8.1/10583 votes#1 - Season Three: Episode One
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 3/12/2017
Luis, a migrant worker from Mexico, transitions into life as a farmer, while Coy, a hopeless drug addict, also finds work on a farm. Social worker Kimara offers her aid to Shae, a recently rescued prostitute.
Director: So Yong Kim
Writer: John Ridley
7.8/10497 votes#2 - Season Three: Episode Two
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 3/19/2017
Luis finds himself sinking into servitude on the farm, while field captain Isaac forms a complicated relationship with Coy. Jeanette comes to realize her family's role in exploiting farm workers. Kimara tries to transition Shae from being an underage victimized prostitute to sustaining herself as she tries to convince Shae to testify against her former pimp.
Director: Julie Hébert
Writer: John Ridley
8.1/10486 votes#3 - Season Three: Episode Three
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 3/26/2017
Luis arrives at the Hesby Farm and receives important information about his missing son while Coy witnesses a horrific incident that changes his entire perception about life in the field and confirms his dark new reality. Meanwhile, Shae begins to reconsider her decision to stay in a shelter, and Kimara receives difficult personal news. After a deep and revealing conversation, Jeanette and JD attend the workers’ rally.
Director: Victoria Mahoney
Writer: Janine Salinas Schoenberg, Moisés Zamora
8.3/10480 votes#4 - Season Three: Episode Four
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 4/2/2017
Luis learns about the fate of his son, as Coy devises a plan to get himself off the farm. Jeanette tries to plead her case about the working conditions in the fields to Laurie Ann while Shae comes to a decision that will affect the rest of her life. Meanwhile, business owner Nicholas Coates struggles with making a profit in a market that continuously demands lower prices while his wife, Clair, decides to hire and provide a working visa for a Haitian woman, Gabrielle, to be their son’s nanny.
Director: Steph Green
Writer: Sonay Hoffman
7.8/10471 votes#5 - Season Three: Episode Five
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 4/9/2017
Consequences of forced labor continue to roil, as Shae contemplates having another abortion while Dustin introduces her to the world of online sex work. Jeanette makes a decision that results in a disheartening situation, as she struggles to accept the value of her self-worth. Meanwhile, Kimara tries to help another troubled girl while Nicholas and Clair’s troubles worsen, and Gabriella experiences an unsettling incident that makes her realize her new life isn’t exactly what she hoped it would be.
Director: Tanya Hamilton
Writer: Keith Huff
8.3/10468 votes#6 - Season Three: Episode Six
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 4/16/2017
Nicholas is distraught with the reality of his failing business and takes his frustration out on Clair. Upset about her deteriorating marriage, Clair becomes increasingly controlling over Gabriella. Jeanette attempts to find a job while continuing to live with her sister Raelyn, and Kimara is faced with a difficult decision that will test her morals. Meanwhile, Shae begins to feel as though she’s being shortchanged for her work in the webcam house, which leads to a tragic confrontation.
Director: Ramsey Nickell
Writer: Steve Harper
8.0/10458 votes#7 - Season Three: Episode Seven
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 4/23/2017
In the days following a fatal altercation in the webcam house, Dustin reaches out to Kimara for help, realizing he is no longer safe. Kimara struggles with the burden of a difficult moral choice and decides to take time off of work at her shelter. Meanwhile, Nicholas and Clair’s volatile marriage continues to unravel, which in turn makes Gabrielle commit an ill-conceived act based on fear for her life. Jeanette becomes alarmed when Raelyn overreacts to a random drug test request.
Director: John Krokidas
Writer: Kirk A. Moore
8.1/10475 votes#8 - Season Three: Episode Eight
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 4/30/2017
Kimara advises Dustin to inform the police about the crime that took place in the webcam house, which leads to an unforeseen outcome. Meanwhile, detectives open up a troubling investigation into Clair and Nicholas, who maintain their innocence and contend that Gabrielle is the guilty party. Jeanette must confront and consider the costs and sacrifices of social change.
Director: Jessica Yu
Writer: Julie Hébert
The Best Episodes of American Crime Season 3
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An anthology drama focusing on all aspects of the U.S. criminal justice system dealing with crimes committed in America.
Genres:DramaCrimeMystery
Network:ABC
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Season Three: Episode One" is the best rated episode of "American Crime" season 3. It scored 8.1/10 based on 583 votes. Directed by So Yong Kim and written by John Ridley, it aired on 3/12/2017. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Season Three: Episode Two".