#YELLOWSTONE SEASON 1 EPISODE 1 BRANDING CRACKED#

It turns out that the examiner smokes embalming fluid every now and then, and, not wanting to negotiate with a drug addict, Rip murders the man as a matter of convenience but makes the death look like a lab accident.

When Kayce Dutton (on the Res side) kills his brother-in-law who has just murdered Kayce's brother (on the Yellowstone side) during a feud over cattle that had 'wandered' (after the fence was cut) onto Reservation land adjacent to the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch, prosecution depends on the report of a medical examiner.

Rip commits a number of felonious murders and acts as an enforcer for John Dutton's criminal activities as part of his work for the ranch. At the end of season 2, John indicates in a letter he thinks of Rip as a son. John tells him to do 'what is best for the ranch.' Rip identifies his job as protecting the family. Rip works his way up as time passes, eventually gaining authority over other ranch hands and even becoming the foreman of the ranch. Rip is marked with the ranch brand to prove he will accept 'a second chance' after having killed his father. Work Yellowstone Dutton Ranch Ĭlick here for the main page of the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch. Rip's lifelong cowboying tutor Lloyd was the groom's best man and Rip's contemporary counterpart Carter was present as well. Their marriage took place at the ranch house and John Dutton attended the ceremony. Marriage Įven though they had been engaged for a while, they got married pretty impulsively once Beth had set her mind to it and had forced a Father of the Catholic Church, named McGreggor, to participate as the marriage officiant. She gave him a ring and offerd him her hand, saying: 'The only thing I ask is you outlive me, so I never have to live another day without you.' He calmly replied: 'I can try and do that.' Enough for Beth to declare it settled: they will get married. She asked her father's consent for the marriage and proposed to Rip when he came home after a bad day at work. When her father made her see it was unlikely Rip would ever propose to her, Beth took matters into her own hands. The two men kept a bad relationship until Walker left the ranch.

Tension developed between Rip and Walker, another ranch hand invited on the ranch by Rip himself, when Walker took a liking to Beth as well. As time passed, they went through good and bad times, but they were always drawn to each other again in one way or another. Ever since he started to live on the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch in the 90's there has been a mutual attraction between the two. Rip has a soft spot for Beth Dutton, the daughter of his boss. Rip confirmed the story Dutton had heard about, exclaiming, “I should’ve killed that motherfucker sooner before.” John Dutton decided then and there that he would give Rip a second chance and adopted him onto his family's Ranch. The sheriff suggested that John Dutton of the Montana Livestock Association should have a look.

Īfterward, Rip was found somewhere sleeping in a hay loft.

#YELLOWSTONE SEASON 1 EPISODE 1 BRANDING CRACKED#

Rip was too late to save anyone but himself when he cracked his father's skull with a frying pan, killing him. While his brother lay dead on the floor and Rip had been knocked unconscious, Rip regained consciousness and saw his father was stabbing his mother. On July 14, 1997, Rip's father came to the farm to kill his sons and ex-wife. His parents divorced when he and his brother were young. Rip Wheeler grew up near Miles City, MT, on a pig farm.

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