McCall and Gage protect a young boy who is being terrorized by a group of men who want him out of the neighbourhood because he has AIDS.

A robbery gang of semi-homeless kids is run by a ruthless manipulator. One of the kids has a caring single mother who enlists the Equalizer to look into things. When the gang boss shows his true colours anytime the possibility arises to advance in the world, the boys and The Equalizer bring him to justice.