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STADIUM ANNOUNCER:
CONDOR BALL, THIRD AND 10

FROM THEIR OWN 29-YARD LINE.

JORDAN: DOWN, SET, GO!

[CROWD CHEERING]

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

AYE, THAT THIRD-AND-LONG PLAY
IN THE SECOND QUARTER.

UH, THE ONE WHERE
I PASSED TO DESHAWN

AND WE GOT A FIRST DOWN?
SPENCER: YEAH, I WAS MAN-TO-MAN

WITH NO SAFETY HELP.
I COULD HAVE SCORED, BRUH.

BUT WE STILL ENDED UP
SCORING ON THAT DRIVE.

I’M JUST SAYING,
YOU USUALLY FIND ME
ON THOSE PLAYS.

THIS AIN’T GOT NOTHING
TO DO WITH LIV’S BOOK
OR ME NOT TELLING YOU

ABOUT THE DRAFT, RIGHT?
JORDAN: SPENCE, I’M GOOD, OK?

LOOK, WE ARE 3-0
AND KICKING ASS,

ALL RIGHT? I MEAN, WE
DIDN’T WIN OUR THIRD GAME

LAST SEASON
UNTIL WHAT, NOVEMBER?

ALL RIGHT, IF YOU’RE
TELLING ME IT’S NOTHING
PERSONAL, THEN I BELIEVE YOU.

I AM JUST MAKING
MY READS AND FOLLOWING

THE ANALYTICS LIKE MAC SAID.
SPENCER: AH!

MAC’S ANALYTICS.
JORDAN, CHUCKLING: OK.

LOOK, LOOK, LOOK, LOOK,
I KNOW THAT YOU’RE NOT
CRAZY ABOUT ANALYTICS...

-MM-HMM.
-BUT THIS IS STILL
COACH KENNY’S TEAM.

HE’S THE ONE WHO’S
CALLING ALL THE PLAYS;
HE WILL MAKE SURE

THAT YOU GET YOUR TOUCHES.
SPENCER: I’M GLAD
YOU SO CONFIDENT.

MALE SINGER:
♪ BREAKING NEWS, BREAKING NEWS,
YEAH WE BACK IN TOWN ♪

♪ LET ’EM KNOW THAT WE NEVER
PLAN ON BACKING DOWN... ♪

♪ WHIPPING BACK AROUND
FLIPPING THE SCRIPT ♪

♪ DROPPING THAT HEAT
TO FAN THE FLAME ♪

♪ CAN’T TELL ME
THIS ISN’T LIT HUH ♪

♪ YOU GOTTA FEEL IT ♪

♪ NO WORDS CAN
DESCRIBE THE FEELING ♪

♪ ASK THE PLUG THE ENERGY
THROUGH THE CEILING ♪

NOW, WHY ARE WE
SULKING?

AIN’T NOBODY SULKING, OK?
I’M JUST OBSERVING.

DR. GUTENBERG’S BEEN IN THERE
WAY TOO LONG FOR MY LIKING.

ALL RIGHT, FELLAS,
BRING IT IN.
BRING IT IN.

LISTEN UP. SETTLE DOWN,
SETTLE DOWN.
[MUSIC STOPS]

CONGRATULATIONS
ON ANOTHER
HARD-FOUGHT VICTORY.

[PLAYERS CHEER]

YOU GUYS SHOWED UP
AND YOU CONTINUE
TO PROVE

THAT YOU GOT
THAT DOG IN YOU.

[PLAYERS BARK]

AND WE OWE PART
OF THAT SUCCESS
TO COACH MAC,

WHO HAS BEEN
A SOLID ADDITION
THIS PAST MONTH,

AND WHO I’M HAPPY
TO ANNOUNCE

IS OUR NEW
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR.

[PLAYERS CHEERING]

[PLAYERS BARKING]
MALE SINGER: ♪ NA NA NA NA NA ♪

♪ NA NA NA NA,
NA NA NA NA NA ♪

♪ NA NA NA NA NA,
NA NA NA ♪

SPENCER: COACH.

CAN I HOLLA AT YOU
FOR A SECOND?

-YEAH, WHAT’S UP, SPENCE?
-NOTHING.

JUST WANTED TO CHECK ON YOU,
MAKE SURE YOU GOOD.

WHY WOULDN’T I BE?

SERIOUSLY? THAT WHOLE
PROMOTION THING CAN’T BE
SITTING RIGHT WITH YOU.

HIS ANALYTICS
CAME UP BIG FOR US.

AS LONG AS WE’RE
GETTING THESE WINS,
THAT’S ALL THAT MATTERS.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT,
WAIT, WAIT.

CUT THE CRAP, OK?

THIS IS ME.

THAT WAS GUTENBERG’S WAY
OF PUTTING MAC IN POSITION

FOR YOUR JOB AS HEAD COACH,
AND YOU KNOW THAT.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

-WHAT DO YOU WANT ME
TO SAY, SPENCE?
-I WANT YOU

TO BE HONEST
ABOUT HOW UNFAIR
AND JACKED UP THIS IS.

-FAIR?
-YEAH.

BUSINESS
IS BUSINESS, BABY.

AIN’T NO FAIRNESS
TO THIS,

SO YOU BETTER
GET USED TO IT.

LOOK, YOU WANTED
TO ANNOUNCE
TO THE WORLD

THAT YOU’RE
DECLARING EARLY,
SO THIS IS NOTHING

COMPARED TO WHAT YOU’RE
GONNA EXPERIENCE
AT THE NEXT LEVEL.

-IS THAT SUPPOSED TO SCARE ME?
-NO.

NO, SIR,
JUST PREPARE YOU.

YOU’LL SEE WHAT I’M
TALKING ABOUT WHEN YOU MEET

WITH THOSE AGENTS TOMORROW.
LIKE I TOLD YOU BEFORE,

WELCOME TO
THE BIG LEAGUES, BRUH.

YOU’RE A COMMODITY NOW.

MALE SINGER: ♪ WORK, WORK ♪

♪ I GO TO WORK, WORK ♪

♪ I PUT IN THE,
I PUT IN THE WORK ♪

♪ MY HEAD’S ON THE GRIND,
MY FEET IN THE DIRT ♪

♪ DO WHAT YOU WANT,
WHAT YOU DESERVE ♪

♪ PUT IN THE WORK,
COME ON ♪

♪ I PUT IN THE WORK ♪

HEY.
[CHUCKLES]

HEY.

WELL, DR. LADAGE,
HOW BAD IS IT?

YOUR BLOOD FLOW
LOOKS GOOD, MEANING
THE CARDIOMYOPATHY

IS NOT PROGRESSING
OR CAUSING
ANY MORE DAMAGE.

-THAT’S GOOD, RIGHT?
-OH, IT’S GREAT.

BETWEEN
THE SPECIALIZED DIET,
THE MONITORED WORKOUTS

OVER THE LAST YEAR,
AND YOUR NEW MEDS,
YOUR HEART’S

IN THE BEST SHAPE
IT’S BEEN IN
IN A LONG TIME.

HOW ARE YOUR OVERALL
STRESS LEVELS?

FINE. YEAH, JAYMEE
AND I FINALLY GOT A.J.

ON A FAIRLY DECENT SCHEDULE
AND, I MEAN, THERE’S NO STRESS

AT WORK OR SCHOOL.
DR. LAVAGE: OK, GOOD.

ALL I CAN SAY IS JUST
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK,

KEEP YOUR STRESS LEVELS
TO A MINIMUM,

AND I WILL SEE YOU
IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.

-YES, MA’AM. THANK YOU.
-TAKE CARE.

OLIVIA: HEY,
CAN YOU DO ME A FAVOR
AND CALL MY PHONE?

I CANNOT FIND IT
ANYWHERE, AND I DON’T
WANT TO BE LATE.

UH, I CAN DO YOU
ONE BETTER.

IT’S--IT’S
IN YOUR HAND.

RIGHT.
I WON’T EVEN TELL YOU

HOW LONG I WAS
LOOKING FOR THIS.

OK, LET’S TAKE
A SECOND, BREATHE.

WHAT’S WITH ALL
THE FIRST DAY
OF SCHOOL ENERGY?

WELL, I’M CONDUCTING
MY FIRST INTERVIEW
FOR MY DAD’S BOOK,

AND I JUST WANT IT
TO BE PERFECT.

OH, I THINK
IT’S GONNA BE GREAT.
WHO’S IT WITH?

-MS. GRACE.
-OH.

WHY’D YOU CHANGE
YOUR "OH"?

-DID I?
-YEAH.

WELL, UM...

AS AN OUTSIDE
OBSERVER,

I’M JUST WONDERING
IF YOUR MOM IS OK

WITH MS. GRACE BEING
ONE OF YOUR FIRST
INTERVIEW SUBJECTS,

GIVEN THE--
THE COMPLICATED
HISTORY THERE.

OK, FAIR, FAIR, BUT,

IN MY COMMITMENT
TO NOT MAKING

THE SAME MISTAKES
AS OLD LIV, NEW LIV

TALKED TO HER MOM AND
RECEIVED HER BLESSING.

TSK.
I AM SO PROUD OF NEW LIV.

THANK YOU, AND MY MOM
KNOWS THAT I’M FOCUSING
ON MY DAD’S TEENAGE YEARS,

AND WHO BETTER
TO TALK TO THAN HIS
HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART?

[CELL PHONE VIBRATING]
LAYLA: HMM.

SPEAKING OF SWEETHEART...

IS JORDAN STILL
TEXTING YOU ABOUT
WEDDING BANDS?

NO, HE’S MOVED ON
TO WEDDING PLANNERS.

OH.
[INHALES SHARPLY]

WELL, GOOD LUCK
WITH THAT.

YEAH.

YO, DO WE NEED ALL THIS?
I AIN’T TRYING TO FEED
THESE PEOPLE.

I WANT THEM IN AND OUT.
COOP: BRO, CHILL, OK?

IT’S GOOD ETIQUETTE.
[CELLPHONE CHIMES]
AND IF THAT’S LIV,

TELL HER YOU ARE HATIN’
ON THE SHARCOOLERY BOARD.

IT’S CHARCUTERIE BOARD,
FOOL, IF YOU

CAN’T PRONOUNCE IT,
WE SHOULDN’T HAVE IT.

AND IT AIN’T LIV.
PREACH WANTS ME TO STOP
BY SOUTH CRENSHAW LATER,

SO THE SOONER
WE CAN WRAP THIS UP,
THE SOONER I CAN DIP.

BRO, IT’S LITERALLY
YOUR FIRST DAY MEETING
WITH AGENTS,

ALL RIGHT?
AND AS ANNOYING
AS I KNOW IT MAY BE,

THIS IS A CRUCIAL PART
OF THE DRAFT PROCESS.

THE DRAFT AIN’T
FOR 7 MONTHS.

AND THAT’S ON ME?
YOU’RE THE ONE THAT
DECIDED TO DECLARE

EARLY, PUTTING YOURSELF
ON THE RADAR OF ALL
THESE AGENTS.

-ALL RIGHT,
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
-NOW IT’S TIME

TO OWN THAT CHOICE.
SPENCER: ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

FIRST THINGS FIRST.
TWO TYPE OF AGENTS

YOU NEED TO AVOID:
THE ONES THAT ARE JUST

SUPER-HUGE FANS
THAT ALL THEY CARE
ABOUT IS THE HYPE;

TWO, THE ONES THAT
THINK THAT THEY’D BE
DOING YOU A FAVOR

BY SIGNING WITH THEM.
SPENCER: AIGHT, BET.

AND REMEMBER, YOU ARE
NOT ELIGIBLE TO SIGN

WITH ANY OF THEM
UNTIL YOU OFFICIALLY,

OFFICIALLY DECLARE
FOR THE DRAFT, OK?

THESE MEETINGS ARE
JUST TO FEEL THEM OUT.

THAT’S IT.
SPENCER: GOT IT.

WHOO!

IT IS A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU,
SPENCER JAMES.

NOW, YOU WILL NOT FIND
A BIGGER SPENCER JAMES FAN

THAN THE WESTON RANDOLPH AGENCY.

HOW LONG WE SUPPOSED
TO LET HIM SLEEP FOR?

HOW DO WE EVEN KNOW
HE’S ALIVE?

WE THINK
SPENCER JAMES IS

A GENERATIONAL TALENT,
AND WE WANT TO BE A PART

OF THE SPENCER...JAMES...
BUSINESS!

SPENCER:
MAYBE YOU SHOULD CHECK.

NO, I’M NOT CHECKING.
I DON’T SEE DEAD PEOPLE,

AND I DAMN SURE DON’T
TOUCH ’EM. YOU CHECK.

BACKGROUND SINGERS:
♪ 1, 2, 3! ♪

MALE SINGER: ♪ YEAH, THIS
RIGHT HERE, THIS PUT ME ♪

♪ IN A GOOD MOOD ♪
SPENCER: WHOO!
COOP: WELCOME BACK.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
SINGER: ♪ WHOO WHOO WHOO WHOO ♪

♪ WHOO WHOO
WHOO WHOO ♪

NOPE.

WE’RE NOT ONE OF THESE
RUN-OF-THE-MILL AGENCIES.

WE REP SEVERAL
FIRST OVERALL PICKS

AND A HOST OF FUTURE
HALL-OF-FAMERS.

BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN ANY
OF OUR OTHER CLIENTS

GET LOST IN THE SHUFFLE.

AS MY ASSISTANT STATED,
WE ENSURE ALL

OUR CLIENTS GET
PROPER AMOUNT OF ATTENTION.

BUT THE MONEYMAKERS
GET THE MOST.

WELL, THAT’S JUST HOW
CAPITALISM WORKS.

BUT YOU DON’T NEED
TO WORRY ABOUT THAT
IF YOU’RE AN ELITE PLAYER.

"IF"?
OH, I DEFINITELY AM.

WELL, THE NUMBERS
ARE BRINGING THAT
INTO QUESTION.

THERE’S BEEN A HUGE
DROP-OFF IN PRODUCTION

FROM LAST SEASON
TO THIS YEAR,

ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST
COUPLE OF GAMES.

YEAH, WELL...
UH, WE GOT

A NEW O.C.,
SO WE’RE STILL FINDING
OUR RHYTHM, YOU KNOW.

MOST PEOPLE WON’T GIVE IT
TO YOU STRAIGHT, BUT I WILL.

YOU PUT UP HUGE NUMBERS
LAST SEASON,

BUT THAT WAS LAST SEASON,
AND IN FOOTBALL,

YOU’RE ONLY AS GOOD
AS YOUR LAST GAME, SPENCER.

THE FEWER TOUCHES
YOU GET, THE FASTER
YOUR DRAFT STOCK PLUMMETS.

YOU’D BE SMART TO SIGN
WITH OUR AGENCY WHILE
THERE’S STILL INTEREST.

[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]
PREACH: I APPRECIATE YOU

COMING DOWN.
SPENCER: SO WHAT’S UP?

YEAH, I WANT YOU TO,
UH, MEET THIS KID

THAT I’M MENTORING.
HIS NAME IS DEION.

FOLKS ARE CALLING HIM
THE NEXT SPENCER JAMES.

-HEH HEH!
-GOOD DUDE, STAYS OUT OF
TROUBLE, FOR THE MOST PART.

-I THOUGHT YOU SAID HE WAS
THE NEXT SPENCER JAMES.
-[SIGHS]

’CAUSE STAYING OUT
OF TROUBLE WAS NOT
ONE OF MY STRENGTHS

WHEN I ROAMED THESE HALLS.
PREACH: HEH HEH! OH, I KNOW.

A FEW TEACHERS
STILL TALK ABOUT IT.

Y’ALL DROVE ONE
OF ’EM TO DRINKING.

"THE SPENCER JAMES
REIGN OF TERROR."

-FOR REAL?
-LOOK, THEIR WORDS, NOT MINE.

I MEAN,
DEION’S THE NEXT YOU
ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD.

HE STARTED VARSITY
LAST YEAR AS A FRESHMAN,

AND HE’S PUTTING UP
STUPID NUMBERS.
SPENCER: OK.

GOOD KID, BALLIN’ OUT.
WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?

SEEMS LIKE THE MORE DEION
IS BECOMING SUCCESSFUL

ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD,
THE MORE HE’S WITHDRAWN

FROM HIS TEAMMATES,
FAMILY, AND FRIENDS,
AND NOBODY KNOWS WHY.

-WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS?
-I DON’T KNOW.

I MEAN, HE SHUT ME OUT, TOO.

COULD BE THE PRESSURE
FROM ALL THE EXPECTATIONS,

COLLEGE SCOUTS CIRCLING
AROUND LIKE VULTURES.
SPENCER: HMM.

I KNOW WHAT
THAT STRESS IS LIKE.

EXACTLY, SO IF ANYBODY
CAN GET THROUGH TO HIM,

IT’S O.G. SPENCER JAMES.
SPENCER: MM. OK, OK.

WHICH TEACHER
WAS IT, HUH?

WAS IT MRS. SAMUELS?
’CAUSE SHE ALREADY HAD

A DRINKING PROBLEM
WAY BEFORE I GOT THERE.
[PREACH SIGHS]

HER WIG WAS ON TILT
THE WHOLE TIME
IN HOMEROOM.

I’M TELLIN’ YOU, BRUH.
[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]

LAYLA: OK.
JORDAN: HEY, GORGEOUS.

-HEY, YOU. HI.
-HI. DID YOU GET MY TEXTS?

I SENT YOU WEDDING PLANNERS
TO TAKE A LOOK AT.
LAYLA: OH, UM, YEAH.

I’M SORRY. I HAVEN’T
HAD THE CHANCE TO LOOK

AT THEM YET. I’M SORRY.
JORDAN: OH, ALL RIGHT.

BABE, I LOVE
HOW EXCITED YOU ARE

ABOUT THE WEDDING AND STUFF...
JORDAN: MM. MM-HMM?

-BUT, UH, WE HAVE TIME.
-BABE,

TWO YEARS CAN FLY BY.
LAYLA: YEAH, BUT IT DOESN’T MEAN

WE SHOULDN’T LIVE
IN THE MOMENT.

YOU’RE HAVING
YOUR BEST SEASON
SO FAR.

I WANT YOU TO FOCUS
ON ENJOYING THAT.
JORDAN: YEAH...

I DON’T KNOW.
IT’S...IT’S KINDA HARD

TO DO THAT WHENEVER
THE--THE FLIP SIDE

TO--TO MY SUCCESS IS
SPENCER’S NUMBERS SUFFERING,

AND NOW THAT MAC IS
OFFICIALLY THE O.C.,

SPENCER’S NUMBERS,
THEY MAY SUFFER EVEN MORE.

SPENCER’LL MAKE
HIS CATCHES, OK?
HE ALWAYS DOES,

BUT I NEED YOU
TO FOCUS ON YOU.

YOU’RE HAVING
AN AMAZING SEASON.
THIS IS THE HIGHEST

YOUR COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
HAS EVER BEEN, AND YOU LEAD

THE CONFERENCE
IN TOUCHDOWNS WITH 12.

OK, THAT’S
A HUGE CREDIT TO MAC.

HE’S THE FIRST
COLLEGE COACH TO TAKE
A VESTED INTEREST IN YOU.

UH...YOU’RE KEEPING UP
WITH MY STATS.

WELL, I TRACK MY ARTISTS’
STREAMING NUMBERS.

WHY SHOULDN’T I KEEP TRACK
OF MY FIANCÉ’S STATS?

MM, THIS IS WHY
I LOVE YOU.

[CHUCKLES]

BUT I STILL DON’T KNOW

WHAT TO DO ABOUT SPENCER.

OK, HOW ’BOUT THIS?
I WILL PLAN SOMETHING

WITH ONE OF
THE WEDDING COORDINATORS
LATER TODAY AT THE CLUB,

AND YOU COME BY AND WE’LL
MEET THEM TOGETHER.
JORDAN: OH.

OH, BABE, YOU DON’T HAVE TO--
YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO ALL THAT.

I KNOW. I WANT TO,
FOR OUR FUTURE.

-OK. OK, OK, OK, MM.
-[GIGGLES]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

YO! WHERE YOU BEEN?

CARDIOLOGIST APPOINTMENT
RAN A LITTLE LONG.

WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?
WHY DOES IT LOOK LIKE
THE APOCALYPSE?

WE JUST LOST OUR QB1
FOR THE SEASON.

-JABARI, THAT’S NOT FUNNY, DUDE.
-DOES IT LOOK LIKE I’M LAUGHING?

I’M HEARING IT’S
A TORN ACHILLES.

OLIVIA: OH, SEE?
GRACE: WELL, NO, WE DON’T.

[BOTH LAUGH, OLIVIA GASPS]

AND THIS IS ME
AND YOUR FATHER
AT JUNIOR PROM.

OH, I STILL
CANNOT BELIEVE

THERE WAS A TIME
WHEN HE HAD HAIR.

GIRL, YES, AND HE USED
TO TELL EVERYBODY HE PUT

JUICES AND BERRIES IN IT.
OLIVIA: OH, WOW.

DENISE: OK, LADIES,
WE CANNOT STROLL DOWN

BILLY BAKER MEMORY LANE
WITHOUT MEMORABILIA,

OR AS I LIKE TO CALL IT,
"MEMORA-BILLY-A!"
HA HA HA!

GRACE: I HOPE YOU’RE OK
WITH ME INVITING DENISE
TO THE INTERVIEW;

BESIDES ME, NO ONE WAS
A BIGGER FAN--

OR IN HER CASE,
SOME WOULD SAY STALKER--

OF YOUR FATHER
IN HIGH SCHOOL.

OLIVIA: LISTEN, THE MORE
THE MERRIER.
DENISE: OK.

I HAVE GOT YEARBOOKS
FROM FRESHMAN YEAR
THROUGH GRADUATION,

ARTICLES FROM
THE SCHOOL PAPER,
TOENAIL CLIPPINGS,

UH, THE PICTURES
FROM OUR FIELD TRIPS.

UM, I’M SORRY.
DID--DID YOU SAY
TOENAIL CLIPPINGS?

NO...I SAID

NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS.
HEH HEH!

-YEAH. MM-HMM.
-OK, STORY TIME.

PICTURE IT.

CRENSHAW, 1992.

[DENISE CHUCKLES]

WHAT UP, BIG MAN?

DEION, RIGHT?

I’M SPENCER JAMES.

OK.

AH, I SEE YOU LISTENING
TO THAT BABY KEEM.

HE YOUR FAVORITE RAPPER?

HEH! COME ON, BRO.
COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.

I KNOW YOUR MAMA TAUGHT YOU
BETTER MANNERS THAN THAT.

-I DON’T HAVE A FAVORITE RAPPER.
-OK, WELL,

I BEEN HEARING A LOT
OF GREAT THINGS ABOUT YOU,

EVEN SAW SOME CLIPS
OF YOU BALLIN’ OUT LIKE

A YOUNG MARSHAWN LYNCH.
HE YOUR FAVORITE PLAYER?

-I DON’T HAVE A FAVORITE PLAYER.
-COOL.

WELL, PREACH BEEN TELLING ME
A LOT OF COLLEGE SCOUTS

BEEN PULLING UP ON YOU
AT YOUR GAMES.

YOU GOT ANY FAVORITES
YOU LEANING TOWARDS?

-I DON’T HAVE ANY FAVORITE--
-COLLEGES. GOT IT.

GOT IT, GOT IT.

I’LL TELL YOU WHAT,

COME BY MY PRACTICE LATER,
I’LL GIVE YOU A VIP TOUR
OF THE CAMPUS,

PUT GAU ON YOUR RADAR
AND YOU ON THEIRS.

-I GOT A GAME LATER TONIGHT.
-I’LL MAKE IT A QUICK TOUR,

GET YOU BACK IN PLENTY
OF TIME. YO, YO.
COME ON, BRUH.

[KNOCKS ON DESK]
IT’S JUST A TOUR. HUMOR ME,
OR YOU CAN STAY HERE,

HAVE PREACH UP YOUR ASS
ABOUT MISSING YOUR
MENTORING GROUP YESTERDAY.

[SIGHS]

ALL RIGHT, MAYBE.

MAYBE. MAYBE.

MAC:
ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN.

TODAY, WE ARE REMOVING
THE TRAINING WHEELS.

NOW, THIS OFFENSE REQUIRES
PRISTINE TIMING,

CRISP ROUTE-RUNNING, AND...

WIDE RECEIVERS BLOCKING,
ALL RIGHT?

LET’S GET IT!

[PLAYERS WHOOP]

PLAYER: RIGHT HERE,
RIGHT NOW. LET’S GO.

MIND IF I JOIN YOU?

I DON’T SEE WHY NOT.
IT’S OPEN SEATING.

WHERE’S YOUR BOSS AT?

AH, HE IS TIED UP...
[SIGHS] MIGHT JOIN LATER.

SO YOU CAME TO BOO MY BOY
AT PRACTICE, HUH?

WELL, I’M TELLING YOU NOW,
HE’S GONNA PROVE BOTH

OF YOU WRONG OUT THERE
ON THAT FIELD TODAY, SO...

BUCKLE UP.
[WHISTLE BLOWS]

MAC: LET’S GET IT.
JORDAN: DOWN, SET! READY?

THE FLX:
♪ HELL, I’M INCREDIBLE ♪

♪ MY BONES ARE LIKE
METAL, BRO ♪

PLAYER: WHOO!
MAC: HERE WE GO.

KENNY: COME ON, 3-0!
YOU GOTTA SEE THAT!
MAN: BRING IT BACK, BOYS!

THE FLX:
♪ I’LL TAKE A HIT, MAN ♪

♪ CALL ME JOHN WICK STAND ♪
JORDAN: YO, 9!

WATCH 9! MISMATCH!
DOWN, SET!

-THROW IT--THROW IT TO ME, J!
-READY!

-♪ I’M KICKIN’ THE GRAVEL ♪
-MOTION, MOTION, MOTION!

-♪ I’M BACK IN THE SADDLE ♪
-♪ BLAZING ♪

-♪ HERE COME THE GALLOWS,
STRING ’EM UP ♪

MAC: RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT!
COME ON! COME GET HIM!

THE FLX: ♪ ’CAUSE I’M KING
OF THESE STREETS ♪

KENNY: COME ON!
GET OFF THAT BLOCK!

MAC: NICE BLOCK, 48.
LET’S GO!

PLAYER: WAY TO COOK ’EM!

THE FLX: ♪ I’M THE ELITE,
KING OF THESE STREETS ♪

SPENCER: COACH.

WHAT’S UP, SPENCE?

LOOK, I GET MAC’S
TRYING TO THROW IN
SOME NEW WRINKLES,

BUT IT FEELS
LIKE A FEW MORE TARGETS
SHOULD BE COMING MY WAY.

BE PATIENT, ALL RIGHT?
COACH MAC IS JUST TRYING

TO GET EVERYBODY ACCLIMATED.
SPENCER: OK.

OK, COOL, BUT I
STILL WANT TO FEEL LIKE

A FULL PARTICIPANT
IN THIS PRACTICE RATHER
THAN JUST A DECOY, MAN.

I HEAR YOU, ALL RIGHT?
I’LL TALK TO HIM.

-[SIGHS] AIGHT.
-FINE.

[SIGHS]

MONTES JUST CALLED
FROM THE HOSPITAL.
IT’S OFFICIAL.

COPELAND’S OUT FOR THE SEASON.
[ASHER SIGHS]

WELL, MEANS OUR ROAD
TO DEFENDING

THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
JUST GOT A HELL
OF A LOT HARDER.

-THAT’S AN UNDERSTATEMENT.
-BUT WE HAVE WILLIAMS

AND SANCHEZ. IT’S TIME
FOR NEXT MAN UP, YEAH?

AS TALENTED AS THEY ARE,
THEY’RE BOTH FRESHMEN

WHO’VE NEVER COMPETED
IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT.

OK, WELL, WE TAKE
THE PRESSURE OFF OF ’EM,

RETOOL THE OFFENSE
AND LEAN MORE
INTO THE RUN GAME.

GREAT IDEA FOR
THE SHORT TERM, BUT WE’LL
BE MOVING INTO THE TEETH

OF OUR SCHEDULE
IN A FEW WEEKS, AND WE NEED
A VETERAN QB ON THE ROSTER.

OK, TREY,
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

MONTES WANTS SOMEBODY WHO’S
PROVEN, STILL HAS ELIGIBILITY,

AND CAN STEP INTO
THE POSITION IMMEDIATELY.

THIS ISN’T GONNA BE EASY
TO FIND, ESPECIALLY
THIS LATE IN THE SEASON.

THAT’S WHY COACH IS PUTTING
HIS BEST GUYS ON IT,

PLUS YOU, ADAMS.
NOW LET’S GET TO WORK.

JORDAN: READY?
KENNY: YEAH, HUSTLE OUT.
COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.

JORDAN: HERE WE GO.
21, WATCH 21. MISMATCH.

MISMATCH. MISMATCH.
40 IS THE MIKE.

DOWN, SET, READY...

KENNY: COME ON!
MOVE HERE! GET TO HIM!

GET TO HIM! GET THERE!

GRAB ON THIS.

MAC: NICE!
JORDAN: GOOD WORK.

GOOD WORK, 80.
SPENCER: COME ON!

COME ON, MAN!

YO, YOU THINK MAYBE
YOU CAN START PASSING

TO ME? I’M OPEN
EVERY DAMN PLAY!

SPENCE, I AM RUNNING
THE PLAYS THE WAY COACH
IS CALLING ’EM, OK?

THIS IS NOT ON ME.
SPENCER: MAC AIN’T OUT
ON THIS FIELD, BRUH!

WE ARE!
JORDAN: YEAH?

YOU’RE NOT THE ONLY PLAYER
ON THE FIELD, SPENCE.

-YEAH, BUT I’M THE BEST.
-THE BEST?

IT’S FUNNY
HOW YOUR GREATNESS DEPENDS
ON ME GETTING YOU THE BALL.

KENNY: HEY.
MAC: IT SHOULDN’T TAKE

THIS LONG TO RUN THE PLAY.
IS THERE A PROBLEM?

-NO, SIR.
-NAH, WE ALL GOOD.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,
IF IT’S ALL RIGHT

WITH YOU, COACH, I WANT
TO PLAY ON DEFENSE.

MAC: WELL, I DON’T HAVE
A PROBLEM WITH IT;
WE’RE PLAYING

THE BEST CORNERBACK
IN THE NATION NEXT WEEK.
IT’LL BE A GOOD WAY

TO SEE IF OUR OFFENSE
IS UP FOR THE CHALLENGE.

SPENCER: YEAH, WE’LL SEE.
KENNY: ALL RIGHT, LET’S RUN IT.

SPENCER,
YOU’RE AT CORNERBACK.

WAIT. BILLY REALIZES
THAT IT’S 5 TO 1 AND HE’S
ABOUT TO GET JUMPED,

SO HE DECIDES TO ACT CRAZY
TO SCARE THEM.

GRACE: HE STARTED TALKING
TO HIMSELF AND PRETENDED
HE WAS A POWER RANGER.

OLIVIA, CHUCKLING:
AND DID THEY BACK OFF?

-HELL NO!
-NOW THEY REALLY WANTED

TO KICK
HIS MIGHTY MORPHIN ASS.

[BOTH LAUGH]
OLIVIA: WELL, WHAT HAPPENED?

-THIS ONE HAPPENED.
-DO TELL.

GRACE: I JUST SIMPLY TOLD THEM
THAT "IF YOU TOUCH BILLY

OR DAVID, I’M GONNA TELL
YOUR MAMA WHEN I SEE HER
AT CHURCH."

-AND IT WORKED?
-I DON’T CARE HOW TOUGH
THEY THINK THEY ARE.

MOST BOYS STILL AFRAID
OF THEIR MAMA.

OLIVIA: YES.
GRACE: AND ALL OF THIS WAS

BECAUSE BILLY WAS
PROTECTING THIS KID

NAMED DAVID
FROM BEING BULLIED.

I MEAN, YOUR DAD HAD SUCH
AN AMAZING HEART,

AND HE ALWAYS WANTED TO HELP
ANYBODY THAT WAS IN PAIN.

OLIVIA: MM-HMM.
DENISE: AND YOU STEPPED
RIGHT IN TO PROTECT YOUR MAN.

I SWEAR, I NEVER THOUGHT
ANYTHING WOULD KEEP
YOU TWO APART.

[CHUCKLING]
WELL, I THINK THE AFFAIR
WAS PROOF OF THAT.

I’M...
I--I’M SO SORRY.

I DON’T KNOW WHERE
THAT--YOU KNOW,

I’M--I’M GONNA...
I’M JUST GONNA GO.

SINGER: ♪ OW! WHOO! ♪
SINGER 2: ♪ HEY! ♪

MAN: HERE WE GO, FELLAS.
LET’S GO. LOOK ALIVE.

SINGER: ♪ YEAH! ♪
JORDAN: WIDE 70! WIDE 70! HUT!

SINGER: ♪ HEY, LOOK, HEY, HEARD
SOMEBODY CHECKIN’ FOR ME? ♪

-♪ UH, WHAT? ♪
-♪ OH, SOMEBODY
MUST WANT THE HEAT ♪

-♪ THEY DO ♪
MAC: THERE YOU GO.
[WHISTLE BLOWS]

-♪ THERE IS NO ONE ELSE
IN MY LEAGUE ♪
SPENCER: KEEP FAITH.

SINGER: ♪ THIS IS WHAT THEY CAME
TO SEE, TRUTH IN THE FLESH ♪

-WATCH 30! DOWN SET!
-♪ DO NOT MISTAKE THIS
FOR GREED ♪

♪ BUT I WANT IT ALL, JUST LIKE
THE AIR THAT I BREATHE ♪

♪ LET’S TAKE IT UP A NOTCH ♪
SPENCER: UNH-UH!

NOT TODAY! NOT TODAY!

SINGER: ♪ IMA GIVE IT ALL I GOT,
I CAN’T STOP ♪
MAC: YOU’RE GOOD.

-♪ YEAH, I KNOW
WHERE I’M GOING ♪
-READY--

WHOA, WATCH OUT, BLITZ!
KILL IT, KILL IT, KILL IT!

CHECK, OMAHA.
CHECK, OMAHA. CHECK, OMAHA.

-♪ YOU’RE GONNA GET IT DONE ♪
-READY!

-♪ LET’S MOVE ♪
-SET!

SINGER:
♪ UH-HUH, THAT’S ME ♪

♪ THAT’S ONE, THAT’S ME ♪
SPENCER: UNH-UH!

UNH-UH! THAT’S WHAT I
GOTTA DO? HUH?

[WHISTLE BLOWS]
THAT’S WHAT I GOTTA DO TO
MAKE YOU THROW ME THE BALL?

KENNY: THAT’S ENOUGH, 11!
HIT THE SHOWERS!

NAH, BUSINESS IS
BUSINESS, RIGHT?

I’M HIM, HOMIE!
I’M HIM!

KENNY: YOU CROSSED THE LINE!
I WANT YOU OFF MY--

-THAT’S WHAT YOU WANTED, RIGHT?!
-I WANT YOU OFF

MY FIELD, NOW!

KENNY: AND THAT GOES
FOR ALL OF YOU!

NO MAN IS BIGGER
THAN THE MISSION!

YOU HURT ONE,
YOU HURT US ALL!

DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?!

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

[CHUCKLES]

SLOW DOWN THERE,
LANCE ARMSTRONG.

YOU GONNA RUN THIS THING
THROUGH MY WALL.

-[CHUCKLES]
-LISTEN...

I KNOW THINGS GOT
A LITTLE UGLY AT
PRACTICE EARLIER TODAY,

AND THAT’S ON ME.
MY APOLOGIES.

BUT I NEED YOU
TO SHAKE IT OFF,
ALL RIGHT?

-[SIGHS]
-SHAKE IT OFF.

-YES, SIR. YES, SIR.
-ALL RIGHT.

[SIGHS]

ALL RIGHT.
JUST ME AND YOU NOW.

-HMM.
-HOW YOU REALLY FEELING?

WELL, I MEAN,
LIKE COACH SAID,
I’M SHAKING IT OFF, BUT,

I MEAN, THE WAY SPENCER
WAS TRYING TO COME
AT ME WASN’T COOL.

WELL, I THINK WE KNOW
THAT WAS WAY MORE ABOUT ME

THAN IT WAS ABOUT YOU.
JORDAN: OH.

CHANGE CAN BE SCARY,
AND NOT EVERYBODY’S
GONNA HANDLE IT

IN THE WAY THAT WE’D HOPE.
[JORDAN SIGHS]

JUST I HAVE ENOUGH
PRESSURE ON ME AS IS.

YOU KNOW, I DON’T NEED
ANY MORE FROM HIM.

YEAH, WELL, QB IS
THE MOST DEMANDING
POSITION ON THE FIELD,

AND MOST PEOPLE
WHO HAVEN’T PLAYED
THE POSITION

LIKE ME AND YOU WON’T GET THAT.
JORDAN: HMM.

HOW ABOUT WE GRAB
BURGERS OR SOMETHING

LATER TONIGHT, AND I CAN
SHARE MY PLANS ON HOW

WE CAN MAXIMIZE YOUR GIFTS?
JORDAN: I’M SORRY, COACH.

CAN I RAIN-CHECK?
I’VE ACTUALLY GOT
PLANS TONIGHT.

WHAT’S MORE IMPORTANT
THAN FOOTBALL?

WELL, ME AND MY FIANCÉE,
WE’RE MEETING

WITH A POTENTIAL
WEDDING PLANNER TONIGHT.

HUH. IT’S YOUR JUNIOR YEAR,
AND YOU’RE GETTING MARRIED?

WELL--HEH!--
NOT UNTIL GRADUATION,

BUT, I MEAN, THESE PLACES,
THEY GET SO BUSY SO FAST,

YOU GOTTA BOOK ’EM
WAY IN ADVANCE.
MAC: YEAH, UNDERSTOOD.

I JUST HOPE THIS WEDDING
PLANNING STUFF DOESN’T GET
IN THE WAY OF YOUR SEASON.

I’M PLANNING
THIS OFFENSE AROUND YOU.

LOOK, I WANT YOU

TO BE MY GUY, OK?

YEAH.

OK.

[DOOR CLOSES]
SPENCER: LOOK, I DON’T KNOW WHAT
IT WAS. SOMETHING JUST SNAPPED.

I’LL TELL YOU WHAT IT WAS,
MR. "I’M HIM."

YOU LET THAT GORDON DUDE
GET IN YOUR HEAD, MAN.

CAN YOU BLAME ME?
HIS ASSISTANT WAS
SITTING RIGHT THERE.

HE WAS PROBABLY SENT
SO HE CAN RUN BACK TO GORDON
AND TELL HIM HOW BAD I WAS.

[SCOFFS]
NO. ERIC IS COOL, OK?

HE WAS THERE
’CAUSE HE WANTED TO BE,
NOT BECAUSE OF HIS BOSS.

EITHER WAY,
GORDON AIN’T WRONG, OK?

THEY LEGIT SHRINKIN’
MY ROLE IN THE GAU OFFENSE,

AND THE LOWER MY NUMBERS GO,
THE LOWER MY DRAFT STOCK.

SO MAKE THE BEST
OF THE MOMENT WHEN
YOU DO GET THE BALL!

IT AIN’T THAT EASY, COOP.
NOTHING IS:

MY SITUATION AT GAU,
THIS WHOLE AGENT BUSINESS,

AND I FAILED
WITH THAT DEION KID.

I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
SETTING A GOOD EXAMPLE,

AND I SCREWED THAT UP,
TOO. COME ON, MAN.

THIS BEACH HOUSE DONE
FINALLY GOT YOU, MAN.

SINCE WHEN DID YOU START
THINKING EVERYTHING
WAS GONNA COME EASY?

THAT IS NOT WHAT I SAID, OK?
AND PLEASE DON’T ACT
LIKE I’M THE ONLY ONE

WHO SWITCHES ZIP CODES.
COOP: YOU’RE RIGHT,
BUT LET ME MAKE IT PLAIN

FOR YOU, ALL RIGHT?
EVERYTHING,

EVERYTHING THAT YOU
HAVE ACCOMPLISHED HAS
COME WITH SOME SORT

OF COMBINATION OF BLOOD,
SWEAT, AND TEARS.

THINGS AREN’T GOING
AS YOU HOPED.
I GET IT, DAWG,

BUT IT AIN’T NEVER
STOPPED YOU BEFORE,
AND IT DAMN SURE

SHOULDN’T STOP YOU
NOW THAT YOUR DREAM
IS IN REACH!

OLIVIA: ASHLEY, I KNOW
IT’S, LIKE, CRAZY O’CLOCK
IN LONDON RIGHT NOW,

BUT I REALLY NEED YOU
TO CALL ME BACK WHEN
YOU GET THIS.

THINGS JUST WENT OFF THE RAILS
WITH SPENCER’S MOM,

AND NOW I’M JUST STARTING
TO WONDER IF THIS BOOK
WAS EVEN A GOOD IDEA.

JUST...
[SIGHS]

JUST CALL ME, PLEASE?
PLEASE.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACH]
LAYLA: STARTING
TO GET THE VIBE

THE, UH, INTERVIEW
DIDN’T GO AS PLANNED?

MY GOD. NO, NO.

I...THINGS WERE GOING,
LIKE, EXTREMELY WELL,

LIKE, BETTER THAN I
COULD HAVE IMAGINED,
AND THEN,

OUT OF NOWHERE,
I JUST SHADED HER

FOR HAVING
AN AFFAIR WITH HIM.

-WHOA.
-LIKE, I JUST

BLURTED IT OUT AND--

HEY, HEY, LIV,
DON’T BEAT YOURSELF UP, OK?

YOU’RE HAVING A MOMENT.
WE ALL HAVE THEM.

JUST SOME
UNRESOLVED FEELINGS

GOT TRIGGERED, OK?

IT’S TOTALLY NORMAL.

IS IT?

WHEN DIGGING UP
OUR LOVED ONES’ PAST?
ABSOLUTELY.

YEAH, BUT NOW I’M
AFRAID OF WHAT ELSE
I MIGHT UNLOCK.

I MEAN,
HOW MUCH OF THE TRUTH

DO I REALLY WANT
TO KNOW ABOUT MY DAD?

YEAH, I MEAN,
I HAD A SIMILAR JOURNEY

WHEN I WAS SEEKING
ANSWERS ABOUT MY MOM,

AND IT WASN’T
ALL PRETTY,

ESPECIALLY THE MOMENTS
LEADING UP TO HER DEATH.

AND WHAT MADE YOU WANT
TO KEEP DIGGING?

I NEEDED TO KNOW
THE TRUTH

ABOUT WHO SHE WAS,

FOR HER SAKE AND MINE.
WE OWE IT

TO THEIR LEGACIES
TO SEE OUR PARENTS
AS HUMAN BEINGS,

AND THAT INCLUDES
THE GOOD AND THE BAD.

[SIGHS]

JUDGING BY THE WAY
COACH TREY JUST
STORMED PAST ME,

I’M GUESSING THINGS
AREN’T GOING TOO WELL.

WE’RE RUNNING OUT
OF OPTIONS FAST.

[SIGHS]
YO, WHO WOULD HAVE
THOUGHT THAT DEFENDING

A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
WOULD BE THIS HARD?

WINNING A CHIP IS DIFFICULT.
WINNING BACK-TO-BACK?

THAT’S ALMOST UNHEARD
OF, NOT TO MENTION
THE PRESSURE ON MONTES.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY
LATINX COACHES THERE ARE
LEADING D1 PROGRAMS?

7, AND THAT’S
OUT OF 133 SCHOOLS.

AND MONTES IS
THE ONLY ONE TO WIN
A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

YO, I NEVER IMAGINED
WHAT THAT PRESSURE
MUST FEEL LIKE.

THAT’S WHY WE GOT
TO FIGURE THIS OUT, MAN,

FOR MONTES AND FOR
THIS TEAM TO HAVE

THE BEST SHOT AT MAKING
HISTORY, AND WE WILL.

HOW?
LOOK, I DON’T KNOW

WHAT YOU BEEN
SIPPING ON, ADAMS,
BUT IT’S NOT LIKE

QB HEISMAN HOPEFULS
ARE JUST FALLING OUT
THE SKY.

[PATS ARM TWICE]

[KEYBOARD KEYS TAPPING]

I’M REALLY SORRY

FOR WHAT I SAID
EARLIER.

YOU KNOW, LOOKING
BACK, I REALIZED THAT
WHEN WE ALL FOUND OUT

ABOUT THE AFFAIR...

I WAS SO WORRIED
ABOUT HOW IT WAS

IMPACTING EVERYONE
ELSE--YOU KNOW,

MY PARENTS AND SPENCER
AND JORDAN--

THAT I NEVER PROCESSED

HOW IT MADE ME FEEL,

AND SO
THOSE FEELINGS JUST

SAT THERE AND
FESTERED OVER TIME.

SOMETIMES THERE’S
NO RHYME OR REASON

FOR WHEN OUR FEELINGS
WILL HIT US.

ALL WE CAN DO IS JUST
GO ALONG FOR THE RIDE.

AND YOU CAN’T HOLD YOURSELF
RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT.

NOBODY CAN.

DO YOU MIND
IF I ASK YOU

A QUESTION
ABOUT THE AFFAIR?

NOW THAT I’VE HAD TIME
TO PREPARE MYSELF...

NO.

WERE YOU AND MY DAD
STILL IN LOVE?

HMM.

-IS THAT WHY IT HAPPENED?
-HMM.

WHEN WE WERE TOGETHER
IN HIGH SCHOOL,

ME AND BILLY
WERE REALLY GOOD
AT LOVING EACH OTHER,

BUT HE WAS ALSO GOOD
AT HELPING PEOPLE DEAL

WITH THEIR PAIN, WHILE NOT
DEALING WITH HIS OWN.

THAT’S WHAT
THE AFFAIR WAS ABOUT.

HE WASN’T DEALING
WITH HIS PAIN.

NEITHER OF US WAS...

AND WE BOTH
SOUGHT COMFORT

IN THE WORST
POSSIBLE WAY.

IT WAS A MISTAKE.

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

HEY, CAN I HOLLA
AT YOU REAL QUICK?

FIGURED YOU’D BE
ALL TALKED OUT AFTER
YOUR PRACTICE TODAY.

[CHUCKLING]
YEAH, THAT’S ACTUALLY WHAT I
WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

THE WAY I HANDLED
THAT WHOLE SITUATION
WAS WRONG.

AIN’T NOTHING WRONG
WITH LOVING YOUR SPORT.

WE’RE SUPPOSED
TO BE PASSIONATE
ABOUT THE GAME, RIGHT?

YEAH, WELL, THERE’S
A WAY TO BE PASSIONATE
WITHOUT DISRESPECTING

YOUR TEAMMATES...
AND YOUR COACHES
AND THE GAME.

MY BEHAVIOR
WAS DISRESPECTFUL
TO THEM AND YOU.

-YOU AIN’T DISRESPECT ME.
-OH, I DID

BECAUSE YOU WERE MY GUEST,
AND I’M SUPPOSED TO BE

SETTING A BETTER EXAMPLE
FOR YOU AND ALL
THE OTHER KIDS

DOWN HERE, LOOKING
FOR A WAY OUT.

I FAILED YOU, DEION,

AND I’M SORRY FOR THAT.

[SCOFFS]

NOBODY’S EVER APOLOGIZED
TO ME BEFORE.

ESPECIALLY AN ADULT.

YEAH, WELL,
I OWED YOU THAT MUCH.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU
FOR HEARING ME OUT.
HAVE A GREAT GAME.

[FOOTSTEPS RETREATING]

HEY.

YOU THINK YOU
COULD STICK AROUND
AND WATCH ME PLAY?

YEAH.
YEAH, I CAN DO THAT.

GO GET ’EM.

[JOGGING FOOTSTEPS,
DOOR OPENS]

[DISTANT CROWD CHEERING]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

DUDE, YOU KNOW YOU
DON’T HAVE TO KNOCK.

YOU STILL GOT
YOUR KEY.

JUST FEELS WEIRD
LETTING MYSELF IN

NOW THAT I DON’T
LIVE HERE ANYMORE.
JORDAN: MM.

ARE YOU HEADED
SOMEWHERE?

JUST, UH, LAYLA’S,
BUT IT CAN WAIT.
WHAT’S UP?

TOUGH DAY AT WORK, MAN.
I NEEDED TO SEE
A FRIENDLY FACE.

BUT, LOOK,
IF YOU DON’T HAVE TIME,

I GET IT; I ONLY JUST
POPPED IN ON YOU.

PLEASE.
BEST FRIEND ACTIVATED.

[KNOCKS TWICE]
I AM HERE.
WHAT DO YOU NEED?

DUDE, WE LOST
OUR STARTING QUARTERBACK

FOR THE SEASON--TORN ACHILLES.
JORDAN: YIKES.

I AM SO SORRY TO HEAR THAT.
I MEAN, ’CAUSE YOU GUYS LOOKED

LIKE YOU WERE ABOUT TO MAKE
ANOTHER RUN FOR THE PLAYOFFS.

YEAH, AND IT DOESN’T HELP
THAT OUR CROSSTOWN RIVALS

HAVE BEEN
ON A ROLL OF THEIR OWN
THIS SEASON, ESPECIALLY

THE PAST COUPLE GAMES.
JORDAN: IT’S BEEN GREAT.

BUT WHAT ARE YOU
GONNA DO ABOUT YOUR
QUARTERBACK PROBLEMS?

DUDE, I DON’T KNOW.
[SIGHS]

I HAVE BEEN
KICKING AROUND
THIS IDEA, BUT IT IS

SO FAR OUT OF THE BOX
ON MULTIPLE LEVELS.

SOMETIMES THAT’S
WHAT IT TAKES.

I MEAN, WE HAD TO STRIP
OUR TEAM DOWN TO THE STUDS

AFTER COACH GARRETT
AND WADE’S SCANDAL.
COMPLETE REBUILD.

WE HAD OPEN TRYOUTS
AND EVERYTHING.

HOW DID YOU GET
THE POWERS THAT BE
TO SIGN OFF ON THAT?

I MEAN,
THEY DIDN’T BUY IN
UNTIL WE SOLD THEM

ON THE IDEA THAT EVERYONE
DESERVES A SECOND CHANCE.

[DISTANT SIREN WAILING]

SPENCER: KNOCK KNOCK.
[DOOR CLOSES]

YOU ALL RIGHT?
YOU LOOK LIKE YOU WAS
ON ANOTHER PLANET.

OH, JUST GATHERING
MY THOUGHTS.

HOW’D THE MEETINGS
GO TODAY?

YOU FIND A...
AGENT YOU LIKE?

[SIGHING]
LET’S JUST SAY

THE MEETINGS WENT
AND THE SEARCH CONTINUES.

MM.

WHAT’S UP WITH YOU?
HOW’D YOUR INTERVIEW GO

WITH LIV?
GRACE: LET’S JUST SAY IT WENT.

UM, SHE HAD SOME...

UNPROCESSED FEELINGS
AROUND THE AFFAIR

THAT CAUGHT US ALL
OFF GUARD.

IT WAS NOTHING
DISRESPECTFUL,

AND SHE APOLOGIZED,
SO IT’S OK.

MA, IT LOOKS LIKE IT’S
STILL WEIGHING ON YOU.

TALK TO ME.

WHILE I WAS, UM...

TRYNA MAKE LIV
FEEL BETTER

ABOUT NOT PROCESSING
HER FEELINGS

ABOUT THE AFFAIR...
SPENCER: MM-HMM?

I REALIZED...

I NEVER PROCESSED MINE
AROUND BILLY’S DEATH.

I’M SORRY, MA.

I MISS HIM, SPENCER.

HEY, HEY, HEY.

[SNIFFLES]

I PROMISE YOU IT’S OK.

WE ALL DO...

AND YOU DON’T HAVE
TO BE STRONG.

OK? COME HERE.

[CRYING]

[SNIFFLES]

LAYLA: NO, NO, THERE WAS
NO MISCOMMUNICATION, OK?

I ORDERED 10 CASES
WHEN I CALLED,

I WAS, UH, BILLED
FOR 10 CASES WHEN I PAID.

YEP, I SEE 10 CASES
ON THE INVOICE,

AND YET, 10 CASES
WERE NOT DELIVERED.

YES, YOU DO THAT.

[SIGHS]

-SOMEBODY NEEDS A BREAK.
-NO,

SOMEBODY DOES NOT
NEED A BREAK, OK?

THESE VENDORS NEED TO GET
THEIR ACT TOGETHER.
RYAN: UH-HUH.

BEN CRISTOAVO:
♪ YOU BRING BACK THE SUMMER ♪

♪ BLESS ME WITH THE RAIN ♪
RYAN: COME ON.

I PROMISE THE CLUB
WON’T GO UNDER FROM
ONE LITTLE DANCE BREAK.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
I DON’T--I DON’T
HAVE TIME FOR THIS.

ALL RIGHT.
WHAT ABOUT THIS?

CRISTOAVO: ♪ I LET IT BE ♪
[BOTH LAUGH]

LOOK, GLORIA ESTEFAN
WARNED US.

THE RHYTHM EVENTUALLY
GETS US ALL.
LAYLA: MM.

AND WHO AM I TO REFUTE

THE GREAT PROPHET
GLORIA ESTEFAN?
[BOTH CHUCKLING]

CRISTOVAO:
♪ BLESS ME WITH THE RAIN ♪

♪ SHOW ME ALL YOUR COLORS ♪

♪ CHASE THE DARK AWAY-AY ♪

♪ YOU BRING BACK
THE SUMMER ♪

HEY! HEY, BABE. HEH!

RYAN: WHAT’S UP, JORDAN?
WE WERE JUST, UH...
LAYLA: AHEM.

I’LL LEAVE
YOU TWO ALONE.

OK.

[TURNS OFF MUSIC]

HEY!

-SO, UH...
-HI, JORDAN.

-HEH!
-MM.

WHERE IS
THE WEDDING PLANNER?

AM I EARLY?
ARE THEY LATE?

WHAT’S GOING ON?
LAYLA: OH, MY GOD.

THE WEDDING PLANNER.

YOU FORGOT TO MAKE
THE APPOINTMENT.

THERE’S--THERE’S
JUST BEEN A LOT

GOING ON TODAY,
AND THE DAY JUST

KINDA GOT AWAY FROM ME,
AND IT SLIPPED MY MIND.

I’M REALLY SORRY.
JORDAN: MM.

I’M JUST REALLY,
LIKE, OVERWHELMED
WITH WORK RIGHT NOW.

REALLY? HUH.
I MEAN, THAT’S--

THAT’S FUNNY
BECAUSE YOU DIDN’T
SEEM OVERWHELMED

WHEN YOU WERE
DANCING WITH RYAN.

-THAT’S NOT FAIR.
-UH-HUH.

JORDAN, I KNOW WHAT IT
LOOKS LIKE, BUT HE WAS...

JUST TRYING TO HELP ME
TO RELAX, SO...

COOL. MAYBE NEXT TIME,
HE CAN, I DON’T KNOW,

HELP YOU FOLLOW
THROUGH ON PROMISES

AND ACTUALLY CARE
ABOUT OUR WEDDING,
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

DON’T WORRY ABOUT IT.
DON’T WORRY ABOUT IT.

YOU JUST GET BACK
TO YOUR BUSY,
BUSY DAY, OK?

Y’ALL STILL HAD S-CURLS
AT Y’ALL JUNIOR PROM?

ACCORDING TO BILLY,
IT WAS JUICES AND BERRIES.

-OH, BILLY, BILLY.
-[CHUCKLING]

[DOORBELL RINGS]

AHEM.

UH, SORRY FOR DROPPING BY
UNANNOUNCED.

MIND IF I COME IN?

HOW’D YOU KNOW WHERE I...

COOP.

YEAH. COME ON.
AHEM.

MA, THIS IS ERIC.

HE WORKS WITH ONE OF
THE AGENTS I MET WITH TODAY.

IT’S NICE
TO MEET YOU, MA’AM.

-HI.
-HEY.

UH, LOOK, MAN, I, UM,

I JUST WANTED TO STOP BY

AND PERSONALLY APOLOGIZE
FOR MY BOSS’S BEHAVIOR.

HE SAID A FEW THINGS
THAT WERE OFF-BASE

AND DON’T REFLECT
YOUR TRUE VALUE.
SPENCER: NO.

NO, HE JUST CALLED ME
LIKE HE SAW IT.

I MEAN, THE NUMBERS DON’T LIE.
ERIC: BUT HE DIDN’T PAINT
THE FULL PICTURE.

YOU’VE ALREADY PROVEN
YOU’RE AN ELITE PLAYER

WITH THE NUMBERS
YOU THREW UP LAST SEASON.
EVERY NFL GENERAL MANAGER

KNOWS THAT, SO YOU JUST--
YOU CAN’T LET THAT STUFF
GET TO YOUR HEAD.

WHAT, LIKE I DID
AT PRACTICE TODAY?

I’M SURPRISED
YOU CAME DOWN HERE
AFTER WITNESSING ALL THAT.

WELL, I GOT THIS
OLD BASKETBALL COACH
WHO USED TO SAY,

"PRACTICE LIKE YOU PLAY,
AND PLAY LIKE YOU PRACTICE."

[CHUCKLING]
TODAY, I WITNESSED
A PASSIONATE PLAYER

WHO WORKED HIS BUTT OFF
AT PRACTICE, WHO’S WILLING
TO PUT THE ENTIRE TEAM

ON HIS BACK IN ORDER
TO WIN AT ALL COSTS.

THAT IS A PERFECT
DESCRIPTION OF SPENCER.

BEEN FOLLOWING
HIS TRAJECTORY
SINCE BEVERLY, MA’AM.

I ALSO KNOW HE’S NOT
TOO KEEN ON ALL
THIS BUSINESS STUFF.

-CAN YOU BLAME ME?
-NOT IN THE LEAST.

[CHUCKLES]
SO, LOOK, UH,
WHEN THE TIME COMES,

I PROMISE TO MAKE SURE
MY BOSS COMES BACK AROUND

WHEN YOU’RE ELIGIBLE
TO SIGN ’CAUSE...HE’D BE
LUCKY TO HAVE YOU.

YOU KNOW,
YOU’RE THE ONE

WHO CAME
TO MY PRACTICE TODAY

AND ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE
TO KNOCK ON MY MAMA’S DOOR,

NOT GORDON OR ANY
OF THE OTHER AGENTS.

I’M SURE HE WOULD HAVE
IF HE HAD THE TIME. HEH!

NO, WE BOTH KNOW
THAT’S NOT TRUE.

YOU DID IT,

AND YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO,

AND THERE ARE TWO THINGS
THAT REALLY SPEAK TO ME--

LOYALTY AND GOING
THE EXTRA MILE--

SO I HAVE
A DIFFERENT IDEA.

WHEN I’M FINALLY
ELIGIBLE TO SIGN

AND YOU GET PROMOTED
TO AGENT...

I’M SIGNING WITH YOU.

YOU’RE MY GUY.

YEAH?

-YEAH.
-OK. THANK YOU.

-I’LL SEE YOU SOON.
-SEE YOU SOON.

IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU.
GRACE: NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.

[SQUEALS]

[BOTH LAUGH]

[GIGGLES]
OH! OH!

HEY, UM...

IS MONTES AROUND?

HE’LL BE BACK
IN A MINUTE.

ARE YOU OK, ADAMS?
ASHER: NOT REALLY.

KINDA SECOND-GUESSING
MYSELF HERE.

-WHAT’S THIS ALL ABOUT?
-LOOK, I’VE BEEN BANGING MY HEAD

AGAINST THE WALL ALL DAY,
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY

TO HELP THIS TEAM.
NOW THAT I’VE
POSSIBLY COME UP

WITH SOMETHING,
IT JUST DOESN’T FEEL GOOD.

YOU WANT TO RUN IT
BY ME FIRST?

YEAH, MAYBE.

LOOK, THIS WON’T BE
A POPULAR CHOICE,

BUT I...

I BELIEVE IT’S
WORTH EXPLORING.

[DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]

HEY.

HEY.

I’M SORRY IF I CREATED
ANY TENSION

BETWEEN YOU AND JORDAN.
LAYLA: MM, NO, THE TENSION

HAS BEEN BUBBLING
BENEATH THE SURFACE
FOR A WHILE NOW.

WELL, IN THAT CASE, UM,

I APOLOGIZE FOR MAKING
A BAD SITUATION WORSE.

NONE OF IT WAS
YOUR FAULT.

IT’S MINE.

JUST, UM, AT A TIME

WHERE I SHOULD FEEL
EXCITED ABOUT ALL

THE THINGS HAPPENING
IN MY LIFE, LIKE THE CLUB

AND THE WEDDING, JUST...

FEEL NUMB,

AND MY POOR FIANCÉ HAS
TO DEAL WITH SOMEBODY

WHO’S BLAH
AND ABSENT-MINDED

ABOUT A DAY THAT
MOST GIRLS DREAM OF.

WELL, WE ALL HAVE
THOSE MOMENTS WHEN OUR
BANDWIDTH IS RUNNING LOW.

YOU’LL BOUNCE BACK
SOON ENOUGH.

MM, NO BOUNCING BACK
FROM THIS.

IT’S FROM
MY ANTIDEPRESSANTS.

KEEP ME FROM GETTING
TOO HIGH OR TOO LOW,

SO I’M JUST STUCK
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

I’M KINDA...FLATLINED.

WHEN MY SISTER WAS
ON THEM, THEY NEEDED TO BE
REGULATED ALL THE TIME.

MAYBE YOU JUST NEED
TO CUT BACK A LITTLE.

IT’S A FOREVER-CHANGING
FORMULA.

I THOUGHT YOU HAD
WEDDING-PLANNING
DUTY TONIGHT.

MM.

THAT MAKES TWO OF US.

HMM.
[SNIFFS]

WELL, HOW ABOUT

A CELEBRATORY DRINK
WITH YOUR NEW O.C.?

MY DAD KEPT HIS STASH
IN A DESK DRAWER.

SO, COACH, UM,

THE STUFF THAT YOU SAID
EARLIER ABOUT ME,

ABOUT THE NEW OFFENSE...

I’M READY TO BE
YOUR GUY.

HEH! OK?

YEAH.

[CHUCKLING]
OK!

CHEERS.

CHEERS.

FEMALE SINGER: ♪ I AM... ♪

I WOULDN’T BE
SURPRISED IF YOUR MOM
SECRETLY HATES ME.

LIKE, I’LL NEVER STOP
SAYING SORRY FOR THAT.

[CHUCKLING]
SHE DOESN’T HATE YOU, OK?

I PROMISE YOU, ALL IS FORGIVEN.
OLIVIA: NO, YOU DIDN’T SEE

THE LOOK ON HER FACE.

-LOOK, WHAT YOU DID...
-[SIGHS]

TURNED OUT TO BE
A GOOD THING, OK?

IT ACTUALLY
GAVE HER PERMISSION TO
ACKNOWLEDGE SOME FEELINGS

SHE’D BEEN SUPPRESSING,
SO YOU GOOD.

HA HA HA!

[SINGING CONTINUES
INDISTINCTLY]

DO YOU THINK WE’RE GOOD
AT LOVING EACH OTHER?

BOTH.

[CHUCKLES]
DO YOU?

I THINK SO, YEAH.

WE ALWAYS SHOW UP
FOR EACH OTHER.

WE OPENLY COMMUNICATE.

WE GENUINELY WANT TO SEE
EACH OTHER WIN.

WE DO.

PLUS, WE ENJOY
EACH OTHER’S COMPANY.

WE DO.

WHY’D YOU ASK?

I DON’T KNOW.
JUST SOMETHING
YOUR MOM SAID.

HMM.

[INDISTINCT SINGING]

CAN WE PROMISE

THAT WE’LL ALWAYS
ADDRESS OUR PAIN?

NO THINKING THAT WE
HAVE TO STUFF IT AWAY

FOR THE SAKE
OF THE OTHER?

I’M WITH THAT.

DEAL.

[INDISTINCT SINGING]

[SINGER VOCALIZING]

[INDISTINCT SINGING]

MAN, I MISSED YOU
TODAY.

[INDISTINCT SINGING]

I MISSED YOU, TOO.

[SINGERS VOCALIZE]

[INHALES DEEPLY]

I CAN’T BELIEVE WE’RE
REALLY ’BOUT TO DO THIS.

LOOK, MONTES WANTS
AN EXPERIENCED QB

WHO’S PROVEN HIMSELF
ON THE D1 LEVEL,

STILL HAS ELIGIBILITY,
CAN BE A MENTOR
TO THE YOUNG GUYS,

AND CAN STEP UP
IN THE STARTER
POSITION IF NEEDED.

I’M STILL TRIPPING HE
ACTUALLY SIGNED OFF ON IT.

YEAH, ME, TOO,

BUT HE TRUSTS ME,
SO...

[SCOFFS]
CLEARLY...

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
BUT CAN WE TRUST HIM?

EVERYBODY DESERVES
A SECOND CHANCE, EVEN HIM.

WADE.

[SIGHS]
I APPRECIATE THIS,
ADAMS, REALLY.

LET’S GET TO WORK.

MAN: GREG, MOVE YOUR HEAD!