While sprinkled with a few rather negligible subplots, the tension was palpable in a major storyline.
But he could also be recruiting them as possible flunkies for future use.
It certainly looks dire for Sonny, but all is not as it seems.

No one knows that Cyrus is behind a mysterious criminal organization with many wheels in motion.
The two then talked cryptically, indicating they had an alliance and their plan was moving forward successfully.
The juxtaposition of Cyrus' preaching and Sonny and his men getting busted was masterfully done.

The authorities will have to wipe the egg off their face once that’s revealed.
We can’t wait to see the look on Cyrus' face when Sonny and his men are exonerated.
Tracy alleges that Deception stole her proprietary design of a product called the Deceptor.

That could imply he stole it from someone else, maybe Blair.