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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!

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 is undercover in a drug cartel.

Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:NBC

Season 4 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Miami Vice" season 4 is "Contempt of Court", rated 7.7/10 from 405 user votes. It was directed by Jan Eliasberg and written by N/A. "Contempt of Court" aired on 9/25/1987 and is rated 0.7 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Amen... Send Money".

  • Contempt of Court
    7.7/10 405 votes

    #1 - 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

  • Amen... Send Money
    7.0/10 379 votes

    #2 - 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

  • Death and the Lady
    7.8/10 413 votes

    #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

  • The Big Thaw
    6.0/10 378 votes

    #4 - 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

  • Child's Play
    7.8/10 376 votes

    #5 - 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

  • God's Work
    7.5/10 342 votes

    #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

  • Missing Hours
    4.6/10 452 votes

    #7 - 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

  • Like a Hurricane
    7.1/10 353 votes

    #8 - 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

  • Rising Sun of Death
    7.4/10 351 votes

    #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

  • Love at First Sight
    7.4/10 350 votes

    #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

  • A Rock and a Hard Place
    7.0/10 326 votes

    #11 - 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

  • The Cows of October
    6.1/10 342 votes

    #12 - 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

  • Vote of Confidence
    6.7/10 309 votes

    #13 - 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

  • Baseballs of Death
    7.5/10 350 votes

    #14 - 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

  • Indian Wars
    6.9/10 311 votes

    #15 - Indian Wars

    Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 2/26/1988

    Tubbs relates to American Indians trying to save their homeland.

    Director: Bill Duke, Leon Ichaso

    Writer: Peter Lance

  • Honor Among Thieves?
    7.2/10 349 votes

    #16 - 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

  • Hell Hath No Fury...
    6.7/10 303 votes

    #17 - 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

  • Badge of Dishonor
    7.2/10 309 votes

    #18 - 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

  • Blood & Roses
    7.5/10 330 votes

    #19 - 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

  • A Bullet for Crockett
    6.8/10 352 votes

    #20 - 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: George Mendeluk, Dick Wolf

    Writer: N/A

  • Deliver Us from Evil (1)
    8.2/10 388 votes

    #21 - 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: George Mendeluk, Dick Wolf

    Writer: David Black, Michael Duggan

  • Mirror Image (2)
    8.2/10 417 votes

    #22 - 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