Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance

When Jack Reed is called from a camping holiday to help solve a triple murder, he discovers that all the victims are Russian immigrants, and there are more that are missing., Based on a true story. Tough Chicago cop Jack Reed investigates a mass murder that took place in a cemetery in broad daylight, and points towards the Russian mafia., In this fifth TV movie based on the character of incorruptible Chicago detective Jack Reed, Brian Dennehy once again wears two hats as both star and director. A multiple murder has occurred in a suburban cemetery in broad daylight. Most of the victims are Russian immigrants, whose friends and relatives refuse to cooperate in the investigation conducted by Jack Reed (Dennehy). As he pursues the case, Reed learns that the central figure in the mystery is a militant Russian who is organizing several of his fellow émigrés into his own army. Meanwhile, Reed must also contend with influential mayoral candidate Gordon Thomas (Joe Morton), whose minions are strong-arming the department to drop vehicular homicide charges against his son. Despite his tawdry surroundings, Reed retains his patented wicked sense of humor, especially when reciting the required Miranda rights while cuffing perpetrators (“You’ve got the right to cable TV, and the right to free counseling by Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins.”) Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance made its NBC debut on November 17, 1996., Brian Dennehy plays the Cook County, Ill., deputy sheriff, who’s now up against a cunning and ruthless mobster. Lt. Silvera: Charles S. Dutton. Sergei: Peter Outerbridge. Thomas: Joe Morton. Miller: Anthony Zerbe. Irina: Larissa Lapchinski. Dirksen: Michael Talbott., Crime drama. When maverick cop Jack Reed is called back from a camping holiday to help solve a triple murder, he finds that all the victims are Russian immigrants. Meanwhile, a friend of Reed’s finds himself under pressure when the son of a mayoral candidate lands in hot water., Tough Chicago cop Jack Reed investigates a mass murder that took place in a cemetery in broad daylight, and points towards the Russian mafia.