Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise Page #4

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I talked

to Richard Steele again.

Any insight?

- Other than

I needed to take a shower?

He's relentless.

Insists he had nothing to do

with Mavis' murder.

Yeah, tell me something

I don't know.

If you don't like the answers

you're getting,

Check your premises.

Sister mary john:

Most hookers are junkies.

The streets are rough,

their pimps are rough.

Why'd you want to know?

You know more hookers

than I do.

That came out wrong.

I know what you

meant, Jesse.

Most of my girls

aren't hookers.

I know that.

- And not all hookers

are junkies.

Though a lot are.

Anyway, rehab's

not my business.

Love and support is my business.

How's business?

- Robust.

Funds are not,

But we have

our angels.

Gino fish is a benefactor,

but he's no angel.

No, he's not.

At least in the biblical sense.

It's good to see you, Jesse.

And you.

It's been a while.

It has.

How you doing

with the nun thing?

Doing good. I'm good.

Honestly?

- Please.

- Well,

There are times--

this is stupid--

When I hear this voice

in my ear, and it turns out

To be my sunday school teacher

sitting on my shoulder.

What's he say?

Honestly?

Again, yes.

He says, "you sure as hell

"better have a damn good reason

for this

'cause you're not supposed

to have dinner with a nun."

We enjoy each other's company.

That's a good reason.

Thank you.

You gonna finish that?

It was delicious, but no.

(microwave whirring)

(ding)

You believe in fate?

Dix:

- No.

- I think I do.

You think?

Know but can't prove.

The dog speaks to me.

- Dogs don't talk.

- No,

But he's speaking to me.

When I see this picture

Of a dog

who kind of looks like reggie

Sitting next

to his owner's body-- well...

What's this dog's name?

Steve.

Dix:

Unusual name for a dog.

Jesse:
It is.

If you don't like the answers

you're getting,

Check your premises.

Did you tell me that?

I don't think so.

I must have thought it.

You're talking

a lot today.

Going easy on me?

There's a hard part.

Your cop hat still on?

It is, and we

have some time.

Okay. The murders have stopped.

That seems to be enough

for a lot of people.

- Greenstreet?

- I don't think so.

Murders could have stopped

for a lot of reasons.

Okay. What have you got?

I got Richard Steele.

He's a sick son of a b*tch,

but he seems

To have some sort

of code of conduct.

I hope

you're not looking for a motive.

It'll drive you nuts.

We can't know.

And the guy's doing life,

so what difference does it make?

Clearly, a lot to him.

It's not uncommon

For a sick son of a b*tch

like him to have a standard.

Don't chase this, Jesse.

The dog speaks to me.

You're not walking

The street

when you're walking the dog.

If you're not getting

the answers you want,

Check your premises.

All the victims

were prostitutes.

Steele confessed

to murdering three.

Steele had to commit

the fourth murder

Because no one else knew

the killer's methods.

The last one is

a false assumption.

Some people knew.

(buzzer sounds)

Woman:

Yeah?

Mrs. O'neill?

I'm not married.

I'm Chief Stone.

I know who you are.

Can we talk?

I got nothing to say.

I'm not here

As a police chief.

This is just between you and me.

Jenny doesn't know I'm here.

May I come in?

You're on your way

to losing your daughter.

You're starting early.

I'm not going anywhere.

You know what I'm talking about.

What's that supposed to mean?

It means you lost your last job

'cause you're a drunk.

It means your unemployment is

running out soon, and i hope

It means you can see the bottom.

You don't know

what you're talking about.

Paradise is a small town.

I think you know

I'm an expert on the subject.

The subject?

Being a drunk.

Oh.

Well, you can't know how I feel.

Don't kid a kidder.

I know how you feel.

Jenny's father

isn't even a memory.

You're her mother.

My mom died when I was eight.

Mothers are important.

Oh, what's this?

You can call it a voucher.

If that offends you,

let's just say

It's a scholarship.

You can only use it

In one place.

That's in there.

His name is Dr. Dix.

(sighs)

There was a time

I didn't like any part of me.

Now, on my good days, I'm okay.

You don't have any good days.

You live long enough,

You have regrets.

And the ones

that nag at you the most

Are the ones where you knew

you had a choice.

Last time I saw Jenny, she had

a mark on her left cheek.

You right-handed?

If I see something,

if I so much as feel something,

I will come back here with

my police chief hat on,

And you will go to jail,

And Jenny... With regret...

Will be on her way

to a foster home.

Hello, Amanda.

Chief Stone.

- Jesse.

Mr. Fish is waiting

for you, Chief Stone.

I know our last meeting

didn't go very well,

And I see

you're still upset.

I'm sorry.

I questioned your intentions.

You asked me why.

And I said I've kissed

a few frogs in my day.

Are you a frog, Jesse?

I don't think so.

Perhaps you'd let me make it up

to you over a cup of coffee.

There's no education

in the second kick of a mule.

I see.

(beeping)

(click)

I'm...

Very sorry, Amanda.

Just coffee.

Jesse.

Jesse.

Jesse Stone.

- Gino Fish.

- We remember

Each other's names

After all this time.

Two years.

You've been counting.

Where have you been?

Fighting crime.

I missed

our little talks.

As have I.

New digs.

Keep moving forward.

It's a little like changing

your password.

Have you heard

from hasty Hathaway?

I know of no such person.

That's not why you're here.

Do I need a reason?

You always have a reason,

Jesse Stone.

With hasty gone...

I know of no such person.

With the disappearance

of this... Mr. Hathaway,

Paradise has remained remarkably

Crime-free. I'm doing

some housecleaning

For state homicide.

You're taking

Odd jobs.

This job isn't odd.

It's what I do.

The Boston ripper murders.

An unspeakable horror.

Thankfully,

those murders were solved.

The murder of mavis davies

is an open investigation.

But the killings

have stopped.

Everybody

says that.

I need a favor, gino.

Well, there's your reason,

Jesse Stone.

I need a name.

Who's running the top call girls

in this town?

(sighs)

We've known each other

a long time now.

Clearly,

I have no need for call girls.

I know that.

Perhaps on your dark side.

I'm just a boxing promoter.

Perhaps in the course of doing

business a client had a need.

That would be illegal.

You're enjoying making this

difficult.

The reward is always

in the journey.

Mavis Davies was carved up

while she was alive.

If the killer

Is still out there,

This could happen again.

I'll see what I can find out.

(sighs)

June?

I came here...

You came here

With a good reference

Or we wouldn't be talking.

I was...

Just a minute.

(sighs, mutters)

Okay, let's get

something straight here.

I operate

a legitimate escort service.

Now, if one of

my girls chooses

To go extracurricular,

that's on them.

Understood. Mavis Davies.

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