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Miami Vice — Season 3

There's no stopping them.

198624 episodes6.4/10 (183 votes)

About this season

Go deep undercover with Sonny Crockett and Rico Tubbs as they infiltrate drug rings, stop human traffickers, and take their chances behind bars with convicted criminals.

Episodes (24)

When Irish Eyes Are Crying
E1

1. When Irish Eyes Are Crying

7.1

Aired 26 September 1986 • 48 min

Gina falls for an Irish pacifist who believes there is no point fighting fire with fire anymore - or so she thinks.

Stone's War
E2

2. Stone's War

7.6

Aired 3 October 1986 • 48 min

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.

Killshot
E3

3. Killshot

5.3

Aired 10 October 1986 • 48 min

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.

Walk Alone
E4

4. Walk Alone

6.2

Aired 17 October 1986 • 48 min

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

The Good Collar
E5

5. The Good Collar

7.0

Aired 24 October 1986 • 48 min

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

Shadow in the Dark
E6

6. Shadow in the Dark

7.9

Aired 31 October 1986 • 48 min

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.

El Viejo
E7

7. El Viejo

7.1

Aired 7 November 1986 • 48 min

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

Better Living Through Chemistry
E8

8. Better Living Through Chemistry

6.9

Aired 14 November 1986 • 48 min

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

Baby Blues
E9

9. Baby Blues

6.6

Aired 21 November 1986 • 48 min

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

Street Wise
E10

10. Street Wise

6.6

Aired 5 December 1986 • 48 min

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

Forgive Us Our Debts
E11

11. Forgive Us Our Debts

7.2

Aired 12 December 1986 • 48 min

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

Down for the Count (1)
E12

12. Down for the Count (1)

7.4

Aired 9 January 1987 • 48 min

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.

Down for the Count (2)
E13

13. Down for the Count (2)

8.1

Aired 16 January 1987 • 48 min

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

Cuba Libre
E14

14. Cuba Libre

6.7

Aired 23 January 1987 • 48 min

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

Duty and Honor (a.k.a. The Savage)
E15

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

5.4

Aired 6 February 1987 • 48 min

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.

Theresa
E16

16. Theresa

5.2

Aired 13 February 1987 • 48 min

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

The Afternoon Plane
E17

17. The Afternoon Plane

5.2

Aired 20 February 1987 • 48 min

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.

Lend Me an Ear
E18

18. Lend Me an Ear

6.3

Aired 27 February 1987 • 48 min

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

Red Tape
E19

19. Red Tape

6.1

Aired 13 March 1987 • 48 min

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

By Hooker by Crook
E20

20. By Hooker by Crook

5.0

Aired 20 March 1987 • 48 min

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.

Knock, Knock, Who's There?
E21

21. Knock, Knock, Who's There?

6.0

Aired 27 March 1987 • 48 min

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

Viking Bikers from Hell
E22

22. Viking Bikers from Hell

5.7

Aired 3 April 1987 • 48 min

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

Everybody's in Show Biz
E23

23. Everybody's in Show Biz

5.7

Aired 1 May 1987 • 48 min

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

Heroes of the Revolution
E24

24. Heroes of the Revolution

5.7

Aired 8 May 1987 • 48 min

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.

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