Plot (and possible SPOILERS): She has been given 48 hours to solve the missing otter case (which has grown cold) or she will be a traffic cop for the rest of her career. He has been told that, as a material witness in the case, he'll be let off for an earlier minor offense if he helps her for 48 hours. So basically she is desperate to succeed, but he has no interest in the case -- he simply wants to make her suffer through the next 2 days to prove he doesn't need her. Needless to say perhaps, as the 48 hours wear on they BOTH discover that there's much more TO the case than a missing otter...
Plot (and possible SPOILERS): She has been given 48 hours to solve the missing otter case (which has grown cold) or she will be a traffic cop for the rest of her career. He has been told that, as a material witness in the case, he'll be let off for an earlier minor offense if he helps her for 48 hours. So basically she is desperate to succeed, but he has no interest in the case -- he simply wants to make her suffer through the next 2 days to prove he doesn't need her. Needless to say perhaps, as the 48 hours wear on they BOTH discover that there's much more TO the case than a missing otter...