♪ IT'S A BEAUTIFUL ♪ FEMALE SINGER:
♪ IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY ♪
♪ IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY... ♪
OLIVIA: HERE WE GO. OK. BILLY: OH.
WHAT IS-- WHAT IS THIS?
WELL, IT'S BLUEBERRY AND RICOTTA TOAST.
BLUEBERRY AND RICOTTA. WHAT--
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE EGGS AND THE
CRACKLIN' BACON AND--
I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT, HONEY.
- IT TASTES GREAT, TOO. - YOU SEE, DAD?
JORDAN'S INHALING HIS. BILLY: OK.
DAD, IF YOU DON'T WANT YOURS, I CAN TAKE IT OFF YOUR PLATE.
EXCUSE ME. GREEDY WITH YOUR--
BILLY: LET ME--ALL RIGHT. [LAURA GIGGLES]
OLIVIA: MM. WELL?
I STAND CORRECTED. THIS IS DELICIOUS.
OLIVIA: I KNOW. BILLY: ALL RIGHT.
WAY TO GO. MM.
SO, HAVE YOU, UH,
DECIDED WHAT YOU'RE GONNA SAY TO YOUR TEAM TODAY?
I'M, UH, STILL WORKING ON IT.
OLIVIA: WAIT, WHAT'S THAT? JORDAN: MM.
AFTER TODAY'S SPRING COMBINE, DAD'S GONNA TELL
HIS TEAM THAT HE'S LEAVING CRENSHAW FOR THE GAU JOB.
OLIVIA: HOW DO YOU THINK BILLY: I DON'T KNOW. THEY'LL TAKE IT?
COACHING CHANGE AT THIS LEVEL, THEY HIT A LITTLE BIT HARDER, SO...
AT ME AS A FATHER FIGURE. BILLY: THE PLAYERS LOOK OLIVIA: MM.
GRACE IS GONNA BE THERE... JORDAN: MM-HMM.
JORDAN: AND I'LL BE THERE. BILLY: IF THE PLAYERS NEED HELP AFTERWARDS.
OLIVIA: WHY ARE YOU GOING? BILLY: YES.
BECAUSE BEVERLY PLAYERS ARE GONNA BE THERE.
I'M GONNA HELP OUT WITH THE DRILLS, YOU KNOW, THROWING
TO THE WIDE RECEIVERS. BILLY: HMM. YOU THINK
ANYBODY ELSE WOULD WANT TO HELP OUT,
LIKE--LIKE SPENCER? I KNOW THE PLAYERS LOOK UP TO HIM.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? LAURA: BABE.
TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT LAURA: IF YOU WANT BILLY: HMM?
WITH SPENCER, JUST CALL HIM.
TAKE THE FIRST STEP.
OLIVIA: WELL, I'M GLAD YOU LIKED THE BLUEBERRY AND RICOTTA TOAST...
OLIVIA: BUT I CAN'T TAKE ALL THE CREDIT JORDAN: MM-HMM.
BECAUSE IT'S LAYLA'S RECIPE. JORDAN: HMM. WHAT?
REALLY? NEVER MADE THIS FOR ME.
WHY WOULD LAYLA MAKE YOU BREAKFAST?
BECAUSE WE'RE FRIENDS.
LAURA: YOU GUYS, I MISSED THIS,
BILLY: YEAH. THIS IS NICE. THE FOUR OF US.
WE SHOULD DO THIS MORE OFTEN.
OLIVIA: I'M IN. JORDAN: ME, TOO.
LAURA: YEAH? OLIVIA: YEAH.
LAURA: SO, LIKE, WHAT? ONCE A WEEK?
OLIVIA: UHH... JORDAN: WELL...
OLIVIA: I DON'T KNOW BILLY: HA HA HA! ABOUT THAT.
LAURA, CHUCKLING: OK, HOW 'BOUT...
ONCE A MONTH, JUST US?
OK? THEN IT'S SETTLED.
ONCE A MONTH, BREAKFAST WITH MY FAVORITE TEAM.
BILLY: ALL RIGHT. BRING IT IN. LAURA: YEAH.
BILLY: YEAH, BAKER BREAKFAST. LAURA: CHEERS.
COOP: WAIT, SO LIV DOESN'T WANT TO BE FRIENDS?
NAW, SHE WANTS TO BE MORE THAN FRIENDS.
BRO, BUT Y'ALL TRIED THAT ALREADY AND IT DIDN'T WORK.
"DIDN'T WORK" IS A LITTLE OVERSIMPLIFIED, BUT I GUESS.
NOW, LOOK, DO YOU STILL LOVE LIV?
YES. BUT AM I STILL IN LOVE WITH HER?
I DON'T KNOW.
HOW DO I KNOW WHAT I FEEL WHEN I'M AROUND HER
ISN'T JUST ECHOES FROM WHAT WE HAD?
THOSE ARE GOOD QUESTIONS. WHAT DID ALICIA SAY?
SPENCER: HUH? COOP: "HUH"?
WHAT DID YOUR CURRENT GIRLFRIEND SAY
ABOUT YOUR EX-GIRLFRIEND WANTING YOU BACK?
SPENCER: I AIN'T TELL HER. COOP: WHAT?
[SCOFFS] WHAT? LOOK, I'M TOO BUSY
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO SAY TO LIV,
WHO I'M KINDA AVOIDING RIGHT NOW
'CAUSE SHE WANTS TO MEET UP TODAY.
BRO, THERE'S WAY TOO MUCH HISTORY BETWEEN YOU TWO
FOR YOU TO JUST BE BLOWING HER OFF LIKE THAT, SO IF YOU
ARE GONNA AVOID HER, YOU BETTER HAVE A LEGIT REASON.
[SIGHS QUIETLY]
ARE YOU WEARING A CARDIGAN?
NO, IT'S AN OFFICIAL COASTAL CALIFORNIA SWEATER VEST.
YOU'RE GONNA WEAR IT TO THE COMBINE?
WELL, NOW I'M NOT SO SURE.
IT'S FINE. YOU LOOK COACH-Y.
ASHER: THAT'S WHAT JAYMEE: GOOD, GOOD. I WAS GOING FOR.
ASHER: ALL RIGHT. [BOTH CHUCKLE]
WISH ME LUCK. [SIGHS]
YOU'RE LEAVING RIGHT NOW?
YEAH, IT'S--IT'S A LONG DRIVE. WHY?
NOTHING. I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT SOMETHING, BUT IT CAN WAIT.
IS EVERYTHING OK?
I GUESS THAT DEPENDS ON YOUR REACTION.
TO WHAT?
I'M PREGNANT.
NOW THAT I HAVE YOUR REACTION, ASK ME AGAIN HOW I'M DOING.
NO, I'M-- I'M--I'M SORRY.
OK, UM...
LET ME CALL THE OTHER COACHES,
LET 'EM KNOW THAT I CAN'T COVER THE COMBINE, OK?
WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO TALK.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT PLENTY, BUT
WE HAVE TIME.
YOU SHOULD GO TO THE COMBINE,
WEAR YOUR LITTLE CARDIGAN. [BOTH CHUCKLE]
JAYMEE: HEH! YEAH. HEH! ASHER: SWEATER VEST.
WE CAN TALK WHEN YOU GET BACK.
[R&B MUSIC PLAYING]
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
LAYLA: DAD. HEY, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE IN TOWN.
WITH MY DAUGHTER ALONE, PLEASE? HEY, UM, I'D LIKE TO SPEAK
MAN: YEAH, NO PROBLEM. [MUSIC STOPS]
OK.
WELL, I CAN TELL YOU'RE UPSET,
BUT CAN I HUG YOU AT LEAST?
I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN MONTHS. HEH!
MMM. LOOK, I'M SURE YOU KNOW WHY I'M HERE.
UM, 'CAUSE CLAY GAVE US OUR NAME BACK?
[SIGHS]
EVERYTHING I BUILT AT KEATING RECORDS,
MY LIFE'S WORK, IT'S GONE. CATALOGUE'S STILL THERE. LAYLA: WELL, THE MUSIC
WITH SOMEBODY ELSE'S NAME ATTACHED TO IT. IT WAS CREATED WITH MY NAME.
RIGHT. WELL, IF THE NAME MEANT SO MUCH TO YOU,
MAYBE YOU SHOULD'VE LEFT IT TO SOMEONE WHO SHARED THAT NAME.
I SHOULD'VE BEEN YOUR LEGACY, DAD,
NOT CLAY, AND I FIXED THAT.
HEY, I'M YOUR BLOOD AND THE LEGACY WILL CARRY ON.
YOU WERE SO ADAMANT ABOUT WANTING TO BUILD YOUR OWN THING, I DIDN'T
EVEN KNOW YOU WANTED THE COMPANY, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
BUT I WORKED REALLY HARD TO BUILD KEATING RECORDS FROM SCRATCH.
YES, YOU ARE MY LEGACY, BUT SO IS THAT COMPANY,
AT LEAST UNTIL SOMEONE STRIPPED MY NAME FROM IT.
[SIGHS] SORRY.
ONE DAY YOU'LL UNDERSTAND.
[FOOTSTEPS RETREAT, LAYLA SIGHS]
PREACH: A.J., WHERE YOU GOIN'? A.J.: DETENTION.
DETENTION IS THAT WAY. A.J.: I'MMA HIT UP PREACH: UH,
THE CANDY MACHINE FIRST. PREACH: THE CANDY MACHINE IN THE TEACHERS' LOUNGE?
A.J.: AIN'T NO TEACHERS HERE ON SATURDAY. PREACH: I'M HERE.
LOOK, IT'S MY JOB TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET TO DETENTION ON TIME,
BUT YOU GOT 20 SECONDS. 19, 18,
AMINA: HI, DADDY. 17.
[CHUCKLING] AMINA, WHAT YOU DOIN' HERE?
I DON'T GET YOU UNTIL NEXT WEEKEND.
MEMA DROPPED ME OFF EARLY, SO WE CAN SPEND THE WEEKEND TOGETHER.
NICE. LOOK, I HAVE TO, UH,
SUPERVISE THIS DETENTION THING,
BUT YOU CAN HANG OUT IN BILLY'S OFFICE.
COOP IS MEETING ME HERE FOR LUNCH.
SHE'LL BE GLAD TO SEE YOU.
COME HERE, BABY GIRL. MM.
MM. I MISS YOU.
WORKING ANOTHER SATURDAY.
HUH. JUST DOING SOME RESEARCH.
DID YOU HEAR THE BIG NEWS?
CHRISTEL: YOUR ARTICLE OLIVIA: MM-MM.
HAS BEEN PICKED UP IN 8 MAJOR NEWS MARKETS.
DETROIT, ATLANTA, PHILLY.
A LOCAL MORNING SHOW IN CHICAGO IS EVEN
RUNNING AN ON-AIR SEGMENT ABOUT IT.
CHRISTEL: CONGRATULATIONS. OLIVIA: WAIT. SERIOUSLY?
IT'S TOO BAD I HAD TO TURN DOWN THE INTERVIEW,
BUT THIS IS STILL HUGE FOR YOU, AND US.
UH, WAIT--WHAT--UH, WHAT INTERVIEW?
THEY WANTED TO TALK TO THE JOURNALIST
WHO WROTE THE ARTICLE-- JAYDEN DAVIS.
[SIGHS] TSK.
SUCKS THAT I DON'T GET ANY CREDIT FOR MY OWN ARTICLE.
YOU CHOSE TO GO THE PSEUDONYM ROUTE.
BUT EVERYONE HERE KNOWS WHO WROTE IT.
BIG THINGS ARE COMING TO YOU, LIV. OLIVIA: MM.
YOU'RE FEELING GUILTY, AREN'T YOU?
MY DAD JUST LOOKED SO HEARTBROKEN.
SO WHAT'S YOUR PLAN?
LAYLA: I GUESS TALK TO CLAY. JORDAN: MM.
I--I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF YOU HAVING TO GROVEL.
WHO SAID ANYTHING ABOUT GROVELING?
NOT ME.
YEAH, I DON'T GROVEL.
JORDAN: OF COURSE NOT. LAYLA: YEAH. HEH!
JORDAN: YOU DON'T GROVEL. NO. LAYLA: HEY.
RELAX. Y'ALL KNOW YA AIN'T GOTTA
PRETEND IN FRONT OF ME NO MORE.
UH, SORRY. FORCE OF HABIT.
LAYLA: I SHOULD GET GOING. JORDAN: RIGHT.
YEAH. I GOTTA GET OUTTA HERE, TOO, SO...
I'LL SEE YOU LATER. BYE, SPENCE.
SPENCER: LATER. LAYLA: BYE.
JORDAN: ACTUALLY, YO, SPENCE. SPENCER: YEAH?
I AM HELPING OUT AT THE SPRING COMBINE TODAY.
YOU KNOW, JUST GIVING SOME HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS
A CHANCE TO SHINE. DON'T SUPPOSE MAYBE
YOU'D WANT TO PITCH IN AND-- SPENCER: YES.
YES, DEFINITELY. LET'S DO IT.
REALLY? OK, THAT WAS UNEXPECTEDLY EASY.
WELL, I KINDA NEED SOMETHING LEGIT TO DO TODAY
TO GET OUT OF SOMETHING ELSE, SO THIS IS PERFECT.
MUST BE SOMETHING YOU REALLY WANT TO GET OUT OF BADLY
IF YOU'RE WILLING TO SPEND TIME WITH MY DAD.
WHO SAID ANYTHING ABOUT SPENDING TIME WITH YOUR DAD? NO.
NO, IT'S A BIG FIELD, AND I'M THERE
FOR THE PLAYERS, NOT HIM. COME ON.
OK.
BILLY: HEY, ASH. ASHER: HEH!
BILLY: WHAT'S UP? ASHER: HEY, COACH.
AREN'T YOU GOING TO THE COMBINE?
YEAH. YEAH, I'M-- I'M ON MY WAY THERE NOW.
ASHER: I JUST WANTED TO GET SOME ADVICE. BILLY: OK.
OH. OK. CAN WE DISCUSS IT AT THE COMBINE?
MY GIRLFRIEND IS PREGNANT, COACH.
[ASHER EXHALES] BILLY: OK.
WOW.
[EXHALES] THAT IS THE FIRST TIME
THAT I'VE SAID IT OUT LOUD. IT FEELS, UH--
YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE IT. ASHER: COACH, I HAVE... BILLY: HEH HEH!
A HUNDRED QUESTIONS
AND NOT ONE SINGLE ANSWER.
BILLY: YOU'LL BE READY. ASHER: HOW DO YOU KNOW?
BECAUSE YOU'RE THE MOST PREPARED PLAYER I'VE EVER COACHED,
SO, WE'RE GONNA BE JUST FINE.
OK?
NOW, WE GONNA GO TO THIS COMBINE
OR WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT YOUR KID ALL DAY?
[SIGHS] YEAH, SORRY.
ASHER: UH, HEH! BILLY: OK.
I'LL, UH, I'LL SEE YOU THERE. BILLY: OK, YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, UM, THAT'S THE KITCHEN, IT'S THAT DIRECTION.
SO YOU'RE IN NO CONDITION TO DRIVE, SO WHY DON'T WE TAKE THE CRENSHAW BUS TOGETHER?
BILLY: YEAH. THERE WE GO. ASHER: YEAH.
ASHER: YEAH, THANKS. BILLY: THIS WAY.
OPEN UP. THERE WE GO. ASHER: YEAH.
YO, WHERE DID YOU GET THESE?
WE GOT A SNACK MACHINE IN THE TEACHERS' LOUNGE.
DAWG, I JUST BROKE MY TOOTH.
THIS THING GOTTA BE, LIKE, 30 YEARS OLD.
COOP: WELL, THEN, SEE HERE. AMINA: TASTES GOOD TO ME.
YOU CAN HAVE MINE THEN. WOMAN: AMINA.
[SIGHS]
WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT EATING THAT MUCH SUGAR?
YOU SAID IT'LL ROT MY TEETH.
UH, YOU NEED SOMETHING, MRS. MOORE?
YES. I NEED MY GRANDDAUGHTER.
ARE YOU FORGETTING WE HAVE FULL CUSTODY OF HER? THIS WAS STUPID.
WHY DID YOU DROP HER OFF EARLY IF YOU WAS GONNA COME AT HIM LIKE THIS?
THE JUDGE IS GONNA HEAR ABOUT THIS.
IT'S NOT HIS FAULT.
I RAN AWAY.
AMINA: I'M SORRY, MEMA. COOP: WAIT. WHAT?
DROPPED ME OFF EARLY I LIED AND SAID YOU 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT
TO MOVE TO BALTIMORE. COOP: BALTIMORE?
AIN'T NOBODY GOIN' TO BALTIMORE.
WE ARE. WE'RE MOVING THERE
AT THE END OF AMINA'S SCHOOL SEMESTER.
THE HELL YOU ARE.
AMINA, LET'S GO CHECK OUT THE GYM.
IS THIS THE PART WHERE YOU GET ALL TOUGH
AND YOU TRY TO INTIMIDATE ME?
NO, IT'S NOT LIKE THAT.
AMINA'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY,
AND SHE'S BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOU.
I KNOW THE REAL YOU. I WATCHED YOU GROW UP ON THESE STREETS,
AND THAT'S WHY I'M TAKING HER FAR AWAY FROM HERE,
AND NOW YOU DON'T GET HER NEXT WEEKEND.
JORDAN: OK, SO REWIND.
MY SISTER ASKED YOU TO GET BACK TOGETHER?
DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING? JORDAN: AND YOU SPENCER: YEP.
SHE AIN'T GIVE ME A CHANCE.
BUT SHE WANTED TO TALK TODAY AND INSTEAD,
YOU'RE DOING THE COMBINE? SPENCER: BRO,
YOU ASKED ME FOR MY HELP.
NAH. YOU ARE JUST AVOIDING HER. THAT IS NOT COOL.
JORDAN: MY SISTER'S. SPENCER: WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON, DAWG?
OK, LOOK, COOL.
JORDAN: NO, NO, NO, NO. TO LEAVE, I'LL LEAVE. YOU WANT ME
COME ON. WE'RE ALREADY HERE, ALL RIGHT? BESIDES, YOU PROBABLY
ALREADY BLEW IT WITH LIV, BUT MY DAD WAS GLAD YOU AGREED TO COME.
JORDAN: 'CAUSE IT WAS HIS IDEA. SPENCER: WHY'D YOU TELL HIM?
HE ASKED YOU TO BRING ME HERE?
I MEAN, HE MENTIONED IT. IT WASN'T LIKE IT WAS SOME DEVIOUS PLAN.
BRO, NOW HE'S GONNA THINK I'M ACCEPTING
SOME OLIVE BRANCH THAT I AIN'T READY FOR YET.
YOU GOTTA RELAX, DUDE, OK?
YOU ARE THE ONE WHO IS MAKING EVERYTHING
MORE COMPLICATED HERE, ALL RIGHT, WITH OLIVIA AND MY DAD.
I'MMA GO CHECK OUT THESE WIDE RECEIVERS.
[SIGHS] I...
CLAY, CHUCKLING: YEAH, THIS LOOKS GOOD. I LIKE THAT.
[SIGHS] YOU DIDN'T WASTE ANY TIME.
REBRANDING IS OUR MAIN FOCUS RIGHT NOW.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? LAYLA: CLAY TAYLOR ENTERTAINMENT?
CLAY: IT'S OUR NEW LOGO. WHY? WITH THE INITIALS? YOU REALLY GOING
LAYLA: CTE? CLAY: MM-HMM.
YOU KNOW THAT'S A SPORTS INJURY-RELATED
BRAIN CONDITION, RIGHT?
CAN I HELP YOU WITH SOMETHING?
YES, ACTUALLY. GOOD NEWS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE THE CTE LOGO.
IT'S CLAY TAYLOR ENTERTAINMENT.
LAYLA: NO, IT'S KEATING RECORDS. CLAY: WHAT?
YOU CAN HAVE THE NAME BACK.
I WAS WRONG.
DO YOU REALLY THINK YOU WERE WRONG,
OR DID DADDY SAY YOU WERE WRONG?
DOES IT MATTER? YOU CAN HAVE THE NAME BACK.
CONGRATULATIONS. YOU WIN. CLAY: I ALREADY WON.
I GOT THE ARTISTS, THE CATALOGUE, AND THE EMPIRE.
NOW IT'S ALL UNDER MY NAME. LAYLA: CTE.
IT'S CLAY TAYLOR ENTERTAI--
LOOK, THE BALL IS ALREADY ROLLING ON THIS REBRANDING.
IT'S TOO LATE, SO YOU CAN KEEP THE KEATING NAME.
NOW GO WORK ON THEM DADDY ISSUES SOMEWHERE ELSE.
I HAVE AN EMPIRE TO RUN HERE. [CLICKS TEETH]
D, LET ME HOLLER AT YOU RIGHT QUICK. THIS LOOKS GOOD, MAN.
ANOTHER SIGN RIGHT HERE... MAYBE WE CAN GET [LAYLA SIGHS]
CRENSHAW GOT SOME CRAZY TALENT COMING BACK
BILLY: HEH HEH! YES, SIR. NEXT YEAR, COACH.
SHAME I AIN'T GONNA BE OUT THERE WITH 'EM.
OH, COME ON, NOW.
YOU KNOW YOU'RE GONNA BE BALLIN' OUT THERE AT COASTAL.
BETTER THINGS FOR YOU, SON. BILLY: ONLY BIGGER AND JABARI: HMM.
JABARI: WHAT ABOUT YOU? BILLY: HMM?
BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS IN YOUR FUTURE, TOO?
THERE'S A LOT OF SMOKE ABOUT YOU LEAVING... BILLY: YEAH.
SO GUYS ARE STARTING TO ASK QUESTIONS.
JABARI: WELL, WHATEVER BILLY: I'MMA TELL THE TEAM TODAY.
YOU DECIDE, COACH, I GOT YOUR BACK
'CAUSE, I MEAN, WITHOUT YOU...
IF I DIDN'T COME PLAY FOR YOU,
THERE WOULD BE NO BIGGER AND BETTER IN MY FUTURE.
COME ON, MAN.
I'LL NEVER FORGET EVERYTHING YOU DID FOR ME, COACH.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU, SON.
GET OUTTA HERE.
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
HEY, COACH.
OH, IT'S MY HUSBAND'S ACE RECRUITER.
HEH HEH. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
I MEAN, YOU WERE MY SECRET WEAPON
ASHER, CHUCKLING: YEAH, RIGHT. AND NOW YOU'RE HIS.
YOU JUST HAD ANOTHER GREAT SEASON AT BEVERLY WITHOUT ME.
AH, WELL, WHEN YOU WERE BY MY SIDE, IT WAS DEFINITELY A LOT EASIER.
TO KNOW YOUR SECRET. MONTES: TO COACHING? ASHER: I DO WANT
MONTES: HYDRATION. ASHER: YES.
ASHER: SUCH A MONTES ANSWER. [CHUCKLES]
BILLY: OH, WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE? ASHER: COACH.
BILLY: BEVERLY REUNION [ASHER CHUCKLES] IN THE HOUSE.
BILLY: GOOD TO SEE YOU. MONTES: HEY, COACH. GOOD TO SEE YOU.
SO, HOW'S, UH...
HOW'S MY OLD OFFICE?
JUST KEEP ADDING BANNERS TO IT.
I WAS JUST ASKING MONTES HER SECRET TO COACHING.
WHAT'S YOURS?
I'M NOT GIVING YOU MY SECRETS.
WE'RE RIVALS NEXT YEAR, BRUH.
ASHER: YEAH. I, UH, I KEEP FORGETTING. YEAH.
[CHUCKLES] BILLY: YUP.
LOOK, UM...
I WANT YOU BOTH TO KNOW HOW MUCH YOU'VE MEANT TO ME.
YOU BOTH HELPED ME BECOME THE PERSON THAT I AM TODAY.
NOW I'M--I'M GONNA WALK AWAY
'CAUSE I KNOW MONTES HATES THESE MOMENTS. BILLY: HA HA!
I DO, BUT, UH, THANK YOU, COACH ADAMS.
BILLY: THANK YOU, SIR. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE. ASHER: WELCOME.
[CHUCKLES]
SO THE RUMORS ARE TRUE.
YOU AND ADAMS ARE GONNA BE RIVALS NEXT YEAR?
UH, YEAH, YEAH.
I, UH, HAVEN'T...
HAVEN'T TOLD MY TEAM YET.
DO YOU EVER THINK ABOUT WHAT YOUR NEXT STEP IS GONNA BE?
BEVERLY IS MY NEXT STEP.
I MEAN, LOOK AT WHAT WE GET TO DO.
I LOVE THIS.
AND THESE KIDS NEED US, THEY LOOK UP TO US,
AND THEY STILL LOVE FOOTBALL.
YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE ASSUME THAT I HAVEN'T APPLIED
TO A D-1 JOB BECAUSE I'M A WOMAN, BUT,
REALLY, IT'S BECAUSE...I'M RIGHT WHERE I BELONG.
HMM.
DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS,
AND I'M SURE THAT YOU HAVE YOUR REASONS FOR MOVING ON,
BUT...I'D BE CRAZY TO LEAVE.
SPENCER, VOICE-OVER: A GREAT COACH AT GAU, YOU'RE GONNA MAKE
BUT YOU'RE A GREAT MAN IN CRENSHAW.
TO WALK AWAY FROM THAT. YOU'D BE INSANE
♪ STAY READY... ♪ MALE RAPPER:
NICE GRAB, NICE GRAB, NICE GRAB.
YOU UP, CRAWFORD. LET'S GO. LET'S GO.
SPENCE, SQUAD ABOUT TO BE LEGIT NEXT YEAR.
'BOUT TO GET COACH BAKER HIS SECOND STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
YOU UP, MAN. LET'S GO. GO GET IT. GO GET IT.
♪ AYE, GET OUT MY WAY ♪
♪ I CANNOT BE STOPPED, I'M RUNNING THE PLAY ♪
♪ AYE, UH, GET OUT MY WAY, I CANNOT BE STOPPED ♪
SPENCER: EDDY. [EDDY LAUGHS]
COME HERE, MAN. EDDY: HA HA HA!
SPENCER: WHAT'S FUNNY? YO, SPENCE.
YOU OUT THERE DROPPING EASY PASSES AND LAUGHING?
WHAT'S FUNNY ABOUT HAVING STONE HANDS, BRUH?
YO, YOU AIN'T GOTTA DO ME LIKE THAT, BIG DAWG.
I DROPPED A PASS. I'LL CATCH THE NEXT ONE. NO BIG DEAL.
NO, NO, IT IS A BIG DEAL. IT AIN'T ABOUT
THE DROPPED BALL, MAN. IT'S ABOUT YOU SHOWING ALL THOSE COLLEGE COACHES
THAT YOU DON'T CARE. LOOK, WE ALL KNOW YOU GOT BIG TALENT.
DO NOT GIVE THESE COACHES A REASON TO PASS ON YOU, MAN. COME ON.
SPENCER: LET'S GO. EDDY: YES, SIR.
EVERYBODY, IT'S SPENCER JAMES.
HA HA HA HA!
MAN, I JUST HAD
A VERY SCARY FLASHBACK TO YOU GETTING ON ME
IT WORKED, DIDN'T IT? AT PRACTICE. SPENCER: HEY,
OH... SO YOU TAKING
FULL CREDIT FOR MY SCHOLLIE AT COASTAL?
NAH. NO, YOU EARNED THAT.
MM, YOU DEFINITELY HELPED, THOUGH.
JABARI: THAT'S FOR SURE. SPENCER: MM-HMM.
MAN, YOU LUCKY.
YOU GET TO BE REUNITED WITH COACH BAKER AT GAU NEXT YEAR.
YEAH, BUT AT WHAT COST?
LOOK, IF YOU ASK ME,
COASTAL'S THE LUCKY ONE.
THEY GOT THEMSELVES A STAR. [JABARI CHUCKLES]
BUT YOU KNOW WE GONNA HAVE TO PLAY EACH OTHER NEXT YEAR, RIGHT?
YEAH, OCTOBER 7.
YOU ALREADY KNOW THE DATE?
JABARI: OH, IT'S BEEN CIRCLED. SPENCER: HA HA HA!
SPENCER: BOY, I STAY READY. YOU BETTER BE READY, MAN. JABARI:
HEY, GOOD TO SEE YOU, BRO. SPENCER: PROUD OF YOU, MAN. JABARI: I HOPE SO.
HEY, THANK YOU.
LET'S GO, 14. SPENCER: AH!
THERE YOU GO, THERE YOU GO. JABARI: GOOD STUFF.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, EDDY.
MALE SINGER: ♪ CAN'T SAY I HAD THIS PLANNED OUT ♪
♪ EVERYWHERE I GO, I STAND OUT ♪
COOP: HEY, MS. MOORE. SADIE MOORE: TAMIA.
WHERE'S YOUR MOM?
COOP: UH, SHE AIN'T COMIN'. SADIE: WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH HER. SHE TOLD ME TO MEET HER HERE FOR COFFEE.
I ASKED HER TO DO THAT BECAUSE I KNEW YOU WOULDN'T MEET WITH ME.
TAMIA, I KNOW WHAT YOU GONNA SAY, AND IT AIN'T GONNA WORK.
CAN WE PLEASE JUST HAVE THE COFFEE?
ALL RIGHT, I ORDERED YOURS ALREADY. SADIE: MM.
AND THEN YOU CAN CALL AND YELL AT MY MOM LATER.
OH, I'LL CALL HER.
SHE'LL PROBABLY BE WAITING ON IT.
SO...
SHE TOLD ME YOU WERE WORKING IN A LAW FIRM?
YEAH. I AM.
YOU HAVE REALLY TURNED YOUR LIFE AROUND, HUH?
I HAVE, AND SO HAS PREACH.
WE'RE MOVING TO BALTIMORE, TAMIA.
OK, BUT DON'T MOVE BECAUSE YOU THINK
YOU'RE PROTECTING AMINA FROM HER DAD, ALL RIGHT?
NOT UNTIL YOU GET TO KNOW THE REAL PREACH.
OH, I KNOW HIM. I WATCHED HIM GROW UP.
AND YOU WATCHED ME GROW UP, AND YOU JUST SAID
YOURSELF I WAS ABLE TO TURN MY LIFE AROUND.
WHY ARE YOU SO SURE HE CAN'T TURN HIS AROUND?
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
YOU GONNA TALK TO HIM?
I ALREADY DID THE OTHER DAY.
AIN'T NOTHING LEFT TO SAY.
IF THAT WAS TRUE, YOU WOULDN'T BE HERE.
I'M JUST HELPING OUT
AND AVOIDING LIV. GRACE: WHY?
GRACE: IS THAT A BAD THING? TO GET BACK TOGETHER. SPENCER: SHE WANTS
I DON'T KNOW YET.
I MEAN, WHAT'S REALLY CHANGED SINCE WE BROKE UP, MA?
YOU HAVE. I MEAN, YOU'RE NOT AS HAPPY, BABY.
I'M JUST ACKNOWLEDGING A FACT.
[SPENCER INHALES, EXHALES] GRACE: OK.
I'MMA LET YOU SIT WITH THAT,
FORGIVE HIM SO EASY? BUT AS FOR BILLY-- SPENCER: WHY'D YOU
FIRST OFF, BILLY DIDN'T NEED MY FORGIVENESS.
I MEAN, I CONFRONTED HIM, I SPOKE MY PIECE,
WE'RE MOVING ON. YOU AIN'T GONNA BE DIVIDED FOREVER.
I ALREADY SAID MY PIECE, MA. SPENCER: LOOK, I TOLD YOU, GRACE: DID YOU?
'CAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE YOU MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE MORE THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID.
[R&B MUSIC PLAYING]
♪ SOMETHING SO REAL ♪ FEMALE SINGER:
♪ YOU'RE MY LITTLE SWEET THANG ♪
♪ YOU'RE MY LITTLE SWEET THANG, SWEET THANG, SWEET THANG ♪
[SONG ENDS]
[SIGHS] SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
UM, IT'S GOOD. IT'S GREAT.
YEAH. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR. HEH HEH!
UM, NOW CAN I SAY SOMETHING YOU MIGHT NOT WANT TO HEAR?
HEY, UM, I JUST FEEL LIKE IT'S MISSING SOMETHING.
SOME OF THE LEVELS ARE A BIT ROUGH.
YOU KNOW, I'D--I'D JUST GET RID OF THE FLUFF,
AND IT FEELS A BIT CROWDED. I DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO FILL
ALL THAT SPACE 'CAUSE HER VOICE IS SO STRONG.
MM. ANYTHING ELSE?
UM, WELL, THE REVERB
AT THE BEGINNING HAS GOTTA GO.
I MEAN, YOU COULD--YOU COULD ADD SOME COMPRESSION IN A FEW SPOTS
OR TRY IT AND SEE WHERE IT GETS YOU. YOU KNOW, I MEAN,
WE CAN EVEN ADD SOME NOW IF YOU'VE GOT TIME.
YES, PLEASE, YEAH.
JP: HEY. THIS A BAD TIME? LAYLA: OK. DAD.
HI. UM, YOU KNOW
JP: OH, HEY, IT'S BEEN A WHILE, SHAWN STOCKMAN.
BUT WE GO WAY BACK. COME ON. SHAWN: GOOD TO SEE YOU.
JP, CHUCKLING: HEY, HEY.
YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES THIS GUY TURNED ME DOWN?
UH, IT WAS NEVER REALLY THE RIGHT TIME.
JP: YEAH, RIGHT. SHAWN: HA HA HA!
SHAWN: ACTUALLY, I'M HERE JP: HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
TO TEST YOUR DAUGHTER OUT, MAN. SHE'S MAKING A HELL OF A NAME FOR HERSELF,
AND NOW I BELIEVE THE HYPE.
LAYLA: SO YOU KNEW WHAT WAS MISSING. SHAWN: HEH!
I DID, UM, AND I NEEDED YOU TO HEAR THE SAME THING,
THAT IS, IF WE'RE GONNA PRODUCE THIS SONG TOGETHER.
WAIT. ARE YOU SERIOUS? YOU--YOU WANT TO PRODUCE WITH ME?
SHAWN: LISTEN. I'VE SENT THIS SONG
TO ABOUT 20 PRODUCERS OR MORE,
AND YOU KNOW HOW MANY CRITICIZED IT?
JUST YOU.
I DON'T NEED SOMEONE TO TELL ME
THAT THE SONG IS GOOD.
I NEED SOMEONE TO HELP ME MAKE THE SONG GREAT.
AND I'M HONORED. HEH! WELL, I'M IN,
TALK LATER? I'LL JUST-- JP: HEY, DO YOUR THING. UM, DAD, CAN WE
SHAWN: GOOD TO SEE YOU, BRO. IT'S GOOD SEEING YOU, BRO. HEY, SHAWN,
SHAWN: ALL RIGHT. TAKE CARE. JP: ALL RIGHT. COOL.
UM, OK. I JUST WANT TO LISTEN TO IT
ONE MORE TIME AND THEN TRY SOME THINGS.
SHAWN: YEAH. LET'S DO IT. LAYLA: OK, GREAT.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER, WHISTLE BLOWS]
OH.
SPENCER: I GOT TO GET GOING. YOU GOOD?
YEAH, YEAH. I'LL FIND A RIDE.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO.
COACH, YOU GOT A SECOND? [SIGHS]
BILLY: YEAH.
I GOT TO GET GOING.
OK, WELL, UH, THANKS FOR COMING OUT,
HELPING WITH THE, UH, WIDE RECEIVERS.
APPRECIATE THAT.
LOT OF TALENT ON THIS FIELD.
YEAH.
IT'S GONNA BE A BRIGHT FUTURE.
LOOK, I STAND BY WHAT I SAID.
YOU'D BE CRAZY TO LEAVE SOUTH CRENSHAW HIGH,
BUT IF YOU'RE GONNA DO IT,
JUST RIP THE BAND-AID OFF, MAN.
WORKING WITH YOUR PLAYERS TODAY, THEY SO EXCITED
ABOUT NEXT SEASON, EVEN TALKING 'BOUT
GETTING THEIR COACH ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP.
THEY GONNA TAKE IT HARD, KNOWING YOU'RE LEAVING,
AND THE LONGER YOU WAIT, THE HARDER IT'S GONNA BE.
I KNOW. I KNOW. I, UH, WAS GONNA TELL 'EM TODAY,
BUT I THINK I'M GONNA NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME
'CAUSE MY HEAD'S BEEN SWIRLING ALL AROUND.
IT'S NEVER GONNA BE THE RIGHT TIME.
I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE BLINDSIDED.
DO NOT DO THAT TO THESE KIDS.
THEY GOT ENOUGH OBSTACLES THEY GOTTA FACE.
THEY DON'T NEED THE MAN THEY LOOK UP TO MOST
STRINGING THEM ALONG, ACTING LIKE HE ALWAYS GONNA BE THERE FOR 'EM.
YEAH.
SO WHAT ABOUT YOU AND ME?
I NEED TIME.
I JUST NEED MORE TIME.
ALL RIGHT, MAN.
[SIGHS]
COME ON, MAN!
A.J.: BITCH, I WILL RIP YOUR HAIR OUT.
GIRL: GIRL, GET YOUR HANDS UP OFF ME!
PREACH: WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! [BOTH GRUNT]
WHAT THE HELL? I KNOW Y'ALL NOT FIGHTING IN MY HALLWAY!
A.J.: DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. WHAT IS THIS ABOUT?!
I WAS JUST TAKING OUT THE TRASH.
LOOK, Y'ALL CAN'T BE FIGHTING IN HERE.
A.J.: THEN WE CAN GO OUTSIDE. PREACH: LOOK, IF I REPORT
THIS, YOU'RE BOTH GETTING EXPELLED.
AIN'T REPORTING NOTHING. A.J.: HEH! WE KNOW YOU PREACH: WHY WON'T I?
MY BROTHER SAYS NOBODY MESSES WITH PREACH.
YOU WAS IN PRISON, RIGHT?
PREACH: SEE, WHAT YOUR BROTHER SHOULD BE SAYING IS I'M
AN EXAMPLE OF HOW SOMEONE CAN TURN THEIR LIFE AROUND.
IT AIN'T ABOUT THAT LIFE NO MORE.
I GOT A DAUGHTER NOW,
A FEW YEARS YOUNGER THAN BOTH OF YOU,
AND I'LL TELL HER LIKE I'MMA TELL YOU.
NO ONE CAN MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER,
BUT YOU CAN MAKE IT HARDER.
PREACH: IT MEANS NOBODY'S GONNA A.J.: WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
OPEN THE DOORS FOR YOU, BUT IF Y'ALL KEEP ACTING LIKE THIS,
THERE'S PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT CAN'T WAIT TO CLOSE THE DOOR IN YOUR FACE.
LOOK, STOP ACTING LIKE FOOLS AND STOP FIGHTING,
NOW GET YOUR BAGS. AND YOU'RE GOOD.
GATHER ROUND. BRING IT IN. ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL.
BRING IT IN. BRING IT IN.
ALL RIGHT.
LOOK AT Y'ALL. HA HA HA!
I GOTTA SAY, I'M PROUD OF Y'ALL EFFORT OUT THERE.
Y'ALL DID Y'ALL THINGS IN FRONT OF THOSE COLLEGE COACHES,
THIS WILL GO A LONG WAY AND BELIEVE ME,
WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR FUTURE. TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS
THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE I HAVE NO DOUBT
Y'ALL GONNA BE ALL RIGHT. OF YOUR SENIOR SEASONS,
GIVE YOURSELVES A HAND, ALL RIGHT?
BILLY: ALL RIGHT. PLAYERS: YEAH.
UH, THAT BEING SAID,
I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF RUMORS
'BOUT MY FUTURE, FLOATING AROUND
AND I JUST WANTED Y'ALL TO HEAR IT FROM ME.
THOSE RUMORS ARE TRUE.
THE HEAD-COACHING POSITION I HAVE BEEN OFFERED
AT GAU,
AND I'VE ACCEPTED IT... AND, UM--
BILLY: BUT HOLD UP, HOLD UP. I AIN'T DONE, I AIN'T DONE. PLAYERS: OHH...
I HAVE ALSO BEEN DOING THE PAST COUPLE DAYS, SOME SOUL-SEARCHING
AND, UH...
AFTER SEEING WHAT Y'ALL WERE DOING OUT THERE ON THAT FIELD TODAY,
WORKING HARD AS HELL TO MAKE CRENSHAW
A BETTER TEAM NEXT YEAR,
I REALIZED I MADE A MISTAKE. YEAH.
JUST TOLD ME THAT I WOULD BE SOMEBODY REALLY CLOSE TO ME CRAZY TO LEAVE CRENSHAW,
THAT CRENSHAW MADE ME, TO LEAVE THE MAN AND HE WAS RIGHT.
JABARI: SO YOU STAYING, COACH? BILLY: I'M SAYING I'M RIGHT HERE WHERE I BELONG.
PLAYERS: YEAH!
[ALL CLAMORING] WHOO!
HEY, THINK FAST, OLD MAN.
BILLY: MM. HA! JORDAN: OOH!
BILLY: "OLD MAN"? HA HA HA! JORDAN: YEP.
OOH, THAT'S A LITTLE WOBBLY.
JORDAN: AND YOU'RE THE ONE BILLY: HA HA HA!
WHO TAUGHT ME HOW TO THROW A SPIRAL.
OH, I'VE NEVER HAD YOUR ARM, THOUGH.
YEAH, BUT YOU HAD SOME WHEELS.
I DID HAVE WHEELS.
YOU KNOW, THAT SPEECH WAS A SURPRISE.
OH, NOW, YEAH, I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT, SON.
NAH, COME ON. YOU DON'T GOT TO APOLOGIZE.
I WILL BE FINE. WHEN YOU LEFT BEVERLY,
I HAD COACH MONTES, AND THERE'S GONNA BE
PLENTY OF COACHES IN MY FUTURE,
BUT ONLY ONE DAD.
HA HA HA!
YEAH.
I ACTUALLY CHANGED MY MIND
IN THE MOMENT...'CAUSE I HAD BEEN STRUGGLING
WITH WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, AND
THEN I SAW WHAT THE BOYS WERE DOING OUT THERE, AND I REALIZED--
- YOU'RE RIGHT WHERE YOU BELONG. - YEAH.
I LOVED HEARING THAT. IT MADE ME HAPPY.
LOOK...IF YOU WANT TO RE-ENTER
THE TRANSFER PORTAL, I CAN MAKE A COUPLE
OF CALLS 'CAUSE I FEEL LIKE I PUT YOU IN A BAD POSITION.
NAH, NAH, NAH. I THINK I'M RIGHT WHERE I BELONG, TOO.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT. YOU DO SEEM HAPPIER
THAN I'VE SEEN YOU NOW IN A LONG TIME.
YEAH, LOVE CAN DO THAT TO YOU.
JORDAN: WHAT ARE YOU BILLY: COME ON, MAN. TALKING ABOUT?
YOU HAVE THE WORST POKER FACE EVER, ESPECIALLY WITH ME.
OH, THE BUS IS ABOUT TO LEAVE. LOOK, YOU TELL LAYLA...
SHE OFFICIALLY HAS MY APPROVAL.
NOW, HOW DID YOU-- HOW DID YOU KNOW?
I'M YOUR FATHER.
I LOVE YOU, DAD.
BRING IT IN. LOVE YOU, TOO.
- OHH... - MM.
- SEE YOU IN A BIT. - HERE YOU GO.
YEP. HIGH AND TIGHT, NOW.
HA HA!
HA HA HA!
FEMALE SINGER: ♪ BUT I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING ♪
OVERTHINK... ♪ ♪ SO REAL,
HEY, YOU STILL BUSY?
[STOPS MUSIC] HI. UM, I AM ALWAYS BUSY.
HOW DID YOU LINK UP WITH SHAWN ANYWAY?
LAYLA: A FRIEND OF A FRIEND. JP: AND DID YOU TELL HIM
YOU USED TO HAVE A BOYZ II MEN POSTER GROWING UP?
LAYLA: UM... JP: MM, NO.
[BOTH CHUCKLE] JP: LOOK, UM,
LAYLA: CLAY SAID NO, DAD. LAYLA--
I TOLD HIM HE COULD HAVE THE KEATING NAME BACK, AND HE SAID NO,
SO I KNOW YOU WANTED ME TO FIX IT, BUT I CAN'T. SORRY.
LAYLA: YOU'RE GLAD I'M SORRY? JP: I'M GLAD.
NO, I'M GLAD YOU COULDN'T FIX IT.
HE DIDN'T DESERVE OUR NAME ANYWAY.
LAYLA: AM I MISSING SOMETHING? JP: YOU KNOW,
SOMETIMES I FORGET YOU'RE ONLY 19 YEARS OLD.
YOU KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING WHEN I WAS 19? NOT THIS,
NOT BUILDING AN EMPIRE.
I WAS WASHING DISHES AT A 24-HOUR DINER.
I MEAN, I WANTED ALL THIS, BUT... IT WAS JUST A DREAM.
YOU NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT THAT.
CHECK IT OUT. HEH!
- YOU SEE THIS OLD NAPKIN? - YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, WHEN I WAS WORKING AT THAT DINER,
I DREW...
THIS LOGO FOR KEATING RECORDS.
DAD, THAT--HEH!-- SHOULD BE IN A MUSEUM.
YEAH, I MEAN, UH, I WAS JUST TRYING TO CREATE SOMETHING
THAT WOULD LIVE, YOU KNOW, AFTER I WAS GONE AND IF I WAS LUCKY,
I WOULD HAVE A CHILD TO BE MY BLOOD LEGACY,
AND THEN MY MUSIC WOULD BE MY SOUL LEGACY.
WELL, I RUINED THAT PART.
NO, YOU ARE THAT PART.
YOU ARE MY LEGACY IN EVERY FORM, LAYLA.
I'M JUST SORRY IT TOOK ME SO LONG TO REALIZE THAT,
AND I'M GLAD YOU GOT OUR NAME BACK
BECAUSE NOW, MY BLOOD
AND MY SOUL ARE BACK UNDER ONE ROOF,
AND YOU ARE GONNA TAKE OUR KEATING LEGACY TO LEVELS I COULD
ONLY DREAM OF WHEN I WAS WASHING DISHES IN THIS DINER.
THANKS, DAD.
HEY.
BILLY: THANKS FOR COMING TODAY. GRACE: HEY.
TURNS OUT I WASN'T NEEDED HERE.
YEAH, I, UH, MADE A QUICK U-TURN.
GRACE, CHUCKLING: CAN I ASK WHY? BILLY: SPENCER.
HE WAS RIGHT, ABOUT EVERYTHING.
HE USUALLY IS.
HMM.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD TELL HIM THAT.
YEAH. I'LL SEE YOU BACK AT SCHOOL.
YEAH.
[SIGHS]
[EXHALES]
OK.
ALL RIGHT, SPENCE.
TIME TO SPEAK YOUR PIECE ONE MORE TIME.
[RINGTONE PLAYING, PHONE VIBRATING]
[SIGHS]
HMM.
SPENCER, ON VOICEMAIL: OH, THIS IS SPENCER. LEAVE A MESSAGE.
HEY, SPENCE, UM,
I KNOW YOU SAID THAT YOU...
YOU NEEDED SOME TIME, AND I'M GONNA GIVE YOU THAT, BUT I JUST--
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT...
YOU WERE RIGHT.
YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING.
HI, DADDY.
AMINA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? YOU KEEP RUNNING AWAY,
YOUR GRANDMA'S GONNA MOVE YOU OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
SADIE: NO... I WON'T.
CAN I SPEAK TO YOUR DAD ALONE, PLEASE?
IT'S POSSIBLE I MISJUDGED YOU.
I TOLD YOU AMINA WOULD BE BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOU,
BUT I CAN SEE HOW MUCH SHE NEEDS YOU.
THANK YOU.
BUT SHE NEEDS US, TOO.
MY HUSBAND AND I, WE LOVE HER MORE
THAN ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD.
SHE'S ALL WE HAVE LEFT.
I KNOW.
[GULPS] SO, I, UH...
I'M WILLING TO PROPOSE
A SHARED-CUSTODY AGREEMENT.
REALLY? NO BALTIMORE?
NO BALTIMORE.
WE WERE THINKING 2 OR 3 WEEKENDS A MONTH?
I'LL TAKE IT. I'LL TAKE ANY TIME I CAN HAVE WITH MY BABY.
I WISH IT WAS MORE THAN THAT, BUT I ACCEPT.
NO, YOU MISUNDERSTOOD.
WE WERE THINKING THAT WE WOULD HAVE AMINA
2 OR 3 WEEKENDS A MONTH AND
SHE'D LIVE WITH YOU, FULL-TIME.
[CHUCKLES]
YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO BE
WORKING, MAN. YOU CAN TAKE A BREAK.
OH, IT'S--IT'S NOT WORK. I'VE ALREADY FINISHED THAT.
I'M WRITING OUT ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE ABOUT BEING A DAD.
FOR REAL?
I MEAN...
UH, WELL, I GUARANTEE YOU,
EVEN I WON'T BE ABLE TO ANSWER
ALL THESE QUESTIONS WE HAVE HERE.
"WHAT AGE DO THEY START WALKING?"
WELL?
UM, HONESTLY--HEH!-- I DON'T REMEM--ONE?
I FORGET. 1 1/2, MAN? NEXT QUESTION.
"WHAT IS SWAD--" I CAN'T READ YOUR HANDWRITING.
WHAT DOES THIS SAY? "SWADLING"?
ASHER: UH, "WHAT IS SWADDLING?" "WHAT IS SWADLING?"
"WHAT IS SWADDLING?" WHAT THE HELL IS--
ASHER: I HAVE NO IDEA. WHAT IS SWADDLING?
SSS. ALL RIGHT. UH, FORGET THIS LIST.
UM, YOU'RE GONNA BE FINE, MAN. JUST--
YOU'RE GONNA FIGURE IT OUT ALL ON YOUR OWN, JUST LIKE I DID.
YOU'LL BE COOL, TOTALLY COOL.
ASHER: WAS IT SCARY? BILLY: OH, HEH HEH! IT WAS TERRIFYING,
BUT IT'S WORTH IT. IT'S WORTH IT. UM...
I REMEMBER WHEN, UH, LIV WAS A BABY,
SHE USED TO DO THIS ONE THING WHERE SHE'D REACH--
REACH OUT HER ARM AND JUST GRAB A HOLD OF MY EAR.
AH, I USED TO LET HER DO THAT FOR HOURS.
SHE WAS PERFECT.
YOU ASKED ME, UH, WHAT THE SECRET
TO COACHING WAS, AND, UM...
IT'S SIMPLE, MAN. I JUST TRY TO ACT
LIKE A FATHER TO THE PLAYERS, YOU KNOW.
LIKE, YOU ARE ALL MY KIDS,
AND TO BE HONEST...
YOU WERE ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
YEAH, JUST TRY TO BE SOMEONE THAT THEY'D LOOK UP TO, YOU KNOW?
ALL YOU CAN DO IS TRY TO POINT THEM IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
AND HOPE THEY STAY ON THAT PATH.
YOU PUT ME ON THE RIGHT PATH.
I TRIED MY BEST WITH ALL OF Y'ALL.
YOU GOT A BIG HEART.
YOU'RE A GREAT COACH,
AND YOU'LL BE AN EVEN BETTER FATHER.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO FIGURE IT OUT?
AH, SEE, THAT'S THE BEST PART OF ALL THIS.
IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW LONG IT'S GONNA TAKE TO FIGURE IT OUT
BECAUSE THE ONE THING YOU HAVE IS TIME.
[BANG]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
[TIRES SCREECH]
JORDAN: I DON'T SEE MY DAD. GRACE: OH, MY LORD.
GRACE: MAYBE YOU SHOULD STAY IN THE CAR. JORDAN: NO.
THERE'S ASHER.
HEY, WHAT HAPPENED? JORDAN: ASH,
GRACE: YOU'RE BLEEDING. ASHER: I DON'T KNOW.
ASHER: YEAH, I THINK SO. ARE YOU OK?
BILLY: OK, ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO.
OK, TAKE IT NICE AND EASY.
GRACE: JORDAN!
DAD!
OH, YOU ALL RIGHT?
OLIVIA: HEY, I'M HEADED OUT. CHRISTEL: OK.
OH, BEFORE YOU GO, I HAVE SOME MORE NEWS.
LET ME GUESS. THEY WANT JAYDEN DAVIS
TO DO THE "TODAY" SHOW? CHRISTEL: CLOSE.
THE ARTICLE'S BEEN NOMINATED
FOR A BARDO JOURNALISM AWARD.
OH, MY GOD.
[CHRISTEL CHUCKLES] OH, MY GOD!
WAIT. BUT IF I WIN, I CAN'T ACCEPT THE AWARD.
WOMAN: CHRISTEL, WE'RE GETTING SOME CONFLICTING REPORTS ON A BUS CRASH.
SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS A FOOTBALL TEAM? CHRISTEL: OK.
WAIT. WHAT?
W-WHERE WAS THE CRASH?
OLIVIA: HEY, WHERE ARE YOU? LAURA: HELLO?
LAURA: I'M AT YOUR PLACE, ACTUALLY. I JUST CAME BY
TO GIVE COOP SOME GOOD NEWS. OLIVIA: TURN ON THE TV, CHANNEL 6.
- JUST DO IT. - WHY?
MAN, ON TV: AS OF NOW, WE STILL HAVE VERY FEW DETAILS, BUT WE'RE HEARING
A BUS CARRYING A HIGH-SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM CRASHED.
FIRST RESPONDERS ARE STILL HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING TO THE SCENE.
OLIVIA: MOM, I THINK LAURA: OH, MY GOD. THAT'S DAD'S BUS.
JUST STAY THERE. I'M ON MY WAY. LAURA: OK.
MAKE SURE HE STAYS OFF THAT LEG, ALL RIGHT? BILLY: ALL RIGHT.
[RUBS PALMS TOGETHER] OK.
[EXHALES] I THINK I GOT EVERYBODY OUT.
GRACE: YEAH. ARE YOU OK? BILLY: YEAH, YEAH.
I'M FINE. I'M FINE. JORDAN: OK. DAD--
GRACE: UH, WE WRAPPED IT. ASHER, HOW'S HIS ARM? BILLY: ASHER,
HE'S DOING OK. BILLY: OK.
- DAD, DAD, MAYBE-- - YEAH?
- MAYBE YOU SHOULD SIT DOWN, REST.
NO, NO, NO. I'M GOOD. I'M GOOD.
IT HAPPENED SO FAST. IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST...
THEY SAID A TIRE BLEW OUT. JORDAN: YEAH, THEY--
WELL, I THINK I GOT EVERYBODY OUT, THOUGH.
GOT EVERYBODY OUT. JORDAN: DAD. DAD?
BILLY: YEAH? GRACE: BILLY,
BILLY: YEAH, YEAH. IT'S OK.
GRACE: EVERYTHING'S OK. BILLY: OK.
I'M GONNA GO CALL SPENCER.
GRACE: YOU SHOULD CALL LAURA. BILLY: OK.
SHE'S PROBABLY HEARD ABOUT THIS BY NOW.
OK. YEP. THANK YOU.
SPENCER.
HEY.
[EXHALES]
I, UH, I CAME BY EARLIER, BUT YOU WEREN'T HOME.
I FIGURED WE'D HAVE THAT TALK.
SPENCER: YOU WANTED TO TALK EARLIER, OLIVIA: WHAT?
BUT I'VE SORT OF BEEN AVOIDING YOU TODAY, SO--
HAVE YOU NOT GOTTEN YOUR MESSAGES?
MY PHONE'S OFF. WHY?
- MY DAD'S BUS CRASHED. - WHAT?
THE NEWS IS--IS SAYING THEY THINK EVERYONE'S OK, AND AMBULANCES
ARE ON THEIR WAY, BUT THERE WAS ANOTHER CRASH ON THE FREEWAY, SO
FIRST RESPONDERS AND EVERYTHING ARE A LITTLE DELAYED.
LAURA: OH! IT'S BILLY. IT'S DAD. [RINGTONE PLAYING]
BILLY: I'M OK. EVERYBODY-- BILLY!
LAURA: UH, AND HE'S OK. EVERYBODY'S OK. EVERYONE'S OK.
PUT HIM ON SPEAKER. LAURA: HOLD ON. OLIVIA: WAIT.
DAD? DAD, I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, TOO, BABY. I LOVE YOU, TOO.
BILLY: UH, THE TIRE BLEW OUT, LAURA: WHAT HAPPENED?
ITS SIDE, BUT--BUT I'M OK. AND THE BUS FLIPPED ON
I'LL TELL YOU THE REST WHEN I GET HOME,
BUT I GOTTA TAKE CARE OF MY PLAYERS, HONEY.
OK. PLEASE JUST HURRY HOME TO US.
PLEASE COME HOME. WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
I LOVE YOU, DAD.
I LOVE YOU, TOO. YES.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
ALL RIGHT. EVERYBODY COOL?
PLAYER: I'M GOOD, COACH. HOW Y'ALL DOING?
PLAYER: STRAIGHT, COACH. BILLY: ALL RIGHT.
WHERE'S JABARI?
PLAYER: I DON'T KNOW. DID YOU SEE HIM?
WHERE'S JABARI?
[BUS CREAKING]
BILLY. DON'T!
I HAVE TO.
BILLY!
LAYLA: HEY.
SORRY. I JUST HEARD.
EVERYBODY'S OK, THOUGH, RIGHT?
COOP: YEAH. THEY'RE OK. LAURA TALKED TO BILLY AND
SPENCER TALKED TO GRACE.
ASHER'S A LITTLE BANGED UP, BUT HE'LL BE OK.
WANT HIM TO BE HOME ALREADY. OLIVIA: HE'S GONNA BE HOME. LAURA: OH, I JUST
HE'LL BE HOME SOON. JUST BREATHE. [LAURA SIGHS]
LAURA: MM-HMM. HE'S GONNA BE OK. YEAH.
EXCUSE ME.
BILLY, ON VOICEMAIL: SPENCER, [BEEP]
I KNOW YOU JUST SAID YOU'D NEED MORE TIME,
AND I'M GONNA GIVE YOU THAT, BUT I WANTED
THAT YOU WERE RIGHT, TO LET YOU KNOW
ABOUT EVERYTHING.
YOU TOLD ME I'D BE CRAZY TO LEAVE CRENSHAW.
WELL, I JUST TALKED TO MY TEAM,
AND I TOLD THEM I'M STAYING.
THIS IS WHERE I BELONG,
THAT DOESN'T UNDO AND I KNOW
WHAT'S HAPPENED BETWEEN YOU AND ME, BUT I JUST
WANTED TO TELL YOU SOME THINGS.
UM, ONE OF THE REASONS I TOOK THAT JOB
AT GAU WAS SO I COULD BE YOUR COACH
ONE LAST TIME.
I MISSED IT.
I MISSED YOU.
OH, IT'S SELFISH, I KNOW, BUT WHILE
AT CRENSHAW HAS BEEN GREAT, THIS PAST YEAR
BEING YOUR COACH HAD BECOME ONE OF THE BEST PARTS OF MY LIFE.
WE HAVE A CONNECTION, YOU AND ME.
ON THAT FIELD AT SOUTH CRENSHAW, I KNEW IT THE SECOND WE MET
AND I KNOW I'M NOT YOUR POPS, BUT...
I DO CONSIDER YOU MY SON.
THAT'S WHY I'LL ALWAYS BE HERE FOR YOU.
PEOPLE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT LEGACY,
SPENCER JAMES IS GONNA CONTINUE AND I KNOW
BUT I NEED YOU TO KNOW TO BUILD HIS LEGACY,
THAT YOU ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF MY LEGACY.
MY PROUDEST MOMENTS ON THE FIELD AREN'T PLAYING BALL.
THEY WERE COACHING YOU,
THE PLAYER YOU ARE TODAY WATCHING YOU GROW INTO
AND THE MAN YOU'VE BECOME.
♪ I CAN FEEL YOU BREATHING ♪ FEMALE SINGER:
♪ IN THE HOLLOW OF MY SKIN ♪
BILLY, ON VOICEMAIL: YOU ARE FAMILY, SPENCER, FOR LIFE.
YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF THAT, NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRY.
WE'RE GONNA GET PAST ALL THIS. YOU'RE STUCK WITH ME.
♪ HERE WITH NO TOMORROW ♪ SINGER:
♪ SORROW CREEPING IN ♪
J?
JORDAN: HE'S GONE. SINGER: ♪ GOING ♪
SINGER: ♪ GOING, GOING ♪ [OLIVIA WAILING]
JORDAN: MY DAD IS GONE. SINGER: ♪ GOING ♪
BILLY: ANYWAY, I'M SORRY ♪ GOING ♪
THIS MESSAGE GOT WAY TOO LONG, BUT, UH, LIKE YOU,
I NEEDED TO SAY AND, UH, AND I'M GLAD I DID. I HAD SOME THINGS
UM...
I LOVE YOU, SPENCER JAMES,
AND I ALWAYS WILL.
YOU ARE MY ALL-AMERICAN.
YOU NEEDED SOME TIME. SO, I KNOW YOU SAID
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, UM, I'M HERE
UH, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU AND ME,
WE GOT ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD.
ALL RIGHT, MAN.
SINGER: ♪ YOU'RE GONE ♪
BACKGROUND SINGERS: ♪ GOING, GOING... ♪
♪ GONE, GONE, GONE ♪
- ♪ GOING, GOING, GOING ♪ - ♪ GONE, GONE ♪
♪ GOING, GOING, GOING, GOING, GOING ♪
♪ GONE ♪
GREG, MOVE YOUR HEAD!