Crime Story
The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob
TV Flash files “The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob” as a desk essential hour — Crime Story (1986–1988) on NBC, season 2, episode 1, aired 1987-09-22, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E01: listed hour 23 of 44 in the Crime Story guide, first listed hour of season 2. It aired 1987-09-22 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Ground Zero” (S01E22). Next is “Blast from the Past” (S02E02).
Essential hour: “The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob”. The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob is season two's marquee stacking: Mann's older-sibling-to-Vice energy, two seasons, no apology.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Torello's strike force serves subpoenas at a meeting of crime bosses; a senator holds hearings on casino skimming; Nate catches a dangerous fever; and Torello romps with a star who shines not so brightly.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob sit in the Crime Story guide?
S02E01 is listed hour 23 of 44 — first listed hour of season 2, season 2 episode 1.
When did Crime Story S02E01 air?
The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob aired 1987-09-22 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.…