E1 - The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob

Aired: September 22, 1987

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.

E2 - Blast from the Past

Aired: September 29, 1987

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.

E3 - Always a Blonde

Aired: October 20, 1987

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.

E4 - Atomic Fallout

Aired: October 27, 1987

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.

E5 - Shockwaves

Aired: November 03, 1987

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.

E6 - Robbery, Armed

Aired: November 10, 1987

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

E7 - Little Girl Lost

Aired: November 24, 1987

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.

E8 - Love Hurts

Aired: December 08, 1987

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

E9 - MIG-21

Aired: December 15, 1987

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

E10 - Moulin Rouge

Aired: January 05, 1988

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

E11 - Seize the Time

Aired: January 12, 1988

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

E12 - Femme Fatale

Aired: January 19, 1988

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

E13 - Protected Witness

Aired: February 02, 1988

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

E14 - Last Rites

Aired: February 09, 1988

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.

E15 - Pauli Taglia's Dream

Aired: March 08, 1988

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.

E16 - Roadrunner

Aired: March 15, 1988

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

E17 - Desert Justice

Aired: March 22, 1988

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

E18 - Byline

Aired: March 29, 1988

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

E19 - The Hearings

Aired: April 05, 1988

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

E20 - Pursuit (1)

Aired: April 26, 1988

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

E21 - Escape (2)

Aired: May 03, 1988

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

E22 - Going Home (3)

Aired: May 10, 1988

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.