Original subtitles

( light rock action theme playing)

MC (on PA): Thank y'all for coming to the fundraiser

for the HOPE Center. Let's shake a leg.

♪ I said, hey, everybody Come along with me ♪

♪ Crazy little place That you never did see ♪

♪ Brother C.D.'s On top of the batter ♪

♪ Big daddy man Wanna jump and shout ♪

♪ Get your kick... ♪

How many do we have so far?

About 200, I'd say. Okay.

Where is your fiancé?

He's on his way.

Maisie, if you were any lighter on your feet,

they'd have to tie you down.

Ha-ha! You're no slouch yourself, Mr. Parker.

C.D. And Maisie.

The dynamic duo.

Absolutely.

Jimmy, you know Maisie's son Brian, don't you?

TRIVETTE: Absolutely. Hey. Hey, Ranger Trivette.

Brian has turned into our guardian angel

for the HOPE Center.

Yep. Now you're stuck with me.

I never knew helping people could be so much fun.

I just show up here

and, uh, forget all the problems of the world.

I know what you mean.

(crowd applauding)

MC: Ladies and gentlemen, time for the line dance.

Oh! Line dance!

No, no. You go ahead and dance. I'll line watch.

Get. Go, go, go. Get.

Sir, come on. MC: Here we go!

(band playing "Cotton-Eyed Joe")

♪ I'd been married A long time ago ♪

♪ If it had not been for Cotton-Eyed Joe ♪

♪ Where did you come from? Where did you go? ♪

♪ Where did you come from Cotton-Eyed Joe? ♪

( ominous theme playing)

(groans)

(grunts)

(music continues)

♪ I'd been married A long time ago ♪

♪ If it had not been for Cotton-Eyed Joe ♪

♪ Where did you come from? Where did you go? ♪

♪ Where did you come from Cotton-Eyed Joe? ♪

(song ends)

(all cheering)

C.D.: Hey, Brian, how about your mom's dancing?

Hi, son. Hi, Mom.

Y'all look like Fred and Ginger out there.

Oh, they could never line dance as well as we do,

but I'll take it as a compliment.

MAISIE: Where's Caroline?

I thought she was going to meet you here.

Uh, no. She's not feeling too well.

Oh. Are you okay?

Well, you seem a little down.

Oh, I'm fine, I'm fine.

No, but I do have to go, though.

Oh.

Listen, you have her home at a reasonable hour.

Okay. Take care.

I love you, Mom.

Bye, sweetheart.

(band playing ballad) Madam?

May I have this dance, please?

♪ I lost my heart to you ♪

It's about time you showed up.

Let's dance.

♪ The way young lovers do ♪

(alarm blaring)

GUARD (on PA): Alert! All guards to the west tower!

Escape in progress. All guards to the west tower.

(yells)

(gunshots)

You know, isn't it pitiful

how we have to drag our men onto the dance floor?

Yes. You're always telling me you have two left feet.

That's funny, because Jimmy has two right feet.

(sarcastic laugh)

Well, maybe Walker and I should dance together.

I think that's a good idea.

Yeah. Yeah.

I lead. Okay.

(all laughing)

CAROLINE: Peter, don't be so nervous.

You know Brian's never gonna catch us.

Please, you are such a worrywart.

Yes.

Howdy.

Oh.

Uh, Brian.

Peter was in the neighborhood and...

Yeah. I just wanted to see if you were up for a nightcap.

Yeah, yeah, and since I wasn't here,

you just figured what the hell,

you might as well sleep with my wife.

(both chuckling)

Just save it, okay?

I've known about you two for a long time.

In fact, I was gonna call a divorce lawyer.

Oh, Brian, you know...

No, no. I said I was gonna call a divorce lawyer.

Of course, that was before I found out you two

were stealing from my family's trust fund.

( tense theme playing)

So now I think I'll just call the police instead.

Now, now, don't run away now, Peter.

I want you to have that nightcap.

It's gonna be your last for a while.

(line ringing)

( ominous theme playing)

(grunts)

No!

(grunts)

( dramatic theme playing)

(telephone dial tone beeping)

(chuckles)

Oh.

I think I broke my nail.

( dramatic theme playing)

( 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 ♪

(dogs barking)

(men shouting)

MAN: I assure you, Brice Sutherland's escape

was an aberration, and he will be recaptured.

I spoke with the governor a few minutes ago,

and he assured me that he is very concerned

about both how and why

the prisoner managed to escape.

Now, those questions will be answered,

but right now we have a very dangerous man on the loose.

Our first priority

is the capture of Brice Sutherland.

For that reason,

the governor's calling in the Texas Rangers.

Hey. Where are you two headed? Hey.

Huntsville.

Yeah, the governor called us.

We're gonna head up the manhunt for Brice Sutherland.

Good. The sooner that one's back inside, the better.

Mr. Garcia and I were just going over his testimony

in the Hillman case.

I'm sorry you have to go through that again, Mr. Garcia.

No problem, Ranger. I'd do anything to make sure

the man who shot those people pays for it.

I'll call you. Okay.

We'll see you.

And the state will once again

prove beyond a shadow of a doubt

that the accused, Mr. Frank Hillman,

robbed more than half a million dollars

from the First Bank of South Dallas...

Money which has never been recovered

and in the process shot

the six potential witnesses against him.

Five of those people died,

and by the grace of God and his fighting spirit,

one man survived.

That brave man is prepared to testify once again,

and his testimony will put Mr. Hillman

back where he rightfully belongs,

which is on death row.

JUDGE: Thank you, Miss Cahill.

The retrial will begin two weeks from today at 9 a.m.

Until that time,

the defendant will be remanded to the state penitentiary.

Please remove the prisoner.

How the hell did it happen, son?

It looks like Brian went fishing this morning early.

He must have been standing up in the boat,

and then hit a stump.

There's a lot of them out there

just underneath the surface.

The medical examiner said that he fell, hit his head,

and he must have wound up in the water and drowned.

Just a freak accident.

I'll be damned.

Well, let's go see the girls.

(Caroline crying)

C.D. Maisie.

Maisie, I'm so sorry, sweetheart. I'm sorry.

He was a wonderful man, Caroline.

Thank you for coming over, C.D.

I'm afraid we're all in a state of shock.

Well, if there's anything I can do, let me know.

Come on, let's get you inside. You're chilled.

Take care of her.

( ominous theme playing)

MAISIE: I just wish I could get over this feeling.

Something was bothering him these last few weeks.

C.D.: Oh, I'm sure it was nothing, Maisie.

He had wonderful friends, a loving wife. He had you.

Well, he's at peace now, God rest his soul.

( dramatic theme playing)

Out of the car now!

Let's go! Move! Move!

All right. Just take it easy.

Shut up!

Look, take the car, all right?

Take it. Whatever you want.

(growling)

No. No, don't!

(yells)

(horn honks)

(engine starts)

( dramatic theme playing)

PETER: We have been extremely fortunate.

The ME Finding water in Brian's lungs was pure luck.

Luck for me, anyway.

What do you mean by that?

Well, it means he was still alive

when we put him in the lake,

which makes you just as guilty as I am.

Ha-ha. As if I would ever cross you.

My instinct for self-preservation's

a lot stronger than that.

Besides, half the trust fund is yours,

and I'm looking forward to helping you... spend it.

Well, that's the problem with you, baby.

You always think small.

You see, when I get finished with Maisie,

we're gonna have everything.

Are you crazy?

We can't kill her too.

No. I'm not gonna kill her.

What is that stuff?

MDMA. Also known as ecstasy.

That's a powerful psychedelic.

She will know that she has been drugged.

Not the way I'm gonna give it to her in small doses.

When I get finished with dear old Maisie,

everyone will think she's crazy, including her.

This chamomile tea does wonders, Maisie dear.

It's very soothing.

Thank you, dear.

You are so good to me.

Well, now that Brian's gone... (sighs)

we're gonna have to take care of each other.

(blowing)

This is good.

I know.

Just drink up.

( dramatic theme playing)

(siren wails, police radio chattering)

(men chattering)

TRUCK DRIVER: That's all I can tell you.

TRIVETTE: Okay, thanks.

He's in a gray SUV, probably new,

headed east on 785.

Get three choppers in the air, two east, one west,

in case he doubles back.

Yes, sir.

Everything all right?

Oh.

Have you seen my purse and my car keys?

I was going to go to the store,

but I can't find my purse or my keys.

Are you sure you're all right?

That's the second thing you've misplaced

in the past few minutes.

The second thing?

Oh, well, yes.

You couldn't find your reading glasses.

Don't you remember?

Oh, look. Here they are.

Oh, thank you.

Are you sure you feel up to going out?

Oh, I feel better if I keep busy. Bye.

Bye.

( ominous theme playing)

TRIVETTE: The only town of any size on 785 is Herndon.

He'll probably take the first side road he comes to,

looking for a place to lay low, right?

Hm.

What?

Herndon. What's the name

of that motorcycle gang Sutherland belongs to?

The Demons.

Don't they have an outfit in Herndon?

Yes, they do.

(rock music playing over speakers)

(all chattering)

(laughing)

(yells)

I told you! Members only!

We got company.

Texas Rangers.

We wanna ask you some questions.

Can't you read the sign?

It says "members only."

You mean this sign?

( hard rock theme playing)

WALKER: Don't even think about it,

unless you wanna go to jail just like these guys are.

( eerie theme playing)

(horn honks)

MAISIE: It was right there.

It was right there. I know it was.

Is everything all right, ma'am?

My car's been stolen.

It was right here.

I can't believe it.

I was in the store no more than 20 minutes.

Ma'am, are you sure you remember where you parked?

It's an awfully big lot. You'd be surprised

how many people forget.

I'm sure. I always park in this row.

What kind of car is it?

I'll take a look around the lot just to make sure.

Let me see. It's a '97 Eldorado.

License number?

Uh... A-G-L...

Uh... 3-7... No, 3-5-7...

Uh, no.

Uh, I'm sorry. I'm just so flustered.

It's okay. Take your time. (horn honks)

Oh, Caroline.

Maisie, I've been so worried about you.

You've been gone for hours.

Hours?

I'm Mrs. Whitman's daughter-in-law.

Hi.

Caroline, my car's been stolen.

Well, dear, I saw your car.

It's around the other side of the store.

I am so sorry. Please forgive me.

Don't worry about it, ma'am. It happens all the time.

Maybe you should run her home,

come back for her car later.

Well, that's a good idea. Thank you for your help.

Come on, sweetheart. I'll take you home.

Sutherland was here, man.

These were in the trash.

So when did he leave, and where was he going?

Pal, I don't think you fully grasp the situation.

We got resisting arrest, assaulting a police officer,

possession with intent to sell...

And accessory to murder.

That's right. That's right,

because Sutherland's killed three people since he escaped.

You got a piece of that because you're protecting him.

Three counts of murder so far. Sit down!

Okay, he was here. He left a half an hour ago.

Took one of the bikes.

Where was he headed?

Where was he headed?

He didn't say. He...

But he's looking for a gun.

He wants something untraceable. For what?

A job. He said he had some kind of job.

What kind of a job?

He didn't say.

(men chattering)

What's Sutherland up to?

And why is he so hot to get an untraceable gun?

And what is this job?

Let's call Huntsville

and find out who was Sutherland's cellmate.

( dramatic theme playing)

( suspenseful theme playing)

BRIAN: Mama!

Mama!

Hey, Mom!

Brian!

Brian.

Hey, Mom!

Brian!

Br... Brian!

(voice echoing): Mama.

Maisie! What happened?

I saw him.

I saw Brian. I saw him!

What?

I saw him.

Maisie! Snap out of it.

Now... Now, you just snap out of it. Come on.

You're gonna be okay.

Come on. Come on.

( eerie theme playing)

Brian, what?

What is it?

Maisie?

Maisie, Brian's dead.

I know my boy is dead,

but he's trying to tell me something.

What is it?

Maisie, dear.

You've gotta relax.

You've had a terrible shock,

and it's gotten you all mixed up.

With everything that's happened

and with you being so upset and all,

Peter and I were thinking that it would be better

if you left the running of things to us.

It's for your protection,

so no one will take advantage of you.

Do you...? Do you understand?

Whatever you think is best.

Yes. I think that would be best.

Oh, it would be best for you and for everyone.

But the thing is, in order to do that,

we have to have a little something.

It's called a competency hearing.

It's just a formality.

Fine, fine.

All right, I'll get right on the paperwork.

Howdy.

I don't think I've seen you before.

Yeah, I'm George, Mrs. Whitman's new driver.

Uh-huh.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah, it's... It's good to see you, George.

(knocking on door)

No, you don't understand. I think...

I think maybe I am crazy.

I keep seeing things.

I saw Brian right down there.

I know I couldn't have, but I did.

Maisie, I know you.

You're solid as the Rock of Gibraltar, honey.

Brian's death has just thrown you for a loop.

There are people that can intervene here.

Please let me take you to get some help.

Mrs. Whitman? It's time for you to come in and rest.

Who are these people?

Who's hiring these clowns?

Carol... Caroline's taking care of me now.

Don't worry. Don't fret. I'm all right.

Could you see yourself out, sir?

Yes, I'll just see myself out...

you big oaf.

MAN (on radio): Chopper 3 to Rangers Walker and Trivette. Over.

This is Trivette. Go ahead.

CHOPPER 3: We have visual contact on the suspect.

He's headed north on Farm Road 953.

Repeat, we have visual contact on the suspect. Over.

Roger, Chopper 3. We're on it.

Where's 953?

Right there!

(tires screeching)

I should give you more notice next time.

I'd appreciate it.

Got 'em.

Well, I hope it wasn't too much trouble.

No. You know I'd do anything for Maisie.

What's this all about?

Well, I don't know.

Maybe nothing...

or... maybe something.

Yeah.

What is it?

Look at the clothing.

Well, it's the same thing he had on at the dance.

Western shirt and jeans.

That's right. And a man could go fishin'

with a shirt and jeans like that,

but cowboy boots?

Unlikely. And where's his cap?

His cap? What's that supposed to mean?

Maisie showed me some pictures of Brian the other day, fishing.

In every picture, he had on his cap.

His lucky fisherman cap.

Fishermen would rather fish buck-naked

than not have their lucky cap, honey.

Well, C.D., maybe it fell off when he hit his head,

or maybe it fell off in the water.

Maybe.

C.D., you know I trust your instincts,

but you can't open an investigation

based on a lucky cap.

No, I know that. I don't have any answers,

but I have a lot of questions.

And I think I'm gonna take myself a little fishing trip.

Thank you, sweetheart. Sure.

( dramatic theme playing)

That's him.

This is Rangers Trivette and Walker

in pursuit of suspect, Route 953.

(child yelling)

(car horn honking)

This is Ranger Trivette.

We got a civilian car off the road. Rendering aid.

Suspect still headed north on 953.

( suspenseful theme playing)

Howdy.

Howdy.

Mind if I share the lake with you?

Oh, no, you're welcome to do it.

There's more than enough fish out here.

You know the Whitmans? I mean, are you friends of theirs?

Yeah. Maisie and I, we're... We're good friends.

Oh, it was a sad thing about that boy.

Yes, it was. I'll say it was.

You knew Brian, did you?

Oh, yeah. I knew Brian since he was a little kid.

Really?

We did a lot of fishing together, me and Brian.

Huh. Yeah. He was a fine boy.

Oh, he was that.

I'll say that for him, yes, sir.

What did y'all catch mostly?

Blue-gilled fish and... And... And crappie.

But now, Brian, he never tried to get nothing else but bass

as long as I ever knew him.

And I'll bet you he wore that hat

every time he put a hook in water.

Never put a line in without it,

wearin' that hat. I'll bet he didn't.

There's something that I don't understand.

I can't figure out what Brian was doing

fishing in front of his own house

when they dredged that area not too long before that,

and there weren't no fish in it!

WOMAN (on radio): Dispatch to Rangers Walker and Trivette.

Brice Sutherland was spotted leaving the residence

of Arnie Freeman, 620 Cottonwood,

ex-con on parole with two gun-dealing priors.

TRIVETTE: Thanks, Dispatch.

Now, for maximum stopping power,

you need this baby right here.

Fully automatic, 20 rounds a second.

WALKER: Texas Rangers. Put the gun down.

I'm a collector. I'm a collector!

You guys never heard of the Second Amendment?

Have you heard of three strikes and you're out, Arnie?

Oh, whoa! Nothing says I can't have guns

for my own personal protection.

Protection from what, an army?

Don't waste our time.

Where's Brice Sutherland?

I don't know.

Arnie, you got two priors. This makes three.

You're looking at serious time, Arnie.

Real serious time. Think about it.

Okay. He was here.

Bought a 9 mm.

How long ago?

Fifteen, 20 minutes.

Where was he headed? I don't know.

I swear!

You better not be lying to us.

I'm not lying. I swear, I'm not lying!

Where to now?

I don't know. (cell phone ringing)

He's around here somewhere.

Yeah. Trivette.

Yeah. Thanks.

Hey, Sutherland's cellmate was Frank Hillman.

That's the guy that Alex is prosecuting in the retrial.

And the only witness against him lives here.

Jorge Garcia.

Hillman must be offering Sutherland

a cut of his unrecovered money.

To take out Jorge Garcia. Yeah.

I'll get his address.

Okay.

Hi, C.D.

Alex, how are you?

What'd you find out, honey?

Maisie's competency hearing

is scheduled for tomorrow.

Boy, they didn't waste any time, did they?

No. If they find her incompetent,

Caroline will be appointed her conservator.

She'll be in charge of Maisie's trust fund

along with that sidewinder, Peter.

Yeah. Didn't you find out anything

on your fishing trip?

Plenty. Why did they rig it

to look like he was trolling for trout

when he was strictly a bass fisherman?

Why was he fishing

where there was no fish and without his fishing hat?

That's a lot of questions with no answers.

Yeah. I know that, honey, but this stinks.

This stinks to high heaven.

You think he was murdered?

I'd bet on it.

Way down deep in these old experienced bones,

it says yes.

What about the water in his lungs?

Oh, that just goes to show you

he was alive when he hit the water, honey.

Maybe they got their hands caught in the cookie jar,

and Brian found out.

You know, I have a friend

down at the bank examiner's office who owes me a favor.

Why don't I find out what's going on with that trust?

Now you're talkin'.

(Mexican music playing on radio)

(doorknob rattling)

(rattling continues)

(music stops)

Who's there?

(Sutherland yelling)

(gasps)

(gun cocks) Die, old man!

You're the last witness. GARCIA: No, no!

No! No!

Sutherland!

(grunting)

Throw the gun away.

Now get up.

(Sutherland grunting)

(groaning)

( suspenseful theme playing)

I'd like to see Mrs. Whitman.

I'm afraid Mrs. Whitman's resting now

and can't be disturbed.

Oh, I'm afraid you're wrong, son.

She's standing up there in that window wide awake.

( ominous theme playing)

You heard what he said.

Yeah.

Yeah, yeah, I-I heard what he said.

Tell her I came by, will you? Yeah.

(front door closes)

(whistling)

(kettle whistling)

( tense theme playing)

( ominous theme playing)

Ooh.

( tense theme playing)

Maisie, no!

Don't drink that tea.

This tea is good.

Chamomile. It's very soothing.

Oh, very soothing. Does wonders.

Maisie, they've drugged your tea, honey.

Come on. Please go with C.D., will you?

Oh, no. This is a good place.

I can see the lake,

and, C.D., Brian's coming back.

He wants to talk to me.

He wants to tell me something.

I know he does.

Yes, yes, I know, but...

I know Brian wants to tell you something, honey.

He wants to tell you that you're in danger.

Please come on and go with old C.D., will you?

We'll get out of here, okay?

Everything will be fine. Come on.

Come on, honey. Everything will be just fine.

Don't you worry about a thing.

Everything will be just fine.

(door opens, footsteps)

Hey. That old man's car is still out front.

Where do you think you're going?

Don't you get in my way.

I'm a Texas Ranger,

and I'm taking this lady with me.

You're not going anywhere.

Oh, C.D., what'll we do?

This! (groans)

(grunts)

TRIVETTE: Talk about a long day. Whoo!

Yeah, it's been a tough one.

When we get home, I'm gonna take the longest shower.

That would be a great idea.

Hey, you don't smell like a bed of roses either, pal.

(laughs) (car phone rings)

Now what?

Walker.

ALEX: Hi, it's me.

I just got off the phone with Mr. Garcia.

He's more eager than ever to testify against Hillman.

He's a tough old guy.

Yeah. And speaking of tough old guys,

that's why I'm calling. I'm worried about C.D.

Why? What's the Big Dog got himself into now?

He's investigating Brian's murder.

Brian was murdered?

It sure seems that way.

He went over to Maisie's,

and I haven't been able to reach him.

Would you head over there,

and I'll fill you in on the way?

Okay.

Caroline, you've got about as much chance

as a tepee in a twister of gettin' away with this.

Alex Cahill is already lookin' at the trust fund.

Oh, shut up. As soon as Maisie's dead,

that trust fund's gonna be all mine.

( suspenseful theme playing)

You gonna let us through, or do we walk over you?

I guess we walk over 'em.

Yeah. Which one do you wanna take?

I'll take the big one.

( tense theme playing)

(groaning)

It's from Brian's safe.

See, Brian left his gun for his mother

for protection.

But after he died, she was gonna commit suicide.

When her good friend tried to stop her,

she shot him and then herself.

And Peter and Caroline lived happily ever after.

Drop it!

( dramatic theme playing)

WALKER: Hey, drop it!

(sirens approaching)

Jimmy, I'm glad you and Cordell still have

that great sense of timing.

(sighs)

Hey! Ha-ha-ha. Hey.

Charlie.

Won't be long now.

Two more weeks to my retrial,

and I'll be free as a bird.

Hey, I'll be thinking about you

when when I'm drinking a piña colada

down in Barbados.

Hope you won't miss me too much.

No, Hillman, I don't think I will. Oh.

I'm not gonna miss you at all...

because you're not going anywhere.

Ha-ha. Yeah, right.

(door opens)

(chuckles)

( dramatic theme playing)

GUARD: This way, Sutherland.

(growls)

CHARLIE: Your cellmate's back.

(laughing)

(crowd applauds and cheers)

Thank you.

HOPE. Help Our People Excel

is all about friends helping friends.

And believe me, I know.

No matter how bad it gets,

no matter how great the odds against you,

you can always count on your friends

to make it all right.

I am so blessed

to be able to establish, in the name of my son,

the Brian Whitman Fund

to guarantee that this good

and important work continues.

Alex?

(crowd applauding)

(crowd cheers)

(laughs)

( majestic theme playing)

(laughing)

( 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 ♪