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- [Baseball Announcer] It's a beautiful fall afternoon,

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an absolutely perfect day for baseball.

You know, Jerry, if you told me three months ago

that these two teams would be squaring off

for the start of a seven-game series,

I'd tell you to have your head checked.

Two underdog teams, both from the City of Angels,

battling for baseball's top prize?

You're in for treat, baseball fans.

The stars really had to align for this matchup.

Let's play some ball.

- [Director] Cut!

- [Assistant] Reset.

- [2nd Assistant] Okay, let's reset and let's do that again.

- Will, the timing on the move is all wrong, buddy.

I need movement. That feels still.

- Yeah, just give me a sec.

Look, just ramp it up on the last foot.

It's a big jump on the ring but not a lot of movement.

- Mm-hmm.

- From here to here.

- Mm-hmm. I hate these lenses.

- I'm sorry, are we at lunch?

What's happening right now?

- You good?

- Oh, I was born good.

- Yeah, let's do it, boss.

- Okay, people, let's make love.

- More like a quickie.

We gotta be outta here in an hour.

Roll sound.

- Speeding.

- Camera speed.

- Pirate Burger, take 36.

- [Director] Action.

- At Burger Pirates, we take a bite out of the booty.

Argh.

- Cut!

It's Pirate Burger, Lacy.

- Okay.

I didn't know we were so stuck on that wording but--

- [Director] The name of the restaurant?

- [Lacy] Yeah.

- [Director] Yeah, you wanna get that right.

- All I am saying is the lunch shift lacks guys

that are, A, loaded, B, single.

- Well, maybe you shouldn't use work to find a guy.

- Well, it's efficient.

And you should follow my lead, lady

because all you do is work and study.

- Well, all you do is try to find a dude.

- Well, all you do is talk about Niche.

- I'm sorry, what?

- The German guy with all the rando ideas.

(phone vibrates) - You mean Nietzsche?

Hold on.

What's up?

- You and me are going to a sneak preview

of It's What's Inside tonight.

- Oh, a sneak preview, fancy.

What time?

- 7:30 at the Vista.

- I don't know that I could get home and showered

and back by then.

- Well, why do you need to shower?

- Because I smell like hot wings.

- I love hot wings.

But if you need to shower, do it at my place.

I gotta run some errands,

but I am going to leave the key under the mat for you, okay?

Don't even think about it.

Just say yes.

Come on, say yes.

- Okay, I will meet you there.

- [Chris] Great, I'll be back at six.

- Bye.

- So you have a date with a guy.

- It's not a guy.

It's Chris.

- [Vanessa] So he's single then.

- I mean, you want it?

- Maybe I do.

(Fonz clears throat)

- [Women] Sorry, Fonz (laugh)

(Will speaks in Spanish)

- Hey, this is Will.

- Hey, Will, it's Moira from White Ghosts.

- Hey, Moira, what's up?

- Are you ready for New Mexico?

- Ah, you have no idea.

I can already taste the green chilies.

- (chuckles) Good.

Well, I will be picking you up from the airport.

So if there's anything in particular that you want,

just let me know and I'll bring it for you.

- Oh, that's sweet of you.

- I wanna make sure we don't lose our DP

before the documentary starts shooting.

- Bribery, nice tactic.

- I was gonna go with flirtation if that didn't work, so.

- I will see you at the airport.

- Okay, I'll see you then.

Oh, don't forget to bring warm clothes.

The mesa gets cold at night.

- Got it.

- [News Anchor] ...regulations are needed.

With little happening on the federal level,

NPR's Gabriel Chapa reports...

(baseball broadcast from inside house)

- What's up?

- [Hugo] Brian, hurry up.

- I'm coming.

- [Baseball Announcer] The Dodgers are just two outs away

from winning game one of this first round division series.

Barrios at the plate.

Fernandez gets the signal.

High fastball, deep line drive to right center.

Puig is back, back at the wall.

What a spectacular catch! (crowd cheers)

- Yeah!

Yeah, baby!

- [Baseball Announcer] Gordon tries to make it back to 2nd. He thought it was a base hit.

The throw by Puig.

He got him!

- (laughs) No way!

No way!

No way!

Yes, baby, yes!

Whoo!

- [Baseball Announcer] Dodgers win in a dramatic fashion.

- Ha-ha, yes!

? One time throw your hands in the sky ?

? If you're feeling ? really fly, get 'em high ?

? Drinks on the house, ? you ain't ever gotta buy.?

? Swagga is a habit, you ? ain't ever gotta try, ?

? get 'em high ?

? One time, throw your hands in the sky ?

? If you're feeling ? real fly, get 'em high ?

? Drinks on the house, you ? ain't never gotta buy ?

? Swagga is a habit, you ? ain't never gotta try, ?

? get 'em high ?

? Y'all make way when I ? roll up on the scene ?

? In my Oukast mood, so fresh so clean ?

- What up, fellas?

- Hey, what up, dude?

- Hey, what up, Will?

- How's it going, man?

What's up, guys?

- What's up, Will?

- Damn, I got here right on time for the chicken.

- Yeah, you did.

You watch the game?

- No, dude, I was working.

I heard the ninth inning though.

- Man, my boy Yasiel is the shit.

- That throw was insane.

- [Will] Dude, I gotta catch the highlights, man.

- You want a beer? - No, no, no, I'm good.

I got some work to do.

If you guys are gonna be out here for little while,

I'll come back when I'm done packing.

- Weren't you just gone, bro?

- Back at it, man, another six months.

- All work, no play, huh?

- Tell me about it.

- Hey, so you're dating a new girl or is that Chris?

- Not me.

No time, no interest.

(phone rings)

- Hello?

What's good, baby?

I told you I'm at Hugo's.

- Homeboy's always in trouble, man.

- Gotta take the good with the bad.

- Dude, if you're feeling lonely,

Liliana's still all about it.

(Will laughs) - Yeah, man.

She's like two in one, bro.

- I appreciate you guys looking out.

- Hey, whatever happened to that model chick

you brought through last time?

- Ah, she was a sweet girl, man, but there was no chemistry.

- Bullshit.

That's impossible, dude.

- I'll let her know you're interested.

- Do it.

- I gotta run, fellas.

See you guys in a bit. - All right, Will.

- [Hugo] Later, bro.

? - [Will] Let's go, Dodgers ?

- Hey, Chris, I'm home!

- Chris?

I'm in the shower.

- [Will] Yeah, I'm just letting you know I'm home.

- [Michele] I'll be right out.

Get out of my house!

(Will and Michele shriek)

- Who are you?

- Who are you?

- I fucking live here.

Who are you?

- I'm, I'm meeting Chris.

He showed me where the key was.

I, I, I can, I can show you the text.

- No, no, it's fine.

- I'm putting this down now.

- [Will] Geez, you scared the shit outta me.

- I'm sorry. - No.

So I'm assuming that wasn't Chris taking a shower.

- No, that was me. (chuckles)

Yeah, and I can see now that you are not Chris.

- No.

- I'm Michele.

You must be Will. Hi.

- Hi.

- I'm sorry. - No, no, no. - I was,

I'm sorry.

- I'm sorry.

I work like 80 hours a week.

I had no idea he had a girlfriend.

- Oh, I'm not his girlfriend, just a friend.

- [Will] Right, gotcha.

- Yeah, so.

- So is Chris on his way home or?

- He's running late.

- Ah, typical.

(phone pings) - Yeah, actually.

Oh.

Really, really late.

- Yeah. - That's Chris. (chuckles)

So that is so handy.

- Yeah, yeah, it is.

- Yeah, in case you have a baseball emergency.

- [Will] Any kind of emergency.

- Oh, so it's specifically for emergencies.

- Actually, I planted it there.

In case a girl sneaks into my house

and scares the shit outta me, she'll feel safe.

- Oh, so considerate.

- It's the least I can do.

(Will and Michele chuckle)

(plane engine whirs)

Yeah, we live under a flight path.

It used to annoy me, but now I find it kinda soothing.

- On my side of town,

we have the soothing sounds of traffic headed to the beach.

So yeah, I get it.

- Yeah.

- I can wait outside

for Chris. - No, don't be stupid.

Not stupid, silly.

I'm sorry. Look, let me just clean up.

- Well, I have my books,

so I can sit in my car and I can study.

Or you know what, I'll just, I'll hang out in Chris's room.

- Have you smelled it?

- Yeah.

Do you mind?

- Not at all.

- I have my earbuds so I can just plug right in

and you can watch TV and it's like I'm not even--

- Actually, I was gonna have a little celebratory drink.

- Oh, did you win something?

- The Dodgers won.

- Baseball?

- Yeah.

- Congratulations, Dodgers! (chuckles)

- Thanks.

Do you want one?

- Yeah, I could go for a glass of wine.

- Sweet.

One beer coming right up.

- Boys.

- Actually, how about an Old Fashioned?

I make a pretty good one.

- Yeah, even better.

- So what are you guys up to tonight?

- Chris has passes to a sneak peek.

It's What's Inside.

- Ah.

It's not really a date film.

- Good, 'cause it's not a date.

- [Will] Right, sorry.

Can you do me a favor and toss me that orange?

- Sure.

Whoa, showoff!

- [Will] I was a short stop.

- College ball.

- No.

In college, actually, I was a chubby little film student.

(Michele chuckles)

High school.

- The glory days.

- [Will] God, I hope not.

- Wow, you're like really going all out there.

- [Will] You're a guest.

- Hmm, he takes his drinks so seriously.

- [Will] Stir to dilute.

I like to separate the ice.

I don't like any of that extra watering down.

- Are you a bartender?

- [Will] I used to be.

- I'm a server.

- [Will] Ah, nice.

- No, it's not.

(Will chuckles)

- All right.

There you go.

- Mmm. - Salud.

- Mmm.

You nailed that!

- Thank you.

Are you hungry?

- Oh, we're gonna go to dinner before the movie

so I should probably wait so I'm not full.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah, no.

I get it for sure.

(plane engine whirs)

- So you wanna do the whole obligatory

how long you been in LA thing?

- How long has it been now?

I'd say nine years.

- Whoa, you're like a professional.

Do you like it?

- [Will] I love it. You?

- Uh,

mm-hmm.

- (chuckles) I don't know why LA gets such a bad rap.

It's an amazing city.

Like, did you know that there's a Honduran community

between Koreatown and downtown?

- Hmm, I did not know that.

- Exactly.

Most people don't.

It's a whole other world.

I don't know, I love little places like that.

Like, for instance, little Bangladesh, right?

- Mm-hmm.

- You have these pure immigrant communities

that push up against each other.

The little bleed over creates this new mixture

that wouldn't exist anywhere else.

- Hmm, I never thought about it like that. (chuckles)

- You know what, I have a theory.

- Theory me.

- If you move to LA, you either love it or you hate it.

- Mm-hmm.

- I mean, you come and appreciate it,

but you're not gonna love it the way you would

if it was love at first sight.

- Isn't that from Pretty Woman?

- Huh?

- Yeah, the part where he's talking about the opera.

- No. - I think it is.

- Wait.

Oh, shit. (chuckles)

I have been saying that for years.

Oh my God, I must sound like an idiot.

- A very passionate idiot.

- Well, that's because this city's for the passionate.

I mean, you know, the desperate come too,

but it's the passionate who ascend.

- Well, I'm screwed then.

- What brought you to LA?

- Hmm,

school.

- Film?

- Not everybody who comes to LA is in the film industry.

Philosophy, actually.

- That's amazing.

- Yeah.

Four years and 80 grand later

and I can tell you all about our specials tonight,

including the Blackened Red Snapper.

- So what does one do with a philosophy degree?

- Hmm.

Quote the great scholars at parties for weed.

- Oh, nice.

- Actually, do you wanna smoke a little?

- Hmm, no, I'm good, thank you.

- Do you mind if I step outside?

- Wow.

- Ooh, she pretty, ain't she?

- I can't turn down perfection.

- [Michele] I promise I'm not a stoner.

It's just--

- Ooh, ooh-wee.

(Will and Michele chuckle)

- It's just, ugh, working like every minute

that I'm not in school,

just need to give my brain a break sometimes.

- No, I get it.

What are you studying this time?

- Philosophy.

- (laughs) Doubling down.

- If at first you don't succeed.

- Are you trying to teach or?

- Yeah.

Actually, I have to TA this class

as part of my curriculum this semester.

I kinda dig the giving of the lecture part.

- Yeah, sounds like it can be fun.

- I've been in this existential crisis

ever since I was born.

It's like I came out of the womb

and immediately questioned my purpose in doing it.

My mom said that my first words were why.

- Wow.

(Michele laughs)

- Philosophy humor. (laughs)

- (laughs) Are you gonna pass that thing?

- Oh, I'm so rude.

(plane engine whirs)

- (indiscernible)

- Do you want another drink?

- No, I'll be hammered at dinner.

- I have beer.

- Beh.

- I'm gonna grab one.

- But you took my joint.

That's not cool.

Ooh.

These are some mighty speakers.

- I built them myself.

- Ooh, he handy.

(Will chuckles)

- Until you listen to recorded music on great speakers,

you've truly never experienced it.

- I'm a do it on my phone gal.

- [Will] Hmm.

Compressed music's for jogging.

These little suckers are for listening.

- This is a religion.

- Ah, more of a devotion.

Here.

(upbeat music)

- You know, you've got this hipster vibe going.

I didn't catch that at first.

You're cooler than I thought.

- You realize you just insulted me twice in one sentence.

- [Michele] No.

- Yes, you did.

- I, I, I was teasing.

- Yeah, go ahead, backpedal.

- No, no, no, no.

I mean, I can rephrase.

- Look, you just called me a hipster

with negative connotations

and then said I wasn't cool enough to be a hipster.

I'm not cool enough to be a poser?

- Oh.

Attention to verbal detail.

You must be a writer.

- I'm a cinematographer,

a filmmaker, I guess that's the easiest way to put it.

- Okay, so film's the religion.

- Ah, still on devotion.

- Hmm, cool.

So what kind of stuff do you do?

- Right now, just a bunch of commercials,

but I'm working on a documentary that could be pretty cool.

- Hmm.

- It's about endangered wolves.

But you know, more nature conservation stuff,

not like I'm a nerd who likes wolves.

- I like wolves.

- That's because you're a nerd.

- True, self-proclaimed nerd. (Will chuckles)

So did you always wanna be a filmmaker?

- Actually, I wanted to play baseball.

Film was more of a fallback.

- Isn't your fallback

supposed to be something a little bit more stable?

- Like philosophy?

- Ooh, touch�.

But society evolved

because women selected for stability in men.

- Are you calling me unstable?

- You seem like a drifter dreamer type.

- Oh my God, you sound like my mom.

She was always like,

"Mijo, you have to get your teaching credential."

- Did you? - Hell, no.

(Michele laughs)

I didn't want anything to get between me and my dreams.

- Wait, which is the dream, baseball or film?

- Film.

- Hmm, 'cause baseball was never an option?

- That's for another day.

- I have a boyfriend.

- That's wonderful.

I hear relationships can be really fulfilling.

- Yeah, they can, they can be.

- Okay.

(Michele grunts)

So why philosophy?

- Ha, that should be a bumper sticker, "Why Philosophy?"

How much of an in-depth answer would you like?

- [Will] Semi deep.

Impress me.

- Oh, okay.

Hmm.

Well,

in school, I was really good at math.

I like math, it's a language of logic,

but I didn't really wanna go into mathematics.

- I get that.

- Also, I loved the concept from Stranger in a Strange Land,

the Fair Witness.

I wanted to be a Fair Witness.

But, eh, it doesn't really exist,

so philosophy kind of came from those two things.

- I never read that book.

- Hmm, I've never seen The Godfather.

- What?

- Look outside.

- No, wait, wait, we're coming back to that.

- So look across the street.

What color is that house?

- [Will] That one?

- [Michele] Mm-hmm.

- Ugly beige with ugly brown trim.

- The whole house or just the side that you see?

- I mean, I'm assuming the whole house is painted that way.

- Okay, so that would fit

with the coherence theory of truth.

The correspondence theory of truth

would not support that fact.

- Mm-hmm.

- A fair witness would answer the question thusly,

ugly beige house with ugly brown trim on that side.

That is the known truth of the observer.

- Well, I guess I should have paid more attention

in English class.

- And listened to your mom.

Get that teaching credential, Me-who.

- [Will] Mijo.

- Mijo.

- It's what Mexicans call their kids, Mijo and Mija.

- Hmm, did you ever go by Willie?

- Are you serious?

- (laughs) Well, there's this kid growing up

and every time during roll call, I just thought

why not just go by Will.

- [Will] (chuckles) Actually, my name's Guillermo.

- Hmm.

- My parents call me Memo.

But I grew up around a bunch of white people

who preferred Will, and I didn't really care.

- Guillermo.

- So what did your parents call you?

- Ah, my mom called me Mickey.

- And your dad?

- Uh, um--

- For another day? - No, um.

My dad left early, never returned, never said why.

- I'm sorry.

- No, it's not your fault.

- No, I know, but I'm sure it was hard.

- No, it builds character.

It's just,

I'm not big on the whole ghosting thing, you know.

Do what you gotta do but a reason goes a long way.

- Yeah. (plane engine whirs)

- And, we've arrived in left field.

- Why specifically left field and not right?

- Because right field is for the kids who can't play.

Here, come on, sit right here.

- Why?

- [Will] Because you need to hear the speakers.

- [Michele] Okay.

- All right, hold on.

Perfect.

All right, let's see here.

No.

Hmm?

- I feel your judgment, sir.

- No, I'm trying to figure out what you like.

- [Michele] NPR and the Beatles.

- Not today.

Ah.

I'm gonna play you a singer-songwriter out of Austin.

His name is Jonathan Ray Case.

I think you'll dig it.

- My ears are in your hands, DJ Guillermo.

(Will laughs)

- DJ G!

- You like that?

- [Will] Yeah.

- So why am I on the coffee table?

- Because sound waves need a little air to push.

- Hmm.

- That's a perfect position to avoid any distortion

and get a much more supple sound.

- Hmm, supple, that's how I describe all my music.

- Close your eyes.

Relax.

Let the music take over.

("Back in Paris" by Jonathan Ray Case playing)

? It wasn't right to leave ? the first time, I know ?

? I was possessed by egomania ?

? Oh, la la ?

? You couldn't find me ? with a searchlight, oh no ?

? You couldn't keep me at ? the Bastille de Launay ?

? No way ?

? I had to catch a train ? to Bordeaux, oh no ?

- You don't like it?

- No, it's not that.

I just, um,

I'm feeling a little self-conscious

'cause you're watching me listen and I just, I can't relax.

- I could leave the room.

- No, it's okay.

Oh my gosh, you take this so seriously.

- (chuckles) I do, yeah.

- It's pretty cute,

in a manly way.

- Okay. (chuckles)

(phone rings)

- Sorry.

Oh, it's Chris. - Wait.

- [Michele] Hello? - Hey, did you get in all right?

- Yes, I got in.

I am in right now.

- Awesome.

I am finishing up my errands,

but I was gonna pick up some snacks.

- Oh, I like how you think.

I've got my purse too so we can smuggle whatever.

- Yeah, I'm gonna get Twizzlers, Nerds, and a soda.

What do you want?

- Get me Junior Mints.

- Hey, I'm not here.

- [Chris] Yeah, Junior Mints, I love that.

- Oh, you don't like Junior Mints?

- [Chris] I'm gonna get two of those. - Okay.

I'll see you soon. - All right, see you soon.

- Bye.

- [Chris] Bye.

- Why didn't you want him to know that you were here?

- Don't worry about it.

What's your boyfriend's name?

- Joaquin.

- You guys live together?

- We used to.

- That's weird.

- Not really.

We broke up.

- Ah.

- He got deported.

- Seriously?

- Yeah. - Where in Mexico?

- Canada.

- (laughs) Bullshit.

- Yeah, he came for college

and didn't leave when his visa expired.

- Well, we have to protect our borders

against all those Canadian college graduates.

- Yep, build that wall.

- So why did you say you had a boyfriend?

- Because I did have a boyfriend.

I just don't have one now because he was a jerk.

- Interesting.

(Will sighs)

- You know, I think I will have that beer.

- Oh, I'm so sorry, this is the last one.

- I will make my own drink.

- You don't like my beer? - Nope.

So why didn't you play college ball?

- Ah.

I tore my shoulder pretty bad.

- Oh, I'm sorry.

- Yeah, it kinda ended my sports career.

- [Michele] It's just a game.

- Ah, it's more of an art than a game.

- Oh, so this is another devotion.

- This is a religion.

- Baseball?

- Have you ever seen a game?

- [Michele] Yeah. - All the way through?

- Yeah.

They throw the ball, and then they hit it,

and then they run and they run, and somebody might catch it.

It's all random, really.

- You are a sad soul.

Look, a great baseball game,

no, I should say a well-played baseball game is a story,

and every pitch, every inning is a line of that story.

It's got structure.

But what happens between the lines

is up for interpretation and chance.

- Aw, you're a romantic.

But ultimately, sports are determined

by the strength of the participants.

It's predetermined.

? I'm gonna have a little fun outside ?

? Why don't you join me ? outside for a little fun ?

- That doesn't mean that it's inevitable though.

I mean, you have your favorites, likely winners,

predicted outcomes, but during a game,

choices are being made,

and sometimes those choices are staggering.

Otherwise, the Yankees would beat every team.

David would never have beaten Goliath.

- Well, Goliath was a giant,

and giantism is almost always caused

by a tumor in the pituitary gland,

rendering giants nearsighted.

Therefore, Goliath couldn't have seen David coming

nor the stone whizzing towards his gigantic dome.

- Come with me.

Okay, you're Vin Scully.

Can you do Vin Scully?

- The guy from The X-Files?

- Look, he talks a little bit

something like this, all right?

Get your Hoffy hot dog.

- Get your Hoffy hot dog.

- All right, stick with me here, okay?

Repeat everything that I say

in your best Vin Scully voice.

- [Michele] Got it.

- All right.

Game one of the 1988 World Series.

- Game one of the 1988 World Series.

- Bottom of the ninth.

The Dodgers are down to their last out.

- Bottom of the ninth.

The Dodgers are down to their last out.

- This ain't gonna work.

- What, you know like my Scully?

- No, no, it's good.

It's just not perfect.

And this is a perfect moment.

- Oh, perfect.

What are you doing?

- Just give me one second.

All right.

Oh, yeah.

(Michele laughs)

Here we go!

- [Michele] Okay!

- The World Series.

All right, this is the baseball championships

of the entire world.

- Wow.

- Bottom of the ninth, the Dodgers are down four to three,

two outs, and Dennis Eckersley's pitching.

He's the best closer in baseball.

Unbeatable, right?

It's over, but somehow, Mike Davis comes to the plate

and draws a walk.

He's the tying run.

And then Gibson comes out.

- Who's Gibson?

- Kirk Gibson.

He's been a Dodgers hero the entire season.

But he's injured, right?

And I'm not talking about little cuts and bruises here.

I mean, his legs are shot, a bad knee, pulled hamstring.

I mean, he could barely walk.

He's been in the locker room the entire game

icing his knees.

Nobody thought that he would play.

But then...

- [Baseball Announcer] Bottom of the ninth.

(crowd cheers)

- Where, where are you going?

- [Will] I gotta make my entrance. Listen.

- [Michele] Okay.

- [Baseball Announcer] And he walked him.

And look who's coming up!

(Michele chuckles)

- Gibson coming out was a complete surprise.

The crowd's going absolutely bananas because all season long

when they called on him, he delivered.

All right, first pitch.

Foul ball!

- Oh, no!

- Dennis Eckersley was surprised

that Gibby even got his bat around.

Second pitch.

Another foul ball! - Oh!

- Now it's 0 and 2.

This is the worst position to be in as a batter.

The pitcher has full control.

Next pitch.

Gibson hits a little nubber down the first base line.

He starts limping,

and now you can see exactly how hurt he is, right?

He could barely make it down to first base.

But luckily, it was another foul ball.

- C'mon, this is a movie.

- This is better than a movie.

All right, still 0 and 2, okay?

One more strike and the game's over.

Oh, and it's a ball.

One and two.

And Gibson fouls the next pitch.

- How many times have you done this?

- How many times have you read Stranger in a Strange Land?

All right, next pitch is another ball.

Two and two.

I'm not sure if you were keeping count. - Got it.

- All right.

The next pitch, Dennis Eckersley throws another ball,

but Mike Davis steals the base, all right.

Full count.

- Oh no, like poker.

- No, three balls, two strikes,

one pitch away from disaster

or proving your predetermination theory

to be completely bogus.

Gibson steps back to the plate.

Tension is thick.

And

he calls time!

- Oh, come on.

- See, Goliath had the stone,

but David knew exactly where it was going.

He steps back to the plate.

This is it.

A shot to right field!

Oh, it's gone!

Home run!

Gibby starts limping around the bases.

Whoo, whoo!

(crowd cheering)

The crowd's going absolutely bananas.

He rounds third base, high fives his third base coach.

He gets home and starts having to fend off all his teammates

'cause he's in so much pain, right?

This would be the only time

that Gibson bats in the entire series,

but the Dodgers would use that momentum

to go on and win the series four games to one.

Ah, it was unbelievable!

Oh my God.

- That might be the most adorable thing I've ever seen.

- You gotta see the entire game all the way through one day.

- I don't think I need to.

(Will laughs)

- Oh.

- (sighs) Okay, I never do this.

- What?

- I'm gonna ask you five questions

and you're going to answer right away.

Lie to me, I leave.

Hesitate, I sit on the porch, got it?

- Got it.

- [Michele] That wasn't one of the questions. - Okay.

- Okay.

Do you have a girlfriend?

- No.

- [Michele] Kids? - [Chris] Nope.

- Fate or free will? - Free will.

- What is your favorite memory?

- I remember coming home one day

and I saw this girl with a bat who scared the shit outta me.

(Michele chuckles)

- Do you wanna go to dinner next week?

- Yes.

But I can't.

I'm leaving for work tomorrow.

- Oh, that's okay.

For how long?

(Will sighs)

- About six months.

- Wow.

- [Will] Yeah.

- You definitely didn't mention that earlier.

- I didn't know this was gonna happen.

- (sighs) See, this is why--

- But I'll be back.

And look, I,

I really feel like we have a connection.

- Me too.

But six months is a long time.

- True.

But we have tonight,

so let's make it perfect.

- (chuckles) You are such a filmmaker.

How would this perfect movie moment go?

- What's the genre?

- Hmm, horror.

- Cool, let me grab my bat.

- No!

Drama.

Romance.

- Romance.

Huh.

Well, I would start off by setting the mood.

- Do you have anything supple?

- Funny you ask.

("Waiting for my Moon " by Noah and the Megafauna playing)

- Hmm,

supple (chuckles).

- Then I would look across the room

at the beautiful young lady sitting by herself,

and I would ask her to dance.

And then I would dim the lights

and find some innocuous reason to touch you,

like gently placing your hair behind your ear.

And then, then I would cut in tight,

long lens so that the background was blurred,

nothing in focus but us.

? 10 million intersections ?

- So that we are the center of the universe.

Nothing else matters.

Then I would cut to your lips, slightly parted

so that audience knows exactly what I'm thinking about.

So when I lean in to kiss you, it's not out of the blue.

It's expected,

inevitable.

- Like your baseball game.

- Yes.

?

- [Baseball Announcer] Reyes reaches for the slider.

Oh my. High fly ball to center.

It may have a chance. Back, back, and DeLord grabs it

at the warning track. And that will retire the side.

- [Baseball Announcer] You know,

I'm really scratching my head here, Bob.

What's he doing chasing after a pitch like that

with a 3 and 0 count?

Reyes has been a fastball hitter

since he came into the league.

In that situation, on this stage,

you gotta have the patience.

- [Baseball Announcer] I'm sure that's one swing

he wishes he could take back.

(hip hop music playing)

- [Will] What up, fellas?

- Hey, look who it is, back from the dead.

- (chuckles) Still alive, my friends, still alive.

- What up, bro?

- What up, brother?

It's good to see you, man.

What's up, fellas?

- What's up, man?

- Friday night.

I thought you guys would be out raging.

- Shit.

I'm up at like five in the morning now on the weekends.

- Hmm.

- How long has it been, man, like two years?

- Yeah, yeah, I think it's been about two years, man.

- Times are a-changing, man.

Cheech got married.

- No way.

- Yeah, he's about to have a kid.

Julio's moving to Sacramento with his girl.

- [Will] Oh, we're losing another one.

- Ronnie's on kid number seven or eight, bro.

(group laughs)

Even Mike's moving out.

- No shit.

- Danielle and I have been together three years now.

It's about that time, brother.

- He finally got tired of his mom walking in on them.

(group laughs)

- Brian, that was one time.

- You want a beer, bro?

- Ah, I'd love one, man, but I gotta get in.

Chris is having a thing.

- Yeah, we didn't get invited to that one, man.

Some things never change.

- How could you live in LA and still be afraid of Mexicans?

- No, no, Chris is cool, man.

- You know, there is a negative portrayal of Latinos

through stereotypes in the media

that create a distorted perception of who we are

as Americans of Mexican descent.

That's the real issue.

(group laughs)

What?

I'm taking a media studies class.

- Alex, Alex, I love it, man.

We'll continue the conversation when I'm done.

- I'd like that.

- All right, I'll see you guys in a bit.

- Later, bro.

- We'll be here, bro.

- [Will] Save me a beer.

- You got it, brother.

(pensive music)

- Will. (Will laughs)

Holy shit, man, you made it!

- Yeah.

Oh, man, look at you.

You look great.

- Yeah. - Nice outfit.

- Thanks, buddy.

When you clicked maybe on that invite, I was kind of like,

I don't think he's coming.

- Oh.

- But you made it, man, Mr. Movie Man.

- No, no, no.

- Dude, you did not have to do that.

- Oh no, no, no. It's just a little--

- I will take it.

So beer,

champagne,

tequila?

- Champagne.

It's a celebration.

- Yeah, all right.

Yeah, you're right.

I'm celebrating for two reasons, man.

It's nice to see you.

- Nice to see you too, man.

- Come on, I wanna introduce you to my girl.

Yeah. - Oh, okay.

- Check it.

- [Will] Oh, what is this?

It's amazing.

- All her.

Hey. - Yes, hi.

- This is my old roommate, Will.

- We've met,

actually. - No, no, I don't think--

- Yeah, yeah, it was the day before I left for New Mexico.

- What?

I don't remember that.

Huh.

Well, it's great to have you back, man.

It's been too long.

- Way too long, man.

- Let me get you that drink. - Got it.

- I have to refresh all of this, sorry.

?

- There it is. - Cheers.

- Cheers, man, congratulations.

- Thanks, buddy.

- Hey, Chris, come here, come here.

Do you remember that time in South Padre Island?

When we got shit faced everyday for breakfast and dinner--

- [Chris] Yeah, it was fantastic.

- [Will] Congratulations.

- Thanks.

- This looks beautiful.

- Michele, this is such a beautiful spread.

- Thanks, Vanessa. (Vanessa chuckles)

- It's gorgeous.

- Yeah.

She's a real artist, huh?

- Mm-hmm (Vanessa chuckles)

- This is Will.

He's an actual artist.

- No. - No way. Hi.

Hi, Will.

I'm Vanessa.

- Hi, Vanessa. - Nice to meet you.

- It's nice to meet you too.

- So you're an artist.

Where do you do your artistry?

Where do you live?

- I live in New Mexico, actually.

- Oh.

- But I'm in town for work.

I'm in town pretty often. - Oh.

- I got the invitation.

I just wasn't sure if I should come.

- Why wouldn't you come?

Michele throws the best parties.

This is so beautiful.

- [Will] It is.

- Yeah.

- Will is one of Chris's friends,

so I guess Chris invited him.

- I used to live with Chris.

- No way.

- Yeah.

I'm not sure if you saw the place before Michele moved in,

but I'm sure she found out pretty quickly

that I wasn't the dirty one.

(Vanessa laughs)

- Michele, why haven't I met this Will before?

- 'Cause I only met him once for like a moment.

- It was an amazing moment.

- Okay.

I guess that's the thing about life, you know.

People come, they go.

It's innocuous.

- Some people make an impression that's sticks forever.

- That's very true.

- I have to get some things out of the fridge.

- So,

how long are you-- - Excuse me. - Okay.

- Listen, I,

I'm sorry.

- For what?

- [Jenny] Michele!

Oh my God.

I love your house.

I want your house.

I want your taste.

- Show her the ring.

- Yes.

Vintage?

- It's her grandmother's stones.

- Oh my God, stop.

It's amazing.

- [Amanda] Do you know how he proposed?

- No, tell me the story!

- I didn't tell you the story?

Oh, I haven't seen you in so long.

- Oh my gosh, is she telling the story?

- She's telling the story.

- I'm telling the story.

Okay, well, I thought we were going on a vacation.

But it's Chris, so it wasn't just any vacation.

It was an adventure.

- [Chris] Dude, I miss kegs, man.

- [Johnny D] You miss kegs.

What?

Is this Will?

- What's up, Big Dave?

Good to see you.

Johnny D!

- Willie, Will!

It's good to see you. - It's good to see you guys.

- What, are you back in LA?

- No, no, no, I'm just visiting.

I've been working out of Santa Fe, actually.

- Are you like chasing Kokopelli or something like that?

- Dude, you're gonna be in town for the bachelor party.

Next Friday night.

- [Dougie] Oh, did someone say bachelor party?

- Oh, I hear that.

- Yeah, we're thinking about pregaming it

at about eight o'clock, maybe do some trust falls,

and then we're gonna go out afterwards.

- Isn't it a little early for a bachelor party?

- Yeah, well, I'm just calling it a bachelor party.

I just don't wanna have the curfew.

You know what I'm saying?

- We'll do a little flaming Dr. Peppers.

Get on it.

- Well, in that case, I'm gonna try my best to do be there.

- Oh, yeah.

It tastes just like regular Dr. Pepper.

- It sure does. - But gets you fucked up.

(group laughs)

- Guys, I'm gonna go grab another champagne.

Anybody want anything? - [Group] Uh...

- [Johnny D] A glazed donut.

- We do have those.

- Thanks, I'm good, brother.

Thank you, man.

Marcus, man. Look at this guy, he don't age.

- I know, black don't crack.

Beige don't age.

(group laughs)

- Dude, what are you doing out there in the desert?

- Yeah, yeah, I just finished a documentary.

I was doing this like thing about wolves

that have been going extinct and stuff, so.

- Cool. - Yeah.

I'm really excited about it, man.

Yeah, what's,

yeah, yeah, no, it's been,

we're almost, it's in post.

It's still in post, yeah.

How's the wifey?

- She's good until I show up.

(group laughs)

- Right, like that's rough.

Tell me, tell me, are wolves like affectionate lovers?

- Give one second, brother.

Thank you.

I'll see you guys in a bit.

Thank you.

- That's such a cliffhanger. - Hanging on wolves.

- That just made it awkward.

- [Will] Not calling.

- [Michele] I'm sorry, what was that?

- I'm sorry I never called you.

- Oh my God, it's not a thing, really.

- It is.

You should probably keep that covered.

Anyway, I'm sorry.

- I don't know if you noticed,

but I'm currently hosting an engagement party.

Mine. - [Will] I should have called.

- It's no big deal.

- I should have called. (plane engine whirs)

- There's been an increase in airport traffic.

You got out just in time.

Why didn't you?

Give me a reason.

Anything would be nice.

- I, um...

- You know what?

It doesn't matter, honestly.

I think things worked out the way that they should.

- Maybe.

Maybe not.

It's hard to say at the moment.

- And that's all it was.

- Here you are.

- [Michele] Hey!

I overcooked the brisket.

- Oh, you want me to take it out?

- No, it needs to rest a bit.

- Oh, all right.

Well, we need ice so--

- We have two extra bags in the cooler.

- Oh, we went through that.

- [Michele] Seriously?

- Yeah, people are drinking.

It's a party. I'll go.

- No. No, there's an app--

- Guys, I can go grab some.

- No way, man, you're a guest.

- You're the groom, man. You can't leave your own party.

- [Chris] I can.

I'm just gonna run to the liquor store, 10 minutes. I'll be right back.

- [Michele] Chris-- - Listen, I--

- I gotta deal with the brisket

and then people are gonna think

that we snuck away for a quickie, so.

- [Chris] Should we step away for a quickie? - [Michele] No, no, no--

- Okay, okay, okay. I'm gonna go.

You deal with the brisket.

Will, keep her company while she briskets.

- Or you could take Will with you

and you guys could catch up.

- We're gonna have plenty of time

to do that on Friday night.

(Will chuckles)

Bachelor party.

- You're seriously going with them?

- I mean, someone's gotta keep an eye out on that boy.

- I've been living with that boy for two years now.

I know everything I need to know about him, and I trust him.

- Did you tell Chris about us?

- There is no us, Will.

Look, there,

there was a time where I was was very hurt

and confused by you, but we're good.

Everybody's good.

I'm happy with the path that my life is on.

- I don't think I'm gonna make it to the wedding.

- Good, because you weren't invited.

That's why we're having this.

It's gonna be very small.

- I always intended on coming back.

I just kept getting sidetracked.

- What was her name?

- Oh, there you are.

Oh my gosh, you need a drink.

- No, no, no, I'm just getting ready to head out.

- No, no.

No, he can't go.

- He can.

- You know, Vanessa, I'll go ahead and have that drink.

- All right.

- But whatever you pour, make sure it's extra full of ice.

- Ice.

Yeah, the man likes it cold. (chuckles)

Okay, I'll be back.

(Will sighs)

- Renata.

- What was that?

- Her name.

Renata.

- [Michele] That's a nice name.

- Yeah.

- So are you still seeing this Renata?

- As much as I can, yeah.

She's my daughter.

- What?

- Yeah.

- You have a daughter.

- She's one year old.

- To Renata.

- To Renata.

- So I guess I should say congratulations.

- Thank you.

- Should I assume you are the first man

to have a child on his own, or was there a female involved?

- Her name was Moira.

- Moira.

Irish.

I'm picturing red hair.

Someone's got a thing.

- (chuckles) It was actually brown.

- And does she know that you're here?

- [Will] Yeah.

- Really?

- [Will] Yeah.

- Curiouser and curiouser.

- We're not together.

- [Michele] Obviously.

- I mean, we're not a couple.

- Her choice or yours?

- Never really were.

I mean, we tried it when she was pregnant, but it was,

yeah. - I gotta admit,

this is not at all what I expected,

so you can just give it to me straight.

- All right, well, when I flew into Albuquerque,

she met me at the airport.

She was a production manager on the documentary.

- The wolves.

- [Will] Yeah.

- So it was love at first sight.

(Will chuckles)

- It was more of a high altitude drunken mistake.

And then she was pregnant, and so I stayed for Renata.

- It was the right thing to do.

- It was never even a question.

- I suddenly feel very small in comparison.

- [Will] No, that was not my intention.

- I'll bet she's beautiful.

- [Will] Moira?

- Renata.

- She's an angel.

I mean, she takes after her dad.

Look, I'm sorry I didn't tell you before.

- Hey, I would have forgotten about me too.

- I did not forget about you.

I just assumed

that you didn't wanna have anything to do with me.

- Oh, so you made up my mind for me.

- No, then Chris called

and said that he needed to move my stuff into storage

because his girlfriend was moving in.

And later, I find out that that girlfriend was you.

- Guys just don't do details, huh?

- We're there for the big stuff.

- Yeah, like bachelor parties and strip clubs.

- Yeah, if need be.

Any Magic Mikes in your future?

- I wouldn't even know where to go.

- I mean, 'cause I've been known

to break it down a little bit.

- Oh, you have?

So you sideline as a stripper now.

- You know, I still got a few little moves left in me.

- And you brought them with you, I see.

- I mean...

- We don't need to get into this.

I'm ready. - This isn't,

geez. - Hold up.

Girl, hold up.

Watch out now. - Come on, please. Will, you can't.

- I said watch out now. - Stop.

Will, stop, you're being childish. Please.

- Whoa!

Hey.

Whoa.

So you're the stripper.

I knew it! (chuckles)

- He's not. He'd like to be though.

- Oh, okay.

Well, hey, I,

I, I, I couldn't find any ice, so I just,

I got you some warm rum.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

- [Will] Appreciate it.

- Anyways...

- We're out of ice.

- Ah, well then that makes sense.

I was really looking. (chuckles)

So what are you guys talking about in here?

(phone pings)

Oh!

Oh, is that your niece?

- My daughter. - Oh.

(clears throat)

You have a daughter?

- Yeah. - Cool.

Wow.

That's...

what a, that's a big commitment...

(sighs) to have.

Anyways, uh...

Okay, I, you know what, I forgot, um.

I need to, um...

I was gonna go...(sighs)

Oh, I'm very hot. (chuckles)

Is the air on?

- Find some ice?

- Yes, yes.

I need to go find some ice.

So I'm gonna go find some ice

and I will let you guys know if I find some ice, okay?

- Wow.

Babies,

they're basically chick repellent in this town.

- You know, even just a cryptic text message

would have been nice.

- If I would have given you a reason,

it would have been final.

- Well, now it is.

So the documentary, how'd that turn out?

- Really good, actually.

Still in post, but I don't know.

I have a feeling it's gonna be a powerful piece.

- And the wolves, they extinct?

- [Will] Not yet, thank God.

- [Michele] Well, let us know when it's out.

- I would, but you're not on social media.

- [Michele] Neither are you.

- You looked?

- I wondered.

- Hmm.

Well, I am, but just for work stuff.

- I avoid it at all costs.

- I get it.

- So are you gonna show me a picture of this kid?

(Will chuckles)

- Meet...

Renata.

- Oh, she has your eyes.

- She does, right?

She's a cutie.

Are you and Chris gonna try?

- You don't get to ask that.

- No.

It's a job of a new parent,

pressure as many people to join the club.

- Well, pressure elsewhere.

- Copy that.

You should open this.

- [Michele] You got us a gift?

- I got you a gift.

- Should I guess?

- Sure.

- Is it a rock?

- No.

- A paperweight?

- Nope. - Your cold dead heart?

(Will chuckles)

- Strike three.

- [Michele] Cute.

- [Will] I signed it.

- I should throw this at you.

(Will chuckles)

- If you wish.

- I remember that day.

The baseball stuff.

- [Will] Are you reminiscing?

- Don't ruin it.

- Sorry.

- Or apologize.

- Okay.

Well, looks like things are going really good for you.

- Yeah.

I'm teaching,

planning my wedding.

- That's good.

Can I ask you something?

- I, I really should get back outside.

- [Will] How did you and Chris end up together?

- Well,

we were both paying rent on our own.

I was in over my head with work and school,

and it seemed like a good idea to move in together

when you didn't come back.

- And you magically fell in love?

- He was my best friend.

It grew from there.

- And that's it.

- Not everybody needs a passionate fling

in an airport lobby to fall in love.

- It was a fling. It wasn't love.

- So it just didn't work out?

- I was in love with someone else.

- You need to go.

(back door opens)

- Oh, hey.

Where's the loo, Miss Wyatt?

- [Michele] Oh, just--

- Wait, Miss Wyatt.

So what's it gonna be now? (chuckles)

- Yeah.

- Um, Miss DeLord.

- DeLord.

- I like it.

- Same. - Yeah.

- Bathroom's that way, girls. - Thanks.

Do you have to go? - Yeah.

- Please go.

- Okay.

- Hold on, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Will, you leaving already?

- Oh, dude, I'm double booked tonight, man.

- Oh, so we're just the opening act for the headliner.

- No, no, no, no.

- Dude, you can't leave.

We're number one and wherever you're going is number two.

Tell him.

- I think he heard you.

- Michele, you can't let this man go.

- This is only the second time I've met this man

so let him go.

Excuse me.

- [Dougie] What?

- You know what, guys,

the number two in baseball is significant.

- Mm-hmm.

- You can steal second base,

put a runner in scoring position, a double play.

There's nothing more beautiful in sports than a double play.

But it also means that you are on the edge, right?

If you have two outs or two strikes,

that means you only got one more shot before you're done.

1932 World Series, game three, Babe Ruth calls his shot.

Now, this has a certain relevance.

- Are you following all this?

- Yeah, the number two.

- I'm glad you're listening.

You see, the Yankee-Cub rivalry was intense.

Oh, hey.

- Hi.

- I mean, these fans hated each other.

Cubs fans were being this as an angry mob.

- Baseball.

- Oh. - Fifth inning,

tied game, Babe Ruth steps to play for the second time.

He's already hit a home run.

Cubs are yelling at him from the dugout, "Ah, you bum.

"Sit down, you fat ass."

Ruth responds. He's yelling back.

He is pissed.

He's at the plate.

Now mind you, he's a lefthanded batter.

I'm right handed, but anyway--

- That is correct.

- First pitch, strike one!

The crowd starts getting into it even more.

Second pitch.

Strike two!

- [Group] Two. - (laughs) Yes.

You guys are doing great.

Now, Babe Ruth hadn't even swung his bat yet.

But then,

ever so slightly,

Babe Ruth lifts his hand,

and calls his shot.

Next pitch,

he swings.

(baseball bat crack) Boom!

Deep center field!

- [Group] Home run!

- Yes!

The Yankees would go on to sweep the Cubs

and that would be Babe Ruth's last hit in the World Series.

- Classic Will, classic Will. (chuckles)

- [Dougie] Well done, bravo. - [Marcus] You go, brother.

Preach, telling your stories, brother.

- You guys are a good audience.

It's great to see you, Marcus.

- Right back at you, man.

- Yeah, I'll see you guys. - Yeah.

- See you, buddy.

So do you feel enlightened?

- More like parched.

So do you think they hired that guy?

- I actually heard he's a stripper.

Hey Michele! - [Michele] Hey.

- LA is so weird.

- Why don't you make a movie about that?

- They already did.

The Babe, John Goodman.

- Oh, well, you'll find another one.

- For the next time we meet?

- Another story to make a movie about.

- Did you like it?

- It's just how I wanna remember you.

- So I'm not gonna see you again.

- When you're in town, see Chris.

Just Chris.

- But you said I was innocuous.

And if you don't care about me,

if you didn't think about me the entire time I was gone,

and if you don't think that moment was something special

and different and a huge mistake

not to see if it meant something,

then why can't I see you again?

- Because it'll make Chris uncomfortable.

- Bullshit.

You clearly didn't tell him about us.

- [Michele] I don't wanna have to.

- Michele.

- Please. Just...

Okay, just go.

And don't worry.

This time, I actually don't want you calling me.

Congratulations again.

- [Will] Yeah.

- It's nice to see you.

- You too.

(Will sighs)

- [Baseball Announcer] I've seen a lot of ball games

in my time, but I gotta tell you, I just don't know

how you come back from an inning like that.

Unforced error after unforced error.

You gotta question where your mindset's at.

This is the big show, not the sandlot.

I can tell you one thing.

There's gonna be a lot of second guessing

in that locker room tonight

if they don't turn things around.

They may find a way to come back,

but at this point, it's gonna take a miracle.

- Who's this?

(hip hop song playing)

? Shorty what it do, let me holla at you ?

? I know it's been a minute ? since we've been cool ?

? All the bullshit that ? we've been through ?

? Now you got a new life ? and a boyfriend too ?

? Baby, that's cute how he call you boo ?

? Homie's all sprung ? got your name tattooed ?

- Oh, shit!

Is that Will?

- Big Time is back!

Visiting the little people.

- Gentlemen. (chuckles)

What's up, brother? - What's up, bro?

- Good to see you, man.

- Likewise, man.

- Ooh, look at this guy looking all snappy.

- Where's the Bronco?

- Oh, dude, I sold it, man.

- Ah.

- To some bougie ass East Coaster who's in town

trying to take it up the PCH.

- Man, I told you, if you were gonna sell it,

I would have bought it.

- Bro, he gave me like five grand over asking price.

- I'd have given you five grand under asking price.

- That's a lot.

- Dude, I saw that clip online.

That shit was crazy, man.

- Wait, which one?

- The one where we got that award, and JLo presented.

Good for you, man.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

It was this little documentary that I shot.

- Pss.

Bro, I'm little.

You ain't gotta be humble, man.

You touched JLo.

Life goals right there.

- Yo, no bullshit, man.

I saw that little moment you had

when she came over and gave you the trophy.

I know you, Will.

I know that look.

- (chuckles) She's very sweet, man, and charming.

- Come on, bro.

- And incredibly hot.

- I just wanna make sure.

- You even made Alex proud, bro

with your whole inspiring, go Latino speech.

- Dude, that was all for him, man.

Where is he?

Dude, where's the crew?

- You're looking at it, man.

Everyone's grown up.

Even this guy is done.

- Bullshit, man.

I do what I wanna do.

I mean, I'm here, right?

Nobody telling me where to go.

- Ha.

- Brian, let's go.

- Oh, shit, hold my beer.

Babe, I'm with an award-winning filmmaker here.

- We're late.

- It's 5:26.

You said 5:30.

I got four minutes.

- Brian Christopher, let's go right now!

- Shit, I gotta go.

- Brian Christopher?

- Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do

for the relationship.

- Yes, sir.

Have fun, Brian Christopher.

- Mercedes.

- Hello, Lisa.

- Hi.

Why do you always make me use your middle name?

- You look beautiful today, babe.

- Beautiful? (speaking spanish)

- Young love. (chuckles)

- Things have gotten quiet since you moved out.

- Yeah, it's been about four years now.

- It's been good, seeing the guys do their thing,

take care of their kids.

It's a trip.

- Yeah, I'm sure, man.

What about you?

- I got a girl in Chino Hills,

thinking about moving in with her.

(Will laughs)

- What, are you getting soft on me now, Hugito, huh?

- Happens to the best of us, man.

Besides, this neighborhood's changing, man.

Nothing but white people doing yoga and drinking $10 juices.

- Yeah.

- I'm gonna make a fortune selling this house. - I bet.

- You want a beer?

- Oh, actually, no.

I gotta...

I gotta run in and take care of some business, man.

But if you're gonna be out here in a little while,

I'll come back and I'll grab one.

- Yeah.

- Keep it cold.

- (chuckles) No.

Well, my plan is to be outta here by tonight.

Yeah, I think I can do it.

Although just,

Chris, of course, has left many a thing behind.

And you know, if he doesn't see it,

then it's not his responsibility.

So of course, then I pack it up and herein lies the problem.

That's Chris for you. (gasps)

- I should have knocked.

- I,

Ness, I gotta go.

No, I,

no, I just, I found a,

something that Chris left behind and I gotta get rid of it.

Okay, I'll talk to you later.

All right, bye.

- Subtle.

(Michele sighs)

I was in the neighborhood.

I thought I'd stop by and see if you needed some help.

- You are like a virus.

- Excuse me.

- That just keeps mutating.

Yeah, I think that I've beaten you,

and then, what's the word?

- [Will] Relapse? - No. (chuckles)

A relapse would infer

that I gave into the virus in the first place.

Whatever this is has been dormant.

And then suddenly--

- An infection?

- No, an infection would be my very brief marriage.

This is

an ailment.

Yeah, and it's become a chronic condition

that has returned to the middle of my living room.

- So I take it you guys aren't cordial.

- (sighs) Understatement.

I thought I married a man.

It turns out he just wanted me to be his nanny.

- Hey, look.

I'm sorry things didn't work out with you and Chris.

If you wanna talk about it, we could--

- Sure, let's talk.

Why can't men just show love, huh?

Why the insecurities?

Why the selfishness?

Why can't they see the mess they make in front of them

and just clean it up?

- Am I supposed to answer all those questions

or just the last one?

- Why can't you just become the men

that your mother's hoped that you would be

instead of just remaining a child and refusing to grow

and then just finding another mother

who thought that she signed up to be a wife?

- We need a lot of praise.

- For what?

- For everything.

We haven't evolved as a species very far from the caveman.

We no longer get the adoration

of capturing and slaughtering a mastodon,

so what we need is constant praise.

- Even if you've done nothing?

- [Will] Yes.

- And if you've done something?

- [Will] Double the praise.

- This feels true.

- Actually, what you should say is, "This feels true.

"Good answer, Will."

- If only I had praised his simple existence.

So how's your delayed manhood treating you?

(Will chuckles)

- Whoa.

- Well, I've seen your posts.

- Are you spending a lot of time on social media these days?

- That's what those of us

in the midst of a divorce have to do.

After, we can reintegrate,

but during, it's awkward for everyone.

- Which posts?

- I see you also found yourself a 24-year-old

and a wannabe actress at that.

- Yeah, at 24, it's not a wannabe.

It's up and coming.

- Congratulations.

- She's actually a really nice girl.

But, it's kinda hard to relate.

And she's a little awkward around Renata,

so honestly, it's not gonna last.

- So he does have some sense left.

Oh no, if you're here, you're helping.

- Yes, ma'am.

- You can take care of some of this too.

(Will grunts)

- I got it.

No, no, no, please, no help.

- Your drop-by is working out for me.

So what are you saving from extinction now?

- My career.

(Michele scoffs)

Just kidding.

That's already extinct.

My agent.

- [Michele] Hmm, your agent, fancy.

- Yeah, we didn't work out so I'm soliciting other agents.

- Commitment issues, what a surprise.

- Are you on some type of mean pill today?

- Sorry.

It's been a stressful week.

- I'm sorry.

I can imagine.

- I don't think that you can.

Um, you were saying?

- No, it was nothing.

I was,

I was just saying that I lost a lot of heat because

I turned down a lot of big jobs that were on the road.

So I'm back at my old job.

I'm a partner now.

- Hmm.

- It's not glamorous, but it's steady.

- So you're not chasing the dream anymore?

- Actually, I chase her every day.

When I catch her, she just laughs and laughs.

She's the dream now.

- You're lucky you have her.

- [Will] Yeah.

- So how often do you see her?

- Everyday.

She lives with me.

- [Michele] Where?

- [Will] Here in LA.

- Really?

- Yeah.

Moira and I, we ended up getting a duplex together.

She's in one and I'm in the other.

- [Michele] Ah, how very adult.

- Well, there just wasn't a lot of work in New Mexico

so she agreed to move,

after I hired her.

(Michele chuckles)

- Wait.

So she's the mother of your daughter

and you're the boss of her?

- It's fine.

We co-parent well together.

Eyes on the prize.

- Impressive.

- And you?

- And me what?

- You're the one that's moving?

- Yeah, I'm better off at the beach.

- And Chris?

- He moved in with his young adult last week.

- Sad to see this place go.

So many great memories.

- Why are you here, Will?

- I saw you post a picture.

- The on to the next one?

- Yeah.

And I miss you.

- This is not a good time for me.

- I understand.

- I'm acting like I have a tremendous amount of control,

but in all honesty, I'm about to have a meltdown right now.

- No, it's okay.

- I need a minute.

(Will sighs)

- Shit.

(Michele sobs)

Nice.

- Nice.

You want something to drink?

- Yeah, I'll have what you're having.

Thank you.

- Giants, huh?

- Yeah.

You inspired me to become a baseball fan.

Nothing I like more than watching the Dodgers lose.

- Okay.

- What's Renata's size?

I'll get her a jersey.

- Oh, no, she's actually out of the diaper stage now,

so no need for that.

You should meet her.

Maybe we could grab dinner tomorrow.

- I'm pretty sure I'm not ready for that.

- Oh, no, no, it'd be something super chill,

at the house, no pressure.

- I can't really do anything until I'm outta here.

You know, the whole ever-flowing joys

of irreconcilable differences.

- Yeah, I would have thought

Chris would have grown up by now.

- Me too.

- [Will] How old is she?

- 24.

- [Will] Ah.

- Yeah, just like your up-and-comer.

- She's not mine.

She's just my date on occasion.

- Yeah, that's probably how it started for Chris.

He'll learn.

At 20, they think they have all the solutions

to all the problems caused by everybody over 30

and they just can't wait to tell you

how they're gonna clean up your mess.

- Yeah, I've had an uptick in life satisfaction

ever since I started listening to my elders.

- God, it's amazing.

The whole wisdom and experience thing

they talked about was real.

- [Will] Shocking.

- God, you know you're getting old

when you're bitching about the generation below you.

No wonder he left.

I don't even recognize myself anymore.

- Hey, you're in there.

- This isn't me.

Every time I open myself up to love,

I just get the shit kicked out of me.

- [Will] Don't let it.

- I'm just so tired.

- Hey, look.

I'm really, really sorry

that things didn't work out with you and Chris.

- You know, when he left, I gave him a choice,

and he made the same decision as my father.

- What, you finally got an answer?

You had mentioned that you never knew what happened,

that things would have been a little bit easier

if you at least had a reason.

- Good memory.

Yeah, he came back out of nowhere,

a little too late to change the past.

- Hey.

There's a future.

On your terms now, all right?

No more wondering.

I can help you put the rest of the stuff in the truck.

- [Michele] I don't need you to.

- I know.

I want to.

- I got it.

- Well, I'm on my way out anyway

so I'll just grab that last one.

- Will, our lives are not intertwined.

I have not been pining for you.

You made your choices, and I made mine.

We can pretend like we had something like,

like, like an old comfort because it feels nice,

but we barely know each other.

- Look, I understand why you would say that.

I do.

But if you recall,

the last few times that we saw each other--

- [Michele] It was just the two times.

- Well, listen, I just wanna make it clear

that I'm not here to try to rekindle some type of anything.

- Well then, why are you here?

- I don't think we ever grow up,

on the inside, that is.

I feel like a part of us always stays a child.

And watching Renata grow into this charming,

beautiful person, I'm left in so much wonder.

And honestly, it makes me sad

that I can't share special moments like that with you,

someone that I connected to, even if it was just two times.

- I don't know you.

- Look, but I know you.

I do.

I know your spirit.

I know you probably think this sounds ridiculous,

but I met this beautiful person four years ago.

And I was a fool then. But I'm not a fool now.

We had a moment.

And trust me, I wish it would've been a lot more than that,

but you know what, that's on me.

But for now I just,

I feel like we're supposed to be in each other's lives

in some way.

- I would really love that.

- [Will] Great.

- But I can't.

- I understand.

I had to take a swing.

- It was good to see you, Will.

Thank you for dropping by.

- It was good to see you too.

- You're just gonna leave?

- Strike three.

I wasn't gonna take it looking.

- And that's it?

- You said you didn't want my help.

- I did say that.

I have to do this on my own.

Uh, Will.

- [Will] There she is.

- You can't go without a baseball story.

Isn't that our thing?

- Okay.

Let's see.

This is our third encounter.

Three's such a terrible number in baseball,

three strikes, three outs.

- Well, not if you're on defense.

- True.

- Yeah, three-game lead in the World Series,

300 batting average, hitting a standup triple.

- Look at you.

You really did get into baseball, huh?

- Yeah, a little.

- Okay.

You're right.

We're on third base.

We hit that third strike.

Deep into a corner, stretch a double into a triple,

or maybe we just got here on a bad throw.

We haven't earned it.

But it doesn't matter how we got here

because here we are on third base.

- Okay.

What next?

- 1955 World Series, Dodgers versus Yankees, game one.

Jackie Robinson's standing on third base

in a house that Ruth built.

No one in the entire stadium thought it was possible.

But you know what Jackie was thinking?

Steal home.

- And?

- He was safe!

But not without controversy, of course.

To his grave, the great Yogi Berra

insisted that he was out!

- And that's it?

- Yeah.

- It's a little anti-climactic.

- It's a really famous play.

- Well, thank you, Will.

- You're welcome, Michele.

Oh!

One more thing.

I will see you on Mondays and Wednesdays in the fall.

- You didn't.

- Philosophy 112, The Soul and Search for Meaning.

- That's stalking.

- I would have dropped the class if this didn't work out

or if it went any worse, of course.

- No one drops my class.

- Yes, professor.

Maybe one day after class, we could go grab dinner.

- Yeah, I have a strict policy

against fraternizing with my students.

- Oh, it's gonna make Renata really sad.

- You told her about me?

- Well, once in a while

I would tell her a story about a princess

who just happens to be named Michele.

- [Michele] And what's the prince's name?

- Paco.

- Prince Paco.

Yeah, that's got a ring to it.

- [Will] Yes, it does.

- Well,

I have to finish up here, so.

- I'll see you later.

- Will.

One more thing.

(plane engine whirs)

- (indiscernible)

(plane engine whirs)

(nostalgic music playing)

? I never really got why we're here ?

? Just look at all we build in our lives ?

? And we all disappear ?

? A few of us are born with so much ?

? While most of us just ? chasing down a dream ?

? That we just can't touch ?

? So why we try so hard in this place ?

? When pain and suffering is a guarantee ?

? And happiness is a phase ?

? I wonder if one day we're at peace ?

? Or will this whole world just become ?

? Like the Middle East ?

? But when I was younger, ? when I was younger ?

? I had the answers, I've got to say ?

? But all of my answers, ? now that I'm older ?

? Turned into questions in front of me ?

? I wonder if we get one true love ?

? Or maybe there's a few out ? there or maybe not even one ?

? I wonder if it's made up by man ?

? I wonder if love is what we ? make with our own two hands ?

? I wonder why I write all these songs ?

? I wonder if you know ? what you're saying ?

? When you sing along ?

? And will you know my ? name when I'm gone ?

? Or are you just too sick ? of all these love songs ?

? But when we were younger, ? when we were younger ?

? I had the answers, I've got to say ?

? But all of my answers ? now that I'm older ?

? Turned into questions in front of me ?