Bull and the TAC team struggle to adjust to a virtual court system as they weather the New York City shutdown due to the corona virus, on the fifth season premiere of BULL.
The TAC team experiences a conflict of interest in court when Benny represents the plaintiff and Chunk represents the defendant in the same civil lawsuit, where a mother sues a young artist she deems responsible for her daughter's death.
Bull assists Chunk as he represents a woman accused of killing a guard while trying to escape during a prison transport; Chunk argues that she is being falsely accused by a guard who attempted to sexually assault her during the transport.
TAC braces for an un-jolly Christmas when Bull and Benny represent Marissa and her estranged husband after they're charged with money laundering and fraud; Bull and Izzy reach an impasse regarding what they want from their renewed relationship.
Bull worries he can't convince a jury his religious leader client didn't kill his wife when a major secret the pastor is hiding about the marriage is revealed, damaging his credibility in court.
Bull and Chunk represent an emergency room doctor being sued for malpractice after she ignored direct orders to save one near-death patient in favor of helping another who was also critically injured.
Bull and Benny defend a women in a federal case where her husband is accused of domestic terrorism. Benny is faced with a difficult career altering decision.
Bull uses the First Amendment's freedom of speech to defend TAC's client, a controversial news commentator blamed for a man's suicide after she accused him on air of murder.
Izzy asks Bull to petition the court to have her best friend's body exhumed when the woman's son alleges she was murdered, despite her death already ruled accidental.
Bull and the TAC team worry about jury bias when Bull mounts a murder trial defense for a Black Lives Matter activist who is also the son of the wrongly convicted man who inspired Bull to start his trial science company.
Bull is hired to help a woman determined to go against legal advice when she insists on pleading guilty to the murder of a wealthy philanthropist who preyed on her as a teenager.
Chunk does his daughter, Anna, a favor and convinces Bull to represent a teenager on trial robbery, a defendant who faces an uphill battle in court when he refuses to name his accomplice.
Bull aims to win over a federal jury without the use of hard evidence when TAC represents Hank Alston, a child recovery agent charged with fraud for not having documented proof of his covert work. Also, Izzy wants Benny to consider hitting back at his opponent in the District Attorney race when the other candidate engages in mudslinging before an important debate.
Izzy puts the brakes on her wedding to Bull after he jeopardizes Benny's election campaign by handling the defense in the corruption trial of the former District Attorney that Benny hopes to replace.
