The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3: Who Put the Dead Body in [Spoilers] Trunk?

With The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3 ending creating a ton of buzz, many are wondering who put a dead body in Mickey’s trunk. The finale sees Mickey driving the streets of LA on his famous Lincoln Continental. However, an unexpected twist sees him get stopped by a police officer. Here’s everything you need to know about The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3 finale spoilers and how it sets up another season.

What happens at the end of The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3?

The dead body of con-man Sam Scales is found in Mickey’s bumper at the end of The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3.

After wrapping up his client’s intense case, Mickey takes Lorna’s advice to savor peace on a vacation. On his way home in his famous Lincoln, a police officer stops him unexpectedly on LA streets. He is pulled out and informed about his missing license plate while being asked about a substance that looks like blood dripping from his trunk. Interestingly, the officer opens his car’s trunk and is shocked to see a dead body. The body was reportedly of Sam Scales, who was shot and put up in Mickey’s bumper.

Who put the dead body in the trunk of Mickey’s Lincoln?

It remains unclear who put the dead body in Mickey’s Trunk.

Mickey’s peaceful moments are eventually disrupted after an unexpected body appears in the trunk. However, this cliffhanger ending will probably be resolved in Season 4, which remains unannounced.

In an interview with TV Insider, showrunner Ted Humphrey presented his take on the shocking end. He said, “And so we just thought, what could top this? Well, what tops it is obviously Mickey is now the client. The jeopardy that his clients have been in up until now. Now he’s in, and it’s truly the toughest case of all.”

How is The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3 ending different from the books?

The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3 is based on Michael Connelly’s fifth book, God of Guilts. Similar to the book, Michael takes up Andre La Cosse’s case, who gets framed for the murder of Gloria. However, at the end of the series, the truth finally emerges about the original culprit being James De Marco. While the series wholly takes inspiration from original material, it also took creative freedom to tweak the story here and there. The series ending differed from the book, as the creators tried setting up another case for Mickey.

In an interview with TV Insider, Humphrey said, “We always set up sort of the next case of the season. This one won’t quite set up the next case, but it will definitely set up the next book.” Further, Rodriguez also mentioned that the current story is being led into The Lincoln Lawyer Season 4 in an “exciting and personal” way.