Michael Weatherly credited as playing...
Jason Bull
- Perry Sinclair: Dr. Bull, Perry Sinclair.
- Jason Bull: Hey.
- Perry Sinclair: Thank you for joining us.
- Jason Bull: Well, how could I resist? Look at this room. Who do we have here?
- Perry Sinclair: This is George Donahue, Clayton Communications' COO.
- George Donahue: Doctor.
- Jason Bull: It's an honor. And look at this. Six different law firms represented here. It's like the New York Yankees of attorneys. What happened? Bill Gates run a traffic light?
- Perry Sinclair: [the group shares a laugh] Have a seat, Dr. Bull.
- Jason Bull: All right, but only 'cause you outnumber me.
- Jason Bull: I'm expecting our new clients in about a half hour. I have nothing for them. Bring them to the mock courtroom, make sure everybody's there.
- Marissa Morgan: Got it. Yeah, I should warn you, Bull, Chunk's been looking for you all morning.
- Jason Bull: What does he want?
- Marissa Morgan: I don't know. But he's... dressed strangely.
- Jason Bull: Really? How can you tell?
- [cut to Bull entering his office; Chunk is waiting outside dressed in a three-piece suit]
- Jason Bull: Who died?
- Diana Lindsay: I am not talking to you. You are not a good friend.
- Jason Bull: Why? Because I won't renege on a professional commitment the second you snap your fingers? And for the record, I am a great friend. I am a fantastic friend. I am the Rachel of friends, if Rachel were a boy.
- Diana Lindsay: You used to be so smart.
- Jason Bull: That notwithstanding, I'd like to proffer a settlement from Clayton Communcations and the Clayton family
- Diana Lindsay: Well, you can save your breath because we are not interested in settling.
- Jason Bull: But you haven't heard the offer.
- Diana Lindsay: I don't need to hear the offer.
- Jason Bull: Take a million dollars...
- Diana Lindsay: Ha! You take a million dollars.
- Jason Bull: ...and multiply it by 500. Wait, my mistake. Let me put it another way. Take a billion dollars and divide it in half.
- Diana Lindsay: Is this for real?
- Jason Bull: Doesn't get any realer.
- Jason Bull: So, certainly got your name in the paper a lot. Think you'll be back?
- Diana Lindsay: Oh, you can count on it, Dr. Bull. I'm not done with you yet. I told you, I like 'em stupid.
- Jason Bull: Really? Me, stupid?
- Diana Lindsay: Mm-hmm. Give me a stupid genius over a smart idiot any day.
- Marissa Morgan: Who gave you a check for a quarter of a million dollars?
- Jason Bull: The Clayton family estate. They're pressuring the D.A. to try the young widow Clayton for the murder of her husband.
- Marissa Morgan: Murder? Based on...
- Jason Bull: Based on the fact that she shot him. A fact she does not dispute. Can you say "money in the bank"?
- Marissa Morgan: Okay. But according to the paper, the late Mr. Clayton was attempting to slice and dice his dearly beloved just prior to her deciding to use him for target practice. I believe they call that "self-defense".
- Jason Bull: Maybe. Or maybe she shot first and he stabbed her in self-defense. Who cares? It's a quarter of a million dollar retainer, and another quarter of a million if we actually go to trial and find Mrs. Clayton guilty.
- Marissa Morgan: Wow. I had no idea the famous Dr. Jason Bull can be bought.
- Jason Bull: For a quarter of a million dollars, not only can I be bought, you can gift wrap me. Which reminds me, guess who's in town?
- Marissa Morgan: I'm sorry, did I miss a change of subject?
- Jason Bull: The best un-wrapper in the world. Ms. Diana Lindsay, attorney-at-law. Single woman at large.