Ransom Canyon (2025) s01e08 Episode Script

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[Staten] Previously on Ransom Canyon…
You're right. The storm got upgraded
to a tornado warning.
We're gonna form a shelter.
But what I don't know is how anyone,
even scum like you,
could pull a job on their own grandfather.
-You can't stay there.
-[Lauren] I'm not.
I'm gonna go take shelter at the school.
[screams]
-Lauren!
-My ankle!
-[Kit] It's okay.
-[Ellie] Cap? Has anyone seen Cap?
-[Davis] Where are you going?
-To find Cap.
Yancy! Hunker down,
stay safe, look for him after.
Let him die out there?
You know, I wanted to ask you back then.
I walked over there to ask you to dance.
-[Ellie] Thank God you're all okay.
-[woman] Thanks to Yancy here.
He helped clear everyone out just in time.
[Ellie] Thank you.
I've got security footage that shows Reid
driving the same truck
we just pulled out of that lake.
Sheriff, I need to tell you
what happened that night.
Reid? It's Kit.
[knocking on door]
-[Kai] Open the door, Kit.
-[Kit] Get out of here, guys.
-[dogs barking]
-[knocking continues]
-[Dan] It doesn't have to be this way.
-[Kit] I'm not opening up the door.
[Dan] Open the door, or I'm coming in.
[Kit] You're gonna have
to break the door down.
[Kai] You're making this harder.
[Kit] I'm not going. Get out of here.
[Kai] Come on, we're not playing games.
[Kit] I'm not going.
You'll have to drag me out.
[knocking continues]
I'm not gonna open the door!
I'm not opening the door!
[knocking continues]
I'm not gonna open the door!
-[Kai] Go, go, go, go!
-[loud crash]
[Dan] Kit, Kit, Kit, get on the ground!
What the hell's going on?
-It's gonna be fine, I'll be fine, Lucas.
-Relax, all right?
-What's going on, Kai?
-Get him some clothes.
I'll fill you in later.
It's gonna be all right.
-[Kit grunts]
-[Dan] Flip over for me. Come on, Kit.
-Stand up. Help me out. Let's go.
-[Kai] On your feet.
[Lucas breathing heavily]
-[indistinct chatter over police radio]
-[parking brake clicking]
[birds chirping and cawing]
We made an arrest.
Wanted you to hear it from me.
Your nephew Reid gave us the information
that pushed it over.
It's one of the Russell boys.
It's Kit.
[tense music playing]
["Lost for the Weekend"
by Black Water Gospel playing]
[indistinct chatter]
-[man] Excuse us, Quinn.
-Yep.
-Sorry.
-All right.
Coming through. Thank you.
[billiard balls clacking]
[hammering]
[speaking Spanish]
You want to tell me what's going on here?
[continues speaking Spanish]
Welcome to the land of the living.
[Quinn] Thank you.
-Ellie! What the hell?
-Okay, just hear me out.
I'm all ears.
It's been crazy since the reopen
and the whole Kit Russell thing.
Ransom loves its gossip.
No better place to do it.
And my cousin agreed to do the repairs.
We're lucky we even got him because
the whole town's been dealing--
Ellie, just stop.
-Are you okay?
-No, I'm not okay.
You're doing all of this
without asking me.
Hiring staff, doing repairs.
There's no way I can afford this.
I spoke to the insurance adjuster.
All the repairs are covered.
I figured out a way to reduce costs
to hire new staff.
I'm sorry for handling things
while you've been MIA.
If you didn't want me to step up,
you should have been here, Quinn.
-Hey.
-[Quinn exhales]
-What's going on?
-Nothing.
It's just…
-It's okay. It's been a lot.
-I just…
The tornado and everything.
We've all been kind of on edge.
You know, why don't you take the day off?
I got this.
-Are you sure?
-Yeah.
I'm sorry.
It's okay.
-I'm here.
-Okay.
-How are you holding up?
-Um, good.
Yeah. Good.
All things considered.
Local public defender
isn't instilling any confidence, but…
And Kit?
He's not putting up much of a fight
in his own defense.
-Jesus, really?
-Yeah.
-Do you think that…
-Think what?
-I don't know. That, um…
-That he's guilty?
Now, I didn't say that.
That's not what I think.
I don't know.
-It's gonna be okay.
-Except it's not, Lauren.
You realize that without a guardian,
I'll be in the system.
That's not gonna happen. We're gonna
get through this together. I promise.
Yeah.
How are you?
Oh. Um…
Fine, actually, uh, thanks to Kit.
My ankle's healing up.
That's great. You're gonna crush it
at that clinic tomorrow.
[Lauren sighs]
What? What's wrong?
It's my dad.
When he found out I was at the trailer,
he said I wasn't holding up
my end of the deal, so UT's off the table.
-He won't sign my permission slip.
-No.
We can get through it.
We're all we need, right?
All we need.
-[Lucas] Shit, Staten.
-[Lauren] You didn't do anything wrong.
Yeah. Try telling him that. He fired me.
Look, I should go. I'm supposed to see Kit
in a few minutes anyways.
And, hey, to hell with your dad.
You get to that cheer clinic tomorrow.
There's gotta be a way.
What are you doing here?
I mean, can't a man walk into a bar?
[exhales] Yeah.
Sorry, I heard about Kit.
I was gonna call.
I'm not here to talk about Kit.
I was hoping that we could talk about us.
Okay, I'm starting to feel like
you're trying to avoid me, Quinn.
Went by your house,
came by here, tried calling, texting.
You know how much I love doing that.
-Look, I'm just trying to say--
-It's okay.
I know how this goes. It was a mistake.
And, look, I agree.
It was a life or death situation.
Old feelings resurfaced.
It was a blip.
A blip?
So, what, you got it
pretty well figured out, then?
It's what we do, right?
Push it away, bury it.
You know exactly how I feel about you.
It's just a lot to process.
So you're just gonna
pretend we didn't happen?
-It's for the best.
-You think it's for the best? Ah.
Is this about Davis?
Yes, it is.
And also…
You should know I heard Paula Jo
talking about the pipeline last week.
I wanted to tell you but also didn't,
because telling you means a big risk.
-So don't.
-What?
Tell me.
-But--
-All you've ever done is look after me.
You look after you, okay?
And you can pretend all you want, Quinn,
but we happened.
Not sure how we're gonna eat all this.
They just keep coming.
Regular town hero, aren't you?
Where's Cap?
Visiting Ruth.
Nothing like a brush with death
to make a man appreciate
what's right in front of him.
-Look--
-Look, I--
Sorry. You go.
I'm really grateful
for what you did last week.
I am.
But…
I know.
Is there, um… Is there any way
that I come back from this?
You can start by telling Cap.
What if he can't forgive me?
Then you walk away
head high,
knowing you did the right thing.
Or you don't.
It's your call.
[Staten] Bastard just ripped
through here, didn't it?
[Jake] Mm-hmm.
Gonna have to replace
all these pasture pumps.
-Might be a good time to take it solar.
-You think?
-I mean, I don't not think.
-Well, it's… It's debatable.
[laughs]
[grunts]
One of the ranch hands was
batting the solar idea before the storm.
Not a bad one, if you ask me.
Kid had some thoughts on how to do it.
All right, let's hear it. Bring him in.
Small problem there, boss.
-It was Lucas.
-Oh, well, then, forget I asked.
Look, I know…
I don't know
how all this must feel right now,
but he ain't his brother, Staten.
Family don't make us.
You ought to know that.
[Lucas] I know you didn't do this.
-All you gotta do is tell the truth.
-Truth don't matter for people like us.
You know that as well as I do.
-I'll say it was me.
-Hell no.
I'm underage. No priors.
Few years in juvie, then I'm home.
No, I'm not letting you
take the rap for something--
That you didn't do. Kit, I don't get it.
Why won't you fight this?
-You wouldn't understand.
-Then make me understand.
Look, all I care about
is you getting out of here
and making a life for yourself,
a life away from here.
That's all I've ever wanted.
No matter the cost.
You hear me?
Time to wrap it up here, boys.
[emotional music playing]
I know this is hard, son.
I'm not your son.
I am no one's son.
I don't have a soul in my corner
except for that guy back there.
-He didn't do this.
-Then how come he won't say it?
I don't know.
Maybe he's covering for someone.
You've got the wrong guy.
That might not matter to you,
but it should.
["Hard Times" by Brother Thunder playing]
Let out a heavy sigh ♪
-[Quinn] You guys done with this?
-Yeah.
Hey, Quinn. Let me help you with that.
Davis, hi. I…
I wasn't expecting you.
Well, you know, just here
for a good old strained family dinner.
Also kind of wanted an excuse
to see my girl. She's been busy.
Yeah, sorry. I just have had a lot to do.
Hey, you've been kind of standoffish
the last few days.
I know why.
Okay.
Paula Jo told me, okay?
About Staten's wells.
-About forcing his hand with AWP…
-Right.
About threatening your liquor license.
She did do that.
I'm sorry. You shouldn't be
getting dragged into all this mess.
-Did you have a hand in it?
-What?
Staten. I know you're not his biggest fan.
No, I had no idea.
At least, not until she told me.
You do believe me?
I don't know what I believe right now.
Everything's a bit of a mess.
Quinn, hey, hey, what's going on?
I need some time to think.
About what?
All of it.
Quinn…
Look, I didn't know the truck
had anything to do with Randall.
Okay? Why can't you believe me for once?
This is not about
us not believing you, Reid.
We do. This is about risk.
You put yourself,
you put this family
in a truly risky position.
You want to help me out here, hon?
So… So let me get this straight.
I'm the one putting us at risk?
I mean, I don't know the details,
but you two are up to some
nefarious shit with this pipeline.
-Hey, hey! Keep your voice down.
-See? It's shady!
Why don't y'all stop acting
like hypocrites for once?
-Son, hey--
-[Paula Jo] Ugh.
[Davis clears throat]
That's your son.
He's right, you know.
-About us.
-Oh, now you weigh in?
Listen, everything is going to plan
on my end.
So what's the hold up with the ringer
on the Fuller ranch?
My ringer's wrung.
He's out.
He's out?
Mm-hmm.
So what's the plan?
I don't have one.
Unless Cap Fuller's gonna
keel over in the next 48 hours.
-Are you gonna see to it that he does?
-Oh Jesus.
-That's what Reid was talking about.
-Oh my God, it's a joke.
Look, I'm gonna sell, P,
but I don't have any more moves to make.
[vehicle approaching]
Look, I'm probably the last person
you want to talk to right now.
-I just wanna make sure you're all right.
-[Lucas laughs]
I'm serious, man.
You can talk to me.
You want to talk? Let's talk.
Help me clear my brother's name.
-I wish I could.
-He's in there 'cause of you.
No.
I know you're upset, but that's not…
-There's more to it.
-So tell me.
All right.
Look…
Me and Tim got in some trouble
over the summer.
We bought molly off this guy in Bandera,
and he tried to shake us down.
But your brother was there that night.
He said he moved cars for the guys
for extra cash.
Kit vouched for us, man.
He got us out of the jam.
He said we owed him.
Months go by,
he calls and tells us
to take this hunk of shit truck
to some chop shop out in Bandera,
let 'em scrub the VIN,
and then we get rid of it.
No questions.
So that's what we did.
And I just…
I put it out of my mind.
Until the sheriff said…
it was the truck.
I swear to God I didn't know, man.
But I do know what it's like to have
people you love do the wrong thing.
I wish we could change it.
Yeah, me too.
[Lucas sighs]
[phone buzzes]
["Gonna Find a Way"
by Wayne Murray & Andrew Britton playing]
Drive me away from here ♪
Far until I disappear ♪
I'm gonna find a way ♪
I'm gonna find a way ♪
Oh, I'm gonna find a way ♪
[Lucas] How am I doing on bail? [sighs]
-We don't have any assets, so--
-[man] Just calm down.
Let me know when any other
legal epiphanies strike.
It's gonna take some time.
We'll talk later, okay?
[hangs up]
[knocking on door]
Shit.
-Look, can I just say--
-[Staten] No need.
Saying stuff's overrated.
Listen, uh…
My beloved
and very opinionated ranch manager
made it clear that I bungled this one,
and good.
Now, I've never been one for words,
but I can…
I can admit when I made a bad call, so…
[hopeful music playing]
How about we get back to work?
All right, then.
[laughs] Yes!
[Yancy] So I, uh… Um…
[clears throat]
-Uh…
-All right, spit it out already.
You've been
hemming and hawing all afternoon.
Okay, um…
Yeah?
All right, look, I guess, uh…
I guess I should start
at the beginning when I was a kid.
Oh Jesus.
Pass!
Now, I got some trout to fillet.
I…
[exhales]
The most efficient way to do this
would be PV Direct,
powering the pumps
directly off solar panels.
-[Staten] You get any of that?
-[Jake] Nope. Sure didn't.
Come on, guys. This is the future.
[Matt] Something you should see, boss.
[tense music playing]
[Jake] What in the hell is this?
Trouble is what.
[whistle blows]
We did it, girl. We're here.
I thought your dad refused to sign
after the whole tornado thing.
Oh yeah, he did,
but I just found somebody else instead.
Let's go show them how it's done.
["Life of the Party" by Joe Uzzo playing]
[girls shouting]
Damn.
Damn is right.
Who needs love
When you feel this pretty ♪
Like a million bucks
'Bout to hit the city ♪
Make 'em look up
When you're passing by ♪
[both] Hi.
Like a sweet star up in the sky ♪
Ooh, it's about to explode ♪
It's about to blow ♪
Yeah, the life of the party
The life of the party ♪
The life of the party
The life of the party ♪
[upbeat song halts]
[eagle screeches]
["West of Lonesome"
by Charles Wesley Godwin playing]
There's a fire up on my mountain ♪
Blood is on the floor ♪
Water over my levee ♪
Need I say anymore? ♪
[sighs]
[Davis] Figured you'd be long gone by now.
Next mark, next job.
[Yancy] Putting all that behind me.
Probably for the best.
Let's be honest,
you're a pretty shit con man.
Got you to get me out of prison, didn't I?
[laughs]
-Yeah.
-Look.
I'm gonna tell Cap the truth.
Everything except for your part.
Figured I owe you that much
since it was my idea.
Yeah, damn right you owe me that much.
Anyway…
Six generations of Collinses, Yancy.
[emotional music playing]
They all kept this ranch going
right up until me.
-Guess maybe I'm the bad seed after all.
-You're not bad, Davis.
I've known bad men.
You're not one of them.
And you?
Are you a bad man?
I'm trying not to be.
[horses snort, whinny]
-They're all coming back brackish.
-[Staten] What?
-Yeah.
-Bullshit!
-How many wells did they test?
-Twenty-five, so far.
Son of a bitch.
My guy said there's
a city council meeting today at Gracie's.
There's a motion to end
grandfathered wells in the county.
They spiked our wells.
Getting them back up to code
is gonna cost us millions.
She's trying to force me
to sell this place.
Who is?
Paula Jo. Reid's mother.
She's on the board
of Austin Water & Power.
-Jesus.
-You could appeal to Riley.
-Mayor's acting chair of the council.
-No, she's got her hooks into the council.
-Riley too, as far as we know.
-We've got five years' internal testing.
It's all clean.
Could present that at the meeting
or slip it to the Herald.
On what, a hunch?
No, we're fucked.
With a capital F, boys.
Maybe.
Maybe not.
[whistle blows]
[upbeat music playing from sound system]
[indistinct cheer chants]
She landed every standing tuck
and the coach didn't blink.
And you've been landing those
since peewees.
Don't get in your head.
It's not my head I'm worried about.
Ashley Keo, you're up.
You got this. You got this.
Wish me luck!
I'm trying to make sense of all this,
and here's… here's what I think happened.
You're trying to unload this truck
and you-you come over that hill at a clip.
And there's a car coming straight at you.
Nothing you can do, no time to react.
So you… you swipe him.
And he… he barrel rolls
off the edge of the road, and that's that.
[ominous music playing]
And then you take off.
And then you convince
that Collins kid to sink the evidence.
Well, shit. What do you need me for?
[scoffs]
A confession.
Look, I know we have our history,
but you come clean,
maybe I can convince the DA
to show some leniency.
Drop the charges to involuntary.
No obstruction. I mean, that…
That'd take years off your sentence.
Play your cards right,
you might be out in time
to watch your brother graduate college.
What do you say?
Okay.
Okay.
Hey, Kit, you know
you said you were heading eastbound
when you clipped Randall's car, yeah?
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
How come forensics says
force of impact has you at a dead stop?
I guess I was.
You guess?
Look, just tell me
what the hell to say, Dan.
We both know why you hate me,
but I don't fucking remember, okay?
Yeah, okay.
Okay.
-Well?
-He's lying.
Why the hell is he lying?
[woman] Next up, Brigman.
[whispers] You got this.
[marching band music
playing from sound system]
[gasping]
[music ends]
Uh, can I go one more time?
We got what we need. Clear the mat.
Clear the mat, Brigman.
It's okay. It's okay.
Yeah.
Yes! [chuckles softly]
Pretty sure Dad was saving that one
for a special occasion.
Darling, it is a special occasion,
but I wouldn't want to bore you with it.
I'm sorry that I was rude at dinner.
Apology accepted.
Can I ask you something?
Always.
Why do the Collinses and Kirklands
hate each other so much?
I don't know.
Maybe because men are obsessed
with comparing sizes.
-[chuckles] Mom, I'm being serious.
-[laughs]
It's a generational feud.
It boils down to one simple fact.
Everyone is the hero of their own story.
Take your uncle.
What I see as progress,
he sees as a threat to his way of life.
To him, your father and I are the enemy,
but we have our own stories.
We're doing everything we can
to protect your best interest.
So if a Kirkland is standing in the way,
[laughs] boom.
I guess I just never really understood
how you're protecting me.
I know you know their hero stories.
I think it's time you heard mine.
[indistinct chatter]
[Staten] How you doing, Maynard?
Hey.
I don't know, boss.
Maybe we should talk to the mayor instead.
[Staten] I'm sure Paula Jo's
gotten to him too.
-How you doing, Cliff?
-Hey, Staten.
-[Staten] Warren.
-Kirkland.
Good to see you, Staten.
You know, just for a second,
I thought better of you.
I don't know why.
Well, no black eyes,
no missing teeth, so I'm thinking…
I haven't told him yet.
That was my guess.
I don't know what's wrong with me.
Foster care, juvie, prison.
Hell, I've been on the back of
a Brahman bull, but telling Cap the truth…
I mean, it's not like
he's not gonna shoot you.
Yeah, jokes, but, uh,
I did hide his 12-gauge.
[laughs]
Some liquid courage.
It's funny, you know, I used to think
that not having a home or a family
was the worst thing
that could've happened to me.
Didn't realize losing it could be worse.
[clears throat]
Shit.
-I'm sorry.
-Don't be.
I kinda like this you.
-You know what I'm most scared of?
-Cap's boot.
Tip of it. It's real pointy.
Losing you.
[sentimental music playing]
[clears throat]
Cover me, will you?
Come to order!
["Wild One" by Anna Schulze playing]
Glitter on my face
Feel your heartbeat racing ♪
Diamond on your tongue
and I know you wanna taste me ♪
Wait, wait. I thought--
-Shh. Just stop talking.
-Yes, ma'am.
Come a little closer ♪
Wanna get to know ya ♪
One, two, three
Take a chance on me ♪
Take a ride, baby
I'm a wild one ♪
I'm a wild one ♪
I'm a wild one ♪
I'm a wild one ♪
I'm a, I'm a, I'm a wild one ♪
I'm a, I'm a, I'm a wild one ♪
I'm a wild one ♪
[music ends]
[Margaret] Hey, kiddo.
How'd it go in there?
What are you doing here, Mom?
-I just wanted to see you.
-Well, I don't want to see you.
Okay, I thought when you texted that--
Yeah, well, you thought wrong.
Okay, all I needed you to do
was just sign the permission slip.
It was the least you could do
after the shitty goodbye note.
All right. All right, I…
I deserve that.
[poignant music playing]
I've, uh, been going to meetings, and…
-Um, I got a job at a dress shop.
-That's great.
Actually, that's… that's good for you.
You got out.
So, if you don't mind, I have
a really long drive back to Ransom.
[man] All right, last up,
we have a motion to end
grandfathered wells in the county.
-[people grumbling]
-No more free lunches.
Before we take a vote,
does anyone have a statement?
No takers?
All right, all in favor?
[tense music playing]
[Reid] Wait.
I have a statement.
All right, then.
[whispering] Reid!
We've salinated the Double K wells,
got Texas Water doing some random testing
to ensure Staten's grandfathered status
comes to an end.
Retrofit alone will put him in the red.
And once it does,
that offer from Austin Water & Power
will be his only option.
[man] Come on!
Good job, kid.
Yes. No, I want you to tell--
You realize what you've done?
The world of shit your mom's in now?
-I know. I'm sorry.
-Tell me, tell me.
What part of "keep your mouth shut so
I can protect you" do you not understand?
-But I thought that was--
-That was all of it.
When the hell are you gonna wake up, boy?
You just let a damn Kirkland
work you over.
You've got a lot to learn.
Get yourself home.
[footsteps recede]
[Staten] You did the right thing, Reid.
Yeah? Then why does it feel so bad?
Well, it's funny how that works, isn't it?
[melancholy music playing]
-I just wanted to make things right.
-I know.
I need you to believe me.
I had no idea about that truck.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
We're good.
We're good, all right?
Well, it's official.
Bad boys are no longer my thing.
So I should've just been
a nice guy from the start, huh?
Teared up a little bit?
Maybe.
[Ellie sighs]
You know you can do it.
Tell him.
Yeah, believe it or not,
talking about Cap isn't really
the afterglow effect I was hoping for.
I know he's got this whole
brittle exterior going on, but deep down…
he's a softie… just like you.
It won't be easy,
but I think if he hears it from you,
and hears it straight,
he's gonna see the beauty in it.
The beauty in what?
Having a family again.
[ominous music playing]
Hey, Cap!
You think I don't know where you went?
I'm a cop, kid.
-I get it, I'm grounded. Is that it?
-Hell no, that's not it.
-I expressly told you that UT Austin--
-Isn't happening, okay?
I blew it.
So I'm stuck here, just like you wanted.
Just like Mom was.
You happy?
[gun cocks]
Cap. Let's talk.
[laughs] "Talk."
No need.
No, Davis told me everything.
I'd rather sell to them boys in Austin
than let you in.
Now…
you pack up all your shit
and get the hell off my land.
-But I'm your grandson.
-What?
You mean nothing to me.
Nothing.
Get out!
[somber music playing]
[exhales]
[clears throat]
Adam? Adam, hey, hey.
I got some good news.
Fuller's agreed to sell.
[Adam] What? That's amazing!
-I know.
-How'd you get him to change his mind?
I don't know what to say. I guess, uh…
I guess I just found
a way to convince him.
-It's about time.
-Yep.
-What about Kirkland?
-Oh yeah, I got a plan for Kirkland too.
-All right, let me know.
-Yeah.
I'll, uh…
Yeah, I'll keep you posted.
-Right. Talk soon.
-Uh-huh.
[shower running]
[muffled sobbing]
Hey.
I'm leaving.
I know.
-[Paula Jo sobs]
-I know.
[Davis sighs]
I can't.
Oh.
Yeah.
["Stay" by Cat Power]
Not really sure how to feel about it ♪
Something in the way you move ♪
Makes me feel like
I can't live without you ♪
It takes me all the way ♪
I want you to stay ♪
Want you to stay ♪
Round and around ♪
[phone vibrating]
[recording] You've reached Davis Collins.
Leave a message.
Tell me now you know ♪
Funny you're the broken one ♪
But I'm the only one who needed saving ♪
When you finally see the light ♪
It's hard to know
Which one of us is caving ♪
Not really sure how to feel about it ♪
Something in the way you move ♪
Makes me feel like
I can't live without you ♪
It takes me all the way ♪
I want you to stay ♪
Want you to stay ♪
[sighs]
Hey.
[emotional alternative song ends]
[soft music playing]
[music fades out]