The french Connection

Popeye (Gene Hackman) is an honest, but hard headed man. He stood by what he believes in and it almost got him killed. I was happy in part two, that despite that he did not have the support that he needed from his bosses in New York he was still able to crack down on the drug cartel and bring their business down. Some of the things that I wondered about was: Who shot who at the end of part 1, Why was "Popeye so bent on hunting down the drug lord, even with little support from his supervisor. Was it for personal gain or just to prove a point?