Mike Dooley, who works on the San Diego narcotics squad, is working on a stakeout of drug kingpin Ken Lyman, and Mike barely escapes with his life as his car is blown up by a helicopter that was sent by Lyman. Later, Mike is given a partner -- a dog named Jerry Lee. Mike doesn't like Jerry Lee, but he begins to warm up to Jerry Lee when Jerry Lee shows how helpful he can be. Mike wants to know where Lyman's next drug shipment will take place, and Jerry Lee helps Mike. In order to keep Mike from messing up the shipment, Lyman has Mike's girlfriend Tracy kidnapped. Mike and Jerry Lee find Halstead, the car dealer who delivers Lyman's shipments, and with Jerry Lee's help, Mike takes the shipment from Halstead, and drives the shipment to where Lyman is expecting the shipment, and this leads to a confrontation with Lyman.

Koton (Jerry Lee) was an actual Kansas City, Missouri, police dog. On 18 November 1991, he was shot and killed apprehending a suspect in the attempted murder of a police officer. Ten days before his death, Koton found ten kilos of cocaine worth more than 1.2 million dollars.

Lyman:
Dooley, what is it about me that makes you so passionate?


Dooley:
Well, it's not your looks, Lyman. I guess it's your job.


Lyman:
And knowing your methods of law enforcement, I don't suppose that you have a search warrant?


Dooley:
Dog ate it. You can hang around his tail for an hour.

Continuity: The blade of the forklift that Dooley steps gently off is seen in the next scene to be above head height.

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Music composed by John Williams
Courtesy of MCA Records