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S1 E15 The Merchant of Death

Crime

14+

48 minutes

Jan 31, 1988

Vinnie retrieves secret records that enable Mel to blackmail a French official into buying munitions.Starring: Jim Byrnes, Jonathan Banks, Ken Wahl

Season 1, 21 Episodes

After serving a false rap to establish his “wiseguy” credentials, undercover FBI agent Vinnie Terranova infiltrates the criminal underground of Atlantic City, where he could wind up dead with one slip of his cover.

14+ 1h 35m 1987

In an attempt to take over Sonny Steelgrave's business, mob head Paul Patrice frames Sonny for several murder attempts he makes on the life of a special prosecutor.

The Loose Cannon,

A psychopathic murderer posing as Sonny's nephew double-crosses Sonny and holds Vinnie's girlfriend Gina hostage.

The Birthday Surprise,

Vinnie jeopardizes his cover by going to the cops to get them moving on what he knows was murder.

When the cops put the heat on Sonny Steelgrave and bust up some of his secret deals, he smells a rat in the inner circle — and Vinnie finds himself suspect.

After his mother is mugged in Brooklyn, an enraged Vinnie sets out to find the punk who did it.

A Deal's a Deal,

Sonny's cruel punishment of a lounge singer who wants out of his contract triggers a cascade of events that leads to Vinnie being photographed with McPike.

The Marriage of Heaven & Hell,

Vinnie learns that the wedding of a syndicate boss' daughter is just a pretext for a bloody gang war.

No One Gets Out of Here Alive,

Sonny Steelgrave accuses Vinnie of betraying him to his archrival before realizing the startling truth.

Last Rites for Lucci,

In the aftermath of the Steelgrave case, Vinnie tries to vindicate himself of his lingering feelings of betrayal by risking his life to save an old friend.

Independent Operator,

Vinnie's assignment to check out a contract killer leads him into a huge global contraband syndicate.

Fascination for the Flame,

Vinnie gets his first trial by fire when Mel Profitt disrupts the wedding of an associate, who retaliates by kidnapping Susan.

Smokey Mountain Requiem,

Vinnie tells Mel Profitt he is leaving to New Jersey, but Mel offers him the biggest cocaine distribution network in the country.

Player to be Named Now,

When Mel's former girlfriend shows up, begging for readmission to the inner circle, he uses her as a sexual pawn in a power game with a rival.

The Merchant of Death,

Vinnie retrieves secret records that enable Mel to blackmail a French official into buying munitions.

Not for Nothing,

Small-time hood Aldo Baglia notices a photo of Vinnie in a newspaper and tracks him down — and shoots him for revenge.

When Mel Profitt's armaments deals go sour, he sends Vinnie back east to set up a narcotics import distribution deal with the mob.

After rejecting an offer to finance a coup d'etat in the Caribbean, Mel Profitt becomes obsessed with a supposed voodoo death curse.

After Susan is arrested for Mel's murder, Vinnie refuses McPike's order to pull out of the Profitt case — because Susan has told him she is pregnant with his child.

Dirty Little Wars,

Vinnie demands to stay on the case to get to the bottom of Roger Lococco's ties to a rogue CIA operation.

Date with an Angel,

Roger signs his own death warrant by testifying to a Senate committee about a cabal within the U.S. intelligence community, but he needs Vinnie to back him up.

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Wiseguy

Crime

14+

4 Seasons

1 hour 35 minutes

In this thrilling crime drama series, streetwise Vinnie Terranova (Ken Wahl) works as an undercover agent for the FBI’s organized crime division, busting dangerous criminals while putting himself in danger.

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