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* StuffBlowingUp: A quartet of bank robbers shoot out a computer behind the teller desk shortly after a teller sets off the alarm before making their getaway, only to be pursued by Walker and Trivette shortly after.
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** Besides murdering Matt, Frank Scanlon wasn't above threatening to hurt the families of business owners to set an example to those he extorted, and he wouldn't be above hurting Eddie's other wrestlers. First, he has Harley hire gang members to kill Harley, only for the assailants to be arrested by Gage and Sydney, at which point Harley is arrested by Walker and Trivette, complete with the blood Walker found on the catwalk on the day of the murder matching his. Then, he nearly kidnaps and kills Eddie's granddaughter, Amy; when Cutter is sent after her, Gage and Sydney quickly stop this and arrest him. Eddie and Carmen soon have the courage to tell their story of what Scanlon has been doing to them when Walker and Trivette decide to bring the bigwigs of other companies he extorted together, to which they finally have the courage to stand up to Scanlon in court.

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** Besides murdering Matt, Frank Scanlon wasn't above threatening to hurt the families of business owners to set an example to those he extorted, and he wouldn't be above hurting Eddie's other wrestlers. First, he has Harley hire gang members to kill Harley, only for the assailants to be arrested by Gage and Sydney, at which point Harley is arrested by Walker and Trivette, complete with the blood Walker found on the catwalk on the day of the murder matching his. Then, he nearly kidnaps and kills Eddie's granddaughter, Amy; when Cutter is sent after her, Gage and Sydney quickly stop this and arrest him. Eddie and Carmen soon have the courage to tell their story of what Scanlon has been doing to them when Walker and Trivette decide to bring the bigwigs of other companies he extorted together, to which they finally have the courage to stand up to Scanlon in court. By the time the Rangers set out to arrest Scanlon, Flash was expected to be discharged from the hospital.
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** [[spoiler:It hits home for the Rangers at the end of the episode when they learn C.D. has died during his fishing trip, supposedly of a heart attack]].

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** [[spoiler:It [[spoiler:In an unrelated case, it hits home for the Rangers at the end of the episode when they learn C.D. has died during his fishing trip, supposedly of a heart attack]].

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* VictimOfTheWeek: The primary victim in this case is Matt "The Avenging Angel" Escobar, whose cable was cut by Harley Barnes when he made his flying entrance into the ring, causing him to fall and break his neck, but at the end of the episode, [[spoiler:it hits home for the Rangers when they learn C.D. has died during his fishing trip, supposedly of a heart attack]].

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* VictimOfTheWeek: VictimOfTheWeek:
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The primary victim in this case is Matt "The Avenging Angel" Escobar, whose cable was cut by Harley Barnes when he made his flying entrance into the ring, causing him to fall and break his neck, but at neck.
** Besides murdering Matt, Frank Scanlon wasn't above threatening to hurt
the end families of business owners to set an example to those he extorted, and he wouldn't be above hurting Eddie's other wrestlers. First, he has Harley hire gang members to kill Harley, only for the assailants to be arrested by Gage and Sydney, at which point Harley is arrested by Walker and Trivette, complete with the blood Walker found on the catwalk on the day of the episode, [[spoiler:it murder matching his. Then, he nearly kidnaps and kills Eddie's granddaughter, Amy; when Cutter is sent after her, Gage and Sydney quickly stop this and arrest him. Eddie and Carmen soon have the courage to tell their story of what Scanlon has been doing to them when Walker and Trivette decide to bring the bigwigs of other companies he extorted together, to which they finally have the courage to stand up to Scanlon in court.
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hits home for the Rangers at the end of the episode when they learn C.D. has died during his fishing trip, supposedly of a heart attack]].
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When Matt Escobar, a close friend of Trivette's from the Dallas Cowboys, now a professional wrestler under the name "The Avenging Angel", is killed in a supposed accident during his flying entrance into the ring just before the title match, the Rangers suspect it was not an accident and try to connect the murder to a crooked businessman trying to put the wrestling company out of business with Gage and Sydney going undercover as wrestlers to protect Matt's manager and his family and wrestlers, as well as to prove it. [[spoiler:At the end of the episode, the Rangers receive devastating news: C.D. has died.]]

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When Matt Escobar, a close friend of Trivette's from the Dallas Cowboys, now a professional wrestler under the name "The Avenging Angel", is killed in a supposed accident during his flying entrance into the ring just before the title match, the Rangers suspect it was not an accident and try to connect the murder to a crooked businessman trying to put the wrestling company out of business with Gage and Sydney going undercover as wrestlers to protect Matt's manager and his family and wrestlers, as well as to prove it. [[spoiler:At the end of the episode, the Rangers receive devastating news: C.''C.D. has died.]]
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* DisappearedDad: Matt Escobar, who was married to a woman named Carmen, became this to his baby, who was unborn at the time of the murder.

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* DisappearedDad: DisappearedDad / SomeoneToRememberHimBy: Matt Escobar, who was married to a woman named Carmen, became this to his baby, who was unborn at the time of the murder.



* SomeoneToRememberHimBy: Matt was married to a woman named Carmen, and because of his murder, her baby has no father.
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* SomeoneToRememberHimBy: Matt was married to a woman named Carmen, and because of his murder, her baby has no father.
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* CoDragons: Harley Barnes and Jerome Cutter of Broadcorp Industries were tasked with doing Scanlon's dirty work, but it is after the Rangers have arrested both of them-- Barnes for cutting Matt's cable (at which point the blood sample Walker found on the catwalk the day of the murder matched his) and sending thugs into the gym to beat up Flash, and Cutter for almost kidnapping Amy when she was leaving the hospital after visiting Flash-- the two decide to testify against Scanlon, ultimately putting him away for good.

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* CoDragons: Harley Barnes and Jerome Cutter of Broadcorp Industries were tasked with doing Scanlon's dirty work, but it is after the Rangers have arrested both of them-- Barnes for cutting Matt's cable (at which point the blood sample Walker found on the catwalk the day of the murder matched his) and sending thugs into the gym to beat up Flash, Flash (Gage and Sydney arrested the assailants, prompting Harley's arrest), and Cutter for almost kidnapping Amy when she was leaving the hospital after visiting Flash-- the two decide to testify against Scanlon, ultimately putting him away for good.

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* DisappearedDad: Matt Escobar, who was married to a woman named Carmen, became this to his baby, who was unborn at the time of the murder.



* RetiredBadass: Eddie Ryan, also known as "Terrible Eddie" or "The Houston Strangler", is a retired wrestler who is now the proud owner of Galactic Wrestling.

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* RetiredBadass: RetiredBadass:
** Double subverted with Matt Escobar. He is a close friend of Trivette's when they played on the Dallas Cowboys and won championship games, and now, as a professional wrestler under the name "The Avenging Angel", he is fighting for the championship title that evening after Walker and Trivette busted a quartet of bank robbers.
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Eddie Ryan, also known as "Terrible Eddie" or "The Houston Strangler", Strangler". He is a retired wrestler who is now the proud owner of Galactic Wrestling.
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* HeroicBSOD: Eddie goes through this after Matt is killed and Flash gets beaten up, saying he should've sold his company to Scanlon, but Walker and Trivette are able to snap him out of it by bringing the bigwigs of other companies Scanlon extorted together so they can all testify against him.

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* HeroicBSOD: Eddie goes through this after Matt is killed and Flash gets beaten up, up (Sydney and Gage arrest Flash's assailants, who fess up to Harley hiring them, prompting Walker and Trivette to arrest him, leading up to them determining it was him who cut Matt's cable), saying he should've sold his company to Scanlon, but Walker and Trivette are able to snap him out of it by bringing the bigwigs of other companies Scanlon extorted together so they can all testify against him.
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* HeroicBSOD: Eddie goes through this after Matt is killed and Flash gets beaten up, saying he should've sold his company to Scanlon, but Walker and Trivette are able to snap him out of it by bringing the bigwigs of other companies Scanlon extorted together so they can all testify against him.
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* CoDragons: Harley Barnes and Jerome Cutter of Broadcorp Industries were tasked with doing Scanlon's dirty work, but it is after the Rangers have arrested both of them-- Barnes for cutting Matt's cable (at which point the blood sample Walker found on the catwalk matched his) and sending thugs into the gym to beat up Flash, and Cutter for almost kidnapping Amy when she was leaving the hospital after visiting Flash-- the two decide to testify against Scanlon, ultimately putting him away for good.

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* CoDragons: Harley Barnes and Jerome Cutter of Broadcorp Industries were tasked with doing Scanlon's dirty work, but it is after the Rangers have arrested both of them-- Barnes for cutting Matt's cable (at which point the blood sample Walker found on the catwalk the day of the murder matched his) and sending thugs into the gym to beat up Flash, and Cutter for almost kidnapping Amy when she was leaving the hospital after visiting Flash-- the two decide to testify against Scanlon, ultimately putting him away for good.
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* AndYourLittleDogToo: It's not enough that Frank Scanlon is extorting the [=CEOs=] of companies he is acquiring, but also threatening their families. As far as messing with Eddie Ryan and Galactic Wrestling, killing one of his wrestlers (Matt Escobar, of course) and attempting to murder another (Flash Armstrong) and almost kidnapping his granddaughter, Amy, is certainly crossing the line.

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* AndYourLittleDogToo: It's not enough that Frank Scanlon is extorting the [=CEOs=] of companies he is acquiring, but also threatening their families. As far as messing with Eddie Ryan and Galactic Wrestling, killing one of his wrestlers (Matt "The Avenging Angel" Escobar, of course) and attempting to murder another (Flash Armstrong) and almost kidnapping his granddaughter, Amy, is certainly crossing the line.
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* AndYourLittleDogToo: It's not enough that Frank Scanlon is extorting the [=CEOs=] of companies he is acquiring, but also threatening their families. As far as messing with Eddie Ryan and Galactic Wrestling, killing one of his wrestlers (Matt Escobar, of course) and almost kidnapping his granddaughter, Amy is certainly crossing the line.

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* AndYourLittleDogToo: It's not enough that Frank Scanlon is extorting the [=CEOs=] of companies he is acquiring, but also threatening their families. As far as messing with Eddie Ryan and Galactic Wrestling, killing one of his wrestlers (Matt Escobar, of course) and attempting to murder another (Flash Armstrong) and almost kidnapping his granddaughter, Amy Amy, is certainly crossing the line.

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* EndOfAnAge: [[spoiler:C.D. has died, which means his Bar and Grill is forced to close for good.]]



* EndOfAnAge: [[spoiler:C.D. has died, which means his Bar and Grill is forced to close for good.]]
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* AndYourLittleDogToo: It's not enough that Frank Scanlon is extorting the [=CEOs=] of companies he is acquiring, but also threatening their families. Messing with Eddie Ryan, killing Matt and almost kidnapping Amy is certainly crossing the line.

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* AndYourLittleDogToo: It's not enough that Frank Scanlon is extorting the [=CEOs=] of companies he is acquiring, but also threatening their families. Messing As far as messing with Eddie Ryan, Ryan and Galactic Wrestling, killing Matt one of his wrestlers (Matt Escobar, of course) and almost kidnapping his granddaughter, Amy is certainly crossing the line.
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* AndYourLittleDogToo: It's not enough that Frank Scanlon is extorting the [=CEOs=] of companies he is acquiring, but killing Matt and almost kidnapping Amy is certainly crossing the line for Eddie.

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* AndYourLittleDogToo: It's not enough that Frank Scanlon is extorting the [=CEOs=] of companies he is acquiring, but also threatening their families. Messing with Eddie Ryan, killing Matt and almost kidnapping Amy is certainly crossing the line for Eddie.line.

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When Matt Escobar, a close friend of Trivette's from the Dallas Cowboys, now a professional wrestler under the name "The Avenging Angel", is killed in a supposed accident during his flying entrance into the ring just before the title match, the Rangers suspect it was not an accident and try to connect the murder to a crooked businessman trying to put the wrestling company out of business with Gage and Sydney going undercover as wrestlers to prove this. [[spoiler:At the end of the episode, the Rangers receive devastating news: C.D. has died.]]

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When Matt Escobar, a close friend of Trivette's from the Dallas Cowboys, now a professional wrestler under the name "The Avenging Angel", is killed in a supposed accident during his flying entrance into the ring just before the title match, the Rangers suspect it was not an accident and try to connect the murder to a crooked businessman trying to put the wrestling company out of business with Gage and Sydney going undercover as wrestlers to protect Matt's manager and his family and wrestlers, as well as to prove this.it. [[spoiler:At the end of the episode, the Rangers receive devastating news: C.D. has died.]]



* AndYourLittleDogToo: It's not enough that Frank Scanlon is extorting the [=CEOs=] of companies he is acquiring, but killing Matt and almost kidnapping Amy is certainly crossing the line for Eddie.



* CoDragons: Harley Barnes and Jerome Cutter of Broadcorp Industries were tasked with doing Scanlon's dirty work, but it is after the Rangers have arrested both of them-- Barnes for cutting Matt's cable (at which point the blood sample Walker found on the catwalk matched his) and sending thugs into the gym to beat up Flash, and Cutter for almost kidnapping Amy when she was leaving the hospital after visiting Flash-- the two decide to testify against Scanlon, ultimately putting him away for good.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: To the fullest extent, Frank Scanlon, who isn't above killing an innocent person to set an example when people refuse his offers.



* SpecialGuest: Creator/GaryKasper as Matthew "The Avenging Angel" Escobar, [[Creator/WadeWilliams Wade Andrew Williams]] as Jerome Cutter, Creator/LesterSpeight as Flash Armstrong, Creator/RichardNorton as Frank Scanlon, Creator/LoriStone as Amy Ryan and Creator/ErnestBorgnine as Eddie "The Houston Strangler/Terrible Eddie" Ryan.
* SuddenDownerEnding / WhamEpisode: [[spoiler:The episode ends on a very shocking and sad note: C.D. Parker has died. The ending of the episode is then spent with the Rangers making the funeral arrangements for their fallen comrade and the Bar and Grill being forced to go out of business.]]

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* JuryAndWitnessTampering: Frank Scanlon has extorted other companies besides Galactic Wrestling, but if one CEO is too scared to testify, Walker and Trivette decide what if they brought them all together and Eddie and Carmen told them their story? This then makes the [=CEOs=] of the companies Scanlon extorted brave enough to testify.
* MegaCorp: Frank Scanlon is the CEO of Broadcorp Industries, who's been making hostile takeovers of other businesses across the Dallas area.
* RetiredBadass: Eddie Ryan, also known as "Terrible Eddie" or "The Houston Strangler", is a retired wrestler who is now the proud owner of Galactic Wrestling.
* SpecialGuest: Creator/GaryKasper as Matthew "The Avenging Angel" Escobar, [[Creator/WadeWilliams Wade Andrew Williams]] as Jerome Cutter, Creator/LesterSpeight as Flash Armstrong, Creator/RichardNorton as Frank Scanlon, Creator/LoriStone as Amy Ryan (the granddaughter of Eddie Ryan) and Creator/ErnestBorgnine as Eddie "The Houston Strangler/Terrible Eddie" Ryan.
* SuddenDownerEnding / WhamEpisode: [[spoiler:The episode ends on a very shocking and sad note: C.D. Parker has died. The ending of the episode is then spent with the Rangers making the funeral arrangements for their fallen comrade and the Bar and Grill being forced to go out of business.]]]]
* VictimOfTheWeek: The primary victim in this case is Matt "The Avenging Angel" Escobar, whose cable was cut by Harley Barnes when he made his flying entrance into the ring, causing him to fall and break his neck, but at the end of the episode, [[spoiler:it hits home for the Rangers when they learn C.D. has died during his fishing trip, supposedly of a heart attack]].
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When Matt Escobar, a close friend of Trivette's from the Dallas Cowboys, now a professional wrestler under the name "The Avenging Angel", is killed in a supposed accident during his flying entrance into the ring just before the title match, Walker, Sydney and Gage suspect it was not an accident and try to connect the murder to a crooked businessman trying to put the wrestling company out of business with the latter two Rangers going undercover as wrestlers to prove this. [[spoiler:At the end of the episode, the Rangers receive devastating news: C.D. has died.]]

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When Matt Escobar, a close friend of Trivette's from the Dallas Cowboys, now a professional wrestler under the name "The Avenging Angel", is killed in a supposed accident during his flying entrance into the ring just before the title match, Walker, Sydney and Gage the Rangers suspect it was not an accident and try to connect the murder to a crooked businessman trying to put the wrestling company out of business with the latter two Rangers Gage and Sydney going undercover as wrestlers to prove this. [[spoiler:At the end of the episode, the Rangers receive devastating news: C.D. has died.]]
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When Matt Escobar, a close friend of Trivette's from the Dallas Cowboys, now a professional wrestler under the name "The Avenging Angel", is killed in a supposed accident during his flying entrance into the ring just before the title match, Walker, Sydney and Gage suspect it was not an accident and try to connect the murder to a crooked businessman trying to put the wrestling company out of business.

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When Matt Escobar, a close friend of Trivette's from the Dallas Cowboys, now a professional wrestler under the name "The Avenging Angel", is killed in a supposed accident during his flying entrance into the ring just before the title match, Walker, Sydney and Gage suspect it was not an accident and try to connect the murder to a crooked businessman trying to put the wrestling company out of business.
business with the latter two Rangers going undercover as wrestlers to prove this. [[spoiler:At the end of the episode, the Rangers receive devastating news: C.D. has died.]]
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When Matt Escobar, a close friend of Trivette's from the Dallas Cowboys, now a professional wrestler under the name "The Avenging Angel", is killed in a supposed accident during his flying entrance into the ring just before the title match, Walker suspects it was not an accident and tries to connect the murder to a crooked businessman trying to put the wrestling company out of business.

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When Matt Escobar, a close friend of Trivette's from the Dallas Cowboys, now a professional wrestler under the name "The Avenging Angel", is killed in a supposed accident during his flying entrance into the ring just before the title match, Walker suspects Walker, Sydney and Gage suspect it was not an accident and tries try to connect the murder to a crooked businessman trying to put the wrestling company out of business.
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* BittersweetEnding: The Rangers catch Scanlon and convict him for Matt's murder, but a phone call for Walker comes in alerting him, Alex, Trivette, Sydney and Gage of very sad news: [[spoiler: C.D. has died.]]


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* EndOfAnAge: [[spoiler:C.D. has died, which means his Bar and Grill is forced to close for good.]]
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* SuddenDownerEnding / WhamEpisode: [[spoiler:The episode ends on a very shocking and sad note: C.D. Parker has died and the ending of the episode is spent with the Rangers making the arrangements for their fallen comrade, funeral and all.]]

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* SuddenDownerEnding / WhamEpisode: [[spoiler:The episode ends on a very shocking and sad note: C.D. Parker has died and the died. The ending of the episode is then spent with the Rangers making the funeral arrangements for their fallen comrade, funeral comrade and all.the Bar and Grill being forced to go out of business.]]

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When Matt Escobar, a close friend of Trivette's from the Dallas Cowboys, now a professional wrestler under the name "The Avenging Angel" is killed in a supposed accident during his flying entrance into the ring just before the title match, Walker suspects it was not an accident and tries to connect the murder to a crooked businessman trying to put the wrestling company out of business.

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When Matt Escobar, a close friend of Trivette's from the Dallas Cowboys, now a professional wrestler under the name "The Avenging Angel" Angel", is killed in a supposed accident during his flying entrance into the ring just before the title match, Walker suspects it was not an accident and tries to connect the murder to a crooked businessman trying to put the wrestling company out of business.


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* SpecialGuest: Creator/GaryKasper as Matthew "The Avenging Angel" Escobar, [[Creator/WadeWilliams Wade Andrew Williams]] as Jerome Cutter, Creator/LesterSpeight as Flash Armstrong, Creator/RichardNorton as Frank Scanlon, Creator/LoriStone as Amy Ryan and Creator/ErnestBorgnine as Eddie "The Houston Strangler/Terrible Eddie" Ryan.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Moments before all the people Scanlon extorted are gathered together, Trivette receives a call from C.D. while he is in the middle of his fishing trip, saying he has a cold. This is a warning to how this episode is going to end...

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Moments before all the people Scanlon extorted are gathered together, Trivette receives a call from C.D. while he is in the middle of his fishing trip, saying he has a cold. This is a warning to how this episode is going to end...end shortly after the Scanlon case has been solved...
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Moments before all the people Scanlon extorted are gathered together, Trivette receives a call from C.D. while he is in the middle of his fishing trip, saying he has a cold. [[spoiler:This is a warning of the unfortunate ending...]]

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Moments before all the people Scanlon extorted are gathered together, Trivette receives a call from C.D. while he is in the middle of his fishing trip, saying he has a cold. [[spoiler:This This is a warning of the unfortunate ending...]]to how this episode is going to end...
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* SuddenDownerEnding / WhamEpisode: [[spoiler:The episode ends on a very shocking and sad note: C.D. Parker has died.]]

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* SuddenDownerEnding / WhamEpisode: [[spoiler:The episode ends on a very shocking and sad note: C.D. Parker has died.died and the ending of the episode is spent with the Rangers making the arrangements for their fallen comrade, funeral and all.]]
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* BigBad: Frank Scanlon.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Moments before all the people Scanlon extorted are gathered together, Trivette receives a call from C.D. while he is in the middle of his fishing trip, saying he has a cold. [[spoiler:This is a warning of the unfortunate ending...]]

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Moments before all the people Scanlon extorted are gathered together, Trivette receives a call from C.D. while he is in the middle of his fishing trip, saying he has a cold. [[spoiler:This is a warning of the unfortunate ending...]]
* SuddenDownerEnding / WhamEpisode: [[spoiler:The episode ends on a very shocking and sad note: C.D. Parker has died.
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'''The Avenging Angel''' is the fourth episode of the Ninth Season on ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger''. It aired on October 28, 2000.

When Matt Escobar, a close friend of Trivette's from the Dallas Cowboys, now a professional wrestler under the name "The Avenging Angel" is killed in a supposed accident during his flying entrance into the ring just before the title match, Walker suspects it was not an accident and tries to connect the murder to a crooked businessman trying to put the wrestling company out of business.

->Written by Creator/ShelWillens\\
Directed by Creator/MichaelNorris

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Moments before all the people Scanlon extorted are gathered together, Trivette receives a call from C.D. while he is in the middle of his fishing trip, saying he has a cold. [[spoiler:This is a warning of the unfortunate ending...]]

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