Momentum

In Episode 3 of The Lincoln Lawyer, Mickey confirms that success is all about momentum. That momentum is swinging in Mickey’s favour but the trouble is, these cases are piling up and one name has slipped under the radar – Eli Wyms. It could well be that the file in question was in Jerry’s briefcase the night he was killed. ..

Detective shows up with CCTV footage of a man leaving Jerry’s building with a moustache. They don’t have a name yet, but it’s a solid lead to follow. ..

Cisco has been missing for over a week and the search for him has turned up nothing. His disappearance is raising questions about his role in the casino attack and whether he has something to do with Bruce Carlin’s disappearance.

Eli Wyms, a sniper from Iraq, is accused of shooting and injuring three people in a domestic dispute on Saturday night. Wyms refused to surrender and exchanged gunfire with police for 3 hours before he was arrested. ..

Jerry is woken up by all the people in his unit and they toast to him before getting ready for his wake. Mickey doesn’t drink and stays away from alcohol, given it’s in a bar. He’s approached by a fellow prosecutor called Lankford though, who antagonizes him and mentions “his boy” Jesus Menendez. This seems to be another murder case, if his words to Maggie are anything to go by, but quite who this is remains unclear for now.

Mickey visits Trevor, who tells him that he didn’t shoot anyone and has no idea what happened. Mickey reviews the case with Trevor, pointing out that there was gunshot residue on his clothes and hands, which would suggest that he was involved in the shooting. However, Trevor insists that he’s never fired a gun before in his life and doesn’t know how the residue got there. This lack of cooperation makes it difficult to determine what happened in the shooting. ..

Trevor admits that he and Lara had a big fight the night before her death. He wanted to surprise her, as we heard before, and he headed in that day calling out for Lara. He found her face down on the bed with a gunshot wound in her back. Her yoga instructor was on the other side of the room, also dead. ..

Mickey was aware of his affair with Elliot and refused to say anything about it to the cameras. Elliot wanted to try and fight for his wife that day, but Mickey berated him for lying and went on to mention how he needs to get his story straight given Golantz is going to absolutely rip into him if not.

Cisco and Lorna continue to sniff around potential leads. One of those comes from a client of the yoga instructor called Neema Shavar. Her husband actually runs a private security company that could potentially be involved in this.

Mickey goes over the details surrounding Eli Wyms and Trevor Elliot, realizing that the former is the key to solving the murders. Somehow, Eli’s arrest, which occurred on the same day as the murders, is linked in with Elliot’s wife being killed. But how? Well, before he finds out, Mickey is followed, prompting him to rush into his office and hold off this unknown assailant. ..

The Episode Review

This series really does feel like a typical American crime drama now. There’s nothing wrong with that of course, but all the hallmarks are here to see. The hotshot detective with a bad past, the quirky sidekick (Lorna) and the gruff muscle (Cisco) not to mention Izzy, who is obviously Mickey’s driver. ..

The editing between scenes feels dated and unprofessional.

The case of the Netflix binge-model is intriguing and shows how it can benefit people by providing them with a sense of control over their time. I can’t imagine anyone sticking around with this one through 10 weeks, but the way this has been set-up, it certainly makes for an intriguing case.