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Season 2

Season 2

1987
22 Episodes

Episodes

The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob
1

1. The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob

Sep 22, 1987
44 min
3.5

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.

Blast from the Past
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2. Blast from the Past

Sep 29, 1987
44 min
1.0

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.

Always a Blonde
3

3. Always a Blonde

Oct 20, 1987
44 min
3.0

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.

Atomic Fallout
4

4. Atomic Fallout

Oct 27, 1987
44 min
3.0

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.

Shockwaves
5

5. Shockwaves

Nov 3, 1987
44 min
10.0

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.

Robbery, Armed
6

6. Robbery, Armed

Nov 10, 1987
44 min
6.0

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

Little Girl Lost
7

7. Little Girl Lost

Nov 24, 1987
44 min
7.0

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.

Love Hurts
8

8. Love Hurts

Dec 8, 1987
44 min
4.0

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

MIG-21
9

9. MIG-21

Dec 15, 1987
44 min
5.0

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

Moulin Rouge
10

10. Moulin Rouge

Jan 5, 1988
44 min
10.0

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

Seize the Time
11

11. Seize the Time

Jan 12, 1988
44 min
2.0

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

Femme Fatale
12

12. Femme Fatale

Jan 19, 1988
44 min
4.0

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

Protected Witness
13

13. Protected Witness

Feb 2, 1988
44 min
6.0

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

Last Rites
14

14. Last Rites

Feb 9, 1988
44 min
8.0

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.

Pauli Taglia's Dream
15

15. Pauli Taglia's Dream

Mar 8, 1988
44 min
10.0

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.

Roadrunner
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16. Roadrunner

Mar 15, 1988
44 min
6.0

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

Desert Justice
17

17. Desert Justice

Mar 22, 1988
44 min
8.0

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

Byline
18

18. Byline

Mar 29, 1988
44 min
8.0

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

The Hearings
19

19. The Hearings

Apr 5, 1988
44 min
6.0

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

Pursuit (1)
20

20. Pursuit (1)

Apr 26, 1988
44 min
1.0

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

Escape (2)
21

21. Escape (2)

May 3, 1988
44 min
3.0

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

Going Home (3)
22

22. Going Home (3)

May 10, 1988
44 min
4.0

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.