Bull

Our system says a man is innocent until proven guilty.

- Innocent till proven guilty? - The burden is on the government

- Nobody believes that. - To prove that you're guilty

- Show me where that's written down. - Beyond a reasonable doubt.

I-It's called innocent till proven black.

- (people continue talking) - I believe in our system of justice.

How many people have been taken off

death row because of DNA testing?

20. It's 20 people.

- 20 people that would have died. - Stop blaming the system.

- There is a better way. - (overlapping talking continues)

Rich people don't play by the same rules.

(helicopter blades whirring, excited chattering)

Brandon Peters, the son of tech billionaire

Pete Peters, is set to be arraigned on charges of...

...where honor student

Alyssa Yang's body washed ashore.

Alyssa was last seen alive

on a yacht belonging to tech...

She was strangled to death while on a yacht

belonging to Pete Peters' company.

Schnoop is expected to take a huge financial hit.

As surely as the sun rises in the east,

my client will be vindicated,

and we look forward to a full and fair hearing in open court.

(reporters clamoring, camera shutters clicking)

I'm Marissa Morgan.

Pete Peters.

I work with Dr. Bull.

Welcome to Trial Analysis Corporation.

I thought this was jury consulting.

I wouldn't use that term around Dr. Bull.

What we do here is trial science.

A trial is more than just the law.

It's psychology, neurolinguistics,

demographics.

The way to win is to know your jurors

down to their neurons.

And how exactly do you do that?

I'll show you.

Yes, Brandon Peters had sex with Alyssa Yang.

That's why the coroner found his DNA on her body.

: That's our in-house counsel, Benny Colón.

He's testing your son's defense strategy

in front of a mock jury.

Yes, yes.

But the state cannot produce

a single eyewitness that saw

Brandon kill Alyssa Yang.

That is as much a fact

as the rivers that flow to the sea.

Is he...

pretending to be me?

Excuse me...

for a moment.

: The client is here.

Yes, I see that and he has brought some lawyers.

Oh, he brought five lawyers.

You know I hate lawyers.

Pete, I wrote that opening statement and it works.

In lulling people to sleep,

but that's not really what we're after.

Out of this jury pool,

you're gonna get three not-guilty votes.

Juror number four,

diamond earrings, platinum bracelet.

She is giving Brandon the benefit of the doubt because

she thinks he's too pampered to kill anyone.

Juror number seven,

college frat boy. Basically,

wants to be Brandon.

And juror number 11,

our rebel without a cause.

He's siding with Brandon on principle,

but he'll crater under pressure.

Is that right?

Yes.

By a show of hands,

after hearing that opening,

how many find the defendant

not guilty?

Pete Peters.

Dr. Jason Bull.

Can you help my son?

Absolutely.

Hi.

The jury starts

with a preconceived idea of the truth.

We don't guess at that.

We deep dive into the jury pool.

We know what they're thinking from the beginning.

What happened to innocent until proven guilty?

No trial starts at zero.

Even before jury selection,

TAC profiles every potential juror.

Their behavioral patterns

in life and, especially, online.

What they click on, likes, keywords, avoidances,

it all gets plugged into a 400-factor matrix

that is scary

in its predictive efficiency.

We'll know how they'll vote even before they do.

How do you get that data?

I hired Marissa from the Department of Homeland Security.

Is there someplace we can sit?

Sure. Here you go.

So... what are

they thinking?

You're a rich jerk.

He's your jerk son

who got everything handed to him.

A trial is not a popularity contest.

Good 'cause they don't like you, either.

Speaking of which, I don't want to see

this army of lawyers again.

Just you.

And her.

I've tried hundreds of cases

without this woo-woo psychology.

So, what would you do?

No eyewitness.

No murder weapon. Those are the facts.

Try the facts.

Except we already tried it 18 times

on the facts,

and we didn't win one.

Well, a mock trial is not a trial.

"Innocent until proven guilty," is like,

"Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce,

cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun."

It's the old jingle.

Do what he says.

You know, I'm not a monkey...

I like monkeys.

- ...who you can tell to... - I love monkeys.

They have self-discipline.

Extroverted.

They eat a diverse diet.

I was the Attorney General of the United States.

Curious George never said, "I'm not a monkey."

You can't control a trial like this.

You can't.

Things have changed...

but things haven't changed that much.

These are the questions

I want you to ask for the voir dire.

"Why do you catch a cold?"

Hey.

Sorry if it got rough in there.

Somebody has to call the shots.

It's better to be clear from the beginning.

No hard feelings.

You're a con man.

You conned Peter, but you haven't conned me.

I love you, man.

Good night, Dr. Bull.

Good night.

You want us to bug his watch?

I hate surprises.

Clyde's watch.

When Izzie asked me for a divorce,

that was a pleasant surprise...

That's not how I remember it.

She's your sister.

You were married to Benny's sister?

Are we wasting time or is this team building?

C. Clyde Rutledge,

the former chief law enforcement officer

of the United States.

I remember you cried for weeks

while listening to Harvest

by Neil Young day and night.

When are you gonna stop talking

about my divorce?

Just bug the watch.

"To Clyde: In friendship. Barack."

Rule number one:

the client is the enemy.

Speaking of which,

he didn't show up for witness prep.

He missed three appointments.

Okay, so, we have a defendant going in front

of a conservative judge with a boy band haircut

and pimp sneakers.

Do we believe that Brandon

didn't know Alyssa before the party?

Cable, hack into his contacts.

See when he entered her phone number.

He entered her number the first time

the first night of the party.

That's not her number.

Look it up.

Why would Alyssa have two phones?

(reporters clamoring, camera shutters clicking)

Clyde.

You lost this at my office.

Thank you.

Almost looks like a real Rolex.

The president gave me this watch.

Nixon?