Crime Story
Old Friends, Dead Ends
TV Flash files “Old Friends, Dead Ends” as hour 9 of 44 in the TV Flash guide — Crime Story (1986–1988) on NBC, season 1, episode 9, aired 1986-11-04, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E09: listed hour 9 of 44 in the Crime Story guide, hour 9 of 22 in season 1. It aired 1986-11-04 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Pursuit of a Wanted Felon” (S01E08). Next is “Justice Hits the Skids” (S01E10).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
A lawyer thinks Torello is involved with Kehoe and Luca, who moves to have an indictment against himself and Bartoli quashed.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Old Friends, Dead Ends sit in the Crime Story guide?
S01E09 is listed hour 9 of 44 — hour 9 of 22 in season 1, season 1 episode 9.
When did Crime Story S01E09 air?
Old Friends, Dead Ends aired 1986-11-04 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I need Miami Vice first?
No. This is the bruising older sibling — Mann-adjacent period crime, not pastel Vice. Serialized cop-versus-mob, Chicago to Vegas, two seasons.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Michael Mann's period crime novel on NBC: Dennis Farina's real-cop glare chasing Anthony Denison's Ray Luca from Chicago heat into Vegas neon. Serialized cop-versus-mob obsession, not case-of-the-week, with period clothes and a Del Shannon theme that already sounds like a eulogy. Miami Vice's bruising older sibling — two seasons, no apology.
Two seasons. Forty-four hours. NBC, 1986–1988, then the window closed before the obsession could get comfortable. That is the chart, not a eulogy with extra linen. Crime Story is Chuck Adamson and Gustave Reininger's period crime novel, executive-produced in Michael Mann's stylish gravity: Dennis Farina's real-ex-cop glare on Lt. Mike Torello chasing Anthony Denison's Ray Luca from Chicago heat into Vegas neon, Stephen Lang in the legal mix. Serialized cop-versus-mob, not case-of-the-week. Period clothes. A Del…
Filed against
- Dennis Farina as Lt. Mike Torello
Dennis Farina’s Lt. Mike Torello chased Crime Story from Chicago heat into Vegas neon — Michael Mann’s period crime novel on NBC, real-cop glare, serialized obsession instead of case-of-the-week, a Del Shannon theme that already sounds…
- Anthony Denison as Ray Luca
Anthony Denison’s Ray Luca ran from Chicago heat into Vegas neon on Crime Story — Michael Mann’s period crime novel on NBC, Dennis Farina’s real-cop glare, serialized cop-versus-mob obsession instead of case-of-the-week. Del Shannon as a…
- Stephen Lang as David Abrams
Stephen Lang burned through Crime Story as David Abrams — Michael Mann's period crime novel on NBC, Chicago heat into Vegas neon, serialized cop-versus-mob obsession instead of case-of-the-week. Del Shannon already sounding like a eulogy.…