Ransom Canyon

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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. - I'm not.

I'm gonna go take shelter at the school.

-Lauren! -My ankle!

- It's okay. - Cap? Has anyone seen Cap?

- 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.

- Thank God you're all okay. - Thanks to Yancy here.

He helped clear everyone out just in time.

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.

- Open the door, Kit. - Get out of here, guys.

- -

- It doesn't have to be this way. - I'm not opening up the door.

Open the door, or I'm coming in.

You're gonna have to break the door down.

You're making this harder.

I'm not going. Get out of here.

Come on, we're not playing games.

I'm not going. You'll have to drag me out.

I'm not gonna open the door! I'm not opening the door!

I'm not gonna open the door!

- Go, go, go, go! -

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.

- - Flip over for me. Come on, Kit.

-Stand up. Help me out. Let's go. - On your feet.

- -

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.

["Lost for the Weekend" by Black Water Gospel playing]

- Excuse us, Quinn. -Yep.

-Sorry. -All right.

Coming through. Thank you.

You want to tell me what's going on here?

Welcome to the land of the living.

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. -

-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.

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.

- Shit, Staten. - 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?

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.

Bastard just ripped through here, didn't it?

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.

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.

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.

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.