JORDAN, VOICE-OVER: VOIDS, HOLES, SPACES.
YOU NEVER TRULY KNOW HOW DEEP THEY ARE
UNTIL YOU TRY TO FILL THEM. [CLATTERING]
I KNOW THERE ARE PLACES THAT WILL ALWAYS BE EMPTY
BECAUSE YOU AREN'T HERE TO FILL THEM, BUT...
I HAVE TO TRY.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THAT ONE IS--
ALL RIGHT, ARCTIC SHELF PANEL.
YEP. YEP. YEP.
WE'RE GOOD THERE. MODEL YEAR.
LAYLA: JORDAN? JORDAN: HEY, BABE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING DOWN HERE? IT'S, LIKE,
3:00 IN THE MORNING.
I KNOW. I KNOW.
UM, JUST--
JUST TRYING TO FIGURE THIS OUT.
I'M SO CLOSE. I'M--
WHAT? HEY.
WHAT'S WRONG? WHAT HAPPENED?
I HAVE BEEN TROUBLESHOOTING
FOR THE TZ99R-D, OK?
THIS IS THE TZ99R-B...
HEY, HEY, I'M NOT ASKING ABOUT THE FRIDGE.
CAN YOU TALK TO ME?
[PUTS BOOK ON FLOOR]
[SIGH] "FIX THE FRIDGE,
"REPLACE SCREWS ON DINING TABLE,
TALK TO OSCAR ABOUT HEDGES." WELL, WHAT IS THIS?
IT'S A TO-DO LIST I FOUND IN MY DAD'S STUFF.
THINGS HE WASN'T ABLE TO FINISH.
WHEN I COULDN'T SLEEP, I FIGURED I'D JUST
KNOCK SOMETHING OFF THE LIST.
JORDAN, YOU KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS.
LAYLA...THERE ARE A MILLION THINGS
THAT HE WAS THAT I WILL NEVER BE.
I KNOW THAT.
I'M THE MAN OF THE HOUSE NOW, YOU KNOW.
I HAVE TO BE THERE FOR-- FOR MOM AND LIV AND...
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DO THAT
WHEN I CAN'T EVEN HANDLE ONE OF HIS LITTLE TO-DO LISTS?
[SIGHS]
HEY, COME HERE.
JORDAN, VOICE-OVER: I HAVE TO TRY BECAUSE I'M SO SCARED
EVERYTHING YOU WERE A PART OF WILL CRUMBLE
UNLESS I'M THERE TO FILL THE GAP AND FIX WHAT'S BROKEN.
[WHIRRING]
♪ DEVIL GOT MY TONGUE AGAIN ♪ LUNA WYLDE:
DON'T LIKE MY SINGIN' ♪ ♪ GUESS THAT HE
♪ OOH OOH, OOH OOH ♪
♪ DANCIN' ON THE BOGEYMAN ♪
♪ GO AND GET THAT GOOD TIME FEELING ♪
♪ OOH OOH, HEY ♪
♪ OOH OOH, OOH OOH ♪
PATIENCE: HEY. GOOD MORNING. LAURA: MORNING, LADIES.
YOU GUYS EXCITED FOR THE "FIRE & ICE"
VIDEO PREMIERE TONIGHT?
UM, YEAH.
TO FINALIZE, THOUGH. UH, STILL A LOT
I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF WAIT STAFF,
SIGNAGE, FLOWERS.
OH, I GET MY SELF-CHARGE TIME, RIGHT?
"DON'T BOTHER PATIENCE" YES. 3 HOURS OF
IS ON THE SCHEDULE.
OOH, ONLY 3 HOURS?
GIRL, WHATEVER, OK? CHARM LIKE MINE
NEEDS A RELAXED HEADSPACE.
OH, MY GOD. IS ANYBODY ELSE FREEZING?
I SAW YOU GOT A PARKING TICKET
IN FRONT OF THE COURTHOUSE.
JUST LIKE YOU TOLD ME. I KNOW.
WELL, DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT ONE. I'LL TALK TO MY GUY.
IN PARKING ENFORCEMENT LAURA: I KNOW SOMEONE COOP: YOUR GUY?
THAT OWES ME A FAVOR OR TWO.
UM, ARE YOU MISSING SOMETHING?
UH, JUST A CONTRACT I'M WAITING ON.
[CELL PHONE BEEPING] LAURA: OH.
DOES ANYONE KNOW IF LIV'S UP YET?
UH, I DON'T KNOW. PATIENCE:
LAURA: FEEL LIKE-- I DON'T KNOW. IT'S LATE.
[SIGHS]
OK, ENOUGH WITH THE LOOKS ALREADY.
WHAT IS GOING ON?
WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT MRS. BAKER.
TO THINK YOU'RE GONNA BE SPENCER: IT'S WEIRD
RENTING THIS PLACE OUT.
UGH. WELL, THAT'S ASSUMING
I FIND DECENT TENANTS
IN BETWEEN FINISHING UP AT SOUTH CRENSHAW
AND GETTING YOUR BROTHER SETTLED INTO OAKLAND.
YOUR PLANS FOR TODAY? SPENCER: YEAH. GRACE: WHAT ARE
A.D. BARNES ASKED ME TO COME IN.
IS THIS ABOUT YOU LEAVING GAU?
HE DIDN'T SAY, BUT I WANTED TO TALK TO HIM
ABOUT SPEEDING UP MY TRANSFER APPROVAL ANYWAY.
SPENCER, WHEN YOU CAME BACK TO OAKLAND WITH ME
AND TOLD ME THAT YOU NEEDED TO DECOMPRESS
FROM L.A., I UNDERSTOOD, BUT IT'S BEEN A WEEK.
YOU JUST CAN'T SIT AROUND. SPENCER: I'M NOT, MA.
BUT COACHES CAN'T REACH OUT TO ME
UNTIL I'M IN THE TRANSFER PORTAL,
WHICH I'M HOPING TO MAKE HAPPEN TODAY
IF A.D. BARNES WILL PLAY BALL.
AS LONG AS TRANSFERRING IS WHAT YOU REALLY WANT TO DO.
IT IS. I'M--
I'M READY TO GET ON WITH IT.
WELL, IF YOU HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO DO THIS AFTERNOON,
I CAN USE SOME HELP AROUND THE SCHOOL, OK?
OK.
LAYLA: I KNOW IT'S NOT PATIENCE: NO, NO, NO. THAT BAD,
BUT WE NEEDED THIS FOR TONIGHT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE IT, LIKE--
UH...HEY, GUYS.
WHAT'S GOING ON? THANKS.
THIS IS Y'ALL THING. I'M GOOD.
LAYLA: OK, WELL, UM, PATIENCE: UM...
WE WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT YOUR MOM.
YOU KNOW WE LOVE HER AND WE'RE SO HAPPY SHE'S STAYING HERE.
IN THE HOUSE SHE OWNS, BY THE WAY.
LAYLA: A FACT THAT IS NOT LOST ON ANY OF US.
BUT, UM, HAVE YOU NOTICED SINCE SHE MOVED IN
SHE'S DOING THIS WHOLE, LIKE, DEN-MOTHER THING?
ONLY EVERY MORNING WHEN SHE WAKES ME UP LIKE A PRE-TEEN.
YES, AND SHE'S BEEN THROWING AWAY, LIKE, REALLY IMPORTANT MAIL.
AND WE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD BARTENDERS FOR TONIGHT
IF I HADN'T FOUND THIS IN THE TRASH.
UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS HOODIES. SAME WITH MY
LIKE, SHE PUTS MY DOWNSTAIRS ONE UPSTAIRS.
ON THE COAT RACK OR IN THE CLOSET AND--
WAIT. YOU'RE MAD BECAUSE SHE'S TIDYING UP?
I'M NOT MAD. I'M COLD. EVERY MORNING.
OK, WELL, HAVE YOU--
HAVE YOU TALKED TO HER ABOUT IT?
I MEAN, WITH EVERYTHING
THAT SHE'S BEEN THROUGH, I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW
TO BRING IT UP WITHOUT MAKING HER FEEL UNWELCOME.
MAN, Y'ALL TRIPPIN', ALL RIGHT?
MRS. BAKER IS IN MY ROOMMATE HALL OF FAME.
FIRST BALLOT, SINCE SHE'S
HANDLING THIS PARKING TICKET I GOT.
OH, WELL, MAYBE WE TELL HER THAT, YOU KNOW.
IT'S OK TO JUST BE A ROOMMATE.
I HAVE A MASSEUSE COMING OVER TODAY. MAYBE WE CAN MAKE IT
LIKE A--LIKE A ROOMIE-SPA DAY, YOU KNOW, SHOW HER
HOW BEING A ROOMMATE IS BETTER THAN BEING THE SUPERMOM.
OLIVIA: SO WE'RE ALL IN? LAYLA: YEAH.
NO. WE'RE NOT.
I DO NOT ALLOW STRANGE MEN
SO Y'ALL HAVE FUN, ALL RIGHT? TO RUB ME DOWN IN OIL,
I'M GONNA GO SPEND THE $73
THAT I WON'T BE SPENDING ON A PARKING TICKET.
PATIENCE: BYE. COOP: BYE.
SO, CONDOLENCES ON BEHALF OF
THE UNIVERSITY AND MYSELF.
YOUR FATHER WAS A GOOD MAN.
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, HOW ARE YOU HOLDING UP?
I'M...FINDING MY WAY.
YOU EXPECTING SOMEONE ELSE?
SPENCER JAMES. HE WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE HERE BY NOW.
UNLESS YOU HEARD OTHERWISE?
WELL, HE'S IN OAKLAND, SIR.
OAKLAND? OH. HERE HE IS.
JORDAN HAD ME WORRIED THAT YOU WERE OUT OF TOWN.
NO. I JUST GOT BACK THIS MORNING.
OK, LISTEN, GENTLEMEN. GREAT, GREAT, GREAT.
ABOUT OUR FOOTBALL TEAM. WE NEED TO TALK
WELL, ACTUALLY, I'M TRANSFERRING, SIR, SO...
A.D. BARNES: TRANSFERRING? SPENCER: MM-HMM.
OK, WELL, MAYBE YOU SHOULD
SO WE CAN TALK THIS OUT. JUST--JUST TAKE A BEAT
ALL DUE RESPECT, THERE AIN'T NOTHING FOR US TO TALK ABOUT.
I INFORMED COACH KENNY A WEEK AGO AND I'VE ALREADY
HANDED IN MY APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL.
WAIT. YOU-- YOU'RE LEAVING GAU?
YEAH. BUT THE COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE
IS TAKING FOREVER TO SIGN OFF.
AND YOU WANT ME
THE COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE? TO PUT IN A WORD WITH
YEAH. I'VE HEARD IT CAN SPEED THINGS UP.
WELL, UNFORTUNATELY, HMM.
SPENCER, MY PLATE IS FULL AT THE MOMENT,
SO IF THAT'S WHAT YOU CAME IN HERE TO SAY,
THEN I WISH YOU THE BEST IN YOUR FUTURE.
OK.
WELL, GUESS I SHOULDN'T BE SURPRISED.
IT ALWAYS TAKES A BAKER MAN TO COME AND SAVE THE DAY.
I'M SORRY, SIR, BUT SAVE WHAT EXACTLY?
GAU FOOTBALL.
THE NCAA IS VERY CLOSE TO DECIDING
ON THE SANCTIONS FOR GARRETT'S
BOUNTY-GATE SCANDAL.
AND RUMOR HAS IT THAT THE PUNISHMENTS
CAN BE VERY SEVERE, AND IT'S THE TYPE
THAT A--A PROGRAM MAY NEVER RECOVER FROM.
I'M STILL NOT SURE HOW I CAN HELP.
[CHUCKLES] HMM.
A.D. BARNES: LOOK, THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO BE ANGRY
OVER THE ACTIONS OF COACH GARRETT. I MEAN, HELL, I'M ANGRY.
BUT COACH GARRETT IS GONE NOW,
AND THE SANCTIONS AGAINST GAU NOW FALL
ON THOSE WHO HAVE DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG,
AND THAT'S THE PLAYERS.
THE PLAYERS WHO STILL WANT TO BUILD
A NEW LEGACY FOR GAU FOOTBALL.
THE PLAYERS ARE OUR FUTURE.
NOW, I'D...
I'D HOPED TO INTRODUCE A MAN
WHO WOULD LEAD OUR YOUNG MEN ON THE FIELD.
OUR NEW HEAD COACH.
MY FRIEND. BILLY BAKER.
[CROWD MURMURING]
NOW, I KNOW MANY OF YOU KNEW BILLY
FROM HIS DAYS IN THE LEAGUE, BUT
BILLY'S LEGACY, HIS TRUE LEGACY,
LIVES ON WITHIN THESE PLAYERS.
BUT NONE MORE SO THAN HIS SON--
JORDAN BAKER.
[CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING] JORDAN BAKER IS...
THE FUTURE OF GAU FOOTBALL.
HE IS UNTAINTED BY THE PAST AND DETERMINED
TO CARRY ON HIS FATHER'S LEGACY AS A LEADER OF MEN.
SO, AS THE NCAA DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE
DECIDES THE FATE OF THE CONDORS,
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK ONLY ONE THING.
REMEMBER THE FUTURE.
ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE...WHO HAVE LOST SO MUCH ALREADY.
[REPORTERS TALKING AT ONCE]
WELL, IF IT ISN'T THE FUTURE
OF GAU FOOTBALL.
YOU SAW THE PRESS CONFERENCE?
BARNES KNOWS HOW TO GET PEOPLE TALKING.
MM-HMM. OK, LOOK, I'M SORRY, COACH,
BUT I NEED YOU TO EXPLAIN.
BECAUSE BARNES SAID THAT HE WANTED TO MAKE
A CASE FOR THE FUTURE OF GAU FOOTBALL
IN A PRESS CONFERENCE, AND THAT WE NEEDED TO HAVE A UNITED FRONT.
- RIGHT? ONE MINUTE I'M STANDING - MM-HMM.
OFF TO THE SIDE, NEXT THING I KNOW, HE'S TALKING ABOUT
COACH KENNY: WAIT, WAIT. MY DAD AND PULLING ME UP FOR A PHOTO OP.
BARNES DIDN'T TELL YOU THAT HE WAS GONNA ANNOUNCE
YOUR DAD HAD ACCEPTED THE HEAD COACHING POSITION?
IF HE HAD, I WOULD'VE TOLD HIM THAT MY DAD CHANGED HIS MIND.
HE WAS GOING BACK TO SOUTH CRENSHAW.
WOW. WELL, I'M NOT SURE
THAT LITTLE DETAIL WOULD'VE CHANGED BARNES' TUNE.
OK, BUT I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN STANDING UP THERE LIKE AN IDIOT, COACH.
I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN UP THERE AT ALL...
WHICH IS WHY HE DIDN'T TELL ME.
BARNES KNOWS WHICH STRINGS TO PULL.
LIKE TELLING ME THAT I COULD HELP
SAVE GAU FROM THE DEATH PENALTY.
AND YOU MIGHT.
SEE, BARNES, HE'S TRYING TO PUT AS MUCH DISTANCE
BETWEEN GARRETT AND GAU AS POSSIBLE,
AND HIRING YOUR DAD WAS THE CLEAN SLATE ANGLE.
BUT WITH YOUR DAD PASSING,
HE NEEDED A NEW STORY.
AND YOU'RE IT.
IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE JUST ME, COACH.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THAT SPENCER WAS TRANSFERRING?
C'MON, MAN.
YOU GUYS AS THICK AS THIEVES. HE DIDN'T TELL YOU HIMSELF?
NO. APPARENTLY, THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF
HE'S NOT TELLING ME. DID HE TELL YOU WHY?
HE QUIT, ALL RIGHT?
THAT WAS HIS DECISION.
I'M HERE FOR THE GUYS WHO STAYED.
[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]
[SIGHS]
IT'S BARNES.
THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE WANTS TO TALK.
DO YOU THINK THAT I SHOULD,
YOU KNOW, GO ALONG WITH IT?
PLAY UP THE SOB STORY?
WELL, THAT'S YOUR CHOICE, J.
BUT I JUST WANT THEM TO SEE
WHAT I SEE EVERY DAY.
GAU FOOTBALL ISN'T A PROGRAM
OR AN INSTITUTION.
WE'RE A FAMILY, MAN, AND WE ALL FACED THE SAME CHOICE.
BUT THE RIGHT GUYS ARE STILL HERE.
YOU GOT THIS, MAN.
YEAH.
FEMALE SINGER: ♪ AND WE AIN'T NEVER BEEN THE SAME... ♪
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
♪ YOU AIN'T ABOUT THE MONEY ♪
♪ JUST THE FAME ♪
PATIENCE: OH, MY GOD. MIKO.
PATIENCE: HEY. MIKO: HEY!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE TODAY?
- I WOULD'VE THOUGHT YOU'D HAVE BEEN DOING SOME FANCY PARTY - UM--
OR SOMETHING FOR THE "FIRE & ICE" VIDEO DROP.
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? - IT'S BEEN MY FAVORITE
NEW SPOT SINCE YOU BROUGHT ME.
- OH, MY GOD. - OH.
I'M BOTHERING YOU. SORRY. PATIENCE: NO.
NO, NO, NO, NO. I JUST, UM, I WAS JUST,
LIKE, SURPRISED TO SEE YOU HERE. MIKO: YOU SURE?
I DEFINITELY GOT THE MESSAGE LAST TIME-- "UNFOLLOW."
YEAH, I DIDN'T-- I DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING
BY THAT, YOU KNOW. I JUST, UM,
HAD A LOT OF PERSONAL STUFF TO DEAL WITH.
- IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL. - OK.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW EXCITED
I AM FOR TONIGHT'S VIDEO DROP.
THE VORTEX IS BUZZING FOR "FIRE & ICE."
MY POST ABOUT IT GOT, LIKE...10,000 LIKES IN AN HOUR.
- I'M GLAD PEOPLE ARE EXCITED. - AND I BLOCK ALL THE HATERS WHO TALK TRASH ON MY POSTS.
WAIT. PEOPLE ARE, LIKE, WHAT, TRASHING THE VIDEO BEFORE IT EVEN COMES OUT?
SOME STANS LOVE TO HATE. THAT'S ALL.
OK, WELL, UM, I HAVE TO GO, BUT,
UM, IF YOU SEE ANYTHING ELSE LIKE THAT, COULD YOU JUST--
ASK THEM TO WATCH THE VIDEO
BEFORE THEY DECIDE TO HATE IT? OF COURSE.
- BUT I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GONNA HAVE - YEAH.
MANY HATERS AFTER TONIGHT.
I THINK EVERYBODY'S GONNA LOVE IT.
OK. THANKS.
I'LL--I'LL SEE YOU, OK?
BYE. HEH!
[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
NOW, THIS IS GIVING DEJA VU.
KIA?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? [KIA CHUCKLES]
MM. I WAS JUST GIVING A LITTLE TALK
ABOUT MY WORK WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
AND POLITICAL ACTIVISM. SPENCER: YEAH.
MY MOMS WAS TELLING ME YOU GETTING TO BE
A PRETTY BIG DEAL BACK EAST. [KIA CHUCKLES]
WELL, YOU'RE A PRETTY BIG DEAL
IN MY UNCLE FLIP'S TV ROOM
ON GAME DAY, NUMBER 11.
TV ROOM? LOOK, UNC'S AN O.G.
BUT HE TOO YOUNG TO BE CALLING IT THAT.
YEAH, BUT HE'S TOO MUCH LIKE MY GRANNY
TO CALL IT ANYTHING ELSE.
IF HE NEEDS ME TO SIGN HIS PLASTIC
COUCH COVER, I WON'T JUDGE.
SPENCER: THERE WE GO. OK. KIA: HA HA!
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, SPENCER.
- AND I'M REALLY SORRY - YOU, TOO.
SPENCER: THANK YOU. ABOUT YOUR LOSS.
GOTTA GO MEET MY MOM.
HEY, I, UM,
I'M MEETING UP WITH SOME OF THE OLD CREW LATER.
I'M NOT SURE WHERE YET, BUT YOU SHOULD PULL UP.
MY CRIB IS BASICALLY EMPTY. PERFECT FOR A KICKBACK.
- MISS GRACE GOOD WITH THAT? - GOOD WITH ME HOSTING THE NEXT STACEY ABRAMS?
HELL YEAH. COME ON.
- HA HA! SHUT UP. - COME ON.
- THINK I CAN RUN FOR PRESIDENT? - MM, MAYBE.
HERE WE GO.
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACH]
PATIENCE: DAMN. OK. DANG.
LAYLA IS ONE LUCKY GIRL.
GUESS AGAIN. THOSE ARE FOR YOU.
I'M GUESSING FOR YOUR PREMIERE THING?
GIA DROPPED THEM OFF.
OH.
OLIVIA: OH. WHO ARE THOSE FROM?
SOME FAN. NO ONE.
[SETS DOWN CARD, SIGHS]
SO...
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
I TAKE IT YOU SAW THE PRESS CONFERENCE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
- PROBABLY BEATING YOURSELF UP. - YEAH.
- SO YOU'RE OK WITH BARNES - BUT I DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO BE.
OLIVIA: OF COURSE NOT. USING DAD'S DEATH AS A PR STUNT?
BUT IT'S NOT LIKE IT WAS YOUR IDEA.
THAT WAS CLEAR FROM THE STUNNED LOOK IN YOUR EYES.
BUT I JUST STOOD UP THERE AND LET BARNES USE ME
LIKE A PAWN ON A BOARD. OLIVIA: OK.
SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?
NO MATTER WHAT I DO, LIV, I LOSE, OK?
IT'S EITHER EXPLOIT OUR PAIN AND--AND GO
AGAINST EVERYTHING DAD EVER TAUGHT ME ABOUT HONOR
IN THE HOPES THAT IT LEADS TO REDUCED SANCTIONS,
OR I REFUSE AND LIKELY PUT THE NAIL IN GAU FOOTBALL'S COFFIN.
AND HAVE YOU TALKED TO SPENCER?
WHAT DOES HE THINK? THIS AFFECTS HIM, TOO.
[SIGHS] HE'S DONE AT GAU, LIV.
- DONE PLAYING FOOTBALL THERE. - WAIT. DONE HOW?
HE WAS PRETTY CLEAR WITH BARNES THIS MORNING. OH, YEAH.
COME ON. AH!
I DID IT. HA HA HA HA!
I DID IT. I DID IT.
IMPRESSIVE.
BUT, UM...WHY IS SPENCER LEAVING GAU?
I MEAN, HE WAS ALL ABOUT SAVING THE TEAM
AND COACH KENNY.
JORDAN?
YEAH, UM, I--I-- I GET THE--I GET THE IDEA
THAT SOMETHING WENT DOWN BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM,
BUT I AM JUST TRYING TO RESPECT
THE SPACE THAT SPENCER SO CLEARLY WANTS RIGHT NOW.
YES, BUT IT CAN'T HURT TO CHECK ON HIM.
I MEAN, SEEKING HIS ADVICE ON THIS WHOLE BARNES DILEMMA,
IT'S THE PERFECT EXCUSE.
HMM.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
SPENCE! YOU PLAYING? BONES WAITING.
SPENCER: TWO MINUTES. KIA: ONE.
AND ONLY 'CAUSE THIS IS YOUR HOUSE.
SPENCER: OK, WE, UH, WE GOT SOME REAL CUPS SOMEWHERE, BUT DO YOU.
THANKS, SPENCE.
[DISTANT CHATTER]
[CHUCKLES]
FRAUSTO.
WHAT'S UP, BOY? I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WAS BACK
FROM BAKERSFIELD AGAIN. HOW LONG YOU IN TOWN THIS TIME?
BEEN BACK PERMANENTLY. COLLEGE BALL DIDN'T REALLY WORK OUT.
COACH'S MEMORIAL WASN'T THE RIGHT PLACE TO GET INTO ALL THAT.
- DAMN. WHAT HAPPENED? - COLLEGE AIN'T FOR EVERYONE, SPENCE.
HEY, IT'S ALL GOOD. I'M JUST GLAD YOU OUT HERE
DOING BIG THINGS AT GAU.
FIRST-TEAM ALL FRESHMAN?
SHEESH. I SEE YOU, BEVERLY.
YO, JORDAN COMING TO HANG? [CELL PHONE BUZZING]
NAH. NAH.
WHAT YOU DRINKING?
UH, SOMETHING THAT DON'T BELONG
IN A SIPPY CUP. TELL YOU THAT MUCH.
WE'RE STARTING WITHOUT YOU. KIA: SPENCE,
THE HELL YOU ARE.
LET'S GET IT.
[LINE RINGS]
SPENCER: OH, THIS IS SPENCER. LEAVE A MESSAGE.
JORDAN: HEY. [BEEP]
JORDAN AGAIN. UH...
LOOK, I--I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE IGNORING ME
BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE TRANSFER STUFF
OR SOMETHING ELSE.
WHATEVER IT IS, I--I'M FINE TO JUST LET IT BE.
UM, BUT I--I HAVE THIS MEETING
WITH THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE TOMORROW THAT I AM--
I'M KIND OF FREAKING OUT ABOUT. AND I COULD REALLY USE
BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA YOUR HELP, UH,
SO, GIVE--GIVE ME A CALL. WHAT TO SAY.
[EXHALES]
OK.
REACHING FOR THE SKY ♪ EMAN8: ♪ I'VE BEEN
♪ BUT IT'S A THOUSAND MILES HIGH ♪
♪ LIKE SHOOTING STARS AND SATELLITES ♪
♪ I WONDER WHAT'S OUT THERE ♪
♪ I BEEN ROLLING, I BEEN CRUISING ♪
IT'S AMUSING, MAKING MUSIC ♪ ♪ HOW I'M LIVING,
♪ NO CONFUSION, I BEEN WINNING ♪
IN LOS ANGELES FOR NOW ♪ ♪ NEVER LOSING
ALL AROUND THE GLOBE ♪ ♪ BUT I'LL BE
ON THE EAST COAST ♪ ♪ I GOT PEOPLE
♪ GOT MY FAMILY BACK AT HOME ♪
♪ I WASN'T LOOKING FOR NOBODY, I JUST WANTED SOMETHING REAL ♪
♪ KEPT ON PLAYING UP BUT GOD, HE FINALLY TEACH ME HOW TO FEEL ♪
♪ NEED A SPARK, I THINK I'M READY FOR A MATCH ♪
♪ 'CAUSE IF I TELL YOU THAT I LOVE YOU ♪
♪ I AIN'T TAKING NOTHING BACK ♪
♪ AND I'VE BEEN REACHING FOR THE SKY ♪
A THOUSAND MILES HIGH ♪ ♪ BUT IT'S
♪ LIKE SHOOTING STARS AND SATELLITES ♪
♪ I WONDER WHAT'S OUT THERE, YEAH ♪
♪ THERE'S GOTTA BE SOMEONE LIKE ME ♪
♪ A MELODY I'M BORN TO SING ♪ [SCREW FALLS]
♪ A PERFECT FIT, A MISSING PIECE ♪
♪ I WONDER IF YOU'RE OUT THERE ♪
♪ BEYOND ♪
♪ THE BEST IS STILL AHEAD ♪
♪ I'M KEEPING CALM ♪
♪ BEYOND ♪
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
MAN: WHAT UP, WHAT UP, WHAT UP, GOOD PEOPLE?
[CHUCKLING] FLIP. WHAT'S GOOD, O.G.?
OH, I CAN'T CALL IT, SPENCE.
MAN, LISTEN. WHAT UP, KIA?
KIA: HEY. FLIP: AHH.
SO, IS, UH, MY NIECE OVER HERE RUNNIN' THIS TABLE?
MAN, WE'VE BEEN WAITING 5 MINUTES.
OK, SO, WHAT YOU SAYING? HOW MANY GAMES HAS SHE WON?
FLIP: I TAUGHT MY NIECE WELL. FRAUSTO: FIRST TWO.
KIA: RIGHT. HA HA! FLIP: AHH.
FLIP: WELL, Y'ALL DON'T WANT SPENCER: YOU WANT NEXT?
TO SEE ME ON THIS TABLE, MAN. SPENCER: COME ON.
I'M JUST HERE DROPPING OFF TACOS
PER MY NIECE'S REQUEST. BUT, UH...
WHILE I'M HERE, MAN, LET ME HOLLER AT YOU ON SOMETHING.
SO WAS THAT PRESS CONFERENCE FOR REAL?
I MEAN, WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON AT GAU TODAY?
- I HAVEN'T BEEN FOLLOWING IT. - MAN, WHAT YOU SAYING?
THAT'S YO TEAM. AND THAT BALD-HEADED DUDE UP THERE TALKING ABOUT
COACH BAKER WAS GONNA BE THE NEXT HEAD COACH UNTIL HE PASSED.
AND I THOUGHT HE WAS CAPPIN' TILL I SAW JORDAN STANDING RIGHT NEXT TO HIM.
FRAUSTO: YO, WHY WOULD JORDAN VOUCH FOR THAT?
I MEAN, COACH WAS COMING BACK TO CRENSHAW.
LOOK, I WOULDN'T LISTEN TO NOTHING COMING
OUTTA THAT PLACE, OK? THEY ON ONE.
AND NOTHING I CAN DO TO CHANGE IT.
COME ON, MAN. WE ALL KNOW
WHEREVER YOU GO, YOU BLEED THOSE COLORS.
SO KEEP IT 100, MAN. WHAT'S THE REAL?
IT'S OUT OF MY HANDS, O.G.
GOTTA LET THE ADULTS FIX THIS ONE.
I APPRECIATE YOU COMIN' THROUGH, THO.
THANK YOU FOR THE TACOS.
LITTLE HOMIE SPENCER JAMES.
IT'S ALL GOOD, LOVED ONE.
STAY UP.
YOU, TOO.
THINK MAYBE THAT'S WHAT JORDAN WAS CALLING ABOUT?
THIS GAU STUFF? I MEAN, WE'LL WAIT
IF YOU WANNA HIT HIM BACK.
NAH. I'MMA GET ANOTHER DRINK,
I'MMA FINISH THIS GAME, AND I'MMA STAY OUTTA THAT MESS,
WHICH HE SHOULD HAVE DONE.
I ASKED MY UNCLE TO SWING BY BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT'D CHEER
YOU UP, BUT INSTEAD YOU KICK HIM OUT FOR ASKING YOU ABOUT GAU?
LOOK, AIN'T NOBODY KICKING NOBODY OUT, OK?
I THANKED HIM FOR THE TACOS.
[SCOFFS] LISTEN, THE WAY YOU'RE ACTING
RIGHT NOW IS GIVING NINTH GRADE SPENCER, AND THAT'S NOT A COMPLIMENT.
WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON? WHAT'S WITH ALL THIS DEFLECTING?
- ALL THIS 'CAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT GAU? - NO, NOT WANTING TO TALK
ABOUT GAU AND NOT CARING ABOUT YOUR TEAM IS NOT THE SAME THING.
KIA, I'MMA SAY THIS AS POLITELY AS I CAN.
MIND YOUR BUSINESS.
NOW, WE GONNA FINISH THIS GAME OR WHAT?
[SCOFFS]
[FLUTE PLAYING]
MAN: OMMM.
I THINK IT'S THE MASSEUSE.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW A HUMAN COULD MAKE THAT SOUND.
[GONG]
[LAURA CHUCKLES]
UH, AHEM.
MAN: LAURA, YOU HAVE A FEW MINUTES
BEFORE WE BEGIN YOUR RESTORATION.
[WHISPERS] OH, MY GOD.
OLIVIA: WHAT THE HELL [LAURA SNICKERING] WAS THAT NOISE?
A PREMIERE THING I WANNA RUN PATIENCE: OOH, UM, I HAVE LAYLA: I--
PAST YOU AND GIA. SHE STILL HERE?
YEAH.
UH, YEAH, SHE'S JUST-- [SCOFFS]
OH, THIS IS SO NICE, HONEY.
IT FEELS GOOD,
EASY. LIKE I'M ONE OF YOU GUYS.
YOU ARE, MOM.
AND NOT JUST TO ME. ALL OF THE GIRLS
ARE REALLY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE.
OLIVIA: AND, LAURA: MM.
YOU KNOW, WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW
THAT YOU CAN JUST... BE OUR ROOMMATE,
YOU KNOW? JUST, LIKE, LIVE WITH US.
I DO LIVE HERE WITH YOU. FOR NOW.
RIGHT. UM, BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO, LIKE,
TAKE CARE OF US. YOU KNOW, LIKE, THE MOM STUFF.
OH, I THINK I'VE BEEN PRETTY CHILL
ABOUT JORDAN COMING DOWN FROM LAYLA'S ROOM
AND POUNDING BOTTLES OF WATER LIKE HE JUST WENT ON A RUN.
YEAH, NO, THAT'S, UM, THAT'S WEIRD FOR ME, TOO. UM...
BUT I'M, YOU KNOW, MORE SO TALKING ABOUT, LIKE,
YOU KNOW, THE MORNING STUFF.
YOU KNOW, MESSING WITH PEOPLE'S MAIL
AND PUTTING OUR BAGS AND CLOTHES IN OUR CLOSET.
MAKING SURE YOU WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE HOUSE, YOU KNOW?
RIGHT.
ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW WHAT? UM...
IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL AT ALL.
YOU'RE RIGHT. I--
I DON'T NEED TO BE DOING THAT ANYMORE.
I'M SORRY. HEH!
SORRY. REALLY.
UM...
PATIENCE: LOOK, I JUST WANT TO TELL MY FANS
I'M--I'M STILL THE OLD ME. ABOUT THIS NEW ME THAT WHO ARE CONFUSED
BUT YOU'RE NOT. I MEAN, TONIGHT IS LITERALLY ABOUT
LAUNCHING YOUR NEW INCARNATION.
YOU SAID YOU WERE ON BOARD WITH PATIENCE 2.0.
AND I AM, BUT I DON'T WANT MY ORIGINAL,
LIKE DAY ONE, FANS TO THINK THAT I FORGOT ABOUT THEM.
YOU MEAN LIKE, A SHOUT-OUT OR--
YEAH, AND ALSO LIKE A THANK YOU.
PLAYING TO THE BASE BEFORE TAKING A BIG SWING
LAYLA: WHAT DO YOU MEAN, ISN'T A BAD MOVE. THANK YOU?
THANK YOU FOR WHAT? WHERE IS THIS COMING FROM?
A THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT THAT MIKO SENT.
GIA: WHAT, MIKO? [LAYLA SIGHS]
YEAH, MIKO RUNS ONE OF THE FAN ACCOUNTS
THAT PATIENCE SHOULD BE STAYING AWAY FROM
FOR THE SAKE OF HER MENTAL HEALTH AND BECAUSE MIKO
PATIENCE: I HAVE. I HAVE. HAS NO BOUNDARIES.
AND EVERYTHING, BUT... I UNFOLLOWED HER
I RAN INTO HER AT SLAUSON CAFE
SHE WAS TELLING ME AND, YOU KNOW,
THAT THE PATIENCE ZEROES WERE SHADING MY NEW LOOK, WHICH--
MESSED WITH YOUR HEAD. THIS IS WHY I DON'T LIKE ENCOURAGING RUN-INS.
YEAH, WELL, I DON'T LIKE ALIENATING MY FANS.
ESPECIALLY THE ONES WITH LARGE FOLLOWINGS.
LARGE FOLLOWINGS? OK. NOW I'M INTERESTED.
PATIENCE: SHE SENT ME A GIFT TODAY, WHICH,
AT FIRST I WAS LIKE, "OK, IT'S WEIRD,"
BUT THEN SHE SENT ME A DM TALKING ABOUT AN IDEA
ABOUT REACHING FANS ON THE FENCE.
A PHOTO WITH THE STUFF SO, LIKE, IF I TAKE
THAT SHE SENT ME ON BEHALF OF HER FAN ACCOUNT,
AND SHE WOULD HYPE THE NEW DROP. THEN MIKO WOULD REPOST IT
DOES IT HAVE TO BE MIKO'S PAGE? LIKE, LOTS OF FANS SENT STUFF TO THE STUDIO.
YEAH. IT HAS TO BE HER. SHE RUNS PATIENCE'S
LARGEST FAN ACCOUNTS ON ALL PLATFORMS.
LAYLA, WITH EVERYTHING RIDING ON TONIGHT, IT'S A NO-BRAINER.
WE NEED MIKO AND HER FOLLOWERS HAPPY
AND IN OUR CORNER. PATIENCE: YEAH, AND IT'S JUST A POST.
OK. FINE.
DOMINO. HA!
WHAT'S THAT? 3 IN A ROW? WHAT IS THAT?
MAN, I'M EATING TODAY. HUH?
I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER, POP MUSIC PLAYING]
YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANNA DRINK?
SPENCE, I HAVEN'T BEEN CALLING AND TEXTING ALL DAY TO HAVE A DRINK.
MY BAD, J. LOTS BEEN GOIN' ON
ROUND HERE, MAN. JORDAN: YEAH.
BUT YOU'RE HERE NOW, SO LET'S TALK.
YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT'S FINE.
THERE'S A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS THAT
WE JUST DON'T NEED TO HAVE RIGHT NOW.
BUT YOU LEFT ME HIGH AND DRY THIS MORNING WITH BARNES.
OH, AND THANK YOU FOR THE HEADS-UP ON TRANSFERRING.
AND NOW HE'S GOT ME ROPED INTO THIS PUBLICITY STUNT
FOR THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE-- SPENCER: I HEARD ABOUT THAT.
[SWALLOWS] NOT MUCH, THOUGH.
THINGS BEEN KINDA BUSY ROUND HERE, YOU KNOW?
- IS THIS WHO WE ARE NOW, DUDE? - WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WELL, I MEAN, YOU'RE SITTING HERE AND YOU'RE ACTING LIKE NOTHING
IN THE LAST 3 YEARS MATTERS TO YOU AT ALL.
LOOK, SPENCE, I HAVE BEEN TRYING
TO RESPECT YOUR SPACE, BUT
OUR FRIENDSHIP DESERVES BETTER THAN THAT.
CHILL, BRUH. WE STILL FRIENDS.
HANG OUT, PLAY SOME DOMINOES. LOOK--
DOMINOES? DOMINOES? REALLY? I GOT A MEETING
WITH THE NCAA, SPENCE, THAT MIGHT HELP SAVE GAU FOOTBALL,
WHICH I STILL CARE ABOUT, BY THE WAY, EVEN IF YOU DON'T!
NOW, SEE, THAT'S EXACTLY WHY I'M LEAVING, MAN.
GAU IS SINKING.
IT IS BROKEN, J.
- NONE OF THAT'S OUR FAULT. - COME ON.
I DON'T NEED TO CARRY THAT WEIGHT. AND NEITHER DO YOU.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GUY THAT TOLD ME,
"MY FIGHT IS INSIDE THOSE WALLS AT GAU"?
AND WHEN YOU TOLD ME YOU WERE LEAVING,
REMEMBER WHAT I SAID?
I GOTTA DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR ME.
WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT I'M DOING.
ENJOY THE PARTY.
OH.
HEY. WHOA. WHAT--WHAT'S ALL THIS?
OH, IT'S JUST THE STUPID FRIDGE IS LEAKING.
DAMN. I'M SORRY, MOM.
I--I TRIED TO FIX THIS SINCE DAD ISN'T HERE TO DO IT.
YOUR DAD WAS GONNA FIX THE FRIDGE?
YEAH, I MEAN,
FOUND IT ON HIS TO-DO LIST.
I THOUGHT THAT I FIXED THAT SOUND THAT IT WAS MAKING,
BUT CLEARLY I JUST MADE IT WORSE.
[SIGHS]
IT'S OK, SWEETHEART.
IT'S JUST A REFRIGERATOR.
AND A SCREW-LESS DINING TABLE, OK?
PLUS EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S ON THAT LIST.
THEN THERE'S BARNES AND HIS PR SCHEME
AND--AND NOW SPENCER IS LEAVING GAU.
DAD HASN'T BEEN GONE A MONTH AND EVERYTHING
THAT MATTERED TO HIM IS FALLING APART
BECAUSE I CAN'T FIX ANY OF IT.
[SIGHS]
I FORGOT HOW LIKE HIM YOU CAN BE.
MOM, THERE'S NOT A SINGLE THING
CROSSED OFF THAT LIST, OK?
I'VE TRIED AND I JUST MADE EVERYTHING WORSE.
OH, SO DID YOUR DAD.
HE WOULD LOSE SLEEP,
TRACK DOWN PARTS,
UNTIL I'D HAVE TO CALL A PROFESSIONAL
TO FIX EVERYTHING HE BROKE.
SO I'VE BEEN BEATING MYSELF UP TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF THINGS
ON THAT LIST THAT DAD WAS...NEVER ABLE TO DO?
FEEL BETTER?
I FEEL LIKE AN IDIOT.
NO.
YOU JUST LOST YOUR DAD.
IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHAT TO HOLD ONTO
WHEN YOU LOSE SOMETHING SO IMPORTANT.
RIGHT NOW I'M JUST TRYING TO HOLD ONTO HIS LEGACY.
JORDAN: BY NOT USING HIS LAURA: IN WHAT WAY?
MEMORY IN A WAY THAT WOULD LET HIM DOWN.
THERE IS NO LEGACY THAT MATTERED MORE
TO YOUR DAD THAN YOU AND LIV.
HE'D NEVER WANT YOU TO HOLD ONTO
ANY PART OF HIM THAT HELD YOU BACK.
YOU ALL RIGHT, MOM?
JUST REALIZED HE WANTED THE SAME THING FOR ME, TOO.
YEAH. RIGHT.
[SNIFFLES]
YEAH, IT'S PAST TIME FOR ME TO PEACE OUT.
HOLD UP, HOLD UP. YOU REALLY QUITTING WHILE WE ALL TIED UP?
LOOKS THAT WAY.
OK. IF YOU THINK SPLITS IS THE BEST YOU CAN DO,
THEN GO AHEAD, MAN.
IT'S NOT GONNA FLY NEXT TIME.
YOU WILDIN IF YOU THINK I'M DOING THIS AGAIN.
YOU BEING FORREAL RIGHT NOW?
YES, I AM.
MISS ME NEXT TIME YOU WANNA COME
SLUMMIN' IN CRENSHAW WHEN YOU REALLY QUITTING
ON EVERYTHING COACH TAUGHT US ABOUT BEING CRENSHAW STRONG.
HOLD UP. I'M PLAYING BALL NEXT YEAR.
YOU THE ONE THAT CAME BACK WITH YOUR TAIL BETWEEN YOUR LEGS.
KIA: SPENCER, JUST LET IT GO! SPENCER: NO, NO, HOW'S HE GONNA COME AT ME
WHEN YOU THE ONE THAT QUIT ON THE GAME?
THE GAME WAS TAKEN FROM ME WHEN I BLEW MY KNEE OUT.
YEAH. Y'KNOW COACH BAKER CALLED ME AFTER IT HAPPENED?
HE WAS THE ONE THAT CONVINCED ME TO PLAY COLLEGE BALL
IN THE FIRST PLACE. YOU KNOW WHAT HE REMINDED ME?
THAT THERE AIN'T NO SHAME IN GOING BACK HOME
AS LONG AS YOU GO BACK STRONG.
LOOK, BRUH, I'M SORRY ABOUT YOUR KNEE,
BUT IF THAT'S SUPPOSED TO MEAN SOMETHING TO ME--
NAH, THIS AIN'T ABOUT ME! TH--
THIS ABOUT YOUR PUNK ASS COMING
SLINKING BACK HERE TO RUN AWAY
FROM YOUR PROBLEMS IN BEVERLY HILLS
AND TAKE YOUR CRAP OUT ON US.
HEH HEH! OK.
SPENCE, DO YOU EVEN REMEMBER WHAT IT MEANS
TO BE CRENSHAW STRONG?
IT MEANS NOT BEING DEFEATED OR AFRAID.
NOT BAILING ON YOUR PEOPLE LIKE WE ALL HEARD YOU DO TO BAKER.
KNOW MY BUSINESS, MAN. - DON'T ACT LIKE YOU - YOU RIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW YOUR BUSINESS. BUT I DO KNOW THAT YOU
COULDA BEEN REAL WITH US ABOUT LEAVING GAU, BUT YOU WEREN'T.
YOU COULDA STEPPED UP FOR YOUR BOY,
COACH BAKER'S SON,
BUT YOU DIDN'T.
I JUST THANK GOD
COACH BAKER AIN'T HERE TO SEE YOU NOW.
KIA: ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. YOU'VE SAID ENOUGH.
DAMN RIGHT I HAVE.
KIA: COME ON. SPENCER: OK.
ALL RIGHT, MAN. [DOOR OPENS]
[POP MUSIC PLAYING]
AHEM.
WELL, LOOK AT YOU!
I THINK I FINALLY NAILED IT.
- SOMEONE'S FEELING BETTER. - I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW MUCH
THAT LIST WAS MESSING WITH MY HEAD UNTIL IT WAS GONE.
BARNES WANTS TO DISCUSS OUR "STRATEGY"
FOR TOMORROW. LAYLA: OH.
THAT'S ALL MY DAD IS TO HIM. A STRATEGY.
BUT I GUESS THAT'S JUST BARNES' WAY.
WELL, WHAT ABOUT YOUR WAY?
HOW DO YOU FEEL? WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I WANT TO TALK TO MY DAD.
YOU KNOW, ASK HIM WHAT I SHOULD DO.
BUT I CAN'T.
Y'KNOW, UM...
EVEN WHEN MY DAD WAS HOME,
I'D BRING MY PROBLEMS TO YOUR DAD
AND I ALWAYS LEFT KNOWING
EXACTLY WHAT TO DO NEXT.
YEAH, I GUESS HE ALWAYS JUST KNEW.
NO, HE DIDN'T. BUT...HE LISTENED
AND HE BELIEVED THAT WE KNEW WHAT WAS RIGHT
UNTIL WE BELIEVED IT, TOO.
YOU JUST GOT TO LISTEN, JORDAN.
BELIEVE THAT YOU KNOW WHAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU
AND WHEN YOU FIND IT, DO IT.
YOUR WAY. THE JORDAN BAKER WAY.
THAT'S THE LEGACY.
OK.
WHAT?
WHAT IF MY WAY CONFLICTS WITH
A PRIOR ENGAGEMENT?
YOU'RE RIDICULOUS. GO. I LOVE YOU.
CAROLINE ROMANO: ♪ JAGGED STARS, OH, TO BE YOUNG, YOUNG, YOUNG ♪
♪ YOUNG, YOUNG ♪
♪ YOUNG, YOUNG, YOUNG ♪
- I LOVE YOU, TOO. - ♪ JAGGED STARS ♪
♪ OH, TO BE YOUNG, YOUNG, YOUNG ♪
♪ OH, YOUNG, YOUNG, YOUNG ♪
OH, YOUNG, YOUNG ♪ ♪ YOUNG, YOUNG,
OH, TO BE YOUNG ♪ ♪ JAGGED STARS,
FELLAS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
THE BEST CHANCE TO SAVE THIS TEAM
THE FUTURE OF GAU FOOTBALL. IS TO SHOW THE WORLD
SHOW THE NCAA JUST WHO WE ARE AND THE LEGACY
IF THEY GIVE US THE CHANCE. WE WANT TO BUILD
TO FOCUS ON PUTTING GRIEF NOW, BARNES, HE WANTS
FOR SYMPATHY VOTES. FRONT AND CENTER
BUT WE'RE NOT A CHARITY CASE, FELLAS. AND I AM NOT
THE SINGULAR FACE OF GAU FOOTBALL.
WE ALL ARE.
NOW, THIS TEAM IS NOT PLAYING FOR MY DAD'S LEGACY.
IT IS PLAYING FOR ITS OWN LEGACY.
NOW, BARNES... [SIGHS]
THAT THIS TEAM'S FUTURE HE DIDN'T BELIEVE
WOULD CONVINCE THE NCAA
THAT WE DESERVE TO SURVIVE. BUT I DO.
THE FUTURE SPOKE FOR ITSELF. AND I THINK IT'S TIME
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
PLAYERS: YEAH. HUH?
[ALL TALKING AT ONCE]
ALL RIGHT.
FRAUSTO CAN BE AN ASS.
HE WASN'T WRONG, THOUGH.
KIA, IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.
YOU THINK I CARE?
YOU KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH YOU
REGRESSING BACK TO OLD HIGH SCHOOL SPENCER?
I GUESS YOU ABOUT TO TELL ME.
SPENCER, YOU BEING SOMEONE WHO YOU WERE IS JUST
ANOTHER WAY OF YOU BEING SOMEONE THAT YOU'RE NOT.
IT'S A MASK. IT'S NOT REAL.
AND BEING REAL WAS ALWAYS THE BEST THING ABOUT YOU.
HMM.
UH-- [SCOFFS]
ARE YOU SERIOUS RIGHT NOW?
WHAT? YOU WANTED THE REAL, RIGHT?
UNLESS YOU AIN'T FEELIN' IT.
OH, SO YOU'RE REALLY TRYING TO SEND
YOUR WHOLE LIFE INTO THE GUTTER.
Y'KNOW WHAT, I'M--
SPENCER: WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. I'M NOT FEELING ANY OF THIS RIGHT...
- OK, HOLD UP. - RIGHT NOW.
I'M SORRY. YOU KNOW WHAT? LET'S JUST FORGET IT.
NO, TRYING TO FORGET IS WHAT GOT YOU HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
DEAL WITH YOUR GRIEF.
STOP USING IT AS AN EXCUSE.
[FOOTSTEPS RETREAT]
[POP MUSIC PLAYING, INDISTINCT CHATTER]
LAURA: UH, BABE, BEFORE WE MEET UP WITH EVERYONE,
I JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN
WHY I REACTED THE WAY I DID ABOUT THE MOM-THING.
IT WAS A TOTALLY MESSED-UP THING TO SAY
AND I FEEL SO TERRIBLE. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
I WAS JUST CAUGHT OFF-GUARD BECAUSE IT WASN'T
UNTIL YOU LISTED OUT ALL THE THINGS THAT I REALIZED
I USED TO DO THOSE...THINGS FOR YOUR DAD.
OH, MY GOD.
YOU WERE WIFE-ING US?
OH! I'M SORRY.
IT'S OK, MOM.
I CAN'T EVEN WRITE IN MY JOURNAL
ANYMORE SINCE DAD DIED.
WAIT. I THOUGHT THAT WAS, LIKE, THE FIRST THING YOU DID EVERY MORNING.
IT WAS, SINCE WAY BEFORE I MET YOUR FATHER,
AND NOW, EVERY TIME I SIT DOWN IN THE MORNING AND I--
I LOOK AT THE LAST THING I WROTE ON THAT DAY
AND I CAN'T WRITE ANOTHER ENTRY.
AND I THINK...
THAT'S WHY I WAS WIFE-ING YOU GUYS,
BECAUSE IT'S THE ONE MORNING ROUTINE I CAN CONTINUE.
WHAT DOES IT SAY? THE LAST LINE YOU WROTE?
IT SAYS: "IT WAS A GOOD MORNING."
YEAH.
IT WAS...
BUT I THINK-- I THINK HE WOULD
WANT YOU TO TURN THE PAGE.
THANK YOU.
PATIENCE: CHEERS. COOP: CHEERS.
A SNEAK PEEK BEFORE I DO? WHY DOES HE GET
PATIENCE: GIRL. GIA: SORRY.
I JUST NEED TO BORROW LAYLA.
OK, YEAH. I'LL BE BACK.
HEY, IS EVERYTHING OK?
DEPENDS. ARE YOU SURE THESE ARE THE FLOWERS MIKO SENT?
UM, I MEAN, THEY MATCH THE DESCRIPTION.
"LOVE FROM THE VORTEX"?
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT THE CARD SAID. HOW'D YOU KNOW THAT?
BECAUSE I BROUGHT THE FLOWERS IN THINKING
THEY WERE A GIFT FROM YOUR FRIEND VORTEX.
LAYLA, THESE WERE JUST SITTING AT THE FRONT DOOR.
MIKO SENT THEM TO THE HOUSE.
SHE KNOWS WHERE PATIENCE LIVES.
[SIGHS]
[KNOCK KNOCK]
JORDAN? WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
OUR MEETING ISN'T UNTIL TOMORROW.
I'VE ALREADY SAID EVERYTHING I WANT THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE TO HEAR.
ME AND THE REST OF THE CONDORS. IT'S IN YOUR EMAIL.
I JUST NEED YOU TO PASS IT ALONG. [BARNES CHUCKLES]
NOW, SON, THAT'S NOT EXACTLY HOW THIS WORKS,
OK, SO IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, WE'LL DISCUSS
ALL OF YOUR TALKING POINTS AT OUR SCHEDULED MEETING TOMORROW.
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, SIR, I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU
BASTARDIZE MY DAD'S MEMORY BY USING HIS DEATH FOR YOUR GAIN.
THAT WILL NEVER BE WHO I AM. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THAT IS NOT WHO THIS TEAM IS.
THIS IS ABOUT THE FATE OF A MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR INSTITUTION.
NO, SIR. THIS IS ABOUT THE TEAM. AND WE KNOW WHO WE ARE.
WE'RE NOT FOLLOWING GARRETT'S LEGACY,
OR MY DAD'S, OR YOURS.
WE ARE BUILDING OUR OWN.
OUR PLAYERS, OUR DREAMS,
WITH A COACH THAT WE'VE CHOSEN.
AND IF YOU WANT TO TAKE ONE LAST SHOT AT SAVING GAU,
BY ALL MEANS. IT IS IN YOUR EMAIL.
BUT TO KEEP YOU HONEST,
YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY PERSON I SENT IT TO.
IT IS EITHER THAT
OR NOTHING.
JORDAN, VOICE-OVER: VOIDS, HOLES, SPACES.
YOU NEVER KNOW HOW DEEP THEY ARE UNTIL YOU TRY TO FILL THEM.
I HAD TO TRY BECAUSE I WAS SO SCARED EVERYTHING
YOU WERE A PART OF WOULD CRUMBLE UNLESS I WAS THERE
TO FILL THE GAP AND FIX WHAT WAS BROKEN.
I DIDN'T REALIZE PART OF HOW YOU DID THAT
THE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS. WAS BY LEANING ON
BY CLINGING ONTO SHREDS OF YOU WE TRY TO FILL YOUR VOID
THAT NEVER EVEN MATTERED OR ROUTINES THAT DON'T FIT
IN A WORLD THAT YOU'RE NO LONGER IN.
MALE SINGER: ♪ THINGS ARE GONNA GET EASIER ♪
JORDAN, VOICE-OVER: WE FORGET THAT SOMETIMES, THE ANSWER
TO FILLING THE BIGGEST VOID LEFT BY YOUR ABSENCE IS
AND SIMPLY KEEP LIVING. TO TURN THE PAGE
♪ THINGS'LL GET BRIGHTER ♪ SINGER:
♪ SOME DAY, YEAH ♪
SO, WHAT, YOU'RE GONNA TELL PATIENCE TOMORROW OR--
UH, YEAH. I DON'T WANNA RUIN HER NIGHT.
- WHO IS THIS GIRL ANYWAY? - I MEAN,
I THOUGHT SHE WAS JUST SOME AWKWARD, HARMLESS FAN GIRL,
BUT THE TRUTH IS WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HER.
JORDAN, VOICE-OVER: WE LOSE FAITH IN OURSELVES AND OPEN THE DOOR TO STRANGERS
WHEN WE SHOULD BE LISTENING TO OUR OWN INNER VOICES.
BUT I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE PEOPLE I LOVE HELP GUIDE ME BACK TO THAT VOICE.
BRING ME BACK TO WHO I AM. GROUND ME IN IT.
OLIVIA: HOW DID YOU GET THEM TO POST ALL
THE PLAYERS' VIDEOS ON THE GAU WEBSITE?
HEH! I DIDN'T.
I SENT THE COMPILATION TO ONE OF DAD'S TV CONTACTS.
AND THEN, ONCE BARNES LEARNED THAT THEY WERE GONNA AIR IT,
DO A KIND OF LIKE A SPECIAL INTEREST PIECE,
KINDA FORCED HIS HAND. OLIVIA: HUH.
BARNES, OF COURSE, IS NOW TAKING CREDIT FOR ALL OF IT.
BOTH THE VIDEO CAMPAIGN ABOUT THE NEW LEGACY
OF GAU FOOTBALL AND...THE NEW HIRE.
I MEAN, IT'S PRETTY COOL THAT HIS VIDEO WENT VIRAL, TOO.
YEAH. FEELS GOOD TO HAVE THE WHOLE TEAM BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.
YOU THINK SPENCER'S SEEN THE VIDEO?
MIGHT MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR HIM.
AND WHO I AM IS A LEADER. JORDAN, VOICE-OVER:
OK, OK.
SOMEONE PEOPLE CAN LOOK UP TO.
THEY'RE COMING, THEY'RE COMING.
A.D. BARNES: I APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT THIS LATE AT NIGHT.
COACH KENNY: OF COURSE. I'M JUST STILL CONFUSED
AS TO WHAT THIS OPPORTU-- WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING HERE?
A.D. BARNES: I THINK THEY HAVE AN OFFER FOR YOU. JORDAN: HEH!
WE ARE HERE TO MEET OUR NEW HEAD COACH.
SOMEONE THEY CAN COUNT ON. JORDAN, VOICE-OVER:
COACH KENNY: ARE YOU SERIOUS? PLAYERS: YEAH!
COACH KENNY: THIS FORREAL? SINGER: ♪ SOMEDAY ♪
SINGER: ♪ WE GOT IT TOGETHER [CHEERING CONTINUES]
♪ AND WE GOT IT UNDONE ♪
♪ SOME DAY WHEN YOUR HEAD ♪
♪ IS MUCH LIGHTER ♪ PLAYERS: GAU! GAU!
[RINGTONE CHIMING]
♪ SOMEDAY ♪
♪ WE'LL WALK IN THE RAYS... ♪
JORDAN, VOICE-OVER: I WISH I COULD TELL YOU THAT ALL OF US
WERE LETTING THE ONES WE LOVE
GUIDE US BACK TO WHO WE ARE.
SINGER: ♪ BRIGHTER ♪ [TEXT CHIME]
SOME THINGS TAKE MORE TIME. JORDAN:
SINGER: ♪ CHILD, THINGS ARE GONNA GET EASIER ♪
JORDAN: BUT WHAT I AM HERE TO TELL YOU IS...
OF THE VOIDS, THE HOLES, I'M NOT AFRAID
THE SPACES, ANYMORE.
BECAUSE IN THEM I FOUND THAT VOICE AGAIN,
THE VOICE THAT YOU PLANTED INSIDE ME AS ONE HALF
OF YOUR GREATEST LEGACY.
TO HONE IT AS I GROW AND I'LL CONTINUE
YOU ALWAYS KNEW I'D BE. INTO THE MAN
[SINGER VOCALIZING]
JORDAN: HEH.
AS MUCH AS I WISH I COULD HEAR YOU SAY IT...
I KNOW YOU'D BE PROUD OF ME TODAY.
[SIGHS]
MAN: GREG, MOVE YOUR HEAD.