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2011 [[The Film of the Book|adaptation]] of [[Michael Connelly]]'s 2005 novel.
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* [[Acquitted Too Late]]: Attorney Mick Haller's client Jesus Martinez spends several years in San Quentin {{spoiler|for a murder he didn't commit. In the book he's HIV+ due to [[Prison Rape]]}}.
* [[All Bikers Are Hells Angels]]
* [[The Alleged Car]]: Haller's Lincoln in the book was an up-to-date model he replaced every three years. In the movie it was a 1980's model that would be an overheating, unreliable beast under the kind of use he puts it through.
* [[Amicably Divorced]]: Haller and his ex-wife, a prosecutor for the DA's office.
** Also, Haller and his ''second'' ex-wife, who [[Working
* [[Amoral Attorney]]: Defense attorney Mick Haller is seen by prosecutors (including his ex-wife) as one. Haller points out that all too often, [[Hypocrite|the prosecution]] tries to pin unsolved crimes on defendants and pull other questionable legal maneuvers. {{spoiler|The prosecutor who took over Roulet's case after Haller's ex-wife left to avoid conflict of interest provided an example}}.
* [[The Atoner]]
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Early in the movie, Roulet mentions that the only criminal records against him are parking tickets. It turns out {{spoiler|a certain parking ticket he received links him to the murder of the hooker Roulet killed and pinned on Martinez.}}
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: {{spoiler|Roulet}} vs. the aforementioned biker gang. It is ''glorious'' to behold.
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* [[Good Parents]]: Haller and his prosecutor ex-wife are loving parents to their daughter Hayley.
* [[GPS Evidence]]: {{spoiler|The parking tickets that Roulet accumulated were able to show where he was on the night of the murders he's indicted for.}}
* [[Guile Hero]]: Haller excels at setting up situations in advance to benefit himself.
* [[Hooker
* [[It Was a Gift]]: Haller's rare model of gun, which was handed down to him by his attorney father, who received it from an acquitted mobster client.
* [[Mama Bear]]/[[Papa Wolf]]: Mrs. Windsor and Haller, respectively.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Haller's client has the surname Roulet, [[Rouge Angles of Satin|"like a roulette wheel"]] according to Haller's friend. Roulet's mother, a rich and overbearing woman, remarried and is now [[The House of Windsor|Mrs. Windsor]].
* [[Off
* [[Oh Crap]]: Minton, the prosecutor for the Roulet case, has this look when Roulet reveals his [[Rape
* [[Politically-Incorrect Villain]]: An early hint to {{spoiler|Louis's}} true nature. He says "I woke up with two faggots on top of me" refusing to tone down his language for the court.
* [[Serial Killer]]: {{spoiler|Louis Roulet}}.
* [[Shame If Something Happened]]:{{spoiler|Roulet}} makes a veiled threat to Haller about Haller's daughter Hayley.
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* [[Trailers Always Spoil]]: Most of the trailers make no effort to hide that {{spoiler|Roulet is very guilty of what he's being accused of}}, those that don't show it outright heavily imply it.
* [[Vanity License Plate]]: Haller's plate, NTGUILTY
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