Original subtitles

( light rock action theme playing)

MAN: Come on.

Come on, push it.

Come on, let's do it.

Come on, don't be a girl. Let's do it. Come on.

Let's do it, big boy.

Come on, it's all you.

It's all you. Let's do it.

Told you about this place.

Come on, get another one.

Yo, Billy.

Oh, big man.

Billy.

What's going on, man? You.

Say, good to see you, man.

These are my friends I was telling you about.

You know, the superstar.

Yeah. Tommy Landers.

How you doing? That's right.

Pete Brockman. What's up, doc?

Good to see you.

Remember you guys kicking butt on South Central.

You were all over the field.

What did you get, 13-14 interceptions?

Thirteen.

Yeah, and a TD.

You saw that? Oh, you're damn right I did.

Big man.

I think those boys at South Central

are still having nightmares about you.

You ended up getting what, three, four touchdowns?

Uh, it was three, but, you know, could have been four.

Oh, that's right.

Yeah, you broke long

in the third quarter, but couldn't quite pull away

from Jimbo Johnson, could ya?

That's right, man.

Jimbo. Dang, man, he can play.

That's right.

He says the same thing about you.

No, you know Jimbo?

Oh, he's a buddy of mine.

Damn right, yeah.

You know he got a full ride upstate?

Yeah, I heard about that.

Yeah.

Really?

What do you think,

stuff like this just happens?

Uh... (scoffs)

I mean... No.

No.

Well, what we gonna do? Talk? Dance?

What we gonna do, huh?

Let's get to it, brother.

Let's get down. I wanna step in my office.

You guys make yourself home.

It's the same old story, guys.

Biggest mistake young guys make

is thinking the playing field is level.

I wish it was. I really do.

But it's not.

Unless you wanna be the guys

that bring a knife to a gunfight,

you're gonna have to face reality.

You gotta do the math.

You got thousands of high schools,

you got 111 Division 1 college teams,

30 NFL teams.

You got tens of thousands of guys

all dreaming the dream.

Very few live it.

You know how to separate dreamers from doers?

Right here, guys. Commitment.

You wanna go all the way? You wanna go all the way?

You gotta be willing to go all the way.

First shot will be on me.

It's a power ball.

Steroids and speed.

What do you say?

Come on, boys.

Stop your grinning and drop your linen.

( rock theme playing)

Come on, you gotta do it.

Let's go.

Come on, superstar, push it.

Push it. Come on.

You think you're strong now, you just wait a month.

Come on, push it. Come on, right here.

Let's do it. Come on, let's get big. Push it.

Come on, don't stop now.

They ain't stopping, so you can't stop.

Go. Come on.

Come on, you gonna get big, huh?

You wanna get big or get small? Come on!

(revving engine)

(tires squeal)

(giggling)

Ow!

(horn honking)

(horns honking)

(laughing)

All right!

Whoo!

(screams)

(truck honking)

(sirens wailing)

MAN 1: Yeah, get that there.

MAN 2: All right, give me a minute.

WOMAN: Secure here.

MAN 1: Keep people out of that area.

MAN 2: Yes, sir.

WOMAN: Oh, we missed one.

(screams)

Oh, no!

No. No, that's my son.

That's my son!

Petey, oh, my God!

No, don't!

Oh, no!

Just do something, for God's sake,

do something!

(crying)

What have we got, Kim?

Well, we'll run some tests,

but it looks like another power ball.

Another one? Yeah.

That's four in six weeks.

Yeah.

This combination of anabolic steroids

and methamphetamines is becoming a real phenomenon.

Especially among high school students.

What these kids don't realize

is they're playing with a time bomb.

Walker, we gotta put a stop to it.

You're right.

(sighs)

WALKER: I've got an idea.

MAN: Got it.

(bell rings)

GIRL: Get ready, get set, go.

BOYS: Come on, Tommy. Let's go.

(all cheering)

BOY: Take him out.

GIRL 1: Come on, Tommy.

GIRL 2: Come on, Tommy.

(all cheering)

(chanting): Go, go, go.

ALL: Yeah!

All right, Tommy.

Hey, Billy.

Hey, what's up, man?

Where's our teacher?

I don't know. I heard she was absent.

(music stops)

BOY: Hey, what are you doing?

Good morning.

My name is Mr. Walker.

I'm your substitute teacher.

( light rock action theme playing)

♪ In the eyes of a Ranger ♪

♪ The unsuspecting stranger ♪

♪ Had better know the truth ♪

♪ Of wrong from right ♪

♪ 'Cause the eyes Of the Ranger ♪

♪ Are upon you ♪

♪ Any wrong you do He's gonna see ♪

♪ When you're in Texas Look behind you ♪

♪ 'Cause that's where The Ranger's gonna be ♪

Yeah, well, what if we don't want you as our teacher?

Well, you don't have much of a choice.

Now, sit down.

Ooh.

I said take a seat.

Okay.

(all laughing)

Where do you want me to take it?

You could take it to the principal's office.

ALL: Ooh...

Never mind.

Then sit.

(all barking)

Hey, you know what? You better watch it, teach.

You know, I got a black belt.

Well, good.

Maybe it'll hold your pants up.

(all laughing)

You know, you don't know who you're messing with.

And neither do you.

Hey, you can't do that.

If you wanna report this,

I'll write you a pass

to the principal's office.

No, I ain't gonna report nothin'.

But trust me, this ain't over.

It better be.

(scoffs)

(students murmur)

All right, everyone.

Open your books to page 172.

( tense theme playing)

Hey, Walker.

How's it going, Danny?

To think I survived the DPS Academy

just to get sent back to high school.

It's going kind of slow.

I mean, I've only been in the class a couple days,

but I don't wanna come on too strong.

Good idea.

Might've scored a few points today, though.

I think you did.

Hey, come on. I want you to meet my brother.

Okay, I gotta drop this off.

Hi, boy.

I love you, Gordon.

DANNY: Hey, Joey?

Hey, big brother.

Hey, Danny.

This is the man I was telling you about.

Mr. Walker?

That's right.

Mr. Walker, this is my big brother, Joey.

He's custodian here at the school.

Nice to meet you, Joey.

It's nice to meet you too.

Joey, show him what you found.

I found this in the boys' locker room

when I was mopping the floor.

And I didn't touch it neither.

I saw on TV how you're never supposed to touch...

Evidence.

That's right, the evidence.

I'm sorry, Mr. Walker.

Sometimes my brain don't work so good.

Well, you did real good, Joey.

(mouse squeaking)

Joey, I thought... I-I know.

Sometimes he just gets so lonely at home.

(chuckles)

Hey.

Hey, teach.

Have the lab run a test on this.

Absolutely.

I'll cross-check it with the autopsies

from Pete Brockman

and the other power ball cases.

You wanna grab something to eat?

I can't.

Why not?

Homework.

Ew.

Ah. Thanks, Christie.

Oh, man, oh, man.

This is your homework from yesterday.

And this is what I think of it.

(all grumble)

Hey, yo, teach.

You don't just throw it in a trash can.

BOY: Yeah, man.

GIRL: Yeah, give me mine.

We got a recycling bin.

(all laughing)

Classwork is an opportunity to show how much you know,

not how little you care.

From now on, if your classwork is incomplete,

I don't wanna see it.

Man, Miss Mancuso was happy

if we just handed somethin' in.

BOY: That's right.

Do I look like Miss Mancuso?

No, she just had a mustache.

You have the whole...

What do you care anyways?

I'm your teacher, I'm supposed to care.

Psht. You ain't no real teacher.

That's right, man. We ain't stupid.

You're a substitute,

which rhymes with prostitute.

Yeah, just like a pro, man,

you're just in it for the dough.

Yeah, so tell you what, Mr. Walker, let's make a deal.

You don't bother us, we don't bother you.

Well, I tell you what.

No deal.

Now, open your books to page 179.

ALL: Whoa!

BOY 1: Sweet. BOY 2: Oh, nice shot.

BOY 3: Man.

BOY 1: How'd he do that?

Who wants to read first?

(bell rings)

(chattering)

GIRL: Mr. Walker?

Nina, isn't it?

Yes, sir.

Um, thanks for caring.

You're welcome.

Hey, Nina. Come on, let's go.

Let's go.

( dramatic theme playing)

TRIVETTE: Toxicology report from the lab.

Drugs found in the locker room

in the high school are an exact match for the drugs

found on Pete Brockman and the other three.

That means it's a single distributor.

Spreading that junk all over the city.

We've gotta find him.

Where's your homework?

I don't do homework.

In this class, everyone does homework.

Not me.

You're that "Let's make a deal" guy, right?

Yeah, that's right.

I tell you what, I've changed my mind.

I'm ready to make a deal.

You arm wrestle?

(chuckles)

Yeah, a little.

Okay, one shot.

You pin me, no homework.

Wait a minute, what about the rest of the class?

BOY: Yeah.

All right.

If he pins me, no one does homework.

ALL: All right.

Let's go, Tommy.

But if I pin him...

you all do your homework every day.

Deal?

Deal.

Deal?

ALL: Deal.

Let's do it.

Let's do it.

I'll start it.

Come on, Tommy.

Let's go, Tommy.

No homework, guys.

Don't sweat it.

You sure about this, Mr. Walker?

I'm sure. How about you?

Let's do it.

Get ready, get set, go.

(all cheering)

You got him, you got him, you got him.

(all talking)

Oh, come on, Tommy.

BOY: Don't let up.

Come on, come on, Tommy.

BOY: Tommy.

Come on. You gotta go the other way. Come on.

(all groan)

MAN: Excuse me, Mr. Walker,

but I thought this was a history class.

It is.

And he's history.

(laughter)

Well, homework for everybody.

(students groan)

Billy's the one I've gotten close to.

So I asked him how's he getting so buffed.

What'd he say?

"Magic."

So I asked to meet the magician.

MAN: Yo, Billy.

Tony, Jake.

How you guys doin'?

Being the best don't come cheap, Billy.

Where's the money?

Look, guys, I'll get you the money. I will.

You guys gotta believe me.

I just need some more time.

We've given you time.

Now we're gonna give you somethin' else.

If you even touch me, I'll... (grunting)

Billy?

Yo, Billy.

Hey, Billy.

( dramatic theme playing)

Oh, man.

MICK: Idiots.

Idiots.

He owed me three grand, guys.

That's $3000.

Listen, Mick, it wasn't our fault.

What are you talking about?

What do you mean, not your fault?

Huh?

We went in there, we were gonna lean on the kid

and then he gets stupid.

Wonderful.

The other kid, what's his name, uh...?

Tommy.

Tommy Landers. Okay.

I want you to track him down, I want you to talk to him.

I mean talk to him.

I want you to collect what he owes me.

I don't wanna ever see him again.

Do you understand me? Do you understand me now?

Good. Get out of my sight.

BOY 1: Got it.

BOY 2: I'm open!

BOY 3: Come on, Tommy.

BOY 4: I'm open!

Hi. Hi.

You must be Mr. Walker.

I'm Mary Wilson.

Yeah, the testing coordinator.

Yeah, I got your memo.

You got my memo? You read it?

The kids are right. You are different.

It's really a shame about Billy Cochran.

How are they taking it?

Well, maybe too well.

I know what you mean.

Living in this neighborhood,

they just get too used to people dying.

Uh, Mary, you're due in the counseling office.

Okay.

I just wanted to know how many applications you'll need

for the advanced placement test.

Well, I've got 23 students, so I'll need 23 applications.

Yeah, right.

MAN: To the left.

Hey, hey, hey.

BOY 1: Hey, come on.

BOY 2: What's the matter with you?

BOY 3: Hey. Hey, come on.

In case you hadn't noticed,

those are definitely not the best students.

All right, guys, break it up.

Break it up. Break it up.

GIRL: Hey, you guys, come on.

Play basketball.

Like I said, I'll need 23 applications.

( upbeat theme playing)

All right, everyone, pass your homework forward.

BOY 1: Here.

BOY 2: Thank you.

Thanks.

I thought we had a deal.

We did.

Okay,

let's see a show of hands of everyone planning on taking

the advanced placement test.

Don't all raise your hands at the same time.

Talking about the AP test.

Are you tripping or what, man?

TOMMY: Mr. Walker, those tests,

I mean, they're for smart people.

And you know what the opposite of smart is, right?

That'd be us.

Well, you may not be the best students,

but it's not because you're dumb.

Then why is it?

It's because you're afraid.

Afraid? What do you mean, afraid?

Afraid of what?

Afraid to fail.

Playing dumb is the safe way.

Letting people know you're smart,

now, that takes guts.

So...

do I have any gutsy students in here?

I can't believe you're still using them.

Power balls are my ticket outta here.

All conference this season,

college next year,

and then straight to the NFL.

But you don't need them.

You're a good athlete.

Yeah, Nina, I'm a good athlete.

But what if I'm not good enough?

Then you'll do something else.

See, you don't see that there is nothing else!

Excuse me.

Nina.

Nina!

What's going on?

All right, here's the deal, superstar.

We want our money,

and then don't ever wanna see your face again.

W-wait, you guys are cutting me off?

You can't do that.

THUG: It's already done.

But Mick controls the supply to the whole city.

How am I supposed to get my stuff?

Well, that sounds like a personal problem.

You saw what happened to Billy.

Is there a problem, Tommy?

No, Mr. Walker, there's no problem.

And if there was a problem, you gonna do something about it?

Everything okay, Mr. Walker?

Yeah, everything's fine, Joey.

I'll be seeing you.

(engine revs)

What was that all about?

It's nothing.

"Bigger."

"Bigger."

So how's it going?

Pshew. Well, I tell you what.

Being a teacher is not easy.

Motivating these kids to study.

Well, it's a tough age, and a tough time to be that age.

But if anybody can do it, you can.

Thanks.

You wanna help me grade papers?

(laughs)

Sure.

So, what are we studying?

History.

Hmm.

(hip-hop music playing over stereo)

Hey, muñeca.

What do you want?

Hey, you know what we want.

And we're tired of asking.

And now we're telling you, eh?

You're tellin'?

Forget you, chato.

Hey, don't you walk away from me.

(screams)

You're gonna get it whether you want it or not. Get the door.

(screaming)

Hey, hey!

Let her go.

Back off.

Mr. Walker?

Who the hell is this?

I'm her teacher.

Oh, yeah?

Hey, Mr. Teacher here.

Well, teach this, ése.

(groans)

Hey, teach.

You want some of this, eh? Come on.

Hey, put it down. I don't wanna have to hurt ya.

Come on, vato.

Let's see what you got, hey?

Now, get out of here.

Get in that car and get out of here. Go on.

In the car, man.

You okay?

Yeah, fine.

Let me take you home.

Okay.

What was that all about?

They've been trying to get me in a gang

since I was 12 years old.

Why didn't you join?

Because of the initiation.

The initiation?

Yeah, the initiation.

You have to have sex with all the gang members.

It's not my way, man.

Well, I have to give you credit

for standing up for yourself like that.

Sure wish you'd stand up for yourself in class.

NINA: These three huge guys, like, came out of nowhere

and grabbed me and tried to put me in this car.

And they were huge, they were like 300 pounds,

and then here comes Mr. Walker, like, out of nowhere,

and it was just like Jackie Chan, I swear.

Like, throwing them up against the wall.

Here he comes, here he comes.

Good morning, everyone.

ALL: Good morning, Mr. Walker.

Well, I graded your papers last night,

and I am one happy camper.

ALL: Yeah. All right.

Because I don't have to throw them in the trash can.

(clapping)

Hey, Mr. Walker.

Nina told us what you did last night.

Yeah, man, my worst nightmare.

Teacher with a black belt.

(all chuckle)

Mr. Walker, could you, um,

I don't know, teach us some of that stuff?

BOY: Show us a little bit.

( mysterious theme playing)

(car starts)

So you all wanna learn the martial arts?

ALL: Yeah.

Okay, I tell you what.

I'll make you a deal.

(all groan)

To anyone who's willing to sign up

for the advanced placement test,

I'll give lessons.

Any takers?

Attagirl, Nina.

Anyone else?

BOY 1: I'll go.

BOY 2: Yeah, I'll do it.

GIRL: I'll try it.

BOY 3: Okay.

Tommy?

BOY 1: Come on, Tom, it'll be fun.

Come on, Tommy.

Good.

All right, I'll meet you in the gym after school.

( tense theme playing)

(tires squeal)

Joey, have you seen your brother?

He wasn't in class today.

Uh, no.

But I wouldn't worry, Mr. Walker,

he's real smart.

(camera clicks)

( dramatic theme playing)

( phone rings)

Trivette.

Hi, it's me.

Have you heard from Danny?

No, why?

Well, he wasn't in class today.

See if I can track him down.

This is a private call.

MICK: Wake up time.

Wake up.

There you go. You okay?

Now, who are you?

I'm a student at Midtown High School.

Well, what are you doing here taking pictures?

I work for the school paper.

I'm doing a story on the football team.

(chortling) Football?

Okay, well, we'll see if you're telling the truth.

Tony?

Come on, relax, sweetie.

Isn't gonna hurt too bad.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on, sweetie.

Okay, okay, that's enough. That's enough.

You, uh...

You got anything else you wanna add?

I'm all ears.

(chuckling)

All right, dispatch log says he ran a license plate

for a yellow Nova Super Sport.

Personalized LP:

Boy-Ida-George-George Edward-Robert.

"Bigger."

Yeah, it belongs to a Tony Delfina.

He works for Devil's Gym down on Stemmons.

I'll go check it out.

Well, I'm free 'till 3:30.

I'll meet you there.

All right.

Now you can have it.

Everything cool?

(grunting)

Say, the teacher from the high school's here.

Get rid of him.

I'm lookin' for Tony Delfina.

He ain't here.

Where is he?

Well, I don't know.

Do I look like his secretary?

Mind if I take a look around?

Yeah, I do.

Now, beat it, punk.

Don't do that.

What, that?

Let me ask you again.

(car starts)

Mind if I take a look around?

No, go ahead.

(groans)

There's a guy inside. Book him.

What for?

Lying.

Kick.

And kick.

Kick.

Remember, keeping the hands up.

Always protect your upper body.

Ready, kick, jab.

Keep the right hand up

protecting, shoot the left in the face to the chin.

Aim right for the jaw.

Kick, jab, back.

Kick, jab, punch.

Kick, jab, punch.

Kick, jab, punch!

Kick, jab, punch!

Attaboy. Now, hold it. The wrist.

If you hit here, my jaw might break,

but so does your hand.

Now, all on your own.

Hold it. Don't move.

You've come in here, you've kicked,

you've jabbed, and you punch,

and he's blocked out of the way from here.

As he blocks from here, you're gonna hit him

with that foot right across the head.

So as he does, you kick, jab, punch,

and as you throw the punch here,

right across the head with the inside crescent.

Jab, punch, kick!

Kick across.

Jab, punch, kick.

Around in a circular motion.

Across.

Kick, jab, punch.

Kick, jab, punch.

Kick, jab.

Good. That's what you're doing. Up here.

Across. That's it, that's it.

I've taught you some kicking and punching techniques,

but many times you can get into a situation

where they won't work,

such as the grappling situation where someone grabs you.

What's a common grab, Tommy?

Headlock.

Would you come forward?

Okay, let's say Tommy gets me into a headlock, okay?

Get me in a headlock. All right.

Right in here. All right.

Now there's no leverage for me to get

any power in my punches or kicks,

so I have to use something else.

Yeah, Mr. Walker, I don't mean any disrespect here or anything,

but there's no way you're getting out of this.

You don't wanna bet, do you, Tommy?

No, I learned my lesson on that before but you're still

not getting out.

All right. Now, there's nerve centers

in different parts of your body.

Now, if you aim for those nerves,

you can put a lot of pressure and a lot of pain.

One of the areas is right underneath the chin,

right here. Now, if I put my thumb there

and apply pressure...

TOMMY: Ow, Mr. Walker...!

(laughing)

That's one.

I'll show you another one, Tommy.

Oh, boy.

My favorite

from here is coming underneath the nose

and pulling right straight down, right to here.

BOY: You all right, Tommy?

That's another nerve area right under the nose here.

It sure is. Works, huh?

Yeah. Thank you, Tommy.

All right, who's next?

BOY 1: Not me.

WALKER: Let's see your hands.

BOY 2: Send Tommy out there again.

( tense theme playing)

(tires squealing)

BOY: They called an ambulance.

The dude's been hurt bad!

(sirens wailing)

JOEY: Danny.

Danny.

Danny, wake up. Danny.

Wake up.

Danny!

Here, let me through. Danny, wake up!

Joey, Joey. Come on.

JOEY: Wake him up!

WALKER: Come on, Joey. Let him go.

Come on. Come on, Joey.

Come on, come on, come on, come on.

He'll be all right. He'll be okay.

What's wrong with him?

WALKER: He'll be all right.

Doctor, excuse me.

Any word on Danny O'Bannon?

Can I see my brother now?

Your brother's been hurt pretty bad, Mr. O'Bannon.

Yeah, can I see him now?

He's still unconscious.

Yeah, but can I see him?

Nurse,

take Mr. O'Bannon to his brother's room.

How is he?

There was significant internal bleeding

and swelling of the cerebral cortex.

Is he gonna make it?

I don't know.

Excuse me.

You're looking at a pretty big beef

but you help us out and you help yourself.

I already told you, I ain't talkin'.

Well, I got four dead kids,

I got one undercover cop

who's lying in a coma down at Methodist.

So you wanna buy this whole package,

that's fine with me, Jake.

With your looks and your build,

your lack of intelligence,

incarceration's gonna be a lousy way

to spend the rest of your life.

You ain't got nothin' on me, 'cause if you did,

you wouldn't be askin' me all these questions,

now, would you?

( hard rock theme playing)

So, what are we gonna do about Jake?

Well, Tony, I wouldn't worry about Jake.

Cops don't have anything on him.

He'll be out of jail soon.

Long as he keeps his mouth shut.

Got it? Gotta keep that mouth shut, huh?

Yeah. Come on.

(knocking)

Thanks.

So I guess I'm outta here?

Jake, what are your fingerprints doing all over the locker room

at the high school?

That's how you deliver the drugs to the kids.

So now you can fry for this, or you can start talking.

(sighs)

Jake gave up Tony Delfina

and a guy at the gym named Mick Stanley.

They're talking about taking out Tommy next.

Tommy?

(dialing)

WOMAN: Hello? Mrs. Landers?

Yes. This is Mr. Walker,

Tommy's teacher. Is he home?

He's at school with Nina. Is something wrong?

No, nothing's wrong.

Thank you very much.

He and Nina stayed after school to study.

This is your test application.

Come on, Nina, give me a break.

You know I'm no good at that stuff.

How do you know unless you try?

You know, and besides, you gave your word to Mr. Walker.

Doesn't that mean anything to you?

Yeah, it means something to me but...

MICK: Hey, Tommy.

We gotta talk, buddy. Come here.

Just go.

Wanna talk to you, Tommy.

Hey, hey, where you going there, huh?

Oh, whoa, yeah.

What were you running from me for?

Aren't we friends anymore?

No, we're not friends, Mick.

She's pretty too. Very pretty.

Why don't you take Tommy to the locker room, boys?

Well, the way I see it,

you two sweeties got in a fight here,

and he accidentally broke

your precious little neck, and then you fell into remorse,

and you decided to cook up a hot shot

of meth, and you took your life.

Kind of gives us a little feel of Romeo and Juliet.

(screams) Shut up.

Come on, you don't have to do this.

It's between me and you.

You shut up. Look, look. Tommy, Tommy,

I wish it was that easy, I really do,

but the thing is, she knows, man, she knows.

You know what they say?

A little bit of knowledge is a very dangerous thing,

so why don't you give me your arm, we'll take this thing.

Settle, Tommy, Tommy.

No. Get his arm.

Pull his sleeve up right now.

NINA: Leave him alone.

WALKER: Hey!

Texas Rangers.

(grunts)

Hey, Ranger, come on.

(groans)

Very good.

(chuckles)

Is that all you got?

Stop that, you're hurting him!

Come on. Ho-ho-ho, come on.

(groaning)

Hey, Danny.

Hey, Joey.

Hey, guy. Hey, Walker.

How you feeling? Good.

Doctor said I'll be getting out of here pretty soon.

Good.

Uh, what's in the bag?

Well, I thought you might get lonely here without me,

so I brought you little Geordie

to keep you company.

Thanks, Joe.

( dramatic theme playing)

(sighs)

I tried to tell you.

Those losers will never show up

for this test.

Excuse me.

( upbeat theme playing)

Good morning.

Where's Tommy?

TOMMY: Mr. Walker.

( light rock action theme playing)

♪ '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 ♪