t was Michael Corleone who uttered the immortal line, ‘Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.’ But it’s also a universal truth for any movie cop in their final week on the job that they aren’t going to spend it tidying up their desk. One last case is coming their way that piques their interest, pulls on their emotions, or just gets dumped on them with no choice. Dreams of a quiet life fishing or spending time with the spouse are put on hold as decades of experience are brought to the fore, usually with a much younger (often newly paired-up) partner with a naively optimistic outlook on the world. As they’re typically the moral core of the
TAKING STOCK COPS NEARING RETIREMENT
Jul 20, 2023
4 minutes
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