The equalizer Viewers have come to know Mel as Robyn’s no-nonsense, ass-kicking helper. But during the winter premiere of the CBS show that aired Sunday, she is the one who needs support.
The situation is a bit embarrassing as Robyn is still angry that Mel trained Delilah behind her back. But there is no time for hard talk; Mel’s brother Edison is missing. Read on for a synopsis of He Ain’t Heavy.
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We learn of the predicament as the episode begins: It’s nighttime and Mel points a gun at a man in an alley and demands to know Edison’s whereabouts. Shortly before, she had received a call from her sister Ruby, who had witnessed Edison being kidnapped by car outside a coffee shop; A man drove away in a car with Edison. Luckily, Mel tracks down the other man involved. But their luck runs out when he slips, gets hit by a car and dies.
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Distraught, Mel runs to her bar for a drink, but Harry persuades her to enlist Robyn’s help. Robyn thinks of Mel too, but for a different reason: we see her confiding in Dante the next morning about her friend’s betrayal.
Meanwhile, Delilah feels down about the situation but forces herself to focus on helping Aunt Vi, who entered an art competition at a local gallery. Vi’s friend Trish is also there to support her.
Robyn meets up with Mel and Ruby to find Edison, who is a hedge fund manager. The tensions between the two sisters are hard to ignore; Ruby, a mother who takes care of her parents, disapproves of Mel’s decision to own a bar among other life choices. However, she knows nothing about Mel and Harry’s secret duties as two-thirds of Robyn’s vigilante.
Later, Harry finds footage of the car being stolen and discovers that the thief is a career criminal who is targeting Edison, likely due to his work as a manager of high-stakes financial transactions.
Mel is having a hard time of her own after visiting Edison’s apartment, which was ransacked. But no one needs to keep Robyn quiet as she visits Edison’s job, where she learns some employees are jealous of Edison’s recent promotion. She secretly downloads files from a computer and sends them to Harry. He discovers that $20 million has been transferred from one of Edison’s corporate investor accounts to an anonymous account in the Cayman Islands. Upon hearing the information, Mel is initially defensive, but gradually admits that it appears her brother is laundering money for the Colombian mafia, whose boss has ties to the corporate investor.
The ever resourceful Dante finds Edison’s car at the bottom of the river; Mel is relieved when they don’t find a body inside. Meanwhile, Harry spots Edison in traffic camera footage.
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Mel finally tracks down her brother at the bus station just as he is about to leave town. He protests his innocence and she believes him. He says he believes one of his investors is a front for a crime syndicate, and someone at the company set him up. He was able to escape his carjacker but has been on the run ever since.
Mel hides Edison on one of Robyn’s properties, but they aren’t safe for long – after Edison tells Ruby her whereabouts, she is followed on her way there. Much to Ruby’s amazement, Mel fights off the attackers but is unable to stop them from kidnapping Edison.
Believing the mob are trying to wire Edison the money back, Mel and Robyn head to Edison’s job. Robyn takes out a few men (seriously, what’s their body count at this point?) and she and Mel save Edison. Mel nearly beats Edison’s carjacker to a pulp before Dante shows up to arrest him.
Despite their teamwork, Robyn admits she’s still mad at Mel. And the day isn’t saved as they still haven’t identified the person who framed Edison. Anyway, Harry’s already on the case. Through more of his technical wizardry, he proves that the culprit was one of Edison’s colleagues, whom Dante promptly arrests.
Reunited with her brother, Ruby and Mel make amends. Ruby apologizes for underestimating her sister and admits her life isn’t perfect. Both she and Edison have questions about Mel’s double life, but agree to keep it a secret from her parents.
Back at the McCall residence, Robyn rebukes Delilah for lying to her but allows her to continue working with Mel.
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