List of Walker, Texas Ranger episodes

Last updated October 01, 2025

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
Season	Episodes	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	"One Riot, One Ranger"	Virgil W. Vogel	Leigh Chapman as "Louise McCarn"	April 21, 1993 (1993-04-21)	101	24.4^[5]
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 Emil Lavocat/Orson Wade (Marshall Teague). When not on said case, Walker helps three circus performers - an acrobat and two Russian jugglers - against a trio of goons who raped the acrobat, and who now want to run them all out of town to avoid charges. Antagonist: Orson Wade - A former CIA agent and skilled sniper who orchestrated a series of robberies in the Dalla/Ft. Worth area and was solely responsible for killing Walker's partner, Bob Mobley. Unnamed goons - A trio of criminals who gang-rape an acrobat and then try to intimidate her and the jugglers who stopped them into leaving town. 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). Antagonist: Dewey Baker - A former corrupt Sheriff from Cuervo County who sought revenge against Alex after she had him convicted. 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. Antagonist: Leo Cabe - A corrupt Congressman who stole art from the Yakuza and whose personal assistant, Karl Jaeker, ended up murdering a powerful Yakuza boss.

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. Antagonist: Boone Waxwell - A murderous bounty hunter from Oklahoma who is on the payroll of a corrupt sheriff, intending to kill the Buchanan Boys. Notes: This is the first episode where the closing credits are comprised by the still image of a Texas Ranger badge against a blue denim 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. Antagonist: Rollins (Richard Norton) - Leader of a prison gang Trivette had infiltrated who took advantage of a massive storm to cover his escape and take people at a hotel hostage. 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. Antagonist: John Bodie (Frank Luz) - A cultist leader under the alias 'Deacon' who uses his congregation as a cover for gun running and training militias.
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. Antagonist: Dave Kilmer - A corrupt parole officer who uses parolees to carry out his criminal enterprise. 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. Antagonists: Trigger Jenks - A gun smuggler who was in Huntsville after killing Walker's mentor and is determined to kill the only witness against him, Kat Prather. Axel Tate - A ruthless gang leader who escaped the courthouse in a prison break. He inherited the gang from his father, only for Trigger to commandeer it after Kat's arrest.
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. Antagonist: Mickey Flanders - A psychotic criminal who has the protection of the FBI since he and his sister are in Witsec.
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. Antagonist: Nash - The owner of an environmental waste company who is mixing toxic chemicals and waste oil and polluting the roads with them, and whose men kill a veterinarian who was investigating the deaths of some animals that resulted from the toxic substances.
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. Antagonist: Samuel Bodine - A relentless vigilante and former Ranger applicant whose recklessness put civilians at risk, and also kills several criminals releasing on bail. 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. Antagonist: Leon Muncie - A sadistic serial rapist and killer who is blackmailing a death row inmate whom he framed for his crimes into taking the fall by threatening his family, and plans to strike again once the execution goes through.
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. Antagonist: Wade Cantrell - The host of an underground fight ring who is known to fix fights and causes the death of one of the contestants to keep his top earner in his pocket.
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. Antagonist: Thomas Sanders and Jack Brody - A pair of corrupt FBI agents on the payroll of an oil tycoon who frame Little Eagle for the murder of member of the reservation's tribal council.
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. Antagonist: Kurt Nypo - A former karate champion-turned-drug smuggler who physically abuses his girlfriend and forces her son to do courier work in peddling drugs.
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. Antagonist: Kurt Nypo - A former karate champion-turned-drug smuggler who physically abuses his girlfriend and forces her son to do courier work in peddling drugs.
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 DEA agent, who is an old friend of Walker, from a Mexican drug cartel. Antagonist: Emilio Durazo - A ruthless Cartel boss who ordered the kidnapping of DEA agent Paco Cruz, who had infiltrated his cartel. Note: Carmen Argenziano, who plays D.E.A.'s agent, 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. Antagonist: Wayland Hampton - A former country singer and music producer who is determined to get his ex-wife and stepdaughter back in his life, even at the cost of her career.
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. Antagonist: Paul Mancini - A New York mafia boss who ran a butcher shop as a front for his drug operations, and chases after Danny Parsons, who helped to steal a key of his cocaine, assuming it was steaks.
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. Antagonist: James Riley - The mastermind of the Syndicate, a shadow group of judges, cops, and lawyers who are targeting e and killing criminals who beat the system due to legal technicalities.
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? Antagonist: Norval Hayes - A psychopathic pedophile and child murderer who kidnapped an 8-year-old girl. 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. Antagonist: Lyle Guthrie - A death row inmate and cop killer who hijacked a plane with another crew in order to secure his escape, while also injuring one of the passengers.
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. Antagonist: Frank Slattery - The ringleader behind a crew of big rig hijackers who steals trucks by disguising themselves police officers. 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 rural Texas while tracking a band of law-breaking brothers. Antagonist: Troy Cochran - A ruthless gang leader and patriarch of the Cochrans in the gun smuggling game, who threaten witnesses and kidnap a girl to prevent her from testifying in court. 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	"The Reunion: Parts 1 & 2"	Michael Preece	Donald G. Thompson	May 14, 1994 (1994-05-14)	125	15.4^[27]
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 - Leader of a black op outfit posing as a KCPD detective while plotting to assassinate a U.S. Senator. (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. Antagonists: Garrett Carlson - A overly-ambitious mayoral candidate who illegally adopts a stolen baby and does everything possible to cover it up. Reid Stedler - A corrupt adoption broker known for kidnapping infants from at-risk mothers and selling them to wealthy clients. 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 too close to exposing Langley, Trivette is captured, and learns that with a young teenage boy who threatened to expose the sheriff after being racially mistreated, 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. Antagonist: Beau Langley - a former Texas Ranger-turned-small town sheriff whose idea of law & order consists of Sundown-style laws while keeping people of color out of his town.
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. Antagonist: Virgil Enders - A corrupt deputy cattle inspector and leader of a cattle-rustling gang responsible for killing his boss, which was not expected or intended.
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. Antagonist: Frank Swain - The creator and distributor of a dangerous yet pricy drug called Silk.
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. Antagonists: Mitch and Ned Travis - Two brother ranchers who intend to start a development project that also includes the killing of some mustangs that live in the area; older brother Ned did not hesitate to kill a landowner who had discovered the scheme.
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. Antagonist: Cody and Toby Harris: Two spoiled, rich brothers who are responsible for a reckless joyride that caused a car accident which landed Walker in a coma after saving a child. Larry Harris - The Harris brothers' father who is revealed to have enabled their behavior by always using his high-powered lawyers and connection to get their charges dropped, even from a past vehicular manslaughter arrest.
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. Antagonist: Tate Bodie - A shady land developer who is responsible for killing a Cherokee Chieftain after the latter had refused to sell him his land.
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	"The Road to Black Bayou"	Michael Preece		November 19, 1994 (1994-11-19)	208	18.4^[35]
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. Antagonist: Ferris Clayton - The elderly leader of a drug running operation in Louisiana's Bayou, who tries to hide the drug shipment due to presence of Walker, Trivette, C.D. and Alex on vacation. Note: At the end of the second part, Alex, Trivette and C.D. gift Walker a new gun, a Taurus PT92, to replace 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 Mitchell 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. Antagonist: Mitchell Cutter - A drug trafficker with dirty cops assisting him in his operations, including the murder of a police officer and the attempted murder of 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. Antagonist: Harper Ridland - A wealthy real estate developer trained in the Eastern Arts seeking payback against Walker for causing the death of his nephew during a carjacking.
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 cop, 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. Antagonist: Tiger (James Lew) - A Yakuza boss who kidnaps a power broker's daughter just to draw out Tokada.
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. Antagonists: Richard "Ricky" Ricketts (Robert Forster) - A money launderer whom Walker and Trivette have failed to arrest in the past and uses Bingo games to hide dirty money. 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. Antagonist: Cody Preston - A stunt performer who is the ringleader of a crew planning a train heist.
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 and filming their attacks. 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. Antagonist: Pete Battle - A wealthy, spoiled boy who is leading a crew of guys to assault homeless people, killing one, and film the attacks; though it is just for the amusement of the other guys, this is more of a personal issue for him due to his father constantly donating what he feels is his inheritance to a homeless shelter.
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. Antagonist: Victor LaRue - A sadistic kidnapper who abducts Alex, a wealthy oil tycoon, and several others, while plotting a ransom.
44	16	"War Zone"	Michael Preece	Gordon T. Dawson	February 11, 1995 (1995-02-11)	216	20.7^[43]
45	17	"War Zone"	Michael Preece	Gordon T. Dawson	February 11, 1995 (1995-02-11)	217	20.7^[43]
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. Antagonists: Mitchell Bolton (Tim Thomerson) - An ex-Navy SEAL and ring leader of a heist crew dressed as clowns hitting a series of armored trucks, leading to the murder of Walker's former partner, Logan Reno. Burt Mueller (Wilford Brimley) - A bank owner whose armored trucks were hit by Bolton and his team, and is later discovered to be in league with Bolton. (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. Antagonists: Lyle (Robert Culp), Buford Pike (Dirk Blocker), Stacy (Crystal Chappell) - The counterfeiting they framed Trivette for the theft of five million in counterfeit money and the murder of a pilot who was in cahoots with them.
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. Antagonists D.L. Dade - An adult filmmaker who ordered the murder of Judge Radford to prevent his dealings from being revealed. Todd - Alex's law clerk who secretly is an informant for Dade, and is later charged with his betrayal. Sonny Lyle - A hitman hired by Dade to assassinate Judge Radford to prevent his dealings from being revealed.
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. Antagonist: Raymond McCumber - A fence working for an Indian artifact theft crew who steals from Indian burial grounds.
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. Antagonist: James Blair (Dirk Benedict) - Leader of a terrorist cell operating near an Air Force Base with the aim of kidnapping a little girl for experiments with laser beams.
50	22	"Flashback"	Tony Mordente	Jim Byrnes	May 6, 1995 (1995-05-06)	222	16.1^[48]
51	23	"Flashback"	Tony Mordente	Jim Byrnes	May 6, 1995 (1995-05-06)	222	16.1^[48]
Walker and Trivette pursue a group of robbery suspects/killers seeking the lost treasures of Hayes Cooper, a 19th Century Wild West Texas Ranger. During the pursuit, Walker is attacked by a rattlesnake but survives with minimal injuries. Antagonists: Fred Kimble (Martin Kove) - Leader of an armed robbery crew who changed his focus from knocking over a bank to acquiring Hayes Cooper's gold. 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	"Standoff"	Michael Preece	Tom Blomquist and Rick Husky & Terry D. Nelson	May 13, 1995 (1995-05-13)	223	17.7^[49]
Walker (with the aid of a jet pack) and Trivette protect a Mexican Presidential candidate Rafael Mendoza (Gregory Sierra) from a deadly assassin (Robin Sachs). Antagonists: Phillipe Brouchard (Robin Sachs) - An international hitman and master of disguise hired by a Cartel boss Ernesto Espinoza to kill Presidential candidate Rafael Mendoza. Ernesto Espinoza (Juan Fernandez) - An incarcerated Cartel boss whom Broussard demands be free after taking a bunch of hostage, unaware of Broussard's true intentions for him. (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. Antagonist: Max Kale (Ed O'Ross) - A violent and deeply religious bomber who escaped prison and seeks to kill those who had him incarcerated, including his ex-wife Angela, Walker and Alex, through explosives.
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. Antagonist: Carlos Darius (Andrew Divoff) - A Miami druglord in the cocaine game who kidnap an undercover police officer while also killing her partner.
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. Antagonist: Jerry Lee Stark (Steve Railsback) - An eco-terrorist who leads the Guardians on a mission to take out an oil rig in the Gulf Coast.
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. Antagonists: Billy Kramer (Brian Krause) - An armed robber who forces his ex-girlfriend to participate in a string of Bonnie and Clyde-style robberies.
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. Antagonist: Mace Perkins (Brandon Kelly) - A car dealership owner running a gambling racket, who is blackmailing high school football players to lose the championship game, and also orders the murder of the team's coach who had discovered everything.
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. Antagonist: Running Wolf (Billy Drago) - The spirit of a deceased Indian witch whose burial ground is desecrated and who calls up spirits to kill those who have offend the sacred place. 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: The Colombian Connection.
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. Antagonist: Clint Murdock/Max Slater - A white supremacist who murdered Walker's parents in the 60's, and is now running a separatist Militia group in Oklahoma.
61	8	"The Lynching"	Michael Preece	Nicholas J. Corea	November 18, 1995 (1995-11-18)	308	20.2^[57]
In a small town, a well-liked ranch owner 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. Antagonists: Earl Nelson - A hired hand on a ranch who killed the owner for her coin collection and was willing to let his nephew, Jonah, take the fall for it. Jack Hewitt - A vengeful man who holds a deep grudge against Jonah for accidentally killing his son Billy (after Billy and his friends had drunkenly attacked Jonah), and now looks to use Wilma Casey's murder as an excuse to avenge his son. 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. Antagonist: Garland Briscoe - An escaped convict who takes Alex hostage while he was on holiday with Walker and other tourists in their group in order to get past the Ranger Station. 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. Antagonist: Sonny Portillo - A violent gangbanger from Ernesto's past who is determined to bring his younger brother Tommy into his gang and involve him in the war with a rival gang.
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. Antagonists: Victor DeMarco - A mob boss determined to get out from prison by killing off all the witnesses against him, including Alex's ex-boyfriend. Patty Watson - A female enforcer under the guise of a barrel racer hired by DeMarco to kill Alex's former flame.
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. Antagonists: Gavin Malloy - An IRA leader and former comrade-in-arms of Adam McGuire, who intends to organize an assassination on McGuire himself to prevent peace in Northern Ireland. Derek Malloy - An IRA terrorist leading a hit crew in taking out Adam McGuire, a former member who seeking peace for Northern Ireland. 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. Antagonist: Joey Galloway - An incarcerated criminal who had a key witness and two rangers killed to prevent the former from testifying against him and has the assistant warden and some guards on his payroll.
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. Antagonist: Victor LaRue - A kidnapper arrested by Walker a year earlier, who is now paroled and determined to get revenge on him 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. Antagonist: Brad Furnell - A violent and abusive husband hell-bent on getting his wife back into his life by any means.
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. Antagonist: El Coyote - An farmer criminal smuggling illegal immigrants into the States with false promises of a better life, only to enslave them with cheap labor.
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. Antagonists: El Coyote - An farmer criminal smuggling illegal immigrants into the States with false promises of a better life, only to enslave them with cheap labor. Teri Lansing - A benefactor running the smuggling operations while hosting underground death fights at her compound. 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, then kidnapping Walker and making him fight to the death. As Walker fights to stay alive, Trivette works with Daniels' partner, Agent Carl Bishop (Todd Terry), to locate Walker. Antagonist: Caleb Hooks - A mercenary seeking payback against Walker by kidnapping him and putting him through a series of trials after his brother was killed in a sting. 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. Antagonist - Eddie 'Paradise' Stubenhouse - A wanted fugitive Trivette is tracking which is being documented on a reality 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. Antagonist: Remington Burns - A money launderer that Walker was looking to capture who wounded him in the head, causing temporary amnesia.
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. Antagonist: Lyle Eckert - The leader of a jewelry store heist crew responsible for kidnapping the daughter of a State Senator to force her father to pay the ransom.
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. Antagonist: Glen and Chip Larkin - A uncle-and-nephew pair of drug traffickers who try to eliminate the Rangers and their friends after Alex and Bobby stumbled onto their dealings. Note:In addition to this episode, Matt Clark returned to the series in the final two episodes of the final series "The Final Showdown: Part 1 & 2", Clark had already appeared in the 1981 Chuck Norris film An Eye for an Eye.
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 from the Italians. 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). Antagonist: Max Karpov - A Russian gangster plotting a hostile takeover of a series of rackets run by the Salvino Family. Note: 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. Antagonist: Kyle Ganz - The leader of a robbery crew who forced a family man into his schemes, until the latter's son fell into a well, ruining the plans.
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. Antagonist: Adam 'The Hangman' Quinn - A serial killer from C.D.'s past known for killing young ladies while photographing them as part of his sick fantasies by hanging them. 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. Antagonist: Tim Chang - A martial artist who intends to capture the reincarnation of Lama Dolgin as revenge for his past defeat, kidnapping 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. Antagonist: Sergeant Major Bart Hawkins - An Army Soldier and White Supremacist leader responsible for stealing weapons on base and for the murder of the Trivette's cousin who caught onto his scheme.
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. Antagonist: Mitchell "Mitch" Forman - The son of a wealthy land developer who was responsible for killing a teenage Apache boy while institutionalizing his older brother, and indirectly killing his father during an argument by letting him have a heart attack and drown in their swimming pool.
83	4	"Redemption"	Michael Preece	Gordon T. Dawson	October 12, 1996 (1996-10-12)	404	18.32^[79]
Alex's attorney father, Gordon Cahill (Rod Taylor), who walked out on his family years ago because of his problem with alcoholism, is defending Karl Mayes, the crime boss that she is prosecuting. But when Mayes's 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. Antagonist: Karl Mayes - A crime boss whom Alex is prosecuting while her divorced father defend him (at least until he placed a hit on Alex's witness).
84	5	"The Brotherhood"	Tony Mordente	Ron Swanson	October 19, 1996 (1996-10-19)	405	18.48^[80]
A group of vigilante cops form the Brookdale Police Department have been targeting and murdering criminals who get off due to technicalities. Meanwhile, Walker helps Ernesto Lopez (who had joined Marine Corps after recovering from being shot in "The Covenant"), who has been accused of rape and Alex is able to help him uncover DNA evidence that would prove to 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, but didn't come forward about this before to avoid upsetting her father, who wanted her to focus on school. However, before any of this becomes public knowledge, the rogue cops murder Ernesto because they neglected to check that he really was innocent, and it becomes a personal issue for Walker, especially when they decide to kill Walker before he exposes them after figuring out who they are. Antagonists: Sgt. Lou Ross - The leader of the rogue Brookdale cops killing off criminals who beat the system based on technicalities, and personally kills Ernesto Lopez without knowing that he was truly innocent. Officer Robert "Bob" Horne - a rogue Brookdale cop killing off criminals who beat the system based on technicalities (his brother, a rookie cop, was killed and the one responsible was let off on a technicality, which led to Horne killing the killer in retaliation) and attempts to appease Walker's well-being, without knowing that Ernesto Lopez's true innocence in the rape of the girl. Officer Frank Foster - a rogue Brookdale cop killing off criminals who beat the system based on technicalities, without knowing that Ernesto Lopez's true innocence in the rape of the girl. Notes This is the first episode to credit Tirk Walker 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 Sergent Lou Ross in this episode, later played two good characters in WTR: one was Max Elson in "Raimbow's End", and the other was Jake Foley in 2000's "Showdown at Casa Diablo, Part I".
85	6	"Redemption"	Tony Mordente	William T. Conway	October 26, 1996 (1996-10-26)	406	14.2^[81]
An agricultural feed is tested on the Cherokee reservation by a company that is more interested with containing the information from 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. Antagonists: Dr. Sullivan - A corrupt scientist from an agricultural company intending to use a virus on the Cherokee reservation as part of his research with MP's in his pocket, with the real intention of killing the inhabitants of the reserve. Brad Stanley: The CEO of an agricultural company intending to use a virus on the Cherokee reservation as part of his research with MP's in his pocket, with the real intention of killing the inhabitants of the reserve.
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. Antagonist: Randy Shrader - A Vietnam War veteran from Walker past who hijacked a prototype attack chopper to sell to the Cartel to attack and kill many people. 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, abduct, 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. Antagonists: Wade Atkins, Joey Hastings, & Luke Powell - a trio of predators who drug and abduct their victims from nightclubs and proceed to rape them; they end up killing one due to putting more drugs in her drink than usual. Jake Prentice - A nightclub owner who supplies rohypnol to the rapist trio for their crimes and others for recreational use.
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. Antagonist: Floyd Burbage - A murderous armed robber who escaped by plane and hid out in the Utah wilderness after crashing; he has since turned to cannibalism after years of isolation.
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. Antagonist: Taylor Griffith - the leader of a kidnapping ring who abducts Alex, C.D., and a bunch of kids after bribing the mayor's assitant, holding them for a $10 million ransom, and burying them underground without air tanks, intending to let the suffocate to eliminate witness.
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. Antagonist: Boone Holland - A corrupt land developer who has a priest attacked after failing to acquire a piece of land from him to build his condominiums.
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. Antagonist: Steven Michael "The Viper" Jamieson - A legendary international assassin and marksman known to take out high profile targets and intends to hit his last target, that of the Ambassador of the State of Israel. 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. Antagonist: Cody Diggs - A vicious 19th Century outlaw who forced a family man to assist in a robbery after kidnapping his infant son.
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 in the Utah wilderness that was supposed to kill him and Charlie Brooks (Terry Kiser), an important witness and former criminal's accountant, Walker must protect Charlie and the other survivors from hit men who have come to finish them off. Antagonist: Jackson Blake Dupree - A money launderer hunting Charlie Brooks to kill him for stealing his money. 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. Antagonist: Unnamed Drug Dealers whom the delinquent teens spark the ire of after stealing a suitcase of their profits from their drug-dealing. 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. Antagonists: Bart Valen - A hotshot boxer determined to dethrone Joey Prado of his world title, and is willing to play dirty with the help of his older brother Frank. Frank Valen - Bart's older brother and trainer, who was once a former champion until he was hit with a steroid scandal that ended his career, and plots revenge against Prado by planting drugs in his bag, and ends up killing latter's trainer who caught him red-handed. 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. Antagonists: Russell Stafford - Bobbie's abusive ex-husband whose harassments nearly dissuade her from joining the Rangers to protect her daughter. Grady Lomax - A drug dealer who kills a ranger in the line of duty.
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. Antagonist: Michael "Big Mick" Stanley - A gym owner who is selling experimental steroids called Powerballs to High School students, which have killed some of then. 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 Vincent "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. Antagonist: Vincent "Vince" Pike - an incarcerated mob boss who killed Walker's fiancee in a failed attempt to kill Walker, and is given an early release with a chance for revenge. 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. Antagonist: Victor LaRue - A violent psychopath who takes an entire courtroom hostage and is determined to get his revenge on Alex and Walker. 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. Antagonist: Jiang Chu - The leader of the Yellow Tong who wants the Jade Dragon in order to harness it's powers, and kills members of a rival gang to get it.
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 shot Kyla — to put his "gangsta" lifestyle behind him. Antagonist: Zach Russell - a gang leader who seeks revenge against Leon Barlow as payback for one of his crack houses being torched, and wound up almost killing his granddaughter accidentally.
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. Antagonists: Salvatore "Sal" Matacio - A mob boss running a crystal meth operation, while using harsh methods to groom his young son for the family affairs and to undertake his criminal activity. 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]
104	25	"Sons of Thunder"	Aaron Norris		May 4, 1997 (1997-05-04)	425	18.34^[98]
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. Antagonist: Rod Barkley - A serial cop killer and former Dallas PD officer who seeks revenge against Sandoval and other officers who reported him after he brutally attacked a suspect, getting him fired from the police force and landing him in prison.
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. Antagonist: Lane Tillman - a man who killed his lawyer and framed Alex for murder in an effort to use double jeopardy to get off for his crimes. Notes: This episode marks the last 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. Antagonists: Victor Solano - Prado's childhood friend who is now an enforcer and drug dealer planning for become Henry Brown's henchman. Henry Brown - Solano's boss who plots to distribute drugs into the public schools 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. Antagonist: Jack Garrett - A drug kingpin being targeted for death by the McLain family after their sister, Belle, an undercover DEA agent, is killed by him after being unmasked. 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. Antagonists: George Vickers - Leader of a heist crew who hired the Iceman for a bank robbery using explosives. Maxwell 'Iceman' Kronert - A freelance explosives expert and Charlie Brooks's doppelganger, hired by Vickers for a bank robbery using explosives. 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. Antagonist: Rafer Cobb - A drug pin who held Lucas and his mother prisoner, but later after the death of Lucas's mother, he wants to kill him as he is a key witness in the trial against him.
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. Antagonist: Rafer Cobb - A drug pin who held Lucas and his mother prisoner, but later after the death of Lucas's mother, he wants to kill him as he is a key witness against him.
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. Antagonists: Dr. Janet Monroe - The administrator of the nursing home who is using the elderly residence as guinea pigs to test an FDA banned Alzheimer's drug with fatal results and has hired ex-convicts as henchmen. Dr. John Daniels - The physician of the nursing home who administers the drug to the elderly with the help fo Dr. Monroe.
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. Antagonists: Rudd Kilgore - The ruthless leader of an outlaw gang in 19th Century Texas who is also a skilled gunslinger, hired by Bedoe to kill the entire Wilson family after they refuse to sell their land to Bedoe. Silas Bedoe - A land baron determined to remove a family of farmers from a piece of land he is determined to take, and does not hesitate to have the Wilsons killed after they refuse to sell their land. 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. Antagonists: Rudd Kilgore - The ruthless leader of an outlaw gang in 19th Century Texas who is also a skilled gunslinger, hired by Bedoe to kill the entire Wilson family after they refuse to sell their land to Bedoe. Silas Bedoe - A land baron determined to remove a family of farmers from a piece of land he is determined to take, and does not hesitate to have the Wilsons killed after they refuse to sell their land. 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). Antagonist: Dr. Harold Peyton - A corrupt scientist who schemed to separate his last employer from her son, Chad, for his nefarious experiments involving his telekinetic abilities.
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. Antagonists: Commissioner Mark Simpson - The State Commissioner who is determined to see Walker's program fail to preserve his funding for more prison. Jerry 'Mad Dog' Sullivan - A young convict looking at being sent to Huntsville, but was given a chance to join Camp Justice; he only uses the opportunity to plot his escape.
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. Antagonist: James Lee Crown - A horse owner who is known to rig horse race to up the profit on his race horse and is willing kill those who screw up his bets, including rival horses and owners. Notes:John Beck, who plays Max Elson in this episode, previously played Sergeant Lou Ross one season earlier in "Plague". 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. Antagonist: Leonard Cox - The Foreman for Gellis Construction who is cutting corners and ignoring safety protocols by using cheap material in order to save and pocket money, and is even willing to kill any employee who threatens to blow the whistle.
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. Antagonist: Tony Chan - A Chinese mobster who runs a series of sweatshops using immigrant labor, and kills one of this employees for protesting against the working conditions, and also intends to kill the two children who saw everything.
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. Antagonist: Jack Mandell - An oil tycoon who fails to scare off an archaeologist and winds up having her killed and frames Sam Coyote for his murder.
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. Antagonists: Matthew 'Preacher' Walsh - A former preacher convicted of armed robbery who escapes custody and takes refuge in the church together with his three accomplices, also discovering that he has ties to the same robbery. Ted Macy - Preacher's partner in the robbery, who goes to retrieve their stolen loot from their robbery.
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. Antagonist: Paul Grady - A security guard at a resort plotting a ransom heist against wealthy benefactors who would be attending the place, and murders his boss, C.D.'s old friend, for knowing too much.
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. Antagonist: Antonio Ernesto 'Tony' Ramos - A Miami owner of a business who tracks down Barbara Conway to Dallas after she witnesses him kill a man. (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. Antagonist: Clyde Kroeger - A bank robber who got in a shootout with Trivette, resulting in a young boy being seriously injured.
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. Antagonist: Johnny 'El Vaquero' Primo - A drug kingpin who personally killed Carlos's older brother, Hector, because he was tired of being a drug addict.
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. Antagonist: Rudy Mendoza - A violent drug lord who abuses his wife and kills three young drug addicts.
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. Antagonist: Dr. Jarrad Buckler - A corrupt scientist wanting Susan's research in creating super-soldiers.
127	21	"Angel"	Jerry Jameson	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	April 18, 1998 (1998-04-18)	521	14.76^[121]
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 Yardie drug gang so Trivette sets out find out why she killed her father, but first must save her when the gang suddenly attacks her. Antagonists: Angel Blake - Trivette's ex-girlfriend who is a contract killer contracted by Andros. Bishop Andros - A Yardie gangster who contracted Angel, but now plans to finish her off once she does the job. 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. Antagonist: Stan Gorman - A true racist and former Army recruit who is an old enemy to Pastor Jones, who was convicted of murdering his Army CO. Now free, he is in command of a Neo-Nazi regime in Texas and determined to blot out churches head by black pastors, and mistakenly killing another boy instead of Jones' son, who is a friend of Trent's brother. 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"), has recently paroled from his 10-15 year sentence (without knowing of the death of his son Ernesto killed in Season 5's "Plague"), has to spend his parole at a halfway house, and lands 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 surviving 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. Antagonist: Buck Coburn - Joe's parole officer who aims to use his safe-cracking skills for the violent heist crew he leads. 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. Antagonist: Juan 'Loco' Morales - The vicious leader of the Diablos, who is determined to keep a local school in check while running his drug operations, after killing a popular teacher attempting to divert his students from the gang-life. 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. Antagonist: Karl Storm - A violent arms dealer who seeks revenge against Alex and other key figures at wedding Kim Rivers's wedding.

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. Antagonist: Karl Storm - A violent arms dealer who put Alex in a coma with a bullet intended for Walker.
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 after seeing that he witnessed the murder. 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. Antagonist: Paul Kelton - A corrupt prison guard who is running a drug-trafficking ring inside a prison, kills Hector's cellmate Eddie for stealing their evidence, and then goes after Hector after realizing Eddie gave it to Hector and witnessed the murder. Joey Dunbar - A former Golden Gloves boxing champ, now an auto shop owner, who is known to fire employees for stealing, which is a false pretense as an excuse to not pay them. After firing and then assaulting Hector Lopez, who then assaulted him in return in determination to get his final pay, he files a false police report about Hector committing armed robbery against him and forces his employees to back up his statement.
134	3	"Royal Heist"	Michael Preece	Nicholas Corea	October 10, 1998 (1998-10-10)	603	15.20^[128]
Garrett 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. Antagonist: Garrett Stone - A violent armed robber whom Walker once took down, and is now committing a series of heists in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, where one of them an undercover cop, is accidentally killed by a uniformed officer responding to one of the heists.
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 from said illness, 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. Antagonist: Roger Dansfield - A wealthy factory owner near the Cherokee reservation whose factory has been dumping toxic chemicals into pipe leading to the river, polluting it and causing sickness and death to those who traverse it. He also does not hesitate to have one of two brothers killed for was investigating the toxic dumping.
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 own daughter (Camilla Belle). Antagonist: Dirk Morgan - An armed robber who escaped from prison and is determined to take revenge on all those who had him thrown in prison by hanging them.
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). Antagonist: David 'Lucifer' Thompson - The leader of a Satanist cult who kidnaps young children and Alex for a ritualistic sacrifice on Halloween Night and claims to be the son of Satan.
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. Antagonist: Dwight, Buddy & Luke Trammel - A trio of brothers in Utah who are mountain men and survivalists, responsible for kidnapping Alex and two other women to enslave them as their wives and killing the local sheriff for trying to prevent Alex's kidnapping.
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. Antagonist: Neal Banyon - An IRA terrorist who seeks payback against Adam McGuire for his brother's death by kidnapping McGuire's ailing daughter, Jennifer, and holding her as leverage against him. Terry McLane - An IRA terrorist who strays from Banyon's mission to seek revenge against Walker after their last encounter left a permanent scar on his face. (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 in the Utah wilderness from outlaws. Antagonist: Danny, Buster and J.J. Tarpin - A trio of 19th Century outlaw brothers leading a vicious gang in Utah determined to hit a caravan of Mormon settlers.
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. Antagonist: Bradley "Brad" Alt - The entitled son of a wealthy land developer who is running a black tar heroin deal while sabotaging the lifelong dreams of aspiring country singer Kelly Wyman, whom he has had a fixation on.
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. Antagonist: Derek Bell - A corrupt border town sheriff running drug across the U.S./Mexico Border using big rig truckers and eliminates those who refuse his offer, even hunting down and trying to kill one who managed to survive.
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 under the threat of his mother being killed. Worse, Blade opts to have both Jesse and his mother killed (Blade's juvenile accomplices from the warehouse raid doing so to Jesse in juvie, while he does so to Jesse's mother and stages it as a suicide) even after the forced confession, to ensure Jesse never changes his mind. The Estrellas only hope is for Bobby, who is wracked with guilt for dragging them into the whole mess, to come forward and tell the Rangers the truth in time. Antagonist: Johnny Tyler Blade - An Ex-Navy SEAL now running an arcade as a front for his burglary operations and uses at-risk teens as his recruits. Lawrence Patterson - A corrupt lawyer working with Blade who pressures Jesse Estrella into signing a forced confessed after threatening his mother's life. 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. Antagonist: Donovan Riggs - A freelance assassin hired to kill many people, including Trent Malloy. Morris Foley - A crime lord who hires Riggs to kill Trent who is a witness to his criminal activities.
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. Antagonist: Keith Bolt - An Ex-Navy SEAL who is the work shop teacher at a school, and is running a drug ring within the school using some of the students, and kills the school principal who discovered his dealings.
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. Antagonist: Freddy Forbes - The wealthy owner of Forbes Racing who is determined to remove Team Cherokee from the races, tampering with Brian Falcon's car to cause an accident. Joseph Ironhorse - A pit crew member for Team Cherokee who is aiding Forbes primarily due to the fact that he wanted to be the driver in place of Brian Falcon. Mel Burnett - A pedophile who kidnapped a young girl and forced her into his child pornography art.
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. Antagonist: Freddy Forbes - The wealthy owner of Forbes Racing who is determined to remove Team Cherokee from the races, tampering with Brian Falcon's car to cause an accident. Joseph Ironhorse - A pit crew member for Team Cherokee who is aiding Forbes primarily due to the fact that he wanted to be the driver in place of Brian Falcon. Mel Burnett - A pedophile who kidnapped a young girl and forced her into his child pornography art. 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. Antagonist: John Harris - The mastermind behind a sex trafficking ring who kidnapped Trivette's girlfriend and many other women to sell to the highest bidder, as well as a prince. 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. Antagonist: Caleb Hooks - A mercenary and an old enemy to Walker who has kidnapped Alex and Trivette and placed Walker in yet another cat-and-mouse game as part of his revenge. 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 he is in deep cover and that there's a murder contract out on Jimmy. Antagonist: Victor Darden - A dangerous drug lord who attempts to assassinate Trivette using his older brother, Simon. 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. Antagonists: Caroline Whitman - Maisie's daughter-in-law who is secretly plotting to steal the family's trust fund and kills her husband after he discovers her plans, and drugs Maisie to gain control over her. Brice Sutherland - A murderous biker who escapes from Huntsville to kill a witness as a favor for Arnie Freeman in exchange for a big payday. Arnie Freeman - A bank robber and murderer Alex convicted for a death sentence who gets a re-trial, and hires Sutherland to kill the only witness against him. 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. Antagonist: Earl McMartin - A loan shark who wants to secure a debt repayment from a minister's son by robbing the telethon's charity funds and also kills one of his clients who did not want to pay his debts. 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. Antagonist: Edmundo 'Loco' Chavez - A ruthless gang leader who kills a young man for refusing to join the gang and uses his own men to keep the rest of the neighborhood from talking by using arson as a scare tactic. He also sanction an attack on the firefighters themselves as retaliation for being denounced as cowardly by Captain Crossland.
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. Antagonists: Thomas 'Mr. O' Openshaw - The mastermind behind a series of grizzly home invasion murders against wealthy families as part of his extortion operation. He also personally rapes and kills a girl taken hostage. Cole Hatch - A security expert Mr. O hired to disable state-of-the-art systems for Zink and his crew and to kill Walker and Alex to prevent the evidence against his boss from being brought to trial. Zink - A psychotic murderer who Mr. O hired to break into homes to butcher wealthy folks and film the killings.

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. Antagonists: Thomas 'Mr. O' Openshaw - The mastermind behind a series of grizzly home invasion murders against wealthy families as part of his extortion operation. He also personally rapes and kills a girl taken hostage. Cole Hatch - A security expert Mr. O hired to disable state-of-the-art systems for Zink and his crew and to kill Walker and Alex to prevent the evidence against his boss from being brought to trial.
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. Antagonist: Roger Woodson - A former CIA Agent now leading a terrorist cell in threatening to release anthrax over Dallas in exchange for the release of several prisoners, including his younger brother. 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. Antagonist: Vincent Termin - A crime lord whom Walker and Trivette once sought to capture, who now targets his accountant and his family.
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. Antagonists: Lester Stahl - A corrupt land developer who kills a journalist in a dispute and tries to blame John Wolf for the murder. Sheriff Leland Stahl - Lester's great-great grandfather, who is a corrupt 19th Century Sheriff responsible for murdering a federal agent with the help of Apache Warriors and pinning it on Lone Wolf.
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. Antagonist: B.J. Ronson - A drug trafficker and owner of a nightclub who kidnaps and tortures Gage's journalist sister Julie who infiltrated the club as a waitress in order to uncover his drug trafficking. 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. Antagonists: Ringo and Stephan Washburn - Two brothers running a record bootlegging ring who kidnap the Lynn Sisters in an effort to expand their sales. Kahn - A criminal who conspires with the Washburn brothers to kidnap the Lynn sisters in an effort to expand their sales.
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 captured. Antagonist: Sonny Tantero - A mob boss running a series of rackets whom Walker and Trivette is investigating. He uncovers and kills one of his men, who is revealed to be an undercover police officer working with the Rangers, and then to sets out to kill a deaf little girl who had witnessed the murder.
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 rancher (Barry Corbin) targets Trivette, after Trivette accidentally killed his youngest 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. Antagonist: Ben Crowder - A rancher seeking revenge against Trivette and others after his youngest son Buddy is killed resisting arrest. He shares a similar grudge against Walker for busting his brother for land fraud. Zack Crowder - Ben Crowder's oldest son, who helps his father seek revenge against Trivette and other for the accidental death of his younger brother Buddy during the course of arrest.
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. Antagonist: Warden Kyle - The corrupt Warden of Copperhead Penitentiary who arranges underground fights within the prison in which many undercover cop are killed. Lt. Trachton - The corrupt Head Guard of Copperhead Penitentiary who snuffs out undercover cops in the prison via Hammer. Hammer - The undefeated Champion and hitman of Copperhead Penitentiary in the underground prison fight who is known to kill undercover cops that Trachton hands over to him.
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. Antagonist: Lorenzo Cabral - A club owner who is known to purchase stolen items and military-grade weapons, and punishes those who try to skim him. Reynaldo - The leader of a drug dealing gang whose actions and bullying at school led to the suicide of a junior high student. 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, whom he blames for his son's suicide (which came about after the son was blamed for causing his men's deaths during a military operation). Antagonists: Waylon Cox, Sr. - CEO of Cox Genetics who plans to release a sarin nerve agent during a military airshow as revenge for his son's suicide (wh), also known to sell the nerve agents to 3rd world dictators. Raymond Rader - Cox's Head of Security and top enforcer who kills one of their employees who stole some of the nerve gas to hand over to the police and tries to kill the man's brother who was brought in on the plan and now has the nerve gas.
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 and winds up in a coma. The pastor's protégé, an ex-gang member, threatens to throw his life away by hunting down those responsible. Antagonists: Felipe Rivas - A gang leader who robs a church of Christmas donations and accidentally puts the church's pastor in a coma. Santa Heist Crew - A group of armored car robbers dressed as Santa Claus. 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. Antagonist: Frank Aziz - A crime boss who plots to kill the Rangers at C.D.'s Bar & Grill as payback for his rackets being taken down, but winds up blinding Walker instead. Gazal - Aziz's hitman who was hired to plant the bomb to kill the Rangerss at C.D.'S Bar & Grill, although the bomb only ends up temporarily blinding Walker. 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. Antagonist: Lester Rawlins - The leader of a violent jewelry store heist crew, who is known to fire random shots through the stores as part of their getaway; one of these instances injures the daughter of Ranger Harper.
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. Antagonists: Samuel Becker - The mastermind behind the hijacking of a powerful laser called the Thunderhawk who intends to sell it to terrorists for $50 million. Zeke - The leader of an electronics heist ring with a knack for using grenades who finds himself caught in the middle of the Thunderhawk heist. Sheik Ali Faysal - Leader of a Middle Eastern Terrorist cell looking to buy the Thunderhawk and launch an attack on Washington D.C.
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. Antagonist: Vittorio - A crime boss who frames Fred Carter for murder and seeks to close any potential alibis that could get him exonerated by trying to kill a witness who could corroborate Fred's alibi. 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. Antagonist: Cliff Eagleton - The leader of a White Supremacist cell looking to unleash a terrorist attack on Dallas. After being captured by Walker in LA, he escapes in Dallas to carry on his cleansing.
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. Antagonists: Master Ko - A crime boss working with P.K. Song in running a black dot heroin smuggling operation. P.K. Song - The son of a Chinese Diplomat who is in league with Master Ko in the black dot heroin game, but is protected by diplomatic immunity. Luke and Dexter Warley - Two brothers who have dealings with Master Ko in the black dot heroin game.
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. Antagonist: Tom Reece - Leader of an Idaho-based white supremacist faction called the Soldier of the New Millennium looking to launch a coordinated attack in Dallas. 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. Antagonist: Billy Lo - A Vietnamese gangster who is smuggling weapons and drugs in Dallas and ends up killing an undercover cop feeding information to Walker.
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]
To get their cannabis operations flowing, a pair of Mexican Cartel brothers seek to acquire a ranch near the border, especially after the owner was killed. The ranger pose as ranch hands in order to aid the widow while discovering her foreman's part in the killing. Antagonists: Cruz and Ramon Ortega - Mexican cannabis smuggling brothers determined to acquire Foley Ranch to expand their operations; Cruz later kidnaps Alex and Sydney in revenge for Ramon's arrest. Travis - The foreman at Foley Ranch on the Ortega Brothers payroll who kills his employer to use the ranch as a base for their trafficking.
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. Antagonists: Cruz and Ramon Ortega - Mexican cannabis smuggling brothers determined to acquire Foley Ranch to expand their operations; Cruz later kidnaps Alex and Sydney in revenge for Ramon's arrest.
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. Antagonists: Bart Slocum - A crime boss that Alex was prosecuting who makes bail and looks to track down the Rangers to eliminate them before the bear interferes. A massive bear that attacks the bachelor trip, resulting in Gage's injuries.
178	24	"Wedding Bells"	Christian I. Nyby II	Bob Gookin	May 20, 2000 (2000-05-20)	724	13.16^[171]
179	25	"Wedding Bells"	Christian I. Nyby II	Bob Gookin	May 20, 2000 (2000-05-20)	725	13.16^[171]
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.) Antagonists: Johnson Carter - A crime boss who wants Alex taken out in order to get off for his crimes. Michael Westmoreland - An ex-CIA operative now an international assassin known to disguise his hits in the form of random serial killings and uses knives made from dry ice to kill Alex and Walker so that Johnson Carter's trial will be postponed. Dierdre Harris - Westmoreland's partner and lover, who is also a professional killer.

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 foster parents in order to take down a baby-napping ring. 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 boiler (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. Antagonists: Gordon Fowler - A corrupt landlord who tried to muscle tenants out of an apartment building for a strip mall project and aims to bypass a judge's ruling by destroying the building and disguise it as an accident. A black market adoption organization who kidnaps and sells newborn babies.
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. Antagonist: Lt. Paul Shell - A corrupt cop for the Sage City Police Department who, along with some dirty cops, stole drugs taken during a massive drug bust and killed Cooper's partner in order to frame him for murder and corruption.
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. Antagonists: Lance Corbin - A drug lord and creator of the drug called 'White Buffalo' and tries to kill Alex, Sydney and Fawn, who accidentally discovered their base in an abandoned shack. John Going-Snake - Corbin's Head of Security who is also a fervent tracker.
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. Antagonist: Frank Scanlon - A ruthless businessman who uses violence and threats to forcefully merge other companies with his, and will not hesitate to have someone killed to make his targets fall in line.
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 ). Antagonists: Nolan 'The Chairman' Pierce - A mysterious man based out of Chicago offering protection to other crime bosses in which he helps snuff out undercover agents. Wallace 'The Wizard' Slausen - A highly-skilled computer hacker working personally for the Chairman. Lazarus - The Chairman's personal assassin who kills many undercover agents. Alberto Cardoza - A South American Drug Lord residing in Dallas, who receives an offer of protection from the Chairman, who helps him discover that his lover is actually a DEA agent.
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. Antagonists: Nolan 'The Chairman' Pierce - A mysterious man based out of Chicago offering protection to other crime bosses in which he helps snuff out undercover agents. Wallace 'The Wizard' Slausen - A highly-skilled computer hacker working personally for the Chairman. Lazarus - The Chairman's personal assassin. Clint Redman - A crime boss residing in Ft. Worth and client to the Chairman who runs a series of protection rackets.
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. Antagonists: Nolan 'The Chairman' Pierce - A mysterious man based out of Chicago offering protection to other crime bosses in which he helps snuff out undercover agents. Wallace 'The Wizard' Slausen - A highly-skilled computer hacker working personally for the Chairman. Kane - The Chairman's new assassin. Billy Bob Jackson - A former mafia capo from New York now running his own organization in Miami, and is also a client to the Chairman.
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. Antagonists: Nolan 'The Chairman' Pierce - A mysterious man based out of Chicago offering protection to other crime bosses in which he helps snuff out undercover agents. Wallace 'The Wizard' Slausen - A highly-skilled computer hacker working personally for the Chairman. Kane - The Chairman's new assassin.
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. Antagonist: Jake Horbart - The violent leader of a gang of home invaders who kills two occupants of a house when they surprise the gang by coming home early, kills one of their accomplices and then hunts down the man's wife out fear that they might go to police and tell everything. Note: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who plays the ringleader of the gang, Jake Horbart, 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. Antagonists: Lester Squigman - A vile loan shark whom the robbers are aiming to pay off. Dwight & Toby Burner, and Randy Delany - A trio of robbers, two of them brothers, who hijack an ambulance carrying the organ intended for Faith, during their escape.
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. Antagonist: Nikolai 'Nikki' Kosegin - A Russian drug lord who runs the ecstasy ring and has created a drug called 'Angel's Kiss'.
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 entrepreneur 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. Antagonists- Garrett Pope - A entrepreneur who killed his partner and framed his ex-wife, Lara. Jane "Hitch" Harrelson - A convicted murdered who escapes with Lara, but unlike her, is actually guilty. Dag Tisker, Harley Birdwell, Aurora Slaughter and Randi Ruiz - A quartet of bank robbers and murderers; the women were en route to prison until their men broke them out.
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. Antagonist: Carson - A drug kingpin stirring up a gang war between the Blades and the Guardians, and intent on destroying Boomer's gym.
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. Antagonist: Tony Ferrelli - A mafia boss and a loan shark looking to collect a debt by forcing a club owner to sign over his business, and has people killed with acid baths if they rebel against his protection racket. 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 serial rapist Slim Jackson (David Saunders), is found dead. Along with the lawsuit, Sergeant Thomas (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 Pete Drayton (Brett Cullen), the attorney representing the Colby Police Department in the lawsuit. Meanwhile, Gainer's replacement, Lyle Nugent (Jonathan Adams) prepares to file lawsuits against Trivette, Sydney, and Gage on behalf of Jackson for a brawl he and his friends instigated against the Rangers 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 suits, which also prompts an investigation by internal affairs. At the same time, Tom Jakes (Beau Billingslea), the vengeful father of Jackson's victim six months earlier, furious with Jackson's case being dismissed due to a mistrial, the D.A. opting not to immediately re-file it, and Jackson now looking to get rich from the lawsuits, takes matters into his own hands and stalks Jackson relentlessly in order to try to catch him red-handed in 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. Antagonists: Slim Jackson - A serial rapist who is subjected to police brutality and is able to escape punishment (at least at first). Lyle Nugent - Jackson's new lawyer who is willing to suborn perjury in court while slandering good cops, in order to win civil suits. Pete Drayton - The Colby PD attorney who had conspired with Otis Gainer in plot to bilk the city of millions of dollars in police brutality suits. He kills Gainer for discarding their partnership after Gainer decided to go into politics, and frames a cop for the murder, then murders the cop and frames it a suicide to close the case.
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 $100 million 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. Antagonist: Ted McNeely - A bodyguard for a billionaire businessman's daughter, whom he kidnaps for a $100 million ransom due to refusing to accept a layoff once she relocates to Cornell, and threatens to broadcast her murder over the internet should he not get the requested ransom. 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. Antagonists: Ben Wiley, Philip Sands & Floyd Jessup - A trio of Medieval restaurant performers who are known to stage a series of heists involving the theft of jewels and art.
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 and the judge killed, Alex is next on the list, 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. Antagonist: Michael Viscardi - The son of a convicted crime boss Sammy Viscardi, who seeks to kill those that convicted his father, including Alex, and then have the hitmen killed once the job is done.
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. Antagonist: Boyd Scranton - President of the Raptors MC who is distributing crystal meth to big rig truckers while eliminating the competition on their turf, and one of them, before dying, kills a family with his truck while under the influence of meth.
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. Antagonist: Raoul 'Skull' Hidalgo - The violent leader of a carjacking ring who kills Gage's high school sweetheart and his fiancé to steal their car.
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. Antagonist: Hendrick Rolfe - A South African black market trader who deals in weapons, drugs, and conflict diamonds, and he kills a former Sierra Leone rebel who has contracted Ebola to steal his diamonds.
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. Antagonist: Sam Cardinal - A filmmaker and drug trafficker who is filming a B movie as a cover to run a drug smuggling operation across the U.S./Mexico Border
202	23	"The Final Showdown"	Aaron Norris	Gordon T. Dawson	May 19, 2001 (2001-05-19)	823	10.82^[192]
203	24	"The Final Showdown"	Aaron Norris	Gordon T. Dawson	May 19, 2001 (2001-05-19)	823	10.82^[192]
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.) Antagonists: Emile Lavocat - A vicious bank robber, murderer, and gang leader who led a series of bank robberies years before being taken down by the Company B Texas Rangers. He escapes prison and stages a violent prison break at Huntsville to spring out and his old crew, resulting in the deaths of several guards and inmates, with revenge against the Company B Rangers in mind, including Walker, Trivette, C.D. and Harper. He comes from a long lineage of criminals and is revealed to have killed C.D. via ricin poisoning as the first Ranger to die in his revenge campaign. Moon Lavocat - A 19th Century outlaw and Emile Lavocat's great-great grandfather who runs a gang in taking over a town, and is known to scalp his victims.

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]

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Television series	Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001) Sons of Thunder (1999) Walker (2021–2024) Walker: Independence (2022–2023)
Original series (1993–2001)	Episodes Characters Trial by Fire (2005 TV film) Walker, Texas Ranger lever (Conan O'Brien sketch)