Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise Page #5

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That was horrible.

And she was a nice kid.

Well, I mean, all I can tell you

is she wasn't working for me

That night.

I didn't think so.

(phone buzzing)

Did you know she was married?

Uh, no.

I don't want to know anything

about my girls' private lives.

Was there ever any kind

of incident

With any of her clients?

No. No.

Totally satisfied customers.

(phone buzzing)

(grunts)

Select escorts.

Uh, oh, well,

no, I'm afraid

That she doesn't

work here anymore.

Perhaps I could

suggest someone else?

I see.

Well, please, uh, try us again.

(chuckles)

The gift that keeps on giving.

Charlotte--

she was one

Of my best girls.

But she was very close

to mavis, and...

And the murder just

absolutely just freaked her out.

Yeah. She quit.

Do you know

where I might find her?

All I can say is

that there was a client

Who thought that he saw her.

You know, she was hostessing

for some beachfront caf

Up the coast.

Quite a step down, huh?

Do you have a picture?

I can do better than that.

(rain falling outside)

(sighs)

(sighs)

(sighs)

(grunts)

(sighs)

(insects trilling)

(sighs)

(grunts)

Hi, I'm Mavis.

I know it's hard

to meet new people.

I know

because I'm in the same...

(sighs)

I know it's hard

to meet new people.

I know because I'm

in the same situation.

Maybe we could talk

over a nice dinner.

Call me.

You can reach me

at elite escorts.

(sighs)

Hi, I'm Charlotte.

I know it's hard

to meet new people. And I know

Because I'm

in the exact same situation.

So maybe we can talk about it

over a nice dinner?

Call me.

You can reach me

at select escorts.

(gulls calling)

Excuse me.

Can I sit anywhere?

We're a little ahead

of the season,

So take your pick.

(door shuts)

(grunts)

Can I get you something?

You doing double duty?

We're new, and it's my place.

So, yes.

I'd like a cup of coffee,

charlotte.

That's not my name.

What is your name?

Amelia.

Do you have a last name?

Yes.

Do you have a name?

Jesse.

And do you have a last name?

Stone.

Are you a cop, Jesse Stone?

Do I look like a cop, Amelia?

You look like a man

who asks questions.

Well, I have another question.

It's a hypothetical.

Suppose I were a cop

and you were a Charlotte,

You'd know

I was here

About Mavis Davies.

That's not a question,

Jesse Stone.

The killings stopped.

That seems to be enough

for some people.

But it is not justice

for your friend

If the killer

is still out there.

I am a cop.

I'm good at what I do.

There is no part of me

that thinks this is over.

Hope your business

gets better, Amelia.

I just wanted to say hi.

You miss me?

Like I would a bad cold.

That's sweet.

It's nice that we've

become friends.

You going home?

I hate it there.

You hate it there

Because you have

to be the grown-up.

I talked to your mom.

About me?

About her.

Yeah.

My mom has issues.

Your mom loves you.

But you're gonna

have to be the grown-up

For a little while longer.

I can do that.

I know you can.

I know you don't like me.

I didn't say that.

Can you trust me, Jenny?

Can i ask you a question?

You can.

Would you tell your

friends about my place?

Could you do that?

I could.

Do you have some time?

I don't open till 11:30,

So yeah.

Cops have problems with

professional escorts.

I never said that.

I don't.

Why'd you call me?

I couldn't sleep last night.

Something I said?

Do you really think

that somebody else killed her?

I do.

How do you know?

I don't know, I think.

Do you think that I know?

I do not.

But you know things

that I don't know.

Was she still alive when he...?

Yes.

The things that must have been

going through her head.

Don't chase that.

That's not

Somewhere you should go, amelia.

That's my job.

Will you help me?

Yes.

Yes.

Tell me about Mavis.

She was my friend.

She always had time for me.

And in my...

Former line of work,

Friends are

Irreplaceable.

Did you know she was married?

I did.

After a hard day at the office,

We would always have

a drink and talk.

After telling men

what they want to hear,

It's a way to decompress.

Right before you

lost your friend,

What would you talk about?

We would tell each

other about our lives,

Our... You know,

our private lives,

But at a certain point,

She would always

just cut it off.

Like, there was things that she

just wanted to hold private.

She said that

she was...

Going to get

a divorce.

She had been seeing someone.

And she was in love,

Which is a common ambition

in our profession.

- Not a client?

- No.

No, Mavis was

Way too smart for that.

She did tell me

that he was married,

He had kids,

And that he

needed time.

Could I talk to him?

I don't know him.

That's where she would

always cut it off.

All I know

is that he was a-a cop

And that he was

trying to find a way

That it wouldn't

hurt his career.

Maybe you can just

tell me the why of that.

He got her a puppy.

She never

let it out of her sight.

A red setter mix named Steve.

How'd you know?

I just know.

You satisfied yet?

Not hardly, sydney.

They locate the stolen car

That pushed me off the road?

They have not.

How's detective Leary

doing with this?

He's pretty

consumed with it.

I brief him

every day.

Every day.

You close?

Not particularly.

He's good at

what he does.

I mean, he did break

the boston ripper case.

- Well,

Richard steele confessed.

Healy brought him over

from vice.

I know.

Why do you know?

What's a good homicide detective

Doing working vice?

Paying penance.

Apparently he had issues.

What issues?

I know you, Jesse.

There's more behind this

Than "how's

he doing?"

Humor me.

What issues?

Apparently he couldn't

keep it in his pants.

His wife, a real piece of work,

by the way, blew the whistle

On him. She's prominent

in the community,

Comes from a

lot of money,

She goes right

to the supervisor of detectives.

Why do you know his history?

Mavis davies had an arrest

for prostitution,

But no charges were filed.

It was when Leary

was working vice.

- So?

- So, if I could

Connect Mavis to Leary, it means

He knew her

well before she was murdered.

This isn't tracking.

Oh, yeah, it is,

Because if he did know her,

he certainly never told anybody.

Did he arrest her?

Her file shows the arrest

But not the arresting officer.

I think it's been scrubbed.

You getting enough sleep?

I never get enough sleep.

Probably also scrubbed

from NCIC. Check NLETS.

NLETS?

National law enforcement

and teletype service.

I don't have a teletype.

A lot of cops don't know

it still exists.

I think they changed it

to "telecommunications."

I prefer "teletype."

You are a dinosaur.

Can't scrub

something

If you don't know it exists.

My guess is,

mavis' missing

Toxicology report

came back clean.

Why does that matter?

It matters to Richard Steele.

Stay right where you are.

Mavis Davies.

Arrested in february

of last year.

No charges filed.

Arresting officer...

Detective Daniel Steven Leary.

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