Bon Cop, Bad Cop plot
"Shoot First Translate Later"
A body is found on the border of French-speaking and Anglophone Canada. Police argue for a moment over who should get the case, as the head of the corpse is in Quebec and the feet in Ontario. A decision is made to make it a joint case and so it is that two detectives are tasked with solving the murder: David Bouchar, a rude 'French' bum who has no respect for rules and procedures, and Martin Ward, a the dyed-in-the-wool 'straight cop' who does everything by the book and only uses violence when there is absolutely no other option.