On "Yellowstone," Jamie Dutton was shown to be professionally an absolutely brilliant
who lacked
in dealing with his personal life. He was continually manipulated by women like
, the mother of his son, and
, who orchestrated his adoptive father's assassination. He also had an ongoing feud with
, his sister.
Jamie had political ambition. He withdrew from his first political race, but was eventually appointed as Montana's
. He really wanted, however, to be
of the state. While working through the nomination process, he found out that he had been adopted by
, who eventually gained the endorsement to run for the state's top position. Jamie then successfully ran to retain his office, however, his dreams of power were dashed for the time being, which left him angry and seeking revenge.
For a time, Jamie found solace in the company of his biological father,
, who had gone to prison for thirty years after murdering Jamie's
. Randall also sought revenge on John Dutton, who he believed had taken his
from him. He orchestrated a hit on the entire Dutton family (who all survived) without Jamie's knowledge. When the name of the person who ordered the hit was uncovered, Jamie was forced to make a difficult decision. He chose to kill his biological
in retaliation for the hit on his adoptive family.
The problem with being his adoptive father's Attorney General was that Jamie didn't agree with the political decisions that were made, as he felt they were all made to benefit the family
rather than the
of Montana. He began impeachment proceedings against his adoptive father, while, unknown to Jamie, his girlfriend arranged a hit on him. The assassination plot, however, was eventually uncovered by Jamie's adopted brother,
, and Jamie didn't have to wait long for his payback.
