<P> The third season of the ABC American television drama series How to Get Away with Murder was ordered on March 3, 2016, by ABC . It began airing on September 22, 2016, with 15 episodes like the previous seasons and concluded on February 23, 2017 . This was made in a deal with Viola Davis that the series would be a limited series with only 15 or 16 episodes per season . </P> <P> Annalise Keating, law professor and criminal defense attorney at Middleton University, selects five students to intern at her firm: Wes Gibbins, Connor Walsh, Michaela Pratt, Asher Millstone, and Laurel Castillo--along with Annalise's employees Frank Delfino and Bonnie Winterbottom, an associate lawyer . </P> <P> The first nine episodes focuses on Annalise teaching Criminal Law and her students being defense attorneys, each one proving their cases to be the representation . However, Annalise's position at the university is threatened, after an unknown person is targeting her with a series of flyers identifying her as a killer . Frank has also gone missing with Annalise and Nate trying to find him, while the murder of Wallace Mahoney is still under investigation . In the mid-season finale, Annalise is arrested after Wes' corpse has been retrieved from her burning house . However, Nate discovers that Wes was already dead before the fire started . </P> <P> The second part of the season focuses on the investigation about Wes' death, and the identity of his murderer . While Annalise is having a hard time in jail, tensions rise within the remaining Keating 4, as they do not agree to consider if Annalise is really guilty or being framed . Soon, it appears the DA's office wants to keep Annalise in prison at any cost, so Bonnie and Frank team up to save her and eventually manage to get her free . </P>

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