The Lincoln Lawyer
Based on: The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly
Season 4 – Episode 2
Episode title: Baja
Original release date: February 5, 2026 (Netflix)
Plot: Izzy and Grace start a relationship. Mickey offers Bamba a job outside jail. Cisco and Lorna show Mickey the incriminating footage. In a preliminary hearing, Mickey questions the arresting officer, but doesn’t use the evidence, and tells Lorna and Cisco he wants a trial to ensure his total exoneration. Cisco has Izzy get Sam’s toxicology report from the crime lab. Lorna asks Maggie to be a character witness for Mickey after revealing his plan. Suspecting his calls are being monitored, Mickey sets a trap by recording a fake escape plan to Baja, Mexico. When Berg presents this information to argue Mickey is a flight risk, Mickey reveals the recording, proving misconduct, and Judge Stone grants Mickey bail. Lorna handles another matter for a client, using insurance loopholes to help a woman outmaneuver her husband in a divorce settlement. Maggie returns to San Diego, meeting her new boyfriend, surgeon Jack Gilroy. Reviewing the evidence, the team discovers that Sam had a wallet which was not in discovery, and may contain important information. Mickey and Izzy go to get an ankle monitor. Leaving, they find that the Lincoln has been seized. Mickey realizes that the police intend to sabotage his case.
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Transcript
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[klaxon blares]
[lights click] [buzzer sounds]
[indistinct, loud chatter] [Mickey sighs]
[buzzer sounds] [lock clicks]
Four in the morning come up fast, don’t it?
I gotta get the hell out of this place.
[Bamba] Who you telling?
I’m not supposed to be here in the first place.
I thought you were on a parole violation.
PD say it’s bullshit.
I ain’t holding my breath for ’em to fix it though.
Trying to figure out what I’m gonna do next.
Tell you what, get me out of this place in one piece, maybe I can help with that.
Yeah?
[tense music playing]
If you get me out of this place in one piece.
[clock ticks]
[Cisco snoring]
[tense music continues]
[loud snoring]
[Winston snores]
[sighs quietly]
[shower running]
[tense music playing]
[waves crashing]
[music fades]
[Izzy] I don’t think I’ve done this since I got sober.
[Grace] What?
[Izzy] Stay out all night with a cute girl you just met?
[scoffs] Even just the staying out all night part.
Well, speaking for myself, I had a really great time.
I like you, Izzy.
I like you too.
Yeah? Mm-hmm.
Look, uh, Grace. [groans awkwardly] Uh-oh.
No. It’s not that. It’s just, uh…
Everything in my life is just kind of crazy right now.
Like, Twilight Zone crazy.
Because of, uh, your boss’s trial?
I know he seems like a headline, but…
He’s my family, and he needs me right now, and… I can’t let him down.
If that means I gotta drop whatever else when he calls…
[hesitates] …it’s just what I gotta do.
It’s just… where I’m at right now.
[Grace chuckles softly]
I mean, I, uh…
I think that just about the most important trait in a person is loyalty.
Now I know you got it.
Look, let’s just…
Let’s just see what happens, you know?
If you have some free time, and you wanna hang, we’ll hang.
And if your boss has to come first, I totally understand.
[soft, soulful music playing]
Look, um…
There’s an Alfred by my apartment. Mm.
How about you drive me home, and I will buy you a latte for the road?
Deal.
Deal?
Deal. Deal.
I will even split my chocolate croissant with you. How about that?
[chuckles] Whoa!
Hey, no pressure. No stakes. No pressure.
I don’t share with just anybody. Some big words.
[pensive music playing]
[indistinct background chatter]
[mutters] …under penalty…
[inmate] Here you go.
Hey. Oh, good. More coffee.
And bagels. We need to get Mickey some real food.
[quietly] Thank you.
[sighs]
Somebody not get enough sleep last night?
Well…
Izzy, I know we’re all working hard to keep things running around here, but you need to have a personal life too.
[Izzy hesitates]
You’re right. I know.
Before I forget, the leases on the bus bench ads are due.
They’re raising the price 10%.
Not sure if that’s the best use of our resources.
Hold off on that for a second. I think I have a plan.
Okay.
And, Cisco, you said you had a plan for the log jam at the tox lab?
Working on it as we speak. [camera clicking]
Here are those renters’ insurance forms.
Thought you were putting an offer on a house.
We were.
But we put it off given all that’s going on.
You need to sign these.
We can do that later. We need to get this case thrown out.
Wish us luck. We’re gonna need it.
Good luck.
Text me an update. Yeah.
[door opens]
[phone vibrates on video]
Is that a text? What it sounds like.
Now, watch.
[keyboard clicks]
This asshole didn’t pull me over at random.
Someone told him to.
Well, that’s what I thought, too, but how do we prove it?
I don’t know yet, but we start with a subpoena for his phone records from that night. Work and personal.
[groans] Mick, cops go nuts when you dig into their personal lives.
There could be blowback.
I’m already in jail for murder. How much worse can it get?
Mickey, one thing I’ve learned working for you is things can always get worse.
I’ll take my chances.
I know we said you should handle it, but I wanna question this cop by myself.
You take the bail motion.
What? [Lorna sighs] The judge’s clerk called.
He’s already in trial, so there’s only time for one motion.
So I think we should do bail and push Collins off.
No, no. If Collins is here, we put him on the stand right away.
Besides, if we win the motion to dismiss, we won’t even need bail.
But if we don’t, you’re gonna have to stay inside at least another night.
[sighs] It is what it is. Come on. Let’s go.
Oh, one more thing. Are we ready to go with Baja?
[quiet, tense music playing]
Sure you wanna do this?
Damn right I am. Better safe than sorry. My life’s on the line here.
Yeah. We are all set.
Say the word.
All right. Let’s go.
[buzzer sounds]
[Mickey] Officer, you testified that on the night of my arrest, you were on patrol downtown. Is that right?
Correct. I was on roaming assignment.
That’s where we park in different spots and keep an eye out for trouble.
That’s how you came to be parked on Second Street when I came out?
[Collins] Yes.
[Mickey] So can you tell the court exactly when and why you decided to pull me over?
[Collins] When you pulled away from the curb, I saw that your vehicle did not have a license plate on it.
That’s a common capering move, so…
Capering?
Sometimes, when people are involved in criminal activity, they remove the license plate to make it harder to identify.
So when I saw your car did not have a plate on it, I decided to follow, make sure you weren’t up to anything illegal.
A couple of blocks later, I initiated the stop.
Did you see me walk out of the restaurant and… and head to my car?
[Collins] Yes, I did.
Was I doing anything suspicious?
Did you think I was drunk?
No.
[Mickey] So you weren’t focused on me until you saw the missing license plate. Is that your testimony?
Yes, that is the truth.
[Mickey sighs]
[soft, pensive music playing]
Mr. Haller?
Uh… [clears throat]
Officer Collins, did, uh, anyone tell you to pull me over?
No. Like I said, I saw the missing license plate, got suspicious, decided to follow you.
No one gave you a heads-up of any kind?
[Collins chuckles] No.
And you weren’t waiting in that spot so you could pull me over?
Objection.
Asked and answered more than once.
[Stone] Sustained.
Move on, Mr. Haller.
[clears throat] Yes, Your Honor.
Uh…
Uh, Your Honor, can I have a…
Can I have a moment to consult my notes?
Just make it brief, please.
Thank you, Your Honor.
[quietly] I didn’t know Hayley and Maggie were gonna be here.
I asked Maggie to come in case we needed a character witness for bail.
What are you waiting for? Cisco has the video ready to go.
[pensive music continues]
Uh…
Your Honor, I…
I’ve nothing further for this witness at this time.
[hushed chatter in courtroom]
Are you sure, Mr. Haller?
Yes.
[Stone] Any other witnesses?
No, Your Honor.
Very well.
In that case, motion to dismiss is denied.
The trial will continue as scheduled.
Jury selection begins in five weeks.
We will reconvene 9:00 a.m. tomorrow so that counsel may be heard on bail.
Court is adjourned.
[quietly] Not here. Not now.
[music fades]
[buzzer] [lock clicks]
[Lorna] What the hell was that?
You said you wanted to question Collins, so you toss him a few softballs, you don’t push him on any of it, and you don’t even show the video footage.
That guy knew he was gonna pull you over before he saw the missing plate.
His testimony’s bullshit. I know.
I get that it was a long shot the judge would dismiss the case, but at least we had a shot.
Do you have any idea how rare that is?
Yes, Lorna. I know.
Trust me. I want this to be over more than anyone, but I can’t have this case dismissed on a technicality.
Why the hell not?
‘Cause when I saw Maggie and Hayley, I realized if I ever want my life back, and my family’s life back, then… [sighs]
…I need my reputation back, and I need it to be pristine.
Was it ever?
If I just get the case thrown out, then everybody will always wonder, “Did he really do it?”
The only way to avoid that is full exoneration.
I need to prove I’m innocent. That only happens in trial.
No. No, that never happens in trial, ever, and you know that.
You always say you never get a finding of innocent.
The best you can hope for is not guilty. What makes this any different?
Well, me. That’s what. I’m the client.
I’m sitting in the other chair. Now I know what it’s like.
Plus, for the first time in my life, I’m 100% certain that my client didn’t do it.
Fine. How do we prove it?
Well, it’s the unwritten law of innocence.
For every person who’s not guilty of a crime, there’s someone out there who is guilty of it.
Somebody else did this, and to prove I’m innocent, we need to figure out who.
[phone vibrates] Not a straw man or plausible theory.
The real thing.
And we need Sam’s tox screen results to get started.
Wheels are in motion.
All right.
Listen, um, thank you, both of you, for everything.
[pensive music playing]
Oh, and Lorna, tell Maggie I’m sorry for wasting her time today.
I’ll make it up to her, huh? One day.
[Lorna] Hey, Mickey? Hmm?
I really hope you know what you’re doing here.
Yeah, me too.
[knocks on door] [guard] Door.
[buzzer sounds] [lock clicks]
[opening theme music playing]
[music fades]
Whatever you need, Cisco, you can just ask.
You don’t need to get on my good side first.
Well, actually, they’re not for you. They’re for Eric Cheever.
Who is Eric Cheever?
Eric Cheever is a technician at the county crime lab.
[Izzy chuckles softly]
And this is your plan to get over the six-week backlog?
A box of chocolates.
Well, that is not just any box of chocolates.
That is the global assortiment of Jean-Charles Rochoux.
Made in Paris, and I had to order it in French, so you know it’s fancy.
Not to mention the $175 price tag.
You spent $175 on chocolate, and we’ve been drinking Costco coffee?
Actually, it was more than that. They don’t ship outside of France, so I had to set up expedited international shipping myself.
Desperate times.
Okay, fine, let’s just say that any of this makes sense.
Why can’t you bring this to Mr. Cheever yourself?
[door opens] Well…
Hey, guys. [Cisco] Hey.
Sorry to bother you. I just wanted to get my parking validated.
You parked here?
Have you tried parking at the court? It’s a madhouse. You mind?
Didn’t you have an intern last time I was here?
Uh, Jessica. Yeah, we had to let her go.
Trying to keep costs down on everything but chocolate, apparently.
I gotta run.
[quietly] Eric Cheever.
Thank you. Is Lorna here?
She’s on the roof, actually.
The roof?
[vibrant music playing] [camera clicking]
Okay, now remember, I need to look really pretty, but also smart.
Tough, but kind of sympathetic.
Sweet, but potentially dangerous.
I’m basically an Alanis Morissette song.
[camera clicking]
Shit. [music fades]
Can we just take five?
Maggie!
Hey.
I’m glad you came by. I was actually gonna call you.
I helped Julie get out of a bunch of red light tickets, so she kind of owes me a favor, and with Mickey being kind of unavailable, I figured I should up my self-promotion game.
So, I am running my own bus bench ads and billboards.
LA is the city of billboard lawyers.
You’re reminding me why I like being on my side.
Things I don’t worry about working for the government.
Yeah, there is just a lot going on, and I’m trying to keep the firm up and running without Mickey.
You don’t have to explain anything.
I’m so grateful that Mickey has you to step up for him.
I did wanna ask what you two were thinking today though.
You had the officer on the stand.
You didn’t do anything to undermine his credibility.
Trust me, that was not a “we.” That was all Mickey.
He wants to go for full exoneration.
He said it’s the only way to get his life back.
So he’s gone from psychotically optimistic to recklessly risky.
The 12 stages of Mickey Haller.
Yeah, let’s get him out of jail before he discovers a 13th.
That’s actually why I was gonna call you.
You saw that we didn’t get our bail motion today.
And you need me to stick around until you do.
Yes. It’s scheduled for tomorrow morning.
You are a deputy district attorney. Your testimony would go a really long way.
I was looking into it. I’ll see what I can move around.
Thank you. Seriously.
Oh, uh, I have to get back.
Julie has to shoot a pet portrait in about two hours, so ticktock.
[music resumes] [Maggie] Oh, Lorna?
You look great in coral. I’d hire you.
[Maggie chuckles]
[camera clicking]
[Mickey] Doing okay?
[Lorna] She had to cancel something, but she did agree to stay.
Oh, also, I reached out to Legal.
I think we need all the character testimony we can get.
[Mickey] He’d love any excuse to get out, especially to court.
Now what about a bond? Did you call Val?
He will be there too. Hopefully, we can use him.
Yeah, hopefully. One more thing. Um…
Are we, uh… Are we ready to go on Baja?
Yeah, Mick. It’s all set. [quiet, tense music playing]
[Mickey] The whole package? Travel documents, everything?
Yeah. The whole kit and caboodle.
You can trust my guy on this, Mick. He’s got it down to a science.
What if, uh… What if they make me wear a bracelet?
Well, he can do that too.
[Mickey] Good, ’cause I only get one shot. Good thing you speak Spanish, Lorna.
You guys can come down to visit me. We can eat fish tacos on the beach.
Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.
All right. I’ll see you tomorrow.
[Stone] Good morning.
We’re on the record in People v. Haller with a motion to reduce bail. Ms. Crane.
[Lorna] Thank you, Your Honor.
You have our motion predicated, first of all, on the fact that Mr. Haller has not been charged with a special circumstances offense, and that at no time has the prosecution even hinted that he might be a danger to the community or a flight risk.
In fact, Mr. Haller has shown nothing but determination to fight this outrageous charge and exonerate himself.
The prosecution wants to keep him inside because they’re afraid of that and want the field slanted in their favor.
Additionally, I do have witnesses available to testify to Mr. Haller’s character, if need be.
Very well. Ms. Berg, I can see you’re eager to respond.
Yes. Thank you, Your Honor.
I came in with a prepared statement about the fact that the defendant has both the means and motive to flee.
The body was found in the trunk of his car, and the bullet in his garage…
Your Honor. We don’t need a recap, Ms. Berg.
But all of that pales in light of the disturbing information that I received this morning.
I’m afraid that I must make the court aware that there is an ongoing investigation into allegations that the defendant has plans to flee the country to Mexico upon his release.
Seriously, Your Honor?
Ms. Berg seems more desperate to keep me in jail than I am to get out.
That is quite an allegation, Ms. Berg. I hope you can back it up.
All I know at the moment is that a confidential informant in jail told investigators that the defendant plans to flee to Baja California, upon his release.
This plan also includes potentially circumventing an electronic monitor.
[Stone] Mr. Haller, care to respond?
Yes, Your Honor, I would.
First of all, there is no confidential informant.
There are only the jail deputies listening in on privileged phone calls and then feeding what they hear to the prosecution in an outrageous violation of my constitutional rights.
Another very serious accusation.
I understand that, Your Honor, but the sanctity of attorney-client privilege is a bedrock of our judicial system.
Now, I’ve been suspicious that some of the deputies might be spying on me in jail.
That’s why my team and I decided to test our theory.
We created a false story during a privileged phone call with my cocounsel, and that story just came out of Ms. Berg’s mouth practically verbatim…
The audacity, Your Honor. He just confirmed the plan himself, and now he’s trying to spin it into some conspiracy theory?
Oh, I assure the court it’s no theory.
Although he conveniently has no evidence to provide in support of it.
Privileged calls are not recorded, as the defendant knows.
Well, this one was.
As I said, Your Honor, we were testing our theory, so my investigator taped the call. We can play it right now.
[hesitates] Objection.
To what exactly, Ms. Berg?
Well, for one thing, we have no way to authenticate this call.
Your Honor, our investigator can authenticate it under oath.
As an officer of the court, I can attest to the accuracy of the recording.
[Stone] You introduced this, Ms. Berg, so either Mr. Haller is a flight risk, or we have an even more serious problem.
You should be as interested in the truth as I am.
Play the tape, Ms. Crane.
[quiet, suspenseful music playing]
[phone vibrates]
[phone vibrates]
Lorna Crane.
[man] This is a collect call from… [Mickey] Mickey Haller.
[man] …at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility.
Do you accept the charges? Yes.
[Mickey] Hello? Lorna?
Hey. We’re all set for the bail hearing tomorrow.
One second, Lorna.
This is Mickey Haller, pro se defendant, talking to my cocounsel, Lorna Crane.
This call is privileged and confidential and should not be recorded.
All right. Go ahead, Lorna.
Like I said, I’ve got my argument all set, and also, I talked to Maggie.
[phone bleeps]
With permission, I’d like to jump to the relevant section.
Please.
All right, one more thing. Um, are we good to go in Baja?
[Cisco] Yeah, Mick. It’s all set.
[Mickey] The whole package? Travel documents, everything?
Yeah, the whole kit and caboodle.
[Cisco] You can trust my guy on this. He’s got it down to a science.
[Mickey] What if they make me wear a bracelet?
Well, he can do that too.
[Mickey] Good thing you speak Spanish. You guys can come down to visit me.
We can eat fish tacos on the beach.
[Lorna] Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.
All right. I’ll see you both tomorrow.
[replaces handset]
[Lorna sighs]
This is Lorna Crane, cocounsel for pro se defendant Michael Haller.
This conversation was a test to see if attorney-client privilege has been violated.
It is currently 6:48 p.m. on Thursday, November 6th.
[shocked chatter in courtroom]
[Stone] Order.
[Legal sighs]
[Stone] Order. Everyone.
[chatter stops]
Your Honor, on my word, as an officer of the court, I did not listen to that call.
What I presented to the court is what was reported to me by representatives of the Sheriff’s Department.
I had no reason to doubt their story.
Apparently, you did, Ms. Berg.
A serious injustice has been done, not only to this defendant, but to the system at large.
There will be an investigation. Responsible parties will be punished.
In the meantime, I’m ready to rule on bail, unless the People have anything else they’d like to add.
No, Your Honor.
[Stone] A wise choice.
In that case, I’m reducing bail to $1 million effective immediately.
Is that acceptable to the defense?
[Mickey hesitates]
Yes, Your Honor. Thank you.
[Stone] Very well. Court is adjourned.
[Mickey sighs heavily]
[poignant music playing]
Well done.
[indistinct chatter]
There they are. I’ll catch up in a bit. All right.
I gotta say, I thought they busted your ass good this time, but then you busted out that phone call.
Shit. They’re gonna be sorry they messed with you, man.
Hey, Val, I appreciate your help, but we need to work out a deal. Even 100 grand right now…
Hey, I’m gonna give you the friends and family discount this time.
10% of the 10%. Just give me ten grand, and we’re square, baby.
Thank you. I really appreciate it, Val. I’ll wire it by the end of the day.
Okay, but in exchange, I’m gonna need some real work this time.
Huh? I think I’ve earned it.
You have my word.
Oh, and one more thing.
If you do skip town, it’s me who’s gonna be out the million bucks, so I’m gonna need the deed to your house.
Just in case. Ah, come on, man.
I’m just fucking with you, man! [laughs]
Your face.
Peace! [laughs]
[chuckles] Hey.
I always wondered if they were eavesdropping on those phone calls.
Now you know you were right.
I’m not happy about it.
Hopefully, those assholes get what they deserve.
[Legal] I hope you don’t get worse, kid.
I keep warning you about criminals with badges.
Going after a single cop is one thing, but you just put the whole sheriff’s department under a microscope.
They’re not gonna take that lying down.
Well, I’ll worry about it tomorrow.
Right now, I just wanna breathe some fresh air.
Mickey! Mickey! Mickey, how does it feel?
Gonna press charges, Haller? Do you have any specific information…
No comment, everyone. Thank you. Call you later.
[journalists continue shouting]
Let’s get you out of here. Yeah.
Where do you wanna go?
Uh…
[soft, emotional music playing]
[waves crashing]
[Mickey] I feel like I’ll never get that smell out of my nose.
[Maggie] You will.
[Hayley] That was amazing, Dad.
The way you busted those dicks for listening in.
I’m still so angry about that.
Yeah.
Your mom hates it when her side cheats.
I do. It seems like they cheat a lot.
That’s my girl.
You know what? I hate to cut it short, but I have to get going.
Mom, he’s been locked up for weeks.
You can stay for as long as you want, but I can’t rearrange my schedule again.
Your mom has a job to get back to, Hayley, and she never cheats.
Besides, I’m sure Jack is anxious to have you back.
How long has it been?
Two days.
Oh, I mean, since, uh…
Since you started seeing each other.
Oh, um…
Six months, almost?
What does he think about all this?
What, you and the charges?
Probably thinks I did it, right?
Dad.
No, he doesn’t think you did it.
What’s funny is you think we spend all of our time talking about you.
We have a very full life without all the Mickey Haller melodrama.
I doubt he thinks about it much.
Ah, that actually sounds nice.
I wish I could stop thinking about it too.
Well, you can now. [Mickey sighs] Yeah.
And you keep your dad out of any more trouble.
You okay if I stay for a while? Are you kidding?
You stay with me as long as you want, honey.
You’re gonna beat this, Mickey.
From your lips to God’s ears, or at least “Death Row” Dana’s.
Yeah.
I’ll text you when I get home.
Okay. Bye, Mom. Bye.
[Mickey] Bye, Maggie. [Maggie] Bye.
[upbeat music playing]
[upbeat music continues]
Can I help you?
Yes, I’m…
Can you excuse me for a second?
[phone vibrates]
[Cisco groans]
[upbeat music continues]
Iz, did it work?
I don’t know yet. Because when I got here, the first thing I saw was your picture on a board with a red line through it. You mind telling me what’s going on?
Uh, that might be because I’m banned from the building.
Banned from the building?
[Cisco] You know the real crime?
That lab is notoriously backed up. That’s the real crime.
Cisco, how did you get banned from the county crime lab?
[Cisco] Well, the bosses got wind of my, uh, little inducements, but don’t worry.
They haven’t seen you before. You’re safe.
[Izzy] Why am I bringing this guy chocolate?
Please tell me he’s not a diabetic because I am not down with pushing sugar on somebody.
It is nothing like that.
Then what exactly is it like?
Have you ever been to one of those molecular gastronomy restaurants where they serve you a kind of, I don’t know, foam, and they tell you it’s food?
I’m aware of the concept.
[Cisco] Well, Cheever’s into that, but with chocolate.
He wants to create his own line, you know, fill them with all kinds of weird stuff.
First, he wants to try the best chocolates from everywhere.
Which is tough on a lab tech salary. [Cisco] Right.
Plus, his wife is a dental hygienist. [machine beeps, whirs]
And he’s prone to cavities, so…
[groans]
I’m sensing you’re uncomfortable.
Can’t imagine where you got that idea.
We really need those files, Iz. Please.
What do I even say?
Just say you’re from Dr. Hershey’s office, and you got an appointment.
He’ll know exactly what it means.
Doctor…
Fine, but when I get arrested, you’re bailing me out.
Izzy, you’re not going to get arrested. [line bleeps]
Hello?
Hi. Um…
I’m here to see Eric Cheever.
Dr. Hershey sent me.
All that bullshit about the long-distance stuff keeping our marriage sexy and unpredictable, and like an idiot, I believed you.
Did you really think I could go without sex for weeks?
Okay, let’s…
Did you think that lying about it was a good idea?
We could have talked. We did. I told you to come with me.
And I told you I can’t just follow you around.
I have a career too.
What, your little shop on Larchmont?
You sell candles and tchotchkes.
It’s my architectural firm that pays for our lifestyle.
Fuck you, Tom.
You build tract homes in the suburbs. You’re not Frank Lloyd Wright.
Okay, let me interrupt this extremely moving discourse to bring up the prenuptial agreement that you both signed, Mrs. Baker.
I’m sure you’ve had the opportunity to go over it by now, Ms. Crane.
So you’re aware that infidelity does not negate the terms.
Maybe not, but bodily harm should.
What bodily harm?
I mean, all parties are in agreement that Mr. Baker was unfaithful, but hardly abusive.
Uh, little Tommy brought home an STD.
What?
Bullshit.
If you have an STD, you got it from that guy in your pottery class.
The one with the beads.
[Mrs. Baker sighs] Okay.
Mrs. Baker had a full blood panel done at a physical the week before she flew to see Mr. Baker in Minneapolis for their regularly scheduled rendezvous to “stay connected.”
It came back clean.
[jaunty music playing]
Ten days later, here are her test results.
[Mrs. Baker] Well, that’s one way to stay connected, Tom.
We can go to the clinic together.
And the plain language of the prenup does make it clear that bodily harm does, in fact, invalidate it.
Well, even if this is true, which I doubt that it is, that clause refers to physical abuse, not inadvertent infection.
Well, that’s just open to interpretation.
Well, then, you could just take us to court.
Give it a try. We’ll spend whatever money they’re fighting over on legal fees.
Or, here. That is our final offer.
Call when you’re ready to accept it.
[Lorna sighs]
[scoffs]
I couldn’t even afford to stay in the house with this.
I mean, after all the shit that I put up with, all I end up with is herpes and a big bruise on my leg from the brake of his car?
What does the car have to do with it?
I told you. The last time I saw him, we had sex in his car.
That’s when I got infected.
Wait, you had sex in his car? He was like, “We’ll be teenagers again.”
His girlfriend was probably upstairs, and that’s why we had to do it in his car.
I cannot believe this.
[music fades]
[Maggie] Hi. Uh, Gilroy?
Straight that way. Thank you.
[gentle piano playing softly]
Hey.
Hey.
[kisses]
Mm, it’s good to see you. Yeah, you too.
So, I ordered some appetizers, and, uh, this is that white Bordeaux that you like?
[gasps] Perfect. Yeah.
I’m so sorry I’m late. Traffic backed up when I hit La Jolla.
I missed you last night.
I’m sorry about that too.
They were gonna make an argument to reduce bail, and thought I would make a good character witness.
Ex-wives don’t usually make the best cheerleaders.
Well, I think it has more to do with me being a deputy DA.
Neutralizes the law and order argument.
What about you? Anything exciting?
Well, without you, my life is always less exciting.
Ah, I’m sure you say that to all the gals.
[Maggie chuckles]
I may have to go up to LA next week, actually.
Oh. One of the Lakers tore his ACL.
Oh God.
[Jack] Yeah.
Do you ever think about how our jobs rely on other people’s misfortune?
I prefer to see myself as the hero who flies in and saves the day.
[Maggie chuckles]
Well, if you can get away, maybe…
Maybe you could come up too.
Yeah, that’d be nice. I could see Hayley.
She’s spending a few days with her dad, so…
So he did get out on bail.
Yeah, he did.
I couldn’t believe it.
He thought that someone was listening in on his privileged calls, and it turned out he was right.
I hate it when prosecutors break the rules.
It, like, invalidates everything that we work for.
Sometimes, I think that Mickey’s been right all along.
I mean, I’m a prosecutor through and through, but this case?
I know the evidence looks bad. I know they hate Mickey
’cause he beats them all the time, but a killer?
There is no way that Iceberg believes that.
Iceberg?
[Maggie] Dana Berg. Came up together.
I never thought she’d be this blind. It’s Mickey Haller we’re talking about.
It sure is. [server] Here you are.
Thank you.
I haven’t seen you, and I’m talking about myself.
And him.
Right.
Yeah, I’m sorry.
Um, let’s talk about you. Did you spend the weekend with the kids?
Matter of fact, I did. Yeah.
Nice. I took them to the movies.
Great.
It was fun.
Try that.
[indistinct chatter]
[soft, brooding music playing]
[breathes deeply]
[sighs, grunts]
[sighs heavily]
[sighs]
[cup clinking]
[sighs]
[music fades]
Can’t sleep?
Oh no. Did I wake you up?
No, no. I can’t sleep either.
[sighs] It’s too quiet.
Got used to all the noise in jail, I guess.
I couldn’t sleep while you were in jail.
Now you’re out, and I still can’t.
I don’t want you to worry about me, honey.
Yeah, well, easier said than done.
Come here.
[soft, poignant music playing]
You know, why don’t I make us some popcorn?
You know, watch a movie and fall asleep on the couch like regular people.
Sounds perfect.
[music fades]
Sam’s tox results.
How’d you get them so fast?
I got a little assist from Izzy.
Sure enough, they found Rohypnol in his system.
Ah, that makes sense.
Whoever wanted to frame me had to shoot Sam in my car, but they had to roofie him to get him there.
But if the story is that you did it, wouldn’t you have to leave your house to go get Sam?
Couldn’t we just use the GPS phone records to show you never left your house?
Yeah, they’ll just say I left my phone at home.
With the security cameras out, there’s no way to disprove it.
[Cisco] It does raise a question.
If somebody picked up Sam and roofied him, where did they pick him up from?
Look at this.
You see that? The glimmer?
On the wheel.
Yeah, what is that?
[Izzy] We got the preliminary analysis from the crime scene.
According to the report, it’s cooking grease.
Cooking grease? Like vegetable oil?
Or chicken fat, maybe.
So what, Sam was working in a restaurant?
Yeah, only if he figured out a way to sell them fake chickens.
The hell was Sam up to?
We don’t know, but we do know that the lead detective, Kent Drucker, has hired a forensic accountant who’s digging through his finances.
We should do our own digging.
Can you blow this up? The pocket?
What does that look like to you?
A wallet, maybe?
That’s what it looks like to me. If it is, then where is it?
It’s not in the property report we got in discovery.
[Lorna] It’s not? Nope.
That is definitely a wallet.
Well, draft an emergency motion to compel discovery again and subpoena Detective Drucker.
He’s the one who signed the property report.
You think Dana Berg would try to bury the evidence again?
I don’t know. Maybe she’s not the one burying it.
Then who?
Part of me thinks it’s about the La Cosse case.
I mean, I embarrassed the entire system.
No, they embarrassed themselves.
Well, they’re still sweating over writing us a settlement check.
There’s people who’d be happy to lock me up and throw away the key.
[Cisco] Doesn’t help that you rubbed the sheriff’s department’s nose in it again.
Yeah, congratulations. You really are public enemy number one now.
All I know is if somebody’s hiding that wallet, they’re doing it for a reason.
What do we know about Sam?
[Lorna] Hmm.
That he was a con man and a generally despicable human being.
May he rest in peace.
[Mickey] What else?
I mean, what’s the one thing all con men use when they’re running a scam?
A false identity.
Sam had a million of them.
That’s it. I mean, we’re sitting here trying to figure out what Sam was up to, but he told us the last time we saw him. Remember?
The judge agreed to supervised probation. He has to pay all the money back.
Which is not happening anytime soon. What are you talking about?
Look, I have to pay way more to my last investor.
If I don’t pay, I’m dead.
Sam was running a long con. Something big.
And whatever identity he was using, it would be in the wallet.
Exactly. That’s why somebody buried it.
We find that wallet, we find out what Sam was up to, and with who.
All right. I’m on the motion.
I’ll run the wallet up the flagpole with my contact at the LAPD.
I wouldn’t count on anything though.
Izzy, you mind driving me somewhere?
No problem. Where are we going? Just something I have to pick up.
[woman] This is your ankle monitor. Per the terms of your bail agreement, you must wear it 24 hours a day so we can keep track of your movements.
Can I shower?
Yes, but don’t submerge it in a bath or a swimming pool.
And whatever you do, you may not remove it.
If you do, the police will be notified immediately.
He won’t remove it.
[woman] Raise your pant leg, please.
You have been approved to move about freely as long as you stay within the borders of Los Angeles County.
Do not step across that line, even for a second.
We have a GPS tracker, so we will know where you are at all times.
How long does the battery last?
Up to 40 hours, but we don’t recommend you test that.
You should charge it every night. If the battery gets low, a light will blink, and an alert will sound.
If you allow the battery to die, we will assume you took it off, and law enforcement will be notified.
Is that all?
[woman] That’s it. You’re free to go as soon as you pay for the rental of the equipment.
Wait, he has to pay for it? I don’t make the rules.
[jaunty music playing]
[scroll wheel clicking]
[music fades]
[suspenseful music playing]
[sighs]
[music fades] [sighs heavily]
[pensive music playing]
[gasps]
Celeste, it’s Lorna.
I think I have a plan. Call me back.
Shit! You’ll get used to it.
[sighs] No, I won’t. I don’t want to either.
So, what, back to the office?
No. You know what? Let’s have dinner.
Dinner? It’s 4:30.
Yeah, well, I’m still on county time, Izzy.
Let’s go to Musso & Frank’s, my treat. Tell Lorna and Cisco to join.
Okay. I’m out on bail.
No matter what, that’s a win.
Might as well celebrate. Hey, I won’t argue with free.
Uh… Mickey. [machinery whirring]
I swear I parked it legally.
[Mickey] Oh, come on, you asshole. Hey!
Hey, that’s my car. The meter’s not even empty.
[man] Not my problem.
I got orders, pal.
Orders from who?
[tense music playing]
Hey! Wanna tell me what this is about?
Hey. As if I don’t already know.
I suggest you take a step back, sir.
According to our records, that vehicle constitutes drug proceeds under Penal Code Section 502 and consequently is being seized.
Drug proceeds? Seriously?
Yes, sir. Apparently, it was purchased with cartel funds.
Oh, I see, and this has nothing to do with me busting you assholes for listening in on my calls?
I wouldn’t know anything about that.
[Mickey] Right. Just doing my job.
But if you don’t mind me saying so, you sound a little paranoid.
Legal was right.
They’re not gonna take this lying down. They’re coming for me.
This is just the beginning.
[music intensifies]
[music ends]
[quiet, tense music playing]
[music fades]
