All American: Homecoming (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 9 - Ordinary People - full transcript

I ASKED AROUND
ABOUT THE YARD YAK ACCOUNT

THAT POSTED DR. P.'S MUGSHOT.

BUT, APPARENTLY, IT'S BRAND-NEW.

SO SOMEONE SPECIFICALLY
SET UP THIS ACCOUNT

JUST TO ATTACK MY AUNT?

AND HOW THE HELL
DID THEY GET THIS?

I CAN'T
BELIEVE SHE GOT ARRESTED

HER SOPHOMORE YEAR AT COLLEGE.

AND IS STILL REFUSING
TO SAY WHAT FOR.

HEY.

JORDAN, THANK GOD YOU'RE HERE.



HI, HI.

- HEY.
- HI.

HOW DID YOU GET
THROUGH SECURITY?

DAMON WAS ON HIS WAY UP.
HE JUST BUZZED ME IN.

HOW ABOUT
KEE AND I GO AHEAD?

AND WE'LL CATCH UP
WITH YOU GUYS LATER.

OK.
EXCUSE ME.

BYE. SEE YOU.
YEAH. UM...

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

IT'S A LONG STORY, BUT FIRST...

AH. HELLO.

MM-HMM. HELLO.

- I MISSED YOU.
- I MISSED YOU.

I'M SORRY.



I KNOW THIS WASN'T THE VISIT

THAT YOU ENVISIONED,

BUT BETWEEN MY AUNT
BEING HUMILIATED

AND NOW THIS SUSPENSION,

I JUST FEEL LIKE I NEED
TO BE THERE FOR HER.

MM-MM. I'M GOOD.

I GET TO FINALLY EXPERIENCE

THE FAMOUS PATTERSON
FAMILY DINNER...

OR BRUNCH IN THIS CASE.

UH, SO...

WHO'LL BE AT THE BRUNCH?

OH, YOU KNOW. JUST
THE USUAL PEOPLE.

DOES THAT INCLUDE DAMON?

NO. UH, I DON'T THINK SO.

HE HAS A BASEBALL
SHOWCASE OR SOMETHING,

SO I DON'T THINK WE'LL SEE MUCH
OF HIM THIS WEEKEND AT ALL.

HEY, Y'ALL COULD FLASH
MOB THE BOARD MEETING.

IT WORKED AT CRENSHAW.

YEAH. WE COULD TURN THIS
WHOLE PLACE OUT IN PROTEST

IF THEY TRY TO EVEN
PUSH AUNTIE OUT.

OK.

BEFORE YOU ALL GO
LIGHTING UP THE TORCHES,

YOU SHOULD KNOW I'VE
SPOKEN WITH THE BOARD

AND AGREED TO SUBMIT MY
RESIGNATION ON MONDAY.

WHAT? DR. P., YOU...

YOU CAN'T RESIGN.

AUNTIE, I DON'T CARE WHAT
YOU DID, LIKE, 15 YEARS AGO.

THIS SCHOOL NEEDS YOU.

THE DECISION HAS ALREADY
BEEN MADE, BABY GIRL.

THIS IS NOT A FUNERAL, PEOPLE,

SO FIX YOUR FACES

AND PASS THE PANCAKES.

THANK YOU.

OH, YEAH. I CAN'T
WAIT TO GET OUT HERE

AND BUST SOME HEADS
AT THIS SHOWCASE,

ESPECIALLY SANTIAGO,
'CAUSE HE GETTING

WAY TOO COMFORTABLE
IN MY CATCHER SPOT.

YEAH, YEAH.

WE NEED TO TALK, BRO.

HEH! AIN'T THAT WHAT WE DOING?

LOOK, I'M BEING SERIOUS
RIGHT NOW, ALL RIGHT?

LOOK, WHEN I WENT
BACK TO CHICAGO

TO TALK TO MY DAD
ABOUT MY ADOPTION,

I WAS, LIKE, SHOWING HIM SOME
PHOTOS OF BRINGSTON ALUMS

TO SEE IF HE RECOGNIZED ANYONE.

BRO...

HE PICKED YOUR MOM
OUT OF A PICTURE.

YOUR DAD ALSO HAS
ALZHEIMER'S, BRO.

JUST 'CAUSE HE SAYS HE RECOGNIZED
HER DOESN'T MEAN HE DO.

CAN YOU JUST, LIKE,
TALK TO YOUR MOM

AND SEE HOW SHE KNOWS MY DAD?

AND MAYBE SHE KNOWS MY BIRTH
PARENTS, TOO, OR SOMETHING.

BRO, BRO, BRO, NOW YOU
REACHING, ALL RIGHT?

BESIDES, LAST TIME I GOT MIXED
UP IN ALL MY FAMILY DRAMA,

I DAMN NEAR BURNED
MY WHOLE LIFE DOWN.

I CAN'T RISK THAT AGAIN.

I PROMISE I'MMA HELP YOU
FIGURE OUT THE ANSWER.

IT'S JUST RIGHT NOW, WITH
THE WHOLE DIVORCE THING,

MY MOM IS FRAGILE.

CAN WE JUST GIVE HER A MINUTE
AND FOCUS ON THE SHOWCASE?

YEAH, MAN.

THAT'S FAIR.

HEY, BUT YOU GONNA
NEED THAT FOCUS ANYWAY.

SANTIAGO AIN'T GOING
DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT.

ONCE I'M PLAYING, HOMIE,
WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.

LOOK, HE AIN'T BAD.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY!

NOW, I WANT TO THANK
YOU ALL FOR TURNING UP

FOR THE FIRST ANNUAL
HBCU BASEBALL HIGHLIGHT.

LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR
THESE FINE EXAMPLES

OF HBCU BASEBALL EXCELLENCE.

ALL RIGHT. WE GOT
HAWKINS GEORGIA,

SOUTH CAROLINA CENTRAL, AND
BRINGSTON UNIVERSITY! YES.

AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, TODAY
IS COMBINE-STYLE WORKOUTS

AND THE ONLY CHANCE TO BE CHOSEN
FOR ONE OF THE EXHIBITION TEAMS

COMPETING ON DAY TWO.

NOW, LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO
TWO DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMEN,

WHO WILL SERVE AS GUEST
COACHES FOR THIS EVENT.

FIRST UP, WE GOT HAWKINS
ALUMNI AND 10-YEAR PLAYER

FOR THE DETROIT TIGERS,

INCLUDING THE '84
WORLD SERIES TEAM,

JOHN "BUZZ" LATIMORE.

Y'ALL, NEXT UP,

WE HAVE TWO-TIME MVP

FOR THE WORLD SERIES
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

AND 3-TIME SILVER
SLUGGER HONOREE

AND FUTURE BASEBALL
HALL OF FAMER,

TERRY "TNT" TUCKER!

GIVE IT UP.

NOW LET'S PLAY SOME BALL!

LOOKING GOOD
OUT THERE, COACH.

YOU'RE DOING EVERYTHING YOU CAN

TO KEEP THIS PROGRAM AFLOAT,
AIN'T YOU? IT'S IMPRESSIVE.

LOOK, DON'T START,
SHAW. IT'S TOO EARLY.

NAH, I'M JUST POINTING
OUT THE GROWTH.

COME ON.

MUST BE TOUGH, THOUGH, YOU KNOW,

HAVING YOUR OLD
TEAMMATE FROM THE MINORS

MAKE IT TO THE BIG TIME,

BECOME A HOUSEHOLD NAME,
THEN COME BACK HERE

AND GET ALL THIS PRAISE

WHILE YOU SITTING ON
THE SIDELINE WITH ME.

NO, YOU SITTING ON
THE SIDELINES WITH ME,

BECAUSE I ALLOWED YOU TO.

I'M TRYING TO SAVE THIS PROGRAM

YOU RAN INTO THE GROUND, SHAW.

YEAH.

WHO'S THAT?

ORLANDO JOHNSON.

GOES BY LANDO.

HAWKINS GEORGIA'S STAR PITCHER.

HEARD HE'S NO JOKE.

HEY. I'll BE RIGHT BACK.

OF COURSE.
I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE.

I PLAN TO MAKE A STATEMENT.

HOW EXACTLY DO YOU
PLAN TO DO THAT?

HEY. EXCUSE ME. HEH!

I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE
MYSELF PITCHER TO PITCHER.

UH, DAMON SIMS.

DAMON, YOU'VE
BROUGHT A LOT OF NOTORIETY

TO BRINGSTON IN A
SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

SO WHAT ARE YOUR HOPES
FOR THIS SHOWCASE?

I MEAN, ALL OF THIS.

YOU KNOW, BRING MORE
ATTENTION TO THESE ATHLETES,

HELP PLAYERS LIKE LANDO
GET THE SHINE THEY DESERVE.

NOW, LANDO,
YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY

THE STANDOUT ON HAWKINS GEORGIA,

BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN
FOR YOU TO BE HERE

PLAYING AND COMPETING
WITH AN MLB PROSPECT?

I TRY NOT TO FOCUS ON ALL OF
THAT AND JUST FOCUS ON THE GAME.

CAN WE GET A PHOTO OF THE
TOP TWO PITCHERS TOGETHER?

UH, YEAH. HEH!

WELCOME TO BRINGSTON, MAN.

I'M REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO ALL THIS.

YEAH, ME, TOO.

NOW, I KNOW YOU ALL
THOUGHT THIS WAS GONNA BE

A FRIENDLY SHOWCASE,
BUT IT'S NOT.

I FINALLY GET THE CHANCE

TO EMBARRASS THE HELL OUT OF YOU

ON YOUR OWN FIELD.

I WANT TO DO A PETITION

OR HOLD A RALLY.

IF WE CAN JUST GET ENOUGH STUDENTS
AND FACULTY TO JUST SPEAK UP,

THEN THE BOARD WILL HAVE
TO TAKE NOTICE, RIGHT?

OK. CAN I JUST POINT OUT
THAT YOUR AUNT WAS VERY CLEAR

ABOUT NOT WANTING TO FIGHT THIS?

MAYBE SHOW YOUR AUNT YOU LOVE
HER BY RESPECTING HER WISHES.

AND THEN WHAT?

WE JUST LEAVE IT AT, "OK, BYE."

"THANKS FOR THE YEARS OF
DEVOTION TO THE SCHOOL.

YOU CAN JUST DROP OFF
YOUR BADGE AND GO"?

NO, THAT'S NOT RIGHT.

WHAT IF IT WASN'T A PROTEST?

WHAT IF IT WAS MORE
OF A GOING-AWAY PARTY?

A LITTLE CELEBRATION?
THAT COULD BE VERY NICE.

LET ME PULL UP MY
LIST OF VENDORS

'CAUSE ONE THING I'MMA
DO IS PLAN A FUNCTION.

YOU DO.

I'll BE RIGHT BACK. EXCUSE ME.

HEY...

I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.

GIRL, I'M IN PARTY PLAN MODE.

CAN I HIT YOU BACK LATER?

I NEED SOME DATING ADVICE.

AND I'M ALWAYS HERE
FOR YOU. HA HA.

SO IT'S KEVIN,

THE GUY GRANNY MAYS
SET ME UP WITH.

WE'VE BEEN OUT ON
A COUPLE OF DATES,

AND HE WANTS TO GO
OUT AGAIN TONIGHT.

AND I'M NOT SURE
IF I WANT TO GO.

THEA, DON'T POTENTIALLY
MISS OUT ON A GOOD THING

OVER FEAR, OK?

SO WHERE'S THIS DATE?

HE WANTS TO GO TO SOME PARTY THE
EXQUISITE EIGHT ARE CO-HOSTING TONIGHT.

OK.

THAT'S A LOW-PRESSURE FUNCTION,

RIGHT HERE ON CAMPUS.
IT SOUNDS PERFECT.

IF YOU WANT, NATE
AND I CAN GO WITH YOU.

WE CAN BE, LIKE,
YOUR WING-WOMEN.

YOU'D DO THAT?

GIRL, I DO LOVE A PARTY. HA HA!

YEAH, IT'LL BE FUN.

I MEAN, WE CAN GRILL THIS KEVIN,

SEE IF HE'S ON YOUR LEVEL.

YEAH. OK.

THAT COULD BE FUN.

I GUESS I'll SEE
YOU GUYS TONIGHT.

THANKS.

DID SHE JUST SAY "THANKS"?

MM-HMM.

OK, WELL, THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT.

GO!

NO GLOVE.

GRAB THE BALL WITH YOUR HAND.

YES, SIR.

GO!

NO, NO. YOU STEPPED
OFF THE WRONG FOOT.

SANTIAGO, CAN YOU
SHOW HIM AGAIN?

NO, NO, NO. I
KNOW HOW TO DO IT.

CLEARLY YOU DON'T. WATCH AGAIN.

GO!

BOOM! EXACTLY. GREAT JOB.

SIMS, YOU'RE UP.

HEY, UM, DAMON, HOLD UP.

YOU DROPPED SOMETHING.

YOUR CAPE, SUPER-NEGRO, SIR.

NOT FAST ENOUGH. 97?
COME ON, BIG DOG.

WE FALLING ASLEEP OVER HERE.

WHERE THEM TRIPLE DIGITS AT?

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. 98.

YOU GETTING WARMER. OK.

SHUT THE HELL UP.

YEAH, 101. ABOUT TIME.

BETTER GET THE MLB BACK ON
THE PHONE WHILE THAT ARM HOT.

YEAH. AT LEAST I WAS
UP FOR THE DRAFT.

THAT DON'T MEAN NOTHING.

YOU HERE WITH THE
REST OF US NOW.

HEH. YEAH, THAT'S
BY CHOICE, THOUGH.

A DUMB CHOICE. ME? I WOULD'VE
LEFT THESE FOOLS IN THE DUST.

YEAH. WELL, EVERYBODY
AIN'T YOU, IS THEY?

YEAH. YOU RIGHT ABOUT THAT.

OK. THE
EVITE IS SENT OUT.

NOW ALL I NEED YOU TO DO IS GET

THE SPARKLING
WATER AND THE CUPS.

THEN I'll BE ABLE
TO...

I SHOULD GO. AMARA: SIT.

SIMONE HICKS, WHY DID I
JUST RUN INTO A COLLEAGUE

EAGER TO LET ME KNOW HE
WAS A YES FOR MY PARTY?

I THOUGHT I MADE
MYSELF CLEAR ABOUT

NOT WANTING YOU TO
MAKE A FUSS ABOUT THIS.

NO. YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T WANT US

TO PROTEST AGAINST
THE BOARD'S DECISION.

WELL, LET ME BE CLEARER, THEN.

I DON'T WANT A BIG
TO-DO AROUND ME LEAVING.

JUST LET IT REST.

AUNTIE, YOU ARE FIGHTING
AGAINST THIS PARTY MORE

THAN YOU ARE AT
KEEPING YOUR JOB.

I DON'T GET IT.

I'VE NEVER KNOWN YOU TO
JUST GIVE UP LIKE THIS.

I'M STILL FIGHTING, SIMONE,

JUST IN A DIFFERENT WAY.

IF THE BOARD IS COMMITTED
TO GETTING RID OF ME,

IS IT REALLY WORTH THE
EMOTIONAL TOLL TO FIGHT TO STAY?

WHY AM I FORCING
MYSELF INTO A SPACE

WHERE I'M CLEARLY NOT WANTED?

THAT'S JUST NOT MY NATURE.

IT'S TIME I GO SOMEWHERE
I'll BE ENCOURAGED,

EVEN EMBRACED.

I GUESS I NEVER THOUGHT
ABOUT IT LIKE THAT.

HEY, YOU'RE A PATTERSON,

AND WE'RE FIERCE IN
DEFENSE OF THOSE WE LOVE.

SO I SHOULD JUST
CANCEL THE PARTY?

PLEASE. AND THANK YOU.

OK.

HER NATURE.

HEY, YO, MARCUS,

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO
CATCH UP WITH YOU, MAN,

BUT YOU DAMN NEAR
RAN OFF THE FIELD.

HA HA. HEY, MAN,
WHAT'S GOING ON?

HOW ABOUT YOU LET
ME BUY YOU A BEER?

MY WAY OF SAYING THANK YOU
FOR LETTING ME IN ON THIS.

HEY, LISTEN, MAN,
YOU DOING ME A FAVOR.

HAVING YOU HERE PUTS MAJOR
EYES ON HBCU BASEBALL.

WELL, THEN YOU
CAN BUY ME A BEER.

NO. BUT, SERIOUSLY,
LET'S CATCH UP, MAN.

I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT EVERYTHING
YOU'VE BEEN UP TO SINCE THE MINORS.

I WOULD LOVE TO, BUT I GOT A
LOT OF WORK TO DO, YOU KNOW.

I GOT TO GET PREPPED FOR THIS
BIG GAME TOMORROW, YOU KNOW?

OK, I GOT IT. YEAH.
DO YOUR THING, MAN.

I'll SEE YOU, MAN.

OK.

- WHAT'S UP, BIG DOG?
- WHAT'S UP, MAN?

SHOULD I BOTHER
DISAPPOINTING MYSELF?

PRETTY SURE I BOMBED MY CHANCES
OF MAKING ANYBODY'S TEAM.

NEVER COUNT YOURSELF
OUT PREMATURELY, SON.

CENTER FIELD? COACH, WHY
WOULD THEY PUT ME OUT THERE?

J., I'M SURE THEY
HAD THEIR REASONS.

BUT, COACH, IT SOUND LIKE SOMEBODY'S
TRYING TO SET ME UP TO FAIL.

I AGREE. HEH HEH.

SURPRISED TO SEE YOU
BACK ON THE TEAM.

DIDN'T LISTEN TO MY ADVICE,

BUT SOMETIMES YOU GOT TO
LEARN THE HARD WAY, I GUESS.

GO AHEAD AND HIT
THE SHOWERS, J., OK?

WE GOT A BIG GAME TOMORROW.

ALL RIGHT.

LOOK HERE, MAN,

WHATEVER ADVICE YOU CALL YOURSELF
GIVING MY PLAYERS, DON'T.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, YOU
STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM THEM.

WHOA, WHOA. RELAX.

YOU ACTING KIND OF TESTY.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YOU BEEN TAKING
YOUR, UH, VITAMINS?

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

YOU WORRY ABOUT YOUR
OWN DAMN PLAYERS, OK?

ME AND BRINGSTON AIN'T NONE
OF YOUR DAMN BUSINESS ANYMORE,

YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

SO YOU DON'T WANT TO BE
HERE WITHOUT SAYING IT?

NO. ACTUALLY, I'M HAVING
A REALLY GOOD TIME.

TO EVERYONE ELSE, IT LOOKS
LIKE YOU READY TO FIGHT.

WHA! WHAT IS THAT?

YAC.

HUH?

COGNAC. JUST A LITTLE SPLASH.

YOU WON'T TASTE THE DIFFERENCE.

WHY?

IT'LL HELP KNOCK BACK
THAT LAYER OF ANXIETY,

BUT I DON'T WANT YOU DOING
ANYTHING YOU DON'T WANT TO DO.

I'M DOWN TO STAND HERE LIKE
TWO BODYGUARDS ALL NIGHT

IF THAT WORKS FOR YOU.

OK, FINE, WHATEVER.

UM, JUST A SPLASH.

OK. DONE.

HEY, Y'ALL. THEA: HI!

KEVIN, THIS IS MY FRIEND NATE.

HOW'S IT GOING?

GOOD. DO YOU MIND IF I
BORROW HER FOR A SEC?

PLEASE.

STOP.

YOU CAN STAND DOWN.

SURPRISINGLY, THINGS
ARE GOING PRETTY WELL.

YOU CAN GO ENJOY YOURSELF.

OK. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT,

'CAUSE THIS IS MY SONG,

SO IF YOU NEED ME,

I'M JUST A CALL OR A TEXT AWAY.

OK.

YEAH, GIRL.

YOU'RE FUNNY.

SHALL WE?

OH. WE SHALL.

SO, UH,

I NOTICED DAMON ISN'T
HELPING OUT MUCH

WITH OPERATION CELEBRATE AMARA.

WELL, HE HAS HIS SHOWCASE, SO...

RIGHT, BUT, I MEAN,

YOU SAID THAT HE'S ONE
OF YOUR BEST FRIENDS,

I MEAN, PART OF THE
FAMILY DINNERS AND...

I DON'T KNOW... I
GUESS I JUST FIGURED

HE'D WANT TO HELP
OUT IN SOME WAY.

WHAT DO YOU WANT
TO ASK ME, JORDAN?

I DON'T KNOW. IT'S JUST THAT...

YOU CALLED ME LAST
WEEK, HYSTERICAL.

I WASN'T HYSTERICAL.

YEAH. YOU WERE HYSTERICAL.

AND NOW DAMON ISN'T AROUND.

I DON'T KNOW. I'M JUST
WONDERING IF YOU HAD A FIGHT.

THAT'S ALL.

WE DIDN'T.

LOOK, LAST WEEK, DAMON
FLEW HOME TO VISIT HIS DAD

TO TALK ABOUT HIS ADOPTION

AND HIS BIRTH PARENTS.

I KNEW IT WOULD BE
EMOTIONAL FOR HIM,

SO...

I WENT TO SUPPORT
HIM AS A FRIEND,

AND I REALIZED THAT WE
WERE EMOTIONALLY ENTANGLED

IN A WAY THAT WASN'T
RESPECTFUL TO YOU.

"EMOTIONALLY ENTANGLED."

RIGHT. OK.

SO, UM...

WHERE ARE THINGS
NOW?

WELL, I PUT BOUNDARIES UP.

OK.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?

I CAN'T BEGRUDGE YOU FOR
BEING A GOOD FRIEND, SIMONE.

I MEAN, THAT'S ONE
OF THE REASONS WHY

I'M SO IN LOVE WITH YOU.

AND I APPRECIATE YOU FOR
BEING RESPECTFUL ENOUGH

TO PUT UP BOUNDARIES.

WHA... I MEAN, I COULD
BE SUPER PISSED OFF

IF THAT'LL MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER.

NO, IT'S FINE.

I GOT ENOUGH GOING ON
WITH MY AUNT ANYWAY.

LISTEN...

I KNOW THAT YOU REALLY
WANT HER TO STAY.

OK? BUT, HONESTLY, I KIND
OF GET HER SIDE OF THINGS.

IF SOMETHING ISN'T WORKING,

THEN SOMETIMES IT
HURTS MORE TO HOLD ON

THAN TO LET GO.

I KNOW THIS IS GONNA
SOUND SELFISH, BUT...

A BIG PART OF THE REASON
WHY I'M HERE AT BRINGSTON

IS BECAUSE OF HER.

AND NOW EVERYTHING
IS JUST CHANGING.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

WHY DON'T WE JUST CALL IT?

I THINK I KNOW A
PLACE THAT WE CAN GO

THAT WILL TAKE BOTH OF OUR
MINDS OFF OF EVERYTHING.

THAT IS, OF COURSE, IF YOU'RE
OK WITH BAILING ON THE PARTY.

WHERE TO?

YO, LANDO.

PARTY KIND OF LIT, HUH?

WHATEVER YOUR BEEF IS WITH ME,

I'M JUST TRYING TO CHANGE
THE IMAGE OF HBCU SPORTS.

SO ARE WE.

ALL RIGHT, THEN, COOL. SO
WE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.

NOT REALLY.

YOU JUST USING THIS AS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO BOOST YOUR BRAND.

COME ON, MAN. THAT'S CAP.

AND EVEN IF I WAS,
AIN'T Y'ALL TRYING

TO DO THE SAME THING WITH ME?

EMBARRASS THE MLB PRODIGY

SO YOU CAN BOOST YOUR OWN IMAGE?

JUST RETURNING THE FAVOR.

WHAT ARE YOU EVEN TALKING ABOUT?

I WAS PREPARING TO COME
TO BRINGSTON THIS FALL.

SHAW SCOUTED ME AND EVERYTHING.

AND THEN HERE YOU COME

WITH YOUR BIG PRESS
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT.

SUDDENLY, YOU INTERESTED
IN COMING TO A HBCU

AND SHAW IS OUT.

AND, OF COURSE, BRINGSTON
WASN'T CHECKING FOR ME NO MORE

BECAUSE NOW THEY HAD
THE GREAT DAMON SIMS.

YOU KNOW MY WHOLE FAM
GRADUATED FROM HERE?

THAT'S A WHOLE LEGACY
OUT THE WINDOW.

YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO
COME AND PROVE A POINT.

NOW, YOU TELL ME
HOW THAT HELPS US?

I'VE LITERALLY PASSED
BY THIS PLACE A DOZEN TIMES,

AND I NEVER EVEN KNEW THAT
ALL OF THIS WAS BACK HERE.

IT'S A NICE, WELL-KEPT,
LITTLE SECRET.

IT IS.

MY DAD KNOWS THE OWNER,

SO I'VE BEEN WANTING TO CHECK
THIS PLACE OUT FOR A WHILE.

OK. BILLY BAKER GOT
THE HOOKUP. HA HA.

ALL RIGHT.
WHAT WE HAVE HERE ARE

OUR SEASONAL BITES OF
MINCED BEEF CHEEK AND OXTAIL

WITH A BLEND OF
ZA'ATAR AND FENNEL

ON TOASTED BRIOCHE TOPPED
WITH CAMEMBERT CHEESE,

COMICHONS,

AND, UH, GRILLED FRISEE. ENJOY.

THANK YOU.

IS IT JUST ME, OR DO
THESE LOOK LIKE SLIDERS?

IT'S JUST TINY, LITTLE BURGERS.

TINY, LITTLE BURGERS? MM-HMM.

- I'VE SEEN IT.
- OK.

- MMM!
- WOW.

OK.

THESE LITTLE BURGERS,

THEY'RE DAMN GOOD.

WHAT WAS THE WORD?

YOU CAN REALLY
TASTE THE COMICHONS.

THE COMICHONS.

YOU KNOW WHAT? COME ON.

LET'S DANCE.

BABE, THERE'S NO
DANCE FLOOR IN HERE.

WELL, THEN I GUESS WE'RE
MAKING ONE. COME ON.

OK.

YUM!

I'M GLAD YOU AGREED TO COME.

YEAH. ME, TOO.

YOU READY TO GO?

WHY? I JUST STARTED HAVING FUN.

WELL, THIS WAS SUPPOSED
TO BE A PIT STOP.

I STILL GOT ONE MORE
THING I WANT TO SHOW YOU.

OK.

UM, WHERE ARE WE GOING?

LET ME SHOW YOU
SOMETHING REAL QUICK.

UM, WAIT.

WHAT?

I THINK WE SHOULD GO BACK.

- CHILL. COME ON.
- NOW STOP. LET'S JUST STOP.

- WHAT?
- STOP!

- WHY YOU TRIPPING?
- STOP. STOP!

HEY, HEY, HEY,
HEY! GET THE HELL OFF HER.

HAVE YOU LOST YOUR DAMN MIND?

WHAT? PLEASE GIVE ME A REASON
NOT TO BEAT YOUR ASS RIGHT NOW.

DAMON, STOP. I DON'T
WANT TO CAUSE A SCENE.

I JUST WANT TO LEAVE.

OH, HO. HEY.

I FIGURED SINCE YOU'RE
TOO BUSY TO GO FOR DRINKS,

I'D BRING THE DRINKS TO YOU.

BUT, SEE, TERRY, I REALLY
DON'T HAVE TIME, MAN.

ONE BEER. YOU
INVITED ME TO THIS.

FINE, MAN. ONE BEER, NOW.

NICE SETUP YOU GOT HERE.

YEAH, MAN, YOU THINKING ABOUT GOING
INTO COACHING NOW THAT YOU'RE RETIRING?

WELL, YOU NEVER KNOW.

SO THIS RETIREMENT
IS A REAL THING, HUH?

LOOK, YOU GOT AT LEAST 5
YEARS LEFT IN YOU, TERRY.

THE TERRY TUCKER I
KNEW LOVED THE MONEY,

THE CELEBRITY, AND THE WOMEN

FAR TOO MUCH TO EVER QUIT NOW.

WELL, IT TURNS OUT THERE'S THIS
ARTICLE COMING OUT NEXT WEEK.

WHAT KIND OF ARTICLE?

A RETROSPECTIVE

ON MY BASEBALL CAREER, THEY SAY,

BUT IT'S REALLY A HIT JOB.

THEY REACHED OUT TO ASK
ABOUT CREDIBLE ALLEGATIONS

THAT I TOOK P.E.D.S
FROM THE MINORS

UP UNTIL MAYBE 5 YEARS AGO.

SO IS THIS ARTICLE GONNA BE
NAMING ANY OTHER NAMES, BRO?

OH, YOU GOT NOTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT, MAN.

THEY'RE FOCUSING ON
ME.

MY REPS THINK I SHOULD
GIVE AN INTERVIEW,

TRY TO GET AHEAD OF IT.

LOOK, I AGREE.

LOOK, PEOPLE LOVE YOU, TERRY.

THEY'RE WAY MORE
LIKELY TO BE FORGIVING

HEARING THE TRUTH COMING
STRAIGHT FROM YOU.

ALLEGATIONS IS ONE
THING, BUT FOR ME

TO JUST COME OUT AND ADMIT
THAT I CHEATED FOR YEARS?

THAT MEANS NO HALL OF FAME.

IT'LL DESTROY MY LEGACY.

WHICH WAS BUILT ON A LIE, TERRY.

COME ON, MARCUS.

YOU REMEMBER HOW IT WAS.

JUICING WAS THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN

A $7-MILLION CONTRACT
AND 3 YEARS IN THE LEAGUE

OR $100 MILLION
AND SUPERSTARDOM.

THERE WAS NO CHOICE.

THERE'S ALWAYS A CHOICE.

SINCE WHEN DID YOU BECOME
SO SELF-RIGHTEOUS, MARCUS?

OR IS THIS JUST JEALOUSY

BECAUSE I MADE IT TO
THE SHOW AND YOU DIDN'T?

LOOK, I'M THE HEALTHIEST
AND HAPPIEST I'VE EVER BEEN,

AND I DON'T HAVE TO CHEAT
WITH DRUGS TO FEEL THIS WAY.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

TELL ME THIS,

IF YOU HADN'T HAD THE REACTION
YOU DID TO THE P.E.D.S,

WOULD YOU HAVE KEPT TAKING THEM?

UM, HERE. HERE YOU GO.

OH, THANKS.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT HAPPENED.

I MEAN, I...

I CAN'T BELIEVE HE WAS GONNA TRY

TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
ME KNOWING I WAS DRUNK.

DO YOU WANT ME TO, LIKE, LIKE,

CALL SOMEBODY FOR
YOU OR SOMETHING?

NO. NO, I'M GOOD. UM, SERIOUSLY,

LIKE, NOTHING EVEN HAPPENED...

THANKS TO YOU.

WELL, CAN I AT LEAST
WALK YOU TO YOUR ROOM?

NO. I THINK I'M JUST GONNA
HANG OUT HERE FOR A BIT

AND WATCH TV.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'M
JUST DOWN THE HALL

IF YOU NEED ANYTHING.

THANKS.

ACTUALLY, UM...

I... I KNOW I SAID I'M OK.

AND EVEN THOUGH
NOTHING EVEN HAPPENED,

I JUST, I'D...

I'D RATHER NOT BE
ALONE RIGHT NOW

IF YOU'RE NOT BUSY.

WELL, UM...

I MEAN, THAT DEPENDS ON
WHAT YOU'RE WATCHING.

'CAUSE I'M KIND OF PICKY
WITH MY SHOWS, YOU KNOW.

OK.

YEAH. NO, NO.

NO, YOU'RE FINE. I MEANT IT.

ANYTIME, OK?

NO, NO. YEAH.

UH, LOOK, I GOT TO GO.

ALL RIGHT.

IS EVERYTHING OK WITH LIV?

UH, NO. ACTUALLY,
THAT WAS LAYLA.

OH.

IS SHE OK?

SHE'S GETTING THERE. YEAH.

YOU KNOW, SHE'S HAD A
ROUGH COUPLE OF WEEKS.

THOUGHT I'D JUST KIND
OF CHECK IN ON HER.

WAS THAT LAYLA EARLIER
TODAY ON THE PHONE, TOO?

YEAH. YEAH, IT WAS.

HMM.

I THINK SHE'S GOING TO
SEE HER FRIEND CARRIE.

I KNOW THAT'S NOT EASY FOR HER.

NO.

YOU'RE A GOOD FRIEND.

THROW TO SECOND!

COME ON. COME ON. COME ON.

THROW!

I'M HITTING, BABY.

HERE WE GO.

STRIKE!

ALL RIGHT.

STRIKE!

DAMON, COME ON. AHH.

TIME!

THIS WHAT YOU WANT TO DO?

THIS WHAT YOU WANT
TO DO ON NATIONAL TV?

NO, NO, NO, NO. NO, NO, NO, NO.

I KNOW MY PLAYERS,
MAN. THEY GOT IT.

LOOK, LOOK, I'M NOT
GONNA PUT A HAND ON HIM

BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WITH ALL
THESE EYES WATCHING US,

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE
HBCU VS. EVERYBODY.

WHEN I CAME HERE, I WASN'T
TRYING TO TAKE YOUR SPOT

OR ANYBODY'S SPOT.

THIS AIN'T ABOUT NO CLOUT.

THIS ISN'T HOW I
ENVISIONED MY CAREER,

BUT NOW I SEE THAT IT'S
PART OF MY JOURNEY.

I MADE A CONSCIOUS DECISION

ABOUT WHERE I WANTED
TO SHARE MY RESOURCES.

NOW, THERE'S ROOM FOR EACH
AND EVERY ONE OF US TO SHINE.

NOW, WE CAN EITHER MAKE
EACH OTHER LOOK LIKE

A BUNCH OF DAMN FOOLS
OUT HERE FIGHTING,

OR WE CAN PLAY
BALL THE RIGHT WAY

AND SHOW THE WORLD

THAT UNMATCHED,
UNRECOGNIZED TALENT

HAS BEEN OVERLOOKED AT OUR
INSTITUTIONS FOR FAR TOO LONG.

NOW THE CHOICE IS UP TO YOU.

LET'S GO. LET'S GO.

LET'S GO!

I GOT IT. I
GOT IT. I GOT IT.

COME ON, J.!
COME ON...

COME ON!

THAT'S IT.

OUT!

YEAH! MARCUS:
THAT-A BOY! YES!

HEY, NOW.

I'M PROUD OF YOU, SON.

NOT ONLY HAVE YOU PROVED
YOURSELF WRONG, MAN,

YOU PROVED ME RIGHT.

HUH?

YEAH. CENTER FIELDER
WAS MY SUGGESTION.

WHY? BECAUSE YOU KNEW I WOULDN'T
EARN MY SPOT BACK FROM SANTIAGO?

LISTEN, MAN, YOU'VE BEEN TRYING
TO REGAIN YOUR OLD SPOT BACK,

AND I NEEDED YOU TO
HAVE A FRESH START,

YOU KNOW, TO REDISCOVER
THAT EXCITEMENT

FOR THE GAME THAT YOU
ONCE HAD, YOU KNOW,

INSTEAD OF YOU
COMPETING WITH SANTIAGO.

THANKS, COACH.

THANK YOU, MAN.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS.

COME HERE, SUPERSTAR.
I'M PROUD OF YOU.

NOW GO AHEAD AND CELEBRATE,
MAN. GO ON AND GET OUT OF HERE.

COME ON, SUPERSTAR.

OH, MAN.

SEE, SHAW? J.R. IS A STAR.

YOU JUST DIDN'T
KNOW HOW TO USE HIM.

I LITERALLY
JUST TURNED IT ON.

WE'RE SET THEN.

WHAT'D Y'ALL DO?

NOTHING. UM...

HAVE A SEAT.

THESE ARE FOR YOU, BUT...

MAYBE DON'T DRINK
IT ALL AT ONCE.

OK, SERIOUSLY,

Y'ALL ARE STARTING
TO FREAK ME OUT.

WHAT IS GOING ON?

HEY,
EVERYBODY. AM I LATE?

YOU'RE RIGHT ON TIME.

ON TIME FOR WHAT?

OK, SO I HEARD YOU

ABOUT THE WHOLE PARTY THING,
BUT I NEEDED TO SHOW YOU

THAT YOU WERE WRONG,

THAT NOT ONLY ARE YOU WANTED,
BUT YOU ARE REVERED HERE.

SO I TOOK A PAGE OUT OF DAMON'S
"NATURE VS. NURTURE" VIDEO.

AND, WELL, I'll JUST LET THE
PRESENTATION SPEAK FOR ITSELF.

HEY, AUNTIE. HEH!

WE JUST WANT TO PAY TRIBUTE
TO A PROFESSOR, A SCHOLAR,

A COMMITTED JOURNALIST,
AND A PHENOMENAL WOMAN.

CALL ME BIASED, BUT AS
FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,

YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A BLESSING
TO THIS CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY.

SO AS YOU SAY YOUR GOOD-BYES

TO THE SCHOOL YOU'VE CALLED
HOME FOR OVER A DECADE,

A FEW STUDENTS WANT
TO PAY TRIBUTE TO YOU,

PROFESSOR PATTERSON, AND
JUST SHARE A SMALL TASTE

OF THE IMPACT YOU'VE
MADE ON THEIR LIVES.

I WAS
AN ENGINEERING STUDENT

RIGHT UP UNTIL THE DAY I
TOOK PROFESSOR PATTERSON'S

INTRO TO JOURNALISM CLASS.

LAST YEAR, MY POLITICS BLOG
WON ITS FIRST JOURNALISM AWARD.

THANK YOU, PROFESSOR PATTERSON.
YOUR CLASS CHANGED MY LIFE.

SHE RAISED MY AWARENESS

OF THE POWER
STRUCTURES AGAINST ME

BUT ALSO OF THE POWER WITHIN ME
TO CHALLENGE THOSE STRUCTURES.

SHE PUSHED
ME TO BE A BETTER TEACHER,

A MORE ACTIVE LISTENER, AND
A MORE RIGOROUS THINKER.

AND I'M NOT
A JOURNALISM MAJOR,

I'VE NEVER TAKEN
ANY OF HER CLASSES.

BUT DR. P., SHE REACHED
OUT TO ME AND MY FRIENDS

OUR FIRST WEEK ON CAMPUS
AND MADE US FEEL AT HOME.

THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES
OVER THESE LAST FEW MONTHS

WHEN MY HOME LIFE HAS
BEEN KIND OF CONFUSING.

DR. P., SHE'S ALWAYS
MADE ME FEEL LIKE FAMILY.

I'll ALWAYS APPRECIATE
HER FOR THAT.

THEY SAY YOU
SHOULD GIVE PEOPLE

THEIR FLOWERS
WHILE THEY'RE HERE.

AND SO HERE ARE YOURS.

THERE'S...

NO WAY, UM, TO TRULY EXPRESS

THE DEPTHS OF HOW
I FEEL RIGHT NOW.

AMARA, HEY.

AMARA, NOW, YOU CAN TALK TO ME.

WHAT'S WRONG?

I MADE A MESS OF
THINGS, DIDN'T I?

NOT AT ALL. LOOK, SOMETIMES
YOU GOT TO LET IT ALL OUT.

LISTEN, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE

THAT OUR PERSONAL SITUATION

ISN'T PART OF WHY
YOU'RE LEAVING.

NO, MARCUS.

IT'S JUST TIME.

TIMING HAS ALWAYS
BEEN OUR PROBLEM,

BUT MAYBE ONE DAY,
WE'LL GET IT RIGHT, HMM?

MAYBE ONE DAY WE WILL.

YOU SHOULD TELL THEM, AMARA.

UM, AUNTIE,
WE'RE REALLY SORRY.

WE WEREN'T TRYING TO UPSET YOU.

SIMONE, I KNOW.

IT'S JUST I DON'T
DESERVE ANY OF THIS...

ALL OF THESE
ACCOLADES, NONE OF IT.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

SOPHOMORE YEAR, MY
CLASSMATE JADA CAME TO ME.

SHE WAS PRE-MED AND WORKING
AT A MEDICAL FACILITY.

SHE'D NOTICED THEY WERE
CHARGING THEIR PATIENTS,

MOST OF THEM BLACK AND POOR,

HUGE AMOUNTS FOR
UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES.

SO I DECIDED TO WRITE AN
ARTICLE AND EXPOSE THEM,

BUT I NEEDED EVIDENCE.

SO JADA AND I BROKE
INTO THE LAB AFTER-HOURS

TO GET ACCESS TO
THE BILLING RECORDS.

BUT BEFORE WE COULD PUBLISH,

THE BREAK-IN WAS UNCOVERED,
JADA AND I WERE ARRESTED

AND CHARGED WITH
MULTIPLE FELONIES.

I WAS SO SCARED
I'D GO TO PRISON.

BUT THE BRINGSTON
PRESIDENT AT THE TIME

AND THE LAB WORKED OUT A DEAL.

WE BURY THE STORY

AND EACH TAKE A SEMESTER OFF

IN EXCHANGE FOR THEM
DROPPING THE CHARGES.

WE TOOK THE DEAL.

THAT NEXT SEMESTER, I CAME BACK,

BUT JADA NEVER FINISHED SCHOOL.

SHE HAD A ROUGH GO
OF IT AFTERWARDS.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LAB,

THE RACIST CHARGES?

THEY EVENTUALLY
STOPPED THE ILLEGAL BILLING,

BUT ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAD
BEEN PREYED ON UP UNTIL THEN,

THEY NEVER FOUND OUT OR GOT
ANY SORT OF REPARATIONS.

SO, YOU SEE, ON THE
VIDEO, I'M BEING LAUDED

AS THIS PILLAR OF HONESTY
AND ETHICS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

WHEN WHAT I REALLY
AM IS A COWARD

WHO SACRIFICED HER PRINCIPLES
TO SAVE HER OWN ASS.

I DON'T KNOW.

PROFESSOR PATTERSON, I
MEAN, JUST TO GO AFTER

A STORY LIKE THAT
AT THAT YOUNG AGE,

THAT'S BADASS.

YOU BROKE THE LAW
SO PEOPLE WOULDN'T GET HURT.

MOST OF US WOULD HAVE BEEN TOO
SCARED TO RISK IT ALL LIKE THAT.

YOUR ENTIRE
CAREER HAS BEEN ABOUT

HELPING PEOPLE WITH THEIR
LIVES AND MAKING THEM BETTER.

YOU'RE MORE THAN A MUGSHOT,
PROFESSOR PATTERSON.

I BELIEVE THAT YOU SHOULD BE
ABLE TO LET GO OF THE PAST

AND STAND TALL.

AUNTIE, I'M REALLY SORRY THAT
YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THIS,

BUT IN ALL HONESTY,

THIS IS ALL THE MORE REASON
WHY WE NEED YOU AT BRINGSTON.

YOU KIDS ARE...

TRULY SPECIAL.

THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME AND
FOR GIVING ME BACK MY PRIDE

AND MY PEACE.

SO DOES THAT MEAN
YOU'LL RECONSIDER

SUBMITTING YOUR RESIGNATION?

NO. I STAND BY MY BELIEF
THAT IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON.

THIS WILL BE MY LAST
SEMESTER AT BRINGSTON.

HEY, HOW WAS THE GAME?

OH, IT WAS DOPE.

I MEAN, WE LOST, BUT
J.R. AND THEM WON.

OK. LOVE THE SUPPORT.

WELL, THANKS AGAIN
FOR LAST NIGHT.

ANYTIME.

I MEAN, NOT THAT I PLAN ON
LETTING THAT HAPPEN AGAIN,

YOU KNOW, IF I WAS AROUND.

ANYWAYS, I SHOULD PROBABLY
GO DO SOME HOMEWORK.

I KNOW WE GOT THAT LIT
PAPER DUE TOMORROW.

ACTUALLY, I'M WORKING
ON MINE RIGHT NOW.

WE COULD WORK TOGETHER.

I THOUGHT YOU HATED
GROUP PROJECTS.

YEAH.

OR WE COULD JUST WATCH

ANOTHER EPISODE OF
"A DIFFERENT WORLD."

HMM.

IT'S TEMPTING,
BUT, I DON'T KNOW,

AS AN UPPERCLASSMAN
AND AN ATHLETE,

LIKE, SHOULDN'T YOU BE
ENCOURAGING ME TO DO MY HOMEWORK

AND, LIKE, BEING A ROLE
MODEL OR SOMETHING?

YEAH. WELL...

ROLE MODELS HAVE
THEIR BAD DAYS, TOO.

SO DID JORDAN
HAVE A GOOD VISIT?

YEAH. HE HAD A
REALLY GREAT TIME.

BUT...?

OK. SO YOU REMEMBER HOW
JORDAN GOT UPSET ABOUT

DAMON THE LAST TIME HE WAS HERE?

MM-HMM.

I TOLD HIM ABOUT

FLYING TO CHICAGO
WITH DAMON, AND...

HE SHRUGGED IT OFF.

SO YOU GET MAD WHEN
HE GETS JEALOUS

AND YOU GET MAD WHEN HE DOESN'T.

GIRL, JORDAN CAN'T WIN.

I'D BE PISSED IF HE WENT

ON AN OVERNIGHT TRIP
WITH ANOTHER GIRL.

I KNOW. IT'S A DOUBLE STANDARD,

BUT I'M HUMAN.

HE DIDN'T EVEN SEEM TO CARE.

HE'S ALSO BEEN HAVING
SECRETIVE CALLS

WITH OUR FRIEND LAYLA.

AND I DON'T KNOW. HE
SAYS IT'S NOTHING, BUT...

ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE NOT
PROJECTING YOUR OWN GUILT

ONTO JORDAN?

MAYBE.

BUT I JUST CAN'T SEEM
TO SHAKE THAT THINGS ARE

JUST OFF BETWEEN US, KEISH.

IT'S JUST DIFFERENT.

OF COURSE IT IS. YOU'RE
DIFFERENT PEOPLE NOW.

THE REAL QUESTION IS,

DO THE PEOPLE YOU'RE BECOMING

STILL MAKE SENSE IN
THIS RELATIONSHIP?

HOSTED BY NOTED
HBCU BRINGSTON UNIVERSITY,

THE SHOWCASE BROUGHT STAR POWER

IN MLB LEGENDS "TNT"
TUCKER AND "BUZZ" LATIMORE,

BUT IT WAS THE PLAYERS WHO
TRULY SHOWED OUT THIS WEEKEND,

SETTING THE STAGE FOR
WHAT SHOULD BE AN EXCITING

REGULAR SEASON OF BASEBALL.

I'M THE
HEALTHIEST AND HAPPIEST

I'VE EVER BEEN,

AND I DON'T HAVE TO CHEAT
WITH DRUGS TO FEEL THIS WAY.

AUNTIE.

DID YOU GET OUR TEXT?

I DID.

SO WHAT'S THE BIG NEWS YOU TWO
HAD TO RUSH OVER TO TELL ME?

YOU DIDN'T SUBMIT YOUR
RESIGNATION YET, RIGHT?

BECAUSE, QUIETLY, I'VE
BEEN LOOKING FOR THE ASS

THAT POSTED YOUR
MUGSHOT ON YARD YAK.

NATE FOUND THE
WHO IS IT?

SOME GIRL THAT WORKS
IN THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE.

SHE SAID A TRUSTEE,
THIS VERONICA SKINNER,

CAME UP TO HER AFTER
A BOARD MEETING

AND OFFERED HER $500

TO CIRCULATE THE
PHOTO ANONYMOUSLY.

VERONICA SKINNER.

I DON'T KNOW ANY BOARD
MEMBER BY THAT NAME.

WELL, SHE'S
THIS NEW APPOINTEE.

THIS IS HER.

WAIT. DO YOU KNOW HER?

JADA, MY CLASSMATE

WHO BROKE INTO THE
MEDICAL FACILITY WITH ME,

VERONICA IS HER SISTER.

THIS HAS NEVER BEEN
ABOUT BASEBALL.

THIS IS PERSONAL.

GREG, MOVE YOUR HEAD.