The trail leads them to Rawley Wilkes, revealed as an arms merchant who is hijacking U.S. Dakota's murder attracts the attention of FBI Special Agent Jackson (Kennedy) who works with Ramos and McQuade. In retaliation for disrupting his operations, Wilkes asphixates Dakota in his house and also has Snow killed. At an illegal garment factory, they pick up a young delinquent named Snow ( William Sanderson), who is reluctant to talk until Dakota points a Mac-10 in his general direction and empties the magazine. Kayo's computer skills allow him to track the errant convoy. McQuade more readily works with Kayo to find out who did this to his daughter and her boyfriend. Bobby is shot and killed by the hijackers, who then cause Sally to be hospitalized when they shove her car into a ravine. Meanwhile, Sally and Bobby witness the hijacking of a U.S. Despite McQuade's annoyance that he does not need a woman to take care of him, Richardson seems to start breaking through his rough exterior within the couple of days they are together. After settling the fight, Richardson and McQuade leave the party and apparently have a romantic encounter. She invites the men to a party where Rawley Wilkes (Carradine) displays his prowess in martial arts and some of his thugs get into a fight with Ramos. While out with his daughter (horseback riding), his daughter's horse runs wild and she is saved by Lola Richardson (Carrera). McQuade also seems to like Sally's boyfriend Bobby, who is enlisted in the US Army and is respectful of McQuade being a retired Marine. Although divorced, McQuade is on very good terms with his ex-wife, and loves his teenage daughter Sally. After the party, his commander attempts to curb his "lone wolf" attitude by insisting he work with local Texas State Trooper Kayo Ramos (Beltran), a tough but clean-cut and polite Latino. Shaking off the dust, McQuade returns to El Paso, Texas to attend the retirement ceremony of his fellow Ranger and close friend Dakota (Jones). The film opens with McQuade involved in an intense battle with Mexican bandits and a gang of horse thieves from which he emerges unscathed (saving several Texas State Troopers). He lives in a dirty trailer in the middle of nowhere with a pet wolf. McQuade (Norris), is a former Marine and a Texas Ranger who prefers to work alone. The screenplay features a quiver of characters: the "lone wolf" Ranger Jim McQuade (Norris), the bad guy (Carradine) with the widow of his partner (Carrera) who falls for the hero at first sight, the retired buddy (Jones), the captain trying to rein in the hero (Armstrong), the federal agent (kennedy) and the new young partner (Beltran) the hero does not want. The film score was written by Francesco De Masi and borrows heavily from Ennio Morricone's score for Once Upon a Time in the West. Armstrong, Leon Isaac Kennedy and Robert Beltran, and is directed by Steve Carver. Lone Wolf McQuade is a 1983 action film, starring Chuck Norris, David Carradine, Barbara Carrera, L.Q. This article's lead section may not adequately summarize key points of its contents. This article needs additional citations for verification. This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page.
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