Warning: Spoilers ahead for The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3!The Lincoln Advocate Season 3 wraps up the case involving Glory Days and Julian LaCosse, but Mickey Haller’s next trial seemingly confirms which book will be adapted for season 4. Netflix’s legal drama notably adapts Michael Connelly’s popular books featuring the LA-based defense attorney , with a different novel being the basis of each season so far. Whereas season 1 focused on “The Brass Verdict,” The Lincoln Advocate Season 2 adapted “The Fifth Witness,” which notably covered the Lisa Trammell case.
The Lincoln Advocate Season 2’s finale revealed where the series was headed by confirming Glory Days’ death, meaning the upcoming installment would be adapting “The Gods of Guilt,” the fifth entry in Connelly’s Lincoln lawyer Series. The story meant a lot The Lincoln AdvocateThe cast would remain intact, with Manuel Garcia-Rulfo portraying the main character and the man behind Lincoln’s lawyer nickname, Mickey Haller. Although The Lincoln Advocate Season 4 has yet to be confirmed, but Season 3 gives insight into what’s in store for Mickey if the show returns.
What happened to Mickey Haller in the last scene of The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3
Mickey’s fate will heavily impact Lincoln Lawyer Season 4
The Julian La Cosse case doesn’t go exactly as planned for Mickey and his team, thanks to unexpected twists surrounding Neil Bishop, Hector Moya and James De Marco. Still, Mickey is able to help Julian become a free man again, and the group receives a hefty settlement from the district attorney’s office. Unfortunately, the celebration was short-lived because The Lincoln Advocate Season 3’s finale contained one final twist that featured Mickey being pulled over by a police officer due to a missing license plate.
… The fate of Garcia-Rulfo’s character also indicated in which Connelly’s book will take the spotlight The Lincoln Advocate Season 4.
The missing license plate was the least of Mickey’s worries, however, when the cop discovered blood dripping from the car’s trunk. At the inspection, Mickey’s clan was hiding the dead body of his client Sam Scales, Who Lorna worked with earlier in the season. Sam’s name was mentioned as a client who had not paid, but there was no indication that he was missing or in danger. Whoever killed Sam clearly meant to frame Mickey, but the fate of Garcia-Rulfo’s character also indicated in which Connelly’s book will take the spotlight in The Lincoln Advocate Season 4.
The end of The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3 establishes “The Law of Innocence” as the book story of Season 4
The plot links to Michael Connelly’s 2020 Book
Based on the reveal at the end of season 3, it sure seems like it The Lincoln Advocate Season 4 plans to adapt Michael Connelly’s “The Law of Innocence” book. Published in 2020, “The Law of Innocence” focuses on Mickey after he is accused of murder after a former client’s body is found in his trunk. Although he was framed, he is forced to go through the traditional legal process like any other citizen, which leads to Mickey’s decision to defend himself rather than hire his own defense attorney.
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If working out of one of his several Lincolns is difficult, Mickey will receive the most difficult trial yet, while he will be preparing from his prison cell. In the book, Mickey’s extremely high bail prevents him from going free until the trial, so much will also depend on the rest of his team, Lorna, Cisco and Izzy, to step up more than they ever have before. Although Harry Bosch makes an appearance in “The Law of Innocence,” and other books featuring Mickey, he probably won’t be making the jump to the Netflix series.
What “The Law of Innocence” Teases About The Lincoln Lawyer Season 4
Mickey’s murder charge means big changes for the Lincoln lawyer
Despite asserting “the law of innocence” as the foundation for The Lincoln Advocate season 4, Netflix will need to renew the legal drama before viewers can turn their sights on the future of the show. That said, even with a renewal and the Season 4 set-up, there will still be liberties with the show, allowing elements to be tweaked to fit the Netflix adaptation. The Lincoln Advocate Showrunners teased season 4, confirming that the final installment “Will definitely put up the next book“Before talking about the hopeful future of the show beyond that.
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Notable characters in The Lincoln Advocate |
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Mickey Haller |
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo |
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Lorna Crane |
Becky Newton |
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Dennis “Cisco” Wojciechowski |
Angus Sampson |
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Easy lets |
Jazz Raycole |
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Andrea “Andy” Freeman |
Yaya DaCosta |
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Maggie McPherson |
Neve Campbell |
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Haley Haller |
Krista Warner |
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David “Legal” Siegel |
Eliot Gould |
Interestingly, the showrunners hinted that the ending of season 3 would not “Set up the next case“But that could be due to the fact that the finale ended before Mickey was shown arrested or charged. Instead, it ended with the character in shock at the discovery of Sam’s dead body in his trunk. To the case at the center From the story of season 4, all signs point to Mickey being the one on trial, the circumstances would likely involve all of Mickey’s supporters in some capacity, so it would make sense for Maggie, Hayley, and Andy to make appearances The Lincoln Advocate Season 4.