I think the writers were going to make Hinks a more long-term guest star in The Practice, sort of how Michael Emerson parlayed his guest-starring role on LOST into one of the THE best villains ever in a main cast. The way they made it seem Hinks himself truly believed that he was the head-cutting serial killer, but there were significant reasonable doubt (which is how he got a 'not guilty' verdict in the first place.)
His therapist didn't believe that he was guilty, and Hinks was shocked and surprised about the puppy in Lindsay's office, suggesting that the real head-cutter killer knew about Lindsay and Hinks and wanted to send her a message as the real McCoy. I think Hinks did kill the therapist, but obviously it wasn't the same style of killing as the first few women victims (he injected the therapist with nicotine to stop her heart).
I think the original plan was for Hinks to be the distraction while the real killer hid in the shadows and did the actual killing that Hinks took credit for. Remember how Hinks told the guy Bobby hired that he has 'cooties' and that he shouldn't touch him? I think that was Hinks' way of saying, "My partner the real killer will end up cutting your head off if you touch me, he's already got you on tape so you can't escape now." Either way, the fact that Hinks gets killed seemed like a sudden end to his storyline when it could've gone on for a few more episodes, I thought.
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