A Girl Without Feelings

"**A Girl Without Feelings**" is the seventh episode of the third season and the fifty-second episode overall of the legal drama series *Bull*, which was aired on November 5, 2018.

## Summary

Bull assists Tally North, a young woman who is a clinical sociopath and a former patient, when she is accused of killing her brother after an argument at a party. Tally woke up with no recollection of the incident, so TAC initially aims for a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. However, when evidence is presented showing that the killer may have had some regret, Bull wants to change the plea to not guilty as he knows Tally is incapable of such feelings.

## Cast

### Main

* Michael Weatherly as Dr. Jason Bull
* Freddy Rodriguez as Benjamin Colón
* Geneva Carr as Marissa Morgan
* Christopher Jackson as Chunk Palmer
* Jaime Lee Kirchner as Danielle James
* MacKenzie Meehan as Taylor Rentzel

### Guest

* Quinn Shephard as Tally North
* Chinasa Ogbuagu as ADA Kelly Scrivener
* Alan Aisenberg as Blake Lambert
* Joe Grifasi as Judge Rand
* Sterling Jerins as Young Tally
* Robert Thackery as Torin North
* Lynne Taylor as Dr. Diposo
* Jett Salazar as Cashier

## Trivia

* Bull's client's name is Tally; Michael Weatherly's character Tony left his job at NCIS to take care of his daughter Tali after her mother Ziva was killed (however she survived).

### Goofs

* The synopsis claims that Bull closed his "psychiatric" practice to start up TAC. Bull is a psychologist, not a psychiatrist. To be a psychiatrist he would have had to obtain an MD and specialize in psychiatry; in addition, psychiatrists are qualified to prescribe medications. Bull does not have an MD and is not able to prescribe medications.

## Quotes

**Marissa Morgan**: Her name is Tally North. Since the age of ten, she has been diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder. She lacks empathy for others, exhibits severely stunted emotions, and is prone to violence.
**Benny Colón**: Isn't that what we used to call a sociopath in the good old days?
**Marissa Morgan**: Actually, she used to be his patient, so this is kind of personal.
**Benny Colón**: It's gonna be tough trying to get a jury to sympathize with a sociopath. Juries usually like to see remorse in their killers, and there's not gonna be any.

**Jason Bull**: I know you're angry with me...
**Tally North**: Dr. Bull, you know better than anyone, I'm largely incapable of anger.
**Jason Bull**: Well, whatever you call it, however you process it, I'm sorry if you felt abandoned. You know, when I closed my practice back then, it was to start a whole new business, something called trial science. I work with lawyers, and we help to figure out the best way to try a case. I know I haven't seen you since you were fourteen, but I don't think you're gonna find anyone out there who understands you better. And it would mean a lot to me to help you. You understand they wanna put you in prison for the rest of your life?
**Tally North**: Yes. I do understand that.
**Jason Bull**: Did you do it, Tally?
**Tally North**: Well, I was mad at him. He was filing for guardianship. He wanted to lock me up, get me institutionalized.
**Jason Bull**: Did you do it, Tally?
**Tally North**: Well, I'll tell you, Dr. Bull, because I know you'll understand. I have no idea. I honestly don't remember.
**Jason Bull**: You had one of your blackouts?
**Tally North**: Must be. One minute, I was having it out with my brother at the party, and the next I was waking up covered in blood, with Torin dead on the floor. I honestly don't remember what came in between. You still want to help me?