Good Fight, The (2024)

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Started at the bottom

I fought tooth and nail

I won't be forgotten,

I'll be a legend

This ain't a fairy tale

They said it's impossible

with these obstacles

But here I stand

I need it, I need it,

I am a champion

I've dreamed it,

I've seen it, I am a champion

I've come this far,

and that ain't enough

Can't stop me now

'cause I am the champion

I've climbed mountains

I put in the work

to get where I am

Ain't lookin' back again

'cause I know my worth

They said it's impossible

with these obstacles

But I'm still standing

Yeah, here I stand

I've dreamed it,

I've seen it, I am a champion

I've dreamed it,

I've seen it, I am a champion

COMMENTATOR:

Your Oscar's Burgers and Brews

Fight Night Champion,

Luke "Cool Hands" O'Connor.

I'm never giving up

And I never get enough

Riding through good,

riding to my...

Hey, no, no need to wait

for an Uber. Come on.

No, no, no, no. You should split

a ride with us, man.

It's been a long night.

No, I'm fine, I'm fine.

Listen,

I gotta get the car home.

Jen would be furious if she had

to take me to work tomorrow.

All right, be careful.

ANNOUNCER:

And our song of the day

is brought to us

by Big Chief's Boxing Fit.

Big Chief's

in the studio with us.

Big Chief,

what do you want us to know?

BIG CHIEF:

I've got three gyms now.

We've got uh, we got a gym

if you wanna learn self-defense,

one if you wanna

do boxing and MMA.

ANNOUNCER:

Ah, that's great, Chief.

Anything else we need to know?

BIG CHIEF:

Yeah, if you're a member of one,

you're a member of all three.

So we encourage everybody

to come down to Big Chief's

and take a look around.

ANNOUNCER:

All right. Sounds great, Chief.

Thanks for hanging out

with us in the studio today.

And remember, everybody,

if you want to get fit,

go to Big Chief's Boxing Fit.

Now, here's our song of the day,

"Broken Things"

by Render the Hearts.



I lost my mind

I'm just wondering why

I lost my voice

I'm just screaming

at the sky

I sold my soul

For a nickel

But you came back to buy

'Cause you had

something else in mind

I tried, I tried to hide

Oh, I tried to hide

But You said

I'm yours, you're mine

You are

The Father of fallen sons

You are

The maker of all creation

You are

The buyer of broken things

You are

And You will always be

Yeah

You will always be

Buyer of broken things

Mom, I'm sleepy.

You can go lay down

for a little bit.

We have to leave

for soccer soon.

Okay.

I'm gonna grab a shower.

You can drop me off

at the office on your way in.

JEN: The office?

This is the third Saturday

in a row.

LUKE: I have to work.

You've yet to see her play.

What do you want me to do?

It's not a 9:00 to 5:00 gig.

I have to work.

Maybe you could've

worked late last night

instead of going out drinking,

then you could

see your daughter play

and not have another DUI.

Well, I didn't, so I can't.

You know they'll take

your license this time, right?

It's two years, automatic.

And there'll be fines

and driving courses.

Fine, I messed up.

What do you want me to do?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry that I work nonstop

to provide for you and Riley.

All right? I wanted to blow off

a little bit of steam.

I'm sorry that you married

a guy so flawed.

But what happened, happened.

So I'm gonna grab a shower

and go back to that job

that you love to hate

that gave you

this house and the cars.

I found the bottles.

What bottles?

Stop. Just... just stop.

I was cleaning out the garage

for the yard sale

and I found the bottles.

Luke, you need help.

I am not an alcoholic.

Then why hide the bottles?

Because I don't want you

on my a*s

every time I choose

to have a drink.

Really? You got a second DUI

last night.

You know, maybe if I could relax

here in my own house,

I would not have to go to a bar

and then be getting pulled over.

S-so it's my fault?

I think you should share

some of the blame, yeah.

Share?

I-it's my fault that you drink?

Is it my fault you'd rather be

at the office

or the gym than here

at home with us?

A-a little bit, yes.

You demand this lifestyle

that requires me

to work insane hours,

and then you resent me

for doing it.

I'm gonna go get

the snacks ready for the kids.

It's... It's my turn

to bring juice and snacks,

and I'm gonna get her up

and we're gonna go to soccer.

And you can Uber to work.

How dare you, Luke?

All you care about is work

and the gym and the bar.

Where do we come in?

Hey, I am exactly

the same man that you married.

I haven't changed.

Exactly. Exactly the same.

Where's the growth?

Good job.

Good job.

All right, see you tomorrow.

Holy cow.

Who are you mad at, Counselor?

What? Oh, nobody.

I just, you know, you're sitting

in a chair all day,

you get a little stiff.

Sometimes it feels good

to explode on somebody. Ha!

Yeah, he's about to explode

on those environmental guys.

Ain't that right, Mike?

I just hope it doesn't

come to that, all right?

I'll do what I can.

You know it's gotta

come to that.

Look, it's a process, okay?

Now, I understand

not everybody is patient,

but patience is a virtue.

Patience got us nothing.

MIKE: Yeah.

Kid's not wrong.

Hey, I'm a lawyer,

not a miracle worker.

And did you get

that paperwork done for me?

Ah, yeah, yeah.

It's all good, it's good.

If you get a chance, stop

by my office before you leave.

Yeah.

All right, Doc.

Okay, I appreciate it.

Yeah, come in.

I'll see you in a couple weeks.

MIKE: Oh.

You feel better?

Yeah, yeah.

In a weird kind of way, I do.

What's new?

Oh, nothing new

under the sun, man.

MIKE: Right?

I hate to do it, Mike, but

I need another favor from you.

Okay. sh**t.

I got a guy, comes in at nights,

he's part-time trainer.

Nice guy, good family.

He just got another DUI.

He got another DUI?

Yeah. Well, nice guy,

but an idiot.

MIKE: Yeah, right.

Yeah, yeah, he's not an idiot.

That's the problem.

He's an educated man,

an architect or something.

Like I said,

nice family and a good job.

The guy's his own worst enemy.

And I need somebody to talk

to him, scare him straight.

You--you want me to talk to him?

Yeah, I was kind of hoping

you could represent him.

You know that's not what I do.

It's not my kind of law.

Yeah, I know. Just this...

This one's a little special.

I, uh...

He's the guy I was hoping

would take over the place.

Okay, all right. Um...

But he's gonna have

to come to me.

Fair enough.

Okay? I'm not gonna chase

this guy down.

He comes to me.

All right, I appreciate it,

Mike. I'll set it up.

Yeah. Okay.

You sure this working out stuff

is good for you?

SIMON: Yo, Mike. Mike?

Yeah. Yeah.

Sorry about earlier.

Oh, don't worry about it.

Don't... I get it.

I just get mad.

They said they're helping

the environment

to give us something

a hundred years from now.

What about my dad?

What about my dad

who's trying to put his kids

through college today?

And my mom, having

to go on assistance

just to buy groceries?

Yeah, yeah. It's not fair,

it's not fair.

Ain't about fair.

I just want what's right.

That mine paid well,

we all had benefits.

All of those families

with mortgages and bills,

they didn't care.

I want my family to be able

to fall asleep at night

without worrying if they're

gonna be able to keep the house.

Yeah. Um... Look...

I honestly, I can't promise.

I can't promise that.

But I'll tell you what I can do.

I can promise that I'll do

everything in my power

to make sure that your family

and families who've been

affected by all this nonsense

actually get some sort

of restitution, okay?

All right, man.

- All right.

- Thank you.

You're welcome.

Old school.

Yeah.

MIKE: Back on that bike,

stop when you hit the wall.

Let's go back and jab.

Now, back to one.

What's up, Chief?

Hey, let me take care

of your guy.

- You got an appointment.

- Okay.

How you feeling, big guy?

I'm feeling pretty good.

Let's get this done.

All right. All right,

take it easy on me, I'm old.

BOXER: I'm gonna try to.

All right, here we go.

There you go.

MIKE: No. Yeah,

I gotta go, I gotta go.

Come on in.

Hope I'm not too overdressed.

Ha, it's funny. Have a seat.

I'm guessing you're Luke, right?

Chief blindsided you

a little bit, didn't he?

Yeah, I'm actually

supposed to be

training a guy right now.

Maybe he thought

this was more important.

Yeah, I guess.

You guess it is.

Let's take a look.

Oh, yeah.

Two DUIs, two.

Now, Chief wants me

to represent you in this case,

but I think it's pretty

cut and dry, really.

You lose your license

for two years.

You do some driver training

education, you pay your fines.

It's probably gonna

cost you around $10,000.

Nothing could be done

about that.

But I don't see anything else

here in your file.

So I can probably

keep you outta jail.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Probably?

Yeah. I'm looking

at jail time here?

There's always that possibility.

And you better hope

that this particular judge

has not ever lost anyone

to a drunk driver.

Exactly how long would you say

you've had

a drinking problem, Luke?

Man, I don't have

a drinking problem.

Oh, you don't? You don't have

a drinking problem?

No.

Okay, so you were

in total control

and you were thinking clearly

when you got both

of these DUIs, is that right?

Yeah, pretty much.

Then maybe

you should go to jail.

What?

You claim that you were

in total control

and you were thinking clearly

when you got behind

the wheel of an automobile

after you had been

drinking significantly.

You were intoxicated

to the point

where a police officer

noticed your impairment

and pulled you over.

And this has happened

how many times, Luke? Hmm?

Let's be real here. What is it?

No, look, twice.

Twice in less than two years.

And you say you don't have

a drinking problem.

Yeah. What's your point?

My point is simple.

Statistically speaking,

this means that you have driven

under the influence...

By the way,

that's what DUI means,

driving under the influence,

at least 16 times

in the same time period

and gotten away with it.

You got lucky.

So I'm thinking

that maybe a little time in jail

will help clear your mind

a little bit.

Is any of this your fault

or was the police officer

just picking on you?

Obviously it was my fault.

Bingo.

There might be hope for you yet.

Chief likes you.

Chief likes your family.

Chief is paying my salary.

But if I'm going

to keep you out of jail,

then you're gonna have

to do a couple of things.

All right.

First and foremost,

you need to stop drinking.

You don't have a drinking

problem. Well, prove it.

You go to work,

you don't miss a day.

I'll use that telephone

to arrange for you

to get some counseling.

Counseling? Seriously?

I'm very serious.

You see, if you would agree

to go to counseling,

then you will be showing

the court

that you are willing

to make an effort.

And one other thing

that shouldn't be

all that difficult for you,

no more driving.

You have lost your right to

drive a vehicle for two years.

You need to go somewhere,

you become a burden

to your wife or you walk.

But under no circumstances

do you drive a vehicle.

I don't care what the excuse is.

And no more wild parties.

You go to work, you go

to counseling, you go home,

you go to church,

and you play with your kid.

I got it.

Good. Then go train someone.

You paved this road yourself.

Yeah. Hey.



Oh, yeah.

Idiots.



Okay. All right.

Hey, man.

Going on?

What's up, Luke?

Oh, yeah, how about you?

Where's Daddy's car?

Yo. So Luke, man,

what's with the getup?

You out sh**ting B-ball today?

Oh, my clothes?

Yeah.

I'm a trainer

over at Big Chief's.

Trainer. Hmm.

I figured you weren't still

boxing at your age, man.

Nah, man, I mean,

I used to be, but like,

I mean, I'm a trainer now.

No, I'm sure, um,

some of these young dudes

might probably beat your a*s

pretty easily.

Hey, man, I'm not that old.

Ah, I can hold my own.

Nah, I guess that's two things

you can hold, though.

Hey, you hold your own

and you can hold my jock.

Hey, what's your problem?

I don't have a problem.

Yeah, you do.

No, I'm not

the 45-year-old in here

trying to party

like a college kid

dressed like MTV raps

or some sh*t.

Mommy, can you pray with me?

BOTH:

Now I lay me down to sleep.

I pray the Lord my soul to keep.

If I should die before I wake,

I pray the Lord my soul to take.

God bless mommy and daddy

and keep him safe.

And Jen too busy to pick me up?

Your kid had a soccer game.

Honestly, I'm not sure if she'd

have come got you anyway.

So this is

how you stay outta trouble.

Bar fight.

- The guy started it.

- If you'd'a been there--

What were you doing there?

Why were you in a bar?

I thought I was pretty clear.

No fighting, no drinking,

no trouble. None.

The guy wouldn't let up.

He was just...

I talked

to three different people.

And what did they say?

They said that you grabbed him.

Now he's at home eating popcorn.

And here you are.

Has nothing to do with

the other guy. You were drunk.

Your little girl's playing

soccer and you're in here.

People need you, Luke.

Listen, I talked to Jennifer.

She's had it,

and it has nothing to do

with the other guy at the bar.

It's all you.

You weren't there.

I--I don't even know

what to say.

You believe this guy?

I can't listen.

Everything we talked about...

I gotta rethink everything.

When Chief came

and asked me to help you,

he said you were a good guy.

He said you were an educated

guy, smart guy, family man.

Well, I don't see it, Luke.

'Cause I know

what a hardworking,

intelligent family man

looks like,

because that is who I represent.

I represent miners,

guys who work for years

so that they can

provide for their families,

send their kids to college,

maybe support

churches and schools.

Then an organization

comes into town

that knows nothing about us,

has no ties to us.

They come in with their hundreds

of millions of dollars

and their lobbyists,

and they block

the licensing for those miners.

No plan for where

they might work. No options.

No out whatsoever.

That's why I fight

for those guys,

people who are fighting

for their families,

for their futures.

So why don't you tell me

something, Luke,

what are you fighting for,

your next drink?

Your right to, what,

drive while you're intoxicated?

I don't know.

Chief needs your help

in a big way,

and you sure as hell

aren't fighting for him.

- What's wrong with Chief?

MIKE: What do you care?

What's wrong with him?

What do you care?

What are you gonna do about it?

Chief is fighting for his life.

But I ask you again,

what do you care?

You're not

gonna fight for Chief.

You won't even fight

for your own damn family.

Are you still my lawyer?

Yes.

Do your job. I wanna go home.

All right, let's do it again.

You did great with that one.

So how do you like

indoor soccer now?

I love it!

JEN: That was so exciting.

That was my best game.

Oh, by far. You were awesome.

I was screaming.

Can I call Daddy?

Oh. Um, sure, baby.

The phone's in my purse.

Hi, Daddy.

I was just going to tell you

I scored two goals today.

Maybe you can come

to the next one. Bye, love you.

He must be in a meeting.

That's probably it. Hey,

you know who's not in a meeting

and who would love to hear

about your soccer game?

- Nana and Papa.

- Nana and Papa.

Let's go home and pack

some things to stay a few nights

and we'll surprise them.

Can Daddy go too?

Oh, sweetie. I figure Daddy

has to work again,

but we can try

to call him again later, okay?

Okay.

Knock, knock.

Well, hey, Monica.

Come in.

Hi, Luke.

So, how are you doing?

I'm all right. Why?

I saw the mugshot online, Luke.

Yeah, you saw that.

That was some night.

Luke, I want you to get

a DAT screening.

A what?

A drug and alcohol screen--

Yeah, I know what it is.

I just don't see the point.

I don't do drugs.

I can smell

the alcohol on you from here.

Crossing bridges

Many mountains

I have climbed

Searching for salvation

For the truth

I sought to find

Hey.

Hey. How's my girls?

She's been calling for two days.

Stop pouting

and pick up the phone.

I miss you, guys.

You sound more depressed

than I thought.

Not like you.

Is everything okay?

No, not really.

You remember

when I said that, um,

the thing just

couldn't get any worse?

Well, when I got

to work today...

Hello?

Hello? Hello?

Hey, Judge Williams,

you got time to talk to me

for a minute?

Oh, Chief,

it's so good to see you.

It's good to see you too.

How are you feeling?

Eh, I'm feeling...

About 90% of the time

it feels like my skull's

going to crack open,

but I've got good days too.

What brings you by?

You've got a guy on your docket

tomorrow, Luke O'Connor.

I just reviewed his case,

which I cannot discuss with you.

Yeah, I know, I know.

I just wanted to see if maybe

you could be easy on him.

Stop! Chief,

I am happy to see you,

but you cannot

come in here like this.

BIG CHIEF: Not asking

that the guy get off scot-free.

Stop.

What are you gonna do, Lily?

Put me in jail?

I'll never make it to the trial.

I'm wanting to give

all three gyms to Luke.

Alyssa doesn't

wanna be saddled with it,

and I don't want her

to feel obligated.

So I'm supposed to go easy?

I'm sorry for asking,

but I need this.

Look, if I do this,

if he doesn't serve jail time,

I'm gonna hit him

in his bank account, hard.

Fair enough.

You couldn't just ask me

for coffee

or over for a family dinner?

You know, I'd never met

your sister

if I hadn't been chasing you.

I was too old for you back then.

What about now?

You're too old for me.

Touch. Thank you, Lily.

A "Thank you, Michael"

would be nice right about now.

Yeah, thank you.

Are you serious?

Yes. I'm serious.

I just got your as*ault charges

dropped to drunk and disorderly.

Yeah. $12,000 in fines.

That's for property damage

and for the DUI.

Why exactly

is Chief paying you?

To keep you out of jail.

Which, by the way,

is what I just did.

You know, this is so ridiculous.

This is fricking stupid.

No, this is not ridiculous

and stupid, Luke.

What's ridiculous and stupid

is doing ridiculous

and stupid things

and thinking there are

no consequences whatsoever.

That would be you.

This is not the judge's fault.

It's not your wife's fault.

And it sure as hell isn't mine.

Man up.

You're welcome!

Couldn't be told...

Oh, man. Man, you look like

you done had a heck of a week.

Do me a favor, and don't have

any major medical procedures

in the next few days.

You're hilarious.

WAITRESS:

Can I get you something?

Water with a cucumber.

You got it.

Dude, that sounds so gross.

What? It's good.

What, Jesus won't let you

have a beer?

Jesus will let me

have anything I want.

I just don't like drinking.

It's too expensive.

Too big a chance

of getting pulled over.

And plus I'm training.

Yeah, you are.

And don't you forget that.

You know, you could

actually win this thing.

Drinking's not gonna help you.

You ready?

Yeah. Let's go

get you some gloves on.

Oh, God. Seriously?

Please, just sit down.

Luke, look, I--I can tell

by the look on your face,

you know exactly

what's happening here.

Just let me introduce myself.

My name is Tracy.

I'm a pastor from a church

not far from here.

And if you'd just sit down

for a minute?

Okay, um, if it's not obvious

by now,

everybody in this circle

is here for you.

I mean, dude, we all are.

Please?

All right, good, good.

All right, who'd like to start?

Ah, I'll--I'll start.

All right, Chief.

Yeah, so, Luke, I, uh...

Well, you know,

I've always liked you,

like you like a little brother.

Your family, and...

Just lately, I haven't really

liked the guy you've become.

You don't appreciate anything.

Your driver's license.

You don't appreciate

your family,

you don't appreciate your job.

You don't even

appreciate a little pub

you like to go drink at.

When you don't appreciate

something, you lose it, right?

And uh, somebody that

doesn't appreciate anything...

loses everything.

And I just don't wanna see

that happen to you.

Thanks, Chief.

I get it. C-can I go now?

Luke, your wife needs to say

something here.

I don't need to hear her

tell me how disappointed

she is in me.

I have heard that speech

plenty this week. I get it.

I'm a bad guy.

I make piss-poor decisions.

Put her in this big house,

the clothes, the vacations.

She gets to be home

with the kid.

She doesn't have to go to work.

But yet I'm supposed

to show her more appreciation.

Is that about it, Chief?

Hey. Tomorrow, 1:00, my office.

And, hey, the--the...

court-mandated counselor,

I'm your guy.

Tomorrow, 1:00.

Sorry, Jen.

Um, I'm gonna go

pack a few more things.

Okay, I--I...

I don't think I can really, uh,

extend this uncomfortable

silence any longer.

Um, I can't imagine

how awkward this is for you.

What has brought you to this

place in your life right now?

Bad choices?

Okay. Um, are you asking me

or are you telling me?

I guess what

I'm trying to say is...

I'm just admitting

that I finally screwed up.

Hmm. All right.

And I'm just gonna assume that,

since you're sitting here,

this isn't your first time.

No. First time screwing up? No.

Okay, all right.

Well, tell me what's going on.

My wife thinks that I am

the perpetual frat guy.

Okay. So, are you?

I don't know, I guess.

I mean, that's what she married.

That's what she liked.

And I want to have fun.

I wanna do me.

So you and Jennifer,

you--you've known each other

for a long time,

and I'm assuming

you think that, since college,

she's grown up, she's changed.

Oh, gosh, yes.

Okay. Well, tell me how?

I--I don't know.

When--when she had Riley,

our daughter, it changed her.

You know, she had

to, like, go into mom mode.

Okay, so, um...

from your point of view,

having the responsibility

of being a mom and a homemaker

has caused her to... grow up.

And that's how she's changed.

But you've got

the same responsibilities,

the same pressure,

and it hasn't changed you.

So I think what

I really want to know,

why haven't you changed?

Hey, Daddy.

Hey, kiddo. How was your day?

Good. Can you come pick me up?

Oh, I'd really like to.

Have you talked to Mommy

about coming home?

I asked yesterday,

but she got sad.

Okay, well,

I'll call her later,

and just be real nice to her.

We don't want Mommy sad.

So how'd that feel?

You know, talking to Riley?

I mean, I was glad

to get to talk to her,

but really upset that I just,

I-I couldn't be there

to pick her up.

Well, sometimes you just gotta

be patient, dude.

I mean, dealing with the

consequences of your actions,

I mean, that could

be hard sometimes.

There--there's two questions

that we ask a lot at the church.

One, what's God speaking

to you about?

And two, what are

you gonna do about it?

You're missing your little girl

and she's missing her daddy.

What are you gonna do about it?

I don't know. S-stop drinking

as much, I guess.

W-would you just sit down?

Just sit down for a minute.

Not drink as much?

I mean, what, how...?

You're still drinking?

I'm unemployed and I'm separated

from my wife.

Yeah, and--and both of those

are the consequences

of you drinking too much.

I mean, what are you thinking?

I don't need to drink.

I just, h-honestly,

I just like the taste.

Okay, well, I like

the taste of Coke Zero,

but I'm not gonna drink

a six-pack in two hours.

Oh, cute.

I'm not trying

to be cute with you, dude.

I'm just trying to be real.

If--if drinking a Coke Zero

meant that I was

gonna lose my family,

I just gotta be honest

with you, not buying it,

not drinking it and staying

as far away from it as I can.

That would be

a very easy decision for me.

Man, how you gonna say

you're not an alcoholic?

Look at all this.

Yeah, I've been thinking

about that.

I am not addicted to alcohol.

I am addicted to doing whatever

I want. No rules for Luke.

Oh, okay.

You done with that now?

Yeah, I think so.

So what do you need me here

to help you clean up

all this trash for, then?

Because I think so.

I don't know so.

I like to smoke when I drink.

BIG CHIEF: Hey, Luke.

- What's up?

Hey, I heard what happened.

You got anything lined up?

Eh, nothing much.

You know, the resume's out,

but no calls or anything.

Yeah, listen,

I know it's not much,

but, uh, I'm gonna be in and out

next couple of weeks.

I got some tests

and health things going on

and, uh, just wondering,

would you like to--?

You okay?

Yeah, yeah. You know.

If anything, it's probably

this crazy weather.

One day it's snow

and the next day it's summer.

But, anyway,

they wanna do some tests,

and I wouldn't mind

somebody being here

next couple of weeks

to help out Alyssa.

She can do the admin stuff,

but I need somebody

to manage the place.

Uh, it doesn't pay

an architect salary,

but I can give you some cash.

Well, I am a civil engineer.

Yeah, I don't care.

Do you wanna help out?

Yeah.

All right, great.

Just be here at 7:30, my friend.

Sure thing.

Thanks a lot.

So you actually

cleaned it out?

I did, I did.

TRACY: That's great.

That's awesome.

Yep, sorry to interrupt.

Dad, truck's here.

Okay. How's it look?

Light but not empty.

Better than last week.

TRACY: Cool, all right,

I'll be down in just a second.

Gotcha.

Your kid?

Yeah, Tyler. Yeah.

I'm helping

he and a couple buddies

get ready for a mission trip

to the Dominican Republic.

Man, great kid.

I'm really proud of him.

He's got a huge heart, you know.

But I wish he would...

I wish he would just

kind of loosen up a little bit

and maybe hang out

with his buddies more.

I don't know,

get a girlfriend or something.

Hey. Tyler, Alyssa,

her pop owns the place.

Oh, your dad's Big Chief.

American Indian?

Navy.

Oh.

Tyler's gonna be

helping out around here

so you can focus on the admin

and I can train people.

Great. When does he start?

Right now.

Yay me.

I'm going to the office.

Yay me.

I won't give up

Even if it hurts

I won't back down,

no, I won't...

Hey, man, I'm outta here.

Hey, it's getting dark.

Do me a favor,

will you walk Alyssa to her car?

Sure thing.

Bye. You finished?

All done. Just waiting

to walk you to your car.

Luke tell you to do that?

Yeah, but, like, I still

would've have done it.

Mm-hmm.

- You hungry?

- Oh, my God, I'm starving.

You wanna get a pizza?

Yeah. And I wanna

throw some axes.

What?

We can take my car.

Yeah, yeah, that'd be awesome.

Uh, can I change first?

Mm-hmm.

Sweet. Okay, yeah.

And that's all there is to it.

Right, easy enough.

I can, I can do that.

So high

Hold on if you wanna

have a good time

Have you ever

moved under the moonlight

It was close. It hit.

The stars are out around us

like these street lights

This is good light

Come a little closer

'cause it feels right

Leave it all behind

and we can take flight

Up in the clouds

If you wanna get it

just groove to the sound

I'm flying in the feeling

Dancing to the rhythm,

pushing to the limit

Never gonna quit

And so you're going

to the Dominican Republic?

Yeah. Well, we're gonna

hit both sides of the island.

Haiti's a little bit rough

without a large group

and we only got six of us,

but we have a host family

and everything.

So what are you going

to be doing exactly?

Well, um,

that's a good question.

So, for as long

as I can remember,

I've always wanted to kind

of follow in my dad's footsteps.

Um, call it cheesy,

dorky, or whatever,

but I believe

telling people about Jesus

is the single most important job

you can have.

So that's what I wanna do.

I mean,

I wouldn't say it's dorky,

but I've never thought

mission trips made any sense.

You have hungry people or sick

kids or something like that.

They need food and medicine.

Not Sunday school lessons

about some magic man in the sky.

That makes sense, you know,

hungry people want to eat

and sick kids wanna feel better.

And that's why when we do go,

we try to go with donations

of clothes, food,

and when it is available,

medicine.

The point is to just make them

comfortable enough to listen.

- You know?

- I guess.

Yeah, but the one part

exclusively we're going to

in Haiti, it hasn't had power

in like four months

due to a hurricane.

I was hoping, like, get

some generators or something

before I go down.

You should talk to Luke.

He's a civil engineer

or something.

I thought he was an architect.

That man is anything

he wants to be.

Boxer, trainer, engineer.

Crazy-a*s wife left him

because he had

a few too many to drink.

Well, I mean, I don't presume

to know the whole story,

but I think there's more to it

than that,

- you know?

- Whatever.

I mean, my dad says

he's way too old for me anyway,

so it's not like I can...

I mean, we can't really date,

I guess.

He's married.

He's separated.

Huh?

What?

I'm just teasing you.

I just wanted to see

if you considered this a date.

Oh. Oh, okay.

Yeah. Yeah.

That smells good. What is it?

It's the blackened Mahi,

you've got to try it.

Looks good.

So you think he's sick?

I sure hope not.

I just...

I mean, what kind of test

takes two weeks, you know?

It's--it's good

of you to help him.

WAITRESS: What can I get you

guys to drink today?

Um, can I get

the Pinot Grigio?

Absolutely.

You have Coke Zero?

We only have Diet.

Ah, water with lemon.

WAITRESS: All right.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

So far, I'm impressed.

So you thinking

about coming home?

I want to.

It's kind of your call.

Look, there's no alcohol

in the house,

and I've not even been

in the barn over a week.

Is it difficult?

Is it hard to stay away?

I mean, a little, I guess,

but it's just outta habit,

you know?

I'm not, like,

having withdrawals or anything.

That's good.

So?

Yeah, I get you. Hmm.

So, Jennifer and Riley

are at home. Congratulations.

And you're working, sort of.

That's good. That's good, um...

But really, man, tell me

how you're feeling right now.

Oh. I don't know.

I mean, it's good.

It should feel great,

but I'm just waiting

on something to go wrong.

You know, the big shoe to drop.

Yeah, so you're basically

waiting to screw up?

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

Any advice?

Well, yeah, don't screw up.

No, look, really,

just spend some time

with the scriptures

I gave you and be patient, dude.

All right, just be patient.

It's not gonna happen overnight.

Just dig into those scriptures

and spend some time with them.

Just ask yourself, "How do they

apply to me right now"?

And then when

we get back together,

I really want to hear from you

to, to see how

they're helping you, okay?

Okay.

All right.

JEN: Well, the cash

sure wouldn't hurt.

I just hope he's okay.

Alyssa would not know what

to do if she lost her Daddy.

I'll send out

a prayer request online.

Speaking of prayer,

meeting with the pastor helping?

Yeah, I think so. I mean,

I like him, he's so normal.

What does that mean?

He's not, uh, pastor-ish.

Okay, so, so why him?

Why not AA or a psychiatrist?

I'm not an alcoholic.

I'm just a guy

that makes a lot of bad choices

and I, I don't know why.

But anyway, the judge

at my hearing recommended him.

So what's with digging

out the Bible? Is that homework?

Well, first of all, I didn't

have to go digging it out.

It was on a bookshelf.

And secondly, yeah, homework.

That's exactly what is.

Okay. So am I allowed

to see what he has you reading?

Yeah.

"He must manage his own

household well,

with all dignity,

keeping

his children submissive."

I'm not treating this family

with a lot of dignity.

And Riley is gonna resent that

when she gets older.

"Fathers provoke not

your children to wrath.

Bring them up in the training

and admonition of the Lord."

I just wanted to be

the guy that you married,

but a kid can't raise a kid,

and she's gonna lash out

if I don't set a better example.

I surrender all

All right,

all right, all right.

Ladies and gentlemen,

wrap it up.

I got a date with a pork chop

at Christopher's Eats

and I do not want to be late.

Luke. Hey, I'm hungry.

Time. Way to not quit, baby.

So you think

I got a chance at this?

You'll take

home some prize money

if you keep training like that.

Most of the guys

that show up are just brawlers.

They don't like to train.

They just like to fight.

SIMON: See, I told you,

you need to sign up for this.

Get back in.

Didn't you win back in the day?

Luke, sign up?

SIMON: What, a bad idea?

Yeah, it's a bad idea.

It's weight classes,

not age classes.

Told you.

Oh, man, I tried.

You've got to be kidding me.

What happened, man?

A skateboard, man.

Like I was 15 again.

Is it broken?

In two places.

Man, were you drunk?

Ah, shut up.

You know better than that.

Think you can

train me for a few days?

This weather is crazy.

You're telling me?

It's like spring one second,

winter, the next.

That's the truth.

Ever since I was little,

this is where dad would take me.

We'd come here for ice cream

and just sit

at Heritage Station,

and on birthdays we'd go

to Stewart's Hot Dogs

and come here for dessert.

That sounds nice. You

and your Dad sound really close.

He's the best.

I've always been a daddy's girl,

but after mom died.

All right, it makes sense.

I'm, I'm close with both

my parents as well.

But, you know how it is,

it's family first,

well, God first, then family.

Stop it.

What?

That's just

a little over the top.

Really? That's how I was raised.

You're so weird.

Okay, well, I'm gonna keep

going this way and being weird

and you can come with me.

- Okay.

TYLER: It's weird that way.

Ooh, come on

Mirror, mirror on the wall

Who's the fastest of 'em all

Shining like a disco ball

Feeling ten feet tall

Who impressing, who finessing

who got all that sauce

Livin' like a boss

Hey, yo,

I ain't never lost

I'm feeling high

So high, so high

I feel it, I feel it, whoo

I got it, you want it

But

Don't ever get close to me

'Cause I'm only

getting better

Look at me now

Don't fight it

Ooh, girl, you know

You wanna get close to me

'Cause I'm

only getting better

Look at me now

Do do do do

Yeah, hey, hey

Only getting better

Okay, okay, okay, I'm hot

but I'm smooth on the real

Swagger is the bait,

keeping ladies on the reel

And there's no debate

who's the illest of the ill

Like to give someone...

Man, I'm just not sure.

I mean, Alyssa's a great girl

and Tyler's crazy about her.

I'm just... I guess

I'm a little uncomfortable.

I mean, I--I was hoping

that he would meet somebody

that had the same values,

you know, the same beliefs.

She's young.

She doesn't know

what she believes right now.

Besides, he's really good

for her.

I don't know. We'll see.

So how are you and Jennifer?

We are good. Strangely good.

Hmm. Drinking?

Not a drop.

Hmm.

You remember what you told me

about choosing between Coke Zero

and your family's a no-brainer.

Yeah. Make you think, did it?

It... it made

an impression, yeah.

Good. Hmm.

What?

Man, I'm sorry. I just...

I got so much stuff

going through my head, you know,

I mean, she's a sweet kid,

but I just, I guess it's just

me being dad, just, I worry,

you know, I mean he, he's...

He's talking like

he doesn't even wanna

go on the mission trip.

I mean, he's just

going back and forth and--

Yeah, but now you're the one

who wished he'd had

a girlfriend.

I know, I know.

Careful what you pray for,

right?

I mean, I prayed for patience,

and look

who showed up in my office.

Okay, it's not just that,

I mean it's just

the whole mission trip thing.

I mean, there's

a couple businesses

that they initially

pledged financial support,

but the way the economy is,

they pulled out.

And so... I don't know.

I know God's gonna provide.

Sometimes it's just hard

to trust, you know what I mean?

Yeah. Tell me about it.

World drags me down

from fighting its w*r

The state that I've been in

has left me worn and more

I've searched for answers

And I'm broken down inside

These bruises,

they remind me

All will heal in time

So, how's Tyler?

He seems like a pretty good kid.

Yeah.

What?

He's just so into the church.

You could have way

worse problems than that

with a boyfriend.

Besides, it wouldn't hurt you

to go to church.

You don't go to church.

No, I don't.

Doesn't mean

I don't pray, though.

For what?

Usually just

that God give you a brain.

- Hey!

- Hey, what?

How much is this thing?

Good grief.

Reaching out for you, God,

you know all my needs

The path is lonely but

it's you I'm running towards

Ooh, hoo.

Hey, I'm sorry, kiddo.

I just didn't wanna worry you.

I thought maybe

they'd run a test or something

and find out they were wrong.

That's why

I was up in Cleveland.

Well, it's not over.

Doctors can still be wrong.

You're going to fight, right?

Yeah, of course

I'm gonna fight.

That's what I do, I fight.

Because if anything

happens to you, I don't--

No, no, no, no, don't say that.

You're 23 years old.

Yeah, you're gonna go places,

and you're gonna meet people

and do things that...

It doesn't matter if it's

a brain tumor that takes me out

or a car crash.

You can't let that affect

your life for the worse.

Now, you got brains

and you got friends,

and you're gonna

do things, you know,

you got...

You're gonna live.

Well. Did they say

how bad it is?

What stage?

You know,

having you guys here,

I'm already feeling

a little stronger.

I think I'm actually

a little hungry.

Maybe, uh, you and Tyler

can go to Christopher's,

get me one of those

flatbread pizzas I like.

Are you allowed to eat that?

Huh? They said

I could eat anything I want.

Okay.

Sorry, Chief.

You don't have to be sorry.

We've all got

an expiration date.

MIKE: Yeah.

How's my gym?

Running like a top.

You're not out there

posing for any more mugshots,

are you?

BOTH: No.

He's stepped up, Chief,

he's stepped up good.

Yeah, the gym's doing great.

Everybody wants you back.

Yeah. Well, we know

that's not gonna happen.

Yeah, I do.

So, Luke, you...

you seriously finished

with all that nonsense?

Yeah.

Almost losing my family was,

um...

It was a real wake up call.

Okay, Mike,

yeah, I guess we got time

to do that paperwork

one more time.

Yeah.

I'm not afraid to die.

I just don't wanna

leave my little girl.

I'm her best friend.

I have to get into town.

I've got court in 30 minutes.

Okay, thanks for coming.

You've helped so much.

Absolutely. Absolutely.

I'll check in from time to time.

Good luck in court.

We got her.

Thanks.

Alyssa.

You really should

try to eat something.

Thanks. Maybe later.

You can eat.

No sweetie,

I'm fine. I'll eat with you.

Listen, sweetie, I have to go.

Don't worry about it.

We're gonna help you

get through it all,

and when the time's right,

we'll take care of it, okay?

- Thanks, Lori.

- Absolutely.

ALYSSA:

Is it Luke's Boxing Fit now?

That place will always be

Big Chief's.

Are you sure

this is a good idea?

Oh, no. Not at all.

Well, I don't

want you to get hurt.

Ah, yeah, I don't either.

But it's for a good cause.

Yeah. Yeah, it is.

So you gonna come watch?

Well, you can't very

well drive yourself home

with two black eyes

and a concussion, can you?

Oh, really? Ye of little faith.

Oh, no, no, no.

I have complete faith.

Complete faith you will

absolutely need me

to drive you home.

When all the walls

are closing in

No beginning and no end

And I can't see past

What's right in front of me

Here it come, here it comes

Run and fall

Running to another day

All things new

Rising up

Beyond all the lies

That took me down

Yeah

Running from, running to

Another day, all things new

Rising up

Beyond all the lies

That tear me down

Yeah

Changes come, changes go

Finally it starts to show

My faith in You

Is coming back around

Oh

Welcome to Big Time

Wrestling's Night At The Fight!

I've been waiting

for this moment to come

I can feel it in my bones

I've been prayin'

for a chance at the throne

A kingdom of my own

Dismay all gray

and I'm all in

Can't hesitate,

oh, wait, the dice are all in

I know I have my doubts,

but that's all changed

There's no slowing down

when the wine comes out

Get ready, it's your moment

Gotta own it right now

Keep steady, gotta own it

Gonna show it right now

Now I made it

And it tastes so sweet

Everything I...

Come on now. Chill out,

chill out, chill out.

What's up, man?

Crowd ain't bad out there, man.

A lot more'll show

as the night goes on.

You feeling good?

Probably better'n what

I'm gonna feel like in an hour.

ALYSSA: You got this.

For real.

Go be snuff tough guy.

You're gonna do great.

He's an idiot.

ATTENDEE: Whoo!

ATTENDEE: Let's go. Let's go.

ATTENDEE: Let's go!

Hey, boss.

LUKE: Hey, Tyler.

- Everything okay?

No. Yeah, everything's fine.

I just come to check in on you.

Dude literally

punched me in the neck hard.

That's all right.

You're doing amazing.

Three wins down

and Tim just lost.

You're in the top two.

You fight

for the big money tonight.

You're kidding.

Cross my heart.

Listen, Alyssa told me

what you plan on doing

with the prize money if you win.

Dude, I don't know what to say.

Nothing to say, man.

You know,

everything happens for a reason.

It's time for me to recognize

where I am and why I'm here.

My game got no stealing

I rock like I'm stealing

gold bars no dilly

And the why

gotta gotta, oh, ya

WOMAN:

Hey, have you seen Freddy?

Yo, what do you need Freddy for?

He's busy.

WOMAN:

I have your entertainer.

I feel it, I feel it

Yo, Sean.

What's up, man?

Man.

So, one more fight tonight.

You know, you have

come so much further

than you thought

you would, second place.

It's quite an achievement.

Second place.

You don't think I can win.

No, it's...

It's not that.

It's just you've come

so much further

than you thought you would.

It's amazing.

I don't think so.

You know, second place

ain't good enough.

You gotta go for gold.

It's first place or nothing.

Okay. No second place for Luke.

ANNOUNCER: Sean BE!

I won't be broke,

I was built for this

I won't be k*lled,

Imma live with this

Pinning this, stealing this

Under a carcass

and this is it

'Cause I am

more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

Hold up, this is our time

Got with the word,

we gonna be fine

All things are worth,

keep that in mind

Weapons are falling,

new weapons arise

Blah, blah, like

they're not gonna get to me

My God, they gonna

be with me mentally

Na, na, na take a bow

in the faith of me

Oh

Who gonna stop us

and who can separate us

And what can take away

what the truth already gave us

Ah, whoo, Imma knock down

the piece that you go

Stick us somehow

back to the Lord

See what I handle

I'm ready for more

Oh

I won't be broke,

I was built for this

I won't be k*lled,

Imma live with this

Pinning this, stealing this

Under what purpose,

and this is it

'Cause I am

more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I got what can't be debated

And now that the world

Imma tell them who made it

They wanted my number

but let make a statement

Won't run from a driver,

and I'll learn to embrace it

Running my race

and I'm constantly chasing

My podium placement

though one consolation

My heart is the bravest,

my God is the greatest

Whoa

I won't be broke,

I was built for this

I won't be k*lled,

Imma live for this

Pinning this, stealing this

Under what purpose

and this is it

'Cause I am

more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

Father, father, father

If you will focus

behoove us against it

Yeah, I'm gonna

resemble the spirit

I'm a, I'm a, I'm a, I'm a

If you were for us,

then who was against us, yeah

Comin' November

the spending the sky

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

I am more than a conqueror

Baddest man in the country.

For sure the baddest man

in the state.

Only real man in this building.

Tonight, Charles Windsor

will take on Mike Krinzoll.

Hey.

Well, I don't

wanna take real long

because I know

you're getting ready,

but, uh, I just wanna let

you know how proud I am of you.

I mean, you've

been working hard,

and you've been through

a lot the last few months,

and you know,

you've done way more

than the judge ever expected.

I mean, yeah, you...

You've been changing

the things you're doing,

but more importantly,

you've allowed God

to change your heart.

'Cause it takes courage.

Not just to get

in there and fight

like you're going to

in just a few minutes,

but to fight for your family.

I'm proud of you.

Tonight's championship match

will be between

Luke "Cool Hands" O'Connor

and Robert Alexander.

Let's get in,

let's get it, there you go.

You got it,

come on, let's go. Come on.

How you feeling?

Ain't nothing wrong

with second place.

Second place is just fine.

All right, let's go, champ.

Stay loose out there.

Stay loose. You know what

to do, just like we planned.

Downstairs, downstairs,

downstairs, downstairs!

Out! Get out the corner!

Get out!

The face,

not then, not then, yes.

Stay down,

stay down, stay down.

All right, man,

we got the fight today.

Come on, you're good,

you're good.

Come on, let's call it man,

just stay down there.

Stay down, stay down.

ALYSSA: I can't believe

this is happening.

Are you all sure?

Absolutely.

Are you excited?

I am. I mean, it's really weird

going on a mission trip

when you're not really sure

what you believe in,

but I love the idea

of feeding people and helping.

And Tyler is like 100% solid

on what he believes in.

So I don't know.

We'll talk on the trip.

Hey, guys. All right.

So don't forget that

your supplies left this morning

and they'll be waiting on you

with your host

when you get there, all right?

You got your passport?

Yeah.

Let's go.

Hug. Bring it in.

Oh, we wouldn't be

doing this without you.

Thank you so much.

Like I say, there's nothing

wrong with second place.

I've never heard

you say that. Never.

LUKE: Well, now you have.

But it works in this situation,

so I'll take it.

All right, all right. Let me

get this crew to the airport.

Okay? All right, see you guys.

Thank you.

TYLER: I call shotgun.

Bye.

I'm just calling that.

Dominican Republic!

All right.

- So...

- Hmm-hmm.

The kid is at your parents

till tomorrow.

Yeah.

You wanna do something?

Hmm. I don't know,

what is there to do?

Hey, you know there is

a new water bar over on Fifth?

No, no, they have all

different kinds of water

and they do cool things with,

like, fruits and vegetables.

As in water in cucumber?

Yeah.

You know what?

How bad could it be?

Besides, water can't hurt.

You are

The Father of fallen sons

You are

The maker of all creation

You are

The buyer of broken things

You are

And You will always be

Yeah, You will always be

The buyer of broken things

Buyer of broken things