Paramount+’s Mayor of Kingstown season three episode nine opens with an ambulance transporting Callahan to the hospital and a bus taking inmates, including Raphael, to court. Ian and Steve check out Charlie the serial killer for a day of looking for dead bodies. The opening minutes are just the calm before the storm in this season’s penultimate episode.
(Spoiler-filled recap ahead!)
Iris (Emma Laird) shows up at Mike’s office door, freaking out over Milo. When Roman told Iris that Tatiana warned Milo a hit was coming, Iris realized Konstantin killed Tatiana because Milo is still alive. Mike (Jeremy Renner) reminds her they saw the boat explode and that Konstantin is out of his mind on drugs. And, by the way, so is she. As usual, Mike insists he’s going to fix this. When he does, Iris will get to leave town without anyone on her tail. She doesn’t believe him.
Over at Anchor Bay, new guard Kevin Jackson lies to Warden Kareem Moore (Michael Beach) and says the grenade-tosser was white. Carney (Lane Garrison) calls Mike with news that Callahan has internal bleeding, and the ABs are restless. They both hope he dies in the operating room. Mike follows up that call by calling Bunny, but his number’s disconnected.
He checks in on Tracy (Nishi Munshi) to let her know the rapist guard has been transferred to Anchor Bay. She thanks him for his help while reminding him that the guard isn’t the only rapist on staff.
Raphael (D Smoke) slips out of line at the court and makes a break for it. Carney and Mike discuss it over the phone, and Mike assures Carney that Raphael won’t make it out of town. Mike brings Ian (Hugh Dillon) into the loop and asks that he have the cops back off (including SWAT and Robert) because this actually fits in well with his plans.
Mike’s next stop is to see Callahan at the hospital. His internal bleeding stopped, and Mike says he took Bunny out of action. Plus, KPD is on to the Russians. Mike claims he’s delivering on his promises to the Aryans.
Finally, Mike tracks down Bunny (Tobi Bamtefa) and slips into his car, putting a gun to his head. Mike says he gets that Bunny has plans, but he needs to get back on board with the overall plan. Mike can give Callahan to Bunny and put down the Russians, but he needs Bunny to remember they’re both townies and tired of outsiders trying to take over. Raphael is key to his plans and it’s a good thing he escaped. Mike also orders Bunny to text him his new number. Tracking Bunny down is getting old.
Kareem is told by his boss, Ken, that they want him to resign. The problems at the prison are escalating and Kareem has lost control. He suggests that the optics would be better if he resigned, instead of being fired. Ken also reveals they’re aware the attackers had someone on the inside telling them when Callahan was in the yard.
Kareem swears he’s just started his investigation and he’ll find out who’s responsible. Kareem will not resign, and Ken gives him two weeks to reconsider or he’ll be fired. Kareem is enraged and frustrated over this treatment after all these years on the job, but it appears the decision has been made.
Mike meets up with Robert and Kyle (Taylor Handley) at the diner and says he’ll giftwrap Raphael. It’ll be an easy bust; no shots will be fired. Robert doesn’t trust Bunny, but Kyle insists this is Mike’s word and he should fall in line. Robert reluctantly agrees. After he leaves, Kyle tells his brother there’s no way Robert is 100%. He wouldn’t have passed the concussion protocol. Mike says since he’s one of them, they help him … until they can’t.
The busy day continues and Mike joins Konstantin (Yorick van Wageningen) and Iris on Konstantin’s boat. Konstantin confirms he had nothing to do with the attack on the prison. Bunny did it, and Mike claims he can deliver Bunny to Konstantin. Mike lies that he’s switching alliances, and that Bunny knew he was at the Cavo with Konstantin when the Crips shot it up. Bunny’s pushed him too far. Bunny’s guys are moving weapons and Mike suggests the Russians ambush the convoy. Konstantin can even have the weapons to sell. Plus, he’ll have Bunny’s guys. Mike will deliver all this, including keeping KPD at bay, for a finder’s fee. Konstantin seems to accept the deal.
Raphael is transported by a friend to the safe house where Roe and Trey are hiding out. Roe’s happy to see him but Trey doesn’t rush to hug his dad. Bunny tells Raphael that Mike’s arranged it so that he can go back without getting shot. Raph thanks Bunny for taking care of Roe and Trey, and Bunny suggests that Raph make it right with Trey. They need to have a serious heart-to-heart. Raph knows that and spends the time he has left outside showing his son he loves him.
Tracy’s informed by the warden that William Breen asked for a transfer. Miriam used to rant about the inmates and staff, but when it was over, Miriam could go home. However, Tracy has to go back to her shift. The warden warns her to be careful.
Unfortunately, Tracy and William are in the parking lot at the same time. He pulls behind her car and flips her off. She reacts by backing up into his driver’s side door a couple of times before pulling away.
Meanwhile, Iris tells Konstantin that she doesn’t want his money. She doesn’t want a gift and wants to earn whatever’s coming in the future. Konstantin is nearly desperate for her to leave this life, but Iris insists that taking his money is the same as taking Milo’s. She reminds him he’s the one who turned her out at just 16 and named her Iris. So, no, she won’t take his “gift.”
Evelyn turns to the Attorney General for help, but Mike thinks that’s a huge mistake. He believes she needs to handle it on her own. And he can deliver a win by letting her bring in Raphael and get the headlines. However, he needs Raphael’s escape attempt wiped from his record. Evelyn really has no choice but to agree.
Ian and Stevie drive Charlie around until something looks familiar. They arrive at the spot and Charlie walks through a field, looking at the trees. The image of the burial site left his head, and he wants to look for a different body. Ian reminds him they need to concentrate on this victim. Charlie starts talking about the guy Ian had him kill and Ian immediately shuts him down, telling him to close the box that memory’s kept in. Charlie does, and then sees the spot he planted the victim’s leg.
Hours later, a team digs up the legs. Ian tells Charlie he did good as he escorts him back to his car. But after he sits down in the backseat, Charlie starts talking about the cop he murdered on the porch at Ian’s request. He drops the bumbling fool act, stops rocking, and his voice deepens as he asks, “What about the man on the porch?” He smiles and stares at Ian, and Ian reacts by shooting him while yelling, “He’s coming at me!” Ian acts like he is scared for his life as Stevie and the other cops rush over.
Roman has set up Iris’ escape, and he assures Konstantin he’s doing the right thing. They both have realized they’ll never return to New York, and Konstantin seems okay with being relegated to purgatory.
Mike’s planned it out so that Raph can sneak into the hospital and take out Callahan in his room. Unfortunately, Callahan’s a step ahead of him. He murdered his guard and then hid in the closet before Raph made it to his room.
Even though that didn’t work out, Mike assures Raph that Callahan won’t get away. Mike also admits he underestimated Callahan. He rings Ian and says to meet up in 30 minutes so Raphael can surrender. Mike needs Ian to be there as a buffer to make sure Robert doesn’t overreact.
Half an hour later, there’s a string of cop cars approaching their location with lights on and sirens blaring. A helicopter circles overhead as Raphael spreads his arms and yells, “I surrender.” He’s told to get down on his knees and even though he’s complying, Robert gives him a kick. Stevie and Ian are able to get Robert to back off and place Raphael in cuffs without any shots fired.
Once it’s done, Mike calls Evelyn with the news so she can get the publicity. While that’s going down, Callahan’s taken into custody back at the hospital.
Kyle arrives home to see Tracy’s car has damage to its trunk. She lies and says she got rear-ended but she’s okay. Tracy claims she didn’t exchange information with the person, and Kyle won’t let it go. He wants to look at the traffic cams and Tracy realizes she has to come clean. She tells him about the rapist guard and that she had Mike handle the situation after the guard put his hands on her. Tracy swears she’s okay and didn’t want Kyle to fix it for her. “I couldn’t put that burden on you. I knew what fixing it would mean – could mean,” says Tracy, apologizing. Kyle insists it wouldn’t have been a burden. His job is to protect her and without being able to do that, there’s no point to him.
The episode ends with Roman meeting with a woman who’s setting up transportation and papers for Iris. He hands her envelopes of money, promising the final payment when Iris is safely living a clean new life. Suddenly, a very much alive Milo (Aidan Gillen) appears out of the shadows and shoots Roman but doesn’t aim to kill. Milo reminds him there are no “clean lives,” and certainly not one for Iris. Konstantin is the one who turned Iris and now wants absolution. That isn’t going to happen. Roman demands that Milo kill him, but he doesn’t. He needs him alive a while longer.
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