Bull (2016–…): Season 1, Episode 4 - Callisto - full transcript
Bull and his team are going to Callisto, Texas, the only place where Bull hasn't won a case in his entire career, defending a young woman against a drug patent lawsuit.
I'm Dr. Jason Bull.
I'm not a lawyer.
I'm an expert in what's
called trial science.
I study the jury's
behavioral patterns.
I know what they're
thinking before they do.
Everything my team learns
gets plugged into a matrix,
which allows us to
assemble a mirror jury
that is scary in its
predictive efficiency.
The verdict you
get depends on me.
And that's no bull.
Vitals are crashing. We're
losing her. Where's that O-neg?
Another bag.
Pressure's not coming up.
- Second bag coming up.
- Femoral artery is lacerated.
- She's a hemophiliac.
- She'll bleed out before it gets here.
Plasma. Factor
VIII and factor lX.
It won't work. Kyra's antibodies
reject standard clotting factors.
She's my sister. I can
help. You have to use this.
- You can't be back here. Hey!
- Hey! Security!
- Get her out of here!
- Ma'am.
- What did you give her?
- She's stabilizing.
- That's impossible.
- BP's dropping.
- Ten for 140.
- She's such a klutz.
- 130.
- What are you waiting for?
Stitch up my sister.
Tray's ready, Doctor.
The Angel of New
York Sacred Heart.
That's how some people
are describing Kerry Ketchum.
Only 25 years old,
with advanced degrees in
chemistry and molecular biology
but no formal medical training,
she saved her sister's life with a drug
she developed in her own small lab.
♪ On and on and on and on
♪ Got to do it
and do it right...
How far down the
rabbit hole are you?
Oh, I'm the Mad Hatter,
Danny. I'm in Wonderland.
She's the perfect client.
The hospital won't
press charges.
Too many people worshipping at
the altar of the Angel of Sacred Heart.
- Who would besmirch an angel?
- It's blasphemy.
The hospital wants
her hemophilia B cure.
A lot of hospitals do,
all over the country.
And get this. She
offered to give it to them.
- What do you mean, give it to them?
- She means give for free.
- For no money?
- Must be some money.
Well, cost, but
that's basically free,
and because she's attempting
to distribute nationwide,
this guy Windemere is suing her.
Errol Windemere, CEO of
WindGen Pharmaceuticals
says he holds the
patent to Kerry's drug.
He's filing, saying
she's infringing.
And this is the part
Bull's gonna love.
You're this excited about
a patent case? Why?
Even though Kerry
Ketchum lives in New York,
because she's offering the
drug all over, including Texas,
that just opened her up to
the jurisdiction of Callisto.
- Who's Callisto?
- Callisto isn't a who.
Callisto is a where.
Geographically situated in
West Texas. Population 25,000.
But in the legal world,
it's located somewhere between
the sixth and seventh circles of hell.
- I take it you've been there before?
- Oh, yeah. Once.
Don't let its quaint
appearance fool you.
Callisto is a
litigation speed trap.
They've made a cottage
industry out of patent cases.
How?
Well, the jury always
sides with the plaintiffs,
and they hand out the biggest
cash verdicts in all the country.
These plaintiffs, they
hire the local law firm.
And the juries, well, they know
and they like these local lawyers.
And so if they represent the
plaintiffs, the plaintiffs must be right.
That sounds wildly unfair.
It's called the Halo Effect.
The juries apply their love of local
lawyers to whoever they represent.
So, how did you beat
them the last time?
I didn't.
But... But I thought
you've never lost.
Doesn't mean I've always won.
Callisto.
I don't even have a
lawyer yet. I can't go to trail.
In Texas? This
is totally unfair.
Oh, Kerry, it's way
worse than that.
Windemere has all the
leverage of a crooked system
and he's using it against you.
Can you tell us about your drug?
The challenge of hemophilia B is
not just synthesizing a clotting factor.
It's delivering that factor in
a way the body won't reject.
My sister's disease affects
fewer than one in 50,000 people.
There are some treatments,
but it's not a big enough market
for large pharmaceutical companies
to invest in developing a cure.
They'd call what I
make an orphan drug.
- So you've done this out of love.
- Devoted my entire life to a cure.
But WindGen
Pharmaceuticals claims
that their patented hemophilia B
treatment covers your invention.
They haven't advanced
that drug in 17 years.
It has to be used once a
week to have any effect.
Mine lasts a year
and doesn't wear off.
Thousands of people
could live better lives.
That sound different
enough to you?
But the question is
how it sounds to a jury.
The technicalities of
patent law are very complex.
I'm sorry, I don't
see technicalities.
I see my sister slip cutting a bagel
and spending a month in the ICU.
And in this case, Windemere
himself is showing up to testify.
He's on the witness list.
- Why?
- I don't know.
Maybe 'cause he's a heartless,
money-grubbing old douche.
Works for me.
So I take it we're going.
Yeah, Bull, I've only
got a foggy picture
of what happened to you in
Callisto the first time round,
but I have heard you say the words
"deep personal downward spiral"
in referencing its aftermath.
Lot of good can come from a
deep personal downward spiral.
From the bottom of a hole,
it's easy to see the light.
Good to go. Bull, I
can't get ahold of Danny.
Oh, yeah, she's on
special assignment.
- Care to elaborate?
- Um, not now.
Can I have everyone's attention?
I have a request of each
and every one of you.
I want you to imagine we
are an invading hostile force.
Because that is how the devil's
armpit that we are traveling to
is gonna see us.
And I may not be able to share
every tiny detail of strategy
with you in the moment.
Trust that I am your general
and I am in full command.
Bull, you may be making
too big a deal of this.
I'm not, and that's a perfect example
of the opposite of what I just said.
- We got this, Bull.
- Carry-on only, Chunk.
OK. See, now you're
just talking crazy.
Just get what you need
when you're down there.
How...?
- What's up?
- Cable, you're staying here.
Could have just
punched me in the face.
It's nothing personal, but
I need you on the outside.
Uh-huh.
All right, so, every attempt at
doing what we do will be undermined.
From the second we step off that
plane, we're gonna be sabotaged.
But we are on the
side of the better angel.
It's gonna be fun.
Nah, he's not losing it.
They gave away
our conference area.
How are we supposed to have mock
trials? We don't have a workspace.
Or rooms. The concierge
apologized for losing our reservations.
If I wasn't carrying bags,
I'd throw up air quotes.
At least you have your bags. The
airport porter said he couldn't find mine.
I'll never question you again.
See the park bench?
Banners all around town?
Those same names are on the
local high-school football stadium.
All generous donations courtesy
Bender, Lindsay & Partners.
Who are they?
Counsel for the
plaintiff, the local firm.
Don't worry. We also
have local counsel.
It's part of our strategy to
undercut their advantage.
- Someone from another firm?
- Not quite.
And don't worry about where we're
gonna prep. I've made arrangements.
Callisto's not gonna catch
me with my pants down again.
- Right on time.
- JB.
How about it? Hey,
welcome back, man.
- Merle the Pearl.
- All right.
- Good to see you.
- Yeah.
All right. Merle, this is my team.
Team, this is Merle Deavers.
Local baseball star, prom
king, war vet and handyman.
Yeah, well, I'm a jack of some trades.
But come on, y'all. Everybody pile in.
- Here, let me take that for you.
- All right.
- All right.
- Here.
There we go.
Well, it's nice to meet y'all. You
know, last time JB came through solo.
Not a phone call? Not a letter?
You could have let us know
you were back in town, Dr. Bull.
You knew we were coming, Diana.
Merle, you taking care
of these out-of-towners?
- Sure thing, Ms. Lindsay.
- All right.
Now, I didn't think I'd
see your face again, Bull.
You made a good decision
getting rid of the old soup strainer.
I always did find
those whiskers ticklish.
Bull had a mustache?
All right, y'all.
Diana Lindsay, senior
partner at Bender Lindsay.
She's prosecuting Kerry's case.
Just on a reconnaissance mission.
Wants to see who she's up against.
So, Callisto is a kind of a who.
This is where we're staying?
A lot of hay, no livestock.
There definitely has been
at some point, though.
Yeah, picked up your
crates yesterday night.
Came to my name like you
said. Nobody messed with 'em.
And I made a list of my friends
and relations for your mock juror pool.
Folks who won't go blabbing
what you ask 'em about.
We'll need to determine how well Kerry's
narrative cuts through the Halo Effect,
see if the jury will like
her more than Diana.
- Sweep it first.
- Excuse me?
- For bugs.
- Bugs?
You mean electronic
surveillance devices?
- I do indeed.
- But that's not legal.
Now you're catching
on. Kerry, with me.
Hi. Huge fan of your work and
your lack of respect for authority.
Uh, hi.
I've been tasked with
finding the connection
between Windemere and you,
and I got my hands on his research
study from 1999 that led to the patent.
The participants' names
as well as some of the details from
the experiments were confidential,
but Windemere himself
was the lead researcher.
And this might explain
why he's coming to testify.
Windemere is taking the
position that he invented your drug.
No, he didn't invent my
drug. They're not the same.
No, I know, but he's
going to say that he did.
Thank you, Cable.
I'll take it from here.
She's very enthusiastic.
Kerry, your cure is composed of
distinct elements of Windemere's patent.
- But I beat his science.
- Luckily, this isn't about science.
It's about people.
And the people on this jury are
not gonna understand any of this.
- So we need to stick to the plan.
- And that is?
The good people of Callisto
on the jury love the other side.
We just have to make
them love us more,
create our own halo.
We can conflict out anyone who's
already served on Windemere's jury.
That only leaves about
180... eligible jurors.
- Danny?
- Hi.
This is Danny's
special assignment.
I'm Courtney
Jean, your waitress.
- You new to town?
- Oh, I just started.
- Oh.
- Still getting to know the regulars.
Never seen you before. Are
y'all here for the Windemere case?
I have heard so much about it.
Everyone's so excited to meet the man.
Well, OK. I'll be right
back to take your orders.
- What are those?
- Dossiers on our potential jurors.
She's not a waitress, is she?
- She's with us. Former FBI.
- I kind of hope she keeps that accent.
These juror backgrounds
are very useful,
but this voir dire's
gonna be different.
These jurors are gonna trust
one lawyer more than the other,
ours or theirs.
- And when do we meet our attorney?
- We already have.
Hey. The judge wrapped
his other case early.
He wants us to do
our voir dire right now.
All right.
Now, everyone knows everyone in
this courthouse, so it's gonna be weird.
Chunk, I'm gonna need
your southern charm.
Never leave home without it.
Don't forget to
tip your waitress.
You sure about this?
Merle's our attorney?
We need a bigger halo.
Here comes
Mr. Popularity himself.
Well, I was the runner-up, but
Carl Crenshaw moved to Dallas.
People around here don't
like it much when you leave.
I never realized that
you practiced law.
Mostly estate
planning, property law.
I did have a sticky
probate a few years back.
You ever tried a
case in front of a jury?
No.
Everybody loves Merle,
which is why we need him.
OK, game faces, everyone.
It's not too late to back out.
I hate lawyers.
All rise. Anyone having matters
in the court of Callisto, Texas...
Yeah, yeah, yeah,
yeah. Louis, save it.
Twitter gal said there may
be a storm rolling in. Let's go.
Judge Albert Darling presiding.
Ms. Lindsay, let's get started.
Well, Your Honor, I'd
first like to acknowledge
defense counsel Merle Deavers.
Never seen him in court before.
It is like seeing a
dog drive a tractor.
Uh, well, uh, thanks. Uh...
You know, for what it's worth, I had a
labrador that could steer a motorcycle.
Now, he had a terrible sense of
direction, but the ride was always fun.
All right. Let's get this done.
How's your hot-water
heater working, Mary?
Fine, Merle. That thermocoupler
you replaced is holding up well.
Good, good.
Acceptable to defense.
Ethan, remind me, you
served on two juries last year?
Yes, ma'am. Found for
the plaintiffs both times.
Hey, did that
calico get out again?
No, no, no, she's warming up
to the kids, and they love her.
Thank you for
finding her, Merle.
- Oh, shoot.
- Tornado warning.
- You gotta be kidding me.
- All right, everybody.
We gotta get downstairs.
Who's left that thinks
they can be impartial?
All right, uh, Debbie, Len,
Kelly-Anne, Doug, you're all in.
I promise we'll get this wrapped
up before the weekend, Jerry,
so you won't have to
cancel that fishing trip.
You're in too. That's
our jury. Let's move.
Everybody down in the shelter.
Come on in.
Oi, Bulldog. You played
defensive back at Georgia, right?
Yeah. Hey, nice memory.
A&M. Special team.
Man, I drilled you once.
- How could I forget? What's up, man?
- Good to see you.
Happens all the time. Rarely
gets above a category two.
- I'm sure it'll blow over.
- Mm.
You know, while we're here, we
could talk about settlement if you want.
Doesn't seem an appropriate
conversation to have
in front of the entire jury.
Oh, but you do wanna have it?
If you would like to discuss
your absentee client's position,
I'd be happy to.
Drinks later?
OK.
Cute. Of course I remember.
The dispute was over the rights
to a piece of farming equipment.
Right. It was a money job for you.
You weren't emotionally invested.
Till you lost.
I did not win.
Watch out, Dr. Bull, if you've come
back here to settle some imaginary score.
The client needs
me, so I'm here.
Really?
Is that what it takes to get you to
come back here, a woman in need?
Is there some kind
of gravitational force
that prevents you
from leaving Callisto?
Oh... now, you're thinking
about spreading a rumor
that I'm gonna pull up stakes
and abandon my people.
Now, maybe they turn against me.
I'm onto your strategy, darlin'.
My town, my people, my jury.
Now, you better hope your
little Angel of Sacred Heart
doesn't have a broken wing.
What? I'm gonna ride the bull.
Cable from Cable.
She tracked down the participants
in Windemere's research study.
Took place from '98 to
'99 at Hudson University.
Kyra, Kerry's little sister,
was part of the study.
- Windemere experimented on her.
- So they knew each other.
Worse. Kerry could have
access to every bit of his research.
And she never mentioned it.
Our client's no
angel. She's a liar.
Hmm.
To broken wings.
I didn't lie.
I'm not allowed to talk about my
sister and Windemere's research project.
It's all... It's all confidential.
Under a nondisclosure agreement.
You were a kid. You signed
a binding legal document?
Benny, easy.
That man promised me he
would find a cure for my sister.
And he didn't. So
I finished the job.
- It'll be viewed as unethical.
- It's perfectly ethical.
Yes, my synthetic clotting
factor's identical to his.
I paired it with a protein to replicate
the plasma inside the bloodstream,
preventing antibodies from rejecting
it, and I got that from his research too.
But he didn't put them together.
I only got about half of that, but
the part I did get is his drug's inferior.
- Obviousness.
- Thank you.
Glad someone gets it.
No. The legal issue at play
is a term called "obviousness."
Yeah, Windemere's
patent covers a combination
of the clotting factor
and the delivery system.
But you can override his
patent if it wasn't obvious
to put the same elements
together in the way that you have.
Obviousness.
Of the jury, only
Mary, Ethan and Curt
have anything past
high-school chemistry.
We'll need to make the
science easy to comprehend.
All right.
Benny, let's find language even
an eight-year-old can understand.
Start lining up experts
who can use those words.
Diana loves experts.
She'll start with her own.
- Marissa, mirror jurors?
- Uh...
Merle, um, help me line them up.
All right. Time to get to court.
Oh, hey. Good morning.
- Hey. How are you?
- Morning, Mr. Windemere.
Barely recognize Errol
Windemere without a suit.
Well, Diana did her prep.
She knows not to make
Windemere look like a Yankee.
- Jeans are a nice touch.
- Give me your notebook.
I've never seen you take
notes. Wasn't asking a question.
- Ready to make my client an offer?
- How about surrender?
We'd accept.
Here we go. Come on in.
- And right this way.
- Hey, hey!
Bruce, Mitch, Tonya, all y'all in
the back row, what are you doing?
You don't have any business in
my court. Why don't you get out?
Don't need extra bodies heating this
room up any more than it already is.
Goodbye, mirror jury.
All right, then,
opening arguments.
Patent infringement.
Now, it sounds complicated,
but this is a simple case.
If you leave your truck sitting in your
front yard and someone takes it away,
well, whose truck is it now?
Still yours, even if you're not
driving it and that person is a thief.
OK, true, but if I saw your pickup
and the garden hose lying next to it
and I got inspired to
build my own fire truck
and then drove around
town putting out fires,
now, what do you call me?
Did somebody say hero?
Doctor, if you could, please
describe hemophilia for us.
Hemophiliacs have a lower
clotting factor level of blood plasma,
or impaired activity of
the coagulation factor
needed for a normal
clotting process.
So, does a hemophiliac bleed more
intensely than a person without it?
No, but they can
bleed much longer.
Even a minor injury can result in
blood loss lasting days or even weeks.
OK, and Mr. Windemere's drug,
recognized by United States
patent number 6B117293,
dated August 11th, 1999,
counteracts this process.
It does. His synthetic clotting
factor, under certain circumstances,
increases the
efficacy of coagulation.
Ms. Ketchum's product
utilizes the same factor?
- Yes.
- So they're the same.
Yes.
No further questions.
Bull.
Uh, Your Honor, I don't wanna
bore our friends in the jury
with any more
questions for this fella.
Appreciated.
That's lunch.
No, oxygen doesn't tell
the blood to turn scabby.
There's already oxygen in blood.
It's blood cells. Every
cell does something.
That's what those cells do.
Good thing Danny's
getting us all this intel.
Don't need a mirror jury if
the real jurors talk loud enough.
They're not supposed
to talk about the case.
Be the first jury
in history to obey.
Hey. Do y'all know how
blood clots are formed?
When a blood vessel wall breaks,
platelets change shape
from round to spiny,
sticking to the broken vessel wall
and each other to plug the break.
They interact with other blood
proteins to form fibrin strands into a net,
trapping more platelets
and... producing a clot.
You're pretty smart. You should hear
what those folks are coming up with.
No, good. Their expert
failed to teach them.
This presents us the
opportunity to define the terms.
- I'd call that a win.
- A small one.
A big one would be if we could use
the whole crooked system against itself.
- How do you do that?
- That's what we gotta figure out.
Mr. Windemere, in the time
since you were granted this patent,
you've distributed only one version
of a hemophilia drug, is that right?
Research and development is a
complicated and expensive process.
When we make a
choice, as a company,
what matters is what does the
most good for the most people.
Your, uh... your suit claims
that you patented all the elements
contained in Ms.
Ketchum's product.
- Is that right?
- Yes, I did.
You had all the pieces, but you
hadn't put them together this way yet?
That's a simplified way
of expressing it, but yes.
Like you had a toaster and a clock
and hadn't squished 'em into one.
- Sure, if that helps you.
- Well, yeah, it kind of does.
'Cause I'm holding here the
patent for the first pop-up toaster.
It's not from the inventor
of the toaster or the clock.
- Did you wanna contest that one too?
- Objection. Argumentative.
Sustained.
I'm sorry, but if you could
make what she made,
was there any reason to sit on it,
presuming that your story is true,
that research and development
made it not cost effective?
I mean, you're saying
it's about the money
while people are
literally dying?
- Your Honor.
- I'm... I'll leave it at that.
Got Danny's report
from afternoon break.
We are making some inroads.
We shored up Carlos and Franny.
Plus Len and Lisa liked what
Merle had to say about the toaster.
Well, like you said,
the science is lost on all,
save Mary, Ethan and
Curt, who are against us.
That's not all the great
intel Danny got us.
We also know that Diana's halo is
still shining brightly on Windemere
in the minds of Kelly-Anne,
Doug, Debbie and Jerry.
Sorry, but they prefer her over
Merle. They don't see her as the enemy.
Maybe we should stop
seeing her that way too.
Cable, monitor the
weather systems, will you?
I'm on it, but I can't
predict the weather, Bull.
Oh, and I found this.
It's a good look.
You look really good.
- I think we're losing our connection.
- Hey, don't you dare...
Mm-hm, that was nice.
- Here you go.
- Thank you.
Yeah, on special teams, you gotta do
whatever you can do to stay on the team.
Hey. Is that shirt tailored?
Yeah. Chunk's suggestion.
The bulky uniform wasn't
properly showcasing the guns.
Oh.
You look good.
Put away our weapons?
Put something away.
Bull was a hired gun,
but he was damn good.
My client was corporate.
His client was corporate.
But he climbed into the mind of
every single one of those jurors.
They went to deliberate
on a Friday night.
- I had 'em.
- But you lost.
Well, Monday morning
was a different story.
What happened over the weekend?
- I couldn't say.
- And I won't.
Mm. Hey, Merle, line 'em up.
- Passing the bar.
- Hey, I would never pass a bar.
You ought to know, shots
are Merle's Achilles heel.
- What did happen that weekend?
- Yeah, what did happen that weekend?
'Cause I was thinking,
and if I've got it right,
you started dating my
sister soon after this case.
Mm.
This is a good
time to get refills.
Come on.
So, what about you, huh?
You wanna go for a walk?
Maybe I'll tell
you some secrets.
I feel deprived
of this in the city.
Light pollution is
a terrible plague.
Well, I'm sure it
has its trade-offs.
Now you see all that passes
for nightlife around here.
Hmm.
Why, Ms. Diana, are you
trying to take advantage of me?
The great Dr. Bull? I didn't
think that was possible.
Last time I was here, I
learned a lot. It changed me.
Hmm. Not too much.
I thought I could win
any case in any court.
Well, not all cases are
decided in the courtroom.
After that Friday night,
you didn't leave my sight
until Sunday morning.
Yeah. You wanted
to watch football.
You wanted to go to church.
Monday morning, the whole
jury was back on your side.
The whole jury
was in those pews.
If I had said anything to
them, that would be tampering.
You didn't have to.
You sang, didn't you?
Hmm.
That was supposed to
be my secret weapon.
I have a secret weapon too.
It's not that big of a secret.
Clearly, Diana knew Merle
had a weakness for tequila,
but there's nothing obvious
about cellular chemistry.
The jury'll glaze over and assume
that Windemere knows his business.
Unless I find the words to
explain science to an eight-year-old.
Yeah, I think Bull
is losing his mind.
He may be losing his mind,
or it may just be Callisto.
- Did you leave the barn open?
- No.
Laptop's missing.
Boxes, our research.
Lindsay & Partners
took everything.
- I'll call Bull.
- They put a move on us.
No way that she
put one on him too.
No answer.
I'm not exactly
filled with confidence
that you have thousands
of lives in your hands.
Not to mention my
own professional future.
That's understandable.
But I am in full command.
Getting this sloppy
was intentional.
Oh, wait. It was?
Oh, yeah. OK, it was.
But the other side stole all of
our research and your notebook.
I never intended to call
some parade of experts.
So you wanted this to happen.
Everything I wrote
in that notepad
was to make you look like
the Angel of Sacred Heart.
You're not gonna do that?
Mm-mm.
No experts. Just you.
Diana's been prepping
for experts all night long.
Well, half the night.
Wow. This strudel is fantastic.
May I have another
one, waitress?
Please?
Ta-da! Look what I got.
OK, so you've got pants.
What's the rest of your strategy?
Part one, we show your deep
frustration with Windemere,
and we show how
much you love your sister
and how those two things helped you
accomplish something he never could.
Part two, you may
recall Windemere stated
that he didn't change the drug
for 17 years because of cost.
Four of our jurors sided with
you because they saw him
as more interested in
financial gain than saving lives.
But to reach the rest of the jury, you
need to beat him with your science.
- How?
- Nerd up.
Well, what about
explaining the science?
Benny's working on it.
Whoa! What is in this thing?
Eggs, flour, water,
apples and sugar.
No. I mean, what
is the magic recipe?
'Cause however it's put together,
it is the perfect hangover cure.
I'm gonna take this to go.
- Marissa, with me.
- Waitress, strudel for everyone.
Well, all right.
It was a big night.
So the people were hungry
and this was all they had.
So the guy took an apple and
the water and he made apple juice,
which was OK, but the
people were still hungry.
So she took all of these
ingredients and made this.
And the people were full.
So it's not just about
making a good strudel.
What you're saying is he wanted to
save money, but she wanted to save lives.
I think they got it.
Nice pants.
So it's a grandissimo
kind of morning, huh?
Don't you worry.
I'm gonna rip your little cavalcade
of so-called experts to pieces.
- Where are they?
- Mmm.
We only have one.
Ms. Ketchum, is it true that
your sister was a participant
in Mr. Windemere's
research study?
Yes, and I've followed
his career since I was a kid.
- He inspired me to create this cure.
- How did he inspire you?
By failing. My
sister tried his drug.
Hell, he used her blood, my
own sister's blood, to experiment.
And you were a witness to this?
You know how scary it is,
watching your baby sister,
four years old, giving blood,
when she's a hemophiliac?
His drug worked
for a little while,
but then her body got used to
it and it wouldn't work anymore.
It took me years, but I figured
out how to make it keep working.
Using the same ingredients?
There's a million ways to combine
flour, water, eggs, apples and sugar,
but only one method works
like the strudel at the diner.
So you're saying that you're a
better cook than Errol Windemere?
I'm a scientist.
Unlike Mr. Windemere, I don't consider
cost when I'm trying to save a life.
No further questions.
How did you do it?
- I don't understand the question.
- Well, you claim to be an expert.
A better scientist
than Mr. Windemere.
So you should be able to explain
the process. How'd you do it?
No. I'm not telling you.
He knows the recipe and
he still can't make it work.
I'm not gonna let you sucker me
into giving away my trade secrets.
You're here saying you're
entitled to 20 years to figure it out.
That's 20 years of people dying
while also claiming it's obvious.
- Obviously it's not obvious.
- You have no right!
- You have no brains!
- You stole my work!
- You gave up on my sister!
- All right, all right, all right.
Let's take a recess.
Everybody cool off.
So Kelly-Anne and Doug apparently
saw Diana toss a look to the judge.
Thought it was cheating.
That makes it six to six.
But Debbie, Curt and Lisa all
wanted to hear the rest of the argument.
They won't be moved without it.
So we're winning on
merits, but we're still losing.
All the holdouts wanna know if
Kerry's right about Windemere's science.
Do we put him back on the stand?
Yeah, we could, but we don't
know if he's right or wrong.
Without drowning the jury
in those technical terms,
there's only one person who
can actually speak his language.
Jury needs to hear Kerry sing.
Judge isn't gonna let her rip
into Windemere again, though.
And Diana's not gonna
let him fall for it again.
These are good people.
They just need to be convinced.
I just don't know how we get any more
points on the board in that courtroom.
Maybe we can't.
But we can still win.
I'm having fewer regrets
about not making the trip down.
It's tough to see you like this.
I prefer this.
Yeah.
Well, it's time to play
the ace in the hole.
Oh, yeah? What's that?
You. Pretty sure
most of it's legal.
But, then again,
I'm not a lawyer.
Thank you, Chunk.
Well, where's the
rest of your crew?
Packing up. Long trip home.
Don't tell me you're conceding
defeat. You could still win.
It'd take a miracle.
When you get the chance,
and you will get the chance,
you know what to do.
The Honorable
Judge Albert Darling.
All right, let's
close this thing up.
Ladies and gentlemen of the
jury, this case is pretty simple.
Errol Windemere
owns a 20-year patent...
I'm sorry.
And it's only been 17 years.
Uh, shoot. There's
a storm coming in.
Wrap it up, counselor.
You know me. I know
Errol Windemere.
I vouch for him.
Merle. Merle!
Uh...
Uh, well, Your Honor, uh...
OK, put a pin in this. Let's go.
Jury, everybody, let's
get down to the shelter.
Don't be shy. Come on in.
Plaintiff and
defendant, in here.
Bull, get inside, you dummy.
There's a tornado coming.
Is there?
Yeah, it's lit up all
over social media.
They're tweeting
about it a town over.
Once again, there's a severe tornado
warning issued for all of Callisto.
While everyone in Callisto
should immediately find shelter,
a tornado watch has been
issued for neighboring counties.
I feel for you, folks.
Ah.
You don't know
how to do what I did.
Your patent comes up short
and I'll bet my sister's
life this jury will see that.
How is Kyra? What happened?
I really do care
about her, you know.
She was pulling a
shirt over her head
and walked through a
plate-glass sliding door.
She thought it was open. 12 stitches.
She thinks it's gonna be a cool scar.
I wish I could have made it last
forever instead of just temporarily.
You were close.
I started with your individualized
protein methodology.
Had to bond it with factor VIII.
How? Did you separate the
platelets from the plasma?
First I produced platelet-rich plasma
through differential centrifugation,
adjusting the acceleration force to
sediment the cellular constituents.
But a second centrifugation
concentrates the platelets
in the smallest final plasma
volume, leaving the platelets...
The platelets in near
perfect isolation, yes.
That's the step you missed.
That's what kept my sister alive.
With all the time and
money in the world,
I wouldn't have
figured that out.
Very impressive. Nice work.
I can move for a mistrial.
I doubt the court will
spend another week on this.
All right, everyone, seems like
another false alarm. Let's get back to it.
Merle, you're up.
I wanna drop the suit.
- You sure?
- Yeah.
Your Honor, my client
would like to withdraw the suit.
- Are you kidding me, counselor?
- No, Your Honor.
He's changed his position
regarding the patent.
OK. Apologies to the jury.
Wasn't a complete waste of time.
You each made ten dollars
a day. We are adjourned.
Jerry, go fishing.
That's it? He's not gonna
stop me from making my drug?
It's over. You won.
Congratulations.
Merle.
Bender, Lindsay & Partners may
have the plaintiff's side all shored up,
but there's a lot of defendants out
there who could use your services.
Yeah, it's not a bad idea, JB.
Congratulations.
Well, you may not be able to
sing, but you sure can make it rain.
Pair of pants come with this?
Callisto.
Let me get this straight.
You're mad because you couldn't get
the jury to officially find in our favor?
Let me clarify. I'm not mad, I'm merely
disappointed, and there's a difference.
Let's be honest, the
reason you're not satisfied
is because Diana
didn't call it a win.
- Ooh.
- Ooh.
All right, it's a win,
with an asterisk.
After the first time you,
quote, "didn't lose in Callisto,"
how'd you pull
out of your tailspin?
Wait a minute. Don't tell me my
sister was your Callisto rebound.
Not exactly.
I went down there a lone
wolf who'd never lost a case.
But I had forgotten why I got
into this business in the first place.
And, no, it wasn't the money.
It was people.
Because you can't take
on the world all alone.
And so I sought
people I could trust.
People like your sister.
And you guys. This team.
And clients I could believe in.
That's what I learned.
Oh.
I thought you lost in
Callisto 'cause of this.
- Oh, hello!
- Oh!
Wow.
I'm not a lawyer.
I'm an expert in what's
called trial science.
I study the jury's
behavioral patterns.
I know what they're
thinking before they do.
Everything my team learns
gets plugged into a matrix,
which allows us to
assemble a mirror jury
that is scary in its
predictive efficiency.
The verdict you
get depends on me.
And that's no bull.
Vitals are crashing. We're
losing her. Where's that O-neg?
Another bag.
Pressure's not coming up.
- Second bag coming up.
- Femoral artery is lacerated.
- She's a hemophiliac.
- She'll bleed out before it gets here.
Plasma. Factor
VIII and factor lX.
It won't work. Kyra's antibodies
reject standard clotting factors.
She's my sister. I can
help. You have to use this.
- You can't be back here. Hey!
- Hey! Security!
- Get her out of here!
- Ma'am.
- What did you give her?
- She's stabilizing.
- That's impossible.
- BP's dropping.
- Ten for 140.
- She's such a klutz.
- 130.
- What are you waiting for?
Stitch up my sister.
Tray's ready, Doctor.
The Angel of New
York Sacred Heart.
That's how some people
are describing Kerry Ketchum.
Only 25 years old,
with advanced degrees in
chemistry and molecular biology
but no formal medical training,
she saved her sister's life with a drug
she developed in her own small lab.
♪ On and on and on and on
♪ Got to do it
and do it right...
How far down the
rabbit hole are you?
Oh, I'm the Mad Hatter,
Danny. I'm in Wonderland.
She's the perfect client.
The hospital won't
press charges.
Too many people worshipping at
the altar of the Angel of Sacred Heart.
- Who would besmirch an angel?
- It's blasphemy.
The hospital wants
her hemophilia B cure.
A lot of hospitals do,
all over the country.
And get this. She
offered to give it to them.
- What do you mean, give it to them?
- She means give for free.
- For no money?
- Must be some money.
Well, cost, but
that's basically free,
and because she's attempting
to distribute nationwide,
this guy Windemere is suing her.
Errol Windemere, CEO of
WindGen Pharmaceuticals
says he holds the
patent to Kerry's drug.
He's filing, saying
she's infringing.
And this is the part
Bull's gonna love.
You're this excited about
a patent case? Why?
Even though Kerry
Ketchum lives in New York,
because she's offering the
drug all over, including Texas,
that just opened her up to
the jurisdiction of Callisto.
- Who's Callisto?
- Callisto isn't a who.
Callisto is a where.
Geographically situated in
West Texas. Population 25,000.
But in the legal world,
it's located somewhere between
the sixth and seventh circles of hell.
- I take it you've been there before?
- Oh, yeah. Once.
Don't let its quaint
appearance fool you.
Callisto is a
litigation speed trap.
They've made a cottage
industry out of patent cases.
How?
Well, the jury always
sides with the plaintiffs,
and they hand out the biggest
cash verdicts in all the country.
These plaintiffs, they
hire the local law firm.
And the juries, well, they know
and they like these local lawyers.
And so if they represent the
plaintiffs, the plaintiffs must be right.
That sounds wildly unfair.
It's called the Halo Effect.
The juries apply their love of local
lawyers to whoever they represent.
So, how did you beat
them the last time?
I didn't.
But... But I thought
you've never lost.
Doesn't mean I've always won.
Callisto.
I don't even have a
lawyer yet. I can't go to trail.
In Texas? This
is totally unfair.
Oh, Kerry, it's way
worse than that.
Windemere has all the
leverage of a crooked system
and he's using it against you.
Can you tell us about your drug?
The challenge of hemophilia B is
not just synthesizing a clotting factor.
It's delivering that factor in
a way the body won't reject.
My sister's disease affects
fewer than one in 50,000 people.
There are some treatments,
but it's not a big enough market
for large pharmaceutical companies
to invest in developing a cure.
They'd call what I
make an orphan drug.
- So you've done this out of love.
- Devoted my entire life to a cure.
But WindGen
Pharmaceuticals claims
that their patented hemophilia B
treatment covers your invention.
They haven't advanced
that drug in 17 years.
It has to be used once a
week to have any effect.
Mine lasts a year
and doesn't wear off.
Thousands of people
could live better lives.
That sound different
enough to you?
But the question is
how it sounds to a jury.
The technicalities of
patent law are very complex.
I'm sorry, I don't
see technicalities.
I see my sister slip cutting a bagel
and spending a month in the ICU.
And in this case, Windemere
himself is showing up to testify.
He's on the witness list.
- Why?
- I don't know.
Maybe 'cause he's a heartless,
money-grubbing old douche.
Works for me.
So I take it we're going.
Yeah, Bull, I've only
got a foggy picture
of what happened to you in
Callisto the first time round,
but I have heard you say the words
"deep personal downward spiral"
in referencing its aftermath.
Lot of good can come from a
deep personal downward spiral.
From the bottom of a hole,
it's easy to see the light.
Good to go. Bull, I
can't get ahold of Danny.
Oh, yeah, she's on
special assignment.
- Care to elaborate?
- Um, not now.
Can I have everyone's attention?
I have a request of each
and every one of you.
I want you to imagine we
are an invading hostile force.
Because that is how the devil's
armpit that we are traveling to
is gonna see us.
And I may not be able to share
every tiny detail of strategy
with you in the moment.
Trust that I am your general
and I am in full command.
Bull, you may be making
too big a deal of this.
I'm not, and that's a perfect example
of the opposite of what I just said.
- We got this, Bull.
- Carry-on only, Chunk.
OK. See, now you're
just talking crazy.
Just get what you need
when you're down there.
How...?
- What's up?
- Cable, you're staying here.
Could have just
punched me in the face.
It's nothing personal, but
I need you on the outside.
Uh-huh.
All right, so, every attempt at
doing what we do will be undermined.
From the second we step off that
plane, we're gonna be sabotaged.
But we are on the
side of the better angel.
It's gonna be fun.
Nah, he's not losing it.
They gave away
our conference area.
How are we supposed to have mock
trials? We don't have a workspace.
Or rooms. The concierge
apologized for losing our reservations.
If I wasn't carrying bags,
I'd throw up air quotes.
At least you have your bags. The
airport porter said he couldn't find mine.
I'll never question you again.
See the park bench?
Banners all around town?
Those same names are on the
local high-school football stadium.
All generous donations courtesy
Bender, Lindsay & Partners.
Who are they?
Counsel for the
plaintiff, the local firm.
Don't worry. We also
have local counsel.
It's part of our strategy to
undercut their advantage.
- Someone from another firm?
- Not quite.
And don't worry about where we're
gonna prep. I've made arrangements.
Callisto's not gonna catch
me with my pants down again.
- Right on time.
- JB.
How about it? Hey,
welcome back, man.
- Merle the Pearl.
- All right.
- Good to see you.
- Yeah.
All right. Merle, this is my team.
Team, this is Merle Deavers.
Local baseball star, prom
king, war vet and handyman.
Yeah, well, I'm a jack of some trades.
But come on, y'all. Everybody pile in.
- Here, let me take that for you.
- All right.
- All right.
- Here.
There we go.
Well, it's nice to meet y'all. You
know, last time JB came through solo.
Not a phone call? Not a letter?
You could have let us know
you were back in town, Dr. Bull.
You knew we were coming, Diana.
Merle, you taking care
of these out-of-towners?
- Sure thing, Ms. Lindsay.
- All right.
Now, I didn't think I'd
see your face again, Bull.
You made a good decision
getting rid of the old soup strainer.
I always did find
those whiskers ticklish.
Bull had a mustache?
All right, y'all.
Diana Lindsay, senior
partner at Bender Lindsay.
She's prosecuting Kerry's case.
Just on a reconnaissance mission.
Wants to see who she's up against.
So, Callisto is a kind of a who.
This is where we're staying?
A lot of hay, no livestock.
There definitely has been
at some point, though.
Yeah, picked up your
crates yesterday night.
Came to my name like you
said. Nobody messed with 'em.
And I made a list of my friends
and relations for your mock juror pool.
Folks who won't go blabbing
what you ask 'em about.
We'll need to determine how well Kerry's
narrative cuts through the Halo Effect,
see if the jury will like
her more than Diana.
- Sweep it first.
- Excuse me?
- For bugs.
- Bugs?
You mean electronic
surveillance devices?
- I do indeed.
- But that's not legal.
Now you're catching
on. Kerry, with me.
Hi. Huge fan of your work and
your lack of respect for authority.
Uh, hi.
I've been tasked with
finding the connection
between Windemere and you,
and I got my hands on his research
study from 1999 that led to the patent.
The participants' names
as well as some of the details from
the experiments were confidential,
but Windemere himself
was the lead researcher.
And this might explain
why he's coming to testify.
Windemere is taking the
position that he invented your drug.
No, he didn't invent my
drug. They're not the same.
No, I know, but he's
going to say that he did.
Thank you, Cable.
I'll take it from here.
She's very enthusiastic.
Kerry, your cure is composed of
distinct elements of Windemere's patent.
- But I beat his science.
- Luckily, this isn't about science.
It's about people.
And the people on this jury are
not gonna understand any of this.
- So we need to stick to the plan.
- And that is?
The good people of Callisto
on the jury love the other side.
We just have to make
them love us more,
create our own halo.
We can conflict out anyone who's
already served on Windemere's jury.
That only leaves about
180... eligible jurors.
- Danny?
- Hi.
This is Danny's
special assignment.
I'm Courtney
Jean, your waitress.
- You new to town?
- Oh, I just started.
- Oh.
- Still getting to know the regulars.
Never seen you before. Are
y'all here for the Windemere case?
I have heard so much about it.
Everyone's so excited to meet the man.
Well, OK. I'll be right
back to take your orders.
- What are those?
- Dossiers on our potential jurors.
She's not a waitress, is she?
- She's with us. Former FBI.
- I kind of hope she keeps that accent.
These juror backgrounds
are very useful,
but this voir dire's
gonna be different.
These jurors are gonna trust
one lawyer more than the other,
ours or theirs.
- And when do we meet our attorney?
- We already have.
Hey. The judge wrapped
his other case early.
He wants us to do
our voir dire right now.
All right.
Now, everyone knows everyone in
this courthouse, so it's gonna be weird.
Chunk, I'm gonna need
your southern charm.
Never leave home without it.
Don't forget to
tip your waitress.
You sure about this?
Merle's our attorney?
We need a bigger halo.
Here comes
Mr. Popularity himself.
Well, I was the runner-up, but
Carl Crenshaw moved to Dallas.
People around here don't
like it much when you leave.
I never realized that
you practiced law.
Mostly estate
planning, property law.
I did have a sticky
probate a few years back.
You ever tried a
case in front of a jury?
No.
Everybody loves Merle,
which is why we need him.
OK, game faces, everyone.
It's not too late to back out.
I hate lawyers.
All rise. Anyone having matters
in the court of Callisto, Texas...
Yeah, yeah, yeah,
yeah. Louis, save it.
Twitter gal said there may
be a storm rolling in. Let's go.
Judge Albert Darling presiding.
Ms. Lindsay, let's get started.
Well, Your Honor, I'd
first like to acknowledge
defense counsel Merle Deavers.
Never seen him in court before.
It is like seeing a
dog drive a tractor.
Uh, well, uh, thanks. Uh...
You know, for what it's worth, I had a
labrador that could steer a motorcycle.
Now, he had a terrible sense of
direction, but the ride was always fun.
All right. Let's get this done.
How's your hot-water
heater working, Mary?
Fine, Merle. That thermocoupler
you replaced is holding up well.
Good, good.
Acceptable to defense.
Ethan, remind me, you
served on two juries last year?
Yes, ma'am. Found for
the plaintiffs both times.
Hey, did that
calico get out again?
No, no, no, she's warming up
to the kids, and they love her.
Thank you for
finding her, Merle.
- Oh, shoot.
- Tornado warning.
- You gotta be kidding me.
- All right, everybody.
We gotta get downstairs.
Who's left that thinks
they can be impartial?
All right, uh, Debbie, Len,
Kelly-Anne, Doug, you're all in.
I promise we'll get this wrapped
up before the weekend, Jerry,
so you won't have to
cancel that fishing trip.
You're in too. That's
our jury. Let's move.
Everybody down in the shelter.
Come on in.
Oi, Bulldog. You played
defensive back at Georgia, right?
Yeah. Hey, nice memory.
A&M. Special team.
Man, I drilled you once.
- How could I forget? What's up, man?
- Good to see you.
Happens all the time. Rarely
gets above a category two.
- I'm sure it'll blow over.
- Mm.
You know, while we're here, we
could talk about settlement if you want.
Doesn't seem an appropriate
conversation to have
in front of the entire jury.
Oh, but you do wanna have it?
If you would like to discuss
your absentee client's position,
I'd be happy to.
Drinks later?
OK.
Cute. Of course I remember.
The dispute was over the rights
to a piece of farming equipment.
Right. It was a money job for you.
You weren't emotionally invested.
Till you lost.
I did not win.
Watch out, Dr. Bull, if you've come
back here to settle some imaginary score.
The client needs
me, so I'm here.
Really?
Is that what it takes to get you to
come back here, a woman in need?
Is there some kind
of gravitational force
that prevents you
from leaving Callisto?
Oh... now, you're thinking
about spreading a rumor
that I'm gonna pull up stakes
and abandon my people.
Now, maybe they turn against me.
I'm onto your strategy, darlin'.
My town, my people, my jury.
Now, you better hope your
little Angel of Sacred Heart
doesn't have a broken wing.
What? I'm gonna ride the bull.
Cable from Cable.
She tracked down the participants
in Windemere's research study.
Took place from '98 to
'99 at Hudson University.
Kyra, Kerry's little sister,
was part of the study.
- Windemere experimented on her.
- So they knew each other.
Worse. Kerry could have
access to every bit of his research.
And she never mentioned it.
Our client's no
angel. She's a liar.
Hmm.
To broken wings.
I didn't lie.
I'm not allowed to talk about my
sister and Windemere's research project.
It's all... It's all confidential.
Under a nondisclosure agreement.
You were a kid. You signed
a binding legal document?
Benny, easy.
That man promised me he
would find a cure for my sister.
And he didn't. So
I finished the job.
- It'll be viewed as unethical.
- It's perfectly ethical.
Yes, my synthetic clotting
factor's identical to his.
I paired it with a protein to replicate
the plasma inside the bloodstream,
preventing antibodies from rejecting
it, and I got that from his research too.
But he didn't put them together.
I only got about half of that, but
the part I did get is his drug's inferior.
- Obviousness.
- Thank you.
Glad someone gets it.
No. The legal issue at play
is a term called "obviousness."
Yeah, Windemere's
patent covers a combination
of the clotting factor
and the delivery system.
But you can override his
patent if it wasn't obvious
to put the same elements
together in the way that you have.
Obviousness.
Of the jury, only
Mary, Ethan and Curt
have anything past
high-school chemistry.
We'll need to make the
science easy to comprehend.
All right.
Benny, let's find language even
an eight-year-old can understand.
Start lining up experts
who can use those words.
Diana loves experts.
She'll start with her own.
- Marissa, mirror jurors?
- Uh...
Merle, um, help me line them up.
All right. Time to get to court.
Oh, hey. Good morning.
- Hey. How are you?
- Morning, Mr. Windemere.
Barely recognize Errol
Windemere without a suit.
Well, Diana did her prep.
She knows not to make
Windemere look like a Yankee.
- Jeans are a nice touch.
- Give me your notebook.
I've never seen you take
notes. Wasn't asking a question.
- Ready to make my client an offer?
- How about surrender?
We'd accept.
Here we go. Come on in.
- And right this way.
- Hey, hey!
Bruce, Mitch, Tonya, all y'all in
the back row, what are you doing?
You don't have any business in
my court. Why don't you get out?
Don't need extra bodies heating this
room up any more than it already is.
Goodbye, mirror jury.
All right, then,
opening arguments.
Patent infringement.
Now, it sounds complicated,
but this is a simple case.
If you leave your truck sitting in your
front yard and someone takes it away,
well, whose truck is it now?
Still yours, even if you're not
driving it and that person is a thief.
OK, true, but if I saw your pickup
and the garden hose lying next to it
and I got inspired to
build my own fire truck
and then drove around
town putting out fires,
now, what do you call me?
Did somebody say hero?
Doctor, if you could, please
describe hemophilia for us.
Hemophiliacs have a lower
clotting factor level of blood plasma,
or impaired activity of
the coagulation factor
needed for a normal
clotting process.
So, does a hemophiliac bleed more
intensely than a person without it?
No, but they can
bleed much longer.
Even a minor injury can result in
blood loss lasting days or even weeks.
OK, and Mr. Windemere's drug,
recognized by United States
patent number 6B117293,
dated August 11th, 1999,
counteracts this process.
It does. His synthetic clotting
factor, under certain circumstances,
increases the
efficacy of coagulation.
Ms. Ketchum's product
utilizes the same factor?
- Yes.
- So they're the same.
Yes.
No further questions.
Bull.
Uh, Your Honor, I don't wanna
bore our friends in the jury
with any more
questions for this fella.
Appreciated.
That's lunch.
No, oxygen doesn't tell
the blood to turn scabby.
There's already oxygen in blood.
It's blood cells. Every
cell does something.
That's what those cells do.
Good thing Danny's
getting us all this intel.
Don't need a mirror jury if
the real jurors talk loud enough.
They're not supposed
to talk about the case.
Be the first jury
in history to obey.
Hey. Do y'all know how
blood clots are formed?
When a blood vessel wall breaks,
platelets change shape
from round to spiny,
sticking to the broken vessel wall
and each other to plug the break.
They interact with other blood
proteins to form fibrin strands into a net,
trapping more platelets
and... producing a clot.
You're pretty smart. You should hear
what those folks are coming up with.
No, good. Their expert
failed to teach them.
This presents us the
opportunity to define the terms.
- I'd call that a win.
- A small one.
A big one would be if we could use
the whole crooked system against itself.
- How do you do that?
- That's what we gotta figure out.
Mr. Windemere, in the time
since you were granted this patent,
you've distributed only one version
of a hemophilia drug, is that right?
Research and development is a
complicated and expensive process.
When we make a
choice, as a company,
what matters is what does the
most good for the most people.
Your, uh... your suit claims
that you patented all the elements
contained in Ms.
Ketchum's product.
- Is that right?
- Yes, I did.
You had all the pieces, but you
hadn't put them together this way yet?
That's a simplified way
of expressing it, but yes.
Like you had a toaster and a clock
and hadn't squished 'em into one.
- Sure, if that helps you.
- Well, yeah, it kind of does.
'Cause I'm holding here the
patent for the first pop-up toaster.
It's not from the inventor
of the toaster or the clock.
- Did you wanna contest that one too?
- Objection. Argumentative.
Sustained.
I'm sorry, but if you could
make what she made,
was there any reason to sit on it,
presuming that your story is true,
that research and development
made it not cost effective?
I mean, you're saying
it's about the money
while people are
literally dying?
- Your Honor.
- I'm... I'll leave it at that.
Got Danny's report
from afternoon break.
We are making some inroads.
We shored up Carlos and Franny.
Plus Len and Lisa liked what
Merle had to say about the toaster.
Well, like you said,
the science is lost on all,
save Mary, Ethan and
Curt, who are against us.
That's not all the great
intel Danny got us.
We also know that Diana's halo is
still shining brightly on Windemere
in the minds of Kelly-Anne,
Doug, Debbie and Jerry.
Sorry, but they prefer her over
Merle. They don't see her as the enemy.
Maybe we should stop
seeing her that way too.
Cable, monitor the
weather systems, will you?
I'm on it, but I can't
predict the weather, Bull.
Oh, and I found this.
It's a good look.
You look really good.
- I think we're losing our connection.
- Hey, don't you dare...
Mm-hm, that was nice.
- Here you go.
- Thank you.
Yeah, on special teams, you gotta do
whatever you can do to stay on the team.
Hey. Is that shirt tailored?
Yeah. Chunk's suggestion.
The bulky uniform wasn't
properly showcasing the guns.
Oh.
You look good.
Put away our weapons?
Put something away.
Bull was a hired gun,
but he was damn good.
My client was corporate.
His client was corporate.
But he climbed into the mind of
every single one of those jurors.
They went to deliberate
on a Friday night.
- I had 'em.
- But you lost.
Well, Monday morning
was a different story.
What happened over the weekend?
- I couldn't say.
- And I won't.
Mm. Hey, Merle, line 'em up.
- Passing the bar.
- Hey, I would never pass a bar.
You ought to know, shots
are Merle's Achilles heel.
- What did happen that weekend?
- Yeah, what did happen that weekend?
'Cause I was thinking,
and if I've got it right,
you started dating my
sister soon after this case.
Mm.
This is a good
time to get refills.
Come on.
So, what about you, huh?
You wanna go for a walk?
Maybe I'll tell
you some secrets.
I feel deprived
of this in the city.
Light pollution is
a terrible plague.
Well, I'm sure it
has its trade-offs.
Now you see all that passes
for nightlife around here.
Hmm.
Why, Ms. Diana, are you
trying to take advantage of me?
The great Dr. Bull? I didn't
think that was possible.
Last time I was here, I
learned a lot. It changed me.
Hmm. Not too much.
I thought I could win
any case in any court.
Well, not all cases are
decided in the courtroom.
After that Friday night,
you didn't leave my sight
until Sunday morning.
Yeah. You wanted
to watch football.
You wanted to go to church.
Monday morning, the whole
jury was back on your side.
The whole jury
was in those pews.
If I had said anything to
them, that would be tampering.
You didn't have to.
You sang, didn't you?
Hmm.
That was supposed to
be my secret weapon.
I have a secret weapon too.
It's not that big of a secret.
Clearly, Diana knew Merle
had a weakness for tequila,
but there's nothing obvious
about cellular chemistry.
The jury'll glaze over and assume
that Windemere knows his business.
Unless I find the words to
explain science to an eight-year-old.
Yeah, I think Bull
is losing his mind.
He may be losing his mind,
or it may just be Callisto.
- Did you leave the barn open?
- No.
Laptop's missing.
Boxes, our research.
Lindsay & Partners
took everything.
- I'll call Bull.
- They put a move on us.
No way that she
put one on him too.
No answer.
I'm not exactly
filled with confidence
that you have thousands
of lives in your hands.
Not to mention my
own professional future.
That's understandable.
But I am in full command.
Getting this sloppy
was intentional.
Oh, wait. It was?
Oh, yeah. OK, it was.
But the other side stole all of
our research and your notebook.
I never intended to call
some parade of experts.
So you wanted this to happen.
Everything I wrote
in that notepad
was to make you look like
the Angel of Sacred Heart.
You're not gonna do that?
Mm-mm.
No experts. Just you.
Diana's been prepping
for experts all night long.
Well, half the night.
Wow. This strudel is fantastic.
May I have another
one, waitress?
Please?
Ta-da! Look what I got.
OK, so you've got pants.
What's the rest of your strategy?
Part one, we show your deep
frustration with Windemere,
and we show how
much you love your sister
and how those two things helped you
accomplish something he never could.
Part two, you may
recall Windemere stated
that he didn't change the drug
for 17 years because of cost.
Four of our jurors sided with
you because they saw him
as more interested in
financial gain than saving lives.
But to reach the rest of the jury, you
need to beat him with your science.
- How?
- Nerd up.
Well, what about
explaining the science?
Benny's working on it.
Whoa! What is in this thing?
Eggs, flour, water,
apples and sugar.
No. I mean, what
is the magic recipe?
'Cause however it's put together,
it is the perfect hangover cure.
I'm gonna take this to go.
- Marissa, with me.
- Waitress, strudel for everyone.
Well, all right.
It was a big night.
So the people were hungry
and this was all they had.
So the guy took an apple and
the water and he made apple juice,
which was OK, but the
people were still hungry.
So she took all of these
ingredients and made this.
And the people were full.
So it's not just about
making a good strudel.
What you're saying is he wanted to
save money, but she wanted to save lives.
I think they got it.
Nice pants.
So it's a grandissimo
kind of morning, huh?
Don't you worry.
I'm gonna rip your little cavalcade
of so-called experts to pieces.
- Where are they?
- Mmm.
We only have one.
Ms. Ketchum, is it true that
your sister was a participant
in Mr. Windemere's
research study?
Yes, and I've followed
his career since I was a kid.
- He inspired me to create this cure.
- How did he inspire you?
By failing. My
sister tried his drug.
Hell, he used her blood, my
own sister's blood, to experiment.
And you were a witness to this?
You know how scary it is,
watching your baby sister,
four years old, giving blood,
when she's a hemophiliac?
His drug worked
for a little while,
but then her body got used to
it and it wouldn't work anymore.
It took me years, but I figured
out how to make it keep working.
Using the same ingredients?
There's a million ways to combine
flour, water, eggs, apples and sugar,
but only one method works
like the strudel at the diner.
So you're saying that you're a
better cook than Errol Windemere?
I'm a scientist.
Unlike Mr. Windemere, I don't consider
cost when I'm trying to save a life.
No further questions.
How did you do it?
- I don't understand the question.
- Well, you claim to be an expert.
A better scientist
than Mr. Windemere.
So you should be able to explain
the process. How'd you do it?
No. I'm not telling you.
He knows the recipe and
he still can't make it work.
I'm not gonna let you sucker me
into giving away my trade secrets.
You're here saying you're
entitled to 20 years to figure it out.
That's 20 years of people dying
while also claiming it's obvious.
- Obviously it's not obvious.
- You have no right!
- You have no brains!
- You stole my work!
- You gave up on my sister!
- All right, all right, all right.
Let's take a recess.
Everybody cool off.
So Kelly-Anne and Doug apparently
saw Diana toss a look to the judge.
Thought it was cheating.
That makes it six to six.
But Debbie, Curt and Lisa all
wanted to hear the rest of the argument.
They won't be moved without it.
So we're winning on
merits, but we're still losing.
All the holdouts wanna know if
Kerry's right about Windemere's science.
Do we put him back on the stand?
Yeah, we could, but we don't
know if he's right or wrong.
Without drowning the jury
in those technical terms,
there's only one person who
can actually speak his language.
Jury needs to hear Kerry sing.
Judge isn't gonna let her rip
into Windemere again, though.
And Diana's not gonna
let him fall for it again.
These are good people.
They just need to be convinced.
I just don't know how we get any more
points on the board in that courtroom.
Maybe we can't.
But we can still win.
I'm having fewer regrets
about not making the trip down.
It's tough to see you like this.
I prefer this.
Yeah.
Well, it's time to play
the ace in the hole.
Oh, yeah? What's that?
You. Pretty sure
most of it's legal.
But, then again,
I'm not a lawyer.
Thank you, Chunk.
Well, where's the
rest of your crew?
Packing up. Long trip home.
Don't tell me you're conceding
defeat. You could still win.
It'd take a miracle.
When you get the chance,
and you will get the chance,
you know what to do.
The Honorable
Judge Albert Darling.
All right, let's
close this thing up.
Ladies and gentlemen of the
jury, this case is pretty simple.
Errol Windemere
owns a 20-year patent...
I'm sorry.
And it's only been 17 years.
Uh, shoot. There's
a storm coming in.
Wrap it up, counselor.
You know me. I know
Errol Windemere.
I vouch for him.
Merle. Merle!
Uh...
Uh, well, Your Honor, uh...
OK, put a pin in this. Let's go.
Jury, everybody, let's
get down to the shelter.
Don't be shy. Come on in.
Plaintiff and
defendant, in here.
Bull, get inside, you dummy.
There's a tornado coming.
Is there?
Yeah, it's lit up all
over social media.
They're tweeting
about it a town over.
Once again, there's a severe tornado
warning issued for all of Callisto.
While everyone in Callisto
should immediately find shelter,
a tornado watch has been
issued for neighboring counties.
I feel for you, folks.
Ah.
You don't know
how to do what I did.
Your patent comes up short
and I'll bet my sister's
life this jury will see that.
How is Kyra? What happened?
I really do care
about her, you know.
She was pulling a
shirt over her head
and walked through a
plate-glass sliding door.
She thought it was open. 12 stitches.
She thinks it's gonna be a cool scar.
I wish I could have made it last
forever instead of just temporarily.
You were close.
I started with your individualized
protein methodology.
Had to bond it with factor VIII.
How? Did you separate the
platelets from the plasma?
First I produced platelet-rich plasma
through differential centrifugation,
adjusting the acceleration force to
sediment the cellular constituents.
But a second centrifugation
concentrates the platelets
in the smallest final plasma
volume, leaving the platelets...
The platelets in near
perfect isolation, yes.
That's the step you missed.
That's what kept my sister alive.
With all the time and
money in the world,
I wouldn't have
figured that out.
Very impressive. Nice work.
I can move for a mistrial.
I doubt the court will
spend another week on this.
All right, everyone, seems like
another false alarm. Let's get back to it.
Merle, you're up.
I wanna drop the suit.
- You sure?
- Yeah.
Your Honor, my client
would like to withdraw the suit.
- Are you kidding me, counselor?
- No, Your Honor.
He's changed his position
regarding the patent.
OK. Apologies to the jury.
Wasn't a complete waste of time.
You each made ten dollars
a day. We are adjourned.
Jerry, go fishing.
That's it? He's not gonna
stop me from making my drug?
It's over. You won.
Congratulations.
Merle.
Bender, Lindsay & Partners may
have the plaintiff's side all shored up,
but there's a lot of defendants out
there who could use your services.
Yeah, it's not a bad idea, JB.
Congratulations.
Well, you may not be able to
sing, but you sure can make it rain.
Pair of pants come with this?
Callisto.
Let me get this straight.
You're mad because you couldn't get
the jury to officially find in our favor?
Let me clarify. I'm not mad, I'm merely
disappointed, and there's a difference.
Let's be honest, the
reason you're not satisfied
is because Diana
didn't call it a win.
- Ooh.
- Ooh.
All right, it's a win,
with an asterisk.
After the first time you,
quote, "didn't lose in Callisto,"
how'd you pull
out of your tailspin?
Wait a minute. Don't tell me my
sister was your Callisto rebound.
Not exactly.
I went down there a lone
wolf who'd never lost a case.
But I had forgotten why I got
into this business in the first place.
And, no, it wasn't the money.
It was people.
Because you can't take
on the world all alone.
And so I sought
people I could trust.
People like your sister.
And you guys. This team.
And clients I could believe in.
That's what I learned.
Oh.
I thought you lost in
Callisto 'cause of this.
- Oh, hello!
- Oh!
Wow.