The Equalizer Season 5 Episode 3 Recap: The current episode of The Equalizer starts off with a shock. Robyn McCall (Queen Latifah) , the vigilant guardian, is torn between a new— scary case and her daughter’s new relationship. Robyn has her own worries about her daughter Delilah’s relationship, and she also gets involved in the search for a missing social worker. As the story goes on, secrets come out, showing a web of obsession and betrayal.
Robyn’s Worry and Delilah’s New Love
At the beginning of the episode, Robyn’s daughter Delilah (Laya DeLeon Hayes) tells her the happy news that she and her boyfriend Cam are now “Instagram official.” Dee is very proud of a cute picture of them holding hands that has a heart emoji on it. Robyn wants to be happy for her daughter, but her fears as a mother make her wonder if she should find out more about Cam’s past. Aunt Vi tells her, though, that it’s okay to let Dee be independent. Robyn stays grounded because of this internal tug-of-war, especially since she needs to focus on something else right away.
The Case of the Missing Social Worker
Robyn is quickly drawn into a complex case when she hears from a friend of Lily Evans, a missing social worker. Lily often checked in on her daughter, whom she had left with a friend because she was known for being helpful. When she didn’t call back, her friend became more and more worried. Peter Evans, Lily’s ex-husband, is in a nasty custody battle, which makes things even more tense. If he finds out that Lily left their child with a friend, it could make her legal problems worse. Robyn starts to look into it because she thinks something is very wrong.
A Secret Life and a Trail of Clues
Robyn’s search turns up a disturbing clue. Lily was last seen outside of a halfway house. Before she disappeared, security footage shows her making a video message for her daughter. Later, her cell phone and drag marks on it are found in the same alley, showing that she did not leave on her own. Robyn finds out that Lily worked as a cam girl on the side under the name “Momentum Inc.” While this side job helped her pay off debts and raise her daughter, it also got her unwanted attention, even from someone who was stalking her.
The Danger of a Crazy Fan
Robyn’s tech-savvy friend Harry finds proof of a stalker who was bothering Lily. He was previously crazy about another cam girl and sent her threatening messages to get her to meet him. He had also been keeping an eye on Lily, but he didn’t stop with her. Photos from the day Lily went missing show that she was looking into the disappearance of Sarah Tanner—another cam girl who had been missing for months. Like Lily, Sarah had been making money with her cam job, and the same obsessed fan was bothering her too.
Being betrayed by Within, Robyn and her team look into Sarah and Lily’s relationship further and find that both of them worked for Momentum Inc., a management company. Victoria Allen— their manager, had betrayed her clients by selling their private information to other people for a lot of money. Harry finds the proof that she is guilty in her bank records, which show that she was paid a lot of money around the time of both disappearances. Victoria tells Robyn everything because she is afraid of going to jail. She says she talked to the stalker online without knowing who he really was.
Taking on the Stalker
Daniel Fleming, a man with a long history of controlling and manipulating women, is named by the team as the stalker. Robyn finds him and learns about his crazy ideas about what “proper” female behavior was and how he scared women he thought had gone against his ideas. When she finds Fleming, they have a tense fight, but she beats him. But things quickly change when Sarah, who has been brainwashed and traumatized, threatens Robyn with a gun and demands that she free Fleming.
Robyn and Lily are able to get through to Sarah and help her see Fleming for what he really is: a monster. Robyn is able to arrest Fleming because Sarah finally gives up the gun.
New Beginnings and Healing Wounds
Robyn feels like she has a new purpose now that the case is over. Sarah is now safe and ready to go home to her family. Robyn goes back to her own family and watches as Aunt Vi starts dating again with a police officer she met at a community program. The boys who work for Detective Dante are becoming more interested in moving to Los Angeles with their dad. In the meantime, Mel (Liza Lapira), who used to be a vigilante, starts over by hosting open mic nights at a local bar. Music helps her heal.
This episode of The Equalizer does a great job of showing how Robyn’s fierce commitment to justice is balanced with the warmth of her personal life. It shows that even heroes need family to lean on.
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