Recap / Walker Texas Ranger S4E26 "Hall of Fame"

WARNING: This episode is a Season Finale, so all spoilers are unmarked!

Hall of Fame is the 26th episode in the 4th Season of Walker, Texas Ranger and the Season Finale; it aired May 18, 1996.

Just before C.D. is about to be inducted into the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame, he ends up having to confront an old nemesis from an 11-year-old murder case who was never caught and ended up retiring him: Adam "The Hangman" Quinn. During his confrontation with Quinn, it makes C.D. question himself whether or not he is worthy of the honor of being in the Hall of Fame.

Written by John Lansing and Bruce Cervi
Directed by Michael Preece

Tropes seen in this episode:

• Asshole Victim: Quinn is shot dead by C.D. in a final showdown. C.D. then goes on to take his hard-fought and rightful place in the Ranger Hall of Fame.
• Big Bad: The antagonist of "Hall of Fame".
• Calling Card: Quinn's means of murder is by hanging the individual.
• Hanging Around: Quinn lives well up to his name as "The Hangman", therefore it is his Calling Card.
• Season Finale: This is the final episode of the fourth season.
• Serial Killer: Hanging is Quinn's preferred method of killing his victims.
• Special Guest: Lenny Von Dohlen as Adam "The Hangman" Quinn.
• That One Case: CD never caught the Hangman because he got checked into a clinic to try and mend his personality, but that failed and he went right back to killings.