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The Best Episodes of Chicago P.D. Season 3

Every episode of Chicago P.D. Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Chicago P.D. Season 3!

A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community. District 21 is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who patrol the beat and go head-to-head with the city's street crimes and the Intelligence Unit that combats the city's major offenses - organized crime, drug trafficking, high profile murders and beyond.

Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:NBC

Season 3 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Chicago P.D." season 3 is "Life Is Fluid", rated 8.5/10 from 677 user votes. It was directed by Arthur W. Forney and written by Craig Gore, Tim Walsh. "Life Is Fluid" aired on 9/30/2015 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Natural Born Storyteller".

  • Life Is Fluid
    8.5/10 677 votes

    #1 - Life Is Fluid

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/2015

    A bust to bring down a heroin kingpin goes horribly awry. Olinsky reveals a dark secret from his past, and Halstead tries to get through to a spiraling Lindsay.

    Director: Arthur W. Forney

    Writer: Craig Gore, Tim Walsh

  • Natural Born Storyteller
    8.1/10 588 votes

    #2 - Natural Born Storyteller

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/2015

    A child abduction case hits too close to home for Dawson. Lindsay and Bunny's relationship reaches a critical impasse and Roman reveals his secret to Burgess.

    Director: Mark Tinker

    Writer: Mike Weiss

  • Actual Physical Violence
    8.6/10 654 votes

    #3 - Actual Physical Violence

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/2015

    The team is terrorized by a gun-wielding father who is desperate to find his missing daughter. Bunny stirs up accusations of misconduct from Voight's past.

    Director: Fred Berner

    Writer: Eduardo Javier Canto, Ryan Maldonado

  • Debts of the Past
    8.1/10 581 votes

    #4 - Debts of the Past

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/2015

    Voight seeks revenge on the man who tried to kill him. A rumor causes a rift in Intelligence.

    Director: Rohn Schmidt

    Writer: Michael Brandt, Derek Haas

  • Climbing into Bed (1)
    8.2/10 603 votes

    #5 - Climbing into Bed (1)

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/2015

    Ruzek's job is on the line after an ill-fated undercover op.

    Director: Mark Tinker

    Writer: Cole Maliska

  • You Never Know Who's Who (2)
    8.0/10 434 votes

    #6 - You Never Know Who's Who (2)

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/2015

    The team investigates a band of rogue operatives.

    Director: Lin Oeding

    Writer: Craig Gore, Tim Walsh

  • A Dead Kid, a Notebook and a Lot of Maybes
    8.0/10 600 votes

    #7 - A Dead Kid, a Notebook and a Lot of Maybes

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/2015

    The team investigates a Columbine-like threat at a private school. Atwater seeks out a mentor; Olinsky's marriage faces a crisis.

    Director: Charlotte Brändström

    Writer: Timothy J. Sexton

  • Forget My Name
    7.8/10 549 votes

    #8 - Forget My Name

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/2015

    The team discovers the mutilated body of a government official while responding to an informant's tip about an upcoming drug trade. Meanwhile, Burgess helps plan a surprise for Platt.

    Director: Nick Gomez

    Writer: Mike Weiss

  • Never Forget I Love You
    8.3/10 565 votes

    #9 - Never Forget I Love You

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/2015

    The discovery of a headless body in Lake Michigan points to Hank's mob connections. Roman risks everything to help a grieving mother.

    Director: Terry Miller

    Writer: Craig Gore, Tim Walsh

  • Now I'm God (III)
    8.4/10 672 votes

    #10 - Now I'm God (III)

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 1/6/2016

    Intelligence investigates a doctor who gave his patients lethal doses of chemotherapy. Roman fights a wrongful shooting investigation. The crossover starts on Chicago Fire S04E10 The Beating Heart (I) and Chicago Med S01E05 Malignant (II).

    Director: Holly Dale

    Writer: Holly Dale

  • Knocked the Family Right Out
    8.4/10 579 votes

    #11 - Knocked the Family Right Out

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/13/2016

    Intelligence hunts down a crew responsible for a rape and robbery rampage. Lindsay is abducted on an undercover operation.

    Director: Mark Tinker

    Writer: Mo Masi

  • Looking Out for Stateville
    7.9/10 554 votes

    #12 - Looking Out for Stateville

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/20/2016

    Voight arranges for his former cellmate, Eddie Little, to be a CI in an effort to bring down a major cocaine supplier. Burgess makes a major move regarding her relationship with Ruzek. Roman develops a plan to help fund Platt and Mouch's wedding.

    Director: Fred Berner

    Writer: Craig Gore, Tim Walsh

  • Hit Me
    8.2/10 548 votes

    #13 - Hit Me

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 2/3/2016

    Lindsay goes undercover to catch a rogue cop who targets women at casinos. Platt risks her life in a negotiation crisis.

    Director: Rohn Schmidt

    Writer: Cole Maliska, Mike Weiss

  • The Song of Gregory Williams Yates (II)
    8.2/10 671 votes

    #14 - The Song of Gregory Williams Yates (II)

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/10/2016

    SVU joins Chicago P.D. in a manhunt for two notorious escaped serial killers. The crossover starts on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S17E14 Nationwide Manhunt (I).

    Director: Michael Grossman

    Writer: Jamie Pachino

  • A Night Owl
    7.8/10 554 votes

    #15 - A Night Owl

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 2/17/2016

    While working at a sobriety checkpoint, Burgess finds a duffel bag full of heroin in the truck of a respected college professor who claims to know nothing about how the drugs ended up there. At District, Roman expresses his desires to become a Field Training Office to Platt, and Mouse sets Halstead up with an off-duty security job working for the attractive owner of a medical marijuana clinic.

    Director: Nick Gomez

    Writer: Timothy J. Sexton

  • The Cases That Need to Be Solved
    8.4/10 570 votes

    #16 - The Cases That Need to Be Solved

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/24/2016

    When a young boy is executed, Intelligence turn to the boy's parents for information and upon further investigation, discover the father has a criminal background and was a part of a local gang.

    Director: Jean de Segonzac

    Writer: Matt Olmstead

  • Forty-Caliber Bread Crumb
    8.3/10 560 votes

    #17 - Forty-Caliber Bread Crumb

    Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 3/2/2016

    While out on a bank run for his off-duty security job at the dispensary, Halstead and his co-workers find themselves under attack by a violent robbery crew. Meanwhile Roman, Burgess, Antonio, Halstead, Ruzek and Atwater follow-up on a lead and track down a potential suspect.

    Director: Jann Turner

    Writer: Craig Gore, Tim Walsh

  • Kasual with a K
    7.8/10 523 votes

    #18 - Kasual with a K

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 3/23/2016

    While responding to a call of shots fired, Voight, Antonio, Halstead and the team come across a secret battered woman's shelter and discover the owner has been wounded and a resident of the shelter has been kidnapped. Burgess and Roman go undercover to track down a man robbing people by catfishing them on a dating app. Lindsay opens up to Halstead about her past.

    Director: David Rodriguez

    Writer: Eduardo Javier Canto, Ryan Maldonado

  • If We Were Normal
    8.3/10 538 votes

    #19 - If We Were Normal

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 3/30/2016

    When Burgess and Lindsay respond to a call about a stabbing, the assailant turns out to be a kidnapping victim escaping her captor; Ruzek accuses Roman of having feelings for Burgess.

    Director: Mark Tinker

    Writer: Mo Masi

  • In a Duffel Bag
    8.2/10 542 votes

    #20 - In a Duffel Bag

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 5/4/2016

    Responding to a call about a suspicious duffel bag at the Chicago Lakefront, Voight is horrified to discover that the bag contains the frigid and unmoving body of a newborn baby. Meanwhile, Voight is surprised to hear that his son is in town and Burgess and Roman grow closer.

    Director: Nick Gomez

    Writer: Jamie Pachino

  • Justice
    8.7/10 714 votes

    #21 - Justice

    Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 5/11/2016

    Burgess gives chase after Roman is wounded by a hooded perp who opened fire on their patrol car and shoots who she thinks is the suspect, but no gun is found at the scene—and the person she shot is a 17-year-old honor student.

    Director: Jean de Segonzac

    Writer: Matt Olmstead, Michael Brandt, Derek Haas

  • She's Got Us
    8.0/10 532 votes

    #22 - She's Got Us

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/18/2016

    Lindsay and Halstead respond to a shots fired call and discover one survivor: a young girl. Antonio and Olinsky investigate a "self help" group. Platt makes the case to Crowley for why Burgess and Roman should remain partners.

    Director: Lin Oeding

    Writer: Mike Weiss

  • Start Digging
    9.1/10 782 votes

    #23 - Start Digging

    Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 5/25/2016

    In the Season 3 finale, the team investigates the murder of a single mom who was in contact with Voight's now-reformed son, who was himself brutally assaulted. Meanwhile, Roman makes a major decision and Crowley plans to make changes within the unit.

    Director: Mark Tinker

    Writer: Craig Gore, Tim Walsh