Cops 1: The Murder of Mr. Willshaw

Officers Colten and O'Harris

Giovanni Linguine

### Link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjUKwR9V-1k&list=PLRXcOp9cgpCIkTvG4EjvRSGIGOtdodFP7&index=3

## Chronology

### Followed by

Cops 2 (Unreleased)

Cops 1:The Murder of Mr. Willshaw is the first edition to the Cops series establishing the characters of officers Colten and O'Harris as they take down the criminal Giovanni Linguine. Canonically it is now the third video of the series since the additions of Cops 1/2: The Gas Crisis, and Cops: Noir with a sequel also planned.

## Plot

The video begins as Mr. Willshaw places a cover on his recently constructed pool, when he is murdered by a mysterious man with a pistol. His body is then dragged off-screen and shortly after the police are called by a neighbor who heard the gunshot. Officers Colten and O'Harris then arrive at the scene and quickly scan the area. Colten notices the blood splatter leading to O'Harris deducing someone was shot while working on the pool. Colten then has O'Harris comb the area for evidence when he notices a bullet casing. The two collect it and then Colten pieces together exactly what happened at the scene, now they had to figure out who did it and why.

Colten gets a search warrant to check the neighbor on the hills house, Giovanni Tortellini. After being let in Colten very aggressively begins searching cupboards and the sink faucet for a body attempting to scare Tortellini in revealing any information. Colten still acted distrustful of him and asked to view from a window overlooking the neighbor's property. Tortellini acted hesitant which Colten detected so he asked if he could have a glass of water getting him to leave the room. Colten then searches a drawer and uncovers a pistol that he picks up and places in an envelope with no gloves. Colten then leaves the residence and calls O'Harris on the phone to notify him of his findings as well as his intention to analyze the bullet casing and the gun he recovered for fingerprints. Colten quickly analyzes the two in the forensics lab so by the time O'Harris arrived he had uncovered Tortellini's fingerprints on both of the items. After further research in city documents Colten also discovered a land dispute between the neighbors over the land that the pool was built in. This provided the duo with a motive and an offender so Colten told O'Harris they would have to be ready to make the arrest.

The two then bust into the house with weapons drawn as they knew Tortellini could be a dangerous man. They move through the house when O'Harris notices the basement door and proposes they look for him down there. The two carefully move around when O'Harris realizes they never checked a back corner. After Colten asks what back corner and O'Harris points it out to him Tortellini comes out and begins firing at the officers. Colten moves to flank around while O'Harris started insulting Tortellini and blind firing shotgun shells at him.Once he says this Tortellini comes out and begins firing at the officers. Colten moves to flank around while O'Harris started insulting Tortellini and blind firing shotgun shells at him. Tortellini grew angry and called him a racial slur before charging at him. This turned out to be a part of O'Harris' plan as he had counted the amount of rounds Tortellini had fired and he was now ready to apprehend him with his baton.

Tortellini then pulled out a knife to O'Harris' amusement since he would now have a proper scuffle. The two begin to fence when O'Harris manages to knock Tortellini to the ground. As he walked over Tortellini then cut at his leg and managed to tackle the officer to the ground. In distress O'Harris began blowing his whistle notifying Colten he was in grave danger. While O'Harris held back Tortellini's knife, Colten finally completed the flank and tackled him off his comrade. The two had a brief fist fight before Tortellini revealed he had killed Willshaw and buried him in the back of the house by stating he would bury Colten out back like the "pool boy". O'Harris realizing he now had all the proof he needed, regained his hat and pipe, and then calmly walked up behind Tortellini bashing him on the head with his baton knocking him down for the count. As Colten went to put handcuffs on him O'Harris suggested they use the rhinestone ones for unknown reasons. After that he and Colten leave the building with an apprehended criminal.

## Trivia

- This video, unlike the others in the series, was made for Eric's 11th grade forensics class. It is the only video made during high school that was not intended for a history class.

- The film was filmed in reverse since it was raining the morning that the dudes began so they decided it best to do the inside portions for the time being until the rain stopped.

## Gallery

BloodsplatterA bullet casingWalking away from the sceneSearch WarrantRecovering the firearmBusting inWe never checked that back cornerArmedThe duelBury you at back