Rizzoli & Isles: Season 3

2012 · 15 episodes · ★ 7.7

What Season 3 of Rizzoli & Isles

Season three opens with the friendship between Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles in shambles. Jane has had to shoot Paddy Doyle, the gangster who is Maura's biological father, when he tried to protect his daughter from an attacker. That shootout drives a wedge between the two partners. Jane also faces an internal affairs investigation, and her relationship with Officer Dean is exposed because he was present. Even so, both must set their differences aside to solve a series of complex crimes in Boston. Jane, blunt and difficult, and Maura, incapable of hiding what she thinks, combine their expertise to get to the truth.

15episodes

Jun 5, 2012released

Dec 25, 2012final episode

10.5 hrtotal runtime

Season 3 Episodes

3x01 What Doesn't Kill You
Jun 5, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 8.6
Jane and Maura’s friendship suffers following the shooting of Maura’s biological father, gangster Paddy Doyle. Jane also finds herself in the middle of an Internal Affairs investigation. And her relationship with Agent Dean is exposed.
Directing: Michael Katleman · Writing: Janet Tamaro · Starring: Billy Burke, John Doman, Alan Rachins, Rick Chambers
3x02 Dirty Little Secret
Jun 12, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 8.5
Tensions continue to mount between Jane and Maura, causing those close to them to be caught in the middle. But they must put aside their differences when they investigate the case of a college student who died in a tunnel. Meanwhile, Frankie Sr. returns with news that upsets Angela.
Directing: Aaron Lipstadt · Starring: Tina Huang, Colin Egglesfield, Chazz Palminteri, Omar J. Dorsey
3x03 This Is How a Heart Breaks
Jun 19, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 7.3
When Maura meets a new guy named Dennis in a very unusual way, he opens up a different side of her. And Jane is filled with mixed emotions after someone from her past returns.
Directing: Steve Robin · Starring: Tina Huang, Chris Vance, Darryl Alan Reed, Candice Patton
3x04 Welcome to the Dollhouse
Jun 26, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 7.2
Young female professionals dressed as dolls are turning up dead on the public transit system, and Jane and Maura must piece together the clues. Angela implements new ideas for the café. And Jane learns more about how Casey was injured.
Writing: Janet Tamaro · Starring: Tina Huang, Chris Vance, Darryl Alan Reed, Alan Rachins
3x05 Throwing Down the Gauntlet
Jul 3, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 7.7
Jane looks for a way for Maura to meet her biological mother, Dr. Hope Davis. Angela gets involved in a political campaign. And a nun from Jane and Frankie Jr.’s past returns.
Directing: Jamie Babbit · Writing: Janet Tamaro · Starring: Matthew Del Negro, Sharon Lawrence, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Jenny O'Hara
3x06 Money Maker
Jul 10, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 6.9
When a rich financier is found stuffed in a trashcan wearing a cloak and mask, Jane and Maura must figure out what happened. Meanwhile, Maura makes a deeper connection with her biological mother, Dr. Hope Davis, and half-sister, who still doesn’t know Maura is related to them.
Directing: Greg Beeman · Writing: Janet Tamaro · Starring: Sharon Lawrence, Emilee Wallace, Jenny O'Hara, Monet Mazur
3x07 Crazy for You
Jul 17, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 6.4
The ladies probe the killing of a husband and wife who were psychiatrists. Soon, an attendee of a medical-examiners seminar offers to help Jane and Maura in the case. Elsewhere, the Rizzoli family realize they may have connections to a pregnant stranger.
Directing: Frederick E. O. Toye · Writing: Lindsay Sturman · Starring: Alexandra Holden, Elya Baskin, Ty Dawson, Ray Wise
3x08 Cuts Like a Knife
Jul 24, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 8.3
A bride is killed right before she walks down the aisle, and Jane and Maura must figure out if the groom’s ex-girlfriend is a suspect, or if there’s a deeper connection to the bride’s European roots. On the homefront, Jane has a new neighbor who captures the attention of Angela, Frankie and Frost.
Directing: Randall Zisk · Starring: Nancy Stelle, Rita Volk, Brennan Elliott, Whitney Anderson
3x09 Home Town Glory
Jul 31, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 8.3
A boy band star returns to his roots for a show and winds up murdered. Jane and Frankie, who grew up with the victim, work hard to solve the case. Meanwhile, Jane and Maura must decide if it’s time to tell Angela the truth about Lydia’s pregnancy just as Angela prepares to throw her a baby shower.
Directing: Milan Cheylov · Writing: Janet Tamaro · Starring: Tina Huang, Alexandra Holden, Beverly Leech, Bill Dawes
3x10 Melt My Heart to Stone
Aug 14, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 8.5
When a statue breaks open to reveal a dead woman inside, Jane and Maura must find the killer quickly as the body count begins to rise. Back at headquarters, a new homicide detective is named to the squad. Meanwhile, Dennis Rockmond returns to Boston after disappearing on Maura and tries to woo her back. Lydia goes into labor.
Directing: Michael Katleman · Writing: Janet Tamaro · Starring: Tina Huang, Colin Egglesfield, Darryl Alan Reed, Alexandra Holden
3x11 Class Action Satisfaction
Nov 27, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 6.5
When a man having breakfast in the Division 1 Café dies from poisoning, Jane and the team must quickly find the source as Angela and the irascible Stanley both come under scrutiny. Meanwhile, Tommy wants proof that he’s the biological father of Lydia’s baby as she returns to take the baby back. And Detective Korsak is reunited with one of his ex-wives.
Directing: Norman Buckley · Writing: Lindsay Sturman · Starring: Tina Huang, Colin Egglesfield, Alexandra Holden, Alan Rachins
3x12 Love the Way You Lie
Dec 4, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 6.6
A famous young writer of memoirs is found dead in an apparent suicide, but Jane and Maura soon discover there’s more to the story. Meanwhile, Frost becomes obsessed with an old case involving a young African American student as his final appeal is denied. And Jane discovers Angela is involved in a secret romance.
Starring: Tina Huang, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Shawn Pyfrom, Markus Flanagan
3x13 Virtual Love
Dec 11, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 8.2
The virtual world and the real world collide when a microbrewer is killed. Angela tries to move on from a failed romance by seeing someone new. And Jane and the team begin to mentor underprivileged teenagers, a move that ends in near disaster.
Starring: Tina Huang, Darryl Alan Reed, Carlito Olivero, Christopher Rich
3x14 Over/Under
Dec 18, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 8.3
When a former college football player is stabbed inside a carwash during a fundraiser for his alma mater, Jane, Maura and the team must piece together clues to track down the killer. Meanwhile, Frost's mother visits Boston with some unexpected news. And Lt. Col. Casey Jones bumps into Jane and is forced to reveal some startling news of his own.
Starring: Tina Huang, Chris Vance, Ryan Carnes, Barbara Eve Harris
3x15 No More Drama in My Life Season Finale
Dec 25, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 8.5
Dr. Hope Martin returns to ask Maura for a life-altering favor. Jane worries about the impending spinal surgery for Lt. Col. Casey Jones (guest star Chris Vance), and Tommy shows off baby T.J. But all gets shoved to the side when a building collapses, trapping loved ones inside.
Starring: Chris Vance, Sharon Lawrence, Colin Egglesfield, Lamont Thompson