Crime Story
(1986)Streaming Episode Guide
Season 2
Going Home (3)
Episode 22 - 5-10-1988
48m
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.
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Escape (2)
Episode 21 - 5-03-1988
47m
Torello and his men save Danny from certain death while Luca is told by a top military commander that he is nothing in Mexico.
7.8/10Where to watch
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Pursuit (1)
Episode 20 - 4-26-1988
48m
Torello and his men chase Luca to Mexico where they will get no help from the US Government.
8.3/10Where to watch
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The Hearings
Episode 19 - 4-05-1988
49m
Luca is finally brought to court on racketerring charges but the trial is postponed when a military emergency happens in Vietnam.
8/10Where to watch
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Byline
Episode 18 - 3-29-1988
48m
Torello's writer-friend plans to take down Luca by exposing him in an article.
8.3/10Where to watch
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Desert Justice
Episode 17 - 3-22-1988
49m
The Justice Department must deal with crooked cops and feuding brothel owners when Pauli's prostitute-girlfriend is murdered.
8.8/10Where to watch
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Roadrunner
Episode 16 - 3-15-1988
48m
While escorting a prisoner and his girlfriend, Torello is trapped in the desert and stalked by corrupt lawmen who want the prisoner.
8.2/10Where to watch
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Pauli Taglia's Dream
Episode 15 - 3-08-1988
48m
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.
6.8/10Where to watch
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Last Rites
Episode 14 - 2-09-1988
49m
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.
8.6/10Where to watch
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Protected Witness
Episode 13 - 2-02-1988
49m
In return for the man's testimony, Torello offers government protection to a Chicago mobster with a contract on his life.
8.6/10Where to watch
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Femme Fatale
Episode 12 - 1-19-1988
47m
A Chinese agent dupes Torello into looking for her father while she smuggles plutonium out of the country.
7.4/10Where to watch
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Seize the Time
Episode 11 - 1-12-1988
48m
Torello cannot identify the source of a money-laundering operation. Clemmons reveals his suspicions about Iris's new casino partner.
7.9/10Where to watch
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Moulin Rouge
Episode 10 - 1-05-1988
49m
The Justice Department tries to deal with troubles at a new nightclub - including bombings, extortion, and racial threats - owned by a beautiful black woman.
8.2/10Where to watch
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MIG-21
Episode 9 - 12-15-1987
49m
A defecting Soviet pilot becomes custody of the Strike Force, which learns of plans to use him in a spy swap.
7.5/10Where to watch
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Love Hurts
Episode 8 - 12-08-1987
49m
Luca falls for an actress in a movie he is financing and discovers she is more than even he can handle.
8.3/10Where to watch
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Little Girl Lost
Episode 7 - 11-24-1987
48m
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.
8.2/10Where to watch
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Robbery, Armed
Episode 6 - 11-10-1987
44m
A Chicago thug, preparing for the heist of a Las Vegas casino, shoots Krychek on the eve of Torello's birthday.
8.4/10Where to watch
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Shockwaves
Episode 5 - 11-03-1987
48m
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.
8.3/10Where to watch
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Atomic Fallout
Episode 4 - 10-27-1987
48m
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.
8.4/10Where to watch
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Always a Blonde
Episode 3 - 10-20-1987
49m
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.
8/10Where to watch
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Blast from the Past
Episode 2 - 9-29-1987
49m
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.
8.3/10Where to watch
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The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob
Episode 1 - 9-22-1987
49m
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.
8.2/10Where to watch
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Season 1
Ground Zero
Episode 21 - 3-13-1987
49m
After his murder mistrial, Luca clashes with a crime kingpin over plans to split up control of the sinking Luca gambling empire. Pauli changes his mind and rescues Luca from Torello as they hide in a house in the desert, a target site for nuclear testing.
8.2/10Where to watch
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Top of the World
Episode 20 - 3-06-1987
49m
Luca's jubilation over his growing business turns to fear that his associates are setting him up. Luca's insatiable lust for violence proves his undoing when he rapes Pauli's girlfriend. Pauli testifies for the prosecution in Luca's trial.
8.6/10Where to watch
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The Pinnacle
Episode 19 - 2-27-1987
49m
Luca's greedy ploy to take over another casino puts his entire gambling empire in jeopardy.
8.4/10Where to watch
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The Survivor
Episode 18 - 2-13-1987
48m
Torello falls in love with a Justice Attorney's former wife, only to find out that the attorney has been molesting his adopted daughter. Molestation charges jeopardizes the Unit's investigation of Luca.
8.2/10Where to watch
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The Battle of Las Vegas
Episode 17 - 2-06-1987
49m
To take over Las Vegas casinos, Luca murders the head of a resort-workers union to put his own man in the position.
8.4/10Where to watch
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The Kingdom of Money
Episode 16 - 1-30-1987
49m
Torello and Krychek join the Federal Task Force planning to raid Luca's new gambling business in Las Vegas.
8.3/10Where to watch
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Torello on Trial
Episode 15 - 1-16-1987
49m
Breitel brutally cross-examines Torello. Acquitted Luca moves to Las Vegas. Torello gets a new assignment.
8.3/10Where to watch
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Fatal Crossroads
Episode 14 - 1-09-1987
49m
Torello is subpoenaed to testify for Luca. An enraged Abrams jumps to Torello's defense. Luca orders Torello and Abrams killed.
8.5/10Where to watch
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Strange Bedfellows
Episode 13 - 12-26-1986
49m
Holman ideintifies Torello as a dirty cop to Breitel. After an attempt on his life, Luca takes refuge in Florida.
7.8/10Where to watch
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Hide and Go Thief
Episode 12 - 12-12-1986
49m
Indelli and Krychek must deal with a tense hostage situation. Torello travels to Indiana to make his move on Frank Holman.
7.8/10Where to watch
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For Love or Money
Episode 11 - 12-05-1986
49m
Divorced Torello finds comfort with Inger. The Crime Unit nabs Luca's jewelry-heist team. Torello's best friend supplies the Mob with capital.
6.9/10Where to watch
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Justice Hits the Skids
Episode 10 - 11-11-1986
49m
Devastated by Kehoe's death, Torello stonewalls Breitel's federal investigation. Abrams joins the MCU on the street.
8.2/10Where to watch
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Old Friends, Dead Ends
Episode 9 - 11-04-1986
49m
Torello confronts his new friend, now laundering money for the Mob. Federal investigators indict Luca and Bartoli.
8.2/10Where to watch
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Pursuit of a Wanted Felon
Episode 8 - 10-28-1986
49m
Conflict ruins the Torello's weekend trip. Luca situates in Las Vegas. Bigots target Abrams's relationship with Susan.
8/10Where to watch
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Abrams for the Defense
Episode 7 - 10-14-1986
49m
Attorney Abrams falls for a reporter helping him defend a tenant accused of assaulting a slum landlord.
7.6/10Where to watch
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The War
Episode 6 - 10-07-1986
47m
A book intercepted by Torello jeopardizes Luca's nationwide gambling operation. The Torellos meet with tragedy.
8.3/10Where to watch
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The Saint Louis Book of Blues
Episode 5 - 9-30-1986
45m
Mobsters support Luca's nationwide gambling scheme. A publicity-seeking sheriff hampers Torello's arrest of one of Luca's men.
8.5/10Where to watch
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Shadow Dancer
Episode 4 - 9-27-1986
50m
Torello 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 Julie is pregnant.
8.3/10Where to watch
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Final Transmission
Episode 3 - 9-20-1986
49m
With Torello's MCU hunting a psychopath, Luca plots jewel heists and the takeover of a sports-gambling operation.
8.4/10Where to watch
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Pilot (2)
Episode 2 - 9-19-1986
47m
Here 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 to make his mark on the underworld; and David Abrams, an idealistic public defender trying to bury his Mob-connected roots. As the story unfolds Torrello is working with Abrams to bring down members of Chicago's underworld while Luca is taken under the wing of Manny Weisbord; one of Chicago's most powerful crime figures. As events proceed Torrello and Luca each become aware of the other's existence. Torello realizes that there is a new player that he must bring down.
7.8/10Where to watch
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Pilot (1)
Episode 1 - 9-19-1986
1h 37m
Here 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 to make his mark on the underworld; and David Abrams, an idealistic public defender trying to bury his Mob-connected roots. As the story unfolds Torrello is working with to bring down members of Chicago's underworld while Luca is taken under the wing of Manny Weisbord; one of Chicago's most powerful crime figures. As events proceed Torrello and Luca each become aware of the other's existence. Torello realizes that there is a new player that he must bring down.
7.8/10Where to watch
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Desert Justice
Episode 17 - 3-22-1988
49m
The Justice Department must deal with crooked cops and feuding brothel owners when Pauli's prostitute-girlfriend is murdered.
8.8/10Where to watch
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Top of the World
Episode 20 - 3-06-1987
49m
Luca's jubilation over his growing business turns to fear that his associates are setting him up. Luca's insatiable lust for violence proves his undoing when he rapes Pauli's girlfriend. Pauli testifies for the prosecution in Luca's trial.
8.6/10Where to watch
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Haven't Seen
Protected Witness
Episode 13 - 2-02-1988
49m
In return for the man's testimony, Torello offers government protection to a Chicago mobster with a contract on his life.
8.6/10Where to watch
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Last Rites
Episode 14 - 2-09-1988
49m
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.
8.6/10Where to watch
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The Saint Louis Book of Blues
Episode 5 - 9-30-1986
45m
Mobsters support Luca's nationwide gambling scheme. A publicity-seeking sheriff hampers Torello's arrest of one of Luca's men.
8.5/10Where to watch
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