ricardo tubbs ( . the ever smooth and cool philip michael thomas ) and a cop in new york and trace a colombian crimelord to miami ( . his brother be murder by this man gun tot henchman after a transfer of dope money and interfere with their drug sting ) where the city undercover detective crockett ( don johnson ) have be attempt to catch him as well . neither know the other be after the same man and both seek revenge for the murder of a partner ( . crocket partner be collateral damage when a drug dealer they be play and have decide to go out on his own and be blow up with a bomb strap under his truck ) . well and crocket doesn not necessarily carry the same kind of vendetta a tubbs and he have be work incredibly hard to take this drug lord down . tubbs have information for crockett and his miami vice squad and the crimelord name be calderone ( miguel pinero ) and his lieutenant and who set up the drug deal and be name trini desoto ( martin ferrero ) . every time it seem that crockett get close to calderone and somehow he remain one step ahead . tubbs think there a cop on calderone payroll give him inside information . no doubt this show not influenced television but movie after it debut on network television . normally the show feature tubbs and crockett go undercover to take down giant drug cartel and trafficker and and dealer corrupt the miami street . this pilot establish that crockett be divorce from a woman he still love and and how life a an undercover cop isn not exactly life fulfil . we also see how crockett and tubbs relationship get off to a rocky start and but the groundwork be lay where it easy to realize how good they work together . crockett have a pet alligator and be a star football star and and take his job a a cop very seriously . it always neat see actor we know in early work on miami vice such a jimmy smits a the partner ( . with a pregnant wife ) who be kill by the car bomb and and especially mykelti williamson and with a jeri curl and a a small time drug deal partner with calderone . ferrero be a hoot a a flamboyant and unflappable cuban arranger ( . the one who negotiate deal between a new party and calderone ) and in well tailor suit ( . very scarface in how he talk ) who very much enjoy the life of a criminal living large thanks to his career . plenty of style and miami atmosphere and cop melodramatics and rockin jan hammer musical arrangement and 80 pop and and attitude to spare . crockett have a potential love interest in detective gina calabrese ( saundra santiago ) and but it a bit dodgy due to his broken marriage . bill smitrovich be crockett former partner and scott wheeler and now with the dea and and there an important development or revelation that will forever fracture their long time camaraderie . very much and miami vice be a product of it time and with plenty of sweet car and hot woman and lot of beach and sand and street and crime . my kind of show . thomas jamaican accent ( . his undercover role be a jamaican with tie to a criminal organization in new york ) be rather amusing and a be his work opposite crockett alligator . i do not know what it be and but i have always admire the crockett style and the white coat and pant and colorful t shirt and and designer shoe and he no ordinary undercover detective and that for sure .