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I don't know.

Just looking at those horses

over there.

Man:

I wish your ma could've come.

- Me too.

- Yeah.

You think, uh...

you think your mom

would let me move back in?

- Of course.

- Are you serious?

Yeah.

She was talking about you.

She saying she want me there?

Yeah?

Why do you think

she don't want you there?

I don't know.

You know your ma.

She changes her mind a lot.

Well, that's who I got it from.

I got all jacked up.

- Mr. Briggs, how you doing?

- Good to see you, sir.

I wanna introduce you

to Texas Ranger Samantha Payne.

- Hello, sir, nice meeting you.

- Yes, ma'am.

- My son, Cody.

- Cody, good to see you.

I'll see you guys

in a minute.

Thank you.

Yeah, I never met

a lady Ranger before.

I didn't know they had 'em.

Yeah,

we can vote now as well.

That's good.

Buster- Buster?

Buster Briggs,

where you at?

I want you to meet

a lady Texas Ranger.

- Hi,

- Hello, sir. Nice handshake.

- How are you?

- Good, how are you?

- Good. You having fun?

- Yes, ma'am.

- Excellent.

- That's her son Cody.

Nice to meet you.

Maybe I can be a Texas Ranger

when I grow up.

- You want to?

- Yes, sir.

I thought you said you wanted

to run the ranch with me.

Yes, sir, but even

if you're 100, I could do both.

No, wait a minute.

What do you mean you'll do both?

I don't know about that.

Well, we'll see.

Let me think about it.

You're not very good

at work, son.

Go learn to be a cowboy.

Go on, get out of here.

Cody, go get some...

I'll see you in a minute.

Oh, God almighty.

- Yeah, they're something.

- They are.

- Listen, let me ask you something.

- Yes, sir.

- In two weeks, we're gonna have

a competitive cook-off.

- Okay.

- I would like to invite you and your son

as my special guests.

- Well, I appreciate that.

And thank you so much

for having us.

Very nice party.

Thank you, sir.

- Ma'am.

- Nice meeting you.

Look what rolled in.

Nice to see you, sheriff.

- How are you, Scott?

- Good to see you. Good to see you.

- Deputy, good to see you.

- Good to see you, too.

Well, I don't know

if Ranger Captain mentioned,

I took over

the Jimmy Davis case,

and the files and notes

indicate

that the kid maybe,

possibly committed suicide.

Well, little lady, first thing,

I don't think it was suicide.

And I said the obvious suspect

in this case was Scott Briggs.

Maria:

And what was the evidence then?

Well, his son,

the day he sent him off,

the young boy disappeared.

Then Pedro or whatever

the hell his name was-

Pedro had looked after

the horses-

he disappeared.

Briggs had a lotto lose

in this thing,

and I've had

that gut feeling for years

that everything starts

and ends right here.

Right here.

Now, them two young boys liked

to ride horses

and have a good time together,

and they played-

they played a little grab-ass

or whatever goes

on between them.

That's their business.

It's none of mine.

These were young boys.

They're human beings.

They deserve the protection

of the law.

That's the way I feel about it,

and that's the way I see it.

But I had a couple of beers

one time with Scott Briggs,

and he told me

that all gays were evil.

S0 that's something

to think about.

Well, Sam, you're gonna

have to use old-fashioned

investigative techniques

on this one.

Really turn up

the heat on this.

But remember,

don't ever forget the obvious,

'cause those clues will lead you

where you need to be.

Last night I slept

on a whorehouse floor... I

290, 290.

Good to see you, sheriff.

Enjoy. Enjoy.)'-

Thanks for the good work.

You got a really good man here.

Yeah. Thank you.

Hey, kids.

Scott?

The kid is gone.

Those guys came back

and took him back to Mexico,

and I couldn't do

anything about it.

You stay up

with Buster tonight, okay?

- I'll take care of it, okay?

- Okay.

I'll take care of it,

all right?

I'll take care of it.

Yeah.

Yeah.

They took the kid back,

and now they're trying

to smuggle drugs over here.

Those dirty sons of b*tches.

You hear what I'm saying?!

Good shot. Good shot.

Good shot.

Let's get out of here.

Terrific.

Great. Great.

Great. Great.

- Mrs. Payne.

- Hello, Mrs. Davis.

- How are you?

- Fine. Thank you.

- I would like to show you my son's bedroom.

- Sure.

Mrs. Davis:

His room seems more quiet

than the rest of the house.

I sometimes-

I like to sit down

and...

think about the good times.

Your son seemed

to love water and horses.

Mrs. Davis:

He loved to swim,

but the horses

were everything to him.

How often did he visit

the Briggs ranch?

I really don't know.

What kind of relationship

did he have with Ben Briggs?

- They were very close.

- Mm-hmm.

But...

some people liked to say

it was more than that.

Was your son on antidepressant

medication?

Yes.

He was.

Did he try to commit suicide

prior to his disappearance?

Yes.

Do you mind

if I keep this picture?

- Take anything you need.

- Thank you very much.

OkayOkay.

OkayOkay.

S0 I'll call you as soon

as I learn something.

- Thank you very much. You're so kind.

- Thank you.

Good morning.

ls Mr. Briggs in?

Good morning:

He'll be over in a minute.

- How can I help you?

- Are you the lady of the house?

No, I live with the family.

I have for years.

I help run things

around here.

Well, there's a lotto do

on a ranch this size.

- That's for sure.

- Maria, can I talk to you?

How you doing today?

Good?

Good morning, sir.

- My granddaughter Maddie.

- How are you?

She can ride a horse,

let me tell you.

Okay, go tell your brother,

I need him here

to do some work for one time,

okay, for once.

Kind of early, aren't you?

Nothing's too early

for me, sir.

No, I mean,

the cook-offs in two weeks.

- Well, that can wait.

- Mm-hmm, well, what is it you came for?

I came to ask you about a man

that once worked here,

Pedro Alvarez.

I believe he used

to take care of your horses.

He did. He did.

What's it to you?

Well, it could

possibly mean a lot.

We reopened a case

of a young man

who disappeared 15 years ago,

Jimmy Davis.

Jimmy Davis.

Jimmy Davis.

How come I knew that as soon

as I heard a knock on the door?

I have no idea, sir.

Okay.

Good luck with your procedures,

but in the meantime,

I don't want anybody,

you know...

snooping around my property

asking questions

because this is

private property.

- I hope you understand that.

- I understand that.

And I respect your privacy.

Perhaps we can have a more

formal meeting in the future.

- Perhaps.

- Perhaps.

Thank you.

Man:
So what do you want me

to do about it?

Keep track of everything

she does.

What is "everything"?

"Everything"

means everything.

Just keep her off her game,

whatever it takes.

Within reason, okay?

- All right.

- We'll talk later.

All right.

A**hole.

Grandpa!

Grandpa!

Come on, Buster.

Let's go. Come on, buddy.

Yeah!

Thanks, man, for taking my kids

to my wife's house.

- Appreciate it.

- Maddie, Maddie.

I'll make some bunk beds.

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