After a robbery small time crook Izzy Moreno is caught red handed... and red faced after getting covered in dye; he is going down a long time if he can't provide the police with information on somebody much higher up the criminal food chain. The name he drops is Louis McCarthy; a man with a taste for fast boats and the sort of lifestyle that is funded by the importation of large quantities of cocaine. The problem is nobody knows how he is doing it; there is no where he could possibly be hiding it on his boat. Crockett and Tubbs want to get into his private boat race in order to get closer to him but he doesn't want them there and if they lose they are out several thousand dollars. They manage to get in when Crockett bets his Ferrari in a game of pool but the money is still a problem; they borrow it from Gina but she has to have it back in a few days so they have to be sure they can win! While trying to get into the race Tubbs gets acquainted with McCarthy's girl friend, Vanessa, and quickly they fall in love, something that could make things difficult for him later.
This was another exciting episode; there was no real threat that any of the team would get hurt; McCarthy never showed any propensity for violence; indeed he didn't even struggle when finally caught. The reason it was exciting was the boat race; it was great watching several high speed boats powering through the water to the song 'Born to be Wild'. It was also fun to see the return of Martin Ferrero; his first character died in the pilot but now he is playing Izzy the informant. On the down side a bit too much time was spent on Tubbs and Vanessa's relationship; Miami Vice should be about busting bad guys while looking sharp; not romance with long love scenes! Still the relationship story had a twist at the end that made it almost worth while.
This was another exciting episode; there was no real threat that any of the team would get hurt; McCarthy never showed any propensity for violence; indeed he didn't even struggle when finally caught. The reason it was exciting was the boat race; it was great watching several high speed boats powering through the water to the song 'Born to be Wild'. It was also fun to see the return of Martin Ferrero; his first character died in the pilot but now he is playing Izzy the informant. On the down side a bit too much time was spent on Tubbs and Vanessa's relationship; Miami Vice should be about busting bad guys while looking sharp; not romance with long love scenes! Still the relationship story had a twist at the end that made it almost worth while.