The Equalizer

I serve as an equalizer.

I'm the one you call when you can't call 911.

Previously, on "The Equalizer"...

Come on, babe.

Five years of freedom from being hunted by the Feds.

Five years of being stuck underground.

It's getting a little old.

When I was working overseas,

no one knew who I was.

Maybe I was foolish thinking I could do this work

so close to home.

Anything we do risks exposing her.

As hard as this is, we just have to trust her.

Someone's got to have your back.

Hold on a sec. Let me get this straight.

There's a truce between you and the D.A.

She won't actively pursue me

as long as I don't go too far.

Have you met yourself?

Too far is kind of your brand.

Mama!

Mama!

It's okay, I'm here.

I saw the ghost again, Mama.

Again?

Well, let's check.

No ghost down here.

Not in here, either.

Maybe it was just another scary dream?

Well, in that case,

we're gonna have to put out some ghost traps.

Get some rest, sweetheart.

I'll see you in the morning.

*THE EQUALIZER (2021)* Season 02 Episode 05

Episode Title: "Followers" Aired on: November 07, 2021.

No, no, no.

Best movie in the franchise was the second.

Then the third,

- then the first. - Mm-mm.

I cannot believe you like the sequels more.

It only got good when Osiris was introduced.

See, that's the shiny thing distracting you

from the nuanced, tragic heroism of Captain Kojo.

Wow.

Okay, no. Aunt Vi.

Please tell her Kojo is so cringey.

Okay, now which one's he?

- Abs or face? - Face. Abs is dead.

Oh, no, no, girl. I like face.

What? No. Osiris is not dead.

He got hit by an Eternity Ray.

He is dead.

I'm sorry, sweet girl. I'm with her.

Those abs are out of commission.

Okay. You know what?

If Osiris is not in the movie today,

chili fries are on me.

But if he is,

I get to choose the music on the car ride home.

Oh, you are gonna regret that because I'm gonna blast disco.

Both ways.

No. No, you're not.

Yes, I am.

Bad news.

What? Work?

I'm not gonna be able to make the movie today.

But can I get a raincheck?

Can we see it next weekend instead?

- No. - No.

- No, I'm sorry, Mom. - Uh-uh.

There's no way I'm not seeing this movie today.

This is gonna be all over social media tomorrow.

- I mean, spoilers everywhere. - Fine.

Enjoy your girls' day together without me.

We'll tell you how it was.

Oh, it's like that?

Oh, it's just like that, Kojo.

Mm-mm.

Watch out for those Eternity Rays.

Where'd you find this?

They were posted anonymously to the dark web

over the past two weeks.

And you think this woman is gonna be murdered?

Yes.

There's a guy in her house filming her,

and she has no idea.

Abe and I are admins in a Facebook group dedicated

to saving her life.

Some people call us "armchair detectives."

These videos, they're threats.

There are three in all.

Who is she?

That's the problem, nobody in the group

has been able to figure it out,

which means we can't warn her

that this creep is watching her in her own home.

Have you shown this to police?

NYPD say that the videos aren't enough to go on.

And anyone who does believe us

can't help.

You sure it's not a scam,

or some kind of promotion?

There it is.

She's no different than the cops.

- Let's just go. - Abe, wait.

Why put yourself through this again?

Through what?

Five years ago, I had a stalker.

The cops assumed the threat wasn't real

until he tried to kill me.

She has no voice.

We're the only ones

who can speak for her, and this time,

someone needs to listen before it's too late.

I'm listening.

What makes you think

this is happening in New York?

Look.

See that? The yellow?

And it's not just any yellow.

It's RGB 255, 239, 0.

Specific to New York MetroCards.

Good eye.

How long you been looking into this?

We've been investigating

since the first video dropped.

And what has your investigation turned up?

A suspect.

Guy's name is Brandon Mackey.

Everything points at him,

and he needs to be stopped because he's going to kill her.

Even if he's doing these videos,

murder...

that's quite an escalation.

Not for him.

Show her.

The same person who posted

the home invasion videos posted this six months ago.

If this guy can do that to an animal,

it's only a matter of time before he does it to a human.

I can't watch this.

How the hell can anybody do that to a living creature?

'Cause he's a psychopath.

He enjoys it.

And he will not hesitate to kill the woman he's stalking

if we don't stop him.

But why the videos?

Because as much as these armchair detectives

want to take him down, they're giving him an audience.

Which is exactly what he wants.

I mean, true crime

has become an industry.

They're turning serial killers into celebrities.

Now every Tom, Dick and Murderer wants their own Netflix show.

I mean, l-look at Abe and Rachel's group.

Thousands of people here,

commenting, following, watching.

I mean, he probably thinks of it

as some sort of sick fan club.

And, yikes. I mean, not to be sexist,

but the women sure dig the true crime, don't they?

Well, focusing on the bad guys shows us

what red flags to look out for.

You know, obsessiveness, run-ins with the law.

Men with lairs.

You said the group had a suspect?

Brandon Mackey.

He was the first to discover

the home invasion videos.

- Share them with the group. - Promoting his own work?

Uh... lives in Queens.

- Works at a cable company. - Easy access into people's homes.

Strange. He has no social media.

Rachel and Abe said he deactivated his Facebook account

after the group floated him around as a potential suspect.

Harry.

Check and see if any new members joined the group

after Brandon left.

Mm-hmm. Ten minutes after.

Somebody named Jason Caldwell.

Trace the account.

Compare it to Brandon's.

Nice call.

Same IP address. It's him.

Brandon couldn't give up his fan club.

Speaking of red flags,

Brandon's got a sealed juvenile record.

I'll start at his apartment,

see exactly what we're dealing with.

All right, you should be good.

According to last week's payroll,

his shift doesn't end till later tonight,

so he won't be home.

Get out, or I take you out.

Forget to read the manual?

Safety's on, Davy Crockett.

Tell me who the girl is.

Please, please no. I-I am not the stalker.

Really?

Because looking at those printouts,