Episode
Crime Story: The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- Crime Story
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1987-09-22
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob is Episode 1 in Season 2 of Crime Story. It aired on 1987-09-22. The runtime is 44 min.
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