I was thinking...

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Uh-oh.

Actually, I was reading a recently mentioned story in which Bodie kills Doyle. It was interesting, and I think I get where the author was going with it, though it’s not quite the B & D I see.

But thinking about it: Bodie and Doyle are trained to use lethal force (mainly using firearms); they know martial arts (at a time where I guess people thought of them as more lethal than they normally are); Bodie did who knows what during his mercenary days; and Doyle did knife someone as a kid.

Not saying that they couldn't, and it has made for some very interesting fanfic; I haven't read the novelizations, but would Bodie or Doyle really crush someone's windpipe? Break a neck with their bare hands? Gut someone like a fish?

Or does that cross a line that each man drew for himself when he joined CI5?

For me that this adds a whole 'nuther dimension to who B & D are - because I think that's one of the underlying conflicts of the show. They don't enjoy killing, and even Bodie tends not to take killing lightly. (His near-murder of King Billy was very much for a logical reason.) So just when would they use that force? You'd probably have to be a bit closer to McKay than the average bear to be in CI5, but by just how much?

*What* would make them cross that line?

As I said, I was thinking about it. Any accompanying thoughts are welcome. :D