Police Chief Jesse Stone now presides over the quiet, seaside village of Paradise, Massachusetts. When the facts don't add up in a brutal Boston-area murder case, Jesse opens an investigation filled with surprises, unlikely suspects and grave danger. Though it's widely believed the murder was committed by an incarcerated serial killer, Jesse suspects another killer is at large and is hell-bent on bringing him to justice.
Jesse investigates the suspicious death of a young friend while the police force deals with the arrogant new police chief who is the son-in-law of a town councilman.
어릴 적 의문의 살인사건으로 부모님을 잃은 윈은 그 일을 계기로 형사가 된다. 윈의 여자친구 라몬트 검사는 재선을 준비하며 과학수사 센터를 설립하고, 미궁에 빠진 살인 사건을 해결해 보스턴 시민들에게 신뢰를 얻으려 한다. 라몬트의 지시로 윈과 스텀프 형사는 1962년에 일어난 미해결 강간 살인사건의 조사를 함께 맡게 된다. 한편 최근에 발생하고 있는 강간 살인사건이 1962년 사건의 방법과 비슷한 수법으로 이어지고 있다는 사실을 알게 되면서 일어나는 사건을 다룬 영화.
Police Chief Jesse Stone, who was suspended by the Paradise, Mass. Town Council, begins moonlighting for his friend, State Homicide Commander Healy, by investigating a series of murders in Boston, leaving Rose and Suitcase to handle a crime spree in Paradise on their own. Jesse pours his energy into his work in an effort to push away his twin demons: booze and women. When his investigation leads to notorious mob boss Gino Fish, Jesse's pursuit becomes hazardous.
Jesse Stone and Captain Healy are shot during an unauthorized stake-out in Boston. Meanwhile, a cryptic letter sent from Paradise leads the mother of a kidnapped child to Stone. Though her son was declared dead, she hopes he will reopen the case.
When Jesse Stone looks into the murder of a teen-age girl whose body is found floating in a local lake, it brings him up against the Boston mob and into the affluent world of a bestselling writer who exploits troubled teens.
