PREVIOUSLY ON "ALL AMERICAN"...
SPENCER JAMES?
BILLY BAKER,
VARSITY COACH,
BEVERLY HIGH.
I NEED YOU TO COME PLAY FOR ME.
HEY, CHEERS, BABY!
ASHER: BRO, YOU ALMOST
MISSED THE WHOLE
CELEBRATION HERE.
I HOPE YOUR DAD
IS ENJOYING HIS
WELL-EARNED VACATION.
I HAD AN AFFAIR
WITH GRACE JAMES.
GRACE: THIS IS
THE LAST TIME I'M COMING
TO GET YOU LIKE THIS.
-I MISS THEM, GRACIE.
-WELL, THEN BOSS UP.
ARE YOU READY TO
FINALLY TELL ME THE TRUTH?
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
OLIVIA: ONE MINUTE YOU'RE
DESTROYING YOUR HOUSE
AND THE NEXT, YOU'RE ALL
FOOTBALL BARBIE ON CRACK.
LAYLA: I PROMISE YOU,
I DON'T NEED SAVING.
WHY ARE YOU WASTING YOUR TIME?
'CAUSE I'M PRETTY SURE
YOU COULD BE GIVING DRAKE
A RUN FOR HIS MONEY.
JANELLE: I DON'T WANT
YOU HANGING AROUND THAT
PATIENCE GIRL ANYMORE.
MOM, I AM GAY.
SPENCER: SO YOU'RE
QUITTING ON THE TEAM?
-I'M PRIORITIZING.
-NAW, MAN, YOU'RE
PUNISHING YOURSELF.
BOY: LOOK AT THE OLD MAN.
MAN, THANKS FOR
CONVINCING MOMS TO LET
ME COME STAY WITH YOU.
[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]
[MUSIC STOPS]
[MUSIC RESUMES]
[SIGHS]
MORNING.
HIYA, SPENCER.
GOOD MORNING.
WHAT CAN I GET YOU?
EGGS? PANCAKES?
I'M GOOD, MRS. BAKER.
THANK YOU, THOUGH.
WELL, AT LEAST LET ME...
TREAT YOU GUYS
TO SOME LUNCH.
GOT TO GET READY FOR WORK.
[KISS]
YOU TWO HAVE A REALLY
GOOD DAY AT SCHOOL.
HOW LONG YOU THINK SHE'S
GONNA KEEP THAT UP?
WHAT,
BUYING US LUNCH?
YEAH, HER WHOLE
FAIRY GODMOTHER ACT.
EVER SINCE MY DAD MOVED OUT,
IT'S LIKE SHE'S BEEN TRYING
WAY TOO HARD TO MAKE
OUR LIVES SEEM NORMAL.
AIN'T NOTHING NORMAL
ABOUT THIS.
[PHONE VIBRATING]
YOU OK?
[VIBRATING CONTINUES]
THAT'S MY WAY
OF SAYING, "I KNOW
YOU'RE NOT OK."
YEAH, JUST SOME STUFF
GOING ON WITH MY POPS.
WELL, I KNOW THAT MUCH BY
THE WAY YOU'VE BEEN GIVING
HIS CALLS THE HEISMAN.
HE WANTS ME TO COME PLAY
FOR HIM AT SOUTH CRENSHAW
NEXT SEASON.
WOW. THAT'S REALLY BIG.
I MEAN, YOU--
YOU KNOW THAT.
ARE YOU GOING TO?
I DON'T KNOW YET.
WELL, I'M NOT GONNA LIE.
THAT WOULD SUCK.
BUT I GUESS IT WOULDN'T
SUCK FOR SOUTH CRENSHAW
OR YOUR DAD.
JUST TALK TO HIM.
I MEAN, AVOIDING HIM ISN'T
GONNA MAKE IT ANY EASIER.
YEAH, MAYBE.
LISTEN, DON'T SAY NOTHING
TO CHRIS, ALL RIGHT?
NOT TILL I'VE GOT THIS
FIGURED OUT.
I DON'T WANT HIM
GETTING HIS HOPES UP.
YEAH, I DON'T THINK
NOT TELLING CHRIS IS
GONNA BE A PROBLEM.
WHY? WHAT'S GOING ON?
CHRIS AND I KINDA
BROKE UP.
WELL, CORRECTION.
HE BROKE UP WITH ME.
IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.
DON'T REALLY WANT
TO TALK ABOUT IT,
SO BACK TO YOUR DAD.
-OLIVIA--
-SPENCER, IT'S OK,
REALLY. UM...
HE NEEDS TO FOCUS
ON PHYSICAL REHAB
WITH NO DISTRACTIONS
AND APPARENTLY
THAT'S WHAT I AM.
JORDAN: SPENCE, LIV,
THIS IS, UH, CHANNEL.
CHANEL.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
RIGHT. OK, LOOK, I'M
GONNA TAKE HER HOME,
SO I'LL SEE YOU GUYS
AT SCHOOL?
COOL. LET'S DO IT.
[DOOR CLOSES]
-DOES SHE LOOK LIKE--
-YOUR MOM? YEAH.
YEAH.
[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]
HEY, SORRY I SLEPT
THROUGH THE GYM.
HEY, JULIE AND I
SNUCK OUT LAST NIGHT,
HAD OUR OWN WORKOUT WITH
SOME COLLEGE CHICKS.
YO, COME ON, MAN.
EVER SINCE WE WON STATE,
YOU AND JORDAN HAVE BEEN
PARTYING OUT
AND HALF-ASSING PRACTICES.
"HALF-ASSING" IS A
LITTLE AGGRESSIVE, BRO.
WHATEVER, MAN.
JUST BRING IT
AT PRACTICE TODAY.
OH, COACH DAVIS SAID
TODAY IS, UH, OPTIONAL.
OUR FIRST SCRIMMAGE
IS TOMORROW.
WHEN'D YOU STOP CARING
ABOUT FOOTBALL, MAN?
OH, CHILL. I MEAN,
EVEN COACH BAKER'S
STILL ON VACATION.
SPENCER:
WHAT'S UP?
Y'ALL SEEN LAYLA?
JJ: UH, MAYBE--MAYBE
SHE SLEPT IN.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DO
THAT OCCASIONALLY.
SPENCER: NO, MAN, NOT LAYLA.
SHE'S NEVER LATE.
[TEXTING]
[VIBRATING]
MAN, LAYLA STILL
AIN'T HIT ME BACK.
I HOPE SHE A'IGHT.
HEH! SHE LOOKS FINE TO ME.
[GIGGLES]
-I'MA HOLLA AT YOU.
-ALL RIGHT, MAN.
LATER.
OH, I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
-OK, BYE.
-HEY.
WHERE YOU BEEN?
DIDN'T GET MY TEXT?
[GIGGLES]
SORRY.
I WAS AT BREAKFAST
WITH MY DAD.
-SO YOU SKIPPED CLASS?
-WELL, BREAKFAST WITH MY DAD
DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN,
AND CLASS DOES EVERY DAY.
OK.
I WAS JUST WORRIED.
DON'T BE.
I'M GOOD.
I'M BETTER THAN GOOD.
I GET TO SEE MY MAN TAKE
THE FIELD TOMORROW.
YOU SURE YOU'RE NOT
GONNA SKIP IT?
I COULDN'T EVEN
IF I WANTED TO.
STUDENT COUNCIL IS HAVING
A RAFFLE TO RAISE MONEY
FOR THE TEAM, SO YOU
BETTER COME TO PLAY.
-YOU KNOW I ALWAYS DO.
-GOOD, BECAUSE
IF NOT, I JUST
MIGHT SKIP IT.
OH. OUCH. OK.
[COOP'S MUSIC PLAYING FAINTLY]
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
BABY, THIS IS SO GOOD.
THIS IS REALLY GOOD.
HEH! YOU LIKE IT
FOR REAL, OR YOU LYING
'CAUSE YOU MY GIRL?
NO, I LIKE IT FOR REAL.
I MEAN, YOU KNEW I WOULD.
-JUST WANTED TO HEAR YOU SAY IT.
-SUCH A DIVA.
-YOU ALREADY KNOW.
-MM-HMM.
WELL, I CAN'T WAIT
TO HEAR THE REST.
NEITHER CAN I.
I MEAN, SO EVERY TIME
I SIT DOWN
AND I TRY TO WRITE,
I END UP STARING
AT THAT BLANK-ASS PAGE
AND NOTHING COMES OUT.
OK, WELL, MAYBE I
COULD COME OVER
SO I CAN GIVE YOU
SOME INSPIRATION.
I'M LIKING THE SOUND
OF THAT. HEH!
BUT, YOU KNOW,
YOU LIVE WAY CLOSER,
SO WE MIGHT AS WELL
JUST HEAD OVER THERE
AFTER SCHOOL.
I DON'T GET IT.
-WHAT?
-LIKE, HOW DO YOU GO FROM
FACING DOWN A WHOLE,
ENTIRE GANG ONE DAY
AND THEN BEING AFRAID
OF YOUR MOM THE NEXT? LIKE--
-WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN?
-YOU HAVEN'T INVITED ME OVER
SINCE YOU MOVED BACK HOME,
SO WHAT, DID YOU MOVE BACK
INTO THE CLOSET, TOO?
COME ON, GIRL,
YOU TRIPPIN'.
MY MOM KNOWS I'M GAY.
MM-HMM. I MEAN, AS LONG AS
SHE DOESN'T SEE IT, RIGHT?
NO, IT'S NOT EVEN
LIKE THAT.
YEAH.
PATIENCE!
HEY, DON JUAN.
WHAT THE HELL WAS
THAT GIRL DOING IN
OUR HOUSE THIS MORNING?
WELL, FIRST OFF,
SHE'S IN COLLEGE,
SO SHE'S A WOMAN,
AND I THINK YOU KNOW
WHAT SHE WAS DOING THERE,
BUT IF YOU NEED ME
TO BREAK IT DOWN
FOR YOU, I WILL.
ARE YOU INSANE?
WHAT IF MOM CAUGHT YOU?
WELL, BASED ON THE WAY
SHE'S BEEN ACTING LATELY,
SHE'D PROBABLY PRETEND
TO BE COOL WITH IT.
LOOK, WHY DON'T YOU JUST
TRY TO DO THE SAME?
OK, SHE'S ONLY
PRETENDING
BECAUSE SHE FEELS GUILTY
ABOUT DAD LEAVING,
WHICH, BY THE WAY,
ISN'T HER FAULT,
SO WHY ARE YOU BEING
A JACKASS?
WHY ARE YOU BEING
ANNOYING, LIV?
WE HAVE FREE REIN.
WE MIGHT AS WELL
HAVE SOME FUN,
AND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO,
THAT'S FINE.
JUST AT LEAST STOP
RUINING MINE.
[WHISTLE BLOWS]
SPENCER:
YO, WHAT'S UP, CHRIS?
LOOK, I KNOW YOU'RE OUT
IN A.T.L. GETTING YOKED
FOR THE NEXT SEASON, BUT I
JUST THOUGHT YOU'D APPRECIATE
SEEING WHAT'S WAITING
FOR YOU WHEN YOU GET BACK.
YOUR TEAM MISSES YOU, DAWG,
SO DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO
AND HURRY UP AND GET
YOUR ASS BACK, A'IGHT?
YO, BILL BELICHICK,
GET YOUR SPYING ASS
OFF OUR FIELD.
YO, CHILL, MAN.
I'M RECORDING A VIDEO
FOR CHRIS WHILE I WAIT
FOR MY POPS
TO FINISH UP, A'IGHT?
OH, WELL, IN THAT CASE,
HEY, CHRIS JACKSON,
GET YOUR BLACK ASS BACK
ON OUR FIELD.
-SEE? EVEN CAM MISSES YOU, DAWG.
-NAW, NAW.
I'M JUST SAYING YOU BETTER
NOT BE GONE TOO LONG
'CAUSE YOUR NEW BACKUP'S
GOT A CANNON, BRO.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, MAN?
HE AIN'T GOTTA
SEE ALL THAT.
LOOK, I'M JUST TRYING
TO LIGHT A FIRE
UNDER HIS ASS.
IF CHRIS DON'T COME BACK
ON HIS "A" GAME, HE'S
GETTING REPLACED.
THIS NEW KID COACH COREY
BROUGHT IN FROM NEVADA
AIN'T NO JOKE.
YOU SAY FROM NEVADA?
MM-HMM.
CAM: WHAT, YOUR POPS
DIDN'T TELL YOU ABOUT HIM?
THEY SUPER CLOSE, TOO.
[WHISTLE BLOWS]
MAYBE CHRIS AIN'T THE ONLY ONE
ABOUT TO BE REPLACED.
COOP: PATIENCE,
I'M SORRY, OK?
EVERYBODY ALREADY
HATES ME IN SCHOOL
FOR SNITCHING ON TYRONE.
PLEASE DON'T TELL ME
YOU JOINED THE LIST.
I DON'T HATE YOU,
TAMIA.
"TAMIA"?
NOT "BABE"?
YOU DO HATE ME.
A'IGHT, BUT DO YOU HATE
MY NEW LYRICS?
CHECK IT.
♪ MY NAME IS COOP
AND I'M HERE TO SAY ♪
♪ THAT I'M A FOOL,
BUT I LOVE MY BABY ♪
STOP, STOP.
YES, THOSE I HATE.
GOD, YOU'RE
SO ANNOYING.
YOU'RE SO ANNOYING.
DON'T--DON'T
EVEN HUG ME.
YOU'RE SO ANNOYING.
UGH.
-SPENCE, WHAT'S UP?
-WHAT'S UP?
MOVE BACK ALREADY?
HEY, MY LIPS
ARE SEALED, OK?
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
NAH, I WAS JUST
CHECKING OUT THAT
CRENSHAW PRACTICE.
Y'ALL KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THAT NEW QB?
COME ON, MAN.
WE STOPPED WATCHING THAT GAME
WHEN OUR STAR RECEIVER BOUNCED.
PATIENCE: YEAH, WE'LL WATCH
WHEN YOU COME BACK, SO...
LOYALTY. I LIKE--
I LIKE THAT. HA HA.
BOY: SMELLS LIKE SNITCH.
Y'ALL FELLAS GOT
SOMETHING TO SAY?
SEE, I WOULD TELL YOU,
BUT, UH, YOUR NARC
FRIEND WOULD RAT US OUT.
SPENCER: MAYBE SHE AIN'T THE ONE
YOU GOT TO BE WORRIED ABOUT.
LOOK, COME ON.
IT'S ALL GOOD.
IT AIN'T ALL GOOD.
HOW COME YOU AIN'T
SAY NOTHIN'?
WHAT YOU WANT ME TO SAY?
THEY'RE NOT WORTH MY TIME.
HOLD UP.
SINCE WHEN DOES COOP NOT
STAND UP FOR HERSELF?
PATIENCE: OH, YEAH, SHE'S
BEEN REAL QUIET LATELY.
AT HERE, AT HOME.
[DISTANT SIREN]
WHATEVER. UM, LOOK,
I GOT TO GO, SO I WILL
CATCH YOU GUYS LATER, OK?
WHAT'S THAT ALL ABOUT?
SHE IS TRIPPIN', BRO, AND
IT'S PROBABLY 'CAUSE I AIN'T
HAD HER OVER IN A WHILE.
-ALL RIGHT, SO INVITE HER OVER.
-COME ON.
MY MOMS IS A WORK
IN PROGRESS.
I CAN'T JUST PUT
THEM TWO TOGETHER
IN A ROOM.
LOOK, PATIENCE IS YOUR GIRL,
AND SHE FELL IN LOVE
WITH THE COOP WHO SPEAKS
HER MIND, NO MATTER WHAT,
THE COOP I'VE KNOWN
MY WHOLE LIFE.
NOTHING CHANGED, MAN.
I'M STILL THE SAME PERSON.
NOT FROM WHAT I JUST SAW.
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
TO THE STATE CHAMPS
AND THE LADIES
WHO LOVE THEM.
-YEAH.
-DRINK TO THAT.
JORDAN: LET'S TAKE
A SELFIE, GUYS.
LET'S DO IT.
YOUR PHONE?
JORDAN: I'VE TAKEN
SO MANY OF THESE...
[CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]
#STATECHAMPLIFE.
HMM.
IS IT WRONG
THAT I KINDA WISH
THEY LOST THAT GAME?
YES, LIV, YOU'RE AN EAGLE.
THEY'RE JUST HAVING FUN.
YEAH, I DON'T SEE FUN.
I SEE A SIGN AROUND HIS NECK
THAT SAYS "HELP ME"
WRITTEN IN THAT GIRL'S
LIPSTICK.
YOU SEE THAT SIGN
AROUND EVERYONE'S NECK,
MAYBE MINUS THE LIPSTICK.
-OK, THAT'S NOT TRUE.
-NO?
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU
ASKED ME ABOUT MY DAD
SINCE HE'S BEEN BACK?
ONE...
MMM...
-HUNDRED?
-CLOSER, YEAH.
I'M SORRY.
I'M JUST REALLY HAPPY
THAT YOU TWO ARE
DOING SO WELL.
IT'S LIKE WE'RE PLAYING
MUSICAL FATHERS.
MINE LEAVES,
YOURS COMES BACK.
DON'T FORGET
ABOUT SPENCER'S DAD.
HOW COULD I? I MEAN,
I CAN'T BELIEVE HE WANTS
SPENCER TO MOVE BACK
TO CRENSHAW.
AND I HAVE THE BIGGEST
MOUTH IN THE WORLD.
I AM SO SORRY.
HE DIDN'T WANT
TO TELL ME, OK?
I PRIED IT OUT OF HIM
THIS MORNING, AND I JUST
ASSUMED THAT HE TOLD YOU.
LIV, IT'S FINE.
SURE HE WAS PLANNING
ON TELLING ME.
HE JUST HASN'T GOTTEN
THE CHANCE YET.
-HERE YOU GO.
-THERE IT IS.
-NO? OK.
-HA HA HA!
[ALL CHUCKLE]
HEY. SO THIS IS
WHY YOU GUYS
MISSED PRACTICE?
-PRACTICE?
-HA HA!
I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT PRACTICE?
YEAH,
IT WAS OPTIONAL.
AND...
GAME TOMORROW ISN'T.
ASHER: LOOK, I GUARANTEE
YOU GUYS THAT ENCINO'S
BEEN PRACTICING.
YEAH, OF COURSE THEY
HAVE BEEN, OK?
THEY'RE ABOUT TO FACE
THE STATE CHAMPS, ASH.
HEY, YOU'RE OUR
QUARTERBACK, JORDAN.
WE SHOULD BE RUNNING
OUR PLAYS RIGHT NOW.
WE ALREADY KNOW THE PLAYS.
YOU--YOU NEED TO RELAX,
SERIOUSLY.
JJ, TELL HIM
YOUR JOKE, PLEASE.
OH, UH, KNOCK KNOCK.
-OK, WHO'S THERE?
-HA HA!
STATE CHAMPS, BABY!
JORDAN: WHOO! HA HA!
JJ: HA HA! OK.
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACH]
-THANK YOU.
-OH, YOU'RE WELCOME.
SO, LISTEN, I, UH, I JUST
DROPPED BY TO THANK YOU
FOR THE MUCH-NEEDED
KICK IN THE BEHIND
YOU GAVE ME LAST WEEK.
WELL, THAT IS DEFINITELY
AN IMPROVEMENT.
THE MIRACLES OF A RAZOR
AND A SHOWER.
YEAH.
HOW'S, UH...HOW'S SPENCER?
HE'S STILL NOT SURE
WHAT SCHOOL HE'S GONNA
PLAY FOR NEXT YEAR.
HE'S AFRAID HE'S
GONNA MAKE THE
WRONG DECISION...
WHICH, I HEAR,
HAS BEEN GOING AROUND.
SPENCER TOLD ME
YOU'RE RESIGNING.
I THINK YOU'RE MAKING
A HUGE MISTAKE.
YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT
TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR
MY FAMILY RIGHT NOW,
AND I THINK LEAVING THE TEAM
WILL GIVE JORDAN SOME SPACE.
BOYS DON'T NEED SPACE.
THEY NEED THEIR FATHERS.
ISN'T THAT WHY YOU MOVED
BACK HOME, TO MAKE THINGS
RIGHT WITH YOUR DAD?
YEAH, AND LOOK HOW
THAT TURNED OUT.
I BOOKED HIM A FLIGHT
BACK FROM FLORIDA,
AND HE DIDN'T GET ON IT.
WELL, WILLY MAY NOT
BE IN L.A.,
BUT THERE IS ANOTHER
BAKER MAN WHO IS.
THAT'S WHO YOU SHOULD
BE TALKING TO.
SPACE ISN'T GONNA FIX
YOU AND JORDAN.
[SIGHS]
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
WHY THIS THING
GOT YOU SO UPSET?
AIN'T NO KID GONNA
COME IN SOUTH CRENSHAW
AND TAKE CHRIS' SPOT.
WHY NOT?
THAT'S HOW IT WENT DOWN
WHEN I ROLLED TO BEVERLY.
YEAH, BUT THIS KID
AIN'T SPENCER JAMES.
I DON'T KNOW WHO HE IS.
SO WHY DIDN'T YOU ASK
YOUR POPS WHEN YOU WAS
JUST AT THE PRACTICE?
'CAUSE HE WAS TOO BUSY
WITH HIS NEW RECRUITS,
SO I BOUNCED.
HEE HEE! YO, YOU LOVE
MAKING THINGS TOUGH
FOR YOURSELF.
YEAH, LOOK WHO'S
TALKING.
YOU AIN'T EXACTLY
KEEPING IT REAL
WITH YOUR MOMS,
EITHER; OTHERWISE
YOU'D BE
KICKING IT WITH
PATIENCE RIGHT NOW.
CAM: HEY.
-THAT'S HIM?
-YEAH.
HEH! DON'T LOOK
LIKE MUCH TO ME.
YOU KNOW, YOU LEFT
BEFORE I COULD
INTRODUCE YOU
TO COACH'S
FAVORITE NEW QB1.
HEY, I DON'T KNOW
NOTHING ABOUT FOOTBALL,
BUT AIN'T THAT
CHRIS' SPOT?
NAH, NOT WHAT I'VE
BEEN TOLD.
SOMEBODY LIED TO YOU.
AND YOU? CHRIS IS YOUR BOY.
YOU REALLY GONNA
DO HIM LIKE THIS?
LONG AS I GET
MY TARGETS, MAN.
I JUST GOT TO
LOOK OUT FOR MYSELF,
LIKE YOU DID WHEN
YOU WENT TO BEVERLY.
COME ON, BRO.
HA HA!
SIR, YOU REALLY CAN'T
BE DRINKING IN HERE.
LOOK, MAN, WE'RE NOT--WE'RE
NOT BOTHERING ANYBODY, OK?
ACTUALLY, YOU ARE.
PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING THAT
YOU'RE BEING TOO LOUD.
TOO--HEH! LOOK, I THINK
THEY'RE BEING TOO QUIET.
MAYBE IT'S BEST IF YOU
AND YOUR FRIENDS LEAVE.
REA--YOU'RE KICKING US OUT?
OH, OK. LOOK, BIG GUY,
HOW OFTEN DO YOU GET
STATE CHAMPS IN HERE?
SPENCER JAMES WORKS HERE.
OK, WHATEVER. LOOK,
IF ANYBODY HAS A PROBLEM
WITH THE WAY I AM ACTING,
THEY CAN SAY IT TO MY FACE,
INSTEAD OF WHINING TO
THIS KID RIGHT HERE.
MAN: WE ALL HAVE
A PROBLEM WITH THE WAY
YOUR SPOILED
BITCH-ASS IS ACTING.
YOU'RE BEING A DICK.
OH, YEAH?
WELL, THEN YOUR GIRL
MUST NOT THINK SO,
CONSIDERING SHE'S
ALREADY DM'd ME
WHILE YOU WERE BORING HER
FOR THE LAST HOUR.
HEY, SWEETHEART, YOU WANT
TO DUMP THIS LOSER?
THERE'S ROOM AT OUR TABLE.
KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT--
[GRUNTS]
LAURA: THANK YOU FOR NOT
PRESSING CHARGES,
AND I'M REALLY SORRY.
THEY'RE NORMALLY
REALLY GOOD KIDS.
-THANK YOU.
NO PROBLEM.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT
TO SAY TO YOU RIGHT NOW.
I SHOULD HAVE LET
THAT POLICE OFFICER
TAKE YOU TWO TO JAIL.
-HOW? SHE WAS ON A BICYCLE.
-[SNICKERS]
YOU THINK THIS
IS FUNNY, JJ?
-NO, MA'AM.
-'CAUSE YOU TWO ARE GONNA PAY
FOR THE DAMAGES OUT
OF YOUR OWN POCKETS,
AND I AM NOT EVEN CLOSE
TO THROUGH WITH YOU.
[LAURA GASPS, CAR DOOR CLOSES]
-HEY.
-WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
A BETTER QUESTION IS
WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL ME?
I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO FIND OUT
BECAUSE MY SON'S IDIOT FRIEND
LIVESTREAMED THE ARREST.
I DIDN'T CALL YOU BECAUSE I
DIDN'T NEED YOU,
BECAUSE I'VE GOT IT HANDLED.
OK, SURE ABOUT THAT?
[SIGHS]
GREAT.
YOU KNOW WHAT, BILLY?
JUST...GO BACK
TO YOUR DAD'S.
ALL RIGHT.
[COOP'S MUSIC PLAYING]
[MUSIC STOPS]
IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU
GETTING BACK INTO YOUR MUSIC.
YOU USED TO LOVE TO SING ME
SONGS WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE.
-DID I?
-MM-HMM.
YOUR FAVORITE ONE WAS
"ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT,"
ONLY YOU THOUGHT HE WAS SINGING
ABOUT HAVING "NO BODY,"
LIKE HE WAS JUST A HEAD
FLOATIN' OUT THERE.
[CHUCKLES]
THAT AIN'T CHANGED.
I STILL CAN'T FIND
THE RIGHT WORDS.
GIRL, DON'T BE
SO HARD ON YOURSELF.
[DOOR CLOSES]
THE WORDS DON'T
REALLY MATTER.
PEOPLE ONLY CARE
ABOUT THE MUSIC AND HOW
IT MAKES THEM FEEL.
YOU KNOW, PATIENCE IS
REALLY DOPE WITH LYRICS,
AND SHE OFFERED
TO HELP ME.
-WELL, THAT'S VERY SWEET OF HER.
-YEAH.
SHE, UH, SAID SHE WAS GONNA
COME OVER TOMORROW NIGHT.
WELL, TOMORROW NIGHT'S
NOT ANY GOOD
'CAUSE, UH, I'M HOSTING
MY CHURCH GROUP.
THAT'S COOL.
I MEAN, WE AIN'T
GONNA BOTHER YOU.
WE'RE JUST GONNA BE
IN MY ROOM, WORKIN'.
WELL, I DON'T THINK
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW HOW
JUDGMENTAL THEY CAN BE.
MOM...THEY KNOW I'M GAY, OK?
I AIN'T BEEN HIDIN' IT.
BUT WE DON'T NEED
TO GO FLAUNTING IT
IN THEIR FACES, DO WE?
I'M JUST TRYING
TO PROTECT YOU AND
PATIENCE, THAT'S ALL.
[KISS]
LAYLA?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
YOU OUT HERE
BY YOURSELF?
WHAT, NO SUITCASES?
NO MOVING VAN
TO TAKE YOUR STUFF
BACK TO CRENSHAW?
-LAYLA, LOOK--
-HOW COULD YOU NOT TELL ME?
I WAS GOING TO, A'IGHT?
I JUST--
YOU JUST THOUGHT IT
WOULD SOUND BETTER
COMING FROM OLIVIA?
NO, I WASN'T PLANNING
ON TELLING ANYONE,
NOT UNTIL I KNEW WHAT
I WAS GONNA DO.
WOW. SO NOW I'M
JUST ANYONE.
BABY, COME ON.
YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU.
LOOK, YOU'VE BEEN SO HAPPY
WITH YOUR DAD BEING BACK,
I DIDN'T WANT TO RUIN THAT
BY BRINGING THIS UP,
ESPECIALLY WHEN
NOTHING'S BEEN DECIDED.
SO YOU WANT ME TO
BELIEVE THAT YOU LIED
TO ME FOR MY OWN GOOD?
-I DIDN'T LIE.
-NO, IT'S ALL GOOD.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW
WHY I BOTHER TO CARE
SO MUCH ABOUT
OTHER PEOPLE'S FEELINGS
WHEN NO ONE SEEMS
TO CARE ABOUT MINE,
SO FROM NOW ON, I'M
JUST GONNA WORRY
ABOUT MYSELF.
[TIRES SQUEAL]
HEY. YOU OK?
YEAH.
YEAH, I WAS ACTUALLY
LOOKING FOR JORDAN.
HE'S GONE M.I.A.
AND HE'S NOT
ANSWERING HIS PHONE
AND MY MOM'S
ON A WARPATH,
SO I FIGURED IT WAS
SAFER FOR HIM IF I
FOUND HIM FIRST.
YEAH...
I HEARD ABOUT THE FIGHT.
THE TRACK COACH SAID
HE MIGHT BE BACK HERE.
IS HE?
NO, I'M SORRY. JUST ME.
OK. UM, THANKS.
YEAH.
WAIT. WHY ARE YOU
STILL HERE?
ISN'T FOOTBALL
PRACTICE WAY OVER?
I'VE JUST BEEN
GETTING IN EXTRA TIME
IN THE WEIGHT ROOM
AND ON THE FIELD.
GUYS ARE ALL RIDING HIGH
ON THE CHAMPIONSHIP,
BUT MY RANKING TOOK
A MAJOR HIT LAST SEASON.
BEST THING I GOT GOING
FOR ME RIGHT NOW IS
JUNIOR COLLEGE,
AND THAT'S...THAT'S
NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
7-ON-7s MIGHT BE
MY BEST CHANCE TO GET BACK
ON A D1 SCHOOL'S RADAR.
WHAT?
I'M JUST PROUD OF YOU.
WELL, I WILL LET YOU
GET BACK TO IT.
YEAH.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
YOU A HARD MAN TO REACH.
YEAH, THAT'S MY BAD.
I BEEN KINDA BUSY.
COME ON IN, SIT DOWN.
LOOK, POPS, THIS NEW KID
FROM NEVADA...
[SIGHS]
WHY HE THINK HE TAKING
CHRIS' SPOT?
I MEAN, HOW YOU JUST
WRITING CHRIS OFF
WITHOUT GIVING HIM
A CHANCE TO BOUNCE BACK?
THAT'S NOT FA--
WHOA, EASY, SON.
FIRST OF ALL,
THE KID FROM NEVADA,
HE'S GOT A NAME.
IT'S DARNELL.
HE'S WHY I'VE BEEN TRYING
TO GET A HOLD OF YOU.
DARNELL.
YEP, I'M COMING.
OH...
DARNELL: HEY, MAN.
LOOK, MY BAD
ABOUT EARLIER.
I NEVER WOULD HAVE
GONE DOWN LIKE THAT IF
I'D KNOWN WHO YOU WERE.
IT WAS NICE
MEETING YOU, THOUGH.
WHAT IS THIS?
DARNELL IS
MY EX-GIRLFRIEND'S SON.
HE LIVED WITH US
IN, UH, NEVADA,
BUT NOW HE'S GONNA LIVE
WITH ME OUT HERE FOR A
LITTLE WHILE.
Y'ALL LIVED TOGETHER
IN NEVADA?
YEAH.
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN.
HEY, SPENCER?
NO, THAT'S MY BAD.
I BROKE UP Y'ALL
LITTLE FAMILY REUNION.
[SIGHS]
SPENCER, WAIT.
JJ: DUDE, MY MOM WAS
SO PISSED
ABOUT YESTERDAY.
LUCKILY, SHE BELIEVED
ME WHEN I SAID IT WAS
ALL YOUR FAULT.
-AH, OK.
-HA HA!
WHAT'D YOUR MOM DO
TO YOU?
I'VE BEEN DODGING HER,
BUT MY GUESS IS
SHE'LL DO NOTHING,
AS USUAL.
NICE OF YOU
TO SHOW UP, MAN.
HEY, DON'T START
WITH ME, BOY,
A'IGHT? NOT TODAY.
SPENCER: LAYLA,
CAN YOU CALL ME BACK?
LOOK, I'M SORRY
ABOUT YESTERDAY.
I JUST NEED TO TALK
TO YOU, A'IGHT?
HEY!
WHAT THE HELL IS UP,
GUYS? WHO DIED?
I'LL TELL YOU WHO'S
ABOUT TO DIE.
THE ENCINO PANTHERS,
THAT'S WHO.
LET ME HEAR IT!
WHOSE HOUSE?
ALL: OUR HOUSE.
WHAT, THAT'S ALL
WE'VE GOT?
HEY!
WE'RE THE DAMN
BEVERLY EAGLES!
WAIT, I--I SAID
THAT WRONG.
WE'RE THE STATE CHAMPION
BEVERLY EAGLES.
-RIGHT. YEAH.
-RIGHT?
LET'S MAKE IT
SO LOUD, COACH BAKER
HEARS US IN HAWAII!
WHOSE HOUSE?
-OUR HOUSE!
-SCREW COACH BAKER!
HE ISN'T LOUNGING
ON SOME HAWAIIAN BEACH.
SPENCER:
NOW'S NOT THE TIME, MAN.
HE'S PASSED OUT
ON MY GRANDPA'S COUCH.
MY DAD QUIT
ON ALL OF US, BUT WHO CARES?
WE DON'T NEED HIM OR
ANYONE ELSE WHO DECIDES
TO QUIT ON THIS TEAM.
LET'S GET THIS OVER WITH.
NAOMI AUGUST:
♪ I WANT TO GIVE YOU... ♪
[SINGING CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]
I TALKED TO MY MOM.
AND BY THE LOOK ON YOUR FACE,
I'M GUESSING I'M NOT COMING
OVER ANYTIME SOON.
SHE'S NOT THE EASIEST
PERSON TO TALK TO,
BUT AT LEAST I TRIED.
REALLY?
WELL, DID YOU TELL HER
THAT YOU NEED TO LIVE
YOUR OWN LIFE
AND THAT ACCEPTING YOU
MEANS ACCEPTING WHO
YOU WANT TO BE WITH?
I THINK IT'S A MIRACLE
SHE LET HER GAY DAUGHTER
BACK IN THE HOUSE
IN THE FIRST PLACE.
SO THAT'S A NO.
I MEAN, WHY CAN'T YOU
JUST BE HONEST?
-WHO SAYS I'M NOT?
-THAT'S JUST LIKE
YOU'RE NOT SAYING
ANYTHING.
LOOK, EVER SINCE
PEOPLE CAME AT YOU
FOR BEING A SNITCH,
IT'S LIKE--
IT'S LIKE YOU'RE AFRAID
TO SPEAK YOUR MIND.
DAMN RIGHT I AM.
EVERY TIME
I OPEN MY MOUTH,
SOMEBODY GET HURT.
MY MOM, PREACH,
SHAWN.
I'M NOT TRYIN'
TO HURT YOU, TOO.
YEAH, WELL,
YOU ARE HURTING ME
BY STAYING QUIET.
WELL, BABY--HEH!--
YOU'RE MAKING THIS
WAY TOO BIG OF A DEAL.
MY MOM IS NOT SAYING
WE CAN'T BE TOGETHER.
THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT SHE'S SAYING
EVERY TIME SHE MAKES YOU
HIDE WHO YOU ARE.
AND IF YOU ALLOW HER, THEN
YOU'RE SAYING THAT, TOO.
WE AIN'T ALL GOT PARENTS
AS COOL AS YOURS.
YOUR MOMS ACCEPTED YOU,
STRAIGHT OUT OF THE GATE.
LOOK, ALL I'M SAYING IS
THAT YOU JUST NEED
TO FIGURE OUT A WAY
TO MAKE HER LISTEN,
BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T,
THEN...SHE'S JUST GONNA END UP
HURTING YOU ALL OVER AGAIN.
MAYBE IT'S YOU WHO
NEED TO LISTEN.
I TRIED TALKING TO HER.
IT DIDN'T WORK.
SHE TOLD ME WORDS
DON'T MATTER,
SO IT DOESN'T MATTER
WHAT I SAY OR HOW MANY
TIMES I SAY IT.
SHE IS NOT GOING
TO HEAR ME.
-[BLOWS WHISTLE]
-♪ OH ♪
♪ I BEEN WAITIN'
ALL WEEK FOR THIS ♪
HEY, FELLAS,
WELCOME TO THE HOME
OF THE STATE CHAMPS.
YO.
♪ WHEN THEY SAY THEY
LOVE MY GAME FACE ♪
♪ GAME FACE ♪
WIDE 62. HIKE!
♪ TROPHY WIFE,
I CALL HER GOLDIE ♪
♪ TROPHY MEANT
TO COME AND GO, PLEASE... ♪
[WHISTLE BLOWS]
♪ NOW I SEEN 'EM
AND IT'S CRACKDOWN ♪
♪ YEAH, TONIGHT YOU KNOW
IT'S GAME TIME ♪
DIDN'T PRACTICE
THAT ONE, HUH?
OK, WHATEVER, MAN.
JUST PLAY THE GAME.
♪ ...KNOW IT'S GAME TIME ♪
[ECHOES]
[DISTANT PLAYERS SHOUTING]
[LIQUID POURING]
ABOUT TIME
YOU GOT HERE.
TRY AGAIN.
I WAS JUST WORRIED.
-MMM.
-SPENCER WAS, TOO.
IT'S NOT LIKE
OUR STU-CO PRESIDENT
TO BE A NO-SHOW.
-WELL, I'M HERE NOW.
-YEAH, JUST IN TIME
TO NOT HELP.
I HAD TO SET
EVERYTHING UP
MYSELF.
BY "EVERYTHING,"
DO YOU MEAN THAT TABLE?
CONGRATULATIONS
ON THAT HERCULEAN TASK.
CRISIS AVERTED.
UM, I HOPE YOU'LL BE OK
TO TAKE IT DOWN, TOO,
'CAUSE I'M NOT REALLY
STAYING LONG.
IS, UH, IS
EVERYTHING OK, LAYLA?
YEAH.
WHY WOULDN'T IT BE?
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY,
THE SUN IS OUT,
THE EAGLES ARE PLAYING,
THE TABLE'S SET UP.
I HEARD YOU MISSED CLASS
YESTERDAY AND SHOWED UP
LATE TODAY.
THAT ISN'T LIKE YOU.
WHAT IS LIKE ME?
I JUST MEAN,
UP UNTIL YESTERDAY, YOU
HAD A PERFECT RECORD.
WELL, I'M NOT PERFECT.
LAYLA.
LOOK...IF THERE'S
SOMETHING GOING ON,
I HOPE YOU KNOW YOU CAN
ALWAYS TALK TO ME OR ANY
OF OUR COUNSELORS.
THERE IS NOTHING
GOING ON.
I JUST HAVE
BAD DAYS,
LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.
JORDAN: WIDE 52!
LAYLA: OK? THERE.
ARE YOU HAPPY?
ARE WE, LIKE,
DONE HERE?
-NO, LAYLA, WE'RE NOT DONE--
-WELL, I AM,
SO IF YOU WANT TO TALK
TO SOMEONE,
YOU CAN CALL MY DAD,
AND GOOD LUCK GETTING
HIM TO ANSWER.
JORDAN: SET, GO!
[SHOUTS]
ENCINO PLAYER: WHOO!
[WHISTLE BLOWS]
COACH: SPENCER!
HEAD IN THE GAME!
♪ I CAN NEVER HAVE AN OFF DAY ♪
♪ CHECK OUT MY SWAG... ♪
[PLAYERS CHEER]
♪ DON'T WAIT, TOO SLOW,
TOO BAD, SO SAD ♪
♪ NEVER GONNA THROW IN THE TOWEL
AND I WON'T BACK DOWN ♪
♪ EVERYTHING HERE WHAT YOU WANT
RIGHT NOW, BUT Y'ALL NOT READY ♪
♪ YOU GONNA GET KNOCKED OUT,
GET KNOCKED OUT ♪
♪ GO TO BED,
RUN 'EM LONG, GO TO BED ♪
♪ BREAK AT DAWN, BRING IT ON,
I'M THE KING ON THE RUN ♪
♪ SOMETHING WRONG,
I INSIST THAT I'M DONE... ♪
AAH!
♪ ...FLY, GRIND IT OUT,
MASTERMIND... ♪
[RAPPING CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]
[WHISTLE BLOWS]
♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪
♪ I'M SO HOT, I CAN NEVER
HAVE AN OFF DAY ♪
[4 SLOW CLAPS]
ASHER:
WELL DONE, GUYS.
HEY, JJ,
KNOCK KNOCK.
WHY YOU COMING AT ME?
MAN, JORDAN THREW
3 INTERCEPTIONS.
JORDAN: LOOK, TWO OF THEM
WEREN'T EVEN MY FAULT.
YOU AND SPENCER
WEREN'T EXACTLY
ON FIRE TODAY, EITHER.
YEAH, THAT'S MY BAD.
MY HEAD WASN'T IN IT TODAY.
THAT'S WHY WE SHOULD
HAVE PRACTICED, GUYS.
ENCINO DIDN'T
GET BETTER,
WE GOT WORSE.
ASHER'S RIGHT.
I DON'T BLAME HIM
FOR BEING UPSET,
BUT I DON'T
UNDERSTAND
WHY Y'ALL AREN'T
MORE PISSED OFF.
COMING FROM THE COACH
WHO WALKED OUT ON US.
THAT WAS A MISTAKE.
THAT WAS MY MISTAKE
AND, UH,
AND I'M SORRY I WASN'T
THERE FOR YOU ALL.
I WAS GOING THROUGH SOME
PERSONAL ISSUES, AND I--
I GUESS I LOST MY WAY.
I'M NOT GONNA ACT
LIKE IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL
BECAUSE I KNOW IT IS,
BUT THAT'S STILL
NO EXCUSE FOR HOW Y'ALL
PLAYED OUT THERE.
Y'ALL THINK Y'ALL
ARE BIG SHOTS BECAUSE
YOU WON STATE?
SO DID MOST OF THE TEAMS
YOU'RE GONNA PLAY.
THIS 7-ON-7 LEAGUE
IS THE BEST OF
THE BEST, Y'ALL.
ALL EYES ON US:
BOOSTERS, SCOUTS.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHO'S
GONNA SHOW UP.
YOU DON'T KNOW.
SO...TWO-A-DAYS.
PRACTICES, TWO A DAY,
AND I WANT TO SEE HUSTLE
IN EVERY STEP YOU TAKE.
IF I SEE YOU WALK SLOW
BY ME IN THE HALL,
BEST BELIEVE I'M GONNA MAKE YOU
DROP AND GIVE ME 20.
HEH HEH HEH!
I HOPE Y'ALL GOT LOSIN'
OUT YOUR SYSTEM
'CAUSE PRACTICE
STARTS TOMORROW...
AND IT AIN'T OPTIONAL.
WELCOME BACK, COACH.
AHEM.
SON, CAN I TALK
TO YOU?
[SIGHS]
SAVE YOUR SPEECHES
FOR THE TEAM.
EMMA: ALL RIGHT, THE RAFFLE
WAS A HUGE SUCCESS,
DESPITE A FEW
KEY ABSENCES.
OK, UH, MOVING ON
TO OTHER ISSUES,
WE NEED NEW PAINT
FOR THE LOCKERS.
GIRL: AND MORE
VEGAN OPTIONS
IN THE CAFETERIA.
EMMA: THE WATER FOUNTAINS?
THEY'RE TOO WARM.
WE SHOULD GET...
[VOICES OVERLAP AND FADE]
EMMA: LAYLA?
LAYLA?
WHAT?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I...I DON'T CARE.
UH, UM, YOU--YOU
DON'T CARE ABOUT WHAT?
ANY OF IT, ALL OF IT.
IT'S ALL SUPERFICIAL
B.S. AND I DON'T CARE.
SO ENJOY
YOUR STUPID TOFU
AND WASH IT DOWN
WITH WHATEVER
UNFILTERED CRAP COMES
OUT OF THE FOUNTAIN.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
WASN'T IT OBVIOUS?
CONGRATULATIONS, EMMA.
YOU'RE THE NEW STU-CO
PRESIDENT.
I QUIT.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
HEY, LIV, HAVE YOU SEEN
MY PHONE AND KEYS?
I HAVEN'T SEEN 'EM.
MAYBE CHANNEL TOOK 'EM.
SORRY. CHANEL.
WHAT'S THIS?
THAT'S YOUR NEW PHONE
UNTIL I SAY OTHERWISE.
AS FOR YOUR CAR KEYS,
THEY'RE IN MY PURSE,
WHERE THEY WILL STAY
FOR THE NEXT MONTH--
YOU CAN TAKE THE BUS--
AND I CHANGED
THE WI-FI PASSWORD,
AND IF YOU HAVEN'T
FIGURED IT OUT YET,
YOU'RE GROUNDED.
OLIVIA: OOH.
#GROUNDED, HUH?
TOO BAD YOU CAN'T POST
WITH THAT PHONE.
ENOUGH, OLIVIA.
I'VE GOT A BEEPER
WITH YOUR NAME
ALL OVER IT IF YOU
WANT TO JOIN HIM.
SO DAD LEAVES, AND I GET
PUNISHED FOR IT. NICE.
WATCH IT,
JORDAN BAKER!
OK, THAT'S MY CUE.
I KNOW YOU'RE HAVING
A ROUGH TIME,
BUT YOU ARE NOT
THE ONLY ONE, OK?
AND THIS BEHAVIOR
HAS GOT TO STOP.
SO FROM NOW ON,
YOUR LIFE CONSISTS
OF GOING TO SCHOOL,
FOOTBALL PRACTICE,
AND COMING HOME
AND THAT'S IT.
HAVE I MADE
MYSELF CLEAR?
[SIGHS]
YES, MA'AM.
HA! MY HOUSE!
♪ UH, UH, UH,
UH-UH, UH, UH, UH ♪
WHAT'S WRONG, BABY?
IT WAS JUST
ONE GAME,
AND YOU ALWAYS
BOUNCE BACK.
AIN'T ABOUT THAT.
WHAT, THEN?
DID YOU KNOW DAD WAS LIVING
WITH SOMEBODY IN NEVADA?
A GIRLFRIEND...
RAISING HER SON?
WHAT?
HE ABOUT MY AGE,
AND COREY JUST BROUGHT HIM
OUT HERE TO LIVE WITH HIM.
I WISH I COULD TELL YOU WHAT
YOUR FATHER WAS THINKING.
YEAH, WELL, WHATEVER
HE'S THINKING, HE AIN'T
THINKING ABOUT US.
AT LEAST HE CONSISTENT
ABOUT THAT.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
WHAT DO YOU WANT, COREY?
LOOK, I KNOW WHAT YOU BOTH
MUST BE THINKING, BUT--
NOW, WAIT. HOLD ON.
YOU DON'T JUST WALK
INTO MY HOUSE.
-PLEASE JUST LET ME EXPLAIN.
-EXPLAIN WHAT,
HOW YOU HAD
A WHOLE 'NOTHER
FAMILY IN NEVADA?
LOOK, DARNELL MAY BE
FAMILY, BUT YOU MY SON.
THAT AIN'T CHANGED.
-OH, THAT'S RIGHT.
HE'S NOT YOUR ACTUAL
SON, HE'S JUST A KID
YOU RAISED AS YOUR SON
WHILE YOUR OWN
WAS LEFT FATHERLESS
JUST HOURS AWAY.
SPENCER,
IT WASN'T LIKE THAT.
HOW LONG?
HOW LONG DID YOU
LIVE WITH HIM?
7 YEARS.
I ALWAYS WONDERED WHY
YOU NEVER CAME HOME,
WHY YOU AIN'T
MISSED YOUR FAMILY,
BUT NOW I KNOW.
YOU DIDN'T MISS US
'CAUSE YOU REPLACED US.
-MAN...
-COREY,
I THINK IT'S TIME
FOR YOU TO DO WHAT
YOU DO BEST.
LEAVE.
[WHISPERS]
OK.
IT'S OK.
[COOP'S MUSIC PLAYING]
[CELL PHONE CHIMES, MUSIC STOPS]
PATIENCE ON VOICEMAIL:
SORRY ABOUT YESTERDAY, BABE.
LOOK, THE LAST THING I WANT
TO DO IS FIGHT WITH YOU, OK?
I LOVE YOU, AND THAT'S
WHY I JUST--
I CAN'T LET NOBODY JUST MAKE YOU
LIVE A DON'T-ASK-DON'T-TELL
KINDA LIFE.
I KNOW THAT'S NOT YOUR STYLE.
[COOP'S MUSIC PLAYING]
PATIENCE: I KNOW THAT'S
NOT YOUR STYLE.
PATIENCE: I KNOW THAT'S
NOT YOUR STYLE.
COOP: ♪ WHAT IF I TOLD YOU
THAT I'M OUT HERE BATTLIN'
MY DEMONS? ♪
♪ THERE'S SOME THINGS
THAT YOU'LL NEVER
UNDERSTAND, THOUGH ♪
♪ LIKE HOW MOST PEOPLE WHERE
I'M FROM DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU ♪
♪ LIKE HOW MOST
BLACK BOY JOY GET DESTROYED ♪
♪ THAT'S BY THE SAME SYSTEM
YOU WENT TO FOR THE AWARD ♪
♪ THERE'S LITTLE GIRLS WITHOUT
THEY FATHER, AIN'T GOT NO MAMA ♪
♪ THERE'S SONS THAT'S
LOOKIN' UP TO PAPA ♪
♪ 'CAUSE HE JUST WANT
THE HIGHER HONOR ♪
♪ WELL, HELLO, YOUR HONOR,
I KNOW THE LINES BLURRED ♪
♪ I'M JUST A VICTIM TO A STORY
MISSING MY WORDS ♪
THANKS FOR COMING.
YOU DIDN'T MAKE IT
SOUND LIKE A REQUEST.
LAST TIME WE WERE
IN THIS OFFICE TOGETHER,
YOU DID ALL THE TALKING.
TODAY I NEED YOU
TO LISTEN.
I REMEMBER,
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER,
I THOUGHT THAT MY
PARENTS WERE PERFECT...
AND IT WAS HEARTBREAKING
WHEN I REALIZED
THAT THEY WEREN'T.
YEAH, I NEVER THOUGHT
YOU WERE PERFECT.
I NEED YOU TO LISTEN
WITH YOUR EARS AND
NOT WITH YOUR MOUTH.
MY FATHER MADE A LOT
OF MISTAKES...
AND SO HAVE I.
BUT YOU ARE NOT ONE
OF THEM...SO,
YOU CAN PUSH ME AWAY
AS MUCH AS YOU WANT,
BUT I AIN'T GOING
NOWHERE.
YOU'RE STUCK WITH ME.
[REPEATING]
YOU'RE FINE, YOU'RE FINE...
COOP: ♪ WHAT IF I TOLD YOU
I WAS KINDA DIFFERENT ♪
♪ AND ME NOT LOVING YOU
FOR WHO YOU ARE NOW ♪
♪ IT WASN'T EXACTLY
MY INTENTION ♪
♪ IF I TOLD YOU I WAS PROLIFIC,
WOULD YOU BELIEVE ME ♪
♪ OR FIND IT IN YOUR HEART
TO RECEIVE ME? ♪
♪ IF I TOLD YOU I'M THIS WAY
AND I LIKE GIRLS ♪
♪ COULD YOU STILL LOOK ME
IN MY FACE ♪
♪ AND WOULD YOU SAY SOME THINGS
TO MAKE ME RUN AWAY? ♪
♪ WOULD YOU TELL ME
THAT I'M SINNIN' ♪
♪ THIS AIN'T GOD'S WORK? ♪
♪ BABY, YOU AIN'T
LIVIN'... ♪
CAREFUL. CAREFUL. FINE.
COOP: ♪ IF I TURN SUICIDAL,
WHEN I SLIT MY WRISTS ♪
♪ ALL ON YOUR HOLY BIBLE,
WOULD YOU TURN YOUR BACK ♪
♪ OR WOULD YOU HOLD ME
TIGHTER? ♪
♪ IF I'M LAYIN' IN THE HEARSE,
WOULD YOU CRY ♪
♪ BECAUSE I'D NEVER
WORE A SKIRT ♪
♪ OR YOU BE MAD BECAUSE I
DIDN'T TELL YOU FIRST? ♪
♪ YOU DON'T ASK,
SO I WON'T SAY NOTHIN' ♪
♪ YOU KNOW IT'S NOT MY STYLE
TO NEVER SAY NOTHIN' ♪
♪ YOU DON'T ASK,
SO I DON'T SAY NOTHIN' ♪
♪ YOU KNOW IT'S NOT MY STYLE
TO NEVER SAY NOTHIN' ♪
♪ YEAH, YOU KNOW IT'S
NOT MY STYLE ♪
[VOCALIZES]
♪ YEAH, YOU KNOW IT'S
NOT MY STYLE ♪
[VOCALIZES]
[SONG ENDS]
I GUESS THE WORDS
REALLY DO MATTER.
OH, I CAN'T PROMISE
YOU THIS IS GONNA
BE EASY, BUT...
I PROMISE YOU I WILL
TRY HARDER.
GOLDWASH: ♪ ALL THE DAYS LOOK
THE SAME IN L.A.... ♪
THE MESSED-UP PART
IS I KNOW THIS IS
HURTING MY MOMS,
NO MATTER HOW STRONG
SHE TRYING TO BE.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED
TO TELL DILLON.
LAYLA.
BABY, HEY,
YOU A'IGHT?
SORRY.
UM, I'M LISTENING.
SO, UH, WHAT ARE YOU
GONNA DO ABOUT DARNELL?
I DON'T KNOW.
WELL, CRENSHAW
AIN'T BIG ENOUGH
FOR BOTH OF US,
THAT'S FOR DAMN SURE.
AND, LOOK,
I REALLY AM SORRY.
I SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU
ABOUT MY POPS WANTING
ME TO PLAY FOR HIM.
I DIDN'T WANT
TO HURT YOU, BUT NOT
TELLING YOU WAS WORSE.
AFTER ALL OF THIS
WITH DARNELL AND COREY,
I GET IT NOW.
IT'S FINE.
WE'RE GOOD, REALLY.
JUST LIKE THAT?
I OVERREACTED.
YOU KNOW, I GET WHY YOU
DIDN'T WANT TO TELL ME.
IT JUST WASN'T SOMETHING
YOU FELT LIKE TALKING ABOUT.
WE CAN TALK
ABOUT IT NOW.
MMM, I HAVE
A BETTER IDEA.
DOESN'T INVOLVE TALKING.
WHAT TIME YOU GOT
TO BE BACK?
WHENEVER I WANT.
I'M AT THE HOTEL BY MYSELF.
WHERE'S YOUR POPS?
UH, I'M NOT SURE.
LIKE, JAPAN OR SINGAPORE.
SOMEWHERE IN ASIA.
BUT YOU SAID YOU HAD
BREAKFAST WITH HIM
THE OTHER DAY.
I LIED.
HE NEVER CAME HOME.
YOU LIED?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
HOW COME YOU
DIDN'T TELL ME?
IT JUST WASN'T SOMETHING
I FELT LIKE TALKING ABOUT.
ALL THIS TALK
ABOUT MY DAD HAS
KINDA KILLED THE MOOD,
SO I'M GONNA GO,
BUT I'LL SEE YOU
AT SCHOOL TOMORROW.
LAYLA?
MAN: GREG, MOVE YOUR HEAD.