Fire Country Season 3, Episode 16, “Dirty Money”: Release Date, Cast, Spoilers, and More

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Fire Country is set to return with season 3, episode 16, “Dirty Money,” on Friday, April 4, 2025, three weeks from the release of season 3, episode 15. A trailer for the episode wasn’t released after “One Last Time” aired on March 14, 2025, but a synopsis is available, revealing the surprising return of Bode’s aunt Mickey Fox ahead of Fire Country’s spinoff Sheriff Country arriving as part of the 2025-2026 season. Bode and Mickey are set to investigate together the attempted murder of Mickey’s estranged father Wes, indubitably developing the characters that will be the focus of Sheriff Country.

Mickey looking shocked next to Sharon speaking in Fire Country

What To Expect From The Upcoming Fire Country Season 3 Episode

Fire Country Season 3, Episode 16 Has A Major Cliffhanger To Resolve

Fire Country season 3, episode 16’s synopsis solely referring to Bode and Mickey’s investigation hints at “Dirty Money” building up the setting and backstory for Sheriff Country, along with letting its characters interact even more with Fire Country’s ahead of its release. Indeed, the introduction of Wes Fox surely promises a better understanding of Mickey’s background after Mickey and Sharon only mentioned him in Fire Country season 2, especially as he is set to be a key character in Sheriff Country. However, even while focusing on Mickey, Fire Country season 3, episode 16 needs to further two major storylines.

The first time Mickey Fox appeared in Fire Country was in season 2, episode 6, when Bode was still part of Three Rock, and she had to save him after her colleague Andy Kubiak had sequestered Bode and Rudy, planning to kill them after they discovered he had killed the sheriff.

Fire Country season 3, episode 15 ending with the surprise visit of Bode’s parole officer asking him why Bode had been associating with known criminals came as a shock to Bode and audiences, as Fire Country season 3 didn’t show Bode meeting unsavory characters or even just people beyond his usual acquaintances. The threat of Bode potentially losing his freedom again is something Fire Country season 3, episode 16 needs to explore or justify, especially after the entire season showcased the challenges Bode faced in his journey to build a career in Cal Fire and a life away from imprisonment.

Fire Country season 3 returns to CBS at 9pm on Friday, April 4, 2025.

Fire Country season 3, episode 15’s revelation of Oxalta poisoning Three Rock explained a long-standing mystery that started with Birch getting progressively worse until he unexplainedly died, involved Manny by sending him to the hospital, and poisoned all inmates at the fire camp. Between Oxalta lawyering up despite Sharon only harmlessly asking questions and Eve’s promise she would discover the truth and make it right, Fire Country season 3, episode 16 will have to tackle the storyline, as it affected too many key characters not take center stage after the bombshell reveal.