Yellowstone (2018) s01e09 Episode Script

1 Previously on Yellowstone I'm done begging you to stay.
In fact the opposite.
I'm telling you to go.
Sell me the land.
And I'll give you Yellowstone.
How's that feel? Like you're three seconds away from being pepper sprayed.
Talk to me about cancer.
What would you like to know? For a start how long have you had it? This is screaming cover up.
And it's screaming at your father.
You ever get concerned that some of John Dutton's problems become Jamie's problems? Think she's on to me.
- Well we can go home.
- No.
My editor wants this story.
First thing you're doing tomorrow is withdrawing from the race.
What? I've earned this.
After everything I've done for you! If that ain't self-defense, I don't know what is.
If that's where you were really standing.
[WOLVES GROWLING.]
[THUNDER RUMBLING.]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC.]
I can't tell anything from this.
[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER.]
Where were you standing? I was standing right over there.
- Any shell casings? - Looked, didn't find anything 'cause I don't think he was standing there.
Rip.
Get my rifle.
Here you go.
You were standing? No, I was kneeling.
[GUN FIRES.]
[GUN FIRES.]
- You sure you were here? - I'm sure, sir.
Give it to me.
Give it to me.
Hmm.
Just forgot you picked this up, Sheriff? - That's evidence.
- Where'd you find it? This time no bullshit.
Where he said.
Right where Rip said.
Say it's about 15 yards.
- Pretty damn close.
- Shit, close enough for me.
That is self-defense, Sheriff.
I have no idea why you'd want to go ahead and disguise that.
[CHUCKLES.]
I forgot I picked it up, okay? - Jesus Christ.
- Gentlemen.
[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER.]
Look at me.
- What the hell are you up to? - I ain't up to shit.
Now that shell casing may get him off the hook with Fish and Wildlife but I just pulled two dead bodies out of that canyon and I ain't taking your muscle's word about what happened.
Heard you got a membership at the sporting club.
How much that cost you on a sheriff's salary? Yeah, well, it ain't cheap, John.
I'm starting a list, Donnie.
You just made your way on it.
The whole county's turning on me, Rip.
The whole fucking place.
[SOLEMN ORCHESTRA MUSIC.]
Ugh.
[VOMITS.]
Who the fuck are you? Oh I'm Ah, clean your mouth for crying out loud.
[GAGS.]
[RETCHING.]
He's my assistant, Daddy.
Drink this.
Walk it off.
I need you focused.
Walk it off is a metaphor, Jason.
Go inside, take a shower.
Don't see much focus in his future.
[CHUCKLES.]
Ah, he'll be fine.
Hangovers build character.
We need a new attorney for the ranch.
Why, what did Jamie do? Chose himself.
Well, that shouldn't surprise you.
What are you gonna do about it? I'm gonna take away the thing he left us for.
[LIGHT PIANO MUSIC.]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER.]
- He's here.
- Yeah.
- Governor.
- John.
John.
So how can we help you, John? Well, let me be real clear about it.
I want Jamie out of the race.
Well, we're pretty far down the road on that.
His campaign has a lot of energy.
Things are different, John.
You know, the days of appointing politicians - are over.
- That's ironic.
I think I appointed both of you.
I think the irony lies in what we're discussing next, John.
I really wish it hadn't come to this.
We need you to step down as livestock commissioner.
You violated federal law when you sent agents onto the reservation.
That investigation is forthcoming.
We suspect it to be the start of many.
We also understand there are civil suits filed against you.
We heard that the EPA is investigating you for rerouting a river, John.
Heard from who? I can't allow a public official under this much scrutiny to threaten the other offices in this state.
Mine included.
There's a giant spotlight on you.
You stepping down dims that light for all of us.
And once you get these things behind you we'll welcome you back.
You want me out of the office? Find someone who can beat me.
Well, that went well.
It went the way I thought it was gonna go.
So now we start looking.
Yeah.
I really miss Boston.
Ugh, so do I.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC.]
Stop it.
No, don't touch him.
Hey.
Help! I need help! Officers! I never would have let you walk into a room like that, son.
You're gonna make a great politician.
What a waste.
He's not the next generation of me, Lynelle.
The only thing we have in common is our last name.
[COW MOOS.]
[COW MOOING.]
[COW MOOING.]
How come you can't rope like that when we're roping for money? Then I'm thinking about the money not the fun.
It's not supposed to be fun.
It's fucking practice.
Walker.
Jimmy.
Get your asses in there.
On a scale of one to ten.
How bad's the luck from putting your hat on the bed? 'Bout as bad as changing a horse's barn name.
Hey, what's this horse's name? Jimmy, you've been riding this god damn horse for a month and you still don't know his fucking name? It's Ray.
- I thought you rode Ray.
- Nah, I ride Owen.
All right, well that's not quite the same as changing it.
Jimmy, I went to prison for seven years.
I say you're probably the dumbest motherfucker I've ever met.
That's really saying something.
[MOOS.]
[MOOING.]
- I got him.
- Belly up, Jimmy.
- Look out! - Let go of the fucking rope! - Let go of the rope! - [MOOS.]
Ah! That's why we take care of our tack, Jimmy.
Ugh.
Oh.
I put my hat on the bed.
- And I called Owen, Ray.
- Jimmy.
You need to stop listening to those yahoos in the bunk house.
All right? There ain't no such thing as luck.
But I sure believe in stupid 'cause you prove it every fucking day.
Now get your stuff and let's go.
- [GROANS.]
- Get up.
[GRUNTS.]
Where's my hat? We got people for that, sir.
Yeah.
I don't mind doing it.
It's a task I can complete and God knows I have precious few of those.
There's a lot to fix here, Rip.
You talking about subpoenas? Those are a smokescreen, just can't figure out whose hiding behind them.
You want me to look around? Yeah.
I want you to start with Jenkins.
How much time do you got left? Don't know.
Well, what did the doctor say? Nah, I'm done with doctors.
Okay.
Well, I'm sorry to hear that, sir.
John.
I'm sorry, John.
Yeah, I'm sorry [CHUCKLES.]
I'm sorry too.
It's at $9.
Keep going.
Wait for a down tick.
You.
What's your name? - Jason.
- Get out, Jason.
Your firm have attorneys? A lot of them.
I want you to put the ranch in a trust.
Who do I list as beneficiary? Who do you think? You're the executor.
Don't ever sell it.
Don't let Kayce sell it.
Give me your word.
You have it.
Get Jamie off the payroll.
[PHONE RINGING.]
[PHONE RINGING.]
Oh, I know Grant Cole.
He's a good man.
We need someone with relationships in Helena.
Ah, shit.
I never thought this day would come but here it is.
You're going to rehab.
[CHUCKLES.]
Look at those hips.
Well done, Jamie.
Now all those strap on fantasies can come true.
He's all yours.
And when his little chicken heart let's you down You keep him.
He won't let me down.
[CHUCKLES.]
We're doing a little restructuring.
You've been replaced as chief counsel.
- By who? - By me.
Pssh.
You're not an attorney.
Well, I have power of attorney.
It's sort of the same thing.
You can't defend him in court without a license.
You know you have to pass the bar to get a license.
You passed it.
How hard can it be? I'm gonna need your credit card, your bank card, and the keys to your truck.
I spent my whole life fighting for this family and now I'm just not a part of it? Can't unmake family, Jamie, but you can take their gold card.
You'll be fine.
Bubble butt looks like she comes from money.
This is the best thing that's ever happened to you.
[CHUCKLES.]
Come on.
All right.
[CLEARS THROAT.]
One.
Two.
Car.
May I? Wow.
I mean [CERAMIC BREAKING.]
Oops.
Well, I guess I'll just pick up another one at a yard sale in a few months for a quarter.
This doesn't change a thing.
It changes everything.
Okay, you have a lot of feelings running through you.
Let them.
Just let them.
You wanna know how I feel? [SIGHS.]
I feel free.
["I'D DIE WITHOUT YOU" BY P.
M.
DAWN PLAYS.]
Is it my turn To wish you were lying here? I tend to dream you when I'm not sleeping [HARMONIZING.]
Is it my turn to fictionalize my world? Or even imagine your emotions Tell myself anything, yeah Is it my turn to hold you by your hands? Tell you I love you and you not hear me Is it my turn to totally understand? To watch you walk out of my life And not do a damn thing Whoa Hey, want something to drink? Yeah, water.
- We got a two drink minimum.
- A bottle of water.
Oh, whatever babe, whatever baby If I have to take apart all that I am Is there anything that I would not do Since I'd die without you Yeah, baby, since I'd die without you Go on.
Leave me alone.
Since I'd die without you Oh, I apologize for all the thing I've done But now I'm underwater and I'm drowning Oh Is it my turn to be the one to cry? Isn't it amazing how some things Completely turn around? [HARMONIZING.]
How would you like to make $1,000? I don't do that anymore.
No, no, no.
It's not that kind of thing.
I need your help.
What kind of help? Well, the kind that pays.
Look, it ain't dangerous and it ain't illegal.
Why can't I have a real job? Why does this always have to be the conversation with you? You need help with horses.
You need help with tack.
I can do that.
Hell, I'm doing it right now.
How are you gonna help me with horses? Hmm? I break colts.
Oh, you break colts? I bet I could outride every hand on the Yellowstone.
Ridings on the hips.
You know better hips? Avery, I can't have you in a bunk house with a bunch of lonely cow punchers.
It's not a place for a woman.
Don't worry about me, Rip.
I fight off men for a living.
If one of those cowboys gets randy, I'll break his fucking jaw.
- I'll be back.
- Okay.
- Champagne? - Yes.
Day worker? - Yeah.
- Tough time of year for that.
Round ups done and cabins a ways off.
To help bridge the gap.
I don't need your fucking money.
You know what a tie is, don't you? It's the leash your master cut 'cause he know you ain't going nowhere.
What did that guy say to you? Nothing.
[PHONE RINGING.]
Um, what's the matter, Miss Kendall? My last name is Nguyen.
Sarah Nguyen, you should look it up.
Here's what I've learned in the last few weeks.
You're a good man.
Your father is not.
Soon the entire country will know what I know.
The question I have to ask you is do you want to be a subject of this article or a source? That sounds like blackmail.
Blackmail requires me asking you for something in return.
I'm just asking for the truth.
Which is an elusive thing out west, I'm learning.
Can I talk to you alone? Uh, yeah.
Give us a second.
I fucking knew it.
I need to know everything your father's done and everything you've helped him do.
He's no saint but does he bend the law? - Yes, he bends the law.
- I'm not talking about bending it.
What is she going to find when she starts digging? Depends on how deep she digs.
That is the end of your career in there if we don't play this perfectly.
What are you proposing? We do a story that focuses on Jamie as a new kind of politician.
The kind that seeks out corruption.
And there's no greater source of corruption than your father.
New Montana versus old Montana? - That the focus of the piece? - Something like that.
I think you'll be a good attorney general, Jamie.
And I don't think you can win this without me.
He's running unopposed.
Really? What happened to your face? - Car wreck.
- Fell down.
Yeah.
You're not running unopposed.
You can't win without me.
I don't think your father will let you.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER.]
So we're committing to 400 rooms in the hotel? Yeah.
I'd like to survey the build site from the air as soon as possible.
I'll arrange a plane.
I see good things in our future, Dan.
With us working together John Dutton doesn't stand a chance.
Well, wait till you see the blueprints for the castle I'll build.
Right where his fucking house is.
This one here from wildlife defense is gonna require a litigator who specializes in environmental law.
We need to find an attorney who does everything.
They don't exist, Dad.
One thing I'll say about Jamie his melon head comes with a lot of information.
Hey.
- Can it wait? - No, it can't wait.
Sir.
Give us a minute, Beth.
You ought to listen to this.
They're building a casino with a 400 room hotel with a housing development around it.
Right up against your fence.
Rainwater and Jenkins are working together? When I'm gone, they will gobble this place up.
Rainwater will annex that land into the reservation.
I don't have a child who could fight for this.
I'm running out of time, Rip, and they aren't ready.
My children aren't ready to protect this place.
What do you want me to do? These problems have to go away before I do.
Well, how far away do you want them to go? When they go away they never come back.
Ever.
What was that about? Hey.
Hey, what was that about? It's not my place to tell you.
I can't help him if I don't know.
You can't help him with this.
I'm trying to get a handle on all these messes.
Okay, so just don't do anything reckless.
That's good advice.
Maybe you ought to take it yourself.
Men are such fucking children.
I thought I made it clear.
This it was never exclusive.
Mm.
Beth, I don't care who you fuck.
I care about you.
And I thought we knew each other better than that.
[COYOTE HOWLS.]
If you have three tens we're fist fighting.
- Actually I do.
- [CHUCKLES.]
- Yes, yes.
- We all know I do.
Here's the river.
Oh.
Did you get it? Is that your poker face, Jimmy? 'Cause you look like you got to take a shit.
I don't think your bad luck's run out yet.
I'm all in.
Ooh, I think you're bluffing but I'm too broke to take that chance.
This ain't Go Fish, Jimmy.
- I'm all in too.
- Ooh.
- Turn them over, boys.
- What do we got? Flush.
[CHUCKLES.]
[ALL LAUGH.]
Looks like the bad luck's done with you, Jimmy.
Hey, boys.
This here is Avery.
She's the new groomer.
You treat her like a cowboy.
You understand what I mean? [COUNTRY MUSIC.]
Which bunk's free? Uh back on the left.
Didn't you used to be at the Yep.
Where's the pisser? Shower that way too? Unless somebody moved it.
Well might as well get this over with.
I don't know why you're all so nervous.
I had my ass in every face in this room.
For the record If I wake up in the middle of the night to one of you assholes standing over me beating your root I'll cut it off.
Give me 15 then deal me in, would you? God, this is not a test I was expecting.
Where you going? I've worked for some strange outfits in my day.
This place beats them all.
[HORSE NEIGHING.]
Shh.
There's something evil about this place.
You feel that? It's like this land it don't want us here.
And here we are.
I felt that way my whole life.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC.]
Ain't a very good feeling.
No.
I'd like to quit.
They won't let me.
I don't know how to get away from this place.
Hmm.
I hate to tell you this but you ain't going nowhere.
Is that right? Where's your fucking brand? Mine's on the inside.
I'm stuck here too.
[COYOTES HOWL.]
[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER.]
Let's go.
Pack of wild dogs, your crew.
What happened? Drifter pulled a knife on him.
Your boy took it too far.
He took it way too far.
But I ain't pressing charges against a veteran.
And I don't mind the message this sends to drifters.
This don't change things with your wrangler.
Dan Jenkins is not the future of this valley, Donnie, and you know it.
I wish I could snap my fingers, John, and make all these pirates go away but we can't.
Yes, we can.
You just don't have the stomach for it and that's a shame 'cause I remember a time when you did.
Stomach ain't got nothing to do with it.
Sit down.
You win.
[CHUCKLES.]
I'm not trying to win anything, I'm just just trying to preserve.
Just trying you know, I'm trying to leave you something that you can leave your son one day.
It feels like that's all I ever say, I just can't I can't get any of you to hear it.
I hear it.
I'd like to come home.
If you'll have me.
Just give me, um just give me a couple days.
I can move into the guest house.
You and Monica take my She left me.
Cowboys stay in the bunk house.
I don't need another cowboy, Kayce.
The only thing I got left is to make a future for my son.
This is the only thing I got to give him.
I know what you need.
Here we go.
[ALL TALKING AT ONCE.]
All right, all right, whose turn? Let's go, let's go.
Whose turn is it? Pretty sure it's your turn like always.
It's my turn? All right, just give me a second.
Give me a second.
Hey.
Hey, you ride your own horse, cowboy.
I'll ride mine.
All right, I'm one, two you're bleeding me dry here and somehow I kind of like it.
- All right, um - I'm in.
- Everybody's out.
- Okay, great.
- Oh, God.
- I got the Jackson Five.
- Take that, bitches.
- ALL: Oh! - [LAUGHS.]
- Again? She cheated.
She doesn't even have sleeves.
Get me a beer.
- Get me a beer.
- Yeah, grab me one too please.
Mm-mm-mm-mm.
- Jesus Christ.
- All right, settle down.
Okay.
Somebody point me to an empty bunk.
[COUNTRY MUSIC.]
Top, back left.
ALL: Don't put your hat on the bed.
I don't believe in that shit.
Nobody told me that was an option.
It's not.
All right, come on.
Let's play again.
- You, big talker.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
It's your deal.
Let's deal it.
I could use a small but tasteful loan.
Yeah, here.
Just help collect.
All right.
Here we go.
All right, big talker.
Who would like to give me a small loan? I just did.
Someone just give him $1.
Easy.
Come on.
There you go.
- Okay? - Yeah.
- Okay.
- Sorry I'm slow.
That's okay.
Little bitty steps.
How long are we staying here? Till she can take care of herself.
What else you wanna know? Okay.
You okay? - Thanks, Grandpa.
- All right.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC.]
Look who's home, momma.
Let me know when you want to come inside.
[TATE CRYING.]
I'm I'm ready to go inside.
- I'm ready to go inside now.
- [CRYING.]
[CRIES.]
Oh, God.
What have I done? Whenever you're ready.
I realized something last night.
The only way to protect my father's legacy is to destroy the man.
I didn't think it was gonna be this hard.
Take your time.
[SIGHS.]
[CHUCKLES.]
Okay.
I'm ready.
[WHISTLES.]
[TENSE MUSIC.]
[WHISTLING.]
[GRUNTS.]
You guys are fucking idiots.
You'll rot in prison for this the rest of your fucking lives.
No, no, no.
It happens all the time.
The lost souls they come out here into the forest and They can't bear to live another day.
So they decide to end it all.
It's really toughest on the kids, you know? They never understand why.
Fuck you.
Don't you look at me you piece of shit.
You look at him.
He has to understand what he's up against.
That semi that ran into Mr.
Dutton's truck Was that an accident? It was a convenient opportunity.
Well, it ain't so fucking convenient now, is it? [GRUNTS.]
I want you to tell him about the land.
Tell him how you get it.
Go on.
We'll inflate the land prices.
Run up the property tax.
And price people out.
You know how much the Yellowstone is worth? You think I'm gonna be the last person who's gonna wanna take it? Now your father, he has two choices.
Either to sell it Or to lose it.
And that's the fucking truth.
Now you know, Kayce.
Jimmy, go on and cut him down.
Fuck you guys.
Fuck you.
Fucking idiots.
- Yah! - [HORSE NEIGHS.]
[GRUNTING.]
Let him hang.
[GRUNTS.]
[BREATHES SHAKILY.]
You should buy a smaller table, Dad.
I remember a time when Every seat at this table was filled.
No, you don't, Dad.
That's not a memory.
That's a dream.
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING.]
I thought you said Kayce came home? He did.
Where is he? He's learning.
It doesn't matter how many people sit at the table, honey.
What matters is they have a place to sit.
The table's the only thing that matters.
I need you to understand that.
I'm not doing this for a table.
I'm doing this for you.
And when you're gone I'll sell the table first.
Well I'm not going anywhere.
I sure hope not.
["MERCY NOW" BY MARY GAUTHIER PLAYS.]
[EXHALES.]
My father Could use a little mercy now The fruits of his labor Fall and rot slowly on the ground His work is almost over It won't be long he won't be around I love my father He could use some mercy now People in power, they'll do anything To keep their crown I love life and life itself could use some mercy now Every single one of us could use some mercy now