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Miami Vice S5E16 — Victims of Circumstance
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Miami Vice•Season 5•Episode 16

Victims of Circumstance

7.3/10 · 363 votesMay 5, 198946 min

Ranked #12 of 20 in Season 5•matches the season avg

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Holocaust survivors are being murdered in Miami. Crockett and Switek infiltrate a White-supremacist group that might be responsible.

Directed byColin Bucksey
Written byRichard Lourie
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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

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Jay Cannistraci

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Colin Bucksey

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Oliver Wood

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Richard Lourie

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Episode Summary

"Victims of Circumstance" is episode 16 of Miami Vice season 5. It scored 7.3/10 from 363 votes, ranking #12 of 20 episodes this season (season average 7.3). Directed by Colin Bucksey and written by Richard Lourie, it aired on May 5, 1989.

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