The Lincoln Lawyer season three has finally arrived on Netflix and this season sees Mickey Haller defending Julian La Cosse, who has been accused of the murder of one of Mickey’s former clients Gloria Dayton.
At the end of season two, we caught a glimpse of Gloria’s dead body with Mickey staring at her, bewildered as to what could have happened. But before we get into the nitty gritty of who killed Gloria, and why La Cosse is being set up for her murder, here’s your quick reminder on who Gloria Dayton is before you start season three.
Who is Gloria Dayton in The Lincoln Lawyer?
If you ended season two of The Lincoln Lawyer shouting at the TV “Omg I think I know her”, when Gloria Dayton’s body was shown, it’s because you do.
Gloria Dayton, or Glory Days, as she has been known throughout most of The Lincoln Lawyer, was introduced in season one. She’s a sex worker who Mickey was searching for in order to help with the Jesus Menendez case.
Gloria ended up testifying that the man who had killed Martha had a tattoo on his left arm, which Menendez didn’t have. Her testimony was crucial in getting Menendez cleared of the case.
What happened to Gloria Dayton in season 2?
In season two, Mickey knew the DA would retry Menendez’s case and that he would then have to bring Gloria back to testify again. However, Gloria was nowhere to be found until she was arrested for drug possession.
Mickey went down to help Gloria, who claimed she had been set up for the drug arrest. She said one client had paid her with cocaine, and then her next client, who turned out to be an undercover cop, arrested her for drug possession. Yeah, seems a little suspicious to us.
Thankfully Mickey managed to get her off the charges and released. Things went from bad to worse however, when Cisco discovered there was a plan to kill Gloria. But Cisco and the police managed to find the culprit first before he could cause real harm.
After everything she went through Gloria told Mickey she was planning to go home to Hawaii and spend some time with her family. And it appears she followed through with the plan after Mickey received a postcard from her in the latter part of the season.
So it’s a happy ending right? Yeah not exactly.
What happened to Gloria at the end of The Lincoln Lawyer season 2?
As The Lincoln Lawyer season two wraps up, Mickey gets a call from Izzy who says he has a new client – Julian La Cosse.
Mickey visits La Cosse in jail who says he has been accused of murdering his friend Giselle Dallinger, and that Giselle told La Cosse if he ever got in trouble he should call Mickey.
Mickey says he doesn’t know a Giselle, until he heads down to the mortuary where he discovers he does in fact know Giselle, except he knows her by the name Glory Days aka Gloria Dayton.
The season ends with Mickey looking shocked and saddened to see Gloria on the morgue table, with no explanation as to who has caused Gloria’s death.
Ok, so you’re now fully prepared to dive into season three of The Lincoln Lawyer and discover who was responsible for Gloria’s murder.
