Just Tell the Truth

"**Just Tell the Truth**" is the fifth episode of the first season of the drama series *Bull*, which was aired on October 25, 2016.

## Summary

After a fight with her working-class fiancé Richard, billionaire's daughter Layla Everton flees from a charity gala. A short time later she is found in an alley behind the venue where she was battered to death.

Bull and his Team are hired by Layla’s parents, they are certain that Richard is the murderer. After the police questioning, which lasts eleven hours, Richard confesses to the crime. Evidence seems overwhelming too.

Only Bull believes that Richard’s confession was forced by the police. He turns down the major payment Mrs. and Mr. Everton offered and decides to defend Richard instead.

Also, Marissa, Cable and Danny try to convince Chunk to let them investigate the new guy he wants to date.

## Recap

Chunk is going on a date and the girls want him to do a background check, but he wants things to happen organically. They are interrupted when Bull gets a job offer by text – a rich girl named Leila was at a charity event when she was murdered outside after an argument with her fiancé of 2 weeks to a line cook named Richard. The parents want him locked up. They have no idea how he managed to talk Leila into accepting his proposal.

Bull meets with Leila’s parents and the prosecutor. No-one saw the murder. Richard has confessed, but Bull doesn’t believe he is guilty. He was held for 11 hours and was badgered into a confession. Bull gives up Leila’s case, he wants to fight for Richard.

Bull and Marissa, who thinks Bull is crazy, head to the jail to meet Richard.

Richard confessed because he was in a fog. He feels guilty Leila was in the street alone, it’s his fault that she was out there. Bull officially takes the case.

Cable is looking for the dirt on Chunk’s date and things look juicy. They both get put on film duty and must comb through the confession tape for clues.

Danny goes out to the crime scene to take a look around. She finds red jewel-like object that the police missed.

Bull brings Richard a snack, a bag of ingredients to make them salmon tartare. He whips it up while telling Bull and Chunk how he met Leila.

Jury selection begins. They manage to get 9 jurors with 3 that will be a challenge. Danny meets Bull outside and shows him her evidence that Leila’s head must have been slammed against the garbage container pin. Leila’s parents come running out. They are mad. Bull takes one hit to the jaw after Leila’s dad releases a punch.

Bull’s game plan – to prove to the jury that Richard was coerced and suffered from mental exhaustion. Richard’s lawyer pulls off swaying all but 2 of the jury. Bull is going to teach Richard how to deal with the jury when he gets on the stand.

Bull holds a mock interrogation with Richard who fails miserably but comments that the officer who forced him into a false confession said that Leila’s body was dragged. Why would he share that information with Richard but not put it in the police report? Bull thinks he is protecting the real murderer or hiding a witness.

Murphy does well on the stand, but admits that he has an informant. Bull and the team still needs to sway 3 jurors.

The next day at court Bull finds himself stuck (wink, wink) in an elevator with some of the jury members. They get a little crazy when the attendant tells them it will be a few hours. Cable hits the break release and they all freak. It looks like Bull has swayed the others.

The jury comes back in favor of Richard and Bull gets a lead on the real killer. Dominic, another member of the wait staff, was the one who killed Leila. He confesses and the team gets a large check from Leila’s dad for keeping their promise.

## 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

* Zach Appelman as Richard (credited as Zack Appelman)
* Suzzanne Douglas as Betty Everton
* Jeremy Shamos as Isaac Chambers
* Parker Stevenson as Gavin Everton
* John Douglas Thompson as Greg Perkins
* Kelcy Griffin as Layla Everton
* Feliz Ramirez as Female Server
* Dorcas Leung as Lily
* Buckner "Buck" Hinkle as Doug

## Trivia

* Chunk went on a date, including the girls want him to do a background check, then he wants everything to happen organically.
* Bull went with Richard to get the snack and a bag of ingredients to make them salmon tartare.
* It reveals that Dominic is the one who killed Leila.

## Quotes

**Dr. Jason Bull:** So, when you followed her into the alley.
**Richard Fleer:** I didn't... I didn't follow her into alley.
**Dr. Jason Bull:** You said on the video you followed her into the alley.
**Richard Fleer:** I wasn't lying. I'm trying to...
**Dr. Jason Bull:** (snapping at Richard) Come on! Tell me the truth!