Michael, a forty-year-old man, continues his older brother’s case of mediating between the underworld, local authorities and ordinary citizens to settle emerging problems. He's kind of the shadow mayor of Kingstown. Michael is smart, quick-responsive, obliging, honest and always fulfilling his obligations. People are paying him for it. The income is small, but he does not give up his business.
There are many storylines in the film, but the main one is the conflict of power with prisoners in a local prison. Tensions escalate from series to series, culminating in a prison riot. But the finale remains open.
A big credit to the success of the series is the play of Jeremy Renner as Michael.