Drones

**Drones** is the seventh episode of Season 2, and the seventeenth episode of the Paramount+ series, *Mayor of Kingstown* overall. It aired on February 26, 2023.

## Synopsis

*Robert, Kyle, and Ian look to get their story straight as the internal affairs investigation looms. In the wake of Lockett's murder, Mike and Evelyn's relationship grows tense. Mike takes care of a problem for Bunny. Tracy worries about Kyle.*

## Plot

Some drone deliveries that contain packages of drugs are dropped into the prison. The guards all turn a blind eye to these brazen deliveries, and the drugs are quickly dispatched to the kitchen for distribution. Bunny sees the drones overhead as he waits to meet with Mike by the kennels. Mike is furious that Bunny had the District Attorney killed. Bunny doesn’t care, though, happy to have cleared the path for Mike to finally get him out. Bunny has his reasons, after all; the DA broke his promise, and Mike was working too slowly on his release. Bunny just sped up the process. He demands Mike sort this problem out once and for all, although the Mayor seems to think Bunny has made the situation much harder.

After their chat, Mike asks Carney to watch Davidson, the head Guard. Carney admits that the guards have already eased off, indicating that Mike and Kyle’s little chat with Davidson has done the trick. Mike drives home, noticing a gang-related shootout just about to take place on the streets. He drives his car into the chaos, ordering the two rival gangs to relax. Guns are drawn, but Mike holds firm, stating that the rival gang should not be in the Crips’ territory. Mike manages to stop any bloodshed from occurring. As he leaves, one of the Crips members hints at Mike and Rhonda’s flirtatious exchanges, warning him to be safe.

To keep Bunny happy, Mike has the Crips leader, and Raphael moved into a new cell as a gift. They are directed by Carney to an old kitchen away from the other prisoners, which is fitted with a sofa, table, sink, and many other amenities that the general public would take for granted. Still, to the inmates, this is paradise. Bunny and Raphael don’t seem too grateful initially for Mike’s upgrade, hiding their true emotions from Carney. They are, of course, ecstatic, although they cannot let Mike know that he has won.

Mike pays Evelyn a visit next, hoping to get the paperwork signed for Bunny’s release. Evelyn is enraged by what has transpired, though. She blames Mike directly for the District Attorney’s death. Mike thinks that the DA got what he deserved; he went back on his promise and was showing off; he had it coming. Evelyn says this war will never end; Mike cannot stop it; it is futile. The Mayor asks her to sign the paperwork, but she has lost faith in Mike.

At a bar in Kingstown, the old gang assembles. Mike, Kyle, Ian, and Robert discuss the ensuing riots interrogation, as Robert has to testify. Kyle’s Captain has asked them all to get their stories straight. Kyle had defended Robert, saying he was a hero, but the Captain warned him in return, adding that they were looking for a scapegoat to pin this on. Robert tells the others that he has found the rat, the person that has pinned this all on him; he is called Ben.

Kyle adds that Ben is a hypocrite, having taken out at least twenty prisoners during the riots. Mike then tells Robert that he will speak to this man alone; no one else is to talk to him.

Later, Kyle returns from the bar in a drunken haze. He tells his wife, Tracy, he is nervous about the questioning. She has cooked him a meal in his absence. Kyle explains that he has been drinking because he is under a lot of pressure now and doesn’t need judgment from her. Predictably, this ends in an argument, and Tracy storms off.

Meanwhile, at the club, Iris continues to work her old job in a drug-addled daze. She looks at her sad reflection in a mirror, desperate for a way out of this life. Tatiana then informs her that Milo wants to see her. The other girls, including Tatiana, are jealous of Iris’ connection to Milo, which has led to Iris feeling like an outcast within the group. Iris is then asked to work the bar. Kyle carries on his drunken bender and spots Iris in the club. On locking eyes with Kyle, she makes a run for it. Kyle however quickly phones Mike to tell his brother that he’s found her.

Raphael and Bunny cook themselves a tasty meal, and as they are chatting, another drone delivery takes place. Angered by this blatant drug smuggling operation, Bunny asks to make a call, eager to tell Mike to get this all under control. Coincidentally, Mike is on his way to the prison at the exact moment and spots a drone operator outside the prison walls. Mike attacks the drone operator and takes him down. Gunner phones his operator, and Mike intercepts the call. He tells Gunner to stop sending in the drones to honor their agreement.

## Cast and characters

### Starring

* Jeremy Renner as Mike McLusky
* Dianne Wiest as Mariam McLusky
* Hugh Dillon as Ian
* Tobi Bamtefa as Deverin "Bunny" Washington
* Taylor Handley as Kyle McLusky
* Emma Laird as Iris
* Derek Webster as Stevie
* Hamish Allan-Headley as Robert
* Nishi Munshi as Tracy McLusky
* Aidan Gillen as Milo Sunter

### Guest starring

* Necar Zadegan as Assistant D.A. Evelyn Foley
* D Smoke as Raphael
* Lane Garrison as Carney
* Rob Stewart as Captain Richard Heard
* Gratiela Brancusi as Tatiana
* Matt Gerald as Davidson
* Ash Santos as Coco
* Kenny Johnson as Charlie Pickings
* Michael Godere as Lewis
* Dylan Kenin as Gunner

### Co-starring

* Ian McLaren as Rogue
* Mark McKinnon as Bunny's Sergeant
* John E. Tremba as Drone Tech

## Gallery

### Promotional Videos

Mayor Of Kingstown - Behind The Story- "Drones" (S2, E7) - Paramount+Mayor Of Kingstown - Finding The Rat (S2, E7) - Paramount+
## Trivia

* As Raphael and Bunny cook themselves a tasty meal, the scene itself is a subtle homage to the Martin Scorsese crime epic *Goodfellas*.

## External Links

* Mayor of Kingstown at the Internet Movie Database
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* Mayor of Kingstown on Wikipedia
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* Watch *Mayor of Kingstown* on Paramount+