Chicago, 1968
To Americans of a certain age, the words "Chicago, 1968" represent a moment when the structure of society collapsed in a cloud of tear gas and fear; a time when free speech was a brick, and justice was a billy club. In the midst of the chaos stood twenty-two year old patrolman Harding Welsh, a young man caught between tradition and change on a night when every good decision was wrong. (PG-13 for violence, 100K)
The Woman in Seat Thirty-Eight
A passenger train rumbles into the night from Chicago's Union Station. On board are two hundred forty-eight innocent passengers, fifteen Amtrak crewmembers--and one desperate criminal. (PG-13 for violence, 87K)Perfect
Francesca returns home and finds her room inexplicably changed. (G, 8K)Betrayal
The Iguana Family, Frank Zuko and the FBI all want Ray Vecchio--but Ray just wants to get out of Chicago alive. With Benny not yet returned from the arrest of Holloway Muldoon in Franklin Bay, Ray has to rely on his wits, his family, and some unexpected assistance from State's Attorney Stella Kowalski. (PG-13 for violence, 135K)Baggage
After six weeks on the run from the Iguana Family, Ray Vecchio and Stella Kowalski make an unexpected detour to Atlantic City. Why would Ray risk everything to spend a night gambling in the Iguana Family's own casino? Sequel to Betrayal. (PG, 16K)The Recommendation
There's only one thing standing between Francesca Vecchio and a career as a police officer--she needs a letter of reference from Lt. Welsh. But the lieutenant still has grave doubts....(PG, 29K)A Small Misunderstanding
Just how big is Benny's range, anyway? (PG-13 for implied sexual situations, 2K)The Epic Limerick from Heck (Pilot, Part One)
One woman, one cruel muse and one hundred ten lines of poetry. What was I smoking? (G, 5K)A Burning Question
Fraser returns to the burned-out wreckage of 221 West Racine. (G, 11K)I've Always Wanted to Meat You
Francesca, the butcher, and the price of pork. (G, 5K)I Know How Much Baseball You Played Last Summer
Toni Lake from Action Sports meets up with third baseman Ace Leary in Chicago. (G, 5K)