The Lincoln Lawyer
word of advice : hold spoiler for The Lincoln Lawyer Season 2Netflix’sThe Lincoln Lawyeris no stranger to make up changes to the source stuff , and season 2 is no elision . base on Michael Connelly ’s book series of the same name , The Lincoln Lawyerfollows defense attorney Mickey Haller , who forge out of his Lincoln Town Car rather than a traditional part stage setting . Michael Connelly ’s book and Netflix ’s version ofThe Lincoln Lawyerfollow the same premise and use many of the same characters , but the Netflix serial publication contain liberties with the books ’ plots , both big and small .
The Lincoln Lawyerseason 2 adapt the story of the fourth Word in the Mickey Haller series , The Fifth Witness . InThe Fifth Witness , Mickey guard Lisa Trammell , who has been accused of murder businessman Mitchell Bondurant . Over the course of the story , Mickey start out to have doubts about Lisa ’s sinlessness , which he must put aside to gain the trial run . However , while the account pass up to theend ofThe Lincoln Lawyerseason 2bears many similarities toThe Fifth Witness ’ plot , Netflix made some full-grown changes to the source cloth .
14Lisa & Jeff Trammell’s Marriage Has A Different Backstory In The Fifth Witness
Towardsthe ending ofThe Lincoln Lawyerseason 2 , part 1 , Lisa Trammell unveil to Mickey that she had antecedently been married , but her marriage has a somewhat different backstory inThe Fifth Witness . In Netflix’sThe Lincoln Lawyer , Lisa and Jeff Trammell are both pretty secretive about the nature of their matrimony and past together , making their relationship one ofThe Lincoln Lawyerseason 2 ’s biggest mysteries . However , The Fifth Witnessprovides direction more detail about Lisa and Jeff ’s union , which appears a small otherwise than it does in the show .
In the originalLincoln Lawyerbook , Lisa and Jeff are technically still married to each other ( albeit separated ) , while the Netflix show depicts them as divorced . They even had a son together , Tyler , who does n’t appear in Netflix’sThe Lincoln Lawyer . The Fifth Witnessdepicts the Trammells ’ married couple and menage life-time as being happy until Jeff all of a sudden left the family and move away . Like in Netflix’sThe Lincoln Lawyer , what happen to Lisa ’s husband Jeffis incredibly of import to explaining Lisa ’s nature , butThe Fifth Witness ' version of the Trammell family contribute Lisa a slightly unlike backstory .
13Lisa Is A Teacher In The Fifth Witness
In the Netflix adaptation ofThe Lincoln Lawyer , Lisa Trammell is a chef and restaurateur at one of Mickey ’s favored eating house , but she has a different professing entirely in the original script . The Fifth Witnessdepicts Lisa Trammell as a high school societal studies instructor whose biography gets derail when her husband , Jeff , steps out on their family , leaving her with many fiscal burdens . After several unexcused absences , Lisa recede her teaching problem , which lead to the troubles she faces inThe Fifth Witness .
change Lisa ’s profession forThe Lincoln Lawyerseason 2 is a huge difference for the character . In Netflix’sThe Lincoln Lawyer , Lisa and Mickey attachment over food , which becomes a big part of their personal connection . This face of their human relationship does n’t appear inThe Fifth Witnessat all , which bring in Lisa and Mickey ’s book human relationship very dissimilar . Additionally , Lisa losing her job as a teacher is intact to get down her feud with Bondurant , whereas inThe Lincoln Lawyer , it is chiefly chalked up to Lisa ’s dislike of gentrification . It might seem like a small change , but Lisa not being a instructor in the show is a huge book dispute .
12Henry Dahl Is Different In The Fifth Witness
Henry Dahl is a monolithic thorn in Mickey Haller ’s side while representing Lisa Trammell , but Henry appears differently inThe Fifth Witness . ThoughThe Lincoln Lawyerchanged Dahl ’s name to Henry , he is called Herb in the volume . SinceThe Fifth Witnesswas write in 2011 , podcasts were n’t as democratic , so in the Christian Bible , Herb Dahl offers Lisa a flick flock . Despite this , Mickey and Dahl are just as antipathetical to each other as they are in the show . These changes to Dahl were belike made to updateThe Fifth Witness ’ story to make it more modern , but doing so made Lisa ’s “ supporter ” middling different in the unconscious process .
11Mickey Haller Is Still ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ In The Fifth Witness
The Lincoln Lawyerseason 1 see Mickey Haller finally get an office after working out of his Lincoln Town Car for so long , but this is n’t the case in the account book . InThe Fifth Witness , Mickey never receives an office for his practice , so he ’s still mold out of his Lincoln . Netflix changing this item begs whether Mickey is still “ The Lincoln Lawyer ” if he has an office , but the originalThe Fifth Witnessmakes it readable that Mickey is and will always be the Lincoln Lawyer .
10Lisa & Mickey Aren’t Romantically Involved In The Fifth Witness
Mickey and Lisa ’s relationship inThe Lincoln Lawyeris messy due to the blurred lines between a personal connexion and a professional one , but this is n’t the case in the book . Netflix’sThe Lincoln Lawyerportrays Mickey and Lisa as being quasi - love interest after the two sweetener up prior to Lisa becoming Mickey ’s client . This is a significant aspect ofThe Lincoln Lawyerseason 2 , as Mickey ’s complicated feelings about Lisa make his questioning of her naturalness even more unmanageable . However , Mickey and Lisa ’s romantic connection is exclusive to the Netflix adaptation , as they only have a professional relationship inThe Fifth Witness .
9Lorna & Cisco Are Already Married
InThe Lincoln Lawyerseason 2 , Lorna and Cisco ’s subplot revolve around the couple trying to agree on plans for their upcoming wedding , but their human relationship is different in the books . InThe Lincoln Lawyer ’s volume , Lorna and Cisco are already married . This mean that a lot of the obstacles Lorna and Cisco have to overcome with their family relationship inThe Lincoln Lawyerseason 2 are created for the Netflix show . However , in both the books and Netflix show , Mickey has no problem with Lorna and Cisco ’s marriage ceremony , which allows the threeLincoln Lawyercharacters ’ working relationship to be as successful as it is .
8The Road Saints Have A Way Smaller Role In The Fifth Witness
Cisco ’s fib inThe Lincoln Lawyerseason 2 , part 1 center around him settling his bare business with the Road Saints , but they have a far little function in the original Scripture . InThe Fifth Witness , the Road Saints mostly appear as part of Cisco ’s backstory rather than factor into the game . ThroughoutThe Fifth Witness , Cisco gets help from some of his friends who are still in the Saints , but that is the extent of their involvement in the book ’s story . While it might not be faithful toThe Fifth Witness , increasing the Road Saints ’ theatrical role in the Netflix adjustment expandsCisco’sThe Lincoln Lawyerbook storey , reach the change ’s event positive for the character .
7Alex Grant Doesn’t Exist In The Fifth Witness
At the ending ofThe Lincoln Lawyerseason 2 , part 1 , Alex Grant begins to emerge as a significant figure in the murder of Mitchell Bondurant , but Grant ’s character does n’t actually appear inThe Fifth Witness . Alex Grant is a likely alternate suspect in Bondurant ’s slaying alfresco of Lisa , as Grant and Bondurant are discover to have been drag in in a stage business dispute at the fourth dimension of the latter ’s expiry . Grant becomes an even more compelling suspect when it ’s discovered that he had changed his name to play down mob ties . However , despite Grant ’s significant role inThe Lincoln Lawyer , he does n’t appear in the book .
Rather than Alex Grant , The Fifth Witnessutilizes a similar persona named Louis Opparizio . Like Grant , Louis Opparizio had been at betting odds with Bondurant when the latter was murdered , making him the only other likely defendant besides Lisa . Louis had even exchange his name to help downplay his past tense , just like Alex Grant had . InThe Fifth Witness , Louis Opparizio becomes a straw man that Mickey uses to convince the jury Lisa is innocent , similar to the way Mickey use Alex Grant in the show . Though Opparizio ’s character does n’t appear after he pleads the Fifth , The Lincoln Lawyerhints Grant want retaliation against Mickey , suggesting the discredited businessman could return .
6Lisa Is More Explicitly Guilty Of Mitchell Bondurant’s Murder In The Lincoln Lawyer Books
In both Netflix’sThe Lincoln Lawyerand inThe Fifth Witness , Lisa Trammel receives a “ not guilty ” verdict , but it ’s clearer that Lisa actually did toss off Mitchell Bondurant in the ledger . At the goal ofThe Fifth Witness , Mickey has the epiphany that Lisa really did kill Bondurant , and when he face up her about Bondurant ’s execution , Lisa does n’t deny she did it . This scene is n’t in the show , and it ’s instead replaced with Mickey confronting Lisa about Jeff Trammell ’s destruction . Lorna later shares her hypothesis that Lisa was link with Alex Grant , which implies Lisa could have been responsible for Bondurant ’s death , but it ’s not confirmed , unlike in the ledger .
5Izzy Isn’t In The Lincoln Lawyer Books
A major subplot ofThe Lincoln Lawyerseason 2 is Izzy ’s struggle to open up her own saltation studio apartment , but this does n’t happen in the books . Since Izzy is a television receiver - original quality , all the subplots involving her personal lifespan , specially her saltation studio dreams , regrettably do n’t survive in theLincoln Lawyerbook series . Instead , Mickey ’s driver inThe Fifth Witnessbook is a adult male named Rojas , who is also a former client of Mickey ’s driving his Lincoln to pay off legal fee . Although the increase of Modern character is a major Good Book modification , it ’s not necessarily unwelcome , as Izzy crap a great improver toThe Lincoln Lawyercast .
