Near the end of "Daybreak," Lee, himself a Livestock Agent, is murdered by Robert Long (Jeremiah Bitsui) — who just so happens to be Monica Dutton's (Kelsey Asbille) brother — during a cattle dispute on the border of the Dutton Ranch and the Broken Rock Indian Reservation.
John Dutton III and Evelyn's first child, Lee (Dave Annable) was killed in the first season of Yellowstone after he was shot during a confrontation with the neighboring Broken Rock Reservation.
Who killed the son in the first episode of Yellowstone?
But as Lee and the others were making their way back from the Broken Rock land, Kayce's brother-in-law Robert Long (Jeremiah Bitsui) started shooting. Lee was hit by a stray bullet and was thrown off his horse, with the Dutton brother left dying in the dirt.
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Yellowstone season 5.In Yellowstone season 5, Kayce's son is buried alongside a recently deceased horse, which Mo explains is in accordance with Indigenous tradition.
Lee Dutton's death is the most shocking, saddest, and surprising of the entire series. In fact, none has surpassed it, even though this was the first death of Yellowstone. It also had a profound effect on the other characters, since he was Kayce's brother, John's son, who was to be the heir to the land.
Near the end of "Daybreak," Lee, himself a Livestock Agent, is murdered by Robert Long (Jeremiah Bitsui) — who just so happens to be Monica Dutton's (Kelsey Asbille) brother — during a cattle dispute on the border of the Dutton Ranch and the Broken Rock Indian Reservation.
Originally, all fan theories had one common thread: their mother's death. In the first season, it was revealed that their mother Evelyn Dutton was bucked off a horse while riding with Kayce and Beth.
Baby John Dutton being buried with a horse signifies his connection to the land as a member of the Confederated Tribes of Broken Rock - but it also foreshadows the Duttons losing their stewardship over the wilds of Paradise Valley.
Who does Brecken Merrill play on Yellowstone? Merill's big breakout came when he was cast as Tate Dutton, the son of Kayce Dutton and Monica and the grandson of ranch patriarch John Dutton.
As Beth keeps reminding viewers, she has been perpetually angry at Jamie for how Jamie inadvertently made her sterile by helping her get an abortion when they were both teenagers. Combined with Jamie being adopted and his actions in previous Yellowstone seasons, Beth has only gotten madder at Jamie over the years.
Throughout the series, Monica is kept unaware of her brother's death early on, and after his widow commits suicide in what Monica considers a sacrifice for their children's welfare, she expresses to Kayce that she feels they ought to consider leaving the reservation to spare Tate the sadness of his cousins moving to ...
Rip digs up his dead mother to collect her wedding ring set, presumably for Beth. His father murdered his mother and brother, and tried to murder Rip! Who would want that wedding set, with all that attached to it?
Unbeknownst to Lee, his brother Kayce Dutton, was attempting to prevent him removing the cattle from the reservation. Lee was shot and mortally wounded by Robert Long, who was about to finish him off at point-blank range when Kayce intercepted and killed Robert.
After a night spent fending off sharks from atop the flipped boat, they are able to get the attention of a ship, and are rescued. The captain Later marries Spencer and Alex, gifting Alex his wife's ring.
Both Lee Dutton and Robert Long (Jeremiah Bitsui) died in the first episode of Yellowstone. Lee, John Dutton's son, was leading a raid on the Broken Rock Reservation in an attempt to retrieve stolen cattle.
Summary. Rip will eventually find out what Jamie did to Beth, causing him to be furious and potentially seek revenge. Beth's secret about her feud with Jamie could lead to a rift between Rip and John, as Rip may want to kill Jamie for causing Beth pain.
Beth has a soft core—it's why we stick by her, folks—so this is, thankfully, enough for Beth to go and apologize to John in the middle of the night. Before she walks out, John tells her that he loves her, unwaveringly.
Beth finally learns another deep family secret: John Dutton has been chucking corpses on the Montana border for years; in fact, the episode began with a young Rip (Kyle Red Silverstein), who at the urging of a young John Dutton (Josh Lucas), discards the body of a cowboy who got a little too lippy about his beloved ...
John branded his son Kayce (Luke Grimes) as punishment for when Kayce left the ranch to be with Monica (Kelsey Asbille), back when she got pregnant with Tate (Brecken Merrill). Kayce has since forgiven his father for what he did.
Tragically, Beth enters her hotel room and learns Alma had died — possibly, Beth reveals, due to hepatitis. Alma also struggled with substance abuse and, based on the evidence presented in the show, this likely factors into how Beth's mom dies in The Queen's Gambit.
Beth Dutton — Borderline Personality Disorder: Intense Emotions: Beth Dutton experiences intense and unstable emotions. She often becomes angry, anxious, or depressed for no apparent reason. Impulsivity: Beth Dutton is impulsive and often acts without thinking through the consequences of her actions.
Elsa also reveals that Margaret wrote to Jacob to come help her and her sons at the ranch in the aftermath. By the time he arrived, Jacob found Margaret had frozen to death in a snow drift, and the boys - John and Spencer - were nearly starved to death.
