Which cop dies in end of watch

Everyone's always struck by it. Those guys are intense! They're so confident. They're like military. Not the case with cops who go into harm's way. He pauses. At the end of the day, it's a secret society. It's not a place where regular citizens get to see behind the facade. They can read my mind; they can see my sins. I have pot in my car. I took a Zanax. All our petty faults are writ large. Once you speak longer with Ayer, seeds of scepticism seem to sprout.

He wouldn't mind branching out to make a romcom, he says. There are all sorts of limits to the LAPD. With them they can sorta hold the line clean of the mess. But it's just triage. Are you willing to kill somebody? If you answer 'no' then don't be a cop. The actors, though, aren't so sure. They stand up tall in that hotel basement, and they ponder earnestly, eager not to let their colleagues on the squad down. Cops go into a black neighbourhood and respond differently than if they're in a Hispanic neighbourhood.

They adapt in a way I've rarely seen in any other profession besides acting. That's maybe the only similarity between our jobs — the ability to observe human behaviour and imitate it. Theirs is for survival and ours is absurd in comparison. But maybe 'brotherhood' is misleading. Patrolman Murphy was found unconscious at the base of a flight of ice-covered steps off of School Street.

He died a short time later at a Boston Hospital. Patrolman Murphy was survived by his wife and two children.

Patrolman Bell was shot and killed by a migrant worker when he and another officer attempted to arrest him for the murder of a house maid a week earlier. Instead of wearing the roles like costumes or uniforms, they let the job seep into their skin. David Ayer Wiki Explore. Wiki Content. Recent blog posts Forum. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? End of Watch. The pair are lured into an ambush and both are shot.

Brian survives his wounds, but Mike is killed, leaving behind his wife and daughter. They are also best friends and consider each other to be brothers. Brian is making a documentary of his work.