Mayor of Kingstown Season 2 Episode 9 Summary

We are rounding up Episode 9 of the Paramount+ series Mayor of Kingstown Season 2, Peace in the Valley, which contains spoilers.

Mike McLusky (Jeremy Renner) decided to have a rare day off in the previous episode, a day devoted entirely to herself and some heavy drinking. Unsurprisingly, there was a lot of drama in Mike’s absence. In “Peace in the Valley,” Mike plays catch-up and tries to puzzle over the many developments he’s missed while away. Bunny (Tobi Bamtefa) is back, fresh out of jail, and Roberts (Hamish Allan Headley) Fall was magically dropped. While Mike plays catch-up Milo (Aidan Gillen) returns to the crime saga and Bunny naively instigates a war.

Mayor of Kingstown Season 2 Episode 9 Summary

What does Milo want from Mike?

Picking up where “Santa Jesus” left off, Mike and Milo finally find each other again. Milo wants to set up a simple exchange with Mike in exchange for his lucrative bonds iris. The enemies talk about this exchange and Mike urges Milo to leave town for good. The Russian gangster wants to leave Kingstown forever and suggests that Mike do the same, with or without Iris. Before their meeting ends, Milo threatens his nemesis that if Mike betrays him and backs out of the deal, then Milo won’t just kill Mike; He will destroy everything that is dear to him.

Mike returns to the office after his day off, where he is greeted with relief kyle. His brother explains the current situation that everyone was looking for the mayor everywhere and everyone was worried sick. Mike mentions that he saw Milo and he fills Kyle in on the deal they both just made. The bonds in exchange for Iris’ freedom. Kyle tells Mike he found Iris at the club. Mike is annoyed that Kyle goes to Milo’s club alone and demands that he stop playing the hero. Mike wants Milo out of his life and Iris saved; this proposal solves both problems. Kyle agrees to help his brother in this dangerous task. Next, Kyle mentions that Bunny was released from prison, which Mike was unaware of. It was clearly not Mike’s doing.

Bunny makes the most of his freedom and goes gun shopping that morning. He sees a particular gun he likes and pretends to call his “wife” to discuss payment details. This call is just a ruse, however, as Bunny’s men crash into the building and her van zooms through the store window. Bunny and his men take whatever guns and ammo they can carry and destroy the security cameras and computers before they leave.

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It doesn’t take long for Mike to be informed of this armed robbery. On the way to the crime scene, Mike calls his mother. Mariam is happy that Mike is okay, but she cares more Jacob, a teenage delinquent who has grown fond of her. She wants Mike Jacob to help. Mike then joins in Karem and asks him to check on the teenager. Mike also asks Kareem about Bunny’s release. It came from the prosecutor.

in the gun shop, Jan informs Mike about the current situation. A man matching Bunny’s description orchestrated the robbery and cleaned out the entire store in minutes. In Ian’s eyes, this is the absolute declaration of war. Ian tells Mike to de-escalate the matter immediately and speak to Bunny personally. During this chat, Mike is also briefed on Robert’s case, which has now been miraculously thrown out by the district attorney.

Mike thanks Evelyn for solving Bunny and Robert’s dilemmas in less than 24 hours. Although Evelyn is adamant that it had nothing to do with her. She is vehemently opposed to Mike and everything he now stands for after the previous DA’s death. Evelyn informs Mike that if she replaces the old DA, she will stop at nothing to bring him and his colleagues down. Evelyn then mentions Ben, who was suspiciously murdered before he testified. She thinks the whole system is out of control.

Who does Bunny want to kill?

After blatant threats from Evelyn, Mike pays Bunny a visit for more abuse. Mike comments on Bunny’s busy return; In one day he bought a drone and robbed an entire gun shop, collecting an army’s worth of guns. Bunny says the guns are for protection, but Mike worries it looks like they’re going to start a war instead. Bunny tells Mike they’re square now; he kept his word even when things got a little out of hand. But the Crips leader now wants revenge. He wants Robert Sawyer dead. Mike tries to downplay the riots, but Bunny stops listening. There is no more reasoning with him. He wants justice for all the bloodshed.

Kyle misses a restaurant date with his wife, blaming his busy work schedule. tracy tells Kyle at the office that things are going crazy in Kingstown, so she moves back in with her dad for now. Kyle can also join her if he wants, but he refuses to abandon Mike and be with his wife instead. The brother then informs Mike of more bad news. Jacob committed suicide after being transferred to prison. Mike then tells Mariam about the teenager’s death. She hides her feelings and solemnly tells Mike that Jacob is a father.

Mayor of Kingstown Season 2 Episode 9 ending explained

Later in the episode, Iris calls Mike seemingly out of the blue. She wants to meet him the very next day. Of course, Milo stands behind this meeting and watches how everything unfolds. Mike agrees to the midnight rendezvous and the call ends abruptly. Does he suspect Milo’s involvement, is it a planned ambush? In any case, I’m sure Mike has a master plan in mind. Poor Iris is caught up in all this chaos again, but she hasn’t given up the fight yet. Joseph hits her in a hotel suite, and she responds by stabbing Milo’s right hand. Mike then continues his rounds the next day with increasing pressure from Ian and Stevie. Mike accuses Robert of killing Ben and his old friend deliberately starts avoiding his calls as he is offended by the accusations.

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Mike tries to reason with Bunny a second time, but it’s useless. Bunny wants justice and Robert has to pay for it. Mike repeatedly calls Robert to warn him about this ensuing attack, but the old friend ignores his calls. At some point Robert answers, although it is now much too late. Robert is attacked by Bunny’s foot soldiers and severely beaten. Mike arrives at the scene just as Bunny’s men are leaving. He holds Robert in his arms. This can be an attack Robert can’t come back from.

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