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Friday, April 10, 2026

Jesse Stone Death In Paradise (2006)

Director Robert Harmon
Rating Rating
MPAA PG-13
Run Time 87 min
Color Color
Aspect Ratio 1.78 : 1
Sound Stereo
Producer Sony Pictures Entertainment
Country: USA
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Plot Synopsis

When the body of a fourteen-year-old teenager is found in the margin of a lake in Paradise, Massachusetts, the Chief of Police Jesse Stone and his officer Simpson seek clues in the spot. Through a class ring of a student that they find near the corpse, they identity the dead girl, the local slut Billy Bishop. Meanwhile, his department deals with a domestic violent situation with an aggressive and abusive husband who beats his wife. Along his investigation, Stone discloses that the famous writer Norman Shaw was too much close to the victim and intended to write the biography of the famous gangster Leo in his next book. Joining the pieces of evidences like a puzzle, Stone unravels the identity of the criminal.

Quotes

Luther 'Suitcase' Simpson: [Finds a necklace] Think it's hers, Jesse?
Chief Jesse Stone: It doesn't do us any good to think it's not.

Filming Locations

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Is the third book in the Jesse Stone series, actually coming before Jesse Stone: Stone Cold (2005), but a scene showing Jesse visit the grave of Polly Shannon's character changes the order.

This is number 3 in the series of made-for-television films featuring Jesse Stone.

Jesse Stone (Tom Selleck) mentions Lillian Gish in the first scene. In "High Road to China" Tom Selleck's character has two airplanes named "Lillian" and "Dorothy" after the Gish sisters.

In the first movie, Jesse, tried to give an orphaned dog to a young girl and stated he'd get her mom onboard, because he "couldn't take care of it". Yet, it appears he wasn't able successful at convincing her.

Continuity

Leo Finn's hands alternate between having utensils and being clenched in front of him during lunch 'meeting' with Jesse Stone.



Factual errors

It is explained in the film that the reason ballplayer Harry Simpson got the nickname "Suitcase" was that he was often traded in the major leagues. This is incorrect. He actually picked up the nickname while still playing in the Negro League. Harry wore a size 13 shoe, and a sportswriter dubbed him "Suitcase" Simpson, based on a character by that name with feet as large as suitcases, in the comic strip "Toonerville Folks." A cartoon appeared in the paper showing Harry with feet as long as a bed.



Revealing mistakes

Close up on medical monitor for Luther 'Suitcase' Simpson shows it?s in 'Simulation' mode. An attempt to cover the word 'Simulation' with tape was done, yet it can still can be clearly seen.



Miscellaneous

When Jesse and Suitcase were at the quarry, sighting in Luther's AR, Jesse tells him to adjust his sight to the left. Luther makes the adjustment to the wrong dial. He adjusts the vertical (up and down) not the horizontal (left and right). Plus, the holes left in the target are much too large and cleanly cut for a rifle round.