Agent Ruth tells Mickey the FBI will let him go down
Driven to a secret meeting, Mickey learns the Bureau will never testify, and he pushes Agent Ruth to admit she leaked him the report.
S4E10 · The Law of Innocence
18 moments · 32 min of essential viewing.
Moments, in order
Ruth explains the biofuel scam and Sam's role
Agent Ruth lays out the nationwide label-swapping fraud, why the FBI turned Sam, and why it was not his informing that got him killed.
Jeanine reveals why Gazarian killed Sam
Jeanine tells Lorna how Sam skimmed from the Biogreen operation and how Gazarian took revenge and framed Mickey at once.
Mickey and Lorna decide to force the FBI's hand
Both learn the same truth, but Lorna warns Jeanine will never testify, and Mickey hatches a plan.
Lorna's paleta ambush on Agent Ruth
Lorna summons Agent Ruth outside and warns her Jeanine is about to tell the jury everything.
Mickey stalls before calling his witness
Mickey drags out naming his next witness until the judge abruptly calls a recess and summons counsel.
FBI and the DA offer to drop the charges
In chambers, the FBI's LA chief asks to block Jeanine's testimony, the judge asserts control, and the DA offers to dismiss the case.
Mickey turns down a dismissal he can never explain
Told he must stay silent, Mickey bristles as Berg still calls him guilty, and he chooses to take his chances with the jury.
Mickey names his price: his innocence, from Berg
Mickey demands a public exoneration delivered by Berg and an investigation of the officer who framed him, and the DA agrees.
The judge frees Mickey, and he breaks down in Maggie's arms
The judge apologizes and releases Mickey; alone with Maggie, the relief finally hits him.
Agent Ruth realizes Lorna's threat was a bluff
Ruth demands Jeanine's location, only to learn the testimony was a ruse, while Cisco readies Jeanine for the Marshals.
Takeout posole at the family dinner
Hayley teases her grandmother Elena for passing off DoorDash as homemade posole.
Mickey and Maggie say goodbye
Mickey thanks Maggie for putting her life on hold, they joke about his reputation, and she heads back to San Diego.
Hayley asks Maggie if she is happy
On the drive home, Hayley questions her mother about Jack and says she sees how her parents are together.
Lorna's billboard selfie and a promise to Cisco
The team shoots selfies under Lorna's new billboard, then Lorna and Cisco promise not to let work pull them apart again.
'Roadrunner' plays as Mickey hits the road
A driving song carries the episode from Lorna's billboard night to Mickey back behind the wheel.
Mickey's back in the Lincoln, and planning to cook
Izzy is spooked he kept the car, Mickey mulls selling his house, and admits jail gave him a taste for home cooking.
A stranger saves Mickey's life, then claims to be his sister
A young woman tackles Mickey out of a gunman's line, the FBI moves in, and she makes a stunning claim.
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