Spencer finally makes landfall but is he too late to save his snowed-in family?
But it seems Whitfield (Timothy Dalton) didn’t get the weather report.
Their conversation is cut short, however, when Whitfield spies some skiers in the distance.
Robert Patrick as Sheriff McDowell and Harrison Ford as Jacob Dutton on ‘1923’.Credit:Lo Smith/Paramount+
But first the judge wants the name of the priest who officiated the couple’s union.
Jacob responds by threatening to report the lawman’s prohibition-violating alcohol abuse.
The judge cries blackmail but still accepts Jacob’s terms.
Jerome Flynn and Timothy Dalton in ‘1921’ season 2, episode 2.Trae Patton/Paramount+
She escapes, but not before suffering a bite on her leg.
Given the beast’s boldness and blood-stained maw, Cara fears it has infected Elizabeth with rabies.
Hoping to break the girl’s bad-luck streak, she summons a doctor.
Harrison Ford, Patrick Burch, and Robert Patrick in ‘1923’ season 2 , episode 2.Lo Smith/Paramount+
But they’re soon interrupted by an arrow piercing the heart of Kent’s deputy.
He and Renaud abandon the dying man and take cover nearby.
Their only hope for surviving the night is to overturn the transports and use them as shelter.
Helen Mirren in ‘1923’ season 2, episode 2.Trae Patton/Paramount+
While they manage the makeshift camp, they fear the horses will freeze before morning.
Back at the ranch, a doctor and nurse arrive to treat Elizabeth’s potential rabies infection.
But when she learns she’ll have to suffer a dozen painful injections, she freaks out.
Michael Spears in ‘1923’ season 2 , episode 2.Ryan Green/Paramount+
Elizabeth refuses the treatment, but is forcefully restrained while the doctor administers the first shot.
Later that evening, Cara attempts to console the girl, who’s crying in her bedroom.
It’s no use, however, as she’s beyond comforting.
Darren Mann and Harrison Ford in ‘1923’ season 2 , episode 2.Lo Smith/Paramount+
Once the storm passes, Elizabeth intends to leave.
He promptly sends a telegram to Cara, then hits the road.
As the hour draws to a close, we’re struck with a bit of deja vu.
Brandon Sklenar in ‘1923’ season 2, episode 2.Lo Smith/Paramount+
Once again, moments before the closing credits, we find Cara shouldering a shotgun.
Reacting to screams coming from the first floor, she cautiously leaves her bedroom with the loaded weapon.
She arrives on the lower level to discover a side door that’s been blown ajar by the wind.
Julia Schlaepfer in ‘1923’ season 2 , episode 2.Lo Smith/Paramount+
But it seems the breach has let in more than bad weather.
While the woman lies bleeding out on the floor, the beast turns its attention to Cara.
