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Oh, God. Is this a... You know what?

- What? - I think I need a night off.

Come on. You kidding? We gotta make something happen.

Isn't there ever a time when you're not in the mood?

I haven't seen you in a long time. Welcome back.

Ever a time when you're not in the mood for business?

Are you kidding? I love this. This is fun.

Come on. We'll go see Noogie. It'll be fun.

Baby, you know I love you

You know I love you

Yeah, baby, baby, baby

Hey, Noogie. What's happening?

Baby, I love you

- What's up? My main man, Tubbs. - Noogie.

- How you doing? - What's going on with you?

What's up?

What's with the underwater phones, man?

Man, I'm on vacation.

Relaxing from the stress and strain of "urbal" existence.

- Easing up on the action. - What action?

You've practically been the invisible man.

- You popping again, Noogie? - Popping? Man, I'm break dancing.

I'm the jewel of the jungle and you know that.

Yeah, right.

You so high right now, you need clearance to land.

I got to mingle with the people, you understand?

Ain't nothing happening down at the library. Right?

And it ain't like I need a little something...

to get my head together every now and then, you understand?

It ain't like I ain't got nothing.

This week, I got a special on Jordache jeans.

I got ballpoint pens. I got watches from Trinidad, right?

And if you fellows do the right thing, I'll put you down on a discount.

- Noogie. - What's up, man?

What you want some jewellery? How about a bank bounce?

- I know y'all want something, man. - Cut the crap, man.

Stop jiving us with all of this bank bounces and other con.

What's the action? We know you're connected...

with about 90% of everything that moves in this town. You got a line on it.

See, I told you fellows. The Noogman's on vacation, man.

A businessman like me got to get some kind of relaxation sometimes.

Baby, I love you

And you know that I

You're gonna need help, pal.

You turn us away with zero...

one good turn deserves another.

You get my drift?

You wouldn't do that to the Noogman.

What's wrong? You don't believe me, man?

I told you if I had some info I would lay it on you.

See, now you're dissing me.

My man, I see you know how to deal with the Noogman.

That $50, I know this dude named Trick Baby that hangs downtown, man.

He gave me some info last week that may be helpful to you.

For a couple more of these, man, I get you all the info you need.

I'm gonna duke you to a warehouse full of speed, pal.

I mean amphetamines, uppers, downers, black beauties.

- Louis and Frazier. - Frazier? No, thanks.

Can I have the next dance?

Hey, there, love cheeks.

Great outfits, girls.

You walking the streets again or is it Halloween?

- Funny, Crockett. - Yeah, I got your trick or treat.

I think they look pretty good.

I gotta make this fast. Crockett, Tubbs, where you at right now?

The Noogman gave us a line on a load of amphetamines.

He says it's stashed in a warehouse on 22nd Street.

- We're gonna check it out. - Need any backup?

Strictly small-time.

All right. Zito, Switek I want you to back up Trudy and Gina.

Finally got a picture on Ramirez. Master pimp.

Everything from streetwalkers to $1 ,000-a-night call girls.

On call to visiting conventioneers and politicians, the works.

- Where you guys at? - The streets, bottom rung.

We connected with this minor sleaze, Cinco, who works for Ramirez.

We haven't even met the main man yet.

That's him. You're moving up the ladder to get him.

He personally puts you out on call, we got a bust.

A major coup.

Cover them. I don't want anything to go wrong.

I'd rather blow the investigation than lose somebody.

Two girls, very well carved on female bodies...

floated up in the beach in Broward.

They were former Ramirez girls.

They were starting their own out-call service.

Don't get yourself compromised.

Don't worry about us, Lieutenant.

They haven't invented a tricky situation we can't handle.

That's pretty good, Gina. "Tricky situation."

- Thank you. - Put that in the routine.

Puns? That's for some cheap lounge act. I do inventive comedy.

Excuse me all to hell.

- What time is it? - Let's go.

Hey, you. You in the blue dress.

So you wanna party, honey?

Sure, I took a shower and everything. Get in.

You're so romantic.

Drive off.

Oh, hi. Wanna party?

- How much? - $250, cowboy.

Can you handle it?

I told you this was some good information.

You did not.

You said there was nothing here.

I said that?

Let's go check it out.

I don't know what we got.

Hey, pal.

Miami Vice. Come here.

What's your name?

Bob Rickert.

- What's going on, Bob? - Nothing.

What's in the boxes?

Just storing some stuff.

What's your name?

Bob Rickert.

Mind if we take a look?

Well, there's nothing... A look?

Oh, you should've locked that, Bob.

- Do you have a warrant? - Warrant?

We can have one here in about five minutes, if you wanna go that route.

No, I didn't think so.

Well, go ahead, but it ain't what it looks like.

Well, well, well.

You got a regular smorgasbord here of dope.

Tell me about it.

I can't.

Empty your pockets out on the floor.

Spread them.

- Step back. - He's clean.

Look...

isn't there something we could do?

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

You have the right to remain silent. If you choose not to remain silent...

anything you say may be used against you in court.

You have the right to an attorney.

If you can't afford an attorney, one will be provided for you.

- You understand these rights? - Yeah.

You're big-time, aren't you, Bob? You push junk, don't you, Bob?

Don't you talk bribes with me, pal. You're in enough trouble as it is.

Here. Set up here until I get some help.

I'll take him in. Get out there.

Where are you taking me?

You've never been to jail, kid?

Come here.

Look at the bottom.

That's jail. That's where you're going.

They got guys up there that are gonna love you.

- You gay? - I got a wife.

Too bad, 'cause we're talking five years before you see her again.

What's she gonna do?

I'm just helping some friends, that's all. From college.

I don't sell this stuff, and I sure don't use it.

Keep talking.

I can't.

How do you feel about not seeing your wife again till '89?

I rent a place. They drop the stuff off.

It's picked up and delivered. That's all I do.

When's the pick-up?

You know what you're asking me to do?

Hey, pal, you made this choice.

Tomorrow morning.

Where's this load going?

Some guy's house in North Miami.

His name is Alvarado. 125 Riverside.

Will I have to go to court?

You do nothing.

Let them make their pick-up just as usual.

Just relax, like nothing's changed.

Go home and be with your wife.

Go home, kid.

Ladies and gentlemen, bienvenidos.

Welcome to the Club Ocho, the myth of Miami.

Wanna date?

What kind of girl are you, asking those questions?

Weirdo boss man's right there behind you.

Take it easy.

So, I don't know. Maybe...

What? I'm a lady. I don't take pictures with nobodies.

What is she doing?

Why isn't she with him?

Why don't you quit breathing down our backs?

I don't like this guy.

Turn around.

Turn around.

- I'm gonna... - Don't.

You always have to mess up the merchandise, don't you?

- You better lay some bread on me, baby. - Or what?

Because you're no good to me otherwise.

Not bad.

That's nothing compared to what you'll see...

when you get me off the streets.

When the man thinks the time is right.

Of course, we might make it sooner if you...

lighten up.

I don't wanna catch nothing.

You're a hot one.

That's the one. That's the address the kid gave us.

This guy's serious.

Get out of there!

It's time. Let's go.

Sit down.

Let's go.

Get out of here.

Here. Cristal '75.

You have some business to talk over with me?

Do I look like somebody who should be working on the streets?

Yeah, why not?

You're a very beautiful girl. What's your name?

Paula.

You want to get off the street?

What do you got to offer me?

- Money. - In exchange for what?

Protection. You're the one who provides it.

I'm from Chicago.

This place has great action but no competition.

A lot of my book travels out here anyway, so it's convenient.

Why did you leave Chicago?

Small problems, a little heat.

It was time to move on.

What's your game?

Strictly call-outs.

Conventions. Vacationers. Politicians.

High rollers from the islands. $1,000 a throw.

Expensive.

I'm worth it.

Yeah. My end?

Perhaps some personal favour?

As long as I pay, it's just business.

You know, I think I can do this.

Show business, you know?

I think I've been bitten by the bug.

What'd he call us in for anyway?

I don't know. That's what we're gonna find out.

Hello, Dick.

- Sonny. - What's shaking?

This is my partner, Rico Tubbs.

You two know each other?

We bumped into each other a couple of times...

before Dick here became big-time.

So what are we here for?

I wanted to talk to you face to face.

What's on your mind?

I represent Sally Alvarado.

As you know, a heavy bond was posted as soon as he was eligible.

That should show you this case involves people of means.

Big time.

He's a punk, worse.

What I'm wondering is, why is a big-time lawyer like yourself...

handling his case?

- What did we step in? - More than you can handle.

Your warrant is based on information from a confidential source.

I'll need to know the identity of your informant for my client's defence.

I'm doing you a favour by telling you now instead of in court.

My informants are mine, pal, and they stay that way.

It'll be an issue in my pre-trial motion to beat the warrant.

Existing case law's on my side, Sonny.

Why not make it easier for everybody?

You guys are out of your league.

No, we're not gonna make it easy on you, Dick.

You're gonna have to do your job.

What happened this morning doesn't count for nothing, does it?

I mean, your client could've shot me and my partner and that'd be okay, too.

Let's get out of here, man.

My informant's name is 39.

I did a really stupid thing.

I got involved selling drugs with these guys from school.

What?

I got arrested.

This cop let me off...

but I told him what I know.

And...

I'm scared.

I don't know what to do.

- But it's over. - These guys I told him about...

they're dangerous.

What will happen, Bobby? I'm so worried.

We gotta get away from here.

Can I see you guys in the room?

Yeah, right. All right, look...

if he contacts you, I wanna hear from you right away. You got it?

No. Don't call me from your home phone.

Okay.

Just relax.

All right.

What'd you find out?

Nothing in the intelligence files on Rickert.

- Alvarado? - Alvarado.

Some sheet. Investigation of murder three times, attempted murder twice.

And the Bronco, it wasn't stolen.

Nothing.

That was Rickert. He's coming apart at the seams.

- He's scared to death. - You blame him?

You wanna hide him?

We got to. Let's go see the boss.

Yeah.

Where are you with this case?

We're nowhere.

We put three charges on this guy, Alvarado. The guy we busted?

Before we finished our report, he's out on bond.

I don't know who it is, but somebody spent a lot of money to get this guy off the hook.

- Where'd you get the case? - Informants.

Well, you rang somebody's bell...

hard.

Richard Cain has subpoenaed all your informant warrants and your affidavits.

D-A- doesn't wanna brush this one of)”. They wanna prosecute.

They will force you to name your informant.

We blow the case if we identify the informant.

They'll attack the affidavit for warrants. Plus, I'll have a canary out on a limb.

They get a judge who wants to push the issue...

you can go to jail on a contempt citation...

if you don't name that informant.

You got a decision to make, Sonny.

I've taken under advisement the arguments of Counsel...

regarding the procurement and issuance of Mr. Crockett's search warrant.

It looks good to me.

On motion of the defence...

Mr. Cain has brought up an interesting point of law.

His client has the right to know his accuser...

for purposes of questioning.

So on that motion, I hold for the defence.

Mr. Crockett, I order you to stand before this court...

and identify your informant.

I'm sorry, Your Honour. I can't do that.

You understand the consequences of your decision?

Yes, Your Honour. I do.

Mr. Crockett, I feel more strongly than other judges on this issue.

I ask you again.

Who is your informant?

I order you here and now to comply with this court.

I'm sorry, Your Honour, but I cannot do that.

Then I have no alternative but to hold you in contempt of court...

and instruct the bailiff to take you into custody for 30 days...

or until this court is satisfied.

You know as well I do that it's my job to deal with informants.

If I give you one, I may as well give you all of them...

because nobody on the streets is ever gonna trust me again.

You have disobeyed a direct order from this court...

- I'm a police officer! - I will not stand for this disrespect...

- I'm a police officer! - Will the court entertain a bond hearing...

- On the contempt charge? - Court is adjourned.

You know that cop I told you about?

He's in jail.

He wouldn't identify me in court.

Please, sit down.

Happy that you could come. Have something to drink.

No, thank you.

Everything's been good since you've made our arrangement.

- I hope you're pleased. - I have no complaints.

Cinco says you've been doing very well since you're with us.

We should've got you out of that bar sooner.

I'm sorry to have to say that.

But now I plan to expose you to an elite clientele.

You'll make lots of money...

and you're to accompany me on certain special business trips.

I'm flattered.

I'm sure I'll live up to your expectations.

Tonight I'm having some friends over for dinner.

I wish you to be here. Say 9:00?

I'll look forward to it.

A party.

- What are you doing here? - I have business with your boss.

I need to talk to you about some possible problems.

What problems?

It seems there's a van parked in Little Havana.

We found some equipment.

There may be a wiretap. Somebody taking pictures.

Wiretap who?

There's wire stretched all over this town.

On you? The clubs? What?

I don't know.

What is it? Cops? Feds? What?

- I don't know, sir. - What do I pay you for?

To protect me...

not to sit there and say you don't know. “I don't know."

Where there's a wiretap, there's an informant.

How long has that girl Paula been around?

Couple of months.

Everything's been very smooth.

Now there's more arrests. Revenue drops off.

She has to leave Chicago for some trouble.

Suddenly a wiretap.

I say she left Chicago because she was somebody's informant.

Get rid of her. Now. Fast.

Whoa, not too fast.

I gotta see her tonight.

AftenNards.

Where the hell have you been?

- I hit. - What?

He wants me to meet new people. The big money.

Go with him on business deals.

He wants me to have dinner with him tonight.

- Dinner. - Yeah. Business.

He's having other people come. Top people.

But you can't go without backup.

Then take me as your friend.

I can't.

He wants me to go there alone.

He's got other people coming. He wants to talk.

What are you gonna do if he wants more than just talk?

What is with you?

I can handle this.

All right. How about this one? "Come on. Let's go.

"Get some chicken, pizza, some Nutty Buddies." What do you think?

- You know, for the movie? - When is he gonna stop this?

Try it again, Stan. It's not funny yet.

Sonny.

All right. This guy looks familiar.

How you feel?

You must've pulled in some pretty heavy markers to get me out.

Thanks.

I don't use markers, Sonny.

Rickert went into Cain's office and identified himself as your informant.

While you were sitting, he called here.

Heard about it in the newspaper.

He was real upset.

Everything I tried to do to cairn him down, nothing would work, man.

Damn it.

There was no way to know, man. No way to stop him.

Yeah, great. Tell that to his widow.

Now what?

The case is blown.

Cain got Rickert to agree not to testify in a new pre-trial on the warrant.

He withdrew his motion in front of Judge Cohen and...

Alvarado walks.

Walked.

Wonderful. That's just wonderful.

We got a pusher, a suspected mob hit man...

and God knows what else, and he does less time in this case than I did!

You look great.

When are the others coming?

They aren't.

It's me. I'm the party.

What about our business deals?

What about them?

- As long as I pay... - Yeah?

Let's just be friends, all right?

Are you a hooker or what? Or something else?

Yeah. I'm a hooker.

To the bedroom.

These guys are stand-up dudes.

I mean, my man Crockett did time rather than give up his informants.

Come on, homeboy. That's how stand-up dude this guy is.

Thanks for coming, fellas.

- Noogie, why this place? - I thought we needed to be alone.

Like I said the other day, man:

You can't be too careful with the eyes and the ears of the world constantly upon you.

Don't be bashful. Meet my friends. Fellas, this is Trick Baby.

A no-good, lowlife, thief, hustler, junkie pimp.

And that's all there is good to say about my man.

Go ahead, tell them what you know about Alvarado.

Well, don't stand there looking dumb. Tell them what you laid on me.

You know Sally Alvarado?

Everybody on the streets knows Sally Alvarado.

Nobody will talk about him 'cause it's like talking about the Black Death.

I mean, Alvarado's a bad dude.

He's the enforcer for the man who runs everything in this town.

Gambling, junk, girls. Won't nobody even talk about the dude.

Who is this "dude"? Who are you talking about?

Lupo Ramirez.

He runs all the rackets in South Miami.

Go ahead, tell them what you know about Ramirez.

There's gonna be another body floating around soon.

Go on, tell them what you know, man. You dissing me.

There's this broad in his organization he's got figured for a snitch...

so he gonna have her hit, probably tonight.

- You know where? - No.

Who's gonna do the job?

Ramirez got two or three different guys who can handle it.

You know the broad?

The only thing I know about the broad is her name is Paula.

- That's Gina. - We gotta roll, Noogie. Thanks.

Hey, Crockett. I like the way you held up, man.

How'd you hear about it?

Crockett, my man. Word like that spreads like wildfire.

Get out the way.

Gina? Open up.

Gina, it's Trudy.

You all right?

What's wrong? You got your phone off the hook.

I don't feel like talking to anybody.

Take that out and burn it.

- Cover the outside. - All right.

Trudy, call an ambulance.

- You okay? - Yeah, I'm okay.

I don't know about this guy.

Get me to a hospital. I'm dying.

Who do you work for?

Alvarado and Ramirez.

I can't say anything about Ramirez. He's too powerful.

What about Alvarado?

Ramirez's right-hand man.

I handle the broads. He takes care of the junk.

You take care of me, I'll do anything you want with Alvarado.

Alvarado just beat a junk bust.

What do you know about it?

He's gonna kill the guy who set him up.

He knows who it is. The cops got him stashed...

but he'll find him, believe me.

Come on, pal. I need more.

I've been with Alvarado when he's killed.

I'm dying. You take care of me...

I'll help you.

- Where do we find Alvarado? - Club Ocho.

You're gonna be all right.

Take care of this guy. Don't let him die. You're gonna be okay, pal.

Here's Stan.

Hi. How's everybody doing? Well, it's good to be here tonight.

My name is Stan, and I'm Mr. Comedy.

Hi. How are you? Where are you from?

Colombia. Hey, nice town.

Ring a bell?

Good. My agent's here tonight.

Too bad you didn't bring some more people.

I'd like to do a couple of impressions for you tonight.

Kind of get the show going.

The first one, we don't need any introduction at all.

I think you know who it is.

Red, Sonny, and Dr. Nick.

Let's get Mama and get the Cadillac, get some chicken...

and some pizza.

Thank you.

Let's see. Who else do I know?

Here's one I think a lot of you people here will know...

since you're all from out of town.

Just kidding.

Here's one, it's kind of a famous one, and I think you'll get this one.

You're under arrest, Alvarado.

That's very funny.

You ought to take your act up there on the stage.

I think the people would enjoy it.

You got nothing on me. Nobody's gonna snitch.

Cinco did.

Six murders. Prostitution. Drugs.

You can come along nice-like...

or you don't have to come along at all.

I see we're having a problem...

with someone not being able to pay their bill.

Let that be a lesson, ladies and gentlemen.

You can't pay your bill, you get a little police escort.

See you, fellows. Don't go away mad.

What's this, the Girl Scouts?

Miami Vice. You're under arrest.

- You're kidding. - Alvarado told us plenty.

Get up.

I'm not going no place with you.

Put it down.

You wouldn't shoot me.

We meant so much to each other.