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The Best Episodes of Crime Story Season 2

Every episode of Crime Story Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Crime Story Season 2!

The Best Episodes of Crime Story Season 2

The hard-boiled saga of hair-trigger cop Lieutenant Mike Torello and his obsessive pursuit of ruthless gangster Ray Luca.
  1. 8.6/10(66 votes)

    #1 - Desert Justice

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    S2:E17

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

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  2. 8.4/10(87 votes)

    #2 - Protected Witness

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    S2:E13

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

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  3. 8.4/10(62 votes)

    #3 - Last Rites

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    S2:E14

    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.

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    Director:Colin Bucksey
    Writer:N/A
  4. 8.2/10(70 votes)

    #4 - Atomic Fallout

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    S2:E4

    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.

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    Director:Bill Duke
    Writer:N/A
  5. 8.2/10(66 votes)

    #5 - Shockwaves

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    S2:E5

    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.

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    Director:Bill Duke
    Writer:N/A
  6. 8.2/10(61 votes)

    #6 - Robbery, Armed

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    S2:E6

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

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    Director:N/A
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  8. 8.1/10(76 votes)

    #7 - Blast from the Past

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    S2:E2

    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.

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    Director:Eugene Corr
    Writer:N/A
  9. 8.1/10(68 votes)

    #8 - Little Girl Lost

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    S2:E7

    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.

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    Director:N/A
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  10. 8.1/10(62 votes)

    #9 - Moulin Rouge

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    S2:E10

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

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    Director:David Soul
    Writer:N/A
  11. 8.1/10(62 votes)

    #10 - Roadrunner

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    S2:E16

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

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  12. 8.1/10(58 votes)

    #11 - Byline

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    S2:E18

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

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    Director:Eugene Corr
    Writer:N/A
  13. 8.0/10(86 votes)

    #12 - The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob

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    S2:E1

    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.

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  14. 8.0/10(86 votes)

    #13 - Love Hurts

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    S2:E8

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

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    Director:David Soul
    Writer:N/A
  15. 7.9/10(56 votes)

    #14 - Pursuit (1)

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    S2:E20

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

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    Director:Colin Bucksey
    Writer:N/A
  16. 7.8/10(62 votes)

    #15 - The Hearings

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    S2:E19

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

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    Director:Mimi Leder
    Writer:N/A
  17. 7.8/10(62 votes)

    #16 - Going Home (3)

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    S2:E22

    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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  18. 7.7/10(70 votes)

    #17 - Always a Blonde

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    S2:E3

    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.

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  19. 7.7/10(61 votes)

    #18 - Seize the Time

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    S2:E11

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

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  20. 7.5/10(54 votes)

    #19 - Escape (2)

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    S2:E21

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

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    Director:Colin Bucksey
    Writer:N/A
  21. 7.4/10(73 votes)

    #20 - MIG-21

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    S2:E9

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

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  22. 7.2/10(63 votes)

    #21 - Femme Fatale

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    S2:E12

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

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  23. 6.5/10(70 votes)

    #22 - Pauli Taglia's Dream

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    S2:E15

    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.

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    Director:Jeff Stein
    Writer:N/A

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Desert Justice" is the best rated episode of "Crime Story" season 2. It scored 8.6/10 based on 66 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/22/1988. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Protected Witness".