Miami Vice (1984–1989): Season 5, Episode 5 - Borrasca - full transcript

(CLUCKING)

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

(SPEAKS SPANISH)

There's only
500,000 here.

It's plenty for you peons.

You know,
you can have a good time.

You can live good here
in America. Huh?

Yeah, like kings.

You promised more.

I let you live, peasant.



Thank the Virgin.

(PEOPLE SCREAMING)

(GUN FIRING)

What the hell's happening?

What's the matter with you?
Are you people crazy?

No! No!

Please.

(SCREAMS)

Get the gun.

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

(SIRENS WAILING)

Plates confirm
it's De La Cart's
custom tank.

But they blew it to bits
with armor-pierced bullets.

Somebody finally tagged
the Turtle Man.



Not much left of his shell.

Excuse me.
I got this tape from
one of the tourists.

He said his camera
was rolling when
the shooting started

so there might be
something on it.

Maybe it's X-rated.

Don't count on it.
The guy hit the deck
pretty fast.

I'll run it to the lab.

Lieutenant, the tourists
say that the hitters
were Latinos.

Whoever it was,
they carried off a body.

Sounds to me
like a kickoff
of a gang war.

Did anyone say that
someone was interested
in De La Cart's turf?

Well, the last word is that
De La Cart's doing business
as usual.

Rip-offs and sleight of hand.

A place like this,
De La Cart was trying
to make a buy.

Find out who
the seller was.

Look, pal, we're starting
to get tired here.

You gonna tell us where
this guy is or what?

Thank you.

STAN: You know,
you look better
without a beard.

What do you think, babe?

Hey, we heard you used
to do some running for
De La Cart.

We had a friend
who used to work
for him, too.

He got nailed today
at De La Cart's
final scene.

Hey, amigo.

He was a friend,
a good friend.

Whoever burned him,
they got to pay.

You're gonna help us,
right?

Hey, hey, hey!
Hey, come back here.

(SCREAMING)

Get up here!
Who did De La Cart?

Talk!

Borrasca.

Who the hell is Borrasca?

MARTIN: DEA says
that Borrasca is
a counter-revolutionary group

fighting Communists
in Puerto Rubio.

Small in numbers,
but fanatical,
unafraid to die.

These are dangerous men.

Refugees'll vouch for that.
Just mention Borrasca and
it's deep freeze time.

Trudy.

These are file photos
from our people
in Puerto Rubio.

(PROJECTOR CLICKING)

Joaquin Davilla. Lieutenant
in Borrasca's high command.

Ex-member of the Puerto Rubio
national police.

Safe bet that
Davilla was the body
that Borrasca carried off.

That's Mario Ramos.
He's Davilla's cousin.

Bodyguard for their leader.
He's cute.

El Martillo,
better known as Borrasca.

A DEA source claims
that Borrasca is an
ultra-right splinter group,

trying to fund a war chest
against the Communists.

This report states that

a Colombian freighter
loaded with dope was
hijacked 10 days ago.

Borrasca could have
changed the name
of the freighter,

forged the papers
and killed the old crew.

That's right. Estimated street
value's $100 million.

De La Cart couldn't have
moved that kind of weight.

Well, maybe De La Cart
tried to screw them,
so they just offed him.

Whatever happened,
Borrasca still has a ship,

he's still looking
for a buyer.

I've informed the Coast Guard.
We have to move from our end.

I need an inside line
on that ship before
they move it.

It's not gonna happen
anytime soon.
Not with us.

Not in Little Caribe.

RICO: I wish Sonny
wasn't up in Pompano
preparing to testify.

He could really help us.

I know someone. A friend.

Yeah. Now you're
getting it.

MARTIN: Hey, Art.

(MACHINERY WHIRRING)

Martin Castillo.

What's it been?

Five years, huh?

Can I talk to you?
It's important.

It always was.
Right, Lieutenant?

(LAUGHS)

Come to my office.

One load?
$100 million.

(HAMMERING)

And all of it
right here in Miami?

And I'm blind
down there, Art.

I don't have
enough time to
put a man under.

I know you're retired
and I know that
you're busy,

but I was thinking
if you could help us...

All we need is
one inside line
to that ship.

Martin, let me
tell you something.

I miss it. I miss
the old days, Martin.

So, for me it'd be
a nice change to be
back in, hmm?

These people are dangerous.

You've been away a long time.
I want you to be careful.

You're talking
to Arturo Uribe.
Remember?

It's good to see you,
and thank you.

(MEN LAUGHING)

MAN 1: Salud!
MAN 2: Salud!

(GLASSES CLINKING)

Jorge and Vic, huh?

Hmm, those were
good times.

You remember the night
we ran that boat
into Isla Verde.

Oh, yeah.

Maybe six inches of water
under that scarab, huh?

We had some
wild nights, huh?

And some dangerous ones.

Ha! But now you
are a respectable
businessman, Arturo.

(CHUCKLES)

Is that why we don't
see you anymore? Huh?

Ah, you guys think

that I'm out of
the picture, huh?

Not me. Mmm-mmm.

No?

These days I'm working
for this guy, Delgado.

Man is a real player.

Hell, if I had
his kind of money,

I'd be a big-time
player, too, huh?

Delgado?
Delgado.

I just, you know,
give him some
information.

He ask me today, "Art,
you hear anything about
a big shipment coming in?"

And I say, "No, I didn't
hear anything about
any big shipment."

He says, "A ship!
A whole ship!
A big ship!"

(ALL CHUCKLING)

Yeah. Well, I wish I could
make some contact, man.

This guy,
he pays a good
commission, huh?

You guys... No.

You guys know anything
about this? Huh?

No, not me, man. No.
No?

I don't hear nothing.

Arturo.
Huh?

Another drink?
Si, siempre.

(LAUGHING)

Arturo.
Yeah?

This is between you and I,
okay?

Okay.

Do you think if I
point you to this boat,

maybe, just maybe,
you can split the
commission?

Hey, Jorge,
you're talking to me, Art.

Sure, I split with you
down the middle, 50-50.
Are you sure?

(ASSURES IN SPANISH)

You know your way
to Hastas Dock?

Good stuff?

Excellent.

(METAL CLANKING)

I don't think
we got him.

Never mind. I think
I know who he was.

Come on.

STAN: Look at these punks.

(MEN CHATTERING)

Lay off the cigarettes,
man.

I gotta make a call.
I'll be right out.

Gina, it's Switek. What's up?

Right.

Yeah, it's the Bug.

Box the three, the five,
and the seven and the eight.

For a nickel. Right.

I'll tell ya,
it's a different world
down here, isn't it?

Yeah, and she's worth
stopping for, right?

Oh, yeah.
Yeah.

Yeah, this one,
she's real trouble, man.

She's got brains, looks.

I just figured
I'd better cancel,
you know,

something like this
Borrasca thing hits...

The storm.
What?

Borrasca, that's what
it means. The storm.

I checked with the office.
Art called Castillo.

He's got something.
He wants to meet.

Let's do it.
All right.

Okay, Joey.
That's enough
for today, huh?

I don't want you
to get home too late.

I don't mind staying.
There's a lot of work
that has to be done anyway.

No, that's enough.

Tonight I'm
taking you home.
I'm going your way.

(BLADE SWIPING)

No!

(SWIPING)

Art?

Art!

(CHATTERING ON RADIO)

Oh, God.

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

Lieutenant, I...

I...

I remember when
Art retired.

He always talked about
becoming a carpenter.

I was wrong. So was he.

This job was the
thing for him.

Art came up
with something.

Lucia Meron?

Check it out.

We gotta find that ship.

(UPBEAT POP MUSIC PLAYING)

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

Lucia Meron.
Owner and operator
of Paris Modern.

A genuine Little Caribe
success story.

She's very pretty.
Looks like a hard
worker, too.

Hey, check it out.
Colombia's finest.

That guy with Martillo?

Yeah, Ramos,
the bodyguard.

You know, a guy would
have to be a fool to
walk in that room.

Why don't you
wait here, Stan?

Se?ora.

The man in the back room,
El Martillo.

You think you could arrange
a meeting with us?

Who are you?

My name's Cooper and
I saw you talking to
El Martillo,

so I came to talk
to you first.

Figured you didn't
want any heavy scenes
going down in your club.

Such a gentleman.

Hey, be nice.

We heard that
El Martillo's looking for
a guy with deep pockets.

And you are this man?

If you could
put me into Martillo,
there's a commission for you.

You people,

you make connections
where they aren't real.

Then you just
wind up disappointed.

Like now.

RICO: You mind if we
have a little talk?

Hey, come on.
Be civilized.

You know Davilla?

Davilla?
Joaquin.

The guy we're gonna
do business with.

He know Davilla, too?

He's my partner.

How come Davilla
did not tell me about
you two?

Why don't you ask him?

You very funny, man.

Maybe we don't do
business with you two.

Don't ever do that again!
You understand?

Let me tell you
something, friend.

Some street punk in New York
touched me there once.

You know what I did?
I had to carve a new
face for that sucker!

Do we understand each other?

Good.

You wanna move some dope?

We can move it.

I talk to my people
about you.

Meet me at this
beach place tomorrow.

6:00.

Man, that chump almost
lost his life when he put
that stuff on these threads.

Nice act, Rico.

Nice night. Stars shining,
moon's got that hazy look.

It's been a tough night,
buddy.

Any other night I'd be up
for an astronomy lesson,
but not tonight.

Kind of night two
handsome buckos like you

should be spending with
a couple of hot se?oritas.

Instead of hassling
with Borrasca's slimes.

You got something
to say, say it.

Oh!

The intense, passionate,
dumb type.

(GRUNTING)

REESE: Feisty.
Just what I'd expect
from Marty's brood.

Give Castillo
a message for me.

The Borrasca thing,
you guys are out of it.
For good.

Have a nice night.

He's big, about 40,
built like a football tackle
who's been running too fast.

Had four guys with him.
All muscle.

He knew you, Lieutenant.
No question.

Right.

He called me Marty?
Yeah.

"Marty." Like that.

It's Reese.

He's an intelligence
operative.

Who's he work for?
Freelance.

Sometimes he's government
sanctioned. Sometimes not.

Well, can he seal us off
from this thing?

What do we have?

Tomorrow we meet
with Ramos.

He can give us the ship
and he can give us Martillo.

We're about this close,
Lieutenant.

Do it.

Lordy, Lordy, Lordy.

Ramos. It's Cooper,
I'm here.

(KICKING)
Yo, Ramos!

I'm getting hot
in this outfit.

Yeah, but you
look good.

Hmm, orange juice.

What's the word?

Emptied pockets,
watch, wallet.

He's got a little pale spot
where he used to have a ring.

Come on, nobody's
scrubbed this guy

for 40 bucks' worth
of costume jewelry.

It could happen if
this guy's gone around

flashing his money
to the wrong people.

This guy was
the wrong people.

I'll put a rush on
the coroner's report.

Get me a witness' list,
too, will you?

What's a witness?

You ever get the feeling
like somebody punched
our E ticket?

All the time.

Rico.

Looks like Ice Queen
warmed up.

Can I buy you boys a drink?

Hey... Hmm.
Beautiful lady like you
would be our pleasure.

Waiter! We want
two of the same
and the lady will have...

Tequila, straight.

Tequila, straight.

I've spoken to El Martillo
about you two.

You can meet him tomorrow.
My place.

Maybe the lady has a heart,
after all.

Don't count on it.

(PHONE RINGS)

This is Martin Castillo.
I need three words.

(BUZZING)

STAN: Next time
I'll pick the restaurant.

How about the cuffs?

Real talkative.
I like that.

You guys through
with this little joke?

Luis, kill them.

Hey, hey, hey!
We came here in good
faith. Hey, listen!

Hey, man. Come on.
We've been straight
with you guys.

MARTILLO: You killed
my friend Ramos.

Why in the hell
would we wanna
kill Ramos?

He was gonna introduce
us to you. We wanna do
business with you.

You don't bite the hand
that feeds you.

You frauds.
You can't buy nothing.

I ask about you, Cooper.
What I hear? Ha!

Small time.

You wanna do business with us,
but you not got the money.

So, you are liars.

You lie, you also kill.

(EXCLAIMS)
We kill you instead.

Hey, hey, man.
What a misunderstanding!

Look, it ain't our money.
We're what you call
middlemen.

Our buyer didn't want you
to know who he is!

He's a commie, a Cuban.

Look, we just figured, man,
if El Martillo knew that
our buyer was a Cuban,

that he wouldn't want to deal.

We know your politics,
so we told ya it was us.

(GRUNTS)

Is that so?
Yeah.

Havana greenbacks
all the way.

Maybe we not
kill you, then.

Got the ME's report
on Ramos, Lieutenant.

Death by gunshot.

Spine wound. One round.

Nine millimeter.

Yeah. Oh, there was no...

Rifling marks on the bullet.
Less tissue damage than
one would expect.

Look, I'm saying anything
that comes off the top of
my head to keep from dying.

Outta the blue
I mentioned some Cuban,
and Martillo buys it.

Martillo wants Rico
to bring the Cuban.
Lucia's club. Midnight.

Look, I'm thinking
Jamie Sanchez.

He was a good vice cop.
He's working Major Crime now.

Let me give him a call,
and then we're finished.

We don't need Sanchez.

(UPBEAT POP MUSIC PLAYING)

So, you're the Communist.

MARTIN: I'm the money.

You said you want
to talk to the man.
This is the man.

I think I know you.

I doubt it.

Will you want anything?

Whatever these gentlemen
are drinking will be fine.

You're a lovely woman.

Thank you.

Excuse me.

I'll give you 17 million
for the freighter.

Mr. De La Cart said that
it was worth 25 million.

He sees peasants and Indians.

He spins lies,

fills their heads with dreams
so he can take advantage.

I see businessmen,

whom I'd like to
do business with.

(BOTH SPEAKING SPANISH)

Seventeen million
and you bring the
money tomorrow.

No dope, no money.

(SPEAKS SPANISH)

You tell us
where the ship is and
we'll bring you the money.

We'll meet you there.

You'll never sell your drugs
on the streets of Miami.

Okay. A show of faith.

Something to show us
your sincerity.

(SPEAKS SPANISH)

Then we take you to the ship.

Five million dollars.

Two million.
Tomorrow night.

Call Mr. Cooper.
Arrange the details.

A pleasure doing
business with you.

(WHISPERING INAUDIBLY)

We'll check it out.

(CRICKETS CHIRPING)

(DOOR OPENS)

You're not welcome here.

Still with the Jap food,
huh, Marty?

Pretty good, though.

You always were
a hell of a cook.

Get outta my house, Reese.

Look, I should've known
being tough wouldn't
work with you.

Never did.

Let's talk cooperation,
okay?

You got any bug juice
for this?

You're dirty.

My people got close to Ramos
and you killed him.

Well, hell, it's not like
I tried to cover up
or anything.

Nine mill, smooth bore,
subsonic round.

I'd have to give you an invite
to play any more fair
than that, boy.

You shouldn't have put
the woman in this position.

It's a dirty business, man,
okay?

I live with it.

America. Somebody's
got to look out for it.

You quit.

Say it.

Back away from Martillo,
I'll give him to you later.

I'll give you the dope,
the ship,

his whole little
band of maniacs.

No.

You know, I really don't
have to be asking you
these things.

Look, I'll tell you who
they sell it to, okay?

That way,
when they go back home
and fight the commies,

you can take the dope off
of whoever buys it.

That's a good deal, ain't it?

Gives you what you want,
helps keep America strong.

Country has nothing
to do with it.

You know what goes into
making these decisions.

A lot of good men trying
to do the right thing.

Only the right thing
sometimes makes you
feel dirty.

So all those good men
give it to a guy like me,

a guy who lives in the dirt.

That's the trouble
with always trying to
do the right thing, Marty.

Sometimes the right thing
smells bad.

(CHATTERING)

RICO: Stan, you got the wire
and the bird dog?

Yeah, the wire's for you
and the bird dog's
for the car.

We're talking maybe
three miles max range here.

The bug in the car
is just a transponder.

Your wire is a voice-activated
transmitter.

RICO: Where on the body?

Someplace nobody's
gonna look.

Okay, here it is.

Two million
in confiscated money.

This is not DEA
or Fed money.

Lose this and it's
a lot of payment.

Good luck.

Martillo's people
pick him up at 9:00.

We don't know
where we're going

and we don't know the route
that we'll be taking.

Once we've established that
the dope is on the freighter,
it'll be up to you.

What if they don't
go on the ship?

Then they'll probably just
murder me and steal this
two million.

STAN: Bummer.

What about Reese?

A man like Reese
operates outside the law.

Sometimes he's sanctioned
by our government,
sometimes he's not.

I placed a call
to find out.

And if they say back off?

We back off.
Any other questions?

MARTIN: Yes, I understand.

When can I expect an answer?

Yes. Thank you.

Somebody's been
checking up on me.

What'd they say?

Nothing.

Ain't that a bitch?

You never get an answer
when you need one.

You had them cut me off.

Just having a little fun
with you, Marty.

I knew you'd call.

Decided to throw a few
tacks in the road.

Take this deal with
Martillo, right?

I asked for your cooperation.

I know I won't get it.

Sure enough you got your
guys out there right now
playing John Wayne.

We're gonna come down hard
on you for that one, partner.

You have the right warrant,
you can see all my files.

I'll bet your people
didn't even put in their
time cards on this one.

Well, you always
did inspire loyalty.

The blood stops here.

I'm gonna stop Martillo and
I'm gonna take him to trial.

That option does not exist.

Your trouble, Marty,

you're married to
your own little system
of scales and balances.

Let me tell you
something, son.

I am justice.

(CLICKING)
I define it. I control it.

You got a problem with that,

maybe you ought to
terminate my contract.

You won't do nothing.

Don't worry
if I'm sanctioned or not.

Doesn't matter, does it?

I'll try not to hurt
any of your people.

(DOOR SHUTS)

(THUDDING)

Two million.

Okay, we take you to the ship.

(SHIP HORN BLOWING)

Now I'll show you my prize.
Just like I promised you,
amigo.

Cool.

(LAUGHING)

It's nice. It's nice.

We got a deal, then?

Yeah, man. We got a deal.

(EXCLAIMS)

(SHOUTING IN SPANISH)
Castillo, what do I do?

Drop it!

TRUDY: Drop it!
I said drop it!

Hey.

(GRUNTS)

Drop your weapon.

You mean us?

Reese, you can't do this!

Come on, Martillo.

Who are you?

Your guardian angel.

Come with me and go free,
or stay with them.

Hurry.

He's a murderer
and he's under arrest!

What the hell kind of man
are you, Reese?

Come on!

You've got your dope,
small time.

Give Castillo my love.

Raise your sights.
Get out!

(GUN FIRES)

Reese already had
Martillo on the chopper when
the shot came in, Lieutenant.

Someone,

we don't know who,
stopped him from escaping.

I know.

I just wanted to
bring you up to date.

Stay.

I've always tried
to do what's right.

That's the code I live by.

Do you understand that?

Yes.