Ed Traxler
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Ed Traxler was a lieutenant in the Central Division of the Los Angeles Police Department in 1984 and was one of the investigators assigned to the Phone Book Killer case. While his colleagues Hal Vukovich and Peter Silberman simply assumed Kyle Reese was crazy or on drugs, Traxler was more sympathetic to him and Sarah Connor and appeared to be at least somewhat persuaded by his argument.
When the Series 800 Terminator raided the police station, Traxler was one of the officers to fight against it. He was shot multiple times in the chest and severely wounded in the process of defending the police station from the infiltrator. Traxler was (presumably) killed during the raid (although there is little evidence to support this, the official script does read as follows: "They find the Lieutenant propped in a corner, dying.") [1]
In deleted scenes, Traxler is shown handing his sidearm to Kyle, telling him, "Reese! She’s got to stay alive. Do whatever you have to do.” From this scene, it is obvious that Traxler at least partially believed the story that Reese told in his interview with Dr. Peter Silberman. [2]
Behind the scenes
- Traxler was portrayed by Paul Winfield.
- Traxler featured in a number of short scenes - which seemed to confirm his belief in Reese's story - that were cut from the film primarily to speed up the advancement of the plot.
- In the original script, Traxler's rank (and dialogue) were reversed with that of Hal Vukovich.
- Agent Auldridge in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles's Series Finale "Born to Run" seemed similar to Traxler in many ways and appeared to partially believe her story.
Appearances
References
- ↑ http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Terminator.html
- ↑ The Terminator DVD Deleted Scenes.
