| abstract | - Dave Holden is the Blade Runner assigned to test new employees at the Tyrell Corporation on the premise that the escaped replicants might try to infiltrate the company in the hopes of extending their four-year lifespans. He has an excellent reputation as a Blade Runner. However, Holden underestimates the Nexus-6 Replicant; new replicants are difficult to detect even with the Voight-Kampff test. During the test, Leon becomes noticeably agitated at Holden's questions. He pulls out a gun and shoots the officer, who is left in critical medical condition. Leon escapes. Close examination shows that despite presumably being injured by Leon's first shot, Holden managed to draw his pistol, before Leon's second shot crippled him and sent him crashing into a desk. There were two hospital scenes with Holden and Deckard in the film, but these were cut out, explained by director Ridley Scott as being extraneous and perhaps distracting. The scenes have been included in the latest DVD editions of the film released in December of 2007. Here additional background info and insight into Holden's character is provided, as Holden is shown reading Treasure Island while in hospital, an old favorite of his. He is also shown to use the derogatory term "Skinjob" in conversation with Deckard and expresses his fear of Replicants becoming almost human, going so far as to accuse Deckard of sleeping with Zhora when Deckard expresses doubts about hunting them. He also reveals that he had tested 26 other Tyrell employees, explaining his short patience when dealing with Leon. He correctly predicted that the replicants were on Earth searching for "God" - to them, Eldon Tyrell. Another deleted scene shows Bryant and Gaff reviewing recordings of Deckard's visits with Holden; Bryant is shown thinking of both Blade Runners derisively as "two old men trying to grapple with metaphysics" and is confused at Holden's statement that the Replicants are searching for God. Gaff, on the other hand, understands perfectly.
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