Cara Dutton kills trespasser as Jacob Dutton battles with sheep herders in series premiere of 1923

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Cara Dutton, played by Helen Mirren, shot dead a trespasser as her husband Jacob Dutton, portrayed by Harrison Ford, battled with sheep herders on Sunday's series premiere of 1923 on the Paramount Network.Jacob, the great-great-great uncle of John Dutton III, the family patriarch portrayed by Kevin Costner in Yellowstone, was struggling with surviving on his bleak, dry and dusty land.Locusts had ravaged the grass and cattle were dying of starvation.

Spin-off series: Cara Dutton, played by Helen Mirren, shot dead a trespasser on Sunday's series premiere of 1923 on the Paramount NetworkJacob was also battling with local sheep herders struggling 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 rains the grass in the valley was going to be reserved for cattle.As the town commissioner, Jacob spoke to the sheepherders during a town hearing where they were also complaining about the death of their sheep.

A brawl broke out between the sheep herders and the ranchers. Banner Creighton [Jerome Flynn], a sheep herder, said his sheep needed more land.

Land battle: Town commissioner Jacob squared off against sheep herders who were battling with cattle ranchers over scarce grazing lands'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 couldn't graze on another person's land.'We are all suffering, take your flock higher,' Jacob said.