Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001): Season 8, Episode 5 - Tall Cotton - full transcript
Let's go.
Yo, Nick, stay here.
You got my stuff?
You got my money?
What is that? You
call this fresh fish?
Yeah, yeah. I've seen fresher
on the wall at Red
Lobster. You know,
you wouldn't know a fresh fish
if the thing jumped
in your boat.
Texas Rangers.
Put it down.
Now if you want to continue...
No drugs.
This is ridiculous.
We're fishermen. Ha!
You deal drugs.
Drugs?
I don't see any drugs.
You see any drugs?
Bad news, Walker.
The dog went through
the entire warehouse.
We turned this
place upside down.
Came up empty.
See? It's like I told you.
We're fishermen,
not drug dealers.
My attorneys are
gonna have a field day
with you bozos.
Is that right?
Sydney, what would
prevent the dog
from smelling the drugs?
The fish.
Hey, Gage,
what fish do you think is large
enough to hide some drugs?
The shark.
Absolutely.
Don't you love quizzes, bozo?
Get them out of here.
I don't care. I
still don't think
this is a good time to
be taking a vacation.
I mean, what if
something goes down?
You're gonna have a heck
of a time trying to reach me.
Alex won't even let
me take my truck.
Walker, I checked it out.
The bad guys are
on vacation too, okay?
Go on vacation, have
a good time. Jeez.
- So how do I look?
- Oh, my goodness.
You look so beautiful
in that fishing hat.
Thank you, C.D.
I will take great care of it.
Now there's just
one thing, honey.
When you're fishing,
you've got to have
a lot of patience.
C.D., the one thing I
definitely have is patience.
Oh, hi.
Hello.
I know.
Oh, hey, I'm gonna need
another couple of drafts too.
Hey, baby. JULIE: Hey!
Excuse me. You want
me, you call my name.
You don't grab me
with your fat ugly hand.
Joey, get that piece
of garbage out of here.
Ace, I'm gonna
need another shot.
Julie, be cool.
I'm cool. Shut up.
Get it on film,
make a lot of money.
Thank you, honey.
Cheers. Thanks.
Oh, man, I could go for a cigar.
Hey, they're on my desk.
Why don't you get me one?
So anyway, girls...
End of story. Got it?
♪ 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 ♪
Gonna make a lot of money.
I'm gonna make a lot of money.
We'll all be happy.
Hey, Julie, where you been?
None of your business.
Go check it out.
Get Julie.
Mr. Ronson wants
her immediately.
Yeah?
Francis? Sis?
I've been trying to
reach you for a week.
Yeah, I know. I got
all your messages,
but I've been on an assignment.
An assignment? Yeah, for...
Sis?
For one of the local newspapers.
Francis, listen.
I have got a story
that's gonna take
me straight to the top.
That's great, sis.
What's it about?
Well, I can't talk right now,
but I'll tell you all about it
the minute I get to Dallas.
You're coming here? When?
Right now.
I gotta make one quick
stop and pick some stuff up,
so I'll see you in
a couple of hours.
Okay, great. You got it.
Oh, hey, sis? Yeah?
I'm really proud of
you. You know, right?
Thanks. Thanks. Love you.
I love you too, Jules. Bye.
Mr. Ronson wants to talk to you.
Okay. I'll be there in a minute.
Oh, no, sweetheart.
He wants to talk to you now.
Move it.
This is how it goes down.
Get this guy, get the two
broads, bring them back,
get the camera
on, the crack pipe.
Get it on film,
make a lot of money.
End of story. Got it?
So who are you?
My name's Julie Gage.
I'm a reporter for the
Parkerville Gazette.
I've gathered enough information
on you and all
of your activities
to put you away
for a very long time.
I don't think so.
Go ahead.
But you should probably
know that if he kills me,
you're coming
along for the ride.
What are you talking about?
Let's just say that
I've put all of that
very important information
in a very safe place,
and in the event of
my untimely demise,
all of that information goes
straight to the authorities.
She's bluffing.
Maybe I am.
Maybe I'm not.
You gonna roll those dice?
Roll 'em.
The late review
will be right back.
Hi, this is Julie.
You know the drill.
I still don't know why
we didn't take my truck.
No way, cowboy.
You promised me three days,
and that's what I'm gonna get.
No radios, no cell
phones, no disruptions.
Just you, me, and my
trusty wedding planner.
Wedding planner?
Just kidding. Heh.
Would you lighten up?
Sort of kidding.
Jules? No, this is Sydney.
Who's Jules?
Oh, uh, it's my sister.
Syd, where are you? I'm at work.
You know, where
you're supposed to be?
Oh, uh, uh, what time is it?
It's 9:15.
Uh, I'll be there
as soon as I can.
Hi, this is Julie.
You know the drill.
Isn't it beautiful?
Yep, it sure is.
Now you are not
gonna get away with...
Ow! Ow. Hook her on the bar.
Good. How do
you like that, baby?
I have records of
everything, Slater.
Morning, guys. Sorry I'm late.
What's wrong? Uh, well,
I'm just a little worried
about my sister, that's all.
Why? Julie's a freelance writer.
She writes magazine articles,
short stories, stuff like that.
She calls me last night,
tells me she's working on
this big story in Parkerville.
That's up by the
Oklahoma border, right?
Yeah, near Lake Texoma.
She was gonna come
by my apartment last night.
She was gonna fill
me in on all the details,
and then she never showed up.
I mean, you know,
it's probably nothing,
but...
I don't know. It just
doesn't feel right.
Why don't you take
a drive up there,
see what's going on?
Yeah, you know, that's
what I was thinking.
What do you think?
I think you should go along.
I'm going.
Gage.
You know, I've, um...
I've always wanted
to see Parkerville.
Oh, really? Yeah.
In fact, I hear it's
particularly lovely
this time of the year. Hm.
I don't believe it.
We finally did it.
Alone, together.
I'm in heaven.
Hello, fellow campers.
Hey there, hi there, ho there.
Hi. Hi.
Allow me to introduce myself.
I am Bison Patrol Leader
Stanley Chamberlain,
and this is Bison
Patrol, uh, 48.
Cordell Walker. Hi.
Alex Cahill. Pleasure.
Pleasure to make
your acquaintance.
My, you have certainly
picked a lovely campsite.
Mind if we share it?
Uh...
Look, look, I know this
is an awful imposition,
but we have been
hiking all morning,
and to tell the truth, heh,
I think I've gotten
us rather lost.
You see, between...
Between you and me,
I'm not actually a Bison
Patrol Leader. Oh, no.
I'm a gynecologist merely
filling in for my brother,
no pun intended,
and he was actually
supposed to lead this trip,
but unfortunately, he took ill.
And not wanting to
disappoint the boys,
I volunteered to replace him.
Although I seem to have
made quite a mess of things.
We'd be happy to
have you join us. Really?
Are you sure you don't mind?
No, it's...
I mean, if you'd rather be alone
because you're young
and healthy, I understand it.
It's fine.
If you're doing
this to be nice...
Stanley? Yes, sir?
It's okay. Great.
Oh, great. Thank you.
Bisons, yes, fall out.
Oh, Walker.
You're just too soft, Alex.
Our parents died when I was 8
and Julie was 10.
What happened?
Well, it was just
before Christmas
and they were coming
home from a church social.
The roads were
icy and... I'm sorry.
The doctors said they never
knew what hit them, so...
But after that nobody really
knew what to do with us.
One of our aunts
wanted to take us both in,
but she could only
afford one of us.
I told Julie to go
and she wouldn't.
Julie's so stubborn.
But she said no matter what,
we had to stick together.
You know what? Good for her.
Yeah, yeah, I guess.
We ended up in a
foster care group home.
I know a lot of those places
are really great places,
but this one wasn't, and...
Well, we got... We
got beat pretty often.
For some reason
Julie always seemed
to get the worst of it too.
Even so, she never ever
said a word about leaving.
She sounds pretty special.
Yeah, yeah, she is.
Thanks, mister.
Well, this is her place.
Clear.
Clear.
They did a number
on the bedroom.
Kitchen too.
I wonder what they
were looking for.
I don't know,
but whatever it is,
they want it back.
Grab her arm. Unh.
Squeeze it.
Oh, God, no. Don't.
See this?
Heroin.
Pure and simple.
A few days of this,
you gonna tell us
everything we wanna know.
Isn't that right?
Go ahead.
Let's go.
Bye-bye.
That'll do it.
I told her it was too dangerous,
but she wouldn't listen to me.
So, what was she working on?
She said it was some kind
of an investigative piece
about a local businessman
named B.J. Ronson.
Ronson? You know him?
Yeah, I know him.
The Rangers have been
after B.J. Ronson for years.
Drugs, murder, prostitution.
He's been picked up
probably a dozen times,
but nobody can ever seem
to make anything stick.
Rumor has it he's got
connections all over the state.
Law enforcement,
politicians, judges.
That's what really
got your sister's goat,
was the idea that somehow
Ronson was untouchable.
So where do we find Ronson?
Oh, he owns a couple
of businesses in the area,
but he spends most of his
time out at a club he owns
on the edge of town.
It's called Tall Cotton.
Let's go.
Thank you. You're
welcome. Thank you.
Why don't you get
us a couple of rooms
and give Trivette a call?
Ask him to dig up whatever
he can on B.J. Ronson.
All right. What
are you gonna do?
Go check out Tall Cotton.
♪ Grows fast In
the tall cotton ♪
♪ It looks rather slow ♪
You know what to do.
What would you like?
Well, uh, a job would be nice.
What kind of job?
Bouncer will do.
Sorry, pal.
We're all full up.
Okay, then. I'll
take a beer, please.
Yeah.
You got an attitude, man.
Yeah, and I'm fixing to
get something started.
Yeah? Yeah.
What's up with that, huh?
Hey, you guys, settle down.
Hey, hey, guys, that's enough.
That's the dude I
was telling you about.
You all right?
Thanks, man. Don't mention it.
You handle yourself pretty good.
Thank you.
You a cop?
Yeah, I'm a regular
Texas Ranger.
That's pretty funny,
but Ace here says
you're looking for
work. Is that true?
That's true. Appears
we have an opening.
That is if work's what
you're really looking for.
All right.
Hook him up, Ace.
There you go, Stanley.
Oh, thanks, Cordell.
I couldn't have
done it without you.
Walker, I was so
planning on us being alone.
Well, they'll only
be here for one day.
We'll have two whole
days together, alone.
All right. You're right.
Okay, Bisons, let's
go dig that latrine.
Hup.
♪ Downtown, down ♪
♪ In the tall cotton ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ In the tall cotton, oh ♪
You feel comfortable around men?
Yes, sir, I believe I do.
Think you can handle
a place like this?
I think so.
What do you think?
I like it.
All right, you're hired.
And you start tonight.
All right. I promise you,
I won't disappoint you.
I'm sure you won't.
All right.
I'll see y'all then.
Imagine.
Oh, hey, hey, hey, hey.
Let go!
What, you think
you're too good for me?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
That's enough.
What'd you say?
I said, that's enough.
Real tough guy, huh?
Okay. Let's see how
tough you really are.
I like him.
Yeah, he's
working out all right.
Now this is more
what I had in mind.
Can I eat this?
Come here.
Let me see it.
What's your name? Tim.
Well, Tim, do you
know what this is?
It's a mushroom.
Yeah, but it's a
poisonous mushroom.
Really?
Really.
You know, it's very hard to tell
a poisonous mushroom
from one that isn't poisonous,
so my advice to you
is not to eat anything you
pick up in the woods, okay?
Yes, sir. Okay.
Now why make
this difficult, huh?
Just tell us what we wanna know
and it'll be all over.
Go to hell.
Go to hell?
Ooh!
Do it. SLATER: Grab her.
You got it.
Hold still.
What you got?
New uniforms.
Slater went and picked this out
personally this afternoon.
He's got to be kidding.
Are you really gonna wear that?
Look, heh, I don't
know about you,
but I got two kids.
I need this job.
Oh, and the pink
fur goes in the front.
Thanks.
Can I get two beers, please?
Thank you.
It's a lovely uniform.
You're just jealous because
you don't get to wear one.
So where are the three stooges?
I don't know.
They left about 20 minutes ago.
Yeah?
Well, well, well,
what do we got here?
Look, I don't want
any trouble here.
Ain't gonna be
no trouble at all.
All right, boys, that's enough.
Mind your own business.
Well, now you
see, she's my friend,
which makes this my business.
One beating wasn't enough, huh?
You okay?
Yeah. Yeah?
Yeah.
Karina, I'm a Texas Ranger,
and we're looking for a
woman who used to work here.
Heh, Julie? Yeah, Julie.
Do you know where she is?
Is she a Texas Ranger too?
No, no.
She was a newspaper reporter.
She disappeared.
No one's seen her
or heard from her.
Can you tell me anything?
They took her.
Who took her?
Slater and Mr. Small.
I saw them taking her
out the back of the club.
I mean, she wasn't
screaming or nothing,
but I still got the feeling
that something wasn't right.
Thank you.
This is wonderful.
Even with the Bison Scouts?
Even with the Bison Scouts.
Just to be able to relax.
It's so quiet.
Help!
Help, help, help, help!
Snake! Snake!
Stay behind me.
Help, help, help!
Quiet, kids.
Don't move, Stanley.
Wow.
Shame on you.
That was a brave
thing you did, Stanley.
Brave? I've...
I've never been so
scared in all my life.
Look, uh, the boys, I think
they're pretty shook up.
Could we stay just
one more night?
One night. One more? Thank you.
Yeah, sure. Thank
you. God bless you.
The snake's gone. It's all gone.
No more snake.
Talk about a softy.
Did I tell you how
much I love you?
Thanks, Cordell.
You're welcome.
Hey, what are
you doing in there?
Well, actually I was
looking for you two.
You're looking for us? Why?
Well, we had a little
problem out back.
What kind of problem?
A couple of the girls got
themselves roughed up.
Which ones?
Karina and that new girl.
I mean, it's not a
problem. I took care of it.
But I just thought
you should know.
Okay, now we know.
You know, I don't
know what it is,
but I get a funny feeling
I've seen that guy
someplace before.
Where?
I don't know, but
it'll come to me.
That's Kevin Parker.
Parker as in Parkerville?
His family's been in
town about 150 years.
He's chairman of the bank.
Sits on the board of the church.
And B.J. Ronson has him on tape
with a couple of hookers and
a crack pipe full of cocaine.
You know, Karina said
she saw Julie leave
the club two nights ago
with Slater and Mr. Small.
When Julie called me she said
she had to pick something
up before coming to Dallas.
The evidence she'd
been gathering on Ronson.
She must've hidden it somewhere.
They can't risk killing her
until they've gotten
the evidence back.
Exactly.
We need to get that evidence.
Mark, is there
anywhere other than here
and her apartment that
Julie hung out or spent time?
No, she wasn't
much on hanging out.
She did do some
volunteer work, though.
Volunteer work? Where?
Uh, at the nature
center at the state park.
Okay, great. Let's go. Thanks.
Thank you.
Gage, we've looked everywhere.
It's loose.
Bingo.
Not bad, huh?
You are so lucky.
Okay, guys, a big
Bison thank you.
Thank you.
Come on, let's go.
We're going home.
Thanks so much, Cordell.
Bye-bye, now.
Thank you so much
for that snake thing.
That was the most
incredible thing I've ever seen.
I will remember that
snake thing as long as I live.
Boo, you got it. God bless you.
Thank you. BOY: Great stew.
Oh, no, it's this way. This way.
Next time let's go someplace
more private like New York.
Business records,
tapes, photographs.
You know, your sister
was right. This is huge.
You're not kidding. There's
not only enough evidence here
to put away Ronson,
but to put a major
dent in organized crime
all over the state.
Yeah, well, check it out.
According to this,
Ronson's got an old farm
up north near the border.
It's where he takes everything
that's too hot to
handle for the club.
Okay, let's go.
Knock, knock. Hello.
Catch you at a bad time?
I'll take all that. Come
on. Give it to me.
That's right.
Well, looks like your sister
was one very busy little beaver.
Hm, and she better be alive.
Oh, yeah, she's
alive, for the moment.
But your moment's up.
Take 'em out.
All right, do it.
You got some timing, Trivette.
Yeah. From what I
dug up on Ronson,
I figured you guys
would need help.
Thanks.
What'd you find out
about your sister?
Well, we're not sure. We
we might have something.
Ronson's got an old
farmhouse near the border.
That must be where
they're keeping her.
Well, if he's onto you guys,
he's gotta be ready
to cut his losses.
We're gonna need all
the backup we can get.
Yeah, Trivette.
Finally.
Hm...
Ranger Walker, this
is Ranger Chopper 1.
We've got a message
from Ranger Trivette.
I don't believe it.
No, no. I won't believe it.
Without her testimony
to corroborate the
evidence, they got nothing.
That's true.
Make it look like an O.D.
Dump the body at the
rest area by the border.
You got it, boss.
Texas Rangers.
Trivette, cover me.
I've gotta get to my sister.
Go!
Die!
Francis?
Oh, Jules, Jules. Francis?
Sweetheart, you
okay? Are you okay?
Look what they did to me.
Oh, sweetie, it's okay.
It's okay. It's over now.
Oh, it hurts.
It's okay, sweetie. It's okay.
Yeah?
Hey, Walker, Ronson
got away in a jeep.
Can you locate him for us?
Got it.
Look for a jeep.
Get above it.
You're not gonna do what
I think you're gonna do.
Probably.
Listen, Julie's story
got picked up by all
the major wire services.
It's fantastic.
And listen. Tell
them the best part.
I got offered jobs from
The New York Times,
The Washington Post,
and The San Francisco Examiner.
Hey, that's great.
That's fantastic.
Congratulations.
Which one you gonna take?
I have no idea.
New York.
No. She's going to
Washington, D.C.
You, you gotta go
to San Francisco.
If you're gonna write
about crime and corruption,
well, I guess you
can't do better than
staying right here in Dallas.
C.D.
What'd I say?
♪ '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 ♪
Yo, Nick, stay here.
You got my stuff?
You got my money?
What is that? You
call this fresh fish?
Yeah, yeah. I've seen fresher
on the wall at Red
Lobster. You know,
you wouldn't know a fresh fish
if the thing jumped
in your boat.
Texas Rangers.
Put it down.
Now if you want to continue...
No drugs.
This is ridiculous.
We're fishermen. Ha!
You deal drugs.
Drugs?
I don't see any drugs.
You see any drugs?
Bad news, Walker.
The dog went through
the entire warehouse.
We turned this
place upside down.
Came up empty.
See? It's like I told you.
We're fishermen,
not drug dealers.
My attorneys are
gonna have a field day
with you bozos.
Is that right?
Sydney, what would
prevent the dog
from smelling the drugs?
The fish.
Hey, Gage,
what fish do you think is large
enough to hide some drugs?
The shark.
Absolutely.
Don't you love quizzes, bozo?
Get them out of here.
I don't care. I
still don't think
this is a good time to
be taking a vacation.
I mean, what if
something goes down?
You're gonna have a heck
of a time trying to reach me.
Alex won't even let
me take my truck.
Walker, I checked it out.
The bad guys are
on vacation too, okay?
Go on vacation, have
a good time. Jeez.
- So how do I look?
- Oh, my goodness.
You look so beautiful
in that fishing hat.
Thank you, C.D.
I will take great care of it.
Now there's just
one thing, honey.
When you're fishing,
you've got to have
a lot of patience.
C.D., the one thing I
definitely have is patience.
Oh, hi.
Hello.
I know.
Oh, hey, I'm gonna need
another couple of drafts too.
Hey, baby. JULIE: Hey!
Excuse me. You want
me, you call my name.
You don't grab me
with your fat ugly hand.
Joey, get that piece
of garbage out of here.
Ace, I'm gonna
need another shot.
Julie, be cool.
I'm cool. Shut up.
Get it on film,
make a lot of money.
Thank you, honey.
Cheers. Thanks.
Oh, man, I could go for a cigar.
Hey, they're on my desk.
Why don't you get me one?
So anyway, girls...
End of story. Got it?
♪ 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 ♪
Gonna make a lot of money.
I'm gonna make a lot of money.
We'll all be happy.
Hey, Julie, where you been?
None of your business.
Go check it out.
Get Julie.
Mr. Ronson wants
her immediately.
Yeah?
Francis? Sis?
I've been trying to
reach you for a week.
Yeah, I know. I got
all your messages,
but I've been on an assignment.
An assignment? Yeah, for...
Sis?
For one of the local newspapers.
Francis, listen.
I have got a story
that's gonna take
me straight to the top.
That's great, sis.
What's it about?
Well, I can't talk right now,
but I'll tell you all about it
the minute I get to Dallas.
You're coming here? When?
Right now.
I gotta make one quick
stop and pick some stuff up,
so I'll see you in
a couple of hours.
Okay, great. You got it.
Oh, hey, sis? Yeah?
I'm really proud of
you. You know, right?
Thanks. Thanks. Love you.
I love you too, Jules. Bye.
Mr. Ronson wants to talk to you.
Okay. I'll be there in a minute.
Oh, no, sweetheart.
He wants to talk to you now.
Move it.
This is how it goes down.
Get this guy, get the two
broads, bring them back,
get the camera
on, the crack pipe.
Get it on film,
make a lot of money.
End of story. Got it?
So who are you?
My name's Julie Gage.
I'm a reporter for the
Parkerville Gazette.
I've gathered enough information
on you and all
of your activities
to put you away
for a very long time.
I don't think so.
Go ahead.
But you should probably
know that if he kills me,
you're coming
along for the ride.
What are you talking about?
Let's just say that
I've put all of that
very important information
in a very safe place,
and in the event of
my untimely demise,
all of that information goes
straight to the authorities.
She's bluffing.
Maybe I am.
Maybe I'm not.
You gonna roll those dice?
Roll 'em.
The late review
will be right back.
Hi, this is Julie.
You know the drill.
I still don't know why
we didn't take my truck.
No way, cowboy.
You promised me three days,
and that's what I'm gonna get.
No radios, no cell
phones, no disruptions.
Just you, me, and my
trusty wedding planner.
Wedding planner?
Just kidding. Heh.
Would you lighten up?
Sort of kidding.
Jules? No, this is Sydney.
Who's Jules?
Oh, uh, it's my sister.
Syd, where are you? I'm at work.
You know, where
you're supposed to be?
Oh, uh, uh, what time is it?
It's 9:15.
Uh, I'll be there
as soon as I can.
Hi, this is Julie.
You know the drill.
Isn't it beautiful?
Yep, it sure is.
Now you are not
gonna get away with...
Ow! Ow. Hook her on the bar.
Good. How do
you like that, baby?
I have records of
everything, Slater.
Morning, guys. Sorry I'm late.
What's wrong? Uh, well,
I'm just a little worried
about my sister, that's all.
Why? Julie's a freelance writer.
She writes magazine articles,
short stories, stuff like that.
She calls me last night,
tells me she's working on
this big story in Parkerville.
That's up by the
Oklahoma border, right?
Yeah, near Lake Texoma.
She was gonna come
by my apartment last night.
She was gonna fill
me in on all the details,
and then she never showed up.
I mean, you know,
it's probably nothing,
but...
I don't know. It just
doesn't feel right.
Why don't you take
a drive up there,
see what's going on?
Yeah, you know, that's
what I was thinking.
What do you think?
I think you should go along.
I'm going.
Gage.
You know, I've, um...
I've always wanted
to see Parkerville.
Oh, really? Yeah.
In fact, I hear it's
particularly lovely
this time of the year. Hm.
I don't believe it.
We finally did it.
Alone, together.
I'm in heaven.
Hello, fellow campers.
Hey there, hi there, ho there.
Hi. Hi.
Allow me to introduce myself.
I am Bison Patrol Leader
Stanley Chamberlain,
and this is Bison
Patrol, uh, 48.
Cordell Walker. Hi.
Alex Cahill. Pleasure.
Pleasure to make
your acquaintance.
My, you have certainly
picked a lovely campsite.
Mind if we share it?
Uh...
Look, look, I know this
is an awful imposition,
but we have been
hiking all morning,
and to tell the truth, heh,
I think I've gotten
us rather lost.
You see, between...
Between you and me,
I'm not actually a Bison
Patrol Leader. Oh, no.
I'm a gynecologist merely
filling in for my brother,
no pun intended,
and he was actually
supposed to lead this trip,
but unfortunately, he took ill.
And not wanting to
disappoint the boys,
I volunteered to replace him.
Although I seem to have
made quite a mess of things.
We'd be happy to
have you join us. Really?
Are you sure you don't mind?
No, it's...
I mean, if you'd rather be alone
because you're young
and healthy, I understand it.
It's fine.
If you're doing
this to be nice...
Stanley? Yes, sir?
It's okay. Great.
Oh, great. Thank you.
Bisons, yes, fall out.
Oh, Walker.
You're just too soft, Alex.
Our parents died when I was 8
and Julie was 10.
What happened?
Well, it was just
before Christmas
and they were coming
home from a church social.
The roads were
icy and... I'm sorry.
The doctors said they never
knew what hit them, so...
But after that nobody really
knew what to do with us.
One of our aunts
wanted to take us both in,
but she could only
afford one of us.
I told Julie to go
and she wouldn't.
Julie's so stubborn.
But she said no matter what,
we had to stick together.
You know what? Good for her.
Yeah, yeah, I guess.
We ended up in a
foster care group home.
I know a lot of those places
are really great places,
but this one wasn't, and...
Well, we got... We
got beat pretty often.
For some reason
Julie always seemed
to get the worst of it too.
Even so, she never ever
said a word about leaving.
She sounds pretty special.
Yeah, yeah, she is.
Thanks, mister.
Well, this is her place.
Clear.
Clear.
They did a number
on the bedroom.
Kitchen too.
I wonder what they
were looking for.
I don't know,
but whatever it is,
they want it back.
Grab her arm. Unh.
Squeeze it.
Oh, God, no. Don't.
See this?
Heroin.
Pure and simple.
A few days of this,
you gonna tell us
everything we wanna know.
Isn't that right?
Go ahead.
Let's go.
Bye-bye.
That'll do it.
I told her it was too dangerous,
but she wouldn't listen to me.
So, what was she working on?
She said it was some kind
of an investigative piece
about a local businessman
named B.J. Ronson.
Ronson? You know him?
Yeah, I know him.
The Rangers have been
after B.J. Ronson for years.
Drugs, murder, prostitution.
He's been picked up
probably a dozen times,
but nobody can ever seem
to make anything stick.
Rumor has it he's got
connections all over the state.
Law enforcement,
politicians, judges.
That's what really
got your sister's goat,
was the idea that somehow
Ronson was untouchable.
So where do we find Ronson?
Oh, he owns a couple
of businesses in the area,
but he spends most of his
time out at a club he owns
on the edge of town.
It's called Tall Cotton.
Let's go.
Thank you. You're
welcome. Thank you.
Why don't you get
us a couple of rooms
and give Trivette a call?
Ask him to dig up whatever
he can on B.J. Ronson.
All right. What
are you gonna do?
Go check out Tall Cotton.
♪ Grows fast In
the tall cotton ♪
♪ It looks rather slow ♪
You know what to do.
What would you like?
Well, uh, a job would be nice.
What kind of job?
Bouncer will do.
Sorry, pal.
We're all full up.
Okay, then. I'll
take a beer, please.
Yeah.
You got an attitude, man.
Yeah, and I'm fixing to
get something started.
Yeah? Yeah.
What's up with that, huh?
Hey, you guys, settle down.
Hey, hey, guys, that's enough.
That's the dude I
was telling you about.
You all right?
Thanks, man. Don't mention it.
You handle yourself pretty good.
Thank you.
You a cop?
Yeah, I'm a regular
Texas Ranger.
That's pretty funny,
but Ace here says
you're looking for
work. Is that true?
That's true. Appears
we have an opening.
That is if work's what
you're really looking for.
All right.
Hook him up, Ace.
There you go, Stanley.
Oh, thanks, Cordell.
I couldn't have
done it without you.
Walker, I was so
planning on us being alone.
Well, they'll only
be here for one day.
We'll have two whole
days together, alone.
All right. You're right.
Okay, Bisons, let's
go dig that latrine.
Hup.
♪ Downtown, down ♪
♪ In the tall cotton ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ In the tall cotton, oh ♪
You feel comfortable around men?
Yes, sir, I believe I do.
Think you can handle
a place like this?
I think so.
What do you think?
I like it.
All right, you're hired.
And you start tonight.
All right. I promise you,
I won't disappoint you.
I'm sure you won't.
All right.
I'll see y'all then.
Imagine.
Oh, hey, hey, hey, hey.
Let go!
What, you think
you're too good for me?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
That's enough.
What'd you say?
I said, that's enough.
Real tough guy, huh?
Okay. Let's see how
tough you really are.
I like him.
Yeah, he's
working out all right.
Now this is more
what I had in mind.
Can I eat this?
Come here.
Let me see it.
What's your name? Tim.
Well, Tim, do you
know what this is?
It's a mushroom.
Yeah, but it's a
poisonous mushroom.
Really?
Really.
You know, it's very hard to tell
a poisonous mushroom
from one that isn't poisonous,
so my advice to you
is not to eat anything you
pick up in the woods, okay?
Yes, sir. Okay.
Now why make
this difficult, huh?
Just tell us what we wanna know
and it'll be all over.
Go to hell.
Go to hell?
Ooh!
Do it. SLATER: Grab her.
You got it.
Hold still.
What you got?
New uniforms.
Slater went and picked this out
personally this afternoon.
He's got to be kidding.
Are you really gonna wear that?
Look, heh, I don't
know about you,
but I got two kids.
I need this job.
Oh, and the pink
fur goes in the front.
Thanks.
Can I get two beers, please?
Thank you.
It's a lovely uniform.
You're just jealous because
you don't get to wear one.
So where are the three stooges?
I don't know.
They left about 20 minutes ago.
Yeah?
Well, well, well,
what do we got here?
Look, I don't want
any trouble here.
Ain't gonna be
no trouble at all.
All right, boys, that's enough.
Mind your own business.
Well, now you
see, she's my friend,
which makes this my business.
One beating wasn't enough, huh?
You okay?
Yeah. Yeah?
Yeah.
Karina, I'm a Texas Ranger,
and we're looking for a
woman who used to work here.
Heh, Julie? Yeah, Julie.
Do you know where she is?
Is she a Texas Ranger too?
No, no.
She was a newspaper reporter.
She disappeared.
No one's seen her
or heard from her.
Can you tell me anything?
They took her.
Who took her?
Slater and Mr. Small.
I saw them taking her
out the back of the club.
I mean, she wasn't
screaming or nothing,
but I still got the feeling
that something wasn't right.
Thank you.
This is wonderful.
Even with the Bison Scouts?
Even with the Bison Scouts.
Just to be able to relax.
It's so quiet.
Help!
Help, help, help, help!
Snake! Snake!
Stay behind me.
Help, help, help!
Quiet, kids.
Don't move, Stanley.
Wow.
Shame on you.
That was a brave
thing you did, Stanley.
Brave? I've...
I've never been so
scared in all my life.
Look, uh, the boys, I think
they're pretty shook up.
Could we stay just
one more night?
One night. One more? Thank you.
Yeah, sure. Thank
you. God bless you.
The snake's gone. It's all gone.
No more snake.
Talk about a softy.
Did I tell you how
much I love you?
Thanks, Cordell.
You're welcome.
Hey, what are
you doing in there?
Well, actually I was
looking for you two.
You're looking for us? Why?
Well, we had a little
problem out back.
What kind of problem?
A couple of the girls got
themselves roughed up.
Which ones?
Karina and that new girl.
I mean, it's not a
problem. I took care of it.
But I just thought
you should know.
Okay, now we know.
You know, I don't
know what it is,
but I get a funny feeling
I've seen that guy
someplace before.
Where?
I don't know, but
it'll come to me.
That's Kevin Parker.
Parker as in Parkerville?
His family's been in
town about 150 years.
He's chairman of the bank.
Sits on the board of the church.
And B.J. Ronson has him on tape
with a couple of hookers and
a crack pipe full of cocaine.
You know, Karina said
she saw Julie leave
the club two nights ago
with Slater and Mr. Small.
When Julie called me she said
she had to pick something
up before coming to Dallas.
The evidence she'd
been gathering on Ronson.
She must've hidden it somewhere.
They can't risk killing her
until they've gotten
the evidence back.
Exactly.
We need to get that evidence.
Mark, is there
anywhere other than here
and her apartment that
Julie hung out or spent time?
No, she wasn't
much on hanging out.
She did do some
volunteer work, though.
Volunteer work? Where?
Uh, at the nature
center at the state park.
Okay, great. Let's go. Thanks.
Thank you.
Gage, we've looked everywhere.
It's loose.
Bingo.
Not bad, huh?
You are so lucky.
Okay, guys, a big
Bison thank you.
Thank you.
Come on, let's go.
We're going home.
Thanks so much, Cordell.
Bye-bye, now.
Thank you so much
for that snake thing.
That was the most
incredible thing I've ever seen.
I will remember that
snake thing as long as I live.
Boo, you got it. God bless you.
Thank you. BOY: Great stew.
Oh, no, it's this way. This way.
Next time let's go someplace
more private like New York.
Business records,
tapes, photographs.
You know, your sister
was right. This is huge.
You're not kidding. There's
not only enough evidence here
to put away Ronson,
but to put a major
dent in organized crime
all over the state.
Yeah, well, check it out.
According to this,
Ronson's got an old farm
up north near the border.
It's where he takes everything
that's too hot to
handle for the club.
Okay, let's go.
Knock, knock. Hello.
Catch you at a bad time?
I'll take all that. Come
on. Give it to me.
That's right.
Well, looks like your sister
was one very busy little beaver.
Hm, and she better be alive.
Oh, yeah, she's
alive, for the moment.
But your moment's up.
Take 'em out.
All right, do it.
You got some timing, Trivette.
Yeah. From what I
dug up on Ronson,
I figured you guys
would need help.
Thanks.
What'd you find out
about your sister?
Well, we're not sure. We
we might have something.
Ronson's got an old
farmhouse near the border.
That must be where
they're keeping her.
Well, if he's onto you guys,
he's gotta be ready
to cut his losses.
We're gonna need all
the backup we can get.
Yeah, Trivette.
Finally.
Hm...
Ranger Walker, this
is Ranger Chopper 1.
We've got a message
from Ranger Trivette.
I don't believe it.
No, no. I won't believe it.
Without her testimony
to corroborate the
evidence, they got nothing.
That's true.
Make it look like an O.D.
Dump the body at the
rest area by the border.
You got it, boss.
Texas Rangers.
Trivette, cover me.
I've gotta get to my sister.
Go!
Die!
Francis?
Oh, Jules, Jules. Francis?
Sweetheart, you
okay? Are you okay?
Look what they did to me.
Oh, sweetie, it's okay.
It's okay. It's over now.
Oh, it hurts.
It's okay, sweetie. It's okay.
Yeah?
Hey, Walker, Ronson
got away in a jeep.
Can you locate him for us?
Got it.
Look for a jeep.
Get above it.
You're not gonna do what
I think you're gonna do.
Probably.
Listen, Julie's story
got picked up by all
the major wire services.
It's fantastic.
And listen. Tell
them the best part.
I got offered jobs from
The New York Times,
The Washington Post,
and The San Francisco Examiner.
Hey, that's great.
That's fantastic.
Congratulations.
Which one you gonna take?
I have no idea.
New York.
No. She's going to
Washington, D.C.
You, you gotta go
to San Francisco.
If you're gonna write
about crime and corruption,
well, I guess you
can't do better than
staying right here in Dallas.
C.D.
What'd I say?
♪ '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 ♪