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Ed Lane

Constable Ed Lane, SRU: Team One

Full Name:	Edward Lane
Nickname(s):	Ed
Gender:	Male
Status:	Alive

Occupation

Affiliation

Rank / Title

●	Police Officer	Metro Police	Sergeant
● SRU Team One

●	Police Officer	Metro Police	Constable
● SRU Team One

Portrayed by:

Hugh Dillon

First Appearance:

Scorpio

Last Appearance:

Keep The Peace, Part II

The veteran of the Strategic Response Unit team, he is the team's tactical leader in the field. Ed's secondary role is to act as the crisis negotiator in direct contact with the subject(s). Though he has been trained to use lethal force, Ed is constantly troubled with the fact that he sometimes needs to use it to save the lives of others He has some problems with his wife of fifteen years, Sophie, and son Clark due to the nature of his job, and the fact that he is strongly attached to his SRU colleagues. For example, he once deliberately missed the anniversary of his in-laws for work. Since season 4, he also has a daughter Isabelle. In Season 5, Ed is forced to shoot a teenage girl to stop her from killing her abusive father holding her mother at gunpoint. Though he justifies that he was only following protocol, deep down he feels guilt for taking the shot. In "Sons of the Father", the girl's mother expresses willingness to forgive him, but he refuses to accept her forgiveness. In "Forget Oblivion", Ed starts seeing the girl when he succeeds at target practice. He subsequently gets a psychologist in "Fit for Duty", who helps him sort through the guilt. A year after the events of 'Keep the Peace', Ed is promoted to Sergeant after a leg wound forces Greg to retire from SRU.

Biography

Background

Not much is known about Ed's background, although in Unconditional Love it is discovered that Ed has a younger brother named Roy. However, he views his younger brother as a screw up - yet in The Other Lane he tells Roy that he is proud of him. For Ed and his wife, Sophie - things haven't always been the smoothest of rides, especially due to Ed's job. Despite their problems, the two have been married for fifteen years and have two children together - Clark and Isabel. While in earlier episodes he appears more attached to his SRU teammates than his family, recent events have changed that, and he has become a dutiful family man as well as a strong teammate.

Trivia

Ed is the first person who kills lawfully in the show.
Ed is afraid of cats. (Season 2 Episode 7 - "Perfect Storm")
Ed is promoted to sergeant in the series finale. Keep The Peace, Part II

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-'''Ed Lane''' works as a professional sniper on Team One. He is also team leader, and is in charge of all tactical calls within the field. He has been trained to use lethal force, despite him being constantly troubled to do so in order to save someone's life.
+The veteran of the Strategic Response Unit team, he is the team's tactical leader in the field. Ed's secondary role is to act as the crisis negotiator in direct contact with the subject(s). Though he has been trained to use lethal force, Ed is constantly troubled with the fact that he sometimes needs to use it to save the lives of others
+He has some problems with his wife of fifteen years, Sophie, and son Clark due to the nature of his job, and the fact that he is strongly attached to his SRU colleagues. For example, he once deliberately missed the anniversary of his in-laws for work. Since season 4, he also has a daughter Isabelle.
+In Season 5, Ed is forced to shoot a teenage girl to stop her from killing her abusive father holding her mother at gunpoint. Though he justifies that he was only following protocol, deep down he feels guilt for taking the shot. In "Sons of the Father", the girl's mother expresses willingness to forgive him, but he refuses to accept her forgiveness. In "Forget Oblivion", Ed starts seeing the girl when he succeeds at target practice. He subsequently gets a psychologist in "Fit for Duty", who helps him sort through the guilt. A year after the events of 'Keep the Peace', Ed is promoted to Sergeant after a leg wound forces Greg to retire from SRU.
 ==Biography==