8.7/101,974 votes#1 - The Gunfighter
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/17/2012
The arrival of a Detroit mobster in Lexington puts Raylan on a collision course with a sadistic Dixie Mafia hit man. Raylan also has another altercation with Boyd.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Graham Yost
8.0/101,624 votes#2 - Cut Ties
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/24/2012
The murder of a fellow marshal throws Raylan together with a former female colleague, and Art leaves the office to track down another angle of the case. Meanwhile, Boyd engineers a showdown with Dickie Bennett, despite Raylan's effort to prevent it.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/101,642 votes#3 - Harlan Roulette
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 1/31/2012
Raylan faces off with a tyrannical Oxy dealer, putting him on a collision course with the new head of the Dixie Mafia. Meanwhile, Boyd fights to regain part of his family's empire, but his methods could rip his crew apart.
Director: Jon Avnet
Writer: N/A
8.3/101,606 votes#4 - The Devil You Know
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 2/7/2012
A daring prison escape puts Raylan on the trail of two old foes. Meanwhile, Boyd confronts a traitor in his inner circle.
Director: Dean Parisot
Writer: N/A
8.5/101,676 votes#5 - Thick as Mud
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 2/14/2012
Raylan races to save Dewey Crowe from a gang of vicious organ harvesters. Boyd faces off with a new adversary.
Director: Adam Arkin
Writer: N/A
7.9/101,521 votes#6 - When the Guns Come Out
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 2/21/2012
As Boyd fights for control of the Harlan oxy trade, Raylan works to keep the battle from becoming an all-out war while also battling a personal issue.
Director: Don Kurt
Writer: N/A
7.8/101,494 votes#7 - The Man Behind the Curtain
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 2/28/2012
Raylan's tactics put him at odds with the FBI as he intensifies his efforts to take down Quarles and the Detroit mob.
Director: Peter Werner
Writer: N/A
8.6/101,578 votes#8 - Watching the Detectives
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 3/6/2012
A shocking murder forces Raylan to face past mistakes. Meanwhile, Boyd goes up against Harlan's corrupt sheriff.
Director: Peter Werner
Writer: Graham Yost
8.4/101,501 votes#9 - Loose Ends
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 3/13/2012
Raylan pursues a Dixie Mafia soldier who could be the key to nabbing Quarles; Ava protects an imperiled prostitute by any means necessary.
Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Writer: N/A
8.4/101,539 votes#10 - Guy Walks Into a Bar
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 3/20/2012
Raylan struggles to keep Dickie Bennett in prison while contending with an increasingly violent and unpredictable Quarles.
Director: Tony Goldwyn
Writer: N/A
8.2/101,484 votes#11 - Measures
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 3/27/2012
Raylan squares off with a pair of merciless Detroit hit men. The battle between Boyd and Quarles comes to a head.
Director: John Dahl
Writer: N/A
8.7/101,550 votes#12 - Coalition
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 4/3/2012
While Raylan closes in on an ever-more-unpredictable Quarles, Boyd enters into an unlikely alliance with Dickie Bennett in a last-ditch attempt to recover Mags's fortune.
Director: Bill Johnson
Writer: N/A
9.1/101,850 votes#13 - Slaughterhouse
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 4/10/2012
After the murder of his friend, Raylan is a man on fire as he goes after any- and everyone he holds responsible on the way to a bloody final showdown.
Director: Dean Parisot
Writer: Graham Yost
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A character drama based on the 2001 Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole." Leonard's tale centers around U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of Kentucky,...
Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:FX
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"The Gunfighter" is the best rated episode of "Justified" season 3. It scored 8.7/10 based on 1974 votes. Directed by Michael Dinner and written by Graham Yost, it aired on 1/17/2012. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Cut Ties".