Miami Vice - The Gambler
Genre: Crime / Action
Director: Peter Berg
Writer: Roy Horne
Based on the television series
Cast: Josh Holloway, Taye Diggs, Andy Garcia, Katrina Law, Brad William Henke, Troy Garity, Toby Huss, Bojana Novokovic, James Remar, Bill Goldberg, Jeffrey Nordling, Sasha Roiz, Josh Braaten and Edi Gathegi
Plot: At a marina, Sonny Crockett (Josh Holloway) and Ricardo Tubbs (Taye Diggs) are conducting surveillance on Mickey (Toby Huss), a bookie with suspected connections to crime boss Al Lombard. As they watch, a woman sits down to meet with Mickey. Crockett recognizes her as his ex-girlfriend Bethany (Bojana Novakovic). She discusses a large gambling debt with Mickey and begs him for more time to pay it off. Indifferent to her pleas, Mickey calls in his muscle, Russo (Bill Goldberg) to remove Bethany from the building. Crockett and Tubbs rush into action to protect her, but the hulking Russo does not want to go in quietly. He attacks Crockett and Tubbs, with their brawl spreading into a restaurant at the marina. Russo throws Crockett and Tubbs around the restaurant, trashing the place. The fight spreads into the restaurant's kitchen, where Tubbs stabs Russo in the leg with a knife, and Crockett hits Russo over the head with a frying pan, knocking him unconscious. Bethany tells Crockett about her gambling addiction and how Mickey's boss has taken all of her husband Joe's tools as collateral on the money she owes, but without the tools he can't work and help her pay off the rest of the debt. She asks Crockett for help, even offering to sleep with him for money. Crockett turns her down, telling her the best thing she can do to help herself would be to file charges against Mickey or Russo, but she refuses because she thinks going up against them in court would only make things worse.
At the Metro-Dade Police Organized Crime Bureau, the unit's new commander arrives, Lt. Martin Castillo (Andy Garcia). Crockett, still grieving the loss of Lt. Rodriguez, is not interested in meeting his new supervisor and leaves the building. Crockett goes to see Vincent DeMarco (Jeffrey Nordling) and tells him that if he doesn't return Joe's work tools, he will put all of his other cases on the back burner and put all of his time towards making DeMarco's life a living hell. After Crockett leaves, Al Lombard (James Remar) enters the room, telling DeMarco he has an idea on how to get Crockett off their case.
DeMarco calls Crockett and asks to meet with him. They meet up at a marina bar, where DeMarco tells Crockett that he already sold Joe's tools, but offers Crockett $5,000 as a cash equivalent. As soon as the money is in Crockett's hands, Internal Affairs officer Ben Schumer (Sasha Roiz) bursts through the bar and arrests Crockett for taking a bribe. Crockett realizes that DeMarco has set him up. Back at OCB, Schumer informs Castillo that DeMarco identified Crockett as an informant in exchange for immunity from prosecution on racketeering charges. Castillo tells Crockett that he will be off the streets while the Internal Affairs Division continues the investigation. Crockett is insulted that his new lieutenant doesn't have his back and storms out of the station. Crockett goes to see Bethany at her house and meets her husband Joe (Josh Braaten). Joe tells Crockett that Bethany has disappeared and he doesn't know where she went. Crockett calls Tubbs and has him put out an APB on her.
That night, Tubbs goes to an illegal poker game run by DeMarco. Tubbs cleans up at the game and DeMarco introduces himself. Tubbs tells him he's an enforcer down from Philadelphia looking for work in Miami until some heat dies down back up north. DeMarco tells Tubbs he'll check his reference and get back to him. Meanwhile, Crockett goes back to his sail boat where he finds Gina waiting for him with a candlelit dinner. In the morning, Tubbs stops by the boat and tells Crockett and Gina about his progress DeMarco, and brags about his poker winnings. Crockett tells Tubbs that he has set up some false references for him, and that they will back him up when DeMarco comes calling. Crockett gets a phone call informing him that the body of Bethany has been fonud in a river with a bullet to the back of her head. They all head over to the crime scene. Crockett immediately suspects that DeMarco and Lombard are responsible. Castillo is there and tells Crockett to leave. Tubbs takes issue with this and tells Castillo that Crockett is their best chance of finding the killer.
DeMarco and Tubbs meet up, and DeMarco takes him to Lombard's yacht to meet him. Lombard agrees to hire Tubbs as an enforcer for his more black and latin operations in the Miami area. Back at OCB, Schumer goes through all of Crockett's files.
Tubbs goes to work with DeMarco that night to collect money at a cockfight. The manager, Jesus (Edi Gathegi), tells them that he can only play half of the $5000 he owes as business has been slow lately. Tubbs takes Jesus aside, and tells him that he can cover the remainder but that Jesus simply has to take credit for paying the full amount. They then head to Lombard's night club. DeMarco tells Lombard that he collected $3000, saying that Tubbs couldn't collect the rest. Tubbs later tells Lombard that he handed over $5000 to DeMarco. Lombard abruptly leaves to make some calls, asking Tubbs and DeMarco to stop by his yacht the next day.
Crockett is discussing the Lombard case with Castillo when Schumer bursts into Castillo's office and starts going after Crockett for missing an Internal Affairs hearing. Castillo begins berating Schumer for coming into his office and harassing one of his officers. Castillo continues on that Crockett has an exemplary record as a police officer, and that Schumer has clearly been duped and if he really believes Crockett is crooked that he is a bigger fool than he thought.
Tubbs and DeMarco meet with Lombard on his yacht, which unexpectedly casts off from the docks. Crockett, Switek (Brad William Henke) and Zito (Troy Garity) pursue the yacht by boat. When Lombard confronts DeMarco that he knows about the missing money, DeMarco panics and begs Lombard not to kill him. Suddenly, Bethany's husband Joe emerges and shoots DeMarco in the head, killing him. Crockett jumps onto the yacht after he hears the gunshot.
Joe is taken into police custody. Lombard points out that the vice cops have nothing on him, forcing them to let Lombard go. That night, Crockett and Tubbs have some drinks on Crockett's sail boat.
At the Metro-Dade Police Organized Crime Bureau, the unit's new commander arrives, Lt. Martin Castillo (Andy Garcia). Crockett, still grieving the loss of Lt. Rodriguez, is not interested in meeting his new supervisor and leaves the building. Crockett goes to see Vincent DeMarco (Jeffrey Nordling) and tells him that if he doesn't return Joe's work tools, he will put all of his other cases on the back burner and put all of his time towards making DeMarco's life a living hell. After Crockett leaves, Al Lombard (James Remar) enters the room, telling DeMarco he has an idea on how to get Crockett off their case.
DeMarco calls Crockett and asks to meet with him. They meet up at a marina bar, where DeMarco tells Crockett that he already sold Joe's tools, but offers Crockett $5,000 as a cash equivalent. As soon as the money is in Crockett's hands, Internal Affairs officer Ben Schumer (Sasha Roiz) bursts through the bar and arrests Crockett for taking a bribe. Crockett realizes that DeMarco has set him up. Back at OCB, Schumer informs Castillo that DeMarco identified Crockett as an informant in exchange for immunity from prosecution on racketeering charges. Castillo tells Crockett that he will be off the streets while the Internal Affairs Division continues the investigation. Crockett is insulted that his new lieutenant doesn't have his back and storms out of the station. Crockett goes to see Bethany at her house and meets her husband Joe (Josh Braaten). Joe tells Crockett that Bethany has disappeared and he doesn't know where she went. Crockett calls Tubbs and has him put out an APB on her.
That night, Tubbs goes to an illegal poker game run by DeMarco. Tubbs cleans up at the game and DeMarco introduces himself. Tubbs tells him he's an enforcer down from Philadelphia looking for work in Miami until some heat dies down back up north. DeMarco tells Tubbs he'll check his reference and get back to him. Meanwhile, Crockett goes back to his sail boat where he finds Gina waiting for him with a candlelit dinner. In the morning, Tubbs stops by the boat and tells Crockett and Gina about his progress DeMarco, and brags about his poker winnings. Crockett tells Tubbs that he has set up some false references for him, and that they will back him up when DeMarco comes calling. Crockett gets a phone call informing him that the body of Bethany has been fonud in a river with a bullet to the back of her head. They all head over to the crime scene. Crockett immediately suspects that DeMarco and Lombard are responsible. Castillo is there and tells Crockett to leave. Tubbs takes issue with this and tells Castillo that Crockett is their best chance of finding the killer.
DeMarco and Tubbs meet up, and DeMarco takes him to Lombard's yacht to meet him. Lombard agrees to hire Tubbs as an enforcer for his more black and latin operations in the Miami area. Back at OCB, Schumer goes through all of Crockett's files.
Tubbs goes to work with DeMarco that night to collect money at a cockfight. The manager, Jesus (Edi Gathegi), tells them that he can only play half of the $5000 he owes as business has been slow lately. Tubbs takes Jesus aside, and tells him that he can cover the remainder but that Jesus simply has to take credit for paying the full amount. They then head to Lombard's night club. DeMarco tells Lombard that he collected $3000, saying that Tubbs couldn't collect the rest. Tubbs later tells Lombard that he handed over $5000 to DeMarco. Lombard abruptly leaves to make some calls, asking Tubbs and DeMarco to stop by his yacht the next day.
Crockett is discussing the Lombard case with Castillo when Schumer bursts into Castillo's office and starts going after Crockett for missing an Internal Affairs hearing. Castillo begins berating Schumer for coming into his office and harassing one of his officers. Castillo continues on that Crockett has an exemplary record as a police officer, and that Schumer has clearly been duped and if he really believes Crockett is crooked that he is a bigger fool than he thought.
Tubbs and DeMarco meet with Lombard on his yacht, which unexpectedly casts off from the docks. Crockett, Switek (Brad William Henke) and Zito (Troy Garity) pursue the yacht by boat. When Lombard confronts DeMarco that he knows about the missing money, DeMarco panics and begs Lombard not to kill him. Suddenly, Bethany's husband Joe emerges and shoots DeMarco in the head, killing him. Crockett jumps onto the yacht after he hears the gunshot.
Joe is taken into police custody. Lombard points out that the vice cops have nothing on him, forcing them to let Lombard go. That night, Crockett and Tubbs have some drinks on Crockett's sail boat.
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