Jesse Stone (Tom Stelleck) is hired to be the Chief of Police in a small costal Massachusetts's town after being fired for drinking on the job in LA. This turns out to be an asset since the town didn't want a Chief that was on the ball. He immediately has a run-in with the town bully Joe Genest (Stephen Baldwyn). The former police chief, Lou Carson (Mike Starr), is murdered and Genest is the prime suspect. The small town corruption is so predictable that I find myself completing their lines for them. On the plus side, the scenery is eye-pleasing and Selleck gives a believable performance as a troubled, but tough, cop.