Back in the World (6 Dec. 1985)

Crockett flashes to his role during the Saigon evacuation as he and a war correspondent uncover heroin smuggled in body bags. Ten years later in Miami the H resurfaces and so does the reporter looking for the CIA connection.

Director:

Don Johnson

Writers:

Anthony Yerkovich (creator), Terry McDonell

Stars:

Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Don Johnson	...	Detective James Crockett
Philip Michael Thomas	...	Detective Ricardo Tubbs
Saundra Santiago	...	Detective Gina Calabrese
Michael Talbott	...	Detective Stan Switek
John Diehl	...	Det. Larry Zito
Olivia Brown	...	Detective Trudy Joplin
Edward James Olmos	...	Lieutenant Martin Castillo
Bob Balaban	...	Ira Stone
Patti D'Arbanville	...	Mrs. Stone
G. Gordon Liddy	...	Capt. William 'Mr. Real Estate' Maynard
Iman	...	Dakotah
Susan Hatfield	...	Mrs. Real Estate / Mrs. Maynard
Gary Cox	...	Harold

Storyline

Crockett flashes to his role during the Saigon evacuation as he and a war correspondent uncover heroin smuggled in body bags. Ten years later in Miami the H resurfaces and so does the reporter looking for the CIA connection.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 December 1985 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Michael Mann Productions, Universal TV

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Capt. Real Estate: You know of course that in most parts of the world, pain is a second language, people understand it better than words because you can get right to the point. But in this country we don't really have very much pain. So the second language is money. Naturally you expect to receive money for what you know instead of pain. How ironic.
Ira Stone: Isn't it ironic?

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Soundtracks

"Roadhouse Blues"
(uncredited)
Written by 'John Densmore', Robby Krieger, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison
Performed by The Doors

User Reviews

One of the best "Vice" episodes that I've seen

Just when I thought Miami Vice couldn't get any better I get to "Back in the World", an episode which shows that Don Johnson can direct as well as act. The pre-credit sequence showed archive footage of the evacuation of Saigon in 1975 which cuts to Crockett being shown a body bag which is being used to transport heroin back to the US.

After the credits Crockett meets the reporter who showed him that body and he is claiming that the man responsible, known as "The Sergeant" is selling that heroin again, not only that but it is contaminated due to the way it was transported. Their investigation leads them to another ex-Vietnam associate, Capt. Maynard AKA Mr Real Estate, however he claims to know nothing about The Sergeant and believes he is probably just a myth. It is clear that they are on to something though as myths don't ambush people with a mortar.

Along with the great story and action there is music from The Doors and an hilarious scene where Switek is dressed in leather feeling rather uncomfortable when a man flirts with him in a bar.