‘Dutton Ranch’ Episode 3: Rip’s Cattle Might Be Ruined by Anti-Vaxxers and Carter Avoids Getting Murdered After Peeing on a Truck
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- Rip (Cole Hauser) has already buried a man and is lying to Beth (Kelly Reilly) about it.
- Everett (Ed Harris) blames anti‑vaxxers for the foot‑and‑mouth disease threatening Rip’s herd.
- Carter (Finn Little) continues to pursue Oreana (Natalie Alyn Lind) despite the dangerous entanglement with Hoyt (Kyle James).
- Zachariah (Marc Menchaca) accidentally kills Terry Jane by backing his truck over her.
- Anna Dupree (Dale Dickey) threatens to kill Zachariah, but Rip intervenes and talks her down.
Why it matters: Paramount+ subscribers get a high‑stakes plot twist—Rip’s secret murder and a deadly disease outbreak raise tension, while Carter’s reckless romance fuels drama, boosting audience engagement.
