Crime Story

Crime Story

  • 1986
  • 2 Seasons
  • 43 Episodes
  •  7.972  (71)
  •   Canceled

The hard-boiled saga of hair-trigger cop Lieutenant Mike Torello and his obsessive pursuit of ruthless gangster Ray Luca.

Crime Story
Seasons
Going Home (3)
22. Going Home (3)
May 10, 1988
Torello and his men catch up to Luca in Mexico and force him to escape but they all get trapped inside a pilotless airborne plane.
Escape (2)
21. Escape (2)
May 03, 1988
Torello and his men save Danny from certain death while Luca is told by a top military commander that he is nothing in Mexico.
Pursuit (1)
20. Pursuit (1)
April 26, 1988
Torello and his men chase Luca to Mexico where they will get no help from the US Government.
The Hearings
19. The Hearings
April 05, 1988
Luca is finally brought to court on racketerring charges but the trial is postponed when a military emergency happens in Vietnam.
Byline
18. Byline
March 29, 1988
Torello's writer-friend plans to take down Luca by exposing him in an article.
Desert Justice
17. Desert Justice
March 22, 1988
The Justice Department must deal with crooked cops and feuding brothel owners when Pauli's prostitute-girlfriend is murdered.
Roadrunner
16. Roadrunner
March 15, 1988
While escorting a prisoner and his girlfriend, Torello is trapped in the desert and stalked by corrupt lawmen who want the prisoner.
Pauli Taglia's Dream
15. Pauli Taglia's Dream
March 08, 1988
In 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 federal custody. Delirious from his gun shot wounds and the blast Luca becomes totally on Paulie for their escape. Receiving aid from a federal agent in Manny's employ Paulie rises above his usual persona as he attempts to extricate himself and Luca from their current situation.
Last Rites
14. Last Rites
February 09, 1988
After 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 Luca.
Protected Witness
13. Protected Witness
February 02, 1988
In return for the man's testimony, Torello offers government protection to a Chicago mobster with a contract on his life.
Femme Fatale
12. Femme Fatale
January 19, 1988
A Chinese agent dupes Torello into looking for her father while she smuggles plutonium out of the country.
Seize the Time
11. Seize the Time
January 12, 1988
Torello cannot identify the source of a money-laundering operation. Clemmons reveals his suspicions about Iris's new casino partner.
Moulin Rouge
10. Moulin Rouge
January 05, 1988
The Justice Department tries to deal with troubles at a new nightclub - including bombings, extortion, and racial threats - owned by a beautiful black woman.
MIG-21
9. MIG-21
December 15, 1987
A defecting Soviet pilot becomes custody of the Strike Force, which learns of plans to use him in a spy swap.
Love Hurts
8. Love Hurts
December 08, 1987
Luca falls for an actress in a movie he is financing and discovers she is more than even he can handle.
Little Girl Lost
7. Little Girl Lost
November 24, 1987
An investigator searching for a man's girlfriend, who happens to be Weisbord's granddaughter, is murdered before he gives information to Torello. Luca offers a drug-addicted Abrams a position on his staff.
Robbery, Armed
6. Robbery, Armed
November 10, 1987
A Chicago thug, preparing for the heist of a Las Vegas casino, shoots Krychek on the eve of Torello's birthday.
Shockwaves
5. Shockwaves
November 03, 1987
Luca returns to Vegas with immunity to work for the US Government, causing revenge-minded Abrams to resign in frustration and Torello unable to get near Luca.
Atomic Fallout
4. Atomic Fallout
October 27, 1987
Torello 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.
Always a Blonde
3. Always a Blonde
October 20, 1987
The Senterros, a family of Mexican cattle ranchers, controls the marijuana trade, so Torello's unit sets up a sting operation, but detective Joey Indelli leaves to try to save a callgirl from her sadistic pimp.
Blast from the Past
2. Blast from the Past
September 29, 1987
Torello 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 injured kidnappers.
The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob
1. The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob
September 22, 1987
An overzealous senator outrages crime bosses by subpoenaing them to appear before an organized crime commission. An actress with a shady past falls for Torello.
Description
The hard-boiled saga of hair-trigger cop Lieutenant Mike Torello and his obsessive pursuit of ruthless gangster Ray Luca.
  • Premiere Date
    September 19, 1986
  • Rating
    7.972  (71)