It seems the character of Calderone was supposed to be the series (https://tv.avclub.com/the-mtv-cops-of-miami-vice-gave-television-a-facelift-1798272156)’ nemesis (https://miamiviceonline.com/index.php?/topic/70-episode-61-the-afternoon-plane/page/4/). However, after killing him in the beginning of the series and then eliminating his children (https://miamivice.fandom.com/wiki/Sons_and_Lovers) in a Season 3 (https://miamiviceonline.com/index.php?/topic/14118-what-changes-would-you-have-made-from-season-3-on/) episode, that was removed from contention. Other attempts failed (https://www.google.com/search?q=miami+vice+jump+the+shark+site:miamiviceonline.com&sxsrf=ALeKk03hbKVgrSW3o6MI-3RZqpjflie-Mw:1608279818530&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiR6qCajdftAhWSmlkKHfTmDv8QrQIoBHoECAQQBQ&biw=1600&bih=757) (Sheena Easton (https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:-H7ZF8BYib4J:https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1987-11-20-0160210090-story.html+&cd=15&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us), Colonel Real Estate (https://miamivice.fandom.com/wiki/William_Maynard), Frank Hackman (https://miamivice.fandom.com/wiki/Frank_Hackman), etc.) and the series sputtered (https://books.google.com/books?id=3xaVrHhMQkQC&pg=PA61&lpg=PA61&dq=miami+vice+sputtered+out+fifth+season&source=bl&ots=l1jSxC3_J6&sig=ACfU3U3aQd_dYb1Bg58fkNHC4SnP7c6nsQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwibzvSpjNftAhWBxVkKHX7CA_QQ6AEwGnoECAkQAg#v=onepage&q=miami%20vice%20sputtered%20out%20fifth%20season&f=false) out after an abbreviated fifth season (https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:UThH20zhvlkJ:https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1988-05-18-8801300654-story.html+&cd=12&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us).