The Equalizer

Previously on The Equalizer... What do you know

- that you're not telling us? - What are you talking about?

Dante got hit with

one of those syringes.

Robyn has such a great smile.

Doesn't she have a great smile, Harry?

Yeah, she does.

Hey, what else was in that stuff?

A very powerful truth serum.

Breathe. Breathe.

Come on.

Oh, God. Oh, God.

You okay?

Yeah, never better.

Hey, man, watch where you're going.

This is the Queens-bound E train

going to Jamaica Center.

This is the Queens-bound E train going to Jamaica Center.

Yo. You stepped on my kicks.

Get out of my face before you get...

Oh, my God, what happened?

Oh, no. Did you see anything?

Did that, did that guy just jump?

Hey, somebody call 911!

Mmm.

Y'all sending me to work with lunch today?

I would,

but the rest of this is for dinner later,

and you know how Harry eats.

Especially when it comes to your cooking.

Well, what can I say? The man has exceptional taste.

No,

these are for Mr. Otis.

I'm going to visit him

in the nursing home again, and this time,

Dee is gonna go with me.

You okay?

Yeah, no, it's just,

I barely remember Mr. Otis, that's all.

You were a little girl

- last time you saw them. -Yeah.

But Mr. Otis and Miss Bella,

they were more than neighbors.

Back in the day, they were family.

They surely were.

Ever since Miss Bella died, he's been so lonely.

I know he'll appreciate a visit.

Well, I'm glad y'all are doing that.

It's important that we not forget our elders.

You know, you're welcome to come with us, sweetheart.

Sounds like a plan. Why not?

Yay.

Hey.

Okay.

Got it. I'll be there.

- I'm sorry. -Don't you worry about it.

Next time.

Well, please tell Mr. Otis I said hi.

You know I will.

The police think that my husband's death two days ago

was an open-and-shut case of suicide...

...but it wasn't.

And why do you think that?

Michael and I have been trying to have a baby for years.

Being a father meant everything to him, and...

then our miracle happened.

We named Mary after Michael's mother,

who raised him in the Kitchen.

- Hell's Kitchen? - Yes.

My husband was a...

"pull yourself up by the bootstraps" type.

You see, "quit" wasn't in his DNA.

So, if it wasn't an accident, you think it was foul play?

I don't know, I just...

I know it wasn't suicide.

Well, was there anything else going on in his life?

Mary and I were Michael's first love,

but second was Beltany Realty.

Michael built Beltany into one of the biggest

real estate development companies in the city.

I can only imagine that took a lot of blood,

- sweat and tears. - It did,

but, um...

Michael was always really great at keeping his work

and private life separate, so...

if anything was going on there, I-I wouldn't know about it.

I lost the love of my life.

And Mary will never know her father.

Don't worry.

I'll look into it.

Thank you.

Bonita?

- The hell? - Hey, girl, how you doing?

Hey, girl.

How you doing? Robyn has such a great smile.

Doesn't she have a great smile?

What's he saying?

Yo, Dante.

- What's up, man? - Hey, Harry.

I just had a weird...

Well, remember when I got hit with that syringe?

Uh, yeah.

You had me, uh, a little freaked out there for a minute.

Right. So, I recall being in your car,

but I'm a bit hazy on the rest.

Uh, did I say anything...

odd?

About Robyn, maybe?

So, you, like, don't remember that part?

No. W-What did I say about her?

You know, it was, like, very much about your feelings.

Look, I think if you want clarity,

I think you know who to ask.

Oh, incoming.

Call you back.

Yeah, what do you got, Harry?

What do I got? Well...

Michael Conway was one of NYC's hottest

young real estate developers.

He and his partner rescued

the old Ensler Hotel, they remodeled it,

and now it's, like, the hottest spot in town.

Real estate development in the Big Apple,

I mean, that's not stressful at all.

Yeah, a lot to coordinate,

and more things go wrong than right.

That's the kind of stress

that could really push somebody over the edge.

Yeah, I know Sara doesn't think her husband could do it,

but she wouldn't be the first to believe that, either.

Michael's profile speaks of a fighter.

Someone with a lot to live for.

Also, I know what it's like to lose a father

and not have any answers.

I think we should kick the tires on this one.

Thought you might say that, so...

I pulled the CCTV footage from the platform.

We already went over all the witness statements.

A few said it looked like Michael jumped.

But there's no real good camera angle to tell.

We'll keep scrubbing through the footage

and, you know, maybe we'll get lucky.

What about his business partner?

Unlike Michael,

Hunter Roberts has no social media presence

to speak of.

He seems really private.

So, he won't talk to just anyone.

I'll need to create a cover.

I'll let you know how it goes.

Hold on. Honey, right there.

Do you see that guy?

Hap cat with the shades?

Human nature makes you at least look back, right?

Unless you already know what happened.

Mm-hmm. Also,

he never got on a train or left the station.

This was the last place he was seen, and then, he's gone.

I mean, that doesn't make any sense.

Well, maybe there's another exit

that we can't see from here, but if we went there, we could.

I mean, it's a little thin,

- but what have we got to lose? - Okay.

Wait, wait, where are you going?

To put on my subway shoes.

These are Cavalli.

Right. Obviously.

Thank you for meeting me, Mr. Roberts.

Uh, please, call me Hunter.

Sorry.

Can't get up.

I hope that was worth it, Hunter.

I just flew back

from skiing in Aspen.

Broke my fibula.

So, The New York Globe.

- How can I help? - Yes, I'm doing a story

on Michael's life and tragic death,

so I was hoping to talk to those closest to him.

What would you like to know?

Well, why would someone with seemingly everything

throw it all away?

I wish I knew.

Michael was a great friend.

More importantly, an amazing husband and father.

I really admired him.

Well, anything at work

that could've triggered this?

It could be off the record, if you like.

Right before I left for vacation,

we closed on this, uh, big project

that would've turned the Vestige Apartments

into the biggest homeless living center in the city's history.

It was a pet project for Michael, a dream come true.

Why was it so important to Michael?

Well, he always fought for the underdog.

He was one himself, growing up in Hell's Kitchen.

But, as is often the case with these deals,

it's never done until the paperwork is signed.

Investors got cold feet.