The start of this episode has all the tropes of that era whether on television or the movies.
Detective Tim Duryea is a burnt out cop on the edge. His recklessness leave his partner dead as they go chasing after some wild hoodlums with machine guns.
The hoodlums are a gang run by the Escobar brothers are holed up in the Maze, A large run down hotel.
The hotel is also full of squatters and Tubbs goes in pretending to be a Haitian immigrant.
Due to Duryea's hot headedness Tubbs and the other squatters are held as hostages. Lieutenant Castillo calls in the SWAT.
This episode explores the least affluent part of Miami. Refugees and immigrants living as the underclass. It also a base under siege allowing the producers to shoot interior locations which contrasts with the outdoor settings of many earlier episodes.
It concentrates more on Tubbs as he tries to keep the other squatters safe. It also shows how guns lead to young hoodlums to go easy out of control.
A young and thinner Ving Rhames plays one of the men held captive.
Detective Tim Duryea is a burnt out cop on the edge. His recklessness leave his partner dead as they go chasing after some wild hoodlums with machine guns.
The hoodlums are a gang run by the Escobar brothers are holed up in the Maze, A large run down hotel.
The hotel is also full of squatters and Tubbs goes in pretending to be a Haitian immigrant.
Due to Duryea's hot headedness Tubbs and the other squatters are held as hostages. Lieutenant Castillo calls in the SWAT.
This episode explores the least affluent part of Miami. Refugees and immigrants living as the underclass. It also a base under siege allowing the producers to shoot interior locations which contrasts with the outdoor settings of many earlier episodes.
It concentrates more on Tubbs as he tries to keep the other squatters safe. It also shows how guns lead to young hoodlums to go easy out of control.
A young and thinner Ving Rhames plays one of the men held captive.