03x17 - It Writes Itself

[bunniefuu]

[HORSE NEIGHS]

♪ You tried to deny ♪

♪ The man that you loved ♪

♪ But your green sparkled eyes ♪

♪ Told the man that you love... ♪

All right, now you're all set.

- Cordi, Cordi.
- Cap. What's up?

Hey, um, you know Kelly, right?

Yeah.

I kind of proposed to her. Again.

And she said yes.

Again.

- Uh, bam.
- Uh, wait. Wait.

- Seriously?
- Yes.

- I got her back, man.
- [BOTH LAUGH]

WALKER: Cap. Oh, my gosh.

- Ow. Okay, okay, okay.
- Congratulations.

Thank you, thank you,
thank you. So, look.

Hey, I know you're
probably cool with it,

but I asked DJ to be my best man.

Yeah. Yeah, of course. He's your son.

- Okay.
- Makes total sense.

And Kelly and I have also discussed

who we want to officiate the ceremony.

Yeah.

You, Walker. We want you

- to officiate the wedding.
- Larry, it'd be my honor.

- It'd be my honor.
- All right, all right, all right.

- I need you to do me a favor, though.
- Yeah, anything.

When in doubt, do not make a joke.

- All right, all right. All right, all right.
- Okay?

Um, what's going on?

Well, uh, Abby, Bonham,

Kelly and I

are getting married.
Re... I got my wife back.

[LAUGHS]

BONHAM: Congratulations.

Wait, what about "married?"

Kelly and I are getting married again.

What? Cap, congratulations.

That's amazing.

Cap, this is incredible.
We got to celebrate, man.

As soon as we find a venue, man.

We want to do this as soon as possible.

You know, we wasted
enough time being stubborn.

Well, we would love it

if you had your wedding here.

Abby.

- Look, I wasn't trying to...
- BONHAM: No, we insist.

I mean, if-if it's what you want.

Wow.

I mean, Kelly does love this place.

- BONHAM: Uh-huh.
- I think it's pretty safe to say yes.

[LAUGHING]

- JAMES: Thank you, thank you.
- All right. You bet.

[APPLAUSE]

Man.

[APPLAUSE]

LIAM: Hey, thank you so much.

Thank you all for coming out today.

This horse rescue,

it started out as a simple idea

that we realized was a dream,

and now it's a reality.

It was a long road to get us here,

but, boy, am I glad that all
of our hard work has paid off.

[CHEERING, APPLAUSE]

So... I just wanted to say

thank you, and without further ado...

Let's cut this ribbon.

[CHEERING]

Thank you.

This is because of you,
so I think you should do it.

What are you talking about?

We did this together.

ABELINE: Oh, for crying out loud,
will you just cut the freaking thing

- so we can celebrate you?
- [LAUGHTER]

[CHEERING]

AUGUST: Ooh, I'll take
some of that. Yeah.

No, you won't.

Go see if your sister needs any help.

- Yeah, all right.
- Go.

- Here you go, Cap.
- All right.

So, so, so, when is the bachelor party?

- Yes.
- Yeah.

Oh, thanks, but no thanks.

Too bad that's not up to you, sir.

WALKER: She's right,
and as I've known you the longest,

it is my solemn duty to be
your master of ceremonies.

Cordi, we're not in
our s anymore, man.

- I don't...
- All the more reason

to-to throw caution to the wind.

How about this?
An overnight at Racer Ridge.

- What's Racer Ridge?
- Racer Ridge is only

one of the finest
campsites in all of Texas.

A place I know for a fact
good ol' Cap has long wanted

- to go fishing at.
- That's your idea of a bachelor party?

What happened to the traditional
pub crawl and debauchery?

Cap's right, we're too old
for that. Or he is, at least.

Anyways, come on, Cap.
We'll do it old-school.

We'll ride out on horseback

with only the stuff we can carry.

- Fish...
- Okay, fine. Fine, whatever,

- but just, hey, class clown?
- Hmm?

No funny business out of you.

Well, first of all, how dare you.

Second of all, you won't
have to worry about me.

- I won't be there.
- TREY: What happened to debauchery

and all that mess that
you was just talking about?

I was born in Brooklyn.
I draw the line at tents.

You boys enjoy.

Okay. All right, well then,

uh, to Captain's last,

and I mean absolutely last,

ride down the aisle.

All right.

Ger.

Cass, how's it going?

Oh, you know, same
tumbleweed, different day.

Uh, no camping, huh?

Ah, not a big fan of dirt

outside of work, you know what I mean?

- I feel you.
- Hey, ladies.

GERI: Kelly.

- Hello.
- Hi.

- Hi! Congrats.
- Thank you.

- Mazel tov...
- Thank you.

... to the once and future Mrs. James.

It's crazy to think we
are giving this another go.

I mean, if we can pull it off.
I just got a call from my girlfriends,

and they are stuck in Florida,
so not a great start.

Yeah. Thanks, year-round
hurricane season.

Next flight out isn't until next week,

so there goes my bachelorette weekend.

- No.
- Yeah.

Well, actually, I have
nothing to do this weekend.

GERI: Yeah. I can get my shifts covered.

No, no. Ger, Cass, you don't
have to do that. I mean...

I mean, no, no, no.

Hold on. We've known each
other for what, over a decade?

- Yes.
- And, look,

I know we're not the
weekend you had planned...

we're kind of the
motley crew of options...

but, hey, what kind of
subordinate would I be

if I didn't give my
captain's bride-to-be

her last big bender, huh?

- What about it?
- Hmm.

GERI: Okay, how about this?

While you think about
what we're gonna do first,

I am gonna make us

three perfect martinis.

- Ooh.
- All right, that I can get into.

Yes!

- AÁndale.
- Oh, and tequila.

GERI: Ask and ye shall receive.

[ROOSTER CROWS]

- [HORSE NEIGHS]
- [YAWNING]

All right, let's get this out the way.

You sound enthused.

Listen, I would do anything for Cap.

All right? Anything.

But I swore to myself, after
digging a six-foot foxhole

and sleeping in it for a week,

kind of puts you off camping.

Well, hopefully it won't be
as, uh, stressful as a w*r zone.

Yeah, we'll see about that.

Oh, hey, uh,

by the way, there's not like any bears

- or anything like that out there, right?
- Well, there's no bears,

but there are snakes,

and there's big cats.

- Big cats?
- [CHUCKLES]

TREY: What...

Big-big cat, wha... What you
mean, like mountain lions?

Will... Liam... William.

William, we need to discuss this.

WALKER: Augie.

August, all right? You around?

Uh, Augie, Augie, Augie.

- There you are. Hey.
- Yeah.

Uh, time to go. What are you doing?

Oh, just looking at cars.

That's a scary thought.

Uh, hey, quickly,

I'm really excited to
go on this trip with you.

We'll get some one-on-one time.

Fish, chat, catch up. Sound good?

- Sounds great. Yeah.
- All right.

- Oh, um, by the way...
- Yeah?

- You bait your own hook this though.
- I bait my... Oh, come on.

That was one time.
You were, like, eight.

Okay, but it left an impression.

All right, all right,
we won't talk about that.

WALKER: All right!

- All right, we ready?
- Yes, sir.

- Hey, is Bonham coming?
- Daddy?

Who's the extra horse for?

Extra... Uh...

Oh, Cap, sh**t.

I remember who that horse is for.

- JAMES: No.
- WALKER: Yes.

- No, you did not. No, you did not.
- Yes. Hey, hey, hey.

- Yes, I did.
- DJ!

Is this the party?

Wha... How are you...
Wait, wait a minute.

- You got midterms and classes.
- Aw, man, finished yesterday, you know?

Uncle Walker took care of
the rest, red-eye from Boise.

[LAUGHS]

Come here, bro.

- WALKER: All right, horses are ready.
- Come on, man. Get to it.

[CHUCKLES]

All right, Cap.

- Let's do it.
- [EXCITED CHATTER]

♪ Set out running
for the Great Divide ♪

♪ In a Econoline... ♪

Whoa.

All right, well, this is it, Cap.

All yours.

No, no, you organized
this thing, you lead the way.

Yes, sir. Giddyap. Come on.

♪ They scatter to the wind ♪

- All right. Come on.
- ♪ And I know you know ♪

♪ "You Can't Go Home Again" ♪

♪ Yes, I know you know ♪

♪ "You Can't Go Home Again." ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I dreamed the big dream ♪

♪ And devised a scheme ♪

♪ Heading out for the city ♪

♪ Where I would write the hit ♪

♪ And take the trip ♪

♪ And go down in honkytonk history... ♪

- You know, so, we're out here...
- Oh, man.

... for my dad's last,
last time as a single man.

- How you feeling?
- You know what? I was feeling really good,

and, uh, you know, enjoying
the lack of technology,

and then my son pulled out
his all-knowing device, and...

♪ But I played for some good folks ♪

♪ And I told some bad jokes ♪

♪ I didn't always know
the right thing to say ♪

♪ And when no one would love me ♪

♪ I had to love myself ♪

♪ And I wasn't scared
to go all the way ♪

♪ The touch of delusion
to keep me moving ♪

♪ To keep me plugging away ♪

♪ On some kind of mission ♪

♪ With some lonely ending ♪

♪ And rarely any guaranteed pay ♪

Cap, that's cheating!

♪ ♪

[CHEERING, WHOOPING]

♪ Please don't think me
silly when we cross paths ♪

♪ And find that I'm still struggling ♪

- [INSECT BUZZING]
- ♪ I got the same old songs ♪

♪ And the same old bar ♪

♪ And that same old way of mumbling ♪

♪ Believe me, there are days
in the mirror when I say ♪

♪ I can't do this anymore ♪

♪ But it's all that I know,
I keep playing the role ♪

♪ Of a washed-up troubadour ♪

♪ Believe me, there are
days in the mirror... ♪

[WIND GUSTING]

LIAM: Cordi?

[MUFFLED SHOUTING]

Cordi. Hey.

- Hey.
- You all right?

Yeah. Yeah, just a little
bit of writer's block.

Know what I mean?

Well, you've known Larry for
almost, what, years now?

Yeah.

Maybe there's something
else on your mind?

Tell you what. I think maybe, uh,

a little fishing with James and the boys

will get my creative juices flowing.

It's worth a sh*t, yeah?

- Yeah. Let's do it.
- Let's do it.

- [SIGHS]
- All right,

I think I'm ready
to catch dinner. Fellas?

The kid's caught dinner already.

WALKER: Time we catch dinner, yeah?

I think DJ caught 'em all.

Hey, what're you doing right now?

Uh, just some paperwork for this horse

that the rescue just adopted.

Whoa, horse paperwork. Sounds exciting,

but can it wait till tomorrow?

I guess, but...

Great. College party at UCAS.

Do you want to go?

Oh, come on. We'll tell Geri

you're keeping me out of trouble, yeah?

I'm driving.

Yes. Let's go.

You hear that?

- The silence?
- Yeah.

Sounds good, don't it?

Mm-hmm.

You know this might be the first time

in nearly years

that we've had a totally empty house.

Don't I know it.

Almost no privacy in nearly years.

And now total privacy.

Hey, could you go to your leather shop

and get that blindfold
you made last summer?

Oh.

[SIGHS]

Well...

- Please, have a seat.
- Great, thank you.

Thank you.

Okay.

[SIGHING]

This is everything.

- No arguments here.
- Mm-mm.

[SIGHS] What the doctor ordered.

I wonder what the guys are doing.

Something loud.

[CHUCKLES]

♪ ♪

WALKER: Shotgun

I see you.

Set, hut!

♪ Now you're gonna hear
me on your radio station ♪

[OVERLAPPING SHOUTING]

♪ Back then you wasn't ready ♪

♪ For this kind of sensation ♪

Where you at, Captain?

Forward... forward motion.

Forward motion.

Right here. We're right here.

All right, all right.

♪ You used to have a swing ♪

- ♪ Like a baseball bat... ♪
- Shotgun!

[SHOUTING]

One Mississippi, two Mississippi...

Dad, over here! Dad, Dad, Dad!

[DISTORTED OVERLAPPING SHOUTING]

[ECHOING g*nf*re]

[ECHOING]: Walker, over here!

[ECHOING]: One Mississippi, two
Mississippi, three Mississippi.

Dad, Dad, Dad!

Here I come! Here I come! Here I come!

- Oh!
- Go, go, go, go!

- [SHOUTS HAPPILY]
- All the way!

All the way to the
house. All the way home.

He felt the footsteps.

DJ: Let's go, big dog.

- Aah!
- You felt the footsteps coming.

- Hey, you good?
- Yeah, uh, just, uh, misread the play.

- All right.
- Good play.

AUGUST: Dad, I was wide open.

- Sorry, kiddo. Uh, next play.
- Yeah.

- You all right?
- Yeah.

JAMES: I think we're up,
right? What's the score?

AUGUST: Yeah, not for long,
though. You keep talking.

JAMES: That's us.

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

♪ Queens out here
trying to find a king ♪

♪ And all the bad tings
trying to cop a ring... ♪

Okay.

Nice car, by the way.

Thanks.

You didn't, like...

Wow.

Just, wow. No.

I got it on CarMax.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

No drinking.

Like a nun on Sunday.

♪ I be down, yeah, shawty, I be down ♪

♪ And you know I be around ♪

♪ Yeah, shawty, I be down,
yeah, shawty, I be down ♪

♪ You and your girls out
here want to stunt... ♪

[LAUGHING, CHATTERING]

[MUSIC CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]

[LAUGHTER]

Oh, hey, I know him.
He's cool. Hey, Witt.

Sade. What up?

Oh, not much. Just vibing.

Um, this is Stella.

Stel, meet Witt.

- Stella, huh?
- Are you Sadie's probation officer?

Not that I'm aware of.

Okay, let's just calm down.
My mother was a librarian.

I am a good kid.

Anyway, I met Witt in Dallas.

She got caught trying to dine and ditch.

[LAUGHS] Sometimes
good kids misplace their wallets.

And I picked up her bill.

Lucky that you were there.

Uh, is there a place that I
can get something to drink?

Yes, the kitchen.

- Thank you.
- Yeah.

Okay, to be fair, I paid you back.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Bel?

CASSIE: Hmm, this is nice.

Agreed.

GERI [WHISPERING]: Are there, like,

an extreme amount of plants in here?

I like it. Kind of feels like

it's sheltering us from reality.

Huh.

[PHONE VIBRATES]

- Whose phone?
- [SIGHS] It's mine, it's mine.

I'm sorry, y'all, the
trade deadline is coming up,

but I won't answer it. Don't...

- Ah, no, don't be sorry.
- CASSIE: Yeah.

I mean, seriously, we're
all people with careers

and gauntlets to run.

Do you run a gauntlet or
do you throw a gauntlet?

I think we do both.

I mean, why do we feel like

we have to sacrifice our careers

in order to have some peace?

- You know what? You're right.
- Yeah. I mean, it's not like

twice as much work won't be
waiting for us tomorrow anyway.

- Yeah.
- All right.

- Okay.
- KELLY: Hand it over.

Okay.

Thank you.

[SIGHS]

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

Okay, love the plants.

I feel like they might be
giving me too much oxygen.

- Do we want to get out of here?
- Yes, I do.

- Yes.
- Can we...

Yeah? Oh, yeah. No, okay.

- Thank you.
- Thanks.

- Thank you so much.
- Thank you, it was so nice.

- [LAUGHING, CHATTERING]
- [MUSIC PLAYING]

I can't believe that you're here.

The last time that I heard from you,

you were going to visit
your parents in Mexico.

When they were deported?
But, yes, I did.

- Are your parents, uh...
- They're good.

- Okay.
- We ended up moving to Nevada.

Both got working visas,
opened up a restaurant.

We're the lucky ones.

I finished my senior year there,

then got into UCAS, came back.

Wow. You've accomplished a lot.

Anyway, what about you?

It's been a long road, but I'm good.

My uncle and I,
we opened a horse rescue,

so, ranching, the family business,

might be a good fit.

- What are you studying?
- Prelaw.

I want to be an immigration attorney.

I started a podcast, too.

Would love for you to come on.

As a Ranger's daughter,

you probably have a unique perspective.

Yeah, I... I'd love
to talk about it more.

Great.

Listen,

it's really good seeing
you again, Stella.

Seems like you're doing really well.

Yeah, no, totally. You, too.

Okay.

Bye.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER, CHUCKLING]

That's the only right way to eat 'em.

They have to be crunchy on the outside.

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

Hey.

Hey,

look at them.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

No matter what-what crisis is going on,

he always finds time for his son.

[BOTH CHUCKLING]

- Hey.
- Yeah?

You do, too.

- You want a fire?
- Yes, another fire.

LIAM: So you gonna tell
me what's really going on?

'Cause this is definitely
more than just writer's block.

No, um, Stinker. [LAUGHS] It's just...

You gonna stop this, 'cause I...

You've been so off since
we started this trip.

Hey, I know you.

Just talk to me. What
is... What's going on?

I keep reliving the past.

Every time I go to write
something down, I-I just...

keep seeing these-these visions.

You know, these images. Uh...

Yeah, but Cordi,

maybe you shouldn't
try and get past them.

Face what it is that's blocking you.

That could help you heal.

Yeah, well,

I've had too many
friends, too many vets,

get destroyed by their
thoughts, you know?

And I've just...

got too much good in my life

right now to let that happen to me,

so why don't we just roast
some marshmallows, yeah?

- Let's do it. All right.
- All right.

Trey, Trey, don't move.

- [GASPS]
- Hey!

- Oh!
- WALKER: Don't move, don't move.

- [HISSING]
- Trey? Hey, hey, hey.

TREY: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

- Oh, oh.
- Don't move, don't move. Trey.

TREY: Ooh. Ooh.

Oh, oh.

- Oh, oh.
- WALKER: Don't move.

- Augie, DJ, back, back, back, back, back.
- Yeah, yeah.

TREY: Okay, what about
the guy with the snake by his boot?

- WALKER: Don't-don't startle it.
- I'm gonna s*ab it.

- I'm gonna s*ab it.
- Don't s*ab it,

- it's not gonna k*ll it.
- No, no, no.

- WALKER: Don't s*ab it.
- Trey, this could end badly. Stay still.

Here, here. I got a bucket.

A bucket? Man, you better
sh**t this damn thing.

- No, no, stay still.
- JAMES: Cordi, Cordi, Cordi.

Eh, I got it, I got it, I got it.

- Seems like a worse idea.
- Uh...

- JAMES: It's moving.
- Hurry up, hurry up.

WALKER: Don't-don't. Shh, everybody.

Everybody, calm down.
Okay, on three, yeah?

Okay. All right.

LIAM: Cordi, be careful.

[HISSES]

One,

two, three.

[SNAKE HISSES]

- Got it?
- Got it, got it, got it.

[LAUGHING, CHATTERING]

- I think I'm good.
- WALKER: I still got it.

- Are you good? You good?
- Yeah, I think so.

- JAMES: Cordi, you good, man?
- [WALKER LAUGHS]

JAMES: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Watch your fingers,
man. Watch your fingers.

- [OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
- TREY: Yeah, I think I'm good.

- Cordi, you good, man?
- TREY: You sure you got it?

WALKER: I got it, I
got it. Look at that.

- Oh, man.
- [LAUGHTER, WHOOPING]

- JAMES: Hey, who's this? Who's this?
- WALKER: Hey, who is that?

- TREY: Walker, sh**t the thing, man.
- WALKER: I, uh, give me a second.

Okay.

- LIAM: Hello.
- TREY: Hello.

- Hey.
- Hey.

- Howdy.
- Hey, you folks okay?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

Captain Larry James.
We're Texas Rangers.

- What can I do for you?
- Forest Ranger Shelton.

Just patrolling, came across your camp.

Well, Ranger, your timing
couldn't have been better,

because we just caught
ourselves a critter.

That-That's not a critter. A critter?

- WALKER: A critter.
- TREY: A critter. [CHUCKLES]

Easy, easy.

- [HISSING]
- WALKER: Oh, yeah.

- Oh, Copperhead. Deadly.
- WALKER: Copperhead.

- Deadly?
- WALKER: It was trying to

slink up my partner's pants here.

You're lucky.

No, no, no, that's not
how I would describe it.

Well, I'll just take him back with me.

- Thank you.
- But I actually came 'cause of the fire.

Y'all might not have seen,

but this area was just, uh,
flagged as a "No Burn Zone."

Oh, uh, sorry, Ranger,
we-we did not see that.

We'll-we'll-we'll...

put it out right away. Uh, boys?

- Yes, sir.
- Not a "No Snake Zone."

[JAMES CHUCKLES]

Anything else going on?

WALKER: No, ma'am, not a thing.

We're just here, uh, celebrating
our captain's upcoming nuptials.

- Well, congrats.
- Thank you.

Let's not let this guy ruin your trip.

It's too late for that.

- [LAUGHS]
- Folks have a good night.

- Thank you.
- [LIAM LAUGHS]

JAMES: Good night.

- [LAUGHS]
- No, no, no.

- It's not funny. It's not funny.
- Oh, it's funny.

- No, it is not.
- Come on.

TREY: No, seriously.

This is why I don't do any of this.

- WALKER: Fine.
- DJ: It's a party now, Trey.

Yeah, whatever, that's
why I hate camping.

Camping sucks, okay?

- Hey.
- Hi.

What you doing?

I'm just surveying.

Well...

more like reminiscing, actually.

- About the driveway?
- [LAUGHS] No, silly.

About our honeymoon.

The one that never was.

We were supposed to be picked up

by our car, right in this spot.

I remember.

You rented this little Italian coup

that was gonna whisk us to the airport,

and then straight to Italy.

We were gonna spend...

I don't know, what was
it, two weeks in Tuscany?

Ten days. It was all we
could afford at the time.

Right. And then the harvester broke.

- Hmm.
- Goodbye, Italy.

And hello, new motor.

Yeah. Well,

it'll be nice to live vicariously
through James and Kelly.

Which is why we should make this

the best, the very, very,
very best sendoff possible.

Thank you.

For treating everyone like family.

It is one of your best
qualities, Bonham Walker.

Says my inspiration.

All right, let's go check
out the rest of this property,

make sure it's in wedding shape.

And you can tell me more
about all my best qualities.

[LAUGHS] Get over yourself.

[BONHAM LAUGHS]

See, that's the problem.

Too much talk, not enough action.

We, as the next generation,
can fix what's broken.

"Brainstorm" leads to "transform,"
leads to "reform."

Hey, Stella, just finishing
this week's episode.

Oh, I know I said you should come on,

but I didn't mean it had to be, like...

No, no, I know. Um,

I actually came to say that I'm sorry.

Everything that went
down in high school,

it impacted you in ways
that I can't even imagine.

And I wasn't being a
hundred percent honest

about my last couple years.

They've been hard. Like, really hard.

I'm sorry, Stel.

No, no, I came to apologize to you.

I just wish that I had handled
a lot of things differently.

Wow. Okay.

- You don't have to say anything.
- No, I just...

You surprised me is all.

I honestly didn't expect to see you,

let alone that much introspection.

Thank you.

And...

sounds like there's
something else on your mind?

- [SIGHS]
- Maybe?

Well, I took this gap year from Sauber,

and it's almost over,

and I still don't
know that I want to go.

So, maybe the horse rescue

is what I'm supposed to do.

What you're "supposed" to do?

Or what you want to do?

See, you have always
been so good at this.

[LAUGHS]

- [HORSE SPUTTERS]
- [INDISTINCT CHATTER]

JAMES: Listen, I can't wait
to get back to civilization.

[CHATTER CONTINUES]

[WIND GUSTING]

[a*t*matic g*nf*re ECHOING]

Hey.

Hey, yourself. Or...

myself.

You're carrying an incredible weight.

One that's crippling you.

Wow. Okay.

Well, that's the story of my

adult life.

No.

No, this is different.

It's different than Rodeo Kings,

Stan Morrison, Grey Flag.

This burden predates all
of that, and you know it.

If you don't confront the
past, you'll be held down by it.

Won't be able to write a speech,

let alone be there for
your kids or your partner.

Anything.

Well, aren't I, uh,

confronting the past right now?

Surrendering to yourself
was only the first part.

There's one more tough
conversation you need to have,

and when you do that,

your life, your future...

will be just that.

Yours.

I got to get going.

You're not even real,

and you've got a schedule?

Good seeing you again.

Good luck, Ranger.

Thanks, Corporal.

♪ ♪

♪ Big boy ♪

♪ Tell me all these
pieces of this kitchen ♪

♪ I'm serving fresh-brewed ♪

♪ Big boy ♪

♪ Tell me all these
hot little pockets ♪

♪ I'm dishin' like food ♪

♪ Big boy ♪

♪ Tell me I'm a loser... ♪

These are all the current prospects?

- Yes, ma'am.
- Walk-ons too?

Mm-hmm.

- Thank you.
- You bet.

- Wow.
- [LAUGHS]

Okay, no, but seriously,
thank-thank you guys, okay?

This was unexpected, but, uh...

[CLEARS THROAT] I ain't mad at it.

CASSIE: Well, good.

This weekend should be all about you.

- Yes.
- And this

is what I call mixing
business with pleasure.

- Mm-hmm.
- [PHONE VIBRATES]

Ah, damn. It's the Astros.

I have to take this. I'll be right back.

- Mmm.
- Yeah, go. Go, go, go.

You know what?

As random as this weekend has been,

it's been really nice
getting to hang out with you

somewhere other than
the Walker dining table,

much as I love 'em.

Totally, I feel the same way.

We need our own thing,
outside of all that.

- Yes.
- Yeah.

And, you know, since moving to Austin,

I haven't really made any new friends.

I tried, but that didn't go so well.

Well, let's hang out on purpose.

You know, like, let's-let's
go grab drinks, go on a hike,

make random men do
our bidding, whatever.

Yes. Amen to that.

Amen.

CASSIE: Mmm. You look satisfied.

One of my players was just drafted.

- Hey.
- Nice.

Another round, please.

- Oh, yeah.
- Cool.

Congratulations.

Oh, thank you.

- Wow.
- Oh, why, thank you.

- Oh.
- Thank you.

Mmm.

Thank you.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

Cheers.

- [SIGHS]
- Ladies.

Yes.

To outsourcing.

[CHUCKLING]

WALKER: Looks like we
got a welcoming committee.

- How'd it go?
- Wasn't too bad.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

Trey almost got bit by a snake.

BONHAM: Oh, my goodness.
Just like old times.

[LAUGHS]

He's angry. Was he crying?
Did he cry about it?

No, he didn't cry. Not too loud.

LIAM: I'll go and talk to
him. He's a little cranky.

Good ride.

- Thank you.
- Come on, come on.

Hey, what a ride, huh?
How are those legs?

They're, uh, they're weak, they're weak.

Yeah, yeah? And how are
you? How you feeling?

- I'm good, I'm good.
- You sure?

It seems like you had
something on your mind.

Uh, not much.

Okay. All right. Well, I hope you know,

if you ever need to talk about anything,

I'm here. I mean it, son.

- Love you, Dad.
- Love you, too. Go help out.

ABELINE: Nice.

- He did great.
- Did he?

- Have a good time?
- Yeah, great time.

He do good?

Oh.

Well, what now?

It's all right, Ma.

[SIGHS]

[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]

You got five minutes, Ranger.

Yes, sir.

So, you organized this little pit stop?

I did.

Where you headed?

I don't know, these boys won't tell me.

D.C., I'm imagining.

Thank you.

For having my family's back.

Well, let's walk.

- All right.
- [CLEARS THROAT]

You know, when I found out
you were alive, I was scared.

Scared that I chose duty

at the expense of my family, like you.

Now, hold on, now.

Every single time we
put on that uniform,

it was at the expense of our family.

That's why they call
it "service," Cordi.

- It's a debt.
- I know that,

but your debt wasn't real.

And every time

I've done anything,

whether it's in Marine
uniform or Ranger uniform,

it's been for someone or
some... thing other than myself.

But I stayed.

And that's the difference
between you and me.

Is that what you had
to get off your chest?

The Feds had this. Uh, gave it back

'cause it had no
evidentiary value in court,

I guess.

I kept it after you, uh...

after you d*ed

as a way to honor the fallen.

Listen, Cordi, what I put you

and the other guys
through was absolutely...

Look, Coop, I didn't bring you
here to judge you. I didn't.

I brought you here to say two things.

First...

Thank you.

The man I once knew

taught me a lot about how to be a man,

and for that, I do owe you a debt,

one that, maybe one day, will be repaid.

No, I think we're pretty square on that.

What was the second thing?

The second's a little bit harder.

Uh...

I need to say goodbye to
the trauma, the-the guilt.

Uh, I need to say goodbye

to you, Coop.

Well...

it's good to see you finally
get out of your head, Corporal.

More than you know.

I'll see you around, Stinker.

[CLICKS TONGUE]

♪ ♪

- Hey, Abbs.
- Hey.

Can you come with me?
I want to show you something.

Now?

No, next Tuesday. Yes, darling, now.

I want you to do me a favor.

Would you put this on for me?

Aren't the kids here?

Would you just trust me?
Please? Don't worry about that.

All right, that-a-girl.

- You're a bad man.
- Well, I know I'm bad.

That's why you married me.

Well, come on.

[LAUGHS]

Here we go. Okay, come on.

No, we're not dancing,
so just walk with me.

- [LAUGHS] I don't trust you.
- My Lord.

Okay, I'm gonna put you right here.

Okay, just-just hold on.

Okay, now you just
stay right there, okay?

- All right? Okay.
- All right.

- Ah, okay.
- Did you fall?

Uh...

[SIGHS] All right.

Go ahead, take the mask off.

Oh.

Oh, my God.

[LAUGHS]

Oh, is all this for James?

No, no, no, no.

Listen, as much as I love
the captain and Kelly,

you and I are the ones whose
honeymoon is long overdue.

[LAUGHS]

Run away with me, Abeline Walker.

To Tuscany.

[CLEARS THROAT] Tuscany?

[LAUGHS]

Okay, what about the kids and the ranch?

It'll be fine, it'll be fine.

Come on.

Right after the wedding
will be the perfect time.

Especially after everything
we've been through for...

- forever.
- Oh...

Can you even fit in that thing?

Well, I mean, it'll be
a tight squeeze but...

[LAUGHS]

Uh, so wait a minute.

Are you saying that's a yes?

[LAUGHS] Italy? Are you kidding me?

Yes, honey. Yes.

Hey, all right. There's my girl.

Ah, okay, listen, you
want to take a little spin?

- Yes.
- All right, come on.

- Jump in.
- Thank you.

You in?

- Yes.
- All righty, here we go.

I'm a demon.

- No, I don't think so...
- All right, here we go.

♪ Call when you need me ♪

♪ And I'll be there
to carry you through ♪

JAMES: Yeah.

Cap.

- Yo.
- Yo.

Hey, uh, DJ make it back safe?

Yeah, yeah. Hey, thanks for
getting him out here, man.

That was... that was great.

Yeah, it was. Well, you know,

seeing as he's your best man and all.

Speaking of which, I, uh,

I finished the first part
of my officiant speech.

You know what?

Whatever you have to say about us,

it's gonna come
straight from your heart.

I'm not worried about it.

You don't want to read it?

Look, man, I always saw you
and Emily as the standard.

You know?

Seeing as how this
is my second go-round,

any words of wisdom from
you will be appreciated.

So just...

surprise me. I mean,
surprise me, but don't...

- surprise me.
- [LAUGHS] All right.

- Fair enough.
- All right.

It is y'all's day, after all.

And it's gonna be magic.

Man.

Thank you.

- Good night, Cap.
- Good night.

♪ Carry you through. ♪

[BELL DINGS]

[DOOR BELLS JINGLE]

Was beginning to think
you weren't gonna show.

What'd you find?

Stella Walker's a bit of
a dreamer. She's harmless.

Well, harmless means
vulnerable in our business.

The boss'll like that.

You found the others at the campsite?

Yup, they registered like good boys.

[SIGHS]

Yeah, that crew runs deep.

Still, we found the perfect
window of opportunity.

It's a nice day for a Ranger wedding.