Walker, Texas Ranger 6x24

1. this is diablos'turf, and loco said he told you once.

2. He ain't gonna tell you again.

3. No other gangs sell drugs here except diablos.

4. Loco? Man, I ain't afraid of no loco.

5. We can't just let the gangs take over.

6. I mean, this is our school, too.

7. Why don't you tell them that?

8. Punk.

9. Yeah, you think you're tough, huh?

10. Go ahead, chato, stick that punk!

11. Let it go, chato.

12. Give me the knife.

13. Don't make this any worse than it already is.

14. All right. Show's over.

15. Get your stuff and get to class.

16. See what I mean?

17. What's this all about?

18. yeah. That's what I thought.

19. Take them to the principal's office.

20. hey, Ricardo.

21. This school's really getting out of control.

22. Someone's gotta do something.

23. Yeah, but who?

24. all units, 2-11 in progress.

25. Bank of south Dallas.

26. This is Walker. We're on it.

27. yeah. We got Texas Rangers on our tail.

28. We'll be there in 5 minutes.

29. Make sure the helicopter's ready.

30. watch out!

31. Ow!

32. Get outta here! Get outta here!

33. Go! Go! Go!

34. Walker!

35. jeez! That was close with those Rangers.

36. Are you kidding?

37. They did us a favor.

38. $1/2 million in loot,

39. 2 less guys to split it with.

40. Hell, if they were here right now,

41. I'd kiss 'em both.

42. I'll pass on the kiss.

43. Take it down.

44. We'll take it from here, Ranger.

45. Hey!

46. Superman called.

47. He wants his cape back.

48. What the hell were you thinking

49. when you jumped and grabbed that skid?

50. If I'd had time to think, trivette,

51. I wouldn't have done it.

52. it's loco.

53. ¡¡órale! ¡órale!

54. Yo, loco, it ain't what you think.

55. It ain't what I think?

56. What are you, some kind of mind reader, ese?

57. You gonna tell me what I'm thinking?

58. Is that what you're gonna do, punk?

59. No.

60. I didn't think so, chavalón,

61. yo, loco, why you frontin'?

62. You know this is 12th street territory, ese.

63. So why don't you just step off?

64. This used to be 12th street territory...

65. But now it belongs to los diablos.

66. Ok, loco,

67. it's cool.

68. The territory is yours, ese.

69. Just let us go.

70. It's a little bit too late for that.

71. It's time to set an example.

72. Who's a punk now, huh?

73. Let's go.

74. ok. Thanks.

75. The victims' names were chato Gomez and manuel vega.

76. Both of them students over here

77. at lemmon avenue middle school.

78. Both of them 14 years old.

79. Pockets crammed with crack cocaine and cash.

80. Gang members?

81. Probably. The area around here

82. is a hotbed for gang activity.

83. Walker, trivette.

84. What have you got?

85. Another night in paradise.

86. Drive-by?

87. No. This was up close and personal.

88. The preliminary examination indicates

89. the cause of death in both cases

90. were gunshot wounds in the back.

91. Well, the gunshot may have been the means,

92. but drugs were the cause.

93. 6 gang-related homicides in the past 4 weeks.

94. Community's turning into a war zone.

95. Yeah.

96. Lemmon avenue middle school's

97. right in the middle of it.

98. The metroplex gang unit

99. is saying that area around the middle school

100. is disputed turf.

101. At least 5 gangs are laying claim to it.

102. 5 gangs...

103. I wonder if one of them's trying to take control.

104. Which leaves us with 2 questions:

105. which gang and why now?

106. Yeah.

107. You know, to make a move on that neighborhood

108. is gonna take some strong leadership.

109. Yeah, it would.

110. Trivette, why don't you check what prison release records say

111. for the last year.

112. See which player is moving back into the 'hood.

113. Yeah.

114. You got it.

115. Hey, good one.

116. Where'd you learn that one, trent?

117. Who do you think?

118. Walker.

119. Uh-huh.

120. Tell me the truth.

121. You think we'll ever be able

122. to beat Walker at sparring?

123. Sure.

124. In, like, 20 or 30 years.

125. So, man,

126. how's school doing?

127. To be honest,

128. things are starting to get bad.

129. 2 more kids got killed last night, trent.

130. I feel like quitting.

131. It's like we're losing the war.

132. Have you talked to Walker?

133. No.

134. Maybe you should.

135. Trent says you've been working out with him.

136. Yeah, down at thunder karate

137. 3 or 4 times a week now.

138. You and trent were definitely

139. my 2 most challenging students.

140. Challenging?

141. I only stepped out of line that one time.

142. And a thousand jumping jacks later,

143. I decided I'd never do that again.

144. I said challenging, not stupid.

145. You've done good for yourself, Ricardo.

146. I'm proud of you.

147. So, what was it you wanted to talk about?

148. Well, you know, walker,

149. things were bad when I was a student that kicked drugs,

150. but now...

151. 6 murders

152. and the gangs trying to take over the school.

153. It seems to be getting out of control,

154. and I feel like I should be doing something.

155. I know it's tough at lemmon avenue school,

156. but don't get discouraged

157. because you are doing something, Ricardo.

158. You're teaching these kids

159. to be responsible for their actions

160. and stay out of gangs.

161. That's important.

162. I guess you're right, Walker.

163. I am. Now come on.

164. We still have 5 miles to go.

165. Órale, mis estudiantes.

166. The numbers don't lie.

167. According to the latest statistics,

168. the average high school dropout

169. will make $650,000 during the course of their lifetime.

170. The average high school graduate—

171. $950,000.

172. So you're saying a high school diploma

173. is worth more than $300,000?

174. That's like getting 2 lamborghinis

175. for graduating high school.

176. you know, hector...

177. hey, who's saying I'm dumb?

178. and that also means that, in their lifetime,

179. a college graduate will earn over $1 million more

180. than a high school dropout.

181. Exactamundo, mija.

182. that's just what I've been talking about today.

183. You make me so proud.

184. Where do you think you're going?

185. I got something I gotta do.

186. Do it after class.

187. It's all about choices, people.

188. And it's very simple—

189. the better choices you make today,

190. the more choices you'll have tomorrow.

191. Yo, Mr. L, I got a question.

192. For example, about choices—

193. let's go, vato.

194. We got to take care of some business.

195. Sit down.

196. Excuse me,

197. but we're in session here,

198. and you need to leave now.

199. Look, ese,

200. I'll leave when I'm ready to leave,

201. and you'd better step off

202. before you get stepped on.

203. Yo, G,

204. I don't know where you think you are,

205. but you've obviously made a mistake.

206. Now this is school property,

207. not gang turf.

208. Look, ese,I don't make mistakes.

209. You're making the mistake.

210. Is that a threat?

211. Ese,I don't make threats.

212. That's una promesa.

213. I said you need to leave.

214. Is there a problem here, Mr. Lopez?

215. No. No problem.

216. These gentlemen appear to be lost.

217. If you could show them to the exit,

218. I'd appreciate it.

219. yes, sir.

220. It ain't over with, ese.

221. all right, over 300 known gangbangers from east Dallas

222. released from incarceration this past year.

223. I contacted the gang units

224. to cross-reference these names

225. with the gangs that are active

226. on the lemmon avenue middle school turf.

227. They're a little busy down there right now,

228. so it's gonna take a while.

229. I tell you what,

230. in the meantime,

231. why don't you contact the Dallas parole office?

232. Let them know what we're looking for.

233. That's a good idea.

234. Parole officers know these gangbangers

235. better than their own families do.

236. You got it.

237. have a great day, people,

238. and don't forget your homework.

239. Bye, Mr. Lopez.

240. Boy, Mr. Lopez,

241. I mean, I would really like to learn

242. how to fight like that.

243. For—for self-defense.

244. Well, Malcolm, I have a friend

245. who runs a karate school.

246. How about, one day after school,

247. I take you down there and introduce you?

248. Would you really?

249. You bet. Thank you.

250. órale.

251. I told you it wasn't over with, ese.

252. Look, I don't want any trouble with you.

253. Why don't you just get back in your car

254. and be on your way?

255. Tell me, teach,

256. is this school property or gang territory?

257. Tell me.

258. Because it's getting harder and harder

259. to tell them apart, ese.

260. Hey, teach.

261. let's go.

262. C.D.: no, jimmy, as far as I'm concerned,

263. the whole doggone thing's a bunch of hogwash.

264. Teenagers have always had a tough time of it,

265. but now they have more advantages

266. than they've ever had before.

267. Jimmy, son, let me tell you,

268. when I was growing up—

269. I know, you walked 10 miles to school

270. with holes in your shoes.

271. Shoes?

272. Who in the hell could afford shoes?

273. Here. Ask Walker.

274. yeah.

275. Ask Walker what?

276. If you could be a teenager again, would you?

277. It was tough enough when I was a kid.

278. Today...

279. It's practically impossible.

280. I agree.

281. I mean, society has changed so much

282. in the past few years,

283. the pressure on today's teens, it's enormous.

284. C.d., turn that up.

285. and the wave of violence

286. which has swept through east Dallas

287. for the past few months

288. has claimed yet another life—

289. popular middle school teacher Ricardo Lopez

290. was gunned down

291. in the parking lot this afternoon

292. right here at lemmon avenue middle school.

293. Well, the police report says...

294. The teachers that found Ricardo's body

295. saw a late model dark sedan

296. driving away from the scene

297. and a student running in the other direction.

298. You think a student may have witnessed the shooting?

299. Well, it's possible.

300. Well, then why didn't he or she come forward?

301. Maybe too scared.

302. My name is Mr. Walker.

303. I'll be replacing Mr. Lopez.

304. I know how you all feel.

305. Mr. Lopez was a good man.

306. He was also a good friend of mine.

307. You knew Mr. Lopez?

308. Yes, I did.

309. I've known him ever since he was about your age.

310. All Mr. Lopez was trying to do

311. was make the school a better place.

312. The school's the way it is, man.

313. No one can make it better.

314. It's really a shame

315. that something like this had to happen

316. and whoever did it getting away.

317. The police believe

318. that someone witnessed the shooting...

319. But ran away.

320. None of you know who that person could be, do you?

321. uhh!

322. let me ask you a question.

323. Yesterday, hector, you said

324. that no one could do anything

325. to make this school better.

326. Since I'm new here,

327. maybe you can tell me what the problem is.

328. Mr. Walker, the problem is the gangs.

329. They come in here acting like they're all bad and all.

330. No. It isn't the gangs.

331. The problem is us.

332. The school is bad because we let it be bad.

333. And if we want it to be good,

334. then we've got to make it good.

335. Well, it seems to me you're both right.

336. The gangs are the problem, chantelle.

337. What you're talking about, Faith,

338. is the solution to the problem.

339. Hey. What are you doing here?

340. Oh, I've been thinking about Ricardo, about...

341. All the work he was doing with these kids.

342. Walker, is there anything I can do to help?

343. Well...

344. Now that you mention it.

345. Ok. Front kick, reverse punch,

346. on my count.

347. Ready?

348. 1.

349. Nice, nice.

350. 2.

351. 3.

352. Breathe. 4.

353. Ok. Big loud kiai on this one, all right?

354. 5.

355. Hyah!

356. Hai!

357. The most important thing to remember

358. is that we're the eyes and ears of the school,

359. not the hands.

360. If you see something wrong,

361. don't try to stop it. Go for help.

362. ok, big smile.

363. nobody disses los diablosthis way.

364. Nobody.

365. Órale.

366. We need to set an example

367. just like we did with Chato and Manuel.

368. You said you wanted to be a diablo?

369. Simón, ese.

370. Good. Then it's time for your initiation.

371. I want you to bust a cap in her.

372. Por los diablos, ese.

373. One of my students told me

374. that Ricardo had a run-in

375. with a gangbanger by the name of loco.

376. Loco.

377. Here we go.

378. Loco. Real name Juan Morales.

379. Known associate of the diablos street gang.

380. Are the diablosactive in the area of the school?

381. Yeah. They're one of 5 gangs.

382. Morales was released from huntsville 6 months ago

383. after serving a 3-year sentence

384. for aggravated assault and attempted murder.

385. 3 years for assault and attempted murder?

386. What's wrong with our system?

387. Walker, you think he's the one who killed Ricardo?

388. Right now, he's our prime suspect.

389. It's a petition to get metal detectors installed

390. at the entrance of the school.

391. So, do you wanna sign?

392. Thanks.

393. Thanks. How about you guys?

394. I want you to bust a cap in her.

395. I want you to bust a cap in her.

396. I want you to bust a cap in her.

397. Bust a cap in her. Bust a cap in her. Bust a cap in her.

398. Bust a cap in her. Bust a cap in her. Bust a cap in her.

399. I can't feel my legs.

400. What's the matter with me?

401. What's going on?

402. Faith, the bullet hit your spinal column.

403. It splintered the l-5 vertebrae,

404. and it's too early to tell how bad the damage is.

405. Shh. It's ok.

406. God never gives us more than we can handle.

407. What does that mean?

408. I'm just supposed to handle this?

409. a popular middle school teacher shot and killed,

410. and a young girl who may spend the rest of her life

411. confined to a wheelchair.

412. The full story tonight at 10:00.

413. There he is.

414. That's the down homeboy right there.

415. What's up, little G?

416. Looks like you're the man of the moment right now, homes.

417. I didn't do it, loco.

418. Hey, don't be so down on yourself.

419. So what if you didn't take her out.

420. No, but—

421. hey, I said don't worry about it.

422. You still busted a cap in her.

423. And from what they're saying on tv,

424. she ain't never going to walk again, homes.

425. Trust me, little g,

426. ain't nobody in that school gonna doubt with us again.

427. Nobody.

428. How's the girl?

429. Doctor says she may never walk again.

430. Wow, that's tough.

431. Anything on the shooting?

432. No. Uh-uh.

433. Nobody saw anything, no bullet found.

434. You think this is retaliation

435. for the work she's doing at the school?

436. Well, if it is...

437. They made a big mistake.

438. "Be strong and of good courage;

439. "Be not afraid. Neither be thou dismayed:

440. "For the lord thy God is with thee,

441. withersoever thou goest."

442. Mr. Walker?

443. Yes, chantelle.

444. Is Faith going to be ok?

445. She was hurt pretty bad.

446. Ok, thanks, Kevin.

447. Well, how bad is it?

448. The bullet hit her spinal column.

449. Does this mean she might be paralyzed?

450. Well, does it?

451. The doctors aren't sure yet.

452. DR.I don't want to lie to you, Faith.

453. Rehab can be difficult, even painful.

454. But all things considered,

455. the sooner we get you started,

456. the better your chances are for recovery.

457. I'm going to be fine. I don't need rehabilitation.

458. You know, Faith, positive thinking is really important, but—

459. it isn't positive thinking, Dr. Greene.

460. My mom and dad were right.

461. God is just testing me.

462. I know I'm going to be just fine.

463. Who shot Mr. Lopez, Malcolm?

464. Loco.

465. I know I should have told the police,

466. but I was too scared.

467. All I could do was run away.

468. I got home and I started thinking.

469. If only I had a gun, I could have stopped them.

470. And that night, i, uh...

471. I went out and I bought a gun.

472. I started carrying it in my backpack.

473. The day Faith got shot at school,

474. I had the gun in my backpack.

475. I was putting it in the locker

476. when I saw Carlos come around the corner.

477. He was just walking like—

478. like he was in some sort of weird trance.

479. And i—i saw him stop,

480. then he pulled out a gun.

481. He was going to shoot Faith.

482. I knew I had to stop him.

483. Mr. Walker, I...

484. I was so nervous. I was afraid.

485. I was afraid for Faith,

486. and I was afraid for me.

487. Was I doing the right thing?

488. And I tried to get my gun out of the backpack,

489. and Carlos was already drawing his gun,

490. and I couldn't get to the gun, and just right then,

491. I was so nervous, the backpack just fell.

492. But it was me.

493. I shot Faith.

494. I didn't mean to, I mean...

495. I just wanted to be able to help.

496. I didn't want to.

497. I know you didn't, Malcolm.

498. But I think you've learned that...

499. Carrying a gun is the problem,

500. not the answer.

501. hold it! Texas Rangers! Freeze!

502. All right, get them!

503. Roll over.

504. Don't move!

505. Órale, homes.

506. Go ahead, Carlos, cap him.

507. Don't do it, Carlos.

508. Put the gun down.

509. Think about it, Carlos.

510. Loco's going to prison.

511. You haven't done anything yet.

512. And you've got your whole life ahead of you.

513. I said cap him, ese.

514. You've got a big decision to make here, Carlos.

515. Don't make the wrong one.

516. Go ahead, carnitos. Cap him!

517. What are you waiting for, ese? do it!

518. Come on, little G, you're a diablo!

519. Not anymore.

520. Good choice, Carlos.

521. Hi, Ranger Walker.

522. Hi, Faith.

523. Malcolm came by this morning.

524. He told me what happened.

525. Is he going to be in trouble?

526. Well, he's going to have to do some community service,

527. but other than that, no.

528. But that's not the reason I came in here.

529. You came to talk to me about my rehabilitation?

530. Mm-hmm.

531. I don't need it, Ranger Walker.

532. God is going to take care of me.

533. I'm sure he is, Faith, but...

534. Can I tell you a little story?

535. Sure.

536. I met a man a while back

537. who stopped believing in God.

538. That's really sad.

539. Yeah, it is.

540. He said that he prayed every day for 10 years to God,

541. to win the lottery.

542. And he didn't win, so he blamed God?

543. Yeah, but an interesting thing.

544. Even though he prayed every day for 10 years to win the lottery...

545. He never bought a lottery ticket.

546. Do you understand what I'm trying to say?

547. Yeah. Kind of like "God helps those who help themselves."

548. Kind of like.

549. Ok, God. Here it goes.

550. I can do it!

551. I can do it!