I'll bet money you are 100% correct 2 Dogs. Hadnt thought of that angle. That kid from the ambush site will be the child Beth could never have on her own. Jamie sealed his fate when he told Rip last night that he didnt need to call him anymore. Rip will tell Beth what Jamie said to him and then Beth will tell Rip about what Jamie did to her and that'll be all she wrote for his weasely little ass. Now that it is known that Jamie is not "blood", and after what he pulled at the meeting saying he would sell the ranch, he's fully expendable and will end up with the scores of other bodies that will start stacking up at the train station starting with episode 1 of next season. Heck John Dutton may kill him himself if Beth doesnt beat him to it. Kid from the ambush site, once adopted by Rip and Beth, takes his place yet as another rightful heir to the ranch by taking Jamie's place, once he's out of the way and gone. John Dutton said at the end of season 2 that with Casey's older brother being killed and Jamie being worthless, he just didnt have enough son's to be able to run and keep the ranch in the family like he'd planned. So he added Rip to the family full time and he'll figure out the best way to do it is to combine sons with grandsons and make it work that way.

Last edited by abolt300; 08/24/20 05:22 PM.