Miami Vice is a series associated with fast cars, fast boats and exiting shootouts but none of those is present in this episode; in fact most of it takes place in the confines of a court room. Mob boss Frank Mosca is on trial for a variety of offences related to organised crime and the police are taking every precaution to prevent him getting near the witnesses or the jury; he knows somebody must have talked though and sets about discovering who it was; first murdering somebody he suspects when he is out on bail; later trying to force Crockett to name his source in court. This puts Crockett in a difficult position; if he refuses to name his source he will be held in contempt and jailed but if he does name him the man will certainly be killed.
I had heard that the episode quality took a nose dive after series three but if this episode is anything to go by it looks as if series four will be pretty good; it may have lacked action and light hearted moments but instead we got a taut courtroom drama and a downbeat ending. I know some viewers won't be keen on the ending but I think if the bad guys prevail occasionally it makes the series more interesting than if every episode ends with the villain arrested or dead. The acting was pretty good with Stanley Tucci and Mark Blum putting entertaining if slightly over the top performances as Mosca and his attorney Sid Shenker. One surprise not related to the story... Tubbs now sports a beard and Crockett has let his hair grow longer; at least it isn't quite a mullet!
I had heard that the episode quality took a nose dive after series three but if this episode is anything to go by it looks as if series four will be pretty good; it may have lacked action and light hearted moments but instead we got a taut courtroom drama and a downbeat ending. I know some viewers won't be keen on the ending but I think if the bad guys prevail occasionally it makes the series more interesting than if every episode ends with the villain arrested or dead. The acting was pretty good with Stanley Tucci and Mark Blum putting entertaining if slightly over the top performances as Mosca and his attorney Sid Shenker. One surprise not related to the story... Tubbs now sports a beard and Crockett has let his hair grow longer; at least it isn't quite a mullet!