Season 4 of ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ thrusts Mickey Haller into a gripping nightmare, accused of killing his ex-client, Sam Scales. The tension mounts as the final episode exposes mob boss Gazarian as the mastermind behind the scheme, driven by financial betrayal.Spoiler Alert: This article contains significant plot details and spoilers for ‘The Lincoln Lawyer Season 4’. If you wish to avoid spoilers, please stop reading now.In the fourth season of hit legal drama ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’, LA’s hottest defense attorney Mickey Haller was trapped in his toughest and most emotional case yet. Haller is charged after being framed for the murder of Sam Scales, his former client. It was clear that Haller was getting framed, but who did so is unclear, as the attorney had made a lot of enemies in the past three seasons.After jail time, house arrest, and a taxing trial, the finale revealed Mickey’s fate, let viewers know who really killed Sam, and ended on a jaw-dropping cliffhanger that perfectly teed up Season 5 and another gripping storyline.
Mickey Haller’s nightmare
Mickey’s nightmare began at the end of Season 3, when police opened the trunk of his Lincoln and found Sam Scales dead. Sam is a long-time con artist whom Mickey had represented before.
Who killed Sam Scales?
Mickey was correct! Gazarian had Sam whacked and framed Mickey. But the murder wasn’t carried out for the reason Mickey thought. After Gazarian is killed, some fellow mobsters throw him out a hotel window because they don’t like all the attention Sam’s murder is getting.
Why was Sam Scaled killed?
While in hiding, Jeanine tells Maggie exactly why Gazarian killed Sam. He actually had no idea Sam had been talking to the FBI. Instead, he was angry because he found out that Sam had been skimming money off the top of their biofuel operation. In other words, as Maggie puts it, “Sam was scamming the scammers.” One of his cons finally caught up to him.
How ‘The Lincoln Lawyer Season 4 ended
As LA’s hottest defense attorney, Mickey Haller has long understood that the US justice system is flawed, but by the end of Season 4, he’s more acutely aware of that than ever before.In the meantime, Mickey’s thrilled to enjoy some pozole at home with his daughter, Hayley (Krista Warner), and Maggie, who has allowed herself to begin rebuilding a deep connection with her ex. In the finale, as the mother and daughter head back to San Diego, Maggie shares that she misses living in LA and misses Mickey.
A tease for Season 5
At the end of the episode, Mickey’s life is saved by a woman. When asked who she is, the woman replies, “Actually, I’m your sister.” Thus, ‘The Lincoln Lawyer Season 4’ ends with an epic cliffhanger and has certainly bound fans to wait another season.
