Miami Vice: Heart of Night (1988)
Season 5, Episode 3
7/10
A solid Castillo led episode
4 February 2013
Warning: Spoilers
This episode sees the return of Lt. Castillo's ex-wife, Mai Ying, and new husband, Ma Sek. We first see them at an event in Ecuador where Ma Sek sees a man names Rivas then immediately decides it is time to leave. As they drive away their car is hijacked; they manage to escape; killing one of their assailants in the process. They then head to Miami where she contacts Castillo. It turns out Ma Sek was meant to deliver a package to Rivas but the contents weren't what was expected. He is adamant that he never knew what was meant to be in the package but Rivas thinks otherwise and thinks he can get to Ma Sek by kidnapping and threatening his wife... of course he hasn't reckoned on Castillo!

This wasn't a classic episode but any where Lt. Castillo takes the lead will be worth watching as Edward James Olmos is such a fine actor. There was a decent amount of action and a sense that Mai Ying was in real danger; a role Rosalind Chao did a good job in. I was half expecting Crockett to be working again but was pleased that the events of the previous episodes hadn't been completely forgotten.
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