Miami Vice (1984–1989): Season 5, Episode 4 - Bad Timing - full transcript

RICHARDS: Detective Mills,
when you were at IAD,

did you ever interview
Detective Crockett?

Many times.

Did you form
an opinion of him
as an officer?

Yes, I did.

May we hear that opinion?

In my view,

Detective Sonny Crockett
is a liability
to this department.

He's insubordinate, erratic,

and I believe
this so-called memory loss
is a scam and an outrage.

I think he should be booted
from the force.



Isn't it true that you saw
Sonny Crockett murder
a fellow police officer?

Yagovitch was a bad cop.

Sonny killed him
in self-defense.

RICHARDS: Detective Crockett
also tried to kill you.

RICO: Yes.

When he thought
he was Burnett.

Afterwards
he also saved my life.

When he was back
to Crockett again.

If it hadn't have been
for Sonny,

Cliff King would have
killed me.

See, I've worked five years
with this man side by side.

And I know that
Sonny Crockett is no killer.

And once his memory returned?

He came back to the OCB
on his own accord.



And subsequently
broke out of jail.

To prove his innocence.

He exonerated himself
by bringing down Cliff King

and the remaining members
of the Carrera drug family.

All Detective Crockett did
was his job.

Detective Crockett
has sustained
a severe head injury

and I see nothing there
to contradict
the diagnosis of amnesia.

What about the fact that
he's unable to remember

any of his actions
in the two months in question?

Couldn't that be
a convenient lapse of memory?

The answer to your question
is that I'm a neurosurgeon.

You're questioning
Detective Crockett's
mental capacities.

That determination
should be made
by a psychiatrist.

Not me.

As you know,
this is not a police hearing.

No charges of murder
have been filed.

However,
given the circumstances,

it is my recommendation
pending further investigation

in the aforesaid
Manolo, Carrera,
and Yagovitch homicides

that you shall be
placed on furlough
until further notice.

You should submit yourself
to a psychiatric examination,

after which your status
will be re-evaluated.

Hey, don't look so glum,
partner.

It could've been worse.

(CLEARS THROAT)

Right.

Hey, look,
you go see the psychiatrist,

he checks you out,
and you're back in business.

Yeah, sure.

I just

listened to what
everyone said in there.

The things I've done,

the things I can't remember.

I can't believe that
that was me.

Jesus, Rico.

What kind of a person am I?

(UPBEAT POP MUSIC PLAYING)

(SINGING)

Man this sucks!

(PRISONERS SHOUTING)

MAN: Hey, hey,
give us a break, come on.

No. I want to take a trip.

MAN: Yeah!
MAN 2: Take one now!

Take a long swim to Alcatraz!

Oh, man!
No.

I think
I'm gonna take a boat ride

all the way to Rikers Island.

(MAN SHOUTING)

No. I think
I wanna do some time,

some long time in Sing Sing!

Man, this is bad!

(SHOUTING)

Get me the hell out of here!

(MUFFLED SPEECH)

MAN: (MUFFLED) Come on, man,
you got 10 seconds
to get me out of here.

Hurry up.

Come on, hurry up!
I can't breathe in here.

Hey, man, we're here.

It's about time, you putz.

DRIVER: That ride
was too much, man.

You should've seen
Mr. Motown out there.

Talking freaked out.

It's just made things easier,
you know.

Did you bring
what we asked?

These things work?

They should.

Yeah, they work.

Rock and roll.

Was that how you got
all these diplomas, Doc?

Sitting around
and not saying anything?

That's a hell of a job.

I ought to have this job.

What's wrong
with your job, Detective?

That's good, Doc.

That's very good.

You gave me an opening.

(SLOW MUSIC PLAYING)

Don't you just love
this new age music, Scotty?

I mean, it's so restful.

I never really looked
at the lawn before,

and now I hear the music
and I hear the grass

and all the little insects,
and everything.

I mean, it just
gives me goose bumps.

Oh, really.

Scotty?

Scotty!

Scotty, I've been thinking
a lot lately about crystals.

What do you think?
You think I should
get into crystals?

Scotty?

Of course you do.
You feel things very deeply.

(TIRES SCREECHING)

(GLASS BREAKING)

Oh, great.

Do I need this?
I think not.

Let me be
very direct with you.

You, as in both of you,
are not wanted here.

I'm sorry, maybe
I didn't make myself clear.

Let me put this to you
another way.
Good bye. And good luck.

Oh, well,
that is real polite.

Scotty!

Scotty, this animal
almost knocked me down!

Will you do something?

Cruz, Wilson.

WILSON: I hope you've got
something to drink.

And the treasure map.

Yeah.

Scotty, this is
our tango class night.

You tell them to go back
under whatever rock
they came out of.

WILSON: What a bimbo!

Scotty!

Scotty McKenna,
I'm talking to you!

I'm in these scenes
all the time, where I,
you know...

My job, I go undercover,

and I've had to
live these lives

where I forget who I am,

bury my identity,

take on another.

Maybe that's the reason, huh?

Maybe because I never had one.

Since I came back,

(SIGHS)
I felt so distant,

like I'm on the other end
of this tunnel,
this long tunnel,

and everybody else
is way over there

and I'm sitting here
in this black room,
all by myself.

You know, when I...
When I'm under,

I have to deal with
all these low-lifes,
sleezeoids,

but I'm not afraid.

In fact, I feel
most comfortable there.

But these days,

now,

I'm scared.

(SLOW MUSIC PLAYING ON STEREO)

(ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC PLAYING)

(SINGING)

(EXCLAIMING IN PAIN)

WILSON: He don't like
rock and roll.

Hey, no problem.

(MUSIC STOPS)

I thought you guys
would never get here.

Hope the knots
weren't too tight.

Hey, Scotty,
I always knew you weren't
no rocket scientist,

but Miriam?

That's a whole new bad thing.

Hey, the broad
has a job, okay?

We got a pool, cable.

She's a real shanker, man.

$15?

$15? Fifteen
frigging lousy dollars?

Aw, hell, Cruz.

That's all the cash
Miriam has on hand.

Ain't you got
no credit cards, Scotto?

No, Miriam has the cards.

I knew we should have
blown you off.

Shut up, Cruz.

Scotty's a real stand-up guy.

Oh, yeah.

Besides, tomorrow
we'll have everything.

Hey, buck,

you heard
from Doc Jerry lately?

When anything went down
my friends were always
there for me.

Rico,

God, I love that guy.

But now he's afraid of me.

Rico thinks, they all think

that I

could become Burnett again.

And that scares me, too.

Would you trust me?

God, I'm not even sure
if I trust myself anymore.

What do you think, Doc?

Am I ready for Bonkersville?

No.

You've been through
a terrible trauma,
your fears are very real.

It's just gonna
take some time for
your friends to come around.

You think they will?

Yeah.

But first, you have to
take care of yourself.

You need a vacation.

Cash or credit?

Neither.

What?

I'm supposed to
get a discount.

Discount.

What kind?

One hundred percent.

Afraid you're out of luck,
mister.

That won't do you any good.

This here, bulletproof glass.

And I'm locked up in here
snug as a bug.

Go.

So you can just
take your little friend there

and stuff it back
in your pocket

and go back into the hole
you crawled out of.

I need that.

And just take it on
out of here.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
Hey, what're you doing?

Pretty hot out here.
Must be what, 90?

It's gonna get
real toasty in there.

Hey, now, now,
let's not get salty here.

I'll tell you what.

You give everything
you got in the register,

forget about pumping gas
and we'll be on our merry way.

The purse, too.

Please, go away now.

No! No, don't!

No! No, don't!

(SHOUTING)

Whoa, whoa!
Hold it there.

MAN: Got a rod?

The bass supposed to be
biting this time of year.

You ever do any fishing?

Yeah. Yeah.

Where at?

Where'd you fish at?

I'm sorry, old man.

Good luck.

I want to show you something.
Come here, right over here.

You can get
an absolutely fantastic view
of Cassiopeia.

That really sounds wonderful.

We can use our binoculars.

I think we need to
buy a telescope.

Listen, with all the money
you're gonna save
on this property,

you could set up
your own observatory.

(DOORBELL RINGS)
Oops.

Must be someone else
wanting to look at the place.

You guys think about it.
Let me know what you think.

We're talking steal, here.
Real steal.

Be right back.

Hi, there.

I don't think
you people are on my list.

What a shame.

Doc Jerry's on our list.
Where is he?

Doc Jerry?

There's no one here
by that name.

This is 435 Mayberry, right?

Yes, but there's...
Then, he's here.

Wait a second,
you can't just march in here
like you own the place.

I'm calling my supervisor.

Meet my supervisor.

Doc Jerry?

Yeah, that name
does ring a bell.

(MUFFLED SPEECH)

(I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY
PLAYING)

What'll it be?

Give me a beer.

Throw in a shooter.

You got it.

That's my favorite song.

Tune's been punched
so many times,

it sounds all scratchy
like an old Louisiana hayride.

Yeah, it sure brings back
some memories.

My daddy

used to bring me
to an old snooker hall
when I was a kid.

(CHUCKLES)

I can still see the yellow
cone of light shining down
on the green felt,

balls clicking together.

And old Hank on the box.

My daddy'd lean down,
lean over me,

and show me
how to line up the shots.

There wasn't a man
in the country
who could beat him at snooker.

How long has it been
since he died?

Long time.
I'll buy you a drink?

Rules of the management
say never drink
while you're pouring.

To hell with the management.

To dark bars and fair women.

Kathleen Gilfords.

Sonny Crockett.

You waiting
for someone in particular?

Maybe.

Tell you what,
you sit a while, Sonny.

I get off at 6:00 a.m.

Maybe you'll get lucky
and I'll show you
my country music collection.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

(TUNING RADIO)

(ROMANTIC MUSIC PLAYING)

Good ole Miriam.

(ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC PLAYING)

(SCATTING)

What do you think?

Guy's polluting
the atmosphere.

Let's check it out.

(PLAYING AIR GUITAR)

Only when
he came home from the sea.

And then he spent
most of his time in some bar

with his buddies
getting wasted.

It's been 20 years since...
You don't want to
hear this stuff.

When I want you
to stop talking,
I'll let you know.

(CHUCKLES)

Hey, I'll pick up
some toast and coffee
and I'll scramble your eggs.

My place is just
a couple blocks away.

What's the matter?
Jesus! What's the matter?
Get up against the car.

Spread your legs.
Come on, spread 'em.

Keep your hands on the car,
don't move, don't turn around.

Sonny!

(KATHLEEN SCREAMING)

(SHOUTING)

Listen. I'm a cop.
I'm okay.

I'll get you an ambulance.

No, you go after them,
I'll get the ambulance.

Are you all right?
Yeah.

All right.

Police. Come on, get out.

Hey! Hey!
Sorry.

Where's your badge?
I'll send it to you.

Hey!

Hey!

Oh, man, you're nuts,
certifiable.

Shooting cops.

They were in the way.

Yeah?

Then why'd you go
and grab her?

Nice lips.

(ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC PLAYING)

(CLICKS)

(MUSIC STOPS)

Hey, you sure
we're on the right road?

The lady said
Doc Jerry's place
was out in the sticks.

It's out past Pine Key.
I got the map right here.

We're home free.

Oh, yeah?

Then who's that?

Blondie.

(COCKS GUN)

Who is this guy?

A friend.

Yeah? Say bye-bye.

(GROANING)

RICO: It's an ugly scene,
Lieutenant.

One dead, the other one's
gonna make it
but he's shot up pretty bad.

They grabbed the girl.
Sonny took after them
with this guy's car.

Hatch said
they've already got an APB out
on these three crazies.

Cruz and Wilson.
Broke out of the state pen
two days ago.

They were doing 15 years
for an armored car rip-off.

A million dollars
never recovered.

They refused to roll over
on accomplices.

Bet you ten bucks,
they're gonna beeline
for the money.

Wilson's beat
three assault charges
and a murder rap

till he got nailed
for the armed robbery.

Cruz is worse.

Total sociopath.

He wants something,
nothing stands in his way.

The man
who engineered the break's
already dead.

Third man's the driver.

Until we got something more,
Sonny's on his own.

Hell of a vacation.

Get out.

Get out of there.

Wait a second...
Go on, move!
Get out. Get out.

Go stand over there.

Did you see a white Mercedes
blow through here?

Yeah, headed toward Pine Key.
A couple of hours from here.

All right, now listen,
I'm a cop.

You get to a phone,
you tell the police
to meet me there.

Anyone can get one of those.

Get to a phone. Move!

Hey, wait a sec! You can't
just leave a guy here! Hey!

Hey, Doc!

You got company!

Man, this place is empty!

Go in there
and check the other rooms.

Bitch clawed me
trying to get away.

Doc Jerry fly the coop?
Good.

Don't talk.

(RIFLE COCKING)

He must have been
expecting company.

There's more stuff
in the bedroom.

Great! So what do we do now?

We wait.

You stay away from me.

(MIMICKING)
You stay away from me.

Come on, Cruz.

There's no need for that.

I just mean...

Oh, God.

Broke my nose.

Stay away from me, you...

(MIMICKING) Stay away from me,
you pig!

KATHLEEN: Stay away from me!
Let go of me!

Let go of me!

(KATHLEEN SCREAMING)

All dressed up

and no place to go.

(CRUZ MOCKING)

If you ever want to wear
a hat again, drop the gun.

You got 10 seconds
to tell me who you are
and what you're doing here.

(CLICKS)

Time's up.

Long time no see, Doc.

You never called.

You never wrote.

I can explain.

Good.

We're dying to hear it.

Oh, you shouldn't have
come here, Blondie.

Come on, I'll make you
a nice cup of tea.

Get in here.

Come on,
we'll have a little party.

Get in there.

(KATHLEEN WHIMPERING)

What kind of man are you?

You a hero, huh?

You're a tough guy?

Huh? What are you, Blondie?

You a good man?

Maybe a bad man? Huh?

Now, you're not answering me,
Blondie.

Stop it!
He's a cop, damn it.

He's a cop?

He's a dead cop.

Cut it out, Cruz.

WILSON: Now, let's get down
to business here.

Yeah, I want to see
some green.

I want to see him
dig a grave and lie in it.

Later. We need a hostage.

He needs the stash, Doc.

It's not here.

Maybe you'd like
to take Blondie's place?

I can take you there.

You watch Blondie.

He moves, kill him.

(DOOR CLOSES)

(ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC PLAYING)

He held me at gunpoint,
he took my new jeep

and if anything happens
to that Blaupunkt...

Did he say
where he was going?

He's headed
toward Pine Key.

Which way is that?
About 20 miles from here,
at 67.

Yeah, all right, all right.

Scotty,

think they're gonna
come back for you?

Sure they are.

They're my buds.

Your buds, huh?

And you think your buds,
Cruz and Wilson, will come
all the way back here for you?

To split up, how much is it,
a million dollars?

They're gonna come
all the way back here

to split up
a million dollars three ways

when they can walk away
and split it up two?

Wilson would.

Maybe, but Cruz
is calling the shots.

He broke your face, man.

And you lick his feet.

Cut it out! Shut up.
I don't...

All right, I'm sorry, man.

I just hate to see you
mixed up in all this mess.

You know,
you could still walk away
from all this, Scotty.

I can tell the judge
that you cooperated.

No.

No way.

Or you could take the fall
right along
with those other two.

A cop-killing rap.

Do you know what they do
in the State of Florida
to cop killers?

Shut up!

I mean it, now.

You ever seen somebody
take the juice, Scotty?

First they jerk.

Then all the hair
on their body starts to burn.

You ever smell hair burning?

God, I miss Miriam.

I don't know.

I just want Miriam.

Scotty,

get over here
and cut me down right now.

You don't want this.

Come on.

Come on, now.

Scot.

You get over here
and cut me down right now.

Do it!

Oh, thanks, Scotto.

Sorry, Scotty. Sleep well.

It better be soon, Doc.

(SHUSHING) I'll lose count.

21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26,

27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32,

33, 34.

(GASPS)
Surprise, Cruz.

There is no money.

That's not good
for your health, Doc.

You told me
to take care of it, right?

I invested it,
in the market.

Remember the crash?

It's all gone, Cruz.

You don't want me.

You should talk to my broker.

See, I knew if you got out,
you'd come after me.

That's how come I kept
my little treasure chest
buried right here.

This is all
that's left for you, Cruz.

(CLICKING)

That's too bad, Doc.

Bye, Doc.

CRUZ: Damn, Doc Jerry.

I never liked him.

This sucks!

I gotta get
some pleasure out of all this.

(ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC PLAYING)

That moron!
He's supposed to be
with Blondie.

I'm gonna wrap that thing
around his neck.

I'll take care of it.

Not so fast, Red.

You and me got
some unfinished business.

No.

(MUSIC STOPS)

(CALLS)

(GRUNTS)

Come on.

(GROANS)

(SCREAMING)

Go ahead. Scream.
I like that.

(GUNSHOT)

Toss you gun away.

You're a real tough guy,
aren't you?

You can't kill me, Blondie.

You're a cop.

(BOTH GRUNTING)

Bye, Blondie.

(GUN COCKS)

(GUNSHOT)

Hell of a vacation, huh?

It's just another day
at the beach, partner.

(COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING)
Last call.

Well, here's to better days
and quiet nights.

Sounds good.

So, I guess you'll be
heading back towards Miami?

Well, actually,
I had thought of moving on.

I always wanted to see
more of the coast.

Had?

Well, the scenery's
pretty nice around here, too.

Unless you've got other plans.

I don't ask much of a man,
Sonny.

He doesn't have to be rich.

He doesn't even have to
stick around that long.

I only ask three things.

Only three?

That he treats me kind,
that he's a good dancer.

Yes?

What's the third?

Well, two out of three
ain't bad.