PREVIOUSLY
ON "ALL AMERICAN"...
SPENCER JAMES?
BILLY BAKER,
VARSITY COACH
BEVERLY HIGH.
I'LL CUT TO THE CHASE,
SPENCER.
I NEED YOU TO COME
PLAY FOR ME.
-BUT YOU CAN'T RECRUIT.
-I CAN GET AROUND THAT.
ANNOUNCER: JAMES SHOOTS
THE GAP AND BLOCKS IT!
TOUCHDOWN BEVERLY!
YOUR NEW STATE CHAMPIONS
THE BEVERLY HIGH EAGLES!
MAN: LAPD!
DROP THE GUN! DROP IT!
COOP: IT'S ALL OVER NOW.
ALL I HAD TO DO
WAS SET THE BAIT.
IS EVERYTHING OK?
I HAD AN AFFAIR
WITH GRACE JAMES.
JORDAN: WAS IT WORTH IT?
YOU SACRIFICED
YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY,
BUY, HEY,
YOU FINALLY GOT
THAT ELUSIVE WIN
YOU SO DESPERATELY
WANTED, RIGHT, DAD?
SPENCER: I DON'T
HAVE A FATHER,
NOT ANYMORE.
GRACE: COREY LEFT
A FEW YEARS BACK.
HE WENT TO COACH
COLLEGE BALL IN NEVADA.
WE HAVEN'T SEEN
HIM SINCE.
COREY: I WANT YOU TO
MOVE BACK HOME,
COME PLAY FOR ME.
SO YOU GONNA BE
THE HEAD COACH
OF SOUTH CRENSHAW?
DID YOU REALLY
COME BACK FOR
HIS FIRST GAME
LIKE YOU PROMISED?
-YEAH.
-THEN WHY WOULDN'T YOU TELL ME
THAT YOU WERE THERE?
THEN I WOULD HAVE HAD
TO FINALLY ASK
IF DILLON WAS MY SON
OR BILLY'S.
NIPSEY HUSSLE: ♪ OH, BABY,
IT'S BEEN SO LONG ♪
♪ OHH, OH, OH ♪
♪ OOH ♪
♪ OH, BABY, IT'S BEEN
SO LONG ♪
♪ OHH, OH, OH ♪
♪ OOH ♪
♪ MOGUL,
AND THEY KNOW THAT ♪
♪ LOGO ON MY FLOOR MAT ♪
♪ COURTSIDE, CHAMBERLAIN
THROWBACK MATCH MY ROLEX ♪
♪ FIND ME OUT
IN DIFFERENT PLACES ♪
♪ AND "THE SPOOK BY THE DOOR"
THIS IS THE INFILTRATION ♪
♪ DOUBLE BACK DRESSED
IN BLUE LACES ♪
♪ OOH ♪
♪ OH, BABY, IT'S BEEN
SO LONG ♪
COOP: THINGS WILL
NEVER BE THE SAME
AROUND HERE.
SPENCER: 33 YEARS YOUNG.
IT DON'T MAKE
NO DAMN SENSE.
IT NEVER DOES.
THAT NEW?
NAW. IT WAS A GIFT
FROM SHAWN.
PENDANT MEANS
DESTINY.
SUPPOSED TO REMIND ME
THAT I'M THE MASTER
OF MY OWN FATE.
♪ OH, BABY, IT'S BEEN
SO LONG ♪
♪ OHH, OH, OH ♪
SO WHAT'S NEXT
FOR YOU?
YOU DONE WITH THAT
GANG STUFF, RIGHT?
I MEAN, THEY
STILL MY BOYS.
I AIN'T JUST GONNA
WASH MY HANDS
OF THEM.
I DON'T REALLY KNOW
WHAT'S NEXT,
BUT WE SHOULD
GO, MAN.
DON'T YOU GOT SOME
END OF WINTER
BEACH BREAK,
WHATEVER YOU GOT
TO DO?
IT'S A PARTY CELEBRATING
THE EAGLES' BIG WIN,
BUT REAL TALK--
PARTYING WITH THEM
DON'T FEEL RIGHT,
NOT WITH MY COMMUNITY
HURTING THIS BAD.
MAN, TUESDAY, YOU'RE
GONNA HAVE YOUR
CHANCE TO HONOR
NIPSEY
AND CRENSHAW.
TODAY, YOU GOT
TO CELEBRATE
THAT BIG WIN.
YEAH, YOU RIGHT,
ESPECIALLY SINCE THAT'S
MY LAST CHAMPIONSHIP
WIN WITH THEM.
WHAT?
HOLD UP. SO YOU MEAN
TO TELL ME YOU DECIDED
TO PLAY FOR YOUR POPS
IN THE FALL?
THIS MY DAD WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT,
MY FAMILY, COMING HOME
TO CRENSHAW.
IS THERE REALLY
A DECISION TO MAKE?
BRO, THAT IS DOPE.
LIKE, I KNOW
YOUR POPS IS HAPPY.
- I AIN'T TOLD HIM YET.
-WHAT?
LOOK. MY MOMS
AND COACH BAKER PUT
A LOT ON THE LINE
TO GET ME TO BEVERLY.
I OWE THEM
A CONVERSATION FIRST.
I FEEL YOU, MAN,
BUT YOU GOT TO
TALK TO YOUR PEOPLE
AT BEVERLY HILLS, TOO,
BECAUSE I GUARANTEE
YOU RIGHT NOW, BRO,
THEY PLANNING THEIR
FUTURE AROUND SOMEBODY
THAT'S NOT EVEN
PLANNING ON BEING
THERE NEXT YEAR.
THAT'S NOT OK.
WOMAN:
♪ EVERYBODY PUT YOUR HANDS UP ♪
♪ HEY, HEY, HEY ♪
♪ PUT YOUR HANDS UP ♪
♪ HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY ♪
♪ WE RUN THE WORLD ♪
♪ HOT DAMN,
PUT YOUR CROWN ON ♪
♪ BOP IN MY MEETING
WITH THE CHAMPAGNE ♪
♪ BOP IN, GONNA DANCE OFF ♪
♪ DRIFTING MY BEACH,
NO C-CAINE ♪
♪ THEY MADE THEM GO, AW ♪
[BOYS SHOUTING]
♪ ALL EYES ON ME,
WE'RE ESCAPING ♪
♪ HEY, JUMP IN THE... ♪
OK. UM, THAT
HOOKUP IS NEW.
OLIVIA: TODAY,
IT'S JASMINE.
TWO DAYS AGO,
IT WAS REAGAN.
LAST WEEK CRYSTALA.
WOW. GO, JORDAN.
IT'S LIKE HIS WAY
OF DEALING
WITH OUR
FAMILY DRAMA
IS BY CREATING HIS OWN
GROSS VERSION
OF "THE BACHELOR."
LIV, HE'S QB-1
ON A CHAMPIONSHIP-
WINNING TEAM.
HE'S JUST TAKING ADVANTAGE
OF HIS NEW CELEB STATUS.
HE'S FINE.
SO YOU'VE BEEN
A HARD PERSON TO REACH
OVER WINTER BREAK.
UM, YOU WERE THE ONE
WHO DISAPPEARED
TO LAKE TAHOE
WITH YOUR MOM
AND JORDAN.
MAGICALLY, PHONES
STILL WORK UP THERE.
-OH. OK.
-I MEAN, I LEFT YOU MESSAGES.
I WAS WORRIED
ABOUT YOU.
I'M GREAT.
LAYLA, YOU KIND OF
HAD A BREAKDOWN
AFTER THE GAME.
I MEAN, YOU TORE UP
YOUR HOUSE.
OK. IT WAS NOT
A BREAKDOWN.
I WAS JUST MAD
AT MY DAD
FOR NOT TAKING
THE FIRST BREAK-IN
SERIOUSLY,
SO I KIND OF JUST TOOK
IT OUT ON HIS CRAP
AND LET HIM THINK THERE
WAS ANOTHER BREAK-IN.
THAT'S IT,
AND IT WORKED
BECAUSE NOW HE'S BACK,
AND WE'RE SPENDING
QUALITY TIME TOGETHER
HOUSE HUNTING,
AND EVERYTHING'S PERFECT.
JORDAN: HEY, LAYLA.
LAYLA: HEY.
WHERE'S SPENCER?
I COULD USE
HIS QUICK FEET
RIGHT ABOUT NOW
TO SHUT JJ UP.
HE'S ON HIS WAY,
BUT IF YOU'RE DOWN A MAN
FOR 7 ON 7, I CAN FILL IN.
JASMINE: OK. JJ IS SERIOUSLY
STILL RUNNING HIS MOUTH.
YOU PLAYING, JORDAN?
LAYLA: OK, QB-1.
LET'S GO.
I'M GONNA SHOW YOU WHAT
QUICK FEET LOOK LIKE.
OK.
JORDAN: HEY, GUYS.
WE DON'T HAVE SPENCE,
BUT EVEN BETTER,
WE GOT LAYLA.
[CHEERING]
BRO, WHEN YOU
GONNA TELL HER?
TELL WHO WHAT?
DUDE, YOU LOOK
AT OLIVIA
THE WAY MY MOM LOOKS
AT HER BENTLEY.
OH, WHATEVER, MAN.
YOU'RE TRIPPING.
TRIPPING.
I CALL IT
HOW I SEE IT, MAN.
HEY. WHO'S READY
TO PLAY FOOTBALL?
♪ FEEL THE THUNDER,
BASED ON ACTUAL FACTS ♪
♪ IT'S AUTOMATIC,
WE RUN THE WORLD ♪
COREY: GOING IN FOR IT
RIGHT HERE.
GOING HARD IN THE PAINT.
BOOM.
FINISHING TOUCHES
RIGHT THERE. BOOM. COME ON.
HEY, HEY, HEY.
I KNOW YOU'RE NOT
ABOUT TO PUT THEM
CHIPS ON MY SANDWICH
AND RUIN
THE WHOLE THING.
BOY, YOU DON'T
EVEN KNOW.
THIS CRUNCH WILL
CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
THIS CRUNCH
WILL BREAK
YOUR DENTURES.
HA HA HA! AHH.
GRACE, TELL THAT BOY
I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.
UH-UH. I AM STAYING
OUT OF THIS. HA HA HA!
DILLON, HONEY,
I HAVE TO WORK
LATE TOMORROW,
SO COOP IS GONNA
PICK YOU UP
FROM SCHOOL.
CAN DAD?
PLEASE.
SON, GRAB YOUR SANDWICH,
GO IN THE ROOM,
GET OUT A PUZZLE.
I'LL BE IN THERE
IN A MINUTE.
GOT IT.
[MUMBLES]
OK. TIME'S UP.
EXCUSE ME?
LOOK. WHEN I BROUGHT UP
DILLON'S PATERNITY,
YOU WERE ADAMANT YOU
WOULDN'T DISCUSS IT
THEN WITH THE BOYS
IN THE HOUSE.
I STILL AM.
[SCOFFS]
OK.
AND SINCE THEN,
YOU'VE PRETTY MUCH
AVOIDED ME.
FOR THE RECORD,
I HAVEN'T BEEN
AVOIDING YOU.
HEY. WHATEVER YOU WANT
TO CALL IT THEN.
LOOK. I'VE BEEN
GRACIOUS,
BUT NOW TIME'S UP.
I'D LIKE A ANSWER
TO MY QUESTION.
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
WHAT, I WAS TAKING
TOO LONG TO GET
BACK TO YOU,
SO NOW YOU'RE
TRYING TO PRESSURE
ME THROUGH MOM?
-SON, I WASN'T--
-WAIT. HOLD UP.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING
ABOUT, SPENCER?
SOMEBODY BETTER
START TALKING.
I'VE ASKED SPENCER
TO COME PLAY FOR ME
AT SOUTH CRENSHAW.
-YOU WHAT?
-MA.
NAW. DON'T "MA" ME.
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
I HAVE TO TAKE CARE
OF SOMETHING,
BUT THIS CONVERSATION
IS FAR FROM OVER.
HELLO?
RICKY, DOS MAS.
SORRY, BILLY. I'M
GONNA HAVE TO CUT
YOU OFF, MY MAN.
OK.
HEY. LOOK WHO'S HERE.
THANKS FOR CALLING.
AGAIN.
TWICE LAST WEEK,
3 TIMES THIS WEEK.
THIS IS THE LAST TIME
I'M COMING TO GET YOU
LIKE THIS.
HEH HEH HEH.
ARE YOU GONNA
WASH YOUR HANDS
OF ME, TOO?
LOOK. I KNOW BEING
AWAY FROM THE KIDS
AND LIVING WITH A FATHER
THAT YOU BARELY SPEAK TO
IS HARDER THAN YOU
ANTICIPATED,
BUT I OF ALL PEOPLE
CAN'T BE THE ONE TO
SEE YOU THROUGH THIS,
NOT IF YOU EVER PLAN
ON GETTING LAURA BACK.
-I MISS HER, GRACIE.
-WELL, THEN BOSS UP
AND DO WHAT YOU SAID
YOU MOVED BACK
TO CRENSHAW TO DO.
GET YOURSELF TOGETHER
SO YOU CAN GET THEM BACK.
NOW LET'S GO,
AND YOU BETTER
BE ABLE TO WALK
BECAUSE AIN'T NOBODY
DRAGGING YOUR ASS
TO THE CAR.
BOY: HEY. BEST LINEBACKER
IN THE STATE.
-CHEERS, BABY!
OH. LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN,
THE OFFENSIVE
AND DEFENSIVE
CHAMPIONSHIP MVP
IS FINALLY
IN THE BUILDING!
-MY MAN.
-WHAT'S UP?
-YO. WHAT'S GOOD.
-NICE OF YOU TO JOIN US.
ASHER: BRO, YOU ALMOST
MISSED THE WHOLE
CELEBRATION HERE.
LOOKS LIKE Y'ALL
PARTIED ENOUGH
FOR THE WHOLE TEAM.
YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT.
HEY. I'M GONNA SEE
Y'ALL IN A BIT.
BOY: HEY, SPENCER,
CAN WE GET A PICTURE
WITH YOU?
THANKS!
AWESOME.
THANKS, BRO.
OH, I THINK...
GIRL: CAN WE GET
A PICTURE, TOO?
LAYLA: HEH HEH HEH.
THAT WAS
SO AWESOME!
LAYLA: WELL, HELLO
THERE, MR. POPULAR.
SPENCER: WHATEVER.
WELL, IT'S
WELL-DESERVED.
YOU DID WIN US
A CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER ALL.
LET'S BOUNCE,
GO SOMEPLACE JUST US.
-YOU JUST GOT HERE.
-I KNOW,
BUT I JUST HATE
THAT WITH YOUR
DAD BACK
WE BARELY
SEEN EACH OTHER
THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS.
OK. I MISSED YOU, TOO,
AND I PROMISE
I'LL MAKE IT
UP TO YOU.
GIRL: LAYLA, GIRL,
YOU GONNA LET HIM
UP FOR AIR
LONG ENOUGH
FOR AN INTRO?
WHEN DID YOU
GET BACK?
I GOT AN OPPORTUNITY
TO INTERN FOR AFS AGENCY.
WAIT. THE SPORTS AGENCY?
THAT'S AMAZING.
RIGHT? HENCE THE BREAK
FROM COLLEGE.
WASN'T GONNA LET
THAT PASS ME BY.
28 TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS,
131 CATCHES,
1,826 YARDS RECEIVING.
THAT'S AN IMPRESSIVE
SEASON.
-ROCHELLE MOSLEY.
-IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.
UH, ROCHELLE
JUST GRADUATED
FROM BEVERLY LAST YEAR
AND IS THE BIGGEST
FOOTBALL AFICIONADO
YOU WILL EVER MEET.
LIVES AND BREATHES IT,
ESPECIALLY BEVERLY FOOTBALL.
ANOTHER NICOLE LYNN
IN THE MAKING.
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
MY DAD'S ALSO ONE
OF BEVERLY'S MOST
INFLUENTIAL BOOSTERS,
SO IT COMES NATURALLY.
SPEAKING OF WHICH,
HE'D REALLY LIKE FOR YOU
TO JOIN US FOR DINNER
SOMETIME THIS WEEK.
YEAH. I GOT A LOT
GOING ON AT HOME
RIGHT NOW, SO...
OK. I'MA LET YOU SLIDE
THIS TIME,
BUT DON'T THINK
YOU CAN OUTRUN ME.
YOU'RE THE MOST IMPORTANT
PART OF THE BEVERLY
FOOTBALL FRANCHISE
RIGHT NOW, WHICH MAKES
YOU VERY IMPORTANT
TO ME AND MY DAD.
-BYE.
DAMN. SHE'S, UH--
SHE'S A LOT.
WELCOME TO BEING
THE BIG MAN
ON CAMPUS, SPENCER.
NOTHING'S GONNA BE
THE SAME FOR YOU.
HEY, COACH BAKER.
IT'S SPENCER AGAIN.
LOOK. I REALLY NEED
TO TALK TO YOU.
I WAS HOPING WE COULD
CONNECT BEFORE SCHOOL.
LOOK. JUST HIT ME
BACK, PLEASE.
-HEY.
-HEY. I APPRECIATE
THE RIDE, HOMEY.
COME ON, MAN.
I CAN'T HAVE MY MVP
ROLLING TO SCHOOL
ON THE BUS NOW, CAN I?
YEAH. OK. ALL RIGHT.
DAMN. THIS NEW?
YEAH. PERKS OF A MOM
TRYING TO MAKE
EVERYTHING FEEL
BETTER.
SURE. MUST BE NICE.
MANUS: ♪ JUST WENT THROUGH,
I'LL THWIP AGAIN ♪
♪ WE DO LIKE SPIDER-MAN ♪
♪ DON'T WANT NONE OF THAT,
FIXIN' TO GET BENT ♪
♪ I SAID NO WAY... ♪
HOW'S YOUR POPS DOING?
DON'T KNOW,
DON'T CARE.
WHAT? LAST I HEARD,
HE'S STAYING WITH
GRANDPA WILLIE.
YOU AIN'T TALK
TO HIM?
YOU REALLY WANT
TO DO THIS,
RUIN THIS DOPE DAY
IN THIS DOPE NEW WHIP
TALKING ABOUT FATHERS?
OK. FINE. HOW'S--
HOW'S COREY DOING?
YEAH. ALL RIGHT.
POINT TAKEN.
HEY.
HEY!
NICE TRY.
SO ARE YOU READY TO
FINALLY TELL ME THE TRUTH?
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
LAYLA, ONE MINUTE,
YOU'RE DESTROYING
YOUR HOUSE
WITH YOUR BARE HANDS,
AND THE NEXT YOU'RE
ALL FOOTBALL BARBIE
ON CRACK.
-WHAT'S UP?
-LOOK. I LOVE THAT YOUR THING
IS SAVING PEOPLE,
BUT I PROMISE YOU
I DON'T NEED SAVING.
I'M GOOD.
I'M JUST TIRED
FROM GOING OVER
HOUSE STUFF WITH MY DAD.
WHAT'S UP?
AND MY DAY JUST
GOT BETTER.
OK?
MM-HMM.
SO...HOW'S CHRIS' REHAB
AT THE ATLANTA FACILITY
GOING?
HIS PARENTS SAID HE'S
STILL NOT READY TO
TAKE MY CALLS.
HE DOESN'T BLAME
YOU FOR THE HIT.
IT'S JUST THAT,
YOU KNOW, TALKING
TO YOU,
IT'S A REMINDER
HOW CLOSE HE CAME
TO BEING PARALYZED.
I GET IT. SO I'M
GIVING HIM SPACE
TILL HE'S READY.
SPEAKING OF SPACE,
WHEN ARE YOU MOVING
BACK IN?
I MEAN, YOU COMMUTING
ALL THE WAY
FROM CRENSHAW
TO SCHOOL IS CRAZY.
NOT TO MENTION ILLEGAL.
LOOK. SAME REASON
I AIN'T TRYING TO
REMIND CHRIS
OF THE WORST MOMENT
IN HIS LIFE,
I AIN'T TRYING TO
DO THAT TO YOUR MOM
NEITHER.
MY MOM IS
SURPRISINGLY FINE.
I MEAN, SHE'S HANDLING
THE SEPARATION BETTER
THAN ANY OF US.
[BELL RINGING]
FOOTBALL SEASON'S OVER.
I'M HALFWAY THROUGH
THE SCHOOL YEAR.
AIN'T NOBODY GONNA KNOW
OR CARE WHERE I'M
COMMUTING FROM.
IT'S ALL GOOD.
SPENCER: SEE YOU.
LAYLA: BYE.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
MAN: ♪ GREW UP ON THE CORNER
AS A YOUNGIN' ♪
YO, PREACH, MAN.
WHAT'S GOOD?
DANG, BRO, YOU SURE
YOU SHOULD BE DOING
ALL THAT SO SOON?
GOT TO KEEP MY STRENGTH
UP, DON'T I?
I MEAN, ANYONE COULD
USE YOUR WEAKNESSES
AGAINST YOU,
NOT JUST ENEMIES.
BUT, MAN, I BEEN CALLING
AND TEXTING YOUR PHONE
SINCE YOU BEE
OUT THE HOSPITAL.
YO SERIOUSLY,
WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM, MAN?
I SAVED YOUR LIFE.
YOU SAVED MY LIFE?
BECAUSE OF YOU,
THEY HAD TO DIG
4 BULLETS UP
OUT OF ME.
YOUR NEED TO
MESS AROUND WITH
GROWN FOLKS' BUSINESS
AND WAR ON TYRONE
ALMOST GOT ME PUT
IN THE GROUND.
IF YOU KNOW WHAT'S
GOOD FOR YOU, COOP,
STAY YOUR RAGGEDY ASS
THE HELL AWAY FROM ME.
♪ RIGHT BESIDE ME,
MAN DOWN, DAG ♪
♪ I'M A MENACE
TO SOCIETY ♪
♪ I ALWAYS KEEP IT G,
YOU KNOW I RUN THE STREETS ♪
ASHER: WAIT FOR IT,
WAIT FOR IT.
-OH, HO!
-OHH!
HA HA HA!
YO, GUYS, THIS...
US...
NOBODY'S GONNA BE
ABLE TO TOUCH
THIS MAGIC NEXT YEAR.
JORDAN: BACK TO BACK.
ASHER: BACK TO BACK, MAN.
-BACK TO BACK?
-BACK TO BACK!
-YEAH?
-YEAH.
LET'S MAKE HISTORY,
RIGHT?
HEY, HEY. PLAY
THAT OTHER ONE.
REMEMBER THE--
I THINK IT WAS
IN THE SECOND.
HEY. HOLD UP, HOLD UP.
I GOT TO TELL
Y'ALL SOMETHING.
LANDON: THERE THEY ARE!
HOW'S IT FEEL?
STATE CHAMPS!
PROUD OF YOU BOYS.
THANKS,
PRINCIPAL LANDON.
I HOPE YOUR DAD
IS ENJOYING
HIS WELL-EARNED
VACATION.
I GAVE HIM
THAT EXTRA WEEK,
BUT TELL HIM HE NEEDS
TO HUSTLE BACK.
WE NEED YOU BOYS
IN FIGHTING SHAPE
FOR THE 7-ON-7
SCRIMMAGE LEAGUE.
-YES, SIR.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
WE'RE GONNA GET TO CLASS.
WE'LL CATCH YOU LATER, YEAH?
JJ: PEACE, PEACE.
HEY. HOLD UP. VACATION?
I THOUGHT YOU SAID BILLY
WAS AT GW's.
LOOK. WHO KNOWS, OK?
I GOT TO GET TO CLASS.
BILLY: I FIGURED
IT WOULD ONLY BE
A MATTER OF TIME
BEFORE YOU SHOWED UP.
AIN'T YOU SUPPOSED
TO BE ON VACATION?
THAT'S WHAT PRINCIPAL
LANDON THINKS.
VACATION?
NO, SON. I RESIGNED.
WHY WOULD LANDON SAY
I--
[SIGHS]
JORDAN MUST HAVE TAKEN
MY LETTER OF RESIGNATION
FROM OFF MY DESK.
SO YOU QUITTING
ON THE TEAM,
ON THE JOB YOU LOVE?
-I'M PRIORITIZING.
-NAW, MAN.
YOU PUNISHING
YOURSELF.
-WHAT ABOUT JORDAN?
-JORDAN DON'T WANT ME THERE.
IF THAT WERE TRUE,
HE WOULDN'T HAVE
TAKEN THAT LETTER.
AND WHAT ABOUT ME?
YOU BROUGHT ME TO BEVERLY,
MAN, AND HOW YOU LEAVE,
AND YOU CAN'T BE MAN ENOUGH
TO TELL ME TO MY FACE?
LOOK, SPENCER.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA
HOW HARD THIS DECISION
WAS TO MAKE.
ACTUALLY, I DO.
I REALLY DO.
MORE THAN YOU KNOW.
IT JUST HURTS THAT
YOU WOULDN'T CARE
ENOUGH
ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP
TO GIVE ME A HEAD'S UP.
I'D NEVER DO THAT
TO YOU.
-IN FACT, THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.
-WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
MY POPS IS
THE NEW HEAD COACH
AT SOUTH CRENSHAW,
AND HE WANTS ME TO
COME PLAY FOR HIM
IN THE FALL.
WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING
ON DOING?
WHY YOU CARE?
YOU'RE NOT THE COACH
AT BEVERLY NO MORE.
RIGHT?
I'LL SEE YOU AROUND.
[BOTH SIGH]
WHAT HAPPENED?
WHERE'S DILLON?
I TOOK DILLON
ACROSS THE STREET
FOR A PLAY DATE
WITH GAVIN.
WITHOUT CHECKING
WITH ME FIRST?
WE NEED TO TALK ALONE.
GRACE, WHATEVER ANSWER
YOU GIVE ME,
THERE'S NO JUDGMENT,
NO ANGER.
I--I MADE PEACE
WITH THE FACT
THAT DILLON MAY
BE BILLY'S
A WHILE AGO.
I JUST NEED TO KNOW.
THE TRUTH IS...
I DON'T KNOW.
AT FIRST, I WAS
TOO SCARED TO EVEN
ASK THE QUESTION,
BUT THEN YOU LEFT
ANYWAYS.
-WAIT A MINUTE NOW.
-NO.
-I--
-NO, NO, NO. YOU WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU WANT TO TALK, COREY?
LET'S REALLY TALK.
WE MADE VOWS
FOR BETTER OR WORSE,
AND I MADE A MISTAKE,
I MADE ONE BIG MISTAKE,
AND YOU PUNISH US ALL
BY LEAVING THE BOYS
FOR 8 YEARS?
8 YEARS!
I HAD TO RAISE SPENCER
AND DILLON BY MYSELF.
SO, NO, YOU DON'T GET
TO WALK UP IN HERE
AND PUT DEMANDS ON ME
OR MY BOYS!
BECAUSE THAT'S WHO
THEY ARE--THEY'RE MINE.
NOW IF YOU WILL
EXCUSE ME,
I GOT TO GO
PICK UP MY SON
FROM AN UNSANCTIONED
PLAY DATE.
[SIGHS]
-WHAT?
-STEALING FROM MOM
TO SUPPORT YOUR
HAREM OF HOS
ISN'T THE ANSWER
TO YOUR PROBLEMS.
OH, OK. WHY DON'T
YOU JUST--I DON'T KNOW--
MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS?
WHY DON'T YOU MIND
YOUR BUSINESS?
BILLY: HEY.
MISSED YOU, DAD.
YEAH. ME, TOO.
I, UH, WANTED TO
GIVE YOU GUYS
SOME SPACE
LAST COUPLE
OF WEEKS, SO...
UH, TAHOE.
HOW WAS TAHOE?
-BOUGIE.
-HA HA HA!
LOOK. YOU--YOU
SHOULDN'T BE HERE, OK?
MOM WOULDN'T WANT TO
SEE YOU.
YEAH. I FIGURED
AS MUCH.
THAT'S WHY I WAITED
FOR HER TO LEAVE.
UH, WE SHOULD TALK.
JORDAN, DID YOU
TAKE SOME--
A LETTER
FROM MY OFFICE
LAST TIME
WE WERE THERE?
YOU MEAN YOUR
RESIGNATION LETTER.
NO. I MEAN,
I READ IT, YEAH,
BUT I DIDN'T TAKE IT.
WAIT. WHAT?
JORDAN, YOU WERE
THE ONLY ONE THERE,
SOME COME ON.
I--I NEED IT BACK.
YEAH. OF COURSE YOU
DON'T BELIEVE ME
BECAUSE, WHAT, LYING
IS A BAKER MAN TRAIT, RIGHT?
HEY.
LAURA: GUYS, HAS ANYONE
SEEN MY WALLET?
OH. H-HI.
HEY.
IS EVERYTHING
OK, KIDS?
YEAH.
I DON'T MIND YOU
COMING BY TO SEE
THE KIDS,
BUT MAYBE YOU COULD
CALL NEXT TIME.
OF COURSE. YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
[SCHOOL BELL RINGING]
-SNITCH.
-LOOK AT THAT SNITCH.
-YO, SNITCH.
COME ON, MAN.
OK. I MEAN, I KNOW
SOME PEOPLE WOULD
HAVE BEEF WITH YOU
HELPING THE COPS
TAKE DOWN TYRONE,
BUT COME ON.
IT'S A LITTLE MUCH.
HEY. YOU GUYS STILL GOING
TO NIPSEY'S VIGIL TONIGHT?
-YEAH.
-YOU SURE YOU WANT TO BE
SEEN WITH ME?
I MEAN, YOU MIGHT
GET LABELED
SNITCH BY PROXY.
THIS--THIS
ISN'T FUNNY.
YO. IT AIN'T LIKE ME
TURNING TYRONE IN
WAS TO SAVE MY ASS
FROM PRISON
OR SOMETHING, OK?
I WAS SAVING LIVES.
THAT'S DIFFERENT.
YOU SHOULD TAKE
THIS SERIOUSLY.
MY UNCLE FLIP SAID
IT AIN'T ALL GOOD
IN THE STREETS.
FOLKS SAYING YOU
SET TYRONE UP.
I'M JUST SAYING.
I'LL SEE YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL SEE YOU.
-SEE?
-NO, I DON'T.
THERE'S A LEGIT REASON
THEY SAY, "SNITCHES
GET STITCHES."
-COME ON.
-THERE'S A LEGIT REASON PEOPLE
DON'T SAY THAT
ANYMORE.
WOW.
[LAURA CRYING]
MAN: HEY! LET'S GO!
LET'S GET IT!
WE'RE ABOUT TO GET IT!
[BOYS CHEERING]
MAN: YO, YO, YO, YO!
[BLOWS WHISTLE]
SHOW ME SOMETHING,
ASH.
♪ GET A JOB DONE
LIKE THE CAKE BOSS ♪
♪ SO THAT BIG RUSH
RUNNING THROUGH YOUR VEINS ♪
♪ IT'S THE SAME, KEEP IT GOING,
AND YOU MAINTAIN ♪
-UNH!
-WHOO!
♪ I WAN TO SEE YOU GET IT,
UP AND GET IT ♪
♪ NOTHING IS FOREVER,
YOU WANT TO MAKE IT COUNT ♪
[WHISTLES BLOWS]
♪ THEY CAN NEVER
HOLD US DOWN ♪
[WHISTLE BLOWS]
♪ IT'S THE SAME, KEEP IT GOING,
AND YOU MAINTAIN ♪
[BOYS CHEERING]
[WHISTLE BLOWING]
♪ SO THAT BIG RUSH RUNNING
THROUGH YOUR VEINS ♪
♪ IT'S THE SAME, KEEP IT GOING,
AND YOU MAINTAIN ♪
ROCHELLE: SPENCER.
HEY. I AIN'T REALLY GOT
RIGHT FOR THIS RIGHT NOW.
-MAKE TIME.
-EXCUSE ME?
ARE YOU COMMUTING
TO SCHOOL
FROM CRENSHAW?
DID YOU MOVE OUT
OF THE BAKER HOUSE,
THE OFFICIAL ADDRESS
THE SCHOOL HAS
ON RECORD,
AND IF SO, WHEN?
WHY IS THIS ANY
OF YOUR BUSINESS?
IT'S NOT, BUT IT'S
THEIR BUSINESS
IF THE STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP WIN
IS IN JEOPARDY.
HOLD UP. WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
THE SCHOOL RECEIVED
AN ANONYMOUS TIP
THAT YOU'RE NOT LIVING
IN THE PROPER
ZIP CODE ANYMORE.
THEY PLAN ON DOING
A SPONTANEOUS CHECK-IN
TOMORROW TO MAKE SURE
TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE
ACTUALLY LIVING
AT THE BAKER HOUSE.
YOU CAN THANK
MY DAD FOR THAT.
PERKS OF BEING
THE NUMBER ONE BOOSTER,
WE GET ACCESS
TO INFORMATION
LIKE THIS.
ALL RIGHT. SO
HYPOTHETICALLY,
WHAT HAPPENS
IF AIN'T LIVING THERE?
YOU'RE RULED INELIGIBLE
TO ATTEND BEVERLY
AND PLAY FOOTBALL HERE,
AND THAT WILL BE
RETROACTIVE
ALL THE WAY
TO YOUR
INITIAL TRANSFER,
WHICH MEANS...
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
VACATED.
SPENCER: I JUST DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHY
IT'S GOT TO BE SO HARD.
I AIN'T
BOTHERING NOBODY.
WHY'S ANYONE CARE
WHERE I SLEEP?
SOMETIMES, THAT'S
JUST LIFE, BABY,
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN
WE GIVE UP.
I CAN'T ASK MRS. BAKER
TO MOVE ME BACK IN
TO SAVE COACH'S TEAM.
WE THE WHOLE REASON
THEIR MARRIAGE IS
FALLING APART.
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED
TO DO,
LOOK HER IN THE EYE
AFTER ALL OF THAT
AND BEG HER TO
TAKE ME BACK?
NO.
LOOK AT ME, SPENCER.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
EVER BEG ANYONE
FOR ANYTHING.
DO YOU HEAR ME?
YOU ARE A KING.
DON'T YOU EVER
FORGET THAT.
CAMM: ♪ I'M SEEING
MY PEOPLE GET KILLED DAILY ♪
♪ AND I PRY THEE,
MERCY AND GRACE ♪
♪ OFFER SOME SAFETY
IN THE SYSTEM THAT HATE ME ♪
♪ BOY, IT DATE ME,
SO I STAY CUFFED UP ♪
♪ WE LUCK UP AND GET
TO LIVE FOR A MOMENT ♪
♪ NOW LET'S TURN IT
INTO SOMETHING ♪
ABBEY SMITH:
♪ CHANGE IF... ♪
SPENCER: MAYBE THIS IS
HAPPENING FOR A REASON.
I SHOULD NEVER HAVE
CAME TO BEVERLY.
COOP: NOW YOU JUST
TALKING STUPID.
BAKERS WOULD STILL
BE TOGETHER,
AND THE EAGLES WOULDN'T
BE IN DANGER OF LOSING
THEIR TITLE.
AND YOUR COUCH WOULD
HAVE STILL CHEATED
ON HIS WIFE,
AND THE EAGLES PROBABLY
WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE MADE
IT TO THE PLAYOFFS.
LOOK. BEVERLY HILLS
MIGHT HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT
BUT NOT BETTER.
ANYWAY, THAT'S
WHATEVER NOW.
HOW DID COACH BAKER
REACT TO YOU PLAYING
FOR YOUR POPS IN THE FALL?
I DIDN'T TELL HIM YET.
COOP: SO YOU AIN'T
TELL HIM,
YOU DIDN'T TELL
YOUR POP.
I'M SAYING MAYBE
YOU REALIZING
BEVERLY HILLS
AIN'T JUST SOME
RANDOM BOUGIE PLACE
YOU CAN SHOOT YOUR SHOT
AT NO MORE.
THOSE ARE PEOPLE YOU LOVE,
A TEAM YOU LOVE,
INCLUDING COACH.
PATIENCE: BABE, YOU SURE
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO
BE HERE?
IF YOU LAY LOW
FOR A SEC,
ALL THIS TYRONE
MESS SHOULD BLOW OVER.
SPENCER: HOLD ON.
WHAT THE HELL
THEY TALKING ABOUT?
YO. Y'ALL GOT
BIG MOUTHS,
YOU KNOW THAT?
YEAH? WELL, SOMEONE LEFT
A THREAT ON COOP'S LOCKER
AFTER WHAT SHE DID
TO TYRONE, SO...
WHY IS THIS THE FIRST
I'M HEARING ABOUT THIS?
THAT'S WHY.
LOOK AT YOUR FACE.
I DON'T NEED YOU
GOING ALL CRAZY
TRYING TO PROTECT ME,
AND AIN'T NOBODY
GONNA RUN ME
INTO HIDING, OK?
LOOK AT THIS PLACE--
BLOODS, CRIPS,
CHRISTIANS, MUSLIMS.
EVERYBODY CAME TO
PAY THEIR RESPECT
TO NIPSEY,
AND I'MA DO
THE SAME THING.
TRIPPING.
PATIENCE: YEAH. OK.
YOU OK?
WOW. THAT'S
A GOOD SCENT FOR YOU.
WHAT IS THAT,
EAU DE BOURBON?
OK. BE CAREFUL.
OR WHAT, DAD?
YOU'LL RESIGN
FROM BEING
MY FATHER, TOO?
OH, WAIT. YOU KIND OF
ALREADY DID THAT.
-WHAT'S THIS?
-I TOOK YOUR DAMN LETTER.
WHY? WHY?
I CAME BY YOUR OFFICE
THAT NIGHT TO SEE YOU
AFTER LEAVING CHRIS
AT THE HOSPITAL,
AND I FOUND IT
ON YOUR DESK.
-OK.
-HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU TOLD US
NOT TO MAKE
LIFE-CHANGING DECISIONS
WHEN WE'RE
CRAZY EMOTIONAL,
BUT THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT YOU DID.
SO YOU TOOK THE LETTER
BECAUSE YOU WANTED
ME TO WHAT,
LIKE, CHANGE MY MIND
OR SOMETHING?
HOPING TO GIVE YOU TIME
TO COME TO YOUR SENSES.
THAT'S WHY I PRETENDED
TO BE YOU,
AND I E-MAILED
PRINCIPAL LANDON
ABOUT THE EXTRA VACATION.
-WHAT?!
-EVERYONE IS GIVING UP
ON THIS FAMILY,
AND I REFUSE TO DO THAT.
I'M NOT GIVING UP
ON THIS FAMILY.
REALLY? SO YOU HIDING
IN CRENSHAW,
PRETENDING TO REBUILD
AND DRINKING LIKE A FISH,
THAT'S YOU FIGHTING
FOR OUR FAMILY?
WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES,
BUT WE CAN'T LET THEM
DEFINE US.
I MEAN, YOU TAUGHT
ME THAT,
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
IF YOU'RE TOTALLY SET
ON MAINTAINING
THE STATUS QUO
AND QUITTING
ON ALL OF US,
THEN, YEAH,
MAYBE WE ARE BETTER OFF
WITHOUT YOU.
FLIP: IT'S FUNNY HOW FOLK LOOK
AT OUR YOUNG BLACK BOYS,
OUR MEN.
THEY DON'T SEE US.
THEY SEE THEIR FEARS
AND THEIR PREJUDICES.
SEE, NIPSEY WAS DIFFERENT.
THE WHOLE WORLD COULDN'T HELP
BUT SEE HIS SHINING LIGHT.
THAT'S WHY THEY GOT TEARS
FLOWING FROM HERE
TO THE RED SEA.
I'M SORRY YOUR POPS
IS MISSING THIS.
YEAH. ME, TOO.
TRUST ME, HE'D RATHER BE
HERE THAN SOME BOARD ROOM
IN CULVER CITY.
FLIP: HE PURSUED HIS DREAMS
OF MUSIC UNAPOLOGETIC.
HE DID IT ALL
ON HIS TERMS.
HE WASN'T JUST NO
HOMEBOY KICKING IT
IN NO NEIGHBORHOOD.
HE WAS A PILLAR
OF THE COMMUNITY
WHO REFUSED TO ACCEPT
DEFEAT FROM THOSE FOLK
WHO KEPT SAYING
OUR DREAMS WEREN'T REAL,
LET ALONE VALID,
THAT WE, TOO,
COULDN'T BE GREAT,
AND, SEE, THAT'S WHAT
MOTIVATED NIP
TO PROVE THEM HATERS WRONG,
SO TRUST ME, MAN,
AND HEAR ME
WHEN I SAY NIP IS
A REAL ONE--
PHILANTHROPIST, INVESTOR,
AND ENTREPRENEUR,
BUT MOST OF ALL,
HE WAS A FATHER AND A SON,
NOT JUST TO HIS FAMILY
BUT A FATHER AND A SON
IN THIS COMMUNITY.
Y'ALL DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THIS MAN, HE PROVED
THAT YOU AIN'T GOT TO BE
BLOOD TO BE FAMILY.
WE GOT TO KEEP INVESTING
IN OURSELVES,
INVESTING IN THE COMMUNITIES,
IN EACH OTHER.
THAT'S HOW WE KEEP OUR BROTHER
ERMIAS ASGHEDOM'S LEGACY ALIVE.
THAT'S HOW
THE MARATHON CONTINUES.
SHOW SOME RESPECT.
PUT ONE IN THE AIR
FOR NIPSEY HUSSLE.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
CAN WE TALK?
FOR WEEKS, I'VE BEEN
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW...
TO SAY WHAT
NEEDED TO BE SAID
BETWEEN US,
AND THE TRUTH IS
NO MATTER WHAT I SAY
DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT
THAT I WAS WRONG.
IT DOESN'T MATTER
THAT I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU AT THE TIME.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT
WAS GOING ON IN MY OWN LIFE.
WHAT MATTERS IS I KNEW
BILLY WAS MARRIED,
AND IN THAT MOMENT,
I SHOULD HAVE RESPECTED THAT
AND WALKED AWAY.
FOR THAT, I'M TRULY SORRY,
AND EVEN MORE SO,
I'M...SORRY FOR MOVING
MY SON INTO YOUR HOME
WITHOUT BEING FULLY
HONEST WITH YOU
ABOUT EVERYTHING.
I, UH--I'M NOT HERE
FOR FORGIVENESS.
I JUST WANTED TO OWN
MY PART IN THIS
AND ACCEPT MY BLAME.
WHEN YOU'RE WRONG,
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
TO MEET WITH SOMEONE
DIRECTLY,
FACE TO FACE...
SO THEY CAN SEE
THAT YOU MEAN IT.
AND I TRULY DO.
ARE YOU DONE?
[HIP-HOP PLAYING]
HA HA HA!
COOP: HA HA HA!
THE SISTER.
WHAT UP, COOP?
TRYING TO GET HOME,
THAT'S ALL.
IS THAT A PROBLEM?
YOU LOOSE-LIPPED BITCHES
RUNNING FREE
TO SNITCH ON WHOEVER?
YEAH, THAT'S A PROBLEM.
YOU GOT A LOT OF NERVE
COMING OUT HERE, COOP.
LISTEN. IF YOUR
UNGRATEFUL ASS
WANT TO JUMP ME
FOR SAVING Y'ALL'S
DAMN LIVES,
YOU CAN TRY,
BUT WHAT I'M NOT
GONNA DO IS APOLOGIZE
FOR DEADING TYRONE'S
TRIGGER-HAPPY RAMPAGE.
REALLY, HOW MANY MORE
BROTHERS DID TYRONE
HAVE TO KILL
FOR IT TO BE COOL
FOR ME TO TURN HIM IN?
PREACH: HEY! I KNOW
Y'ALL NOT ABOUT TO
DISRESPECT HIS VIGIL
LIKE THAT.
Y'ALL DIDN'T HEAR
A DAMN WORD FLIP
SAID TONIGHT.
MAN, FALL BACK...NOW.
YO. I HEARD
WHAT YOU SAID.
SEE, I LIVE BY
A DIFFERENT CODE
OUT HERE IN THESE STREETS,
SO I HANDLE THINGS
DIFFERENTLY,
BUT GET THAT YOU DID
WHAT YOU FELT YOU HAD TO DO
TO STOP THE VIOLENCE.
AIN'T NOBODY IN THE CREW
GONNA BOTHER YOU
OR YOUR GIRL ANYMORE.
YOU'RE FREE, COOP.
JUST KEEP YOUR DISTANCE.
YOU OK?
YEAH, I'M GOOD.
IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON
TO THE NEXT.
NICK KINGSLEY AND TAYLOR MAURER:
♪ OH, YOU BEEN LIVING FREE ♪
♪ I THINK I KNOW YOUR TYPE ♪
THIS IS A DIFFERENT
TIME OF DAY FOR YOU.
YOU WANT YOUR USUAL?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
LET ME GET A--
LET ME GET
A CLUB SODA.
YOU GOT IT.
COREY: MAKE THAT TWO.
YOU LOOKING A LITTLE
ROUGH, BROTHER.
YEAH, I KNOW.
I HEARD YOU MOVED
BACK IN WITH WILLIE.
HOW'S THAT WORKING OUT?
SO GOOD HE HIGH-TAILED
IT TO FLORIDA.
I GOT TO TELL YOU
I DIDN'T SEE
THIS ONE COMING.
YOU SPRINTED OUT OF CRENSHAW
SO FAST AFTER GRADUATION,
I SWORE YOU WERE
NEVER COMING BACK.
DID IT WORK?
-HMM.
-MOVING BACK?
YOU GET THE ANSWERS
YOU WERE LOOKING FOR?
I BEEN TOO BUSY
HIDING.
BUT THAT STOPS NOW.
WHAT'S UP? YOU OUT?
YEAH, MAN. BOOK WILLIE
A FLIGHT HOME.
I CAME BACK TO MAKE
THINGS RIGHT WITH HIM
AND POSSIBLY FIND MYSELF
AGAIN IN THE PROCESS.
THAT MEANS SOME
TOUGH FACE-TO-FACE
CONVERSATIONS,
AND CAN'T DO THAT
WHILE HE'S IN FLORIDA.
OH. SPENCER TOLD ME
ABOUT YOUR OFFER.
WONDERING WHEN THIS
WAS GONNA COME UP.
SO LET ME GUESS.
YOU GONNA FIGHT
TO KEEP HIM.
NO. BLOOD OR NO BLOOD,
SPENCER'S FAMILY.
I JUST WANT WHAT'S
BEST FOR HIM.
IF HE DECIDES TO
PLAY FOR YOU,
THEN SO BE IT.
UM...
YOU JUST HAVE TO
DO RIGHT BY HIM.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
MRS. BAKER.
HI, SPENCER.
COME IN.
I REALIZED TODAY
THAT HIDING FROM MY PAIN
DOESN'T MAKE IT
GO AWAY,
AND NEITHER DOES PLACING IT
WHERE IT DOESN'T BELONG.
WHATEVER'S GOING ON
BETWEEN ME AND...
BILLY AND YOUR MOM
HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH YOU.
THE ONE THING WE CAN
ALL AGREE ON...
IS HOW...
HOW MUCH WE LOVE YOU.
SOMETIMES...
IT'S IMPORTANT TO SAY
WHAT YOU NEED TO SAY
FACE TO FACE SO THAT
THE PERSON CAN SEE
THAT YOU REALLY MEAN IT,
SO WHENEVER YOU'RE READY,
YOUR ROOM AT MY HOUSE
IS WAITING FOR YOU.
[LOCK BEEPS]
[CELL PHONE CHIMES]
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
-HEY.
OK.
THANKS FOR COMING.
OH, OF COURSE,
OF COURSE.
LOOK. UM,
ABOUT YESTERDAY.
ME FIRST, PLEASE.
OK. OK.
THERE'S BEEN ENOUGH
CASUALTIES FROM THIS MESS
BILLY AND I CREATED.
I'M GONNA GET
THE PATERNITY TEST DONE.
EVERYBODY DESERVES
THE TRUTH.
YOU DESERVE TO KNOW
IF DILLON IS YOUR
SON OR NOT.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
THERE HAVE BEEN
ENOUGH CASUALTIES.
THAT'S WHY I THINK
WE SHOULD LEAVE
WELL ENOUGH ALONE.
-WHAT?
-IT WAS DIFFERENT
WHEN I THOUGHT
THE TRUTH WAS
ALREADY OUT THERE,
BUT IT'S NOT.
LOOK. BLOOD
OR NO BLOOD,
I LOVE DILLON
LIKE HE'S MY OWN,
AND HE ALREADY THINKS
HE HAS HIS FATHER BACK.
WHY SHOULD WE RISK
UPENDING ALL OF THAT?
YOU'RE SERIOUS.
IT'S TIME WE STOPPED
MAKING OUR KIDS
PAY FOR THE ADULTS'
MISTAKES.
[H.E.R. 'S "HARD PLACE" PLAYING]
[HUMMING]
AAH! HA! HI!
[HUMMING CONTINUES]
WELCOME BACK, BROTHER.
THANKS, MAN.
H.E.R: ♪ IF I HAVE TO CHOOSE ♪
LAURA: SO WHO'S HUNGRY?
I CAN COOK,
OR WE CAN--
KIDS: TAKEOUT.
VERY FUNNY.
H.E.R.: ♪ WHAT IF NOTHING
EVER WILL CHANGE? ♪
♪ OH, I'M CAUGHT
BETWEEN YOUR LOVE ♪
♪ AND A HARD PLACE ♪
SO DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHO CALLED IN THE TIP
ABOUT YOU NOT
LIVING HERE?
NOPE,
BUT WHOEVER IT IS
BETTER HOPE I NEVER
FIND OUT.
WELL, REGARDLESS,
I'M JUST GLAD IT
BROUGHT YOU BACK HOME.
I'M SORRY. I--
OF COURSE OUR HOME
IS WITH GRACE
AND DILLON
IN CRENSHAW.
-I JUST MEANT.
-NO. YOU USED THE RIGHT WORD.
BEVERLY'S MY HOME, TOO.
I GUESS I JUST NEEDED
REMINDING OF THAT.
[DEAN LEWIS' "WAVES" PLAYING]
-ARE YOU DONE--
-THANK YOU.
AAH! AAH! HA HA HA!
LEWIS: ♪ THERE IS
A SWELLING STORM ♪
♪ AND I'M CAUGHT UP
IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL ♪
♪ AND IT TAKES CONTROL ♪
♪ OF THE PERSON
THAT I THOUGHT I WAS ♪
♪ THE BOY I USED TO KNOW ♪
♪ BUT THERE IS A LIGHT
IN THE DARK ♪
♪ AND I FEEL ITS WARMTH
IN MY HANDS, IN MY HEART ♪
♪ BUT WHY CAN'T I HOLD ON? ♪
LOOK AT THE OLD MAN.
HEY. HOW WAS YOUR RIDE
UP FROM NEVADA?
LONG. MAN, THANKS
FOR CONVINCING MOM
TO LET ME COME
STAY WITH YOU.
COME ON.
LEWIS: ♪ IT COMES AND GOES
IN WAVES ♪
♪ AND CARRIES US AWAY ♪
MAN: GREG, MOVE YOUR HEAD.