Crime Story (1986–1988)

1. S01E01Pilot (1)September 19, 1986 5.5Here we meet the three major players of the series: Lt. Mike Torrello, head of Chicago's Major Crime Unit(MCU); Ray Luca, a young hood about
2. S01E02Pilot (2)September 19, 1986 6.0Here we meet the three major players of the series: Lt. Mike Torrello, head of Chicago's Major Crime Unit(MCU); Ray Luca, a young hood about
3. S01E03Final TransmissionSeptember 20, 1986 3.0With Torello's MCU hunting a psychopath, Luca plots jewel heists and the takeover of a sports-gambling operation.
4. S01E04Shadow DancerSeptember 27, 1986 4.0Torello gains a major advantage when one of Luca's burglars is connected to a robbery-homicide of a coin collector's wife. Torello finds out
5. S01E05The Saint Louis Book of BluesSeptember 30, 1986 5.0Mobsters support Luca's nationwide gambling scheme. A publicity-seeking sheriff hampers Torello's arrest of one of Luca's men.
6. S01E06Season's bestThe WarOctober 7, 1986 10.0A book intercepted by Torello jeopardizes Luca's nationwide gambling operation. The Torellos meet with tragedy.
7. S01E07Abrams for the DefenseOctober 14, 1986 9.0Attorney Abrams falls for a reporter helping him defend a tenant accused of assaulting a slum landlord.
8. S01E08Pursuit of a Wanted FelonOctober 28, 1986 7.0Conflict ruins the Torello's weekend trip. Luca situates in Las Vegas. Bigots target Abrams's relationship with Susan.
9. S01E09Old Friends, Dead EndsNovember 4, 1986 7.0Torello confronts his new friend, now laundering money for the Mob. Federal investigators indict Luca and Bartoli.
10. S01E10Justice Hits the SkidsNovember 11, 1986 6.0Devastated by Kehoe's death, Torello stonewalls Breitel's federal investigation. Abrams joins the MCU on the street.
11. S01E11For Love or MoneyDecember 5, 1986 5.0Divorced Torello finds comfort with Inger. The Crime Unit nabs Luca's jewelry-heist team. Torello's best friend supplies the Mob with capita
12. S01E12Hide and Go ThiefDecember 12, 1986 5.0Indelli and Krychek must deal with a tense hostage situation. Torello travels to Indiana to make his move on Frank Holman.
13. S01E13Strange BedfellowsDecember 26, 1986 5.0Holman ideintifies Torello as a dirty cop to Breitel. After an attempt on his life, Luca takes refuge in Florida.
14. S01E14Fatal CrossroadsJanuary 9, 1987 4.0Torello is subpoenaed to testify for Luca. An enraged Abrams jumps to Torello's defense. Luca orders Torello and Abrams killed.
15. S01E15Torello on TrialJanuary 16, 1987 3.0Breitel brutally cross-examines Torello. Acquitted Luca moves to Las Vegas. Torello gets a new assignment.
16. S01E16The Kingdom of MoneyJanuary 30, 1987 4.0Torello and Krychek join the Federal Task Force planning to raid Luca's new gambling business in Las Vegas.
17. S01E17The Battle of Las VegasFebruary 6, 1987 2.0To take over Las Vegas casinos, Luca murders the head of a resort-workers union to put his own man in the position.
18. S01E18The SurvivorFebruary 13, 1987 1.0Torello falls in love with a Justice Attorney's former wife, only to find out that the attorney has been molesting his adopted daughter. Mol
19. S01E19The PinnacleFebruary 27, 1987 4.0Luca's greedy ploy to take over another casino puts his entire gambling empire in jeopardy.
20. S01E20Top of the WorldMarch 6, 1987 1.0Luca's jubilation over his growing business turns to fear that his associates are setting him up. Luca's insatiable lust for violence proves
21. S01E21Ground ZeroMarch 13, 1987 6.5After his murder mistrial, Luca clashes with a crime kingpin over plans to split up control of the sinking Luca gambling empire. Pauli chang

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1. S02E01The Senator, the Movie Star, and the MobSeptember 22, 1987 3.5An overzealous senator outrages crime bosses by subpoenaing them to appear before an organized crime commission. An actress with a shady pas
2. S02E02Blast from the PastSeptember 29, 1987 1.0Torello confronts his feelings for Julie when she asks him to rescue her kidnapped husband, who is a doctor forced to tend to one of his inj
3. S02E03Always a BlondeOctober 20, 1987 3.0The Senterros, a family of Mexican cattle ranchers, controls the marijuana trade, so Torello's unit sets up a sting operation, but detective
4. S02E04Atomic FalloutOctober 27, 1987 3.0Torello follows a crazed killer into Mexico, unaware his quarry will lead him to an arms-for-drugs operation run by an alive-and-well Luca.
5. S02E05Season's bestShockwavesNovember 3, 1987 10.0Luca returns to Vegas with immunity to work for the US Government, causing revenge-minded Abrams to resign in frustration and Torello unable
6. S02E06Robbery, ArmedNovember 10, 1987 6.0A Chicago thug, preparing for the heist of a Las Vegas casino, shoots Krychek on the eve of Torello's birthday.
7. S02E07Little Girl LostNovember 24, 1987 7.0An investigator searching for a man's girlfriend, who happens to be Weisbord's granddaughter, is murdered before he gives information to Tor
8. S02E08Love HurtsDecember 8, 1987 4.0Luca falls for an actress in a movie he is financing and discovers she is more than even he can handle.
9. S02E09MIG-21December 15, 1987 5.0A defecting Soviet pilot becomes custody of the Strike Force, which learns of plans to use him in a spy swap.
10. S02E10Moulin RougeJanuary 5, 1988 10.0The Justice Department tries to deal with troubles at a new nightclub - including bombings, extortion, and racial threats - owned by a beaut
11. S02E11Seize the TimeJanuary 12, 1988 2.0Torello cannot identify the source of a money-laundering operation. Clemmons reveals his suspicions about Iris's new casino partner.
12. S02E12Femme FataleJanuary 19, 1988 4.0A Chinese agent dupes Torello into looking for her father while she smuggles plutonium out of the country.
13. S02E13Protected WitnessFebruary 2, 1988 6.0In return for the man's testimony, Torello offers government protection to a Chicago mobster with a contract on his life.
14. S02E14Last RitesFebruary 9, 1988 8.0After Manny is stricken by a heart attack, Luca demands that he be the first heart-transplant recipient. Max convinces Steve to put a hit on
15. S02E15Pauli Taglia's DreamMarch 8, 1988 10.0In a dream Paulie recounts his and Luca's survival of the atomic bomb. After nearly perishing in the blast, Luca and Paulie are taken into
16. S02E16RoadrunnerMarch 15, 1988 6.0While escorting a prisoner and his girlfriend, Torello is trapped in the desert and stalked by corrupt lawmen who want the prisoner.
17. S02E17Desert JusticeMarch 22, 1988 8.0The Justice Department must deal with crooked cops and feuding brothel owners when Pauli's prostitute-girlfriend is murdered.
18. S02E18BylineMarch 29, 1988 8.0Torello's writer-friend plans to take down Luca by exposing him in an article.
19. S02E19The HearingsApril 5, 1988 6.0Luca is finally brought to court on racketerring charges but the trial is postponed when a military emergency happens in Vietnam.
20. S02E20Pursuit (1)April 26, 1988 1.0Torello and his men chase Luca to Mexico where they will get no help from the US Government.
21. S02E21Escape (2)May 3, 1988 3.0Torello and his men save Danny from certain death while Luca is told by a top military commander that he is nothing in Mexico.
22. S02E22Going Home (3)May 10, 1988 4.0Torello and his men catch up to Luca in Mexico and force him to escape but they all get trapped inside a pilotless airborne plane.

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