Overview

• Episode 3 uncovers critical forensic clues as investigators identify black shopping bags used to conceal oil-filled jugs and recover a discarded incendiary device
• Detective Michelle Calderone’s testimony at her mother’s probation hearing forces her to relive a childhood arson trauma
• A crime lab declines to test the recovered device, arguing it lacks a direct link to the arson network and halting vital analysis
• The series deepens its shift from a traditional mystery to a character-driven exploration of how grief and obsession fuel both investigators and perpetrators
• Freddy Fasano’s tense interview for a managerial position at Coop’s highlights his struggle between normalcy and the escalating violence around him