If the rules are against you he'll change them. If the odds are against you he'll even them.
Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as "The Equalizer." It is a service for victims of the system who have exhausted all possible means of seeking justice and have nowhere to go. McCall promises to even out the odds for them.
Prelude (Episode 1) 7.0
Writer: Carleton Eastlake
Air date: 1986-10-08
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: Men working for a dictator McCall helped put into power kidnap an American journalist.
Nocturne (Episode 2) 8.0
Writer: Carleton Eastlake
Air date: 1986-10-15
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: A blind music critic asks for help when she hears the voice of the man who raped her years before.
A Community of Civilized Men (Episode 3) 7.0
Writer: Scott Shepherd
Air date: 1986-10-22
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: McCall comes to the aid of a woman who's being squeezed to pay off her late husband's debts.
Joyride (Episode 4) 8.0
Writer: Charles Grant Craig
Air date: 1986-10-29
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: Two boys drive off in a hearse; not knowing it contains a coffin full of crack.
Shades of Darkness (Episode 5) 8.0
Writer: Jack V. Fogarty
Air date: 1986-11-05
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: McCall helps a National Guardsman who faces a murder charge and threats from the real killer.
Nightscape (Episode 6) 8.0
Writer: Carleton Eastlake
Air date: 1986-11-12
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: A rape victim asks McCall to stop her husband from tracking down her attackers.
Counterfire (Episode 7) 8.0
Writer: Scott Shepherd
Air date: 1986-11-19
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: The odds are against McCall when he's framed for the murder of a blind man.
The Line (Episode 8) 7.0
Writer: Steve Volpe
Air date: 1986-11-26
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: The mother of a youth killed while being harassed by an overzealous citizen's patrol appeals to McCall for help.
Tip On a Sure Thing (Episode 9) 7.0
Writer: Scott Shepherd
Air date: 1986-12-03
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: A bookie that doesn't like the odds on a race kidnaps the son of the jockey and demands the father throw the race.
The Cup (Episode 10) 8.0
Writer: Carleton Eastlake
Air date: 1986-12-10
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: Father Kostmayer hears the confession of a Polish agitator moments before he's gunned down.
Heartstrings (Episode 11) 8.0
Writer: Loraine Despres
Air date: 1986-12-17
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: A woman asks McCall for help recovering her kidnapped newborn son.
High Performance (Episode 12) 8.0
Writer: Jack V. Fogarty
Air date: 1987-01-07
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: A construction worker becomes both witness and target when she sees a murder and is spotted by the killer.
Beyond Control (Episode 13) 8.0
Writer: Coleman Luck
Air date: 1987-01-14
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: Control becomes McCall's client when a KGB agent who infiltrated a think tank is murdered.
Carnal Persuasion (Episode 14) 8.0
Writer: Dennis Manuel
Air date: 1987-01-21
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: A wife appeals to the judge sentencing her husband and is offered her husband's freedom for sexual favors.
Memories of Manon (1) (Episode 15) 8.0
Writer: Coleman Luck
Air date: 1987-02-04
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: Control's goddaughter is threatened with the death of her father, a Canadian agent, unless she can reveal his informant. Then with little time left, McCall tells Kostmayer of his personal reasons for wanting to save Yvette and her father.
Memories of Manon (2) (Episode 16) 8.0
Writer: Coleman Luck
Air date: 1987-02-11
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: Control's goddaughter is threatened with the death of her father, a Canadian agent, unless she can reveal his informant. Then with little time left, McCall tells Kostmayer of his personal reasons for wanting to save Yvette and her father.
Solo (Episode 17) 8.0
Writer: Carleton Eastlake
Air date: 1987-02-18
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: McCall gets involved romantically and professionally with a woman wanted in Pennsylvania for killing a cop.
A Place To Stay (Episode 18) 4.5
Writer: Carleton Eastlake
Air date: 1987-02-25
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: A young girl runs away from her quarreling parents and into the hands of a child pornographer.
Coal Black Soul (Episode 19) 8.0
Writer: Scott Shepherd
Air date: 1987-05-06
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: McCall is torn between a lovely psychiatrist and a man who calls and says he can't stop himself from murdering women.
First Light (Episode 20) 7.0
Writer: Jack V. Fogarty
Air date: 1987-05-13
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: While McCall is testifying in Washington, Scott tries his hand and looks for thugs harassing a local merchant.
Hand and Glove (Episode 21) 7.0
Writer: Coleman Luck
Air date: 1987-05-20
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: Nightmares become a reality for an invalid woman when a threatening figures from her dreams appears in her room.
Re-Entry (Episode 22) 7.0
Air date: 1987-05-27
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: McCall helps a young boy whose father was tricked into committing a crime.