▁third ▁season ▁re - ed ited ▁to ▁remove ▁images ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Trade ▁Center , ▁which ▁were ▁seen ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁and ▁ending ; ▁the ▁credit ▁sequences ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁two ▁seasons ▁were ▁not ▁subsequently ▁changed . ▁ ▁With ▁David ▁J . ▁Bur ke ▁having ▁left ▁the ▁show ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁season , ▁Ne al ▁Ba er ▁was ▁the ▁sole ▁show runner ▁/ ▁executive ▁producer ▁of ▁Season ▁ 3 . ▁During ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁season , ▁Ba er ▁convinced ▁Am anda ▁Green ▁to ▁begin ▁writing ▁scripts . ▁Green ▁was ▁already ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁consult ant ▁for ▁the ▁series ▁while ▁she ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁NY PD . ▁The ▁episode ▁" Counter fe it " ▁became ▁her ▁debut ▁as ▁a ▁writer . ▁T ara ▁But ters ▁and ▁M iche le ▁F az ek as ▁who ▁also ▁joined ▁the ▁writing ▁staff ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁season ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁freedom ▁of ▁not ▁having ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁team ▁in ▁a ▁writer ' s ▁room . ▁" As ▁a ▁result , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁sense ▁of ▁compet it iveness . ▁We ▁were ▁working ▁on ▁our ▁own ▁so ▁it ▁was ▁like ▁writing ▁your ▁own ▁mini - feature ." ▁ ▁Cast ▁changes ▁and ▁returning ▁characters ▁All ▁second ▁season ▁main ▁cast ▁members ▁returned ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁series . ▁B D ▁W ong ▁returned ▁to ▁play ▁for ens ic ▁psych iat rist ▁Dr . ▁George ▁Hu ang . ▁He ▁was ▁originally ▁contract ed ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁two ▁episodes ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁second