CBS is officially scheduled to air the next, new episode 16 of The Equalizer's current season 5 tonight, April 20, 2025, and it will feature a search for a missing, former CIA agent and more. According to CBS' official episode 16 press release intel, the writers decided to name this episode, "Sins of the Father." This episode will feature McCall, Samantha Reed, Elijah Reed, the team and more in action with new scenes. The spoiler information is telling us that an ex-cia agent named Elijah Reed will turn up missing at some point. In response, his daughter Samantha Reed will hit up McCall to get help in trying to track down the whereabouts of her missing father. During their search, Samantha will end up, learning more about her family's history in the Dominican Republic.