Miami Vice s05e06 Episode Script

Now, Detective Crockett, can you enlighten this court as to your duties with the Miami Police Department? I'm assigned to Vice.
And in that capacity do you ever use informants? Yes.
Was Dexter Sims one of your informants? He was till they burned him.
How was Mr.
Sims employed at the time? He was a mule, drug courier.
Did he tell you who he worked for? Objection, calls for hearsay.
I'll allow it.
He worked for Carlos Cantero.
(PEOPLE CHATTERING) Detective, I'd like you to examine Government's Exhibit 12 and tell me if you can identify the person in the photograph.
Dexter Sims.
Your Honor, I'd like to have the right to recall this witness at a later time.
Granted.
Mr.
Davis.
How's your health, Detective? Fine.
Recovered from your breakdown? (PEOPLE CHATTERING) It wasn't a breakdown.
According to this you went nuts.
You became a raging psychopath who couldn't remember his own name.
I was undercover.
You always try to murder your partners when you're undercover? Objection, Your Honor.
Irrelevant! Overruled.
Isn't it a fact that you shot Detective Tubbs with intent to kill? Yes or no, Detective? I don't remember.
MAN: A long day, Harry.
MAN 2: Yeah, it sure is.
A very long day, I'll tell you that.
I'm glad this day is over.
That was supposed to be a sealed document.
How did this scumball get a hold of it? Money talks.
Cantero paid heavy bread for your life story.
Hey, Sonny, come here.
Sorry, pal.
I haven't had my shots.
It's about Dexter Sims.
I chopped that garbage up myself for you as a present.
Hey, Sonny, be cool, man.
(LAUGHING) SONNY: One hell of a system we got here.
Cantero pushes more flake than Tony the Tiger and we're the ones on trial here.
Hey, man, the important thing is that you tied Sims to Cantero and that chump is going down.
Not on circumstantial, he won't.
Not with this jury.
Hell, they're gonna run him for mayor.
There's no way they're gonna buy his act.
Oh, Rico, all the citizens saw was a custom-made suit and a manicure.
What the hell? If it ain't Cantero, it'll be some other cockroach.
We'll take them one at a time, man.
It's not just this one.
It's a whole flood of crap that keeps rising every day.
The drugs and the pollution and the corruption.
All anybody cares about is kiss and tell, dirty laundry and public relations.
(TIRES SCREECHING) Hey, look out, man.
(PEOPLE SCREAMING) Cantero's boys.
He's sending those jurors a message.
Well, from the looks on their faces, I'd say they got it.
You all right, Detectives? Who wants to know? Bates, FBI.
This is Agent Randolph.
Would you come with us? Well, gee, we'd love to, boys, but we got an important meeting.
Gotta watch some paint dry.
There's been a change in your itinerary.
What kind of change? We've got a package for you to take to Miami.
We want you to store it in a safe place and return it to us in 72 hours.
You got a package, call FedEx.
Otherwise, cut to the chase.
A witness saw Cantero pump four rounds into a DEA agent.
We've got him.
He's scheduled to testify in three days.
If he lives.
Cantero just put out a million-dollar contract out on him.
Every shooter in the country is gonna be trying to get him.
We think he'd be safer with you.
Whoa, whoa.
Back up.
My hearing must be shot.
You're telling me that the FBI is gonna turn a star witness over to locals for protection.
Well, it's the last place they're gonna look for him.
I've already contacted Lieutenant Castillo.
He said it's your call.
Call in every 12 hours to report your status.
I don't want to know your location unless you need assistance.
Have him in court by noon Friday.
You got it.
He's all yours.
You're not coming in? Uh, no thank you.
(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING) Keith Mollis.
They told me you guys were Vice.
I figured, hey, man, that's ripping.
Vice dudes know what's happening, right? Not like these G-dudes.
They're embalmed, I mean it, man.
Night of the Living Dead.
Least you guys don't dress like G-dudes.
So I hear Miami's a pretty moshing scene.
Insane clubs, huh? Maybe this won't be so bad.
You heard the new Scatter yet? (ROCK MUSIC PLAYING) Yeah, I heard it about 10 years ago.
This speed metal crap is just warmed-over Hendrix riffs played twice as fast and half as well.
(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING) How long is this gig? Never leave the room alone.
You want anything, we'll get it for you.
Don't answer the door, don't answer the phone.
No, no.
No problems.
Well, what about backup? Hey, we're not on the beach.
Stay away from the windows.
Hey, lighten up, man, there's nothing out there.
Don't tell me, pal.
You stop a bullet, I got a lot of paperwork to do, all right? You mean, I can't go out? Very good.
Next week we're gonna work on colors.
Yo, Crockett, I never been to Miami.
You know, I wanna clock some beach time, check out the clubs.
Come on, man.
What do you think this is, spring break? You want a party, you come back after the trial.
(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING ON TV) (MAN CHATTERING ON TV) Hey, you better be careful, that could qualify as a narcotic.
(EXCLAIMS) Makes my mouth water.
Hey, what's with the 'tude, huh? Here, put some of this on it.
It's the only thing missing.
Hey, you hear me talking about all that MSG you're choking down? Man, that stuff comes out of a test tube, all right.
I'd rather mainline toxic waste than eat that crap.
Toxic waste? Sounds like a speed metal band.
Doesn't matter anyways.
It's all poison.
Air is polluted, water's polluted I mean, we're getting killed by this damn greenhouse effect, you know.
(IMITATING ELECTRIC GUITAR) We're living on borrowed time Whole world's getting covered with toxic slime Rico, get Star Search.
No more phone calls, we have a winner.
Least I didn't screw up the world.
No, you're just looking for a good reason to roll over.
Hey, excuse me for living, all right? Done.
God! (DOOR SLAMS) You believe that? Do you believe what we just heard? Yeah, kind of reminds me of you.
Hey, hey, hey.
Oh, yeah, yeah.
You know what I'm talking Yeah.
I've earned my attitude.
(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING) I can't take anymore.
I'm going to the store.
Any requests? Earplugs.
Night, Keith! SPORTSCASTER: a double-header, the Cardinals win the opener, two to one.
They're in the bottom of the sixth inning.
the Expos, two to one.
Windup and the He's still doing Cole Porter.
What did you say? I said, he's still doing Cole Porter.
Hello, in the bridal suite.
RICO: Yeah, Stan, what's up? Probably nothing, but some punker just came out, got in a cab and he looked a little like our client.
I don't know.
He asked about a couple of clubs, so I told him.
He asked about two clubs.
Which clubs? Well, you got the Demolish, the Rusty Needle I got the Needle.
We'll take the Demolish.
(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING) You waiting for me? I don't know.
You worth waiting for? You're damn right I'm worth waiting for.
Party's over, twinkle toes.
Thrashing band, Crockett, huh? Get out of here.
I'm gonna thrash you.
Who's the glam man? God, he thinks.
Man, I gotta start going to church.
That was a bonehead play, Junior.
I ought to cuff you to the radiator and make you eat through a straw.
Oh, come on, Crockett, nothing happened.
Listen, kid, don't you understand those clubs are the first place Cantero's men are gonna look for you? Those wankers can't tell one metal-head from another.
To them, we all look alike.
Well, that may be so.
Except that you have one outstanding feature.
What's that? You're worth a million, dead.
He's at the Biltmore.
Sonny, it's started! You all right? You? Yeah.
Keith! Keith! MARTIN: Must've picked up a tail at the club.
It's the only way they could've found him.
Well, the lease is up on this place, that's for sure.
Word gets out, this'll be a free-fire zone.
We could also bounce him back to the Feds.
He's their problem.
No way.
This kid can nail Cantero and, by God, I'm gonna make sure he lives long enough to do it.
Any ideas? Nothing like sailing to forget your troubles.
It's a big ocean.
A couple of days on the St.
Vitus ought to do it.
There's no backup if they find you out there.
Police, freeze! FBI.
No federal involvement.
That was the deal, Daly.
Agent Lasota was simply providing extra backup in the case.
Well, she jeopardized our security.
Some security.
The kid got away from you.
Went to a damned disco.
That's enough, Bates.
Huh? That's enough, Bates! Look, Detective, I know you're angry and I don't blame you.
But our entire case rests on Keith Mollis and we just wanted to be in a position to help if you needed it.
Now, where is he? Where is my damn witness? You booked a three-day tour, Daly.
No refunds, no exchanges.
I'm warning you, Tubbs, I'll bring you up on charges.
If you do that as well as you run security then I ain't got nothing to worry about.
Great.
Hey, Crockett, where we at? (ROCK MUSIC PLAYING ON STEREO) Elliott Key.
We'll stay here the night.
(MUSIC STOPS) Hey, what are you doing? Try some of that.
Eric Clapton? Yeah, man.
(LAYLA PLAYING) (MUSIC STOPS) Okay, so he's good.
Damn right.
He's been around for 20 years.
Think those boys of yours'll be around for 20 years? I don't think the planet's gonna be around that long.
You know, I used to know someone like you when I was a kid.
Yeah, he thought he was a real hard case.
Went around putting things down all the time.
Everybody thought he didn't give a damn about anything.
At least that's what he wanted them to think.
Underneath he was just scared to death.
Of what? He was scared people would find out that he hoped things would change.
That's not my trip.
No, I didn't think so.
Causes and protests, man.
That's just like lame stuff from the '60s.
Yeah, idealism is for fat girls with guitars right? You got it.
Then how come you're testifying against Cantero? Maybe I don't like his gold cufflinks.
Oh, well, that's good, yeah.
'Cause we sure wouldn't want it to be for idealism, 'cause that's for losers.
Yup, you got it.
Yeah.
Little fishies in the brook Yeah, right.
come and bite my little hook.
Do what you have to do.
You're not very popular with the Feds.
To hell with them! They're the ones that broke the deal.
Look, no one is gonna know where that kid is this time.
If the schedule's right they should be at Elliott Key.
And they're coming in at Compton Point tomorrow night at 8:00.
Be there.
There you go, kid.
Catch of the day.
Right.
It's not too terrible, Crockett.
Well, imagine me getting praise from Paul Prudhomme.
So what's the scoop, Crockett? Why are you a cop? Well, I like rubbing elbows with all the distinguished people.
The pimps, the junkies, you.
I'm serious.
I mean, it's a sewer out there.
Everyone's on the take.
Well, not everybody, not yet anyway.
Doesn't it get to you? Yeah, it gets to me.
Every damn day.
So why you do it? To make the world safe for children.
Go forward! Sonny! Sonny! How'd they find us? That's the $64,000 question, kid.
I mean, the hotel I can understand, that was my fault.
But nobody knew we're at Elliott Key.
Nobody but Rico.
Maybe he sold us.
You can just forget that, pal.
Just forget it.
Something's wrong.
It wasn't supposed to go like this.
I mean it, Sonny, something's definitely not right.
Chill out, man.
We'll blend in with the coastal traffic.
We'll be at Compton Point by 8:00.
That's nuts, man, it's a setup.
I'm telling you.
They're gonna be waiting for us.
Nobody's gonna be waiting for us but Rico.
Forget it, man.
Keith.
I ain't going.
Keith.
I ain't going, stop.
It's insane! Hey, hey, man.
Come on! Keith! Hey, listen to me.
Listen! We're gonna make it.
We're gonna make it.
We're gonna make it.
Rico has never let me down.
Never.
Come on.
Guess that's what it's all about, huh? Trust your partner.
That's all there is, kid.
Come on.
I'll show you how to sail this tub.
No word? They were supposed to call at 8:00 sharp.
The marine operator can't raise them.
Yeah, give me Commander Brooks, Coast Guard.
Tell Felix to double his fee.
Don't involve me, Carlos.
Tell him! Tell him that kid doesn't leave Miami.
Is that clear? Good.
Now let's No sign of them, Lieutenant.
We searched the entire area.
MARTIN: Where are you headed? Back to Miami to get some answers.
Come back, we've got another assignment.
Hey, kid, wake up.
Here, catch.
Molotov cocktail.
Refreshments in case we get more company.
Paraffin seal.
Nice work.
How do you know about that? Oh, we used to chuck them at Metallica concerts.
Just kidding.
My old man showed me.
He won a medal with one of these in Korea.
He and his men were pinned down.
He made a Molotov cocktail and took out a machine gun.
Where is he now? He's dead.
That's a tough break.
You think this tip is legitimate? That gentleman at the end is Felix Reyes.
He works for Cantero.
According to lzzy, he's got a source in the FBI who feeds him information right out of the files and there's a meeting going down here today.
That's how they knew you were at the Biltmore.
Don't look now, but Reyes is making a move.
It's Bates.
He's our man.
You take Reyes.
STAN: Police! Hold it! (PEOPLE SCREAMING) (GUNSHOTS) Hold it! Out of the car.
Now! Get down! Get down! Get down! Damn! (PANTING) You jerk.
I told you not to run.
You're taking the fall, Felix.
Cantero can't help.
Theft of government documents, conspiracy to obstruct, attempted murder We're talking A deal's the only chance you got.
So when's the next hit going down? Anybody going out for cigarettes? Get out of here.
What? You're released.
Beat it.
Oh, Felix, don't worry about Cantero.
I'll make sure he understands.
Understands what? That you didn't roll on him.
I didn't tell you nothing.
I know that.
It's Carlos I'm worried about.
Carlos and I are like brothers.
That's real good, man, 'cause Carlos is gonna wonder how you walked out of here.
He's gonna wonder who fingered Bates.
But I'll talk to him.
Hey, man, you can't do that.
So long, Felix.
Try not to think about Dexter Sims.
That was cold, man.
Maybe I can lay some info on you.
MARTIN: We're concerned about Crockett.
We gotta get word to him about the next hit.
Him and the boy are out there alone.
Now, we know Cantero's got five shooters active in Miami.
He's offering 1.
5 million for whoever makes the hit.
Word on the street is some of the top out-of-town shooters have been flown in.
Two from Detroit, one from Baltimore.
(BEEPING) Rico, you and Stan have to get on this right away.
We have to get word to Sonny.
You in position, Rico? RICO: Affirmative, Lieutenant.
MARTIN: Take them! TECHNICIAN: Take who? Freeze.
You bugged my office.
OCB wasn't the target, we were.
Our objective was to identify the agent supplying Cantero.
By handing Mollis over to you, we could control the information about the location, trace any leaks.
You used my men as bait.
You set up your own witness.
It was a secure operation until your men abducted him.
Lieutenant, listen to this.
RICO ON TAPE: And they're coming in at Compton Point tomorrow night at 8.
00.
Now Bates heard that.
They're gonna be waiting for Sonny.
Go.
Keith, get down, get down, get down! (RAPID GUNFIRE) Sonny! Crockett, anybody hurt? Bates? Yeah.
You two all right? Yeah, except for the bastards shot up my boat.
You all right, kid? Hell, no! They shot my boombox.
Hey, I'm out of here, Sonny.
I am out of here! Goodbye forever, pal! (WHOOPS) Terra firma, I'm home! Hallelujah! I can't believe it.
Where the hell were you when we had this little tea party? Mopping up another hit team down the road.
Tubbs is right behind me.
KEITH: That's the last boat ride I'm ever gonna take.
You got that right.
(GUNSHOT) Oh, God.
No, damn it! Get a medivac! They're on the way, Son.
Hang on, kid.
Get a medivac! They're on their way, man.
Fight it.
Come on, Keith.
Come on, Keith, you got to fight it.
WOMAN ON PA: Dr.
Jackson, please report to the OR.
Dr.
Jackson How is he? Can't say yet.
He's got blood in both lungs.
We haven't been able to stop all the hemorrhaging.
Doc, you got to save this kid, all right? We're trying.
RICO: Why don't you go home, man.
I'll hold down the fort.
No, it's all right.
Detectives, I want to thank you both.
You made a major contribution in the Cantero case, despite this unfortunate incident.
"Unfortunate incident"? You, slimy dog Hey, hey, Son I ought to knock the living hell Hey, hey, back off, man.
Sonny! That kid is worth 10 of you, you understand me? Back off, man, back off.
Well, can you postpone the trial until he recovers? That won't be necessary.
This contingency was anticipated.
So what the hell does that mean? Would you state your name for the record, please? Keith Mollis.
Mr.
Mollis, do you recognize the defendant in this case? Mr.
Mollis, I repeat, do you recognize the defendant in this case? JUDGE: Mr.
Mollis, I must ask you to answer the question.
(SOBBING) I can't do it.
I can't do it.
I can't.
Hey, partner.
There's something I gotta tell you, Sonny.
No, you don't, kid.
It's all right.
I already know.
You're Joey Hardin, DEA.
My first assignment I wanted to tell you.
Don't worry about it, kid.
I understand.
You're out there for your first time, you're alone, you're scared.
You go by the book 'cause that's all you got.
You mad? No.
No way, man.
My father Yeah? He was a cop, killed on duty.
He would have been very proud of you.
I screwed up.
No way, man.
You did a fine job.
You did a fine job.
You mean it? Damn right.
You can back me up anytime, pal.
Hey, Crockett, the other witness, he testify? Yeah.
Sure as hell did.
Cantero's going down the river for a long, long time.
Nurse! Nurse! Insufficient evidence to establish guilt.
Therefore, I have no choice but to rule in favor of the defense and dismiss all charges.
Mr.
Cantero is free to go.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I thank you.
You are dismissed.
It ain't over till it's over.
Ripping, man.
We even brought you some ammo.
Anthrax, Megadeth, Crumbsuckers Yeah.
Honestly? You like this stuff, Crockett? Honestly? All my favorites.