Friday Night Lights (2006–2011): Season 2, Episode 15 - May the Best Man Win - full transcript

Be honest with yourself
for two seconds,

and tell me that you don't
feel the way I feel about you.

I don't feel the way
you feel about me.

Move on.
Your friend left.

So, what are you
trying to say?

That he just started
wheeling on down the road?

Calm down.

Hey, you really saved my
ass tonight. No problem.

You leave
my sister alone.

Smash Williams is an arrogant, violent thug
who attacked us just because we're white.

They've decided to suspend
you for three games.



They're revoking
my scholarship.

That's the mark of death, Coach.

The best thing you could
do for me right now is win.

And no matter what happens
out there, y'all remember this,

y'all are state champs.

Amazing grace

How sweet the sound

That saved a...

Thank you.

Hey, give me some money.

What? Give you some...
Now. Give me some money.

She's, uh... Hey, Lyla.

Hi, Billy.

I once was lost



Thanks.

But now am found

Was blind but...

Lord, you've been
so good to me, yeah

To me

Just wanna thank you

You, Lord, yes

Just want to thank you

Just want to thank you,

You mean all to me.

Amen! Amen!
Yay!

You've reached
the office of Coach Powers,

University of Alabama
Athletic Department.

Please leave a message.

Mr. Powers,
Brian Williams.

Just following up to see if
you got my other messages.

Like I said, my position
with TMU is changing,

and I'm feeling like
rolling with the Tide.

Call me, okay?

With this car,
everything you're getting,

this is the invoice price
direct to dealer,

and I swear to you, sir, this
is the absolute best I can do.

No, I know.
I appreciate it.

It sounds like...
It sounds like a good deal.

I'm just trying to knock
something off here somewhere.

There's gotta be...

All right. You know what?
You think about it. Yeah.

And I'll be back in a couple
minutes. Okay? You got it. Thanks.

Hello, miss.
Hello, sir.

This is the 2008. Fully
loaded, you know. If you...

If you're actually looking, I could
probably get you a pretty good deal.

I'm not shopping for a car, but thank you.

I know.
I was just playing around.

Sorry I haven't
called you back.

Yeah, it's been a bit...
It's been a bit much.

It's, uh, 10 calls.
Ten messages.

No call back.
What's up with that?

I didn't know what to do.
I mean...

Yeah. Probably called
too much.

I don't really know what the rules
are either in this exact situation.

I guess it's like
a one-night thing

and then probably called
a couple too many times...

Jason...
... but how've you been?

I'm pregnant.

Yeah.

That's impossible.

I want the parking lot. You got it.

You tell me I got it, I'm gonna trust
you on that. You got it. You got it.

You ought to get it done
for what we're paying.

No way! Is that Mo?
Hey!

Holy cow! Who's that?

What are you doing here?

You look absolutely gorgeous.
Mo!

Hi, honey.
Oh, baby, you look so... Mmm.

Who is this?
This is Gracie Belle.

Gracie... Whose baby?
That's my baby.

Good. I'm good. How are you, honey?
What in the world are you doing here?

I haven't seen you in a million years. I'm
in Dallas. Just real estate. All real estate.

Really? What, you gonna buy... Were you
buying the Bells? We're looking at...

What are you doing?
Yeah. Yeah. Think so.

Yeah, I think maybe.

We're looking at shopping
centers all over the state.

We've been rolling up some Class B
retail around here. Is that right?

This is Reeves. Reeves, come
here. Come here. Hi, Reeves.

This was the reigning
Rankin High School

Homecoming Queen, 1980... All right.
Enough of that. Enough of that.

What was it? We don't need
to tell him what year it was.

This is Reeves and he's a good
man. That's one thing we don't need.

I gave him a hard time.
You dated Mo? You dated, huh?

We were
high school sweethearts.

Go get the car. Go get the car. Okay.

Your husband won a state
football championship.

Yes, we did. Yeah. What are you
doing now? Where are you working?

Working at the school. At the high
school. What are you doing? You teaching?

I'm counseling the kids, which has
been great. Mmm-hmm. Guidance counselor.

Those boys must love you.

Mo, you are too funny.
I'll bet.

What are you doing
tomorrow night?

Well, you know,
I'm home with the family.

We're doing a thing. We're
doing a charity thing... Uh-huh.

...at the hospital. Would
you guys come? Will you come?

Yeah. It's at the hospital?
At the hospital. Yeah.

Uh, well, I'll check
with everybody...

We would be honored to have

a Texas high school coach,
champion coach, at our event.

Tell him I want him to come.
Invite him for me.

McGILL: Why aren't
you out there, Williams?

Pretty sure your suspension
doesn't cover this stuff.

Oh, it does today. Yeah.
It does?

Besides, I've hated this
game since the fifth grade.

McGILL: Roscoe! Get out
of there! You're done!

How you doing, Brian?

Doing okay, Coach.
Hanging in.

Good.
You know. It's all good.

Mmm-hmm.

You know I've been talking to some
people. Alabama, Georgia, Miami.

Good.

Matt, you're out!
Get out of there!

Good. Hey, Coach.

Man, what a bitch!

It's not like that.

"It's not like that,"
huh?

Yeah, well, let me guess. She come to
get some cash for the abortion, huh?

That's what she want.

No. No, she doesn't want
money for the abortion.

See? I knew I shouldn't have said
anything to you about this, man.

You know, I can never talk to
you seriously about anything

'cause you're an idiot.
Am I?

I give... I'm an idiot?

Yeah, you are.
Okay, put it this way.

You go out and finally get
yourself a slice of Y-bone steak,

and lo and behold,
she shows up pregnant.

Not only that,
when she comes to tell you,

you're not even pissed off
about it!

Why would I... Why would
I... Why would you be?

You can't even take one step back
to ask yourself one serious question.

And what's that, Herc?

Is this kid even yours?

Of course I asked her
if it's mine!

She said I'm the only one that
she's been with in two months!

Only one she's been with,
right? She's a one-night stand!

Yeah. I'm the only guy she's
been with in two months.

All right. Well, how about
rubber, dude? How about that?

Huh? You ever think about wearing
a rubber, huh? Wrap that puppy, man!

No, I didn't exactly think
about it, all right? Oh, why?

'Cause everybody told me that
this was impossible, Herc!

So no, I didn't
"wrap that puppy"!

You know what? And if it happened
and it's true and it's mine,

then it's a miracle.

All right?

All right.

Fine.

Well, what are you gonna do about
this little miracle? Huh, Street?

There's nothing I can do.

She said...
She said it's her problem,

she'll take care of it

and she just
wanted me to know.

We got South Pines tonight.
7:30, Herrmann Field.

Home game. Uh, yeah,
we should win by 40 or more.

What's he doing in our studio?
He's auditioning.

All right, ladies
and gentlemen. Thank you...

For what? He wants to do
a talk show about sports.

It's not a bad idea. I wish
I would have thought of it.

Guess who I ran into today.
Hmm. Who?

Walking right out of Bells,
taking Gracie...

I was right on my way to take her
to daycare. Bumped right on in...

Who?

Mo McArnold.

Who's Mo McArnold?

Why is Mo McArnold in town?

He's here
buying up real estate.

What do you mean "real estate"?
You mean like a house or what?

No, he's buying
a whole shopping center.

Apparently he's a big mogul now or something.

Who's Mo McArnold?

Mo McArnold's an old boyfriend
of your mom's, till I came along.

Lucky for both of you,
the best man won.

TAMl: That's right, honey.
I'm your prize Guernsey.

That's right, baby.
Mmm-hmm.

Wouldn't it be fun
to see him?

'Cause he invited us to go to this
hospital charity benefit tomorrow night,

which I think could be
kind of neat and sort of fun.

He's all involved with it.

It's right over at the hospital. Don't
you think that would be a neat idea?

Oh, yeah. That could
be really nifty.

Well, I sort of
thought it would be nice.

It's nice that he's in town
and everything, but...

Well, he'd like
to see you, and...

Go without... See, I don't think he
wants to see me. You know, that's all

water under the bridge
anyway, hon.

No "water under the bridge. "

Honey, it's been so long.

He talks a lot. He's always
talking. I know he does.

I know. He's got that crazy
energy, but it'd be fun.

Come on, hon.

Sure this is a good idea?

Yes, it is.

Okay. You have to put a face
in front of the customer.

It's, like, the basic
fundamental of selling.

This is crazy.
I'm used to them selling me.

Okay. Listen to me.

You are Smash Williams,

star running back of the
State Champion Dillon Panthers.

You've set conference
records in yards rushing

and touchdowns scored
two years in a row.

Remember who you are.

Remember who
you're gonna be.

And if they've got a
second chance to sign you,

then they're gonna
be totally psyched.

All right? So go out there
and do your thing,

because when you get back,
you're totally gonna get laid.

For real?

No. I'm PMS-ing.
But go!

Come on!
Get out of this car! Go.

You're Smash Williams!
Don't forget that.

Okay. Okay.
Go!

Hey, Mr. Powers.
Hey, Brian.

How you doing?
I'm doing good.

Good. Hey, look.
I made a mistake.

I got caught up in the moment and it was
a rash decision, but I changed my mind.

I know TMU pulled your
scholarship, son. Nice try, though.

Look. I run
a 4.4 flat,

and I set conference records
in yards rushing

and touchdowns scored
two years in a row.

Ain't nobody better than me
in the whole state.

Look, Mr. Powers. I'm standing
right here and I'm telling you

The Smash is ready
to come to Tuscaloosa.

Problem is the spot's taken.

You may be the best
running back in Texas,

but we got a verbal commitment
from Juette Coleman

out of Christian Oaks
in California.

He ought to fit in real nicely
with this QB right here.

Mr. Powers. Please.

What do you want me to do?
Get down on my knees and beg?

I'm sorry for your situation, Brian,
but you turned us down. Remember?

But like I said,
it was a mistake.

We honor our commitments, son.

Juette Coleman is coming to Alabama,
and you're not gonna change that.

And to be quite honest, we're
the University of Alabama.

We don't play second fiddle
to anybody.

Good luck to you, Brian.

Tell your momma I said "Hi. "

Hey, you. Number three.

It just seems kind of...

Garrity! Hey.

How you doing?

I'm all right.
How are you?

Pretty good.

So, uh, hear about
the premiere coming up?

Premiere?

Yeah, premiere. Sports.

Riggs. Radio.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

How's the boy doing?

He's good.
Really?

Yeah.

So good that he invited me to the
ranch this weekend to meet his family.

Family, ranch.

Yeah, it's going to be great.
That's great.

It's gonna be great because you're
not gonna be able to find us.

Yup.

Hey, y'all. Oh, hi, guys.
How was school today?

It was fine. Hey, Mr. And Mrs. Clarke.

Sweetheart, do not wash that bowl.
I have every intention of licking it.

Did you hear?

Hear what?
About me and Tyra?

Oh, yes. I saw
the two of you

holding hands. That was really cute. Did you?

What happened to Jean? 'Cause I
thought the two of you were like...

I mean, it's kind of
a really long story.

It's kind of complicated.
It's not as easy as just,

as Tyra came into
the situation.

Okay. Well, give me something. But...

I don't know. I don't know,
but I'll tell you one thing.

In, like, you know,
the boudoir?

Tyra, like, does things
that I didn't even know...

She probably knows what she's
doing. She has some practice.

I mean, it's not like
you're her first.

Or second. I mean she was
with Riggins and...

Why would you bring something like
that up? I know that she was...

Well, no, I'm just... I just didn't
really realize that she was your...

That she was your type.

Well, I don't know. I mean, I didn't realize
that a hot Mexican nanny was your type.

Look. She's not Mexican
and not a nanny.

That's something
I didn't know about you.

You're kind of a freak show. She's
a Guatemalan in-home-care nurse.

I've told you that
like 100 times. Okay?

And she blew me off just like
Tyra's probably going to blow you off

and take off back to...
Okay.

...whatever other cooler guy comes
along when you're, you know...

Well, you don't have to worry about
that because we're going to be okay.

Hi.
Hey.

So I've been thinking.
Yeah?

We should have this baby.

Jason... I was up all night
long thinking about it, okay?

And then I started reading stuff
on the Internet and you know what?

This is a miracle.
It's a blessing from God.

What are you talking about?
Look. Listen to me.

I'm a C7 incomplete
quadriplegic, okay?

Yeah. I have, like, a
20-percent motility rate.

Like most guys
at my SCI do.

But a normal guy would, like,
have 80-percent motility rate.

Even to get an erection
with you, I had to go

reflex instead of psychogenic,

which you were great with,
by the way.

I just thought I'd tell
you that real quick. Thanks.

But I didn't know if I had enough duct
function to get sperm into the semen.

Oh, my God.
Okay?

Shh.

Look, point is my boys
can swim.

Ever since this injury, the worst
thing has been people telling me

I probably wouldn't be able
to be a father.

But guess what? I am.

You need to stop and go
home and get some sleep,

because you are
freaking me out.

We have to have this baby...
No.

...'cause it might be my
only chance.

You do not get
to put that on me.

I mean, I'm not some experiment for
you to prove your manhood, Jason.

I am 19. You're a freaking
car salesman in a wheelchair...

That's not the point.... and
you've never been to college.

That's not fair
and that's not the point.

It's absolutely
the point, Jason.

This is my body,
and I'm going to make...

I'm going make
the ultimate decision.

You were a one-night stand, for God's sake.

It was one of the greatest
nights of my life.

I gotta go.
No, Erin. Don't.

Oh, my God... No.
Erin, come on. Don't...

Hey, man. We're in Dallas
this weekend. Houston the next.

Now, it's open tryouts. All
you need is a pair of cleats.

Yeah, and 60 bucks.

Y'all really expect me to pay to come
run around with a bunch of wannabes?

Hey, man. Arena Football's
the real deal, man.

Kurt Warner played in our league
before the Rams picked him up.

Come on, man. I mean y'all
are running around inside

on a tiny field with a
bunch of nets and stuff.

It's kind of a joke.

We're a fan's game.
You're right about that.

Average attendance
is about 12,000.

We just signed our new
TV deal with ESPN.

Man, our guys are banking
42 grand a year

for a 16-game season,
January to June.

For real?
Yeah.

Guy like you, come in, kick some
ass, become a franchise player.

Man, you could double that
in three or four years,

plus health and house.

You wanna play pro football?
This is your chance.

With the addition of this
state-of-the-art flying ambulance

and this wonderful heliport
you're all standing on,

I'm proud to say
that Dillon Memorial Hospital

is now officially a Level 1
trauma care facility.

And so I'd like
to ask Mr. Morris McArnold,

the man who made
this all possible,

To step forward and dedicate
this wonderful new aircraft.

Morris.

Thank you.
Thank you very much, Bob.

And let me just say,
and I'll keep this brief,

as a third-generation
Dillon citizen,

Dillon is in my heart,
my family's heart.

So, it's a privilege for us to
be able to make this donation.

God bless you all
and thank you very much.

Thanks.

Good to see you. Good to see you. Good event.

Great to see you.
Thank you, sir.

There he is. There he is.
There he is. TAMl: Hey, Mo.

Eric. Coach.
Hey, Mo. How are you?

Pleasure to see you.
What a pleasure to see you.

Congratulations, let me... You know what?
Let's just start with this right away.

State champion.
Congratulations. Proud of you.

Appreciate that. We got lucky.
Appreciate that. Real proud of you.

Cheers. And to your daughter... Gracie Belle.

Gracie Belle. He met Gracie Belle today.
Gracie Belle. What a beautiful girl.

What the hell's it been?
Fifteen?

It's been about 15, yeah. It's
been about 15... Fifteen? Red light!

Red light!
Red... All right.

Red light! Green light. I got you. I got you.

Hasn't changed a bit, huh?
Yeah. Yeah.

You two look great.
Thanks.

You two look... Not as
great as this would look.

Coach? You know
it looks good, right?

Yeah, she gets
better looking every day.

She sure does. She sure
does. Thanks, sweetie.

They got me on a schedule, so
I'm gonna say goodbye for now.

Are you gonna go up in the...
Well...

...the thing?... just for
pictures and it's all ridiculous.

But I tell you what I am gonna do is I'm
gonna come to the game on Friday night.

I'm gonna be there.
Oh, good!

So I wish you the best
of luck. That's fantastic.

Baby, you look great.

Yeah, I'll get you some nice
seats. TAMl: That'll be super.

Get Mo some seats.
TAMl: You could sit with me.

I'd like that.
Okay.

Probably get me a seat. We'll sit
together at the game. TAMl: That'll be fun.

We'll go to the game. Bless you. Good.

Thank you for coming.
Okay.

Aw, thanks. See you. You got
a good one. You bring 'em hell.

And you bring 'em hell, and
you keep bringing 'em hell.

Got you. Okay.
Let's go.

Thanks for coming. Enjoy.
Congratulations.

Bye-bye.

Bye, everybody. Take care. So
nice to see you. Nice to see you.

Thank you for coming.
Folks...

Boy, I sure have missed him.

Blast from the past.
Mmm-hmm.

Ladies and gentlemen, Mr.
Morris McArnold will now take

the inaugural flight in our
new medevac helicopter.

Oh, here we go.

This was not supposed
to happen, all right?

I'm not supposed
to be able to do this.

She shouldn't
be pregnant from me.

But she is,

and this might be my only shot,
so I am ready to be a father.

You think I'm crazy.

No.

Well, you're looking at me like I'm
crazy. I don't think you're crazy.

I've heard this
conversation before.

Usually it's
the other way around.

Usually it's
a scared kid trying to...

Get out of it.
That's not me.

I'm not trying
to get out of it.

I'm trying to get into it. I'm trying

to get her to listen to me
and have this baby and I...

First time I talked to
her, I failed miserably.

First of all, I don't have
any magic words for you,

and it's not for me
to convince her.

It's for you
to find those words yourself.

I can tell you that it's gonna be one of
the most serious conversations probably

you ever had in your life.
I know.

I can tell you that your children
and the mother of your children

are the two most important
things in life.

How old are you?

I'm 19.

How old is she?

She's 19.

How long you known her?

Not long.

She's a great girl.

Look. She's just scared,
you know?

And I know that.
And I understand that and I...

I just...

Everything I know about women you can
stick in this damn coffee cup here.

But I do know you have
to have trust and honesty.

Without trust and honesty,
it is not gonna work.

I can't give you
any answers.

You gotta make
the answers.

I know.

Thank you.

Let's get real here.
This is The Riggs Show.

We got a game tonight.
South Pines.

Let's, you know,
maybe talk some football,

talk about what's really happening
here. Let's go. Let's get after it.

Go ahead. You're on the air.

I wanna know what it is that
you're gonna do to contribute

to the salvation of this
championship season.

You know what? I'll tell you right now
my character has never been questioned.

So if you've ever been
to a game live,

you will understand
how I do what I do and why.

That's what I like to hear, Mr. Riggins.
Man, this town is crazy about football.

Actually, that's maybe the
second call he got about it.

The rest were girls just trying to
get a date. grind-nose football, okay?

Let's do it. Cheers.
Lorena.

I was just wondering if you wanted
to maybe hang out or catch a movie?

I think you're really cute.

Your long hair kind of
reminds me of Jesus.

You've just been cut off.

Thank you for calling.
That was ridiculous.

Lucky Loren, let's go. Loren,
you're on the air. Riggs.

Hi. I was wondering what you think
about the whole Smash Williams incident.

And what about it?

Uh, I was wondering if you think it's
okay what he did? Punching that man?

You know what?
I know Williams

probably better
than anyone out there.

This guy is an honorable guy and
he did take action on something,

you know, that I would have probably
taken even further if it were me.

So... So you're saying
it's okay to hit somebody.

At times, yeah. I am.

All right. We're gonna
close this out now.

No regrets. 7:30
tonight. South Pines.

Same old, same old. We're
gonna get a big W tonight,

head into the playoffs
and take State.

That's it for now. Cheers.

Felt good. Yeah, man.
Not bad. Not bad at all.

Good work. Yeah, man. Can
I talk to you for a second?

Oh, yeah. Shoot.

I know you used to go out with
Lyla and you're just doing this show

to try and get under my skin, and I just
wanted to let you know it's not gonna work.

Why would I try
and get under your skin?

She's over you. I just
wanted to let you know that.

That's all I wanted to say
to you, out of courtesy. Okay?

Thanks, man. Hey, good luck tonight. Okay.

Be listening to you on
the radio. Cheers, man.

Do you think she's gonna be
thinking of me or you

while you're listening
to me on the radio?

She's gonna be with me, so...
You're not letting it register.

Go Panthers.
Cheers.

Come in.

Hey, Coach.
You wanted to see me?

I do. Come in.
Sit down. Close the door.

I don't know what you got planned
tomorrow, but I want you to change it.

Come down to Whitmore
with me.

For what?

Scholarship. Coach Deeks.
The offer is still good.

Whitmore?

That's like Siberia, man... Whitmore's
a damn fine school, first of all.

And they've got a good
coaching staff down there.

They were 2-8 last year.

Whitmore is one of the only schools
that is still standing behind you

after this mess you've gotten
yourself into.

You think that accounts
for something?

Yeah, but I mean I don't
know... Yeah, but what?

You got an airplane waiting for you tomorrow

to take you off to LSU
or Alabama? SC maybe?

Something I don't know about? Is that
what you're gonna be doing tomorrow?

No, sir.

You didn't listen
to me the last time.

I'm asking you to please
listen to me this time.

Two years, maybe
you can transfer.

Hell, who knows? You might be the
first player down there in 10 years

to make it to the draft.

Coach Deeks seems to
think that's a possibility.

Hell, I do, too.

You live up to your potential, I
don't see why it couldn't happen.

Just think about it.

Get back to me
before the night's over.

Thank you, sir.

I'll let you know.

South Pines hasn't been able
to stop the Dillon offense,

and Tim Riggins rumbles
in for the score.

It's fourth quarter.

Looking like it's an easy win
for the Panthers here tonight.

Good team. That boy's got a good team.

Second offense!
Let's go!

On me! Let's go! McGILL: You
heard him, second team! Let's go!

Listen up. Wave.
Say hello to your folks.

Let's get out there
and let's kick some ass.

Come on! Let's have some
fun! Let's go! Let's go!

McGILL: Go! Get them out
there! This ought to be good!

At 31-0, looks like Coach
Taylor is mercifully sending in

some of the
second-stringers.

What you got for us tonight?

All right. All right. All right.
Hey. It's third down. Landry.

Hey. You wanna show Tyra
what you can do?

Yeah.
All right. Here's the deal.

We're gonna get in pass formation,
it's gonna be a toss back to Landry.

On one. Ready?
Break!

Make something happen, boys!

Blue 80! Hut!

Saracen's rolling out.

Look at that! Look at that! Look
at that! It's a jump pass to 85!

Oh, my God! Landry Clarke has caught it

and, oh, has he got
open field. He is gonna score.

Touchdown, Dillon Panthers
once again!

And this has turned into
an old-fashioned whupping.

Who is that?

My baby boy!

That end zone has been
open all night long

and Landry just
walked in untouched.

Yes, she loves her Uncle Mo.

45-0 with eight seconds
to play

and the only drama here is
whether South Pines can put one in

before this night is over.
Come on, let's go!

Santiago!

Hold on. Something's up here.
Back up! Back it up!

Coach Taylor's calling
for a change on defense.

You're giving them the middle?
Whoa! And they opened up a hole

big enough for a semi.
There's the snap.

And he waltzes
into the end zone.

Touchdown! It has been a long
hard night for South Pines,

and our Coach Taylor
has lifted their spirits

and he sends them
home with a score.

They had a shutout!
Coach!

Way to go, bud. I'm
proud of you. Thanks, Dad.

Good game, baby.
All right. Thank you.

Hey, Mo.

Great game.
Oh, thanks.

A great game.
Thanks, Mo. Cheers.

No kidding. Here you go.
Come here, you.

Come here. Ah, there's the
little one. How you doing, huh?

All right, sweetheart. Bye.
See you soon. All right, honey.

All right, I'll talk to
you later. Great game.

Blew the shutout, though. You
did blow the shutout, Coach.

Coach, put the hammer down
next time!

TAMl: Bye. Come here, you. Come here, you.

Come here, you.
Hi, baby.

Set! Hut!

Got things pretty wide
open. West Coast offense.

Yeah, that's
what they call it now.

No offense to Coach Walsh, God rest him,

but we were running that down
here 10 years before he was.

Speed and quickness.
That's what we're looking for.

Yes, sir.

Now, we don't have the
size, but we got the heart.

And a guy like you who can see
the field and make his cuts,

that's exactly what we need.

What?

I told your coach here,
six years ago,

that I thought you were
the complete package.

Mentally and physically.

Wait, wait.
Six years ago?

Oh, yeah. I saw you run
in seventh grade, son.

And eighth grade.

And your freshman year, when
you went from JV to Varsity

after that Arnett Mead game.

Then old Taylor here comes
along, looking at that Dillon job,

and I said to him,
"That Brian Williams... "

"Brian Williams is gonna be a
star. He'll make you one, too. "

You were right.
Congratulations.

Truth is, Williams, I didn't
think we had a shot at you.

And if you want to keep looking,
we won't take it personal.

And I say "we" 'cause
we're one big family here.

You let us know something, okay? I
want to thank you for coming down.

Oh. Thank you.

Thank you, Coach.

Coach Deeks.

I'd like to make my official verbal commitment
and play for Whitmore University, sir.

You wanna play ball
with us? Fine.

Come on over here and
meet some of the fellas.

Okay, men!
Bring it in!

Okay, men.

This is Brian Williams.
He's gonna be joining us soon.

He's gonna be part
of our family now.

We wanna
make him feel welcome.

He made us a reservation at Carmello's.
You know, that new Italian place.

Yeah, he wants to take us
to a nice dinner.

It's the world's longest
business trip, isn't it? What?

You know, all right. Fine. You know
what? Then let's at least go get barbeque.

I don't want to spend
all night with Mo.

We don't have to go. I mean, if you're
gonna be crabby about it, let's just not.

We'll do it again
next time he's in town.

No. No. Fine. It's fine. We'll go
out, we'll get it done. We'll do it.

Hey. Hey, hey, hey.
How'd it go with Smash?

He's going to Whitmore.

Oh, that's great news. Will you please,
please tell him "Congratulations,"

from me.
I'm sure Corrina's thrilled.

I will.

Listen. I got to get going. I'll
talk to you later. All right?

All right. I'll talk
to you later. Bye.

He was Annabel Quimby's
grandson. Yes.

And I said, "You know, I
remember when you were nothing

"but just a thought,
in somebody's backyard. "

Oh, it's okay.

Lyla, what college are you
thinking of applying to?

Oh, I'll apply probably
to Texas,

and probably Baylor, 'cause
that's where my mom went.

But where I really want
to go is Princeton.

Helena went to Princeton.

Oh, really?
Mmm-hmm.

Cost me a small fortune.
But it was well worth it.

Yeah, right. Like that Russian Lit
degree's doing her a lot of good

while she's shopping
for shoes at Neiman's.

I'm back in baby's arms

How I missed
those loving arms

I'm back where I belong

Back in baby's arms

Back in baby's arms

Back in baby's arms

No kidding,
you two did it right.

You really did. You got married.
You got married properly.

You married a good woman. Just
wanna raise a glass to both of you.

Cheers.

I guess the better man
did win.

To love. To the love
that is in there,

if we can just figure out
a way of getting to it.

Absolutely. And God bless coaches like you

for making that kind of
thing happen, Coach.

Well, that's just
a very kind,

kind speech there, Mo.

So fun to get together and...
Well, we're not done.

Very good meal.
Are we done?

We've got Julie at home.
You haven't even met Julie.

How is everything?
Everything's great.

Bring us a bottle of good whiskey,
please, just for the heck of it.

Oh, you know what? We're gonna
have to go home, 'cause Julie's...

No, I'll have a shot. It'll
be great. TAMl: Oh, honey...

Sure. Let's have two. TAMl: You
know what? We've got Scotch at home.

TAMl: Sweetheart...

And the check. Thank you.

Be right out
with it.

I'll take the check. No, you can
bring the check to me, please.

Here you go. Coach, good work. Proud of you.

To lucky. Lucky.

Well, they totally love you.

I think my grandma's ready
to start planning a wedding.

Yeah.
She's funny.

Yeah, I guess.

You want some of this?
Yeah. Thanks.

She told Kelly once,

"The bigger your hair,
the closer you are to God. "

I can see her saying that.

Yes, you can.

I'm glad I came.

Yeah. Me too.

So, we alone?

Pretty much.

What's wrong?

Nothing. Just...

Can you hold that thought?

Yeah.

Look. You know how I
feel about you and I just...

I don't want to do anything
to mess it up, so...

Even though it goes against every
fiber of my being, I think I should go.

Are you okay?
Mmm-hmm.

Promise?
Mmm-hmm.

Edward Betowski.
Avoline High School, 1998.

He ran the exact same
triple-stack offense,

counters, halfback options.

Coach, you stole that offense from
Betowski... I stole it. I stole it?

...and I never heard you thank
him. I never heard you thank him.

I stole it. I stole it from the
Green Bay Packers, too, didn't I?

TAMl: Can we just let this
be the last one? Cheers to it.

Cheers to stealing. Cheers
to it. Cheers to liars.

Cheers to liars. I'll
drink to liars. There we go.

We both can agree to that,
can't we? TAMl: Okay. Great.

Well, let's... That's it.
Let's head on home now 'cause...

No, no. No, hold on. Let's talk about
something else that you stole, Coach.

Let's go home. Let's talk
about something else you stole.

Let's talk about this little lady
right here. Oh, that's ridiculous, Mo.

TAMl: No. Now come on now, y'all. Let's
get on home. You look me in the eye.

Let's get on, home. Look me
in the eye and you tell me

you were not calling her
behind my back

and telling her that I was sleeping
with Anita Nesbith. You do it.

Look me in the eye and say it.
Can you? TAMl: It's ridiculous, Mo!

I already knew about you. I
knew you were sleeping with her.

That's it. That's the last
word. We're going right now.

TAMl: You're being stupid.
To stealers and liars.

Come on, y'all. Seriously, y'all. Red light?

TAMl: You do not need to
finish this off. Red light.

TAMl: We need to go take the... Mo, stop it!

You stole her!
Admit it! You bastard!

You stole her from me!

I'll see you at home, honey.

Get your coat.

Where's Dad?

He's not coming.

If he's not going to church,
I'm not going to church.

Well, you can go right on in
there and tell him if you like.

Let's all go. Come on.

If I have to get up and get
out of bed and go to church,

so do you.
Mmm-mmm.

TAMl: Hi, honey. It's just
your three girls here,

wanting to see if you want to
come to church with us, hon.

What happened to your face?

I was defending
your momma's honor.

With your face?

No. He was being an idiot.

Would you give me some
Aspirin, please? No, honey.

We're going to church. Sorry.
We got to run. Love you.

Say "Bye" to your daddy.

Bye, Dad.
Goodbye, honey.

Yell "Bye" louder.

Bye, Dad!

TAMl: Bye, honey!
We'll miss you.

Oh, I love you, too.

Y'all are doing a great job
this year, you and the coach.

How are the boys? We're looking
forward to playoffs here.

Oh, yeah, It's coming. It's gonna
happen. We're coming into our own here.

Hello, Ms. Garrity.
Hi.

How you doing, Lyla?
God bless you.

So, how was the ranch?

The ranch was great.

Oh, really?

Yeah, really.
His family's awesome.

He was the perfect gentleman.

Are you really gonna
come every Sunday?

Yeah. Of course.
Whatever it takes.

Ms. McGowan.

How are you?
Good morning, Timothy.

Good morning.

How're you this morning?
I'm wonderful. And you?

I'm great.

Would you care to join us, Garrity? I can't.

Yeah, you can.
No, I can't.

Yes, you can.

Just sit beside us.
I'll see you later, Tim.

All right. Suit yourself.

Hey.
Hi.

Baby, dinner will be ready
in about half an hour.

You finished
your homework?

Yeah. I'll be right down.

Baby, are you all right?

I'm fine, Momma.

You know your Auntie Shay
called this morning.

She told me to tell you
"Congratulations. "

Okay.

You know how proud
we are of you?

You're going to college,
boy! On a full scholarship!

Listen. I know Whitmore wasn't
what you dreamed of.

But honey, when a door
closes, God opens a window.

He don't never fumble the ball,
baby. He always gets the touchdown.

That's God's plan. Now you're
gonna get a good education, Brian.

And you gonna
be the star of their team.

It's gonna be all right.

Let me go and finish frying this
chicken. And I got your favorite dessert.

I knew that'd put a smile on your
face. You come on up out this room.

Come on here.

Okay. There's probably a million
reasons why this is a bad idea,

and I get that. I completely do and
I know you have to start with, like,

number one being
how I acted the other day.

Yeah. Yeah, that was totally
inappropriate, Jason. I need that job.

I'm sorry. It's just that,
you know,

nothing like this has ever
happened to me before, so...

You know, I might have
overreacted a little bit.

A lot.

Okay.

All I'm asking you is to not,

like, make a rash
decision here.

You know? Think about it.
Just for a little bit.

Jason, I have thought
about it every which way.

It's so weird. I already
feel my body changing.

I've got cramps
and I'm tired all the time.

I mean, it sucks.

I understand. I understand what you're
saying. I mean, but it makes sense.

Think about it. You got a little, there's
a little... There's a baby in there.

A little person's in there, you
know? Little fingers and little toes

and a little heartbeat. You know?
And he's got his eyes all scrunched up

and he's in a ball and
maybe he's got a weewee.

Maybe he doesn't.

Aren't you the least bit curious?
You've got a human life in there.

You're not one of those people that,
like, blows up clinics, are you?

No. No. I'm just saying, like,
it could be, you know, that...

That little person could be the next
Bill Gates or the next Peyton Manning.

Or Britney Spears
with a learning disorder.

No.
That's not redundant.

No way.

Not on my watch.

Oh, God.

Look, Erin.

I understand.

This right here could be the most
important decision that we'll ever make.

And if you choose
to give this a chance,

I will be there
with you every day.

You won't be the only one
living with it.

One hundred percent.

Anything you ask, anything you need,
day in, day out, I will be there.

Really?

Just give it some time
and give it a shot.

Please.

Pretty, pretty,
pretty, pretty please?

So give it a chance.