An explosion at a small-town diner opens this week’s episode of Bull. The arsonist had rigged the propane stove so that it would erupt late at night. Unfortunately, the owner happened to stop in at the wrong time and died by the blast. The explosion further sparked a wildfire that destroyed cabins and lowered property values. The police suspected a young man named Peter: He had recently been terminated from his position at the diner and his fingerprints were found on lighter fluid cans. More damning, however, is that Peter is a bit of a Boo Radley and the town’s people seem to have long suspected that he was up to no good. Dr. Bull, worried that Peter would never get a fair jury in such a small town, takes the case.

One of the most frustrating things about Bull is how its characters seem to be legitimately well versed in law and procedure, yet so often ignore the obvious solution to their client’s problems. Here, the team takes on the challenge of trying to convince the jury and the entire town that Peter is not really a bad guy after all. They suggest that he developed that undeserved reputation because of the small town’s tendency for gossip. Indeed, the townspeople had long told tales about him and his family’s roughness and criminality. As a result, Peter has been misunderstood and forced into a life of reclusiveness.

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