It is revealed that Jimmy got out of jail early because he gave evidence about a stolen car racket fronted by a corrupt police officer, Frank Taylor.

Jimmy's shotgun runs out of ammo, so he destroys a car with an army surplus grenade launcher instead.

A doctor from the local hospital enters to help Helen give birth, accompanied by Officer Church.

Commissioner Hunter attempts to negotiate further with Billy but is made to strip naked and leave the house in front of media.

A distraught Jimmy begins to contemplate suicide, pointing the gun in his mouth, but is wordlessly talked down by Helen who slaps him in the face and hands him their child.

Helen drives off in a police car with the child and looks back at Billy, who places his hands above his head.

David Stratton of The Movie Show gave Shotgun Wedding two-and-a-half stars, criticising the film's "uncertainty of tone" but praising the performances from the cast.

[4] Similarly, Michael Hutak of The Sydney Morning Herald complimented the "excellent" cast and crew but criticised "both director and script-writer, who forsake an opportunity to effectively replay the old truth-is-stranger-than-fiction routine in favour of a stagy sideshow stripped of realism.