Hunter: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Hunter Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Overnight Sensation
Sep 27, 1986 · 60 min
Reporter Raul Mercado has made it his mission to put an end to Hunter's career, putting the detective square in the crosshairs when someone makes an attempt on the reporter's life.
Change Partners and Dance
Oct 4, 1986 · 60 min
Detectives Hunter and McCall must work individually to investigate the killing of a police officer after their new precinct leader separates them.
Crime of Passion
Oct 11, 1986 · 60 min
The seemingly straightforward murder of a woman in the middle of an ugly divorce gets complicated when Hunter and McCall discover that the woman's new boyfriend is involved in anot
The Castro Connection
Nov 1, 1986 · 60 min
Hunter and McCall attempt to break a cocaine syndicate, apparently being run by one of Hunter's most trusted ex-partners.
High Noon in L.A.
Nov 8, 1986 · 60 min
Carlos Mariano, brother of a man Hunter murdered in an act of vengeance, arrives in LA looking for his own revenge against Hunter and McCall.
From San Francisco With Love
Nov 15, 1986 · 60 min
A beautiful San Francisco police detective aids Hunter and McCall in solving a series of puzzling murders apparently connected to the estate of a deceased millionaire.
True Confessions
Nov 22, 1986 · 60 min
After a teenage girl dies from a drug overdose during a high school party and the boys who drugged her are released on a technicality, the girl's sister is blamed for the boys' mur
Love, Hate and Sporty James
Dec 6, 1986 · 60 min
Hunter and McCall try to protect their long-time informant Sporty James from his own greed after he blackmails a ruthless cocaine dealer.
The Contract
Dec 13, 1986 · 60 min
A wealthy woman's gardener is killed when he attempts to save her from a kidnapping, putting Hunter's and McCall's suspicions on high alert when her husband quickly pays the ransom
The Cradle Will Rock
Jan 3, 1987 · 60 min
McCall goes undercover as a dance club singer to solve a murder.
Bad Company
Jan 10, 1987 · 60 min
Facing off against a gang of Neo-Nazis responsible for a deadly robbery, Hunter and McCall get help from an unlikely ally in their attempt to escape the violent terrorists.
Down and Under
Jan 17, 1987 · 60 min
Hunter travels to Australia to help solve a murder case involving a former girlfriend who has been missing for three years.
Straight to the Heart
Jan 24, 1987 · 60 min
Hunter goes on an enforced vacation and falls for a beautiful model staying at his hotel, unaware that she was actually sent to kill him.
Requiem for Sergeant McCall
Feb 7, 1987 · 60 min
McCall lands in hot water after she reopens the case her husband was working when he was killed.
Double Exposure
Feb 14, 1987 · 60 min
McCall goes undercover as a model to investigate a modeling agency's shady practices.
The Girl Next Door
Feb 21, 1987 · 60 min
Hunter and McCall pose as husband and wife to investigate the murder of a young girl whose death exposes a Soviet plot to relocate secret agents in the United States.
Any Second Now
Feb 28, 1987 · 60 min
In this episode, inspired by the chilling and real-life stalking of Theresa Saldana, a psychopath protected by the technicalities of the law makes a pianist's life a living hell wh
A Child is Born
Mar 14, 1987 · 60 min
McCall wants to adopt a baby girl whose mother was shot and left braindead in a case of mistaken identity.
Crossfire
Apr 11, 1987 · 60 min
McCall fears that Hunter's temper will outweigh his judgement when his former girlfriend is murdered and Hunter thinks he knows the identity of the killer.
Hot Pursuit (1)
May 2, 1987 · 60 min
McCall must fight to survive in surgery after an attempt on her life, while rage-blind Hunter confronts the man he believes is responsible for ordering the hit.
Hot Pursuit (2)
May 9, 1987 · 60 min
Knowing he has the motive, police in Beverly Hills pin the homicide of Big Jack Hemmings on Hunter, but the detective believes he knows the real culprit.
Shades
Jul 18, 1987 · 60 min
When Hunter disappears during an investigation of organized crime, McCall and her new partner must find him before he's killed.