All language subtitles for BULL - S01 E08 - Too Perfect (720p Web-DL)

* Go!

WOMAN:
Good morning.

Let's wake up
and start the day.

Now, first things first,
make sure

that you're making
healthy decisions for yourself.

And today, I'll be showing you
how to make

my favorite morning
wake-up smoothie.

Let's do this.

Now, remember to get
45 minutes of exercise.

And, you know, switch it up,
so that you don't get bored.

Think carefully about
what you want to achieve today.

* Got my eyes
on the prize... *

Then open your arms
and get ready to greet the day.

And after this
nutritious breakfast

and that intense workout,

you'll be ready
for any obstacle

that comes your way.

(gasping)

Time to wake up.

(gasping continues)

Mmm. Oh, my gosh,
it's so good.

* Get, set go!

Bella Colón Brands
would like to express

our condolences to the family
of Olivia Brooks.

But I cannot let these
charges against my company...

MAN:
My name is George Brooks.

And I'm here today to let you
know that Isabella Colón

and her lifestyle company
are 100% culpable

for my wife Olivia's death.

And we'll prove that in court.

Their irresponsible business
practices killed my wife

and other people
across the country...

We are absolutely not culpable
for Mrs. Brooks' death.

*

(inhales deeply)

Mmm.

Mmm, mmm, mmm.
When was the last

time you bought me
a $47 glass of scotch?

I don't remember.
Never.

You have never done that.

Especially before
meeting a client.

What, are you nervous, too?

(chuckles)
I knew it.

It's like you're
gearing up to ask me

to take my daughter
to the prom.

Well, you don't have
a daughter.

You do have a sister.

No.

No, no, no, no,
no, no, no way.

Come on, you...

you really want to
represent your ex-wife?

I want to represent your sister.

Her lawyer called.

And they need us--
she's being sued.

For gross negligence,
wrongful death.

And the plaintiffs hired
a top firm...

suing her for 60 million,

punitive damages.

That's gonna
bankrupt Izzy.

It'll destroy her.

Y-You know that she hasn't
really spoken to me

in three years?

Well, you did turn down
her job offer.

Three years without
talking to someone

you were very close to.

Living in the same city

means it's more than just
you turning down a job.

Bull, come on, don't...

don't do this.

Don't use this trial
to try to fix us.

There are ten other firms
out there that she could hire.

None of them are as good as us,
and you know that.

We're taking this case, Benny.

Relax.

Today we're just
meeting the lawyer.

Uh-oh.

* Let's get together

* Let's turn things around

* Make our lives better

Just a lawyer, huh?

Supposed to be.

* And flip it over...

Ha-ha, Izzy.

How are you, sis?
Benny.

Punctual as always and

full of surprises, as always.

(chuckles)

It's been too long, boys.

Yeah.
So...

what happened to your lawyer?

You really thought
I would let someone else

handle our first meeting?

Hell of a situation
you've gotten

yourself into.

Thank you for the sympathy,

but there's zero chance
it was my company's fault.

We have the strictest
safety standards.

Nothing gets by me.

That I believe.

* And I don't want
to be divided. *

Olivia's death presented
as a heart attack,

so her husband George
didn't suspect any foul play.

But then, when the
autopsy came back

a week later saying
that she'd actually

died of anaphylactic shock

from exposure to bee pollen.

Olivia and George knew
about her allergy.

they avoided anything
with that ingredient.

They kept the house clean.
No traces were found anywhere.

Except in the
Bella Colón smoothie.

There was some left over,

and it came back positive
for bee pollen.

MARISSA:
George's lawyers are arguing

that some of it found its way
into the Bella powder

during its processing.

And since it's a civil case...
They don't need
reasonable doubt.

They just need five
out of the six jurors

to agree that it's likely
the pollen came from the powder.

What about the other packets?

In a landfill

somewhere.

We need an alternative theory

about where that pollen
came from.

Well, I'll deep dive
into Olivia.

And I will interview our
client's suppliers

and employees.

And should I
call her "Izzy"?

BULL:
Okay.

Would you all like to ask

the question you are
dying to ask?

Isabella Colón--
she's your ex-wife.

We just want to
make sure that you're

okay with this.
Are you okay?

She was my wife for two years.

She is now our client.

More importantly,
she's Benny's sister.

And they're not exactly

getting along right now.

So we are gonna do
everything in our power

to help them.

Get it?
Good.

This is professional.

Okay?

How much of that
was genuine,

and how much of that
was straight-up denial?

I don't think
they're mutually exclusive.

Yikes.
Awkward.

She's a celebrity.
The one who tells you

that by making your bed
in the morning,

it will somehow
make your day better.

Now, personally, I never
made my bed as a kid.

It's true.

He's been waiting 30 years
to get that dig in.

It's not a dig, and
we can't ignore your fame.

It is going to have
a significant impact

on the jury.

In a good or bad way?

Depends on the juror.

And that is what
we're here to find out.

Well, these people seem
to like me.

(chuckles)

Oh, there's my team.

Dr. Bull, you know
Christopher Franklin,

lead outside counsel
for Bella Colón Brands,

and my attorney in this case.

(clears his throat)

Oh, this is my brother, Benny.

Hi.

He's a lawyer, too.

Well, no, actually, he was
a lawyer, and now he's a...

a mock-lawyer?

Okay, Isabella,
always the older sister.

Benny's tried
hundreds of cases.

How familiar are you
with trial science?

Very. I knew we
needed every tool

in the arsenal for this case,

so I advised Isabella
to put the past aside

and let me
call you up.

Good advice to us all.

Oh, sorry, our
distributor in Wisconsin

was trying to raise
the price per unit

on our line of yoga gear.

And I bet you didn't let him.
Mm-mm.

You remember Alison,
my C.O.O.?

Of course.
Good to see you.

Hardest-working person
I'd ever met,

and I see you still
hold the title.

You know what
we say at Bella,

"Busy with what I love."

(scattered chuckles)

Well, we'll be
putting you on the stand

to walk the jury through
safety protocols,

and as Izzy's friend,

you will be her
character witness.

Of course.
Franklin says that

is a "lose the company" case?

Only if the other side wins.

Oh, boy, what's that smell?

Eucalyptus.
Cable asked for some advice

for her back pain,
so I set up a few

essential-oil diffusers.

On an unrelated matter,

remind me to fire Cable later.

I can't believe you still
live in your office.

Funny story--

I had a bed and a home,

but two and a half years ago,

a bunch of lawyers came
and gave them to you.

Funny story,
when we were married,

you often slept in the office.

Only when I had a case.

I'm just saying

I think it's your choice.

I love what I do,

and I love not having
to justify it to anyone.

And can you please stop

with the folding
of the, because...

It's fine.

I'm sorry.

You didn't come here
to fix my office ambience,

and certainly
not here to fix me.

I'm here to help you.

Right? So...

how are you handling this?

I'm fine.
You're not fine.

You've been tapping
your finger against

your leg like a crazy person.

All right, you see,

this is exactly
what I don't need.

I don't need psychoanalysis,
I need trial science.

You know,
I may be innocent,

but I've heard you say
often enough that

the facts don't matter, it's
how the jurors see you, so...

Um, about that, uh...

There's something
you should see.

Our most recent
mock jury.

Oh, I'm a big fan
of Isabella's.

Her lemon cake is my
go-to choice for potlucks.

It's always a hit.

And she's so put-together.

I wish I could
pull off her look.

She's totally flawless.

What exactly is the problem?

Liable.
Liable.

WOMAN 2:
Oh, she's definitely guilty.

I mean "liable."

Okay, that doesn't make sense.

BULL:
They're not judging the case.

They're judging you.

IZZY:
But they just said

that they were fans of mine.

They feel like Isabella sets
an impossible standard.

So even while they praise

her products and advice,

they seem to hate her
for being too perfect.

People can't take having
two conflicting feelings.

It's cognitive dissonance,
so they have to settle on one.

If they declare Izzy liable,

it makes her

seem less perfect.

Is it like this
across the board?

Think of it like
a love/hate relationship.

You eventually
settle on hate,

because you can't take
feeling so much affection

for someone you can't stand.

Are we still talking
about the jury?

People love to hate you.

*

BENNY:
Well, this is a first for me.

I've never seen a jury
have a love/hate relationship

with a client.

Well, how do
we change that?

What do we have to do?

Give the people what they want.

We're gonna take you down a
notch, so they won't have to.

First, physically, with Chunk,
and then emotionally,

we're gonna muddy you up;
show your vulnerability.

ALISON:
Isabella's image is her brand.

It's aspirational.

It inspires a better life.

If we make her
look bad, then--

Not bad...

just human.
Look,

you either trust
his strategy

or there's no point
in hiring us.

If you want,

we can sit this one out
and help you

with the bankruptcy proceedings.

You'll get the family discount
for that one.

Okay. I get it.

But it must be
rough, though.

I'm one of six, and sure,

we drive each other crazy,

but we're tight.

If I only had one sibling
and we weren't talking...

Aren't we here
to try on clothes?

Oh, I'm full service.
I can dress you up

and talk family dynamics.

Well, let's just
stick to the clothes.

Hmm. Except not those.

But that's the whole point.

Bull wants you
more approachable.

Would you approach me in this?

Look, I get it.

I-I read your blog.

I know it sounds
frivolous,

but so many people,

they walk around
wearing uniforms,

and aren't able
to express who they are,

because they're scared or they
just don't have the confidence.

You give them self-esteem.

Thank you.

You still have to try these on.

First look.

MAN:
What? She'd never wear that.

Who is she trying to be?

Is she, like,
mocking regular people

with that outfit?

No.

No. No, of course not.
How about this one?

WOMAN:
Now that's Isabella Colón.

I wonder how much plastic
surgery it would take

to make me look like that.

BULL:
Chunk!

Guys, excuse me
for just a second, okay?

See if this helps.

Are you sure about this?

Give it a try.
(chuckles)

How about this one?

She looks different.

Well, how do you feel about it?

MALE JUROR:
I like it.

I mean, she looks
comfortable.
Yeah.

Much more chill.

I'm a fan.

All right.

You look the same.

Okay, what did he do?

It's what we didn't do.

Makeup-- barely any of it.

Creates the ineffable
feeling of accessibility,

particularly among strangers.

And she's beautiful
enough to carry it off.

BENNY:
All right, noted.

No makeup in court for Izzy.

Let's get down
to voir dire.

I have a questionnaire
prepared.

It's standard for defendants
with a large media presence.

It'll identify who on the jury
likes Isabella and who doesn't.

Well, finding people
who like Izzy isn't enough.

Our whole problem is with
the love/hate dynamic.

People will say
they like Izzy,

but then they'll
hold her liable.

Who do we target, huh?

BULL: For those
who've never

heard of her, we want
to find the people

who aren't quick to blame.

And for those who
do know who she is,

we want to root out
the perfectionists.

Like I said, they'll
say they like Izzy...

But they'll secretly
resent her for holding them

to a standard
that they can't meet.

How much are you enjoying this?

More than I should be.

Of course I know who she is.

I make her gilded fruit
centerpiece every Thanksgiving.

How do Sara's centerpieces look?

MARISSA:
Well, she's not

exactly the da Vinci
of tablescaping.

More like the Tower of Pisa.

So she can't

meet Izzy's standards.

(whispers): Great, so she
secretly hates me?

No, not necessarily.

(whispering):
Depends on the captions.

MARISSA:
Uh, #NailedIt, #LOL,

#MaybeNextTime.

They're hilarious.

Acceptable, Your Honor.

Wait, what just happened?

We move fast.
Keep up.

Sara can joke
about her failures.

She's not a
perfectionist, so...

she's not likely to resent
your perfection.

You've never even
heard her name?

I don't know.

Has she ever been on ESPN?

Have you?

Missed opportunity.

You could help linebackers
with dinner parties

during the off-season.
Carlos, have you

ever tried online dating?

Sure. In this city,
who hasn't?

And how did those
dates go for you?

Honestly, not great.

I guess I haven't clicked
with anyone yet.

But that's just blind luck,
right?

Acceptable to the
defense, Your Honor.

Boom.

JUDGE:
You may continue, Counselor.

I suppose you have an
explanation for that selection.

Or you want to date Carlos.

I could do worse.

BENNY:
He's not a blamer,

so he doesn't hold
the dating sites

accountable
when he strikes out.

So he'll be less
likely to blame you

for Olivia's accidental death.

WOMAN:
Don't know her, sorry.

with three kids under ten,
the only celebrity

I see regularly
is Dora the Explorer.

BULL:
Leslie's up.

She's never heard of Izzy.

She might be right
for our last slot.

Okay.

High school principal, divorced.

Oh, but it was amicable.
The court records

indicate they used mediation.

So she's not inclined
to place blame

unnecessarily--
that's good.

And yet,

you two notice
anything funny about her?

IZZY:
Yeah.

Are those my--?

Peacock feather earrings.

She followed
your step-by-step video.

She lied about
being a fan of mine?

She wanted in on the jury,

but thought
she'd get struck

if she admitted
to knowing you.

Problem is
we can't trust her.

We don't know
what her motives are.

Yeah.

Acceptable to the defense.

No. Um, Franklin...

MAN:
That should do it.

Thank you, everyone,
for your time.

Looks like we've got our jury.

I'm going to read everyone...

What's the issue?

She fit all the criteria
you gave me.

Marissa.
Right here, Bull.

Have Cable and Danny
focus on Leslie.

The secret fan and possible
perfectionist could be trouble.

CARTER: ...certain kind of value
system for you and each one...

Do you have a sec?

Hey. You know,
in the future,

we're gonna have implants in
our heads, so you won't have to

hold that thing up to your ear.

It's usually not this bad.

Just right now,
our capital is low, so...

Izzy is 24/7, right?

(chuckles) Trust me,
I understand.

If you want to talk about it,
I'm here, okay?

Okay.

Hey, Bull?

Hmm? Hey, how are the
company interviews going?

Well, Alison is a tireless
worker, a loyal number two,

and would die for Isabella.

Look into her correspondence.

Let's focus on Alison.
You got it.

IZZY:
God, that was rough.
I'm really starving.

BENNY:
Well, you know, it's downtown.
There's plenty of places

you can get yourself
something to eat.
What about that Puerto Rican

place in the East Village
for dinner, remember?

Mm-hmm.
We can go there

and discuss the jury results.

I should get back to trial prep.

I'm still tweaking
the opening remarks.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, mm-hmm.

But thanks for the offer.

Hey.

I know this rooftop place.

Well, I haven't been there
in a while,

but they serve cheap beer.

*

* When you look in my eyes...

Izzy, I forgot
how much I love your roof.

I know.

I was
just thinking about...

Do you remember when Benny
confronted me up here?

(laughs)

(chuckles)

If you recall,

I was just chilling.

I had a little cozy blanket,

nice bottle of wine.

Oh, yeah, no. He cracked it open
and he asked you

what your intentions were
with me.

And then, he finished
the bottle of wine.

(both chuckle)

You guys were so close.

Big sister.

He wanted to follow
in your footsteps.

You guys cared so much
about each other, and...

Must be hard

to have lost that.
Don't.

I'm just saying,
I know how important

family is to both of you.

Well, work is my family.

I have Alison

and Franklin.
(chuckles) Franklin.

Give me a break.

Franklin's nice,
but he's in it for the money.

And Alison is so overworked.

I mean, looks like
she hasn't slept in a month.

I think she may be
hiding something, too.

Okay, stop it.

I trust Alison.

She's not just my C.O.O.

She's also my closest friend.

So don't ruin
that the way

that you ruined my relationship
with Benny.

So you think I ruined that?

Hmm!
That's interesting.

Why do you think
he didn't accept your job offer?

Because you got in his head
and you convinced him to.

(laughs):
Oh!

You and Benny have
a complicated relationship.

No, we have a complicated
relationship.

So stop trying to pass the
buck to Alison and Benny,

because the truth is that we
just don't work well together.

I mean, this is our marriage

all over again.

You just, you can't stop
digging and analyzing.

You know, when I first met you,

you were so blindly confident
and passionate

and opinionated.

I really liked that about you.

Trust me,
I've been wrong before.

But not about this.

This is exactly my point.

We clearly cannot work
on this case

without it getting personal,
and wasn't it just bad enough

the first time around?

Tomorrow,
I'm gonna go

and I'm gonna get a new firm.

And I'm sorry, Jason...

Good-bye.

(horns honking)

I'm a high school principal.

I'm a high school
principal.

I'm a drummer
in a punk rock band.

I'm a drummer in a punk band.

I write freelance articles.

I write freelance
articles.

Our mirror jury's set.

Except we don't have
a client, so I'm not sure

why we'll need a jury,
mirror or otherwise.

I can't believe
my sister fired you.

Temporarily.
She divorce you

temporarily, too?

We must protect this client
from herself.

(groans) This is
exactly what Izzy wants,

for me to come
begging to her.

To take me back, to help her.

Have you ever considered
that you hurt her feelings?

You rejected her,
and we both know

she's not used to that.

All right, I'll try
to get her back.

Can't promise it'll go well.

Well, it can't go any worse.

* Love,
it's a wonderful thing... *

How'd you find me?

'Cause this is where you go
when you need quiet.

Which is ironic, because...

This place is loud.
No.

Because when I was
studying for my LSATs,

I sat right over there
and you constantly

yelled over
my shoulder.

And you got a 180.

Why are you here?
Izzy, come on.

This is a really tough case,
and I want you to succeed.

(scoffs)

Oh, I wouldn't even be in
this situation if it wasn't--

Forget it.

What?

No.
What?

Wh-Why are you shaking
your head like that-- what?

Okay, fine.
If you would've come

to work with me
in the first place.

Oh, my God.

Izzy, come on.
You're still on that?

I would've been
Alison right now.

What's wrong with Alison?
(gasps)

Did Bull tell you to say that?

No. No, I came to
my own conclusions.

All right? As I can tell,
working for you is hard as hell.

Would've been damn near

impossible as
your little brother.

No, you don't know that.

Oh, yeah, I-I know that.

Known that ever since
the sixth grade,

in San Juan, when you laid out
my outfits every morning.

I mean, come on. Law
school, the D.A.'s office.

That was all your idea.

What you thought was best
for me.

It was just... just time
I went out on my own.

But you didn't.

You ended up working for him.

My ex-husband.

Do you think it was just a
coincidence that he offered you

the job right after
we got divorced?

He wanted to win.
And he did.

Because he got you.

(sighs)

I'm not a pawn.

He didn't get me.
I didn't choose sides.

You just can't handle that
I was choosing for myself.

And for once, I wasn't
your doting little brother,

doing exactly what you said.

Benny,

do whatever you want
with your life.

I... I just, I know you.

That's why I could
advise you.

Look, Izzy.

What matters
is that I'm-I'm happy now.

You know?

I joined TAC
because it's an amazing job.

You know, we-we
help people,

innocent people like you,

if you'd just let us.

* All night long...

BULL:
Did you get our client back?

Honestly, I
have no idea.

I tried.

How is the jury
we picked?

Well, we got four jurors
in the red,

engaged in love/hate
with Izzy's public persona.

Especially Leslie, who's
our covert perfectionist.

But there's still
two on the fence.

BULL:
Sara and Carlos.

They'll be swayed as long as we
provide a plausible alternative

as to where
the bee pollen originated.

And our dear Cable

may have the answer in her

eucalyptus-inspired update
on Olivia's routine.

Not quite, but

behold the dark side
of perfectionism.

Turns out that

three weeks before Olivia's
death, she became pretty

obsessive about following
Isabella's advice.

BULL:
6:00 to 6:30,
organize canned goods.

6:30 to 6:45,

meditate.
So she started
all of this

just three weeks
before her death.
BULL: Means something

specific inspired her
to start this up.

It's time for court, right?

I should get a raise and be
fired for bringing her back.

Love/hate.

WOMAN:
A lab report

confirming there was
bee pollen in the smoothie

and Bella's
vitamin-infused powder.

A mixture of ingredients
made in a factory

where cross-contamination
with bee pollen

is very possible.

I guess Miss Perfect actually
messed something up.

Isabella seems
nice enough to me.

I like her makeup.
Very natural.

Doesn't bee pollen enhance sex?

Now the defense will say,

we couldn't test the packet,

so we can't prove that that's
where the pollen originated.

But when you see snow
on the ground, you know that

it came from the sky.

Well, you were right.

Good.
I caught Juror Carlos

leaving Juror Sara's apartment

at 7:00 a.m. in
yesterday's clothes.

Oh, romance is good
for our case.

Sara and Carlos will be
in a better mood, more open,

and they'll
vote as a team.

Have we ever had
jurors hook up before?

Oh, yes. It happens
more often than you think.

If two jurors are
sleeping together,

it affects the whole jury.

Our job is to create
the same dynamic

between our mirror jurors.

Otherwise, we're flying blind.

And how is that going, Chunk?

Feels like a zoo experiment.

I put Mirror Carlos
next to Mirror Sara. Nothing.

Marissa said that their profiles

are a 96% match
to the real Carlos and Sara.

They should be engaged by now!

BULL:
Proximity doesn't necessarily
create sparks.

What was it
with you and, uh,

Izzy, if I may ask?

Huh. It was December 3,

Union Square, my
favorite bakery.

She walked in
covered in snow.

Dumped most of it on my
raspberry Danish, and then,

we just looked at each other.

She didn't apologize,
but she did buy me a crescent.

It was delicious.
And that was it--

our moment of
connection.

And if we can find Sara and
Carlos's moment of connection,

boom.

CABLE:
Let's say it was

dusty in the jury box.

Sara sneezes,
Carlos hands her

a handkerchief, they lock eyes.

In 1925!

Carlos is into punk rock.
I doubt he carries a hankie.

MARISSA:
We have to get them together,

or our mirror jury won't
accurately reflect the real one.

We tracked

the jurors' entire day.

Not a single moment
of connection. They were

chosen in voir dire,
the judge gave

the jury instructions.

They were specifically told...
Wait. Whoa.

That's it.
What?

Their jury instructions.

The judge instructed them
not to fraternize,

said it was forbidden.

Let's think
about these profiles.

These two are mischievous,
and they enjoy keeping secrets.

The forbidden nature of
their relationship sparked

a sense of danger.
CABLE:
But with the mirrors,

we put them together.

It's time to give our mirror
jurors new instructions.

As for our real jurors,

we need to give them an
explanation for the pollen.

DANNY: Which I might have.
So I looked

into the factory, and all their
correspondence with Alison,

like you asked, and got
a flawless safety record.

I'm sensing a "but."
But...

their factory only puts out
a thousand boxes a week.

So why was there a week

when Bella Colón Brands
received 2,000 boxes?

And that was the shipment

that produced
Olivia's tainted packet?

Mm-hmm.

Well...

Okay, time to bring in
C.O.O. Alison for mock trial.

We always use
the same factory

in Wisconsin for
the vitamin packets.

Hmm. And you're the one

who's in charge
of the supply chain, right?

Yes, but...

I-I tried really hard
to make sure

that all of are shipments are,

um... coming in time, and...

Alison, it's okay.

I understand

how this happened,
how Izzy

kind of made this happen.

She holds everyone

to an impossible standard.

She holds herself
to that standard.

That's why she's so successful,

right?
Maybe.

But it can't be easy...

for you, 'cause you know
how hard you're working.

And you're doing
everything you can,

but she keeps pushing
and pushing.

Yeah, th-that's true.

So when she asked you to double
production, and you knew

the factory couldn't handle it,
what did you tell her?

I, uh...

I didn't tell her.

I didn't want to
disappoint her, so...

so I went to another factory
just that one time.

Alison, tell me you didn't.

It was the only way to keep up

with your schedule!
All I knew is

I had to get
the shipment in time!

The plaintiff's attorney
also discovered

the second factory,
and they've got proof

that they process
other products

containing bee pollen,
so we might have to settle.

BULL: But we don't know there
was cross-contamination

for sure.
I think we should consider

the possibility that...
Okay, you know,

Franklin, can you
just give us a minute?

Thank you.

Sorry.

You're not sorry.

You knew about Alison, so...

Forget it.

It's okay to feel guilty.

And it's okay to feel sad.

What if I'm really the reason
that Olivia's dead?

There's no proof
of that yet.

And we are gonna find out
what really happened.

But how, how could I
not have seen

that Alison was cracking,
and...?

Was that what I was like
in our marriage?

Did I just

push you away like that?

I think that's on both of us.

Okay, look, I know
I have high standards,

but I honestly just don't get
why that's bad.

The problem is
you push people away.

When you demand
more than they can give.

I could really
lose everything here.

We're not gonna
let that happen.

You guys doing
some post-marriage

marital counseling?

It's hard to say with her.

Yeah, no kidding.

Gets swept up in
what she's saying,

and then you think
about it later, and...

Like what?

She said you only hired me so
that you could win the divorce.

Come on, Benny.

MARISSA:
I already told you once.

BULL:
Uh-oh.

Fraternizing among fellow
mirror jurors is not allowed.

This is breaking
a cardinal rule.

BENNY:
You were right.

We got the mirror
love birds together.

But it won't matter
once they find out

that Izzy outsourced
to that other factory.
(phone buzzing)

they'll blame her for the
contamination, and we'll lose.

Unless someone else
is to blame.

Cable you said
you found something?

So, you told me
to dig into Olivia.

Why she got so obsessive
with all that lifestyle advice

three weeks before her death,
and it turns out...

she suspected
her husband was cheating.

Meet Katrina.

George had scrubbed
their entire online

correspondence, but...

I recovered it.

I think that
Olivia was working

so hard to win George back.

BULL:
Our sympathetic plaintiff

just became a philandering
husband with a possible motive

for murder. Let's get
Katrina in here, now!

I'm not sure how I can help.

Why don't you tell me
a little bit about George?

Did you know
he was married?

We sparked immediately.

WOMAN:
How did you meet your wife

Olivia?

A wedding. We were seated
next to each other

at the singles table and just

had that immediate spark.

He said the spark
was gone with Olivia.

He complained
about her constantly.

She was gaining weight,
her cooking was awful.

Olivia was perfect.

BULL:
And how did he treat you?

Great... at first.

Then he started
to pick at my flaws,

just like Olivia,
so I broke it off.

But then he called,

said he was leaving her.

When was that?

A week before Olivia died.

Interesting. How would you
like to join me in court today?

Olivia and I were so careful

about her allergy.

That pollen came
from Bella's powder.

(door opens)

FRANKLIN:
Mr. Brooks, given
that your mistress

has decided
to join us and is now

sitting in this courtroom,

do you want to risk
the threat of perjury,

or will you answer
the question honestly?

Were you or were you not
having an affair?

MARISSA:
Bringing in George's mistress
really helped.

It turned these two for us.

They bought George as a
plausible source of that pollen.

Well, I hate to be
rooting for murder,

but it's better
than gross negligence.

Actually, we're in the clear.
Danny just called.

That backup factory
that did the extra order

has a perfect
quality control rating.

And the foreman is willing
to testify if we need him.

So Alison's off the hook
for that mistake.

Unfortunately, George

and Olivia's marital drama
has soured the spark

between Sara and Carlos.

They are convinced
that love is imperfect.

Then they look at Izzy,
and they see perfect,

which makes them want
to blame her.

So if we don't put
these two back together,

we may lose this case.

We could bounce 'em.

If they slept together,
they discussed the case.

That's grounds for dismissal.

No, then the jury
would speculate about

who ratted the lovers out.

Who would get blamed?

* De-de, de-de, ding!
Gold star, Ms. Colón.

So we've lost
Sara and Carlos,

and we still don't have
perfectionist Leslie,

because she wants
to take you down a peg

for being too perfect.

So, we need to
make Isabella seem

less perfect, and get

Sara and Carlos
back together again.

I don't know if we need
a Shakespearean sonnet,

or an episode
of The Young and the Restless.

Maybe a little bit of both.

Would you like
to get a drink with me?

* Baby, meet me
on the dance floor... *

Three olives,
never one or two.

It's the aesthetic.

It represent perfect balance.

Ah.

You feel you need
to have that in your martini,

'cause you don't have it
in real life?

IZZY:
I though you were gonna
work on less psychoanalyzing.

Isn't that Isabella Colón?
BULL: I thought you were gonna
work on being less reactive

and controlling.
Excuse me?

Oh, my God, it is.
BULL: Something I think
you struggle with.

All right, don't,
Izzy, don't start.

IZZY:
Don't throw our sessions
back in my face

Just because you're
Mr. Three PhD's...

Okay, please, inside voice.

Don't you

patronize me!
I am not patronizing you...

What the hell is this?

I thought Isabella was
out discussing the plan.

Uh, this is the plan.

Let's hear them.
You enjoy controlling order.

Oh, okay, great.
Okay, okay...

Now it's all my fault...
Yeah, cute...

To have a public fight
with her ex?

This is the last thing
she needs right now.

Actually, given
the juror map, this is

exactly what she needs--

(arguing indistinctly)
public humiliation,

a laundry list of
her personal faults,

all going viral.

It's the best way
to humanize her.

You're a narcissistic asshat.

You scripted this?

Right down to
the sarcastic clap.

The name-calling, Isabella...

He's a little too good
at that.

I'm sorry,
but I have no desire

to tamper with a jury like this.

We're not.

The jurors aren't there.

But if this happens
to go viral,

if certain jurors
happen to check their favorite

social media sites, which
we know they've been doing...

Then it's on
them, not us.

Has Isabella agreed to all this?

Well, she...
(clears throat)

agreed in concept.
I don't think

that she was aware
that Bull's

about to go off-script.
BULL: That's why your

relationships always
fail and that's

why you're so unhappy, Izzy.

What?

Am I wrong?

And there it is.

Surprising her was the only way
to get a real reaction.

The jurors hated her
for being perfect,

but once they
see her vulnerable,

like this...
The jury won't feel the need

to find her liable
and knock her down.

What-what are you...
what are you doing?

Why are you talking quietly?
Why are you off-script?

I'm being honest.

For once, maybe
we should...

both try being honest.

Wait, they're
still talking.

BENNY:
I thought Bull was finished.

I can't hear what
they're saying.

I... You pushed me away.

You never really loved me,
you just, you studied me,

like if I was
one of your subjects.

I just wanted to
know the real you.

And I think you
were afraid

that I would just
discover your faults.

But that's what I needed, Izzy.

I needed...

all of you to love you.

And I did love you, Izzy.

The baby,

the miscarriage...

I know.

That was hard.

I'm sorry about
what happened.

I wanted a family, too.

* People,
don't you understand... *

FRANKLIN:
What is that all about?

I don't know.
I couldn't hear it.

* ... to be part of your plan,
people, people... *

Well, whatever it was,

that's the most vulnerable
I've ever seen her.

So...

mission accomplished?

* People, don't you understand

* All I ever wanted was
to be part of your plan *

* People, people,
don't you want to know *

* Swallowed all your medicine

* Was not in the plan at all.

BULL:
That's because halfway

was not ever
gonna be far enough.

(phone whooshing)

BENNY:
Think our plan may be working.

Danny said Carlos and Sara
met up this morning.

If they're back to happy,
they'll vote as a team

and be less likely
to blame Izzy.

And more open to your

closing argument.
Correct.

Good.

I couldn't hear a thing, but
you and Bull looked pretty upset

during your fight.
You okay?

I will be, eventually.

Oh, and you know what,
on that note,

you were right.

(stammers)
I was what?

(laughs) Did I-did I just
hear right? I was what?

I was what?
Yeah, I know.

Can you repeat that, please?
I'm impossible.

I couldn't hear you.
Okay, okay... look.

Growing up,
I gave you advice because...

I just, I saw how high
you could go.

You were that talented.

And I don't think I ever just
stopped and asked you

if those were the plans
that you wanted.

'Cause...

you're my little brother.

And believe me, it...

took me a while to see myself
in any other way, too.

I'm sorry.

Truth is I... I don't know
where I'd be without you.

Not a lawyer, not working here.

No.

Not that you need my approval.

Mm-hmm.

But you got it.

As long as you win this case.

Oh, that's it, huh?

That's it.
All right.

(both chuckling)

BENNY: Okay, Franklin,
you'll start the close with

one simple word: imperfection.

We do everything we can
to mask it.

With online profiles that
make our lives seem fantastic.

With beauty routines
that hide our flaws.

And when something goes wrong,
with finding

someone else to blame.

Okay, at this point,

move closer to Izzy.

Yes, she's made a career

out of creating...
FRANKLIN:
...out of creating

an image of perfection.

But that doesn't mean
that she's perfect.

If she's guilty of something,
it's that she works too hard.

She tries too hard

to help people achieve more

in their lives.
Now, this has

helped her to create
an amazing company,

but Isabella will be the
first to admit it has not

made her good at maintaining

personal relationships,
especially

with those
she cares about the most.

(whispers):
I didn't write that.

Neither did I.

Before you blame her
for this tragedy

simply because it feels good
to blame someone,

remember the legal question
before you-- has the plaintiff

produced a single shred of proof
that Isabella is responsible?

No.

Which means you must find her...

REPORTER: Not liable.
And that's exciting news

for Isabella fans.
She's officially

not responsible for the death
of Olivia Brooks,

ending a difficult lawsuit
for the famous lifestyle guru.

Kristen Goodwin reporting,
back to you.

BULL:
Katrina.

Hey. Thanks for meeting me.

You were so integral
to this case.

Happy to help.
I'm excited to meet Isabella.

Where is she? I'm a big fan.
Oh, I know.
You'd literally

kill to meet her.

George told you
that he was gonna

leave his wife
to be with you.

That was just a fairy tale.

Wasn't it?

So you decided to help
things along by slipping

into Olivia's drink
the one thing you knew

that she was
deathly allergic to.

This is ridiculous.
But it got us a warrant.

You said you had
keys to their house

for your romantic trysts. And
your boss said you were late

to work the morning
of Olivia's death.
(siren wailing)

I can only wonder what
the police have found.

Traces of bee pollen on a shirt,
thanks to social media,

they can prove Katrina wore the
day that she was late to work.

Come with me.

You have the right
to remain silent.

Anything you say can

and will be held against you
in a court of law.

(chuckles)

Mm.

That smells nice.

Katrina's been arrested.

(sighs)
Well, I'm happy

it has nothing
to do with my company,

but I still feel awful
about Olivia.

Olivia wasn't following your
advice to win George back.

I had Danny and Cable
continue the deep dive.

She was leaving George,
starting a new life.

And you, with your
advice, inspired her.

Thank you.

For that and for Benny.

We're talking again.

Good.

He and I need to do the same.

Settle a few things.

You remember how we started?

Forbidden love.
(chuckles)

Oh, like your jurors.

Then we were off to Puerto Rico.
Oh.

To meet your parents

and tell them about us.

Mm.

But in the end...

...I didn't know how
to handle losing our baby.

Forgive me for not knowing
how to help you.

That's the most powerless
I've ever felt.

No...

I know you tried.

I didn't need you to heal me.

I need you to mourn with me.

It was the only way I knew how.

It still is.

Fatal flaw.

Hey, I thought you said
this was about trial science.

Yeah, I did say that, didn't I?

Mm-hmm.

But you were right.

It was more than that.

It always is with you.

* I don't know who's gonna
kiss you when I'm gone *

* So I'm gonna love you now

* Like it's all I have

* I know it'll kill me
when it's over *

* I don't want
to think about it *

* I want you to love me now

* I don't know

* Who's gonna kiss you
when I'm gone *

* So I'm gonna love you now
like it's all I have... *

Thank you. Ah.

Two overpriced scotches
in one case.

Must have won a big payday
in Izzy's trial, huh?

Well... this isn't about Izzy.
No?

It's about us.

Rest of the team's
not coming.

Oh.

So I'm being fired.

Well, it's a classy way
to go out.

The answer is no.

Sorry?

No.

I didn't hire you
to win the divorce.

I hired you because you're
you. And you're the best

at what you do, and I knew that

after my divorce,
there was

one lasting part of my marriage
I wanted to hold on to.

Oh, you thought
I meant our friendship?

Mm-hmm.
Sorry, that's awkward.

I meant that antique clock
in Izzy's dining room.

Ah.
I want that.

You want that?
Yeah.

I hate that damn clock.
It's yours.

* Oh, ah.

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