna miss this ranch life.
Really?
You mean you're going
to miss the blisters?
GAGE: The horse manure?
The flies?
That back-breakin' work?
No wages?
Eatin' the beans and hard tack?
Sleeping in a bunkhouse? Ugh.
(Gage sighs)
You know, now
that I think about it,
I'm not gonna miss it at all.
(all chuckle)
Here he comes.
( dramatic theme playing)
( dramatic theme playing)
Travis, where are you?
WALKER: In jail, Ramon.
Just like you're going to be.
Walker.
Tell your men to lay
down their weapons.
My men would lay
down their lives for me
before they would lay
down their weapons.
It's one against five, Walker.
You don't have a chance.
( dramatic theme playing)
Now it's three against five.
Now we do have a chance.
( action theme playing)
I'll get Ramon.
(grunts)
Get up. Put your
hands behind your back.
( action theme playing)
No!
If that shipment
did not get through,
then either you're
lying to me or Travis is,
and one of you is going to die.
PEPÉ: Señor Cruz?
What?!
Turn on the television.
Your brother, he's in trouble.
WOMAN (over TV): And in
the little town of Harrisburg,
a major battle has been
won in the war against drugs.
Cartel leader Ramon Ortega
has been taken into custody by
a special team of Texas Rangers
led by Cordell Walker.
After a week-long
undercover operation,
Walker and his team captured
the notorious drug trafficker
and $2.3 million in cash.
If convicted, Ramon... No!
Up to 50 years
in federal prison.
Walker, you're a dead man.
Pepé,
get General Hernandez
on the phone now.
Tell him it's time
to repay his debt.
WALKER: Alex, I'd
really prefer you not go.
Walker, I got a
special invitation
from General Hernandez.
He is the head of the Drug
Enforcement Administration
in Nuevo Laredo.
Now how am I
gonna turn that down?
I can't talk you out of it?
Well, I would prefer
if you didn't try.
You know how critical
the war on drugs is,
and our relationship with
Mexico is especially important.
Ah, there you are.
Hello, Walker.
D.A. Moody.
Alex, we got a plane to catch.
What? What's wrong?
We were just having a discussion
about me being
on that plane or not.
Walker, if Alex hadn't
been instrumental
in this Ortega bust,
none of us would've
been invited.
I really want her to be there.
Besides, Sydney's
gonna go with me.
We're gonna look out
for each other, okay?
No, it's not okay, but okay.
Well, I'm packed
and ready to go.
Nuevo Laredo, here we come.
A.D.A. Brentano's
already in the van.
I'll see you out there.
Be right down.
Not to change the subject,
but I talked to Nicole,
and she sounds like a new woman.
Good.
She made me
promise to give you this.
( tender theme playing)
Who's that from?
From me. (chuckles)
I'll see you on Monday.
Okay. Be careful.
Now, isn't that what
I always say to you?
Well, it's my turn.
Okay.
( suspenseful theme playing)
(crowd chattering in Spanish)
(engine starts)
( suspenseful theme playing)
(phone dialing)
(phone ringing)
(speaking Spanish)
PEPÉ: They're coming.
The three car caravan,
Federales front and back.
Do it.
( dramatic theme playing)
(both gasp)
Back up! Back up now! Now!
Go, go!
Go, go, go!
SYDNEY: Come on,
come on, come on!
( dramatic theme playing)
(screams)
(men grunting)
Get out! Get out, now!
(shouting in Spanish)
MAN: Come on, get out.
(men shouting in Spanish)
MAN: Get in. Hurry, hurry.
Get in the car!
(men shouting in Spanish)
MAN: Go, now, now! Move!
( dramatic theme playing)
( 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 ♪