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* AbusiveParents: The neglectful kind is Pete Peters towards his son.

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* AbusiveParents: The Pete Peters is the neglectful kind is Pete Peters towards his son.



%%* BerserkButton: Bull hates lawyers.



%%* Deadpan Snarker: Bull.



* IncompatibleOrientation: For the majority of the case, it's suspected that the murder was a crime of passion. Towards the end, Brandon admits that he's gay and wasn't attracted to the victim, which was foreshadowed earlier when he mentioned not seeing anything sexual about [[UsefulNotes/{{BDSM}} a woman wearing nothing but rope]].



'''Juror No. 3:''' I'm so hungover.

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'''Juror No. 3:''' [[TheTriple I'm so hungover.hungover]].
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%%* Berserk Button: Bull hates lawyers.

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%%* Berserk Button: BerserkButton: Bull hates lawyers.
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* BerserkButton: Bull hates lawyers.

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* BerserkButton: %%* Berserk Button: Bull hates lawyers.



* DeadpanSnarker: Bull.

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* DeadpanSnarker: %%* Deadpan Snarker: Bull.
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* ActorAllusion: Brandon refers to Bull as "Dr. Bull". Bull tells him to keep it informal, preferably "Boss", like how [=DiNozzo=], played by Creator/MichaelWeatherly, addresses Gibbs (Creator/MarkHarmon) on Series/{{NCIS}}.

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* ActorAllusion: Brandon refers to Bull as "Dr. Bull". Bull Bull, played by Creator/MichaelWeatherly, tells him to keep it informal, preferably "Boss", like how [=DiNozzo=], also played by Creator/MichaelWeatherly, Weatherly, addresses Gibbs (Creator/MarkHarmon) on Series/{{NCIS}}.



* AffectionatePickpocket: Dr. Jason Bull steals Clyde the lawyer's watch.

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* AffectionatePickpocket: Dr. Jason Bull steals Clyde the lawyer's watch.watch, just to mess with him.



* ChekhovsGun: The necklace on the body turns out to be a key piece of evidence to solve the murder of Alyssa Yang.

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* ChekhovsGun: The titular necklace on the body turns out to be a key piece of evidence to solve the murder of Alyssa Yang.



--> '''Bull:''' [[ItMakesSenseInContext How do I get invited to a high school party]]? ''({{beat}}'' I'm kidding.

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--> '''Bull:''' [[ItMakesSenseInContext How do I get invited to a high school party]]? ''({{beat}}'' ''({{beat}})'' I'm kidding.
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* SuddenlySexuality: Towards the end of the episode (and the case), Brandon admits that he's gay, which was hinted at earlier when he mentioned not seeing anything sexual about [[UsefulNotes/{{BDSM}} a woman wearing nothing but rope]].
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Directed by Creator/RodrigoGarcia

Written by Creator/PaulAttanasio & Creator/PhilMcGraw
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* ActorAllusion: Brandon refers to Bull as "Dr. Bull". Bull tells him to keep it informal, preferably "Boss", like how [=DiNozzo=], played by Michael Weatherly, addresses Gibbs (Creator/MarkHarmon) on Series/{{NCIS}}.

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* ActorAllusion: Brandon refers to Bull as "Dr. Bull". Bull tells him to keep it informal, preferably "Boss", like how [=DiNozzo=], played by Michael Weatherly, Creator/MichaelWeatherly, addresses Gibbs (Creator/MarkHarmon) on Series/{{NCIS}}.
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* CasualKink: According to Brandon, he tied Taylor up, because she asked him to.
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* SuddenlySexuality: Towards the end of the episode (and the case), Brandon admits that he's gay, which was hinted at earlier when he mentioned not seeing anything sexual about [[UsefulNotes/{{BDSM}} a woman wearing nothing but rope]].
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* AbusiveParents: The neglectful kind is Pete Peters towards his son.

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Bull defends a rich child accused of murdering one of his friends.

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In the series premiere, Bull defends a rich child accused of murdering one of his friends.friends.
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* AccidentalMisnaming: Adele Bensimon keeps getting Bull's name wrong, referring to him as "Mr. Wool" and "Dr. Bill".
* ActorAllusion: Brandon refers to Bull as "Dr. Bull". Bull tells him to keep it informal, preferably "Boss", like how [=DiNozzo=], played by Michael Weatherly, addresses Gibbs (Creator/MarkHarmon) on Series/{{NCIS}}.
* AlliterativeName: Pete Peters, Brandon's father.
* AffectionatePickpocket: Dr. Jason Bull steals Clyde the lawyer's watch.
--> '''Clyde:''' You're a ConMan. You conned Peter, but you haven't conned me.\\
'''Bull:''' ''(ManHug)'' I love you man.
* BerserkButton: Bull hates lawyers.
* ChekhovsGun: The necklace on the body turns out to be a key piece of evidence to solve the murder of Alyssa Yang.
* TheCynic: Bess Johnson, one of the jurors, has a bumper sticker saying "The system is rigged."
* DeadpanSnarker: Bull.
* DeathGlare: Bull's colleagues pull this on him when he asks...
--> '''Bull:''' [[ItMakesSenseInContext How do I get invited to a high school party]]? ''({{beat}}'' I'm kidding.
* DisappearedDad: AJ, Bess's son, never knew his father. Just like Brandon Peters, the defendant, never really connected to his father.
* InnerMonologue: Bull reads the jurors' thoughts.
--> '''Juror No. 1:''' I just don't like this lawyer.\\
'''Juror No. 2:''' And did you see the way he makes his associate carry all the bags?\\
'''Juror No. 3:''' I'm so hungover.
* PrecisionFStrike: Bull does this while talking to Brandon the defendant.
--> '''Brandon:''' They're not gonna convict me because of my haircut.\\
'''Bull:''' No, but they ought to hang you for being a ''dick''.
* RogueJuror: Bess votes not guilty because she wants to save her son AJ through Brandon.
* RuleNumberOne: "The client is the enemy".
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: One of the people in the introduction says, "Rich people don't play by the same rules."
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'''Season 1, Episode 1'''
!! The Necklace
Bull defends a rich child accused of murdering one of his friends.
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