The saga of a Chicago police detective's efforts to stop a young hood's ruthless rise in the ranks of organized crime.
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S2.E14
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.
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Lt. Torello and the MCU search for the person responsible for the murder committed during a home invasion. Feeling the heat from the MCU's home invasion investigation Phil Bartoli orders Ray Luca to ...
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Luca's takeover of the gambling business comes to a halt and Torello hits his other operations even harder. However, Torello suffers a major loss in his private life.
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| Dennis Farina | ... | Lt. Mike Torello 43 episodes, 1986-1988 | |
| Bill Smitrovich | ... | Sgt. Danny Krychek / ... 40 episodes, 1986-1988 | |
| Steve Ryan | ... | Det. Nate Grossman 40 episodes, 1986-1988 | |
| Billy Campbell | ... | Det. Joey Indelli / ... 40 episodes, 1986-1988 | |
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Paul Butler | ... | Det. Walter Clemmons 40 episodes, 1986-1988 |
| Tony Denison | ... | Ray Luca 38 episodes, 1986-1988 | |
| Stephen Lang | ... | Atty. David Abrams 39 episodes, 1986-1988 | |
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John Santucci | ... | Pauli Taglia 37 episodes, 1986-1988 |
| Ted Levine | ... | Frank Holman 20 episodes, 1986-1988 | |
| Joseph Wiseman | ... | Manny Weisbord 18 episodes, 1986-1988 | |
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Chicago, 1963. As head of the police department's Major Crime Unit, Lieutenant Michael Torello must deal with the city's most dangerous criminals. And possibly the most dangerous of all is Ray Luca, a young ambitious street hood who's out to gain wealth and power by whatever means - including theft, threats, extortion and murder. As Luca begins his ruthless climb up the ladder of organized crime, leaving a growing number of victims in his wake, Torello becomes more and more determined to bring him down. Written by Eugene Kim <genekim@concentric.net>
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Written by Del Shannon (uncredited) and Max Crook (uncredited)
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The theme music used for the series was an updated version of the hit song "Runaway" recorded by the original singer Del Shannon. See more »Goofs
During the series run, you can clearly see many post 1963 cars in the background. See more »Quotes
Lt. Mike Torello: Hey you. You hurt anybody else, when this is over, I'm gonna find what you love the most and I'm gonna kill it. Your mother, your father, your dog... don't matter what it is, it's dead.See more »
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Al Kooper ... Guy who picks music for the show See more »Soundtracks
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This show,and it's 1940s companion(also on NBC)"Private Eye",certainly made 1980s TV watching quite fun.I really enjoyed the exploits of Mike Torello and his group of crime fighters,and the scenery of Chicago and Las Vegas each and every week!!If you love shows like "The Untouchables",and "The Rookies",then you should give this one a try,you won't be sorry.Now that this series is available on DVD,it will finally be seen for the work of art that it is.I enjoy any series that re-creates a decade well,and "Crime Story"is no exception,the look and the feel of the show is pure 1960s,and the acting is excellent,in fact,so good that you find yourself rooting for the good guys without realizing it.All in all,a tour-de-force of the small screen!