Bull (2016–…): Season 1, Episode 11 - Teacher's Pet - full transcript

Come on, Saints!

Let's go, Jordan.

That's our son.

Laser.

Blue 80, blue 80, set, hut!

Go, Jordan!

Let's go, Jordan!

Yeah!

Man! Man!

You killed it.

Jordan! Jordan!



Great play, brother.

Hey, what's going on?

Who's that?

Someone hacked the scoreboard.

Oh, is that a teacher?

Oh, is that Mrs. Bryant?

Dude, you're banging Mrs. Bryant?

All right, man.

I can't believe this.

This isn't the first
time he scored tonight.

MVP! MVP!

MVP! MVP!

Teachers are supposed
to provide a safe place

for our kids to learn,
not become their sex toys.



He should be at least 18.

If two consenting adults
want to fall in love,

who are we to judge?

17-year-old football
player? Who can blame her?

Sounds kind of good to me.

No way it's love, it's sex.

I had the biggest crush on
my 11th grade math teacher.

Anyone in a position of
power over a teen, it's rape.

She should go to prison with
the rest of the pedophiles.

So how come the police haven't
put the teacher in jail yet?

She's 24, the kid's 17.

Police were brought in.

Conducted an investigation.

The school fired her and the state

took away her teaching license.

But the age of consent in New York

- is 17, so...
- Yep. The DA dropped the charges.

And she's married, too?

Poor husband. He had no idea?

Even is she wasn't, she's an adult.

She doesn't get to have sex

with her high school students.

Bull's meeting with the
parents about a civil suit?

Parents and the kid.

Liberty brought us the case.

She's on her way over.

Well, if this case goes to
trial, here's my two cents.

Blind jurors.

Jordan is a straight-A
student, varsity player.

Never got a tattoo or an earring.

Even makes his own bed, isn't

- that right, baby?
- I guess.

And got a full ride
at Hudson University.

- We were so proud.
- But his behavior changed

as the semester went along, and
he started spending more time

with his English teacher
after football practice.

Dad. I'm sitting right here.

Things spiraled from
there. And then at the game,

we found out why.

I've always found cars uncomfortable.

It is hard to find
privacy in high school,

- isn't it, Jordan?
- Dr. Bull, we're here

because everyone knows that
if the genders were reversed,

and a 24-year-old male teacher

was having sex with a student,

the teacher would be in jail.

Mom. Come on.

She was taking advantage of you, baby.

She raped him.

So why are you here, Jordan?

Clearly don't agree with your
parents suing Mrs. Bryant.

Yes he does.

They said I had to be here.

What kind of doctor are you?

I'm the kind of doctor who can tell

when someone's uncomfortable,
like you are right now,

'cause you're touching your vagus nerve.

It's an unconscious attempt
to calm yourself down.

You still have feelings
for this teacher, huh?

Susan left her husband to be with me.

Jordan. It's over.

It's not over.

Your parents don't know you're
still seeing her, do they?

- Ah, Jordan, come on.
- Yes.

Yes. Okay?

Susan and I have
already talked this over,

and I'm moving in with her.

Sorry if that upsets you guys.

- Jordan.
- Dad, don't try and stop me.

Jordan. Come back here.

Let him go.

Arguing is not gonna bring him back.

It's one of the reasons
he's sneaking around.

Hey. You wanted to see me?

Yeah. I wanted you to meet
Jordan, but he's jumped ship.

Yeah. I saw him running out.

The parents?

- Yeah. You mind sitting in with us?
- Sure.

I can give some perspective
on football life.

You played football?

It's been two weeks

and Jordan already moved
in with his teacher.

- Yeah.
- Wow.

The lawsuit really set Jordan off.

Unbeknownst to his parents,
he-he dropped out of school.

He disconnected his cell phone.

He sent his parents
an e-mail telling them

not to contact him until they accept

his relationship with her.
Which is terrible for Jordan...

But it could strengthen his
parents' case against her.

Especially since we're going
for a negligent infliction

of severe emotional distress.

Yeah. It's a legit
suit, but I'm guessing

that the parents' real
purpose is to put leverage

on this teacher to
stop seeing their son.

Exactly.

Jordan's parents said
they'd drop the suit

if Mrs. Bryant agrees never
to see their son again.

It may work.

You know, a lot of predators

like her back off as soon
as they're under pressure.

Yeah, well, she's already doubled down.

If she takes it to
trial, in order to prove

emotional distress,
we'll have to demonstrate

outrageous behavior.

Isolating him and blowing up
his family check two big boxes.

The biggest challenge is showing damage,

because it's in the future.

Yeah. Dr. Bull said he's
gonna talk to Jordan,

but frankly, I don't even know
how he's gonna get in the door.

No way. Chunk Palmer.

Played defense for the Bulldogs.

- I did.
- Amazing.

Can I get you guys a soda?

No. We just came to have a little chat

with you and Mrs. Bryant.

That would be me.

Please, it's Susan.

Hi.

Um, so what were you hoping to see here?

What were you hoping we would see here?

Despite what anyone thinks,
Susan and I are in love.

I know it may sound weird to you,

but there it is.

I just hope my parents can understand

and leave us alone.

Your parents are very concerned
about you. I understand

- you're dropping out of school?
- No.

I wouldn't let that happen.

Susan's gonna homeschool me.

How many students get that
kind of attention, right?

Only one.

So you're gonna give up
your college scholarship?

Your dream of playing pro football.

You did.

Dropped out of the drafts.
Bet you had a good reason.

I have a good reason, too.

I'm happy now.

- That's all that matters.
- Yeah, and Jordan has a lot

of other talents
besides playing football.

Yeah. I can see that.

- You like drawing, Jordan?
- Yes.

He applied to City Arts.

Well, thank you, Jordan.

I see you have a spokesperson.

And I'm sure your husband is not
thrilled with your new career.

This has been really hard on everybody.

On both of our families.

But when you find true love,
what are you supposed to do?

Stay trapped?

You're being sued for
inflicting harm on a minor.

That is a painful and expensive process.

Are you sure you don't
still feel trapped?

I think it's time you guys left.

Susan didn't seem too
concerned about the case.

Well, they're covering.

A lot of changes in
their life right now.

Something's up with
her. What did you think?

- She's controlling.
- Yeah.

The homeschooling,

the answering questions for him,

the nudging him away from football

to art school.

Think they're in love?

I think they think they are.

I'm telling you, Chunk,

we're gonna win this case.

And we're gonna win it the right way.

What does that mean exactly?

It means the apparent
reason for something

often isn't the reason for it at all.

Some might assume that you quit football

because you were afraid to come out.

Must have been hard for your family.

My parents took it about
as well as Jordan's did.

They sacrificed everything
for me to achieve that dream.

It meant everything to them.

And then when the draft approached,

I realized I needed something else.

Something more.

- Something for me.
- Hmm.

Oh.

And look who is
representing Susan Bryant.

Dr. Bull, hello.

Wendy Anderson.

This is Chunk Palmer. Ms. Anderson

is a highly renowned

champion for women's rights.

Susan and Jordan fell in love.

We live in a country that
allows them this freedom.

And that right applies
to beautiful women, too.

And beautiful women predators.

You're gonna get a lot
of press on this case.

- Pro bono?
- Don't have contact with Susan again

unless I'm in her presence.

It's always a pleasure, Ms. Anderson.

This case just got a lot harder.

Oh, yeah.

And much more worth fighting.

I want to tell you all a love story.

The story of Jordan
Henderson and Susan Bryant.

Jordan wants to build a life with Susan,

but some people want
to prevent true love.

That's what this case is about.

Their relationship is
legal and consensual.

When you have to remind
people your relationship

is legal and consensual,
you have a problem.

Smart tactic.

Who doesn't like a good love story?

...an 18-year-old fight
for love and be a man.

Be a man.

The dude's banging his English teacher.

The Board of Education fired her

- for being a predator.
- Her strategy

is to make Susan's
conduct seem reasonable,

rather than outrageous.

Yeah, but there's a reason

that we don't marry
in our teens anymore.

Not every place agrees.

You can get married at 14 with
your parent's consent in Texas.

And in some places, I
can be purchased for cows.

It doesn't mean it's a good idea.

What? Are you trying to justify

- your relationship with Gabe now?
- Ooh.

I don't have to justify anything.

How old is Gabe?

I bet this is the photojournalist

that you recently hired

to do some freelance
surveillance, right?

There's about eight years' difference.

Which would make him, what?

Over 21.

Thank you very much.

It's only been a few weeks. He's casual.

It's cool. And best of all...

You can train him.

I was going to say he's British.

- Oh.
- Yeah. But also,

he is not set in his
ways, unlike some people.

Trainable's shorter.

And similar to how we are going

to approach this case.

To prove negligent infliction
of emotional distress,

we will show Mrs.
Bryant breached her duty

as Jordan's teacher,

and she was preying on
him like a giant mantis.

Well, the law actually
calls it "outrageous conduct"

on her part and "lack
of capacity" on his, but

yeah, "mantis" is a better visual.

We prove that in court, and

Wendy's "consenting adult"
argument falls apart.

- I know some experts that we can line up.
- Nice.

I'll scour Susan's
digital footprint, records,

see if she's ever slept
with a student before.

I've also looked into Susan's home life.

There's no mom in the picture,
Dad still lives in Ohio.

Mild-mannered husband, Jeffrey.

No record of abuse. In fact,

he's head over heels for her.

That's because she seeks out
men like Jeffrey and Jordan.

Men who worship her.

Let's make sure it doesn't
carry over to our jury.

Susan Bryant has been
mistreated, misrepresented

and unjustly characterized

- Hey.
- In our justice system.

We'd like to ask the press
to respect Susan's priva...

So mock jurors who were
parents didn't relate

- to William and Donna?
- Our mock jury showed

that parents had little
empathy for other parents.

They all thought that
they could do a better job.

So, the best jurors for
us have been grandparents?

They know they made mistakes

with their own kids.

That's why they love grandchildren.

It's their chance to get it right.

So, anyone else to look for?

People who like structure.

Rigid schedule keepers.

Ah, people who like structure

also like social structure.

Like adults not having
sex with teenagers.

Now we just have to get the
voir dire questions past Wendy.

That is her strong suit.

Actually, we're not going
to ask any questions.

Why not?

Rigid thinkers respond
to authority figures.

Now, who's the biggest
authoritarian figure

in that courtroom?

- Wendy Anderson.
- Exactly.

So if a juror respects Ms. Anderson,

they'll respect rules.

She'll be doing our work for
us and never even know it.

Speak up. I can't hear you.

Yes. I did enjoy school.

Thank you. Now tell me...

Calvin.

He likes that top button buttoned.

Clean-cut, likes clear-cut rules.

Said "yes" instead of "yeah"

- Very deferential.
- No kidding.

This guy won employee of the
year for his perfect attendance.

Ah, but he's young, Bull.

You think he'll identify
with Jordan too much?

Conservative haircut,
good eye contact. This guy

wants to please his elders.

Check his mother's address.

If it's the same as
his, we're in business.

We're in business.

Come on, Wendy.

Make the right choice.

Acceptable, Your Honor.

Ms. Davis,

you may now pose your questions.

We have no questions, Your Honor.

We accept this juror.

- No questions?
- Uh...

no... ma'am.

You cooked up this plan just

to rattle Wendy, didn't you?

Well, just some rainbow sprinkles

on our little chocolate sundae.

Gregory. No. Brian.

- No. Philip, maybe.
- Courtney's

not gonna buy into Wendy's
true love narrative.

That's for sure.

She can't even remember her first love.

Wendy's gonna strike her.

Yeah, well, too bad for us.
According to her profile,

- she'd be great.
- Hey, we're dodging a bullet.

She won't get the long-term
damage Susan has caused Jordan.

We move to strike,

Your Honor.

More sprinkles for us.

Okay, speed round.

Dennis... ponytail,
T-shirt, lack of eye contact.

He's never created a
folder in his inbox,

and he's never used a calendar
app on his smart phone.

No structure. He's out. Next up.

Simone... formal language,
faces toward the judge. Clearly

respects authority. She is in.

And then we have Edward.

Hello, Edward. Not Ed, not Eddie.

This is Edward.

Ooh, he sings in the church choir.

Straight and narrow.

Sing us your song, Edward.

And Mr. Virtuous is in.

Okay, next up... Noreen.

Retired school teacher.

Second grade.

Self-professed "glam-ma."

Wants to look and feel young,

but the grandma
element... it's alluring.

Let's ask her a question.

Liberty?

Your Honor, if I may...

Well, I thought you were letting Wendy

ask all the questions, Bull.

Well,

dare to be unpredictable.

So, let's say you're at the movies,

and you are sitting
in a mostly empty row.

What would you think if someone
came and sat right next to you?

I would think "weird,"
and maybe "stalker."

- I like her.
- Unless,

you know, he's hot and making a move.

Grandmother who's happy to be here,

respects personal space.

She has a sense of humor,

which means she has a
sense of perspective.

She's gonna want to
help Jordan's parents,

not judge them.

Welcome to the jury, Glammy.

We find this juror
acceptable, Your Honor.

Do you have something to say,

or would you just like to
wait for me to say something,

then respond yes or no?

Sometimes I like to observe.

For instance, how a panicked husband

handles confronting his wife's lawyer.

Excuse me.

- You're Wendy Anderson, right?
- Mm-hmm.

I-I need to see my wife.

Mr. Bryant, I understand
that your situation is

- complicated.
- No, it's not. It's not complicated.

She got mixed up with this kid, and

I just feel like if we could
talk, we could work it out.

But I just got this text
from her saying that I can

only talk to you, so, can you help me?

I'm sorry.

I don't think she's sorry.

Aren't you Jordan's lawyer?

Ooh! I am many things.

A lawyer is not one of them.

I'm a psychologist. I help with trials.

Right now, I'm trying

to help Jordan's parents
get their son back.

Yeah. Uh...

I need to see my wife.

I feel like if I could just
talk to her about this...

Yeah.

- Sorry. Just...
- Don't be.

Jeffrey...

I can bring her back to you.

I think the question you
have to ask yourself is,

do you want her back?

I'm Dr. Jason Bull.

Four of our six jurors
respect social norms.

They can draw a sharp line
between right and wrong.

Yeah, we're on good footing there.

How about the husband? How do you think

- he'll factor in?
- Well, he is truly, madly,

deeply in love with his wife.

Blind to her imperfections and

convinced he would be
miserable without her.

- You want to call him as a witness?
- Oh.

He's about to be a witness, all right.

Despite losing her job, Susan has not

slowed down on her online shopping.

Shoes, curtains and...

prenatal vitamins.

- No.
- Yes. Judging by her

purchase history, I'd say

she's about three months?

Susan and Jordan are having a baby.

It's a little

too late for a
parent-teacher conference.

We don't know if it's Jordan's,
but our sources indicate

that Mrs. Bryant is pregnant.

- How did this happen?
- How do you think?

Our team is all over it, but
Dr. Bull wanted you to know

as soon as possible, and if you like,

you can see him when he's
done meeting with Liberty.

What do you suggest we do?

- I assume she's planning on having it.
- Dr. Bull thinks

this pregnancy could help us at trial.

- Help?
- If Susan is more than

three months pregnant, it means
that she and your son had sex

before he turned 17.

- More good news.
- But that's

statutory rape.

We present this in court...
you get your son back.

Hey, you with the camera...

Hello, boss. So far, nothing
to report with Juror Edward.

Just disapproving glares
at the awkward PDA.

Not appropriate.

Otherwise, nothing untoward.

How about snowboarding this weekend?

I got to work, but you
can come over tonight.

Uh-uh.

Keep an eye on Edward.

Dr. Shepard, as a professor

of neuroscience at Johns Hopkins,

can you please explain to us

what is going on in Jordan's head?

Oh. Excuse me just a second.

Forgot my brain.

A teenager's prefrontal
cortex continues to develop

until around the age 25.

Which makes it very
hard to keep the arousal

system in check. That, plus

an overload of testosterone,
and you've got sex on the brain.

So is it fair

to say that Jordan

could be easily influenced,
he could be easily seduced

because he is highly sexualized,
and he is not yet able

to fully make adult decisions?

Just think how sex

can cloud an adult's judgment.

In a strict household, the
prospect of continual sex

with a beautiful woman
would be very hard

for a teenager to refuse.

Thank you.

So Edward, Noreen and
Simone are fully engaged.

They are gonna trust what
Shepard says on the stand.

Or they're zombies and just like brains.

So how do you know Dr. Shepard?

He taught my Sexual Disorders
seminar in grad school.

No, we never dated.

Did you actually perform an
MRI on Jordan Henderson's brain?

- No.
- You haven't

examined Mr. Henderson at
all, then, have you, Doctor?

Isn't it true

every person develops differently?

Objection. Compound.

Fine. I'll put it another way.

Isn't it possible that you can't

accurately predict

exactly how developed

Mr. Henderson's brain really is?

Well, no, not exactly, but it's

- highly unlikely that...
- Thank you.

No further questions, Doctor.

And don't forget your brain.

No, we're losing Noreen and Simone.

And there goes Calvin.

Three jurors firmly against us now.

Nobody panic.

Our Dr. Strand is gonna
sully Susan Bryant's image

just a little bit.

Dr. Strand, given your
expertise in behavioral sciences,

what can you tell us psychologically

about Mrs. Bryant and her so-called

relationship with Jordan?

Mrs. Bryant

suffers from regression.

She feels safer with someone
lower on the social scale,

someone like a teenager.

It's called relating down.

So think of the wealthy
CEO who dates a 25-year-old,

or a pedophile with children...

Objection. She's attempting

to inflame the jury.

Under many states' laws, Mrs. Bryant

would be considered a sexual predator.

Dr. Strand used the word "pedophile."

And I corrected to the word

- "predator."
- Your Honor,

we ask that these
statements be stricken.

Sustained.

I ask that the jurors

ignore Dr. Strand's
comparing Mrs. Bryant

- to a pedophile.
- Thank you,

Your Honor.

Nice work.

The jury just heard the
word "pedophile" three times.

Someone say anchoring? The
judge just threw us a bone.

Well, the mirror juror for Simone

likes it, too. She respects

this judge and Strand's authority.

People engage in relationships

with people that are younger than them,

people they have power over,

because it makes them
feel superior, adored.

And so how-how would you
say that this relationship

causes severe emotional distress
for Jordan, in particular?

We already see the
damage, in the estrangement

from his family, the codependency

that's now developing between Jordan

and Mrs. Bryant.

But when this relationship dissolves,

Jordan will have a difficult
time trusting anyone.

And why-why do you say that

Jordan's relationship

with Mrs. Bryant will dissolve?

That's just a given.

95% of all relationships

born out of infidelity fail.

And that's among adults. In a power play

like this,

when Jordan will continue to grow

and change and mature, it's not

a question of if, but when.

Bottom line, to engage in
a relationship with someone

so much younger,

so much less mature,

that represents damage.

We're still two jurors short.

Margaret and Kenny.

Any progress on the timing
of Susan's pregnancy?

The vitamins are the only
purchase indicator I could find,

which puts it at three months.

Susan has a doctor's
appointment later today.

I'm gonna go to her apartment
afterward, see what I can find.

So you're trying to force Jordan

to live the life you never had.

That's not what I said.

Look, Jordan doesn't have a clue

what real life is like.
And I'm glad for that.

I didn't want him to have to worry

about how hard it's gonna be out there.

But now he wants to
throw away his future

to live with a married woman?

As a parent, you know how
this is gonna turn out.

And I'm gonna have to be
there for him to pick up

- the pieces.
- Really? Because

our records show that you were

out of town four months of the year.

- I travel for work.
- Work.

Hard work. Are you even around

enough to set an example

- for your son?
- Of course I am.

Believe me, I had it worse.

And so do most kids.

College is obviously important to you.

Did you fill out Jordan's
college application?

He was going to miss the cutoff date.

Did you ever ask him, point-blank,

"Hey, Jordan, do you
want to go to Hudson?"

I didn't ask him because,
if I left it up to him,

he wouldn't have applied.

That's what happens when
I let him run his own life.

Ah.

And that is why

we practice.

Did you know that he
applied to City Arts?

That he wanted to be a graphic designer?

He's never said he wanted
to study art before.

Or maybe you never asked.

Objection. Is that...
Is there a question here?

Be honest.

Let the jury know you
care about your son

and you have his best
interests at heart.

There's no such thing
as a perfect parent.

I wish...

he would have told us.

But ever since Mrs. Bryant
has come into his life...

...we've lost touch.

A mixed bag, Bull.
We picked up Margaret,

but we are losing Calvin. I
mean, he lives with his mom.

Hearing Donna's testimony made him feel

like he's living in the Bates Motel.

We need something big to sway them.

We've still got too many unknowns.

Any word from Danny on the
timing of the pregnancy?

Danny is on it. She
is gonna approach Susan

after her ob-gyn appointment.

Hi, I am Danielle

with the New York City
Department of Education.

I am here to review Jordan's
home school materials.

- Oh.
- And, um,

for what it's worth,

you guys seem really happy together.

Well, good timing. I just got in.

Um, let me grab Jordan's file for you.

_

Yeah.

Jordan's very smart.

His math scores are
in the top ten percent.

Impressive.

But I don't see his individualized

home instruction plan.

Oh, I made some changes
to it this morning.

It's in the bedroom. I'll go get it.

- Here it is.
- Ah.

Wonderful. Thank you
so much for your time.

And, um,

I wish you the best of luck.

Hey.

So, I saw Susan stick
an envelope in her purse

after coming out of the doctor's office.

I had a hunch about what it was.

I just sent you a photo.

Hold on.

Oh. Her ultrasound. Nice work.

Oh, it gets better.

See the numbers at the
bottom right-hand corner?

That's how far along she is.

16 weeks and three days.

So she's four months
pregnant, not three.

She had sex with Jordan
while he was still 16.

Statutory rape.

Looks like Susan's going to jail.

Tell us, Susan, when did
you begin to develop feelings

for Jordan?

Jordan never spoke in class.

After a couple of weeks,

I asked him why, and...

he said that he had been speaking to me.

Through the art that he was making.

The more Wendy sells this romance,

the more this jury's gonna
feel betrayed when they find out

Jordan was underage.

- It's a thing of beauty.
- Well, Edward's mirror

isn't buying the
romance. He's on our side.

I don't know. The real Edward

looks like he needs a cold shower.

- Moral Code Edward? Are you sure?
- Yeah.

He's hot for teacher.

Have Cable track down his last few days.

No way he's as virtuous
as he came across.

...he drew a breathtaking
sketch of the Brooklyn Bridge.

And, somehow,

he knew to draw it from
exactly my favorite spot.

And after that, we just got to talking.

And it became clear
how he felt about me.

Ah, Wendy's brought a
little show-and-tell.

So, a student with a crush.

Sounds kind of dicey.

Why not transfer him

to a new class?

I did not want to turn my back

on Jordan.

Like his parents had.

But pretty soon I realized
that I was lying to myself

and that I loved Jordan.

After that, it was
just a matter of time,

waiting till after he turned 17

to express that love.

Heart rates up, eye focus softening.

The jury ate her testimony up.

Right where we want 'em.

- I love a surprise party.
- Mrs. Bryant, you said

you didn't become sexually
involved with Jordan until

after he turned 17.

- Three months ago, correct?
- Yes.

Then how do you explain the fact

that you're four months pregnant?

Does your silence mean
you don't remember?

Or does it prove

that you had sex with Jordan

when he was 16 years old

and you are guilty of statutory rape?

Ugh. Susan needs to
be kept far from boys.

And my husband.

I'm emotionally distressed
just listening to her.

I wish she'd keep me after school.

I swear

that I did not have sex with Jordan

until after he was 17.

But you-you are pregnant.

Well, was it an immaculate conception?

It's not Jordan's baby.

Order. Order.

I will clear this courtroom.

Jeffrey is the father.

My ex.

I don't like this surprise party.

Jeffrey can't be the father.

He was out of town in
the right timeframe.

- Flew to D.C. on business.
- Or...

Wait a minute.

He went to Philly for a night.

It's only a couple
hours outside New York.

Check Susan's travel. See
if she was out of town.

Credit card gas receipt
outside Philadelphia.

Jeffrey's lost it.

But Jordan...

Oh, no.

Susan told me she was pregnant.

She and her husband had tried

to make their relationship
work one last time.

How did that make you feel?

Scared.

We had only been
together for a few weeks.

But then I thought about
how much I loved her.

I could raise the kid

as the father. And since

her husband couldn't make her happy,

- maybe I could.
- What would you say

to those who think that
you're making a mistake?

Mom, Dad,

Susan makes me happy.

And I think I deserve that,

no matter what anybody says.

No further questions.

You've given up football,

Hudson U. And is it not true

that you recently turned down an
acceptance to City Arts College?

I have to take care
of Susan and the baby.

- I'll get a job.
- A job

that only requires a high
school diploma, right?

So you can raise a baby

- that's not even yours?
- That baby will be mine.

I'll raise it like it's my own.

I did not see this coming.

Let's dig into Edward. His
profile says he's with us,

but I think we may be wrong about him.

You were right about Edward.

Cable tracked his last few days.

I will give you one guess where
he went after Mass last night.

Well, if I only have one
guess, I'm going with BDSM.

I don't want to know how you knew that.

Yes, he was at a
sadomasochism club until 3:00.

So much for our beacon of morality.

Edward's a classic reaction formation.

He gets excited when a
repressed wish is expressed.

So he might say Susan and
Jordan should burn in hell.

But secretly wants to be Jordan.

He's our wild card.

We need a new strategy now
that we can't count on him.

Also, see if Cable's had any luck

with Susan's family.

Might be a way in there.

Hey. You good at breaking up fights?

I'm better at it with
helmet and pads on.

Well, suit up, 'cause I
think we're about to have one.

- That's my child.
- You serious, man?

You think you can raise my child?

- We're still married!
- You want some more?

I'll take you down!

Calm down! Calm down!

You want to be a man, right?

- Right?
- Yeah. Yeah.

How about you try

being the bigger man?

You're supposed to be the...

calm in the storm.

She has my child. She thinks the
two of them are gonna raise it?

I'm gonna get full custody, you hear me?

You're never gonna see
that baby, I promise you.

Well, now he's the storm in the calm.

And Wendy is explaining that he
has a good shot at getting custody.

And she's not gonna
take that case pro bono.

They are on their own.

Jordan's never been under
this kind of pressure.

What did Romeo and Juliet
do when overwhelming forces

threatened to tear them apart?

- They killed themselves.
- Before that.

They ran.

Yeah.

Danny, let's keep an
eye on Jordan and Susan.

I have a feeling they're
about to take a little trip.

You know, it's hard to
find a guy I can talk to,

loves UFC, gives me space.

Gabe does that.

But listening to the
testimony in this case,

I never thought I was dating down.

Oh. That's interesting.

Gabe's an adult, isn't he?

Yeah. But...

I hired him.

Freelance. You don't own
him... I don't think, do you?

- No.
- Oh, good.

But I'm clearly in a
position of power over him,

and he's young.

I know who I am, what I like,

but when I was Gabe's age,
I was still figuring it out.

Danny, he's a talented photographer...

and he knows what he wants...
He's figured that out.

Yeah. And the way he looks at me...

that's one of the
things I love about him.

Sounds like he admires you.

I think the question is:
do you admire him?

Ah.

How did you know Susan

would pull up to a diner in New Jersey?

Magic.

And her sister lives in Trenton.

She stops here every time she visits.

Are you sure we'll be okay?

We're gonna figure this out.

- I mean...
- Okay?

Welcome to the Garden State.

I am calling my lawyer.

Good. Then Danny can call the police.

There's a federal law called
the Mann Act... makes it a felony

to transport a minor across state lines

with the intent to engage in sex.

Susan, it's time

you and I had a little chat.

Federal prison's a lot worse
than a conversation with me.

I promise.

He's a good kid.

He is more than just a kid.

I know.

I think Jordan...

is a Balcony Person.

What?

Well, a Balcony Person
is someone who sits

in the theater of your life,

adoring you, admiring you,

cheering you on, and
Jordan is that for you.

Only... now he's lost
his balcony people...

His parents,

the ones cheering him on,

the ones filling out his
college applications, and...

...Jordan needs that.

Doesn't everyone need that?

Sure.

But some people never had
it growing up, so they have

this insatiable need to fill
their balcony as grown-ups.

I looked at your phone records...
You haven't talked to your dad

in ten years.

- He lives a long way away.
- He's not a bad man,

from what I understand. Is he?

But when he married your stepmother

and his focus shifted to
her and her children...

you felt like he left
your balcony, didn't you?

I saw the way

you looked at the wall when
Dr. Strand started talking

about dating down.

You wanted to escape.

'Cause you know the man you need,

the men that you've needed,

they have to adore you,
put you on a pedestal.

But they'll never be enough.

Even your husband Jeffrey
wasn't enough, was he?

So you found a young man, this boy,

and he didn't just adore you, he...

outright worshipped you.

So much that he was willing
to give up going to college,

and raise a child with you
that... that wasn't even his.

Is that fair of you to
ask a 17-year-old boy?

You're gonna be a mother.

- Okay?
- Oh...

And that child is gonna

adore you...

and love you.

And you will get to be

his or her Balcony Person.

I, uh...

I'm not very good...

at being alone.

You do have a husband.

- Oh.
- Listen...

This is a woman who's a friend of mine.

She's very nice.

You should make an appointment.

A shrink.

You should make an appointment.

Oh, God, what have I done?

Dr. Bull...

do you think that there is
such a thing as true love?

I do.

But this isn't it.

Jordan.

Susan has something she'd like to say.

Jordan...

I...

got so caught up

trying to run away from my...

old life

that I didn't fully

think it through. Susan....

No, just-just listen, okay?

I...

I hurt you.

- No. No, you didn't.
- I did.

I did.

And...

and this is not right.

And you know that, and I know that.

And I...

am truly, truly sorry.

Susan... n-no.

I-I love you.

Okay.

Jordan...

it's over.

Please forgive me.

Good-bye.

No. No. Susan!

- Susan!
- Come on. Let her go.

You did this.

What did you say to her?

It's what she realized.

She was using you to
make herself feel special.

But it never would have been enough.

Teaching wasn't enough.
Her husband wasn't enough.

Nothing... would have ever been enough.

Not for her. And it wasn't love.

As much as it may have felt like it.

She needs help.

You'll feel this way again,

with someone else...

for the right reasons.

Dr. Bull, I...

Hey.

I've been there.

What if they don't listen?

I can't promise they
will... But I know for a fact

they won't listen if
you don't talk to them.

But what I said on the stand...

Just go over to them.

Let it happen.

I finally figured out what you meant...

"winning the right way."

Putting Jordan's family back together.

Hmm. Chunk...

why did you really quit football?

I told you.

I didn't want to play anymore.

That's all.

I was done

with the injuries, done
with the pressure...

done with the thrill of
running the ball over the line.

You get to a...

certain point, you're
ready for a new challenge.

I hear that.

You try telling that to parents
the day before the draft.

I always meant to tell her the truth.

- I just never got the chance.
- Your mom,

she was your biggest fan.

Yeah.

We all need one.

Hey, thanks for putting me on this case.

Who's yours?

Who's your biggest fan?

Isn't it you?