Republic of Doyle - Season 3 (2012)

Novelist Garrison Steele returns, hiring the Doyles to track down the love of his life. The Doyle home gets a new houseguest who's not planning on leaving any time soon. Jake dodges Nikki while wooing Leslie - who'll have none of it.

Set against the spectacularly rugged backdrop of Newfoundland, this stand-out series is created by and stars Allan Hawco (ZOS:Zone of Separation, Trojan Horse) as the roguish and irreverent P.I. Jake Doyle, alongside award-winning actor Sean McGinley (Richard Attenborough's Closing The Ring, Bleak House) as father and business partner Malachy. Together they run the Doyle P.I. agency in the charming and unique setting of their hometown, St. John's, which is rapidly transforming from a small seaport to a booming oil town.

Jake and Leslie find themselves trapped while trying to stop a robbery in progress. When Mal discovers his son is missing, he and Des try to locate Jake before its too late. Rose helps Kathleen with a problem from her past.

Jake Doyle is forced to help his high school nemesis track down missing money and win back the heart of his estranged wife. Des must finally decide between Chandra and Tinny. Rose and Kathleen take a step forward in their friendship.

Stuck in Her Majesty's Penitentiary, Jake's only chance of freedom lies in the capture of a wanted kidnapper. Mal and Rose investigate a case that hits close to home. Walter helps Kathleen with a parenting matter.

Jake must get to the bottom of Maurice Becker's fabrications before he disappears again.

As one member of a biased jury, Jake struggles to exonerate an innocent woman. Des uses his skills to assist Jake's investigation from the outside. A decision from Kathleen's past puts the Doyles in danger.

When Des's dad is kidnapped hours after being released from prison, the Doyles must band together to save Jody Redmond before it's too late. Mal is distracted when he gets bad news about his old partner. Kathleen angers Tinny when she chooses an issue from the past over a case from the present.

Jake is hired to retrieve a priceless violin from a familiar con artist. Mal continues to dig into the death of his former partner. Kathleen is roped into another of George's schemes.

The Doyles struggle to prove Mal's innocence when he's accused of murder but end up digging themselves deeper. Kathleen gets some brotherly help with the George situation. Tinny discovers the identity of her father.