When the son of a crime boss returns to Miami, Castillo wonders if he's returned to take control of the business. When the man's brother-in-law, a priest, who is a friend of Castillo is killed, they wonder if he was killed by the crime boss.
Crockett and Tubbs are investigating the murders of prostitutes which appears to be the work of a sadist. They discover that the killer is a Chilean police official. They try to arrest him but someone from the government gets him out. It's obvious that the government man and the Chilean have something going on. So they try to find out what it is.
While taking down a drug dealer, Crockett is shot. While he fights for his life, Tubbs tries to find the shooter. And we take a look at Crockett's life.