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* The copper talks down the gunman and arrests him.
* The gunman admits to the crime and [[Driven to Suicide|shoots himself]].
* The gunman pretends to attack the copper, thus successfully attempting [[Suicide
* The gunman opens up his heart to the copper and, after making himself sympathetic to the audience, gets tragically shot by a trigger-happy sniper.
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== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'': The source of much of Danny Butterman's annoyance is that he's never handled a gun in a real situation - he gets to in the final act of the film, and this trope happens at least four times - {{spoiler|the last time with his ''father''.}}
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** George was so loveable that he was in fact brought back to life for the show ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'', the first and perhaps best-loved, major [[Police Procedural]] on British telly. His [[Catch Phrase]], "Evenin' all", has outlived both the series and the actor who played him.
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* Happens in ''[[The Bill]]'' at least once a month. At least twice, a gun has been produced inside Sun Hill nick.
** A running joke among fans of the show is that Smithy, having been in the army and in the CO19 armed police unit (and naturally, therefore, involved in most plotlines involving firearms) is something of a bullet magnet.
* In the fifth season of ''[[Murphy's Law]]''{{context|reason=British or American?}} {{spoiler|this trope gets fulfilled to its maximum level. A police officer, who ended up being gang-raped after an undercover operation went wrong, enters the police station with a gun (having already killed the head of the people trafficking ring responsible) and takes the Chief Superintendent (who she blamed for him getting off) hostage. In the process she shots a detective in the arm, the Chief Superintendent in the leg and then herself in the head.}}
* Happens in at least one episode of ''[[
** {{spoiler|This troper is practiced in the art of throwing playing cards, and can confirm that a, properly thrown, playing card is not something that can be shrugged off. Especially if it were aimed at the face!}}
* Played tragically in ''[[The Inspector Lynley Mysteries]]'' when Barbara Havers gets shot in the line of duty at the end of series 3. Since there are 2.5 subsequent series, she [[Like You Would Really Do It|quite obviously gets better]]. This does not stop Lynley from [[Undying Loyalty|flipping his]] [[You Called Me "X" - It Must Be Serious|shit]] over it.
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