Series Description:

The Crime Story TV show was a 60 minute drama series on NBC about the head of a police Major Crime Unit and his quest to rid his city of it's most wanted criminals. It must have been planned to last longer than two seasons as it ended in a cliffhanger obviously designed to make the audience excited about the next season of Crime Story.

Crime Story Cast:

Dennis Farina .............. Lieutenant Michael Torello  
Anthony John Denison ....... Raymond Anthony Luca  
Bill Smitrovich ............ Detective Danny Krychek  
Steve Ryan ................. Detective Nate Grossman  
Bill Campbell .............. Detective Joey Indelli  
Paul Butler ................ Detective Walter Clemmons  
Stephen Lang ............... David Abrams  
John Santucci .............. Pauli Taglia  
Andrew Dice Clay ........... Max Goldman
Joseph Wiseman ............. Manny Weisbord
Ted Levine ................. Frank Holman
Johann Carlo ............... Cori Luca

Crime Story Theme Song Lyrics:

Title: "Runaway"

By: Del Shannon"

As I walk along I wonder what went wrong
With our love, a love that was so strong
And as I still walk on I think of
the things we've done together,
while our hearts were young.

I'm a-walking in the rain
tears are falling and I feel a pain
Wishing you were here by me
to end this misery
and I wonder
I wa-wa-wa-wa-wonder
why,why-why-why-why-why
she ran away,
and I wonder
where she will stay - yay,
my little Runaway,
a-run-run-run-run-runaway.

(Instrumental Interlude)

I'm a-walking in the rain
tears are falling and I feel a pain
Wishing you were here by me
to end this misery and I wonder
I wa-wa-wa-wa- wonder why,
why-why-why-why-why she ran away,
and I wonder
where she will stay-yay,
my little Runaway,
a-run-run-run-run-runaway.

Crime Story Trivia:

There was one episode of Crime Story that was produced but was not broadcast during the original series run. It's title was, "Crime Pays".

Episodes List With Original Air Dates

The First Season

Pilot - Parts 1 & 2 (9/18/1986)
Final Transmission (9/19/1986)
Shadow Dancer (9/26/1986)
The Saint Louis Book of Blues (9/30/1986)
The War (10/7/1986)
Abrams for the Defense (10/14/1986)
Pursuit of a Wanted Felon (10/28/1986)
Old Friends, Dead Ends (11/4/1986)
Justice Hits the Skids (11/11/1986)
For Love or Money (12/5/1986)
Hide and Go Thief (12/12/1986)
Strange Bedfellows (12/26/1986)
Fatal Crossroads (1/9/1987) (Aka: Fortune in Men's Eyes)
Torello on Trial (1/16/1987)
Kingdom of Money (1/30/1987)
The Battle of Las Vegas (2/6/1987)
The Survivor (2/13/1987)
The Pinnacle (2/27/1987)
Top of the World (3/6/1987) (Aka: The King in a Cage)
Ground Zero (3/13/1987)

The Second Season

The Senator, the Movie Star, & the Mob (9/22/1987)
Blast from the Past (9/29/1987)
Always a Blonde (10/20/1987)
Atomic Fallout (10/27/1987)
Shockwaves (11/3/1987)
Robbery, Armed (11/10/1987)
Little Girl Lost (11/24/1987)
Love Hurts (12/8/1987)
MIG-21 (12/15/1987)
Moulin Rouge (1/5/1988)
Seize the Time (1/12/1988)
Femme Fatale (1/19/1988)
Protected Witness (2/2/1988)
Last Rites (2/9/1988)
Pauli Taglia's Dream (3/8/1988)
Roadrunner (3/15/1988)
The Brothel Wars (3/22/1988) (Aka: Desert Justice)
Byline (3/29/1988)
The Hearings (4/5/1988)
Pursuit - Part 1 (4/26/1988)
Escape - Part 2 (5/3/1988)
Going Home - Part 3 (5/10/1988)