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Armed with his sixteen-inch steel telescope baton, biting dry humour, and just a bit of a hero complex, the ex-cop sets out to protect the mostly undocumented immigrant women who work there from clients who won't take \"no\" for an answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDoll gets by just fine following his two basic rules: bark loudly and act first. 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