Ace of Hearts is a 2008 English-language Canadian family drama film directed by David Mackay and starring Dean Cain, Britt McKillip, Anne Marie Loder, and Mike Dopud.
After a pursuit in the woods, Ace takes down Torco, out of sight of his human partner, Dan (Cain), who soon arrives.
When police see injuries to Torco's neck, they believe they are the results of Ace biting him.
Dan drives Ace to the vet hospital in Spokane, and leaves him to be put down.
The veterinary technician, not wanting to have his incompetence found out, puts some other ashes from the crematory into a container and marks them as Ace's.
But Julia eventually convinces Dan to take her to Wenatchee to see if the dog is Ace.
While Julia plays with Ace in the family's backyard, Dan agrees to take his wife to Tahiti, for their long-ago 'postponed' honeymoon, and the end credits roll.