Crime Story/The Pinnacle

The Pinnacle
Season 1, Episode 20
Airdate	February 27, 1987
Teleplay by	Robert Eisele
Story by	Chuck Adamson & Gustave Reininger and Robert Eisele
Directed by	John Nicolella
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Crime Story — Season One

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The Pinnacle is the twentieth 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), John Santucci (Pauli Taglia)

and Starring: Stephen Lang (David Abrams)

with Joseph Wiseman (Manny Weisbord), Johann Carlo (Cory Luca), Ted Levine (Frank Holman), Jay O. Sanders (Steven Kordo)

Guest Stars: James Gammon (Jack Claymore), Debra Sandlund (Joanne Goldman), Deborah Rush (Penelope Worth), Mary Ann Pascal (Audrey), Danny Aiello, III ()

and Bob Stupak (Pete Bauer)

Co-Starring: Andrew Dice Clay (Max Goldman)

and Featuring in Alphabetical Order: Mary Ann Beasley (Woman at Bar), Blackie Dammett (Guard), John Durbin (Accountant), Terry Head (Bartender), David Levine (Customer), Tony Montes (Driver), Marlisa Pons (Bellydancer), Armin Shimmerman (Treasurer), Herta Ware (Old Lady)

and Rotundi (The Polka Band)

Plot Overview

Torello continues to fret about the safety of undercover agent Jack Claymore, especially when Luca shifts him over to a casino he has just taken over, but orders him to continue to prove that the mobster is skimming from his own casinos. Luca has just taken over the Palladium from owner Pete Bauer and invites Weisbord to come in from Miami to see his grandiose plans for his new business. Holman convinces Bauer to let him be the Entertainment Coordinator, which results in some odd choices for casino entertainment, including a lounge-style polka band! When Claymore's cover is eventually blown, Torello and the Task Force race to a junkyard owned by Luca, only to arrive too late and find the tortured body of the undercover agent.

Trivia

The Show

Song featured in this episode: "Another Saturday Night" by Sam Cooke.

At the time of this episode, guest star Bob Stupak owned the Vegas World casino.

Quotes

• Ray Luca: Pauli, you gotta use your head for somethin' other than a hat rack!