‘Sheriff Country’ Boss Talks ‘Surprising’ Mickey & Travis Development in Fall Finale

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Sheriff Country Season 1 Episode 9 “Crucible, Part 1.”]

Man down! Sheriff Country leaves fans with quite the cliffhanger at the end of the Friday, December 19, fall finale, ahead of its hiatus until February 2026.

A custody issue involving one of Edgewater’s most powerful families, who run a secluded ranch where no one recognizes law enforcement’s authority, comes to the sheriff’s stations front doors — and inside it. Just as it seems like Mickey’s (Morena Baccarin) de-escalating the situation, and the head of the Barlows, Enoch (Michael Gaston), will see the process through, the FBI arrests him for tax evasion since they can’t yet get him for the weapons they know he has stockpiled. His family then attacks the station … and Mickey’s ex-husband Travis (Christopher Gorham), who’s there hoping that they can rekindle their relationship after sleeping together, is shot!