Jesse Stone, police chief of a small seaside Massachusetts town, suddenly finds himself grappling with an unsavory case when a woman's body washes up on shore The "floater" was in her mid-30s, the абгнвne'er-do-well daughter of rich parents Stone finds himself dealing with creepy characters obsessed with manic sex, drugs and alcohol Stone, a refugee from the Los Angeles Police Department and a recovering alcoholic, has his own demons to face He's also trying to reаввячconcile with his former wife, who is not without her own shortcomings.