Cara Dutton kills an intruder when Jacob Dutton fights with shepherds in the 1923 series premiere

Cara Dutton, played by Helen Mirren, shot and killed an intruder while her husband Jacob Dutton, played by Harrison Ford, was fighting with shepherds in the series premiere on Sunday 1923 on the Paramount Network.

Jacob, the great-great-great-uncle of John Dutton III, the family patriarch portrayed by Kevin Costner in Yellowstone, struggled to survive on his desolate, dry, and dusty land.

Locusts had ravaged the grass and the cattle were starving.

Spin-off series: Cara Dutton, played by Helen Mirren, shot and killed an intruder at the 1923 series premiere on the Paramount Network on Sunday

Jacob also fought with local shepherds who struggled to feed their flock.

“Sheep eat to the root,” Jacob said. “They ruin the grass for cattle or for anything else to eat.”

Jacob said until it rained the grass in the valley would be reserved for cattle.

As city commissioner, Jacob spoke to the shepherds during a city hearing, where they also complained about the deaths of their sheep. A fight broke out between the shepherds and the ranchers. Banner Creighton [Jerome Flynn]a shepherd said his sheep needed more land.

Land Battle: Councilman Jacob faced off against shepherds fighting with ranchers over scarce grazing land

“I have what my family fought for,” Jacob said. “If you wanted more land, you should have leased more.”

Outside, Jacob told Banner that he could not graze on someone else’s land.

“We all suffer, take your herd higher,” Jacob said.

Required Country: Banner Creighton [Jerome Flynn]a shepherd said his sheep needed more land

“Stealing a man’s grass is like stealing his oxen,” said Jacob. “You graze another man’s lease once more, and I’ll have all your flock. And I stand by my word.”

“The mountains own the grass,” Banner said. “God owns the grass. And you’re no god, Jacob Dutton!’

Jacob went to a cattle club meeting. Jacob challenged them to work together to move their livestock to higher ground.

Contrast: “Stealing a man’s grass is like stealing his oxen,” said Jacob. “You graze another man’s lease once more, and I’ll have all your flock. And I’m a man of my word’

The episode began with Jacob’s wife, Cara Dutton [Helen Mirren] shot dead a man who was on their property.

Meanwhile her son Spencer Dutton [Brandon Sklenar] was around the world in the jungles in africa chasing a lion as it jumped out of the bush and jumped on it as it shot and killed it

In a boarding school for Native American girls, Sister Mary O’Connor [Jennifer Ehle] met Teonna Rainwater [Aminah Nieves] over and over her knuckles with the ruler because she didn’t know the answers to her questions. Teonna got up and began repeatedly punching the nun in the face.

Heavy start: The episode began with Jacob’s wife, Cara Dutton [Helen Mirren] shot dead a man who was on their property

Lion Hunt: Meanwhile her son Spencer Dutton [Brandon Sklenar] was hunting a lion in the jungles of Africa all over the world

Knuckle Knuckle: Sister Mary O’Connor at a boarding school for Native American girls [Jennifer Ehle] met Teonna Rainwater [Aminah Nieves] over and over her knuckles with the ruler because she didn’t know the answers to her questions

Repelled: Teonna stood up and began repeatedly punching the nun in the face

After the fight, two were taken to Father Renaud [ Sebastian Roche]who ran the school and he asked what the sister had done to hasten this attack.

“I have no idea,” Sister Mary said. ‘A wild animal here.’

Teonna showed Father Renaud her knuckles, which had been beaten with a ruler.

Multiple beatings: Teonna showed Father Renaud her knuckles, which had been beaten with a ruler

“You have to hit that like a donkey to get a simple answer that the rest of the class has already answered,” Sister Mary said.

Father Renaud had Sister Mary put her hands on the desk while he hit her with an instrument. She cried and whimpered. Teonna asked him to stop doing that.

“You beat the child and yet he begs you for mercy, perhaps it should be the teacher,” Father Renaud said. “I understand your desire to reach out to a sister who lacks compassion, but if you hit, everyone will hit.”

It was her turn: Father Renaud had Sister Mary put her hands on the desk while he hit her with an instrument

He then asked Teonna to put her hands on the shelves and then started hitting her with a paddle.

“I have compassion but no mercy,” said Father Renaud.

Teonna took a bath with the other women while the nuns looked on. Sister Mary saw that Teonna was still bleeding and said it would be best for both of them if they stayed away from Father Renaud’s office.

Punishment with the paddle: He then asked Teonna to put her hands on the shelves and then started hitting her with a paddle

At night, Teonna told one of her Native American classmates that the beatings she received were bad. Teonna wondered why they hadn’t received letters from their cousins ​​and friends.

“We have to get out of here,” Teonna said.

Back at the ranch, Cara was waiting when she saw Jacob approaching with a crew of cowboys. Jacob later went to bed with Cara and explained to her that he had to drive the herd up the mountain.

Escape plan: “We have to get out of here,” Teonna said after noting that they never get letters from their friends and cousins ​​who left boarding school

“If we don’t, they’ll all die,” Jacob said.

Jacob said her son Jack Dutton [Darren Mann] had to postpone his planned wedding because of the cattle drive.

“It’s the one day in a woman’s life that’s dedicated just to her, and you’re going to let the boy tell her that moving cattle is more important,” Cara said.

Marriage Postponed: “It’s the one day in a woman’s life that’s dedicated just to her, and you’re going to let the boy tell her that cattle hauls are more important,” Cara said

“She’s a rancher’s daughter, honey,” Jacob said.

The next day, Jack told Elizabeth Strafford [Michelle Randolph] about the need to postpone their wedding.

‘Why can’t the cattle wait a week?’ said Elizabeth.

Not Happy: The next day, Jack said to Elizabeth Strafford [Michelle Randolph] about the need to postpone their wedding

Elizabeth stormed off. Cara came over to smooth things over. Cara said she regrets not sending Jack to school like her, but that she needs an education about the ranchers’ way of life.

“You’re going to miss more than cattle weddings, my dear,” Cara said. “You’ll be knee-deep in mud to help a sick foal. You will drive wagons of hay for cattle through snowstorms and hear them shout their gratitude as you approach.’

Cara told her that she would be free, but if this isn’t the life she wants, she should tell Jack now.

Ranch life: Cara told Elizabeth that she would be free, but if this isn’t the life she wants, she should tell Jack now

“In this life there is no discussion of which is more important, the marriage or the cattle,” Cara said. “It’s always the cattle.”

“He makes me dizzy when I’m with him,” Elizabeth said. ‘I don’t know life, but I will learn it.’

Cara said they would be married in two weeks instead and Elizabeth agreed.

Two weeks: Cara said they were getting married in two weeks instead and Elizabeth agreed

Up in the hills, Banner and his sheep came across a fence. Banner told his shepherds to cut the fence.

“I don’t watch my sheep die when there’s grass a foot high and no cattle could ever graze,” Banner said.

Back in Africa, Spencer woke up on the train but had flashbacks to his days as a soldier in the war. Spencer arrived at a fancy safari camp hired to kill the leopard that had been closely stalking the campground.

Bad Dream: Back in Africa, Spencer woke up on the train but had memories of his time as a soldier in the war and pointed a gun at a porter who was trying to wake him up

At the ranch, Jacob and other ranchers herded their cattle up the hillside. Jack rode up the hill and then came across the flock of sheep and a man shot him.

Cara fed the horses but worried about what was going on out in the hills. She wrote Spencer a letter telling him what was going on at the ranch.

‘Why don’t you come to our house?’ Kara wrote.

Flock of Sheep: Jack rode up the hill and then came across the flock of sheep and a man shot him.

Meanwhile, Spencer waited in the forest for the leopard to appear.

The cat jumped out and killed an American woman, but then Spencer was able to kill her afterwards. As he turned around, another ferocious leopard jumped on him.

1923 will return next week exclusively on the Paramount+ streaming service.

Leopard Hunt: Spencer killed a leopard but was attacked by a second at the end of the episode