A New England police chief is involved in a shoot-out that leaves his friend badly wounded. Coming under investigation by Internal Affairs, he finds himself increasingly at odds with the town council and defies its wishes by helping a woman search for her missing child. Detective thriller, starring Tom Selleck and Kathy Baker.

Jesse Stone and Captain Healy are shot during an unauthorized stake-out in Boston. Meanwhile, a cryptic letter sent from Paradise leads the mother of a kidnapped child to Stone. Though her son was declared dead, she hopes he will reopen the case.