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"Miami Vice" God's Work (1987)


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"Miami Vice" (1984): Season 4: Episode 6 -- The detectives think that a Wall Street hotshot might help his mobster father pull off a financial coup. Guest stars: Francesco Quinn, Esai Morales.

Overview

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8.3/10   32 votes
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Writers:
Edward Tivnan (writer)
Anthony Yerkovich (creator)
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Original Air Date:
6 November 1987 (Season 4, Episode 6)
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Cast

  (Episode Cast overview, first billed only)

Don Johnson ... Detective James Crockett
Philip Michael Thomas ... Detective Ricardo Tubbs
Saundra Santiago ... Detective Gina Calabrese
Michael Talbott ... Detective Stan Switek
Olivia Brown ... Detective Trudy Joplin

Edward James Olmos ... Lieutenant Martin Castillo

Alfonso Arau ... Jorge Cruz
Rosanna DeSoto ... Maria Lupe Cruz

Olek Krupa ... Vater Wajda

Jonathan Del Arco ... Ricky Diaz
Francesco Quinn ... Francesco Cruz
Daniel Lugo ... Father Ernesto Lupe

Esai Morales ... Felipe Cruz
Juan F. Cejas ... Louie Garcia (as Juan Cejas)
Janet Constable ... Homicide Detective
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Quotes:
Felipe Cruz: He stood his ground whether or not it was popular.
Lt. Martin Castillo: I know. We stood shoulder to shoulder once... in a different time for a different cause. He was my friend.
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5 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
Gutsy subject matter done justice with more good writing, 10 August 2007
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Author: frankenbenz from Sydney, Australia

Well before the seminal film "And The Band Played On," MV tackles the issue of AIDS and the public phobia associated with the disease. I can't say enough about how the writing has improved leaps and bounds in season 4 and this episode is yet another example.

EJO gets another shot at showing more layers of Castillo, proving he is probably the most interesting/enigmatic character on the show and possibly the most talented actor working on TV. Some of the all-time best MV episodes revolve around Castillo's back story and this episode keeps the trend alive.

Esai Morales does a great job playing the straight shooting son of a criminal boss. Throughout the first 3/4's of the episode we're led to believe he might be taking over his father's business, but the plot proves to be much more complex and far more daring.

After watching the first 6 episodes of season 4 I'm beginning to get the feeling the producers have intentionally turned the series on its head in an attempt to not only make a better show, but also to critique the mindless, senseless violence and style over substance of the first 3 seasons.

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