Possible Clues:

• One mate I had after retirement, old-fashioned and shabby
• Shabby upside-down top and old hat worn by a detective
• Friend I had upset, one old-fashioned and uncared for
• Broken-down
• In a state of disrepair
• Policeman, getting stoned, is the worse for wear
• Run-down, neglected
• Detective with drink I saw in rotten condition
• Broken down and falling to bits