Skip Jordan was a pilot, flying drug shipments for Roberto Enriquez, and holding back the goods until proper clearances are obtained, like leaving Enriquez one kilo inside a stuffed gorilla. Jordan was holding the cocaine (and setting up a flight with detectives James "Sonny" Crockett and Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs) when Enriquez's lawyer, Sam Boyle, shows up wanting the drugs to pay off Frank Romano and his million-dollar debt when he and Jordan began fighting over the plane, in the struggle Boyle shoots Jordan dead and takes the drugs.