Wayne trades in his saddle for a seat in a sports car and his six-shooter for a snubnose .38 in this disappointing crime picture set in Seattle. Wayne, a veteran officer, quits the police force after the murder of his best friend and fellow cop, Bryant. He refuses to believe that Bryant was
involved in drug trafficking, nor does he believe that his death was the work of radical student hippies. His superior, Albert, forbids him to investigate the murder, causing Wayne to turn in his badge. Wayne persists and nearly gets involved with Muldaur, the dead cop's widow, who displays an
acceptable amount of grief but is really working with a corrupt cop, Gulager, in a sch...
Released:
1974
Rated:
PG
Length:
116 mins