All American (2018–…): Season 2, Episode 7 - Coming Home - full transcript

WOMAN: I'M IN MY TWENTIES
SO I

PANIC IN EVERY WAY I'M

SO SCARED OF THE FUTURE

I KEEP MISSING TODAY

HOW DID YOU DO IT?

HOW DID IT
TURN OUT ALL RIGHT?

I SWEAR IT'S ALWAYS EASIER
BACK THEN

OR IS IT JUST HINDSIGHT?

THEY KEEP TELLING ME...

JORDAN.

HELP ME
WITH THE CLASP.



SO, THIS IS A HUGE
WASTE OF TIME.

WOMAN: WHAT IF
THAT DOESN'T SAVE ME?

-YOU'RE WELCOME.
- THEY SAY, "IF I COULD
GO BACK AND DO IT AGAIN

"I WOULD'VE WASTED
ALL MY MONEY

"WOULD'VE SLEPT
WITH ALL MY FRIENDS"

BUT YOU DIDN'T
'CAUSE YOU HAD

YOUR WHOLE LIFE
AHEAD OF YOU, BABY

OK.

HEY.

UM...I THINK THIS
IS GONNA BE GOOD.

WOMAN: I DON'T DARE
SHUT MY EYES

I DON'T WANNA MISS A THING

I DON'T WANNA LET YOU DOWN

YOU SURE POPS
IS GONNA BE
AT THIS CABIN?



THIS CABIN WAS IN
YOUR FATHER'S FAMILY
FOR GENERATIONS,

AND IT'S YOUR FATHER'S
FAVORITE PLACE TO HIDE.

HE'S IGNORING MY
CALLS AND TEXTS.

THE ONLY WAY TO
MAKE SURE IS
TO SHOW UP.

SO, LET'S GO.
TIME TO ROLL.

HEY. SORRY.

DARNELL, HEY.

YEAH, ACTUALLY,
JUST ABOUT TO LEAVE.

I WAS HOPING
TO CATCH YOU.

IF IT'S OK, UM,

COULD YOU GIVE THIS
TO COREY FOR ME?

HE HASN'T BEEN RESPONDING
TO MY TEXTS OR CALLS.

YOU CAN GIVE HIM
THAT LETTER YOURSELF.

YOU'RE FAMILY
TO COREY.

THIS IS
A FAMILY TRIP.

YOU SHOULD COME.

ARE--ARE YOU SURE?

YOU HEARD HER.

LET'S GO FIND COREY.

DR. GIBBS: LOVE GUARDS
THE HEART FROM THE ABYSS.

THAT'S MOZART.

AND THE LOVE YOU ALL HAVE
FOR EACH OTHER

IS WHY YOU'RE COMMITTED TO
MAKING THIS FAMILY WHOLE AGAIN.

STEP ONE,
HEALING AS A UNIT.

AND HOW MANY
STEPS ARE THERE?

THIS ISN'T AA.

THERE'S NOT A FINISH LINE
WE CAN JUST SKIP AHEAD TO.

OLIVIA'S RIGHT.
THE HEALING TIME

IS DIFFERENT FOR
EVERY FAMILY.

WE'RE ALL-IN,

FOR REBUILDING
THIS FAMILY.

WHATEVER IT TAKES.

DR. GIBBS: LAURA,
YOU'VE BEEN QUIET.

IS HE RIGHT?

ARE YOU ALL IN?

UH...I'M HERE.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE
FOR YOU RIGHT NOW.

MAN: I AIN'T NEVER
GONNA QUIT

AND I AIN'T NEVER
GIVING UP, NO

I GOT A REAL LONG LIST

A MILLION THINGS I WANNA DO

I AIN'T NEVER GONNA QUIT

WOW. THIS IS DAD'S?

GRACE: YEAH.

IT WAS BUILT BY HIS
GREAT-GRANDFATHER.

THAT'S WHY THEY SAY
DON'T SELL
GRANDMA'S HOUSE.

WHAT Y'ALL
DOING HERE?

WE CAME TO BRING
YOU HOME.

OLIVIA: HONESTLY...
I MISS MY FAMILY

AND I'M HOPING THERAPY CAN

HELP US GET BACK
TO A HEALTHY PLACE.

HELPED ME IN THE PAST, SO...

UM...WHEN MY FAMILY
LOOKS AT ME NOW,

I, UH, I CAN FEEL
THEIR DISAPPOINTMENT.

I DESERVE IT
AND I KNOW THAT.

I GUESS I'M
HOPING THAT

ONE DAY SOON,
THEY'LL BE ABLE TO

LOOK AT ME LIKE
THEY USED TO

AND WE CAN START
FINDING OUR WAY

BACK TO HAPPINESS.

JORDAN: EXCEPT
I DON'T KNOW THAT

BEING HAPPY TRANSLATES
TO YOU AND MOM

STAYING TOGETHER.

MAYBE IT MEANS YOU DON'T.

JORDAN. WHAT IS
WRONG WITH YOU?

DR. GIBBS: BRUTAL HONESTY
IS HARD TO HEAR,

BUT IT'S WHAT MAKES
FAMILY THERAPY SO EFFECTIVE.

JORDAN'S FEELINGS
HAVE VALUE HERE. JORDAN?

I LOVE YOU BOTH, OK?

I LOVE YOU BOTH, OK?

BUT MOM CRIES IN
THE SHOWER AT NIGHT,

EVEN WHEN SHE THINKS
THAT WE CAN'T HEAR HER.

AND DAD?

YOU CAN'T LET GO
OF YOUR GUILT.

FROM WHERE I'M SITTING,
YOU BOTH LOOK TERRIBLE.

BEING AROUND EACH OTHER
ISN'T HELPING

EITHER ONE OF YOU.

DR. GIBBS: THANK YOU
FOR SHARING, JORDAN.

I GUESS IT'S MY TURN.

I AM TIRED OF
LIVING MY LIFE ON HOLD

AND AS SOON AS
THIS THERAPY

OR WHATEVER
IS OVER,

I WOULD LIKE
ALL OF US

TO BE ABLE
TO MOVE ON.

WITH OR WITHOUT ME?

I DON'T KNOW.

COREY: I'M NOT GOING.

YOU'RE NOT EVEN
LISTENING, MAN.

SO, HOW'D Y'ALL
FIGURE OUT

I WAS SICK, ANYWAY?

GRACE: TURNS OUT
SPENCER, DILLON,
AND DARNELL

CAN GIVE THE HARDY BOYS
A RUN FOR THEIR MONEY.

SO, HOW LONG YOU GOT?

DARNELL, CHILL, MAN.

WHY? Y'ALL
THINKING IT, TOO.

YOU'RE JUST TOO
SCARED TO ASK.

-WHAT ABOUT CHEMO?
-THERE'S NO

TREATING IT THIS TIME.

SPENCER: OK, LOOK.

WE GET THAT YOU THOUGHT

LEAVING US IN THE DARK

WOULD SPARE US THE PAIN
OF WATCHING YOU--

THE POINT IS,
WE KNOW NOW.

SO, YOU CAN STOP TRYING
TO PLAY THE EMOTIONAL HERO

AND COME HOME
WITH US.

SON, THIS IS
MY LIFE,

MY CHOICE.

SO, TO HELL WITH
THE REST OF US.

I DON'T WANT OUR
FINAL MEMORIES TOGETHER

TO BE OF ME DYING.

I DON'T WANT OUR
LAST MEMORIES TO BE OF YOU

DRIVING OFF
WITH NO GOOD-BYE.

SO, I GUESS
WE AT AN IMPASSE.

DILLON: YO! YOU GUYS

GOTTA CHECK OUT
THE BACK.

THOSE WOODS GO DEEP.

ALL RIGHT, BOYS,
GO PICK A ROOM.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

IT WAS A LONG DRIVE.

YOU DON'T WANT TO LEAVE,
WE'LL STAY.

SEE IF WE CAN GET
THROUGH THAT HARD HEAD
OF YOURS

BY THE END OF
THE WEEKEND.

GRACE: BABY, IF HE SAYS
THERE'S NO TREATMENT,

WE SHOULD LISTEN.

TO WHAT?

HE'S JUST GONNA IGNORE US
THE WHOLE TIME WE'RE HERE?

YO! NOW, THIS IS SOME
OLD-SCHOOL STUFF.

HEY, DOES ANYBODY EVEN
USE THESE ANYMORE?

GRACE: HA HA.
VERY FUNNY.

GRACE: PUT THAT BACK.

OK. EVERYBODY SAY CHEESE!

ALL: CHEESE.

NICE. HEY,
TAKE ONE OF ME.

YOU GOTTA GIVE ME
SOMETHING GOOFY, THOUGH.

DARNELL: OH.

HEY, SORRY.
WE WERE JUST
FOOLING AROUND.

SO, NOW YOU APOLOGIZING
FOR BEING HAPPY?

I'M GONNA TAKE A WALK.

DILLON: HEY, DAD,
CAN WE USE THIS CAMERA

WHEN WE GO
CAMPING LATER?

NOBODY GOING
CAMPING, DILLON.

ALL RIGHT?
PUT IT BACK.

TAKE YOUR WALK, COREY.

THE BOYS AND I WILL
LEND A HAND PACKING UP.

RIGHT, BOYS?

SPENCER: YES, MA'AM.
DARNELL: FOR SURE.

DILLON: DAD, WHY ARE YOU EVEN
PACKING IN THE FIRST PLACE?

DIDN'T YOU JUST GET HERE?

DILLON, JUST DO AS
MOM SAYS, ALL RIGHT?
LET POPS REST.

DARNELL: D, WHY DON'T
YOU GRAB THIS BOX

AND LET'S GET STARTED
IN THE BACK.

SEE? THAT'S EXACTLY

WHAT I WAS TRYING
TO AVOID.

I DON'T WANT ANYONE'S
DAMN PITY.

LAURA: HOW IS THAT HELPFUL?

WELL RECALLING YOUR
FONDEST FAMILY MEMORIES

REMINDS EVERYONE
OF WHAT

BETTER DAYS FELT LIKE.

ORLANDO.

WE WERE VISITING DAD
DURING A BYE WEEK.

WIZARDING WORLD OF
HARRY POTTER, YEAH.

I'D FORGOTTEN
ABOUT THAT TRIP.

I DIDN'T, BECAUSE JORDAN

LOST BOTH OF OUR WANDS.

NO. NO, NO, NO, NO.

THEY WERE--THEY WERE
MAGIC'ED AWAY.

LAURA: THEY FELL
THROUGH THE DRAINAGE GRATE

BECAUSE YOU STUMBLED AROUND
FOR AN HOUR

THINKING YOU WERE DRUNK
AFTER YOU HAD BUTTERBEER.

JORDAN: HEY, WHOA,
AT LEAST

I DIDN'T PUKE
ALL OVER MYSELF

ON THE FORBIDDEN JOURNEY.

LAURA: YOU ACTED LIKE IT WAS
TOTALLY NORMAL.

DR. GIBBS: BILLY,
WHAT DO YOU RECALL?

NOTHING, BECAUSE
HE WASN'T THERE.

NO, I HAD--I HAD
TO WORK.

LAURA: YOU HAD THE DAY OFF

BUT YOU JUST STAY BEHIND

AND STUDY YOUR PLAYS.

BILLY: LOOK, THE PRESSURES
OF BEING IN THE NFL

WERE BOTH MENTAL
AS WELL AS PHYSICAL.

THAT'S WHY I STAYED
BEHIND AND--AND STUDIED.

SO, MOM'S RIGHT.

FOOTBALL WAS MORE
IMPORTANT THAN FAMILY?

NO. NO.
I WAS WORKING
FOR THE FAMILY.

YOU THREE WERE
ALWAYS A PRIORITY.

REALLY?

EVEN WHEN YOU CHEATED?

DR. GIBBS: LAURA'S SAYING--
LAURA: I DON'T NEED

A DAMN TRANSLATOR.

WHY AM I BEING SINGLED
OUT AND ATTACKED?

BECAUSE YOU'RE THE REASON
WE'RE ALL HERE.

DR. GIBBS: ALL RIGHT,
I THINK NOW

WOULD BE A GOOD TIME
FOR A BREAK.

BILLY, LAURA,
CAN I HAVE A WORD?

BRUH, WE REALLY GONNA
SPEND THIS WHOLE WEEKEND

TIPTOEING AROUND
EACH OTHER IN SILENCE?

JUST FOCUS ON
YOUR PACKING, MAN.

ARE YOU REGRETTING
INVITING ME ALONG?

I DIDN'T INVITE YOU.
MY MOMS DID.

I DIDN'T INVITE YOU.
MY MOMS DID.

OK. SO, THAT'S WHAT
THIS IS ABOUT.

LEAVE IT ALONE, A'IGHT?

I CAME OUT HERE
TO BE ALONE, MAN.

LOOK, MAN...
I GET IT.

YOU'RE ANGRY
AT HIM.
YOU RESENT ME.

ARE YOU HARD OF
HEARING OR WHAT?

CLEARLY, THERE'S
THINGS YOU NEED TO

GET OFF YOUR CHEST,
BUT YOU CAN'T

SAY IT TO COREY 'CAUSE OF
EVERYTHING HE'S
DEALING WITH.

SO, JUST
SAY IT TO ME.

SPENCER, TRUST ME.

IF YOU DON'T
GET THIS OUT NOW,

YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE
ABLE TO ENJOY

THIS WEEKEND WITH
YOUR POPS.

WHO KNOW HOW MANY OF
THESE YOU GOT LEFT?

A'IGHT, MAN.

WHAT WAS IT LIKE
GROWING UP WITH HIM?

MAN: ... YOUR EYES,
YOU SAID

IT WAS, UH, STABLE.

AND FUN.

AND DEFINITELY
FRUSTRATING.

HOW SO?

COREY HAD A VERY
ROUNDABOUT WAY

OF TEACHING TOUGH
LIFE LESSONS.

THIS ONE TIME, RIGHT,

COREY TOOK ME
FISHING.

IT WAS A HOT MESS.

PATIENCE AIN'T REALLY
MY THING.

SO, I KEPT TRYING TO
THROW STUFF IN THE WATER

SO THE FISH COULD
SHOW UP SOONER.

AND HE'D
GET SO MAD.

POKE ME IN MY CHEST
AND SAY...

"YOU WANNA BE
THAT BROTHER

KNOWN FOR TAKING
SHORTCUTS IN LIFE? HUH?"

AND HOW FISHING WAS
ABOUT THE LONG HAUL,

PRACTICING PATIENCE,

LEARNING HOW TO BE
AT PEACE WITH
THE STILLNESS,

THE SILENCE.

TOOK ME MONTHS
TO REALIZE THAT

HE WASN'T JUST
TALKING ABOUT FISHING.

I AIN'T NEVER
BEEN FISHING.

WASN'T NOBODY
TO EVER TAKE ME.

YOU KNOW, I WATCHED
HOW YOU HANDLED YOURSELF.

IN THAT 7-ON-7 GAME
AGAINST SOUTH CRENSHAW.

AND ALL THAT NONSENSE
WITH CLIFF.

THAT MOMENT I REALIZED

HOW JUST LIKE
COREY YOU ARE.

YOU MAY NOT HAVE
GROWN UP WITH HIM, BRUH,

BUT YOU DEFINITELY

GOT THE BEST OF HIM
IN YOU.

MAN: AS WE ARE

FRAGILE AS WE ARE

I'M SCARED, MAN.

I CAN'T LOSE HIM.

TALK TO HIM.
GOTTA TELL HIM.

YOU AND COREY AVOIDING
Y'ALL'S ISSUES ALL WEEKEND

AIN'T GONNA DO EITHER OF
Y'ALL NO GOOD.

JORDAN: I CAN'T BELIEVE
SHE GAVE US HOMEWORK.

YOU HAPPY NOW?

OLIVIA: I'M ALL FOR
UNCONVENTIONAL METHODS

IF IT GETS
THE JOB DONE.

THAT WOMAN IS GETTING
PAID $200 AN HOUR, OK,

AND THE BEST THING
SHE CAN COME UP WITH

WAS TO MAKE US DRAW
STUPID PICTURES

OF WHAT OUR FAMILY
ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE

VERSUS WHAT OUR
FAMILY FEELS LIKE?

WHAT DO YOU CARE?
IT'S NOT YOUR MONEY.

WELL, IN THAT CASE,
I SAY

WE GO "LORD OF THE FLIES"
WITH NO PARENTS.

LESS PEOPLE TO DRAW,
NO CURFEWS, RIGHT?

YOU DO REALIZE
YOU'RE ABOUT
TO HAVE A KID

WITH A GIRL
YOU BARELY KNOW.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE
THIS MORE SERIOUSLY.

YOU'RE JUST
IN TIME, SPENCER.

LOOK AT THIS.

YOU COOL WITH US
STICKING AROUND NOW?

THE WALK
CLEARED MY HEAD.

IF THIS IS GONNA BE
OUR LAST WEEKEND

TOGETHER AS A FAMILY,

Y'ALL ARE RIGHT,
LET'S MAKE IT COUNT.

BUT YOU'RE STILL NOT
COMING HOME WITH US.

NO, SON.

AHA! OH!

I CAN'T BELIEVE
I EVER FIT

IN THIS TINY THING.

MAN. MEMORIES.

MAN. MEMORIES.

HERE. YOURS TO KEEP.

NO, THANKS.
I'M GOOD.

COME ON.
TAKE IT.

SPENCER, I'D REALLY
LIKE YOU TO HAVE IT.

I DON'T WANT NO
DAMN JERSEY

TO REMEMBER YOU
BY, MAN.

I WANT YOU!

I'M SORRY. I--
I DIDN'T MEAN IT.

YES, YOU DID.

AND IT'S FINALLY
THE FIRST HONEST THING

THAT YOU SAID TO ME
SINCE YOU GOT HERE.

DON'T STOP NOW.
LET IT OUT.

I HATE THAT YOUR
FIRST INSTINCT

WHEN THINGS GET BAD
IS TO RUN.

YOU KNOW HOW
MESSED UP IT IS

THAT WE DRIVE ALL THE WAY
OUT HERE TO GET YOU

AND THE FIRST WORDS
OUT YOUR MOUTH

IS STILL NO THANKS?

HOW DAMN SELFISH
ARE YOU, MAN?

THIS AIN'T JUST
HAPPENING TO YOU.

COREY: SON--
SPENCER: YOU WANT TO KNOW

HOW I'M FEELING?
ALL RIGHT.

I'M ANGRY.
YOU HEAR ME?

I'M ANGRY.
I'M ANGRY!

I'M ANGRY THAT
YOU'RE DYING

AND THERE AIN'T
NOTHING I CAN DO
ABOUT IT.

YOU ALWAYS
LEAVING US, MAN.

LEAVING ME.

AND THIS TIME, IT'S
GONNA BE FOR GOOD.

WHAT THE HELL AM I
SUPPOSED TO DO
WITH THAT?

EVERYTHING OK?

YEAH.

WHAT ABOUT THOSE
RAISED VOICES I HEARD?

SPENCER ARE I
WERE JUST SAYING

SOME THINGS THAT
NEEDED TO BE SAID.

MM-HMM.

I'M SORRY, GRACE.

YOU WANT TO BE
MORE SPECIFIC

ABOUT WHAT FOR?

I WANT TO APOLOGIZE
FOR MY ROLE

IN ENDING OUR MARRIAGE.

I CHEAT ON YOU

AND YOU'RE THE ONE
WITH THE APOLOGY?

YOU DIDN'T CHEAT
IN A VACUUM.

I ABANDONED OUR MARRIAGE
LONG BEFORE

I PHYSICALLY
WALKED OUT.

YOU NEVER ASKED
THE DETAILS

OF THE AFFAIR.

MAYBE...GETTING OUT
THE FULL TRUTH

ABOUT THAT NIGHT

WILL HELP US LET IT GO
ONCE AND FOR ALL.

BILLY: ARE YOU SURE?

LAURA: NO, I'M NOT SURE

I WANT TO HEAR THE DETAILS
OF YOUR AFFAIR.

BUT I NEED TO.

I MEAN, CAN IT
BE WORSE THAN

THIS SORDID LOOP
THAT I KEEP

PLAYING INSIDE OF
MY HEAD?

BUT WHAT IF IT IS?

REALLY?

WORSE THAN ASKING
MYSELF ON REPEAT,

DID HE FALL
IN LOVE AGAIN

OR WHAT IF
IT WAS WORSE

AND HE NEVER FELL
OUT OF LOVE?

WITHOUT LAURA
GETTING THESE ANSWERS,

IT'LL BE IMPOSSIBLE

FOR YOU BOTH TO
EMOTIONALLY REATTACH.

GRACE: IT HAD BEEN 3 WEEKS.

I WAS REALLY MISSING YOU.

THEN YOU CALLED AND SAID

YOU WEREN'T COMING HOME,

THAT YOU WERE
GONNA HANG BACK

AND NETWORK WITH
THE OTHER COACHES.

IN THAT MOMENT...

I FELT LIKE
I WASN'T ENOUGH.

I DON'T THINK
YOU UNDERSTAND.

I...SPENT MY ENTIRE LIFE

TRAINING TO BE
A PROFESSIONAL
FOOTBALL PLAYER.

AND I DID IT.
I WAS IN STADIUMS,

LIVING OUT MY DREAM.

AND JUST LIKE THAT,

I BUSTED MY KNEE
AND IT WAS OVER.

THE CLOCK HAD
STOPPED RUNNING.

BUT I WAS ADAMANT.

I HAD TO KEEP
THAT CLOCK GOING.

ALL RIGHT?
I WAS TRYING
TO WILL MY KNEE

BACK INTO PLAYING SHAPE,

BUT EVERY TIME I FAILED...

I FELT LIKE I WAS
FAILING YOU,

LIKE I WAS FAILING
MY FAMILY.

AND THEN THAT NIGHT...

THAT NIGHT, YOU TOLD ME
YOU THOUGHT

I SHOULD QUIT
PLAYING FOOTBALL.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA
HOW BETRAYED I FELT.

THAT WAS THE LOWEST
I'D EVER BEEN IN MY LIFE

AND MY OWN WIFE,
IT FELT LIKE SHE

DIDN'T BELIEVE IN
MY DREAMS ANYMORE.

IT FELT LIKE YOU
DIDN'T BELIEVE IN ME.

I WASN'T GIVING UP
ON US.

LAURA, HE'S NOT
BLAMING YOU.

IT'S JUST
HOW HE FELT.

OK. IT'S OK.

I NEEDED TO TALK
TO SOMEONE WHO KNEW

THAT I COULDN'T QUIT
PLAYING FOOTBALL.

SO...I WENT TO CRENSHAW.

TO SEE GRACE.

TO SEE HIS FATHER.

I WAS WALKING
TO CLEAR MY HEAD,

TURNED A CORNER,

AND BILLY WAS
STANDING THERE.

COULDN'T EVEN BRING HIMSELF
TO CROSS THE THRESHOLD.

WILLIE NEVER LIKED LAURA.

EXACTLY. SO, FOR HIM
TO GO IN THERE

AND TELL HIM
WHAT LAURA SAID,

THAT WOULD JUST
MAKE THINGS WORSE.

SO...I OFFERED HIM
AN EAR

AND HE DID THE SAME
FOR ME.

HE TOLD ME...THAT
YOU PROBABLY HADN'T

GOTTEN PAST NOT BEING ABLE

TO PLAY FOOTBALL
PROFESSIONALLY,

AND THAT YOU PROBABLY
NEVER FELT WORTHY,

AND WAS WORRIED THAT I
WOULD STOP LOVING YOU.

I NEED YOU TO KNOW

THAT NO MATTER
HOW UPSET

OR FRUSTRATED I GOT...

I NEVER STOPPED
LOVING YOU.

I WAS TOO BLINDED
BY MY OWN PAIN

TO SEE WHAT I WAS
PUTTING YOU THROUGH.

SO, I DID THE EASY THING

AND LEANED ON
AN OLD FRIEND.

SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T
SEE ME AS AN INJURED,

WASHED-UP FOOTBALL PLAYER.

RIGHT. LIKE I DID.

NO. GRACE
ACTUALLY UNDERSTOOD

WHY YOU WANTED ME
TO STOP PLAYING.

SHE EXPLAINED
HOW YOU SAW

WHAT HOLDING ONTO
A SHATTERED DREAM

WAS DOING TO ME,
BUT I WASN'T

IN THE RIGHT FRAME OF MIND
TO LISTEN

AND IT JUST
FELT LIKE YOU WERE

DISMISSING MY ENTIRE
LIFE'S WORK.

...DISMISSING ME.

WHEN YOU WERE
GONE FOR WORK

FOR THOSE LONG STINTS,

I FELT ABANDONED.

UNNEEDED.

THAT NIGHT...

BILLY MADE ME FEEL NEEDED.

GRACE MADE ME FEEL NEEDED.

ONE THING LED TO ANOTHER.

BILLY AND GRACE:
AND WE SLEPT TOGETHER.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

IT WAS WORSE.

HEY.

WHAT HAPPENED?

NOTHING.

I'M FINE.
I JUST--

I JUST NEED A MINUTE.

MA, YOU'RE NOT FINE.

SPENCER...PLEASE.
JUST GO.

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE
YOU TOLD ME AND DILLON

THAT CRYING
IS CLEANSING?

THAT IT'S A SIGN OF
HIGHLY EVOLVED BEHAVIOR?

THAT ONLY APPLIES
TO KIDS.

COME ON.

I'M SORRY.

MA, YOU DON'T HAVE
TO EVER APOLOGIZE

FOR CRYING, OK?

THAT'S NOT WHY
I'M APOLOGIZING.

I'M SORRY...
THAT A SELFISH MOMENT

BETWEEN ME AND BILLY

COST YOU YEARS
WITH YOUR FATHER,

YEARS THAT I CAN
NEVER GIVE BACK

TO YOU OR COREY.

BUT NOW...
NOW THAT COREY...

WITH COREY
BEING SICK...

I'M SORRY THAT
YOU AND DILLON

HAVE TO GROW UP
WITH JUST ME.

NO, THERE AIN'T NO
"JUST" ABOUT IT.

BECAUSE OF YOU,
I AM WHO I AM, MA.

YOU ARE WHY I BELIEVE

AND FIGHT FOR MY DREAMS.

THE WAY YOU RAISED ME
IS THE REASON

I'M GONNA MAKE IT TO
THE SUPER BOWL ONE DAY.

AND WHEN I DO,
AND I WIN,

IT'S THE REASON I'M GONNA
STAND ON THAT PODIUM

AND I'M GONNA
TELL THE WORLD

THAT YOU'RE MY MVP.

YOU HEAR ME?

COME HERE.

HOW DID I GET
SO LUCKY WITH MY BOYS?

WHOA. WHEN DID YOU
BECOME VAN GOGH?

WHILE I WAS AT REHAB,
I DID ART THERAPY.

JORDAN: WOW.
OLIVIA: IT WAS THE ONE THING

I COULD DO TO
COMMUNICATE HOW

I WAS ACTUALLY FEELING.

HOW DID I NOT KNOW
YOU WERE THIS TALENTED?

OK, SO, WHAT'S
YOUR ARTISTIC TAKE

ON WHAT OUR FAMILY
FEELS LIKE?

WAIT, NOW, JORDAN,
THAT'S PRIVATE.

-JORDAN! JORDAN!
-WHOA!

WAIT. WHY AM I NOT IN
YOUR FAMILY PICTURE?

I MEAN, IT'S
STICK FIGURES, BUT

AT LEAST I MADE
A FAMILY PORTRAIT, LIV.

IT JUST FEELS LIKE
YOU'RE MISSING

FROM MY LIFE
A LOT OF THE TIME.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
I'M RIGHT HERE, LIV.

GROWING UP, WE WERE
BEST FRIENDS.

YEAH.

DAD WAS ALWAYS
ON THE ROAD

AND MOM WORKED
LONG HOURS, BUT

IT DIDN'T MATTER
BECAUSE WE HAD EACH OTHER.

AND WHEN DAD CAME HOME
AFTER HE RETIRED,

YOU ABANDONED ME,

AND YOU STARTED
PLAYING FOOTBALL,

AND YOU MADE NEW FRIENDS,
AND IT JUST FELT LIKE

YOU DIDN'T NEED ME ANYMORE.

LIV...LOOK.

YEAH. OK, WHEN DAD
CAME HOME,

I, I STARTED FOCUSING
ON FOOTBALL.

YOU GUYS ALWAYS HAD THIS
SPECIAL DADDY'S GIRL BOND

AND I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING

EVEN CLOSE TO THAT WITH HIM.

SO, YEAH.

I THREW MYSELF INTO FOOTBALL

TO BOND WITH DAD, BUT...

I WASN'T TRYING
TO SHUT YOU OUT.

BESIDES, YOU...
YOU HAD YOUR WHOLE

NEW GROUP OF FRIENDS
AND YOU WERE

DOING YOUR
PARTYING THING, AND

I JUST ASSUMED
THAT'S WHAT YOU WANTED

AND LEFT YOU ALONE.

YOU THOUGHT I WANTED
TO LOSE MY BROTHER?

MY BEST FRIEND? NO.

THAT WAS NEVER
WHAT I WANTED.

THIS IS GONNA
SOUND STUPID AND SELFISH.

SAY IT ANYWAY.

I JUST--I FEEL LIKE...

I JUST FEEL LIKE I'M
FINALLY GETTING YOU BACK.

BUT WITH THE BABY
COMING NOW, I MEAN,

YOU'RE STARTING A WHOLE
NEW FAMILY WITH SIMONE,

WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT
YOU SHOULD BE DOING.

I'M JUST...
I'M JUST AFRAID

I'M GONNA LOSE YOU AGAIN.

HEY...YOU'RE NOT
GONNA LOSE ME.

COREY: AH.

HEY.

SPENCER: WHAT'S ALL THIS?

DAD'S LETTING US
GO CAMPING TONIGHT.

YOU EVER TRIED ARGUING
WITH THIS KID?

LOSING BATTLE EVERY TIME.

FOUND THEM.

DILLON: HEADS UP!

MAN AND GRACE: OOH!
DARNELL: NICE TRY, D.

AIN'T NOTHING GETTING
PAST THESE MAGIC HANDS.

DILLON: OK. I SEE.
DARNELL: PURE SKILLS.

YEAH? WE'LL SEE
ABOUT THAT.

SO, WHO'S UP FOR A GAME?

DEFINITELY ME.

SAY THE WORD.

A'IGHT,
LET'S GET IT.

AIN'T NOBODY GOING EASY
ON YOU, OLD MAN.

MUSIC TO MY EARS.

HEY, WHATEVER.

SO, WHAT'S THE RULES?

BOY, WE IN THE WOODS.
AIN'T NO RULES.

OH!

MAN: RIGHT, RIGHT,
'CAUSE IT BE ALL RIGHT

'CAUSE IT'S ALREADY ON FIRE

MAN: RIGHT.
DARNELL: RUN A MOVE.

DARNELL: DOWN, SET, HUT!

OH! OH!

MAN: LET IT GO.
LET IT GO.

DILLON, COME HERE.

DILLON: AHH!
GRACE: HEY!

COME ON, NOW.
WAIT A MINUTE.

A'IGHT, YOU GOT MOM.
YOU GOT MOM.

WAIT A MINUTE.
OK! OK.

DARNELL: GREAT. DOWN.
TEN. HUT!

DR. GIBBS: BILLY,
I KNOW THIS IS HARD,

BUT REMEMBER,
FOR YOU, THE AFFAIR

HAPPENED 9 YEARS AGO.

BUT FOR LAURA,
IT FEELS LIKE

IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY.

I KNOW.
I KNOW.

I JUST WISH I KNEW
HOW TO MAKE HER BELIEVE

HOW MUCH SHE MEANS
TO ME.

IF SHE WERE HERE
RIGHT NOW,

WHAT WOULD YOU
SAY TO HER?

YOU KNOW, I THANK YOU

FOR EVERYTHING
YOU'VE DONE TODAY.

I FEEL LIKE
THIS SESSION

SHOULD BE ABOUT OVER.

HUMOR ME.

PRETEND LAURA
IS RIGHT THERE.

I'M NOT GONNA TALK
TO AN EMPTY CHAIR.

I CAN'T.

I'M NOT GONNA DO IT.

TELL ME THEN.

I JUST HEARD
THE TWINS HAVE PROBABLY

THE MOST
HONEST CONVERSATION

I HAVE HEARD
IN THIS HOUSE

IN A REALLY LONG TIME.

SO, IF THEY'RE
MATURE ENOUGH

TO BATTLE THROUGH IT...

SO AM I.

SO AM I.

TRUTHFULLY...

I DON'T KNOW HOW
TO GET THROUGH

THIS THING CALLED LIFE
WITHOUT YOU, LAURA.

YOU PUSH ME TO BE
A BETTER MAN

EVEN WHEN IT'S
SO UNCOMFORTABLE.

THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE
DOING THAT NIGHT,

AND, UH...INSTEAD OF
MANNING UP

AND LOOKING INTO
OUR FUTURE,

I...RAN BACK INTO MY PAST.

I WAS SELFISH...

AND I'M SO SORRY
I HURT YOU.

I'M SO SORRY
THAT I HURT US.

I WANT TO BE
THAT MAN THAT

YOU USED TO BE ABLE
TO DEPEND ON.

'CAUSE I LOVE YOU
MORE THAN ANYTHING.

AND I LOVE THE FAMILY
THAT WE BUILT.

LOOK, I'M BEGGING YOU.

GIVE ME ONE MORE CHANCE.

LET ME MAKE THIS RIGHT.

I'LL DO
WHATEVER IT TAKES.

I BELIEVE YOU.

COREY: HEY.
WALK WITH ME A MINUTE.

A'IGHT.

DARNELL SAID SOMETHING,
DIDN'T HE?

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.
SO, HOW ABOUT IT?

YOU WANT TO GO FISHING
WITH YOUR OLD MAN?

BILLY, I CAN'T HAVE
ANOTHER DISCUSSION.

I HAVE NOTHING LEFT.

I KNOW, I KNOW.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO TALK.

THIS IS A GIFT. UH,

DR. GIBBS SAID THAT
BEFORE OUR NEXT SESSION,

WE SHOULD GIVE EACH OTHER
SOMETHING MEANINGFUL

THAT, UH, THAT REPRESENTED

THE DEPTH OF OUR LOVE.

SHE'S REAL WORDY,
THAT DR. GIBBS.

YEAH.

THIS BOOK IS
MY GIFT TO YOU.

NO EXPECTATIONS.
NO DEMANDS.

SAVED EVERY--EVERY NOTE,
EVERY LETTER

THAT YOU SLIPPED
INTO MY GYM BAG,

MY SOCK DRAWER,
MY SUITCASE.

YOU SAVED ALL THESE?

YEAH.

UM,. THERE'S THIS
ONE LETTER.

YOU WROTE ME THAT
RIGHT AFTER I LOST
MY MOTHER.

THE MOMENT I READ IT,

I KNEW ONE DAY I WAS
GONNA MAKE YOU MY WIFE.

"I JUST WANT YOU
TO KNOW THAT I SEE YOU,

"I HEAR YOU,
I FEEL YOUR PAIN,

AND I'LL BE HERE..."

'HOWEVER LONG IT TAKES."

AND YOU KEPT
YOUR PROMISE.

YOU SHOWED UP
FOR ME.

SO, I'M GONNA
SHOW UP FOR YOU.

I'M GONNA SHOW UP
FOR OUR MARRIAGE.

BECAUSE--BECAUSE--

ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?

THIS REALLY ALL WE DO
WHEN WE FISH?

JUST SIT AROUND
AND WATCH NOTHING HAPPEN?

COME ON, MAN.
THEM FISH PROBABLY

DOWN THERE
CLOWNING US RIGHT NOW.

FISHING AIN'T REALLY
ABOUT FISHING.

IT'S ABOUT TAKING
THE TIME TO JUST BE.

REALIGNING YOURSELF
WITH NATURE.

PRACTICING PATIENCE.

AH, THE INFAMOUS SPEECH.

IT'S A CHANCE TO
CENTER YOUR THOUGHTS.

MY THOUGHTS ARE
CENTERED, ALL RIGHT.

THEY CENTERED ON
HOW HUNGRY I'MA BE

IF WE DON'T CATCH
SOMETHING TO GRILL
REAL SOON.

WHAT YOU CENTERING
YOUR THOUGHTS ON?

DYING.

I'M SCARED TO DIE ALONE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

YOU GOT A FAMILY.
YOU HEAR ME?

LET US BE THERE
FOR YOU, MAN.

COME HOME WITH US.

LOOK HOW GOOD
TODAY TURNED OUT.

ALL OF US TOGETHER.

HEY, LOOK, MAYBE IT'S
WISHFUL THINKING,

BUT YOU EVEN
LOOK BETTER.

HAVING US AROUND IS
GOOD FOR YOU, POP.

AND WHEN THE CANCER
TAKES OVER,

AND THE DAYS
AIN'T SO GOOD,

WE'RE GONNA GET THROUGH
THOSE TOGETHER, TOO.

YOU HEAR ME?

DON'T THINK NOBODY
FEELING SORRY FOR
YOU, NEITHER.

I'M BEING SELFISH.

I WANT YOU TO
COME HOME FOR ME
AND DILLON.

HAVING YOU
AROUND MAKES
OUR LIVES BETTER.

YOU KNOW...ONE OF
THE THINGS

I LOVE MOST ABOUT YOU

IS HOW WILLINGLY
YOU SHOW

YOUR VULNERABILITY.

I WAS NEVER
TAUGHT THAT.

I WAS ALWAYS TAUGHT
TO BURY IT AND RUN.

IT'S AN HONOR
AND A BLESSING

TO LEARN FROM
MY OWN SON

THAT THERE'S STRENGTH
IN VULNERABILITY.

COREY: PROMISE ME SOMETHING.
SPENCER: ANYTHING.

PROMISE YOU'LL
INSTILL THAT IN
YOUR BROTHER, TOO.

I WILL, POP.
I PROMISE.

I LOVE YOU, SON.

WOMAN: TRY TILL
YOUR DYING BREATH

TO HOLD ON TO HAPPINESS

'CAUSE LIFE'S JUST A MOMENT

AND ONE DAY IT'S OVER

AND IT'S CRUEL HOW
THE TIME CAN PASS

THE DEEPEST RIVERS
MOVE SO FAST

AND LIFE'S JUST A MOMENT

- SO, KNOW WHEN IT'S GOLDEN
-SPENCER: WHAT, WHAT, WHAT?

-YO, WHAT'D I DO, BRO?
- HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON

HOLD ON TO HAPPINESS

COME ON.
THERE YOU GO.

HEY.

LOOK AT YOU.

THIS IS THE MOST
AT PEACE I'VE FELT

IN A LONG TIME.

THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THE BOYS.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

HOLD ON A MINUTE.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

WHAT'S THIS?

IT'S THE DEED
TO THE CABIN.

I'M LEAVING IT
TO SPENCER AND DILLON.

HOPEFULLY,
THEY'LL PASS IT ON

TO THEIR KIDS
ONE DAY.

PART OF
THE JAMES LEGACY.

I'LL MAKE SURE
THEY DO.

IT'S KIND OF
A WEIRD COINCIDENCE,

YOU GIVING ME THIS.

SEE, I, UH...
I CAME OUT HERE

TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING.

HE'S MINE?

DILLON IS YOUR SON.

TODAY'S GONNA BE
A GREAT DAY.

I CAN FEEL IT.

YEAH.

WE SHOULD WAKE
THE BOYS UP

IF WE'RE GONNA FINISH
GETTING THIS PLACE

PACKED UP BEFORE
WE HIT THE ROAD.

"WE"?

IF YOU GOT ROOM
FOR ME IN CRENSHAW.

I'D LIKE TO COME HOME.

THERE'S ALWAYS
ROOM FOR YOU.

WOW, THE SQUIRRELS
IN CALI ARE HUGE.

IT'S NOT LIKE THAT
IN NEVADA.

DILLON: REALLY?
DARNELL: YOU AIN'T GONNA
EAT THIS, THOUGH, RIGHT?

HEY, I WOULDN'T
TOUCH HIS FOOD, MAN.

DILLON: YEAH!
BACK OFF THE BACON!

DARNELL: YOU MEAN THIS BACON?
DILLON: YEAH, I MEAN THAT BACON.

YEAH. THANK YOU.
YEAH--OH, REALLY?

I THOUGHT YOU MEANT
THIS BACON.

OH! OH, SO, YOU THINK
THAT'S FUNNY.

MAN: SOMETIMES I'M ...
SOMETIMES I'M ...

SOMETIMES...
SPENCER: THERE IT IS,
THERE IT IS.

MAN: I'VE BEEN ...

MAN: I'VE BEEN ...

MY BAD.
I FORGOT THAT JERSEY

YOU GAVE ME,
THAT GIFT.

DON'T WORRY.
I'LL GRAB IT FOR YOU.

SPENCER: YOU SURE?
COREY: YEAH.

I THINK IT'S ON
THE LIVING ROOM TABLE.

DILLON: TALK ABOUT WEAK.

CARRYING OUT
ONE BOX, MAN.

DARNELL: YOU LAZY.
YOU DON'T CARRY NOTHING.

DILLON: LAZY?
DARNELL: THERE'S THE LAST BOX.

SPENCER: YOU KNOW
THAT'S NOT GONNA FIT, RIGHT?

GRACE: LET ME TRY.

MA, I'M
TELLING YOU--

AH-AH-AH.
THERE'S A METHOD TO MY MADNESS.

DARNELL AND SPENCER: OH.

TOLD YOU.

YOU DIDN'T SAY--
MAN, SHUT UP.

ALL RIGHT, MS. JAMES.

HEY, I GOT SHOTGUN
IN DAD'S CAR.

THE HELL YOU DO...
I ALREADY CALLED IT.

WHAT? NOBODY WANTS
TO RIDE WITH ME?

SPENCER: NO OFFENSE, MA,
BUT THERE WAS GRANDMAS

PASSING YOU ON THE 10.

EXCUSE ME
FOR BEING SAFE.

HEY, WHAT'S TAKING
SO LONG, OLD MAN?

HEY, POPS, LET'S ROLL.

DAD?

DAD?

DAD! HEY.

HEY, COME ON.
COME ON.

COME ON!

GRACE: OH, MY GOD, COME HERE.
SPENCER: DAD.

AAAAH!

MAN: GREG, MOVE YOUR HEAD.