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Crime Story: Season 2

Crime Story

Crime Story: Season 2

Starz / Anchor Bay (1987)
DVD
5060020623943
TV Series | Action | Adventure | Crime
USA | English | Color | 21:20

Chicago police lieutenant Mike Torello (Dennis Farina) wages an epic battle against organized crime in Michael Mann's arresting combination of cops and robbers, prime time soap, and film noir. Like Eliot Ness and the Untouchables, Torello and his Major Crimes Unit (MCU) have a formidable opponent in Ray Luca (Anthony Dennison), a young, ambitious thug who'll do whatever it takes to claw his way to the top.


Episodes View details

1 The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob 49 min | Sep 22, 1987

Torello's team must protect a US Senator, the head of the Senate subcommittee that will investigates the mob, a glamorous actress, who wants to cut her ties to the mob, and a lusty, sleazy politician with a serious gambling addiction.

2 Blast from the Past 49 min | Sep 29, 1987

Torello's ex is in Vegas with her new man. When they were at a robbery he is taken by the robbers. When she sees the local police are not doing anything, she calls Torello who clashes with the cop in charge.

3 Always a Blonde 49 min | Oct 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.

4 Atomic Fallout 48 min | Oct 27, 1987

Torello's after a killer, who might be a federal employee. Following the killer's trail, Mike ends up in Mexico, where he witnesses a drug smuggling operation lead by Luca.

5 Shockwaves 48 min | Nov 03, 1987

Torello's ordered by the government to leave Luca alone, since he's now their asset. Abrams quits his job immediately in disgust. Luca's former associates start to fear for their future in the crime business.

6 Robbery, Armed 44 min | Nov 10, 1987

Torello's having a birthday party in a restaurant. His best friend and partner Sgt. Danny Krychek is shot in the bathroom. He whispers a clue to who the shooter is and heads for surgery. Mike must beat the clock to catch the assassin.

7 Little Girl Lost 48 min | Nov 24, 1987

A man hires a private detective to find his girlfriend, who turns out to be the daughter of a mobster. Things don't go well. Meanwhile, Abrams has become an addict, so sympathetic Torello offers him a place in his team.

8 Love Hurts 49 min | Dec 08, 1987

Luca is financing a movie and falls for the provocative leading lady. She turns out to be more than even he can chew.

9 Mig 21 49 min | Dec 15, 1987

A Russian pilot defects by flying his plane into the U.S. and landing in Nevada. Torello and his men are assigned to protect him. They become friends. But Torello learns that the government is considering trading him for the U2 pilot being held in the Soviet Union. And they try to stop it from happening. Abrams who now works for Luca helps him get something on a guy whose business he wants to buy.

10 Moulin Rouge 49 min | Jan 05, 1988

A casino owned by an African American is being hit with everything, from threats to bombs. Reporter Suzanne Terry's back to investigate the attacks and runs into her old flame, Abrams.

11 Seize the Time 48 min | Jan 12, 1988

Torello tries to prove Iris, the African-American owner of the casino Moulin Rouge, that her partner might be using the place for money-laundering.

12 Femme Fatale 47 min | Jan 19, 1988

Torello helps a pretty Asian girl find her missing father, who's been owing money to some loan sharks. What he doesn't know is that she's actually a secret agent of communist China on a radioactive mission.

13 Protected Witness 49 min | Feb 02, 1988

A Chicago mobster with a contract on his head becomes the target of Torello, who wants him alive, and Luca, who wants him dead.

14 Last Rites 49 min | Feb 09, 1988

One of Luca's former bosses Manny Weisbord suffers a heart-attack. Luca tries to get him a new heart, so mobsters Max Goldman and Steve Kordoa, Luca's former associates put a contract on Luca.

15 Pauli Taglia's Dream 48 min | Mar 08, 1988

How Paulie and Luca survived the atomic blast that seemingly killed them both at the end of season 1, how they made a deal with the government and how, with a little help from their mob friends, they got back in the business.

16 Roadrunner 48 min | Mar 15, 1988

Torello goes into the desert after an escaped convict and his girlfriend. However, a corrupt local cop wants them both dead, even if he has to kill Torello to get them.

17 Brothel Wars 49 min | Mar 22, 1988

Pauli's girlfriend, who's a hooker, ends up being the latest casualty in a violent war between competing brothels.

18 Byline 48 min | Mar 29, 1988

Torello's friend, a reporter, promises he'll expose Luca in his latest article. He goes to Vegas and indulges himself in the local vices as a cover.

19 The Hearings 49 min | Apr 05, 1988

Luca's connections to the government are questioned in a Senate hearing and charges are about to be brought up against him, but the Vietnam War changes everything.

20 Pursuit 48 min | Apr 26, 1988

Torello and his crew are after Luca, so he hides in Mexico. They go after him, even though the US government refuses to help them track him down there. However, this time Torello has a contact there who can help.

21 Escape 47 min | May 03, 1988

Danny ends up in Mexican prison. Torello manages to fins allies among mobsters who hate Luca, to get Danny out before he gets shanked. Luca demands respect from a corrupt local general, but he gets none.

22 Going Home 48 min | May 10, 1988

Luca gets hold of Abrams and forces Torello to give him back his captured heroin shipment in exchange. However, Mike's not going to let him escape this time and goes after him anyway, with tragic consequences all around.

Cast View all

Anthony John Denison Ray Luca
Dennis Farina Lt. Mike Torello
Bill Smitrovich Sgt. Danny Krychek
Billy Campbell Det. Joey Indelli
Paul Butler Det. Walter Clemmons
Steve Ryan Det. Nate Grossman
John Santucci Pauli Taglia
Stephen Lang Atty. David Abrams
Andrew Dice Clay Max Goldman
Ismael 'East' Carlo Jorge Senterro
Jay O. Sanders Steve Kordo
Ted Levine Frank Holman
Joseph Wiseman Manny Weisbord
Jann Wenner Patrick Hallahan
Richard Zobel Lt. Col. Milton Dance
Pam Grier Suzanne Terry
Diahnne Abbott Sonia
Salvador Sánchez Manuel Estaban
Johann Carlo Cori Luca
Michael Chong Lee Chen
Humberto Elizondo Col. Santos
Teresa Gilmore Laurie
Michael Arthofer Chet Loomis
Carmen Carol Tammy
Stuart J. Maltz Angie

Edition details

Packaging Keep Case
Nr Discs 1
Layers Single side, Single layer
Regions Region 2

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