Mollie Luck arrives in Hartsville, Texas, where she has an appointment with attorney Goody Gershwin to review the will of her late father, Garrett Luck. Mollie has not visited Hartsville for more than 20 years, since she became estranged from her father after her parents’ divorce when she was six. Mollie lives in Dallas, where she runs a company with her best friend, Wheeler: The two women design and sell fashionable cowboy boots as the brand Bellamy Brooks. Mollie is surprised when Cash Rivers, the foreman of Lucky Ranch (the Luck family property), enters the office. Mollie faintly remembers Cash and his brothers from her childhood: They lived on the neighboring ranch, and she is confused as to why Cash now works on Lucky Ranch rather than his own.

Mollie is eager to claim and sell the ranch so that she can use the profits to fund Bellamy Brooks. She is, however, saddened that she will never have a chance to mend her relationship with her father. As expected, Goody announces that Garrett left Lucky Ranch and its substantial assets—including 256,000 acres, 15,000 cattle, and a profitable oil operation—to Mollie.