Jesse Stone 10 has an easy way to reintroduce Viola Davis’ Molly into the series. Davis played Jesse’s deputy and friend Molly Crane in the first four Jesse Stone movies, exiting after 2007’s Sea Change. Molly was a great role for Davis, but her career was starting to seriously take off during this period, thanks to roles in Doubt and Disturbia. She has since become one of the most acclaimed actresses of her generation, fronting everything from Fences to The Woman King.

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