Miami Vice s02e05 Episode Script
Buddies
##[rock 'n' roll music playing.]
Show time.
[Radio buzzes.]
[People chattering.]
Woody.
Where's the man? He stays here.
I don't stay anywhere.
Someone stays, 'cause only one of you is going back there.
(man) That's your problem.
You never believe anybody.
Now that's a major character flaw, sweetheart.
You know that? Hey, wait, he's right here.
You ask him yourself.
What? Come on.
Help me out.
Tell her we're working late.
Easy, neighbor.
Let's not make this personal.
This is just business.
Inside, please.
What is going on? It's a rip-off.
[Door shuts.]
We got his blow and your dough.
That's all we came for.
How we do the rest is up to you.
I got nothing in this worth dying.
Good.
Plant your face on the carpet.
Sonny, I think we better move.
Stay calm.
Tubbs will let us know.
Let's go.
Your security stinks.
[People chattering.]
Let's get out of here.
[Tires screeching.]
[Car engines revving.]
[Tires skidding.]
Freeze! Miami Vice! How is he? He's dead, Trudy.
Dead? Routine buy.
Then the stiff tried a little hit-and-run.
Zito and Gina grabbed the money man and his friend with the dope tried to re-enact the O.
K.
Corral.
What's your situation now? Our cover wasn't blown, so we should be able to set up the buy again.
[Sighs.]
Internal Affairs' shooting team's gonna want a report on this.
Yeah.
What kind of fool would open up on cops like that? Want someone to keep you company? No.
Just get a hot bath and a good night's sleep.
I'm cool, guys.
Thanks.
(Crockett) Hey, partner.
Thanks.
[Rain pattering.]
In the shadows of my dreams That empty room I keep For you I can see you lying there And though you're really far away I can hear you say In a thousand years from now I would get to you somehow Love is the same And I can wait no longer Love is the same My love can't get no stronger Love is the same And you know the reason More than any other person In the world Love is the same I have to do without it Love is the same There ain't no doubt about it Love is the same And you know the reason More than any other person In the world Yeah Okay.
No more sad songs.
It's not the sad songs, especially the way you sing them.
They never used to make you cry.
So how've you been? Been better.
Champagne? Give me a bottle of D.
P.
(David) I have missed you.
Girl, you do look great.
It's been hard not reaching for the phone.
You wanna sit in later? No, not tonight.
How have you been? Mostly pretty good.
There's some songs I don't sing anymore, if you know what I mean.
Yeah, I do.
'Cause there are songs that I don't listen to.
(Adonis) Hey, David.
What you keeping to yourself over here? I am Adonis.
Ain't you just? Excuse me just a minute.
Yeah, spill a little in here.
Thanks.
Say, baby, I think we got off to a bad start before.
I don't think it matters.
Oh, yes, it does.
You see I'm not just pretty.
I'm the candy man.
Yeah.
Whatever you say.
[Women exclaiming.]
Yeah, baby, I got me some serious connections.
Heavyweight.
I been took for a chump too long.
I'm scraping me some dust into one pile, and I'm ready now.
Say, baby, what I'm trying to tell you is, I can do for you.
Oh, yes, darling.
(Trudy) I killed a man tonight.
(David) My God.
You wanna talk about it? There's nothing to talk about.
I was just doing my job.
I just couldn't face being alone tonight.
Not tonight.
So when I thought about who I wanted to be with I knew it was you.
Just you.
We should have never broken up.
I know.
I never felt so good or been so right as I was with you.
Since then, everything else has been just a sham.
I never stopped loving you.
You wanna try again? I don't know.
I'm so tired of being alone but it all just seems so pointless.
Oh, David, I feel so bad so empty.
I just want you to hold me.
Please.
[Sobbing.]
It's for you, Sonny.
Official-sounding.
Discard.
I'm just going to the phone, for Pete's sake.
Discard.
Gin.
What do you mean, "gin"? [Man coughs.]
Kings? What are you, crazy? This late in the game, and you're still holding kings? Weren't you? Sonny, the phone.
The man's waiting.
You see, Max, that's your problem.
That's why none of these guys will play with you, because you don't play fair! A nice boy.
No card sense.
But a nice boy.
Officer Joplin, is it? never discharge their weapons.
They go about their jobs.
Nobody gets hurt.
Nobody dies.
Then there's the cowboy.
How many shooting hearings have you had? Ten? How many men have died? Only the bad guys, Gallo.
The bad guys are supposed to know you're a cop before you whack them out.
He knew.
(Gallo) How? We identified ourselves as police officers.
You know, Crockett here could be in a blue uniform in a Columbus Day parade, and I wouldn't believe he was a cop.
[Snickers.]
From what I understand, you weren't exactly in a Class-A uniform yourself.
No, what you did was you shagged this guy down in an alley, and you yell "police.
" Look at it from the suspect's point of view.
In his position, what would you have thought? Remember, he's the one being chased.
How'd it look to him? (Crockett) Either way, we just returned fire.
Under the rules, that's self-defense.
It's justified.
And I know you'd have that section memorized.
You're a regular John Wayne! I'm a street cop, Gallo.
I don't sit on my fat rump all day like you alpha hotels.
Hey, if you two have a problem here, can we deal with it on your own time? Now, I'd like to just get through all this schoolyard crap.
Cut through it and just tell me.
You're right.
I shouldn't be talking to Crockett, anyway.
You're the one who capped the guy.
Hey, how many rounds did you fire? Four.
How many times was he hit? Four.
All in the black, at night.
Combat conditions.
The suspect called the play.
He wouldn't let it go down any other way.
(Gallo) He wouldn't? Well, who the hell put him in charge? You're the cop, he isn't.
You're the one who makes the decisions, not the suspect.
I was doing what was necessary to protect myself and my partner.
And there were no options available? Now you're getting the picture.
Let me see if I do.
You got this guy plugged up in an alley.
Backup units are seconds away and you can't chill it down.
Let him see the blues and reds.
Let him know what he's up against.
Then if he wants to wage war you did everything you could.
School's out.
(Dokes) Tell me, Officer Joplin if you had backed off, would the suspect have gotten away? And if you had backed out, would he be alive now, or what? (Crockett) This is bull.
For you to sit there and tell us what we should or shouldn't do in a dark alley, in the middle of the night with a guy trying to shove bullets up our nose.
(Gallo) Hold it, Crockett.
What she did was right! So if you wanna file formal charges, then do it.
Because when it comes to what is and what isn't, you don't know squat.
Hey, I'm not finished here! Yeah, well, I am.
Hit the lights when you leave.
[Door shuts.]
You know, I don't know, I was thinking maybe I should have Trudy, stop it.
All that second-guessing does is mess up your mind.
It makes for fuzzy thinking, and that'll get you killed.
Last night you reacted to the situation.
If you stop to think for one second, then you're dead or I'm dead.
Don't listen to those guys.
They weren't there, we were.
There's nothing you wouldn't have done differently? No.
There was one play to make and you made it.
I want you to take some time off.
Did I do something wrong? Remove yourself from the routine and the pressure.
I don't want any volunteer R and R.
If I did something wrong, then suspend me.
But that'll make me feel like I'm guilty.
If I didn't, just let me do my job.
I'm not talking about right or wrong.
You got to come to grips with the fact that you killed another human being.
I'd rather deal with that here on the job not off some place, hiding.
Sometimes it helps to be off duty for a while.
I'm all right.
I'm fine.
You and David back together? For now.
I thought you were going right home and straight to bed.
I couldn't wind down last night.
Just wanted to be with somebody, you know? I know.
(man) Psst.
Hey.
Come back in an hour.
We're on our lunch break.
Come on, brown sugar.
Be as sweet as you look.
I got $50 for two.
He's not giving us much choice.
Hot shot, huh? You got $50 for the two of us.
Is that right, sport? No I want one of you to do them.
Let me get this straight.
You want to pay me $50 to have sex with those children.
Is that right? $60 if I can watch.
Pull in that alley.
See this? Miami Vice, you low-life scum.
You're under arrest for pandering, soliciting child endangerment, and whatever else applies.
(Gina) Trudy.
Spread them! Hey, what's the matter with you? Hi.
Wow.
How do I look? I've seen worse.
You've been on my mind all day.
Yeah? Wanna skip the party? [Grunts.]
I wanna show you off.
[People chattering.]
Come on, everybody, get on the scene There's royalty in the house Groove to the beat Hey, little girl, let's get it on Rocking with the king of Babylon Hey, little girl, you can't go wrong Rocking with the king of Babylon Hey, little girl, you can't go wrong Rocking with the king of Babylon Hey, little girl, let's get it on Rocking with the king of Babylon I'm the king The king of Babylon I'm the king The king of Babylon Babylon I'm the king of Babylon I'm on an ego trip What you on? A benevolent despot Eyeing me 'Cause they treat me like a king when I make the scene I took her down to China That was really hip Exalt, you all, to get on the stick Come on, everybody, get on your knees Don't be kissing my ring I ain't hard to please I make the rules Hear what I say Got to rock your body till the break of day I'm the captain of the ship, I'm at the helm Got my picture on the corner of the realm I'm a solid lothario, a romeo But the girls go crazy wherever I go When they get on the floor and start to dance They pull up their dress and show their underpants The king of Babylon I'm the king The king of Babylon I'm the king of Babylon The king of Babylon That's right, I'm the king I'm the king The king of Babylon Babylon Hey, little girl, let's get it on Rocking with the king of Babylon Hey, little girl, you can't go wrong Rocking with the king of Babylon #Hey, little girl, all night long # Rocking with the king of Babylon Hey, little girl, let's be wrong Rocking with the king of Babylon My mouth is fast and so is my feet Every word of what I say is really sweet In a taxicab or a Cadillac I just rock on down, I don't look back There's a whole lot of love and joy I bring Everybody goes crazy when I sing Police escort and a motorcade I'm the king and I've got it made I got 50 million people in my employ They don't ask me for a cow 'cause I'm their boy I ain't no priest when the party begins But I absolve you of all your sin When I've got to have this woman that I have seen Gonna take her to my palace and make her my queen They let me in the club 'Cause I think I'm nuts when I dub [people laughing.]
(man) His highness, the King.
[Exclaims.]
[Exclaims.]
[Exclaims.]
[People shouting.]
Hey, little girl, let's get it on Rocking with the king of Babylon Hey, little girl, you can't go wrong Rocking with the king of Babylon You all right? What? Yeah.
Why? Your jaws, they look a little tight.
I'd like to walk over there and bust them.
They should see the real cost of those party favors.
What are you talking about? Them.
I'd like to bust them all.
Don't start that now.
Not here, you're not.
Now here you're my date.
You're here because I brought you.
These people trust me.
Now if you can't leave that badge outside, then let's go.
Then let's go.
All right.
I'll just tell our host we're leaving.
I'll meet you in the front.
Check it out.
Cash, baby.
No cash.
Add it to my tab.
Don't give me that bull, man.
I ain't no credit dentist.
Now you got to pay to play.
You dig? You owe me, man.
I'm the broker, baby.
I told you I was tapped in.
Heavy sugar.
Let's go.
Later.
So you're at this party with this dude His name's David.
Oh, yeah, that's right, David.
And there's a lot of weed and blow there.
Hell, you can't go to a party in Miami without tripping over it.
So? So there's this dude dealing.
Serious weight? I think so.
And? And I don't know how to handle this.
And I don't know where to draw the line.
What line is that? You mean the line between being on duty and off duty? The line that marks that gray area between being a cop and having friends that use and deal? Is that the line you're talking about? The very one.
Yeah.
The only time I find that line is usually when I'm over it.
I don't know, sweetheart.
How do you feel about calling in some reinforcements on this? Thanks.
Is David dirty, or Or is it just his friends? I don't think so.
I don't know for sure.
How serious is it between you and David? Serious enough.
I care about the guy.
He's not the kind of guy we usually meet.
You mean he's not a cop.
No offense, but there are other people in the world to date besides police officers.
Amen.
[Chuckles.]
Well, it sounds like this is gonna be in your face as long as you date him.
It's the people around him.
If it was only that.
I think they use these parties to distribute.
The dealing's heavier and the amounts are too large.
One dealer? Yeah.
A guy named Adonis.
I like that.
(Trudy) I don't.
He's one of David's oldest friends.
He thinks he's big time, but he's mostly jive.
But he's upwardly mobile, and he's pretty ruthless.
He's got to be getting supplied by someone bigger.
What do you wanna do? I don't know.
First, we find out what's what who's who, and then we take it from there.
Take it easy.
[Inaudible.]
[Crickets chirping.]
(Adonis) The candy man, my friends.
Another midnight mission of mercy.
(Jim) You insult our intelligence, Adonis.
Your last payment was very short.
Back off, Jim.
I got the balance right here.
Lucky for you.
From now on, we deal with you COD.
I can't deal that way.
That's your problem, Adonis, my friend.
You got something on your mind again? What are you doing with a friend like Adonis? The righteous cop again.
He's just a kick to have around, that's all.
'Cause he's a dealer? Because he's a party.
Look, Trudy, I know what Adonis is and he's not my best friend, if that's what's bothering you.
I've got lots of friends, all kinds of friends.
I'm sorry.
Let's you and me take a long trip.
Anywhere.
We could spend some time and figure out what we have to do this time to keep from losing us.
I'd like that.
I could set it up.
Jamaica.
We loved it there.
Yeah, we did.
[Laughs.]
Yep, we did.
[Chuckles.]
Check it out.
[Beeping.]
Beautiful.
Just stayed home, cooked dinner.
Then he asked me to go to Jamaica.
Alone? What'd you do, burn the food? That's great.
What could be bad about going on a trip? No, the trip's not the problem.
It's my job.
What? David and I have been back together for a week now and already I'm treating his friends like suspects.
Being a cop doesn't make for a normal relationship.
Welcome to the club.
Oh, boy.
Good news.
What? David's clean.
But Adonis is definitely connected.
He's approaching middle-level management for Ramon Lopez de Hoyos.
Colombian.
Yeah, a major major.
CENTAC has him for offing the Guiterrez family.
If we can turn Adonis and have him give up his boss it could be a very big bust.
(Gina) Or a total bust.
David's gonna think you've been using him.
Don't I know it.
Of course, this is the best chance that anybody's ever had.
And with you virtually on the inside with Adonis.
(Tubbs) Hey, listen.
No matter how you call your play, we'll back you.
Tubbs is right.
We got this guy marked.
Find another way.
But this way's a lock.
Think about it, Trudy.
##[soft rock music playing.]
##[playing.]
Adonis.
Hey, baby.
We got to talk.
Yeah, sure.
You see the effect I have on the ladies.
You start acting crazy with that girl David's gonna put such a hum in your head you'll think you've been wired for sound.
Adonis, we got to do a little business.
David doesn't know.
[Chuckling.]
Well, I ain't gonna tell, baby.
I know this guy.
He lives on a yacht at the marina.
His source has dried up.
And if I can make a quick move, I can get real well, real fast.
Well, you're talking my language now.
How much you need? Three kees.
Three kees.
How do you know this guy? Yeah, well, not good enough.
Look, baby, I can't be dealing off the wall.
I know you Sometimes I got to do a lot of things that ain't nobody's business but my own.
Yeah, I heard that.
You trying to tell me you're doing this guy? Well, this a one-time score, or what? Look, don't lecture me.
Yeah, I'm gonna hit once and get off.
Can you deliver or not? Who you talking to, girl? Deliver.
Like the U.
S.
Mail.
Hell, yes.
Adonis can deliver.
Question is, can you? Look, I need the money up front.
We can go right now.
All right.
Yeah.
This is nice.
I like power myself.
You can't always trust the wind, can you? So Trudy says that you're looking for a little taste.
Is that what she says? Look, don't jive me, man.
I wouldn't be here, except that I know the lady.
And the lady says that you're cool.
So, how much do you need? Three kees.
No problem.
You give me the money and I'll bring you the merchandise anywhere you say.
Hold on, slick.
What, do I look like I just fell off a cabbage truck, or what? I'm not about to give you and then wait for you to show up with the stuff.
Who is this guy? I thought you said he could deliver.
That's what he told me.
Look, I can deliver, Jack! I'm just checking you out.
Lot of cops around.
Excuse me, baby, but this is the nature of the beast.
So when can you raise the money? Look, Jack.
I'm ready to buy right now.
Tonight, tomorrow, but I'm not waiting around.
Okay.
Anticipate my return.
I'll be back soon, real soon.
Cool, dude.
Your boyfriend better be holding or there'll be hell to pay.
Yeah, yeah.
How long? No time at all.
Trust me.
All right, listen, when you get it, you call me and I'll arrange a meet.
Hey, you sure you can raise the money? [Laughs.]
You see this? That means the money's on the way, and none too soon.
[Car engine starting.]
[Car door opens.]
[Car door shuts.]
(Adonis) What's happening, boys? You got the money, candy man? I got half of it.
Then you get half the coke.
Come on.
Looked like he was having trouble raising the cash.
Doesn't surprise me.
The guy's stretching himself.
We'll be using the club to make the switch.
It sounds easy enough.
I don't care how routine this is.
Stay sharp.
Yes, sir.
Sonny, Trudy.
Internal Affairs came back with the report on the shooting.
There's a lot of cautionary language but bottom line: You're both clear.
Listen, I'm gonna take some time off when we finish this, Lieutenant.
I made some plans.
Take it now.
You won't have to be in on the arrest of Adonis.
Why would I do that? Because you're so close to the case.
Where'd that come from? Me.
And everyone else concerned.
That's what I get for opening up to Crockett.
Crockett's been on your side since the beginning on this.
So has everyone else.
Yeah, you're all concerned.
I'm all right.
I'd be a lot better off if everyone stopped worrying about me and leave me alone.
I wanna see this case to the end.
You sure? Positive.
If I drop out now, Adonis is gonna turn rabbit and this is my job.
Fine.
[Adonis laughing.]
(Adonis) I did it.
But, girl, it wasn't easy.
What's this? I couldn't raise enough to score three kees.
Some folks are gonna pay, believe me.
So I got to step on this just a little.
[Laughs.]
Hey, but what the hell, he's a Paddy.
He ain't never gonna know the difference, right? I hope you're right.
I'm always right, baby.
You know, when I look in your eyes, I see someone who's going places.
And I like that.
But you stick with that dude and you might as well sign your life away.
The man ain't got no dreams, you dig? No power.
See, power is giving people what they want and making them realize they got to come to you to get it.
But I got a feeling that you know that and you're just using him same as you're using me.
Maybe you and me can do a little bit more than business.
[Door shuts.]
You alone? Just me and this.
All right.
How pure is it? Here, you tell me.
(Crockett) Pure enough.
Miami Vice.
You're under arrest.
Turn around and put your hands on the bar.
Baby, you're a cop? April fool.
[Gasps.]
Don't do it.
You ain't gonna shoot me, woman.
I will shoot you.
You sold me out, lady cop.
You ain't gonna fire that gun.
I will shoot you.
Don't do it.
You sold me out, and I'm gonna take care of you right now.
You're busted, pal.
Get over! (man #1) Bring this down there? (man #2) Bring this down there? Yeah.
[Metallic clanking.]
Hey, you wanna ride with us? Did Adonis roll over? He's so scared, he's making up names.
What about Lopez de Hoyos? He says he doesn't know him.
He's not gonna give him up, huh? It's still a good bust.
Yeah.
What the hell is going on here? Take it easy, pal.
I can handle this, Crockett.
You take my trust, and you turn it on my friends? Adonis is not your friend.
No? Who is? You? You lied, cheated.
You used me.
I've never known you, have I? What do you think I have, a switch in my head I can just turn on or off? You took me to that party, and you threw it up in my face.
I brought you, not this damn police force, not your damn badge.
I'm a cop! It's not what I do.
It's what I am.
You got no soul, no honor.
Show time.
[Radio buzzes.]
[People chattering.]
Woody.
Where's the man? He stays here.
I don't stay anywhere.
Someone stays, 'cause only one of you is going back there.
(man) That's your problem.
You never believe anybody.
Now that's a major character flaw, sweetheart.
You know that? Hey, wait, he's right here.
You ask him yourself.
What? Come on.
Help me out.
Tell her we're working late.
Easy, neighbor.
Let's not make this personal.
This is just business.
Inside, please.
What is going on? It's a rip-off.
[Door shuts.]
We got his blow and your dough.
That's all we came for.
How we do the rest is up to you.
I got nothing in this worth dying.
Good.
Plant your face on the carpet.
Sonny, I think we better move.
Stay calm.
Tubbs will let us know.
Let's go.
Your security stinks.
[People chattering.]
Let's get out of here.
[Tires screeching.]
[Car engines revving.]
[Tires skidding.]
Freeze! Miami Vice! How is he? He's dead, Trudy.
Dead? Routine buy.
Then the stiff tried a little hit-and-run.
Zito and Gina grabbed the money man and his friend with the dope tried to re-enact the O.
K.
Corral.
What's your situation now? Our cover wasn't blown, so we should be able to set up the buy again.
[Sighs.]
Internal Affairs' shooting team's gonna want a report on this.
Yeah.
What kind of fool would open up on cops like that? Want someone to keep you company? No.
Just get a hot bath and a good night's sleep.
I'm cool, guys.
Thanks.
(Crockett) Hey, partner.
Thanks.
[Rain pattering.]
In the shadows of my dreams That empty room I keep For you I can see you lying there And though you're really far away I can hear you say In a thousand years from now I would get to you somehow Love is the same And I can wait no longer Love is the same My love can't get no stronger Love is the same And you know the reason More than any other person In the world Love is the same I have to do without it Love is the same There ain't no doubt about it Love is the same And you know the reason More than any other person In the world Yeah Okay.
No more sad songs.
It's not the sad songs, especially the way you sing them.
They never used to make you cry.
So how've you been? Been better.
Champagne? Give me a bottle of D.
P.
(David) I have missed you.
Girl, you do look great.
It's been hard not reaching for the phone.
You wanna sit in later? No, not tonight.
How have you been? Mostly pretty good.
There's some songs I don't sing anymore, if you know what I mean.
Yeah, I do.
'Cause there are songs that I don't listen to.
(Adonis) Hey, David.
What you keeping to yourself over here? I am Adonis.
Ain't you just? Excuse me just a minute.
Yeah, spill a little in here.
Thanks.
Say, baby, I think we got off to a bad start before.
I don't think it matters.
Oh, yes, it does.
You see I'm not just pretty.
I'm the candy man.
Yeah.
Whatever you say.
[Women exclaiming.]
Yeah, baby, I got me some serious connections.
Heavyweight.
I been took for a chump too long.
I'm scraping me some dust into one pile, and I'm ready now.
Say, baby, what I'm trying to tell you is, I can do for you.
Oh, yes, darling.
(Trudy) I killed a man tonight.
(David) My God.
You wanna talk about it? There's nothing to talk about.
I was just doing my job.
I just couldn't face being alone tonight.
Not tonight.
So when I thought about who I wanted to be with I knew it was you.
Just you.
We should have never broken up.
I know.
I never felt so good or been so right as I was with you.
Since then, everything else has been just a sham.
I never stopped loving you.
You wanna try again? I don't know.
I'm so tired of being alone but it all just seems so pointless.
Oh, David, I feel so bad so empty.
I just want you to hold me.
Please.
[Sobbing.]
It's for you, Sonny.
Official-sounding.
Discard.
I'm just going to the phone, for Pete's sake.
Discard.
Gin.
What do you mean, "gin"? [Man coughs.]
Kings? What are you, crazy? This late in the game, and you're still holding kings? Weren't you? Sonny, the phone.
The man's waiting.
You see, Max, that's your problem.
That's why none of these guys will play with you, because you don't play fair! A nice boy.
No card sense.
But a nice boy.
Officer Joplin, is it? never discharge their weapons.
They go about their jobs.
Nobody gets hurt.
Nobody dies.
Then there's the cowboy.
How many shooting hearings have you had? Ten? How many men have died? Only the bad guys, Gallo.
The bad guys are supposed to know you're a cop before you whack them out.
He knew.
(Gallo) How? We identified ourselves as police officers.
You know, Crockett here could be in a blue uniform in a Columbus Day parade, and I wouldn't believe he was a cop.
[Snickers.]
From what I understand, you weren't exactly in a Class-A uniform yourself.
No, what you did was you shagged this guy down in an alley, and you yell "police.
" Look at it from the suspect's point of view.
In his position, what would you have thought? Remember, he's the one being chased.
How'd it look to him? (Crockett) Either way, we just returned fire.
Under the rules, that's self-defense.
It's justified.
And I know you'd have that section memorized.
You're a regular John Wayne! I'm a street cop, Gallo.
I don't sit on my fat rump all day like you alpha hotels.
Hey, if you two have a problem here, can we deal with it on your own time? Now, I'd like to just get through all this schoolyard crap.
Cut through it and just tell me.
You're right.
I shouldn't be talking to Crockett, anyway.
You're the one who capped the guy.
Hey, how many rounds did you fire? Four.
How many times was he hit? Four.
All in the black, at night.
Combat conditions.
The suspect called the play.
He wouldn't let it go down any other way.
(Gallo) He wouldn't? Well, who the hell put him in charge? You're the cop, he isn't.
You're the one who makes the decisions, not the suspect.
I was doing what was necessary to protect myself and my partner.
And there were no options available? Now you're getting the picture.
Let me see if I do.
You got this guy plugged up in an alley.
Backup units are seconds away and you can't chill it down.
Let him see the blues and reds.
Let him know what he's up against.
Then if he wants to wage war you did everything you could.
School's out.
(Dokes) Tell me, Officer Joplin if you had backed off, would the suspect have gotten away? And if you had backed out, would he be alive now, or what? (Crockett) This is bull.
For you to sit there and tell us what we should or shouldn't do in a dark alley, in the middle of the night with a guy trying to shove bullets up our nose.
(Gallo) Hold it, Crockett.
What she did was right! So if you wanna file formal charges, then do it.
Because when it comes to what is and what isn't, you don't know squat.
Hey, I'm not finished here! Yeah, well, I am.
Hit the lights when you leave.
[Door shuts.]
You know, I don't know, I was thinking maybe I should have Trudy, stop it.
All that second-guessing does is mess up your mind.
It makes for fuzzy thinking, and that'll get you killed.
Last night you reacted to the situation.
If you stop to think for one second, then you're dead or I'm dead.
Don't listen to those guys.
They weren't there, we were.
There's nothing you wouldn't have done differently? No.
There was one play to make and you made it.
I want you to take some time off.
Did I do something wrong? Remove yourself from the routine and the pressure.
I don't want any volunteer R and R.
If I did something wrong, then suspend me.
But that'll make me feel like I'm guilty.
If I didn't, just let me do my job.
I'm not talking about right or wrong.
You got to come to grips with the fact that you killed another human being.
I'd rather deal with that here on the job not off some place, hiding.
Sometimes it helps to be off duty for a while.
I'm all right.
I'm fine.
You and David back together? For now.
I thought you were going right home and straight to bed.
I couldn't wind down last night.
Just wanted to be with somebody, you know? I know.
(man) Psst.
Hey.
Come back in an hour.
We're on our lunch break.
Come on, brown sugar.
Be as sweet as you look.
I got $50 for two.
He's not giving us much choice.
Hot shot, huh? You got $50 for the two of us.
Is that right, sport? No I want one of you to do them.
Let me get this straight.
You want to pay me $50 to have sex with those children.
Is that right? $60 if I can watch.
Pull in that alley.
See this? Miami Vice, you low-life scum.
You're under arrest for pandering, soliciting child endangerment, and whatever else applies.
(Gina) Trudy.
Spread them! Hey, what's the matter with you? Hi.
Wow.
How do I look? I've seen worse.
You've been on my mind all day.
Yeah? Wanna skip the party? [Grunts.]
I wanna show you off.
[People chattering.]
Come on, everybody, get on the scene There's royalty in the house Groove to the beat Hey, little girl, let's get it on Rocking with the king of Babylon Hey, little girl, you can't go wrong Rocking with the king of Babylon Hey, little girl, you can't go wrong Rocking with the king of Babylon Hey, little girl, let's get it on Rocking with the king of Babylon I'm the king The king of Babylon I'm the king The king of Babylon Babylon I'm the king of Babylon I'm on an ego trip What you on? A benevolent despot Eyeing me 'Cause they treat me like a king when I make the scene I took her down to China That was really hip Exalt, you all, to get on the stick Come on, everybody, get on your knees Don't be kissing my ring I ain't hard to please I make the rules Hear what I say Got to rock your body till the break of day I'm the captain of the ship, I'm at the helm Got my picture on the corner of the realm I'm a solid lothario, a romeo But the girls go crazy wherever I go When they get on the floor and start to dance They pull up their dress and show their underpants The king of Babylon I'm the king The king of Babylon I'm the king of Babylon The king of Babylon That's right, I'm the king I'm the king The king of Babylon Babylon Hey, little girl, let's get it on Rocking with the king of Babylon Hey, little girl, you can't go wrong Rocking with the king of Babylon #Hey, little girl, all night long # Rocking with the king of Babylon Hey, little girl, let's be wrong Rocking with the king of Babylon My mouth is fast and so is my feet Every word of what I say is really sweet In a taxicab or a Cadillac I just rock on down, I don't look back There's a whole lot of love and joy I bring Everybody goes crazy when I sing Police escort and a motorcade I'm the king and I've got it made I got 50 million people in my employ They don't ask me for a cow 'cause I'm their boy I ain't no priest when the party begins But I absolve you of all your sin When I've got to have this woman that I have seen Gonna take her to my palace and make her my queen They let me in the club 'Cause I think I'm nuts when I dub [people laughing.]
(man) His highness, the King.
[Exclaims.]
[Exclaims.]
[Exclaims.]
[People shouting.]
Hey, little girl, let's get it on Rocking with the king of Babylon Hey, little girl, you can't go wrong Rocking with the king of Babylon You all right? What? Yeah.
Why? Your jaws, they look a little tight.
I'd like to walk over there and bust them.
They should see the real cost of those party favors.
What are you talking about? Them.
I'd like to bust them all.
Don't start that now.
Not here, you're not.
Now here you're my date.
You're here because I brought you.
These people trust me.
Now if you can't leave that badge outside, then let's go.
Then let's go.
All right.
I'll just tell our host we're leaving.
I'll meet you in the front.
Check it out.
Cash, baby.
No cash.
Add it to my tab.
Don't give me that bull, man.
I ain't no credit dentist.
Now you got to pay to play.
You dig? You owe me, man.
I'm the broker, baby.
I told you I was tapped in.
Heavy sugar.
Let's go.
Later.
So you're at this party with this dude His name's David.
Oh, yeah, that's right, David.
And there's a lot of weed and blow there.
Hell, you can't go to a party in Miami without tripping over it.
So? So there's this dude dealing.
Serious weight? I think so.
And? And I don't know how to handle this.
And I don't know where to draw the line.
What line is that? You mean the line between being on duty and off duty? The line that marks that gray area between being a cop and having friends that use and deal? Is that the line you're talking about? The very one.
Yeah.
The only time I find that line is usually when I'm over it.
I don't know, sweetheart.
How do you feel about calling in some reinforcements on this? Thanks.
Is David dirty, or Or is it just his friends? I don't think so.
I don't know for sure.
How serious is it between you and David? Serious enough.
I care about the guy.
He's not the kind of guy we usually meet.
You mean he's not a cop.
No offense, but there are other people in the world to date besides police officers.
Amen.
[Chuckles.]
Well, it sounds like this is gonna be in your face as long as you date him.
It's the people around him.
If it was only that.
I think they use these parties to distribute.
The dealing's heavier and the amounts are too large.
One dealer? Yeah.
A guy named Adonis.
I like that.
(Trudy) I don't.
He's one of David's oldest friends.
He thinks he's big time, but he's mostly jive.
But he's upwardly mobile, and he's pretty ruthless.
He's got to be getting supplied by someone bigger.
What do you wanna do? I don't know.
First, we find out what's what who's who, and then we take it from there.
Take it easy.
[Inaudible.]
[Crickets chirping.]
(Adonis) The candy man, my friends.
Another midnight mission of mercy.
(Jim) You insult our intelligence, Adonis.
Your last payment was very short.
Back off, Jim.
I got the balance right here.
Lucky for you.
From now on, we deal with you COD.
I can't deal that way.
That's your problem, Adonis, my friend.
You got something on your mind again? What are you doing with a friend like Adonis? The righteous cop again.
He's just a kick to have around, that's all.
'Cause he's a dealer? Because he's a party.
Look, Trudy, I know what Adonis is and he's not my best friend, if that's what's bothering you.
I've got lots of friends, all kinds of friends.
I'm sorry.
Let's you and me take a long trip.
Anywhere.
We could spend some time and figure out what we have to do this time to keep from losing us.
I'd like that.
I could set it up.
Jamaica.
We loved it there.
Yeah, we did.
[Laughs.]
Yep, we did.
[Chuckles.]
Check it out.
[Beeping.]
Beautiful.
Just stayed home, cooked dinner.
Then he asked me to go to Jamaica.
Alone? What'd you do, burn the food? That's great.
What could be bad about going on a trip? No, the trip's not the problem.
It's my job.
What? David and I have been back together for a week now and already I'm treating his friends like suspects.
Being a cop doesn't make for a normal relationship.
Welcome to the club.
Oh, boy.
Good news.
What? David's clean.
But Adonis is definitely connected.
He's approaching middle-level management for Ramon Lopez de Hoyos.
Colombian.
Yeah, a major major.
CENTAC has him for offing the Guiterrez family.
If we can turn Adonis and have him give up his boss it could be a very big bust.
(Gina) Or a total bust.
David's gonna think you've been using him.
Don't I know it.
Of course, this is the best chance that anybody's ever had.
And with you virtually on the inside with Adonis.
(Tubbs) Hey, listen.
No matter how you call your play, we'll back you.
Tubbs is right.
We got this guy marked.
Find another way.
But this way's a lock.
Think about it, Trudy.
##[soft rock music playing.]
##[playing.]
Adonis.
Hey, baby.
We got to talk.
Yeah, sure.
You see the effect I have on the ladies.
You start acting crazy with that girl David's gonna put such a hum in your head you'll think you've been wired for sound.
Adonis, we got to do a little business.
David doesn't know.
[Chuckling.]
Well, I ain't gonna tell, baby.
I know this guy.
He lives on a yacht at the marina.
His source has dried up.
And if I can make a quick move, I can get real well, real fast.
Well, you're talking my language now.
How much you need? Three kees.
Three kees.
How do you know this guy? Yeah, well, not good enough.
Look, baby, I can't be dealing off the wall.
I know you Sometimes I got to do a lot of things that ain't nobody's business but my own.
Yeah, I heard that.
You trying to tell me you're doing this guy? Well, this a one-time score, or what? Look, don't lecture me.
Yeah, I'm gonna hit once and get off.
Can you deliver or not? Who you talking to, girl? Deliver.
Like the U.
S.
Mail.
Hell, yes.
Adonis can deliver.
Question is, can you? Look, I need the money up front.
We can go right now.
All right.
Yeah.
This is nice.
I like power myself.
You can't always trust the wind, can you? So Trudy says that you're looking for a little taste.
Is that what she says? Look, don't jive me, man.
I wouldn't be here, except that I know the lady.
And the lady says that you're cool.
So, how much do you need? Three kees.
No problem.
You give me the money and I'll bring you the merchandise anywhere you say.
Hold on, slick.
What, do I look like I just fell off a cabbage truck, or what? I'm not about to give you and then wait for you to show up with the stuff.
Who is this guy? I thought you said he could deliver.
That's what he told me.
Look, I can deliver, Jack! I'm just checking you out.
Lot of cops around.
Excuse me, baby, but this is the nature of the beast.
So when can you raise the money? Look, Jack.
I'm ready to buy right now.
Tonight, tomorrow, but I'm not waiting around.
Okay.
Anticipate my return.
I'll be back soon, real soon.
Cool, dude.
Your boyfriend better be holding or there'll be hell to pay.
Yeah, yeah.
How long? No time at all.
Trust me.
All right, listen, when you get it, you call me and I'll arrange a meet.
Hey, you sure you can raise the money? [Laughs.]
You see this? That means the money's on the way, and none too soon.
[Car engine starting.]
[Car door opens.]
[Car door shuts.]
(Adonis) What's happening, boys? You got the money, candy man? I got half of it.
Then you get half the coke.
Come on.
Looked like he was having trouble raising the cash.
Doesn't surprise me.
The guy's stretching himself.
We'll be using the club to make the switch.
It sounds easy enough.
I don't care how routine this is.
Stay sharp.
Yes, sir.
Sonny, Trudy.
Internal Affairs came back with the report on the shooting.
There's a lot of cautionary language but bottom line: You're both clear.
Listen, I'm gonna take some time off when we finish this, Lieutenant.
I made some plans.
Take it now.
You won't have to be in on the arrest of Adonis.
Why would I do that? Because you're so close to the case.
Where'd that come from? Me.
And everyone else concerned.
That's what I get for opening up to Crockett.
Crockett's been on your side since the beginning on this.
So has everyone else.
Yeah, you're all concerned.
I'm all right.
I'd be a lot better off if everyone stopped worrying about me and leave me alone.
I wanna see this case to the end.
You sure? Positive.
If I drop out now, Adonis is gonna turn rabbit and this is my job.
Fine.
[Adonis laughing.]
(Adonis) I did it.
But, girl, it wasn't easy.
What's this? I couldn't raise enough to score three kees.
Some folks are gonna pay, believe me.
So I got to step on this just a little.
[Laughs.]
Hey, but what the hell, he's a Paddy.
He ain't never gonna know the difference, right? I hope you're right.
I'm always right, baby.
You know, when I look in your eyes, I see someone who's going places.
And I like that.
But you stick with that dude and you might as well sign your life away.
The man ain't got no dreams, you dig? No power.
See, power is giving people what they want and making them realize they got to come to you to get it.
But I got a feeling that you know that and you're just using him same as you're using me.
Maybe you and me can do a little bit more than business.
[Door shuts.]
You alone? Just me and this.
All right.
How pure is it? Here, you tell me.
(Crockett) Pure enough.
Miami Vice.
You're under arrest.
Turn around and put your hands on the bar.
Baby, you're a cop? April fool.
[Gasps.]
Don't do it.
You ain't gonna shoot me, woman.
I will shoot you.
You sold me out, lady cop.
You ain't gonna fire that gun.
I will shoot you.
Don't do it.
You sold me out, and I'm gonna take care of you right now.
You're busted, pal.
Get over! (man #1) Bring this down there? (man #2) Bring this down there? Yeah.
[Metallic clanking.]
Hey, you wanna ride with us? Did Adonis roll over? He's so scared, he's making up names.
What about Lopez de Hoyos? He says he doesn't know him.
He's not gonna give him up, huh? It's still a good bust.
Yeah.
What the hell is going on here? Take it easy, pal.
I can handle this, Crockett.
You take my trust, and you turn it on my friends? Adonis is not your friend.
No? Who is? You? You lied, cheated.
You used me.
I've never known you, have I? What do you think I have, a switch in my head I can just turn on or off? You took me to that party, and you threw it up in my face.
I brought you, not this damn police force, not your damn badge.
I'm a cop! It's not what I do.
It's what I am.
You got no soul, no honor.