Tom Shadyac

Ace Ventura goes undercover as an eccentric dolphin trainer named Heinz Kissvelvet to distract the press and investigate the disappearance of Snowflake the dolphin. His objective is to stall the reporters with a bizarre performance while searching for physical evidence near the tank. The scene balances high-stakes investigative work with absurd character comedy.

Ace Ventura experiences a frantic, sleep-deprived breakthrough while trying to connect the disgraced kicker Ray Finkle to Lt. Lois Einhorn. After a night of mental exhaustion, a visual fluke involving his dog's ears reveals the shocking truth that Einhorn is actually Finkle in disguise.