Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001): Season 9, Episode 5 - Winds of Change - full transcript
A man who calls himself The Chairman talks with various mob bosses and informs them that he knows who among their people are undercover operatives sent by the government. He offers to weed them out for a fee. But one man, named Cardoza who is based in Texas refuses but when the Chairman tells him that a Senator is in Dallas to meet with Alex on how to deal with him, he claims that it doesn't bother him. But, he actually decides to take her out. The Chairman then informs the Rangers who stop Cardoza's men. Later when the Senator is informed of undercover agents turning up dead, she decides to form a task force to find who is doing it and she wants Walker to head it. Walker accepts and he brings in, Trivette, Gage and Cooke to help him and he is told that a New York cop named Rosetti is part of his team. Thinking that whoever is doing this must be hacking the Government's computers, Trivette gets a hacker who is in jail to help them. They start by going after Cardoza.
The FBI is ready to crack.
When?
Any minute now.
And not just any
senator, Walker.
Angela Rhodes heads up
the Subcommittee for
Crime and Racketeering.
Sounds like you're
a little nervous.
Well, yes.
I mean, I'm going to
meet her today, and I just...
I want to be prepared.
I want to think about
what I want to say.
Like what?
I don't know. You
want to help me?
Alex, talking to
politicians is not my forte,
and you know that.
I know.
Silly idea.
What would you say if
you were about to meet
a woman or a person
that you really admired?
Well, I would say...
"Hi. Nice to meet you."
But on the other
hand, if I met a...
special young lady...
that I admire, I might say,
"What luscious lips you have."
Okay, I can breathe now.
Got 'em.
Bring the clients online.
Gentlemen, thank you
for agreeing to meet me.
Who are you?
Well, you can call me
the Chairman, Mr. LaForge.
Chairman?
What kind of name is that?
It's the name of
somebody that's gonna
make you an offer
you can't refuse.
Well, who do you think
you are, the Godfather?
No. No, Mr. Cardoza, I don't.
I'm someone who can
give you the opportunity
of ridding yourself
of the one thing that's
been preventing you
from reaching your
maximum business potential.
Narcs, rats, undercover agents.
I can give you full protection
from every federal agency
there is.
The FBI, the DEA,
U.S. Marshals, DIA, all of them.
I can find each and every
one of them in your operation,
rid you of them, and
all for the nominal cost
of $15 million a year.
Now, gentlemen, that is
such a small price to pay
for peace of mind.
And avoiding
the possibility of prison time.
Now, why should we believe you?
Yeah, we can't see you,
we don't know where you are.
You could be with the FBI.
Maybe.
Allow me a
demonstration, gentlemen.
Mr. Jackson, the man
sitting to your right.
You know him as Brent O'Shea.
He's a trusted lieutenant
of yours, is he not?
Yeah.
Did you know that his
real name is Jeb Lawson,
and he's with the FBI?
And I'd be very
surprised if Agent Lawson
isn't wearing a wire.
Check him.
Why you dirty, rotten...
Get him out of here.
I'm in, Mr. Chairman.
You convinced me.
Well, maybe your little service
works for these
guys, but not for me.
I take care of my own backyard.
Really, Mr. Cardoza?
Did you know that
today Senator Angela Rhodes
of the Senate Subcommittee
on Crime and Racketeering
is meeting with the Texas
officials on how to stop you?
Yeah, I already know about that.
Looks like there's nothing
you can do for me, so, uh...
excuse me, gentlemen.
I've got more
important things to do.
He didn't know.
You feel it's really that
serious, Senator Rhodes?
The war on crime
is not one we
can afford to lose.
But now Dallas has become
the home to the nation's
top crime organization.
Headed up by Alberto Cardoza.
Cardoza's operations span
from drugs to prostitution,
murder and
everything in between.
I want you to kill them all,
starting with that damn senator.
Got me?
Where are the
boys going, Alberto?
Just a little target practice,
nothing to worry about.
So, do you have it?
Hey, talking to the master.
So who do I contact
with this anonymous tip?
Well, it's Texas, right?
Give it to the rangers.
What's going on
with your computer?
It's my alert program.
Like a ranger 911.
What does it say?
It's an anonymous
tip about Cardoza.
Alberto Cardoza?
Yeah, it says
he's planning to...
eliminate Senator Rhodes
at her meeting this
afternoon at 2:00.
That's 20 minutes from now.
Isn't Alex there?
She's not answering. Let's go.
Call for a chopper.
This is a blueprint
for a joint operation
between the FBI, DEA
and the Texas law enforcement.
With it, I believe that
we can gather enough
evidence against Mr. Cardoza
to bring him to justice,
but to achieve this,
we must work together.
Come on. Move, guys!
Now, now, now, go!
As our founding fathers
said long ago,
"United, we stand.
Divided, we fa..."
What is it?!
Against the wall!
♪ 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. ♪
Go.
You're first, Senator.
Senator, I'd like you
to meet my husband.
This is Ranger Cordell Walker.
Senator.
You made quite an
entrance, Ranger Walker.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
And here the Texas
Rangers' daring rescue
saved several
Texas politicians...
And U.S. Senator Angela
Rhodes... From what seems to be
a massive assassination attempt.
Now, initial reports
would suggest
the would-be killers
are associates of the
Cardoza crime syndicate.
Bring them up, Wizard.
Gentlemen... as you can see,
I can either help
you, or I can hurt you.
You're either with me,
or you're against me.
Now, Mr. Redman,
are you with me?
All right... I'm in.
Mr. LaForge.
Uh, yeah.
Yes.
Mr. Chen?
I don't like being threatened.
Well, it's not
personal, Mr. Chen,
it's just business.
What's it gonna be?
That's the spirit.
Thank you.
Walker...
we worked all night long
on those guys you busted.
None of them are talking.
But we did manage
to do background checks on them.
All freelance guys.
Contract killers.
And some of them are known
to hang out at the
Pappas Brothers.
You two go check it out.
Right.
FBI Agent David Woods,
in the Redman crime family.
ATF Agent
Melinda Marose, in
the Chen organization.
And FBI Agent Larry Wagner,
undercover with LaForge.
Ha-ha.
We'll let their money
clear our accounts.
Then we'll clean house for them.
Fancy-fancy.
Yeah, you think
we're dressed okay?
Let's go find out.
This club's members only.
No cops allowed.
No cops?
Isn't that discrimination?
No, civil rights.
Like the right to bear arms.
Oh, I see.
The Second Amendment.
What about the Sixth Amendment?
What's the Sixth Amendm...?
Fast judgment.
All right, guys.
He's got a permit.
Give him his gun back.
Are you done with
your little civics class,
'cause I'm in the
middle of lunch here.
Yeah. We just wanted
you to know we got
a couple of your boys
in custody, that's all.
My boys?
You couldn't take down
my boys on your best day.
Sounds like a threat.
We just might have
to take you up on that.
You don't want to
mess with me, Ranger.
Oh, but we do.
And we're gonna.
Buh-bye.
What are you going to
do about him, Alberto?
Don't you worry
your pretty little head.
Hmm...
Oh, this is wonderful.
Well, it only took me a minute
after I got past
that last firewall.
Get me Cardoza.
Mr. Cardoza, telephone.
Give me a minute, baby.
Yeah?
Mr. Cardoza, how are you?
What do you want?
Well, I thought you might want
to reconsider my offer.
And I thought I
told you I take care
of my own backyard.
The way you took care
of the Senator today?
Go to hell.
Well, I can't really do that.
You see, if I did that,
who would look after that
mole in your operation?
What mole?
Somebody very close to you.
Who?
I'd love to tell
you, but you see,
it wouldn't be fair
to all the other organizations
who are already paying me.
I don't believe you.
Okay. But if you reconsider,
you know the web page.
Oh, and Mr. Cardoza,
I hope the rangers weren't
too hard on you today.
How did you know?
I know everything.
Sir, I've got Redman online.
Oh, yeah; bring him up.
Mr. Redman, good evening.
So far.
Mm-hmm.
Bring up the picture.
Do you know who this man is?
Sure, Marco.
One of my top boys.
No, actually, his name is
Agent David Woods, and
he's one of the FBI's top boys.
It can't be.
Oh, he can and is.
But not to worry,
we'll take care of him for you.
You see, that's
part of our operation
is to keep your hands clean.
Good-bye.
Lazarus.
You know what to do.
No, Mr. LaForge.
The man's real identity
is Agent Larry Wagner.
Mr. Chen, do you
know who this person is?
Not to worry,
Mr. Jackson, we're a
full-service operation.
There'll be no
extra charge for that.
Lazarus reports
missions accomplished.
Excellent.
What did we ever
do before computers?
Walker, Sydney, Gage,
this is Eric Chapin.
He's from the DEA
office in Dallas.
Hi. Hi. How you doing?
Pleasure to meet you, Walker.
Likewise.
What's up?
We understand you're trying
to connect Alberto Cardoza
to the attack on Senator
Rhodes last week.
How's that going?
Nothing yet. Why?
Well, we've just gotten
word from Washington
that some of our agents
might be in jeopardy.
In jeopardy how?
I can't say right now.
What I can say is we're
doing everything we can
to keep the agents who are still
undercover safe.
What can we do for you?
We've been informed
Cardoza's distributing meth
out of a bar over by Love Field.
Supposedly, it's
like a supermarket
in there.
We'd like you to take it down.
Why us?
'Cause we can't
risk blowing the cover
of an agent we have
deep in Cardoza's organization.
So, if it's a ranger bust,
Cardoza may not get suspicious.
That's the idea.
And if we get lucky,
one of the perps
you arrest just might
tie Cardoza to
the Rhodes attack.
What's the name of the bar?
The Under Siege.
Gage, Sydney...
take some rangers
and shut it down.
Okay.
Thanks, Walker.
You bet.
To conclude, Senators,
the ATF has lost five
undercover agents,
the DEA, seven,
the Marshall's
Office has lost three
and we at the FBI
have had ten
undercover agents killed.
25 government agents
exposed and killed in ten days?
How could a thing like
that have happened?
Somehow, someone
hacked into our mainframe
and started pulling out files.
I thought your systems
were supposed to be secure.
So did we.
I'm sure that my constituents
will sleep better knowing that.
You think all the agents
have been compromised?
We don't know.
How many agents
are still in the field?
Over 100, Senator.
What about state agencies?
Excuse me?
Troopers, rangers, police.
They have not been compromised,
as far as we know. Hmm.
Then let's establish
a task force
exclusively of
state peace officers.
And I think I know just the man
to head it up, too.
Who?
A Texas Ranger, name of Walker.
A ranger?
You mean to say
that you want our task force
led by some law
enforcement hick?
Do you have
somebody better in mind,
Senator? Actually, I do.
A fella by the name
of Vincent Rosetti.
And who's he?
An NYPD sergeant.
20 years on the force.
The best arrest
record in the northeast,
and I assure you,
he is far more qualified
than your Texas cowboy.
Well, then, let's
just see if he is.
Pull the file on
both Ranger Walker
and Sergeant Rosetti, please.
We'll take a look at the
records and put it to a vote.
Rosetti or Walker.
Satisfied?
Syd, how's it look in there?
Pretty ugly.
Drug dealers everywhere.
Got to give it to
Cardoza, though.
He's bold.
Are you ready to
move on His Boldness?
Hey, there, little lady.
You know, I see you
sitting there all alone,
and I think, "What
this girl really needs
"is a little pick-me-up
from ol' Lon," you
know what I mean?
Yeah, I know what you mean.
I'm fine right where I am.
Come on, baby.
Don't you want a little action?
Well, you know what?
I happen to like a little
action now and then.
Action!
Action!
Action!
Texas Rangers! Nobody move!
How's that for action?
What took you so long?
I think that's
gonna leave a mark.
Sir.
Mr. Cardoza, what
can I do for you?
I just had my third
operation taken down.
Maybe I do have a mole.
There's no maybe about it.
You do, and I know who it is.
Is it Bobby?
Your lieutenant? No.
Is it Bruce?
John?
Frank?
Mr. Cardoza, no pay, no play.
You expect me to give
15 million bucks to a guy
who won't even show his face?
No, $15 million is what
the original members paid.
I expect you to pay 20.
That's robbery!
You wait a week,
it'll be $25 million.
Make up your mind.
All right. Fine.
Now, who is it?
When your money's in
my account, I'll tell you.
We'll email you
the instructions.
So good to see you, Alex.
Ranger Walker.
Senator.
Well, I certainly appreciate
your coming on
such short notice.
We have a lot to talk about.
Please, be seated.
A special task force?
Mm-hmm.
It's the only solution
we could come up with.
Every day, the mastermind
behind this crime
keeps hacking deeper
and deeper into our files.
And every day another
undercover agent
is exposed... and killed.
The subcommittee is looking
to you to find out who's
responsible for this
and to stop him.
Will you accept this assignment?
Do I get to pick my own team?
Yes... except for one.
A New York police sergeant,
Vincent Rosetti.
Rosetti. I've heard of him.
Good cop.
Okay, Senator, I accept.
Good.
Now, we know you're
going to be busy, so Alex,
we would like you to be
the liaison between Walker
and the Senate Subcommittee.
I'd be happy to
do that, Senator.
This is a national
emergency, Ranger Walker.
Time is of the essence.
We'll get right on it.
Thank you.
Good luck.
Cardoza's wired instructions
to his Hong Kong bank.
We should have the cash
after they open tomorrow.
Excellent.
You want to tell
him who we found?
No, let him sweat
for being so arrogant.
Yeah.
Wow.
It's like NASA.
NASA 20 years from now.
All this stuff state-of-the-art?
Thanks to Uncle Sam.
What is, uh...?
What is this here?
A task force operation board.
It'll allow you to track
each and every
aspect of the case,
regardless of how complex.
So you mean it's just
us and all these toys?
No, we have a New
York cop named Rosetti
who will be on the team.
A New York cop, huh?
Mm-hmm.
And so?
Oh, well, my sister
used to date one.
They have a tendency
to be a little
arrogant sometimes.
Well, if he's a top cop,
he won't be arrogant
working right next to you.
Well, I'm glad you
feel that way, Jimmy,
because Walker's gonna head up
the task force, and
he is your new partner.
Hey. Hey, no, no, no.
Yes.
No.
No, Baltimore people don't...
They don't mix with
New York people.
What?
They're pushy.
Yeah, they make "please"
a four-letter word.
And they're rude.
That's right.
"Hey, you" is their name
for one out of three people.
No, let one of
these people do it.
Hey... you.
The name's Ranger Trivette.
Yeah, whatever, Tex.
You want to show
me where Walker is?
Please?
Yeah, he's over there.
Nice boots.
You Walker?
Good to have you on the team,
Rosetti. Yeah, thanks.
Listen, I heard a lot
about you, Walker, but I
got to be honest, you know.
I think my guys back in New
York would be a lot better off
handling this job than
your boys down here.
I mean, Dallas is a
big city and all, but, uh,
it's not the big city.
Hmm.
Well, you're entitled
to your opinion, Rosetti,
but the subcommittee picked me.
Now you can either work with me
or go back to your big city.
Fair enough.
Just had to let you
know how I feel.
Fair enough.
Now get to work.
Yeah.
So, you's gonna introduce
yourselves or what?
I'm Alex Cahill Walker.
Walker?
Yeah. Ranger Sydney Cooke.
Hey.
I'm Gage.
Nice to meet you.
You know what?
What?
I'm thinking that
this operation's
gonna need some
major computer skills.
Somebody a whole
lot better than me.
Have anyone in mind?
I do. Buzz.
Buzz? Who's he?
He's a she.
Had a run-in with
her about a year ago.
Nobody better.
Know where we can find her?
I do.
Go get her.
Oh, come on, Warden.
It was a joke.
A joke?
You had pizza delivered
to the entire prison
population.
You opened the cell
doors so the delivery man
could just walk
in, and Miss Lee,
you had the entire
amount charged to me.
Well, it was your birthday.
I thought you
should have a party.
How did you know
it was my birthday?
How did you do this?
Library computers.
Ruth,
I told you to keep her
away from the electronics.
You know where you're going now?
Again?
Oh, yeah, that's
right. The hole.
Warden.
Hi, Buzz.
Ranger Trivette.
Did you ever get that
credit report cleared up?
Yes, it took me six months.
Excuse me.
Ranger, what exactly
are you here for?
Her, sir.
Oh, you shouldn't have.
That's a bench warrant
authorizing the release
of Ms. Lee to ranger custody.
Good riddance.
Where do I sign?
Might want to keep
an eye on her, Ranger, if
you don't want to go bankrupt.
Been there, done that, sir.
Let's go, Buzz. Hey...
don't I have a
say in the matter?
Buzz, you can come with
me, you get to play with
the latest high-tech
computer equipment.
Or you can stay here and
rot in solitary confinement.
You sold me.
Okay, let's analyze
what we've got so far.
25 federal
undercover agents
have been killed.
And they were all
deep undercover
in various crime families.
What makes this unusual
is that these
crime organizations
rarely work together.
I mean, if ever.
Looks to me like
who's ever breaking in
to the federal agencies
is making a deal
with the crime families
to sweep their
organizations clean.
Mm. And why?
Money. Got to be money, right?
Right.
So who?
That's what the subcommittee
wants us to find out.
All right, so where
do we go from here?
I can answer that.
Folks, this is Buzz Lee.
She wrote the book
on computer hacking.
Hi, handsome.
Hi.
So Buzz, are you
as good at hacking
as Trivette says you are?
Better.
Buzz, you're working over there.
Excuse me?
Did you hear that?
What?
Did you hear that?
"Handsome." Hmm?
Gage, the girl just
got out of prison.
I imagine anyone looks
pretty good to her right now.
This is a honey.
Buzz, see if you can break in
to one of the crime
boss's bank records.
Which one?
Clint Redman.
Where's he located?
Fort Worth.
Give me a second.
Yeah, right.
Or less.
Geez. We need a computer expert,
he brings in a felon.
Only in Texas.
She'll surprise you.
Got it.
Whoa.
You're-You're in?
Not bad for a felon, huh?
Aha!
Mr. Redman's bank accounts
show a recent cash transfer
of $15 million.
Hmm. How about
LaForge in New Orleans?
Same old, same old.
$15 million.
Whoever this mastermind is,
he's charging the crime families
$15 million for his services.
Where did the money go?
Looks like the
transfers went into
a numbered bank account
in the Cayman Islands.
Geez, that money could be
anywhere in the world by now.
Can you tell us
who that bank
account belongs to?
Checking.
Whoa.
There were a whole
bunch of $15 million transf...
Whoa.
Somebody's wiring money
into the account right now.
Can you tell us who?
Uh... No.
No, no, no.
What-What happened?
It deleted itself?
As soon as I
accessed the accounts,
all the records vanished.
How?
No way I have ever seen.
These guys are good.
How about the transaction
you said was just coming in?
Right.
There it is.
$20 million from a
bank in Hong Kong.
Registered to a
Uni-Waste Corporation.
It's got to be a shell company.
Can you find out who owns it?
Mm-hmm.
An A. Cardoza.
Alberto Cardoza.
Chapin's here.
I'll call you back.
You got something, Walker?
Yeah, I think you've
got a problem.
Like what?
The agent you have undercover
with Cardoza may be in trouble.
We've been tracking
the recent deaths
of federal agents.
They all seem to be
connected to a central figure
who's been charging
the families millions
and then orchestrating
the killings.
And the last payment
made to this guy's account
came from Alberto Cardoza.
God.
I was afraid something
like this would happen.
She's missed her
last two contacts.
She?
Leslie Clarkson.
One of our best agents.
When's your next
point of contact?
Today at 2:00.
Okay.
If she doesn't show up,
give us a call, will you?
You got it.
So what do you think?
For someone who hates water,
you sure wear a
lot of bikinis, baby.
Would you rather I didn't?
Yeah?
Good afternoon.
It's the Chairman.
Get to your computer
as quickly as possible,
and I'll share my
little secret with you.
It's about time.
I'll be right back, baby.
Wait for me? Mm-hmm.
So, tell me who it is.
A DEA agent.
One of your most
trusted confidants.
Trusted confidant, huh?
Mm-hmm.
I'll kill him myself.
Well, surprise, surprise...
It's not really a him.
It's a her.
Leslie.
What's wrong?
Where you going?
Bikini shopping. You mind?
Well, before you go, babe, I
got a little something for you.
And, boy, are you
gonna be surprised.
Why don't you go to
the bedroom and wait?
I'll bring it right in.
Okay.
You've been a
very naughty girl...
Agent Clarkson.
Walker.
Walker, she hasn't shown up yet.
We're going to Cardoza's.
We'll meet you there.
Right.
Let's go!
You know, you
almost had me fooled.
Yeah, well, you were
never really that smart.
Lazarus... kill her.
And make it slow.
Tell me, Mr. Cardoza,
what is her worst fear?
Water.
Hmm.
She hates water.
Tie the anchor
around her wrists.
Gage, I'm going after the
boat. You get the house.
Cops!
Let's throw her in!
No!
Uh-uh.
Radio for a boat.
Walker's in the water.
Shoot them down!
You all right? Yeah.
Walker dove from the
helicopter into the lake.
Get these guys cuffed!
Take it down.
♪ ♪
The Cardoza crime
syndicate is finished.
Do you have anything
on the mastermind yet?
No, not yet.
Got it.
Got what?
Cardoza's Internet
account records.
He had them with an
offshore service provider
under a phony name,
but after rebuilding
his home hard drive, I got 'em.
It'll show us every
Web communication
Cardoza's had over
the past three months.
Here it comes.
"Better luck next time"?
What does that mean?
That means we haven't
heard the last of him.
We ID'd the two bodies
we fished out of the lake.
One of them's Cardoza,
the other one's one of his boys.
Yeah, but the
killer they brought in
to whack you is missing.
Lazarus. That's what
Alberto called him.
Leslie, I need a
composite drawing
of this guy, okay?
Okay.
Get started.
The only Lazarus I heard
of rose from the dead.
I think it's a different guy.
♪ '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. ♪
When?
Any minute now.
And not just any
senator, Walker.
Angela Rhodes heads up
the Subcommittee for
Crime and Racketeering.
Sounds like you're
a little nervous.
Well, yes.
I mean, I'm going to
meet her today, and I just...
I want to be prepared.
I want to think about
what I want to say.
Like what?
I don't know. You
want to help me?
Alex, talking to
politicians is not my forte,
and you know that.
I know.
Silly idea.
What would you say if
you were about to meet
a woman or a person
that you really admired?
Well, I would say...
"Hi. Nice to meet you."
But on the other
hand, if I met a...
special young lady...
that I admire, I might say,
"What luscious lips you have."
Okay, I can breathe now.
Got 'em.
Bring the clients online.
Gentlemen, thank you
for agreeing to meet me.
Who are you?
Well, you can call me
the Chairman, Mr. LaForge.
Chairman?
What kind of name is that?
It's the name of
somebody that's gonna
make you an offer
you can't refuse.
Well, who do you think
you are, the Godfather?
No. No, Mr. Cardoza, I don't.
I'm someone who can
give you the opportunity
of ridding yourself
of the one thing that's
been preventing you
from reaching your
maximum business potential.
Narcs, rats, undercover agents.
I can give you full protection
from every federal agency
there is.
The FBI, the DEA,
U.S. Marshals, DIA, all of them.
I can find each and every
one of them in your operation,
rid you of them, and
all for the nominal cost
of $15 million a year.
Now, gentlemen, that is
such a small price to pay
for peace of mind.
And avoiding
the possibility of prison time.
Now, why should we believe you?
Yeah, we can't see you,
we don't know where you are.
You could be with the FBI.
Maybe.
Allow me a
demonstration, gentlemen.
Mr. Jackson, the man
sitting to your right.
You know him as Brent O'Shea.
He's a trusted lieutenant
of yours, is he not?
Yeah.
Did you know that his
real name is Jeb Lawson,
and he's with the FBI?
And I'd be very
surprised if Agent Lawson
isn't wearing a wire.
Check him.
Why you dirty, rotten...
Get him out of here.
I'm in, Mr. Chairman.
You convinced me.
Well, maybe your little service
works for these
guys, but not for me.
I take care of my own backyard.
Really, Mr. Cardoza?
Did you know that
today Senator Angela Rhodes
of the Senate Subcommittee
on Crime and Racketeering
is meeting with the Texas
officials on how to stop you?
Yeah, I already know about that.
Looks like there's nothing
you can do for me, so, uh...
excuse me, gentlemen.
I've got more
important things to do.
He didn't know.
You feel it's really that
serious, Senator Rhodes?
The war on crime
is not one we
can afford to lose.
But now Dallas has become
the home to the nation's
top crime organization.
Headed up by Alberto Cardoza.
Cardoza's operations span
from drugs to prostitution,
murder and
everything in between.
I want you to kill them all,
starting with that damn senator.
Got me?
Where are the
boys going, Alberto?
Just a little target practice,
nothing to worry about.
So, do you have it?
Hey, talking to the master.
So who do I contact
with this anonymous tip?
Well, it's Texas, right?
Give it to the rangers.
What's going on
with your computer?
It's my alert program.
Like a ranger 911.
What does it say?
It's an anonymous
tip about Cardoza.
Alberto Cardoza?
Yeah, it says
he's planning to...
eliminate Senator Rhodes
at her meeting this
afternoon at 2:00.
That's 20 minutes from now.
Isn't Alex there?
She's not answering. Let's go.
Call for a chopper.
This is a blueprint
for a joint operation
between the FBI, DEA
and the Texas law enforcement.
With it, I believe that
we can gather enough
evidence against Mr. Cardoza
to bring him to justice,
but to achieve this,
we must work together.
Come on. Move, guys!
Now, now, now, go!
As our founding fathers
said long ago,
"United, we stand.
Divided, we fa..."
What is it?!
Against the wall!
♪ 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. ♪
Go.
You're first, Senator.
Senator, I'd like you
to meet my husband.
This is Ranger Cordell Walker.
Senator.
You made quite an
entrance, Ranger Walker.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
And here the Texas
Rangers' daring rescue
saved several
Texas politicians...
And U.S. Senator Angela
Rhodes... From what seems to be
a massive assassination attempt.
Now, initial reports
would suggest
the would-be killers
are associates of the
Cardoza crime syndicate.
Bring them up, Wizard.
Gentlemen... as you can see,
I can either help
you, or I can hurt you.
You're either with me,
or you're against me.
Now, Mr. Redman,
are you with me?
All right... I'm in.
Mr. LaForge.
Uh, yeah.
Yes.
Mr. Chen?
I don't like being threatened.
Well, it's not
personal, Mr. Chen,
it's just business.
What's it gonna be?
That's the spirit.
Thank you.
Walker...
we worked all night long
on those guys you busted.
None of them are talking.
But we did manage
to do background checks on them.
All freelance guys.
Contract killers.
And some of them are known
to hang out at the
Pappas Brothers.
You two go check it out.
Right.
FBI Agent David Woods,
in the Redman crime family.
ATF Agent
Melinda Marose, in
the Chen organization.
And FBI Agent Larry Wagner,
undercover with LaForge.
Ha-ha.
We'll let their money
clear our accounts.
Then we'll clean house for them.
Fancy-fancy.
Yeah, you think
we're dressed okay?
Let's go find out.
This club's members only.
No cops allowed.
No cops?
Isn't that discrimination?
No, civil rights.
Like the right to bear arms.
Oh, I see.
The Second Amendment.
What about the Sixth Amendment?
What's the Sixth Amendm...?
Fast judgment.
All right, guys.
He's got a permit.
Give him his gun back.
Are you done with
your little civics class,
'cause I'm in the
middle of lunch here.
Yeah. We just wanted
you to know we got
a couple of your boys
in custody, that's all.
My boys?
You couldn't take down
my boys on your best day.
Sounds like a threat.
We just might have
to take you up on that.
You don't want to
mess with me, Ranger.
Oh, but we do.
And we're gonna.
Buh-bye.
What are you going to
do about him, Alberto?
Don't you worry
your pretty little head.
Hmm...
Oh, this is wonderful.
Well, it only took me a minute
after I got past
that last firewall.
Get me Cardoza.
Mr. Cardoza, telephone.
Give me a minute, baby.
Yeah?
Mr. Cardoza, how are you?
What do you want?
Well, I thought you might want
to reconsider my offer.
And I thought I
told you I take care
of my own backyard.
The way you took care
of the Senator today?
Go to hell.
Well, I can't really do that.
You see, if I did that,
who would look after that
mole in your operation?
What mole?
Somebody very close to you.
Who?
I'd love to tell
you, but you see,
it wouldn't be fair
to all the other organizations
who are already paying me.
I don't believe you.
Okay. But if you reconsider,
you know the web page.
Oh, and Mr. Cardoza,
I hope the rangers weren't
too hard on you today.
How did you know?
I know everything.
Sir, I've got Redman online.
Oh, yeah; bring him up.
Mr. Redman, good evening.
So far.
Mm-hmm.
Bring up the picture.
Do you know who this man is?
Sure, Marco.
One of my top boys.
No, actually, his name is
Agent David Woods, and
he's one of the FBI's top boys.
It can't be.
Oh, he can and is.
But not to worry,
we'll take care of him for you.
You see, that's
part of our operation
is to keep your hands clean.
Good-bye.
Lazarus.
You know what to do.
No, Mr. LaForge.
The man's real identity
is Agent Larry Wagner.
Mr. Chen, do you
know who this person is?
Not to worry,
Mr. Jackson, we're a
full-service operation.
There'll be no
extra charge for that.
Lazarus reports
missions accomplished.
Excellent.
What did we ever
do before computers?
Walker, Sydney, Gage,
this is Eric Chapin.
He's from the DEA
office in Dallas.
Hi. Hi. How you doing?
Pleasure to meet you, Walker.
Likewise.
What's up?
We understand you're trying
to connect Alberto Cardoza
to the attack on Senator
Rhodes last week.
How's that going?
Nothing yet. Why?
Well, we've just gotten
word from Washington
that some of our agents
might be in jeopardy.
In jeopardy how?
I can't say right now.
What I can say is we're
doing everything we can
to keep the agents who are still
undercover safe.
What can we do for you?
We've been informed
Cardoza's distributing meth
out of a bar over by Love Field.
Supposedly, it's
like a supermarket
in there.
We'd like you to take it down.
Why us?
'Cause we can't
risk blowing the cover
of an agent we have
deep in Cardoza's organization.
So, if it's a ranger bust,
Cardoza may not get suspicious.
That's the idea.
And if we get lucky,
one of the perps
you arrest just might
tie Cardoza to
the Rhodes attack.
What's the name of the bar?
The Under Siege.
Gage, Sydney...
take some rangers
and shut it down.
Okay.
Thanks, Walker.
You bet.
To conclude, Senators,
the ATF has lost five
undercover agents,
the DEA, seven,
the Marshall's
Office has lost three
and we at the FBI
have had ten
undercover agents killed.
25 government agents
exposed and killed in ten days?
How could a thing like
that have happened?
Somehow, someone
hacked into our mainframe
and started pulling out files.
I thought your systems
were supposed to be secure.
So did we.
I'm sure that my constituents
will sleep better knowing that.
You think all the agents
have been compromised?
We don't know.
How many agents
are still in the field?
Over 100, Senator.
What about state agencies?
Excuse me?
Troopers, rangers, police.
They have not been compromised,
as far as we know. Hmm.
Then let's establish
a task force
exclusively of
state peace officers.
And I think I know just the man
to head it up, too.
Who?
A Texas Ranger, name of Walker.
A ranger?
You mean to say
that you want our task force
led by some law
enforcement hick?
Do you have
somebody better in mind,
Senator? Actually, I do.
A fella by the name
of Vincent Rosetti.
And who's he?
An NYPD sergeant.
20 years on the force.
The best arrest
record in the northeast,
and I assure you,
he is far more qualified
than your Texas cowboy.
Well, then, let's
just see if he is.
Pull the file on
both Ranger Walker
and Sergeant Rosetti, please.
We'll take a look at the
records and put it to a vote.
Rosetti or Walker.
Satisfied?
Syd, how's it look in there?
Pretty ugly.
Drug dealers everywhere.
Got to give it to
Cardoza, though.
He's bold.
Are you ready to
move on His Boldness?
Hey, there, little lady.
You know, I see you
sitting there all alone,
and I think, "What
this girl really needs
"is a little pick-me-up
from ol' Lon," you
know what I mean?
Yeah, I know what you mean.
I'm fine right where I am.
Come on, baby.
Don't you want a little action?
Well, you know what?
I happen to like a little
action now and then.
Action!
Action!
Action!
Texas Rangers! Nobody move!
How's that for action?
What took you so long?
I think that's
gonna leave a mark.
Sir.
Mr. Cardoza, what
can I do for you?
I just had my third
operation taken down.
Maybe I do have a mole.
There's no maybe about it.
You do, and I know who it is.
Is it Bobby?
Your lieutenant? No.
Is it Bruce?
John?
Frank?
Mr. Cardoza, no pay, no play.
You expect me to give
15 million bucks to a guy
who won't even show his face?
No, $15 million is what
the original members paid.
I expect you to pay 20.
That's robbery!
You wait a week,
it'll be $25 million.
Make up your mind.
All right. Fine.
Now, who is it?
When your money's in
my account, I'll tell you.
We'll email you
the instructions.
So good to see you, Alex.
Ranger Walker.
Senator.
Well, I certainly appreciate
your coming on
such short notice.
We have a lot to talk about.
Please, be seated.
A special task force?
Mm-hmm.
It's the only solution
we could come up with.
Every day, the mastermind
behind this crime
keeps hacking deeper
and deeper into our files.
And every day another
undercover agent
is exposed... and killed.
The subcommittee is looking
to you to find out who's
responsible for this
and to stop him.
Will you accept this assignment?
Do I get to pick my own team?
Yes... except for one.
A New York police sergeant,
Vincent Rosetti.
Rosetti. I've heard of him.
Good cop.
Okay, Senator, I accept.
Good.
Now, we know you're
going to be busy, so Alex,
we would like you to be
the liaison between Walker
and the Senate Subcommittee.
I'd be happy to
do that, Senator.
This is a national
emergency, Ranger Walker.
Time is of the essence.
We'll get right on it.
Thank you.
Good luck.
Cardoza's wired instructions
to his Hong Kong bank.
We should have the cash
after they open tomorrow.
Excellent.
You want to tell
him who we found?
No, let him sweat
for being so arrogant.
Yeah.
Wow.
It's like NASA.
NASA 20 years from now.
All this stuff state-of-the-art?
Thanks to Uncle Sam.
What is, uh...?
What is this here?
A task force operation board.
It'll allow you to track
each and every
aspect of the case,
regardless of how complex.
So you mean it's just
us and all these toys?
No, we have a New
York cop named Rosetti
who will be on the team.
A New York cop, huh?
Mm-hmm.
And so?
Oh, well, my sister
used to date one.
They have a tendency
to be a little
arrogant sometimes.
Well, if he's a top cop,
he won't be arrogant
working right next to you.
Well, I'm glad you
feel that way, Jimmy,
because Walker's gonna head up
the task force, and
he is your new partner.
Hey. Hey, no, no, no.
Yes.
No.
No, Baltimore people don't...
They don't mix with
New York people.
What?
They're pushy.
Yeah, they make "please"
a four-letter word.
And they're rude.
That's right.
"Hey, you" is their name
for one out of three people.
No, let one of
these people do it.
Hey... you.
The name's Ranger Trivette.
Yeah, whatever, Tex.
You want to show
me where Walker is?
Please?
Yeah, he's over there.
Nice boots.
You Walker?
Good to have you on the team,
Rosetti. Yeah, thanks.
Listen, I heard a lot
about you, Walker, but I
got to be honest, you know.
I think my guys back in New
York would be a lot better off
handling this job than
your boys down here.
I mean, Dallas is a
big city and all, but, uh,
it's not the big city.
Hmm.
Well, you're entitled
to your opinion, Rosetti,
but the subcommittee picked me.
Now you can either work with me
or go back to your big city.
Fair enough.
Just had to let you
know how I feel.
Fair enough.
Now get to work.
Yeah.
So, you's gonna introduce
yourselves or what?
I'm Alex Cahill Walker.
Walker?
Yeah. Ranger Sydney Cooke.
Hey.
I'm Gage.
Nice to meet you.
You know what?
What?
I'm thinking that
this operation's
gonna need some
major computer skills.
Somebody a whole
lot better than me.
Have anyone in mind?
I do. Buzz.
Buzz? Who's he?
He's a she.
Had a run-in with
her about a year ago.
Nobody better.
Know where we can find her?
I do.
Go get her.
Oh, come on, Warden.
It was a joke.
A joke?
You had pizza delivered
to the entire prison
population.
You opened the cell
doors so the delivery man
could just walk
in, and Miss Lee,
you had the entire
amount charged to me.
Well, it was your birthday.
I thought you
should have a party.
How did you know
it was my birthday?
How did you do this?
Library computers.
Ruth,
I told you to keep her
away from the electronics.
You know where you're going now?
Again?
Oh, yeah, that's
right. The hole.
Warden.
Hi, Buzz.
Ranger Trivette.
Did you ever get that
credit report cleared up?
Yes, it took me six months.
Excuse me.
Ranger, what exactly
are you here for?
Her, sir.
Oh, you shouldn't have.
That's a bench warrant
authorizing the release
of Ms. Lee to ranger custody.
Good riddance.
Where do I sign?
Might want to keep
an eye on her, Ranger, if
you don't want to go bankrupt.
Been there, done that, sir.
Let's go, Buzz. Hey...
don't I have a
say in the matter?
Buzz, you can come with
me, you get to play with
the latest high-tech
computer equipment.
Or you can stay here and
rot in solitary confinement.
You sold me.
Okay, let's analyze
what we've got so far.
25 federal
undercover agents
have been killed.
And they were all
deep undercover
in various crime families.
What makes this unusual
is that these
crime organizations
rarely work together.
I mean, if ever.
Looks to me like
who's ever breaking in
to the federal agencies
is making a deal
with the crime families
to sweep their
organizations clean.
Mm. And why?
Money. Got to be money, right?
Right.
So who?
That's what the subcommittee
wants us to find out.
All right, so where
do we go from here?
I can answer that.
Folks, this is Buzz Lee.
She wrote the book
on computer hacking.
Hi, handsome.
Hi.
So Buzz, are you
as good at hacking
as Trivette says you are?
Better.
Buzz, you're working over there.
Excuse me?
Did you hear that?
What?
Did you hear that?
"Handsome." Hmm?
Gage, the girl just
got out of prison.
I imagine anyone looks
pretty good to her right now.
This is a honey.
Buzz, see if you can break in
to one of the crime
boss's bank records.
Which one?
Clint Redman.
Where's he located?
Fort Worth.
Give me a second.
Yeah, right.
Or less.
Geez. We need a computer expert,
he brings in a felon.
Only in Texas.
She'll surprise you.
Got it.
Whoa.
You're-You're in?
Not bad for a felon, huh?
Aha!
Mr. Redman's bank accounts
show a recent cash transfer
of $15 million.
Hmm. How about
LaForge in New Orleans?
Same old, same old.
$15 million.
Whoever this mastermind is,
he's charging the crime families
$15 million for his services.
Where did the money go?
Looks like the
transfers went into
a numbered bank account
in the Cayman Islands.
Geez, that money could be
anywhere in the world by now.
Can you tell us
who that bank
account belongs to?
Checking.
Whoa.
There were a whole
bunch of $15 million transf...
Whoa.
Somebody's wiring money
into the account right now.
Can you tell us who?
Uh... No.
No, no, no.
What-What happened?
It deleted itself?
As soon as I
accessed the accounts,
all the records vanished.
How?
No way I have ever seen.
These guys are good.
How about the transaction
you said was just coming in?
Right.
There it is.
$20 million from a
bank in Hong Kong.
Registered to a
Uni-Waste Corporation.
It's got to be a shell company.
Can you find out who owns it?
Mm-hmm.
An A. Cardoza.
Alberto Cardoza.
Chapin's here.
I'll call you back.
You got something, Walker?
Yeah, I think you've
got a problem.
Like what?
The agent you have undercover
with Cardoza may be in trouble.
We've been tracking
the recent deaths
of federal agents.
They all seem to be
connected to a central figure
who's been charging
the families millions
and then orchestrating
the killings.
And the last payment
made to this guy's account
came from Alberto Cardoza.
God.
I was afraid something
like this would happen.
She's missed her
last two contacts.
She?
Leslie Clarkson.
One of our best agents.
When's your next
point of contact?
Today at 2:00.
Okay.
If she doesn't show up,
give us a call, will you?
You got it.
So what do you think?
For someone who hates water,
you sure wear a
lot of bikinis, baby.
Would you rather I didn't?
Yeah?
Good afternoon.
It's the Chairman.
Get to your computer
as quickly as possible,
and I'll share my
little secret with you.
It's about time.
I'll be right back, baby.
Wait for me? Mm-hmm.
So, tell me who it is.
A DEA agent.
One of your most
trusted confidants.
Trusted confidant, huh?
Mm-hmm.
I'll kill him myself.
Well, surprise, surprise...
It's not really a him.
It's a her.
Leslie.
What's wrong?
Where you going?
Bikini shopping. You mind?
Well, before you go, babe, I
got a little something for you.
And, boy, are you
gonna be surprised.
Why don't you go to
the bedroom and wait?
I'll bring it right in.
Okay.
You've been a
very naughty girl...
Agent Clarkson.
Walker.
Walker, she hasn't shown up yet.
We're going to Cardoza's.
We'll meet you there.
Right.
Let's go!
You know, you
almost had me fooled.
Yeah, well, you were
never really that smart.
Lazarus... kill her.
And make it slow.
Tell me, Mr. Cardoza,
what is her worst fear?
Water.
Hmm.
She hates water.
Tie the anchor
around her wrists.
Gage, I'm going after the
boat. You get the house.
Cops!
Let's throw her in!
No!
Uh-uh.
Radio for a boat.
Walker's in the water.
Shoot them down!
You all right? Yeah.
Walker dove from the
helicopter into the lake.
Get these guys cuffed!
Take it down.
♪ ♪
The Cardoza crime
syndicate is finished.
Do you have anything
on the mastermind yet?
No, not yet.
Got it.
Got what?
Cardoza's Internet
account records.
He had them with an
offshore service provider
under a phony name,
but after rebuilding
his home hard drive, I got 'em.
It'll show us every
Web communication
Cardoza's had over
the past three months.
Here it comes.
"Better luck next time"?
What does that mean?
That means we haven't
heard the last of him.
We ID'd the two bodies
we fished out of the lake.
One of them's Cardoza,
the other one's one of his boys.
Yeah, but the
killer they brought in
to whack you is missing.
Lazarus. That's what
Alberto called him.
Leslie, I need a
composite drawing
of this guy, okay?
Okay.
Get started.
The only Lazarus I heard
of rose from the dead.
I think it's a different guy.
♪ '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. ♪