Note sull'episodio
Mickey Haller navigates jury selection for Trevor Elliott's double murder trial after his magic bullet defense collapses. He secretly hires poker expert Gwen to read jurors when Trevor refuses a consultant, plants ideas about corrupt cops during voir dire, and battles prosecutor Golantz in a strategic chess match. Meanwhile, ex-wife Maggie faces political pressure to prove Angelo Soto murdered her witness or drop trafficking charges, while investigator Cisco provokes alternate suspect Anton Shavar into making violent threats on camera. Trevor's careless behavior forces Mickey to waste his final jury challenge, and the episode ends with Detective Griggs revealing Jerry withdrew $150,000 in cash the same day investigator Carlin made a mysterious delivery.
This episode exposes the strategic manipulation inherent in jury selection and reveals how jury trials are won before opening statements begin. The paralleling of Mickey's haunted search for missing witness Glory Days with Maggie's witness-murder crisis illustrates how the system depends on witnesses who can disappear or be silenced. The revelation connecting Jerry's cash withdrawal to Carlin's delivery suggests Mickey may be defending a client using a case built on bribery, forcing him to confront whether winning through corruption differs from the prosecutorial misconduct he fights against.
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