Jesse Stone: Sea Change Page #5

Boston's not far,

as the crow flies.

I'll have to drive.

SUITCASE:

She likes you, Jesse.

How do you know?

I just know.

So, what about

the bank case, Lieu?

I'm Jesse.

Yeah, I know.

What about the bank case?

I don't have a clue.

I think I'm throwing stuff

against a wall

to see if anything sticks.

Well, isn't that what cops do?

You stirring the pot?

Oh, yeah.

Well, what's come up?

Nothing.

Not nothing.

Nothing.

What do we know

so far, Jesse?

Well, that there wasn't

$24,000 in the bank.

There was...

$2 million.

And it would make a hell

of a lot more sense

for the robber to take

down a small-town bank

if...

If the robber knew.

But the question is...

How would he know?

I wish you wouldn't do that.

Do what?

Finish my sentences.

Sorry, Jesse.

What if the teller

who found out about the money

was in

on the robbery?

Doesn't fit

with the facts.

Yeah, I know,

robber killed the teller.

But what if the guard hit

what he was aiming at?

He obviously

only wounded him.

Maybe we can get Healy

to check

emergency room records

for May of ' 92.

I mean,

the guy isn't going to say,

"Doc, I just robbed

a bank.

Can, can you fix me up

so I can get away?"

So... accidental

gunshot wounds.

Maybe we can get

a name.

Why don't you call him?

Can I?

You can.

Good.

That's good work, Suit.

You' re on to something,

Jesse.

I feel it in my cells.

Oh.

You had a phone call.

My sense was

it was personal.

Hello.

Jesse Stone.

Oh, I, I checked in storage

and I couldn't find anything

that might help you.

I'm so sorry.

It's like she didn't exist.

Regrets, Chief Stone.

Jesse.

Jesse...

Listen, um...

I know this is forward, um,

but if you' re ever around here,

I'd love to see you again.

Well, if you' re ever in

Paradise, I'd love to see you.

Ah...

well, um...

I can't get that far away

from my mom, so...

I guess we' re at an impasse.

Not really.

Thanks.

Thanks.

And the woman there said

we should have T-shirts

that say

"I went hunting here"...

It looks like she was having

a pretty good time stripping.

Cathleen is apparently wise

beyond her years

and in my expert

police chief's opinion,

it hardly looks

like she was being raped.

Where did you get these?

I accidentally found them.

Where did you find them?

In a cabinet below decks

on the Lady Jane.

I'd be interested

to know what you think.

Do you think I should

see them, Jesse?

No.

Are you happy in your work?

What do you mean?

Well, there's this

Japanese prison camp commander

in Bridge on the River Kwai

and he just keeps telling these

miserable starving prisoners,

"Be happy

in your work."

You didn't see the movie.

You happy in your work,

Cathleen?

What are you talking about?

The point I was attempting

to make is this is a lousy job.

You need some help with that?

No.

Why'd you drop out

of school, Cathleen?

Why are you here?

You miss your mom?

You've been checking up on me.

I have.

Don't talk to me about things

you don't know anything about.

Actually,

I know something about that.

Your mom run off?

No, she died...

when I was eight.

I miss my mom

a lot.

Moms are important.

Well, you don't miss

someone you never knew.

You know how to do

hospital corners, Chief Stone?

I do.

And call me Jesse now

that you' re 18 and all grown up.

What's that supposed to mean?

It means

you' re not

a kid anymore.

It means you' re fair game.

I saw the tape.

So?

It didn't look like anybody made

you take off your clothes.

So?

That's no excuse

for what he did.

There's another tape.

Just you

and Mr. Pendleton.

He had a hidden camera

in his bedroom.

I want you to tell your dad.

Why should I?

Because he loves you,

and I don't want to see your dad

do something stupid.

Unintended consequences.

You' re not supposed to be here.

No, I'm not.

You' re not supposed to try and

talk me out of this, are you?

That's correct.

I could get you in trouble.

You could.

You don't think

what he did was wrong?

It was wrong,

but it wasn't illegal.

Yeah, but he's...

A grownup?

You know

what I think?

I think you

don't like yourself

so much for what you did.

I think you love your dad

and you know how disappointed

he'd be if he knew the truth,

but you getting even

with some sick son of a b*tch

isn't going to change

any of that.

Well, at least,

then he won't do it again.

Oh, he'll do it again.

Why?

Because he can.

And there's nothing

you or I can do to stop him.

You know...

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,

the ones where you knew you

could have stopped yourself,

the ones where

you looked into the mirror

and everything good

inside you said,

"Don't do this."

You go talk to your dad and I'll

go punch him in the mouth.

How's that?

The Paradise Motel.

I know it well.

As do I.

I used to live there.

You' re not following me around,

are you, Terry?

I prefer Terence.

And I prefer you didn't do that.

Do what?

Follow me around, Terry.

Are you trying to provoke me?

I was going

to ask you the same thing.

I'm just sitting here

reading the paper.

Did you get that license plate

fixed, Terry?

Yes, I did, Officer.

And since now I have a

violation-free motor vehicle,

I'll drive it wherever I want.

I'll obey all traffic

regulations

so as you can't harass me,

unless you set me up,

the way you did my brother

when you killed him.

I didn't kill your brother,

Terry,

but I did set him up

pretty good.

God, I miss her.

Scotch?

For the lady.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Long way back?

It is.

Thanks for meeting me halfway.

Well, actually, it's three

quarters to one quarter,

so I guess you owe me.

Are you going to find the man

who killed my sister?

Well, it's been 15 years.

How long have

you been on it?

Three days.

That's not actually

why I called you.

Why'd you call me?

The soup of the day

is cream of tomato.

Thank you.

You know, I wasn't

being entirely honest

with you the other day.

I know.

How do you know?

I'm a cop.

I'm good at what I do.

The truth is?

The truth is, my mom and I...

I hadn't spoken

to her

for years.

I, um, I was

about Rebecca and the stroke.

I was just a kid.

I... I couldn't get along

with her.

I understand.

You do?

That's how I got here.

I went 3,000 miles to get away

from someone I loved.

Was the someone you loved

a wife?

Not anymore.

You don't like to talk about it.

Actually, I talk too much

about it.

Well...

...anyway, um,

when I did find

out, I was lost.

So you came home.

You know, I'm from L.A.

Where'd you live?

Beverly Hills.

Well above my pay grade.

Your mom was

in a charity hospital.

If I'm not being too nosy,

how do you handle this

financially?

I grew up a lot in L.A.

I went back to school,

and I, um...

I made some money

in real estate.

Well, an attractive,

educated, full-grown woman

can make a lot of money

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