Crime Story — Season 2

Aired 22 September 1987 • 44 min

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.

Aired 29 September 1987 • 44 min

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.

Aired 20 October 1987 • 44 min

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.

Aired 27 October 1987 • 44 min

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.

Aired 3 November 1987 • 44 min

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.

Aired 10 November 1987 • 44 min

A Chicago thug, preparing for the heist of a Las Vegas casino, shoots Krychek on the eve of Torello's birthday.

Aired 24 November 1987 • 44 min

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.

Aired 8 December 1987 • 44 min

Luca falls for an actress in a movie he is financing and discovers she is more than even he can handle.

Aired 15 December 1987 • 44 min

A defecting Soviet pilot becomes custody of the Strike Force, which learns of plans to use him in a spy swap.

Aired 5 January 1988 • 44 min

The Justice Department tries to deal with troubles at a new nightclub - including bombings, extortion, and racial threats - owned by a beautiful black woman.

Aired 12 January 1988 • 44 min

Torello cannot identify the source of a money-laundering operation. Clemmons reveals his suspicions about Iris's new casino partner.

Aired 19 January 1988 • 44 min

A Chinese agent dupes Torello into looking for her father while she smuggles plutonium out of the country.

Aired 2 February 1988 • 44 min

In return for the man's testimony, Torello offers government protection to a Chicago mobster with a contract on his life.

Aired 9 February 1988 • 44 min

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.

Aired 8 March 1988 • 44 min

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.

Aired 15 March 1988 • 44 min

While escorting a prisoner and his girlfriend, Torello is trapped in the desert and stalked by corrupt lawmen who want the prisoner.

Aired 22 March 1988 • 44 min

The Justice Department must deal with crooked cops and feuding brothel owners when Pauli's prostitute-girlfriend is murdered.

Aired 29 March 1988 • 44 min

Torello's writer-friend plans to take down Luca by exposing him in an article.

Aired 5 April 1988 • 44 min

Luca is finally brought to court on racketerring charges but the trial is postponed when a military emergency happens in Vietnam.

Aired 26 April 1988 • 44 min

Torello and his men chase Luca to Mexico where they will get no help from the US Government.

Aired 3 May 1988 • 44 min

Torello and his men save Danny from certain death while Luca is told by a top military commander that he is nothing in Mexico.

Aired 10 May 1988 • 44 min

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.