Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.
Zharko, leader of the Romanis in NYC, passes his position of leadership on to his unwilling grandson, Dave, leading to infighting between Dave and his father.
New York cop Frank Serpico blows the whistle on the rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as "The Equalizer." It is a service for victims of the system who have exhausted all possible means of seeking justice and have nowhere to go. McCall promises to even out the odds for them.
