The Equalizer hasn’t shied away from addressing difficult and even sometimes uncomfortable topics over the three seasons so far, including antisemitic hate not too long ago. Now, the CBS drama is set to tackle the subject of domestic abuse via the character of Vi. Played by Lorraine Toussaint, Vi isn’t always in the thick of the cases of the week, with McCall (Queen Latifah) and her team usually solving cases. In the “No Way Out” episode, Vi will step up when she suspects that somebody she knows is a victim of domestic abuse, and Toussaint opened up to CinemaBlend about what she hopes fans take away from the episode, and its “important message.”
According to the CBS episode description, Vi will come to suspect that her masseuse is in situation of domestic abuse. Lorraine Toussaint previewed how The Equalizer approaches the sensitive but important message of awareness about domestic abuse in “No Way Out,” saying:
