"Mommy, what's the capital of Oregon?" "Oregon?" "Port..." "No." " Salem." " Right." "Just seeing if you remember." "We're out of milk." "I'll get some." "Better than homework." "Oh, well, thank you, Rebecca." " Gum?" " One pack." "Then come straight home." "He's so cute." "Can I have one, Mom?" "Oh, not today, sweetie." "Have to wait till we get a bigger place." "Your mom's right, little buddy." "Dogs need a lot of room to run around, just like kids." "Come on, let's go." "Yeah, that's right." "Man, I got to tell you, surveillance on a rooftop is not my idea of the adventurous life of a Texas Ranger." "Builds character, Trivette." " I don't have character?" " You got character." " No patience." " I was patient all last night." " You complained all last night." " I was freezing." "I had aches, and I had pains." "What about you?" "Oh, wait, wait, wait." "You're the guy that doesn't feel anything." "You know, a sniper in Nam could lay here for 36 hours without moving a muscle." "What about going to the bathroom?" "I told you, he didn't move a muscle." "Yeah, right." "Well, not the kid, man." "The kid gives Mother Nature her due." "Behind a tree." "That's why she invented it." "How long do we gotta stay out here?" "We're not leaving here until they arrive, even if it takes a month." "Like I told you, Trivette." "Patience is a virtue." "Free, huh?" "Even had their shots." "I hate to part with the little critters, but I can only keep two." "Wish I could have one, but my mom works, and it'd be alone all day." "Nobody likes being lonely, especially dogs." "You can pet him if you like." "Go ahead, hold him." "A week." "It's been a week, Walker." "You think they're not coming?" "The Coyote said the shipment was delayed at the border." "I got an idea." "Why don't we leave a note, and when they arrive, they can call us?" "Very funny." "Well, well, well." "Looks like we won't have to leave a note, after all." "...shower, hamburger?" "Nice work, Otillo." "Nice work, my man." "You got the money?" "Yeah, in a grain sack." "Just like Jesse James." "I'm sorry your last run got delayed." "New border guard, I heard." "Now dead, I heard." "Well, I always said you were not a man to cross, Otillo." " I'm out of here." " Where you going?" "How about jail?" "Texas Rangers." "Well, I only see one." "I only see work for one." " Tough monkey." " Yeah, right." "You haven't seen anything yet." "You kept me up all week, double ugly, and I'm mighty tired." "I got this thing about slavery." "Understand what I'm saying?" "I see how you shot him in the foot." "I see how you shot him in the hand." "But how did you nick him in the right ear?" "The right ear?" "I was trying for his left ear." "Yes." "And as I'm running the bath water, I'm gonna be whipping up an omelet, and putting clean sheets on my bed." " Rangers Walker and Trivette." " Hey, Alex." "This is Kay Senstad and Meredith Clancy." "They've asked for our support..." "Can we save this for later?" "'Cause we've been out on that stakeout for over eight days." "Mrs. Senstad's daughter disappeared eight days ago." "I'm sorry to hear that, ma'am." " Aren't the police involved?" " The police haven't turned up anything." "Rebecca went to the market... and she never came back." " Are there any leads?" " Some guy in a van giving away puppies." " Now there's no trace of him." " You're the only one that can help." "Are you a relative?" "I had the vision." "What?" "I felt it when Rebecca was taken away." "Later, it came to me that I could find her with the help of a Texas Ranger." "One with the letter "C" in his name." "My name begins with W, and my partner's is T." " Cordell Walker." " You've gotta help me." "Please?" "I know you don't believe her." "I can feel your contempt." "Yes, I am concerned." "Police departments have used psychics before, all over the country, successfully." "I've checked on it." " I know they have." " Then why won't you give her a chance?" "Ma'am, I'm sorry about your daughter, but folks in your situation can be easy targets." "You're saying she's a fraud?" "I don't know if she is a fraud or not." "Some psychics do have the gift, but many of them are fakes." " I don't want her to take advantage." " Then where else do I turn?" "She seems sincere." "It's my little girl, Ranger Walker." "She's all I've got in the world." "My partner and I will do everything humanly possible to find your daughter." "I promise." "Excuse me." "Walker." " Want some herbal tea or something?" " I'm fine, thank you." "I had a girlfriend who'd read those to me." "Some of the stories were pretty good." "Actually, some of 'em were true." " Not as skeptical as your partner?" " No, I didn't say that." "I find the psychic world interesting, but I wouldn't invest my retirement." "Besides, the dang girl left me over what the cards said." "So did she read you your fortune?" "She said I should've been born rich instead of good-looking." "Well, did she also tell you I'm going to Austin?" " No." " Well, I am." "I've got to meet with some committee regarding this illegal alien problem." "It means I'm stuck with the voodoo lady." "I told Mrs. Senstad we would do everything to find her child." " Make sure she doesn't rip her off, OK?" " OK." "The usual, big dog." "Yeah, why don't you just go home and get some sleep?" "Why don't you just leave me alone?" " Let the psycho figure it out." " Psychic, C.D. Psychic." "I'll tell you, Walker really roped me into one this time, boy." "Yeah, old Cordell, yeah." "You think he's not thinking, but he's always got his ducks in a row." "Yeah, I went with a little ol' gal one time." "Short, fat." "I could eat soup off her head." " She thought she had psychic power." " I'd love to hear about it sometime." "Now, Jimmy, wait a minute." "She had a toehold on my head." "Yes, she had me tied up worse than a hog lookin' at a wristwatch." "You're gonna have to explain that to me." " You never hypnotized a hog?" " You know what she said?" "We'd solve this case with a Ranger with a "C" in his name." "Well, Cordell's not here." "I think she's talking about you, C.D." "Get outta here." "She's seeing horses." "Yeah." "A lot of horses in Texas." "Maybe she's talking about California." "There's no scenery or anything, it's..." "It's just lights." "I don't know, the horses..." "They don't seem to be alive." "Maybe they're in a glue factory." " I really think that we..." " Damn!" "I'm sorry." "Sorry, I'm losing it." "Don't force it." "Just let it come to you." "Yeah." "Sometimes I push too hard." "Why don't we call it a day?" "Jimmy, she's just trying to help." "A little girl's life could be at stake here." "I'm gonna go to the office and do what I do." "I'm gonna check some MO's and some parole records." "I don't think there's anything that you can do here." "She could work with the sketch artist." "But you could work with the sketch artist." "I knew you'd think that was a good idea." " I'll call and set it up for tomorrow." " All right." "I just want to be your friend." "I don't want to hurt you." "I really don't." " It's your move." " I want my mommy." "I'm going to take good care of you." "My mommy takes care of me fine." "I can do better." "Move." "Crown me." "Just like all the rest." " But I just..." " Cheated!" " Did not!" " Just like Carol Anne." "You moved them when I wasn't looking." "Now, you pick 'em up." "Now." "Who's Carol Anne?" "You keep acting bad, I may take you to meet her." " I don't like this." " What?" "I don't like you!" "Don't you ever talk to me like that!" "Oldfield was paroled six months ago." "No violations." "He looks so kind." "When I started to see him last night, it struck me that he could be kind." "Wallace." " Back in the slammer." " Cold eyes, huh?" "No, more..." "More... hurt, really." "OK." "How about a Norval Hayes?" "Kidnapped a Carol Anne Slater in '84, killed her a week later." "And angry." "Paroled to Dallas five months ago." "Hasn't reported in eight weeks." "Why do they let these guys out?" " If I prosecute him, he won't get out." " I'm losing it." " Hey, Jimmy." " Yeah." "Got a blind date." "Suppose she could tell me what she looks like?" "Or what kind of time he'll have?" "Way she's working, probably have this solved by sundown." "It's faster than you'll solve anything, Fitch." "Here's your perp." "Thanks." "I appreciate that." "Oh, my God." "It's the same guy." "Got an address." "Damn." "That's $1,OOO I owe you." "Well, come on, Rebecca." "Come on." "Hayes' last known address is up here on La Vista." "She drew a good likeness of him." "You don't really have to do this." "What the lady said about the letter "C" probably means me." "She also said it was kind of hazy." "I've been known to have that effect on women." " It's where you're going." " Shut up!" "It's where you belong." "Go ahead." "Do what you're gonna do to me!" "I don't care anymore." " You and me, big dog." " I seen a ghost coming up that chimney." "I want to be your friend." "I got friends at school." "I want to see them." "I want to see my mommy." "No, you can't do that." "They'll take you away from me." "Why don't you have friends your age?" "Are you some kind of weirdo?" "Don't say that." " You are." "You are!" " Don't you ever say that!" "Texas Rangers!" "I'd give anything to know where he went." "It ain't been the same without him." " He never caused you any trouble?" " I wish I had a thousand like him." "Paid his rent on time, in cash, did chores." "Fixed my window screens without me asking." "You a player?" "Who's your favorite team?" "Rockets, all the way." "Thanks." "Norval took Robbie to his first game." "Robbie, he never seemed strange to you at all?" " Norval's just an overgrown kid." " It's a little more serious than that." "Look, if he comes back, I need you to call us." " Hi." " What are you doing here?" " You gave back the key when you moved." " I found an extra." " Get evicted again?" " No." "Well, things have been tight, you know." "Hard times and all." "You'd have had hard times in the Roaring Twenties, Hank." " You can't stay here." " I can help with this Senstad thing." " What is she paying you?" " Fifty a day." " You could have got 75." " I feel something real about this one." "I saw the guy." "I ID'd him." "Honey, you have always been for real." "Pretty much, anyway." " I'd like to keep it that way." " Well, sure." "Sure." "There's no harm in getting some publicity and picking up a little cash." "I mean, why should you be different from anybody else?" "If I wasn't different, I wouldn't be here with you, now, would I?" "I'm working on something..." "Listen, I want you to meet me outside the court at 3:" "OO." " Why?" " Surprise." "Rodney Glance?" "Hey!" " I didn't do nothing." " Nobody said you did anything." "I want to talk to you 'cause you were Hayes' cellmate." "His parole officer's already busted my chops." "I need some information." "I have a psych report that says he craves affection." "He's a nice guy until he's thwarted." "You know about that?" "Nice guy, my butt." "Guy's a certified wacko." " Where is he, Rodney?" " I don't know." " You never talk to him?" " No!" "I mean, he hangs out where kids are." "You know, the carnival, arcades." "The zoo, where he belongs." "You didn't have to run." "Well, I never saw a cop that made me wanna do anything else." "This Norval Hayes sounds like a real piece of work, C.D." "Psych report says all's fine till his wires get crossed," " then all hell breaks loose." " Just a bunch of gobbledygook." "We keep talking to psychiatrists, we're gonna be arresting one another." "I'm overcome with a feeling, Trivette." "Answer your phone." "I feel it's gonna ring." "Trivette." "You go stick it in your ear, Fitch." "You, too." " You're late." "I told you 3:" "OO." " I know." "So?" "Why'd you wear this, you look like a flake." "I always dress like this." "What's wrong?" "Forget it." "It wasn't easy to set this thing up." "Don't blow it." "Let me do the talking." "You just look preoccupied, all right?" " OK." " You come off better that way." "They're waiting." "It's the future, babe." "The future." "Let's get some coffee." "What the hell is she doing?" "Until Meredith came on board, the investigation into Rebecca Senstad's disappearance was at a standstill." "Can you give us any specifics on what you've discovered so far?" "Well, "discovered" isn't the term I would use, exactly." "It's..." "It's more like a sense that I get." "And Meredith Clancy has given the Rangers a solid sense of what the kidnapper looks like." "We're very confident that it's a matter of time before Meredith's unique gift will lead police to the child." " Cut." "This interview is over." " No, no." "Keep it rolling." "Ranger Trivette's depending on Meredith to succeed where his own department has failed." "The DA's office will call a press conference as soon as there's information." " You want help with the camera?" " That's all." " What are you doing?" " Hey, hey." "She's not on your payroll." " She can talk to whoever she likes." " Who are you?" "This is Hank Meese, a friend of mine." "No, no." "I'm her manager." "Leave this alone or I'll put you in jail till it's over." "Oh, now." "Come on, Jimmy." "You're using Meredith for you." "What's in it for her?" "You mean, for your own good." "C.D., get him out of my face." "Get!" "Now!" "Going." "Going." "Just..." "I'll keep in touch, OK?" "I'm sorry." "I just didn't realize that..." " Was it so bad?" " Come on, we'll take you home." "Hank's always been that way." "He's smart, but in a dumb way, you know?" "I've tried to tell him he needs to let his own natural talent shine through." "Maybe he just don't have none." "Maybe that's the reason you're so important to him." " He didn't mean any harm." " That's not the point." "Norval Hayes could see the interview." "He's sick." "He could panic, hurt Rebecca, come after you." "Oh, God." "Wait a minute." "If anything happens to that little girl because of what I..." "No." "I can't think like that." "I have to see her peaceful and safe." "Surrounded by white light." "Oh, no." "There she goes." "She's vapor-locked." " What is it, Meredith?" " It's figures, like before." "Moving confusion." "Fear." "It's near." "It's near." "Who we gonna bust in on now, partner?" " Is it Rebecca?" " I don't know." "But it's strong." "It's so strong." "Here!" "Stop here!" " Anything more?" " Partner, I think we got trouble." "Meredith, lay down on the seat." "Don't get up till we come back." "Get over here!" "Get down!" "Get down on the ground!" " Open it!" "Now!" "Get it open!" " Come on!" "Turn around!" "Check it out." "Damn!" "This side." "Over here." "Yes, sir." "Over here, come on." "Hurry!" "Hey!" "Damn." "I hurt my hand." "Hey." "You ought to have showed up about 3O minutes ago." "Where the hell you been?" "I hurt my hand." "Come on, fight back." "You always do that." "This is boring." "There, you missed." "I'm not even trying anymore." "I wanna do something else." " Coming up a report from Austin..." " I hate it here." "Don't..." "Don't say things like that." "...Rebecca Senstad." "Although there's been no official police statement," "I have learned that a local psychic has been brought in to help in the search for Rebecca Senstad." "I've just concluded an interview with the woman, Meredith Clancy." "Can you give us any specifics on what you've discovered so far?" "Well, first, "discovered" isn't the term I would use, really." "It's..." "It's more like a sense that I get." "Yes, and Meredith Clancy gave the Rangers a solid sense of what the kidnapper looks like." "We're very confident that it's a matter of time before Meredith's unique gift" " will lead the police to that child." " Cut the camera." "No, keep rolling." "This is Ranger James Trivette." "He is depending on Meredith to succeed where his department has failed." "The DA's office will call a press conference when there's information..." "Want me to help you with this?" "It's OK." "I won't let them take you away." "You just better hope that they don't try." "No one should attempt to approach the kidnapper as he is armed and dangerous." " Hank must've left the door open." " Wait, wait." "Oh, my God." "Hank!" "Sit down." "Come on." "Sit down." "Oh, my God." " Let me see that evidence bag." " Here you go." "Trivette?" "Yeah." "Yeah, I know." "I'm bringing her in." "Alex, let me call you back." "Why didn't I see this?" "I should've known Hank was in trouble." "I should've sensed it." " There's nothing you could've done." " It was me he was after, wasn't it?" "He came here to kill me." "He must've seen that news report, like you said." "I never should've gotten involved." " Meredith." " No, Jimmy, I quit." "No more wild-goose chases." " You can't quit." " Really?" "Why not?" "You didn't lead us on a chase, and you helped us take down those slime bags at the market this afternoon." "You wanna take a look at this?" "It's her favorite toy." "She never goes anywhere without it." "Well, then there's no question." "The person that killed Hank is the person who has Rebecca." " He wanted to be sure we know." " He thinks you wouldn't come after him?" "Rational people don't kidnap children." "Hayes' prints are all over the yo-yo." "All we have to do is find him." "At least we know Rebecca's still alive." "Yes." "Oh, hi." "Yeah, hold on." " Jimmy." " Yeah." "Walker on two." " Hey." " I heard about Meredith's friend." " Is she OK?" " Yeah, I think so." "What do you think?" "She real?" "I tell you, it's starting to look that way, big guy." "I ran a check on this Norval character." "There's three cases with the same MO." " You mean, since he was paroled?" " Yeah." "Take Meredith out to my ranch for safety, and post a guard at Mrs. Senstad's house." " All right." "You ever coming home?" " Probably tomorrow." "The sooner, the better." "Talk to you soon." "Be right back with your crystal ball." "Just see if you can get a read on her for me." " Well, what's your feeling?" " Confused." "You're a good judge of character, so just tell me what you think." "OK." "I hope you don't mind my saying this but you have the most amazing aura." "Aura?" "Yeah." "It's so intense." "I mean, all around you, bright colors." " Must be the reflection of the fire." " No." "It's more than that." " I should do a reading for you." " I have no use for such devices." "The spirits make themselves known in their own way." "I wonder about a person who seeks to profit from the voices of the spirit." "You see, they belong to all of us, and we belong to them." "And if they choose to speak through you, it's a priceless gift." "And if you don't own their words, how can you sell them?" " Well?" " Well, what?" " Can I trust her?" " Trust your feelings, Jimmy." "That's the only thing you can trust." " You all right?" " Yeah." "I don't know, maybe I am a fraud." "Isn't that what everyone's waiting to hear?" "Everyone wants to find Rebecca." "I just don't think I can really help you." "Well, you already have." " You saw Norval Hayes." " Well, I'm always seeing things." "When I was ten, I saw my parents die in a dream." "Car crash." "A week later it happened for real." " I'm sorry." " It's all right." "When I was that age, I remember seeing this mother in a toy store." "She was falling apart because she couldn't find her child." "I kept thinking about that kid, and then about that happening to me." "About being alone and scared and not knowing what to expect." "I need you to help me find this child." "OK." "The Fool." "That's what I've been telling you about." "First impressions?" "You got to trust your instincts over the obstacle." " All right." "What's next?" " I have to feel it." "Death." "What?" "Everybody's got that bad boy in their future, right?" "Right?" "Yeah." "She's very scared." "But she's safe." " I'm sure of it." " Thank God." "This is weird." "It's like being in the damn Twilight Zone." " Did she play with this a lot?" " Not since she was a baby." "I can't put it down." "What..." "What do you see?" "Bright lights." "Music." "People." "It's a jumble." "I lost it." "I'll be in touch." "It's here." "Trust your instincts." "The horses don't seem alive." "It's right here." "What?" "I don't know." "It's a blur, but..." "It's strong." "It's so strong." "Death..." "Death..." " Oh, my God!" " C.D., Meredith, get down!" "C.D., get an ambulance!" "Just breathe." "There, it's not so bad." "That's not so bad." "It keeps coming back to horses and music." "Horses and music?" " Do you know what that means?" " That's what she keeps saying." "Meredith, what do you mean by horses and music?" "Dead dancing horses." "The carousel." "She's near the carousel." "I'm sorry, we have to get her out of here." "OK." "Dead dancing horses." "Carousel." " Could she be talking about a carnival?" " Yeah." "There's a carnival in the stockyard." "A carousel at Six Flags, too." "I'll check Six Flags." "You check the stockyards." "All right." "Giddyup!" "I wanna go home." "I want my mommy." " Oh, shut up." " You're hurting me!" "You people..." "You people ruin everything." " It's already ruined." " Shut up!" "Get over there!" "Shut up!" "Come on!" "Mommy." "Mommy." "Shut up!" "I want my mom." "To hell with your mommy!" "She is wrecking what we have." "I wanna go home." "I want my mommy!" "I am sick of you crying about your mommy." "You've ruined everything, just like the others." "It could've been so perfect." "Just you and me." "No parents to tell us what to do." "And this is for your mommy." "I'm gonna fix it for us, Rebecca." "Gonna fix it real nice." " Nothing, man." " Just keep looking." "Keep looking." "And here he comes." "Did you hear something?" "Oh, the storm door off the kitchen does that when it's windy." "Stay here." "Rebecca!" " It's OK." " No!" "No!" " It's OK." " Mommy!" "Mommy!" " He's gonna kill my mommy!" " C.D.!" "Yeah, I'll get ahold of Cordell." "You'll be all right." "You'll be all right." "Walker." "Walker, we found Rebecca." "Norval's on his way to Kay's house." "I'm near there." "On my way." "Sergeant?" "Sergeant, are you all right?" "Oh, no." " Now it's your turn, Mommy." " Get away from me, you animal!" "What did you do with Rebecca?" "What did you do with her?" "What?" "Get out!" " You all right?" " Yes." "Did you find Rebecca?" " She's fine." " Mommy!" "Mommy!" "Oh, Rebecca!" "I don't mind tellin' you, I really feel a little bit peculiar about all this." "They're just cards, C.D." "Yeah, but what makes them do what they do, when you want them to do?" "Nothing." "The spirits guide your hands as you're shuffling the deck." "Well, I've messed with the spirits enough this week." "I'm just starting." "Give me the cards." " Let me tell you." " What?" " That ain't natural." " What ain't natural?" "What are you doing?" "Learning to tell fortunes?" "Yeah." "Meredith is teaching me." " Really?" " Yeah." "What do you wanna know?" "Tell me about the man I'm gonna marry." "The man you're gonna marry..." "King of cups." "Better than a corporate vice president." "Better than a lawyer." "Thanks a lot." "It looks a lot like Cordell, don't it?" "Let me see." "Damn."