• Warning: Spoilers ahead for the series finale of Paramount Network's "Yellowstone."
• The finale of the neo-western drama aired on Sunday.
• Here's where the most prominent characters found themselves at the end of the series.

"Yellowstone" aired its finale this week, putting an end to the cowboy drama that has captured audiences' attention for more than half a decade.

There were twists, turns, and in classic "Yellowstone" style, someone was taken to the "Train Station."

Here's where all the major characters wound up in the series finale of "Yellowstone."

John Dutton was killed off-screen at the start of the midseason premiere.

The fate of the Dutton patriarch (Kevin Costner) was revealed minutes into the season five midseason premiere of "Yellowstone."

John's death occurred off-screen in the bathroom of his governor's house in the Montana capital of Helena.

While it initially appeared that he died by suicide, it emerged that his son Jamie Dutton (Wes Bentley) and Sarah Atwood (Dawn Olivieri), a lawyer who was in a sexual relationship with Jamie, orchestrated a hit.

Beth Dutton avenged her father's death.

Across five seasons, Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) earned a reputation as someone who doesn't suffer fools gladly.

She knew as soon as her father died that Jamie was involved in the murder plot, directly or indirectly, and so made it her mission to avenge John's death.

In the series finale, she killed Jamie before Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) dumped him at the "Train Station."

Rip Wheeler moved to a new, smaller ranch with Beth.

Rip was initially facing the prospect of being separated from Beth for a year after being asked to take care of cattle down in Texas. But after John died, he promptly returned to the Dutton ranch to be there for his wife.

He stayed there until he and Beth decided to pack up and leave for new pastures. The couple bought a new, smaller ranch in rural Montana and moved there with their adopted son, Carter (Finn Little).

Kayce gave up the ranch and chose freedom instead.

As the last surviving legitimate son of John Dutton — his older brother Lee (Dave Annable) was killed in season one — Kayce Dutton (Luke Grimes) had been the frontrunner to inherit the sprawling ranch from his father.

In the finale, he gave up the burden of the ranch and instead chose freedom.

A cowboy at heart, however, he bought some cattle to rear on a small parcel of land he decided to keep for his family.

Monica was touched by her husband returning the land to the Native American community.

Monica Dutton (Kelsey Asbille) is the granddaughter of the Broken Rock tribe elder Felix Long (Rudy Ramos) and has been married to Kayce since the beginning of the show.

Though their marriage had its ups and downs across the seasons, the finale proved that the most important thing to both of them was family.

The last time audiences saw Monica, she, Kayce, and their son Tate (Brecken Merrill) were pitching in to guide their new herd of cattle home.

Jamie was killed for the role he played in John's murder.

Jamie, who was adopted by the Dutton family as an infant but learned who his biological parents were in season three, spent most of the series swinging wildly between trying to earn John's respect and trying to destroy him.

In the end, Jamie turned against John. Though he wasn't directly involved in John's death, Jamie gave Sarah enough encouragement to go ahead with the murder plot.

While Jamie came to regret this, he paid the ultimate price for his mistake.

Colby, one of the ranch hands, was accidentally killed by a horse.

John's wasn't the only death to shake the Dutton ranch. Colby (Denim Richards), a long-serving horse wrangler, was also killed while defending Carter (Finn Little), an inexperienced cowboy, from an out-of-control stallion in the final run of episodes.

Teeter was heartbroken by Colby's death.

Colby and Teeter (Jen Landon) were one of the show's most unlikely romantic pairings. The short-lived romance between the two ranch hands ended in tragedy when Colby was killed while Teeter was in Texas.

Beth took Teeter under her wing following Colby's death, but Teeter ultimately decided there were too many painful memories in Montana.

She requested a job at Travis' (Taylor Sheridan) ranch down in Texas and made the move.

Ryan gave up ranching so he could pursue his romance with Abby.

Ryan (Ian Bohen), a stalwart of the show, decided he'd had enough of putting his life on hold.

After the ranch was sold, instead of getting another cowboy job, he sought out his ex-girlfriend Abby (Lainey Wilson) at one of her country shows.

The two reconciled and Ryan joked that he'd take a job as one of her road crew so he could stay close to her.

Thomas Rainwater, once one of the Dutton family's biggest adversaries, struck a deal with Kayce to buy the land.

The chairman of the Broken Rock Reservation, Chief Thomas Rainwater (Gil Birmingham), had been fighting with the Duttons over the land surrounding the ranch since season one.

While Rainwater didn't appear much in season five, he returned in a big way in the series finale.

Kayce decided to sell the ranch to the reservation for the same price — $1.25 an acre — that his ancestors bought it for almost 150 years prior.

Sarah Atwood, who masterminded John's hit, was taken out by assassins.

Sarah Atwood got her comeuppance not long after the hit on John was carried out.

After Beth convinced her brother that their father wouldn't have killed himself, no matter the circumstances, Kayce paid a visit to the coroner's office and convinced them to reexamine his father's body and change his cause of death to "undetermined."

While the circumstances around Sarah's death weren't fully spelled out, it appeared that she was gunned down by the same assassins in an attempt to cover their tracks.

• Elon Musk and Grimes have ended their custody dispute in Texas.
• The former couple share three children, including 4-year-old X, who is frequently spotted with Musk.
• Court records show Musk and Grimes were arguing over whether the kids lived in Texas or California.

Elon Musk and Grimes' custody battle in Texas was resolved in August, nearly a year after the Tesla CEO filed a lawsuit against the musician in the state.

The former couple was locked in a contentious custody battle over the three children they share: 4-year-old X Æ A-12, also known as baby X, 2-year-old Exa, and 2-year-old Tau.

Last year, Musk and Grimes filed dueling lawsuits against one another in two different states, Texas and California, respectively, arguing over where the children actually lived and in which state the case should go forward.

Here's a timeline of the custody battle, including when the suits were filed, and the accusations Musk and Grimes have made against each other in court.

April 22, 2022: Grimes filed petition in Los Angeles

Grimes claimed in a recent court document that she first filed a petition to "determine parental relationship" in Los Angeles on April 22, 2022. Business Insider was unable to independently verify the petition in LA County's online courts database.

The document would've been filed a few months before Musk and Grimes welcomed their third child, Techno Mechanicus, or Tau, via surrogate in June 2022. Musk had also fathered another child with Grimes via surrogate in December 2021, Exa Dark Sideræl.

Musk began the process of buying Twitter (now called X) in April 2022. The pair had flown out to see Grimes' parents on April 9, but Musk had stayed behind at the hotel in "stress mode," weighing whether to buy the social media company, Grimes told Walter Isaacson. The billionaire later made his $44 billion bid on April 14.

What followed was a tumultuous year for both Grimes and Musk. The billionaire began sleeping at the social media company's headquarters and got into a series of political spats.

That same year, Grimes also learned Musk had separately fathered a set of twins with a director at one of his startups. In July 2022, Grimes learned of Musk's twins with Shivon Zilis via a Business Insider report, according to Isaacson's biography on Musk.

In August 2023, Grimes and Musk traveled to Tokyo together, but Musk said in his petition that their relationship broke down shortly after. He said Grimes flew back to California on a commercial flight on August 23 and that their two youngest children "have not been back in Texas" since, according to the court documents.

September 7, 2023: Musk sues Grimes

Musk sued Grimes in Texas in early September to "establish the parent-child relationship" with their three kids.

In his petition, he said he took legal action after he realized Grimes "was not returning to Texas with the younger children." Meanwhile, their eldest son, X, had remained with Musk in Texas.

On the same day Musk filed his custody suit, Grimes wrote and then quickly deleted a post on X calling for Musk to "let me see my son or plz respond to my lawyer," adding in response to a photo of Musk with Zilis: "I have never even been allowed to see a photo of these children until this moment, despite the situation utterly ripping my family apart."

Grimes and Zilis later took to social media to say they were no longer feuding.

September 29, 2023: Grimes sues Musk

Weeks after the Texas suit, Grimes sued Musk in San Francisco, asking for primary physical custody and joint legal custody of their three kids.

Meanwhile, Musk waded into the immigration debate, visiting the US-Mexico border on September 28 and calling for a Trump-style wall.

Ten days prior, Musk took his three-year-old son, X, to a meeting with the president of Turkey in New York. The event led to an awkward exchange in which Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan asked Musk where his "wife" was.

"Oh, she's in San Francisco," Musk replied. "We're separated, I take care of him mostly."

October 6, 2023: Grimes says the kids don't live in Texas

Grimes responded to Musk's lawsuit in October, arguing that Texas was not the right jurisdiction for the custody battle. In the filing, Grimes said that two of the children had been living with her in California for more than six months before the litigation began and that California is their home state.

She acknowledged that one of the children, X, was not presently in California, but said he was only absent from the state over her objection.

On October 5, Musk learned he was under investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission for his Twitter purchase, while on October 7, Musk's X struggled to combat misinformation on the Israel-Hamas war. His company continues to see a mass exodus of advertisers over reports of unchecked hate speech on the site.

November 3, 2023: Grimes tracking down Musk

Grimes revealed in court records on November 3 the lengths to which her team went to serve Musk custody papers, which included tracking his private jets.

Also on November 3, Musk sat down for an interview with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to chat about AI regulation, following a global summit on the issue.

November 20, 2023: Musk accuses Grimes of trying to avoid Texas courts

Musk filed an amended petition on November 20 that accused Grimes of moving to California this year in order to avoid the jurisdiction of Texas, where the billionaire could be ordered to pay significantly less in child support.

The petition was filed only a few days after Musk faced backlash for appearing to boost an anti-semitic post on X. Tesla owners and investors alike spoke out against the billionaire. Then Musk appeared to go on what some called an "apology tour" on November 27.

November 28, 2023: Musk voices security concerns

Musk asked a Texas judge to restrict access to his custody battle for his kids' safety.

That same week, Musk sat down for a bizarre interview with Andrew Sorkin at the Dealbook Summit. At the event, Musk told X advertisers that had fled the platform to "Go fuck yourself" and even directed his comments directly at Disney CEO Bob Iger.

November 30, 2023: Grimes says Musk won't let nannies testify for her

In court records filed at the end of November, Grimes accused Musk of not allowing their children's nannies to testify on her behalf. Family law experts previously told Insider that interviews with nannies might be used to help prove where the kids primarily live.

Grimes said Musk was using nondisclosure agreements that he previously had the nannies sign in order to prevent them from speaking. However, she claimed Musk was "cherry-picking" information from the nannies for his benefit.

On November 30, Tesla hosted its biggest event of the year — Cybertruck deliveries. The 30-minute event drew ire from some Tesla fans after Musk failed to deliver on some of his promises for the vehicle, including its price and range.

December 4, 2023: Musk details evidence of the children primarily living in Texas

In an amended complaint filed in Texas court, Musk included Grimes' own social media posts over recent years in which the musician both explicitly said and heavily suggested she was living in Austin, Texas — including posts from months after she claims she moved to California with her two youngest children.

Musk also detailed aspects of the kids' lives in Texas, including their doctor's visits and schooling. The billionaire also filed another motion to seal the case, arguing his and his children's security is at risk as long as the filings remain accessible to the public.

Meanwhile on social media, Musk has continued to lash out at advertisers who are retreating from his social media platform. On Thursday, the billionaire took aim at Iger again, saying the Disney CEO should be "fired immediately."

December 2023: A Texas judge seals the case to the public

After Musk asked to suspend public access to documents in the case, A Texas judge agreed to close the courtroom to the media and seal the case.

Musk had argued that public interest in the custody battle did not outweigh the safety of his children.

July 27, 2024: Grimes' mother says Musk is 'withholding' the children

In a series of since-deleted posts on X, Grimes' mother, Sandy Garossino, addressed Musk directly, asking him to allow the children to visit their 93-year-old great-grandmother.

"[Grimes] was thrilled for the kids' planned visit to celebrate her birthday this weekend. Today. But those hopes were crushed when the trip was canceled," Garossino wrote on X.

"I am alarmed to learn that the children cannot come as you are withholding them and their needed passport documents from Claire," she added, referring to Grimes by her first name.

Garossino implied that Grimes did not know where the children were and asked Must to "honour your agreement" and return the kids and their documents to her daughter.

"Please Elon, I beg you. This is so painful for my mother, and concerning for the kids. Time is of the essence now," she wrote.

August 2, 2024: Musk and Grimes meet in court for custody hearing

The former couple appeared in Texas court, where they addressed a series of motions, including one brought to halt the proceedings temporarily.

The hearing was closed to the public.

Musk and Grimes' legal representation met at least one more time in court before the case was resolved sometime in August.

November 20, 2024: Grimes opens up about custody dispute

The singer shared details about the legal battle in a post on X, saying she hadn't had time to work on creative projects as of late because "the threat of losing ur kids while going bankrupt fighting for them is not very conducive to creative thoughts."

"I just slept and cried every minute I wasn't explicitly fighting for my kids during that year," she said.

In a follow-up post, Grimes said she had a "fraction" of Musk's wealth and resources."

"Spent a year locked in battle in a state with terrible mothers rights having my instagram posts and modeling used as reasons I shouldn't have my kids and fighting and detaching from the love of my life as he becomes unrecognizable to me, with a fraction of his resources (or iq/ strategy experience), all the while I didn't see one of my babies for 5 months," she said.

November 21, 2024: Business Insider reports that Grimes and Musk have ended their custody dispute in Texas

The clerk's office in Travis County, Texas, confirmed that a judge issued a final order in the case in August.

The status is listed as "closed," according to the clerk's office. Representatives for Musk and Grimes did not respond to request for comment.

It's unclear how the lawsuit was resolved.

The status of Grimes' original San Francisco case is also unclear. A representative from the San Francisco Superior Court told BI they couldn't share information about the case because it was restricted.

• The Travis County clerk's office told BI Elon Musk and Grimes have ended their custody dispute.
• Musk sued Grimes in the Texas court last year, and Grimes countersued in San Francisco.
• They met at least once in court in Texas over the summer.

Elon Musk and Grimes' legal dispute in Texas over their three children has been resolved.

The Clerk's office in Travis County, the Texas locale where Musk first filed suit, confirmed on Wednesday that a judge issued a final order in August. The office said the status was listed as "closed" but declined to provide further details.

Representatives for Musk and Grimes did not respond to a request for comment.

The former couple had been in an ongoing battle over custody of their three children: 4-year-old X Æ A-12, also known as baby X; 2-year-old Exa; and 2-year-old Tau.

Musk first filed the custody lawsuit against Grimes in September 2023. Grimes filed her own countersuit against the billionaire in a San Francisco court that same month. A representative from the San Francisco Superior Court said they could not share information about the case due to its restricted status.

Grimes, whose legal name is Claire Boucher, and Musk met in court in August 2024, and the two parties' legal representation met at least one more time in court before the case was resolved.

The case was sealed to the public in December 2023. The judge agreed to close the courtroom to the press and public only minutes after a hearing began.

It's unclear how the lawsuit was resolved. On Wednesday, Grimes said on X that she has custody of the children every other week.

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• Grimes shared new details about the custody dispute with her former partner Elon Musk.
• Grimes wrote on X that she "spent a year locked in battle in a state with terrible mothers rights."
• Grimes said she was "going bankrupt" during the dispute and had a "fraction" of Musk's resources.

Grimes said she was "going bankrupt" during her custody dispute with Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla with whom she shares three children.

Grimes, whose real name is Claire Elise Boucher, became embroiled in a custody dispute in 2023 over her children with Musk: X Æ A-Xii, Exa Dark Sideræl, and Techno Mechanicus. Grimes and Musk filed separate lawsuits against each other that year in California and Texas, respectively.

As BI reported on Thursday, the two have ended their custody battle in Texas.

Grimes and Musk have largely been quiet about the custody dispute, however Grimes on Wednesday shared some details about how going to court against her billionaire ex impacted her.

When asked on the social-media platform X, which Musk owns, why she hadn't released many projects as of late, Grimes wrote that "the threat of losing ur kids while going bankrupt fighting for them is not very conducive to creative thoughts."

"I just slept and cried every minute I wasn't explicitly fighting for my kids during that year," she said.

In another post, Grimes said much of her art output was shut down for four years because she was having kids and spent one year in court, presumably a reference to the case.

In a separate post, Grimes said she had only a "fraction" of Musk's resources. Musk's net worth of $315 billion makes him the richest man in the world.

"Spent a year locked in battle in a state with terrible mothers rights having my instagram posts and modeling used as reasons I shouldn't have my kids and fighting and detaching from the love of my life as he becomes unrecognizable to me, with a fraction of his resources (or iq/ strategy experience), all the while I didn't see one of my babies for 5 months," she said.

Representatives for Grimes and Musk didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.

Grimes appeared to be referring to the former couple's oldest child, X, who often appears publicly with Musk.

In September 2023, on the same day Musk filed his custody suit, Grimes wrote and quickly deleted an X post calling on Musk to "let me see my son or plz respond to my lawyer."

The state Grimes appeared to be referring to when she mentioned mothers' rights was Texas, as a major battle in the custody dispute was whether the case should proceed in California, where Grimes argued the children lived, or Texas, which Musk's team argued for.

Family-law experts previously told BI that both Texas and California used the same standards for determining custody — the best interest of the child. Texas, however, caps child-support payments at $2,760 for three children, while California has no cap. That means if the case included child-support orders, Musk could be ordered to pay a significantly larger amount in California.

Grimes and Musk appeared to be on good terms in April, when they shared a brief but apparently friendly exchange on X.

In July of this year, Grimes' mother said in a series of X posts that Musk was "withholding" the children from the rest of the family.

In August, Grimes and Musk appeared in court in Austin. The hearing was closed to the public and press.

More recently Musk has been diving further into politics, with President-elect Donald Trump announcing the Tesla billionaire would co-lead a Department of Government Efficiency, also called DOGE.

The government advisory group's stated goals include slashing government spending and trimming the federal government workforce.

November 21, 2024: This story has been updated to reflect that the custody lawsuit in Texas was closed.