10 Things You Learn Re-Watching Watchmen Episode 1
6. The Chief Knew He Was Going To Die
Whether or not the death at the end of the episode surprised you, it didn't seem to surprise Judd.
His demeanour throughout his dinner with Sister Night's family suggested he was on the brink. He's nostalgic and impulsive, and he barely hides his use of booger sugar.
Then, to put the final nails in his coffin, he dressed in his full dress uniform before leaving his house. As he looked in the mirror, he was almost certainly modelling for his burial.
He directed his security detail to stay at his house, which in itself is odd and against protocol. Then, finally, he is dead. After all, he did say it would be his funeral.