Friday Night Lights (2006–2011): Season 5, Episode 12 - Texas Whatever - full transcript

We had a deal.

I screw up my life,
you fix yours.

How long you gonna
hold it over my head, man?

Rest of my life,
if I feel it needs to be.

I had another conversation with
that Dana Wheldon, from Braemore.

They want me to
come do that interview.

I'm just really
confused, okay?

Tim's back and I just have a whole lot of
feelings that I just need to sort out.

There's only gonna be one
football program in Dillon.

Which program they
planning on cutting, Levi?

ANNOUNCER: Touchdown!
And the East Dillon Lions are going to State.



I want you.

We're offering you
the Dean of Admissions.

Have a great night.
You, too.

(CHATTERING ON TV)

Hello.

Hey, hon, is that you?
Hey.

(GROANING) Hey, babe.

Mmm.

Oh, I missed you.
Mmm.

I missed you, too.

I'm so excited to tell
you about my trip.

Oh, I can't wait
to hear about your trip.

Hey, I've got
a surprise for you.

Oh, you do.
I do.



What?

Now, it's a pretty
good surprise.

(GASPS)

(SHUSHES)
Don't wake Gracie.

Gracie's sleeping.

What are you
doing here?

You're not supposed to be
back for another week or so.

I know.
But I finished my exams early.

So, I thought
I'd come home early.

Come here.

(GRUNTING)

(PANTING)

Hey! Hey! Can you please
get off the grass, sir?

(CAR HORN HONKING)
Thank you.

I know you're just trying
to do your job.

And please go sign in up front.
Thank you very much.

Hey! Taylor!
What the hell is all this?

State, Levi.
Get used to it.

No. No, I'll never
get used to this.

I bet you will.
(HONKS HORN)

Hey! Come on! You gotta move
around to the other side.

Ma'am, ma'am, can you get
this gentleman... Sir!

MAN 1: Help save
the Lions!

MAN 2:
Are you serious?

If you can come to the...
If you can come to the hearing...

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

Please bring a friend, too...
Amigos...

Thank you so much.
Please come.

We need a babysitter because
all these women are moms.

And so if we have
someone outside watching,

then all these moms
can go inside.

Yeah, that's great.
I mean, we can just get Jess.

What? Get Jess what?
Me? This Jess?

Do you know anybody
that could baby-sit?

So the moms can come
to the hearing.

I'm looking at two pretty
ladies who could baby-sit.

Why don't y'all
do it?

Learn how to nurse a baby.
Get some milk. Simple.

All right. I'll see you.
Nah, but what we need to do,

we need to start passing out
these flyers everywhere. Yeah.

You coming down to Ray's
Bar-B-Q to help us out?

Oh, I can't, because Coach set
up a recruiting meeting for me.

That's good.
Yeah.

All right,
what college?

Warren Field State.

VINCE: That's great.
It's a D-III school.

Their putting together
a good program and stuff.

Yeah, they've got some
good players, man.

Yeah. Thanks, man.

Cool.
All right.

DOCTOR: Okay. Let's see
what's going on here.

You see that?

That's our baby?
Mmm-hmm.

(EXCLAIMS)

(BOTH LAUGHING)

That's our baby, baby.

DOCTOR: Okay.
What do we have here?

Oh. (LAUGHS)

Congratulations.
It's twins.

Twins?
We're having twins?

We're having twins?
You are.

Are you kidding me?

Twins! Twins!
Oh!

Twins.
Twins.

What are you doing
on this side?

I snuck down here

because I have not been able
to talk to you about my trip

and it's
driving me crazy.

Honey, they offered me
the Dean of Admissions.

The dean?
Yes.

They are suggesting that they will
replace the present dean with me.

And I'd like to do it.

That's in Philadelphia.

I know.

I know.

Well, that's
a long commute.

Well, we'd have
to move to Philadelphia.

We live in Texas.

Honey, Texas is where
our friends and family are.

Texas is where I work.

Texas is where
I have my job.

I know, baby.

But I feel like this is an
opportunity of a lifetime.

And an opportunity for us
to think about

how we make decisions
for our family.

Also, it seems kind of like
the timing might be good

in terms of everything
that's going on.

I mean, I just think it'd be
great for us to talk about.

I don't want to
talk about this.

I can't talk
about it right now.

How many times
have we moved before,

for your job?

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Hey.

Beer?
Yeah.

You think you could come
over here and talk to me?

Tim?

Could you please
just come here...

You want me to talk to you?
Let's talk. Yeah. Please.

Let's talk, Billy.
Talk to me.

Go ahead. Shoot.

You're my brother.
Okay?

This can't keep going on like this.
It's stupid.

So, just come home.

I'm moving to Alaska.

I'm gonna work the pipelines
there when my parole's up.

What the hell are you
going to do in Alaska?

You're gonna freeze
your ass off.

What, did you see some stupid infomercial
the other night or something?

No. Actually a guy came to
speak to us at the prison.

Said there's a lot of
opportunities there, so...

There's no opportunities
in Alaska.

What the hell are you
going to do there, Tim?

What, are you gonna sleep with
a bunch of woodchucks?

There's no woodchucks
in Alaska that I know.

Well, okay, moose, Tim.
I don't know.

Whatever. All right?

It's friggin'
ridiculous.

What are you going to do
with your land? Hmm?

I'm selling it.

You're gonna sell your land and
you're just gonna leave Texas?

Yes.

Whatever.

Oh, come on!

Hey! Are you all right?

It's broken.
It won't close.

Hey. Hey.

(SHUSHING)

(DOOR CLICKING CLOSED)

Don't be nice to me.

I don't need nobody
being nice.

I need people
to be fair.

I wanted this
my whole life.

And I finally
found a coach

who's open-minded
enough

to take a girl in
without laughing at her.

He lets me learn
from him. Shadow him.

And he teaches me
how to be a coach.

And now they're gonna
take it all away.

I mean, if the Lions are
done, then I'm done.

We won't let
that happen.

Mmm, that is
good pudding.

Yeah. I love
a good pudding.

So, we have
an eight-game schedule.

We play most of our games
in Arkansas.

But we do get to go to
Oklahoma every other year.

Uh-huh.

Yeah. Now,
most of the boys,

they do play both ways,
too, just like you.

In fact, some of the boys
even play basketball.

Oak Bluff's a great little town.
It's got a lot of heart.

We just got us
a Costco last year,

and they just put in a
brand new movie theater

out by the reservoir.

Do you like
to go fishing?

Uh, yeah.
I probably do.

Fantastic. You come out
and see us.

We'll take you out there on
the bass boat. All right?

Eighteen-footer. We'll reel in some state records.
How does that sound?

It sounds perfect.

Now, here's the book.
Take a look at it. Okay? Okay.

If you have any questions, feel
free to just let me know, okay?

Thank you very much.

Yeah, yeah. We'd love to
see you out there, though.

Yes, sir. Thank you.
All right.

(CROWD CHEERING)
VINCE: Let's go, boys. Yeah.

Let's go, boys.
Let's do this.

I know. I know.
Let's go. Let's go...

REPORTER: Listen, we all
know there's a lot going on

off the field
for this team right now.

It seems like the last
couple of days, though,

Vince has really
taken it upon himself

to make sure this team
does not get distracted.

Are you worried
he's taking on too much?

Let's go, Tink.
Let's go.

TAYLOR:
No, I don't...

I don't have to worry about Vince
Howard taking on too much.

He's taking over
and he's leading the team.

He's doing what
I want him to do.

Look, the one thing
about Vince Howard is

that we haven't even
scratched the surface

on what I think
the kid can do.

You know him. You've talked to him.
He's a smart kid.

What about you? Are you having
a hard time staying focused?

I'm not having a hard time
staying focused.

It's like herding cats.
A lot of emotions going on

but everyone's
very fired up.

Hey, listen, I'll talk to you
in a little while, okay?

I'm gonna get out of here. All right.
Coach, thanks for the time.

Hey, Luke!

Yes, sir.

How did it go
with Coach Buckley?

Good.

Yeah?
Mmm-hmm.

What was that?

Just... It was great.

They just had a real nice
breakfast and everything.

What did you talk about?
Did you talk about the program?

What's going on down there?
Yeah, yeah.

Just really nice guys.
And they were, like,

passionate about me and
passionate about the program.

So, you know, that's all
you can ask for.

Good. Good.
Yeah.

Thank you so much.

Good.

SAMMY ON RADIO: And it is
gonna be a battle royale

at that town hall meeting.

How can the district say no
to a school

that has all the equipment,
all the support?

We got a Jumbo Tron,
for the love of God.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

If you ask me,
East Dillon is gonna wake up

with a lump of coal
in their stocking.

Buddy, I don't want
to be here

any more than you want to see me at your door.
So just hear me out.

I know which way the wind's blowing
on this whole budget thing.

And the bottom line is,
come the fall,

there's gonna be
a Panthers

and there ain't gonna
be a Lions.

Oh, yeah? Is that right?
Yeah. It's right.

Yeah. Well, how do
you know that, Randy?

I know, Buddy.
All right?

The reason I'm here is
to fill you in on something.

It's Dillon. Dillon
is a Panthers town.

'Cause that's what
the town is about.

That's what everyone's about.
That's what you're about deep down inside,

if you have a look,
and we believe you still are.

And we want you back.
Bottom line.

'Cause changes are coming.

We got to make changes
with Mac.

We got to get someone that's gonna
be able to handle Vince Howard.

'Cause Vince Howard
is gonna be a Panther.

Your Panthers could be the
Panthers you remember and love.

That chair at the head of the
table is waiting on you.

Hey, Riggins,
top my beer.

Are you listening?
I've been waiting five minutes, jailbird.

Come on, man.

Listen to me, bud.

You call me that again,

I swear to God,
I will end you. Deal?

TYRA: I've been waiting for
five minutes for my drink.

Hey there, jailbird.

Move.

Hi.

(DOOR OPENS)

Hi.
Hi.

(SIGHS) It was a long day.

I'm sorry.

This afternoon I...

I'm having a hard time
wrapping my mind around this.

I understand.

I know how much
you want this.

It's not lost on me.
I know how much this means to you.

I appreciate that.

But I am sorry.

We have got
an obvious problem here.

I don't necessarily
see it as a problem.

I mean, if you look
at the situation

right now with these football
teams, and Dillon with the Lions,

I mean, this could
be a blessing.

To have this opportunity
to get a real good income in.

So, you're rooting
against us?

Is that what
you're saying?

Against who, "us"?

Me, against my team.

Oh, the Lions.

Oh, I'm sorry,
I should have known.

Yeah, that's the team
I happen to be the coach of.

Of course you were
talking about the Lions.

I didn't know if you
meant "us," you and I,

or "us" the Lions.
Of course you meant the Lions.

You know what, honey?
I have been a coach's wife for 18 years.

Eighteen. Well aware of that.
Mmm-hmm.

Every decision this family has made has
been based on your coaching career.

I don't see why

we can't look at something
else beyond football.

Especially because it's not
just an opportunity for me.

This is an opportunity
for our family.

Can't we even have
that conversation?

Yeah.

(DOOR OPENS)

Mindy's all mad at me since I've
only been home to visit once

since Stevie's
been born.

So, why don't you
just come home more?

'Cause I don't like
coming home, Tim.

I guess she's gonna need help
with the twins once they're born.

Twins?
Yeah.

Billy didn't tell you?

No.

We haven't
been talking much.

Hey, look,
I got to clock back in.

Hey, it's good
to see you.

Thanks for writing.

Meant a lot.

Billy didn't come
see you?

No. He saw me.

He took
real good care of me.

(MINDY SNIFFLING)

BILLY: What the hell
are you doing, sweetie?

MINDY: He's not even
going to know who I am.

What?

I'm gonna be knee-deep in
infant-toddler crap, twins,

and Stevie's not even
going to know who I am

and he's going to grow up
and not remember me.

And we don't even have
any place to put him

'cause we'd have
to put him in a tent.

And then we'll live
in the tent

because we can't afford
to have any more babies.

No one's going out
and living in a tent.

We've got
a three-bedroom house here.

All right?
And second of all...

Everything's going to
be okay.

Hey!

Look, I'm going to be
coaching again next year

and everything's
gonna be fine.

How do you even know there's gonna
be a football team next year?

Don't say that.
There's going to be a football team.

All right? I'm going
to take care of you.

Have I always
taken care of you?

Yeah.

Okay. Hey, come here.

It's gonna be okay.

Okay?
I know.

Yeah.

TAYLOR: Hey, fellas,
listen up. Listen up.

Good practice.
Let's keep working hard.

Go home, get your rest.
See you in the morning.

MAN: See you in the morning!
(APPLAUSE)

BUDDY: Great!
Great practice, guys.

Looks like State Champions,
right there.

TAYLOR: Buddy, how are you doing?
I'm good.

Yeah? I'm good.
The team looks great.

Yeah, they do.
They look great.

Hey, I want to ask you something.
Yeah.

I just want to know if you've
been thinking about it.

I just want to know
what you think about

if things don't go our way
at the town hall meeting.

Oh, I'm under the consideration
that things will go our way.

Well, I am, too.
I hope they do.

But if they don't...
If they don't go our way,

what I'm guessing is they're going
to take the best of the Panthers

and they'll take the best
from the Lions

and they're gonna create a super
team, is what they're gonna do.

And I want you to just think
about what that would be

if we had the facilities and
we had the backing of Dillon.

Oh, I think Mac will do a fine job
over there, that's what I think.

Well, I think they're not
going to consider Mac at all.

I think you know that.

That's what I think.

I'm running late.
I've got to pick up Gracie.

(WOMEN LAUGHING)

Quick question.
What's the plan, son, for next year?

You got a baby and
two more on the way.

What are you all
going to do for money?

I was thinking
I'd be coaching.

Well, I know, but I've been
listening to the radio

and it doesn't seem like East
Dillon's gonna have a team.

You need to stop
listening to the radio.

We're going
to win State.

There ain't any way in hell
that anybody in Texas

is gonna get rid of a football
team that wins State.

Luke says that the
defense is unstoppable.

Yeah, well, Luke's right.

Who's Luke?

I saw Tim yesterday.

Yeah?
Oh, really?

Did he tell you about his
plans to move to Alaska?

What? What is Tim Riggins
going to do in Alaska?

He's got some
stupid-ass idea

that he's going to move to
Alaska and work on the pipeline.

The kid loves Texas.
All right?

It's not going to happen.

He's just having a little tough
time, you know, readjusting.

Whose truck is that?

Billy's.

Look, I need to
talk to you.

There's a lot of things that
I need to explain to you.

And I'd kind of appreciate it if you
put the wrench down and listen to me.

All right,
but I'm working here, so...

(SIGHS) Well, fine,
I'll make it quick.

You have no idea how lonely I was
when I was living with my mom.

Half the time it was like
I was just in the way.

And it's not like when I
live with Billy and Mindy.

It's not like home.

And then Tim moved in,
and he talked to me.

And he hung out with me
and he was a friend to me.

And when everything happened with
me and you, he was there for me.

And he helped me.

So, yeah,
I love him for that.

And I put him
on a pedestal for that.

But that's not real.
You are.

And I just think there's been
a lot of misunderstandings.

That's really pretty.
You should put that in a little poem.

Are you kidding me?

Go to hell.

Go to hell!

I was being honest
with you!

(CAR ENGINE STARTS)

(ALL CLAMORING) Don't speak until
you're given permission to speak.

Last year, you had only
19 kids on your team...

Hey! Hey! I want you to tell me
why you think you deserve this?

I will close
this town meeting down

if I can't get
some control here.

(WHISTLES)
(CLAMORING STOPS)

Thank you.

Edward, sit down.
Sally, you've got the floor.

Thank you,
Mr. Carville.

If we just look at this
budget crisis as temporary,

and the ultimate goal is for
both teams to make it through,

then, you know, one of the teams
doesn't really need the funding

because most of their resources
come from Booster donations...

(ALL CLAMORING)

CARVILLE: Sit down,
sit down, sit down.

You got the floor.
Thank you.

Some of us
on this side of town

happen to
own our houses.

(ALL CLAMORING)

When was the last time you all played
football at this time of the year?

CROWD: (CHANTING)
State! State! State!

CARVILLE: The meeting is
adjourned. That is it.

BILLY: "Concerns about my financial
future lead me to ask..."

Damn it.

"Concerns about my financial
future in the football landscape

"of next season..." Whoa!
(TIRES SCREECHING)

Damn it!

Holy...

(EXHALES)

Concerns about my financial
future lead me to ask you

where you see me in the football
landscape of next season.

Football landscape's
a little bit blurry right now.

I have twins coming
on the way soon, so...

I know.

Damn it, I wish I could be
more definitive, but I can't.

I'm sorry.

I don't know.
Yeah.

Okay.

Thank you.

What can I do you for?

Cheeseburger and a Coke.

Sure.

Anything else?

You and Becky...
Are you in love with her?

Are you serious?

Yeah.

No.

I'm not in love with Becky.
I care about her.

And I've been there a few
times when no one else was.

But that's about it.

Any other questions?

No.

Are you sure?

Yeah, you ever hear
of Warren Field State?

No. Why?

It's a D-III school.

It's pretty much my future.

Congratulations.

I love football more than
anything in the world, you know?

I love it,

but Warren Field State is not
giving me, like, that feeling.

Yeah.

Let me give you
some advice, Luke.

You're going to State.
Correct?

Yeah.

Nothing's gonna be
bigger than that.

Play it that way.

Play it like it's the last time
you're ever gonna lace up.

And let it go.

Then move on.

That's my advice.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)
JESS: Mr. Carville?

Come in.
Have a seat, you guys.

Okay. Thanks.

I know you've been waiting
a long time to talk to me,

but please,
just make it concise.

We were at
the meeting last night.

But we're not here
to argue or yell.

We just wanna
give you our thoughts.

Yeah.

That'd be refreshing.
Mr. Howard.

Okay. Uh...

Before football,
I was going nowhere fast.

Straight to juvie.

Playing for the East Dillon
Lions probably saved my life.

I got a bond with my teammates
that will never be broken.

I got a coach that's
been like a father to me.

He shows up and gives 100%
every game, every practice.

Mr. Carville, it's more
than just a game to us.

Football is our life.

Thank you.

This is the best part
of my day.

TYRA: So, let me
get this straight.

You're basically
squatting on this land,

living in a trailer
that isn't yours,

moving to Alaska,

and not talking
to your brother.

Was it really that bad?

If you're asking if I was raped in
prison, Tyra, the answer is no.

Well, it's good to know.
Thank you.

Tim Riggins, what the hell
is going on with you?

What are you doing?

Billy started
the chop shop.

I had nothing
to do with it.

We made it out to seem like I
had everything to do with it.

Wait.
So, what you're saying...

What I'm saying is I went
to prison for Billy.

That's what I'm saying.

Why?

Why would you do
something like that?

He had a son,
a wife, a family.

I had the opportunity
to change something.

To give something to Stevie
we never had.

I gave him his father.

Hey.
Hey, babe.

Are you okay?

So, how come you're not
with Dad at the meeting?

He decided to go
on his own.

So, when are they
announcing the decision?

I don't know, sometime this evening.
It should be soon.

What are you hoping for?

I hope that
the Lions get to stay put.

And I hope that I get to be Dean
of Admissions at Braemore College.

Honey, you know your father and I
love each other very much, right?

Yeah.

(CROWD CHATTERING)

(DOOR OPENING)

Can I have
your attention, please?

MAN: Quiet!

After careful consideration, and
after a called vote of five to two,

the school board has decided
that due to budgetary concerns,

and effective
this next year,

there will be
one football program

for all DISD residents
to participate in.

And that will be
the Dillon Panthers.

(CROWD CHEERING)

The East Dillon football
program has been eliminated.

(INAUDIBLE)

(INAUDIBLE)

VINCE: Hey, Coach!

Let me tell you
something.

You're going to
be the star quarterback

of the Dillon Panthers
next year.

And you are gonna shine.

See y'all in the morning.

See you at practice tomorrow.

What the hell
are you doing?

We need to talk.

(CAR HORN HONKING)

(WHOOPING)

Whoo!

Welcome back to Dillon.

(BOTH LAUGHING)

No place like it.

You know, it's kind of
like this drug.

When you get outside of it, you
see it for what it really is.

But when you're in it, it seems like
there's no other possible reality.

It's a hard place
to shake.

Yeah.

Didn't see
that one coming.

So, whatever happened
with you and Matty?

We're good. I mean, we still
talk every now and then.

He moved to Chicago.

I went to visit him
a while back, and...

I don't really know
what we are or aren't or...

I just kind of
really miss him.

Life's harder when
you really love someone.

You did your best.

Sons of bitches.

Vince Howard is now a Panther.
(CAR HORN APPROACHING)

Sons of bitches...

(MEN WHOOPING)

They got him.
But you, you get them.

You're gonna win
the State Championship.

So, next year,
you go with Vince.

They're gonna
want you for Vince.

You go over there,
they don't get you.

Let me tell you something.
I could never come back

to this school
and coach. Never.

To hell with them.

That's not you.
It is me.

No, that's your pride.
That's me.

That's your pride. It is not.
That's me talking.

Pretend this. Just pretend this.
Picture this.

Next year, you got
all the Dillon players.

You got the Lions,
with Vince.

You got the facilities, you got
all the money you'll ever need.

And you got
the team you need.

And guess what?
You've won two State Championships.

You'll win three State Championships
when you win next year.

You got three rings
in six years.

That's history.
Nobody's ever done that.

You got everything
you want.

You're a son of a bitch.

(LAUGHS)

(CHANTING WAR CRY)

(EXCLAIMS) Shut up
and sit down.

(PLAYERS LAUGHING)

DALLAS: It's just like
Camelot, guys.

How is it
like Camelot?

You don't read much,
do you?

All right, guys, I'm taking
a piece of the grass home.

Yeah.

My blood, sweat and tears
is in this grass.

And, Tink,
you're an idiot.

I'm going to
take a piece of it home

and plant it
in my front yard.

So I can have it
for a lifetime.

No, no, no, no,
I want one, too.

Cut me a piece
of this grass.

You know what? There's one thing
they can't take away from us.

What we did
on this field.

DALLAS: That's right.
Tink's right. Tink's right.

Blood, sweat and tears.

This has been the best
year and a half

of my entire life.
With y'all.

And now we're going to State.
We're going all the way.

And nothing's
gonna stop us.

And then I'm done
with football.

Yeah, right. You got
Warren Field State.

You're going to Warren.
Man, I don't give a crap about Warren Field, man.

I've got State.

All right.
To State.

To State, then.
To Coach Taylor, baby.

To the Lions!
LUKE: Lions!

To the Lions!
To Coach Taylor.

To the Lions!

Oh. (GROANS)

That's what happens at Camelot.
(PLAYERS LAUGHING)

Oh! Oh!

No, I got this.

Oh! Oh!

Somebody try
to stop me.

DALLAS: Touchdown! Touchdown!
VINCE: Get him, get him!

(EXCLAIMING)

Yeah!

TYRA: You know, Tim,

I can't imagine how much
you'd have to love Billy

to do what you did.

Just make sure you're really
okay with losing him.

He's your family.

He's been
your only family.

Not many people have
believed in you, Tim.

But he has.

Okay.

Tyra.

Don't go.

Please don't go.

(SIGHS)

It's not the Lions.

I know, I heard.

I'm sorry, babe.

They want me
to coach the new team.

What new team?

Dillon Panthers.
It's the best of both teams.

Agglomeration of
all the best.

And everything
one could wish for.

Everything.

Now, I'm going to
say to you

what you haven't had
the grace to say to me.

Congratulations, Eric.

Mmm.

Hey.

Mmm.
Wake up.

Why?

I want you
to take me someplace.

Where?

It doesn't matter.
I'll tell you when we're on our way.

Come on, get dressed.
All right. I'm up.

Get up. Come on.

I'm up. I'm up.
Come on.

Coach know you're
going through his stuff?

I, well... I was just, like,
putting the folder there.

Feels like everything we worked
for is just disappearing.

Yeah, I guess it does.

What about you and me?

You know, I was really proud
of how hard you tried.

Thank you.

Well, I was a jerk.

I lost myself.

I let a lot of stuff
go to my head.

I'm sorry.

You know, Vince,
you got something in you

that I love.

But then sometimes some
other stuff comes out.

And it hurts.

What if I could promise that
guy won't come back anymore?

You already got
two strikes against you.

Jess, I was born with
two strikes against me.

(SIGHS)

Alaska, Tim?

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Hello?

Hey!

It's me.
Who is it?

It's me.
It's Matthew, Grandma.

Matthew? It's Matthew.
I got us...

Is that really you?
It's me.

I got us a big
Christmas tree.

Is that really you?
It's really me.

Heather!
Give me a hug.

How are you?
(EXCLAIMING)

Happy Christmas.

Are you okay?
Yeah.

Are you surprised?
(LAUGHING) I'm so surprised.

Good. I didn't know
you were coming home.

Well, good.
Did you tell your daddy you're home?

Did you tell everybody?

No, you're the only
person who knows.

I'm the only one?
It's a surprise.

(LAUGHING) I'm surprised!

And I'm happy.
Me, too.

Did you say
it was Christmas?

Yeah, it's Christmas.

Merry, merry,
merry Christmas.

I love you, Grandma.

Oh, I love you, too.

I love you.
I'm glad you're here.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Hey, Buddy.
Tami.

How are you?
Oh, hi, gentlemen.

Might we be able
to speak with Eric?

Here he is.

Y'all come in.

Eighteen years.

Can I get y'all anything?
Iced tea, water?