We learn a few unwritten rules of the ranch in this: 1. No fighting 1a. If you want to fight, you fight the Foreman (Rip in this episode) 2. Never hit a branded man if you're not branded. 2a. Branded men/women are (family) lifers while ranch hands are considered only paid employees who can come and go as they want
This is the first episode in which a member of the Dutton family doesn't appear. In this case, it's Jamie Dutton, Wes Bentley's character.