All language subtitles for Switched at Birth (2011) - S05E02 - This Has to Do with Me (1080p x265 EDGE2020).eng

♪♪

Previously on
Switched at Birth...

Our girls are home!

I'm gonna take

a couple
of pre-med classes

My plan is
to find a place
to live.

What about
the apartment
above the Cracked Mug,

isn't that empty?

You're mad.

Nothing is gonna change
between us.

You're...
breaking up with me.

-My daughters are back
-I knew it.

Please don't make this
harder than it has to be.

I'm just making a buck
off girls' stupidity.

You are an arrogant, sexist,
bottom-feeding thief.

Rumor has it
that you are
the new RA.

It's true.

Oh, hey,
we're having
a party tonight.

Come dressed
as your favorite singer.

Young money, baby!

Oh, my God!

That's totally insulting,
you know that, right?

You don't like
Lil Wayne?

Whatever.
I'll see you later.

Good morning.

I had no idea
that being "just friends"

was gonna be
so uncomfortable.

Hey, I offered
to take the floor,

but you insisted
that Lil Wayne was
a gentleman.

Truer words
have never been spoken.

(cell phone beeps)

What?

What's wrong?

A picture of us
from the party
last night.

Someone posted it
on Chat Bandit.

Seriously? Why?

To tell me
what a racist
ass I am,

-apparently.
-What?

Mine's blowing up, too.

This is the photo
I posted on Instagram.

I dressed up as Lil Wayne.
You'd think I went
as a KKK member.

"Just another
brainless white girl,

coasting on her
white privilege."

What?

Oh my God...

Ouch.

People hate us.

(theme music playing)

John:
My pitcher's injured,
I need someone

to replace him immediately.

What about Travis?
You have him back now.

Yeah, but he needs
some serious conditioning.

He wasn't playing in China.
He was coaching.

Well, what's your
Plan "B" then, John?

I found this kid pitching
for Michigan.

He apparently has
some family issues,

needs to transfer
closer to home.

And home is
Kansas City?

-Yes.
-That's great.

I'll get right on it.
What's his name?

Chris Walker.

90-mile-an-hour
fastball, killer slider,

and check this out...

he's batting .325.

I love it. We will
travel him down here.

No need to.
He's already here.

-Really?
-Talking to other schools.

We'll have him
over for dinner.

Once he gets a peek
at your Royals stuff,

it'll knock
his socks off.

-Hey.
-Well, hello.

I thought you and Daphne
had moved out.

Yes, we did,

but there's a significant
lack of groceries at our pad.

You do know
where to obtain groceries

out there in the real world?

Hmm, yeah, but I wanted
to see you guys!

Ohhh, there's some lasagna
in the fridge.

Thank you!

I... will grab it
for Daphne.

I'm having dinner
with Travis tonight.

Dinners out, apartments...

sounds like all
you're missing is--

A job? I will have one,
very soon.

As a tattoo artist.

There is this studio
in town,

it's run by this
amazing woman

named Noelle.

She is truly
an original artist.

She did a full triptych
on Tove Lo's back,

and it landed her the cover
of Rolling Stone.

People come from
all over

just for her designs.

So you have
an interview with her.

Not exactly,
but, I did this

for months in Beijing.

I've got a killer portfolio,

and what I know is,

in order to be doing
cutting edge work,

you've gotta be
at a great studio.

So no worries.

I got this job
in the bag.

-Sounds good.
-Thanks, 'rents!

Hey there, Bender.

Huh?

Bender. Judd Nelson?

Breakfast Club.

God, you're young.

I knew the age thing
was the reason
you ended this.

I told you,
my daughters are home,

I need to focus
on family, that's all.

Okay...

so if age
isn't the hangup,

let's talk numbers.

You don't have
to say it out loud,

I'll just
start counting,

and you could blink

when I get
to the right number.

35.

36.

37.

38.

39?

40.

Oh, good for me.

You Regina and Luca?

Yeah.

Great. The mom
and the jarhead.

-Excuse me?
-What did you say?

Professor Evers
put us together
for the group challenge.

I assumed you guys
already saw the list.

Of course.

I was just
telling Luca,

that I own a cafe
in East Riverside,

and we can use that
for the project.

Fine. I'll
go let Evers know.

(whispers)
How did that happen?

(whispers)
Maybe the professor
thinks we're a good fit.

I just-- I don't get it,
when did dressing up

like a hip hop artist
become a racist thing?

Right?
And who made up that rule?

You can only dress
like a celebrity you love

if they're
the same ethnicity?

And I love Lil Wayne!

I wasn't trying
to make fun of him.

I have a Chinese
lotus tattoo

on my neck,
but I'm not Chinese.

Is that appropriating
Asian culture?

You know what?
It's Chat Bandit.

By lunch,
everyone's gonna be

talking about
some football player

who's taking steroids.

We just
have to wait it out.

I just don't get
how it blew up so fast.

There were a bunch of kids
at the party,

including a lot
of black kids,

and no one seemed
to care last night.

Actually, Iris
was pretty upset.

Right.

Do you think
we should talk with her?

I'll do it.

This will all
blow over.

It'll be fine.

(rock music playing)

♪ I'm not gonna be the kind
that just goes away ♪

♪ Keeps it still,
pays the bills ♪

♪ Don't ever
disturb the peace ♪

Hey, are you Noelle?

Excuse me.

I'm booked up
for the next two weeks.

Call back after hours,
or go to my site,

you can schedule online.

Actually, I'm an artist
looking for a chair.

I've been working
in Beijing for the last year.

I brought my book
if you want to see my stuff.

-Excuse me.
-Mm-hm.

Look. I don't hire people
without references I trust,

and... do you even
have any ink?

I have... some.

Sorry. Not hiring.

Hi. Excuse me. What time
do you think we'll be
out of here?

It takes how long it takes.
You made an appointment
for two people,

not half your
sorority house.

Sorry. When word got out,
our ranks kind of swelled.

We just have a function
later we have to get to.

So, make
another appointment.

This isn't
a drive-through.

We're taking
our sorority photo
this evening,

and we all
really want them
in time for that.

Is there any way
you can do us all?

-We'll pay extra.
-Let me help you out.

I can get them all stenciled
while you do the inking.

-It'll take you half the time.
-I don't even know you.

Oh, trust me,
I can ink a wicked
fire dragon

with a seven-color fade.

I promise you,
I can lay up a stencil
of three Greek letters.

Look, it's
just a stencil.

If you don't like
my work, you can always
wash it off.

-Stencil paper is
in the third drawer down.
-(softly) Yes!

One other thing...
don't ever distract me

while I'm working
with a customer again.

Got it?

Got it.

♪ Only can live for myself ♪

I'm so sorry.

-Hey.
-Hi.

Um, can I ask you a question?

Did you post that photo
of me and Mingo
on Chat Bandit?

No, but I'm not
surprised someone did.
It was really offensive.

Iris, it was
a costume party.

Everyone was dressed up.

Mingo was mocking
black culture.

He was dressed
like Lil Wayne.

That's not exactly
black culture.

So, you're the expert
on black culture?

Of course not.

I just don't get why
you're acting like
he wore blackface?

He may as well have.

He was running around
with a grill, Daphne.

Because Lil Wayne
wears a grill.

Yeah, and it's a complete
racial stereotype,

one that Mingo reinforced
for the entire dorm

when he put on baggy pants
and threw up westside
gang symbols.

Is this even about last night?

You've never liked Mingo.

I'm clearly not
the only one upset

that he turned
"ghetto black person"
into a costume

for the dorm's entertainment.

(sighs)

I hate that we're fighting.

I know.

We need to catch up.

Are you free for lunch?

No, I'm meeting my friend
Adina, and a few other people.

Nice. Is she part of
your sorority?

Black student union.

Oh. I didn't know
you hung out with them.

Well, a lot's happened
in the last 10 months.

Like what?

I gotta run.

I'll see you later, okay?

(rock music playing)

-Bye.
-Bye.

(chuckling)

You know, let me kick you down
something for the effort.

Uh, I appreciate that,

but honestly, what I'm really
looking for is a job.

I told you,
I'm not hiring.

But you could use the help.

I mean, think how much
your business would grow.

I like my studio
the way it is.

But clearly you have
some experience.

There are other
studios in town.

Yeah, places where I'll spend
all day inking Popeyes

or zodiac tramp stamps.

But your designs
are incredible.

And I want to be
working with the best.

Maybe I could use some help.

Thank you! Oh, I will
kill it for you, I promise.

No, no, no,
that's not what I mean.

What I'm offering you
is an apprentice job--

phones, cleaning, helping
with supplies. That's it.

Or there's always
the zodiac tramp stamps.

♪ I can't get enough ♪

♪ I can't get
enough of it ♪

Hey! I'm sorry, I'm sorry,

but I have a good
reason for being late.

I got a job!

Come on, we can rally.

Uh, YJ's is open late,
let's go?

It'll be just like our
midnight noodle runs
back in Beijing.

Uh, well...

I'll wait. We can go later.

I'll talk to him.

Look, I'll make it up to you.

Okay? I promise.

Thanks.

It's not exactly
a tattoo artist job.

It's more like
a tattoo apprentice.

It's a little harder
than I was expecting

to get a chair out here.

Apparently people want
references in English.

Daphne.

Hey, Sharee!

How are you?
How is everything?

Bomb. I got a job
in the athletic department,

and it looks like I'll make
the Dean's list this quarter.

Awesome.

But how about you,
world traveler?

How's being back from China?

It's okay.

I went to a party
with my ex-boyfriend last night.

Oh, that. Yeah, I saw.

You saw the picture?

I think everyone
on campus did.

Were you offended?

Not really.

I get why people are upset,

but I don't let stuff
like that get to me.

I wish everyone
felt that way.

Some kid acting like a fool
is not worth my time.

I gotta do something.

I can't just sit around
and watch people

say these awful things
about me and Mingo

as if they know us.

Look, I'm not sweating it,
but some people are.

Being a black kid at UMKC

can be... complicated.

As a friend,
I'm telling you--

the best thing you can do
is try to stay out of it.

Bottom of the ninth, one out.

Saberhagen throws a cutter,

and the ball gets hit
into the hole at third.

Routine ground ball,
no problem.

But the ball
takes a bad hop over
the shortstop's glove.

-No!
-And in that moment,

I am thinking what every
single person in that
stadium is thinking,

"There goes our no-hitter."

So what happened?

So I dive to my left,
stab the ball in the hop,

sitting on my ass in the dirt,

turn the double play,
game over, we win.

-Wow.
-True story,
I was there.

(laughing)

I don't think I bought myself
a beer for the entire rest
of the season.

That's unbelievable.

You know what?
I do believe I have
that game ball in my office.

Signed by the entire
'85 Royals team.

Let me see if I can find it.

Chris, thanks for
sitting down with us.

I can tell that John's
becoming a big fan.

He seems really cool.

I just-- I just want to make
the right decision with
this move, you know?

I'm really sorry
to hear that your aunt
is not doing well.

John tells me
that she raised you?

Yeah. Yeah, she did,

me and my little
brother both.

Well, I want you to know

that you have my promise
that I will do everything
in my power

to make sure you can
be there for her.

Whatever you need.

I'm really glad to hear that.

Because if I'm gonna make
this move to UMKC,

you know, I'm gonna
need some things.

The main thing
being a car.

Uh, okay.

That's understandable,

but you do know that
it is not possible for us

to buy you a car?

It is in clear violation
of NCAA rules.

Really?

You know, because
the school I visited yesterday

is offering up
a Mustang.

I just gotta be able
to get back and forth,

you know,
on account of my auntie.

Well, we will absolutely
take care of your
transportation needs.

I will make sure that
you have access to shuttles

or volunteer drivers--
whatever you need.

Yeah, I don't think
you get what I'm saying.

I want a car.

I put together some
numbers for you guys to look at.

We have to raise the Cracked
Mug's daily revenue by 10%
to pass the project.

-This place does
solid business.
-Mm-hmm.

Did you lose your vision
in Afghanistan?

It's only 8:00 and this place
is like a graveyard.

So we'll recruit
fresh customers.

We could do a UMKC night,
hand out door prizes,
do reward cards.

We have to up profits by 10%.

Hosting a study session
isn't gonna bring in
that kind of cash flow.

I wish we were near
a military base.

I downed five espressos
a night when I was
in active duty.

So do gamers.

That could work.

We could do
a video game night.

Get some machines in here,
charge a small fee
for a tournament.

-I love that idea.
-I can get some people
in the door,

make sure we're drawing in
the right kind of crowd.

Then I'll handle
the special event permit.

Great. Let's do it.

And these kids,
they're on-- what is it?

-Chat Bandit.
-Yes!

Okay, they're exactly
what's wrong with this
whole PC culture.

Let me tell you something.

The real world our there
is a lot more offensive

than some kid dressed up
like... whoever that is.

Excuse me, you go here?

Sign our petition?

Greg Shimingo is
an RA in Hanes Dorm.

Apparently, he's got
a long history of bigotry.

What?

That's not true.

I lived there. I know him.

Did you see what
he wore the other night?

Yeah, and I don't see
what the problem is.

It was a costume party.

Well, with or without your help,
we're getting rid of this guy.

"I spent the last
eight months in Asia,

"and I can tell you
from personal experience

"that the right
to individual expression

"remains the most
fundamental part of
who we are as Americans."

Wow. It's bold.

Last year during
the whole Tank thing,

I was the angry mass'

favorite topic
of conversation
on Chat Bandit.

All I wanted to do

was get facial reconstructive
surgery and change my name.

Are you sure that you wanna
step into the spotlight?

Yeah, I have to.

I don't think that people
understand what they're
asking for.

If Mingo loses
his RA job,

we're basically giving
permission to administration

to tell us how to dress.

We're volunteering to lose
our right to free speech.

Daphne Vasquez,

future doctor,
current journalist.

I like it.

I'm just glad the UMKC Sentinel
agreed to let me write an op-ed.

The editor hinted that
if it was good enough,

he would lead with it.

Look at us!
Beijing sisters,

we are back, and we are
ready to take KC by storm.

Kathryn, I cannot
lose this kid.

He is a sure-fire solution
to my pitching problems.

Buying him a car?
I mean, really, John?

That was out of line.

Oh, welcome
to the modern world.

Please. Honestly,
I do not understand

why these kids aren't
paid in the first place.

They play for four years,
they make us millions
of dollars,

and most of them never
ever get to the pros.

They get nothing.

They get an education, John.

Kathryn, please, I've heard
that a million times.

Okay, I don't like it
any more than you do,
but those are the rules.

And unless you have
a way around

the National Collegiate
Athletic Association,
we are stuck here.

Do you remember...
Richie Sutter?

Pitcher for the Cards, yeah.

Richie's got a couple
of car dealerships.

-I thought I'd give
him a call.
-John!

He's a big UMKC fan.
He just wants to help.

Richie is willing to give
Chris a loaner car.

No money changes hands,
there is no paper trail.

When Chris is done with school,
he gives the loaner car back.

Chris gets to see
his sick aunt, we get
our new star pitcher,

and no one is the wiser.

-That's really clever.
-Yeah.

But it's still cheating.
We can't do it.

You heard that that kid said.
We wouldn't be the only ones
doing this.

Are you seriously gonna
roll out that argument with me?

That's what you said
when we got into
our tax trouble,

and look where that got us.

Kathryn, I am
on the verge here,
okay? I can feel it.

We're not gonna lie
and cheat like those
other people.

Tuesday, ah, yes.

Noelle can see you then.

All right, cool. Bye.

Is Noelle around?

Uh, she'll be back
later this afternoon.

Can I help you
with anything?

Yeah, I was looking
for a specific image,

but I don't see anything
like it in this book.

She can always
draw something up for you.

-What were you
thinking of?
-An owl.

Aww, I love that.

Well, you can always
go traditional

or maybe more cartoony.

It totally just depends
on the vibe you're going for.

Here, check this out.

Now, it's not an owl,

but it is a high-contrast
black and gray technique.

An owl would look great
done like this.

Wait, is this your book?

Uh, yeah.

I want you
to do my tattoo.

You should really come back
and discuss all of this
with Noelle, really.

I've seen her work.
I like yours better.

Don't you want to do it?

Well, yeah, but--

Then?

Let's do this.

Okay, take a seat.

Straight back.
Thank you so much.

What is that?

Is there a problem?

Yeah. It's not 1982.

I think when we said
video games,

Aidan was probably thinking
Xbox or PlayStation.

Oh, of course.

I knew I'd get screwed
when Evers paired me
with the old person.

Watch it.

You know what?
Aidan's right.

I messed up.
Let me call the vendor.

Maybe he can
swap the machines out.

No! No, keep the games.

We'll bring in some '80s music.
Do a throwback arcade night.
It'll be cool.

Are you willing to bet
your grade on it?
'Cause I'm not.

Fine. Let's do both.

It'll be sort of
an old-school-meets-
new-school vibe.

Whatever. I'll call around
for some game consoles

and try to save our asses.

Don't listen to him.
It's gonna be fine.

Okay.

That's absurd. The university
has no right to tell us
what to wear.

I mean, if we start by censoring
students' wardrobe, what's next?
Burning books?

We may as well
live in Soviet Russia.

So we're just supposed
to let some racist idiot

keep his job in the dorm
with students of color

because, what,
he's got the right
to free speech?

This is America. We can't
infringe upon someone's
first amendment rights

-whenever our
feelings are hurt.
-Exactly.

There are plenty of legal
limits to free speech in the US.

You wanna know
what's a crime?

Shouting "fire"
in a crowded theater,

making rude
suggestions to women,

and threatening someone
using racial slurs.

No, I wasn't talking about
sexual harassment or threats.

Wait, you're Daphne Vasquez?

Are you even Latina?

I'm Puerto Rican.
I grew up in East Riverside.

I know who you are now.

Your dad's that Royals player.
That white Royals player.

Uh, her skin color
is totally irrelevant, okay?

We're talking about
free speech, not racism.

-See, that's so
easy for you to say.
-Don't be naive. This is so

-clearly a racism issue.
-You think I don't
understand discrimination?

-I don't know?
-Are you kidding me?

-Wait, wait, stop.
-You will never understand--

And who gave you permission
to own the struggle anyway?

-That's right!
-You sound so racist.
How can you even say that?

(all arguing)

Okay, okay, enough!

Everybody settle down.

As fascinating
as all this is,

we've still got Kant
to wrestle with today.

Hey.

What are you doing here?

Oh, I believe the phrase
is "hiding like a coward."

Mingo.

Everywhere I went today,

people were just looking at me
like I was some kind
of serial killer.

They can't stay mad forever.

It gets worse.

I have to meet with
the RA board in an hour
to fight for my job.

This whole thing
is just a nightmare.

They can't fire you
over this.

Sure they can.

According to Chat Bandit,
I'm the worst RA alive.

If they fire you
over a costume,

the university is essentially
declaring that they can
censor us.

We have the right
to offend people.

That's what makes
us Americans.

If we let them tell us
how to dress,

what's next?
What books we can read?

What websites we can visit?

Hey. Hey.

You can do this.

I know you can.

Just talk to them.

Yeah. You're right.

I got this.

But just in case, though,

do you think you could--
you could text me some
of that stuff you just said?

-Hey, Mom.
-Hey.

What's all this?

Apparently it's what
the kids do for fun these days.

You okay?

That seemed
pretty intense over there.

-Did you read my article?
-Of course.

(clears throat)
And I heard a lot
of kids talk about it today.

You made quite an impact.

Yeah.

Mexican hot chocolate
coming right up.

Talk to me.

I thought I could use
the article to show everyone

how crazy this whole thing is,

but I feel like
I just made things worse.

Well, Mingo made a pretty
clueless decision

to dress up like that.

You defended him.

You think his outfit
was racist?

Of course.

How would you feel
if someone showed up
at a party wearing a sombrero

and pushing a lawnmower
and said they were Latino?

I'd be offended.

-See?
-But I'd still
defend his right

to wear whatever he wanted.

Just like I have the freedom
to call him an ass.

Do you think that writing
the op-ed was a mistake?

I may not agree
with your point of view,

but I raised you to fight
for what you believe in.

And you're doing that.

Thanks.

Hi. I got you your latte--

What the hell is this?

An owl?

I was just trying
to make the customer happy.

She was looking for
a very specific piece,

and I happened to have
something like it in my book,

and I made the sale!

You can check
the money in the register.

You showed
a customer your book?

Um...

Because I had what she wanted.

I'm so sorry. I promise
it won't happen again.

I know it won't,

because you're fired.

Chris:
I think I really like it
here at UMKC.

That's great.
Well, we really want
to make this work.

Good. So, let's get
down to business.

Actually, there's not
gonna be any business,

or car,
or anything like that.

I mean, I really don't know
what other schools are
offering you,

but what I have beats
the hell out of a car

or a little bit
of flash money.

You see, John Kennish
is an incredible coach,

and he cares about
every one of his players.

And make no mistake about it,

he is going to take this team
to the regionals,

and then to
the College World Series.

Chris, if you decide
to come here,

Coach Kennish is going
to make sure that you get
a long look from the pros.

And he can do that,
because he was in the majors.

And one more thing.
I will make sure

that you get
a first-class education

and graduate with a degree.

So think long
and hard about this,

because what I have
to offer you is a future.

And compared to that,
a car is chump change.

No offense,
but that's easy
for you to say

sitting in that big house
in Mission Hills.

But me?

I gotta get paid.

(sighs)

I got fired.

Can we just get out of here?

Why?

I cannot believe this.
This city is a jinx.

It's like there's a full-on
conspiracy to keep us apart.

No. No, you're right.

You can't do that.

Sometimes I wish
we never came back home.

Back there it was just
me and you and Daphne,

and there were no parents,

no old boyfriends,
no bosses to get in the way.

(sighs)

♪ Hey! ♪

('80s music playing)

Come on.

-Hey.
-Hey.

You don't have to play
this dinosaur on my account.

Oh, I'm not.
I love these games.

Plus, I spent three years
in Afghanistan.

Make-believe violence
doesn't really interest me.

And I won't give that douche
the satisfaction.

-Hey, Regina?
-Yes?

Hook me up
with a latte?

What the hell?

-Oh, no!
-What is going on?

-Is there a problem?
-Your wi-fi crapped out.

I was about to hit Onyx.

Okay, I'll go
check the router,

it'll be back
up in two seconds.

Doesn't matter.
I'll have to start
the whole game over.

This blows.
I'm out of here.

If they leave now,
we're screwed.

We still have the other games.

Okay, hey, wait, wait, wait!
If you guys stay and play
the arcade games,

first round on the house.

Ms. Pac-Man? No thanks.

Why not?
Are you afraid you can't beat

the 1985 Kansas City
Ms. Pac-Man champion?

Winner takes home
tonight's tips.

You're on.

This way, my friend.

Red! Sorry, guys.

Hey. What happened?

The RA board
voted to keep me.

What?

Ugh. I used all that
free speech stuff that you wrote
for me in my meeting.

I knew they'd get it.

I couldn't have
done it without you.

Hey, I ordered
an extra-large vegetarian pizza
for us to celebrate.

All I want to do
is just pig out,
watch TV,

and forget this
ever even happened.

-It sounds perfect.
-Great.

Um, actually,
I'll meet you
in your room, okay?

Okay, fair warning,
you take too long,

you're gonna be eating
vegetarian crusts
for dinner.

I'll hurry.

(knocking)

Luca:
10,000 more points and you
will beat his high score.

You got this, Vasquez.

Shh! You're distracting me.

A true Ms. Pac-Man champion
plays with all her senses.

(machine beeping)

-Oh, yes!
-She won!

-She won!
-(cheering)

That was sick.
You got some skills.

Thanks, kid.

Looks like
you saved the night.

Aidan:
Mmm. You beat Ms. Pac-Man,

we're still 200 bucks
short of the goal.

Evers is gonna fail us.

We'd have been fine
if your ghetto Internet
hadn't gone out.

-Excuse me?
-Hey, you're wrong.

Did you see how many people
stayed to watch to watch Regina
kick some nerd boy ass?

People love
the old arcade games.

The games!

Ah!

Yes! If the other machines have
half this many quarters,

we'll easily
have 200 bucks.

That one'll take
about four hours.

Excuse me.
What do you want?

Uh, I left my portfolio.

I'm with a customer.
You can wait.

(conversing in Chinese)

Hey, I need to talk to you.

I'll get your book.
Hold on.

(Chinese conversation continues)

Look, I really need
to talk to you, like, now!

Seriously?

(shouting in Chinese)

Wha-- What the hell was that?

Those guys were talking
about robbing you!

What, you want a thank you?

I can handle myself.

So can I.

There's a lot of things
you don't know about me.

I speak Mandarin,
I know ASL,

and I'm a great
tattoo artist,

which you would know
if you bothered
to look at my work.

Can I please just
have my portfolio back?

Thank you.

Look, um...

I know what I did
was wrong.

I was just trying
to impress you,

and I guess I went about it
in a really stupid way.

Hold up.

You think I fired you
because I'm some kind
of a hard-ass, don't you?

What you don't get is that
when you did that tattoo,

you put my whole
business at risk.

You don't have a health permit.
You're not licensed.

You could have gotten
me shut down. I could
have lost everything.

I get that.

I'm sorry.

Hey.

Let me see that portfolio.

That's rad.

Your design
or the client's?

Mine.

Nice.

I like the sword.

So, what were you
doing in China?

It's a long story.

Yeah. I bet it is.

(calculator beeping)

$584.

Not bad.

It's a good thing
you didn't return the games.

We'd have been sunk.

You know, it's funny.

When I checked the office
earlier, I saw that someone
had unplugged the router.

You wouldn't happen to know
anything about that, would you?

Luca! I can't believe
you did that!

-What if everybody had left?
-They weren't going to.

Your arcade idea was good.

That weasel was just
too pompous to admit it.

But still!
You took a big chance.

Because I believed in you.

Thank you.

The 1985 Ms. Pac-Man champ, huh?

Heh.

That must make you
at least--

Stop it.

You're not getting it, Vasquez.

I don't care.

Your age has
never mattered to me.

I like you.

(whispers)
And you like me.

I do.

There must be
some other prospects.

I made a thousand calls.

It's just hard
mid-season, you know?

The situation with Chris
was really unique.

I'm really sorry.

With that kid's attitude,
what are you gonna do?

But you know what?

You've been great.

I'll figure something out.

(doorbell rings)

I hope it's okay that
I came by so late.

Just wanted
to give you this.

Your signed
letter of intent.

We are thrilled.

You made
the right decision, son.

Turns out it was
my only decision.

The NCAA found out the other
school was offering me a car,

and well, they rescinded
their offer this afternoon.

Oh, no.

Well, I can't say
I'm sorry to hear that.

I got big plans
for you, Chris.

You're gonna be happy here.
I'll see to it.

Absolutely.

I hope so.

'Cause I need this.

I can't believe it.

Do you know
how lucky we are?

Luck had nothing
to do with it.

You made that phone call?

Oh.

I am really enjoying
your fierce sense
of morality right now.

(soft rock music playing)

♪ We've got each other ♪

♪ We circle back here
after we... ♪

What is all of this?

♪ It's the time of our life ♪

♪ So hold on tight ♪

Iris, are you okay?
I've been texting you.

I know.

Hang on,
are you mad at me?

-Are you kidding?
-Hold on.

Talk to me.

I don't want to talk to you.
I read your article.

Then why are you
acting like this?
I defended you.

You basically said
Mingo's right
to free speech

trumps my need to have
a safe space on campus.

Come on, college isn't
supposed to be a safe space.

The whole reason
we're here is to be
challenged intellectually.

I'm not talking about
intellectual safety, Daphne.

For you this is all just
some fun academic debate,

but I'm talking about
my emotional safety.

What do you mean?

Everywhere I go on campus,
I have to be on guard.

I have to put on this--
like, this armor

to protect me
from stuff you don't see.

Like what?

Like when I woke up

to find a little tiny drawing
of the confederate flag
on my door.

Like when a frat guy told us

their party was
for "hot girls only,"

but they really meant
white girls.

Like when my Geology professor
made a joke about "savages"

-and looked right at me.
-Oh my god.

Or, like the other night,
when I got home

and my RA was making fun
of black people.

-Iris--
-The dorm is my home.

It's where I sleep.
It's the place I'm supposed

to be able to take
off that armor.

But you're moving out because
one guy wore something
that upset you?

No.

I'm moving out because
that guy was my RA,

the person who's
supposed to protect me,

and there's nothing
I can do about it.

I'm tired
of not having a voice.

And I can't live in a place
that doesn't even ask black
kids how they feel

when there's a race issue
on the table.

I had no idea.

Well, now you do.

(theme music plays)