YEAH, I WANTED TO TRY A FEW ON AND SEE WHAT I LIKE.
NO, IT'S JUST ME.
YEAH, JUST ME. OK, GREAT.
UH, SEE YOU AT 2:00. BYE.
[DROPS PHONE, SIGHS] WHOO!
SORRY. WHAT WERE WE TALKING ABOUT AGAIN?
HOW'S WEDDING PLANNING GOING?
UH, STARTING TO WONDER IF D'ANGELO AND I
SHOULD HAVE JUST ELOPED. [SPENCER CHUCKLES]
WE TOO FAR ALONG FOR ALL THAT.
GRACE: AND THEN I HAD TO ANSWER THOUGHT YOU WERE ENJOYING IT.
A THOUSAND QUESTIONS ABOUT PLACE SETTINGS.
WELL, MAYBE IF YOU BROUGHT A FRIEND TO HELP YOU
TRY ON DRESSES, IT MIGHT MAKE IT MORE FUN.
SPENCER, I AM NOT 25 ANYMORE.
NONE OF MY FRIENDS WANT TO WASTE THEIR DAY
OGLING ME IN WEDDING GOWNS.
- WHAT YOU THINK YOU DOING? - THAT AIN'T TRUE. AHEM.
I AM TEXTING SOMEBODY WHO I KNOW WILL DROP EVERYTHING
WHEN SHE HEARS YOU'RE TRYING ON DRESSES.
- UH-- - MOM.
DENISE?
YOU WANT ME TO TAKE FASHION TIPS FROM A WOMAN
WHO PRIDES HERSELF ON SEXING UP THE CHURCH CHOIR?
NO. NO. I AIN'T THINK THAT ONE THROUGH.
- GOOD. - AHEM.
NOW, NO MORE WEDDING TALK.
I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT HOW YOU DOING.
HOW'S SINGLE LIFE?
IT'S COMPLICATED, ESPECIALLY SINCE JJ MADE ME
YARD-YACK FAMOUS. [CLEARS THROAT]
[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]
[SIGHS] IT'S CATERING.
SPENCER: NO, IT'S ALL GOOD. I'LL CALL BACK.
TAKE IT. I GOTTA BOUNCE ANYWAY.
GRACE: LOVE YOU, TOO. I LOVE YOU.
[DISTANT DOG BARKING]
SO QUIET.
COOP AND LIV STILL SLEEPING?
- NOPE, THEY'RE ALREADY OUT. - HMM.
AND THANK GOD, TOO, 'CAUSE IT IS TOO EARLY
TO BE TALKING ABOUT, "OH, BUT I LOVE MY WORK
AND I LOVE GETTING UP IN THE MORNING."
WELL, I LOVE CEREAL, BITCHES,
AND GUESS WE ALL FEELING OURSELVES.
LAYLA: OK. I'M FINE.
[LAYLA CHUCKLES] PATIENCE: OK.
IT'S JUST--I DON'T KNOW, SEEING EVERYBODY
STRAIGHT GLOWING UP ABOUT PURSUING THEIR PASSIONS
AND KICKING ASS REMINDS ME THAT I'M NOT.
OK, PATIENCE, A LOT OF ARTISTS DON'T BLOW UP AFTER THEIR FIRST RECORD.
YOU KNOW, PRINCE, UH, JANET JACKSON, DAVID BOWIE.
NO, I KNOW, BUT I JUST-- I WANT SOMETHING
TO GLOW ABOUT RIGHT NOW. LAYLA: OK, WELL,
WHAT ABOUT TONIGHT?
THE MILLENNIUM GOLD GALA, THE PINNACLE
OF WEST COAST FASHION AND GLAMOUR?
I MEAN, IF WALKING THE MOST ICONIC CARPET IN L.A. ISN'T SOMETHING
TO GLOW ABOUT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS.
YEAH, I HONESTLY FORGOT ABOUT THAT.
[SIGHS] I THOUGHT YOU'D BE MORE EXCITED.
NO, I AM. I AM, OK?
I JUST--LOOK, I'M NOT, LIKE, AN ICON
OR EVEN A CELEBRITY.
I AM A MUSICIAN WITH AN UNDERPERFORMING ALBUM
AND A STALE BOWL OF CEREAL.
LIKE, THERE IS A REASON GIA HAD TO CALL IN THOSE BIG FAVORS
TO GET THOSE TICKETS. LAYLA: WHO CARES?
LOOK, TONIGHT IS ABOUT RAISING YOUR PROFILE
SO YOUR NEXT ALBUM GETS THE ATTENTION IT DESERVES.
YEAH, WELL, I DON'T FEEL VERY GLAMOROUS. I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING FAKE.
OK, WELL, THERE'S NOTHING FAKE
ABOUT THE TRUCK FULL OF BALENCIAGA AND ALEXANDER McQUEEN DRESSES
THAT GIA'S BRINGING OVER RIGHT NOW. MM-HMM.
[CRUNCHING] AHEM. RIGHT NOW?
YOU ARE GONNA SHOW UP ON THAT CARPET WEARING THE BEST OF THE BEST...
- AND GLOWING LIKE THE SUN ON A GOOD-HAIR DAY, OK? - MM-HMM.
- OK. - OK.
PATIENCE: OK. [BOTH GIGGLE]
KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA ASK. OLIVIA: YOU DON'T EVEN JORDAN: NOPE.
JORDAN: YEAH, I DO, OK? AND I'VE ALREADY TALKED TO ISAIAH TWICE.
OLIVIA: OK, BUT HEAR ME OUT-- I'M NOT DOING IT AGAIN.
SPENCER: HEY, SORRY I'M LATE. JORDAN: HEY.
[SNAPS FINGERS]
LATE--LATE FOR? I'M SORRY.
OH, SO, UH, I KINDA
TOLD SPENCE ABOUT ISAIAH'S INTENTIONAL HIT ON CHOMPS
AND THE SCHOLARSHIP REWARD AND--
SPENCER: AND I KNOW ABOUT GARRETT'S BOUNTY SYSTEM.
I WAS, UM...
RESPECTFULLY... KEEPING YOU OUT OF IT UNTIL WE HAD PROOF-PROOF.
OK. WELL, THAT'S WHY I'M HERE, TO HELP...
SPENCER: IF THAT'S OK. JORDAN: MM-HMM.
YEAH.
THAT'S FINE.
MALE SINGER: ♪ DRIVES YOU ♪
♪ YEAH ♪
♪ THROW YOU FOR A LOOP ♪
♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪
HEY, COACH.
ADAMS.
I GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU.
WHAT IS IT?
YOUR AFTERNOON PLANS.
YOU'VE BEEN DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB WITH THE GUYS,
I THOUGHT I'D GIVE YOU A TASTE OF WHAT
THE OFF SEASON'S REALLY ABOUT.
RECRUITING?
IN THERE ARE SOME LOCAL SCHOOLS
AND SOME PLAYERS WE'RE EVALUATING.
- WELL, YOU'VE EARNED IT. TO GO CHECK 'EM OUT? - YOU WANT ME
GIVE THAT A LOOK. SHOULD ANSWER MOST OF YOUR QUESTIONS.
[CHUCKLES] YOU ALREADY GOT ONE?
UH, YEAH. LOTS, I THINK.
LOOK, SON, EVERYBODY'S GOT THEIR OWN STYLE, SO I'M GONNA LET YOU
FIND YOURS, BUT RECRUITING'S SIMPLE WHEN YOU BOIL IT DOWN:
MAKE THE TEAM BETTER.
SO WE KNOW HOW GARRETT'S RUNNING HIS VERSION OF A BOUNTY SYSTEM,
USING EXPENDABLE GAU PLAYERS TO TARGET STAR PLAYERS ON THE OPPOSING TEAMS,
AND IF A PLAYER BADLY INJURES ONE
OF HIS TARGETS, HE'S REWARDED.
LIKE THE SCHOLARSHIP, IN ISAIAH'S CASE.
AND ISAIAH ADMITTED TO ALL OF THIS?
OLIVIA: NO, HE WON'T TALK. SPENCER: SO ALL WE HAVE
FOR EVIDENCE RIGHT NOW IS THIS GAME TAPE?
AND ISAIAH'S SCHOLARSHIP.
THE DUDE WORKED HARD ALL YEAR.
COACH WILL JUST SAY HE EARNED IT.
I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO HELP.
- REALLY? BECAUSE WE ARE - I DO.
IN THE "GATHERING EVIDENCE" PHASE HERE,
NOT THE "POKING HOLES" PHASE. SPENCER: I'M JUST PLAYING
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE; IF I DON'T POKE HOLES NOW,
SOMEBODY ELSE IS GOING TO.
THERE WERE OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS HANDED OUT
TO FORMER PLAYERS. JORDAN: OOH, WE ARE CALLING THESE GUYS
PRETTY BADASS, RIGHT? "BOUNTY HUNTERS."
YEAH, WE HAVEN'T ACTUALLY AGREED ON THAT.
SINCE ISAIAH WON'T TALK,
I FOUND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR FORMER PLAYERS
THAT WE SUSPECT WERE, UM...
JUST SAY IT.
BOUNTY HUNTERS.
IT'S GROWING ON HER.
THANK YOU, JORDAN.
THE POINT IS, WE CALL THEM UP,
SEE IF THEY'LL TALK.
THIS COULD GET BACK TO GARRETT.
UM...
IT'S A RISK.
WELL, I JUST WONDER IF IT'S WORTH GIVING ISAIAH ANOTHER GO.
JORDAN, DID ISAIAH SEEM WILLING TO TALK AT ALL?
MMM...YEAH, I'M OUT.
OLIVIA: WHAT, YOU'RE LEAVING? JORDAN: YEAH.
I TOLD YOU, I AM NOT AN ISAIAH WHISPERER,
BUT MOST OF ALL, I JUST-- I REALLY DON'T WANT TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF...
[CLAPS ONCE] THIS... OK?
IT WAS SO FUN STAYING AT MEMA
AND PEPA'S HOUSE THIS WEEKEND.
I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT, BABY GIRL.
THEY EVEN HAVE THEIR OWN SWING SET IN THE BACKYARD.
OK. YOU GOT SWING SETS HERE.
I DON'T HAVE TO WAIT MY TURN.
BUT I BET YOU DON'T MEET NEW FRIENDS ON MEMA AND PEPA'S SWINGS.
[CHUCKLES]
CARDELL SIMMS?
YEAH, WHO'S ASKING?
UH--HEH!--RICK. I THINK
OUR DAUGHTERS ARE IN THE SAME CLASS.
AMINA, RIGHT?
MY BAD, MAN. I'M--I'M SORRY.
[CHUCKLING] SO YOU ARE CARDELL SIMMS OR--
YEAH, FOR SURE, BUT I GO BY PREACH.
YOU'VE BEEN SERVED.
SO YOU REALLY JUST LEFT THEM ALONE TOGETHER, ARGUING?
[LAYLA CHUCKLES] JORDAN: MM-HMM.
YOU KNOW, I NEVER UNDERSTOOD HOW WOMEN
COULD JUST TRY ON CLOTHES FOR HOURS.
IS THIS THE SETUP TO A SEXIST JOKE?
[CHUCKLING] NO, NO, IT'S PTSD FROM
THE ENDLESS AMOUNT OF HOURS I SPENT WAITING
WHEN WE WERE LITTLE. ON LIV AT THE MALL LAYLA: HMM.
WHAT KINDA SNACKS YOU GUYS HAVE?
WOW, ALWAYS WITH THE FOOD.
OK, NOW WHO'S BEING SEXIST?
[LAYLA GASPS]
OK. I LOVE IT. [GIA GIGGLES]
PATIENCE: YEAH? OOH!
MMM. OOH, GIVE ME SOME.
MMM! NO EATING IN THE DRESS.
NO. NO, NO, I'LL PROMISE I'LL BE DAINTY
BESIDES, I GOTTA KINDA AND, LIKE, YOU KNOW, PRACTICE FOR TONIGHT.
GIA: PRACTICE WHAT? PATIENCE: EATING.
PATIENCE: WHAT, I CAN'T TRY FANCY-ASS FOOD AT THE PARTY?
GIA: YOU'RE NOT GOING TO THE PARTY. LAYLA: AHEM.
- YOU DIDN'T TELL HER? - I THOUGHT YOU KNEW.
PATIENCE, THE TICKETS ARE FOR THE RED CARPET.
JUST THE RED CARPET.
LAYLA: FROM A PUBLICITY ANGLE, IT'S MORE IMPORTANT
TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED ON THE CARPET THAN TO GO
TO THE PARTY, RIGHT? GIA: RIGHT.
THEY DON'T EVEN ALLOW PRESS INTO THE EVENT.
SO PEOPLE PAY REAL MONEY
TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED FAKING LIKE THEY'RE GOING INTO A PARTY
WHERE THEY DON'T EVEN ACTUALLY ALLOW PHOTOS?
JORDAN, YOU'RE NOT HELPING.
OK, GIRL, BUT HE'S NOT WRONG, EITHER.
LIKE, I'M WEARING A DRESS I DON'T OWN
TO TRY TO PRETEND TO GO TO A PARTY THAT I DON'T BELONG AT?
OK, I'M GONNA BE THERE THE WHOLE TIME,
SO IF THE SITUATION GETS A LITTLE AWKWARD,
WE'LL JUST DO AWKWARD PATIENCE: MMM, TOGETHER, OK?
EXCEPT YOU'RE GONNA BE CHILLIN' IN YOUR FAVORITE PANT-SUIT.
JORDAN: MMM. WHAT IF
LAYLA WEARS A GOWN?
LAYLA: N-NO. GIA: YES.
PATIENCE: OH, YES, YES. GIA: YES, YES.
NO, NO, NO, GOWNS ARE FOR STARS,
NOT PRODUCERS, OK? I'M NOT. NO.
THEY ARE WHEN PRODUCERS LOOK LIKE YOU.
NO, NICE TRY. I'M NOT WEARING ONE, NO.
THEN I'M NOT, EITHER. OK, COOL.
GIA: WHAT? NO. MOVE.
NO, NO, NO.
PATIENCE: MM-HMM? LAYLA: I--
[LAYLA SIGHS]
FINE, OK?
THANKS A LOT.
PATIENCE: YES! JORDAN: BOOM.
LAYLA: SORRY, UH, WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?
JORDAN: JUST GONNA-- LAYLA: SO YOU GOT ME INTO THIS,
SO NOW YOU'RE GONNA HELP ME FIND A DRESS,
OK?
MM-HMM.
[JORDAN SCOFFS] LAYLA: YEAH.
OK, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND, JUST CALL THIS NUMBER.
WHAT I'M ASKING IS HOW YOU EARNED THAT SCHOLARSHIP
WHEN YOUR NUMBERS WEREN'T AS GOOD AND--
HELLO?
[SIGHS]
THAT'S ALL THE PLAYERS ON THE LIST.
IS THERE ANYONE WORTH GIVING ANOTHER CALL?
A FEW OF 'EM TOOK MY NUMBER, BUT I'D GIVE IT A FEW DAYS.
OR FEEL FREE TO CALL.
UP TO YOU.
I GOTTA HEAD OUT.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING? JJ: OH,
HEH HEH!
I GOT A THING AT LEIMERT PARK, MAN.
YOU CAN DROP ME OFF AT THE FRAT HOUSE. JJ: OH, PERFECT!
TOGA, BABY. HEH HEH!
YOUR ASS IS SHOWING, JJ.
AH, DAMN IT.
I'LL BE OUT IN A SECOND.
HEY, I'M NOT TRYING TO OVERSTEP,
BUT YOU MIGHT NOT WANT TO GO SO HARD ON THESE GUYS.
THEY'RE VICTIMS, TOO, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT.
ARE YOU DONE MANSPLAINING HOW TO BE A JOURNALIST TO ME?
I'M NOT. I'M SHARING INSIGHT
I HAVE FROM WHEN I INJURED CHRIS THAT MIGHT HELP YOU.
YEAH, BUT I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING, OK?
THIS IS MY STORY, AND I'M GONNA APPROACH
THESE PLAYERS HOW I THINK IS BEST.
BET.
DO YOU.
THANK YOU.
[SIGHS]
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER, SCHOOL BELL RINGS]
[KNOCKS ON DOOR]
ASHER: COACH BAKER. BILLY: HEY.
- GOOD TO SEE YOU. - AH.
YEAH.
I'M EXCITED TO TALK TO A COUPLE
OF YOUR PLAYERS ABOUT COASTAL.
YEAH. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, RIGHT.
SO, UH, I WAS THINKING GOOD TO SEE YOU. ASHER: ALL RIGHT,
BILLY: HOLD UP, HOLD UP. WHAT'S--WHAT'S ALL THIS? WE COULD START WITH--
UH, UM, PLAYERS COASTAL IS INTERESTED IN.
UH-UH. YOU CAN'T COME AT ME WITH ALL THIS BUSINESS STUFF.
YOU GOTTA BUTTER ME UP, SMALL TALK:
"HOW'S THE WIFE? HOW'S THE KIDS?"
OK. YEAH.
UM...
HOW'S MRS. BAKER?
SHE'S FINE. THANKS FOR ASKING.
AND...HOW ARE THE KIDS?
I DON'T KNOW. YOU TELL ME.
I'M JUST PLAYING WITH YOU. HA HA HA!
AH!
[DEEP VOICE] IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, COACH ADAMS.
[NORMAL VOICE] I'M PROUD OF YOU.
I THOUGHT THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE FUN PART.
- THEY ALL HAVE SOMETHING - OH, THAT'S COMING. SO SPECIAL.
SUPPOSED TO CHOOSE ONE? [BELL OVER DOOR RINGS] I MEAN, HOW AM I
SPENCER: I GUESS YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TRY THEM ALL.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
THIS IS MY BOY, SPENCER. HA HA!
AND HER MAN OF HONOR. LET'S FIND YOU A DRESS.
WOMAN: THIS IS THE FUN PART. [GRACE GIGGLES]
GRACE: OH! COME ON.
[CHUCKLES] MMM!
FEMALE SINGER: ♪ DARE TO BE ♪
♪ DIFFERENT ♪
[NO AUDIBLE DIALOGUE]
I DON'T REALLY CARE ♪ ♪ I'M DIFFERENT,
♪ 'BOUT YOUR OPINION, WHEN IT COMES TO ME ♪
♪ I KNOW WHO I AM AND WHAT IS AND ISN'T, YEAH ♪
♪ I'M SWITCHIN' UP THE SYSTEM, I'LL TELL YOU NOW IF YOU LISTEN ♪
♪ BABY, AND IF YOU DON'T AGREE, THEN, HON, YOU CAN GO MIND YOUR BUSINESS ♪
OWN GENRE, GOT MY OWN BEAT ♪ ♪ I GOTTA BE ME, IN MY
GOTTA BE DIFFERENT ♪ ♪ GO BOM BOM BOM,
♪ DOO DOO DOO, GOTTA BE ♪
♪ OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪
♪ DOO DOO DOO ♪
♪ GOTTA BE DIFFERENT ♪
GOTTA BE DIFFERENT ♪ ♪ UH-HUH, UH-HUH,
LAYLA, CHUCKLING: OK, JORDAN, JORDAN: THAT'S THE ONE.
YOU'VE LITERALLY SAID YES TO EVERYTHING I'VE TRIED ON.
[CHUCKLING] FORGET EVERYTHING ELSE I'VE SAID UP TO THIS POINT.
THAT'S THE ONE.
[DOOR OPENS]
JORDAN.
I NEED YOU TO COME WITH ME TO THIS BAR IN THE VALLEY.
UGH. I'M NOT GOING TO THE VALLEY.
OK, WELL, ONE OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS WORKS THERE,
AND I REALLY WANT TO TALK TO HIM. [JORDAN SIGHS]
WHERE--WHERE IS SPENCER?
- LEIMERT PARK. - DOING WHAT?
I DON'T KNOW. IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS.
LIV, IT'S LITERALLY GONNA TAKE, LIKE, AN HOUR
TO GET OVER THE HILL RIGHT NOW-- OLIVIA: JORDAN, WHAT ARE YOU SO BUSY WITH?
WOW.
I WILL COME. FINE, FINE.
AHEM. I'LL MEET YOU IN THE CAR.
MEET YOU IN THE CAR.
[DOOR OPENS]
WELL, THAT WAS A CLOSE CALL.
LIV KNOWS WE'RE FRIENDS. - YEAH, BUT DOES SHE KNOW - WAIT. WHY?
THAT YOU'RE CRUSHING ON HER BROTHER AND ARE SCARED
TO TELL THE WORLD 'CAUSE OF JUDGMENT FROM THE VORTEX?
SO YOU GOT ALL THAT FROM ME ASKING YOU TO HELP WITH THE DRESS?
EH...
[SIGHS]
IT'S DEFINITELY THE ONE.
[DOOR CLOSES]
GRACE: SPENCER, YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE
TO STICK AROUND. I'M ALMOST DONE HERE.
NAW, I'M HAVING FUN.
AIN'T HAD A LOT OF THAT LATELY.
- YOU SEEN OLIVIA? - YEAH, ACTUALLY.
I SAW HER THIS MORNING WHEN I HELPED WITH HER STORY.
OH, THAT'S NEW NEWS. HOW'D THAT GO?
HEH! LIKE WALKING WITH BARE FEET
ON EGGSHELLS MADE OF GLASS. GRACE: THAT BAD, HUH?
I MEAN, I KNOW LIV'S ARTICLES HAVE BEEN A SENSITIVE SUBJECT LATELY,
BUT...IF COACH GARRETT IS DOING WHAT WE THINK, THEN HE NEEDS TO GO.
I THOUGHT OFFERING TO HELP WOULD KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE,
EXPEDITE THE TAKEDOWN, BE AN OLIVE BRANCH FOR LIV, YOU KNOW.
THE WHOLE THING WAS HEAVY WITH...
WITH WHATEVER YOU CALL THAT FEELING THAT'S LEFTOVER.
SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
OH, NO, YOU GOOD.
THAT'S MORE THAN ENOUGH OF MY MESS.
I THINK MY MOM NEEDS HELP WITH HER ZIPPER.
- SPENCER JAMES. - WHAT?
- I TOLD YOU I GOT THIS. - OK.
GRACE: OK. [GRUNTS]
ALL RIGHT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS DRESS?
I THINK THAT'S THE ONE.
APPRECIATE THE TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, NOW.
GOT SOME GOOD GUYS ON YOUR TEAM.
YEAH. I'M GONNA MISS HIM.
WHAT ABOUT Y'ALL? GOT YOUR EYES ON ANYBODY ELSE?
NAH, THAT'S ALL I GOT, BUT WHAT ABOUT YOU?
ANYONE YOU THINK I'M MISSING, SOMEONE THAT
WOULD MAKE THE RAYS A BETTER FOOTBALL TEAM?
ACTUALLY, YEAH. THIS KID RIGHT HERE--
JABARI LONG.
ASHER: HE WAS A PROBLEM FOR US AT STATE. BILLY: YEAH.
I ONLY GOT TO COACH HIM FOR ONE FULL SEASON,
BUT HIS POTENTIAL IS OFF THE CHARTS, PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY.
HE SEES THE WHOLE FIELD, KINDA LIKE YOU DID.
HE GOT ANY OTHER OFFERS?
UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST WAITING ON THE RIGHT ONE.
ACTUALLY, THE ONLY REASON HE'S NOT GETTING
MANY LOOKS--JUST DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH TAPE.
NO CHANCE HE'D BE ABLE TO GRADUATE EARLY
FOR SPRING BALL, IS THERE? BILLY: YOU KNOW WHAT?
WITH ALL THE EXTRA WORK HE'S PUTTING IN WITH PREACH
IN THE CLASSROOM, MAYBE...
ESPECIALLY IF HE HAD A REASON TO, UH, PUSH HIMSELF.
[CHUCKLES] HE JUST HAPPENS TO BE IN THE GYM?
HE'S ALWAYS IN THE GYM. COME ON.
OLIVIA: OK, LOOK, I'VE BEEN WORKING MY ASS OFF FOR WEEKS.
SPENCER SPENDS AN AFTERNOON MAKING A FEW CALLS, AND NOW HE WANTS TO CRITICIZE ME?
I DON'T THINK HE WAS SAYING ALL THAT.
LIKE, HE'S NOT GONNA TELL ME HOW TO PURSUE MY STORY.
AND IF HE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THAT, THEN HE CAN JUST GO
BACK TO PICKING UP GIRLS WITH JJ.
WAIT. IS THAT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT?
NO! LIKE I SAID, IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS.
IT'S JUST--THAT'S NOT WHY I'M UPSET. HE JUST--
HE OVERSTEPPED, AGAIN.
SO THAT'S A LOT TO UNPACK.
UM...OK, FIRST OFF,
I DON'T THINK SPENCER'S ENTIRELY WRONG.
I MEAN, YOU CAN BE A BIT OF A BULL IN A CHINA SHOP,
LIKE--LIKE BLOWING UP MOM ON YOUR PODCAST,
ME WITH THE WADE STORY,
AND IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, LOOK AT THESE SCARS, OLIVIA.
THEY'RE RECEIPTS FROM A LIFETIME OF BEING YOUR TWIN.
[SIGHS]
AND DESPITE REALLY, REALLY WANTING TO STAY OUT OF IT,
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH,
SPENCER'S NOT SLEEPING WITH ANYONE.
ANYTHING ABOUT TAKING CUSTODY? COOP: WAIT, SO AMINA'S GRANDPARENTS DIDN'T SAY
LOOK, NOTHING. SHE JUST SPENT TWO WEEKS WITH 'EM.
EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL, AND THEN I GET THIS,
SAYING THAT THEY'RE SUING FOR FULL CUSTODY,
CALLING ME AN UNFIT PARENT.
AM I GONNA LOSE HER?
COOP: NO, H-HELL NO! DARIUS: WE NEED TO BE REALISTIC HERE.
YO, AIN'T NOBODY TAKING AMINA.
I WISH IT WAS THAT SIMPLE, BUT MOST JUDGES
WOULDN'T THINK TWICE ABOUT TAKING A CHILD AWAY FROM A PARENT
WHO HAS TWO STRIKES ON THEIR RECORD.
PREACH: AND WHO ARE YOU AGAIN? COOP: LOOK, YOU CAN IGNORE DARIOOS HERE, OK?
HE STUDIED BIAS AND BIGOTRY AT IVORY TOWER LAW SCHOOL.
CUSTODY DECISIONS ARE TRICKY.
THE COURT EXAMINES MANY FACTORS.
THE WELFARE OF THE CHILD COMES FIRST,
AND YOUR CRIMINAL HISTORY WILL PLAY A MAJOR ROLE
IN EVALUATING YOUR FITNESS AS A PARENT.
LAURA: I'M AFRAID DARIUS ISN'T WRONG HERE.
I AM SO SORRY, PREACH.
LAURA: WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP, ALL RIGHT?
HOW'S AMINA DOING IN ALL OF THIS?
[SIGHS] I'M KEEPING HER OUT OF IT.
WELL, UM, I'M AFRAID THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS A CUSTODY JUDGE IS GONNA WANT
TO KNOW IS WHO THE CHILD ACTUALLY WANTS TO LIVE WITH.
COOP: OK, BUT AMINA'S NOT GONNA WANT TO HURT PREACH'S FEELINGS,
SO EVEN IF HE DOES ASK HER, SHE'S GONNA SAY HIM,
TRUTH OR NOT.
ONE WAY OR THE OTHER,
WE NEED THE REAL ANSWER.
'SCUSE ME, SPENCER. COULD YOU SIGN SOMETHING FOR ME REAL QUICK?
HEH! OF COURSE.
I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD ASK WHILE YOU WERE OUT HERE.
OH, I THINK I GOT A SHARPIE IN MY BAG IF YOU WANT.
I THINK A PEN WILL DO FINE, THANKS.
OH, OK. MOST FANS PREFER A SHARPIE,
BUT A PEN WILL WORK. IT JUST CAN'T BE A BALL.
NEVER COMES OUT RIGHT.
SO IS THIS FOR YOU OR SOMEBODY ELSE?
UM, IT'S FOR THE STORE.
UH, JUST NEED YOUR NAME AT THE TOP, SIGN AT THE BOTTOM.
IT'S THE FORM SAYING YOU'LL PICK UP THE DRESS.
OK. AHEM.
YOU THOUGHT I WANTED YOUR AUTOGRAPH, DIDN'T YOU?
[CHUCKLING] WHAT? WHAT? NO.
- [GIGGLES] - AHEM.
SO WHAT KIND OF BALLS DO YOU NORMALLY SIGN?
FOOTBALLS.
- PLAY FOR GAU. - HMM.
DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT SPORTS, BUT YOU MUST BE
REALLY GOOD TO BE SO FAMOUS.
I'M NOT REALLY FAMOUS, JUST VERY EMBARRASSED.
WELL, IF IT WILL MAKE YOU FEEL ANY BETTER,
TO ME, YOU'LL ALWAYS BE THE GUY WHO HELPED HIS MOM PICK OUT A DRESS.
YOUR MEMA AND PEPA WANT YOU [COOP SIGHS]
AMINA: BUT I JUST GOT BACK. TO GO LIVE WITH THEM.
I MEAN ALL THE TIME.
WHAT ABOUT MY DAD?
[SIGHS]
YOU WOULDN'T LIVE WITH HIM ANYMORE.
SO WOULD YOU RATHER GO LIVE WITH YOUR GRANDPARENTS OR STAY WITH YOUR DAD?
'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE JUDGE IS GONNA WANT TO KNOW.
I WANT TO STAY.
THEY WON'T MAKE ME LEAVE MY DAD IF I TELL THE JUDGE THAT, RIGHT?
I MEAN, IT'LL DEFINITELY HELP YOUR DAD'S CHANCES.
THAT MEANS YOU DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS ANYMORE.
I WANT TO TALK TO MY DAD. COOP: OH, WAIT. OK, OK. ALL RIGHT?
HE'S COMING. EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT, AMINA.
YOU DON'T KNOW THAT.
I DO.
I'M NOT GONNA LET THIS HAPPEN.
- I PROMISE. - PROMISE?
GOOD? ALL RIGHT.
LOTS OF GREAT PLAYERS. GOOD GUYS, TOO.
YEAH, THIS LOOKS GREAT. WHO'S THIS, UH, JABARI LONG?
UH, OUTSIDE LINEBACKER COACH BAKER WAS RAVING ABOUT.
I WATCHED SOME OF HIS GAME FILM, AND FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN,
HE'S PERFECT FOR OUR DEFENSE.
- WEAKSIDE LINEBACKER, HUH? - YEAH, OFF BALL.
3-DOWN POTENTIAL WITH A LITTLE COACHING.
WELL, WE ALREADY HAVE PARKER; IT'S HARD TO GIVE A SCHOLARSHIP
TO JABARI IF HE'S GONNA BE SITTING FOR 3 SEASONS.
JJ WAS A FRESHMAN STARTER THIS YEAR.
[SIGHS]
MONTES: WHO ELSE YOU LIKE? TRUE, BUT, UH--
AMINA WANTS TO STAY WITH HER FATHER, JUST LIKE I KNEW SHE DID.
GOOD NEWS. GIVES US A MUCH BETTER SHOT AT SPLIT CUSTODY.
NOW, WHAT THAT SPLIT'S GONNA BE, THOUGH, IS-- COOP: BUT WAIT, WAIT.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, SPLIT CUSTODY?
I JUST TOLD AMINA SHE DID NOT HAVE TO LEAVE HER FATHER
IF SHE DIDN'T WANT TO. I PROMISED HER THAT.
YOU CANNOT PROMISE A LITTLE GIRL THAT,
NOT WHEN ALL THE FACTS IN THIS CASE
AND IN YOUR FRIEND'S PAST ARE WORKING AGAINST US.
ALL RIGHT, LOOK, HE HAS A RECORD. GET OVER IT!
GOOD ARGUMENT.
"GET OVER IT." I'LL JUST TELL THE JUDGE TO GET OVER IT.
WE'LL BE FINE. [COOP SIGHS]
LISTEN, ALL I'M SAYING IS
HE TURNED HIS LIFE AROUND, AND I THINK
YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO ME BECAUSE I KNOW PREACH!
YOU'RE RIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW HIM.
BUT NEITHER WILL THE JUDGE.
HE'S GONNA KNOW... CARDELL SIMMS,
JUST LIKE ME. [DROPS NOTEBOOK]
LOOK, IF YOU WANT TO HELP YOUR FRIEND,
LET ME DO MY JOB.
[TECHNO MUSIC PLAYING]
FEMALE SINGER: ♪ WORK, WORK, STRIKE A POSE ♪
UM, YEAH. YEAH.
YEAH. YEAH.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHAT IS THAT?
UH, PRACTICING A TIP I FOUND FOR THE RED CARPET, OK?
IT'S LIKE, UH, SAYING "YEAH," IT MAKES YOUR SMILE LOOK MORE NATURAL.
YOU DON'T NEED SOME FASHION BLOGGER TELLING YOU HOW TO SMILE.
IT WAS OPRAH.
OH.
YEAH. YEAH.
- YEAH. - YEAH?
- [GIGGLES] - YEEAAH.
♪ OR MAKE A WAVE, 7, 8 ♪
9, 10, JUST LET 'EM KNOW ♪ ♪ YOU RUN THE SHOW,
[PHOTOGRAPHERS SHOUTING] ♪ 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ♪
MALE SINGER: ♪ NOW YOU KNOW YOU GOT THE MOVES ♪
♪ NOW YOU KNOW YOU GOT THE MOVES ♪
♪ NOW YOU KNOW YOU GOT THE ♪
YOU BRAG, YOU GOT THE MOVES ♪ FEMALE SINGER: ♪ YEAH,
YOU GOT THE MOVES ♪ ♪ YEAH, YOU BRAG,
YOU BRAG, YOU GOT THE MOVES ♪ ♪ YEAH,
GRACE: I'M EXHAUSTED. SPENCER: HMM.
[INHALES DEEPLY]
THAT ALICIA IS PRETTY CUTE.
WHAT?
I SAW Y'ALL FLIRTIN'.
SHE'S INTO YOU.
YEAH, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ALL THAT.
I CAN'T EVEN HANDLE MY EX.
MMM.
- YOU KNOW... - [INHALES]
[SIGHS]
YOU SAID SOMETHING EARLIER ABOUT THAT...FEELING
THAT'S LEFTOVER BETWEEN YOU AND OLIVIA.
IT'S CALLED LOSS...
AND YOU DIDN'T JUST LOSE OLIVIA.
YOU LOST THE PERSON YOU WERE WITH HER.
YOU KNOW, MOVING ON IS HARD.
GOTTA JUST START BY PUTTING ONE FOOT
IN FRONT OF THE OTHER.
YOU'LL GET THROUGH IT.
[KISS]
SOMETHING TO SIP ON WHILE YOU LOOK AT VEILS?
AND I BROUGHT AN EXTRA.
I FEEL LIKE SPENCER EARNED IT.
[SPENCER SIGHS] GRACE: AGREED.
AH.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
[NO AUDIBLE DIALOGUE]
I'M GOOD. I'M GOOD. THANK YOU.
REALLY? I FEEL LIKE YOU COULD USE IT.
SPENCER: WHY IS THAT? [CHUCKLES]
I DON'T MEAN TO GET ALL UP IN YOUR BUSINESS,
BUT YOUR MOM IS RIGHT ABOUT MOVING ON.
I'VE BEEN THERE, AND IT SUCKS.
YEAH, I'M NOT REALLY THE "DROWNING MY SORROWS" TYPE.
CHAMPAGNE ISN'T A "DROWNING YOUR SORROWS" KINDA DRINK.
SO WHAT'S IT FOR, THEN?
IT'S A REMINDER
THAT BEFORE THINGS GET SERIOUS,
RELATIONSHIPS CAN BE FUN,
LIKE A GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE.
[CHUCKLES]
HERE'S TO MOVING ON...
[GLASSES CLINK]
AND MAYBE A DATE SOMETIME.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
HERE TO TALK TO YOU, BRAD. OLIVIA: WE'RE ACTUALLY MAN: IDs?
WE SPOKE ON THE PHONE. I'M OLIVIA. BRAD: NO.
I DON'T WANT TO BE A PART OF SOME GAU FOOTBALL HIT PIECE. I ALREADY TOLD YOU,
I DON'T THINK YOU'RE TO BLAME.
GOOD, BECAUSE I DID NOTHING WRONG, SERIOUSLY.
THE GUY YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? WELL, HE WAS OUT FOR TWO GAMES.
THAT'S FOOTBALL.
YEAH, YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT, OK?
INJURIES HAPPEN, BUT GARRETT'S INTENTIONALLY TARGETING PLAYERS--
YOU DON'T GET IT. I WAS A WALK-ON THAT GOT REAL PLAYING TIME.
COACH GARRETT KNEW ME, LOOKED OUT FOR ME,
SO EVEN IF YOU'RE RIGHT, I'M NOT LOSING ANY SLEEP OVER IT.
HEH HEH! WELL, NO WAY THAT GUY IS 21.
AND YOU ARE?
NAH, YOU'RE JUST KIDS.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A MONSTER
NOW GET OUTTA HERE. BECAUSE I'M NOT.
NO, YOU'RE NOT A MONSTER. YOU'RE A VICTIM.
COACH GARRETT USED YOU LIKE A CRASH-TEST DUMMY,
ONLY HITS GO BOTH WAYS.
FOUR CONCUSSIONS IN TWO YEARS,
AND THEN HE CUTS YOU AND HE MOVES ON TO THE NEXT CRASH-TEST DUMMY,
USED-UP AND LEFT BEHIND, JUST LIKE THE OTHERS.
ARE YOU REALLY GONNA TELL ME THAT THAT NEVER OCCURRED TO YOU
THAT YOU WERE USED, AND THAT GARRETT'S BUILDING HIS LEGEND
WHILE YOU'RE NOT CARDING UNDERAGE DRINKERS?
I JUST WANT TO HEAR YOUR SIDE.
SINGERS: ♪ AH, AH ♪
♪ AH, AH ♪
SPENCER, CHUCKLING: OK.
GRACE: IT'S A STRESSFUL SITUATION.
LOOK, TONIGHT IS ABOUT YOU AND IT'S ON ME, NO DISCUSSIONS.
SPENCER, YOU'VE MADE THIS WHOLE DAY ABOUT ME ALREADY.
ALL: SURPRISE! [CLAMORING]
GRACE: WHAT IS ALL OF THIS? [SPENCER CHUCKLES]
YOU WERE SAYING EARLIER HOW YOU AIN'T HAVE A BUNCH OF YOUNG FRIENDS
THAT DRESS, BUT I DO. COOP: HELL YEAH. TO OGLE YOU IN
LAURA: YOU RAISED A GOOD ONE. GRACE: OH, I KNOW,
AND NOT BECAUSE HE JUST CALLED YOU YOUNG?
LAURA: LITTLE BIT, LITTLE BIT. GRACE: HA HA!
LAURA: DID YOU PICK A DRESS? [ALL TALKING AT ONCE]
JJ: AH, HA HA HA! SORRY. SORRY I'M LATE.
TO STAY OFF THE MAIN STREETS. MY CHARIOT DRIVER LIKES
SPENCER: YOUR WHAT? JJ: SO DOPE, RIGHT?
ASHER: NO, WE DON'T, Y'ALL WANT TO SEE?
AND MAYBE YOU SHOULD GO CHANGE, LIKE, NOW?
CHILL, DUDE.
JACOB'S DRESS CODE IS COCKTAIL CASUAL,
AND I'M BASICALLY WEARING A WRAP DRESS, SO--
IT'S AN OLD SHEET COVERED IN BEER STAINS, JJ.
A HEALTH-CODE VIOLATION. YEAH, YOU SMELL LIKE
OK, FINE.
I'LL CHANGE INTO MY EVENING TOGA IN A SECOND.
IT'S A MORE FORMAL LOOK, YOU KNOW?
SPENCER: THOUGHT IT WAS A DAY PARTY.
AH. DAY IS THE NEW NIGHT.
MONTES: ADAMS? [LINE RINGS]
UH, HEY, COACH. UH, SORRY TO BOTHER YOU
AT THE HOUSE, BUT, UH...
[SIGHS] LOOK, I WANT TO MAKE THE TEAM BETTER.
JUST GIVE ME 5 MINUTES.
DAMN, GIRL.
YES?
I GOTTA TELL JANELLE YOU LOOK WAY BETTER IN PERSON.
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN? - COME ON.
YOU KNOW JANELLE LOVES A RED-CARPET LOOK. SHE SENT ME PICTURES.
WHAT PICTURES?
- YES, FOR REAL. - FOR REAL?
COME ON. IT'S ALL OVER SOCIALS, YO.
YOU AND LAYLA ARE TRENDING.
- WHAT? - YEAH.
MY MOM'S KEEPING A RUNNING TAB OF ALL
THE BEST-DRESSED LISTS YOU'RE ON.
- I'LL SEND YOU LINKS. - OH...
OH, MY GOD. OH, MY GOD!
YEAH, DUDE.
I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS. COOP: I CAN.
DISTANT FEMALE SINGER: ♪ LOSE YOUR MIND SO YOU SHOULD CALL ME ♪
♪ IF YOU LEAVE ME... ♪ PATIENCE: UM, HEY,
SO I HEARD PREACH CAME TO LAURA
ABOUT SOME HELP, SO WHAT'S THAT ABOUT?
UH, UM, I CAN'T REALLY TALK ABOUT THAT,
BUT, UM, WE DEFINITELY GONNA LOOK OUT FOR HIM.
OK, SO THEN WHAT'S BOTHERING YOU?
OFFICE POLITICS.
MMM.
♪ I PUSH YOU AWAY ♪
HEY.
JORDAN WAS TELLING ME YOU GOT ONE OF THE EX-PLAYERS TO TALK.
- SO CONGRATS. - [SIGHS]
THANKS.
UH, CHRISTEL SAYS I NEED ANOTHER SOURCE
ON RECORD BEFORE WE PUBLISH, BUT IT WAS A BIG WIN.
♪ I PUSH YOU AWAY ♪
ACTUALLY, I'VE, UM,
I'VE BEEN MEANING TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP TODAY.
REALLY, IT JUST-- IT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT YOUR...
[SIGHS]
YOU HELPED ME SEE THESE PLAYERS IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT.
I'M GLAD IT HELPED.
KINDA FELT LIKE I OVERSTEPPED A LITTLE.
NO. I MEAN, I, UH...
- YEAH, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT. - YEAH. HEH!
WELL, I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.
NO, IT'S FINE, REALLY.
I MEAN, YOU WERE JUST TRYING TO HELP WHEN I
WASN'T EXACTLY APPRECIATIVE IN THE MOMENT.
LIV, YOU AIN'T GOT TO APOLOGIZE.
WELL, I'M NOT, ACTUALLY.
AH, THAT SOUNDED REALLY MONSTROUS.
HEH HEH! NO, NO. JUST AN UNEXPECTED TURN.
I GUESS I MEAN...
[SIGHS] THE TRUTH IS, UM,
BEING AROUND YOU RIGHT NOW REALLY MESSES ME UP.
IT'S SOMETHING I'M STILL WORKING THROUGH.
ME, TOO, AND I'M SORRY I HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT A WAY
TO BE AROUND YOU WITHOUT PISSING YOU OFF OR HURTING YOU.
YEAH, BUT THAT'S JUST IT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO APOLOGIZE, EITHER.
IT'S...YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.
YOU HELPED A LOT, AND I WILL TAKE
ALL THE HELP THAT I CAN GET ON THIS STORY,
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO SWOOP IN AND SAVE THE DAY.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ME
OR ABOUT MY FEELINGS FOR YOU.
JUST LIVE YOUR LIFE, YOU KNOW, AND EVEN IF YOU PISS ME OFF
OR EVEN WHEN YOU HURT ME,
THAT'S ON ME NOW.
IT HAS TO BE.
IT'S THE ONLY WAY THAT I KNOW HOW
TO MOVE ON WITHOUT YOU.
[SIGHS]
I, UH, TOLD YOU THAT DRESS WAS THE ONE.
JORDAN: YOU LOOK TRULY... [LAYLA CHUCKLES]
LAYLA: THANKS. WOW.
UH, IS THAT WHY YOU GOT DRESSED UP FOR TONIGHT?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. I ALWAYS LOOK THIS GOOD.
[CHUCKLING] OH, OK.
SEE? RIGHT THERE. I AM FUNNY.
OK, I AM NOT DOING THIS AGAIN.
JORDAN: AND WELL-DRESSED. [LAYLA GIGGLES]
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT ALL DAY?
UH, SOFT PRETZELS?
- CLOSE SECOND. - HMM.
ONE MORE GUESS.
I DON'T KNOW. CAN I GET A HINT, AT LEAST?
LAYLA: OH, MY... JJ: O...M...G.
WHAT ARE YOU-- WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT HERE, JJ?
UH, TRYING TO FIND MY CHARIOT.
I WOULD ASK WHAT YOU WERE DOING OUT HERE,
LAYLA: AHEM. BUT...
[SIGHS]
[BICYCLE BELL RINGS] JJ: HEH HEH! AH.
[CHUCKLES]
JJ: DON'T WORRY. LAYLA: AHEM.
I WON'T TELL ANYONE.
[CHUCKLES]
OH, MY GOD.
WELL, HE'S GONNA TELL EVERYONE, ISN'T HE?
YEAH.
GIDDYAP.
AH.
[SNORTS]
[CHARIOT DRIVER NEIGHS]
SPENCER: GET YOUR ASS IN THAT SHOWER. [CHUCKLES]
HEY, MAN. YOU GOOD?
I CAME TO WORK OUT AND, UM...
YOU, UH, KNOW THAT GUY I HURT
IN THE BOWL GAME... ROGER TAYLOR?
YEAH.
TURNS OUT THE, UH, INJURY WAS WORSE THAN THEY THOUGHT.
THEY SAY HE MIGHT NOT PLAY AGAIN.
THAT'S HEAVY...
BUT YOU KNOW THAT'S NOT YOUR FAULT, RIGHT?
ISAIAH, I'VE DONE WHAT YOU'RE DOING NOW, MAN.
I HURT ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS IN JUNIOR YEAR--
IT'S NOT THE SAME.
I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT I'M TELLING YOU, IT'S NOT THE SAME.
- AND IT IS STILL NOT YOUR FAULT. - NO, YOU--
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. I-- SPENCER: ISAIAH,
I KNOW.
LOOK AT ME.
I KNOW.
AND I AM TELLING YOU,
IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT.
PLAYING FOR A SCHOOL LIKE COASTAL,
IN MY HOMETOWN?
THAT'S THE DREAM.
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO HEAR.
JABARI: THE COACH SAYS YOU MIGHT WANT ME AT SPRING BALL,
SO WE WORKED UP A PLAN FOR ME TO GRADUATE EARLY.
BILLY: RIGHT. IT'S A HEAVIER WORKLOAD, BUT, UH, HE SAYS
HE CAN GET IT DONE, SO...HE'S GONNA GET IT DONE.
REALLY PLAYING HARD-TO-GET. JABARI: GUESS I'M NOT [BILLY CHUCKLES]
WELL, I GUESS THERE'S JUST ONE MORE THING.
I'M GONNA LEAVE IT TO COACH ADAMS HERE,
SINCE HE'S THE ONE WHO HOUNDED ME TO WATCH
YOUR GAME TAPE UNTIL 3:00 IN THE MORNING.
[CHUCKLES]
JABARI, WE BELIEVE THAT you
HAVE ELITE POTENTIAL AT THE NEXT LEVEL.
WE'D LIKE YOU TO DO IT WITH A COASTAL CALIFORNIA JERSEY ON.
FOR REAL?
[SIGHS]
FULL RIDE.
OFFICIAL OFFER.
ASHER: ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS SAY YES.
YOU BETTER GET UP, BOY.
HELL YES.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
WELCOME TO THE RAYS, JABARI.
JABARI: THANK YOU, COACH.
MY MAN.
THANK YOU, COACH.
LOOK, YOU EARNED THIS.
KEEP EARNING IT.
I'M PROUD OF YOU, BOY. JABARI: YES, SIR.
BILLY: A FULL RIDE. COME ON.
[FRONT DOOR CLOSES] [JJ SIGHS,
WHAT'S UP, J.?
HEY.
UH, I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT LAST NIGHT, ACTUALLY.
OH. WILDEST YESTERDAY I'VE HAD IN A WHILE.
[CHUCKLES] WHAT YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT?
WHAT YOU SAW OUTSIDE OF JACOB'S.
OH. NO WAY. YOU SAW THEM, TOO?
JORDAN: HEH HEH! WHAT? [CHUCKLES]
THOSE TWO HOTTIES, MAKING OUT.
OH, ONE GIRL HAD THAT SEXY, SHORT HAIRCUT
AND PANT-SUIT LOOK I LIKE.
UH, NO. NO.
NO WAY. I MUST HAVE MISSED THEM.
AH, DAMN IT. WAS HOPING YOU SAW THEM
BECAUSE THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT THEM...
- LIKE I KNEW THEM, - UH-HUH.
OR THEY ASKED ME TO HAVE A THREESOME.
- [SCOFFS] - ANYWAY,
IT'LL COME BACK TO ME EVENTUALLY.
[CHUCKLES]
YEAH.
BILLY: RIGHT. UM, LAURA WILL BE IN SOON.
SOMETHING TO DRINK? COOP: NO, I'M GOOD. CAN I GET YOU
ACTUALLY, I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT PREACH'S CUSTODY CASE.
OH, YEAH. LAURA TOLD ME. EVERY FATHER'S NIGHTMARE.
YEAH. UH, WELL, I WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU'D BE INTERESTED
IN BEING A CHARACTER REFERENCE FOR HIM SINCE YOU GUYS
HAVE DONE ALL THE WORK AT THE SCHOOL AND--
SAY LESS. ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S A GOOD MAN.
A GREAT IDEA, COOP. THAT IS
HE'S SEEN FIRSTHAND THE TRANSFORMATION
SINCE HE'S BEEN WORKING AT SOUTH CRENSHAW HIGH. PREACH HAS MADE
I HAVE. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT MY OFFICE
FOR A SCHEDULING AVAILABILITY. LAURA: OH.
SOMEONE'S GOT JOKES TODAY. BILLY: HA HA HA!
UH, SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO AMBUSH YOU ON THE WEEKEND.
NO, NO. IT WAS A GREAT IDEA.
- BUT I'M GLAD YOU CAME BY - YEAH.
BECAUSE I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT PREACH'S CASE.
OK.
I'M GONNA TAKE YOU OFF OF IT.
YOU--YOU CAN'T DO THAT. I MEAN, PREACH AND AMINA ARE LIKE FAMILY TO ME.
I KNOW, WHICH MAKES YOU WAY TOO CLOSE TO BE AN ASSET.
YOU'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE CASE
EXACTLY HOW THE JUDGE IS GONNA SEE IT.
SO DARIUS IS GONNA TAKE OVER,
AND I NEED YOU TO GIVE HIM SOME SPACE.
SO, I LOOKED YOU UP LAST NIGHT.
SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE PRETTY GOOD AT CATCHING A FOOTBALL.
YOU WANT MY AUTOGRAPH?
[GIGGLES]
SIGN AND DATE, PLEASE.
THAT'S FUNNY.
WHAT IS?
I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING.
SIGNED.
AND IF YOU SERIOUS ABOUT THAT DATE,
THAT'S MY NUMBER.
OK.
ALL RIGHT.
[CHUCKLES]
- DRESS, DRESS. - UH--
I FORGOT THE-- ALICIA: YEAH.
- YOU'RE WELCOME. - THANK YOU.
AHEM.
OLIVIA?
ISAIAH.
CAN I SIT?
YEAH. SURE.
I, UH, SAW SPENCER THIS MORNING,
AND HE SAID I SHOULD TALK TO YOU...
ABOUT COACH.
COACH GARRETT?
DID HE TELL YOU TO INJURE ROGER TAYLOR IN THE BOWL GAME?
YES.
AND HE TAUGHT ME HOW TO DO IT, TOO.
WE PRACTICED.
GREG, MOVE YOUR HEAD!