A JOYOUS HOLIDAY 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 CAPTIVE IN A HOSPITAL TAKEOVER, ON "THE EQUALIZER," SUNDAY, DEC. 8

"Slay Ride" - 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, on the mid-season finale of the CBS Original series THE EQUALIZER, Sunday, Dec. 8 (8:30-9:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*.

WRITTEN BY: Ora Yashar & Terence Paul Winter

DIRECTED BY: Chris Fisher

BASED ON: The original series by Richard Lindheim & Michael Sloan