["WON'T SEE ME CRY" PLAYING]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
SPENCER, VOICE-OVER: THROUGH SOME THINGS. I BEEN KINDA GOING
TRYING TO OUTRUN MY DEMONS...
HIDE FROM THE TRUTH OF EVERYTHING
I BEEN FEELING...
STEALTH: ♪ ...BROKEN, CLOSED OFF
♪ NOT OPEN TO TALK ♪
♪ I'M TIRED AND I'M WASTED ♪
♪ I KNOW YOU HATE THIS RIGHT NOW ♪
BUT THE DAY ALWAYS COMES WHEN YOU HAVE TO FACE IT. SPENCER, VOICE-OVER:
STEALTH: ♪ BUT I'M EMPTY INSIDE, LOTS OF ROOM ♪
♪ FOR MY PROBLEMS TO HIDE ♪
NO MATTER HOW UGLY IT GETS... SPENCER, VOICE-OVER:
♪ YOU WON'T SEE ME CRY ♪ STEALTH:
YOU SAID YOU NEED MORE TIME, AND THAT'S OK,
'CAUSE YOU AND ME, WE GOT ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD.
STEALTH: ♪ YOU WON'T SEE ME CRY ♪
SPENCER, VOICE-OVER: TODAY IS THAT DAY.
STEALTH: ♪ CRY ♪
GRACE: HA HA HA HA! DILLON: MM-HMM. MM.
UH, WILL YOU SLOW DOWN?
STOP ACTING LIKE YOU STARVING.
IT'S NOT MY FAULT. DILLON: OH, SNAP. HA HA HA HA!
THEY DIDN'T FEED ME ON THE PLANE THIS MORNING.
IT'S ONLY A HOUR FLIGHT FROM OAKLAND TO L.A.
CARTER: WHAT YOU TALKING ABOUT? GRACE: HA HA HA HA!
[SILVERWARE CLINKS] GOOD MORNING.
SPENCER: GOOD MORNING. CARTER: GOOD MORNING.
SO, DILLON, WHO'S THIS ARTIST YOU'RE EXCITED TO SEE?
JAMAL CAMPBELL. HE DREW THIS COMIC CALLED "NAOMI."
CARTER: Y'ALL DRIVING OVER TO MELROSE TO SEE HIM?
YEP. SPENCE IS TAKING ME. IT'S A ART GALLERY
INSIDE A SNEAKER STORE. IT'S GONNA BE SICK!
SPENCER: YO! YO! YO! WHAT YOU DOING, MAN! GRACE: WHOA! HEY.
HEY, SETTLE DOWN. IT WAS AN ACCIDENT. I'M SURE IT'S FINE.
IT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED IF HE WASN'T OVER THERE TWEAKING.
YO, YOU THE ONE TWEAKING ABOUT THIS STUPID PHONE.
I'M SURE COACH BAKER'S VOICEMAIL IS FINE.
MIND YOUR BUSINESS, MAN. SPENCER: I NEED YOU TO GRACE: HEY.
YOU NEED TO GET OVER YOURSELF.
WHATCHU SAY TO ME?
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
RELAX, YOU GUYS.
SPENCER, SIT DOWN.
SPENCER, ENOUGH. YOUR MOM ASKED YOU TO SIT DOWN.
HEY, IT'S FAMILY BUSINESS, HOMIE. MIND YOURS!
THIS HAS GONE TOO FAR. CARTER: EXCUSE ME? GRACE: AW, HELL NO.
SPENCER. SPENCER! LOOK AT ME!
I HAVE BEEN PATIENT WITH YOU WHILE I LET YOU DEAL WITH YOUR GRIEF
ON YOUR OWN, BUT YOU IN HERE ACTING LIKE YOU DONE LOST YOUR DAMN MIND!
SPENCER: THIS AIN'T GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH MY GRIEF, MA. GRACE: BE QUIET!
I HAVE REACHED OUT TO DR. SPEARS ABOUT YOU SEEING HIM WHEN YOU'RE READY,
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? FORGET THAT. YOU'RE GONNA SEE HIM TODAY.
I DON'T NEED TO SEE NOBODY, ESPECIALLY NOT NO DAMN THERAPIST.
FOR DISCUSSION, SPENCER. THIS IS NOT UP
AS LONG AS YOU'RE UNDER MY ROOF, YOU ARE GOING TO THERAPY.
THEN MAYBE I DON'T NEED TO BE UNDER YOUR ROOF NO MORE.
MAN: NICE. COME ON. GET THROUGH,
GET THROUGH, GET THROUGH. PICK UP YOUR FEET.
JORDAN: HERE WE GO. SET, GO. SINGERS: ♪ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪
MAN: WRONG ROUTE, EVAN. LET'S GO. RUN IT BACK. JORDAN: GOTTA FOCUS!
BLOODSTAIN ON THE CONCRETE ♪ MALE SINGER: ♪ YEAH, JORDAN: SET, GO.
SINGER: ♪ NEVER LEARNED HOW TO TURN THE CHEEK ♪
JORDAN: HOO! EVAN, COME ON, MAN. ♪ ENEMIES WANT THE END OF ME ♪
IT'S A SIMPLE WHEEL ROUTE!
SINGER: ♪ NOTHIN GIVEN SO I'LL TAKE THAT ♪ SET, GO!
♪ I'M IN LINE FOR THE PAYBACK ♪
♪ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, WHERE'S THE THRONE AT? ♪ CORNERBACK: WHOO!
WIDE RECEIVER: WHOO! JORDAN: OH, MY GOD.
GOT YOU, BABY! HERE I GO!
JORDAN: HEY! HEY! AH!
EVAN: YEAH. HA HA HA! HEY! EVAN!
JORDAN: EVAN! HOW ABOUT YOU PUT AS MUCH EFFORT
IN CATCHING THE BALL AS YOU DO YOUR LITTLE CELEBRATION DANCES?
WHAT YOU SAY, FRESHMAN?
DON'T LET THAT QB1 POSITION GO TO YOUR HEAD.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT ME, ALL RIGHT?
THE OFFENSE DOESN'T THRIVE
IF YOU DON'T CATCH THE BALL, AND THAT
PUTS PRESSURE ON THE DEFENSE.
HEH! YOU TALKING A LOT OF JUNK FOR SOMEBODY
WHO LOST US THE BOWL GAME. [PLAYERS MURMUR]
ALL RIGHT. WELL, AT LEAST I MADE IT ON THE FIELD.
I MEAN, WHAT IS THIS, LIKE, YOUR FIFTH YEAR ON THE ROSTER?
JORDAN: MAN, GET OUTTA MY FACE. EVAN: YOU SAY TO ME?
- YOU SAY TO ME, BRO? - GET OUTTA MY FACE!
[PLAYERS SHOUTING, WHISTLE BLOWING]
JJ: AH.
YO, WHO'S READY FOR SOME SPRING BALL?
DUDE, WHERE'VE YOU BEEN?
YOU'VE BEEN A GHOST SINCE COACH BAKER'S MEMORIAL.
WELL, I, UH, FELT I NEEDED TO GIVE EVERYBODY
A LITTLE SPACE WHILE I WORK ON MYSELF.
OR YOU WERE JUST TRYING TO HIDE BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU DID AT THE REPAST.
[SIGHS]
EVERYBODY THINKS I WAS DRUNK
'CAUSE I WAS OUT PARTYING, BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
I WAS ALONE, AND I NEEDED SOMETHING TO NUMB THE PAIN OF COACH BAKER BEING GONE.
I REALIZE THAT WAS A TERRIBLE EXCUSE,
BUT...I'M GOOD NOW.
I'M BACK ON TRACK, READY TO FOCUS ON FOOTBALL.
ALL THE PARTYING STUFF'S IN THE REAR VIEW.
IT'S GOOD TO HEAR THAT.
IT'S GOOD SAYING IT.
NOW LET'S GO.
ASHER: GO WHERE? JJ: PRACTICE.
DUDE, PRACTICE ISN'T FOR ANOTHER HOUR. IT'S EARLY.
TO BE EARLY
IS TO BE LATE.
[SIGHS] FINE.
LET ME GET MY THINGS.
[DOOR CLOSES]
BRO, WHAT'S UP? JJ: SPENCE.
[JJ CHUCKLES, SIGHS] SPENCER: WHAT'S UP?
YO, UH, SPENCE, IS IT TRUE?
I SAW JORDAN ON THE WAY TO PRACTICE THIS MORNING.
THE TRANSFER PORTAL? YOU'RE ENTERING SPENCER: YEAH.
I'M ACTUALLY ON MY WAY TO GAU RIGHT NOW TO GET
A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION FROM COACH KENNY.
COASTAL'S ON YOUR LIST. JJ: DUDE, I HOPE
COACH MR. MONTES I ALREADY KNOW IS A HUGE FAN.
A WORD, ASH, AND THEN ALL YO, YOU GOTTA PUT IN
WE'D HAVE TO DO IS GET JORDAN TO TRANSFER
AND ALL OF COACH BAKER'S BOYS WOULD BE ON THE SAME ROSTER.
HEH! WE'RE WINNING THE NATTY.
JJ: YO, UNSTOPPABLE, BABY.
YEAH, MAN, THAT SOUNDS AWESOME.
UH, SPEAKING OF COASTAL, WE SHOULD PROBABLY GET GOING.
SPENCE, WE'LL CATCH YOU LATER, THOUGH.
SPENCER: ALL RIGHT. JJ, CHUCKLING: WOW.
MAN: MR. JAMES.
[REFRIGERATOR DOOR CLOSES] SPENCER: DR. SPEARS?
YEAH, I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND ME DROPPING BY.
YOUR, UH, ROOMMATES LET ME IN. SPENCER: WHAT YOU DOING HERE?
GOT AN URGENT CALL FROM YOUR MOM.
SHE'S PRETTY CONCERNED ABOUT YOU.
WELL, I'M SORRY SHE WASTED YOUR TIME. I'M ALL GOOD OVER HERE.
WELL, BE THAT AS IT MAY,
WE HAVEN'T TALKED IN A WHILE. BE NICE TO CATCH UP.
- OH, THEN MAYBE WE CAN SET UP - I GOTTA GET TO CAMPUS.
AN APPOINTMENT FOR LATER. SPENCER: LOOK...
YOU AND ME, WE AIN'T GOT NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT OR CATCH UP ON.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, YOU TRESPASSING.
I'MMA HAVE TO ASK YOU TO LEAVE.
ARE YOU GON' MAKE ME REPEAT MYSELF?
SAY LESS.
I'LL GO.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME MIKO SENT FLOWERS TO THE HOUSE LAST NIGHT?
HAVE YOU FREAK OUT AT YOUR VIDEO RELEASE PARTY?
HOW DID SHE GET OUR ADDRESS?
UGH! LIKE, I FEEL VIOLATED.
YEAH, YOU SHOULD. I MEAN, FIRST IT WAS
THE CONSTANT DM STALKING, THEN THE "ACCIDENTAL"
RUN-IN AT SLAUSON'S, AND NOW THIS.
PATIENCE, THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH MIKO.
YOU HAVE TO STAY AWAY FROM HER. PATIENCE: YEAH, I KNOW.
I KNOW. YOU'RE RIGHT. I JUST--
- I FEEL, LIKE, WEIRD. - OK. OK, OK.
LET'S FOCUS ON SOMETHING I KNOW
WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY. LET'S LOOK AT THE VIEWS
ON THE "FIRE AND ICE" VIDEO. PATIENCE: OK.
WAIT. THERE'S ONLY 500,000 VIEWS?
NO, THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT. THE TEASER GOT, LIKE, 5 MILLION IN TWO DAYS.
AND LOOK AT THESE COMMENTS.
GREAT. I HAVE A STALKER FAN,
AND NO ONE LIKED THE VIDEO.
- NO, NO, NO. THIS IS-- - PATIENCE.
THIS IS GREAT. REALLY COOL.
[SIGHS]
ASHER: GENTLEMEN, WHAT IS THE COMMON DENOMINATOR IN ALL THOSE HIGHLIGHTS?
THEY'RE ALL RUNNING A 3-4 DEFENSE.
WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO-- CORRECT.
USE THEIR OUTSIDE BACKERS AS ADDITIONAL PASS-RUSHERS.
RIGHT AGAIN.
THIS IS A MAINSTAY IN THE NFL,
ARE RUNNING IT, LIKE, UH-- BUT MORE COLLEGE PROGRAMS
ALABAMA, GEORGIA, OREGON.
AND AS OF THIS SPRING, JABARI: OK, RAIN MAN. COACH MR. MONTES:
YOU CAN ADD COASTAL TO THAT LIST.
TAKE A MINUTE TO LOOK THROUGH YOUR TABLETS.
WE'LL BE IMPLEMENTING THESE DRILLS ON THE FIELD LATER.
[QUIETLY] WHAT'D YOU DO,
SPIKE JJ's PROTEIN SHAKE THIS MORNING?
HEH! HE'S LOCKED IN. SHOWED UP EARLY AND PREPARED.
OK. WE'LL SEE IF IT LASTS.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
SPENCER: I SEE YOU GOT THAT PROMOTION.
AND YOU CAME ALL THIS WAY TO CONGRATULATE ME.
I CAME HERE 'CAUSE I NEED A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
FROM MY CURRENT COACH FOR WHEN I ENTER THE PORTAL.
[CHUCKLES]
LET--LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT.
SO FIRST YOU QUIT, AND THEN YOU LOSE YOUR MIND,
GETTING ALL UP IN MY FACE, AND NOW YOU'RE ASKING ME FOR A FAVOR?
IT'S NOT A FAVOR. IT'S YOUR JOB AS MY CURRENT HEAD COACH.
MY JOB. WELL, COACHES WITH INTEREST
WILL REACH OUT TO ME ONCE YOU HIT THE PORTAL.
YEAH, WELL, I LIKE TO BE PROACTIVE ABOUT MY FUTURE.
SO YOU GONNA WRITE THE LETTER OR WHAT, MAN?
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, LITTLE HOMIE.
I GAVE YOU A PASS THE LAST TIME YOU CAME AT ME SIDEWAYS,
BUT YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR DAMN TONE.
I'LL GET YOU THAT LETTER WHEN I'M GOOD AND READY.
NOW, THIS LOCKER ROOM IS FOR CURRENT GAU PLAYERS ONLY.
YOU REMEMBER WHERE THE EXIT IS, RIGHT?
YO, I TOLD YOU I AIN'T GOT NOTHING TO SAY TO YOU, MAN.
YOU TOLD ME I WAS TRESPASSING, SO HERE I AM ON PUBLIC PROPERTY
ASKING IF YOU WANT TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT NEXT WEEK.
WHY CAN'T YOU JUST BACK OFF, BRUH?
BECAUSE I'M CONCERNED ABOUT YOU.
IT'S OBVIOUS YOU'RE IN IMMENSE PAIN
AND HOLDING IT IN HAS TURNED TOXIC.
SPENCER: DO YOU RUN UP UNINVITED
TO ALL YOUR CLIENTS' HOUSES AND SCHOOLS?
I DO, FOR THE SPECIAL ONES WHEN I KNOW THEY NEED ME.
AIN'T NOTHIN' SPECIAL ABOUT ME, SO YOU AND EVERYBODY ELSE CAN STOP
TRYIN' TO JUMP THROUGH HOOPS FOR ME, OK?
TELL ME, WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE,
OR MAYBE IT'S JUST THE MEN IN YOUR LIFE,
GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR YOU THAT'S TRIGGERING?
[SHOUTING] I'M NOT TRIGGERED!
[QUIETLY] I'M NOT TRIGGERED.
YOU'RE TRYING YOUR HARDEST
TO HIDE FROM YOUR EMOTIONS,
AND EVENTUALLY, YOU WILL RUN OUTTA HIDING PLACES.
WHEN YOU DO,
I'M JUST A CALL AWAY.
HEY, COACH. YOU WANTED TO SEE ME?
YEAH. WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT TODAY?
OH, I KNOW. I MEAN, GUYS NOT RUNNING THEIR ROUTES,
TOTALLY UNFOCUSED. LOOK, WE LOST A LOT OF GOOD TALENT
TO THE PORTAL, NONE MORE IMPORTANT THAN SPENCER JAMES--
BUT IT'S NOT YOUR JOB TO COACH THIS TEAM, IT'S MINE.
OK, WELL, THEY WERE PUTTING CELEBRATING OVER PRACTICING, AND EVAN WAS BEING--
WHAT PART OF "THIS IS NOT YOUR JOB" DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?
WELL, I JUST THOUGHT THAT AS THE LEADER OF THIS TEAM, MAYBE I SHOULD ST--
OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE NOT RESPONDING TO YOUR LEADERSHIP, SO YOU NEED TO FALL BACK.
YES, COACH.
I'M SORRY, BUT DID I DO SOMETHING TO OFFEND YOU?
BECAUSE I WAS--I WAS JUST TRYING TO STEP UP.
[CAPS, SETS DOWN MARKER] NAH.
LOOK, MY BAD, MAN.
SPENCER STOPPED BY A LITTLE EARLIER,
AND IT JUST HAS ME ALL WORKED UP.
YEAH, HE'S BEEN HAVING AN EFFECT ON ALL OF US LATELY.
LOOK, COACH, SPENCER... [SIGHS]
HE'S THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT PUSHES EVERYONE AWAY WHENEVER HE'S HURTING.
AND CONSIDERING THAT HE ISN'T REALLY DEALING
WITH THE REALITY OF MY DAD BEING GONE,
WELL, MY GUESS IS THAT HE'S HURTING MORE THAN ANY OF US REALLY KNOW.
THANKS FOR THE INSIGHT, J.
AND I'M SORRY I TOOK MY FRUSTRATIONS OUT ON YOU.
- NO PROBLEM. - ALL RIGHT.
- OK. [CLAPS PALMS TOGETHER] - OH, ONE LAST THING.
YOU ARE A LEADER, J., BUT THEY'RE NOT RESPONDING
TO YOUR LEADERSHIP BECAUSE THAT HARD-ASS STYLE,
THAT AIN'T YOU.
GOT A SPECIAL DELIVERY. COOP: HEY, YO. [DOOR OPENS]
SPENCER: WHAT Y'ALL DOING HERE? [DOOR CLOSES]
COOP: UH, DILLON ASKED ME TO BRING HIM BY.
APPARENTLY YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO TAKE HIM TO MELROSE TODAY.
DILLON: YOU WERE SO BUSY STORMING OUT THE HOUSE YOU FORGOT.
IT WASN'T EVEN LIKE THAT, MAN. MOMS WAS TRIPPIN'--
YOU WAS TRIPPIN'-- COOP: HEY, DILLON, DILLON: NAH, MAN,
WHY DON'T YOU, UH, GO AHEAD AND TAKE YOUR STUFF UP
TO YOUR BROTHER'S ROOM SO ME AND HIM CAN TALK FOR A SECOND?
[EXHALES SHARPLY] WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU, MAN?
I JUST GOT A LOT GOING ON, COOP.
MELROSE SLIPPED MY MIND, OK?
THIS AIN'T ABOUT YOU FORGETTING TO TAKE DILLON
SOMEWHERE, ALL RIGHT? THIS IS ABOUT
THIS SCORCHED-EARTH THING YOU DOING TO THE PEOPLE THAT LOVE YOU. I'M WORRIED.
YOU DON'T GOT TO WORRY ABOUT ME, OK?
NEITHER DOES MY MOM, DILLON,
THE BAKERS, OR WHOEVER ELSE CAN'T MIND THEY DAMN BUSINESS.
YO, DO YOU HEAR YOURSELF RIGHT NOW?
YOU ARE OUR BUSINESS, OK?
SO IF YOU HURTING, WE HURTING. SPENCER: YOU HEAR ME?
I SAID I'M GOOD! END OF DISCUSSION!
NAH, MAN, I'VE KNOWN YOU WAY TOO LONG.
AND YOU NOT GOOD, SO ENOUGH WITH THE B.S.
YOU NEED TO LET IT GO, COOP, A'IGHT?
I'M NOT LETTIN' NOTHING GO UNTIL WE FIGURE THIS OUT.
LOOK, I REALLY DON'T NEED YOU ON MY BUMPER
COOP: LOOK, YOU ANGRY, I GET IT. RIGHT NOW, MAN.
- WE ALL FEELING BILLY'S-- - COOP--
LEAVE ME ALONE!
[WOOD CRUNCHES]
[BREATH TREMBLING]
DILLON, QUIETLY: SPENCE, MAN, WHAT'RE YOU DOING?
I THINK YOUR-- YOUR BROTHER JUST--
HE NEEDS A LITTLE SPACE RIGHT NOW.
LISTEN, MAN, I'VE BEEN ROCKING WITH YOU FOR WAY TOO LONG.
I'VE SEEN EVERY SIDE OF YOU--THE GOOD,
THE BAD, THE UGLY-- BUT THIS,
THIS SPENCER JAMES?
I DON'T KNOW HIM, AND THAT SCARES ME.
DILLON, GO GET YOUR STUFF 'CAUSE I DON'T--
I DON'T EVEN FEEL SAFE LEAVING YOU HERE.
HEY, DILLON--DILLON IS MY BROTHER, OK?
HE KNOW HE'S SAFE WITH ME.
I'M GOING WITH COOP.
["DEMONS" PLAYING]
[FOOTSTEPS ASCEND STAIRS]
[DOOR SLAMS]
PA THE WRITER: ♪ LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA ♪
♪ FIGHT 'EM OFF FOR LIFE ♪
HEY...
LET'S TAKE A DRIVE.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
HEY, WHAT UP, JJ? LONG TIME NO SEE.
OH, WELL, WHAT'S UP? KEITH.
GAGE: HOW'S IT GOING? GAGE. HEY, MAN.
WHERE YOU BEEN? YOU'RE M.I.A.
AT OUR FRAT PARTIES LATELY, M.I.A. AT THE HOUSE.
ME AND THE BROTHERS ARE PRETTY DISAPPOINTED. GAGE: YEAH.
COME ON, GUYS. I NEED TO LOCK BACK IN ON FOOTBALL.
YO, TRUST ME, WE GET IT.
KEVIN: IT'S A GNARLY LOAD. GAGE: YEAH.
THAT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT WE MISS YOU.
KEVIN: YOU'RE THE LIFE OF THE PARTY. GAGE: YEAH.
A PARTY AIN'T A PARTY IF JJ PARKER ISN'T THERE.
I--I MISS Y'ALL, TOO, BUT PARTY JJ HAS TO RIDE
THE BENCH FOR A WHILE, HUH? HEH HEH!
KEVIN: SORRY TO HEAR THAT. JJ, QUIETLY: ALL RIGHT.
JABARI: YOU? MISSING PARTIES?
HEH! MAN, YOUR TURN-UP IS LEGENDARY.
AH. HEH HEH! I--I APPRECIATE THAT,
BUT HONESTLY, IT GOT A LITTLE OUTTA HAND.
YEAH, I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE RUNNING FROM A LIFE
TRYING TO SUCK YOU BACK IN.
BUT LUCKILY, YOU GOT COACH ASHER BELIEVING
IN YOU, LIKE I HAD COACH BAKER.
JUST KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING, MAN.
YOU'RE MAKING EVERYBODY PROUD, YOU KNOW,
AND IT'S INSPIRING FOR GUYS LIKE ME.
THANKS, MAN.
GIA'S SET UP SOME RADIO INTERVIEWS
TO CREATE SOME BUZZ AND GET THOSE VIEWS UP.
PATIENCE: IT DOESN'T MATTER. [SIGHS]
PEOPLE HATE THE VIDEO AND THEY HATE ME.
WELL, THIS "NEW" VERSION OF ME. [CELL PHONE VIBRATES]
OOH! IT'S GIA.
[SIGHS] WAIT.
THE VIEWS ON YOUR VIDEO JUST REACHED TWO MILLION.
- WHAT? HOW? - YEAH.
OK. UH,
VERIFIED NUMBERS... OH.
SHE TRACED IT BACK TO ONE OF MIKO'S FAN PAGES.
MIKO POSTED THE VIDEO AND THE NUMBERS WENT THROUGH THE ROOF.
[CHUCKLING] OH, MY GOD! WAIT, THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
- OK. NO. HOLD ON. - LET ME SEE.
I KNOW THAT LOOK. PATIENCE. PATIENCE: WHAT?
LOOK, BEFORE YOU--
BEFORE YOU GET ANY IDEAS ABOUT REACHING OUT AND WANTING
TO THANK HER, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU THAT WE ARE DISTANCING OURSELVES,
RIGHT, 'CAUSE SHE'S GIVING FULL DANGER VIBES.
YEAH, BUT CAN'T WE JUST CUT HER SOME SLACK?
I MEAN, SHE WAS BULLIED IN HIGH SCHOOL AND,
YOU KNOW, SHE FOUND SOMETHING IN MY MUSIC.
MM-HMM, AND THEN SHE FOUND YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
THAT IS A HUGE VIOLATION.
I HAVE BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD WITH CARRIE, OK?
I AM TELLING YOU, MIKO IS NOT THE KIND OF PERSON
YOU TRY TO REASON WITH OR SET BOUNDARIES.
SHE'S THE KIND YOU CUT OFF FOR GOOD.
[SIGHS]
SPENCER: WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?
DR. SPEARS: OH, THOUGHT IT'D BE NICE TO COME BACK
TO A PLACE THAT FEELS FAMILIAR AND SAFE TO YOU.
PLUS, I COULD USE THE FRESH AIR.
MAN, THIS L.A. THE AIR IS ANYTHING BUT FRESH.
HEH HEH! I'LL TAKE MY CHANCES.
BUT NOW THAT I GOT YOU TALKING,
WHAT MADE YOU FINALLY CALL?
I SCARED MY BROTHER.
DILLON DOESN'T TRUST ME ENOUGH TO BE LEFT ALONE WITH ME NO MORE.
CAN'T SAY I BLAME HIM.
I BEEN HAVING THIS FEELING LIKE...
YOU KNOW HOW PEOPLE TALK ABOUT OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCES?
THAT'S HOW MY LIFE'S BEEN FEELING LATELY.
DR. SPEARS: IN WHAT WAY?
LIKE I FEEL MYSELF DETACHING FROM EVERYTHING INSIDE OF ME, MAN.
IT'S LIKE I'M WATCHING SOMEBODY ELSE SAY AND DO THINGS
THAT I NEVER WOULD, ONLY THE PERSON I'M WATCHING IS ME.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
YOU'RE IN CRISIS, SPENCER. THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON.
WHEN IT'S NOT PROPERLY ADDRESSED, GRIEF CAN UNLOCK THINGS
AND SEND US SPIRALING IN WAYS YOU WOULD NEVER IMAGINE.
NAH, I'VE FELT GRIEF BEFORE. THIS IS DIFFERENT.
YEAH, BECAUSE YOU ALLOWED IT TO FESTER AND MUTATE.
ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS FOR A BLACK MAN TO SAY IS
"I'M NOT OK."
YOU CALLING ME WAS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
MAN: PLACE IT RIGHT HERE, OK?
THAT'S WHERE MY POPS TAUGHT ME HOW TO THROW A SPIRAL.
HE ALWAYS TOLD ME,
"FINGERS BETWEEN THE LACES, SON.
"COCK THE BALL BACK, KEEP YOUR ARM AT 90 DEGREES,
"STEP INTO IT,
AND RELEASE."
SEEMS LIKE THOSE LESSONS PAID OFF.
NAH, NOT REALLY.
THAT'S WHY I PLAY WIDE RECEIVER, NOT QB.
- WHO KNOWS? - AH.
MAYBE IF HE DIDN'T WALK OUT ON ME BACK THEN, THINGS WOULD'VE TURNED OUT DIFFERENT.
COOP: I'M TALKIN' WHOLE FIST THROUGH THE CABINET, ALL RIGHT?
THERE'S GOTTA BE A UNDERLYING SOMETHING THERE NOW, LIKE A MEANNESS
OR NOBODY, INCLUDING HIMSELF. HE DON'T CARE ABOUT NOTHING I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
WELL, SO WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO, THEN?
GIVE UP ON SPENCER? ABANDON HIM?
WELL, IT AIN'T ABANDONMENT OPENING THE DOOR IF HE'S THE ONE
JORDAN: YEAH, I MEAN, I TRIED TO GET THE HELL OUT. AND TELLING YOU
TO MAKE EXCUSES FOR HIM WITH COACH KENNY EARLIER, BUT, I MEAN,
THE TRUTH IS, I SAW IT IN HIS EYES LAST NIGHT
AT HIS KICKBACK. I MEAN, HE'S DONE WITH US.
WELL, WHAT ABOUT ALICIA? I MEAN, SHE'S HIS GIRLFRIEND. MAYBE SHE KNOWS--
GIRL, ALICIA CAN'T HELP HIM OR US, ALL RIGHT? SHE'S BEEN GONE.
LETTER AND DIPPED. A "DEAR SPENCER" SHE GAVE HIM
JORDAN: WAIT. SERIOUSLY? WHEN? OLIVIA: WAIT, WAIT. I'M SORRY.
SPENCER LOSES THE CLOSEST THING HE'S HAD TO A FATHER
AND HIS GIRLFRIEND DUMPS HIM BECAUSE WHAT,
HE'S NOT FUN ANYMORE? COOP: OK, EASY THERE.
SHE WAS SMOTHERING HIM. SHE TOOK A STEP BACK BECAUSE SHE FELT LIKE
AND KNOWING HIM, HE PROBABLY FELT ABANDONED,
AND THAT WAS HIS FINAL STRAW IN HIS WHOLE DOWNWARD SPIRAL.
HE PUSHED HER AWAY, LIV!
HOW DOES NO ONE GET THAT SPENCER IS HURTING?
SPACE IS THE LAST THING THAT HE NEEDS, NO MATTER
HOW MUCH HE TRIES TO CONVINCE US OTHERWISE.
I MEAN, LIV, I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO FOR SPENCER.
NOT GIVE UP ON HIM.
NONE OF US. THAT IS WHAT WE CAN DO.
[ALL GIGGLING]
YOU KNOW HOW MANY HOURS
ME, COOP, AND SHAWN SPENT ON THESE THINGS?
DR. SPEARS: SHAWN. YOU MENTIONED HIM BEFORE.
THAT'S YOUR CHILDHOOD FRIEND?
THIS IS WHERE WE FIRST MET.
WE WERE, LIKE, 6. [CHUCKLES]
WE'D SWING UP AS HIGH AS WE COULD,
THEN JUMP OUT THE SEAT AT THE HIGHEST POINT.
OH, THAT SOUNDS EXHILARATING.
IT WAS, WAS. SHAWN HAD TO CONVINCE ME TO DO IT, THOUGH.
SAID, "YOU NEVER TOUCH THE SKY IF YOU'RE TOO AFRAID TO FALL."
IT'S CRAZY WE LOST ALL THAT TIME BEEFIN'
JUST 'CAUSE WE CHOSE DIFFERENT PATHS.
TURNS OUT HE WAS LOOKING OUT FOR ME THE WHOLE TIME.
PROTECTING ME FROM THE STREETS WITHOUT ME KNOWING.
NOW THAT'S A REAL FRIEND.
HE WAS.
AND THEN HE LEFT.
BUT HE DIDN'T LEAVE, SPENCER.
HE PASSED AWAY.
RIGHT, RIGHT.
THAT'S WHAT I MEANT.
JORDAN: COACH, HEY.
I, UH, WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS MORNING'S PRACTICE.
OK, YOU TOLD ME TO STAY IN MY LANE, RIGHT,
AND I AM, BUT AS A LEADER, I FORGOT SOMETHING THIS MORNING.
THAT THIS TEAM IS STILL HURTING.
OK, LOOK, WE DON'T HAVE FINAL WORD
ON OUR SANCTIONS YET AND NO MATTER HOW WE ALL ACT,
THAT STILL WEIGHS ON ALL OF US. COACH KENNY: WHAT ARE YOU SAYING, BAKER?
THIS TEAM NEEDS SOME BONDING, RIGHT,
BUT I THINK WE CAN DO THAT BY RESTORING THE FUN INTO FOOTBALL.
[SCOFFS] BAKER, WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR GAMES.
DEALING WITH OUT HERE. YOU SEE WHAT WE'RE JORDAN: EXACTLY.
WE JUST NEED TO GET THEIR HEARTS OUT ONTO THE FIELD, RIGHT?
MOST OF THESE GUYS ARE EITHER BRAND-NEW TO THE TEAM
OR HAVEN'T SEEN THE FIELD AT ALL,
AND I NEED TO BUILD CHEMISTRY WITH MY TEAMMATES.
LISTEN UP, GENTLEMEN, LISTEN UP. COACH KENNY: ALL RIGHT,
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT WE'RE DOING SOMETHING
THANKS TO YOUR QB. THIS PRACTICE,
[PLAYERS GRUMBLE]
ALL RIGHT, LISTEN. LOOK,
A TOUCHDOWN CELEBRATION CONTEST. WE'RE GONNA HAVE
[PLAYERS MURMUR]
COME HERE. EXPLAIN.
JORDAN: HEY, OK.
FELLAS, IT'S SIMPLE, ALL RIGHT?
WE JUST WANNA SEE WHO HITS THE BEST GRIDDY.
SO SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT! JORDAN: ALL RIGHT, PLAYERS: HEY.
LET'S GO! COME ON! LINE IT UP. LET'S LINE IT UP.
LET'S LINE UP, LINE UP. COACH KENNY: PLAYER: YO!
HERE WE GO. CORNER COMING IN HOT.
OK, GO.
RICKY CAGE: ♪ WHOO! ♪
[PLAYERS CHEERING]
ALL RIGHT. WHAT YOU GOT? COACH KENNY: ALL RIGHT,
["GOTTA KEEP MOVIN" PLAYING]
♪ I SAID THE WORLD KEEPS SPINNING ♪ JORDAN: EH.
COACH KENNY: NEXT, NEXT, NEXT. ♪ DON'T STOP FOR NOBODY ♪
COME ON, LET'S GO, 83. JORDAN: OK, GO.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. COACH KENNY: OH.
[PLAYERS CHEER] COME ON, J.
WHAT YOU GOT, 83? COACH KENNY:
[PLAYERS JEERING AND LAUGHING] COACH KENNY: THERE YOU GO.
JORDAN: AH, HA HA HA! WAKE UP!
COACH KENNY: OH. AH. EH...
CAGE: ♪ BABY, DON'T STOP NOW NOW, NOW, NOW ♪
JORDAN: ALL RIGHT, EVAN, LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT.
CAGE: ♪ DON'T SLOW DOWN, BABY ♪ OK, GO.
YOU GOTTA KEEP MOVIN ♪ ♪ DON'T SLOW DOWN,
- ♪ YOU GOTTA KEEP GOING ♪ - [CHEERING]
YOU GOTTA KEEP MOVIN ♪ ♪ HEY, HEY,
WHOO!
[SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]
GO ON, COACH.
YOU KNOW, I'M NOT ABOVE BUYING ICE CREAM
FOR MY CLIENTS TO KEEP THEM TALKING.
I AIN'T ABOVE BEING BRIBED. SPENCER: HEH HEH! WELL, DR. SPEARS: OK.
YOU KNOW, SHORTLY AFTER HE CAME BACK,
POPS BROUGHT ME AND DILLON HERE.
GUESS HE WANTED TO GET IN SOME BONDING TIME, YOU KNOW?
- AND HOW WAS THAT DAY? - IT WAS GREAT.
IT WAS HOT.
HE BOUGHT US ICE CREAM TO COOL OFF,
BUT IT STARTED MELTING SO FAST, HE HAD TO TURN IT
INTO A ICE CREAM EATING CONTEST. DR. SPEARS: HA HA!
HE DID? WHO WON?
NOBODY, MAN. WE ALL GOT BRAIN FREEZE.
WOW.
YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS THAT, UH, DESPITE THE ANGER
YOU FELT OVER COREY LEAVING YOU WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG,
YOU SEEM TO HAVE BUILT UP SOME REALLY GOOD MEMORIES
WHEN HE CAME BACK INTO YOUR LIFE.
UH, YEAH.
WASN'T ENOUGH TIME, THOUGH.
I BLINKED AND HE WAS GONE AGAIN.
HOW'D YOU FEEL ABOUT HIS PASSING?
LEAST I GOT TO SAY GOODBYE.
PATIENCE: I WANTED TO THANK YOU
IN PERSON FOR REPOSTING MY VIDEO.
OH, MAN. HEH! YOU DON'T HAVE TO THANK ME.
YOU KNOW I'M YOUR NUMBER-ONE FAN.
LATELY I'VE BEEN WORKING ON SETTING BOUNDARIES IN MY LIFE.
ONE OF THOSE BOUNDARIES IS MY HOME.
SO YOU SENDING FLOWERS OVER THERE WAS--
IT WAS TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE.
OH, MY GOD, I... I WASN'T EVEN THINKING.
WELL, YOU KNOW I'D NEVER DO ANYTHING TO MAKE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE
ON--ON PURPOSE.
PATIENCE: YEAH, WELL, YOU DID. MIKO: I'M SO SORRY.
I--I WAS TRYING TO BE SUPPORTIVE, BUT I--
I TOTALLY SEE HOW I OVERSTEPPED.
YOU MUST HATE ME. I'M SO, SO STUPID!
LOOK, NO, YOU'RE NOT. YOU'RE JUST...
LOOK, YOU MADE A MISTAKE.
WE ALL DO IT SOMETIMES. IT'S...
IT'S FINE. IT'S FINE.
THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT.
YOU'RE A REAL ONE.
THAT'S WHY I'LL-- I'LL ALWAYS BE A FAN.
EXCUSE ME. PATIENCE?
WOMAN: CAN WE GET A PIC? PATIENCE: OH. YEAH?
OH, MY GOD. YEAH, YEAH. UM,
LET'S FIND SOMEWHERE WITH MORE LIGHT.
PATIENCE: OK? YEAH. UM, WOMAN: OK.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK, OK? UM, YEAH.
MIKO: TAKE YOUR TIME. PATIENCE: OK.
YEAH, YEAH.
WOMAN: DO YOU WANT TO TAKE IT? PATIENCE: I'LL TAKE IT, YEAH.
WOMAN, CHUCKLING: OK. PATIENCE: OK.
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
HEY.
I DIDN'T THINK YOU WERE GONNA SHOW.
ALICIA: WHY AM I HERE? OLIVIA: BECAUSE SPENCER IS DROWNING,
AND I THINK THAT YOU'RE THE ONLY PERSON THAT CAN SAVE HIM.
LOOK, I'VE SEEN HIM DEAL WITH A LOT IN HIS LIFE, BUT NOTHING
HAS AFFECTED HIM THE WAY THAT MY DAD'S PASSING HAS, AND HE IS
HEADED TOWARD A VERY, VERY DARK PLACE.
I TRIED TO HELP HIM. I DID, BUT HE DIDN'T WANT MY HELP.
WHAT HAPPENED EXACTLY?
YOU HAPPENED... AND YOU KEEP HAPPENING.
FORGIVE ME IF I DON'T WANT TO SET MYSELF UP FOR FAILURE,
BUT IF SPENCER NEEDS SAVING, CLEARLY, YOU ARE THE PERSON TO DO IT.
NO, I--I DON'T THINK I AM.
NOT ANYMORE. BUT RIGHT NOW, SPENCER NEEDS
EVERYONE THAT HE LOVES TO SHOW UP FOR HIM.
AND AS THE WOMAN IN HIS LIFE, I MEAN,
THAT ESPECIALLY MEANS YOU.
DO WITH THAT WHAT YOU WILL.
[SIGHS]
"HELL NO. I GOT PRACTICE." SPENCER: I'M LIKE, DR. SPEARS: SO--
SPENCER: COOP WAS LIKE, DR. SPEARS: COOP DID? "I DARE YOU."
THEM DAYS, YOU DON'T TURN DOWN SPENCER: YEAH, AND BACK IN [CELLPHONE VIBRATING]
DR. SPEARS: OH, WOW. HEH! A DARE FROM COOP, OK?
[VIBRATING CONTINUES]
[CLEARS THROAT]
WHY DIDN'T YOU SEND THAT CALL TO VOICEMAIL?
- WHY DOES IT MATTER? - IT MATTERS
BECAUSE YOU HESITATED TO DECLINE IT AND THEN YOU WENT SOMEWHERE ELSE.
- LOOK, MAYBE THAT'S ENOUGH FOR TODAY'S SESSION, OK? - NO. NO, NO.
NO.
NO MORE HIDING, SPENCER.
IT'S A DAMN CALL, DOC. IT'S A DAMN VOICEMAIL, A'IGHT?
NO, NO, IT'S NOT. THERE'S SOMETHING MORE THERE--
LEAVE ME ALONE, A'IGHT? WHY CAN'T Y'ALL JUST
LEAVE ME ALONE, A'IGHT?
SPENCER, YOU CAN'T RUN FROM THIS.
DON'T RUN FROM IT. LOOK, THIS IS WHY WE'RE DOING THE WORK.
MAYBE I DON'T WANNA DO THE WORK, DOC, OK?!
STOP, MAN! YO, YO! CHILL! DR. SPEARS: LOOK, WAIT.
NO.
NOW TALK TO ME. YOU GOTTA LET IT OUT.
GIVE IT A VOICE.
SPENCER: BECAUSE I SENT HIS CALL TO VOICEMAIL! WHY ARE YOU ANGRY?
[VOICE TREMBLING] I DECLINED COACH BAKER'S CALL!
COACH! MY HERO! THE MAN WHO SAVED MY LIFE!
I DECLINED HIS CALL, MAN.
[VOICE CRACKING] IT WAS MY LAST CHANCE TO TALK TO HIM, AND I...
MAYBE IF I HAD PICKED UP THE DAMN PHONE,
I COULD HAVE CHANGED THINGS, I COULD HAVE KEPT HIM OFF THAT BUS,
I COULD HAVE KEPT HIM ALIVE! BUT INSTEAD,
ALL I'VE GOT IS A REMINDER
OF HOW I FAILED HIM, MAN.
- YOU DID NOT FAIL HIM. - YES, I DID!
NO, YOU DID NOT FAIL HIM.
YOU CANNOT BLAME YOURSELF FOR THIS.
SON...
THERE'S NOTHING YOU
OR ANYONE ELSE COULD'VE DONE.
BUT I AIN'T GET A CHANCE TO SAY GOODBYE...
[CRYING]
I DIDN'T GET TO SAY GOODBYE.
NOW HE'S GONE.
HE LEFT ME. [CRYING]
WHY THEY ALWAYS LEAVE ME, MAN?
[SNIFFS]
MALE SINGERS: ♪ IT'S ALL RIGHT, IT'S ALL RIGHT ♪
SINGERS: ♪ IT'S ALL RIGHT ♪ DR. SPEARS: IT'S OK.
SINGERS: ♪ GOODBYE, GOODBYE GOODBYE ♪
JORDAN: ALL RIGHT, FELLAS. HERE WE GO.
DOWN, SET. 180. BE ALIVE.
WIDE AND SET!
[PLAYERS SHOUTING]
[CHEERING]
COME ON, BABY! HEY, HEY.
ALL: HEY, HEY, HEY...
[PLAYERS CLAMORING]
[CHUCKLES]
I'MMA BE HONEST, MAN.
I DIDN'T THINK YOUR WHOLE DANCE COMPETITION THING WAS GONNA WORK.
WELL, WHY'D YOU AGREE TO DO IT?
BECAUSE YOU BELIEVED IN IT.
YOU KNOW, MY SISTER REMINDED ME OF SOMETHING TODAY,
THAT NO MATTER WHAT'S HAPPENING,
QUITTING ON YOUR PEOPLE, IT'S NEVER AN OPTION.
[SLAPS COACH KENNY'S BACK]
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
SMART WOMAN.
STILL AT IT?
UH, YES, SIR. JUST GOING THROUGH
SOME GAME TAPE, LOOKING FOR WHERE I CAN IMPROVE.
- IT'S GREAT. IT'S IMPRESSIVE. - YEAH.
THE FIELD TODAY, TOO. JJ: THANKS, COACH. YOU WERE GOOD ON
I'D BE LYING IF I SAID COACH MR. MONTES: IT MEANS A LOT.
I WASN'T WORRIED AT THE TOP OF THE OFF SEASON.
YOU CAN THANK ASHER FOR THE FACT THAT YOU STILL HAVE A SPOT ON THIS TEAM.
I'M SORRY, SIR. THOSE DISTRACTIONS ARE ALL GONE.
COACH MR. MONTES: THAT'S GOOD. ANY REASON TO WORRY AGAIN. I WON'T GIVE YOU
'CAUSE I DON'T USUALLY DO SECOND CHANCES.
YOU BLOW OFF THIS PROGRAM AGAIN AND YOU'RE DONE.
[SIGHS]
[SETS DOWN CAN] NOPE, NOPE.
YOU DON'T NEED IT. [SIGHING]
JUST FOCUS.
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
DR. SPEARS: CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING?
WHY DO YOU THINK YOU'RE UNWORTHY
OF PEOPLE STAYING IN YOUR LIFE?
YEAH, I DON'T THINK IT WAS A SLIP-UP WHEN YOU REFERRED
TO YOUR LOVED ONES' DEATHS AS THEM "LEAVING."
WHEN YOU BROKE DOWN EARLIER, YOU SAID
THEY ALL ALWAYS LEAVE YOU,
AS IF IT WAS THEIR CHOICE.
BECAUSE PEOPLE DO ALWAYS LEAVE.
AND I DON'T JUST MEAN COREY OR SHAWN, BILLY.
DARNELL AND I WERE LIKE BROTHERS.
WE GOT MAD CLOSE AND THEN HE HAD TO LEAVE TO GO TAKE CARE OF HIS MOMS.
MY MOM LIVES IN OAKLAND NOW.
EVEN MY GIRL BOUNCED THE MINUTE THINGS GOT TOUGH.
AND I KNOW, I KNOW,
UP HERE...
THAT ALL THEIR REASONS FOR LEAVING MAKE SENSE, BUT...
I CAN'T STOP WHATEVER IT IS INSIDE OF ME
THAT KEEPS TELLING ME,
"SEE?
"DON'T NOBODY WANNA STICK AROUND.
YOU ALWAYS THE ONE LEFT BEHIND."
THAT VOICE IS LITTLE SPENCER,
WHOSE FATHER LEFT HIM AT 8 YEARS OLD.
YOU HAVE GOTTA STOP LETTING THAT ONE INCIDENT TOUCH
EVERY RELATIONSHIP YOU HAVE.
THAT HAD EVERYTHING TO DO WITH COREY AND HIS WORTH
AND NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU AND YOURS.
YOU HAVE TO LET THAT GO, AND UNTIL YOU DO,
WHEN THINGS GET ROCKY, YOU'LL JUST KEEP DEFAULTING
TO PUSHING AWAY THE PEOPLE THAT LOVE YOU BECAUSE LITTLE YOU
IS TRYING TO PROTECT BIG YOU
FROM ALL THE PAIN OF ABANDONMENT HE FELT.
HOW?
HOW DO I LET THAT GO?
WE'LL GET THERE,
TOGETHER, NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES.
YOU KNOW, MAN, I WISH--
I WISH YOU COULD SEE YOU THE WAY EVERYONE ELSE SEES YOU.
NO, NO, I MEAN, THE PEOPLE WHO GET TO BE IN YOUR LIFE,
THEY'RE THE LUCKY ONES.
EVEN COREY KNEW THAT. THAT'S WHY HE CAME BACK.
AND EVEN IN HIS DEATH,
HE STILL HASN'T LEFT YOU.
NONE OF THEM HAVE.
THEY'RE STILL HERE BECAUSE OF THE GIFTS
THAT THEY LEFT FOR YOU.
FOR COREY, IT'S THE GIFT OF DARNELL
AND COACH KENNY, BROTHER FIGURES
HE BROUGHT INTO YOUR LIFE.
I NEVER THOUGHT OF IT THAT WAY.
FOR SHAWN,
IT'S THE GIFT OF YOUR FUTURE.
THE ONE HE PROTECTED RIGHT UP UNTIL THE END.
SPENCER: IT WAS THE VOICEMAIL. AND FOR BILLY--
THE CHANCE TO HEAR HIS VOICE TELL YOU HE LOVES YOU
WHENEVER YOU NEED TO HEAR IT.
AND WHAT DO WE DO WHEN PEOPLE GIVE US A GIFT?
WE SAY, "THANK YOU."
I KNOW WHAT I GOTTA DO.
[TAPS COUNTER TWICE] YEP.
[SIGHS]
THANK YOU.
ANYTIME, BROTHER.
[SIGHS] UM...
SAME TIME NEXT WEEK?
NEXT WEEK IT IS.
NOW, KEEP YOUR HEAD UP.
YOU WILL GET THROUGH THIS.
["DAY BY DAY" PLAYING]
♪ I'M TAKE IT DAY BY DAY ♪ TRVSTFALL:
♪ BY DAY BY DAY ♪
♪ TAKE IT DAY BY DAY ♪
[DOOR CLOSES] [CHUCKLES]
[GUITAR MUSIC PLAYING SOFTLY]
HEY, THIS IS BILLY BAKER. BILLY, VOICE-OVER:
SPENCER: HEY, COACH, LEAVE ONE.
IT'S ME.
I'M SORRY I TOOK SO LONG TO HIT YOU BACK.
HEH! MAN, WHERE DO I EVEN START? UM...
THROUGH SOME THINGS, I BEEN KINDA GOING
TRYING TO OUTRUN MY DEMONS,
OF EVERYTHING I BEEN FEELING. HIDE FROM THE TRUTH
BUT THE DAY ALWAYS COMES WHEN YOU HAVE TO FACE IT,
NO MATTER HOW UGLY IT GETS.
TODAY WAS THAT DAY.
MAN, I MISS YOU.
SO MUCH.
BEEN RUNNING FROM THE MOST THAT'S THE FEELING I'VE BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA
HOW TO FILL THE VOID LEFT BY YOU.
BUT I'M GETTING HELP.
I'M FINALLY WORKING THROUGH IT.
AND I'M GONNA MAKE SURE
THAT I GET BACK TO BEING OK.
MALE SINGER: ♪ HURRY UP... ♪ 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU,
SHAWN, AND COREY WOULD HAVE WANTED ME TO DO.
♪ WE GOT PLACES TO GO ♪ SINGER:
SPENCER: I'M SURE I'LL HAVE DAYS WHERE IT FEELS LIKE
IT'S ALL COMING TOGETHER...
YOUR NUMBERS KEEP CLIMBING AND THE IMPRESSIONS
ARE OFF THE CHARTS ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS.
LAYLA: SEE? YOUR VIDEO'S A BONAFIDE HIT. PATIENCE: MM.
SPENCER, VOICE-OVER: BUT I KNOW GRIEF PATIENCE: YEAH.
IS WAITING THERE IN THE DARKNESS,
READY TO POUNCE. [CLICK]
LAYLA: AND THANK GOD THAT MIKO MESS IS FIRMLY BEHIND US, TOO.
SO IT'S A DOUBLE WIN. PATIENCE: UGH.
YEAH, THANK GOD. NO MORE MESS.
[LAYLA AND PATIENCE CHUCKLE]
SPENCER, VOICE-OVER: LUCKILY,
ONE OF THE MANY GIFTS YOU AND COREY BLESSED ME WITH
IS A FAMILY
THAT KEEPS GROWING. AND A VILLAGE
COACH.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
GIVING YOU WHAT YOU ASKED FOR,
BUT I WANTED TO DELIVER IT IN PERSON.
SINGER: ♪ ...YOU SEE, IT'S THE MEMORIES ♪
♪ OF LIFE IN ME ♪
I OWE YOU AN APOLOGY.
NO. YOU NEEDED A PUNCHING BAG, I WAS HERE, SO--
NO, I NEEDED SOMEONE I COULD COUNT ON,
AND YOU WAS THERE, AND THAT SCARED ME.
THERE'S SO MUCH OF YOU THAT REMINDS ME OF MY POPS
AND COACH BAKER.
YOU TURNED INTO THE BROTHER I NEVER KNEW I NEEDED.
A CLOSENESS I THOUGHT I COULDN'T AFFORD ANYMORE, BUT I WAS WRONG.
COME HERE, MAN.
GLAD TO HEAR YOU SAY THAT
'CAUSE NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRY TO PUSH ME AWAY,
I'M NEVER LEAVING YOU, BRUH.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE.
SINGER: ♪ AND JUST A LITTLE LONGER ♪ WHAT?
COME ON. YOU'LL SEE.
♪ I'M NOT READY TO GO ♪ SINGER:
♪ JUST A LITTLE LONGER... ♪
SPENCER, VOICE-OVER: Y'ALL MADE SURE I'D NEVER BE ALONE.
FOR THAT, AND FOR EVERY DAY I HAD WITH YOU,
EVERY DAY I GOT TO LOVE YOU,
I SAY THANK YOU.
♪ JUST A LITTLE LONGER ♪ SINGER:
SPENCER, VOICE-OVER: THANK YOU.
♪ I'M NOT READY TO GO ♪ SINGER:
YOU CAN REST EASY NOW, COACH. SPENCER, VOICE-OVER:
♪ JUST A LITTLE LONGER ♪ SINGER:
THEY GOT ME FROM HERE. SPENCER, VOICE-OVER:
SINGER: ♪ NEVER BE ALONE ♪
[DISTANT TRAFFIC NOISE]
[HIPHOP MUSIC PLAYING]
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
WHAT WERE YOU THINKIN'?♪ SINGER: ♪ STOP,
♪ WHAT ARE YOU WAITIN' FOR? ♪
I LOVE YOU. THANK YOU. [KISS]
SINGER: ♪ ...ALL YOUR PROBLEMS ♪ [PHONE BUZZES]
♪ OH, IT'S A... ♪
SPENCER: YO. JORDAN: HEY.
LOOK, I KNOW SORRY DOESN'T EVEN BEGIN TO COVER IT.
BUT I'MMA MAKE IT UP TO YOU. I PROMISE.
ASSUMING COACH KENNY LETS ME STAY AT GAU.
I'M FAIRLY CONFIDENT I CAN GO AHEAD AND SAY WELCOME BACK, BROTHER.
COME ON.
[SIGHS]
SINGER: ♪ IT'S SO BAD ♪
CARTER: HEY.
I CANCELLED OUR FLIGHT HOME LATER THIS WEEK.
OH. THANK YOU. I--
I ALSO CALLED THE STORAGE FACILITY
AND YOUR BOXES SHOULD BE DELIVERED BACK HERE BY MONDAY.
WAIT. BOXES?
DILLON AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING, AND SPENCER NEEDS US CLOSE.
AND WHAT ABOUT YOUR NEEDS?
WELL, I WILL HAPPILY TAKE ON THE BURDEN
OF FLYING BACK AND FORTH TO KEEP
OUR FAMILY TOGETHER AND MAKE SPENCER WHOLE.
NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT.
[HIPHOP MUSIC PLAYING]
[SIGHS]
MAN, THIS ONE OF THE LAST FACES
I EXPECTED TO SEE TODAY. DARNELL: HEH HEH!
MAN, THAT WAS ALL LIV. SHE PUT OUT A CALL
THAT MY BROTHER WAS IN TROUBLE. I HAD TO MAKE IT.
OH, I JUST ASSUMED MY MOTHER GATHERED EVERYBODY.
[CHUCKLING] OH, NO, YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT LIV
WOULDN'T LET ANYONE GIVE UP ON YOU. NOT FOR A SECOND.
WELL, THANKS FOR SHOWING UP, MAN.
YEAH. YO...
[SIGHS] TALK TO ME, LIKE, YOU GOOD?
FOR REAL?
NO...
NO, I'M NOT OK.
BUT I'M WORKING ON IT.
DARNELL: OH. DON'T LET ME GET IN THE WAY, MAN. SPENCER: YEAH.
WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?
HE WAS JUST TELLING ME THAT YOU MADE
ALL THIS HAPPEN.
THANK YOU.
I MEAN, IT MAY HAVE BEEN MY IDEA, BUT
EVERYONE HERE WAS MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHOW UP FOR YOU.
WE LOVE YOU.
YOU WANNA GO TAKE A WALK?
IF MEMORY SERVES, I OWE YOU A CONVERSATION.
ALICIA: HEY.
I'M SORRY I'M LATE.
UH, NO, NO. IT'S OK.
ACTUALLY, I'M SORRY FOR A LOT OF THINGS,
ESPECIALLY THE NOTE AND THE WAY I HANDLED THINGS.
I WAS TRYING TO GIVE YOU SPACE, BUT
I REALIZE I SHOULD'VE BEEN HOLDING YOU TIGHTER.
UH, WELL, I DIDN'T EXACTLY MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU, YOU KNOW?
YOU JUST--YOU JUST DID WHAT YOU THOUGHT WAS BEST.
WELL, I KNOW BETTER NOW,
AND I WON'T MAKE THAT MISTAKE AGAIN.
[DOOR CLOSES]
GREG, MOVE YOUR HEAD!