Gina Rodriguez Makes Debut in Will Trent Season 3 Trailer: Watch (Exclusive)

Will Trent is finally coming home.

In PEOPLE’s exclusive first look at Will Trent season 3, the titular character (Ramón Rodriguez) faces the aftermath of arresting his girlfriend, Angie (Erika Christensen). After disappearing for six months following the ordeal, the special agent is forced to return when another criminal demands to negotiate with him by name.

“You thought you could hide forever,” Amanda (Sonja Sohn) says while confronting Will in the trailer. “Time to come home.”

Will’s return isn’t without any consequences, though. When he arrives at the precinct, Faith (Iantha Richardson) has taken over his office. After making sure Will is “okay,” Faith throws a stapler at his back for “leaving and not telling anyone where you were for six months.”

The trailer transitions to Will lying on his back with grief as he struggles to move on from losing Angie.

“I arrested the love of my life last year, I’m a pathologically scrupulous person,” he admits. “If I could be any other way, I would.”

But a brand new season also means new cases and faces.

“I’m a prosecutor. We deal in truth and facts,” Marion (Gina Rodriguez) says, introducing herself to the crew.

She later finds herself working with Will in a missing persons case. In the interrogation room, the crime-fighting duo question a suspect about a missing girl.

After the perp claims they have “nothing on me,” Marion reveals they “have the murder weapon” that Will then points out, “You were carrying around like an idiot.”

The two eventually exit the room, and let the suspect cook. Marion and Will place bets and Will reveals an adorable photo of his chihuahua, Betty, before the perp in question can’t take the pressure and offers to talk.

Though Will may not be over Angie, he returns to the force with a bang. Following scenes of intense chases and kicking down doors, he says ominously, “Let’s be clear: it’s Special Agent Will Trent.”

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Season 3 of Will Trent premieres Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.