The third season opener reveals how the squad is dealing with the harsh prison conditions. Dangle has taken up German, while Clementine cries. Trudy has been having awful nightmares and Junior has been dealing in illegal contraband from his cell.

The deputies enjoy their new lives in the private sector, but a specter from their past continues to haunt them. And call them.

Back on the beat, the Reno Sheriff's Department adds a new member to the force.

The threat of a spreading disease causes half of the department to go into quarantine.

The deputies escort a visiting dignitary from Reno's sister city of Wanganui around town.

Jones shows up late for work because he was out recording for a radio commercial. Doing the "and the installation is free" spot for High Sierra Carpeting. He proceeds to show the other officers his new car and announce he is making a TV commercial. The premiere comes and he finds out he has been replaced by an animated turtle with his voice and he only gets paid once for his voice, rather than each time the commercial airs.

Clemmy becomes engaged to a rich owner of a hot tub chain. Only one problem: He's dead. Meanwhile, Garcia and Williams guard Liberace's piano.

Garcia hides who is thought to be his new girlfriend from the other deputies.

Dangle learns that he could possibly have a long lost son he never knew about from his Coast Guard days and the station also purchases a Humvee for the officers.

When "CSI: Miami" comes to town, the deputies of the Reno Sheriff's Department get to work as security guards.

Dangle and Junior are involved in a drug sting that goes bad and have to make it back to the station on foot for miles stark naked.

Deputy Wiegel's boyfriend has finally proposed to her. The only downside is that his appeals have run out and he is soon to be executed for multiple murders!