All American (2018–…): Season 5, Episode 1 - Episode #5.1 - full transcript

MAN: ♪♪ YEAH, GIRL,
I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU ♪♪

♪♪ THIS AIN'T THE HONEYMOON ♪♪

♪♪ PASSED THE INFATUATION PHASE ♪♪

♪♪ AND WE'RE, WE'RE RIGHT
IN THE THICK OF LOVE ♪♪

♪♪ AT TIMES,
WE GET SICK OF LOVE ♪♪

♪♪ IT SEEM LIKE WE ARGUE
EVERY DAY ♪♪

♪♪ KNOW I'VE MISBEHAVED ♪♪

♪♪ AND YOU'VE MADE
YOUR MISTAKES ♪♪

♪♪ AND WE BOTH STILL GOT
ROOM LEFT TO GROW ♪♪

♪♪ AND THOUGH LOVE
SOMETIMES HURTS ♪♪

♪♪ I STILL PUT YOU FIRST ♪♪



♪♪ AND WE'LL MAKE
THIS THING WORK ♪♪

♪♪ BUT I THINK WE SHOULD
TAKE IT SLOW ♪♪

♪♪ WE'RE JUST
ORDINARY PEOPLE ♪♪

♪♪ WE DON'T KNOW
WHICH WAY TO GO ♪♪

♪♪ 'CAUSE WE'RE ORDINARY PEOPLE ♪♪
[CROWD CHEERING]

♪♪ MAYBE WE SHOULD
TAKE IT SLOW ♪♪

♪♪ TAKE IT SLOW,
OH, OH, OH ♪♪

♪♪ THIS TIME,
WE'LL TAKE IT SLOW ♪♪

♪♪ TAKE IT SLOW,
OH, OH, OH ♪♪

♪♪ THIS TIME,
WE'LL TAKE IT SLOW ♪♪

JORDAN: GET OUT, GET OUT,
GET OUT, GET OUT.

♪♪ THIS AIN'T A MOVIE NOW ♪♪

♪♪ NO FAIRYTALE CONCLUSIONS,
Y'ALL ♪♪

♪♪ IT GETS MORE CONFUSIN'
EVERY DAY ♪♪



♪♪ OH, SOMETIMES IT'S
HEAVEN SENT ♪♪

♪♪ THEN WE HEAD BACK
TO HELL AGAIN ♪♪

♪♪ WE KISS AND WE MAKE UP
ON THE WAY ♪♪

♪♪ I HANG UP, YOU CALL ♪♪

♪♪ WE RISE, THEN WE FALL ♪♪

♪♪ AND WE FEEL LIKE JUST
WALKIN' AWAY ♪♪

COME ON, COME ON.

♪♪ AND AS OUR LOVE ADVANCES ♪♪
[CROWD GROANS]

♪♪ WE TAKE SECOND CHANCES ♪♪

♪♪ NO, IT'S NOT A FANTASY ♪♪

♪♪ I STILL WANT YOU TO SAY ♪♪

♪♪ WE'RE JUST ORDINARY PEOPLE ♪♪

♪♪ WE DON'T KNOW
WHICH WAY TO GO ♪♪

♪♪ HEY, YEAH ♪♪

♪♪ BECAUSE WE'RE
ORDINARY PEOPLE ♪♪

[CROWD CHEERING]
♪♪ MAYBE WE SHOULD TAKE IT SLOW ♪♪

♪♪ TAKE IT SLOW ♪♪

♪♪ OH, OH, OH ♪♪

♪♪ THIS TIME WE'LL TAKE IT SLOW ♪♪
[CROWD CHEERING AND WHISTLING]

♪♪ TAKE IT SLOW, OH, OH, OH ♪♪
[PLAYERS CHANTING "ATL BOWL" ♪♪

♪♪ THIS TIME
WE'LL TAKE IT SLOW ♪♪

♪♪ TAKE IT SLOW,
MAYBE WE'LL LIVE AND LEARN ♪♪

♪♪ MAYBE WE'LL CRASH
AND BURN ♪♪

♪♪ MAYBE YOU'LL STAY, MAYBE
YOU'LL LEAVE ME, BUT YOU'LL RETURN ♪♪

♪♪ MAYBE ANOTHER FIGHT ♪♪

♪♪ MAYBE WE WON'T SURVIVE ♪♪

♪♪ MAYBE WE'LL GROW,
WE'LL NEVER KNOW ♪♪

♪♪ BABY, YOU AND I ♪♪

♪♪ WE'RE JUST
ORDINARY PEOPLE ♪♪

♪♪ WE DON'T KNOW
WHICH WAY... ♪♪

LAYLA: SEE ANYONE YOU LIKE?
CLAY: TYPICAL OPEN MIC NIGHT.

SOME GOOD,
SOME NOT SO GOOD.

LOOK, IT'S BEEN 6 WEEKS, CLAY.
I THINK YOU PROVED YOUR POINT.

YEAH,
WHAT POINT IS THAT?

THAT YOU CAN GET TO ME.

YOU REALLY THINK
I TOOK OVER AS THE HEAD

OF YOUR DAD'S LABEL TO PUNISH
YOU FOR ENDING THINGS WITH ME?

[CHUCKLES] NOBODY
THINKIN' 'BOUT YOU.

THIS IS ABOUT
MY FUTURE.

CAM: ♪♪ ...OH, OH, OH ♪♪

♪♪ THIS TIME
WE'LL TAKE IT... ♪♪

GUESS THE BRINGSTON CREW
IS HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

SPENCER: YOU GONNA BE
GOOD? I KNOW YOU AND SIMONE

AIN'T TALKED SINCE Y'ALL
ENDED THINGS.

JORDAN: YEAH, YEAH,
I'M SURE, I'M SURE.

WHY DON'T YOU, UH, GO SEE
WHAT'S UP AND I'll ORDER OUR FOOD.

- OK. COUNT ON SPENCER JAMES.
- HEH! OK.

[APPLAUSE, CHEERING,
AND WHISTLING]

KEISHA: WHOO!

LAYLA: LOOK, I WANT MY DAD'S COMPANY
BACK, CLAY. WHAT'S IT GONNA TAKE?

IT WAS NEVER YOURS
TO BEGIN WITH,

AND I'M SURE YOUR LAWYERS
HAVE ALREADY TOLD YOU THAT.

THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO
ABOUT THAT. IT'S A DONE DEAL.

JP KEATING RECORDS
SHOULD BE RUN BY A KEATING.

IT'S NOT MY FAULT YOUR DADDY ISSUES
HAS GOT IN THE WAY OF YOUR FUTURE.

WHAT'S GOOD? HMM.

KEISHA: OH, MY GOD! HI!
SPENCER: WHAT'S UP?

CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S BEEN
OVER A YEAR ALREADY.

WELCOME TO MY STOMPING
GROUNDS THIS TIME.

KEISHA: I KNOW. IT'S ABOUT TIME.
COOP: OH, WAIT.

YOU OL' GIRL THAT MADE OLIVIA JEALOUS
ENOUGH TO MAKE A MOVE ON SPENCER.

THANK YOU, OK? 'CAUSE
ALL OF US WERE TIRED

OF THAT "WE WANT TO BE
TOGETHER BUT WE CAN'T" NONSENSE.

- HA HA! YOU'RE WELCOME.
- IT WASN'T EVEN LIKE THAT.

SIMONE: UH, IT WAS
EXACTLY LIKE THAT.

SPEAKING OF,
WHERE IS LIV ANYWAY?

- OH, NO. DID YOU TWO BREAK UP?
- NO, NO, WE STILL TOGETHER.

- KINDA.
- COOP.

WHAT? IT'S TRUE. MAN,
YOU ARE THE MOST

"NOT TOGETHER" TOGETHER
COUPLE I EVER MET.

SIMONE: OK. SPENCER,
WHAT HAPPENED?

NOTHING, NOTHING.
WE, YOU KNOW,

BOTH JUST BEEN BUSY THESE
PAST 6 WEEKS; YOU KNOW, ME WITH

FOOTBALL, TRYING TO FIGHT
OUR WAY INTO THIS BOWL GAME.

- WELL, CONGRATS ON THAT, BY THE WAY. THAT'S HUGE.
- THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. YOU KNOW,
LIV'S BEEN BUSY AT WORK, AND

WE JUST DECIDED TO GIVE
EACH OTHER A LITTLE SPACE

WITHOUT ACTUALLY SAYING WE'RE
TAKING SPACE, BUT, YOU KNOW.

SIMONE: I'M SO CONFUSED.
COOP: JOIN THE CLUB.

SPENCER: CAN WE TALK ABOUT
SOMETHING ELSE? CAM: AHEM.

[KEISHA SQUEALS]
BABY, YOU WERE SO GOOD.

CAM: THANK YOU. SPENCER: YEAH,
I HEARD YOU WERE SINGING NOW.

I WASN'T EXPECTING ALL
THAT, THOUGH. CONGRATS, MAN.

THANKS. YOU KNOW,
I AIN'T REALIZE

YOU WERE SO CLOSE
TO MY GIRL.

COOP: WHAT, SHE CAN'T
HAVE FRIENDS?

I'M HUNGRY, BABY.
YOU READY?

UH, NO. I WAS ACTUALLY IN THE
MIDDLE OF TALKING TO OUR FRIENDS.

ALL RIGHT, THEN.
I'MMA GO GET SOME FOOD.

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?

SIMONE: "THAT" WAS
THE OLD L.A. CAM.

COOP:
ALL RIGHT, MAN, OK.

I'M HERE. I'M SAFE.
YOU HAPPY?

OH, MY BAD FOR TRYING TO
LOOK OUT FOR MY BEST FRIEND.

RIGHT. COME ON, MAN.
FOR ALMOST A DECADE,

I WALKED FROM MY CRIB TO
YOUR CRIB WITH NO PROBLEM.

NOW THAT I'M IN BEVERLY HILLS, YOU
GOTTA MAKE SURE I GET HOME SAFE?

YO, I'll TAKE MY CHANCES IN THE 'HOOD OVER
THESE RICH-ASS NEIGHBORHOODS ANY DAY.

SHE NOT HERE, BRO,

AND DON'T TRY TO DENY THE FACT
THAT YOU WAS HOPING TO RUN INTO LIV.

- MAYBE I WAS LOOKING FOR PATIENCE.
- NO, YOU WAS NOT, OK?

SHE IN JAMAICA WITH HER
MOMS, AND YOU KNOW THAT.

SPENCE, COME ON, MAN.

I KNOW YOU AND LIV DON'T
KNOW WHAT THIS ARTICLE

SHE'S DOING ON YOUR
COACH MEANS FOR Y'ALL,

BUT THIS LIMBO SPACE,
IT AIN'T IT, BRO.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO START THAT
CONVERSATION AFTER ALL THIS TIME, COOP.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THAT'S A
CONVERSATION SHE WANTS TO HAVE.

MAYBE, IN HER MIND,
SHE MOVED ON ALREADY.

AT LEAST, IN THIS LIMBO THING,
TECHNICALLY, WE STILL TOGETHER.

I MEAN, BY YOUR LOGIC, I'M TECHNICALLY
STILL WITH JETHRO FROM THE FIFTH GRADE.

WE DIDN'T HAVE A CONVERSATION
BEFORE HE LEFT FOR THE SUMMER.

MAYBE I SHOULD CALL HIM NOW AND
SAY, "YO, BRO, LIKE, I'M GAY AND... HEH!

I BEEN CHEATIN' ON YOU WITH A GIRL
NAMED SKYE FOR THE PAST 6 WEEKS."

- SHUT UP.
- NO, FOR REAL, MAN.

Y'ALL EITHER TOGETHER
OR Y'ALL NOT.

YOU GOTTA FIGURE
THAT OUT, AND FAST,

BEFORE Y'ALL JUST HURT
EACH OTHER EVEN MORE.

[PLAYERS SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]

OH, NO, PLEASE TELL ME YOU
HAVEN'T BEEN UP ALL NIGHT,

LOOKING AT ALL THIS OLD
GAU FOOTAGE AGAIN.

THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING
THAT WE'RE MISSING,

UNLESS WADE PLAYED ME
AND MY DUMB ASS FELL FOR IT.

WELL, WHETHER WADE PLAYED YOU
OR NOT, WE BOTH HAD A BAD FEELING

ABOUT COACH GARRETT, AND THAT'S
BEFORE WADE SAID ANYTHING, SO...

YOU MEAN BEFORE HE
BARELY SAID ANYTHING.

I MEAN, IF HE REALLY HAD
IT OUT FOR COACH GARRETT,

WHY NOT JUST LAY
ALL HIS CRIMES BARE?

INSTEAD, HE JUST GIVES US
FOOTAGE FROM A BUNCH

OF OLD GAU GAMES
AND IS ALL CRYPTIC

LIKE, "YOU KNOW,
WHAT GARRETT'S DOING,

EVEN THE NCAA WON'T KNOW
HOW TO PENALIZE,"

LIKE, WHO DOES HE THINK
HE IS, THE RIDDLER?

[CHUCKLING]
OK, OK, EASY.

LOOK, WHY DON'T YOU STEP
AWAY FROM ALL THAT FOOTAGE,

GO TAKE A SHOWER, CLEAR
YOUR HEAD FOR A LITTLE BIT?

NO. THANK YOU, BUT I...
I NEED TO REWATCH THIS.

THAT WAS NOT A REQUEST,
BABY GIRL.

LOOK, YOU HAVE BEEN
RUNNING YOURSELF RAGGED

FOR THE PAST 6 WEEKS,

BUT IT'S THE HOLIDAYS,
ALL RIGHT?

NOW, FOR OUR OWN SANITY,
WE NEED A BREAK.

I NEED A BREAK.

ASHER: YOU KNOW, I THINK "TAMIA
COOPER, ESQUIRE" HAS A NICE RING TO IT.

COOP: YEAH, I AIN'T QUITE
THERE YET, EVEN THOUGH

YOU WOULDN'T GUESS IT WITH THE
AMOUNT OF WORK I GOT ON MY PLATE.

ASHER: YEAH? COOP: YEAH,
MY PENS ARE RUNNING OUT.

- LAURA'S LAW IS BOOMIN'.
-SPENCER: DIDN'T SHE TELL YOU TO STOP CALLING IT THAT?

- ASHER, CHUCKLING: I MEAN, IT IS PRETTY CATCHY.
- COOP: YES, IT IS.

THANK YOU, COACH ADAMS.

NOW, THAT, THAT HAS
A NICE RING TO IT.

ASHER: IT DOES, DOESN'T IT?
COOP: IT DOES.

I'M PROUD OF YOU.
I MEAN, I'M PROUD OF US.

JORDAN: YOU TOTALLY MADE
THAT KID CRY.

JJ: HE WAS SO NOT CRYING.
JORDAN: WHAT?

- JJ: BESIDES, IT'S HIS PARENTS' FAULT.
- JORDAN: WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

JJ: WHO WAITS TILL CHRISTMAS EVE
EVE TO BUY THEIR CHRISTMAS TREE?

SPENCER: PLEASE TELL ME YOU DID NOT
STEAL CHRISTMAS UP FROM UNDER SOME KID.

JJ: LOOK, I'M NOT GONNA APOLOGIZE
FOR WANTING THE BEST CHRISTMAS TREE.

HA HA HA! I MEAN, THIS IS MY
MOST FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR.

ASHER: JJ, YOU SAY THAT
ABOUT EVERY HOLIDAY.

HEY, WELL, CHRISTMAS IS
DIFFERENT. IT'S MAGICAL, ALL RIGHT?

IT'S WHEN HEARTS ARE OPEN
TO POSSIBILITIES,

A TIME WHERE ALL IS
FORGIVEN AND LOVE REIGNS.

COOP, CHUCKLING: YOU BEEN WATCHING
THOSE HALLMARK MOVIES AGAIN, RIGHT, BRO?

HEY, WAIT, WAIT.
JJ's RIGHT.

WE SHOULD THROW
A PARTY.

A CHRISTMAS EVE EVE
PARTY, RIGHT?

JJ: HO HO HO! MY MAN. HMM. JORDAN:
OK, HOLD UP, HOLD UP, HOLD UP.

DID SPENCER "I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO HAVE FUN" JAMES

JUST VOTE TO THROW A PARTY?
SPENCER: NO, NO, IT'S LIKE JJ SAID.

CHRISTMAS IS
THE PERFECT TIME

FOR C-COMING TOGETHER
AND... AND FORGIVENESS AND STUFF.

COOP: COMING TOGETHER, HUH?
YOU SHOULD JUST CALL HER.

SHUT UP. SHUT UP. LOOK,
I'M THROWING A PARTY,

HERE, TONIGHT.

IT'S GONNA BE DOPE!
[JJ CHUCKLES]

SHOULD WE BE WORRIED?

JJ: SPENCER JAMES,
YOU CAN THANK US LATER.

THANK Y'ALL FOR WHAT?
WHAT IS ALL THAT?

THE BEGINNINGS OF OUR,
UM... OF YOUR CHRISTMAS PARTY.

JORDAN: HA HA HA HA!
NOW WE'RE TALKIN'.

JJ: YEAH, I RAIDED
MY PARENTS' STASH.

PICKED UP A LITTLE
OF THIS,

A LITTLE OF THAT.
SPENCER: HEY, GUYS?

I DON'T NEED YOUR HELP.
I'M GOOD. I GOT THIS, OK?

ASHER: UH, BRO?
YOU ARE A LOT OF THINGS,

BUT A PARTY PLANNER
IS NOT ONE OF THEM.

JJ: YO, AND THIS BEACH HOUSE
HAS A CERTAIN

REPUTATION TO UPHOLD.
JORDAN: BESIDES, YOU KNOW,

YOU HAVE PRACTICE FOR
THE BOWL GAME, SO JUST

SAY YES TO THE HELP.

[SIGHS]
FINE, FINE.

Y'ALL DO YOUR THING.
JUST KEEP IT SMALL, ALL RIGHT?

SMALL AND INTIMATE.
JORDAN?

JORDAN: YEP.
SPENCER: SMALL AND INTIMATE.

I... BOY...
[SIGHS]

SMALL AND INTIMATE,
GUYS.

HO HO HO!

ASHER: DUDE. DUDE, DUDE, DUDE.
[JJ AND JORDAN LAUGH]

I JUST WANT TO PUNCH CLAY
IN HIS SMUG FACE.

I HATE THAT GUY.

YOU DIDN'T HATE HIM
LAST SUMMER.

LAYLA: MMM, FUNNY.
OLIVIA: SORRY.

DID YOU KNOW SIMONE
IS BACK FOR CHRISTMAS?

SHE WAS, UM, SHE WAS
THERE LAST NIGHT.

OH. DID JORDAN SEE HER?
HOW'S SHE DOING?

UH, I... I DON'T KNOW.
WE DIDN'T REALLY TALK.

LAYLA, SHE'S STILL OUR FRIEND, EVEN
THOUGH HER AND JORDAN BROKE UP.

YEAH, I KNOW,
I... [CLEARS THROAT]...

I JUST... I GOT REALLY CAUGHT
UP WITH THE WHOLE CLAY STUFF,

SO I HAD TO...
I HAD TO LEAVE EARLY.

[SIGHS] SO WHAT ARE
YOU GONNA DO ABOUT HIM?

WHO?

CLAY. WHO ELSE?

RIGHT.

RIGHT. UM...

WELL, IF HE WON'T
GIVE ME THE COMPANY,

I'M JUST GONNA HAVE
TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD,

STARTING WITH EXPANDING
MY ROSTER OF ARTISTS.

OH, WHICH REMINDS ME...
SHOOT, I GOTTA RUN.

I'M ACTUALLY MEETING ONE OF THE
SINGERS FROM LAST NIGHT. OLIVIA: GOOD LUCK.

LAYLA: OK, THANKS.
HI, COOP. BYE, COOP.

SHE LIVES.

NICE OF YOU TO
FINALLY MAKE IT HOME.

AREN'T YOU THE ONE WHO'S
JUST COMING HOME?

UH, FROM BREAKFAST, NOT
FROM STAYING OUT ALL NIGHT,

WHICH HAS BEEN HAPPENING
A LOT WITH YOU LATELY.

I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU
WERE KEEPING TABS.

SPENCER WAS HERE
LAST NIGHT...

CHECKING FOR YOU.

DO YOU EVEN CARE?

OF COURSE I CARE.
OK, COOP,

I UNDERSTAND THAT SPENCER
IS YOUR BEST FRIEND,

BUT OUR RELATIONSHIP
IS OUR BUSINESS.

OK, NO, SPENCER IS
MY FAMILY, ALL RIGHT?

AND WHERE I'M FROM, FAMILIES
STAND UP FOR EACH OTHER.

WE PROTECT EACH OTHER.

YOU THINK SPENCER NEEDS
PROTECTING FROM ME?

TELL ME SOMETHING. I
MEAN, THERE ISN'T ANY OTHER

INVESTIGATIVE PIECE ON THIS
PLANET THAT YOU COULD WRITE ABOUT?

I MEAN, COME ON. THERE'S
GOTTA BE A LACROSSE TEAM

SOMEWHERE PADDING
THEIR STICKS OR, HELL,

DIG INTO OUR SHADY-ASS
GOVERNMENT WHO'S TRYING TO SEND

THIS COUNTRY BACK
TO THE STONE AGES.

WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE
SPENCER'S TEAM, HIS COACH?

OK, COOP, I AM NOT GETTING
INTO THIS WITH YOU RIGHT NOW, OK?

LOOK, THAT BOY
LOVES YOU, LIV.

HE SUPPORTS YOU. HELL, HE
TOOK A DAMN BULLET FOR YOU.

BUT NONE OF THAT MATTERS,
RIGHT? BECAUSE NO ONE'S OFF-LIMITS

WHEN IT COMES TO YOU
AND YOUR DAMN ARTICLES.

YOU'VE CLEARLY ALREADY
MADE YOUR CHOICE,

SO STOP STALLIN'.
IF YOU DON'T WANT

TO BE WITH SPENCER, JUST
RIP THE BAND-AID OFF ALREADY,

FOR BOTH
OF YOU ALL'S SAKE.

[DISTANT CHATTER]

SPENCER, EXHALING:
HOW'S IT FEEL?

LITTLE WEIRD, BUT, YOU KNOW,
DOC SAID THAT WAS NORMAL.

HEY, I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY NOTHING
IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY AT THE CRIB,

BUT WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AT
SLAUSON? YOU BOUNCED PRETTY FAST.

YEAH, I, UM, I JUST WASN'T READY
FOR THAT RUN-IN WITH SIMONE.

SPENCER: OK. UNDERSTOOD.
GARRETT: MY BOYS.

SPENCER: HEY, WHAT UP, COACH?
GARRETT: BAKER, HOW'S THAT HAND?

JORDAN: FEELS GOOD, COACH. GARRETT: THAT
MEAN YOU'RE READY TO GET BACK ON MY FIELD?

AH, JUST WAITING FOR THE OK FROM
MY DOC AT THE END OF THIS WEEK.

WHY WAIT? OUR MEDICAL TEAM
GOT YOUR SCANS THIS MORNING.

NOW, DOC CAN'T OFFICIALLY
SHARE ANYTHING WITH ME,

BUT SOMETHIN' TELLS ME HE MIGHT
HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS FOR YOU.

SPENCER: WAIT, J. CAN FIND
OUT TODAY? THAT'S AMAZING.

JORDAN: YEAH.
GARRETT: BETTER GET TO IT.

WE GOT A BOWL GAME
TO PREP FOR.

SPENCER AND JORDAN: YES, SIR.
GARRETT: RIGHT.

MAN: CAN I HELP YOU?
COOP: UH, CAN I HELP YOU?

ACTUALLY, YES. NEW WALK-IN
CLIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT

SOME INFORMATION, AND BE SURE TO INCLUDE
YOUR COURT DATE IF YOU ALREADY HAVE ONE.

- HEY, YOU THINK I'M A CLIENT?
- MY BAD. I JUST ASSUMED THAT...

COOP: THE SAME WAY YOU ASSUMED THIS
WAS YOUR DESK. LAURA: OH, COOP, GOOD.

YOU'RE HERE. THIS IS
DARIUS MARSHALL.

HE'S A FIRST-YEAR ASSOCIATE
I HIRED TO HELP ME OUT.

THIS IS A MOTION FOR
YOU TO FILE. PLEASE,

WHATEVER YOU DO, REQUEST
ANYONE OTHER THAN JUDGE HILSON.

MY SON DATED HIS DAUGHTER,
AND IT DID NOT END WELL.

WHAT'S UP WITH CARLTON?

DARIUS, AND YOU KNOW
HOW BUSY I'VE BEEN, COOP.

THE FIRM'S GROWING. I
NEED ALL THE HELP I CAN GET.

OK, I THOUGHT THAT WAS WHAT I WAS HERE
FOR. I THOUGHT WE WERE IN THIS TOGETHER.

WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER, BUT
WITHOUT AN ACTUAL LAW DEGREE,

YOUR RESOURCES AND
ABILITIES ARE LIMITED.

I NEED SOMEONE THAT CAN
ACTUALLY ARGUE IN A COURTROOM.

[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]
I GOTTA GET THIS.

[BIRDS CHIRP]

HEY.

HEY.

UH...

UH, I'M SORRY I
MISSED YOU LAST NIGHT.

UH, COOP SAID
YOU CAME BY.

SOMETHING TELLS ME
THAT'S NOT ALL SHE SAID.

[SIGHS] YEAH, SHE IS
DEFINITELY A LOYAL FRIEND.

THAT IS FOR SURE. HEH!

I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

GOOD.

GOOD,
BECAUSE I AM THROWING

A CHRISTMAS EVE EVE PARTY
AT THE BEACH HOUSE,

AND I'D REALLY LOVE
FOR YOU TO ROLL THROUGH.

WAIT. YOU'RE THROWING
A PARTY?

WHY DOES EVERYBODY HAVE THAT SAME
REACTION? YES, I'M THROWING A PARTY.

I KNOW HOW TO HAVE FUN.
DAMN.

[CHUCKLES]

UH, LOOK, I KNOW WE'VE BOTH BEEN
BUSY, AND IT'S BEEN A MINUTE SINCE WE...

I'll BE THERE.

[SIGHS]
FOR REAL?

YEAH, I'D LOVE TO.
I MEAN, IT'S LIKE

YOU SAID, YOU KNOW, WE... IT'S
BEEN A MINUTE SINCE WE HUNG OUT,

AND, UM, I DON'T KNOW;
I FEEL LIKE I DON'T

REALLY SEE YOU ON
CAMPUS ANYMORE, SO...

I'VE MISSED YOU.

I MISS YOU, TOO.

[SIGHS]
OK, UH,

SO TONIGHT.

TONIGHT.
I'll SEE YOU THERE.

LAYLA: EVERY ARTIST
HAS A UNIQUE QUALITY,

KIND OF LIKE A
THUMBPRINT, AND IT'S MY JOB

TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT IS
AND FUSE IT INTO YOUR MUSIC.

I LIKE TO THINK OF IT
LIKE MY SUPERPOWER.

LOOK, LAYLA, I THINK
YOU'RE A DOPE PRODUCER.

I DIDN'T GET TO YOU
FAST ENOUGH, DID I?

WELL, CAM SHOULD
BE HERE ANY SECOND.

YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE TO WAIT.
SIMONE: NO.

I ACTUALLY THINK I'll HANG
OUT A LITTLE BIT LONGER.

GIRL, UH-UH, NO.

WHAT? LAYLA AND I ARE LONG
OVERDUE FOR A CHAT, KEISH.

WHY? LAYLA DIDN'T
DO ANYTHING.

IT'S NOT LIKE HER
AND JORDAN ARE DATING.

I SAW THE WAY HE LOOKED
AT HER LAST NIGHT.

LAYLA'S NOT RESPONSIBLE
FOR JORDAN'S FEELINGS.

- OK, WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?
- I JUST DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD

BE THROWING STONES FROM
YOUR GLASS HOUSE AT BRINGSTON.

- I'M GONNA SIGN WITH CLAY.
- [SIGHS]

I'M SORRY.
CLAY ALREADY HAS

AWARD-WINNING PRODUCERS
READY TO WORK WITH ME.

THEIR BOMB P.R.
AND MARKETING TEAM ARE

ALREADY SETTING UP
PHOTO SHOOTS.

CAN YOU MATCH
ANY OF THAT?

KEISH, I'M TELLING YOU.

I KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING GOING
ON BETWEEN JORDAN AND LAYLA, OK?

JUST LET IT GO FOR NOW.
L.A. IS HUGE.

WE CAN SPEND THE REST
OF CHRISTMAS BREAK

NEVER HAVING
TO INTERACT WITH LAYLA.

[CELL PHONES CHIME]

"SECRET SANTA ASSIGNMENTS
FROM... JJ"?

WHO IS JJ AND WHY IS HE
PLAYING ON MY PHONE?

GREAT.

SO MUCH
FOR NO INTERACTION.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

TO GET HER A GIFT. I'M SURE THERE'S
SOME BAG OF LEFTOVERS SOMEWHERE.

HOW'D THE MEETING GO?

SLAUSON CAFÉ MIGHT BE
OPEN TO EVERYONE,

BUT MY STUDIO ISN'T.
GET OUT.

HMM.

[SNIFFS]

I'll KEEP THIS SHORT.

IT'S CUTE YOU THOUGHT YOU
COULD BEAT ME OUT FOR AN ARTIST.

YOU'RE SWIMMING
WITH THE BIG FISH NOW.

REMEMBER THAT.

WHAT DO YOU EVEN SEE
IN ZOESHA?

OTHER THAN YOUR INTEREST
IN HER, NOT MUCH.

MALE SINGER:
♪♪ TIME TO TAKE IT HOME NOW ♪♪

♪♪ TIME TO HEAD BACK HOME NOW ♪♪

♪♪ GOTTA TAKE IT ON HOME NOW ♪♪

♪♪ TIME TO TAKE IT HOME NOW ♪♪

[SETS DOWN BAG]
BEAUTIFUL WOMAN,

SITTING ALONE,
CRYING INTO HER TEA?

YOU'RE NOT GIVING THE DUDES
IN HERE A CHANCE, GIRL.

- WELL, I DON'T CRY.
- MM-HMM.

YOU WAITING ON CAM?

I WAS, AN HOUR AGO.

HE WAS SUPPOSED TO INTRODUCE
ME TO HIS PARENTS TODAY,

BUT I'M JUST FINALLY
GETTING A TEXT THAT SAYS,

"SOMETHING ELSE CAME UP.
MY BAD."

THAT'S IT.
NO OTHER EXPLANATION.

I'M SORRY. UH, YOU NEED
A RIDE OR SOMETHING?

YOU'VE KNOWN CAM
FOR A WHILE NOW, RIGHT?

WE WERE MORE OFTEN RIVALS
THAN FRIENDS, BUT YEAH.

HE JUST SEEMS
SO DIFFERENT

THAN THE CAM I KNOW
BACK AT BRINGSTON.

BACK AT SCHOOL, HE'S
LOVING AND... AND CONSIDERATE,

AND I JUST FEEL LIKE I'M
MEETING A DIFFERENT CAM

AND I DON'T KNOW
WHICH ONE'S REAL.

IT'S PROBABLY
A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH.

LISTEN,
PEOPLE CHANGE AND GROW,

ESPECIALLY AT COLLEGE.

WHO HE IS AT BRINGSTON IS
CLEARLY WHO HE'S TRYING TO BE,

BUT... COMING HOME
CAN BE TRIGGERING.

SUDDENLY YOU'RE REVERTING BACK TO
THE OLD YOU, AND YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW IT.

WE ALL A LITTLE GUILTY
OF THAT, RIGHT?

YOU KNOW...

IF THIS FOOTBALL THING
DOESN'T WORK OUT,

YOU MIGHT HAVE A
WONDERFUL CAREER IN PSYCH.

- THAT IS ACTUALLY WHAT I'M THINKING OF MAJORING IN.
- REALLY?

- YEAH.
- THAT'S AMAZING. GOOD FOR YOU.

WATCH FOR WHEN
CAM'S HAPPIEST,

LIKE, LEGIT "LAUGHING LIKE
HE DON'T GIVE A DAMN" HAPPY.

THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL
FIND THE REAL CAM.

THAT'S THE ONE
TO FOCUS ON.

YOU GOOD?

YEAH... YEAH,
I'M JUST REALIZING

I SHOULD PROBABLY TAKE
MY OWN ADVICE. HEH!

I'll SEE YOU.

SEE YA.

[SEA GULL SQUAWKS]
JORDAN: GOT MORE LIGHTS.

JJ:
HEY, CONGRATS, MAN.

HEARD THE GAU DOCS
CLEARED YOU.

JORDAN: YEAH, BUT THOSE
ARE COACH GARRETT'S GUYS,

YOU KNOW, TEAM DOCTORS.

WHAT IF THEY CLEARED ME TO
PLAY JUST 'CAUSE HE ASKED THEM TO,

YOU KNOW?
[KNOCK ON DOOR]

SPENCER: I GOT IT.
ASHER: HEY, IF YOU'RE WORRIED,

YOU SHOULD GET
A SECOND OPINION.

THAT'S THE PLAN, YEAH.
YOU KNOW,

THAT'S ACTUALLY
PROBABLY MY DAD NOW.

WE, UM, SET UP
AN APPOINTMENT WITH ONE

OF HIS OLD DOCTOR FRIENDS,
SO WE'LL SEE.

BILLY: HEY.
SPENCER: HEY, WHAT'S UP, COACH?

IS, UH, IS THAT
MY WREATH?

THIS? NO. UM, IF, BY YOURS, YOU
MEAN MRS. BAKER'S, THEN YEAH.

MAN, MERRY CHRISTMAS.

YEAH. HOW YOU DOING?
SPENCER: OK.

- YOU READY FOR THIS BOWL GAME?
- UH, AS READY

AS I CAN BE, I GUESS.
BILLY: SPENCER, YOU ARE

STARTING IN YOUR FIRST COLLEGE
BOWL GAME AS A FRESHMAN.

UH-UH. I'MMA NEED A LITTLE
BIT MORE EXCITEMENT FROM YOU.

HEH! I AM EXCITED, BUT IT'S NOT
LIKE THERE'S NOT A LOT GOING ON,

LIKE, YOU KNOW, A POSSIBLE
INVESTIGATION INTO MY COACH.

NOW, YOU LET ME WORRY ABOUT THAT,
ALL RIGHT? YOU JUST FOCUS ON THE GAME.

THERE HE IS.
JORDAN: HEY, YOU READY TO GO?

- YES, SIR.
- ALL RIGHT.

HEY, HEY, I GOT YOU.

- THANK YOU.
- YEAH.

[DOOR CLOSES]

MAN: YEP,
IT'S HEALED NICELY,

AND YOUR SCANS SHOW
EVERYTHING'S BACK TO NORMAL.

SO, UH, SO YOU THINK
I CAN PLAY?

WELL, TECHNICALLY SPEAKING,
YOUR HAND'S GOOD TO GO,

BUT A LITTLE MORE
PHYSICAL THERAPY AND TIME

BEFORE YOU PUT IT THROUGH
A GAME WOULDN'T HURT.

IT'S HONESTLY ABOUT HOW
YOU FEEL. [KNOCK ON DOOR]

OH, EXCUSE ME
ONE MOMENT.

YEAH, YEAH.
THANKS, DOC.

[DOOR OPENS]

[JORDAN SIGHS,
DOOR CLOSES]

I MEAN, WHAT DO YOU
THINK I SHOULD DO, DAD?

WELL, YOU HEARD WHAT
DOC SAID. IT'S UP TO YOU.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S
NERVES OR SOMETHING MORE,

BUT... [SIGHS]... WHAT IF I
MAKE THE WRONG CALL?

YEAH.

WELL, YOU'RE GROWN NOW,
SON, SO YOU'LL LEARN

TO START MAKING
THESE CALLS FOR YOURSELF

'CAUSE I WON'T ALWAYS BE
HERE TO MAKE THEM FOR YOU.

BUT, WHILE YOU'RE MAKING YOUR
DECISION, I WOULD CONSIDER THIS:

YOU'RE STILL
A FRESHMAN AND...

THERE WILL BE
MORE GAMES.

YEAH.

OLIVIA: LAST BOX
OF DECORATIONS.

YOU GUYS MUST REALLY
BE DECKING OUT

THIS BEACH HOUSE FOR THE PARTY.
ASHER: HEY,

IT'S CHRISTMAS,
RIGHT?

WHY NOT DO IT BIG? WE'VE
ALL GOT LOTS TO CELEBRATE.

YEAH, SPEAK
FOR YOURSELF.

[SETS DOWN BOX]

LIV, COME ON.

THERE'S A LOT FOR YOU
TO CELEBRATE THIS YEAR.

YOU FOUND YOUR PASSION
IN JOURNALISM,

YOU LANDED
YOUR DREAM JOB.

WE GOT TO KEEP
THE VORTEX TOGETHER...

HOPEFULLY THAT STAYS
A GOOD THING... AND, HEY,

WE SHOULD BOTH CELEBRATE OUR
SCHOOLS MAKING IT TO A BOWL GAME,

EVEN IF GAU GOT THERE
BY LUCK.

- LUCK? 'CAUSE THEY HAD SPENCER?
- HEH! NO.

'CAUSE IT'S EASY
TO WIN WHEN PLAYERS

ON THE OPPOSING TEAM
KEEP GOING DOWN.

BUT WHATEVER. POINT IS, YOUR
BROTHER AND SPENCER ARE IN

THE ATL BOWL, AND THAT IS
ONE MORE THING TO CELEBRATE.

YES.
LOTS TO CELEBRATE.

- I'll SEE YOU AT THE PARTY.
- YEAH.

ASHER: ALL RIGHT.

LAYLA: JORDAN?
JORDAN: MMM?

YOU'VE BEEN STARING AT THE FLOOR
FOR, LIKE, 5 MINUTES, AND I PROMISE

THERE'S NO ANSWERS DOWN THERE.
JORDAN: OK.

I HAVE BEEN CLEARED TO
PLAY IN THE BOWL GAME.

JORDAN!
WAIT, THAT'S AMAZING.

UH...

OK, DO YOU... DO YOU NOT
WANT TO BE CLEARED?

NO. I MEAN...
I MEAN, YES, I DO.

I MEAN, WE WON'T WIN
WITH MY BACKUP QB.

IT'S JUST... [SIGHS]...
THE DOCTOR SAID

MORE TIME IN P.T.
WOULD NOT HURT, EITHER.

- RIGHT.
- I MEAN, LAYLA, I RUSHED BACK

AFTER MY CONCUSSION
SENIOR YEAR,

AND IT COULD HAVE
COST ME EVERYTHING.

WHAT IF I'M
RUSHING BACK NOW?

UM, THE FACT THAT YOU'RE
WEIGHING ALL YOUR OPTIONS

SHOULD TELL YOU THIS IS
NOTHING LIKE SENIOR YEAR.

JUST, YOU KNOW,
LISTEN TO YOUR BODY

AND MAKE A DECISION
BASED OFF THAT.

WE'RE NOT THE SAME PEOPLE
WE WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL.

WE HAVE TO LISTEN
TO OUR BETTER,

SMARTER SELVES TO HELP US
MAKE THE TOUGH CALLS.

ARE YOU STILL TALKING
TO ME OR... HEH HEH!

UM, YEAH, I GUESS I'M KINDA
TALKING TO BOTH OF US.

HMM.

- WHAT?
- YOU SHOULD JUST BE CAREFUL.

YOU'RE STARTING TO SOUND
LIKE A SUPPORTIVE GIRLFRIEND.

YEAH, I AM SOUNDING
LIKE A SUPPORTIVE FRIEND.

OK, WELL,
I SHOULD GET GOING.

OK. HEH HEH!
HEY, UM,

IS... IS SIMONE BEING BACK IN
TOWN KINDA WEIRD FOR YOU?

UH... [SIGHS]...
A LITTLE, YOU KNOW,

JUST 'CAUSE THINGS ARE STILL IN
THAT WEIRD, AWKWARD "EX" PHASE,

BUT I PLAN TO CLEAR THE AIR
SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.

THAT'S ACTUALLY WHY I TOLD SPENCE HE
COULD INVITE HER TO THE PARTY TONIGHT.

YES, I FIGURED SHE WAS COMING WHEN I
GOT ASSIGNED HER FOR SECRET SANTA.

- MMM!
- YEAH, HOW'S THAT FOR MESSY?

JJ UNKNOWINGLY
STRIKES AGAIN.

I JUST...
I DON'T WANT THINGS

TO BE WEIRD
WITH ALL OF US.

NOW, WHY WOULD THEY
BE WEIRD?

I MEAN, YOU AND I, WE'RE JUST
SUPPORTIVE FRIENDS, RIGHT?

- HEH!
- SUPPORTIVE FRIENDS

THAT SHARED
ONE PRETTY AMAZING,

"WE DON'T TALK
ABOUT IT" KISS.

I'll SEE YOU
AT THE PARTY, LAYLA.

[DISTANT CHATTER]

GARRETT: BAKER.

HEARD THE GOOD NEWS.
WELCOME BACK, QB.

ACTUALLY, COACH, THERE'S
SOMETHING I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU...

NOW I'VE GOT MY ALL-STAR DUO
BACK ON THE FIELD TOGETHER.

READY TO WIN
A BOWL GAME, SON?

SPENCER: YES, SIR.
JORDAN: COACH...

GARRETT:
ALL RIGHT, LISTEN UP!

BAKER'S BACK IN BUSINESS.

ATL, HERE WE COME!

I SAID ATL, HERE WE COME!
[TEAM CLAMORING]

GARRETT: LET'S GO!
LET'S GO! LET'S GO!

[TEAM SHOUTING, CLAPPING,
AND WHISTLING]

OLIVIA: DAD? BILLY: YEAH, I'M RIGHT
HERE. RIGHT HERE. WHAT'S GOING ON?

I THINK I FIGURED OUT WHAT
WADE WAS TRYING TO TELL ME.

LOOK.

[STOPS VIDEO] I THINK COACH
GARRETT'S BEEN TRAINING

CERTAIN GAU PLAYERS OVER
THE YEARS TO PURPOSELY INJURE

STAR PLAYERS
ON OPPOSING TEAMS,

LIKE "TAKE THEM OUT FOR
THE SEASON" TYPE INJURE.

MALE SINGER:
♪♪ SNOW FALLIN' ♪♪

♪♪ HOME CALLIN',
I'll BE BACK SOON ♪♪

♪♪ ALL I EVER REALLY WANTED
FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU ♪♪

ASHER: HEY, MS. "ESQUIRE."

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

WHAT?
YOU GOT ME A GIFT?

UH, FOR SECRET SANTA,
BUT I WOULD HAVE

GOTTEN THIS
FOR YOU ANYWAYS.

OH, WOW. RICH-PEOPLE
PENS ARE HEAVY.

RIGHT? HEY, YOU SAID THAT YOUR
PENS KEPT RUNNING OUT OF INK,

AND THIS ONE HAS
AN EXTRA-LARGE CHAMBER,

AND THEY SEND YOU INK REFILLS
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

- NOT REFILLS FOR LIFE?
- MM-HMM.

FOR REAL, MAN, THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MAYBE I CAN, UH, USE THIS TO
START APPLYING FOR NEW JOBS.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

[SIGHS] LAURA REPLACED
ME WITH SOME BOUGIE,

HARVARD SCARF-WEARING
CAT NAMED DARIUS.

- WHOA, SHE FIRED YOU?
- NO, BUT SHE HIRED HIM.

COOP,

YOU SAID YOURSELF YOU
GUYS HAVE BEEN NONSTOP BUSY.

BESIDES, WHAT'S THIS
DUDE GOT THAT YOU DON'T?

UH, HE HAS A IVY-LEAGUE
EDUCATION AND HE PASSED THE BAR.

ALL RIGHT, SO MAYBE YOU
GOT A LITTLE COMPETITION.

USE HIM AS FUEL.

UP YOUR GAME, YEAH? LOOK,
WHEN I STARTED AT COASTAL,

TO GET COACH MONTES' ATTENTION, I
HAD TO MAKE MYSELF INDISPENSABLE.

SO IF YOU WANT TO BE MRS.
BAKER'S GO-TO LEGAL PERSON,

YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.

NO, BUT I'M, LIKE,
SO SERIOUS.

LIKE, HE ACTUALLY HAD
DAN RATHER COME AND TALK

TO ALL OF US IN THE CLASS ABOUT
HIS REPORTING ON WATERGATE.

LIKE, THAT MAN IS A LEGEND,
AND HE KNOWS MY NAME.

KEISHA: YEAH, OF COURSE HE DOES
BECAUSE YOU'RE A CERTIFIED BAD BITCH.

HA HA HA!

IT WAS JUST
INSPIRING...

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER,
DISTANT SURF CRASHING]

JJ SAID THE GREEN ONE
IS HIS SPECIAL SYRUP.

IT'S ESPECIALLY BAD.

- THANK YOU...
- MM-HMM.

FOR THE HEADS-UP.

CONGRATULATIONS
ON COMPLETING

YOUR FIRST SEMESTER
AT BRINGSTON.

THANK YOU,
AND I HEARD

ABOUT THE BOWL GAME.
WELL DONE.

THANKS. YEAH.

JORDAN: SO HOW'S...
SIMONE: SO EVERYTHING'S...

SORRY.
YOU... YOU FIRST.

YOU'VE BEEN GOOD?

YEAH.

YEAH, I REALLY HAVE.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?

HOW'S THE CREW
AT BRINGSTON?

PRETTY GOOD.

YOU AND DAMON,
YOU GUYS WORKED OUT

ALL YOUR
F-FRIEND STUFF?

DAMON AND I AREN'T TOGETHER,
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN.

HE'S DATING THEA.

WOW, SO YOU
REALLY THINK

THAT I'D MOVE ON THAT
FAST AFTER WE BROKE UP?

- SIMONE, I...
- YOU KNOW WHAT?

EXCUSE ME.
I NEED TO GIVE LAYLA

HER SECRET-SANTA GIFT.

[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING,
INDISTINCT SINGING]

HEY.

HEY.
UH, WELCOME HOME.

- IT'S FOR YOU.
- KINDA SURPRISED JJ DIDN'T RIG SECRET SANTA SO WE ALL GOT HIM.

HEH!

THIS IS FOR YOU.

OF COURSE,
WE GOT EACH OTHER.

HEH! UH, SHALL WE?

I HEARD THAT CLAY WAS
COMING FOR YOUR NECK,

SO THE CDs ARE

ALL YOUR NUMBER-ONE HITS
YOU PRODUCED

IN THE SAME PLACE, JUST TO REMIND
YOU OF HOW MUCH OF A BADASS YOU ARE.

UM, I NEEDED
THE REMINDER.

THANK YOU.
THIS MEANS A LOT.

IT'S FOR
YOUR CHARM BRACELET.

SINCE YOU GOT
THE NUMBER-6 SPOT ON

THE BRINGSTON TENNIS TEAM,
UH, IT JUST SEEMED PERFECT.

AND I HEARD BABY
SHAY'S PRETTY INTO BEARS,

SO, I DON'T KNOW, IT
JUST SEEMED LIKE A...

LIKE A COOL WAY TO KEEP
A PIECE OF HIM WITH YOU

WHENEVER YOU WEAR
THE BRACELET.

- THANK YOU.
- YEAH, OF COURSE.

I AM GONNA PUT THIS
SOMEWHERE SAFE.

MERRY CHRISTMAS,
SIMONE.

YEAH, YOU, TOO.

[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING,
INDISTINCT SINGING]

[SIGHS] I'D SAY YOUR
PARTY WAS A HUGE SUCCESS.

PARTY I HAD IN MIND
WAS WAY SMALLER,

PROBABLY
MUCH LESS FUN.

YEAH, ASHER AND JJ
REALLY HOOKED IT UP.

I GOT YOU
FOR SECRET SANTA.

[CHUCKLES]

SUBTLETY WAS NEVER
JJ's THING.

NOT IN THE LEAST.

- MY FRESHMAN STATS?
- I GOT THEM PRINTED ON THE LACES.

I FIGURED IT'D BE SOMETHING
TO REMEMBER YOUR EPIC YEAR BY.

[CHUCKLES]
YEAH.

IT HAS BEEN...

THANK YOU.
THIS IS AMAZING.

[DISTANT R&B MUSIC PLAYING]

HEY.

HEY.
HEY, WH-WHAT'S UP?

IS EVERYTHING OK,

LIKE... BETWEEN US?

- FOR SURE. WHY?
- WHY?

BECAUSE I WAS SUPPOSED TO MEET YOUR
PARENTS TODAY, AND THEN YOU STOOD ME UP.

WELL, I TEXTED YOU.
SOMETHING CAME UP,

BUT, NAW,
I MEAN, WE GOOD.

BUT WE'RE NOT,
THOUGH, CAM.

CAN'T YOU FEEL
THIS DISTANCE BETWEEN US?

IT'S LIKE YOU'RE A
DIFFERENT PERSON OUT HERE,

AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW
HOW TO READ YOU.

'CAUSE THERE'S
NOTHING TO READ.

LOOK, I... I'VE JUST
BEEN BUSY, KEE.

- TOO BUSY FOR ME?
- LOOK,

I'VE JUST HAD LESS FREE TIME
THAN I THOUGHT, THAT'S ALL.

WE'RE GOOD.

[KISS]

SO I'M YOUR SECRET SANTA,

AND I WAS GONNA GET YOU
AN NDA TO SIGN

AS YOUR GIFT, YOU KNOW,
JUST TO PROTECT MYSELF

SINCE YOU CAN'T SEEM TO KEEP
PEOPLE'S BUSINESS OUT YOUR ARTICLES...

OH, MY GOD, COOP, CAN
YOU JUST GIVE IT A REST?

- OK, BUT...
- PLEASE?

INSTEAD, I GOT YOU THIS.

I MEAN, THEY SAY A PICTURE IS
WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS, RIGHT?

AND IN THE WORDS, WELL, SEMI-WORDS
OF THE GREAT TIFFANY HADDISH,

THIS WHAT LOVE LOOK LIKE,
THIS WHAT HOME LOOK LIKE,

THIS IS WHAT "MEANT TO BE" LOOK
LIKE. SPENCER: COOP, ENOUGH.

THIS IS NOT
YOUR BUSINESS.

OK, FINE.

FINE.

THIS IS WHAT
DUMBASSES LOOK LIKE.

[ERIC BELLINGER'S
"GIFT EXCHANGE" PLAYING]

KEISHA: WELL, CAM IS
ON SOME NONSENSE.

I THINK I'M JUST
READY TO GO HOME.

YEAH, ME, TOO.

WHAT'S WRONG?
ARE YOU OK?

WOW, THESE ARE
GORGEOUS.

THEY'RE FROM LAYLA.

I'M SORRY. I'M STILL NOT
SEEING THE PROBLEM.

BABY SHAY'S OBSESSION WITH
BEARS IS OUR SPECIAL THING.

IT'S NEW, AND ALL THE BEARS HE'S
COLLECTED HAVE BEEN FROM ME.

MY MOM DOESN'T EVEN KNOW
ABOUT SHAY'S BEAR THING,

AND THE ONLY PERSON THAT I
TOLD IS JORDAN, SO THE ONLY WAY

LAYLA WOULD KNOW IS IF JORDAN
TOLD HER ABOUT ME AND SHAY.

HE'S SHARING
MY PERSONAL STORIES,

MY PRIVATE MEMORIES,
WITH HER.

I'M SO SORRY.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I THINK TONIGHT CALLS
FOR SOME PJs,

MMM, AND A WHOLE LOT
OF CANDY CANES...

- HEH HEH!
- AND A VIDEO CALL WITH NATE

SO THAT WE CAN WATCH
"THIS CHRISTMAS" TOGETHER.

- LOVE YOU, GIRL.
- I LOVE YOU, TOO.

- I'M READY.
- MM-HMM.

[DISTANT CHATTER]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]
LAURA: YEAH?

COOP, WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE? IT'S SO LATE.

UM...
[SIGHS]

I'VE BEEN PREACHING A LOT
LATELY ABOUT NOT LIVING IN LIMBO,

AND... THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT
I'VE BEEN DOING, WORKING HERE.

I THINK IT'S TIME THAT
I HANDLE MY BUSINESS.

WOULD YOU MIND WRITING ME
A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION?

WAIT. HEH!

YOU'RE LEAVING ME?

NO, I... I'M APPLYING
TO TRANSFER

TO GAU's
PRE-LAW PROGRAM.

NO MORE
ONLINE CLASSES FOR ME.

YOU ACTUALLY WANT
TO PURSUE LAW?

- HEH!
- COOP, I HAD NO IDEA.

HEY, NEITHER DID I, UNTIL
YOU POINTED OUT THE FACT

THAT MY RESOURCES AND ABILITIES
ARE ONLY GONNA GO SO FAR.

LOOK,
I AM NO DARIUS, OK,

AND I'M NOT GONNA GET
INTO SOME IVY-LEAGUE SCHOOL,

BUT I KNOW I'D
BE GOOD AT THIS.

I'M GONNA BE A LAWYER.

[CHUCKLES]

JORDAN: HEY.
YOU LEAVING?

UH, YEAH, I THINK SO.

- I COULD GIVE YOU A RIDE.
- I'VE GOT MY CAR, BUT THANKS.

INTERESTING.

YOU KNOW, THE LAST TIME
THAT WE KISSED...

THE ONLY TIME
THAT WE KISSED.

- THE ONLY TIME THAT WE KISSED...
- MM-HMM.

I TOLD YOU THAT I'D WAIT
UNTIL YOU WERE READY,

SO I'M AFRAID TO SAY,
BUT THIS ONE'S ON YOU.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TO KISS ME.

I'M NOT GONNA
KISS YOU, JORDAN.

WELL, YOU'D BE BREAKING
A 2,000-YEAR-OLD TRADITION.

YEAH, A TRADITION THAT
HAS YOU KISSING ANYONE,

EVEN YOUR COUSIN.
JORDAN: YEAH...

BUT I'M NOT
YOUR COUSIN, LAYLA.

BUT I'M PATIENT.

BESIDES,
WATCHING YOU SQUIRM

AND TRY TO RESIST ME
IS ALMOST

WORTH DOING
WHATEVER THIS IS.

GOOD NIGHT,
LAYLA KEATING.

[SCOFFS]

[DISTANT DOG BARKING]

[PLAYERS GRUNT, WHISTLE BLOWS]
LAURA: HI.

BILLY: HEY. LAURA: WHERE
IS YOUR PARTNER IN CRIME?

I WANTED TO BELIEVE
THAT LIV WAS JUST WRONG,

THAT THIS WAS
SOME COINCIDENCE, BUT, UM,

I THINK THAT GARRETT
IS RUNNING BOUNTY PLAYS.

- WHAT?
- YEAH.

WHAT IF HE'S PAYING
HIS BOYS BONUSES

TO INJURE THE PLAYERS
FROM THE OPPOSING TEAMS?

- IT...
- I MEAN, IF WE'RE RIGHT,

THIS COULD DO MORE THAN
JUST END GARRETT'S CAREER.

THIS COULD DECIMATE THE
ENTIRE GAU FOOTBALL PROGRAM.

[SIGHS]

HEY, I'M SORRY
ABOUT COOP.

I GET IT.

SHE HATES
THAT YOU'RE HURTING.

I HATE THAT, TOO.

- WE SHOULD TALK.
- I AGREE.

- I THINK WE SHOULD BREAK UP...
- I WANT US TO STAY TOGETHER...

WAIT, WAIT.
JUST...

MALE SINGER: ♪♪ SOMETIMES
I THINK THE ONLY SOUND ♪♪

LIV, I LOVE YOU.

I'M STARTING TO ACCEPT
THE FACT THAT LOVING YOU

IS SOMETHING I'M GONNA PROBABLY
DO FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

THAT'S WHY I GOTTA
PUT YOU FIRST.

SO BREAKING UP WITH ME
IS PUTTING ME FIRST?

YOU WERE SAYING
EARLIER THAT

WE HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN EACH OTHER
ON CAMPUS THESE PAST FEW WEEKS,

BUT I'VE SEEN YOU.

I'VE GONE OUT
OF MY WAY TO SEE YOU,

MAKE SURE YOU GOOD.
YOU KNOW WHAT I SAW?

I SAW YOU HAPPY,

THRIVIN'.

[VOICE QUIVERING]
I SEEN YOUR JOY

WHEN YOU WORKING ON YOUR
ARTICLES OUTSIDE THE COMMISSARY.

I SEEN IT WHEN YOU HANGIN' WITH
YOUR JOURNALISM FRIENDS ON THE QUAD.

EVEN TONIGHT, WHEN YOU WERE
TALKING TO KEISHA ABOUT DAN RATHER,

YOU LIT UP
FROM THE INSIDE.

THAT WAS PURE JOY,
BABY,

BUT IT DIMS...

JUST A LITTLE WHEN YOU'RE
AROUND ME, AND I...

I CAN'T BE THE REASON
YOUR LIGHT DIMS, LIV.

SPENCER, YOU'RE SO WRONG

[SOBBING]
BECAUSE I... I LOVE YOU.

I KNOW, I KNOW,
BUT RIGHT NOW,

YOU LOVE YOUR DREAM MORE,
AND THAT'S OK.

YOU GOTTA BE FREE
TO WRITE

ABOUT WHATEVER YOU WANT WITHOUT
WORRYING ABOUT THE FALLOUT TO YOUR MAN.

MAYBE I CAN...

I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE...
SPENCER: IT'S OK.

I WOULD NEVER

ASK YOU TO GIVE UP
ANYTHING FOR ME,

JUST LIKE YOU'D NEVER ASK ME
TO WALK AWAY FROM FOOTBALL.

- ♪♪ LOVE CAN BE LONELY ♪♪
- [SIGHS]

♪♪ WISH THAT SOMEONE
TOLD ME ♪♪

♪♪ IT'S NEVER GONNA
FEEL LIKE ♪♪

I GUESS I SHOULD GO.

♪♪ FALLIN' FOREVER ♪♪

♪♪ IT DOESN'T MAKE
A DIFFERENCE ♪♪

♪♪ THOUGH YOU'RE STANDIN'
RIGHT HERE ♪♪

I GET IT, I DO.

THIS IS NOT WHERE
OUR STORY ENDS.

I'M SURE OF IT.

♪♪ I'll ALWAYS STILL
LOVE YOU ♪♪

♪♪ WISH WE COULD STAY
THE WAY IT USED TO BE ♪♪

♪♪ LOVE CAN BE LONELY ♪♪

♪♪ WISH THAT SOMEONE
TOLD ME ♪♪

♪♪ IT'S NEVER GONNA FEEL
LIKE FALLIN' FOREVER ♪♪

GREG, MOVE YOUR HEAD!