Cara scrubs Jacob’s blood and considers her counter move following Banner’s attack.
He suggests wiring the letter she penned to Spencer, as mailing it might take months.
But Cara doesn’t want to risk word getting out of her family’s vulnerability.
Helen Mirren as Cara Dutton.Emerson Miller/Paramount+
His bride-to-be is feverish, but seems to be on the mend.
She begins digging a grave near the resting place of his mother,1883’s Margaret Dutton (Faith Hill).
There’s lots of sun, sex and hopeful talk of the pair’s future.
Jerome Flynn as Banner Creighton.Emerson Miller/Paramount+
They hardly escaped the skirmish unscathed, and are now just an army of three.
But Banner has a plan to rebuild his forces and take the ranch.
When Cara learns of Banner’s latest crimes, she goes to Jacob’s bedside looking for guidance.
Brian Geraghty as Zane Davis.Emerson Miller/Paramount+
The near-death rancher wakes, advising his wife not to retaliate until Spencer returns from Africa.
Cara also keeps up appearances at the town hall Livestock Association meeting.
She attends on her husband’s behalf, under the guise he’s in Wyoming hunting the cattle thieves.
She also calls for the formation of a police force to address the ranch war in a lawful manner.
Upon getting the needed votes for her proposal, she adjourns the meeting like a boss.
Outside, Banner calls her out for lying about Jacob’s absence.
She responds by spitting in his face and threatening to kill him slowly.
She also expresses gleeful enthusiasm over Banner’s eventual meeting with her nephew Spencer.
She then beats the nun with the sack before suffocating her.
Back in Africa, Alexandra’s helping Spencer chase away his demons.
Specifically, she’s reading through letters Cara had mailed him while he was in the war.
But with Alexandra’s encouragement and a big bottle of booze the pair dive into the reams of notes.
“Three months ago,” she responds.
