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Miami Vice S2E2 — Whatever Works

7.5

Miami Vice•Season 2•Episode 2

Whatever Works

7.5/10 · 675 votesOct 4, 198546 min

Ranked #14 of 22 in Season 2•−0.2 vs season avg

Crockett, Tubbs & Castillo contact a Santerian priestess to help find the link between ritualistic killings of officers and a group of drug traffickers. Crockett and Izzy try to get the Ferrari back after a city accountant re-possesses it.

Directed byJohn Nicolella

Written byMaurice Hurley

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Seasons5

Cast7

Don Johnson

Don Johnson

Sonny Crockett

Philip Michael Thomas

Philip Michael Thomas

Rico Tubbs

Saundra Santiago

Saundra Santiago

Gina Calabrese

Olivia Brown

Olivia Brown

Trudy Joplin

Michael Talbott

Michael Talbott

Stan Switek

Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

Martin Castillo

John Diehl

John Diehl

Larry Zito

Crew7

John Nicolella

John Nicolella

Producer

John Nicolella

John Nicolella

Director

Maurice Hurley

Maurice Hurley

Writer

J

James A. Contner

Director of Photography

Bonnie Timmermann

Bonnie Timmermann

Casting

M

Michael D. Ornstein

Editor

Joel Surnow

Joel Surnow

Screenplay

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Episode Summary

"Whatever Works" is episode 2 of Miami Vice season 2. It scored 7.5/10 from 675 votes, ranking #14 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by John Nicolella and written by Maurice Hurley, it aired on October 4, 1985.

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