01x09 - Truths Laid Bare

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Previously on Ride.

- Head up, eyes forward,
darling.

- Hi, Mom.
- You got to help me, okay?

Or our family could be
in a lot of trouble.

I know your secret.

- I love you, Mom.
- I love you too, mi hija.

- He rigged the system
so that he would draw

the hardest bull, Hurricane,
and it k*lled him!

- I saw Valeria meet up
with Tucker Clarke, last night.

- I'm not the reason
that Laura decided

to call off her marriage.

- Caterers and guests
are arriving.

- You handle it, Isabel,
this is on you.

- I know I've seen you.
I never forget a face.

- I have to tell you something.

That scared 16 year old
who showed up at your door...

it was me.

It's just...
the details are different.

- Well, miss,
here's Valeria Galindo.

She could use some help.

- My name was Estella Chavez.

I grew up in Houston.

My father's family owns
Chavez luxury resort chain.

You know,
people think

that money will solve
all your problems.

Just because you have it
doesn't mean

bad things
can't happen to you.

If you don't have love, then...

what good is it anyway?

My mom got sick when I was 14.

She was so warm, caring...

beautiful.

My dad and I
never really got along.

She was the one
holding us together.

So, when she died, we just...

didn't know how to coexist.

And it just got worse

when he remarried
six months later.

I was just a normal teenage gir

who was dealing
with the loss of her mom,

trying to fit into a family
who clearly didn't want me.

It's done,

they'll be here at 6
AM to take her.

It's the right thing to do.

This facility is not cheap.

Anthony,
we've hit a wall.

The insubordination,
the skipping school.

She's given us no choice.

- These reform schools,
the stories I heard,

I didn't want that
to be mine, so I ran.

I hitchhiked with a trucker

who dropped me off
at a small rodeo

near Steamboat Springs.

That's where Austin found me.

- Thank you, trucker.

- Well, you know the rest.

- That must have been so hard,
V.

- So, Estella was...

- The name on my real ID
that you found.

- Sorry about your mother.

- And your dad still thinks
you're missing or...

- I called him...

a few months
after I arrived here.

His wife picked up,

said I wasn't welcome back.

- And that's the whole truth?

You didn't have
to keep this from us,

you could have told us.

- I couldn't, I was a minor.

Isabel would have had
to send me back.

And then, the longer
that time went on...

- The harder it is
to come clean.

- Grace Booker, what...

how does she fit in?

- The Bookers are originally
from Houston.

And me running away
kinda became a headline there.

I don't want my dad
knowing where I am.

- You're an adult now,

they can't send you
to a reform school.

- And this doesn't make you
any less of a McMurray.

Or change how we feel about you.
- Well,

now that we know
she's hotel heiress,

I'm pretty sure
we have to bow to her

every time she enters a room.

- Well, we're glad you opened up
and told us the truth.

- Thanks.

- Thank you for waiting.
- Of course.

How did that go?

- Val came clean,

says it's all out on the table,
now.

- For real, this time?

- I hope so.
- Yeah.

- She's fought hard
to win back our trust.

- Well, I would love to stay,
but...

- But our next Bronc
riding champion needs to pack.

- Hey, don't jinx it.

Just...

promise me you'll be there
to wish me luck.

- I'll check my schedule.

- Speaking of,
just after Cheyenne,

I'm gonna head to Arizona

and I was thinking
you could come with.

We could see some sights,
you can work on your music.

Val can cover here

and Cash's training
is gonna ease up, so.

- Downtime sounds nice.

- Yes, it does!

Think about it,
and thanks for the leftovers.

- Wow, the Bookers
really left us with a mess.

- I thought my family
was dysfunctional.

Hey, we never even talked
about Gus.

There's nothing really...

...to talk about.

I thought it was
the beginning of our story

and it turns out I was...
just the end.

Hey, I'm really sorry
about your mom.

- Thanks.

I've got a... picture of her
if you want to see it.

- I'd love that.
- All right.

- Wow.

She's beautiful.

You look just like her.

- Her... her middle name
was Valeria.

Valeria.

- I'm sorry
for not being honest.

- You know
that you could have been.

With me, right?

Just promise me,

no more secrets, okay?

Okay.

Now, let's get out
of these dresses.

- Yeah.

- Heard the getaway Rolls
was missing a groom.

- What are you doing here?

I'm not here
about the car.

No, I'm collecting
something else.

But I don't know
why it's always so hard,

you know?

Getting my money from you all.

- Yeah, I'm gonna need you
to leave...

before I call the cops.

- For what?

- Trespassing and stealing
my daddy's belt buckle.

- Um.
- Get out of here, Tucker.

Now.

There she is.

- What are you doing here?
I told you you'd get your money.

- Yeah, that's what you said
last month,

and now you're late, again.

- Just keep the necklace!

And do what with it?

- I don't know, break it down!

Break it down?

My God...

What happened to...
"It's got sentimental value!

I'll pay anything
to get it back!"

- This family means more to me
than anything,

so just do what you got to do,

but let it be done.

- Well, I can't get a hold
of Laura either.

Guess we needed to ask them
for a check before they left.

- Well, it was a bit chaotic
to say the least.

- Yeah.

You don't think they're gonna...

try and stiff us, do you?

- We need that money.
- I know.

- No, they have to pay!

- Who?

- The Bookers.
- Can't get a hold of them

and we think they're not gonna
pay for the venue.

Everyone's needing
to get paid?

- What?
- All right, look,

I have a meeting today
with Hanks

to talk about the stadium deal,

I'll see if he knows anything.
- Well, I'll come with you.

This whole thing
is my mess anyways.

- If you want.
- Okay. Um, hey,

why don't you get Tuff and Nick
to get you on b*llet?

And I'll see you later.
- Yeah, yeah, okay.

- Okay.

- Val!

Hey! I've been looking for you.

Or, I guess...

should I be calling you Estella?

No, Val's good.

It's my mom's middle name.

- It's a beautiful name.

Listen,

I was wondering
how you feel about...

foreman without the "co".

I've been thinking about taking
some time off,

maybe a few weeks,
do some travelling,

possibly even with Julian.

That's exciting.

Um...

are you sure you want
to make me in charge?

- Val, come on, we're good.

Like we told you.

But if you want
to talk about it later,

maybe on the way to Cheyenne.

- I think I'm gonna skip.

I don't want to be
a distraction.

- See him?
- Yeah.

Hank!

- Mom?
- Missy!

- Isabel.

Hey, I just finished
talking to Daniel Booker

and he is not happy.

- He's not happy.
- Well, apparently,

his daughter's wedding
at your ranch was a disaster.

- Look, the bride
cancelled the wedding,

it's not our disaster.
- Well,

except that he kind of feels

that Missy might have had
a hand in it.

What?

- Well.
- Missy,

why don't you apologize?

- What... apologize for what?

I was just giving her advice.
- But it wasn't your fight.

- I'm not getting into this
with you.

I'm getting coffee.

Hi, can I have
just one coffee to go, please?

- Missy, Missy.

Listen, honey,
I don't mean to pile on,

but you do insert yourself
into situations

when you don't need to.
- Thank you.

- Aren't you dating
this Booker guy?

Can't you just call him up,
maybe defuse things?

- You didn't hear?
- He dumped me.

- Missy, you know
you can come to me

with these kinds of things.

What, like you come to me.

Hank, really?

- Well... what?

No, I've known him
for 100 years,

we just bumped into each other.

- You know,
after Isabel's birthday,

I thought that there was
a beginning to something.

You said
that you would reach out.

- Yeah, well,
I guess I was just...

too busy making a mess
of everything else.

- He's just being a father.
- Please.

He tried to casually get me
to sign an agreement

letting him
name the stadium after himself

on his daughter's wedding day
without even consulting us.

- Wow.

- Wow.

- Look, don't worry,
he'll pay you

for what he owes you
for the wedding.

He knows better than to mess
with a McMurray.

- I don't know,
he's not answering my calls.

- I'll call him.

I'll talk to him
about the naming rights and...

Look, I'll just remind him
that we're partners.

We can make things easy for him

or we can make things
difficult for him.

- Okay.

- Hey, are we training today
or what?

Nic and I have been waiting.

- I'm just looking
for something.

My old phone.

- We got all of your gear
outside.

- Tucker Clarke came by
looking for money.

He said he's got debts here.

- Like Val debts?
- Okay.

He said the McMurrays
love doing business with him,

I mean, you don't owe him money,
do you?

- No.

He's still wearing dad's buckle?

- Not today.
Do you think Austin...

- No, Austin wasn't hard out
for cash.

Unless...

unless he was covering
Val's debts.

- And that's why
he rigged Hurricane?

- What?

- Found it.

- Cash, what did you just say
about Hurricane?

- Let's wait for Missy.

- But about Hurricane...
- Don't worry about it,

let's just wait her
to ride, okay?

- Sure.

- Daniel, hi.

- Missy, I'm not paying
for a wedding

that didn't happen.

- Right, but we have a contract.

- Which stipulates
if the venue is responsible

for the wedding
not happening,

I don't have to pay.

- Well...
- Now,

if you have an issue with that,

you have your lawyer call mine.

- Hey.

Hey, are you okay?

- Well, Booker just informed us

that he will not be paying
the venue fee because of me.

- What?

What are you doing with that?

- We need money.
- That's your engagement ring.

- Yeah, well,
I'm not wearing it, am I?

And it's just a reminder
of what I didn't know

about the person
who gave it to me.

- What don't you know?

- Austin cheated.

He rigged the draw
so that he pulled Hurricane,

and if he did it once...
- He did?

- Look, I know pawning it
won't get us a fair price,

but I have to do something.

- Wait, so you're taking it
to Tucker Clarke?

- It's just a temporary fix
until after Cheyenne.

- Yeah, that's how it starts
and then,

he gets his hooks in you.

- What aren't you telling me, V?

Come on.

You promised me,
no more secrets.

I can't keep doing this.

Hey, brother, it's me.

Look, I know
it's been a minute. Um...

I'm in a bit of trouble here.

Actually... a lot.

I don't know, I just...
I could use some help.

Anyway, if you could...

if you could give me a call.

I hope you're good, man.

- What is that?
- Mom.

- You're asking for my hand
in marriage?

I want to pawn it,

for a week, maybe two.

- Any other demands, boss lady?

- Just tell me how much
I can get for this.

For pawning?

- Um...

like two grand.

Five.

- Three, and I charge interest.

15 % a month.

- Fine.

can I see that?

- What, this?
- Yeah.

Pretty?

Too bad you can't afford it.

- Where did you get this?

- Seems to me
like you already know.

Yeah, I don't usually deal on
hot items,

but I did a favour.

- What, hot items?

- Stolen.

- Well, this isn't...
- Are you sure about that?

Um...

Here we go.

You never really know people
until you know people,

am I right?

- Be back in a week.

- Whatever you say, boss lady.

- Anyway, if you could...

if you could give me a call.

I hope you're good, man.

- He sounds so nervous.

When was this?

- That was about a month
before he...

- What... what did he want?

- I don't know.

- Well...

when you called him back,
what did he say?

- Whenever we talked, we fought.

- You didn't call back.

- Val?

Val, are you here?
I got to talk to you.

Val?

- Missy, you pulled in
like a shot!

What...

She's not here?

- She's gone.

- Any guess as to what might
have been going on with him?

- I just assumed that it was
something to do with Missy.

- Hey, Val took off. Again.
- No. What do you mean?

- She cleared out her room,
she's just gone!

- Wait, what... why?
- Wait, wait, wait.

- I don't know.
- All right, hold it,

let's stay calm.
Where could she have gone?

- Well, maybe back home?
- Like her real home?

- No, no, no, no,
this is her real home.

- Guys, I think...

I think she might be
in some kind of trouble again.

Val is in trouble,

Austin is...

Play the...
play the voicemail.

- What?
- What are you talking about?

Hey, brother, it's me.

Look, I know
it's been a minute. Um...

I'm in a bit of trouble here.

Actually... a lot.

I don't know, I just...
I could use some help.

Anyway, if you could...

If you could give me a call.

I hope you're good, man.

- I didn't call him back, okay?

I didn't know what it was.

- What? When...
when did this come in?

- You kept that from us?

- Why didn't you tell us
about this?

- I was overseas,
I didn't know where it was.

- Something is wrong
and we need to figure this out.

- Hold on, wait, wait.
Play it again.

Play the message again!

Hey, brother, it's me.

Look, I know it's been a minute
- That bell.

That bell
is from Tucker's pawn shop,

I was just there.

- What were you doing
at Tucker's?

- What was Austin
doing at Tucker's?

- I hate to even say this,

but maybe you're right, Tuff,
maybe Austin was...

covering Val's debts?

- What?
- No.

It... it doesn't make sense, no.

- And why would Val leave now?

- Okay, so apparently,

Val stole a necklace
from her family

and she pawned it to Tucker
to pay him off.

She knew that I was going
to Tucker's today

and I don't know, maybe...

maybe she was worried that I was
gonna find out about that

and that's why she left.
- It sounds like

they're in the same kind
of trouble.

- She's still running.

She's just running.

- And you are the only one
that I know that can fix this.

- What's up, man?

- Secret voicemails,

all these debts,
rigging a bull.

You know, I'm the only brother
you have now.

This is it, this is all we got,

each other,
and you won't even talk to me.

- You worshipped him.

I don't want
to take that away from you.

- So, you didn't call him back?

Cash, his voice was shaking.

- I was in active duty, Tuff.

- That never stopped you
from checking in.

You don't want to say it,
I will.

It's because of Missy.

And that's why you left
in the first place, isn't it?

Your own brother
calls you like that

and you don't even
call him back?

- I was in a reckon mission
halfway across the world!

I was 8000 miles away from home,
brother.

Where were you?

The truth is, man,
out of the three of us,

he was the charmed one.

No one wanted to believe
he could be in trouble.

- So many McMurrays
in so little time.

- Enough, Tucker.

We're here for Valeria.

- Does she still owe you?

Or did Austin already pay
for her and now,

you're just stringing her along.

- You got it backwards.

I'm the one being stiffed
and there's still a tab.

You know, that's a shame
that McMurray merchandise

doesn't go for what it used to.

Especially since it's just...

kid brother doing the riding.

No one wants this stuff.

- I mean, why should we believe
anything you're saying?

- I don't care
if you believe me or not,

but you better believe
I'm getting that money from you.

- Why don't you come get it?

- It's not worth it.

Cheyenne.

- Well, this isn't over.

- That's what I used to say
to your stupid brother.

Where did that get me?

Nowhere. I'm still in the red.

- So, I found something
on the side of the road.

More trophies?

- I got a few of those too,
but, Mom...

...this here is Valeria Galindo
and...

she could use some help.

- Hi.
- Valeria.

It's a lovely name.

Isabel.

- Valeria has had
a bit of a rough week,

so I said she could
stay here for a bit.

- But if it's too much...
- Of course.

How old are you?

- 16.

- And parents? Family?

- I... I don't...
- Foster system, Mom.

But she does know her way
around a horse,

isn't that right?
- Yeah.

And I can do chores
and housework.

- Well, sounds like you've had
a rough time with it.

- Um.
- Let's get you settled in.

The McMurrays never turn down
a visitor.

- Thanks.

Austin said you'd say that.

- Well, let me show you
around the ranch.

- Hey, thank you.

I'm never gonna forget this.

- Yeah. Of course.

Come on.

- Missy!
- Mom.

Can I just get
a coffee to go, please?

- You don't like
the coffee here.

- Nope, but it's cheaper
than the place across the street

and considering how much money
I've cost everyone...

- Well, come sit with me
for a few minutes.

- No, Mom, I... I can't.

Val is missing again
and I'm supposed

to be looking for her,
it's a long story.

Maybe she needed
a change of scenery.

- She just moved in with me.

- She did?
- Yeah.

That's good,
I'm happy for you.

It's good to not be alone
in that house.

Glad you have a friend.

Coffee's on me. Come on.

- I know your secret.

And you are the only one
that I know that can fix this.

Estella,

I'm deep in the hole
with Tucker, okay?

I've bet way too much on reds.

Your family is rich, right?

I got to pay him back now,
or else...

- How long have you known?

- Ever since we met,

but I kept your secret
this long,

so I wouldn't ask you
if it wasn't important.

Please, Vale.

- Please, I...
I can't go back there, I...

- I'm begging you here, okay?

If something happens to me,

who knows what he'll do
to the ranch?

Don't do it for me...

...do it for them.

- I haven't been back here

since they laid him to rest next
to his daddy.

- He saved me.

I needed help
and he brought me to you.

- Um...

- I've been thinking about
how lucky I've been

to be a part of this family.

How many times can someone lie
to the people they love...

before they lose them?

- Well, family is unconditional.

- Not for me, it wasn't.

- When I met you,

I knew you were on the run
from something.

I've been trying
to help you feel safe,

make our family a home for you.

What are you still scared of?

- I can't...
- Try.

- Last year, I needed money.

So, I went home

and took
my mother's ruby necklace.

She'd given it to me.

My dad saw me.

He didn't say anything
or try to stop me,

he just...

He just stared at me.

- Maybe it was his way
of forgiving you.

- No.

Everything that man does
has a price.

It was reported stolen
a week later.

- Are you here...

looking for forgiveness?

- I pawned the necklace

to help Austin
pay off his debts.

And he was gambling
to try to cover them.

- You told us it was you.
- Yeah, I know.

And I promised I wouldn't tell.

He didn't want you to know.

- Why... What was he hiding?

- I don't know.

I never asked.

- Val, look, he's gone,

and there's nothing that you say

that can hurt me
or bring him back.

- Yeah.

Look...

I know you have no reason
to trust me.

I just keep thinking if...

if I had known,

maybe I could have saved him.

- We all do.

- I just feel like I'm losing...
everything.

At least,
Isabel found Val but...

I may have pushed Isabel's ranch
into bankruptcy.

- You are not responsible
for the fact

that that ranch is
nearly bankrupt.

You have given so much
to McMurrays.

Mom, that's...

- I know it's not helpful,
but...

I'm just saying,

you are so concerned
with everyone else.

Always juggling their feelings
and their needs.

I wonder if you're ignoring
your own.

I just want you to be happy,
it's all I've ever wanted.

- Thanks.
Mom, um...

Look, I got to go, but...

I love you, Mom.

- I love you too.

- Thank you for the coffee.

- I'm sorry.

I just...

- Hey, you made a promise, Val.

- Yeah, but I...

I realize that...

keeping secrets from all of you
is way worse

than breaking a promise
to Austin.

- But why the gambling?

- Why was he in so much debt?

- I mean,
what could he have been hiding?

- Look, all I know is that...

right before Austin's last ride,

Tucker threatened our family.
- What?

- That's why Austin
asked for my help.

So, I ran, I went home, I...

I took the necklace
to pay off Tucker and when...

Austin died, I just felt
like I failed him.

Like I failed all of you.

- Val.

- All this time, I thought...
- I was scared.

And I was ashamed

that Tucker had
all of this on me,

it's why I stayed away.

I'm just...

I am so tired.

I'm tired of running,
I am tired of the lies.

I'm afraid
he's never going to stop.

- Well, you're lucky
you caught me,

I was just about to head out.

- Look, I spent...
the day with Laura.

You know, before she decided
to call it off and...

I just thought you deserved
to know what we talked about.

- That's the very least
you could do.

- Laura just wanted to make you
and your husband happy.

She thought you'd be relieved

that she was finally
settling down, but...

you know, mostly,
she was doing it for Sophie

thinking it would
give her stability.

- And you made her question
wanting that.

- I didn't,
I just listened to her.

And yes, I pointed out
how important it was to her

that everybody else was happy,

but that she never actually
mentioned being happy herself.

- What's wrong
with thinking of others?

- Nothing, unless it means
committing your life

to somebody
you don't really love.

Your daughter was brave enough
and smart enough to end it,

but she couldn't face you

because she didn't want
to disappoint you.

She just really wants
to make you proud,

and speaking as a daughter,
I know for a fact

how much Laura needs her mom,
right now.

- Missy, wait.

- Hank?

What's... going on?

No big deal.

Daniel Booker is insisting
on calling the stadium

Booker Stadium.

- Taking the McMurray name
off the stadium...

isn't a big deal?

- It's a big chunk of change.

Make our dream come true.

Dusty's dream.

- Don't you use Dusty's name
to try to manipulate me

into thinking this is okay.

- It's a big deal for the town,
Isabel.

He's not gonna back down.

- The McMurray name stands
for honesty and integrity.

At least,
that's what we strive for.

We fight for what's right.

- He's not gonna
change his mind...

but we could change ours.

And I think we've had
just about enough

of Daniel Booker.

- What are you saying?

- I'm saying I'm out.

Then, I'm out too.

Thank you.

- I'm the mayor of Canyon,
you're a McMurray,

no one messes with us.

- Don't think I didn't see
what you did there.

You're a sly one, Hank Hickson.

I've been called worse.

- And you've got a McMurray
riding today.

- Yes.

- Hey, Mom.

- Hey, Tuff. Any eyes on Cash?
- No.

He didn't show up to training
either, why?

- We wanted to wish him luck.
- Yeah.

- Where... where is he?

We haven't seen him
since breakfast,

maybe he's with Missy.

- Hey!
- Hey!

- Grace Booker paid us for the
whole wedding.

- We're off the hook.
- Great.

- What's going on?
- We... can't find Cash.

- And I figured he was with you.

- No.

When was the last time
anyone saw him?

- Tucker.

- No, he wouldn't.
- Wait, what?

What about Tucker Clarke?

Cash owes him money too?

- No. No, not that I know of.

Okay, then what?

Tucker Clarke what?

- Just before his last ride,
Tucker threatened Austin.

- What?

- Tucker threatened Austin?

- Wait, when did Cash find out
about this?

- This morning.

- He's been blaming himself
this whole time.

- I know.

- Tucker Clarke is not
one to be messed with.

- Hank, can you...
can you send

some of your guys
down to the pawn shop?

- Yeah.

- Back so soon.

- Did you threaten my brother
before he rode in Boulder?

- That's between me, him
and the money he owed.

- Why didn't you tell us
it was him who owed you?

- And lose what I had
on your moneybags friend?

- You know it's because of you
he couldn't focus.

And now, he's dead.

I'm not paying you,

and you're not squeezing us
for money.

- Well, if that's all it took
to rattle him,

maybe he wasn't the rider
everyone thought he was.

- You don't know
when to shut up, do you?

- Some say it's a gift.

- Yeah, or a personality defect.

- You flirting with me?

- I think I'd like
my daddy's belt buckle, please.

- How about this,

I'll sell it to you.

- No.

How about I take it?

That's for Austin!
- Hey! Hey! All right,

break it up, you two!
Break it up!

- Hey, smile for the camera.

as*ault looks real good on tape.