Jamie: There's an arms race goin' on in this valley, and the weapon is land. Market Equities has a forest service lease on 12,000 acres to build a ski resort. They have a lease agreement with the FAA to build an international airport. The land they have earmarked are pastures 12-32.
Kayce: Of our land.
Jamie: Our land. There's a meeting with the governor, myself, the land commission, and the board of Market Equities next week. Now, the fact that this meeting is even set means that Montana wants it. I do have an offer from Market Equities at $10,000 per acre.
Kayce: There's 50,000 acres between those pastures.
Jamie: It's half a billion dollars. If we turn this offer down, then the attorneys for Market Equities are going to push the government to seek eminent domain. I will be recused for representing the state because it's our fucking land. There is public need. The jobs, the revenue.
Kayce: Is there any kind of a solution?
Jamie: We sell it to them. Right now, the ranch has enough money to keep up with taxes and operations for another year, maybe two. Then we're sellin' anyway.
Kayce: Have you explained all this to dad?
Jamie: Beth has poisoned me to him, and if you explain it to him-
Kayce: The last thing he wants to hear from me is numbers.
Jamie: It has to come from Beth.