02x09 - Just Like Old Times

[bunniefuu]

Previously on "Bel-Air"...

I'm looking to get more
engagement for the house,

and I have some ideas I would
love to talk to you about.

How can I help?

We want to offer you the
executive director position.

Isn't that Janice's title?

It's yours if you want it.

Sorry to break the news, brother,

but you're stuck with me.

I'm always gonna do what's
best for our firm's future.

I just need to make sure
that whatever Phil decides,

you don't have another agenda.

My interest in Philip
is strictly professional.

Let's party.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

What the f*ck?

_

[KNOCK AT DOOR]

I found your vehicle.

Sooner or later, your
truth will have no choice

but to reveal itself.

Hey, do you know why Brian's
not on the team anymore?

Can't get a straight
answer from anybody.

Yeah, let's talk about that too.

Doc is not who you think he is.

Apparently, Doc has been taking bribes

to steer players to colleges and agents.

And now someone is threatening

to blow the whistle on
Doc and the entire team.

- Yeah.
- [TENSE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

So these colleges and agents

are willing to pay Doc
because he has access

to these Zenith Hype players?

It's a violation for sure.

But they want to get in
early with the best athletes.

And Doc's like the gatekeeper
to the next top draft picks.

All he has to do is steer his
top players in their direction.

And he used to do it
with a business partner,

a guy named Lorenzo.

And they built Zenith together.

But they fell out, and
Doc cut him off completely.

Now he's determined to take Doc down.

He's talked to all the
players and told them the truth

about how Doc's been
profiting off of them.

You mean, they didn't even know?

Which is why my boy Brian left.

All this time, they were
thinking that he was operating

in their own best interest.

But he was just looking out for his own.

Oh, these poor boys.

You were right about him
the whole time, Uncle Phil.

I should've listened.

- I'm happy to pay him a visit.
- No, no.

You said real men face hard things.

Gotta talk to him
myself, tell him I'm done.

♪ ♪

OK.

OK, but just know that if this becomes

more complicated than a conversation,

I'll have to step in.

Thanks, Uncle Phil.

♪ ♪

Should I go with him?

No.

No, we made a promise
to give him the space

to work through his choices, so...

Your restraint is admirable.

♪ ♪

[SCHOOL BELL RINGING]

Carlton, hey.

Are you sure you haven't
heard from Connor?

'Cause it's not like
him to miss practice.

You know I'm not his
babysitter, all right?

We're not boys like that anymore.

OK.

I'm sure that he is fine.

Yeah.

[SOFT TENSE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Oh, my God, no.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

♪ ♪

You OK?

[SIGHS HEAVILY]

It's complicated.

I just don't know why
you're still his friend.

- Drew.
- I'm not trying to start sh*t.

But?

He's hanging with that
shady white boy again.

Connor? They don't hang anymore.

No?

Then why'd I see them
driving off of campus

after school yesterday?

[HIP-HOP MUSIC]

Guys, can I rap with y'all for a second?

Hey, look, y'all...

look, y'all are some
of the coldest hoopers

I ever ran with, ever, period.

Y'all earned that sh*t, not Doc.

- So you heard what's up?
- Yeah.

Y'all, he's been telling
y'all who y'all can talk to,

what y'all can and can't do,
saying he's got y'all back.

Bro, he's only looking out for himself.

- Y'all can't see that?
- You just got here, bruh.

All right, so if I'm
tripping, tell me what's up

because we was starting
to feel like family.

I mean, yeah, Doc should've
told us about his come up.

But all we want to do is play
ball, and he gets results.

Yo, so Brian is the only m*therf*cker

with a brain around here. Is that it?

Think about it, y'all.

There's always more to the story, man.

Look, Brian gon' be all right.

He's going to UCLA, probably the pros.

That n*gga's set.

Yeah, and when you walk out of here,

you walkin' a new Lex and a nice crib.

We walk to a f*cking bus stop.

Look, at the end of the day,

Doc is all we got.

[EASY MCCOY'S "DÉJÀ VU"]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

♪ It's like déjà vu,
I see it all the time ♪

♪ Yeah, it's like déjà vu ♪

♪ I see it all the time ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

[DOORBELL RINGS]

- Erika.
- Hey, Viv.

Look, I didn't mean to
interrupt, but, um...

these are for you.

You do know a flower delivery service

could have saved you
the gas and the mileage.

True.

But how else could I be
nosy and see where you live?

Not gonna lie, I may have peeped

your penthouse in New York on Instagram

- a few times too.
- [CHUCKLES]

Look, Viv, the truth is,

I want to apologize for the past.

- It's long overdue.
- We were young.

Yes, but while I could
excuse it in college,

as an adult, I can own it.

I'm sorry, Viv.

Truly.

[SOFT MUSIC]

♪ ♪

No.

No, no, no, no, no. This is not good.

Huh?

What is this?

You call this a great deal?

I mean, they... they're
making us fire half our staff.

It's an acquisition, Phil.

Everyone knew that there were
gonna be some employee layoffs.

No, they're not just employees, James.

They're family.

They got kids in college,
mortgages, medical bills.

We know. We're gonna have
to make some tough choices.

Whitaker, Mason, and Associates

is the best one we got.

No, no, they got too much
control of our compensation,

our benefits, our clients.

Look, we need a new plan.

There is no new plan, Phil.

You saw our numbers, right?

Look, moving into the
future doesn't always

look like what we thought, OK?

But this right here,
this is how we survive.

So we just eat the
sh*t they throw at us?

- Is that what we doing?
- [SIGHS]

Since when do we operate
from a position of fear,

ladies and gentlemen, hm?

Well, since we lost
that Garrison account,

- largely because...
- I left.

I didn't say that.

You didn't have to.

We lost our leverage.

The board doesn't like it either,

but this is where we are.

And what happens when they
realize that our small clients

don't bring in as much income?

Or they disagree with the kinds
of cases that we want to take?

They're not just
acquiring our firm, James.

They are dismantling our legacy.

And if we sign this,

I won't even recognize
who we are anymore.

So tell Whittaker and Mason
that they can go kiss my ass.

[TENSE MUSIC]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Gotta admit,

I didn't have a leading
you on a tour of my home

- on my bucket list.
- [CHUCKLES]

Oh, I appreciate it
because that hot tub,

oh, that is calling my name.

Oh, yeah, Joan and I are out
there almost every weekend.

Oh, you two are still friends?

Of course.

Well, I've been caught up
in my career for so long,

I don't have too many girlfriends.

Mm, you need the sisterhood.

Oh, we've brought each
other through parenting,

- marriage, divorce.
- [SCOFFS]

Well, I got divorce covered.

And career? I can do that.

Lord knows I could use
some career clarity now.

Yeah?

Try me.

I'm considering a position
that is a dream job,

but it's being offered at
the expense of someone else.

Hm, well, my guess,

if that someone else was
doing their job right,

they wouldn't be offering it to you.

- That is true.
- Then that's not on you.

Look, when I think of how
much disrespect we get,

especially as Black women,

I learned to stop giving
so much consideration

to the people who haven't
done the same for me.

Phil, I see you haven't
been checking your messages.

What, is everything OK?

I've tried calling you multiple times.

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]

- Ladies.
- Oh.

Hey, Phil.

Wow. [CHUCKLES]

This is quite the surprise.

Just like old times.

And if Carlton is hanging with Connor,

we already know where that leads.

So what?

We stage an intervention or something?

I was hoping you would
put aside your differences

- and talk to him.
- Why don't you talk to him?

Y'all are cool, right?

We kinda got into a big argument after

he accused Drew of dropping
the locker room video.

- It got messy.
- Well, you should know that

I'm the one who told him to tell you

'cause I didn't think you'd believe it

- if it came from me.
- What?

- Yeah.
- Come on.

You really think Drew would
do something like that?

Yeah, I think so.

Captain Light Skin be
on some diabolical sh*t.

You just don't want to see it.

He is the one who told me
about Connor and Carlton.

Yeah.

And you don't think Drew's
playing his own game?

How did we even get here?

You on the outs with Carlton,
me and him not speaking.

When did we stop looking
out for each other?

No, I'm done looking
out for Carlton's ass

'cause he'll throw you under
the bus any chance he gets.

Believe me.

But if it comes down to
Drew's word against his,

I'm going with my cuz all day.

And you should too.

♪ ♪

Connor, quit playing games

and answer the f*cking phone.

All right, I need to
know what's going on.

♪ ♪

Whew, I got to give it to you, Hil,

this football collab is brilliant.

You know, I guess I just
needed to walk on water

- to make you a believer.
- Oh, thank you.

Um, so, like, I don't even
know how to throw a football.

Is there gonna be a tutorial,
or are we just gonna have...

No one cares, as long
as it gets people to

watch, like, and subscribe.

And who knows,

maybe I'll score a baller
boyfriend like Hilary.

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

This is a professional partnership.

Y'all, I'm serious!

Me and LaMarcus are just friends.

- There's my girl.
- "My girl."

Hi. Thank you so much for everything.

We are so excited.

Oh, everybody, LaMarcus.

LaMarcus, this is the
House Extraordinaire.

Oh, nice to meet you all.

Nice to meet you too.

And, uh, since you like
to pass out billboards,

feel free to pass one my way.

Uh... [LAUGHTER]

Hey, I got everything set up.

The house is yours.

Let me know if you need anything.

OK.

♪ ♪

- [CHUCKLES]
- OK, just friends.

Does he know that?

I'm done here. I'm done here.

Mm-hmm. [PHONE CHIMES]

Did you see that kiss?

There is no way they're just friends.

Oh, totally. He so wants her back.

[HIP-HOP MUSIC]

[SIGHS]

Mm, what's wrong?

Just got a calendar alert.

Jazz is having his first meet
and greet at his store today.

Yeah, so?

It's his first one.

I helped him plan it and everything.

It's a big day for him.

Girl, it's your big day.

Jazz is the past.

Let's focus on your future.

♪ ♪

[DAYNA MADISON'S "FEELING PRICELESS"]

Glad to see you and
Erika are finding a way

of being friends again.

I wouldn't say all that.

We'll see where it goes.

Baby steps. [GLASSES CLINK]

♪ I get excited when you come home ♪

But she is a badass business woman,

I'll give her that.

Really got me thinking about
accepting that Neeman position.

Well, it's a great opportunity for you.

♪ Fireworks every time we kiss ♪

I wish I could say the same
about the acquisition offer.

That bad?

Yeah.

We're in a tough position,

and we need to make a move.

James is ready to roll
over, and I just can't.

But what about the
offer at Erika's firm?

Sounds like they're
willing to let you have

anything you ask for.

Yeah, maybe.

But how would you feel about that, hm?

Trust me, I've got my eyes on Erika.

Let me worry about her.

You need to make the decision

that's best for your future, hm?

♪ Thanks for showing me I'm priceless ♪

Your PA, reporting for duty.

I'm happy to help however you need.

Great, Ash!

OK, so you can make sure
everyone stays hydrated.

If you see the snack bowls
are empty, fill those up.

And really, just make sure
that the day goes smoothly.

Got you, and just to be clear,

Sloan James is still coming, right?

Yes, girl, she's coming.
She's our fifth player.

I can't wait to meet her.

I mean, she's a teen TikTok icon.

With million followers.

I just love how she uses her platform

to talk about real issues...

misogyny, racism, protecting the planet.

Like, literally, I watch
her videos all the time.

OK, OK, you know what?

While you're nerding
out, go ahead and put

these waters in that cooler.

Chop, chop.

[HIP-HOP MUSIC]

You missed practice today.

Seems like you got
something on your mind.

Thought maybe you wanted
to say it to me directly,

instead of in that locker
room in front of my players.

Man, Doc, I trusted you.

I never lied to you, Will.

I told you the same thing
I tell all my players, man,

that I would help you reach your dreams

and turn you into a savage on the court.

- Didn't I do that?
- And why should I believe you?

You can't be that naive.

Ain't sh*t going on at Zenith Hype

that hasn't been happening in
high school and college sports

for years, man.

[SOFT MUSIC]

♪ ♪

You know that day I signed with you,

I was so proud to call you my coach.

I went home, I called my moms.

Because I needed to believe
that someone like you,

a real one, existed.

The type that didn't come from much.

The type that people overlook
'cause of where he's from.

The kind that can handle his business

and still be connected to the streets.

I wanted to look at you,

point at you,

and say, "That's my guy."

♪ ♪

And now I guess I just feel stupid

'cause all you are

is just another n*gga trying
to hustle his way to the top.

And I'm not naive. I
know that sh*t happens.

I guess I just wanted you
to be better than that.

♪ ♪

That's it.

♪ ♪

What is going on?

Why don't you have a seat,

so we can talk about what
really happened last night.

[CLEARS THROAT]

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Well, after what happened last night,

Geoffrey suggested that
we should sit and meet with

Connor and his mom.

How thoughtful.

- My pleasure.
- I'm glad he did

because I couldn't get a straight answer

out of Connor about why he came home

in the middle of the night or

why his father's Patek
Philippe watch was missing.

This is ridiculous, Mom.

I already told you what happened.

Yeah, you said that
you and Carlton went out

after school and got robbed?

Robbed?

Carlton didn't say anything about that.

Listen, Mom. I already
told you my story.

We grabbed some beers after school.

With Conner's fake ID.

Fake... I'm so... you have a fake ID?

Um, not anymore.

Right, and... and then we drank.

Um, and... and then we
went our separate ways.

And that's when I started
having a medical emergency.

And so I pulled my car over
to the side of the road,

tried to walk it off.

And, um, you know,

I got lost and disoriented.

And... and that's when I
called you to come pick me up.

That's my story, and,

you know, also the truth.

Connor, what do you have to say to that?

I have to say that...

Um, I have to say... that is...

um, that is... that's not my story.

Because I lied.

Excuse me?

Yeah, I, uh...

I hung out with Carlton.

And we got beers after
school with my fake ID.

And then, like Carlton said,
after that, we split up.

Yeah.

Yeah, I... I headed home.

And where did you go?

I, um...

I met up with this girl, OK?

- One that you don't approve of.
- Oh, no.

- No, no, no. Not Sidney.
- Yeah.

Oh, God.

And saying you were
robbed is a better story?

She's a high school
dropout who works at CVS.

This is exactly why I lied.

You get all judgey, and
then you just go apeshit

for literally no reason, Mom.

Because I am f*cking exhausted.

I work all day long,

and then I have to
come home to his sh*t.

I've had it up to here with him.

So what happened to your father's watch?

That's a great question.
Answer her, Connor.

I, uh... I ended up
crashing at Sid's place.

So I must have left it in her bedroom.

She's still looking for it.

Please tell me you used protection.

My God, Mom, I'm not f*cking stupid.

Gosh!

Um...

anyway, um,

as you can see, Mrs. Banks,

Carlton told the truth.

And I was just trying
to cover my own ass,

I mean, butt or...

bottom?

My apologies.

Oh, these kids.

They really are something, aren't they?

Mm-hmm.

Well, thanks, Viv.

Anyways, did you hear,
there's this new chef at Nobu.

You have to ask him for everything

that's off the menu.

Of course, it's the
priciest, but who cares?

- You want to go sometime?
- Oh, well,

I have a lot going on but...

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[HIP-HOP MUSIC]

♪ Four, three, two, one ♪

♪ Work that body, let's all have fun ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Baby, I'm the best ♪

♪ And you were sucking, all that talk ♪

♪ You ain't think I would forget ♪

♪ I want to see you sweat ♪

♪ Make you know my name ♪

Damn, I love my job.

OK.

Ladies, let me introduce
you to the players.

We got my boy D.

- Ernest Jones.
- Yo, yo, what's good, ladies?

Anderson Chosen.

Yo, what's popping? What's good?

- And Eric Kendricks.
- What's up?

All right, boys. Let's huddle up.

- Let's do it.
- Sounds good to me.

[GIGGLES]

- Come on, y'all.
- Ah.

♪ ♪

Hilarious.

Hey.

I know I said a lot the other night.

I hope I didn't overwhelm you.

No. No, I thought it was sweet.

And I'm super grateful about today.

What's on your mind?

I don't want you to
think that I'm using you

for what you can do for me,

like I'm superficial.

Please, I know you're not like that.

And I don't want you to think

I'm doing all this just to get at you.

- Unless it's gonna work.
- [LAUGHS]

How 'bout we just make today about

having some fun, all right? No pressure.

Just you and me having a
good time like we used to.

- I'd like that.
- All right.

♪ That motion, drip, drip ♪

♪ Like you came out of the ocean, huh ♪

♪ I see you, hold on, this
was really just a preview ♪

♪ You ain't tired
already, so we eat me ♪

♪ After the first go around and see me ♪

♪ You feel that? Pressure ♪

♪ Go harder and get better and better ♪

♪ Sweat drip and get wetter and wetter ♪

So tell me you have good
news about the offer.

I have given it some thought,
and I think it'd be a good fit.

Are you serious? [CHUCKLES]

Oh, the partners are gonna be thrilled.

You know, they're gonna
do whatever it takes

to close the deal fast.

Yeah, I'm glad to hear it.

You know, you played really hard to get.

But I'm glad you reconsidered.

Looks like that little
visit with Viv paid off, huh?

[SOFT MUSIC]

What do you mean?

Ah, you know, I was just hoping that

once things were smoothed
over between me and her,

she'd give you the space to
make a clear-headed decision.

And here you are.

Hm.

Well, I do have a few requests.

One very big one, actually.

The matter we discussed at lunch?

♪ ♪

The Garrison account.

You didn't think I'd forget, did you?

[CHUCKLES]

Look, I'll make the
call, whatever it takes.

All right.

I look forward to the negotiation.

Well, I think we can
do better than that.

Welcome to the team, Philip.

[BOTH LAUGH]

This is gonna be so good.

♪ ♪

"I don't want anything to do with Connor

or any of his bullshit,"
that's what you told me!

This isn't what you think.

OK, so... so you passed
out, and you lost your car.

Aren't you tired of the lies, Carlton?

- 'Cause, sh*t, I know I am.
- Look, I get it, right?

sh*t's f*cked up in your
life right now, all right?

- Dad told me all about Zenith.
- No, no, no, no.

- This is not about me.
- [CHUCKLES] You sure?

'Cause it sure feels like it.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

Are you back on that stuff?

Hey, what are you doing?

I thought things were gonna be different

- when I came back.
- Hey.

We were supposed to be boys, man!

Kings of Bel-Air, remember that sh*t?

- That's what you said!
- Stop, stop!

You'd have my back, and I'd have yours.

But instead, I'm standing ten toes down

for a n*gga who puts
himself over everybody else.

Hey, hey, stop, stop. All right?

Hey, I'm saying it to your
f*cking face right now.

I'm not on dr*gs, all right?

Did I lie about hanging
out with Connor? Yes, I did.

I made a stupid play
at Lisa and... and...

and I got all up in my
feelings about it, OK?

But you know what?

Connor just happened to be there.

- You should've came to me.
- Oh, just stop it, Will.

The last thing you said
to me was that my apology

wasn't worth sh*t, remember?

Yeah.

Yeah, and you want to know
what else Connor didn't do?

Project all his bullshit onto me.

Just 'cause you can't trust your coach

or your new little girlfriend

doesn't mean you can't trust me.

- What, you mean Jackie?
- Yeah.

Maybe you should be directing
all this energy at her.

[EASY MCCOY, S.O & NEAHE
ASHAIN'S "PRAY FOR PEACE"]

OK.

OK.

Keep bullshitting.

'Cause you ain't hurting
nobody but yourself.

♪ We pray for peace ♪

OK?

♪ Oh, my God, oh, lord almighty ♪

♪ Yeah, we pray for peace ♪

- ♪ We pray for peace ♪
- ♪ Hear me prayin', lord? ♪

♪ We pray for peace ♪

♪ I pray for peace ♪

[EXHALES]

We've got a problem.

- Sloan's not coming.
- No.

What happened?

Apparently, she got another gig.

OK, but we're playing five on five.

Who else are we gonna
get to fit the uniform?

[HIP-HOP MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Ash.

Do you remember when you said
you could help me with anything?

- Ash, how you feeling?
- Ridiculous.

As a q*eer woman of
color, this outfit goes...

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

Come on, you got this, Ash.

[CHEERING]

Hike!

Go long, Hilary!

Go, go, go!

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

Hey, that's my girl. I
told you she got hands!

You see me? You see me?

[LAUGHS] All right, don't play with me.

I'm not playing.

I told you. I got skills.

♪ Big d*ck energy tastes
like collard greens ♪

♪ Big ass patty cake, hey, happy days ♪

♪ Nobody's safe, nobody ♪

♪ And you can be my lover ♪

♪ 'Cause love looks
better in color, yeah ♪

- [LIZZO'S "BETTER IN COLOR"]
- [GRUNTS]

♪ I'ma tell your mama ♪

♪ Color me, color me,
color me, color me ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Color me, color me,
color me, color me ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Color me, color me,
color me, color me ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Color me, color me,
color me, color me ♪

♪ You can be my lover 'cause
love looks better in color ♪

[SOFT MUSIC]

♪ I don't wanna be a fighter ♪

♪ ♪

♪ But you've given me no choice ♪

[LINE RINGING]

♪ What you do makes me ♪

Hi, Yvette.

It's Vivian Banks.

♪ ♪

I've considered your offer, and...

I'm going to accept the
executive director position.

♪ ♪

Thank you.

More to come.

♪ ♪

♪ I won't back down ♪

♪ No ♪

♪ I won't back down ♪

Yo, yo, yo, ay. It ain't
nothing but big vibes here,

here at my first meet
and greet at the shop.

I am here with my homies,
but most importantly,

one of the most talented
groups that I know,

- Coast Contra.
- [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

Hey, thank you for blessing
us, man, for real, for real.

Absolutely. Absolutely, bro.

Yo, I'm tryna tell you,
man. Love being here

and always love supporting
Black businesses, man.

- That's right.
- You heard him. You heard him.

Come on, man. Look, we here all night,

so make sure y'all pull up.

You got the realest here.

Hey, man, if you didn't make it here,

I'm sorry. That's yo bad.

- And we're going up, baby.
- [CHEERING]

Stalking Jazz's IG? [LAUGHS]

I am not stalking.

I'm supporting.

It's OK to say you miss him.

I do not. Thank you very much

Mm-hmm.

Well, I'm pretty sure he misses you.

Why do you say that?

He hated social media
before you hooked up.

Why else would he be broadcasting?

It's clearly a bat signal.

Anyway, whether or not
you want to admit it,

you had fun today, didn't you?

Yeah, I did.

Look, I love how passionate
you are about things.

But don't get so busy
trying to save the world

that you forget to have a little fun.

Thanks, sis.

Of course.

♪ I pay pretty airheads
for the hell of it ♪

♪ Cut you off, get up out
my face, f*ck the history ♪

♪ Open doors, make me a
believer, I need chivalry ♪

♪ And I will never stop
'cause I'm the f*cking MVP ♪

[DIAMOND QING'S "MVP"]

So what do you think?

Mm.

I see no layoffs, no salary cuts,

equity stakes for all our partners.

But how?

You got the Garrison account?

- I did.
- [LAUGHS]

Robert's on board, and
he's excited to be back.

This is a $ million book of business.

Whitaker, Mason, and
Associates will have no choice

but to accept our terms.

That's why you the man.

Ooh!

Well, I guess it's a good
thing I didn't tell them

- to kiss your ass.
- Ah, yeah.

- Ooh!
- Yeah, man.

- Right?
- That is amazing, brother.

You're incredible, Phil.

There is a compromise

that had to be made to close the deal.

OK, what we have to give up?

Me.

I agreed to join Erika
at Carson and Lake.

What are... what are
you talking about, man?

It's what I had to do to
get the Garrison account.

Well, then, there's no deal.

[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]

There's no deal.

There's no firm without you, Phil.

It's not what me, you, and
Derek agreed to years ago.

It's not what I'm doing today.

Look, you're...

hey, man, you're the face of the firm.

Not me. It's never been me.

♪ ♪

When I left, James,

you single-handedly ran the firm.

You're the one who's
gonna lead its legacy.

And you're gonna take every
single employee with you.

You.

It's like you said;

moving into the future doesn't
always look like what we thought.

Hm?

Well, this is that future.

You're gonna cross the
finish line for all of us.

♪ ♪

It's your time, brother.

♪ ♪

It's your time.

♪ My whole life I've been humb, humb ♪

♪ Never cracked, never crumb, crumb ♪

♪ Never fall, never fumb, fumb ♪

Will, what up, baby?

Jazz, what's going on, man? [LAUGHS]

- Sup?
- Good to see you, man.

Hey, y'all, this my boy, Will.

- Big fan.
- Oh, Coast Contra.

Yo, that's crazy.

- Your music is live, man.
- Pleasure, bro.

- That's what's up.
- What's up, man?

Hey, yo, my Philly boy.
What you doing here, man?

- Just in the city.
- Hey, yo, bud.

- This is a vibe.
- Oh, bro, this is dope.

- It's all Hilary's idea, so...
- Hey!

♪ ♪

Hey, man. The night's still young.

She still may come
through. You never know.

Bro, I'm not tripping, man.

Hey, you know I'ma be
dripped out regardless.

Sure, sure.

Oh.

You still need my crib tonight, or...

Yeah, yeah, I need the
privacy, if you don't mind.

Oh, yeah, I got you, man.

Hey, do your thing.

Appreciate it, man.

- Hey, hey, hey.
- Hi.

Inglewood, meet South Central.

South Central, meet Inglewood.

Hi, how you doin? I'm Jazz.

- Hi, I'm Jackie.
- Nice to meet you, Jackie.

Nice to meet you too, Jazz.

- All right, you ready?
- Mm-hmm.

♪ cr*ck, never crumb, crumb ♪

♪ Never fall, never fumb, fumb ♪

♪ Tryna make it out the jung, jung ♪

♪ But my whole life I've been... ♪

Hey.

Thanks for coming through.

That's all I get?

[SCOFFS]

You know I ain't bring
you here for all of that.

OK.

Why are we here then?

I want to hear your side
of the Zenith situation.

Are you for real?

Every time we make a plan,
something falls through.

And now we're here alone,

no interruptions.

You can't tell me all you
want to do is talk, Will.

[MONTELL FISH'S "HOTEL"]

[SCOFFS]

♪ ♪

♪ When I met you in that hotel room ♪

♪ I could tell that
you were so bad news ♪

♪ But I keep messin' with
ya, messin' with ya ♪

♪ And now you're messin'
with me, messin' with me ♪

♪ I keep goin' back to this hotel room ♪

♪ I just don't know what
the hell to just tell you ♪

♪ But I love messin' with
ya, messin' with you ♪

♪ Girl, are you messin'
with me, messin' with me? ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I can't sleep ♪

[HXRY'S "REASONS"]

[CHUCKLES]

The content we got today was amazing.

Fans are gonna love it.

And the haters are
gonna wish they had it.

We make a good team.

You know, the night
doesn't have to be over yet.

I'm still trying to get
your sexy ass in my hot tub.

[LAUGHS]

♪ ♪

As tempting as that does sound,

I'm exhausted.

Can we rain check?

[SIGHS]

Listen.

I want you.

Bad.

But it's whatever you want, Hilary.

I'll be here.

So take as much time as you need.

♪ 'Cause everything lines up ♪

OK.

♪ ♪

♪ And everything lines up for a reason ♪

♪ Everything lines up for
a reason, ay, ay, ay ♪

♪ ♪

You good?

So good.

But you aren't, are you?

[SIGHS]

I'll tell you anything you want to know.

Did you know what Doc was up to?

[SIGHS]

I couldn't talk about it.

He's my uncle.

But my feelings for you
are very real, I swear.

- It just...
- No, no, no.

- It just got messy fast.
- No, no, no, no, no.

This is so f*cked up.

He just wanted your uncle's help.

Wait, my uncle's help?

He has connections, right?

He ran for DA and he
owns his own law firm.

How do you... how do you
know all of this stuff?

Doc said your uncle could be an asset.

Wow.

So what?

Doc was plotting to get at
my uncle this whole time,

and you knew about it?

I don't know the details, I swear.

[KERRI'S "US/FACES"]

Damn, Jackie.

♪ ♪

I should go.

Yeah.

♪ Why do they still follow me? ♪

♪ And I know that's no way to be ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Two years later, still
feels like I'm six feet deep ♪

[DOOR CLOSES]

♪ Faces I can't see ♪

♪ They follow me ♪

Yo.

Hey. Yo, what's up?

Hey. Thanks for coming through.

Yeah, course, man.

My mom is clocking my every move

so she thinks I'm on a walk
right now to clear my head.

Then we better make it fast.

Uh, thanks, by the way,

for throwing yourself
under the bus for me today.

Ah, yeah, no sweat.

I mean, I got you into this mess.

And plus, your mom is
just way scarier than mine.

Oh, %.

Yeah. [BOTH LAUGH]

Also, what the hell happened last night

'cause... 'cause I thought for sure that

- you guys set me up.
- No.

Dude, you were passed out.

We grabbed your car for a burger run.

But then Lance... he's
a f*cking wild boy...

he said it was the sickest
car he's ever been in,

and he drove that
bitch all the way up to

- the f*cking Palisades.
- [LAUGHS] What?

Yeah, dude, you should've been there.

We were f*cking smashed in the rain.

And then we're in the f*cking Pacific.

Dude, I got hit by this monster wave.

I lost my phone. I lost my dad's watch.

[LAUGHS] Wow, yeah.

No, that explains the...
the sand in my car.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, we ran
out of gas on the way back.

I actually don't know
how I made it home.

Wow, another Carlton-Connor adventure.

Yeah, since Miss Peterson's
kindergarten class.

[BOTH LAUGH]

I got to say, though, man.

I'm surprised you called
your mom to come pick you up.

OK, first of all,

I don't have anyone's
phone number memorized.

Plus, I figured she's the
only one that'd believe me.

And she's always trying to

see the best in me, no matter what.

That's a mom for you.

I mean, well, not my mom, but you know.

Look, I'm out of chances so
this can't happen ever again.

All right.

Now I got Geoffrey snooping around

like he's g*dd*mn Luther,

and my therapist, my folks, Will.

So you need to chill or what?

Chill? What? No, what
are you talking about?

This means we have to
be way more careful, OK?

So you know, you, uh...

you have the stuff?

I do.

Yeah.

- Thank you.
- Yeah, man.

- See you in school tomorrow.
- Yeah.

- You're a savior.
- Enjoy.

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[HIP-HOP MUSIC]

♪ Say, hey, come on ♪

♪ I'm the top dog, I'm the guru ♪

♪ I'm the king like Shaka Zulu ♪

♪ b*at got me dancing on
me like wearing a tutu ♪

♪ And when I move, they all
move in sync like voodoo ♪

♪ I'm the top dog, I'm the guru ♪

♪ I'm the king like Shaka Zulu ♪

♪ b*at got me dancing on
me like wearing a tutu ♪

♪ And when I move, they all
move in sync like voodoo ♪

♪ Yeah, I love a clip when
I walk up in this bitch ♪

♪ I got sh*ts for everybody, baby ♪

♪ Come and take a sip ♪

♪ Baby, come and get your freak on ♪

♪ I'm taking you to
the top of the Tetons ♪

♪ We look around and nobody
on the level that we on ♪

♪ Flossy, smooth n*gga,
slick with it, glossy ♪

♪ I'm the top dog, I'm the guru ♪

♪ I'm the king like Shaka Zulu ♪

♪ b*at got me dancing on
me like wearing a tutu ♪

♪ And when I move, they all
move in sync like voodoo ♪

Is that hot tub invite still open?

[SOFT MUSIC]

♪ ♪

♪ Caught in your wave ♪

♪ Caught in your vibe ♪

♪ ♪

Gentlemen.

Big man,

you don't want to be making that move.

- Trust me.
- It's all good, Kenneth.

I've been expecting these gentlemen.

Now, Will seems to think that

you have a plan to use me to help you.

- Have a seat, Mr. Banks.
- Nah, that won't be necessary.

I just wanted you to hear from me,

so you know we're clear.

Whatever it is you thought
was gonna happen, it's over.

Listen, there's a reason why

my players don't know what I do.

Because if the sh*t ever
goes down, it's all on me.

- Plausible deniability.
- Exactly.

Now I'm sure you heard of

my ex-business partner,
Lorenzo, by now.

Me and that dude was like brothers.

We used to run this
neighborhood together.

So what happened?

He started taking money from
street dudes with a lot of cash.

In return, they wanted
a piece of the players

and their future.

So what, suddenly you had a conscience?

I ain't saying all that.

Colleges, agents,

that's a legit path, man.

But taking that same hustle to our hood?

Bro, that's a whole
different set of rules.

I wasn't willing to
open up my team to that.

So that's why you cut ties with Lorenzo.

I tried to buy that dude out.

But he'd rather see this place burn down

than see it succeed without him.

Well, none of that concerns me because

Will no longer plays
for your team, period.

[TENSE MUSIC]

Man, I wish it was that easy.

♪ ♪

What's that supposed to mean?

Lorenzo knows my sh*t.

He knows all my secrets.

And he's threatening to expose me

if don't give him what he wants.

An investigation.

Which means that every
single player on this team,

every player,

will be ineligible to play college ball.

Even Will.

[SUCKS TEETH]

♪ ♪

[SIGHS]

OK.

So what do you want from me?

Look, this thing with Lorenzo

has been brewing for a while now.

And I knew that I could
use a man like you.

We more alike than you realize.

No, we... we are nothing alike.

Really?

I mean, I never used none of my connects

to get somebody out
of a g*n charge before.

I mean, that's some
gangster sh*t right there.

♪ ♪

The way I see it,

things don't have to
be bad between us, Phil,

especially when there's
an arrangement to be had.

What type of arrangement?

♪ ♪

I just need

a little bit of that
Philip Banks gangster sh*t.

♪ ♪

[DARK MUSIC]

♪ ♪

And remember, nobody
argues with a winner.

Doc told me not to count myself out.

After everything we've
done to support you,

you can form your mouth
to even say those words?

At least he believes in you.

You can't be that naive.

I came here to make
things right for that boy!

How about you take your f*cking bum ass

and get the f*ck up out of here?

♪ ♪

[ECHOING] 'Cause I don't need you.

♪ ♪

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪