All language subtitles for Bull S04E05.en

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[soft bang on wall]

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Hi. My name is
Jessica Lee, and I am...

wasan entertainer at
the Maverick Men's Club

just off the West Side Highway.

Three weeks ago,
at around 12:30,

Nathan Alexander,
the big real estate guy,

paid me $100 to go into the
Champagne Room with him.

Now, when you go into
the Champagne Room

at a place like the Maverick,

you're guaranteeing
your customer

three fully-nude lap dances.

Three songs.

There's not supposed
to be any touching,

but there almost always is.

And I have never done it myself,

but the other girls tell
me that you can negotiate

to do other things in there.

It's a private room.
There are no cameras.

Anyway... [sighs heavily]

We're in there, and
I'm completely naked.

And he's got on a suit,
like you would expect.

I'm into the second song,

and I'm doing what I guess

you would call the
"lap" part of the dance.

And I look down, and
I notice that his fly...

[gasps]

Sorry. Didn't mean
to frighten you.

So it looks like Marissa's
not coming in today.

Something personal going on.

And I'm gonna
be out of the office

running down some things
on an upcoming case, so,

Marissa told me to tell you,
uh, that she's counting on you.

Okay, so, what is it
she needs me to do?

Well, uh, nobody's
in court today,

so, it's really just about Bull.

If he needs something,
do your best to help him out.

Now I just texted you
a temporary password

that's gonna get you
into Marissa's files

and Bull's schedule.

Beyond that, you're on your own.

JESSICA: Finally he gets off me.

He just leaves the room.

Anyway... [sighs]

I told the manager
what happened,

and he asked me if I
knew who that guy was.

And, um, he told
me that that guy is

about a thousand times
more important than I am.

Then he told me

that they were overbooked
for the next couple of weeks,

that I shouldn't even
bother coming in.

BULL: Marissa?!

Oh.

Well, the keeper of
the calendar is here.

Uh, Thursday at 3:00
p.m. I have an ultrasound?

Bet you didn't even
know I was expecting.

I'm shocked and amazed.

I'll go find my little pass code
and get back to you shortly.

Thank you.

Three days later, she realizes

she really needs
to go to the police.

Taylor? But they tell
her there's no evidence,

so there's no case.

That the D.A.
isn't going to court

unless he can win,
and without evidence...

And he's definitely not going
to court to take on someone

as well-connected
as Nathan Alexander

unless the case is rock-solid.

Yeah, he's right.

I don't think so.

I don't think there's
anything right about it.

Look at it from the district
attorney's point of view.

The woman is a stripper.

She takes her
clothes off for a living.

She entices for a living.

And what's the net-net?

A man was enticed.

Now, I'm not
saying I agree with it,

but it's tough to make
that case in front of a jury.

That stripper's a woman.

A human being.

Someone violated the law.

Someone violated her.

She says, but can't prove.

Anyway...

she posted this video
because she needs help.

A lawyer and some publicity
to maybe force the D.A.'s hand.

And it made me think about
your law clinic at school.

[sighs]

You've already got something.
You're busy, aren't you?

Yeah.

Oh, wow. Like a
right-to-life thing?

Kind of.

It's a lot of things.

My point is, my
calendar's really full.

Right. Calendar.

[gasps]

Calendar. Oh, no.

Bull?

Bull, sorry it took me so long.

You are all clear for Thursday.

I'll put it down for 3:00 p.m.

Knock, knock, knock.

[sniffles]

Can I ask you a question
that would definitely fall

into the category of
"none of my business"?

Why do you guys have a meeting

with Nathan Alexander
on the books?

I'm just curious.

Read about him in the paper,
see his picture lots of places.

Yeah, he does take a
good picture, doesn't he?

Honestly, I have no idea.

We don't do real estate law.

He must have
approached Bull privately.

Why? You want me to get
you invited to the meeting?

Nope, not necessary.

Thanks.

Can I ask you another
question? A legal question?

Hmm. I'm gonna have
to start billing you, Taylor.

If you meet with a client,
a prospective client,

and they have a case, do you
ever meet with the other side...

The person they're suing,

or the person they're
accusing of something...

To see which side of the
case you want to represent?

Nope. Doesn't work that way.

Once you meet with one
side of the legal dispute,

you're forbidden from
meeting with the other side.

Part of the code of conduct.

Always has been.

Forbidden, huh?

Long as I've been doing it.

So it's kind of...
whoever gets there first.

Yeah, you could say that.

Aha.

Jessica?

I'm Taylor.

We spoke on the phone?

From Homeland Security?

Well, not anymore.

I, uh... sorry if I wasn't
clear on the phone.

I-I work at a legal firm now.

Well, whatever.

I'm just... blown away
that you want to help me.

And I do. I want to help you.

The thing is, the
lawyer I arranged

to meet us isn't here yet,
so I'm gonna bring you inside,

get you seated, and then, um,

wait out here for him.

Are you okay with that?

Uh, sure.

BENNY: Taylor?

Hey. Sorry.

I didn't get a chance
to go home and change.

Not to worry.

She's a very, very
casual girl. Ah.

I just... I don't know.

I thought you
two might hit it off.

And like I told you, she's
having some legal problems.

Probably gonna ask
you a ton of questions.

Great icebreaker.

[laughs]

All right.

BENNY: Taylor, Taylor, Taylor.

Is that her?

That's her.

BENNY: Boy. She
looks awfully young.

So do you.[sucks
in through teeth]

Ah. [Laughs]

Taylor, I know you
mean well, but I'm thinking

that maybe this isn't
such a good idea.

Well, how will we
know if you don't try?

Come on, Benny. Just sit
down. She's not gonna bite.

She's gonna ask you
about the law and court

and this situation
she got herself into.

What kind of situation?

I have no idea.

But if we just stand
here, we'll never find out.

Do it for me.

[clicks tongue]

All right, I'm in.

Let's eat.

Jessica.

Meet my friend Benny.

Benny, this is Jessica.

Jessica, so lovely to meet you.

Hi.

So, Taylor tells me

that you are having
some legal issues.

What's going on?

Are you staring at a court date?

No. I wish.

But I'd like to be.

I'd like to go to court. I'd
like to get some justice.

Well, let's see if
we can't help you.

Let's start from the beginning.
Want to tell me what happened?

I was raped.

Okay.

No. I mean, um...
no, it's not okay.

I mean, uh... wow.

Uh... oh, my goodness.

I'm-I'm so sorry.

Do you have any idea
who did this to you?

Oh, yeah. I know
exactly who did this to me.

He's kind of famous.

Anybody I'd know?

Maybe. You know
Nathan Alexander?

Yeah.

Yeah, yeah, I've-I've...
I've definitely...

heard that name.

Um...

So lovely to meet you, Jessica.

May I please speak
to you outside?

I'm confused. Is
he... coming back?

Just give me one second.

[distant siren wails]

Benny!

You know what you just did?

Followed you out here?

You just made it
impossible for me

to meet with Nathan
Alexander tomorrow.

Well, only if he's
coming in to talk about

how he's worried
he might be accused

of raping a dancer he
met at a gentlemen's club.

A dancer at a gentlemen's club?

Benny, she's really desperate.

[laughs] You... you
did this on purpose.

What do you think's
gonna happen next, Taylor?

Huh? What do you
think Bull's gonna say?

Well, I'm hoping,

when he and you actually
hear Jessica's story,

you'll want to help her.

Help her? Help?!

Forget about her!

I'm talking about you!

You're gonna be looking
for a job tomorrow.

You get that, don't you?

I'm sorry, Benny.

I'm really sorry, but...

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

There-there is no
"but." There is no "but."

[exhales loudly]

Nathan Alexander
was a major guy,

and you just shut us out
of doing business with him.

And last I checked, your
name is not even on the door.

Who the hell do you think
you are, pulling a stunt like this?

♪

Now, I've asked Marissa
to sit in to protect me

from myself if she
deems that necessary.

But honestly, I
cannot conjure a world

where I do not let
you go for cause.

I understand.

And lest you think
I'm overreacting,

I called Mr. Alexander's
general counsel this morning,

and I asked him,
"Does this meeting

have anything to do
with a gentlemen's club?"

And he, of course,
laughed and said,

"Absolutely not."

And five minutes later,

someone from his office
called and canceled the meeting!

Well, actually, I think that
kind of proves my point.

Excuse me, Taylor.

I am not here to
hear your point.

You are here to hear my point.

You cost me money.

You cost me a valuable
business relationship.

[sighs] And I'm not sensing

a tremendous amount
of contrition on your part.

I disagree, Bull. I think
that Taylor is very...

The woman I'm trying
to help was raped.

This man you were
planning to meet with today,

this man you want to have

a valuable business
relationship with

had sex with her
without her consent.

Again, I understand that,
but that is not the point.

There is no other point.

He did a horrible thing.

And there's no reason to
think he hasn't done it before,

and there's no reason to
think he won't do it again.

But because he's rich...

What does that have
to do with anything?

Oh, my God.

That has everything
to do with everything.

Because he's rich, if
this ever does go to court,

he'll pay to have someone
like you minimize it

and obfuscate the facts

and pack the jury
with a bunch of people

who want to be him and
want to have what he has

and therefore would
never, ever vote against him

or the person they
think they might be

if they ever won the lotto

or the Powerball or
the Irish Sweepstakes.

Is this the argument

that's supposed to
convince me not to fire her?

Lest we forget,

these are allegations
you are talking about,

not provable facts.

Really? Mm.

Then why'd he offer her a
million dollars this morning

to sign an NDA?

MARISSA: Uh, did she take it?

No.

She wants to go to court!

[exhales]

This is just a really bad dude.

If we don't try to
stop him, who will?

BULL: The simple truth is
there are things we control

and things we don't.

Your case against
Mr. Alexander is not,

for the conceivable
future, heading to court.

It just isn't,

and there's nothing
we can do about it.

The D.A.'s office is convinced

there's no therethere.

A complete lack of
evidence and witnesses.

No one saw anything.

No one heard anything.

I don't know what to tell you.

MARISSA: Well, couldn't we

maybe file in civil court?

Assault and
intentional infliction

of emotional distress.

Something like that.

[exhales]

I don't understand.

It would be a civil trial.

You'd be suing him for money,

not threatening
to send him to jail.

TAYLOR: And the
burden of proof is lower.

You'd only have to
convince five out of six jurors

instead of 12.BULL:
Hold the phone.

Before everyone
gets carried away,

we still don't have
any real evidence.

Whether it's in criminal court

or civil court,

it is still just a "he
said, she said" situation,

and I honestly don't think

there is enough
here to go forward.

DANNY: Well, not to cast

any aspersions on
the NYPD detectives

that have already
looked into this,

but would anyone mind

if I did a little investigating?

I mean, just because

no one's found any evidence yet

doesn't mean there isn't
any evidence to be found.

[church bell tolling]

MAN: Can I help you?

You looking for a restroom?

Do I look like I'm
looking for a restroom?

[chuckles] My mistake.

You'd be amazed at
the number of people

who come in God's house
looking for a restroom.

Huh. Well,

what can I point
you towards? Oh,

I was hoping I could...

make an appointment
to speak to someone.

Home stuff.

Family stuff.

You belong to the parish?

No. I do not.

I don't think I've
stepped inside a church

for anything other than
a wedding or a baptism

since the turn of the century.

And what's going on at home?

At least

give me an idea
so I can figure out

who you ought to talk to.

It's kind of private.

It's my daughter.

She is bound and
determined to do something.

Something that I
know to be wrong.

It's just the wrongest
thing in the world.

But she says she
wants me with her.

Says she needs me with her.

And I don't want her

to do this thing that
she's going to do,

but I also... I don't
want to let her down.

And the truth is is
that she's gonna do it

with or without me.
She's an adult now.

I just...

I don't know whether
to be a good father

or a good person.

Very God-like problem.

How do you mean?

Relationship between
a parent and a child,

the relationship between God
and every single human being

is not that different.

God stays with you

whether you're doing
something good or bad.

Tries to let you know

in every way possible that...

you're not doing
the right thing.

But more important than that,

he wants you to know
that no matter what,

he's still with you.

Same thing for a
parent, don't you think?

Yeah.

I hear you.

So, let's, uh...

see who we might
set you up with.

Actually, I'm good.

You sure?

I'm very sure.

Thank you, Pastor.

Uh, son?

Huh.

So it's true.

What Marissa texted me was true.

We're going to court.

There's no talking
you out of this.

Huh.

I-I leave the office
for five hours,

and not only do
you not fire Taylor

but you reward her
reckless behavior

by taking this case.

Okay, so you want
me to fire Taylor?

Of course not.

But I don't relish the
idea of devoting weeks

to a "he said, she said" case

where the "he"
is a very powerful

and accomplished
member of our community

and the "she" is... Not?

I don't know what to tell you.

I was sitting over there,

and I was trying to
convince everybody

how foolhardy this would all be,

that we were on
the wrong side of it,

that I had been
doing this long enough

that I knew how it was gonna go.

You can't fight the kind
of entrenched power

a guy like Nathan
Alexander represents.

And I'm hearing myself talk,

and I'm thinking,

"When did you become so old

and cynical and afraid?"

And I'm thinking about my kid,

about your niece or
nephew and if something

horrible ever happened to them

that they would come
to someone like me.

[inhales]

And somewhere in there,

I had Marissa call
over to the courthouse,

and you know the rest.

All right.

Well... see you in the morning.

See you in the morning.

JUDGE: Have you or anyone
you know ever been the victim

of sexual assault?

If so, if that experience
will impact your ability

to be impartial in this case,
please raise your hand.

All right, then.

I'll speak to those
jurors individually

at sidebar
regarding their ability

to serve on this jury.

[exhales]

We got our work cut out for us.

Where did all the girls go?

DANNY: Thanks
for taking the time

to speak with me, Ms. Alexander.

You can call me Beth.

You're here about
Nathan, aren't you?

I grew up riding. Horses.

And I always wanted
one of my own.

And when Nathan
and I got married,

he bought me the most
beautiful black quarter horse.

[chuckles]

She was everything to me.

Then one day,

barely four and
a half years later,

he wanted a divorce.

He offered me half his fortune,

this apartment, half
the stock portfolio,

no questions asked.

[scoffs] When it
came to that horse...

He fought me with
everything he had.

'Cause he knew that's
what I really loved.

So you can ask me anything.

I'm bulletproof.

He got my horse.

Do you know what your
ex-husband is accused of?

I read about it.

Some men... You can't
give them anything.

It only feels good
to them if they take it.

Are you aware of
him taking anything

from any other woman?

He hired this nice young
woman to walk our dog.

This pretty college girl.

The way she would look at
Nathan when she would come over,

I just... I knew
something was going on

or that she wanted
something to go on.

Then one day, about six
months before we divorced,

she just quit.

Nathan said she was
moving back to wherever

to look after her
sick mother, but...

the look on her face
when she came by

to pick up her last check was...

Do you remember her name?

BENNY: And the night

that Mr. Alexander
approached you...

He gave you $25?

He gave me $100 and
told me to keep the change.

BENNY: So what did you do?

JESSICA: I smiled, and
I said, "For that much,

you could have gone
into one of the VIP rooms."

And how did he respond?

He said, "That's a great idea."

And he took my
hand, and he led me

to the Champagne Room.

BENNY: And did you
know who he was?

I knew he was a big shot.

The girls would get all giddy
every time he would come in.

So I knew he was a big tipper,

but it's not like I
knew his name.

Mm-hmm. So he took you
to the Champagne Room.

Can you tell us
exactly what happened?

He raped me!

[gallery murmuring]

JESSICA: I was in the middle
of the second song when

I looked down, and I realized

he'd unzipped his
fly and undid his belt.

I kept dancing over him,

pretending not to notice.

Then he put his
hands around my waist

and pulled me in towards him.

Did you scream?

Yeah.

But the music was really loud.

There's a panic
button on the wall,

but he was holding
me, so I couldn't get to it.

I kept hitting him, hitting him,

but he seemed to like that.

Then he jumped
up out of his chair.

He turned me over.

And the next thing,

we were on the floor, and...

I couldn't see anything.

I had my eyes closed anyway.

Any idea how long it lasted?

It seemed like
it lasted forever.

JESSICA [crying]: Yeah.

[Jessica sighs]

One last question.

You didn't call the
police immediately after.

Can I ask why?

I don't know. I
guess that because...

he's a somebody,
and I'm... a... a nobody.

I didn't think anybody
would believe me.

BENNY: Thank you, Ms. Lee.

No further questions,
Your Honor.

Any movement on our end?

It's still a sea
of red over here.

[sighs]

You all right?

Need a minute?

I'm all right.

So... you mentioned

that your erotic
encounter with my client

seemed to go on... It
wasn't an erotic encounter.

Forgive me.

Your encounter. The attack!

Your Honor, may I finish
asking my question?

JUDGE: The witness

will refrain from speaking

until counsel has finished
asking the question.

Again, you testified

that this encounter
seemed to last forever.

That notwithstanding,

do you remember approximately

what time my client left
the Champagne Room?

[sniffles]

Uh, around 12:30.

You sure about that?

We went into the Champagne Room

ten minutes after 12:00.

It was three lap
dances, three songs.

It's five or six minutes a song.

That's about 12:25 or so.

Excellent. 12:25, 12:30.

[quietly]: All right.

Here's where I get confused.

If you were so upset
over this alleged assault,

why does security
camera footage from the bar

show you having a drink

with my client at 1:55 a.m.?

It's barely an hour and a half

after you claim he
violently raped you.

Really? Do you
have a photo of that?

That's impossible. I
would never do that.

Isn't this you?

Isn't this Mr. Alexander?

[gallery murmuring]

Yes, but maybe that's
from another night.

Isn't this date the
night in question?

And can you see
that this is indicating

that this frame of
video was captured

at 1:55 in the morning?

JESSICA: Yes, I can see what's

in the photo, but that doesn't
mean that that happened.

I'd like to enter

this still photograph
taken from security video

recorded the night of the
incident as defense exhibit "A."

So entered. That
doesn't mean that

that happened.

That photo was
probably doctored.

That... that doesn't mean that
that happened.[gallery murmuring]

He probably paid somebody.

[gavel bangs]Order!
Order! Order!

Just because that
there is a photo,

it doesn't mean that that
happened. Order! Again, we need you

to refrain from speaking
until asked a question.

Your Honor, these photographs
are accurate and real,

and the security company
which monitors the establishment

where Ms. Lee claims
this incident took place

will testify to their veracity.

So my question to
you, Ms. Lee, is...

is it your normal practice
to have drinks with the men

you claimed to have attacked
you a mere 90 minutes later?

Your Honor![gallery clamoring]

Never mind.

I withdraw the question.

Nothing further
for this witness.

Well, listen, I need
him to take the stand.

We don't have time to
prep him. I'll prep Benny.

If we ask the right questions,
we should get the right answers.

Thank you.

I think we're gonna be okay.

[clears throat]

COURT OFFICER: All rise!

The Honorable Judge
McPherson presiding.

BENNY: Thank you for joining
us last minute, Dr. Benson.

Now you just shared with
the jury your many degrees

and your academic
accomplishments.

But as someone who specializes
in psychological trauma,

if I tell you that a
woman is raped,

but 90 minutes later
she is seen having a drink

with the very man
who attacked her,

what would your reaction be?

Well, without knowing anything,

without having
met the principals

or read the histories or
looked at the forensics, uh,

I would venture a guess and say

it must have been a
particularly brutal violation.

[gallery murmuring]

YARROW: Objection.

This last-minute,
supposed expert witness

is offering up conjecture

and speculation as testimony.

JUDGE: Objection sustained.

The jury will
disregard that answer.

Ask another question, Counselor.

Yes, Your Honor.

Dr. Benson,

putting aside what you
think might have happened,

is it unusual for victims

of rape to continue to
associate with their attacker

in the hours
following the attack?

Well, let me put it this way.

While you wouldn't
call it common,

it happens more often
than you'd suspect.

And there's a scientific
explanation for it.

After brutal trauma,

the victim's brain
often defaults

into a kind of survival mode.

The mind focuses on one
thing and one thing only...

Getting through the night

without further
incident or harm.

So you make friends
with your enemy.

Now, what if I told you

that the victim
has no recollection

of continuing to
associate with her attacker

in the hours following the rape?

Would, would that shock you?

Not really. I mean,
the combination

of trauma and adrenaline
creates a condition

where the victim
becomes hyper-focused.

Uh, they retain details
of the trauma itself

in an especially vivid way,

but the events surrounding it
don't get coded into the memory,

because the victim is being
controlled by the amygdala,

the survival center of the mind.

It's working like hell

to normalize something
that's not normal.

So the memory, for all
intents and purposes,

gets turned off.

And if I were to tell you

that the victim took three days

to report what happened
to her to the police?

Yeah, again,
pretty standard stuff.

I mean... but trust me.

For those 72 hours,

the victim is fighting
with him or herself

over whether what they think
happened really happened.

And to be clear, if it
hadn't really happened,

they wouldn't have been
fighting with themselves.

Thank you. No further questions.

[beep]Oh, my God, Marissa!

[gasps] We got a green one!

MARISSA AND TAYLOR:
We got a green one!

[whispering]: Will you
two keep it down, please?

YARROW: Dr. Benson,

do you know Jessica Lee?

Not really. I think
that's her there.

Have you ever met Jessica Lee?

No.

Do you know my client?

I know ofhim. We've never met.

So, then, do you have any proof

that this so-called trauma
actually even occurred?

It seems to me that,

in this case, the
only window we have

into what mighthave
happened that night

is a security photo
of the principals

sharing a drink

shortly after this trauma
supposedly occurred.

Well, as I explained...
Oh, I'm sorry.

I must have missed it. Did
your explanation suggest

that, because they were having a
drink, she must have been raped?

Of course not.

So, then, what does
your testimony prove?

[gallery murmuring]

We lost our green.

[sighs]

[door opens]

Hi. Can I help you?

DANNY: Yeah, I'm actually
looking for the owner. Tara Atkins?

Tara?

Hi. I'm Danny James.

I'm an investigator
working for Jessica Lee?

Perhaps you've read about her?

She's suing Nathan Alexander.

What does that
have to do with me?

Well, I know that
you worked for Nathan

and his then-wife briefly,
and that it ended abruptly.

I just wanted to
ask you about that.

I honestly don't
have anything to say.

This is my place of business.

I'd appreciate it
if you'd go now.

Was it him?

Did Nathan attack you?

Don't make me call the police.

Did he pay you to keep quiet?

Is that where you
got the start-up money

to open this store?

I wish I could help you,
but there's nothing I can do.

I really need you to leave.

If it's the NDA
that's inhibiting you,

I work with a team
of really great lawyers,

and I'm sure they can
figure out a way around it.

If you change your mind.

YARROW:
Mr. Alexander, do you deny

being at the Maverick Club
on the night in question?

I do not.

Do you deny that you and Ms. Lee

engaged in intimate behavior

at some point past midnight

in what's referred to as
the Champagne Room?

I do not.

Did you rape Ms. Lee?

No.

Not that I'm aware of.

My sense was that
everyone involved

was having a very nice time.

YARROW: Mr. Alexander,

what's a guy like you
doing in a strip club?

Looking at naked women mostly.

Look, you probably
won't like this answer,

but I'm very fond of women.

And at the risk of sounding
like some kind of Neanderthal,

being able to spend time around
a woman who is undressed,

that's a pretty terrific
way to end one's day.

Now, I know that,
for a lot of men,

that happens within the
context of a relationship...

Marriage,
boyfriend, girlfriend...

And I've tried that,
but it takes time

and it takes energy.

And I'm sort of a
well-known figure in this city,

so it also means I need
to have my guard up

because not every woman
I meet is solely interested

in getting to know me better.

So, for me, a gentlemen's club,

on a transactional level,
they make great sense.

I pay my money. I
meet some nice women,

and if I never see them again

or they never see me again,

neither one of us is
surprised or disappointed.

He has them in the
palm of his hand.

No one is shocked.
No one's surprised.

They're too busy admiring
his imitation of honesty.

Why did you ask Ms. Lee to
go to the Champagne Room?

I didn't. She suggested it.

And it's your testimony that
everything that happened

in that room was consensual?

That was certainly
my impression.

I think she knew who I was.

[scoffs]

How horrible could it have been?

I mean, I didn't run
away and neither did she.

We had drinks
together later that night.

Is there anything
you want to say?

Anything you want
to apologize for?

No.

This has been
enormously embarrassing

and painful for me.

In my work, I ask
people to trust me.

Ever since Ms. Lee's assertions

were made public,

it's become much harder to do.

No.

I have nothing to apologize for.

YARROW: No further questions.

JUDGE: All right, let's
break here for today.

We'll pick this up tomorrow
with the plaintiff's cross.

This court is adjourned.

BULL: It is the "he
said, she said" case

I always feared it would be.

Unfortunately, the "he" is
a very convincing fellow,

even though I'm certain

he's lying through his teeth.

DANNY: Funny. Based on
the women I've been talking to,

it should be a "he
said, they said" case.

What do you mean?

Are you suggesting
there are others?

'Cause that would
change everything.

DANNY: Tara Atkins,
Janell Thompson,

Emily Webber, Amelia
Lopez, Tracy Walker.

The list goes on. All
women I strongly suspect

were raped by Nathan Alexander.

Well, let's get 'em in here,

and-and Benny can
put 'em on the stand.

They won't testify.
They've all been paid off

and signed
nondisclosure agreements.

He gives them $2
million and threatens

to sue them for twice that
if they ever breathe a word.

It's so unfair. How do
you fight against someone

who has all the
money in the world?

DANNY: Well if it makes you
feel any better, he doesn't have

all the money in the world

'cause he gave
half to his ex-wife.

And did he make her sign an NDA?

It was a divorce. A
divorce he wanted.

And how does she
feel about her ex?

Why do you ask?

JUDGE: Mr. Colón, are
you ready to commence

cross-examination
of Mr. Alexander?

BENNY: Yes, I am, Your Honor.

Mr. Alexander, I really just
have one question for you.

Now, you testified
under oath yesterday

that you did not rape my client.

That's correct. Okay.

So here's my question:

have you ever raped anyone?

[gallery murmuring]

I'm sorry, I didn't
hear your answer.

No. Of course not. I've
never raped anyone.

Ah. Well, then I have
no more questions

for this witness.

I would, however,

like to call a rebuttal
witness at this time.

With your court's permission,

the plaintiff would like to call
Ms. Tara Atkins to the stand.

YARROW: Objection, Your Honor.
The defense was not made aware

of this witness. This is the
first we're hearing about it.

BENNY: My apologies, Your Honor.

We're calling this witness to
refute Mr. Alexander's claim

just now that, and I quote,
"I have never raped anyone."

Ms. Atkins is prepared

to speak on that claim.

That seems reasonable
and relevant to me.

The witness may testify.

Your Honor, the defense would
like to request a short recess,

so we may prepare
for this witness.

JUDGE: That seems
reasonable as well.

Let's take a half hour break
and resume trial at that time.

[knocking on door]

YARROW: Ms. Atkins? Tara Atkins?

Come in.

I've asked my
legal team to sit in.

You don't have a
problem with that, do you?

Of course not.

[sighs]

Just to be clear, in
exchange for the $2 million

my client provided you,

you signed a
nondisclosure agreement.

If you testify to the
events which I suspect

you'll be asked
about on the stand,

you'll be violating
that agreement

and it will cost you $4 million.

$4 million I'm reasonably
sure you don't have.

Yes, I'm well aware of that.

I want to be certain

that you understand
how serious this is.

You signed a legal document.

My client is prepared
to garnish your wages

for the rest of your
life if you violate it.

Well, not if I pay
up front, right?

You're prepared to pay
Mr. Alexander $4 million

right now?

Not that it's any
of your business,

but a wealthy benefactor
has stepped forward

and is willing to finance this
transaction for Ms. Atkins.

Really?

Might I ask who?

Well, I suppose it
won't do any harm.

The benefactor
is Beth Alexander,

your client's ex-wife.

And she asked me to ask
you if you wouldn't mind

forwarding a message to Nathan.

She wanted him to know
she really loved that horse.

We, the jury, find
the defendant,

Nathan Alexander...

liable for assault and
intentional infliction

of emotional distress.

In addition, we, the jury,
award compensatory damages

of $1 million to the plaintiff.

And, in addition, we,
the jury, also award

punitive damages of $25 million

to the plaintiff.

JUDGE: This court
thanks you for your service.

Court is adjourned.[gavel bangs]

Thank you, Dr. Bull.

I honestly don't
know what to say.

[chuckles]

I know this really wasn't
about the money for you,

but trust me, with
a verdict like that,

the D.A.'s gonna want
to reopen this case.

And I'd be honored to be
there with you when it happens.

[crying]: I wouldn't
have it any other way.

You know, there is a
line of women over there

who want to tell you
how proud they are of you.

I think I owe everything to you.

Don't be ridiculous.

We girls have to
stick together. Yes.

Thank you so much. Mmm.

[knocking on door]

Anna?

It's me, it's-it's your dad.

I've been calling and texting

for the last three days.

I called the phone
company this afternoon

to find out that you blocked me.

Anna, I... I just
want to talk to you.

If you're in there,
would you open the door,

please?

I love you, kiddo.

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