

John refuses and instead suggests they find someone capable of beating him if they want him to go away.Īs John heads out of the dining area he hears Jamie ( Wes Bentley) in another room. She and the attorney general believe John’s legal problems will cause issues for the other politicians. Instead, Lynelle wants John to step down as Livestock Commissioner. He wants Jamie out of the race, but they are unwilling to give in to his demand. John heads over to have a sit down with Governor Lynelle Perry (Wendy Moniz) and the district attorney. John lets her know Jamie’s no longer the ranch’s attorney, advising her he’s going to “take away the thing” Jamie left the family for. Beth ( Kelly Reilly) isn’t far behind and she explains to her dad who this sick stranger is. John admits to Rip that he believes the county’s turned on him.īack at the house, Beth’s assistant, Jason (David Cleveland Brown), makes a horrible first impression on John when he steps outside the house and vomits in the bushes. The sheriff is definitely sleazy, and John warns him he’s made his way onto his list. The sheriff admits the casings were found right where Rip insisted he was located at the time of the shooting. John takes the casings and hands them over to the Fish and Wildlife officer who’s understandably upset the sheriff was withholding evidence. Fortunately, John’s a good judge of character and realizes the sheriff was lying when he claimed he didn’t find any casings during his earlier investigation. The casings land nearby, which doesn’t seem to help Rip’s case since no casings have been found. John ( Kevin Costner) uses his own rifle to determine where the casings would have landed, if Rip shot the bear from close range while it was charging. Unfortunately, there’s too little of the bear still intact to determine what happened. Episode nine – the season one finale – begins with the sheriff and a Fish and Wildlife officer examining what’s left. Paramount Network’s Yellowstone season one episode eight ended with a pack of wolves feasting on the bear Rip ( Cole Hauser) had been forced to kill to protect himself. Kevin Costner stars in ‘Yellowstone’ (Photo Credit: Kevin Lynch for Paramount Network)
