All language subtitles for All.American.S04E11.1080p.WEB.h264-GOSSIP

BILLY: BABY, WHICH TIE
DO YOU THINK

I SHOULD, UH--
LAURA: WHAT? SORRY.
I--I'M A MESS.

NO, NO, NO, YOU'RE FINE.
AND I THINK YOU LOOK S-SEXY
IN YOUR--IN YOUR ROLLERS.

ALL THESE GIRLS
IN THE HOUSE
ARE KILLING ME.

MY CLOTHES KEEP
DISAPPEARING, I CAN'T
GET IN THE BATHROOM.

I CAN'T EVEN GET
IN OUR BATHROOM.
BILLY: WELL, I'M SOR--

OLIVIA: WHAT'S UP, PARENTS?
BILLY: HEY, UH, WH-WHICH TIE

DO YOU LIKE BETTER?
I'M GOING FOR APPROACHABLE
MEETS JOE CLARK.

OLIVIA:
UM, I LIKE THAT ONE.

OK, YEAH, ME, TOO.
I KNOW IT'S TEMPORARY,

BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE
A GOOD IMPRESSION.
MY LIST.

LAURA: YOUR PRINCIPAL
TO-DO LIST?
BILLY: YEAH.

- UPSTAIRS ON THE DRESSER.
- THANK YOU, AND YOU

LOOK BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU.
LAURA: THANK YOU.

OLIVIA: WELL,
SOMEBODY'S EXCITED

ABOUT THEIR
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
AS INTERIM PRINCIPAL.

AND YOU SHOULD BE EXCITED
FOR YOUR FIRST DAY
OF CLASS AT G.A.U.

LAYLA: HEY, GOOD MORNING.
LAURA: MY LITTLE BABIES
ARE GROWING UP...

LAYLA: MMM.
LAURA: AND MY BONUS BABY

IS ABOUT TO TAKE
THE MUSIC INDUSTRY BY STORM.

LAYLA: WELL, IF
"BY STORM," YOU MEAN,

UM, FIGHTING OVER CONTRACTS
ALL DAY, THEN YAY ME.

OK. I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
LAURA: BYE.

OLIVIA: GOOD LUCK.
LAYLA: THANK YOU.
PATIENCE: HEY. MORNING, Y'ALL.

GOOD MORNING, PATIEN--
UH, IS THAT MY JACKET?

PATIENCE: NO, NO, NO.
I BORROWED IT FROM LIV.
LAURA: AH.

OH. THAT'S WHERE
THAT JACKET'S FROM.

GIRL.
MY BAD, MRS. BAKER.

[SIGHING] IT'S OK.
IT LOOKS CUTE ON YOU.
YOU CAN KEEP IT.

- THANK YOU, AND I KNOW, RIGHT?
- HAVE YOU TALKED TO COOP?

UH, YEAH,
WE TALKED BRIEFLY
LAST NIGHT.

UM, TAKING A LITTLE BIT
OF SPACE, BUT SHE'S

ENJOYING HER TIME ON
THE ROAD WITH HER DAD.

IT'S THEIR FIRST
REAL CHANCE FOR SOME
QUALITY TIME TOGETHER

SINCE COOP RECOVERED
FROM THE SHOOTING.

UM, OK, WELL,
I GOT TO GET TO CAMPUS.

I WILL SEE YOU GUYS
LATER. THANK YOU.
LAURA, SIGHING: BYE.

OLIVIA: OK, I NEED
TO GET GOING, TOO. UM,

YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY DO
SOMETHING WITH YOUR HAIR.

YEAH. LOVE YOU.
LAURA: HMM.

BILLY: HAVE A GOOD DAY.
OLIVIA: BYE, DAD.

LAURA: I REALLY LOVE
THESE GIRLS, BUT WE
GOTTA, LIKE,

DRAW STRAWS OR
ROCK, PAPER, SCISSOR

TO DECIDE WHO'S
KICKING WHO OUT.

IT'S TEMPORARY.
WE JUST NEED TO BE
A LITTLE BIT MORE PATIENT.

WHERE ARE
MY SERGEANT SUGAR FLAKES?

OH, YEAH, THOSE?
THE GIRLS THREW IT OUT.

- HUH?
- THEY SAID WE ONLY NEEDED
HEALTHY CEREAL IN THE HOUSE.

OH, HELL NO.
THEY GOTTA GO.

[SEAGULLS SQUAWK]

MORNING, BROS.
[SIGHS]

M-MORNIN'. WHAT ARE YOU
DOING UP SO EARLY?

OH, I'M TAKING ASHER
TO MEET COACH MR. MONTES
ABOUT A JOB.

YOU REALLY GONNA KEEP
CALLING HIM THAT?

WHAT ELSE AM I SUPPOSED
TO CALL HIM?

COACH MONTES IS ALWAYS
GONNA BE "COACH MONTES,"

SO HER HUSBAND IS
"COACH MR. MONTES."
MAKES PERFECT SENSE.

JORDAN: WELL...
SPENCER: OK.
I'M LEAVING THAT ALONE.

GOTTA DO
MY MORNING MEDITATION

AND SUN SALUTATIONS
BEFORE BREAKFAST.

- MMM, RIGHT.
- I DECIDED I'M GONNA BE

A WELLNESS INFLUENCER,
TEACH MY FOLLOWERS
ABOUT BEING ZEN.

INSTEAD
OF A MENTORSHIP,
I'M PROVIDING

A ZENTORSHIP. HA HA HA!
JORDAN: "ZENTORSHIP."

JJ: DOPE, RIGHT?
JORDAN: MM-HMM.

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
IT'S SOMETHING.

JORDAN: OH, BOY.
BILLY: FELLAS!

IT'S ME!
SPENCER: HEY, WHAT UP, WHAT UP?

BILLY: WHAT'S HAPPENING?
JORDAN: GOOD MORNING,
GOOD MORNING.

YOU DO KNOW
THAT SOUTH CRENSHAW HIGH
IS THE OTHER WAY, RIGHT?

I DO, I DO.
I JUST STOPPED BY

FOR A QUICK BREATH
OF FRESH TESTOSTERONE.

WOW. WHAT IS HE DOING?
SPENCER: NOPE, NOPE.

DON'T ASK. DON'T ASK.
BILLY: OK.

ALL RIGHT. CAN I
GET SOME CEREAL?

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE A LITTLE
OVERDRESSED FOR YOUR
MEETING WITH PREACH, RIGHT?

OH, THIS IS, UH,
THIS IS MY PRINCIPAL LOOK
'CAUSE I'M A PRINCIPAL,

SPEAKING OF WHICH,
PREACH--

YOU REALLY THINK HE'S
THE RIGHT CHOICE TO HELP
TUTOR THE FOOTBALL TEAM?

I KNOW I SAID I WAS
DESPERATE, BUT--

COOP WOULD HAVE NEVER
PASSED THAT G.E.D.
WITHOUT PREACH.

TRUST ME.
HE'S YOUR GUY.

NOW I GOTTA GO
'CAUSE IT'S GONNA
BE A LONG-ASS DAY

AND I'M ALREADY LATE
FOR CALCULUS CLASS.

BILLY: ALL RIGHT.
JORDAN: ALL RIGHT.

SPENCER: HOLLA AT YOU.
JORDAN: ALL RIGHT. GOOD LUCK.

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
BILLY: HOLD UP.

IS IT...IS THIS
MY CEREAL THAT YOU
TOOK FROM THE HOUSE?

MALE SINGER: ♪ I AIN'T NEVER
SEEN SOMETHING LOOK THIS GOOD ♪

- ♪ NO CAP
- ♪ EVERYTHING GREAT, MAN

♪ IT FEEL LIKE IT SHOULD
[ECHOES]

- ♪ THAT'S THAT
- ♪ AND SURVIVE

♪ YOU CAN FEEL
FROM NEW YORK TO L.A. ♪

♪ YEAH, THAT'S THAT,
AND THE REAL ♪

♪ NO, REAL, MAN,
WHAT THEY GONNA SAY? ♪

♪ UH, BACK THAT, MOVE BACK,
NOT A HASHTAG ♪

♪ I WAS BORN BROKE,
I REVERSED THAT ♪

♪ MONEY CAN'T QUIT,
THAT'S A CASH APP ♪

♪ BUT I SPENT SLOW,
GOTTA SAVE THAT ♪

♪ SEE THE COPS
LIKE PAT ON SAJAK ♪

♪ YOUNG, DOWN, AND RICH,
BOY, THAT'S A PAYBACK ♪

♪ FOR ANYONE WHO EVER
DOUBTED, TELL ME... ♪

WELCOME TO ADVANCED
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY.

ALL RIGHT, AS PROMISED TODAY,
WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THE...

SPENCER: THIS ISN'T CALCULUS?
PROFESSOR: ...EXPERIMENTS.

FEMALE SINGER:
♪ DO YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE?

["PUT 'EM UP"
BY BALANCE PLAYING]

♪ ON MY GROUND,
I'LL TELL YOU NOW ♪
[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]

♪ I CAN'T STOP TILL MY...
BILLY: ALL RIGHT, GOOD MORNING,
YOUNG LEARNERS.

HOW YOU DOING, YOUNG MAN?
YOU GONNA MAKE TODAY COUNT?

- YES, SIR.
- THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO HEAR.

SINGER: ♪ I CAN'T STOP
TILL MY PAPER'S RIGHT ♪

♪ MY CHICKS, WHAT'S UP?

- THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO HEAR.
- ♪ MY CHICKS, WHAT'S UP?

♪ I'M GOIN' DOWN
BILLY: ALL RIGHT.

- ♪ PUT 'EM UP
- MY MAN PREACH.

- WHAT'S GOOD, COACH BAKER?
- GLAD TO HAVE YOU.

- YES, SIR. YEAH.
- YOU READY? WOW.
LET'S GET YOU SITUATED,

INTRODUCE YOU
TO THE BOYS. UH, MOST
OF THE PLAYERS HAVE

STUDY HALL FIRST PERIOD,
SO I'M, UH...
[DISTANT SHOUTING]

'SCUSE ME.
[SHOUTING GROWS LOUDER]

BILLY: SO, AS YOU CAN SEE,
A LOT OF THESE BOYS ARE,
UH, LITTLE HARD TO HANDLE.

I TUTORED DUDES
ON DEATH ROW. CAN'T BE
MUCH HARDER THAN THAT.

THE LAST GUY
RAN OUTTA HERE
IN TEARS, SO...

NOT EVERYBODY IS
BUILT FOR THIS.

HE ACTUALLY SERVED
3 TOURS IN AFGHANISTA--

THAT DOESN'T MATTER.
GO IN THERE,
DO YOUR THING.

REMEMBER, THEY--
THEY DO SMELL FEAR,
SO BE CAREFUL.

WOMAN ON WALKIE-TALKIE:
COACH BAKER, YOU'RE NEEDED
IN THE CAFETERIA.

YOU CAN GO HANDLE
THAT CAFETERIA SITUATION.
I'LL INTRODUCE MYSELF.

- YOU SURE?
- I'M SURE.

ALL RIGHT.

[SHOUTING CONTINUES]

[SILENCE]

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

JORDAN: PROFESSORS.
MY GUY, MY GUY.

NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
MAN: WHAT UP, WHAT UP?

HAVE A GOOD DAY.
OLIVIA: WOW. IT IS SERIOUSLY

LIKE BEING AT BEVERLY
ALL OVER AGAIN.

AH, WHAT CAN I SAY?
PEOPLE LOVE ME.

- OK. WHATEVER.
- HMM, HMM.

HAVE YOU SEEN SPENCER?

I MEAN, WE'RE SUPPOSED
TO BE MEETING
FOR SNACK TIME.

YEAH, I REALLY WISH YOU
WOULDN'T REFER TO IT

AS "SNACK TIME" WHEN
YOU'RE TALKING TO ME.

OH, WHAT, YOU CAN'T
HANDLE THE FACT THAT
YOUR SISTER'S A SNACK?

- DON'T MAKE ME THROW UP.
- SERIOUSLY, WHERE IS HE?

LOOK, LIV,
THE DEPTH CHART RESULTS
ARE GOING UP TODAY, OK?

HE PROBABLY JUST
STOPPED BY THE GYM.
HE'S BEEN WORKING

LIKE A MADMAN TRYING
TO MAKE THIRD-STRING,
ALL RIGHT?

NO DEPTH CHART,
NO PLAYING TIME.

YEAH, I KNOW. MY DAD'S
A FOOTBALL COACH, TOO?

- OH, YOUR DAD'S A COACH, TOO?
- UH, YEAH. [GIBBERISH]

[PHONE VIBRATING]
JORDAN: YOU'RE ANNOYING.

MAN: HEY, JORDAN!
OLIVIA: WAIT. UH, GIVE ME A SEC.

HELLO?

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
ISAIAH: YO,

WE DID THAT.
SPENCER: WHAT'S ALL THIS?

HEY, COACH POSTED
THE DEPTH CHART.

I MADE THIRD STRING.
SPENCER: OH, THAT'S WHAT'S UP.

DISTANT MAN: CHECK THE CHART?
IS YOUR NAME UP THERE?

HEY, DON'T EVEN WORRY
ABOUT IT.

YOU'LL GET YOUR SHOT.
SPENCER: MY SHOT?

[CELLPHONE VIBRATING]

HEY, WHAT'S UP?

I--I KNOW WE SAID WE WERE
MEETING UP TODAY, BUT, UM,

I THINK THAT JENN NEEDS ME--
SPENCER: LIV, I CAN'T
RIGHT NOW, ALL RIGHT?

THERE'S SOMETHING IMPORTANT
I GOTTA TAKE CARE OF.

HELLO?

[LINE RINGS]
COME ON.

COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.

[BEEP]
COACH, COACH.

THIS IS SOME B.S., MAN.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS

COACH GARRETT DUDE'S GOT IT IN
FOR ME OR WHAT--

I NEED YOU TO CALL ME BACK.
SOMETHING AIN'T RIGHT.

OLIVIA: I MEAN, JENN IS
TECHNICALLY MISSING!
JORDAN: YEAH.

I MEAN, SHE COULD BE
IN DANGER, AND HE JUST
BLEW ME OFF!

I MEAN, HE DIDN'T
EVEN LET ME FINISH
MY DAMN SENTENCE!

AND I'M JUST STUCK WITH YOU.
JORDAN: OK, WELL, HOLD ON.

I THINK THE WORDS
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
ARE "THANK YOU"?

LOOK, I--I'M SORRY, OK?
I JUST--I'M SCARED

THAT JENN'S FALLEN
OFF THE WAGON.

I MEAN, HER PARENTS HAVE
NO IDEA WHERE SHE IS,

AND I--I KNOW FIRSTHAND
HOW QUICKLY SHE CAN SPIRAL.

- OK, OK, WHOA, WHOA,
WHOA, LIV, HEY.
- [SIGHS]

RELAX. STOP WORRYING, OK?
WE'RE GONNA FIND HER,

HOWEVER LONG IT TAKES.
[CELLPHONE VIBRATES]
OLIVIA: WAIT, WAIT.

HELLO?

DRAYMOND WHO?

OH, OH, OK.
YES, UM,

THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE'LL--WE'LL BE
RIGHT THERE.

SHE'S AT SLAUSON CAFEÉ.
JORDAN: ALL RIGHT,
THAT'S COOL. COME ON.

[TAPS DOOR]
IMPRESSIVE DIGS.

OH, MY GOD. SABINE.
UM, YOU'RE HERE,

IN MY STUDIO.
UM, I THOUGHT
YOU WERE ON TOUR.

- CLEARLY NOT ANYMORE.
- [CHUCKLES]

DID YOU THINK I WAS
KIDDING WHEN I SAID I
WANTED TO WORK TOGETHER?

YOU KNOW, I JUST--I
DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS
ONE OF THOSE THINGS

PEOPLE SAY TO,
LIKE, BE POLITE,
YOU KNOW, LIKE, UH,

"LET'S DO LUNCH"
OR "SURE, I'LL
HELP YOU MOVE."

NO, NO, I--I SAID IT
AND I MEANT EVERY WORD.

OK, WELL, UH,

LET'S--YOU KNOW,
WE CAN SET A TIME.

I CAN DO--
SABINE: HOW 'BOUT NOW?

YOU KNOW, I'LL JUST CALL
MY MANAGER REAL QUICK,
I NEED TO CHECK IN,

AND THEN WE CAN GET
STARTED ON SOMETHING.

YEAH. YEAH,
NOW--NOW WORKS.
THAT'S GREAT.

- OK. PERFECT.
- OK.

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

FEMALE SINGER:
♪ KEEP ON BEATIN' THAT,
BEATIN' THAT DRUM ♪

♪ BEATIN' THAT,
BEATIN' THAT ♪

♪ KEEP ON BEATIN' THAT,
BEATIN' THAT DRUM ♪

♪ BEATIN' THAT,
BEATIN' THAT,
BEATIN' THAT DRUM ♪

IT DOESN'T
FEEL RIGHT DROPPING IN
ON COACH MONTES LIKE THIS.

DUDE, RELAX.
YOU GOT TO SHOOT
YOUR SHOT

WHENEVER YOU CAN
TAKE IT, ALL RIGHT?

YOU SAID
YOU WANTED A JOB
AS A STUDENT COACH.

NOW, YOU GET TO PITCH YOURSELF--
ASHER: I SHOULD HAVE CALLED
FIRST OR SOMETHING.

I'VE ONLY MET THE MAN ONE TIME.
JJ: I'M TELLING YOU, COACH
MR. MONTES IS COOL, ALL RIGHT?

I'VE BEEN TALKING
YOU UP TO HIM. SO HAS
COACH MRS. MONTES.

- YOU KNOW, YOU COULD JUST CALL
THEM BOTH "COACH MONTES," RIGHT?
- YEAH. AHEM.

MR. PARKER, YOU'RE
LATE FOR WARMUPS.

UH, MY BAD, COACH.
I JUST WANTED TO BRING
MY BOY ASHER HERE

TO CHAT YOU UP A LITTLE
BEFORE PRACTICE.

UH, I'M SORRY FOR
THE UNANNOUNCED VISIT,

COACH MR. M--
UH, COACH MONTES.

IT'S NO WORRIES.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
HOW'S THE TICKER, TIN MAN?

UH, IT'S GOOD. IT'S GOOD.
I'M FEELING GREAT.

GOOD. MY WIFE TOLD ME
HOW WELL YOU HANDLED
THE DIAGNOSIS.

HOPEFULLY SHE ALSO TOLD YOU
THAT I CAN BREAK DOWN FILM

AND HOW I DESIGNED PLAYS
FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME,

WHICH IS WHY I THINK
I WOULD BE AN ASSET

ON YOUR STAFF AS
A STUDENT COACH, SIR.

MONTES: NICKY?
NICKY: HERE YOU GO, COACH.

I GOT TO GET PRACTICE
STARTED, BUT I WANT YOU
TO WATCH GAME TAPE

FROM THE BATTLE
FOR CALI IN 2012.

THE ANNUAL RIVALRY GAME
WITH G.A.U.?

I REMEMBER THAT GAME.
YOU GUYS WERE, LIKE,

A 20-POINT UNDERDOG
AND STILL WON.

IT WAS MY FIRST JOB
ON A COACHING STAFF

AT A D1 SCHOOL
UNDER COACH FOX.

TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
LET ME KNOW IF SOMETHING
JUMPS OUT AT YOU.

WILL DO.
I--I WON'T LET YOU DOWN.

[KEYS JANGLING]

[CELLPHONE VIBRATES]

OH. MMM. HEY.

GRACE: HEY.
BILLY: UM...

[CHUCKLING]
WHY DO PRINCIPALS CARRY
AROUND ALL THESE KEYS?

WHY IS PREACH
IN A CLASSROOM?

OH, I PUT HIM THERE.

I WANTED TO TEST HIM
OUT AS A, UH,

A POSSIBLE
REPLACEMENT TUTOR FOR
THE FOOTBALL TEAM.

HE'S A CONVICTED FELON
WITH TWO STRIKES.

HE IS NOT ALLOWED
ON SCHOOL GROUNDS.

WELL, ACTUALLY,
AS PRINCIPAL, IT'S LEFT
TO MY DISCRETION WHO IS

AND ISN'T ALLOWED HERE.
GRACE: INTERIM PRINCIPAL.

AH. LOOK, ANYWAY,
I'M HAVING A GREAT TIME

AT THIS JOB.
UH, THANKS FOR ASKING.

- BILLY--
- BUT I WANTED TO TALK
TO YOU ABOUT INCORPORATING

MY FINANCIAL LITERACY
COURSE INTO THE--
THE MAIN CURRICULUM.

- BILLY--
- AND PREACH, HE'S OFF

TO A REALLY GREAT START,
SO THE--THE ONLY THING
I'M NOT REALLY FEELING

ARE THOSE KEYS.
GRACE: WELL, YOU WON'T HAVE
TO CARRY THEM MUCH LONGER

'CAUSE THERE BEEN
A VERY STRONG
CANDIDATE

WHO HAS EMERGED FOR
THE PRINCIPAL SLOT.

OH...OK. FOR REAL?

YES.
CHANGE IS COMING,

SO DON'T GET
PREACH'S HOPES UP.

[FOOTSTEPS RETREAT]

[HIP-HOP TRACK PLAYING]

WOMAN: ♪ OH

♪ OH

♪ OH
SABINE: I-IT'S COOL.
IT'S NOT ME, THOUGH.

IT'S GIVING TIMBALAND VIBES,
AND I AM JUST--I'M LOOKING
FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

OK. UM, AHEM.

UH, CHECK THIS OUT.

[SLOWER TRACK PLAYS]

IT SOUNDS TOO MUCH
LIKE SWIZZ BEATZ.

OK. UM...
[TURNS OFF TRACK]

YOU JUST HAVE, UH,
LIKE, A BIGGER SOUND,

SO I'M TRYING TO CATER TO THAT.
SABINE: BY NOT BEING YOU?

IF I WANTED TIMBALAND,
I'D BE WORKING WITH HIM.

YOU WROTE "TRUST" FOR
PATIENCE ROBINSON, RIGHT?

♪ TRUST IN THE MOMENT
[SNAPPING FINGERS]

♪ TRUST IN THE FUTURE

♪ TRUST IN MY PEOPLE

♪ BUT I TRUST IN ME FIRST
LAYLA: YOU KNOW "TRUST"?

THE VIBE OF THAT SONG,
THE BLEND,

PATIENCE'S ESSENCE,
HER VOICE--

THERE'S NOTHING
OUT THERE THAT SOUNDS
LIKE THAT RIGHT NOW.

WHAT YOU DID FOR HER
WITH THAT SONG IS WHAT
I WANT YOU TO DO FOR ME--

CULTIVATE A UNIQUE SOUND,

TAKE MY ESSENCE
AND PUT A TWIST ON IT.

OK. HOW 'BOUT WE JUST
TAKE A BREAK FROM MUSIC
FOR A SECOND

AND GRAB SOME LUNCH?
LAYLA: UH, NO, WE GOT
WORK TO DO.

LOOK, YOU'RE RIGHT,
AND PART OF THE REASON
I'M ABLE TO DO THAT

FOR PATIENCE IS BECAUSE
I KNOW HER SO WELL,

SO I THINK IT'S TIME
THAT I GET TO KNOW YOU.

FIRST LOVE, LAST LOVE,
GREATEST HEARTBREAK--
I WANT IT ALL.

- AND IF I'M HUNGRY?
- THAT'S WHAT TAKEOUT IS FOR.

- THERE SHE IS!
- HA HA HA!

WHOO! I'VE BEEN WAITING
FOR THIS LAYLA KEATING
ALL DAY.

OK. LET'S HEAR IT.

- HMM. HA HA!
- GONNA WRITE THIS DOWN.

SPENCER: COACH!
KENNY: SPENCE, WHAT'S UP?

I'VE BEEN BUSTING
MY ASS TRYING TO MAKE

THIS DEPTH CHART,
BUT I NEVER STOOD
A CHANCE.

COACH GARRETT CLEARLY
GOT HIS FAVORITES.

GARRETT: WHOA, SON.
IT'S NOT FAVORITISM.
ISAIAH'S A BETTER PLAYER.

IF ANYONE
SHOULD BE PISSED,
IT SHOULD BE HIM.

KENNY: LOOK, COACH, THIS IS--
GARRETT: NO. THAT SCHOLARSHIP
YOU'RE HERE ON?

THAT WAS ISAIAH'S.
COACH KENNY WOULD
ONLY COME WORK FOR ME

IF THE SCHOLARSHIP
WENT TO YOU.

IS THAT TRUE?

IT'S SLIGHTLY
MORE COMPLICATED
THAN THAT, BUT...

LOOK, SPENCE, I BELIEVE
IN YOUR TALENT.

GARRETT: AND YOU'RE LUCKY
HE DOES, 11, 'CAUSE I
HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET.

CAN YOU PLAY? SURE.
SO CAN EVERYONE ELSE
ON THIS TEAM.

I'VE BEEN COMING IN
AND I'VE BEEN PUTTING
IN THE WORK, COACH.

THERE'S A SAYING:

"SUCCESS IS RENTED,
NOT OWNED,"

AND THAT RENT
IS DUE EVERY DAY.

YOUR PROBLEM IS YOU'RE
TRYING TO PAY IT WITH

THE CURRENCY OF WHAT
YOU ACCOMPLISHED
IN HIGH SCHOOL,

BUT YOUR EGO WON'T
ALLOW YOU TO SEE THAT.

THE TRUTH STINGS
A BIT, DOESN'T IT?

NOW THAT IT'S OUT THERE,

HOW ARE YOU GONNA RESPOND
TO THE CHALLENGE?

PLAYER: AW!

THAT WAS RIGHT THERE!
GOTTA CATCH IT.

- LET'S HEAR IT.
WHAT DO YOU GOT?
- THE OPPOSING QB HAD A TELL.

HIS LEFT SHOULDER DIPPED
WHENEVER IT WAS
A RUNNING PLAY,

IT STAYED LEVEL
WHEN HE WAS PASSING.

NO. WATCH IT AGAIN.

MALE SINGER: ♪ I'VE BEEN
FLOATING IN MY... ♪

[CELLPHONE VIBRATING]
OLIVIA: OH, GOD.

[SIGHS]
[CELLPHONE VIBRATING]

DON'T YOU DARE
ANSWER THAT.

ARE YOU REALLY
GONNA PUT ME IN
THE MIDDLE OF THIS?

OK. THERE SHE IS.

HEY. WE'VE BEEN LOOKING
ALL OVER FOR YOU.

YOUR PARENTS CALLED.
THEY WERE SCARED.
I WAS SCARED.

I MEAN, WHY
AREN'T YOU IN SCHOOL?
IT'S YOUR FIRST DAY.

JENN: I'M FINE.
OLIVIA: THAT IS NOT AN ANSWER.

OK, I THINK I KNOW
HOW WE CAN GET IT
OUT OF HER.

ARE YOU SERIOUSLY
TRYING TO BRIBE ME

WITH ICE CREAM
LIKE I'M 5?

[OLIVIA SNICKERS]
JORDAN: ICE CREAM?

NO, NO, NO, NO.
THIS--THIS IS NOT
JUST ICE CREAM.

THIS IS
A FAMILY CONCOCTION,
THE BAKER DELIGHT.

IF YOU'RE SO TOUGH...
TAKE A BITE.

GO ON.

[INDISTINCT SINGING
CONTINUES]

OLIVIA: MM-HMM.
JORDAN: MM-HMM.

- YEAH. OK. NOW...
- [CHUCKLES]

SPILL IT.

WHY'D YOU CUT
YOUR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL?

I SKIPPED 'CAUSE...

I WAS AFRAID
OF BEING BACK.

ALL MY FRIENDS THERE...

THEY'RE WHO I USED
TO PARTY WITH.

SOUNDS FAMILIAR.

REALLY?

I'VE BEEN WORKING
SO HARD TO STAY CLEAN

THIS SUMMER
THAT I KIND OF...

DIDN'T THINK ABOUT
WHAT IT WOULD FEEL LIKE
WHEN SUMMER WAS OVER

AND HAD TO BE AROUND THEM AGAIN.
OLIVIA: WELL, UNFORTUNATELY,

THERE WILL ALWAYS BE
TRIGGERS EVERYWHERE.

EVEN I WAS WORRIED
ABOUT STARTING AT G.A.U.
AND BEING TRIGGERED,

BUT THAT'S WHY WE
WORK THE PROGRAM.

IT ACTS AS A DEFENSE AGAINST
THAT FIRST TEMPTATION.

AND IF YOU'RE WORRIED
ABOUT BEING TRIGGERED,

I MEAN, CALL ME.
THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR.

SO HOW PISSED
ARE MY PARENTS?

[INHALES DEEPLY]

OH, LET'S
JUST SAY, UM...
[SETS DOWN PLATE]

ENJOY THAT WHILE
YOU HAVE THE TIME.

OLIVIA: YEAH.

PREACH: YO, I'M TELLING
Y'ALL--HEY, HEY!--
I'M TELLING Y'ALL!

I'M TELLING Y'ALL,
HE HAD BARS. LOOK,
THERE'S A LOT

OF SIMILARITIES
BETWEEN SHAKESPEARE
AND HIP-HOP.

YOUR BOY SHAKESPEARE
USED TO DWELLETH IN
YE OLDE TRAPHOUSE?

[LAUGHTER]
PREACH: ALL RIGHT,

I'MMA GIVE YOU A LINE,
AND YOU TELL ME IF IT'S
SHAKESPEARE OR HIP-HOP.

"MEN WOULD RATHER USE
THEIR BROKEN WEAPONS
THAN THEIR BARE HANDS."

- EASY. NBA YOUNGBOY.
- NAH, THAT'S MONEYBAGG YO.

JABARI: THAT'S YOUNGBOY, BRO.
PREACH, CHUCKLING: LOOK,
BOTH OF Y'ALL ARE WRONG.

THAT'S OTHELLO.
THAT'S ONE OF SHAKESPEARE'S
MOST POPULAR TRAGEDIES

OK, HERE'S ANOTHER ONE:

"AND THEIR LOVE FOR IT IS
THE REASON THAT I HAVE
BECOME THIS PRAISED."

THAT'S DEFINITELY
SHAKESPEARE.

- YOU SURE?
- WHO ELSE?

MAN, YOU'RE WRONG AGAIN.

THAT'S LUPE FIASCO,
"PUT YOU ON GAME."

I SEE I'MMA HAVE TO PUT
BOTH Y'ALL ON GAME, MAN.

GIRL IN HALLWAY: FIGHT! FIGHT!
PREACH: HEY! HEY!

Y'ALL STAY RIGHT THERE!
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK!

[STUDENTS SHOUTING]
BILLY: OUT THE WAY,
OUT THE WAY.

ALL RIGHT, COMING THROUGH.
CLEAR OUT, CLEAR OUT.
EXCUSE ME.

QUIET! QUIET!

AW, COME ON, NOW.
NOT AGAIN.

JOJO AND VERNON, YOU--

Y'ALL KNOW BETTER.

PICK UP YOUR STUFF,
GET YOUR BEHINDS IN MY OFFICE.

LOOK, DON'T WORRY
ABOUT IT, COACH BAKER.
LET ME HANDLE 'EM.

[STUDENTS MURMUR]

OK. COOL--

WHEN YOU SAY,
"HANDLE IT,"
YOU MEAN--

TAKE 'EM BACK
TO THE CLASSROOM
FOR TUTORING.

FOR TUTORING.
RIGHT. GENTLEMEN,

YOU'RE GONNA GO WITH MR. PREACH.
PREACH: GET YOUR STUFF.

EVERYBODY ELSE,
GET MOVING.

- MAN, Y'ALL HEARD HIM.
LET'S GO.
- GET TO CLASS.

[KEYS JANGLE, DOOR OPENS]

MS. ROBINSON?
I DON'T KNOW IF
YOU REMEMBER ME.

DETECTIVE,
UM, POWORSKI.

OH, GOOD.
YOU DO REMEMBER.

I WAS HOPING
TO SPEAK TO
YOUR GIRLFRIEND COOP.

I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS
ABOUT MONIQUE MOORE'S
MURDER.

PATIENCE: UM, I THOUGHT
THE CASE WAS CLOSED,
LIKE, INVESTIGATION DONE.

- IS COOP AVAILABLE?
- SHE'S OUTTA TOWN RIGHT NOW.

WELL, THAT'S CONVENIENT.
MAYBE YOU COULD HELP ME.

YOU SEE,
SOME NEW INFORMATION
HAS COME TO LIGHT.

I GOTTA SAY,
IT'S ALWAYS BAFFLED ME
HOW COOP MADE IT

TO THE HOSPITAL
AFTER SHE WAS SHOT
AND PASSED OUT.

- GOOD SAMARITAN, I GUESS.
- YEAH, OK, BUT WOULDN'T

A GOOD SAMARITAN
STICK AROUND AND
MAKE SURE SHE WAS OK?

MAYBE JUST
A SEMI-GOOD SAMARITAN.

YOU'RE FUNNY.
I--I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE
A COMEDIAN AND A SINGER.

SPEAKING OF,
IT WOULD BE A SHAME

FOR YOU TO RUIN
YOUR BLOSSOMING CAREER

BECAUSE YOU WERE COVERING
FOR YOUR GIRLFRIEND.

SEE, WE CALL THAT
ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACH]
LAURA: I THINK THAT'S
A CONVERSATION

YOU SHOULD BE HAVING
WITH HER ATTORNEY,
AND THAT WOULD BE ME.

D.A. BAKER.
OH, SORRY.

IT'S NOT "D.A."
ANYMORE, RIGHT?

WE WERE JUST HAVING
A CASUAL CONVERSATION.
LAURA: MM-HMM,

A CONVERSATION
THAT IS NOW OVER,
AND IF YOU'D LIKE

TO CONVERSE
WITH MY CLIENT AGAIN,
YOU CAN REACH OUT

TO MY ASSISTANT
AND SCHEDULE A MEETING,

IF PATIENCE IS
AVAILABLE.

[DOOR CLOSES]

ALL RIGHT, I GOT
A FEW MINUTES BEFORE
THE COACHES' MEETING.

TELL ME WHAT YOU SAW
ON THE GAME FILM.

WELL, UM...

YOUR D-LINEMAN LED
THE CONFERENCE IN SACKS,

BUT HE WAS FRUSTRATED
ALL GAME 'CAUSE HIS
BULL RUSH WASN'T WORKING.

SHOULD HAVE
SWITCHED TECHNIQUE.

STILL NOT IT,

BUT YOU RAISED
A SOLID OBSERVATION.

TELL ME MORE.

UM, OK. UH...

THERE ARE A LOT
OF GIFTED ATHLETES

OUT THERE
WHO DON'T REALIZE

THAT JUST BECAUSE THEY'VE HAD
SUCCESS WITH ONE APPROACH...

MALE SINGER: ♪ OH
ASHER: DOESN'T MEAN

THAT THEY CAN APPLY IT
TO EVERY SITUATION.

[SPENCER GRUNTING]
MALE SINGER: ♪ WILL I
GIVE IT UP? ♪

ASHER: YOU HAVE TO
HAVE SELF-AWARENESS
A-AND VERSATILITY

TO KNOW WHEN TO CHANGE
YOUR METHOD OF ATTACK...

SINGER: ♪ OH

ASHER: 'CAUSE ULTIMATELY, LIKE,
IF ALL YOU HAVE IS A HAMMER,

EVERYTHING'S GONNA START
LOOKING LIKE NAILS.

BACKGROUND SINGERS: ♪ HEY!
SINGER: ♪ NOW GIVE IT UP

♪ WHOA-OH-OH

KEEP TRYING.

[DISTANT COACHES SHOUT]
PATIENCE: COOP,

CALL ME BACK!

FOR REAL, PLEASE CALL ME
BACK, SERIOUSLY.

[SIGHS]
GOD.

SHE IS STILL NOT ANSWERING,
AND I KNOW THAT HER DAD

SAID CELL SERVICE
IS CRAPPY OUT THERE,
BUT, LIKE--LIKE, DAMN!

OK, HONEY, I NEED YOU
TO CALM DOWN, OK?

HERE, DRINK THE TEA...
PATIENCE: THANK YOU.

AND I NEED YOU
TO TELL ME EVERYTHING
ABOUT THAT NIGHT.

START TALKING.

BILLY: I WANT
TO HEAR HOW IT GOES.
STUDENT: ALL RIGHT.

BILLY: ALL RIGHT, MAN.
PREACH: 'SUP, COACH?

- HEY, NOW, WHAT'S HAPPENING?
- LOOK LIKE WE BOTH
SURVIVED DAY ONE.

YEAH, YEAH, I HEARD
YOU WERE A BIG HIT.

PLUS, JABARI'S
ENGLISH TEACHER DID
A DOUBLE-TAKE

AFTER HIS QUIZ
TODAY, SAID HE WAS
QUOTING SHAKESPEARE.

I GUESS THAT'S 'CAUSE OF YOU.
PREACH: MAN, IT AIN'T
THAT DEEP, MAN.

LOOK, THESE KIDS JUST
NEED TO KNOW THAT YOU
REALLY CARE ABOUT 'EM,

GOT THEY BEST INTEREST AT HEART.
BILLY: MM-HMM.

I MEAN, WHEN THEY
FEEL THAT, THEY'LL
GIVE YOU THEY BEST,

MAN, EVEN RUN THROUGH
A WALL FOR YOU.

BUT I AIN'T TELLING YOU
NOTHING THAT YOU DON'T
ALREADY KNOW.

I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT
MAKES YOU A GREAT COACH

AND GREAT PRINCIPAL.

I MEAN, YOUR JOB IS
BASICALLY THE SAME,
RIGHT?

THE TEACHERS ARE LIKE
YOUR COACHING STAFF,

AND THE STUDENTS
ARE YOUR PLAYERS.

YOU'RE BACK HERE
TOMORROW?

FA SHO. I TOLD THE BOYS
I'LL BREAK DOWN HOW

"THE GREAT GATSBY" IS
LIKE "LOVE & HIP HOP."

HEH! WHAT?

ATLANTA,
NOT HOLLYWOOD.

OF COURSE. HA HA!
ALL RIGHT, MAN.

[SIGHS]
HMM.

MALE SINGER: ♪ HIGH PROFILE,
WHAT CAN I REALLY SAY? ♪

OLIVIA: HEY.
SPENCER: HEY,
I BEEN TRYING TO CALL.

AND I'VE BEEN BUSY,
JUST LIKE YOU.

- HOLD UP. ARE YOU MAD AT ME?
- SPENCER, I NEEDED YOU TODAY,

AND YOU WERE
NOWHERE TO BE FOUND.

MY ENTIRE COLLEGE
FOOTBALL CAREER IS

FALLING APART, LIV.
I WAS DEALING WITH THAT.

SO YOU COULDN'T BE HERE
WITH ME HERE TODAY

BECAUSE YOU WERE DEALING
WITH FOOTBALL,

AND YET JORDAN IS
RIGHT BY MY SIDE.

JORDAN AND I ARE NOT
WALKING THE SAME PATH.

WE DON'T HAVE
THE SAME STRUGGLES.

YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT'S WHATEVER.

IT DOESN'T EVEN MATTER.
I'M HERE NOW, SO...
WHAT'S GOING ON?

NOTHING.
I'VE--I'VE HANDLED IT.

I MEAN, I--I THOUGHT
JENN HAD RELAPSED,

BUT I FOUND HER
AND SHE'S OK.

BUT, I MEAN, THIS--
THIS COULD HAVE BEEN
LIFE-OR-DEATH.

- BUT YOU JUST SAID
SHE WAS FINE.
- RIGHT, AND YOU

HAD MORE IMPORTANT THINGS,
LIKE ALMIGHTY FOOTBALL.

AND WHAT HAPPENED
TO YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO
OUR SNACK BREAKS TOGETHER?

DON'T DO THAT.
DON'T ACT LIKE YOU NOT
A PRIORITY TO ME.

THINGS HERE HAVE CHANGED.
LOOK, MY FOOTBALL DREAMS
ARE SHATTERING, LIV.

I'M NOT HERE PLAYING
GAMES. I GOT TO MAKE
THIS D1 THING WORK,

AND RIGHT NOW,
THAT IS NOT HAPPENING!

COACH GARRETT ADMITTED
THAT HE AIN'T EVEN
WANT ME HERE!

- SPENCER, I--I DIDN'T KNOW.
- NAH, NAH, NAH. IT'S COOL.

IT'S COOL. YOU GOOD.
YOU WITH JENN, RIGHT?
YEAH, YOU SHOULD GO

TAKE CARE OF HER.
TELL HER I SAID
WHAT'S UP

AND I'MMA HOLLA
AT YOU LATER.

[PHONE CRASHES]

SABINE: HA HA HA!
LAYLA: YOU REALLY
PAWNED THE RING?

HELL YES, I DID, GAVE
THE MONEY TO CHARITY.

TOOK A LOT LONGER FOR
THE HEART TO HEAL, BUT--
[SIGHS]--THAT'S LIFE.

WELL, I THINK I HAVE
THE BEGINNINGS
OF SOMETHING.

[SULTRY NEO-SOUL
TRACK PLAYING]

[CHUCKLES]
WHAT?

OK, KEATING!
OH, I SEE YOU.

TOOK ME LONG ENOUGH.

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

BIG DREAM,
WISHES GRANTED,

YOU COULD JUST REACH
OUT AND TOUCH IT.
WHAT IS THAT THING?

UH, I'M DOING IT.

NO, YOU'RE PLAYING IT
SAFE, AND I'M TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT WHY.

LOOK, IF YOU CAN
HONESTLY TELL ME
THIS SMALL, INDIE THING

IS LEGITIMATELY
THE DREAM, THEN
I'LL LEAVE IT ALONE,

BUT IF YOU'RE PLAYING
IT SAFE BECAUSE YOU
FEAR WHAT IT'LL TAKE

TO DOMINATE
AS A FEMALE PRODUCER
WITH A MAJOR LABEL,

THAT'S A WHOLE
'NOTHER STORY.

MAYBE YOUR NERVES
JUST GOT THE BETTER

OF YOU TODAY,
NOT YOUR TALENT,

BUT THEN YOU PUSHED
THROUGH AND LOOK AT
THE SOUND YOU CREATED.

SO JUST GONNA ASK YOU
ONE MORE TIME:

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I WANT THE EMPIRE.

THERE IT IS.

I THINK I SPENT SO LONG
TRYING TO CARVE A PATH

SEPARATE FROM MY DAD
THAT I--I CONVINCED MYSELF

THAT SMALL AND INDIE
WAS THE DREAM.
SABINE: BUT IT'S NOT.

- BUT IT'S NOT.
- THEN STOP BEING SCARED

AND TAKE THE LEAP,
BABY GIRL.

THE INDUSTRY NEEDS YOU.

[TEXT CHIME BUZZES]

OOH.
I GOTTA GET GOING.

OK. UH, WELL,
THANK YOU FOR TODAY,
FOR EVERYTHING.

UM, I'M GONNA KEEP
WORKING ON THIS FOR YOU,

AND THEN I'LL SEND IT
TO YOUR MANAGER OR--

OR YOU GIVE IT
TO ME IN PERSON WHEN I
COME BACK TOMORROW.

- OK.
- YOU'RE BUILDING
THAT EMPIRE, LAYLA,

AND IT'LL START WITH
OUR FIRST COLLABORATION.

[DOOR SLAMS,
SPENCER SIGHING]

YOU JUST GONNA KEEP
BANGING STUFF, OR YOU WANT TO
ACTUALLY SAY WHAT'S GOING ON?

ISAIAH MADE
THIRD STRING OVER ME,

AND I AIN'T EVEN SNIFFING
THE DEPTH CHART

BECAUSE THE COACH
HAS GOT IT OUT FOR ME,

AND THEN, ME AND LIV
GOT INTO IT 'CAUSE SHE

DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW
IMPORTANT ALL THIS IS!

YOU'RE TALKING
TO THE GUY WHOSE SPOT
YOU TOOK IN HIGH SCHOOL

AND HIS GIRLFRIEND,
TOO,

TWICE, SO, YEAH,
I--I GET IT, MAN.

- ASH, LISTEN, MAN--
- BRO, AFTER THE DAY I'VE HAD,

I'M NOT TRYING TO HAVE
THAT CONVO TONIGHT.

LOOK, YOU'VE JUST
NEVER FACED THIS KIND OF
ADVERSITY ON THE FIELD.

COME ON, MAN.
I FACED ADVERSITY BEFORE.

NOT LIKE THIS; NOT ON
A D1 LEVEL, NOT WHERE

YOU WORK YOUR ASS OFF
AND THINGS STILL
DON'T GO YOUR WAY.

SO WHAT DO I DO?
WHAT, JUST GIVE UP?

CHANGE YOUR
WHOLE APPROACH.

GET OUTTA YOUR HEAD.

AND HOW AM I SUPPOSED
TO DO THAT?

[FORCEFUL EXHALING]

[CHUCKLES]

[SOFTLY]
RELAX, DUDE.

JUST CLEAR YOUR MIND,
LIKE A BLADE OF GRASS.

- IT'S GRASS, MAN.
IT DON'T HAVE A MIND.
- JUST FOCUS, ALL RIGHT?

FEEL THE ENERGY
AROUND YOU
AND FLOW WITH IT.

[SIGHS]
WHAT DOES THAT
EVEN MEAN, BRO?

YOUR LIFE IS ONE BIG,
POWERFUL RIVER,

AND YOU'RE TRYING
TO BE A SALMON

AND FIGHT YOUR HARDEST
TO SWIM UPSTREAM,

BUT IT'S OK
TO BE A REGULAR FISH
AND GO WITH THE FLOW.

THAT ACTUALLY
MAKES SENSE.

ESPECIALLY SINCE
THERE'S A HUNGRY BEAR

WAITING UPSTREAM
TO TURN YOU INTO SUSHI.

- A'IGHT, YOU LOST ME AGAIN.
- [SIGHS]

BRO, JUST TRUST.

- AHEM.
- [INHALES, EXHALES]

JJ: JUST FLOW
WITH IT.

MMM.

[SPENCER EXHALES SLOWLY]
JJ: YEAH, THAT'S IT.

BE AT PEACE
WITH THE UNIVERSE
AND YOUR SURROUNDINGS.

BE NIMBLE.

BE NIMBLE.

BE NIMBLE.

SO, UM, I WANT
TO LOSE "INTERIM"
FROM THE TITLE.

I WANT TO BE
THE ACTUAL PRINCIPAL
OF SOUTH CRENSHAW.

[CHUCKLES]
EXCUSE ME?

WHAT?

- OH. YOU SERIOUS?
- YEAH.

I--I'VE GIVEN IT A LOT
OF THOUGHT, AND--AND

I THINK I'M THE BEST
CANDIDATE FOR THE JOB.

MIGHT I REMIND YOU,
A JOB I HAD TO TRICK
YOU INTO TAKING.

UH, BUT THAT WAS
BEFORE I KNEW HOW GREAT
OF A FIT I'D BE, AND...

AHEM. I'M READY TO DO
THIS FOR THE LONG HAUL.

YOU MEAN BEFORE
THE D1 SCHOOLS

AND THE NFL
COMES KNOCKING.

DON'T FORGET, BILLY,
I KNOW YOU AND YOUR DREAM.

WHY ARE YOU GIVING ME
SUCH GRIEF?

BECAUSE I CARE
ABOUT SOUTH CRENSHAW!

- OK. SO DO I.
- AND I CARE ABOUT YOU.

LOOK,
LET'S KEEP IT REAL.

YOU'RE A GOOD MAN

WITH SOME
SELFISH TENDENCIES.

WELL, THAT'S TRUE
OF A LOT OF PEOPLE,
BUT I'M...

I ALWAYS RISE
TO THE OCCASION.

WELL--[SIGHS]--

WE'VE FOUND SOMEONE

WHO DOESN'T NEED TO RISE
TO THE OCCASION

BECAUSE SHE'S
ALREADY THERE.

SHE WORKS AT THE SCHOOL,
SHE HAS TONS OF EXPERIENCE,

AND SHE'S COMMITTED
TO THESE KIDS AND SHE LIVES
RIGHT HERE OFF OF CRENSHAW.

SHE'S THE BEST CHOICE
FOR THE SCHOOL, BILLY.

I'M SORRY.

[SCOFFS]

PATIENCE: AND THEN
SHE FLAT-OUT LIED
TO THE COPS

AND SAID
THAT SHE SHOT MO,

AND THERE WAS NOTHING
I COULD DO ABOUT IT.

COOP STAYS
PUTTING HERSELF IN
THESE SITUATIONS.

WELL, IT WASN'T
THE WISEST DECISION,

BUT I'M SURE SHE WAS
JUST DOING WHAT SHE
THOUGHT WAS BEST.

YEAH, AND NOW IT'S
COMING BACK TO BITE HER
IN THE ASS AND ME, TOO.

WELL, WE DON'T KNOW
IF THERE IS ANYTHING

OR IF POWORSKI'S
JUST THROWING DARTS

AT THE WALL
TO SEE WHAT STICKS.
PATIENCE: YEAH, WELL,

IT'S PRETTY CLEAR
THAT HE HAS ME
AS A BULL'S-EYE, SO--

IF HE OR ANYBODY TRIES

TO APPROACH YOU AGAIN,
DO NOT SAY

A WORD, OK?
IN THE MEANTIME,

I STILL HAVE
SOME OLD FRIENDS AT
THE D.A.'s OFFICE.

IF THERE'S
ANY REAL EVIDENCE,
THEY'LL KNOW,

AND I'LL MAKE
SOME CALLS FIRST THING
IN THE MORNING.

UNTIL THEN,
BREATHE, OK?

- OK.
- AND I'LL LET YOU
KNOW WHEN TO WORRY.

[DOOR OPENS]
JORDAN: LOOK, ALL I'M SAYING IS

HE'S ON SCHOLARSHIP.
I'M A WALK-ON, LIV.
THE STAKES ARE DIFFERENT.

LAURA: HEY, GUYS.
[JORDAN SIGHS]

FIGHT WITH SPENCER.
LAURA: OH.

[PATIENCE SCOFFS]
[CELLPHONE VIBRATES]

[SIGHS]

[SIGHS, DROPS PHONE]

[EXHALES]

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]
BILLY: HEY, MAN.
SORRY TO INTERRUPT.

JJ JUST LET ME IN AND SAID
SOMETHING ABOUT A ZENTORSHIP?

HA HA!
YEAH, NAH, YOU GOOD.

I WAS JUST CLEARING
MY HEAD A LITTLE.

TURNS OUT MEDITATION'S FOR ME.
BILLY: AH. WHO KNEW?

- MM-HMM.
- AH.

UH, SORRY
ABOUT MISSING
ALL THOSE CALLS.

UH, I GUESS I KINDA
GOT CAUGHT UP IN
THE PRINCIPAL THING.

BUT, UH, WHAT'S GOING
ON WITH GARRETT?

YOUR VOICEMAIL SAID
THAT SOMETHING
AIN'T RIGHT?

YEAH. I MEAN,
I WAS JUST IN MY HEAD

ABOUT THE WHOLE SITUATION,
BUT I'M GOOD NOW.

- YOU SURE?
- YEAH.

I WAS TRYING
TO BE THE SALMON,
SWIMMING UPSTREAM,

BUT I JUST GOT
TO BE NIMBLE,

TAKE A BEAT, FIGURE OUT
WHAT I REALLY AM.

- THAT ACTUALLY MAKES SENSE.
- RIGHT?

JJ.

YOU'RE SCARED
TO GO HOME TO ALL
THEM WOMEN, AIN'T YOU?

SPENCER, IT'S--IT'S
SO MANY OF 'EM.

[CHUCKLING]

[DOOR OPENS]

BILLY: HEY. AHEM.

[DOOR CLOSES]

DO YOU HEAR THAT?
LAURA: SILENCE.

[CHUCKLES]

ENJOY IT WHILE
IT LASTS.

WHAT YOU WORKING ON?

[KISS]
LAURA: UH, I'M PRAYING NOTHING.

HOW WAS YOUR DAY,
MR. PRINCIPAL?

UH,
INTERIM PRINCIPAL.

AND IT WAS
EXHILARATING, YEAH.

- THAT'S AMAZING.
- YEAH, SO MUCH SO THAT I THINK

I MIGHT SET
MY SIGHTS ON THIS
AS A PERMANENT GIG.

I MEAN, GRACE HAS
ALREADY SHOT ME DOWN
BECAUSE SHE'S--

SHE HAS A CANDIDATE,
AND SHE HAS
EXPERIENCE

AND SHE LIVES IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD...
[SPEAKS GIBBERISH]

SO WHAT'S THE PLAN?
I MEAN, COME ON, BILLY.

I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU
THIS EXCITED ABOUT
ANYTHING IN A WHILE.

YOU CAN'T JUST GIVE UP.
BILLY: YEAH.

I SHOULDN'T BE
A SALMON.

I SHOULD BE NIMBLE.

WHAT DOES THAT
EVEN MEAN?

I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT
SOUNDED REALLY COOL
WHEN SPENCER SAID IT.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

ALL RIGHT,
WELL, IF GRACE

AND THE SEARCH COMMITTEE
ARE SO HIGH

ON THIS PRINCIPAL CANDIDATE
BECAUSE SHE LIVES
IN SOUTH L.A.,

THEN MAYBE
BEING NIMBLE IS

MOVING YOU THERE.

I MEAN,
MOVING US...THERE.

G.W.'s HOUSE IS EMPTY.
[DOOR OPENS]

LAYLA: OH. [GASPS]
MR. AND MRS. BAKER.

OK, AHEM.
I HAD THE MOST AMAZING DAY.

BILLY: MMM.
LAYLA: UM, SO...

I'M INTERRUPTING.
BILLY: HA HA HA!

LAYLA: OK, UM, I'M REALLY SORRY.
I'M JUST--I'M GONNA
GO UP TO MY ROOM.

NO, SWEETIE, IT'S OK.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR DAY.

NO, NO, NO, REALLY.
IT--IT'S FINE.
IT CAN WAIT.

BILLY, CHUCKLING: OK.
LAYLA: OK.

[FOOTSTEPS RETREAT]

[QUIETLY]
LIKE I SAID,
G.W.'s IS EMPTY.

YOU MEAN TO TELL ME
YOU WOULD ACTUALLY

MOVE TO SOUTH L.A.,
PERMANENTLY?

OF COURSE I WOULD.
I MEAN, THIS OBVIOUSLY

MEANS A LOT TO YOU,
SO I'M WILLING TO DO

WHATEVER IT TAKES
TO FIGHT FOR IT.

BABY, YOU MAKE ME
FALL MORE AND MORE

AND MORE IN LOVE
WITH YOU EVERY DAY.

MM-HMM.
[CHUCKLES]

PLUS YOU'D GET TO HAVE
YOUR OWN BATHROOM.

- OH, GOD.
- YEAH.

- THERE'S JUST SO MANY OF THEM.
- UH-HUH.

YEAH.

[DOOR CLOSES]
JORDAN: LOOK, THIS'LL

ONLY TAKE A MINUTE,
I PROMISE. COME ON.

I JUST NEED
TO GRAB ONE THING.

JORDAN, I TOLD YOU
THAT I DON'T WANT
TO BE HERE.

GOOD LUCK, BRO.

MALE SINGER:
♪ BEEN THERE BEFORE

♪ SO MANY TIMES

- I'M SORRY.
- ♪ WHEN IT SEEMS
LIKE EVERYONE'S... ♪

YES, I HAD A BAD DAY.

YES,
MY FOOTBALL CAREER
FEELS LIKE IT'S

FALLING APART
AT THE SEAMS, AND YES,

THE PRESSURES
OF BEING AN ATHLETE
AT THIS LEVEL IS

SOMETHING WE BOTH
NEED TO UNDERSTAND.

SINGER: ♪ WHEN YOUR WORLD
HAS TURNED AND FLIPPED YOU ♪

♪ ON YOUR SIDE
SPENCER: BUT...

- BUT...
- ♪ BECAUSE...

I SHOULD HAVE
NEVER CAME AT YOU
LIKE THAT.

MY MIND
WAS ALL CLUTTERED
WITH EVERYTHING AND

I JUST DIDN'T TAKE
THE TIME TO SEE THINGS
FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE,

BUT I'M GONNA DO
BETTER.

[SIGHS]
SO...

WHAT DECLUTTERS
YOUR MIND?

MEDITATION.

MEDI--REALLY?

- YEAH.
- WOW. THAT IS SO NOT

THE ANSWER I WAS EXPECTING.
SPENCER: YEAH, ME, TOO. HMM.

UM...

I'M SORRY, TOO.

YES...

TODAY WAS SCARY

WHEN I THOUGHT JENN
WAS IN TROUBLE.

AND YES,
BEING A SPONSOR

SCARES ME,

BUT...

[SIGHS]

BUT I SHOULD HAVE
TAKEN A SECOND

TO CONSIDER THINGS
FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE

BECAUSE I KNOW
WHAT IT TAKES TO ACHIEVE
THE DREAMS THAT YOU HAVE,

AND I KNOW THE SACRIFICE
THAT COMES WITH BEING
AN ELITE ATHLETE AND...

I GUESS THAT I
JUST HADN'T READIED
MYSELF, YOU KNOW,

TO BECOME A PART
OF THAT SACRIFICE, SO--
SPENCER: HEY, HEY,

IT'S A BALANCE, OK?
I'LL FIND IT.

I'LL FIND IT.

WE'LL FIND IT, OK?
FOR THE BOTH OF US.

WE WILL.
SINGER: ♪ OOH

♪ OH, NEVER GONNA
LET ME DOWN ♪

♪ OH, I WANT TO LET YOU

[SIGHS]

WOW. THAT WAS
OUR FIRST BIG FIGHT.

- I GUESS IT WAS.
- [GIGGLES]

WELL, YOU KNOW
WHAT THAT MEANS.

- WHAT?
- MAKEUP SEX.

- ♪ SO WE CAN MAKE A PLAN
- YES, MA'AM.

SINGER:
♪ TO CALL, CALL ON ME

♪ CALL ON ME

[SEAGULLS SQUAWK]

[GRUNTS]
WHOA.

YOU'RE LOOKING
A LITTLE ROUGH.

YOU LOOK LIKE YOU COULD
USE A MORNING JOLT.

YOU DRINK MATCHA?
YOU LOOK LIKE
A MATCHA MAN.

I STAYED UP ALL NIGHT
LOOKING AT BOTH SIDES
OF THE BALL, EVERY

SINGLE PLAY, AND I
CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT
WHAT IT IS THAT YOU

WANT ME TO FIND.
IT'S LIKE I'M LOOKING
FOR A NEEDLE IN

A HAYSTACK
THAT PROBABLY
DOESN'T EVEN EXIST.

SO NO MATCHA?
GREEN TEA?

[SCOFFS]
LOOK, IF YOU DIDN'T
WANT TO HIRE ME,

YOU SHOULD HAVE
JUST SAID SO INSTEAD
OF WASTING MY TIME.

YOU PICK UP ANYTHING
FROM OUR QB?

OTHER THAN
THE FACT THAT HE
WASN'T CONNECTING

WITH HIS
DEEP PASSES, NO.

EXACTLY, AND THE REASON HE
WAS OFF-TARGET IS BECAUSE
HE WASN'T PROPERLY--

- PLANTING HIS BACK FOOT, YEAH.
- TURNS OUT HE COULDN'T PLANT IT
BECAUSE HE WAS INJURED.

HE HAD A BROKEN BONE
IN HIS FOOT, AND HE
HID IT FROM US.

WE SHOULD HAVE
PICKED UP ON THAT.

AS THE QB COACH,
I SHOULD HAVE
PICKED UP ON IT.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND
HOW IT'S YOUR FAULT
IF HE HID IT FROM YOU.

PART OF BEING A COACH

IS BEING ABLE
TO PROTECT THE PLAYERS
FROM THEMSELVES.

I WAS A YOUNG ASSISTANT
COACH, AND I SHOULD
HAVE CAUGHT THAT.

NOW, LOOK, SON, YOU HAVE
PHENOMENAL INSTINCTS.

THERE'S NO DOUBT
ABOUT THAT, BUT
YOU'RE NOT READY.

YOU'LL GET THERE.

ALL RIGHT, I DON'T HAVE
A COACHING POSITION OPEN,

BUT I DO NEED SOMEONE
TO WASH JERSEYS.

- I'LL DO IT.
- WOW.

NO HESITATION, HUH?

IF I'M SERIOUS
ABOUT WANTING
TO COACH, WHICH I AM,

I'D BE A FOOL NOT TO DO
WHATEVER IT TAKES

TO LEARN FROM THE BEST,
WHICH YOU ARE.

I'LL GET A LOAD
STARTED RIGHT AWAY.

MMM, ONE MORE THING.

THAT TELL YOU PICKED UP
FROM THE QUARTERBACK
YESTERDAY?

NOBODY'S EVER
CAUGHT THAT.

GOOD JOB, SON.

MALE SINGER: ♪ I LIFT YOU
UP, UP, UP, UP ♪

PREACH: 'SUP, COACH?

- OH, OK.
- I HAD TO STEP IT UP.

HEARD A FEW PEOPLE
AIN'T HAPPY ABOUT ME
BEING HERE.

THEY AIN'T
TOO THRILLED ABOUT ME
BEING HERE, EITHER.

I AIN'T GOING
NOWHERE, THOUGH.

I APPRECIATE YOU
TAKING A CHANCE ON ME,

GIVING ME THAT SHOT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULDN'T.

HEY, AS LONG AS I'M
PRINCIPAL, YOU'LL
ALWAYS HAVE A JOB

HERE, IF YOU'RE WILLING
TO ROCK WITH ME.

JUST SAY THE WORD
AND I'LL RUN THROUGH
A WALL FOR YOU.

- ♪ LIFT YOU UP
- MY MAN.

SINGER: ♪ OH, 'CAUSE I KNOW
IT WILL GET BETTER ♪

♪ THROUGH THE DAYS AND NIGHTS,
YOU'LL NEVER BE ALONE ♪

♪ BE ALONE 'CAUSE I'LL
LIFT YOU UP ♪

♪ UP, UP, UP, HEY...

KENNY: SPENCE.
SPENCER: HEY.

- WHAT'S UP?
- ♪ LIFT YOU UP

KENNY: I SAW YOU OUT THERE
HITTING THE JUGS MACHINE.
SPENCER: YEAH, YEAH.

I WANTED TO GET SOME CATCHES IN.
KENNY: ALL RIGHT.

LISTEN, I WANTED
TO APOLOGIZE TO YOU FOR
MY BEHAVIOR YESTERDAY.

IT WAS OUTTA LINE,
ME COMING AT YOU
AND COACH LIKE THAT.

YEAH.

WELL, LIKE I SAID,

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA
DO ABOUT IT?

I'MMA SHOW COACH GARRETT
WHY HE'S LUCKY TO HAVE ME
ON HIS TEAM.

CHANGING MY WHOLE APPROACH.
IT'S TIME FOR ME
TO BE THE BEAR.

- HEH HEH! YEAH.
- HA HA!

THAT'S WHAT I'M
TALKING ABOUT,
MAN.

THAT'S WHAT I
LIKE TO HEAR.

SO WHAT'S UP?
YOU ABOUT TO HIT
THE WEIGHTS?

NO, I'MMA HIT UP
OUR GAME FILM
IN ABOUT A HOUR,

WITH YOU IF YOU
GOT THE TIME.

- UH-HUH.
- I'M SERIOUS, MAN.

I'M TRYING TO STUDY
EVERY SINGLE ONE

OF OUR PLAYERS,
INSIDE AND OUT.

OH, FA SHO.
I'LL MAKE THE TIME.

WHY NOT NOW?
SPENCER: NAH.

SOMETHING ELSE IMPORTANT
I GOTTA TAKE CARE OF FIRST.

SINGER: ♪ WON'T LET YOU GO
SPENCER: I'LL HOLLA AT YOU.

SINGER: ♪ LET YOU GO,
LET YOU GO ♪

CHORUS: ♪ LIFT YOU UP,
UP, UP, UP ♪

SINGER: ♪ WE'LL GET
THROUGH THIS TOGETHER ♪
CHORUS: ♪ LIFT YOU UP...

SINGER: ♪ PROMISE I WILL
NEVER LET YOU GO ♪

♪ LET YOU GO,
LIFT YOU UP ♪

♪ WHEN THE DAYS GET TOUGH

♪ WE WILL RISE ABOVE

♪ NO, WE WON'T GIVE UP

♪ I'LL LIFT YOU UP

[FOOTSTEPS DESCENDING]

HEY. GOOD MORNING.

HEY, PATIENCE.
[SIGHS] UH,

WE NEED TO TALK.

UM, I SPOKE TO MY FRIENDS
AT THE D.A.'s OFFICE,

AND THEY'VE FOUND
SOME INCRIMINATING
EVIDENCE AGAINST COOP.

THEY WOULDN'T GET
INTO SPECIFICS, BUT

REMEMBER WHEN I SAID
THAT I'D TELL YOU WHEN
IT'S TIME TO WORRY?

MM-HMM.

IT'S TIME.

COOP NEEDS TO GET HOME,
LIKE, NOW.

GREG, MOVE YOUR HEAD!