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There's no stopping them.
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.
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Episode 1
Gina falls for an Irish pacifist who believes there is no point fighting fire with fire anymore - or so she thinks.
Directed by Mario DiLeoWritten by Dick WolfGuest stars John Diehl, Liam Neeson, Walter Gotell, Paul Gleason, Daniel Gerroll, Jeff Fahey, Martin Ferrero, Barry Grayson
Episode 2
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.
Directed by David JacksonWritten by David JacksonGuest stars G. Gordon Liddy, Bob Balaban, Lonette McKee, Raymond Forchion, Eduardo Corbe, Dave Corey, Rico Paisley, Jody Wilson
Episode 3
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.
Directed by Leon IchasoWritten by Marvin Kupfer, Marvin Kupfer, Leon Ichaso, Manuel ArceGuest stars Angela Alvarado, Fernando Allende, Carlos Augusto Cestero, María Duval, Rico Paisley, Maria Duval, Roger Pretto, Xavier Barquet
Episode 4
Tubbs poses as a con to expose prison guards who are extorting drugs from inmates, and killing those who refuse.
Directed by David JacksonWritten by W.K. Scott MeyerGuest stars John Diehl, Kevin Conway, Laurence Fishburne, Ron Perlman, Martin Ferrero, Gary Daniels, Jimmy Star, Frank Cassini
Episode 5
A star high school athlete, arrested for delivering heroin, agrees to help Crockett trap a 15-year-old drug lord; it turns ugly.
Directed by Mario DiLeoWritten by Dennis CooperGuest stars John Spencer, Terry Kinney, Charles S. Dutton, Jsu Garcia, Keith Diamond, Rico Paisley
Episode 6
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.
Directed by Christopher CroweWritten by Chuck AdamsonGuest stars Timothy Carhart, Ed Lauter, Jack Thibeau, Vincent Caristi, Rico Paisley
Episode 7
Crockett & Tubbs keep tabs on a crusty old stranger who plans to cut a deal with a murderous Bolivian drug dealer.
Directed by Aaron LipstadtWritten by Alan MoskowitzGuest stars John Diehl, Steve Buscemi, Willie Nelson, Andrew Castillo, Anwar Zayden, Fritz Bronner, Rico Paisley
Episode 8
Tubbs' former partner frames him when he abducts a chemist for some drug dealers.
Directed by Leon IchasoWritten by Michael Duggan, Dick Wolf, Ken Edwards, Harold RosenthalGuest stars John Diehl, Rob Nilsson, Victor Love, Martin Ferrero, Patty Owen, Rico Paisley
Episode 9
Unexpected contraband--babies and a stowaway mother seeking the child taken from her--puts the cops on the trail of an adoption ring.
Directed by Dan AttiasWritten by Michael Duggan, Dick Wolf, Michael DugganGuest stars John Diehl, Jane Brucker, Hallie Foote, Patrice Martinez, Stanley Tucci, Brian O'Connor, Tommy Koenig, Alfredo Álvarez Calderón
Episode 10
An undercover cop and his hooker lover help the detectives find the source of some pharmaceutical grade cocaine.
Directed by Fred WaltonWritten by Dennis CooperGuest stars Wesley Snipes, Bill Paxton, Alice Adair, Tom Mardirosian, Carl Jay Cofield, Marc Macaulay, David Mandel
Episode 11
New leads persuade Crockett that a man he put on death row might be innocent, but a campaign-conscious DA is reluctant to help.
Directed by Jan EliasbergWritten by Gustave ReiningerGuest stars John Diehl, D.W. Moffett, Val Bisoglio, Gy Mirano, Guy Boyd, Bill Raymond, Olga Karlatos, Lázaro Pérez
Episode 12
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.
Directed by Richard ComptonWritten by Dick Wolf, John Schulian, Dick WolfGuest stars John Diehl, Don King, Pepe Serna, Randall 'Tex' Cobb, Antoni Corone, Mark Breland, Hector Echavarria, Rico Paisley
Episode 13
Switek is outraged by Internal Affairs' findings; Crockett and Tubbs' TV gambit may prove fatal when a mobster reclaims the action lost to Guzman.
Directed by Richard ComptonWritten by Dick Wolf, John Schulian, Dick WolfGuest stars Robert Pastorelli, Joe Dallesandro, Pepe Serna, Chris Elliott, Antoni Corone, Mark Breland, Bobby Moresco, Rico Paisley
Episode 14
Crockett & Tubbs stumble onto a plot by fanatical Cuban commandos to assassinate an important Cuban diplomat.
Directed by Virgil W. VogelWritten by Eric Estrin, Michael BerlinGuest stars Ismael 'East' Carlo, Beeson Carroll, Rico Paisley, Joe Urla, Willie Colón, Artie Malesci, Raphael Rey Gomez
Episode 15
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.
Directed by John NicolellaWritten by Marvin KupferGuest stars Brad Sullivan, Michael Wright, Helena Bonham Carter, Haing S. Ngor, Gary Basaraba, Rico Paisley, Judith Malina, Rosanna DeVon
Episode 16
Crockett's romantic entanglement with a heroin-addicted doctor jeopardizes his case against a dealer.
Directed by Virgil W. VogelWritten by Pamela NorrisGuest stars Brad Dourif, Calvin Levels, Richard Chaves, Helena Bonham Carter, Zach Grenier, Michele Shay, Timmy Cappello
Episode 17
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.
Directed by David JacksonWritten by David JacksonGuest stars Vincent D'Onofrio, John Leguizamo, John Verea, Antone Pagán, Margaret Avery, Maria McDonald, John Archie, Jackson Davis
Episode 18
The electronics whiz providing Crockett & Tubbs with surveillance devices also outfits their drug-dealing quarry.
Directed by James QuinnWritten by Michael Duggan, Dick WolfGuest stars John Glover, Martin Ferrero, Neith Hunter, Yorgo Voyagis, James Finnerty
Episode 19
Tubbs searches desperately for the source of information leaks about future busts.
Directed by Gabrielle BeaumontWritten by Dennis Cooper, Jonathan PolanskiGuest stars Viggo Mortensen, John Glover, Annette Bening, Lou Diamond Phillips, Scott Plank, Michael O'Gorman, Dick Callinan, Kevin Cutts
Episode 20
Crockett's latest romance with a respected businesswoman turns sour when it is revealed that the woman is actually a high-class madam with connections to a notorious money launderer.
Directed by Don JohnsonWritten by Dick Wolf, John SchulianGuest stars Melanie Griffith, George Takei, Martin Ferrero, Vanity, Veronica Cartwright, Louis Albano, Afa Anoa'i, Bill Boggs
Episode 21
Crockett & Tubbs probe drug busts ruined by phony federal agents who disappear with the evidence.
Directed by Tony WharmbyWritten by Michael Duggan, Dick WolfGuest stars Ian McShane, Samm-Art Williams, Elizabeth Ashley, Martin Ferrero, Jimmie Ray Weeks, Tim Bice, James Dybas, Stefen Laurantz
Episode 22
A motorcycle gang seeks to avenge a drug-dealing comrade's death by killing off his former customers.
Directed by James QuinnWritten by Michael Duggan, John Milius, Dick WolfGuest stars Sonny Landham, John Matuszak, Kim Coates, Martin Ferrero, Reb Brown, Elan Oberon, Pirty Lee Jackson, Gustavo Rojas
Episode 23
An actor/writer is in danger when he steals a drug dealer's briefcase and the vital information it contains.
Directed by Richard ComptonWritten by David J. Burke, Reinaldo Povod, Dennis CooperGuest stars Benicio del Toro, Michael Carmine, Charles Keating, Coati Mundi, Mario Ernesto Sánchez, Paul Calderon, David Joseph Martinez, Francisco Padura
Episode 24
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.
Directed by Gabrielle BeaumontWritten by Dick Wolf, John SchulianGuest stars Jeroen Krabbé, George Dickerson, Larry Block, Shawn Elliott, George Gerdes, Bob Gerchen
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Don JohnsonJames 'Sonny' Crockett
Philip Michael ThomasRicardo 'Rico' Tubbs
Saundra SantiagoGina Calabrese
Olivia BrownTrudy Joplin
Michael TalbottStan Switek
Edward James OlmosMartin Castillo
John DiehlLarry Zito
Sheena EastonCaitlin Davies
NBCUnited States
Universal TelevisionUnited States
