WALKER, TEXAS RANGER

Pilot ep 1001 One Riot One Ranger

TEASER
EXT. EMPTY FIELD
THUG #ONE:

Come on, come on, move it!

THUG #TWO:

You know whats in these bags?

lot of money.

THUG #THREE:

Its gonna sweeten things for a

long, long time.

THUG #ONE:

Well the only honey I might want is

on two legs.

THUG #THREE:

Yeah, well I know a place in Mexico

will take care of that, and plenty
of it.

THUG #TWO:

This is the last of it.

THUG #ONE:

Then lets go

THUG #TWO:

What do you wanna do with them?

Leave em?

THUG #ONE:

In this heat in the middle of

nowhere, sure, why not? Buzzards
gotta eat, too

INT. MEXICAN BAR

THUG #THREE:

Hurry up with that beer, will ya?

Did you see the look on that guys
face? I mean it, did you see it?
And hes a frightenedDo you think
they found those two guys yet? I
feel sorry for the buzzards.

THUG #ONE:

Theyre a couple of old (speaks

Spanish) man. Theyre in the field
where we got em. They might have
called the cops

THUG #THREE:

Yeah

WALKER:

Beer.

THUG #ONE:

Stuff it, buddy. You got no

jurisdiction south of the border.
You cant do squat.

WALKER:

Watch me.

THUG #ONE:

I dont think youre getting the

meaning of this, buddy. And right
now, I see four of us and one of
you.

WALKER:

Thats about right

THUG #TWO:

Im gonna cut your face.

WALKER:

Stop talking and do it

THUG #ONE:

This is Mexico, Ranger!

right!

WALKER:

Ive got no right?

THUG #ONE:

No

WALKER:

I think thats a pretty good right

You boys are under arrest

You got no

EXT. BORDER
BOARDER GUARD:

Walker Got anything to declare?

WALKER:

Just some dirty laundry in the

back.

BORDER GUARD:

Bigger load than usual. Youre

gonna need some mighty strong
detergent.

WALKER:

I reckon

EXT. STREET

ALEX:

Walker, you said this was a clean

legal bust this time.

WALKER:

I did.

ALEX:

You exceeded your authority. You

went into Mexico without
authorization or consultation.

WALKER:

Not true.

ALEX:

Now Im gonna have to kick them

loose.

WALKER:

It was a clean bust, Alex.

authorization.

ALEX:

From whom?

WALKER:

The Governor of Senora.

him?

ALEX:

I just hope he remembers you.

It was.

I had

Remember

INT. ALEXS OFFICE

ALEX:

Governor, hello.

GOVERNOR:

(Oh, good to hear your voice.)

ALEX:

Yes, its good to hear your voice

as well. I hate to bother you, but
I need to ask you a question. Did
one of our rangers have permission
to come across the border? Yes,
sir, thats correct. Cordell
Walker

GOVERNER:

(I knew it.
the phone.)

ALEX:

I think he wants to talk to you.

WALKER:

Hello, Governor.

GOVERNOR:

(Walker; my word, youve done it

again, havent you?)

WALKER:

Yes, sir.

Put that old cowboy on

GOVERNOR:

(Well, Ill tell you if you

werent so totally and absolutely
incorrigible, I wouldnt like you.)

WALKER:

I really appreciate hearing you say

that, Governor.

GOVERNOR:

(Yes. Well, Walker, put the D.A.

back on.)

WALKER:

I think he wants to talk to you.

ALEX:

Yes?

GOVERNOR:

(Give Walker all the)

ALEX:

Right. Sure, sure, whatever you

say, Governor. Yes, sir

INT. C.D.S BAR AND GRILL

WALKER:

What are you doing, C.D.?

C.D.:

Im doin what you call your

concentrating. Its take a lot of
concentrating to be a writer. A
lot of concentrating.

WALKER:

Yeah. Especially if youre writing

about all the trouble you got us
into back when you were a ranger.
Which was, as I recall, one-third
fact and two-thirds fiction.

C.D.:

Yeah, like that little trip you

took down to Mexico yesterday.
Sounds like something I would have
done. Still would, if theyd let
me do it. But, you know, one
little bullet wound in your leg,
and them doctors go all to pieces.

WALKER:

It was your knee that went all to

pieces.

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C.D.:

I tell you, this medical

retirement, look what its doing to
me. I must have gained five,
fifteen pounds.

WALKER:

More like a hundred.

C.D.:

What?

WALKER:

I said, I wonder what it is youre

writing about.

C.D.:

Oh its just an advice column for

the Gazette. I dont make no money
doing it, but its gonna be real
good for my business. Wont be too
long before people are gonna be
flocking in here just to see old
Trail Buddy.

WALKER:

Who?

C.D.:

Trail Buddy. Thats me. Thats my

pen name. See it right here.
Dear Trail Buddy. Its an advice
column to the lovelorn, the lost,
the bewildered, the lonely. You
know, Cordell, I have got more
advice in me. I bet you I could
straighten out every man, woman,
dog, child, chicken, anything with
hair on it in Dallas and Fort Worth
and three area codes combined.

WALKER:

I dont doubt it.

MOBLEY:

Hey, Walker.

C.D.:

Hey.

MOBLEY:

What d you think of this?

C.D.:

See? What did I tell you?

Everybody wants advice. Lets see
it. Oh, thats pretty. Yeah, is
this for that little gal of yours,
Amy Lou?

C.D.

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MOBLEY:

Yeah. You think shell like it?

Never been real good picking out
this sort of stuff.

C.D.:

Well, shell like it for what it

is, and shell like it for what it
aint.

MOBLEY:

Whats that?

C.D.:

Well, it aint a wedding ring. And

thats what she wants. Its
written all over her face, plain as
day.

WALKER:

Did you get this at Harriet

Wilsons Trading Post?

MOBLEY:

Yeah. Its supposed to be real

twenty four karat Black Hills gold.
Why?

WALKER:

I hate to tell you this, Mobley,

but its gold plated.

C.D.:

I bet you paid a hundred more bucks

than thats worth. Hey, where you
goin? They aint got a return
policy, you know.

MOBLEY:

They do now.

C.D.:

You know, fifteen years as a cop,

five years as a Ranger, and I dont
believe Ive ever run into anybody
as innocent as he is. I mean, he
really, really believes in people,
Cordell. And that is a gift from
God. Its also dangerous for a
Ranger.

WOMAN TOURIST:

Excuse me.
in here?

C.D.:

Oh, we used to, but we couldnt

chop them up small enough to stay
on a plate.

Do you serve tourists

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WALKER:

Hes only kidding. Hes only

kidding. Come on in, sit down.

C.D.:

Youre spoiling all my fun

EXT. RANCH
WALKER:

What are you doing, Uncle Ray?

RAY:

Extending a wall.
look like?

WALKER:

Youve been extending for ten

years. This place is already too
big.

RAY:

You never know. You might get

married some day.

WALKER:

Dont start that again.

RAY:

It wouldnt hurt to have a few

grandchildren running around this
place. Might lighten things up a
bit.

WALKER:

Uncle Ray, what am I gonna do with

you?

RAY:

I asked the same question of our

tribal chief when you were given to
me to raise, after your father
died.

WALKER:

What did he say?

RAY:

Deal with it. (Speaks Indian) You

forgot to say good morning to the
sun.

WALKER:

What sun, Uncle Ray?

out here.

RAY:

Do it anyway.

WALKER:

Morning

What does it

Its freezing

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INT. BANK
ROBBER #ONE:

Nobody move!

ROBBER #TWO:

Hands in the air!

ROBBER #ONE:

All right, you heard himget em

up!

WOMAN IN BANK:

Its all right, Ive got you.

all right

Now!

Its

INT. MOBLEYS TRUCK

DISPATCHER:

All units, robbery in progress at

First Small Town National Bank.
All units, robbery in progress at
First Small Town National Bank.

INT. BANK
ROBBER #ONE:

Get back there and see whats

happening.

ROBBER #TWO:

Hang it up.
seconds.

ROBBER #THREE:

You gotta be kidding.

leave all this.

ROBBER #TWO:

You know something, youre right.

ROBBER #ONE:

Lets go!

We only got forty-nine

We cant

Were late!

EXT. BANK
MOBLEY:

Hold it!

Stop or Ill shoot!

INT. BANK
ROBBER #TWO:

Come on, we gotta go! Move!

EXT. BANK
MOBLEY:

Freeze! Youre under arrest. Face

down on the sidewalk, now! Sir,
stop there. Hold it. Sir, Im a
Texas Ranger. Come this way,
toward my voice. Over here

ROBBER #TWO:

Lets go!
Move!

Out of here!

Move!

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ACT ONE
INT. RANGER OFFICE
CAPTAIN:

Witness says he was trying to help

someone he thought was blind.
Didnt know he was one of the
robbers. The guy shot him point
blank. Never even had a chance to
defend himself. Weve got the
entire Dallas-Fort Worth area on
alert, checking every street for
the getaway car. So far, nothing.

INT. POLICE BUILDING

ALEX:

Walker Im sorry. I dont mean to

be insensitive at a time like this,
but I need to talk to you about
something very urgent.

WALKER:

Alex, Ive got a lot on my mind

right now.

ALEX:

Will you just hear me out? Im

sure you know weve had a circus in
town all week.

WALKER:

Yes, I know.

ALEX:

Well, a young performer, a trapeze

artist, was raped and beaten by
three local men. They were
arrested, but theyre already out
on bail. Since then, they have
threatened the girl, and the only
witnesses who saw it happen, two
other people from the circus. All
three of them are absolutely
terrified.

WALKER:

Why are you telling me this?

ALEX:

Because theyre planning to leave

town tomorrow when the circus goes.

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Thats what theyve been told to do
by those three animals. Which
means, I have no case, and those
rapists go scott free.
WALKER:

You still havent answered my

question. Why are you telling me
this?

ALEX:

Well, I thought if the circus

people had a place to stay, where
they would feel safe

WALKER:

If youre going to say what I think

youre going to say, forget it.

ALEX:

Walker, I need your help. She

needs your help. Her name is Lisa
Edwards. Shes only sixteen years
old. This is what she looked like
after those men got through with
her. This poor little girl is
destroyed. If we dont help her,
this case is gonna slip through the
seams of the criminal justice
system, and that would be a
tragedy.

WALKER:

Okay, um take em to my ranch;

Ill call Uncle Ray and hell take
care of them until I get there.

ALEX:

Walker, there is a special place in

heaven for people like you.

WALKER:

Yeah, and I cant wait to get

there.

EXT. OPEN FIELD

ORSON:

You were told to be in and out in

three minutes. A hundred and
eighty seconds, no matter what!
And instead, you fouled up.

ROBBER #FOUR:

You know what you sound like,

buddy? A damn drill sergeant. But
Im not in the army anymore. And
nobody chews me out for doing a
good job.

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ROBBER #THREE:

Hey, look, just give us our cut.

Well be on our way. Its like you
never met us.

ORSON:

Doesnt work that way. I warned

you both from the outset that you
were on a split-second time
schedule. But you got greedy. And
besides that blunder, we now have a
dead Ranger on our hands. Which
will make things difficult.

ROBBER #THREE:

Oh, man, this is getting too spooky

for me. Trial runs, time limits.
And for what? Whats this big time
caper youre gonna pull? So far,
all Ive seen is nickel and dime
stuff.

ORSON:

Oh, its big time. Be sure of

that. And its going down in five
daysbut you two dont quality Get
rid of them. Dont waste any time
Why is it so hard to find good help
these days?

INT. CAR
RAPIST #ONE:

Here they come

RAPIST #TWO:

I almost forgot how pretty she was.

RAPIST #ONE:

And hes not so bad looking either.

RAPIST #THREE:

Whats the matter with you, guys?

RAPIST #TWO:

Just chalk it up to hormones

INT. RANCH
MESHA:

Well, theres really nothing to it.

Just practice, practice, practice
and practice. You know, to tell
you the truth, when I was a little
boy, I wanted to be a trapeze
artist, a sword swallower. Never
had the courage.

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RAY:

Well, it doesnt always take

courage. And you learn real fast.
North Africa, nineteen-forty-three.
I swallowed a German bayonet right
here.

MESHA:

Swallowed?

RAY:

Missed my heart by less than halfan-inch.

WALKER:

Is Uncle Ray telling war stories?

RAY:

We almost started dinner without

you.

WALKER:

Cordell Walker.

RAY:

Me, Mesha Povoda, and this my

lovely wife, Elena. Besides being
a perfect cook, she tells perfect
fortunes.

WALKER:

I dont know what youre cooking,

maam, but it sure smells good.

ELENA:

Its a chicken etuf. A recipe I

picked up while the circus was in
New Orleans. This is Lisa Edwards,
Mister Walker. Shes like a
daughter to us.

WALKER:

Hi, Lisa.

RAY:

I was getting a lesson in juggling.

Figured I might wanna run off with
the circus. Something Ive been
wanting to do since I was six years
old.

WALKER:

You better watch him, folks. You

may find him in the back of one of
your trucks.

MESH:

I wouldnt mind.

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EXT. RANCH
RAPIST #TWO:

We shouldve hit em before that

Ranger showed up. When it was just
that brewski and that old injun.

RAPIST #THREE:

How long we gonna sit here waiting?

Cant do nothin with them other
two in the house anyway.

RAPIST #ONE:

Stop your yammering. I knew I

should have lit out on my own. I
dont know why I even bother with
you.

INT. DINING ROOM

RAY:

Well, that was the best meal Ive

had in a long time.

ELENA:

Oh, the whole secret is in the

roux. And all that is, is flour
and oil mixed together and heated
in equal proportions.

MESHA:

She makes it sound so easy.

isnt.

RAY:

I have to do all the cooking out

here. My nephew, he cant even
boil water.

ELENA:

She keeps going off like that.

Alone. We try, but she wont ever
talk about it. All we can do is
support her with our love.

MESHA:

She hasnt even cried yet.

WALKER:

It was an excellent meal, Elena.

Thank you.

It

EXT. PORCH
WALKER:

Thats my horse over there making

all the noise. Her name is Cookie.
Shes upset with me because I
havent ridden her in a while. I
want you to know, Lisa, that youre
safe here My dad grew up on a

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WALKER (Contd):

reservation not too far from here.

He was full-blooded Cherokee. He
used to ride bulls in the local
rodeo to earn extra money. In
fact, thats where he met my mom.
He was climbing in a chute one day
to ride this old bull, and he
looked up into the stands and saw
this pretty white girl smiling at
him. They met and fell in love and
got married soon after. I remember
when I was about twelve years old,
a carnival came to this town where
we were living in at the time. I
had never been to a carnival
before, and I wanted to go in the
worst way. It was the first time I
had ever seen a ferris wheel or
eaten cotton candy. I must have
rode that ferris wheel at least six
times. It was a terrific evening,
watching my mom and dad laugh.
There wasnt much to laugh about in
those days. We were walking back
to the car. I remember we had an
old Model T FordAnd the cars were
all parked out in this dirt field.
My dad had one arm
around my mom and was holding my
hand with the other. As we
approached the car, these three
guys walked up to us. They were
big guys, filthy clothes and
smelled of alcohol. They started
saying these crude things to my
mom. Like how could she be with a
dirty rotten Indian and bring a
half-breed into this world. My dad
was a, was a very proud man and he
confronted these guys. And a fight
started. They must have figured
three on one would be no contest,
but they didnt know my dad. My
dad was whopping up on them pretty
good. Then I saw a knife appear in
one of the guys hand. And I saw
him stab my dad right in the back.
And he stabbed, and he stabbed,
like my dads back was a sack of
grain that he was trying to open.

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My mom screamed and ran in there to
try to stop him. He spun around on
my mom and I saw this shocked look
on her face and, and then I saw
blood all over the front of her
dress. She looked down at her
stomach, and slowly fell to the
ground, next to my dad.
LISA:

Did they hurt you, too?

WALKER:

They hurt me real bad.

LISA:

What happened to your mom and dad?

WALKER:

My dad died where he fell.

died two days later at the
hospital.

LISA:

How could you ever get over

something like that?

WALKER:

You dont get over it completely,

Lisa. But time has a way of
helping make things better. And
with the love of friends like Mesha
and Elena, they will get better. I
promise.

LISA:

Why did they do that to me?! Why

did they have to hurt me like
that?!

WALKER:

Lisa, dont let your life be

destroyed by something that you
could not possibly prevent.

My mom

INT. WALKERS TRUCK

WALKER:

Okay, C.D., why are you so

interested in me meeting this new
Ranger?

C.D.:

You know, Cordell, youre gonna

love Mobleys replacement. His
names Trivette. Jimmy Trivette.
I just know youre gonna love him.

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WALKER:

I doubt it.

C.D.:

No, hes a good man. He really is.

He grew up in Baltimore, on the
wrong side of the tracks. But he
got himself a football scholarship
to Penn State.

WALKER:

You sure know a lot about this guy.

C.D.:

A wide receiver. Cowboys drafted

him, he comes down here, and the
last game of this rookie season, he
just tore his shoulder all to hell.
Of course, you know, no, no team in
the league is gonna touch him after
that. Figured his life was about
over. Went through some really bad
times. But getting on the Highway
Patrol is what saved
him. Then he worked Narcotics for
a while. I mean, the guys really,
really on the cuttin edge. You
know, you know what he did once,
just for fun? He wrote a proposal
to modernize the entire Department
of Public Safety.

C.D. (Contd):

WALKER:

Well, Ill tell you what, C.D. The

next time Im in a gun fight, Ill
read it.

C.D.:

Well, Cordell, dont feel

threatened. Nobody expects you to
come smiling into the twenty-first
century.

EXT. INDOOR SWIMMING POOL

C.D.:

Hey, Jimmy! Trivette! Hey, Jimmy!

Jimmy! Looks can be deceiving, you
know.

WALKER:

Not those looks.

C.D.:

How you doin, Jimmy?

JIMMY:

All right.

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C.D.:

Jimmy Trivette, Cordell Walker.

You guys are gonna be working
together.

JIMMY:

Yeah. Its good to meet you,

Walker. Heard an awful lot about
you. Some of it good, some of it
bad. Guess the best thing to do is
keep an open mind, huh?

WALKER:

Hows the water?

JIMMY;

Its terrific. Its fantastic.

Perfect temperature. Not too much
chlorine, you know. Time out,
okay? I gotta grab me an eight
ball.

C.D.:

Yeah Just give him a chance,

Cordell

JIMMY:

A training drink. Getting ready

for a triathlon. Its got carrot
juice, and got some parsley,
cucumber, spinach and apple. Its
delicious.

C.D.:

Jimmy here is one of them

juicitarians. He practically lives
on that stuff.

JIMMY:

Hey, you want a hit?

WALKER:

No, thanks.
back.

C.D.:

Well, look here, I got that meeting

to get to.

JIMMY:

Hey, Im not officially checked in

yet, but Captain Price had me take
a look at that report on that bank
robbery, so I took the liberty of
running it through some computer
reports of similar robberies.
Nonspecific. Just from the same
neighborhood, methodology. Came up
with exactly three. A jewelers, a
dry cleaners, and check cashing
store.

Im trying to cut

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WALKER:

And the robbers all wore wigs.

Just like at the bank.

JIMMY:

Howd you know?

WALKER:

I checked, too.

JIMMY:

Did you get a chance to take a peek

at the inventory of what was
stolen?

WALKER:

Some money, clothes.

JIMMY:

Yeah. Thats all they knew when

they filed the initial crime
report. See, I doubled back with
the insurance company and ran it
through a claims computer. They
stole clothes from the dry
cleaners, Yeah. Twelve pair of
medics uniforms. Interesting,
isnt it?

WALKER:

Gonna love him?

Without computers.

INT. MOTEL ROOM

ORSON:

Tell me what you know of

explosives, Mister Cobalt.
in particular.

COBALT:

I know all I need to know.

ORSON:

That is not an answer.

specific.

COBALT:

Well, which part?

the selling?

ORSON:

I can supply the material.

require craftsmen.

COBALT:

Well, hell, thats the easy part.

I made bombs as small as a music
box or as big as a suitcase. Any
size, shape, force or magnitude,
Im your man.

ORSON:

References.

C-four

Be

The buying or
I

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COBALT:

Well, you know, these guys dont

exactly want their names on a
resume, now, do they? Well, did do
a little job for the Libyans a
while back. Big job, actually.
Primo bucks. They gave me half-amillion just to set up this

ORSON:

You are a liar, Mister Cobalt.

COBALT:

Hey, now wait

ORSON:

Two kinds of operatives work for

the Libyans. The silent and the
recently deceased. Now I know you
are not the former. Would you care
to be the latter?

COBALT:

Okay, okay, all right. Just trying

to make it sound a little better,
thats all. But the fact is, I am
qualified. I can do any kind of
job you got. I swear

ORSON:

Remove him. And on the way out

explain why one should never lie to
a potential employer. Consider
yourself lucky youre leaving this
room alive, Mister Cobalt Find me
someone else Tonight.

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ACT TWO
INT. POLICE DEPARTMENT
CAPTAIN:

Hi, Larry.

WALKER:

Captain

CAPTAIN:

Howd your meeting go with the new

guy?

WALKER:

Hell do fine.
robbery?

CAPTAIN:

Managed to I.D. the robber Mobley

killed. Pete Sims, out of Miami.

WALKER:

Any priors?

CAPTAIN:

Tons of them. All for bank heists.

Used C-four to blow the safes.

WALKER:

Wait a minute, Captain. The team

that hit the jewelry store used Cfour.

CAPTAIL:

Where are you going?

WALKER:

To check out a hunch.

Trivet.

JIMMY:

Trivette.
back.

Anything new on the

Come on,

Hold this till I get

INT. SPORTING GOODS STORE

WALKER:

Ill do the talking.

loose.

You just hang

LAMAR:

Hey, Walker. Long time no see.

Whats it been? June? July?

WALKER:

Yeah, about that.

LAMAR:

Listen, I got a new shipment of

sigs in here. You need to buy
yourself one of these. Thats the
best doggone handgun made.

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WALKER:

Ive got one, Lamar.

is some information.

What I need

LAMAR:

Well, you know me, Walker.

help you if I can.

WALKER:

Where would a guy go to get some Cfour?

LAMAR:

Well, now I dont know if I can

help you with that. That stuffs
illegal.

WALKER:

Sos upgrading semi-automatics to

automatics, Lamar.

LAMAR:

Why are you doing this to me? The

kind of information youre asking
could get a man hurt permanent.

WALKER:

Itll be just between you and me.

LAMAR:

Okay. Theres one guy I know

about. Says he can get rocket
launchers, bazookas, C-four,
anything you need. Goes by the
name of Cobalt.

WALKER:

CobaltThats it?

LAMAR:

Hes a shooter. Lives down at the

gun range. And listen, you find
this guy, you be careful. Hes a
real trip wire.

Ill

EXT. GUN RANGE

WALKER:

Texas Ranger, Cobalt.

weapon down.

COBALT:

Never thought the D.M.V. would send

a Ranger down here just to collect
on a few parking tickets

JIMMY;

Thats it.

COBALT:

Oh, come on!

Thats it.

Lay the

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WALKER:

How come youre pumping so hard,

Trivet? I thought you were
supposed to be in great shape.

JIMMY:

Well, you drove and I ran; so next

time, Ill drive and you run.

WALKER:

I dont think so.

INT. WALKERS TRUCK

WALKER:

Question: Why is Cobalt so scared

of you?

JIMMY:

Because Im a scary kind of guy I

busted him once. I hope youre
still laughing when you question
him.

INT. INTERROGATION ROOM

WALKER:

Cobalt, stop playing games. They

found enough guns in your place to
start a small revolution.

COBALT:

Big deal. Run a trace. I got it

all legal. Anyway, so what if you
are right, and some whacko did come
to me asking to buy C-four. So
what? It doesnt prove nothing,
does it?

WALKER:

That whacko may have killed a

friend of mine; so you better take
this serious. Real serious. Im
gonna give you five minutes.

INT. SQUAD ROOM

WALKER:

Why do you have all those glasses?

JIMMY:

Spares. I keep breaking them every

time I get into a fight.

WALKER:

Must happen a lot.

JIMMY:

Hey, bad temper, man. Sometimes I

cant help myself. I turn into an

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animalSo hows it going with
Cobalt?
WALKER:

Its going.

JIMMY:

Yeah.

WALKER:

You think you can do better?

JIMMY:

What took you so long to ask?

INT. INTERROGATION ROOM

WALKER:

Times up, Cobalt.

COBALT:

No, no, no, no. Get him out of

here now. Come on, come on.

JIMMY:

Nice to see you again, Cobalt.

Arent you gonna congratulate me?
Take a look at the badge.

COBALT:

You guys made him a Ranger? Youre

nuts! You know what this guy did
to me? And like I should care,
right. But just get ready to spend
all the states money on lawsuits.

WALKER:

Im out of here.

COBALT:

No, no, no, man. Me alone with

him? I dont think so. I dont
think so. As a matter of fact,
whats the Statute of Limitations
on civil suits? Cause I, I think
I might have to sue this guy.

JIMMY:

Assuming they can find the corpus

delicti.

WALKER:

We can make this easy, or we can

make it hard. The choice is yours,
Cobalt. Sit down

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EXT. EMPTY FIELD
BOGGS:

Ever see one of these before?

Genuine souvenir Texas horsefly.
Gift shops are full of them. Makes
them practically impossible to
trace. Ive doctored it up, put in
a little C-four, a timer.

ORSONS THUG:

How much bang has it got?

BOGGS:

Well, well know inexactly nine

seconds.

ORSONS THUG:

Oh!

ORSON:

Well done, Mister Boggs.

to the team.

Welcome

INT. INTERROGATION ROOM

COBALT:

So Im standing here in this

magazine place, just kind of joy
cruising.

JIMMY:

Doing what?

COBALT:

Paging through centerfolds. And I

happen to pick up this certain
publication that caters to
mercenaries and war freaks. And my
eye happens to see this ad that
promises rich reward for men who
are not afraid of danger.

JIMMY:

Yeah, and of course, you just

couldnt resist.

COBALT:

So I called it. And about five

minutes later, this guy calls me
back. I tell him my
qualifications, and he says to meet
him at the post office on Clemson

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Street. And I figure its
Saturday. Hes not gonna
JIMMY:

What are youLook Just stick to

the facts, Cobalt. Just tell us
what happened.

COBALT:

Well, youre not gonna do anything

crazy to me again, are you? Let me
tell you something, torture is
illegal. Hmm? Did you know that?
Hmm? Okay, there two big guys,
they blindfold me, and they put me
in back of a gray van. I saw that
before they put the blindfold on,
you know.

WALKER:

Did you notice the license number?

COBALT:

Yeah. I notice everything. B-O-AO-two-four. Of course, you better

write it down, huh? It was
obviously stolen because three
minutes later they switched cars.
And from the sound of that engine,
I figure it was a late model
domestic. Probably a luxury car.

JIMMY:

Its a waste of time. Youre

wasting my time with speculation.
I told you to stick to the facts!

COBALT:

Hey, just stop it, man! Just stop

it, okay?! Cause Im freaked out
enough as it is already with them,
them, them lunatics sticking that
light in my eye and everything.
And, and Im a hostage. Dont know
if Im gonna get out of there alive
or not. Especially when he says
Im lying. And hes right! I am
lying! But I mean, why should that
be reason enough to harm me? And
hows he know Im lying unless he
knows who did do that book bomb for
the Libyans. And if he knows that,
hes C.I.A. baby. Huh? Get it?
Big time, huh? So, so, so just
dont pressure me. Ill tell you,

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okay?
way!

Ill just tell it my own

JIMMY:

So whered he take you?

COBALT:

Some sleaze-bag motel, with puke

green carpets and like some red
hibiscus things on the bedspread.
Look, I never saw his face, if
thats what youre wondering, Okay?
I told you he had these big
photographers lights. Theyre
shining right in my eyes. I was
blinded, almost the whole time. To
tell you the truth, I didnt see a
damn thing Okay, he, he, he had
black cowboy boots and he was
eating pistachio nuts. Thats all.
Thats all.

INT. HALLWAY
WALKER:

Lets go buy some mercenary

magazines.

JIMMY:

Why?

WALKER:

Youre going undercover.

JIMMY:

Why me?

WALKER:

You said youre an animal.

INT. C.D.S BAR AND GRILL

WALKER:

This is it.

JIMMY:

Youre right. Thats gotta be the

ad Cobalt was talking about.

WALKER:

The numbers probably a pager.

Lets call and find out Ive got a
beep. Here goes. When they call
back, you can answer.

C.D.:

Cordell, this could be a bad time,

but

WALKER:

It is a bad time right now, C.D.

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C.D.:

Well, I, I just want you to meet

some people, thats all. Well,
actually, theyre kids Lets go
over here.

WALKER:

Its all yours.

JIMMY:

Yeah, hello

C.D.:

Juanita, Jason, Kenny, say hello to

the most famous Texas Ranger alive
or dead.

WALKER:

Hi, kids. Well, hes exaggerating

a little bit, especially about the
dead part.

C.D.:

You guys scoot on down there to

that table over there and get
anything you want, compliments of
Ranger Walker I wanna tell you
what, Cordell: If that dont break
your heart DO you know that
everyone of them little folks is
from a homeless family.

WALKER:

Youre doing it to me again, C.D.

I can see it.

C.D.:

Doing what? Is eight seconds of

your time too much to ask to help
build a shelter for little kids
like that?

WALKER:

Eight seconds?

C.D.:

Eight seconds or less. It just

depends on how long you can stay on
that bull.

WALKER:

What bull?

C.D.:

The bull that I told them that you

was gonna ride for the charity
rodeo over at Billy Bobs. Look,
I, I, I even told them that you
were state champ.

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WALKER:

Oh, for crying out loud, C.D., that

was five years ago, and I wound up
in the hospital.

C.D.:

It, its like riding a bicycle.

Once you learn, you, you dont
forget. Hey, kids, hes gonna do
it, and he thanks you for letting
him help.

CHILDREN:

Yea, Walker!

WALKER:

Youre gonna be the death of me

yet, C.D.

JIMMY:

Walker, I got it. Theyre gonna

meet me at the corner of Griffin
and Corbin. Theyre gonna pick me
up there and take me some place for
an interview.

WALKER:

Do you have any close friends,

Trivet?

JIMMY:

Trivette.

WALKER:

Shoot em while you still can.

Yes, I do.

INT. WALKERS TRUCK

WALKER:

Trivet, can I ask you a question?

INTERCUT
INT. TRIVETTES CAR
JIMMY:

Your dime.

WALKER:

About Cobalt. Are you ever gonna

tell me why hes so scared of you?

JIMMY:

Yeah, Ill tell you. That time

when I busted him, it didnt hold
up in court. So they sent him
home, they released him. And I
guess that night, while he was
asleep, a whole bunch of snakes got
into his apartment. Slimy little
buggers were crawling all over the
place. And somehow, all the

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electricity got shut off, and all
the doors got locked, and for some
reason, he blames me. Can you
believe that?
WALKER:

Did you do it?

JIMMY:

Come on, Walker.

WALKER:

Not yet, but Im learning.

You know me.

EXT. STREET
TRAFFIC COP:

Say, roll it down You cant park

here: restricted area.

INT. VAN
ORSONS THUG #ONE:

Thats the car.

ORSONS THUG #TWO:

Man, I dont like the way this

looks. Lets get the hell out of
here

EXT. STREET
TRAFFIC COP:

Hey!

EXT. WALKERS TRUCK

JIMMY:

Go!

Go!

Go!

EXT. STREET
JIMMY:

At least I got the license number.

WALKER:

Probably stolen.

JIMMY:

Yeah, probably. Thats the only

good lead we had, too.

WALKER:

Well, welcome to the Texas Rangers,

Trivet.

JIMMY:

Trivette.

WALKER:

Well, its all in a days work,

Trivet.

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JIMMY:

Is he ever gonna get it right?

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ACT THREE
INT. MOTEL ROOM
ORSON:

What exactly is your specialty?

J.J.:

Well, lets just say I was better

at killing people than I was at
international politics.

ORSON:

Trouble with your employer?

J.J.:

Partner. Hes past tense now. Im

proud to say I dont have a single
living enemy.

ORSON:

And who did you work for last?

J.J.:

Orson, you son of a

Is that you?

EXT. STREET
J.J.:

I still cant believe it. Last

time I saw you was just before you
went inactive. What? Two years
ago?

ORSON:

Almost three.

J.J.:

Here I figured youd be head of

Clandestine Ops by now. What
happened?

ORSON:

Edrow Peterson, had a hand in

selling a C-one-thirty for us to
Kadafi.

J.J.:

I thought you fired him?

ORSON:

I did. Then he started telling

everybody that I was unloading the
parts for myself and keeping the
money.

J.J.:

Now why would he go and say a thing

like that?

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ORSON:

I dont know. But by some strange

coincidence, he disappeared.
Anyway, I got tired of piggybacking
the big stuff, slicing off little
pieces. It was time to kick open
the mother wave and ride it all the
way to Switzerland.

J.J.:

Am I allowed to ask what you have

in mind?

ORSON:

Look around you, J.J.

banks do you see?

J.J.:

Four

ORSON:

At the same time.

J.J.:

Damn, Orson, nobody ever accused

you of thinking small.

ORSON:

No, they didnt.

How many

Were gonna do all four?

INT. C.D.S BAR AND GRILL

WALKER:

My guts telling met that this is

longer than it looks.

JIMMY:

All weve got is a new gang in town

pulling robberies. All right?
Except for the bank job, theyre
middle level heists. Jewelers and
a dry cleaners. I mean, were not
talking Billy the Kid here.

WALKER:

What if all these jobs are trial

runs? What if this guys putting
together a crack team to see how
well they work together before he
goes after the big heist?

JIMMY:

All right You may have a point

there. Okay, when I get back to
the office, Ill make some calls
and find out whats coming into
town. What are we talking about
here? Heavy duty stuff, right?

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Brinks deliveries, art collections.
That sort of thing.
WALKER:

Right.

JIMMY:

Yeah

WALKER:

Why do you slosh that around your

mouth like that?

JIMMY:

It activates the digestive juices.

WALKER:

Can I ask you a personal question?

JIMMY:

Let me guess. Youre sitting there

wondering what a guy who grew up in
Baltimore is doing in the Texas
Rangers.

WALKER:

Howd you know?

JIMMY:

Cause believe it or not, Walker,

youre obvious.

WALKER:

Does that entitle me to an answer?

JIMMY:

Okay. When I was a kid, every

Saturday morning I used to get up
and sneak into the living room and
watch my favorite T.V. show, about
the most famous Texas Ranger of all
time. The last surviving member of
a squad ambushed by bandits, nursed
back from death by an Indian, he
became

WALKER:

No, dont tell me.

JIMMY:

Thats right, man. The Lone

Ranger. See, you gotta understand
where I come from. Its concrete
and asphalt. And guys hanging out
on the corner doing nothing but
getting into trouble. Theres no
right, theres no wrong. Its just
whatever gets you through the
night, man. You got guys telling

35
you what you cant do. What you
cant have. What you cant be.
But now here comes this guy on a
white horse, and he goes where he
wants to go. He does what he wants
to do. Hes got the guts to say
there is a right, and there is a
wrong. And hes out there under
the stars. Theres no tenements.
Theres no street signs. Theres
no liquor stores, as far as the eye
can see. Just total freedom. Now
can you imagine what that meant to
a kid growing up in a place like
that?
WALKER:

No, I cant.

JIMMY:

Childhood fantasy, right? And I

never thought anything like that
was gonna happened to me. But then
I ruined my shoulder playing
football. And Im not exaggerating
when I tell you that I could have
gotten into some serious trouble if
it hadnt, hadnt been for that old
coot over there. An honest to God
Texas Ranger, who became my friend.
C.D.s the one that got me into law
enforcement, helped me get back my
pride. He said, if I really wanted
it, and I stuck it out, then I
could end up like the man who rode
the white horse through my Saturday
morning in Baltimore.

WALKER:

And here you are.

JIMMY:

And here I am, wearing a silver

star. And driving Cordell Walker
crazy.

INT. RANCH
MESHA:

Thank you.

ELENA:

Thanks, dear.

LISA:

Ill get it.

36
RAPIST #ONE:

Well, hello there, little darlin.

MESHA:

Go away!

RAPIST #ONE:

I cant believe you folks are still

here.

RAPIST #TWO:

After you was politely asked to

leave.

RAPIST #ONE:

Not a wise decision.

RAPIST #TWO:

So were gonna give you a little

free transportation all the way to
Oklahoma.

RAPIST #THREE:

Were even gonna throw in free

meals.

MESHA:

Go away, or Get out!

RAPIST #ONE:

Dean, get out here!

RAPIST #TWO:

Cant handle a couple of women?

Leave us alone!

EXT. RANCH
WALKER:

Lisa, would you go behind my pickup truck and pull down the tailgate
for me, please? Elena, would you
stand over there, too?

RAPIST #ONE:

Ranger, were leaving.

WALKER:

Youre leaving, all right

youre going to jail.

RAPIST #ONE:

No way. No more jail.

Oh, god

RAPIST #THREE:

Oh, my nose Oh, god

WALKER:

Let me see.

RAPIST #THREE:

You, you broke my nose!

WALKER:

Ill fix it. No, it looks better

the other way.

RAPIST #THREE:

Oh

But

Never!

Ow!

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RAPIST #ONE:

Ranger, you screwed up.

to read us our rights.

You forgot

WALKER:

Youre right. You have the right

to remain silent.

RAY:

Arent you missing one?

WALKER:

Not anymore.

INT. ORSONS ROOM

ORSON:

Yeah, look at that. You know, in

my day, I could have beat either
one of these bozos.

MAN #ONE:

Hey, these guys are pretty good,

Orson.

ORSON:

Look, youre just saying that

cause you never saw me fight.

J.J.:

I have. No thank you. I saw him

cut two guys to pieces. Two guys at
the same time.

MAN #TWO:

Orson, my source came through.

Guess who drove that truck the
other day. A Texas Ranger.

ORSON:

Is that right?

MAN #TWO:

Yeah. And hes a close friend of

the one that got killed at the
bank.

MAN #ONE:

I knew this was gonna come back to

haunt us.

J.J.:

Those people arent fun to mess

with, Orson. When I was still with
the company, I crossed one of them
once. They make their own rules as
they go. Worse than the F.B.I.
Yeah, one right, one Ranger.
Thats what their motto is.

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MAN #TWO:

This guys named Walker. And from

what I can pick up, hes the worst
of the bunch.

ORSON:

Unless you like challenges like

that.

J.J.:

Now whats that supposed to mean?

ORSON:

Listen and learn Boggs, this is

Orson Wade. I have a special order
for you. You know those Texas
horseflies that you make so well?
Well, I need another one, in a
small cardboard box, and I need it
tomorrow morning. One right, one
Ranger. Well, guess what. Im
changing it. To one horsefly, one
Ranger.

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ACT FOUR
INT. RANCH
RAY:

Whats on? I missed Peoples Court

last night.

WALKER:

Tape of the bank robbery. Thats

they guy that killed Bob Mobley.

RAY:

A blind man?

WALKER:

No more blind than you and I.

Notice anything unusual, Uncle?

RAY:

Sure. The beards false.

mans trying to look old.

WALKER:

Anything else?

RAY:

(Speaks Indian) The spider that

lives on his hand, its black. It
could kill. I had a dream last
night. You were all alone on a
desert, and it became dark. Black
like the spider. It was only noon
and the sun was gone. Be careful,
nephew.

That

INT. BANK
FEMALE TELLER:

Yes, we have several customers who

are blind. I generally help them
set up the account, make out their
deposits and withdrawals.

WALKER:

Have you had any new customers, say

in the last two weeks?

FEMALE TELLER:

Only one. A gentlemen that came in

about two days ago. I remember
because he wanted to use the
restrooms and I showed him the way.

WALKER:

Was he about my size? Black beard,

wearing a Stetson hat?

40
FEMALE TELLER:

Why, yes. I believe he was.

you know him?

Do

WALKER:

Could I take a look at his account?

FEMALE TELLER:

Well, normally, Id have to check

with our manager. But, as I
recall, he didnt actually open the
account. He just came in, asked
some questions, used the restroom
and left. Now, may I ask you a
question?

WALKER:

Yeah, sure.

FEMALE TELLER:

Are you married?

WALKER:

Do you know my Uncle Ray?

FEMALE TELLER:

No.

INT. RANGER HEADQUARTERS

POLICEMAN:

Looking for somebody?

J.J.:

Cordell Walker.

POLICEMAN:

Hes out. His desk is right around

the corner.

J.J.:

Thanks a lot.

WALKER:

Whats that smile all about?

LISA:

We did it. Those three animals

were indicted on all counts. Not
to mention breaking and entry
yesterday, and assault with a
deadly weapon.

WALKER:

Great.

LISA:

Mister Walker, Im never gonna be

able to thank you Ever.

WALKER:

The way youre feeling is thanks

enough for me, Lisa.

LISA:

And Im never gonna forget what you

told me.

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WALKER:

Thats our secret, Okay?

LISA:

Okay.

WALKER:

So what now?

ALEX:

Shes going back to the circus with

Elena and Mesha. Theyre meeting
it in Waco. In fact, if we dont
hustle, youre gonna miss your bus
If you dont mind, Ill take one of
those, too.

WALKER:

I could get used to that.

ALEX:

Terrific.
cowboy.

All I need is a crazy

INT. WALKERS OFFICE

WALKER:

Hi, Mildred.

MILDRED:

Walker, you had a package come for

you while you were out.

WALKER:

Who is it from?

MILDRED:

How should I know, Walker? Im not

as nosey as the man sitting at your
desk

WALKER:

Make yourself comfortable.

C.D.:

Already did, thank you.

WALKER:

Whered this come from?

C.D.:

Bread box. I already opened it for

you. Figured it might be something
perishable.

WALKER:

You figured it was something to

eat.

C.D.:

You know what your problem is?

Youre still mad at me for
hoodwinking you into riding in that
charity rodeo. Well, guess what; I
hooked Jimmy into it, too.

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WALKER:

Trivette?

C.D.:

Yep.

WALKER:

Good choice.

C.D.:

Aint you gonna ask me what Im

reading?

WALKER:

No name, no card.

C.D.:

This here is the abridged Sigmund

Freud portable reader. Book takes
a lot of concentration. Thats why
I come over here. I needed some
quiet. I figured since I was doing
that advice column, I might as well
bone up on a little psychology.
Boy, I tell you, I dont know what,
what was going on between this guy
and his mother, but, buddy, he was
one weird dude.

WALKER:

Isnt this strange, C.D.? An

ashtray. Everybody knows I dont
smoke Walker.

Signed him up as a clown.

Nothin.

INTERCUT
INT. ORSONS CAR
MAN #ONE:

Sorry.

Wrong number. Hes there.

INT. WALKERS OFFICE

WALKER:

Get down! Is this quiet enough for

you, C.D.?

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ACT FIVE
INT. RANGER HEADQUARTERS
CAPTAIN:

Im trying to follow your reasoning

on this, Walker, but sometimes you
leave me in the dust.

WALKER:

Why would anyone be crazy enough to

bomb a Ranger office, unless they
were getting ready to make their
move?

CAPTAIN:

And exactly what kind of move are

you talking about?

WALKER:

Its all in the information

Trivette put together. Theres an
armored car delivery to

JIMMY:

four Forth Worth banks. And hes

intrigued, no, hes fixated by the
fact that theyre all located in a
four block radius, Captain.

WALKER:

Thats why the blind man cased

them.

JIMMY:

He thinks theyre not gonna do one,

theyre gonna do all four.

CAPTAIN:

This isnt the Normandy invasion,

Walker. Itd take an army to knock
over four banks at one time.

WALKER:

No.

CAPTAIN:

Well, I say its impossible. If

you look at that printout, youll
find that the biggest single
delivery tomorrow is to Southern
Star, across town. Thats their
target.

WALKER:

I dont agree.

CAPTAIN:

You dont have to, Walker. The

fact that theyve started blowing
up state property does not sit well
with the Governor. She suffers

Two teams leapfrogging it.

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from the old fashioned belief that
were responsible for maintaining
law and order. Even as we speak,
shes heating hot coals to pour
over this entire department. Look,
all Im saying is that maybe youre
too close to this one to be
objective. With what happened to
Mobley, its understandable youd
take this kind of personal.
WALKER:

Youre right about that, Captain I

do take it personal.

INT. ORSONS ROOM

ORSON:

Can you tell me why I shouldnt

kill all three of you right here
where youre standing? Especially
you, J.J. Youre supposed to have
experience, brains. Why wasnt
Walker killed?!

J.J.:

I dont know! There enough C-four

in that ashtray to kill him twenty
times!

MAN #TWO:

Hey look, maybe itll work to our

advantage. You know, confuse them
somehow.

ORSON:

Your reasons stink, along with your

reasoning. Im in a time bind.
Im running out of options. What
are you standing around for?! Get
your teams together! Start setting
up! Come on!

INT. C.D.S BAR AND GRILL

JIMMY:

Now granted your theorys got some

logic to it. But four banks? I
just cant buy it.

WALKER:

Good.

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JIMMY:

Good? Why does that make me

suspicious?

WALKER:

Because youre gonna cover the bank

on the other side of town. That
way, if I am wrong, you can bring
in the troops. C.D., why are you
fidgeting?

C.D.:

Oh, Im trying to remember where my

gas mask is.

JIMMY:

Gas mask?

C.D.:

Yeah. Gas mask. Oh, yeah.

Everyonell be using tear gas
tomorrow. You can count on it.

WALKER:

C.D., forget it. Tomorrow morning

youre gonna be sitting right over
there typing your lovelorn column.

C.D.:

For your information, thats

already completed for this week.
And there aint no law against a
civilian bystander.

JIMMY:

C.D., youre my mentor. Youre my

guiding light. You cannot sit
there and tell me that you agree
with Walkers thinking.

C.D.:

Well, I aint saying that Cordell

cant be crazy, but he aint never
been stupid.

INT. ORSONS ROOM

ORSON:

These are banks one, two, three,

and four. Heres the one across
town, the Southern Star. Boggs,
youre gonna do your thing at tenoh-five. Kolig, James, youre
gonna be in position at ten-oheight. Now Team One enters their
first target at ten-oh-nine. Team
Two enters their first target at

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ten-oh-nine, and that has gotta be
exact, gentlemen, not one second
early or late. And that goes for
you, J.J. I want you to move that
truck on my schedule, because we
are gonna give Fort Worth the
biggest surprise that they have
ever had.
INT. C.D.S BAR AND GRILL
C.D.:

Hey, partner. Why dont you go up

to the house and get yourself some
sleep?

WALKER:

C.D., I just cant help thinking

theyre reading this guy all wrong.

C.D.:

Well, Cordell, its clear to me

whats gonna happen. Youre gonna
ask the banks to close, and they
wont. Not based on a hunch.
Captain Price is gonna object for
the same reasons. And you probably
wont get the amount of men you
need. So come tomorrow, one of two
things are gonna happen. Youll
either muddle through it, or you
wont. Either way it aint gonna
change the course of history. Are
you listening to me?

WALKER:

You know, C.D., when youre right,

youre right.

EXT. CEMETERY
WALKER:

Morning, Mobley My friend, go

with the spirit of the owl. He
will see all things for you Go
with the spirit of the hawk He
will protect you on your final
journey Go with the spirit of the
eagle. He will soar you to your
father. Your father awaits you
Pay back time.

INT. BANK
WALKER:

Im gonna put you behind this desk.

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BANK MANAGER #ONE:

Is he under orders to shoot?

WALKER:

No. Just to protect your customers

and personnel. Okay, see you
later.

EXT. STREET
WALKER:

Park it over there

INT. VAN
JIMMY:

Hey, Walker, you got any activity

on your side of town?

INTERCUT
EXT. STREET
WALKER:

Nothing. But the banks will be at

maximum cash flow between ten and
eleven.

JIMMY:

Yeah, well, if youre right, we

dont have long to wait.

WALKER:

Explain something to me, Trivet.

JIMMY:

As long as it only requires basic

English, pal.

WALKER:

How did you play professional

football wearing eyeglasses.

JIMMY:

Did you ever hear of contact

lenses?

WALKER:

Thats the question.

you using them now?

JIMMY:

Because women say glasses enhance

the shape of my face. Any other
questions?

WALKER:

Not today.

JIMMY:

Yes!

Why arent

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INT. SOUTHERN STAR BANK
DELIVERY MAN:

Sign here, please Thanks.

SECRETARY:

Thats gross.
thing?

Who sent you that

BANK MANAGER #TWO:

I dont know.
note

There isnt any

EXT. STREET/INT. WALKERS TRUCK

C.D.:

Howdy.

WALKER:

C.D., what the heck are you doing

here?

C.D.:

Mobley was my friend, too, Cordell.

Besides, thats my bank over there.
And you cant stop me from making a
deposit.

WALKER:

C.D

INT. WALKERS TRUCK

WALKER:

Damn

INT. ORSONS TRUCK

ORSON:

Is everybody in position?

MANS VOICE:

Affirmative.

ORSON:

Stand by.

Were counting down.

INT. SOUTHERN STAR BANK

BANK MANAGER #TWO:

Margaret, cover for me. Im going

across the street for a minute.

INT. VAN
CAPTAIN:

EXT. STREET

Its going down. Its here, like I

told you. I need every unit to the
Southern Star Bank. Now!

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POLICEMAN:

We gotta go Go, go

INT. WALKERS TRUCK

RAY:

(I had a dream last night. You

were all alone on a desert, and it
became dark. Black like the
spider. It was only noon and the
sun was gone. Be careful, nephew.)

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ACT SIX
EXT. BANK
BANK ROBBERS:

Come on, lets go Move, move, move

it! Go, go, go Come on, go, go,
go!

INT. BANK NO DIALOGUE

EXT. STREET
C.D.:

Cordell!

POLICEMAN:

(All right, spread out, spread

out)

WALKER:

C.D., youll be the death of me

yet.

C.D.:

I dont see you bleeding.

get that shaving.

WALKER:

Is it bad?

C.D.:

No, no.

WALKER:

Here, put this around it.

I didnt

EXT. ANOTHER STREET

JIMMY:

Its a bomb. This is a diversion

get back to Walker at LaMar and
Seventh! Everybody, move! Tom,
come on, let me take that car!

INT. BANK
BANK ROBBER:

Nobody move, nobody gets hurt.

Stay on the ground and keep your
mouth shut! Nobody moves!

BANK ROBBER #TWO:

Come on!

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EXT. STREET
ORSON:

Do it now

INT. BANK
MANS VOICE:

All right, everybody out now.

Quickly. Lets go. Come on, come
on. Lets go, ladies. Come on
Hurry, hurry, come on

EXT. STREET
C.D.:

Hold it! Hold it!

Get on the
ground right now! Do it!

J.J.:

Who the hell are you anyway?

C.D.:

C.D. Parker, Texas Ranger.

Retired. Well, semi-retired.

WALKER:

Halt! Texas Ranger!

arrest!

JIMMY:

Drop your weapons Give it up now!

Drop your weapons!

RAY:

(Spider that lives on his hand,

its black. It could kill.)

WALKER:

Texas Ranger!

JIMMY:

Damn I liked this pair.

C.D.:

Oh, that was great work, son. I

wish Cordell could have seen that.

JIMMY:

Why disillusion him?

ORSON:

Youre Walker, huh?

WALKER:

Good guess.

ORSON:

They tell me youre the best.

WALKER:

Oh, yeah? What do you think?

Having fun yet? This is for
Mobley

Youre under

Here, take this.

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INT. RODEO
ANNOUNCER:

Lets hear it for our clown,

volunteer clown

ALEX:

James, is that you?

JIMMY:

It aint Bozo, Counselor.

WALKER:

Do you know anything about this

clown stuff, Trivet?

JIMMY:

You know, I dont understand what

the big deal is. All you gotta do
is a little dance then jump in that
barrel and watch the carnage. Nice
show.

ALEX:

This is definitely not a

recreational sport.

WALKER:

This bull here, hell kick hard and

hell kick high. He belly rolls
and hes got a lot of guts

ALEX:

That one looks horrible.

WALKER:

Hes a bad one, all right. Hes

called the Terminator. The thing
with him, you dont know what hes
going to do. Very unpredictable
bull. And when you go off of him,
you gotta be really careful, cause
hell put a horn right through you.

ANNOUNCER:

Okay, good people, heres what

youve been waiting for. Riding
for the Childrens Relief Fund, our
own Cordell Walker.

ALEX:

Listen to them, youre a celebrity.

C.D.:

Hey, Cordell, you better do good

out there. You got your whole fan
club watching you.

ANNOUNCER:

Okay, folks, if you got a weak

heart, you better go home, cause
the next man out of the chute is
Cordell Walker, riding two thousand

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pounds of death and destruction;
the ever fearsome Terminator.
WALKER:

I should have known.

C.D.:

Hey, you dont have to blow a

gasket. How do you think we got
all these people, make all that
money?

WALKER:

If I live through this, C.D.,

youre a dead man.

ANNOUNCER:

Thank you, Big Bob. Well, folks,

this is the highlight of the
evening. The event youve all been
waiting for; Cordell Walker, riding
the Terminator. For you. Thats
right

WALKER:

Got it Loosen it up Okay, Doug

Okay Okay, boys

JIMMY:

You didnt stay on very long.

WALKER:

I only needed eight seconds.

JIMMY:

Hey, does that mean hes gonna

charge?

WALKER:

Shove and run, Trivette!

JIMMY:

Hey, you got my name right.

THE END