Bull

Previously onBull...Where's Astrid?

: He took her! He had a gun!

: If you ever want to see your daughter

again, you'll pay $1 million.

If you call police, she's dead.

You need to find out everything that you can about this woman.

We'll see how sorry you are.

This is for Simon.

Drop your weapon! Put your hands in the air!

McDONNELL: But the good news is, our group got a grant

to help survey water systems upstate

It feels like there would be a lot.

Actually...

seven percent of water systems nationwide are leaded.

This is not working.

What's the matter?

The video said it was supposed to thicken while it cooked,

and it's... not.

Mm.This is inedible.

Yeah.

We have to pull the pizza rip cord.

No problem. You know me-- no veggies, lots of meat.

Jerry McDonnell! This is the FBI!

We have a warrant to search the premises! Open the door!

Jerry McDonnell? Are you Jerry McDonnell?

Check the bedroom.Yes.

This authorizes us to search for and remove items

from these premises.

If you interfere or obstruct us,

you will be arrested.

What is this about?

That's all the information

I'm required to provide.

Kelsey.

We should get out of here.

Really, let's just go.

Jerry, my name is Anna Steadman.

I'm a special agent with the FBI.

You're FBI?

Yes, I am.

: Oh, my God.

I think I'm gonna be sick.Jerry,

I'm not supposed to tell you this,

but you're about to get arrested.

Don't try to run or fight.

You'll just, you'll make it worse.

You're in a lot of trouble.

More than you understand. You need a lawyer.

A good one.

: Good morning.

Couldn't sleep.

Tried and I couldn't do it, so I came in here.

Good idea.

It just felt better to be close to her.

Call me crazy.

Our daughter was just kidnapped,

and we almost didn't get her back.

I'd say you were crazy if you did anything else.

Flatterer.

I think I'm just gonna stay in today and just...

be with Astrid.

Good idea.

I think I'm gonna go into the office.

Already?

Yeah. Just want to see how things are going.

But I thought we were gonna take some time to rest and recover.

We did.

Two days.

Rested. Recovered.

I'm gonna go get dressed.

I thought you were gonna stay home for a while.

I stayed. I'm back.

Okay. How's Izzy doing?

Why, she's excellent. Thank you for asking.

She is at home with Astrid.

Sounds like a good idea given what she went through.

What you all went through.

That PhD after your name says you know something

about post-traumatic stressMm.

and how to deal with it.

There's no need for you to hurry back.

Everything is under control.

You don't have to be here. Sure I do.

My name's on the door.

Actually, it isn't.

Well, it's a good thing I'm here, then.

We can do something about it. Hey.

Where are you going?

See a new client.Okay, we did not take him on

without consulting you. The Federal Defenders Office

assigned him to Chunk.

Oh. And who is this lucky person?

Name's Jerry McDonnell. The FBI hit him

with a quick-knock raid.What's the charge?

Spying.

Ooh. Espionage.

That could be interesting.

Let's see what he has to say.

Wasn't he supposed to be staying home for a little while?

Government says

McDonnell distributed classified information

about nuclear weapons?

There's a government facility in Kentucky

that stores radioactive material from decommissioned warheads.

They've had accidents.

The locals claim they've released radioactive gas.

McDonnell got his hands on some documents

describing these accidents and put them on the Internet.

Well, apparently, the place has a website.

It's not exactly a secret lab.

No, but they have a lot of secrets.

These documents talk about the moving and storage

of nuclear material.

The government thinks that's national defense information,

and they've charged him with 12 counts under the Espionage Act.

: Espionage Act.

Does he know what that's about?

I'm guessing he does not.

Ah. So we're giving him the bad news. Great.

I work for a nonprofit that advocates for clean water.

So how'd you go from clean water to nuclear secrets?

I grew up near the facility.

I still have family in the area.

It's a seriousconcern

for people down there.

Everyone's heard rumors about leaks...

fires that spread radioactive ash.

There's been a lot of unexplained illness.

Cancer clusters and such.

So when I...

I obtained the documents, I had to make them public,

because they show that there were leaks

of radioactive material.

Poison's been spread

a half mile from where my mother and father live,

which the facility has denied up and down.

So, you knew that you could get in trouble?

I posted them under a fake handle.

I thought that

would keep me anonymous; not so much, I guess.

You said you "obtained" these documents.

Who gave them to you?

Jerry, you need to tell us.

It could be our only bargaining chip.

I don't see how. He's dead.

He was a friend from high school.

He had leukemia.

Which he thought he got from the facility.

Maybe he did, maybe he didn't.

But doesn't his family have the right to know

what he'd been exposed to?

This has zero to do with national security.

I put out those documents

so people would know what was in their air

and water.

They have a right to know that.

I agree.

And we should tell the jury that.

But we can't.

Why not?Because you're being charged

under the Espionage Act, and that is kryptonite

for a defense.

We cannot discuss

your motives or the consequences of your actions.

The reasons, whatever you hoped to accomplish,

none of it

is admissible in court.

Most people in your position plead guilty.

What would happen if I did that?

Well, the charges call for a 30-year sentence,

but with a plea deal,

we'd be looking at less.

I was trying to help people.

They want to put me in prison for 30 years?

We're gonna talk to the AUSA

and see what he's thinking.

Jerry.

It's gonna be okay.

How?

Thanks, Marissa. Appreciate it.

What's she got on AUSA Carto?

Been in office about six years.

Some kind of cop before that.Anything else?

He wins. A lot.

The famous Dr. Bull.

Ha! Famous, huh?

Walt Carto.

Chester Palmer. Chief counsel for TAC.

Good for you. So, Jerry McDonnell.

What are we doing? Talking a deal?

12 counts and 30 years

seems unacceptable and abusive.

Yeah, well, I like to come in strong,

but I can go down to four counts and 20.

You want to put this man away

for 20 years for trying to protect his community?

No, I want to put him away for 30, but I'll take the haircut

if it'll save the cost of a trial.

You believe McDonnell deserves that kind of punishment?

The material this facility processes is the actual payload