Season 5

01 Higher Power Episode 121st September 1996 Walker must fight to protect the reincarnation of a Buddhist monk. 02 Patriot Episode 228th September 1996 After the leader of a white-supremacist group is arrested, they retaliate by taking over a minority-owned television station. 03 Ghost Rider Episode 35th October 1996 A dead child's spirit assists Walker to discover who murdered him eight years ago. 04 The Brotherhood Episode 412th October 1996 Walker takes on a trio of Vigilante Cops,who decided to take the law into their own hands.This is especially so,since these Killer Cops have executed a friend of Walkers,who was innocent of rape. 05 Plague Episode 519th October 1996 A Cherokee reservation's inhabitants are in danger from risky, experimental practices at a nearby dairy farm. 06 Redemption Episode 626th October 1996 Alex's estranged father is hired to represent a crime figure in a trial she is prosecuting. 07 Codename: Dragonfly Episode 72nd November 1996 A military helicopter with stealth capabilities has been stolen to be utilized by a drug cartel. The thief turns out to be an ex-Marine and old comrade of Walker's who left him for dead in Vietnam. 08 A Silent Cry Episode 89th November 1996 Walker searches Dallas nightclubs to seek out who raped a friend's daughter with the help of a mickey slipped in her drink. 09 Swan Song Episode 916th November 1996 Walker and Cahill head to the mountains of Utah to track down the crashed remains of a plane that was used during a daring bank robbery in 1988—which resulted in the death of one of Walker's friends—unawares a survior remains and has turned cannibal. 10 Cyclone Episode 1023rd November 1996 As a cyclone approaches, kidnappers demand $10 million for a buried bus full of children. 11 Lucky Episode 1130th November 1996 A homeless man's dog helps Walker track down the source of an attack on a priest. Meanwhile, Alex and C.D. put on a charity Thanksgiving dinner. 12 The Deadliest Man Alive Episode 1214th December 1996 The world's most deadly assassin who has left a trail of blood in history (and may even be involved in the JFK assassination), The Viper, is in town. Walker is informed and recruited by Interpol Agent Draper who's hunting the Viper now for nearly 25 years. Since the killer is in town to carry out another assassination - the target could be the visiting Israeli Ambassador - it's up to Walker to find and eliminate the Viper before he hits once again. 13 A Ranger's Christmas Episode 1321st December 1996 Walker tells the story of the Old West's Hayes Cooper, a Scrooge-like Texas Ranger who finally learned to have Christmas spirit. 14 Mayday Episode 1411th January 1997 After surviving a plane crash that was supposed to kill him and an important witness, Walker must protect the witness from hit men coming to make sure they're dead. 15 Last Hope Episode 1518th January 1997 A troubled teen endangers everybody at Ranger Camp by stealing a money bag from drug dealers. 16 Full Contact Episode 161st February 1997 Walker clears the name of a young martial artist framed for murder, then trains him for a kickboxing tournament championship. 17 The 99th Ranger Episode 178th February 1997 An abused lady nearly quits becoming a Texas Ranger following threats from her ex-husband. 18 Devil's Turf Episode 1815th February 1997 When a mix of steroids and meth starts killing high schoolers, Walkers seeks the source of the deadly combination. 19 Days Past Episode 1922nd February 1997 Vince Pike, the man who shot Walker's fiancee ten years earlier, manages to get an early release from prison. For Walker painful memories about the time with Ellen return. While he survived an attack by Pike's men back then, Ellen died. And now Walker seeks justice - and Pike a destroyed Walker when he wants to go after the persons in his life. First C.D., then Trivette, and finally Alex ... 20 Trial of LaRue Episode 208th March 1997 Victor La Rue has been declared fit for trial. During the course of the hearing, La Rue manages to subdue the bailiffs and get their guns. He then demands that Walker come here but Walker is out chasing down some criminals. So while La Rue taunts Alex. 21 Heart of the Dragon Episode 215th April 1997 Walker protects a young man who has a jade dragon that a Chinese gang believes has magical power. 22 The Neighborhood Episode 2226th April 1997 Walker helps a ten-year-old severely wounded in a drive-by to end violence in her community. 23 A Father's Image Episode 233rd May 1997 Ranger Hunt goes undercover to stop a crime boss from raising his ten-year-old son to take over the family business. 24 Sons of Thunder (1) Episode 244th May 1997 Thunder Malloy, a preacher, who is a friend of Walker's dies and his wife and sons are left to fend for themselves. Trent, the eldest son, who is also a former student of Walker's, who years ago, had a disagreement with his father, when he chose to join the Army as oppose to following his father's footsteps, decides to leave the Army and come home to help his mother and siblings. Walker tries to get him to maybe be a cop but Trent does not want to carry a gun. For the moment he works as a security guard. Walker is also working a case involving someone who is gunning cops, and it seems that one his targets is Trent's friend Carlos Sandoval. 25 Sons of Thunder (2) Episode 254th May 1997 As Trent tries to help out his family, and reconnect with his siblings especially his brother, Tommy, who felt that Trent deserted them. Walker tries to see if there is some kind of connection all the cops that were killed. Trivette gets a call from a cop, who has some info he would like to give him but asks that they meet in his place, when Trivette goes there, the killer has already killed the cop and shoots Trivette. Carlos was visiting Trent when the killer tries to kill Carlos but Trent saves him. After giving a decription of the man, Carlos thinks that it's a Metro cop named Rod Barkley. While Alex checks on him, Walker asks Carlos to explain who is this guy is and why is he killing all these cops. A few years ago, Carlos, the other cops and Barkley were chasing this motorist who was speeding. When he stopped, Barkley then proceeded to beat him up, eventually the other cops had to pull Barkley off the boy. When all of the other cops stated that there was no reason justifying Bark 26 Texas vs. Cahill Episode 2610th May 1997 Alex's current case is a retrial of Lane Tillman, a mob boss, who is defended by Tony Seville, who was Alex's lover years ago. The next morning Tony is found dead at Alex's beside and she is arrested for suspicion of murder. She reveals to Walker that Tony came to her last night with evidence that would turn the case around before she passed out. Her father Gordon Cahill returns to defend her in court. Alex is put in a womens prison where the convicts want to get revenge against her for putting them in there, but she is saved by a woman named Alfre Grimes who was put in because of a mistake. Meanwhile Walker and Trivette learn from Tony's sister, Mollie, that he had falling out with Tillman, and with Gordon's help they suspect Tillman is behind the murder - because if the prosecuting attorney is having an affair with the defense attorney and the defense attorney ends up dead then Lane Tillman would go free because there would be no second trial. Then Mollie gets a letter from Tony and 27 Rookie Episode 2717th May 1997 Joey Prado just graduated from the academy with the best marks since Walker. One of his first assignments is to go undercover as a drug dealer. Along the way, he reunites with his childhood friend Vic Solano.