Lisa wants to testify; Mickey says he'll tackle her first
After the hammer surfaces, Lisa insists on telling her side, and Mickey explains why juries doubt even honest defendants.
S2E8 · Covenants and Stipulations
19 moments · 30 min of essential viewing.
Moments, in order
The landscaper who found the hammer, and Mickey's six-month question
Mr. Beltran describes finding a bloody hammer under a hedge; Mickey notes he cleared that hedge weekly and never saw it.
Mickey stipulates to the hammer, then corners O'Brien
Mickey concedes the hammer is Lisa's, then asks the detective whether his search was thorough or sloppy.
Mickey concedes the blood match and argues a frame-up at sidebar
Mickey cuts off the DNA expert by stipulating, and tells the judge the killer planted the hammer just like the gloves.
Lorna tears into Mickey's stipulation gamble
Lorna calls the strategy an appeal waiting to happen, says she learned to fight from him, then mentions his birthday.
Surprise party and Mama Elena's grand entrance
Hayley throws Mickey a lunchtime party, and his mother arrives to sum up everyone in the office, including his client.
Mama Elena scolds Mickey about the hospital and brings remedies
His mother asks how he'd feel if Hayley hid a near-death, then unpacks herbs and cut-price antibiotics from Tijuana.
Jeff Trammell offers to say whatever Mickey wants
Lisa's ex-husband turns up willing to testify for a cut of a movie deal, and Mickey sends him away.
Izzy's dance studio falls through
Izzy learns the property manager has raised the security deposit, and calls her plan a stupid dream before being told it isn't.
Mickey asks Lisa if she contacted her ex
When Mickey wonders whether Lisa reached out to Jeff, she says he keeps asking for her trust without giving his.
Lorna and Cisco fight over a cake and their wedding
A birthday cake from the wedding bakery sparks a talk about eloping, and Lorna admits she wants the full wedding.
The neighbour's grudge worth one point five million
Ms. Stern describes the Trammells' fights; Mickey shows a Bondurant offer on her home depended on Lisa selling hers.
A cyclist's helmet camera undoes the inspector's photo
Building inspector Kim's photo shows Lisa pushing Bondurant; Mickey plays video of the moments before it.
Hayley asks how Mickey's parents met, and about Lisa
On his birthday outing with Hayley, Mickey tells the story of Mama Elena and his father, then answers honestly about his client.
Izzy and Lorna catch the landlord's rent games
Two identical lease applications prove the deposit hike targeted Izzy, and they hint at lawsuits and the press.
Mama Elena tells Mickey she's proud, as a ballad plays
Seeing her son on a magazine cover wearing his father's ring, Mama Elena says he's the star now; a soul song follows.
A judge with a cracked tooth lets Henry Dahl testify
Andrea's surprise witness is the podcaster, and the judge, nursing a pecan injury, lets his tapes in over Mickey's protest.
Henry Dahl's tapes: Lisa on stalking Bondurant
Lisa's own unused podcast interview describes learning Bondurant's routine down to his parking garage.
Mickey calls Lisa Trammell to the stand
Over Lorna's warning that he's breaking his own rules, Mickey decides the defense must open with Lisa herself.
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