Without a Trace (season 3)

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The third season of Without a Trace aired between September 2004 and May 2005.

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# Title Writer Director Original airdate Production Code
48 "In The Dark"  Hank Steinberg Paul Holohan September 23, 2004 175301
The team searches for Kelly Corcoran, a teenage girl who happens to be blind (played by sighted actress Angela Goethals). She and her mobility instructor. Luisa Cruz (Iyari Limon), go missing while on a camping trip. The team discover that a boy with a crush on Kelly holds vital information that could save both the girls. Meanwhile, Vivian is the new supervisor of the team following Jack's imminent departure to Chicago, but for the Malone family, all is not well on the home front. 
49 "Thou Shalt Not"  Jennifer Levin Randall Zisk October 7, 2004 175302
The team searches for Maureen Grady, an aide in the burn unit of her local hospital. She goes missing on her way home from work one night after stopping on the roadside to change a flat tire. It isn't long before the team discover that all is not as it seems with the devout churchgoer and her husband, Nathan, and their shady past soon reveals that the couple are both on the FBI Wanted list for bombing an abortion clinic years earlier. Jack rejoins the team after telling his New York boss that his wife, Maria, is divorcing him. 
50 "Light Years"  Greg Walker Craig Zisk October 14, 2004 175303
Teddy Coda, an x-ray technician with a fascination with alien lifeforms goes missing. After speaking to members of Teddy's friends and family, the team learn that his memory has been clouded by his alien obsession and that events in his childhood have been muddled. With Jack back in charge the team must decipher fact from fiction in order to track down Teddy before it's too late. 
51 "Upstairs Downstairs"  Hank Steinberg and Judy Sachs Timothy Busfield October 21, 2004 175304
June O'Hada, a nanny, goes missing from her wealthy employer's home the same night she is fired for stealing. The child she cared for, Nicki, also vanishes. At first it seems that June has taken Nicki in revenge for losing her job, but all is not as it seems and the team uncover a sequence of events that points the finger of suspicion at Nicki's parents. 
52 "American Goddess"  Maria Maggenti Tony Goldwyn October 28, 2004 175305
Lynette Shaw, winner of the plastic surgery/makeover TV show 'American Goddess' goes missing from a publicity event. Her dressing room is trashed in an apparent struggle and the team work on a theory that she was abducted. After investigating Lynette's friends and family, they realise that Lynette has personal issues that may have contributed to her disappearance. 
53 "Nickel and Dimed, Part One"  David Amann Martha Mitchell November 4, 2004 175306
Colleen McGrath, a young single mother, goes missing moments after dropping off her son Jake at his childminder's house. The team discover that Colleen has been struggling with money and has been increasingly desperate to earn extra cash after she lost her cleaning job and she finds out that Jake needs an expensive hearing aid. It isn't long before evidence turns up that suggests Colleen may have got herself involved with some dangerous and violent drug dealers in an attempt to earn much needed money. 
54 "Nickel and Dimed, Part Two"  Jan Nash John Showalter November 11, 2004 175307
Colleen McGrath is still missing following an encounter with a known drug dealer and suspected murderer, and in an effort to find her, Samantha goes undercover to find out vital information from Colleen's colleagues and neighbours. It isn't long before Samantha finds herself tangled up in the world of drug trafficking that she was trying to save Colleen from. 
55 "Doppelganger II"  Hank Steinberg Timothy Busfield November 18, 2004 175308
A homeless woman goes missing from a hostel and the team is led to re-examine an old case they all know well. Rick and Greg Knowles, twins who were already suspected in a series of brutal murders of homeless women dating back several years, are back in the frame again. Although Greg is currently in prison awaiting trial for the killings, the team suspect that his brother was actually responsible. Jack leads the charge to make the most of the second chance they have to convict the right man. 
56 "Trials"  David H. Goodman David Von Ancken November 25, 2004 175309
Peter Ducek, an elderly juror, disappears on the same day the jury is dismissed to consider a verdict in a child murder case. Initially, Jack and the team suspect that the disappearance is connected to the suspected murderer who has connections to violent gang members and threatened the jury members while in court. However. following interviews with Peter's son, the team begins to believe that the key to finding the missing man may lie in his past, a past that could include connections to Nazi Germany. 
57 "Malone v. Malone"  Hank Steinberg Hank Steinberg December 9, 2004 175310
The team throws a Christmas party and are relieved that they are able to enjoy the season without a missing person's case to solve. Meanwhile, Jack's divorce is moving along, with Maria and her lawyer arriving at the FBI offices for Jack's deposition. Maria forces Jack to relive painful childhood memories in a heartless attempt to gain sole custody of their two young daughters. 
58 "4.0"  Jennifer Levin Ken Collins January 6, 2005 175311
Straight-A student Tara Patterson disappears from a bus stop after talking with friends. On the surface, Tara seems to be an angel, a high-achieving student with dreams of studying at Harvard, but it isn't long before the team discovers that behind Tara's perfect image lies a hidden life, one that may include drugs and married men. However, the real reason for Tara's disappearance is a secret she has been hiding for months, afraid of the repercussions of her actions. 
59 "Penitence"  Allison Abner Scott White January 13, 2005 175312
A prison inmate, James MacAvoy, goes missing just weeks before he is due to be released on parole. The prison authorities say that he escaped during a yard fight, but his sister passionately believes otherwise, that he is a reformed character who had 'found God'. After discovering that James has been an enforcer for an Aryan prison gang, the team find evidence that suggests he may not be the changed man his sister says, and that he could be involved in a plot to silence a witness to a death row crime, suspected to have been committed by a fellow inmate. 
60 "Volcano"  Greg Walker John Showalter February 3, 2005 175313
Ian Norville, an autistic boy, goes missing while on a school trip to the Natural History Museum. Jack instantly suspects Ian's father, Daniel, after he exhibits some odd behaviour immediately after the disappearance. It is speculated that following some recent revelations in the Norville family home, Daniel may be relieved that Ian is missing, and perhaps even personally involved in the disappearance. As the team investigate further, they suspect that various people close to Ian could be involved. They also learn how difficult it is to raise a disabled child, both for the family, and the child itself. 
61 "Neither Rain Nor Sleet"  Jan Nash Timothy Busfield February 10, 2005 175314
After postal worker Rosie Diaz goes missing during what seemed to be a regular workday, the team initially connects her disappearance to her cargo, which include $12,000 worth of the game Demon Storm, which all the kids were after. But when the team gets in touch with child protective services, they learn that Rosie recently had her foster children taken away after an anonymous abuse call. A search of her home uncovers a DVD containing child pornography, and the team starts to look at the case from another angle. Danny comments on Martin and Sam's obvious closeness, and wonders why they're keeping it quiet. Vivian learns that she has hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and will require surgery. 
62 "Party Girl"  Amanda Segal Marks Rob Bailey February 17, 2005 175315
Spoiled celebrity heiress, Chelsea Prince, is kidnapped from the back of her limousine. Her driver receives life threatening injuries in the attack, but is able to make an emergency call before he passes out. The team finds that Chelsea has a complicated social life and they initially suspect that this may be responsible for her disappearance. However, following a recent spate of selfless behaviour on Chelsea's part, they are forced to think again. They are shocked to discover that Chelsea's kidnapper has posted video footage of her, tied up and crying, on the internet, and that he has started an online poll for the public to vote whether she should live or die. After some intense detective work, it emerges that the key to solving the case, and finding Chelsea alive, may lie in some fan letters, written to Chelsea by a 12-year-old girl. Meanwhile, Vivian's heart condition is causing her trouble. 
63 "Manhunt"  David Amann Jeannot Scwarc February 24, 2005 175316
12-year-old Mike Gerard goes missing, after his mother witnesses a man forcing him into a car. Martin, who is jogging in the area at the time, chases the car for several blocks, but loses it. Initially the team suspects that Mike has been taken by a pedophile, but when Martin's photofit leads them to discover the identity of the man who took Mike, they suspect that he may actually have no intention of harming the child, but instead is using him in an attempt to undo a tragedy that occurred to his own son exactly a year ago. 
64 "Lone Star"  David Mongan Paul Holohan March 10, 2005 175317
Lance Hamilton, a Texan real estate broker now living in New York, goes missing after showing a property to prospective buyers. Jack and his team suspect that dealings with a low-level gangster, nicknamed Jimmy the Tooth, may provide answers to their many questions, but when they dig a little deeper, they discover connections to an international sex slave trade. However, there is yet more to be revealed, as the team find out that Lance is actually an undercover police officer and that he may have disappeared while trying to do the right thing. 
65 "Transitions"  David H. Goodman Paul Holohan March 31, 2005 175318
Stephanie Healy, a bank worker, disappears after a rehearsal with her church choir. At first, she seems to be a normal working woman who has devoted herself to her religion, but the team discovers that she has severed all contact with her family and friends and that information about her past is extremely hard to come by. All is definitely not as it seems with Stephanie, and as the team finds out more about her mysterious history, they move closer to finding Stephaine. Vivian's heart condition is revealed to the rest of the team after she collapses while working. 
66 "Second Sights"  Jan Nash Jeff Thomas April 14, 2005 175319
A young psychic named Agnes, goes missing after predicting danger in her Tarot card reading. Among several clues, the team discover that Agnes had recently developed a desperate need for $50,000, and had been treated in hospital for a fall down a flight of stairs. After a neighbour speculates that Agnes may have been pushed, the team visit the hospital where she was treated where they find out she had other healed bone breaks from previous injuries. A shady past and connections of a clan of travelers provides more clues, as does a psychic friend of the missing woman. Meanwhile, the team must cope without Vivian, and try to support her as she faces serious heart surgery. 
67 "The Bogie Man"  Jan Nash Jeff Thomas May 4, 2005 175320
Seven years ago, a thirteen-year-old girl named Amber Bryce went missing, and suspicion fell on her boyfriend, then-seventeen-year-old Curtis Horne. When Daisy Thorpe, who had become obsessed with getting justice for Amber's death, also ends up missing, the team is called in to investigate. While Martin and Danny work from the office, Sam and Jack work in the field, starting their investigation with the local cleric, Amber's father, and trying to find out why Curtis Horne has stayed in town all these years. While Vivian is home having troubles with Reggie, Martin makes a decision about his relationship with Sam. 
68 "Off the Tracks"  Greg Walker John Showalter May 5, 2005 175321
Danny is skeptical when the pregnant girlfriend of his missing estranged brother, Rafael "Rafi" Alvarez, and mother of their 9-year-old son, tells him that Rafi has transformed himself into a responsible family man, who recently obtained a loan to open his own body shop. But Danny's investigation uncovers that Rafi has been seen with a convicted car thief, and the large sum of cash he'd been flaunting for his purchase of a body shop didn't come from the bank. Though Jack makes the point that Rafi may have legitimate explanations for the suspicious circumstances, Danny braces himself for the very real possibility that his brother may have put himself in harm's way. 
69 "John Michaels"  Hank Steinberg Hank Steinberg May 12, 2005 175322
The team searches for a 71-year-old retired claims adjuster who was apparently on the verge of suicide, before he was seen getting into a black car and driving off with two unknown men. Jack leads the search, and the more he discovers, the more he finds that there are similarities between the man's mysterious vanishing, and his own life. Martin Landau guest stars as Jack's father. 
70 "Endgame"  David Amann Jeannot Scwarc May 19, 2005 175323
Paige was last seen sneaking out of her office at the same time as an NYPD detective was asking her boss to direct him to Paige for a routine inquiry. To the team's surprise, the NYPD detective turns out to have been an imposter, causing them to question why Paige chose to run from this mystery man, what he wanted -- and if he caught up with her. Further investigation uncovers that the seemingly upstanding and socially conscious Paige was involved in a lucrative identity theft ring with close ties to a terrorist on a watch list who was recently seen in New York with her. Meanwhile, the remaining team members are gravely concerned about Vivian, who is undergoing open-heart surgery on that very day. 


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