Callahan’s moved out of Ad Seg and into gen pop as Paramount+’s Mayor of Kingstown season four, episode seven opens. He knew the move was coming and isn’t upset, pausing by Kyle’s cell to ask for a thank you. When Kyle (Taylor Handley) remains silent, Callahan insults him and Mike.
(The following is a recap of season four, episode seven and there are spoilers.)
Callahan (Richard Brake) reminds Kyle that if he rejects him, he’s rejecting the protection of the Brotherhood. Mike relied on Callahan and the Brotherhood to stay alive while he was in prison, but Callahan knows Mike wants Kyle to turn down his help. Kyle isn’t scared by Callahan’s threat, and Callahan follows up by saying he doesn’t think Kyle will survive his prison sentence.
Since Kyle is refusing his help, Callahan thinks Kyle should just kill himself now. He won’t make it behind bars without the Brotherhood’s help. Callahan warns that when he gets out—which he’s sure will happen soon—Mike won’t be long for this world.
Meanwhile, Ian (Hugh Dillon) is still reeling from having to save Frank Moses (Lennie James) after a Colombian made it into the station and started shooting. Frank’s currently safe in an interrogation room, and Ian thinks it was a suicide mission. Mike (Jeremy Renner) asks Ian not to cut Frank loose until he tells him to.
Mike meets with Warden Hobbs (Edie Falco), pissed about being set up after agreeing to have Moses arrested. He thinks his leverage with Frank has been burned. Hobbs reminds Mike that Kyle is safe and back in Ad Seg and confirms she has to prove herself to the cartel.
Next up is DA Evelyn Foley (Necar Zadegan) who matches Mike’s mood, angry about her witness going missing. (The witness is currently somewhere in the river.) Evelyn’s certain Mike had something to do with his disappearance. If not, then it was Ian. Mike insists the witness just took off, and now her case is over. Evelyn should just forget about Ian and Robert because Mike’s got a much bigger fish that’ll guarantee she remains Kingstown’s DA. It may even get her a governorship or Senate seat.
“I can gift wrap a whale,” says Mike, adding, “You just got to cut Kyle loose.”
The whale is Frank Moses and Mike swears he can give him to her.
Kevin Jackson (Denny Love) sneaks through the prison but isn’t careful enough to not get caught. He makes up a story that works and finds out what he was after—the time of the next fuel delivery. Jackson returns to the locker room and forces himself to vomit so that he can leave early.
Mike visits Frank at the station after reminding Ian to cut the cameras. Frank accuses him of setting up the ambush, but Mike claims the cartel acted alone. Mike lies and claims the Colombians tried to take out Bunny, so taking out Frank would be their next logical move. (He knows Frank was behind the hit on Bunny but doesn’t want Frank to know he knows.) Mike suggests that Frank burn one of the Colombians’ shipments to bring them out of the shadows. Then, they can slaughter them all.
Ian heads to Robert’s place and Robert (Hamish Allan-Headley) is deeply depressed, sure he’ll never get his job back. He’s certain Evelyn will continue to block his return to KPD. Ian’s still optimistic but Robert is at the “blame Kyle and Mike” stage of anger. Ian suggests Robert needs to let that go, but Robert reminds him Mitch would never have let him take a fall like this.
Ian believes it will pass. Robert thinks only Mike passing will end all the problems in Kingstown.
Jackson reports into Mike with the news that the shipment is tomorrow at 1pm. He also confirms Kyle is back in Ad Seg. Jackson’s worried about Hobbs learning that he’s talking to Mike and working with Bunny. Mike swears he’ll handle the situation if Hobbs discovers what Jackson’s up to.
Callahan’s greeted by a round of applause back in gen pop.
Mike meets up with Ian at the ice rink and Ian’s not sure about Mike’s plans. He asks if they’re happy that Frank survived and Mike confesses that if they hand a case against Frank to Evelyn, Kyle will be released. But Mike hasn’t told Kyle any of this.
Ian warns Mike that Robert’s super unstable right now and is unpredictable. Robert thinks all his problems are because of Mike, and Ian’s not sure what Robert’s going to do. Ian’s concerned Robert has reached his breaking point. Mike thinks they need to cut Robert loose.
Frank’s out of jail and watching as his men load crates into a truck at the warehouse. He and his right-hand man, LJ (Verlon Matthew Brown), reminisce about their early days. LJ believes they’re going to teach the cartel a lesson, but Frank insists it’s about leaving scars.
Mike arrives at Cindy’s with hockey sticks for her kids. They step outside and flirt, and Mike can’t guarantee her job will get any easier. She describes the prison job as “another level,” worse than any of her previous jobs. Mike explains he’s trying to get Kyle out and Cindy promises to tell him.
Frank’s men shoot the cartel’s fuel truck driver and steal all the drugs inside the truck. They torch the truck after everything’s removed.
The following day Cindy whispers Mike’s message to Kyle, and Kyle advises her to stay away from his brother. “Mike’s ‘trying’ gets people killed,” says Kyle. Kyle calls Tracy and she confirms they’re happy and safe at her sister’s place. Her sister seems happy to have them around. Kyle shares the news that Mike’s working on getting him released early, and Tracy suggests he just focus on making it through each day.
Mike calls Hobbs but she doesn’t pick up. Torres (Clayton Cardenas) fills Hobbs in the fuel truck attack, and no one knows if the product went up in flames or was removed before the fire. Hobbs is incredibly nervous about the lost shipment. She’s never lost one before and believes someone told Frank when the shipment was expected at the prison. Hobbs wants the snitch identified today and Torres promises he’s got this.
Mike calls again and forces her to meet him by the river. She swears she doesn’t know what he’s talking about when he brings up the shipment, but Mike suggests that she quit pretending she doesn’t know what’s going on. Mike knows the cartel doesn’t care who takes the blame, as long as someone goes down for losing the shipment. Mike points out that she’s not replaceable; it won’t be her going down. Hobbs confesses she hates doing damage control.
Hobbs makes it home and takes her gun with her into her house. She’s just shaking off the day, taking deep breaths when Cortez steps out of a closet. He punches her in the stomach before she can react and zip-ties her hands behind her back. She pleads with him that she had nothing to do with it and he pushes her into a bathtub. He holds a phone so she can see the cartel has found her daughter. (She’s not being held; they just know her location.) Cortez pulls out a box cutter and asks who made the mistake. She throws Torres under the bus. Cortez will take care of Torres, but she needs to take care of whoever witnessed Torres’ carelessness.
After he leaves, Hobbs curls into a ball and sobs.
The Brotherhood stages a fight in the mess hall, which distracts the guards. Callahan and one of his men slip into carts that carry the food trays. They’re then wheeled outside and into a waiting food service truck. It’s always there, so it doesn’t draw any extra attention as it drives away from the prison.
Ian and Robert drink at the bar, and Robert reminisces about how many people they’ve killed. Ian’s only pretending to drink as much as Robert while making sure Robert’s glass is full. Robert’s depressed and recalls watching his son at the park today. He claims everything he’s done is for his son.
Ian drives Robert home and Robert can barely walk. He falls back asleep as Ian places him in the driver’s seat. The garage door’s closed, the car’s running, and Ian opens Robert’s driver’s side windows before leaving.
It’s late at night and Mike’s at his office when he gets a call and leaves in a hurry. Bunny’s awake at the hospital and calls himself a “formidable monster.” Bunny wants all the scoop on Frank and the war with the cartel, and Mike explains they need to redirect. “Frank is the one that hit you,” says Mike. Bunny’s partner is actually an assassin who wants to take over his territory. Frank flipped Benny’s driver, Lamar, and the ambush was a setup. Bunny wants to go after Frank, but Mike warns him they need to keep the fact they know Frank’s plans from him.
Bunny’s shocked that Mike wants to take down Frank legally. Mike explains that helping turn Frank in will get Kyle released early. Mike wants to set Frank up and then put him behind bars. Once Frank’s in prison, he’s all Bunny’s.
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