The couple move to Paradise and begin picking random people and murdering them by simultaneously shooting them in the heart with .22 caliber pistols.

The Lincolns then stalk and kill a woman in a supermarket, and Jesse has the license plate numbers collected from all cars present at the scene.

Well, they do; they assume that they are smarter than he Flirting with getting caught, and hoping to prove how smart they are —and how dumb the police are— the Lincolns invite Jesse to lunch.

Later, a note is delivered to the police station telling Jesse to come to Paradise Mall at 7pm to learn about the murders.

Believing they intend to murder him, Jesse stations officers at the mall and goes wearing a bullet-proof vest.

Officer Anthony D'Angelo thinks he recognizes the woman and stops her; she turns and shoots him in the head, killing him instantly.

Feeling guilty for D'Angelo's murder, which he believes could have been prevented had he involved the state police, Jesse trudges on with the case.

They obtain a search warrant for the Lincolns' rented penthouse condo and find pictures of the victims on their computer, and the abandoned Saab.

Her mother takes her home after learning that Candace will have to testify, fearing her daughter will become the object of a public scandal.

The Marino's threaten to sue, but their lawyer, who is romantically involved with Jesse, convinces them to drop the suit.

The boys are sentenced to three years probation and 120 hours community service, since they are minors and first time offenders.

Dissatisfied, Jesse convinces the lawyers to get them assigned to him for their community service, and puts them to work around the station.

First, his relationship with Jenn is still relegated to phone calls, they do not reconcile at the end, and Jesse does not stop drinking.

It appears that Jenn has moved to Boston to be the weather girl as she is in the novel, and asks if she can come see him, however Jesse says he does not have time for her and she is never seen on screen.

[1] Entertainment Weekly noted that "as always, he renders the action in prose as clear and potent as a fine vodka.".

[2] The Sydney Morning Herald argued that "Probably the best thing about the Stone series is Parker's refusal to turn his new protagonist into a stereotype.