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Crime Story

Action, Adventure, Crime · 1986 · Rated 7.6/10

Last aired: S2 E22, Going Home (3) · 1988-05-10

The saga of a Chicago police detective's efforts to stop a young hood's ruthless rise in the ranks of organized crime. Former cop Dennis Farina plays Lt. Mike Torello, a no-nonsense cop who, as head of Chicago's Major Crime Unit in the early '60s, occasionally finds it necessary to bend the rules. The serial follows the relationships between Torello, rising mobster Ray Luca (Anthony Denison) and lawyer David Abrams (Stephen Lang), the son of a former gangster.

Cast

Season 2

Season 1Season 2
E1 The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob 1987-09-22 · 60 min Torello's strike force serves subpoenas at a meeting of crime bosses; a senator holds hearings on casino skimming; Nate catches a dangerous fever; and Torello romps with a star who shines not so brightly.
E2 Blast from the Past 1987-09-29 · 60 min Julie's new husband is taken hostage in a Tucson bank robbery.
E3 Always a Blonde 1987-10-20 · 60 min Joey becomes obsessed with "rescuing" a hooker who was his high-school sweetheart; and the Strike Force encourages a bandleader to help nail a marijuana importer linked to Senterro.
E4 Atomic Fallout 1987-10-27 · 60 min Torello investigates a Weisbord smuggling operation and a federal employee suspected of several brutal murders, but the attorney general's office refuses to help, claiming a need to maintain "plausible deniability."
E5 Shockwaves 1987-11-03 · 60 min A Federal order concerning a Government "asset" creates chaos for the Strike Force; Kordo and Goldman fear for their futures; Abrams decides to close the book on his career.
E6 Robbery, Armed 1987-11-10 · 60 min Torello's birthday celebration is halted when Danny is shot in a restaurant men's room, leaving only a one-word clue concerning the identity of the gunman.
E7 Little Girl Lost 1987-11-24 · 60 min A PI is killed before he can tell Torello the details of a murder, sending the Strike Force on a search for a possible witness, who is also wanted by Luca.
E8 Love Hurts 1987-12-08 · 60 min Luca becomes obsessed with a movie star who not only is attracted to power, but wields some of her own.
E9 MIG-21 1987-12-15 · 60 min Torello learns that the defecting Soviet pilot he's assigned to guard will have only one night of freedom, so he decides to help him make it memorable. Meanwhile, Torello meets Luca's newest employee.
E10 Moulin Rouge 1988-01-05 · 60 min Reporter Susanne Terry is reunited with Abrams when she investigates the firebombing of a black-owned nightclub casino.
E11 Seize the Time 1988-01-12 · 60 min Torello sets out to prove that Iris's partners at the Moulin Rouge are laundering drug money through the casino.
E12 Femme Fatale 1988-01-19 · 60 min A beautiful woman asks Torello to find her father, a gambler who owes money to a loan shark.
E13 Protected Witness 1988-02-02 · 60 min A Chicago hood on the run from his former boss is a potential federal witness, if Torello can find the man before Luca does.
E14 Last Rites 1988-02-09 · 60 min While Torello spreads the word about Weisbord's imminent death, Luca resorts to extortion---and "science fiction"---to save his mentor.
E15 Pauli Taglia's Dream 1988-03-08 · 60 min In a dream, Taglia recounts the atomic blast and the subsequent interrogation by and escape from government agents.
E16 Roadrunner 1988-03-15 · 60 min Torello is careless in trying to recapture an escaped con from Arizona, whose state troopers want him too---dead or alive.
E17 Desert Justice 1988-03-22 · 60 min Torello and Nate lack jurisdiction over a crooked county government trying to run a Chicago acquaintance out of business.
E18 Byline 1988-03-29 · 60 min A hard-drinking reporter intimates he's working on a big story while on a Las Vegas "pleasure" trip.
E19 The Hearings 1988-04-05 · 60 min Flashbacks recall Luca's past dealings as his alleged connection with the government is probed at Senate hearings.
E20 Pursuit (1) 1988-04-26 · 60 min In a Latin American nation, Torello is frustrated by Luca's cozy relationship with the local government until he gets his own inside contact.
E21 Escape (2) 1988-05-03 · 60 min Mike makes a deal with one of Luca's rivals to get Danny out of prison.
E22 Going Home (3) 1988-05-10 · 60 min Luca offers Mike a deal: Abrams' life in exchange for his heroin.

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