Crime Story/Torello on Trial

Torello on Trial
Season 1, Episode 16
Airdate	January 16, 1987
Teleplay by	Robert Eisele
Story by	Chuck Adamson & Gustave Reininger
Directed by	Gary A. Sinise
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Crime Story — Season One

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Torello on Trial is the sixteenth episode of the first season of Crime Story.

Starring: Dennis Farina (Lt. Mike Torello), Anthony Denison (Ray Luca), Bill Smitrovich (Sgt. Danny Krychek), Steve Ryan (Det. Nate Grossman), Bill Campbell (Det. Joey Indelli), Paul Butler (Det. Walter Clemmons)

and Starring: Stephen Lang (David Abrams

with Joseph Wiseman (Manny Weisbord), Patricia Charbonneau (Inger Thorsson), Jon Polito (Phil Bartoli), Jay O. Sanders (Steven Kordo), Ron Dean (Chief Kramer), Ted Levine (Frank Holman)

Guest Starring: Nathan Davis (Izzy Abrams (archive footage)), Ray Sharkey (Assistant U.S. Attorney Harry Breitel), John Vickery (Everett Steele), Denis Arndt (Novak (archive footage)), Joseph Ragno (Dominic Tranchita)

and Jann Wenner (Patrick Hallahan)

Co-Starring: John Santucci (Paul Taglia), Andrew Dice Clay (Mr. Goldman), Mark Hutter (Ted Kehoe (archive footage))

and Featuring in Alphabetical Order: Randy Arney (Belzer), David Boylan (The Clerk), Joe Greco (Judge), Tim Halligan (Stanton), Michael Krawic (Barto the Bartender), Michael Kemmerling (Dusty Noonan (archive footage)), Terry Muller (Turk), Nancy Schieber (Mrs. Novak (archive footage)), Mik Scriba (Marshall), Lee Wessof (Head of Family)

Plot Overview

Luca's attorney puts Torello on the stand, and then Breitel gets a crack at him and naturally tears him to shreds. Abrams confers with Steele, Luca's attorney, and he's allowed to re-direct Torello, using items found in a box in the detective's desk drawer to vindicate him. Luca, Bartoli and Taglia are all found not guilty, and the case against Torello is ordered dropped by Breitel, via orders from his higher-ups. Torello then angrily tells Breitel that any future blood shed by Luca will be on his hands. Chief Kramer is paid a visit by Attorney General Belzer, and he angrily defends Mike to the official, but soon winds up surprised with why Belzer is visiting him. Weisbord and Dominic Tranchita are at odds about bringing the heroin trade to Chicago...Weisbord is against having to do anything with drugs, but Tranchita thinks they can make a huge profit, and ambitious Kordo throws support behind Tranchita. Luca and Taglia plan to pack to leave for Las Vegas and start their takeover of the famed Strip, but first, Ray has to go and say goodbye to both Bartoli and Tranchita--permanently, with bullets! Torello is summoned to a meeting in a fancy hotel by Belzer and his assistant Hallahan, who offer him the job of heading a Federal task force to bring down Luca. Torello tells Hallahan in no uncertain terms that he's not a fan of theirs after his treatment at the hands of Breitel, but once he learns that Abrams will be the attorney he'll be working with, he's on board.

Trivia

The Show

During his tirade to Attorney General Belzer, Chief Kramer refers to Torello as the most 'interruptible' man on the force. He meant to say 'incorruptible'.

Quotes

• Torello (to Assistant Attorney General Hallahan): You haven't INVENTED the distance I can go to get Luca!