‘The Equalizer’ Season 3 Episode 17 Photos, Cast and “Justified” Plot

The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 17
Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall in ‘The Equalizer’ season 3 episode 17 (Photo: Michael Greenberg © 2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

Robyn delves into her father’s murder case on CBS’s The Equalizer season three episode 17. Directed by Darren Grant from a script by Joseph C. Wilson and Rob Hanning, episode 17 – “Justified” – will air on Sunday, May 14, 2023 at 8pm ET/PT.

Queen Latifah leads the cast as Robyn McCall. Season three also stars Tory Kittles as Detective Marcus Dante, Adam Goldberg as Harry Keshegian, Liza Lapira as Melody “Mel” Bayani, and Laya DeLeon Hayes as Delilah. Lorraine Toussaint returns as Viola “Vi” Marsette. Brett Dalton, Gabriel Sloyer, Chris Vance, and Stephen Bishop recur.

“Justified” Plot: When a note McCall receives leads her to the location of her late father’s car, she must revisit the past to uncover who was behind his carjacking and murder nearly 30 years prior.

The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 17
Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall and Tory Kittles as Detective Marcus Dante in the “Justified” episode (Photo: Michael Greenberg © 2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

The Equalizer Plot:

The Equalizer is a reimagining of the classic series starring Academy Award® nominee and multi-hyphenate Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall, an enigmatic woman with a mysterious background who uses her extensive skills as a former CIA operative to help those with nowhere else to turn. McCall presents to most as an average single mom who is quietly raising her teenage daughter. But to a trusted few, she is The Equalizer – an anonymous guardian angel and defender of the downtrodden, who’s also dogged in her pursuit of personal redemption.

Robyn’s clandestine work and her personal life collide when her smart and observant daughter, Delilah, and her aunt Vi, who lives with Robyn to help her balance life as a working mother, discover her secret career as a vigilante. While Robyn contends with uncertainty at home, she is joined in her pursuit of justice by Melody “Mel” Bayani, an edgy bar owner and sniper from Robyn’s past; and Harry Keshegian, a paranoid and brilliant white-hat hacker.

As Robyn aids the oppressed and exploited, she sometimes works with Marcus Dante, an NYPD detective who once sought to uncover her identity, but now respects the need for Robyn’s type of justice even as he often questions her methods.

The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 17
Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall in season 3 episode 17 (Photo: Michael Greenberg © 2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 17
Elvis Nolasco as Demetrius in season 3 episode 17 (Photo: © 2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 17
Liza Lapira as Melody “Mel” Bayani and Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall in season 3 episode 17 (Photo: Michael Greenberg © 2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 17
Lorraine Toussaint as Viola “Vi” Marsette and Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall in season 3 episode 17 (Photo: Michael Greenberg © 2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 17
Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall and Liza Lapira as Melody “Mel” Bayani in season 3 episode 17 (Photo: Michael Greenberg © 2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)