[Staten] Previously on Ransom Canyon...
- [crowd cheering] - Whoo!
Where in hell did you learn to ride like that?
You're making me proud, kid.
- This your cow salesman, Cap? - Yeah, that's the guy.
- You got a problem? - You fell for a con man.
I just think us getting back together was a mistake.
Is this because of Lucas?
- Hey, man. - Hey.
- [Reid growls] - [Lauren] Jesus!
So Austin Water & Power just up and offered you a seat on their board.
I have a plan even Staten Kirkland won't be able to fight.
Aren't you a little long in the tooth to be keeping up a ranch?
You're wasting your time, Paula Jo. Real ranchers don't roll over that easy.
Don't be with him. Be with me.
It's too late.
[Staten] It's...
Mind if I join?
Y'all remember where you were the night of Randall's accident?
I was with Lauren, sir.
Looks like Kirkland was right about someone running his boy off the road.
["Who's Gonna Save You Now" by D&RG playing]
- [Randall] You're an asshole. - [Staten] Enough!
Randall! Hey! Ra...
♪ Even in the darkness ♪
♪ Secrets kept by congregations ♪
♪ Who's gonna save you now? ♪
[Paula Jo] Reid?
- [pasta clattering] - [Paula Jo groans]
I need a bigger pot.
I'll do it.
[gas range clicks, ignites]
You can talk to me, you know.
This isn't a death sentence.
It's a breakup, my love.
It... It's life.
You need to pick yourself up and move on.
- You don't understand. - Baby, help me understand.
- [door opens] - [footsteps approaching]
What's all this?
Oh, I'm just cooking a little dinner for my son.
Yeah, I... I see that.
I hope you're hungry.
No, thanks. Just ate.
[clicks tongue]
No, you didn't.
Oh, come on and join us.
Don't worry.
- I'm not moving in too. - [chuckles softly]
Shower up, and dinner will be ready in about an hour.
Twenty minutes.
Ma, come on. Be honest. You know what "al dente" means.
Well, how else was I gonna get my son to cook me dinner, huh?
[both laugh]
Huh? What else was I supposed to do?
[Reid] All right. I want you to cut this up for me, okay?
[both laughing]
- Poor thing. - [groans]
He's such an asshole.
It looks worse than it is.
- Did you talk at all since? - Mm-mm.
I think he needs time to hate me from a distance.
- Mm? - I get it.
Yeah.
[Lauren giggles]
Um...
What are these?
- Hey, don't you go through my mail. - Uh-uh-uh, zip it.
Make me.
Wait!
- Lucas, Yale? - No.
Brown?
You could literally go anywhere.
They're not acceptances. They're just...
They're what? Just "very interested in you" letters?
- I guess. - [laughs] Oh. "I guess."
Okay, all right. Well, um, this is bananas,
but Yale, right? You gotta go Yale.
Nah.
No?
What, Vassar?
UT.
[chuckles] Are you serious? No.
I'm serious.
- Lucas. - It's a great school.
Well, yeah. I mean, but... [exhales sharply]
It's where I want to go.
Really?
Yeah, really.
I'm gonna go to all the football games, sit in the stands,
look down at you cheering on the sidelines, and say...
"That's my girl."
I want that so bad.
[romantic music playing]
We can have it.
Are you sure you're okay with me not telling my dad about us?
As long as I don't have to watch you date Reid Collins, I'm good.
[Lauren] Mm-hmm.
Where are you going?
We gotta toast.
To what?
Our future.
We're all we need.
All we need.
[door opens, closes]
[footsteps approaching]
[Kit] Ah, look who's slumming it.
Why are you always a dick to me?
I'm a dick to a lot of people. Don't feel too special about it.
- Okay. - Look, just, uh, do me a favor.
[Lauren sighs]
Don't let it go past a month, all right?
Excuse me?
Part of me’s happy as hell for him.
You and I both know this doesn't pan out.
Just doesn't.
The longer it goes on,
the more I gotta put him back together when it's over.
Understand?
[sighs]
Who hurt you, Kit?
I'm serious.
Okay, well, uh...
If you're done, I'm... gonna go.
[serious music playing]
[footsteps receding]
[door opens and closes]
[indistinct chatter]
- [music playing in the background] - [billiard balls clacking]
Cheers.
What do you think?
Well, I... I think it's a great way to blow most of that rodeo paycheck,
but, hey, it's your money, so you can buy yourself whatever you want.
No, it's not for me. It's for Cap.
I just feel like he's done a lot for me, you know?
I want to do something nice for him.
Such an asshole.
What?
Just when I was ready to give up on you, you have to go ahead and do this
nice, wonderful, and terribly annoying thing.
You were ready to give up on me?
It's kind of a default setting.
Well, shit.
Thank God for the tractor.
You think he'll like it?
Speak now, 'cause I'm going tomorrow.
Yeah, I think he'll love it.
It's really sweet.
[horse whinnies]
[exhales]
I didn't tell her, all right?
No?
Then why'd she tell me she's calling it off because of you?
Look, I didn't tell her 'cause I've got nothing to tell.
I walked up on the two of y'all talking, then I walked off. That's it.
Next thing I know, I'm getting sucker-punched.
If you're dealing with something, I'm still down to listen.
Dude, drop it.
- I'm just trying to be a good friend. - Okay, stop trying, then!
Hey.
What the hell's the matter with you two?
We're really doing this again, guys?
- What happened to your eye? - Just a kid at school.
It was me, Uncle Staten.
I know it wasn't right.
I'm sorry.
We're just...
Just what?
- Working through some things. - Ah.
Which one do you want?
I got a truck in town that needs driving back.
I'm gonna take one of these yahoos with me.
The other one can stay here and help you clean up.
I'll take Tweedle Dumbass.
They're both Tweedle Dumbass.
Reid.
Kitchen's not open yet, but there's some coffee in the pot.
Oh, I'll have a Belvedere.
Rocks.
Quinn, this is nice!
Thank you.
You know, would you mind closing to the public altogether tomorrow?
I'm gonna need the space.
You're gonna need the space?
Yeah, I'm hosting a little happy hour business chat.
- It's the weekend. - Uh-huh.
It's not an office. It's a dance hall.
Yeah, for now. Don't forget who keeps the lights on.
I was just thinking about Adam Allen saying "no strings attached."
Oh, Quinn.
There's always strings.
- Yeah. - But it's cute...
you trying to play both sides.
Taking that big city money but still rooting for the cowboys.
Maybe one a little more than the rest.
And I don't mean Davis.
Yeah, no, I got it. You're incredibly subtle.
That man
is unbelievable in bed.
You know, jealousy doesn't suit you.
Oh honey, everything suits me.
I can see the gears turning.
You want to know when, don't you?
Actually, I don't.
I wasn't sure if he'd still have it in him
at the rodeo.
But...
I stand wobbly and corrected. That man can operate.
All right, take this one back to the ranch.
I'll walk back over to the shop after lunch and grab the Silverado.
I can walk over. It's not a problem.
Okay. Thank you.
- All right. - Hey, wait. Hold on.
I don't know what's going on between you two, but you need to squash it.
You hear me?
You need to work it out with Lucas.
He ain't so bad. Neither are you.
I don't know sometimes.
Well, I do.
You're a good kid.
I'll see you later.
All right.
[tense music playing]
Son, I--
Ah, speak of the devil.
Great.
Both of 'em.
[Davis clears throat] So...
What's going on here? Hi.
Hi. Yeah, what is going on here?
Just a casual, friendly chat.
This has been a blast. Same time next year?
No, stop, stop, stop. We are all having drinks.
Would you mind getting the drinks, darling?
I'll send someone.
[Paula Jo] Thank you.
We need to talk about Reid.
We can. He doesn't need to be here.
Finally, something we agree on.
He's the only person who's actually parenting our son right now, so...
That kid can come home anytime he wants.
Man up and say sorry.
[Paula Jo] Nice.
I mean, so what?
So he messed up.
He ran his mouth off a bit.
Actually, I wonder where he gets that from.
He took credit for something he didn't do.
So ground him, sell his car, cancel his credit cards.
I don't care, but he can't keep living with his uncle.
He humiliated this family.
Oh bullshit.
Reid is a good kid.
He's my kid. Okay, Staten?
- He can stay with you as long as he wants. - Hmm.
Taking him in is not gonna bring yours back.
[Paula Jo sighs]
Why lie about it? What's he doing at Crossroads anyway?
I told you. It's a trail of red flags with this dude.
What is it?
The night of the grand opening,
I was, uh, sitting right over there talking to Penny Jacobs.
Right, the nurse at Crossroads.
She told me that some guy's been spending a lot of time with Ruth Fuller.
And that Ruth said it's her grandson.
What? Why didn't you say anything?
What was I to say? I didn't think anything of it at the time.
- Penny chalked it up to Ruth's dementia. - What do you think he's up to?
Whatever it is, it's no good.
I'm gonna run a background check.
- Where are you going? - I'm gonna go poke around the ranch.
Ellie...
Be careful.
Yeah, I will.
[sighs]
[cattle lowing]
[suspenseful music playing]
What happened to your truck?
- Excuse me? - Front corner panel, what happened?
Clipped a guy.
Where?
In Marfa, in a parking lot.
Okay, Walker, Texas Ranger? [scoffs]
What the hell is your problem?
[girl] One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
One... three, four, five... seven, eight.
- [girl] There you go. - [girl 2] Okay.
- [girl 3] Nice job. - [girl 4] Yeah, see you later.
[overlapping chatter]
[chuckles softly]
If I've learned anything...
it's that Whataburger is a surefire cure for two things.
Hangovers and breakups.
Well, it surely doesn't hurt. Thank you.
[Dan clears throat]
Except for watching you at halftime,
I don't think I've sat through a full game since Randall died.
I remember exactly where I was the night that call came in.
[exhales]
Yeah, I think we all do.
I was over at Ashley's house just talking to her mom,
and then you called,
and we all just fell apart.
Yeah, that's right.
Reid, he was there that night, wasn't he?
No, I think he was out with his boys.
Is he doing okay?
With the breakup?
Yeah.
He'll be fine.
I actually think it's a good thing.
- You do? - Yeah.
You two taking a breather.
I thought you loved Reid.
[grunts]
Hold that thought.
Brigman.
[indistinct talking on phone]
[tense music playing]
What?
Yeah, yeah. Keep him and hold him.
- [woman] Okay. See you soon. - All right. Bye.
You know who I do not love right now?
Reid's Uncle Staten.
- [chuckles softly] - Uh...
- Go! I'm keeping the fries though. - All right.
- Enjoy. - Love you.
[horse whinnies]
["Queen of Spades" by Lew Apollo playing]
♪ I like the way your honey tastes When I sip it down with gin ♪
♪ Backroom on the velvet seat I wish that you let me in ♪
♪ I got the key to the city tonight Some might say a mojo hand ♪
♪ Too easy for Him to see But my body says one more sin ♪
[door opens]
Hello.
Hi.
♪ The queen of spades has got me Feelin' some kind of way ♪
♪ I think I'm afraid That it won't last another day ♪
♪ The queen of spades has got me Feelin' some kind of way ♪
♪ I think I'm afraid That it's gonna all feel okay ♪
♪ I like the way your honey tastes When I sip it down with gin ♪
♪ Backroom on the velvet seat I wish that you let me in ♪
[sultry song fades]
How come you lied this morning about going to the nursing home?
Um, I...
It's just
so strange.
You make it really hard to trust you.
All right, look, I...
I did go look at that tractor after I swung by Crossroads.
To see Ruth Fuller.
Why?
When Cap told me that she was still alive
and that he didn't go to see her anymore, it...
I don't know. It broke my heart. It's...
I never met my grandmother, but I imagined how I'd feel if she was there.
No family, no love around, and...
So I went, and then...
I kept going.
Does Cap know?
No.
I...
I figured he'd make me stop going if he knew, but, look, I...
I should've told you. I'm sorry.
Yeah, I get a feeling that there's a lot of things you should have told me.
[sentimental music playing]
Have dinner with me tomorrow.
Cap's in Elk City all weekend, and...
believe it or not, I actually can make a pretty mean lasagna.
I'll be an open book.
I promise.
Okay.
How worried should I be?
- I'm fine. - Staten, I just bailed you out of jail.
You assaulted a guy.
You didn't see his beanie. He was very assaultable.
[scoffs]
I was pissed, all right?
Davis said some shit at Gracie's and I lost it.
Yeah, Davis and I talked.
Oh. Perfect.
[Staten exhales]
- Why is Reid still living with you? - [Staten scoffs]
Why does everybody seem to think this is my choice?
It's not. It's his.
You have him in Randall's room.
Is it that hard for you to admit that you just might like him around?
[Quinn sighs]
Maybe some things are just meant to be left in the past.
[bittersweet music playing]
No matter how beautiful they are.
Or were.
- Or... - Or could have been?
Okay, well...
- Thank you for tonight. - You're welcome.
[Davis] You bailed him out?
Oh my God, really? Are we really doing this?
Yes, Davis, I bailed him out. Is that a problem?
No, it's not a problem.
I'm just curious as to why
he couldn't have called any of the several boys he's got on his payroll.
Hey, maybe yours is the only number he remembers by heart.
Ah. Can be unattractive.
Okay, Quinn, hey.
Generally, I'm pretty good at not being the jealous type, okay?
But I'm finding that difficult with you.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry too. I'm not upset with you.
- I'm upset with your ex-wife. - Now--
Who, for the record, just slept with Staten after the rodeo,
so believe me when I say you have nothing to worry about there.
Right. Okay.
And it's not even that! I'm just...
I'm just pissed she's bullying me into this stupid meeting at my bar.
Hey, I know. Come here. I get it.
I feel like everyone's going crazy, and I don't want to be one of them.
Oh. Who else is going crazy?
Apart from the dark horse winners of the "least likely to bang" award.
No, I... All right.
I won't mention it again.
I mean, Staten fully hulking out on that random kid,
my favorite supplier totally botching our beer order,
oh, and I guess Cap bought a few of Staten's cattle off some rustlers.
- You hear about that? - No.
What happened?
Apparently some out-of-towners stole a few of Staten's cows
and pulled a fast one on Cap.
Poor guy. I mean, it all got sorted, but crazy, right?
- Anyway, I gotta go. - Okay.
[troubling music playing]
[footsteps receding]
[door closes]
[sighs] God damn it.
- Could've happened to anyone. - Don't play that shit with me, Yancy.
We're out of time here, okay? We gotta move to your backup plan.
You want me to take the ranch out from under him?
You said if you couldn't convince him to sell, that you were gonna take it.
You remember that?
We were gonna prove that he, uh, lost his edge.
He wasn't fit to manage.
And who better to take over than his long-lost grandson?
Yeah, I remember. I was there.
You know, after your little showcase at the rodeo,
I'm kind of beginning to feel like I'm losing you a little.
You having a change of heart on me?
Yeah, maybe.
I want you to picture something, okay? In your head.
You ready?
I want you to picture your mother, pregnant and destitute,
calling that man for help.
Not for herself, but for you.
And that man, your blood, telling her to hit the bricks.
I don't have to picture it 'cause I was there.
You've got a decision to make, 'cause the clock is ticking.
Now you can make your peace with him, ignore what he did,
spit on your old man's grave.
Or you can take what's rightfully yours.
So a city councilman and a Texas Water Development board member
walk into a bar.
- What's the punchline? - [Paula Jo laughs]
Oh, so I'm gonna keep this simple.
Jay, I'm gonna need you to order a salination test
on Staten's wells by Wednesday.
We're not due to monitor this county for another six months.
Call it a random sample.
And, Boone, when those results happen to come back brackish,
and they will,
you'll have already called for a vote to end grandfathered wells in the county.
Staten will be forced to retrofit
every single well.
That'll cost him millions.
Gold star, Boone.
I'm heading back home to Austin tomorrow.
I'mma need this done and dusted by the time I get back next week.
And if we refuse?
You were bought and paid for a long time ago.
Don't look so shocked.
Oh, and don't worry, those drinks are on me.
Reid's things.
[Davis sighs]
You want a drink?
Well, it is almost noon.
[pensive music playing]
So you and Paula Jo, huh?
Does that bug you?
- Yeah, a little. - Good.
For what it's worth, it bugs me too.
[Davis] Mm.
Yeah, she really blindsided us with that, uh, sit-down, huh?
Yeah.
I'd rather not revisit that.
Can I just say--
Can we just sip our whiskey and enjoy the view?
Can you shut up and let me talk?
Look, I... I was worked up that day.
But I still shouldn't have said what I said.
Yeah, well, it doesn't make it any less true.
Hey, I enjoyed having Reid around.
I did.
But I'll back off and let you guys patch things up.
Besides, if I gotta listen to one more horseshit song blaring out of his room,
- I'm gonna lose my goddamn mind. - [laughs] You don't know the half of it.
You should strap him to a chair and make him listen to some Waylon Jennings.
Wouldn't help.
That kid... [laughs]
You don't want to regret not making peace with him, Davis.
It's not worth it. Trust me.
You were a good father, Staten.
You still are.
[poignant music playing]
[fire hisses]
[footsteps approaching]
Thank you, Quinn, for today.
[exhales]
You do this with every man you sleep with?
Go behind their back, try to rip out everything from under them?
Don't you kinkshame me.
Look, if I didn't want you to hear, I would have picked a nicer place.
No, I needed you to know who wears the pants in this little relationship.
Do you think I won't tell him?
- I know you won't tell him. - Oh really?
Really, because next month,
Boone and the rest of the city council
are overseeing a rezone of the town square.
You know, projected growth and all.
And you wouldn't want to lose... your liquor license.
Right?
Sober dance hall?
I just want to make something really clear.
You already took the money.
[lively music playing]
♪ Congratulations It's a celebration ♪
[party chatter]
♪ Got all my people with me Yeah, we made it ♪
♪ Straight from the bottom ♪
♪ Up to the top ♪
♪ I thought I told you We don't ever, ever stop ♪
[boy] What's up, man?
♪ Can you feel it, can you feel it From your head down to your toes ♪
♪ Can you feel it Then believe it ♪
♪ Take it everywhere we go I think you know... ♪
Lauren?
[music continues in the distance]
[Lauren giggles]
- Hey. - Hi.
What are you doing?
- What does it look like I'm doing? - [laughing] Lucas.
Lucas, you're crazy.
Am I?
Yeah! What if somebody sees?
So what?
There's no way.
[Lauren laughs]
- You're not. - Yeah.
[Lauren laughs]
Come be crazy with me.
[Lauren continues laughing]
Come on in, the water's great.
[Lauren] I cannot believe you.
Holy shit.
- [tense music playing] - What? Are you okay?
There's something down there.
[Lauren] Lucas, you're scaring me! Lucas!
Call the police, someone might be down there.
[Lauren] What? Down where? What are you talking about?
There's a truck.
- [Kai] So he's just a Good Samaritan, huh? - I didn't find anything.
Well, I did.
His criminal record came back sealed.
He.. He did say he was in juvie.
Elle, all right, this happened a couple months ago.
He's hiding something.
Do you know the strings you need to pull to seal a record?
I know you want to think he's a good guy.
No, I know he's not a good guy.
I know.
How?
Because I slept with him, all right?
So what do you want to do?
I need to get some answers.
["Teardrop" by José Gonzalez playing]
♪ Love, love is a verb ♪
♪ Love is a doing word ♪
♪ Feathers on my breath ♪
♪ Gentle impulsion Shakes me, makes me lighter ♪
♪ Feathers on my breath ♪
♪ Teardrop on the fire ♪
♪ Feathers on my breath ♪
♪ Night, nights of matter ♪
♪ Black flowers blossom ♪
♪ Feathers on my breath ♪
♪ Teardrop on the fire of a confession ♪
♪ Feathers on my breath ♪
[Ashley] So he was just out here alone?
Yeah.
We should go.
- I'm gonna hang back for a bit. - Lauren.
You're playing with fire.
I just hope Lucas is worth the risk.
Yeah, I was in the water...
In the water? What happened?
He is.
Then let's go.
You happen to get a good look at this thing?
Uh, it was a pickup, for sure.
Color?
Hard to say, but I... I think it was blue.
♪ Black flowers blossom ♪
♪ Feathers on my breath ♪
I knew you'd turn up.
♪ Water is my eye ♪
♪ Most faithful mirror ♪
♪ Feathers on my breath ♪
♪ Teardrop on the fire Feathers on my breath ♪
Dan, I heard.
We're working on it.
♪ You're stumbling into all ♪
♪ Stumbling into all ♪
[serious indie song ends]
[soft music playing]
[music fades out]