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
Every The Lincoln Lawyer moment featuring Jeffrey Golantz, in story order.
24 moments · 53 min
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.
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.
Mickey springs a Wheeler motion in chambers
Trevor pushes to cut juror ten; Mickey accuses Golantz of striking women, loses, and gains time instead.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Elliott verdict
The jury returns and the forewoman reads the verdict on both counts of first-degree murder.