Ransom Canyon (2025) s01e04 Episode Script

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[Staten] Previously on Ransom Canyon
You put in a good word
with your buddy on the parole board,
and I make sure Cap Fuller
sells to Water & Power.
This guy Freddie, he's dangerous.
- Probably blow my cover.
- No. No, we can't have that.
Did you really think
you can get rid of me that easy?
[Staten] I got confirmation.
That piece of bumper is from a blue F-250,
and the chop shop--
Is firmly out of my jurisdiction.
You're not gonna talk about what really
happened at the ghost house, are you?
I'll keep the fact that your ex-boyfriend
is a liar to myself.
Tell him, son.
Go on. Tell him.
I'm sorry, Dad.
We're leaving.
- [Lauren gasps]
- [tires screech]
- Are you trying to get yourself killed?
- I was trying to do this.
- I only ever wanted to dance with you.
- Did your dad drag you here tonight?
- What does it matter?
- It doesn't. I guess none of it does.
[rain pattering]
He kicked me out.
I got nowhere else to go.
[cow lowing]
[crickets chirping]
[cattle lowing]
[soft, intriguing music playing]
[electricity crackles]
- [cattle lowing]
- [man] Go.
Shh, shh.
Go on, get.
[shushing]
[coaxing animals]
[whimsical music playing]
[dog barking]
[growls]
What is it, Biscuit? [gasps]
Oh no! Get out of my lavender.
Go on. Shoo, shoo, shoo.
- Get.
- [horse whinnies]
[sighs]
The boys are chugging along.
Bet we finish that trail by 2:00.
[Staten] There's some meatloaf
in the fridge. Grab that, would you?
[Jake] Yeah.
[fridge door opens]
Think your nephew got to it.
I'm gonna kill this kid, I swear to God.
Just finish it at that point.
I give him the library,
hoping that I'd contain him,
but no, he's got his stuff
scattered all over the house.
He stays up playing video games,
blaring music that, I'm not kidding, is
the worst thing that you've ever heard.
How long's he staying for?
Well, according to him,
until his father apologizes.
[heavy bass booming through walls]
Yeah! You see what I'm dealing with here?
[phone ringing]
Wow.
Hey.
Yeah. Yep. I'll be there in 20 minutes.
[horse whinnying]
She's probably gone through
a Sunday's worth of farmers' market sales.
[sighs] Sorry about that. I'll pay for it.
[Quinn] How'd she get here, anyway?
[Staten] Hell if I knew.
Well, she won't move, I'm telling you.
Come on, Reba! [whistles]
Come on.
[Quinn] Are you kidding me?
Well, that's rude.
- [Staten chuckles]
- [Quinn scoffs]
So I'll have one of the guys pick her up
as soon as I can. Noon latest.
Okay.
- You had a nice turnout the other night.
- Worked out okay.
- How you doing otherwise? You good?
- Am I good?
[scoffs] Yeah, I'm good.
Threw a pretty kick-ass party,
finished some paperwork
I've been putting off,
and having a real solid hair day, so
- [sarcastic] How about you? You good?
- Yeah.
Yeah, Reid's staying at my house,
which is interesting.
I heard.
So I guess you heard that he and Davis
are having some sort of a standoff.
Apparently they're not even talking.
I think it's pretty childish, but
I know what you're gonna say.
All right, I know I had a hand in it.
"A hand"?
Just a hand? [laughs]
You are sleeping in
the bed you made, my friend.
I said that I was aware.
- I don't feel bad for you, Staten.
- Well, I don't remember asking you to.
You know, maybe you should tell
your new boyfriend to call his son.
[Quinn laughs bitterly]
Look who's being childish now.
Every once in a while,
you've got a real tendency
to be a pain in the ass, you know that?
Every once in a while,
you have a tendency to be a real asshole.
Then why'd you dance with me?
You were there.
[Staten exhales in disbelief]
[Lauren] Mm-mm.
What?
What, nothing.
Lucas Russell, you're scared.
Of what?
Of this.
[Lauren laughs]
Oh hell.
No, you don't! Come back!
[both laughing]
Come here.
["Orange" by Delilah Montagu playing]
[Lauren laughs]
We bought a dog ♪
I've never seen you scared.
- 'Cause I'm not scared.
- Sure.
Said he had your gentle weakness ♪
Taking up all of our bed ♪
That's what we said ♪
I took a drive
all the way to New Hampton ♪
- [whispering] You're so beautiful.
- [Lauren giggles]
In the rear-view mirror ♪
Baby, don't cry 'cause you know
you get nearer to me every day ♪
In my own special way
I would sing you to sleep ♪
As my way of reaching you in the deep ♪
I'll sing to you ♪
[Lucas] Hey, what the hell?
- Here, hold this.
- [gentle song fades]
- How'd you get out here?
- [lows]
Hey.
Hey.
Hya! Hya!
[hoof steps receding]
You should probably go.
[tense music playing]
[grunts]
[galloping horse approaching]
[horse snorting]
Few dozen head missing, boss.
Tracks going east up the canyon.
All right, tell the boys to saddle up.
You too, Lucas.
[horse snorts]
[Staten] Was it you?
- [Davis] I'm gonna need more than that.
- Don't fuck with me, Davis.
- Did you cut my fence?
- Why would I do that?
I don't know, maybe because I won't agree
to funnel our water over to Austin.
I'm trying to sway you to my side,
I'm not trying to provoke you.
Look, I'm sorry about your cattle,
but, uh
We both know you showing up here
isn't about the pipeline.
Oh yeah? What is it?
- Me dating Quinn.
- [laughing] Shit.
[Davis] Uh-huh.
Quinn can date whoever the hell she wants.
No accounting for taste.
Oh, and your boy's fine, by the way.
- He's yours whenever you want him back.
- Yeah, just as soon as he apologizes.
The apple doesn't fall
too far from the tree, does it, Davis?
[door closes, engine starts]
[muffled rap music playing]
Hey!
Get dressed. Meet me in the barn.
For what?
R&R's over. Time to earn your keep.
But it's Saturday!
[cowboy western music playing]
- [horse snorting]
- [indistinct dialog in background]
[horse whinnying]
Reid, see that red horse?
That's you. Bring him in to saddle.
Okay.
All right.
[lively music playing]
All right. Come on.
[horse whinnying]
[man] He's gotta show him how to do it.
You gotta come around, get some miles
- [horse whinnies]
- [Reid grunts]
Halter's upside down, bud.
You're so funny. You're so funny.
- Here, you do it.
- [Lucas laughs]
- I'm just trying to help you out.
- I don't need your help.
- Sure looks like you--
- I'm so sick of your shit!
Enough, damn it!
[vehicle approaching]
I got it.
Get back out there, now. Don't give up.
[horse whinnies]
- Heard you lost a few cows.
- Always a step ahead, aren't you, Dan?
- Huh.
- [hands clasp]
You want any more guys?
You wanna start doing me favors, sheriff,
why don't you hit that chop shop?
All right.
But this is you
giving me the reins on this.
You start leaving my job to me
from now on.
Shit, could I?
That means backing off, Staten.
Even if this lead goes nowhere.
[Dan] Why'd I have a feeling
this was how this was gonna go?
Like I said, always a step ahead, Dan.
["Fox Hunt" by Sierra Ferrell playing]
Well, take the path down to the river
It is hunting time ♪
Clothe the kids and feed the children
Oh, the meat is fine ♪
Don't let them dogs out of your sight
Don't let them slip through your hands ♪
Just chase that fox down through
the pine, through the cold river bend ♪
I'm just a hunter ♪
[horses galloping]
Just trying to survive ♪
[plucky country music fades]
Hey, hey, no, no.
I warned you from the beginning
it wasn't gonna be easy, okay? I just
Come on. I just need a couple more weeks.
[Adam] I can't buy you any more time.
Adam, come on. I told you, it's a process.
[Adam] The board's determined to break
ground in 60 days, with or without you.
Okay, what does that mean?
[Adam] They're considering
sending someone else in to close.
If Kirkland and Fuller
don't agree to sell, this all goes away.
That includes the offer for your ranch.
Adam.
- A Ad--
- [phone line hangs up]
[rock music playing in background]
Hey!
Hey.
I got your message.
What's up?
Everything okay?
Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Everything's fine. What's on your mind?
What'll it be there, cowboy?
I, uh, just came to talk, actually.
Two picklebacks? So talk.
Look, I'm I'm sorry.
I meant to make it to the opening,
I really did, I just
got caught up.
And I should've come here
and apologized earlier--
Oh, your friends already did.
Okay, look, look, I can explain.
You really don't have to.
Ellie, listen to me,
I don't know what they told you, but--
Oh, they told me everything.
It was a tell-all.
Please, okay, just please hear me out.
Okay, relax.
All right? I get it. I mean,
friends show up unannounced,
you, um, down one too many White Claws.
We've all been there.
You're off the hook. Lightweight.
I guess I just didn't realize
you two weren't speaking.
Well, once Reid understands the gravity
of his mistake, I'll talk to him.
Not a moment sooner.
- It's a bit harsh, don't you think?
- He lied, Quinn.
I know he lied, but he's a kid.
He had a really rough year this year.
Randall was his best friend.
Not an excuse.
No.
[Quinn sighs]
Do you remember what you said to me
after the fundraiser?
You said, "You lost people too."
That meant a lot.
- Yeah.
- Maybe Reid hasn't dealt with his grief.
Maybe he didn't tell you because
he doesn't feel like he can open up.
Maybe Staten put you up to this.
And maybe you shouldn't tell me
how to parent my kid.
Okay.
Quinn, come on.
I'm sorry! Quinn!
[door opens, then closes]
Nice gal.
Easy on the eyes.
Look, do me a favor,
don't smoke in here, all right?
Last I checked, I was
in a bar in the Great State of Texas, so
It's not that kind of place.
No? Well, what kind of place is it?
Maybe it's the kind of place where
you got eyes for that bartender out there.
- I should tell her who you really are.
- Tell her whatever you want.
I'm just trying to put my head down
and make an honest buck.
There's no job, no score, no scheme.
I'm shoveling shit for some old man.
That's it.
- You want in? Grab a shovel.
- I don't believe you.
- I don't give a shit.
- You cut us in, or I'm gonna hurt people.
Maybe I'll start
with those pretty brown eyes
behind the bar.
[spits]
I think my song's on.
[Reid] Must be a nice break
from waiting tables.
You know you're only here
because Jake felt bad for you.
You're only here 'cause of your last name.
I think I'd rather be me.
[Jake] End of my rope with those two.
All week at each other's throats.
Hate to say it, boss,
but your nephew's a problem.
- He ain't cut out for this.
- Why you think I brought him?
Once he gets a taste
of what real ranch work looks like,
he's gonna be crawling back,
apology or not.
[both laugh]
Ten o'clock!
[cattle lowing]
- [dog barking]
- [Staten] Come on.
Come on.
[whistles]
Matty, cut that bull.
Close that caprock up the arroyo.
- [men clamoring]
- Three alongside. Jake, you push him.
Reid, Lucas.
You watch that calf, he's a runner.
Nothing gets past you, you hear me?
Oh shit.
- Back off, I got it.
- You could've fooled me.
Hyah!
- Sit down, move him with your legs.
- I've been on a horse before.
Right, when you were six. I forgot.
What?
[grunting and struggling]
Get your hands off!
Shit.
- Get your hands off me.
- Get off me!
- [cattle lowing]
- [men whistling]
[man] You're welcome
to go about your investigation.
Just let us know if you need assistance.
[Dan] I appreciate it, Phil.
I don't imagine anything'll come of it.
I didn't want to step on your toes.
You Bandera PD boys can hold a grudge.
- [Phil] And our liquor.
- [Dan laughs]
Listen, if this truck of yours
did roll through that shop,
it wasn't for anything good.
You understand?
Hm.
- [door opening]
- Yeah. Hey, I got it.
I gotta go. Thanks, Phil.
Hey. Someone was out the door early.
Sorry, is this an interrogation?
I owe you an apology.
Oh, that was the apology. Okay, got it.
Hey, look, will you
Hold on a second. Just Look.
I'm sorry about the other night.
I wasn't myself, okay?
It wasn't your fault.
I know I've been putting a lot of
pressure on you lately, and it's not
"Right"?
"Fair"?
I miss her.
I know you miss her too.
You are so much stronger than me.
[emotional music playing]
And I'm I'm just no good at being alone.
You're not alone, Dad.
- You know that, right?
- Yeah.
Yeah, I do.
[indistinct chatter, laughter]
[Jake] Got all the Herefords, boss,
and 18 Angus. Just missing the six.
All right, we'll head back
first thing then.
Oh, and one mother without a calf.
He broke the line.
He's lying. Don't listen to him,
Uncle Staten. What're you talking about?
- I don't wanna hear it.
- I'll ride out first light, boss.
Okay.
- Good night, boys.
- Let me do it.
- No, you're riding back with us.
- Please?
Uncle Staten.
Let me do this.
All right, fine.
But he's going with you.
[fire hisses]
[dramatic music playing]
[sighs]
[Lucas] So you caught
some trout back here, huh?
[Reid] My cousin did.
Look, I'm not really in the mood
for some chit-chat right now, all right?
- Why are you such an asshole?
- Oh, I'm the asshole?
Remind me which one of us is trying
to steal the other one's girlfriend, huh?
Ah.
Yeah, I know what happened
between the two of you this summer.
As far as I knew,
the two of you were broken up, all right?
And besides, a woman isn't
some thing to take or be given.
Lauren should be with
whoever she wants to be with.
- Cut the high and mighty shit, all right?
- [cow lowing]
Wait, listen.
You hear that? Come on.
[cow lowing]
[panicked lowing]
Now what?
[Lucas scoffs] Hmm.
[Jake] Hey, boss.
- I got 'em on the radio and--
- Shh.
You hear that?
Silence.
Well, sorry to ruin the moment,
but they found the calf.
Ah, well, look at that.
Trouble is, he's stuck in a bog,
and they can't get him out.
I was gonna send Russ or Matt up there.
No, I got a better idea. Give me that.
[beeps]
Copy you.
- [calf lows]
- Well, what'd they say?
He says to leave him and come back.
- Leave him?
- He's gonna send somebody else out.
We can't leave him.
Something's gonna pick him off.
We gotta take him with us.
[sighs]
So these friends of yours
- Not exactly your friends, are they?
- No. Uh
I'm sorry about them.
And, yeah, I do know them.
I used to work with them,
but I'm not really a fan.
And they know that,
so bit of a tightrope walk here.
Just hoping they leave soon.
Uh-huh.
You got a pretty good
bullshit meter, then, huh?
Yup. Which is why
I find you so irritating.
- [Yancy laughs]
- You are! I mean,
I can't really figure you out,
and it's incredibly annoying.
Not really what I was going for.
Then cut the moody mystery man act.
Tell me what you're about, what you think.
All right.
Well, uh, I'm a little shocked
you went with the turkey jerky.
Fine, what do you want to know?
I want to know who you really are.
So, you weren't a BB-shooting delinquent.
What, then? Altar boy?
I wouldn't say I wasn't a delinquent.
Oh, okay. Now we're getting somewhere.
So real headache for Mom and Dad
For Mom.
My, uh My father probably
would have kicked some sense into me,
but he died before I was born.
Mom tried, but she struggled,
so I went in and out of foster homes.
Graduated to juvenile detention,
top of my class.
Then at some point, I figured
I ought to get my head on straight.
So that's what I'm trying to do.
[sentimental music playing]
I'm sorry.
It's all right.
It's not like you did it.
And, um
I'm also sorry that you don't really
get the savory magic of turkey jerky.
[classical music playing on piano]
- [knocking at door]
- [piano stops]
- What's all this?
- You've never had apology pizza?
- "The Dojo"?
- Yeah, they're up in Plainview.
Closest thing
to New York pizza I could find.
You drove an hour for pizza?
Drove an hour for you.
Yeah, I was hoping
you'd let me explain my behavior earlier.
What's on it?
Pepperoni, mushroom, jalapeño.
So, uh, what I said earlier
about you and Staten,
I didn't mean it, okay?
I know he's your friend.
Huh.
I don't know if I'd say all that.
Well, despite the complications,
I'm, uh, grateful he took Reid in.
I'm sorry if I overstepped.
No, no. You were right.
I was I was hard on him.
I guess I just want Reid to be ready,
you know?
Ready for what?
If something goes wrong.
You know, Randall dying, it
it felt like a wake-up call,
you know? Like,
life can just change on you, just
[snaps]
What if something happens to me
or to his mom?
I need Reid to be equipped to handle that.
What if he's not?
You know, that boy, he's, uh
He's my whole heart.
Where's this coming from?
Sort of what I wanted
to talk to you about.
I'm listening.
The ranch is in dire financial straits.
My dad always told me
the Bar W was gonna come to me,
but I should have, um
I should have asked questions
when he was still alive, but I didn't.
I wasn't ready.
So you inherited a mess.
[sighs] Oh yeah.
Pops, you know, he had a real
talent for breeding thoroughbreds, but
he had as many vices as he did horses.
- Jesus, Davis.
- Yeah.
That's why I'm pushing so hard
on this pipeline.
Now the rug
is being pulled out of there too. I
The pressure is
The pressure's on.
I just haven't been myself lately.
Not with my son
and not with you yesterday.
I'm sorry.
[tender music playing]
- Why didn't you tell me?
- I mean
There's a
There's a lot there, you know. I
I don't come without a caveat.
Neither do I.
Here I was about to ditch you.
[laughs]
- Move back to New York and everything.
- What?
Really?
I mean, no, not really,
but I was kind of offered to.
What? When?
It's just this
this mentor, this music director I used
to work with is trying to convince me
to audition for an opening
at the Philharmonic. [chuckles]
[chuckles] Quinn! Well, that's incredible.
- You are gonna do it, right?
- [laughs] No.
No, all I know is I'm about
as out of tune as that piano in there.
No, I don't believe that. [laughs]
No.
And I've been
wondering if my coming back is
is me running from something
or running to something.
And?
Can I get back to you on that?
[calf lows despondently]
You gotta go from the haunch, man.
You want to get in the mud? Go for it.
Okay, fine. Watch me.
- I know, I know, I know.
- Let's do this.
All right, buddy.
Come on, bud.
[panicked lowing]
[laughs]
Dude, look, listen, if we get the rope
and fish it around his legs,
then we can pull him out with the horses.
- I don't understand--
- I said we're not using the horse.
Listen to me.
If we just get the rope
we can gently do it.
- It's fine.
- You're dumber than I thought.
- What did you say?
- I said you're dumber than I thought.
[grunts, struggling]
[Lucas] Come here.
[grunting]
[lows]
[groans]
[breathing heavily]
[calf lows]
[laughing]
[Reid] What's so funny?
You should see yourself.
You should see yourself!
God, I wish I had a beer.
It's your lucky day.
[beer can opening]
- [Reid spits]
- Ugh.
[both laughing]
Good news, I'm not gonna
be working at Double K anymore.
No?
Nah.
My uncle's been looking
for a reason to kick me out, so
this is all he needs.
I gotta move back in with my dad.
That'll be fun.
What happened there anyway?
It's just like
ever since Randall,
like, I I can't get anything right.
You know?
My old man was so hard on us too.
He was so hard on Kit, man.
No matter what he did,
it was never good enough.
And yet he still holds out
like he's coming back.
But he's not.
Screw him.
Right? Me and Kit are good on our own.
- We balance each other out.
- Mm-hmm.
[calf lows]
Wait.
Come on.
All right.
You get the haunch, I got the horns.
Let's go. Let's do it.
Ready?
Come on.
- Come on.
- Okay, buddy.
[can clatters]
[can crackles]
[heavy thud]
[ominous music playing]
[breathes heavily]
[paper shuffling]
[sighs]
[tools whirring and buzzing]
- Willie Blue.
- [dog barks]
Easy.
How can I help you, sheriff?
Info on a blue F-250
you might have worked on about a year ago.
- Early '70s.
- Can't really say.
- You don't keep records?
- I try not to.
I got work to do.
Well, I appreciate your help.
I also appreciate
you've got surveillance cameras here.
And I got a hunch that you've got
some video I wouldn't mind seeing.
And you're gonna show it to me,
or I'm gonna get a warrant
and I'm gonna come back here
and I'm gonna search
every last inch of this shithole.
[Yancy] I really appreciate this.
[Ellie] And I appreciate you.
A month ago, I couldn't have dreamed
I'd hook an investor for Gracie's,
and none of it
would've happened without you.
It's a very nice thing to do,
so thank you.
Damn, I'm good. Look at that.
- It's gonna heal better than that one.
- Oh yeah.
Juvie?
Yeah.
[laughs, snorts]
- Oh my God!
- Really?
Hold on. We're not just gonna ignore
that awkward, adorable laugh, are we?
Yes, we are. Just tell me what happened.
I, uh, I beat Eddie Fitz in hold'em,
and he wasn't a very graceful loser.
Mm.
I didn't know she had a boyfriend.
Mm, ouch.
One on your rib?
How do you know about that one?
Okay, uh, well, sometimes
I catch you working without a shirt on.
- And maybe linger too long.
- Ah.
Don't make it weird.
That is a little keepsake from Odin.
Bull.
Really?
Few inches north,
he would've come right down on my heart,
which I'm told isn't great.
So you rodeo?
- I used to dabble.
- The ever-mysterious Yancy Grey.
- [Cap] Whoa.
- [Yancy] Jesus Christ.
- I ain't interrupting nothing?
- No. Um
I was just about to leave.
[Yancy] Mm-hmm.
But you scared the hell out of me.
Life's funny, ain't she?
One day you're down
and then
[laughs]
All right.
What, uh What are we drinking to?
To you.
To me?
That's right. I just bought me
a half dozen big old fat Angus.
All right. Well,
what's that got to do with me?
The boys I bought 'em from
say they know you.
Brothers?
Oh, it don't matter.
[quiet, tense music playing]
Something wrong?
No. Uh
No, I'm gonna get some air.
Hm.
[horse grunts in distance]
[indistinct chatter]
Matt is saddled and ready, boss.
All right. Send him.
[expectant music playing]
I'll be damned.
Jake!
[triumphant music playing]
[Staten and Jake laugh]
Guess scaring him off
with ranch work backfired on you.
Seems that way, huh?
Son of a bitch.
[muffled music playing]
You're a real fucking piece of work.
Stealing cattle, ripping off an old man.
Well, you left me no other choice.
Just biding our time
till something better came along.
How about $20,000?
I don't hate it.
I get you 20K and y'all are gone.
You leave Ransom for good.
Deal?
Now, where are you gonna
get that kind of money, handsome?
[Yancy] I'm gonna win it.
Hm.
This I wanna see.
- It was good working with you.
- Thanks. You too.
All right.
- I'll see ya.
- [phone notification dings]
[footsteps receding]
[sentimental music playing]
Thank you for the hour-drive pizza.
Thank you for hearing me out.
Felt good to finally tell you.
- Okay.
- Okay.
[promising music playing]
That's more like it.
[Staten] I packed your bags.
I figured you could use a real bed.
[heartwarming music playing]
[exhales loudly]
["Cold Revenge" by Wayne Murray playing]
They say time heals all wounds ♪
But for some
Justify their feuds ♪
The hell you put me through ♪
It looks like
time's catching up with you ♪
Catching up with you ♪
It's catching up with you ♪
Catching up with you ♪
Catching up with you ♪
[soft music playing]
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