WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Walker Episode 16, "Bad Apples," which aired Thursday on The CW.
As brothers Cordell and Liam Walker face their own professional crossroads, one case puts Captain Larry James' family in the crosshairs of some particularly dangerous figures. And by the time the dust clears, with the moral compass of the Texas police force hanging in the balance, the Texas Rangers have regained their most famous lawman while Walker's friends and family have decided on their own occupational futures.
James and Micki Ramirez lead the Texas Rangers on a high-profile drug bust that brings in a dirty cop named Campbell suspected of selling drugs he acquires while undercover on the street to garner his own profit. Back at the family ranch, August questions his father if he's happy with his life no longer as a Ranger. Walker dismisses the assertion but privately is facing yet another existential crisis without his dream job.
As Micki and Trey reflect on Trey's acceptance into medical school, Liam admits to his ex-fiancé, Brett, that he didn't actually cheat on him in Mexico but was trying to keep him safe from the criminal operation that nearly murdered him and Captain James. Later, Trey expresses his own doubts to Walker about his career path and professional future about moving forward with medical school, with Walker assuring him to trust his own instincts.
Back at Texas Rangers headquarters, Campbell has his lawyer secure him a release, citing he was still working undercover at the time of the bust. As he leaves, the culprit catches sight of James' son DJ. As Walker catches up with James and DJ at his bar, the trio is shocked when they discover that Campbell has apparently set the captain's car on fire, labeling him a traitor, though without connecting evidence. Despite James urging Micki to stand down and let him handle the matter, she tails Campbell until James brings her in and he reveals he and Liam are working together on a sting operation to bust a whole ring of dirty cops.
While on a drive with Stella, DJ is pulled over by Campbell who plants drugs on him to initiate an arrest and bring him in as Stella watches, horrified. As James picks up DJ, his son vents his frustrations over being targeted by the cops while Walker's children convince him to rejoin the Rangers, with Stella giving her father video she covertly filmed of DJ's arrest before he is officially sworn back in. James confronts Campbell at a local diner just as a news report airs the incriminating footage and James presenting an arrest warrant, Walker and Ramirez proudly watching their captain bring in the dirty cop.
As Walker and James enjoy working together again and relaxing at the family ranch, Liam is surprised by his boss deciding to quietly serve out the remainder of his term as District Attorney at home in the wake of Liam going over his head to the Texas Attorney General to obtain an arrest warrant. The move reinvigorates Liam's electoral campaign for District Attorney, with Brett joining his campaign. Trey decides to pursue a career in psychiatry instead of as a surgeon, with Micki's support, before the group celebrates back at Walker's bar.
Walker stars Jared Padalecki, Lindsey Morgan, Keegan Allen, Mitch Pileggi, Molly Hagan and Coby Bell. New episodes air Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.
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