Jesse Stone: Sea Change
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Jesse Stone: Sea Change is the fourth film in the Jesse Stone
film series aired on the CBS
television network. It stars Tom Selleck
, Kathy Baker
, and Sean Young
. It is based on the character created by Robert B. Parker
from the successful book series. Selleck received an Emmy nominaiton for his performance in the movie.
, and although he emerges from the coma later in the film, he is not himself, even referring to Jesse as Lou occasionally. Molly has left the force to have children, and Jesse’s ex calls him at work one morning to tell him not to call that night. She is apparently back in L.A. and has begun seeing someone who finds it strange that the two still talk every evening. While discussing this with his shrink, Jesse determines that these are the reasons he is drinking more, and also admits that although he doesn’t drink as much when he’s involved in a case, work has been slow lately. His shrink advises that he find some way to occupy his time, so he has Rose (the police dispatcher that replaced Molly in the film series) pull up their cold cases. He chooses a case from 1992 in which female bank teller, Rebecca Lewis, was killed after being taken hostage in a robbery. The body was found buried, and Jesse goes to the site and begins digging for clues, literally. The dig reveals the gunman’s clothes were buried under the body. Upon examination of the clothes it appears that there are two bullet holes in them.
Jesse begins investigating by talking to Hasty Hathaway. Knowing that Hasty was involved in money laundering through that bank, he asks him if the $24,000 official loss was what was really stolen from the bank. Hasty reveals that it in fact was not. The real number was closer to $2 million dollars of Boston mobster Gino Fish’s money. Hasty calls Gino to tell him that Jesse is on the case. Interested in getting his money back, Gino has Terrance Genest, brother to Jojo Genest whom Hasty killed in Jesse Stone: Night Passage
, begin following Jesse.
As part of the investigation Jesse questions Rebecca’s sister Leeann. She reveals that she moved out to Massachusetts after Rebecca’s murder to care for their ailing mother. Jesse and Leeann begin seeing each other. Jesse also questions the security guard who had accidentally shot and killed Rebecca. The guard is convinced that he shot the robber and not Rebecca, and his mistake led him to ten years of alcoholism. During a background investigation on Leeann, instigated by Suitcase Simpson, based on him having a "feeling", it is revealed that Leeann was reported missing by her landlady the day of the robbery. Jesse deduces that the woman claiming to be Leeann was actually Rebecca.
Jesse goes and questions Rebecca and she admits that when she had discovered how much money was actually moving through the bank, she convinced Leeann to pose as a bank robber and take her hostage. However, it all went wrong when the guard shot Leeann. When the sisters reached the spot where they had planned to change clothes, Leeann died from her gunshot wounds. So Rebecca stripped Leeann of the robber’s clothes, buried them, put her clothes on Leeann and buried her too. She took the money and returned to California assuming her sisters identity. When her mother suffered a stroke, the day after the body of Leeann was discovered and misidentified as Rebecca, she moved back home to take care of her, still posing as Leeann. After learning this Jesse chooses not to arrest her. He also tells Gino that a woman stole the money and used most of it up taking care of her sick mother. Gino thinks Jesse is being facetious and doesn’t know where the money is at all, to which Jesse concedes. Gino agrees to pull Terrance off of him, but that night in his home Terrance shoots at Jesse while he is straightening his shortstop picture that is perpetually crooked. Luckily Jesse sees Terrance in the reflection of the glass and ducks causing Terrance to miss. Jesse dives for his gun on the coffee table and takes cover behind the kitchen counter where he returns fire and kills Terrance Genest.
Jesse Stone novels
Jesse Stone is the lead character in a series of detective novels initially written by Robert B. Parker. They were among his last works, and the first series in which the novelist used the third-person narrative...
film series aired on the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
television network. It stars Tom Selleck
Tom Selleck
Thomas William "Tom" Selleck is an American actor, and film producer. He is best known for his starring role as Hawaii-based private investigator Thomas Magnum on the 1980s television show Magnum, P.I.. He also plays Police Chief Jesse Stone in a series of made-for-TV movies based on the Robert B....
, Kathy Baker
Kathy Baker
Katherine Whitton "Kathy" Baker is an American stage, film and television actress.-Career:Baker began her career at San Francisco's Magic Theatre, performing in several of Sam Shepard's plays before getting her break in an off-Broadway production of Fool for Love opposite Ed Harris...
, and Sean Young
Sean Young
Sean Young is an American actress, best known for her performance in films from the 1980s such as Blade Runner, Dune, and No Way Out.-Early life:...
. It is based on the character created by Robert B. Parker
Robert B. Parker
Robert Brown Parker was an American crime writer. His most famous works were the novels about the private detective Spenser. ABC television network developed the television series Spenser: For Hire based on the character in the late 1980s; a series of TV movies based on the character were also...
from the successful book series. Selleck received an Emmy nominaiton for his performance in the movie.
Plot summary
The film starts with Paradise unusually quiet and the boredom leading Jesse to drink more. Suitcase Simpson is still in a coma from wounds he received in Jesse Stone: Death In ParadiseDeath in Paradise (Parker novel)
Death in Paradise is a crime novel by Robert B. Parker, the third in his Jesse Stone series. It was made into a film in 2006.-Plot summary:...
, and although he emerges from the coma later in the film, he is not himself, even referring to Jesse as Lou occasionally. Molly has left the force to have children, and Jesse’s ex calls him at work one morning to tell him not to call that night. She is apparently back in L.A. and has begun seeing someone who finds it strange that the two still talk every evening. While discussing this with his shrink, Jesse determines that these are the reasons he is drinking more, and also admits that although he doesn’t drink as much when he’s involved in a case, work has been slow lately. His shrink advises that he find some way to occupy his time, so he has Rose (the police dispatcher that replaced Molly in the film series) pull up their cold cases. He chooses a case from 1992 in which female bank teller, Rebecca Lewis, was killed after being taken hostage in a robbery. The body was found buried, and Jesse goes to the site and begins digging for clues, literally. The dig reveals the gunman’s clothes were buried under the body. Upon examination of the clothes it appears that there are two bullet holes in them.
Jesse begins investigating by talking to Hasty Hathaway. Knowing that Hasty was involved in money laundering through that bank, he asks him if the $24,000 official loss was what was really stolen from the bank. Hasty reveals that it in fact was not. The real number was closer to $2 million dollars of Boston mobster Gino Fish’s money. Hasty calls Gino to tell him that Jesse is on the case. Interested in getting his money back, Gino has Terrance Genest, brother to Jojo Genest whom Hasty killed in Jesse Stone: Night Passage
Night Passage (Parker novel)
Night Passage is a crime novel by Robert B. Parker, the first in his Jesse Stone series.-Plot summary:After being fired from his job as an LA homicide detective for being drunk on the job, Jesse Stone is hired as chief of police for the small town of Paradise, Massachusetts...
, begin following Jesse.
As part of the investigation Jesse questions Rebecca’s sister Leeann. She reveals that she moved out to Massachusetts after Rebecca’s murder to care for their ailing mother. Jesse and Leeann begin seeing each other. Jesse also questions the security guard who had accidentally shot and killed Rebecca. The guard is convinced that he shot the robber and not Rebecca, and his mistake led him to ten years of alcoholism. During a background investigation on Leeann, instigated by Suitcase Simpson, based on him having a "feeling", it is revealed that Leeann was reported missing by her landlady the day of the robbery. Jesse deduces that the woman claiming to be Leeann was actually Rebecca.
Jesse goes and questions Rebecca and she admits that when she had discovered how much money was actually moving through the bank, she convinced Leeann to pose as a bank robber and take her hostage. However, it all went wrong when the guard shot Leeann. When the sisters reached the spot where they had planned to change clothes, Leeann died from her gunshot wounds. So Rebecca stripped Leeann of the robber’s clothes, buried them, put her clothes on Leeann and buried her too. She took the money and returned to California assuming her sisters identity. When her mother suffered a stroke, the day after the body of Leeann was discovered and misidentified as Rebecca, she moved back home to take care of her, still posing as Leeann. After learning this Jesse chooses not to arrest her. He also tells Gino that a woman stole the money and used most of it up taking care of her sick mother. Gino thinks Jesse is being facetious and doesn’t know where the money is at all, to which Jesse concedes. Gino agrees to pull Terrance off of him, but that night in his home Terrance shoots at Jesse while he is straightening his shortstop picture that is perpetually crooked. Luckily Jesse sees Terrance in the reflection of the glass and ducks causing Terrance to miss. Jesse dives for his gun on the coffee table and takes cover behind the kitchen counter where he returns fire and kills Terrance Genest.