Yellowstone Midseason Finale: Jamie puts his life – and Beth’s – on the line by going after John Dutton

SPOILERS WARNING! The following story contains plot points from the midseason finale of yellowstone

Well it’s war. Anew.

Jamie Dutton (Wes Bentley) continued his threat by demanding the prosecution of his father, John (Kevin Costner), who blocked the construction of an airport that would have brought jobs and tourist cash to Montana. John learns of his son’s betrayal when he opposes the proposed installation of a pipeline through the local reservation – John’s latest attempt to prevent progress from reaching his beloved home state. Looks like someone is fighting a losing battle.

In fact, that’s the message delivered to Jamie by Beth (Kelly Reilly), who broke into her brother’s house to get him to reverse the course of prosecution. After unsuccessfully threatening to go public, Jamie killed and disposed of Jamie, his real father in Season 4, informs his sister that he is not the only Dutton to dump a body at the so-called train station. Beth finally discovers another deep family secret: John Dutton has been dumping bodies on the Montana border for years; In fact, the episode opened with a young Rip (Kyle Red Silverstein) who, on the orders of young John Dutton (Josh Lucas), disposed of the body of a cowboy who gets a little too restless about his mistress Beth .

“Old family secrets lie at the bottom of this canyon,” explains Jamie Beth. “Ask your husband where the train station is and how many times he’s been there.”

She can’t now: Rip has just left with his fellow cowboys to transport the herd to the Mexican Panhandle. So she confronts her father, who confirms her worst fears.

“It’s trash for whoever we attacked,” explains Dutton. So Beth has an idea: she’d like to add another body to this “Jurisdictional Dead Zone in a country with exactly zero population.” She wants to kill her brother Jamie before he kills their father’s governorship.

“What are you thinking about, dad?” Beth asked.

It seems that Jamie is one step ahead of her. He already predicts that Beth will want his head on a plate, so he asks his gal pal Sarah (Dawn Olivieri) to cut his sister off on the trail. He asks Sarah to contact some professionals who can make it look like Beth had a heart attack or a car accident. oh boy

The episode contained some sweeter moments. John asks Monica (Kelsey Asbille) to keep an eye on the farm while he runs. Teeter (Jen Landon) tells Colby (Denim Richards) that she loves him before leaving for Mexico with Rip and the other cowboys. And we got to see Jimmy Hurdstrom (Jefferson White) a changed and happy man: he has a pure brunette at home while working the herd for the 6666 ranch. Will he ever return to Montana?

Answers do not come quickly. Paramount announced Sunday night that the show won’t return until the summer.