Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt Page #3

You never liked him.

I don't think I

ever said that.

Oh, yes, you did.

A cop deserves

the benefit of the doubt.

Well, I can see

the heroin,

but to burn up $100,000

on a setup...

No, he was dirty.

If he was dirty, who killed him?

A rival or the guys

he was working with.

If you blow up a cop,

it makes news.

Why not make it look

like an accident?

Somebody had a grudge.

Or somebody set him up.

If the guys he was working with

wanted to kill him,

they wouldn't burn the money.

Yeah, but if it was a rival,

how would he know

he was blowing up the money?

And if Butler was a good cop

who was onto something,

you'd burn a hundred grand

just to make him look dirty.

I don't deal in ifs.

I deal in certainty.

Well, it's certain

a hundred grand's

a lot of money to burn.

Whose case is this,

yours or mine?

Both.

Who defers to who?

It is State Homicide's policy

to defer to local authorities.

Good.

It's State Homicide's policy

to defer to local authorities

when it is appropriate

and effective.

Okay.

So, other than the fact

that you think he's clean,

what do you know so far,

Chief Stone?

Nothing.

The explosion was caused by...

An I.E.D.

I thought you didn't know anything.

Knowing and supposing

are two different things.

We've identified

five veterans,

all with experience

in explosives,

all with criminal records,

all who live in the vicinity.

That's good police work,

Captain Healy.

We were able

to run down four,

but the fifth one-- Thompson--

he's closer to you.

So you're deferring

to local authority.

I am...

in this instance.

What's with the hat?

You got

your job back.

I sensed that you did.

Did you now?

Actually, I read the paper.

What was he doing

on the beach road?

He got a complaint.

It was obviously bogus.

The caller knew exactly

what to say and not to say

to get 'em to show up.

Butler would know that.

Still got to be

checked out.

He would do that?

Got him killed.

You didn't like him.

I don't think I ever said that.

Yes, you did, Jesse.

You going out?

A couple of days.

Got to shake down some new

equipment, come back in,

then the Grand Banks.

Be careful out there.

You come here

to tell me that?

I did not.

He had a kid.

He did.

Rose quit.

She did last week.

Because of Butler?

The divorce.

She had to sell

the house.

She left town.

My sense is, she'd go

to her mom's in Toledo.

She went to her

mom's in Toledo.

We lost touch.

We did.

You're a good cop, Suitcase.

So are you, Jesse.

It's important

that you remember that.

You'll find out

who did this.

Something's going

to happen on the 24th.

Besides that.

My cop-ly intuition

is a little rusty.

"2A-H-10."

It'll happen

at 2:
00 in the morning.

My sense is that ten

would designate a sum of money.

You got a feeling.

Donuts are cop-ly.

Cast off, Luther.

Okay, Dad.

I can't go back, Jesse.

I was born into this life.

This is where I belong.

Mr. Thompson?

Hello?

Mr. Thompson, police.

Herb,

my medical examiner needs

to be brought up to speed.

Thank you, Jesse.

Chief Stone.

I was on my way

home, so...

What happens

to the dog?

Animal Control

will take care of it.

I hear your... your

medical examiner

is also your

town pediatrician.

His heart and gut

are in the right place.

That's all that

matters to you?

That's about it.

You just put down

your dog.

Maybe you should

take him home.

Sir, found this.

Hmm.

Yeah, good.

So, what do you think?

About the dog?

I think it looks

like he hung himself.

I think he hung himself.

Not the same thing.

("Save Your Love for Me"

playing)

Wish I knew

Why I'm so in love with you

No one else

in this world will do

Darling, save your love

For me

Run away

If I were wise

I would run away

But like a fool in love

I stay

And pray you'll save

your love for me.

Guy lives alone

away from other people.

Only companion was a dog.

Now that can be toxic.

Reggie's not my dog.

I was talking

about the deceased.

This is the best drink I've had

since I was shot.

It's the only drink you've had

since you were shot.

It's too easy.

Some cases are hard.

And some are easy;

I know the speech.

Okay.

Thompson was a junkie.

Small-time seller.

Who was he working for?

Got his knowledge

from the military.

And with the

bomb-making stuff

and the cell phone detonator

in the cellar,

I think we got a slam dunk.

It sounds like you're trying

to convince yourself.

Who'd he work for

last time he was busted?

We think it was Gino Fish.

Okay.

Does this mean anything to you?

No, is that a clue?

No, it's my laundry list.

That's not funny.

The guy made the bomb;

he killed the chief.

Like I said.

And somebody killed him.

Who?

Whoever set him up.

You're an addict;

you get a big payday.

Next morning you're full

of smack and cooling out,

but you manage to fight

through it and conjure up

enough remorse to hang yourself.

You're making my head hurt.

A cop deserves

the benefit of the doubt.

Wife's waitin'.

Think about the dog.

I can't do a thing,

I'm so in love with you.

So darling, help me please

Have mercy on a

Fool like me

I know I'm lost but still I plead

Darling, please save your love

for me.

You can have fun in a crowd

But for crying out loud

Darling, please save your love

for me.

Lonely place.

It is.

No one knows.

I don't want to piss off my ex.

I use to do that.

So you said.

But you're still

in love with her.

I am.

Must make it hard to commit

to another woman.

Not for the short term.

Never met a man who couldn't

commit for the short term.

Most men wouldn't have

told me about the ex-wife.

So they could get you

into bed.

So they could

get me into bed.

That doesn't mean

I don't want to.

Don't get your hopes up.

My hopes are always up.

Do I have to call

you Chief now?

Only when you feel

so moved.

I'm sleeping with a cop.

You've always been sleeping

with a cop.

I just wasn't

getting paid for it.

Does anyone know?

Yes.

Who would that be?

Your roommate knows.

He won't talk.

Do you have time for sex?

If we hurry.

You never hurry.

I have a job now.

I have to close the place.

I have to open

the station early.

That's sad.

What are you looking at?

I'm breaking the law.

You're driving

and talking on your cell phone.

It's okay. I'm the police chief.

It occurred to me

Butler used a computer.

It was in the cruiser.

Not much left of it.

One of my college guys managed

to retrieve some of his e-mails.

How do they do that?

I have no idea.

So far, none of the e-mails show

anything incriminating

or exculpatory.

Can you keep a lid on this

till the 24th?

Why?

Because something's

gonna happen on the 24th.

Is that a guess?

No, it's a hunch.

You see a difference?

A hunch is a guess

that has certainty.

Jesse, you can't suppose

yourself into certainty.

I would disagree.

You said the guy

who hanged himself

might have worked for Gino Fish.

Gino didn't do this.

How do you know?

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