Episode 8 of Tulsa King Season 3 begins with a storm brewing over Tulsa, in the skies and on the streets. After Dwight’s clever power play in Episode 7, where he manipulated the Attorney General Sackrider into lifting the ban on Montague Distilleries, things seem to be finally turning in his favor. But if there’s one thing we’ve learned from Dwight “The General” Manfredi, it’s that peace never lasts long in his world.
Deacon and Jeremiah Form an Unholy Alliance
Sackrider now indebted to Dwight, business resumes at Montague Distilleries. Dwight even jokes that if Jeremiah tries to attack him again, he might as well call in the National Guard. But Jeremiah angry and humiliated has just been bailed out of jail by his son, Cole. Many assumed Jeremiah would rot behind bars for assaulting an attorney general, but in true Tulsa fashion, power and money have their own kind of justice.
Back at the Dunmire estate, the tension thickens when Deacon, the contract killer Dwight hired to eliminate Jeremiah, shows up unexpectedly. What Dwight doesn’t realize yet is that Deacon has switched sides. The assassin has decided that Dwight is too dangerous and unpredictable to trust. Believing that Dwight will discard him after using him, Deacon aligns himself with Jeremiah. To win Jeremiah’s trust, he offers to kill the one man they despise, Dwight himself.
Under the guise of hotel staff, Deacon sneaks into a grand hotel where Thresher and Margaret’s upcoming fundraiser is set to take place. Taking advantage of an unguarded backdoor, he plants a bomb, an ominous setup for the explosive climax to come.
Dwight and Deacon’s Deadly Game of Cat and Mouse
While chaos brews in secret, Dwight checks on Montague’s repair work after Bigfoot’s destructive stunt in the previous episode. Joanne pays him a visit and teases him about attending Thresher’s political fundraiser. Dwight shrugs her off, noting he hasn’t even been invited.
Then, out of nowhere, Deacon calls. He wants to meet Dwight and “make the exchange.” The deal is simple: Deacon received $250,000 upfront to craft a bomb and wants the remaining $250,000. But Dwight doesn’t trust him one bit and insists they meet on his own terms.
Dwight immediately alerts Musso, who’s orchestrating the covert operation to capture Deacon. Musso, though officially off the books, insists on sending a tactical team to make sure everything goes smoothly. It’s ironic, Musso insists he’s doing this for justice, but his obsession feels deeply personal. Dwight suspects there’s more to this mission than Musso admits.
The Truth Behind Musso’s Vendetta
When the two meet in a dimly lit parking lot, Dwight finally presses Musso for answers. Musso confesses that his partner was killed trying to save civilians during one of Deacon’s bombings. Ever since, Musso has been consumed by vengeance. Dwight understands grief and revenge better than most, but he’s also pragmatic, he argues that killing Deacon might be cleaner than arresting him.
Musso refuses to cross that line. He wants Deacon alive, caught by the book. For a brief moment, Dwight seems to respect that resolve but it won’t last long.
Dwight Outsmarts Everyone
At the warehouse set up for the exchange, Musso’s agents monitor from a distance. He orders Dwight to wear a wire to record the deal, but Dwight knows a setup when he sees one. If Musso only wanted Deacon, he wouldn’t need evidence of Dwight’s involvement. Sensing a double-cross, Dwight ditches the wire before heading in.
Inside, Deacon greets Dwight with a gun aimed at his chest. The bomber believes he’s in control, only to realize too late that Dwight is three steps ahead. Mitch and Bigfoot, Dwight’s loyal enforcers, were already waiting in the shadows. They ambush Deacon, overpower him, and whisk him away before Musso’s men even realize what’s happened. For once, Dwight’s enemies are the ones left in the dark.
A Fundraiser, a Proposal, and a Dangerous Truth
Meanwhile, Thresher and Margaret’s fundraiser unfolds with its usual glitz and hidden agendas. The guests are stripped of their phones to prevent leaks, an ironic move that soon proves costly. Sackrider and his wife are in attendance, confirming his full allegiance to Thresher’s campaign. Flush with confidence, Thresher makes his move; he proposes that Margaret join his cabinet. His intentions, however, are less political and more personal.
Margaret brushes him off politely, but Thresher drops his gentlemanly mask. He warns her that her ties to Dwight might soon drag them all down. Dwight, he reminds her, has a knack for chaos and when things implode, she’ll be the one left cleaning up the mess. His words hit harder than expected, forcing Margaret to silently question her loyalties.
Dwight’s Ruthless Interrogation
Elsewhere, Dwight, Mitch, and Bigfoot drag Deacon to Montague’s secret bourbon cellar. The rain pours outside as they put on raincoats, a chilling sign of what’s to come. Dwight demands names: Who else has Deacon been working with? When Deacon mocks him, the interrogation turns brutal.
While the camera cuts between Dwight’s interrogation and Jeremiah gloating about his “new alliance” with Deacon, it’s clear the villainy has gone too far. Cole, disturbed by what’s unfolding, secretly leaks information to Spencer and Tyson that a bomb has been planted at the fundraiser. Tyson pieces the clues together and realizes Margaret is in grave danger.
Meanwhile, Dwight pounds the truth out of Deacon, forcing him to confess everything on tape. The moment is raw, brutal, and deeply unsettling, a reminder that Dwight may have a code, but mercy isn’t part of it. He drives a lapel pin shaped like an American flag into Deacon’s cheek, a symbolic gesture of justice or vengeance depending on who you ask.
The Bombshell Moment
Just as Dwight finishes recording Deacon’s confession, Tyson manages to reach him. Panicked, he blurts out the bomb warning. Shocked, Dwight calls Musso, who initially thinks Dwight is lying to cover his tracks. Desperate, Dwight shoves the phone toward Deacon, forcing him to admit the truth himself.
That’s all Musso needs to hear. He mobilizes the police and federal agents, racing toward the hotel with sirens blazing. Dwight, Mitch, and Bigfoot dump Deacon, still alive, inside a coffin at Montague’s cemetery and rush to the scene.
They arrive just in time. Guests are evacuated moments before a deafening explosion rips through the building, lighting up the Tulsa night. Smoke and panic fill the air, but miraculously, no one dies. Margaret and Thresher survive, shaken but alive.
Dwight Reclaims Control
In the aftermath of the bombing, Musso demands answers from Dwight; he wants Deacon and the full confession. But Dwight, ever the strategist, knows he’s now holding all the cards, with Deacon in his custody and the confession tape in his pocket, Dwight finally has leverage over the man who’s been trying to control him.
He promises cooperation on his own terms. For once, Musso realizes he’s no longer the one pulling strings.
As sirens wail and the camera pans over the burning remains of the hotel, the episode closes with unanswered questions:
Will Dwight trade Deacon for his freedom?
Will Margaret distance herself from him or stand by the man who just saved her life?
And most importantly, will Dwight’s deal with Musso ignite another war in Tulsa’s already bloody underworld?
Episode 8 ends on a literal and metaphorical explosion, one that shakes every alliance Dwight has built. In Tulsa King, loyalty is as fragile as glass, and in this episode, it shatters spectacularly.
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