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The Best Episodes of Miami Vice Season 4

Every episode of Miami Vice Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Miami Vice Season 4!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 1 - Contempt of Court
    7.7/10(447 votes)

    #1 - Contempt of Court

    S4:E1

    By scaring the jury into a mistrial, a mobster hopes to buy time to find and silence the witness Crockett is protecting.

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  2. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 2 - Amen... Send Money
    7.0/10(423 votes)

    #2 - Amen... Send Money

    S4:E2

    The fury of feuding TV evangelists hits Tubbs when he is accused raping a parishoner.

    Director:James Quinn

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  3. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 3 - Death and the Lady
    7.8/10(455 votes)

    #3 - Death and the Lady

    S4:E3

    An actress' on-screen murder propels Crockett & Tubbs to investigate the film's flaky director.

    Director:Colin Bucksey

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  4. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 4 - The Big Thaw
    6.0/10(417 votes)

    #4 - The Big Thaw

    S4:E4

    Two factions fight for possession of a dead reggae legend's body.

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  5. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 5 - Child's Play
    7.7/10(417 votes)

    #5 - Child's Play

    S4:E5

    Crockett agonizes about shooting a child during a weapons investigation.

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  6. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 6 - God's Work
    7.3/10(383 votes)

    #6 - God's Work

    S4:E6

    The return of a kingpin's financial wizard son sets off speculations in the Miami underworld.

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  8. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 7 - Missing Hours
    4.5/10(507 votes)

    #7 - Missing Hours

    S4:E7

    A man's body disappears from the morgue. Trudy has an encounter with UFOs.

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  9. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 8 - Like a Hurricane
    7.0/10(399 votes)

    #8 - Like a Hurricane

    S4:E8

    Crockett is assigned to guard a recording star who is a witness in a payola scandal, and ends up falling in love.

    Director:Colin Bucksey

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  10. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 9 - Rising Sun of Death
    7.3/10(396 votes)

    #9 - Rising Sun of Death

    S4:E9

    An executive's murder alerts Castillo to Yakuza presence in Miami, but the arrival of a Japanese investigator is no help.

    Director:Leon Ichaso

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  11. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 10 - Love at First Sight
    7.4/10(395 votes)

    #10 - Love at First Sight

    S4:E10

    Newlywed Caitlin fears Crockett's latest undercover assignment as bait for a killer at a dating service will make her a widow.

    Director:Don Johnson

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  12. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 11 - A Rock and a Hard Place
    7.0/10(367 votes)

    #11 - A Rock and a Hard Place

    S4:E11

    Two music executives try to ruin Caitlin's comeback by exposing Crockett as drug kingpin Burnett.

    Director:Colin Bucksey
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 12 - The Cows of October
    6.1/10(390 votes)

    #12 - The Cows of October

    S4:E12

    A cowboy's larcenous attempt to improve his cattle attracts attention from the US government, Cuban Communists, and Izzy.

    Director:Vern Gillum

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  14. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 13 - Vote of Confidence
    6.7/10(354 votes)

    #13 - Vote of Confidence

    S4:E13

    A prominent senatorial candidate is arrested during a raid of a mobile whorehouse.

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  15. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 14 - Baseballs of Death
    7.5/10(391 votes)

    #14 - Baseballs of Death

    S4:E14

    Crockett & Tubbs suspect a Chilean police chief in a double murder.

    Director:Bill Duke

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  16. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 15 - Indian Wars
    6.9/10(346 votes)

    #15 - Indian Wars

    S4:E15

    Tubbs relates to American Indians trying to save their homeland.

    Director:Leon Ichaso
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 16 - Honor Among Thieves?
    7.2/10(392 votes)

    #16 - Honor Among Thieves?

    S4:E16

    Crockett & Tubbs want to bring in a serial killer, but fear that it may blow their covers to break too soon.

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  18. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 17 - Hell Hath No Fury...
    6.7/10(343 votes)

    #17 - Hell Hath No Fury...

    S4:E17

    The highly publicized release of a convicted rapist makes Trudy fear that the man's victim may have revenge on her mind.

    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 18 - Badge of Dishonor
    7.2/10(350 votes)

    #18 - Badge of Dishonor

    S4:E18

    When a string of murders is linked to another unit, Crockett & Tubbs believe an undercover officer may be the killer.

    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 19 - Blood & Roses
    7.5/10(367 votes)

    #19 - Blood & Roses

    S4:E19

    The mobster who killed Crockett's friend is released from prison.

    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 20 - A Bullet for Crockett
    6.7/10(398 votes)

    #20 - A Bullet for Crockett

    S4:E20

    Sonny and Rico work undercover with a big dealer, Ricque ""Loco"" Mendez. During the police intervention, Sonny shot Loco, and the girlfriend of Loco shot Sonny. Members of the vice squad reminisce while Crockett lies close to death from the gunshot wound. We see why the other policemen love Sonny. At the end, we understand why Sonny is a cop.

    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 21 - Deliver Us from Evil (1)
    8.2/10(433 votes)

    #21 - Deliver Us from Evil (1)

    S4:E21

    A murder case that hits close to home reunites Crockett with the man who used him to trick his way off Death Row.

    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 22 - Mirror Image (2)
    8.3/10(464 votes)

    #22 - Mirror Image (2)

    S4:E22

    A concussion leaves Crockett thinking he is his drug dealer alter-ego Burnett and goes to work for a Colombian crime boss.

    Writer:Unknown

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Contempt of Court" is the best rated episode of "Miami Vice" season 4. It scored 7.7/10 based on 447 votes. Directed by Jan Eliasberg and written by Peter McCabe, it aired on 9/25/1987. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Amen... Send Money".