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The Best Episodes of Miami Vice Season 4

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

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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 Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 22 - Mirror Image (2)
    8.3/10(502 votes)

    S4:E22

    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:Unknown

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  2. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 21 - Deliver Us from Evil (1)
    8.2/10(468 votes)

    S4:E21

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

    Director:George Mendeluk
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 5 - Child's Play
    7.9/10(459 votes)

    S4:E5

    Crockett agonizes about shooting a child during a weapons investigation.

    Director:Vern Gillum
    Writer:Michael Piller

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  4. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 1 - Contempt of Court
    7.8/10(492 votes)

    S4:E1

    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:Peter McCabe

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  5. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 3 - Death and the Lady
    7.8/10(501 votes)

    S4:E3

    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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  6. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 14 - Baseballs of Death
    7.6/10(423 votes)

    S4:E14

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

    Director:Bill Duke
    Writer:Peter Lance

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  7. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 19 - Blood & Roses
    7.5/10(404 votes)

    S4:E19

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

    Director:George Mendeluk
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 9 - Rising Sun of Death
    7.4/10(437 votes)

    S4:E9

    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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  9. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 10 - Love at First Sight
    7.4/10(429 votes)

    S4:E10

    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:Peter McCabe

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  10. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 6 - God's Work
    7.3/10(421 votes)

    S4:E6

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

    Director:Jan Eliasberg
    Writer:Edward Tivnan

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  11. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 16 - Honor Among Thieves?
    7.2/10(419 votes)

    S4:E16

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

    Director:Jim Johnston
    Writer:Jack Richardson

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  12. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 18 - Badge of Dishonor
    7.2/10(377 votes)

    S4:E18

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

    Director:Richard Compton
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 2 - Amen... Send Money
    7.0/10(467 votes)

    S4:E2

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

    Director:James Quinn
    Writer:John Schulian

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  14. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 8 - Like a Hurricane
    7.0/10(442 votes)

    S4:E8

    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:Robert Palm

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  15. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 11 - A Rock and a Hard Place
    7.0/10(401 votes)

    S4:E11

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

    Director:Colin Bucksey
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 15 - Indian Wars
    7.0/10(377 votes)

    S4:E15

    Tubbs relates to American Indians trying to save their homeland.

    Director:Leon Ichaso
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 17 - Hell Hath No Fury...
    6.8/10(377 votes)

    S4:E17

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

    Director:Virgil W. Vogel
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 13 - Vote of Confidence
    6.7/10(392 votes)

    S4:E13

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

    Director:Randy Roberts
    Writer:John Schulian

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  19. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 20 - A Bullet for Crockett
    6.7/10(427 votes)

    S4:E20

    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:Donald L. Gold
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 12 - The Cows of October
    6.0/10(428 votes)

    S4:E12

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

    Director:Vern Gillum
    Writer:Ed Zuckerman

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  21. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 4 - The Big Thaw
    5.8/10(467 votes)

    S4:E4

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

    Director:Richard Compton
    Writer:Michael Duggan

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  22. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 7 - Missing Hours
    4.5/10(562 votes)

    S4:E7

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

    Director:Ate de Jong
    Writer:Thomas M. Disch

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Mirror Image (2)" is the best rated episode of "Miami Vice" season 4. It scored 8.3/10 based on 502 votes. Directed by Richard Compton and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/6/1988. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Deliver Us from Evil (1)".