Family Matters

"**Family Matters**" is the eleventh episode of the sixth season and the one-hundred-fourteenth episode overall of the legal crime drama series *Bull*, which was aired on January 20, 2022.

## Summary

The TAC team finds itself in a tense and unprecedented situation when Bull faces off against Marissa and her new boss in court, following her departure from the company. Also, Taylor’s professional life works against her during her custody battle with her ex-husband.

## Recap

A man chains himself to the front of a building as a demo team attempts to take down the building. The man isn’t budging. They begin, with the belief he will move. An executive gives them the green light. Later, Chunk and Bull meet with the executive. The exec is being sued for civil fraud. The older man has taken this route to save his building and neighborhood. Bull is ready to take down the case until he realizes Marissa and her new firm is the opposing team. It isn’t long before they meet face to face with her and her new partner. She and Bull exchange digs right away.

Taylor vents to a friend about her ex suing her for custody. Her friend tells her she needs to stay calm during the court session. Meanwhile, Bull and Marissa work their cases, wondering what the other one will do. In court the next day, they begin their jury selection. Both sides make untraditional moves, causing the other to get annoyed as they thought they new how this would all go down.

Taylor arrives at court and learns her ex is back with a former flame. The woman plans to help raise Taylor’s son. She takes the stand and paints Taylor as a carer driven mom who always needs a babysitter last minute. After, Taylor confronts her ex and his girlfriend, sharing that she slept with her ex. The new girlfriend gets upset. Thee judge overhears all of this.

In court, Bull and Chunk’s executive client is called to the stand. They worry, he hasn’t been fully prepped yet. On the stand, Marissa’s team plays a video showing the executive as he talks about how the people are sheep.

Marissa heads to see her client the next day. He has reopened his cafe while it should be closed. Danny is there. Marissa’s client has talked to Danny too much. The next day on the stand, Chunk asks the man about a fire at his cafe and an insurance check he received.

Taylor’s ex comes to take her son for the night. They don’t talk as their battle for custody continues. In court the next day, they paint Taylor as a workaholic who has been put in dangerous situations. She calls Marissa to vent.

Marissa skips a work dinner to prepare for court the next day. She wins the case after proving the building is historical. Bull gives her a need. Thee race separately to Taylor’s court case. She loses custody of her son, crying after the decision is read. After, Bull says something to Taylor’s ex about winning. Taylor’s ex goes to her home after. He doesn’t want to separate his son from her. He can move but will share custody with her.

Marissa visits Bull after. She knows he helped Taylor. She knows he has a big heart and she wants to return back to the business as his partner. He accepts.

## Cast

### Main

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

### Recurring

* Matt Dellapina as Erik Rentzel
* Ollie Robinson as Mauricio Rentzel
* Sam Daly as Bradley Lena

### Guest

* Mandy Gonzalez as Patricia Arias
* Megan Channell as Rachel Ness
* Teddy Coluca as Dimitri Gillard
* Bill Sage as Thomas Krenell
* Ashley D. Kelley as Lisa Nash
* Kim Sykes as Judge Foley
* Jason Burkey as Steve Davis
* David Wohl as Judge Miller
* Ethan Herschenfeld as Robert Woods
* John Palumbo as Foreman
* Hannah Karpenko as Assistant
* Bobby Guarino as Juror #6/Foreperson
* Francesca Ferrara as Marshal

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