Whilst Vic (Katee Sackhoff) is engaged in extra curricular activities with her husband, Sean (Michael Mosley) who we get to see now and first impressions and all that but he's not really husband material, she gets a call asking for her help at the bar. Vic tells him she's all Walt's (Robert Taylor) got and she'll be back in two hours. He's used to her being a blonde now and they always have more fun, but strikes me that she's not really into her husband anymore as we've seen from past eps, yet she's just into him for the sex, even better cos it's make up sex cos they're arguing, but haven't really made up, not that we know of, which means it's even better and hotter! Now maybe that was too much info! ha. Anyway, Sean's blonde reference is an allusion to the books.
Apparently Walt had a few too many and needs a ride home, which she isn't happy about and he wasn't hat drunk, but of course he's Walt and will do the right thing in not drinking and driving. He apologizes for disturbing her and she says she was having sex with her husband, clearly a word Walt doesn't like to use. Also he adds that must have been really good for her husband. She then gets a call over the radio about alarms sounding at a house and when they arrive at Vic finds a man unconscious but alive. As they place him into Walt's Bronco his wife arrives. Though he appears to be sober now, which is kind of strange considering he could walk normally and tells her he'll be her back up. Walt did find the belt buckle and that it's covered in blood. Surprised the assailant didn't leave behind any of his own blood, but we're not into forensics in this show! Oops, sorry I mentioned it! Though we did manage a laugh or two out of the Sublette name, especially since here subletting refers to letting out your property as a tenant, ha.
At the hospital, Chris (Eb Lottimer) was beaten. The doctor telling Walt that Chris is alive cos he acted quickly. But he's in a coma. Julia (Stacy Haiduk) tells Walt he sponsors rodeo riders and had dropped Levi Giggs (Shawn Hatosy). They find that a painting was stolen, 'Custer's Last Fight' but it was a reproduction leaving them to ponder why this would be stolen if it was a fake. Walt takes a look at the painting in a book, naturally, the original was allegedly burned in a fire. With Branch (Bailey Chase) remarking he liked the jacket, hey a dig at Walt's own jacket no doubt in a roundabout way, ha. So Custer's jacket had a fringe. But Walt thinks the beating is more of a personal thing than about a painting. Ferg (Adam Bartley) has to check out Julia's alibi. Vic drops Walt off at the Red Pony and he tells her to get some rest cos it'll be her first rodeo. As Walt gets into his Bronco he sees a painted face in the back and orders him out. It's Bob (John Bishop) the rodeo clown.
Uh-oh Sean pull sup when Vic is otherwise occupied fending off the advances of Bob and reminds her she's eight hours late, then asks if he can take her for breakfast. Swear he thinks there's something between Walt and Vic, or he's just a plain ass! Especially since he posits he'd hate to separate them even for a few hours. Walt tells them to go and have breakfast on him. Bob didn't know she was married and Walt adds, "we all have our little secrets." Don't we just, another loaded comment from Walt, ensuring the mystery deepens!
Ending up at the rodeo and taking Branch too where it turns out to be an election appearance for him as he graciously accepts the applause, with Walt having to pry him away from his ardent admirers. He tells Branch to fill up a bucket and throw water onto the ground. Obviously he was going to get Levi to walk into the wet patch. That way he'd get an imprint of his boot since boots were involved in Chris's beating. They question Levi but he only has eyes for Vic who's quite sicked by his attention. First her husband, then Bob and now Levi, seems she gets all the attention from the wrong men. Levi was dropped but insists he quit and was accused of mistreating the horses. Walt notices Levi's bruised knuckles and the belt buckle but he says he was out drinking and with the ladies too. He steps into the mud as he shakes Branch's hand and Walt tells him to take a photo on his phone after dropping a quarter next to it. Branch picks up the coin when he's done.
As they leave, Lizzie (Katherine La Nasa) bumps into them and offers Walt candy floss (cotton candy) and says that she got his call last night but he hung up. He says she must be wrong but she recalls his number and he says he must have misdialled, but why has he still got her number to begin with, you know case closed and all that from last time, but to be fair he had been drinking, so perhaps a momentary lapse in judgement when he rang her. Walt 's uneasy with Branch and Vic watching him and when she leaves after telling him to leave the phone ringing next time, Branch adds that these days they've caller ID. Walt talks with Dennis Nunn (Patrick Fabian) the rodeo vet, cos the more suspects the merrier. Also showing Walt's love for horses still which we saw in A Damn Shame earlier on. Dennis tells him about a rider using a 'hot shot,' a cattle prod and that it was Levi as his son , Zack (Calum Worthy) has evidence of him doing this. He would hide it in his chaps and used it on the horses to make them buck more. The rod can cause a heart attack, clue for later.
Branch tells Vic he's worried about Wat since he was drunk at a CS and Vic is angry cos he's just digging around for ammo to use against him but he acted in a responsible manner. Walt arrives and interrupts telling them about Levi. He used a cattle prod and he identifies his heel as a Buckeroo heel worn by bronco riders. Ferg says that Julia's alibi checks and that she was seen with her husband at 9.40, or at least a man that the waiter described as good looking. Meaning she was with another man when Chris was being beaten. Vic storms in telling Walt Branch is keeping with Julia. That was a bold statement to make and where's her evidence, especially since she sees Branch pouring a cup of coffee, did this remind her of the coffee conversation he had with Cady (Cassidy Freeman) back in 1.5 Dog Soldier. Anyway she was jumping to conclusions and kind of putting Walt on the spot.
Branch brings food and couldn't find anyone to alibi Levi. Walt is direct saying he knows he's sleeping with someone and he has a right to know who that is. Branch thinks he's busted, oh no, but Walt is completely oblivious, he means Julia. Branch denies it and Walt stares him right in the eyes so has no choice but to see he's not lying. Walt also knows Bracnh heard he was drunk at the CS and only two people could have told him, Julia or Vic. It wouldn't be Vic since she defended him but there's a third possibility as we get to meet Branch's father, Barlow Connolly (Gerald McRaney). Walt pays him a visit saying he knows he was having an affair with Julia. An old fashioned term to use, since Barlow denies this, they were just having sex, again something Walt doesn't like it say. Barlow refuses to swear to that in a court as he thinks Walt will use that as leverage for his campaign and shy away from the question of being drunk on the job. Walt is angry, it' about a man being beaten but Barlow disagrees.
Julia admits she loves her husband and they brought the painting on the black market. The painting is worth between $3-400,000. Leading one again to Levi. At their house Walt matches the boot print to the one in the photo but Walt says it doesn't mean it was Levi but it doesn't rule him out either. He sees an overturned framed photo and then in the bedroom, he finds photos of Julia and Chris in the drawer. Why would they hide a celebration of their love? Walt then comes clean to Vic that he cheated on his wife once and she's surprised. He feels guilty for calling Lizzie and to him that's akin to cheating. Vic knows cheaters can rationalize what they do and she's talking about herself when she says they sometimes find they married the wrong person. Not the case for Walt though and he knows he's not ready to move on and it's not easy to do that.
At the hospital, Walt questions Chris who is out of his coma and when he asks about his wife and having an affair he becomes agitated and pulls out his IV trying to kill himself. Walt also realizes that the prod can cause a heart attack and as he looks at his medical chart he asks the doctor what he's really suffering from. Apparently Chris had a heart attack. Walt looks at the photos Zack took and a bumper sticker is shown for obvious reasons, reading: "Bronco riders do it in 8 seconds." Which you're not meant to get the relevance of yet, but it was relevant otherwise it wouldn't have been shown. Walt asks what sort of prod it is. Then finds one of his own and takes it to Henry (Lou Diamond Phillips). Walt wants him to shock him. Henry won't do that and thinks Walt is trying to absolve himself of guilt. That his wife is dead and he isn't, Henry adds, "it is what it is." Walt hates that phrase and that's why Henry used it. Walt is serious and Henry reminds him he used to be fun and then finally shocks him.
Cady tells Branch she hates sneaking around and lying and wants this to end. Branch isn't happy about that and is adamant he will drop the race for sheriff if he has to. She doesn't want him to change his life for her. Walt talks with Levi who is about to impress a bunch of prospective sponsors and asks for 8 seconds. Later he accuses him of shocking Chris and Walt pulls up his shirt to show him the marks, not an out right shirtless scene but guess it counts for something, ha! Vic finds someone tried to pawn the painting. A farmer found it at the back of his truck and Bob recalls someone there advertizing his own humiliation with the bumper sticker. Leading to the Nunns. They all drive the truck so he takes all three in.
Langley (Jodi Harris) thought Dennis was having an affair with Julia and so asked Zack to follow him. Walt grabs his boot and shows the imprints match his boot. At the Sublette house, he looked through the window but didn't see Julia, instead he saw Chris. He got angry when he called him 'son' and just beat him up.
Branch and Barlow go riding and Barlow reminds him how his ancestors made Wyoming what it is. Asking why he hasn't used Walt's drinking against him. Branch replying he wasn't and he saved Chris's life as well as solving the case. Clearly he admires Walt and still has much to learn from him. He thinks about not running against Walt right now, but Barlow doesn't want him to give up, it's his time. But Branch doesn't use his drinking against him. He wants Branch to find something he can use cos he's hiding something.
Walt invites Lizzie to the bar and they both giggle like it's a first date, which it is for them together but not for them.
Branch seems to be misunderstood by everyone doesn't he. He is keeping secrets obviously about his relationship with Cady, but at the same time he does see Walt as something of a mentor. Can't help thinking he wanted to get out of the race for sheriff just so he could keep on seeing Cady and maybe even come clean about it, not that that'll happen yet, cos everyone is keeping their own secrets. Though this ep was another about feeling guilty for Walt and Cady, for lying about her affair, there used Walt's old fashioned word, but hey it's appropriate and Walt cos of his wife and for thinking that going out with another woman, or contemplating it, is cheating on his wife. Hey it's only been a year and with his 'baggage' he doesn't have to move on just now or already.
Vic just wants hubby back cos they have great sex together since last few eps she has been complaining about him and wanting her to move again. Seems she is better off without him and as such even mentions people marrying the wrong person. Though Walt wouldn't be the right one for her, and I'm not one who will 'ship' them to use that phrase, which I don't really like using for any show that I like or write about. They're better off as being friends. As for Walt and Lizzie, well she's another one who's not right for him, she's rather flighty and school girly, clearly not someone Walt can find true happiness or love with. Maybe she's just someone to wile away the lonely hours with but that's it. Oh did I just write that, sounds a bit demeaning towards her, but hey only being honest.
Zack being angry with his father must have been building up for a long time and not just cos he saw him with Chris, maybe he's done this before and the rage has been building over the years, or the fact that he was unfaithful to his mother. Barlow's funny line of telling Branch to "just marry him" if he's so enamoured! Doubt that'd work, ha! But funny coming in this ep about husbands having secret affairs with one other. Also adding that Walt's "not as pure as you think." Ooh daddy seems to know so much about him! Gerald McRaney showing why he's always a dab hand in his shows. Best known for detective series Simon & Simon here.
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