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The Ranch Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
20 Episodes 2019 - 2020
Episode 1
Dying to See Her
Fri, Sep 13, 2019
Peterson's cancer is in remission and he returns to find Colt rebuilding after the fire. Luke and Mary get married and go on a drinking and drugs binge. Abby asks Colt for space while staying with her parents, but he finds excuses to visit. Heather trains as a veterinary technician and shadows Dale as he examines Colt's cows. Dale reports that Colt's bull is incapable of impregnating them, leaving Colt short of cash with no way to increase his herd. Colt declines Heather's request for help finding her mother and Luke. Lisa Neumann argues with Beau about management of his ranch, which is now part of Neumann's Hill. Colt attempts to purchase a bull from Lisa, but she refuses to sell. Beau tells Dale Neumann's Hill requires him to use a different veterinarian, but Dale tells Beau their friendship will continue. Abby informs Colt she rented an apartment closer to her work. Colt denies Lisa's accusation that he stole a bull. Colt finds an open gate between his father's ranch and his, which allowed a bull onto Colt's. Beau unconvincingly denies that he left the gate open, but expresses happiness that Colt has finally had something good happen.
Episode 2
I Wish You'd Stay
Fri, Sep 13, 2019
Abby begins the move into her new apartment. Luke calls to say he is in jail and Mary has overdosed and is hospitalized. Beau, Joanne and Heather travel to Las Vegas to pick them up, but Colt refuses to go. Beau posts Luke's bail but refuses to listen to his explanation. Mary disregards the doctor's advice and leaves the hospital. Luke returns to Colt's ranch, but Colt refuses to take him back as a partner. Colt plans to sell some cows to generate enough cash to keep his ranch operating through the winter. Luke repays Beau, and says he will attend Veterans Administration-sponsored counseling, but Beau scoffs. Colt refuses Abby's request to attend a school book fair with her. Mary returns home and she and Luke discuss ending their quickie marriage but agree to remain friends. Luke spends most of his remaining cash buying Colt's cows at auction, restoring their ranching partnership. Luke makes amends with Beau, then visits Mary and discovers she is still using drugs. Colt relents and attends Abby's book fair, and they discuss the status of their marriage.
Episode 3
Waitin' on a Woman
Fri, Sep 13, 2019
To Colt's frustration, Luke makes a mistake while helping with artificial insemination. Mary asks Luke for help making overdue mortgage payments. Beau offers to help on Colt's ranch. Abby and Colt argue over visitation. Dale tells Beau that the owner of the feed store died, causing Beau to consider his own mortality. Beau argues with Colt over whether a cow is having an allergic reaction. Luke gives Heather $1,000 so she can pay the mortgage. Dale says Colt's sick cow is recovering after receiving epinephrine, revealing that Beau saved it by disregarding Colt's assessment of its condition. Abby works late, irritating Colt by denying him time with Peyton. Joanne counsels Colt that rather than be upset with Beau, he should be willing to listen to the advice of an experienced rancher. Heather tells Luke that Mary withdrew the money and fled, leaving nothing for the mortgage. Colt apologizes to Beau and says he should have been grateful for Beau's wisdom. Beau apologizes for acting on his own, but reminds Colt that he became successful only after making numerous mistakes, which he wants Colt to avoid. Abby brings Peyton for her first overnight with Colt. Beau proposes to Joanne.
Episode 4
Remind Me
Fri, Sep 13, 2019
Joanne refuses Beau's proposal. To Colt's irritation, Luke says he arrived late for work because he was searching for Mary. Luke says Colt's tractor has a cracked engine block, meaning expensive repairs. Despite his misgivings, Colt gives Luke suggestions for finding Mary. Joanne confesses to Beau that she turned down his proposal because she has early stage Alzheimer's disease and announces she is moving to Arizona to live with her daughter. Colt hits on the idea of crowdsourcing the sale of his cows, increasing profits by dealing directly with customers. Mary's family is evicted. Mary is still missing, and took Heather's car, so Heather reports it stolen as a way to find her. Abby creates Colt's profile for the crowdsourcing website. Mary is arrested and Luke and Heather decline to post bail, hoping time in jail will restore her sobriety. Beau visits Joanne in Arizona and promises to stay with her no matter where she lives. Abby and Colt check the website and see several pre-orders for beef, indicating that crowdsourcing is viable. Happy at their success, they spend the night together. Mary's ex-husband Nick posts her bail.
Episode 5
Love and War
Fri, Sep 13, 2019
Colt and Abby wake up together. Before she leaves for work they find more pre-orders on the crowdsourcing site. Luke and Heather discover Mary has been released from jail. Abby drops off Peyton and declines Colt's dinner invitation but promises to stay the following night to watch football. Luke reports that the stream which provides water to Colt's ranch has gone dry. Mary and Nick break into her foreclosed house to recover her pill stash. Luke, Colt, and Beau find the stream is blocked by a Neumann's Hill dam. Dale tells Joanne that when Charlene was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, it motivated them to travel and do other activities they had long deferred. Lisa declines to remove the dam, saying her ranches need the water for alfalfa and other crops. Heather and Luke meet Mary at the bar to return the personal items they saved for her during the eviction, but Mary refuses to consider entering rehabilitation for her drug abuse. Based on Dale's advice, Joanne proposes and Beau accepts. Abby finds that Colt arranged for them to be alone while watching football and tells Colt she is not ready to move back in, resulting in another argument.
Episode 6
The Devil Is Alive and Well
Fri, Sep 13, 2019
Beau and Joanne tell Colt and Luke they have decided to marry as soon as possible and allow Luke to plan a ceremony at the Bennett House. Abby arrives to pick up Peyton, Colt is curt with her, and she again refuses to move back in, so Colt tells her they have nothing more to discuss. Jerry tells Colt that he and the other affected ranchers have a good case against the dam and he will ask a judge to issue an injunction against Neumann's Hill that prevents them from using it while the court case is pending. Joanne is frustrated when she believes her Alzheimer's symptoms may be affecting her memory. Abby suggests marriage counseling, but Colt refuses. Colt pleads with Lisa to remove the dam, but she refuses and promises to drag the court case out for so long that the affected ranchers will go out of business. Mary shows up for the wedding uninvited and embarrasses herself before angrily storming off. Beau and Joanne get married in front of friends and family. Jerry tells Colt the judge denied the injunction. Colt says that if Abby will not move back in, he wants a divorce.
Episode 7
Last Time for Everything
Fri, Sep 13, 2019
Colt and Abby continue arguing, but Colt remains firm in requesting a divorce. Billy tells Colt and Luke that someone blew up the dam the night before. Colt claims he was at the wedding and then alone with Abby. Colt admits his guilt to Beau, touching off a heated argument. Joanne gets defensive about forgetting to pick up Colt's Muscle Milk at the grocery store. Colt asks Abby to provide his alibi but she says she will not lie for him. Mary tells Luke she used heroin. Luke agrees to take her to a rehabilitation facility. Joanne requests that if she can no longer care for herself, Beau help end her life. Janice advises Colt to fight to save his marriage. Luke and Mary stop for fuel and Mary steals Luke's truck. Beau and Joanne play memory-related games to slow the onset of her symptoms. Beau agrees that if necessary he will help Joanne die with dignity. Abby tells the police Colt was with her after the wedding. Lisa reveals to Colt that a game camera filmed him destroying the dam. She says she will give the evidence to the police unless he sells his ranch to her.
Episode 8
Without a Fight
Fri, Sep 13, 2019
Colt tells Beau and Abby Lisa has evidence Colt destroyed the dam. They again counsel Colt to sell her his ranch. Abby and Colt inch closer to divorce. Bar patrons buy drinks for Colt and he realizes they consider him a hero for fighting Neumann's Hill. Colt tells Luke about Peterson's old El Camino and suggests Luke get it running to replace the truck Mary stole. Joanne and Beau consider traveling, but Beau does not like any of the proposed destinations. Luke is frustrated while working on the El Camino and erupts at Beau. Lisa refuses Colt's offer to sell if she agrees not to reconstruct the dam. Beau and Abby again counsel Colt to sell to Lisa so he can avoid criminal charges, disappointing Colt who says everyone supports him but the people whose approval he most needs. Luke apologizes to Beau for yelling at him. Beau gives Luke Pedro's tools, replacing the ones Luke lost when Mary stole his truck. Beau and Luke get the El Camino running. Colt is arrested. Beau sells Lisa the Iron River Ranch in exchange for Lisa not pressing charges against Colt.
Episode 9
Welcome to the Future
Fri, Sep 13, 2019
Colt is released from jail. Colt and Beau argue over Beau's decision to sell Iron River to Lisa. Rich tells Colt Lisa fired him and he now works as a buyer for Outback Steakhouse. He offers to buy 400 head of cattle, more than Colt has, and agrees to let Colt see if he can arrange a sale by combining with other independent ranchers. Beau tells Colt to be careful in brokering the deal with Outback, which Colt misinterprets as criticism. Joanne advises Beau to be more supportive of Colt. Lisa makes outsized offers for the ranches of Colt's allies, jeopardizing his Outback deal. Mary wants to stay in the hunting cabin with Luke because she is not safe in her current situation, but Luke refuses. Colt signs the divorce papers and gives them to Abby. Beau reminds Colt that his main character trait has always been his refusal to quit, even in impossible situations. Colt makes another pitch to the other ranchers, who agree to stick with him. Colt rescues Beau's Iron River branding iron from the trash and asks to carry on the name at his ranch, and Beau approves.
Episode 10
Perfect Storm
Fri, Sep 13, 2019
Colt tells Beau and Luke he signed the divorce papers. Abby and Colt agree to work out a relationship that prioritizes Peyton. Joanne and Beau consider traveling to Spain, but Beau disapproves, as he does Joanne's other suggested destinations. Abby and Colt debate who will have Peyton for Thanksgiving, their first major post-separation holiday. Colt, Luke, and Beau travel to an Indian casino in New Mexico. The El Camino runs out of gas because of a defective gauge, leaving them to drink beer on the side of the road while awaiting help. Abby sees Mary attempt to fill a phony prescription and realizes Nick has returned to Garrison. Colt tells Beau marrying Joanne is the best thing that has happened to him and he ought to travel anywhere she likes. Beau agrees and says they will visit Spain or anywhere else she wants to go. After Beau, Luke and Colt return home Abby reports that Nick has returned and that she knows where he and Mary are staying. An armed Beau heads for Nick's trailer, followed by Luke. Abby pleads for Colt to stay, but he follows Luke. Nick arrives home and enters, followed by a gunshot.
Episode 11
It Ain't My Fault
Fri, Jan 24, 2020
Luke, Colt and Beau find Mary in bad shape in Nick's trailer. While Luke brings Mary back to the ranch, Colt and Beau wait for Nick.
Episode 12
Like It's the Last Time
Fri, Jan 24, 2020
To celebrate their last Thanksgiving on the ranch, Colt and the guys go on a turkey hunt. Mary checks into rehab.
Episode 13
Out of Sight
Fri, Jan 24, 2020
Abby invites Colt out for a birthday dinner - which might be a date. But the plan goes off the rails after Colt has an argument with Luke.
Episode 14
Fadeaway
Fri, Jan 24, 2020
As Colt battles the elements, he leaves Abby a poignant message. Armed with a new perspective, Beau surprises Joanne.
Episode 15
Born to Love You
Fri, Jan 24, 2020
Colt finally wins back Abby's trust - but he's afraid to tell her he knows who killed Nick. Beau and Joanne look for a house together.
Episode 16
Not Everything's About You
Fri, Jan 24, 2020
Maggie returns from Florida with news. When Dale uncovers a problem with the herd, Colt weighs whether to tell Lisa Neumann.
Episode 17
What Was I Thinking
Fri, Jan 24, 2020
Luke urges Mary to go back to rehab. The police find a gun near the trailer and make an arrest, leaving Colt struggling with his conscience.
Episode 18
Helluva Life
Fri, Jan 24, 2020
Luke's friend from the service offers him a job. Meanwhile, trouble brews with the co-op. Maggie tells Beau that she's met someone new.
Episode 19
Dumb Effin' Luck
Fri, Jan 24, 2020
Jerry warns Colt that Lisa Neumann has a good case against him. And when Luke bails on work, Colt has to miss Peyton's baptism.
Episode 20
Take Me Home, Country Roads
Fri, Jan 24, 2020
In the series finale, Luke opens up about his struggles, Maggie throws one last Christmas party at the bar, and Colt gives Beau a heartwarming gift.