Original subtitles

All right.

Let's go.

OK, Trivette and I will take point.

Sergeant McKay, you and your men take the alley.

Remember-- we're dealing with Rafer Cobb.

Who's always armed and always dangerous.

So be prepared.

OK, let's go.

MAN: That's it, boys. Heads up, guys.

- I see it! - Move, move, move!

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Here we go.

Watch it!

[MAN SHOUTING]

Come on, the cops are outside.

Hold it, Cobb!

Outta my way, or she dies!

Drop the guns!

Drop the guns!

Drop the guns!

Get in.

MAN: I got it. I got it.

Don't move. Right there.

Yeah, got 'em upstairs.

We're secure here.

MAN: Don't look at me.

Face on the floor.

[RATS SQUEAKING]

Oh, man...

Whew. What's that smell?

Oh, God, I don't believe this.

I'm gonna get an ambulance.

It's OK, son.

Everything's OK.

See, I'm a policeman.

See?

OK...

It's gonna be all right, son.

It's gonna be all right, OK?

It's all right now. Come on.

Come on, now.

Come on, now.

No telling how long he was locked in that closet.

They gave him food, but...

They wouldn't even let him out to go to the bathroom.

I can't even imagine how traumatic that must have been.

He's not saying a word to any of us.

All he does is hold on to that picture.

Mind if I go try and talk to him?

He's right there.

Hi.

Remember me?

That your mom?

Why, she sure is pretty.

Hey, you've got her nose and eyes.

You know what I'm good at?

I'm good at guessing names.

And I'll bet you

I can guess your mom's name.

You wanna see me? Watch.

Her name is...

Betty. Right?

Ellen.

Oh, Ellen.

Well, yeah...

Yeah, she looks like an Ellen, too.

I didn't do too good that time, did I?

Let's see if I can guess your name.

Now don't tell me. Let me think here.

Hmm. I'll bet your name is...

Jimmy, right?

I bet your name is Jimmy.

Lucas.

Lucas?

Oh, well, I'm batting zero here, aren't I?

Know what this says?

I can't read.

Well, it says Texas Ranger.

You're a Texas Ranger?

Sure am.

Name's Cordell Walker.

Nice to meet you, Lucas.

Ranger Walker?

I'll be right back, Lucas.

The test results have come back.

It's not good news.

I knew this was a possibility,

what with the syringes they found in the house.

Considering the mother's drug use,

the boy was no doubt born with it.

AIDS?

Yeah.

[THEME MUSIC PLAYS]

* 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 *

How's he doing. Doctor?

Not well.

He's still not saying anything to anyone,

and he won't eat.

[SQUEAKING]

Morning, Lucas.

Not hungry, huh?

I'll tell you what--

I'm starving.

Can I have a bite or two?

Mmm.

Good.

Oh, by the way, I've got a surprise for you.

A surprise?

Mm-hmm. Tell you what.

You have a bite or two of your breakfast,

and I'll give it to you, all right?

Is that a deal?

How 'bout it?

Well, I'm full.

Me, too.

The surprise?

Oh, that's right. The surprise.

Your very own Texas Ranger badge.

For me?

Yep.

Now you're officially a Texas Ranger...

except we have to swear you in.

So raise your right hand.

OK, repeat after me--

I will uphold...

I will uphold...

the duties...

the duties...

of a Texas Ranger.

of a Texas Ranger.

I promise.

I promise.

OK, now it's official.

You know what that means, though?

What?

That means we're partners.

Really?

Mm-hmm. Yep.

* A rose across a flickering light *

* A brave face *

* Cold and wide *

* A voice hushed by heaven's right *

* All too soon *

* Fool am I *

* To go round this life meaning to dream dreams *

* Not worth dreaming while angels of death *

* Are silently scheming *

* Why one so young and tender *

- * Crushed like a rose in December * - I knew you could do it!

* Lost forever and ever *

* Alone *

Mom... help me.

Mom... Mom...

I want the chemicals for the new lab by the end of the week,

or you know what'll happen.

LUCAS: Mom...

Lucas, honey...

Rafer, where's my boy?

You heard what I want.

Get it done, or disappear.

Rafer, where is Lucas?

I told you a hundred times

in the last three days.

We had to leave him.

What do you mean?

I mean we had cops coming out of the woodwork.

Everywhere, rangers.

So you just left my baby?

Oh, my God. I can't believe you would do that.

It was us or the kid,

so it didn't take much thinking on my part.

I don't want to hear about him again!

[SNIFFING]

Ahh...

Hi, Doctor.

Hey. He's waiting-- as usual.

Hey, big guy, you ready to go?

Sure am.

Well, not quite.

Now you are.

Wow!

Thanks, Walker.

You're welcome. Let's ramble.

All right. Let's ramble.

Ohh...

See ya, little Walker.

Adios, Doc.

This is great!

Heh heh. It sure is.

My mom would like it out here.

I'm sure she would.

Have you found out anything

about my mom yet, Walker?

Not yet, Lucas,

but I will.

I'm real worried about her.

Well, I'm sure she's worried about you, too.

Yeah.

Well, I hope you find her soon,

'cause that Rafer...

that Rafer Cobb,

he hits her all the time.

That's not right, is it?

No, that's not right.

And he hit me, too...

sometimes...

when I tried to stop him from hurtin' my mom.

He just got tired of hitting me, I guess.

Threw me in the closet.

Locked the door.

He'll never hurt you again, Lucas.

I promise.

We're partners.

That's right.

Partners stick together.

True to the end.

Yeah.

True to the end.

Come on, Ranger, giddy-up.

Come on, you heard him, Ranger.

Let's go.

Come on...

Doctor, you read about tremendous advances in AIDS research.

Isn't there anything they can do for Lucas?

I'm afraid his condition is too advanced,

but we'll continue to do all we can.

You gonna tell him?

When the time is right.

I think he's got enough on his shoulders right now.

What about you, Walker?

How are you doing?

I just wish I could do more for him.

Now that you mention it, um...

and since you are about the closest thing

that Lucas has to a next of kin,

day after tomorrow, Lucas is being transferred

to the county foster care facility.

Would you explain that to him?

He trusts you.

Is that the only choice he has?

The facility is a top-notch center.

But, Walker, I don't want to go to that place.

You won't know until you try.

Dr. Woods says it's a top-notch place.

But I want to stay with you.

You know what this reminds me of, Lucas?

It reminds me of...

the time I lost my parents.

Your parents?

I was a little older than you when they died.

And you got sent someplace? Like me?

I sure did. I got sent to a place

called the Santa Rosa Orphanage.

I'd been staying with the sheriff and his wife,

and didn't want to leave them,

but the state said I had to be in an orphanage

until they could find a next of kin.

I felt as alone as could be.

And you know, Lucas,

it wasn't half as bad as I thought it would be.

Really?

Yep.

Guess we'd better go then.

OK.

I'm going to miss you, Lucas.

You're precious.

Thank you, Walker.

It looks OK here.

Yeah, it looks fine, Lucas.

Will you come and see me?

Oh, you bet I will.

We're partners, aren't we?

Yeah.

WOMAN: Ranger Walker.

Hi.

Hi. You must be Lucas.

I'm Kate Martin.

I'm the boss lady around this joint.

Welcome.

Do you want to take a look around, Lucas?

Don't go, Walker.

Lucas, I'll come see you as often as I can.

But it's important that I find your mom, isn't it?

Yeah, that's important.

You promise to come and see me?

Of course I promise.

Lucas, you have some friends to meet.

Hold it! Texas Rangers!

Hold it!

TRIVETTE: Turn around. Turn around!

RANGER: And hands up against the wall!

Turn around.

You know this woman? Her name's Ellen Simms.

[LAUGHS]

Want a date, Ranger?

She lives with Rafer Cobb.

The old Ranger's pretty hard up, huh, Sammy?

You think it's funny?

Ooh, easy, Ranger, easy.

Easy! Ah, I was just kidding.

Well, I'm not.

Get him out of here.

This thing with Lucas is starting to really get to you.

I've got to find his mother, Trivette.

How many times have you told me you can't afford

to get emotionally involved with your assignments?

Tell Lucas that.

Ranger Walker.

Evidently, a few of the older kids

overheard some staff talking about Lucas' AIDS.

And, uh, they scared the younger boys and girls

into believing that he would give them a disease

and they would all die.

He doesn't understand why they're all avoiding him.

And I really don't know what to do.

I do.

Hey, partner.

Walker!

We're out of here.

Send me whatever needs to be signed

and all his medications.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

Here, take the reins, Lucas.

You mean it?

Yep, but be firm now.

But don't jerk or pull.

Just hold her back.

That's it. That's it.

OK, good.

That's it.

There we go.

- Hold him back. - Gosh!

He's doing what I tell him.

Yeah, well, you're a natural-born cowboy.

[HORSE NEIGHS]

Yee-haw!

You know that place I was at, Walker?

It was pretty awful.

Nobody would play with me there, you know?

Well, I've got a confession to make, Lucas.

That orphanage where I was at--

that was pretty awful, too.

It was?

Mm-hmm.

So, you see, you and I are a lot alike.

Really?

Yeah, those kids wouldn't play with me, either.

Wow.

But being a loner doesn't mean you have to be alone.

How do you do that?

WALKER: Before he died, my father had begun to teach me

about tracking, hunting, and fishing,

and how a man isn't really alone ever.

There's all kinds of friends

everywhere you look for them.

Animals who share the earth with us

and who can teach us a lot.

I wanted to fly, too.

I wanted to go far away.

And even though I couldn't,

it made me feel better to see those that could.

My father taught me many things.

Most important is to like myself.

So if you're going to spend time alone,

you'd better like yourself, right?

Right.

[BIRD SQUAWKS]

[SQUAWK]

You're right, Walker.

You're never really alone. Not ever.

That's right.

Will you teach me about animals and all, Walker? Will you?

Well, if that's what you want.

That'd be great. When?

Well, is tomorrow too soon?

OK.

It's almost 6:00.

We'd better get back to the ranch.

You see, like that.

Looking at the sun and knowing what time it is.

That's what I want to know.

All that stuff.

Everything?

Well, that's an awful lot.

Yeah, but I got my whole life, right?

Yeah, right.

You sure do.

Hi. I'm Sharon Stafford

from the Dallas Sun Times.

What can I do for you?

Well, I'd like to do a story with a few pictures

about you and Lucas here.

Hiya, Lucas.

Hi.

Come on.

Lucas, why don't you take Ranger around, cool him off?

All right.

What kind of a story?

About you and Lucas.

About why you've become the boy's guardian

while you look for his mother.

Now, a story like that with pictures could help find her.

[HORSE NEIGHS]

I don't think so.

Ranger Walker, I know that Lucas has AIDS,

and I promise not to mention it.

The story will focus solely on the search for his mother.

I'm going to take your word for that.

I won't let you down.

Hey, Lucas.

How about a picture with you guys and the horse?

OK. His name's Ranger.

OK, with Ranger. How about it?

Great. Great. Hold it right there.

Oh, Lucas.

I miss you so much.

Look at you.

You're such a big boy.

So handsome.

My baby. Oh, Lucas. I miss you so much.

My little boy's getting--

Shut up!

Can't you see all this

little-boy-lost stuff

is just a trick to pull you into the open

so this Ranger Walker guy

can get his hooks on me?

Me, baby. They want me.

And they're using your kid to lay a trap.

Well, let me tell you something.

Both you and the kid will die

before Rafer Cobb goes down.

Understand?

Huh?

[COUGHS]

Yeah!

There you go. Eat.

Hey!

She's hungry, Lucas.

She's eating for two.

Eating for two?

Mm-hmm. Yeah, she's going to have a foal.

A baby horse.

Look how big her belly is.

Yeah, jeez!

You mean, the baby horse is inside there right now?

Mm-hmm. Here, lay that down.

Come feel. Feel the belly.

Something moved.

The foal?

Mm-hmm. Yeah, I think she's wanting out.

Wow!

Yeah, wow.

[HORSE NEIGHS]

Is Lady going to have her baby?

Yeah, any minute now.

Do you want to help?

Yeah.

Come around here...

And you can soothe her, OK?

Tell her everything's going to be OK.

- Good, Lady. - That-a-girl.

Nice, Lady.

Here she comes, Lucas.

Here he comes.

Oh, yeah, there we go.

Good girl, Lady.

That's a girl.

That's it.

Come on, girl, keep going.

Here we go.

Here it comes.

Here he comes.

Here comes the head.

Come on, Lady.

LUCAS: That-a-girl.

Here she comes.

A real miracle, isn't it, Lucas?

Yeah.

OK, here she comes.

That-a-girl, Lady.

That's it, girl.

Come on.

There she is.

OK, move back, Lucas. Let's let her up.

OK, let her up, Lucas.

Come on. Come on. There we go.

Hey!

All right. There, go on. Go to your mom.

Boy, she's hungry, isn't she?

Yeah, she is.

Keep your eyes closed.

Stepping down.

Whoops! Got them closed?

Yeah.

OK. All right.

Can I look now, Walker?

Yeah, you can open them up.

He's all yours.

Wow! Honest to goodness?

Honest to goodness.

Let's get on him.

Congratulations, Lucas.

He's a beauty, isn't he?

Yeah.

What you going to name him, son?

Little Ranger.

Good choice.

Here you go, cowboy.

Thanks, Walker.

You're welcome, Lucas.

Well, it's pretty clear

that Lucas is coming out of his shell.

C.D.: Oh, come on, now, Alex. He's a boy,

and he's going to raise a certain amount of hell.

Yes sirree.

Ride 'em, buckaroo!

What he needs is some sensitivity and some nurturing.

Education, that's the key.

Yeah, why don't you get him some piano lessons

and mess him up real good.

I had piano lessons.

[CHUCKLING] There you are. Case and point.

You've made that little boy very happy.

LUCAS: Whoa!

I could sure use some help, guys.

I wondered when you were gonna ask.

I'm gonna show him how to do a locomotion dismount.

A locomotion dismount? That's right.

[SIGHS] Beats piano lessons.

I bet you took ballet, too, didn't you?

And how are you holding up?

You've taken on a lot of responsibility.

Well, what choice did I have?

For you, Walker,

there was no other choice.

[NEIGHS]

ELLEN'S VOICE: Lucas! Lucas, honey, is that you?

Lucas!

Mama!

Lucas, baby, is that you?

Mama!

Lucas, baby, I'm right here.

I'm right here, honey.

Here I am, honey.

Lucas, Lucas, here I am.

Come on, baby. Mama!

Come on, Lucas. That's a good boy.

Oh, yes, Lucas. Come on!

Aah!

Aah!

Aah!

It's OK, Lucas. It's OK.

It's all right. Just a bad dream.

It's just a bad dream.

OK. Everything's all right.

I don't want to go back to sleep.

Want me to tell you more about

when I was a little boy?

In the orphanage?

Well, after I got out of the orphanage.

It all began...

I was playing by myself

when Sister Margaret came looking for me.

She was grinning from ear to ear.

I think that was the first time I'd ever seen her smile.

And then I found out why.

In those days, communication out to the reservation

was real difficult.

But as soon as Uncle Ray found out about my parents' deaths,

he sent for me.

I'm your Uncle Ray.

From this day on,

until you come of age,

you'll be my responsibility.

WALKER: And just like at the orphanage,

I was different.

Word was out about my mother and father's death.

And me being half Indian and half white,

didn't make my entrance into reservation life any easier.

UNCLE RAY: You wait here.

I got to go register you as my nephew.

WALKER: Their names were Johnny Red Bear and Sam Coyote,

and they weren't mean, just curious.

What's it look like to you, Coyote?

Don't know, Red Bear, but more white-eyed than Cherokee.

That's for sure.

What are you?

Let's go, guys, break it up.

Come on, come on. Break it up.

Come on, let's get out of there. Come on.

Come on, come on, guys. Come on.

The only thing more stupid than not knowing how to fight

is not knowing when to fight.

Come on. Get back in the truck.

That kid's got guts.

A kid like him is going to need them.

Get back to your game.

What happened to Uncle Ray?

Does he live on the reservation,

or does he live around here?

No. Uncle Ray

crossed the river a few years ago.

Crossed the river?

Yeah, he passed away.

He died?

Yeah.

Yeah, you would have liked Uncle Ray.

And Uncle Ray would have really liked you.

We'd better give C.D. a call.

See how he's doing out there.

Hey, hey, all right.

* La la la la la la *

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[BEEP]

Hello.

C.D., how's it going out there?

Oh, just fine. Jim Dandy.

Everything's perfect, Cordell.

Aw, C.D., who are you kidding, man?

Lucas is probably running you ragged.

Now, what are you doing, paying off piano lessons?

Well, do you need any relief?

Relief? What kind of fella would I be

if I needed relief from a 7 1/2-year-old?

No, no, no, we're doing just great, Cordell.

Thanks for calling.

OK. Call us if you need us.

King's X. Hup. Hup. King's X. King's X.

* Dah dah dah dah *

[RING]

Walker.

WOMAN: Ranger Cordell Walker?

That's right. Can I help you?

Yeah, you can give me my son back.

That's what you can do for me, Mr. high-and-mighty ranger.

Trivette!

Ellen Simms. Run a trace.

TRIVETTE: Give me a trace on Walker's phone.

I'd like to do that, Mrs. Simms,

under the right circumstances,

but I've got to make sure Lucas is protected.

Protected?

I'm his mother, aren't I?

He couldn't be any safer than with his own mother.

Look, Ranger Walker,

I really appreciate what you've done for Lucas,

but I think it's right that I take over now, OK?

So, why don't you just drop Lucas off somewhere where I can find him and--

I'm sorry. I can't do that, Mrs. Simms.

But I'll be happy to meet you anywhere you ask.

Yeah, right, I bet you would.

So you can arrest me and try and find out where Rafer is.

Mrs. Simms,

Lucas was born with AIDS.

What? I'm sorry. I didn't hear what you said.

I said your son has AIDS.

And it's important that you get to a hospital right away.

Why are you saying this to me?

What are you talking about? This is a lie.

It's not a lie.

It's a trick! This is a trick

to get me to give myself up so you can arrest Rafer.

What do you got?

This is a lie. I don't believe you.

It's not a lie.

Phone's by the courtroom.

[RAPID BEEPING]

Hold up, Lucas.

This is for you.

What is it?

A Comanche arrowhead.

This was their land for a long time.

Cool.

Walker.

Yeah.

Could you please go on

about that story of you as a kid?

I've been thinking about it a lot.

About Uncle Ray Firewalker and the reservation

and Johnny Red Bear and Sam Coyote.

Hold on, hold on. You want to hear more?

Yeah.

OK. I've got the perfect spot.

Sure is nice here, Walker.

Yeah, it sure is, Lucas.

This is my most favorite place on the ranch.

Mine, too.

Now, you had just gotten into a fight

with Johnny Red Bear and Sam Coyote.

Oh, yeah, I remember.

OK, let me see.

I was a stranger in a strange land,

and I tried to fit in by competing with other reservation boys

at things they'd grown up doing.

It was uphill all the way.

I wanted to be part of what they were doing very much.

Careful now, White Cherokee's here.

I want to shoot.

Do you know how?

Yeah, yeah, of course.

BOY: No way he can. Watch this.

[EVERYBODY LAUGHS]

If you want, I can teach you.

I'll learn it myself.

It's the wrong wood to use for a bow, nephew.

I have something I need to say to you.

What? That I'm a White Cherokee?

That I don't belong?

Listen, nephew...

when your father married a white woman...

I wasn't happy.

My brother and I argued.

And when he died,

I was still arguing with him in my heart.

That's why I've been so foolish with you.

From this point on,

I will continue what my brother started.

Learning to be a white man

is going to be your problem.

Teaching you to be Indian is gonna be mine.

We got a deal, nephew?

I's a deal.

WALKER: We became friends, Uncle Ray and I.

Now, let's go find that right tree.

WALKER: True friends.

[CHEERING]

WALKER: Now I had a new family,

a new way of looking at the world.

The end.

Wow!

Well, actually, just the beginning, Lucas.

I learned how to be a Cherokee on the outside.

Now I had to learn how to be a Cherokee on the inside.

- The inside? - Yeah, the spirit.

Spirit? Like ghosts and stuff?

Another time. We gotta get back.

- Oh, Walker... - Oh, come on, come on.

Hi, Aunt Alex.

Hi.

Oh, yuck.

I know exactly how you feel.

Yeah, right.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[RING]

Hello.

Yeah, Trivette.

OK, I'll be right there.

What's going on?

Trivette's got a lead on Rafer Cobb.

Let's go.

All right, let's go, folks.

Come on. Cops are outside.

Hey!

Hey!

You're too sick to go anywhere.

Walker said I probably-- that Lucas--

I gotta leave without you.

The cash in the bank's safety deposit box

will be enough for me to--

what the hell?

The pass key and the bank I.D. are gone.

[LAUGHING]

[COUGHS]

What the hell'd you do with them?

Huh?

Where's the keys?

The kid.

You gave it to the kid?

You gave the key to my half million to that damn kid?

Aah!

[ELLEN SCREAMS]

Ahh!

[CAR ENGINE STARTS]

Help me, please.

[TIRES SQUEAL]

Trivette, call an ambulance.

Where's Lucas?

- Where's Lucas? - He's fine.

Where is he?

[BEEP BEEP]

- Mom! - Oh!

Oh, I missed you, Mom.

Oh, God, I missed you, too, baby.

Are you going to be all right?

Yes, son.

Mommy's going to be all right now, OK?

Come closer, Ranger Walker, please.

Take care of my baby.

I will.

You promise me.

I promise.

Mama.

God, I love you so much, baby.

I love you, too, Mama.

* I will be there *

* When your heart *

* Calls on me *

No, don't, Mama!

* Down from a star on a wind *

* From the highest heaven... *

Mama, no!

* I will fly *

* Now don't you cry *

* A brave face, cold and wide *

* A voice hushed by heaven's right *

* All too soon *

* Fool am I *

* To go round this life meaning to dream dreams *

* Not worth dreaming while angels of death *

* Are silently scheming *