Mayor of Kingstown Season 4 Episode 4 Ending Breakdown: Who Ordered the Hit on Evelyn — And Did She Survive?

Spoilers ahead for Mayor of Kingstown season 4, episode 4.

Episode 4 is the one where the walls really close in. Mike is juggling a cartel war, a slippery warden, and a brother in danger. Evelyn nearly gets killed. And somehow, the most suspicious part of the hour is a two-man attack on a full-blown cartel safehouse that looks like a training base. It is a tense, messy, very Kingstown hour.

Evelyn survives, and Ian steps on a rake

The episode pivots on Evelyn, whose investigation into Morrissey’s murder leads her right to Ian. She secures CCTV tying him to the hit, confronts him, and he tails her. Shortly after, a brick drops onto her car, sending her to the hospital. The show leaves a little wiggle room on whether Ian personally did it or hired it out, but he later admits involvement to Stevie, which kind of settles it.

Mike initially points the finger at Robert. Robert denies it, and that pushes Mike toward the obvious culprit: Ian. Evelyn, for her part, tells Mike she has a witness who can put Ian at the Morrissey scene. Is that real? Probably not. But it’s a smart bluff aimed at goading Ian into another mistake. If he flinches, he exposes himself.

Hobbs shuts Mike out, Cindy opens a door

Mike has been wary of Warden Nina Hobbs from the start. He tried to work with her on prison business; she kept him at arm’s length and kept key info to herself. After Carney’s death, Mike basically had no eyes inside until Cindy Stephens started feeding him intel. That’s when it clicks: Hobbs is playing both sides, and some of those sides are Mike’s enemies.

So Mike pivots. He leans on Cindy as his trusted source and starts building leverage using Kevin’s findings on the drug pipeline moving through the prison. Hobbs is clearly protecting Hobbs. Mike’s goal now is to make that a liability for her.

Kyle’s caught in the crossfire

Kyle is barely keeping his head above water. Callahan, tucked away in Ad Seg, tries to reel him in with drugs as part of a revenge play. Meanwhile, Tracy has a stalker, because apparently the McLusky family can’t catch one normal day. Mike is working behind the scenes to shield Kyle while he lines up his next shots at the Colombians and their friends on the inside.

The cartel war doesn’t add up (which is the point)

Right as Mike finally gets a breather, Ian calls: a Colombian safehouse was hit overnight by two gunmen. This comes on the heels of the cartel snatching a few of Bunny’s guys and dismembering them last episode, which was basically a neon sign that says: war.

The safehouse itself looks like a fortified camp. So who sends two hitmen into that? Enter Frank Moses, Bunny’s new partner, who steps in and insists he should run the retaliation. Mike’s not buying that the ambush was random. And Moses? He seems very aware of how escalation forces Mike and Bunny to need him, which conveniently gives him leverage in their little alliance. Even if Moses is acting in good faith, the fuse is lit. The outsiders won’t leave quietly.

Inside the yard: Bunny’s push, Rafa’s move

In the prison yard, Rafa attacks Roberto Cruz. Cruz survives, badly hurt. Bunny’s moves are landing, but the Colombians are not losing their grip without a fight. With Cindy’s intel and Kevin’s pipeline info, Mike finally has tools to squeeze both the cartel and Hobbs at the same time. Whether he can do it without the whole place exploding is another question.

Quick recap of who did what

• Evelyn gets CCTV linking Ian to Morrissey’s murder, confronts him, and ends up hospitalized after a brick smashes her car; Ian later confides to Stevie that he was behind it.
• Evelyn tells Mike she has a witness placing Ian at the murder; likely a bluff designed to bait him into another mistake.
• Mike suspected Robert first; Robert denies involvement, pushing suspicion squarely onto Ian.
• Mike never trusted Warden Nina Hobbs but tried to collaborate; she kept him out and hid key info.
• After Carney’s death, Mike had no inside eyes until Cindy Stephens stepped up; her intel makes clear Hobbs is scheming with his enemies.
• Kyle is targeted by Callahan in Ad Seg with a drug-based revenge play; Tracy deals with a stalker; Mike quietly works to protect them.
• A two-man hit on a heavily fortified Colombian safehouse smells off; Frank Moses takes charge of retaliation, gaining leverage over Mike and Bunny.
• Rafa attacks Roberto Cruz in the yard; Cruz is seriously wounded but alive.
• Mike starts leveraging Kevin’s discoveries about drug shipments to manipulate the pipeline and pressure both the cartel and the warden.

Where this leaves Kingstown

Evelyn’s alive, Ian’s reckless, and Hobbs is still playing her own game. Cindy’s becoming the confidante Mike actually needs, which could be a genuine game-changer. The bigger theme is simple: alliances here are made of glass, and the bill comes due for every move.

So, can Mike outmaneuver Hobbs and the Colombians at the same time, or is Kingstown sliding into full chaos? Drop your predictions. Season 4 of Mayor of Kingstown is streaming on Paramount+.