Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt Page #4

'Cause he's too smart

to kill a cop,

and it's not his style.

Is that a guess?

No, that's a hunch.

License and

registration, please.

May I go in the glove box?

You may.

Arthur Gallery.

I prefer Art.

Okay.

Why have you

stopped me, Officer?

I prefer Chief,

and you were speeding, Art.

I was not speeding, Chief.

Sure you were.

I was speeding,

and you were following me.

You were also following me

on the turnpike yesterday.

Would you step

out of the car, please.

Put your hands on

the hood of the car.

Why do I think

you know this routine?

You have no

probable cause, okay?

This is my town.

There's no dash cam

in the cruiser

to protect you so you can

toy with the Constitution.

What, no clever response?

If you're armed,

you best tell me now.

If you don't and I find a piece,

I'll just throw it on the seat,

and say I saw it there.

I'm not armed.

Okay.

You're not going to search me?

I just did.

What's in the trunk?

You have no

probable cause, Chief.

Arthur, please don't make me

start over.

It's my deer rifle.

What's the light for, Arthur?

You can't hunt at night.

Where's the magazine?

It's in a separate pouch, okay?

Is the magazine loaded?

Yes, it is, Chief.

Congratulations, Arthur.

You just passed the state test.

So, how long do think

it would take you

to grab the loaded magazine,

insert it in your rifle,

chamber a round and be ready

for the next deer...

or whatever?

I haven't timed it.

I think you have.

You're free to go, Arthur.

Drive carefully.

You're not gonna issue

a citation

for speeding, Chief?

I am not.

I'm going to give you

a warning instead.

Don't follow me around.

Have you talked to your ex-wife?

I'm trying not to.

I didn't ask you that.

Have you talked to Jenn?

I haven't talked to Jenn

since before I lost my job.

Is that a good thing?

Too soon to tell.

Are you drinking?

I always drink.

Are you drinking a lot?

Probably less than

if I'd been talking to Jenn.

So, that's a good thing.

I didn't say that.

No, I said that.

Why is this so hard?

You come to me for help,

and then you fight me.

It's my nickel.

I don't want

to make it too easy.

You are a subversive

son of a b*tch.

I guess

if I'm drinking less,

that would be a good thing.

Well, there's a breakthrough,

sort of.

Are you seeing anyone?

I'm seeing you.

I have been seeing someone.

Is that a good thing?

Yes.

It helped me stay together

after I lost my job.

We've become pals who have sex.

Do you like her?

I do.

Women usually want more.

Oh, she's more afraid

of commitment than I am.

Okay.

I'm paying you 180 bucks

an hour, right?

That's correct.

Our breakthrough

came too early.

Put on your cop hat.

Be careful with that.

I'm hoping it's a clue.

Obviously some kind of code.

Whoever wrote it wanted to keep

this information a secret.

Butler wrote it.

One always reads backwards

on notes of this nature.

How do you know that?

Do you my cop-ly opinion or not?

I do.

I used to do this kind of work

for a living.

H-10 probably means

a location, or a name

and a location.

What's that mean?

"H-10 is probably a location,

or a name and a location?"

Which is it?

I don't know.

What's it say to you?

I think it says

Butler was onto something,

and it got him

and DeAngelo killed.

Well, thinking's

not good enough.

I'm a hunch guy,

not an evidence guy.

If my gut gives me certainty,

that's all I need.

Convictions are based

on evidence.

I don't care about convictions.

I care about justice.

Morning, Thelma.

Morning, Jesse.

You called me.

Did you see what

she is wearing?

Who?

Thelma.

I'm obsessed with her.

What about Cissy?

Oh, I'm trying to move on

from my ex-wife.

As am I.

What does that mean?

It means I am trying to move on

from my ex-wife, also.

Oh.

Yeah.

I was hoping

you could fix me up.

With Thelma? That would assume

she wants to go out with you.

You know the only reason that

she works here selling cars

is so she can sing

in a club at night.

Do you think I

should go down there?

I wouldn't do that, Hasty.

No, you're right.

She'll think

I'm coming on too strong.

Might even consider it

sexual harassment.

No, I think what

I'm gonna do is,

I am gonna sit back,

I am gonna bide my time,

play it cool.

Why do you do that?

It's who I am.

So,

do you think he was mixed up

in something illegal?

That's the second time

you've said that.

And could you turn

that thing off?

Come on, Jesse.

The way he was killed

makes it look

like he was mixed up

in something.

Exactly. It makes it look like

he was mixed up in something.

Clearly, State Homicide

is holding back information.

Carter Hansen

said the same thing.

They always hold back

information.

Well, what do you know?

Okay, what I know is

that Hansen's gonna

get rid of you, Jesse,

as soon as he finds

somebody else.

I do not have a problem

with Hansen, nor he me.

How'd you know?

What?

About the bombing.

He said you already knew.

Why would State

Homicide call you and not

the rest of the town council?

No, they didn't.

Look, Hansen was in shock.

All I knew was that

something was wrong

as soon as I heard his voice.

No, he's just confused.

I'm sorry, Hasty.

It's just the cop in me.

He's pretty beat up by this.

Was Butler working on something?

Nothing I can find.

Does 2A-H-10

mean anything to?

It just sounds like

some kind of code.

He-He was very

secretive.

In fact, he was

worse than you.

Now, I can help you

with his laptop. I know

you're computer-

illiterate.

I prefer Luddite, and it was

destroyed in the explosion.

That's a serious blow

to the investigation.

Look,

I know I owe you, Hasty.

You gave me the job

in the first place.

So, here's what

I can tell you.

I'm the only cop

who thinks he wasn't dirty.

The killer knew

that Butler was going to be

on the Beach Road

and where he was going.

Someone's

following me around.

And something's gonna happen

on the 24th.

What's going to happen

on the 24th?

That is something I do not know.

I can help you with this.

I'm very fond

of you, Jesse.

Hello, Amanda.

Hello, Jesse.

You remembered my name.

You're on the list.

Your list?

Mr. Fish's list.

Can I ask you something?

Do I have a choice?

You called me by my first name.

That's not a question.

That's not a question, Jesse.

Jesse.

I know

that's not a question, Amanda.

What was your question?

Jesse.

What was your question, Jesse?

I know you're shy and afraid

to break the ice, so I'll start.

Could I see you sometime?

No.

I see.

Actually, that was only part

of my question.

I'm sorry. Was I rude?

No.

You were direct.

I like direct.

Can I see you sometime,

and would you walk over

to that door and punch me in?

Because?

Because I like watching you.

I'm too young for you.

I'm hurt.

Just coffee.

Where are you taking me,

Steven?

You came to

see Mr. Fish?

That's correct.

I'm taking you

to see Mr. Fish.

Is he in an underground bunker?

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