Forsythe pushes for a mistrial and Bishop blows up in chambers
Forsythe calls for a mistrial; Mickey suggests the stabbing was meant to cause one, and Bishop's outburst earns a rebuke.
Mickey Haller's Best Moments
Every The Lincoln Lawyer moment featuring Mickey Haller, in story order. Played by Manuel Garcia-Rulfo.
610 moments · 18h 13m · by Favseen
Moments 451–480 of 610
- 451
- 452
Lorna argues Rule 43 against Forsythe's Section 977
Lorna argues the trial should go on without the defendant; Forsythe counters with state law, and the judge reserves her ruling.
- 453
Mickey and Andrea call it quits over lunch
Apologies over Vanessa and the Suarez demotion turn into a gentle breakup: neither of them is any good at work-life balance.
- 454
De Marco walks in and Mickey holds back the surveillance video
De Marco appears mid-ruling; Mickey wins an offer-of-proof hearing, then tells Lorna why the video must wait for a jury.
- 455
Mickey questions De Marco about Moya, Gloria and Bishop
Without a jury, Mickey probes De Marco on the cartel boss, the informant he denies knowing, and his old link to Bishop.
- 456
Mickey corners De Marco on Sterghos and a Friday night stakeout
Mickey edges toward Peter Sterghos and an address in Lake Balboa; De Marco hides behind a confidential stakeout and walks.
- 457
Mickey makes Izzy say Julian is awake
About to lose the mistrial fight, Mickey takes a hospital call and gets Izzy to say the line he needs to buy a recess.
- 458
His late father dares Mickey to do whatever it takes
Wearing his father's class ring, Mickey argues with the man's ghost, who frames the choice ahead as a test of nerve.
- 459
David tells how a fender bender led to Julian
At the hospital, David recalls meeting Julian after a minor crash and an angry outburst; then Mickey asks to see his client.
- 460
Mickey talks his way past the deputy guarding Julian
Barred from Julian's room, Mickey threatens to haul the deputy before a judge for denying a stabbing victim his lawyer.
- 461
David vouches for Julian's shaky signature under oath
Mickey produces a signed waiver; David testifies it is Julian's signature and holds firm when Forsythe raises perjury.
- 462
The judge refuses a mistrial and Lorna earns her stripes
After Mickey's promise and Lorna's point on judicial discretion, the judge lets the trial go on; then the team ribs Mickey's tie.
- 463
Mickey shows Bishop the video and calls him to the stand
Mickey plays Bishop the footage, appeals to his conscience, and then names him as the defense's next witness.
- 464
Bishop takes the stand and names De Marco
Called by the defense, the DA's own investigator admits he asked for the case to monitor it for a DEA agent, blindsiding Forsythe.
- 465
Bishop admits he is the man in the hat
Mickey walks Bishop through the hotel footage until he confesses he was the one following Gloria, on De Marco's request.
- 466
Bishop explains how he set up the hotel booking under a fake name
Bishop describes finding Gloria online and borrowing an empty room across the hall to book her without leaving a trace.
- 467
Gloria finds room 837 empty while Bishop watches
In flashback, Gloria quizzes the desk clerk about a guest who doesn't exist, and Bishop trails her out to her car and home.
- 468
The judge has Bishop hand over his gun on the stand
Mid-testimony, the judge clears the jury, offers Bishop a lawyer, and orders him to surrender his firearm to the bailiff.
- 469
Bishop places Julian, then De Marco, at Gloria's building
Bishop testifies he saw Julian come and go, then watched De Marco skirt the front-door camera an hour before Gloria died.
- 470
De Marco swears he only wants to talk to Gloria
Bishop recalls the curbside exchange in which De Marco explained the subpoena, waved off his worries, and sent him home.
- 471
Bishop confesses the bribe that let De Marco own him
Asked why he did it, Bishop admits he took cartel money to bury a double homicide when he feared losing his young son.
- 472
Did you believe him? Bishop's final answer and last words
Mickey presses Bishop on De Marco's story about the fire; Bishop finally says no, then courtroom chaos follows his plea for his son.
- 473
Andrea consoles Mickey, and he tells her to beat the system
Andrea tells Mickey he only did his job and shares that Suarez is the new DA; Mickey sends her off with a call to fight.
- 474
Mickey tells Julian he's a free man
In his hospital bed, Julian hears the charges are dismissed, thanks Mickey, and balks at the idea of ever suing in court.
- 475
Hayley comes home and talks Mickey out of quitting
Hayley shows up with Thai food and an apology, tells her father he can't quit, then confesses she wants to be a prosecutor.
- 476
Cisco connects every bag of cocaine to one blue star
Cisco lays out how a single baggie logo ties the planted drugs, Julian's attacker and De Marco to the Juárez Cartel.
- 477
Mickey tells the officials they are all going to pay
Alone with the officials, Mickey lists decades of corruption behind Julian's case and promises them a jury if they lowball.
- 478
A cartel 'present' and a settlement full of zeros
A caller tells Mickey De Marco is no longer a problem; then the government's number arrives and the office erupts.
- 479
Bonuses all round and a toast to the gods of guilt
Mickey hands out bonuses, plans a vacation, leaves Lorna the firm, and raises a glass to the guilt they carry.
- 480
A missing plate traffic stop turns into a trunk search
Pulled over on his way out of town, Mickey talks law at an officer who spots what may be blood and opens the trunk.