Fruit of the Poison Tree

Episode aired Feb 3, 1989
TV-14
47m

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

335

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Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas in Miami Vice (1984)

Action Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

Crockett and Tubbs' efforts to bust a major drug dealer are repeatedly thwarted in court by a shady big-shot southern gentleman attorney and his loyal protege Lisa, whose father was a prosec... Read allCrockett and Tubbs' efforts to bust a major drug dealer are repeatedly thwarted in court by a shady big-shot southern gentleman attorney and his loyal protege Lisa, whose father was a prosecutor murdered for crusading against drugs.Crockett and Tubbs' efforts to bust a major drug dealer are repeatedly thwarted in court by a shady big-shot southern gentleman attorney and his loyal protege Lisa, whose father was a prosecutor murdered for crusading against drugs.

Director
- Michelle Manning
Writers
- Anthony Yerkovich
- Rob Bragin
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

335

YOUR RATING

Director
- Michelle Manning
Writers
- Anthony Yerkovich
- Rob Bragin
Stars

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10dangkoen

Has to be one of the best of Miami Vice

This is one of my favorites from season 5, along with "Line Of Fire" and "Freefall".

The episode starts with a slick lawyer being able to set his client, a criminal, free due to a typing mistake by Switek. Later on, the lawyer steals the drugs of his client to pay off some mobsters he owes a debt to.

Notice Stephen McHattie as the lawyer and Amanda Plummer as his assistant. McHattie does a great job, but Plummer stands out in this episode along with Don Johnson and Saundra Santiago. The episode really kept me focused at the screen and I am pretty sure other viewers had the same experience. An episode every hardcore Vice-fan should embrace, definitely worth checking out!

Trivia
Final Gina-centric episode of the series.

Goofs
The automobile shown moving toward the camera in the opening scenes of this episode (5.9) has a Florida Tag on the the front of the vehicle. Florida didn't supply Tags for the front of vehicles when the series was made (and well before that and to the present time). This is an error that is common to many series, either actually filmed in Florida, or are said to have taken place in Florida (and filmed elsewhere).