The latest episode of Mayor of Kingstown delivered one of Season 4’s most shocking twists—Bunny Washington fighting for his life after a brutal ambush. But the real bombshell? Mike McLusky discovers the attack wasn’t orchestrated by the cartel, but by someone much closer to home. Episode 6, “Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?”, reveals Frank Moses as the puppet master behind a deadly conspiracy to reshape Kingstown’s power structure.
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Mayor of Kingstown Episode Breakdown at a Glance
| Event | Details |
|---|---|
| Episode Title | “Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?” |
| Air Date | November 30, 2025 |
| Platform | Paramount+ |
| Major Events | Bunny’s ambush, Kyle’s attack, Moses’ betrayal revealed |
| Key Revelation | Moses orchestrated Bunny’s attack using Lamar |
| Status | Bunny hospitalized, Kyle indebted to Aryan Brotherhood |
The Bunny Ambush: What Actually Happened
Bunny Washington was ambushed while traveling to meet with Mike McLusky and Frank Moses. His vehicle hit road spikes on the highway, and when his driver Lamar stepped out to assess the damage, shooters opened fire from the treeline. Bunny sustained severe injuries before being rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
The precision of the attack immediately raised red flags—someone knew Bunny’s exact route and timing. The calculated nature of the assault suggested inside information, not a random cartel hit.
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The Shocking Truth: Moses Orchestrated Everything
Mike’s investigation reveals that Moses staged the attack on Bunny to gain control of Kingstown’s criminal infrastructure. The key evidence? Lamar, Bunny’s trusted driver, was actually working for Moses.
How Mike Figured It Out:
Mike noticed suspicious behavior during the ambush—Lamar positioned himself on the protected side of the vehicle too quickly, suggesting he knew where the shooters would fire from. When Mike confronted Lamar, the pieces fell into place: Moses had planted an insider to ensure the attack succeeded without killing Bunny outright.
Moses planned the attack to start a war between him, Bunny, and the cartel to reshape Kingstown. By leaving Bunny alive but wounded, Moses calculated that both Bunny and Mike would retaliate against the cartel with full force, creating the chaos Moses needs to rebuild the city under his control.
The Cartel’s Real Target: Not Bunny, But Moses
In a crucial scene with Cortez, the cartel’s representative, Mike learns that Bunny is merely a pawn in a broader strategy. Cortez explicitly tells Mike that the cartel isn’t after local players—they want “kings and queens,” not pawns.
The cartel’s actual target is Frank Moses himself. The cartel sent Cortez to drive Moses out before he could establish his hold on the city, viewing him as the real threat to their operations. Moses had escalated tensions by executing Russian gang members (the cartel’s allies) and burning Colombian squatters, deliberately provoking a citywide war.
Moses wants Kingstown to become a battleground so he can rebuild from scratch with himself as the undisputed power. The attack on Bunny serves this larger strategy perfectly.
Kyle’s Nightmare in General Population
Meanwhile, Mike’s brother Kyle faces his own crisis after being thrown into general population as retaliation against Mike. Kyle is immediately targeted by multiple gangs—Colombians, Aryans, and Crips—who recognize him as a former cop.
In the episode’s most disturbing sequence, Kyle is nearly beaten and sexually assaulted when corrupt guards deliver him to Colombian gang members. At the last moment, members of the Aryan Brotherhood intervene, saving Kyle on behalf of their leader Merle Callahan.
This rescue comes with strings attached—Kyle now owes his life to the white supremacist gang, creating a dangerous debt that will complicate his relationship with Mike and his own survival strategy.
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Mike’s Faustian Bargain with Nina Hobbs
To save Kyle and expose Moses, Mike makes a deal with Warden Nina Hobbs. In exchange for getting Kyle back to the safety of administrative segregation, Mike agrees to have Moses arrested. Mike also requests that Callahan be returned to general population as part of the arrangement.
Mike convinces Moses to submit to voluntary arrest, promising it’s merely a show for Hobbs and that he’ll walk out unharmed. However, during Moses’ interrogation at the police station, a cartel gunman attempts to assassinate him. Ian and the KPD intervene just in time, killing the shooter.
This assassination attempt confirms Mike’s theory—Moses has been orchestrating chaos from the beginning, deliberately making himself a target while manipulating both Mike and Bunny as his pawns.
The Episode’s Final Moments: “Just You and Me, Buddy”
The episode concludes with Mike sitting at Bunny’s hospital bedside, saying the ominous words: “Just you and me, buddy.” This moment crystallizes Mike’s realization that his circle of trust has collapsed to a single person—and that person is currently in a coma.
With Kyle refusing his visits (ashamed of his debt to Callahan), Iris struggling with her own demons, and Moses revealed as a traitor, Mike stands increasingly isolated. The power structure he’s maintained through careful negotiation is crumbling, replaced by open warfare he may not be able to contain.
What This Means for the Rest of Season 4
With only four episodes remaining, several major conflicts are converging:
The Moses Problem: Now that Mike knows Moses orchestrated Bunny’s attack, their alliance is finished. Moses has positioned himself as both cartel target and Mike’s enemy, creating maximum chaos.
Kyle’s Aryan Brotherhood Debt: Kyle owes Callahan his life, creating a wedge between the brothers and potentially forcing Kyle to commit acts that violate his moral code.
The Cartel War: The Colombians want Moses eliminated, and they’re willing to burn Kingstown to achieve it.
Bunny’s Revenge: If Bunny survives, he’ll learn that Moses betrayed him—but going after Moses could trigger the citywide war Moses wants.
Mike’s comment about “just you and me” suggests he and Bunny may form a last-stand alliance against all the forces converging on Kingstown, but with both men weakened and isolated, survival seems increasingly unlikely.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why did Moses want Bunny attacked instead of killed?
Moses targeted Bunny and left him alive so Mike and Bunny would stop holding back and declare war on the cartel, turning the city into a battleground. Killing Bunny would eliminate a key player, but wounding him ensures that both Bunny and Mike retaliate against the cartel with maximum force. Moses wants the city “painted red” so he can rebuild Kingstown from scratch under his control. By orchestrating the attack through Lamar while making it look like a cartel hit, Moses positions himself to eliminate his competition (the cartel) using Mike and Bunny as his weapons. This strategy allows Moses to maintain plausible deniability while achieving his ultimate goal: becoming Kingstown’s undisputed power after everyone else destroys each other in the ensuing war.
How did Mike figure out that Lamar was working for Moses?
Mike pieced together several suspicious details from the ambush. First, the attack was too precise—someone knew Bunny’s exact route and timing, suggesting inside information. Second, when reviewing the attack, Mike noticed that Lamar positioned himself on the side of the vehicle that wasn’t being fired upon almost immediately after exiting, indicating he knew where the shooters were located before they started firing. Third, the road spikes that disabled the vehicle required advance knowledge of Bunny’s travel path. When Mike confronted Lamar directly about these inconsistencies, combined with the cartel representative Cortez confirming that Bunny wasn’t their target, Mike realized Moses had planted Lamar as his inside man to ensure the attack succeeded while keeping Bunny alive. The attempted assassination of Moses at the police station further confirmed that Moses was the cartel’s real target, not Bunny, validating Mike’s theory about Moses orchestrating the entire conspiracy.
