List of Walker, Texas Ranger episodes

The following is a list of episodes from the American television series Walker, Texas Ranger. A total of 203 episodes aired from April 21, 1993, to May 19, 2001.

The original broadcast of the series had the first four episodes that aired at the end of the 1992–1993 television season as season 1, and subsequently identified the remaining seasons as 2-9.^[1][2][3] Despite this, the DVDs combine the first two seasons as season 1, not distinguishing the first four episodes as a separate season.

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	4		April 21, 1993	May 1, 1993
2	24		September 25, 1993 (1993-09-25)	May 21, 1994 (1994-05-21)
3	25		September 24, 1994 (1994-09-24)	May 13, 1995 (1995-05-13)
4	26		September 23, 1995 (1995-09-23)	May 18, 1996 (1996-05-18)
5	27		September 21, 1996 (1996-09-21)	May 17, 1997 (1997-05-17)
6	25		September 27, 1997 (1997-09-27)	May 16, 1998 (1998-05-16)
7	23		September 26, 1998 (1998-09-26)	May 22, 1999 (1999-05-22)
8	25		September 25, 1999 (1999-09-25)	May 20, 2000 (2000-05-20)
9	24		October 7, 2000 (2000-10-07)	May 19, 2001 (2001-05-19)
Television film			October 16, 2005 (2005-10-16)

Episodes

Season 1 (1993)

• This season was produced by Cannon Pictures, in the wake of Chuck Norris's movie Hellbound (which would not be released for another year); Cannon was bought by MGM shortly thereafter.
• The first season was originally planned to have 13 episodes. Funding abruptly ended when Cannon suffered financial trouble, causing the season to be cut short.^[4]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	Viewers (millions)
1	1	"One Riot, One Ranger"	Virgil W. Vogel	Leigh Chapman as "Louise McCarn"	April 21, 1993 (1993-04-21)	101	24.4[5]
2	2
Cordell Walker (Chuck Norris) is a contemporary Texas Ranger who believes in dealing with criminals the old-fashioned way: by beating them up and/or gunning them down. During a bank robbery in Fort Worth, Walker's partner Bob Mobley (Steven Ruge) is killed. It doesn't help that Walker's new partner, Ranger James Trivette (Clarence Gilyard), has a history with one of the robbery suspects. Ultimately, Walker discovers that the heist was a practice run for the simultaneous robbing of four banks...which all happen to be next door to each other. After a bank across town receives a valuable shipment, that bank is bombed but not robbed. Walker alone sees through the diversion and is pitted against the heist's mastermind: former Central Intelligence Agent Orson Wade (Marshall Teague). When not on said case, Walker helps three Russian circus performers - an acrobat and two jugglers - against a trio of goons who raped the acrobat, and who now want to run the Russians out of town. Villain: Orson Wade Notes: The role of C.D. Parker was played by Gailard Sartain. Said character would not be seen again until the first episode of the second season, when Noble Willingham took over the role. Clarence Gilyard welcomed the role of Jimmy Trivette right after departing his role on Matlock. In syndication, this is a two-part episode. Marshall Teague would return for five more episodes of WTR ("Payback" in 1994, "Codename: Dragonfly" in 1996, "Last of a Breed" in 1997, "Fight or Die" in 1999, and the series finale in 2001)...never portraying the same character twice.
3	3	"Borderline"	Michael Vejar	Robin Madden	April 24, 1993 (1993-04-24)	102	17.1[5]
While Tarrant County Assistant D.A. Alex Cahill is prosecuting cop killer Benny Carl Devlin (Ray Lykins), she gets a veiled threat from former Cuervo County sheriff Dewey Baker (Leon Rippy) – the first person she ever put away, because he routinely beat up suspects; he also terrorized anyone who complained about it. But Alex has no proof that Baker is the man who now stalks her, since Baker is having his former cellmate Duane Hopkins (Mark Walters) stalk Alex for him. Baker even kills Alex's horse, Amber. Then Baker kills Hopkins, whom he doesn't need anymore. Walker and Trivette spring into action when Baker abducts Alex and takes her to a remote cabin (not content with simply killing her outright). Villain: Dewey Baker Note: Leon Rippy would return to WTR for the 1997 episode "Days Past", and for the series finale in 2001, portraying a different role each time.
4	4	"A Shadow in the Night"	Alexander Singer	J. Michael Straczynski	May 1, 1993 (1993-05-01)	103	16.9[6]
In Tokyo, powerful Yakuza director Mitsua Usagi (Danny Kamekona) is murdered by Karl Jaeker (John S. Davies) - the personal assistant of Congressman Leo Cabe (Andrew Robinson of Dirty Harry fame). The Yakuza pursue Cabe, whom Walker and Trivette are sent to protect; the Rangers soon wonder, however, if there's something Cabe isn't telling them. Meanwhile, Walker is reunited with his old friend Yoshihito "Yoshi" Sakai (Aki Aleong), whose father was a master of Sakai-Ryu karate; Walker was one of the elder Sakai's students. Walker discovers that Yoshi has joined the Yakuza...from whom Cabe and Karl have stolen some priceless Japanese artwork, in addition to slaying Usagi-san. Villain: Leo Cabe

Season 2 (1993–94)

• This is the first season to be produced by Chuck Norris's own company, Top Kick Productions.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	Viewers (millions)
5	1	"Bounty"	Vern Gillum	Frank Lupo	September 25, 1993 (1993-09-25)	104	19.2[7]
Bank robber Roy Buchanan is accidentally arrested, and then liberated. Now he has not only Walker and Trivette on his heels, but also homicidal bounty hunter Boone Waxwell (Bruce McGill). Walker races to prevent Waxwell from murdering Roy's brother Ned, who has unwittingly gotten involved. Villain: Boone Waxwell Notes: This is the first episode where the closing credits are comprised by the still image of a Texas Ranger badge against a blue background; they will stay like this for the rest of WTR's run. Noble Willingham, who previously co-starred with Bruce McGill in 1991's The Last Boy Scout, debuts as C.D. Parker.
6	2	"Storm Warning"	James Darren	Story by : Leigh Chapman (as "Louise McCarn") Teleplay by : Leigh Chapman (as "Louise McCarn") & Terry Grief	October 2, 1993 (1993-10-02)	105	16.3[8]
Trivette is up the river—and in very hot water—when he goes undercover in prison. He finds himself trapped with other convicts during a brutal escape attempt, while a hurricane is going on. Now Walker must find Trivette before he is exposed. Villain: Rollins (Richard Norton) Note: Richard Norton's previous roles include that of Chuck Norris's leading nemesis in The Octagon.
7	3	"In the Name of God"	Michael Preece	Peter Lance & Terry D. Nelson	October 30, 1993 (1993-10-30)	106	18.1[9]
Alex tries to rescue a friend's daughter from a religious cult, but instead becomes another prisoner of the cult's charismatic leader. Villain: John Bodie (Frank Luz)
8	4	"Crime Wave Dave"	Tony Mordente	Gordon T. Dawson	November 6, 1993 (1993-11-06)	107	17.5[10]
While searching for Billy Clancy (Tom Hodges), an escaped parolee that he helped before, Walker learns that Billy's parole officer Dave Kilmer (R.D. Call) has been forcing Billy to commit crimes. To protect himself, Kilmer abducts Billy's wife Frances (Marsha Dietlein) and son Billy Jr. (West Gibson) and Walker must rescue them before Billy is killed by the corrupt Kilmer. Villain: Dave Kilmer Note: R.D. Call, who performed the titular villain of the episode, Dave Kilmer, would return several seasons later as another villain: Stan Gorman in "The Soul of Winter" in 1998.
9	5	"End Run"	Michael Vejar	Rick Husky	November 13, 1993 (1993-11-13)	108	15.6[11]
The wedding of Ranger Hoss at the Ranger Office is interrupted by a courthouse breakout of gang leader Axel Tate (Cylk Cozart), during which Trivette subdues the leader of the break-out, who to Trivette's surprise is an attractive woman, Katherine 'Kat' Prather (Troy Beyer), Axel's girlfriend who was planning on leaving the gang life behind along with Axel. While Walker and Trivette transport the unruly Kat to testify in the out-of-state murder trial of Trigger Jenks (Gregory Scott Cummins) a gun smuggler who had in the past murdered a Ranger Captain who mentored Walker, Trivette struggles with his feelings for the dangerous woman who is being hunted by the now freed Axel and his gang which has been taken over by Trigger, who has ordered the reluctant Axel to kill his girlfriend, Kat to keep her from testifying against him. Villain: Trigger Jenks
10	6	"Family Matters"	Tony Mordente	Frank Lupo	November 20, 1993 (1993-11-20)	109	20.1[12]
Walker clashes with Agent Escalanti (Marco Rodríguez) & the FBI after he arrests criminal Mickey Flanders (Benjamin Mouton) who feels himself to be above the law because of his sister Lainie Flanders's (Judith Hoag) involvement in the Witness Protection Program and he Trivette and Alex must find a way to ensure a conviction before the FBI sets him free. Meanwhile, Walker befriends a young boy named Archie (Brady Bluhm) after saving him from some bullies. Villain: Mickey Flanders
11	7	"She'll Do to Ride the River With"	Andrew Stevens	Peter Lance	November 24, 1993 (1993-11-24)	110	13.3[13]
Dr. Victor Slade (Ken Kercheval), a veterinarian investigating the strange deaths of local animals is killed in what appears to be a drunk driving incident, and his daughter Ally (Cali Timmins) teams up with Walker and Trivette to prove otherwise. The three discover that an environmental waste company has been mixing toxic chemicals with waste oil and spraying them on roads in order to make a larger profit, and had Dr. Slade killed when he got too close to their scheme. Meanwhile, Trivette finds himself taking care of a dog named "Old Blue" after he and Walker save it from drowning after the hound was thrown into a lake. Villain: Nash
12	8	"Unfinished Business"	Michael Preece	Harold Apter	November 27, 1993 (1993-11-27)	111	19.3[13]
A renegade vigilante Samuel J. Bodine (Sam J. Jones), a failed Texas Ranger applicant challenges Walker with his attempts to capture several escaped criminals, but he inadvertently endangers innocent civilians in the process. Meanwhile, Evie (Kim Myers), a young woman who works in the Ranger Office falls in love with a man named Tommy Williams, who unbeknownst to her, is actually the renegade vigilante Walker's looking for. Villain: Samuel Bodine Note: Sam Jones would return as a different villain - "Big Mick" Stanley - for another WTR episode, 1997's "Devil's Turf". Note: This episode includes future pro-wrestler Amhed Johnson.
13	9	"An Innocent Man"	Michael Preece	Charles Holland	December 4, 1993 (1993-12-04)	112	15.5[14]
Before a condemned man's execution, Walker finds new evidence that may clear the man's name. But when the man doesn't want to change his plea, Walker suspects blackmail, and must prove it before the man is put to death. Villain: Leon Muncie
14	10	"Night of the Gladiator"	William A. Fraker	David H. Balkan	December 11, 1993 (1993-12-11)	113	17.8[15]
Diane, an old flame of Trivette's asks him to help her brother Randy who is involved with an illegal street fighting ring. Walker and Trivette join the gang by posing as street fighters, and Randy learns from them that the opponent he thought he had accidentally killed, actually died from an overdose of morphine. Though he realizes that his boss was responsible, Randy is forced to continue fighting when his boss kidnaps Diane to keep him in line, and Trivette must hold off Randy so Walker can use the opportunity to save Diane and put an end to the fights for good. Villain: Wade Cantrell
15	11	"Legend of the Running Bear"	Michael Preece	Harold Apter	January 8, 1994 (1994-01-08)	114	15.8[16]
Walker's cousin, David "Little Eagle" Jackson, returns to the reservation after studying medicine to find that many do not like him, including his girlfriend's father (a member of the reservation's tribal council), whose murder he soon witnesses. Walker must clear his cousins' name when he is arrested for the murder by two corrupt FBI agents who framed him for murder of the tribal leader who they killed after he uncovers they conspired with a mining tycoon to steal land belonging to the reservation. Villain: Tom Sanders
16	12	"Something in the Shadows: Part 1"	Tony Mordente	Harold Apter & Gordon T. Dawson	January 15, 1994 (1994-01-15)	115	19.1[17]
Kurt Nypo, a powerful drug dealer, is attempting to get rid of Walker when he starts to get close. Nypo also has Tony Kingston, one of Walker's karate students (and whose mom he is dating), deliver the drugs. Meanwhile, the Rangers are working on locating a rapist at a college that Alex teaches at. Villain: Kurt Nypo
17	13	"Something in the Shadows: Part 2"	Michael Preece	Harold Apter & Gordon T. Dawson	January 22, 1994 (1994-01-22)	116	19.1[18]
Tony is busted for delivering the drugs, but refuses to come forward to protect his mother. After Nypo puts her in the hospital, Tony attempts to take matters into his own hands, and Walker, who is being held captive must escape and bust Nypo and his drug lord boss. Meanwhile, the Rangers continue their investigation on the college rapist and suspect that a professor that Alex knows might be the rapist. Villain: Kurt Nypo
18	14	"On Deadly Ground"	Tony Mordente	Rick Husky	January 29, 1994 (1994-01-29)	117	18.7[19]
Walker and Trivette, despite having no jurisdiction, travel to Mexico to rescue a captured D.E.A. agent, who is an old friend of Walker, from a Mexican drug cartel. Villain: Emilio Durazo Note: Carmen Argenziano, who plays Walker's captured D.E.A. friend, Paco Cruz, returns several seasons later as the villain of "Iceman" in 1997, George Vickers.
19	15	"Right Man, Wrong Time"	Michael Preece	Chris Bunch & Allan Cole	February 5, 1994 (1994-02-05)	118	18.8[20]
Country singer Merrilee Summers (Mary Elizabeth McGlynn) needs Walker's protection from her estranged music producer ex-husband Waylon Hampton (Wings Hauser), who is stalking and threatening her. Villain: Wayland Hampton
20	16	"The Prodigal Son"	Tony Mordente	Peter Lance	March 5, 1994 (1994-03-05)	119	19.8[21]
Walker does some soul searching after he nearly causes a young man's death during a hostage situation. He ends up helping another young man (Tobey Maguire), who is on the run for stealing drugs from a mob boss to impress his estranged father. Villain: Paul Mancini
21	17	"The Committee"	Michael Preece	Lawrence Hertzog	March 12, 1994 (1994-03-12)	120	15.1[22]
Walker is asked by Alex and an old Justice Department colleague of hers to go undercover and infiltrate the committee: a secret group of dirty law officials (cops, lawyers, and a judge) who use vigilante style tactics to kill criminals released due to legal procedures. To get in, he is forced to display a harsher attitude and put his career and life on the line to bust them. To top it off, one of their members, a public defender who Walker befriends, is marked as a target when she has second thoughts about the committee's actions, which puts them at risk of being exposed. Villain: Judge Riley
22	18	"Deadly Vision"	Lee H. Katzin	B.G. Henry	March 26, 1994 (1994-03-26)	121	17.8[23]
Using a psychic to help locate a kidnapped 8-year-old girl earns Trivette ridicule from his fellow Rangers, except from Walker and C.D., who support his decision; but will it pay off? Villain: Norval Hayes Note: This is Floyd Westerman's last appearance on the series, although he would still be credited as Uncle Ray for the remainder of the season.
23	19	"Skyjacked"	Tony Mordente	Gregory S. Dinallo	April 2, 1994 (1994-04-02)	122	15.4[24]
While transporting a condemned man from Ohio to Texas, his friends hijack the plane and subdue Walker and Trivette, who must find a way to prevent his escape. Villain: Lyle Guthrie
24	20	"The Long Haul"	Tony Mordente	Gordon T. Dawson	April 9, 1994 (1994-04-09)	123	19.1[25]
Walker and Trivette go undercover to try to catch a gang of big rig hijackers. Villain: Frank Slattery Note: An unbilled Debbie Barker portrays Callie, the lovely-but-shady truck-stop waitress.
25	21	"Rampage"	Tony Mordente	Gregory S. Dinallo	April 30, 1994 (1994-04-30)	124	17.1[26]
C.D. must rescue Walker and Trivette when they are trapped deep inside Texas while tracking a band of law-breaking brothers. Villain: Troy Cochran Note: Efrain Figueroa who portrays the gun smugger Farkas later appears in a different role as Walker's ally Jesse Rodriguez in Season 3 and 4's Standoff, Evil in the Night, and El Coyote.
26	22	"The Reunion: Parts 1 & 2"	Michael Preece	Donald G. Thompson	May 14, 1994 (1994-05-14)	125	15.4[27]
27	23
Walker and Trivette get help from a legendary Texas Ranger, back to seek justice for his murdered son, in tracking down an assassin with a U.S. Senator in his sights. Villain: Shelby Valentine (Note: In syndication, this is a two-part episode.) *Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
28	24	"Stolen Lullaby"	Michael Preece	Julie Friedgen	May 21, 1994 (1994-05-21)	126	18.8[28]
Walker investigates the claim of a woman (Danica McKellar) whose baby has been kidnapped, that the baby has been seen in the possession of a politician. The investigation leads to a baby broker agency who has been stealing babies and conducting illegal adoptions for profit. Villain: Garrett Carlson Note: Danica McKellar previously co-starred as Jonathan Brandis's girlfriend in the 1992 Chuck Norris vehicle Sidekicks.

Season 3 (1994–95)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	Viewers (millions)
29	1	"Badge of Honor"	Michael Preece	Leonard Katzman	September 24, 1994 (1994-09-24)	201	17.2[29]
Trivette meets Beau Langley (Geoffrey Lewis), an old acquaintance of Walker, who is a sheriff in a small town and runs it with an iron fist and promotes racism among his deputies. When he gets real close to exposing Langley, Trivette is captured, and learns that with a young teenage boy he is to be put to death in a secret location where the remains of other captured prisoners are. With time running out, Walker must find a way to get someone to reveal what is going on, rescue Trivette and the boy, and put an end to the sheriff's racial tyranny.
30	2	"Branded"	Jerry Jameson	Calvin Clements Jr.	October 1, 1994 (1994-10-01)	202	15.7[30]
After a cattle inspector is killed by rustlers, Walker and Trivette work with the inspector's deputy to find those responsible, but the rustlers seem to be one step ahead of the Rangers. Walker suspects a mole, and must find a way to uncover it before the rustlers' trail gets cold.
31	3	"Silk Dreams"	Michael Preece	Mitchell Wayne Katzman	October 8, 1994 (1994-10-08)	203	17.0[31]
A deadly new designer drug sends Walker and Trivette out into the nightlife to seek its source. Meanwhile, Alex is having a recurring nightmare of Walker being shot, which is connected with this case.
32	4	"Mustangs"	Tony Mordente	Gordon T. Dawson	October 15, 1994 (1994-10-15)	204	16.6[32]
The death of a man who tried to bring Alex information on a plot to exterminate a group of wild mustangs leads Walker to a local ranch run by two brothers, Ned and Mitch Travis. The elder brother Ned, who is responsible is intending to get out of a lease agreement by getting rid of the herd (although Mitch is unaware of the murder). But when Walker gets too close, Ned and his gang are able to trap him in the badlands with no means of communication. Now, Walker must ride with the leader of the herd in order to turn the tables on them in time.
33	5	"Til Death Do Us Part"	Alexander Singer	Story by : Channing Clarkson & Sheree J. Wilson Teleplay by : Channing Clarkson	October 22, 1994 (1994-10-22)	205	18.6[33]
Walker winds up in a coma after trying to save a child from a car that teetered off a bridge following a hit-and-run crash. As Trivette and C.D. search for the culprits responsible, they and Alex reminisce about their individual histories with Walker as they pray for his recovery.
34	6	"Rainbow Warrior"	Jerry Jameson	Larry Brody	November 5, 1994 (1994-11-05)	206	17.3[34]
While attending the funeral of Chief Six Feathers, Walker learns that his death was not an accident, as he refused to turn over Cherokee land to a land developing company and his son and Walker's blood brother Billy Gray Wolf (August Schellenberg) is launching an act of vengeance against the man within the company who is responsible, and Walker must stop him before Billy goes too far, while Trivette looks into finding evidence to prove that Chief Six Feathers was murdered.
35	7	"The Road to Black Bayou"	Michael Preece	Story by : David Thoreau Teleplay by : David Thoreau & Calvin Clements Jr.	November 19, 1994 (1994-11-19)	207	18.4[35]
36	8					208
Work-related stress builds so Walker, under doctor's advice, takes Trivette and C.D. to Cajun country for a fishing trip. But the vacation turns sour when local ruffians grow tired of the Rangers' presence and take desperate measures to conceal their drug trade. Note: At the end of the second part, Alex, Trivette and C.D. give a new gun, a Taurus PT92, to Walker for replacing his old Smith & Wesson Model 29 revolver that was destroyed in "Rainbow Warrior". Note: In syndication, this is a two-part episode.
37	9	"Line of Fire"	Tony Mordente	Rick Husky	November 26, 1994 (1994-11-26)	209	19.1[36]
After receiving information about Dallas police officers dealing in drugs seized from a past bust, Alex receives a threat on her life. Walker and Trivette suspect that the assassination attempt is from a result of career criminal Mitch Cutter, whom Alex has been struggling to prosecute, and who also seems to be linked to the corrupt cops and stolen narcotics. They must prove it before Cutter can make another attempt to kill Alex.
38	10	"Payback"	Alexander Singer	Gordon T. Dawson	December 10, 1994 (1994-12-10)	210	18.7[37]
Corrupt banker Harper Ridland puts out a hit on Walker, already busy trying to locate a stolen van that is designed for a handicapped boy, as revenge for Walker killing his nephew, who was one of the men assigned to steal the special van.
39	11	"Tiger's Eye"	Tony Mordente	Nicholas J. Corea	December 17, 1994 (1994-12-17)	211	18.7[38]
The Japanese yakuza kidnap the daughter of Jesse Morell, a Texas power broker in order to get revenge on his security chief Manzo Tokada. Tokada, a former Japanese policeman, previously infiltrated their gang before faking his death with Jesse's help after his cover was blown. However, Tokada refuses Walker's assistance, preferring to handle the task his way.
40	12	"The Big Bingo Bamboozle"	Michael Preece	Robert Wynne	January 7, 1995 (1995-01-07)	212	16.9[39]
A protected witness to a bingo game (that was actually a money laundering operation) keeps trying to escape protective custody. Walker must uncover the truth before they miss the trial that will incarcerate Ricky Ricketts (Robert Forster), the mastermind of the operation. Notes: This episode marks the debut of the show's theme song "Eyes of a Ranger", sung by Chuck Norris, which first appears in the opening and closing credits. Robert Forster previously portrayed Chuck Norris's leading nemesis in 1986's The Delta Force; Forster would return, as a different villain, in 1997 for "Texas vs. Cahill".
41	13	"Money Train"	Christian I. Nyby II	Rick Husky	January 14, 1995 (1995-01-14)	213	17.3[40]
Walker and Trivette chance upon a planned train robbery after Trivette gets the pair work on a movie set.
42	14	"Mean Streets"	Michael Preece	Mitchell Wayne Katzman	January 28, 1995 (1995-01-28)	214	17.9[41]
A masked group consisting of spoiled rich boys have chosen to clean up the streets their way by beating up the homeless. But when one of their attacks results in a homicide, Walker goes undercover as a homeless man to catch them before they can destroy a homeless shelter and kill a witness to the crime.
43	15	"Cowboy"	Christian I. Nyby II	Richard Stanley	February 4, 1995 (1995-02-04)	215	21.2[42]
Alex gets caught at the scene of an oil tycoon's abduction by career criminal Victor LaRue (Wayne Pére) and is rounded up as a hostage herself. Walker and Trivette set out to track down LaRue and save her and the other hostages before LaRue kills them all.
44	16	"War Zone"	Michael Preece	Gordon T. Dawson	February 11, 1995 (1995-02-11)	216	20.7[43]
45	17					217
A series of high-profile robberies puzzle the Rangers, but when one results in the murder of Logan Reno, Walker's ex-partner, it becomes a personal crusade. As Walker works on helping Logan's two children (a rebellious teenage son and a State Trooper daughter who wants in on the case) cope with their loss, Walker and Trivette suspect that an employee of an armored car company that have been present during these thefts may be working with the robbers whom the Rangers discover are ex-military. (Note: In syndication, this is a two-part episode.)
46	18	"Trust No One"	Tony Mordente	Teleplay by : Terry D. Nelson & Rick Kelbaugh Story by : Fred McKnight	February 18, 1995 (1995-02-18)	218	18.6[44]
Walker must clear the name of Trivette, who has been accused in the disappearance of $5 million in counterfeit money.
47	19	"Blue Movies"	Michael Preece	Calvin Clements Jr.	February 25, 1995 (1995-02-25)	219	17.8[45]
A judge is killed during a secret meeting with Alex and Walker, by a man who reveals to Walker that the one who ordered the hit is D.L. Dade (Howard Keel), a respectable businessman who has been keeping his true activities hidden from the law. Alex and Walker are forced to make a deal with the judge's killer in order to get his testimony to convict Dade. But after the killer himself is murdered to keep him from testifying, Walker remembering that the man said that Dade once made adult films, decides to track down one of the actresses a girl known by the stage name, "Candy Delight" suspecting that she was underage at the time. However, an informant in Alex's office is keeping Dade up to date on the Rangers' moves. Walker finds the actress is now a married woman with a husband and two young children, who is unwilling to testify about her past. Not wanting to ruin the woman's happy life, Walker chooses against convincing her to testify, but Dade is determined to get rid of witnesses, and Walker must save her from being killed by Dade's hitmen.
48	20	"On Sacred Ground"	Joe Coppoletta	Gordon T. Dawson	March 11, 1995 (1995-03-11)	220	16.6[46]
Walker investigates when Cherokee youths led by Tommy Bright Hawk, the son of Billy Gray Wolf (from the earlier Season 3 episode "Rainbow Warrior") steals artifacts from a museum, claiming they were illegally taken from their ancestral burial grounds. As Billy joins Walker to save Tommy, the two uncover a secret operation of smugglers stealing artifacts from Native American burial grounds that are being sold to museums for profit.
49	21	"Case Closed"	Tony Mordente	Steven L. Sears	April 29, 1995 (1995-04-29)	221	19.8[47]
Walker seeks to disprove 40 years of UFO sightings in a small, Texas town, while also trying to find the missing father of a young girl.
50	22	"Flashback"	Tony Mordente	Jim Byrnes	May 6, 1995 (1995-05-06)	222	16.1[48]
51	23
Walker and Trivette pursue a group of robbery suspects/killers seeking the lost treasures of Hayes Cooper, a Wild West Texas Ranger. During the pursuit, Walker is attacked by a rattlesnake. Parts of the episode are "flashbacks" to Hayes Cooper, who with Lockett (played by Trivette/Gilyard), is pursuing a group of killers. (Notes: In syndication, this is a two-part episode.)
52	24	"Standoff"	Michael Preece	Tom Blomquist and Rick Husky & Terry D. Nelson	May 13, 1995 (1995-05-13)	223	17.7[49]
53	25
Walker (with the aid of a jet pack) and Trivette protect a Mexican Presidential candidate (Gregory Sierra) from a deadly assassin (Robin Sachs). (Note: In syndication, this is a two-part episode.)

Season 4 (1995–96)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	Viewers (millions)
54	1	"Blown Apart"	Tony Mordente	Terry D. Nelson	September 23, 1995 (1995-09-23)	301	19.4[50]
An escaped psychopathic prisoner named Max Kale (Ed O'Ross) goes on a spree, eager to kill people who helped put him away in prison—a list of people including Walker, Alex, a doctor named Jane Pine, a judge named Hollister, Max's ex-wife Angela, and the neighbors from the street where Max was raised. Now Walker must do whatever it takes to protect the people and put an end to Kale's rampage.
55	2	"Deep Cover"	Tony Mordente	Calvin Clements Jr.	September 30, 1995 (1995-09-30)	302	19.5[51]
While on loan to the DEA for a case, Walker and Trivette head to Miami, Florida, where Walker poses as a cocaine dealer to help break up a drug trafficking operation and rescue a cop that is being held hostage.
56	3	"The Guardians"	Michael Preece	John Lansing & Bruce Cervi	October 7, 1995 (1995-10-07)	303	17.5[52]
When an undercover cop winds up dead, Walker goes undercover at an oil rig to locate The Guardians, a group of eco-terrorists that have infiltrated the rig with the intention of blowing it up.
57	4	"Collision Course"	Chuck Bowman	Jim Byrnes	October 14, 1995 (1995-10-14)	304	18.6[53]
C.D.'s niece (Shannon Fill) is kidnapped by her ex-boyfriend (Brian Krause) who forces her into a string of bank robberies. Walker and C.D.'s pursuit of the pair becomes further complicated when a radio show host "Tumbleweed Tom", unaware of what's really going on, offers a bounty on their Bonnie and Clyde-style bank robberies, attracting the attention of people who want to collect this reward, even if it means killing them.
58	5	"Point After"	Joe Coppoletta	Story by : Ronald M. Cohen Teleplay by : Rick Husky	October 21, 1995 (1995-10-21)	305	19.5[54]
The Rangers' investigation of the murder of an assistant high school football coach leads to their discovery of a blackmail plot towards the team caused by an illegal high-stakes gambling ring and they must end it before the state tournament game the high school team had been preparing for starts.
59	6	"Evil in the Night"	Michael Preece	Tom Blomquist	November 4, 1995 (1995-11-04)	306	20.0[55]
Running Wolf, a malevolent medicine man (Billy Drago) resurrects after the desecration of his burial ground, and Walker must confront his past demons if he hopes to stop the spirit before he gets revenge. Note: Billy Drago previously co-starred in not one but three Chuck Norris films: Invasion U.S.A.; The Hero and the Terror; and Delta Force 2: Operation Stranglehold.
60	7	"Final Justice"	Joe Coppoletta	Rick Husky	November 11, 1995 (1995-11-11)	307	21.0[56]
After learning that one of his parents' killers was never brought to justice, Walker finds a witness and goes undercover to locate the culprit.
61	8	"The Lynching"	Michael Preece	Nicholas J. Corea	November 18, 1995 (1995-11-18)	308	20.2[57]
In a small town, an elderly woman is murdered and a young mentally disabled man who was living with her (Eric Bruskotter) is accused of murdering her by a lynch mob (who is led by a vengeful father whose son was accidentally killed by the man several years earlier) which demands to settle it with vigilante-style justice. Walker and Trivette must prove his innocence before the mob extracts vengeance. Note: Eric Bruskotter, who plays Jonah Nelson in this episode, plays another character one season later in "Devil's Turf": Joey O'Bannon.
62	9	"Whitewater: Part 1"	Michael Preece	Lou & Liz Comici	November 25, 1995 (1995-11-25)	309	20.6[58]
Alex and Walker's whitewater rafting trip becomes a working vacation when one of the rafters is murdered. Meanwhile, Trivette and CD pursue an escaped convict...who's headed down-river in the same direction as Alex and Walker. Note: Parts 1 and 2 are shown as a single episode on the DVD release.
63	10	"Whitewater: Part 2"	Michael Preece	Lou & Liz Comici	December 2, 1995 (1995-12-02)	310	22.1[59]
See Part 1 above. Note: Parts 1 and 2 are shown as a single episode on the DVD release.
64	11	"The Covenant"	Tony Mordente	Teleplay by : Donald G. Thompson & Gordon Dawson Story by : Donald G. Thompson	December 9, 1995 (1995-12-09)	311	22.1[60]
A gang leader (Demetrius Navarro) who is trying to start a turf war attempts to recruit one of Walker's karate students, Tommy Lopez (Boris Cabrera), to his side. When Tommy refuses, the gang severely wounds his older brother Ernesto (Julio Cedillo), a former member of theirs who was taken out of the gang lifestyle by Walker, in a drive-by shooting and frames a rival gang who they had shot just moments previously for it, and Walker must stop the rival gang from retaliating and igniting the turf war, as well as prevent Tommy, who decides to join Ernesto's old gang to get retribution for his brother's shooting (not knowing that they are actually responsible for it), from throwing his life away in an act of misguided vengeance.
65	12	"Rodeo"	Michael Preece	Babs Greyhosky	January 6, 1996 (1996-01-06)	312	19.2[61]
Victor DeMarco (Joseph Campanella), a mob boss who was put away in prison years ago, is given a new trial and intends to go free by using false witnesses. After his men kill two of the real witnesses, Walker and Trivette go undercover to protect the final witness, a rodeo rider who is an ex-boyfriend of Alex after he refuses protective custody.
66	13	"Flashpoint"	Aaron Norris	John Lansing & Bruce Cervi	January 13, 1996 (1996-01-13)	313	18.7[62]
The IRA targets one of their own - Adam McGuire (Michael Beck), who now pleads for peace in Northern Ireland - for assassination. Instead the militants' leader is captured, and his son plots to free him. Notes: This episode serves as a backstory for Season 7's "Second Chance". Shortly after this episode was completed, Michael Beck co-starred in Chuck Norris's movie Forest Warrior, which was filmed in Oregon over a two-month period and then released directly to DVD eight months later. Billy Jayne, who portrays Derek Malloy, is the older brother of Robert Jayne, who would go on to play undercover rookie Ranger Danny O'Bannon one season later in "Devil's Turf".
67	14	"Break In"	Joe Coppoletta	Jim Byrnes	January 20, 1996 (1996-01-20)	314	21.1[63]
Walker and Trivette go undercover in a prison as a convict and a guard respectively to gather evidence on a convicted felon that had a key witness and two rangers murdered, but are unaware that the assistant warden and some of the guards are working for the felon. On top of all that, Trivette gets exposed, forcing Walker to work alone and bust the warden before his own cover is blown and the felon walks free.
68	15	"The Return of LaRue"	Michael Preece	Tom Blomquist	February 3, 1996 (1996-02-03)	315	21.9[64]
Paroled on a technicality, Victor LaRue pretends to have changed as he takes revenge on Walker and Alex.
69	16	"The Juggernaut"	Tony Mordente	Calvin Clements Jr.	February 10, 1996 (1996-02-10)	316	22.1[65]
Alex helps an abused wife at a mountain retreat of her women's support group to see that her violent husband can never change, but when he tracks her down to the retreat's location, it places all of them in danger.
70	17	"El Coyote: Part 1"	Tony Mordente	Gordon T. Dawson	February 17, 1996 (1996-02-17)	317	21.4[66]
After saving a female Mexican immigrant who was brought in illegally and forced into prostitution, Walker goes undercover with Mexican agent Jesse Rodriguez (from the Season 3 episode "Standoff") as a peasant to track a large operation of slave-labor smugglers in Mexico that are migrating Mexican immigrants into the United States illegally by tricking them with false promises of providing them with a better life.
71	18	"El Coyote: Part 2"	Tony Mordente	Gordon T. Dawson	February 24, 1996 (1996-02-24)	318	22.3[67]
While being put to work at a farm, Jesse finds one of their men there to whom he once arrested a long time ago could identify him as a police officer once he remembers him which puts both his and Walker's cover at risk, forcing Walker to take a daring risk by showing his worth in standing up to the slavers to meet the real leader of this slave-labor operation before their cover is blown. Meanwhile, after the female immigrant they saved is recaptured and forced back into prostitution, Trivette leads a manhunt to get her back. Notes: During this part of the episode, Tony Mordente, who directed the entirety of the plot, makes a guest appearance at the beginning as Immigration and Naturalization Service agent Lou Massucci.
72	19	"The Avenger"	Tony Mordente	Nicholas J. Corea	March 2, 1996 (1996-03-02)	319	20.4[68]
Arms-dealer Randall Hooks (Christopher Dahlberg) is killed by Walker in a raid. Then Randall's elder brother, mercenary Caleb Hooks (Michael Parks), retaliates by killing FBI Agent Phillip Daniels (Michael Costello)...who led the fateful bust. After that, Caleb kidnaps Walker and makes him fight to the death...while Trivette works with Daniels' partner, Agent Carl Bishop (Todd Terry), to locate Walker. Note: Michael Parks previously co-starred as Chuck Norris's partner-turned-nemesis in 1991's The Hitman. He would return, three years later, in Season 8's "No Way Out".
73	20	"Behind the Badge"	Michael Preece	Tom Blomquist	March 23, 1996 (1996-03-23)	320	19.5[69]
Action surrounding Walker stymies Trivette's attempts to impress the female reporter of a "Behind the Badge" documentary show.
74	21	"Blackout"	Joe Coppoletta	Rick Husky	April 6, 1996 (1996-04-06)	321	17.7[70]
A blow to the head leaves Walker with amnesia during an undercover operation to uncover money laundering at a casino, and his only ally is a female spy who must help him recover his memory to bust the scam.
75	22	"Deadline"	Tony Mordente	Story by : Nicholas J. Corea & Jeff Myrow Teleplay by : Nicholas J. Corea	April 13, 1996 (1996-04-13)	322	21.2[71]
A senator proposes to save money by disbanding the Texas Rangers. But when his daughter is kidnapped by a gang of jewelry store robbers, he refuses the Rangers' help, choosing to rely on the F.B.I., although Walker and Trivette have a better chance of locating the kidnappers in time.
76	23	"The Siege"	Tony Mordente	Gordon Dawson & Calvin Clements Jr.	April 27, 1996 (1996-04-27)	323	20.6[72]
While on vacation at a friends' house, heroin smugglers lay siege on their house when Alex and their friend's son accidentally stumble on their operation. Matters become complicated when the son is critically wounded and Walker and Trivette's guns start running low on ammunition, forcing Walker to use guerrilla tactics to pick off the attackers.
77	24	"The Moscow Connection"	Joe Coppoletta	Nicholas J. Corea & Terry D. Nelson	May 4, 1996 (1996-05-04)	324	19.0[73]
A Russian policeman comes to Texas to help the Texas Ranger deal with Russian criminals that are attempting to take over a local organization. Notes: While on a stakeout, Trivette quotes a passage from The Secret Power Within, and Walker asks Trivette for the title of the book. When Trivette tells him, and mentions that it was written by Chuck Norris, Walker gives the impression that he's never heard of Norris (although he does correct Trivette on the number of world karate championships Norris had won). This episode shows that Chuck Norris exists in the show's fictional universe.
78	25	"Miracle at Middle Creek"	Michael Preece	Rick Husky	May 11, 1996 (1996-05-11)	325	18.1[74]
While he and C.D. are trailing a group of bank robbers, Walker learns a small boy is trapped underground, unaware that the boy's father was forced to help in the robbery. When Walker finds himself buried alive with the boy, it is up to Trivette to rescue them.
79	26	"Hall of Fame"	Michael Preece	John Lansing & Bruce Cervi	May 18, 1996 (1996-05-18)	326	18.3[75]
A serial killer from C.D.'s past taunts him as he prepares for induction to the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame and Walker and Trivette set out to help C.D. bring him to justice. Features Baboon

Season 5 (1996–97)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	Viewers (millions)
80	1	"Higher Power"	Michael Preece	Bob Gookin	September 21, 1996 (1996-09-21)	401	16.9[76]
Walker and Alex save a Buddhist monk by the name of Master Rin, a mother, and her son Davey from some local thugs. They learn that Master Rin is searching for the reincarnation of his former master, Lama Dolgin, whom Rin believes to be Davey (he is later proven correct). When Master Rin is hurt while protecting Davey, when they are attacked during Tai Chi practice by a man who believes himself to be the reincarnation of a man named Chang, who Lama Dolgin disgraced when he defeated Chang after the man had challenged him and who Dolgin stopped from committing ritual suicide (he later swore to take revenge on the Lama). The current Chang intends to capture & imprison Dolgin's reincarnation so he may corrupt him (because killing Davey would only result in the young Lama's reincarnation). Walker must fight Chang in order to protect young Davey.
81	2	"Patriot"	Tony Mordente	John Lansing & Bruce Cervi	September 28, 1996 (1996-09-28)	402	17.7[77]
After the leader of a white-supremacist group is arrested for the murder of Trivette's cousin, a United States Army lieutenant (who had discovered that the leader, his subordinate officer, was stealing weapons from their Army base), the group retaliates by taking over a minority-owned television station and threatens the lives of the hostages (including Alex) if their leader is not released. Kind-hearted reporter Shelly Preston confronts the leader Sergeant Major Bart Hawkins (John Savage) in the studio, but Hawkins punches her and knocks her out cold. As she helplessly lies there, defeated, everyone looks on, waiting for Walker, who's now their last hope, but may have to fight Hawkins to the death, as Hawkins attempts to air a hate message to indoctrinate more people to his cause.
82	3	"Ghost Rider"	Karl Kases	Nicholas J. Corea	October 5, 1996 (1996-10-05)	403	19.99[78]
The spirit of a dead Apache teenage boy assists Walker to discover who murdered him eight years prior.
83	4	"The Brotherhood"	Michael Preece	Gordon T. Dawson	October 12, 1996 (1996-10-12)	404	18.32[79]
A group of vigilante cops from the Brookdale Police Department have been targeting and murdering criminals who get off due to technicalities (as the group's founder killed a criminal that got off on a technicality after the criminal murdered the founder's younger brother, who was a rookie cop). Meanwhile, Walker helps Ernesto Lopez (who had joined Marine Corps after recovering from being shot in "The Covenant"), who has been accused of rape (the victim had mistakenly picked him out of a police lineup) and Alex is able to help him uncover DNA evidence that would prove his innocence. Along with the DNA evidence, Ernesto provides an alibi to Walker and Alex that he fell in love with a Congressman's daughter who was recently accepted to Harvard Law School and was seeing her the night of the rape and was afraid of upsetting her father. However, before this becomes public knowledge, the rogue cops murder Ernesto because they forgot to check that he really was innocent, and it becomes a personal issue for Walker, especially when they decide to kill Walker before he can expose them after figuring out who they are. Notes: This is the first episode to credit Tirk Wilder for composing the show's theme song, "Eyes of a Ranger" (performed by Chuck Norris), in the episode opening title card credits. John Beck, who plays Sergeant Lou Ross in this episode, later played two good characters in WTR: one was Max Elson one season later in "Rainbow's end", and the other was Jake Foley in 2000's "Showdown at Casa Diablo, Part I".
84	5	"Plague"	Tony Mordente	Ron Swanson	October 19, 1996 (1996-10-19)	405	18.48[80]
An agricultural feed is tested on the Cherokee reservation by a company that is more interested with containing the information from their research rather than to contain the virus. But when Walker learns that the company had murdered an informant who tried to inform Alex about the company's motives, he soon finds that the company intends to massacre the Cherokee inhabitants to keep their research a secret. Now, Walker is on a race against time before the research kills the natives and destroys the reservation.
85	6	"Redemption"	Tony Mordente	William T. Conway	October 26, 1996 (1996-10-26)	406	14.2[81]
Alex's attorney father, Gordon Cahill (Rod Taylor), who walked out on his family years ago because of his problems with alcoholism, is defending Karl Mayes, the crime boss that she is prosecuting. But when Mayes' henchman Hendricks disguises himself as a cop and kills a witness that Walker has in custody, Gordon quits the case out of disgust. However, this makes him a key witness and both he and Alex are next on Mayes' hit list.
86	7	"Codename: Dragonfly"	Michael Preece	Story by : Nicholas J. Corea Teleplay by : Nicholas J. Corea & Bob Gookin	November 2, 1996 (1996-11-02)	407	19.00[82]
A military helicopter with stealth capabilities has been stolen to be utilized by a drug cartel. The thief turns out to be ex-Marine Randy Shrader (Marshall R. Teague) who betrayed and abandoned his unit during the war in Vietnam, leaving the men (including Walker) for dead. With no time to lose, Walker must catch Shrader before the helicopter falls into the cartel's hands. Note: This is the first of six appearance by Charles Homet as Agent Troy Douglas "Doug" Foster.
87	8	"A Silent Cry"	Michael Preece	Mitchell Schneider	November 9, 1996 (1996-11-09)	408	18.51[83]
The Rangers seek out a trio of construction workers, who have been using date rape drugs to subdue and assault young women. Things get personal for Walker when Darcy Reynolds (Yelba Osorio), the daughter of his friend Cora Reynolds (Rosanna DeSoto), falls victim to the trio while out celebrating her 21st birthday, and she struggles to deal with the traumatic experience. After the rapists' next victim turns up dead from a rohypnol overdose, Walker turns up the heat on the investigation, prompting the trio to take drastic measures to shake the Rangers off their trail, but out of the trio, only one feels remorseful for his actions and is willing to cooperate should the Rangers catch him. Meanwhile, Alex and Darcy's mother try to get Darcy to attend a rape victim support group, but Darcy finds the process too painful and wants to put the rape behind her. She later reconsiders when her mother reveals that she was raped by a family friend as a child, and that she regrets having suffered alone in silence all those years because of being unaware about victim's support groups like them in front of her daughter, Alex, and the support group.
88	9	"Swan Song"	Karl Kases	Story by : Lou & Liz Comici Teleplay by : Gordon T. Dawson	November 16, 1996 (1996-11-16)	409	20.60[84]
Walker and Alex lead an expedition in Utah to locate a crashed plane, that was used as an escape by criminals eight years ago to rob a bank and kill seven people, including the local sheriff, who was one of Walker's friends. However, a group of opportunists hearing that there is three million dollars on board, secretly follow the group to take the cash for themselves. Unbeknownst to either group, one of the robbers survived the plane crash, and has been living in a cave as a mountain cannibal, who now stalks the two groups looking to claim more victims.
89	10	"Cyclone"	Tony Mordente	Nicholas J. Corea & Bob Gookin	November 23, 1996 (1996-11-23)	410	21.52[85]
As a tornado approaches Dallas, kidnappers demand $10 million for a school bus full of kidnapped children, as well as C.D. and Alex, which unknown to the Rangers has been buried alive. Walker and Trivette must locate the bus during severe weather before either its occupants run out of air due to the bus being crumpled under the weight of the dirt or get swallowed up by the tornado.
90	11	"Lucky"	Tony Mordente	Story by : Bob Gookin & Rick Husky Teleplay by : Bob Gookin	November 30, 1996 (1996-11-30)	411	17.43[86]
A homeless man's dog helps Walker track down the assailants behind an assault and near death of a priest. Meanwhile, Alex and C.D. put on a charity Thanksgiving dinner.
91	12	"The Deadliest Man Alive"	Tony Mordente	Calvin Clements Jr.	December 14, 1996 (1996-12-14)	412	16.36[87]
Steven Michael "The Viper" Jamieson (Kai Wulff), a deadly international assassin, is in Texas to fulfill his latest contract. Being Walker, he sniffs out Jamieson faster than you can say "In the Line of Fire"...but finding the Viper and taking him down are two very different things. Notes: According to this episode, Walker was at the Dealey Plaza in Dallas with his parents when President John F. Kennedy was shot. Kai Wulff previously co-starred as Chuck Norris's arch-nemesis, in the latter's final (to date) theatrical release: the action-comedy Top Dog. Wulff would return to WTR, in a different role, for the 1999 episode "Power Angels".
92	13	"A Ranger's Christmas"	Michael Preece	Nicholas J. Corea	December 21, 1996 (1996-12-21)	413	17.38[88]
Walker tells the story of the Old West's Hayes Cooper, a Scrooge-like Texas Ranger who finally learned to have Christmas spirit. This episode aired just four days before Christmas in 1996.
93	14	"Mayday"	Tony Mordente	Story by : Rick Husky Teleplay by : Nicholas J. Corea & Rick Husky	January 11, 1997 (1997-01-11)	414	19.61[89]
After surviving a plane crash that was supposed to kill him and Charlie Brooks (Terry Kiser), an important witness and former mob accountant, Walker must protect Charlie and the other survivors from hit men who have come to finish them off. Note: This is the first of three appearances by Terry Kiser as Charlie Brooks. Kiser also appeared in the Chuck Norris films An Eye for an Eye (as Norris's ill-fated partner) and Forest Warrior (as a sinister-if-doltish lumber magnate).
94	15	"Last Hope"	Rich Thorne	Teleplay by : Bob Gookin Story by : I.B. Otto & Bob Gookin	January 18, 1997 (1997-01-18)	415	20.29[90]
The Rangers set up a camp to help troubled teens with pressure, with the assistance of Charlie Brooks, who had been sentenced to community service; Walker helps an abused boy named Eddie del Toro to protect him from his mother’s abusive live-in boyfriend, who gets really rough. However, one of the teens endangers everybody at Ranger Camp by unknowingly stealing a money bag from drug dealers. With Walker indisposed as he had been called away earlier, Trivette must deal with the drug dealers alone. Notes: This episode includes a young Mila Kunis as the character ‘Pepper’. David Allen Brooks, who portrayed the leader of the drug dealers who attacked the camp, would appear again as another villain in Season 7's "Mind Games".
95	16	"Full Contact"	Michael Preece	John Lansing & Bruce Cervi	February 1, 1997 (1997-02-01)	416	17.06[91]
Joey Prado (John Haymes Newton), the world kickboxing champion and a protegé of Walker's is working to defend his title against arrogant up-and-coming hotshot Bart "The Destroyer" Valen (Tim Griffin). Bart's manager and older brother Frank (Gary Hudson) also happens to be Joey's predecessor as world champion, but had lost the title after he was discovered to have been using steroids and almost killed the sports reporter who exposed him, with the latter act also landing him in prison for several years. Frank, determined to regain his former glory by having his brother become the next champion, aims to ensure that Bart wins by any means necessary. After he and Bart goad Joey into losing his temper at a press conference, Frank decides to further shake up and discredit him by framing him for illegal drug possession. Unfortunately, Joey's longtime mentor and trainer Gino Costa (Bill Cobbs) catches Frank in the act of planting the drugs in Joey's gym bag, forcing Frank to kill him to keep him quiet. The drugs are then uncovered in the ensuing investigation, which also puts Joey under suspicion of having killed Gino. Things get even worse when Frank has more drugs planted at Joey's apartment and reported anonymously, forcing the police to arrest and charge Joey. Walker works to help Joey fight the legal allegations and train him for the championship match, while Trivette works with the investigating detective to clear his name and prove the Valens' criminal actions. Note: That's real-life martial arts-legend Bob Wall (of Enter the Dragon fame) as the kickboxing-referee.
96	17	"99th Ranger"	Tony Mordente	Gordon T. Dawson	February 8, 1997 (1997-02-08)	417	17.02[92]
While looking into recruiting a replacement for a Texas Ranger that was killed in a shootout, Walker meets Ranger applicant Roberta "Bobbie" Hunt (Tammy Lauren), a Brookdale police officer who is being haunted by her violent ex-husband Russell Stafford (Jeff Kober). The harassment by him eventually becomes so bad, that she almost gives up her dream of becoming a Texas Ranger until Walker convinces her otherwise. But when Stafford ignores the restraining order Walker had Alex issue and attacks her in her home, Bobbie must fight him off on her own.
97	18	"Devil's Turf"	Michael Preece	Bob Gookin	February 15, 1997 (1997-02-15)	418	17.86[93]
Walker goes undercover as a high school teacher to help bust a drug ring that are using Powerballs, a deadly drug that had killed a couple of students, as well as help his students improve themselves. Notes: Eric Bruskotter, who plays Joey O'Bannon in this episode, previously played Jonah Nelson one season earlier in "The Lynching". Robert Jayne, who portrays undercover rookie Ranger Danny O'Bannon, is the younger brother of Billy Jayne, who played Derek Malloy one season earlier in "Flashpoint". Sam Jones, who plays "Big Mick" Stanley in this episode, previously played another villain, Samuel J. Bodine/Tommy Williams, several seasons earlier in "Unfinished Business".
98	19	"Days Past"	Tony Mordente	Nicholas J. Corea	February 22, 1997 (1997-02-22)	419	16.96[94]
After 10 years, mob boss Vince Pike (Leon Rippy) - whose murder victims include Walker's fiancée (as Pike's intended target was Walker himself) - is given an early release. Pike immediately vents his grudge by targeting C.D., Trivette, and Alex for assassination. It's up to an equally-vengeful Walker to protect his friends, while sniffing out sufficient evidence to put his old nemesis out of business permanently. Note: Leon Rippy previously co-starred in WTR's first season episode "Borderline" as Dewey Baker; he would later appear in the two-part series finale as Chastain.
99	20	"Trial of LaRue"	Michael Preece	Gordon T. Dawson	March 8, 1997 (1997-03-08)	420	15.17[95]
Victor LaRue (Wayne Pére), an old nemesis of Walker's, disarms a bailiffs during his competency hearing. LaRue takes the entire courtroom hostage...killing the judge, taunting Alex, and waiting for Walker to show up. Walker is away, tracking down other criminals (and apprehending them with his usual violent ease). "Judge LaRue" proceeds to terrorize and/or kill jurors and litigants at random...including a divorced couple who were there for a custody hearing. Walker finally discovers what's going on via radio and TV coverage; he bolts across town, rushes into the courthouse, and quickly guns down LaRue. As the villain's body is wheeled away on a gurney, Alex has a conscious nightmare about him snapping back to life. Note: This is Wayne Pere's third and final appearance as Victor LaRue; the first two were the Season 4 episode "Cowboy", and in the Season 5 episode "Return of LaRue". Pere himself, however, later co-starred in the Season 7 two-parter "Last of a Breed" as Cuadroza.
100	21	"Heart of the Dragon"	Michael Preece	Bob Gookin	April 5, 1997 (1997-04-05)	421	15.26[96]
Walker protects a college student (Steven Ho) of Dr. Henry Lee's (Mako)-- who is the father of his old friend, Susan Lee, from "Higher Power", and is therefore, Davey's grandfather-- who has stolen a jade dragon from a Chinese gang who believes it has magical power that will heal his sister after their parents are both killed in a D.W.I. accident. At the same time, Dr. Henry Lee is dealing with health issues of his own.
101	22	"The Neighborhood"	Eric Norris	Nicholas J. Corea	April 26, 1997 (1997-04-26)	422	18.95[97]
One of Walker's karate students, ten-year-old Kyla Jarvis (Kyla Pratt), is mortally wounded in a drive-by shooting but inexplicably makes a full recovery. According to Kyla, she had a near-death experience: going to Heaven and encountering an Angel, who gave her a divine mission from God...to end violence in her community, however she can. Walker helps by urging her grandfather Leon Barlow (a frustrated Vietnam veteran, who now leads a vigilante clique comprising numerous frustrated locals) to use a less-violent approach when dealing with gangs. Walker also pits himself against the "B-3 Dukes": a ruthless gang led by cold-blooded Zach Russell (Stoney Jackson), who arranged the drive-by shooting which killed — briefly — Kyla. (The intended target was Barlow, in revenge for the firebombing of Russell's crack house). Finally, Walker and Kyla strive to help conflicted gangbanger Bobby Miller (Patrick Malone) — the one who actually killed Kyla — to put his "gangsta" lifestyle behind him.
102	23	"A Father's Image"	João Fernandes	Gordon T. Dawson	May 3, 1997 (1997-05-03)	423	17.52[98]
Ranger Bobbie Hunt (Tammy Lauren, last seen in "99th Ranger") goes undercover to gather evidence against crime boss Sal Matacio (Dan Lauria). Matacio is grooming his ten-year-old son Nicholas (Joseph Ashton) to take over the family business, while plotting to kill his ex-wife Dana (Mary Chris Wall)...lest she testify against him on the Rangers' behalf. Note: This is Tammy Lauren's second and final appearance as "Bobbie Hunt"; her character will never be heard from or mentioned after this episode.
103	24	"Sons of Thunder"	Aaron Norris	Teleplay by : Bob Gookin Story by : Chuck Norris & Aaron Norris	May 4, 1997 (1997-05-04)	424	18.34[98]
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When a preacher friend of Walker's dies, his military son, Trent, returns to take care of his family. Walker tries to get him to become a police officer, but this proves difficult because of Trent's refusal to carry a firearm (because of a childhood incident with a revolver that resulted in the death of a friend). Meanwhile, a serial cop-killer is on the loose and one of the targets happens to be Carlos Sandoval, a good friend of Walker and Trent. (Note: In syndication, this is a two-part episode.) The search for a cop killer gets personal especially for Walker. When Trivette is shot by the suspect with a different gun and left badly injured while following a lead, it confirms that the cop-killer is not killing at random, but is instead only targeting certain cops due to a personal vendetta. Walker and Trent soon discover that the killer's next target is Carlos, as Carlos confirms the killer is actually a violent ex-cop named Rod Barkley, who is targeting the cops he blames for ruining his career.
105	26	"Texas vs. Cahill"	Michael Preece	Bob Gookin & Glenn A. Bruce	May 10, 1997 (1997-05-10)	426	18.53[99]
When Alex's former lover, who's also the defending attorney in her current trial, turns up dead beside her in bed, she's accused of his murder and sent to a women's prison that's packed with inmates who hold a grudge against her, though her cellmate, who was put in there due to a botched defense, is able to protect her. While Gordon Cahill returns to defend Alex in court, he helps Walker suspect that Lane Tillman (Robert Forster) — the man Alex was prosecuting — had a good reason to frame her. Notes: This episode marks the second of Forster's two appearances on WTR; his first was "The Big Bingo Bamboozle".
106	27	"Rookie"	Tony Mordente	Nicholas J. Corea	May 17, 1997 (1997-05-17)	427	15.10[100]
Joey Prado (John Haymes Newton), after retiring from kickboxing, graduates from the police academy with the best marks since Walker. One of his first assignments is to go undercover as a drug dealer. Along the way, he reunites with his childhood friend and sworn blood brother, Victor Solano (Damon Collazo), who is one of the men he has to arrest. Joey finds himself in the precarious position of having to deceiving his former friend by convincing him that he is a criminal and earning his trust in order to gather enough evidence to take down both Victor and his boss. Note: John Newton's second and final appearance (following "Full Contact") as Joey Prado...who will not be mentioned, heard from, or seen again after this episode.

Season 6 (1997–98)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	Viewers (millions)
107	1	"The Fighting McLains"	Tony Mordente	Nicholas J. Corea	September 27, 1997 (1997-09-27)	501	15.49[101]
Belle Starr McLain, a mole for the DEA, is exposed and murdered by drug kingpin Jack Garrett (Patrick St. Esprit). Then her Marine brother Corporal John Wesley "JW" McLain (Stephen Quadros), to whom she sent proof of Garret's wrongdoing, goes AWOL to launch a vendetta against the drug lord. Instead, JW is intercepted and captured by Walker. After JW's commanding officer, Staff Sergeant Luther Parrish (James Pickens Jr.), comes to pick him up, JW is sprung by his two other siblings, Jessie (Tava Smiley) and Wyatt (Bart Johnson). Now Walker, Trivette, and Parrish must keep the McLains from taking the law into their own hands to avenge their sister, while at the same time gathering sufficient evidence to bust Garret for his crimes, who attempts to kill the McLains after he captures and murders the informant that was exposed due to JW's earlier actions. . Notes: This plotline was recycled considerably for the TV movie Logan's War: Bound by Honor, in which Eddie Cibrian portrays Airborne Ranger Logan Fallon. As a child, Logan witnessed the murder of his sister and their parents by a corrupt politician; Logan withholds all evidence regarding their killer from the authorities, since this matter is personal. The difference herein is that the Chuck Norris character – Logan's uncle Jake, himself a retired Airborne Ranger – supports this private vendetta instead of opposing it. Moreover, like many episodes of WTR, the movie has a supernatural element: Logan's never-explained premonitions of danger.
108	2	"Iceman"	Christian I. Nyby II	David Bennett Carren & J. Larry Carroll	October 4, 1997 (1997-10-04)	502	15.39[102]
A freelance explosives expert known as the Iceman (Terry Kiser) is hospitalized following a chase. The Rangers ask their ne'er-de-well friend Charlie Brooks (Kiser in a dual role) to help them catch a crime boss for whom the Iceman was working for. As part of a deal to end his community service, the bumbling Charlie poses as the Iceman... only to lose the tracking device which Walker planted on him. It doesn't help when the real Iceman escapes from the hospital. Notes: Carmen Argenziano, who plays the primary villain of the episode, George Vickers, previously portrayed Walker's D.E.A. friend, Paco Cruz, several seasons earlier in "On Deadly Ground". Billy Gallo, who plays Vickers' right-hand man, Ortiz, would go on to play an ally of Walker's later in the season in "Test of Faith".
109	3	"Lucas: Part 1"	Michael Preece	Teleplay by : Nicholas J. Corea Story by : Chuck Norris & Aaron Norris	October 11, 1997 (1997-10-11)	503	15.03[103]
An AIDS-stricken 7-year-old (Haley Joel Osment) tries to find his mother (MacKenzie Phillips), with Walker's help.
110	4	"Lucas: Part 2"	Michael Preece	Story by : Chuck Norris & Aaron Norris Teleplay by : Nicholas J. Corea	October 18, 1997 (1997-10-18)	504	14.58[104]
After Lucas' mother dies, Walker takes him to the Cherokee Reservation to help him overcome his nightmares and tell him about his A.I.D.S condition. At the same time, Walker also must get a powerful drug cartel leader before he kills Lucas, as he's the only witness to his drug operation.
111	5	"Forgotten People"	Tony Mordente	Teleplay by : Mick Curran Story by : Mick Curran & Mitchell Schneider	October 25, 1997 (1997-10-25)	505	13.71[105]
Trivette visits his old friend Josh Leonard (who is also his girlfriend's father) in a nursing home, who is unable to find the tape recorder he had that would tell Trivette about the suspicious things the doctors were up to, not knowing that one of the home's abusive orderlies had found it first. Upon learning of this evidence, the administrator (Gail Strickland) and head doctor (Michael Krawic) murder Josh and make it look like a heart attack to prevent him from exposing them. Trivette's suspicions are piqued as clues emerge that suggest the doctors are conducting illegal experiments on their elderly patients in order to put a new Alzheimer's drug on the market to profit from, and the trials have already led to the deaths of nine patients. C.D. is sent in undercover as an Alzheimer's patient to gather evidence to prove this, unaware that another patient (special guest star Gwen Verdon) is also undercover for the same reason after her best friend's similar death. Meanwhile, Walker, Trivette and Alex have the bodies of the nine patients exhumed and autopsied to find traces of the illegal drugs in order to obtain a search warrant.
112	6	"Last of a Breed: Part 1"	Michael Preece	Gordon T. Dawson	November 1, 1997 (1997-11-01)	506	15.11[106]
Children visiting the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame get treated to Walker telling a story about the Old West's legendary Hayes Cooper. Note: Chuck Norris is the only series regular to appear in this two-part episode, which actually contradicts Hayes Cooper's backstory...in particular, how and when Cooper became a Texas Ranger (as depicted in Season 3's two-parter "Flashback").
113	7	"Last of a Breed: Part 2"	Michael Preece	Gordon T. Dawson	November 8, 1997 (1997-11-08)	507	15.20[107]
Walker continues to tell the story of Hayes Cooper. And he continues when Cooper upon seeing the family he befriended killed, he sets out to go after the ones he believes responsible for their deaths. After getting one of them, he meets a Texas Ranger (Robert Fuller) who warns him about crossing the line and after saying that he gives Cooper a Texas Ranger badge which Cooper takes. After tracking down his quarries, he gets shot but is found by some Indians who nurse him back to health and gives him a moment to think. Notes: Robert Fuller would return to WTR as another Texas Ranger, Wade Harper, for the 2000 episode "A Matter of Principle".
114	8	"Brainchild"	Michael Preece	Nicholas J. Corea	November 15, 1997 (1997-11-15)	508	16.48[108]
Chad Morgan (David Gallagher) is a youngster with telekinetic powers and a genius-level IQ. He lives at a prison-like research center, whose director (Paul Gleason) is fatally overtaxing Chad's abilities...to the chagrin of the facility's sole sympathetic scientist. Accordingly, Chad flees the center and meets up with Walker...who proceeds to help find the boy's long-presumed-dead mother (Anne Lockhart).
115	9	"Mr. Justice"	Eric Norris	Teleplay by : Bob Gookin Story by : Bob Gookin & Rebecka S. Norris	November 22, 1997 (1997-11-22)	509	16.46[109]
A new "boot camp" for young offenders comes under heavy opposition from a commissioner who believes prison is the only solution, and who won't stop at playing dirty to sabotage Walker's "Camp Justice" program, much to the detriment of his deputy (Mod Squad star Clarence Williams III). U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison makes a special guest appearance as herself.
116	10	"Rainbow's End"	Eric Norris	Nicholas J. Corea	December 6, 1997 (1997-12-06)	510	14.56[110]
James Lee Crown (Randolph Mantooth), a horse owner, wants to win races in order to increase his horse's stud fees, even if it means by cheating. Crown murders a rival horse, along with its owner and trainer (the latter of whom was secretly working for him) that beat his horse in a race. He then sets his sights on fixing an upcoming race by targeting another rival horse Rainbow's End, which is owned by one of Walker's friends (John Beck). Walker must stop Crown before he reaches the horse and his friend's daughter (Lea Moreno), all the while getting Rainbow prepared to win the Lone Star Derby. Notes: John Beck, who plays Max Elson in this episode, previously played Sergeant Lou Ross one season earlier in "The Brotherhood". Beck later played Jake Foley two seasons later in "Showdown at Casa Diablo, Part I".
117	11	"A Woman's Place"	Gregg Champion	Teleplay by : Dawn Ritchie Story by : Dawn Ritchie & Hannah Louise Shearer	December 13, 1997 (1997-12-13)	511	13.83[111]
Alex's cellmate Alfre (from the season 5 episode "Texas vs. Cahill") is now out of prison (since Gordon Cahill was working on getting her released at the end of that episode) and has a job as a female construction worker, but she finds herself in danger after threatening to blow the whistle on unsafe construction practices, which are secretly caused by a small group of employees led by the site foreman (Chris Mulkey) who are actually running an illegal money-making scam behind their company owner's back. Walker and Alex must keep Alfre and her family safe and expose the scam before the group gets to her first to keep their activities secret.
118	12	"Small Blessings"	Eric Norris	Bob Gookin	December 20, 1997 (1997-12-20)	512	15.01[112]
When two recently adopted orphans (Mercedes Kastner and Jeremy A. Lelliot) run away from their new foster home when they misinterpret a discussion between their foster parents and think that one of them might be sent back to the orphanage (which was actually about how their foster parents could not afford to have two "cars"), they witness a murder committed by Tony Chan (Leo Lee), a gangster running a chain of illegal sweatshops across the country and the target of an investigation by the Rangers and the FBI; the murder victim in question was one of his workers continually protesting over the poor working conditions. With the help of Jack Belmont (the homeless veteran from the Season 5 episode "Lucky") and FBI Agent Doug Foster, Walker and Trivette must save the two from being killed by Chan before they could give testimony, and shut down his sweatshops.
119	13	"Tribe"	Jerry Jameson	Nicholas J. Corea	January 3, 1998 (1998-01-03)	513	17.09[113]
An archaeologist (Kerrie Keane) on the Cherokee reservation is murdered when a greedy oil company tycoon (Tomas Arana) learns there's oil under her dig site. Her rejected would-be suitor, Sam Coyote (Eloy Casados), a reservation cop and friend of Walker, is used to take the fall for her murder. Walker must work on clearing Sam's name before he is transferred to F.B.I. custody.
120	14	"Saving Grace"	Jerry Jameson	John Lansing & Bruce Cervi	January 10, 1998 (1998-01-10)	514	13.83[114]
Five inmates bound for Huntsville stage a daring escape from a prison bus, two of whom-- Matt Walsh (Thomas Wilson Brown) and Ted Macy (Stuart Greer)-- had been arrested by Walker and Trivette for a recent bank robbery, where the money was never recovered. While Macy and fellow escapee Fred Corley (Ousaun Elam) look for the money, the other three-- Walsh, Brady Reese (Will Zahrn) and Kyle Finley (JD Evermore)-- take refuge in a church where Alex and her battered women's group are meeting and take them and two of the church's nuns (Lisa Wilcox and Barbara Bain) hostage while trying to work out a plan to permanently escape the authorities. It is revealed much later in the episode that Walsh has ties to the church dating back to his childhood and grows uncomfortable with the situation.
121	15	"Money Talks"	Tony Mordente	James L. Novack	January 17, 1998 (1998-01-17)	515	16.07[115]
C.D. is filling in temporarily as the head of security for a country club until a replacement can arrive. While there he becomes suspicious over the mystery of what happened to his predecessor. Walker, Trivette, and Alex are later asked to go to the club discreetly to keep an eye on the rich CEOs that would be attending a social function at the club. However behind the scenes, C.D.'s second in command, Paul Grady (Mitch Pileggi), who had murdered the previous head of security when he got too close, is working with some men under a mysterious leader to pull off a heist at the function.
122	16	"The Crusader"	Rich Thorne	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	January 31, 1998 (1998-01-31)	516	14.56[116]
Walker helps a pro wrestler Cody "The Crusader" Conway ("Rowdy" Roddy Piper) whose ex-wife (Linda Purl) is in hiding after witnessing a murder by her boss Tony Ramos (George DelHoyo) and has sent their son Jake (Clay Jeter) whom he was unaware of to him for his own safety. However, Cody's attempt to bond with Jake becomes complicated, as Cody is dealing with stress, having recently learned from his doctor that he has a life-threatening condition which carries the risk of killing him if he attempts to wrestle again. When this stress causes Jake to run away and gets kidnapped by Ramos, Cody must work on negotiating with Ramos to get Jake back. (Note: This was the last episode to air on CBS before the network's broadcast of the XVIII Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan.)
123	17	"In God's Hands"	Michael Preece	Gordon T. Dawson	February 28, 1998 (1998-02-28)	517	16.24[117]
While pursuing two armed robbers, Trivette finds a 6-year old boy shot during his pursuit of one of the robbers and believes that he is responsible. Placed on suspension and having to deal with the moral implications (such as inaccurate media coverage which implicates Trivette) and the wounded boy's older brother (Kaj-Erik Eriksen), Trivette finds the man leading the investigation against him is an officer who has a grudge against him for being passed over in favor of Trivette for initiation into the Texas Rangers, and who wants to have Trivette brought up on criminal charges. Meanwhile, Walker looks into proving that Kroeger (Sal Landi)— the man that Trivette was pursuing — was the one who shot the boy.
124	18	"Undercover"	Michael Preece	Bob Gookin	March 7, 1998 (1998-03-07)	518	14.48[118]
While Trent Malloy's younger brother, Tommy (Shane Meier), is competing in a karate tournament against a rival dojo (which bullies from Tommy's school belong to), Detective Carlos Sandoval, who is undercover in a drug ring is found out by the ring leader (John Vargas) who had also previously murdered Carlos' older brother, Hector. The wounded Carlos escapes and is taken to a homeless shelter to recover. When Walker, Trent and the others don't hear back from Carlos, they immediately suspect something is wrong.
125	19	"Everyday Heroes"	Michael Preece	Bob Gookin	March 21, 1998 (1998-03-21)	519	14.50[119]
After he protects a woman from her abusive ex-husband, Trent is contacted by the abused wife of a drug lord who watched the news report about his recent exploit on TV and asks for his help in getting away from her violent husband. To succeed, Trent asks Walker to help.
126	20	"Warriors"	João Fernandes	Bob Gookin	April 4, 1998 (1998-04-04)	520	12.42[120]
The Rangers' old friend, Susan Lee, the mother of Davey (reincarnation of Buddhist monk Lama Dolgin from the episode "Higher Power" and "Heart of the Dragon"), who works as geneticist, is kidnapped again by a supremacist group wanting to use her research (which was derived from her son's unique DNA which grants him a form of rapid healing) to create a race of genetically superior soldiers. Davey returns to the states with Master Rin, wanting to help Walker find his mother via a special bond he shares with his mother. To save her, however, Walker must contend with the group's genetically enhanced enforcer.
127	21	"Angel"	Jerry Jameson	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	April 18, 1998 (1998-04-18)	521	14.76[121]
When Trivette's old girlfriend gets his help to locate her father, then kills him and knocks out Trivette (while Walker is at the boot camp started in "Mr. Justice"). The investigation leads to a Jamaican drug gang so Trivette sets out find out why she killed her father, but first must save her when the gang suddenly attacks her. Notes: Grand L. Bush, who plays Andros, would play Trivette's brother, Simon, one season later in "Brothers in Arms". He and Clarence Gilyard both appeared in the 1988 film Die Hard but shared no scenes together. Billy "Sly" Williams, who plays a member of Andros' gang, Dread, returns as a pimp named Luther several seasons later in "Saturday Night".
128	22	"The Soul of Winter"	Michael Preece	Gordon T. Dawson	April 25, 1998 (1998-04-25)	522	14.66[122]
Roscoe Jones (Paul Winfield), the minister who replaced Trent's father, is targeted by a former military comrade, Stan Gorman (R.D. Call), who is now the leader of a white supremacy group. Gorman and his men intended to kill Jones' son, Adam (who is the best friend of Trent's younger brother, Tommy), but mistakenly killed another kid named Rodney Summers, as both Adam and Summers were running late for the Sunday morning sermon after delivering food baskets to needy families. Following Summers' murder, the violence and intimidation from Gorman and his men escalates when they terrorize the other congregants, almost abduct Adam and Tommy, and then burn down another church, prompting Roscoe to organize a charity fundraiser for its repairs with Collin Raye headlining the event. In order for Walker, Trivette, Trent and Carlos to bring Gorman to justice for good, they must connect him to Rodney Summers' murder, a goal that hinges on finding the murder weapon. Note: R.D. Call, who plays Stan Gorman in this episode, previously portrayed another villain several seasons earlier in "Crime Wave Dave": the titular Dave Kilmer.
129	23	"Circle of Life"	Michael Preece	Nicholas J. Corea	May 2, 1998 (1998-05-02)	523	13.02[123]
Joe Lopez (Danny Trejo), a skillful safecracker and the husband of the Rangers' old friend, Marta Lopez (who previously appeared in "The Covenant" and "The Brotherhood"), was recently paroled from his 10-15-year sentence, has to spend the remainder of his sentence at a halfway house, and landed a job as a dishwasher at Marta's newly-opened Mexican restaurant, Casa Lopez. However, a group of robbers that the Rangers have been tracking for months prior to Joe's parole also reside at the halfway house, and they force Joe to participate in their next heist. Wanting to stay straight for his family's sake and repair his strained relationship with his son Tommy (who previously appeared in Season 3's "The Covenant"), Joe asks Walker and Trivette for help, and has a plan to identify and take down the leader of the group. Note: Danny Trejo would go on to play another character two seasons later in "Rise to the Occasion": Jose Rodriguez.
130	24	"Test of Faith"	Eric Norris	Bob Gookin	May 9, 1998 (1998-05-09)	524	12.46[124]
A middle school in East Dallas finds itself at the heart of rising gang violence, and when Ricardo Lopez (Billy Gallo), a popular teacher and an old friend of Walker and Trent, is killed for standing up to a gang leader (Emilio Rivera), fear grips the students, especially one (Jonathan Hernandez) being the only witness to the crime and being too scared to come forward. Walker goes undercover as a substitute teacher to catch Ricardo's killer as well as promote the message of standing up to gang influence. However when Faith Hollister (Rachel Crane), one of Walker's students, starts a campaign to clean up the school, she also becomes a target. Note: Billy Gallo, who plays Ricardo Lopez, previously had a villainous role as George Vickers' right-hand man, Ortiz, earlier in the season in "Iceman".
131	25	"The Wedding: Part 1"	Michael Preece	Gordon T. Dawson	May 16, 1998 (1998-05-16)	525	13.57[125]
In this season-ending cliffhanger, The gang gets ready for Alex's friends Detective Kim Rivers (Lauralee Bell) and ADA Phil Holland's wedding. Walker finally decides to propose to her after, but the wedding is then attacked by a group of hitmen. When the shootout is all over, Walker tries again to propose to Alex, but she is shot by the leader of the hitmen, Karl Storm (Tobin Bell), a man she helped incarcerate five years earlier and who had orchestrated the hit as revenge against those who put him in prison.

Season 7 (1998–99)

• This is the first season to be produced by Norris Bros. Entertainment.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	Viewers (millions)
132	1	"The Wedding: Part 2"	Michael Preece	Gordon T. Dawson	September 26, 1998 (1998-09-26)	601	17.30[126]
As Alex lies in the hospital in critical condition, Walker embarks on a quest to find Karl Storm (who wounded Alex at the end of the Season 6 cliffhanger) and bring him to justice.
133	2	"Trackdown"	Jerry Jameson	William T. Conway	October 3, 1998 (1998-10-03)	602	15.17[127]
Walker helps free Hector Lopez (Greg Serano), Det. Carlos Sandoval's nephew-in-law, when he is falsely accused of a crime by his greedy former employer (Brad Leland). Before he can be officially released, Hector learns from his cellmate, Eddie (Ron Harper) that the corrupt guard captain, Paul Kelton (Marc Alaimo), is running a drug-trafficking ring within the prison, and gives Hector evidence of Kelton's corruption to give to Walker and Carlos shortly after he is released. However, Kelton and his men kill Eddie for stealing their evidence and then realize he gave it to Hector. As such, Hector is forced to escape from the prison and finds himself on the run. Carlos and Walker must protect Hector and bring Kelton and his men to justice. Meanwhile, Alex, after realizing she needs to do more with her life following her recent shooting, opens her Help Our People Excel (HOPE) center to help the less fortunate.
134	3	"Royal Heist"	Michael Preece	Nicholas Corea	October 10, 1998 (1998-10-10)	603	15.20[128]
Garret Stone (David Parker), who Walker helped put away years prior, is paroled and resumes his life of crime. Trivette infiltrates his gang to bring him back to justice once again. Meanwhile, Alex and Carlos attempt to help save a youth from gang life.
135	4	"War Cry"	Karl Kases	Nicholas Corea	October 17, 1998 (1998-10-17)	604	12.15[129]
Walker investigates a mystery illness sweeping across the children on his Cherokee reservation from polluted water, and after two children die, suspicion falls on a nearby factory. When the E.P.A. tests find nothing wrong with the water, Walker must work with Sam Coyote to stop a band of radical Cherokee from waging vigilante justice, and prove that the factory owner (Luke Askew) had rigged the inspection by directing the E.P.A. agents to a water emission pipe that produces actual clean water, but had secretly concealed the real pipe that is dumping the toxins from his factory which Walker intends to find.
136	5	"Code of the West"	Michael Preece	Janet A. Wilson and Michael L. Wilson	October 24, 1998 (1998-10-24)	605	15.87[130]
Convicted murder and robber Dirk Morgan (Lindsey Ginter) escapes from prison seeking retribution against those responsible for putting him there. After Morgan murders the prosecutor and head juror from his case, Walker and Trivette try to stop him before he can murder the trial's judge (Mike Connors), who happens to be on a retreat with his orphaned granddaughter (Amanda Fuller), Alex, C.D., and a group of youths who are the children of convicted felons, including Morgan's daughter (Camilla Belle).
137	6	"The Children of Halloween"	João Fernandes	Bob Gookin	October 31, 1998 (1998-10-31)	606	14.17[131]
The Metroplex is hit with a rash of abductions when a Satanic symbol found at each crime scene suggests that children are going to be sacrificed on Halloween by a group of devil worshippers. The investigation kicks off when one of Trent's students (Blake Foster) is abducted after class, and before long, other children get abducted, as well, increasing the urgency of the situation. The stakes run high when Alex is also abducted while trying to stop the cult from taking another child that was given community service at the H.O.P.E. Center for petty theft, and Walker, Trivette, Carlos and Trent must stop whoever is planning the sacrifice before it is too late. Appropriately, this episode aired on Halloween night in 1998 (the only such episode to do so).
138	7	"Survival"	Jerry Jameson	Bob Gookin	November 7, 1998 (1998-11-07)	607	16.61[132]
A camping trip turns nightmarish when Alex is kidnapped by a trio of deranged brothers, and the men (Walker, Trivette, Trent, and Carlos) must come to the rescue.
139	8	"Second Chance"	Christian I. Nyby II	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	November 14, 1998 (1998-11-14)	608	14.01[133]
Walker and the Rangers find themselves in the middle of an IRA conflict when a former member-- the Rangers' old friend, Adam McGuire-- comes back to Dallas and brings his young daughter, Jennifer (Mika Boorem), for a bone marrow transplant. Jennifer is kidnapped by a splinter faction in retaliation for her father's killing one of their members, albeit in self-defense. Walker and Trivette must save Jennifer before either the group or her sickness claim her life. (Note: this episode is tied to the events of the season 4 episode "Flashpoint")
140	9	"Paradise Trail"	Michael Preece	Nicholas Corea	November 21, 1998 (1998-11-21)	609	13.80[134]
To celebrate Walker's birthday, C.D. tells the story of a Hayes Cooper adventure, Mormons and their wagon train must be defended from outlaws.
141	10	"Eyes of a Ranger"	Michael Preece	Story by : Gordon Dawson and Dawn Ritchie Teleplay by : Gordon Dawson	December 5, 1998 (1998-12-05)	610	15.05[135]
Teenage country music artist Lila McCann plays aspiring singer Kelly Wyman. She is being closely followed by the wealthy and entitled Brad Alt (Sean Kanan) and follows him under the pretense that he will help her launch her career. What she does not know is that he is trying to gain control of the heroin industry in Dallas, and is the focus of a Ranger investigation. When Kelly is sentenced to 300 hours of community service at the H.O.P.E. Center following Brad's botched arrest at the beginning of the episode, it seems as though Walker and Alex just might be the ones to help make her dreams come true. This episode also featured an appearance by Michael Peterson.
142	11	"On the Border"	Jerry Jameson	Allan Cole	December 12, 1998 (1998-12-12)	611	15.95[136]
A corrupt sheriff (Lee Majors) fakes a drug-related accident to disguise a murder of a trucker who refused to participate in his drug smuggling. But when the boy's mother claims to Alex that he would not have anything to do with drugs, she gets Walker and Trivette to help her investigate.
143	12	"Lost Boys"	Rich Thorne	Robin Madden	January 9, 1999 (1999-01-09)	612	16.00[137]
Carlos' nephew, Jesse Estrella (Bernie Guzman), is in trouble with the law when a gun is found in his room. The weapon in question was used by a man named Johnny Blade (Dan Clark) to kill a Dallas detective during a late-night raid on an electronics warehouse, where Blade’s accomplices, all juvenile delinquents, were apprehended by the Rangers. Jesse’s best friend, Bobby Landrum (Chauncey Leopardi), also an accomplice of Blade, had hidden the gun in Jesse’s room in a bout of panic, and when Blade finds out, he kidnaps Jesse's mother (Ada Maris), then has his lawyer (Michael Costello) help him force Jesse to take the rap for the crime or they would kill his mother. Worse, both Jesse and his mother would still be killed by the gang (Blade's juvenile accomplices from the warehouse raid doing so to Jesse in juvey) even after the forced confession in case Jesse ever changed his mind, unless Bobby, wracked with guilt, is willing to come forward and tell the Rangers what really happened. Note: Dan Clark is best known as "Nitro" from the hit series American Gladiators
144	13	"Special Witness"	Christian I. Nyby II	Bob Gookin	January 16, 1999 (1999-01-16)	613	16.35[138]
While Alex is in the process of building a case against a notorious mob boss named Morris Foley (Gianni Russo), she, the Rangers, Carlos and Trent befriend a female Special Olympian named Sally (Andrea Fay Friedman) while volunteering with the Texas Special Olympics. With other witnesses recanting their testimonies against Foley, Trent is the only one brave enough to take the stand, and if he doesn't, Alex has no case to build. When Trent volunteers to take Sally to running practice while her mother has to go on a job interview, he is attacked and stabbed by Donovan Riggs (Gary Busey), a federally-wanted assassin based out of Chicago. With Sally being the sole witness to Trent's stabbing, the Rangers, Alex and Carlos enlist her help to catch Riggs in order to prove that Foley hired him to prevent Trent from testifying, but she becomes Foley's next target when she is surprisingly successful in identifying Riggs in a police sketch. While praying for Trent to get discharged in time for Foley's trial, the Rangers and Carlos must apprehend Riggs before he can kill Sally, all while preparing her for her competition in San Antonio.
145	14	"The Principal"	Jerry Jameson	Nicholas Corea	February 6, 1999 (1999-02-06)	614	15.48[139]
A principal of a high school (Morgan Stevens), who is an old friend of Walker, has his suspicions about a faculty member who is supplying drugs and is murdered when he accidentally witnesses the exchange between a teacher (James Remar) and a student after the Rangers busted the Head of Security who was thought to be the ringleader. Walker and Trivette go undercover as the new Principal and Head of Security to find those responsible. The Power Team guest stars in this episode.
146	15	"Team Cherokee: Part 1"	Michael Preece	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	February 13, 1999 (1999-02-13)	615	14.26[140]
The Rangers investigate a series of suspicious crashes involving a Cherokee Indian racing team that are being caused by Team Forbes, a rival team that wants to put them out of the race for good. Meanwhile, Trent and Carlos search for a kidnapped young girl (Sara Hickman) and rescue her from a pedophile.
147	16	"Team Cherokee: Part 2"	Michael Preece	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	February 20, 1999 (1999-02-20)	616	15.23[141]
When Brian Falcon (Michael Greyeyes) is injured in a racing crash caused by the No. 2 man on Team Cherokee (Byron Chief-Moon) who secretly betrayed the team out of jealousy over being passed over as the driver, Walker, who had prior experience with racing, is asked to drive their NASCAR stock car as a replacement driver. This forces Team Forbes to try to destroy Team Cherokee's car before the next race. Meanwhile, after uncovering the evidence that would convict a young girl's kidnapper and molester (Lynn Mathis), Trent's car is stolen with the evidence, promoting the Rangers to search for the thieves to recover the evidence. Note: This is Jimmy Wlceck and Marco Sanchez's final appearances as Trent Malloy and Carlos Sandoval in the series, with neither of them being seen or mentioned again afterwards.
148	17	"livegirls.now"	Jerry Jameson	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	February 27, 1999 (1999-02-27)	617	14.19[142]
Trivette's girlfriend (Gretchen Palmer) disappears and pictures of her surface on an Internet site, with details that suggests that she is to be sold in a sex-slavery auction with other missing girls. He and Walker then have only a few days to find her before she is sold. Notes: Philip Casnoff, who portrays Mr. Harris, the leader of the sex slave ring, is married to Roxanne Hart, who portrays Caroline Whitman, Maisie Whitman's former daughter-in-law and the villain of "Mind Games".
149	18	"No Way Out"	Eric Norris	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	April 24, 1999 (1999-04-24)	618	13.71[143]
Caleb Hooks, an old enemy of Walker's (from Season 4's "The Avenger"), continues to seek revenge for the death of his brother Randall...this time by imprisoning Alex and Trivette in a gradually-filling water tank. Trivette and Alex reminisce about Walker's past adventures, while waiting to be rescued, and also so Trivette can celebrate his birthday. Notes: This was the first episode aired on CBS since Sons of Thunder, a spinoff of WTR, ended its six-episode run. Michael Parks makes the second of his two appearances as "Caleb Hooks" on WTR. (This time, Hooks doesn't even get a fight scene; he just misses what should have been an easy shot at Walker, who then picks him right off.)
150	19	"Brothers in Arms"	Eric Norris	Nicholas Corea	May 1, 1999 (1999-05-01)	619	13.02[144]
Simon Trivette, Jimmy's estranged brother, is arrested by the Rangers. They learn from Simon that there's a murder contract out on Jimmy. Notes: Grand L. Bush, who plays Simon Trivette, previously played the villain of "Angel", Andros, one season earlier. This episode is dedicated to the memory of creative consultant Nicholas Corea (1943–99), who died of pancreatic cancer after filming was completed.
151	20	"Mind Games"	Michael Preece	Robin Madden	May 8, 1999 (1999-05-08)	620	12.83[145]
While Walker and Trivette are busy going after an escaped convict and find that he had been hired for some kind of job, C.D. notices some strange occurrences revolving around the death of Brian Whitman (Robin Thomas), the son of his friend Maisie Whitman (whom C.D. met while undercover at the Quiet Rest nursing home in Season 6's "Forgotten People"). Suspecting foul play, C.D. decides to investigate, eventually learning that Maisie’s daughter-in-law, Caroline (Roxanne Hart), and Brian’s best friend, Peter (David Allen Brooks), had engaged in an affair and plotted to steal Brian's trust fund. Caroline and Peter had murdered Brian after he uncovered their plans, and then plot to get Maisie out of the way-- either by institutionalizing or killing her-- so they have full control of the funds. Notes: Roxanne Hart is married to Philip Casnoff, who portrayed another villain a few episodes earlier: Mr. Harris in "livegirls.now". David Allen Brooks previously portrayed the leader of drug dealers that attacked the Ranger Teen Camp in Season 5's "Last Hope".
152	21	"Power Angels"	Eric Norris	Story by : Leslie Pike Teleplay by : Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	May 15, 1999 (1999-05-15)	621	10.69[146]
A loan shark, who has a minister's son under his thumb, attempts to steal a charitable telethon's proceeds, and Walker must stop him and save the boy while dealing with two competitive German officers in a competition. Note: The last scene of this episode leads directly into the next episode, "Jacob's Ladder" after Trivette receives a call about a gang shooting.
153	22	"Jacob's Ladder"	Michael Preece	Janet A. Wilson and Michael L. Wilson	May 15, 1999 (1999-05-15)	622	13.44[146]
After Walker and Trivette receive a call about a gang shooting at the end of the previous episode, Alex's attempt to prosecute the gang leader responsible is having some difficulty when his gang starts using fear tactics with arson to prevent the witnesses from testifying. However, it gets out of hand when Metro Fire Captain Jacob Crossland (John Schneider), whose young son (Michael Welch) was given 300 hours of community service at the H.O.P.E. Center for spray-painting cars, denounces their act as cowardly on the news, and the gang responds by attacking the firefighters during their next attack, during which Jacob is shot and severely injured after rescuing a man from the fire. It's up to Walker and Trivette to stop the gang before anyone else gets hurt.
154	23	"In Harm's Way: Part 1"	Jerry Jameson	Story by : Gordon T. Dawson and Nicholas Corea Teleplay by : Gordon T. Dawson	May 22, 1999 (1999-05-22)	623	11.86[147]
In this season-ending cliffhanger, a wealthy Dallas family and staff are murdered by a group of masked men as an example. This was part of a larger plan that was meant to extort millions of dollars from other wealthy families. Meanwhile, when evidence is uncovered that could send the mastermind of these crimes to death row, a twin-engine plane carrying Ranger Walker and his fiancée, Alex Cahill, crashes into a lake after it was shot down by a World War II-era plane.A North American P-51 D Mustang.

Season 8 (1999–2000)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	Viewers (millions)
155	1	"In Harm's Way: Part 2"	Jerry Jameson	Story by : Gordon T. Dawson and Nicholas Corea Teleplay by : Gordon T. Dawson	September 25, 1999 (1999-09-25)	701	13.88[148]
In this concluding episode from the Season 7 cliffhanger, Walker and Alex survive a plane crash and end up on an island with critical evidence of a mass murder spree killer in their hands and a group of mercenaries sent in to kill them. As Trivette and mission control are busy trying to locate them, they are unaware the pilot they initially asked to locate them is actually the one who shot down the plane and purposely misdirected them. It is now a race against time for Walker and Alex to be rescued before the murderer is set free and flees the country.
156	2	"Countdown"	Michael Preece	Bob Gookin	October 2, 1999 (1999-10-02)	702	12.33[149]
Terrorists plan an urban release of anthrax in 48 hours, sending Walker and Trivette into action to stop them. They recruit Rangers Francis Gage and Sydney Cooke to help. Note: Although Sydney Cook (Nia Peeples) and Francis Gage (Judson Mills) appear in the credits of this season's opener, this episode is the first in which they are actually introduced.
157	3	"Safe House"	Jerry Jameson	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	October 9, 1999 (1999-10-09)	703	12.88[150]
Gage and Sydney protect an accountant along with his wife & daughter, so he can testify at the trial of a crime boss who wants him and his family dead. Gage & Sydney manage to foil two separate attempts on the accountant and his family before making it to a safe house with a built-in panic room. However the accountant's wife mistakenly calls her mother to let her know they are alright (despite being warned earlier not to), alerting the mob boss to the safe house's location.
158	4	"Way of the Warrior"	Michael Preece	Story by : Guy Prevost Teleplay by : Guy Prevost, Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	October 16, 1999 (1999-10-16)	704	13.24[151]
An Indian shaman transports Walker back to the 19th century to prevent a recurrence of a 20th-century injustice.
159	5	"Tall Cotton"	Michael Preece	Bob Gookin	October 23, 1999 (1999-10-23)	705	12.22[152]
Sydney and Gage go undercover in a bar to locate Gage's reporter sister who had gone missing working on a story regarding the bar's owner. Meanwhile, Walker and Alex's romantic camping trip is interrupted by a lost Boy Scout troop. Note: Frank Stallone, who portrays the villain of this episode, BJ Ronson, would later portray an ally of the Rangers' one season later in "Saturday Night".
160	6	"The Lynn Sisters"	Christian I. Nyby II	Rob Wright	October 30, 1999 (1999-10-30)	706	12.22[153]
Record pirates kidnap the Lynn sisters (who play themselves in this episode), hoping their disappearance will help sales of their bootlegs.
161	7	"Suspicious Minds"	Jerry Jameson	Story by : Bob Gookin & Anne Dremann Teleplay by : Bob Gookin	November 6, 1999 (1999-11-06)	707	12.05[154]
The deaf daughter of an Elvis impersonator witnesses the murder of an undercover cop by a mob boss's underlings, necessitating the Rangers' protection until the boss can be taken down.
162	8	"Widow Maker"	Jerry Jameson	Gordon T. Dawson	November 13, 1999 (1999-11-13)	708	12.23[155]
With the community gearing up for its first rodeo for charity, a father (Barry Corbin) targets Trivette, after Trivette accidentally killed his son, who had tried to sexually assault a female rider (Allison Lange). But after bull rider Ty Murray (who plays himself in this episode) is injured in one of the revenge attempts against Trivette and the victim of the assault, Walker must take his place to ride a dangerous bull known as the Widow Maker.
163	9	"Fight or Die"	Michael Preece	Gordon T. Dawson	November 20, 1999 (1999-11-20)	709	12.89[156]
A deep-cover cop is killed while investigating a prize fighting tournament inside an Arkansas prison. The Governor of Arkansas calls in the Texas Rangers, since it will be easier for out-of-state lawmen to maintain an undercover status. Trivette (as a guard), Walker and Gage (both as convicts) must have time to discover that the warden (Charles Napier) is behind this brawling-for-dollars ring...before the warden's leading enforcer (UFC legend Frank Shamrock) gives Gage and Walker the fight of their lives.
164	10	"Rise to the Occasion"	Eric Norris	Bob Gookin	November 27, 1999 (1999-11-27)	710	13.59[157]
Sydney poses as a singer to investigate a corrupt club owner (Steven Bauer), while Walker seeks to end the conditions that led to a middle-schooler's (Paul Robert Langdon) suicide. Note: Danny Trejo, who previously played Joe Lopez two seasons earlier in "Circle of Life", portrays Jose Rodriguez in this episode.
165	11	"Full Recovery"	Clarence Gilyard Jr.	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	December 11, 1999 (1999-12-11)	711	11.18[158]
When Brad Roberts (Scott Weinger), an employee of a genetic research facility finds sarin nerve gas there, he enlists his younger brother Danny (Scott Bailey) to help get a sample of the gas to the authorities, which backfires and results in Brad's death and Danny being left badly hurt and with amnesia. Danny needs the rangers' protection from the company's mercenaries, led by the head of security (Jerome Butler), until he can recover his memories to verify the assailants, as the owner of the facility (Jon Cypher) plans to use the gas at an upcoming military air show in an act of revenge against the military's top brass (as he blames them for his son's suicide).
166	12	"A Matter of Faith"	Michael Preece	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	December 18, 1999 (1999-12-18)	712	12.34[159]
The Rangers investigate a rash of armored car robberies by a gang whose members dress as Santa Claus. Elsewhere, at a church where ex-gang members worship, the Christmas donations are stolen by current gang-members; the church pastor is accidentally injured during the robbery. The pastor's protégé, an ex-gang member, threatens to throw his life away by hunting down those responsible. Notes: At the end of this episode, WTR's entire cast and crew break the fourth wall to wish everyone Happy Holidays. This episode marks Noble Willingham's final appearance on the series. CD Parker would only be mentioned again several times for the remainder of the series.
167	13	"Vision Quest"	Jerry Jameson	Rob Wright	January 8, 2000 (2000-01-08)	713	12.23[160]
Just as Walker and Alex decide to get engaged, Walker is temporarily blinded by a bomb during an attempt on his life. While Walker learns to cope with this disability, the other Rangers seek out those responsible. Note: The opening credits are modified for the remainder of the season, following Noble Willingham's departure from the series.
168	14	"A Matter of Principle"	Eric Norris	Janet A. Wilson and Michael L. Wilson	January 15, 2000 (2000-01-15)	714	14.37[161]
A retired Texas Ranger (Robert Fuller) joins Walker in the pursuit of those who shot his daughter during a jewelry store robbery.
169	15	"Thunderhawk"	Mike Norris	Story by : Rob Wright and Reuben Leder Teleplay by : Rob Wright	February 5, 2000 (2000-02-05)	715	10.97[162]
The head of security of a research lab (Jude Ciccolella) steals a powerful sonic arm laser cannon from his employers while en route to have it transported to a military base and plans to sell it to a group of Middle Eastern terrorists whose leader (David Ackert) had vowed revenge following the death of his father, but they subsequently have it stolen from them by a group of robbers the Rangers were already chasing.
170	16	"Justice Delayed"	Michael Preece	John Lansing & Bruce Cervi	February 12, 2000 (2000-02-12)	716	11.53[163]
Seeking to prove her father (Roger Mosley) innocent of murder, a female student (Tammy Townsend) gets Trivette to help. Meanwhile, registering for their wedding shows Alex a part of Walker she'd not seen before. Note: This episode marks Marta Lopez's final appearance in the show.
171	17	"The Day of Cleansing"	Christian I. Nyby II	Story by : John Lansing and Bruce Cervi Teleplay by : Gordon Dawson	February 19, 2000 (2000-02-19)	717	15.47[164]
In this crossover episode, which continued from the Martial Law episode "Honor Among Strangers", Walker comes back from Los Angeles with Sammo Law (Sammo Hung) to track down the white supremacist Cliff Eagleton (David Keith), whom they had caught but had later escaped custody. To help determine Eagleton's next target, Sydney and Gage go undercover to gather information, with Gage infiltrating Eagleton's hate group and Sydney going to a ranch owned by the man who is financing Eagleton's operations.
172	18	"Black Dragons"	Michael Preece	Douglas Heyes Jr. & Rob Wright	February 26, 2000 (2000-02-26)	718	13.71[165]
Gage is assaulted by a diplomat's son, who is protected by diplomatic immunity. However, when Gage reveals he overheard the son talking about a drug shipment, the Rangers start a new investigation, when they believe that it's connected to the deaths of several students and gang members.
173	19	"Soldiers of Hate"	Jerry Jameson	Leslie Pike	March 18, 2000 (2000-03-18)	719	9.26[166]
The Texas Rangers must stop a white supremacist group from destroying a Unity Festival. Meanwhile, Gage finds out that a little boy (Robert Bailey Jr.) is being tempted towards gang life by his brother's (Norris Young) influence and decides to be a positive role model to help steer him away from it. Note: This is Charles Homet's sixth and final appearance as Agent Troy Douglas "Doug" Foster...whose absence following this episode was never explained.
174	20	"The General's Return"	Christian I. Nyby II	Galen Tong	April 8, 2000 (2000-04-08)	720	10.54[167]
Dallas detective Steven Nimh (Phillip Moon)-- the son of General Nimh (Tzi Ma), who is Walker’s former martial arts instructor and superior officer during his time in the corps-- is killed by a Vietnamese gang led by Billy Lo (Bruce Locke) after having his cover blown while infiltrating his organization and assisting the Rangers in busting his illegal operations. In the aftermath of his death, the Rangers and Alex support Steven's grieving family-- his father, his widow, Michelle (Bokyun Chun), and his young son, Peter (Justin Mercado)-- while seeking to bring Lo and his gang to justice. Meanwhile, General Nimh and Michelle help Peter come to terms with his father's passing, as well as deal with a bully (Jesse Plemons) across the street.
175	21	"Showdown at Casa Diablo: Part 1"	Eric Norris	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	April 29, 2000 (2000-04-29)	721	10.83[168]
The Rangers incur the wrath of a Mexican drug lord by intercepting several shipments of cannabis. Alex and Sydney were kidnapped by the drug lord at the end of the episode.
176	22	"Showdown at Casa Diablo: Part 2"	Jerry Jameson	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	May 6, 2000 (2000-05-06)	722	11.76[169]
Walker, Trivette, and Gage go to Mexico to rescue Alex and Sydney. They work their way across the Mexican countryside to Casa Diablo. In the ensuing showdown, the drug lord and his brother are both killed.
177	23	"The Bachelor Party"	Mike Norris	Rob Wright	May 13, 2000 (2000-05-13)	723	12.52[170]
On a wilderness trip for Walker's Bachelor Party, the men (Walker, Trivette, and Gage) have to contend with both a violent criminal out on bail and an equally violent grizzly bear which puts Gage in critical condition.
178	24	"Wedding Bells"	Christian I. Nyby II	Bob Gookin	May 20, 2000 (2000-05-20)	724	13.16[171]
179	25					725
As Walker and Alex prepare to tie the knot, Walker finds out that they have both been targeted for death by an assassin. The wedding, which features a performance by country singer Tracy Lawrence, proceeds without incident. However, what happens en route to their honeymoon in Paris is a different story. (Joan Jett plays an ex-CIA Agent in this episode. In syndication, this is a two-part episode; however, it is one episode on the DVD release.)

Season 9 (2000–01)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	Viewers (millions)
180	1	"Home of the Brave"	Michael Preece	Rob Wright	October 7, 2000 (2000-10-07)	801	11.57[172]
To catch a group of kidnappers targeting newborns, Sydney and Gage play the role of the parents of the most recent baby-napping. Meanwhile, Alex encounters a corrupt building owner (Charles Lucia) trying to force tenants out of rent-controlled apartments and convinces a judge to halt the owner's attempt to have the place condemned so he can demolish it to make room for a strip mall. When a boy (Gavin Fink) accidentally witnesses the owner's accomplice (Ian Paul Cassidy) sabotaging the building's furnace (so the owner could stage an accident to demolish the building without being held liable after being slapped with a cease and desist order in court) and is trapped, Walker must rescue him before the building collapses.
181	2	"Deadly Situation"	Eric Norris	Gordon T. Dawson	October 14, 2000 (2000-10-14)	802	10.05[173]
When the Rangers are invited to Sage City to compete in a baseball game against the city's police department, Glenn Cooper (Michael Hagerty), a rookie officer and aspiring Ranger trying to expose corruption within his own department, is forced to take Alex hostage after three corrupt detectives (Jay Huguley, Peter Crombie and Pat Skipper) that he busted for colluding with a drug dealer framed him for stealing evidence from a recent drug bust and killed his partner. While working to protect Glenn (who happens to a descendant of legendary Texas Ranger, Hayes Cooper) from both the corrupt officers and the rest of his own department who believe him to be dirty, the Rangers and Alex suspect that an outside source or a fourth party within the department involved in the drug dealer's operation tipped off the corrupt detectives to his investigation and framed him in an effort to silence him. In order to prove Glenn's innocence, the Rangers need to catch the informant behind the conspiracy.
182	3	"White Buffalo"	Mike Norris	Janet A. Wilson and Michael L. Wilson	October 21, 2000 (2000-10-21)	803	10.16[174]
On the reservation, Walker investigates the mystery of a statue of a white buffalo (an animal sacred to the local native Americans) that appears to cry real tears. Gage goes undercover to bust the dealers of a designer drug called "white buffalo", while Sydney and Alex, who are on a hike in the mountains with a young Cherokee girl, Fawn, to visit the site where the last white buffalo was killed, inadvertently stumble upon the headquarters of the drug distributors and Sydney is injured when she is shot in the arm forcing them to hide to escape their pursuers.
183	4	"The Avenging Angel"	Mike Norris	Shel Willens	October 28, 2000 (2000-10-28)	804	9.36[175]
An old friend of Trivette's from their days on the Dallas Cowboys who is now a professional wrestler (Gary Kaspar) dies in an act of sabotage during his trademark flying entrance into the ring, and when their search suggests that this was due to an extortion scheme against his manager by a local businessman (Richard Norton) to forcibly merge his company with their wrestling company, Sydney and Gage go undercover to gather evidence to prove it. At the end of this episode after the case has been solved, in an unrelated turn of events, Walker and the group receive devastating news: C.D. Parker has died. Guest starring Ernest Borgnine as Eddie Ryan.
184	5	"The Winds of Change"	Eric Norris	Rob Wright	November 4, 2000 (2000-11-04)	805	10.72[176]
First episode of a four-part storyline, the longest in the series, which aired over four weeks during the November sweeps in 2000. At a senator's behest, Walker must stop a criminal genius who has infiltrated Federal law enforcement computer systems by leading a task force consisting of himself, Trivette, Gage, Sydney, a New York cop, and a computer hacker. Guest starring Paula Trickey (Pacific Blue).
185	6	"Lazarus"	Michael Preece	Galen Tong	November 11, 2000 (2000-11-11)	806	9.58[177]
In the second episode of a four-part storyline, the Chairman (Michael Ironside) continues to use knowledge gained from his computer hacking to terrorize Federal agents, and manages to keep Walker at bay. However, Walker's hacker manages to discover a crucial detail in the Chairman's plan that could give them a breakthrough.
186	7	"Turning Point"	Eric Norris	Story by : Rob Wright Teleplay by : Duke Sandefur	November 18, 2000 (2000-11-18)	807	10.55[178]
In the third episode of a four-part storyline, Walker begins making real progress in ending the Chairman's reign of terror. Hoping to gain an edge over Walker, the Chairman hijacks a plane carrying a key witness to protect one of his associates, and Gage and Sydney are their only hope of delivering it safely.
187	8	"Retribution"	Michael Preece	Raymond C. Hartung	November 25, 2000 (2000-11-25)	808	11.15[179]
In a desperate bid to avoid capture as Walker closes in, the Chairman orders hits on the task force. But when that fails, he kidnaps Alex in the finale of a four-part storyline.
188	9	"Child of Hope"	Mike Norris	Julie Beers	December 9, 2000 (2000-12-09)	809	9.47[180]
A young woman (Katie Wright) leaves her baby with Alex after her husband (Robert Floyd) is killed by a gang of thieves he assisted in a home invasion gone sour, having only served as the lookout and getaway driver. Alex decides to care for the baby, in spite of Walker's reluctance. As soon as the Rangers discover the link between the infant and his mother and the botched home invasion, attempts by the gang on the young woman's life are thwarted, with the final showdown being at the Walker ranch, where the young woman is reunited with her parents. At the end of the episode, Alex finds out she is eight weeks pregnant. Note: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who plays the ringleader of the gang, Jake Hobart, would later go on to play John Winchester on the hit TV series Supernatural and he's one of the several actors on the show to appear on WTR. Jared Padalecki, who plays Sam Winchester, would appear on the reboot Walker as Cordell Walker.
189	10	"Faith"	Michael Preece	Rob Wright	December 16, 2000 (2000-12-16)	810	9.79[181]
Faith Berry (Arreale Davis), the young granddaughter of Dionne Berry (special guest star Dionne Warwick), a close friend of Walker and Alex, who was diagnosed with a genetic liver disorder, is in need of a transplant when her current liver starts to fail. A donor is found two weeks later, but the ambulance transporting the organ is hijacked by a group of bank robbers (Mark Kiely, Heath Lourwood and Blake Adams) trying to pay off a ruthless loan shark (Lee Arenberg)-- whom Sydney busted three years before ascending to Rangerhood-- after their getaway results in one of the robbers being injured. In the process of hijacking the ambulance and stealing the liver (the latter of which they have no knowledge of or interest in), the robbers kill one paramedic while abducting the other, needing him to treat the injured robber. Even worse, Faith's current liver begins to fail rapidly than expected. As Dionne agonizes at the prospect of losing her granddaughter, having already lost her daughter (Faith's mother) to a drug overdose, the Rangers are left with very little time to track down the thieves, rescue the paramedic and recover the liver.
190	11	"Golden Boy"	Eric Norris	Story by : Chuck Norris Teleplay by : Raymond C. Hartung	January 6, 2001 (2001-01-06)	811	9.79[182]
Walker tries to keep promising young boxer Juan Guerrero (Nicholas Gonzalez) from throwing away his future after his caring mother (Marlene Forte) and abusive father (Patrick Montes) are killed in a traffic accident (due to the father's drunk driving). Meanwhile, the Rangers start an investigation to wipe out a counterfeit ecstasy ring which is selling Angel's Kiss (ecstasy laced with PCP), after three teens high on the drug and attending a rave party are hit and killed by a train. While surveying the drug dealers, they witness Juan at a meeting with the ring's leader, whom Juan has been told by a classmate (Scott Caudill) involved in the drug ring is a big-time fight promoter. While helping Juan cope with his loss and get his future back on track, the Rangers believe that he just might become instrumental in helping them break up the ecstasy ring.
191	12	"Desperate Measures"	Michael Preece	Duke Sandefur	January 20, 2001 (2001-01-20)	812	10.83[183]
After two bank robbers break their girlfriends out of a prison transport bus en route to Gatesville to continue their robbery spree, Walker and Trivette are in hot pursuit. Meanwhile, two other convicts from the same prison bus unknowingly give Gage a ride back to Dallas after the drive belt for his bike breaks down on his way back from a charity motorcycle ride; one of these women is a thrill killer (Helen Cates) who murdered three of her lovers, but the other, Lara Pope (Sarah Rafferty), is the victim of a setup by her mob boss ex-husband, Garrett (Terence Knox), who, upon hearing the news, sends his men out to kill her. While he and Trivette are in pursuit of the four female escapees, as well as the boyfriends of the two female robbers, Walker suspects that Lara's case was mishandled and asks Alex to reexamine it.
192	13	"Division Street"	Mike Norris	Story by : Aaron Norris and Galen Tong Teleplay by : Julie Beers	February 3, 2001 (2001-02-03)	813	10.62[184]
To help prevent gang-related activities, Walker and Boomer Knight (Hulk Hogan) organize basketball tournaments amongst a group of rival gang members.[185] When Boomer convinces the kids not to work for a local drug dealer (Chaka Forman), the dealer takes his revenge by kidnapping Boomer. Now, Walker embarks on a manhunt to rescue Boomer and put an end to the drug dealer's reign.
193	14	"Saturday Night"	Eric Norris	Rob Wright	February 10, 2001 (2001-02-10)	814	9.40[186]
Walker and Alex have dinner at a local nightclub with the wife (Denise Gentile) and daughter (Laura Bailey) of the owner (Frank Stallone). Meanwhile, Trivette goes undercover as a street hustler to investigate recent mob-related murders, which are also associated with the main plot. It is revealed that the nightclub owner owes money to a loan shark who wants him to repay the debt by signing over the club, even the threat of harming his family, so Walker sets out to find a way to bring down the loan shark, and the murders may prove the smoking gun. Notes: Frank Stallone, who portrays Frank Bishop in this episode, previously portrayed BJ Ronson, the villain of Season 8's "Tall Cotton". Billy "Sly" Williams, who plays a pimp named Luther in this episode, previously played Dread in Season 6's "Angel".
194	15	"Justice for All"	Christian I. Nyby II	Story by : Chuck Norris Teleplay by : Gordon T. Dawson	February 17, 2001 (2001-02-17)	815	11.05[187]
Walker and his team are called in to investigate when Otis Gainer (C. Anthony Jackson), a lawyer preparing to file a scathing police brutality lawsuit against the city of Colby on behalf of a serial rapist named Slim Jackson (David Saunders) is found dead. Along with the lawsuit, the officer (Ajgie Kirkland) who arrested Jackson for raping a woman six months prior is also accused of firing the shot that killed Gainer, and Walker is the only one who believes him, as does the attorney (Brett Cullen) representing the Colby Police Department in the lawsuit. Meanwhile, Gainer's replacement, Lyle Nugent (Jonathan Adams) prepares to file a lawsuit against Trivette, Sydney, and Gage on behalf of Jackson after they attempted to question him earlier, to which Nugent plots to have Jackson and his friends falsely implicate the three Rangers' actions during the incident to receive a huge payoff from the civil suit, which also prompts an investigation by internal affairs. At the same time, the vengeful father (Beau Billingslea) of Jackson's victim six months earlier, furious with Jackson's case being dismissed due to a mistrial, takes matters into his own hands and stalks Jackson in order to try to catch him red-handed of raping another victim and get justice for his daughter, while Gainer's bodyguard, Moten (Lawrence LeJohn), seems more than eager to find out who killed his boss and just might be helpful in vindicating Trivette, Sydney and Gage after he catches on to Nugent's scheme.
195	16	"6 Hours"	Michael Preece	David T. Levinson	April 14, 2001 (2001-04-14)	816	8.65[188]
During an awards banquet where Alex is being honored for her work at the H.O.P.E. Center, Heather Preston (Mercedes McNab), one of the center's best volunteers and the teenage daughter of Dallas billionaire Tim Preston (Daniel Hugh Kelly) bound for Cornell University in the coming fall, is taken hostage by her traitorous bodyguard, McNeely (Nick Chinlund), who is demanding a ransom or else, within six hours, he will kill her. Walker, having tackled a lot of ransom cases, warns Tim that McNeely won't release Heather even if the ransom is paid, because to make matters worse, McNeely brazenly plans to broadcast her murder on a live Internet feed that soon finds its way worldwide when the local news is alerted of the crisis, and then flee the country. With Tim already having dealt with the pain of losing his wife, the Rangers are in a race against time to find and catch McNeely and rescue Heather before she is murdered. Note: Mercedes McNab, who plays Heather, would share the screen with Jared Padalecki several years later in the Supernatural episode "Fresh Blood" as a vampire named Lucy, having played Harmony Kendall in Buffy the Vampire Slayer over the years. Daniel Hugh Kelly, who plays Heather's father Tim, also makes a guest appearance in Supernatural as Sheriff Jake Devins in the first season episode "Dead in the Water". Jared Padalecki, who plays Sam Winchester, would later portray the titular ranger, Cordell Walker, on the reboot Walker.
196	17	"Medieval Crimes"	Eric Norris	Story by : Raymond C. Hartung and Chuck Norris Teleplay by : Raymond C. Hartung	April 21, 2001 (2001-04-21)	817	8.36[189]
Workers at a Medieval-themed restaurant moonlight as fine art and jewelry thieves. But after one of them is killed during a robbery, Sydney and Gage go undercover at the restaurant to find the rest of the gang. Trivette goes to a prison farther away from Dallas to pick up a prisoner (Ernie Grunwald) that says that he is a jinx to have him testify in a murder trial, at which point they encounter many hijinks along the way, from Trivette's car breaking down to getting sick from eating bad swordfish and the like.
197	18	"Legends"	Mike Norris	Rob Wright	April 21, 2001 (2001-04-21)	818	10.95[189]
A notorious mob boss named Sammy Viscardi is convicted for a number of crimes ranging from murder to racketeering, and following his trial, the head juror is killed the very next morning. The Rangers determine that Sammy's son and heir, Michael Viscardi (Jay Bontatibus), is responsible, seeking revenge against the people who put his father away by hiring people unconnected to his organization to carry out the hits, and then killing them afterwards to cover his tracks. With the head juror killed, the presiding judge and Alex are next-in-line, and it is up to the Rangers to prove Michael's guilt before he claims any more lives. Meanwhile, Walker's kickboxing friends (Joe Lewis, Howard Jackson, Bill Wallace and Don Wilson, all playing as themselves) are in town for the World Kickboxing Championships set to take place in Dallas that weekend.
198	19	"Unsafe Speed"	Garry A. Brown	Duke Sandefur	April 28, 2001 (2001-04-28)	819	8.49[190]
After a truck driver who was using meth kills a family, he tells the Rangers who his supplier was before he dies and the supplier in turn tells them that a biker gang gave him the meth. Meanwhile, Alex discovers that with the driver's record of traffic violations and drug convictions, he would not have been qualified and given a trucker's license in Texas, let alone any state in the union, and there have also been similar recent incidents of unqualified drivers. While Sydney and Gage go undercover as bikers to infiltrate the gang, Trivette goes undercover as a new trucker applicant at a licensing firm to find the person who is illegally issuing trucker's licenses.
199	20	"Without a Sound"	Mike Norris	Aurorae Khoo	April 28, 2001 (2001-04-28)	820	10.76[190]
Following his high school reunion after his former girlfriend and her fiancé are brutally murdered by a gang of high-tech carjackers led by a man by the name of Skull (Carlos Bernard), Gage is forced into a leave of absence when his eardrums get badly ruptured in an explosion during the murders, causing significant hearing loss. While Gage contemplates surgery to fully restore his hearing and Sydney is tasked with protecting him from assassination attempts by Skull and his gang to prevent him from testifying, Walker and Trivette work to catch the gang, eventually learning that their criminal enterprise extends to smuggling stolen vehicles across the border into Mexico in exchange for cocaine. All the while, Sydney and the doctor (Lloyd Battista) performing the surgery reach out to the director of a school for deaf individuals (Beverly Nero) to help Gage come to terms with his new disability and rely on his other senses that ultimately prove useful in protecting himself.
200	21	"Blood Diamonds"	Eric Norris	Raymond C. Hartung	May 5, 2001 (2001-05-05)	821	8.28[191]
The Rangers try to bring a halt to the black market trade of African conflict diamonds for illegal weaponry, with Trivette posing as a Ugandan diamond smuggler working for a rebel group in Sierra Leone and Walker as a weapons expert. Meanwhile, Alex finds herself in danger of exposure to the Ebola virus after she, Gage and Sydney questioned a hooker who was visiting the hotel room of the smuggler (who was a carrier of the virus in the first place and killed by her pimp, which kick-started the case), and matters go worse when Walker and Trivette are being tracked down by the men responsible for the illegal trade. The episode would not only turn out to be a vivid nightmare by Alex, but also a premonition, which might result in the deaths of Walker and Trivette.
201	22	"The Reel Rangers"	Christian I. Nyby II	Julie Beers	May 5, 2001 (2001-05-05)	822	10.26[191]
Walker and Alex make preparations for the impending arrival of their baby. Meanwhile, the Rangers end up on a movie set and become stars in the process. A charity motorcycle ride features Walker and Trivette.
202	23	"The Final Showdown"	Aaron Norris	Gordon T. Dawson	May 19, 2001 (2001-05-19)	823	10.82[192]
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In the series finale, a gang of Walker's former enemies break out of the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville. They proceed to exact revenge on Walker and his fellow Rangers by exterminating Ranger Company B in its entirety...including Wade Harper (last seen in Season 8's "A Matter of Principle"). The leader of this group, Emile Lavocat, also reveals that he murdered C.D. Parker via ricin poisoning. Meanwhile, Alex goes into labor and makes clear her concern for Walker's well-being, as she does not want to raise this baby alone; elsewhere, Trivette asks an old girlfriend Erika to marry him. (She was last seen in Season 8's "Justice Delayed", recruiting Trivette to help clear the name of her jailed father.) One last Hayes Cooper story also concurs: Cooper retires from the Texas Rangers to raise a family, but a group of outlaws – led by an old enemy (who is Lavocat's ancestor) – plot to kill him. At the episode's end, the Rangers take down the gang (with Walker blowing up Lavocat with a grenade), and Alex and Walker introduce their daughter Angela (a reference to Chuck Norris's 1988 movie Hero and the Terror) to their friends. (Note: In syndication, this is a two-part episode.)

Television film (2005)

Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Viewers (millions)
Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire	Aaron Norris	John Lansing & Bruce Cervi	October 16, 2005 (2005-10-16)	10.20[193]