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The Worst Episodes of Crime Story

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The Worst Episodes of Crime Story

The hard-boiled saga of hair-trigger cop Lieutenant Mike Torello and his obsessive pursuit of ruthless gangster Ray Luca.

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  1. Background image for Pauli Taglia's Dream
    6.5/10(70 votes)

    #1 - Pauli Taglia's Dream

    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.

    Director:Jeff Stein
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for For Love or Money
    6.8/10(92 votes)

    #2 - For Love or Money

    S1:E11

    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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  3. Background image for Femme Fatale
    7.2/10(64 votes)

    #3 - Femme Fatale

    S2:E12

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

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  4. Background image for MIG-21
    7.4/10(75 votes)

    #4 - MIG-21

    S2:E9

    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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  5. Background image for Abrams for the Defense
    7.5/10(99 votes)

    #5 - Abrams for the Defense

    S1:E7

    Attorney Abrams falls for a reporter helping him defend a tenant accused of assaulting a slum landlord.

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  6. Background image for Escape (2)
    7.5/10(55 votes)

    #6 - Escape (2)

    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.

    Director:Colin Bucksey
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Always a Blonde
    7.6/10(71 votes)

    #7 - Always a Blonde

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Pilot (2)
    7.7/10(140 votes)

    #8 - Pilot (2)

    S1:E2

    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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  10. Background image for Hide and Go Thief
    7.7/10(87 votes)

    #9 - Hide and Go Thief

    S1:E12

    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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  11. Background image for Strange Bedfellows
    7.7/10(73 votes)

    #10 - Strange Bedfellows

    S1:E13

    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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  12. Background image for Seize the Time
    7.7/10(62 votes)

    #11 - Seize the Time

    S2:E11

    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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  13. Background image for Pilot (1)
    7.8/10(877 votes)

    #12 - Pilot (1)

    S1:E1

    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.

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  14. Background image for The Hearings
    7.8/10(63 votes)

    #13 - The Hearings

    S2:E19

    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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  15. Background image for Going Home (3)
    7.8/10(64 votes)

    #14 - Going Home (3)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Pursuit of a Wanted Felon
    7.9/10(96 votes)

    #15 - Pursuit of a Wanted Felon

    S1:E8

    Conflict ruins the Torello's weekend trip. Luca situates in Las Vegas. Bigots target Abrams's relationship with Susan.

    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob
    7.9/10(91 votes)

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

    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.

    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Pursuit (1)
    7.9/10(56 votes)

    #17 - Pursuit (1)

    S2:E20

    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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  19. Background image for Justice Hits the Skids
    8.0/10(88 votes)

    #18 - Justice Hits the Skids

    S1:E10

    Devastated by Kehoe's death, Torello stonewalls Breitel's federal investigation. Abrams joins the MCU on the street.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for The Survivor
    8.0/10(98 votes)

    #19 - The Survivor

    S1:E18

    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.

    Director:Alan Myerson
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Blast from the Past
    8.0/10(78 votes)

    #20 - Blast from the Past

    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.

    Director:Eugene Corr
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Little Girl Lost
    8.0/10(68 votes)

    #21 - Little Girl Lost

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Love Hurts
    8.0/10(88 votes)

    #22 - Love Hurts

    S2:E8

    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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  24. Background image for Moulin Rouge
    8.0/10(64 votes)

    #23 - Moulin Rouge

    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.

    Director:David Soul
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Roadrunner
    8.0/10(63 votes)

    #24 - Roadrunner

    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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  26. Background image for Old Friends, Dead Ends
    8.1/10(92 votes)

    #25 - Old Friends, Dead Ends

    S1:E9

    Torello confronts his new friend, now laundering money for the Mob. Federal investigators indict Luca and Bartoli.

    Director:Bobby Roth
    Writer:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Pauli Taglia's Dream" is the worst rated episode of "Crime Story". It scored 6.5/10 based on 70 votes. Directed by Jeff Stein and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/8/1988. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "For Love or Money".