dooley and kane meet when they both apply for work at guard dog security, run by captain clarence o'connell and part of a union represented by klepper and lazarus. becoming licensed security guards after a single afternoon of training, dooley and kane are made partners by supervisor maggie cavanaugh and assigned to night duty at a pharmaceutical warehouse. ordered to take a lunch break by senior guard bruno, kane happens upon an armed robbery of the warehouse and calls frank for help, but they prove no match for the thieves.