Michael Harding

After losing their second game of the season, the Ravens receive tough love from Whitey. Meanwhile, Peyton and Ellie try to recruit rock band Nada Surf for their benefit album.

As Rayna returns home from hospital, she discovers that Edgehill Records has appointed a new chief executive, Jeff Fordham. He seems to be supportive, but does Rayna's own music label feature in his plans for the future?

As he works to subvert Boyd Crowder’s (Walton Goggins) plan to avenge the shooting of his sister-in-law, a still recuperating Raylan (Timothy Olyphant) is reunited with an old boss in the investigation of the murder of a U.S. Marshal who supervised clients of the Federal Witness Protection Program.

It's finally the night of the CMAs with Rayna and Luke competing against each other for Entertainer of the Year. Before the show while looking for something in Luke's bag, Rayna comes across a prenup which surprises her. Gunnar and Zoey deal with being sudden parents to Micah. It's around the one-year anniversary of Jolene's death and Juliette has flashbacks of her childhood.