02x07 - No Place Like Home

[bunniefuu]

[country rock music playing]

♪ Give it all you've got to give ♪

♪ Take aim and do your worst ♪

♪ You don't know who you're messing with
Survival is my church ♪

♪ Better watch out
I'm coming around ♪

♪ You can knock me over
But I won't stay down ♪

♪ Better watch out
Won't miss my turn ♪

♪ 'Cause I don't wait ♪

♪ I just burn ♪

[music fades]

So that's where
the water bill's going, huh?

[sighs] I'm sorry.

What's going on?

I rinsed some of the mud off.
I slipped, feeding the horses.

So, which, uh…

Which horse slept here?

I'm sorry, boss. I, uh…

-I crashed last night.
-More like the past week.

How come?

Just needed to.

I don't want to pry, Lucas,
but if you need to talk about something,

let me know.

I'm good.

Are you sure?

Yeah.

Yeah, I'm good.

[bluesy rock music playing]

Mm. Thank you for the bloodiest of Marys,
Lord, and for four mil coming my way.

-Breakfast of champions.
-Mm.

-Don't knock it till you've tried it.
-Mm.

I'll pass.

What can I do for you?

It's more what I could do for you.

[Sidney scoffs]

Better idea. How about you go
and eat sh*t and leave me and Mary alone?

What about your New Orleans PD situation?

I already told you, GQ.

I spoke to New Orleans PD.

What the hell do you want, Kai?

Yancy.

Behind bars.

And you're gonna help me do it.

You got nothing on Yancy.

Actually I do.

[quiet dramatic music playing]

What was the plan?

What was the deal you made
with your husband? Hm?

Look, you comply, you get to walk.

[intriguing music playing]

[sighs] A divorce, you assholes.

Okay?

He wanted a divorce, and I wanted cash.

Take you for a massive score
and I get half,

if I sign the papers.

That's what you're gonna do then.

A crime has to be committed
for the charges to stick.

So, you're gonna sign
those divorce papers.

You're gonna get him
to wire the money to this account.

[Kai] You'll make a statement.

Con was all him from day one, all right?

You're seriously gonna send the father
of Ellie's child to jail?

It's the best thing I could do for her.

All right.

Pleasure doing business with you, darlin'!

Oh, no.

[music fades]

[typing]

Oh, sh*t.

So, he brings a letter to the house,

Mom takes it and just tells him to F-O?

Yep.

-[rock music playing]
-[Angie sighs]

Jesus Christmas. She just…

Think she still has it?

I don't know. I'm sure that thing's long
gone, just like all her ex-husbands.

[Angie chuckles]

I do feel bad,
William leaving her with nothing.

[groans] God, would you listen to me?

I call her out for meddling into my life,
and I'm the one feeling sorry for her.

Amazing, isn't it?

Her uncanny ability
to make everything all about her.

We have a problem.

A big one.

-What?
-Um…

We forgot to, uh, no,
I forgot to cap the ticket sales

after we announced
that Thomas Rhett was a headliner.

What does that mean?

[sighs] It means that 2,000 extra people
are en route to Ransom as we speak.

Well, that's a good thing, right?

More people, more money.

Be able to buy the farm off Mom.

Ellie.

No, I think this is bad. Like…

It's really bad. I hate to say it.

The office can only issue permits
for events up to 2,000 people by law.

Any more, you're going to need a city-
wide vote. Y'all don't have time for that.

Is there any chance
you refund some tickets?

Are you kidding?
That'd be a horrible look.

That'd be even worse press.
I can't be the next Fyre Fest, Dan.

[sighs]

Can we move it?

Move it?

Yeah. Yeah, that's a great idea. You could
move the whole thing to private land.

-We'll do it at the farm.
-[Dan] On those roads?

I don't think you're getting
those big trucks back there.

Hey. What about Double K?

[scoffs]

-sh*t.
-No.

I can't.

I won't.
I'm not asking Staten for charity.

-What if it's our only shot?
-It's not. We'll think of something.

Right, Dan? We'll think of something.

[clears throat] In 16 hours?

Mm-hm.

[Quinn] Petey, please, I need this.

The town, it needs it. Even you need it.

I'm sorry, Quinn.

I wish so bad I could help,

but all them people…

A stage?

[scoffs]

It'll k*ll my alfalfa.

-I can't live off this place alone.
-All right, I get it.

-Thanks for hearing me out.
-Mm-hm.

You can keep it.

I'm sorry.

Thanks, Petey.

Sounds like you're in a bit
of a pinch there, Quinn.

I'll manage.

I could help.

Got the space,
infrastructure, proximity to town.

-All you gotta do is ask.
-[chuckles]

-I'm not asking.
-Why?

-I don't want to be in your pocket.
-[scoffs]

What?

I just… It feels like déjà vu, that's all.

Remember when I offered to help
with that Austin Water and Power thing?

Yeah, well. I figured it out then,
I'll figure it out now.

-Why are you so g*dd*mn stubborn?
-[chuckles]

Good talk, Staten.

Hold on.

Are you still pissed off
about that motel thing?

Yeah, I am still pissed off.
I'm not over what you did.

I did what I had to do just to have
a conversation. I'm done apologizing.

-It shouldn't be this hard, Staten.
-Everything is hard, Quinn.

Anything worth anything is hard.

Yeah, then why'd you give up, huh?

I talked to my mom, you wrote that letter,
she turned you away,

and that was really hard, wasn't it?

But you gave up.

I am standing right here, aren't I?

-But you never told me.
-I was 17 years old. I'm sorry--

I don't want sorries.

I don't want should'ves, I don't want to
open this wound we keep giving each other

over and over and over.

[melancholic music playing]

We've had so many chances
to get this right, Staten, so many.

But we never get it right.

I'm tired of swimming upstream.

All right. I hear you.

[sighs]

[rock music playing]

Not all heroes wear capes.

How's it going? Any luck on backup venues?

Not yet.

We've, uh, made about a hundred calls
and still nothing.

How's everything with you?

Uh…

You know, just, uh, weighing it all.
How to get out of this whole mess.

You know you can tell me what it is.
You can talk to me. Maybe I can help too.

No. I told you.

From here on out, I'm taking all the bad.
All you need to know is when it's over.

-Yancy.
-I mean it.

You got enough to worry about
between the festival and Isabella.

Still like it?

I love it.

Isabella.

How's she doing?

Ravenous.

That's my girl.

My girls.

-You gotta go.
-Yeah.

-It's gonna be okay.
-You promise?

Promise.

Councilman Boone,
I am throwing myself at your mercy here.

Yeah, but if you could just please give
me a little leeway on these permits.

Oh, right.

[sighs] Okay. Thanks for nothing.

[call disconnects]

-sh*t!
-Oh my gosh! sh*t! I'm so sorry. Sorry.

I'm so sorry.

[Quinn] No, it's okay. Nothing broke.

Thank you.

Whoa, whoa. Question is, are you okay?

-[sighs]
-Yeah. All right. Let's put this down.

Come on.

Yeah, so that's it. Um…

Lucas is never gonna forgive me.

I wrecked everything.

Yeah. I know a thing or two
about being torn between two men.

When the head and the heart are in
conflict, there's gonna be some friction.

But the heart will always lead you
to the right place. I promise.

[quiet contemplative music playing]

Hey.

-I got something that might cheer you up.
-[chuckles]

-Fresh off the printer.
-Wow.

-It's--
-It's perfect.

This whole town's gonna see
how talented you are.

That is,
if this festival actually happens.

No, it will. I know it will.

I'm gonna head back out there, okay?

Yeah.

You stay here as long as you need.

Hey, Quinn, um…

Do you really believe
your heart leads you to the right place?

I do.

I think it leads you home.

I'm sorry to burden you with all this.

Burden me? Hey. Uh-uh.

It's okay to lean on people
from time to time.

[gentle heartfelt music playing]

[inhales deeply]

Will you tell Ellie to cover for me?

Yeah.

Quinn, thank you.

I mean it. I really needed to hear that.

I think I needed to hear it, too.

[glass clinking]

Pops!

Truce?

I thought we discussed
this breaking and entering thing.

You're gonna have to start locking up.

Huh.

Look, you said all I had to do
is ask, so this is me asking.

You were right,
and I am putting my pride aside.

Hm.

I realize things are complicated
with you, your dad and the ranch,

-so if it's too much to ask--
-Quinn. I said I'd help. I'll help.

Don't worry about my old man, all right?
I can handle him.

-This is no small ask.
-Oh, I know. I know.

And then there's… you and me--

Quinn, Quinn, this is bigger
than both of us, okay?

This is gonna mean a lot
to a lot of people.

The town needs this.

You've been putting your blood, sweat,
and tears into this thing, and I just…

I want to help.

I want to help Ransom, and I…

I want to help you.

There's one small other thing.

Mm-hm.

Uh… Half of the equipment has already
been dropped off in Town Square,

and I, uh, just…

To move it, I don't have the manpower.

Well, that… I have plenty of.

["Blood and Custard" by Mirador playing]

[whistling]

[vehicle beeping]

♪ The thunder preaches ♪

♪ But the rain is just a liar ♪

♪ I hear the west wind calling ♪

Reinforcements are here, boys!

Ah. God, I love this town.

[whistles] Come on, let's go! Get in here!

-There you go. Get up here so you hear me.
-["Blood and Custard" ends]

All right. I appreciate every one
of you fellas showing up.

We got a day of impossible
that wants to spit in our eyes,

kick dust in our faces,
and sit us on our asses.

[men chuckle]

-What do you say we fight back, huh?
-[all] Yes, sir!

I'm sorry, I have trouble
hearing you there.

-[louder] Yes, sir!
-All right, then, let's go! Come on.

["Like A Bull"
by Bavoh & Pynk Beard playing]

♪ Come on baby
Ride me like a bull ♪

♪ Hold on tight
And just pull me close ♪

♪ Come on get wild
Let's lose control ♪

♪ Just you and me baby
Let's rock and roll ♪

♪ Come on
I like a dirty cowgirl, don't stop, yeah ♪

♪ I like a dirty cowgirl
Gone wild ♪

♪ She get up, she get down
She can move it all around ♪

♪ Oh I love me a dirty cowgirl
Dirty cowgirl ♪

♪ Under the lights
Looking fierce tonight ♪

♪ You keep looking at me
Like a good old time ♪

♪ You got that hellfire in your eyes ♪

♪ Making more than the temperature rise ♪

♪ Girl, feeling the heat you been
Pulling me, taking control of me ♪

♪ We can burn it up all night
So keep a hold of me ♪

♪ Ain't no condition
To put you in a position ♪

♪ It might be one heck of a ride ♪

♪ Come on ♪

-Mom would die.
-Yeah, she'd be dead.

Ange, I'm pretty sure
Dan the Man is looking right at you.

-You think?
-[Quinn] Yeah.

Girl, that man is fully peacocking.

♪ I like a dirty cowgirl
Don't stop, yeah ♪

Handsome Canyon.

[both] Handsome Canyon.

Where's Yancy?

♪ Oh I love me a dirty cowgirl
Dirty cowgirl ♪

["Like A Bull" fades]

[alert on cell phone]

[quiet dramatic music playing]

Money came through.

Are you serious?

What are we doing? Oh, champagne, stat.

I'm sending it back.

[music fades]

-You're joking?
-I know this is hard to process.

Hard to process?
What the f*ck are we talking about here?

I'm having a change of heart.

Then you can send back your half.
I'm not having a change of heart.

-Listen.
-We had a deal.

I know we did, but I don't want
to be that person anymore, okay?

This'll be a black mark on us
the rest of our lives.

Since when do you care?

I loved pulling this off. I did.

Ever since, I've felt nothing but guilt.

I know that this is Ellie.
She's made you soft and weak.

-But I won't let you back out. I can't.
-Sidney…

You used to be a good person.

Before me.

And I take responsibility for that.
I take responsibility for all of it.

But I want to turn it back.

Four million

into this account.

You want your divorce, right?

I'll wait.

You remember that lawyer in Iowa?
What I learned on that job?

Keep a record.

I got a record a mile long.

[quiet moody music playing]

You don't wire that money,
I will bury you.

Think about your daughter now.

Send it.

[chime rings]

Thank you.

Hey.

What are you going to do?

I don't know.

Take care of yourself, Sid.

You, too.

And I'm sorry…

for everything.

Water under the bridge.

[upbeat music playing]

[music stops]

-Hello.
-Hi.

You should be proud.

Looks great.

Thank you. Uh, I had a good model.

So?

So, uh…

Lucas and I are done.

I heard.

I know I'm supposed to say sorry
out of sensitivity.

Look, I love my brother
more than anything.

I know you do.

But maybe that's how I know
that this is real. To love him that much

and still feel like…

-Like what?
-Like I can't fight this.

-No matter how hard I try.
-[contemplative music playing]

And I've tried.

Me too.

[loud thud]

quiet dramatic music playing]

[grunts]

[pallet clatters]

You all right?

[Lucas] Yeah!

-What's going on, Lucas?
-I can't be here right now.

What do you mean? Hold on.
I need every man I got here.

-Get out of my way, Staten. I'm leaving.
-Wait. Whoa. Take a breath.

Him and Lauren broke up.

-Ahhh.
-Because of Kit.

-What?
-Yeah.

[scoffs]

Well…

I'll talk to him when he cools down.

[Staten groans]

Look at that.

[Staten] "No place like home."

-You saved my a*s, you know that?
-No. You're the one that did the saving.

This town owes you a debt of gratitude.

Staten?

I gotta get back to work.

All right.

Yeah. Okay.

Hey.

It's gonna be a hell of a show.

Yeah, I hope so.

I know so.

[sighs]

["Kissing Cowboys"
by Maddie & Tae playing]

♪ Smellin' like leather
Lookin' like trouble ♪

Hi.

♪ You'll know 'em
By their big belt buckles ♪

♪ Paint your lips
Then you sh**t one back ♪

♪ If you break his heart ♪

♪ Do it on his tab ♪

♪ Wave goodbye
Then you reapply ♪

♪ There just might be a John Wayne
Hidin' in the here and now boys ♪

♪ So, keep on kissing cowboys ♪

[crowd cheering and clapping rhythmically]

["Kissing Cowboys" fades]

[announcer] Give it up for the superstar
of country music…

Thanks for having me.
-…tonight's entertainment,

the one and only

Thomas Rhett!

[loud cheering]

How we feeling tonight, y'all?

[cheering continues]

Welcome to No Place Like Home.
My name is Thomas Rhett.

Make sure y'all sing
this one, Ransom. Come on!

-Oh, I love this guy!
-I can't. I'm too excited.

["Boots" playing]

♪ Oh ♪

♪ I got Nikes for the gym
Tevas for the beach ♪

♪ A couple pair of dusties
That I'm really tryna keep ♪

♪ I might as well burn 'em
In a fire as high as the moon ♪

♪ Yeah
I'm talkin' high-top… ♪

Hey, can I go watch Thomas Rhett?

-Yes, Go have some fun.
-Have fun!

Have fun!

♪ End of the day
You know I gotta go to my go-tos, yeah ♪

♪ 'Cause my baby
Likes me better in boots ♪

♪ When I get to slippin' in 'em
With some denim, y'all, I can't lose ♪

♪ Whoa, no, wouldn't be caught dead
Two-steppin' in designer shoes ♪

♪ Because my-y-y-y baby
Likes me better in boots ♪

♪ She like me better in
Snip toe, square toe, snakeskin ♪

♪ Toffee caiman belly
Coming up to my shin ♪

♪ Leather on the bottom
Lizard on the toe ♪

♪ Old, brown goat color of a dirt road ♪

♪ Chocolate Lucchese
Full-quill Tecova ♪

♪ Any of those or my daddy's old Ropers ♪

♪ And my baby
Likes me better in boots, whoo! ♪

♪ When I get to slippin' in 'em
With some denim, y'all, I can't lose ♪

♪ Whoa, no, wouldn't be caught dead ♪

♪ Two-steppin' in designer shoes
Yeah ♪

-Busy working?
-♪'Cause my-y-y-y baby likes me better ♪

♪ In boots ♪

♪ Boots ♪

♪ Boots ♪

♪ Boots ♪

♪ She do
She do ♪

♪ Yeah, she do
Ow! ♪

♪ Never know when my baby
Wanna go dancing ♪

♪ So you know I always staying prepared ♪

♪ Somewhere in the backseat
Of my old Chevy ♪

♪ I always got a couple of extra pairs ♪

-♪ 'Cause my ♪
-♪ My, my ♪

♪ Baby likes me better in boots
Whoo! ♪

♪ When I get to slippin' in 'em
With some denim, y'all… ♪

There he is.

♪ Whoa, no, wouldn't be caught dead
Two-steppin' in no Golden Goose ♪

Come on.

♪ My-y-y-y baby likes me better in ♪

♪ My-y-y-y baby likes me better in ♪

♪ My-y-y-y baby likes me better ♪

♪ In boots ♪

-♪ Ha ♪
-[crowd cheers]

["Boots" ends]

Whoo!

[Rhett] What's up, Ransom Canyon?
How you feeling?

Lord have mercy.
What a crowd. This is incredible.

Give yourselves a round
of applause just one time.

I wish so bad some of my buddies
in Nashville could see this tonight.

They would lose their minds.

Can I bring one of them out here
on stage with me right quick?

Make some noise
for Jordan Davis one time, y'all.

Oh my God!

[indistinct chatter]

How we feelin', Ransom Canyon?

This song's called "Ain't A Bad Life,"
and it goes a little something like this.

["Ain't A Bad Life" playing]

♪ Didn't win the Lotto
But the Dawgs won ♪

♪ Didn't bag a big'un, but I saw one ♪

♪ List of things to do
It ain't a long one ♪

♪ So I can't complain ♪

♪ Yeah, I got 87 in the tank, y'all ♪

♪ It's a hand-me-downer
But it cranks, y'all ♪

♪ Chert rock chipped a little paint off ♪

♪ But I kinda like it that way ♪

♪ No, I ain't got it all
But I sure got it made ♪

♪ Got a little piece of heaven
With some hickory shade ♪

♪ Got some boots that I like
And a girl that I love ♪

♪ Some Seven and some blessings
Fillin' up my cup ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ I wouldn't be nobody different
If I had the choice ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ No, I can't lie
Ain't a bad life for a good ol' boy ♪

♪ A good ol' boy ♪

♪ Got a friday night that I can walk to ♪

♪ Got a good preacher I can talk to ♪

♪ Got the same problems that we all do ♪

♪ Don't thank God as often as I ought to ♪

♪ 'Cause I ain't got it all
But I sure got it made ♪

♪ Got a little piece of heaven
With some hickory shade ♪

♪ Got some boots that I like
And a girl that I love ♪

♪ Some Seven and some blessings
Fillin' up my cup ♪

-Hey.
-Hi.

It's done.

She signed the divorce papers.

We're free?

We're free.

[Ellie chuckles]

Wait, I thought that we were…
backing out of this.

What have you done?

Yancy.

[dramatic music playing]

You played a hell of a hand, darlin'.

["Ain't A Bad Life" continues]

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ No, I can't lie
Ain't a bad life for a good ol' boy ♪

♪ A good ol' boy ♪

Let me see if I'm caught up.

You two put the pressure on Sidney,
force her to turn on Yancy…

Given her past,
there's no shortage of leverage.

She needs the con to happen, so--

So she signs the divorce papers
and you wire the money to her account.

It's actually my account.

Sorry, we're not getting eight mil.

But you're getting your divorce.

Hang on. Um, so we were trying to screw
you over, so why would you help us?

My son asked me to.

Asked or told?

Yancy spilled your whole plan to Staten.
You know, me getting conned.

He could have gone to the Double K
board and had me ousted, but he didn't.

He came to me instead.

He made me promise
I'd help y'all in return.

Thanks… for doing the right thing.

I'm just following your lead, El.

If you hadn't felt bad and backed out
of the plan, this wouldn't have happened.

I told you she had a soft spot for me.

-You wish.
-[Sam chuckles]

To us.

-How about here's to Isabella?
-To Isabella!

♪ Blessings fillin' up my cup ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ No, I can't lie
Ain't bad life for a good ol' boy ♪

♪ Boy ♪

♪ A good ol' boy ♪

♪ No, I can't lie
Ain't bad life for a good ol' boy ♪

♪ A good ol' boy ♪

-["Ain't A Bad Life" ends]
-[crowd cheers]

Thomas Rhett, everybody!

It'd be a shame if you didn't sing another
one. Would you mind singing another?

I would love to. Here we go, man.

[crowd cheers]

Let's have some fun, Ransom Canyon.
This one's called "Bar None." Here we go!

["Bar None" playing]

[crowd cheers]

♪ If it weren't your tires
Leavin' me in the dust ♪

♪ If you weren't the kind
That you only find once ♪

I'm gonna push up to the front.

Grab another beer.

Yeah, I should, uh…
I should get out of here, too.

I'll be right back. Hey, Kai!

Thank you for finally trusting him.

Oh, no, I don't.

Never have, never will.

That was for you, El.

It's always for you.

-Hi.
-You okay?

Yeah, um…

Good. I think I'm gonna go home,
get some rest.

-Yeah, let's get you out of here.
-No, no, no, you stay.

Celebrate. Not every day
you pull a grift on a grift.

You sure?

Yeah.

I'll see you at home.

Okay.

♪ Baby, if movin' on had a scoreboard ♪

♪ It'd say, "You and your memory, one ♪

♪ Me and this bar, none ♪

Not half bad, O'Grady!

Look around. You did this.

-You did this.
-I couldn't have done it without you.

Ah.

I was wrong…

about everything.

No, you were right.

♪ Hands down bar none ♪

♪ Now I'm gettin' goner
Than your long gone boots ♪

I'm no good for you.

We can't keep doing this
to each other, Quinn.

I gotta let you go.

♪ It'd say, "You and your memory, one ♪

♪ Me and this bar, none ♪

♪ Me and this bar
Me and this bar, none" ♪

♪ Yeah, I'm puttin' 90 to the test ♪

♪ Damn, I still don't miss you less ♪

♪ Bet tomorrow's hangover
Is gonna be the worst one yet ♪

♪ Bar, none ♪

♪ Now I'm gettin' goner
Than your long gone boots ♪

[engine starts]

[police siren blares]

♪ Doin' what a banged up
Broken heart does ♪

♪ Gonna need three or four more ♪

♪ Baby, if movin' on had a scoreboard ♪

♪ It'd say, "You and your memory, one ♪

♪ Me and this bar, none ♪

♪ Me and this bar, me and this bar, none ♪

♪ Me and this bar
Me and this bar, none" ♪

[crowd cheers]

Thank you so much, Ransom!

Y'all mind if I bring Thomas Rhett out
one more time? Get out here, T.R.!

[crowd cheers]

Have you had a good time
in Ransom Canyon tonight?

We love y'all.
I'm Thomas Rhett, this is Jordan Davis.

We'll see y'all next time.
Have a great night.

[crowd continues cheering]

["Again" by Doris Day playing]

♪ Again ♪

♪ This couldn't happen… ♪

[sighs]

[water running]

♪ This is that once in a lifetime ♪

♪ This is the-- ♪

[water continues running]

♪ Mine to have ♪

♪ When the now and the here ♪

♪ Disappear ♪

[turntable needle scratches
and music stops]

[wood creaks]

-Keys. [gasps]
-[door opens]

No place like home, right?

Sidney.

[quiet ominous music playing]

I thought you left.

Yeah, I did.

But I came back…

to warn Yancy.

It felt good to do right.

It really did. I actually thought of you.

[Ellie shudders]

The woman who does no wrong.

["Again" continues playing]

Don't forget me, Ellie.

♪ But never, never ♪

[grunts]

-♪ Again ♪
-♪ Never, never ♪

["Again" ends]

[moody contemplative music playing]

[music fades]