Shadow Play

The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 8: Shadow Play Aired on CBS: November 11, 1987 Directed by: Russ Mayberry Written by : Robert Eisele Featuring: J.T. Walsh, Richard Jordan, Gerry Bamman, Tomas Milian, Paul Calderon

To paraphrase the IMDB episode description: "There's a very dense plot concerning a Congressional hearing about a Mafia-funded shadow army overthrowing dictators. And very separately in addition, McCall continues his recovery." On one hand we have J.T. Walsh, an all time great guest star, along with a full cast of regulars - Mickey, Control, Bagler, and Alice Shepard jezebelling over J.T. Walsh's heroism. All that plus multiple assassination attempts that were, like all failed assassinations, poorly executed. This is Edward Woodward's first episode back in scenes alongside the cast since his heart attack, making us wish we could retroactively petition the CBS execs to please let the man recover more before returning to work.

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