Bull

Previously on Bull...

Ms. Rentzel?

You recently met a young woman

by the name of Zola Macer.

A hacker, goes by Tidal?

You should be more careful who you associate with.

A new A.U.S.A.

has been assigned to Bull's case.

Dr. Bull!

Come on, Finchy-doodle.

- Parker Reilly. - Well,

if I'm gonna be wrongly imprisoned for ten years,

at least it's by the best. The max is 15 years,

and that's only a sentencing guideline.

I'd argue for more.

You want to win this case,

or do you want to help

get to the truth?

Looks like Babiack's new supplier's a no-show.

Okay, if there's no deal, let's call it.

- Try again tomorrow. - Copy that.

Before you go, can you grab me a coffee?

Cream and...

sugar.

Scott, stay in place. You copy?

Copy. Where am I looking?

Front door.

Danilo Kovalev.

The agency's been trying to bust Kovalev for decades.

He's on the move.

I'm gonna keep eyes on him.

This could be our only chance.

Wait for backup.

You copy? Scott.

You went behind

Mr. Kovalev's back.

I didn't do it.

I wouldn't.

Who were you meeting?

No one. I swear.

Nothing here.

Lose it.

Da.

Hey! So sorry.

Watch it.

Mr. Kovalev.

On the house.

Niko.

You are very generous.

Enjoy the pastry.

I heard prison food sucks.

Danilo Kovalev.

You're under arrest.

You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say can and will be...

Oh, we bagged Kovalev. Put that on my tombstone.

For once, I'm actually looking forward to the paperwork.

Oh, I'll handle it.

You got stuck logging the evidence last time.

I did, didn't I?

Have at it. Hey, drinks tonight?

Drinks tonight.

Where are you?

Well, you were supposed to be here 20 minutes ago.

And I'm not exaggerating when I say a man's life is at stake,

so... No, no, no, don't put me on hold.

Oh, hi, there.

- Are you in legal trouble? - Finch!

Finchy! Ah. Sit.

Stay. Finchy.

Get her. Yeah.

No, I'm not at the state... Okay.

No, I said federal courthouse, not the state courthouse.

No, not all courthouses look the same.

Give me a sec. I'm a man in need of pepperoni.

I know you can get the job done.

Thank you.

Hi, Reilly.

You waiting for a pizza?

I am waiting for 30 pizzas, actually.

What do you want with 30 pizzas? A coronary?

Well, I have 12 hungry jurors about to deliberate.

So I'm gonna place those 30 pizzas

right outside the jury room door.

Not inside, 'cause that would be bribery. Oh...

And I am going to, uh, let the aroma waft into the room

and they will come to their decision more quickly.

And the quicker the decision,

the more likely they are to acquit.

Bingo.

That doesn't break any technical rules,

but it is certainly unorthodox.

Most good ideas are.

Listen, I called TAC, they told me I'd find you here.

What crime am I being falsely accused of now?

No crime. At least that I know of.

Hmm. I need your help.

My help?

Hmm.

I'm prosecuting Danilo Kovalev on a RICO murder charge.

Yeah, I heard about that.

Didn't a DEA agent see him pull the trigger?

Sounds like a slam dunk. Yeah, not anymore.

Tomorrow the DOJ's going public

with the fact that the DEA agent, Darren Scott,

was caught stealing cash from evidence.

Now, he's refusing to testify against Kovalev

unless he gets immunity.

Give him immunity, if that's what it takes

to lock up a drug lord.

Scott stole from the Kovalev arrest, too.

Ah, and Kovalev's attorney will use that to discredit him.

Bingo.

Well, it might hurt a bit, but I still say

the move here is to put Scott on the stand.

If I let Scott off the hook, it sends the message

that it's okay for agents to be dirty,

and dirty agents compromise investigations.

Which compromises prosecution.

It's a domino effect.

The entire justice system suffers.

So this slam dunk is really more of a Hail Mary?

Without Scott,

I only have circumstantial evidence.

It'll be like prosecuting with one arm behind my back.

Yeah. That's why...

I want to hire you.

No, you don't.

I do.

Really, you don't.

Is this about our history?

No, I have only the fondest memory

of you trying to put me in prison.

I know you were just doing your job

and I get that, but...

All right, so what is it?

I don't think you'd like my process.

You think outside the box.

There's nothing wrong with that.

How should I put this?

I'm pepperoni pizza, and you're steamed broccoli.

So what?

Combined just right,

those two can taste awfully good together.

Can they?

Look, Kovalev's on trial for murdering one man.

We suspect that that he is responsible for a dozen others.

None of those victims' families got justice.

This is the DOJ's one chance to put Kovalev away for good.

I need the best, and-and-and you are the best.

You should have led with that.

You'll do it? Well...

I mean...

What the hell?

But when you find yourself hating me

and every move I make, remember that I warned you.

Noted. Thank you.

Ooh. My acquittal is here.

You want a slice? Mm, mm-mm.

Okay.

Hey, guys. Thanks for coming.

You finally made it. We're going into the courthouse.

Outside the jury deliberation room, not inside.

Come on. Double-time.

I'll do this one.

Okay.

So, we're teaming up with the man

who tried to put Bull in prison? Awkward.

If Bull can get past that, so can we.

He did have his back in the end.

Okay, United States v. Danilo Kovalev.

Surprisingly, the first time his name's been on the docket.

Really?

Guy's notorious.

Notoriously hard to prosecute.

I heard you guys aren't using Agent Scott's testimony.

- What about the partner? - Agent Cooke

was in the van, so she was not a witness to the shooting.

And she didn't see Kovalev

enter or exit the basement where the murder took place.

Surely someone from the coffee shop

could place Kovalev in the basement.

Probably, but Kovalev's reputation

as a dangerous crime boss is keeping people quiet.

All except one.

Francesca Gant.

A customer. We're prepping her today.

Yeah, I'm sorry,

but one witness placing Kovalev near but not at the crime scene?

If I'm defense counsel,

I'm ripping that apart. Admittedly,

the evidence is thin, but Kovalev

had someone with him that day, an associate.

We find him and we flip him.

Uh, we only have a first name. Olek.

But the, uh,

DEA suspects he fled to Warsaw.

We have agents on the ground there now.

Taylor,

you are gonna coordinate with the DEA search.