The Worst Episodes of Crime Story

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6.5/10(79 votes)
#1 - Pauli Taglia's Dream
S2:E153/8/1988
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.
Director:Jeff Stein
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Jeff Stein
Writer:Unknown
7.0/10(103 votes)
#2 - For Love or Money
S1:E1112/5/1986
Divorced Torello finds comfort with Inger. The Crime Unit nabs Luca's jewelry-heist team. Torello's best friend supplies the Mob with capital.
Director:Bobby Roth
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Bobby Roth
Writer:Unknown
7.2/10(75 votes)
#3 - Femme Fatale
S2:E121/19/1988
A Chinese agent dupes Torello into looking for her father while she smuggles plutonium out of the country.
Director:Jan Eliasberg
Writer:Gail Morgan Hickman
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Director:Jan Eliasberg
Writer:Gail Morgan Hickman
7.4/10(86 votes)
#4 - MIG-21
S2:E912/15/1987
A defecting Soviet pilot becomes custody of the Strike Force, which learns of plans to use him in a spy swap.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
7.5/10(117 votes)
#5 - Abrams for the Defense
S1:E710/14/1986
Attorney Abrams falls for a reporter helping him defend a tenant accused of assaulting a slum landlord.
Directors:Aaron Lipstadt, Michael Mann
Writer:Unknown
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Directors:Aaron Lipstadt, Michael Mann
Writer:Unknown
7.6/10(159 votes)
#6 - Pilot (2)
S1:E29/19/1986
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.
Director:Abel Ferrara
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Abel Ferrara
Writer:Unknown

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7.6/10(82 votes)
#7 - Always a Blonde
S2:E310/20/1987
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.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
7.6/10(74 votes)
#8 - Seize the Time
S2:E111/12/1988
Torello cannot identify the source of a money-laundering operation. Clemmons reveals his suspicions about Iris's new casino partner.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
7.6/10(64 votes)
#9 - Escape (2)
S2:E215/3/1988
Torello and his men save Danny from certain death while Luca is told by a top military commander that he is nothing in Mexico.
Director:Colin Bucksey
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Colin Bucksey
Writer:Unknown
7.8/10(906 votes)
#10 - Pilot (1)
S1:E19/19/1986
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.
Director:Abel Ferrara
Writers:David J. Burke, Chuck Adamson, Gustave Reininger
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Director:Abel Ferrara
Writers:David J. Burke, Chuck Adamson, Gustave Reininger
7.8/10(104 votes)
#11 - Hide and Go Thief
S1:E1212/12/1986
Indelli and Krychek must deal with a tense hostage situation. Torello travels to Indiana to make his move on Frank Holman.
Director:Francis Delia
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Francis Delia
Writer:Unknown
7.8/10(89 votes)
#12 - Strange Bedfellows
S1:E1312/26/1986
Holman ideintifies Torello as a dirty cop to Breitel. After an attempt on his life, Luca takes refuge in Florida.
Director:Francis Delia
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Francis Delia
Writer:Unknown
7.8/10(67 votes)
#13 - The Hearings
S2:E194/5/1988
Luca is finally brought to court on racketerring charges but the trial is postponed when a military emergency happens in Vietnam.
Director:Mimi Leder
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Mimi Leder
Writer:Unknown
7.9/10(107 votes)
#14 - The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob
S2:E19/22/1987
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.
Director:John Nicolella
Writer:Unknown
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Director:John Nicolella
Writer:Unknown
7.9/10(78 votes)
#15 - Moulin Rouge
S2:E101/5/1988
The Justice Department tries to deal with troubles at a new nightclub - including bombings, extortion, and racial threats - owned by a beautiful black woman.
Director:David Soul
Writer:Unknown
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Director:David Soul
Writer:Unknown
7.9/10(74 votes)
#16 - Going Home (3)
S2:E225/10/1988
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.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
7.9/10(64 votes)
#17 - Pursuit (1)
S2:E204/26/1988
Torello and his men chase Luca to Mexico where they will get no help from the US Government.
Director:Colin Bucksey
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Colin Bucksey
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(92 votes)
#18 - Blast from the Past
S2:E29/29/1987
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.
Director:Eugene Corr
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Eugene Corr
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(96 votes)
#19 - Love Hurts
S2:E812/8/1987
Luca falls for an actress in a movie he is financing and discovers she is more than even he can handle.
Director:David Soul
Writer:Unknown
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Director:David Soul
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(126 votes)
#20 - The War
S1:E610/7/1986
A book intercepted by Torello jeopardizes Luca's nationwide gambling operation. The Torellos meet with tragedy.
Director:Leon Ichaso
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Leon Ichaso
Writer:Unknown
8.1/10(72 votes)
#21 - Roadrunner
S2:E163/15/1988
While escorting a prisoner and his girlfriend, Torello is trapped in the desert and stalked by corrupt lawmen who want the prisoner.
Director:Jeff Stein
Writer:Gail Morgan Hickman
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Director:Jeff Stein
Writer:Gail Morgan Hickman
8.1/10(79 votes)
#22 - Little Girl Lost
S2:E711/24/1987
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.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.1/10(113 votes)
#23 - Pursuit of a Wanted Felon
S1:E810/28/1986
Conflict ruins the Torello's weekend trip. Luca situates in Las Vegas. Bigots target Abrams's relationship with Susan.
Director:Aaron Lipstadt
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Aaron Lipstadt
Writer:Unknown
8.1/10(125 votes)
#24 - Shadow Dancer
S1:E49/27/1986
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.
Director:Leon Ichaso
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Leon Ichaso
Writer:Unknown
8.1/10(131 votes)
#25 - Final Transmission
S1:E39/20/1986
With Torello's MCU hunting a psychopath, Luca plots jewel heists and the takeover of a sports-gambling operation.
Director:Leon Ichaso
Writer:Richard Christian Danus
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Director:Leon Ichaso
Writer:Richard Christian Danus