Cop shoots medical examiner's mob boss father! When an explosive misstep drives a painful wedge between Boston's finest crime-solving colleagues Jane and Maura must set aside their personal difficulties in order to keep on top of the city's most heinous murder cases. Yet analyzing corpses and tracking killers is child's play compared to the complications that arise from both friends' respective parental units: Angela falls for Jane's new boss Maura meets her biological mother and Jane's infant nephew is the son of either her brother.or her father! Using intellect and instinct the best friends do what it takes to regain each other's trust while they bust criminals in all 15 witty gritty Season Three episodes.

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Everything seemed to go wrong for Jane Rizzoli in the season premiere of Rizzoli & Isles.

"What Doesn't Kill You" picked up exactly where the season finale left off. Right at the scene where Jane shot her best friend's biological father.

Unfortunately, Jane was fixated on the fact that Paddy Doyle was a mobster wanted in connection with about 15 murders. Not that she shouldn't have been. She's a cop. That's her job. But perhaps she could have toned it down a bit for her best friend who believed her biological father was only their to protect her. Calling Maura naive and ignorant was pretty harsh given the circumstances.

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Synopsis (Don't Stop Dancing, Girl - Air Date: December 19, 2011)

The world of competitive dance turns deadly when the mother of a star performer is stabbed to death at a competition. Jane and the team search for clues, but they soon realize something is off about the woman’s history. Korsak has his hands full when his stepson is accused of shooting a cop. Guest star Lolita Davidovich returns as Korsak’s ex-wife Melody.

Read more: Rizzoli & Isles Season 2, Episode 14 'Don't Stop Dancing, Girl'

Synopsis (Seventeen Ain't So Sweet - Air Date: December 12, 2011)

Jane attends her high school reunion and brings Maura along for the ride, but the fun is cut short when one of her old classmates turns up dead on the football field. Jane must focus on the past when she realizes everyone in her class is a potential suspect. Meanwhile, Korsak gets a visit from ex-wife Melody Patterson (guest star Lolita Davidovich), who hopes he’ll invest in her new business. Chris Vance returns as Sgt. Major Charles “Casey” Jones, an old flame of Jane’s, and Matthew Del Negro guest-stars as Angela’s car mechanic, Giovanni, who once had eyes for Maura.

Read more: Rizzoli & Isles Season 2, Episode 13 'Seventeen Ain't So Sweet'

Synopsis (He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - Air Date: December 5, 2011)

Boston Homicide teams up with the FBI after a bank manager is shot during a robbery. Jane’s brother Tommy may be facing more trouble just as his relationship with Maura begins to grow. Tessa Thompson guest-stars as by-the-book FBI Agent Anna Farrell, who has a complicated history with Detective Frost.

Read more: Rizzoli & Isles Season 2, Episode 12 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother'