Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001): Season 9, Episode 15 - Justice for All - full transcript
( thunder rumbling)
Well, here we are.
I love you, Daddy.
I love you, too.
Good night, sweetheart.
Good night, Daddy.
( both laughing)
( engine starting)
( door closes)
( keys jingling)
( gasps)
( shrieks and grunts)
( screams) Shut up!
( screams)
( glass breaking)
( shrieking, man grunting)
( glass breaking, groans)
( screams, glass breaking)
( whimpering, groans)
( screams)
MAN ( over dispatch): Any units
in the vicinity of 816 Devon Circle,
report of a screaming
woman, apartment 123.
That's right down the street.
Colby Dispatch
Unit 29 responding,
816 Devon Circle, Apartment 123.
( sirens blaring)
( tires squealing)
OFFICER: This is
Unit 29. Show us 10-7.
Police! Open up!
( groans)
Police! Open up!
( masked man panting)
Hold it!
Thomas, over here.
Oh, God.
She's still alive.
Call an ambulance.
( grunts)
( panting)
MAN: An ambulance
is on the way. Stay with her.
You got it.
( grunting)
Not only did you rape her,
you had to beat her, too?
Yeah, I loved it!
( laughs)
( grunting)
( grunts)
( groans)
Let's see if you
can take a beating
like you gave that little girl.
( choking)
( groans)
( grunts)
( groans)
( grunting)
Thomas! Thomas, that's enough.
That's enough.
( grunting)
WOMAN ( over intercom):
Dr. Wallace... O.R., please.
Dr. Wallace...
Oh, my baby.
I should have walked
you to the door.
I'm sorry.
( crying): I'm just so sorry.
So when am I gonna
see some green
for the beating I took?
Yours is a slam dunk case.
It won't be long now.
How long is long?
Patience, Mr. Jackson.
How much will we get?
Mm, somewhere
in the neighborhood
of $5 million.
( laughs)
Now that's my kind
of neighborhood.
Of course, I get half.
Of course.
Talk about getting robbed.
Look, you just
thank your lucky stars
you're not rotting in jail.
Well, I guess that
makes you lucky, too.
Huh, Mr., uh, Gainer?
MAN: You're going
to pay for what you did!
Hold on. Back off.
You raped my daughter!
Back off. And you're
gonna pay for it!
Get him out of here.
I got him.
That fool has been
stalking me for a month.
Can't you get one of them, uh,
restraining orders against him?
Uh, it wouldn't play
well in the press.
But the man's crazy.
Look, don't worry about him.
You just do your
part in court tomorrow,
and you'll be a wealthy man.
You can count on me.
( car door closing)
( engine starting)
( tires squealing)
( engine rumbling)
( car beeping)
What do you want?
( gunshot, groan)
( gunshot)
( crickets chirping)
( phone ringing)
Hello?
Speaking.
Yes, sir, I'll get right on it.
Who was that?
The governor.
What did he want?
A lawyer was killed.
He wants you to
handle it personally?
Yeah.
Trivette?
Call Gage and Sydney.
Meet me on the corner
of Connor and Elm
in the City of Colby.
Yeah, Connor and Elm.
I'll meet you there.
Who was the lawyer?
Otis Gainer.
Oh, my God.
♪ 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 going to see ♪
♪ When you're in
Texas, look behind you ♪
♪ 'Cause that's where
the ranger's going to be. ♪
Hello, Walker.
Hey, John.
I guess you're running the show.
Looks that way.
What have we got?
( chuckles): Otis Gainer.
Maybe dead before
he hit the ground.
No witnesses.
Bodyguard said
he heard two shots
about ten after 12:00.
Where was the bodyguard
when he was shot?
He was around the corner.
He just peeled some
nut off Gainer's back,
and he was getting rid of him.
Heard the shots.
'Time he got back
here, Gainer's dead,
whoever shot him's gone.
What's his name?
Bodyguard's name, Moten.
I've got him parked in the unit.
( garbled radio transmission)
( whistles)
Otis Gainer.
$2,000 suit, an expensive car,
and rolling around in this
neighborhood at night?
Well, it wasn't robbery.
He's got over
$1,000 in his wallet.
He's got enough gold
on to corner the market.
Yeah. Look here.
Powder burns on the shirt.
That means whoever shot
him walked right up to him.
He knew the shooter?
Well, if that's the
case, all we need to do
is find out who had
a motive to kill him.
SYDNEY: That would
make a very long list.
Well, let's get to work.
WOMAN ( on television):
Otis Gainer has
successfully sued the City
of Colby on several occasions,
collecting millions
in damages for clients
who were the alleged
victims of police brutality.
Though Gainer has won
similar cases in other cities
throughout Texas,
the Colby Police
Department appears
to be his target of choice.
Otis Gainer was to deliver
his opening arguments
tomorrow in the lawsuit
against the City of Colby
and two Colby Police Officers
for violating the civil
rights of Slim Jackson.
Gainer's assassination
has outraged
the liberal community, as
well as police watchdog groups.
Hey, you guys,
listen up. Thank you.
The coroner in Colby
gave the two slugs
he took out of Otis
Gainer's chest to ballistics.
Guess what caliber?
Please don't say
nine millimeter.
Nine millimeter.
SYDNEY: Please
don't say copper jacket.
Copper jacket.
A cop gun.
SYDNEY: We've got
to check out every officer
who had an axe
to grind with Gainer.
GAGE: Which basically includes
every cop that Gainer ever
raked across the coals.
SYDNEY: That guy brought charges
( phone rings) at
the drop of a baton.
Half the cops in Texas
could be suspects.
Let's start ruling them out.
Gainer's bodyguard is in Room B.
Okay.
Was anyone else with Mr. Gainer?
Yes, his client, Slim Jackson.
TRIVETTE: The one
who raped and brutalized
that woman six months ago?
He was not convicted of that.
But you know as well
as we do that he's guilty.
Did you see Mr. Jackson
when you returned
back to the parking lot?
No. His car was
parked on the street,
and it was already gone.
So you don't think
Jackson did it?
He was getting ready to
come into a lot of money
because of Mr. Gainer.
So I'd say that
would rule him out
as a suspect.
Did you know the man
that confronted all of
you in front of the tavern?
I knew of him.
He was the father of the
girl Jackson raped. Uh...
allegedly raped.
Do you think he could
have killed Gainer?
No.
I was looking right at him
when I heard the shots.
So Jackson was gone,
her father couldn't
have done it,
and you heard two shots.
That's right. WALKER:
Do you have any
idea who could have
killed Mr. Gainer?
No.
But I intend to find out.
Am I free to go?
Yeah, you can go.
TRIVETTE: You need to leave
the investigating
to us, Mr. Moten.
Take Gage and Sydney.
Go question Slim Jackson.
Even though
Jackson has no motive
for killing Gainer?
Gainer may have
told him something,
or he may have heard something.
( motorcycle engine revving)
It ain't fair, man.
I mean, 'cause he was
gonna buy the Kit Kat Club,
and, uh, I was
gonna hire the broads.
MAN: Yeah.
What a bummer... ( music plays)
Slim Jackson?
You Slim Jackson?
Yeah, that's me.
Texas Rangers. We
need to talk to you, sir.
About what?
Would you step outside, please?
( laughs)
Why should I?
So they can powder
your bones, man. Yeah.
Sir, this doesn't concern you.
I ain't going nowhere.
GAGE: Mr. Jackson, it
would be a better idea
if we got a chance
to speak in private.
Why? So you can beat
the hell out of me again?
( patrons laughing)
No, we're
investigating the murder
of your attorney, Otis Gainer.
SYDNEY: Since you were the
last one to see him alive last night
in Colby, maybe
you saw something
in the parking lot, or...
Somebody walking
around, a car, even a noise,
anything at all
that could help us?
Yeah, it was a cop.
MAN: You damn right!
Everyone knows that!
Yeah, probably the
same ones that got me.
All right, that's
enough. You, outside.
Everybody else, just back off!
Syd, watch your back!
( Jackson shouting)
Come on, hit to the girl!
Get her!
Oh, I'm sorry, Slim.
( groans)
It didn't have to be this way.
Let's go.
Mr. Jackson's not
going anywhere.
Who are you?
Mr. Jackson's new attorney.
You are?
Yes. Lyle Nugent with CAPT.
JACKSON: "CAPT"?
NUGENT: Citizens Against Police
Tyranny, a private interest group
dedicated to protecting
the common man
from police abuse.
JACKSON: Oh,
yeah, CAPT: C-A-P-T.
I reviewed your case.
If I can't get the City of
Colby to cough up $20 million
for the atrocities you
suffered, as well as land
a movie deal to tell your story,
then I'm not Lyle Nugent.
So you're saying...?
I'm saying, as your counsel,
I will have your case
back on the docket
in time to lead
in the 6:00 news.
Excuse me.
Please, Ranger,
I'm conferring with my client.
Yeah, he's conferring
with his client.
What happened to your nose?
Well, Old Gillis here...
Which ranger did it?
TRIVETTE: Hold it!
Hold on.
He did.
He Sunday punched me.
And you all saw that, right?
CROWD: Yeah! That
chump came in here
looking for a fight.
Hold it! Wait a minute!
No, Ranger, you wait a minute.
The public will be
as dismayed as I am
to learn that Mr. Jackson's
civil rights have been abused
by yet another
jack-booted assault.
We came in here to ask him
about the murder
of his first attorney.
He instigated the fight.
You need to allow us
to question Mr. Jackson.
No. Any questions for my client
will be submitted through me.
Now, if you'll excuse me,
I have to take
witness depositions.
Which one of you saw the
ranger attack Mr. Jackson?
A cop killed Gainer.
You all just can't stomach it.
The two Colby police officers
who were accused
of assaulting Jackson?
They were suspended
without pay for a month
pending an investigation.
Which opened the civil
suit against the City of Colby.
Right.
They're both back to
work, but on desk duty,
pending the outcome
of the civil trial.
I've never met Cross, but
I know Sergeant Thomas.
Seemed like a dedicated cop.
Walker, I was told that
Sergeant Thomas lost it,
and he beat Jackson unconscious.
Can you arrange a
meeting with both of them?
Sure. I'll do it.
What happened?
What didn't happen?
Jackson forced us into
a fight with his buddies.
Jackson's got a new attorney
who's going to state that
we started it. ( phone ringing)
Yeah, Trivette.
No, nothing concrete yet.
Uh, no, we didn't
start the fight.
I can't comment on that.
Thank you very much.
Reporters.
Looks like we made
the news, folks.
Oh, that's just great.
Here you go. Thank you.
REPORTER: And
this is Mr. Jackson
six months ago, just hours after
he was apprehended and
beaten by two Colby police officers:
Sergeant Thomas
and Patrolman Cross.
As you know, these two
officers are the defendants
in a civil suit against
the City of Colby,
which was thrown into
turmoil by the sudden death
of Otis Gainer at the hand
of an unknown gunman.
But today, the story
takes a new twist.
Mr. Jackson appeared
at a news conference
with his new
attorney, Lyle Nugent.
It seems he's had another
run-in with law enforcement.
As you can see, Mr. Jackson
has been forced to endure
yet another assault by
totalitarian goon squads.
But now, instead of
sending in the local cops,
they're sending in
the real storm troopers:
the Texas Rangers.
REPORTER: This is the
ranger in charge: James Trivette.
Highly decorated.
But his career is
now in jeopardy
as Nugent vows to
bring suit against Trivette
and two more Texas Rangers
in a separate civil case.
I should've broke his nose.
What are we going to do?
We're going to do our job.
Let's get back on the
Gainer murder case.
I just got a call from
the commissioner.
He told me about your
altercation with Slim Jackson.
Hey...
I know you didn't
start it like they said,
but there's still going to be
an Internal Affairs investigation.
Well, we figured as much.
Well, Sergeant Thomas
and Patrolman Cross
have agreed to a meeting,
but their attorney...
Who's representing them
as well as the City of Colby...
He wants to be present.
Who's the attorney?
His name is Pete Drayton.
He's really having
a horrible time, too,
so there's nothing
he would like more
than to get you on his side.
When does he want to meet?
This afternoon, 2:00.
They're having a tough
time avoiding the press,
so they'd like to meet
out at White Rock Lake.
Okay, let's do it.
Were Thomas and
Cross overzealous?
Probably.
Overzealous?
It was my understanding that
Jackson was severely beaten.
They came across
a brutalized girl.
They saw Jackson running
away from the scene.
You've been there, Ranger.
You know what I'm talking about.
CAHILL: The victim,
Cassie Jakes... she couldn't
positively identify Jackson,
and Sergeant Thomas lost
sight of him in the foot chase,
so it was hard
to convince a jury
that Jackson actually
committed the crime.
DRAYTON: Right.
Reasonable doubt.
But Jackson is a
sexual predator,
and there is no way I'm
going to let him turn that
into a big payday and
destroy the careers
of two fine officers.
So you don't think either
of the officers killed Gainer?
I seriously doubt it.
Sure, both had axes
to grind with the man,
but as we already
know, killing Gainer
wouldn't make the
problem go away.
Now, I wouldn't defend
either one of them
if I thought they
were capable of that.
Here's Patrolman Cross now.
Caught you on the
news, Ranger Trivette.
Welcome to the club.
Did you kill Otis Gainer?
Yeah. You bet.
A hundred times
a day... in my mind.
This is no time
for jokes, Cross.
Who's joking?
So, where were you
when Gainer was killed?
I was with Wanda.
Does this Wanda have a
name and a telephone number?
Yeah, this Wanda's my wife.
We were playing hearts
with the neighbors.
They have names
and numbers, too.
I'm glad to hear it.
I'll fax the names and
numbers to your office.
We're suspects in
the Gainer killing.
What a surprise.
Caught you on the news.
Welcome to the club.
Hello, Sergeant Thomas.
THOMAS: Bitter?
You bet.
18 years on the force, and
some shyster like Gainer
puts a torch to my life?
I remember when I was
in school, every morning,
we'd stand up in
class and face the flag,
put our hands over our hearts
and say the Pledge
of Allegiance.
Do you remember
the last three words
to the Pledge of
Allegiance, Walker?
"Justice for all."
That's right. Well,
what a bunch of crap.
It's justice for the criminals.
Judge finds one
little loophole and puts
them back on the street,
and if the perp gets a
hangnail in the process,
well, someone gets sued,
and it's usually the police.
We saw in the pictures
Jackson was beaten pretty badly.
Damn right.
When I saw what he
had done to that little girl,
I-I just lost it.
What about your partner?
THOMAS: Cross?
He had to pull me off,
or I might have beat
Jackson to death.
Now, they may have
a lawsuit against me,
but Cross? No way.
Sergeant Thomas, this
isn't your first lawsuit.
Two years ago, you were sued
for your part in an
officer-involved shooting.
Two junkies were
assaulting a nurse.
I intervened.
One had a gun,
the other, a knife.
I got off four shots,
two killing the
one with the gun.
The other two wounded
the knife-wielder.
I.A. found no fault in Sergeant
Thomas's actions that night,
but a civil suit
alleging wrongful death
in violation of the junkie's
civil rights was filed.
Who filed the lawsuit?
THOMAS: Who else?
Otis Gainer.
City of Colby shelled out
a cool million and
a half on that one.
Man, you put on the uniform,
and you're a sitting target.
Now, I'm not sorry
Otis Gainer is dead,
but did I do it?
Absolutely not.
Where were you that night?
I went for a run.
At midnight?
I've been having
trouble sleeping lately,
Ranger Trivette, and
when you've been through
what I went through,
you'll have trouble, too.
Did anyone see you?
No.
So then you don't have an alibi.
No.
Hey, wait, wait.
Yeah, I do, but it's
only because I'm black.
Why is that?
I was in Monarch Park,
and one of their units
rousted me.
I don't exactly fit the profile
for a jogger at that time
of night in Monarch Park.
But I identified myself,
he continued on, and so did I.
Did you get the officer's name?
No, it was all over
in 30 seconds,
but I'll call Monarch PD
and see who I spoke with.
Okay, well, call me when you do.
You believe him?
Yeah, I do.
Walker. What? What?
The baby's moving.
Here, put your hand on my tummy.
You feel anything?
No, not yet.
Oh... darn.
( sighs)
Well, we've got all night.
NUGENT: Otis Gainer was
a champion of the underdog.
Such a sad day.
He was a fine man.
I saw you on the news.
You're representing Jackson.
That's right.
I'd like to offer you a job.
Why me?
I need someone to
protect Mr. Jackson
until the judgment is awarded.
I'll ask you again.
Why me?
Look, now... you made a mistake,
but we have to stick together.
By "we", you mean black people?
Well, that's exactly
what I mean.
You keep Jackson safe
until I get his civil trial settled,
there's a bonus for you.
TRIVETTE: In the past ten years,
Otis Gainer has filed suit
against 32 cops
in over 20 cities
and municipalities
across the country.
And in the trials, he's
brought to the stand
over 400 law
enforcement officers,
most as hostile witnesses.
How many in this region?
TRIVETTE: 85.
Pulled the personnel
records in 20 counties.
50 of them carry
nine millimeter.
Let's start with them.
This is not going to
make a lot of friends
with the local law enforcement.
Well, I'm more concerned
with ruling them out
than making friends.
What's going on?
I was playing hearts, remember?
You didn't check out my alibi?
Weapon's hot.
( gunshot)
( water splashes)
Wanda said it was poker...
That your neighbors
left at 10:00 p.m.
because you were
raging in the backyard.
What's that about?
Okay, I had a few drinks.
I've been doing that
lately, you know?
Weapon.
I didn't kill Gainer, and
I know no other cop did.
What makes you think that?
Cause a cop would
have tortured him first.
Weapon's hot.
( gunshot)
Next.
He had the makings
of a good cop.
Find that officer in
Monarch Park for your alibi?
No, but I talked to
the desk sergeant
on the midnight
shift, and he said
he's going to go
over the radio logs
to find out which unit
was in the area at the time.
You'll let us know?
Weapon's hot.
( gunshot)
These are the two slugs
the coroner pulled
from Otis Gainer's chest.
This one came from a weapon
fired into a capture
box earlier today.
All three slugs came
from the same weapon.
Whose gun is it?
It's Sergeant Thomas's.
Are you sure?
No doubt which
weapon fired the slug.
I'm sure Thomas disliked
Gainer, but for him to do
something like
this, he'd have to be
temporarily insane.
Insane or not, we
have to arrest him.
I can't believe
that Sergeant Thomas
could have done this.
It's hard for me
to believe it, too.
Let's call him.
( phone rings)
Sergeant Thomas
has gone to China!
Sergeant Thomas,
this is Ranger Walker.
Oh, Walker.
It's just that the last
nine out of ten calls
have been reporters.
What can I do for you?
Did you find the officer who
stopped you the other night?
Yes, and he
he will make a
statement to that fact.
Good; contact him.
I want you and him at
Ranger Headquarters
at 2:00 this afternoon.
We'll be there.
SYDNEY: If Thomas's
alibi holds up,
how do we explain his
slug in Otis Gainer's chest?
We can't.
You know, Walker,
even if Sergeant Thomas
has this officer vouch for him,
you know that Nugent
is just going to say
it's one cop protecting another.
Yeah, I know.
( phone ringing)
Sergeant Thomas
still isn't answering.
GAGE: Well, I mean,
he's only 20 minutes late.
Maybe he's caught in traffic.
Colby is, like, 60 miles away.
He's not answering
his cell phone either.
Walker. Thomas called.
He said his alibi
declined to come forward.
He also said he
wanted me to tell you
how much he
appreciated your trust,
and now everybody's
troubles would be over.
And then he hung up.
I called back,
and no one would
answer the phone.
WALKER: Come on, Trivette.
Well, I'm-I'm going
to come with you.
Sergeant Thomas?
Ranger Walker.
( sirens blaring)
( sighing): What a damn shame.
His nine millimeter
is in the bedroom.
But no note.
There's powder
burns on the temple.
But there's no
residue on the hand.
The coroner may find
something at the autopsy.
A .32 caliber.
Now, why would he
use a .32 caliber...
when he has a nine
millimeter in the bedroom?
That is strange.
A .32 is not your best
suicide weapon, is it?
Did he actually say...
he was going to
take his own life?
Well, no, but his tone of
voice, its hopelessness...
TRIVETTE: Maybe
when his alibi folded,
with Gainer turning
his life inside out,
got to be too much for him.
I have to agree
with Ranger Trivette.
I mean, the way he
seemed on the phone...
he sounded like he was
at the end of his rope.
Maybe.
Alex, can you do me a favor?
Sure.
Would you review
the civil case that
Gainer brought
against the City of Colby
and Sergeant Thomas?
Okay, but what am I looking for?
I don't know.
Walker, you almost seem obsessed
with clearing Sergeant
Thomas's name.
Alex, I believed him
when he said he
didn't kill Gainer.
Yes, but all the
evidence says otherwise.
Motive, means, no alibi.
And how do you explain slugs
fired from his gun that
reside in Gainer's chest?
When I can answer that,
I'll know who's behind this.
( phone ringing) Excuse me.
Alex Cahill Walker.
Well, that's no surprise.
Thank you.
Lyle Nugent has filed suit
against Trivette,
Gage and Sydney.
What took him so long?
NUGENT: No, no,
no, you did not try
to prevent them from
addressing Jackson.
It was obvious
from the beginning
they came to exact revenge
for what happened
to Sergeant Thomas.
Quick,
what did you say that
made Trivette lose it?
Uh, "I want a lawyer."
And he said?
How about a busted lip instead?
( laughter)
Good.
Now, so...
We made the 11:00 news.
NEWSCASTER: Even
though Internal Affairs
has yet to comment on
this matter, Lyle Nugent
has filed a civil suit
against the State of Texas
and three Texas Rangers,
including the one seen
here, James Trivette...
The ranger in charge
when the alleged
beatings took place.
He had this to say.
I have no comment.
( laughter)
I have them on the ropes.
Yeah. Yeah.
You know, I'm sure
glad you showed up
when you did, Mr. Nugent.
I would have never
thought to blame
Trivette when it was old
Gillis here that clocked me.
( raucous laughter)
What?
One of your buddies hit you?
Yeah.
I did not mean to.
See, I hit the other
ranger upside the head
with a chair.
And that broke
it all loose, man.
Right, right, but his partner
got bugged some chick.
Of course, no girl is going
to get the best of me, right?
I got tired of taking
it easy on her,
so I throw the old thunderbolt,
but she ducks, and
( laughing): I tagged him, man!
( laughter)
( laughing): I'm
really sorry, man.
No sweat.
It'll just have to come out
of your share of the settlement.
( laughter)
REPORTER: Texas Rangers
James Trivette, Francis
Gage and Sydney Cooke...
Tom, you have to let this go.
Let it go?
I can't let it go.
Honey, our daughter
will never be the same.
I mean, she just
sits up there all day.
She-she never leaves the house.
What did her
therapist call it? Uh...
Agoraphobia. Right.
If you have any
more questions...
It's all because of him.
NUGENT: so, thank you very much.
Now, come on, boy.
And I'm not going
to get any peace
until I get some justice.
Tom, Tom!
IA wants to see us
tomorrow morning at 10:00.
Good, 'cause they're
going to get an earful.
WALKER: I want you two
to go to Monarch Park
and talk to the officer who
detained Sergeant Thomas.
You think he really exists?
Yeah, I do, so find him.
All right.
I reviewed the
transcript of the civil trial.
Pete Drayton represented
Sergeant Thomas
and the City of
Colby on that one, too.
Didn't he say he lost a
million and a half dollars
in that lawsuit?
Yes. And they shouldn't
have paid out a dime.
Drayton did such a terrible job,
he basically handed
Gainer a victory.
Isn't Drayton supposed to be
one of the city's best attorneys?
CAHILL: Yes.
His record defending Colby
against deep-pocket
suits is second to none.
That's why I gave him
the benefit of the doubt.
Until I did a little
more checking.
What did you find?
In the past four years,
Drayton and Gainer have
gone toe-to-toe over six times,
and each time, the cases have
been settled out of court
for a huge sum of money,
or they have just lost
the suit altogether,
to the tune of $10 million.
Some tune. I'll say.
And each time,
Gainer has had full
access to all the evidence,
far before any of his
discovery motions.
How does Gainer get access
to the evidence in advance?
There's only one person.
Let's take a drive
to Colby, Trivette.
What can I do for you rangers?
We'd like to see
everything you have
on the Otis Gainer shooting.
What are you thinking?
Just a hunch.
If I'm wrong, I don't
know what to think.
Sign right there.
Now I'd like to see everything
you have on the Sergeant
Thomas shooting two years ago
and the logs.
Okay, Trivette.
What's wrong with this picture?
Nine millimeter copper jackets.
Nothing, as far as I can see.
WALKER: All right.
These are the two bullets
supposedly taken out
of Otis Gainer's body.
Supposedly? Why do you say that?
Stay with me.
And this is the bullet you fired
from Sergeant Thomas's gun.
Okay.
Now, what did
Sergeant Thomas say
about the shooting
of the two junkies?
They were assaulting a
nurse when he stepped in,
killed the one with the gun,
wounded the one with the knife.
Right.
And how many rounds did he fire?
Four.
Two into the one with the gun,
two into the one with the knife.
And how many rounds
do we have here?
Two.
Where are the other two?
WALKER: My bet is...
these are the other two.
Does everyone log in?
You bet.
No one sees evidence
without logging in.
Let's see what we have here.
MAN: Yeah, Officer Jones
was patrolling that night.
That's him right there.
Thank you.
Officer Jones.
Yeah?
Hi, how you doing?
Can we speak to you for
just a minute? Yeah, sure.
I don't have to report
in for 20 minutes.
What can I do for you?
Did you offer to vouch
for Sergeant Thomas
on his whereabouts
on Monday at midnight?
Oh, absolutely.
Uh, then I heard
he shot himself.
After you agreed
to be his alibi,
did for some reason
you change your mind
and tell him you didn't
want to get involved?
( scoffs)
No.
That doesn't make any sense.
Not much does on this case.
Listen, thank you for your help.
Yeah, sure.
Walker will be
happy to hear this.
Yeah.
( alarm chirps)
You were about
this close, right?
When you murdered Otis Gainer?
What?
What? You... You
think I killed Otis?
Mr. Gainer wasn't
dead when I got to him.
With his dying breath
he told me you shot him.
Really?
Mr. Gainer insisted I
carry a small tape recorder,
so he could record
thoughts and observations.
I recorded his last words.
The legal term is "dying
man's declaration,"
the only hearsay evidence
admissible in court.
Let's hear it.
GAINER: Drayton.
Pete Drayton shot me.
MOTEN: Drayton
shot you? But why?
GAINER: Because...
he knew... ( moaning)
Why'd you wait so long?
I couldn't decide if
I wanted to kill you
or retire.
Well, I presume you
decided on retirement.
That's right, Counselor.
I give you the tape,
you give me $500,000.
It'll take me some time
to get that kind of cash.
You have until midnight tonight.
Meet me on the
roof of the concourse.
And be sure you
have... all the money.
( soft music playing)
You know, a man
could get used to this.
( laughs) Well, get used to it.
It's going to be a
whole new world for you.
( gate beeps)
( glass breaks)
You scream and I'll kill you.
( whimpers)
( screams)
( screams)
( screaming)
( screaming)
I told you not to scream!
No!
You'll never do this
to anybody again!
( cracking)
Ever again!
( grunts)
( yells)
( screams)
Call the police.
( tires squealing)
Let me have the tape.
But first I need to know
why you had to kill my boss.
Sure, I'll tell you.
Otis and I, we had a
perfect system going.
I'd give him access
to all my evidence,
and I would try my case poorly.
He would win, and we would
split our end of the profits.
So if you had such
a good deal going,
why'd you kill him?
'Cause Otis started to
believe his own press.
Once he became
famous, he was impossible.
I mean, the Jackson
case, it was a slam dunk.
He didn't need my help
screwing the City of Colby.
And after the trial, he
was going into politics.
I asked him if I
could be his lawyer.
And he laughed.
He said, "Do you think that I
would hire a honky attorney?"
And then he put
the nail in his coffin.
He threatened to leak out
that I had supplied him
with inside information
on most of his cases.
So you killed him and
framed Sergeant Thomas?
( chuckles): Wasn't that hard.
I mean, I still got the
rangers going on that one.
( laughs): What a joke they are.
( laughs)
Why'd you have to kill Thomas?
Well, since Otis had
alienated most of the cops,
I decided to pin it on them.
I knew Thomas went
for a run late every night.
Wouldn't have an alibi.
It was the perfect setup.
Until he produced an alibi about
running into some patrolman.
So in order to close the case,
you killed him and
made it look like a suicide.
Very good, Mr. Moten, very good.
Now, give me the tape.
GAINER: Drayton.
Pete Drayton shot me.
( stops tape)
( cocks gun)
Did you really think
that I was going
to leave you alive?
( laughs)
Well, you're as dumb as Otis.
Blow it. ( device beeps)
( tires screeching)
( tires screech)
WALKER: That's enough, Moten.
Sorry, Walker.
Until now I couldn't understand
how cops could... lose control.
You got nothing;
the tape exploded.
We got this
conversation on tape.
How'd you know?
Best not to ask Walker a
question without an answer.
What?
Like if Thomas didn't do it,
how did his bullets
get into Gainer's chest?
GAGE: Maybe you
replaced the slugs
taken from Gainer's
chest with two of the four
fired by Sergeant
Thomas two years ago.
SYDNEY: You didn't think anyone
would revisit evidence
from a closed case.
Now you know.
Get him out of here.
Come on.
Thanks, Walker.
For giving me a
chance to put it right.
My pleasure, Moten.
I.A. gave us a clean slate.
Because of Moten's testimony,
they're demanding a state
bar investigation of Nugent.
GAGE: Yep, he'll
probably be disbarred.
And because Drayton gave
Gainer inside information,
the judge won't even hear
the Jackson civil case.
Which means he gets nothing.
CAHILL: But the best news is,
Slim Jackson is
being held without bail
for the assault
and attempted rape of
another Colby woman.
And guess who made
the citizen's arrest?
I know, but you tell them.
Tom Jakes.
( all laugh)
Goes to show you,
justice does prevail.
And on a happier note,
we need to start
thinking of baby names.
Any ideas?
How are you gonna do that?
You don't know if
it's a boy or a girl.
Pick one of each.
James.
( chuckles)
Ashley?
I'm thinking Gage.
Or maybe Maria's good, too.
( laughs)
Sydney.
Works for both.
Oh! Oh!
Duh!
Oh!
Sydney.
( both laugh)
♪ 'Cause the eyes of
the ranger are upon you ♪
♪ Any wrong you
do he's going to see ♪
♪ When you're in
Texas, look behind you ♪
♪ 'Cause that's where
the ranger's going to be. ♪
Well, here we are.
I love you, Daddy.
I love you, too.
Good night, sweetheart.
Good night, Daddy.
( both laughing)
( engine starting)
( door closes)
( keys jingling)
( gasps)
( shrieks and grunts)
( screams) Shut up!
( screams)
( glass breaking)
( shrieking, man grunting)
( glass breaking, groans)
( screams, glass breaking)
( whimpering, groans)
( screams)
MAN ( over dispatch): Any units
in the vicinity of 816 Devon Circle,
report of a screaming
woman, apartment 123.
That's right down the street.
Colby Dispatch
Unit 29 responding,
816 Devon Circle, Apartment 123.
( sirens blaring)
( tires squealing)
OFFICER: This is
Unit 29. Show us 10-7.
Police! Open up!
( groans)
Police! Open up!
( masked man panting)
Hold it!
Thomas, over here.
Oh, God.
She's still alive.
Call an ambulance.
( grunts)
( panting)
MAN: An ambulance
is on the way. Stay with her.
You got it.
( grunting)
Not only did you rape her,
you had to beat her, too?
Yeah, I loved it!
( laughs)
( grunting)
( grunts)
( groans)
Let's see if you
can take a beating
like you gave that little girl.
( choking)
( groans)
( grunts)
( groans)
( grunting)
Thomas! Thomas, that's enough.
That's enough.
( grunting)
WOMAN ( over intercom):
Dr. Wallace... O.R., please.
Dr. Wallace...
Oh, my baby.
I should have walked
you to the door.
I'm sorry.
( crying): I'm just so sorry.
So when am I gonna
see some green
for the beating I took?
Yours is a slam dunk case.
It won't be long now.
How long is long?
Patience, Mr. Jackson.
How much will we get?
Mm, somewhere
in the neighborhood
of $5 million.
( laughs)
Now that's my kind
of neighborhood.
Of course, I get half.
Of course.
Talk about getting robbed.
Look, you just
thank your lucky stars
you're not rotting in jail.
Well, I guess that
makes you lucky, too.
Huh, Mr., uh, Gainer?
MAN: You're going
to pay for what you did!
Hold on. Back off.
You raped my daughter!
Back off. And you're
gonna pay for it!
Get him out of here.
I got him.
That fool has been
stalking me for a month.
Can't you get one of them, uh,
restraining orders against him?
Uh, it wouldn't play
well in the press.
But the man's crazy.
Look, don't worry about him.
You just do your
part in court tomorrow,
and you'll be a wealthy man.
You can count on me.
( car door closing)
( engine starting)
( tires squealing)
( engine rumbling)
( car beeping)
What do you want?
( gunshot, groan)
( gunshot)
( crickets chirping)
( phone ringing)
Hello?
Speaking.
Yes, sir, I'll get right on it.
Who was that?
The governor.
What did he want?
A lawyer was killed.
He wants you to
handle it personally?
Yeah.
Trivette?
Call Gage and Sydney.
Meet me on the corner
of Connor and Elm
in the City of Colby.
Yeah, Connor and Elm.
I'll meet you there.
Who was the lawyer?
Otis Gainer.
Oh, my God.
♪ 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 going to see ♪
♪ When you're in
Texas, look behind you ♪
♪ 'Cause that's where
the ranger's going to be. ♪
Hello, Walker.
Hey, John.
I guess you're running the show.
Looks that way.
What have we got?
( chuckles): Otis Gainer.
Maybe dead before
he hit the ground.
No witnesses.
Bodyguard said
he heard two shots
about ten after 12:00.
Where was the bodyguard
when he was shot?
He was around the corner.
He just peeled some
nut off Gainer's back,
and he was getting rid of him.
Heard the shots.
'Time he got back
here, Gainer's dead,
whoever shot him's gone.
What's his name?
Bodyguard's name, Moten.
I've got him parked in the unit.
( garbled radio transmission)
( whistles)
Otis Gainer.
$2,000 suit, an expensive car,
and rolling around in this
neighborhood at night?
Well, it wasn't robbery.
He's got over
$1,000 in his wallet.
He's got enough gold
on to corner the market.
Yeah. Look here.
Powder burns on the shirt.
That means whoever shot
him walked right up to him.
He knew the shooter?
Well, if that's the
case, all we need to do
is find out who had
a motive to kill him.
SYDNEY: That would
make a very long list.
Well, let's get to work.
WOMAN ( on television):
Otis Gainer has
successfully sued the City
of Colby on several occasions,
collecting millions
in damages for clients
who were the alleged
victims of police brutality.
Though Gainer has won
similar cases in other cities
throughout Texas,
the Colby Police
Department appears
to be his target of choice.
Otis Gainer was to deliver
his opening arguments
tomorrow in the lawsuit
against the City of Colby
and two Colby Police Officers
for violating the civil
rights of Slim Jackson.
Gainer's assassination
has outraged
the liberal community, as
well as police watchdog groups.
Hey, you guys,
listen up. Thank you.
The coroner in Colby
gave the two slugs
he took out of Otis
Gainer's chest to ballistics.
Guess what caliber?
Please don't say
nine millimeter.
Nine millimeter.
SYDNEY: Please
don't say copper jacket.
Copper jacket.
A cop gun.
SYDNEY: We've got
to check out every officer
who had an axe
to grind with Gainer.
GAGE: Which basically includes
every cop that Gainer ever
raked across the coals.
SYDNEY: That guy brought charges
( phone rings) at
the drop of a baton.
Half the cops in Texas
could be suspects.
Let's start ruling them out.
Gainer's bodyguard is in Room B.
Okay.
Was anyone else with Mr. Gainer?
Yes, his client, Slim Jackson.
TRIVETTE: The one
who raped and brutalized
that woman six months ago?
He was not convicted of that.
But you know as well
as we do that he's guilty.
Did you see Mr. Jackson
when you returned
back to the parking lot?
No. His car was
parked on the street,
and it was already gone.
So you don't think
Jackson did it?
He was getting ready to
come into a lot of money
because of Mr. Gainer.
So I'd say that
would rule him out
as a suspect.
Did you know the man
that confronted all of
you in front of the tavern?
I knew of him.
He was the father of the
girl Jackson raped. Uh...
allegedly raped.
Do you think he could
have killed Gainer?
No.
I was looking right at him
when I heard the shots.
So Jackson was gone,
her father couldn't
have done it,
and you heard two shots.
That's right. WALKER:
Do you have any
idea who could have
killed Mr. Gainer?
No.
But I intend to find out.
Am I free to go?
Yeah, you can go.
TRIVETTE: You need to leave
the investigating
to us, Mr. Moten.
Take Gage and Sydney.
Go question Slim Jackson.
Even though
Jackson has no motive
for killing Gainer?
Gainer may have
told him something,
or he may have heard something.
( motorcycle engine revving)
It ain't fair, man.
I mean, 'cause he was
gonna buy the Kit Kat Club,
and, uh, I was
gonna hire the broads.
MAN: Yeah.
What a bummer... ( music plays)
Slim Jackson?
You Slim Jackson?
Yeah, that's me.
Texas Rangers. We
need to talk to you, sir.
About what?
Would you step outside, please?
( laughs)
Why should I?
So they can powder
your bones, man. Yeah.
Sir, this doesn't concern you.
I ain't going nowhere.
GAGE: Mr. Jackson, it
would be a better idea
if we got a chance
to speak in private.
Why? So you can beat
the hell out of me again?
( patrons laughing)
No, we're
investigating the murder
of your attorney, Otis Gainer.
SYDNEY: Since you were the
last one to see him alive last night
in Colby, maybe
you saw something
in the parking lot, or...
Somebody walking
around, a car, even a noise,
anything at all
that could help us?
Yeah, it was a cop.
MAN: You damn right!
Everyone knows that!
Yeah, probably the
same ones that got me.
All right, that's
enough. You, outside.
Everybody else, just back off!
Syd, watch your back!
( Jackson shouting)
Come on, hit to the girl!
Get her!
Oh, I'm sorry, Slim.
( groans)
It didn't have to be this way.
Let's go.
Mr. Jackson's not
going anywhere.
Who are you?
Mr. Jackson's new attorney.
You are?
Yes. Lyle Nugent with CAPT.
JACKSON: "CAPT"?
NUGENT: Citizens Against Police
Tyranny, a private interest group
dedicated to protecting
the common man
from police abuse.
JACKSON: Oh,
yeah, CAPT: C-A-P-T.
I reviewed your case.
If I can't get the City of
Colby to cough up $20 million
for the atrocities you
suffered, as well as land
a movie deal to tell your story,
then I'm not Lyle Nugent.
So you're saying...?
I'm saying, as your counsel,
I will have your case
back on the docket
in time to lead
in the 6:00 news.
Excuse me.
Please, Ranger,
I'm conferring with my client.
Yeah, he's conferring
with his client.
What happened to your nose?
Well, Old Gillis here...
Which ranger did it?
TRIVETTE: Hold it!
Hold on.
He did.
He Sunday punched me.
And you all saw that, right?
CROWD: Yeah! That
chump came in here
looking for a fight.
Hold it! Wait a minute!
No, Ranger, you wait a minute.
The public will be
as dismayed as I am
to learn that Mr. Jackson's
civil rights have been abused
by yet another
jack-booted assault.
We came in here to ask him
about the murder
of his first attorney.
He instigated the fight.
You need to allow us
to question Mr. Jackson.
No. Any questions for my client
will be submitted through me.
Now, if you'll excuse me,
I have to take
witness depositions.
Which one of you saw the
ranger attack Mr. Jackson?
A cop killed Gainer.
You all just can't stomach it.
The two Colby police officers
who were accused
of assaulting Jackson?
They were suspended
without pay for a month
pending an investigation.
Which opened the civil
suit against the City of Colby.
Right.
They're both back to
work, but on desk duty,
pending the outcome
of the civil trial.
I've never met Cross, but
I know Sergeant Thomas.
Seemed like a dedicated cop.
Walker, I was told that
Sergeant Thomas lost it,
and he beat Jackson unconscious.
Can you arrange a
meeting with both of them?
Sure. I'll do it.
What happened?
What didn't happen?
Jackson forced us into
a fight with his buddies.
Jackson's got a new attorney
who's going to state that
we started it. ( phone ringing)
Yeah, Trivette.
No, nothing concrete yet.
Uh, no, we didn't
start the fight.
I can't comment on that.
Thank you very much.
Reporters.
Looks like we made
the news, folks.
Oh, that's just great.
Here you go. Thank you.
REPORTER: And
this is Mr. Jackson
six months ago, just hours after
he was apprehended and
beaten by two Colby police officers:
Sergeant Thomas
and Patrolman Cross.
As you know, these two
officers are the defendants
in a civil suit against
the City of Colby,
which was thrown into
turmoil by the sudden death
of Otis Gainer at the hand
of an unknown gunman.
But today, the story
takes a new twist.
Mr. Jackson appeared
at a news conference
with his new
attorney, Lyle Nugent.
It seems he's had another
run-in with law enforcement.
As you can see, Mr. Jackson
has been forced to endure
yet another assault by
totalitarian goon squads.
But now, instead of
sending in the local cops,
they're sending in
the real storm troopers:
the Texas Rangers.
REPORTER: This is the
ranger in charge: James Trivette.
Highly decorated.
But his career is
now in jeopardy
as Nugent vows to
bring suit against Trivette
and two more Texas Rangers
in a separate civil case.
I should've broke his nose.
What are we going to do?
We're going to do our job.
Let's get back on the
Gainer murder case.
I just got a call from
the commissioner.
He told me about your
altercation with Slim Jackson.
Hey...
I know you didn't
start it like they said,
but there's still going to be
an Internal Affairs investigation.
Well, we figured as much.
Well, Sergeant Thomas
and Patrolman Cross
have agreed to a meeting,
but their attorney...
Who's representing them
as well as the City of Colby...
He wants to be present.
Who's the attorney?
His name is Pete Drayton.
He's really having
a horrible time, too,
so there's nothing
he would like more
than to get you on his side.
When does he want to meet?
This afternoon, 2:00.
They're having a tough
time avoiding the press,
so they'd like to meet
out at White Rock Lake.
Okay, let's do it.
Were Thomas and
Cross overzealous?
Probably.
Overzealous?
It was my understanding that
Jackson was severely beaten.
They came across
a brutalized girl.
They saw Jackson running
away from the scene.
You've been there, Ranger.
You know what I'm talking about.
CAHILL: The victim,
Cassie Jakes... she couldn't
positively identify Jackson,
and Sergeant Thomas lost
sight of him in the foot chase,
so it was hard
to convince a jury
that Jackson actually
committed the crime.
DRAYTON: Right.
Reasonable doubt.
But Jackson is a
sexual predator,
and there is no way I'm
going to let him turn that
into a big payday and
destroy the careers
of two fine officers.
So you don't think either
of the officers killed Gainer?
I seriously doubt it.
Sure, both had axes
to grind with the man,
but as we already
know, killing Gainer
wouldn't make the
problem go away.
Now, I wouldn't defend
either one of them
if I thought they
were capable of that.
Here's Patrolman Cross now.
Caught you on the
news, Ranger Trivette.
Welcome to the club.
Did you kill Otis Gainer?
Yeah. You bet.
A hundred times
a day... in my mind.
This is no time
for jokes, Cross.
Who's joking?
So, where were you
when Gainer was killed?
I was with Wanda.
Does this Wanda have a
name and a telephone number?
Yeah, this Wanda's my wife.
We were playing hearts
with the neighbors.
They have names
and numbers, too.
I'm glad to hear it.
I'll fax the names and
numbers to your office.
We're suspects in
the Gainer killing.
What a surprise.
Caught you on the news.
Welcome to the club.
Hello, Sergeant Thomas.
THOMAS: Bitter?
You bet.
18 years on the force, and
some shyster like Gainer
puts a torch to my life?
I remember when I was
in school, every morning,
we'd stand up in
class and face the flag,
put our hands over our hearts
and say the Pledge
of Allegiance.
Do you remember
the last three words
to the Pledge of
Allegiance, Walker?
"Justice for all."
That's right. Well,
what a bunch of crap.
It's justice for the criminals.
Judge finds one
little loophole and puts
them back on the street,
and if the perp gets a
hangnail in the process,
well, someone gets sued,
and it's usually the police.
We saw in the pictures
Jackson was beaten pretty badly.
Damn right.
When I saw what he
had done to that little girl,
I-I just lost it.
What about your partner?
THOMAS: Cross?
He had to pull me off,
or I might have beat
Jackson to death.
Now, they may have
a lawsuit against me,
but Cross? No way.
Sergeant Thomas, this
isn't your first lawsuit.
Two years ago, you were sued
for your part in an
officer-involved shooting.
Two junkies were
assaulting a nurse.
I intervened.
One had a gun,
the other, a knife.
I got off four shots,
two killing the
one with the gun.
The other two wounded
the knife-wielder.
I.A. found no fault in Sergeant
Thomas's actions that night,
but a civil suit
alleging wrongful death
in violation of the junkie's
civil rights was filed.
Who filed the lawsuit?
THOMAS: Who else?
Otis Gainer.
City of Colby shelled out
a cool million and
a half on that one.
Man, you put on the uniform,
and you're a sitting target.
Now, I'm not sorry
Otis Gainer is dead,
but did I do it?
Absolutely not.
Where were you that night?
I went for a run.
At midnight?
I've been having
trouble sleeping lately,
Ranger Trivette, and
when you've been through
what I went through,
you'll have trouble, too.
Did anyone see you?
No.
So then you don't have an alibi.
No.
Hey, wait, wait.
Yeah, I do, but it's
only because I'm black.
Why is that?
I was in Monarch Park,
and one of their units
rousted me.
I don't exactly fit the profile
for a jogger at that time
of night in Monarch Park.
But I identified myself,
he continued on, and so did I.
Did you get the officer's name?
No, it was all over
in 30 seconds,
but I'll call Monarch PD
and see who I spoke with.
Okay, well, call me when you do.
You believe him?
Yeah, I do.
Walker. What? What?
The baby's moving.
Here, put your hand on my tummy.
You feel anything?
No, not yet.
Oh... darn.
( sighs)
Well, we've got all night.
NUGENT: Otis Gainer was
a champion of the underdog.
Such a sad day.
He was a fine man.
I saw you on the news.
You're representing Jackson.
That's right.
I'd like to offer you a job.
Why me?
I need someone to
protect Mr. Jackson
until the judgment is awarded.
I'll ask you again.
Why me?
Look, now... you made a mistake,
but we have to stick together.
By "we", you mean black people?
Well, that's exactly
what I mean.
You keep Jackson safe
until I get his civil trial settled,
there's a bonus for you.
TRIVETTE: In the past ten years,
Otis Gainer has filed suit
against 32 cops
in over 20 cities
and municipalities
across the country.
And in the trials, he's
brought to the stand
over 400 law
enforcement officers,
most as hostile witnesses.
How many in this region?
TRIVETTE: 85.
Pulled the personnel
records in 20 counties.
50 of them carry
nine millimeter.
Let's start with them.
This is not going to
make a lot of friends
with the local law enforcement.
Well, I'm more concerned
with ruling them out
than making friends.
What's going on?
I was playing hearts, remember?
You didn't check out my alibi?
Weapon's hot.
( gunshot)
( water splashes)
Wanda said it was poker...
That your neighbors
left at 10:00 p.m.
because you were
raging in the backyard.
What's that about?
Okay, I had a few drinks.
I've been doing that
lately, you know?
Weapon.
I didn't kill Gainer, and
I know no other cop did.
What makes you think that?
Cause a cop would
have tortured him first.
Weapon's hot.
( gunshot)
Next.
He had the makings
of a good cop.
Find that officer in
Monarch Park for your alibi?
No, but I talked to
the desk sergeant
on the midnight
shift, and he said
he's going to go
over the radio logs
to find out which unit
was in the area at the time.
You'll let us know?
Weapon's hot.
( gunshot)
These are the two slugs
the coroner pulled
from Otis Gainer's chest.
This one came from a weapon
fired into a capture
box earlier today.
All three slugs came
from the same weapon.
Whose gun is it?
It's Sergeant Thomas's.
Are you sure?
No doubt which
weapon fired the slug.
I'm sure Thomas disliked
Gainer, but for him to do
something like
this, he'd have to be
temporarily insane.
Insane or not, we
have to arrest him.
I can't believe
that Sergeant Thomas
could have done this.
It's hard for me
to believe it, too.
Let's call him.
( phone rings)
Sergeant Thomas
has gone to China!
Sergeant Thomas,
this is Ranger Walker.
Oh, Walker.
It's just that the last
nine out of ten calls
have been reporters.
What can I do for you?
Did you find the officer who
stopped you the other night?
Yes, and he
he will make a
statement to that fact.
Good; contact him.
I want you and him at
Ranger Headquarters
at 2:00 this afternoon.
We'll be there.
SYDNEY: If Thomas's
alibi holds up,
how do we explain his
slug in Otis Gainer's chest?
We can't.
You know, Walker,
even if Sergeant Thomas
has this officer vouch for him,
you know that Nugent
is just going to say
it's one cop protecting another.
Yeah, I know.
( phone ringing)
Sergeant Thomas
still isn't answering.
GAGE: Well, I mean,
he's only 20 minutes late.
Maybe he's caught in traffic.
Colby is, like, 60 miles away.
He's not answering
his cell phone either.
Walker. Thomas called.
He said his alibi
declined to come forward.
He also said he
wanted me to tell you
how much he
appreciated your trust,
and now everybody's
troubles would be over.
And then he hung up.
I called back,
and no one would
answer the phone.
WALKER: Come on, Trivette.
Well, I'm-I'm going
to come with you.
Sergeant Thomas?
Ranger Walker.
( sirens blaring)
( sighing): What a damn shame.
His nine millimeter
is in the bedroom.
But no note.
There's powder
burns on the temple.
But there's no
residue on the hand.
The coroner may find
something at the autopsy.
A .32 caliber.
Now, why would he
use a .32 caliber...
when he has a nine
millimeter in the bedroom?
That is strange.
A .32 is not your best
suicide weapon, is it?
Did he actually say...
he was going to
take his own life?
Well, no, but his tone of
voice, its hopelessness...
TRIVETTE: Maybe
when his alibi folded,
with Gainer turning
his life inside out,
got to be too much for him.
I have to agree
with Ranger Trivette.
I mean, the way he
seemed on the phone...
he sounded like he was
at the end of his rope.
Maybe.
Alex, can you do me a favor?
Sure.
Would you review
the civil case that
Gainer brought
against the City of Colby
and Sergeant Thomas?
Okay, but what am I looking for?
I don't know.
Walker, you almost seem obsessed
with clearing Sergeant
Thomas's name.
Alex, I believed him
when he said he
didn't kill Gainer.
Yes, but all the
evidence says otherwise.
Motive, means, no alibi.
And how do you explain slugs
fired from his gun that
reside in Gainer's chest?
When I can answer that,
I'll know who's behind this.
( phone ringing) Excuse me.
Alex Cahill Walker.
Well, that's no surprise.
Thank you.
Lyle Nugent has filed suit
against Trivette,
Gage and Sydney.
What took him so long?
NUGENT: No, no,
no, you did not try
to prevent them from
addressing Jackson.
It was obvious
from the beginning
they came to exact revenge
for what happened
to Sergeant Thomas.
Quick,
what did you say that
made Trivette lose it?
Uh, "I want a lawyer."
And he said?
How about a busted lip instead?
( laughter)
Good.
Now, so...
We made the 11:00 news.
NEWSCASTER: Even
though Internal Affairs
has yet to comment on
this matter, Lyle Nugent
has filed a civil suit
against the State of Texas
and three Texas Rangers,
including the one seen
here, James Trivette...
The ranger in charge
when the alleged
beatings took place.
He had this to say.
I have no comment.
( laughter)
I have them on the ropes.
Yeah. Yeah.
You know, I'm sure
glad you showed up
when you did, Mr. Nugent.
I would have never
thought to blame
Trivette when it was old
Gillis here that clocked me.
( raucous laughter)
What?
One of your buddies hit you?
Yeah.
I did not mean to.
See, I hit the other
ranger upside the head
with a chair.
And that broke
it all loose, man.
Right, right, but his partner
got bugged some chick.
Of course, no girl is going
to get the best of me, right?
I got tired of taking
it easy on her,
so I throw the old thunderbolt,
but she ducks, and
( laughing): I tagged him, man!
( laughter)
( laughing): I'm
really sorry, man.
No sweat.
It'll just have to come out
of your share of the settlement.
( laughter)
REPORTER: Texas Rangers
James Trivette, Francis
Gage and Sydney Cooke...
Tom, you have to let this go.
Let it go?
I can't let it go.
Honey, our daughter
will never be the same.
I mean, she just
sits up there all day.
She-she never leaves the house.
What did her
therapist call it? Uh...
Agoraphobia. Right.
If you have any
more questions...
It's all because of him.
NUGENT: so, thank you very much.
Now, come on, boy.
And I'm not going
to get any peace
until I get some justice.
Tom, Tom!
IA wants to see us
tomorrow morning at 10:00.
Good, 'cause they're
going to get an earful.
WALKER: I want you two
to go to Monarch Park
and talk to the officer who
detained Sergeant Thomas.
You think he really exists?
Yeah, I do, so find him.
All right.
I reviewed the
transcript of the civil trial.
Pete Drayton represented
Sergeant Thomas
and the City of
Colby on that one, too.
Didn't he say he lost a
million and a half dollars
in that lawsuit?
Yes. And they shouldn't
have paid out a dime.
Drayton did such a terrible job,
he basically handed
Gainer a victory.
Isn't Drayton supposed to be
one of the city's best attorneys?
CAHILL: Yes.
His record defending Colby
against deep-pocket
suits is second to none.
That's why I gave him
the benefit of the doubt.
Until I did a little
more checking.
What did you find?
In the past four years,
Drayton and Gainer have
gone toe-to-toe over six times,
and each time, the cases have
been settled out of court
for a huge sum of money,
or they have just lost
the suit altogether,
to the tune of $10 million.
Some tune. I'll say.
And each time,
Gainer has had full
access to all the evidence,
far before any of his
discovery motions.
How does Gainer get access
to the evidence in advance?
There's only one person.
Let's take a drive
to Colby, Trivette.
What can I do for you rangers?
We'd like to see
everything you have
on the Otis Gainer shooting.
What are you thinking?
Just a hunch.
If I'm wrong, I don't
know what to think.
Sign right there.
Now I'd like to see everything
you have on the Sergeant
Thomas shooting two years ago
and the logs.
Okay, Trivette.
What's wrong with this picture?
Nine millimeter copper jackets.
Nothing, as far as I can see.
WALKER: All right.
These are the two bullets
supposedly taken out
of Otis Gainer's body.
Supposedly? Why do you say that?
Stay with me.
And this is the bullet you fired
from Sergeant Thomas's gun.
Okay.
Now, what did
Sergeant Thomas say
about the shooting
of the two junkies?
They were assaulting a
nurse when he stepped in,
killed the one with the gun,
wounded the one with the knife.
Right.
And how many rounds did he fire?
Four.
Two into the one with the gun,
two into the one with the knife.
And how many rounds
do we have here?
Two.
Where are the other two?
WALKER: My bet is...
these are the other two.
Does everyone log in?
You bet.
No one sees evidence
without logging in.
Let's see what we have here.
MAN: Yeah, Officer Jones
was patrolling that night.
That's him right there.
Thank you.
Officer Jones.
Yeah?
Hi, how you doing?
Can we speak to you for
just a minute? Yeah, sure.
I don't have to report
in for 20 minutes.
What can I do for you?
Did you offer to vouch
for Sergeant Thomas
on his whereabouts
on Monday at midnight?
Oh, absolutely.
Uh, then I heard
he shot himself.
After you agreed
to be his alibi,
did for some reason
you change your mind
and tell him you didn't
want to get involved?
( scoffs)
No.
That doesn't make any sense.
Not much does on this case.
Listen, thank you for your help.
Yeah, sure.
Walker will be
happy to hear this.
Yeah.
( alarm chirps)
You were about
this close, right?
When you murdered Otis Gainer?
What?
What? You... You
think I killed Otis?
Mr. Gainer wasn't
dead when I got to him.
With his dying breath
he told me you shot him.
Really?
Mr. Gainer insisted I
carry a small tape recorder,
so he could record
thoughts and observations.
I recorded his last words.
The legal term is "dying
man's declaration,"
the only hearsay evidence
admissible in court.
Let's hear it.
GAINER: Drayton.
Pete Drayton shot me.
MOTEN: Drayton
shot you? But why?
GAINER: Because...
he knew... ( moaning)
Why'd you wait so long?
I couldn't decide if
I wanted to kill you
or retire.
Well, I presume you
decided on retirement.
That's right, Counselor.
I give you the tape,
you give me $500,000.
It'll take me some time
to get that kind of cash.
You have until midnight tonight.
Meet me on the
roof of the concourse.
And be sure you
have... all the money.
( soft music playing)
You know, a man
could get used to this.
( laughs) Well, get used to it.
It's going to be a
whole new world for you.
( gate beeps)
( glass breaks)
You scream and I'll kill you.
( whimpers)
( screams)
( screams)
( screaming)
( screaming)
I told you not to scream!
No!
You'll never do this
to anybody again!
( cracking)
Ever again!
( grunts)
( yells)
( screams)
Call the police.
( tires squealing)
Let me have the tape.
But first I need to know
why you had to kill my boss.
Sure, I'll tell you.
Otis and I, we had a
perfect system going.
I'd give him access
to all my evidence,
and I would try my case poorly.
He would win, and we would
split our end of the profits.
So if you had such
a good deal going,
why'd you kill him?
'Cause Otis started to
believe his own press.
Once he became
famous, he was impossible.
I mean, the Jackson
case, it was a slam dunk.
He didn't need my help
screwing the City of Colby.
And after the trial, he
was going into politics.
I asked him if I
could be his lawyer.
And he laughed.
He said, "Do you think that I
would hire a honky attorney?"
And then he put
the nail in his coffin.
He threatened to leak out
that I had supplied him
with inside information
on most of his cases.
So you killed him and
framed Sergeant Thomas?
( chuckles): Wasn't that hard.
I mean, I still got the
rangers going on that one.
( laughs): What a joke they are.
( laughs)
Why'd you have to kill Thomas?
Well, since Otis had
alienated most of the cops,
I decided to pin it on them.
I knew Thomas went
for a run late every night.
Wouldn't have an alibi.
It was the perfect setup.
Until he produced an alibi about
running into some patrolman.
So in order to close the case,
you killed him and
made it look like a suicide.
Very good, Mr. Moten, very good.
Now, give me the tape.
GAINER: Drayton.
Pete Drayton shot me.
( stops tape)
( cocks gun)
Did you really think
that I was going
to leave you alive?
( laughs)
Well, you're as dumb as Otis.
Blow it. ( device beeps)
( tires screeching)
( tires screech)
WALKER: That's enough, Moten.
Sorry, Walker.
Until now I couldn't understand
how cops could... lose control.
You got nothing;
the tape exploded.
We got this
conversation on tape.
How'd you know?
Best not to ask Walker a
question without an answer.
What?
Like if Thomas didn't do it,
how did his bullets
get into Gainer's chest?
GAGE: Maybe you
replaced the slugs
taken from Gainer's
chest with two of the four
fired by Sergeant
Thomas two years ago.
SYDNEY: You didn't think anyone
would revisit evidence
from a closed case.
Now you know.
Get him out of here.
Come on.
Thanks, Walker.
For giving me a
chance to put it right.
My pleasure, Moten.
I.A. gave us a clean slate.
Because of Moten's testimony,
they're demanding a state
bar investigation of Nugent.
GAGE: Yep, he'll
probably be disbarred.
And because Drayton gave
Gainer inside information,
the judge won't even hear
the Jackson civil case.
Which means he gets nothing.
CAHILL: But the best news is,
Slim Jackson is
being held without bail
for the assault
and attempted rape of
another Colby woman.
And guess who made
the citizen's arrest?
I know, but you tell them.
Tom Jakes.
( all laugh)
Goes to show you,
justice does prevail.
And on a happier note,
we need to start
thinking of baby names.
Any ideas?
How are you gonna do that?
You don't know if
it's a boy or a girl.
Pick one of each.
James.
( chuckles)
Ashley?
I'm thinking Gage.
Or maybe Maria's good, too.
( laughs)
Sydney.
Works for both.
Oh! Oh!
Duh!
Oh!
Sydney.
( both laugh)
♪ 'Cause the eyes of
the ranger are upon you ♪
♪ Any wrong you
do he's going to see ♪
♪ When you're in
Texas, look behind you ♪
♪ 'Cause that's where
the ranger's going to be. ♪