Kyle continues to refuse to go to the infirmary, suffering in his cell as Paramount+’s Mayor of Kingstown season four, episode two opens. Other prisoners give the new guard Cindy Stephens (Laura Benanti) a hard time, and one tries to take his own life in Ad Seg. Cindy calls for backup but only after Kyle reminds her that’s the procedure. Callahan sums up the action, saying, “F**king Mondays.”
(The following is a detailed recap of season four episode two, so there are spoilers ahead.)
Mike (Jeremy Renner) races to the prison while blaming Carney (Lane Garrison) for not protecting Kyle. Carney claims he’s doing the best he can, but the new warden and her minion are making things difficult. Mike orders Carney to set up a meeting after work so he can meet Cindy.
Mike’s so preoccupied on the phone that he nearly misses getting hit by a train.
Ian (Hugh Dillon) and Stevie (Derek Webster) question the one survivor from the attack on Bunny. He claims not to know English, and Ian tries to get him to talk by promising him a lawyer. Ian pisses him off enough that he finally admits to knowing English.
Bunny (Tobi Bamtefa) meets with Frank Moses (Lennie James) and is shocked to learn he decapitated the Russians; the Colombians had nothing to do with it. Frank wants to form a partnership with Bunny since the Russians no longer hold control of the border pipeline. Frank is incredibly powerful and offers Bunny security for moving his product. He and Bunny make a deal for 20%, but Bunny wants to meet with everyone involved. Bunny needs to know the men his crew will be working with.
Frank agrees but wants to meet Mike.
Mike confronts Warden Hobbs (Edie Falco) outside the prison gate, demanding to know why she failed to protect his brother. She claims she can’t control everything and that she doesn’t always notify the family after a fight. Hobbs is downplaying the incident and reminds Mike that her only promise was to keep Kyle alive, which he currently is.
Mike warns Hobbs, “From this point on, anything that happens to my brother in prison, I’ll make sure happens to you.” After Mike leaves, Hobbs tells her right-hand man David Torres (Mayans MC‘s Clayton Cardenas) she’s going to reassign Carney.
Kyle’s doubled over in pain when Callahan sneaks him cigarettes, claiming it’ll be a distraction from the pain.
Mike’s next meeting is with Bunny to learn if Raph knows who beat up Kyle. Bunny’s heard the guy who did it wasn’t sanctioned by anyone—neither the Russians nor the Aryans ordered it. Bunny also doesn’t believe it was the Colombians, although they are making noise in prison. He thinks they know their place in the hierarchy.
Bunny doesn’t correct Mike when he says the Colombians killed the Russians on the tracks. But Mike knows he’s holding back, and Bunny fills him in on Frank Moses’ involvement. Mike knows Frank’s rep, and he thinks Bunny teaming up with Frank is escalating matters. Bunny insists he understands every part of the deal and can handle his business.
Mike agrees to meet with Frank if Raph “meets” with the prisoner who beat up Kyle.
Kyle’s in rough shape when he’s shackled and removed from his cell for a visit. Carney apologizes for what went down and confirms Mike’s on it. Kyle can barely stand straight up and tries to turn around when he learns Tracy’s his visitor. Carney convinces him that Tracy will be more worried if he doesn’t visit her than if she sees him like this.
Ian and Stevie let Mike know they can’t get anything out of the 20-ish-year-old cartel soldier who tried to kill Bunny and turned on the cops. Mike suggests they cut him loose since they’ve got nothing on him and his prints came back unknown. He might head back to whoever’s in charge, and then they’ll know who’s calling the shots.
Ian and Stevie tail the cartel soldier to an apartment complex but then they’re called back to the station by the chief.
Raph and his crew make a move on Kyle’s attacker, stabbing him to death in the shower. Bunny calls Mike to let him know it’s been taken care of. When Mike makes it to his office, Frank’s already there, waiting for his introductory meeting. Rebecca (Nichole Galicia) says Frank’s such a high-powered player that he came alone; no one would dare to mess with him. She’s actually frightened about Frank’s presence and doesn’t want Mike to be involved with Detroit.
Frank compliments Mike, saying he has a real gift for taking care of his town. Frank’s been around long enough to understand Mike’s proved himself and warns Kingstown’s about to be invaded by outsiders. Frank suggests Mike—and Kingstown—would be better off if only he becomes a new major player. He believes Bunny’s rise to the top of the food chain is because of Mike’s help. Mike controls the law, which benefits Bunny. Mike confirms he has friends “on both sides of the law,” and Frank wants those same friends. All Mike has to do is name his price.
Mike only wants the promise of peace. Frank asks for his blessing to shut the outsiders down, promising to clean up any messes. The meeting ends on a friendly note.
At the station, Evelyn shows Ian footage of a car’s movements on the day Morrissey was killed. Ian claims it’s not his car, you can’t see his face, and he wasn’t at Morrissey’s that day. Evelyn doesn’t back down, warning Ian and Captain Walter (Rob Kirkland) that she will take this to the grand jury at some point.
Torres apologizes to Warden Hobbs over the murder of the prisoner who attacked Kyle. They know it was a retaliatory killing, and Hobbs declares McLusky is done pulling strings. Torres promises to take care of it.
Mike drops groceries at Tracy’s and reminds her Kyle’s doing the right thing. She doesn’t share that opinion, but she’s faking it for Kyle’s sake.
Carney reports to Warden Hobbs that he saw Torres “tangled up” with Colombian hitter Roberto Cruz (William Guirola) during the prisoners’ lunch time. Carney advises them to keep their distance from the prisoners here, noting that Cruz is one of the worst. Hobbs appreciates his insight and assures him they’ll handle the wards by any means necessary.
Mike calls Bunny and doesn’t bother saying hello, immediately launching into a list of demands. He needs to know if Bunny and Frank’s relationship disintegrates and he needs a promise that all bodies will be taken out of Kingstown to be disposed of. “You see a mentor, I see a machine gun nest,” explains Mike. Bunny swears it’s an alliance that he got into to help his family. He also insists he’ll take over Moses’ kingdom in the end to protect what’s his.
Bunny looks leery as he arrives at his sister Whitney’s birthday party. He hugs everyone and is surprised Kevin (Denny Love), his guy on the inside at the prison, is there for a face-to-face. Kevin wants to leave Anchor because of Warden Hobbs, but Bunny insists he needs to keep playing the game. And if he comes near Bunny’s family again, Bunny will kill him.
Night falls and Mike smokes in his cell. Callahan tosses another delivery his way and this time it’s drugs to take away the pain. Callahan also informs Kyle that his attacker was killed, which is weird because usually prisoners don’t kill their own over a cop.
Kyle hides the pill for later.
Mike joins Cindy at the bar, and she explains Carney still hasn’t shown up. She can’t stay since she’s got three kids and wants Mike to cut to the chase. Cindy’s sorry Kyle got attacked and promises she is keeping an eye on him. Mike assures her Kyle isn’t a criminal and wants her to be his friendly face on the inside. He needs Cindy to always keep her eyes on him, and she agrees. She also agrees to answer when he calls, even though she reminds him she just got this job. Mike also wants a list of everyone housed in Ad Seg.
Carney makes dinner for his invalid dad before leaving to meet Cindy and Mike. He doesn’t make it out the door before he’s shot dead by the Colombian soldier Mike suggested they let go.
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