[HEAVY BREATHING]
JORDAN: HEH! WOW.
THIS PLACE LOOKS CRAZY DIFFERENT AT THE CRACK OF DAWN.
GOOD MORNING, SUNSHINE.
MY DAD SHOULD BE HERE IN ABOUT AN HOUR, SO, UH, WE SHOULD GET STARTED.
YOU TALKED TO DR. SPEARS YET?
JORDAN: I'M SORRY. WHO? SPENCER: OH, COME ON, J.
YOU STILL AIN'T BEEN CLEARED BY THE DOCS TO PLAY FOOTBALL AGAIN.
THE ONLY REASON I AGREED TO SECRETLY HELP YOU IS
BECAUSE YOU SAID YOU'D TALK TO MY THERAPIST ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE BEEN FEELIN' LATELY!
OF COURSE I'VE MET WITH HIM, SPENCE. TWICE, ACTUALLY.
DR. S. IS AWESOME.
SPENCER: "DR S."? JORDAN: YEAH.
ARE WE TALKIN' ABOUT THE SAME DUDE?
BLACK, BEARD, 'FRO LIKE HUEY
FROM "THE BOONDOCKS"? JORDAN: YES, YES.
MY FIRST TWO SESSIONS WITH HIM, WE FOCUSED
ON BUILDING MY WELLNESS TOOLBOX.
THE MORE TIME I SPEND WITH THOSE I LOVE,
THE MORE TOOLS I ADD TO MY BOX-- SPENCER: THE QUICKER YOU HEAL.
AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO HEAL THAN BY
BANGIN' OUT A WORKOUT WITH MY BROTHER?
NOW, CAN WE FINALLY GET THIS WORK IN?
-LET'S GET IT. -RIGHT ON.
MALE SINGER: ♪ WHO RUNNIN'? ♪
♪ I'M COMING ♪ [ECHOES]
♪ WHO WANT IT? ♪
♪ I WALK IN LIKE I WANT IT ALL ♪
♪ YEAH, I'M WITH IT ♪ [ECHOING]
♪ YEAH, LET'S GET IT, YEAH ♪
♪ YO, I'M LIT, LIT, YEAH, I WANT IT ALL ♪
♪ YEAH, I'M FOR IT, YEAH, YOU KNOW IT ♪
♪ YEAH, I'M FOCUSED, YEAH, I WANT IT ALL ♪
♪ YEAH, DON'T DOUBT IT, YEAH, I'M 'BOUT IT ♪
♪ I WANT IT ALL ♪
HEY, JUST IN TIME.
GREEK YOGURT AND FRESH FRUIT FOR THE LOVELY LADY.
OH, WELL, THANK YOU, KIND SIR.
YOU'RE WELCOME, AND YOUR FAVORITE--
CINNAMON DOUGHNUTS FOR MY FAVORITE DAUGHTER.
OLIVIA: WHAT? BILLY: MM-HMM.
YOU HAVEN'T MADE THESE IN, LIKE, FOREVER, DAD.
IT'S A, UH, A TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION.
YOU HAVE HANDLED YOURSELF WITH GRACE AND MATURITY
THIS ENTIRE WEEK, SO THANK YOU. OLIVIA: OF COURSE.
I MEAN, SCHOOL IN YOUR PJs IS PRETTY BOSS. I'D DO IT AGAIN.
[LAURA CHUCKLES] OLIVIA: HAVE YOU GUYS SEEN MY KEYS?
UH, I--I HAVE THEM. YEAH, UH, JUST TO BE SAFE,
I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD DRIVE ALONE. OLIVIA: WHAT?
WHY? SCHOOL'S, LIKE, 10 MINUTES AWAY. I'LL BE FINE.
IT'S JUST FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, PLEASE, FOR ME.
OK, FINE. THEN WHO'S DRIVING ME, THEN?
[DOOR OPENS] WILLIE: WE'RE LIVIN' IN
THE CRAZIEST OF TIMES,
AND Y'ALL DON'T LOCK YOUR FRONT DOOR?
LAURA: GOOD MORNING TO YOU, TOO, WILLIE. OLIVIA: REALLY?
G.W. IS MY PERSONAL BODYGUARD?
BILLY: HEH HEH! OLIVIA: WHAT, GANDALF WASN'T AVAILABLE?
I'LL BE IN THE CAR. BILLY: SEE YOU LATER.
WILLIE: WHO IN THE HELL IS GANDALF? BILLY: HEH HEH!
IT DOESN'T MATTER, BUT THANKS FOR DOING THIS, POPS. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
YOU STILL GOT THAT PLAYOFF GAME TOMORROW AGAINST WESTLAKE?
YES, SIR, I DO. YOU GONNA MAKE IT?
WOULDN'T MISS IT. IF YOU LOSE,
FOOTBALL IS DONE AT CRENSHAW.
GOT TO COME SAY MY GOOD-BYES.
[DOOR OPENS]
OK. [SIGHS]
[KNOCKING ON DOOR] OH, WHAT'D THEY FORGET?
HOLD ON! HOLD ON.
-MOM! -SURPRISE!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
WITH ALL YOU HAVE GOING ON IN YOUR LIFE,
I FIGURED MY GIRL COULD USE SOME COMPANY.
OH, MOM. HONEY.
-I MISSED YOU. -MISSED YOU, TOO.
[CHUCKLES]
"18. WHEN WE FINALLY GROWN."
WHERE'D YOU FIND THIS?
IN YOUR ROOM, WHEN I WAS
CLEANIN' UP A FEW WEEKS AGO.
MAN. ME, COOP, AND SHAWN WROTE THIS WHEN WE WAS 10.
WE PROMISED TO DO EVERYTHING ON THIS LIST
BY THE TIME WE TURNED 18.
[CHUCKLES]
"JOY, PAIN, SUNSHINE, RAIN."
THE FRANKIE BEVERLY SONG?
NAH, IT'S DEEPER THAN THAT.
I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR THIS.
IT DON'T MATTER.
SHAWN'S GONE,
ME AND COOP AIN'T COOL LIKE THAT.
THAT LIST FROM ANOTHER LIFE.
SHAWN HAS PASSED,
BUT YOU AND COOP ARE BOTH STILL ALIVE.
THAT'S A GIFT NOT TO BE IGNORED.
I'M JUST SAYIN',
NOW THAT I'M 10, I'M BASICALLY A GROWNUP.
[SCOFFS] MAN, YOU AIN'T GROWN
UNTIL YOU CHANGE A DIAPER.
I CHANGE DILLON'S DIAPER EVERY DAY, SO,
TECHNICALLY, I'M THE GROWNEST ONE HERE.
NO, MAN, 10 AIN'T NOTHIN'.
MY BROTHER BRANDON SAID WHEN WE TURN 18, WE CAN
GET TATTOOS AND GO TO STRIP CLUBS.
OOH. STRIPPERS.
YO, WE SHOULD WRITE A LIST OF STUFF WE CAN DO WHEN WE TURN 18,
AND ON MY 18th BIRTHDAY, WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING ON THAT LIST TOGETHER.
WHY ON YOUR BIRTHDAY? COOP: 'CAUSE I'M
THE LAST ONE TO TURN 18, STUPID.
MALE SINGER: ♪ WALKIN' ON A CLOUD ♪
CARRIE: THIS, MY FRIEND, IS AMAZING.
[LAYLA GIGGLES] CARRIE: IT FEELS SO GOOD
TO FINALLY BE IN A GREAT SPACE
EMOTIONALLY, LIVING OUR BEST LIVES.
THANKS AGAIN FOR LETTING ME CRASH AT YOUR PLACE.
OF COURSE. I PROMISED TO BE THERE FOR YOU
WHENEVER YOU WERE RELEASED, AND I MEANT THAT.
UM, HOW ARE THINGS GOING WITH YOUR PARENTS?
UH, HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM SINCE I WAS RELEASED,
NOT THAT I'M SURPRISED.
THEY WERE NEVER THE MOST PRESENT.
SORRY, BUT I'M HERE IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.
THERE'S NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT,
UNLIKE YOUR ALBUM WITH COOP.
OH, MY GOD. I'M OBSESSED WITH HER.
YOU TWO MAKE SUCH AN AWESOME DUO.
UM, WELL, ACTUALLY, TRIO NOW THAT PREACH IS COOP'S MANAGER.
AH, AND YOU ARE CLEARLY NOT A FAN.
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S JUST EVERYTHING HAPPENED SO FAST, YOU KNOW?
PREACH LITERALLY WENT FROM SELLING COOP'S MERCH
TO BECOMING HER MANAGER IN, LIKE, 10 SECONDS.
AND THEN, TODAY HE DECIDED WE NEEDED
TO HAVE A "TEAM" KICKOFF MEETING TODAY AFTER SCHOOL.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANTED, I COULD TAG ALONG.
IT'D BE COOL TO SEE YOU AND COOP IN YOUR ELEMENT.
SO, TRANSLATION: YOU WANT TO MEET COOP.
-100%, YES. -RIGHT. WE'LL SEE. [BOTH GIGGLE]
SO WHICH ONE OF MY MINI-MES CONVINCED YOU TO COME?
NEITHER.
THIS IS ALL THE HANDIWORK OF BILLY.
HE EVEN CRAFTED THIS YUMMY MIMOSA
AND LEFT IT IN THE FRIDGE. LAURA: MM-HMM.
[CHUCKLES] GOD, I LOVE HIM.
-I KNOW YOU DO. -SO...
HOW ARE THINGS SINCE THE SEPARATION?
GOOD. I MEAN,
YOU KNOW, WE'RE... TRYING TO FIND OUR WAY.
WELL, NO SHOCK THERE.
YOU TWO STARTED AS BEST FRIENDS.
-YEAH. -PLUS,
BEST FRIENDS HAVE THE BEST SEX.
OK, CAN WE NOT DO THIS? I HAVE TO GET TO WORK.
-ABOUT THAT, I JUST-- -MOM, PLEASE, I AM SUPER-GLAD
THAT YOU'RE HERE FOR MORAL SUPPORT, BUT WE JUST--
SWEETIE, JUST HEAR ME OUT.
YOU'RE THE D.A.
YOU, OF ALL PEOPLE, KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO PUT COPS ON TRIAL.
YES, BUT THE PRATT FAMILY STILL DESERVES JUSTICE.
ALL I'M SAYING IS GOING UP AGAINST
THE POLICE UNION IS A WASTE OF TIME.
THERE ARE NO BOUNDS TO THEIR POWER.
I--I SHOULD KNOW THAT. I REPRESENTED A--A TON BACK HOME IN CHICAGO.
I REMEMBER, "WINDY CITY WENDY."
BUT THI-THIS IS WHY WE CAN'T DISCUSS THE LAW.
WE JUST--WE SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY.
YES, WE DO. YOU STILL BELIEVE
IT'S THE CRIMINAL "JUSTICE" SYSTEM, AND THAT'S YOUR MISTAKE.
IT'S CALLED THE CRIMINAL "LEGAL" SYSTEM FOR A REASON.
JUSTICE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
WELL, MAYBE, BUT I'M STILL MOVING FORWARD WITH THE INDICTMENT.
OH, GOD.
[SIGHS]
WE LOVE THE WORK YOU'RE DOING IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE ALSO THINK YOU'D BE A NICE ADDITION TO OUR OFFENSE.
SPENCER: I APPRECIATE THAT. THANKS.
MAN: ABOUT TO SEND YOU A LITTLE BLURB
THAT EXPLAINS OUR PROGRAM IN GREATER DETAIL.
CHECK IT OUT WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE.
ALL RIGHT. WILL DO. TAKE CARE.
[SIGHS]
TOLEDO STATE. YOU FAMILIAR?
UH, 10-3, 20th IN THE COUNTRY. THEY SOLID.
OK. DANTE SMART, THEIR LEAD RECRUITER FROM THERE, WANTS
TO, UH, CHECK YOU OUT AFTER PRACTICE TODAY, SO...
A'IGHT.
ALL RIGHT, HOLD UP, HOLD UP, HOLD UP, HOLD UP.
[RUBS PALMS TOGETHER] WHAT'S UP WITH YOU, MAN?
YOU HARDLY SAY ANYTHING TO COACH PLUMMER, AND THEN, WHEN
I TELL YOU, UH, YET ANOTHER RECRUITER IS COMING TO SEE YOU,
THE BEST YOU CAN GIVE ME IS "A'IGHT"?
LOOK, I APPRECIATE THE LOVE, BUT UNTIL SOMEBODY OFFERS ME
AN ACTUAL SCHOLARSHIP, IT'S JUST ANOTHER MEETING.
SPENCER, THE OFFERS ARE GONNA COME.
LOOK, RIGHT NOW, MY FOCUS IS ON WESTLAKE.
THIS ISN'T JUST A MUST-WIN TO STAY ALIVE IN THE PLAYOFFS.
THIS GAME'S PERSONAL; THEY ONE OF THE FEW TEAMS
WHO DIDN'T KNEEL WITH US DURING THE PROTEST.
YOU'RE RIGHT,
PLUS THEY PUT JORDAN IN THE HOSPITAL AND, UH,
AND ENDED HIS SEASON, SO I FEEL YOU.
UH, YEAH.
I GOT TO GET TO CLASS, BUT TOMORROW NIGHT, WE GIVING WESTLAKE HELL.
YES, SIR.
JABARI: COACH.
COACH, I WAS JUST COMIN' TO FIND YOU.
WELL, EASY, EASY. WHAT'S GOIN' ON, SON?
-CHRIS. DID YOU HEAR? -NO.
-HIS GRANDMA PASSED. -WHAT?
HEART ATTACK. HIM AND HIS PARENTS JUST CAUGHT
THE FIRST FLIGHT TO GEORGIA THIS MORNIN'. BILLY: OH, NO.
HEY, I HATE TO BE THAT GUY, BUT DOES THIS MEAN WE JUST LOST--
WE JUST LOST OUR QB1 RIGHT BEFORE THE BIGGEST GAME OF THE YEAR.
I'M AFRAID SO.
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO NOW?
NEXT QB UP--THAT NEW KID WE ADDED FROM J.V.
-CASH? SERIOUSLY? -YEAH, HE'S OUR BEST--
WELL, SHOOT-- HE'S OUR ONLY OPTION,
BUT, LOOK, THE KID'S-- HE'S BRIGHT, HE'S GOT
A GREAT ARM, HE CAN LEARN THE OFFENSE PRETTY QUICK.
WE JUST GOT TO GET HIM UP TO SPEED.
IN 24 HOURS, AGAINST ONE OF THE TOP DEFENSES IN THE STATE?
IT IS NOT IDEAL, BUT I HAVE FAITH IN THE KID.
YOU JUST GOT TO GET HIM OUT THERE ON THE FIELD, COACH HIM UP NOW.
SPENCER KNOW HE LOST HIS QB, RIGHT?
HE'S MY NEXT CALL, BUT THIS IS GONNA BE ALL GOOD. TRUST ME.
MALE SINGER: ♪ HALL OF FAME, HALL OF FAME ♪
PREACH: SO NOW THAT WE'RE MOVIN' THE MERCH OUT HERE,
THEN THE NEXT STOP... [CELL PHONE VIBRATING]
FIND YOU A BRAND AMBASSADOR.
YOU NEED TO GET THAT?
NAW, NAW, IT'S A BLOCKED NUMBER. I DON'T ANSWER THOSE.
LAYLA: HEY. THOUGHT WE WERE STARTING AT 4:00.
JUST TALKIN' -ARTIST/ -MANAGER STUFF.
RIGHT, WELL, I'M HERE NOW, SO WE SHOULD PROBABLY
GET STARTED TALKING ON "TEAM" STUFF.
SO I WAS THINKING, FOR THE ALBUM--
THANK YOU.
HOLD UP. IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY?
NO. ACTUALLY, IT'S TOMORROW. THOSE ARE FROM PATIENCE.
WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY ANYTHING? I TOTALLY WOULD HAVE PLANNED SOMETHING.
'CAUSE I'M JUST REALLY NOT IN THE MOOD TO BE CELEBRATED.
PATIENCE IS STILL ON TOUR, ME AND SPENCER NOT COOL NO MORE,
AND SHAWN IS... IT'S A LOT. [SIGHS]
I'M JUST FOCUSED ON PASSIN' THIS G.E.D.
THAT'S IT.
YOU KNOW WHAT? MY BAD. WE SHOULD RESCHEDULE.
OK, WE CAN'T LET HER BIRTHDAY GO UNCELEBRATED.
24 HOURS IS MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME FOR ME TO PLAN SOMETHING EPIC.
YOU HARD OF HEARIN'? EPIC AIN'T THE MOVE.
WE CAN'T DO NOTHING.
COOP DESERVES TO BE CELEBRATED.
[SIGHS]
A'IGHT.
AIN'T GONNA LET YOU DO THIS ALONE.
MESS AROUND AND FIND YOU GOT COOP IN A TIARA OR SOME NONSENSE.
OK. AHEM.
CASH: GO!
HILL HARRIS: ♪ GO! ♪ [WHISTLE BLOWS]
-♪ GO! ♪ -♪ COMIN' FOR THAT TOP SPOT ♪
-HUT! -♪ I GOTTA LIKE, YOU KNOW ♪
♪ I'M 'BOUT TO POP, SO GIMME THAT ♪ -GO!
♪ THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT ME, IT'S PROBABLY TRUE ♪
♪ AND ALL I DO ARE REALLY THAT ♪
♪ THAT'S WHY THEY WANT TO GO PIGGYBACK ♪
♪ CAN'T DO IT THEYSELF 'CAUSE THEY TICKY-TACK ♪
♪ I GET IT, Y'ALL, I'M AHEAD'A Y'ALL ♪
♪ I'M THE BIG DAWG, YOU A KITTY CAT ♪
♪ ALWAYS GOIN' HARD ♪
SPENCER: ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO, LET'S GO. ONE MORE TIME.
HEY, MY BAD, SPENCE.
IT'S ALL GOOD. LET'S RUN IT BACK.
THE MORE WE PRACTICE, THE QUICKER WE DEVELOP OUR CHEMISTRY.
JABARI: HEY, SPENCE, WE JUST FINISHED PRACTICE A HOUR AGO,
A WHOLE PRACTICE,
WHERE WE DID EVERYTHING WE DOIN' RIGHT NOW.
PRACTICE? THAT WAS A WALK-THROUGH, MAN. COME ON.
CASH IS OUR QB1. WE GOT TO GET HIM UP TO SPEED.
HONESTLY, I FEEL GOOD ABOUT THE GAME PLAN.
IF I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL JUST HIT UP COACH BAKER,
WHO JUST SO HAPPENS TO BE COMIN' THIS WAY. LOOK AT GOD.
-[CHUCKLES] -WHAT'S GOIN' ON HERE?
JUST DOIN' MY PART TO COACH HIM UP.
BILLY: OK, COOL. I APPRECIATE THAT.
I THINK WE'VE HAD, UH, ENOUGH FOR TODAY.
YOU GOT YOUR MEETING WITH COACH SMART FROM TOLEDO STATE.
-YEAH. GOOD WORK. -ALL RIGHT.
JABARI: KEEP YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME. YOU GOT IT.
COACH SMART: OUR ENGINEERING PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE BEST
IN THE COUNTRY, AND, YOU KNOW, WE-- WE JUST SUNK 10 MIL
INTO OUR SPORTS FACILITIES.
YEAH, I'M TALKIN' STATE-OF-THE-ART FIELD AND--AND--
AND TRACK, AND YOU AIN'T TRYIN' TO HEAR ANY OF THIS RIGHT NOW, HUH?
TOO BUSY WORRIED ABOUT TOMORROW?
NO. MY BAD, COACH. I--I'M LISTENIN'.
S'ALL GOOD, MAN. I GET IT.
DON'T MEAN TO OVERSTEP, BRUH, BUT THE VIBE BETWEEN YOU
AND YOUR TEAMMATES LOOKED A LITTLE TENSE.
I'M GONNA ASSUME IT'S 'CAUSE CHRIS JACKSON AIN'T PLAYIN' TOMORROW?
-I MEAN, CHRIS IS MY GUY. -RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, WE GOT A SHORT HAND, AND NOW I'M PLAYIN'
WITH A BUNCHA CATS WHO WEREN'T THERE AT THE START OF THE SEASON.
-RIGHT. -I DON'T KNOW, MAN.
KIDS NOWADAYS, THEY'RE JUST DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW?
"KIDS NOWADAYS"?
[CHUCKLES] BRUH, AIN'T YOU, LIKE, A YEAR OLDER THAN THEM?
-RIGHT, YOU RIGHT. -HA HA HA!
THAT'S FUNNY, MAN.
LOOK, LITTLE BRO,
IF I HAD TO GUESS, YOU CARRY A LOTTA WEIGHT ON YOUR SHOULDERS, HUH?
-SO I'VE BEEN TOLD. -HEY, ME, TOO.
YOU KNOW, GROWIN' UP, MAN, IT WAS JUST-- JUST ME,
MY POPS, AND TWO LITTLE SISTERS.
YOU GOT TO GROW UP QUICK, AND I HAD
TO COOK FOR THEM AND-- AND CLEAN FOR THEM AND DO THEIR HAIR
AND, HEY, MY UP-DO GAME IS ON POINT, MAN.
DON'T SLEEP, ALL RIGHT? BRAIDS, TWISTS-- I CAN DO IT ALL.
-OK, OK. -HA HA HA!
YOU KNOW, BUT AIN'T NO SCRIPT FOR THIS,
MAN, NO CHEAT CODE; I JUST DID IT,
'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT LEADERS DO.
WE ADJUST, RIGHT?
RIGHT.
LOOK, SPENCE, CAN I BE REAL WITH YOU, MAN?
PLEASE.
A MILLION DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN GET
YOUR TEAMMATES READY FOR TOMORROW.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY GO AS YOU GO.
FOOTBALL IS A GAME, MAN.
A KIDS' GAME, AT THAT.
SOMETIMES YOU GOT TO TREAT IT THAT WAY AND JUST HAVE FUN.
YOU GET ME?
YEAH.
I APPRECIATE THE ADVICE, MAN.
NO DOUBT. THAT'S MY SPEECH.
I'MMA GET ON OUTTA HERE. HEY... SPENCER: ALL RIGHT.
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT YOU DO ON THAT FIELD TOMORROW NIGHT.
OF COURSE. I APPRECIATE YOU.
[MUSIC PLAYING FAINTLY]
MALE SINGER: ♪ LIKE I AIN'T GOT NO... ♪
WILLIE: UH, PICKING UP AN ORDER FOR BAKER.
G-DUB, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
GETTIN' YOUR SISTER SOME FOOD.
GOOD LORD, THAT CHILD CAN EAT. HEH HEH! JORDAN: CAN'T SHE?
UH, DAD SAID THAT YOU'RE GOIN' TO THE GAME TOMORROW.
DO YOU WANT TO RIDE TOGETHER? I CAN PICK YOU UP.
YOU CHECKIN' OUT THE COMPETITION?
I HAVE, UH, A VESTED INTEREST
IN SEEING WESTLAKE GET THEIR ASSES BEAT.
THAT'S RIGHT, SIMONE'S EX--
THE ONE WHO PUT YOU OUT FOR THE YEAR.
YEAH. YEAH, UH, NO, BUT, UM, BUT I GOT THE GIRL.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS GETTIN' ANNULLED.
NO, ACTUALLY, WE ARE, UM, WE'RE DOUBLING DOWN ON THE MARRIAGE.
SIMONE'S PARENTS WANT TO THROW US AN OFFICIAL WEDDING.
WE JUST HAVEN'T TOLD MY PARENTS YET.
-WHY THE HELL NOT? -THREE REASONS:
A--SIMONE'S MOM SCARES ME,
B--MY MOM HAS A LOT GOING ON AT WORK, BUT...
MOST IMPORTANTLY, I'M IN LOVE WITH SIMONE.
THEY SAY YOU EITHER FIND YOUR SOULMATE LATE OR EARLY IN LIFE,
BUT I FEEL LUCKY AS HELL THAT I'VE FOUND MINE THIS EARLY,
SO I WANT A-- AN OFFICIAL WEDDING,
SO THAT WAY, I CAN DECLARE THAT IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY.
[JORDAN SCOFFS]
I KNOW, I--I PROBABLY SOUND CRAZY AS HELL RIGHT NOW, DON'T I?
NO...
NOT AT ALL, SON.
IT'S HOW I FELT ABOUT YOUR GRANDMA MARY.
UH, LOOKS LIKE MY FOOD IS HERE.
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
YEAH.
[MUSIC PLAYING FAINTLY]
[CELL PHONE VIBRATING]
HEY, YO, SPENCER.
[SIGHS] I NEED TO HOLLA AT YOU ABOUT COOP.
ME AND THAT CHICK LAYLA ARE TRYIN' TO THROW HER A SURPRISE PARTY.
GOT ANY ADVICE?
-NOT REALLY. -COME ON, MAN.
YOU AND COOP GO WAY BACK, LIKE HAIRLINES AND FAT CRAYONS.
DON'T NOBODY KNOW HER BETTER THAN YOU.
MOST IMPORTANT THING TO COOP RIGHT NOW IS HER FUTURE.
PLAN SOMETHIN' AROUND THAT.
FOR SURE.
LOOK,
I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU AND COOP ARE STILL BEEFIN',
AND HONESTLY, I DON'T CARE, BUT I KNOW THIS MUCH:
IF YOU'RE LUCKY...
THAT'S IF YOU'RE LUCKY,
YOU MIGHT GET 3 REAL FRIENDS YOUR ENTIRE LIFE.
I'M TALKIN' 'BOUT SANDBOX, DAY-ONES,
RIDE-OR-DIES, "ALWAYS THERE NO MATTER WHAT" TYPE OF FRIENDS.
DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE
TO KEEP THEM IN YOUR CIRCLE.
DANE: ...I'M TELLIN' YOU.
[CHUCKLING] WAIT.
COME ON, MAN.
YOU REALLY WATCHIN' FILM ON US, LIKE--
LIKE YOU HONESTLY THINK Y'ALL GOT A CHANCE?
BRO, YOUR TEAM DON'T EVEN BELONG IN THE PLAYOFFS.
GUESS THOSE RECRUITERS COMING OUT THINK DIFFERENT.
DANE: YEAH 'CAUSE IT'S A P.C. THING TO DO AFTER YOUR PROTEST.
BRO, TRUST ME,
THEY DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT YOU.
I MEAN, HELL, AT THIS POINT, YOU'RE NOTHING MORE
THAN A, UH, A REALITY TV STAR, RIGHT?
[SCOFFS]
WHATEVER YOU GOT TO SAY, I AIN'T TRYIN' TO HEAR IT.
COME ON, MAN.
YOU ALREADY KNOW I DON'T CO-SIGN ON ALL THE NONSENSE
GOING ON IN THAT FOOL'S HEAD. SPENCER: DO I?
WHAT ABOUT CO-SIGNIN' FOR YOUR PEOPLE?
Y'ALL COULDA KNEELED IN SOLIDARITY FOR TAMIKA.
YOU COULDA KNEELED, EVEN IF IT WAS BY YOURSELF,
BUT YOU DIDN'T. NOW WHAT YOU GOTTA SAY ABOUT THAT?
-YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. -THE HELL I DON'T.
I'LL SEE YOU ON THE FIELD, CAM.
[DISTANT BIRDS CHIRPING]
SHAWN, WHAT'S UP, BRO?
I'M SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG FOR ME TO COME AND SEE YOU.
IT'S BEEN HARD, MAN...
BUT I KNEW TODAY IT HAD TO BE TODAY.
I CHECKED IN ON MAYA LAST WEEK.
SHE DOIN' GOOD, MAN. SHE GETTIN' SO BIG,
LOOKIN' JUST LIKE YOU.
[SIGHS]
YOUR AUNT SAYS SHE'S-- SHE'S LOVIN' LOUISIANA.
SHE GOT HER IN BASKETBALL,
AND SHE DOIN' REALLY GOOD IN SCHOOL.
HERE'S THE CRAZY PART:
HER TWO BEST FRIENDS IS BOYS...
JUST LIKE HER AUNT COOP.
[SIGHS]
18, MAN.
THAT DAY IS FINALLY HERE.
HEY, YOU REMEMBER THAT LIST WE PUT TOGETHER AS KIDS?
WHAT I WOULDN'T GIVE FOR YOU AND SPENCER TO TELL ME "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" RIGHT NOW.
YOUNG COOP: A'IGHT. WE NEED SOMETHIN' ELSE FOR THE BIRTHDAY LIST.
SO FAR, WE GOT TATTOOS AND STRIP CLUB. WHAT ELSE?
SHAWN: FIREWORKS? COOP: NAH, WE NEED TO SWITCH IT UP.
BIGGER, SOMETHIN' LIKE SKYDIVING.
HELL NO. GOD MEANT FOR OUR FEET TO BE ON ONE THING--
THE GROUND. SHAWN: COME ON, SPENCE.
AIN'T NOTHIN' GONNA HAPPEN TO YOU WITH US THERE.
GOT YOUR BACK, 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS DO.
[MUSIC PLAYING FAINTLY]
YOU HEAR BACK FROM PREACH?
IT'S SO FRUSTRATING.
IT WAS HIS IDEA TO THROW COOP'S PARTY TOGETHER.
WHATEVER. I CAN TOTALLY DO IT WITHOUT HIM.
OF COURSE YOU CAN,
BUT THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PARTY.
THIS IS ABOUT TRYING TO BE THE PERFECT PRODUCER SO THAT YOU DON'T LOSE COOP.
[SCOFFS] HOW ARE YOU SO GOOD AT THAT?
USED TO HATE WHEN YOU'D DO THAT TO ME IN GROUP.
-I'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THERAPISTS' COUCHES. -MMM.
[CHUCKLES] UM, IT'S JUST,
WITH ALL THE DRAMA THAT'S HAPPENED LATELY, UM,
COOP AND MUSIC HAVE BEEN THE ONE CONSTANT.
IT'S BEEN LIKE THE TWO OF US AGAINST THE WORLD,
BUT WHAT HER AND PREACH HAVE IS... SPECIAL AND DEEPER.
YOU NEED TO GIVE YOUR FRIENDSHIP WITH COOP A LITTLE MORE CREDIT.
SHE'S LUCKY TO HAVE YOU.
ONE LAST PIECE OF ADVICE.
-PLEASE. YOU'RE ON A ROLL. -LET PREACH HANDLE COOP'S PARTY.
IT'S HIS JOB AS YOUR MANAGER.
YOU'RE RIGHT. UM, HE CAN DO THE PLANNING,
BUT I AM STILL BUYING A LAVISH CAKE AND SUPER-CUTE FAVORS.
-OK. HEH! -DEAL.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
OH. A.G. HOLLINS.
TO WHAT DO I OWE THIS SURPRISE?
MY APOLOGIES FOR STOPPING BY UNANNOUNCED,
BUT WE'VE COME TO A DECISION ABOUT THE PRATT CASE.
-OK. -AFTER REVIEWING YOUR TEAM'S FINDINGS,
WE'RE READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE INDICTMENT
OF EX-OFFICERS BEN MILLER AND WILLIAM FALLS.
OK, THAT'S GREAT NEWS.
THANK YOU. -WELL, DON'T THANK ME JUST YET.
THE LOS ANGELES POLICE PRESERVATION ALLIANCE IS
USING THEIR POWER TO LEVERAGE AN INDICTMENT OF YOUR DAUGHTER
FOR THE THEFT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.
[SIGHS]
LOOK, THE JUSTICE SYSTEM HAS TO APPLY TO EVERYONE.
YOUR DAUGHTER HACKED THE D.A.'s COMPUTER
AND STOLE FOOTAGE THAT DIDN'T BELONG TO HER.
THERE'S NO DISPUTING THAT.
YOU EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE POLICE UNION
COMING FOR MY DAUGHTER ISN'T PAYBACK?
IF YOU'RE WILLING TO LISTEN, I THINK THERE'S A WAY TO GET THEM TO PLAY BALL.
APPARENTLY THE UNION MADE IT CLEAR THAT THEY
WOULD DROP THIS INDICTMENT
AS LONG AS I STEP DOWN AS D.A.
BILLY: THEY CAN DO THAT? WENDY: OH, IT'S A BLUFF.
OLIVIA'S CHARGES WILL NEVER SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY.
SHE'S 17, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.
YOU HAVE TO FIGHT THIS, LAURA. LAURA: OH, LOOK AT THAT, MOM.
AND JUST THIS MORNING, YOU WERE TELLING ME TO TAKE THE WIN.
WENDY: DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. BILLY: LOOK, EVEN IF THE CHARGES DON'T STICK,
THEY HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE LIV'S LIFE DIFFICULT, DON'T THEY?
YEAH, BUT I REFUSE TO LET THAT HAPPEN.
I MEAN, IF I HAVE TO CHOOSE MY DAUGHTER OVER MY CAREER,
THEN...THAT'S WHAT I'M WILLING TO DO.
I CAN'T BELIEVE MOM'S ACTUALLY RESIGNING.
OLIVIA ON PHONE: YES, THANKS TO ME. [SIGHS]
ALL I WANTED WAS JUSTICE FOR TAMIKA.
I--I KNEW THAT STEALING THE VIDEO WAS A BIG DEAL,
BUT I NEVER THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD COST MOM HER ENTIRE CAREER.
LIKE, I HAVE TO FIX THIS. JORDAN: UH, NO.
LIV, LOOK, MOM HAS MADE PEACE WITH HER DECISION.
OK, YOU HAVE TO DO THE SAME THING.
HOW DO YOU MAKE PEACE WITH A DECISION THAT YOU'RE BEING FORCED INTO?
BY REALIZING THAT SOMETIMES THE REWARD IS GREATER THAN THE SACRIFICE?
LOOK, LIV, MOM LOVES US, ALL RIGHT?
SHE'S ALWAYS GOING TO PUT US FIRST, AND SHE WOULD DO ANYTHING
FOR YOU BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT FAMILY DOES.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
I--I GOT TO RUN. I'LL CALL YOU LATER.
OK. OK, I GOT TO TRACK DOWN G.W. ANYWAY. TALK TO YOU LATER.
[LINE RINGING]
[CLICK] SHELBY?
IT'S OLIVIA.
I NEED YOUR HELP.
G-DUB. HEY, IT'S JORDAN.
UM, LOOK, WHERE ARE YOU? [SCOFFS]
YOU WEREN'T AT THE HOUSE EARLIER, AND--[SIGHS]--
HONESTLY, WE'RE GETTING PRETTY CLOSE TO KICKOFF.
I'M JUST CHECKING TO MAKE SURE THAT--THAT YOU'RE STILL COMING.
HOPE I SEE YOU SOON.
IS THAT GRANDPA?
-YEAH. -WHAT'D HE SAY?
NOTHIN'. I GOT A VOICEMAIL.
SO...
OH, DAD, I JUST--HEH!-- I JUST WANT TO PUNCH HIM.
I JUST WANT TO PUNCH HIM RIGHT IN HIS SMUG LITTLE FACE.
LOOK, I KNOW IT'S TOUGH TO WATCH THEM PLAY WHEN YOU CAN'T,
BUT DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT AND KEEP THE FOCUS ON YOU.
LOOK AT ME. JORDAN: MMM.
I'M PROUD OF YOU,
TAKING YOUR TIME AND NOT RUSHING BACK, OK?
OK? JORDAN: MM-HMM.
ALL RIGHT.
MOM, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? [DOOR CLOSES]
DID YOU REALLY THINK SHELBY WASN'T GONNA TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE DOING?
YOU CAN'T CHANGE MY MIND. I'M TURNING MYSELF IN.
-OLIVIA. -I KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING
WHEN I STOLE THE FOOTAGE, OK?
I SHOULD BE THE ONE TO DEAL WITH THE CONSEQUENCES, NOT YOU.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
THESE ARE SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS.
YES, I DO. GRANDMA EXPLAINED THEM TO ME, OK?
YOU KNOW, WORST-CASE SCENARIO, I'M LOOKING AT A FINE
AND-- LAURA: A FELONY.
A FELONY ON YOUR RECORD.
NO! THE ANSWER IS NO!
MOM, JUST HEAR ME OUT, OK?
I--I--I KNOW WHAT I SAID ABOUT BURNING THE SYSTEM TO THE GROUND,
BUT THE TRUTH IS, IS THE SYSTEM ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE.
THAT'S WHY IT-- IT NEEDS YOU,
SOMEONE WHO ISN'T AFRAID TO DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
HONESTLY, YOU ARE THE ONE THAT'S NOT AFRAID TO DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
IT TOOK GUTS TO RELEASE THAT FOOTAGE, OLIVIA, AND YOU STOOD TALL
IN YOUR CONVICTION, AND I HAVE NEVER, EVER BEEN MORE PROUD OF YOU,
BUT THERE IS NO WAY IN HELL I AM LETTING YOU GET INDICTED.
AND I CAN'T LET YOU GIVE IN TO BLACKMAIL, SO NOW WHAT?
LAURA: MOM, NOT RIGHT NOW. WENDY: WAIT.
I JUST SPOKE WITH A POLICE UNION BUDDY OF MINE WHO OWED ME A FAVOR.
I THINK WE JUST FOUND A LOOPHOLE IN YOUR CASE.
DAMN, I'M GOOD.
STADIUM ANNOUNCER: TONIGHT'S GAME BETWEEN CRENSHAW
AND WESTLAKE IS GOING TO BE A BATTLE.
ALL RIGHT, SO GATHER ROUND, GATHER ROUND.
UM, AHEM.
TONIGHT'S GAME...
AHEM.
TONIGHT'S GAME IS PERSONAL.
Y'ALL KNOW THAT,
BUT FOR--FOR MANY DIFFERENT REASONS,
SO Y'ALL KNOW WHAT'S AT STAKE,
BUT HERE'S THE THING:
YOU ALL ARE BUILT FOR THIS,
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU,
BECAUSE SPECIAL PLAYERS MAKE SPECIAL PLAYS
ON SPECIAL DAYS.
SO TONIGHT, BE SPECIAL, DAMN IT.
ALL RIGHT, WE GONNA GET IT? TEAM: YEAH.
-I SAID ARE WE GONNA GET IT? -YES.
-I SAID ARE WE GONNA GET IT?! -YES!
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GIVE IT TO 'EM! COME ON!
PLAYER: WHOO! BILLY: COME ON!
GET IT GOING! LET'S GET IT!
THUTMOSE: ♪ STARS IN THE WRAITH, HEH ♪
♪ STARIN' AT GOD IN THE FACE ♪
ANNOUNCER: SPENCER JAMES IS LINED UP IN THE WILDCAT...
THUTMOSE: ♪ YEAH, HEY ♪
ANNOUNCER: GETS THE BALL ON THE JET SWEEP... THUTMOSE: ♪ CHECK ♪
ANNOUNCER: AND EXPLODES THROUGH THE DEFENDER!
TOUCHDOWN! SOUTH CRENSHAW IS ON
THE BOARD FIRST, 7-0! [WHISTLE]
THUTMOSE: ♪ BACK TO BACK, WE GOIN' STUPID ♪
♪ GOT NO LOVE, I AIN'T CUPID ♪
SPENCER: THAT IS HOW YOU DO THAT!
THUTMOSE: ♪ I LOVE HOW ADRENALINE TASTE ♪
♪ I LOVE HOW ADRENALINE TASTE, I LOVE HOW IT ♪
CASH: WHOO! THAT'S IT! OH!
THUTMOSE: ♪ I LOVE HOW ADRENALINE TASTE, I LOVE IT... ♪
SPENCER: YO! HEY,
IF THERE'S ANY DOUBT, GIVE ME THE BALL.
IF A PLAY FALLS APART, GIVE ME THE BALL.
COME ON, Y'ALL. HOP UP ON MY BACK SO I CAN GET US THIS DUB.
COME ON, LET'S GO. TERRIFIC.
ANNOUNCER: WESTLAKE IS LOOKING TO ANSWER.
CAM WATKINS TAKES THE DIRECT SNAP,
JUKES THE FIRST DEFENDER,
AND BOUNCES TO THE OUTSIDE FOR THE TOUCHDOWN!
[WHISTLE] ANNOUNCER: AND JUST LIKE THAT, THE SCORE IS KNOTTED AT 7.
[PLAYERS GRUNT] ANNOUNCER: CASH DROPS BACK IN THE POCKET.
HE SEES SPENCER JAMES IN THE SEAM.
THUTMOSE: ♪ YEAH! ♪
ANNOUNCER: HE FORCES A PASS INTO DOUBLE COVERAGE!
INTERCEPTION, WESTLAKE!
CAM WATKINS SNAGS ANOTHER TOUCHDOWN ON A CROSSING ROUTE,
GIVING WESTLAKE THEIR FIRST LEAD OF THE BALL GAME,
14-7. DANE: HEY, LET'S GO!
PUT ME IN AT QB, COACH. WE NEED A SPARK BEFORE HALFTIME.
-NO, WE'RE STICKIN' WITH CASH. WE GOTTA RIDE THIS OUT. -LOOK, NO SHADE,
BUT I'M YOUR BEST SHOT AT SCORIN' RIGHT NOW, NOT CASH.
LOOK, WHAT'D I SAY?
LOOK, LAST TIME I CHECKED, I'M COACH.
NOW, I SAID WE WERE STICKIN' WITH THE KID.
NEXT TIME YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTH, IT BETTER BE TO PICK HIM UP.
YOUNG MAN, DO YOUR THING, SON. IT'S ON YOU.
HEY, YOU GOT THIS, OK?
ANNOUNCER: CASH FAKES THE BELLY OPTION AND SLIDES TO THE LEFT.
OH, NO! HE'S SACKED FROM BEHIND!
FUMBLE! WESTLAKE SCOOPS UP THE BALL
AND RACES IN FOR THE SCORE.
WOW! THIS GAME IS QUICKLY GETTING OUTTA HAND.
GUESS YOU WAS RIGHT.
ANNOUNCER: THAT'S THE END OF THE FIRST HALF.
WESTLAKE IS UP, 21-7.
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
COACH SMART: FOOTBALL IS A GAME, MAN.
KIDS' GAME, AT THAT.
HEY, YO. REAL QUICK, BEFORE COACH COMES BACK. YO!
LOOK, I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS ONE'S ON ME.
I'M THE REASON WE DOWN 21-7.
SPENCER: FOOTBALL IS A KIDS' GAME, MAN.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE FUN,
BUT THERE WASN'T NOTHIN' FUN ABOUT THE WAY
I JUST PLAYED OR THE PRESSURE I'VE BEEN PUTTIN' ON Y'ALL,
AND THAT'S MY BAD.
LOOK, I'MMA BE REAL WITH Y'ALL. I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN BEAT 'EM,
SO IF THIS IS MY LAST TIME PLAYIN' FOOTBALL IN HIGH SCHOOL, THEN I'M FOR DAMN SURE
GONNA PLAY THE REST OF THIS GAME THE WAY I PLAYED IT WHEN I WAS A KID,
AND THAT'S NO FEAR, NO CARES,
JUST BALL.
NOW I WANT TO HAVE SOME FUN. Y'ALL WANT TO HAVE SOME FUN?
-YES, SIR. -HELL YEAH.
SPENCER: I SAID DO Y'ALL WANT TO HAVE SOME FUN?
-[SHOUTING] -LET'S GO HAVE SOME FUN.
COME ON. -GO, SPENCE, GO!
LET'S GO!
ANNOUNCER: MIDWAY THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER,
SOUTH CRENSHAW IS STILL DOWN, 21-7.
MALE RAPPER: ♪ YEAH, I'M COMIN' FOR IT ALL ♪
♪ THEY'RE TRYIN' TO GUARANTEE A FALL ♪
♪ BUT AT WHAT COST? MAN, I DONE WENT THROUGH IT ALL ♪
ANNOUNCER: INTERCEPTION BY JABARI LONG.
HE CAN THANK SPENCER JAMES FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN. [WHISTLE]
SPENCER JAMES COASTS IN FOR HIS SECOND SCORE OF THE NIGHT.
THIS PLACE IS GOING NUTS!
SOUTH CRENSHAW LINES UP FOR THE P.A.T.
IT'S GOOD! 21-21.
WE'VE GOT OURSELVES A BALL GAME, FOLKS.
[CROWD CHEERING]
ANNOUNCER: SECONDS LEFT IN THE GAME.
CASH IS FLUSHED OUT OF THE POCKET.
HE FAKES A PASS AND STARTS RUNNING.
ONE MAN TO BEAT!
SINGER: ♪ YEAH, I'M COMIN' FOR IT ALL ♪
ANNOUNCER: SPENCER JAMES LAYS A CRUSHING BLOCK ON DANE KOHLER,
SPRINGING CASH TO THE END ZONE FOR THE SCORE.
-THAT'S FOR JORDAN. -SOUTH CRENSHAW WINS THE GAME,
PULLING OFF THE BIGGEST UPSET OF THE YEAR!
[CROWD CHEERING AND WHISTLING]
GOOD ONE!
DAMN, BRUH! HEY, THAT RECRUITER MISSED A GOOD ONE.
-WHAT YOU TALKIN' ABOUT? -THAT ONE FROM TOLEDO STATE WHO WAS HERE FOR YOU?
YEAH, HE BOUNCED IN, LIKE, THE MIDDLE, OF THE FOURTH QUARTER.
[CHEERING AND WHISTLING CONTINUE]
[TEAM CLAMORING]
SPENCER: HEY!
JORDAN: HA HA HA! BILLY: HEY.
YOU DID IT! YOU GUYS KNOCKED OUT
THE NUMBER-ONE TEAM IN THIS CITY! OH, MY GOD!
ON TO THE NEXT ROUND!
AH, IT TOOK EVERYBODY FOR THIS ONE.
I'M SO GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT. JORDAN: YEAH. ME, TOO.
UM, LOOK, DAD, I HATE TO CELEBRATE AND RUN, BUT I WANT TO CHECK ON G.W.
-WHAT, HE NEVER SHOWED? -NO, AND HONESTLY, I'M GETTING PRETTY WORRIED.
OK. UH...WHEN'D YOU LAST SPEAK TO HIM?
YESTERDAY AT THE HANGOUT. HE GOT A LITTLE SAD AFTER BRINGING UP GRANDMA MARY
AND THEN HE LEFT, SO... I'LL SEE YOU THERE?
YEAH.
[DISTANT CHEERING CONTINUES]
COOP: MAN, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DRUG ME OUTTA BED TO MEET A DAMN BRAND AMBASSADOR.
-COME ON, MAN. -WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
ALL: SURPRISE!
WHOO!
YO, WHAT'S-- WHAT'S ALL THIS?
WELL, WE KNEW YOU DIDN'T WANT TO BE CELEBRATED,
SO WE JUST THREW SOMETHING SMALL AND INTIMATE.
COOP: OH, YOU MEAN A PARTY WITH LESS PEOPLE?
PREACH: NO, THIS AIN'T NO PARTY. THIS IS A G.E.D. STUDY HALL KICKBACK.
WE'RE ALL GONNA HELP YOU STUDY TONIGHT.
LAYLA: YEAH, COOP, YOU'VE POURED SO MUCH OF YOURSELF INTO US,
IT'S ONLY RIGHT WE RETURN THE FAVOR.
COOP: THIS IS FIRE, MAN. THANK YOU, GUYS.
RELAX, GET SOME FOOD, AND OPEN UP PAGE ONE IN YOUR TEXTBOOK.
[MAN SINGING INDISTINCTLY]
♪ AND IF YOU GET AFRAID ♪
♪ IF YOU GET WHAT YOU NEED, YEAH ♪
BILLY: AH. JORDAN: GOOD. YOU'RE OK.
WILLIE: WHY WOULDN'T I BE? BILLY: UH, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE
BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T ANSWER THE DOOR WHEN JORDAN CAME EARLIER,
UH, YOU HAVEN'T BEEN RETURNING OUR CALLS...
[DOOR CLOSES] AND YOU MISSED THE GAME.
MY BAD.
"MY BAD"? G.W., IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?
IS--IS YOUR DIABETES-- WILLIE: NO, NO, I'M NOT SICK.
A MAN CAN'T GET NO PRIVACY IN HIS OWN HOME.
[QUIETLY] OK.
WILLIE: IF YOU MUST KNOW, I'M MISSIN' MY MARY.
ALL RIGHT. CLEARLY, HE'S FINE, SO I'M OUT.
-DAD, COME ON. -JORDAN, COME ON.
I'M NOT GONNA STAND HERE AND LISTEN TO HIM
ROMANTICIZE THE FEELINGS THAT HE HAS FOR MY MOTHER.
YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED? HERE'S THE REAL STORY:
SHE GOT SICK, AND HE SENT HER AWAY.
BECAUSE SHE ASKED ME TO.
WILLIE: YOUR MOTHER WAS
THE ABSOLUTE LOVE
OF MY LIFE.
CORNISH HEN...
YAMS,
GREENS.
SHE MADE THIS FOR ME ON OUR FIRST DATE. [CHUCKLES]
I MAKE IT NOW WHENEVER I WANT TO FEEL CLOSER TO HER.
I NEVER FORGOT YOUR MOM LIKE YOU THOUGHT.
SHE ASKED ME TO PUT HER IN HOSPICE
BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T WANT YOU TO WATCH HER DIE.
SHE KNEW YOU WOULD QUIT FOOTBALL
AND FOCUS EVERYTHING YOU HAD ON HER
FOR THE TIME SHE HAD LEFT.
SHE WANTED YOU FOCUSED ON YOUR DREAM.
SHE WANTED YOU TO MAKE IT TO THE NFL,
SO I DID WHAT SHE WANTED.
AS YOUR FATHER,
I SHOULD HAVE CONSIDERED WHAT YOU NEEDED, TOO.
I AM SORRY FOR THAT, SON.
I WISH YOU WOULD HAVE TOLD ME.
JORDAN: GRANDMA MARY...
SOUNDS LIKE AN AMAZINGLY STRONG WOMAN,
WHO LOVED YOU BOTH MORE THAN ANYTHING.
[SIGHS]
WOULD YOU GUYS TELL ME ABOUT HER?
[SIGHS]
JORDAN: PLEASE?
[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING, INDISTINCT SINGING]
LAYLA: WELL,
THIS IS PRETTY GREAT.
RIGHT? WHO KNEW PREACH
HAD SUCH A FLAIR FOR PARTY-PLANNING?
UH, YOU DID, APPARENTLY. THANKS AGAIN.
I'M REALLY GLAD YOU'RE HERE, EVEN
IF IT'S JUST FOR A FEW DAYS.
[CELL PHONE VIBRATING]
OH, DO YOU NEED TO GET THAT?
NO, IT'S JUST A TELEMARKETER. [GIGGLES]
-OH. -HERE SHE IS. OK.
BOTH: CONGRATULATIONS.
WHAT'S ALL THAT?
OLIVIA: OH. NO, DON'T WORRY. IT'S JUST SPARKLING APPLE CIDER.
-OH. -SO, WHAT DID A.G. HOLLINS SAY WHEN YOU DIDN'T RESIGN?
UM, NOTHING... BECAUSE I DID RESIGN.
WENDY: BUT OLIVIA WAS OFF THE HOOK. LAURA: I KNOW.
IT WAS MY CHOICE; I DON'T WANT TO BE PART OF A SYSTEM THAT
USES A TEENAGE GIRL'S PAIN AS LEVERAGE OR A SYSTEM
THAT PROTECTS MURDEROUS COPS. -SO WHAT ABOUT THOSE COPS?
TAMIKA'S SHOOTERS WILL BE TRIED,
AND THAT EVIDENCE IS AIRTIGHT.
AND AS FOR ME, I PROMISE I WILL
KEEP FIGHTING FOR WHAT'S RIGHT.
JUST GOT TO FIND A DIFFERENT WAY TO DO IT.
FEMALE SINGER: ♪ WHEN THE LIGHT IS GONE ♪
HEY, YO, COOP, TIME FOR A STUDY BREAK.
NOW DO ME A QUICK SOLID AND TURN AROUND REAL QUICK.
SINGER: ♪ YOU'VE BEEN TRYIN', BUT THE FIGHT NEVER GOES AWAY ♪
PATIENCE: SURPRISE. HEY! COOP: WHAT?
OHH! MMM!
♪ AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN ♪ PATIENCE: HA HA! HI.
♪ THE SUN WILL SHINE AGAIN ♪ PATIENCE: STOP. HA HA!
MAN, HOW DID Y'ALL PULL THIS OFF?
WE DIDN'T. SPENCER DID.
WELL, WITH SOME HELP FROM LIL JEWEL.
-I DON'T CARE WHO HELPED. -HA HA! STOP.
MMM, MMM.
OH, THIS IS ALSO FROM SPENCER.
♪ IF YOU'RE STANDIN' AT THE BOTTOM ♪
HE SAID YOU'D KNOW WHAT IT MEANT.
♪ I'LL REACH OUT FOR YOU ♪
♪ IF YOU NEED SOMEONE TO LEAN ON ♪
♪ BABY, I CAN BE STRONG ♪
♪ I WILL CARRY YOU THROUGH ♪
♪ IF YOU GOT A PROBLEM ♪
WHAT IS IT?
♪ I GOT A PROBLEM, TOO ♪
♪ EVERYBODY NEEDS ♪
♪ SOMETHIN' TO BELIEVE ♪
♪ IF YOU WANT, YOU CAN ALWAYS PUT YOUR FAITH ♪
♪ IN ME ♪ SHAWN: HEY!
SPENCER: SO, SINCE WE HAVE OUR OWN SECRET LIST,
WE SHOULD HAVE CODE WORDS, LIKE 'CAUSE OF OBAMA, VOTING SHOULD BE JOY.
IF VOTING'S JOY, THEN TATS ARE PAIN.
SHAWN: OOH, I SEE WHAT Y'ALL DOIN'.
SINCE WE'LL BE SO HIGH UP IN THE AIR,
SKYDIVING SHOULD BE SUNSHINE.
STRIP CLUBS--
ALL: RAIN, 'CAUSE WE
GONNA BE MAKIN' IT RAIN.
[ALL CHUCKLE]
BUT FOR REAL, THOUGH, WHAT DO YOU GUYS
WANT TO BE WHEN Y'ALL TURN 18? BECAUSE I'MMA
BE PLAYING FOR UCLA.
AND I'MMA BE A RAPPER.
WHAT ABOUT YOU, SHAWN?
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU TURN 18?
ALIVE?
NAH, I'M PLAYIN'.
I'M HOOPIN AT S.C., ME AND MY BROTHER BRANDON.
[SPENCER LAUGHS] SINGER: ♪ WE'LL FIND A BETTER WAY ♪
♪ IF YOU GOT A PROBLEM ♪
♪ I GOT A PROBLEM, TOO ♪
♪ IF YOU'RE STANDIN' AT THE BOTTOM ♪
♪ I'LL REACH OUT FOR YOU ♪
♪ IF YOU NEED SOMEONE TO LEAN ON, BABY, I CAN BE STRONG ♪
♪ AND I WILL CARRY YOU THROUGH ♪
♪ IF YOU GOT A PROBLEM ♪
♪ I GOT A PROBLEM, TOO ♪
♪ IF YOU GOT A PROBLEM ♪
♪ I GOT A PROBLEM, TOO ♪
GRACE: HEY, BABY.
NICE WIN TONIGHT. [DOOR CLOSES]
SPENCER: THANKS, MA. COACH.
HEY.
ASSUMED YOU'D BE ON THE ROAD ALREADY.
IT WASN'T EXACTLY MY BEST GAME, AND I KNOW YOU LEFT EARLY.
I SAW ENOUGH, BUT HONESTLY, I WASN'T EXPECTING YOU TO HAVE
A BIG GAME, AND I FIGURED WESTLAKE WAS GONNA BE DOUBLE-TEAMING YOU.
I WISH YOU WOULD HAVE TOLD ME.
[GRACE AND COACH SMART CHUCKLE]
LOOK, SPENCE, MAN, I KNOW YOU COULD BALL.
I WOULDN'T BE OUT HERE IF YOU COULDN'T, BUT WHAT I NEEDED
TO SEE WAS IF YOU COULD RISE TO THE CHALLENGE
AND PUT THE NEEDS OF YOUR TEAMMATES BEFORE YOUR OWN, WHICH YOU DID.
TO ME, THAT'S THE TRUE MEASURE OF A SUPERSTAR...
I DON'T KNOW, KINDA PLAYER WE WANT AT OUR UNIVERSITY.
-WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? -CAN YOU LET THE MAN FINISH? JUST...
SPENCER JAMES,
I AM OFFICIALLY OFFERING YOU A FULL SCHOLARSHIP
TO ATTEND TOLEDO STATE UNIVERSITY.
GRACE: OH, MY GOD! OH, HO HO HO!
AAH! BABY! HA HA HA HA!
OH, THANK YOU, JESUS!
OH!
YES! [LAUGHING]
[DISTANT SIREN]
GIRL: YOU PREACH? PREACH: WHO ASKIN'?
-UH, ME. DUH. -DO I KNOW YOU?
YOU WOULD IF YOU PICKED UP YOUR PHONE.
I'VE BEEN CALLIN' YOU ALL DAY.
MY NAME'S AMINA. I'M YOUR DAUGHTER.
MAN: GREG, MOVE YOUR HEAD!