Anonymous jurors introduce themselves and Golantz strikes first
The judge sets up an anonymous jury, a comedian blurts her name and is excused, and Golantz smokes out three bluffers.
Jeffrey Golantz's Best Moments
Every The Lincoln Lawyer moment featuring Jeffrey Golantz, in story order.
24 moments · 53 min · by Favseen
- 01
- 02
Mickey baits juror one about her cop ex-husband
Mickey probes why her ex left the force early, the judge refuses to strike her for cause, and he burns a challenge on purpose.
- 03
The open folder trick that gets Golantz to cut juror five
Mickey stalls for a recess, leaves his notes open, and lets Golantz misread blue as a juror he wants.
- 04
Mickey springs a Wheeler motion in chambers
Trevor pushes to cut juror ten; Mickey accuses Golantz of striking women, loses, and gains time instead.
- 05
The Prius fiasco costs Mickey his last challenge
Golantz cuts 27, juror ten accuses Trevor of following her in the lot, and Mickey must kick his best juror.
- 06
Mickey bargains with Maggie at Janelle's fundraiser
Mickey demands a year of relocation and support for Tanya, then trades barbs with Golantz as Maggie takes the stage.
- 07
Golantz opens while Mickey critiques his style
The Elliott trial begins as the prosecutor gives a long opening, intercut with Mickey's rules for quick jabs and the proving ground in front of the jury.
- 08
Deputy Murray: Trevor showed no emotion
The rookie deputy tells the jury Trevor walked them past the bodies calmly and kept insisting, unprompted, that he didn't do it.
- 09
Golantz's redirect and a hallway jab about rich clients
The prosecution claws back with Trevor seemingly checking email at the scene, then Golantz tells Mickey why juries won't love his client.
- 10
Detective Kinder runs out the clock
The lead detective lists Trevor's omissions and calls them deception while Mickey explains how prosecutors end the day on their strongest witness.
- 11
Mickey's two brief questions at 4:27
Mickey squeezes in a late cross and gets Kinder to admit he never questioned Anton Shavar or anyone else close to Jan Rilz.
- 12
Judge Stanton exposes the fake juror
In chambers, the judge reveals an anonymous tip that juror seven is an impostor and threatens a mistrial, which Mickey argues against.
- 13
Sonia Patel testifies Trevor isolated Lara
After a sidebar fight over a surprise witness, Lara's old friend says Trevor cut her off from everyone, and that Lara called to meet days before she died.
- 14
Crime lab tech: Trevor was covered in GSR
Forensic technician Eric Loomis tells the jury that the gunshot residue on Trevor was far too much to be a false positive.
- 15
Mickey's anonymous exhibit blows up in his face
Mickey attacks Loomis with a discredited old report, but the tech reveals a supervisor checks his work and the judge rules against Mickey.
- 16
The videographer and the Topanga shooting footage
Mickey has the crime-scene videographer recall a sniper shooting at deputies the night before, leaving Golantz and Trevor baffled.
- 17
Mickey stalls, then calls the Sheriff's mechanic
Mickey buys time until his surprise witness arrives, then shows the shot-up patrol car was repaired but never cleaned.
- 18
The magic bullet: patrol car 112
Dr. Arslanian agrees with the GSR finding, then the footage shows Trevor rode in the same uncleaned car as the sniper, explaining the residue.
- 19
Give the jury a villain: Kinder recalled
Mickey explains why doubt isn't always enough, then shows the detective never questioned Shavar and wins a sidebar to call him.
- 20
Shavar's 'careful man' claim meets Cisco's video
Shavar insists he isn't violent, so Mickey plays footage of him threatening Cisco, and Golantz asks Shavar directly if he killed Rilz.
- 21
Golantz dismantles Trevor's surprise-trip story
On cross, Golantz uses Trevor's packed calendar, the camera log and the missing prenup to paint a jealous husband with a motive.
- 22
The video game gun: Golantz's ambush with Nocturna
Golantz plays Trevor's own game to show its hero's gun matches the murder weapon; Mickey's sidebar objection fails.
- 23
Golantz's closing: the gilded cage
Golantz recaps the undisputed facts and casts Trevor as a man who turned his wife into a game character he could control.
- 24
The Elliott verdict
The jury returns and the forewoman reads the verdict on both counts of first-degree murder.