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[BARKING]

[WHINING]

[BARKING] MAN: Hey, how're y'all doing?

[WHINES]

Good boy.

[GLASS SHATTERS]

[ALARM BLARING]

[BARKS]

Hey, come on. [KISSY NOISES]

[BARKS]

CLERK: That'll be it for you?

Yeah. That'll cover it. Thanks.

Come on, Lucky. [WHINES]

[BARKS]

[WHINING]

"To my dearest daughter, Sarah.

"I hope your birthday is as special as you.

"Sorry I can't be there to share it with you,

"but between running the business

"and keeping up the house,

"it seems impossible to find the time."

[LUCKY WHINING]

Like you never tell a lie?

[WHINING]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Let us gather all this stuff up

and take it out there to the house.

Now, I made some loose assignments.

Alex, I'd kind of like for you to greet the homeless people

and make them feel good.

You know what I mean. Sure, C.D.

Beside that, you're the prettiest.

Cordell, will you take over the barbecue and chili pit?

Right. Barbecue and chili pits...

What kind of Thanksgiving is that?

A Texas kind.

There's nothing Baltimore-ish about it.

Father, you have done one hell of a job.

Every business between here and the border

contributed as much as they could.

Hey, getting these people back on their feet and working

is something everybody wanted to support.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

Father Blake.

Hey, Big Dog, what am I in charge of?

You're vice president in charge of small items.

Okay.

Small items? Dishes!

I see.

Anything wrong?

Oh, there have been some problems

with the property for the job training center.

Problems?

It's nothing I can't handle.

I'll get the homeless that job training center.

Okay. If you need my help, let me know.

You can count on it.

He's right over here, Father.

I don't know what's wrong with him,

but he said he needed some help.

He mentioned your name,

so I figured maybe you and he was friends or something.

He's right over here, Father. Right over here.

You, um, you go on ahead.

Hey... are you all right?

I'm good.

Thanks for asking.

Wait a minute. What is this?

Ah, you should have backed off when you had the chance.

[GROANS]

[BARKS]

[SNARLING]

[EXHALES SHARPLY] Sorry, Padre.

Business is business.

Hey, what are you guys doing?

[BARKING AND SNARLING]

[GROANS]

Get him off of me!

[WHIMPERING]

Ow!

Let's get out of here.

[LUCKY WHIMPERING]

[THEME SONG PLAYING]

* In the eyes of a Ranger *

* The unsuspectin' stranger *

* Had better know the truth of wrong from right *

* 'Cause the eyes of the Ranger are upon you *

* Any wrong you do he's gonna see *

* When you're in Texas look behind you *

* 'Cause that's where the Ranger's gonna be *

[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

Can you step back? Step back, please.

We have an injured person.

Please.

Fractured his skull.

We got no witnesses, except somebody said

they saw two homeless men running from here.

Homeless?

That's what they said.

So, how's the dog?

Uh, he's got a little cut on his head.

He'll be okay.

Okay. [LUCKY GROWLING]

Hey, boy, did you do this?

What's up?

Well, this was torn off of somebody's shirt,

so maybe we have a witness here.

[WHIMPERING]

There goes your witness. Yeah.

[BARKING]

This where you live, boy?

[WHINING]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

"Sarah Coolidge... 143 Elm Street."

"J. Belmont."

Well, boy...

If you saw what happened,

maybe your master did, too.

Let's go find him.

Come on.

Hey! Hey! Hey, get off the car!

No problem, Mr. Chadwick.

Thought you guys were supposed to be the best.

Look, I'm paying you a hell of a lot of money

to take care of this for me.

I do not appreciate the loose ends.

Look, we'll take care of that homeless man.

And if the priest comes to,

we'll take him out for good.

I do not want to have this discussion with you again.

You won't, Mr. Chadwick.

[CAR ENGINE STARTS]

[KEYBOARD CLACKING]

[PHONE RINGING]

[FAX MACHINE CONNECTING]

Hey! That's my bagel!

CORDELL: Okay, thanks, Doctor. Let me know if there's any change.

How's Father Blake?

Still unconscious.

Anything on the envelope?

Address. No city. No zip code.

A zillion Elm streets, man.

It's like looking for a needle in a haystack.

When we get the information back off the dog tags,

maybe we'll have a place to start.

Came in from Forensics.

No fingerprints on the two-by-four.

At C.D.'s, Father Blake got a phone call. Remember that?

Mm-hmm.

You think you can trace it?

It was a cellular. Yeah, I can get at it.

Yeah, he said something about having some problems

with the property for the homeless.

Why don't you see if you can find out

if anyone else was interested in that property?

Sure thing.

What are you going to do?

Well, I'm gonna try to find J. Belmont.

Come on, boy.

[BARKS]

Come on. [SNARLS]

DOC: Be still. I'm almost through now.

Put your hand there.

SOLDIER: Being stuck by you is worse than getting shot.

Well, thank you.

Almost finished?

Eh, quit whining.

There you go.

Little rest now,

shoot, you'll be out dancing in the street.

Is your family still in town?

They're here on the other side of town.

Yeah? You see them?

I see them driving by,

but sometimes...

Mostly, they just keep on driving like I'm invisible.

[CHUCKLES]

That's what I gotta be maybe,

a little invisible... Oh!

Hey, hey! Whoa, whoa!

Hold up there, huh?

Better get you some rest here. [CHUCKLES]

No. I gotta go find Lucky. He's gonna be scared.

Yeah. Sorry I can't get you nothin' for that pain.

Yeah, me, too.

Thanks, Doc.

Do you think he'll come back here?

No, but I figure we need a place to start.

Looking through his shack ought to be one.

Good idea, except for one thing.

The shack ain't there no more.

Fine time for city beautification, huh?

Yeah.

J. Belmont, ever heard of him?

Have you seen this dog before?

Wait, wait a minute.

You're that... You're that Texas Ranger fella.

I know you. You're, uh... Walker.

That's right. Walker, yeah.

I knew I knew you.

What's your name? Arty.

Nice to meet you, Arty.

Nice to meet you.

This is Ranger Walker.

He's a friend of Father Blake.

How's he doing? He's holding his own.

Oh, he's a great man, that Father Blake.

Have they got the guys that done it yet?

Not yet. Arty, do you know a guy by the name of J. Belmont?

I think he owns this dog.

ARTY: J. Belmont...

Gee, I'm sorry, Ranger. I never heard of anyone named J. Belmont.

Oh, excuse me.

Luis doesn't like to talk much.

[WHISPERING]

Luis told me he doesn't know nothing about any J. Belmont,

but, but that dog, he says that dog belongs to a fella

that calls himself "Soldier."

"Soldier"? Yeah.

Uh, Luis says he lives right over near

where Father Blake got hurt.

Hmm. When's the last time Luis saw him?

Uh...

[WHISPERING]

He, he says he hasn't seen him in a couple of days.

But he told me something else.

What's that?

He told me that this fella Soldier,

he's kind of an odd one.

He, he keeps pretty much to himself,

but he told me that he really loves that dog,

and they're inseparable.

And he said, if'n you ever see them

and they're not together,

something bad must have happened to him.

Okay. Thanks, Arty, Luis.

Oh, Ranger?

Yeah?

You know,

I wasn't always like this.

I used to be somebody.

You still are, Arty.

[LUCKY WHINES]

SOLDIER: Lucky?

[WHISTLES]

Lucky?

Lucky! Here, boy!

Where's my home?

[CRYING]

He goes by the name of Soldier on the street,

but his real name is Jack Belmont.

Jack Belmont? [CELL PHONE RINGS]

Yeah. Does that ring a bell?

No. I can't get a finger on it.

Trivette.

Yeah. He was with the 2nd Division in Korea,

back in '51 and '52.

Huh. That's when I was there. That's my old outfit. Let me see that.

TRIVETTE: Yeah. Hmm...

Inchon, Panmunjom, Pusan.

Why, this could be my folder.

Except, looky here.

MacArthur gave him the Silver Star.

Why, this old boy's a bona fide hero.

Shame an old boy like that gets decorated by his country

and has to sleep on the street.

Yeah, it sure is.

Got the number on the guy that called Father Blake.

Chadwick. Clark Chadwick.

The contractor?

Real estate developer.

You fellas know this guy?

Yeah. We've investigated this guy before.

Strong-arm stuff, but nothing ever stuck.

Had his eye on some property

that Father Blake was planning to use

for a job training center.

I don't get this.

If Chadwick wanted the property,

why doesn't he just buy it?

Father Blake couldn't have paid that much for it.

Father Blake didn't pay anything for it. It was a gift.

He's not going to sell it to some big shot like Chadwick

because he wants a job training center for the homeless.

Looks like Father Blake's heart

is just a little bit bigger than Chadwick's wallet.

Well, right now, we've got to find Jack Belmont.

[SIREN WAILING]

CLARK: Mark, we need an answer.

MARK: Um, Toledo, Clark.

CLARK: Toledo. Is that your final answer?

MARK: Yeah, Toledo.

CLARK: Let's see.

[BUZZER] AUDIENCE: Aww!

No, go ahead.

We're looking for a homeless guy used to live around here.

Old guy, had a dog?

What you want him for?

Hey, no problem. [LAUGHING NERVOUSLY]

Ain't none of my business.

I'm okay with that.

Yeah.

Put word on the street, huh?

Whoever helps me find him gets five large.

You're laying out $5,000 to find this guy?

Right.

Whoo.

He's as good as got.

[TV CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]

[MACHINE GUN FIRING]

[PEOPLE SHOUTING]

SOLDIER: We need help over here! Get a medic!

Help! We need a medic over here!

Oh...

[WHINING]

What is it, boy? Huh?

What's the matter?

[WHINING]

Go back to sleep. Go on. Lay down.

[WHIMPERING]

Soldier.

It's all right, man.

It's all right, Soldier. Everything gonna be all right.

It's never gonna be all right.

Nightmares again?

Sometimes it helps to talk about these things.

I'm no psychologist,

but I'm a hell of a good listener.

Why don't you tell me what happened over there?

Okay, I'll tell you.

My platoon was on a routine patrol.

We got caught in the crossfire.

No place to run or hide.

Kids kept going down around me, screaming.

Then a grenade goes off.

I get up.

There's a buddy from high school laying on top of me

with his eyes open.

So,

when I get back, they give me a chest full of medals

which I never felt.

All I remember is screams.

Why me, Doc? Why was I

left alive?

Who do I owe?

Can't no man answer that, Soldier.

Nobody but God.

[LUCKY BARKING]

Well, boy, let's go find Soldier, huh?

Hey, that's the guy Weasel was talking about.

All we gotta do is bring him to Weasel,

and he'll give us each 50 bucks.

Hey! Hey, you! Come here!

Come here!

[BARKS]

Come on, boy. [BARKING]

Come on.

Come on. [WHINING]

What is it?

[BARKS]

"Lucky." Are you Lucky?

All right. Okay.

Well, Lucky,

let's go find Doc at St. Stephen's.

Come on, come on. Let's move it up here now.

Little closer. Keep coming.

If you want to eat, stay in line.

I don't know how long it's gonna take.

You'll get it.

Get in there. Let's go.

[BARKS]

Hey, what you doing with Lucky?

[WHINING]

You know Lucky's owner?

That's Soldier's dog. Hi, boy.

Know where I can find Soldier?

Soldier in some kind of trouble?

No, no trouble. I just need to find him.

Can't help you, Ranger.

I'm sorry I can't help you. I wish I could.

I really do.

Soldier, you know, he pretty well keep to himself,

and I haven't seen him around in a couple of days.

Mm-hmm. How about Doc?

Oh, yeah, Doc been around.

You might want to check inside.

Okay, thanks a lot.

[BARKS]

Hey! That dog can't go in there.

This dog can.

[BARKS]

Well, hi there, Lucky. How you doin'?

Where's Soldier?

That's what I'm trying to find out.

Do you have any idea where I can find him?

Haven't seen him in a couple of days.

Have we, Tom? Uh-uh.

How about Doc?

Anybody here seen Doc?

MAN: Not me. WOMAN: No.

No. Not me. Haven't seen him.

Okay. Thanks a lot.

Come on, Lucky. Let's go.

Pick it up.

It isn't mine.

I didn't say that.

I just said pick it up.

You pick it up.

What did you say?

I said, you pick it up.

That's all right. I'll pick.

Keep your hands off me!

Stay, Lucky.

You like to slap people?

Let's see if I like it.

[HOWLING]

Who are these guys?

Ex-cons on work release.

Hear you been looking for Doc.

That's right. I am.

You found him.

Heard about what happened to Father Blake.

He a friend of yours?

Yeah, he is.

Word on the street is, he's not gonna make it.

Well, he's got a pretty big fella in his corner.

You right about that.

Father Blake, he help these people out 'round here a lot.

Lord knows, they can use all the help they can get.

My, my, my!

The setup in here, we talkin' the Taj Mahal.

Watch this.

Hey, Soldier!

Hey, you old coot! Come on out of there, boy!

Got somebody want to meet you!

Hey, Soldier! Hey!

[WHINING]

Lucky, you're back.

Hey, boy, are you okay?

[MILITARY MOVIE ON TV]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Did you find him?

Not exactly,

but I found somebody who can.

Where exactly can we find this Doc?

Well... ahem, I hate to mention it,

but there is a question of, you know, money.

Don't you worry about the money.

Now, you give us the info and you'll get paid.

Well, he's, uh, [CLEARS THROAT]

he's got himself a place next to the dumpster near the hospital.

Good. Good.

Pay the man.

[GROANS]

SOLDIER: Hey, C.D., I want to thank you

for letting us use your spare room.

Well, if a veteran can't do for a veteran...

[BARKS] Hey!

Look at you two.

DOC: Who is it?

I'm looking for Doc.

What you want?

This is my friend. He's hurting bad.

What's the matter with him?

Well, he's just got a bad pain.

Where? Here!

Why would they beat up on a man like Father Blake,

a decent fella?

Yeah, I know what you mean.

You think you can ID those guys?

Sure I can. I might be a little batty,

but I still got 20/20.

You think they're still around?

I don't know. If they are, Cordell will find them.

But he may need your testimony to put 'em away.

Well, you can count on me. I don't like people pushing other people around.

[BARKS] Oh, my goodness.

Looks like somebody needs to go for a walk.

No, I'm okay. Oh, you mean--

Yeah. [CHUCKLES]

[YAWNS]

Boy.

[COUGHS]

[OWL HOOTING]

You got any children?

Yeah. I got a daughter.

You stay in touch with her?

No.

She deserves a lot better than I can give.

Well, maybe she can help.

Listen, C.D.,

I appreciate your concern. I really do.

I just don't want her worrying over me.

I figure I owe her that much, at least.

Maybe you just owe her the truth.

The truth?

I could have sent her a birthday card

saying, "Dear Sarah, I hope you have a good day.

"I'm having a great week fishing cans out of the garbage

"to feed the dog and me."

Look, C.D., in this world, sometimes, uh,

the truth ain't hardly a kindness.

Where is he?!

I told you,

I ain't tellin' you diddly squat!

Oh, no, no, no, Doc.

You'll tell us.

And you'll tell us everything.

It's all the way you combine the potatoes and the meat.

[CHUCKLES] Did you get plenty?

Oh, sure did. Good. Good.

TRIVETTE: Big Dog!

[LUCKY BARKS]

Yeah. Come on in, Jimmy.

[DOOR SQUEAKS]

What's wrong?

Soldier.

I got some bad news.

They found Doc this morning

beaten to death.

C.D.: Good Lord.

I want all this done by tomorrow.

We're behind schedule. You got that?

Yes, sir. Good.

Oh, great.

Ranger Walker, it's been a while.

Not long enough, Chadwick.

What do you want, Walker?

Well, your hit men made a mistake.

They left a witness, and I've got him.

I don't know what you're talking about.

You will, when I catch 'em.

And believe me, I will.

Then I'm coming after you.

You know, Walker, one of these days,

you're going to end up in a situation

where that badge isn't going to protect you.

You're all wrong about that, Chadwick.

The only thing protecting you is this badge.

You get off of my property!

[SCREAMS]

Get him!

Get him!

You get him.

Wimp.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

Trivette. WALKER: Trivette.

I think I just pushed Chadwick's button.

Bring Soldier down.

Is that them?

I think so.

Gotta get closer.

Okay. Let's get closer.

Stay, Lucky.

WALKER: Hold up, you two.

Turn around.

Soldier?

Yeah, they're the guys.

You are a dead man.

I've been dead a long time, fella.

Come on.

ALEX: The Feds have been after these guys for years.

But every time they've managed to get something on them,

the witnesses have disappeared.

Thanks to you, these fellas are right where they belong.

See, once a hero, always a hero.

Where's Walker? He should have been here by now.

What?

Um, he's, he's attending to something

some business.

[SIGHS]

[TORMENTED CRYING]

[WHINES]

[DISTORTED VOICES]

Oh.

[YIPS]

C.D. ain't right,

'cause I ain't no hero. [SOBS]

There was better men than me out there on the field,

much better.

And they're all dead.

And it happens every place I go.

And I don't want it no more, Lucky.

I don't want it no more. Okay?

C.D. will take care of you.

[LUCKY WHINING]

You watch over him

like you do me, okay?

[WHINING]

Do you have any idea why Soldier took off?

Yep. It was my fault, all the damn war talk.

No. Come on, you opened your home to him.

You did all you could, Big Dog.

You got to find him,

otherwise these guys are gonna be gone.

You know, I'm not so sure.

They know Soldier can identify them.

As long as he's alive, he can testify against 'em.

That's it. They'll go after him.

Jimmy, you gotta find this guy.

[PHONE RINGS]

Yeah, Trivette.

You did?

All right. I'm right on it.

Got a line on where Soldier is. Come on.

[BARKS]

Hey, Soldier.

All right, Lucky.

Come on.

Come on, come on, come on.

Let's go find Soldier.

[MEN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

You seen Soldier?

Up them stairs.

Soldier! [LUCKY BARKS]

Get him out of here.

[LUCKY BARKS]

Go, boy. Get outta here!

Go!

[WHINES]

Don't come any closer, Trivette.

Come on, now. You don't want to do that.

It's all I got

to end the nightmare.

TRIVETTE: Yeah, you just need a little help now, don't you?

[SOBBING]

It's too late for that.

Now, give me some dignity. Turn your back.

[LUCKY BARKING] Hold on, Soldier!

Look, I got somebody coming that wants to see you.

SOLDIER: Please, man, there's no one I want to see.

Not even me, Daddy?

I've imagined this moment a thousand times.

It's really you.

I found you.

Daddy, look at me.

Let it be, Sarah.

Please, honey, I can't take no more.

SARAH: I've been looking for you all my life.

If you think I can let it be, I can't.

Daddy.

Daddy, remember when I was a little girl,

and you used to hold me on your shoulder?

And I'd be so proud,

and you said you would always be there,

that you would never leave me.

I remember too much, baby.

My friends keep dying over and over.

It wasn't your time.

You were needed at home.

In the Bible,Isaiah says,

"The living, the living.

"He thanks thee as I do this day."

There's nothin' left, baby.

You've got your love, Daddy.

That's all I need.

Please, Daddy, come home.

I can't, Sarah.

I really can't.

Does this mean Ashley will never know her grandfather?

Whoa. [LUCKY WHINING]

[SIGHS]

Looks like your Ma.

[SOBBING]

I love you, Daddy.

Here you go. Happy Thanksgiving.

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]

MAN: Happy Thanksgiving to all of you.

Yeah. Looks like this is going to work. You bet!

Get you some more of them ribs. All right.

Yes, sir.

Hey, Ron, how you doin'?

Come on, Eddy. Eat 'em up, baby. Eat 'em up.

Come on, Daddy. You can do better than that.

I don't want nothin' left here. Eat 'em up.

Well, Padre, it looks like this is going to be a reality for you.

Thanks to Soldier and all of you folks.

The hit men gave up Chadwick.

He's already been taken into custody.

All right. Something else to be thankful for.

[HONKING]

WOMAN: Oh, Soldier!

Hey, everybody.

Look, we couldn't leave without saying good-bye.

We've decided to take him back to Pennsylvania with us.

He's agreed. Oh, terrific.

Thank you for bringing him back home to us.

It was God's will, Sarah.

Well, I'll thank Him in my prayers,

but you get a kiss.

Thanks. EVERYBODY: Aww!

Thank you, Walker.

Okay. Everybody, take it easy, huh?

ALL: Bye. C.D.: Hey, Jack,

You're not about to leave.

We've got to feed you some of this Texas barbecue.

Jimmy, cut up some of this brisket for him, will you?

Yeah. Come on, let's go eat.

Let's eat.

There you go. Right.

One for you, too.

One for you and one for you and one for me.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving.

MAN 1: Happy Thanksgiving.

MAN 2: Hey, Happy Thanksgiving to you all.

Let's see, aren't we missing someone?

Huh? [WHISTLES]

[BARKS]

Hey. [ALL LAUGHING]

Grr!

Grr!

* 'Cause the eyes of the Ranger are upon you *

* Any wrong you do he's gonna see *

* When you're in Texas look behind you *

* 'Cause that's where the Ranger's gonna be *