serve/protect is the story of two lonely police officers gauging the value of their occupation to themselves and the community they supposedly serve. Gus and Tony sit in their lonely unmarked squad car and muse about who, why and what they serve/protect.

We follow these two as the veteran Gus slowly pulls the novice Tony down towards his caustic and cynical view of the world. Their discussions range from whether the bangs they hear are gunshots or fireworks, to the pain of never truly trusting your wife.

The monotony and boredom of their occupation gives these two ample time to criticize the other for all of the things they do wrong, but when a routine domestic call suddenly goes horrifyingly wrong the only two people they can count on are themselves.