Miami Vice s01e07 Episode Script

[Alarm Ringing.]
[Siren Wailing.]
[Tubbs.]
What's goin' on? It's called a bank robbery.
I'll be damned! There, goin' into that building! Let's run him down! Tubbs.
[Man With Spanish Accent.]
Okay.
! All right, all right, all right.
! Come in.
No, wait.
You think this is money dye, right? No, man, you got it all very wrong.
You jumping to a very big "inconclusion" here.
I get it.
I'll bet your old lady made that for you in batik class, right, Moreno? No, my old lady's on the Menudo tour.
I picked this up at Calle Ocho.
What's that, huh? Just another little accessory you picked up along the way, huh? I hate to carry a wallet.
It ruins the flow of my trousers.
Hey! All right.
What kind of practical joke are you guys pulling here? Get out of there.
I've never seen that money before in my life! Yeah.
Dear diary, what I did on my day off.
It's Moreno's fourth felony fall.
He's given up everybody he's known since the sixth grade.
So what else is new? That wet rag dried up a long time ago, Lieutenant.
Well, he said he's made a new acquaintance.
A Louis McCarthy.
Okay.
So, today, there I was, a starter pistol in my left, bag full of dough in my right, in the van, ready to roll, and the battery goes dead.
Hey, life is hard, then you die.
I can deal with that.
But then the dye bag explodes all over me turning me into bad modern art.
Hey, dress for success, look what happens to you.
All this off the money.
You know what? You're gonna get all the soap and water you need in the joint, Moreno.
Hey, you guys gotta give me some rhythm here.
I didn't wanna do that lousy job.
[Voice Cracking.]
I made a mistake.
I'm not perfect.
First time I heard him tell the truth.
Let's get to it here, Izzi.
Louis McCarthy.
! Right, Louis McCarthy.
We're like this.
We move in the same social matrix.
The dude is known as the Tintoretto of smugglers.
Once, he got a load in by having his mule ladies dress up like nuns.
He even had one of'em killed because they were holding out on him.
He tell you this himself? I do some occasional driving for the man.
- You're his chauffeur? - I moved 74 keys up to Pittsburgh for him once.
[Laughs.]
You can't count to 74, Moreno.
This is a waste of time.
Let's get outta here.
McCarthy's got a shipment coming in this weekend.
Wants me to swing by on Monday.
He'll tell me then where to make the pickup.
On my mother's life.
Let me out of here! I'll help you.
Your preliminary's Tuesday, pal.
If it works out, we'll have another conversation.
Let's give him three days.
Go ahead.
Has it ready now.
Looks great, Louis.
[Tubbs.]
Looks great is right.
All flash and no dash.
Are you talking about my boat? The boat's okay, but the setup's wrong.
- Oh, really? - You're usin'22 pitch props.
Now that's very impressive in the marina.
Out there, that boat has no top end.
Now that boat is set up right.
- Yours? - Yeah.
I see you've got yourself a hotshot driver.
[Chuckles.]
He's crazy.
Wild and crazy, totally insane, but he wins.
Louis McCarthy.
But you already know that.
Yes.
Yes, I do.
Richard Taylor.
Please.
Thank you.
I like your style, Mr.
Taylor, but the answer's "no.
" Are you sure you know the question? Why to race? That is why you're here, isn't it? I'm here for a lot of reasons, Mr.
McCarthy.
I have many wants, and even more needs.
As do we all.
But I did hear about this little winner-take-all race, and, uh, from the looks of things, [Chuckles.]
The pickings are easy.
Like taking candy from a baby.
I'm so sorry, but it's a closed race.
No ringers.
I'm surprised.
I heard you were a sportin' man.
Where did you hear that? A guy named Wilson, in Philly, the Mole of Westchester.
They must've been talking about my daddy.
He was a sporting man.
I'm a businessman.
Uh-huh.
So am I.
If you're not doing anything, why don't you come by Sunday and see our little race.
It's Bimini and back.
I might do that.
Look forward to seeing you then.
Have a fantastic day.
Maybe you could do some business with him, Louis.
Were my eyes deceiving me? Nope.
It was Gifford.
Maybe we're gettin' somewhere.
Maybe we should pay him a visit.
Guess who? You deserve a raise.
Hello, Giff, baby! How are ya? Here? You have to come here? Why not here? Young Giff is worried about his reputation.
As what, a financial consultant, or as our informant? Oh, no.
His reputation as a first-class weasel is still very much intact.
Uh, Giff, we was wondering, how come you didn't tell us about Louis McCarthy? I've given you people plenty.
Four Four of my clients in the last six months, all of them you've made good on.
That's why you're still in this office, Gifford, and not punkin' with the brothers up in steel city.
You know, launderin' money can still get you a few years.
Remember, chump? I never offered you McCarthy because as far as he's let me see, he's clean.
Let's see the books.
[Tubbs.]
$ 1,200 on shoes, That's for a week.
One week.
McCarthy spends more in a month than I make in a year.
You got the I.
R.
S.
To buy this package? [Clears Throat.]
Yes.
You're good, Giff.
And they believed that all this income is from a men's clothing store? A very exclusive, very expensive, profitable men's store.
And what is this item? Uh, that, uh that's [Clears Throat.]
[Laughing.]
Giff, you're skimming from Louie McCarthy.
I am not.
That's not for me.
That's for Vanessa.
Who? That's McCarthy's, uh, girlfriend.
She runs the store for him.
That's her account.
Does, uh, Louie know about this? How much is in that account, Gifford? With investments, uh [Clears Throat.]
something along that order.
Tony, come here.
If everything's okay, there's a customer upstairs.
Fix him a drink.
And show him the new cashmeres.
Fix your tie.
Mr.
Taylor.
I'm Vanessa.
Richard.
It's so lovely of you to fit me in on such short notice.
My associate, Sonny Burnett.
Sonny.
It's a pleasure.
Let me guess.
The closet is about the size of this store.
Roughly.
And, uh, you're in desperate need of about three or four more sports jackets to fill out the back rack.
Preferably linen.
He hasn't bought anything in about four hours.
He's startin' to get dizzy.
Follow me.
We'll fix you right up.
Do I detect an accent? I'm from a little place north of here.
You may have heard of it Manhattan.
Is that near the Hamptons? [Chuckles.]
I love to see good clothing worn right.
What do you think? I'm overwhelmed.
Julio.
Julio, uh, fix Mr.
Burnett here a drink.
- Anything he wants.
- Bourbon, Julio.
I could use a drink myself.
What do you say the two of us get out ofhere? Well, uh, it's a little difficult just now for me to leave.
What time does the shop close? How about dinner? Tonight's impossible.
Tomorrow? All right.
Brunch at my place.
Mr.
Burnett, you're welcome to come too.
Uh, he has other plans.
No.
I love brunch.
Then it's a date.
This Mavrodaphne is sensational.
I have to import that.
You can't find any down here.
There was this one restaurant in New York where I was able to get it.
It's a lovely, lovely wine.
Well, if it's that lovely, may I? Lovely, lovely indeed.
- Let me give you a tour.
- [Crockett.]
Perfect.
Comfortable.
I'm so glad you could come.
You wanna let me in on this? What? This little scene we're playing.
I mean, you're diggin' on me and him.
You gettin' off on it? Is this what turns you on? Sometimes.
I hate to talk business after such a lovely lunch.
But? We've been left about 30 keys short from a longtime supplier up north.
That's why we came down here.
Somewhere along the way, my name just happened to come up.
I wouldn't waste your time for 30 keys.
We brought cash for 150.
I don't know you.
Is there anything we can do to change that? References? No.
Please, both of you, stop by my party tonight.
McCarthy won't do business with us.
[Castillo.]
The man's got character.
[Chuckles.]
Yeah, right.
Everyone knows he's usin' powerboats to bring the stuff in, but no one knows how.
[Tubbs.]
Then let's go boating.
[Castillo.]
Can you get in the race? McCarthy is a rock.
He just doesn't want us racing with him, you know? And if we do get in the race, it's a $25,000 ante.
Winner take all.
You let me worry about the money.
You get in the race.
[Whispering.]
There's not an inch of hollow space.
My hunch was that McCarthy built in some extra compartments.
I don't see any.
Maybe it's underneath.
Nah.
These hulls are out of the water two-thirds of the time, plus the drag coefficient.
Okay, okay.
Maybe I'm not a powerboat aficionado.
So he's not smuggling on this boat.
Let's get the hell outta here.
Hey, you gettin'anxious to see Vanessa? What's that supposed to mean? I see it in your eyes.
Don't go gettin'involved.
Are you forgettin' I'm a cop? I'm not gonna cross over the line.
From what I've been seeing from you and Vanessa, I've got my doubts.
I'm just usin'her to rattle him.
Are you sure? Look, pal, it's getting late, and the king's got a date.
?? [Dance Rock.]
[Woman.]
All right.
! ? Some guys have all the luck ? ? Some guys have all the pain ? ? Some guys get all the breaks ? ? Some guys do nothing but complain ? ? Alone in a crowd on a bus after work ? ? And I'm dreaming ? ? The guy next to me has a girl in his arms ? ? My arms are empty ? ? How does it feel when the girl next to you ? ? Says she loves you ? ? Seems so unfair when there's love everywhere ? ? But there's none for me ? ? Some guys have all the luck ? ? Some guys have all the pain ? ? Some guys get all the breaks ? ? Some guys do nothing but complain ? ? Oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh ? ? Oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh ? What the simple people do.
At a few grand a whack.
It's not polite to talk money at one of Louis's parties.
What does one talk about at one of Louis's parties? Louis.
How about some champagne? I'd love some.
Yeah.
To new friends.
?? [Continues.]
I don't know what it is, but I have this happy feeling that I've known both of you for a long time.
I like that.
[Chuckles.]
Tell me, does Louis always lay it out this grand every time he entertains? Oh, he's cut back considerably.
He's down to one band.
[Chuckles.]
[Gifford.]
Vanessa.
Dale.
You're looking delicious, as usual.
Thank you.
Dale Gifford, this is Richard Taylor, and this is Sonny Burnett.
Yes, we've met.
How do you do? It's a pleasure.
May I borrow you for a dance? Sure.
The drinks are here.
Louis is in the back holding court.
I'll see you soon.
[Gifford.]
Come here.
I wanna talk to you.
Well, look who made the guest list.
[Tubbs.]
Busy Izzi.
McCarthy probably keeps him around to offend his friends.
Remember Manny? Manny Rojas? Tall, kind of handsome, very, very double-knit.
Looked like an insurance salesman.
[Laughter.]
Actually, Manny owned a chain of jewelry stores throughout Dade County.
Anyway, Manny always wanted to be exciting, so he got into racing.
Laid out a hundred grand for a boat, found a crew from who-knows-where somewhere in South Podunk, and bought into our very first race Bimini and back.
The race starts, and Manny's guys take off.
I mean, take off.
[Laughter.]
They never came back! Poof.
One hundred grand worth of Manny's boat.
Despite Manny's assertions that it got sucked up in the Bermuda Triangle, the Coast Guard came up with it two years later in Galveston, completely stripped.
[Laughter.]
- Game.
- I didn't even get a shot.
Glad you could make it.
[Crockett.]
Thank you.
This another one of your high-stakes enterprises? As high as you want to take it, man.
Oh, really? How about that race of yours tomorrow? I want in.
And if you lose? I have a Ferrari parked outside.
I can win a ride in his Ferrari? [Laughter.]
No, you can win a ride in your Ferrari.
I'm the host.
I'll break.
?? [Dance Rock.]
[Balls Clacking.]
[Man.]
? Two kinds of people in this world ? ? Winners, losers ? ? I lost my power in this world ? ? 'Cause I did not use it ? ? So I go insane ? ? Like I always do ? ? And I call your name ? ? She's a lot like you ? ? Two kinds of trouble in this world ? ? Livin', dyin'? ? I lost my power in this world ? ? And the rumors are flying ? ? So I go insane ? ? Like I always do ?? You obviously had a wasted youth.
Oh, I won a free lunch every now and then.
Well, if you'll excuse me, I think I'll go, uh, hunt up a low-mileage "pit woofy," maybe to crew for me tonight.
[Chuckles.]
Remember, we're racing tomorrow.
That's wonderful! Would you like to dance? Let's dance.
Let's dance.
Let's dance.
? In the night, no control ? ? Through the wall something's breaking ? ? Wearing white as you're walking ? ? Down the street of my soul ? ? You take my self You take my self-control ? ? You got me living only for the night ? ? Before the morning comes the story's told ? ? You take my self You take my self-control ? ? Another night another day goes by ? ? I never stop myself to wonder why ? ? You help me to forget to play my role ? ? You take my self You take my self-control ? ? I ? ? I live among the creatures of the night ? ? I haven't got the will to try and fight ? ? Against a new tomorrow so I guess I'll just believe it ? ? That tomorrow never comes ? ? A safe night ? ? I'm living in the forest of a dream ? ? I know the night is not as it would seem ? ? I must believe in something so I'll make myselfbelieve it ? ? That this night will never go ? ? Oh, oh, oh ? ? Oh, oh, oh ? ? Oh, oh, oh ? ? Oh, oh, oh ? ? Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh ? ? Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh ?? [Applause.]
Crockett.
Get out of here.
I gotta talk to you.
Zip it, Moreno.
You don't know me.
No, you don't understand.
Go.
Thank you.
Mr.
Taylor.
Are you trying to get over with my woman? Maybe.
[Woman Screaming.]
[Vanessa.]
It's Gifford.
Somebody call the police! Immediately! What was Gifford doing to get himself killed? He was a snitch and a thief.
And he went to Yale.
McCarthy had all kinds of reasons.
One Gifford was an informant; and two he was puttin' the make on McCarthy's old lady.
Vanessa and Gifford? No way.
You must be crazy.
Come on, man.
How do you think she got Gifford to fatten her private bank account? By sayin' "pretty please'"? Maybe.
You gettin' twisted by this lady, Tubbs? Hey, man, you got any other way of seein' things except cynical? I just call 'em the way I see 'em, pal.
Gifford was hit with a single .
25 caliber hollow point in the back of the head.
Left-hand twist rifling.
A Beretta? How does this affect your cover? We think we're still pretty secure.
McCarthy expects us in his race tomorrow.
Yeah, you're lookin' at Miami Fats here.
How we doin' on the money? We're not.
Downtown doesn't have enough confidence in your racing abilities, Sonny.
That hurts.
Why don't you guys give Gina and Trudy a visit? Maybe they'll give you the money.
Why? They're bringing down a moonlighting college professor on a one-key deal.
[Both Chuckling.]
I like this man's style.
Yeah! See you later, Lieutenant.
Yeah.
Okay.
What do you think? Does it show? What, the extra five pounds? No, you're fine.
[Knocking.]
Refreshments, ladies? What the hell are you doing here? We got a deal goin' down in five minutes.
It never hurts to have extra backup.
We have plenty of backup, Crockett.
Now, get outta here.
Now look, I'm just a fellow officer concerned for your well-being.
Enjoy.
[Switek.]
You want exotic? You got it.
I wonder how much it would cost to join a club like this? It's goin' down any minute.
Where is Zito? I haven't seen him yet.
He told Castillo he could swim.
Oh, man, we should never have put him on the beach.
He could blind someone.
[Exhales.]
You think you had a crazy, unbelievable day? I would up saving three lives that day.
I didn't see you here on Monday.
Wait, did I say did I say Monday? I meant Sunday.
Sunday, early in the morning.
Hmm.
I was the one on the high school swim team.
Game time.
Hi, there! It's snowin' in Miami.
Yeah! This stuff here is guaranteed to keep your tamale waggin'.
I'm gonna make it a requirement in my Philosophy 101 class.
That's better than reading Sartre.
Hey, pump some of that into you, and you know the true meaning of being and nothingness.
Oh, you two girls aren't gonna have any problem passin' my class this semester.
Hey, Trudy, this beats erasing blackboards, huh? Well, uh, where's the cash? Oh, uh, I don't know how to break this to you, Professor.
Not a problem with the money? - No.
You're under arrest.
- [Gasps.]
Hey! [Woman Screams.]
[Man.]
Hey, man, you watch out.
[Switek.]
You knucklehead! Take over for me, will you, Heather? Cuff him, Switek.
Get up here! Gimme that bag.
Nice work, ladies.
Very nice.
Hey, you all look beat.
Why don't you take the rest of the afternoon off, and we'll tie this up for you.
What's up, Crockett? All right.
Look, we need a little good-faith money on short notice.
I'll have it back in the office in a couple of hours.
Come on.
Trust me.
I'm responsible for this money, Crockett.
My salary for the next 10 years might cover it.
I know that.
Just make sure you get it back.
Ah, thanks.
I'll take care of everything.
Later.
Now all we gotta do is win the race, champ.
Got that covered.
I had Sammy pick up a turbo that'll fit the mill perfectly.
Should give us another 20 knots.
You think he'll be able to have it together by race time? I'm betting 25 grand on it.
[People Chattering.]
[Man.]
Hey, there's our hero! [All Cheering.]
All right, Mr.
McCarthy! You see 'em? I don't see anything.
All right, now, the race will begin with a flying start.
Anyone crossing the line early by so much as an inch will have to circle back and start again.
Uh, where's the number five entry? ?? [Rock.]
Start without 'em.
All right, gentlemen, ready? Boats ready? [Man.]
? Get your motor runnin'? ? Head out on the highway ? ? Lookin'for adventure ? ? And whatever comes our way ? ? Yeah, darling Go make it happen ? ? Take the world in a love embrace ? ? Fire all of your guns at once and ? ? Explode into space ? Whoo! ? Heavy metal thunder? ? Racin'with the wind ? ? And the feeling that I'm under? ? Yeah, darling Go make it happen ? ? Take the world in a love embrace ? ? Fire all of your guns at once and ? ? Explode into space ? ? Like a true nature's child ? ? We were born born to be wild ? ? We can climb so high ? ? I never wanna die ? ? Born to be wild ? ? Born to be wild ? ? Get your motor runnin'? ? Head out on the highway ? ? Lookin'for adventure ? ? And whatever comes our way ? ? Yeah, darling Go make it happen ? ? Take the world in a love embrace ? ? Fire all of your guns at once and ? ? Explode into space ? ? Like a true nature's child ? ? We were born born to be wild ? ? We can climb so high ? ? I never wanna die ? ? Born to be wild ? ? Born to be wild ?? Hey, he can move faster than that.
Why is he giving this race away? Hey, he's not there! He disappeared.
He's not there because he's there! [Tubbs.]
He didn't pass us.
How the hell did he get out in front? [Crockett.]
Two boats.
Two identical boats.
Two number sixes.
The dope is in that one.
It's gotta be.
And Louis himself McCarthy is drivin'.
Then somebody else was drivin' that boat on the way out.
Hey, Castillo, this is Tubbs.
Yeah? [Tubbs.]
They've got it! It's on the boat! Thank you, Tubbs.
They got it.
We got these suckers.
Let's win the race.
Watch this.
We got 25 grand on the line.
Hit it, Zito.
Whoo-hoo! Come on! Come on! Come on! We're doing it! We're doing it! [Vanessa.]
Go.
! Come on.
! Come on.
! [Crockett.]
Come on! Let's go! [Tubbs.]
Whoo-hoo! [Cheering Continues.]
[Cheering Continues.]
I thought you were a pretty good pool player, but this was embarrassing.
Just not your lucky day.
Next time.
[Castillo.]
The drugs are on that boat.
Seize it.
[Castillo.]
All right, stand back.
Two goblets.
You were expecting me.
Crockett! What the hell? Get outta here, weasel! We'll talk about your plea bargain in the morning.
Do I look worried? I just handed you the biggest smuggler in Dade County.
But that's not the reason I came by on my day off.
Tomorrow, Moreno.
Tomorrow.
No, I think you wanna talk to the D.
A.
Tonight when you see what I got.
This is the gun that killed the accountant Gifford.
I saw her do it, man.
They were arguing because she wouldn't see him anymore.
He threatened to go see McCarthy.
I didn't hear the rest.
Where to? Beretta, left-hand twist.
Two rounds fired.
It's the gun that killed Gifford.
Just got confirmation from the lab.
He found it last night at the party.
Fragments of palm and thumbprints.
Says it's Vanessa's.
[Sighs.]
Where is she, upstairs? I'll do it.
[Bell Chiming.]
Your gun, Vanessa.
I'm a cop.
I've gotta take you in.
You can't do it.
Yes, I can.
I've got to.