01x16 - Bad Apples

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("HUNTING GROUND" BY THE BLACK
DELTA MOVEMENT PLAYING)

All right. Here come
our guests. Stay sharp.

Copy that.

- Arrest on sight?
- No.

I don't want to blow a six-month
investigation on a bad takedown.

- Move in after the buy.
- Six months?

Is that why you got
Rangers on a drug bust?

- Care to share more, Cap?
- No, I don't. Get ready.

All right, boys, look alive.

♪ The lies you have sold ♪

♪ ♪

♪ 'Cause when the words got skewed ♪

♪ As you talked in truth ♪

♪ It might be worth it, it is amiss ♪

♪ As you walk... ♪

All right, Ramirez, move in now,

- move in now.
- Deal's good. Good to go, good to go.

Move, move, move!

(SIREN WAILING)

(TIRES SCREECH)

Texas Rangers! Freeze!

- (SHOUTING)
- (TIRES SCREECH)

- (SIREN WAILING)
- Get down!

Right there.

(TIRES SCREECHING)

Easy. Easy, sweetheart.

You don't know what you're doing.

- That's original.
- (HANDCUFFS CLICKING)

Get on the ground, now.

- We're good here, Cap.
- Yeah, I can see that.

I'm coming down.

(SIREN WHOOPING)

MICKI: Here's who we apprehended.

Lieutenant Owen Campbell.

Narcotics, Moss PD.

As I was telling your, uh, Ranger here,

I'm undercover.

Yeah, I know who you are, Lieutenant.

You're a dirty cop who seizes dr*gs,

then sells them back to the streets.

You really want to go that way?

(CHUCKLES)

I thought you were one of the good ones.

You can take him.

You knew he was Moss PD
and you didn't tell me?

Couldn't risk any leaks.

Sir.

Sir.

I was your point on this bust.

I can't lead if I'm in the dark.

You were focused. The arrest was clean.

Campbell's going away for a while.

Take the win, Ramirez.

All right?

(INDISTINCT POLICE TRANSMISSION)

(HORSE NEIGHS)

All right.

- What do you think?
- (CLEARS THROAT)

Uh, well, I think we
could've used a sander.

A sander? No. No.

- Doesn't leave the same mark.
- (SCOFFS)

You know what, you haven't
really talked about the Rangers

in, like, two weeks.

Think you'll be happy without 'em?

(CHUCKLES) Augie, I never needed
to be a Ranger to be happy.

Torturing my son with manual
labor brings me far more joy

- than the Rangers ever could.
- (CHUCKLES)

- (EXHALES)
- I mean it. Seriously.

Being yours and Stella's daddy

- makes me the happiest man in Texas.
- Mm.

- Just Texas?
- It's a big state. Come on.

(CHUCKLES)

Hey, will you grab me the chisel?

I think I left it inside on the counter.

- Yeah. Got it.
- Yeah. Thanks. (CLEARS THROAT)

♪ ♪

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

Hey.

How are those, uh,
summer plans shaping up?

Um... (EXHALES) Get
a job at The Side Step?

- (CHUCKLES)
- I know the management.

Ah. (CHUCKLES) Come on, Stel.

Summer before your senior year?

You need something you can
put on a college application.

You know what? Your uncle...

how 'bout working on a campaign?

Got an idea.

Hey. You need an intern?

You want to lick some stamps?

Mm. (CHUCKLES)

Yeah. Teenagers.

Uh, what's up?

Stan's poll numbers, actually.

It's only a poll, right? I mean,
those things change every day.

"Only a poll". I... I don't even
know why I'm asking you.

- Where's Mom?
- Uh, she and Daddy

went up to Dallas for
a livestock auction.

They'll be gone for a few days. So...

I'm all you got.

You know why Stan's b*ating you?

Well, he's got

- the Rangers' endorsement, for one.
- No.

No. Uh, it's because he's a closer.

Maybe it's time for William
Walker to get in there

for a few rounds, mix it up.

You know what? You're right.

You know, I need... I need a speech.

There you go.

Damn it.

You know, Bret could totally nail this.

Yeah.

You, uh...

you talk to him yet?

About everything you went through?

He knows I was in the hospital.

But he doesn't know the details
of what happened here.

And even before, when I...

- lied to him about cheating.
- Yeah.

You got a hell of a lot to unpack.

- Mm, yeah.
- That's for sure.

I didn't ask, but I assume
you thought about him

when everything went dark back here.

- Of course I did. Yeah.
- Yeah.

He deserves to know.

JAMES: All right.

Lieutenant Campbell.

Tell me, did your, uh, operation

end up bearing any fruit?

We don't discuss ongoing cases

with other law enforcement agencies.

(CHUCKLES)

No, with me, you do.

You know the Rangers investigate
police corruption, right?

You were supposed to be investigating

the movements of the Lozada Cartel

- in the region.
- Right.

But according to all the reports,

they haven't been active

for over nine months. So...

what have you been doing?

UNION REP: Investigation
delays doesn't mean

the lieutenant was on the take.

Maybe not. Filing fake reports
sure does though, huh?

See, as it turns out,

while you and your team

were supposed to be surveilling Lozada,

I was surveilling you.

And you, Lieutenant, have been...

(CHUCKLES)

been a busy little bunny
with the extracurriculars.

- The lieutenant hasn't done any...
- I'll-I'll...

I'm gonna stop you right there.

Are you gonna speak for yourself

or let him do all the talking?

(PHONE VIBRATING)

UNION REP: Yes, sir.

Yes. We are with him now.

Of course. D.A. McLawson
would like a word.

Captain James.

Yes, sir. No, I have more
than enough. There's...

Sir, I really don't think that...

Okay.

No, no. Understood.

♪ ♪

(HANDCUFFS CLICK)

(SNIFFS)

(HANDCUFFS CLATTER)

(GRUNTS)

I got to make a call.

- All right.
- You got this.

- Yeah.
- Stick with it.

- Yo, Dad.
- DJ. What?

Thought I was picking
you up from the airport.

You were. An hour ago.

- Figured you got caught up at work, Captain.
- (GROANS) I did.

I'm sorry. I had a...

I'm sorry, son.

- Mm-hmm.
- Meet me out front.

- I'll be right there. All right?
- All right.

- Okay?
- Is this your boy?

- Dominick.
- (CHUCKLES)

You look like your daddy.

See ya around, Captain.

(CHUCKLES): Yo, you good?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm-I'm fine.

Good. 'Cause I could eat.

- Well, there's a shocker.
- (CHUCKLES)

Let's go, man.

Ooh. Getting a little big.

- Yeah, I'm trying. I'm working on it.
- What's all this?

- What is all that?
- (LAUGHS)

(TREY GRUNTING)

- (EXHALES)
- Babe.

- Babe. Baby!
- (EXHALES) Yeah. Yeah.

- Look what came in the mail.
- What?

(GRUNTS)

It's from UT Medical School.

Could be a rejection letter.

Or, Dr. Buzzkill,

you were accepted and
this makes it official.

Yeah. Um...

You open it.

- You sure?
- Yeah.

Okay.

(CLEARS THROAT)

"Dear Mr. Trey Barnett,

After careful consideration,
we are pleased

to offer you admission"!

Oh, congratulations!

I knew it. I knew it.

Wait right here. Don't move.

Don't... move.

(HUMMING)

(LAUGHS)

All right.

Come on. What is this?

Open it.

No way.

(CHUCKLES): No way. Mick, this is...

What?

Why the face?

My TBI. Remember?

Could be permanent.

Yes.

But I remember the doctor
saying that was highly unlikely.

Yes, but, still, if it is,

that means I can never operate.

I have a doctor's appointment
at the VA tomorrow.

If I get the all clear, I'm good.

But if not...

Okay. Yeah.

I hear you.

Yeah.

DJ, I hear you're, uh,
k*lling it at Boise.

- (CHUCKLES) I wouldn't go that far.
- JAMES: Hey.

- Don't be modest, dude.
- Yeah.

. . Okay?

- Backup wide receiver.
- Yeah.

All right? You did the
s... uh, the travel...

- S-Study abroad.
- Study abroad.

- "The travel"?
- Come on, man.

See? Your pops is right.

You matured a lot
since high school, man.

I can see it. It shows. I'm impressed.

Well, I could say the same.

Uh, when Dad told me that
Uncle "Stomp Ass" Walker

was hanging it up,

I was in disbelief.

Look, I-I used to...

I used to think all your-your
maverick stuff was cool.

Now, being a bit older,

I got to say, the...

"rebel with probable cause" bit

- (CHUCKLES) feels a bit dated.
- Ooh!

I'm gonna use that one.

- I'm gonna write that one down.
- (CHUCKLES)

- Kid's smart.
- That's what I'm saying.

All right.

To DJ. Thank God

you fell far, far, far,
far from the tree.

- Hey!
- He-he clinked.

You gonna let him talk
about your dad like that?

- (WALKER LAUGHS)
- To DJ.

- All right.
- All right.

Hey, can I borrow you for a couple days?

I need you to give
some positive influence

to, uh, Stella and August.

You know, have you give
them some of those, uh,

"get it done" vibes that you got.

- Yeah?
- (CHUCKLES) Not a problem.

- All right.
- How is Stella?

She's, uh... she's fine.

Yeah, she, you know...
She-she just needs

what-what all those kids...

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- (SIREN WAILING)
- (INDISTINCT CHATTER)

MICKI: So you saw the vehicle
as you were driving away?

Yeah, I drove by it, right
there. I don't understand.

I don't know why somebody would...

All right, Cap. Uh...

(COUGHS)

What's the next move?

Want to pull camera feeds? Uh,

get Forensics in here? Maybe...

talk to some witnesses?

Take DJ home for me?

Take...

Yeah. C-Course. (CLEARS THROAT)

Hey, think of it this way...
no paperwork, right?

(CHUCKLES) Yep.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm-I'm good.
You know who did this?

I have a pretty good idea.

Don't worry about it. All right?

I love you, man.

Love you, too.

Hey.

Thanks, buddy.

Captain.

You're gonna want to hear this.

Carol here said she saw
four men torch the car,

then walk away.

CAROL: They just strolled off,

like they weren't afraid of anything.

Tell him what they looked like.

White. Middle-aged.

They looked kind of crazy to me.

I'm gonna grab your formal
statement in a second.

- Can I just have you wait over there?
- Mm-hmm.

Thank you.

Captain, you know this was Campbell.

Do you want me to go pick him up?

No. No.

Captain, this is a blatant...

Just...

... follow me on this one.

Okay? I'm handling it.

Respectfully, sir, I've
dealt with this stuff,

as a trooper and in the m*llitary.

If we do not respond loudly,

it is only gonna get worse.

Appreciate your concern.

Ramirez.

You let me deal with this.

Understood?

Yes, sir.

♪ ♪

("ONLY US" BY PAPERWHITE PLAYING)

Yeah. My dad thinks stuff like this

will help with college admissions.

- Mm.
- He's probably right, too, and I hate

- when that happens. (CHUCKLES)
- Remember when my dad

made me clean out stables all summer?

(CHUCKLES) Yeah. You showed up

with a bucket and a shovel,
and you looked so pissed.

- (CHUCKLES)
- Yeah. I also remember

you were supposed to help me.

Yeah. (CHUCKLES)

Real talk though.

Liam would be great for Austin.

Mm.

But what about Stella Walker?

What's she gonna do?

She's still...

undeclared.

Well, if you ask me,

based off of everything you told
me about what happened here...

Hoyt, this Trevor dude...

... just sounded like you
were ready for a change.

♪ And now we can let go of ♪

♪ When it was only us ♪

I got an idea.

Why don't we check out UT tomorrow?

Just to see what it's like.

I have some friends who go there.
They can show us around.

Maybe... help you decide
what's after high school.

Yeah. Okay.

Tomorrow sounds good.

♪ When it was only us. ♪

(EXHALES SHARPLY)

Liam?

Why are you here?

I...

- I owe you an apology.
- (DOOR CLOSES)

So-so much has happened.

So much that I never told
you and I-I should have.

A-And when I was at my worst,

I thought of you.

Were-were you ever

gonna tell me what's going on?

Before, when I told you that
I cheated on you in Mexico,

- that was a lie.
- M-Mexico. Liam.

And, you were sh*t. What about that?

I know. Look, all of it,

I was trying to protect you.

I-I wanted to keep you safe.

I-I didn't want to involve you...

You didn't want to involve the
man you were about to marry?

(CHUCKLES)

I'm...

This is my terrible attempt
at an apology.

This is why you are the speechwriter.

I wasn't sure that
you'd still be in Austin.

I was confounded by what you did.

But, apparently, you didn't do it.

"Confounded".

That's a great word. I'm gonna
save that one for later.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

I heard you were running for D.A.

I am.

Recent events kind of
threw me for a loop, but...

I-I was thinking of you

and I...

Hey.

Everything okay?

Uh... (SPUTTERS) yeah.

I'll, uh, be there in a sec.

I'll-I'll let you go. I...

just wanted to come by and say

take care, Bret.

♪ ♪

(INSECTS TRILLING)

(SHUTTER CLICKING)

(SHUTTER CLICKING)

R to Central Dispatch.

This is Dispatch. Go ahead, R .

I have a possible Code
with several armed suspects

at North Adams Street.

Send any available units now.

Sorry, R , no available
units in the area.

ETA on backup is at least minutes.

(CRUNCHING)

(DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE)

(WHISPERING): What are you doing?

Captain... I specifically

told you to stand down.

- Captain...
- No. No.

I don't need another
Ranger that doesn't know

how to follow orders. Trust me.

Okay?

Meet me at HQ.

There's something I want you to see.

- Okay.
- (DOOR OPENS)

CAMPBELL: (CHUCKLES) Well, well, well.

Ha!

How you fine Rangers doing this evening?

Whew. Now, you see,

if you keep harassing me like this, boy,

I'm gonna have to respond.

- Hmm?
- "Boy"?

- "Boy"?
- Micki. Micki. Micki.

Trust me.

- Let's go. Right now.
- Mount up!

(ENGINES STARTING)

I'm bringing Stan and
Liam in on this, too.

- Gentlemen, thanks for being here.
- Yeah.

Hey.

- Hey.
- (KEYS JANGLE)

All right.

Ramirez,

you wanted to know what my plan is.

Take a look.

Lieutenant Campbell is being protected.

Protected? By who?

You tell me.

Guy's able to paint outside the lines.

Bribery, racketeering, trafficking.

Arson, apparently.

He's completely untethered.

And I waited to bring
you all in until I had

an ironclad case against him, which...

I do. But even with all this evidence

turned over, McLawson still
hasn't filed formal charges.

I want you to find out why.

STAN: Could be a million
different reasons.

He's hiding something, Stan. Liam,

you have the access to
find out what that may be.

I'll look into it.

Campbell is just, uh...

He's one bad apple.

We want the whole rotten basket.

Why throw out one when
you can get rid of many?

Exactly. And you probably know
better than most Rangers

why this can't stand.

STAN: This case has
some pretty big implications,

for policing as a whole.

Well, might be a great opportunity

to make some real change.

That's why it's so important to me.

That's why I'm looping you in now.

Thank you.

All right.

Let's go harvesting.

So, uh, what brings you
all the way out here?

Everything all right with Micki?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's all good.

This is about me.

I went to the, uh, VA
yesterday, saw the doctor.

And told me that my TBI was mild.

Nothing permanent.

That's great news!

Well, u-unless you
wanted a brain injury?

(LAUGHS) No. No, no, no.

I just thought that, if I did, if...

you know, if my TBI was irreversible,

then it would take medical
school off the table

and I wouldn't have to make the choice.

- 'Kay.
- Look,

after years of being an Army
medic with multiple deployments,

countless trauma surgeries,

I just don't know if this
is what I'm meant to do.

No, I get that.

What does Micki say?

I haven't told her yet. I mean,

I have to figure out
what I really want first.

Micki, she already knows
what she wants...

- to be a Ranger.
- Yeah.

I mean, she's focused,

she's organized, ambitious.

And I'm...

(SIGHS) I'm turning my
back on a great career.

I mean, am I crazy?

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

(STAMMERS, LAUGHS) Okay.

I was talking to you, not the horse.

But, Trey,

you're not crazy, man.

Micki's smart.

She wouldn't be with you
if you weren't smart, too.

I think she'll get where
you're coming from.

I say, on this one,

you think with your heart
instead of your brain.

(CLICKS TONGUE)

(CHUCKLES)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER, LAUGHTER)

College doesn't have to
be the next step, Stel.

Like, what do you want to do?

And it doesn't matter
what your dad thinks

or your uncle.

Just you.

I keep thinking about Mom.

Wanting to do something
like that, helping people.

I want to do something
that means something.

I just... I don't know where to start.

Maybe just travel.

Figure out where you're needed.

You know how I went to
Montreal that semester?

I fell in love with the city.

Oh, I meant to ask you.
Did you pick up French?

(SIREN WHOOPING)

Hey, what's wrong?

I don't know.

Um...

(SIREN WHOOPING)

(SIGHS)

(INDISTINCT RADIO TRANSMISSION)

- Just chill, okay?
- (DOOR CLOSES)

Probably nothing.

- License and registration?
- All right.

Just gonna grab the license
out of my pocket here.

And my registration in
the glove compartment.

All right. Here you go.

Is there a reason you
stopped us, Officer?

Get out of the car.

- Wait. Whoa!
- Hey!

What did I do?! (GRUNTING)

Stop it! He didn't do anything!

You... (GRUNTS) match the description

of a robbery suspect in the area.

I didn't rob anybody.

Oh, yeah?

Oh. Hey.

Ooh.

What's this?

Come on, man. You know that's not mine.

- Hmm? Hmm?
- Hey! That's not his! Stop it!

I recognize you. You were at
my dad's office the other night.

Yeah?

- (GRUNTING)
- Well, you

are... under arrest

for possession of an illegal substance.

You serious?

Stop it. Hey.

Hey, stop it!

Your daddy should've
left well enough alone.

(SIREN WAILING)

- (LOCK BUZZING)
- (INDISTINCT CHATTER)

- You okay?
- Yeah, Dad. I'm fine.

- The-the dr*gs weren't mine.
- I know that.

Son, he's just trying to...

he's trying to send a message.

D, look, this is...

this is on me, and I'm gonna fix it.

Okay? Let's go.

How you gonna do that, Dad?

You gonna... you gonna go back in time

and stop me from being arrested?

This man pulled me out of the car

and slammed me onto the hood.

Stella was with me.

I know. Walker picked her up.

She's-she's okay.

Yeah. And I got taken
away and locked up,

all because I'm the son
of a Black Ranger.

- D...
- You-you know what makes this worse?

Is that I thought I was safe.

I thought stuff like this
wasn't gonna happen to me

because of who my dad is.

Joke's on me.

You're angry.

You have every right to be angry.

Okay? But...

let's just...

let's go home. We can
talk about it, okay?

There's nothing to talk about.

You pissed off some cop,

and I paid the price.

End of discussion.

♪ ♪

(CRICKETS CHIRPING)

(KNOCKING)

Hey.

I-I talked to your Uncle Larry.

Um...

DJ's gonna be all right.

He-He's a tough kid.

He shouldn't have to be.

I know.

Have you thought about going back?

To the Rangers?

(STAMMERS) Stel, if-if this is
about what happened to DJ...

After you came back,

all I wanted was for you to be here.

Not just home but present, you know?

For me, for Augie.

But then Uncle Liam
got sh*t and-and Hoyt...

The point is,

you showed up.

You were there for us. And...

when I called you after DJ got
arrested, I knew you'd come.

I wouldn't have been able
to say that a year ago.

And even though I love knowing

that you will always pick up
the phone when I need you,

I realize the Rangers
need you, too, Dad.

(EXHALES) Stel,

baby girl, uh...

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

The Rangers are...

fine without me.

It's a part of who you are, Dad.

After what happened today,

I can't be selfish.

This-this city, this world,

it needs good people.

And...

... you need to be able
to do what you do best.

So, do it. Please.

♪ Are you strong enough? ♪

♪ No guarantees ♪

♪ No trading back... ♪

You know, Stel,

your mom would-would be, um...

... so proud of you.

But...

how did you get this?

(CHUCKLES) Contrary to parental belief,

my eyes aren't glued to my phone.

(LAUGHS)

Retired Rangers don't keep
their g*n belt buckle

in their pocket, Dad.

Lifers do.

Stel,

thank you for your support,

but even if I were to consider
going back to the Rangers,

we'd still have to get the sign-off

- from your brother first. Look...
- AUGUST: Yes. Yes, Dad.

Just don't make me sand anymore.

No, seriously though,

we, uh... we got your back.

Okay.

So, if you're going back...

I think I might have something
that could help DJ.

The cops kind of scared me,

so I didn't say anything right away.

But...

you really need to see this.

CAMPBELL: Get out of the car.

DJ: What did I do?

(GRUNTS) What did I do?!

You match the description

of a robbery suspect

- in the area.
- I didn't rob anybody, man.

CAMPBELL: What's this?
You know that's not mine.

CAMPBELL: You are under arrest

for possession of an illegal substance.

Liam?

I noticed that Captain James

submitted his findings
on the Campbell case.

You haven't brought charges yet.

Did you want me to take care of that?

I'm handling it.

Okay.

Do you even plan on charging him?

- Excuse me?
- Campbell.

Do you plan on formally charging him?

Just what the hell is
that supposed to mean?

This goes way further than
prosecutorial discretion.

Filing false reports, corruption.

I mean, we have a list of things
that we can charge him with.

But you're keeping
Campbell on the street.

Why?

I've worked for you long enough
to know when you are lying, sir.

Take my advice, Liam.

You need to stay far away from this.

I can't.

Campbell threatened one of my friends.

He made it personal.

So either charge him

or I'm calling the
state attorney general.

It's your choice, Grant.

All right, I want two at the rear exit,

two in the parking lot.
Ramirez, you're with me.

Now, remember, he's off duty,

but he's still a cop,
so stay on your toes.

WALKER: You need more backup?

("RAINY TAXI" BY SPOON PLAYING)

What are you doing here?

I know this isn't exactly, uh...

protocol, just, uh...
just showing up like this.

I've-I've had time to
do a lot of thinking,

and I-I've searched a hell
of a lot more than my soul

to get me back here.

♪ You catch everything
I never could... ♪

I guess what I'm trying to say is...

I'm ready.

To be here,

to be back.

This, the Rangers...

all of it.

♪ And when you stand ♪

It's who I am.

Whether I'm wearing the badge or not.

Mount up. We move in five.

♪ You know you don't come back ♪

Hold up.

Hold up.

♪ I've got nowhere else... ♪

WALKER: Hey, uh, hey, Cap.

I-I may have, uh...

I, uh... (CLEARS THROAT) I did stop

by your office on the way in.

I didn't snoop. I swear.

- Wow.
- (CHUCKLES)

You know, the official paperwork
still needs to be done. But...

this'll do for now.

Ramirez? Witness?

Yes, sir.

All right.

♪ But if you leave ♪

♪ You better run away for good... ♪

Repeat after me.

Yes, sir.

I, Cordell Walker...

I, Cordell Walker...

... do solemnly swear...

... do solemnly swear...

(NEWSWOMAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ON TV)

Ranger.

You want some eggs?

No, I'm good. Thanks.

Mm.

Oh. Is this about your boy?

Shame. (SNIFFS)

Seemed like a good kid.

(CHUCKLES)

Maybe I'm just a bad judge of character.

You know, something tells
me those weren't his dr*gs.

Hmm. Hopefully, the judge
will believe that, too.

(CLEARS THROAT)

You crossed the blue line.

Your boy paid the price.

You think about that

next time you want to take a run at me.

- Will do.
- NEWSWOMAN: ... no stones

are being left unturned. In fact,

an arrest warrant has been issued

for Lieutenant Owen Campbell
of the Moss Police Department.

Campbell is the alleged mastermind

behind an illegal narcotics
distribution ring.

We've obtained video,
courtesy of the Texas Rangers,

that appears to show Officer Campbell

planting dr*gs during a traffic stop.

Owen Campbell,

you're under arrest.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY) I don't know
how you got that warrant,

but I'll be out by lunchtime.

Yeah, not this time.

("p*rn DISASTER" BY THE
OCTOPUS PROJECT PLAYING)

So much for the good old boys, huh?

(GASPS)

(CLATTERING)

Head to the back door.

(GRUNTS)

(GRUNTS)

Whoa there, now, buddy!

Where's the fire?!

(GRUNTING)

You never should've messed with my kid.

- (HANDCUFFS CLICKING)
- Let's go.

♪ ♪

Look at that, Cap.

Guess you still got it.

Let's do this.

(HORSE NEIGHS)

(ENGINE TURNS OFF)

- It took you a while.
- Uh-huh.

James boys!

Welcome!

- Hey!
- Look at y'all.

Woo-hoo. Looking relaxed.

(LAUGHS) Yeah, well,

it's, uh... it's well-earned. Trust me.

- Mm. Okay.
- Hey. What's up?

- Hey, Stel.
- Just came to say goodbye.

Goodbye? You just got home.

Yeah, and I am good on
home for a little while.

But I'm-I'm not gonna
stay gone too long.

My hero lives here.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

- My man.
- (CHUCKLES)

- I didn't pay him to say that.
- WALKER: Try this out. Come on.

- Oh, I heard about this.
- Yeah, yeah.

- Let's go.
- My latest project.

- (INHALES)
- Yeah?

- Oh, that's nice.
- Ah-ha-ha!

- Told you. Right?
- You just sink right in.

It's all about the sandpaper grit.

- Feel that.
- Thank God. Okay.

- Yeah.
- (CHUCKLES)

So I like to use, uh, up to .

(CHATTER, LAUGHTER CONTINUES)

What's going on?

I've decided to work from home
for the rest of my term.

What? Why?

Look, if this is what I said
about calling the state A.G....

I'm no longer fit to hold office.

I don't understand. I mean,
we all make bad decisions.

Where is this coming from?

I've let...

things get in the way of doing my duty.

"Things".

Is there something that
I should know about?

You're a good lawyer, Liam,

and an even better man.

Don't let the job rob you
of your moral compass.

♪ ♪

- MAN: All right, talk to me. What do we got here?
- WOMAN: We have a young man

in his s who's been sh*t in the chest.

Luckily, the b*llet just
missed his vital organs,

- so hopefully he'll make it...
- Mm.

Are you gonna point out
everything wrong with this show

now that... you're in med school?

- MAN: Based on what I'm seeing in the X-rays...
- Yeah, um,

about that. (CLEARS THROAT)

- (TAPS KEY)
- Mm.

Even though the doc
gave me the all clear,

I've thought about it,

and, um...

I don't want to be a surgeon.

Look, I didn't want to say anything

until I made up my mind.

Are you disappointed?

No.

I'm surprised. But...

you know I got your back no
matter what you want to do.

I want to help people and
their emotional problems,

rather than their physical ones.

You know, coaching soccer,

I really care about those
kids and their well-being.

I'm thinking about pursuing psychology.

What do you think?

I think...

... that you would be
an excellent doctor.

No matter what initials.

- (CHUCKLES)
- Ooh, wait.

I have an idea how we can still
make use of that doctor's coat.

- Oh. Word.
- Mm-hmm.

(LAUGHS)

- Mm-hmm. Oh.
- Dr. Love

- is in the house. (LAUGHS)
- Oh. Oh, is he?

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Hey, y'all ready for a dry run

of my speech real quick?

- (OTHERS ASSENTING)
- Yeah? (CLEARS THROAT)

How can one act in the
best interest of a city

if they can't for those closest to them?

You know, leading by example...

... isn't just a phrase.

It's words to live by.

I've taken people
that I love for granted

and didn't trust them with the truth.

But when I did that,

I took away their choice.

District attorney isn't

just a prosecutor.

They determine when, where

and how justice is decided.

And while I wish that I would have made

different decisions in the past,

I will work hard each day

to make better decisions

in our future.

We will watch over this city

and make choices together.

Because that is what
a partnership truly is.

And I'll always remember that.

What do you guys think?

- It was great.
- Yeah?

- It's good?
- (APPLAUSE)

Hey.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

I didn't expect to see you here.

Yeah, well, it didn't feel
right, leaving it like that.

I kind of threw you for a loop.

(CHUCKLES): Oh, yeah, you did, but,

hey, I was the one that
decided to stay in Austin, so...

I guess, for a minute there,

I thought we'd work things out.

After a while, I just
got tired of waiting.

So I just...

(INHALES)

... moved on with my life.

- Yeah.
- Look, I know you've been through hell.

But I didn't just stop caring about you.

I want you to know that, okay?

Did you mean what you
said about trusting people?

Every word.

Okay. Well, then...

I was thinking...

I want to work for your campaign.

But strictly professional,
okay? (CHUCKLES)

- Of course.
- (CHUCKLES)

Thank you.

- Yeah.
- Welcome to the team.

- Thank you. (CHUCKLES)
- (CHUCKLES)

Come here. I want... I want
to get your eyes on this.

All right, let me proofread this.

- Please.
- Who knows what... Let me see this.

WALKER: All right, all right, all right!

Uh, Tx Whiskey.

Time to celebrate.

On the house.

- About time.
- Here we go.

- "About time". Come on.
- Expensive.

All right, here is to one less dirtbag

- on the force. Yeah?
- All right. I can drink to that.

Hey.

I got to say,

a case like this,

it reminded me how important it is

to be working with good people.

So, thank you, guys. I appreciate you.

- Appreciate you back, Cap.
- Mm. Thank you, Cap.

(CLINKING)

Mmm.

All right.

Mmm.

- (CLEARS THROAT)
- Um...

Do you remember when I...

- told you I dealt with someone like Campbell?
- Mm-hmm.

Second deployment.

I was mainly with the
infantry guys, but, uh,

we had this squad
leader that was just...

(CHUCKLES) well, let's just say

- he gave other soldiers a bad rep.
- Got it.

One time, he got rough with a
local sheikh during a mission,

and, the very next day,
our base was att*cked.

The firefight lasted hours, and...

I can't say for sure
it was in retaliation,

but I also can't say that it wasn't.

It's hard to speak up
when you're the only one.

We both know how it
feels to be seen as...

- the other, right?
- Yeah.

That's why it's so important
for us to stick together.

- United front.
- That's right.

Otherwise, the enemy takes note.

Sometimes your allies do, too. sh**t.

(LAUGHS) You know what I mean?

Yeah.

And...

before I can lead, I
need to learn to follow.

I'll remember that, Captain.

I know you will.

Besides, the original
pain in everyone's neck

- is back.
- Oh!

- (CHUCKLES)
- Let's toast

- Cordell Walker.
- (CHUCKLES)

Welcome back, buddy.

Let's hope that things are
a little more enjoyable

- this time around.
- (CHUCKLES)

I can definitely drink to that.

I want to say, um,

this job is, uh... i-is
more than just a badge.

It's me.

It's-it's us.

Always will be.

(INHALES) Someone a lot wiser than I am

pointed that out earlier today...

- We all figured that one out.
- (CHUCKLES) Ha-ha.

Glad to be with you guys.

- Uh, salud.
- Salud.

- It'll be just like old times. Hey.
- Ooh.

- Yeah. No, no.
- LIAM: It will not be like old times.

I will prosecute.

- Oh, come on.
- You're technically

a rookie again anyway, so...

- Yeah.
- MICKI: Oh! That's right!

Wait, h... wait, hold up.