05x01 - One Hundred Years Is Nothing

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Previously on "Yellowstone"...

I know who tried to k*ll me.

Officer down! We got an officer down!

Your father will instantly
say it was your idea.

You're a good man, son, and I love ya.

Now you own him, Daddy.

Summer Higgins has been charged

with felony aggravated as*ault.

You will be eligible
for parole in years.

It's a long fight and it starts now.

I got 'em.

Look who went off and become a cowboy.

Texas was good for you.
You don't owe me a thing.

Thank you, sir.

- What's your name?
- Carter.

I think he might be our kid, baby.

I, Rip Wheeler, take Beth Dutton

to be my lawful wedded bride.

When you see the wolf
and your wife together

what are you doing?

She told me she's pregnant.

Cry for her vision.

What did you see?

I saw the end of us.

I don't care how much we spend.

I'm gonna chop down every tree
and dam every creek.

And you are going to prison.

It is my great honor
to introduce you to my choice

as the next governor of Montana...

John Dutton.

I am the opposite of progress.

I am the wall that it bashes against

and I will not be the one who breaks.

Tears is how I feel.

They're tears of joy, Daddy.

Well, joy ain't what I'm feeling.

Yeah.

Yeah. Well, he's right here.

I wanna listen.

Hello, Scott.

You ran a good campaign.
I congratulate you...

Thank you.

I hope you'll fight
as hard for my supporters

as you fight for yours.

I fight for what's right.

I don't really... care who supports it.

Okay, well...
I drink a toast to you, sir.

And please, try to keep
all of Montana in mind

when you're facing
those tough decisions.

That's the plan.

Enjoy the night. It's yours.

I want to watch that.

You're gonna have to
make a speech after.

I'll come get you.

Bring me a drink, would you?

After your speech,
I'm pouring you a double.

This just in, CBS now projecting

John Dutton winning the race
for Montana's governor

with percent of the vote.

Much closer
than expected in some circles,

but the rejection

- of what projected winner John Dutton
- Thank you.

labeled East Coast politics
invading the mountains

has now been soundly
defeated on all fronts.

That's right. Now, let's head over to

the campaign headquarters of
gubernatorial candidate

Scott McMullen, who is planning
to speak at the podium.

I have spoken John Dutton
and I congratulated him

on a well-run campaign...

I've conceded
the election to Mister Dutton.

He's now our governor.

And, uh, he's promised to
represent all of Montana.

and we are going to hold him
to that promise.

You know, when I moved
to Montana nine years ago,

I fell in love.

I fell in love with its mountains

Its rivers, its big skies.

I fell in love
with its people. Its people...

My goal with this campaign
was to protect those things.

But now we're just going to
have to trust Governor Dutton

to do the same and
to hold him to account

if he veers from that purpose.

Hold him to account!

We've taken our last
call from you, buddy.

You can go back to New York, and
take those f*cking babies with you.

Clearly, a conciliatory speech

before a dejected group of supporters.

We now want to head over to
the campaign headquarters

of John Dutton.

♪ Na na, na na na na ♪

♪ Hey, hey, hey goodbye ♪

It's time, Daddy.

Four years start now!
Four years start now!

Short. Sweet. To the point.

Less than two minutes.

Then the whole thing is a sound bite.

I think he's mastered the art
of not wearing out his welcome.

I'll speak, then introduce you.

You know, there's two Senators,

there's only one Governor.

Then we'll do it together.

Hey.

Um, congratulations. To the both of you.

Montana is in a better place
today than it was yesterday.

I mean that.

Would you allow me the honor
of introducing you

to your constituents?

The honor is ours, Jamie.

Well, that was very big of him.

I know how much
your office meant to him.

He's not doing it for you.

He's doing it to get on the stage.

Aren't we all, Beth?

Let's go.

Wow, wow!

Well, the future of Montana is here.

The future of Montana is today.

The future of Montana
is a fifth generation rancher

whose family moved here six years

before Montana became a state.

It is fitting that a founding member

of this state a century later,
now leads it.

And defending you in Washington
is another

fifth generation rancher
who has served Montana

in the house of representatives,

and two terms as your governor.

Allow me the honor of introducing

your next Governor John Dutton
and U.S. Senator Lynelle Perry.

Well, the open bar
was my daughter's idea.

I see it worked.

We have a lot of work to do.

And a lot of work to undo.

The question we all have to answer,

the one that I will
look to every day is...

what will Montana look
like in a hundred years?

Much of that is dictated by
the way the world sees us today.

Right now, we are seen as
the rich man's play thing.

We are New York's novelty
and California's toy.

Not anymore.

You've elected me to be
a steward of this state,

of its land, and its people,

and that's exactly what I will be.

You know, environmentalists,
they just love to debate

what's Montana's most valuable resource.

Is it the water, is it the wolves,

is it the trees?

The answer is actually pretty simple.

It's you.

The farmers and ranchers who
live with the land, not on it.

Protecting you now is how Montana

still looks like Montana

when none of us here tonight
are here to see it.

Thank you.

How do you follow that? I don't know.

Uh, ditto.

The wars that Montana
faces here at home,

those will be my wars in Washington.

Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

He'll k*ll the hotel.

He'll k*ll the airport.

It's a good thing for the land...

But I don't see how it's good for us.

Not yet anyway.

That's it.

This f*cking family!

Caroline.

I told you to go after the daughter.

And now he's governor...
he will shut us down on day one.

Caroline.

Look at him.

His father is the governor.

He'll be next.

Should be the happiest day of his life.

So why isn't he smiling?

Get Sarah Atwood out here.

You sure?

We're taking the gloves off, Ellis.

I'm tired of playing with
these f*cking hillbillies.

You're really embracing
this low-man thing.

I'm in no mood, Beth.

Yeah, I wouldn't be either.

They even let you ride a horse yet?

They let me ride the buck
out of the two year-olds,

that's about it.

Some day I'm gonna be
top hand, you watch.

Wow, so much ambition.

I mean, that's like dreaming of
running the grill at McDonald's.

That's what it's like to you.

Still here?

Barely.

I leave for college tomorrow.

Gonna study finance.

What's that?

How to make money off
other people's money.

Seems like quite the trick.

Gonna find out.

You wanna go out?

Out?

A date. Before I leave.

Beth, you leave tomorrow.

Your window's closing.

I'll be done in a couple hours.

Meet you at the barn.

♪ We made Oklahoma a little after : ♪

What the hell is that? What is that?

Gotta get you a felt hat for town.

Yeah, with all my extra money.

♪ So many years ago ♪

♪ For pushin over port-a-cans
at the -H rodeo ♪

♪ Since then they've done
their little dance ♪

♪ Right outside the law ♪

- ♪ Popped twice in Oklahoma ♪
- Welcome back. Here we go.

♪ And I don't know what possessed me ♪

Where you headed?

Out.

Not one good thing happens in town, Rip.

Not one good thing.

We'll see.

Four a.m. comes early.

When did his balls drop?

Today, I guess.

I'll let you play "man".

You do know how to drive, don't you?

R means reverse, D means...

I know what they mean.

This should be interesting.

Ever been here before?

I ain't been nowhere before.

This is where everybody comes.

Hope your father don't come here.

My father doesn't go anywhere.

You want to slide down for me?

They have a great martini.

You like martinis?

Don't know what one is.

Educating you is going to be fun.

Evening. Can I get
you something to drink?

Vodka martini, three olives.

You want a beer?

Just water.

You have I.D.?

I have two.

You like that martini dirty?

What do you think?

You got your hands full, buddy.

That bother you?

Yeah.

Why?

You let him look at you like...

Like what, like he wants to f*ck me?

You look at me that way.

So does every man on earth
to every woman

they find attractive,
and some they don't.

I can be a victim of it,
or a beneficiary.

I choose the latter.

I don't know what the hell
you're talking about.

Yeah, you do.

You may be stronger than me,
but make no mistake...

men are the weaker sex.

You're doing it again.

What am I doing?

Saying sh*t I don't understand.

You understand it, you just
don't want it to be true.

I don't want to fight with you...

Then stop acting like a p*ssy.

I'm not yours to be jealous over.

This was a mistake.

Looking that way.

I think we should leave.

You go. I'll find my own way.

I can't just leave you
here with no way home.

Look, your options are
enjoy dinner or go.

But deciding what I do is not
one of your choices.

I'll thumb a ride.

Where you going?

Don't know. Back to the ranch, I guess.

Where's your ride?

Ride's staying here.

Listen, if she's bucking
that hard from the beginning,

smartest thing you can do
is just jump off.

You're gonna walk back?

Ain't got much choice.

Hell, come have a beer with us.

Ain't in the mood.

All right. Take this truck
back to the ranch.

We'll clown car our way back.

You sure?

Ain't nuthin', pard.

- I'll see you back at the ranch.
- Thanks.

You're up early.

Yeah, big day.

When's that getting started?

Around five, I think.

Is he going to be able to stick around?

I need him back in Helena tomorrow so...

We're calving, Beth.
When is he coming back?

In four years. Maybe eight.

Okay.

You want some coffee?

I'm sorry.

What did you do?

Nothing recently, but...

For what I did then, I'm sorry.

When then, Beth?

This is a sort of a...
blanket apology to

generally, you know, cover the past.

- The past.
- Yeah.

All right.

Like everything before right now.

- That's what I'm sorry for.
- Mm.

Honey...

and I mean this with love,

but it's way too early for this sh*t.

I was f*cking awful to you.

I was terrible, and I...

If it is any consolation,
I was worse on myself.

You know what your problem is?

It's this.

It's almost as big as this.

And I'm the only one that
knows that you have this,

but you do, and baby, it's big...

But when this gets going and
then this gets going too...

I robbed us of so much time
together, because I was...

It's still robbing us.

Whatever it took, I don't need.

I'm happy, Beth.

With you. With life. Everything's good.

But we needed what it took.

Come here.

Baby...

You need to find somebody new to fight,

or you're gonna sit around this house

and you're just gonna
b*at the sh*t out of yourself.

Okay?

You did put me through hell, though.

Yeah.

But you're all mine now
though, aren't you? Hm?

Every last f*cking inch of me.

You need to let yourself be happy.

That's the goal for you today.

I want you to find something
that makes you happy.

Can you do that for me?

Vodka makes me happy.

Come on, now, I mean it.

I promise. I will find something
that makes me happy.

I love you. See you in a bit.

Jesus Christ.

Can you believe this f*cking sh*t show?

It's gonna be quite a party.

The party ain't for us, Lloyd.
We got calves on the ground.

Take that sh*t and go
around the other side.

Listen up.

You see a coyote prowling our
calves I want you to sh**t it.

You see a wolf prowling
one of our calves,

I want you to sh**t it.

If you see a bear
let's try to haze him off.

Now if he's on a carcass, we call it in.

Just take a picture with your
phones. Let's go to work.

Why not sh**t it?

Take a picture and run it off.

You can't sh**t a bear unless
he's chasing livestock.

Makes no f*cking sense.

You know, politicians are always talking

about feeding the poor.

That breakfast buffet could do it.

Mm-hmm.

You know, in half an hour,
this entire room is going

- to be filled with your staff.
- Yeah.

And they're going to eat and
they're going to discuss

the issues of the day.

And then they will scheme
and barter and bargain

to decide which issues
deserve your attention.

Yeah.

You have no friends
in this building, John.

You're going to need to bring your own.

And I could k*ll you for
putting me in this building

with my bare hands, Lynelle.

Oh, no. You offered. I wanted your son.

I could've controlled him, you know.

Now, I gotta deal with you.

Well, I'm... I'm pretty easy to bribe.

Oh, I'm well aware.

Every time I want a bill pushed through

I'm going to find myself
in a coat closet.

It's going to be an
interesting four years.

Four years is a long time.

This is not where I want to spend it.

Are you going to run again in ?

Not on your life.

All right. Think about
the power in that, John:

a governor that doesn't care
about getting re-elected.

That doesn't have to make
friends with his enemies

for some future compromise.

You don't have to compromise at all.

You can build a legal wall
around this state.

And maybe in the next hundred years,

this place looks the same.

But in the meantime, you have
a friend in Washington.

And you're gonna need one.

Hold 'em up. Hold 'em up.

sh*t.

Move 'em! Move 'em! Move 'em!

What do we do?

Get across the river! You want
to go to jail in America?

Get back!

Hey! You're on the wrong side!

Get back!

On the other side, now.

Get back.

You rode on our side!

Yeah.

You have no authority on this side.

- Take care of him.
- Yep.

Those horses belong on this side.

The thieves belong over here.

They didn't make it into Canada.

They haven't committed
a crime on that side yet.

Yeah, they didn't commit this crime.

They committed plenty others.

We trade.

They didn't look too worried
about Canadian prison.

They seemed pretty worried
about ours, though.

You want a feather in your cap

or do you wanna see these
sons of b*tches in prison

for the next ten years?

Sergeant, bring the horses across.

Great. Now we gotta herd them up.

It might be the wild west on
that side, but on this side

rules are the foundation of order,

and order holds the flanks
of a civilized society.

Yeah. It's also how you herd sheep.

You calling us sheep?

I didn't call you nuthin'.

You said it yourself.

What a sh*t show.

It's a show. That's a fact.

But it's our show now.

What are you going to do first?

What do you think I'm gonna do?

They're ready, Dad.

Here we go.

Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated.

Mr. Dutton, face me and
raise your right hand.

Place your left hand on the Bible.

I... State your name...

State your name.

State your name.

Daddy?

I, John Dutton...

- Do solemnly swear...
- Do solemnly swear...

To uphold the Constitution
of the United States...

To uphold the Constitution of
the United States...

And the Constitution
of the State of Montana...

And the Constitution of
the State of Montana...

- Against all enemies...
- Against all enemies...

- Foreign and domestic...
- Foreign and domestic.

Congratulations.

You had a chance to be rid of him.

You did nothing and he grew stronger.

It's sl*ve rules for you now
and it's all your fault.

I present to you the th Governor

of the great state
of Montana, John Dutton.

Well, I am not a politician.

This was never my plan.

My only plan was to preserve
my family's way of life

and the land where they make it.

The fact that you're...

The fact that you're sitting here,

the fact that you voted for a man

who does not want this job
to lead this state,

means we share the same goals.

My first act as Governor
will be to cancel funding

for the Paradise Valley airport project

and the surrounding commercial
and housing developments.

God isn't making any more land

and he certainly isn't
filling any more rivers.

Next I will propose to
the State Assembly

to double property taxes
for non-residents.

I will also add a
percent state sales tax

to all goods sold for non-residents.

I will charge vehicle registration fees

to non-residents.

The message is this: we
are not your playground,

we are not your haven
from the pollution and traffic

and mismanagement of your home states.

This is our home.

Perhaps if you choose
to make Montana your home,

you will start treating it like a home

and not a vacation rental.

Thank you.

Did you know about this?

This is going to set the
state back thirty years.

That's a pretty good start, Jamie.

The plan is set it back a hundred.

I'm not even sure he has the authority.

I'm not even sure it's legal.

When did something being
legal bother you, Jamie? Hm?

If it isn't legal you're going
to help him make it legal.

You're gonna push all this through.

I'm about to work you
like a rented mule, brother.

It's time for your pound of flesh.

- Can you get me out of here?
- Yeah, let's go.

Want a whiskey, Daddy?

Why not?

Can I get one of those?

Go f*ck yourself.

Make your brother a whiskey.

I. Will. Not.

Here. Here.

Make me another one.

Dad, you should think twice

about canceling the airport funding.

Oh, sh*t, I've thought plenty about it.

It's five million a year to the ranch.

For a ranch that loses
three... Do the math.

You know, there's other revenue streams

for the ranch, Jamie.

Oh, name one.

Well, I'm getting
a mil-five for the party.

You're charging the State
a million dollars

for his inauguration party.

Actually, I'm charging his campaign.

Oh, is that it? Well,
that's worse, Beth.

He can't benefit from campaign funding,

that's how he gets impeached
on his first day in office.

He's not benefitting from it, Jamie.

A Utah LLC is benefitting from it.

We're all going to prison.

You know, it is the eighth
wonder of the world

you aren't already there.

Will you two just shut the f*ck up

and let me enjoy the last hour of quiet

I'm gonna experience in
the next four years?

- This is all your fault.
- That's right.

This was never supposed to be me.

It was supposed to be you.

It could have been me.
It should've been me.

- No.
- I could've won.

Oh, of that I have, uh, I have no doubt.

But then what?

You know, it must break my
wife's heart to look down

and see what a mess
I have made of this family.

What an embarrassment
we are to the sacrifice

it took to give us a home.

But I tell you what...

Sacrifice is exactly
what we are going to do.

It's what you're going to do, Jamie.

You are going to sacrifice
your ambition.

You are going to sacrifice your fear,

your weak, self-loathing heart.

You're going to k*ll all that
and you're going to get strong.

And no matter how it scares
you or how much you disagree,

you are going to do exactly
what the f*ck I tell you

for the next four years.

Exactly.

Make no mistake, I love Montana,

But I am doing this for our ranch.

We measure every decision

against what is good for the ranch.

The ranch comes first.
Do you understand me?

I understand.

Always, Daddy.

What's said between us stays between us.

You understand?

They sign confidentiality
agreements, Dad.

I won't say a word, Governor.

Except this...

If I had your ranch,
I'd do the same thing.

You make sure this is
my driver every time.

♪ There was no one in this town
that would give me a ride ♪

Hey, how dressy is this, Dale?

I don't know.

It's a party for the f*cking Governor.

So pretty dressy, I guess.

But since you don't have any dresses

it doesn't really matter
how dressy it is.

Screw you, I got dresses.

You have dresses?

I've got dresses.

You have dresses?

Is there a f*cking echo in here or what?

Hey Teeter, Jake's got dresses too

if you need to borrow one.

That's a little out of left field.

What the hell you messing with me for?

I'd love to see the dress
that Jake could fit into.

Be about the size of
a f*cking bed sheet.

What the hell are you all on my ass for?

Ah, hell, Jake, something
frilly might look good on you.

You know? A little lace in there.

What the hell are you laughing at?

Hey.

I don't need you all drunk,
this party ain't for you.

Ethan, you want to tell me
what is so f*cking funny?

Jake's trying to pick
out his dress for tonight.

His what?

He wants to wear a dress, sir.

He wants to wear...

Jake, hey, you got a bet to settle,

you settle it somewhere else.

You put on a f*cking dress

and go to the Governor's ball tonight

I'm gonna hang you in it,
you understand me?

You understand what I f*cking say?

I ain't wearing no damn dress.

Just be... whoa, whoa.

Just behave.

And don't be an idiot.

Now let's go, put your show shirts on.

Let's go. Get your sh*t together.

Go put your show dress on.

Don't be an idiot, Jake.

Now y'all got me in trouble.

♪ Hold my breathe 'til I suffocate ♪

♪ It's all been plain in my mind ♪

♪ Will I ever see your face ♪

♪ Will I ever hold you again ♪

♪ In this life ♪

♪ Have you ever in your mind ♪

♪ Dreamed there's fire
there's fire in the ocean ♪

♪ Or a highway to the stars ♪

♪ I can dream, babe, I can dream ♪

Gosh damn, boys, look at this.

They ought to have
a party like this every year.

Actually, Jake, they throw
it every four years

when there's a new governor.

Well, excuse me for not
studying government in college.

The Diesel Academy is not a college.

The more you talk to him,
the more he talks back.

Just in case you haven't
caught on to the pattern.

They is on your ass tonight.

He's being a prick.

Look at this here, guys.

Hey, can I get a double Buffalo
Trace on the rocks, please?

How much do I owe you?

It's an open bar, sir.

Uh, could you make another one of those?

- Two.
- Three.

- Four.
- Five, please.

I get the picture.

Hell, while you're making em.

How bout I just make one for
anybody in a cowboy hat?

That'll work.

Hey, it's the Bar M boys.

- Hey, Stetson, what do ya know.
- I don't know it.

I do know there's
a cowboy in the Capitol.

Look at all this...

It's gonna be hell
to clean up tomorrow, I bet.

- Ryan.
- Stet.

Hope they don't make us
sit in there and eat supper.

I'll never figure out them damn forks.

Well, you know what?

They can't make us do nothing
if they can't find us, huh?

Come on, guys.

Best news I've heard all day.

Hi. Hi, how you been?

Great to see you.

Hi, thanks for coming.
I really appreciate it.

Hi.

More like a wedding reception

than your first night in office, huh?

My wedding reception
was in my living room

with thirty people.

This looks like
exactly what it is: work.

Hi, so nice to see you.

Congratulations.

Well, this is more like a
wedding reception

than you think, because
you are married to Montana

for better or for worse.

Yeah, so everyone keeps telling me.

All right, I'm gonna wander.

Wait. You're not gonna eat?

In this dress? Are you
f*cking kidding me?

I'll see you later.

Have a good night.

You know, I took over running
this ranch from my father

when I was... years-old.

For the next thirty years

I never spent one night
away from this place

until this year.

First time I've been here in a month.

What's up, everybody,
we are Shane Smith and the Saints

from Austin, Texas.

We'd like to thank
Mr. Dutton and your family.

for having us and congratulations.

It's a privilege...

We're going to play a dancing
song for y'all, if that's okay.

Hey!

That was rough.

♪ I see the moonlight
shining through the pines ♪

♪ And I know I am steady on my way ♪

♪ Got no reason for the radio ♪

♪ I'd rather feel the wind
and hear the bullfrogs sing ♪

♪ Got a buddy out towards Monroe ♪

Oh! $ ! $ !

♪ There's a party up ahead ♪

♪ An angel to my right ♪

♪ I took my hand and brushed her cheek ♪

♪ When I caught her eye I told her ♪

♪ You and I will dance this night away ♪

♪ We will dance this night away ♪

♪ As the Cajuns on that
back porch play zydeco ♪

Oh, he's a dragger!

♪ We will dance this night away ♪

♪ We will dance the night away ♪

I hate them draggers!

That one yours?

None of 'em are mine.

I'm too smart to date a cowboy.

I like looking at em though.

You're wearing an orange jumpsuit

with tassels, and you're
saying you're too smart?

I sing later.

Gotta wear something flashy on stage.

Something fun.

Crowd likes it.

Well, mission accomplished.

Why no cowboys?

'Cause they'll always
love the life more.

And the horse more.

And the job more.

The rodeo more.

I wanna be first.

You do?

I prefer a man whose
life is already full.

That way he's got something
to share with me.

You know what I mean?

If I want blind adoration,
I'll get me a dog.

I'm gonna go sit with my cowboy now.

Ain't gonna work.

What ain't gonna work?

I'm just window shopping.

Oh.

So no interest in a dance?

None.

You sure?

I'm pretty sure.

What if I insisted?

How you plan on doing that?

That was pretty slick.

One dance.

One dance.

♪ You and I will dance this life away ♪

♪ We will dance this life away ♪

♪ As the Cajuns on that
back porch play zydeco ♪

♪ We will dance this life ♪

♪ We will dance this night ♪

♪ You and I will dance this night away ♪

♪ We will dance this night away ♪

♪ And the Cajuns on that
back porch play zydeco ♪

♪ We will dance this night ♪

♪ We will dance the night away ♪

♪ You and I will dance this night away ♪

What are you doing hiding up here?

Just keeping an eye on things.

Making sure everybody's behaving.

Come on. We can go have some fun.

That party ain't for me, Beth.

Ain't for any of us.

It is. It's for everyone.

You know what?

I never think about what
happens a year from now

or ten years from now.

I'm always worried about today
with an eye on tomorrow.

But when I look down there, Beth,

ten years worries me.

He only became governor
so we don't have to worry

about the next ten years.

- Really?
- Yeah.

Nobody else could've done that?

In this whole state. Nobody?

That's what worries me.

What was the, um...

the name of the Emperor
that played the fiddle

when Rome was burning?

Nero?

This reminds me of that.

He's gonna lose this place.

Here. I'm going to turn in.

I love you.

Yes, sir, we got them wrangled.

We're just sitting tight here.

All night if we have to, sir.

Okay, yes, sir.

I've talked to about half of the owners.

They're sending out trucks.

The rest we can just send
back to Billings,

sort 'em out there.

All right. Let me talk to the wife.

Okay.

Hey. You coming home?

Looks like we're going
to have to take these horses

back to Billings.

Okay.

I'm thinking maybe
I should meet you there.

The cramps are getting worse.

That's three weeks early.

They're really bad, Kayce.

sh*t... I'm leaving now.
You don't think you can wait?

I don't think I should.

Okay, well, I don't want
you giving birth

on the side of the road.

I'll send an ambulance south,
okay, to meet you on the road.

- Okay.
- Okay.

Tate!

Hey, Hendon, I'm meeting
Monica at the hospital.

Yeah, I'll handle this. Go!

You okay, Mom?

Yeah, I'm okay.

You sure?

- Want me to drive, Mama?
- You can't drive.

I can drive better than this.

♪ ... always worry ♪

♪ Why don't payday come on time ♪

♪ How come... ♪

♪ So romantic ♪

♪ Where have all the heroes gone ♪

♪ How come ♪

It just comes in waves.

- You sure?
- Yeah.

Haven't seen you in a while.

It's Carter.

I know who you are.

Jesus Christ, it's been a while.

You want me to saddle one?

Wish I had the time, but I don't.

You're the Governor now.

Yep.

The big man.

So they say.

I miss our rides.

Yeah, I miss 'em too.

We'll do 'em again.

Quit eating the fertilizer.

Huh?

Quit growing.

Why?

Because it... Because it freaks me out.

You're a living reminder of
how much time I don't have.

If you grow a beard, you're fired.

No beards. Got it.

Take me to Helena.

We need to go to Billings.

Why, what's in Billings?

I had a brother.

For an hour, anyway.

A brother, huh?

John.

John?

They named him John.

Next time on "Yellowstone"...

You could be a really good leader, John,

but if you don't play the game

the game plays you.

Hey, when he says jump,
you don't ask how high.

You just start hoppin'.

You are signing a declaration of w*r.

Market Equities will not just go away.

This will be a fight.

A big one.

You don't tell a soul.
This never happened.