Popular Culture References
- Don Johnson's character, Grant Cooper, is much like his role of Det. Sonny Crockett on Miami Vice, in that both are cynical, jaded men of the law who do know right from wrong but are willing to stand up against the powers that be if necessary.
- In the episode The Heater, Grant Cooper says, "I used to live on a boat." This is a subtle reference to his days on Miami Vice, where he played Det. Sonny Crockett who lived on the boat St. Vitus Dance.
- Cooper was also the surname of his partner Rico Tubbs's alias on Miami Vice ("Rico Cooper").
- Names like Nancy Grace, Mark Geragos, Johnnie Cochran, and Greta Van Susteren have been mentioned in the show.
- Famous modern-day courtroom cases such as Scott Peterson and Robert Blake have been mentioned.
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