A body's found on the shore of a lake. Police Chief Jesse Stone starts an investigation. It turns out to be a pregnant high school student. There's also a case of a persistent wife beater. Jesse starts seeing a shrink and dating.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Tom Selleck | ... | Jesse Stone | |
| Viola Davis | ... | Molly Crane | |
| Kohl Sudduth | ... | Luther 'Suitcase' Simpson | |
| Orla Brady | ... | Lilly Summers | |
| Gary Basaraba | ... | Norman Shaw | |
| John Diehl | ... | Jerry Snyder | |
| Debra Christofferson | ... | Mrs. Snyder | |
| Mae Whitman | ... | Emily Bishop | |
| Matt Barr | ... | Hooker Royce | |
| Edward Edwards | ... | Hank Bishop | |
| Brendan Kelly | ... | Lovey Norris | |
| Liisa Repo-Martell | ... | Carole Genest | |
| Kerri Smith | ... | Sister Mary John | |
| Stephen McHattie | ... | Captain Healy | |
| Maria Ricossa | ... | Sandy Bishop | |
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When the body of a fourteen-year-old teenager is found in the margin of a lake in Paradise, Massachusetts, the Chief of Police Jesse Stone and his officer Simpson seek clues in the spot. Through a class ring of a student that they find near the corpse, they identity the dead girl, the local slut Billy Bishop. Meanwhile, his department deals with a domestic violent situation with an aggressive and abusive husband who beats his wife. Along his investigation, Stone discloses that the famous writer Norman Shaw was too much close to the victim and intended to write the biography of the famous gangster Leo in his next book. Joining the pieces of evidences like a puzzle, Stone unravels the identity of the criminal. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Luther 'Suitcase' Simpson: She's been in the water a long time.
Chief Jesse Stone: Yeah.
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The text that Molly Crane reads to the comatose Luther Simpson is largely the opening paragraph of Chapter Six of Robert B. Parker's book "Death In Paradise", combined with a phrase from the opening page of James M. Cain's "The Postman Always Rings Twice". See more »Goofs
Gino Fish's hands alternate between having utensils and being clenched in front of him during lunch 'meeting' with Jesse Stone. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Luther 'Suitcase' Simpson: She's been in the water a long time.
Chief Jesse Stone: Yeah.
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30 April 2006 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Like the film before this one, "Jesse Stone: Night Passage", "Death in Paradise" is a flawless, highly entertaining television movie that is so powerful and so realistic that it almost looks like something you would have to go see in the theaters. When a low-budget television show becomes that, then you know that you are really looking at a true masterpiece of film-making. I've seen big budget Hollywood mysteries that weren't as good as this. It stars Tom Selleck in another fabulous performance as Chief Jesse Stone, a troubled cop in a small town called Paradise on the eastern seaboard if I'm not mistaken.
What I liked a lot about "Death in Paradise" was how it didn't just focus on one single case by itself. Instead of just Tom Selleck and his team trying to solve the main mystery, the death of a girl, they also tries to handle a second case at the same time, which enhances the power and overall authentistic atmosphere of the movie.
I'll keep my review short and just end it by stating that "Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise" is like "Night Passage" and the sequel after this one, "Sea Change", a fantastic mystery movie and a delightful discovery to find. It's really impressive that a movie this magnificent could have been made on such a small budget, if it was. Most television movies are like that, but I can't be sure. If it was made on a higher budget, I can believe it. It's highly recommended by me.