The Western crime dramaLongmirepresented plenty of murder mysteries during its six-season run, but one in particular was personal for Sheriff Walt Longmire (Robert Taylor) of Absaroka County, Wyoming. Beginning in season 5 and continuing intoLongmire’s sixth and final season, Walt finds himself in some serious legal trouble. After real estate developer Barlow Connally (Gerald McRaney) is shot and killed by Walt (an incident purposely orchestrated by Barlow), Barlow’s estate files a wrongful death civil suit against him.
Just when things are looking dire for the sheriff, the lawyer for the plaintiff, a man namedTucker Baggett(Brett Rice), is shot and killed. Naturally, the police like Walt for the murder, but who really killed Tucker and why? With Longmire on the case, the real culprit is a shock to everyone.
Lucian Killed Tucker Baggett In Longmire Season 6
Baggett Was Murdered For Refusing To Drop The Lawsuit Against Walt
In season 6 episode 5, “Burned Up My Tears” the legal proceedings are in full swing, but things take a turn when Tucker’s body is found on the reservation. With the help of his mentor and Barlow’s brother, Lucian (Peter Weller),Walt digs into Tucker’s murder only to discover that it was Lucian who killed him. Lucian confesses to Tucker’s murder, stating that he went to Tucker to ask him to drop the lawsuit against Walt. When Tucker refused, stating that the reason he was pursuing the case was simply because he could, Lucian fatally shot him in the chest.
Lucian actor Peter Weller directed five episodes ofLongmire, including “Burned Up My Tears”.
Preferring to die rather than be arrested, Lucian tries to get Walt to shoot him. When Walt refuses,Lucian steps off of a cliff to his death. Lucian’s death obviously hits Walt hard, and he considers retiring as sheriff. Luckily, Lucian had left a note behind that exonerates Walt of Tucker’s death, and the civil suit is also dropped. In theLongmireseries finale, Walt does indeed decide to retire, and encourages his daughter, Cady (Cassidy Freeman), to take his place as sheriff.
What Tucker Baggett Actor Brett Rice Is Up To Now
Rice Appeared In Netflix’s Insatiable & The County Line Franchise
Following his role as Tucker Baggett onLongmire,actor Brett Rice kept busy with appearances in several TV shows and movies. He had a guest spot in an episode of the comedy seriesNobodiesin 2018, and appeared in three episodes of the legal dramaProven Innocentthe same year.Rice also joined thecast of Netflix’s teen comedyInsatiable, playing Robert Armstrong in six episodes, and in 2020 he appeared in numerous guest roles in shows like9-1-1: Lone Star, Paradise Lost,andCountry Comfort.
County Linefranchise (2022)
Hugh Jenkins
In 2022, Rice played Hugh Jenkins in the second and third films in theCounty Linemovie trilogy,County Line: All InandCounty Line: No Fear.In 2023, he appeared in the Dennis Quaid filmOn a Wing and a Prayer,and most recently had a small role in the Great American Family original movie,Mr. Manhattan. TheTucker Baggettactor doesn’t currently have any known upcoming projects in the works.
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Based on the novels by Craig Johnson, Longmire is a Western drama series that follows Walt Longmire, the sheriff of a rural Wyoming town who deals with several mysteries around the city and the Indian Reservation within. Longmire partners with his friend, Henry Standing Bear, to navigate the strained relationships and challenges associated with jurisdictional lines between the differing law enforcement teams and the troubles Native Americans deal with regularly.
