Cordi.
Cordi, wake up.
Hi.
Were you gonna sleep all day
or do you want to find a way out of here?
Honestly, uh...
cuffed to an old sink in the middle of nowhere
is about how I'm feeling right now, emotionally.
Last night I learned that...
Clay Cooper, uh...
the guy I modeled my whole life after,
was a myth.
The real Coop was a deserter and a coward.
- Cordi... - If I'd known what example I was following,
maybe I'd have done things differently.
Liam wouldn't have been tortured
if I hadn't pushed so hard on Grey Flag.
Hoyt wouldn't...
be gone if I didn't take the Rodeo Kings case.
Would I be a Ranger at all? Where does that even leave me?
Cuffed to an old sink in the middle of nowhere.
Look.
Look, you are not
a deserter. You are not a coward.
Yeah, well...
maybe I'm not the man you thought you knew.
I don't know, maybe I never was.
Well, you're gonna have to get out of here
if you want to find out.
Mm.
Do you remember the time that Augie emptied
his shot rings out of his cap gun?
Yeah.
Tried to blow up Stella's Barbie.
How can I forget that?
You wanted to see me?
Trey!
My guy, come on in, sit down.
How are you? Good to see you. Hey, are you thirsty?
No, no, thank you.
I'm good.
What, you need to see me drink from my glass first?
Nah, I got to go work out.
All right.
First...
let me just start by saying
I'm stoked you're here.
Bit of a rough start, I know, but from what I hear,
that was more of a partner problem.
Guys like you
- show up when it counts. - Yeah, well,
I didn't expect to be here, to say the least, but...
here I am.
Well, I'm sure you've got a lot of questions, so...
fire away.
I don't even know where to start, uh...
At the fundraiser...
did you poison yourself?
In hindsight, I wouldn't have used so much.
No, the truth is...
I'd been rising in the ranks around here for some time.
I mean, that chemist that they found.
But once he dropped
the ball with that whole Walker brothers thing,
I started feeling like...
somebody had to right the ship around here.
So, you know, here I am.
Got to be willing to make the big sacrifices
from time to time.
- Right? - Right, yeah.
Yeah, hey, listen, it's no judgment over here.
I mean, I'm just glad they found people who want to...
tear the system down to the studs.
I mean, no offense, but in my experience,
bureaucracy doesn't do jack.
No offense taken.
I agree.
Listen, I believed in bureaucracy at one point.
The whole "hands across America,
vote for a brighter future" party line.
But then I realized something.
The whole system was flawed.
It's designed by...
people who are plagued by the one thing that corrupts us all.
Self-preservation.
I mean, take Lana.
She runs. Why?
Deserters!
Because she's afraid of us.
Afraid of what guys like you and me are
willing to do for the greater good.
Now that's a whole mess I got to clean up.
That's for a different day.
Yeah, yeah.
Well, uh, I'm not scared.
I see now that it might cost a few lives
to start a real revolution.
Now that's what I'm talking about.
Yes. You get it.
Trey Barnett.
- Yeah. - I'll tell you what.
Why don't you go do your workout and rest up
- and be ready for the mission, okay? - Yes, sir.
All right.
Hey, uh,
what is the mission, exactly?
Trust me.
You'll hear soon enough.
But when you do...
Now as far as the compound itself, they were fully stocked.
Uh, barracks, vehicles, weapons-- you name it.
We always knew they were regrouping in the shadows
but this strong and this fast?
Kevin must have set them up with some serious bankroll.
I will...
alert Tessa Graves. Any word from Ranger Walker?
Uh, not yet, sir.
We're syncing up with him after this.
At any rate, thank you for your hard work.
Between you two and, uh,
the work that Lana Jones did providing intel,
we've made serious strides in the investigation.
Well, the praise is appreciated,
but unnecessary.
Now as far as infiltration points, I think
our best option is to come in from the south.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, let's pump the brakes on that.
- We're not ready-- thank you very much. - Here you go, sir.
We're not ready to make a move like that yet.
I am sending in
a team with a surveillance package
this afternoon. We will continue
to monitor the situation.
"Monitor the situation"?
Sir, I understood
pausing to regroup when
we learned that the leader of Grey Flag
was a government official, but we've done that,
and now it's time to bust in there and crack some skulls.
No thank you.
A raid on the compound at this point would be...
a bloodbath. Can I have some sugar, please?
Now I'm not willing to risk
another Waco scenario.
I'm sure as hell not gonna-- thank you very much.
I'm not gonna provide them with a damn recruitment video.
These guys are killers.
We've seen what they've done and we know what they're gonna do.
We can't just be reactionary anymore.
Let's play some offense for God sakes!
Perez!
A word right now, please.
Look, I get it, okay, trust me.
This isn't just another case for me, Cap.
This is my entire career as a Ranger.
Okay, this all started with Miles
and I'll be damned if I don't finish it.
We know where they sleep
and we're just supposed to sit on our asses?
It's chain of command, Cassie.
We're not calling the shots, okay?
And, yes, you were right about being reactionary.
Oh, I'm so sick of being right, Cap.
I was right about Miles being alive.
I was right that Kevin was full of it.
And now I'm right that the FBI is making a bad decision.
Okay, listen to me, just 'cause our hands are tied doesn't mean
we can't make moves, okay, so first things first,
I want you to-- Where are you going?
You were gonna tell me to go find Walker, hmm?
Right again.
Try not to blow your hand off like Augie almost did.
Yeah, if I ever tell him this story, I'll probably leave
this part out of it.
Better hurry.
Here goes nothing.
Cassie. Hey, hey, hey!
- Nice to see you, too. - Yeah, yeah.
How'd you find me?
Um, I tracked the last ping of your cell
to a cell tower nearby, I searched the area.
Had a feeling about this creepy cabin.
- Yeah. - Please tell me
you didn't read from a book bound in human flesh
and inked in blood.
Is-is that a Hawk's Shadow reference or something?
Yeah, of course.
What the hell happened to you?
Yeah, okay. I have a lot to fill you in on.
Yeah, that makes two of us, partner.
Come on. Let's go.
So, yesterday, when you told me to meet you at HQ,
you actually went after Coop.
Yeah, yeah, uh, Cass,
I didn't mean to give you the slip, honestly.
I-I just figured I...
I found him. Uh...
I found Coop, and things got testy, um,
but he had half a dozen chances to kill me, and he didn't.
Coop's not the leader of Grey Flag,
but whoever is, Coop's after him.
Yeah, well, about that, last night,
Trey got a message out saying that the leader of Grey Flag
was making an appearance,
so James and I scoped it out.
And... You ready for this?
Yeah.
The leader of Grey Flag...
is Kevin.
Like, Kevin Golden, Kevin? Your Kevin?
Okay, well, let's not call him "my Kevin."
We only met Kevin a few months ago.
Coop said he was-was back
for the leader of Grey Flag, so does Coop know Kevin?
Why would Kevin
kill off the members of my unit?
And if he wants to kill me, wh-what's he waiting for?
Walker, that is a solid list of questions I have no answers for.
So, I was thinking maybe
Julia can use her government connections
to help us put the pieces together.
I-I haven't been able to connect with her for the last few days.
Well, that's a bummer 'cause the FBI
sure as hell seems to be taking their time.
They know where the super-secret Grey Flag compound is,
and they still won't move in.
You know, well, may-maybe they're right
to hold off, you know.
Or maybe-maybe
they're wrong. You know, maybe-maybe--
How can you ever know, really,
what's right or wrong in a situation that's...
Walker, I know you've had a crazy night,
but this is really not the time to get all existential crisis-y.
Okay? We need your head in the game
for the medal ceremony tonight.
The medal ceremony. Well, uh, um...
Completely forgot about the medal ceremony.
Kevin will definitely be there,
and he cannot know we're onto him or they might sus out Trey.
- Got to act totally normal. - Yeah.
Absolutely. Um...
First things first, Cass,
I think I just need to see my kids.
Yeah, we can make that happen.
Okay.
Listen to me, listen to me.
Hey, take my notes and tell them...
Uh...
Barnett.
What're you doing?
Uh...
Just got word. We're shipping out in an hour.
Come on.
Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Right. Let's get it.
Yeah.
All right. Hey, can you get the plates
- and get the napkins, too. - Okay, I got the plates.
I'm doing stuff, I'm doing stuff.
Hello.
Hey, you're home.
Hey, Dad.
Hey. Hey, y'all.
Cordi. Hi.
Where've you been?
It's a long story, uh, for later.
Maybe never. I'm good, I'm good.
Hey, team. I, uh, I'm gonna go update James.
Yeah, great.
Wow.
Oh, yeah, uh, Mom and Dad
invited over some people for a little ceremony post-game.
Yeah, they're picking up a few pounds of brisket
and some hot links from Abuela.
Nice, nice. Uh...
What is this? A new logo?
Oh, yeah, Stella came up with the new design.
Yeah, and somehow Liam convinced Gramps.
Yeah, we're doing a lot with that rescue.
You should see the new stables.
Stella's really come into her own.
Uh, that's-that's great,
that's great, Stella Blue.
Uh, she's not the only one.
Tell him, Augie.
Yeah, I've been, uh, I've been asked to give a speech
for you at the medal ceremony.
- Really? - Yeah.
Wow, uh, that's... quite the honor.
Uh, mayor asked you himself?
Actually, I did.
I wanted to do something a little special for our big hero.
You surprised?
Hey, can I fix you something, Cordell?
No. No, thank you. Uh, I'm-I'm good.
Kevin's been helping out a ton recently.
He got us some amazing donors for the rescue,
he got our Side Step liquor license back,
he even did some heavy lifting
with the, uh, stable's construction.
Ah, no, I don't think
I can take credit for that last one.
Hammered more fingers than nails.
Uh, the only thing he's not helping me with
is write this speech, which is literally your job.
Uh, it's not literally my job, Augie,
and, besides, I told you, it'll mean
a heck of a lot more if it comes from the heart.
- Okay. - Ain't that right, Cordell?
Yeah, yeah, sure.
- Hey. - Hey.
You okay?
Bit of a rough night?
Oh, uh... no.
Work... stuff.
Okay, so I got James up to speed.
- He thinks our next move should be to... - Cass. Cass.
Oh, I see wh...
No, look, it's not...
Cass and I talked. We're good. We're good, right?
Yeah. [laughs] Yeah.
Yeah, we are...
No. No weirdness here,
despite the tone of my voice right now.
Hey, uh, Dad, look, I know this is, like,
your celebration or whatever, but, respectfully,
can you leave? I got to finish this speech,
and it's got to be a surprise, you know?
Y-Yeah, sure. Course, bud.
- Yeah. - Thanks.
Yeah.
Kev, hey, y-you mind heading outside with me?
Uh, so we can talk over the schedule for today?
- Absolutely. - Great.
- Let me just grab my jacket. - Of course.
- Coming through. - So, is that the, uh...
30 pounds of plastic fantastic.
C-4's usually stable,
but I took the liberty of mixing ours with a chemical cocktail,
give it a bit more kick.
Same stuff you trained on,
now with a bad attitude.
Gentlemen, it's go time.
Our target, the mayor's medal ceremony.
Set explosive charges in the northeast elevator and get out.
Our boss will be on the ground to take care of the rest.
Barnett and Snyder are on point,
Daley's backup,
and I'm driving.
If anyone wants out,
speak now or forever hold your peace.
Oh. Ah. I should get my hip holster.
All right. Make it quick, Barnett.
We're waiting on you.
So, then we'll have Augie come up and give his speech.
The mayor will pin medals on everyone, except you,
because we're gonna have Augie walk over and--
spoiler alert-- pin a medal on his old man.
They'll cry, they'll clap, then it's off to a quick photo op,
and that's about it.
Great. Yeah, that-that all, that all sounds great.
Are you sure you're okay?
Yeah.
Okay, honestly, I-I just,
I never liked making a fuss over the work.
You know, most-most Rangers don't.
It's not what we're in it for.
You know, back in my Marine days,
I was awarded a Silver Star, my whole unit was. Um...
Our sergeant, a great man named Clay Cooper,
he was killed during the mission.
Yet, we all stood up there
and let them shower us with praise.
You know, it just never sat right with me.
Didn't feel like I deserved it.
Yeah.
Well, I'll tell you one thing,
you certainly deserve this one.
I mean, what you guys went through at the hands
of those guys is terrible, really terrible.
But the that you guys came together and took them down,
tell you what, the world would be a lot better place
if more people were willing to make the sacrifices required
like you.
Just a shame Julia refused hers.
She did?
Yeah, she called me yesterday, said she couldn't make it.
Have you not heard from her?
Uh... well, not-not recently.
- Uh... - You know, Cordell,
you've got a beautiful home and a wonderful family.
A lot to be envious of.
I can't wait to see Augie on that stage giving his speech.
Okay, fine, I'll check.
I think you're hearing things.
Nobody's here.
Cass?
Hey, you okay? What'd he say?
Yeah.
We know that Grey Flag is gearing up for an attack, right?
What better place than an event
full of law enforcement, Rangers, politicians?
No, no, wait, you-you think
that they're gonna hit the medal ceremony?
That's fast.
The whole damn thing was Kevin's idea.
He could have been working on this for weeks.
And-and he didn't come right out
and say it, but I-I think he just threatened Augie.
Okay, I'm gonna go to the safe house and download the FBI.
Go get dressed, I'll meet you at the ceremony.
I'll keep you in the loop, and you do the same.
- Yeah. - Okay.
Is something wrong?
Hey, uh...
Yeah, yes, yes.
Um, there's, there's something going on,
but I can't talk about it
right now. I-I just need
your help, okay, no questions asked.
- Of course. - Good.
I need you to get Mama and Daddy
back here as soon as possible,
and under no circumstances
is anybody to try and attend the medal ceremony today.
You understand?
Wait, so I-I...
I don't get to deliver my speech?
Augie...
Buddy, hey.
I would love to hear your speech. How about this?
How about this? Maybe-maybe you
read it to me when I get back, yeah?
How's that sound?
Yeah.
- Sound good? - Mm-hmm.
- Okay. - Yeah.
Good.
One more thing.
My phone got smashed.
I need to borrow yours.
Yeah. Sure.
You okay?
Do I look okay?
Sorry, I just feel like
I feel like I've been doing really well, you know, like...
better than I was at Thanksgiving.
And Dad's just been so busy he hasn't been able to see it.
And that speech was, like, my one chance to, like...
to prove that I'm, like...
not a jerk, I guess.
Well, you left your speech on the printer.
Um...
You read that? Uh, there was, like,
some spellchecks that I had to, like, figure out and...
Augie, Augie, it was beautiful.
The parts about Mom and Dad's service...
setting you straight.
You liked it?
It was perfect.
Hey.
I'm proud of you, Toad.
Thanks, Stell.
You're welcome.
I mean, you really could have mentioned
your kickass older sister who whipped you into shape,
but don't worry, there's still time to do another pass at it.
- Gee, I didn't realize that you were getting the medal, too. - Hey!
Respect your elders.
All right, listen up.
Eyes front now.
Captain James
received a text message with the words "medal ceremony"
and the last four digits of Ranger Barnett's badge number.
Grey Flag is targeting
the mayor's medal ceremony this afternoon.
Now we do not have a lot of time to mount a counteroffensive,
so I need all of you on your A-games.
Now according to...
the intel provided by Lana,
the attack involves placing charges
inside the elevators.
Extra officers will be stationed
at every elevator door.
On top of metal detectors,
FBI plainclothes officers
will keep an eye out for anyone suspicious.
And I will
personally intercept Mayor Newburg en route to the ceremony
and redirect him back here to the safe house.
Mr. Mayor, we're having a bit
of a security situation, we need to redirect this vehicle.
Officer, if you could turn around and follow us, please?
Follow him.
Once we have secured Trey and his compatriots,
we will initiate a raid on the compound.
I know this isn't everyone's favorite plan of attack.
But I have full confidence in this team.
In every single one of you.
Let's go get the bastards.
Julia, hey.
Hey, Cordell.
You got my text.
I had to borrow Liam's phone.
Mine got smashed last night.
Hey, I've been trying to reach you--
I need to talk to you in person.
Can we meet?
Well, right now, uh, I'm heading to the medal ceremony.
It's about Grey Flag.
Okay, uh, yeah, yeah, sure.
I'll send you an address.
Will there be people around?
Yeah, FBI. Why?
I'm going to tell my editor I'm meeting with you.
Okay, tell your editor, but, please, Julia,
do not give them the address.
I'll see you soon.
Yeah, texting you now.
All right, all clear so far.
Stay frosty though.
- They could be anywhere. - Will do, Cap.
Hey.
Walker just texted. He had to make a pit stop.
Look, I got to be honest, Cap.
I'm a little worried about his headspace.
I think the stuff last night
with Coop really threw him for a loop.
And that is coming from a woman who just found out
she's been on dates with multiple domestic terrorists.
Speaking of which...
Hey, team. Has the Walker clan landed yet?
Just got a text from Walker.
Actually, they're, uh, running a little behind.
Oh, that's okay, the mayor's late, too.
I'll see if I can push it by, like, ten or something.
Can't start without the guests of honor.
- Am I right? - Sure can't.
- All right, see you in there. - Sounds good.
You think he's onto us?
I don't know.
But he doesn't seem worried.
Hey.
Said you needed to talk, uh...
- you all right? - I've been put on a story.
I have to... leave tonight for Europe.
Oh, uh...
congratulations.
Listen, Cordell.
We've built up some trust.
Or at least I hope we have.
Can you be honest with me?
Of course.
What is it?
Are you working with Grey Flag?
Is that a serious question?
Julia, we've been working together for weeks
trying to take them down and-and you think
I might be a part of it?
You're not saying no.
I didn't think I had to.
Julia, Grey Flag tortured me.
They tortured my brother.
Murdered my unit.
Would I have brought you to an FBI safe house
if I was working for them?
I don't know what you'd be capable of.
There's the maintenance access door
that leads to the elevator shaft.
All right.
We'll be on walkie if anything goes south.
- You two ready? - Hell yeah.
You good, bro?
Not getting cold feet?
Of course I'm good, man.
I got the bag, let's do this.
Hold on, hold on, wait, wait, wait.
APD incoming.
Why are you saying all of this?
Help me understand.
I have intel that suggests that you were turned
and have been working with Grey Flag for months.
Intel? Wh-What intel?
You escaped from captivity against all odds.
You got to the Grey Flag chemist
30 minutes before law enforcement.
Your unit was murdered.
The last of which only happened after I led you to him.
Maybe you're not a willing participant.
Maybe they have something over you. Show me where I'm wrong.
Julia, that's not intel, that's just circumstantial.
How can I possibly defend the way things actually happened?
There's more.
Go.
Okay.
I did some digging,
and there were multiple large donations
from a shady military contractor to an account
connected to the charity recently founded
by your family, Walker Rescues.
Come on.
I'm gonna hazard a guess at, at your, uh, credible source.
Uh, Kevin Golden?
I can't reveal the identities of my sources.
Okay, Julia, this is
brand-new information as of last night.
The Rangers and FBI have confirmed
that Kevin is the leader of Grey Flag.
- What? - He's been helping my family with charity donations.
Liam can confirm it.
I guarantee you he-he set up this...
bogus paper trail to try and frame me.
I don't, I don't know, Cordell.
You do know, Julia. You didn't come here to accuse me.
You came here because some part of you
knows that this isn't true.
I'm telling the truth. I always have.
I thought Clay Cooper was the leader of Grey Flag.
Coop...
was a misunderstanding.
He told me himself.
You found him?
Yeah.
I found him.
But now, uh...
...he's in the wind.
Hi, guys. How are you? Good to see you.
Hey, hey, good to see you guys.
- Hey. - Welcome, welcome.
- Glad you could make it. - So good to see you.
Looks like they're heading this way.
Better lock and load, it could get messy.
Whoa, whoa, hold on, man, what are you thinking?
You really want to get into a firefight right now?
We got a bag full of explosives
right here that we haven't even delivered yet.
This mission will be over before it even started.
You have a better idea?
Jones, get down.
Where you going?! Trey!
Who's there?
Boys in blue! I bet they got y'all
working overtime, huh?
Hey, uh, aren't you, aren't you Trey Barnett?
The one and only.
Guys, it's all clear down here.
I was just grabbing something out of my van.
I think we can head on back upstairs, back to this party.
Wait, hold on a second.
Weren't you fired from the Rangers a few weeks ago?
I mean, I was...
You're not really dressed for a medal ceremony.
I know, right? I was invited last-minute.
Me and three of my friends were.
By Willy Lamb.
You can radio up to Captain Larry James
and he'll confirm our invites.
You think we get two medals if we stop an attack?
OFFICER [over radio]: Captain James?
Go for James.
I've got a Trey Barnett
down here in the garage.
He says he was invited by a Willy Lamb.
Does that name ring a bell to you?
Willy Lamb's my old mentor, passed away years ago.
Trey's trying to warn us.
Hold Barnett there. We're coming to you.
Copy that.
Shouldn't be long now.
Oh, okay.
You guys got to get out of here
- right now. - He's got a gun!
- Whoa, whoa! - Get down on the ground! - Get down, now!
- Hands above your head! - Listen to me!
You need to listen to me now! Hey!
Grab my gun, but you got to go, you understand me?
You got to get out of here now, listen to me!
Barnett, move!
OFFICER [over radio]: Shots fired!
South garage. Officer down.
There's a shooter!
Where's Jones?
He split as soon as the shooting started. Coward.
Barnett!
Put down your weapons!
I got to get to him.
- Give me suppressing fire. - Yes, sir.
- On that back wall on three, okay? - Yeah.
One, two...
three.
- You good? - No, I'm all out, Cap.
That the Ranger captain?
Boss is gonna love this.
I got your back.
Behind you!
Cap, we're clear!
Officer down, officer down!
I need assistance. I need an ambulance out here now.
You have got to be kidding me!
Texas Rangers.
You're under arrest.
I had the gun pointed right at him.
But something in me
couldn't bring myself to pull the trigger.
Before Coop left, he told me
that the entire reason he came back
was because of the leader of Grey Flag.
So there's some connection
between Coop and Kevin.
You know, but I just...
haven't figured it out yet.
What other lies has he told me over the years?
It never felt right, what he told me about you.
You said you were leaving tonight?
For how long?
Editor said six months,
maybe longer.
Oh.
Maybe we can see where we're at when I get back?
Ranger Walker? - Yes?
So sorry to interrupt, but I thought you should know.
They stopped the attack at the ceremony.
That's great, thank you.
That's great news.
That's great.
We secured the elite squad, put an APB out for Kevin's arrest.
I've radioed my people on the ground to move forward
with the compound raid.
Incredible work, Captain James.
I can't take all the credit, sir.
Ranger Perez and Ranger Barnett were there
every step of the way.
Feels like I owe them two medals at this point.
All in a day's work, sir.
Hey, guys, you need to come look at this.
All right, well, we'll keep you updated.
All right, thank you.
That's the bag of explosives.
It has bullet holes.
Shouldn't that have blown this whole place sky-high?
Yeah.
Hold on, Trey. We should wait for the bomb squad. Wait.
Oh, my God.
I knew I was right.
Kevin wasn't worried.
So I guess this is, uh, goodbye.
For now.
Actually...
Julia...
- Sorry. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Uh, it's Cass.
I-I probably should
- answer it. - Take it.
Uh, don't-don't leave yet.
Give me-- give me one minute.
- Okay. - Okay? Okay. Yeah.
- Cass, hey, I heard about... - Walker.
Walker, listen to me.
The medal ceremony was a distraction.
Kevin knows everything. He knows that Trey was undercover.
What? How?
I'll explain everything later. But the C-4 isn't here.
We're tracking Kevin's movements from today.
Nothing weird so far...
Oh, God. Julia!
Get down!
Walker.
Walker!
I think they just hit the safe house.
How'd it go?
You were right.
He never checked the bag.
Good.
Put in the call to APD.
Cordi.
Wake up.
Cordi.
Wake up.
Julia.
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