Season 1
The Lincoln Lawyer S01E08 — The Magic Bullet Redux
The Lincoln Lawyer S01E09 — The Uncanny Valley
The Lincoln Lawyer S01E10 — The Brass Verdict
Season 2
Mickey Haller faces the prosecution's most damaging evidence—massive gunshot residue on Trevor Elliott's hands and clothes that appears to prove he fired the murder weapon. Working late through case files, Mickey connects Jerry Vincent's casino visits to the Sheriff's vehicle maintenance facility and discovers Trevor rode in the same patrol car that transported Eli Wyms—who fired over ninety rounds at deputies twelve hours earlier—without the vehicle being cleaned between arrests. Mickey presents three witnesses proving the gunshot residue transferred from the car rather than from firing a gun, vindicating Jerry's original theory. He also introduces Anton Shavar, whose ex-wife had an affair with victim Jan Rilz, as an alternative suspect, though the prosecution reveals Shavar was in Miami during the murders. The episode demonstrates how tunnel vision corrupts police investigations and how transfer evidence can create misleading forensic results. Mickey successfully creates reasonable doubt through the "magic bullet" defense, but Trevor insists on testifying to protect his business reputation despite Mickey's warnings that it risks everything. A parallel subplot shows Mickey's driver Izzy nearly relapsing into drug use, illustrating that recovery requires constant vigilance. With the Glory Days witness finally returning to LA and Trevor about to take the stand, Mickey faces both potential redemption for a past case and the possibility that his client's ego will destroy an otherwise winning defense. — Part of the Explained Podcasts network. More shows: https://explainedpodcasts.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lincoln-lawyer-s01e08-the-magic-bullet-redux/id1888590009?i=1000757780785 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0CD1TQGffiJ7P5YqIzqCG6 IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13833978/ TVDB: https://thetvdb.com/dereferrer/series/399909 TMDB: https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/116799
Mickey Haller wins Trevor Elliott's acquittal after delivering a mathematical closing argument that demonstrates the impossibility of disposing evidence in seven minutes. The jury finds Trevor not guilty on both murder counts, but post-trial investigation reveals the Russian mob threat was fabricated and Trevor used a drone to dispose of the murder weapon—making the seven-minute timeline feasible after all. At the victory party, Mickey confronts Trevor with the truth: Lara wrote the revolutionary code that built Trevor's empire, and he killed her to prevent exposure of his fraud. Attorney-client privilege and double jeopardy laws mean Trevor can never be prosecuted despite confessing everything to Mickey. This episode explores the ethical nightmare of successfully defending a guilty client through brilliant legal strategy that inadvertently covered for the actual method of the crime. While prosecutor Maggie McPherson secures a conviction against human trafficker Angelo Soto using similar witness-endangering tactics, Trevor Elliott walks free—protected by the very legal system Mickey expertly navigated. The episode ends with former Juror Seven ambushing Mickey at Griffith Park, revealing the conspiracy extends beyond the trial and Mickey's moral reckoning has only begun. — Part of the Explained Podcasts network. More shows: https://explainedpodcasts.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lincoln-lawyer-s01e09-the-uncanny-valley/id1888590009?i=1000757780849 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0NGokPUb2d5m8SA0Gk7Bbf IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13833978/ TVDB: https://thetvdb.com/dereferrer/series/399909 TMDB: https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/116799
Mickey survives a murder attempt and uncovers a courthouse corruption scheme run by Judge Mary Holder, who orchestrated the murder of Jerry Vincent and tried to kill Mickey when he got too close. Meanwhile, Mickey's investigator Lorna tracks down witness Gloria Dayton in Las Vegas, whose testimony exposes corrupt detectives who framed Jesús Menendez for a murder he didn't commit. Trevor Elliott is shot dead by Carol Dubois at a press event, eliminating him as a suspect in the conspiracy. The corruption reveal destroys Maggie's year-long case against human trafficker Angelo Soto since her star witness Detective Lankford was exposed as corrupt, permanently ending her relationship with Mickey. You'll understand how Mickey's redemption for his greatest professional failure came at the cost of everything personal, why courthouse corruption is uniquely devastating to the justice system, and how the finale sets up unresolved threats with the real tattooed killer still watching from the shadows. — Part of the Explained Podcasts network. More shows: https://explainedpodcasts.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lincoln-lawyer-s01e10-the-brass-verdict/id1888590009?i=1000757780833 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7IRrjQ5uDbUo1Ax4CAYb43 IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13833978/ TVDB: https://thetvdb.com/dereferrer/series/399909 TMDB: https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/116799
Mickey Haller’s second season turns attorney-client privilege, conflicts of interest, and courtroom strategy into personal traps. Russell Lawson exploits legal confidentiality to shield himself in the Menendez case, while Lisa Trammell’s murder trial pulls Mickey into a defense clouded by romance, planted evidence, Alex Grant’s corruption, and the hidden truth about Lisa’s past. A clear, chronological guide to the season’s major cases, twists, and character fallout, including how Mickey outmaneuvers Russell, why the Bondurant case points in several directions, what Walter Kim’s role reveals, and how Lisa’s acquittal complicates the difference between winning and justice. — Part of the Explained Podcasts network. More shows: https://explainedpodcasts.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lincoln-lawyer-season-2-the-complete-recap/id1888590009?i=1000766574963 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3cyBFFh58u2QrGqdJUJ34z IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13833978/ TVDB: https://thetvdb.com/dereferrer/series/399909 TMDB: https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/116799
Every episode of The Lincoln Lawyer Season 2 in one file with chapter markers — plus a season recap and cast & creators bonus. Jump between episodes using your podcast app's chapter navigation. — Part of the Explained Podcasts network. More shows: https://explainedpodcasts.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lincoln-lawyer-season-2-collection-chapters/id1888590009?i=1000766575697 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6K1BMMJt3niNbs9c2oF1PB IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13833978/ TVDB: https://thetvdb.com/dereferrer/series/399909 TMDB: https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/116799
Mickey Haller is riding high three months after the Trevor Elliott acquittal, but the victory carries a steep cost. The DA refuses to acknowledge wrongful conviction and instead reopens the Jesús Menendez case, assigning Detective Griggs to reinvestigate. Mickey takes on new client Russell Lawson, wins his case, then learns Russell staged his entire arrest to exploit attorney-client privilege — because Russell is the real killer who let Menendez take the fall. The episode closes with Mickey trapped: he knows the truth and cannot speak it. The premiere establishes how Mickey's courtroom success has damaged everyone around him — his ex-wife Maggie was demoted after his last win destroyed her prosecution, his paralegal Lorna is blocked from law school by her former abuser, and his investigator Cisco is settling debts with a biker gang. The central conflict sharpens a specific legal paradox: the ethical rule designed to protect clients now protects a murderer, and following it means an innocent man goes back to prison. — Part of the Explained Podcasts network. More shows: https://explainedpodcasts.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lincoln-lawyer-s02e01-the-rules/id1888590009?i=1000766574962 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7g1SeUsYOAQ8Jclk3l0v7b IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13833978/ TVDB: https://thetvdb.com/dereferrer/series/399909 TMDB: https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/116799
Mickey Haller knows his client Russell Lawson killed Martha Renteria, but attorney-client privilege keeps him silent. Following advice from mentor Legal Siegel, Mickey engineers a trap: he arranges for sex worker Gloria Dayton — the one witness who can identify Russell — to be released and placed under police surveillance, betting Russell will move to eliminate her. Meanwhile, paralegal Lorna confronts the law school dean who sexually harassed her years ago, and Mickey trades cartel intelligence to his ex-wife Maggie to secure Gloria's cooperation. Russell takes the bait, attacks Gloria at her apartment, and is arrested mid-crime — breaking privilege by committing a new offense. Jesús Menendez's wrongful conviction is dismissed with prejudice. The episode closes with Mickey's next client crisis already arrived: Lisa Trammell, the chef he's been representing and sleeping with, has been arrested for murdering developer Mitchell Bondurant. Understanding this episode requires knowing how attorney-client privilege can be both a trap and a weapon. Russell exploited it deliberately to paralyze Mickey; Mickey exploited Russell's own predictability to render it moot. The parallel storyline with Lorna frames the same dynamic — two people reclaiming agency from figures who assumed institutional power would keep them compliant. The Bondurant arrest resets Mickey's situation entirely, shifting the season from clearing an innocent man to defending someone whose guilt is an open question. — Part of the Explained Podcasts network. More shows: https://explainedpodcasts.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lincoln-lawyer-s02e02-obligations/id1888590009?i=1000766574988 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6gZLtuXwk2SnxDB9LzUS3h IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13833978/ TVDB: https://thetvdb.com/dereferrer/series/399909 TMDB: https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/116799
Mickey Haller takes on Lisa Trammell's murder case despite having slept with her before her arrest, a conflict that compounds as the episode unfolds. True-crime podcaster Henry Dahl posts Lisa's $2 million bail with obvious ulterior motives, and Mickey secures her life rights through power of attorney. On the home front, Cisco is forced by gang leader Teddy Vogel to investigate whether his childhood friend Kaz — who once took an eight-year prison sentence to protect him — became a police informant to earn early parole. Mickey meanwhile exploits his daughter overhearing a conversation between Maggie and prosecutor Andrea Freemann to force immediate discovery, a move that shatters what remained of his co-parenting relationship with Maggie once she realizes he also slept with his client. This episode maps the full architecture of Mickey's self-sabotage: the personal, the professional, and the ethical lines he crosses in a single case. Cisco's storyline runs as a structural parallel — two men caught between irreconcilable loyalties, where honoring one debt means betraying another. The episode establishes the emotional stakes that will drive the season, particularly Mickey's admission that he genuinely believes Lisa is innocent, a confession that compromises his judgment in ways the prosecution may not even need to exploit. — Part of the Explained Podcasts network. More shows: https://explainedpodcasts.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lincoln-lawyer-s02e03-conflicts/id1888590009?i=1000766574989 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7iag6k38mji11KvqmL14Yz IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13833978/ TVDB: https://thetvdb.com/dereferrer/series/399909 TMDB: https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/116799
Mickey Haller's team is buried under eighty boxes of discovery files from prosecutor Andrea Freemann, and the pressure cracks open an uncomfortable question: what if Lisa Trammell actually did it? A hammer is missing from her tool kit, and the victim's wound matches. Before Mickey can sit with that doubt, Andrea offers a generous plea deal — voluntary manslaughter, six years — which Mickey reads as a sign her case has a fatal flaw. Racing to find it, the team uncovers that Bondurant was extorting a contractor named Alex Grant, who is actually Alex Kazarian, son of a jailed Armenian crime boss. The mob connection reframes the murder entirely. But when Mickey calls to reject the deal, Andrea tells him she already pulled it — circumstances changed, and she found something of her own. Cisco's storyline runs parallel: his childhood friend Kaz confesses to becoming a federal informant and setting up the Road Saints for an ATF weapons raid. Cisco refuses witness protection, putting himself directly in the gang's line of fire when the raid hits. Understanding this episode requires tracking two separate ticking clocks — the plea deal window and the impending ATF raid — both of which expire badly for Mickey's side. The mob angle with the Kazarian family introduces a credible third-party suspect that could anchor Mickey's defense, but Andrea's closing line signals she has already neutralized it. Cisco's refusal of witness protection is a character-driven decision with potentially fatal consequences, rooted in everything he has built since leaving that world. The episode uses the discovery process itself as a structural device: both sides are sifting through evidence simultaneously, and the side that finds something useful first gains the advantage — and this time, Andrea got there first. — Part of the Explained Podcasts network. More shows: https://explainedpodcasts.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lincoln-lawyer-s02e04-discovery/id1888590009?i=1000766574859 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7I8CXqklb2OVOF12peNYzw IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13833978/ TVDB: https://thetvdb.com/dereferrer/series/399909 TMDB: https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/116799
Mickey Haller loses ground on multiple fronts as blood evidence surfaces against his client Lisa Trammell. A forensics analyst reveals Bondurant's blood on Lisa's gardening gloves, turning a circumstantial case into one with direct physical evidence. Lisa's admission that she was near the scene the morning of the murder fractures Mickey's trust, their romantic relationship collapses when she sees his doubt, and the episode ends with Mickey beaten unconscious in a parking garage by two unidentified attackers. This episode marks the turning point where the defense position deteriorates from manageable to precarious. The blood evidence explains why the prosecution pulled its plea deal, the disappearance of Cisco's informant Kaz closes off Mickey's best alternative suspect theory, and the attack on Mickey signals that forces beyond the courtroom are now in play. — Part of the Explained Podcasts network. More shows: https://explainedpodcasts.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lincoln-lawyer-s02e05-suspicious-minds/id1888590009?i=1000766574909 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ZSKNuqTCDvwft5SE8QAEZ IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13833978/ TVDB: https://thetvdb.com/dereferrer/series/399909 TMDB: https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/116799