Mickey's easily led around by his dick.
He's supposed to be smart. But even though Lisa has given him abundant evidence that she's untrustworthy, he stays with her. Talk about twat-struck.
shareThat was one of the major departures from the book, The Fifth Witness.
In the book Mickey did not like Lisa from the start as she was, in his opinion, a nuisance client. Lisa was just one of the many victims of foreclosure mills that was Mickey's bread and butter after the events in season one, which was an adaptation of The Brass Verdict.
In the book, Mickey did not do pro bono work for people like Lisa and insisted upon prompt payment. In Lisa's case he had her sign a power of attorney for the book and film rights to her story to better ensure he would be paid.