Tequila and Bonetti

Detective Nico Bonetti is a New York cop who one day gets transferred to a California beach town, after being in a a shootout that fueled a lot of bad press for the police. Here he must adapt to the way California officers do things. But one of the most shocking things he must stand is his new partner, a drooling bulldog called Tequila. Bonetti cannot hear his partner's musings but viewers can. The first case this offbeat duo must crack has to do with a supposed suicide which all the evidence points to murder. This is the pilot episode for the series.

Reverend Pasko, a demented preacher, is released on a technicality after attempting to rape Garcia. The man had been arrested as a suspect in a series of attacks on women in parking lots. Now Pasko has a new target, Garcia's daughter, and Bonetti must be on the lookout.

Bonetti's 1957 Cadillac gets stolen. Tequila's to blame because he got distracted by a cute poodle.