Ballers (2015–…): Season 1, Episode 10 - Flamingos - full transcript

- Good morning. Good morning.
- Good morning.

Guys.

It's more embarrassing than anything.

Where the fuck's my stuff?

What the hell happened?

Hurricane Joe's what happened.

Category 5.

Fuck you!

I fucking hate everybody!

Holy shit.

Good morning, Spencer.



- Hello.
- I'm Virginia.

Let me show you upstairs. Come on.

Am I fired, Virginia?

This is your new office.

I'm your new assistant.

Mr. Anderson will be with you in a minute.

And you're fine as hell.

Thank you.

A balcony. Shit.

Huh, how about it?

Tell me you love your new locker.

It's fucking dope.

Tell me where you hid the camera crew.

I don't have the patience
for practical jokes.



So?

I thought you were gonna clip me.

Clip you?

My friend, you are the one who
handled the Angela Lee situation.

You are the one who
brought us big-time players,

most importantly, Vernon Littlefield.

- I hear his offer is huge.
- Who'd you hear that from?

I make a lot of charitable donations.

Only way in this world to make friends.

I prefer to make mine
the old fashioned way.

To each his own.

Spencer, you have shown me
that you can right the ship

in the middle of a shit storm

all while preventing an iceberg
like Joe from sinking you,

so I'm promoting you.

And where's Joe in all this?

Well, he wasn't exactly pleased
with the new chain of command

and resigned in true Joe Krutel fashion.

The man loves a spectacle,
I'll give him that.

Joe can be hotheaded sometimes,
but I can't do this without him.

Bullshit. I'm dumping five million

into our new sports division.

I'm handing you the keys to the kingdom.

You can hire a whole team of Ivy
League douchebags to handle the numbers.

It's not just that. Joe has
connected with our clients

in ways that I could never have imagined.

Spencer, now is the perfect
time to announce to the world

that Vernon Littlefield
and all the other players

that you've brought in are
repped by my new sports division

and Spencer Strasmore,
future Hall of Famer,

number 92, is the man
behind the wheel for me.

PR is creating a campaign as we speak.

Hey, champ, how's things?

Oh, you know, one of those
good news, bad news days.

Tell me about it. Vernon
finally checked in.

- And?
- He doesn't want to sign his deal.

You gotta be kidding me, right?

I'd have to have a pretty sick
sense of humor to find that funny.

- It's exactly what he asked for.
- He won't even talk to me.

- You know where he's at?
- Mentally, no.

But I know where we can find him.

All right, I'll pick you up in an hour.

All right. All right.

- Ricky! Ricky!
- All right, listen.

Look, look. You did a good job.

Brandon, you did a good job today, man.

Way to keep your head
up. Who's next? I got you.

- Ricky! Ricky! Ricky!
- Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Y'all, wait a second.
What do you want it to say?

"To Shawn. Fuck you, Dad.

Your hero, Ricky Jarret."

How about we leave out
the "F you" part, okay?

No cussing. It's not nice to cuss.

And I don't want your old man mad at me.

He's in jail for not paying child support.

"Fuck you, Dad" it is.

"Fuck you, Dad" it is.

There you go. Listen, did
y'all have a good time today?

- Yeah!
- So did I. So did I.

Y'all are great, all right?

Love this sport, keep God first.

- What do the shirts say?
- Ricky's Runts!

- What do the T-shirts
say? - Ricky's Runts!

- What do we say?
- Stay fit, eat healthy!

All right, there you go.

How about an autograph
for your biggest fan?

Yeah. Yeah, sure.

Uh, what do you want it to say?

How about "Sorry for shit
talking you on national TV

'cause without you, I would not exist"?

Or "Man, you look good in that outfit."

How about "Go fuck yourself, asshole"?

Richard, that's no way
to talk to your father.

I ain't talking to my father.

Oh, you can't talk to me, but you
got no problem talking about me.

How much you want?

Look over there. You see
that fine-ass Mustang?

That's your daddy's ride.

I didn't come here for your money.

I came here for a little conversation.

Hey, hey, hey, Richard, come on, man.

Come on, now. Don't be like that.

Hey, Spence.

- Hi, Joe.
- What's going on?

Well, I stopped by Abuelas.

I picked up some Cuban coffee, some flan.

- You like flan, right?
- Yeah, I like flan. Come on in.

Wow, place is nice and tidy.

Yeah, Mr. Clean is the
man behind that shine.

Yeah, does Mr. Clean want to tell me

exactly what the fuck happened
between you and Anderson today?

Nothing I wasn't expecting.

Joe, I'm your fucking partner.

You resign and you don't talk to me?

That fucking asshole.

You were the one who
quit in a blaze of glory.

The whole fucking office has to have
group counseling now because of you.

I didn't fucking quit, Spence.

I was fired.

Why else would I trash the fucking place?

'Cause you're a crazy
motherfucker, that's why.

He's a liar.

Look, I admit it.

I can push the envelope sometimes, right?

But there's nothing crazy
about taking our clients

and opening up our own shop.

I found a perfect spot. Can
get a great deal on the lease.

Look, there's no way we
can cover the overhead.

There's computers, furniture,
travel, your fucking bar tabs.

Joe, I've got next to nothing
in the bank. Zero seed money.

- I got some socked away.
- Enough to launch a company?

Enough to convince a bank
to lend us the balance.

Do you know how to run an entire company?

'Cause I sure as fuck don't.

If Kendall Jenner can run a
fucking company, so can we.

Everybody has their own company nowadays.

In fact, you're nobody if you
don't have your own company.

Joe, you got to stop flying off
the fucking handle like this.

I'm not flying off the handle.

I was fired.

I expressed my objection to that decision.

Now cleaning up, moving on.

And I think you should come with me.

Ain't it a little soon for all this?

We'll just take back what we don't use.

Like you say at the dealership,

deals like this won't last.

Now, baby, this is the Wombat, okay?

It is the Lamborghini of baby carriages.

Now you can finally keep up with Ricky.

Hey, it's Mr. Siefert from the Dolphins.

Answer it.

Hey, Mr. Siefert. How you doing?

Doing good, Charles. How you feeling?

Feeling like I let you down the other day.

I really wasn't at my best

and I don't know if I've ever been worse.

I'm not gonna lie to you, Charles.

You got a lot of rust on you.

Peyton Manning once said,
"Play till you suck."

You, my friend, definitely do not suck.

What do you mean I don't suck?

In fact, I want you to suit up
for the Dolphins this season.

- I don't suck.
- You don't suck!

- I'm so proud of you.
- Yes!

You don't suck.

That went well.

You said some unflattering
things about me, Richard.

My name is Ricky, all right?

And it's the only thing you gave me to say.

I mean, back when we were in the league,

we talked to the media about football
instead of airing our dirty drawers.

I didn't know Glazer was gonna ask
me about you, but I'm glad he did.

I'm glad people know
what you all about now.

But airing your family business in
the public eye, it ain't cool, son.

And you have no right
to call me son, Dennis.

Now, look, life was real sweet before.

But now I got reporters
who want to interview me.

My barkeep won't serve me.
My barber won't shave me.

And my old lady done kicked me out,

put me on the couch in my own damn house.

And Korean girls are supposed to be docile.

- I mean, it's a nightmare, Richard.
- Your life is a nightmare?

Well, imagine what mine is
like not having your love,

huh, your respect, or your guidance.

- Would you stop being such a baby?
- I am not a baby.

All right? You're looking at a man.

Well, stop whining
about what you don't got.

I mean, God damn, I can't
believe you sitting up there

and you can't appreciate
what the hell I done gave you.

Exactly what the fuck did you
give me, huh, besides heartbreak?

All right? The feeling of
being unwanted, not good enough?

I put that chip on your shoulder, boy.

I gave you that fire in your heart.

Come on, you think I knew my daddy?

Come on, man. Shit.

That motherfucker was gone before
Grandma's head hit the pillow.

And I hated him for it.

But, boy, let me tell you something.

I used that anger the same way that you use

your hatred toward me on the field.

Come on, man.

It's the anger that made me so good.

And you're pretty damn good
yourself. Don't think I ain't noticed.

Look...

if it's props you want,

take all my failures.

Take the trouble I get
in, the people I hurt.

You didn't leave us for me, to help me.

You left because you are a coward.

Oh.

- I'm a coward. - You're
a bitch-ass coward.

And that's all you ever been.

Let me tell you something, young blood.

Me and you both, we done laid
ourself out between them lines.

We got cornerbacks, we got safeties
all wanting to put our lights out.

We ain't no goddamn cowards.

Nah, son, that ain't us.

I didn't know you were a bird lover.

I love me some flamingos.

Say they're pink 'cause the shrimp they eat

got some stuff called carotenoids in 'em.

That's fucked up, right?

Yeah. Well, they also
travel in flocks like you do.

That means they're loyal.

Safety in number protects
them from their predators.

Which is why going MIA on
us, Vernon, just wasn't cool.

We've been worried about you, man.

Just needed some time to myself, y'all.

Shit was getting crazy.

Hey, Dallas wants to
close your new deal today.

I already told Jason I'm not interested
in talking about contracts right now.

I understand. All this
talk about deals and dollars

will make you lose sight of why you
even put the pads on every Sunday.

It challenges your love for the
game. But you need to get paid.

I just want to play out the rest
of the season and see what happens.

Buddy, this is the deal
of a lifetime, all right?

If you pass it now, it might
not be there next spring.

It doesn't matter. We told
them what we wanted weeks ago

and I ain't settling for nothing less.

Well, they raised the number.

- 40 million guaranteed?
- 45 million.

They raised the overall. 75 over five.

$15 million a year.

Putting you right
between McCoy and JJ Watt.

That is the exact
company you need to be in.

- Come here, man.
- Okay.

Oh, man.

He's in a meeting, but
I'll give him the message.

Okay, you have a good day, too. Bye-bye.

Oh, yes. Yes.

Yes.

Yes. Yeah. Yes.

Yes!

Oh, shit!

Shh.

Okay.

- Shh.
- Oh.

- Ahoy there.
- Yes.

Hey, Mr. Anderson!

- Is that a new shirt?
- Shit.

Come on.

I like it.

Well, thank you very much, Virginia.

You haven't finished your nails there.

You know, I had to take a break.

My carpel tunnel flairs up.

Where's my shoe? Get my shoe.

You gotta hold your wrist
straight when you type.

- Oh, okay.
- You need some ice?

Good idea. Let's go.

Well, that was fun.

Thank you for showing me your office.

Your ceiling tiles are amazing.

Are you going to grab
the brass ring or what?

I honestly don't even know.

- What's stopping you?
- Could lose a friend.

Well, you have to do what's best for you

no matter what.

I don't quite know exactly what that is.

You'll figure it out.

You know, Spence, you're all right.

Reminder always helps. So are you.

Was that Tracy LeGette who
I just passed in the hallway?

- What did I miss?
- She's a colleague

and she needed a little bit
of guidance on an investment.

And I'm sure you gave it to her in spades.

- That I did.
- You look good at the helm there, Spencer.

- It suits you well.
- Still getting the hang of it.

But the Vernon Littlefield deal is done.

Never in doubt. So I guess
that means we are in business.

Not quite. You lied to me.

Joe never quit. You fired him.

I was trying to lend his departure
just a little bit of dignity.

I offered him a very generous severance.

That didn't prevent him from
acting like a fucking lunatic.

I'm gonna need more time.

Look out the window across the street.

Wow, getting ready to start
the Anderson Financial navy?

That one is yours.

- That boat's for me?
- Yours for the taking.

I'm gonna be in Palm Beach. Virginia
knows where to get ahold of me.

Try not to pop a vein mulling it over.

Oh, and I like the new lampshade.

You need anything, Boo Boo?

Coffee? Moist towel?

No, I'm good. Thank you.

Mm-hmm. Joe called.

He's waiting for you in Coral Gables.

Miami Dolphins!

The greatest organization in the world!

The greatest organization on the planet.

This is what we do.

I have no idea where he found
a camel in South Florida.

Yes, come on! Come on!

Come on! Come on!

The crowd is loving it.
Ricky, Ricky, over here.

- Thank you, Coach.
- Yes! Yes!

Ricky, Ricky. Get over here.

- Yes, come on, y'all.
- Talk to me about this.

Is that a Louis Vuitton saddle I see?

Only the best for the
best. It smells Louis, too.

I bet it does.

This is quite a showstopper
you've got going on here.

How you feeling about camp?

I have survived the burning
wasteland of the desert.

- Okay.
- I have been through hell.

But now the prodigal son has returned.

- Let's ball the fuck out, y'all.
- Okay.

- Thank you, Ricky.
- Come on, y'all.

We're gonna have to cut the
F-bomb. You know that, right?

Come on, y'all! Come on,
y'all! Come on, y'all!

- Work it, baby.
- That's what I'm talking about.

Got it. You got it.

Yeah, swing it. Lots of hands. Swing it.

Swing it. Mm, yeah.

Great location, huh?

A little bit of a commute, yeah,

but, you know, keeps the rents low.

I think it gives the brand
kind of boutique feel.

Huh, meaning we're impossible to find.

Yeah, but so worth looking for.

Talked to a designer about
hyping up the look, you know?

Just a little brown.

There's space for a weight room

in case we want to pump
some iron, relieve tension.

Might keep us both from breaking shit.

You know?

Oh, you know what I thought would be cool?

A meditation room. You know?

Got that idea from Google.

This would be your office right here.

It's the bigger of the two. I don't know.

I just thought you should have it.

Oh, oh, check this out.

You'll love this.

Look.

Strasmore Krutel Management.

I had the graphics geek
put your initial first.

I don't know. I like to bat cleanup anyway.

- Pretty cool, huh?
- It's very nice.

Yeah. Yeah.

It is.

I mean, I'm sure it's not as
flashy as what Anderson offered you,

but we're starting from scratch, so...

It's all good, Joe. It all looks good.

- Mm-hmm. - But how
long will it last?

As long as we want it to.

I'm talking about you.

Spence, don't worry about me, okay?

I've had my wakeup call. Clear-eyed.

Change like this doesn't happen overnight.

Not everybody has to plumb
the depths like you do.

Fortune favors the bold, Spence.

This is happening with or without you.

I'm not ready for this, Joe.

What?

I can't do it.

I'm sorry.

Wow.

Okay.

Okay.

Guess I get the big office, then.

Cool. Works for me.

What's up, baby?

Yeah, man, good to see you.

Number's yours, Ricky.

You get to stick it to your
dad for yet another season.

That's what you wanted, right?

- I used to think so.
- Now you think otherwise?

I do, man. I think I'm a whole
lot bigger than that problem.

The Zen master ould be proud.

Yeah.

'Zo.

Yo, that entrance was spectacular.

This belongs to you.

- Yo, you serious, man?
- It's a new day, 'Zo.

Don't matter the number
that's outside of a jersey.

It's what's inside that matters.

Unselfishness is an overlooked attribute.

I'm all about the team.

Don't metter what number
they give me.

- See that, man. Thank you, Rick.
- No doubt.

41? 41 for a playmaker like me?

I ain't gonna forget about this
come springtime, Mr. Siefert.

Believe that.

He's got something to prove this season.

Well, the kid looks ready.

Set, hut!

Good, good, drive.

Good, next crew.

Shouldn't have left your rocker, old man.

Sending your big ass back
to the Chevy dealership.

Set, hut!

Drive, drive, drive!

- Whoa, whoa, whoa!
- Huh?

- What?
- Hold up! Hold up!

- Learn some respect, rookie.
- Back, back, back.

Hey, y'all be getting an education today.

Y'all know who this is?

I wasn't expecting you, Spencer.

I'm sorry to drop in
like this, Mr. Anderson.

Don't worry about it. You want a margarita?

I would love one. Thank you.

Wow.

You have a beautiful home.

It didn't come easy.

The path to success is
peppered with landmines.

One misstep and...

- This place, the quiet...
- Thank you.

The beauty, the nature, it allows
me to appreciate my good fortune.

You like nature, Spencer?

Firing Joe was a mistake.

You gotta let that go, Spencer.

He lives for the job. You
can't just take it away

because he occasionally
puts his foot in his mouth.

He threatened to shit down my
throat until I choked to death.

- He's passionate.
- He's done.

If you cut Joe loose, it's
gonna jam up our team chemistry.

And any time you have a good run like
this going, you can't mess with that.

It's the last thing you want to do.

Every team breaks up, Spencer.

Guys retire, get released,
traded, go to rehab.

And you know what? I think
that Anderson and Strasmore

make an even better pair.

But Joe and I have that magic.

We have that intangible thing that
comes around once in a lifetime.

Okay, like Brady and Belichick.

Which makes me Robert Kraft.

It makes you Robert Kraft.

Do you know where Robert Kraft is going?

Directly into the Hall of Fame.

When we're finished with this, we will have

the best goddamn sports management
division in the business.

Okay, we don't want to win
just one or two championships.

We want to build you a dynasty.

We want to create a legacy.

And I say we because it
doesn't happen without me.

And it doesn't happen without Joe.

And it sure as hell
doesn't happen without you.

We all know that.

Mr. Anderson, I drove all the way up here

to tell you that this is a
package deal. Take it or leave it.

Well, that was a very nice speech.

Hmm, you look like you could use a shot.

Ah, hell, yes. Two Don Julios, please.

- Would you like them chilled?
- Do we look like sorority sisters to you?

And no limes, either, okay?

This isn't fucking Cabo.

Straight up is fine. Thank you very much.

You a little jumpy, Joe?

Yeah, well, my asshole partner
pussed out on me today, so...

Huh.

Well, your asshole partner
also brought you a gift

signed by the man himself to you.

Giancarlo.

I felt bad about canceling.

I was watching, man.

That was really cool
what you did for Balsamo.

He fixed my ride. Even trade.

Mmm.

Thank you, Charlie.

Hey, sorry about the course language.

No worries, cupcake.

Is there one bartender in Miami
you're not on a first name basis with?

No.

Ah. So what is this, man?

Are you coming with me or not?

I think you should come with me.

All right, I'll bite. Where are we going?

We are going to Anderson
2-point-fucking-0.

He gave us the entire sports division

and he is backing it with $5 million.

And I told him there's no me without you.

- You're making me blush, man.
- You should.

So I'm unfired?

No, think of it as a
promotion. He's doubling down.

Well, I guess he didn't receive that
jar of feces I Fed-Exed him yet, huh?

It's good to have you back, man.

We're gonna do great things.

Well, I never said I was going back.

Of course you're coming back.

I already signed a lease on the new place.

Come on, I'll tell Anderson
to buy that shit out.

Well, let's just say my
feelings are still fucking hurt.

I suffered deep emotional trauma

due to my wrongful termination.

Mmm.

And plus I stopped drinking
for nearly 36 hours, man.

- I don't like it.
- No, you shouldn't. I don't blame you.

But would a 39-foot speedboat
make you feel any better?

He gave you a fucking speedboat?

He gave us a fucking speedboat.

And it's all yours if you want it.

So first I was unfired
and now I'm being regifted.

Come on, Joe. We've had
a hell of a time together.

I've learned so much from you.

Come back and let's
keep this big run going.

We're just getting started.

Shit, man.

- All right, you're on.
- My man.

But Anderson gasses
this bitch up for a year.

- It's only fair.
- It's very expensive.

Anderson
2-point-fucking-0.

- Anderson
2-point-fucking-0. - My man.

I'm good at that.

I have one more surprise for you. Come on.

Gee, you're full of them today.

- What did you do?
- You got a boat and surprise, surprise.

- Look who it is!
- Fellas, look who I got.

- Oh!
- What up, Joe?

- What's happening?
- That makes two of us.

- Good to see you.
- Hey, man.

Check it out, Spence.
Reg returned to the flock.

Welcome back from exile, brother.

I appreciate you inviting me.

- And I'm gonna do right by Vernon.
- Are you sure?

- Ain't no doubt about it.
- He better.

Well, if it weren't for
you pushing, we would never

have gotten this big-ass
guarantee in the first place.

Big guarantee, brother.

I'm just not used to guarantees, man.

I'm black. I'm skeptical.

It's all about the guarantee.

- Yes, sir!
- All about it.

- Hey, can we, uh...?
- What's up?

Yo, man, I just want
to say I was out of line

in saying that shit about
you, you know, being adopted.

- It's all good, brother.
- No, no, man.

I mean, family means more to me than
any contract could ever pay a man

and I shouldn't have
thrown it in your face.

I appreciate that.

You were just looking out for
your boy the best way you knew how.

But now, moving forward,
we do things the right way.

Oh, yeah, your way.

Well, we know you ain't ever gonna do that.

I'm talking about the right way.

- Come to papa.
- I have not, no. No.

Pardon the interruption, everyone.

Your main course is served.

- That looks so good.
- Thank you.

- Everybody got what they want?
- Where's the love, y'all?

Well, Vernon, I ordered
something special just for you.

Good, 'cause I'm starving, Jason.

The Prime 112 special.

- Ooh!
- $18 million.

First part of your new contract.

We made it. We made it.

I am liking this restaurant right now.

But I still need a plate, though.

Can we get the man a steak?

Ahem.

Uh, everybody,

if I could have your attention, please.

Vernon, congratulations on becoming

a very wealthy young G today.

Everyone, show Vernon some love.

We've had some ups and downs
lately, but here we are.

And make no mistake about it, Vernon,

you deserve this for all your tireless work

and for all the joy
that you bring the fans,

for playing the game the
way it should be played.

- Let's give it up.
- Cheers.

And to Vernon's family...
Mama, I know you're so proud.

You're all so deserving of this.

That's it. Hand over all
your credit cards right now.

Only kidding. Only kidding.

You can hold on to them. But,
Joe, we are canceling them, right?

- Happening as we speak.
- Fantastic.

That's it. Let's bring
more drinks out here.

Fried Oreos, food. Vernon,
it's your party, brother.

Yeah, to the Littlefields!