Callisto

"**Callisto**" is the fourth episode of the first season of the drama series *Bull*, which was aired on October 18, 2016.

## Summary

When young genius Kerry Ketchum is accused of patent infringement upon developing a superior drug to treat hemophilia B, which her baby sister has, Bull and his team have to travel to the (fictional) West Texas town of Callisto, where the case will be tried. While facing strong odds against winning, given that the town always favors their local prosecution teams in patent cases, Bull must also face former adversary Diana Lindsay, his opponent in the only previous case he did not win.

## Recap

Kerry Ketchum is the client of the week. She’s an untrained medical genius who saved the life of her sister in the ER with a drug she created in her own lab. She’s known as an angel, but one CEO by the name of Windermere is suing her, saying he created the drug she’s taking credit for.

Bull meets with Kerry at the hospital to see if he can help her. She’s there with her sister. She talks about her drug, an orphan drug that lasts longer than a year for hemophiliacs. The trail will take place in Callisto, Texas, a place where Bull last a case. He’s not looking forward to going to the Devil’s armpit, a place where they will all be sabotaged. He gives a speech to the team – who thinks he is losing it with his doom and gloom about a city – as they pack up to take their equipment there.

As soon as they arrive, bad luck begins. Now they believe Bull! A friend of Bull’s and a local named Merle picks up the team is his truck. Before they leave, they meet Diana, an old partner of Bull’s and an old flame.

The gang is staying at a farm with chickens and all. Bull coaches Kerry about how to get the jury to fall in love with her. Out to lunch, the crew decides that a local lawyer on their team would win the case for them. They enlist Merle, who has a law background but no real court experience.

A tornado warning has the judge asking for a call of hands – who can be impartial? And that’s how court goes in Callisto. On the way to the basement, Lindsey asks Bull if he wants to settle? And right in front of the jury. Bull doesn’t want them to hear so he asks her out for drinks later.

At the bar, Diana makes it clear that she has a thing for Bull and she is also ready to win. Meanwhile, the team finds evidence to support that Kerry is a liar. She clearly isn’t an angel the public thinks she is.

The team talks with Kerry. She talks about how she finished the job he started. She signed a legally binding contract. His invention was inferior so she worked hard to make a drug that would work.

On to court for opening arguments. Diana thinks she’s winning over the jury with all her scientific talk, but they all look confused. Merle decides to cut his portion short so they can all get to lunch.

The team needs to let lose. They hit the local bar where Diana shows up. She shares some old stories about Bull, his love for tequila and the last case they worked on. Bull and Diana leave the bar and head out for a walk with a bottle.

The gang heads back to the barn where they discover that there laptops are missing, papers are scattered everywhere. Meanwhile, Bull wakes up pants-less in an open field next to a cow. It looks like Diana knows how to shake things up for the team. They even stole Bull’s notebook which were full of notes. Bull has a plan however.

Kerry gets on the stand. She tells the jury about how her sister was just 4 when she gave her blood to Windermere so he could experiment. Kerry and Windermere argue, making the jury turn their heads. On to a recess.

Ready to close the case, Bull has something up his sleeve. A tornado warning breaks up the session with everyone headed to the shelter. On the front steps, Bull laughs at Diana when she shows him a video of the tornado warning. The weather girl is a Bull team member who pulls a fast one with a makeshift backdrop of the woods while a hose sprays her down in her rain suit.

In the shelter, Kerry and Windermere are put in the backroom where they talk. Their conversation travels through the vents and right into the ears of the jury.

Windermere drops the case. Bull is disappointed that it wasn’t an official win, but he’s still happy. Happy that he left Calisto a loser but a winner because he found his team, people he can trust and share his successes with.

## Cast

### Main

* Michael Weatherly as Dr. Jason Bull
* Freddy Rodriguez as Benjamin "Benny" Colón
* Geneva Carr as Marissa Morgan
* Jaime Lee Kirchner as Danielle "Danny" James
* Annabelle Attanasio as Cable McCrory
* Christopher Jackson as Chunk Palmer

### Guest

* Joe Tippett as Merle Deavers
* Barrett Doss as Kerry Ketchum
* Sam McMurray as Errol Windemere
* Frank Ridley as Judge Albert Darling
* Luke Forbes as Louis the Bailiff
* Suzanna Hay as Mary Juror #1
* Don Guillory as Ethan Juror #7
* Tom Brangle as Roger Juror

## Trivia

* Possibly modeled after a federal court located in the Eastern District of Texas favored by patent trolls due to a reputation for siding with plaintiffs. (See: Real Reasons the Eastern District of Texas Draws Patent Cases - Beyond Lore and Anecdote)

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