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("IN A RIVER" BY ROSTAM PLAYING)

♪ Slide into the cold mud... ♪

Look at you.

Did you get your guy?

Come on. You have to ask?

You get huffy when I don't ask.

Yeah, I got my guy.
You heading out already?

Yeah, I got to pick up Geri.

She's got the supplies.

♪ We were sleeping by the ocean... ♪

And you are gonna be...

On the approved route that you gave me.

- Okay.
- Don't worry, Ranger Walker.

♪ We stay up all night... ♪

Now get up to the house.

The kids are waiting on
you, with your parents.

- It's game night.
- Right.

Uh, how do I play that game again?

Every time you tell me
the rules, I-I black out.

Babe, just go in there,
go have some dinner,

go play some games. They're
just so excited to see you.

You could lose every single
game and it wouldn't matter.

Why are you talking about...
straight to me losing?

♪ We are staying up... ♪

Hey. Be safe.

You be safe.

Stella's gonna whup your butt.

♪ In the faint light ♪

♪ Of the headlights... ♪

(CAR DOOR CLOSES, ENGINE STARTS)

BONHAM: All right, yes.

- (ALL EXCLAIMING)
- Dang. Dang.

(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)

I've been in prison three times now.

H-How... You get a six and a five...

- Just watch, just watch.
- Oh...

- Okay.
- Come on, good roll.

(ALL EXCLAIM)

Oh, my God!

Okay, wait, wait, wait.

- What?
- Okay, okay, okay.

- What's happening?
- What's happening is your son

is mopping the floor with you.

Yeah, I... yeah, I know he is, clearly.

But I don't understand the
rules, so it's-it's not fair.

- Oh! I knew it!
- ABELINE: Oh! Yeah!

- (LAUGHTER)
- You knew... What?

- What's going on?
- We all get a bonus turn

when someone says it isn't fair,

and Stella knew you would crack.

- (LAUGHTER)
- WALKER: Stella.

- Et tu, Brute? Your own dad?
- (PHONE CHIMES)

This is a very serious game.

- No loyalties.
- All right, well, I...

- STELLA: Get it. Come on.
- _

- Excuse me, we're playing a game.
- Good roll, good roll, good roll.

- (PHONE RINGING)
- Yeah. Uh... hey, just a sec.

- STELLA: See, he can't even handle it.
- AUGUST: I know.

What a sad state of affairs.

- Okay, come on. It's my turn.
- All right. What do you got?

Emily. You all right?

(EMILY PANTING OVER PHONE)

Just had to call you.
Something's not right.

What do you mean?

Emily. Emily.

- (GUNSHOTS OVER PHONE)
- (EMILY SCREAMS)

Hey.

(PHONE BEEPS)

BONHAM: Good one.

(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)

Uh, Dad, it's your turn.

Hey, uh...

Augie, why-why don't you, uh,

- why don't you take my turn?
- Cordell?

Just, uh, just work stuff.

It-It's, uh... Got my turn, bud?

- AUGUST: Yeah. Okay.
- Be right back.

(LINE RINGING)

(PHONE RINGING)

EMILY (OVER PHONE): You've
reached Emily Walker.

I'm probably out trying to
save the world or something.

- Leave me a message.
- (YELLS)

♪♪

_

(INSECTS CHIRPING)

- Let's just go inside.
- He's coming.

Oh, absolutely.

Neither hell nor high water
could keep him away.

Did he call you when he got in?

You're asking if my brother
checked in with me,

gave me his whereabouts

as well as an update on his
emotional state of mind?

Fair.

Does he know that his old
partner is his boss now?

Mm, last time we spoke
he was a little busy.

Didn't seem like the
right time to tell him

I was getting a promotion.

(VEHICLE APPROACHES)

Told you he'd be here.

(SIGHS)

Hello, good people!

LIAM: We should've told
Stan we were running late.

Please. That man loves two things:

being in the room where it happens

and your mother's brisket.

Young dude, how you are?

- I'm good. How are you?
- Yeah?

Yeah.

- Baby girl.
- Hey.

- How are you, sweet pea?
- Good.

- Where's the hero?
- LIAM: Making history, I'm sure, Stan.

Why don't you head inside?
I'm sure my folks

would love to share a drink with you.

Well, thank you, young Liam.

Larry, hey.

- Always good to see you guys.
- Absolutely.

(SIGHS) If I had to guess,
I'd say the lookout.

- Lady Bird Lake?
- Yeah, Emily and Cordell's place.

All right, I'll get a
patrol car out there.

(ECHOING BREATHS)

(SIREN CHIRPS)

Trooper Ramirez, DPS.

You got a plan for the night, sir?

A plan? Uh, not as such.

Sir, this is a public space.

- Can I please see your license?
- Yep.

You, uh, you ask so nicely.

Yeah, they train the girls special.

I'm gonna take you home.

You can pick your truck
up in the morning.

These seats go back at all?

It's not designed for comfort.

Most guys, when they're
drinking with no intention

of putting the cap back
on, just do it at home.

Yeah, well, I've been
out of town for a while.

For... more than ten months.

Flew in just a couple hours ago.

Haven't even seen my kids yet.

I'm still, uh,

you know, carrying the work with me.

Didn't want to get
the stink of it on 'em.

Needed to go visit a ghost instead.

Doomed for a certain
term to walk the night.

It's been a while since I
had an actual conversation.

I mean, you know, as myself.

So you've been out
of town, not yourself.

Sounds like undercover. Law enforcement?

Cordell Walker, Texas Ranger.

Respect.

RAMIREZ: All right, this you?

I guess.

I'll thank you for this
in the morning, I bet.

Consider it my last good
deed as a state trooper.

I just got promoted.

Respect.

(EXHALES)

(GRUNTS)

("IT MIGHT GET DARK"
BY WHITE DENIM PLAYING)

(DOG BARKS)

♪ Take it outside or
leave it in your mind ♪

♪ Sometimes you find
feelings you can't hide ♪

♪ Save it for the city
if it don't look pretty ♪

♪ Baby, it's a pity,
it's a waste of time ♪

♪ It's all right ♪

(PANTING)

♪ Sometimes you waste your time ♪

♪ It's all right to look around ♪

♪ If you're gonna skip town ♪

♪ Keep your head down, get
your feet off the ground ♪

♪ They say you're really something ♪

♪ Why don't you find
something better to do? ♪

♪ Oh, but nothing
appears to be true... ♪

(SHOUTS)

Lot of daylight there. Getting sticky.

MAN: Yeah, buddy. Kept the beard on.

Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

All right.

(MEN SPEAKING SPANISH)

Well, there he is.

Good to see you, Dad.

Might've been better to see you
last night at the appointed time

when we were gathered to
express our awe and admiration.

(LAUGHS SOFTLY) I appreciate it.

Just curious to me as to
why they're so impressed

with something that took you
so damn long to accomplish.

Ten months? That's over
14 breeding cycles here.

You, uh, really did the math there.

(CLEARS THROAT)

Colts look strong this year.

Yes, they do.

(WHISTLES)

- Listen, Dad, I-I wanted to...
- No need.

Get on up that house.

Let your mama think she's
the first to lay eyes on you.

All right, Daddy.

♪♪

(BARKING)

(CHUCKLES)

Oh! He lives!

Yeah. Yeah.

(BOTH LAUGH)

Oh. Had you told me you were coming,

I would've kept Stella home.

- No, I'll... I'll catch her tonight.
- Dad!

August!

My boy. Hey.

(LAUGHS)

You-you... you grew.

- Yeah.
- Feet!

Hey, bro.

Good to see you, stinker.

Get over here.

(GRUNTING)

All right. You're getting stronger.

Yeah. I'm still the big brother.

ABELINE: Boys, knock it off.

Oh, all right, all right, all right,

all right, all right.
I got to be careful.

Your hands got soft
since you got promoted.

I am the most well-groomed
assistant D.A. in Austin.

- August, grab your lunch.
- Oh.

William Edison, get
your butt in the shower.

I did not press that suit
for my own amusement.

I... I know, Mama.

I'm... I got to go.

Hey, you... you, uh,
you been living here?

Oh, I got my own place in town.

I-I do have a social life.

Or I did.

I don't think Bret was expecting

to play My Two Dads
quite so soon, but...

it's all good.

- Just been helping out.
- Yeah, uh... thank you.

♪♪

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATION)

(INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER)

PARAMEDIC: All right. Yeah. You're good.

MAN: All right.

JAMES: Hey.

You know how many slices of pie

I put away in your honor last night?

It's okay, though, 'cause I
got to listen to Stan Morrison

pontificating on your greatness

- for almost an hour.
- (CHUCKLES)

Your daddy finally just got up and left.

Grabbed a bottle, went to the bunkhouse.

Well, that sounds like
your own fault, James.

Or, uh...

Captain James?

Is this gonna be a thing now, or...

You mean "congratulations"?

Is that what you're trying to say?

- Hmm?
- (LAUGHS)

BOTH: Mm.

- You good?
- Yeah. Yeah, I-I... just, uh...

needed a minute to pull
myself together, that's all.

So what are we looking at?

Officer was assaulted

when he stopped to offer
roadside assistance.

His name is Sergeant Curtis.

He's not talking.

He's asking for his union rep.

Something spooked him.

Whoever he assisted obviously
didn't want help from a cop.

JAMES: Yep. Officer gets assaulted,

they call in the Rangers.

Oh. Here. She's new to the unit.

I'm putting her with you.

Ranger Micki Ramirez,

- this is Cordell Walker.
- Micki.

Figured you'd be a guy.

So did my mom. Pleasure.

Walker just closed the Rodeo Kings case.

You're familiar with that one?

Yes, sir. I have to ask...

Yeah, I'd really not...
want to talk about that one.

JAMES: Okay, then.

Ramirez, fill Walker
in on where you're at.

Welcome back, Cordell.

Guess I got some catching up to do.

♪♪

- Synced and corrected by Firefly -
- www.addic7ed.com -

- ♪♪
- _

Congratulations on the promotion.

Should've celebrated last night.

I think you celebrated enough
for the both of us last night.

Look, Captain put me on patrol.

It was a chance to let
the new kid do some recon.

Well, go on, then.

Let's hear your report.

Okay.

I hear you're the edge of the coin.

Not heads or tails, just...

your way, and... I know
that's how you work,

but I got a lot on the line.

You must like pressure.

I mean, if you wanted to do this.

Put yourself right in the spotlight.

Oh, you mean there aren't a lot
of Mexican American Rangers?

- I'm shocked.
- It's a steep climb.

So why'd you want to do this?

I needed to do this.

Burned some bridges with my family, too.

So they're not proud you're a badass?

Just don't mess it up for me.

Why would I do that?

Okay.

Well, like you said,

Curtis was asking for his union rep.

He must've been scared.

What do you think made him clam up?

Maybe whatever was in that truck

spooked him enough to abandon his oath.

Yeah, maybe.

Okay.

Traffic cams nearby.

Let's hope one of them picked
it up so we can get a visual.

So we need to roll
through all the footage.

And by we, I mean the new kid, right?

You don't strike me as someone
who wants special treatment.

LIAM: Dad, can you pass the salt?

AUGUST: Mawline, this is so good.

- BONHAM: Want some more wine, dear?
- Hey.

- ABELINE: No, I'm good for now.
- Caught up at work.

- Don't wait up.
- Never do.

(CHUCKLES)

Where's, uh, where's Stella?

Well, she was prepared
to greet you last night

at your homecoming, but
you failed to show, so...

ABELINE: She's out with a friend.

Isabel... some Mexican girl.

Mexican American, Dad.

Okay, stop it, Bonham.

She's out with a friend from school.

I've got Stella and Augie
over at Sacred Heart.

Yeah, I know, I know, I-I still
can't believe we're doing that.

I... we, uh, we-we didn't
want that for 'em.

BONHAM: You should be
thanking your mother

for enrolling your children in
a respectable Catholic school.

"We didn't want that for them"?

To what are you referring...
a decent education?

(CHUCKLES)

Yeah, well,

she's still got basketball.

Oh, no, soccer now.

(STAMMERS)

- I thought she quit.
- Oh, I guess she missed it.

ABELINE: You have so many questions

that we can't answer
to your satisfaction,

maybe it's time you
put in the work yourself.

Um... I've been messing around
with Mom's old camera.

Just trying to figure it out.

That's great, pal, that's, that's great.

Mom would've liked that.

More roast?

Augie, help me carve.

We did right by Stella.

Yep... uh, yeah, I know, I know.

(PHONE BUZZING AND RINGING)

It's work.

Walker.

Yeah. What?

Yeah, okay, got it.

On my way.

I got to go.

Um, I got to go pick up Stella.

- From where?
- From the police station. Hmm.

Thank you for dinner, Mama.

RANDALL: From what I can
tell, they were at a party,

and I'm sure other kids were there high,

but your daughter and her friend

got caught for possession.

- (SIGHS)
- I'm sorry about this.

I'm sure she'll get a ticket,
there'll be a court date.

Yeah, I-I, uh... I know the drill.

Thanks for the call, Randall.

Thank Stan Morrison.

Stan. (CHUCKLES) Austin's
finest string-puller.

And here he comes to save the day.

Glad to see you, too.

This is Bel.

Can she come home with us?

No.

Minors have to be released
by their parents.

Okay, but I'm not just leaving her here.

Then you're staying here overnight,
because that's the option.

OFFICER: Ranger Walker,

- good to see you.
- You, too.

Rangers are involved?

No, sir, I'm, uh,

here for my daughter.
It's good to meet you.

Listen, I've been out
of town for a while,

so I don't really know
Stella's social life.

- We should spend some time tog...
- Dad, stop it.

Seems like the girls
got into some trouble.

- And we can help each other out.
- OFFICER: Sir, ma'am,

we need you to come with me.

ALMA: We'll see you in a little bit.

Sorry, Mama.

Yeah.

Epic first meeting.

I'm so sorry.

- This is so embarrassing.
- For who?

Let's go.

(STELLA SIGHS)

(SIGHS)

♪ And they're going to take me... ♪

Stella.

(SIGHS)

You want to tell me what
the hell you were thinking?

Using a substance to numb the mind?

Huh, who does that?

Mom always said you'd
never be on a case too long.

I never meant to be.

This last case

got complicated.

Complicated?

A five-minute phone call this summer

and then nothing for three months?

You even bailed on
your stupid homecoming.

It's already bad enough
we didn't have Mom.

(DOOR OPENS)

♪ But all of these people... ♪

We both got to stop acting
like she's gonna come back

and put us right.

(CRYING)

♪ Didn't seem like my kith and kin. ♪

(DOOR CLOSES)

(SIGHS)

Trey?

Are you here?

- Trey?
- You're a Texas Ranger now

and that's how you check to see
if someone's in your home, huh?

(BOTH LAUGHING)

Mmm.

Your duffel's the size of a body bag.

How long are you staying for?

Two days, two weeks?

- Yeah.
- Got it.

- (CHUCKLES)
- Can we please have all the drinks now?

Oh, in a minute.

Tell me one thing about your day first.

- (GROANS)
- Come on, come on.

What's a Texas Ranger like in real life?

(LAUGHS): Oh.

- You mean the legend.
- Mm-hmm.

Ranger Cordell Walker.

He's a lot.

He's a mess.

What's his story? He serve?

Yeah, Marines. Signed
up right after 9/11.

Damn, they were up in it.

And he recently lost his wife.

Wow, that's tough.

I know.

I'm just trying to understand him.

Hey.

You think he's home tonight,
trying to figure you out?

Oh, I am 100% positive

he thinks he knows everything
about me already.

Nice buckle.

Handcrafted by a Texas convict.

- Oh, that's messed up.
- Mm-hmm.

Mmm, you better take that off.

Why don't you, why
don't you take it off?

Oh, I'm gonna take a lot more than that.

(LAUGHING): Why don't you take it off?

(CAR HORNS HONKING)

(MUSIC PLAYING)

Want to talk about Stella?

I do not.

You know she's like 70% typical kid

and 30% she doesn't know where
to put her feelings for you.

Yeah, well, she's sure putting
them where they count.

- The brothers Walker.
- Hey, Geri.

- Heard you were back.
- Yeah.

How you been?

I'll tell you soon.

LIAM: I'm gonna go call Bret,

see if I can get him to come
down and cause some trouble.

(CLEARS THROAT)

Kids must be happy you're home.

Hey, it's been a while.

We got worried.

Yeah. And then I thought, you know...

maybe it just wasn't
helping you, talking to me.

No.

I just got tired asking about Emily,

about what happened that night.

- So many questions.
- (SIGHS) That I couldn't answer.

You all right?

(LIVELY COUNTRY SONG BEGINS)

(SETS GLASS DOWN)

Come on.

That's a great song.

Take a break. Let's have a dance.

Cordell Walker.

- Geraldine Broussard.
- No.

- Take a damn break.
- No!

Take a break, show off your two-step.

If we can't be all right,

let's be crazy. Come on.

♪ It's a brand-new year ♪

♪ Feels like ♪

♪ '27 warmed over... ♪

(LAUGHING)

Oh!

(PHONE BUZZES)

- Ah, work. Sorry. Uh...
- _

I'm gonna have to finish this
dance another time, Geraldine.

Got to get up early.

You go get 'em, cowboy.

Mm.

(CLEARS THROAT)

(SIGHS) My mom wouldn't let me
play with dolls when I was a kid,

so I learned about cars instead.

Our perps should have gone more generic.

Ran its entire production
course in a year.

Today there's only 230
of these left on the road.

I checked the registration
of every single one.

How was your night?

Had a weird dream about the
sandworm from Beetlejuice.

Anyway... nothing inside
our map aside from one truck.

It leads to a place called
Green Thumb & Grace.

I know the place. Um,

the owner, Milo Clark,
started it to rehab criminals.

Right.

Let's go. Come on.

(ELECTRONIC TONE)

♪ I'm gonna float into your ocean ♪

♪ I'm gonna search the
depths of your wisdom... ♪

Hey, JC.

It's been a while. That's
on me. My apologies.

I do have a question for you, though.

Uh, do you want my kids
to go to Sacred Heart?

♪ From your river... ♪

No answer, huh?

All right, typical. How about this?

Let's go Old Testament. Show me a sign.

Can you stop?

MILO: Can I help y'all?

I'm Milo Clark. I'm the owner here.

This is my sister Cheryl.

She runs things around here with me.

Nice to meet you. I'm
Ranger Micki Ramirez.

This is Ranger Cordell Walker.

Just Walker is fine.

Can you confirm this is
one of your company trucks?

Yep.

Any recollection of who might
have been driving it southbound

on 84 yesterday morning?

Jordan and Alex.

MILO: Jordan, Alex,

these Rangers are
looking into an incident

with a police officer.

Oh, I think I know you.

You the Ranger with the dead wife?

MILO: Jordan.

What did you say?

Yeah, my cuz told me a story

about a Texas Ranger's
wife biting a bullet

down by the border.

Guess you couldn't protect her, huh?

Yeah, look on your face,
she must have been yours.

You know what, I-I don't
feel the need to engage

with a sorry-ass lowlife

- I'll be slapping cuffs on soon enough.
- MILO: Jordan!

♪♪

(GRUNTS)

Enough!

Hand's bleeding.

Go take care of it.

(GROANS)

You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say can and will
be used in a court of law.

I have antiseptic somewhere. Not sure.

Not really prepared
for jackass disasters.

(GROANS)

Baby?

There's some dude
bleeding on your couch.

Partner, huh?

Boyfriend, huh?

(CHUCKLES)

Trey! Right.

You're here.

- Mm-hmm.
- Right.

This is my idiot partner Cordell Walker.

Just-just Walker is fine.

Shut up. This is Trey.

You're gonna need more than antiseptic.

MICKI: Listen to him.
He's a medic. Not me.

Medic? What, are you just
home from deployment?

- 68 Whiskey.
- MICKI: Okay, do not make small talk with him;

- he's in trouble.
- All right...

Roger that. All right, Trouble.

Uh, you should probably have a-a drink,

- 'cause that might hurt.
- WALKER: Yeah, twist my arm.

(CLEARS THROAT)

He swung at me first.

Eh, I know why you're mad.

- Exactly.
- Yeah.

I am realizing how stupid you are,

and it's making me very depressed

about my prospects as a Texas Ranger.

Okay. Aside from that.

- Aside from that?
- Mm-hmm.

We're working together. Right?

Well, listen, I have a certain
way of doing things...

Yeah, and that way has got to evolve.

You know that, right?

Look, my theory is, they put us together

because you always break the rules.

I don't always break the rules.

I read your files... half
the cases you broke,

- you definitely bent the rules.
- Okay, bent.

- Fine.
- Okay, look,

I am not here to play
Florence Nightingale to you

every time someone pisses you off.

Okay, well, in all fairness,

it's your boyfriend who's
dressing my wound, not you,

so you're not really
Nightingale-ing anyone here.

Mm, my man, you do not
want to cross her, trust me.

Babe, you hear how he called
me your boyfriend, though?

Hmm. Look, you got
a sad story, I get that.

And I got your back... that is my job.

But I need to know that you have mine.

I'm going back to work.

(PHONE CHIMES, BUZZES)

Stella's school?

Stella's school. I am nailing today.

_

Hey. They called you, too?

Emergency contact.

So...

Stella didn't come home on the bus?

And she wasn't at her afternoon classes.

Okay. Is that normal?

- It is not normal.
- You would know better.

Hey, this isn't about who
knows her better, Cordi.

It's about, where the hell is she?

You track her phone?

I think she put it on airplane mode,

- so we couldn't.
- (EXHALES) Yeah.

All right, um,

I'll call my guy at APD,

put them on it, too.

- Okay.
- Uh...

thank you.

Of course.

Mrs. Muñoz.

Afternoon.

- Mr. Walker.
- Looking for Stella.

She never came home from school.

I was hoping Bel might
know where she was.

She's not here. We haven't seen her.

I'm sorry, Mr. Walker, I thought
you were here for us.

What do you mean?

When they brought Bel
in the other night,

the police, they had
to pull up our records.

We don't have our papers yet.

Any criminal activity and...

- You could be deported.
- My daughter didn't even know.

She was born here.

I understand.

I'll see what I can do.

WALKER: Just got a phone call

that my daughter's missing.

- What can I do?
- Yeah, my family's helping, thanks.

I checked with her friend's mom,

but they're handling
a different situation.

Turns out they might be deported

because their daughter broke the law.

My brother's an assistant D.A.

I'm gonna have him talk
to their friends in the Feds,

see if we can't speed up their papers.

They're lucky they have you.

This is exactly how those
bridges were burned.

I can just hear my mother's
voice in my head right now

saying, "See? Who does the law protect?

Not us".

We're not really speaking right now.

The Army, the police force,

none of that was on brand for my mother.

But Texas Ranger, that is
aggressively off message.

To her, it's a personal
betrayal, but to me, it was...

it was always a way to set things right.

(SIGHS): Anyway...

I followed up on the intake
interviews with Jordan and Alex.

Judging by the transcripts,

Alex seemed scared.

- How so?
- He was in a panic

by the time they brought him in,

even asking for extra protection.

WALKER: What's he scared of?

Milo? Milo seems like

Mr. Rogers... I mean,

if Mr. Rogers did hard time.

Maybe it's not.

Maybe a charitable business

could be a pretty good cover.

Hey, do you remember at the crime scene,

Curtis was dusting himself off.

- Mm-hmm.
- Debris from the truck?

I mean, he fell into the back.

So what could have been
back there? Figurines?

Maybe they're not just figurines.

You still have the one you swiped?

Heroin.

That's why Alex was spooked.

- He didn't want to blow Milo's cover.
- Curtis saw something.

Maybe one of the figurines had broken

and he figured it out and they panicked.

But he didn't want to talk,

because if they're moving
that many drugs...

They're doing it for cartel.

Cop interference is a death sentence.

All right. I'll go take care of Milo.

- Let's go. Right now.
- No, I'll go with backup.

Oh, you're calling the shots now?

Walker, your daughter's missing.

I get that our jobs are important,

but nothing beats being her dad.

- Yeah, you're right.
- I know.

Look, I was that kid once.

I always wanted to be found.

Just think about it.

Where would she go?

All right, if I find her, I'll meet you.

Walker, go.

Go.

("VALLEY" BY KEVIN MORBY PLAYING)

(TAKES DEEP BREATH)

♪ In the valley below me... ♪

Do you know how worried we've been?

Well, you showed up,

so this must be a super
big deal for you.

Are you forgetting the part
where I picked you up

from the police station last night?

And now you're out here?

What are you playing at, Stella?

It isn't a game.

Then tell me what the hell
it is, so we can end it.

'Cause I'll tell you right now,
we can't keep on like we are.

Me trying to figure out
where you'll be next.

You scaring the crap out of everyone.

I'm in the middle of a case.

When aren't you?

Why are you doing this?

What do you want me to do, Stella?

I am here. I am trying.

Yeah, when you're forced to.

I just got back. I am
trying to make this work.

Be here for you, protect you and, yes,

do my job. I can't just do it all.

She did.

♪ In the valley below me... ♪

But,

what, you're somehow more important?

Of course not.

Stella, listen. Stop!

You think it sucks
having just me. I get it.

But it's not just me.

You've got Gramps and Mawline and Liam.

I needed you!

August and I needed you!

Okay, then we need to find
a way to find a balance,

Stella, because when I
get a call, I have to go.

Do you?

Do you just have to?

You can't call up your boss
and say, "Oh, whoops.

Turns out that I'm actually
supposed to pay attention

to my kids now"?

What am I supposed to say here?

♪ Mama, all the stars are broken... ♪

How can I fix this?

I don't know!

The only one who could
have fixed anything is gone.

♪ Or us. ♪

Get in the truck.

Ranger Ramirez.

- That's twice in one day.
- Yeah, my partner Walker and I

had a second to think
about a few things.

Partnership. That's what it's all about.

Yeah. We had some laughs,
shared some stories,

washed one of your figurines in the sink

and found a bag of heroin.

Mr. Clark, when you
started this business,

did you really have any
intention of doing any good?

How can you ask me that?

Maybe Jordan and Alex

weren't quite ready for the program yet.

Then why did you have them
on such a heavy packing

and shipping rotation?

- Yeah, we saw their files.
- CHERYL: Milo?

Cheryl, I'm, I'm not sure
what's happening here.

- My God, Cheryl.
- Get out of here.

- What are you doing?
- You got nothing to do with this.

(GRUNTING)

Secure him! I got her!

Walker, she's heading
for the van! Stop her!

WALKER: On it!

Respect.

- Captain.
- JAMES: Hey, hey.

That was nice work, you two.

Well, Ranger Ramirez took the lead.

Should've known the woman was
the brains of the operation.

- (SCOFFS)
- So, taking down Clark's ring,

you uncovered a bigger
link to the cartel.

Special Operations Group is
setting up a team down there.

How soon?

Effective immediately.

And, as you know, DPS appreciates
your particular tenacity.

You're being recommended.

Obviously, you're gonna have
to decide if now's really the time.

Thank you. I'm honored.

Got a feeling you can
hold down the fort here.

- Help me fight the good fight.
- Yes, sir.

All right, then.

Oh, and, Walker, how you
handled the suspects earlier

was a mess that I didn't need

and is not gonna fly on
my watch. You understand?

Just 'cause a perp gives you an opening

- doesn't mean you take it.
- Yeah, I get it.

- Do you?
- Apologies, sir.

Apologies won't cut it. Do better.

Roger that.

Hey. You, uh,

you seen Stella?

- Yeah, she's inside.
- She's in...

I just...

She must be hiding from me.

Yeah.

What are you doing?

What do you mean?

Well, you just got home,
and your mind's already gone.

I can tell. And you're doing

that thing with the...
with the poker chip.

- Helps me think.
- Helps you worry.

About Emily. About what happened.

Liam, why was there a poker
chip on her that night?

Huh? She and Geri were just
dropping off food and water

by stations in the desert.

- What was the chip for?
- I don't know.

It could be a million reasons,

all of which will make you crazy.

Yeah, well, I can't
stop thinking about it.

Her eyes, they were... they were

closed when they found her body.

Like somebody took the
time to lay her to rest.

And the perp today, he
said something. He-he...

he said I didn't protect her.

That got me thinking.

You know, what did I miss?

Nothing. A man confessed.

Carlos Mendoza.

You looked him in the eyes,

and you have the best spidey sense

in the whole damn division,
and you believed him.

So stop it

with the poker chip and
every other damn unknown

under the sun. She is gone.

(SIGHS)

And there is nothing that you can do.

Except be here.

Start being here.

I hope you came to put
a bell on that girl.

Well...

(EXHALES)

She'll settle now.

(EXHALES)

She's exhausted. I'd let her be.

Can I give you some advice?

Not like you to ask.

Parenting isn't something

that necessarily happens automatically.

Of course, you're their father,

but you've got to take a minute
to get to know them again.

Yeah.

She's feisty and smart as hell.

It's the best revenge I can think of,

you having to raise yourself.

(CHUCKLES)

August, though. He-He-He's good.

Oh, yeah. He sure is.

- Like his life depended on it.
- How do you mean?

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY) That
boy is working so hard

to keep anyone from worrying about him,

he's twisted into bits.

Don't take him for granted.

Not for a second.

You need to be here.

And I don't just mean Austin.

I mean here.

That house in town, it
is not a home anymore.

- (EXHALES)
- Not with her gone.

But here,

it could be.

That farmhouse at the
edge of the property?

You know, your father's been out there,

fooling around with his leather tools.

But it's big enough, and...

I think it's better suited for you.

You've already arranged the
whole thing, haven't you?

Well, I wanted, uh,

you to put your own personal
touches on it, of course.

(CHUCKLES)

Mama,

it's a tricky time for me.

I mean, th-there's

a task force I've been recommended for.

It's down south, but it's...

- really important, and...
- (AUGUST CLEARS THROAT)

- Hey, kiddo.
- Hey.

ABELINE: Well, love,

I trust you to make the right decision.

(CLEARS THROAT)

(GRUNTS)

Hey, pal.

(DOOR CLOSES)

(HORSE TROTTING)

- Looks nice.
- Yeah.

Mawline did a good job.

(ECHOES): Dad?

Dad?

Yeah. Let's go in.

- (DOOR CREAKS)
- (AUGUST EXHALES)

(EXHALES)

Oh, I, uh, I refinished this table.

Look at that.

- Good job.
- (CHUCKLES) Thank you.

You've shouldered a lot. (CLEARS THROAT)

You know, I, uh...

I never meant to make
you grow up so fast.

("DREAMCATCHER" BY BOYGENIUS PLAYING)

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

Can we, um...

Can we sleep out here tonight?

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

♪ Dreamcatcher on the rearview mirror ♪

(DOOR OPENS)

♪ Hasn't caught... ♪

- Hey.
- STELLA: Mawline told me to bring you this,

which was super subtle.

♪ $20 and a souvenir... ♪

I heard you.

Before.

♪ Anything's worth trying ♪

Come on.

Come here.

♪ To stay out ♪

♪ Of your nightmares ♪

♪ Say I was in your
dream last night... ♪

I'm not gonna take that job.

♪ End up dying... ♪

You might feel different in the morning.

♪ You said because... ♪

I'm not gonna feel different about you.

About being here.

For now.

♪ Ooh ♪

I'm learning.

Now's all we got.

♪ Ooh. ♪

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