Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006)

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.

Director:

Robert Harmon

Writers:

Robert B. Parker (novel), J.T. Allen (teleplay)

Stars:

Tom Selleck, Viola Davis, Kohl Sudduth

Cast

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

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

cinderblock | coma | police chief | ring | murder | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

CBS [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 April 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Robert B. Parker's Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

Filming Locations:

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brandman Productions, TWS Productions II, Sony Pictures Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is number 3 in the series of made-for-television films featuring Jesse Stone.

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Goofs

Gino Fish's hands alternate between having utensils and being clenched in front of him during lunch 'meeting' with Jesse Stone.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Luther 'Suitcase' Simpson: She's been in the water a long time.
Chief Jesse Stone: Yeah.

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Connections

Followed by Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011)

User Reviews

Truly sad cases

A couple of truly sad cases come across the desk of police chief Jesse Stone of Paradise, Massachusetts. The first involves the appearance of the body of a 14 year old girl who had been in the water for a few weeks. The second is an ongoing domestic dispute between an abusive husband and his battered wife.

Patient and methodical as always Tom Selleck gets the job done. The domestic couple is John Diehl and Debra Christofferson who steals acting honors here in a scene with Selleck where she talks sadly about how few options she has in life other than stay in this relationship with this dirtbag. One of Selleck's officers is nearly killed because of the volatility of the situation.

The second after long search because she was never reported missing turns out to be Mae Whitman whom we see in flashback. She was the school tramp for the past couple of years. Again someone you can weep for because had she lived she would have had a really horrible life with lots of issues. Of no help is her parents especially her father who actually kicked her out of the house. She was also a few weeks pregnant.

Going through her relationships is what eventually leads Selleck to a conclusion he was supposed to arrive at. But actually it's the knot that came loose that allowed her body to rise is what ultimately leads him to her murderer.

A fine film with one bad slice of humanity for Stone to deal with.