All American (2018–…): Season 1, Episode 8 - Homecoming - full transcript

Previously on "All American"...

What you doing?

Collecting my paper.

Alvin know about this?

Nah. nobody gonna Rob Alvin.

We ain't here for no haircut,

but we definitely gonna take a cut.

There's a lot of heat on us right now

'cause that mess you made at Alvin's.

So, now you gonna take over

and sell our dope on his block.



No problem.

Don't worry. I got you, all right?

Tyrone, he'll never know.

I told Shawn that I would handle it.

- This is on me.
- I don't carry nobody,

so, you and your boy
Shawn, watch your back.

I'm so sorry.

It's not gonna work anymore.

Tell her, Olivia.

Tell your best friend how we had sex

way before Spencer
showed up on the scene.

I'm suspending you for
the next two games.

Tomorrow's homecoming.

Scouts are gonna be at that game.



I have to play. Please
do not do this to me.

What do you say?

I need to book it home or
my dad's gonna kill me.

Yeah, and I say that you
just need to loosen up.

Aren't you always tired
of doing what's right?

Listen, I know your feelings for Asher

won't just go away because
you got feelings for me.

As much as I want to be
with you right now...

And, believe me, I do...

The last thing you need
is anything complicated.

Some ride you got.

You're here.

Damn right I'm here.

So, what happened with that thing you

had to take care of tonight?

Getting Shawn from out
under the gang and all?

Some things, hmm,

just don't work out as you had planned.

What's up with you and
your girl, though?

How'd that work out?

Like you said.

Some things don't work
out like we plan.

Hell of a night, right?

You're telling me.

You sure you're good?

As good as it gets.

I want better for you, Coop.

You're my people. All right?

You're family to me.

I'm not ever gonna leave you behind.

No matter what.

I know you won't.

Oh, that boy's a mess.

Tell me about it.

Tell your best friend

how we had sex way before

Spencer showed up on the scene.

Tell her! Go ahead!

How many times y'all gonna

watch that damn video?

Enough.

Come on!

Mom, it's epic.

What's wrong, baby?

It's my fault.

Your fault?

Look, if I never left south Crenshaw,

never upped and moved to Beverly Hills,

none of this mess would've happened.

How is that exactly?

If I'd have stayed, Coop
wouldn't be caught up

with Shawn and a bunch of gangbangers.

Jordan and coach wouldn't be struggling

to connect all the time,

and Asher wouldn't be
benched for homecoming.

And he'd still have a girlfriend.

Thanks for the input, little man.

Just calling it how I see it.

You cannot take the blame

for other people's choices.

I made a lot of bad choices in my life,

and I own them.

They don't belong to nobody else.

But this choice... going to Beverly...

You made the right decision for you,

for your future.

That's all any one of us can control.

Right, baby?

You know as well as I do that

the Eagles need Asher
on that field tonight.

There's no way he's riding
the Bench for this game.

Harold, I don't like sitting out

my starting wide receiver
on homecoming, either.

It puts me at a disadvantage,

a disadvantage that I cannot afford.

But your son, he was
drinking on school property.

Made a big scene at
the dance last night,

and there are consequences for that.

Is that right?

I'm afraid it is.

I'm not gonna let this stand.

You mark my words,
you're gonna regret it.

Your dad's an ass.

Huh. What was that about?

I'll tell you later. Where
the hell have you been?

Out.

Are you high right now?

What? No.

In case you're forgetting, I know what

high as a kite looks like.

Are you nuts? You have a game today.

Olivia, relax.

Relax? Dude, I covered for you.

I told mom and dad that you were

in your room all night.

Now get your chip-guzzling
walk of shame

butt upstairs before...

Ah. What's going on here?

- Hey, dad.
- Hey.

Why are you still in your suit?

And where are your shoes?

Hey, please do not tell me

you are just getting
in from last night.

You know... you know what?
I had a great night.

I... I finally let loose for once.

You let loose.

I would stop now.

No. No, no, no, no.

I'm... I'm not gonna stop, OK?

I'm always trying to do what's right.

I'm always trying to please you.

- Please me?
- Yeah, you.

And for once, I did what I wanted.

What, with this little
Malibu cheerleader?

Her name is Ripley, dad.

Do you think that she even cares

that you're gonna be
distracted at tonight's game?

Do you think she cares
that you're gonna be off

because your ass was out all night

coming up in here
barefooted and Doe-eyed

just hours before kickoff?

She's a high school girl, OK?

She's not a secret agent.

I don't give a... look. I know this.

I know you're team captain.

You are supposed to be
leading your players.

You got responsibilities here, Jack.

Do you not want them?

Because if you don't,
please just let me know.

Jordan, you have to figure out

what's important to you.

Not for me, not for these girls.

Baby, for you. So,
please figure it out.

What's it gonna be this morning, mama?

Want your eggs scrambled?

I like mines over easy.

I was talking to Maya.

You can make your own damn eggs, fool.

Hey, man, you're not really just gonna

walk away from that job
with J.P., are you?

I mean, you can't just
give up, not like this.

That's the problem with
you and your boy Spencer.

You think life's like
some damn fairy tale,

like we all got some
chance at greatness.

But that's not how the world work

for the rest of us.

Look, it don't have to
be that way, Shawn.

You can't just up and
throw away your dream.

No use dreaming when
the dreams ain't real.

Sometimes the dream is all we got.

Open the door.

Are you expecting somebody?

No.

Open the door.

Go play.

What's up, Ty? What you doing here?

Just stopping by. Is that a problem?

Nah, man.

My crib is your crib.

Yeah, I got some eggs cooking.

You want some?

Nah, I'm good.

Hey, little lady.

I got something for you.

- Aww!
- Aww.

You like kittens?

All little girls like kittens, right?

Ain't that right?

It's kitty!

We got a problem.

The cops been asking about our boy

that got popped at Alvin's...

That heat you brought.

So, until that clears
up, we on lockdown.

You feel me?

Yeah, I'm feeling you.

Get your girl some eggs, man.

Take care of your baby girl, Shawn.

- Eggs.
- Yeah.

We'll be right back.

Remember what I told you.

You and Shawn. Y'all
better watch your back,

because if you ain't riding for me,

I'm coming for y'all...

You and Shawn.

Well, here he is... Tyrone Moore.

It says he's associated

with one of the most dangerous gangs

in south L.A.

How on earth did you get caught up

with a guy like this?

It's a long story.

Look, Coop and Shawn,

they need protection.

They in a bad spot, Mrs. Baker.

Guys like Tyrone, they
don't mess around.

I don't know who else to turn to.

No, I'm glad you came to me, Spencer.

I think I might be able to help.

Look, I'm gonna have to make
a couple of phone calls,

but it says here that the D.A.'s office

has been after Tyrone
for quite some time.

If you have any information

that could help with that,

I'm sure I can get them to negotiate

some sort of deal so that...

No, no, no. I don't know nothing

about Tyrone.

But Shawn does, right?

You know he not going for that.

Maybe not, but it's worth a shot, man.
Come on.

OK, look,

if you can convince this Shawn guy

to cooperate,

I can get both of you

the help you need.

I promise you that.

Look, we both said some

pretty harsh things last night,

and I am still mad as hell at you.

I am sorry that I slept with Asher,

and I will keep saying it until...

I get it. You were high.

But I'm still really hurt,

and not just about the Asher thing.

I'm upset about us.

You let me believe you didn't want

to be my friend anymore,

and you let me be with a guy

who would cheat on me
with my best friend.

I know. And it was wrong.

I told myself that I was doing it

to protect you, but the truth is,

I was just protecting myself.

Everything that you said
last night was true.

Well... if I'm being honest,

you weren't wrong, either.

I knew you liked Spencer,

and I was too afraid of
not being miss perfect

to admit I liked him, too.

I'm sorry.

You... you don't need to
apologize, Leila, OK?

Not to me,

not after what I did.

And... yes, I had a thing for Spencer,

but I'm moving on,

and Spencer is a really
good guy for you.

Yeah, well...

He's a really good guy

who's trying to uncomplicate my life

by saying we should just
be friends right now.

Probably for the best.

Is it?

I don't know.

What about us?

I really don't want to lose

my best friend again.

Honestly, um...

I don't know about that, either.

It's gonna take some time.

Look, Harold Adams

is kicking up a storm with
the board, the boosters.

Look, I'm gonna tell you
exactly what I told him.

We have a responsibility here,

not just to win but to
teach these young boys

how to be better humans.

If I let Ash back out
on that field tonight

after what he did,

I mean, what kind of a
lesson are we teaching them?

Look, I agree with you.

I'm in your corner, Billy.

But you have to know,

if you don't play Asher Adams

and you lose tonight, the board will...

Yeah, I know, I know.

They'll fire me next season.

Look, I don't want to see that happen.

But my hands are kind of tied here.

If I give in to this, to
parents like Harold Adams,

and put winning above these
kids' best interest,

then what kind of coach
does that make me?

Have you lost your damn mind?

Man, Tyrone is coming for us, Shawn.

He said it hisself.

This is a way out. The lady
said she could protect us.

I don't need no protection.

Come on, Shawn.

Look, this ain't just
about you, all right?

Getting a guy like
Tyrone off the streets

is gonna protect this whole community.

I ain't no snitch. I got a code.

What good is that gonna do for you?

You seem to forget how
things work down here

now that you cashed your
golden ticket, Beverly.

Ratting on your own
will get you laid out.

And living this life won't?

You been fronting like I
had talent and you didn't

since we was kids,

but you chose to roll
with guys like Tyrone.

Choose something else now, man.

Why do you even care?

I don't.

But I care about Coop.

And she thinks you deserve a
chance at something more,

so, you can take my help or not.

That's up to you.

I'll find my own way out.

Shawn.

Shawn.

I got this.

Look, you can't beat
yourself up, all right?

You did the right thing. You tried.

Shawn made his choice. All right?

He made it when we was kids,

and he made it again today.

Look, how many times have you given me

the big Tamia Cooper speech

about not being able to save the world,

how I gotta save myself first?

You're always telling me I
gotta take my shot, Coop,

make something of myself.

And I was right.

So, when are you gonna realize that

you deserve that chance, too?

You could be so much
more than this, Coop.

How is it you can't see that?

I guess it's just easier to see it

in other people.

I see it in you, all right?

Time to start seeing
it in yourself now.

Ha!

Wow. So, your dad was really that mad?

Yeah.

Billy Baker takes his football
very, very seriously.

You said he played in the NFL?

Yeah, until he blew his knee out.

Now he just takes his
aspirations out on his players.

Mm. see, that's the problem
with you athletes.

I mean, my brother does the same thing.

You put your all into some game,

and then for what?

To end up with some busted knee?

No, thanks.

I guess for me, there's just

more to life than just football.

On that thought,

somebody I need to deal with.

I know.

I know.

You slut-shamed my sister.

OK? You made a fool out of yourself.

I got dumped. I was drunk.

And now you're out of tonight's game,

out for Homecoming.

Exactly. My life is
destroyed, but, hey,

at least I got what I deserved, right?

Destroyed? Listen, Ash,

grow up, man.

There's more to life
than just football.

Not for me.

Not anymore. It's over.

Without me, there's no way

that you guys win tonight.

Ugh. What are you, lost?

Actually, I know my way around.

This used to be my office, remember?

Yeah, well, it's my locker room now,

so, aren't you early

for this meeting with the refs?

Looks like I'm right on time.

Gentlemen, good to see you.

Good to see you.

I noticed you haven't put up

any new championship banners
since you started here.

It's too bad they don't
hand them out for losing.

Most of those are mine.

All right. Let's get
this thing over with.

Uh, fellas, I know
you're here to discuss

the, uh, the new targeting
rules before the game.

I think it's unnecessary.

Uh, personally, I think

they're a major step
forward in protecting

defenseless players.

OK, well, my team is
well aware of the rules,

so, I think we're covered.

OK, then. I guess we're done here.

Great. thanks, boys.

OK. All right.

Oh, by the way, I heard you benched

your star wide receiver tonight.

Making it too easy, Coach.

Hey, yo, Shawn!

Ohh, Tamia, thank goodness.

Miss Ruth, what you doing here?

Shawn said he had
something to deal with

and asked me to baby-sit.

He was supposed to be
back over an hour ago.

I need to get Maya some
milk and get to work.

You tell my son I am not happy.

I don't like being
summoned, Shawn Scott.

Ain't what this is, Ty.

This here's everything I saved.

You been stealing from me?

Nah, man. My own cut.

On the straight up.

So, why you giving me this?

'Cause I want out.

I want to take my little
girl out of here,

go live in Louisiana with my cousin.

I want something better for her.

Hoping this here buys me that.

You think it's that easy?

Nah.

OK.

Looks like we got a deal.

But you overpaid, chief.

You ain't worth this much, Shawn Scott.

Never was.

Hell, no. Ha! But, uh,

enjoy that crawfish in Louisiana.

Oh. Hey.

Hey. How you doing?

Good. um, I was just here earlier.

I forgot my purse. I thought, um...

I didn't think you'd be working

with the game tonight.

I was just picking up my paycheck.

Why? Are we avoiding each other again?

No. Maybe.

OK, yes. Just after last night,

things feel a little odd.

How is that?

Well, for starters, I
put my heart out there

and you turned me down.

Come on.

That's not what I meant, all right?

I'll never turn you down.
You know that, right?

So, I should probably go.

Right. Yeah. Of course you should go.

The game tonight? Good luck.

Yo. Just pulled up.

Man. You had me scared.

Ain't nothing to be scared about.

Turns out you were right

about all of it.

There is a way out, even for me.

Just took me throwing
some paper Tyrone's way

and now we all square.

Told you I'd take care of it. Ha ha ha!

But I owe you, Coop.

Took you believing in me

for me to believe in myself.

Hey, man, listen.

You don't owe me nothing.

Hey, you know what I'm gonna do now?

No. You tell me.

I'm gonna make a new life for Maya.

Start over.

Maybe you can come with us.

Start over, too. You
know what I'm saying?

Hey, Shawn.

This here is for Bonez.

I stayed there with him

until miss Ruth came, and then I...

I don't know. It just don't seem real.

One second we was talking
like normal, and then...

I'll never get that
sound out of my head

or the look on his mom's
face when she saw him.

An hour ago, he was going on and on

about how he wanted to get out

and how he just...

I'm sorry, baby girl.

I'm sorry, Coop.

I know.

But you ain't surprised, are you?

That don't make it any easier.

Look, I know me and Shawn

ain't get along for a
lot of reasons, but...

The three of us, we came up together.

All right? He was one of our own.

And I'ma help you through this.

Please welcome your
Beverly High Eagles.

Good evening, everybody, and welcome

to the 2018 Homecoming Game.

The cross-town rivalry
between Malibu and Beverly

comes to a head tonight.

Hey. How are you feeling?

Coach.

You know I can't have you
on the sidelines here

while suspended.

It's the league rules, not mine.

I'm sorry, son.

Their leading receiver, Asher Adams,

suspended for the game...

All right, everybody, bring it in.

Bring it in. We good?

Spencer has a few words.

All right, fellas,

this game,

this ain't just for the
division, all right?

I'm gonna need y'all help tonight.

This...

All right.

Hey. We got you.

Tonight we're playing for
something bigger, boys.

Bring it in. Let's go.

Yeah.

Beverly on 3, Beverly on me. 1, 2, 3.

Beverly!

Did you know Shawn?

Nah, not like Spencer and Coop, but...

He was one of ours.

Do you think Spencer
can play through this?

I don't know. I sure couldn't.

Hey, but it's Homecoming, Olivia.
You know?

So, let's have a good time.

Shake your pom-poms.

Let's cheer on...

The Beverly High Eagles.

OK.

Whoo!

Five! All right, all right!

All right. That's what
I'm talking about.

On Malibu's 30-yard line.

That's what I'm talkin' about.

Get 'em, D!

It's all right.

And the chess match continues.

The Dolphins have managed to match

every move the Eagles
have tried so far.

Whoo!

Yes! Yes!

Touchdown!

And the Dolphins take the early lead.

Aah!

Come on!

Yes! Yes! Yes!

And there's another one.

The Dolphins jumping out
to a two-touchdown lead.

What is happening? Is it...

No, it's not Spencer. He's solid.

It's just Malibu's defense.

It's... they for real.

No, no, Th... they're
shifting whenever...

You all right?

Dad, I can't move the ball.

OK? Th... their defense is in my face

every single play.

What do you want me to do?

And that's the half.

Malibu leading Beverly 14-0.

The Eagles will have to find some way

to move the ball in the second half

if they have any chance of a comeback.

It ain't over yet. Heads up.

Head up, y'all, head up.

Something ain't right, Coach.

Look, I know this might sound crazy...

They have our plays.

They got our plays. Come on.

What are we gonna do?

We just need to make some adjustments.

Adjustments? Dad, we had one first down

the entire first half, OK? One.

Th... that might be a record.

I need you to calm down, all right?

We'll figure out a way
to move the ball.

How? how are we gonna move the ball?

They know we're gonna run.

They know when we're gonna pass, OK?

They've been on us all game.

Spencer.

How well do you remember Crenshaw's

offensive playbook?

It's burned into my skull,

but ain't no way this team
can adjust on the fly.

All right. Maybe so, but
I've seen you play.

It's basically a two-man game, right?

You playing catch the QB?

Yeah, you right.

Pick your favorite 3 plays.

Get to work.

Jordan's gonna need a quick lesson.

Get it done. Get it done. Listen up, J.

Hey, I got an idea. Come on.

Hey, yo, Coach, can I see that?

Thank you.

What you gonna do is you gonna

look this guy off, right?

Then you got Spencer over
the middle, all right?

Hit him on the post. Post corner.

Like that.

- Yeah.
- All right.

All right, Spence.

Let's go play catch.

Make it happen.

Hey, I owe you for this one, man.

Hey, man, you don't owe me nothing,

all right?

Like you said, we family.

Let's win this for Shawn.

For Shawn, man.

And here we go.

Two quarters left to determine

who owns the division.

The Eagles have put
themselves in quite the hole,

trailing by 14.

Let's see if their halftime adjustments

will allow them to move that ball

against this stifling Dolphins team.

And Baker with an awful game.

Coming in motion.

Red 16. Red 16. Set. Hut!

Baker drops back,

looking downfield!

- OK!
- Touchdown!

Beverly Eagles score on the long pass

to Spencer James.

Whoops.

Number one! Number one!

Spencer James with another touchdown.

Touchdown... Spencer James.

Pow! All right, all right!

Spencer James at the 45.

Ref. Ref.

Bring it in. Bring it in.

Where's the field goal unit?

No, 57 yards. We can't make that.

Hey, yo, Spence. River run.

Inglewood?

Here, Coach. Let me see...

You can catch, right?

Yeah.

Let's do it. Watch this.

And here we go, folks.

8 seconds left to determine
who wins the division.

No time-outs remaining. It
all comes down to this play.

Baker with the snap,

laterals the ball to Spencer James.

It's a pass to Jordan
Baker down the sideline!

He... makes the catch!

Touchdown... Jordan Baker!

Beverly wins the game!

Ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha!

The Beverly eagles

with a dramatic comeback victory,

clinching the division.

- You're a superstar.
- Thanks, dad.

I'm so proud of you.

- Do you hear me?
- Yes, sir.

- I love you.
- I love you.

All right.

Good job. Good game.

Nice catch.

If I don't watch out,
you're gonna take my spot

in the playoffs.

See you later.

Where'd that trick play come from?

Crenshaw's playbook.

We should add it to ours.

Good idea, man.

You know, we're gonna
have to come up with

a whole new playbook,

since someone gave Malibu ours.

Yeah, I can't believe that happened.

Come on, man. It was you.

OK? I... I saw the look

you threw Delgado, OK?

How you told me there's
no way that we could win?

They read every single
move we made, man.

Will you just let me explain this?

- Explain what?
- I made a mistake, Jordan, OK?

My life was falling apart,

and in a moment of weakness...

Another moment of weakness.

H... how many times are you gonna use

that sorry-ass excuse
to cover yourself, huh?

And your spot in the playoffs?

It's gone.

As soon as I tell my dad what
you did, you're off this team.

You serious right now?

Over one game that you just won?

I thought you said it
was just football, man.

You know what? No. Not to me.

And if you would've been
there on that field with us,

you would've felt that.

Hey.

Um, the bakers were just leaving,

and they let me in.

But if... if you want
to be alone, I can...

No, it's all good. Come in.

Who were you listening to?

Nothing. I, uh... I got
to put those on sometimes

to block out the noise.

I heard what happened. I'm so sorry.

Were you close with him?

Yeah, we used to be.

We took our own paths, and it was

a complicated friendship.

He was taking steps to better himself.

You know, he had a daughter.

I don't even know how they told her.

It doesn't matter how you find out.

It's all a... A blur
that doesn't seem real.

I don't remember how my dad told me

about my mom. I just remember...

Time standing still.

Kind of like right now?

So, that just happened.

- Look, Leila...
- It's OK.

What's OK?

I understand what that was.

What was it?

You blocking out the noise.

Look, I know you've been through a lot

these past few hours, and I

don't want this to
affect our friendship.

I do.

So, you don't want to be friends?

No, I want to be more than friends.

- But you said...
- Look, I know what I said.

All right? That ain't how I feel.

I don't want to keep pushing away

how I feel no more.

Life's too short for that.

It's up to you.

You want to be friends?

No.

I know it's hard, but, uh...

I'm just glad that you're
out of all this now.

It ain't over.

We got you.

Probably best you go stay
with your mother for a while.

No use you being here
if you're off the team.

You know that she doesn't want me.

That's for you to figure out.

Coach...

Locker room. Now.

What's up, fellas?

What's going on?

About to find out.

All right. Fellas, I'm, uh,

gonna keep this short and sweet.

Uh, apparently, the sports committee

received an anonymous tip
that one of our players, uh,

violated the drug policy, so,

I'm afraid y'all are gonna
have to get drug-tested today.

- What?
- Come on.

I know. I know it's a pain.

I'm sure y'all don't have
anything to worry about.

Let's just line up, get this
thing over with, all right?

Come on. Go.

Let's go, let's go, let's go.

So...

What happens if a
player tests positive?

Oh, they get suspended
for the playoffs. Yeah.

Ahem. Dad...

I'm gonna fail.

Hell of a performance last night.

You don't remember me, do you?

I used to coach with your dad.

I even recommended that he take over

at Beverly when I left.

They were high on him.

Then Billy Baker swooped in

with his NFL resume, and suddenly

now the job wasn't Corey's anymore.

Game's over, Coach. We won.

All right? You can stop
messing with my head.

I wouldn't do that.

I always liked Corey. I still do.

I mean, sure, he let his emotions

get in the way of things sometimes,

but he's a good man.

Yeah. Good man who
abandoned his family.

I never understood that.

I just know that...

He carried a picture of you

around in his wallet,

bragging about his son.

The Corey I remember...

He wouldn't leave without a reason.

And Billy Baker, that man,

he'll do anything to get what he wants.

Hey. We may have an issue here.