Crime Story
Hide and Go Thief
TV Flash files “Hide and Go Thief” as hour 13 of 44 in the TV Flash guide — Crime Story (1986–1988) on NBC, season 1, episode 13, aired 1986-12-12, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E13: listed hour 13 of 44 in the Crime Story guide, hour 13 of 22 in season 1. It aired 1986-12-12 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Crime Pays” (S01E12). Next is “Strange Bedfellows” (S01E14).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Torello has to split his men up when a woman is held hostage by a crazed gunman just as Holman is spotted in an Indiana diner.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Hide and Go Thief sit in the Crime Story guide?
S01E13 is listed hour 13 of 44 — hour 13 of 22 in season 1, season 1 episode 13.
When did Crime Story S01E13 air?
Hide and Go Thief aired 1986-12-12 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.…