The chief of police has been suspended from the force, and finds it harder than ever to control his drinking problem as a result. His old friend Captain Healy offers salvation by asking him to come to Boston and help solve a series of murders, but the investigation leads to a confrontation with the city's most dangerous crime boss. Detective thriller, starring Tom Selleck and Kathy Baker.

Police Chief Jesse Stone, who was suspended by the Paradise, Mass. Town Council, begins moonlighting for his friend, State Homicide Commander Healy, by investigating a series of murders in Boston, leaving Rose and Suitcase to handle a crime spree in Paradise on their own. Jesse pours his energy into his work in an effort to push away his twin demons: booze and women. When his investigation leads to notorious mob boss Gino Fish, Jesse's pursuit becomes hazardous.