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Good morning, chickens.

We have to talk, Dad.

Hope this ain't a conspiracy

to keep me from my breakfast.

We're just trying to save you from yourself.

And we're running out of time.

I could use a quiet breakfast.

- Hey, me first. - Long as I get my say.

Fine, you won't let us save you,

- then let us save this ranch. - You sound just like

- your mother when you say that. - Don't change the subject.

- Okay, the bed-and-breakfast. - Oh, Rebecca.

- What? - We've been through all this

time and again, no is the answer, no.

What exactly do I do here, Dad?

Remind me.

What explicitly is it that I'm in charge of?

It's Lynnie coming home today, isn't it?

- No. - It's Lynnie coming,

got you on a knife's edge.

- Lynnie's coming home? - It's the finances, Dad.

I'm supposed to help us keep from going under,

and under is exactly where we're going.

I can't control the weather, honey.

The drought doubled hay prices,

dropped our margin down to nothing.

I told you not to buy the new tractor.

- How was I to know Jimmy T. - Was gonna bail,

leave us with the full weight?

Ranching's full of risks.

- We'll ride this out. - Couple of months, Dad,

and we're not gonna be able to afford

to feed our own stock.

Regan, are you on board

with this B&B nonsense?

That cedar house is your family home.

Yeah, I know, Daddy.

And that's why I have an alternate proposal.

I am never gonna get my breakfast.

- Okay, listen. - Regan and Jerry can afford

their own house, Dad.

I drove nails, girls,

in that porch when I was eight years old.

I'll make the decision who lives in that house.

This is an asset that we need to explore, okay?

The B&B can help us create a brand

that we can monetize.

The only brand we need around here

is the one I put on the hind end of a calf.

- Oh, here we go. - Morning, Grandpa.

- We got eggs. - Here's your eggs, Grandpa.

Yeah, breakfast. Thanks, boys.

We got old blue eyes up with the chickens, huh?

Now look, Daddy, you're right.

The cedar house is my home,

and I don't intend to leave it,

but we don't need to turn our ranch

into an amusement park.

There is another way to get even.

Are you listening to me?

All right.

All right, Regan.

What is it?

Sell parcel 14

or maybe parcel 6,

and we wipe out our debt.

Those parcels are our land,

which we ain't selling.

I know that you mean well, Regan.

But selling dirt is a one-time solution.

A, it's not gonna generate any income after that.

What if we need money again? What are we gonna do then?

Jerry proposed to me in that house.

- Oh, here we go. Okay. - And my babies

took their first steps inside it.

You know, the only thing holding you and Jerry back

is Dad's generosity.

This could be the best thing that ever happened

- to the both of you. - You know, it's easy for you

to talk about booting me and my children out of our home

because your own daughter won't even...

- Okay, okay, don't even... - Don't even go there.

Daddy. Where are you going?

Daddy? Daddy, come on back here

and eat a proper breakfast, please.

I will make it for you.

It's all good.

You never listen.

Morning, Grandpa.

Hey, Ty.

What are you grinning at?

Nothing like a hearty breakfast to start the day,

huh, boss man?

You got a sadistic aspect.

Are you aware of that?

What did you have for breakfast?

Some of my wife's perfect

little beautiful chilaquiles, yeah.

- I ain't interested. - I'm sorry I brought it up.

Let's go.

Ha.

Go.

Go.

Keep your eye on Big Red, Hector.

Oh, I'm on her, John.

Yeah, that's the old troublemaker, John.

Round 'em up.

Come on, boys. Round 'em up.

Ha.

Rebecca gets something in her craw,

boy, she keeps chewing on it and chewing on it.

Just a little swelling.

- No abscess. - Oh, that's good. Here.

But Regan stood right up to her,

toe-to-toe this morning.

Yeah, I don't think Rebecca's ideas are half bad, though.

So she got to you behind my back?

No. No, no.

I'm neutral like Canada,

and besides, none of my business.

Yeah.

Switzerland.

Neutral like Switzerland.

John, Hector, wolves!

That's it. That's it now.

There's a $50,000 fine if you kill a wolf, John.

Wolves cost me more than that this past month.

Yeah, but it's the law.

You used to be sheriff, didn't you?

Back then, the law was closer to common sense.

This ain't that. Where is it, Tio?

Tree line.

Some of them wolves are tagged, John.

Think about it.

You'll have Parks & Wildlife all over you

like stink on pigs.

Get out of here!

I see you again, I'll make you into a coat!

Hey, how you doing there?

All right, sir.

Ah, darn it.

Sorry about that.

It's all right.

Yeah.

Here's the country.

Some people still hunt their food.

Yes, sir.

Anyways,

this land I was talking to you about was,

well, the boundary, it starts just about right here

at this fence, and it goes north and west

all over that Forest Service firebreak.

Yes, sir, we'll get the boundaries

to the capitol by the end of the day.

Well, gosh darn, I sure I appreciate

- that extra work, Frank. - Yes, sir.

- Now, it is Frank, ain't it? - Yes.

You see, I knew that because, um,

one of the boys said you'd be the guy out there,

Frank, who's got, uh,

um, a wedding anniversary coming up soon,

- is that right? - Nine years.

- Hey, that's the man. - Nine years.

Not too many people respect

that institute of marriage anymore.

Here you go.

Mr. Peterson, sir...

No, no, my daddy was Mr. Peterson.

My name is Tap.

Tap, sir, I can't take this.

Listen, let me tell you.

I, uh...

I enjoy giving gifts to people I respect,

and what I will not like is if you don't spend

every dime of that on that young lady.

Yes, sir.

See this, this land back here,

it all belonged to my family at one time,

and it was stolen from us,

and, I mean, you could understand how an old man

would feel about that.

Yes, sir.

Well, I appreciate your work.

Looking forward to seeing you again.

Far cry from the big city, I guess.

Never been myself.

Don't like the traffic.

I guess that's kind of funny,

a driver who don't like traffic.

But that's why everyone calls me.

See, I know all the back roads,

all the shortcuts, everything there is back there.

- Do you mind? - I haven't been home in years,

so I would like to spend some quiet time

with my thoughts.

Yes, ma'am.

Thanks.

I will have one of the guys put it in your pickup.

Thank you, sir.

All right.

Makings of a fine spread.

Now, what is the occasion?

None of your business, Ethan Peterson.

Thank you.

Speaking of business Rebecca,

how are things at JL Ranch?

- Never better. - Thanks for asking.

Well,

that's a welcome surprise.

- Is it now? - Yeah.

Because, uh, Daddy and me, uh,

we heard different.

Well, you must have manure in your ears

as well as in between 'em.

Excuse me, Ethan.

Oh, boy.

Same old, same old.

Have a seat.

Morning, Ms. Rebecca.

Sheriff, is there a problem?

Yeah.

Taillight's out.

No, it's not.

No, it's not.

What do you want, Henry?

I heard Lynnie was coming home today.

Yeah, well, you never know with Lynnie.

Where'd you hear that?

I got my connections.

I might not be quite as stealthy

as your dad was when he wore the star,

but I get around.

Bet you she's been through some changes...

School and all, city life.

Must be excited.

I'm scared to death.

You? Scared?

From what little she did say to me,

it's looking like she wants to open things up

about her dad, maybe seek him out.

Well

only natural, I guess, after all this time.

Yeah, well, I make one big mistake,

and it just follows me and follows me

and follows me, you know.

You have always been a loving mom.

I'm sure Lynnie can see that,

now she's older.

No, your real mistake was choosing him over me.

Please, you weren't even in the picture back then, Henry.

- Shut your face. - Well, in my heart, I was.

Always.

What'd your dad say about it?

Well, you know him,

never says more than is necessary.

It's all gonna work itself out.

It's what he always says.

I'm a good sounding board if you need one.

Thank you, Henry.

I appreciate it.

I wish there was something you could do.

Try me.

I got to get going.

Don't you have a job to do

or something like that?

Okay.

Well, gonna let you off

with a warning this time, but...

- Okay. - You just remember,

I'm always watching those taillights.

Get out of here, Henry.

Hello? Anybody home?

Hello?

Anybody home?

Grandpa?

Howdy?

Who are you?

My name is Terrance.

Looking for John Landsburg.

I need a job.

And you just walked into this house?

Yeah.

What's the matter with you?

Didn't your parents teach you manners?

No, they weren't around much.

Well, if you're looking for my grandfather,

step out there, and the first hand you see,

ask them where the office is and then wait.

Might it be a long wait, Miss...

John Landsburg's granddaughter.

And it could be all day.

Well, John Landsburg's granddaughter,

just so happens I got all day.

Cowboys.

Hey, John, Lynnie's here.

Who said that?

Well, I just dropped her off this mornin'.

She up at the house?

That's what I heard.

Hey, Lynnie.

- Grandpa! - Hey, kid.

How you doing?

- Hey, Grandpa. - Hey, honey.

Oh, it's good to have you home.

I missed you.

You got your same room waitin'.

- Yeah? - Ain't been touched.

Hope you're gonna stay a little while.

Hey, Hector.

Hey, girl.

Um, there's a man waiti" for you by your office.

Says he's lookin' for work.

He walked right into your kitchen without askin'.

Well, ain't that nice?

There's your mother.

Go to her.

Go to her, Lynnie.

I'll take that, Ms. Landsburg.

- Hi, Mom. - Hey, girl.

Didn't, uh... Didn't think you'd make it.

Seemed like it was time.

Well, come here.

She looks good.

All grown up.

Yup.

Howdy?

Entering my house without permission,

layin' about

not the best way to get yourself a job,

if that's what you're lookin' for.

You must be John Landsburg?

That's right.

Ever worked a gather before? Let's talk inside.

Uh, it won't be necessary, sir.

Mr. Landsburg,

you've been served.

Served what?

Well, ain't you a little snake.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

I mean that.

Get out of here, son.

Go back where you came from.

How can they take private property that's bought

and paid for? They can't, can they?

- We need to see the deed. - Where is it?

I don't know.

I'll look around.

All right. You find it.

Thanks, Paul.

- I'll call when I know more. - Hey, Grandpa.

Mom said dinner will be ready in half an hour

if you want to go get washed up.

Is everything all right?

Fine, honey,

especially now that you're home.

I'll, uh... I'll make myself pretty.

Uncle Brady.

Hey there, City Lights.

Ah, long time.

You grew up real nice.

- Lynnie? - Aunt Regan.

- Hey. - Oh, love.

- Hi, Tyler. - We're so happy you're home.

Hi, Hayden.

- Who's this? - That's Devin.

Devin? You've gotten so big.

Now, careful Devin.

City girls are known to be a little tricky.

Dinner's ready!

- Grandpa. - Thank you.

- Careful now. - Watch out. Watch out.

Easy does it.

Because they were too shellfish.

Um, I didn't find that funny at all.

Let me ask you, has anybody been paying attention to Devin?

'Cause you need that for building...

Eat plenty. You got to build up muscle.

Grandpa, I got to say the ranch looks as good

as the day I left.

Thank you, Lynnie.

Boys, I remember when your cousin Lynnie

roped her first steer.

- Oh, yeah? - Mm-hmm.

Yeah, it dragged her through the mud

for about 50 yards.

If Becca hadn't yelled to let go,

she'd still be hanging on to that rope.

How old were you?

I don't remember.

Nine, maybe?

She let loose, jumped up,

stood straight up.

Proud as can be. Ran to her mother,

wrapped her muddy arms around her.

- That's right. - She was a dirt ball.

Dumbest girl I ever met.

Probably take after my father,

not that I ever met him.

What do you think, Mom?

Would you call my father a stubborn man?

How come you hardly ever visit?

Busy, Devin.

I like living in the city, traveling.

And I had a heavy course load in college.

So why was it you, uh,

stayed away for so long?

Your big sister knows why.

Past is the past.

You're home now.

And that's all that matters.

Drink to that.

- Here, here. - Water, I hope.

Absolutely.

Nothing but for the past 13 months.

- Good boy. - Hey, that's great.

Good for you, son.

- Thanks, Pa. - Good boy.

- Cheers. - To work.

When your great-grandma and grandpa,

Nellie and Jeremiah, when they first saw this land,

they said, uh,

"This is the most beautiful place

on God's earth."

There was almost nothing here then,

no roads to speak of.

And they built

this little stone house,

and that's how they survived the first winter, in that house.

They survived storms of all kinds

and, uh, fires,

predators.

And they brought the first calves

up into this area.

Little by little,

they made this ranch.

They saw it was good, and they said,

"This is for our grandchildren and their children."

They passed it down to us.

I've seen some of the world, Lynnie,

in the service and such.

I ain't never been happier

much anyplace else.

I don't have to go nowhere.

Now, who wants some pie?

- I do. - I do.

Oh, oh, I know you do.

I want some pie.

I know it's not my business, sugar.

- You're right, Aunt Regan. - It's not your business.

Go easy on your mother,

'cause this is hard on her too.

Hey, guest of honor doesn't do dishes.

What's going on here?

Just showing my appreciation.

By all means, carry on then.

Well, you can take over for me.

I can do that.

Thanks, Regan.

You, uh,

look good, Lynn, beautiful.

- Don't bother. - It's not a happy place for me.

I don't want to be here any longer than I have to be.

- All right. - Then why are you here?

What do you want?

You know what I want.

We have been over this a thousand times.

Your father took a walk long before you were born

and hasn't been seen since...

Biggest mistake of my life.

My father was a mistake?

A mistake that led

to the greatest blessing of my life.

That doesn't cut it, Mom.

It didn't when I was kid,

and I'm not a kid anymore.

No, you're not.

Honey, you are a beautiful young woman.

Just stop with the down-home syrup.

I got enough of that, with grandpa's speech.

Hey, girls.

Lynnie, you must be tired from your trip.

You better get... Get some shut-eye.

Chores start at 0430.

What are you talking about?

No freeloaders here, darling.

You know that.

Got to pull your weight.

And get paid a fair wage like everyone else.

Sundays, off for church.

Say good night to your mother.

She and I got some business to attend to.

Go on, sweetie. Cut a trail to bed.

- Good night, Mom. - Good night, Lynn.

I don't know what I'm gonna do.

Hey.

Give it a couple of days.

Let's get some air.

That kid today...

Served me with papers

from the Bureau of Homeland Management.

They're trying to seize a chunk of our ranch.

What?

How are they gonna do that? Eminent domain?

They have to make an offer, set a court hearing?

They say they're not renewing our lease.

What lease? We don't lease any of this land.

We own every inch of this property.

- I know. - That's what I don't get.

Well, what part of the ranch are they talking about?

107.6631 west.

It's parcel 14, the southwest side.

Butcher Hill.

Where the big well is.

Yeah, the big well.

That well recharges the ponds,

provides all the water for the ranch.

And half the others in the valley,

during drought times.

So

That's what this is all about...

Water.

Oh, thanks, man.

Hey, darlin'.

Wanna come and give her a try?

Go on now.

She was rejected by her mama,

so if we don't get a bottle in her soon,

we might lose her.

'Cause I remember you had a way with the calves

when you were little.

Okay.

All right now. Come on, sugar.

Attagirl. Attagirl.

Attagirl. Easy. Easy.

Okay. Okay.

Attagirl.

Pack it in, Lynnie.

Put in a good day's work.

How'd it feel?

I'm gonna get cleaned up and go into town.

- You wanna come? - No. I'm wiped.

Okay. I'm proud of you.

- I'm proud of you, honey. - Grandpa. Grandpa. Grandpa.

Hey, kid.

- Grandpa. - Take it easy. Take it easy.

What is it, champ? Just slow down.

- Take a breath. - I got a B on my report card.

Dad says he's taking us out

to rejoice at the impossibility.

I don't know what that means.

That means, uh, work well done.

That's what it means.

Congratulations, son. Here.

- Yeah. - Dad says you have a meeting

- in town. - Yeah, a long, boring meeting.

Why don't I give you a ride and take my truck?

Go tell your daddy.

Can we talk?

- About what, honey? - I don't know.

Something's going on. I want to know about it.

Well, let me just finish up, and I'll get back to you.

- Daddy. - Nothing for you

to worry about.

I know grandpa's ready

because he has his rifle.

Why you got your gun, Grandpa?

Well, ain't we huntin' for tacos?

You don't hunt for tacos, Grandpa.

You don't?

What you do with them squirrely creatures?

- You eat 'em. - Eat 'em.

- Oh, boy. Get in. - Go on, guys.

- Get in the truck. - Everybody in.

Buckle up.

- Grandpa. - Yeah, Ty?

Why do you bring your rifle everywhere?

Well, Ty, nature's unpredictable.

Most days are calm, but you should always be

prepared for storms.

Besides, we got precious cargo on board.

Ain't that right, Jerry?

I don't know about precious.

- Well, they ain't too ugly. - Get in there.

All right. Everybody in?

Would you tell me the truth if I asked you to?

Yes. Always.

There's something going on with daddy,

and he won't tell me what it is.

You have to ask him, Regan.

- But he told you. - Look, I deal with a lot

of things on this ranch that don't involve you, okay?

No, this is my home too.

The bureau is trying to take parcel 14.

They say the lease is up, and it's not to be renewed.

But I thought we owned all this property?

We do, which is why it doesn't make any sense,

but the big well is on that block.

Wait, what?

The big well is on 14? No, I thought it was on 9?

No, it used to be on 9,

but when we granted the easement

to the Forest Service for the firebreak,

the boundaries shifted.

Well, I didn't know that.

Well, the point is, the big well is on 14.

We lose 14, we lose our water.

Well, it's all some bureaucratic snafu, right?

I don't know; We're gonna find out; But you can't say

anything to anybody, you hear me?

Why would I say anything?

I'm hungry.

- Honey, where are... - Where is my bundle?

Here we go.

- Here we go. - Whoa.

I want a quesadilla with extra cheese.

Well, you earned it.

- This is your night. - I'm getting five.

Hey, one quesadilla at a time, young man.

- Come on. - Hi, Mom.

- Hi, baby. - Enjoy your walk.

Okay, thank you.

What was that?

Did you tell her?

Yeah. She took it pretty hard.

Check and see if anybody else has been served.

I'm gonna just do one little thing

with the kids, then I'll join you.

Okay, you tell Mabel I said hey.

Don't get cute.

- Hey, John. - I want you to do something

special for Devin.

A little, uh, you know, celebration.

How about a sundae

with some rainbow sprinkles on it,

some whipped cream, cherry.

- I'll pretty it up real nice. - That'll do it.

John Landsburg.

Aren't you even gonna say hello?

Laura Lee.

Well, I haven't seen you in town for a while, Laura Lee.

Yeah, well, technically I'm still a resident.

I believe I can come and go as I please.

Well, I ain't prying into your personal...

And you retired as sheriff

of this town a while back, didn't you?

Peace.

Come sit down.

Come on, sit down.

Well, maybe for a second.

So I hear you're having a little trouble with your land.

- Is that so? - Where'd you hear that?

- Well, you know me. - Gossip is my middle name.

But if there's nothing going on,

then I didn't hear anything.

Things aren't so bad.

Really?

I'm happy to hear that.

I do care about you, you know.

Well, this is something of a reversal,

you putting aside hostilities.

Well, you know,

that was the echo of old times.

Yeah. Sometimes those echoes can be tricky.

Our echoes were pretty tricky.

So how's your parents' house doing?

Tap Peterson is interested in taking it

off my hands.

You and... you and Tap are talking business?

Got to go where the money is.

I was thinking of selling some land myself.

- Really? - Maybe to the Bureau.

- Really? - Do you have

any connections there?

Why would I have any connections at the Bureau?

Well, you always seem to know

all the players.

Can't help you.

I'm late.

Okeydokey.

Nice to see you, Laura Lee.

Nice to see you, John.

- Hey. How are you? - How you doing?

How are you, sweetie?

- See Tap working the room. - Hey, how's...

I ran in to Laura Lee Schaefer at the Hash.

Oh, that harpy.

Every time I think of the two of you together...

Well, don't think about it then.

She seemed to know our troubles.

How?

Got me.

But she told me that Tap's interested

in buying her parents' place.

She's never gonna sell that.

Maybe not.

But Tap, the Bureau, Laura Lee,

I think it's all connected somehow.

- Really? - I got a feeling.

- John. - Hey.

I'd like to call this meeting to order.

Look, I've sent pictures.

I've sent vet bills.

I've even sent 'em fur samples,

and all they ever tell me

is the wolves are protected.

So worried they're not gonna listen.

You know nobody else does.

Are we gonna be reimbursed for our losses or not?

Ugh. Not as long as the greenies

are in bed with the feds, which they are.

- That's right. - That's right.

John, you've had wolf trouble.

Would you like to speak about that?

Well, I believe that we should get this whole valley

declared a wolf sanctuary

and put in for eight-figure subsidies.

Pencil me in for some of that, John.

Yeah? Give me your number.

But, you know, we have this Senator Archer.

I don't know what he's doing

down in Washington, D.C., behind that desk.

I'll tell you what he's doing.

- Zero. - Yeah.

Well, he should be out here with his constituency

seeing what we're faced with.

What'd you think, Tap?

The governor's your golfing buddy.

Oh, yeah, yeah, he was, but, um,

the last time we played, I beat him

like a red-headed stepchild.

He won't pick up my calls anymore.

But I tell you what.

I do have some friends there

and, um, guarantee

I will get in touch with some of 'em.

You're gonna take care of that?

I just said I would.

Any other business to come before the meeting?

Uh, you all know

what happened in Washoba County?

The Bureau come in there and condemned three ranches?

Eminent domain, whatever that is.

And all the ranchers

in that area,

they all folded,

just stepped back, let 'em take it.

- That ain't gonna happen here. - That's right.

No way.

We got to stick together, or they'll take

- the whole valley from us. - That's right.

- That's right. - Anybody here

have been approached by the Bureau recently?

Bureau wouldn't come down here

and try to pull any of that stuff.

They know better.

That's right.

Meeting adjourned.

- Okay. Bless you. - We'll see you again.

Tap.

- Yeah. - Can I have a word?

What do you need?

Has the Bureau of Homeland Management

approached you in any way,

been by your place?

Nah, um

yours?

What do you know, Tap?

I believe that I know, uh,

that you're about to get what you, uh, got coming.

Yeah, you see, you know,

funny thing about getting older,

the past sometimes fades, but sometimes,

it gets a little stronger.

And the bad thing about that is,

it's, uh, you can't do

a darn thing about it.

But you are doing something about it now.

Yes, sir, I am.

That land, uh,

you're about to lose,

the land your grandfather stole from mine,

I'm gonna do everything I possibly can

to get that land back.

No Landsburg ever stole a thing

from a Peterson,

and you know as well as I do

that your grandfather sold that land

to the government, and my grandfather

bought it from them fair and square.

No.

He leased it.

The deed to that property

has been in my family

for a hundred years.

Hundred years?

If it was that simple, I'd imagine

all you'd have to do is just show me that deed.

You're looking for trouble, aren't you, Tap?

I was born for it, John.

A lot of people don't know that,

but I know that you do.

Hey, boys, what's the good word?

Ah, just couple good old boys just

lying to each other like they usually do.

You take care, buddy.

Sorry to bust that up.

Looked like you were getting ready to have

a bit of a good go.

There'll be another time.

Thanks, Flo.

I'll take one of those, Flo.

Seat taken?

It is now.

What?

Oh, I still remember the first time

I saw you drinking beer.

- Oh, yeah? - County Fair.

It was the year you won

the barrel races at the rodeo,

You were a sight to behold, girl.

So strong, graceful.

Mm, so much younger.

You're still a beautiful woman, Rebecca.

All right.

All right.

So how's things with Lynnie?

My goodness, how do you think

things are with Lynnie?

No idea she was gonna be so angry.

You should come clean with her, Rebecca.

Be better for you both in the long haul.

- Oh, you think so? - I know so.

Oh. Well, thanks for that, Doc.

Appreciate that.

No charge.

You've been very good to me, Henry, you know that?

We should go do something fun, what do you say?

Riding or... I don't know.

Anytime.

I got an ice cream with rainbow sprinkles, Grandpa.

Rainbow sprinkles?

Holy smokes.

Did you get...

- Did you get any sugar in there? - Yeah.

- Yes? That's no good. - Here, double up.

- Sit on your brother. - Got enough room?

- Yup. - All right, squeeze in.

Don't forget.

I ran into John Landsburg tonight.

Oh, good. Were you driving?

I hope it was that big truck.

It's a little late for being funny, isn't it, Tap?

Uh, what can I do for you, honey?

I don't think that you should go through with this.

Oh, you don't think I should go through with it?

No. It's not gonna end well.

I thought, um,

that you and John were, um... were done.

It is.

It's just that if John doesn't know what's going on now,

he's gonna know real soon.

- Oh, don't worry, sweetie. - He already knows.

I told him to his face today.

Why would you do that?

Listen, let me explain something to you.

When my grandfather lost

that land with the water on it,

it tore the man apart,

and he got to be drunk.

And then he went ahead and torched down

every building on the property,

and they threw him in jail.

And my family just get ruined.

And now I got a chance

to make things right,

and there's nothing that John Landsburg

can do about it.

As for you, my dear,

you'll get your money when the deal is done.

So you got to keep that mouth of yours shut.

Is that understood?

You got on tap?

We got Red Rocket, Cutthroat Porter,

and Black Tooth on tap,

a list of bottled on the menu.

Hmm. You don't remember me, do you?

Can't say I do. Should I?

- Happens all the time. - I go places with Clarence,

and nobody ever looks at me.

Well, I can't blame them. You know Clarence.

He gives an indelible impression.

You remember him, right?

Big fella, fancy boots.

- What can I do for you? - I'm working right now.

Well, you missed your deadline, chief.

It's time to pay up.

Look, I always honor my debts,

but I'm a bit short right now.

I'll need a couple of weeks.

Download your daddy's financials onto this.

You do that, and we're square.

- My pop with a computer? - You might as well ask

for the keys to a space shuttle.

That's real funny, chief.

And what kind of computer does Rebecca use, hmm?

Look, we want to know who your daddy

owes money to and how much.

So tomorrow, I'll be back.

Maybe I'll get myself a beer then,

but you might not even notice me

'cause I'll be bringing Clarence with me.

- You. - Terrance, ma'am.

You worm. You process server.

You better get out of here! Get off this property!

- I'll put this trespassing... - Come here.

Who sent you?

What are you doing here, huh?

What are you doing here? You...

- Oh, you got... - Look, calm down!

I'm looking for your grandfather.

Well, you found him.

Let him up, Hector.

You got any more bad news for me, son?

I'm looking for work.

Hoss, that's getting a little old.

Mr. Landsburg, I do need work.

I'm flat broke.

You seem like a fair man.

Who hired you to deliver those papers?

You have to be registered to serve in this state.

Are you okay, Lynnie?

I'm fine, Brady.

Are you sure, girl?

Like you care, Mom.

Are you registered

or not?

I am. I got the papers

at the courthouse in the capitol.

You didn't get 'em from Tap Peterson?

- Uh, no, sir. - I... I don't know the man.

I just... I need a job, so...

Well, assuming that you can work cattle

better than you can fight, you got a job.

Start tomorrow morning early.

Hector, you get him settled.

Boss?

- Hector? - Thank you, sir.

Dad?

No references, no discussion with your CFO,

you just hire a total stranger.

- That's right. - Why?

He just lied to me again.

I'm sure he knows Tap.

Well, then get him the hell out of here.

We keep him close, we get a better a chance

of finding out exactly what he knows.

About what?

Tap Peterson's using the Bureau of Homeland Management

to come after our property.

How the hell can he do that?

Brady, are you gambling again?

No.

What does that have to do with anything?

Well, just trying to put the pieces together.

Yeah. Well, I ain't one of 'em, Pop.

Where are you going?

A little road trip.

Well, I'm coming with you.

You need to straighten things out with Lynnie.

Maybe it's time you told her the truth.

Tell me about my father.

Okay. So, um,

I focused on guys your mom's age

or up to five years older, uh,

'cause I figured, why waste a bunch of time

on a bunch of younger dudes?

And if they're too much older,

it's kind of creepy.

Jeremy, what have we got?

I checked, uh, databases,

birth records, high school yearbooks.

I checked, uh, rodeos and county fairs.

I came out with nine likely suspects.

Lynnie?

- What is it, mother? - Hey, what are you doing?

I'm talking to a hacker that I hired

to try to find my father.

Hi. Hi, I'm Jeremy.

Good-bye, Jeremy.

You don't need to do that.

I'll tell you what you need to know.

I think we scanned and digitized

everything back in '05.

Ah. Look, here we go.

Well, that is my grandfather's signature.

Hang on. Zooming in.

Wait a second, Brian.

My grandfather couldn't have signed that.

Look, if we leased, there would have been renewals.

Show me the records for the renewal payments.

Well, actually I can't.

Oh, you can't.

It seems that there was a clerical error

in your favor.

According to my supervisor, the Bureau was unaware

that you had stopped paying on the lease

or that it had even expired until recently.

And in most cases, the Bureau would take

legal action for any back payments owed,

but you were a granted reprieve.

We're just not renewing the lease.

Don't that sound like a bunch of bull to you?

It does to me.

Let me speak to your supervisor.

Let's do that right now.

I was 17, and he was a year older than I was.

Your grandpa and grandma had told me

not to mess with him, stay away from him,

and, um...

But I was young and stupid

and rebellious, so...

Was he cute?

Oh, yeah. Of course he was.

Grandpa knew that he was into bad things,

there was a reason that trouble followed him everywhere,

but, uh... but I took your father's side.

And, oh, yeah, he was attractive and strong-willed.

You got that from him,

but, um,

he didn't have much character.

And at the end of the day, sweetheart,

character's all that matters, okay?

So what happened?

Well, your grandpa caught us together,

threw him out hard, and, uh,

told me never see him again and I didn't,

so a month later, I found out I was pregnant.

And I went looking for him, but he was gone.

Left town, disappeared,

forever, apparently.

So...

Mom, what was his name?

- His name is Caleb Peterson. - He's Tap Peterson's boy.

Well, with all the bad blood between our families,

I, uh, really couldn't stand the idea of you

knowing that Tap Peterson was your granddad.

I need to meet my father.

I need to find him.

We have looked for years, your grandpa and I.

Don't the Petersons know where he is?

They have always said no,

so we just stopped asking.

If he's alive I'm... I will find him.

I love you, baby.

I know you're in a tough spot, Mr. Landsburg,

and I sympathize,

but I can guarantee you this is not a forgery.

You won some awards,

Now, if you like, you can file a complaint.

We can try to dig up the original in D.C.

But if what you tell me is true, I suggest you produce

your own copy of the deed,

signed and notarized of course.

Let's do both just to be sure,

and I'd like a printout of that deed in your computer.

Agent McCarthy will help you file the complaint.

You'll have to fill out a request form

for a copy of the deed.

You can't just print one out?

Again, I sympathize, but rules are rules.

Have a nice day.

Have a nice day.

- Yeah, it's Jennings. - Guess who just paid me a visit.

John Landsburg. Call me.

- Hey, Daddy. - Hey.

What are you looking for?

The deed.

The original deed,

- to Butcher's Hill. - Butcher's Hill?

What we used to call parcel 14.

I got deeds and titles

to everything else,

but Butcher's Hill is missing.

Well, you want me to help you find it?

No, I'm done. It's not here.

Grew legs and walked away.

Mind putting this back together a little bit for me?

- Oh, yeah, sure, Daddy. - Yeah, I'll tidy up.

Thank you. Thank you, sweetie.

Watch your step now.

But I would never turn my back on my family.

I mean, in the end,

family's all you got, you know?

Whoa.

I know I've held back from you, Henry.

And I thought that it was about my past

and who I was, but it's not.

It's about fear, plain and simple.

Fear of taking that next step with you,

and it is... it is still there.

I'll never hurt you, Rebecca.

I brought you out here for a reason, Henry,

and it wasn't just for the ride.

I'm sorry.

Well, what am I doing here?

Tap Peterson is trying to take our land from us,

Tap and the Bureau.

And we are running out of time, running out of options.

Henry, please stop him.

Well, that depends, Ms. Landsburg.

On what, Sheriff Whitlock?

If Tap Peterson is doing something illegal

to take your property and I can prove it,

or at least find probable cause,

then, yes, I can stop him.

I'd be glad to do so.

But I take the star and my oath of office seriously

just like your father did.

Oh, code, huh? So that's it?

You're gonna hide behind the law?

No, I'm gonna uphold it.

Your father wouldn't have it any other way.

Neither would you.

Don't be so sure, Henry.

The sheriff, that's your mother's boyfriend?

- I don't know. - I've never seen her date anyone.

Where's your father?

I don't know you well enough to talk

about that sort of thing.

You seem a little hostile towards your folks.

You don't know anything about my family.

I know they care about you.

- You think so? - Shoot, my daddy

never looked me in the eyes his whole life.

He just sat on his Barcalounger

and drank blended Scotch whiskey.

- And your mom? - Oh, my mom,

she worked two jobs.

Hated her life.

Hated everything about it.

I don't even think they noticed when I left.

Grandpa gave it to me.

It's my grandmother, Elizabeth.

She was a beautiful woman.

You take after her.

You know, I'm going to L.A.,

the first chance I get.

- Why don't you go now? - What's stopping you?

Well, it sure isn't you, if that's what you think.

John Landsburg during daylight hours?

Isn't there work to be done somewhere?

I just spent three hours looking through real estate

records at the courthouse.

No luck?

- What's this? - Got something for you.

Really?

Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1949?

Wow.

A good one?

Oh, it's a classic, John.

What a thoughtful gift.

It was in the attic.

I just thought

you might like it.

Whoa.

That guy at the Bureau,

playing games, giving me the runaround.

Oh, boy.

Ooh.

You're a one big knot, John.

How's that feel?

If you try to jump through every hoop

the Bureau puts in front of you,

you will be on a walker

before you ever get anywhere.

I know he's lying.

I got to fight him out.

Can't let 'em on my land.

Never get 'em off.

No, you're right, you won't.

And they'll kill you in court,

take all your money. You'll have nothing left.

I know what my mother would say.

What?

Someone needs a good spanking.

I like your mother.

My mother's always right.

Hello, Terrance.

Is Mr. Peterson here, ma'am?

Well

he's in his study, but...

Can I speak to him?

It's really late.

It's important.

Mr. Peterson, sorry it's so late.

Hey, son. How's your grandpa?

You know, we owe him a call, you know.

He is as well as can be expected.

He just finished his first round of chemo.

Mm, have a seat.

Without your help, you know,

he would, uh... He would be dead by now.

You know, we, uh...

We do pray for him every night.

Thank you.

I'd sure like to know what brings you

to my house at this hour.

Is there something I can do for you?

What am I doing at John Landsburg's ranch?

Well, you're working there

until I tell you not to.

See, I'd like to know

everything he's doing.

I was wondering, that little college girl

they got out there, uh...

- Lynn. - What about her?

Well, I mean, she's sure a cute little thing, isn't she?

- If you say so. - If I say so?

Well, I'd like you to

just kind of stay away from her,

all right, son?

Why is that?

Well, mainly 'cause I just asked you to.

Just stay away from her.

It looks like it's gonna snow.

You ought to be heading home, don't you think?

Good night, son.

Good night, sir.

Oh, Daddy.

48 hours?

Yeah, it seems like Tap can't wait.

Well, there's got to be something we can do.

- Bed-and-breakfast? - Sell a parcel?

Maybe you were both right.

Yeah, but it's too late for all that now, isn't it?

I got to get my hands on that deed.

Somebody took it.

But who?

Oh, sweetie.

Oh, sweetie.

Rebecca's got her mother's fire,

but you got her heart.

You got her heart, honey.

I miss her.

That's for you, thank you so much.

Have a good day.

Hey, where are you going?

To see my granddaddy, Tap Peterson.

What? Now?

Lynnie!

Gosh darn it, girl.

Oh, you're kidding me.

Oh, gosh.

Sorry to interrupt the concert,

but I think it's time you and me did something crazy.

I'll get my boots on.

Excuse me.

But

outside...

Hi, I'm your granddaughter.

Excuse me?

Your son Caleb Peterson is my father.

Uh, where did you come up with a story like that?

I want to find my father.

Well, that's nice,

but, see, we're gonna have a little problem here,

because, um,

I really don't want to talk to you.

You're a Landsburg, and, um...

I don't like talking to Landsburgs.

They give me indigestion.

You're a coward.

And your son Caleb, my father,

is just a chip off the old block.

Now, look, young lady, um,

I don't much care what you say about me.

But my son is not a coward.

I'm sure he had his reasons

for running off like he did.

It's a pretty good thing too.

So let me tell you something.

There's no way on God's earth

that I would let my son run off with

any one of John's daughters.

None.

But I happened. What about me?

Collateral damage.

Hey, hey, hold it.

Hold it. Hold it.

Come here a minute.

Okay. You can go now.

Lynn, what's going on, baby?

What happened?

Talk to me.

Hey, I'm here now, baby.

Okay. Come on. Come on.

- What are you doing here? - How'd you get in my house?

Easy there, Mr. Jennings.

- You can't do this. - I'm a federal agent.

You're a pencil-pushin' bureaucrat and a liar.

You're gonna lose a lot more than just

your property, Landsburg.

- All right. - Wait, wait, wait, John.

Wait.

Listen, do not get him riled up.

Last time you met,

you got him really riled up.

Don't even say anything.

Nod your head.

Okay? Good.

No, John, come on.

Just don't shoot him.

He didn't mean any harm.

He's just following orders.

That's right.

Whose orders?

Charlie Lincoln in Washington.

Never heard of him.

He works for Senator Archer.

Come here.

Sit down.

Keep talking.

Charlie said to get that parcel.

So I took the signature from the original deed,

and I pasted it into the fake,

and I uploaded it into the system.

All I had to do was backdate the file

to match the time frame and personnel

to when we originally digitized the records.

Where's the deed?

Shredded.

How much you get for ruining a man's life?

Promotion to GS-15.

How's Tap Peterson involved?

Come on, you can say it.

Just... just come on.

Tap owned the pillar cliffs

along the river.

Senator Archer wanted that land for the Bureau

to designate it like a monument to himself.

The only way that Tap would get rid of that property

was to trade it for yours.

Some lady brokered the deal.

Sheffer, Schaefer.

Laura Lee.

Okay. That's it.

We're good, John.

We'll see ourselves out.

And we thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Jennings.

And then you said to him, "Oh, you can say it.

- "Come on, you can say it." - Yeah, yeah, yeah, come on.

Come on.

Look, we got company here.

Henry.

I heard an ugly rumor out of the capitol

that some supervisor at the Bureau

got himself threatened at gun point.

No kidding?

Know anything about that?

Not a thing, Sheriff.

You?

Nope.

I guess it must just be a rumor then.

I heard something too,

not just a rumor.

That supervisor admitted

that the deed they have on file is a forgery.

Do you have any proof for that other than your word?

No. But you do have my word.

- John, that's not evidence. - That's respect.

I guess respect's not worth what it used to be.

No, sir. It is not.

It's important to me, though, that you know how I feel.

I appreciate that.

You got to know

I need to be there tomorrow

when the Bureau comes.

Sure.

All right.

Hey, John.

This is a surprise.

No, it isn't.

No, it isn't.

Do you want a drink?

No.

Hmm. Fixing it up to sell, huh?

No. I'm not gonna sell this place.

There's too many memories here.

Your daddy ran me off a couple of times.

Well, serves you right for sneaking

into an innocent girl's bedroom.

I guess you were never innocent.

No.

Why'd you do it, Laura?

Why help Tap destroy my family?

For the commission, John.

Girl's got to eat.

You know, there's always a place for you here

if you needed time.

Senator Archer must be really desperate

for a legacy to risk all this.

Well, all politicians want stuff named after them.

They have bigger egos than movie stars.

It has to be something more than that.

Yeah, of course. It's money.

Tap and the honorable senator,

they own an energy company.

So they're gonna build a solar power plant on your dirt

with a real nice federal subsidy.

They don't need my well for that.

No. Your water's gonna be diverted

to restore a salmon run.

Thank you, Laura.

Appreciate the candor.

Welcome.

I did mean what I said about

there's a place for you here.

Look.

Guilty people should make amends,

or they'll pay for it somewhere down the line.

Yeah, if you believe that sort of thing.

Yeah, if you believe that sort of thing.

Tap's been spoiling for this fight

his whole life, you know.

Be careful.

Um, you armed?

No.

Then why don't you come on in?

I think Lynnie deserves to know who her daddy is.

We've kept it from her,

you know, for good, for bad.

It just doesn't matter anymore,

does it?

I loved your son.

I loved him.

And he said he loved me.

I never ran him off.

Oh, he was a liar then?

Caleb was not a liar.

I never heard from him again.

I never heard another word.

Not another single word from him ever.

What kind of person does that?

He's a coward and a liar.

He lied to me.

Your dad called and said he caught you guys

together again, and, um,

and then he knocked Caleb on his butt.

He called me, told me what he did.

Things got a little heated,

a little out of hand.

I told him to get his butt over here.

He said he was gonna come over,

do the same to me.

Mama never let him out the door,

so I guess she saved y'all

both some unwanted trouble.

John, maybe, but not me.

How is that?

John Landsburg

trespassing on my property,

it was... it was not a threat.

It was an opportunity to take care of things.

Sat around in the house, got my shotgun, and

just waited on him in the dark there.

You see, the dark has a lot to do with this story.

So pretty soon, I see your daddy come

walking up that driveway there, and I

yelled, "Hey, John."

He don't say nothing,

don't turn his head, nothing.

So I shot.

But it wasn't John.

It was Caleb, my son.

I shot my son Caleb.

But I guess it's just something...

That was meant to be.

'Cause you were a Landsburg

and I was a Peterson.

I'm very sorry about it all.

You tell your daddy...

Tell him I'm gonna come by tomorrow

to get that land.

It's busy.

Hey, cover for me?

There's a meeting down at the courthouse.

I got to be there.

Okay.

Come here.

Howdy, Brady.

You got them financials for me?

Can have it back.

There ain't nothing on it.

I don't care who you work for. I won't do it.

Leave my family alone.

Hold this.

Beat him. Don't kill him.

I'm not much for asking for things, as you know,

but the Bureau is coming to take

a piece of my ranch tomorrow.

To do it, corrupt officials altered documents

my grandfather signed a hundred years ago.

I lived here all my life.

Like my daddy, my grandfather most of his.

My family owns every inch

of that land they're trying to steal.

They're trying to take the water,

and you all know what that means.

They take our water, we're bankrupt,

and it's trouble for all of us.

So I'm asking you.

I'm asking you to stand with us.

Stop the Bureau from tearing down our fence,

from seizing our well.

Stop them from robbing our family of its legacy.

But this is... this is a community thing.

This affects us all.

Well, you're asking people to risk their lives, John.

Look, if we allow corrupt men to thumb their noses

at the laws that we live by,

who'll they come after next?

You, Dr. Taylor?

You, Elaine?

I buried my brother

my mother,

and my wife

on that land they're trying to steal.

John...

I got my own family that I got to worry about.

Come on, baby.

I can't risk their future

by standing out there with you.

None of us can.

I'm sorry, John.

Well, I appreciate everyone coming.

It was good of you... good of you to be here to hear me out.

This is all my fault,

'cause I took the deed.

I took the deed, and I gave it

to Laura Lee Schaefer.

Why?

Laura Lee came to me.

She said she heard we were having money problems

and she had a solution.

You sell a parcel to save the ranch,

save my home.

She told me she needed to see all the deeds

for the buyer.

And you believed her?

I didn't know she was working for Tap,

and I didn't know she took one,

till you told me the deed was missing.

I'm so sorry, Daddy.

I'm so sorry.

What's going on?

I was just telling your sister

that she can have no part in this today.

She's got the boys and Jerry to think about.

What are you gonna do?

I'm going with him.

No one's going out there but me.

There's nothing in this world you could do to stop me.

Us. Daddy, us.

I don't want you girls going, and that's it.

This is our ranch too, Dad,

and we'll decide what we do.

Like old times?

Flashing on Desert Storm.

Right.

Just don't get any sand in it.

Okay, boss.

Well, look at you.

This ranch is who we are,

and I'll be damned if I ain't gonna be a part of that.

Son, there might not be much ranch

come day's end.

Well, not without a fight.

Never was there a family with less sense.

Okay.

- Go get yourself cleaned up. - All right.

We'll make a camp right here.

- All right. - Build a camp.

We're gonna tie those horses

to the wellhead.

- Got you. - All right.

Want me to build fire, boss?

Better hold off on that.

Stay right there.

This is private property.

In 25 minutes,

this land and that well

belong to the federal government.

We can wait.

Well, maybe I'll stick around then too.

- Where's the sheriff? - I haven't seen him.

Morning, Peterson.

Okay. Let's head up over here, you guys.

What are you doing here?

Figured you wouldn't mind a few of those.

Bureau guns aimed at me.

You don't fire that thing

unless I tell you.

- Copy that. - Grandpa!

I actually don't own a firearm.

I'm a firm believer in gun control.

Well, then you stay behind me, girl.

- Here, take this for me. - Yeah.

- And put it over there. - Okay.

Everyone take cover.

- Brady, over here. - All right, Pop.

Hector, with the girls, you stay there.

Got it.

What you're doing is wrong.

The deed you've been shown is a lie.

It's a forgery.

Tap Peterson knows it's a forgery.

He arranged it.

That's a bunch of garbage.

Now, I don't know how many of you have shot anyone.

It's not a great feeling.

But I can't let you on my land,

and I will do what I have to

to keep you out.

You don't know who I am, most of you.

But the people around here will generally tell you

that I mean what I say.

Now, that's just who I am.

Who are you?

What kind of family do you come from?

We live and die for the land

that our fathers gave us.

That's who we are!

Ronnie Tivit,

are you gonna shoot us?

Are you?

Really?

Put down your weapons!

Never.

How's that?

Daddy.

- Hey, boys. - Hey, hey.

Hey, hey.

Hey, baby.

They all came because they remembered

everything you had done for them.

All right. You get safe now.

- Get safe now. - All right.

Okay. Hector take Brady.

Camp right over there, right behind that!

Well, you got to move some of them trucks.

Hey, man.

We're ready.

Oh, you are ready.

Man, is it good to see you, Martin.

Thanks for coming, guys.

Get over there behind that truck.

Ellie, turn those cars out up in this direction.

The National Guard will be dispatched shortly!

If you do not lay down your weapons and disperse,

you will be arrested!

Take Mr. Landsburg into custody.

I gave you fair warning.

Don't you dare move.

Get in position. Get in position, you guys.

Daddy, look.

Do you see that?

Stand down now.

Come on, boys, put your weapons down.

Guys, guys, guys, guys, guys, guys.

- It's the sheriff. - Guys!

Guys, stand down!

- Come on out of the way. - I'm from the capitol.

- Step aside. - Thank you.

John Landsburg!

John!

Judge Gibson from the capitol

has granted you a stay!

The Bureau can't take any action against Landsburg Ranch

pending further investigation.

- Yeah. - Whoo-hoo.

- All right. - Show's over.

Let's put those guns down now.

We're all part of the same community.

Nice work, everyone.

Come on, let's all go home.

Back down, back down.

Back in the cars. Back down.

How'd you do that?

I can be a pretty persuasive

on the right occasion.

Yes, you can.

Thanks for... thanks, everybody, for coming.

That's right.

You're all invited.

- Yeah, you too, you too. - I'm glad you came, man.

I'm so glad you came.

Your great-grandma and grandpa,

Nellie and Jeremiah,

faced many challenges,

passed this ranch down to us.

But they were strong, they worked hard,

and they never gave up.

And we're not about to either.