Walker

Come on!

Hey! Come on!

You got this! Come on!

All right!

King Kong up in here!

Nice job. Yeah, baby.

I love it, Clint.

But I want you fresh and limber for game day.

Gonna shovel prairie pancakes

the rest of your life, cowboy?

Best I can tell, you've been at it months.

Yeah, well, they make you pay your dues around here.

Besides, not all of us can get that

fancy, honest banking work.

It is fancy. Not quite honest.

Seen you around. Seems like you're a regular.

You could say so.

Been working up the courage to introduce myself.

We're closed weekdays.

Even for friends of the circus.

Gives us time to practice our tricks and charms.

You ride, then?

You could say so.

I got to tell you,

I think they're keeping me sidelined

so I don't go embarrass, Donkey Kong over there!

What was that?

You did it now.

It's Duke.

If Duke has got the stones, let's see if he can

beat your time? Nah.

Let's make it interesting.

I don't want my saddle smelling like horse stalls here.

You know, a lot of people

can ride a bull for eight seconds.

I say you either go big ten

or you go home.

What do you say, Dick?

It's Duke.

Hope you can count to 11.

Friendly tip?

Some riders like to squeeze their legs

right as the hooves come off the ground,

but I've been watching.

This Brahma's got a fresh cracked rib.

You're gonna have to fight the habit

and center of gravity some other way.

Thank you, Miss...?

Twyla. Twyla Jean.

Come on, Dad,

it's our only bathroom.

And it's game day.

Just a sec, Stell!

Dad?

Hey. You're just leaving?

James called. Prison break over in Kyle.

Now we're stuck manhunting.

Hoping to catch this guy local.

You know how much I love bunking up at whatever

- crap motel they assign, so... - Wait.

You're leaving town? Trying to avoid it.

That would be a no for today, then.

Today.

Right, today. Game day.

Noon kickoff? I'll be there.

Yeah, unless he leaves town.

Stell, do me a favor.

August is grounded.

So I need you go to come back after the game and watch him.

Watch me? And no, I-I can't be grounded.

Ruby and I are on assignment at the game.

She's picking me up soon.

You want to push me, after this?

It was boxed up for a reason.

Um, what is going on here?

Why don't you ask him?

Nothing.

August is just not to leave.

But now, I got to go.

I'll see you at the game, okay?

Big game day. You amped, coach?

Hyped!

Man, you ever just wake up on the right side of the bed?

I got up at 4:00 to review game film.

Synced up the playbook on the iPad.

I even got in a breezy run

before grabbing fresh cleats.

So coaches wear cleats now?

Always got to be ready.

You tell Walker about my new gig?

No, but I'm sure he'll have a hot take soon enough.

You tell him he can take it up

with the new director of sports medicine.

How did you convince Sacred Heart that was a thing?

Same way I charmed you, I guess.

So you just showed up and wouldn't leave?

Listen, I used to hop out of helos

and suture hot lead.

Assistant soccer coach just didn't carry the vibe

I'm used to, you know what I'm saying?

Yeah, you might want to, um,

ice that chip on your shoulder, Mr. Director.

Actually, I did one more thing this morning.

I looked into Vegas flights.

Okay. I was just

you know, I mean, I-I know you and your mom aren't great.

But maybe we get my mom off my back

and talk about a trip to see her?

She's been asking about the particulars.

That sounds serious.

It's not. She just thinks that I don't give her

the particulars of my life, which is a false narrative.

No, the, um, m-meet the mother part.

Yeah, I-I knew this would be loaded.

Then why would you bring it up

when I was about to walk out the door?

Would there have ever been a good time to bring it up?

You're talking to Dr. Adriana Ramirez's daughter.

I'll let you when I find one.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, that

was a really bad reaction,

and this is a big day for you.

Can we please talk about this later?

Yeah.

No eyes on this.

Keep the circle small, and the lies honest.

Ramirez. Perfect. In here, please.

Captain? This is

Tessa Graves, FBI San Antonio office.

A pleasure.

From what I hear, you're the good partner.

The one without the DPS disciplinary hearing coming up.

Micki, are you familiar with Watch the Throne?

Yeah, it's Walker's undercover op.

I brushed past it once or twice.

The operation that somehow took him ten months

- to complete. - Out of a 92-person

traveling rodeo, Walker was tasked to identify

who was connected to the Rodeo Kings robbery crew.

He ID'd four individuals.

We got Clint West, show horse.

Crystal West, she's the wheel woman.

Jaxon Davis, he broke his leg.

That was Walker's in. And...

Sweet, sweet, sweet Twyla Jean.

I know of a Crystal,

but not of a Twyla.

Well, your partner sure does.

Intimately.

Twyla worked the bank,

inside woman for the robberies.

Walker confirmed it, but then,

our A.D.A. got a little trigger shy.

Meaning I wouldn't put my brother on the stand,

blowing his identity and putting his family in jeopardy.

On the last Rodeo Kings job, 300K mysteriously vanished.

Your MIA partner was one of the last people

in proximity to it, and, magically, has no idea

where it ended up.

Okay, Cap. We entertaining this?

Having Walker go under at all,

the state that he was in, it was a mistake.

But once he was there...

He went dark for long stretches.

We have a wire up on Ms. Jean's phone.

This morning, Duke made contact with her.

In my estimation,

they're making a run at the missing cash

before fleeing town.

And I intend

to ensure that doesn't happen.

Here. We're up on the motel's CCTV feed.

See for yourself.

Okay, so,

has anyone, you know,

asked Walker his side of things?

His side? This woman

is in the town where his family lives.

Where someone could make him at any moment,

and his kids would be at risk.

He's trying to get her out of Austin.

You know what, if he's gone back under,

it's as a last resort, because Cordell hated

who he had to become as Duke.

A sob story, I'm sure. Please.

Okay, okay. Of course to me, it always read

like a fine excuse for stalling.

And stealing, come to think of it.

Okay, so, what? We're just gonna twiddle our thumbs and hope

some grainy motel feed clears his name?

Or indicts him.

Why, you have an idea?

I've missed that aftershave.

Hey. Hey, hey, hey.

Okay, wait, wait, wait. Wait, baby girl, baby girl.

Hey, wait, wait.

Listen

we can't do this right now.

I'm fresh out on bail. You know, and,