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 | death in title | police chief | ring | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Is the third book in the Jesse Stone series, actually coming before Jesse Stone: Stone Cold (2005), but a scene showing Jesse visit the grave of Polly Shannon's character changes the order.

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Goofs

When Jesse and Suitcase were at the quarry, sighting in Luther's AR, Jesse tells him to adjust his sight to the left. Luther makes the adjustment to the wrong dial. He adjusts the vertical (up and down) not the horizontal (left and right). Plus, the holes left in the target are much too large and cleanly cut for a rifle round.

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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

References Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993)

User Reviews

"Getting sober is cold b*****d work."

Death In Paradise (2006) is familiar and easy to watch but definitely not as entertaining as the previous two movies. The usual cast are all good and our overqualified police chief Jesse does what he does so well. The climactic confrontation at the end starts off well but soon gets predictable and rather silly. Shame really.

👍 William Devane's first appearance as psychiatrist Dr. Dix. 👍 John Diehl & Debra Christofferson are brilliant as the wife beater and punch bag couple. 👎 Orla Brady as Dr. Lilly Summers, wasn't a fan of the performance. 👎 I found the domestic abuse subplot FAR more interesting than the murder. 👎 The ending is very convenient and typical for a TV movie.

Details

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