♪ We gotta rise... ♪
It's playoff time
as the Chargers get set to host the Lions.
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ No matter how hard it gets ♪
♪ We gotta rise ♪
♪ Living with no regrets ♪
♪ Look in our eyes ♪
♪ We ain't never giving up ♪
Crenshaw QB fumbles the snap. Collects it.
Flings it to the outside. Touchdown, Chargers!
And that'll do it. Chargers 30, Lions 27.
And one thing's for sure,
the Chargers are definitely feeling
the loss of their QB Yasi Ray,
not-so-secret weapon Khalil Edwards,
and QB Coach Jordan Baker tonight.
You OK?
I'm fine. I'm really fine.
Just sit, slow.
OK.
Hey! Jordan, not so fast. You're still recovering.
OK. Come on.
The doctor just said to take it easy.
He didn't say you got to treat me like a baby.
Where's my juice?
It's right here,
along with everything else you've requested.
Mm. Thank you, thank you.
I still find it kind of creepy
you guys are staying in Mom and Dad's room.
It's not creepy.
Besides, it looks totally different.
And we threw the bed away.
I know. But if these walls could talk
or moan, like they did during that sleepover party...
Ugh. No.
Any more news from the police?
Um, the security cameras got their license plate,
so it's only a matter of time
before they find out who they are.
OK, if you guys are done tucking me in,
I need to rest.
I've already missed one playoff game,
and I don't intend to miss any more.
Khalil missed that game, too.
He's still crashing with Coop
while Preach and Amina are away at her school interview.
So, you know, maybe you should just call him,
see if he's OK.
Khalil's a tough kid, all right? He'll be fine.
So where are we
on the you guys letting me rest thing?
OK.
Thanks. Appreciate it. Ahh.
So you really had no idea
Cassius was our cousin?
No. He didn't really give me
an "I'm related to your husband" vibe.
Have you heard from him at all?
Mm-mm. Not since the hospital.
Clearly, he's avoiding me and Jordan,
which, now that the truth is out,
seems on brand for a liar.
OK, easy.
I'm sure he had his reasons
for not saying anything sooner.
Hey, he revealed his secret identity
just in time to save Jordan's life.
It's kind of a hero move.
Kind of a suspicious move.
Liv, he had plenty of opportunities to tell me.
I mean, we actually became good friends.
At least I thought we did.
Oh, you're really hurt by this.
I'm just angry on Jordan's behalf.
Well, it's OK to be hurt and angry
on your behalf, too.
I know how much your friendships mean to you.
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Chopped and screwed is my history ♪
♪ I let the feelings get to me ♪
♪ Mentally drained ♪
♪ So keep your distance, I advise ♪
♪ I'm on to capital I ♪
♪ Oh, yeah, work ♪
♪ You like to make noise ♪
♪ Uh ♪
So this is what we're doing now
instead of talking to each other?
Look, I'm trying, OK?
It's just going to take some time.
Fair enough. You know where to find me.
Have you reached out to Jordan yet?
Look, I'm giving him some time and space to get better.
I heard he's home from the hospital.
That's usually a sign that someone's getting better.
I'm sure he'd like to hear from you.
I mean, you did save his life.
And I lied to him.
You better than anyone knows how complicated this is.
And they don't make
"Sorry I lied about being your cousin" greeting cards.
Well, they do make blank ones.
You can write whatever you want.
OK. Since you're suddenly feeling so chatty,
who is responsible
for the "Kingston Jeremy sucks" smear campaign
that made its way across the school
the past couple days?
Yeah, even to the faculty lounge.
It's probably Tori's friends.
She's still mad at me
since, um, I accidentally stood her up.
How do you accidentally stand someone up?
It was the night that Grandpa got here.
Yeah, I guess that one's my bad.
Well, just try talking to her.
The longer you wait to apologize,
the harder it's going to be.
You even hear yourself right now?
So this was all just a big lie.
I mean, were you ever going to tell us
who you really were, or were you just waiting
till you could save Jordan's life?
Which thank you, by the way.
Sorry. I wasn't expecting company.
And all those times drinking at my bar,
whining about your life...
I wouldn't call it whining--
you didn't think to mention that you were Jordan's cousin?
Wait. Were you using me to get to Jordan?
No, Layla. Absolutely not.
Whatever. It doesn't even matter.
It's not what's important.
Layla, I promise I was not using you.
And your friendship is important.
I--Look, I've been wanting to tell you the truth.
It's just...
Look, you remember how
I told you things weren't that great with my father?
Well, I might have sugarcoated that a bit.
He's still getting better. Just don't respond.
Hey.
Where'd you run off to?
Um, I was just, uh, picking up
the rest of Jordan's prescriptions.
Really? Because we picked them up already.
Right. That is-- that is exactly
what the pharmacist said.
Spooky.
Fine. I, um...
I went to test out your theory to see
just how important a certain friendship was.
You talked to Cassius.
Yeah. Sorry I didn't tell you.
I just needed to hear for myself
why he's been lying to all of us.
And?
It's a long story,
and I'm legitimately still trying
to wrap my head around it.
Just give me the short version.
OK. Uh, the short version is
basically Cassius came here
to try to destroy your family.
I think I'm going to need the long version.
That makes two of us.
I don't get it. I don't get how someone
could hate our family this much.
I mean, it sounds like his father had
a pretty hard life in the system.
Yeah, and children will believe
whatever stories their parents tell them.
Right. And then they grow up and stop believing
the stories like the Tooth Fairy
and the big, bad Bakers.
I cannot believe that you went to see him. That's--
Jordan, I wanted to hear him out,
and I think you should, too.
Why? So we can hear more stories about
how we ruined his life and he plans to ruin ours?
I'm good, Layla.
OK, drama king.
Where is your empathy?
I mean, it's not like he
actually went through with his plan.
Really? Olivia, he got a job at our old high school.
He crapped on Dad's legacy there
any chance that he got.
He just recently demolished one of Dad's records,
and he used my wife to get to me.
I would say he's going through with it.
OK. So was saving your life part of his plan, too?
Don't you dare defend him right now.
Are you kidding me?
Excuse me. Jordan!
All right, all right. Let's pause.
Jordan...
Mm-hmm?
I know you're angry right now, but do you remember
when we found out that Dad's brother
got lost in the foster system?
You felt really bad for him
and for how hard his life must have been.
The only thing that's changed is we now know his name.
And Frank Jeremy carried that resentment for years
and then passed it on to his kid.
It's still no excuse.
Cassius met me. He hung out in my home.
I introduced him to my friends.
I mentored his damn kid.
And this whole time, he's what,
plotting against me and mine?
Two can play at that game.
Jordan... That's fine.
whatever you're thinking--
No, no, no, no.
Listen, he wanted to bring down our legacy.
Watch me erase his.
State is in a few weeks,
and Beverly has to get through us to get there,
and I will make damn sure that does not happen.
Good morning.
Shouldn't you be in school?
I got first period off.
I'm guessing you sneaking around here like a ninja
is 'cause you didn't want to wake me.
Come on, man. If I ain't know no better,
I think you just been avoiding me these last few days.
I'm not avoiding anybody. I'm just busy.
OK, well, Jordan is out the hospital,
so I think it's a perfect chance
to stop crashing on my couch and go home.
You know, that ain't really my home.
Well, I'm sure they would still like to see you.
Look, Khalil, I know you're upset
about what happened to Jordan,
but he's going to be fine.
But what's not fine is you blaming yourself
for what happened to him.
I gotta go.
No. Come on. At least stay for breakfast.
I got practice,
but thanks for letting me crash.
Anytime. Uh...
There you are.
Look, I know you're a little upset with me.
O-OK You're--you're really upset.
Like, more upset than Gandalf
when Merry stole the orb from him.
Look, I totally get it if you don't want to talk to me.
Really? 'Cause it doesn't seem like you do.
And Pippin stole the orb.
Damn.
Hey, look, if you just let me explain.
What?
I'll magically understand why you stood me up?
Fine. Let's hear this amazing excuse
as to why I should ever trust you again.
Look, the night we were supposed to meet,
I found out that Jordan Baker is my cousin
and that my dad has been lying to me my whole life.
OK, that's pretty good.
Oh, hey...
- Coach Bobby. - Yeah.
I'm Coop. We met before.
How can I help you, Coop?
Uh, Khalil left his backpack.
Would you give it to him?
Yeah, I would if Khalil were here.
I mean, he hasn't been at school all week.
I figured that Jordan might've known that already.
I mean, he is staying with him, right?
Well, Khalil's actually been crashing at my place
until Jordan gets better.
But he's good.
I'm pretty sure he'll be at practice soon.
Better be, if he plans
on seeing any playing time again.
And then, uh, he sent my grandpa away.
And now he and my mom,
they're trying to make things work, which I guess
is the one good thing to come out of this.
Well, so how are you and your dad right now?
We're a work in progress.
Just give it time.
See, I don't know if time is always the answer.
See, I wanted us to go visit Jordan,
but my dad keeps stalling.
I can't say I blame him.
I'm sure Coach Baker
isn't too thrilled with all the lying right now,
but that's for him and your dad to figure out.
You and your dad, that's different.
You were like best friends.
You'll get back there eventually.
Yeah. We'll see.
Thank you for listening.
I know I don't deserve it.
Probably not,
but I am sorry you're going through all this.
Now I almost feel bad for ignoring your calls.
Almost.
No, that--that I definitely deserved.
I'll tell you what. Um...
one of my favorite artists, Richelle Rivers,
is performing at Layla's tonight,
so I'm going to hang out there.
If you want, you can join.
So it's a date.
Oh, it's a hang,
and that's assuming you show up.
Hey, I'mma show up, I promise you.
We'll see.
Hmm.
Dad and his barbecue.
You know, I can't even look at a grill
without thinking of him.
No. Me neither.
You know who's missing from a lot of these pictures?
Grandpa Willie.
Mm. Maybe he was holding the camera.
I mean, we lost out on having him in our lives for so long.
I mean, how many family trips and barbecues
did we miss out on
all because of some stupid fight that he had with Dad?
OK, Olivia, this is totally different.
It's not about two people being stubborn.
Yes, it is.
You're just too stubborn to realize it.
Cassius knows what he did was wrong.
And if I'm willing to give him a chance to apologize,
then why can't you?
I'm not gonna argue with you, OK,
not in my condition and definitely not in yours.
Well, all I'm saying is,
is being angry isn't helping anything.
What happened to my sister
who would turn all fire and brimstone
if anyone messed with our family?
She grew up.
She lost her father and realized
how important it is to hold on to family
because they won't be there forever.
This is our father's name we're talking about.
Maybe I would be less angry
if I knew that you were more upset.
Well, thanks for agreeing to meet with me.
Thanks for calling first
and not just yelling at me.
Yeah, well, let's not rule anything out just yet.
Um, I'm not sure what you heard so far.
Just that you could give Killmonger
a real run for his money.
And news flash, I don't know
if you've seen the movie till the end. He's not the hero.
Look, it's not like that.
And, believe me,
Killmonger did not grow up with a father like mine.
Well, actually, in the earlier comics, he--
Never mind.
Look, Olivia, I am-- I am sorry, truly,
for not being honest.
Yes, I came here with some half-baked plan
that I didn't even believe in most of the time.
But I'd given up on the plan.
I fell in love with Beverly football,
with L.A. for me and KJ.
I got to know Jordan and Layla.
I made real connections.
I know the Bakers aren't bad people.
So then why did you go all aggro at the game last week
and put your players at risk
just to demolish my dad's record?
My father showed up.
And as soon as I saw him, something inside me took over.
It was like I was this worthless kid again
who couldn't do anything right by his standards.
I guess I was just trying to prove something to him.
I'm sorry.
I should have never invited Grandpa.
No. Don't be.
It brought this whole thing to a head.
It forced me to finally let go
of the hold that he had on us.
Look, Olivia, I could spend the rest of my life
talking about all the things I wish I could do differently.
But right now, all I want to do is fix things.
Well, we all have pasts we wish we could change.
I'm just sorry for everything I put your family through.
Trust me, I know Grandma Mary
would have been just as sorry
if she had known the adoption fell through.
Wait. She didn't know?
No. I mean--I mean, none of us knew
until recently.
Trust me, if Grandma Mary had known,
she would have fought to get her son back.
I--I believe you.
I just--I wish my dad would have spoken to Billy
when he called,
you know, heard him out.
Well, you know what?
That's just about enough
sins of the fathers talk for now.
And I think it's finally time
you and Jordan sit down and talk.
What are you guys doing for dinner?
Khalil, my man! How was school?
It's a'ight.
A'ight?
Hey, you spent the entire day getting game
from Crenshaw's finest and it was just "a'ight"?
I guess you would have learned a little more
if you would have remembered your books.
I guess a smart kid like you don't need them, right?
Nah, I borrowed the homies'.
Oh, really?
You borrow this, too?
Man, sit your ass down.
We need to talk.
Come on.
And miss me with the B.S.
because I already went to the school and found out
that you ain't been there all week.
So what you been doing every day?
Just hanging out.
Hanging out, huh?
I guess if you hung out at school more,
you wouldn't be dumb enough to plan
whatever dumb thing you planning.
I'm not dumb. I know you not.
But I also know that you think this is
the only way to make it right, but it's not.
You gotta trust me, man.
Trust you? You went through my stuff,
ratted me out at school, and you want me to trust you?
Khalil, I've been where you at.
Learn from my mistakes. Let me help you.
I don't need your help.
I don't need nobody.
Yeah. That's good.
Jordan, hey, you're not supposed
to be walking around this much.
Well, the more I walk around,
the faster I can get back to my regular life.
What's going on?
Well, looking through old pictures
made me think it would be fun to grill tonight.
Yeah, and we figured
you'd be sick of hospital food.
Yeah, I'm not sure that was actually food.
But a barbecue does sound nice.
Why are there two extra plates?
Because I invited our cousins to dinner.
That sounds nice to say.
How could you do that?
He just wants to talk to you, Jordan.
I mean, you owe him at least that for saving your life.
OK, that is the last time you get to use that.
And do we think Dad would even want them in our home?
Actually, yes.
Your dad was the first one to reach out to his brother
to try to make things right.
And you know Dad would want us to do the same now
that the truth is out.
My twins will be here soon, Jordan.
I don't want them growing up in a broken family.
Or more broken than it already is.
And besides, Grandpa Willie is all we have left
from Dad's side.
And he won't be around forever.
I would give anything for Dad to be here,
to hold my kids and to love them,
but that'll never happen.
But maybe I can give them the next best thing.
Dad's family.
Come here.
Listen, I will try.
OK. That's the best I can promise.
Aw. Isn't this one cute?
That's Grandma Mary and Grandpa Willie
on their anniversary.
Thank you. Mm-hmm.
They look like a really nice couple.
Um, she kind of has Grandpa's eyes.
Yeah. Let's hope that's all they had in common.
So what was she like?
I never met her.
She, uh, she passed before Jordan and I were born.
But everyone who knew her says the same thing--
that she was a very sweet woman
who really loved her football.
She apparently used to shake a jug of coins,
like, really loudly, at, like, all of my dad's games,
so that he would hear her cheering over everyone else,
which is cute.
Um... so how--how is Coach JB feeling?
Oh, um, much better. Thank you.
Yeah. He should--he should be down any minute.
I'm not sure what's keeping him.
I could probably take a guess.
No, no. It's-- it's--it's not that.
He's, um, he's really excited
to talk to you.
Well, he agreed to talk to you.
Wow.
And you thought this would be awkward.
What's so funny?
Jordan. Hey, babe.
Um. OK. Great. We're all here.
Uh, it's good
to see you up on your feet again.
So this what you been doing,
tracking down the dudes that jumped Jordan?
You followed me.
Come on, man.
I know these streets better than anybody.
You think I don't want revenge, too?
That was my homie they put in the hospital.
Then why are you trying to stop me?
Who's stopping you? They right there.
Shoot. 'Cause I'm guessing you got a backup plan
when they shoot back.
Or let's say you take them all out and get away.
What you gonna do when they homies come looking for you?
Shoot them all, too?
If that's what I gotta do.
Fine, tough guy.
You shoot 'em all
and somehow you miraculously survive.
Where does it end,
with you shooting your pops?
Oh. I got one better. You out with Amina
and she get caught in the crossfire.
I don't--I don't know where it ends, Coop.
But you know I don't want nothing happening to Amina
or my dad.
I know you don't.
So let's get up out of here, man.
Let me help you.
If it wasn't for me,
none of this would've happened in the first place.
I owe it to Coach JB to make things right.
By what? Getting shot
or getting your ass thrown in jail?
Look, maybe it's better if I just wasn't around anymore.
Man, hold up. What are you talking about?
Just tell Coach JB I'm sorry, a'ight?
Man, you can tell him yourself. Wait.
I'm actually meeting someone at your club later tonight.
Oh. A date?
Don't ask.
Well, make sure you tell them you're friends with me
so you can get the VIP treatment
and your, you know, under-21 wristband.
Got it.
Friends?
Why don't you just tell 'em that you're family,
right, cuz?
Listen, man, can we talk, like, just the two of us?
I just want a chance to apologize.
Mm. Go ahead. Really. Go ahead.
I can't wait to hear how sorry you are.
You know, here's an idea.
Why don't we save all the heavy talk
until after we've all had some food?
That way, we're a little less cranky.
I'm fine. Now, if you don't mind, Liv,
uh, lyin' Cousin Cassius was just about
to apologize for trying to annihilate our family.
Jordan.
I wouldn't have phrased it like that, but it's OK.
He's right.
You know, who wants another drink?
Another whiskey?
Please. Some nice glasses, by the way.
We didn't steal them from your family,
if that's what you're implying.
Hey, that's not what he's implying.
Are you sure?
Because all of this was supposed to be his, right?
Were you planning on taking our house, too?
Jordan, you're being rude.
I'm being rude?
You're the one who invited
this lying piece of crap into my home.
Yo, my dad is not a piece of crap.
He just-- He made a mistake.
And if I can forgive him, why can't you?
Because he's your family, KJ. He's not mine.
Jordan, that's enough.
No, no, no. You two just thought
you could come down here and erase everything
my father accomplished.
Every single day,
my team plays on the Billy Baker Field.
Your team is housed in the Billy Baker Gym.
And kids will be playing on that field
and working out in that gym long after you're gone
and everybody has forgotten all about you.
I'm sure you're right, man.
Yeah.
Jordan, hey, you're bleeding.
OK? Sit down.
I think we should go, man.
Can you relax, please?
Ohh.
Babe, it's really fine. It's really fine.
Hey, just wait.
I guess it could have gone worse.
How could it have gone worse than that?
Could have stabbed him again.
I pretty much did.
Look, um, I appreciate you standing up for me.
It's good to know I still got you on my side.
I'm not really on anyone's side.
Just, I didn't like him saying
all those things about you.
I've never seen him that mad before.
Guess he really hates us, huh?
Hey, you made it. And you brought your dad.
Hey, Coach.
Hello, Tori. I was just, uh, giving my man a ride.
I will leave you two alone. Have fun.
You look great.
Thank you.
And Coop is here, so please just come home
or, um, at least call me.
He's not answering my calls either.
I mean, I should've never let him get away.
We have to find him before--
OK, hey, let's not panic.
We don't know if he meant he's going to harm himself.
Right. Maybe he just meant that he was going to run away
and never come back. Now I'm relieved.
I'm sorry. I'm just-- I'm worried.
He keeps blaming himself, and I was hoping
to bring him back here, so he can talk to Jordan.
Well, Jordan is on time-out.
And plus, every time we bring up Khalil,
he just changes the subject.
Actually, I think I should go talk to Khalil.
Right, except we have no idea where he's at.
Yeah. We do. When he moved in,
we added him to the family plan,
which includes Find My Phone.
Nice! Hey, you're gonna have to teach me that
for when the twins get phones.
What? And rat on my nieces? No way. I'm the cool aunt.
And he basically popped a stitch yelling,
so Dad made us leave.
I'm sorry.
I know how much you were looking forward to that.
Well, I was really looking forward to this, too.
And I'm sorry that my dad tagged along.
Oh. It's fine. Besides, this doesn't even crack
my top five worst dates.
So it is a date.
I mean, it could have been, but you brought your dad.
So...
Look at him. He looks so lonely.
Like, I know he messed up, but, man,
he's been taking a lot of punches from everyone,
and I don't know how much more he can take.
Well, it sounds like Coach Baker
was majorly out of line.
Nah, he wasn't. That's the thing.
I mean, he has every right to be mad at us.
And the last time I was here,
I saw the two of them talking,
and I thought it would be so cool
if they ended up being real friends.
And now he's your cousin.
Yup, my cousin who wants nothing to do with us now.
When he was just JB, he at least talked to me.
Look, this mess is fully on the grownups.
I'm sure Coach Baker isn't mad at you.
You did not see him tonight.
Hey, how you doing?
You feeling better?
Yeah. Yeah.
The bleeding finally stopped.
Mm. Good. Well, um, now that I know
that you're doing OK, um,
what the hell is wrong with you?
Downstairs.
Was that supposed to be you trying or...?
OK, Olivia, I know that you want us
to all be this big, happy family, OK?
But I cannot just instantly forgive.
The minute I saw him, I just--I just...
He's just too hard to be around right now.
I'm sorry that I pushed that on you.
Yeah.
Can I ask you something?
Mm-hmm.
Are you ignoring Khalil
because it's too hard to be around him now, too?
You asked me where the person who fights for our family was.
Well, it's me, OK?
She's back fighting for our family.
And now I want to know
what happened to the person who believed in Khalil enough
to let him move in.
I mean, you said he was our extended family now.
So why aren't you fighting for him?
I mean, you haven't even reached out
to see if he's OK.
Because what if all I've done
is mess up this kid's life, Olivia?
How could you say that?
I may have moved him into a better house,
but have I really made his life any better?
I mean, I separated him from his father,
from his neighborhood.
I just think that I made things worse
for the both of us.
Do you really think that he would be better off
living on the streets with a dad in jail,
or, worse, in jail beside his dad?
I don't know what's best for him.
If I did, he would not be in this situation.
I just think he's better off without me.
♪ Oh, no, no, no ♪
Hey, what can I get you?
Uh, D'ussé cognac, neat.
There you go.
Thanks.
Uh, Scotch and soda, hold the Scotch.
Sorry. Bad joke.
No, you're speaking my language.
Um. KJ needed some air.
Said you guys had a rough night.
Yeah. Yeah. It wasn't our best.
I just hope I haven't messed things up for good.
Mm. Not exactly the attitude
I'd expect a winning coach to have.
Huh. Yeah, I guess you're right.
I just know that KJ looks up to Jordan,
and he needs someone like that right now.
Don't you think he looks up to you even more?
I mean, he brought you on our date.
Oh. So it was a date. Huh.
Wow! You two are literally so much alike,
which makes sense, because I've never met anyone
who talks about his family as much as KJ.
It's been obvious since I met him that
you're literally his best friend.
It just sucks he's caught in the middle.
Thanks. I mean, I can see why KJ likes you.
Uhh, just--I-I mean,
what I mean is that he--he respects you is
what I was trying--Can I get another drink, please?
Um...
Ohh. It's awful.
Everything OK?
Richelle Rivers just canceled.
Oh, man.
I need to call Layla.
Uh, hold on.
I think Mrs. Baker has enough on her hands tonight.
Besides, this is one problem
I might actually be able to fix.
Hey, Jordan, someone's here to see you.
Hmm.
Coach Bobby: Missed you on the sidelines.
Seems like you did just fine without me.
I don't know what game you was watching,
but we was lucky as hell.
Hmm.
Could've really used your help and Khalil's.
Is that why you're here,
to tell me Khalil missed too many practices
and is now off the team?
Always running your mouth
like you know everything.
I know what that kid's going through.
And after what he showed me this season,
he's earned his spot.
I mean, have you even talked to him?
Wow.
You surprise me, Baker.
You've never given up on Khalil before.
Why start now?
Because I am not sure I'm the one who can help him.
I don't even know what he needs.
Really?
Yeah. Well, from where I stand,
it's clear what he needs...
his coach.
Hey, I'm glad to see you're OK.
I really don't have anything to say to you.
That's fine. I'm not here for me.
I'm here for my son.
OK. Just listen, Jordan.
Look, KJ wasn't in on any of it.
He didn't know the real reason we moved to L.A.
or that we were even related to y'all
till about a week ago.
And the minute that he found out, he stood up for you.
He stood up for telling the truth.
I've already
moved KJ away from one family,
and he shouldn't have to miss out on another
just because of my mistakes.
No, he shouldn't.
I'm sorry, KJ.
I shouldn't have taken this out on you.
It's all good.
I mean, you've been through a lot.
Yeah. Well, we all have.
But if you want, you are more than welcome
to stay for dinner.
I hope you're hungry.
Yeah. I'm starving.
All right, man.
Hey, Dad, you gonna be OK?
Yeah, yeah, I'll be good.
Thank you.
Were you really gonna leave
without saying good-bye?
I thought you'd never want to see me again.
Why? You're not the one who hurt Jordan.
I just never thought my dad would do something like this.
His boys could have killed him.
But they didn't because you found him
and brought him to the hospital.
It's not like my dad hasn't done stuff before.
But we've always been able to come back from it.
This time, there's just no way.
Oh, believe it or not,
I know what you're going through.
I know how it feels to hate your father
for something he did and then hate yourself
for loving him anyway.
You still love him, don't you?
Yeah. Hey, it's--it's OK.
You're allowed to still love him.
The good memories of your father
don't need to be erased by the bad ones.
I just don't know how Coach JB is
ever gonna forgive me.
Well, that's something you're gonna need
to ask him yourself.
But whatever happens,
you'll always have me on your side.
I promise.
Yo. What's up?
I stuck around to make sure you was good.
Do I need to pat you down?
Yo, um, I'm sorry about earlier.
I know you were just trying to look out,
and I appreciate it.
But maybe don't tell Amina about the gun.
Look, we good, all right?
But if I ever catch you with a firearm again,
you're gonna have bigger problems to worry about
than Amina, all right?
I got you.
I appreciate you, Coop.
Always.
Hey.
Layla said it was cool if I came over.
This is your home, Khalil. Of course it's OK.
I want to say I'm sorry for not reaching out earlier.
You had good reason.
No, I didn't.
Listen, don't-- don't worry about him.
He's not moving in.
He's just here for a family dinner.
Coach, I need you to know how sorry I am
about what happened.
Hey, I got an idea.
How about we stop blaming ourselves
for things we can't control?
I'm not sure it's that easy.
Since when are you afraid of hard work, huh?
Listen, I want to let you know that
I am dropping the charges against your father.
Why would you do that?
I'm doing it for you, not for him.
Khalil, I need you
to finally put all this behind you.
OK?
I got you.
And, Coach, thank you... for everything.
Yeah.
Oh, and if you ever miss a week of school again,
you will be grounded.
Now go help with dinner.
- Yes, sir. - Yeah.
♪ I made up my mind ♪
♪ I took some time ♪
♪ And I opened my eyes ♪
♪ Oh, this year, darling ♪
♪ I'm gonna find love ♪
What's going on?
Richelle Rivers canceled last minute.
Luckily, your friend had an idea.
He really saved us tonight.
♪ Oh, this year, darling ♪
♪ We gonna find love ♪
♪ We've been here before ♪
♪ Lost on these roads ♪
♪ Yeah, we know where they go ♪
♪ But this year, darling ♪
♪ We gonna be the change ♪
♪ It's hard ♪
♪ Hard to find peace ♪
♪ But it's what we need ♪
♪ When the world's at its knees ♪
♪ But this year, darling ♪
♪ It ain't gonna be the same ♪
And one more.
- Hey. - Hey.
I'm proud of you.
I know.
Wait. Why?
For Khalil.
Although, I, uh,
I kind of had a feeling you'd come around.
Is that why you called Coach Bobby?
You know, I just thought you could use
some advice from the person
that you thought was your uncle,
but then just turned out not to like you.
You're never gonna let that one go, are you?
Oh, no. It's already in the next book. Yeah.
And thanks for letting KJ stay for dinner.
Yeah. Well, I mean, like you said,
your twins deserve a nice family.
And it's my job as their favorite uncle
to do whatever I can for them,
which may include inviting a cousin to dinner.
Huh. You were right.
That is nice to say.
Thank you.
Yeah.
Did you say I was right?
Let's eat.
♪ Say it, na na na na na na ♪
♪ Na na na na, na na na na na ♪
♪ This year, darling ♪
♪ We gonna find love ♪
♪ Na na na na na na ♪
♪ Na na na na, na na na na na ♪
♪ This year, darling ♪
♪ We gonna find love ♪
♪ Na na na na na na ♪
♪ Na na na na, na na na na na ♪
♪ This year, darling... ♪
Look who it is! Oh, come in. Come in.
Huh. No one has thrown food at each other.
This is an amazing start.
♪ I made up my mind ♪
♪ I took some time ♪
♪ And I opened my eyes ♪
♪ Oh, this year, darling ♪
♪ I'm gonna find love ♪
Greg, move your head.