S3 E1 • A Time of Faith (1)

Harlem churches are targets of bombings. Eddie tries to help Nina recover from her shot wound. Williams has issues with new comer Det. McNamara. G's friendship with a white person is being questioned.

Première diffusion : 29 août 1996

S3 E2 • A Time of Faith (2)

Williams discover that Rev. Harris may be part of the bombings. Nina moves in with Eddie.

Première diffusion : 5 septembre 1996

S3 E3 • Tough Love

Williams befriends a woman whose boyfriend is a leader of a gang that robs apartments. Eddie asks Nina not to go back to work.

Première diffusion : 12 septembre 1996

S3 E4 • Blue Boy

A recently released child molester is a suspect of a rape of an eleven year old girl. G is in trouble at school.

Première diffusion : 19 septembre 1996

S3 E5 • Rules of Engagement

Nina and McNamara work together on a case where two robbers are murdered. Nina freezes in battle and decides to turn in her gun. G hangs out with young thieves.

Première diffusion : 26 septembre 1996

S3 E6 • Kill the Noise

A war happens between east coast and west coast rappers when a california rapper is shot.

Première diffusion : 31 octobre 1996

S3 E7 • Smack Is Back

Torres's father dies of a drug over dose and Torres believes that it was suicide. Williams tries to get custody of G.

Première diffusion : 7 novembre 1996

S3 E8 • Don't Blink

Nina's new undercover case questions her future as a cop.

Première diffusion : 14 novembre 1996

S3 E9 • Without Mercy

Toress goes undercover at an AIDS clinic to solve a murder case of a bisexual man. Cooper and Captain O'Bryne start to become closer.

Première diffusion : 21 novembre 1996

S3 E10 • Going Platinum

Williams goes undercover as a security guard. McNamara's discovers more of his father's case. Captain O'Bryne confesses his love for Cooper.

Première diffusion : 5 décembre 1996

S3 E11 • Brown Like Me

Torres and Nina become involved with two feuding Latino gangs.

Première diffusion : 19 décembre 1996

S3 E12 • The Reaper

Lt. Cooper is taken hostage in her office by a man threatening to blow up the precinct if his son is not reprieved from a death-row sentence. Nina learns that the daughter she gave up for adoption 11 years ago wants to meet her.

Première diffusion : 9 janvier 1997

S3 E13 • Fade Out

A thirteen-year-old boy has a videotape of a murder. Torres and Williams try to protect him; The boy's mother turns out to be Williams's old high-school girlfriend, whom he betrayed by sleeping with her best friend, Chantal.

Première diffusion : 16 janvier 1997

S3 E14 • The Solomon Papers

Feds may be part of a drug case and McNamara might lose it all to prove it. Cooper and her husband tell their kids about their separation.

Première diffusion : 30 janvier 1997

S3 E15 • School's Out

Nina's daughter (whom she gave up for adoption) has been kidnapped and held for ransom.

Première diffusion : 6 février 1997

S3 E16 • Outrage

The detectives have to prove that a Gulf War veteran has stolen missles. Williams meets with G's french teacher about G's crush on her.

Première diffusion : 13 février 1997

S3 E17 • The Promised Land

Williams discover evidence relating to Martin Luther King Jr's murder.

Première diffusion : 20 février 1997

S3 E18 • Descell

Nina and McNamara go undercover to find out who tried to kill an executive. Williams and Natasha get close.

Première diffusion : 13 mars 1997

S3 E19 • Hubris

A female bounty hunter uses Williams to help find a fugitive in protective custody. Nina and McNamara suspect a wife a recently deceased cop. Natasha visits the precinct.

Première diffusion : 27 mars 1997

S3 E20 • The Unthinkable

The detectives suspect a mother of being involved in a carjacking involving her two children. Nina deals with her custody battle for Melissa.

Première diffusion : 17 avril 1997

S3 E21 • Vendetta

McNamara goes undercover involving a Chinese Mafia that has a link with his father's death. Torres asks his sister for money to buy an engagement ring for Nina.

Première diffusion : 24 avril 1997

S3 E22 • Is It a Crime?

Williams investigate a case where a girl feel down and elevator shaft in her building. Torres goes shopping for Nina's engagement ring.

Première diffusion : 1 mai 1997

S3 E23 • No Place Like Hell

Willias go undercover at a prison to find evidence that will catch a drug lord. William's new friend in prison becomes involved in a murder. Torres purposes to Nina.

Première diffusion : 8 mai 1997

S3 E24 • The Last Hurrah

The detectives go after a bank robbery ring. Torres and Nina get married.

Première diffusion : 15 mai 1997