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The Best Episodes of Miami Vice Season 4

Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:NBC

Every episode of Miami Vice Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Miami Vice Season 4!

The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny...
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  • Deliver Us from Evil (1)
    8.2/10(403)
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    #1 - Deliver Us from Evil (1)

    Season 4 Episode 21

    Aired 4/29/1988

    A murder case that hits close to home reunites Crockett with the man who used him to trick his way off Death Row.

    Director: Dick Wolf, George Mendeluk

    Writer: Michael Duggan, David Black

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  • Mirror Image (2)
    8.2/10(434)
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    #2 - Mirror Image (2)

    Season 4 Episode 22

    Aired 5/6/1988

    A concussion leaves Crockett thinking he is his drug dealer alter-ego Burnett and goes to work for a Colombian crime boss.

    Director: Richard Compton

    Writer: N/A

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  • Death and the Lady
    7.8/10(424)
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    #3 - Death and the Lady

    Season 4 Episode 3

    Aired 10/16/1987

    An actress' on-screen murder propels Crockett & Tubbs to investigate the film's flaky director.

    Director: Colin Bucksey

    Writer: David Black

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  • Child's Play
    7.8/10(386)
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    #4 - Child's Play

    Season 4 Episode 5

    Aired 10/30/1987

    Crockett agonizes about shooting a child during a weapons investigation.

    Director: Vern Gillum

    Writer: Michael Piller

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  • Contempt of Court
    7.7/10(416)
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    #5 - Contempt of Court

    Season 4 Episode 1

    Aired 9/25/1987

    By scaring the jury into a mistrial, a mobster hopes to buy time to find and silence the witness Crockett is protecting.

    Director: Jan Eliasberg

    Writer: N/A

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  • God's Work
    7.5/10(353)
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    #6 - God's Work

    Season 4 Episode 6

    Aired 11/6/1987

    The return of a kingpin's financial wizard son sets off speculations in the Miami underworld.

    Director: Jan Eliasberg

    Writer: N/A

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  • Baseballs of Death
    7.5/10(363)
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    #7 - Baseballs of Death

    Season 4 Episode 14

    Aired 2/19/1988

    Crockett & Tubbs suspect a Chilean police chief in a double murder.

    Director: Bill Duke

    Writer: Peter Lance

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  • Blood & Roses
    7.5/10(343)
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    #8 - Blood & Roses

    Season 4 Episode 19

    Aired 4/1/1988

    The mobster who killed Crockett's friend is released from prison.

    Director: Dick Wolf, Richard Compton

    Writer: Michael Duggan

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  • Rising Sun of Death
    7.4/10(363)
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    #9 - Rising Sun of Death

    Season 4 Episode 9

    Aired 12/4/1987

    An executive's murder alerts Castillo to Yakuza presence in Miami, but the arrival of a Japanese investigator is no help.

    Director: Leon Ichaso

    Writer: Peter Lance

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  • Love at First Sight
    7.4/10(362)
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    #10 - Love at First Sight

    Season 4 Episode 10

    Aired 1/15/1988

    Newlywed Caitlin fears Crockett's latest undercover assignment as bait for a killer at a dating service will make her a widow.

    Director: Don Johnson

    Writer: N/A

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  • Honor Among Thieves?
    7.2/10(364)
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    #11 - Honor Among Thieves?

    Season 4 Episode 16

    Aired 3/4/1988

    Crockett & Tubbs want to bring in a serial killer, but fear that it may blow their covers to break too soon.

    Director: Leon Ichaso

    Writer: Michael Duggan

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  • Badge of Dishonor
    7.2/10(323)
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    #12 - Badge of Dishonor

    Season 4 Episode 18

    Aired 3/18/1988

    When a string of murders is linked to another unit, Crockett & Tubbs believe an undercover officer may be the killer.

    Director: Dick Wolf, Richard Compton

    Writer: N/A

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  • Amen... Send Money
    7.0/10(390)
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    #13 - Amen... Send Money

    Season 4 Episode 2

    Aired 10/2/1987

    The fury of feuding TV evangelists hits Tubbs when he is accused raping a parishoner.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John Schulian

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  • Like a Hurricane
    7.0/10(368)
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    #14 - Like a Hurricane

    Season 4 Episode 8

    Aired 11/20/1987

    Crockett is assigned to guard a recording star who is a witness in a payola scandal, and ends up falling in love.

    Director: Colin Bucksey

    Writer: N/A

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  • A Rock and a Hard Place
    7.0/10(338)
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    #15 - A Rock and a Hard Place

    Season 4 Episode 11

    Aired 1/22/1988

    Two music executives try to ruin Caitlin's comeback by exposing Crockett as drug kingpin Burnett.

    Director: Colin Bucksey

    Writer: N/A

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  • Indian Wars
    6.9/10(321)
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    #16 - Indian Wars

    Season 4 Episode 15

    Aired 2/26/1988

    Tubbs relates to American Indians trying to save their homeland.

    Director: Leon Ichaso, Bill Duke

    Writer: Peter Lance

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  • A Bullet for Crockett
    6.8/10(366)
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    #17 - A Bullet for Crockett

    Season 4 Episode 20

    Aired 4/15/1988

    Sonny and Rico work undercover with a big dealer, Ricque ""Loco"" Mendez. During the police intervention, Sonny shot Loco, and the girlfriend of Loco shot Sonny. Members of the vice squad reminisce while Crockett lies close to death from the gunshot wound. We see why the other policemen love Sonny. At the end, we understand why Sonny is a cop.

    Director: Dick Wolf, George Mendeluk

    Writer: N/A

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  • Vote of Confidence
    6.7/10(322)
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    #18 - Vote of Confidence

    Season 4 Episode 13

    Aired 2/12/1988

    A prominent senatorial candidate is arrested during a raid of a mobile whorehouse.

    Director: Randy Roberts

    Writer: John Schulian

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  • Hell Hath No Fury...
    6.7/10(316)
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    #19 - Hell Hath No Fury...

    Season 4 Episode 17

    Aired 3/11/1988

    The highly publicized release of a convicted rapist makes Trudy fear that the man's victim may have revenge on her mind.

    Director: Jim Johnston

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Cows of October
    6.1/10(356)
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    #20 - The Cows of October

    Season 4 Episode 12

    Aired 2/5/1988

    A cowboy's larcenous attempt to improve his cattle attracts attention from the US government, Cuban Communists, and Izzy.

    Director: Vern Gillum

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Big Thaw
    6.0/10(388)
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    #21 - The Big Thaw

    Season 4 Episode 4

    Aired 10/23/1987

    Two factions fight for possession of a dead reggae legend's body.

    Director: Richard Compton

    Writer: N/A

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  • Missing Hours
    4.6/10(463)
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    #22 - Missing Hours

    Season 4 Episode 7

    Aired 11/13/1987

    A man's body disappears from the morgue. Trudy has an encounter with UFOs.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Deliver Us from Evil (1)" is the best rated episode of "Miami Vice" season 4. It scored 8.2/10 based on 403 votes. Directed by Dick Wolf, George Mendeluk and written by Michael Duggan, David Black, it aired on 4/29/1988. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Mirror Image (2)".