When the sun rises and the LAPD finally arrives, the siege is over. As officers move in to re-handcuff the prisoners, Bishop stops them, insisting that Wilson be treated with respect for his role in the defense. The two men walk out of the decimated precinct together, the only ones left standing in the wreckage after a night of relentless conflict. Further information is available regarding: A comparison of this original to the 2005 remake.
The peace is shattered by two converging paths of misfortune. First, a prison transport bus is forced to make an emergency stop when a prisoner falls ill. Among the convicts is Napoleon Wilson, a stone-cold killer on his way to death row. Second, a grieving father named Lawson stumbles into the precinct, catatonic with shock. He has just avenged his young daughter—murdered in cold blood by the "Street Thunder" gang—and now the entire syndicate is hunting him. Assault on Precinct 13(1976)
provides the tactical muscle, trading deadpan quips with Leigh between waves of attackers. When the sun rises and the LAPD finally