Adele Bensimon

Adele Bensimon is the main villainess from Bull 's pilot episode, "The Necklace." She is the mother of Taylor Bensimon and the best friend of Gail Peters, who is the mother of Brandon Peters.

She was played by Tammy Blanchard.

In the episode, Brandon Peters was on trial based on accusations that he killed Alyssa Yang, who was supposedly Brandon's girlfriend, during a party on a yacht belonging to Brandon's wealthy father, Pete Peters. Dr. Jason Bull took the case, and it was during the episode's progression that he met with both Gail and Adele. The latter of the women stated that Taylor begged her to have Alyssa, who she accused of only befriending Taylor just to get to Brandon, with Adele and Gail giving the indication that Taylor and Brandon were a couple. Taylor was later cross-examined herself, with the process revealing that Taylor gave Alyssa a necklace that Adele gave her, while an angry text to Alyssa about Brandon led her to be suspected.

However, during Bull's conversation with Brandon, he revealed what Brandon was hiding: he was gay. Brandon was actually with a man while Alyssa was murdered, and he testified to that in the episode's climax, but would not reveal who his lover was. Brandon ended up acquitted in Alyssa's murder, and Adele was spotted rushing Taylor to her therapist's office, while Bull gave a telling glance at not only Adele, but her husband, Freddie, after noticing Brandon exchanging glances at him. The end of the episode confirmed that Freddie was Brandon's secret lover, as Adele was scolding him over his affair.

After their argument, however, Adele turned heel and was revealed as Alyssa's killer, as she gave a sinister expression as she glanced at the necklace from her jewelry box. She had been dead set on Taylor and Brandon being together, while unaware of Brandon's sexual orientation. When Alyssa entered the picture, Adele saw her as an obstacle and planned to eliminate her. The villainess strangled Alyssa to death during the yacht party, and took the necklace off her after the murder, while also masking her heel persona and allowing Brandon to be accused of the murder. While clutching the necklace during the final scene, the evil Adele glanced at a framed photo of Taylor and stated that she didn't want her to be unhappy, and it was at this moment that she heard police sirens and saw Bull outside her window with the officers. Adele ended up arrested (off-screen) for Alyssa's murder.