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Left, right, you do not know what success like. If you do it right,

college can be a time to discover your true purpose.

Take Doug. Cal U helped him to discover that his true purpose wasn't just going

to the bar with his friends, but creating a bar for his friends.

Brother.

Thank you so much. Of course. Oh, my gosh. I needed this after everything

that's happened.

I can't believe Brock got arrested and kicked out of the game. I know.

Apparently, he was wiring money from Cal U's financial aid office into a bunch of

side gigs, including Andre Johnson Entertainment, which is why the police

brought me in. Luckily, they cleared my name because they found a PDF on his

laptop labeled Andre Johnson fake signature.

The boy's a criminal and an idiot. Yeah.

So whatever, though. You know, I'm off the hook. Everything's back to normal.

Your boy is unscathed. Good.

So, uh, what do you think about the drink, man? It's called the Darnell.

Named after my dad, Darnell. He's coming into town, and he's gonna be seeing the

bar for the first time, so I'm just trying to make sure every little thing

is extra special.

Yeah, it's not bad.

Old school, strong, with a hint of sweetness.

Just like my dad. I mean, he never believed working at a bar was, like, a

legitimate career. He owns a bunch of buildings in the Bronx, and he thinks,

unless you have a nine-to-five, it's, like, less than respectable.

That's why I can't wait for him to see the dugout so he can finally see

everything that I've built here.

I'm sure he'll be impressed, dude. Yeah? Yeah.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Since when did health inspectors dress like the damn Jonas Brothers?

Oh, those aren't health inspectors.

They're investors.

They saw the Dugout review and want to buy the bar. And they're bringing all of

their own people.

Wait, so they want you to sell and then kick us out? How could they think you

would ever do that?

Well, because I am.

Look, I'm really sorry, Doug.

Look at us, boss.

More than a mess.

Watch out, world.

I'm grown now.

I'm proud.

Learn something new every day.

I don't know, so I'ma feel my way.

Got the weight of the world.

But boy, Chris, this is what I say.

Watch out, world.

Girl, now.

You can't tell me.

Mama, please.

Mama,

love. Girl, now.

Man,

I cannot believe this.

I'm really about to be ousted?

Bro. Think about it this way. The only reason that the investors want to buy

the bar is because of the amazing job that you did.

You made this happen, bro. You.

Andre.

Um, I... You're here.

I got your tag.

Um, glad you're not in jail. Yeah, totally.

Me too.

So, uh... Well, um...

I gotta go. My condolences about the bar, bro.

If y'all are being weird because you know Kiela and I dated, and you two just

had a threesome, I don't care. Truly. Can we focus on the actual love of my

life? Bro, nothing is weird. I'm just trying to leave. Where are your straws?

Oh, jeez.

Sorry.

Woo!

Boys, I am back.

That was rough.

I just spent an hour and a half getting questioned about what I am now calling

little Guantanamo, but as you can see, I am unscathed. Andre, glad to see you and

all, but we need to talk about Brock's arrest.

Oh, I was actually just cleared, so we good.

Not so much. Frat phone thin ice with Cal U, we can't associate with someone

in a judicial entanglement. It's not a good look.

Is it coming from the guy who can't get served at Chipotle?

Well, we think you should distance yourself from the gambits for a few days

until this blows over.

I'm sorry, dude.

All good. Yeah, yeah, no, all good. I'll keep my distance, for sure. You got to

call me an astronaut, because I'm going to be giving y'all space, man.

Houston, we have no problem.

Damn, you need a new laptop, girl.

How am I supposed to nap around here when it sounds like LAX Terminal 4?

I am applying for this summer abroad program in Portugal.

Now that I'm no longer pre-med, it's time to have some fun.

That sounds fancy.

Actually, it's super cheap, which is perfect, because I am hashtag cut off.

Plus, they have amazing food, amazing bars, beautiful women.

Ew. I have to write a whole essay on what would I gain by going there?

Sounds like 10 pounds of diseased liver and a girlfriend.

And I have to get an academic advisor to sign off?

Oh, why don't you just use ChatGPT and have Aaron approve it?

Done deal.

Yeah, that is brilliant.

Thank you.

It was her time.

Hey, hey, hey, why does it smell like Bath and Body Works took a dump in here?

I'm just doing some finishing touches before my dad comes. Wait, what?

What did you say, Dee's coming?

Beth, I know you shared a moment when we all went to dinner last year, but... Let

me set the theme for you.

It's a quiet night.

Love within the air.

We read Olive Garden, Unlimited Breadstick, Alfredo's Father. Brother,

I'm going to need you to reel it in. I'm sorry. It's too much. It's just I'm good

with parents. And do not mention the investors, all right? I'm still trying

to get him on board with the whole bars, the career path. And if he finds out how

I lost this place, he'd take his belt off.

So you're just going to lie to your dad about this forever?

Not forever. Just until he dies.

Solid plan.

Yo, Dad.

My man, A-Rod. How you doing, man? Good to see you, man.

Son?

I named a drink after you. Darnell.

I wish you named a bank account after me.

Way too much whiskey, son.

And I can't wait to show you my biggest accomplishment thus far.

How long are you in town for, man? We should have a catch or something. I'm

around. We'll get it in. Okay. It's good to see you, my man.

Wish my dad would say that to me.

So, the Gammas need some space for me. That is fine. Because you know what? I'm

going to go kick it with my girls. And by girls, I mean THE Golden Girls.

Season 5 is fire!

Word must have gotten out about this whole Brock thing because my clients are

asking more questions and wanting even more answers.

Even coal's blowing me up.

Andre, does this sound like me?

Portugal's known for codfish, a food I've always identified with because it

is both salty and firm.

I've got bigger fish to fry, Zada. There's an article.

Oh, we saw.

Cal UConn men.

Yeah, and now the Gammas want nothing to do with me, and all of my clients are

dropping me. I mean, you know, it's not your fault, but it also is kind of your

fault. You just need to be more careful about who you get into bed with.

Maybe you could write a rebuttal.

I don't have time for the written word. My business is on the line.

I know what I'm going to do.

I'm going to go on live.

Ooh, I don't know.

IG Lives are like a lot of pressure. They're the number one cause of

cancellations. Well, that and rampant racism.

OK. Aside from that, you guys know I'm in my bag when I'm off the cuff, OK?

I've got this.

Thank you, though.

He is tragic under pressure.

Have you seen his driver's license photo?

The worst.

All right.

Dad, welcome to the dugout.

It's not too shabby.

In fact, it's very sophisticated for a college bar.

And you own a stake in this?

Uh, yeah.

Yep, sure do. And I picked out everything from the glasses, the menu,

to the lights. I mean, and you should see the kind of artists we get down

here. Big names.

Come, just chill.

Yep, yep. And I organize the faculty karaoke night here.

You know, my president is going to see my office.

I've got a great parking spot.

Well, you know something? When you told me about this bar thing, I had my

doubts. But I have to say...

You built something worthwhile here, and you were making a solid future for

yourself. Well, I'm just getting started.

I got big plans, you know. Yeah, that's what I like to hear.

Yeah. I thought I heard voices down here.

Wait, you must be Doug's dad.

I'm Ray, Doug's boss. Hey.

Or should I say former boss, right? Dad, don't you have some stuff to do back at

the hotel? Uh, excuse me.

Former boss?

Yeah. Doug whipped the bar into such great shape that some investors

approached me about buying.

And I agreed to sell.

Was that so?

Yeah.

Because as of a minute ago, my son, a stakeholder, was unaware of this sale.

Well, first of all, I told Doug... Whoa, whoa, hey, are these investors even

legit? I mean... Yeah, they are.

A lawyer sent over a contract.

Sounds like a can.

God bless, man. I don't know what's going on here, but the sale's going

through. And legally, there's nothing that Doug or anybody else can do about

it. All right?

Sup y'all, what is going on? So I've just been hearing some rumors twirling

around about me being engaged in some illicit activities. And I wanted to get

on here and set the record straight.

So no, I did not wire any money, nor did I know about any money being wired from

the financial aid office.

Oh my gosh, look at you guys. I see those thumbs up in those hearts. Thank

you so much for the love and the support.

If you're telling the truth, How did you afford such a nice-ass chain?

This was actually a gift from my mother for graduating middle school. Thank you

for noticing.

Ha, there's no way that somebody could be that ignorant. You were ob's an

accomplice. Okay, so just because you're an accomplice doesn't mean that you know

you're an accomplice. Dogs don't know that they're dogs. It happens.

Okay, I didn't victimize anyone. I am the victim here.

Oh, Rich Boy wants us to feel bad for him. People are dying.

Okay, we are completely losing the thread here. You guys are just a bunch

of trolls. You don't know anything about my life.

We know that you have ashy ass knuckles, little boy.

Why did Ray say there was legally nothing you could do?

You're partial owner.

You know, when I said Ray gave me a steak, I meant...

Like a handshake deal.

Look, I'm sorry. I just wanted you to be proud of what I've done.

I've worked hard.

Really hard.

Life is tough, son.

We all get knocked down.

But I believe that you can get back up and do very well.

You do? I do.

Which is why I advise you come back home to New York and you join the family

business.

Come home?

Yeah.

No, I feel like I finally found my thing here.

I couldn't leave all of this behind.

Well, unfortunately, you don't have much of a choice, brother.

It has already left you.

But I've got that great building uptown that could really use your eye.

Yeah, I guess.

Hey, you were making the right choice, son.

Thank you for meeting with me. I just need your signature at the bottom. All

right.

What are you doing?

Just reading it. Why? I just need a little signature, a little John Hancock,

a little squiggle squiggle. Portugal is the number one producer of cork, and as

someone who makes a lot of vision boards, cork is symbolic of my hopes and

dreams.

You don't know me.

Okay.

Yeah, look, I'm under a lot of scrutiny, extra scrutiny, since my promotion,

okay? So if you want me to sign off on this, you gotta dig deep.

This tells me why AI wants you to go, but not why you want to go.

I didn't use AI.

What's the capital of Portugal?

New Portugal?

Right.

There you go.

Look, Ray, I put too much of myself into this place.

Oh, you don't give a shit.

All right, cool.

I guess I'm moving back to New York.

You're moving?

All our favorite booths still be here?

We just got this plaque made.

Look, man, I hope you could get a refund, but I made a dumb move and lost

the bar.

So I'm going to have to go work for my dad now.

Damn. You're really going to let this place go that easily?

Your baby?

That's a weak-ass, deadbeat father shit, dude. I don't have a choice.

Well, you do.

Not everyone gets lucky and finds their thing, Doug.

Yeah. And when you figure it out, you got to fight for it.

Now, where are your pirate tools at?

Never mind. We'll find them.

Okay, despite your doubt, I crushed the live and I spoke my truth.

Yeah, yeah, maybe I lost my cool a little bit when that hater insulted my

eczema, but other than that, I nailed it.

What'd you think?

Oh, um, I think you totally killed it. Like straight man-plotter. Thank you,

thank you. Hey, uh, before we stop and get coffee, the Gammas actually asked if

I could swing by the house. Seems like somebody saw my live and wants little

old Andre back.

Okay. What's up for my nose? What's crackin'? Andre, you're out of

the fray.

Sorry, Andre.

We asked you to distance yourself, and instead you wore our letters while

further attaching yourself to the crime.

I got cold, and I put on the nearest thing to me. I didn't even realize.

Well, your iron-deficient blood made you violate the gamma rules and put our

reputation at risk.

I just... You guys know that I would never... I can't lose you guys. Please.

Sorry, man. We made our decision.

Okay.

Um... Should we just go?

Wait, are you really gonna do this?

Ostracize a brother at his lowest point?

And Andre?

A guy who has always told the truth, even if it's gonna hurt his reputation?

That's not the kind of person who would knowingly entangle himself in a crime,

or purposely make the gammers look bad.

Face it, Andre's the type of person you're lucky to be around.

Come on, let's get out of here.

Also... Crack a window.

It smells like burps in here.

Hey, guys.

Thank you for meeting with me.

You said Ray wanted to treat us to dinner in the downstairs with a secret

tunnel to Ruth's Chris?

Yes. I'm sorry. I just wanted to talk to you. Look, despite what the reviews say,

I'm the one that makes this bar what it is.

All right? So if you want to preserve the soul of the dugout, you want to be

working with me and not Ray.

Well, Ray has a deed.

What do you have? Ask me any questions. I know this place inside and out.

All right.

What's your current overhead?

$16,780 a month.

What's your best-selling product?

Smokey Paloma. What color are my eyes?

Let me look you in those creamy hazel irises and tell you this.

I love this bar with all my heart. And yes, you may be investing financially,

but there's no one who ever has or will invest more than me emotionally.

So I propose to you...

Name me manager and grant me partial equity.

This is my baby and I deserve to raise it.

I will be back soon. I'm going to hand in this new and improved Portugal essay.

I locked myself in my room for hours thinking about why I really wanted to go

abroad. I realized every decision that I've made until this point has been

dictated by pre-med, which was someone else's dream. Now that I'm on my own

path, I can make whatever choice I want.

I'm finally free.

Yes, it's giving Britney.

If I want to spend my Mondays taking shots instead of administering them, I

can. And if I want to spend my modeling money going abroad, I'm gonna preach.

For the first time ever, my future isn't laid out for me.

I'm more happy for you, Dada.

I am a little bit jealous, though. You don't have to be. You should come.

To Aaron's office?

No, bitch, to Portugal.

Yo, where you been, Dad?

The hotel only has tri-folded towels, none of the cute origami ones, and it

turned into a whole thing.

Well, I, uh...

Pitched myself to those investors and proposed I manage the bar to receive

equity. And guess what?

They agreed.

You did what?

Yeah, no, you don't have to worry. I signed a contract, so it worked out

well. I don't got to move back home.

So you went against my advice, huh?

You took a risk on something that was way over your head.

Pitching yourself to investors behind your boss's back.

You know you could have burned Bridges, Douglas.

Worse, you could have made a fool of yourself.

I'm sorry, Dad.

And I couldn't be more proud of you.

You were following your purpose.

And I will be here cheering you every step of the way. You hear me?

Thank you, Dad.

My man.

Come on, make us a couple of Darnells. Oh, you want the Darnell now?

Yes, yes. Oh, and there's not too much whiskey? You can cut back on the

whiskey. It's satisfactory to your liking. You know, a little something.

You know, thank you so much for what you said earlier.

I now know who I should trust.

The real ones forgive you, and the even realer ones defend you.

You made a mistake, but, you know, that doesn't take away from the fact that you

are the most thoughtful and passionate guy I know.

Well, stop.

Plus, I had to call those idiots out. Men under 25 really shouldn't be left

alone. Not at all.

General! Hello!

What's up, man? Yo!

What's up?

We voted and we decided...

We're not gonna kick you out.

But you are on probation.

You're a solid brother and we don't want to lose you over Brock's mess.

Oh my god, thank you, man.

Yo, yo, yo.

Don't thank me.

Thank no Sir Nick.

He was the deciding vote.

Come on, bring it in, bring it in.

Bring it in, bring it in.

Oh, just rubbing together.

Look at that. That's right. I gotta say, it does feel good to be back with the

game. It's good to have you back, brother. Come on now.

Yeah,

we gotta bounce.

Wow. Even in hard times, you can always depend on your friends to go through.

Still right.

Oh, my God.

Cole's texting me again.

I didn't want to kick you when you were down earlier, but I've given it a lot of

thought, and I'm dropping you as my manager.

I'm sorry, man.

I can't believe this.

Don't panic.

It's just one client.

No, it's not just one.

I've lost everyone.

That's not true.

You still have, you know, Annika and Vic and Zara and

me.

You're not even my client.

The thing about purpose, once it smacks you on the lip, you'll never want to let

it go.

Doing y'all's laundry is probation?

I've got this on lock.

Okay, I don't mind washing your stuff, but please, if it is underwear, place it

in the bin. Thank you.

Oh my... No shirt, Nick.

When do you even wear all these?

Oh!

Oh! That has gotta be Big Boy.

I hate that I know whose this is.