[s1e2] Kill The Messenger -

While clearing a tree stump with explosives on the reservation, Kayce and his son Tate discover a full dinosaur fossil. Technical & Production Details Director & Writer: Taylor Sheridan . Runtime: Approximately 54 minutes.

The second episode of , titled " Kill the Messenger " (originally aired June 27, 2018), centers on the Dutton family attempting to contain the fallout from the violent shootout in the pilot that killed Lee Dutton. Key Plot Features

meets with Governor Perry to perform damage control regarding the medical examiner's report. [S1E2] Kill the Messenger

John Dutton and his team exhume Lee's body and cremate it in a specialized horse-cremation chamber to prevent an autopsy from proving a third shooter was involved.

struggles with his actions, eventually taking part in a Native American sweat lodge ceremony with Thomas Rainwater. While clearing a tree stump with explosives on

This episode was nominated for an HPA Award for Outstanding Sound in 2018.

and Rip go on their "official" first date, where they drink whiskey and watch wolves kill an elk. The second episode of , titled " Kill

Rip Wheeler is dispatched to silence a drug-addicted medical examiner. After an intense confrontation, Rip stages the coroner's office to look like a suicide by oxygen explosion. Family Dynamics: