This post contains spoilers from Ransom Canyon season 1 episode 8 from this point forward.
Thankfully, all the dust has settled after the tornado hit Ransom Canyon, but now it's time to pick up the pieces. Ransom Canyon season 1 episode 8 opens with Lucas waking up to the police bursting in his home and arresting Kit for his role in Randall's accident. Brigman delivers the good news to Staten that they've made an arrest thanks to information from Reid.
When Quinn returns to Gracie's and finds Ellie sanctioning a ton of repairs, she freaks out wondering how she can afford everything. But Ellie has it covered — literally, the insurance is covering the repairs and she reduced costs by hiring new staff (somehow). Quinn quickly realizes she overreacted and gives Ellie the day off. Staten visits Quinn at work to talk. He doesn't want to forget about sleeping together, but she's confused and it's easier for her to call it a "blip" and bury it.
Yancy and Ellie seem to be on much better terms after the storm, and she advises him that in order to do the right thing, he needs to tell Cap the truth. If Cap doesn't react well, then he needs to leave town with his head held high. Speaking of heads held high, Davis tries to do the same with Quinn, but she's still annoyed with the Paula Jo situation, which includes a scheme with Staten's wells and threatening Gracie's liquor license. Even Reid knows that his parents are up to no good with the pipeline.
Cap finally learns the truth about Yancy
Thankfully, Staten rights his wrong for firing Lucas after Kit's arrest after getting sense talked into him by Jake. Lucas had been suggesting solar panels for the Double K ranch and finally gets to bring the pitch to Staten. (Don't forget, Lucas has acceptance letters to Ivy League schools.) Just then, the team learns that the ranch's wells are being tested.
All of this leads to the city council meeting at Gracie's that could end grandfathered wells in the county. Staten realizes that his wells have been spiked and it will cost him millions to fix them. Someone's (cough cough, Paula Jo) trying to force him into selling to the pipeline. Lucas has an idea, though.
When Yancy tries to talk with Cap, the old man turns him down when he brings up his childhood. How's Yancy supposed to fess up if he's not given the chance to? Yancy meets with Davis to inform him he's going to tell Cap the truth but leave out Davis' role in his story. Yancy's still putting off telling Cap. He's afraid of losing the only family he has. He's vulnerable and admits to Ellie that he's afraid of losing her, too. She's rushes him to her house and they have sex.
Reid talks to his mom about the feud between the Collinses and Kirklands, but it's later revealed during the city council meeting that Reid was recording her "hero story," which he plays for the meeting. In the recording, she incriminates herself about spiking Staten's wells and pushing him into financial stress that would send him into the security of the Austin Water & Power deal. That was Lucas' plan.
Furious about what Reid did at the city council meeting, Davis beelines over to speak with Cap. We don't see the conversation take place, but it's revealed that he shared everything about Yancy's past. When Yancy arrives to talk to Cap, he's waiting for Yancy with a loaded gun, ready to sell his ranch. Grandson or not, Cap forces Yancy out. Davis returns home to find Paula Jo crying in the shower. He joins her inside and they kiss. Quinn tries calling Davis, but no answer sends her to knock at someone's door. Davis? Staten?
Notes from the ranch:
- Lucas worries that without Kit defending himself, he could be placed into the foster system with his guardian in prison. Lucas knows Kit didn't do it, but Kit won't talk. Finally, Kit agrees to plead guilty when Brigman brings him a deal. Brigman knows he's lying, though.
- Reid checks on Lucas and explains the situation: Kit saved Reid and Tim in Bandera when they tried to buy drugs and the dealer shook them down. Kit moved cars for the guys for extra cash and got Reid and Tim out of the jam, but in exchange, they owed him one. Reid didn't know the favor was the truck.
- Lauren's dad takes UT off the table and refuses to sign Lauren's permission slip for the cheer clinic after learning she was at Lucas' during the tornado. Lauren sneaks out to the clinic after getting her mom to sign the slip. Unfortunately, she falls during the audition and loses her shot at a scholarship to UT.
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