Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001): Season 9, Episode 2 - Deadly Situation - full transcript
With two away,
Lieutenant Shell's
on the mound for the
Lions, and Ranger Gage
at the plate for the Broncos.
Come on, here we go.
All right, come on, Shell.
You're out!
There goes the bottom
of the eighth inning,
the Sage City Police
Department Lions
lead the Texas Rangers'
B Company Broncos 5 to 2.
Does he snore?
No.
Has he ever served
you breakfast in bed?
Yes.
Hmm.
Any little Walkers on the way?
Kristy.
When we worked
together in Dallas,
did you know I
had a crush on him?
Of course I did.
And if you hadn't taken the job
at Sage County
District Attorney's Office,
I may have had to kill you.
No, actually, married life is...
it's as nice as I
thought it would be.
Actually, it's even better.
I can only imagine.
Leading off for Sage
City, Officer Rogers.
My grandmother
could have hit that!
Now batting for the
Lions, Officer Cooper.
Lieutenant Shell on deck.
Strike!
Strike two!
Come on, Cooper.
Get with the program.
Now come on! Focus!
Come on, now!
Strike three!
You're out!
Cooper takes
strike three first out.
What's with you today?
Nothing, sir.
Get your head in the game.
Yes, sir.
Lieutenant Shell at the plate.
Baker come back yet?
Yep, he just went
to his rig for a beer.
Got one for Moody, too.
I think we're making
a mistake, Coop.
You want out?
Now's your chance.
But I'm gonna bust
these bad cops.
No, I'll go along with you.
Strike two!
Hey, Ranger baby.
Coming right at ya.
Give it your best shot.
You're out!
Hah!
A sensational double
play for the Rangers!
Maybe you ought to take up golf.
After eight innings of play,
the score is still 5-2 Lions.
Good job, good job, good job.
Come on, guys! Let's get
the job done. Come on, now!
Lieutenant Shell.
Do you have a moment
to talk about the
Smokey Cole bust?
You know only Captain
Ryder speaks for the ZTU.
Well, you know, I'm interviewing
him on my show tonight,
but I need a quote
from his top man
in the trenches.
Right now... I'm his
man on the mound.
Boy, must be a slow news day
if the press is here to cover
a police baseball game.
It's about a big drug bust
that happened yesterday.
The ZTU took out Smokey Cole
and confiscated a
mountain of cocaine.
Third major drug
ring to fall this month.
What's the ZTU?
Zero Tolerance Unit
headed up by Captain Ryder.
82 busts
are landing on my
desk tomorrow morning.
This isn't Dallas.
My resources are going
to be taxed to the max.
Well, last year Walker took
out six drug rings in one month.
We were swamped.
Over 200 cases.
But every one of them
landed in Huntsville.
Which is exactly why I
want to pick your brain.
Bases are loaded
and Walker's up.
Bases are loaded as Ranger
Walker steps to the plate.
All right, Walker, what
do you say now? Come on!
Big hit, boss.
Walker, Walker,
Walker! Let's go!
Give me a run, come on!
Little hit, little hit, boss.
Come on, Walker!
Big hit! Come on, boss.
Woo-hoo!
That's a big hit!
Grand Slam home
for Ranger Walker!
The Broncos take
the lead 6 to 5!
And that's the game, folks!
The Texas Rangers...
Yeah, buddy.
You guys are pretty good.
Obviously not good enough.
See you at the 10-7
tonight? You bet. You bet.
Hey. Good game.
Hey. Whoa.
Pretty good for a girl.
Okay.
Good game, Ranger Walker.
Thanks, Cooper.
You know,
my future goal is to
become a Texas Ranger.
Well, that's a good goal.
I hope you make it.
I'll see you tonight.
But actually, I'd really like
that but I made previous plans.
Nice meeting you.
Thanks.
I have to tell you,
Coop, I'm scared.
Yeah, so am I.
Hey, Mr. Winslow.
I need to talk with you.
Beat it.
At midnight,
we take possession of 300 kilos
from the Smokey Cole bust.
And bye-bye Smokey to boot.
Dirty cops with an unlimited
supply of free cocaine.
Is this a perfect
business or what?
I'm telling you.
♪ 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 ♪
All hail the flip
to second base that
starts the double play
that puts your butts
on ice, gentlemen.
Here, here!
This, uh... wait a minute.
This had nothing to do
with this lady, who jumped
ten feet in the air and
threw a strike to first?
I'm not saying that.
Walker, I hope you don't mind
if I stop by Kristy's
office in the morning,
before we head back to Dallas.
No, not at all.
Lieutenant, do you mind
if we use the police gym
for a little workout while
we're in town? You got it.
Feel like going a couple
of rounds there, Shorty?
So are you ready
to call it a night?
You bet.
Well, it's been fun.
Wait a minute.
You guys can't go.
The celebration is
just getting started.
Well, have a good time.
Old folks need their rest.
I didn't say anything about
being tired. Are you tired?
Not one bit.
Aw.
Good night.
Guys, oh, please. Come on.
Where's your partner?
Why?
The way he acted
during the game,
I thought maybe he's
sick or something.
He's fine, sir.
Captain Ryder's on the tube.
Before we give the Captain
the third degree, let's review
yesterday's big drug
bust at Hender's farm.
The raid was conducted
by the officers of the
Zero Tolerance Unit.
Alleged drug dealer, Smokey Cole
and his associates were arrested
and over 700 kilos of
cocaine were seized.
The operation was the
latest in a series of drug busts
carried out under the
command of Captain Ryder.
Thank you, but
the heavy lifting
on all three busts
was done by Lieutenant Shell
and Detectives Baker and Moody.
Thanks to their
solid police work,
Smokey Cole is in jail
and 700 kilos of cocaine
didn't reach our streets.
They are the heroes.
They are the men you
should be talking to.
Thank you, Captain Ryder.
Sage City Spotlight
will be right back
after these messages.
Hey, sweetheart.
Whoa.
Can I play in your
field of dreams?
Sorry. I don't do nightmares.
You don't want to do this.
Oh, but I do.
Oh!
No, you don't.
You okay?
Yeah.
Yeah, she likes you, all right.
Let's get out of here.
So are we gonna
talk about it, or what?
Talk about what?
Syd, you kissed me, come on.
No, Walker and Alex,
they landed safely.
I was excited.
It was a celebration kiss.
Uh-huh.
Yeah? Yeah.
Didn't feel like a
celebration kiss.
Trust me.
If I ever kissed you for real,
you'd know the difference.
Why don't you let me see
if I can tell the difference.
You want me to kiss you?
That's your call.
There's your kiss.
That wasn't funny, Syd.
Come on. Come on.
That wasn't funny, Syd.
Easy, Bear.
What's going on?
Bear just got a hit.
It's got to be
90% pure to get
him this excited.
Coke?
It's got to be, sir.
Whose locker is it?
That's Glenn Cooper's.
He didn't show up this morning,
neither did his partner.
Let's get it open.
I need charges on all
82 cases filed by tonight.
Sorry, we need
to file I-4s first,
and that'll take three days.
You can get a
judge to waive I-4s
simply by filing a
writ of impetus max.
You can?
If you know the
judge well enough.
Let's get on it, Ben.
How do we get by the
motion for 82 separate trials?
Well, in the Goodwin case...
He probably slipped it
out of an evidence bag,
stashed it at the farm and
went back to get it later.
Why would he bring it in here?
Well, I never met a
smart doper, Captain.
Everything we worked for is
about to go out the window.
Want me to bring him in, sir?
Yeah.
Moody, Rogers, let's go get him.
He said you would
be here at 9:00.
Okay.
Just give him the message.
No.
No, you tell him
we're on our way in.
I don't like this. Me either.
You know what,
let me get my gear.
Coop! We've been set up!
Get him, Rogers.
We can't let Cooper get away.
Right.
All right.
Let's move.
Whoa! Look out!
Hey!
Look out!
Watch it!
Trivette, I'm picking
Alex up right now.
I'll see you in
about 20 minutes.
Okay.
I need to see the DA.
What's happening?
Oh, my God. Kristy!
What's going on?
Cooper resisted
arrest. Tried to kill us.
Hold it.
Stop firing.
Alex!
Walker!
You okay?
Yes, but Kristy's been shot.
Cooper, you're under arrest
for possession of
narcotics for sale.
That's a lie and you know it,
you rotten slimeball.
Yeah, well, slimeball this!
I said stop firing.
You have no right to do that.
This badge gives me every right.
Now, get out of here.
Go on, all of you.
Cooper, you're holding my wife.
I know that, Ranger
Walker, but I don't
have a choice.
You, by the window.
Shut those blinds tight.
Then get back over here.
Come on, let's go, let's go!
Captain Ryder.
We went to arrest Cooper.
We found him and his
partner cutting up a kilo of coke.
Simms opened fire. We
were forced to respond,
and Cooper fled the scene.
Chased him here, sir.
Cornered him in
the D.A.'s office.
When we went to take him
down, Ranger Walker stopped us.
Walker?
Took Baker's gun away.
Hostages?
About five.
Including Walker's wife.
Walker, she's bleeding badly.
You're making some
bad choices, Cooper.
I didn't shoot her.
Detective Baker did.
It's true. He was protecting me.
If that's the case,
let me take a look at her.
All right.
All right, everybody get up.
All right, everybody get up.
Get up and move
into the D.A.'s office.
Come on. Move.
Come on, let's go.
Move!
Please, don't hurt me.
Okay, Ranger Walker.
Walker.
Walker.
Don't move.
Okay, put your hand right here.
Here.
Hold it tight.
Hold it tight.
Yeah, Trivette.
Trivette, the D.A.'s been shot.
I need a paramedic
up here right away.
Cooper's taken everyone
hostage, including Alex.
Are you and Alex all right?
Yeah, we're fine.
Anything else you want me to do?
Not right now.
All right.
What's up?
Come on.
All right, Walker.
We're out front.
The paramedics
are on their way in.
Help's on the way, Kristy.
Thanks, Walker.
And good luck.
Over here.
We're gonna move you now, okay?
Okay. And up.
You're going to
be all right, ma'am.
Trivette.
Who's in charge out there?
Captain Ryder.
Put him on.
Hey, Captain Ryder?
Walker wants to talk to you.
This is Captain Ryder.
Tell me about Cooper.
Well, two years on the force,
he's already assigned
to an elite unit.
Bright future ahead.
Then he steals two kilos
of cocaine. Go figure.
I understand he has your wife.
That's right.
You're too close
to this, Ranger.
I'm sending in a
hostage negotiator.
No, I will handle it, Captain.
Now, put Trivette back on.
Yeah, sure.
Whatever you say.
Yeah, Walker?
Trivette, sit tight, and
don't let anyone come in.
You got it.
Your men in position?
Yeah, we're good to go, sir.
Snipers?
In position, but he
closed the blinds.
If they see a shot, take it.
Hey, Captain.
Didn't Walker say hang loose?
Walker has a
personal stake in this.
If I have a shot
and don't take it,
then Cooper winds
up shooting someone,
or all of them,
how do I explain
that, Ranger Trivette?
If you want to help,
convince Walker to come out
so I can send in a negotiator.
Captain, you're not gonna find
a better negotiator than Walker.
Cooper, I want to come in.
Only with your hands
up and unarmed.
Turn around.
Slowly.
Okay.
What do you want, Ranger Walker?
The truth.
Did you steal two
kilos of cocaine?
No, sir.
They set me up.
And now they're gonna
have to kill me for what I know.
Who set you up?
I thought I knew.
But boy was I wrong.
And who knows
how high it goes up.
But Baker, Moody and
Rogers, they're in it for sure.
I saw them take
300 kilos from the
Smokey Cole bust.
300 kilos?
How could so much
go unaccounted for?
Baker and Moody did the log-in.
Rogers stashed
bags full of kilos
behind a stack of hay bales.
Last night, they went
back, and put it all
into Baker's pickup.
I need to call Trivette.
Okay.
Cooper seemed like a decent guy.
Yeah, I never would
have pegged him for dirty.
Something was going
on with him yesterday.
I heard Lieutenant
Shell tell him
to get his head
back in the game.
Yeah, Trivette.
Are Gage and Sydney there?
Yeah, they're right here.
I want them to
check something out.
Put Gage on.
Walker wants to talk to you.
Yeah?
And I just learned
Cooper stole at least
one kilo of cocaine
from the Smokey Cole bust.
With more questions
than answers,
an investigation's
sure to follow.
This is indeed a black day
for Captain Ryder's
vaunted Zero Tolerance Unit.
Boys, this better not
jump up and bite me.
Don't worry, Mr. Winslow.
You ready? Take positions. Go.
I just wanted to
do the right thing.
You know?
And Simms, he
wanted no part of it.
He said the whole thing
would backfire on us,
and that we should
just forget about it.
But I wouldn't listen.
And now he's dead.
And they killed him.
Will you stop?
Just stop crying.
Please, you'll be okay.
I need to answer that.
If you give me your word
that you won't
try anything funny.
You have my word.
Okay.
Walker.
Yeah, Walker.
I did some checking on your boy.
His father was a Texas
Ranger named Tom Cooper.
Yeah, I remember him.
Good man.
He died in the line of duty.
You'll never guess
who else he's related to.
I think I can guess.
Let me go! Please
don't let me die!
Please, just, just stop.
I can't take this anymore!
No, get away from there!
Help us! Somebody
please help us!
So, that's what it
feels like to get shot.
You're lucky.
It's just a flesh wound.
No, Ranger Walker.
I'll be lucky if I get
out of this alive.
You will.
And I believe you.
And I think your great-
great-grandfather, Hayes
Cooper believes you, too.
Talk to me, Leo.
I think I hit him.
Was it a kill shot?
No.
End this situation.
Yes, sir.
What is it, Trivette?
SWAT team's coming right to you.
Tell Ryder to call it off.
Everything is
under control here.
Do the same out
there. All right.
Captain Ryder?
Walker says stand down.
Captain, I need to know;
are we going in or not?
No, you're not!
I don't recall your name
being above mine in the
chain of command, mister!
Captain, Texas
Rangers have jurisdiction
over every law enforcement
agency in this state.
If Walker says stand down,
as senior ranger on the scene,
stand down it is, sir.
All right.
From now on, it's all
on Walker's shoulders.
That's not a bad
place for it to be.
Sir.
Come on, Smokey.
I didn't move a gram.
Cops got it all.
1,000 kilos.
The news only reported 700.
Well, that's another
boat that don't float.
Ryder dead-banged
me for 1,000 keys.
You know it ain't natural
for narcs to lowball
a bust to the press.
You know, not only that.
Friends tell me
that some of it's
already on the street.
Wonder how it got there.
Come on, now.
Here, why don't you put
a little pressure on that?
He'll be okay.
Thank you.
I'm so sorry, Mr. Cooper.
It's okay, Miss.
How do you know
they took 300
kilos from the bust?
I saw them do it, sir.
Last night, I saw them
come back and pick it up.
It was like a victory party.
From what I gathered,
it wasn't the first.
As soon as I realized
that I was right, I,
I knew I was in over my head.
So, I went to the one man
that I knew I could trust.
I told Lieutenant Shell
what I saw the day of the bust,
and that, uh, I'd staked
out Hender's barn
for two nights in a row...
and it had paid off.
Anyone else in on it?
Only Baker, Moody
and Rogers, sir.
Well, who else knows about it?
Just me and my partner, Simms.
Do you have
anything to back it up?
I took pictures.
I got them developed
at an all-night
one-hour photo joint on Dakota.
We have to get these to IA.
Right. I figured you'd know
the best way to do that.
Get Simms, go to
your place and sit tight.
I'll pick you up at 9:00.
But sir, we go on duty at 8:00.
I'll cover for you.
Pick you up after roll call.
I'm sorry about this, sir.
Me, too.
But it has to come out.
Nothing's worse than dirty cops.
Keep these until tomorrow.
A-Actually, I'd rather you
keep them, Lieutenant.
I made an extra copy,
and I still have the negatives.
Good work, Cooper.
Thank you, sir.
Simms and I were
waiting for Shell
when Baker, Moody and Rogers
kicked the door in...
and, and killed Simms.
Do you think Lieutenant
Shell's involved in this?
It's hard for me
to believe, sir.
Maybe he told someone in IA
and that leaked out,
or-or-or he told Captain Ryder.
I just don't know.
Where are the negatives
and the second set of prints?
I personally
logged every kilo
from all three busts,
and every kilo is still here.
So, the two kilos they
found in Cooper's possession
didn't come out of here.
We spoke to Cole and
the other two dealers
busted by the ZTU.
They all said they
lost more coke
than was reported in the press.
They're lying.
Every kilo was logged in.
Mind if we take a look
at your log-in sheet?
No, not at all.
Here you go.
Yup, look at this.
It says here the three busts
netted 2,000 kilos of cocaine.
Glad it's off the street.
The dealers said
they lost three.
If you can trust junk dealers.
Well, if you can,
that's over a ton of
confiscated cocaine
that never made it to
the evidence lockup.
That seems highly unlikely.
Then why is it
already on the street?
Gage is pretty sure
a ton of coke was taken
from the recent bust.
Which means dirty cops.
Yeah, it seems that way.
What's your take
on Lieutenant Shell?
Seems to be a straight shooter.
Captain Ryder has a
hot trigger finger, though.
Okay, tell Gage and Sydney
to go to the Third
Street Library.
What's at the Third
Street Library?
Pictures.
You can all leave.
All right.
Alex, I want you to leave, too.
I leave when you leave.
All right. Thanks, Captain.
Hey, Lieutenant Shell?
Yes, sir?
Cooper told Walker
that he has pictures of
Baker, Moody and Rogers
loading a pickup with
bagged kilos of coke
at Hender's farm last night.
The kid is obviously troubled.
He says he hid the
pictures and the negatives
in a book in the library
around the corner
from his apartment.
What? Mm-hmm.
Religion aisle.
Third King James
bible from the right.
The biggest liars
have the best details.
Walker's going
for a line of crap.
I hope it doesn't
get him killed.
Fiction aisle ten,
fifth copy of Atlas
Shrugged from the left.
If he has pictures, why
didn't he bring them to me?
Captain, as far
as I'm concerned,
anybody who takes over
a room full of hostages
is a psycho who
would say anything.
Walker just wanted me
to keep you in the loop.
Well, that's nice to know.
Patrolman Cooper
released all but
one of the hostages,
and this situation may
be coming to an end.
First word from the hostages
is Ranger Walker thinks Cooper
was set up by other cops.
This situation gets
stranger by the minute.
I'm telling you, Chick,
if those cops cave on us,
we don't want to get
caught holding the bag, man.
Okay.
Time to cut our losses.
Let's hold a fire sale
and dump all the cocaine.
I'll take care of it.
Can I help you?
Police.
King James.
It's not here.
But they were.
You're just a little too late.
You're under arrest.
Especially you, Romeo.
Captain, did you hear?
Hear what?
Texas Rangers are
interrogating Baker, Moody
and Rogers.
What for?
Hey, I don't know. Aah.
Go see what this is all about.
Yes, Captain.
It seems pretty
cut and dry to me.
Yeah. Thanks.
Thank you.
Okay, we talked
to your partners.
It's amazing what
happens when you get
caught with your pants down.
Yup. We showed them
the photos, and all they
want to do is cut a deal.
And they both said
that you killed Simms.
Oh, that's a lie.
Baker killed Simms.
We're just telling you
what they said. They also said
that the whole
operation was your idea.
It was my idea?
Yup.
Yeah.
Fine.
You want to know what happened?
I'll tell you everything.
Yeah.
Rogers implicated
Baker and Moody,
rolled on Lieutenant Shell
and a drug dealer
named Chick Winslow.
What's Winslow's part?
Winslow gives drug
shipment info to Shell.
Shell takes out
Winslow's competition
and steals the drugs,
which Winslow then sells at
100% profit and splits 50-50.
Tell Captain Ryder
we're coming out.
You got it.
Let's go.
Hey, Captain Ryder?
Walker's bringing Cooper out.
It's about time.
He wants him put
under protective custody
with the County
Sheriff's office.
Protective custody?
After what he's done?
Why the Sheriff?
Some men in your
unit may still be dirty.
He wants to make
sure Cooper's safe until
this is all sorted out.
Trivette?
Baker boys are
in Sheriff's lockup.
Here's Exhibit A.
Captain.
Watch his arm.
Guys, guys, I'm gonna
get... get this shot.
Look, I've... I've
got to write this...
Man. Hey, hey. Hey, do you
know who you're pushing?
I'm gonna go call the hospital
and see how Kristy's doing.
Okay.
Hey.
I can't believe this happened.
I thought they were
all dedicated officers.
They probably were once.
Where's Lieutenant Shell?
I sent him to the Sheriff's
substation to find out
why your people were
interrogating Baker,
Moody and Rogers.
He left about ten minutes ago.
Why, what does this
have to do with Shell?
Rogers confessed.
Lieutenant Shell's the leader.
He's the one that set up
Cooper and his partner.
I'll get a 20 on Shell.
ZTU command, come in.
Lieutenant Shell,
what's your 20?
We got any unit out there
with a 20 on Lieutenant
Shell, please respond.
We just saw Lieutenant
Shell going north on Flower.
He's going home.
I'll take care of
this personally.
I'll go with you.
Have the closest unit
stake out Lieutenant
Shell's house.
Don't do anything
until we get there.
Yes, sir.
Take down Chick
Winslow. You got it.
Is that your unit?
Right over here.
I just talked to the hospital.
District Attorney Clark
is going to be just fine.
That's good news.
Yeah. How are you doing?
Oh, I'll be fine.
Can I ask you a question?
Sure.
How did Walker know
about Hayes Cooper?
Everyone needs a hero.
And Hayes Cooper
has always been Walker's hero.
Let's get that coke out of here.
Let's go, come on.
Freeze! State Police!
Let's go!
Lieutenant Shell!
Come out with
your hands in the air!
Lieutenant, I'm asking
you one more time.
Come out with your hands up.
Somebody get up here
and cut this man down!
Well, the Grand
Jury indicted Winslow
on trafficking narcotics
and Baker, Moody and Rogers
were indicted for
the murder of Simms,
and for his testimony,
Rogers will not get
the death penalty.
As for Cooper, all the charges
have been cleared
and he's going
to be back on duty
tomorrow with a promotion.
Sounds like he's on
the fast track to
becoming a ranger.
Just like his dad.
Do you think Cooper
has what it takes
to be a ranger?
Yeah, I do.
Hey, guys, check this out.
Houston Vice Grips
have challenged us
to a game next Sunday.
I think we can take these guys.
Isn't that great?
Is that a no?
This is a no!
Easy, easy...
♪ '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. ♪
Lieutenant Shell's
on the mound for the
Lions, and Ranger Gage
at the plate for the Broncos.
Come on, here we go.
All right, come on, Shell.
You're out!
There goes the bottom
of the eighth inning,
the Sage City Police
Department Lions
lead the Texas Rangers'
B Company Broncos 5 to 2.
Does he snore?
No.
Has he ever served
you breakfast in bed?
Yes.
Hmm.
Any little Walkers on the way?
Kristy.
When we worked
together in Dallas,
did you know I
had a crush on him?
Of course I did.
And if you hadn't taken the job
at Sage County
District Attorney's Office,
I may have had to kill you.
No, actually, married life is...
it's as nice as I
thought it would be.
Actually, it's even better.
I can only imagine.
Leading off for Sage
City, Officer Rogers.
My grandmother
could have hit that!
Now batting for the
Lions, Officer Cooper.
Lieutenant Shell on deck.
Strike!
Strike two!
Come on, Cooper.
Get with the program.
Now come on! Focus!
Come on, now!
Strike three!
You're out!
Cooper takes
strike three first out.
What's with you today?
Nothing, sir.
Get your head in the game.
Yes, sir.
Lieutenant Shell at the plate.
Baker come back yet?
Yep, he just went
to his rig for a beer.
Got one for Moody, too.
I think we're making
a mistake, Coop.
You want out?
Now's your chance.
But I'm gonna bust
these bad cops.
No, I'll go along with you.
Strike two!
Hey, Ranger baby.
Coming right at ya.
Give it your best shot.
You're out!
Hah!
A sensational double
play for the Rangers!
Maybe you ought to take up golf.
After eight innings of play,
the score is still 5-2 Lions.
Good job, good job, good job.
Come on, guys! Let's get
the job done. Come on, now!
Lieutenant Shell.
Do you have a moment
to talk about the
Smokey Cole bust?
You know only Captain
Ryder speaks for the ZTU.
Well, you know, I'm interviewing
him on my show tonight,
but I need a quote
from his top man
in the trenches.
Right now... I'm his
man on the mound.
Boy, must be a slow news day
if the press is here to cover
a police baseball game.
It's about a big drug bust
that happened yesterday.
The ZTU took out Smokey Cole
and confiscated a
mountain of cocaine.
Third major drug
ring to fall this month.
What's the ZTU?
Zero Tolerance Unit
headed up by Captain Ryder.
82 busts
are landing on my
desk tomorrow morning.
This isn't Dallas.
My resources are going
to be taxed to the max.
Well, last year Walker took
out six drug rings in one month.
We were swamped.
Over 200 cases.
But every one of them
landed in Huntsville.
Which is exactly why I
want to pick your brain.
Bases are loaded
and Walker's up.
Bases are loaded as Ranger
Walker steps to the plate.
All right, Walker, what
do you say now? Come on!
Big hit, boss.
Walker, Walker,
Walker! Let's go!
Give me a run, come on!
Little hit, little hit, boss.
Come on, Walker!
Big hit! Come on, boss.
Woo-hoo!
That's a big hit!
Grand Slam home
for Ranger Walker!
The Broncos take
the lead 6 to 5!
And that's the game, folks!
The Texas Rangers...
Yeah, buddy.
You guys are pretty good.
Obviously not good enough.
See you at the 10-7
tonight? You bet. You bet.
Hey. Good game.
Hey. Whoa.
Pretty good for a girl.
Okay.
Good game, Ranger Walker.
Thanks, Cooper.
You know,
my future goal is to
become a Texas Ranger.
Well, that's a good goal.
I hope you make it.
I'll see you tonight.
But actually, I'd really like
that but I made previous plans.
Nice meeting you.
Thanks.
I have to tell you,
Coop, I'm scared.
Yeah, so am I.
Hey, Mr. Winslow.
I need to talk with you.
Beat it.
At midnight,
we take possession of 300 kilos
from the Smokey Cole bust.
And bye-bye Smokey to boot.
Dirty cops with an unlimited
supply of free cocaine.
Is this a perfect
business or what?
I'm telling you.
♪ 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 ♪
All hail the flip
to second base that
starts the double play
that puts your butts
on ice, gentlemen.
Here, here!
This, uh... wait a minute.
This had nothing to do
with this lady, who jumped
ten feet in the air and
threw a strike to first?
I'm not saying that.
Walker, I hope you don't mind
if I stop by Kristy's
office in the morning,
before we head back to Dallas.
No, not at all.
Lieutenant, do you mind
if we use the police gym
for a little workout while
we're in town? You got it.
Feel like going a couple
of rounds there, Shorty?
So are you ready
to call it a night?
You bet.
Well, it's been fun.
Wait a minute.
You guys can't go.
The celebration is
just getting started.
Well, have a good time.
Old folks need their rest.
I didn't say anything about
being tired. Are you tired?
Not one bit.
Aw.
Good night.
Guys, oh, please. Come on.
Where's your partner?
Why?
The way he acted
during the game,
I thought maybe he's
sick or something.
He's fine, sir.
Captain Ryder's on the tube.
Before we give the Captain
the third degree, let's review
yesterday's big drug
bust at Hender's farm.
The raid was conducted
by the officers of the
Zero Tolerance Unit.
Alleged drug dealer, Smokey Cole
and his associates were arrested
and over 700 kilos of
cocaine were seized.
The operation was the
latest in a series of drug busts
carried out under the
command of Captain Ryder.
Thank you, but
the heavy lifting
on all three busts
was done by Lieutenant Shell
and Detectives Baker and Moody.
Thanks to their
solid police work,
Smokey Cole is in jail
and 700 kilos of cocaine
didn't reach our streets.
They are the heroes.
They are the men you
should be talking to.
Thank you, Captain Ryder.
Sage City Spotlight
will be right back
after these messages.
Hey, sweetheart.
Whoa.
Can I play in your
field of dreams?
Sorry. I don't do nightmares.
You don't want to do this.
Oh, but I do.
Oh!
No, you don't.
You okay?
Yeah.
Yeah, she likes you, all right.
Let's get out of here.
So are we gonna
talk about it, or what?
Talk about what?
Syd, you kissed me, come on.
No, Walker and Alex,
they landed safely.
I was excited.
It was a celebration kiss.
Uh-huh.
Yeah? Yeah.
Didn't feel like a
celebration kiss.
Trust me.
If I ever kissed you for real,
you'd know the difference.
Why don't you let me see
if I can tell the difference.
You want me to kiss you?
That's your call.
There's your kiss.
That wasn't funny, Syd.
Come on. Come on.
That wasn't funny, Syd.
Easy, Bear.
What's going on?
Bear just got a hit.
It's got to be
90% pure to get
him this excited.
Coke?
It's got to be, sir.
Whose locker is it?
That's Glenn Cooper's.
He didn't show up this morning,
neither did his partner.
Let's get it open.
I need charges on all
82 cases filed by tonight.
Sorry, we need
to file I-4s first,
and that'll take three days.
You can get a
judge to waive I-4s
simply by filing a
writ of impetus max.
You can?
If you know the
judge well enough.
Let's get on it, Ben.
How do we get by the
motion for 82 separate trials?
Well, in the Goodwin case...
He probably slipped it
out of an evidence bag,
stashed it at the farm and
went back to get it later.
Why would he bring it in here?
Well, I never met a
smart doper, Captain.
Everything we worked for is
about to go out the window.
Want me to bring him in, sir?
Yeah.
Moody, Rogers, let's go get him.
He said you would
be here at 9:00.
Okay.
Just give him the message.
No.
No, you tell him
we're on our way in.
I don't like this. Me either.
You know what,
let me get my gear.
Coop! We've been set up!
Get him, Rogers.
We can't let Cooper get away.
Right.
All right.
Let's move.
Whoa! Look out!
Hey!
Look out!
Watch it!
Trivette, I'm picking
Alex up right now.
I'll see you in
about 20 minutes.
Okay.
I need to see the DA.
What's happening?
Oh, my God. Kristy!
What's going on?
Cooper resisted
arrest. Tried to kill us.
Hold it.
Stop firing.
Alex!
Walker!
You okay?
Yes, but Kristy's been shot.
Cooper, you're under arrest
for possession of
narcotics for sale.
That's a lie and you know it,
you rotten slimeball.
Yeah, well, slimeball this!
I said stop firing.
You have no right to do that.
This badge gives me every right.
Now, get out of here.
Go on, all of you.
Cooper, you're holding my wife.
I know that, Ranger
Walker, but I don't
have a choice.
You, by the window.
Shut those blinds tight.
Then get back over here.
Come on, let's go, let's go!
Captain Ryder.
We went to arrest Cooper.
We found him and his
partner cutting up a kilo of coke.
Simms opened fire. We
were forced to respond,
and Cooper fled the scene.
Chased him here, sir.
Cornered him in
the D.A.'s office.
When we went to take him
down, Ranger Walker stopped us.
Walker?
Took Baker's gun away.
Hostages?
About five.
Including Walker's wife.
Walker, she's bleeding badly.
You're making some
bad choices, Cooper.
I didn't shoot her.
Detective Baker did.
It's true. He was protecting me.
If that's the case,
let me take a look at her.
All right.
All right, everybody get up.
All right, everybody get up.
Get up and move
into the D.A.'s office.
Come on. Move.
Come on, let's go.
Move!
Please, don't hurt me.
Okay, Ranger Walker.
Walker.
Walker.
Don't move.
Okay, put your hand right here.
Here.
Hold it tight.
Hold it tight.
Yeah, Trivette.
Trivette, the D.A.'s been shot.
I need a paramedic
up here right away.
Cooper's taken everyone
hostage, including Alex.
Are you and Alex all right?
Yeah, we're fine.
Anything else you want me to do?
Not right now.
All right.
What's up?
Come on.
All right, Walker.
We're out front.
The paramedics
are on their way in.
Help's on the way, Kristy.
Thanks, Walker.
And good luck.
Over here.
We're gonna move you now, okay?
Okay. And up.
You're going to
be all right, ma'am.
Trivette.
Who's in charge out there?
Captain Ryder.
Put him on.
Hey, Captain Ryder?
Walker wants to talk to you.
This is Captain Ryder.
Tell me about Cooper.
Well, two years on the force,
he's already assigned
to an elite unit.
Bright future ahead.
Then he steals two kilos
of cocaine. Go figure.
I understand he has your wife.
That's right.
You're too close
to this, Ranger.
I'm sending in a
hostage negotiator.
No, I will handle it, Captain.
Now, put Trivette back on.
Yeah, sure.
Whatever you say.
Yeah, Walker?
Trivette, sit tight, and
don't let anyone come in.
You got it.
Your men in position?
Yeah, we're good to go, sir.
Snipers?
In position, but he
closed the blinds.
If they see a shot, take it.
Hey, Captain.
Didn't Walker say hang loose?
Walker has a
personal stake in this.
If I have a shot
and don't take it,
then Cooper winds
up shooting someone,
or all of them,
how do I explain
that, Ranger Trivette?
If you want to help,
convince Walker to come out
so I can send in a negotiator.
Captain, you're not gonna find
a better negotiator than Walker.
Cooper, I want to come in.
Only with your hands
up and unarmed.
Turn around.
Slowly.
Okay.
What do you want, Ranger Walker?
The truth.
Did you steal two
kilos of cocaine?
No, sir.
They set me up.
And now they're gonna
have to kill me for what I know.
Who set you up?
I thought I knew.
But boy was I wrong.
And who knows
how high it goes up.
But Baker, Moody and
Rogers, they're in it for sure.
I saw them take
300 kilos from the
Smokey Cole bust.
300 kilos?
How could so much
go unaccounted for?
Baker and Moody did the log-in.
Rogers stashed
bags full of kilos
behind a stack of hay bales.
Last night, they went
back, and put it all
into Baker's pickup.
I need to call Trivette.
Okay.
Cooper seemed like a decent guy.
Yeah, I never would
have pegged him for dirty.
Something was going
on with him yesterday.
I heard Lieutenant
Shell tell him
to get his head
back in the game.
Yeah, Trivette.
Are Gage and Sydney there?
Yeah, they're right here.
I want them to
check something out.
Put Gage on.
Walker wants to talk to you.
Yeah?
And I just learned
Cooper stole at least
one kilo of cocaine
from the Smokey Cole bust.
With more questions
than answers,
an investigation's
sure to follow.
This is indeed a black day
for Captain Ryder's
vaunted Zero Tolerance Unit.
Boys, this better not
jump up and bite me.
Don't worry, Mr. Winslow.
You ready? Take positions. Go.
I just wanted to
do the right thing.
You know?
And Simms, he
wanted no part of it.
He said the whole thing
would backfire on us,
and that we should
just forget about it.
But I wouldn't listen.
And now he's dead.
And they killed him.
Will you stop?
Just stop crying.
Please, you'll be okay.
I need to answer that.
If you give me your word
that you won't
try anything funny.
You have my word.
Okay.
Walker.
Yeah, Walker.
I did some checking on your boy.
His father was a Texas
Ranger named Tom Cooper.
Yeah, I remember him.
Good man.
He died in the line of duty.
You'll never guess
who else he's related to.
I think I can guess.
Let me go! Please
don't let me die!
Please, just, just stop.
I can't take this anymore!
No, get away from there!
Help us! Somebody
please help us!
So, that's what it
feels like to get shot.
You're lucky.
It's just a flesh wound.
No, Ranger Walker.
I'll be lucky if I get
out of this alive.
You will.
And I believe you.
And I think your great-
great-grandfather, Hayes
Cooper believes you, too.
Talk to me, Leo.
I think I hit him.
Was it a kill shot?
No.
End this situation.
Yes, sir.
What is it, Trivette?
SWAT team's coming right to you.
Tell Ryder to call it off.
Everything is
under control here.
Do the same out
there. All right.
Captain Ryder?
Walker says stand down.
Captain, I need to know;
are we going in or not?
No, you're not!
I don't recall your name
being above mine in the
chain of command, mister!
Captain, Texas
Rangers have jurisdiction
over every law enforcement
agency in this state.
If Walker says stand down,
as senior ranger on the scene,
stand down it is, sir.
All right.
From now on, it's all
on Walker's shoulders.
That's not a bad
place for it to be.
Sir.
Come on, Smokey.
I didn't move a gram.
Cops got it all.
1,000 kilos.
The news only reported 700.
Well, that's another
boat that don't float.
Ryder dead-banged
me for 1,000 keys.
You know it ain't natural
for narcs to lowball
a bust to the press.
You know, not only that.
Friends tell me
that some of it's
already on the street.
Wonder how it got there.
Come on, now.
Here, why don't you put
a little pressure on that?
He'll be okay.
Thank you.
I'm so sorry, Mr. Cooper.
It's okay, Miss.
How do you know
they took 300
kilos from the bust?
I saw them do it, sir.
Last night, I saw them
come back and pick it up.
It was like a victory party.
From what I gathered,
it wasn't the first.
As soon as I realized
that I was right, I,
I knew I was in over my head.
So, I went to the one man
that I knew I could trust.
I told Lieutenant Shell
what I saw the day of the bust,
and that, uh, I'd staked
out Hender's barn
for two nights in a row...
and it had paid off.
Anyone else in on it?
Only Baker, Moody
and Rogers, sir.
Well, who else knows about it?
Just me and my partner, Simms.
Do you have
anything to back it up?
I took pictures.
I got them developed
at an all-night
one-hour photo joint on Dakota.
We have to get these to IA.
Right. I figured you'd know
the best way to do that.
Get Simms, go to
your place and sit tight.
I'll pick you up at 9:00.
But sir, we go on duty at 8:00.
I'll cover for you.
Pick you up after roll call.
I'm sorry about this, sir.
Me, too.
But it has to come out.
Nothing's worse than dirty cops.
Keep these until tomorrow.
A-Actually, I'd rather you
keep them, Lieutenant.
I made an extra copy,
and I still have the negatives.
Good work, Cooper.
Thank you, sir.
Simms and I were
waiting for Shell
when Baker, Moody and Rogers
kicked the door in...
and, and killed Simms.
Do you think Lieutenant
Shell's involved in this?
It's hard for me
to believe, sir.
Maybe he told someone in IA
and that leaked out,
or-or-or he told Captain Ryder.
I just don't know.
Where are the negatives
and the second set of prints?
I personally
logged every kilo
from all three busts,
and every kilo is still here.
So, the two kilos they
found in Cooper's possession
didn't come out of here.
We spoke to Cole and
the other two dealers
busted by the ZTU.
They all said they
lost more coke
than was reported in the press.
They're lying.
Every kilo was logged in.
Mind if we take a look
at your log-in sheet?
No, not at all.
Here you go.
Yup, look at this.
It says here the three busts
netted 2,000 kilos of cocaine.
Glad it's off the street.
The dealers said
they lost three.
If you can trust junk dealers.
Well, if you can,
that's over a ton of
confiscated cocaine
that never made it to
the evidence lockup.
That seems highly unlikely.
Then why is it
already on the street?
Gage is pretty sure
a ton of coke was taken
from the recent bust.
Which means dirty cops.
Yeah, it seems that way.
What's your take
on Lieutenant Shell?
Seems to be a straight shooter.
Captain Ryder has a
hot trigger finger, though.
Okay, tell Gage and Sydney
to go to the Third
Street Library.
What's at the Third
Street Library?
Pictures.
You can all leave.
All right.
Alex, I want you to leave, too.
I leave when you leave.
All right. Thanks, Captain.
Hey, Lieutenant Shell?
Yes, sir?
Cooper told Walker
that he has pictures of
Baker, Moody and Rogers
loading a pickup with
bagged kilos of coke
at Hender's farm last night.
The kid is obviously troubled.
He says he hid the
pictures and the negatives
in a book in the library
around the corner
from his apartment.
What? Mm-hmm.
Religion aisle.
Third King James
bible from the right.
The biggest liars
have the best details.
Walker's going
for a line of crap.
I hope it doesn't
get him killed.
Fiction aisle ten,
fifth copy of Atlas
Shrugged from the left.
If he has pictures, why
didn't he bring them to me?
Captain, as far
as I'm concerned,
anybody who takes over
a room full of hostages
is a psycho who
would say anything.
Walker just wanted me
to keep you in the loop.
Well, that's nice to know.
Patrolman Cooper
released all but
one of the hostages,
and this situation may
be coming to an end.
First word from the hostages
is Ranger Walker thinks Cooper
was set up by other cops.
This situation gets
stranger by the minute.
I'm telling you, Chick,
if those cops cave on us,
we don't want to get
caught holding the bag, man.
Okay.
Time to cut our losses.
Let's hold a fire sale
and dump all the cocaine.
I'll take care of it.
Can I help you?
Police.
King James.
It's not here.
But they were.
You're just a little too late.
You're under arrest.
Especially you, Romeo.
Captain, did you hear?
Hear what?
Texas Rangers are
interrogating Baker, Moody
and Rogers.
What for?
Hey, I don't know. Aah.
Go see what this is all about.
Yes, Captain.
It seems pretty
cut and dry to me.
Yeah. Thanks.
Thank you.
Okay, we talked
to your partners.
It's amazing what
happens when you get
caught with your pants down.
Yup. We showed them
the photos, and all they
want to do is cut a deal.
And they both said
that you killed Simms.
Oh, that's a lie.
Baker killed Simms.
We're just telling you
what they said. They also said
that the whole
operation was your idea.
It was my idea?
Yup.
Yeah.
Fine.
You want to know what happened?
I'll tell you everything.
Yeah.
Rogers implicated
Baker and Moody,
rolled on Lieutenant Shell
and a drug dealer
named Chick Winslow.
What's Winslow's part?
Winslow gives drug
shipment info to Shell.
Shell takes out
Winslow's competition
and steals the drugs,
which Winslow then sells at
100% profit and splits 50-50.
Tell Captain Ryder
we're coming out.
You got it.
Let's go.
Hey, Captain Ryder?
Walker's bringing Cooper out.
It's about time.
He wants him put
under protective custody
with the County
Sheriff's office.
Protective custody?
After what he's done?
Why the Sheriff?
Some men in your
unit may still be dirty.
He wants to make
sure Cooper's safe until
this is all sorted out.
Trivette?
Baker boys are
in Sheriff's lockup.
Here's Exhibit A.
Captain.
Watch his arm.
Guys, guys, I'm gonna
get... get this shot.
Look, I've... I've
got to write this...
Man. Hey, hey. Hey, do you
know who you're pushing?
I'm gonna go call the hospital
and see how Kristy's doing.
Okay.
Hey.
I can't believe this happened.
I thought they were
all dedicated officers.
They probably were once.
Where's Lieutenant Shell?
I sent him to the Sheriff's
substation to find out
why your people were
interrogating Baker,
Moody and Rogers.
He left about ten minutes ago.
Why, what does this
have to do with Shell?
Rogers confessed.
Lieutenant Shell's the leader.
He's the one that set up
Cooper and his partner.
I'll get a 20 on Shell.
ZTU command, come in.
Lieutenant Shell,
what's your 20?
We got any unit out there
with a 20 on Lieutenant
Shell, please respond.
We just saw Lieutenant
Shell going north on Flower.
He's going home.
I'll take care of
this personally.
I'll go with you.
Have the closest unit
stake out Lieutenant
Shell's house.
Don't do anything
until we get there.
Yes, sir.
Take down Chick
Winslow. You got it.
Is that your unit?
Right over here.
I just talked to the hospital.
District Attorney Clark
is going to be just fine.
That's good news.
Yeah. How are you doing?
Oh, I'll be fine.
Can I ask you a question?
Sure.
How did Walker know
about Hayes Cooper?
Everyone needs a hero.
And Hayes Cooper
has always been Walker's hero.
Let's get that coke out of here.
Let's go, come on.
Freeze! State Police!
Let's go!
Lieutenant Shell!
Come out with
your hands in the air!
Lieutenant, I'm asking
you one more time.
Come out with your hands up.
Somebody get up here
and cut this man down!
Well, the Grand
Jury indicted Winslow
on trafficking narcotics
and Baker, Moody and Rogers
were indicted for
the murder of Simms,
and for his testimony,
Rogers will not get
the death penalty.
As for Cooper, all the charges
have been cleared
and he's going
to be back on duty
tomorrow with a promotion.
Sounds like he's on
the fast track to
becoming a ranger.
Just like his dad.
Do you think Cooper
has what it takes
to be a ranger?
Yeah, I do.
Hey, guys, check this out.
Houston Vice Grips
have challenged us
to a game next Sunday.
I think we can take these guys.
Isn't that great?
Is that a no?
This is a no!
Easy, easy...
♪ '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. ♪