Miami Vice s02e04 Episode Script
The Dutch Oven
[Preacher chattering.]
I just wanna stop and thank you, Lord.
I just want to stop.
Thank you, Lord! [Rock music playing.]
It looks like Manuel's getting faster.
Skating on nose candy doesn't exactly slow you down.
There's the customers.
(Marvelle) And now, as my children go out amongst you that you may give of yourself to the Lord and receive a blessing from the Lord.
God has a blessing for you.
And he's gonna give us a blessing today.
Go, children! Go, and receive the blessings of the Lord! It looks like Manuel's not the only one in the sales department today.
[Marvelle continues chattering.]
Now, now, now.
Let us pray for a better world! And let us pray for a righteous world! Think that's his last chance to get saved? [Camera clicking.]
Sonny? Manuel doesn't know we're watching, right? No, man.
We're good at this.
What I mean is, if we were being watched would we feel weird? You mean, like a sixth sense kind of thing? Forget it.
[Camera clicking.]
Store's open, Rico.
Not now, folks.
Not now.
There's no time like the present for a relationship with your Lord, Jesus Christ.
Get to know Him.
You can't get to heaven If you don't beat it, pal, you might get to heaven right now! Have a nice day.
A world that is free from the nightmare of drug abuse! A world of peace and tranquility! Freeze! Watch out! Wrong way to go, Skates.
You're not gonna bust me, Crockett.
[Grunting.]
You scum! You damn scum! Okay, lady! Okay! He's scum! Back up, lady! He threatened my life! One of God's creatures.
Nice work with the Book.
Amen, brother.
Amen.
(Crockett) Lieutenant we got absolutely nothing with this Manuel "Skates" Santino.
I say we put a tap on his phone and see who else shows up at the party.
Good morning, guys.
Check it out.
(Weldon) I think Skates takes a better picture than you guys.
Gotta admit, Sonny, you got style.
Who are you? Hank Weldon.
How'd you get in here? I walked in.
Good security.
Hey, Crockett, here's a good one of you.
What's this all about? What's the world coming to? You guys won't even shake my hand.
Okay, okay! So I'm retired.
I used to be a detective with Miami Vice.
I guess that counts for nothing around here.
Wait a minute.
I remember you.
You're Hank Weldon.
I used to hear about you when I was coming up.
This guy's a hell of a cop.
Sonny Crockett.
Pleased to meet you.
My partner, Rico Tubbs.
Rico, pleased to meet you.
Yeah.
Come on, Lieutenant, put her there for a retired old cop.
[Babbling.]
You guys aren't interested in Manuel "Skates" Santino, either.
Am I right? You're interested in Freddie Constanza.
You know Manuel's on the bottom.
All right, concession point here, you got Skates which means you got nothing.
Skates is stupid, but he's not stupid enough to give you the guy above him because he'd rather do a hard 18 months than be dead and that's his choice.
Of course, I could be wrong.
Been wrong before.
Continue, Mr.
Weldon.
Constanza's not who you're looking for.
You're looking for Mr.
Tony Arcaro.
Mr.
Founding Father of cocaine in Miami.
Mr.
Started-the-Business in 1962.
The invisible man.
He's pulling Constanza's strings.
Yes siree.
I tell you, if I got a hobby, Tony Arcaro's it.
Can you step outside for just a little bit? Sure.
Coffee? [Laughs.]
Well? I think Crockett may have a genuine sixth sense.
What? Nothing.
You know, this guy's acting a little off the wall but I heard he's one hell of a cop.
He may be out there where the buses don't run but the information is correct.
No kidding.
Tony Arcaro's dead.
So is Jimmy Hoffa.
Haven't found his body, either.
Check him out.
[Phone ringing.]
Yes? (Tubbs) Gina, see that guy out there with the purple Hawaiian shirt on? Absolutely.
I want you to pull his jacket.
(Gina) I'd love to.
What a good idea.
His name is Henry Weldon.
W-E-L-D-O-N.
File number 78-877-129.
A.
S.
A.
P.
(Gina) I can find it, Tubbs.
This guy is a nutcase.
Yeah? Maybe he even keeps a pet alligator at his place of residence.
[Chuckles.]
[Laughing.]
So, Weldon wants us to go with him.
Take us on a little guided tour.
Yeah.
A field trip.
The history of cocaine in Miami.
So you think this guy's gonna lead you to Freddie Constanza? [Snickers.]
Stranger things have happened.
I got that tape you wanted.
Slap it in there.
Freddie Constanza and Ray Pinchada have been pumping in 15 to 20 kees into our jurisdiction on a weekly basis for at least the last six months and we've got nothing.
(announcer on TV) and, at the same time Carter condemned both the Chinese actions and the recent Vietnamese strikes on Cambodia.
Carter also said that the United States has urged the Soviet Union an ally of Okay, yeah, we know that.
What is this, a history lesson? And, in local news today, alleged Miami drug trafficker Anthony Arcaro won a major victory February 18th, 1979, Tony Arcaro was released.
He got in a big black car and was never seen again.
Maybe he took a very long ride.
The longest.
Mr.
Arcaro, however, talked to reporters.
Shown here on the courthouse steps, he said the dismissal of the indictment was a, quote, "signpost of justice in America today.
" More local news, and Monday's weather, when we return.
Well, what do you think? Do we play follow the wacko with this guy, Weldon, or what? You said he was a great cop.
"Was," being the key word here.
(Crockett) I don't know.
Go through it again, guys.
See if we can find any reason why we should go with this looney tune.
Hey! What's your problem, partner? We go with Weldon, the worst thing that could happen we just wear a little tread off those new tires.
I don't like it, Rico.
The more I think about it, the more I don't like it.
I got a stack of real cases here, and we're playing this silly game.
Yeah, but the dude says that Arcaro is alive.
And you said that they never found Hoffa's body, either.
I'm not talking about Arcaro.
I'm talking about Weldon.
The man has left most of his groceries at the market, pal.
Maybe.
Maybe we'll find out after tonight.
(Gina) The Weldon file, per your request.
Came right after "weirdos" in the file.
Beautiful.
Gina, the next time you're downtown why don't you pull the archives on the Arcaro file? You owe me one, Rico.
Hey, remember, this nation was built on credit.
Sure.
[Laughs.]
Just what I said, man.
This guy was a great cop.
Look at this, commendations out the ying yang.
Anything else? Marty Lang.
I heard he was riding a big Federal desk.
Marty Lang? [Phone ringing.]
Let me ask you something, Tubbs.
If I flipped out one day and then showed up years later, in a dirty Hawaiian shirt blabbing about some guy that's been dead for years and you wanted to check me out who's the first person you would talk to? Me.
Lang was Weldon's partner.
Bingo.
Let's take a ride with Weldon.
Okay.
And we'll hit Marty Lang in the morning.
Ask us, Hank.
You know, maybe we do want to buy the Brooklyn Bridge.
That was Ray Pinchada back there, not Constanza and definitely not Tony Arcaro.
Earth to Crockett.
Earth to Tubbs.
I'm giving it all I got but I can't hold it.
Earth to Crockett and Tubbs.
Pinchada is Constanza's lieutenant.
When Tony Arcaro disappeared, Constanza took over.
Now, Pinchada's got some ideas, and they don't include Constanza.
Don't you guys get this? We're listening.
While you gentlemen were out window-shopping for $1,200 suits I learned that Mr.
Frederick Constanza is lunching tomorrow at the Ocean Club at 1:00 in the PM.
[Snickering.]
Care to guess the menu? Hot lead, gentlemen.
Courtesy of Mr.
Ray Pinchada.
On the orders of the not-as-dead-as-you-think Mr.
Tony Arcaro.
A hit? At the Ocean Club? "A hit? At the Ocean Club?" My friends, a hit at the Ocean Club is a very public hit.
A very public warning.
Tony Arcaro was very big on public warnings.
He still is.
Or would you rather go for, what's behind door number three? Let me ask you something, Hank.
You can ask, Sonny, but they no have to tell you.
[Mimicking gun fire.]
Trust me.
Why does the concept of that make me so nervous? Crockett, three, 12:30.
Yeah, right.
Great.
Nice day, huh? You had 'em last night, too, didn't you? Had what? Don't lie to your partner, man.
What are you talking about? I'm talking about weird dreams about Weldon.
Yeah.
Here, make that last for two days.
You're eating me out of house and boat.
[Growling.]
Mine were in color.
I mean, it's weird.
It's like, a regular cuckoo's nest.
You dream in color? Yeah, mostly.
Don't chew up my clothes! (Tubbs) We really appreciate you taking the time to see us.
(Lang) Yeah, yeah, yeah.
What's up? You were his partner.
Look, I've only been in this office a couple of weeks.
I gave a secretary a bunch of pictures.
I told her to put some up.
This was not supposed to be one of them.
It's a nice bust, Marty.
Hank Weldon.
You want to know about Hank Weldon? Why don't you pull his jacket? I've got nothing to say.
If you had nothing to say, the smart thing to do would have been to have left the picture on the wall.
At least until we left.
You wanna talk about it, Marty? We pulled his jacket, Marty.
Weldon, Henry.
Miami Vice, Said he was a good cop.
Medals.
Commendations.
Your partner quit the force.
Quit? It says "quit the force"? Quit.
10-4.
You wanna tell us your version, Marty? Not a version.
The truth.
Can't judge a jacket by its book.
We're all ears, Marty.
Weldon didn't quit.
He took a medical leave.
Medical leave turned into medical discharge.
Spent a few years at some psychiatric lockup in Lauderdale.
When did he get out? We met him yesterday.
Don't tell me, Tony Arcaro is alive and well.
Yeah, I thought so.
Look, you're in a bar.
Some joker comes in, pours about $5 worth of quarters into the juke.
Starts pressing J-50 over and over.
J-50.
Loves the song, right? Tony Arcaro is Hank Weldon's J-50.
Hank was a great cop.
He was brilliant.
This is Martin Jr.
Hank was everything to the kid.
Hank this, Hank that.
Uncle Hank.
What about Arcaro? Weldon spent about three years putting this case together against him.
It was an obsession.
And what can I say? Arcaro got off.
Walked away on a technicality, after three years.
Three years.
(Crockett) Just disappeared? Yeah.
Like that.
Constanza had him killed.
I figure industrial incinerator.
You ever seen one of those things at work? Bones.
Teeth.
Kidney stones.
Everything.
Weldon wasn't buying.
More than that, Tubbs.
He snapped.
He snapped so bad that his wife, Lorraine, totally in love with the man moved to another town, changed her name.
You get it? Yeah.
We get it.
You wanted my opinion? You've got it.
Now get out.
Sure thing.
I like your desk, Marty.
Did you smell his sweat? Had a definite panic flavor.
He was holding something back, Rico.
What, I don't know.
Look who's having himself a picnic on the hood of my car! (Weldon) Hi, fellows.
Meter maid came by.
Wanted to give you a ticket.
I talked her out of it.
Said you'd be right back.
Saved you money.
Hey, thanks a lot, Hank.
Clam juice? No.
Off my car.
It's great stuff.
Clean you right out.
So how's Mr.
Marty Lang? Did he say I was, you know, crazy? Hmm? Look, Hank, we're cops, not social workers.
We gotta go to work.
If you'll excuse us.
[Bottle shattering.]
So I guess you don't need me, huh? I guess Manuel sang like a bird all night long? I guess he gave you the entire Arcaro crew.
[Laughing.]
Yes, he did.
Get in.
I fought the law and the law won I fought the law and the law won Breakin' rocks in the hot sun I fought the law and the law won I fought the law and the law won [howling.]
(Crockett) Come on, Hank, stay with the action.
(Weldon) Hold on, Little Luke, Pepino.
I'm a comin'.
You're right, Tubbs.
I should lock this place.
Some perpetrator might steal all my precious belongings, or worse.
[Weldon chuckling.]
[Clearing throat.]
Welcome to Chez Weldon, boys.
You live here? Live here, work here, eat here, sleep here, you name it.
[Hangers clattering.]
Open sesame.
[Door opening.]
Walk this way, gentlemen.
Boys, I want you to meet Lorraine.
Please, say hello to Lorraine.
She's getting sick of old Hank.
If there's a point to this, get to it.
Big deal.
A computer.
Every 12-year-old kid in Miami has one.
Really? Like Lorraine? [Beeps.]
Yep, that's Freddie Constanza all right.
Good picture.
Nice labeling.
[Computer beeps.]
(Crockett) Wait a second.
Ray Pinchada and friends.
That's Bernie Wingo.
I just saw an outstanding warrant on him this morning.
[In falsetto.]
Really? What do you suppose he's doing talking to Mr.
Ray Pinchada? Of course, I could be wrong.
[In normal voice.]
But, I'm not.
Wingo used to retail lots of Arcaro product in the old days.
Disappeared pretty much after Gee I don't really remember when.
Do you? He disappeared after Arcaro disappeared.
Right.
That's right.
I remember now.
So, if he's back, and talking to Ray Pinchada I wonder if that means anything.
It's something to think about, maybe.
I agree, too.
Good night, Lorraine.
What's this here? Is that something to do with Lorraine? Hey, don't touch those! Easy does it, Hank.
We're mellow, Hank.
Mellow? Well, I'm not mellow! Tony Arcaro's not mellow! I want Arcaro! Are we calm now, Hank? [Sighing.]
Lorraine here has more she hasn't told.
We can have further conversations with Lorraine later, Hank.
Now we go to lunch? Can we? Can we? Can we go to the Ocean Club and watch Freddie Constanza get hit? Can we? Yeah.
You might wanna do something about your wardrobe.
[Clinking.]
Wait person, I'm waiting for my raspberry shake.
Young man.
Mr.
Rico's reviews appear in over 300 American newspapers.
And, I must tell you, he already hates this table.
To tell you the truth, Hank.
I checked this morning, and I checked when we came in and there is no Freddie Constanza on the reservations list today for lunch or any other meal.
That's too bad.
I guess this guy must be from that new Celebrity Criminal Look-alike Agency or something, huh? Gosh.
My mistake.
Sonny, Sonny, Sonny.
Constanza don't have to show you no stinking reservations.
What next, Hank? What we're waiting for now, children, is the proverbial button man.
Shades.
Hat, maybe.
Baggy coat.
You know, quick kill, hard ID.
[Gun fires.]
[People exclaiming.]
Freeze! Police! [Woman screaming.]
Stand clear! Stand clear! Lorraine and I hate to say we told you so, but You're under arrest.
You have the right to remain silent.
If you If you refuse that right, anything you say can and will be held against you blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
Why? I don't know.
He's crazy.
We figured he was on the inside somewhere.
He had to be.
He was a good cop.
Maybe he's a good ex-cop.
That's not something you want to think about, is it? He's better than us? So far, everything Weldon has said has come true.
Manuel Santino was our way to Constanza.
Manuel Santino didn't want to talk.
Constanza was marked.
Constanza was wasted.
Weldon even has pictures of Pinchada and the previously vanished Bernard Wingo.
One thing for sure.
If Pinchada is planning to take over Constanza's action he's got him right where he wants him.
Yeah.
Arcaro-ville.
Dead city.
What about Constanza's luncheon companions? Clean as a whistle.
Typical Bahamian banker types.
Not much to say.
I'm gonna cut Weldon loose.
Lieutenant, my partner and I would like to have a conversation with Lorraine.
Alone.
Just plug it in, Swi.
Action! [Crackling.]
Ooh.
Doggone! Beat it, Edison.
You said you didn't know what a floppy disk was.
(Tubbs) Yeah, I twisted the truth.
(Crockett) I don't know.
Try, "Lorraine.
" Try "Goofball.
" [Chuckling.]
Try, "Arcaro.
" This thing's a little weird.
If it's only a little weird, it definitely won't work.
You can do that? If Lorraine says it's all right [computer keys clacking.]
[Beeping.]
Man squirts alligator, alligator squirts man.
Knock it off, Hank.
How many more minutes, Dad? Up to you, kid.
Hank, did you know a long time ago that Tony Arcaro lived in your building? Don't "Hank" me, fancy man.
You've been talking to Lorraine.
Stay away from that woman! You hear? Well, I know something Lorraine doesn't even know.
Oh, yeah? Like what? I was in the cooler today, see.
Met a guy, see.
Maybe you know this guy, see.
Dealer.
Stiltsy.
Stiltsy O'Brien? The guy's a lightweight.
Strictly small-time.
He had a very big-time lawyer.
He absolutely had to be released today.
Capisce? What are we talking here? A big load coming in today or what? Not today.
Tomorrow.
Stiltsy had to get out today.
Didn't Lorraine tell you Stiltsy was one of Wingo's? She was supposed to.
[Seagulls cawing.]
Lieutenant.
Nice dog.
I think we got a live one.
[Humming.]
It's a big operation.
A last-minute operation.
I wanna make sure about Weldon.
One question.
Do you believe in him? Yeah, I do.
My head tells me he's stone-cold insane.
My gut says let's go with him on this.
Do it.
[Humming.]
[Birds chirping.]
I don't think we're gonna even catch a good hand tonight.
(Castillo) Swi.
Yes, Lieutenant.
Mr.
Promotion.
Do you see anything out there? No, I'm looking at the same thing you're looking at.
Nothingness.
Zero-ness.
Swi.
Right.
You gonna eat the rest of your sandwich, Lar? No.
Here, have some dessert, too.
You know, if you ask me, I think this stake out is a mis-stake out.
I bet you, you think that I wish I'd said that, huh? (Crockett) Nobody asked you, Switek.
Yeah, Crockett, I know.
Nobody asked me.
I can't wait to see the look on Tony's face when he sees Mr.
Hank Weldon.
First he's gotta get here, Hank.
How's your ESP working, son? [Sighing.]
You know, it's weird, but I do feel something.
I mean, I knew he was watching us that day in the park.
Didn't I? You knew someone was.
You guys are starting to sound crazy.
It's quiet out there.
Too quiet.
Something's happening here.
Got Raymond Pinchada.
Bernie Wingo.
It's looking good.
Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Hold your horses, Hank.
We wanna bust 'em for something more than unauthorized use of a Stiltsville dock.
[Airplane droning.]
Out of the blue of the western sky.
Go.
All right, cast off the stern line.
Aye, Captain.
Freeze! Miami Vice! [Guns firing.]
(Crockett) Flight's canceled, Ray.
(Weldon) Tony! You're not Tony! Tony! Tony! Tony! It's not Tony! None of them is Tony! What am I gonna tell Lorraine? Give it up, Hank.
It's all over, man.
What am I gonna tell Lorraine? Tony! [Phone ringing.]
Yes.
(Weldon) It's all over, Castillo.
It's all over.
What's this about, Weldon? I'm gonna leave Lorraine.
That woman's nothing but trouble.
Weldon.
You can't live with 'em, you can't live without 'em.
[Laughing.]
Where are you, Weldon? I'm gone, Castillo.
You won't have Mr.
Hank Weldon to count on anymore.
I'm telling you, I am gone.
G-O-N-E.
History, babe.
Split City, man.
Bye-bye.
Like, So Longsville.
Forget it.
Come in.
[Laughing.]
To do your paperwork? You gotta be crazy.
You know what I think? I think Lorraine needs a good talking to that's what I think.
[Phone disconnects.]
Hank! What a mess.
[Sighs.]
Why would he destroy Lorraine? This wing nut could be anywhere.
Man! I wish there was something we could do.
He led us to Pinchada, Lieutenant.
He really helped us out.
Yeah, I know.
What do you wanna do about it? Maybe we can get him into some kind of program or something.
Yeah.
What, like that famous Crazy Cop Retirement Home? No joke, man.
We really could use one.
Tubbs, telephone.
Hey, tell 'em Take a message, man.
Okay.
But it's your buddy, Weldon.
Says it's real important.
Hank.
Tubbs, I got him, man.
I got Arcaro.
You've got Arcaro? Hank, where are you? He's spilling his guts, man.
Confession time.
I thought you guys might wanna be in on the bust.
Arcaro's with you? Get the wax out of your ears, pal.
Tony Arcaro is here, where I am.
Not 75 feet away.
Beige suit, straw hat.
Dollhouse, middle of the block.
You and Crockett want in on it or not? Go.
Lieutenant, we're gonna need some backup.
I know what you're gonna need.
##[Brothers In Arms playing.]
[Thunder rumbling.]
Weldon! Freeze! Tired of waiting.
Took him myself.
Miranda-ed him.
The whole drill.
Funny.
He's just a tired old man.
Guess he's kind of relieved it's over.
He spilled it all.
He's in here.
Say hello to Mr.
Arcaro.
There's no one here, Hank.
He's right there.
No siree, Tony! You're not getting away this time! Book him! Hey, Hank.
Marty, we got him.
Yeah, Hank, we did.
You knew.
You knew he killed Arcaro.
I helped him build the wall.
He was my partner.
You understand? You understand? Yeah.
I just wanna stop and thank you, Lord.
I just want to stop.
Thank you, Lord! [Rock music playing.]
It looks like Manuel's getting faster.
Skating on nose candy doesn't exactly slow you down.
There's the customers.
(Marvelle) And now, as my children go out amongst you that you may give of yourself to the Lord and receive a blessing from the Lord.
God has a blessing for you.
And he's gonna give us a blessing today.
Go, children! Go, and receive the blessings of the Lord! It looks like Manuel's not the only one in the sales department today.
[Marvelle continues chattering.]
Now, now, now.
Let us pray for a better world! And let us pray for a righteous world! Think that's his last chance to get saved? [Camera clicking.]
Sonny? Manuel doesn't know we're watching, right? No, man.
We're good at this.
What I mean is, if we were being watched would we feel weird? You mean, like a sixth sense kind of thing? Forget it.
[Camera clicking.]
Store's open, Rico.
Not now, folks.
Not now.
There's no time like the present for a relationship with your Lord, Jesus Christ.
Get to know Him.
You can't get to heaven If you don't beat it, pal, you might get to heaven right now! Have a nice day.
A world that is free from the nightmare of drug abuse! A world of peace and tranquility! Freeze! Watch out! Wrong way to go, Skates.
You're not gonna bust me, Crockett.
[Grunting.]
You scum! You damn scum! Okay, lady! Okay! He's scum! Back up, lady! He threatened my life! One of God's creatures.
Nice work with the Book.
Amen, brother.
Amen.
(Crockett) Lieutenant we got absolutely nothing with this Manuel "Skates" Santino.
I say we put a tap on his phone and see who else shows up at the party.
Good morning, guys.
Check it out.
(Weldon) I think Skates takes a better picture than you guys.
Gotta admit, Sonny, you got style.
Who are you? Hank Weldon.
How'd you get in here? I walked in.
Good security.
Hey, Crockett, here's a good one of you.
What's this all about? What's the world coming to? You guys won't even shake my hand.
Okay, okay! So I'm retired.
I used to be a detective with Miami Vice.
I guess that counts for nothing around here.
Wait a minute.
I remember you.
You're Hank Weldon.
I used to hear about you when I was coming up.
This guy's a hell of a cop.
Sonny Crockett.
Pleased to meet you.
My partner, Rico Tubbs.
Rico, pleased to meet you.
Yeah.
Come on, Lieutenant, put her there for a retired old cop.
[Babbling.]
You guys aren't interested in Manuel "Skates" Santino, either.
Am I right? You're interested in Freddie Constanza.
You know Manuel's on the bottom.
All right, concession point here, you got Skates which means you got nothing.
Skates is stupid, but he's not stupid enough to give you the guy above him because he'd rather do a hard 18 months than be dead and that's his choice.
Of course, I could be wrong.
Been wrong before.
Continue, Mr.
Weldon.
Constanza's not who you're looking for.
You're looking for Mr.
Tony Arcaro.
Mr.
Founding Father of cocaine in Miami.
Mr.
Started-the-Business in 1962.
The invisible man.
He's pulling Constanza's strings.
Yes siree.
I tell you, if I got a hobby, Tony Arcaro's it.
Can you step outside for just a little bit? Sure.
Coffee? [Laughs.]
Well? I think Crockett may have a genuine sixth sense.
What? Nothing.
You know, this guy's acting a little off the wall but I heard he's one hell of a cop.
He may be out there where the buses don't run but the information is correct.
No kidding.
Tony Arcaro's dead.
So is Jimmy Hoffa.
Haven't found his body, either.
Check him out.
[Phone ringing.]
Yes? (Tubbs) Gina, see that guy out there with the purple Hawaiian shirt on? Absolutely.
I want you to pull his jacket.
(Gina) I'd love to.
What a good idea.
His name is Henry Weldon.
W-E-L-D-O-N.
File number 78-877-129.
A.
S.
A.
P.
(Gina) I can find it, Tubbs.
This guy is a nutcase.
Yeah? Maybe he even keeps a pet alligator at his place of residence.
[Chuckles.]
[Laughing.]
So, Weldon wants us to go with him.
Take us on a little guided tour.
Yeah.
A field trip.
The history of cocaine in Miami.
So you think this guy's gonna lead you to Freddie Constanza? [Snickers.]
Stranger things have happened.
I got that tape you wanted.
Slap it in there.
Freddie Constanza and Ray Pinchada have been pumping in 15 to 20 kees into our jurisdiction on a weekly basis for at least the last six months and we've got nothing.
(announcer on TV) and, at the same time Carter condemned both the Chinese actions and the recent Vietnamese strikes on Cambodia.
Carter also said that the United States has urged the Soviet Union an ally of Okay, yeah, we know that.
What is this, a history lesson? And, in local news today, alleged Miami drug trafficker Anthony Arcaro won a major victory February 18th, 1979, Tony Arcaro was released.
He got in a big black car and was never seen again.
Maybe he took a very long ride.
The longest.
Mr.
Arcaro, however, talked to reporters.
Shown here on the courthouse steps, he said the dismissal of the indictment was a, quote, "signpost of justice in America today.
" More local news, and Monday's weather, when we return.
Well, what do you think? Do we play follow the wacko with this guy, Weldon, or what? You said he was a great cop.
"Was," being the key word here.
(Crockett) I don't know.
Go through it again, guys.
See if we can find any reason why we should go with this looney tune.
Hey! What's your problem, partner? We go with Weldon, the worst thing that could happen we just wear a little tread off those new tires.
I don't like it, Rico.
The more I think about it, the more I don't like it.
I got a stack of real cases here, and we're playing this silly game.
Yeah, but the dude says that Arcaro is alive.
And you said that they never found Hoffa's body, either.
I'm not talking about Arcaro.
I'm talking about Weldon.
The man has left most of his groceries at the market, pal.
Maybe.
Maybe we'll find out after tonight.
(Gina) The Weldon file, per your request.
Came right after "weirdos" in the file.
Beautiful.
Gina, the next time you're downtown why don't you pull the archives on the Arcaro file? You owe me one, Rico.
Hey, remember, this nation was built on credit.
Sure.
[Laughs.]
Just what I said, man.
This guy was a great cop.
Look at this, commendations out the ying yang.
Anything else? Marty Lang.
I heard he was riding a big Federal desk.
Marty Lang? [Phone ringing.]
Let me ask you something, Tubbs.
If I flipped out one day and then showed up years later, in a dirty Hawaiian shirt blabbing about some guy that's been dead for years and you wanted to check me out who's the first person you would talk to? Me.
Lang was Weldon's partner.
Bingo.
Let's take a ride with Weldon.
Okay.
And we'll hit Marty Lang in the morning.
Ask us, Hank.
You know, maybe we do want to buy the Brooklyn Bridge.
That was Ray Pinchada back there, not Constanza and definitely not Tony Arcaro.
Earth to Crockett.
Earth to Tubbs.
I'm giving it all I got but I can't hold it.
Earth to Crockett and Tubbs.
Pinchada is Constanza's lieutenant.
When Tony Arcaro disappeared, Constanza took over.
Now, Pinchada's got some ideas, and they don't include Constanza.
Don't you guys get this? We're listening.
While you gentlemen were out window-shopping for $1,200 suits I learned that Mr.
Frederick Constanza is lunching tomorrow at the Ocean Club at 1:00 in the PM.
[Snickering.]
Care to guess the menu? Hot lead, gentlemen.
Courtesy of Mr.
Ray Pinchada.
On the orders of the not-as-dead-as-you-think Mr.
Tony Arcaro.
A hit? At the Ocean Club? "A hit? At the Ocean Club?" My friends, a hit at the Ocean Club is a very public hit.
A very public warning.
Tony Arcaro was very big on public warnings.
He still is.
Or would you rather go for, what's behind door number three? Let me ask you something, Hank.
You can ask, Sonny, but they no have to tell you.
[Mimicking gun fire.]
Trust me.
Why does the concept of that make me so nervous? Crockett, three, 12:30.
Yeah, right.
Great.
Nice day, huh? You had 'em last night, too, didn't you? Had what? Don't lie to your partner, man.
What are you talking about? I'm talking about weird dreams about Weldon.
Yeah.
Here, make that last for two days.
You're eating me out of house and boat.
[Growling.]
Mine were in color.
I mean, it's weird.
It's like, a regular cuckoo's nest.
You dream in color? Yeah, mostly.
Don't chew up my clothes! (Tubbs) We really appreciate you taking the time to see us.
(Lang) Yeah, yeah, yeah.
What's up? You were his partner.
Look, I've only been in this office a couple of weeks.
I gave a secretary a bunch of pictures.
I told her to put some up.
This was not supposed to be one of them.
It's a nice bust, Marty.
Hank Weldon.
You want to know about Hank Weldon? Why don't you pull his jacket? I've got nothing to say.
If you had nothing to say, the smart thing to do would have been to have left the picture on the wall.
At least until we left.
You wanna talk about it, Marty? We pulled his jacket, Marty.
Weldon, Henry.
Miami Vice, Said he was a good cop.
Medals.
Commendations.
Your partner quit the force.
Quit? It says "quit the force"? Quit.
10-4.
You wanna tell us your version, Marty? Not a version.
The truth.
Can't judge a jacket by its book.
We're all ears, Marty.
Weldon didn't quit.
He took a medical leave.
Medical leave turned into medical discharge.
Spent a few years at some psychiatric lockup in Lauderdale.
When did he get out? We met him yesterday.
Don't tell me, Tony Arcaro is alive and well.
Yeah, I thought so.
Look, you're in a bar.
Some joker comes in, pours about $5 worth of quarters into the juke.
Starts pressing J-50 over and over.
J-50.
Loves the song, right? Tony Arcaro is Hank Weldon's J-50.
Hank was a great cop.
He was brilliant.
This is Martin Jr.
Hank was everything to the kid.
Hank this, Hank that.
Uncle Hank.
What about Arcaro? Weldon spent about three years putting this case together against him.
It was an obsession.
And what can I say? Arcaro got off.
Walked away on a technicality, after three years.
Three years.
(Crockett) Just disappeared? Yeah.
Like that.
Constanza had him killed.
I figure industrial incinerator.
You ever seen one of those things at work? Bones.
Teeth.
Kidney stones.
Everything.
Weldon wasn't buying.
More than that, Tubbs.
He snapped.
He snapped so bad that his wife, Lorraine, totally in love with the man moved to another town, changed her name.
You get it? Yeah.
We get it.
You wanted my opinion? You've got it.
Now get out.
Sure thing.
I like your desk, Marty.
Did you smell his sweat? Had a definite panic flavor.
He was holding something back, Rico.
What, I don't know.
Look who's having himself a picnic on the hood of my car! (Weldon) Hi, fellows.
Meter maid came by.
Wanted to give you a ticket.
I talked her out of it.
Said you'd be right back.
Saved you money.
Hey, thanks a lot, Hank.
Clam juice? No.
Off my car.
It's great stuff.
Clean you right out.
So how's Mr.
Marty Lang? Did he say I was, you know, crazy? Hmm? Look, Hank, we're cops, not social workers.
We gotta go to work.
If you'll excuse us.
[Bottle shattering.]
So I guess you don't need me, huh? I guess Manuel sang like a bird all night long? I guess he gave you the entire Arcaro crew.
[Laughing.]
Yes, he did.
Get in.
I fought the law and the law won I fought the law and the law won Breakin' rocks in the hot sun I fought the law and the law won I fought the law and the law won [howling.]
(Crockett) Come on, Hank, stay with the action.
(Weldon) Hold on, Little Luke, Pepino.
I'm a comin'.
You're right, Tubbs.
I should lock this place.
Some perpetrator might steal all my precious belongings, or worse.
[Weldon chuckling.]
[Clearing throat.]
Welcome to Chez Weldon, boys.
You live here? Live here, work here, eat here, sleep here, you name it.
[Hangers clattering.]
Open sesame.
[Door opening.]
Walk this way, gentlemen.
Boys, I want you to meet Lorraine.
Please, say hello to Lorraine.
She's getting sick of old Hank.
If there's a point to this, get to it.
Big deal.
A computer.
Every 12-year-old kid in Miami has one.
Really? Like Lorraine? [Beeps.]
Yep, that's Freddie Constanza all right.
Good picture.
Nice labeling.
[Computer beeps.]
(Crockett) Wait a second.
Ray Pinchada and friends.
That's Bernie Wingo.
I just saw an outstanding warrant on him this morning.
[In falsetto.]
Really? What do you suppose he's doing talking to Mr.
Ray Pinchada? Of course, I could be wrong.
[In normal voice.]
But, I'm not.
Wingo used to retail lots of Arcaro product in the old days.
Disappeared pretty much after Gee I don't really remember when.
Do you? He disappeared after Arcaro disappeared.
Right.
That's right.
I remember now.
So, if he's back, and talking to Ray Pinchada I wonder if that means anything.
It's something to think about, maybe.
I agree, too.
Good night, Lorraine.
What's this here? Is that something to do with Lorraine? Hey, don't touch those! Easy does it, Hank.
We're mellow, Hank.
Mellow? Well, I'm not mellow! Tony Arcaro's not mellow! I want Arcaro! Are we calm now, Hank? [Sighing.]
Lorraine here has more she hasn't told.
We can have further conversations with Lorraine later, Hank.
Now we go to lunch? Can we? Can we? Can we go to the Ocean Club and watch Freddie Constanza get hit? Can we? Yeah.
You might wanna do something about your wardrobe.
[Clinking.]
Wait person, I'm waiting for my raspberry shake.
Young man.
Mr.
Rico's reviews appear in over 300 American newspapers.
And, I must tell you, he already hates this table.
To tell you the truth, Hank.
I checked this morning, and I checked when we came in and there is no Freddie Constanza on the reservations list today for lunch or any other meal.
That's too bad.
I guess this guy must be from that new Celebrity Criminal Look-alike Agency or something, huh? Gosh.
My mistake.
Sonny, Sonny, Sonny.
Constanza don't have to show you no stinking reservations.
What next, Hank? What we're waiting for now, children, is the proverbial button man.
Shades.
Hat, maybe.
Baggy coat.
You know, quick kill, hard ID.
[Gun fires.]
[People exclaiming.]
Freeze! Police! [Woman screaming.]
Stand clear! Stand clear! Lorraine and I hate to say we told you so, but You're under arrest.
You have the right to remain silent.
If you If you refuse that right, anything you say can and will be held against you blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
Why? I don't know.
He's crazy.
We figured he was on the inside somewhere.
He had to be.
He was a good cop.
Maybe he's a good ex-cop.
That's not something you want to think about, is it? He's better than us? So far, everything Weldon has said has come true.
Manuel Santino was our way to Constanza.
Manuel Santino didn't want to talk.
Constanza was marked.
Constanza was wasted.
Weldon even has pictures of Pinchada and the previously vanished Bernard Wingo.
One thing for sure.
If Pinchada is planning to take over Constanza's action he's got him right where he wants him.
Yeah.
Arcaro-ville.
Dead city.
What about Constanza's luncheon companions? Clean as a whistle.
Typical Bahamian banker types.
Not much to say.
I'm gonna cut Weldon loose.
Lieutenant, my partner and I would like to have a conversation with Lorraine.
Alone.
Just plug it in, Swi.
Action! [Crackling.]
Ooh.
Doggone! Beat it, Edison.
You said you didn't know what a floppy disk was.
(Tubbs) Yeah, I twisted the truth.
(Crockett) I don't know.
Try, "Lorraine.
" Try "Goofball.
" [Chuckling.]
Try, "Arcaro.
" This thing's a little weird.
If it's only a little weird, it definitely won't work.
You can do that? If Lorraine says it's all right [computer keys clacking.]
[Beeping.]
Man squirts alligator, alligator squirts man.
Knock it off, Hank.
How many more minutes, Dad? Up to you, kid.
Hank, did you know a long time ago that Tony Arcaro lived in your building? Don't "Hank" me, fancy man.
You've been talking to Lorraine.
Stay away from that woman! You hear? Well, I know something Lorraine doesn't even know.
Oh, yeah? Like what? I was in the cooler today, see.
Met a guy, see.
Maybe you know this guy, see.
Dealer.
Stiltsy.
Stiltsy O'Brien? The guy's a lightweight.
Strictly small-time.
He had a very big-time lawyer.
He absolutely had to be released today.
Capisce? What are we talking here? A big load coming in today or what? Not today.
Tomorrow.
Stiltsy had to get out today.
Didn't Lorraine tell you Stiltsy was one of Wingo's? She was supposed to.
[Seagulls cawing.]
Lieutenant.
Nice dog.
I think we got a live one.
[Humming.]
It's a big operation.
A last-minute operation.
I wanna make sure about Weldon.
One question.
Do you believe in him? Yeah, I do.
My head tells me he's stone-cold insane.
My gut says let's go with him on this.
Do it.
[Humming.]
[Birds chirping.]
I don't think we're gonna even catch a good hand tonight.
(Castillo) Swi.
Yes, Lieutenant.
Mr.
Promotion.
Do you see anything out there? No, I'm looking at the same thing you're looking at.
Nothingness.
Zero-ness.
Swi.
Right.
You gonna eat the rest of your sandwich, Lar? No.
Here, have some dessert, too.
You know, if you ask me, I think this stake out is a mis-stake out.
I bet you, you think that I wish I'd said that, huh? (Crockett) Nobody asked you, Switek.
Yeah, Crockett, I know.
Nobody asked me.
I can't wait to see the look on Tony's face when he sees Mr.
Hank Weldon.
First he's gotta get here, Hank.
How's your ESP working, son? [Sighing.]
You know, it's weird, but I do feel something.
I mean, I knew he was watching us that day in the park.
Didn't I? You knew someone was.
You guys are starting to sound crazy.
It's quiet out there.
Too quiet.
Something's happening here.
Got Raymond Pinchada.
Bernie Wingo.
It's looking good.
Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Hold your horses, Hank.
We wanna bust 'em for something more than unauthorized use of a Stiltsville dock.
[Airplane droning.]
Out of the blue of the western sky.
Go.
All right, cast off the stern line.
Aye, Captain.
Freeze! Miami Vice! [Guns firing.]
(Crockett) Flight's canceled, Ray.
(Weldon) Tony! You're not Tony! Tony! Tony! Tony! It's not Tony! None of them is Tony! What am I gonna tell Lorraine? Give it up, Hank.
It's all over, man.
What am I gonna tell Lorraine? Tony! [Phone ringing.]
Yes.
(Weldon) It's all over, Castillo.
It's all over.
What's this about, Weldon? I'm gonna leave Lorraine.
That woman's nothing but trouble.
Weldon.
You can't live with 'em, you can't live without 'em.
[Laughing.]
Where are you, Weldon? I'm gone, Castillo.
You won't have Mr.
Hank Weldon to count on anymore.
I'm telling you, I am gone.
G-O-N-E.
History, babe.
Split City, man.
Bye-bye.
Like, So Longsville.
Forget it.
Come in.
[Laughing.]
To do your paperwork? You gotta be crazy.
You know what I think? I think Lorraine needs a good talking to that's what I think.
[Phone disconnects.]
Hank! What a mess.
[Sighs.]
Why would he destroy Lorraine? This wing nut could be anywhere.
Man! I wish there was something we could do.
He led us to Pinchada, Lieutenant.
He really helped us out.
Yeah, I know.
What do you wanna do about it? Maybe we can get him into some kind of program or something.
Yeah.
What, like that famous Crazy Cop Retirement Home? No joke, man.
We really could use one.
Tubbs, telephone.
Hey, tell 'em Take a message, man.
Okay.
But it's your buddy, Weldon.
Says it's real important.
Hank.
Tubbs, I got him, man.
I got Arcaro.
You've got Arcaro? Hank, where are you? He's spilling his guts, man.
Confession time.
I thought you guys might wanna be in on the bust.
Arcaro's with you? Get the wax out of your ears, pal.
Tony Arcaro is here, where I am.
Not 75 feet away.
Beige suit, straw hat.
Dollhouse, middle of the block.
You and Crockett want in on it or not? Go.
Lieutenant, we're gonna need some backup.
I know what you're gonna need.
##[Brothers In Arms playing.]
[Thunder rumbling.]
Weldon! Freeze! Tired of waiting.
Took him myself.
Miranda-ed him.
The whole drill.
Funny.
He's just a tired old man.
Guess he's kind of relieved it's over.
He spilled it all.
He's in here.
Say hello to Mr.
Arcaro.
There's no one here, Hank.
He's right there.
No siree, Tony! You're not getting away this time! Book him! Hey, Hank.
Marty, we got him.
Yeah, Hank, we did.
You knew.
You knew he killed Arcaro.
I helped him build the wall.
He was my partner.
You understand? You understand? Yeah.