Bull

Socks, soap,

toothpaste, toothbrush, hairbrush goes in every box.

Socks, soap, toothpaste, toothbrush,

hairbrush. Looking good, everyone.

Here we go. Goods for Good.

Now's the time to give. Let's go.

Let's get it done. Three days left, folks.

We've got a thousand boxes

to pack.

All right, you've got this, guys.

Next truck will be here in 40 minutes.

Hey, Rita, let's not be slipping

any of those socks into our pockets now.

Pastor Liam, what in the world am I gonna do

with a bunch of men's socks?

Now, that's between you and the Lord.

- Not for me to judge. -

Hey, good to see you, Teddy. Let's get

these boxes loaded. We're almost at the finish line.

Pastor Liam, this is my sister Erica

I was telling you about and her son Zach.

They're visiting from Ann Arbor

and insisted on coming out to help.

I've seen every one of your sermons on YouTube,

but Sunday will be our first

- live service. - Liam,

the people from Morning in the Cityare here.

Enjoy your visit.

Hey, you're gonna need this.

No point in doing an interview about the new book

- without... - The book.

Our ninth book.

False alarm. They need

15 more minutes. I'm sorry.

It's okay. Take a breath, Richard.

Everything's good.

We don't want you having another heart attack.

Where's, uh, where's Olivia?

I think I heard she's all made up

and just waiting in the sanctuary by herself.

Hey, Good.

How'd it go?

About as awful as you would expect.

Mm.

They told him the cancer has spread to his bones.

- It's only a matter of time now.

Sorry to interrupt.

The Morning in the City people are ready.

Can you give us a minute, Richard?

If you feel like you don't want to do this,

we could always reschedule. It's no big deal.

No, it's okay. They're already here.

Let's go sell some books.

[indistinct announcement over P.A.]

Thank you for coming.

Thank you for agreeing to meet with me.

Well, it's nice to meet you, Pastor Wright.

This is Benjamin Colón.

He's the only actual lawyer among us.

My name's Dr. Jason Bull.

How can we be of help to you?

You can bring my wife back to life.

Failing that, you can help me convince the police

and everyone else

that I had nothing to do with this.

So I can get out of here.

So I can... go back to my ministry.

So I can give my wife Olivia

a proper funeral.

We've been together since high school.

I called her Good.

That was my-my nickname for her,

because she just... was.

Good. She was the best person I knew. The very best.

I don't understand why anyone would want to do this to her,

and I don't understand why anyone would think

it might be me.

Pastor Wright, the police found drops of blood

on your shoelaces... Olivia's blood.

Yeah, but I explained that to the police.

She had a nosebleed.

She gets them sometimes when it's dry out.

I'm guessing a, a drop must have fallen on my shoe.

Well, the police also tell us

that when they came by your house yesterday

to inform you that your wife had been murdered,

you insisted you were at your home when the murder occurred.

But the DVR connected to your home security cameras

very plainly show you arriving at your house

at 2:35 in the morning.

Well past the time the police believe.

Olivia's throat was slit.

Liam...

Pastor Wright, if we are going to represent you,

you have to tell us the truth about everything,

starting with where you really were.

Whatever I tell you stays with you, right?

I mean... I'll tell you everything,

but we can have a discussion about it

before you decide to do anything with it, right?

Well, of course.

Everything you say to us is protected

under attorney/client privilege.

When my wife...

When my Olivia was being attacked,

I was...

I was with someone else.

A lover?

Okay.

But at least now we have an alibi.

Your lover, this woman you were with,

we're gonna need her to agree to testify on your behalf.

It wasn't a woman.

And did your wife... Did she know?

Yes, uh, Olivia knew all about it.

She'd known about it for years. Look, I...

I know how this sounds.

But neither one of us wanted to abandon

what we were doing at Riverstone.

We-we couldn't just quit what God helped us build.

Liam,

you have to know this is not helping you with a jury.

You are handing them a motive for murder

far stronger than divorce.

You have a secret,

and you wanted to keep it hidden.

Well, the prosecution is going to imply that Olivia was

threatening to share your secret with the world,

so you silenced her.

Conversely, we at least have a witness

who can corroborate where Pastor Liam was

when Olivia was killed.

No. No, I-I wouldn't want him to testify.

I don't want him dragged into this.

W-We need to find another way.

Liam... Gentlemen, please,

I've-I've... I've kept this to myself all these years

because I knew it would tear my church apart.

Sure, a small minority would understand,

but the rest...

Please. Please.

I-I've already lost my Olivia.

I can't lose Riverstone, too.

Liam, I understand this is very difficult,

but... the reality is, you are on trial for your life.

And in my experience...

even though you don't want this to come out, it will.

Now, there have been other men, I assume.

Texts, e-mails, phone calls.

I promise you, as sure as we are sitting here,

someone's gonna sell their story.

Dr. Bull is right.

The best thing we can do is control the narrative.

Control how this is shared with the world.

I'm telling you,

I don't know how to do this if we hold this back.

This is your alibi, Liam.

Now, if you want to keep

your sexuality a secret...

if you want to cross your fingers that the prosecution

is not gonna discover this, then...

I think you need to find another legal team.

But if you want to trust us,

I think we can help you.

It's your choice.

*BULL(2016)* Season 05 Episode 05

Episode Title: " Fallen Idols" Aired on: January 04, 2021

As a young man, I spent years praying to God,

pleading with him or her to change me... fix me.

Olivia would pray with me.

I can't pretend to know God's thinking,

but I can tell you the Lord never did answer

those particular prayers.

I can only assume he or she didn't think

I was actually broken.

Nice. Clever way to get our narrative out there

before we step foot in court.

Well, let's just hope our potential jurors are watching.

We were committed to our partnership,

to our mission to the church.

No one's claiming it was a traditional marriage.

But I truly loved her with all my heart.

Pastor Wright,

did you kill your wife?

As God is my witness, I did not.

How are we ever gonna convince a jury

that Liam's telling the truth

when... his entire life has been a lie?

And it doesn't help that they've made millions

off his books either,

which are obviously complete fiction.

I share your concern, but let's not forget

all the good that's been done.

That church of theirs has opened up food pantries

for the poor and the homeless, clinics, shelters.