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S1 E4 Episode 4: The Birthday Surprise

Drama

TV-14

46m

Oct 7, 1987

When Vinnie's young cousin, a boxer, is found dead of an apparent drug overdose, Vinnie jeopardizes his cover by going to “legal”.

Season 1, 21 Episodes

Wiseguy - Episode 1: Pilot

Episode 1: Pilot,

Street-wise undercover Federal agent Vinnie Terranova is released from prison after serving a false rap to establish his cover, infiltrates organized-crime in Atlantic City.

TV-14 1h 35m 1987

Wiseguy - Episode 2: New Blood

Episode 2: New Blood,

In an attempt to take over Sonny Steelgrave's business, mob head Paul Patrice frames Sonny for several murder attempts.

Wiseguy - Episode 3: The Loose Cannon

Episode 3: The Loose Cannon,

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

Wiseguy - Episode 4: The Birthday Surprise

Episode 4: The Birthday Surprise,

When Vinnie's young cousin, a boxer, is found dead of an apparent drug overdose, Vinnie jeopardizes his cover by going to “legal”.

Wiseguy - Episode 5: One on One

Episode 5: One on One,

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

Wiseguy - Episode 6: The Prodigal Son

Episode 6: The Prodigal Son,

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

Wiseguy - Episode 7: A Deal’s a Deal

Episode 7: 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's being photographed with McPike.

Wiseguy - Episode 8: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

Episode 8: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell,

Sonny's impending marriage to a syndicate boss' daughter begins a supposedly businesslike realignment of 'families'.

Wiseguy - Episode 9: No One Gets Out of Here Alive

Episode 9: No One Gets Out of Here Alive,

An outraged Sonny Steelgrave accuses Vinnie of betraying him to his arch-rival, then realizes the devastating truth-- that his countryman is an undercover Federal agent.

Wiseguy - Episode 10: Last Rites for Lucci

Episode 10: Last Rites for Lucci,

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

Wiseguy - Episode 11: Independent Operator

Episode 11: Independent Operator,

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

Wiseguy - Episode 12: Fascination for the Flame

Episode 12: Fascination for the Flame,

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

Wiseguy - Episode 13: Smokey Mountain Requiem

Episode 13: Smokey Mountain Requiem,

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

Wiseguy - Episode 14: Player To Be Named Now

Episode 14: Player To Be Named Now,

When Mel's former girlfriend shows up, begging for readmission to the Inner Circle, he humiliates her, using her as a sexual pawn in a power game with a rival.

Wiseguy - Episode 15: The Merchant of Death

Episode 15: The Merchant of Death,

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

Wiseguy - Episode 16: Not for Nothing

Episode 16: Not for Nothing,

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

Wiseguy - Episode 17: Squeeze

Episode 17: Squeeze,

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

Wiseguy - Episode 18: Blood Dance

Episode 18: Blood Dance,

After rejecting an offer to finance a Coup D'état in the Caribbean, Mel Profitt becomes obsessed with a supposed voodoo death curse.

Wiseguy - Episode 19: Phantom Pain

Episode 19: Phantom Pain,

After Susan is arrested for Mel's murder, Vinnie refuses McPike's order to pull out of the Profitt case.

Wiseguy - Episode 20: Dirty Little Wars

Episode 20: Dirty Little Wars,

With Mel and Susan Profitt undone, McPike begins dismantling their empire, but Vinnie demands to stay on the case to get to the bottom of Roger Lococco's ties.

Wiseguy - Episode 21: Date With an Angel

Episode 21: Date With an Angel,

Roger Lococco in effect signs his death warrant by testifying to a Senate committee about a cabal within the U.S. intelligence community.

Details

Wiseguy

Drama

TV-14

4 Seasons

1h 35m

Vincent Terranova is an agent with the Organized Crime Bureau, infiltrating dangerous criminal organizations.

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