Jack is not sold on Dan and Nate's sting operation, especially since Dan's undercover pitch is completely underwhelming, and part of it has to do with Chuck Norris and gelato. Dan tells him he has everything under control, which is Jack's sign to come with them lest Dan get into trouble. He watches from across the street as Dan and Nate meet with Kenny. When Kenny asks where they're trying to burn down, Dan blurts out the name of Julius's bar. Needless to say, Julius panics when he realizes what's about to happen. Kenny walks in and, in front of Dan and Nate, intimidates Julius, who wavers so much that he confuses everyone. Kenny doesn't like Julius, so he agrees to do the job as long as the guys pay him at a fundraiser he's hosting.

Everyone anticipates getting the drop on Kenny at said fundraiser. They slip into the party, where Dan and Nate go to give Kenny the money. However, Kenny is very sly, refusing to incriminate himself in front of them in case they're wired up (which they are) until Dan badgers him into it. When Kenny looks for the money, however, he finds out that it's gone; at the same time, Jack discovers a note from Nate saying that he stole it. I saw that coming, but it's still a disappointment.

Kenny tries to flee the scene, and ends up getting into fights with both our detectives. He handcuffs Jack and steals his gun, aiming it at Dan. Stuck on the ground, Jack does what his dog might have done and sinks his teeth into Kenny's ankle, allowing Dan to get the upper hand on him. Afterward, Jack laments about the missing money, and Dan tells him that he swapped it out before they ever left the police department. It was his plan all along to get close to Nate and see what his game was. The two of them hug, but Jack refuses to call him "Uncle Dan."

Nate finds a note from Dan: "Stay the hell away from my partner. He's my family now."

It's tough to follow up an episode as good as "Dan On The Run," but I still like "Old Dogs" anyway, mostly because it shows us Dan and Jack continuing to become not just partners, but friends. In these two episodes we've gotten big hints that they have finally come together as a professional and personal team, and have accepted each other's quirks and difficulties. That's heartwarming and engaging. They don't lose any of their interesting characteristics, but we also know we're not going to be treated to the same rhetoric every week like other shows might fall into. Plot-wise, it's nothing new, but I couldn't help but smile at the end of the episode, and I think that was the larger point.

I'll see you next week for another case. Until then, I'm off to go see if I can adopt a dog that won't shred my ankles.