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The Birthday Surprise

Thriller

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Oct 7, 1987

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

Full Episodes

Season 1, 21 episodes

Pilot,

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.

1h 35m Sep 15, 1987

New Blood,

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.

46m Sep 23, 1987

The Loose Cannon,

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

48m Sep 30, 1987

The Birthday Surprise,

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

46m Oct 7, 1987

One on One,

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.

47m Oct 14, 1987

Prodigal Son,

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

47m Oct 21, 1987

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.

48m Oct 28, 1987

The Marriage of Heaven & Hell,

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

48m Nov 4, 1987

No One Gets Out of Here Alive,

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

48m Nov 11, 1987

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.

46m Nov 18, 1987

Independent Operator,

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

48m Jan 3, 1988

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.

48m Jan 10, 1988

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.

47m Jan 17, 1988

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.

48m Jan 24, 1988

The Merchant of Death,

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

48m Jan 31, 1988

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.

47m Feb 7, 1988

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.

48m Feb 14, 1988

Blood Dance,

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

47m Feb 21, 1988

Phantom Pain,

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.

47m Mar 13, 1988

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.

48m Mar 20, 1988

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.

48m Mar 27, 1988