06x21 - Silent k*ller

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Previously on Bull...

I don't think that I can be

with someone who sees things
so differently than I do.

- I love you.
- I'm sorry.

Erik has granted you primary custody?

He'll still have Mauricio in Hawaii

for summers and holidays;
we're gonna figure out

a way to make it work.

I can't believe Bull turned it over.

- What do you mean?
- If it were me,

I'd have buried it so deep
no one would've ever found it.

Bradley, it would have been
an ethics violation.

If a tree falls in the woods.

See you tomorrow.

Shut up.

I'm supposed to be dead.

The g*n misfired.

Why are you telling me?

Dude, I don't know. You climbed Everest.

It's the fee for the
Smokestack class-action suit.

For $ . million.

Wake up!

You gotta leave!

Everybody's gotta get out.

Wake up! Wake up!
Everybody's gotta get out.

You gotta leave.

Can you hear me? Everybody out!

- What's going on?
- It's carbon monoxide.

Fire department's on the way,
but you gotta get outside.

Take the stairs.

Come on, everyone, let's go!

Everybody get out! Carbon monoxide leak.

Everybody out. We gotta get out now!

Carbon monoxide leak! Everybody out!

Everybody out! We got a leak.

Come on, man, you gotta
get out of here, boy.

My wife, she won't wake up.

This guy needs help! He passed out.

His wife's still in there.
I can show you where she is.

- No, you can't go back in there.
- I have to go back in there.

- Mister, listen!
- This is my building.

I can't just leave them all to die.

Listen, listen, you need to calm down

and let us do our job.

All right, just stay to your right,

stay to your right.
Let the firefighters through.

Just one with me. Top floor.

I did everything I could.

I really did. There was just
nothing more I could do.

Well, let's examine
that statement, Mr. Wilson.

You are the sole owner of the
apartment building, correct?

Uh, yes, I-I've owned it for years.

And as such, you're responsible
for its upkeep,

for its maintenance.

Yes. That's correct.

And because you're responsible,

you'd heard from a city inspector

that the boiler
in the basement was failing

and needed to be replaced,
isn't that correct?

That's true, but the cost...

Yes or no, Mr. Wilson?

Yes.

Okay.

But instead of replacing
the boiler, what did you do?

I told my maintenance man
Nicholas to fix it.

Nicholas Borrego, right?
What happened to him?

He... he d*ed.

That's right, he d*ed.

And five other people d*ed.

They all went to sleep and never woke up

because the boiler
in the building failed,

as you were warned would happen.

They d*ed because you were
trying to save a buck.

Can he say that?
Is it gonna be like this?

No, it's gonna be worse.

The other side's gonna be
way harder on you than that.

I'm not doing very well, am I?

You'll get better.

It feels to me, Ed,

like you're holding back.

But these people need
to understand how you feel.

Six people d*ed in your building.

How does that make you feel?

It feels horrible.

It's devastating.

Okay. Keep going.

I still can't believe it happened.

I knew those tenants.

Some of them had been
in my building for years.

You took care of them.

I always took care
of the people in my building.

Then why didn't you replace the boiler

when you learned it was failing?

I wanted to.

But with the pandemic

and all the supply chain issues
a-and inflation,

it was gonna cost
five times what it should've

for me to replace it.

I just didn't have that kind of money,

not after two years' rent forbearance.

Nicholas assured me he could fix it,

least until I could build up
a cash reserve.

And I believed him.

I'd do anything to go
back and change things.

But I can't.

The truth is

I was doing the best I could
with what I had.

See?

Better already.

Oh, this is
Ed's insurance company calling.

Keep going. I'll be right back. Hey.

Good timing.
Our star witness is doing great.

Those look nice. Do they
come in an open toe?

They keep your feet warm

at below zero, so I doubt it.

Does it get below on Kilimanjaro?

You got to be ready for anything.

I can't believe you are traveling

halfway across the world
with a guy you just met.

That's so... spontaneous.

I can't believe you're
climbing a freaking mountain.

Guy put a g*n to my head,
and you know what he gave me?

A dhi.

A barely passing grade?

In Sanskrit, it's insight or intellect.

In Hindu philosophy,

it's a gut instinct you can't ignore.

Going with Cameron,
climbing Kilimanjaro,

that's my dhi.

I wish I had a dhi.

I think I might have one.

Whoa, whoa,

so that's it? You're gonna settle

without even hearing our strategy?

I know, the case has
challenges, and I...

Please don't hang up. But...

Gutless worm.

Come in!

Got a minute?

Ed Wilson's insurance company
is settling

the carbon monoxide suit.
We could've won that.

Yes, maybe.

Ever heard of a firm
called Ellis & Clifton?

These insurance company guys,
I'll tell you,

they are classic cowards.

They're afraid of any kind
of fight, any conflict.

You're right, they're the worst.
Answer my question,

and I will put a hit out
on them for you.

Ellis & Clifton?

Chicago. Boutique firm, right?

Bigger. attorneys on staff.

Wellman Hospitality
is one of their clients.

Ooh, Wellman's is massive.

Revenue's, what, six billion?

- . .
- Hmm.

What are you thinking?

Ellis & Clifton has been freelancing

their trial analysis work.

I want to pitch them

on making TAC their exclusive provider.

It's ambitious. I mean,
we're stretched pretty thin.

I don't know if we could
even service them right now.

We can if we reinvest

the money from Smokestack Labs,
take on more staff,

more office space.

What makes you think
Ellis & Clifton would say yes?

'Cause we're gonna show them

how we can seriously improve
their win rate.

Because you already have
the numbers that prove we can.

Would I be sitting here if I didn't?

I like this idea.

All right. How do we get started?

We have a problem.

Look, I think we're being

a bit premature here.

Why don't we go talk in the office.

I'm sorry, Chester. This is happening.

What's going on?

Uh, Dr. Bull, this is Detective Orwell.

He's here to execute
an arrest warrant on Mr. Wilson.

What's the charge?

Negligent homicide, six counts.

I don't understand. Homicide?

You have the right to remain silent.

They can't...
They can't do this, can they?

Anything you say can and will be
used against you in a court of law.

At least let him self-surrender.

I will guarantee his appearance.

- You have my word.
- I'm sorry.

I can't do that when the charges
are this serious.

These charges are outrageous,
and you know it.

What I know is that six people are dead.

You don't show up personally

to arrest everyone you charge.

If you have a bone to pick
with me, this...

Oh, this isn't about you.

Either of you.

The guard at the front desk just texted.

Apparently there are press
in the lobby downstairs.

Oh, son of a bitch.

Now I get it.

This is all about the perp walk, right?

You're gonna parade Ed
in front of the cameras

until you get a nice interview
on the news tonight?

If the press is interested,

I will talk to them all day long.

It's what you would do.

Where are they taking me?

Don't worry, Ed. I'll be down to
handle your arraignment, okay?

Don't talk to anyone about anything

until Mr. Palmer gets there.
And don't worry.

We've beaten this showboat

in court before. Twice.

Oh. Well, third time's the charm.

It's a good thing you're
not still dating that guy,

'cause I'm gonna pulverize him.

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Okay, did you see the Ledgertoday?

"Justice for Sale."

They're talking about us.

- I saw.
- "Landlord

"Ed Wilson has retained

"the high-priced
Trial Analysis Corporation,

which has been mired
in controversy since..."

"Mired"?

I was arrested once.

Scandal sells papers.

You know who's behind this, don't you?

- The A.D.A.
- Rob!

He's trying to bias the jury pool

and paint us as mercenaries.

You have to ignore the noise.

But it's just so noisy.

Are we sticking with the same strategy

as the civil suit?

Yes. Ed is a good man

caught in a perfect storm
of bad circumstances.

Punishing him would
only pile tragedy upon tragedy.

Right.

You and I
need to start talking voir dire.

It's set for Tuesday.

No, I... That is the same day

that we're having lunch
with Aurora Clifton.

- Who?
- Aurora Clifton of Ellis & Clifton,

the massive firm that we're pitching.

Oh, yeah.

Sorry. That was
before Ed got dragged out

of here in cuffs. Let's reschedule.

I begged for this meeting, Bull.

Aurora is in town now
for a wrongful death trial.

She made clear
her schedule is very tight.

Oh.

Well, fine. You do lunch.

- Without you?
- Sure.

We're partners.

We've got to learn
to divide and conquer sometime,

especially if we're planning to expand.

No argument here.

Dr. Bull. Mr. Palmer.

Oh.

Hey, Ed. How you holding up?

Good. Good.

Well, terrible, actually.

I haven't been sleeping.

Well, that's only natural, Ed.

I spent all last night
researching jury selection,

and I've got some ideas.

Okay. Um,

well, thank you,

but we've got voir dire covered, Ed.

I know you're the experts,
and I know this is annoying,

but when I'm anxious,

it helps me to focus
on solving a problem.

Well, fire away. The
more brains the better.

I think it's really important
that we kick all the renters

off my jury

because they're predisposed
to dislike landlords.

That's a good idea, but in this city,

% of the people rent,

so we can't get rid of all of them.

We're gonna be weeding
out people who are inclined

to blame you for this tragedy.

People who have
what we call a Bad Actor Bias.

- What's that?
- Well, it is the belief that when

terrible things happen,
someone has to be to blame,

and that allows people to ignore

the fact that accidents can happen

and ruin our lives at any moment.

So, how do we spot these people?

It's easy.

Mr. Palmer is gonna ask
them questions about blame.

Ladies and gentlemen,
today I want to speak with you

about blame.

- Oh, no.
- About a week ago in Boston...

- Not good.
- Not good at all.

What's not good? What's happening?

The prosecutor is using our strategy.

Except he wants to keep jurors
with Bad Actor Bias,

- and we want to eliminate them.
- Juror number eight.

Why do you think the car
swerved off the road?

I bet the roads were slick.

- We've had a lot of rain.
- Ah.

Your Honor, the People would
like to thank and excuse

- juror number eight.
- If we stick with our strategy,

it's gonna be a w*r of attrition

until both sides are out of strikes.

Then we're just left with who we get.

We need to call an audible.

What do you mean?

Well, Rob's picks are gonna blame you

for the carbon monoxide poisoning,

but that doesn't mean they
can't find a little forgiveness.

We're looking for compassion.

Okay, but I'm gonna need
some new questions.

Like, now.

Yeah. There aren't any good questions.

You ask somebody
if they're compassionate,

they're only gonna lie.

To make themselves look good.

But we have a secret w*apon. Taylor?

Scouring for compassion as we speak.

Um, juror

has Facebook posts
about donating to charity.

Well, let's ignore that.
We don't know if she did it

out of the goodness of her heart
or for the likes.

Then what am I looking for?

People who have survived things,

things that others judge.

Something that fosters empathy.

Maybe someone
who's been fired for misconduct

or an alcoholic who's gotten sober.

Got it.

Juror number ,

what do you think was
the cause of this fire?

Someone probably left
a cigarette burning.

Or maybe a candle.

People can be so reckless.

Your Honor, this juror is
acceptable to the prosecution.

Of course she is. Taylor, any reason

we don't kick this woman to the curb?

Actually, she went bankrupt. Yay!

Now I feel like an ass.

Mr. Palmer?

Uh, the defense has no objection
to this juror, Your Honor.

Dr. Bull is sorry
he isn't able to be here.

One of our cases
just became a five-alarm fire,

and our clients always come first.

I'm sure you understand.

I'm in the middle of trial.

I don't have time
to have this conversation twice.

Let's reschedule down the road
when all parties can join.

.

You worked for Cooper Ellis & Associates

as a senior associate.

Then along came the biggest
copyright case in a decade,

and Mr. Ellis asked you to second chair.

Ms. Morgan, while I admire that
you've done your research...

Except halfway through trial,

your boss suffered a heart att*ck.

I'm guessing at that point,

the client wanted a mistrial,

and the judge
surely would've granted it.

But somehow you convinced the client

that you didn't need Mr. Ellis

and went on to win that case alone.

One year later,

the firm was renamed Ellis & Clifton.

Your point?

If both partners
are the best of the best,

sometimes you only need one
to get it done.

Shall we order some apps?

Miss?

Okay, Taylor, what do we know
about these last two candidates?

Uh, hold on a second, Bull.

Mauricio's school is calling.

Hello. This is Taylor Rentzel.

Oh, my God. What happened?

Of course. I'm on my way.

Bull, I have to go.

Right now? We only have
one juror left to seat.

Mauricio got hurt. He's on his way

to the emergency room.
I have to go. I'm sorry.

Taylor's gone.

Mr. Palmer, it's your turn.

Uh...

I need a question
that gets us to compassion.

There aren't any good questions.

- Come on, Bull.
- Mr. Palmer,

- I'd like to wrap this up today.
- Uh,

y-yes, Your Honor.
Just one moment, please.

Come on, there's got to be something.

- I mean...
- There is.

But you're not gonna like it.

What?

Sorry.

What? Ow. Hey!

Bull!

- Check juror .
- What?

Juror . He feels

real bad for you.

Your Honor, uh,

juror is acceptable to the defense.

Well-played in there.

I mean, mostly for Bull.
And your client.

You may have gotten the
soggy end of that stick.

You think?

Listen, you got a decent jury.
That's all that matters.

This might stain.

I never liked that shirt anyway.

You said you loved this shirt.

Oh, I was lying.

This may actually be an improvement.

Shut up.

With every case

we try, every mirror jury we analyze,

we continue to refine

our algorithm. You and your clients

will get the benefit of the years

that we have spent perfecting
our predictive behavior models.

I'm impressed by TAC's track record.

You're clearly doing something right.

My next meeting is here.

You've given me a lot
to think about, Marissa.

I'll be in touch.

Thank you. Looking forward to it.

- Bradley.
- Marissa.

Aurora, it's so nice
to meet you in person.

How do you two...?

I called Bradley to do my due diligence.

After he raved about you,

he mentioned that he recently launched

his own trial science division.

Really? Since when?

Well, I got my algorithm up and running

shortly after you left the firm.

Actually, well,

it would be fair to say
that you inspired me.

I bet I did.

Well, I decided I might as well
hear from both of you

while I'm in town.

Of course. Super. Well...

May the best firm win.

Mauricio had to get eight stitches.

It was awful. He was so upset,

I thought I'd never
get him to calm down.

What happened?

Some kid pushed him off the monkey bars.

Oh, my God. What a little monster.

Yeah. I don't know, maybe.

I mean, turns out
Mauricio started the fight.

Oh.

I know.

He's been acting out a bit
since Erik left.

That's a big transition.

I'm sure he'll settle down in time.

Hope you're right.

I have a conference later
with his teacher

to discuss "the incident."

Can't wait.

- So...
- Mm.

How do you think Bradley Lena

got his own jury algorithm
up and running so quickly?

Simple. He looked under the hood of mine

while we were working together.

Hired engineers to scrape
together a cheap imitation.

So he stole it from you?

Well, legally, no.

In reality, yes.

Okay, he has an algorithm.

But does he know
how to interpret the results?

I mean, you've been doing this
for years.

He's just getting started.

What Bradley lacks
in experience and morals

he more than makes up for
in salesmanship.

He will have Aurora eating
out of the palm of his hand.

So, he's a smooth talker.

But you know what they say.
Actions speak louder than words.

You're right. Great idea.

What idea?

The beeping sound woke me up.

I felt

so sick.

I knew something was really wrong.

I wanted to get Julie, my wife,
out of the building,

but before I could...

...I passed out.

I couldn't save her.

Josh, your wife's death
is not your fault.

Okay, I know this must be
incredibly difficult for you.

If you want to take a second,

- just...
- I'm fine.

Do you know the name Nicholas Borrego?

Sure. He was the maintenance man
for our apartment building.

The maintenance man
that the defendant used

to repair the boiler.

Did you have any memorable
interactions with Mr. Borrego?

Two months
before the carbon monoxide leak,

he came to fix the garbage disposal.

I smelled alcohol on his breath.

- He was drunk?
- Yeah.

He was slurring his words,
and he dropped his tools

a few times.

Uh, can you think of any reason

why the defendant would have fired

his previous maintenance company

even though they had
an impeccable service record

and-and replaced them with this man

- who drank on the job?
- Objection.

This witness cannot testify

to my client's state of mind
or decision-making,

- Your Honor.
- Your Honor, the witness has

direct knowledge of the subject
from the deceased.

Overruled.

The witness may answer the question.

Nicholas said
that he and Ed were old friends

- and that Ed owed him one.
- No.

- That's wrong.
- Not here, Ed.

- But it wasn't how he's making it seem.
- I said not here.

And now your wife

and five other people are dead?

No further questions, Your Honor.

Why didn't you tell me you had a history

with your maintenance guy?

I hired Nicholas

because he'd worked for me before

when I was a contractor.

Yeah, I owed him a solid,

but we weren't friends.

He was qualified and licensed.

No, he was drinking on the job.

That man's wife called with problems

at all hours of the night.

Wasn't he ever allowed
to have a few beers?

This...

This is really bad, isn't it?

It certainly didn't help.

We're gonna lose.

- I'm gonna go to prison.
- Hey, Ed.

We're not there yet.

We're gonna get an HVAC expert

to testify how qualified
Nick was to do his job,

and we're gonna get
experts to back him up.

In fact, we're gonna
parade so many experts

through that courtroom,
the jury is gonna be sick

of hearing how qualified Nicholas was.

Okay.

Okay.

I know that what Mauricio did was wrong,

and believe me, I've had a
long talk with him about it.

But he's been having a
really hard time lately.

My ex-husband recently
moved to Hawaii...

- Ms. Rentzel...
- and he and Mauricio are really close.

And they speak on Zoom every night,

but it's not the same
as having him here.

Ms. Rentzel, I do not believe
what's going on with Mauricio

is because his father moved away.

- You don't?
- No.

Although I think it's possible
that his absence

is revealing
some other preexisting issues.

Issues? What-what issues?

Lack of focus, trouble finishing tasks,

waiting his turn.

He's a little kid. That's only natural.

I spend all day with little kids.

What I'm talking about
is outside normal.

What does that mean?

I think Mauricio may have ADHD.

No. He just has a lot of energy.

I know some people feel
there's a stigma to ADHD,

- but there's nothing...
- It's not about a stigma.

It's... I just don't think...

I mean, you're not a doctor.

I know.

I'm telling you this

so you can have your son
evaluated by one.

This isn't something you want
to ignore, Ms. Rentzel.

In these situations,

live feedback from our parallel jurors

will offer insights
that you and your clients

can use to adjust
defense strategy on the fly.

Hi. I'm so sorry for the interruption.

Oh, Marissa, I'm not scheduled
to hear from you until tomorrow.

Unfortunately,
what I have to say can't wait.

I'm sure Bradley will understand.

We'll just be
a few more minutes, Marissa.

It's about your wrongful death trial.

- What about it?
- I know

that you're expecting

a verdict soon.

The jury is deliberating now.

I also know the other side

has a settlement offer on the table

for $ million.

I am here to tell you to take that deal.

- Why would I do that?
- Because I

spent all night
running mock trials of the case.

What kind of stunt is this?

And the upshot is you are going to lose.

- We feel very good about this jury.
- I'm sorry,

but you're going to lose, and the jury

is going to award much higher damages

than even your worst-case scenario.

$ million to $ million.

No. I prepped this case myself.

If we lose, and we won't,
there's no way we lose that big.

I wish I were wrong,

but our mirror juries
are exceptionally accurate.

You can still minimize your losses.

Too late. This is the verdict.

Let's see if you're
as good as you think you are.

Yes, Craig.

$ million in damages.

Right on the money.

Aurora said our deal is as good as done.

She wants to come by TAC later this week

to see how the sausage is made.

Well, congratulations.

You just single-handedly
tripled TAC's business.

The look on Bradley's face
was priceless.

Well, we will celebrate
when this case is over,

- all right? I got to go.
- Bye.

- Hey there.
- How you doing?

I'm Dr. Jason Bull.
This is Chester Palmer.

Hey.

Are you positive
that it's safe to be down here?

I mean, the tenants have been
in a hotel for the last week.

Uh, city does that out of
an abundance of caution.

Yeah. But don't worry.

This thing's been shut down for a while.

What are we looking at here?

When it comes to the boiler,

pretty open-and-shut.

Can see the exhaust pipe cracked

in the area that it was oxidized.

Then it was mended with furnace cement

and duct tape.

Is that a reasonable repair?

Yeah, sure. Happens all the time.

Your maintenance man did a solid job.

You know, much better than a lot
of the shoddy work I see.

But there was something strange.

The second CO started leaking,

this emergency damper here,
that should've shut off,

triggered the whole system.
Shut it down.

The first expert we talked to
said it didn't trigger

because a wire was severed.

He thought maybe rats chewed through it?

He's right about the wire, but...

Not rats.

Rats never eat just one wire.

They eat everything.

And the rest of the wiring's intact.

- Then how do you explain that?
- To me,

looks like somebody snipped it

with wire cutters.

Rob's been going after the
wrong guy this whole time.

Ed wasn't negligent.

Somebody m*rder*d those people.

Sorry. Pass.

What do you mean, pass?

I'm not dropping the charges
against your client.

Come on, Rob.

Ed's boiler was deliberately sabotaged.

This is a sworn affidavit by experts...

That's one person's opinion.

We will find others to back him up.

I'm sure you will.

But your original expert doesn't agree.

Otherwise, you would've come
to me with this weeks ago.

But even if you're not convinced,

you still have an obligation
to investigate this further.

This is a man's life, Rob.

You don't have the monopoly
on giving a crap

about other people, Chester.

I just happen to disagree with you

- on the facts.
- How are you so stubborn?

If there's nothing else
I can help you boys with...

It's called confirmation bias.

You made your case in the press
every chance you got,

and now you can't admit you're wrong

without getting egg all over your face.

Do I use the media to help sell my case?

You bet your ass. You want to know why?

Weak case?

Flexible ethics?

Because in the courtroom,
you have a team of people

whispering in your ear, digging
through jurors' digital lives,

their trash, psychoanalyzing every fart.

Whoa. I don't think we're that
sophisticated.

Yeah. You both like to preach
about ethics, but TAC is turning

the system I love into an arms race.

We're done here.

We're throwing out the old strategy.

Now that we have shown our hand,

Rob is gonna double down

with his character assassination of Ed,

and we're gonna take advantage of that.

Instead of arguing that Ed is
a nice guy who made a mistake,

I'll concede to the court

that there were tenants
who disliked him.

Hated him, even.

And I'm gonna convince that jury
that one of those tenants

sabotaged that boiler to settle a score.

That will resonate with
the jurors who have a Bad Actor Bias,

but only if we have specifics.

They'll want a bigger bad to replace Ed.

Danny, any of the tenants have a gripe

that could've motivated
the sabotage of the boiler?

Yeah, maybe this woman, Kristi Walker.

A few tenants remembered her
having a screaming match with Ed

shortly before the leak.
Plus, she wasn't there

the night it happened, and she hasn't

returned any of my calls.

Kristi has a record for possession.

She's also the only tenant

that hasn't checked into the
free hotel provided by the city.

Maybe she's making herself
scarce for a reason.

Okay. You two

find Kristi.

If she did it, maybe we can
get her to trip up, and confess.

I have no family,

so I put all my time and energy
into my building.

Maybe it sounds corny,

but I think of my tenants as family.

The fact that this
happened under my roof...

I'm devastated.

They're surprised
by how much they like him.

- Things are looking up on our end.
- Ed, I want to talk to you

about one tenant in particular:

Kristi Walker.

Now, shortly before the leak,
the two of you had an argument.

Do you recall
what that argument was about?

Sure. Uh, she was behind on her rent,

and I told her I was gonna have to start

the process of evicting her.

- And how did she take that?
- Not well.

She screamed at me
that she had nowhere else to go.

I felt bad, but I'd already let it slide

for months beyond what I was required to

by the rent forbearance.

She sounds like a desperate woman.

You think that that's
a fair characterization

from your experience with her?

It's not nice to say, but yeah.

She had a lot of problems.

dr*gs, trouble with the cops.

Hypothetically, if...

if a tenant like Kristi Walker

wanted to stop the eviction process

while continuing to live
in your building

without paying rent,

is there a situation
that would make that possible?

Yes. In New York City,

there's a law that allows
tenants to withhold rent

if they don't have adequate heat.

And what provides heat
for your building?

The boiler.

The same boiler that experts testified

had been intentionally sabotaged?

That's correct.

So, anyone

could gain access to that boiler room

and cut that wire?

The door to the boiler room
wasn't kept locked.

Anybody could have gotten
inside there if they wanted to.

Including Kristi Walker,

a desperate, drug-addicted woman...

- Objection! Inflammatory...
- who was about to be evicted

with nowhere else to go?

And that is definitely speculation.

Sustained. You are well out of bounds,

Mr. Palmer, and you know it.

My apologies, Your Honor. I withdraw.

No further questions.

Okay, that went well.

Any update on finding Kristi
to bring this home?

I just got her phone's
last known location.

- Danny's on her way now.
- With a board this green,

we might not even need her.

Never hurts to put
a cherry on the sundae.

Aurora Clifton is on her way up.

Excuse me.

Aurora, welcome to TAC.
Let's start the tour

in our state-of-the-art mock courtroom.

Actually, uh, I'm gonna stop you.

- There's no need for the tour.
- Why not?

You put a lot of effort
into pitching me,

so I thought I owed it to you
to tell you in person.

I'm hiring Bradley Lena

to handle our trial science needs.

I'm sorry, I don't understand.

Bradley told me that
you left TAC to join his firm

and then abruptly went back to TAC.

I can't trust some
of the most important part

of my business to someone who's flaky.

Flaky? I didn't leave Bradley
because I'm flaky.

I left because I didn't want to partner

with someone as unethical as he is.

Case in point, that man
stole his algorithm from me.

So? That's good business.

Question is why you'd let someone

steal your most valuable asset.

Aurora, let's sit down, talk
this through. You will see

that partnering with TAC
is better business.

Marissa, you're a smart woman,
but you let yourself get played.

I can't have weakness on my team.

I need K*llers, and Bradley's a k*ller.

Good luck.

Excuse me. Kristi?

Who the hell are you?

Sorry to startle you.
I'm an investigator

looking into
the carbon monoxide incident

- at your apartment building.
- Leave me alone.

- I just want to talk.
- I said get lost.

Or I could tell the
security guard over there

to check your pockets.

Just have a few questions.

Help me out, and I'll pay for
whatever's in your jacket. Deal?

What do you want?

I think you know what really
happened in your apartment building.

I don't want to get involved.

I'm sure you didn't mean to hurt anyone.

What are you talking about?

You broke the boiler, didn't you?

What? No. I didn't...
I didn't break that boiler.

Come on. You got in a fight with Ed.

You tried to get out
of paying your rent.

Things didn't go
the way you thought they would.

No. I-I yelled at Ed, but then Nicholas,

he warned me not to get
on Ed's bad side,

and so I dropped it.
I-I didn't break that boiler.

Wait, wait, wait. The maintenance guy

told you not to get on Ed's bad side?

Why?

Because he said he knew things
about Ed. Scary things.

That's how he got his job
and a place to live,

by blackmailing him.
And then Nicholas warned me,

- and now he's dead.
- So, you think

Ed leaked poison in his own building

just to silence Nicholas?

Yeah. Now you can arrest him, right?

Aren't you a cop?

I said I was an investigator.

Wait, who do you work for?

Oh, my God.

- You work for Ed.
- Kristi, wait.

Hey, hey!

- Kristi, wait!
- Hey, empty your pockets!

Damn it.

Let me get this straight.
Ed isn't guilty

of negligent homicide.

He's guilty of mass m*rder?

I'm just telling you what Kristi said.

Even if Nicholas had dirt on Ed
and Ed wanted him dead,

a carbon monoxide leak

doesn't sound
like the smartest plan to me.

Nicholas's apartment was
directly above the boiler room.

If anyone was gonna die,
it was gonna be him.

Well, sure, but five innocent people

were k*lled in the process.

If Ed's okay with that, he's a monster.

Kristi Walker has a long history
of drug abuse

and every reason in the world
to want to deflect blame.

True, but I saw real fear in her face.

Fear of going to prison, Danny.

Maybe.

Well, Bull, did you get any sense

that Ed is capable
of something like that?

No. Not at all.

I mean, guy's a nervous wreck

and seems to be showing
genuine empathy for the victims.

I just don't see a sociopath. I'm sorry.

So, what do we do about Kristi's story?

Nothing. Our job is to defend Ed.

Digging any further risks damaging him.

So we rest our case.

And don't tell Chunk about this.

He's got to sell that
closing argument tomorrow,

and I don't want him
having any doubts about Ed.

Multiple experts

confirmed that someone cut that wire.

Someone deliberately sabotaged
the boiler in Ed's building.

That wasn't negligence.
That was a deliberate act.

And yet the prosecution chooses

to ignore this fact and persecute

an innocent man.

Ed Wilson is a kind,

responsible, hardworking man.

Ed already lost so much.

You must not allow the prosecution

to take away anything more
from this man.

You must find him innocent.

Dr. Bull.

Thanks so much for everything.

If the jury breaks my way,
I know you're the guy

who kept me out of prison.

Of course. You're welcome.

Do you mind if I ask you a question?

Um, you said
that you owed Nicholas a favor.

What do you mean?

The other day, you said...
how'd you put it?

that you owed Nicholas a solid.

And, if you don't mind,

I was just wondering, what was that?

Oh. Uh...

Well, back when I was working
job-to-job as a contractor,

Nicholas hooked me up with a big
kitchen renovation project.

Why?

Does this have anything

- to do with my case?
- No.

I'm just a curious man.

There's a lot to do fast.

You'll have to come to Chicago and meet

Cooper Ellis, get up to speed
on our current caseload.

I will get on a plane tonight
if you want.

A bottle of Château Réserve de Loire

compliments of the lady at the bar.

Oh.

Let me.

Marissa, how kind of you.

I didn't want you to think that
there were any hard feelings.

All's fair in love and w*r, right?

Right.

Congratulations, by the way.

You stole my algorithm,

my job.

But I won the real prize.

What's that supposed to mean?

I met with Matthew Price,

the general counsel
for Wellman Hospitality.

Showed him my mock trial results
for the wrongful death case.

He was so angry that they paid
double what they would have

if they'd settled, he
decided right then and there

to fire Ellis & Clifton
and hire TAC instead.

Oh, look.

Aurora must be getting the news
right now.

That's fun.

- That's her biggest client.
- I know.

Enjoy your new partnership.

Could I get another bottle
of champagne, please? To go?

The good stuff this time.

Erik, I'm worried, too.

I'm the one who's here dealing with it.

That's not what I meant.
Look, the doctor said

if we want to help Mauricio
without meds,

it's gonna take
a lot more time and focus.

Tutors, making sure
he's getting exercise

before school in the morning.

Maybe I can cut back
on my hours at work.

I don't know.

- For the woman of the hour.
- Thanks.

Hope you're ready for
a boatload of work.

Bring it on.

Oh, Taylor, we're celebrating.

Have a glass of bubbly.

Um, by the way,
I'm gonna need you to start vetting

some new cyber analysts.

Bull and I want you to manage a team.

Manage a team?

It's a lot more responsibility,

but I promise you, it comes

- with a bigger paycheck, too.
- Ka-ching.

Because he said he
knew things about Ed. Scary things.

That's how he got his job

and a place to live,
by blackmailing him.

And then Nicholas warned me,
and now he's dead.

Hey, boss.

Little champagne?

Uh...

No, I'm not really in a champagne mood.

What's wrong?
You worried about the verdict?

Yeah, in a way.

Something just doesn't feel right.

Dr. Bull?

Hey, Ed. What're you doing here?

Sorry for just dropping by like this,

but, uh, can we talk for a minute?

In private?

Uh, sure.

What can I do for you, Ed?

Did I ever tell you how I got
my first break in real estate?

Ten years ago,

when I was still a contractor,

I was renovating a three-unit
brownstone in Greenpoint.

I convinced the owner
to sell it to me off-market.

Wasn't easy to get the money together,

but it was gonna be mine.

Then, last minute,

friends of the owners

decided to buy the place
for their daughter

as an investment property,
and they outbid me.

Yeah.

Real estate's tricky. Listen,

Ed, can we do this another time?

I worked on my hands and knees
for months fixing up that place.

I knew every inch of it.

Every board, every screw.

And they were just gonna give it
to that spoiled brat?

I couldn't let that happen.

You know me.

I'm a problem-solver.

So, one night,

I followed the daughter.

Jodie Comroe was her name.

I'd put a nail in her tire,

and when it went flat,
I came to her rescue.

Stupid little girl

didn't even know how to change a tire.

Anyway, instead of changing it,

I bashed her head in with the tire iron.

I put her body in a barrel

and buried it in Saunders Woods

out in Pennsylvania.

Nice, quiet spot

near some old columns above the creek.

That's what Nicholas had on you.

He knew about the m*rder.

The cops questioned me,

but Nicholas gave me an alibi,
and they moved on.

It was all ancient history

until he showed up demanding a job

and a place to stay,

and then he started asking
for more and more cash.

If only he wasn't so greedy,

none of this would've had to happen.

Your tenants, Ed.

You didn't even care
how many you k*lled.

I couldn't take the risk of him talking.

I knew I'd get sued for the leak,

but that's what insurance is for.

The one thing I didn't count on
was getting arrested.

But then you came to my rescue.

Why are you telling me this now?

When you asked me about Nicholas...

...I could tell.

You knew something.

You may not have known everything yet,

but I think you would've kept digging.

You're the type who'd need to know

if you were wrong about me.

And if you figured out enough
on your own,

you could bring it to the police.

But since I'm telling you myself...

It's privileged.

That's right.

Now it's our little secret.