Miami Vice (1984–1989): Season 5, Episode 18 - World of Trouble - full transcript
Experimental EMP railgun is stolen by the son of Al Lombard, Sonny's recurring frienemy and former mob underboss, who vanished after his boss Librizzi sent hitmen after him. When Al reappears to visit his kid, the hitmen find them.
This turkey
is really late.
Maybe Torres decided that
ripping off a shipment
from killers like
Aguila and Perena wasn't
such a hot idea after all.
No way.
He's not gonna
pass up a chance
to turn stash into cash
no matter how scared he is.
He'll show.
Sure hope
you're right, partner.
'Cause he's all we got.
Bet on it.
RICO: Looks like you win.
Good old
dependable greed, Rico.
It's a winner every time.
(RICO CHUCKLES)
Damn, Torres,
it's about time,
we were starting to
figure you for a new notch
on Aguila's belt.
You see any extra holes?
You wanna get on with this,
or you guys are gonna
count off for tardy points?
Okay, okay, chill out, man.
That the stuff you ripped off
from your employer?
My former employer.
'Cause I'm in business
for myself now.
And from now on,
anytime you need anything
for your powdered pleasure,
I'm the man to see.
All right?
Yeah, right. You're the man,
okay, let's see.
Nothing but the purest,
my friends.
Straight from Bogota
and no steps in between.
Now, isn't that
a beautiful sight?
Yeah, perfect.
GEORGIE:
Stop where you are!
What the hell was that?
You are surrounded.
Put down your weapon!
Surrender or face
the consequences!
Aguila sent you,
didn't he?
Aguila?
(LAUGHING)
Aguila?
Who the hell are you?
I'm your worst nightmare,
scumball.
(MUSIC PLAYING)
I am the swift sword
of justice,
I'm the cleaning broom
that's gonna clean this city
of drug dealing filth
like you.
I'm Miracle Man!
I'm outta here.
I'll tend to you guys after
I apprehend this villain.
Tell the world
your drug dealing days
are over.
Miracle Man is here.
You could run
but you can't hide, darling!
Do you believe this?
Bet this has got
quite a kick to it.
Chocolate.
A little old.
Okay, word out on the street
Aguila's more brutal
than usual,
if that's possible.
He must be taking some
serious heat from Perena
for losing part
of that shipment.
That's why I think
Torres is our best shot.
He was freaked before.
But after all that weirdness,
he's gotta be a basket case.
He'll beg us to roll over
on Perena and Aguila.
Hey, Tubby, I heard
you had a close encounter
of the weird kind.
(CHUCKLES)
Where's Sonny?
He's meeting Castillo
up in Orlando
to testify
in the Cepeda case.
Did he fly or just
beam himself up there?
(BOTH CHUCKLING)
Speaking of flying,
did anyone pick up
that Miracle maniac yet?
There's an APB out on him
but nobody's seen him.
It's like he just vanished.
Yeah? Well, let's hope
he remains the Invisible Man.
Catch.
(CHUCKLING)
Yeah. Well, here are
the men
I wanted you to meet.
Tubbs, Switek,
I guess you know
this man.
This is Terry.
The television journalist?
Perhaps you've seen my show
Society's Watchdog?
(SNICKERS) It's a little
past my bedtime.
(CHUCKLES) That's cute.
I like this guy.
COMMISSIONER WILLIFORD:
Mr. Terry is planning
a special show
on what it's really like
to be a Vice cop.
Let us know
what you find out.
Detectives.
Come into my office.
I want you to give this man
your full cooperation.
I don't think
I have to tell you
what this kind of publicity
can mean to the department.
Do I?
(CLEARS THROAT)
Lt'll be terrific.
I see the whole show
shot in shadows
and half light,
sort of a film noir thing.
The focus will be
on me, of course.
Or my day
as a Miami Vice cop.
The cameras will follow
the three of us
around everywhere,
recording our every move.
You know, I hate
to break this to you,
but we are undercover.
And cameras kind of
cramp our style.
Nothing to worry about.
Your covers will be safe.
We can alter your voices,
change your names,
we can even futz
with your faces.
Listen, buddy,
I like my face
just the way it is.
So why don't you find
some other players?
Tubbs, can I speak to you
for a minute?
Look, let's look at
the overall picture here.
Commissioner,
we're working on
a very sensitive
undercover operation.
STAN: We got a guy
who's gonna roll over
right now.
Splendid. Sounds like
the ratings grabber
we're looking for.
I'll leave you and Eric
to work out the details, huh?
So, you're cops, right?
How about some donuts?
I'm buying.
TERRY: Look it,
I know what you guys
are thinking.
You're trying
to do your job
and along comes this
obnoxious TVjerk
trying to
get in the way, hmm?
Jerk wasn't the word
that I had in mind.
Look it's not like that.
To tell you the truth,
I always wanted
to be a cop myself,
I just never had the ganas
if you know
what I'm talking about.
I mean, God,
when I think about
guys like you
putting your life on the line
day after day, I mean,
man, you are the real
American heroes.
Hey, come on,
how about it, huh?
Hey, where do we start?
How about it?
Tell you what,
I'll go and
I'll meet you there, okay?
You just give me
the address, huh?
Maybe next time.
Hey, nice car.
Look it, why don't you
just give me the...
Don't call us,
we'll call you,
all right?
STAN: You're parked
in the yellow.
Did you get everything?
Hey, you lose them,
you lose your job. Got it?
Don't worry.
Okay, come on.
Let's go. Let's go.
(MAN CHATTERING)
COP: Come on.
Get back on the curb.
Step back.
Oh, great, just great.
Somebody whacked him.
Two bullet holes
to the head.
Looks like
Aguila's signature,
all right.
Drug lord justice.
Right in our barrios.
In our neighborhoods.
Well, well, lookie here.
The man who lived
and died in that house
was a bad man,
he was rotten to the core.
But the real villain
is the vicious dog
who slaughtered him.
(CROWD APPROVING)
That villainist drug dealer
Manuel Aguila.
Is this the kind of reptile
that you want living
in your neighborhood?
PEOPLE: No! No!
Do you want these evil men
pumping their deadly poisons
into the veins
of your children?
PEOPLE: No!
Do you want to give up
your homes, your cities,
your lives...
(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)
...to these
bloodthirsty criminals?
Okay, come on, fellows,
let's move it on.
Sarge. Bring the mouth
over here.
Well, Miracle Man
can't do this alone.
He needs the help of
every man, woman and child.
And you can start right now
with those two drug dealers
right there.
There's your poisoners.
There they are.
WOMAN: Get them!
There they are,
right there.
Fabulous.
You getting all this?
You bet, boss.
All right. It's okay.
Over here now, these men
want to talk to you.
All right, it's all right.
Listen, it's okay.
You can all go home now!
We know who they are!
And our eyes are on them
all the time!
Here's the mouth.
The police department
is inside
with the drug lords!
Cops? You guys?
I'm sorry,
I thought that you were
drug-dealing scum.
No, we arrest
drug-dealing scum,
or try to,
until certain individuals
get in our way.
Translation is butt out.
Hey, listen, man,
before I became Miracle Man
nobody listened to me.
Now, well,
hey, you saw the crowd.
Yeah, while interfering
with an official
police investigation.
Keep it up, you're gonna
go to the slammer.
Hey, guys, I'm trying
to clean up this city.
I'm what you call
a concerned citizen.
Concerned citizen?
Vigilante is more like it.
(SCOFFS)
I can't believe this.
A guy tries to
flush this city
of drug-dealing slime
and that's the thanks
that he gets?
Hey, I'm trying
to help you guys.
(MUSIC PLAYING)
You wanna help?
Help yourself.
Stay out of police business
or you're gonna
wind up in jail.
Comprende?
(MUSIC STOPS)
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
Yo soy Miracle Man.
Why can't you think
before you act?
AGUILA: We got the rest
of the shipment back,
didn't we?
And I took care of Torres
like you told me.
Can I help it
if I enjoy my work?
You enjoy it
too much, Aguila.
It makes you sloppy.
No, I did it clean.
They can't prove zip.
That's not the point,
damn it.
Your name was dragged
through the mud
right in front of
Torres' house
by this Miracle freak.
He exposed you.
You worry about him?
He's nothing but a crazy fool.
A crazy fool
who will soon connect
you to me.
I can't have that.
There's serious heat
all around us.
It makes our shipment
that much harder to move.
You just leave it to me.
I got some hot new buyers.
They'll take our load
off our hands for 30 a kee.
Fifteen a kee,
and no more man.
You trying to insult me,
Mr. Cooper?
If I wanted to insult you,
you'd know about it.
Maybe I can go 27.
Maybe you'll take 17.
You and your boss are so hot,
you're glowing.
It's a buyer's market.
Okay.
Okay, meet me back here
at 8:00.
Just to show you our hearts
are in the right place.
The drinks are on us.
(PHONE RINGING)
Lzzy's Greenhouse Effect.
Yes, yes, I remember.
I just talked to you
two minutes ago.
Yes. You want
the Venus flytrap eater.
And you still got flies?
Listen, maybe
it's not your plant,
maybe it's your hygiene.
Hello?
Hello?
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
Hey, welcome,
just browse around
if you like.
Izzy, don't you recognize me?
You're that guy that
chases the drug dealers.
(STUTTERING) Help me...
Miracle Man!
Yes, I heard of you.
What are you doing here?
Oh, oh, the plants?
Hey, all these plants
are legit a mundo,
miracle guy.
Izzy, it's me.
Georgie, Jorge Esteban.
Cousin Jorge, cousin Jorge.
Good to see you, my friend!
Plantado.
Hey, you want to come inside.
I'll make you a papa double.
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
What? It's fruit juice
and rum and no sugar.
It's Hemingway's
favorite drink.
IZZY: It sure beats
the six and a half
by four foot isolation cell
in bonito, huh?
That's nice.
I can't believe it.
My cousin is a Miracle Man.
Is a hombre millagroso.
One and the same.
You want a mojito?
No, gracias.
Listen, tell me something.
Are you some kind of a nut?
What?
What are you talking about?
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
Going around badmouthing
a dude like Aguila.
It's not healthy, man.
This guy thinks a gun control
means being able
to hit your target.
Listen, I talked that jive
just for the effect,
but I mean what I say.
At Pine View,
that hospital where I worked,
I saw what
these dealers poisons
do to people.
They must be stopped, lzzy.
Yeah? You keep this up, man,
and you gonna end up
back at that hospital
and I don't mean
just working there.
These guys are
not messing around.
Hey, I'm not afraid of them.
They got to deal
with Miracle Man.
Yeah, you know the only way
is to undercut
the profit margin
and that means,
the "L" word.
Your way, you gonna end up
like miracle manure.
Listen, lzzy,
I got a problem here.
I need a place to kick back,
where the forces of evil
can't reach me,
while I make my plans, so...
(KNOCK ON DOOR)
Were you followed here, huh?
The guy from the TV.
Welcome.
Excuse me, I'm looking...
Ah, there he is.
Miracle Man
where have you been?
We've been looking
all over for you.
Miracle Man,
I want you to know
we saw that
little demonstration
of yours yesterday,
very impressive.
(WHISPERS)
That's the guy from TV,
that's Eric Fairy.
Terry. Eric Terry.
Let's get right to the point.
Miracle Man,
how would you like to
get your message out
to 20 million people?
Maybe more
if my instincts are correct.
I want to put you on my show,
Society's Watchdog.
What do you say?
20 million people you...
Excuse me.
Wait hold it. Who are you?
I happen to be
the Miracle Man's cous...
Consultant.
His business consultant.
Now what are we talking about
for this appearance
by way of compensation?
No, no. I'm sorry
this is a news show,
it's a public service.
We don't pay our guests.
I'm sure you understand.
Oh, I understand.
I mean you're very serious.
Very non-profit. Legit.
We'll just take this
to Geraldo, or Phil,
Oprah, maybe even Lettersman.
Well, in this case,
I'm sure we can come up
with some sort of
agreeable contribution.
Now you're talking.
'Cause I was just telling
the Miracle Man today
what a very brave
and smart thing
that he was doing.
(SPANISH MUSIC PLAYING)
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
Now.
He better stop
filling up on appetizers,
or my man's not gonna have
an appetite.
Let's go serve him
his main course.
Stop! You...
Don't panic. It's all right.
Oh, no.
Not now.
It's okay, I'm here
for only one man.
(CHUCKLING)
That vicious monster
of the drug underworld,
Manuel Aguila.
What the hell is wrong
with this guy?
I knew I'd find
a maggot like you
with that poison
in front of you.
Come quietly, Manuel Aguila,
or face the wrath
of Miracle Man.
Whoa! Whoa!
You're either very brave,
Mr. Miracle Man,
or a crazy fool.
But either way you're dead.
Oh, yeah. What are
you going to do to me
from prison?
Manuel Aguila,
I hereby arrest you
in the name of the law.
Get this guy out of here,
man, get him out.
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
TERRY: Perfect.
That was fantastic.
That was perfect.
Wonderful bust, Miracle Man,
that was fabulous.
GEORGIE: All right,
let's arrest them now.
Dial 911.
We better get
some uniforms in here.
It's fabulous.
A perfectly good bust,
blown to bits because
the lone stranger here
wants to play super cop.
Hey, how was I
supposed to know
that you guys
were gonna be there? Honest.
I was just following Aguila.
I was only gonna
shake him up a little bit.
But I saw the drugs
and I got carried away.
I'm sorry.
Sorry, just doesn't cut it
with that maniac Aguila
out on the streets.
He's out?
How did he get out?
I made a perfectly
good citizen's arrest.
Which sticks like Teflon.
He's free and you're lucky
that he didn't
press charges against you.
Hell, you're lucky
he didn't
blow your head off.
Oh, blow my head off.
I doubt it.
Georgie, are you crazy?
His bodyguards pack heat.
Hey, listen, I'm not crazy.
All right? He can't touch me.
All right, except on Mondays.
That's when
my force field is down.
Hey, guys, listen.
That was a joke.
Commissioner
wants to see you, now.
RICO: Thank God.
Take care of it.
He's got some serious stones,
going after
a dude like Aguila.
Could be.
Or maybe he's just a whanker
who likes seeing his picture
on the tube.
Cynical words, partner.
My last hero
was Santa Claus.
And he turned out
to be a gland case
attending weight watchers.
Hard-hearted Stanley.
Well, we know better. Right?
Yeah.
COMMISSIONER WILLIFORD: Come on in.
You want to see us,
Commissioner?
Yeah. Mr. Terry
has a very interesting idea,
I would like
the both of you to hear it.
Eric.
I'll be brief, Detectives.
I want to put
Miracle Man on my show.
A special report
on new ways to deal
with Miami's drug problem.
Eric, you gotta be kidding.
Look, look,
all I'm suggesting is
an open forum,
a public airing
of opposing points of view,
an impartial debate,
if you will.
Miracle Man on the one side
and on the other,
you and Detective Switek.
You got to get real man.
You know you sound
as crazy as he is.
On television?
What about our covers?
Eric, assures me
your covers will be
completely protected.
You'll be behind a screen.
Your faces will be
in the shadows all the time.
With all due respect,
Commissioner, sir.
PR is not a part
of our job description.
Thank you, sir.
Well?
Don't worry,
I'll talk to them.
Here he comes.
(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)
(TIRES SCREECHING)
Watch it, buster.
Hey!
Well, well. Just the guys
I've been looking for.
We don't like
being stood up, man.
Hey, hey, I'm sorry.
I had a little run-in
with this Miracle dude.
How 'bout
if we start all over again?
Just like nothing happened?
You know I really
like to do business,
but I don't think
this chump can handle 'em.
He's got the caped crusader
on his tail.
So?
So, you going Hollywood,
or you running for
political office?
What's that suppose to mean?
That means your face
is making the rounds.
Newspapers, TV...
Gentlemen, please,
you're undermining
my integrity.
What do I have to do
to prove my sincerity?
You, nothing.
Aw, come on.
Maybe... Just maybe,
you can turn us on
to the boss, man.
STAN: Yeah, a little,
light dinner conversation.
Wait a minute.
I couldn't. I can't. No.
(ENGINE STARTING)
Think about it.
GEORGIE: (ON TV)
And nothing's gonna change.
With filth
like this Carlos Perena
and Manuel Aguila
can no longer
sell their poison
to our young people.
And I mean people
like this, they just
got to be stopped.
You understand what I mean?
Tough talk, Miracle Man.
So you're saying
that the Miami Vice boys
have not done squat?
No, no, not exactly.
They ought
to talk to me about
these Vice cities.
They make doing
business in this city
near impossible.
PERENA: Do you have
something for me, Ricky?
Yeah, sure. I got it.
Very good.
But next time,
don't be late.
You got it.
Just playing.
(RICKY GROANING)
(GRUNTS)
Not even the infamous
Carlos Perena is safe
from the power
of Miracle Man.
What's this?
Your dirty drug money?
Don't worry, Perena.
Miracle Man
will find good use for it.
(PEOPLE SCREAMING)
GEORGIE: Money!
(SHOUTING IN SPANISH)
We are undergoing
a revolution, my friends.
Drug dealers money,
here take it.
What Perena takes
from the people,
Miracle Man gives back.
Take it, it's yours.
I got Miracle Man t-shirts.
This is what they want,
don't give them your money.
This is what
brings the violence.
The drugs
to your neighborhood.
Don't give it to them!
Bring that guy over here.
Don't give them your money.
Here, take it.
This is what they want,
this is what
they're here for.
Don't allow them
to infest your neighborhoods,
drive them out.
Take it, it's yours.
This is what they want,
don't give it to them.
Use it to buy food
for your children.
This is what brings
the violence,
this is what
brings them here.
Don't give them your money!
All right,
all right, all right.
(PEOPLE SCREAMING)
GEORGIE: Okay, okay,
all right, will you...
Got me, all right, okay?
Tell me you won the lottery.
I'm returning to the people
money which
rightfully belongs to them.
Making it possible
for kids to live in
a drug-free world, all right,
and stuff like that.
Wonderful, wonderful,
wonderful.
Where did
the money come from?
From drug dealers, of course.
I mean,
a man has to stand up
if he's a man,
and everybody,
everybody loves
what I'm doing.
Even lzzy,
come on I'll show you.
BOTH: Lzzy?
(PEOPLE CLAPPING)
Isn't it great? Cousin lzzy.
Cousin?
Yeah.
Narco-ranchers
are buying up more land.
That means
that drug traffickers
will be coming into
your neighborhood.
He promised that
he's gonna use every dollar
to help build
a drug rehabilitation center
right here in our barrio.
(MAN SHOUTING)
Right. Then he's gonna
open a hospital
in the jungle for lepers.
With your aggressive
surveillance binoculars
recognize
their satellite dishes,
and their excessive security,
iron bars on the windows,
and doors and balconies...
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
I don't want you to
be hanging around
no more street corners. Okay?
You, too, I see you
on the corner over there,
you don't be
around there anymore.
We also got night lights
to keep the dope dealers
away after dark.
Also we got special discounts
for members of
the law enforcement.
Is Miracle Man your cousin?
Yes, technically speaking.
We were raised
in Kuwait together
during the revolution.
We use to soften
counterfeit bills
with coffee grounds
and cigarette ashes.
Why doesn't any of this
surprise me?
Hey, listen, we got
a couple of nice
Miracle Man toilet seats here.
When you lift the lid,
it plays
the Miracle Man theme.
(TIRES SCREECHING)
(PEOPLE SCREAMING)
Get down! Get down!
Come on, if you want me
I'm right here!
I'm right here!
I'm right here!
(SCREAMING)
(PEOPLE CLAMORING)
I really got them
running scared now.
Drug dealers
must be stopped,
and I got to stop them.
Hey, why don't you
just leave it rest?
Protective custody's
for your own good, Georgie.
Aguila and Perena
aren't just playing games
out there, you know.
Well, I ain't
playing games, too.
And they'll find out.
No more games,
I promise you that.
Hi, there, campers.
Well I got some chips,
I got some diet sodas.
Sorry, Georgie,
they were all outta
comic books.
What'd I say?
(SIGHS)
Aguila called,
the meet is set with Perena.
You ready?
Let's do it.
What was that all about?
I don't know,
maybe she had too much lately.
Hey, Georgie,
don't mind Stan,
he was just born that way.
You don't think that
I don't know
that people laugh at me?
At the way I dress,
the things I say?
I know! I know, I know!
(EXHALES)
Hey, Georgie,
you want to talk about this?
I'm a pretty good listener.
That's my daughter, Theresa.
She's pretty.
You ever see someone die
of an overdose?
At the end, they get
so... so pale, so white...
It's like
you can see the poison,
right through their skin.
Georgie, I'm sorry.
How?
It's my fault
that she got into drugs.
Georgie, you didn't
turn her on, did you?
(SOBBING) No.
But, I was a user
and I told her not to.
But, see, she wants to
be like her father.
(SOBBING)
You can't keep
blaming yourself.
You see that's why
I have to stop them.
But men like,
like Perena and Aguila
are so strong.
It would almost take a...
A Miracle Man?
(EXHALES)
Is that why
you wear that outfit
and chase drug dealers?
There are other
men's daughters, others' sons.
Maybe I can help them.
You know something, Georgie,
I think maybe you are
a miracle man, after all.
Yes, I am.
I think.
PERENA:
Mr. Cooper, Mr. Perena.
At last we meet.
I've heard so much about you
from my associates.
Likewise.
This is my partner, Stan.
It is my pleasure.
May I offer you
something to drink?
No, no.
I hate to put a damper
on all this hospitality...
Where and when?
Neither.
The deal has changed.
I don't like being
turned around, man.
Is it the money?
No, no,
the money is adequate.
So, what's the problem?
It's much too dangerous now.
Everywhere I turn
there is this Miracle Man.
You're kidding.
The reason I asked you here
is that you seem like
enterprising gentlemen.
If you can eliminate
this Miracle Man,
perhaps we can make a deal.
Is that all? No problem.
What makes you think you can?
Let's just say
that's my specialty.
You eliminate this nuisance
and you have a deal, Cooper.
Otherwise forget it.
I thought Georgie was nuts.
(RICO SIGHING)
You know what's amazing?
We protect Miracle Man
from Perena.
And now Perena
wants us to protect him
from Miracle Man?
STAN: Wait till
Georgie hears that.
(BOTH LAUGHING)
Hello.
Where are they?
He's gone.
Gina?
GINA: Rico! Rico over here
in the bathroom.
(DOORKNOB RATTLING)
Are you all right?
Let loose the bolt here.
He was sick.
He said he had a headache.
So I came in here
to get some aspirin.
Next thing I know,
he locks me in here.
(SIGHING)
Of course,
he apologized three times
before he left.
IZZY: You lost him?
You lost the Miracle Man?
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
I had him lined up
with Time,
I had him lined up
with Newsweek,
I had an interview at 4:00
with Sonski. I got to cancel.
What a touching display
of family concern.
Don't worry,
anything happens to him,
I will hold you two
personally irresponsible.
Hey, lzzy,
we want to find him
as badly as you do.
You have any idea
where he went?
Try the bat cave?
We'll do that, lz.
Or you can try
little Havana. Sector 60.
And when you find him
you tell him to get in touch
with his agent, immediately.
Or he can just go back
to his job at the hospital.
What hospital is that, lz?
I don't know.
Pine Valley or Pine Sol,
or Pining for the Fords.
I had him lined up,
signed, sealed
and delivered
for his own cable TV show.
He was going to be
bigger than that
Swami Home Shoppers.
Yeah, hello, Gina.
I need to get some information
on hospitals.
Yeah, Pine...
Pine...
What did you say
the name of the hospital was?
(GROANING)
(BREATHING HEAVILY)
(EXCLAIMING) Here it is.
Jorge Esteban, Georgie.
I remember him now.
Quite an interesting patient,
actually.
GINA: Patient?
You mean Georgie
didn't work here?
Georgie has
a very active imagination.
It's actually quite common
among manic depressives.
Manic depressive?
Georgie is on
an emotional rollercoaster.
And when he's in
his manic state,
he's on top of the world.
Liable to move to
another city,
change his identity.
Almost anything at all.
And when the rollercoaster
goes over the top?
That's the sad part.
You see this is
a degenerative disease.
And the fantasy
gradually becomes reality,
the only reality.
That is, of course, unless
they're properly medicated.
And what happens
if they're not?
Well, they usually
try self-medication,
they'll do anything at all
to get back the up feeling.
Coffee, diet pills,
any kind of upper at all.
And in Georgie's case,
he's liable to
revert to cocaine.
So what happens
when this self-medication
wears off?
Anxiety, depression,
sometimes even suicide.
(SIGHS)
We've got to find him.
Dr. Markham,
do you have any idea
where he might go?
When Georgie used to
get very depressed
he would talk about
his early childhood,
the neighborhood.
Something about a playground.
I don't remember
the name of it,
but it was on the south side.
GINA: Thank you.
TRUD Y: Thank you.
Hey, kid, come here.
Check this out.
And the price is right.
We are talking
some righteous crank.
Really take you
all the way up.
Up?
It's Miracle Man,
let's split!
What, drugs?
Yeah?
Aguila. It's Miracle Man.
It's time to face
your fate.
Anytime. Where are you?
I'm at Sheppard's Park.
You come alone, if you dare.
Why would
I need anyone else?
Yeah.
Hey, Gina,
thanks for the information.
Sheppard's Park.
Batmobile to the rescue.
What is it you want?
A piece of the action?
Name it?
Justice.
You'll never break through
my Miracle Man force field.
Your force field?
You really think
that you are a superhero,
don't you?
I do have a force field.
As soon as I can
get it activated.
You really are
just a crazy fool.
No, I'm not. I'm not crazy.
I'm just...
You're dead.
(GEORGIE SCREAMS)
(BOTH GRUNTING)
(GUNSHOT)
Hey, hold it! Freeze!
(SIGHS)
(REPORTERS CHATTERING)
There are rumors
Miracle Man may be
emotionally disturbed.
Is he competent
to stand trial?
That remains to be seen.
Please no more questions.
FEMALE REPORTER:
One more question, please.
(REPORTERS CLAMORING)
Anything?
He's like
a million miles away.
Straight down.
RICO: Georgie.
Georgie, you got
some people here to see you.
Daddy?
Georgie.
Honey.
Theresa?
No, Georgie. This is Amy.
Your other daughter.
Remember?
Amy.
Georgie.
Georgie.
Theresa is dead.
It's time to let her go.
We need you. Please.
(LOCK RATTLING)
RICO: Perena,
I always keep my promises.
The Miracle Man
is in a rubber room
looking at 10 years
hard time.
You're gonna see it
on the news man.
PERENA: Good work.
So,
let's make a deal.
RICO: Why don't
you meet me tonight
at 10:00, at that dance club
that closed down
on Highway 1?
Thresleches.
And, Perena,
don't forget the door prize.
I'll be there.
Cool.
You won't believe this.
(WOMAN CHATTERING ON PA)
Dr. Hermanos.
I am here for the Esteban
psychiatric evaluation.
Evaluation?
But the doctor was just here.
What are you talking about?
Dr. Troutman. Yes.
He only handles
the physotropic symptoms.
I was called in
to deal with
the psychokinetic disease.
The neuro-consciousness
frontier.
Nobody told me
about any specialist.
You think that one doctor
examines the whole brain?
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
I specialize
in Hispanic depressives.
What?
I seen it a hundred times.
One second they're down
just totally depressed,
really...
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
They think
they're Caesar Romero.
I'll just help myself.
It's spreading like
the bucolic plague.
I mean, even celebrities,
you know, Geraldo Rivera.
His real name
is Jerry Rivers.
Muy tragic, no?
I hope I'm not too late.
Yeah, you know what they say,
"Being a revolutionary
is hard,
staying one is harder.
"Glorify the past,
the future dries up."
IZZY: Oh, my God, oh, my God!
What's wrong
with this hospital, eh?
What's wrong
with this room?
You need some music in here,
you need some paintings.
I'm talking Gauguin,
possibly Goya.
And I'm not talking los mismo,
I'm talking like the bordo...
He's kind of cold.
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
We gotta get outta here.
Stand here, stand here.
(KEYS RATTLING)
Hey, listen,
you got to stay here, okay?
All right? Don't move.
(STUTTERING)
Lzzy, don't go please.
I'm feeling really down.
Don't say that, Jorge.
Look, you're gonna be okay.
You gotta snap out of it.
I'm gonna be back in a flash.
I'm gonna get some Wheaties,
and some pop tarts...
A bunch of kids food.
You know, they say
it's good for
short term depression,
I read that somewhere.
Going somewhere?
He's not feeling
too well today.
That's too bad.
Look, I just got
another proposition
for him.
He's really
feeling down, okay?
Yeah, I know.
I had a little chat
with that doctor of his.
You know, the real one.
He told me all Georgie needs
is a little motivation
to get him back up to speed.
Isn't the right, Georgie?
Well, buddy, here you go.
What are you doing?
Don't give him that.
That's good, Georgie.
You and me,
we are going to make
Miracle Man a star.
I already got serious interest
from the networks.
We're talking
13-week commitment here.
Just think about it, Georgie,
your own TV show.
Miracle Man, crime fighter.
I like that.
Miracle Man, crime fighter.
Jorge, don't.
Izzy, I can't stand
being down.
There's no reason
you should be.
We kick off your show tonight.
It's the bust of the century.
Miracle Man breaks up
a major drug deal
and takes down
the king of the drug dealers,
Carlos Perena.
Perena.
I hate that man.
And I know
just where he's gonna be.
GEORGIE: All right.
Oh, I almost forgot.
A little present
for our star of the show.
What do you think,
Miracle Man?
RICO: (ON RADIO)
Stan, find a light?
Going down.
Stan?
PERENA: Gentlemen,
please forgive
my earlier reluctance.
There are people everywhere
who would like to
bring Carlos Perena down.
PERENA:
A little Ionely at the top.
Slightly paranoid.
You understand
I have to protect myself.
Well, he's out of this now,
so what do you say
we get down to business.
Of course.
Ramon?
The quality is quite special.
(MIRACLE MAN THEME PLAYING)
You're Miracle Man?
No, you evil man,
I'm Miracle Man.
Oh, no!
You got to be kidding.
Surrender, Perena.
There's no getting away
from Miracle Man.
Kill him!
(SCREAMS)
(SCREAMS)
Oh, my God!
This is great stuff, huh?
TERRY: Poor guy.
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
Don't quit on me, man,
don't...
Hey, somebody
ought to do something.
(SOBBING)
Lzzy.
Izzy.
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
(IZZY BREATHING HEAVILY)
is really late.
Maybe Torres decided that
ripping off a shipment
from killers like
Aguila and Perena wasn't
such a hot idea after all.
No way.
He's not gonna
pass up a chance
to turn stash into cash
no matter how scared he is.
He'll show.
Sure hope
you're right, partner.
'Cause he's all we got.
Bet on it.
RICO: Looks like you win.
Good old
dependable greed, Rico.
It's a winner every time.
(RICO CHUCKLES)
Damn, Torres,
it's about time,
we were starting to
figure you for a new notch
on Aguila's belt.
You see any extra holes?
You wanna get on with this,
or you guys are gonna
count off for tardy points?
Okay, okay, chill out, man.
That the stuff you ripped off
from your employer?
My former employer.
'Cause I'm in business
for myself now.
And from now on,
anytime you need anything
for your powdered pleasure,
I'm the man to see.
All right?
Yeah, right. You're the man,
okay, let's see.
Nothing but the purest,
my friends.
Straight from Bogota
and no steps in between.
Now, isn't that
a beautiful sight?
Yeah, perfect.
GEORGIE:
Stop where you are!
What the hell was that?
You are surrounded.
Put down your weapon!
Surrender or face
the consequences!
Aguila sent you,
didn't he?
Aguila?
(LAUGHING)
Aguila?
Who the hell are you?
I'm your worst nightmare,
scumball.
(MUSIC PLAYING)
I am the swift sword
of justice,
I'm the cleaning broom
that's gonna clean this city
of drug dealing filth
like you.
I'm Miracle Man!
I'm outta here.
I'll tend to you guys after
I apprehend this villain.
Tell the world
your drug dealing days
are over.
Miracle Man is here.
You could run
but you can't hide, darling!
Do you believe this?
Bet this has got
quite a kick to it.
Chocolate.
A little old.
Okay, word out on the street
Aguila's more brutal
than usual,
if that's possible.
He must be taking some
serious heat from Perena
for losing part
of that shipment.
That's why I think
Torres is our best shot.
He was freaked before.
But after all that weirdness,
he's gotta be a basket case.
He'll beg us to roll over
on Perena and Aguila.
Hey, Tubby, I heard
you had a close encounter
of the weird kind.
(CHUCKLES)
Where's Sonny?
He's meeting Castillo
up in Orlando
to testify
in the Cepeda case.
Did he fly or just
beam himself up there?
(BOTH CHUCKLING)
Speaking of flying,
did anyone pick up
that Miracle maniac yet?
There's an APB out on him
but nobody's seen him.
It's like he just vanished.
Yeah? Well, let's hope
he remains the Invisible Man.
Catch.
(CHUCKLING)
Yeah. Well, here are
the men
I wanted you to meet.
Tubbs, Switek,
I guess you know
this man.
This is Terry.
The television journalist?
Perhaps you've seen my show
Society's Watchdog?
(SNICKERS) It's a little
past my bedtime.
(CHUCKLES) That's cute.
I like this guy.
COMMISSIONER WILLIFORD:
Mr. Terry is planning
a special show
on what it's really like
to be a Vice cop.
Let us know
what you find out.
Detectives.
Come into my office.
I want you to give this man
your full cooperation.
I don't think
I have to tell you
what this kind of publicity
can mean to the department.
Do I?
(CLEARS THROAT)
Lt'll be terrific.
I see the whole show
shot in shadows
and half light,
sort of a film noir thing.
The focus will be
on me, of course.
Or my day
as a Miami Vice cop.
The cameras will follow
the three of us
around everywhere,
recording our every move.
You know, I hate
to break this to you,
but we are undercover.
And cameras kind of
cramp our style.
Nothing to worry about.
Your covers will be safe.
We can alter your voices,
change your names,
we can even futz
with your faces.
Listen, buddy,
I like my face
just the way it is.
So why don't you find
some other players?
Tubbs, can I speak to you
for a minute?
Look, let's look at
the overall picture here.
Commissioner,
we're working on
a very sensitive
undercover operation.
STAN: We got a guy
who's gonna roll over
right now.
Splendid. Sounds like
the ratings grabber
we're looking for.
I'll leave you and Eric
to work out the details, huh?
So, you're cops, right?
How about some donuts?
I'm buying.
TERRY: Look it,
I know what you guys
are thinking.
You're trying
to do your job
and along comes this
obnoxious TVjerk
trying to
get in the way, hmm?
Jerk wasn't the word
that I had in mind.
Look it's not like that.
To tell you the truth,
I always wanted
to be a cop myself,
I just never had the ganas
if you know
what I'm talking about.
I mean, God,
when I think about
guys like you
putting your life on the line
day after day, I mean,
man, you are the real
American heroes.
Hey, come on,
how about it, huh?
Hey, where do we start?
How about it?
Tell you what,
I'll go and
I'll meet you there, okay?
You just give me
the address, huh?
Maybe next time.
Hey, nice car.
Look it, why don't you
just give me the...
Don't call us,
we'll call you,
all right?
STAN: You're parked
in the yellow.
Did you get everything?
Hey, you lose them,
you lose your job. Got it?
Don't worry.
Okay, come on.
Let's go. Let's go.
(MAN CHATTERING)
COP: Come on.
Get back on the curb.
Step back.
Oh, great, just great.
Somebody whacked him.
Two bullet holes
to the head.
Looks like
Aguila's signature,
all right.
Drug lord justice.
Right in our barrios.
In our neighborhoods.
Well, well, lookie here.
The man who lived
and died in that house
was a bad man,
he was rotten to the core.
But the real villain
is the vicious dog
who slaughtered him.
(CROWD APPROVING)
That villainist drug dealer
Manuel Aguila.
Is this the kind of reptile
that you want living
in your neighborhood?
PEOPLE: No! No!
Do you want these evil men
pumping their deadly poisons
into the veins
of your children?
PEOPLE: No!
Do you want to give up
your homes, your cities,
your lives...
(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)
...to these
bloodthirsty criminals?
Okay, come on, fellows,
let's move it on.
Sarge. Bring the mouth
over here.
Well, Miracle Man
can't do this alone.
He needs the help of
every man, woman and child.
And you can start right now
with those two drug dealers
right there.
There's your poisoners.
There they are.
WOMAN: Get them!
There they are,
right there.
Fabulous.
You getting all this?
You bet, boss.
All right. It's okay.
Over here now, these men
want to talk to you.
All right, it's all right.
Listen, it's okay.
You can all go home now!
We know who they are!
And our eyes are on them
all the time!
Here's the mouth.
The police department
is inside
with the drug lords!
Cops? You guys?
I'm sorry,
I thought that you were
drug-dealing scum.
No, we arrest
drug-dealing scum,
or try to,
until certain individuals
get in our way.
Translation is butt out.
Hey, listen, man,
before I became Miracle Man
nobody listened to me.
Now, well,
hey, you saw the crowd.
Yeah, while interfering
with an official
police investigation.
Keep it up, you're gonna
go to the slammer.
Hey, guys, I'm trying
to clean up this city.
I'm what you call
a concerned citizen.
Concerned citizen?
Vigilante is more like it.
(SCOFFS)
I can't believe this.
A guy tries to
flush this city
of drug-dealing slime
and that's the thanks
that he gets?
Hey, I'm trying
to help you guys.
(MUSIC PLAYING)
You wanna help?
Help yourself.
Stay out of police business
or you're gonna
wind up in jail.
Comprende?
(MUSIC STOPS)
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
Yo soy Miracle Man.
Why can't you think
before you act?
AGUILA: We got the rest
of the shipment back,
didn't we?
And I took care of Torres
like you told me.
Can I help it
if I enjoy my work?
You enjoy it
too much, Aguila.
It makes you sloppy.
No, I did it clean.
They can't prove zip.
That's not the point,
damn it.
Your name was dragged
through the mud
right in front of
Torres' house
by this Miracle freak.
He exposed you.
You worry about him?
He's nothing but a crazy fool.
A crazy fool
who will soon connect
you to me.
I can't have that.
There's serious heat
all around us.
It makes our shipment
that much harder to move.
You just leave it to me.
I got some hot new buyers.
They'll take our load
off our hands for 30 a kee.
Fifteen a kee,
and no more man.
You trying to insult me,
Mr. Cooper?
If I wanted to insult you,
you'd know about it.
Maybe I can go 27.
Maybe you'll take 17.
You and your boss are so hot,
you're glowing.
It's a buyer's market.
Okay.
Okay, meet me back here
at 8:00.
Just to show you our hearts
are in the right place.
The drinks are on us.
(PHONE RINGING)
Lzzy's Greenhouse Effect.
Yes, yes, I remember.
I just talked to you
two minutes ago.
Yes. You want
the Venus flytrap eater.
And you still got flies?
Listen, maybe
it's not your plant,
maybe it's your hygiene.
Hello?
Hello?
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
Hey, welcome,
just browse around
if you like.
Izzy, don't you recognize me?
You're that guy that
chases the drug dealers.
(STUTTERING) Help me...
Miracle Man!
Yes, I heard of you.
What are you doing here?
Oh, oh, the plants?
Hey, all these plants
are legit a mundo,
miracle guy.
Izzy, it's me.
Georgie, Jorge Esteban.
Cousin Jorge, cousin Jorge.
Good to see you, my friend!
Plantado.
Hey, you want to come inside.
I'll make you a papa double.
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
What? It's fruit juice
and rum and no sugar.
It's Hemingway's
favorite drink.
IZZY: It sure beats
the six and a half
by four foot isolation cell
in bonito, huh?
That's nice.
I can't believe it.
My cousin is a Miracle Man.
Is a hombre millagroso.
One and the same.
You want a mojito?
No, gracias.
Listen, tell me something.
Are you some kind of a nut?
What?
What are you talking about?
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
Going around badmouthing
a dude like Aguila.
It's not healthy, man.
This guy thinks a gun control
means being able
to hit your target.
Listen, I talked that jive
just for the effect,
but I mean what I say.
At Pine View,
that hospital where I worked,
I saw what
these dealers poisons
do to people.
They must be stopped, lzzy.
Yeah? You keep this up, man,
and you gonna end up
back at that hospital
and I don't mean
just working there.
These guys are
not messing around.
Hey, I'm not afraid of them.
They got to deal
with Miracle Man.
Yeah, you know the only way
is to undercut
the profit margin
and that means,
the "L" word.
Your way, you gonna end up
like miracle manure.
Listen, lzzy,
I got a problem here.
I need a place to kick back,
where the forces of evil
can't reach me,
while I make my plans, so...
(KNOCK ON DOOR)
Were you followed here, huh?
The guy from the TV.
Welcome.
Excuse me, I'm looking...
Ah, there he is.
Miracle Man
where have you been?
We've been looking
all over for you.
Miracle Man,
I want you to know
we saw that
little demonstration
of yours yesterday,
very impressive.
(WHISPERS)
That's the guy from TV,
that's Eric Fairy.
Terry. Eric Terry.
Let's get right to the point.
Miracle Man,
how would you like to
get your message out
to 20 million people?
Maybe more
if my instincts are correct.
I want to put you on my show,
Society's Watchdog.
What do you say?
20 million people you...
Excuse me.
Wait hold it. Who are you?
I happen to be
the Miracle Man's cous...
Consultant.
His business consultant.
Now what are we talking about
for this appearance
by way of compensation?
No, no. I'm sorry
this is a news show,
it's a public service.
We don't pay our guests.
I'm sure you understand.
Oh, I understand.
I mean you're very serious.
Very non-profit. Legit.
We'll just take this
to Geraldo, or Phil,
Oprah, maybe even Lettersman.
Well, in this case,
I'm sure we can come up
with some sort of
agreeable contribution.
Now you're talking.
'Cause I was just telling
the Miracle Man today
what a very brave
and smart thing
that he was doing.
(SPANISH MUSIC PLAYING)
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
Now.
He better stop
filling up on appetizers,
or my man's not gonna have
an appetite.
Let's go serve him
his main course.
Stop! You...
Don't panic. It's all right.
Oh, no.
Not now.
It's okay, I'm here
for only one man.
(CHUCKLING)
That vicious monster
of the drug underworld,
Manuel Aguila.
What the hell is wrong
with this guy?
I knew I'd find
a maggot like you
with that poison
in front of you.
Come quietly, Manuel Aguila,
or face the wrath
of Miracle Man.
Whoa! Whoa!
You're either very brave,
Mr. Miracle Man,
or a crazy fool.
But either way you're dead.
Oh, yeah. What are
you going to do to me
from prison?
Manuel Aguila,
I hereby arrest you
in the name of the law.
Get this guy out of here,
man, get him out.
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
TERRY: Perfect.
That was fantastic.
That was perfect.
Wonderful bust, Miracle Man,
that was fabulous.
GEORGIE: All right,
let's arrest them now.
Dial 911.
We better get
some uniforms in here.
It's fabulous.
A perfectly good bust,
blown to bits because
the lone stranger here
wants to play super cop.
Hey, how was I
supposed to know
that you guys
were gonna be there? Honest.
I was just following Aguila.
I was only gonna
shake him up a little bit.
But I saw the drugs
and I got carried away.
I'm sorry.
Sorry, just doesn't cut it
with that maniac Aguila
out on the streets.
He's out?
How did he get out?
I made a perfectly
good citizen's arrest.
Which sticks like Teflon.
He's free and you're lucky
that he didn't
press charges against you.
Hell, you're lucky
he didn't
blow your head off.
Oh, blow my head off.
I doubt it.
Georgie, are you crazy?
His bodyguards pack heat.
Hey, listen, I'm not crazy.
All right? He can't touch me.
All right, except on Mondays.
That's when
my force field is down.
Hey, guys, listen.
That was a joke.
Commissioner
wants to see you, now.
RICO: Thank God.
Take care of it.
He's got some serious stones,
going after
a dude like Aguila.
Could be.
Or maybe he's just a whanker
who likes seeing his picture
on the tube.
Cynical words, partner.
My last hero
was Santa Claus.
And he turned out
to be a gland case
attending weight watchers.
Hard-hearted Stanley.
Well, we know better. Right?
Yeah.
COMMISSIONER WILLIFORD: Come on in.
You want to see us,
Commissioner?
Yeah. Mr. Terry
has a very interesting idea,
I would like
the both of you to hear it.
Eric.
I'll be brief, Detectives.
I want to put
Miracle Man on my show.
A special report
on new ways to deal
with Miami's drug problem.
Eric, you gotta be kidding.
Look, look,
all I'm suggesting is
an open forum,
a public airing
of opposing points of view,
an impartial debate,
if you will.
Miracle Man on the one side
and on the other,
you and Detective Switek.
You got to get real man.
You know you sound
as crazy as he is.
On television?
What about our covers?
Eric, assures me
your covers will be
completely protected.
You'll be behind a screen.
Your faces will be
in the shadows all the time.
With all due respect,
Commissioner, sir.
PR is not a part
of our job description.
Thank you, sir.
Well?
Don't worry,
I'll talk to them.
Here he comes.
(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)
(TIRES SCREECHING)
Watch it, buster.
Hey!
Well, well. Just the guys
I've been looking for.
We don't like
being stood up, man.
Hey, hey, I'm sorry.
I had a little run-in
with this Miracle dude.
How 'bout
if we start all over again?
Just like nothing happened?
You know I really
like to do business,
but I don't think
this chump can handle 'em.
He's got the caped crusader
on his tail.
So?
So, you going Hollywood,
or you running for
political office?
What's that suppose to mean?
That means your face
is making the rounds.
Newspapers, TV...
Gentlemen, please,
you're undermining
my integrity.
What do I have to do
to prove my sincerity?
You, nothing.
Aw, come on.
Maybe... Just maybe,
you can turn us on
to the boss, man.
STAN: Yeah, a little,
light dinner conversation.
Wait a minute.
I couldn't. I can't. No.
(ENGINE STARTING)
Think about it.
GEORGIE: (ON TV)
And nothing's gonna change.
With filth
like this Carlos Perena
and Manuel Aguila
can no longer
sell their poison
to our young people.
And I mean people
like this, they just
got to be stopped.
You understand what I mean?
Tough talk, Miracle Man.
So you're saying
that the Miami Vice boys
have not done squat?
No, no, not exactly.
They ought
to talk to me about
these Vice cities.
They make doing
business in this city
near impossible.
PERENA: Do you have
something for me, Ricky?
Yeah, sure. I got it.
Very good.
But next time,
don't be late.
You got it.
Just playing.
(RICKY GROANING)
(GRUNTS)
Not even the infamous
Carlos Perena is safe
from the power
of Miracle Man.
What's this?
Your dirty drug money?
Don't worry, Perena.
Miracle Man
will find good use for it.
(PEOPLE SCREAMING)
GEORGIE: Money!
(SHOUTING IN SPANISH)
We are undergoing
a revolution, my friends.
Drug dealers money,
here take it.
What Perena takes
from the people,
Miracle Man gives back.
Take it, it's yours.
I got Miracle Man t-shirts.
This is what they want,
don't give them your money.
This is what
brings the violence.
The drugs
to your neighborhood.
Don't give it to them!
Bring that guy over here.
Don't give them your money.
Here, take it.
This is what they want,
this is what
they're here for.
Don't allow them
to infest your neighborhoods,
drive them out.
Take it, it's yours.
This is what they want,
don't give it to them.
Use it to buy food
for your children.
This is what brings
the violence,
this is what
brings them here.
Don't give them your money!
All right,
all right, all right.
(PEOPLE SCREAMING)
GEORGIE: Okay, okay,
all right, will you...
Got me, all right, okay?
Tell me you won the lottery.
I'm returning to the people
money which
rightfully belongs to them.
Making it possible
for kids to live in
a drug-free world, all right,
and stuff like that.
Wonderful, wonderful,
wonderful.
Where did
the money come from?
From drug dealers, of course.
I mean,
a man has to stand up
if he's a man,
and everybody,
everybody loves
what I'm doing.
Even lzzy,
come on I'll show you.
BOTH: Lzzy?
(PEOPLE CLAPPING)
Isn't it great? Cousin lzzy.
Cousin?
Yeah.
Narco-ranchers
are buying up more land.
That means
that drug traffickers
will be coming into
your neighborhood.
He promised that
he's gonna use every dollar
to help build
a drug rehabilitation center
right here in our barrio.
(MAN SHOUTING)
Right. Then he's gonna
open a hospital
in the jungle for lepers.
With your aggressive
surveillance binoculars
recognize
their satellite dishes,
and their excessive security,
iron bars on the windows,
and doors and balconies...
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
I don't want you to
be hanging around
no more street corners. Okay?
You, too, I see you
on the corner over there,
you don't be
around there anymore.
We also got night lights
to keep the dope dealers
away after dark.
Also we got special discounts
for members of
the law enforcement.
Is Miracle Man your cousin?
Yes, technically speaking.
We were raised
in Kuwait together
during the revolution.
We use to soften
counterfeit bills
with coffee grounds
and cigarette ashes.
Why doesn't any of this
surprise me?
Hey, listen, we got
a couple of nice
Miracle Man toilet seats here.
When you lift the lid,
it plays
the Miracle Man theme.
(TIRES SCREECHING)
(PEOPLE SCREAMING)
Get down! Get down!
Come on, if you want me
I'm right here!
I'm right here!
I'm right here!
(SCREAMING)
(PEOPLE CLAMORING)
I really got them
running scared now.
Drug dealers
must be stopped,
and I got to stop them.
Hey, why don't you
just leave it rest?
Protective custody's
for your own good, Georgie.
Aguila and Perena
aren't just playing games
out there, you know.
Well, I ain't
playing games, too.
And they'll find out.
No more games,
I promise you that.
Hi, there, campers.
Well I got some chips,
I got some diet sodas.
Sorry, Georgie,
they were all outta
comic books.
What'd I say?
(SIGHS)
Aguila called,
the meet is set with Perena.
You ready?
Let's do it.
What was that all about?
I don't know,
maybe she had too much lately.
Hey, Georgie,
don't mind Stan,
he was just born that way.
You don't think that
I don't know
that people laugh at me?
At the way I dress,
the things I say?
I know! I know, I know!
(EXHALES)
Hey, Georgie,
you want to talk about this?
I'm a pretty good listener.
That's my daughter, Theresa.
She's pretty.
You ever see someone die
of an overdose?
At the end, they get
so... so pale, so white...
It's like
you can see the poison,
right through their skin.
Georgie, I'm sorry.
How?
It's my fault
that she got into drugs.
Georgie, you didn't
turn her on, did you?
(SOBBING) No.
But, I was a user
and I told her not to.
But, see, she wants to
be like her father.
(SOBBING)
You can't keep
blaming yourself.
You see that's why
I have to stop them.
But men like,
like Perena and Aguila
are so strong.
It would almost take a...
A Miracle Man?
(EXHALES)
Is that why
you wear that outfit
and chase drug dealers?
There are other
men's daughters, others' sons.
Maybe I can help them.
You know something, Georgie,
I think maybe you are
a miracle man, after all.
Yes, I am.
I think.
PERENA:
Mr. Cooper, Mr. Perena.
At last we meet.
I've heard so much about you
from my associates.
Likewise.
This is my partner, Stan.
It is my pleasure.
May I offer you
something to drink?
No, no.
I hate to put a damper
on all this hospitality...
Where and when?
Neither.
The deal has changed.
I don't like being
turned around, man.
Is it the money?
No, no,
the money is adequate.
So, what's the problem?
It's much too dangerous now.
Everywhere I turn
there is this Miracle Man.
You're kidding.
The reason I asked you here
is that you seem like
enterprising gentlemen.
If you can eliminate
this Miracle Man,
perhaps we can make a deal.
Is that all? No problem.
What makes you think you can?
Let's just say
that's my specialty.
You eliminate this nuisance
and you have a deal, Cooper.
Otherwise forget it.
I thought Georgie was nuts.
(RICO SIGHING)
You know what's amazing?
We protect Miracle Man
from Perena.
And now Perena
wants us to protect him
from Miracle Man?
STAN: Wait till
Georgie hears that.
(BOTH LAUGHING)
Hello.
Where are they?
He's gone.
Gina?
GINA: Rico! Rico over here
in the bathroom.
(DOORKNOB RATTLING)
Are you all right?
Let loose the bolt here.
He was sick.
He said he had a headache.
So I came in here
to get some aspirin.
Next thing I know,
he locks me in here.
(SIGHING)
Of course,
he apologized three times
before he left.
IZZY: You lost him?
You lost the Miracle Man?
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
I had him lined up
with Time,
I had him lined up
with Newsweek,
I had an interview at 4:00
with Sonski. I got to cancel.
What a touching display
of family concern.
Don't worry,
anything happens to him,
I will hold you two
personally irresponsible.
Hey, lzzy,
we want to find him
as badly as you do.
You have any idea
where he went?
Try the bat cave?
We'll do that, lz.
Or you can try
little Havana. Sector 60.
And when you find him
you tell him to get in touch
with his agent, immediately.
Or he can just go back
to his job at the hospital.
What hospital is that, lz?
I don't know.
Pine Valley or Pine Sol,
or Pining for the Fords.
I had him lined up,
signed, sealed
and delivered
for his own cable TV show.
He was going to be
bigger than that
Swami Home Shoppers.
Yeah, hello, Gina.
I need to get some information
on hospitals.
Yeah, Pine...
Pine...
What did you say
the name of the hospital was?
(GROANING)
(BREATHING HEAVILY)
(EXCLAIMING) Here it is.
Jorge Esteban, Georgie.
I remember him now.
Quite an interesting patient,
actually.
GINA: Patient?
You mean Georgie
didn't work here?
Georgie has
a very active imagination.
It's actually quite common
among manic depressives.
Manic depressive?
Georgie is on
an emotional rollercoaster.
And when he's in
his manic state,
he's on top of the world.
Liable to move to
another city,
change his identity.
Almost anything at all.
And when the rollercoaster
goes over the top?
That's the sad part.
You see this is
a degenerative disease.
And the fantasy
gradually becomes reality,
the only reality.
That is, of course, unless
they're properly medicated.
And what happens
if they're not?
Well, they usually
try self-medication,
they'll do anything at all
to get back the up feeling.
Coffee, diet pills,
any kind of upper at all.
And in Georgie's case,
he's liable to
revert to cocaine.
So what happens
when this self-medication
wears off?
Anxiety, depression,
sometimes even suicide.
(SIGHS)
We've got to find him.
Dr. Markham,
do you have any idea
where he might go?
When Georgie used to
get very depressed
he would talk about
his early childhood,
the neighborhood.
Something about a playground.
I don't remember
the name of it,
but it was on the south side.
GINA: Thank you.
TRUD Y: Thank you.
Hey, kid, come here.
Check this out.
And the price is right.
We are talking
some righteous crank.
Really take you
all the way up.
Up?
It's Miracle Man,
let's split!
What, drugs?
Yeah?
Aguila. It's Miracle Man.
It's time to face
your fate.
Anytime. Where are you?
I'm at Sheppard's Park.
You come alone, if you dare.
Why would
I need anyone else?
Yeah.
Hey, Gina,
thanks for the information.
Sheppard's Park.
Batmobile to the rescue.
What is it you want?
A piece of the action?
Name it?
Justice.
You'll never break through
my Miracle Man force field.
Your force field?
You really think
that you are a superhero,
don't you?
I do have a force field.
As soon as I can
get it activated.
You really are
just a crazy fool.
No, I'm not. I'm not crazy.
I'm just...
You're dead.
(GEORGIE SCREAMS)
(BOTH GRUNTING)
(GUNSHOT)
Hey, hold it! Freeze!
(SIGHS)
(REPORTERS CHATTERING)
There are rumors
Miracle Man may be
emotionally disturbed.
Is he competent
to stand trial?
That remains to be seen.
Please no more questions.
FEMALE REPORTER:
One more question, please.
(REPORTERS CLAMORING)
Anything?
He's like
a million miles away.
Straight down.
RICO: Georgie.
Georgie, you got
some people here to see you.
Daddy?
Georgie.
Honey.
Theresa?
No, Georgie. This is Amy.
Your other daughter.
Remember?
Amy.
Georgie.
Georgie.
Theresa is dead.
It's time to let her go.
We need you. Please.
(LOCK RATTLING)
RICO: Perena,
I always keep my promises.
The Miracle Man
is in a rubber room
looking at 10 years
hard time.
You're gonna see it
on the news man.
PERENA: Good work.
So,
let's make a deal.
RICO: Why don't
you meet me tonight
at 10:00, at that dance club
that closed down
on Highway 1?
Thresleches.
And, Perena,
don't forget the door prize.
I'll be there.
Cool.
You won't believe this.
(WOMAN CHATTERING ON PA)
Dr. Hermanos.
I am here for the Esteban
psychiatric evaluation.
Evaluation?
But the doctor was just here.
What are you talking about?
Dr. Troutman. Yes.
He only handles
the physotropic symptoms.
I was called in
to deal with
the psychokinetic disease.
The neuro-consciousness
frontier.
Nobody told me
about any specialist.
You think that one doctor
examines the whole brain?
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
I specialize
in Hispanic depressives.
What?
I seen it a hundred times.
One second they're down
just totally depressed,
really...
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
They think
they're Caesar Romero.
I'll just help myself.
It's spreading like
the bucolic plague.
I mean, even celebrities,
you know, Geraldo Rivera.
His real name
is Jerry Rivers.
Muy tragic, no?
I hope I'm not too late.
Yeah, you know what they say,
"Being a revolutionary
is hard,
staying one is harder.
"Glorify the past,
the future dries up."
IZZY: Oh, my God, oh, my God!
What's wrong
with this hospital, eh?
What's wrong
with this room?
You need some music in here,
you need some paintings.
I'm talking Gauguin,
possibly Goya.
And I'm not talking los mismo,
I'm talking like the bordo...
He's kind of cold.
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
We gotta get outta here.
Stand here, stand here.
(KEYS RATTLING)
Hey, listen,
you got to stay here, okay?
All right? Don't move.
(STUTTERING)
Lzzy, don't go please.
I'm feeling really down.
Don't say that, Jorge.
Look, you're gonna be okay.
You gotta snap out of it.
I'm gonna be back in a flash.
I'm gonna get some Wheaties,
and some pop tarts...
A bunch of kids food.
You know, they say
it's good for
short term depression,
I read that somewhere.
Going somewhere?
He's not feeling
too well today.
That's too bad.
Look, I just got
another proposition
for him.
He's really
feeling down, okay?
Yeah, I know.
I had a little chat
with that doctor of his.
You know, the real one.
He told me all Georgie needs
is a little motivation
to get him back up to speed.
Isn't the right, Georgie?
Well, buddy, here you go.
What are you doing?
Don't give him that.
That's good, Georgie.
You and me,
we are going to make
Miracle Man a star.
I already got serious interest
from the networks.
We're talking
13-week commitment here.
Just think about it, Georgie,
your own TV show.
Miracle Man, crime fighter.
I like that.
Miracle Man, crime fighter.
Jorge, don't.
Izzy, I can't stand
being down.
There's no reason
you should be.
We kick off your show tonight.
It's the bust of the century.
Miracle Man breaks up
a major drug deal
and takes down
the king of the drug dealers,
Carlos Perena.
Perena.
I hate that man.
And I know
just where he's gonna be.
GEORGIE: All right.
Oh, I almost forgot.
A little present
for our star of the show.
What do you think,
Miracle Man?
RICO: (ON RADIO)
Stan, find a light?
Going down.
Stan?
PERENA: Gentlemen,
please forgive
my earlier reluctance.
There are people everywhere
who would like to
bring Carlos Perena down.
PERENA:
A little Ionely at the top.
Slightly paranoid.
You understand
I have to protect myself.
Well, he's out of this now,
so what do you say
we get down to business.
Of course.
Ramon?
The quality is quite special.
(MIRACLE MAN THEME PLAYING)
You're Miracle Man?
No, you evil man,
I'm Miracle Man.
Oh, no!
You got to be kidding.
Surrender, Perena.
There's no getting away
from Miracle Man.
Kill him!
(SCREAMS)
(SCREAMS)
Oh, my God!
This is great stuff, huh?
TERRY: Poor guy.
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
Don't quit on me, man,
don't...
Hey, somebody
ought to do something.
(SOBBING)
Lzzy.
Izzy.
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
(IZZY BREATHING HEAVILY)