A few years before Joseph Waumbaugh created "Police Story", his novel "The New Centurions" was made into a movie. It featured an aging cop (George C. Scott) whose entire life was his job...and he simply could not function once he was forced to retire. "Wolf" is very similar, as it features an amazingly good cop, Sgt. Wolf Bozeman (Lloyd Bridges) who is forced to retire...and it doesn't sit well with him.
Through the first portion of the show, you see the aging cop, Bozeman, in action. He's a great cop in many ways...and could even be called a super-cop. But, he's also got high blood pressure and he's becoming psychologically unfit for duty. The cumulative effects of the job and a recent shooting have taken their toll on the man and he's forced to retire...but he won't go gracefully. And, he feels he's still got it and the department didn't have the right to force him off the job. So what's next for the guy?
This is an incredibly sad installment of "Police Story". While the department was right that Bozeman was unfit, just cutting him loose the way they did seemed inhuman. Sadly, cops with PTSD are often fired...and the consequences are dire. Don't believe me, try watching the documentary "Code 9: Officer Needs Assistance". Bozeman's story is much like the sad real life ones you hear in "Code 9". Incredibly well made...you just might wanna have a box of Kleenex nearby. One of the best episodes in the series.
