1987

S2.E1 ∙ Going Home

Tue, Oct 25, 1988

Vinnie's resignation from the Organized Crime Bureau leads him home and into a hotbed of racial hatred.

7.2 /10

S2.E2 ∙ School of Hard Knox

Tue, Nov 01, 1988

Vinnie returns to the O.C.B. on his own terms, determined to infiltrate the radical racist organization that has threatened his family and friends.

7.5 /10

S2.E3 ∙ Revenge of the Mud People

Tue, Nov 08, 1988

The local police leave their kid gloves behind when they haul Vinnie in, mistakenly believing he has murdered one of their own.

7.6 /10

S2.E4 ∙ Last of the True Believers

Tue, Nov 15, 1988

Knox Pooley's explosive appearance on an issue-oriented talk show ends in tragedy, and Vinnie and Richie join forces to link yet another brutal murder to the Pilgrims of Promise evangelist.

7.4 /10

S2.E5 ∙ Aria for Don Aiuppo

Tue, Dec 06, 1988

When Vinnie's mother falls in love with an organized crime boss, rekindling a romance that began in the old country, the O.C.B. asks Vinnie to intervene.

7.7 /10

S2.E6 ∙ 7th Avenue Freeze Out

Tue, Dec 13, 1988

Vinnie goes undercover for the O.C.B. as a garment-center security consultant to keep the new wave of organized crime leadership from destroying a father-and-son business.

8.2 /10

S2.E7 ∙ Next of Kin

Tue, Dec 20, 1988

Another side of Eli is revealed when his son David is reported missing while on an overseas business trip.

7.4 /10

While David and Eli move to close their most important knock-off dress deal ever, Pinzolo uses the same deal -- and information from someone close to David - in an attempt to bury Eli and Elrose Fashions for good.

7.1 /10

S2.E9 ∙ Where's the Money

Tue, Jan 17, 1989

With Elrose Fashions in its death throes, David and Eli's tenuous relationship shatters, and David seeks to avenge his grievous losses against Rick Pinzolo.

7.5 /10

S2.E10 ∙ Postcard from Morocco

Tue, Jan 24, 1989

David Sternberg's final act is to leave a letter incriminating Rick Pinzolo in a murder he witnessed, and Raglin desperately seeks to make the charges stick, as the OCB garment-center investigation draws to a disquieting close.

7.9 /10

S2.E11 ∙ Stairway to Heaven

Tue, Jan 31, 1989

When Frank learns his wife is going to die, Vinnie uses the money LoCocco left him to get a lifesaving transplant.

7.6 /10

S2.E12 ∙ White Noise

Tue, Feb 14, 1989

Vinnie has no choice but to come out from behind his OCB badge to face the chilling accusations of mobster Sonny Steelgrave--the friend he was forced to betray.

7.6 /10

S2.E13 ∙ Dead Dog Lives

Tue, Feb 28, 1989

Vinnie and Frank hatch a plan to use a record company OCB acquired to gain entry into the corrupt music industry. Their target is a powerful player named Winston Newquay (Tim Curry).

7.8 /10

S2.E14 ∙ And It Comes Out Here

Tue, Mar 07, 1989

Corrupt music mogul Winston Newquay tries to buy out Vinnie's Dead Dog Records, but he instead opts to merge with Isaac Twine's company, Shakala. Newquay tries to take away Vinnie's contracted star, Diana Price.

7.7 /10

S2.E15 ∙ The Rip-Off Stick

Tue, Mar 21, 1989

Newquay seduces Diana Price and she tells Vinnie she can't resist him because she's in love. Vinnie sends her to Jamaica for 6 months to get her away from Newquay.

8 /10

S2.E16 ∙ High Dollar Bop

Tue, Apr 04, 1989

Vinnie and his record producer Johnny Medley try to steal Eddie Tempest, a hot property, from Winston Newquay. Newquay has Medley beaten severely. In a no-limit poker game, Newquay wins Shakala Records from Isaac Twine. Vinnie convinces Newquay to keep him on in the company.

8.3 /10

S2.E17 ∙ Hip Hop on the Gravy Train

Tue, Apr 11, 1989

Vinnie and McPike use Isaac Twine, Eddie Tempest and Claudia Newquay to increase the pressure on Winston.

8.3 /10

S2.E18 ∙ The One That Got Away

Tue, May 02, 1989

Newquay packages Eddie Tempest's live performances; classified information on Vinnie winds up in Travis' hands.

8.6 /10

S2.E19 ∙ Living and Dying in 4/4 Time

Tue, May 09, 1989

The case against Newquay is dismissed as entrapment. After making a bet with Newquay that he will live to dance on his grave, Isaac dies of a heart attack. Vinnie lets Travis have Dead Dog Records, telling him to keep a chair warm for him for the future. Newquay goes insane and is institutionalized.

8.2 /10

S2.E20 ∙ Call It Casaba

Tue, May 16, 1989

After Vinnie puts the Shakala Records investigation to rest, he and McPike take a trip to the mountains with Lifeguard, whose real-life problems may force him to quit the OCB.

7.4 /10

S2.E21 ∙ Le Lacrime D'Amore: Part 1 aka The Four-Letter Word

Tue, May 23, 1989

After a restraining order keeps Vinnie away from Amber, Vinnie uncovers a plan to sell Shakala as part of a large real estate venture.

8 /10

S2.E22 ∙ Le Lacrime D'Amore: Part 2 aka There's Plenty of Time

Tue, May 23, 1989

Not wanting to hurt his mother, Vinnie tries to resist an OCB investigation of his new stepfather while his relationship with Amber Twine grows ever closer.

7.9 /10