Miami Vice
The Big Thaw
Season 4, Episode 4 · Aired 1987-10-23
Synopsis
Crockett and Tubbs stumble onto a cryogenically frozen Rastafarian and have to uncover who's entitled to the body---a mad scientist's assistant, his estranged wife, or Izzy.
In the series
This episode is part of Miami Vice (1984–1989) on NBC.
Pastel cops, needle drops, and fashion as plot armor.
Key cast
- Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett
- Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
- Edward James Olmos as Lieutenant Martin Castillo
- Saundra Santiago as Detective Gina Calabrese
- Olivia Brown as Detective Trudy Joplin
- Michael Talbott as Detective Stan Switek