Mickey could become known as “Lincoln Lawyer” for a new reason in season four.
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Warning: Major spoilers for The Lincoln LawyerThe third season finale is upon us.

Oh, Lincoln Lawyer Fans (what do we call ourselves? Lincoln Logs? I'm working on that right now), are we going to be served a juicy little case for Mickey Haller's third appearance or what? Season two of David E. Kelley and Ted Humphrey's adaptation of Michael Connelly's Lincoln Lawyer The novels ended with our favorite LA criminal defense attorney and owner of several Lincoln vehicles receiving a call from a man named Julian LaCosse. He's just been charged with a murder he swears he didn't commit, and it was Gloria Dayton – aka Glory Days, the sex worker Mickey represented and whom he grew very fond of (as a brother type, so to speak). ) – who told him to call Haller if he was ever in trouble. The unfortunate catch: Gloria Dayton is also the victim.

You see, Julian was a sort of manager for escorts, providing them with a secure website and other security controls. Glory told him that a customer had not shown up and therefore she could not pay him, but Julian had previously arranged with the man, so he went to her to make sure that she did not pay the money she owed him I spent it on drugs. An hour later, Glory was found strangled, her apartment set on fire.

It becomes clear early on that Julian is innocent – he left before she died – and that Glory's death is connected to her once betraying a high-ranking member of the Tijuana Cartel named Hector Moya (we saw her do it). Season two) and now Hector, who was imprisoned for life by the DEA, is trying to have his sentence overturned. A week before her death, Glory was called as a witness in the Moya case. Moya needs Glory Days for his appeal – he wouldn't kill her. And the more Mickey uncovers Glory's murder, the deeper he becomes entangled with some shady, shady members of law enforcement. But not even a rattlesnake in his bed will stop old Mickey Haller from getting justice, okay?

Things get twisty, but it's true Lincoln Lawyer Fashion, the truth comes out at the end of the season. How is Mickey doing this time? Below we answer all your burning questions about the third season of The Lincoln Lawyer ends – and what comes when the court reconvenes for a fourth season.

Okay, slow down, buddy. Everything will be answered. It all goes back to a DEA agent named James De Marco. De Marco is the officer who jailed Moya for life. But as Mickey learns, Moya is right in his belief that he was facing this life sentence. De Marco, who had arrested Glory Days several times, made a deal with her to plant a gun in Moya's house the next time Moya hired her, then instructed her to use Mickey to make the appearance , as if it was Mickey's business to rat on Moya. Schedule the second season again. It was De Marco's plan all along. Apparently the guy had his sights set on Hector Moya and would do anything to put him behind bars permanently.

You might be thinking: Hmm, this guy sounds like a complicated man who is trying in every way possible to bring justice to the cartel. But De Marco is not complicated. As Mickey and Cisco find out at the end of the season, De Marco is secretly working for the Juarez Cartel – rivals to Moya's Tijuana Cartel. Do you see where this is going? When Glory Days was subpoenaed, De Marco had the most to lose if she testified that he forced her to provide evidence. That's what we call motive, baby.

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Ever does. It takes Mickey a while to understand everything. In fact, Mickey suffers more losses than usual in court, and things look bleak for Julian – especially when De Marco uses another Juárez Cartel associate to try to murder the poor guy in prison. (Julian is basically a nerdy IT guy; he can't survive in these conditions! His sweet partner David is suffering! Protect David at all costs!) Mickey also suffers losses outside the court as De Marco tries to silence Mickey and Mickey's lovable new driver ends up killing Eddie Rojas. The boy just wanted to drink his green juice and crochet scarves live on the internet and also somehow be inexplicably fit. RIP to this man!

The source of Mickey's bad luck is the most unlikely of sources: Neil Bishop (oh, okay, Holt McCallany!), the DA's investigator. Bishop is a retired police officer whose career foundered 15 years ago when Mickey Haller caught him lying on the stand and fiddling with evidence. Suffice to say, Bishop hates Mickey and is also in cahoots with De Marco. Mickey and the team have security camera footage of the two of them together. When Bishop finds out, he knows he's done. However, instead of letting things take their course (the prosecutor is quite capable), he is consumed by guilt and wants to reveal his relationship with De Marco. Bishop takes the stand.

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Ten years ago, De Marco bribed Bishop with a lot of money to bury a murder case related to the Juárez Cartel, and he has been the former detective's owner ever since. He has used it repeatedly over the years to fulfill his desires, including obtaining information about Gloria Dayton. He stalked her the night of her murder. He gave De Marco her address. He watched De Marco enter their house after Julian had already left, and then, on De Marco's orders, arranged for him to be appointed lead investigator for the case. On the witness stand, Bishop is a broken man. He tells Mickey that De Marco told him Glory was already dead. “Did you believe him?” Mickey asks. “That’s what I wanted,” Bishop says through tears. “Did you believe him?” Mickey asks again. “No, I didn’t.”

Mickey's questioning ends and Bishop doubles over crying. Suddenly he pulls a gun from his ankle, asks her to tell his son he loves him, and shoots himself in the head.

The charges against Julian are dropped. He is a free man. He's also a very rich man: Mickey helps Julian get huge compensation from the city of LA, the LAPD and the DEA. It's a huge victory for Julian and Mickey (and his team, who all receive bonuses).

When Bishop takes the stand and starts spilling the beans, one of De Marco's henchmen who was in the courtroom warns his boss and De Marco flees town (after a motorcycle chase with Cisco, of course). It seems like De Marco will never pay for his crimes… until one day Izzy opens a package sent to Mickey's office containing a pair of sunglasses that look suspiciously like the ones De Marco wore and an envelope containing a photo of a dead De Marco wrapped in a rattlesnake. It doesn't take long before Mickey gets a call: Hector Moya is out of prison and owes Mickey. De Marco won't bother either of them anymore, and Mickey doesn't have to worry about backlash from the Juárez Cartel – Moya is there for them too. Maybe it will be worth having friends at lower altitudes later?

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I'm so glad you asked. Yes, there are kisses. Not enough by most standards, but by some. Mickey Haller and Andy Freeman finally manage to maintain the chemistry between them and find themselves in a full-blown relationship. Unfortunately, their respective cases and the drama that comes with them get in the way and they are separated before the end of the season. Still, I have hope for these two! But what will Andy think when she learns that Mickey was arrested just when a traffic cop found a body in the trunk of his car? She won't be happy, I'm sure.

You read that correctly. In season four, Mickey may become known as the “Lincoln Lawyer” for a new reason – he drives around LA with a client's body in the trunk. I mean, it's a nice little advertisement for the amount of storage space in these things, but it's not Great Situation for our favorite criminal defense attorney. He is in high spirits and leaves the celebratory dinner with the crew after Julian's agreement is reached, but things take a wild turn when a police officer pulls Mickey over for a missing license plate and then arrests him when he notices blood on the road drips. Mickey points out that the cop has no legal right to open the trunk, which, as you know, will come up next season, but that doesn't matter – he opens the trunk and Mickey is horrified when he Finds the body of Sam Scales inside.

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He appeared several times in the series: he is one of the clients Mickey inherited when Jerry Vincent gave him his practice in the first season. He deals in fraud and definitely can't pay his fees on a schedule, but he was willing to help the team when they needed support for their own fraud plans. And yes, he is very, very dead and was hidden in the back of the Lincoln.

If The Lincoln Lawyer is picked up for another season, you can be sure that the fallout from this arrest will affect the whole thing. You can check out Michael Connelly's sixth Mickey Haller novel, The law of innocenceas a roadmap if you're so inclined. While the Netflix series isn't afraid to add variety to the events of the novels, The law of innocence Mickey is charged with murder, represents himself and handles the case in a jail cell. If that doesn't scream “made for TV,” I don't know what does. I'm already starting to feel bad for the guy because (1) he was obviously framed and (2) our little LA foodie is really going to hate what they serve in the prison cafeteria.