The Home Invaders: Tubbs couldn't have chosen a better week for his vacation. Crockett's called in at 3 A.M. to find out he and all available detectives are being transferred to Robbery. A vicious team of thieves are breaking into occupied houses and brutalizing the families, earning them the title "The Home Invaders". Crockett's happy about it for one reason-- he gets to work with his old mentor, Lt. John Malone. In the briefing, it's found that their modus operandi matches burglaries in New York and Chicago, so these might be the same guys. However, Castillo's not happy about the almost-empty files his detectives are being handed. How much work has been done on these cases? An interview with a victimized, crying mother gives Crockett and Castillo a vital clue to their M.O.--the first question to the victims is, "Is there anyone else in the house?" Castillo plays a long shot by requesting the paperwork from the Chicago robberies, and it turns out there was a simultaneous rash of call girls getting beaten. Joplin and Calabrese are put on the angle. But that night, another invasion goes down, and this time, a street cop happens on the scene. The lookout doesn't even hesitate on blowing him away. Malone briefs Crockett and Castillo the next morning at the scene. Castillo has more questions about Malone's investigating. Why wasn't the scene sealed off? And forensics could be doing more, so why aren't they? Malone walks out on Castillo, but when Crockett confronts him, he can't ignore it. A pair of roughed-up call girls found by Joplin and Calabrese may have a description on one of the thugs, but they don't find his picture in the mugshots. Castillo, Crockett, Malone and his Sergeant, Harrety go over the victim questionnaires and finds one common link-- all get their hair done at the Hair Emporium. Joplin and Calabrese check the place out and find nothing among the employees, but someone else there my be the culprit-- a parking valet. The call girls are rushed down and they positively ID the guy. Switek and Zito observe him making copies of a customer's house keys. Castillo and Crockett follow the woman, a Mrs. Goldman and warn her. That night, Switek, Zito and Harrety follow the valet to a meeting his partners, then along the streets. Crockett and Castillo are lying in wait at the Goldman house. It comes over the radio that the tail is lost, but the invaders still don't show. They call Mrs. Goldman at the station and she realizes almost too late that the car she was driving wasn't hers-- but her daughter's! She gives the address and Crockett and Castillo race over. Castillo jumps the lookout, choking him into unconsciousness. Crockett can see the couple bound, gagged and being terrorized by two masked thugs. With no backup and no choice, Castillo and Crockett crash into the house from different directions, shooting both invaders dead. The last one is upstairs looking for jewels and doesn't last much longer. Mrs. Goldman takes the cops out to lunch in appreciation. When Castillo and Malone arrive late, Sonny gets up to welcome them, but receives a shock. Malone has turned in his badge, saying one sloppy case is one too many. Crockett and Castillo have to agree that it would be almost impossible to fill his shoes.

Thanks to the fellow Miami Vice Fan that wrote this synopsis

Posters

Movie Posters