2006
Defense attorney Mickey Haller takes on wealthy Louis Roulet, accused of assault, only to discover Roulet is a serial killer responsible for a past murder for which Haller's former client was wrongly convicted. Realizing Roulet is the true culprit, Haller is forced to defend a guilty man while Roulet threatens his family and murders his investigator, framing Haller for the crime. During the trial, Haller manipulates the proceedings to expose Roulet's lies, leading to Roulet's mother attempting to kill Haller in court, revealing her complicity. Haller survives, and with new evidence, Roulet is arrested for the investigator's murder, finally bringing justice to the wrongly imprisoned man.
Save the Cat beat sheet
Mickey Haller, a slick defense attorney, juggles cases and personal responsibilities while taking on a highâstakes rape charge for wealthy client Louis Roulet.
Open full beat sheetMickey Haller is listed as Defense Attorney. 40, lawyer, operates out of his Lincoln Town Car, pragmatic and sharp. In the parsed data, Mickey Haller is connected to 65 scenes, 170 dialogue lines, 171 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
65 scenes / 170 dialogue linesLouis Roulet is listed as Client / Defendant. 32, wealthy, accused of assault, appears polished but fragile. In the parsed data, Louis Roulet is connected to 27 scenes, 33 dialogue lines, 35 text mentions, first appearing around scene 10.
27 scenes / 33 dialogue linesTed Minton is listed as Assistant D.A.. 30, Ivy League, Smithson's protege. In the parsed data, Ted Minton is connected to 13 scenes, 15 dialogue lines, 17 text mentions, first appearing around scene 23.
13 scenes / 15 dialogue linesMaggie McPherson is listed as Assistant D.A. / Ex-wife. 30s, raven-black hair, smart, strong, Mick's ex-wife. In the parsed data, Maggie McPherson is connected to 11 scenes, 37 dialogue lines, 38 text mentions, first appearing around scene 26.
11 scenes / 37 dialogue linesCecil Dobbs is listed as Family Lawyer. Balding, dignified WASP, represents the Roulet family. In the parsed data, Cecil Dobbs is connected to 8 scenes, 4 dialogue lines, 4 text mentions, first appearing around scene 11.
8 scenes / 4 dialogue linesRaul Levin is listed as Investigator. Mick's investigator, former cop. In the parsed data, Raul Levin is connected to 7 scenes, 14 dialogue lines, 14 text mentions, first appearing around scene 33.
7 scenes / 14 dialogue linesHayley is listed as Mick's Daughter. 8, Mick and Maggie's daughter. In the parsed data, Hayley is connected to 7 scenes, 2 dialogue lines, 10 text mentions, first appearing around scene 24.
7 scenes / 2 dialogue linesHeidi Sobel is listed as Detective. 30, Glendale detective. In the parsed data, Heidi Sobel is connected to 6 scenes, 7 dialogue lines, 7 text mentions, first appearing around scene 62.
6 scenes / 7 dialogue linesEarl is listed as Driver. Black, 20s, Mick's driver and assistant. In the parsed data, Earl is connected to 6 scenes, 5 dialogue lines, 9 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
6 scenes / 5 dialogue linesMary Windsor is listed as Louis's Mother. 60, distinguished, wealthy real estate business owner. In the parsed data, Mary Windsor is connected to 6 scenes, 5 dialogue lines, 5 text mentions, first appearing around scene 58.
6 scenes / 5 dialogue linesJudge Orton Powell is listed as Judge. 60, former defense lawyer. In the parsed data, Judge Orton Powell is connected to 5 scenes, 9 dialogue lines, 9 text mentions, first appearing around scene 56.
5 scenes / 9 dialogue linesLankford is listed as Detective. 38, clean-marine, Glendale detective. In the parsed data, Lankford is connected to 4 scenes, 5 dialogue lines, 7 text mentions, first appearing around scene 38.
4 scenes / 5 dialogue linesKurlen is listed as Detective. 40, fat, antagonistic toward Mick. In the parsed data, Kurlen is connected to 4 scenes, 4 dialogue lines, 6 text mentions, first appearing around scene 59.
4 scenes / 4 dialogue linesJudge Flynn is listed as Judge. 60, uses a put-on Irish brogue. In the parsed data, Judge Flynn is connected to 4 scenes, first appearing around scene 50.
4 scenes / 0 dialogue linesVal Valenzuela is listed as Bail Bondsman. Mick's contact for bail and client referrals. In the parsed data, Val Valenzuela is connected to 3 scenes, 16 dialogue lines, 16 text mentions, first appearing around scene 2.
3 scenes / 16 dialogue linesRegina Campo is listed as Victim / Witness. 26, actress and telephone solicitor, sex worker. In the parsed data, Regina Campo is connected to 3 scenes, 2 dialogue lines, 2 text mentions, first appearing around scene 49.
3 scenes / 2 dialogue linesJesus Martinez is listed as Former Client. 29, serving life in San Quentin, claims innocence. In the parsed data, Jesus Martinez is connected to 2 scenes, 11 dialogue lines, 13 text mentions, first appearing around scene 31.
2 scenes / 11 dialogue linesDwayne Jeffrey Corliss is listed as Snitch. Jailhouse informant, documented liar. In the parsed data, Dwayne Jeffrey Corliss is connected to 2 scenes, 8 dialogue lines, 8 text mentions, first appearing around scene 55.
2 scenes / 8 dialogue linesLorna is listed as Office Manager / Ex-wife. 33, redhead, Mick's ex-wife and office manager. In the parsed data, Lorna is connected to 2 scenes, 2 dialogue lines, 2 text mentions, first appearing around scene 56.
2 scenes / 2 dialogue linesGloria is listed as Client. 27, redhead, sex worker, struggling with addiction. In the parsed data, Gloria is connected to 2 scenes, first appearing around scene 8.
2 scenes / 0 dialogue linesEddie Vogel is listed as Road Saints Leader. Nearly 300 lbs, skull & halo patch, gang leader. In the parsed data, Eddie Vogel is connected to 1 scene, 1 text mention, first appearing around scene 4.
1 scenes / 0 dialogue linesDarius McGinley is listed as Client. 28, black, facing sentencing. In the parsed data, Darius McGinley is connected to 1 scene, first appearing around scene 19.
1 scenes / 0 dialogue linesHarold Casey is listed as Client. 30s, lanky, ponytail, skull & halo tattoo. In the parsed data, Harold Casey is connected to 1 scene, first appearing around scene 3.
1 scenes / 0 dialogue linesSticks is listed as Cameraman. Freelance cameraman. In the parsed data, Sticks is connected to 1 scene, first appearing around scene 7.
1 scenes / 0 dialogue linesMickey Haller rides in his Lincoln Town Car while his driver Earl discusses business; Mick reviews the Louis Roulet case file.
Mickey Haller, EarlMick receives a call from Val about a new potential client, Louis Roulet.
Mickey Haller, Earl, Val ValenzuelaMick meets with his client Harold Casey before court and manages to delay the case.
Mickey Haller, Harold Casey, Judge Orton PowellMick talks to Lorna about the Roulet case and is intercepted by the Road Saints.
Mickey Haller, Earl, Lorna, Eddie VogelMick meets his new client, Louis Roulet, for the first time.
Mickey Haller, Louis Roulet, Cecil DobbsMick negotiates with Maggie McPherson and secures bail for Louis Roulet.
Mickey Haller, Louis Roulet, Maggie McPhersonMick buys footage from a cameraman and discusses fees with Dobbs.
Mickey Haller, Cecil Dobbs, SticksMick visits Gloria and gathers information on a drug dealer.
Mickey Haller, GloriaMick negotiates a deal for Gloria with the D.A.
Mickey HallerMick meets with the Roulet family and his investigator to discuss the case strategy.
Mickey Haller, Louis Roulet, Cecil Dobbs, Raul Levin, Mary WindsorMick discusses the case strategy with Louis and Dobbs, insisting on a trial despite the risks.
Mickey Haller, Louis Roulet, Cecil DobbsLouis recounts his night at Morgan's bar while Mick and Raul analyze the case file.
Mickey Haller, Louis Roulet, Raul Levin, Cecil DobbsLouis describes arriving at Reggie's apartment and seeing a yellow Corvette.
Mickey Haller, Louis RouletLouis describes entering the apartment and being attacked.
Louis RouletMick and Raul analyze the police report and the inconsistencies in Reggie's story.
Mickey Haller, Louis Roulet, Raul Levin, Cecil DobbsMick and Raul discuss the case; Maggie intervenes and drives Mick home.
Mickey Haller, Maggie McPherson, Raul LevinMick and Maggie talk about the case and their personal lives while driving.
Mickey Haller, Maggie McPhersonMick arrives home and listens to a message from his daughter.
Mickey Haller, HayleyMick attends a sentencing hearing for Darius McGinley.
Mickey Haller, Judge Orton Powell, Raul Levin, Darius McGinleyRaul shows Mick security footage from Morgan's bar.
Mickey Haller, Raul LevinMick confronts Louis about his lies regarding Reggie Campo.
Mickey Haller, Louis Roulet, Mary WindsorMick encounters Detective Kurlen and meets prosecutor Ted Minton.
Mickey Haller, Ted Minton, KurlenMick meets with Ted Minton to discuss the discovery file and shows him the DVD of the solicitation.
Mickey Haller, Ted Minton, KurlenMick spends time with his daughter Hayley while reviewing case files.
Mickey Haller, Hayley, EarlMick confronts Louis Roulet about the knife and the lies in the discovery file.
Mickey Haller, Louis Roulet, Hayley, EarlMick drops off a sleeping Hayley and has an awkward conversation with Maggie.
Mickey Haller, Maggie McPherson, HayleyMick meets Maggie at the bar and learns about the snitch Corliss.
Mickey Haller, Maggie McPhersonMick and Maggie have dinner and discuss their daughter.
Mickey Haller, Maggie McPhersonMick wakes up in Maggie's bed with Hayley between them, leading to an argument.
Mickey Haller, Maggie McPherson, HayleyMick reviews photos of Reggie Campo and realizes a connection to a past case.
Mickey HallerFlashback to Mick's previous meeting with Jesus Martinez.
Mickey Haller, Jesus MartinezMick visits Martinez to show him photos and confirm the identity of the real killer.
Mickey Haller, Jesus MartinezMick discusses his theory about Roulet being the serial killer with Raul.
Mickey Haller, Raul LevinMick returns home to find Louis Roulet waiting in his den.
Mickey Haller, Louis RouletMick discovers Louis in his den, leading to a confrontation about the electronic anklet and Mick's daughter.
Mickey Haller, Louis RouletLouis taunts Mick about his daughter and the case, leading Mick to punch him.
Mickey Haller, Louis RouletMick watches Hayley's soccer match and receives a disturbing phone call.
Mickey Haller, HayleyMick arrives at the crime scene where Raul Levin was murdered.
Mickey Haller, Heidi Sobel, LankfordMick examines the crime scene and discusses the murder with the detectives.
Mickey Haller, Heidi Sobel, LankfordMick confronts Val about the anklet tracer and the murder.
Mickey Haller, Val ValenzuelaMick is cut off at the bar and sent home.
Mickey HallerMaggie brings a drunk Mick home.
Mickey Haller, Maggie McPhersonMick listens to a message from Raul and calls Sobel.
Mickey Haller, Heidi SobelMick finds his gun box empty.
Mickey HallerMick visits Gloria in prison.
Mickey Haller, GloriaLouis confesses to murders before the trial begins.
Mickey Haller, Louis RouletMick confronts Louis about Raul's murder.
Mickey Haller, Louis RouletOpening statements for the trial.
Mickey Haller, Louis Roulet, Ted MintonRegina Campo testifies.
Mickey Haller, Louis Roulet, Regina Campo, Ted MintonMick cross-examines Reggie Campo, challenging her credibility and motives regarding a potential lawsuit against Louis Roulet.
Mickey Haller, Louis Roulet, Regina Campo, Ted Minton, Judge FlynnA video of the bar incident is played, and Mick concludes his cross-examination of Reggie.
Mickey Haller, Regina Campo, Ted MintonMary Windsor testifies for the defense regarding Louis's knife.
Mickey Haller, Louis Roulet, Mary Windsor, Ted Minton, Judge FlynnMick and Louis discuss the trial strategy and the possibility of a plea deal.
Mickey Haller, Louis RouletLouis testifies in his own defense.
Mickey Haller, Louis Roulet, Ted Minton, Judge FlynnDwayne Corliss testifies as a rebuttal witness for the state.
Mickey Haller, Louis Roulet, Ted Minton, Judge Flynn, Dwayne Jeffrey CorlissMick cross-examines Corliss, exposing his history of perjury and false testimony, leading to a mistrial/dismissal.
Mickey Haller, Louis Roulet, Ted Minton, Judge Orton Powell, Dwayne Jeffrey Corliss, LornaJudge Fullbright berates Ted for using a corrupt witness.
Judge Orton Powell, Ted MintonMick informs his clients about the likely acquittal.
Mickey Haller, Louis Roulet, Cecil Dobbs, Mary Windsor, Ted MintonLouis threatens Mick.
Mickey Haller, Louis RouletThe state moves to dismiss all charges against Louis.
Mickey Haller, Louis Roulet, Ted Minton, Judge Orton PowellLouis is arrested by Kurlen, Lankford, and Sobel.
Mickey Haller, Louis Roulet, Mary Windsor, Cecil Dobbs, Kurlen, LankfordSobel explains the parking ticket evidence to Mick.
Mickey Haller, Heidi SobelEarl gives Mick the gun.
Mickey Haller, EarlMick receives a call from Maggie about Louis being released.
Mickey Haller, Maggie McPhersonMick is shot by Mary Windsor.
Mickey Haller, Mary WindsorPolice arrive after the shooting.
Mickey Haller, Lankford, Heidi SobelMick recovers.
Mickey Haller, Maggie McPherson, HayleyWhat are you now, a lawyer? A clever, third-rate fucking lawyer with smart-ass technicalities? "You said it wasn't yours"-- What you should have said was, "I had a knife but this isn't it!" What did you think, it would just go away? You brought a murder weapon to a meeting with a prostitute, Louis! How am I supposed to make that look like she set you up?
I ain't too good at reading... "A man, Frederick Bentley, wrongly convicted of rape, was released Saturday after con-- conclusive DNA results cleared him of the crime. The case was bolstered at trial by testimony from an informant, D.J. Corliss of Mesa, who claimed Bentley had-- bragged to him about the rape while together in a holding cell--"
We thought he'd come after you. We couldn't tell you. The truth is we had plenty on him for killing Renteria. Jesus Martinez will be released. But we wanted Roulet for Levin, too. I told you: We had to find out how he beat the trace. Now we know. It was almost perfect. He's still wearing the anklet...
Yeah, it's Lankford again. Tell them it's over, they can grab Roulet and bring him in... He what? So, bring him to the Emergency Room first, then bring him in! Dig this. The uniforms had some help picking up Roulet. Some motorcycle gang was already beating the shit out of him.
Yes. In real estate we show homes, to people we don't know. This one time... My mother. She was showing a place. It was in Bel-Air, so she thought it was okay to go alone, even though there was a man at the time who had raped some women that way. He was there.
That's right. The file Raul got us was a loaded deck. The cops must have been on to him, because they used it to set us up. So we'd think they had nothing, when in fact they had enough to put your Hugo Boss, golf-playing ass away for twenty years!
The lawyer who just assumes he did it because of the DNA. The lawyer who gets him the best deal he can, and feels pretty good, because the deal keeps his client off Death Row... and this guy, this lawyer, he's all about the deal, see?
Yeah, and you'll have to explain how you got it. But you know what? I've stopped giving a shit. You're going down, and Martinez is getting out, and that's all I care about. When they stick that needle in your arm, that will be me.
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