Bosch: Legacy Season 3 Episode 1 Recap: The last season of Bosch: Legacy starts right away by throwing its characters into chaos. Tensions are at an all-time high as Honey Chandler (Mimi Rogers) works to move her campaign forward, Maddie Bosch (Madison Lintz) deals with both professional and personal stress, and Harry Bosch (Titus Welliver) is caught up in a troubling missing persons case. Detective Jimmy Robertson, played by Paul Calderon, is quietly looking into whether Bosch had anything to do with Kurt Dockweiler’s death. Chandler is being criticized for her ties to Bosch, and Maddie’s career is in danger because of a crucial call that wasn’t reported. As the new season begins, the stakes couldn’t be higher.
A CITY ON EDGE
The episode, titled Goes Where It Goes, opens eight months after the events of Season 2. Honey Chandler delivers a rousing campaign speech outside the courthouse, emphasizing justice and reform. Meanwhile, Detective Jimmy Robertson is summoned to a meeting with Captain Rivera (David Grant Wright), District Attorney Emmett Archer (Jim Holmes), and Chief Hughes (Sophina Brown). They task him with looking into Bosch’s possible connection to Kurt Dockweiler’s murder. After the meeting, Robertson pulls Rivera aside for a more candid conversation, revealing his deep-seated doubts about Bosch’s innocence.
Elsewhere, Harry Bosch meets with a prison contact to gather intel on Dockweiler’s death. His source confirms that no clear connections have been made to Bosch but warns that the situation remains fluid. Bosch declines an offer to discuss the matter further over drinks and instructs the contact to keep him informed.
As night falls, a well-dressed couple, Jon (Rico Ross) and his wife, leave a restaurant and return home—only to be ambushed and robbed in their driveway. Maddie Bosch and her partner Janet Vasquez (Sonia Iris Lozada) respond to the scene. As Vasquez takes Jon’s statement, Maddie questions his shaken wife, piecing together the crime.
OLD GHOSTS RESURFACE
At Honey Chandler’s campaign headquarters, Frank Sheehan (Jamie McShane) unexpectedly shows up, offering to volunteer. But his real agenda soon becomes clear—he wants his old job back and even suggests Chandler help him secure a pardon. When she refuses, he reminds her of the Michael Harris case, implying she owes him something. She firmly shuts him down, making it clear she isn’t taking on new cases. Frustrated but not deterred, Sheehan ominously states that he had to try before leaving.
Meanwhile, Bosch and Maddie meet for lunch, but the conversation takes a dark turn when Jimmy Robertson and his partner, Perry Lopez (Miles Gaston Villanueva), interrupt. They exchange pleasantries, but Maddie later confronts her father about the Dockweiler allegations. Bosch delivers a chilling half-truth: “I didn’t do it but I would have if I could have.” Before the discussion can go further, Bosch receives a call from Honey Chandler, requesting an urgent meeting.
At Honey’s office, she informs Bosch about Sheehan’s unsettling visit. Before they can discuss it further, Maurice ‘Mo’ Bassi (Stephen A. Chang) calls with disturbing news—Sheehan has been attending Chandler’s campaign events for months, lurking in the background.
DANGERS LURKING IN THE SHADOWS
Maddie’s boss assigns her and Vasquez to track down a car linked to the home robbery case. Meanwhile, Bosch pays a visit to Sheehan’s wife (Sara Arrington) to gather more intel. She admits she hasn’t visited Sheehan in prison and reveals he recently came by the house to retrieve old belongings. Her reluctance to engage further raises Bosch’s suspicions.
Sheehan is later seen loitering in a park, while Robertson and Lopez pursue leads on Bosch’s alleged phone contact with Preston Borders. As tensions escalate, Chandler’s campaign team experiences a chilling threat—a brick is thrown through her car window with a note reading: “Just the beginning.” A shaken Chandler reports the incident to Bosch—who insists she formally involve law enforcement.
At a gas station, Maddie and Vasquez catch a break—they obtain the full license plate number of the suspected getaway vehicle from the robbery.
Meanwhile, Bosch follows Sheehan to a hardware store, where the two men have a tense conversation. Sheehan plays the victim, blaming Chandler for ruining his life- while Bosch warns him to stay away. Sheehan’s cryptic response leaves Bosch uneasy.
THE STAGE IS SET FOR A SHOWDOWN
Honey Chandler gets together with a group of women to talk about how her platform focuses on helping victims. At the same time, Rivera has a private conversation about having police at her upcoming fundraiser. She decides to give the request to someone else, which could leave the event open to attack.
Robertson gets a warrant for Borders’ burner phone records because he thinks there is a bigger plot going on. At the same time, Bosch and Mo break into Sheehan’s apartment and find a disturbing piece of evidence: an in-depth LAPD manual on how to handle major emergencies on a large scale. What was found makes it clear that Sheehan is up to something big.
As Robertson and Lopez continue to get ready for Chandler’s event, they get important news: the burner phone that was connected to Borders has been calling a home in the Hollywood Hills, which connects Bosch to the Dockweiler case even more.
A NIGHT OF TRAGIC AND CHAOS
Chandler is worried about security, but there are no police officers assigned to her event. Bosch feels more and more uneasy as she takes the stage with the mayor. As the speech picks up speed, gunshots are heard, scaring everyone in the room. But Bosch knows right away that the attack is just a distraction—Sheehan is moving in a different direction.
Bosch and his friends quickly find Sheehan and follow him to a nearby theater. Sheehan is surrounded by people with guns and has nowhere to go. Bosch tries to calm things down by pleading with him to give up. But Sheehan raises his gun, not at Bosch because he is beaten and seems to be broken. He pulls the trigger and kills himself before anyone can do anything.
As the dust settles, Bosch stands still, knowing that the storm is far from over even though one threat has been taken care of.
Bosch: Legacy’s season premiere sets the stage for a thrilling ending. The lines between justice and vengeance keep getting blurry as Chandler’s campaign is under attack, Maddie’s moral problems weigh her down, and Bosch is being watched from every angle.
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