This is number 5 in the series of made-for-television films featuring Jesse Stone.
This movie was filmed in 2007 shortly before Tom Selleck joined Las Vegas (2003), but it did not air until 2009.
This movie marks the first time in a "Jesse Stone" movie where someone was not murdered or 'shot and killed' on-screen.
Tom Selleck and Jessica Hecht both played recurring roles in Friends.