Citing overwhelming evidence of first-degree murder, the prosecution secures a five-million-dollar bail amount, which Haller can’t pay. However, the news only worsens when it’s revealed that the dead body is a former client of his who owed him money. Thinking like the defense attorney he is, Haller tells the officer he has no right to search the trunk, but after claiming probable cause, Mickey is detained while the police pop his trunk-revealing a fresh, folded corpse with several gunshot wounds.ĭeciding to represent himself, Mickey exercises his right to a speedy trial. Getting out of the Lincoln, Mickey confirms his vanity plate is MIA, then more concerning issue: that blood is dripping from his rear bumper, pooling on the pavement below. Then he points out a fluid leaking from the trunk area. Though he initially thinks the police officer assumed he was drunk and stopped him looking or a DUI, it doesn’t take long for Mickey to realize he’s been set up.įirst, the officer notes that Haller’s license plate is missing. and this time around, he is the one on trial.Īfter celebrating his latest Not Guilty verdict with some defense colleagues at a bar, Haller is pulled over on his way home. Defense attorney Mickey Haller has taken on some of the most difficult cases in LA over the last two decades, but here, if the famed Lincoln Lawyer is going to score another “NG,” he’ll have to beat the toughest murder wrap he’s ever faced.
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