Will Trent: Season 3, Episode 3 - Find a New Pond (2025)

A breakfast meeting is being held in the boardroom at Sovrano Industries. During this meeting, a dispute within the family-owned business results in multiple poisonings of board members. Mr. Sovrano, one of the company's owners, angrily demands answers from Will and Faith at the hospital about what happened. Faith asks for specifics on anyone who would target them or their company board members. A doctor interrupts them with news that Mr. Sovrano's sister, Jacinta, has just died.

Will and Faith investigate the poisonings but cannot find a clear motive for the board members' murders. They consider the possibility that the killer could be Francesca, an estranged sibling of the Sovrano family. They question Francesca but find nothing incriminating.

In the GBI conference room, GBI agents, the coroner, and Will gather with Atlanta Police Department detectives to conduct a re-enactment of what happened at the Sovrano Industries meeting to solve the case. Each person pretends to be one of the members at the meeting while the coroner describes the poison found in each dead body and Will updates the murder board. Amanda Wagner figures out the solution during this re-enactment.

Meanwhile, Angie Polaski, a security officer at Waldorf Estates, receives a call about a live body being dead. She rushes to the pond and discovers it is actually William the Swan. William's swan mate follows her as she takes the bird away. A very talkative child named Poppy and her aunt Alma walk along with Angie.

Angie reports the death of William the Swan to animal control. While examining the swan more closely, Angie finds a human finger in its mouth. She calls Detective Michael Ormewood for assistance.

Angie notices that Alma, a member of the Waldorf Estates community, has suspicious bruises on her face. Angie suspects a connection between Alma's injuries and the finger found in the swan's mouth. She goes to Alma's house to investigate the source of both.

Angie discovers that Alma's brother-in-law David is the owner of the severed finger. She enlists a skeptical Michael Ormewood to help her with forensic details like fingerprint matches and DNA swabs of the evidence.

Ormewood calls Angie with an update on the finger analysis. The DNA under the fingernail matches a parolee named John Shelly who served time for raping and murdering a teenager. John Shelly works as a handyman at Waldorf Estates.

Angie goes to investigate where Betty, Nico's dog, found the finger in a shed. The door is slightly open but locks when the handyman comes in. Stuck in the shed with John Shelly, Angie receives the call from Ormewood about the DNA results. She tries to pretend she did not just receive distressing news and calmly tells Ormewood that she is currently locked in a shed with the handyman, John. Ormewood and Franklin rush in to help Angie and arrest John Shelly.

John Shelly explains that he tried to stop Davis, getting into a skirmish with him that resulted in some of John's DNA under Davis's fingernail. John says he then saw Davis go to the shed, heard the door slam, and heard him scream, which must be when Davis lost his finger. John did not report the incident because he was worried he would be arrested for stealing. John tells Angie he cannot go back to prison and insists he did not kill the girl he raped.

Angie tells her boss Kathy Humps that she needs the rest of the day off. When Kathy refuses, Angie quits her job at Waldorf Estates.

Angie watches a busload of migrant workers being driven away from Fierro Farms. She uses a jacket to protect herself as she climbs over a barbed wire fence and enters a trailer where Davis lives. Inside the trailer, she finds the drawing that Poppy made for Alma and more fragments of the broken beaded necklace. Davis returns to the trailer, knowing Angie is there, with his gun drawn.

Angie gets into a very intense altercation with Davis that ends with her using improvised tie cuffs to take him down. She arrests Davis and discovers he has been hiding immigration papers and has been physically abusive to Alma to keep the papers hidden. Davis has been exploiting immigrant workers at the family's poultry farm.

Angie is restored to her position on the force and immediately resumes being Ormewood's partner. She returns as a hero.

During the episode, Nico brings Betty, a small chihuahua, to Waldorf Estates for a walk. Betty finds one of Angie's old handkerchiefs under a couch and brings it to Nico, who recognizes it belonged to Angie. Nico puts the handkerchief on Betty and takes her to see Angie. Betty is delighted to see Angie again, kissing her face. During the walk around the property, Nico asks Angie if she plans to ever talk to Will again, but the episode makes clear that reconciliation between Will and Angie remains distant.

Will Trent and Faith solve the Sovrano poisoning case through a detailed re-enactment in the GBI conference room, identifying the killer among the family and company members, while Angie uncovers the truth behind the finger in the swan's throat at the country club, leading to a dangerous confrontation at Fierro Farms.

That night at Will's house, Betty the dog runs into the kitchen wearing Angie's scarf, which Will immediately recognizes as a remnant of her visit with Nico earlier in the day. Nico, sitting nearby, smiles gently and tells Will outright that she and Betty had gone to see Angie. She then asks him directly if he will ever get back together with Angie. Will pauses, his face showing a mix of resignation and finality, and replies that he doesn't think so, firmly closing the door on any romantic reconciliation between them.

Meanwhile, earlier in the day at the country club, Angie has pieced together the mystery of the human finger found in the dead swan William's mouth. After Ormewood analyzes the DNA under the fingernail and identifies it as belonging to parolee John Shelly, the handyman with a history of raping and murdering a teenager, Angie finds herself locked in the maintenance shed with him. She stays calm on the phone with Ormewood, pretending nothing is wrong even as John enters, but Ormewood and Franklin soon burst through the door, rescuing her and arresting John on the spot.

John, now in custody, explains his side during questioning with Angie present. He admits to a skirmish with Davis, another worker, where he tried to stop Davis from some wrongdoing, resulting in John's DNA ending up under Davis's fingernail. John says he then watched Davis head to the shed, heard the door slam and a scream--presumably when Davis lost his finger--but didn't report it because he feared being blamed for theft and sent back to prison. John pleads with Angie, saying, "I can't go back to prison, Angie," and insists he didn't kill the girl he was convicted of raping.

Freed from immediate danger but still driven, Angie confronts her boss Kathy Humps at the club, requesting the rest of the day off to pursue leads. When Kathy refuses, Angie quits her job on the spot, walking away with determination etched on her face.

She then turns her attention to Fierro Farms, watching a busload of migrant workers being driven away. Using a jacket to shield herself from the barbed wire, Angie climbs the fence and enters Davis's trailer. Inside, she discovers the drawing Poppy made for Alma and additional fragments of the broken beaded necklace, solidifying her suspicions about Davis's involvement in deeper crimes tied to exploitation.

But Davis returns unexpectedly, already knowing she's there, and draws his gun on her, leaving Angie in a tense standoff as the screen fades to black.

At the GBI, Faith delivers the full resolution of the Sovrano case to Amanda, explaining how they cracked it. Amanda shows Faith a nice condo listing with a bit of a past but available for her new place, as Faith has been searching for housing. Faith's captain officially welcomes Angie back to the department, restoring her position. Jonathan thanks Angie profusely for freeing him as he leaves lockup.

Will Trent emerges focused on his GBI work, reconciled awkwardly with Faith after their earlier tensions, and resolute in moving on from any romance with Angie, though a flicker of wistfulness crosses his face at the sight of her scarf on Betty. Faith secures a potential new home and strengthens her professional bonds at GBI, hinting at personal stability amid hints of budding romance with Ormewood. Angie quits her country club job, regains her detective position with the department amid cheers from her station mates, clears Jonathan and John from false suspicions, but ends cornered at gunpoint by Davis in his trailer, her fate hanging in immediate peril. Amanda oversees the GBI resolutions with poise, facing upcoming complications with motherhood. Ormewood aids in Angie's rescue and case updates, remaining active in investigations. Nico supports Will emotionally at home, caring for Betty.

No, there is no post-credits scene in Will Trent Season 3 Episode 3, "Find a New Pond."

Detailed recaps of the episode's conclusion describe Angie receiving a commendation at the APD for her discoveries as a security officer at Waldorf Estates, her reinstatement and resumption of partnering with Ormewood, and the resolution of the GBI's poisoning case involving the Sovrano family, where Will and Faith arrest the perpetrator who poisoned board members (including himself unintentionally) to cover up sexual assaults and a housekeeper's death. None of these accounts mention any additional scene after the credits, such as a teaser, stinger, or tag. Reviews and spoilers focus on the finality of Will and Angie's fractured relationship--highlighted by Will's line about letting people take responsibility for what they break--with no reference to post-credits content.

In 'Will Trent' Season 3 Episode 3 'Find a New Pond,' Angie Polaski, working security at Waldorf Estates, discovers a dead swan named William by the pond. Upon closer inspection, she finds a human finger in its mouth, which leads her to investigate further. The DNA on the finger matches John Shelly, a handyman and parolee with a history of rape and murder. This discovery pulls Angie into a dangerous case involving abuse and exploitation at the estates, as she connects it to suspicious bruises on resident Alma and her brother-in-law David Davis. Angie feels a surge of determination mixed with unease, her detective instincts reigniting despite her demotion, pushing her to risk her safety to uncover the truth. She examines the finger under harsh fluorescent light in her office, her face tightening with grim realization as she jokes uneasily with the handyman before calling Ormewood for backup.

Angie traces the finger's owner through DNA results linking to John Shelly, but learns from him during a tense shed confrontation--door locked, air thick with dust and fear--that Davis attacked him, losing the finger in the scuffle. Driven by outrage over Alma's bruises and hidden immigration papers, Angie quits her security job impulsively, her voice sharp with frustration at Kathy Humps' refusal for time off. She watches a bus of migrant workers depart Fierro Farms, heart pounding with righteous anger, then scales a barbed-wire fence, jacket tearing on the barbs, blood trickling down her arm. Inside Davis' filthy trailer, stale air heavy with neglect, she finds Poppy's drawing and necklace fragments, evidence of coercion. Davis returns gun-drawn, eyes cold with cornered fury; Angie, adrenaline surging, fights fiercely in a brutal altercation, using her belt as impromptu cuffs to subdue him, her breaths ragged, body aching but triumphant as backup arrives.

Will Trent, Faith Mitchell, Amanda Wagner, and the GBI team gather in the conference room, murder board updated with photos and timelines, tension laced with unexpected levity. To solve the poisonings at Sovrano Industries--where board members foam at the mouth during a meeting, one hospitalized (Mr. Sovrano's sister Jacinta dies)--they stage a playful re-enactment like a dinner party play. Will directs with intense focus, his mind visualizing sequences others miss; Faith embodies a board member with sharp wit, Amanda cracks the case with authoritative insight, identifying the poison delivery method amid laughter and improvisation. The coroner details toxins clinically, bodies slumped in chairs for realism. Will's eyes light up with childlike glee at the absurdity, momentarily easing his internal pressures from recent cases, as the team bonds over the breakthrough, fingers pointing dramatically in mock accusation.

Trapped in the shed with Angie, John Shelly--sweaty, desperate, parolee haunted by past crimes--pleads his innocence in a prior rape-murder he claims he didn't commit, voice cracking with fear of re-incarceration. He reveals a skirmish with David Davis, who tried stopping him from interfering, leaving John's DNA under Davis' nail. John witnessed Davis enter the shed, heard screams and the door slam--moment of finger loss--but stayed silent, terrified of arrest for theft suspicions. Angie's pulse races, assessing his trembling form and evasive eyes, balancing empathy for his vulnerability against cop instincts screaming danger. Ormewood and Franklin burst in moments later, guns drawn, cuffing John as Angie exhales sharply, her coded call having saved her from potential violence.

Throughout 'Find a New Pond,' Will and Angie's fractured romance simmers unspoken. Nico brings Betty the chihuahua to Waldorf Estates, handkerchief triggering joyful reunion licks on Angie's face, but Nico probes gently during their walk--sun-dappled paths, swans gliding nearby--if she'll ever speak to Will again; Angie deflects, jaw set with lingering hurt from their gut-wrenching history. Will, stumped on the Sovrano case, feels the void acutely, his reconciliation with Faith awkward yet supportive. The episode underscores finality: Angie's solo heroics at the farm, earning reinstatement as Ormewood's partner, signal independence, her return to APD a fresh start without Will. Internally, Will grapples with inability to be near her, pain etched in quiet moments staring at case files, while Angie's resolve hardens, prioritizing career rebirth over reconciliation.

No, "Find a New Pond" (Will Trent Season 3, Episode 3) is not fully family-friendly due to its TV-14 rating for dialogue (D), language (L), and violence (V), making it suitable for viewers aged 14+ but potentially upsetting for children or sensitive individuals.

Potentially objectionable or upsetting elements include: - Scenes involving poisoning and murder in a family business context, with discussions of victims as collateral damage. - Corporate intrigue and family disputes tied to violent crimes, evoking tension around exploitation and power dynamics. - Mild language and dialogue typical of crime procedurals, including references to serious crimes without graphic visuals but with emotional weight. - Brief humor around re-enactments and team banter that contrasts with darker crime elements, which may feel jarring.