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Miami Vice - Episode Guide

Season 1

Pilot - Brother's Keeper

Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Sep 16, 1984 (90 min)

Pilot - Brother's Keeper

Sonny Crockett is an undercover Miami vice detective. As part of his cover as Sonny Burnett, he lives on a sailboat called St. Vitus' Dance, guarded by his pet alligator, Elvis and drives a black Ferrari. Ricardo Tubbs is a New York street cop who comes to Miami looking for the drug smuggler responsible for his brother's death. He poses as a Jamaican looking for cocaine. Tubbs and Crockett unwillingly become partners in their efforts to catch the same man, a Colombian smuggler named Calderone. When Calderone gets away after a judge releases him on bail, Tubbs decides to stay on in Miami as Crockett's new partner.

Heart of Darkness

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 28, 1984

Heart of Darkness

Crockett and Tubbs are skeptical of rumors that an undercover FBI agent has betrayed an operation. Switek and Zito setup a burglary sting operation.

Cool Runnin'

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Oct 5, 1984

Cool Runnin'

Crockett and Tubbs must rely on a big-talking small-time hustler to help them solve a series of drug-related murders.

The Hit List

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Oct 19, 1984

The Hit List

A hired killer's hastily abandoned briefcase contains an eight-name list: the first six are dead drug dealers; the eighth is Sonny Crockett.

Calderone's Demise

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Oct 26, 1984

Calderone's Demise

The detectives trace drug kingpin Calderone to a Caribbean island, where the vengeful Tubbs gets caught up in a dangerous romance.

One-Eyed Jack

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Nov 2, 1984

One-Eyed Jack

Crockett gets set up to receive a "payoff" from a racketeer while trying to settle the gambling debt of an old friend.

No Exit

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Nov 9, 1984

No Exit

Crockett and Tubbs form an uneasy alliance with Federal agents in the pursuit of an arms dealer looking to move ground-to-air missiles.

The Great McCarthy

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Nov 16, 1984

The Great McCarthy

Crockett's entry fee---$25,000 provided by the department---is on the line in a speedboat competition that may be a cover for a drug pickup.

Glades

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Nov 30, 1984

Glades

Crockett and Tubbs wade through the Everglades after a witness who bolted from custody and must testify in 48 hours.

Give a Little, Take a Little

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Dec 7, 1984

Give a Little, Take a Little

In court, Crockett refuses to identify an informant and spends more time in jail than the drug dealer he's trying to bust. Meanwhile, Gina tries to nail a ruthless crime kingpin.

Little Prince

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Dec 14, 1984

Little Prince

Crockett thinks that a wealthy industrialist's son nailed in a heroin bust could lead them to bigger connections in the supply network.

The Milk Run

Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Jan 4, 1985

The Milk Run

Two naive New Yorkers hope for one big score running coke from Colombia to Miami.

The Golden Triangle (1)

Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Jan 11, 1985

The Golden Triangle (1)

A series of busts leads Crockett and Tubbs to a drug-related hit that reveals a side of Castillo they've never seen before.

The Golden Triangle (2)

Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Jan 18, 1985

The Golden Triangle (2)

A drug kingpin brings Castillo's wife---who was thought to be dead---to Miami as insurance against police interference.

Smuggler's Blues

Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: Feb 1, 1985

Smuggler's Blues

Crockett and Tubbs pose as drug smugglers to smoke out whoever has been killing drug dealers and their families.

Rites of Passage

Episode: 1x15 | Airdate: Feb 8, 1985

Rites of Passage

Tubbs is reunited with an old flame, an NYPD detective looking for her missing sister, while he and Crockett search for a call girl's killer.

The Maze

Episode: 1x16 | Airdate: Feb 22, 1985

The Maze

Tubbs is taken hostage by a gang in an abandoned hotel, thanks to the would-be heroics of a cop trying to avenge his partner's murder.

Made for Each Other

Episode: 1x17 | Airdate: Mar 8, 1985

Made for Each Other

By day, Switek and Zito supervise a pair of jive-talking master informants; by night, they're sharing quarters with Switek's girl friend---who's also Zito's ex.

The Home Invaders

Episode: 1x18 | Airdate: Mar 15, 1985

The Home Invaders

Castillo clashes with Crockett's former mentor, who's heading an investigation into a series of burglaries.

Nobody Lives Forever

Episode: 1x19 | Airdate: Mar 29, 1985

Nobody Lives Forever

When three drug-crazed teens go on a murderous rampage, Tubbs feels as if he's working alone---Crockett's mind is on his new love.

Evan

Episode: 1x20 | Airdate: May 3, 1985

Evan

An undercover Fed poses complications for a weapon sting and for Crockett, who bears a grudge for the man.

Lombard

Episode: 1x21 | Airdate: May 10, 1985

Lombard

Crockett and Tubbs are assigned to protect a crime boss subpoenaed to testify against a rival.

Season 2

The Prodigal Son

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Sep 27, 1985 (90 min)

The Prodigal Son

Crockett and Tubbs pose as big dealers in the Big Apple to smoke out Colombian drug lords responsible for the deaths of Federal agents.

Whatever Works

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Oct 4, 1985

Whatever Works

The ritual killings of two cops on the take lead to the priestess of a cult that deals in drugs.

Out Where the Buses Don't Run

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Oct 18, 1985

Out Where the Buses Don't Run

Crockett and Tubbs question the sanity of a retired vice cop who wants them to chase after a coke dealer long thought dead.

The Dutch Oven

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Oct 25, 1985

The Dutch Oven

Trudy is torn between love and duty when she learns that her lover's friend is connected to a big-time cocaine dealer.

Buddies

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Nov 1, 1985

Buddies

Crockett learns that an old friend is connected to organized crime---a tie that may block the cops' attempt to prevent the murder of a young mother and her baby.

Junk Love

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Nov 8, 1985

Junk Love

Crockett and Tubbs' connection to a major smuggler is a young woman who acts like his girl though she claims to hate him, and whose drug habit may blow the bust.

Tale of the Goat

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Nov 15, 1985

Tale of the Goat

Tubbs infiltrates a criminal voodoo cult whose leader has returned from Haiti---and apparently the grave---to collect an old debt.

Bushido

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Nov 22, 1985

Bushido

Castillo is contacted by a former associate who's on the run from both the CIA and the KGB.

Bought and Paid For

Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Nov 29, 1985

Bought and Paid For

Gina is out to nail the man who raped her friend, but is frustrated by the suspect's wealth and connections---and by the victim's sudden recantation.

Back in the World

Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Dec 6, 1985

Back in the World

A journalist that Crockett knew in Vietnam is ready to break a story about "The Sergeant," a shadowy legend thought to have shipped heroin stateside in body bags.

Phil the Shill

Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Dec 13, 1985

Phil the Shill

Switek has to cool his vendetta against a shady game-show host who could lead the vice cops to an elusive coke dealer.

Definitely Miami

Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Jan 10, 1986

Definitely Miami

Crockett falls for the wife of a murderous drug dealer; and the Feds want the vice cops to give up a protected witness to help bust a major distributor.

Yankee Dollar

Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Jan 17, 1986

Yankee Dollar

Crockett and Tubbs engage a drug dealer in a game of wits, double-crosses and "let's make a deal" to snare bigger game.

One Way Ticket

Episode: 2x14 | Airdate: Jan 24, 1986

One Way Ticket

Efforts to convict a drug dealer who murdered a deputy DA are hampered by a lack of evidence and by a defense attorney Crockett doesn't get along with.

Little Miss Dangerous

Episode: 2x15 | Airdate: Jan 31, 1986

Little Miss Dangerous

A psychotic earns the sobriquet "crayon killer" for leaving behind childlike drawings at murder scenes.

Florence, Italy

Episode: 2x16 | Airdate: Feb 14, 1986

Florence, Italy

A Grand Prix driver has a lot on his mind: first-time fatherhood, a race against his legendary dad---and the fact that he's suspected of killing a teen prostitute.

French Twist

Episode: 2x17 | Airdate: Feb 21, 1986

French Twist

An Interpol agent arouses Crockett's interest---and Tubbs' suspicion.

The Fix

Episode: 2x18 | Airdate: Mar 7, 1986

The Fix

A judge with heavy gambling debts tries to persuade his college all-star son (Bernard King) to throw a game.

Payback

Episode: 2x19 | Airdate: Mar 14, 1986

Payback

A reclusive drug supplier thinks Crockett has the $3 million stolen by the dealer's former employee.

Free Verse

Episode: 2x20 | Airdate: Apr 4, 1986

Free Verse

Crockett and Tubbs have trouble keeping a rein on their charge, a recently freed Central American political prisoner who likes to party.

Trust Fund Pirates

Episode: 2x21 | Airdate: May 2, 1986

Trust Fund Pirates

Crockett and Tubbs prevail upon a pilot to stall his retirement from the contraband business long enough to connect them with a band of 20th-century pirates.

Sons and Lovers

Episode: 2x22 | Airdate: May 9, 1986

Sons and Lovers

The Calderones are back: Angelina reveals that Tubbs fathered her son; and her half-brother has put up a $1 million bounty to revenge her father's death.

Season 3

When Irish Eyes Are Crying

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Sep 26, 1986

When Irish Eyes Are Crying

Gina's smitten with an Irish revolutionary she thinks has renounced violence, but the authorities believe he's an IRA gunrunner.

Stone's War

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Oct 3, 1986

Stone's War

Crockett's journalist buddy Stone claims to have film of U.S. mercenaries fighting in Nicaragua---and leading them is Stone's nemesis Maynard.

Killshot

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Oct 10, 1986

Killshot

Crockett and Tubbs are fingered as cops by a Customs agent who's being blackmailed by the drug kingpin the detectives are trying to nail.

Walk Alone

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Oct 17, 1986

Walk Alone

Tubbs poses as a con to expose prison guards who are extorting drugs from inmates, and killing those who refuse.

The Good Collar

Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Oct 24, 1986

The Good Collar

Crockett tries to preserve the career of a high-school athlete who stumbled into a heroin ring, but the prosecution needs the kid to help nail a 15-year-old kingpin.

Shadow in the Dark

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Oct 31, 1986

Shadow in the Dark

Crockett tries to nail a psychotic murderer by thinking like his quarry, despite the fact that another cop using that tactic wound up in a psych ward.

El Viejo

Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Nov 7, 1986

El Viejo

Willie Nelson plays a former lawman who has a coke-filled briefcase that's crucial to Crockett and Tubbs' pursuit of a major Bolivian dealer.

Better Living Through Chemistry

Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Nov 14, 1986

Better Living Through Chemistry

Tubbs' former partner---who has a grudge against Tubbs over his dismissal from the force---is involved with bikers dealing crack.

Baby Blues

Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Nov 21, 1986

Baby Blues

Unexpected contraband---babies and a stowaway mother seeking the child taken from her---puts the cops on the trail of an adoption ring.

Street Wise

Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Dec 5, 1986

Street Wise

A pharmaceutical grade of coke makes its way to a hooker involved with a married undercover cop.

Forgive Us Our Debts

Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: Dec 12, 1986

Forgive Us Our Debts

New leads persuade Crockett that a man he put on death row might be innocent, but a campaign-conscious DA is reluctant to help.

Down for the Count (1)

Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: Jan 9, 1987

Down for the Count (1)

An uncomfortable Zito uses a boxer as bait to help the vice squad nail a former drug kingpin involved in bookmaking.

Down for the Count (2)

Episode: 3x13 | Airdate: Jan 16, 1987

Down for the Count (2)

Switek is outraged by Internal Affairs' findings; Crockett and Tubbs' TV gambit may prove fatal when a mobster reclaims the action lost to Guzman.

Cuba Libre

Episode: 3x14 | Airdate: Jan 23, 1987

Cuba Libre

When a drug dealer and cop are killed by men dressed as commandos, Crockett and Tubbs are stymied by an agent claiming they may imperil an international operation.

Duty and Honor

Episode: 3x15 | Airdate: Feb 6, 1987

Duty and Honor

Castillo is not the only one to realize that a series of prostitute murders matches the M.O. of killings in Vietnam years ago.

Theresa

Episode: 3x16 | Airdate: Feb 13, 1987

Theresa

Crockett's case on a heroin-addicted doctor jeopardizes his case against a dealer.

The Afternoon Plane

Episode: 3x17 | Airdate: Feb 20, 1987

The Afternoon Plane

Tubbs finds out that his "raffle prize"---a week in the Caribbean---is a setup by a vengeful con and the Calderones to lure him out of his jurisdiction.

Lend Me an Ear

Episode: 3x18 | Airdate: Feb 27, 1987

Lend Me an Ear

Crockett and Tubbs suspect that their difficulty in nailing a suspected smuggler is connected to an electronic-surveillance wizard they hired.

Red Tape

Episode: 3x19 | Airdate: Mar 13, 1987

Red Tape

A series of booby-trap cop killings drives Tubbs over the edge, and he quits the department in fear for his life.

By Hooker By Crook

Episode: 3x20 | Airdate: Mar 20, 1987

By Hooker By Crook

Crockett finds his personal life mixing with his professional life when his socialite girl friend figures into two drug-related murders.

Knock, Knock, Who's There?

Episode: 3x21 | Airdate: Mar 27, 1987

Knock, Knock, Who's There?

A covert DEA operation brings Crockett and Tubbs under Internal Affairs scrutiny after the Feds' intrusion on a bust results in the loss of $250,000.

Viking Bikers from Hell

Episode: 3x22 | Airdate: Apr 3, 1987

Viking Bikers from Hell

A biker returns from prison to revenge the death of a drug-dealer friend by targeting the last eight persons to do business with him, including Crockett.

Everybody's in Show Biz

Episode: 3x23 | Airdate: May 1, 1987

Everybody's in Show Biz

Crockett and Tubbs try to retrieve a crack dealer's attache case from a thief---a celebrated playwright turned petty criminal.

Heroes of the Revolution

Episode: 3x24 | Airdate: May 8, 1987

Heroes of the Revolution

The cops aren't the only ones following a Cuban drug dealer, and Gina finds that he has ties to her mother, who was killed when Gina was a baby.

Season 4

Contempt of Court

Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Sep 25, 1987

Contempt of Court

The vice cops and the Feds prepare for a mob boss's attempts to orchestrate a mistrial, and Crockett goes to jail for refusing to name the informant whose revelations are the basis for the prosecution's case.

Amen... Send Money

Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Oct 2, 1987

Amen... Send Money

After the squad traps a TV-evangelist's wife in a drug sting, Tubbs is set up for rape, pulling the vice cops into a rivalry between TV ministries.

Death and the Lady

Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Oct 16, 1987

Death and the Lady

Crockett becomes obsessed with determining whether a famous director actually "snuffed" an actress in a film.

The Big Thaw

Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Oct 23, 1987

The Big Thaw

Crockett and Tubbs stumble onto a cryogenically frozen Rastafarian and have to uncover who's entitled to the body---a mad scientist's assistant, his estranged wife, or Izzy.

Child's Play

Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Oct 30, 1987

Child's Play

Crockett is devastated when he shoots a young boy during an investigation, and it spurs him to reconcile with his own son, whom he hasn't seen for years.

God's Work

Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Nov 6, 1987

God's Work

Castillo wants to bring down a crime family, but complicating the probe is a mobster's son, a Wall Street whiz who's back in town.

Missing Hours

Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Nov 13, 1987

Missing Hours

Trudy has a weird encounter with an R&B singer (James Brown), and has Vice checking out mysterious happenings, missing bodies and UFOs.

Like a Hurricane

Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Nov 20, 1987

Like a Hurricane

A fading rock star begins to make beautiful music with Crockett, who's protecting her in a music-payola case.

The Rising Sun of Death

Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Dec 4, 1987

The Rising Sun of Death

Castillo and the squad investigate a Japanese mob now in Miami, and the enigmatic private eye who followed the gang there.

Love at First Sight

Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Jan 15, 1988

Love at First Sight

Crockett becomes bait for a killer who mutilates victims picked from a video-dating service.

A Rock and a Hard Place

Episode: 4x11 | Airdate: Jan 22, 1988

A Rock and a Hard Place

Caitlin and Crockett find that rock and roll on the road spins discord in a marriage as record execs plot to sic the media on Crockett's undercover drug-dealing.

The Cows of October

Episode: 4x12 | Airdate: Feb 5, 1988

The Cows of October

Izzy horns in on negotiations between an incensed Cuban, an off-the-farm agriculture agent and an enterprising rancher who are haggling over bull semen.

Vote of Confidence

Episode: 4x13 | Airdate: Feb 12, 1988

Vote of Confidence

Crockett and Tubbs catch a gubernatorial candidate with his pants down, exposing them to political dirty-dealing, blackmail and murder.

Baseballs of Death

Episode: 4x14 | Airdate: Feb 19, 1988

Baseballs of Death

A double murder has Crockett and Tubbs breathing down the neck of a Chilean police chief, who's in town to complete a weapons deal.

Indian Wars

Episode: 4x15 | Airdate: Feb 26, 1988

Indian Wars

Tubbs comes to admire a dedicated but violent Indian out to stop the corruption of his tribe by a coke dealer, who's being sought by an undercover Castillo.

Honor Among Thieves?

Episode: 4x16 | Airdate: Mar 4, 1988

Honor Among Thieves?

Drug kingpins go after the Doll Killer, a psychopath who injects his victims with cocaine before killing them.

Hell Hath No Fury...

Episode: 4x17 | Airdate: Mar 11, 1988

Hell Hath No Fury...

Trudy protects a frightened rape victim whose allegedly rehabilitated attacker wants to apologize to her in front of a media circus.

Badge of Dishonor

Episode: 4x18 | Airdate: Mar 18, 1988

Badge of Dishonor

Tubbs uncovers a cop with a big heart and bad judgment when the Vice squad tracks a group of renegade cops on a killing spree.

Blood and Roses

Episode: 4x19 | Airdate: Apr 1, 1988

Blood and Roses

Mosca is back and Gina's got him in her sights---and her heart---on an undercover assignment.

A Bullet for Crockett

Episode: 4x20 | Airdate: Apr 15, 1988

A Bullet for Crockett

Felled by a bullet, Crockett clings to life, triggering memories for his colleagues as they frantically track the shooter.

Deliver Us from Evil (1)

Episode: 4x21 | Airdate: Apr 29, 1988

Deliver Us from Evil (1)

Crockett dogs his former partner's killer, who's on a robbery-and-murder spree, while Caitlin's waiting to spring some important news.

Mirror Image (2)

Episode: 4x22 | Airdate: May 6, 1988

Mirror Image (2)

A blow to the head turns an emotionally wasted Crockett into his drug-dealing, murderous alter ego "Burnett," who hurtles toward a deadly showdown with Tubbs.

Season 5

Hostile Takeover (3)

Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Nov 4, 1988

Hostile Takeover (3)

An amnesiac Crockett, believing he's the felonious Burnett, delights in playing the contentious members of a crime family against one another.

Redemption in Blood (4)

Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Nov 11, 1988

Redemption in Blood (4)

As Crockett begins to remember fragments of his past, Burnett continues to build his drug-dealing empire.

Heart of Night

Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Nov 18, 1988

Heart of Night

Castillo's former wife comes back looking for help and rekindles old passions as she and her husband are hunted down by killers.

Bad Timing

Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Dec 2, 1988

Bad Timing

A vacationing Crockett, getting over his Burnett ordeal, runs afoul of escaped convicts on a rampage.

Borrasca

Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Dec 9, 1988

Borrasca

Castillo and Tubbs battle a Latin counterrevolutionary group out to sell a shipload of drugs, but an agent with questionable government ties interferes with the setup.

Line of Fire

Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Dec 16, 1988

Line of Fire

Crockett and Tubbs are assigned to protect a heavy-metal rocker who's set to testify against a drug kingpin.

Asian Cut

Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Jan 13, 1989

Asian Cut

Trudy is used as bait for a killer who mutilates his victims, all prostitutes.

Hard Knocks

Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Jan 20, 1989

Hard Knocks

As his gambling debts mount, Switek is "encouraged" by thugs to persuade a star quarterback to throw a big game.

Fruit of the Poison Tree

Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Feb 3, 1989

Fruit of the Poison Tree

Crockett and Tubbs, out to nail a drug kingpin, find a case against his slick down-home lawyer, who looks to be as dirty as his client.

To Have and to Hold

Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Feb 10, 1989

To Have and to Hold

Tubbs romances a drug lord's widow, while Crockett is away helping his son adjust to his mother's pregnancy.

Miami Squeeze

Episode: 5x11 | Airdate: Feb 17, 1989

Miami Squeeze

Crockett recruits a young cop to aid in the investigation of a British drug dealer and his mule---the son of an antidrug legislator.

Jack of All Trades

Episode: 5x12 | Airdate: Mar 3, 1989

Jack of All Trades

Crockett's cousin Jack, up to his neck in debt and knee-deep in trouble, involves Crockett in his shady dealings.

The Cell Within

Episode: 5x13 | Airdate: Mar 10, 1989

The Cell Within

Tubbs accepts a dinner invitation from a purportedly recovered sociopath and winds up as a prisoner in the man's private version of hell.

The Lost Madonna

Episode: 5x14 | Airdate: Mar 17, 1989

The Lost Madonna

Crockett and Tubbs team with a New York cop to nail a mob family dabbling in the highly profitable illegal art trade.

Over the Line

Episode: 5x15 | Airdate: Apr 28, 1989

Over the Line

Crockett and Tubbs walk a tightrope when they infiltrate a band of rogue cops who've fallen into vigilantism.

Victims of Circumstance

Episode: 5x16 | Airdate: May 5, 1989

Victims of Circumstance

Crockett and Switek infiltrate a white-supremacist group that may be linked to murders of concentration-camp survivors set to testify against a Nazi fugitive.

Freefall

Episode: 5x17 | Airdate: May 21, 1989 (120 min)

Freefall

Crockett and Tubbs embark on what could be a suicide mission: escorting a corrupt Latin American dictator out of his country.

World of Trouble

Episode: 5x18 | Airdate: Jun 14, 1989

World of Trouble

Pegged for dead by Vice, a retired gangster returns from the netherworld to find his son involved in the theft of a high-tech weapon.

Miracle Man

Episode: 5x19 | Airdate: Jun 21, 1989

Miracle Man

Miracle Man, a self-proclaimed superhero, trips over Switek and Tubbs on his way to rescuing Miami from the clutches of its evil drug dealers.

Leap of Faith

Episode: 5x20 | Airdate: Jun 28, 1989

Leap of Faith

Crockett persuades his protégé, Joey Hardin, to join a unit of hotshot cops formed to bring down a professor suspected of killing his students.

Too Much, Too Late

Episode: 5x21 | Airdate: Jan 25, 1990

Too Much, Too Late

Tubbs considers marrying a former love who is in Miami to help a drug-addicted friend, but then learns that she may be covering up a murder.

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