Season 3
45. When Irish Eyes Are Crying

gs: Liam Neeson (Sean Carroon) Jeff Fahey (Eddie Kaye) Daniel Gerroll (Richard Cross) Paul Gleason (Bunny Berrigan) Walter Gotell (Max Klizer)


Gina is skeptical when a zealous Scotland Yard inspector labels her new love as a wanted terrorist working for the IRA.

b: 26-Sep-1986 w: Dick Wolf & John Leekley s: John Leekley d: Mario Di Leo


NOTE: There was talk of a two-hour episode in which Crockett and Tubbs would go to Ireland, but that idea was eventually scrapped.
• Jeff Fahey starred in the short-lived 90s series "The Marshal", a show executive produced by Don Johnson.
• It's the first (and only) time that a song by a Beatle is heard on "Vice": John Lennon's "Imagine".
• It is the end of an era as Sonny's Ferrari Daytona bites the dust, blown to bits by Jeff Fahey's character. The reasoning behind it was simple: Ferrari offered the show use of several Testerosas in exchange for a credit on the show. It served Ferrari well since Sonny's Daytona was a fake. It was actually a Corvette modified by a kit.
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46. Stone's War

gs: Bob Balaban (Ira Stone) Dave Corey (Bittenhaus) G. Gordon Liddy (Maynard) Lonette McKee (Alicia Menna)

Crockett's Vietnam journalist buddy, Ira Stone, is back--claiming to have footage of a secret U.S war in Nicaragua; the trail leads Stone, Crockett & Tubbs to Maynard a.k.a. the elusive Captain Real Estate.

b: 03-Oct-1986 w: David Jackson d: David Jackson


NOTE: Crockett's new car, the Ferrari Testerosa, is introduced in this episode. It is the car Crockett drives for the rest of the series.
• This episode is a sequel to the 2nd season episode "Back In The World".
• Bob Balaban co-produced and acted in Robert Altman's 2001 film "Gosford Park".
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47. Killshot

gs: Fernando Allande (Tico Arriola) Carlos Cestero (Customs Agent Frank Arriola)


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

b: 10-Oct-1986 w: Marvin Kupfer s: Marvin Kupfer , Leon Ichaso, Manuel Arce d: Leon Ichaso

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48. Walk Alone

gs: Laurence Fishburne (Prison Guard) Ron Perlman (Commissioner of Prisons)


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

b: 17-Oct-1986 w: W.K. Scott Meyer d: David Jackson


NOTE: Guest star Fishburne found movie success with 1991's "Boyz N The Hood" and wrote and directed "Once In The Life".
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49. The Good Collar

gs: John Spencer (Lt. Ray Atkins) Charles S. Dutton (McCain) Terry Kinney (Asst. State Atty. William Pepin)

A star high school athlete, arrested for delivering heroin, agrees to help Crockett trap a 15-year-old drug lord; it turns ugly.

b: 24-Oct-1986 w: Dennis Cooper d: Mario Di Leo


NOTE: John Spencer is part of the emsemble cast on "The West Wing".
• Charles S. Dutton previously appeared on "Vice" in the second season episode, "The Prodigal Son", as a New York City cop.
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50. Shadow in the Dark

gs: Timothy Carhart ()


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

b: 31-Oct-1986 w: Chuck Adamson d: Christopher Crowe


NOTE: The episode is based very loosely on executive producer Michael Mann's 1986 film, "Manhunter"--an adaptation of Thomas Harris' "Red Dragon".
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51. El Viejo

gs: Steve Buscemi (Rickles) Willie Nelson (El Viejo)


Crockett & Tubbs keep tabs on a crusty old stranger who plans to cut a deal with a murderous Bolivian drug dealer.

b: 07-Nov-1986 w: Alan Moskowitz d: Aaron Lipstadt


NOTE: Originally intended as the first episode of the 1986-87 season, it was pushed back because Don Johnson was in a dispute with Universal and NBC over a pay raise; reportedly the hijinx threw off Willie Nelson's busy schedule and he nearly backed out. Johnson returned to the set when Michael Mann reportedly leaked plans to replace Johnson with Mark Harmon.
• Willie Nelson appears on Don Johnson's 1986 album, "Heartbeat", singing harmony on "Star Tonight".
• We learn that one of Crockett's law enforcement influences as a child was the Texas Rangers.
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52. Better Living Through Chemistry

gs: Victor Love () Martin Ferraro (Izzy Moreno)


Tubbs' former partner frames him when he abducts a chemist for some drug dealers.

b: 14-Nov-1986 w: Dick Wolf & Michael Duggan s: Ken Edwards & Harold Rosenthal d: Leon Ichaso


NOTE: Gina and Trudy do not appear in this episode.
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53. Baby Blues

gs: Jane Brucker () Tommy Koenig (Howard Famiglia) Stanley Tucci (Steven Demarco) Hallie Foote ()


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

b: 21-Nov-1986 w: Michael Duggan s: Dick Wolf d: Daniel Attias


NOTE: Daniel Attias co-produced and directed 15 episodes of "Party Of Five". He has more recently directed episodes of "Alias" and "Buffy The Vampire Slayer".
• Stanley Tucci appears in the 4th season opener, "Contempt of Court", as a mobster named Mosca. In recent years, he has become an accomplished film director and was featured on the shortlived TNT series "Bull".
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54. Street Wise

gs: Deborah Adair (Carla) Bill Paxton (Vic Romano) Wesley Snipes (Silk)


An undercover cop and his hooker lover help the detectives find the source of some pharmaceutical grade cocaine.

b: 05-Dec-1986 w: Dennis Cooper d: Fred Walton


NOTE: The song used in the opening segment is "Streetwise" by Don Johnson, Olivia Brown & Whoopi Goldberg; it was intended for Johnson's "Heartbeat" album, but was never released.
• Bill Paxton directed and starred in the 2002 thriller, "Frailty".
• Wesley Snipes has appeared in film such as "Murder At 1600", "Passenger 57" and "Blade 2".
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55. Forgive Us Our Debts

gs: Val Bisoglio (Gus Albierro) Teresa Blake (Donna) Guy Boyd (Hackman) Steve Geng (Bierce) Bill Raymond () Gy Mirano (Felicia) Olga Karlatos (Felicia) Gy Mirano (Carmen Albierro) D.W. Moffett (Thomas Waldmann)


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

b: 12-Dec-1986 w: Gustave Reininger d: Jan Eliasberg


NOTE: The events of this episode will come back to haunt Crockett in the fourth season episode "Deliver Us From Evil".
• Gustave Reininger co-created the 1986-88 series "Crime Story" which was executive produced by Michael Mann.
• Michael Mann later had another series, Robbery Homicide Division, with a very similar episode, Had.
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56. Down for the Count (1)

gs: Mark Breland (Bobby Sykes) Randall "Tex" Cobb (Moon) Antoni Corone (Geo Sordini) Hector Echavarria (Batista) Joe Hess (Javier Escobar) Don King (Don Cash) Pepe Serna (Oswaldo Guzman)

Zito reluctantly uses a boxer as bait to help the vice squad nail a former drug kingpin involved in bookmaking; it ends in tragedy and the loss of a comrade for the vice cops.

b: 09-Jan-1987 w: Dick Wolf & John Schulian s: Dick Wolf d: Richard Compton


NOTE: We learn that Zito likes boxing, that he's from a huge family, that a brother died of an OD, and that Zito is a recovered drug addict.
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57. Down for the Count (2)

gs: Joe Dallesandro (Alfredo Giulinni) Mark Breland (Bobby Sykes) Pepe Serna (Oswaldo Guzman) Chris Elliott (Denny Allred) Robert Pastorelli (Vespa)


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

b: 16-Jan-1987 w: Dick Wolf & John Schulian s: Dick Wolf d: Richard Compton


NOTE: Joe Dallesandro was in the first year episode, "One Eyed Jack".
• Robert Pastorelli was days away from sitcom stardom on "Murphy Brown".
• Chris Elliot was an Emmy-winning writer/performer on "Late Night With David Letterman"; he also appeared in an episode of "The Equalizer".
• No one knows the exact reason why Zito was killed off. John Diehl says he was not satisifed with his part on the show. But it was reported at the time that Universal Television wanted the budget trimmed after a disappointed dip in ratings during the troubled second season of the series. It would seem the latter was more the reason, since Diehl was never replaced.
• We find out Zito was afraid of needles, and that he collected snow globes. We also see the apartment he moved into after his house burned down in the first season episode, "Made For Each Other".
• Instead of the closing credits that features various Miami landscapes, these particular credits show captures of Zito (and Switek) from various episodes; the theme remains in place.
• Don Johnson and John Diehl were investors in the boxing career of Mark Breland.
• Pepe Serna previously appeared in the second season episode, "Yankee Dollar".
• When some people are eavesdropping on a phone call, someone's typing on a computer that is most evidently from the Commodore Amiga family. This I can tell by the shape of the mouse pointer and the design of the window on the screen.
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58. Cuba Libre

gs: Joe Urla () Beeson Carroll (Federal Agent Jack Slade)


Crockett & Tubbs stumble onto a plot by fanatical Cuban commandos to assassinate an important Cuban diplomat.

b: 23-Jan-1987 w: Eric Estrin & Michael Berlin d: Virgil Vogel

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59. Duty and Honor (a.k.a. The Savage)

gs: Gary Basaraba (Dr. Morris) Helena Bonham-Carter (Theresa) Haing S. Ngor (Inspector Nguyn Van Trahn) Brad Sullivan (Jack Coleman)


Castillo is not the only one to realize that a series of prostitute murders matches the M.O. of killings in Vietnam in the early 70s; the cops get help on the case from a man claiming to be a Vietnamese inspector.

b: 06-Feb-1987 w: Marvin Kupfer d: John Nicolella

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60. Theresa

gs: Brad Dourif (Joey Wyatt) Helena Bonham-Carter (Theresa) Richard Chaves (District Attorney Martinez) Calvin Levels () Zach Grenier ()


Crockett's romantic entanglement with a heroin-addicted doctor jeopardizes his case against a dealer.

b: 13-Feb-1987 w: Pamela Norris d: Virgil Vogel


NOTE: Helena Bonham-Carter appeared briefly as Theresa in the previous episode, "Duty & Honor".
• Song included: "Jewel" (Instrumental Edit) by Propaganda (the drugs bust towards the beginning of the episode).
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61. The Afternoon Plane

gs: John Archie (Jacques) John Leguizamo (Ivan Calderone) Antone Pagan (Reuben Oliva) Clarence Thomas (Chief) Vincent D'Onofrio (Leon Wolf) Margaret Avery (Sally Cordoba) Maria McDonald (Alicia Austin)


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

b: 20-Feb-1987 w: David Jackson d: David Jackson


NOTE: Don Johnson is only seen briefly in this episode.
• This episode is a modern variation on the 1952 Oscar-winning Western, "High Noon".
• Vincent D'Onofrio became a TV cop himself in 2001, starring in "Law & Order: Criminal Intent".
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62. Lend Me an Ear

gs: John Archie (Jacques) John Leguizamo (Ivan Calderone) Antone Pagan (Reuben Oliva) Clarence Thomas (Chief) John Verea ()


The electronics whiz providing Crockett & Tubbs with surveillance devices also outfits their drug-dealing quarry.

b: 27-Feb-1987 w: David Jackson d: David Jackson

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63. Red Tape

gs: James Finnerty (Leon) John Glover (Steve Duddy) Neith Hunter () Yorgo Voyagis ()


Tubbs searches desperately for the source of information leaks about future busts.

b: 13-Mar-1987 w: Michael Duggan s: Dick Wolf d: James Quinn


NOTE: This episode bears a strong resembelence to a STAR TREK TOS episode called "The Enterprise Incident." Just as Captain Kirk goes seemingly bonkers and orders the Enterprise into the Romulan Neutral Zone, Tubbs seemingy loses it here and apparently betrays his fellow vice cops. Both turn out to be phony.
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64. By Hooker By Crook

gs: Lou Albano (Henchman #1 (as Capt. Lou Albano)) Afa 'Alfa' Anoai (Henchman #2 (as Afa Anoai)) Bill Boggs () Veronica Cartwright (Society Dame) Janet Constable (Suzy) Melanie Griffith (Christine Von Marburg) George Takei (Kenneth Togaru) Vanity (Ali)


Crockett & Tubbs seek a murder witness, unaware that she works for a madame who is Sonny's lover.

b: 20-Mar-1987 w: John Schulian s: Dick Wolf d: Don Johnson


NOTE: Former spouses Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith reunited in this episode and afterwards hooked up and got married again.
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65. Knock, Knock, Who's There?

gs: Annette Bening (Vicky) Martin Brumer (First Bodyguard (as Marc Brumer)) Viggo Mortensen () Michael O'Gorman () Lou Diamond Phillips (Bobby Diaz) Scott Plank (McIntyre)


Crockett & Tubbs probe drug busts ruined by phony federal agents who disappear with the evidence.

b: 27-Mar-1987 w: Jonathan Polansky s: Dennis Cooper d: Gabrielle Beaumont


NOTE: Songs Included: "Ride Across the River" (at beginning) by Dire Straits, "Underwaterboys" (when Vicky kisses her son at the hospital) by Shriekback.
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66. Viking Bikers from Hell

gs: Elizabeth Ashley (Linda Colby) James Dybas (Stroh) Stefan Laurantz (Third agent) Ian McShane (Esteban Montoya) Robert Small (Greenspann) Tony Vila Jr. (Second agent) Jimmie Ray Weeks () Samm-Art Williams ()


A motorcycle gang seeks to avenge a drug-dealing comrade's death by killing off his former customers.

b: 03-Apr-1987 w: Michael Duggan & Dick Wolf s: Michael Duggan & Dick Wolf d: Tony Wharmby


NOTE: Songs Included: "Rain" by Jan Hammer (once in a while through the episode) "Who Do You Love?" (when Sonny & Rico go to meet Cragun at the bar) by George Thorogood from Move It on Over "Heaven" (at the birthday party) by Simply Red from Picture Book "Tightrope Walk" (when the police and bikers open fire, and when Sonny chases Reb) by The Damned from Anything
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67. Everybody's in Showbiz...

gs: Benicio Del Toro () Sonny Landham (Toad) John Matuszak () Paul Calderon ()


An actor/writer is in danger when he steals a drug dealer's briefcase and the vital information it contains.

b: 01-May-1987 w: Dick Wolf & Michael Duggan s: Walter Kurtz d: James Quinn

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68. Heroes of the Revolution

gs: Jeroen Krabbé (Klaus Herzog)


An East German spy seeks to avenge the murder of Gina's mother in Cuba 26 years earlier, and uses her to lure the killer out.

b: 08-May-1987 w: John Schulian s: Dick Wolf d: Gabrielle Beaumont

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