Episode
Miami Vice: The Cell Within
Overview
A dark, chilling episode in which Tubbs is held prisoner - along with a drug dealer, a young prostitute and a prison psychologist - in the personal dungeon (complete with electric chair) of a supposedly reformed, freed killer who he once put behind bars. One of the highlights of Season 5.
Details
- Series
- Miami Vice
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 1989-03-10
- Runtime
- 48 min
Episode context
The Cell Within is Episode 13 in Season 5 of Miami Vice. It aired on 1989-03-10. The runtime is 48 min.
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