Season 5
(1988)
Overview
The last action-packed adventures of Sonny Crockett and Rico Tubbs. Join them as they infiltrate the deadly powers behind the Miami drug empire and take down every bad guy from conniving schemers to ruthless criminals.
Cast
as Sonny Crockett
as Rico Tubbs
as Gina Calabrese
as Trudy Joplin
as Stan Switek
as Martin Castillo
Episodes
Hostile Takeover (3) 7.5
November 4, 1988
Still thinking he is really Sonny Burnett, Crockett starts a war between the crime family he has joined and a rival cla…
Redemption in Blood (4) 5.2
November 11, 1988
As now drug-lord Crockett's memory returns, Tubbs feels his partner has gone bad and must be destroyed.
Heart of Night 7.5
November 18, 1988
Castillo grapples with emotions while protecting his ex-wife from a drug kingpin trying to kill her current husband.
Bad Timing 6.7
December 2, 1988
Ordered to take time off, Crockett's vacation is cut short when he is kidnapped by 3 homicidal prison escapees.
Borrasca 6.0
December 9, 1988
Tubbs & Castillo attempt to intervene in a drug deal in which government agents want no police interference.
Line of Fire 4.3
December 16, 1988
Crockett & Tubbs reluctantly comply with an FBI request to guard their key witness in a drug overlord's trial.
Asian Cut 5.3
January 13, 1989
Crockett & Tubbs use Trudy as a decoy to lure a sadistic serial killer who preys on call girls.
Hard Knocks 4.7
January 20, 1989
Switek sinks into drinking and gambling when thugs convince him to talk a friend's son, a major college quarterback, in…
Fruit of the Poison Tree 7.0
February 3, 1989
Crockett & Tubbs investigate an attorney who defends drug dealers, then steals and resells their drugs.
To Have and to Hold (a.k.a. Second Chance) 6.0
February 10, 1989
While undercover, Tubbs falls for the widow of a slain drug kingpin. Crockett must leave to help his son deal with the …
Miami Squeeze 7.5
February 17, 1989
The irresponsible son of a fierce, anti-drug-minded Congresswoman jeopardizes his mother's political career when he inc…
Jack of All Trades 6.5
March 3, 1989
Crockett's cousin Jack, the black sheep of the family, gets him mixed up in a scheme. Jack must repay a $50,000 debt.
The Cell Within 3.0
March 10, 1989
A dark, chilling episode in which Tubbs is held prisoner - along with a drug dealer, a young prostitute and a prison ps…
The Lost Madonna 6.5
March 17, 1989
Crockett & Tubbs help an NYPD detective retrieve a stolen 15th century Madonna statue in the possession of a mob family.
Over the Line 6.5
April 28, 1989
In the midst of working an undercover assignment, Crockett and Tubbs come across a clandestine vigilante group of frust…
Victims of Circumstance 7.0
May 5, 1989
Holocaust survivors are being murdered in Miami. Crockett and Switek infiltrate a White-supremacist group that might be…
Freefall 5.3
May 21, 1989
Crockett & Tubbs embark on what they see as a suicide mission. They are recruited by a Special Drug Taskforce to escort…
World of Trouble 4.5
June 14, 1989
Al Lombard, thought to be dead, returns to Miami to see his son and the grandson he never knew, while eluding his rival…
Miracle Man 7.0
June 21, 1989
A vigilante believes he is a superhero, Miracle Man. His efforts to rid Miami of ""drug dealing slim"" intefers with Tu…
Leap of Faith 5.0
June 28, 1989
Agent Joey Harden returns to assist Crockett as part of a new division, Youth Crime Unit, that was formed by a previous…