On November 9, 1988, Charles Lee Ray is on the run by Detective Mike Norris after a failed robbery. Eddie waits for Ray in his getaway van. After Ray is shot in the back, Eddie decides to bail on Ray, despite his partner screaming and begging not to leave him. Later on in the movie, Ray (having now transferred into a doll called Chucky) sneaks into Eddie's house, seeking revenge for leaving him to be killed. Chucky turns out a stove's pilot light, Eddie fires his gun in defense, causing his house to explode, killing Eddie.