The BEST episodes of Don Matteo season 3
Every episode of Don Matteo season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Don Matteo season 3!
Don Matteo's mission is to unmask the guilty and make it clear that, between evil and good, the latter is the only way to live well with oneself and with others. This detective, in the service of God, possesses an extraordinary intuition which, combined with his deep knowledge of the human soul, successfully guides him into the very depths of crime. Generous, simple, cunning, intuitive, intelligent, meticulous, tenacious, informal, without prejudice: his main task is to awaken consciences in good people.
#1 - The Witness
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/1/2002
Dario is a thirteen year old boy who witnesses a murder. The victim, before his death, reveals an important secret. The police then decided to hide the boy in Canonica, hoping that Don Matteo convinces him to tell the secret.
#3 - The King of Chess
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/8/2002
Like every year, it is scheduled in the square of Gubbio the game of living chess. The event, however, is in doubt after many older people become victim of strange incidents that seem to all be caused by a mysterious "king of chess."
#4 - The Past Returns
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/2002
The murder of an unfaithful husband immediately makes one think that the murderer is the betrayed wife. Don Matteo investigates the crime and, during his research, he meets the woman's mother, an old childhood friend, who will try to take the blame of the murder.
#5 - The Job
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/18/2002
An elderly librarian, who is tired of his life after losing his wife, organized through the internet his own murder by hiring a skilled killer. But in the end he changed his mind. Despite this, Don Matteo manages to save him from another attempt on his life.
#6 - The Convent's Mystery
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/25/2002
A key witness in a process has decided to tell everything, but before doing so retires to a convent to reflect on his choice. In the same convent stays Don Matteo who, when man is found dead, is pushed by the Bishop to help in the investigation.
#7 - Three Marriages and... One Father Christmas
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/8/2002
During the celebration of a marriage by Don Matteo, the police arrests the groom. The accusations are heavy for him: as a result of the robbery a woman was killed.
#8 - The Anonymous Letter
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/15/2002
The arrival of an anonymous letter upsets a respectable man of the city to the point of suicide groped. His daughter and that of Cecchini are very related, but the event casts shadows on their union. The Carabinieri and Don Matteo try to find out who threatens man.
#9 - The Flight
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 11/15/2002
The hang gliding champion of the area die during a flight. The Carabinieri and Don Matteo set to work to try to understand whether it was a simple accident or a murder and find that the emotional situation of man might be relevant in resolving the case.
#10 - The Secrets of the Heart
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2002
A laborer is found dead in the cement factory he works in. The suspect is the factory’s supervisor, who had differences with the victim. During research, Don Matteo and the police accidentally uncover a dramatic relationship.
#11 - Scandal in the City
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2002
The manager of a country hotel is found dead. By chance, Don Matteo discovers that the victim blackmailed unsuspecting hotel guests with video recordings. Suspicion falls on a woman who seems to be involved. Her husband accuses himself.
#12 - Beauty Farm
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/18/2002
In the beauty farm which is located just outside the city, there is also the wife of Marshal Cecchini, who won a holiday in the wellness facility. The beauty farm, which is also frequented by celebrities, is the scene of the murder of an American actress.
#13 - The Beauty
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/25/2002
A young photographer is in town with his models, but the next day one of them is found dead. A gypsy witnessed the murder, but doesn't want to cooperate and tell what she saw. As always, Don Matteo's contribution will be decisive.
#14 - Stage Fright
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/11/2002
A troupe of actors is in town to stage "Anna Karenina". During rehearsals, however, an accident occurs which convinces the actors that the stage is unlucky and that for this reason they refuse to perform. The Carabinieri and Don Matteo try to defeat the superstition.
#15 - The Hostage
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/2002
The young woman Petra (Jacqueline Lustig), on the run from police after supposedly committing a crime, takes Don Matteo hostage. While the police and Don Matteo's 'family' attempt to free him, our protagonist cooks up a plan: In order to escape and to uncover the truth, he tries to become an accomplice to his kidnapper.
#16 - Never Too Late in Love
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2002
The stables of an equestrian center catch fire. Suspicion falls on the old horse groom first, who has a motive to harm his employer. The employer, owner of the stables, might have a motive too - to collect insurance money. With Don Matteo's help and the aid of little boy Simone, the police uncovers the truth.