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4. Unchained

After the son of a police officer is mistakenly murdered, investigating Detectives Logan and Barek step into the middle of a brutal mob war that also has ensnared dirty cops who sold out to help the rival crime families. But when Captain Deakins informs Logan that he wants both the tainted officers and a mob underboss, Logan takes aim at one decorated ex-officer -- and finds himself the public target of the man's lawyer who claims the detective has a little "history" of his own.

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After Joe Long ( Sam Riley ), the son of a police Officer Long ( John Michael Bolger ) is murdered by mistake, investigating detectives Logan and Barek are led to two rival Mafia families. When the bodies of bookie, George "Big Georgie" Branson ( Jerry Russo ) and his receptionist girlfriend, Judy Cordova ( Kathryn Albarelli ), are then found buried under concrete, evidence points to police involvement in the murders. Captain Deakins wants both the tainted officers and a mob underboss brought to justice, so Logan and Barek focus on two implicated detectives, Albert Kirkoff ( Nick Sandow ) and a decorated ex-officer, Detective Mark Virgini ( David Keith ).

During arraignment, Logan has his former indiscretions raised by Virgini's lawyer but he pursues his target, eventually convincing Virgini's recently returned daughter, Renata ( Kelly Karbacz ), to give evidence against him when she realizes he is not the hero he portrays himself to be. Inspired by Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa crimes.

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