Paramount+’s Mayor of Kingstown season three episode three provides the answer to what happened to Tatiana’s baby – and it’s absolutely horrifying. Apparently, new Russian mob boss Konstantin Noskov is even more heartless than Milo. After shooting Tatiana in the back, his thugs dumped her body and her very much alive baby into a dumpster. Fortunately, an unhoused man heard the baby crying and rescued the child before the rats could kill him.
Mike (Jeremy Renner) arrives at the scene and Ian (Hugh Dillon) fills him in on Tatiana’s execution. Understandably, new dad Kyle (Taylor Handley) is having a rough time dealing with the scene and Ian suggests that he leave. Stevie (Derek Webster) confirms two of Milo’s men were also just discovered dead the previous evening. Konstantin has been very busy cleaning house.
Mike ignores Bunny’s call as he’s driving. All he wants to deal with right now is Konstantin.
Mike barges into the club and takes out two of Konstantin’s men with just his hands before being surrounded by his other thugs. Mike expresses his disgust over tossing a baby in the garbage and demands to know who’s next on Konstantin’s hit list. Konstantin quickly figures out who Mike is without Mike having to introduce himself.
Konstantin calls Mike an animal, and Mike warns him not to kill anyone else – or else. Sirens are heard coming closer, and Konstantin ends his first face-to-face with Mike rather quickly.
Before he leaves, Mike tosses out, “Welcome to Kingstown.”
Ian and the cops pull up outside, and Ian’s upset Mike confronted Konstantin. The new Russian is untouchable, according to Ian, but Mike doesn’t care. If Ian doesn’t do something, then he will.
Things are tense in the prison yard as Raphael (D Smoke) tries to strike a deal with the Columbians. Raph believes their partnership is crucial right now since the Aryan Brotherhood is coming after both gangs. Raphael drops Bunny’s name and promises Bunny will look after them.
AB biggie Merle Callahan is called into Warden Kareem Moore’s office for their first meeting since Callahan was transferred from Millhaven to Anchor Bay. Callahan had it good at Millhaven, but Kareem (Michael Beach) can’t get him to reveal why he requested the transfer. Callahan claims he had nothing to do with Gunner’s death, but Kareem wasn’t born yesterday. (Gunner was the head of the AB who was murdered in episode two.) Kareem advises Callahan, the new AB leader, to stay in line and not cause problems or he’ll regret coming back to Anchor Bay.
Raph is the target of an attack, with the AB putting out a hit on him. He barely manages to get away with just a slash on the arm and no other noticeable injuries. Bunny (Tobi Bamtefa) shows up outside Mike’s office – which he’s not supposed to do – to fill him in on the attack. He confirms Raph struck a deal with the Columbians. Mike thinks the AB won’t go after Raph again but promises to have the guards keep an eye out.
Mike is stunned to learn Gunner’s dead at the hands of the AB, and there’s a new AB leader. No one told him about Gunner’s death, just like no one bothered to tell him about Konstantin being the new Russian boss. (Mike’s really out of the loop this season!) Bunny mentions the new guy transferred from Millhaven, and that appears to ring a bell with Mike.
Meanwhile, Iris remains in a holding cell.
Kyle’s on the range shooting when Mike calls to find out if they’ve found their mom’s car. Kyle hasn’t but will continue to track it down.
Mike joins Ian to look at Anchor Bay security footage of Theresa’s murder. Bunny’s mule was killed in her car, and all they can see on the footage is that whoever did it is white. That means the killer was either AB or with the Russians.
Kareem interrupts the viewing, upset Ian brought Mike into his prison. Kareem points out Mike isn’t DOJ or KPD and has no business being part of a murder investigation. Mike claims they’re on the same side and as he’s leaving, he pulls Kareem aside for a quick chat about Merle Callahan. Kareem refuses to work with Mike anymore. He’s going to run the prison his way and doesn’t need to pass info on to Mike.
Kareem points out that Mike is not just a civilian but also an ex-con. Nothing that happens inside the prison should concern him, but Mike begs to differ, reminding Kareem that everything inside the walls affects life on the outside.
“I’m not going to risk my career to help you play fixer,” says Kareem. Mike is surprisingly understanding but suggests Kareem can’t fight him on every little thing. They both admit they know why Callahan’s back and Kareem agrees to segregate him.
Merle meets with a female employee of Konstantin Noskov’s who hands over Konstantin’s cell phone number. She claims Konstantin wants to help now that the AB’s numbers are dwindling, and the two move to an area where the guards aren’t watching.
Kyle tells Mike their mom’s car was impounded after Iris assaulted an officer and resisted arrest. She doesn’t have ID, won’t give her prints, and is still being held. Mike confirms he’s heading to the police station to take care of the situation.
Unfortunately, Mike immediately picks up a tail but manages to ditch it in an alley. Mike leaves his car door open as his pursuer approaches, gun drawn. The man realizes Mike’s not in the car and Mike gets the jump on him from a nearby doorway. They struggle and Mike loses his gun. Somehow his attacker now has a knife instead of a gun and they engage in a life-or-death struggle over the weapon. Mike gets the upper hand and stabs the guy in his chest.
He searches the body and discovers a Russian tattoo. Mike finds the man’s cell phone and calls the most recent number, confirming he’s one of Konstantin’s guys.
Asst DA Evelyn Foley (Necar Zadegan) meets with Captain Walter (Rob Kirland) who’s been refusing to return her call. She claims there are now multiple lawsuits against Robert Sawyer and the department, but Walter doesn’t see anything wrong with what Robert did during the Aryan Brotherhood compound raid.
Mike also arrives at the station and tells Ian the Russians just tried to take him out. Ian threatens to take out all the Russians in response, but Mike says there’s too much going on right now. It’s not the time for that sort of action. Mike doesn’t want the crime scene cleaned up. He needs to leave a message for Konstantin, although Ian notes that the Russians kill without caring who knows.
Iris doesn’t seem overjoyed to see Mike. She admits she thought she could get herself out of the situation, and Mike tells her to just give her prints and she’ll be on her way. She claims she can’t.
Evelyn’s angry after her contentious meeting with Walter, and Mike meets up with her upside. He asks her to stop investigating Robert and to be smart. She’s alienating too many people. Evelyn refuses to drop it, still upset that Robert killed the one guy – Morrisey – who wanted to do the right thing and turn in dirty cops. If she crosses a line, Mike won’t be able to protect her anymore.
“If I die, I die doing the right thing,” replies Evelyn.
Ian promises Iris that if she gives her prints, he’ll get rid of whatever comes up. Iris doesn’t trust him until Ian confesses he was up on the hill watching over her and Mike the night everything went down with Milo. Ian insists he’s on her side and wants to help.
Whatever is uncovered once Iris agrees to prints remains a secret. Ian scans the report, sees what she didn’t want anyone to know, and assures her it will never see the light of day. He even promised not to tell Mike what’s in the report. Iris thanks him and even answers a few questions about Tatiana’s murder. She sees a photo of Konstantin in the file and says he would definitely want to hurt Tatiana.
As Mike’s driving her home, Iris reveals she knows Konstantin from New York. She dated a judge while Konstantin was charged with murder. She helped make the charge go away, and Mike thinks that means Konstantin owes her. Iris never slept with Konstantin, explaining she’s not his type. Mike insists Iris doesn’t have to be anyone’s type anymore. He also confesses he was hoping she’d be able to leave the city and be happy somewhere else.
Mike heads to the club and for his second confrontation with Konstantin. The new Russian boss admits he underestimated Mike. Konstantin had assumed Mike and Kyle were pimps like Milo, but now he understands that Mike’s a different animal entirely. Mike explains that he’s the guy Konstantin needs to work with if he wants to operate in this town.
Ian, Stevie, and another officer are chatting as they’re leaving the station for the night. Suddenly, cars in the parking lot begin exploding. They take shelter as bombs go off under half a dozen vehicles.
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