01x02 - Episode 2

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Please don't sh**t me.

Give me the money!

What are you looking at?

Hey, piss off, man!

I said give me the money!

Please don't sh**t me.

Run!

Go!

I love you, boy.

I'm not fighting with you.

Relax, boy.

-Let's go, boy! Get in the car.
-Relax, boy.

Relax, boy.

f*ck.

Go!

Mom.

-Oh.
-Mom.

I'm heading out.

You look so good.

Did you take your pills today?

Come, let me look at you.

My handsome son.

Are you all right?

It's nothing, Ma.

Are you sure?

I'm just nervous
about going to a new school.

You'll be all right.

Now, go out there
and show them who you are.

Yes, Ma.

Have a great day.

Bye-bye.

As you all know,
uplifting the lives of the poor

is something that this school
has always endeavored to do.

By shepherding those
who are less fortunate,

we can ensure
that vital talent isn't squandered

just because some parents can't afford
to better the lives of their kids.

And to that end, it gives me great joy
to extend a hand to Siya Gumede.

Siya, we really hope
you're gonna enjoy being here

as much as we are gonna love having you.

And we look forward to you

giving to our community
in the best way you can.

So a warm welcome for Siya, everyone.

Okay. Open your iPads.

So I hope that you've all done…

-Can't lie, he looks kind of fast.
-I don't see it.

-Have you seen the size of his thighs?
-They're f*cking huge.

Mm-hmm.

-I heard coach signed him on the spot.
-Sounds like somebody's position

is in danger.

Go f*ck yourselves, guys.

We'll see who gets f*cked at practice.

- The man is vexed.
- Too much.

He's stressed.

So,

homework, summarize pages 1, 4 and 7, yes?

See you guys after lunch.

Siya! RJ!

Come here, please.

Siya, this is RJ.

RJ is the captain of the athletics team
which makes him your captain.

-Hi, man.
-Howzit?

So, I had an idea that RJ could take you
on a tour of the school,

-help you settle in a little bit.
-Yeah, sure.

-That okay? Cool.
-Yeah, of course.

- Go. Shoo.
- Okay.

-Come on, man.
-Out you get.

All right, so the cafeteria is over here.

-The food is amazing.
-Mm-hmm.

The field's down there.

That's where we do most of our training.

Heated swimming pool.

There are classrooms all the way down
to the right on the corridor

straight ahead of us. So…

You good?

Oh, yeah.

It's my phone, man.

So what's your 100?

I've never actually been timed before.

So how do you know if you're fast enough?

I come first.

What's your weight?

Your bench?

No time, no bench?

You're a dark horse, my man.

Anyways, this, here,
is where the magic happens.

That's Cliff. Howzit, man?

Conditioning coach.

That's coach's space.

Analytics.

And the rest?

Hard work, courage,

blood, sweat and tears.

So,

what do you think?

It's cool.

Hard to impress.

Okay.

Uh, I have one more thing to show you.

And there it is.

Looking at it is one thing.

Earning it?

That's a different story.

Yeah, yeah. Yeah, right.

Nah, that's 'cause
I'm on the acceleration team, bruh.

-Nah, you don't get it, bruh.
-Okay!

- Howzit, guys?
- Hey, what's up?

- How you guys doing?
- Howzit, dawg.

-Hey.
-Hey, man.

Okay, guys. Meet our shiny, new star.

What's your name?

Bolt.

Bolt?

So?

What is it?

Your time?

He doesn't know.

-What do you mean you don't know?
-He's never checked.

What do you mean you've never checked?

Where he's from,

they don't check their times,
they just need to come first.

Where you from?

Central City College.

You're a long way from home.

Well, we'll soon see
if Mr. Lightning here has what it takes.

-Cool.
-Check you after school

-at the practice, hey?
-Sure, bro.

Don't be late.

-He's gonna take you spot.
-Welcome to St. Jude's.

No, no, no. Not my spot.
Now I feel like he might--

Look at you
being a nice person.

I'm sorry, man. I'm sorry.

It was a mistake. A mistake!

A mistake! I'm sorry, man.
It was a mistake! A mistake!

A mistake, dawg! I'm sorry, boy.

I'm sorry. A mistake. I'm sorry.
A mistake! I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Siya.

This is the teachers' toilet.

Sorry, sir.

I'll be out just now.

Apparently, you've been
in here for over an hour.

You missed your biology class.

First days are tough.

First day of everything is tough.

But you have to rise to it.

Otherwise it will eat you. You understand?

Yes, sir.

So are you good for this afternoon's
practice, or should I send you home?

I'll be good, sir.

Okay.

The students' toilet is down the hall.

All right, guys. Let's welcome Siya!

Right, grab your blocks. Grab your blocks!

Let's move it.

Come on, Siya. Get in it.

Find your lanes, set up your blocks.

Coach, I don't know how to do this.

Follow your teammates.
They're there to help you.

I don't know.

- Watch. Check.
- Move it!

And count two steps. One, two, right?

And then we'll put this down here.

Right, I want you set up!

-You gonna count three steps from here.
-Come on, Siya!

-Count three steps from here.
-Figure it out.

-From here?
-Yeah.

Start on your right knee.

-Yeah. Like this?
-Does that feel fine?

Find it! Come on, Siya.

Like that?

Find your rhythm, guys. Find your rhythm.

Left. Right. Left. Right. Left.

-Try again.
-Yep.

-Come on.
-Walk. Second.

Quicker. Quicker, guys.
Back into your blocks. Get ready.

Looks like the shiny, new star
isn't so shiny after all.

So, does he have a license?

Huh? No.

Do you know where he was going?

Uh. Hello.

Is everything okay?

What's going on with your phone?

My battery died.

It's Mandla.

I'm Detective Shibe.

Were you with Mandla last night?

Yeah.

Around what time?

Huh?

Around 3:00 in the morning.

At 3:00 a.m.?

-Are you sure?
-Yeah.

Is this what you get up to lately,
Siyabonga?

Instead of sleeping…

because you're going to school,

a school that offered you an opportunity
of a scholarship?

Do you know what a scholarship is?

So you drink now?

-Siyabonga?
-Mom, it's because--

Shut up!

Well, we'll be in touch.

We'll wait for him to wake up
and tell us what happened.

However, for the record,

- you're the last person--
- You said "until he wakes up?"

Yeah, until he wakes up.

He's in hospital,

but because of the injuries,
they put him in an induced coma.

Yeah, that's why
we need to hurry and go see him.

Yeah.

Please excuse us.

Hi, we're looking for Mandla.

Thank you.

Mandla.

I know you, man.

You're gonna be fine.

I feel like I can finally breathe,
you know?

My boy is okay.

No, but I think I need to
go to the police, bro.

Hey.

-Are you crazy?
-No, Brother, I have to--

Listen here.

You are going nowhere near the police.

Do you hear me?

But, bro, Mandla is alive.

Yeah, he…

He is still alive.

For now.

Bro, you know I'm worried that
if I don't tell the police

what happened, if they don't hear from me,
Mandla will tell them everything.

That friend of yours, Mandla,

as we speak right now,
is in a critical condition.

Who knows?

He might not even make it
till the morning.

-Brother, how can you say that?
-That's because, Siya,

what's done is done.

Brother, no.

Siya.

Hey, man.

You've got to be smart now.

You've got to think.

And be smart.

When you get stressed,
my brother, I get stressed.

And I don't want that.

At this moment, I want you to think of Ma.

Yeah?

Imagine what all this would do to her.

She'll die of heartbreak.

And also, you can't change any of this.

Sorry to say, even if your friend dies,
that won't help you.

-How can you say that?
-It's the truth.

What I'm telling you is true.

Siya,

you can't go to the police.

Yeah?

Yeah?

I'll see you tomorrow.

Please don't go, baby.