06x03 - Business is Business

[bunniefuu]

STADIUM ANNOUNCER:
Condor ball, third and 10

from their own 29-yard line.

JORDAN: Down, set, go!

[CROWD CHEERING]

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

Aye, that third-and-long
play in the second quarter.

Uh, the one where I passed to
Deshawn and we got a first down?

SPENCER: Yeah, I was
man-to-man with no safety help.

I could have scored, bruh.

But we still ended up
scoring on that drive.

I'm just saying, you usually
find me on those plays.

This ain't got nothing
to do with Liv's book

- or me not telling you about the draft, right?
- JORDAN: Spence,

I'm good, OK?

Look, we are 3-0 and kicking ass,

all right? I mean, we
didn't win our third game

last season until what, November?

All right, if you're telling
me it's nothing personal,

- then I believe you.
- I am just making my reads

- and following the analytics like Mac said.
- SPENCER: Ah!

- Mac's analytics.
- JORDAN, CHUCKLING: OK.

Look, look, look, look, I know that
you're not crazy about analytics...

- Mm-hmm.
- But this is still Coach Kenny's team.

He's the one who's
calling all the plays;

He will make sure that
you get your touches.

SPENCER: I'm glad you so confident.

MALE SINGER: ♪ Breaking news,
breaking news, yeah we back in town ♪

♪ Let 'em know that we never
plan on backing down... ♪

♪ Whipping back around
flipping the script ♪

♪ Dropping that heat to fan the flame ♪

♪ Can't tell me this isn't lit huh ♪

♪ You gotta feel it ♪

♪ No words can describe the feeling ♪

♪ Ask the plug the energy
through the ceiling ♪

Now, why are we sulking?

Ain't nobody sulking,
OK? I'm just observing.

Dr. Gutenberg's been in there
way too long for my liking.

All right, fellas,
bring it in. Bring it in.

- Listen up. Settle down, settle down.
- [MUSIC STOPS]

Congratulations on another
hard-fought victory.

[PLAYERS CHEER]

You guys showed up and
you continue to prove

that you got that dog in you.

[PLAYERS BARK]

And we owe part of that
success to Coach Mac,

who has been a solid
addition this past month,

and who I'm happy to announce

is our new offensive coordinator.

[PLAYERS CHEERING]

- [PLAYERS BARKING]
- MALE SINGER: ♪ Na na na na na ♪

♪ Na na na na, na na na na na ♪

♪ Na na na na na, na na na ♪

SPENCER: Coach.

Can I holla at you for a second?

- Yeah, what's up, Spence?
- Nothing.

Just wanted to check on
you, make sure you good.

Why wouldn't I be?

Seriously?

That whole promotion thing
can't be sitting right with you.

His analytics came up big for us.

As long as we're getting these wins,

- that's all that matters.
- Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Cut the crap, OK?

This is me.

That was Gutenberg's way
of putting Mac in position

for your job as head
coach, and you know that.

What are you talking about?

What do you want me to say, Spence?

I want you to be honest about
how unfair and jacked up this is.

- Fair?
- Yeah.

Business is business, baby.

Ain't no fairness to this,

so you better get used to it.

Look, you wanted to
announce to the world

that you're declaring
early, so this is nothing

compared to what you're gonna
experience at the next level.

- Is that supposed to scare me?
- No.

No, sir, just prepare you.

You'll see what I'm talking about

when you meet with
those agents tomorrow.

Like I told you before,

welcome to the big leagues, bruh.

You're a commodity now.

MALE SINGER: ♪ Work, work ♪

♪ I go to work, work ♪

♪ I put in the, I put in the work ♪

♪ My head's on the grind,
my feet in the dirt ♪

♪ Do what you want, what you deserve ♪

♪ Put in the work, come on ♪

♪ I put in the work ♪

Hey.

- [CHUCKLES]
- Hey.

Well, Dr. Ladage, how bad is it?

Your blood flow looks good,

meaning the cardiomyopathy
is not progressing

or causing any more damage.

- That's good, right?
- Oh, it's great.

Between the specialized
diet, the monitored workouts

over the last year, and your new meds,

your heart's in the best shape
it's been in in a long time.

How are your overall stress levels?

Fine. Yeah, Jaymee
and I finally got A.J.

on a fairly decent schedule and,

I mean, there's no
stress at work or school.

DR. LADAGE: OK, good. All I can
say is just keep up the good work,

keep your stress levels to a minimum,

and I will see you
in a couple of months.

- Yes, ma'am. Thank you.
- Take care.

OLIVIA: Hey, can you do me
a favor and call my phone?

I cannot find it anywhere,
and I don't want to be late.

Uh, I can do you one better. It's...

it's in your hand.

Right. I won't even tell you
how long I was looking for this.

OK, let's take a second, breathe.

What's with all the first
day of school energy?

Well, I'm conducting my first
interview for my dad's book,

and I just want it to be perfect.

Oh, I think it's gonna
be great. Who's it with?

- Ms. Grace.
- Oh.

Why'd you change your "oh"?

- Did I?
- Yeah.

Well, um...

As an outside observer,

I'm just wondering if your mom is OK

with Ms. Grace being one of
your first interview subjects,

given the... the
complicated history there.

OK, fair, fair, but,

in my commitment to not making

the same mistakes as old Liv, new Liv

talked to her mom and
received her blessing.

Tsk. I am so proud of new Liv.

Thank you,

and my mom knows that I'm
focusing on my dad's teenage years,

and who better to talk to than
his high school sweetheart?

- [CELL PHONE VIBRATING]
- LAYLA: Hmm.

Speaking of sweetheart...

Is Jordan still texting
you about wedding bands?

No, he's moved on to wedding planners.

- Oh.
- [INHALES SHARPLY]

Well, good luck with that.

Yeah.

Yo, do we need all this? I ain't
trying to feed these people.

I want them in and out.

COOP: Bro, chill, OK?
It's good etiquette.

[CELLPHONE CHIMES]

And if that's Liv, tell her you
are hatin' on the sharcoolery board.

It's charcuterie board, fool,

if you can't pronounce
it, we shouldn't have it.

And it ain't Liv. Preach wants me
to stop by South Crenshaw later,

so the sooner we can wrap
this up, the sooner I can dip.

Bro, it's literally your
first day meeting with agents,

all right? And as annoying
as I know it may be,

this is a crucial part
of the draft process.

The draft ain't for 7 months.

And that's on me?

You're the one that
decided to declare early,

putting yourself on the
radar of all these agents.

- All right, all right, all right.
- Now it's time

- to own that choice.
- SPENCER: All right.

All right.

First things first. Two type
of agents you need to avoid:

The ones that are just super-huge fans

that all they care about is the hype;

two, the ones that think that
they'd be doing you a favor

- by signing with them.
- SPENCER: Aight, bet.

And remember, you are
not eligible to sign

with any of them until you officially,

officially declare for the draft, OK?

These meetings are
just to feel them out.

- That's it.
- SPENCER: Got it.

Whoo!

It is a pleasure to
meet you, Spencer James.

Now, you will not find a
bigger Spencer James fan

than the Weston Randolph Agency.

How long we supposed
to let him sleep for?

How do we even know he's alive?

We think Spencer James
is a generational talent,

and we want to be a part of the
Spencer... James... Business!

SPENCER: Maybe you should check.

No, I'm not checking.
I don't see dead people,

and I damn sure don't
touch 'em. You check.

BACKGROUND SINGERS: ♪ 1, 2, 3! ♪

- MALE SINGER: ♪ Yeah, this right here, this put me ♪
- SPENCER: Whoo!

- ♪ In a good mood ♪
- COOP: Welcome back.

- Thank you for your time.
- SINGER: ♪ Whoo whoo whoo whoo ♪

♪ Whoo whoo whoo whoo ♪

Nope.

We're not one of these
run-of-the-mill agencies.

We rep several first overall picks

and a host of future hall-of-famers.

But that doesn't mean
any of our other clients

get lost in the shuffle.

As my assistant stated,

we ensure all our clients get
proper amount of attention.

But the moneymakers get the most.

Well, that's just how capitalism works.

But you don't need to worry about
that if you're an elite player.

"If"? Oh, I definitely am.

Well, the numbers are
bringing that into question.

There's been a huge
drop-off in production

from last season to this year,

especially in the last couple of games.

Yeah, well...

Uh, we got a new O.C., so we're
still finding our rhythm, you know.

Most people won't give it
to you straight, but I will.

You put up huge numbers last season,

but that was last
season, and in football,

you're only as good as
your last game, Spencer.

The fewer touches you get,

the faster your draft stock plummets.

You'd be smart to sign with our
agency while there's still interest.

- [SCHOOL BELL RINGS]
- PREACH: I appreciate you coming down.

- SPENCER: So what's up?
- Yeah, I want you to, uh,

meet this kid that I'm
mentoring. His name is Deion.

Folks are calling him
the next Spencer James.

- [CHUCKLES]
- Good dude, stays out of trouble,

- for the most part.
- I thought you said

- he was the next Spencer James.
- [SIGHS]

'Cause staying out of trouble
was not one of my strengths

- when I roamed these halls.
- PREACH: [CHUCKLES] Oh, I know.

A few teachers still talk about it.

Y'all drove one of 'em to drinking.

"The Spencer James reign of terror."

- For real?
- Look, their words, not mine.

I mean, Deion's the next
you on the football field.

He started varsity
last year as a freshman,

and he's putting up stupid numbers.

SPENCER: OK. Good kid, ballin'
out. What's the problem?

Seems like the more Deion

is becoming successful
on the football field,

the more he's withdrawn
from his teammates,

family, and friends,
and nobody knows why.

Well, what do you think it is?

I don't know. I mean,
he shut me out, too.

Could be the pressure
from all the expectations,

- college scouts circling around like vultures.
- SPENCER: Hmm.

I know what that stress is like.

Exactly, so if anybody
can get through to him,

- it's O.G. Spencer James.
- SPENCER: Mm. OK, OK.

Which teacher was it, huh?

Was it Mrs. Samuels?

'Cause she already
had a drinking problem

- way before I got there.
- [PREACH SIGHS]

Her wig was on tilt the
whole time in homeroom.

I'm tellin' you, bruh.

[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]

- LAYLA: OK.
- JORDAN: Hey, gorgeous.

- Hey, you. Hi.
- Hi. Did you get my texts?

- I sent you wedding planners to take a look at.
- LAYLA: Oh, um,

yeah, I'm sorry. I haven't had
the chance to look at them yet.

- I'm sorry.
- JORDAN: Oh, all right.

Babe, I love how excited you are

- about the wedding and stuff...
- JORDAN: Mm. Mm-hmm?

- But, uh, we have time.
- Babe,

two years can fly by.

LAYLA: Yeah, but it doesn't mean
we shouldn't live in the moment.

You're having your best season so far.

- I want you to focus on enjoying that.
- JORDAN: Yeah...

I don't know. It's...

It's kinda hard to do
that whenever the...

the flip side to... to my success
is Spencer's numbers suffering,

and now that Mac is officially the O.C.,

Spencer's numbers, they
may suffer even more.

Spencer'll make his
catches, OK? He always does,

but I need you to focus on you.

You're having an amazing season.

This is the highest your
completion percentage has ever been,

and you lead the conference
in touchdowns with 12.

OK, that's a huge credit to Mac.

He's the first college coach to
take a vested interest in you.

Uh...

you're keeping up with my stats.

Well, I track my artists'
streaming numbers.

Why shouldn't I keep track
of my fiancé's stats?

- Mm, this is why I love you.
- [CHUCKLES]

But I still don't know

what to do about Spencer.

OK, how 'bout this?
I will plan something

with one of the wedding
coordinators later today at the club,

and you come by

- and we'll meet them together.
- JORDAN: Oh.

Oh, babe, you don't have to...
you don't have to do all that.

I know. I want to,

for our future.

- OK. OK, OK, OK, mm.
- [GIGGLES]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Yo! Where you been?

Cardiologist appointment
ran a little long.

What is going on here? Why does
it look like the apocalypse?

We just lost our QB1 for the season.

- Jabari, that's not funny, dude.
- Does it look like I'm laughing?

I'm hearing it's a torn Achilles.

- OLIVIA: Oh, see?
- GRACE: Well, no, we don't.

[BOTH LAUGH, OLIVIA GASPS]

And this is me and your
father at junior prom.

Oh, I still cannot believe there
was a time when he had hair.

Girl, yes, and he used to tell everybody

- he put juices and berries in it.
- OLIVIA: Oh, wow.

DENISE: OK, ladies,
we cannot stroll down

Billy baker memory lane
without memorabilia,

or as I like to call it,
"Memora-Billy-a!" Ha ha ha!

GRACE: I hope you're OK with me
inviting Denise to the interview;

besides me, no one was a bigger fan...

or in her case, some
would say stalker...

of your father in high school.

OLIVIA: Listen, the more the merrier.

DENISE: OK. I have got yearbooks
from freshman year through graduation,

articles from the school
paper, toenail clippings,

uh, the pictures from our field trips.

Um, I'm sorry. Did... did
you say toenail clippings?

No... I said

newspaper clippings. [CHUCKLES]

- Yeah. Mm-hmm.
- OK, story time.

Picture it.

Crenshaw, 1992.

[DENISE CHUCKLES]

What up, big man?

Deion, right?

I'm Spencer James.

OK.

Ah, I see you listening
to that Baby Keem.

He your favorite rapper?

[CHUCKLES] Come on, bro.
Come on, come on, come on.

I know your mama taught you
better manners than that.

- I don't have a favorite rapper.
- OK, well,

I been hearing a lot of
great things about you,

even saw some clips
of you ballin' out like

a young Marshawn Lynch.

He your favorite player?

- I don't have a favorite player.
- Cool.

Well, Preach been telling
me a lot of college scouts

been pulling up on you at your games.

You got any favorites
you leaning towards?

- I don't have any favorite...
- Colleges. Got it.

Got it, got it.

I'll tell you what,

come by my practice later, I'll
give you a VIP tour of the campus,

put GAU on your radar and you on theirs.

- I got a game later tonight.
- I'll make it a quick tour,

get you back in plenty of time.

Yo, yo. Come on, bruh. [KNOCKS ON DESK]

It's just a tour. Humor
me, or you can stay here,

have Preach up your ass about missing
your mentoring group yesterday.

[SIGHS]

All right, maybe.

Maybe.

Maybe.

MAC: All right, gentlemen.

Today, we are removing
the training wheels.

Now, this offense
requires pristine timing,

crisp route-running, and...

Wide receivers blocking, all right?

Let's get it!

[PLAYERS WHOOP]

PLAYER: Right here, right now. Let's go.

Mind if I join you?

I don't see why not. It's open seating.

- Where's your boss at?
- Ah, he is tied up... [SIGHS]

Might join later.

So you came to boo my
boy at practice, huh?

Well, I'm telling you now,

he's gonna prove both of you wrong
out there on that field today, so...

- Buckle up.
- [WHISTLE BLOWS]

- MAC: Let's get it.
- JORDAN: Down, set! Ready?

THE FLX: ♪ Hell, I'm incredible ♪

♪ Mmy bones are like metal, bro ♪

- PLAYER: Whoo!
- MAC: Here we go.

- KENNY: Come on, 3-0! You gotta see that!
- MAN: Bring it back, boys!

THE FLX: ♪ I'll take a hit, man ♪

- ♪ Call me John Wick stand ♪
- JORDAN: Yo, 9!

Watch 9! Mismatch! Down, set!

- Throw it... throw it to me, J!
- Ready!

- ♪ I'm kickin' the gravel ♪
- Motion, motion, motion!

- ♪ I'm back in the saddle ♪
- ♪ Blazing ♪

♪ Here come the gallows, string 'em up ♪

MAC: Right, right, right!
Come on! Come get him!

THE FLX: ♪ 'Cause I'm
king of these streets ♪

KENNY: Come on! Get off that block!

MAC: Nice block, 48. Let's go!

PLAYER: Way to cook 'em!

THE FLX: ♪ I'm the elite,
king of these streets ♪

SPENCER: Coach.

What's up, Spence?

Look, I get Mac's trying to
throw in some new wrinkles,

but it feels like a few more
targets should be coming my way.

Be patient, all right?
Coach Mac is just trying

- to get everybody acclimated.
- SPENCER: OK.

OK, cool, but I still want to feel like

a full participant in this practice
rather than just a decoy, man.

I hear you, all right? I'll talk to him.

- [SIGHS] Aight.
- Fine.

[SIGHS]

Montes just called from
the hospital. It's official.

- Copeland's out for the season.
- [ASHER SIGHS]

Well, means our road to defending

the national championship just
got a hell of a lot harder.

- That's an understatement.
- But we have Williams

and Sanchez. It's time
for next man up, yeah?

As talented as they are,
they're both freshmen

who've never competed in
the national spotlight.

OK, well, we take the
pressure off of 'em,

retool the offense and
lean more into the run game.

Great idea for the short term,

but we'll be moving into the teeth
of our schedule in a few weeks,

and we need a veteran QB on the roster.

OK, Trey, what are we looking for?

Montes wants somebody who's proven,

still has eligibility, and can
step into the position immediately.

This isn't gonna be easy to find,
especially this late in the season.

That's why Coach is
putting his best guys on it,

plus you, Adams.

Now let's get to work.

JORDAN: Ready?

KENNY: Yeah, hustle out.
Come on, come on, come on.

JORDAN: Here we go.


Mismatch. Mismatch. 40 is the Mike.

Down, set, ready...

KENNY: Come on! Move here! Get to him!

Get to him! Get there!

Grab on this.

- MAC: Nice!
- JORDAN: Good work.

- Good work, 80.
- SPENCER: Come on!

Come on, man!

Yo, you think maybe you
can start passing to me?

I'm open every damn play!

Spence, I am running the plays
the way Coach is calling 'em, OK?

- This is not on me.
- SPENCER: Mac ain't out on this field, bruh!

- We are!
- JORDAN: Yeah?

You're not the only player
on the field, Spence.

- Yeah, but I'm the best.
- The best?

It's funny how your greatness
depends on me getting you the ball.

KENNY: Hey.

MAC: It shouldn't take this long
to run the play. Is there a problem?

- No, sir.
- Nah, we all good.

As a matter of fact, if it's
all right with you, Coach,

I want to play on defense.

MAC: Well, I don't
have a problem with it;

We're playing the best cornerback
in the nation next week.

It'll be a good way to see if our
offense is up for the challenge.

- SPENCER: Yeah, we'll see.
- KENNY: All right, let's run it.

Spencer, you're at cornerback.

Wait. Billy realizes that it's 5
to 1 and he's about to get jumped,

so he decides to act
crazy to scare them.

GRACE: He started talking to himself

and pretended he was a power ranger.

OLIVIA, CHUCKLING:
And did they back off?

Hell no! Now they really wanted

to kick his mighty morphin ass.

- [BOTH LAUGH]
- OLIVIA: Well, what happened?

- This one happened.
- Do tell.

GRACE: I just simply told them

that "if you touch Billy or David,

I'm gonna tell your mama
when I see her at church."

- And it worked?
- I don't care how tough they think they are.

- Most boys still afraid of their mama.
- OLIVIA: Yes.

GRACE: And all of this was because
Billy was protecting this kid

named David from being bullied.

I mean, your dad had
such an amazing heart,

and he always wanted to help
anybody that was in pain.

- OLIVIA: Mm-hmm.
- DENISE: And you stepped right in

to protect your man.

I swear, I never thought
anything would keep you two apart.

[CHUCKLING] Well, I think
the affair was proof of that.

I'm...

I... I'm so sorry. I
don't know where that...

you know, I'm... I'm gonna...

I'm just gonna go.

- SINGER: ♪ Ow! Whoo! ♪
- SINGER 2: ♪ Hey! ♪

MAN: Here we go, fellas.
Let's go. Look alive.

- SINGER: ♪ Yeah! ♪
- JORDAN: Wide 70! Wide 70! Hut!

SINGER: ♪ Hey, look, hey, heard
somebody checkin' for me? ♪

- ♪ Uh, what? ♪
- ♪ Oh, somebody must want the heat ♪

- ♪ They do ♪
- MAC: There you go.

- [WHISTLE BLOWS]
- ♪ There is no one else in my league ♪

- SPENCER: Keep faith.
- SINGER: ♪ This is what they came to see ♪

- ♪ Truth in the flesh ♪
- Watch 30! Down set!

♪ Do not mistake this for greed ♪

♪ But I want it all, just
like the air that I breathe ♪

- ♪ Let's take it up a notch ♪
- SPENCER: Unh-uh!

Not today! Not today!

- SINGER: ♪ Ima give it all I got, I can't stop ♪
- MAC: You're good.

- ♪ Yeah, I know where I'm going ♪
- Ready...

Whoa, watch out, blitz!
k*ll it, k*ll it, k*ll it!

Check, Omaha. Check,
Omaha. Check, Omaha.

- ♪ You're gonna get it done ♪
- Ready!

- ♪ Let's move ♪
- Set!

SINGER: ♪ Uh-huh, that's me ♪

- ♪ That's one, that's me ♪
- SPENCER: Unh-uh!

Unh-uh! That's what I gotta do? Huh?

- [WHISTLE BLOWS]
- That's what I gotta do

- to make you throw me the ball?
- KENNY: That's enough, 11!

- Hit the showers!
- Nah, business is business, right?

I'm him, homie! I'm him!

KENNY: You crossed the line!

- I want you off my...
- That's what you wanted, right?!

I want you off my field, now!

KENNY: And that goes for all of you!

No man is bigger than the mission!

You hurt one, you hurt us all!

Do you understand me?!

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

[CHUCKLES]

Slow down there, Lance Armstrong.

You gonna run this
thing through my wall.

- [CHUCKLES]
- Listen...

I know things got a little
ugly at practice earlier today,

and that's on me. My apologies.

But I need you to
shake it off, all right?

- [SIGHS]
- Shake it off.

- Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
- All right.

[SIGHS]

- All right. Just me and you now.
- Hmm.

How you really feeling?

Well, I mean, like Coach
said, I'm shaking it off, but,

I mean, the way Spencer was
trying to come at me wasn't cool.

Well, I think we know
that was way more about me

- than it was about you.
- JORDAN: Oh.

Change can be scary, and not
everybody's gonna handle it

- in the way that we'd hope.
- [JORDAN SIGHS]

Just I have enough pressure on me as is.

You know, I don't
need any more from him.

Yeah, well, QB is the most
demanding position on the field,

and most people who
haven't played the position

- like me and you won't get that.
- JORDAN: Hmm.

How about we grab burgers
or something later tonight,

and I can share my plans on
how we can maximize your gifts?

JORDAN: I'm sorry,
Coach. Can I rain-check?

I've actually got plans tonight.

What's more important than football?

Well, me and my fiancée, we're meeting

with a potential
wedding planner tonight.

Huh.

It's your junior year,
and you're getting married?

Well... [CHUCKLES] not until graduation,

but, I mean, these places,
they get so busy so fast,

- you gotta book 'em way in advance.
- MAC: Yeah, understood.

I just hope this wedding planning stuff

doesn't get in the way of your season.

I'm planning this offense around you.

Look, I want you

to be my guy,

- OK?
- Yeah.

OK.

- [DOOR CLOSES]
- SPENCER: Look, I don't know what it was.

Something just snapped.

I'll tell you what
it was, Mr. "I'm him."

You let that Gordon dude
get in your head, man.

Can you blame me? His assistant
was sitting right there.

He was probably sent so
he can run back to Gordon

- and tell him how bad I was.
- [SCOFFS] No.

Eric is cool, OK? He was
there 'cause he wanted to be,

not because of his boss.

Either way, Gordon ain't wrong, OK?

They legit shrinkin' my
role in the GAU offense,

and the lower my numbers
go, the lower my draft stock.

So make the best of the moment
when you do get the ball!

It ain't that easy, Coop.

NOTHING IS: My situation at GAU,

this whole agent business,

and I failed with that Deion kid.

I was supposed to be
setting a good example,

and I screwed that
up, too. Come on, man.

This beach house done
finally got you, man.

Since when did you start thinking
everything was gonna come easy?

That is not what I said, OK?

And please don't act
like I'm the only one

- who switches zip codes.
- COOP: You're right,

but let me make it plain for
you, all right? Everything,

everything that you have
accomplished has come

with some sort of combination
of blood, sweat, and tears.

Things aren't going as
you hoped. I get it, dawg,

but it ain't never stopped you before,

and it damn sure shouldn't stop
you now that your dream is in reach!

OLIVIA: Ashley, I know it's, like,
crazy o'clock in London right now,

but I really need you to call
me back when you get this.

Things just went off the
rails with Spencer's mom,

and now I'm just starting
to wonder if this book

was even a good idea. Just...

[SIGHS] Just call me, please? Please.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACH]

LAYLA: Starting to get the vibe the, uh,

- interview didn't go as planned?
- My God.

No, no. I...

things were going, like, extremely well,

like, better than I could
have imagined, and then,

out of nowhere, I just shaded her

for having an affair with him.

- Whoa.
- Like, I just blurted it out and...

Hey, hey, Liv, don't
b*at yourself up, OK?

You're having a moment.

We all have them. Just
some unresolved feelings

got triggered, OK? It's totally normal.

Is it?

When digging up our loved
ones' past? Absolutely.

Yeah, but now I'm afraid
of what else I might unlock.

I mean, how much of the truth

do I really want to know about my dad?

Yeah, I mean, I had a similar journey

when I was seeking answers about my mom,

and it wasn't all pretty,

especially the moments
leading up to her death.

And what made you want to keep digging?

I needed to know the
truth about who she was,

for her sake and mine.

We owe it to their legacies to
see our parents as human beings,

and that includes the good and the bad.

[SIGHS]

Judging by the way Coach
Trey just stormed past me,

I'm guessing things
aren't going too well.

We're running out of options fast.

[SIGHS] Yo, who would
have thought that defending

a national championship
would be this hard?

Winning a chip is difficult.

Winning back-to-back?
That's almost unheard of,

not to mention the pressure on Montes.

Do you know how many LatinX coaches
there are leading D1 programs?



And Montes is the only one to
win a national championship.

Yo, I never imagined what
that pressure must feel like.

That's why we got to
figure this out, man,

for Montes and for this team to have

the best sh*t at making
history, and we will.

How?

Look, I don't know what
you been sipping on, Adams,

but it's not like QB Heisman
hopefuls are just falling out the sky.

[PATS ARM TWICE]

[KEYBOARD KEYS TAPPING]

I'm really sorry

for what I said earlier.

You know, looking back, I realized that

when we all found out
about the affair...

I was so worried about how it was

impacting everyone else... you know,

my parents and Spencer and Jordan...

that I never processed
how it made me feel,

and so those feelings just

sat there and festered over time.

Sometimes there's no rhyme or reason

for when our feelings will hit us.

All we can do is just
go along for the ride.

And you can't hold yourself
responsible for that.

Nobody can.

Do you mind

if I ask you a question
about the affair?

Now that I've had time
to prepare myself...

No.

Were you and my dad still in love?

Hmm.

- Is that why it happened?
- Hmm.

When we were together in high school,

me and Billy were really
good at loving each other,

but he was also good at helping
people deal with their pain,

while not dealing with his own.

That's what the affair was about.

He wasn't dealing with his pain.

Neither of us was...

And we both sought comfort

in the worst possible way.

It was a mistake.

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

Hey, can I holla at you real quick?

Figured you'd be all talked
out after your practice today.

[CHUCKLING] Yeah, that's actually
what I wanted to talk to you about.

The way I handled that
whole situation was wrong.

Ain't nothing wrong
with loving your sport.

We're supposed to be passionate
about the game, right?

Yeah, well, there's
a way to be passionate

without disrespecting your teammates...

And your coaches and the game.

My behavior was
disrespectful to them and you.

You ain't disrespect me.

Oh, I did because you were my guest,

and I'm supposed to be
setting a better example

for you and all the
other kids down here,

looking for a way out.

I failed you, Deion,

and I'm sorry for that.

[SCOFFS]

Nobody's ever apologized to me before.

Especially an adult.

Yeah, well, I owed you that much.

All right.

Thank you for hearing me out.

Have a great game.

[FOOTSTEPS RETREATING]

Hey.

You think you could stick
around and watch me play?

Yeah. Yeah, I can do that.

Go get 'em.

[JOGGING FOOTSTEPS, DOOR OPENS]

[DISTANT CROWD CHEERING]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Dude, you know you don't have
to knock. You still got your key.

Just feels weird letting myself in
now that I don't live here anymore.

JORDAN: Mm.

Are you headed somewhere?

Just, uh, Layla's, but
it can wait. What's up?

Tough day at work, man. I
needed to see a friendly face.

But, look, if you don't have time,

- I get it; I only just popped in on you.
- Please.

Best friend activated.

[KNOCKS TWICE] I am
here. What do you need?

Dude, we lost our starting
quarterback for the season...

- torn Achilles.
- JORDAN: Yikes.

I am so sorry to hear that.
I mean, 'cause you guys

looked like you were about to
make another run for the playoffs.

Yeah, and it doesn't help
that our crosstown rivals

have been on a roll of
their own this season,

especially the past couple games.

JORDAN: It's been great. But

what are you gonna do about
your quarterback problems?

Dude, I don't know.

[SIGHS] I have been
kicking around this idea,

but it is so far out of
the box on multiple levels.

Sometimes that's what it takes.

I mean, we had to strip
our team down to the studs

after Coach Garrett and Wade's
scandal. Complete rebuild.

We had open tryouts and everything.

How did you get the powers
that be to sign off on that?

I mean, they didn't buy in

until we sold them on the idea that
everyone deserves a second chance.

[DISTANT SIREN WAILING]

- SPENCER: Knock knock.
- [DOOR CLOSES]

You all right?

You look like you was on another planet.

Oh, just gathering my thoughts.

How'd the meetings go today?

You find a... Agent you like?

[SIGHING] Let's just say

the meetings went and
the search continues.

Mm.

What's up with you?

How'd your interview go with Liv?

GRACE: Let's just say it went.

Um, she had some...

Unprocessed feelings around the affair

that caught us all off guard.

It was nothing disrespectful,

and she apologized, so it's OK.

Ma, it looks like it's
still weighing on you.

Talk to me.

While I was, um...

Tryna make Liv feel better about

not processing her
feelings about the affair...

- SPENCER: Mm-hmm?
- I realized...

I never processed mine
around Billy's death.

I'm sorry, Ma.

I miss him, Spencer.

Hey, hey, hey.

[SNIFFLES]

I promise you it's OK.

We all do...

And you don't have to be strong.

OK? Come here.

[CRYING]

[SNIFFLES]

LAYLA: No, no, there was
no miscommunication, OK?

I ordered 10 cases when I called,

I was, uh, billed for


Yep, I see 10 cases on the invoice,

and yet, 10 cases were not delivered.

Yes, you do that.

[SIGHS]

Somebody needs a break.

No, somebody does not need a break, OK?

- These vendors need to get their act together.
- RYAN: Uh-huh.

BEN CRISTOAVO:
♪ You bring back the summer ♪

- ♪ Bless me with the rain ♪
- RYAN: Come on.

I promise the club won't go
under from one little dance break.

No, no, no, no, no. I don't...
I don't have time for this.

All right. What about this?

- CRISTOAVO: ♪ I let it be ♪
- [BOTH LAUGH]

Look, Gloria Estefan warned us.

The rhythm eventually gets us all.

LAYLA: Mm. And who am I to refute

- the great prophet Gloria Estefan?
- [BOTH CHUCKLING]

CRISTOVAO: ♪ Bless me with the rain ♪

♪ Show me all your colors ♪

♪ Chase the dark away-ay ♪

♪ You bring back the summer ♪

Hey! Hey, babe. [CHUCKLES]

- RYAN: What's up, Jordan? We were just, uh...
- LAYLA: Ahem.

- I'll leave you two alone.
- OK.

[TURNS OFF MUSIC]

Hey!

- So, uh...
- Hi, Jordan.

- [CHUCKLES]
- Mm.

Where is the wedding planner?

Am I early? Are they late?

- What's going on?
- LAYLA: Oh, my God.

The wedding planner.

You forgot to make the appointment.

There's... there's just been a lot

going on today, and the day just

kinda got away from me,
and it slipped my mind.

- I'm really sorry.
- JORDAN: Mm.

I'm just really, like,
overwhelmed with work right now.

Really? Huh. I mean, that's...

that's funny because you
didn't seem overwhelmed

when you were dancing with Ryan.

- That's not fair.
- Uh-huh.

Jordan, I know what it
looks like, but he was...

Just trying to help me to relax, so...

Cool. Maybe next time, he can,

I don't know, help you
follow through on promises

and actually care about our wedding,

but you know what?

Don't worry about it.

Don't worry about it. You just get
back to your busy, busy day, OK?

Y'all still had s-curls
at y'all junior prom?

According to Billy, it
was juices and berries.

- Oh, Billy, Billy.
- [CHUCKLING]

[DOORBELL RINGS]

Ahem.

Uh, sorry for dropping by unannounced.

Mind if I come in?

How'd you know where I...

Coop.

Yeah. Come on. Ahem.

Ma, this is Eric.

He works with one of the
agents I met with today.

It's nice to meet you, ma'am.

- Hi.
- Hey.

Uh, look, man, I, um,

I just wanted to stop by and

personally apologize
for my boss's behavior.

He said a few things that were off-base

- and don't reflect your true value.
- SPENCER: No.

No, he just called me like he saw it.

I mean, the numbers don't lie.

ERIC: But he didn't
paint the full picture.

You've already proven
you're an elite player

with the numbers you
threw up last season.

Every NFL general manager
knows that, so you just...

you can't let that
stuff get to your head.

What, like I did at practice today?

I'm surprised you came down
here after witnessing all that.

Well, I got this old basketball
coach who used to say,

"practice like you play,
and play like you practice."

[CHUCKLING] Today, I
witnessed a passionate player

who worked his butt off at practice,

who's willing to put the
entire team on his back

in order to win at all costs.

That is a perfect
description of Spencer.

Been following his trajectory
since Beverly, ma'am.

I also know he's not too keen
on all this business stuff.

- Can you blame me?
- Not in the least. [CHUCKLES]

So, look, uh, when the time comes,

I promise to make sure
my boss comes back around

when you're eligible to sign 'cause...

He'd be lucky to have you.

You know, you're the one
who came to my practice today

and all the way down here
to knock on my mama's door,

not Gordon or any of the other agents.

I'm sure he would have if
he had the time. [CHUCKLES]

No, we both know that's not true.

You did it,

and you didn't have to,

and there are two things
that really speak to me...

loyalty

and going the extra mile...
so I have a different idea.

When I'm finally eligible to sign
and you get promoted to agent...

I'm signing with you.

You're my guy.

Yeah?

- Yeah.
- OK. Thank you.

- I'll see you soon.
- See you soon.

- It was nice to meet you.
- GRACE: Nice to meet you, too.

[SQUEALS]

[BOTH LAUGH]

[GIGGLES] Oh! Oh!

Hey, um...

- Is Montes around?
- He'll be back in a minute.

- Are you OK, Adams?
- ASHER: Not really.

Kinda second-guessing myself here.

- What's this all about?
- Look, I've been banging my head

against the wall all day, trying to
figure out a way to help this team.

Now that I've possibly
come up with something,

it just doesn't feel good.

You want to run it by me first?

Yeah, maybe.

Look, this won't be a
popular choice, but I...

I believe it's worth exploring.

[DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]

Hey.

Hey.

I'm sorry if I created any tension

- between you and Jordan.
- LAYLA: Mm, no,

the tension has been bubbling
beneath the surface for a while now.

Well, in that case, um,

I apologize for making
a bad situation worse.

None of it was your fault.

It's mine.

Just, um, at a time where I
should feel excited about all

the things happening in my life,

like the club and the wedding, just...

Feel numb,

and my poor fiancé has
to deal with somebody

who's blah and absent-minded

about a day that most girls dream of.

Well, we all have those moments
when our bandwidth is running low.

- You'll bounce back soon enough.
- Mm,

no bouncing back from this.

It's from my antidepressants.

Keep me from getting
too high or too low,

so I'm just stuck right in the middle.

I'm kinda... Flatlined.

When my sister was on them, they
needed to be regulated all the time.

Maybe you just need
to cut back a little.

It's a forever-changing formula.

I thought you had
wedding-planning duty tonight.

Mm.

That makes two of us.

Hmm. [SNIFFS]

Well, how about a celebratory
drink with your new O.C.?

My dad kept his stash in a desk drawer.

So, Coach, um,

the stuff that you
said earlier about me,

about the new offense...

I'm ready to be your guy.

- [CHUCKLES] OK?
- Yeah.

[CHUCKLING] OK!

Cheers.

Cheers.

FEMALE SINGER: ♪ I am... ♪

I wouldn't be surprised if
your mom secretly hates me.

Like, I'll never stop
saying sorry for that.

[CHUCKLING] She doesn't hate you, OK?

I promise you, all is forgiven.

OLIVIA: No, you didn't
see the look on her face.

- Look, what you did...
- [SIGHS]

Turned out to be a good thing, OK?

It actually gave her permission

to acknowledge some feelings
she'd been suppressing,

so you good. [LAUGHS]

[SINGING CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]

Do you think we're good
at loving each other?

Both.

[CHUCKLES] Do you?

I think so, yeah.

We always show up for each other.

We openly communicate.

We genuinely want to see each other win.

We do.

Plus, we enjoy each other's company.

We do.

Why'd you ask?

I don't know. Just
something your mom said.

Hmm.

[INDISTINCT SINGING]

Can we promise

that we'll always address our pain?

No thinking that we
have to stuff it away

for the sake of the other?

I'm with that.

Deal.

[INDISTINCT SINGING]

[SINGER VOCALIZING]

[INDISTINCT SINGING]

Man, I missed you today.

[INDISTINCT SINGING]

I missed you, too.

[SINGERS VOCALIZE]

[INHALES DEEPLY]

I can't believe we're
really 'bout to do this.

Look, Montes wants an experienced QB

who's proven himself on the D1 level,

still has eligibility, can
be a mentor to the young guys,

and can step up in the
starter position if needed.

I'm still tripping he
actually signed off on it.

Yeah, me, too,

but he trusts me, so...

[SCOFFS] Clearly...

- [FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
- But can we trust him?

Everybody deserves a
second chance, even him.

Wade.

[SIGHS] I appreciate
this, Adams, really.

Let's get to work.

MAN: Greg, move your head!