05x06 - Fouled Out

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[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[RAP MUSIC PLAYING INDISTINCTLY]

♪

Wh-whoa!

Whoa, sorry about that. Oh, my God.

Whoa.

[TENSE MUSIC]

Whoa, man, what are you doing?

♪

Hey, hey, hey!

Hey! Get off of him!

- No.
- Hey, come on, guy.

[g*nshots]

[PEOPLE SCREAMING]

♪

I didn't have to tell you about her,

but I came clean because that's
the only way through this.

We have to be honest with each other,

even about the hard stuff.

The hard stuff is you having
feelings for somebody else.

Let's talk about that.

I didn't mean for it to happen.

I work with her every day.

We have lunch together.

I tell her about the errands
I have to run,

how... how the kids run me ragged,

the mundane details that make a life.

A life we share. You should have been

talking to me about this stuff.

When you're around, sure.

We're good together.

I mean, when we are together,

it's good.

I agree.

[SOFT TENSE MUSIC]

But how are we gonna get through this?

I don't know.

[CELL PHONE BUZZING]

One second. One sec. Sorry.

This is exactly what I mean.

She's the one who convinced me
to try therapy

after her boss recommended you.

I can never get her to stay present.

I understand.

Just try to be patient,
and we will work on that.

I'm sorry, I have to go.

Sheryll, we're in the middle
of something important...

There is an active sh**t
at Tobin University.

What am I supposed to do?

You're not the only agent they can call.

I have to go, Char.

My team needs me, all right?

I thought we were a team.

I'm sorry.

♪

The guy who confronted the
sh**t was an off-duty cop.

What about the other victim?

Bouncer named Casper Jones,

senior, worked here for two years.

Witnesses said the sh**t ran outside,

went onto campus.

We got a kid with a g*n

running loose on a campus
of 10,000 students.

No wonder they asked for our help.

There is footage of the
sh**ting, but it was grainy.

The sh**t is a Black male
wearing a yellow Tobin hoodie.

Could be a troubled student,
that's why he ran on campus.

Maybe, but so far,
none of the kids recognize him.

We're getting slammed
with reports of g*nshots

on opposite sides of the campus...

science building, student
union, the athletic center.

Parents are also calling.

They're getting texts
from their kids in lockdown.

Some are saying they heard
g*nshots at a freshman dorm.

Yeah, it's common for people to panic

about multiple sh**t,
but it's more than likely

a sole perpetrator.

Until it's not, like Columbine.

Keep trying to ID the gunman.

We're halfway through
clearing the science building.

ESU's prepping to breach
the student union.

We're sending officers
into the dorms now.

Barnes, with me.

Ray, Nina, take the dorm. Let's roll.

[TENSE MUSIC]

I think we should get inside.

We're sitting ducks.

- [WHIMPERS]
- It's a dorm.

You need an undergrad ID to swipe in.

My ID won't work.

I texted Mom earlier.

I love you.

I won't let anything happen to you.

I was studying abroad in Cairo

when the 2020 protests happened.

It was insane, and my parents
were freaking out,

but this is the most scared
I've ever been.

Look, the cops are coming.

- We're gonna be okay, honey.
- Okay.

- Let's go.
- All right.

- Come on.
- Let's go.

- Don't.
- [GASPING]

No, please, please, please.

Help! He's over here!

- [PEOPLE SCREAMING]
- Oh, my... oh, my God!

No, no, no, no, no, no.

- Please, no, no.
- I don't want to hurt you.

[g*nshots]

- Man down.
- Yeah, see him.

Whoa. Hey.

Okay, he's still breathing.

Guys, we need a medic
outside of Newbury Dorm.

We have a male with a g*nsh*t wound.

Are either of you hurt?

- No.
- He went that way.

All right, look, these guys
will take care of you.

All right? Come on.

Remy, we're in pursuit.

Heading east on campus.

Any sign of a second sh**t?

No. Hey, look.

He could have ditched it
knowing that they got

- a good look at him.
- Call it in.

We gotta keep moving. I'll go this way.

♪

[WHISPERS] FBI.

Keep your hands in the air.

- Go search him.
- On it.

You seen the sh**t or heard anything?

I don't know, we got
a text alert to stay put,

but then we got another text
saying to evacuate.

Okay. Stay here and lay low.

- You watch him.
- Roger.

♪

- [ALL SCREAM]
- All right, everybody out!

Out, out, out! Move, move, move, move!

Line up. Line up.

Search 'em.

The police are breaking down
the locked classrooms

to help evacuate the building.

Did any of you see the sh**t?

All right, bring them to safety.

Got an active sh**t!

Everybody shelter in place
until you hear otherwise!

Move! Go!

Go!

What are you doing?

Look, this area should have
been locked down, right?

Nobody in or out.

Nina, you got anything?

No, nothing.

Look, there's nothing here.

He could be anywhere.

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪

- What's the latest?
- Campus is secure.

They set up a reunification center

for the students and their families.

Hana's got something, though.

Yeah, so the Wolf Den was packed.

It was happy hour. But with tags

and geolocation sharing
from social media

and the Delta Zeta Nu's
Jagerbomb Challenge,

I was able to get a clear sh*t
of our sh**t.

Manny Hayesman, 23 years old.

His last-known is
in East Hartford, Connecticut,

where he lives with his dad.

Weirdly, I've actually
heard of this guy.

- How come?
- So my half brother George

wouldn't shut up when he got
signed for the NBL in Australia

for playing for one
of his favorite teams.

He's a basketball player?

Yeah, he played for one of the only

New Zealand teams in the league.

Okay, so how does this guy go

from sh**ting hoops in New Zealand

to sh**ting up a school in Queens?

I don't know. He's not listed

as a student at Tobin,
but he does have a prior,

a misdemeanor drug possession

two months ago in East Hartford.

Okay, I just spoke to Campus PD.

They said that
the Wolf Den is a known hangout

where students go to buy dr*gs.

I take it we're not talking
speed and Adderall.

More like Molly, ecstasy, coke.

Okay, so maybe this is
a drug deal gone wrong.

So not a school sh**ting,

something that spiraled out of control.

Which tracks.
The waitress I spoke to said

that Manny didn't start
f*ring until after

the off-duty cop charged at him.

All right, let's split up.

You two take East Hartford PD,

find out what they know about this guy.

Hana and I will go see Manny's dad.

Get a BOLO out on this dude.

Make sure the public knows
not to approach.

He's armed and extremely dangerous.

Obviously not afraid to sh**t at cops

and innocent bystanders.

♪

I hope you don't mind.
I need this for my nerves.

Not at all.

Did you know Manny had a g*n?

No, I didn't.

And I don't know
where he'd get one, either.

What about his friends?

He doesn't have any,

at least that I know about.

Manny doesn't keep much in his bedroom.

He hardly comes around these days,

only to grab some clothes
or raid the fridge.

Who's he hanging out with these days?

I wish I knew.

I wish a lot of things.

Manny had his eyes set on the NBA,

hundred-million-dollar contract,

you know, mansion in Miami.

What happened to the big NBA dream?

Manny didn't stick with it
long enough to find out.

What that boy had in talent
he lacked in resilience.

Just the smallest setback,

and he would think the world was over.

What kind of setbacks?

Getting recruited
by Central Kansas University

was supposed to be his ticket.

He had an offer with a full ride.

But they pulled it at the last minute.

Did they ever say why?

They never said, but what I told him,

just go to community college.

You know, get your grades up,
try to transfer in later.

But all he could see was dollar signs.

So he decided to go pro just like that.

My brother was a big fan
when he played in New Zealand.

Yeah.

Yeah, I'd hoped that would be
a fresh start.

And it was, until he blew
his knee out in practice.

See, with Manny,
it's either basketball or bust.

When he got back from New Zealand,

I couldn't reach him.

I... [SIGHS]

Your son's on the run now.

And I'm sure he's very scared.

Can you think of anyone
he might go to for help?

Maybe an old girlfriend.

The only person who ever had his ear

was his coach at Walford High
here in East Hartford,

Sam Nathan.

♪

[LINE TRILLING]

Come on.

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

_

What?

You gonna play me like that?

Son of a bitch.

Damn it.

Hey, yo, my man.

What?

Give me your keys.

- What?
- Give me your keys right now.

Go and get 'em.

[BOTH GRUNTING]

Yeah. Yeah. Give me the keys.

Here.

Your wallet too.

- Yeah.
- Take whatever you want.

- Yeah.
- Whatever you want.

♪

I, uh, couldn't believe it
when I saw the news.

I haven't seen Manny in a long time.

But it's just... just devastating.

You coached him for a number of years.

Was he ever violent?

He was a hothead.

Boys that age, you know,

their hormones running wild
in the heat of the game.

His father said that
you're the only person

he would listen to.

[CHUCKLES]

Manny was a hell of a player.

Not a bad kid at heart,
just had a horrible attitude.

Horrible in what way?

He always thought he knew what was best,

forgot it was a team sport.

He's been back from
New Zealand about a year now,

but he doesn't spend much time at home.

Where would he hang out?

I have no idea.

We didn't keep in touch,

you know, and it hurts.

All those hours together, you know?

I'm like family with my players.

Do you have any idea why Central Kansas

pulled Manny's offer?

Like I said, horrible attitude.

They probably looked at the tape again

and saw too many blowups on the court.

I mean, you can get away
with that stuff in high school,

especially if you're the star player.

But in college, they won't
put up with that crap.

You've had one hell of a career.

Yeah, I've, uh... I've been blessed.

Honestly, though, it's not
the wins that stay with you,

it's seeing my boys go on
to do bigger and better things.

Manny had so much potential.

That's... that's why it's a damn shame.

Thanks for your time.

Thanks.

Yeah, no, I've known Manny
since he was in middle school.

Oh, there's no juvie record on file.

I knew him because
he was the eighth grader

breaking state records
on the basketball court.

So all of a sudden,
this student who's on

the straight and narrow
gets busted for possession?

Well, Manny's name came up
in an NYPD investigation

of a drug ring in Queens.

One of the dealers fingered
Manny as a weed supplier,

just small-town stuff.

Listen, uh, I-I know Manny,

and he wasn't some hard gangbanger.

When the NYPD called us,
I couldn't ignore it, but, um...

You felt bad for him
and downgraded the charge

from distribution to possession?

I thought the kid deserved
a chance to get back up

on his feet,
but I never would have done it

if I thought he might become violent.

Who gave the NYPD Manny's name?

Uh, Cody Benson.
He's a bartender from Queens.

What bar?

The Wolf Den.

All right, thanks for your help.

Manny is in my rearview mirror.

I don't wanna talk about him.

My swami says I gotta stay
centered on my present.

Great, well, right now in the present,

we're asking you about Manny.

So did you two meet while you
were working at the Wolf Den?

Yeah. But I quit months ago.

You quit, or you got fired

after getting busted
for dealing to students?

If you already know,

why do we have to dredge up
all this bad juju?

Look, Manny would hook me up with weed,

but not a lot and not often.

So do you think
Manny was after you today

because he knows you sold him out?

My lawyer made me. To avoid jail time.

Well, I doubt Manny cares
who told you to do it.

Why don't we post an agent

outside your building just in case?

[SCOFFS]

I don't need a babysitter.

- [PHONE CHIRPS]
- Manny's a loser.

He doesn't have the guts
to come after me.

He's probably hiding somewhere,
scared out of his mind.

Well, that loser you were talking about

just carjacked a blue Chrysler
two miles from here

less than an hour ago.

Driver's in Jamaica Medical
in critical condition.

Hmm. Does your swami still think

we should call off
the police protection?

Uh, no.

He'll be cool with it.

Okay.

♪

Hey, Pete.

Remember me?

Uh, I don't think we've met.

Nah, we met before...

Morning, Pete.

You and Anna are coming over
for game night tomorrow, right?

Yep.

Tell her to mind her damn business.

Do it now.

Uh, Mary, I don't know this man.

Can you do me a favor
and call 911... now?

- Oh, my God!
- Get in the car!

- Go, go!
- Pete!

Get in the car.

Get in the house now!

♪

Pete's my husband. I was at yoga class,

but I came home as soon as Mary called.

Is this the guy you saw?

Got out of the blue Chrysler?

Yes.

I mean, how does this happen?

This is Greenwich, for God's sakes.

I checked the car.
The victim's wallet was stolen.

Cash and credit cards are missing.

Wait a second.
Was that the guy from the news?

The one that sh*t up the
college in New York yesterday?

Yeah, it's Manny Hayesman.


from East Hartford.

Basketball.

My husband is a sports agent.

Does he know Manny?

I don't know. He has lots of clients,

but I haven't heard him mention
that name before.

Oh, my God.

This guy actually has a g*n?

Ms. Lee, we will find Pete.
All right, I promise.

We need to see a list
of your husband's clients.

Does he have an office nearby?

Yes. It's closed Saturdays,

but I can call Hunter.
That's his assistant.

- He can meet you there.
- Great.

Uh, if you can just write
the address in there

and then make that call.

Okay. Thank you.

Oh, my God.

[SOMBER MUSIC]

♪

I just want to talk, a'ight?

Yeah. Yeah.

[TENSE MUSIC]

You really don't remember me, huh?

You came to see one of my games,

you talked to me after.

I met tons of prospects every day...

You had me to your damn office.

You and your boss Eli
fed me a bunch of lines

about taking care of me.

But when Central Kansas pulled my offer,

you bailed!

- Manny.
- Mm-hmm.

Manny Hayesman.

Well, yeah, but we...
we never made a deal,

orally or in writing...

Man, don't give me that legal BS.

You promised that
you'd always have my back.

But then you threw me away
like a piece of trash.

It wasn't personal.

There's no point in repping
an athlete without a team.

I'm sure other agents told you that.

I didn't have no agent.

I was counting on you.

So one strike of bad luck,
and I'm dead to you, huh?

Is that how this goes?

You lied about taking care of me,

about looking out for my career.

Manny, I'm sorry, I am.

But that's the way the business works.

♪

So let's get to business then.

These are all of Peter's active clients.

I've never heard of Manny Hayesman,

but I'm... I'm searching.

Sorry, no results found.

What about old clients?

They wouldn't be in the system.

- Is this is Walt Felton?
- Yeah.

Yeah, we rep him for NIL.

That's the night we signed his deal.

Um, he wouldn't light his cigar,

and Peter thought it was hilarious.

Who's Walt Felton?

He's a basketball player.

Top five recruit
out of high school last year.

He's also a huge influencer.

Has, like, 10 million followers online.

He goes to Duke, right?

He will when the portal opens.

Peter wanted to platform his
brand here in New York first.

So right now, he's a freshman
at Tobin in Queens.

Wait, is... is Manny the one
who sh*t up Tobin yesterday?

That's who kidnapped my boss?

Yeah. Look, it may be a coincidence,

but any connection is something
that we need to follow.

Ray, Walt posted on socials
at 3:30 yesterday.

"Meetup at the Wolf Den tonight.

Pregame hype for conference
finals. #GoWolves."

So Manny knew he was gonna be there.

You think he was going after Walt?

Look, do you have an address
on this guy?

- We need to talk to him.
- Yeah. Yeah, it's in Manhattan.

We send him stuff all the time.

So you weren't
at the Wolf Den last night?

No, ma'am. I posted that on my story

to get the fans excited,
but I was never gonna go.

None of the starters were there.

We were trying to focus.

So you don't know Manny Hayesman?

No.

And why would he want to take Pete?

That's what we're trying to figure out.

We went through Pete's clients,
and you're the only one

with a connection to Manny
and the Wolf Den.

Because he follows me online?

Well, not to be a jerk,
but I have tons of followers,

and I don't know 95% of them.

He also plays basketball.

He had a full ride for Central Kansas,

and he also played pro in New Zealand,
for a couple of years.

Dang, I... never heard of him.

Okay. When is the last time
you spoke with Pete?

Me and Pete don't really talk much.

I have a business manager
that handles all the NIL stuff.

Pete will text me
before or after a game,

but that's about it.

You know, I feel terrible for him,

and I really wish that I could help,

but I just don't know
what else I can tell you guys.

Okay.

Hey, D. Look, can you give me a second?

You can go right over there.

That's the personal trainer.

I gotta do some physio
for the game tonight.

They're not postponing it
in light of what happened?

Nah, the AD think it'll be

a good show of solidarity
for the students.

And the school won't lose money.

Well, I'm sure that's part of it,

but the team voted, and we want to play.

Okay, do you travel
with a police escort?

- Yes, ma'am.
- Good.

We're not sure
what Manny's next move is,

so keep your eyes out,
and you let us know

if you think of anything
when it comes to Pete, okay?

Okay.

All right, thank you.

Take out the max. Hurry up.

Okay, I-I never carry cash.

I don't know if I have the right PIN.

- Just do it.
- Okay. okay.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

♪

Uh, uh, w-wait, wait, wait.
Let me think.

Let me think. Um, um...

I got it, I got it, I got it.

- [GROANS]
- Wait, my wife is the one

that uses this card.
Maybe she changed the PIN.

- You messing up on purpose?
- No, no.

Ugh, damn it!

Please, please, if...
if it's money you want,

- I'll figure out another way.
- [g*n COCKS]

I... oh, God.

You missed your sh*t.

You got nothing to offer,
so you're dead to me.

It's just business, right? Hmm?

No, no, wait, please,
please don't hurt me, okay?

It wasn't my decision. I never meant

to turn my back on you,
but I had no choice.

It was Eli.
Eli, he was the one in charge.

I was just a junior agent.
And when the cop came

and told us what you were involved in,

Eli said we had to drop you.

- The agency was on board...
- Hold up, hold up, hold up.

What cop?

What are you talking about?

Listen, I get that a guy like
Walt doesn't know who Manny is,

but everybody knows who Walt is.

Is Manny a delusional stalker?

Nah, it's probably jealousy.

Walt's worth over 8 million
in NIL deals and sponsorships.

The NCAA used to make all of the money

off the talent
of the players, all right?

But the athletes were students,
so they can't get paid.

They weren't allowed to make
money off of their hard work.

Well, until a few years ago,
they changed the rules,

and then student athletes could profit

off their personal brands.

Players are now allowed to make money

off of their name, image, and likeness.

Yeah, I read an article
about a gymnast at Amherst.

She makes, like, $50,000
off of every sponsored post.

And how good was Manny?

If he wasn't injured
and he wasn't dropped,

could he be as successful as Walt?

As a high school prospect,
he ranked amongst the top 50

- point guards in the country.
- [PHONE RINGS]

He could have made
a couple million easy.

What's up, Remy?

They just found Pete Lee
alive in Hamden.

Medics checked him out,
and they're taking him home.

- That's good news.
- I'm on my way.

Ray and Barnes, meet me there.

- Yep.
- All right.

♪

I had no idea what he was gonna do.

One second, he seemed like a lost kid,

and the next minute, he'd explode.

You're lucky to be alive.

Did he happen to say anything
when he let you go?

When he told me to stop and get out,

I wasn't gonna ask any questions.

And do you have any idea
why he took you?

Uh, he was all over the place,

asking me why my agency dropped him.

He figured it was because
he didn't get drafted

by the NBA fast enough.

That's why he decided to go pro abroad.

He thought if he did well
in New Zealand,

he could transfer back
to an NBA team here.

Which wasn't the case?

No way.

He was damaged goods.

Everybody named
in the bribery scandal was.

What scandal?

Summer of 2019,

right before Manny was about
to go to Central Kansas,

there was a task force
investigating coaches

who were bribing prospects
to commit to their colleges.

And not just coaches...
it was also sponsors,

agents, financial managers.

A lot of people got kickbacks
for hooking up top talent.

High school prospects
aren't even supposed to talk

to those folks, including agents.

W-well, no deals were made,
just introductions.

[CHUCKLES]
The rules were about to change,

and everyone saw
the writing on the wall.

And how was Manny involved
with this scandal?

Did he take a bribe for attending CKU?

It looked like it.

When he was a high school senior,

he busted a tooth in a game
and had to get an implant.

It turns out Manny's coach at CKU

paid that dental bill for him.

How much are we talking?

Not much, maybe four or five grand.

But a bribe's a bribe.

And Manny didn't know
about any of this until today?

That's what he said.

I remember CKU quietly
removed that coach

and withdrew their offers
to all his recruits.

They ghosted those kids
like we did to Manny.

How did the cops even find
out about the dental payment?

The coach at Central Kansas
copped to it.

He said Manny's
high school coach Sam Nathan

called him and asked him to,
uh, cover it as a favor.

Manny didn't know about that, either,

and when I told him, he was furious.

- All right.
- Tell Hana and Nina

to get to Coach Nathan's house
as soon as possible.

[THUDDING]

Manny, what the hell are you doing?

Shut your damn mouth.

Manny, it's me,

- Coach...
- Shut up!

Put the g*n down.

[BOTH GRUNTING]

♪

Pete Lee told me everything.

I'm done listening to you.

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪

Coach Nathan, FBI.

Hello?

Anybody home?

♪

- Clear!
- Clear!

Hana, what do you got?

The front door's kicked in.

The living room's a wreck.
Nathan's not here.

I think Manny took him.

Hey, Remy.

Coach Nathan's car is in the garage,

so I'm changing the BOLO
to armed, dangerous,

and with a hostage in tow.

No blood, no shell casings.

If Coach is alive, it's a miracle.

He didn't mention any of this yesterday?

He lied to us for a reason.
We gotta figure out why.

Guys, I just searched the bedroom,

and I found the strangest thing
in the coach's nightstand.

Walt Felton's last will and testament.

Walt Felton?

Yeah, dated from two months ago.

Walt never said anything
about knowing Coach

when we talked to him.

Not only does Walt know Coach,

it says he made him
the executor of his will.

- What?
- If Walt were to die,

Coach would be responsible
for making sure all the money

went to the right people
listed in his will.

♪

This case is driving me insane.

What the hell are we missing?

Why the hell would Walt give
Coach Nathan so much power?

It doesn't make any sense.

No, we have to find
the connection between the two.

So okay, Walt went
to high school in Texas.

He graduated from St. Jerome's.

What, are you thinking
he went somewhere before?

- I don't know, maybe.
- Let's go through these.

- Let me see.
- Okay.

Walford High School...

Search every damn page if we have to.

Wait a second, 2019?

I got this one right here.



Wait, wait, wait, wait. Look at this.

Walt's freshman year.

He played for Coach Nathan.

This coach gets a lot of love
from his former players.

He's got a bunch of cards
and thank-you letters.

Well, at least
he's getting it from somewhere

because he's not getting it
anywhere else.

He's on five different dating sites.

You gotta sh**t your sh*t somewhere.

[CHUCKLES]

Well, his profile says the same thing.

"No smokers.

Interested in maintaining
a healthy lifestyle."

That's interesting.

A non-smoker with a cigar cutter.

- Is that a hard drive?
- Yeah.

♪

Okay.

Why does he have
Walt's birth certificate?

You know he was born in Ottawa?

He's Canadian?

Felton went to Walford.

Well, that might explain
why Coach Nathan has

a hidden hard drive filled
with Walt's personal documents.

I just found
his Canadian birth certificate.

There are some photos here.

This is a petition
from when he changed his name

from Walt Felstone to Walt Felton.

These are adoption papers.

Around the same time
he legally changed his name,

Walt was also adopted by Coach Nathan.

♪

What are we doing here, Manny?

I don't know.

I just need to think.

Yeah. You do.

There's still a way out of here, though,

if you can commit.

I did commit, and you screwed me.

Just like you did five years ago

when you told CKU
to pay that dental bill.

I was trying to help you.

Everyone was paying recruits back then.

It was a standard practice.

I told CKU you'd pay them back
after your first pro contract.

I never got a contract.

Yeah, whose fault was that?

Could never keep your damn cool.

One bad play, and you'd
roll over and give up.

I always believed in you, Manny.

And I still do.

I texted you yesterday
not to contact me for a reason.

I wasn't giving up on you.

I just didn't want the cops to
come along and... ruin the plan.

We can still make this happen.

How?

As long as he ends up dead,
I'll see to it

you have enough money
to live in Mexico, Cuba,

wherever you want
for the rest of your life.

All you gotta do
is listen to me for once.

Can you do that?

♪

Walt is raised
by a devoted single mother

who never misses a game.

But then she lets Coach Nathan adopt him

four years ago
after he changes his name?

I don't think she let him.

I think she asked him to.

Why?

Money.

I'm reading the NIL rules here.

You have to be a U.S. citizen
to profit off of them.

So his mom gets Coach Nathan to agree...

Yeah, Coach watches Walt play,

knows he's gonna be a big star,
figures he's gonna get

a piece of the pie when the NIL
money starts rolling in.

I ran Coach Nathan's
financials, and nothing popped.

I mean, he makes barely 50K a year

and lives within his means.

I get none of this is illegal,

but doesn't this all go against
his "good boy" image?

I mean, his PR team must work hard

to keep this all a secret.

Unless they don't know.

You know, the adoption papers
are sealed.

And when you search "Walt Felton,"

nothing about Walter Felstone
from Ottawa came up.

Yeah, but none of this explains

why Manny is targeting Coach.

He's not.

Walt was always the target.

Think about it.

Coach adopts Walt
thinking that he's gonna get

some of Walt's riches, and he doesn't.

Then two months ago,

Coach gets an even bigger
slap in the face.

Walt basically writes him
out of his will...

after everything Coach has done for him.

Yeah, I'm sure that pissed him off.

But Walt did make Coach the
executor of his will, right?

- Right.
- Under New York law,

the executor gets a commission
for overseeing the will.

It's a percentage
of the total estate value.

And given what Walt is worth,
we're talking big-ass money.

Yeah, that's a big-ass reason
to want Walt dead.

That's where Manny comes in.

Coach was never about
his players being family.

He uses them, exploits them...
probably even jealous of them.

And he goes to Manny
and manipulates this poor kid.

He knew he was back from New Zealand,

injured, hopeless, depressed, broke.

He goes to him, and he says,
if you k*ll Walt,

I'll give you a cut
of the executor's fee to do it.

All right, so they're both thinking

Walt got his, they need to get theirs.

You're saying that Manny and
the coach are working together,

and they staged this kidnapping?

I'd bet the damn farm on it.

Walt has a game tonight.

He's live streaming right now.

Tobin Nation!

We're about to hit the road
for Providence,

and the mood is hype.

Not only that, look who
showed up to send us off,

- one of my biggest fans.
- [LAUGHING]

What's the good word,
Coach Nathan?

♪

[LAUGHS] I just came by
to wish you luck.

I remember the first time
I saw you tomahawk dunk

- over that big man, I knew...
- Drop the phone.

Drop the phone!

- You two are coming with me.
- Hey, don't move!

- Don't move!
- Drop the g*n!

- Drop it.
- Drop it, or I'll sh**t him.

♪

Come around. Come around.

Manny's holding the g*n,
but Coach is calling the sh*ts.

He doesn't know we're on to him.

This was part of the plan,
but the live stream wasn't.

He's pretending to be Manny's hostage

so they can get Walt alone and k*ll him.

Yeah, then they'll probably
turn on each other.

As far as Coach knows,
we still think he's the victim.

Let's play him like a fiddle.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

♪

He-help! He showed up in my house!

Get back, get back! Hands on your head!

Manny, I'm Special Agent
Remy Scott of the FBI.

I need you to take a breath

and slow everything way down, son.

As long as Walt stays, nobody gets hurt.

Let's start by letting everyone else go.

Only the guys on the bus.

Everyone else stays. All right?

You got it. Ray.

Come on. Go. Off the bus.

Go. Come on. Let's go.

Listen to me, Manny.

All the adults in your life

who were supposed to help you
handle the pressure,

they let you down instead.

We're all family here, Coach.

Why don't you tell Manny
what you were so worried about

when the cops came sniffing
around about that bribe to CKU?

Wh-what the hell are you talking about?

Walt's from Canada.

Coach legally adopted him

so he could become a U.S. citizen

and make all that name, image,
and likeness money.

And you and Manny were
gonna get Walt alone.

And then you were gonna k*ll him.

And you were gonna
turn the tables on Manny

and m*rder him, right, Coach?

And we'd believe you, right?

Poor Coach Nathan just defending himself

against a wanted k*ller.

You didn't think we'd
figure out you're their coach.

So what?

People have done worse for less.

- [SCOFFS]
- I discovered the kid.

I put him on the path
of fame and fortune.

I don't deserve a piece of the pie?

And you, you owe me everything.

Instead you cut me out of your will

and make me your damn executor.

♪

[WHISPERS] I trusted you.

I trusted you more than my pops!

You said it was our goal
for me to make it to the NBA!

It was our goal.

And you spoiled brats
would never give me my due.

And for all the sacrifices
I've made for you...

for all my players.

What, do you... you think
postgame shout-outs and...

and postcards pay the bills?

Because of you, my life is over, Coach.

Here's a news flash.

Your life was over
when your knee blew out.

Yeah, it's over,

but on my terms for once.

Let's go. Let's go!

♪

Put the g*n down, son.

Put it down.

Hey, hey, hey! No! [g*nsh*t]

[GRUNTING]

[SOMBER MUSIC]

♪

Call an ambulance.

Okay, thanks.

Coach didn't make it,
and Manny's on his way to jail.

I feel so bad for this kid Walt, though.

Well, he has a $2 million shoe contract.

Maybe he'll be okay.

I don't get that.

I mean, we tell these kids,

go get the brass ring, and then they do,

and we vilify them and let
the system screw them over.

It just makes no sense.

Yeah, let them
get what they earn, right?

Yeah.

Sucks, though.
His adoption secret is out now.

We love to forgive
our stars and athletes,

and he's both.

Hey, how you doing? You okay?

Yeah, I'm okay.

Just having a hard time with Charlotte.

She's not replying to my texts.

I know the feeling.

What'd you think of Dr. Fairweather?

You guys get to go see her yet?

Yeah, we had a session.
I'm sorry, she was great.

Thank you.

It's just been hard, you know?

It's been really hard.

Yeah.

If you ever need to talk, I'm here.

Thanks.

Hey, Remy.

You want to grab a drink?

I don't really feel
like going home right now.

I'd love to.

We're both willing to do the therapy,

so we're obviously both still in it.

- Mm.
- That's what I'm trying

to hang onto right now.

Well, take it from me, as excellent

as Dr. Fairweather is,
it's still gonna take time.

- Yeah.
- And given my track record,

I don't think you want
marriage advice from me.

[CHUCKLES] That is true.

I imagine it's not
too different from what makes

our team work so damn well
together, you know,

good communication, honesty,
knowing your weaknesses,

bringing your strengths to the table.

- That's all it is.
- Hmm.

Look, I know how tough family can be.

My nephew Corey has been
staying with me and...

[SIGHS] I just don't get it.

I mean, this dumbass kid was this close

to graduating med school,
and he just drops out.

He drops out,
or he just takes some time off

to get a little break?

I don't think he even knows.

I might trust him to figure
things out if he had a plan,

but when I leave in the morning
for work, he's still sleeping.

When I come home at night,
he's out God knows where.

- Yeah.
- I told him to get

a part-time job, but he doesn't listen.

Try to give him some structure.

He's driving me nuts.

And I don't know why
he doesn't put his dirty socks

in the hamper.

[LAUGHS]

- If this is parenting...
- Oh, yeah.

[SCOFFS] Sucks.

Well, why don't you just
be honest with him?

Tell him how you feel,

about the good stuff and the hard stuff.

Then maybe try to remember
what you both have in common...

Mikey.

- Yeah.
- Another round?

Yeah. How about a couple of menus?

I'm starving.

You okay with eating at the bar?

You kidding me? It's my favorite.

Me too.

Cheers.

♪

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪

[WOLF HOWLS]