When I viewed this movie less than an hour ago, I had no idea it was a made for TV movie. I found this surprising because it had such great acting, cinematography, and score.

While the plot was great, the actions and reactions of some of the characters to the situations they found themselves in was a bit suspect.

It is hard to believe that the State Police or the FBI did not step in when it became obvious that there was a serial killer, or killers, at large. It is also implausible that the young rape victim would have held up as well as the girl in the movie did, and that the written press and broadcast TV did not get access to the story.

However, given these faults,I still found this one to be a perfect movie to watch on a scorching NC afternoon.

Tom Selleck has still got it.

Being a fan of Blue Bloods and seeing several of Tom Selleck's films as Jesse Stone to me it's proof what a great actor Tom Selleck has become. You couldn't find more different characters than the patriarch of the law enforcement family Frank Reagan with as strong a support system with said family with Jesse Stone the rather lonely figure who is police chief of a Massachusetts coastal town. Jesse for one reason or another can't keep attachments when he makes them. He does acquire one though that will last through the series, a dog who was owned by one of the murder victims here.

A man is found with two bullets in his chest on the beach and a few more victims show up as well with same M.O. No other clues. But Stone has got some real good instincts and after a lot of patient investigation he zeroes in on a pair of thrill killers.

The other case his department is working on is a gang rape of a 14 year old with accompanying pictures that the boys who did this threaten the young girl Alex Dienza if she rats them out. One of the deputies Viola Davis takes this one real personal. Just beautiful how she nails the ringleader of the gang rape in boy's room.

Other noteworthy performance is from Mimi Rogers who plays the attorney for the punk and his family who has a job to do, but really dislikes her clients. Also from the chief punk Shawn Roberts.

This was an excellent beginning for the Jesse Stone series.