Out of the Ashes

S03 E01 • Friday, Jan 4, 1991 • Jan 4

Ethan and the children return to Paradise where Ethan is convinced to take on the role of town marshal. Ethan builds a new home for his family and he and Amelia become engaged. A new character, Dakota, arrives in town and decides to stay. He rubs Ethan the wrong way, but hits it off with Claire, much to her uncle's disdain.

The Bounty

S03 E02 • Friday, Jan 11, 1991 • Jan 11

The Women

S03 E03 • Friday, Jan 25, 1991 • Jan 25

Bad Blood

S03 E04 • Friday, Feb 1, 1991 • Feb 1

The Valley of Death

S03 E05 • Friday, Feb 8, 1991 • Feb 8

A Bullet Through the Heart

S03 E06 • Friday, Feb 15, 1991 • Feb 15

See No Evil

S03 E07 • Friday, Feb 22, 1991 • Feb 22

Birthright

S03 E08 • Friday, Mar 8, 1991 • Mar 8

The Carroll children's father Robert returns and tells Ethan he wants custody of the kids. At first resistant, Ethan begins to feel the children might be safer living with their father, however neglectful he has been in the past, than with him. But it turns out Robert may have brought danger of his own into the children's lives.

A Study in Scarlet

S03 E09 • Friday, Mar 29, 1991 • Mar 29

Paradise is thrown into a state of terror when a serial killer begins targeting the town's woman. Ethan must identify and catch the killer, who has set his sites on Claire.

The Search for K.C. Cavanaugh

S03 E10 • Friday, Apr 5, 1991 • Apr 5

Shield of Gold

S03 E11 • Friday, Apr 12, 1991 • Apr 12

Twenty-Four Hours

S03 E12 • Friday, May 3, 1991 • May 3

This episode follows a day in the life of Marshal Ethan Allan Cord, who is considering giving up his badge and leaving Paradise. Over a period of ""twenty-four hours,"" Ethan must contend with a series of disputes between townspeople as well as at home. Spoiler: In the end, he decides to stick it out and remain in Paradise.

Unfinished Business

S03 E13 • Friday, Jun 14, 1991 • Jun 14

Ethan learns that an old enemy of his is headed for Paradise looking to shoot it out. To protect the children, he sends them away on a trip, but they realize that something is wrong at home. As the gunfight nears, both Ethan (in Paradise) and the children (waiting at the train station) both reflect back to how they've become a family (via flashbacks to previous episodes). Spoiler: In the end, the children don't take the train and rush back to their uncle in Paradise. He has defeated the other gunfighter and he and the children are reunited.