Episode 5×18 “Decisions”
SEASON FINALE
SYNOPSIS: While on a romantic getaway, McCall and Dante are abruptly ambushed by Salazar and his army.
Meanwhile, Aunt Vi finally decides to take the next step in her relationship with Captain Curtis, and Dee meets with her favorite author who may be able to help her get into her dream university, on the fifth season finale of The Equalizer.
WRITTEN BY: Joe Wilson & Rob Hanning
DIRECTED BY: Geoff Shotz
AIR DATE: Sunday, May 4 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
Episode 5×17 “Acceptance”
DANTE’S BROTHER ENLISTS THE TEAM’S HELP
SYNOPSIS: When Dante’s brother, James, seeks the team’s help to clear his client’s name in a shooting, they uncover a plot to bomb an international anti-terrorism conference.
Meanwhile, Delilah gets ready for prom and learns she has been accepted to UCLA.
WRITTEN BY: Stephen Lyons
DIRECTED BY: Darren Grant
AIR DATE: Sunday, April 27 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
Episode 5×16 “Sins of the Father”
MCCALL IS CONTACTED BY SAMANTHA REED
Titus Welliver and Juani Feliz Guest Star as Elijah and Samantha Reed
SYNOPSIS: McCall is contacted by Samantha Reed, whose father, ex-CIA agent Elijah Reed, is missing.
While Samantha joins forces with the Equalizer team to track down the agency legend, she learns more about her family’s past in the Dominican Republic.
WRITTEN BY: Joesph C. Wilson
DIRECTED BY: Geoff Shotz
AIR DATE: Sunday, April 20 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
Episode 5×15 “Deception”
THE TEAM SUSPECTS THAT AUNT VI’S FRIEND IS BEING CATFISHED
SYNOPSIS: The team suspects Aunt Vi’s friend Evelyn is being taken advantage of by a con man.
Meanwhile, McCall decides to take the day off equalizing and spend quality time with Delilah.
WRITTEN BY: Joe Gazzam and Rob Hanning
DIRECTED BY: Daniela Ruah
AIR DATE: Sunday, April 13 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
Episode 5×14 “The Grave Digger”
MCCALL CONFRONTS AN IMPRISONED SERIAL KILLER
SYNOPSIS: McCall visits “The Grave Digger,” a serial killer she put behind bars a year ago, to uncover who is behind a series of copycat murders.
Meanwhile, Dee skips her Peer Ear meeting to go to a party with Cam.
WRITTEN BY: Terence Paul Winter & Holly Harold
DIRECTED BY: Marcus Stokes
AIR DATE: Sunday, March 30 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
Episode 5×13 “A Few Good Women”
SYNOPSIS: After a soldier suddenly goes AWOL while planning to expose an alleged secret military project, McCall and the team learn that her life is in danger.
Meanwhile, Dante makes a career move to be closer to McCall and his family.
WRITTEN BY: Vanessa K. Herron
DIRECTED BY: Terrence Laron Burke
AIR DATE: Sunday, March 23 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
Episode 5×12 “Trust No One”
THE HUNT FOR BURIED TREASURE
SYNOPSIS: McCall and the team are on the hunt for buried treasure after a history professor obsessed with finding missing gold is killed.
Meanwhile, Dante is reluctant to introduce his sons to McCall after she invites them over for dinner.
WRITTEN BY: Holly Harold & Terence Paul Winter
DIRECTED BY: Bola Ogun
AIR DATE: Sunday, March 16 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
Episode 5×11 “Taken”
MCCALL HELPS A DISTRAUGHT MOTHER AFTER HER SON GOES MISSING
SYNOPSIS: After a little boy disappears from a mall, McCall and the team track down the missing child.
Meanwhile, Aunt Vi and Captain Curtis clear the air about what happened during their ride along.
WRITTEN BY: Vanessa K. Herron and Rob Hanning
DIRECTED BY: Tasha Smith
AIR DATE: Sunday, March 9 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
Episode 5×10 “Dirty, Sexy Money”
A FAMILY’S FORTUNE GOES UP IN FLAMES
SYNOPSIS: McCall is asked to help a local family that lost their life savings in a suspicious fire.
Also, Mel opens up to her parents about her PTSD.
WRITTEN BY: Barry O’Brien
DIRECTED BY: Chris Fisher
AIR DATE: Sunday, March 2 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
Episode 5×09 “Stolen Angel”
THE TEAM SEARCHES FOR A MISSING PREGNANT WOMAN
SYNOPSIS: McCall and the team search for a missing pregnant woman whose baby may be in danger.
Meanwhile, Dante meets his brother James for the first time.
WRITTEN BY: Joe Gazzam
DIRECTED BY: Pamela Romanowsky
AIR DATE: Sunday, Feb. 23 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+.
Episode 5×08 “Guns and Roses”
THE TEAM RACES TO FIND OUT IF A GANG WAR IS AFOOT
MID-SEASON PREMIERE
SYNOPSIS: After a young girl is the victim of a shootout in her neighborhood, the team races to find out if a gang war is afoot and whether the crime is connected to a shipment of stolen guns McCall is chasing down.
Meanwhile, love is in the air when Aunt Vi and Delilah prepare for their respective dates.
WRITTEN BY: Holly Harold
DIRECTED BY: Carl Seaton
AIR DATE: Sunday, Feb. 16 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
Episode 5×07 “Slay Ride”
A JOYOUS HOLIDAY TURNS INTO A CARTEL CHRISTMAS
FALL FINALE
SYNOPSIS: A joyous holiday season turns into a cartel Christmas for McCall, whose romantic life reaches an inflection point when a crime syndicate holds her, Dante and her ex-husband, Miles (Stephen Bishop), captive in a hospital takeover.
Also, Harry strives to break his years-long track record of giving Mel awful holiday presents.
WRITTEN BY: Ora Yashar & Terence Paul Winter
DIRECTED BY: Chris Fisher
AIR DATE: Sunday, Dec. 8 (8:30-9:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
Episode 5×06 “The Fight For Life”
MCCALL AND MEL GO UNDERCOVER IN A PRISON
SYNOPSIS: McCall and Mel go undercover in a prison to find a woman who went missing on the day she was scheduled to be released.
WRITTEN BY: Faythallegra Claude
DIRECTED BY: Benny Boom
AIR DATE: Sunday, Dec. 1 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/9:30-10:30 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
Episode 5×05 “Take My Life… Please!”
WHO IS TRYING TO PUT A HIT ON A STAND-UP COMEDIAN?
SYNOPSIS: The team investigates who is trying to put a hit on a stand-up comedian.
Also, McCall grapples with her feelings for Dante, who is still in town deciding how to proceed with Big Ben, and Delilah continues her college search.
WRITTEN BY: Vanessa K. Herron
DIRECTED BY: Richard Lyons
AIR DATE: Sunday, Nov. 24 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
Episode 5×04 “Sacrifice”
THE TEAM RACES TO RESCUE A YOUNG HACKER
SYNOPSIS: The team races to rescue a young hacker, who reminds Harry of his past self, being forced to hack for criminals.
Meanwhile, Dante is back in town to visit his father and Mel makes a breakthrough in therapy.
WRITTEN BY: Rob Hanning
DIRECTED BY: Slick Naim
AIR DATE: Sunday, Nov. 17 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
Episode 5×03 “Just Fans”
HARRY GOES UNDERCOVER
SYNOPSIS: Harry goes undercover in a surprising role to help McCall search for a woman with a secret online persona.
Meanwhile, Mel decides to go to therapy and tries her hand at songwriting as a way to heal her trauma.
WRITTEN BY: Barry O’Brien
DIRECTED BY: Darren Grant
AIR DATE: Sunday, Nov. 3 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Just Fans”
Episode 5×02 “Haunted Heights”
MCCALL INVESTIGATES A DEATH IN A HAUNTED APARTMENT
SYNOPSIS: McCall investigates a death in an apartment building where residents believe the structure is haunted after a young woman suspects her grandmother was pushed down a flight of stairs via supernatural means.
Meanwhile, Aunt Vi helps Delilah get ready for her senior photos.
WRITTEN BY: Aurora Ferlin & Joe Gazzam
DIRECTED BY: Chris Fisher
AIR DATE: Sunday, Oct. 27 (9:30-10:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
NOTE: The series will move to its regular time period on Sunday, Nov. 3 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT).
PHOTOS: “Haunted Heights”
Episode 5×01 “The Lost Ones”
MCCALL RACES TO RESCUE TWO KIDNAPPED SIBLINGS
SYNOPSIS: McCall races to rescue two siblings who run into trouble after stealing a grocery truck carrying firearms.
Meanwhile, Harry and Delilah help Mel through her trauma in the aftermath of her kidnapping.
WRITTEN BY: Joseph C. Wilson
BASED ON: The original series by Richard Lindheim & Michael Sloan
DIRECTED BY: Geoff Shotz
AIR DATE: Sunday, Oct. 20 (9:30-10:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
NOTE: The series will move to its regular time period time on Sunday, Nov. 3 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT)
PHOTOS: “The Lost Ones”
