Miami Vice Line of Fire (Season 5, Episode 6)
TV-14
TV Episode | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Miami Vice

Line of Fire (Season 5, Episode 6)

TV-14

TV Episode | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A drug kingpin on trial for murder puts a million dollar contract out on a punk rocker who is the star witness for the prosecution. The FBI want Crockett and Tubbs to safe house the witness, but keeping him alive is going to be a challenge.

Director

Richard Compton

Writers

Raymond Hartung | Anthony Yerkovich (creator)

Composer

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 16, 1988

Release date

Dec 16, 1988 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 4 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 9 wins & 29 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
23 cast members

Name	Known for
Don Johnson Detective James Crockett Detective James Crockett See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
Philip Michael Thomas Detective Ricardo Tubbs Detective Ricardo Tubbs See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
Saundra Santiago Detective Gina Calabrese (credit only) Detective Gina Calabrese (credit only) See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
Michael Talbott Detective Stan Switek Detective Stan Switek See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
Olivia Brown Detective Trudy Joplin Detective Trudy Joplin See fewer	Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
Edward James Olmos Lieutenant Martin Castillo Lieutenant Martin Castillo See fewer	Battlestar Galactica (2004)
Justin Lazard Keith Keith See fewer	Species II (1998)
Aharon Ipalé Carlos Cantero Carlos Cantero See fewer	The Mummy (1999)
Kevyn Major Howard Bates Bates See fewer	Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Barry Primus FBI Agt. Daley FBI Agt. Daley See fewer	Grudge Match (2013)
Teresa Blake Blonde Blonde See fewer	Licence to Kill (1989)
Parris Buckner Prosecutor Prosecutor See fewer	Cape Fear (1991)
Gino Cabanas Reyes Reyes See fewer	The Cross (2000)
Judith Delgado Judge Judge See fewer	The Good Nurse (2022)
John W. Gertz Witness Witness See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
Aasif Mandvi Doorman (as Aasif Mandviwala) Doorman (as Aasif Mandviwala) See fewer	Million Dollar Arm (2014)
Michael George Owens Lawyer Lawyer See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
K.H. Roberts Surgeon Surgeon See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
Ragged Edge The Band (as Rugged Edge) The Band (as Rugged Edge) See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
Avery Sommers Nurse Nurse See fewer	Letters to God (2010)
Russell Baird Hotel Patron Hotel Patron See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
Xavier Cortes Punk rocker Punk rocker See fewer	Tomorrowland (2015)
Sean M. Latterner Special Agent Randolph (uncredited) Special Agent Randolph (uncredited) See fewer	Into the Blue (2005)