List of The Equalizer (1985 TV series) episodes

The following is an episode list of the 1980s CBS, cult classic vigilante series, The Equalizer.

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	22		September 18, 1985	April 8, 1986
2	22		October 8, 1986	May 27, 1987
3	22		September 23, 1987	May 4, 1988
4	22		October 26, 1988	August 24, 1989

Episodes

Season 1 (1985–86)

Main article: The Equalizer (1985 TV series) season 1

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	Rating/share (households)
1	1	"The Equalizer" "Pilot"	Rod Holcomb	Michael Sloan	September 18, 1985 (1985-09-18)	83517	18.3/32
2	2	"China Rain"	Richard Compton	Story by : Victor Hsu Teleplay by : Joel Surnow & Maurice Hurley & Victor Hsu	September 25, 1985 (1985-09-25)	61204	14.3/23
3	3	"The Defector"	Rod Holcomb	Heywood Gould	October 2, 1985 (1985-10-02)	61213	12.1/20
4	4	"The Lock Box"	Russ Mayberry	Story by : Frank Military Teleplay by : Frank Military & Joel Surnow & Maurice Hurley	October 9, 1985 (1985-10-09)	61216	15.0/25
5	5	"Lady Cop"	Russ Mayberry	Story by : Kathryn Bigelow & Maurice Hurley & Joel Surnow Teleplay by : Maurice Hurley & Joel Surnow	October 16, 1985 (1985-10-16)	61208	14.4/23
6	6	"The Confirmation Day"	Richard Colla	Story by : Eric Blakeney & Gene Miller Teleplay by : Edward Adler & Heywood Gould	October 23, 1985 (1985-10-23)	61205	12.9/21
7	7	"The Children's Song"	Richard Compton	Story by : Howard Chesley Teleplay by : Howard Chesley & Maurice Hurley & Joel Surnow	October 30, 1985 (1985-10-30)	61203	14.0/24
8	8	"The Distant Fire"	Alan Metzger	Story by : Robert Sabaroff Teleplay by : Robert Sabaroff & Maurice Hurley & Joel Surnow	November 6, 1985 (1985-11-06)	61201	11.8/18
9	9	"Mama's Boy"	James Sheldon	Heywood Gould	November 13, 1985 (1985-11-13)	61219	13.5/21
10	10	"Bump and Run"	Richard Compton	Story by : Jim Trombetta Teleplay by : Maurice Hurley & Joel Surnow	November 20, 1985 (1985-11-20)	61214	11.8/19
11	11	"Desperately"	Donald Petrie	Charles Grant Craig	December 4, 1985 (1985-12-04)	61221	12.4/20
12	12	"Reign of Terror"	Richard Compton	Story by : Steve Bello Teleplay by : Steve Bello & Coleman Luck	December 11, 1985 (1985-12-11)	61220	13.2/22
13	13	"Back Home"	Alan Metzger	Story by : Neil Cohen Teleplay by : Joel Surnow & Maurice Hurley	December 18, 1985 (1985-12-18)	61209	13.6/23
14	14	"Out of the Past"	Richard Compton	Cyrus Nowrasteh	January 15, 1986 (1986-01-15)	61224	12.2/20
15	15	"Dead Drop"	Donald Petrie	Maurice Hurley & Joel Surnow	January 22, 1986 (1986-01-22)	61230	13.3/22
16	16	"Wash Up"	Richard Compton	Mark Frost	January 29, 1986 (1986-01-29)	61228	11.9/20
17	17	"Torn"	Russ Mayberry	Story by : Joel Surnow & Maurice Hurley Teleplay by : Carl Eastlake	February 5, 1986 (1986-02-05)	61211	11.9/20
18	18	"Unnatural Causes"	Alan Metzger	Story by : Susan Woollen Teleplay by : Susan Woollen & Coleman Luck & Scott Shepherd	February 12, 1986 (1986-02-12)	61233	11.7/19
19	19	"Breakpoint"	Russ Mayberry	Story by : Scott Shepherd Teleplay by : Scott Shepherd & Don Carlos Dunaway	February 19, 1986 (1986-02-19)	61226	13.2/22
20	20	"No Conscience"	Richard Compton	Mark Frost	March 26, 1986 (1986-03-26)	61231	10.6/20
21	21	"Unpunished Crimes"	Alan Metzger	John Burke & Grenville Case	April 1, 1986 (1986-04-01)	61227	11.1/20
22	22	"Pretenders"	Richard Compton	Scott Shepherd	April 8, 1986 (1986-04-08)	61234	10.8/20

Season 2 (1986–87)

Main article: The Equalizer (1985 TV series) season 2

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Rating/share (households)
23	1	"Prelude"	Richard Compton	Carleton Eastlake	October 8, 1986 (1986-10-08)	17.0/28
24	2	"Nocturne"	Richard Compton	Carleton Eastlake	October 15, 1986 (1986-10-15)	17.5/28
25	3	"A Community of Civilized Men"	Alan Metzger	Daniel Pyne & Scott Shepherd	October 22, 1986 (1986-10-22)	12.9/21
26	4	"Joyride"	Russ Mayberry	Jim Trombetta & Charles Grant Craig	October 29, 1986 (1986-10-29)	14.4/26
27	5	"Shades of Darkness"	Donald Petrie	Jack V. Fogarty	November 5, 1986 (1986-11-05)	14.1/24
28	6	"Nightscape"	Aaron Lipstadt	Carleton Eastlake	November 12, 1986 (1986-11-12)	15.7/27
29	7	"Counterfire"	Alan Metzger	Scott Shepherd & Coleman Luck	November 19, 1986 (1986-11-19)	16.0/26
30	8	"The Line"	Russ Mayberry	Steve Volpe	November 26, 1986 (1986-11-26)	15.9/28
31	9	"Tip on a Sure Thing"	Donald Petrie	Scott Shepherd	December 3, 1986 (1986-12-03)	16.2/27
32	10	"The Cup"	Mario DiLeo	Story by : Andrew Sipes & Carleton Eastlake Teleplay by : David Jackson & Carleton Eastlake	December 10, 1986 (1986-12-10)	16.4/27
33	11	"Heartstrings"	Russ Mayberry	Loraine Despres	December 17, 1986 (1986-12-17)	15.4/25
34	12	"High Performance"	Russ Mayberry	Jack V. Fogarty	January 7, 1987 (1987-01-07)	17.3/29
35	13	"Beyond Control"	Alan Metzger	Coleman Luck	January 14, 1987 (1987-01-14)	15.4/26
36	14	"Carnal Persuasion"	Leon Ichaso	Dennis Manuel	January 21, 1987 (1987-01-21)	15.5/25
37	15	"Memories of Manon"	Tony Wharmby	Coleman Luck	February 4, 1987 (1987-02-04)	15.0/25
38	16				February 11, 1987 (1987-02-11)	15.2/25
39	17	"Solo"	Alan Metzger	Carleton Eastlake	February 18, 1987 (1987-02-18)	15.8/26
40	18	"A Place to Stay"	Alan Metzger	Story by : Marc Rubin Teleplay by : Marc Rubin & Carleton Eastlake & Coleman Luck	February 25, 1987 (1987-02-25)	18.5/30
41	19	"Coal Black Soul"	Richard Compton	Scott Shepherd	May 6, 1987 (1987-05-06)	14.6/27
42	20	"First Light"	Richard Compton	Jack Fogarty	May 13, 1987 (1987-05-13)	15.7/28
43	21	"Hand and Glove"	Alan Metzger	Coleman Luck	May 20, 1987 (1987-05-20)	12.7/22
44	22	"Re-Entry"	Aaron Lipstadt	Story by : Dennis Manuel Teleplay by : Scott Shepherd	May 27, 1987 (1987-05-27)	13.4/23

Season 3 (1987–88)

Main article: The Equalizer (1985 TV series) season 3

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Rating/share (households)
45	1	"Blood and Wine"	Alan Metzger	Coleman Luck	September 23, 1987 (1987-09-23)	14.4/24
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47	3	"Suspicion of Innocence"	Russ Mayberry	Robert Eisele	September 30, 1987 (1987-09-30)	14.0/24
48	4	"In the Money"	Aaron Lipstadt	Ed Waters & Scott Shepherd	October 7, 1987 (1987-10-07)	14.2/24
49	5	"Encounter in a Closed Room"	Jim Johnston	Story by : Ann Lewis Hamilton & Scott Shepherd Teleplay by : Ann Lewis Hamilton	October 14, 1987 (1987-10-14)	12.7/22
50	6	"Mission: McCall"	Alan Metzger	Ed Waters & Scott Shepherd	October 28, 1987 (1987-10-28)	13.4/24
51	7			Story by : Ed Waters & Coleman Luck Teleplay by : Ed Waters & Scott Shepherd & Robert Eisele	November 4, 1987 (1987-11-04)	13.1/23
52	8	"Shadow Play"	Russ Mayberry	Robert Eisele	November 11, 1987 (1987-11-11)	12.8/21
53	9	"Inner View"	Marc Laub	Jim Trombetta	November 18, 1987 (1987-11-18)	13.2/24
54	10	"The Rehearsal"	Alan Metzger	Robert Eisele	December 2, 1987 (1987-12-02)	9.9/17
55	11	"Christmas Presence"	Michael O'Herlihy	Coleman Luck	December 16, 1987 (1987-12-16)	13.4/24
56	12	"A Dance on the Dark Side"	Jonathan Perry	David Lightstone	January 13, 1988 (1988-01-13)	12.2/21
57	13	"The Child Broker"	Mark Sobel	Mick Curran	January 20, 1988 (1988-01-20)	13.9/24
58	14	"Video Games"	James A. Contner	Peter McCabe	January 27, 1988 (1988-01-27)	13.4/24
59	15	"Something Green"	Luis Soto	Kevin Droney	February 10, 1988 (1988-02-10)	11.9/20
60	16	"The Mystery of Manon"	Bradford May	Coleman Luck	February 17, 1988 (1988-02-17)	11.9/19
61	17				February 24, 1988 (1988-02-24)	9.3/17
62	18	"No Place Like Home"	Tobe Hooper	Robert Eisele	March 16, 1988 (1988-03-16)	13.5/24
63	19	"Last Call"	Michael O'Herlihy	Robert Crais	March 23, 1988 (1988-03-23)	13.2/24
64	20	"Regrets Only"	James A. Contner	Robert Crais	March 30, 1988 (1988-03-30)	14.0/25
65	21	"Target of Choice"	Mark Sobel	Kevin Droney	April 6, 1988 (1988-04-06)	14.2/24
66	22	"Always a Lady"	Marc Laub	Story by : Scott Shepherd Teleplay by : Peter McCabe	May 4, 1988 (1988-05-04)	11.9/21

Season 4 (1988–89)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (households)
67	1	"The Last Campaign"	Richard Compton	Lee Batchler & Janet Scott Batchler	October 26, 1988 (1988-10-26)	17.0	11.9/18
A reporter, Leslie (Freda Foh Shen), asks if Assemblyman Phillip Wingate (Stanley Tucci) is running against incumbent Senator Virgil Thomas Blake (E. G. Marshall). While publically supportive, he secretly wants Blake's resignation and endorsement. Wingate's assistant Cindy Claussen (Laila Robins) discovers blackmail material on Blake. Having heard of McCall from Susan Foxworth, she asks for help. Jay Trescott (Jay Patterson) drugs Cindy. Her neighbor Darlene (Yvonne Bryceland) tells McCall, "Medics took her." Sterno finds her committed to Longview Psychiatric Institute. At a free clinic, McCall asks his friend Dr. Wolff (Wendell Pierce) for help. Since Wolff can't get her out, he commits McCall; paranoid schizophrenic. "I am quite wonderful at feeling hostility, Dr. Quentin." "Hrmm... OK... spies, adventurism, overthrow governments... I see," replies Dr. Quentin (Larry Keith). Pete gets in too; "bi-polar disturbance." Robert prevents Jay from drugging Cindy, and they hear her story. Pete keeps eye on Jay and protects Cindy. After fencing, Wingate blackmails Blake. McCall asks Blake to help, but he's afraid, so he rattles Wingate to "resign, Resign, R E S I G N."
68	2	"Sea of Fire"	Alan Metzger	Story by : Peter McCabe Teleplay by : Peter McCabe & Coleman Luck	November 2, 1988 (1988-11-02)	16.1	11.7/18
Cristo (Keith David) and the Demon Lords watch as "Goat" gets jumped in to run a "franchise." Principal Elena Rodriguez (Seret Scott) complains to Arthur Williams (Reginald VelJohnson) about school resources. The Demons rape Alicia. Elena calls The Equalizer. They stab Eduardo Sanchez, who reported it. McCall and Elena talk to Alicia. Mrs. Sanchez (Socorro Santiago) frantically arrives at the ER. Frustrated, Sgt. Shepard doesn't have the manpower. McCall requests off-duty volunteers from the Gang Task Force, who seize forty-three guns from school. McCall starts teaching Physical Science 800. The subject? Death! A thanatology field trip to the morgue. The Demons watch an autopsy by the ME (Harsh Nayyar). Cruz is sickened; Goat chastises them. "Hitter" Phillip Borchek (David Strathairn) explains his profession, until he was shot in the face with a .38, and had an out-of-body experience... an ocean, but not water... a Sea of Fire. McCall wants Alicia to return to school, and testify. Elena asks Williams for time before dismantling the school. Williams argues with McCall. Cristo and Goat try to trap McCall. Mickey protests McCall going in unarmed.... Includes an appearance by Karina Arroyave as a school girl.
69	3	"Riding the Elephant"	Donald Petrie	M.K. Lorens	November 9, 1988 (1988-11-09)	14.7	10.6/16
A kickboxing match goes poorly for Narong Bansari (Russell Wong) as drug dealing slaver Jimmy Thanarat (Mako) watches at his sports arena. At the Rose of Bankok massage club, Narong gives Manika (Elizabeth Sung) his mother's necklace, but she can't wear it, doing what she does. Jimmy breaks them up; he won't let either of them out of their contracts. Narong says he'll do anything. At Pete O'Phelan's on his birthday, McCall reminisces with Control about "riding the elephants" in Angola. Thai national Sirit Bansari (James Hong) finds China white heroin in a crate his son Narong was holding for Jimmy, so Sirit chastises Narong. Sirit throws the heroin in the trash. In the shadows, Flack sees it. Narong warns Sirit the "ghost soldiers" will kill him if they don't find it. Sirit disowns Narong, so he asks Manika to flee with him. She calls The Equalizer. He intervenes to save Sirit, but learns Control buys intelligence from Jimmy, giving Jimmy a free hand. Sirit tries to buy Manika's freedom for his son, but Jimmy holds Sirit hostage. McCall, Mickey and Narong have to be careful, but quick to get him back.
70	4	"Eighteen with a Bullet"	Richard Compton	Bruce A. Taylor	November 16, 1988 (1988-11-16)	16.3	11.4/17
Eighteen year-old singer Beverly Heat (Vitamin C) is on the rise, while Gina Rox (Amy Morton) is on the decline. Beverly's mother Evelyn Weaver (Caroline Lagerfelt) finds her drunk and warns her. Evelyn asks McCall to help Beverly escape the clutches of her manipulative manager Greg Rivers (Bruce Payne). Mickey provides McCall background; Rivers specializes in teens, swindles their earnings, hooks them on drugs, and discards them. They visit Graham (Terrence Mann), who was the hottest DJ in town. Graham says Rivers ruined his career and moved on to Gina Rox. Jealous of Beverly, Gina threatens Greg with cops and reporters, regarding the pay-offs, the drug deals... She's not heard from again. Beverly takes fan calls Live on the air with a WZAD DJ (Ken Ober). Mickey turns the tables on Rivers by calling in. Outside, he separates Rivers from Beverly and drives off so McCall can enlighten her. At Gina's apartment, he shows her the future. Then he starts in on Rivers, with voice-modulation help from Graham.
71	5	"Day of the Covenant"	James A. Contner	Robert Eisele	December 7, 1988 (1988-12-07)	11.0	7.7/12
Twelve years removed from the violent Soweto uprising, Scott and his girlfriend Zandili (Kasi Lemmons) play a happy tune. She leaves with "cousin" Ben (Michael Genet). A masked man tries to kill her, and they flee. Robert asks why Special Branch is after her. He draws out the gunman, an Afrikaner named Voorhees (Theodore Bikel). McCall asks why he would harm a defenseless girl. "Defenseless? Kafir bitch," he replies before ranting about Blood River and his "Day of the Covenant." He claims she's a terrorist who killed his wife by bombing his SAP station. McCall takes him to Anton Jooste (David Leary), an NIS operative at the South African Consulate. Ulysses (Jihmi Kennedy) tells Mickey she led an uMkhonto cell, but the ANC wouldn't operate in America. Having learned her past, Robert confronts Zandili. She leaves, but now Jooste is after her. Ben helps Zandili escape Jooste and his impimpi. McCall deduces the next target is the Deputy Secretary for the Department of Cooperation and Development (Tobin Bell). Note: The opening scene portraying the South African government crackdown on the 1976 anti-apartheid Soweto uprising is an excerpt taken directly from the 1987 film, Cry Freedom (starring Denzel Washington and Kevin Kline), filmed in Zimbabwe. It ends with another excerpt of a speech by Desmond Tutu.
72	6	"Splinters"	Paul Krasny	Coleman Luck	December 14, 1988 (1988-12-14)	15.1	10.8/17
John Allenwaite (Kevin Conway) is informed the operation is underway. Mickey leads a clean-up mission. His team is ambushed, killed, and he is captured. McCall answers a coded call from Control who suspects the mission was compromised by Parmelee (Tom Klunis). For the enemy operation, McCall confronts Gropman (Richard Bright)...with his retirement fund and a toilet. The project is called "Intangible Plastics" (i.e., psychological warfare). "We call the procedure, Spinter," Allenwaite explains to his audience, as Mickey, unconscious, has a vision of McCall implanted. For Mickey's location, McCall confronts Parmelee...with a garbage truck. Mickey next envisions a murdered woman, Serena (Tracy Kolis). Allenwaite's assistant (David Brisbin) increases the dosage. Allenwaite waits for McCall; Parmelee is of no further use. McCall learns the Company has been infiltrated by a KGB unit, using agency finances to research brainwashing. McCall must overcome Mickey's programming, before Mickey kills him. Includes an appearance by Christopher Meloni as Team Leader.
73	7	"Making of a Martyr"	Bradford May	Wayne Powers & Donna Powers	January 11, 1989 (1989-01-11)	16.0	11.3/18
Brandon Thorton (Tom Noonan) wakes from a dream of being shot and paralyzed. Sylvia Thorton (Barbara Williams) gives a gun control presentation. In the audience is pro-gun Congressman James Harcourt, and gun-violence victim John Kelly (William Converse-Roberts). She receives threatening calls. Brandon calls McCall. Sylvia argues for police, not vigilantes. McCall asks Shepard for a wiretap. A policeman (Harry O'Reilly) rousts Mickey from his surveillance van outside the Thorton's home, allowing Kelly entry. Shots are fired, but he escapes. The forensic detective (A.L. Sheppard) finds fibers but no prints. Shepard and McCall argue motive, but agree on a computer search. Sylvia goes live on WFQB-FM's Talkback with Chris Perley (Bobby Rivers) about her upcoming television debate with Harcourt. She talks about the man threatening her. He calls in and fires a gun. She calls him a coward. McCall suspects Sylvia is orchestrating it, and repudiates making a martyr of herself. McCall and Mickey review Shepard's research, establish motive, and confirm their suspect. At the TV-8 Facing Facts studio, Kelly gains entry and plants a gun after fooling the stage manager (Bruce Kirkpatrick). During the interview with Sally Jessy Raphael, he fires the gun....
74	8	"The Sins Of Our Fathers"	Paul Krasny	Tom Towler	January 18, 1989 (1989-01-18)	16.6	11.1/17
It's a normal day at the playground with Carlo Jr., his nanny Estrella... and mafia guards Blanda and Disimone (Michael Sergio). Carlo is taken. Mobster Carlo Alberto "The Angel" Santelli (Al Shannon) is livid, shouting at Tommy Dio (Tom Signorelli). Lettie and McCall discuss Shakespeare before the call from Carlo's mother, Natalie Santelli (J. Smith-Cameron). Mickey describes what happened. McCall smells a military operation. They contact Carter Brock (Joe Morton), who got a letter, $5,000, and "one very weird tape of instructions." Santelli is contacted; "I don't want money, I want YOU Angel. I'm going to kill everything you love." Jonah hacks the D.A. and The Times for Santelli's rap sheet: assault, racketeering, extortion, drug smuggling in Turkey... and murder. "No Disposition!" McCall intends to change that. Natalie meets McCall, Carlo has her tailed, Mickey intercepts them. Santelli demands to know who's helping her. Mickey has the tape analyzed at InterTex Sound Lab; "modern technology triumphs again...the original dulcet tones of the kidnapper." Armed with identity and motive, McCall tries to find Sarah Booth (Randy Danson), open Natalie's eyes, get her into WITSEC, save the son, jail the father, and read Sonnet 73 to Lettie. Just a normal day.
75	9	"The Visitation"	Bradford May	Robert Eisele	February 1, 1989 (1989-02-01)	15.6	11.0/17
International arms dealer Daniel Ruger (James Tolkan) is selling nerve gas, so (coughing) small-time gun smuggler Asa Lazar (Joseph Ragno) won't deal. Ruger can't trust him, so Garrick (Mike Starr) and Tillerman (Randle Mell) grab him. Lazar flees into a residence, but the new mother (Mel Gorham) denies entry. Garrick shoots him, but catches a fatal strain of African orthopoxvirus. At Pete O'Phelan's, McCall dines with an old flame, Dr. Lauren Demeter (Jenny Agutter), an epidemiologist at the U.N.'s International Health Organization. The Medical Examiner performs Lazar's autopsy, and quickly enlists Dr. Phil Molinari from the Dept. of Health, Bureau of Contagious Diseases. Molinar sends blood to the CDC, and calls his colleague, Lauren. Lt. Brannigan's mass round-up of suspects tips Carpenter who says, "The Mayor would want the people to know." McCall convinces him to grant 48-hours to isolate Lazar's killers. Mickey finds Bagler's cousin, Dr. Harriman (Martin Shakar); a "top quack in NYC" who "lost his license for performing unnecessary surgeries." He finds Tillerman, but Lauren takes Ruger's number, trying to deliver the serum to anyone who needs it. Now McCall and Mickey must rescue Lauren.
76	10	"Past Imperfect"	Russ Mayberry	Gail Morgan Hickman	February 15, 1989 (1989-02-15)	17.2	11.9/19
Corman (Kenneth J. McGregor) welcomes Ray Quintero (Hector Elizondo). Ray's chauffeur (Frank Adonis) hands him the phone. "Hello, Ray. Goodbye, Ray." The chauffer tries to garrote him, Corman tries to shoot him, but Ray escapes. Big Brother Jimmy visits Thomas and his mother Cecilia Romero (Katherine Cortez). Men try to kidnap Tomas. Ray shoots one, the others escape. Jimmy scoffs at Lt. Brannigan's theory. Mickey identifies him as David Lance. McCall sees his tattoo; "What we need is an expert on strange and esoteric information." For meaning, Mickey leverages Luther Munson (Brad Sullivan). McCall tells Jimmy and Cecilia about the Darien Cartel, and Ray Quintero. "Name mean anything to you Mrs. Romero?" She tells her story, while Tomas eavesdrops. Mickey spots Company surveillance men. McCall berates the first man (Peter Mackenzie) and orders the second to contact Control. Control and Justice Department agent Elliott Jarvis (Rudolph Willrich) want Ray's testimony. McCall hears Ray's story. Jimmy dissuades Tomas from running away. Corman comes after Tomas, and Garfield is shot. McCall suspects a Company mole. Ray gives his testimony and is shot. At the funeral the priest (Al Carmines) reads "a mystery" (1 Corinthians 15:51-52). Tomas gets his own special chauffeur.
77	11	"Trial by Ordeal"	Marc Laub	Coleman Luck	March 1, 1989 (1989-03-01)	13.9	9.8/16
McCall is summoned by Prosecutor Charlie McGuinness (Roy Dotrice). Lights reveal the Sword Star. "I think you know what this is, "says the Judge (Sylvia Sidney). "A Company tribunal... a bloody kangaroo court!" Convened by Internal Operations, McCall has "been reclassified Category Red." He recalls Control warning, it's too dangerous to resign (years ago in "The Equalizer"). The Judge reminds McCall of his oath upon joining 29 years ago. Prosecutor, "You and Control met, and exchanged an envelope..." (in "A Community of Civilized Men") "What exactly were the contents of that envelope?" McCall, "A mail order for a dozen new bowties...I had just discovered a secret sauce." But it's Control on trial; establishing his own network in Violation #28 of the Morrison Directives. Treason! The penalty? Death! He's asked about utilizing Control's network (in "Counterfire"). As evidence, is his quid pro quo with Control (in "First Light"). If Control is convicted, McCall also goes on trial. Having worked for the Operations Director (in "Beyond Control"), Mickey testifies about Exden Doc. #1344-H (25 years of assassinations, government destabilization, currency manipulation... Everything!). Control's letter is entered into evidence; the Sand Star Confederation declaring, "We the undersigned pledge our lives, and our resources to the worldwide defense of human rights, accepting as our mission, the overthrow of any force that shackles the freedom of human conscience, by unjust imprisonment, false trial, torture, and execution." The Judge asks Control, "Do you disavow this document?" "No, I do not." The Tribunal finds him guilty, but a death sentence requires unanimous peer agreement. McCall calls for a statement; Control makes his plea... to free the "prisoners of conscience..."
78	12	"Silent Fury"	Russ Mayberry	Donna Powers & Wayne Powers	March 8, 1989 (1989-03-08)	14.4	10.0/16
McCall helps a deaf robbery victim. Cynthia Nixon appears.
79	13	"Lullaby of Darkness"	David Jackson	Coleman Luck	March 30, 1989 (1989-03-30)	16.9	11.9/19
McCall is called on to help a mother and daughter escape their abusive home life.
80	14	"17 Zebra"	Alan Metzger	Jacqueline Zambrano	April 6, 1989 (1989-04-06)	17.4	12.1/19
McCall investigates the death of several homeless people who have died from heart attacks while in ambulances.
81	15	"Starfire"	Bradford May	Robert Eisele	April 13, 1989 (1989-04-13)	16.7	11.7/19
McCall helps a man (Michael Moriarty) who is convinced he is an alien being hunted by killers. George Plimpton appears.
82	16	"Time Present, Time Past"	Gordon Hessler	Tom Towler	April 20, 1989 (1989-04-20)	15.1	10.8/18
Scott and a Bulgarian defector (who was aided by his father) are kidnapped, and Scott enters his father's line of work when he tries to rescue the man.
83	17	"Prisoners of Conscience"	Marc Laub	Robert Eisele	April 27, 1989 (1989-04-27)	14.7	10.4/17
McCall tries to free a Chilean poet from the grasp of a man who killed his father years ago.Edward Woodward's son Tim Woodward plays Captain McCall.
84	18	"The Caper"	Alan Metzger	Tom Towler	May 4, 1989 (1989-05-04)	15.0	10.8/17
A cleaning woman (Maureen Stapleton) witnesses a murder and tries to solve it.
85	19	"Heart of Justice"	Bradford May	Gail Morgan Hickman	May 11, 1989 (1989-05-11)	14.6	11.2/18
A man hellbent on getting revenge on the men who attacked his wife enlists McCall's help when he finds out someone else has gotten to them first.
86	20	"Race Traitors"	Robert E. Warren	Donna Powers, Wayne Powers, & Gail Morgan Hickman	June 29, 1989 (1989-06-29)	11.6	8.3/16
McCall comes to the aid of a black family being harassed by racists. Guest star Laurence Fishburne.
87	21	"Endgame"	Alan Metzger	Coleman Luck	August 10, 1989 (1989-08-10)	11.2	8.3/15
A man who is a master of strategy games uses his knowledge to plot revenge against two sisters.
88	22	"Suicide Squad"	Marc Laub	Jacqueline Zambrano	August 24, 1989 (1989-08-24)	11.2	8.2/15
McCall aids a young student who has turned to drug dealing after he loses his athletic scholarship at college. Ving Rhames appears.

Home releases

At present, the following DVD sets have been released.

DVD set	Company	Release date
The Equalizer: Season 1	Universal Home Video	February 12, 2008
The Equalizer: The Complete Collection; Limited Edition	Visual Entertainment	August 19, 2014
The Equalizer: The Complete Season 2	Visual Entertainment	August 26, 2014
The Equalizer: The Complete Season 3	Visual Entertainment	October 24, 2014
The Equalizer: The Complete Season 4	Visual Entertainment	November 25, 2014

External links

• The Equalizer at IMDb
• List of The Equalizer episodes at epguides.com