Miami Vice s05e18 Episode Script
World of Trouble
This turkey is really late.
Maybe Torres decided that ripping off a shipment from killers like Aguila and Perena wasn't such a hot idea after all.
No way.
He's not gonna pass up a chance to turn stash into cash no matter how scared he is.
He'll show.
Sure hope you're right, partner.
'Cause he's all we got.
Bet on it.
RICO: Looks like you win.
Good old dependable greed, Rico.
It's a winner every time.
(RICO CHUCKLES) Damn, Torres, it's about time, we were starting to figure you for a new notch on Aguila's belt.
You see any extra holes? You wanna get on with this, or you guys are gonna count off for tardy points? Okay, okay, chill out, man.
That the stuff you ripped off from your employer? My former employer.
'Cause I'm in business for myself now.
And from now on, anytime you need anything for your powdered pleasure, I'm the man to see.
All right? Yeah, right.
You're the man, okay, let's see.
Nothing but the purest, my friends.
Straight from Bogota and no steps in between.
Now, isn't that a beautiful sight? Yeah, perfect.
GEORGIE: Stop where you are! What the hell was that? You are surrounded.
Put down your weapon! Surrender or face the consequences! Aguila sent you, didn't he? Aguila? (LAUGHING) Aguila? Who the hell are you? I'm your worst nightmare, scumball.
(MUSIC PLAYING) I am the swift sword of justice, I'm the cleaning broom that's gonna clean this city of drug dealing filth like you.
I'm Miracle Man! I'm outta here.
I'll tend to you guys after I apprehend this villain.
Tell the world your drug dealing days are over.
Miracle Man is here.
You could run but you can't hide, darling! Do you believe this? Bet this has got quite a kick to it.
Chocolate.
A little old.
Okay, word out on the street Aguila's more brutal than usual, if that's possible.
He must be taking some serious heat from Perena for losing part of that shipment.
That's why I think Torres is our best shot.
He was freaked before.
But after all that weirdness, he's gotta be a basket case.
He'll beg us to roll over on Perena and Aguila.
Hey, Tubby, I heard you had a close encounter of the weird kind.
(CHUCKLES) Where's Sonny? He's meeting Castillo up in Orlando to testify in the Cepeda case.
Did he fly or just beam himself up there? (BOTH CHUCKLING) Speaking of flying, did anyone pick up that Miracle maniac yet? There's an APB out on him but nobody's seen him.
It's like he just vanished.
Yeah? Well, let's hope he remains the Invisible Man.
Catch.
(CHUCKLING) Yeah.
Well, here are the men I wanted you to meet.
Tubbs, Switek, I guess you know this man.
This is Terry.
The television journalist? Perhaps you've seen my show Society's Watchdog? (SNICKERS) It's a little past my bedtime.
(CHUCKLES) That's cute.
I like this guy.
COMMISSIONER WILLIFORD: Mr.
Terry is planning a special show on what it's really like to be a Vice cop.
Let us know what you find out.
Detectives.
Come into my office.
I want you to give this man your full cooperation.
I don't think I have to tell you what this kind of publicity can mean to the department.
Do I? (CLEARS THROAT) Lt'll be terrific.
I see the whole show shot in shadows and half light, sort of a film noir thing.
The focus will be on me, of course.
Or my day as a Miami Vice cop.
The cameras will follow the three of us around everywhere, recording our every move.
You know, I hate to break this to you, but we are undercover.
And cameras kind of cramp our style.
Nothing to worry about.
Your covers will be safe.
We can alter your voices, change your names, we can even futz with your faces.
Listen, buddy, I like my face just the way it is.
So why don't you find some other players? Tubbs, can I speak to you for a minute? Look, let's look at the overall picture here.
Commissioner, we're working on a very sensitive undercover operation.
STAN: We got a guy who's gonna roll over right now.
Splendid.
Sounds like the ratings grabber we're looking for.
I'll leave you and Eric to work out the details, huh? So, you're cops, right? How about some donuts? I'm buying.
TERRY: Look it, I know what you guys are thinking.
You're trying to do your job and along comes this obnoxious TVjerk trying to get in the way, hmm? Jerk wasn't the word that I had in mind.
Look it's not like that.
To tell you the truth, I always wanted to be a cop myself, I just never had the ganas if you know what I'm talking about.
I mean, God, when I think about guys like you putting your life on the line day after day, I mean, man, you are the real American heroes.
Hey, come on, how about it, huh? Hey, where do we start? How about it? Tell you what, I'll go and I'll meet you there, okay? You just give me the address, huh? Maybe next time.
Hey, nice car.
Look it, why don't you just give me the Don't call us, we'll call you, all right? STAN: You're parked in the yellow.
Did you get everything? Hey, you lose them, you lose your job.
Got it? Don't worry.
Okay, come on.
Let's go.
Let's go.
(MAN CHATTERING) COP: Come on.
Get back on the curb.
Step back.
Oh, great, just great.
Somebody whacked him.
Two bullet holes to the head.
Looks like Aguila's signature, all right.
Drug lord justice.
Right in our barrios.
In our neighborhoods.
Well, well, lookie here.
The man who lived and died in that house was a bad man, he was rotten to the core.
But the real villain is the vicious dog who slaughtered him.
(CROWD APPROVING) That villainist drug dealer Manuel Aguila.
Is this the kind of reptile that you want living in your neighborhood? PEOPLE: No! No! Do you want these evil men pumping their deadly poisons into the veins of your children? PEOPLE: No! Do you want to give up your homes, your cities, your lives (INDISTINCT CHATTERING) to these bloodthirsty criminals? Okay, come on, fellows, let's move it on.
Sarge.
Bring the mouth over here.
Well, Miracle Man can't do this alone.
He needs the help of every man, woman and child.
And you can start right now with those two drug dealers right there.
There's your poisoners.
There they are.
WOMAN: Get them! There they are, right there.
Fabulous.
You getting all this? You bet, boss.
All right.
It's okay.
Over here now, these men want to talk to you.
All right, it's all right.
Listen, it's okay.
You can all go home now! We know who they are! And our eyes are on them all the time! Here's the mouth.
The police department is inside with the drug lords! Cops? You guys? I'm sorry, I thought that you were drug-dealing scum.
No, we arrest drug-dealing scum, or try to, until certain individuals get in our way.
Translation is butt out.
Hey, listen, man, before I became Miracle Man nobody listened to me.
Now, well, hey, you saw the crowd.
Yeah, while interfering with an official police investigation.
Keep it up, you're gonna go to the slammer.
Hey, guys, I'm trying to clean up this city.
I'm what you call a concerned citizen.
Concerned citizen? Vigilante is more like it.
(SCOFFS) I can't believe this.
A guy tries to flush this city of drug-dealing slime and that's the thanks that he gets? Hey, I'm trying to help you guys.
(MUSIC PLAYING) You wanna help? Help yourself.
Stay out of police business or you're gonna wind up in jail.
Comprende? (MUSIC STOPS) (PEOPLE CHATTERING) Yo soy Miracle Man.
Why can't you think before you act? AGUILA: We got the rest of the shipment back, didn't we? And I took care of Torres like you told me.
Can I help it if I enjoy my work? You enjoy it too much, Aguila.
It makes you sloppy.
No, I did it clean.
They can't prove zip.
That's not the point, damn it.
Your name was dragged through the mud right in front of Torres' house by this Miracle freak.
He exposed you.
You worry about him? He's nothing but a crazy fool.
A crazy fool who will soon connect you to me.
I can't have that.
There's serious heat all around us.
It makes our shipment that much harder to move.
You just leave it to me.
I got some hot new buyers.
They'll take our load off our hands for 30 a kee.
Fifteen a kee, and no more man.
You trying to insult me, Mr.
Cooper? If I wanted to insult you, you'd know about it.
Maybe I can go 27.
Maybe you'll take 17.
You and your boss are so hot, you're glowing.
It's a buyer's market.
Okay.
Okay, meet me back here at 8:00.
Just to show you our hearts are in the right place.
The drinks are on us.
(PHONE RINGING) Lzzy's Greenhouse Effect.
Yes, yes, I remember.
I just talked to you two minutes ago.
Yes.
You want the Venus flytrap eater.
And you still got flies? Listen, maybe it's not your plant, maybe it's your hygiene.
Hello? Hello? (SPEAKING SPANISH) Hey, welcome, just browse around if you like.
Izzy, don't you recognize me? You're that guy that chases the drug dealers.
(STUTTERING) Help me Miracle Man! Yes, I heard of you.
What are you doing here? Oh, oh, the plants? Hey, all these plants are legit a mundo, miracle guy.
Izzy, it's me.
Georgie, Jorge Esteban.
Cousin Jorge, cousin Jorge.
Good to see you, my friend! Plantado.
Hey, you want to come inside.
I'll make you a papa double.
(SPEAKING SPANISH) What? It's fruit juice and rum and no sugar.
It's Hemingway's favorite drink.
IZZY: It sure beats the six and a half by four foot isolation cell in bonito, huh? That's nice.
I can't believe it.
My cousin is a Miracle Man.
Is a hombre millagroso.
One and the same.
You want a mojito? No, gracias.
Listen, tell me something.
Are you some kind of a nut? What? What are you talking about? (SPEAKING SPANISH) Going around badmouthing a dude like Aguila.
It's not healthy, man.
This guy thinks a gun control means being able to hit your target.
Listen, I talked that jive just for the effect, but I mean what I say.
At Pine View, that hospital where I worked, I saw what these dealers poisons do to people.
They must be stopped, lzzy.
Yeah? You keep this up, man, and you gonna end up back at that hospital and I don't mean just working there.
These guys are not messing around.
Hey, I'm not afraid of them.
They got to deal with Miracle Man.
Yeah, you know the only way is to undercut the profit margin and that means, the "L" word.
Your way, you gonna end up like miracle manure.
Listen, lzzy, I got a problem here.
I need a place to kick back, where the forces of evil can't reach me, while I make my plans, so (KNOCK ON DOOR) Were you followed here, huh? The guy from the TV.
Welcome.
Excuse me, I'm looking Ah, there he is.
Miracle Man where have you been? We've been looking all over for you.
Miracle Man, I want you to know we saw that little demonstration of yours yesterday, very impressive.
(WHISPERS) That's the guy from TV, that's Eric Fairy.
Terry.
Eric Terry.
Let's get right to the point.
Miracle Man, how would you like to get your message out to 20 million people? Maybe more if my instincts are correct.
I want to put you on my show, Society's Watchdog.
What do you say? Excuse me.
Wait hold it.
Who are you? I happen to be the Miracle Man's cous Consultant.
His business consultant.
Now what are we talking about for this appearance by way of compensation? No, no.
I'm sorry this is a news show, it's a public service.
We don't pay our guests.
I'm sure you understand.
Oh, I understand.
I mean you're very serious.
Very non-profit.
Legit.
We'll just take this to Geraldo, or Phil, Oprah, maybe even Lettersman.
Well, in this case, I'm sure we can come up with some sort of agreeable contribution.
Now you're talking.
'Cause I was just telling the Miracle Man today what a very brave and smart thing that he was doing.
(SPANISH MUSIC PLAYING) (SPEAKING SPANISH) Now.
He better stop filling up on appetizers, or my man's not gonna have an appetite.
Let's go serve him his main course.
Stop! You Don't panic.
It's all right.
Oh, no.
Not now.
It's okay, I'm here for only one man.
(CHUCKLING) That vicious monster of the drug underworld, Manuel Aguila.
What the hell is wrong with this guy? I knew I'd find a maggot like you with that poison in front of you.
Come quietly, Manuel Aguila, or face the wrath of Miracle Man.
Whoa! Whoa! You're either very brave, Mr.
Miracle Man, or a crazy fool.
But either way you're dead.
Oh, yeah.
What are you going to do to me from prison? Manuel Aguila, I hereby arrest you in the name of the law.
Get this guy out of here, man, get him out.
(PEOPLE CHATTERING) TERRY: Perfect.
That was fantastic.
That was perfect.
Wonderful bust, Miracle Man, that was fabulous.
GEORGIE: All right, let's arrest them now.
Dial 911.
We better get some uniforms in here.
It's fabulous.
A perfectly good bust, blown to bits because the lone stranger here wants to play super cop.
Hey, how was I supposed to know that you guys were gonna be there? Honest.
I was just following Aguila.
I was only gonna shake him up a little bit.
But I saw the drugs and I got carried away.
I'm sorry.
Sorry, just doesn't cut it with that maniac Aguila out on the streets.
He's out? How did he get out? I made a perfectly good citizen's arrest.
Which sticks like Teflon.
He's free and you're lucky that he didn't press charges against you.
Hell, you're lucky he didn't blow your head off.
Oh, blow my head off.
I doubt it.
Georgie, are you crazy? His bodyguards pack heat.
Hey, listen, I'm not crazy.
All right? He can't touch me.
All right, except on Mondays.
That's when my force field is down.
Hey, guys, listen.
That was a joke.
Commissioner wants to see you, now.
RICO: Thank God.
Take care of it.
He's got some serious stones, going after a dude like Aguila.
Could be.
Or maybe he's just a whanker who likes seeing his picture on the tube.
Cynical words, partner.
My last hero was Santa Claus.
And he turned out to be a gland case attending weight watchers.
Hard-hearted Stanley.
Well, we know better.
Right? Yeah.
COMMISSIONER WILLIFORD: Come on in.
You want to see us, Commissioner? Yeah.
Mr.
Terry has a very interesting idea, I would like the both of you to hear it.
Eric.
I'll be brief, Detectives.
I want to put Miracle Man on my show.
A special report on new ways to deal with Miami's drug problem.
Eric, you gotta be kidding.
Look, look, all I'm suggesting is an open forum, a public airing of opposing points of view, an impartial debate, if you will.
Miracle Man on the one side and on the other, you and Detective Switek.
You got to get real man.
You know you sound as crazy as he is.
On television? What about our covers? Eric, assures me your covers will be completely protected.
You'll be behind a screen.
Your faces will be in the shadows all the time.
With all due respect, Commissioner, sir.
PR is not a part of our job description.
Thank you, sir.
Well? Don't worry, I'll talk to them.
Here he comes.
(INDISTINCT CHATTERING) (TIRES SCREECHING) Watch it, buster.
Hey! Well, well.
Just the guys I've been looking for.
We don't like being stood up, man.
Hey, hey, I'm sorry.
I had a little run-in with this Miracle dude.
How 'bout if we start all over again? Just like nothing happened? You know I really like to do business, but I don't think this chump can handle 'em.
He's got the caped crusader on his tail.
So? So, you going Hollywood, or you running for political office? What's that suppose to mean? That means your face is making the rounds.
Newspapers, TV Gentlemen, please, you're undermining my integrity.
What do I have to do to prove my sincerity? You, nothing.
Aw, come on.
Maybe Just maybe, you can turn us on to the boss, man.
STAN: Yeah, a little, light dinner conversation.
Wait a minute.
I couldn't.
I can't.
No.
(ENGINE STARTING) Think about it.
GEORGIE: (ON TV) And nothing's gonna change.
With filth like this Carlos Perena and Manuel Aguila can no longer sell their poison to our young people.
And I mean people like this, they just got to be stopped.
You understand what I mean? Tough talk, Miracle Man.
So you're saying that the Miami Vice boys have not done squat? No, no, not exactly.
They ought to talk to me about these Vice cities.
They make doing business in this city near impossible.
PERENA: Do you have something for me, Ricky? Yeah, sure.
I got it.
Very good.
But next time, don't be late.
You got it.
Just playing.
(RICKY GROANING) (GRUNTS) Not even the infamous Carlos Perena is safe from the power of Miracle Man.
What's this? Your dirty drug money? Don't worry, Perena.
Miracle Man will find good use for it.
(PEOPLE SCREAMING) GEORGIE: Money! (SHOUTING IN SPANISH) We are undergoing a revolution, my friends.
Drug dealers money, here take it.
What Perena takes from the people, Miracle Man gives back.
Take it, it's yours.
I got Miracle Man t-shirts.
This is what they want, don't give them your money.
This is what brings the violence.
The drugs to your neighborhood.
Don't give it to them! Bring that guy over here.
Don't give them your money.
Here, take it.
This is what they want, this is what they're here for.
Don't allow them to infest your neighborhoods, drive them out.
Take it, it's yours.
This is what they want, don't give it to them.
Use it to buy food for your children.
This is what brings the violence, this is what brings them here.
Don't give them your money! All right, all right, all right.
(PEOPLE SCREAMING) GEORGIE: Okay, okay, all right, will you Got me, all right, okay? Tell me you won the lottery.
I'm returning to the people money which rightfully belongs to them.
Making it possible for kids to live in a drug-free world, all right, and stuff like that.
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.
Where did the money come from? From drug dealers, of course.
I mean, a man has to stand up if he's a man, and everybody, everybody loves what I'm doing.
Even lzzy, come on I'll show you.
BOTH: Lzzy? (PEOPLE CLAPPING) Isn't it great? Cousin lzzy.
Cousin? Yeah.
Narco-ranchers are buying up more land.
That means that drug traffickers will be coming into your neighborhood.
He promised that he's gonna use every dollar to help build a drug rehabilitation center right here in our barrio.
(MAN SHOUTING) Right.
Then he's gonna open a hospital in the jungle for lepers.
With your aggressive surveillance binoculars recognize their satellite dishes, and their excessive security, iron bars on the windows, and doors and balconies (PEOPLE CHATTERING) I don't want you to be hanging around no more street corners.
Okay? You, too, I see you on the corner over there, you don't be around there anymore.
We also got night lights to keep the dope dealers away after dark.
Also we got special discounts for members of the law enforcement.
Is Miracle Man your cousin? Yes, technically speaking.
We were raised in Kuwait together during the revolution.
We use to soften counterfeit bills with coffee grounds and cigarette ashes.
Why doesn't any of this surprise me? Hey, listen, we got a couple of nice Miracle Man toilet seats here.
When you lift the lid, it plays the Miracle Man theme.
(TIRES SCREECHING) (PEOPLE SCREAMING) Get down! Get down! Come on, if you want me I'm right here! I'm right here! I'm right here! (SCREAMING) (PEOPLE CLAMORING) I really got them running scared now.
Drug dealers must be stopped, and I got to stop them.
Hey, why don't you just leave it rest? Protective custody's for your own good, Georgie.
Aguila and Perena aren't just playing games out there, you know.
Well, I ain't playing games, too.
And they'll find out.
No more games, I promise you that.
Hi, there, campers.
Well I got some chips, I got some diet sodas.
Sorry, Georgie, they were all outta comic books.
What'd I say? (SIGHS) Aguila called, the meet is set with Perena.
You ready? Let's do it.
What was that all about? I don't know, maybe she had too much lately.
Hey, Georgie, don't mind Stan, he was just born that way.
You don't think that I don't know that people laugh at me? At the way I dress, the things I say? I know! I know, I know! (EXHALES) Hey, Georgie, you want to talk about this? I'm a pretty good listener.
That's my daughter, Theresa.
She's pretty.
You ever see someone die of an overdose? At the end, they get so so pale, so white It's like you can see the poison, right through their skin.
Georgie, I'm sorry.
How? It's my fault that she got into drugs.
Georgie, you didn't turn her on, did you? (SOBBING) No.
But, I was a user and I told her not to.
But, see, she wants to be like her father.
(SOBBING) You can't keep blaming yourself.
You see that's why I have to stop them.
But men like, like Perena and Aguila are so strong.
It would almost take a A Miracle Man? (EXHALES) Is that why you wear that outfit and chase drug dealers? There are other men's daughters, others' sons.
Maybe I can help them.
You know something, Georgie, I think maybe you are a miracle man, after all.
Yes, I am.
I think.
PERENA: Mr.
Cooper, Mr.
Perena.
At last we meet.
I've heard so much about you from my associates.
Likewise.
This is my partner, Stan.
It is my pleasure.
May I offer you something to drink? No, no.
I hate to put a damper on all this hospitality Where and when? Neither.
The deal has changed.
I don't like being turned around, man.
Is it the money? No, no, the money is adequate.
So, what's the problem? It's much too dangerous now.
Everywhere I turn there is this Miracle Man.
You're kidding.
The reason I asked you here is that you seem like enterprising gentlemen.
If you can eliminate this Miracle Man, perhaps we can make a deal.
Is that all? No problem.
What makes you think you can? Let's just say that's my specialty.
You eliminate this nuisance and you have a deal, Cooper.
Otherwise forget it.
I thought Georgie was nuts.
(RICO SIGHING) You know what's amazing? We protect Miracle Man from Perena.
And now Perena wants us to protect him from Miracle Man? STAN: Wait till Georgie hears that.
(BOTH LAUGHING) Hello.
Where are they? He's gone.
Gina? GINA: Rico! Rico over here in the bathroom.
(DOORKNOB RATTLING) Are you all right? Let loose the bolt here.
He was sick.
He said he had a headache.
So I came in here to get some aspirin.
Next thing I know, he locks me in here.
(SIGHING) Of course, he apologized three times before he left.
IZZY: You lost him? You lost the Miracle Man? (SPEAKING SPANISH) I had him lined up with Time, I had him lined up with Newsweek, I had an interview at 4:00 with Sonski.
I got to cancel.
What a touching display of family concern.
Don't worry, anything happens to him, I will hold you two personally irresponsible.
Hey, lzzy, we want to find him as badly as you do.
You have any idea where he went? Try the bat cave? We'll do that, lz.
Or you can try little Havana.
Sector 60.
And when you find him you tell him to get in touch with his agent, immediately.
Or he can just go back to his job at the hospital.
What hospital is that, lz? I don't know.
Pine Valley or Pine Sol, or Pining for the Fords.
I had him lined up, signed, sealed and delivered for his own cable TV show.
He was going to be bigger than that Swami Home Shoppers.
Yeah, hello, Gina.
I need to get some information on hospitals.
Yeah, Pine Pine What did you say the name of the hospital was? (GROANING) (BREATHING HEAVILY) (EXCLAIMING) Here it is.
Jorge Esteban, Georgie.
I remember him now.
Quite an interesting patient, actually.
GINA: Patient? You mean Georgie didn't work here? Georgie has a very active imagination.
It's actually quite common among manic depressives.
Manic depressive? Georgie is on an emotional rollercoaster.
And when he's in his manic state, he's on top of the world.
Liable to move to another city, change his identity.
Almost anything at all.
And when the rollercoaster goes over the top? That's the sad part.
You see this is a degenerative disease.
And the fantasy gradually becomes reality, the only reality.
That is, of course, unless they're properly medicated.
And what happens if they're not? Well, they usually try self-medication, they'll do anything at all to get back the up feeling.
Coffee, diet pills, any kind of upper at all.
And in Georgie's case, he's liable to revert to cocaine.
So what happens when this self-medication wears off? Anxiety, depression, sometimes even suicide.
(SIGHS) We've got to find him.
Dr.
Markham, do you have any idea where he might go? When Georgie used to get very depressed he would talk about his early childhood, the neighborhood.
Something about a playground.
I don't remember the name of it, but it was on the south side.
GINA: Thank you.
TRUD Y: Thank you.
Hey, kid, come here.
Check this out.
And the price is right.
We are talking some righteous crank.
Really take you all the way up.
Up? It's Miracle Man, let's split! What, drugs? Yeah? Aguila.
It's Miracle Man.
It's time to face your fate.
Anytime.
Where are you? I'm at Sheppard's Park.
You come alone, if you dare.
Why would I need anyone else? Yeah.
Hey, Gina, thanks for the information.
Sheppard's Park.
Batmobile to the rescue.
What is it you want? A piece of the action? Name it? Justice.
You'll never break through my Miracle Man force field.
Your force field? You really think that you are a superhero, don't you? I do have a force field.
As soon as I can get it activated.
You really are just a crazy fool.
No, I'm not.
I'm not crazy.
I'm just You're dead.
(GEORGIE SCREAMS) (BOTH GRUNTING) (GUNSHOT) Hey, hold it! Freeze! (SIGHS) (REPORTERS CHATTERING) There are rumors Miracle Man may be emotionally disturbed.
Is he competent to stand trial? That remains to be seen.
Please no more questions.
FEMALE REPORTER: One more question, please.
(REPORTERS CLAMORING) Anything? He's like a million miles away.
Straight down.
RICO: Georgie.
Georgie, you got some people here to see you.
Daddy? Georgie.
Honey.
Theresa? No, Georgie.
This is Amy.
Your other daughter.
Remember? Amy.
Georgie.
Georgie.
Theresa is dead.
It's time to let her go.
We need you.
Please.
(LOCK RATTLING) RICO: Perena, I always keep my promises.
The Miracle Man is in a rubber room looking at 10 years hard time.
You're gonna see it on the news man.
PERENA: Good work.
So, let's make a deal.
RICO: Why don't you meet me tonight at 10:00, at that dance club that closed down on Highway 1? Thresleches.
And, Perena, don't forget the door prize.
I'll be there.
Cool.
You won't believe this.
(WOMAN CHATTERING ON PA) Dr.
Hermanos.
I am here for the Esteban psychiatric evaluation.
Evaluation? But the doctor was just here.
What are you talking about? Dr.
Troutman.
Yes.
He only handles the physotropic symptoms.
I was called in to deal with the psychokinetic disease.
The neuro-consciousness frontier.
Nobody told me about any specialist.
You think that one doctor examines the whole brain? (SPEAKING SPANISH) I specialize in Hispanic depressives.
What? I seen it a hundred times.
One second they're down just totally depressed, really (SPEAKING SPANISH) They think they're Caesar Romero.
I'll just help myself.
It's spreading like the bucolic plague.
I mean, even celebrities, you know, Geraldo Rivera.
His real name is Jerry Rivers.
Muy tragic, no? I hope I'm not too late.
Yeah, you know what they say, "Being a revolutionary is hard, staying one is harder.
"Glorify the past, the future dries up.
" IZZY: Oh, my God, oh, my God! What's wrong with this hospital, eh? What's wrong with this room? You need some music in here, you need some paintings.
I'm talking Gauguin, possibly Goya.
And I'm not talking los mismo, I'm talking like the bordo He's kind of cold.
(SPEAKING SPANISH) We gotta get outta here.
Stand here, stand here.
(KEYS RATTLING) Hey, listen, you got to stay here, okay? All right? Don't move.
(STUTTERING) Lzzy, don't go please.
I'm feeling really down.
Don't say that, Jorge.
Look, you're gonna be okay.
You gotta snap out of it.
I'm gonna be back in a flash.
I'm gonna get some Wheaties, and some pop tarts A bunch of kids food.
You know, they say it's good for short term depression, I read that somewhere.
Going somewhere? He's not feeling too well today.
That's too bad.
Look, I just got another proposition for him.
He's really feeling down, okay? Yeah, I know.
I had a little chat with that doctor of his.
You know, the real one.
He told me all Georgie needs is a little motivation to get him back up to speed.
Isn't the right, Georgie? Well, buddy, here you go.
What are you doing? Don't give him that.
That's good, Georgie.
You and me, we are going to make Miracle Man a star.
I already got serious interest from the networks.
We're talking Just think about it, Georgie, your own TV show.
Miracle Man, crime fighter.
I like that.
Miracle Man, crime fighter.
Jorge, don't.
Izzy, I can't stand being down.
There's no reason you should be.
We kick off your show tonight.
It's the bust of the century.
Miracle Man breaks up a major drug deal and takes down the king of the drug dealers, Carlos Perena.
Perena.
I hate that man.
And I know just where he's gonna be.
GEORGIE: All right.
Oh, I almost forgot.
A little present for our star of the show.
What do you think, Miracle Man? RICO: (ON RADIO) Stan, find a light? Going down.
Stan? PERENA: Gentlemen, please forgive my earlier reluctance.
There are people everywhere who would like to bring Carlos Perena down.
PERENA: A little Ionely at the top.
Slightly paranoid.
You understand I have to protect myself.
Well, he's out of this now, so what do you say we get down to business.
Of course.
Ramon? The quality is quite special.
(MIRACLE MAN THEME PLAYING) You're Miracle Man? No, you evil man, I'm Miracle Man.
Oh, no! You got to be kidding.
Surrender, Perena.
There's no getting away from Miracle Man.
Kill him! (SCREAMS) (SCREAMS) Oh, my God! This is great stuff, huh? TERRY: Poor guy.
(SPEAKING SPANISH) Don't quit on me, man, don't Hey, somebody ought to do something.
(SOBBING) Lzzy.
Izzy.
(SPEAKING SPANISH) (IZZY BREATHING HEAVILY)
Maybe Torres decided that ripping off a shipment from killers like Aguila and Perena wasn't such a hot idea after all.
No way.
He's not gonna pass up a chance to turn stash into cash no matter how scared he is.
He'll show.
Sure hope you're right, partner.
'Cause he's all we got.
Bet on it.
RICO: Looks like you win.
Good old dependable greed, Rico.
It's a winner every time.
(RICO CHUCKLES) Damn, Torres, it's about time, we were starting to figure you for a new notch on Aguila's belt.
You see any extra holes? You wanna get on with this, or you guys are gonna count off for tardy points? Okay, okay, chill out, man.
That the stuff you ripped off from your employer? My former employer.
'Cause I'm in business for myself now.
And from now on, anytime you need anything for your powdered pleasure, I'm the man to see.
All right? Yeah, right.
You're the man, okay, let's see.
Nothing but the purest, my friends.
Straight from Bogota and no steps in between.
Now, isn't that a beautiful sight? Yeah, perfect.
GEORGIE: Stop where you are! What the hell was that? You are surrounded.
Put down your weapon! Surrender or face the consequences! Aguila sent you, didn't he? Aguila? (LAUGHING) Aguila? Who the hell are you? I'm your worst nightmare, scumball.
(MUSIC PLAYING) I am the swift sword of justice, I'm the cleaning broom that's gonna clean this city of drug dealing filth like you.
I'm Miracle Man! I'm outta here.
I'll tend to you guys after I apprehend this villain.
Tell the world your drug dealing days are over.
Miracle Man is here.
You could run but you can't hide, darling! Do you believe this? Bet this has got quite a kick to it.
Chocolate.
A little old.
Okay, word out on the street Aguila's more brutal than usual, if that's possible.
He must be taking some serious heat from Perena for losing part of that shipment.
That's why I think Torres is our best shot.
He was freaked before.
But after all that weirdness, he's gotta be a basket case.
He'll beg us to roll over on Perena and Aguila.
Hey, Tubby, I heard you had a close encounter of the weird kind.
(CHUCKLES) Where's Sonny? He's meeting Castillo up in Orlando to testify in the Cepeda case.
Did he fly or just beam himself up there? (BOTH CHUCKLING) Speaking of flying, did anyone pick up that Miracle maniac yet? There's an APB out on him but nobody's seen him.
It's like he just vanished.
Yeah? Well, let's hope he remains the Invisible Man.
Catch.
(CHUCKLING) Yeah.
Well, here are the men I wanted you to meet.
Tubbs, Switek, I guess you know this man.
This is Terry.
The television journalist? Perhaps you've seen my show Society's Watchdog? (SNICKERS) It's a little past my bedtime.
(CHUCKLES) That's cute.
I like this guy.
COMMISSIONER WILLIFORD: Mr.
Terry is planning a special show on what it's really like to be a Vice cop.
Let us know what you find out.
Detectives.
Come into my office.
I want you to give this man your full cooperation.
I don't think I have to tell you what this kind of publicity can mean to the department.
Do I? (CLEARS THROAT) Lt'll be terrific.
I see the whole show shot in shadows and half light, sort of a film noir thing.
The focus will be on me, of course.
Or my day as a Miami Vice cop.
The cameras will follow the three of us around everywhere, recording our every move.
You know, I hate to break this to you, but we are undercover.
And cameras kind of cramp our style.
Nothing to worry about.
Your covers will be safe.
We can alter your voices, change your names, we can even futz with your faces.
Listen, buddy, I like my face just the way it is.
So why don't you find some other players? Tubbs, can I speak to you for a minute? Look, let's look at the overall picture here.
Commissioner, we're working on a very sensitive undercover operation.
STAN: We got a guy who's gonna roll over right now.
Splendid.
Sounds like the ratings grabber we're looking for.
I'll leave you and Eric to work out the details, huh? So, you're cops, right? How about some donuts? I'm buying.
TERRY: Look it, I know what you guys are thinking.
You're trying to do your job and along comes this obnoxious TVjerk trying to get in the way, hmm? Jerk wasn't the word that I had in mind.
Look it's not like that.
To tell you the truth, I always wanted to be a cop myself, I just never had the ganas if you know what I'm talking about.
I mean, God, when I think about guys like you putting your life on the line day after day, I mean, man, you are the real American heroes.
Hey, come on, how about it, huh? Hey, where do we start? How about it? Tell you what, I'll go and I'll meet you there, okay? You just give me the address, huh? Maybe next time.
Hey, nice car.
Look it, why don't you just give me the Don't call us, we'll call you, all right? STAN: You're parked in the yellow.
Did you get everything? Hey, you lose them, you lose your job.
Got it? Don't worry.
Okay, come on.
Let's go.
Let's go.
(MAN CHATTERING) COP: Come on.
Get back on the curb.
Step back.
Oh, great, just great.
Somebody whacked him.
Two bullet holes to the head.
Looks like Aguila's signature, all right.
Drug lord justice.
Right in our barrios.
In our neighborhoods.
Well, well, lookie here.
The man who lived and died in that house was a bad man, he was rotten to the core.
But the real villain is the vicious dog who slaughtered him.
(CROWD APPROVING) That villainist drug dealer Manuel Aguila.
Is this the kind of reptile that you want living in your neighborhood? PEOPLE: No! No! Do you want these evil men pumping their deadly poisons into the veins of your children? PEOPLE: No! Do you want to give up your homes, your cities, your lives (INDISTINCT CHATTERING) to these bloodthirsty criminals? Okay, come on, fellows, let's move it on.
Sarge.
Bring the mouth over here.
Well, Miracle Man can't do this alone.
He needs the help of every man, woman and child.
And you can start right now with those two drug dealers right there.
There's your poisoners.
There they are.
WOMAN: Get them! There they are, right there.
Fabulous.
You getting all this? You bet, boss.
All right.
It's okay.
Over here now, these men want to talk to you.
All right, it's all right.
Listen, it's okay.
You can all go home now! We know who they are! And our eyes are on them all the time! Here's the mouth.
The police department is inside with the drug lords! Cops? You guys? I'm sorry, I thought that you were drug-dealing scum.
No, we arrest drug-dealing scum, or try to, until certain individuals get in our way.
Translation is butt out.
Hey, listen, man, before I became Miracle Man nobody listened to me.
Now, well, hey, you saw the crowd.
Yeah, while interfering with an official police investigation.
Keep it up, you're gonna go to the slammer.
Hey, guys, I'm trying to clean up this city.
I'm what you call a concerned citizen.
Concerned citizen? Vigilante is more like it.
(SCOFFS) I can't believe this.
A guy tries to flush this city of drug-dealing slime and that's the thanks that he gets? Hey, I'm trying to help you guys.
(MUSIC PLAYING) You wanna help? Help yourself.
Stay out of police business or you're gonna wind up in jail.
Comprende? (MUSIC STOPS) (PEOPLE CHATTERING) Yo soy Miracle Man.
Why can't you think before you act? AGUILA: We got the rest of the shipment back, didn't we? And I took care of Torres like you told me.
Can I help it if I enjoy my work? You enjoy it too much, Aguila.
It makes you sloppy.
No, I did it clean.
They can't prove zip.
That's not the point, damn it.
Your name was dragged through the mud right in front of Torres' house by this Miracle freak.
He exposed you.
You worry about him? He's nothing but a crazy fool.
A crazy fool who will soon connect you to me.
I can't have that.
There's serious heat all around us.
It makes our shipment that much harder to move.
You just leave it to me.
I got some hot new buyers.
They'll take our load off our hands for 30 a kee.
Fifteen a kee, and no more man.
You trying to insult me, Mr.
Cooper? If I wanted to insult you, you'd know about it.
Maybe I can go 27.
Maybe you'll take 17.
You and your boss are so hot, you're glowing.
It's a buyer's market.
Okay.
Okay, meet me back here at 8:00.
Just to show you our hearts are in the right place.
The drinks are on us.
(PHONE RINGING) Lzzy's Greenhouse Effect.
Yes, yes, I remember.
I just talked to you two minutes ago.
Yes.
You want the Venus flytrap eater.
And you still got flies? Listen, maybe it's not your plant, maybe it's your hygiene.
Hello? Hello? (SPEAKING SPANISH) Hey, welcome, just browse around if you like.
Izzy, don't you recognize me? You're that guy that chases the drug dealers.
(STUTTERING) Help me Miracle Man! Yes, I heard of you.
What are you doing here? Oh, oh, the plants? Hey, all these plants are legit a mundo, miracle guy.
Izzy, it's me.
Georgie, Jorge Esteban.
Cousin Jorge, cousin Jorge.
Good to see you, my friend! Plantado.
Hey, you want to come inside.
I'll make you a papa double.
(SPEAKING SPANISH) What? It's fruit juice and rum and no sugar.
It's Hemingway's favorite drink.
IZZY: It sure beats the six and a half by four foot isolation cell in bonito, huh? That's nice.
I can't believe it.
My cousin is a Miracle Man.
Is a hombre millagroso.
One and the same.
You want a mojito? No, gracias.
Listen, tell me something.
Are you some kind of a nut? What? What are you talking about? (SPEAKING SPANISH) Going around badmouthing a dude like Aguila.
It's not healthy, man.
This guy thinks a gun control means being able to hit your target.
Listen, I talked that jive just for the effect, but I mean what I say.
At Pine View, that hospital where I worked, I saw what these dealers poisons do to people.
They must be stopped, lzzy.
Yeah? You keep this up, man, and you gonna end up back at that hospital and I don't mean just working there.
These guys are not messing around.
Hey, I'm not afraid of them.
They got to deal with Miracle Man.
Yeah, you know the only way is to undercut the profit margin and that means, the "L" word.
Your way, you gonna end up like miracle manure.
Listen, lzzy, I got a problem here.
I need a place to kick back, where the forces of evil can't reach me, while I make my plans, so (KNOCK ON DOOR) Were you followed here, huh? The guy from the TV.
Welcome.
Excuse me, I'm looking Ah, there he is.
Miracle Man where have you been? We've been looking all over for you.
Miracle Man, I want you to know we saw that little demonstration of yours yesterday, very impressive.
(WHISPERS) That's the guy from TV, that's Eric Fairy.
Terry.
Eric Terry.
Let's get right to the point.
Miracle Man, how would you like to get your message out to 20 million people? Maybe more if my instincts are correct.
I want to put you on my show, Society's Watchdog.
What do you say? Excuse me.
Wait hold it.
Who are you? I happen to be the Miracle Man's cous Consultant.
His business consultant.
Now what are we talking about for this appearance by way of compensation? No, no.
I'm sorry this is a news show, it's a public service.
We don't pay our guests.
I'm sure you understand.
Oh, I understand.
I mean you're very serious.
Very non-profit.
Legit.
We'll just take this to Geraldo, or Phil, Oprah, maybe even Lettersman.
Well, in this case, I'm sure we can come up with some sort of agreeable contribution.
Now you're talking.
'Cause I was just telling the Miracle Man today what a very brave and smart thing that he was doing.
(SPANISH MUSIC PLAYING) (SPEAKING SPANISH) Now.
He better stop filling up on appetizers, or my man's not gonna have an appetite.
Let's go serve him his main course.
Stop! You Don't panic.
It's all right.
Oh, no.
Not now.
It's okay, I'm here for only one man.
(CHUCKLING) That vicious monster of the drug underworld, Manuel Aguila.
What the hell is wrong with this guy? I knew I'd find a maggot like you with that poison in front of you.
Come quietly, Manuel Aguila, or face the wrath of Miracle Man.
Whoa! Whoa! You're either very brave, Mr.
Miracle Man, or a crazy fool.
But either way you're dead.
Oh, yeah.
What are you going to do to me from prison? Manuel Aguila, I hereby arrest you in the name of the law.
Get this guy out of here, man, get him out.
(PEOPLE CHATTERING) TERRY: Perfect.
That was fantastic.
That was perfect.
Wonderful bust, Miracle Man, that was fabulous.
GEORGIE: All right, let's arrest them now.
Dial 911.
We better get some uniforms in here.
It's fabulous.
A perfectly good bust, blown to bits because the lone stranger here wants to play super cop.
Hey, how was I supposed to know that you guys were gonna be there? Honest.
I was just following Aguila.
I was only gonna shake him up a little bit.
But I saw the drugs and I got carried away.
I'm sorry.
Sorry, just doesn't cut it with that maniac Aguila out on the streets.
He's out? How did he get out? I made a perfectly good citizen's arrest.
Which sticks like Teflon.
He's free and you're lucky that he didn't press charges against you.
Hell, you're lucky he didn't blow your head off.
Oh, blow my head off.
I doubt it.
Georgie, are you crazy? His bodyguards pack heat.
Hey, listen, I'm not crazy.
All right? He can't touch me.
All right, except on Mondays.
That's when my force field is down.
Hey, guys, listen.
That was a joke.
Commissioner wants to see you, now.
RICO: Thank God.
Take care of it.
He's got some serious stones, going after a dude like Aguila.
Could be.
Or maybe he's just a whanker who likes seeing his picture on the tube.
Cynical words, partner.
My last hero was Santa Claus.
And he turned out to be a gland case attending weight watchers.
Hard-hearted Stanley.
Well, we know better.
Right? Yeah.
COMMISSIONER WILLIFORD: Come on in.
You want to see us, Commissioner? Yeah.
Mr.
Terry has a very interesting idea, I would like the both of you to hear it.
Eric.
I'll be brief, Detectives.
I want to put Miracle Man on my show.
A special report on new ways to deal with Miami's drug problem.
Eric, you gotta be kidding.
Look, look, all I'm suggesting is an open forum, a public airing of opposing points of view, an impartial debate, if you will.
Miracle Man on the one side and on the other, you and Detective Switek.
You got to get real man.
You know you sound as crazy as he is.
On television? What about our covers? Eric, assures me your covers will be completely protected.
You'll be behind a screen.
Your faces will be in the shadows all the time.
With all due respect, Commissioner, sir.
PR is not a part of our job description.
Thank you, sir.
Well? Don't worry, I'll talk to them.
Here he comes.
(INDISTINCT CHATTERING) (TIRES SCREECHING) Watch it, buster.
Hey! Well, well.
Just the guys I've been looking for.
We don't like being stood up, man.
Hey, hey, I'm sorry.
I had a little run-in with this Miracle dude.
How 'bout if we start all over again? Just like nothing happened? You know I really like to do business, but I don't think this chump can handle 'em.
He's got the caped crusader on his tail.
So? So, you going Hollywood, or you running for political office? What's that suppose to mean? That means your face is making the rounds.
Newspapers, TV Gentlemen, please, you're undermining my integrity.
What do I have to do to prove my sincerity? You, nothing.
Aw, come on.
Maybe Just maybe, you can turn us on to the boss, man.
STAN: Yeah, a little, light dinner conversation.
Wait a minute.
I couldn't.
I can't.
No.
(ENGINE STARTING) Think about it.
GEORGIE: (ON TV) And nothing's gonna change.
With filth like this Carlos Perena and Manuel Aguila can no longer sell their poison to our young people.
And I mean people like this, they just got to be stopped.
You understand what I mean? Tough talk, Miracle Man.
So you're saying that the Miami Vice boys have not done squat? No, no, not exactly.
They ought to talk to me about these Vice cities.
They make doing business in this city near impossible.
PERENA: Do you have something for me, Ricky? Yeah, sure.
I got it.
Very good.
But next time, don't be late.
You got it.
Just playing.
(RICKY GROANING) (GRUNTS) Not even the infamous Carlos Perena is safe from the power of Miracle Man.
What's this? Your dirty drug money? Don't worry, Perena.
Miracle Man will find good use for it.
(PEOPLE SCREAMING) GEORGIE: Money! (SHOUTING IN SPANISH) We are undergoing a revolution, my friends.
Drug dealers money, here take it.
What Perena takes from the people, Miracle Man gives back.
Take it, it's yours.
I got Miracle Man t-shirts.
This is what they want, don't give them your money.
This is what brings the violence.
The drugs to your neighborhood.
Don't give it to them! Bring that guy over here.
Don't give them your money.
Here, take it.
This is what they want, this is what they're here for.
Don't allow them to infest your neighborhoods, drive them out.
Take it, it's yours.
This is what they want, don't give it to them.
Use it to buy food for your children.
This is what brings the violence, this is what brings them here.
Don't give them your money! All right, all right, all right.
(PEOPLE SCREAMING) GEORGIE: Okay, okay, all right, will you Got me, all right, okay? Tell me you won the lottery.
I'm returning to the people money which rightfully belongs to them.
Making it possible for kids to live in a drug-free world, all right, and stuff like that.
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.
Where did the money come from? From drug dealers, of course.
I mean, a man has to stand up if he's a man, and everybody, everybody loves what I'm doing.
Even lzzy, come on I'll show you.
BOTH: Lzzy? (PEOPLE CLAPPING) Isn't it great? Cousin lzzy.
Cousin? Yeah.
Narco-ranchers are buying up more land.
That means that drug traffickers will be coming into your neighborhood.
He promised that he's gonna use every dollar to help build a drug rehabilitation center right here in our barrio.
(MAN SHOUTING) Right.
Then he's gonna open a hospital in the jungle for lepers.
With your aggressive surveillance binoculars recognize their satellite dishes, and their excessive security, iron bars on the windows, and doors and balconies (PEOPLE CHATTERING) I don't want you to be hanging around no more street corners.
Okay? You, too, I see you on the corner over there, you don't be around there anymore.
We also got night lights to keep the dope dealers away after dark.
Also we got special discounts for members of the law enforcement.
Is Miracle Man your cousin? Yes, technically speaking.
We were raised in Kuwait together during the revolution.
We use to soften counterfeit bills with coffee grounds and cigarette ashes.
Why doesn't any of this surprise me? Hey, listen, we got a couple of nice Miracle Man toilet seats here.
When you lift the lid, it plays the Miracle Man theme.
(TIRES SCREECHING) (PEOPLE SCREAMING) Get down! Get down! Come on, if you want me I'm right here! I'm right here! I'm right here! (SCREAMING) (PEOPLE CLAMORING) I really got them running scared now.
Drug dealers must be stopped, and I got to stop them.
Hey, why don't you just leave it rest? Protective custody's for your own good, Georgie.
Aguila and Perena aren't just playing games out there, you know.
Well, I ain't playing games, too.
And they'll find out.
No more games, I promise you that.
Hi, there, campers.
Well I got some chips, I got some diet sodas.
Sorry, Georgie, they were all outta comic books.
What'd I say? (SIGHS) Aguila called, the meet is set with Perena.
You ready? Let's do it.
What was that all about? I don't know, maybe she had too much lately.
Hey, Georgie, don't mind Stan, he was just born that way.
You don't think that I don't know that people laugh at me? At the way I dress, the things I say? I know! I know, I know! (EXHALES) Hey, Georgie, you want to talk about this? I'm a pretty good listener.
That's my daughter, Theresa.
She's pretty.
You ever see someone die of an overdose? At the end, they get so so pale, so white It's like you can see the poison, right through their skin.
Georgie, I'm sorry.
How? It's my fault that she got into drugs.
Georgie, you didn't turn her on, did you? (SOBBING) No.
But, I was a user and I told her not to.
But, see, she wants to be like her father.
(SOBBING) You can't keep blaming yourself.
You see that's why I have to stop them.
But men like, like Perena and Aguila are so strong.
It would almost take a A Miracle Man? (EXHALES) Is that why you wear that outfit and chase drug dealers? There are other men's daughters, others' sons.
Maybe I can help them.
You know something, Georgie, I think maybe you are a miracle man, after all.
Yes, I am.
I think.
PERENA: Mr.
Cooper, Mr.
Perena.
At last we meet.
I've heard so much about you from my associates.
Likewise.
This is my partner, Stan.
It is my pleasure.
May I offer you something to drink? No, no.
I hate to put a damper on all this hospitality Where and when? Neither.
The deal has changed.
I don't like being turned around, man.
Is it the money? No, no, the money is adequate.
So, what's the problem? It's much too dangerous now.
Everywhere I turn there is this Miracle Man.
You're kidding.
The reason I asked you here is that you seem like enterprising gentlemen.
If you can eliminate this Miracle Man, perhaps we can make a deal.
Is that all? No problem.
What makes you think you can? Let's just say that's my specialty.
You eliminate this nuisance and you have a deal, Cooper.
Otherwise forget it.
I thought Georgie was nuts.
(RICO SIGHING) You know what's amazing? We protect Miracle Man from Perena.
And now Perena wants us to protect him from Miracle Man? STAN: Wait till Georgie hears that.
(BOTH LAUGHING) Hello.
Where are they? He's gone.
Gina? GINA: Rico! Rico over here in the bathroom.
(DOORKNOB RATTLING) Are you all right? Let loose the bolt here.
He was sick.
He said he had a headache.
So I came in here to get some aspirin.
Next thing I know, he locks me in here.
(SIGHING) Of course, he apologized three times before he left.
IZZY: You lost him? You lost the Miracle Man? (SPEAKING SPANISH) I had him lined up with Time, I had him lined up with Newsweek, I had an interview at 4:00 with Sonski.
I got to cancel.
What a touching display of family concern.
Don't worry, anything happens to him, I will hold you two personally irresponsible.
Hey, lzzy, we want to find him as badly as you do.
You have any idea where he went? Try the bat cave? We'll do that, lz.
Or you can try little Havana.
Sector 60.
And when you find him you tell him to get in touch with his agent, immediately.
Or he can just go back to his job at the hospital.
What hospital is that, lz? I don't know.
Pine Valley or Pine Sol, or Pining for the Fords.
I had him lined up, signed, sealed and delivered for his own cable TV show.
He was going to be bigger than that Swami Home Shoppers.
Yeah, hello, Gina.
I need to get some information on hospitals.
Yeah, Pine Pine What did you say the name of the hospital was? (GROANING) (BREATHING HEAVILY) (EXCLAIMING) Here it is.
Jorge Esteban, Georgie.
I remember him now.
Quite an interesting patient, actually.
GINA: Patient? You mean Georgie didn't work here? Georgie has a very active imagination.
It's actually quite common among manic depressives.
Manic depressive? Georgie is on an emotional rollercoaster.
And when he's in his manic state, he's on top of the world.
Liable to move to another city, change his identity.
Almost anything at all.
And when the rollercoaster goes over the top? That's the sad part.
You see this is a degenerative disease.
And the fantasy gradually becomes reality, the only reality.
That is, of course, unless they're properly medicated.
And what happens if they're not? Well, they usually try self-medication, they'll do anything at all to get back the up feeling.
Coffee, diet pills, any kind of upper at all.
And in Georgie's case, he's liable to revert to cocaine.
So what happens when this self-medication wears off? Anxiety, depression, sometimes even suicide.
(SIGHS) We've got to find him.
Dr.
Markham, do you have any idea where he might go? When Georgie used to get very depressed he would talk about his early childhood, the neighborhood.
Something about a playground.
I don't remember the name of it, but it was on the south side.
GINA: Thank you.
TRUD Y: Thank you.
Hey, kid, come here.
Check this out.
And the price is right.
We are talking some righteous crank.
Really take you all the way up.
Up? It's Miracle Man, let's split! What, drugs? Yeah? Aguila.
It's Miracle Man.
It's time to face your fate.
Anytime.
Where are you? I'm at Sheppard's Park.
You come alone, if you dare.
Why would I need anyone else? Yeah.
Hey, Gina, thanks for the information.
Sheppard's Park.
Batmobile to the rescue.
What is it you want? A piece of the action? Name it? Justice.
You'll never break through my Miracle Man force field.
Your force field? You really think that you are a superhero, don't you? I do have a force field.
As soon as I can get it activated.
You really are just a crazy fool.
No, I'm not.
I'm not crazy.
I'm just You're dead.
(GEORGIE SCREAMS) (BOTH GRUNTING) (GUNSHOT) Hey, hold it! Freeze! (SIGHS) (REPORTERS CHATTERING) There are rumors Miracle Man may be emotionally disturbed.
Is he competent to stand trial? That remains to be seen.
Please no more questions.
FEMALE REPORTER: One more question, please.
(REPORTERS CLAMORING) Anything? He's like a million miles away.
Straight down.
RICO: Georgie.
Georgie, you got some people here to see you.
Daddy? Georgie.
Honey.
Theresa? No, Georgie.
This is Amy.
Your other daughter.
Remember? Amy.
Georgie.
Georgie.
Theresa is dead.
It's time to let her go.
We need you.
Please.
(LOCK RATTLING) RICO: Perena, I always keep my promises.
The Miracle Man is in a rubber room looking at 10 years hard time.
You're gonna see it on the news man.
PERENA: Good work.
So, let's make a deal.
RICO: Why don't you meet me tonight at 10:00, at that dance club that closed down on Highway 1? Thresleches.
And, Perena, don't forget the door prize.
I'll be there.
Cool.
You won't believe this.
(WOMAN CHATTERING ON PA) Dr.
Hermanos.
I am here for the Esteban psychiatric evaluation.
Evaluation? But the doctor was just here.
What are you talking about? Dr.
Troutman.
Yes.
He only handles the physotropic symptoms.
I was called in to deal with the psychokinetic disease.
The neuro-consciousness frontier.
Nobody told me about any specialist.
You think that one doctor examines the whole brain? (SPEAKING SPANISH) I specialize in Hispanic depressives.
What? I seen it a hundred times.
One second they're down just totally depressed, really (SPEAKING SPANISH) They think they're Caesar Romero.
I'll just help myself.
It's spreading like the bucolic plague.
I mean, even celebrities, you know, Geraldo Rivera.
His real name is Jerry Rivers.
Muy tragic, no? I hope I'm not too late.
Yeah, you know what they say, "Being a revolutionary is hard, staying one is harder.
"Glorify the past, the future dries up.
" IZZY: Oh, my God, oh, my God! What's wrong with this hospital, eh? What's wrong with this room? You need some music in here, you need some paintings.
I'm talking Gauguin, possibly Goya.
And I'm not talking los mismo, I'm talking like the bordo He's kind of cold.
(SPEAKING SPANISH) We gotta get outta here.
Stand here, stand here.
(KEYS RATTLING) Hey, listen, you got to stay here, okay? All right? Don't move.
(STUTTERING) Lzzy, don't go please.
I'm feeling really down.
Don't say that, Jorge.
Look, you're gonna be okay.
You gotta snap out of it.
I'm gonna be back in a flash.
I'm gonna get some Wheaties, and some pop tarts A bunch of kids food.
You know, they say it's good for short term depression, I read that somewhere.
Going somewhere? He's not feeling too well today.
That's too bad.
Look, I just got another proposition for him.
He's really feeling down, okay? Yeah, I know.
I had a little chat with that doctor of his.
You know, the real one.
He told me all Georgie needs is a little motivation to get him back up to speed.
Isn't the right, Georgie? Well, buddy, here you go.
What are you doing? Don't give him that.
That's good, Georgie.
You and me, we are going to make Miracle Man a star.
I already got serious interest from the networks.
We're talking Just think about it, Georgie, your own TV show.
Miracle Man, crime fighter.
I like that.
Miracle Man, crime fighter.
Jorge, don't.
Izzy, I can't stand being down.
There's no reason you should be.
We kick off your show tonight.
It's the bust of the century.
Miracle Man breaks up a major drug deal and takes down the king of the drug dealers, Carlos Perena.
Perena.
I hate that man.
And I know just where he's gonna be.
GEORGIE: All right.
Oh, I almost forgot.
A little present for our star of the show.
What do you think, Miracle Man? RICO: (ON RADIO) Stan, find a light? Going down.
Stan? PERENA: Gentlemen, please forgive my earlier reluctance.
There are people everywhere who would like to bring Carlos Perena down.
PERENA: A little Ionely at the top.
Slightly paranoid.
You understand I have to protect myself.
Well, he's out of this now, so what do you say we get down to business.
Of course.
Ramon? The quality is quite special.
(MIRACLE MAN THEME PLAYING) You're Miracle Man? No, you evil man, I'm Miracle Man.
Oh, no! You got to be kidding.
Surrender, Perena.
There's no getting away from Miracle Man.
Kill him! (SCREAMS) (SCREAMS) Oh, my God! This is great stuff, huh? TERRY: Poor guy.
(SPEAKING SPANISH) Don't quit on me, man, don't Hey, somebody ought to do something.
(SOBBING) Lzzy.
Izzy.
(SPEAKING SPANISH) (IZZY BREATHING HEAVILY)