All American (2018–…): Season 1, Episode 10 - m.A.A.d City - full transcript

Previously on "All American"...

Is this your house?

- No, this Willie's crib.
- You know them?

These here are my grandkids.

I can accept you, my grandkids.

She's my wife. She's the
mother of my children.

If you can't learn to accept her,

then there's nothing
left to talk about.

I guess we're done here.

I guess we are.

We haven't really defined this, um...



What, relationship?

So, it is a relationship.

Did Tyrone give you that bag?

Mind your business.

Did Tyrone tell you?

Whatever you're about to ask, don't.

Your boy already gone.

Ain't nothing gonna change that.

Anything else you try
to do at this point

gonna get you killed.

- I want in.
- In what?

- Shawn's spot.
- It's gone.

- I'll be all right.
- No, not if you keep talking

all that revenge stuff.



What am I supposed to do?

I don't know. Walk away?

Spencer James.

I ain't here for no reunion.

You forgetting where you at?

COOP: Come on, man.

Why you gotta do this?

Because Shawn had my
back and now I got his.

Shawn's gone, all right?
He don't need nobody

having his back, not no more.

Why can't you stay out of this?

I'ma stay right here until
you look me in my eye

and promise me you ain't
gonna do nothing stupid.

You know I can't just let you in.

So do what you gotta do.

You sure about that?

Let's get it over with.

[BOTH GRUNTING]

MAN: ♪ Girl, you know it's true ♪

♪ I can be your man, yeah,
know this love is true ♪

♪ I can be smooth, shorty,
know I got the juice ♪

♪ Let me get a chance, baby,
got nothing to lose, yeah ♪

♪ Girl, I know it's true ♪

♪ I could be your man, yeah,
know this love is true... ♪

- SPENCER: Ooh!
- LEILA: Dillon's got some game.

Hey, don't encourage him.

You scared I'm gonna school you

in front of your girl?

- SPENCER: See?
- LEILA: Just like his brother.

I do like him calling
me your girl, though.

You are my girl.

It's just nice hearing it out loud.

Don't get me wrong. It's been nice

living in our little
secret romance bubble, but

eventually, we're gonna have to...

Let the rest of the world know?

You're right. It's time.

Time for you to check the ball.

Keep running your
mouth, I'm gonna start

playing real defense.

What's our plan?

We don't have to make a big deal of it.

I just... I want Olivia
to hear it from me first.

Asher already knows, and while
he's been M.I.A. ever since,

it's just a matter of time.

DILLON: We gonna finish
this game or not?

We should probably go home.

Dude, we always have to leave early.

Will you get Dillon to the car?

I'll be right behind you.

COOP: Look, it's not what you think.

SPENCER: Judging by
them bruises, I think

you got jumped into Tyrone's crew.

OK, well, technically,
it is what you think.

Come on, Coop.

Now I got my reasons, Spence.

Shawn wouldn't have
wanted this for you.

I'm doing this for Shawn.

It was Tyrone.

He had Shawn killed.

Then why you join his crew?

Because he gotta go.

Coop, this gonna get you killed, man.

It ain't about me.

It's about keeping every kid

in our neighborhood safe.

I'm doing this for them.

Doing what, exactly?

Look, man, these dudes?

They about loyalty,

so if they find out

Tyrone had Shawn killed,

they gonna handle him for me.

But they gotta trust me first.

That's why I'm rolling with them.

Have you lost your damn mind?

Maybe, but not all of us

get to leave Crenshaw.

Some of us don't want to.

But this is how I make
our community safe

and get Tyrone off the street.

Patience know about this?

[SIGHS]

I didn't think so.

Come on, Coop, this ain't you.

Look, there's gotta be a better way

to get Tyrone out of here.

I'm doing this my way.

If you come up with a better idea,

you let me know.

Until then, you gotta stay away.

It's like that?

It's like that.

Hey, babe.

Hey, mama. Mmm.

You prepping for Logan high?

I'm telling you, they
look deceptively easy.

Yeah, well, we'll light 'em up, dad.

They got Mitchell on the end, though.

I thought he was injured.

He...

OLIVIA: What? I'm a coach's daughter.

I pay attention.

OK. Look at you.

Well, Mitchell will
be back by playoffs,

so we need a game plan.

Spencer, Jordan, we should
meet up after school,

discuss some options.

I need to throw in a wrinkle...

I can't today. Sorry.

What? Wh... where you gotta be?

Promised Ripley we'd see a movie.

- BILLY: Oh.
- JORDAN: Um, but I'll

see you guys later? Yeah?

All right. Bye.

Ripley.

Is it just me or is he
acting weirder than usual?

Weird.

Spencer, you coming?

Yeah.

You know what? Uh, you guys go ahead

and, uh, I'll take Spencer.

OK. Uh, let's go.

See y'all later. Come on, Olivia.

Am I in trouble?

Not at all.

But I want to hear about...

What's bothering you.

I'm fine, really.

No. You're not fine.

And I hope you know you can talk to me.

[SIGHS]

All this.

Me moving to Beverly.

This is about giving me a shot

to make something of myself, right?

So I can get into the NFL,

so I can give back to my 'hood.

I'm just realizing I
can't wait that long.

Is this about Coop?

It's about all of it.

Shawn's murder. Coop.

All this gang stuff.

My little brother and his friends

can't even play in the park without

running into gangs.

How long before my phone rings

and I gotta say good-bye
to somebody I love?

I'ma do something about it.

I'ma get my community to
do something about it.

And you know what? You should.

We have so much faith in you.

If there is anyone that can

rally a community behind them,

it's you.

Thanks.

Because I got an idea.

MAN: ♪ Trailblaze with a
blazer and a fitted ♪

♪ I'm like Russell with my hustle ♪

♪ But I wasn't born a Simmons ♪

♪ Wasn't born a coward, I throw
power, Roger Clemens... ♪

PATIENCE: I don't know. It'll
be, like, really annoying.

CHRIS: No, dang, I
should be acting like

we be listening or something.

[LAUGHTER]

Oh, snap. What up, big dawg?

How's it going?

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Uh, if you're looking for Coop,

save yourself the trouble.

She didn't show up again today.

CHRIS: Psh. Yeah, man,
Miss Chambers gonna

fail her ass in chemistry,
that's for sure.

Damn. How much days she miss?

31 this week.

At least when she was
rolling with Shawn,

she was still focusing on graduating.

Now she's rolling with Tyrone and them,

so who the hell knows?

I'm worried about her, man.

Yeah, I know. Me, too.

Hey, hang in there
with Coop, all right?

- No doubt.
- OK.

- Look.
- All right, buddy.

- [GIGGLES]
- OK, hold up.

I thought Spencer and Kia

ain't really been on speaking terms

since they broke up.

They ain't.

Hey.

Wow! Spencer James!

What, they kick you out
of Beverly already?

It's nice to see you, too.

I didn't say all that.

Wow. OK.

Not gonna make this easy, huh?

Mmm. And he's still smart.

Damn. It's like that?

Yeah. it is.

Hey, Kia, come on, seriously.

I need your help and your uncle Flip's.

Look, I'm planning a rally, all right?

I want to take back the
parks from the gangs.

You want to plan a rally?

Yeah.

I gotta get to work.

But I'll meet you after.

WILLIE: See? There you go.

Whenever you're on the move,

you're always firing
off your back foot.

See? See? There you go.

You did it again. All arm.

OK, yeah, but I threw a touchdown.

Against a weak team.

When you did that against Hawthorne,

they picked you off.

You watched that game tape?

Yeah. Chatsworth, too.

Waste of my time.

You keep making the same mistake.

Were you this hard on my dad?

Depends who you ask.

When I realized your dad

had a chance to be great,

I pushed him to be great.

That sounds like a fun childhood.

Gotta sacrifice to make the NFL.

I don't hear him complaining.

OK, yeah, you should

come over more often, then.

What does he think of you coming

over here after school?

He doesn't know.

Listen, um...

Can I ask you a question?

Only if you want the answer.

Do you think I have a
chance to be great?

I don't know yet.

KIA: Interesting place to meet.

You trying to get shot? Ha!

SPENCER: Hey, I remember
I used to kick your butt

in freeze tag over here.

Correction. I used to kick

your butt in freeze tag.

Couldn't nobody catch me. Ha ha!

Man. This park unrecognizable now.

I mean, kids ain't
played here in years.

Don't nobody feel safe using it no more

except the gangs.

MAN: So, what you gonna do

about it, homeboy?

Hey, Mr. Williams, what up?

What's up, Spence?

- SPENCER: Good.
- FLIP: Hey, Kia.

All right. So you got me out here.

Speak on it. What's your big plan?

It better not be just to
talk everybody to death.

KIA: Besides, folks ain't
gonna risk their safety

by showing up to publicly
speak out against gangs.

No, actually, I want to hold the rally

so I can get enough signatures

to get a city law passed.

KIA: What kind of law?

An ordinance, banning all gang members

from congregating in public places.

Look, why is this so funny?

You remember I'm a Blood, right?

Hey, it worked in Detroit.
San Bernardino got it.

So what you saying is you want to give

the cops more ammunition to harass us.

Come on, man.

Look, little homie, I respect

what you trying to do.

These young thugs out here

calling themselves Bloods and Crips.

Ain't got no code.

I bet, so why won't you help me?

'Cause of what you're proposing.

This wack-ass law making it where me

and my O.G. Bloods can't
come and go as we please

without 5-O stopping us anytime

we so much as look at a park?

Look, I feel you, but
ain't that inconvenience

worth it if it means
stopping the gang violence

from taking over right now?

I don't know.

Won't we ask Stephon Clark

or Philando Castile?

Oh, that's right. They dead.

Look, no disrespect,
but we got names in

our community, too, all right?

Victims of gang violence.

Pastor read 'em out every week.

- So what?
- So what?

I can't let my little brother,

his friends be next on that list.

So it's cool if you ain't
gonna help me, all right?

I'ma do this by myself. Go ahead, man.

See, right there, dude.

You're talking about my freedom,

my way of life.

Ain't letting nobody try
to take that from me.

Hey.

Hey.

How was the movie?

Uh, it was... It was boring.

Ah. Boring. That's too bad.

Tell me again, who'd you...

Who'd you see the movie with?

- Ripley.
- Don't say Ripley

because she came here looking for you.

Dad, listen.

Yeah, you should've
given her a heads-up

that you were lying to me.

OK, I... I didn't go see a movie.

Keep going.

I was with grandpa Willie.

I've been going to see him now

a couple times after school.

Doing what?

More training. He
thinks I can be great.

He told you that?

No, not exactly.

Jordan, he's going to disappoint you.

I don't know why you
just can't forgive him.

Wouldn't even know where to begin.

People make mistakes, Dad.

Whatever happened to second chances?

- JORDAN: Good night.
- BILLY: Good night, man.

So what are you gonna do?

Not quit.

Look, Flip ain't wrong.

Neither are you.

There's a lot of good in our community,

but we have problems, too.

You're picking the one
that's most important to you

and doing something about it.

Don't let no old man run you off.

Your mom sure knows how
to give a pep talk.

Yeah, she all right.

Smartass.

Oh, Spencer. Got a guest.

Hey, Kia, what's up?

DILLON: This is so not
gonna be awkward.

Just 'cause my uncle ain't
down to help or whatever

doesn't mean I'm not.

Hey.

Hey. Kia, this is Leila.

- LEILA: Hi.
- DILLON: His girlfriend.

GRACE: Dillon,

get your butt in here

and stop bothering your brother.

[SIGHS] It was just getting good.

[EXHALES]

OK, so, I was thinking.

Maybe instead of planning a big rally,

you could focus on something

you know for sure our
people would show up for.

- LEILA: Like what?
- SPENCER: We can get folks out

to restore Essence Park.

For the kids.

Growing up, that park was like

my safe place.

You know, I could go
there and just be a kid

and not have to worry about surviving.

It's where I threw my first football.

KIA: And now kids can't
even walk through it.

SPENCER: hey, we can change that.

We get folks there to help clean it up,

once we get them there...

Use it as an opportunity
to convince them

that getting rid of the gangs

is good for the neighborhood,

get them to sign the petition.

I like it,

but these things don't plan themselves.

We gotta move fast, before my uncle

or any of those other gang leaders

have time to convince
folks not to show.

We're gonna need some supplies.

I can help with that.

We're also gonna need
some serious manpower.

Hey, I got that covered.

MAN: ♪ And one time, and one time ♪

♪ One time for the hometown ♪

♪ Two times for the
hometown hero, yeah ♪

♪ 3 times for the kids who
just want to make it out ♪

♪ And nobody ever wanted
to believe them ♪

♪ One time for the hometown ♪

♪ Two times for the
hometown hero, yeah ♪

♪ 3 times for the kids who
just want to make it out ♪

♪ And nobody ever wanted
to believe them ♪

[POP MUSIC PLAYING]

GABBY: Leila.

So, you and Spencer.

- LEILA: Surprised?
- GABBY: Yes, it is surprising.

And I'm not gonna lie,

we're a little offended.

- LEILA: Who's "we"?
- GIRL: The rest of the school.

Oh, you took a poll.

This is serious, Leila.

Why does it matter?

The timeline matters.

Since you broke up with
Asher, like, 5 minutes ago.

All of this drama isn't very becoming

of a Stu Co President.

I'm just saying.

Elections are coming up.

It's not gonna end well.

Who cares?

Depends on how attached

to popularity you are.

Gabby's the reason I
don't have more friends.

So I met Spencer's ex today.

Kia?

- You know about Kia?
- Yeah, Spencer mentioned her.

She's, like, really cool.

Leila, I don't think

you're in a competition
with Spencer's ex.

I know.

Are you free the rest of today?

We could really use your help.

Yeah. Who's "we"?

MAN: ♪ I'm still where we belong ♪

KIA: Who would've thought Spencer James

would turn youth activist?

I mean, how many rallies I try to

get you to go to while we were dating?

Enough that you broke up
with me 'cause I never go.

No, I broke up with you because you

didn't understand how important

my activism was to me.

You was all about football.

I mean, it's crazy how it took you

moving to Beverly Hills

to become the guy I
always wanted you to be.

Yeah, I guess. Come on.

So?

Like, what changed?

Who do I have to thank for this

new Spencer James?

No one.

Look, I guess splitting my time

between here and Beverly Hills

gave me some perspective, that's all.

So... Leila seems nice.

Yeah. Yeah, she's special.

I mean, I'm just glad you didn't move

to Beverly Hills and
bring home a Kardashian.

All right, OK, yeah, whatever.

[LAUGHTER]

MAN: ♪ You want the fellas
with the real money? ♪

- ♪ Real money ♪
- ♪ Look ♪

♪ There ain't no money?
Well, I'll see you ♪

TYRONE: Boy, Spencer been busy lately.

COOP: Just planning a
little picnic in the park.

It ain't that deep.

Yo. Why am I a hundred short?

I don't know. I just gave you

what Malik gave me.

What you mean? It was all there

when I gave it to you.

COOP: Now, Malik, are
you serious right now?

You're the one that
collected the money.

What, you can't count?

Nah, nah, ain't nothing
wrong with my math.

All I know is, one of y'all

better come up with my paper fast,

or we gonna have a problem.

No sweat.

How I know you ain't giving me back

what's already mines?

I ain't stupid.

If I stole it from you,

I'd have took that to the grave.

Yeah, you definitely ain't stupid.

So you were just gonna steal from me.

[LAUGHS] Now, come on.

What is this, a joke?

You really gonna believe
this he-she over me?

Uhh!

Don't ever disrespect me!

You gonna let him talk
to you like that?

I mean, Ty, it's unnecessary.

You already handled it.

Yeah, and now I want
to see you handle it.

[MALIK GROANING]

Uhh!

[MALIK HITS GROUND]

That's for trying to make me

look bad with the money.

Tyrone, I'll be right back.

- COOP: Patience, wait.
- PATIENCE: No, hell no!

What the hell was that?
What the hell was that?

What the hell was that? No, the Coop
I know would never hurt anybody.

No, it's just some
things I got to do now.

- Yeah? yeah, yeah.
- It don't change who I am.

Does that lie work on you?
'Cause it doesn't work on me.

I don't even recognize
who you are right now.

- What? Patience.
- No, no, I'm done.

- Patience.
- I'm done. We're done. I'm good.

- Patience.
- I'm good.

Patience.

MAN: ♪ Get ready ♪

♪ We about to have a good time ♪

♪ We about to have a good time ♪

♪ We about to have a good time ♪

♪ We about to have a good time... ♪

Hi.

Mrs. Baker. I didn't know

you were gonna roll through.

You're family, Spencer.

Where else would we be?

Brought snacks, uh, extra trash bags,

water, some cleaning wipes, gloves,

and some other stuff, and Billy should

be here soon with more supplies.

Can't thank y'all enough, seriously.

I'll get this set up and get to work.

Thank you.

Hey. It's still early.

What if nobody else shows up?

Then we still clean up the park.

OK? Nothing changes.

OK?

All right.

WILLIE: There you go.

Keep it going.

Again. Stay off that back foot.

Ah. Damn.

5 in a row. Not bad.

Wait. What happened to telling me

I had to make it every time?

I decided to ease up on you,

since being babied seems to be

what you're used to.

You don't think I can get better?

It doesn't matter what I think.

It should only matter what you think,

and clearly, you don't think

very much of yourself,

so stop wasting my time.

Coming here was a mistake.

Hold up. Where you going?

Home. Apparently I'm wasting his time.

Do you know how many
times he's told me that?

He's just testing you.

MAN: ♪ Hey, hey ♪

♪ Get up ♪

♪ Yo ♪

♪ Here we go again, eh ♪

♪ I've been on the same
damn thing since day one ♪

♪ Work, work, work it out, I'm
grinding till my day come ♪

♪ Come in here, you ain't one,
so you shouldn't say nothin' ♪

♪ Knock it out the park
like mark when I base run ♪

♪ The cardinal rule is to
get it how you living ♪

♪ Till they can't stay true ♪

♪ But we ain't playin'
round, it's crazy... ♪

COOP: Dang, boy.

Everybody and their mama
came out, literally.

Yeah.

You did all this for me?

Look, you wanted me to come
up with a better plan,

so that's what I'm trying to do.

A'ight.

I know you're worried about me.

I ain't gonna stop fighting
for your life, all right?

So you can save your breath.

Well, tell me this.

Hmm?

How in the hell you get
your current chick

and your ex-chick both to come out here

and do manual labor for you,

and I can't even hold on to one?

What, Patience?

Yep.

Damn.

Probably for the best.

She's safer that way.

KIA: OK. Start with the trash
on the southwest corner,

then work your way in.

Delilah and Derrick,
focus on the petitions.

Make sure Spencer has
pens, extra clipboards.

You know the drill.

Sienna, I need you on the kids.

OK, make this fun for them.

Dance battles, you know, whatever.

Whatever will get them excited.

Stop staring at her.

She's incredible,

and so passionate about her community.

I spent an hour with her, and it

made me question what the hell

we're doing in Beverly Hills.

Look, you've got your
own problems back home.

Gabby is not your friend,

and the rumors are getting worse.

OK, what's she saying now?

That you only became
friends with me again

to get close to Spencer.

Is that what you think?

No, of course not. Look, the point is

is that Gabby's gunning for you,

OK? Watch your back with her.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

No time like the present.

You have everyone here and invested.

Time to get those signatures.

[CHUCKLES]

I bet.

Maybe over there, we could just...

Damn.

Look, I don't want no problems, a'ight?

Ain't no problem.

But seeing that you got
everybody out here

to convince them to
sign on to this ban,

seems only right that they get to hear

why it'll destroy us.

So you're hijacking my event?

Come on. It's a public park, Spence.

I got every right to chill here

and talk to my neighbors,

at least while I still can.

Look, these gangbangers don't care

if your daughter's in the way.

They're gonna spray anyway.

Vanessa, how many times your boy Jared

been stopped by the cops already,

on his way home from school,

just because he fit the description?

Too damn many.

Exactly.

And if you sign that paper,

then the cops won't
even need that excuse.

WOMAN: ♪ Forever in our hearts,
that's life and death all day ♪

We still gotta live here, though.

It ain't safe to piss these gangs off.

[SIGHS] I don't know, guys.

I gotta look out for her.

If they can't chill here
or sell their drugs here,

it forces them to set
up shop somewhere else.

And that's how we push
them out the neighborhood.

FLIP: They ain't the only ones
that's gonna get pushed out.

Man, us O.G.S, we've been
looking out for this community

since day one, when nobody
cared what happened to y'all.

Who gonna protect y'all
when we gone, too?

Look, come on, Mr.
Wilson, you got a kid.

If we don't dead this now

and stand up to these gangbangers,

it's just gonna keep happening.

I feel you, Spence.

You're doing a good thing here,

but I don't know that
this is the answer.

MAN: ♪ Yeah, and that's not... ♪

WILLIE: So, what?

You came here to just stare at me?

I came for Jordan's sake.

Now we have to go to
Spencer's event, so

- You ready, J?
- Yeah.

Jordan, go grab my hat from the room.

You're coming?

It's my community.

What are you doing with my son?

Are you worried I'll tell him?

Why can't you just stay out of my life?

You're at my house.

- Oh, here we go.
- You came to me.

I... I...

- Whoa, whoa, whoa, grandpa.
- Dad, stop, stop.

- Are you for real right now? Stop.
- You all right?

He's not faking, dad. Look at him.

- Dad.
- I'm OK.

It's diabetes.

My sugar level must be getting low.

All right, well, let me get
some orange juice, at least.

No, no, no, let me take care of
this, OK? Just go, dad. I got this.

OK. All right.

All right.

[DISTANT CHATTER]

Not going so well, huh?

I barely got anybody to sign.

But some is better than none.
That's progress.

It's like running into a brick
wall with these people.

Gangs got 'em all shook.

So how you been? What?

I feel like we ain't talked
in a while, and that's on me.

I know you've been busy with...
all this.

Look, I'm sorry I didn't tell
you about me and Leila, a'ight?

It's OK.

Really. Congratulations.

I just miss talking to my friend.

Yeah, me, too.

But, hey, I'm still there for you.

I know it's gotta be hard, you know,

having a lot of people at Beverly.

I'm used to it.

I just don't want Leila to
go through the same thing.

What you mean?

There are some rumors going around.

About me and Leila?

Mostly Leila.

Let's just say she's taking the
bullet for the both of you.

[DISTANT SHOUTING]

FLIP: Yo, I'm trying to help y'all out.

Trust me, this ain't the time for y'all

to come in here, acting a fool.

I run this block, this park,

everything around here.

Ha ha ha! He run the park.

He run the park!

Little boy, ain't about
to lose my freedom

for your dumb ass, so kick
rocks and keep it moving.

I don't give a damn
that we both Bloods.

Don't nobody tell me
and mines what to do.

TYRONE: We been chillin' in this park,

and we ain't about to run up out of it.

No.

TYRONE: You want us out? Put us out.

COOP: Tyrone, man. Come on.

We need to go. There's kids here.

FLIP: Blood, I done seen a million
guns. They don't mean nothing.

So if you gonna show it, you damn
sure better use it like your life...

SPENCER: Hey! Hey!

Ain't nobody using nothing, all right?

We got 5 dead bodies this past month.

GRACE: Spencer. Spencer!

SPENCER: Two in the last couple
weeks alone. Ain't that enough?

Let me go. Let me go.

We taking all our pain
out on each other, man.

Shooting. Beefing.

It don't even faze us no more.

We watching bodies drop like
flies like it's normal.

This is not normal!

It ain't just another day in
the neighborhood, all right?

Kids dying over nothing

is not the answer.

Killing each other is
not the answer, man.

Revenge is not the answer!

We all we got.

If we destroy each other,

who else gonna fight for us?

- FLIP: Watch out, Spence.
- SPENCER: Hey! Hey!

COOP: Chill, man.

FLIP: That's how it's going down?

You want it to go like this?

Let's go, Spencer. Let's go, now!

No! I gotta do this, all right?

CHRIS: Spence. I got you, homie.

Now not the time.

COOP: Ty, man, come on. Let's just go.

Be seeing you real soon.

- COOP: Let's get up out of here.
- MAN: We out. Let's go.

Let's go!

GRACE: You scared me to
death tonight, Spencer.

Look, mom, I'm sorry.

Stop talking.

I'm not done.

I've also never been more proud.

Do you understand what
you did out there?

Yeah. I didn't get the
signatures I needed.

But you did one better.

You started a conversation
that we all as a community

desperately needed to have.

You're destined for
great things, Spencer.

I always knew that.

Just don't ever scare
me like that again.

Uhh...

Do me a favor, Jordan.

- Don't ever get diabetes.
- Heh heh!

I'll watch my step.

It's my fault.

I should be managing it better.

I ran out of them strips
to check your blood sugar.

Why don't you just buy more?

- They're expensive.
- OK.

- Where can I get them?
- No.

I'm not your problem.

Your dad doesn't even
want you to be here.

It's... it's not his choice, OK?

Let... let me help you.

It's complicated.

My doctor makes me get
this specific type.

Well, I guess if you want
to help just this once.

I do.

Probably best you give me some cash

and I'll order them myself.

OK.

Here. I, um, I hope this is enough.

Don't tell your dad about this.

So, what's this about a rumor?

Olivia told you.

How come you ain't telling me?

Because it's not important,

not compared to what's happening here.

These are real problems, not some
Beverly high popularity meter.

Leila, you're important.

Can I ask you a question,

and you promise not to
take it the wrong way?

OK.

Do we...

- Fit?
- Fit?

Our worlds are just so
culturally different, Spencer.

I don't even know if I fit
into my world anymore.

I'm just worried you'll think
I don't fit into yours.

You don't have to.

Baby, our differences are
what makes this so special.

We learn from each other.

You know, Kia asked what changed me.

And?

You've faced a lot of
tragedy in your life,

and you always manage to find a way

to stay positive, give back to others.

You know, with your mom passing and...

And your dad always being gone.

None of that changed you at your core.

You always manage to find
a light in the darkness,

and that inspires me.

The difference between the person I was

and who I am now... Is you.

- ♪ Money ♪
- ♪ Yeah, I'll be out all night ♪

♪ Tell my mama I'ma be all right ♪

♪ Yeah, I do it for the money ♪

♪ For the money ♪ [ECHOES]

♪ Yeah, yeah, I do it for
the money ♪ [ECHOES]

Your boy Spencer surprised me today.

He look he got a little
gangster in him.

Got everybody talking.

Nah, you ain't gotta
worry about Spence.

He ain't important.

Except he is.

Spence got everybody out to the park.

Got everybody feeling some type
of way about us, about me.

- So?
- So...

I think I finally
figured out your worth.

See, Spence got the notoriety.

And you, you his homie,

so you important to him, right?

So you important to me.

I don't know how yet...

But you're gonna be real useful.

Hmm.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

What's up?

What up?

You gonna let me in?

OK.

I underestimated you.

How? I ain't get no signatures.

Don't matter. You got to me.

Real talk,

I should've checked Tyrone
punk ass a long time ago.

Now he out here outta
control, but I'ma fix that.

Come on, man. Tyrone
don't listen to nobody.

I'm telling you. You got your park.

Keep doing what you doing, young Blood.

Maybe together, we can make
some real change around here.

Yo, your homegirl that's
running with Tyrone.

- Coop?
- She playing with fire.

Tyrone, he ain't like
the rest of these cats.

When he go down smoking,
he the type of buster

that's gonna take
everybody down with him.

Keep it in mind.

- [DISTANT SIREN]
- COOP: Messed up.

This whole Tyrone idea was just crazy.

It's too late now.

If I try to walk away from Ty, pssh.

We see how that ended for Shawn.

But nah, I... I gotta
finish what I started.

But I'ma be smart about it this time.

I can promise you that.

You gotta stop spinning your wheels

trying to save me, Spence.

I need you to live your
life in Beverly Hills.

Like, really take your shot, man.

I got to know your
future is secure, man.

It's so important to me.

And it's important to me that
you know you ain't alone,

all right?

I ain't the only one
who feels that way.

[DOOR OPENS]

Hey, man, um, I'm sorry for today.

Doesn't matter.

Grandpa Willie was just
using me for money.

You were, uh... You were right.

First time he hit me up

was the day I got drafted into the NFL.

I barely had a moment to process
anything before he called

and asked me for $48,000.

Didn't even have a chance
to enjoy my moment.

Why don't you push me harder?

Where is this coming from?

Seriously?

You're living in a
house with a prodigy.

I know Spencer's great
at football, OK, but...

What am I?

You're my son.

And as far as me not pushing you harder

as your coach...

That's what my dad did to me,

and look how we turned out.

It's more important to me

to have a relationship with my son.

WOMAN: ♪ I... I got two
more lives, I got two... ♪

[SCOFFS] We should go somewhere else.

No.

Leila. Olivia.

I know why you're trying so hard

to tear me down.

You want the crown so
damn bad, take it.

Go be Stu Co President or whatever.

It doesn't matter.

What is important are the real friends

in my life... People like Olivia,

who stand by me no matter what...

The kind of friendship you

clearly know nothing about.

And the next time you
decide to come for me,

you better swing harder 'cause
I'm not gonna be so nice.

- SPENCER: Candles?
- COOP: Check.

But wait. Don't light them yet.

I mean, just in case she don't...

Mood music?

Check. Uh... I got some Janelle Monae.

OK, and food?

Double check. I got
Patience's favorite.

I got... fried fish from Mill's

and I got peach cobbler from Dooley's.

But do you think she got your message?

Look, she said she'd
be here, all right?

Come on, breathe, Coop, damn.

Come on. Sit down.

[SIGHS]

You know she only coming on
one condition, though, right?

Look, you gotta tell her the truth

about why you're rolling with Tyrone.

Come on. Patience can't
be there for you

if she don't know
what's really going on.

Why didn't you tell
me the truth sooner?

I just figured the less you knew

about my plan for Ty, the better.

Mmm.

Just trying to protect the
people I love, that's all.

Did you just say you love me?

Did you?

Man, it's just an expression.

Yeah, an expression
that means you love me.

Ha! Yeah.

WOMAN: ♪ What would you do... ♪

Look, it's gonna take some time,

but I promise you I'ma get
out once Tyrone is gone.

And I promise you that

I'll be here to make sure that

Coop stays Coop.

To make sure no matter
how crazy it gets,

that you find your way
back to the light.

WOMAN: ♪ What would you say? ♪

♪ Everybody knows the truth ♪

♪ I would never leave your side ♪

♪ Even for a moment ♪

♪ Even when the stars start to fade ♪

♪ Even when I'm reckless ♪

♪ Until I'm down in my grave ♪

♪ I'd walk a million miles ♪

♪ Even in pouring rain ♪

♪ No matter all my troubles, no ♪

♪ I'll never give you pain ♪

[CHILD LAUGHS]

SPENCER: All right, here we
go, here we go, here we go.

Down. Set. Hut!

MAN: ♪ ...My soul is sure ♪

♪ But while we're young we
can do what we want to ♪

[LAUGHS]

MAN: ♪ I ain't playin' around ♪

♪ 'Cause it's freedom we found ♪

♪ Freedom we found ♪

SPENCER: Hey, I'ma make
ballers out of you yet.

Man, I taught you all your moves.
Incoming!

Hey, watch them laces.

MAN: ♪ I ain't playin' around ♪

♪ 'Cause it's freedom we found ♪

♪ Freedom we found... ♪

All right, superman. I see you.

MAN: ♪ They ain't takin' us down... ♪

All right. Y'all ready?

Who's going deep? Go. Go.

MEN: ♪ hey, hey, hey, hey, hey ♪

- MAN: ♪ Do what we want to ♪
- MAN 2: ♪ Freedom is not... ♪