Hellcats (2010–2011): Season 1, Episode 6 - Ragged Old Flag - full transcript

Previously on Hellcats...

You sure school
is worth all this?

I'm going to graduate,
pass the bar up north,

And work in a da's office where everybody
talks in flat Yankee vowels.

You're applying
for a scholarship?

I have one now
for cheerleading.

Cheerleading. Oh!

Hello, Marti.
Welcome to cheertown.

Marti tells me
you used to play football.

Freshman year.
Why'd you quit?

Personal reasons.
Lewis know you're here?



What happened
between you guys?

He abandoned his team.
He's a traitor.

The university is pulling
our funding for regionals.

They're reallocating
our funding for volleyball.

Since we don't have
the money we need,

A second option is
to submit the bid video.

If we win a bid, national organization pays
our full freight.

1, 2, 3, 4!

♪ look to the left,
look to the right ♪

Ok, Hellcats. Let's do that combo
we've been working on.

Here we go.

♪ when I walk, I'm walking
straight up with the motion ♪

♪ when you see my hips shake,
baby, look for cover ♪

♪ you try to put me in a box,
but I'm the only one ♪



♪ I'm a firecracker, boy,
don't tell your mother ♪

♪ w-w-watch me move ♪

♪ w-w-watch me move ♪

♪ I'll get you in the mood ♪
sexy.

♪ w-w-watch me ♪

♪ I feel your eyes
all on me, baby ♪

♪ take a good look ♪

♪ put it into
your memory.. ♪

We're ready to practice.
Why aren't you at

Your special
cheer gym?

We were finishing
floors today.

We'll be done
in 3 minutes.

Alice. Looking good for
your first day back.

Good job.

♪ watch me ♪

♪ you know
what I can do ♪

♪ I'll get you
in the mood ♪

Who threw that?

Who threw it?

Carol?

The ball slipped.
What?

Come on, guys.
Set up the nets.

Ok. This is her day back
after a serious injury.

How would you like me to file a grievance
with the athletic department?

File away.
Like I said,

It was an accident.

Let it go. I'm fine.

You sure?
Yeah.

Little help?

Volleyball.

That's a sport for girls

Who like having balls
fly at their face, right?

And cheerleading's
another name for "dwarf-tossing."

She did not
just say that.

Tell me
she didn't say that.

Down.
Down, trigger.

Come on, carol.
Let's go serve it up.

No, shut up, Betsy.

I'm sick of these little punks
complaining.

They get their own name,
their own gym,

Their own special dorm,

And volleyball gets
the shaft.

You know we had
to threaten a lawsuit

To get lancer to pay for nationals
this year?

They took the money
from our budget

And gave it to you!

Oh, yeah. That's right.
That was cool.

Because
you're not athletes.

You're
football groupies.

Oh, here it comes.
Take that back.

Don't believe me?
Ask the ncaa.

Yeah, well,
the ncaa is wrong, ok?

You guys spike
a half-pound volleyball.

Our bases can throw a 100-pound girl in
the air and catch her.

Your guys? Fine.
They're athletes.

You're a shot-put
with boobs.

We can jump higher,
run farther,

Do anything
better than you.

We are 10 times the athletes
you people are.

Then why don't
you prove it?

Name your sport.

Fine. How about
flag football?

Done.
Ok. Wait. Hold on.

Given the size
difference here,

I think football's
a little unfair.

How about we do
a skills contest,

Involving speed
and endurance?

I figured you'd punk out.
Forget it.

No, we're in.
You speak for your team?

Our captain does.

You going to
back me here?

We're in.

Care to make it
interesting?

They're going
to flatten us.

They're intramural
flag football champions.

This is suicide.
You agreed to suicide.

Ok, when you say I in that tone,
it sounds very judgmental.

Ooh, I saw that game.
It was a massacre.

Those girls are beasts.

We're playing them
this weekend.

Why would you do that?

'cause Alice wants
to get us all killed.

They're not that huge.
We can beat them.

Hell, if you have Lewis and Darwin and
your other bases...

Oh no, girls only.
Lewis can coach,

But none of the guys
are allowed to actually play.

Wow. That sucks.

You don't have any money riding
on this, do you?

Oh, go on. Tell her what happens
if they win.

Oh. No wait,
I'll do it.

We have
to cheer for them.

In our underwear.

Oh. Don't forget
you have that cute thong

That I brought you back
from Mexico.

Noted.

It works both ways,
though.

I mean, if we win,
they do the same.

Oh. Honey,
you're not going to win.

I had to back Alice,
ok?

Especially after what happened
with the bid video.

What happened
with the bid video?

Fighting, yelling,
a little punching.

Conflict nearly tore
the squad apart.

I'm not going to make
the same mistake twice.

We succeed or fail
together.

Fail.

Hey,
don't assume success
is out of the question.

We're faster, smarter,
and we have Lewis coaching.

If we do manage
to beat them,

No one will be able
to say that we aren't athletes.

Athletes? Really?

I like to think
of you guys more as

Special dancers.
Yeah.

All right, ladies. Come on.
You're on my time now.

Let's see
who's got talent.

Let's go!
Hellcats!

♪ I got the magic in me ♪
ladies. Good.

Ladies, come on.
♪ every time ♪

♪ I touch that track,
it turns into gold ♪

Wow. Wow.

♪ everybody knows

Whoo!
♪ I've got the magic in me ♪

We have
our quarterback!

♪ the girls come snappin'
at me ♪

That's all right.
♪ everybody wants ♪

Next time. Next time.
♪ a blast of magic ♪

♪ magic, magic ♪

♪ magic, magic, magic ♪

♪ magic, magic, magic ♪

♪ a-ooh ♪

♪ magic in me ♪

♪ got the magic, baby ♪

Whoo!
Hey, a star is born!

♪ everybody knows
I've got the magic in me ♪

♪ everybody wants a blast
of magic, magic, magic ♪

♪ magic, I got
the magic in me ♪

That's right.
Best athletes on campus.

Hellcats.
Love us.

♪ I got
the magic in me... ♪

All right, Hellcats.
Good first practice.

We got
some ballers out here.

I hope you're starting
to believe.

I believe all the practice
in the world

Isn't going to make us
stronger, bigger, or faster.

Well, that's true.
Their size will help them.

But nothing they have compares to what
you guys have--

Trust and focus.

I'm telling you,
come game time,

We're going to make those volleyball
girls feel some pain, huh?

Is there a box of
tissues around?

'cause that speech, man,
it just made me feel these...

emotions I didn't even know
I had.

Get him out of here, huh?

All right, everybody.

Good first practice.
That's what I'm talking about.

Hit the showers. Let's go.

Why do you have
to provoke Lewis?

You know he doesn't matter
to me any more.

You know, honestly?
I can't help it.

The guy is
so full of himself.

"all right, Hellcats. Trust in your
teammates and focus, man.

"come game time,
we're going to make

Those volleyball girls
feel some pain!"

Whatever.

By the way, thanks for coming out
to my practice.

Yeah.
You see I'm the qb?

I did. That's my girl.
Congrats.

And you know, the best part about
beating the pants off you?

Easy access later.

What are you
talking about?

I'm coaching
the volleyball girls.

You're helping
the other team?

Yeah. One of their setters writes term
papers for me, so I kind of owe her one.

No way.
Tell them you quit.

Calm down. It's a stupid flag football
game. Who cares?

I care.

I want this campus
to sit up and take notice

That we are athletes.

To do that,
we have to win.

Yeah. No one on campus
cares about this game but you guys.

So just listen--
play ball,

Have some fun,
and take your lumps.

By the way,
you're going to look

Really hot out there
in your shorts.

The sugar train has left
the station.

Alice...

If you're not with us,
you're not with me.

Oh. Fine.

That goes both ways.

So as of this moment,
Alice,

You are officially
banned from my pants.

Whatever will I do
to while away the nights

In my dorm full of
beautiful cheerleaders?

I'm thinking
negligee tickle fights.

Y'all need
a camera for that?

Mom, I'm home.

Mom. Hello?

Mama.
Think fast.

There's those
quick reflexes.

Hey, what's up, dad?

I thought you'd be
at work, dad.

Ah, you know, union says
use my vacation days or lose them.

How's school?
You killin' it, like always?

You know it. Yeah.

Not this again.

That was in
the mailbox?

Why now,
after 2 years?

This has got to be
red Raymond.

You think so?

It's the only thing
that makes sense.

New coach's offense
isn't clicking,

So he tries
to pull me back
into football.

Man, this was supposed
to be over.

Why don't you just give me the
envelope? I'll take care of it.

You got enough
to worry about.

No, this is my mess.
I'll handle it.

Coach?

Yeah?

You know who I am?

Lewis Flynn.
4-5 40. 28-inch vert.

Good hands.
Hard to bring down.

Created a stink
and asked to be released

From his football
scholarship...

To become a hellcat.

Yeah. Playing by the rules
shouldn't cause a stink.

You know, my maiden auntie had
that quilted on a pot-holder.

If you don't mind,
I have a lot of film to watch

And not much time
for quitters.

Look, man,
I'm not coming back.

Coming back to what?

To football.

Good, 'cause I don't want
you back.

Now, get out
of my training facility

Before I have you
thrown out.

Explain where this
came from.

I know nothing
about this.

Well, it arrived at my house this
morning, just like it used to.

And I want it to stop.

Dirty football is
why I quit the team, coach,

And I don't want
any part of it.

Neither do I.

You didn't have
anything to do with this?

I did not.
Then who did?

Come with me.

Ah. Well,
speak of the devil, and
he walks into my office.

Well, you've always got
a box at lancer.

Ok. Good-bye.

Governor of this great state
wants you to

"work on your offense,"
as if that's some kind of revelation.

You look pretty steamed,
red.

We're on probation,
bill.

This envelope shows up?
You're playing with fire.

It never crossed your mind
that this job might get a little toasty?

Who's this?
I'm Lewis Flynn.

Oh, right.

Didn't recognize you
without a helmet.

I've got some messages
from your dad here.

Look, man, I don't want your money,
and I'm not coming back.

I don't want any part
of any scandal.

What makes you think
this envelope was for you?

It was at my house.
Look...

You live on campus
with cheerleaders.

Delivering that money
to the wrong address?

That just seems
a little foolish.

So what
are you saying?

I'm saying that this is

A matter probably best discussed
amongst your family.

What does it have to do
with my family?

Cut out the games,
bill.

Start with dad.

I mean, I've got, what,
1, 2, 3 messages?

I wonder what he wants
to talk about.

Wait. No, no, no. Wait. You're trying
to say my father is on the take?

For what? Why would you even be
paying him off?

Did I say that
I was paying someone off?

Red,
you hear me say that?

No. Uh-uh.

You're lying.
You're lying to my face,

'cause that's
what you do. Mm-hmm.

This program is garbage,
and you are, too.

To hell
with both of you.

Wow.
Mouth on that kid, huh?

What'd I inherit here,
bill?

How's that, red?

When I came here, you promised me
football would run clean,

And clearly, it isn't.

Now, if you want
to keep me,

You need to tell me
every last bit of dirt

That's still
in this program.

For that, I think
you'll need a drink.

Heads up,
my loyal slaves.

You have all tasted
the stick.

Now,
prepare for the carrot.

It's reward time.

The most powerful party
in the u.S.

Is not the republicans
or the democrats.

It's the lobbyists.

Special interests are the ones
who run things in d.C.

And in Nashville.

And on Saturday,
I'll be in Nashville

Speaking with lobbyists who are
interested in repealing 3 strikes--

The naacp, Tennessee bar association,
and the aclu.

And all of you are going
to come with.

Nashville. I'm going to have
that place on lockdown.

It's this Saturday?

Yes, ms. Perkins.
This Saturday.

And it's mandatory?
Is your career mandatory?

What's the problem?

It's short notice.

Well, I'm sorry I didn't send
a save the date card,

But I can assure you that
this trip will be worth your time.

We're going to be speaking with every
shaker and mover in the state.

And every one
of these people is

A potential
summer internship

Or law school rec
or a judge clerkship.

Now, if you want to get
into a decent law school,

You're going to need
those connections.

Now, ms. Wheeler,

I have some notes
on this brief that you prepared.

What's with
the hesitation?

Not that it's any of your business,
but I can't make the trip.

The Hellcats are playing
the girls' volleyball team

In flag football
this weekend.

Hey, don't laugh at me.

You don't laugh at me.

I'm sorry,
but come on.

A flag football game?

With cheerleaders?

You're going to miss out on
a career-building opportunity

For flag football?

Look, it's not like our presence
helps Travis.

It's a schmoozefest.

Oh, too good for networking
and lining up a summer gig?

I promised.
The squad needs me.

Sick out.

Say you have diarrhea.

It's the ultimate excuse.

No one ever questions it.

They think, "who would be willing
to say they have diarrhea

If they didn't really have
diarrhea?"

Ok, please stop saying
that word.

If you don't start thinking
like a lawyer

And stop thinking
like a cheerleader,

A cheerleader is all
you're ever going to be.

Lewis?

What are you doing here?

I spoke to bill marsh
today, dad.

He told me that money was meant
for you. Is that true?

Watch how
you talk to me.

Is it true?

Are you on the take?

Don't you come in this house,
start accusing me--

Is it true?

I deserve a straight answer, dad.
Is it true?

Yeah.

Wake up, lazybones.
It's time to practice.

Are you ok?

I think I'm sick.

You need hot tea.

Yeah.
It hurts to talk.

Yeah.
Feels like the flu.

Oh, no.

Ok. I'm going to bring
you some green tea.

We've got to get you healthy before
the game tomorrow.

We're dead without you.

Just think
about law school.

I haven't been taking
vacation days.

Gibson cut back my hours
at work.

Everybody's hours,
actually.

I'm only working
20 hours a week now.

20 hours a week? But you've been
there 30 years, dad.

Yeah.

What does this have to do with the
lancer athletic department?

Well,
it all started when I...

Refinanced the mortgage.

Turns out, the whole neighborhood
got hit

With these predatory loans.

The moores lost
their house,

And the whole rest of the neighborhood
is going to hell in a handbasket.

When did you guys
get this mortgage?

2 years ago.

And I was able to stay afloat
till last January,

When they started
cutting back my hours at work.

When the gas got
turned off,

I had no choice.
I had to call bill marsh.

They turned off the gas?
Dad, where was I?

At school,
where I wanted you.

It started off as
just a one-time loan.

Before I could pay it off,
another envelope came.

And another one came
the next month.

I don't know why they kept coming,
but they were a godsend.

It's 'cause you threatened to
go public, isn't it?

No, no! I said I wouldn't say anything
about the pay-for-play stuff.

Bill marsh said he was just keeping
the lancer family happy.

Keeping
the lancer family--

Dad, that's called
hush money.

You're blackmailing him.

It's not blackmail...

Really?
What would you call it,
then, huh?

You don't understand the choices
I've made, Lewis.

No, of course I don't.

When lancer first started
the pay-for-play,

You were the one who encouraged me
to quit the team

To become a hellcat.

You told me

To guard your principles
jealously,

'cause at the end of the day,
that's all a man has.

Don't talk to me about
principles, Lewis.

It's easy to have principles
when you're young

And don't have
no responsibilities.

You don't know what it's like to
take care of a family.

And that makes
blackmailing ok?

Stop calling it that!

They paid you cash
to keep quiet.

What the hell else you call that, dad?
Black. Mail.

You--you know what?

Your mother and I
were freezing.

We couldn't pay
the mortgage.

Tell me, Lewis.
What should I have done?

You tell me with
the collected wisdom

Of your 2 decades
here on earth.
I want to know.

I don't know.

But I know
this is wrong.

Savannah, I thought you were at
football practice.

There was chicken soup
at the snack bar,

So I had
to bring you some.

Why are you packing?

Um, I'm going to my mom's place
for the night.

I don't want to get
the rest of you sick.

You're planning on dressing up
for your mom?

♪ everything
that I said I'd do ♪

♪ like make the world
brand-new... ♪

Ok. You've got me.

I am a lying liar.
I'm sorry.

What's going on?

I have to go to Nashville
with my group

For the 3 strikes
project.

It means I'm going to miss
the football game.

Marti,
we can't win without you.

Yeah. I know.
Savannah, I'm sorry.

But this is
my law career.

I don't think
you understand

What a big deal
this is for me.

No offense, but I've never seen
you crack a book.

♪ I'm standing still ♪

One day,
I'm going to wear

A cheerleading championship ring
on every finger.

I'm going to open
my own cheer camp.

This spirit? This teamwork?
This family?

I want to pass that on
to other kids.

Cheerleading is my major.

Well, that's you.

Cheerleading is
just my scholarship.

My law career
comes first.

I'm sorry.

♪ the day is gone ♪

We're going to be
humiliated out there.

♪ madly on ♪

What happened to
positive outcomes only?

I'm an optimist,
not an idiot.

Enjoy your soup.

♪ the world spins madly on ♪

♪ and the world spins
madly on ♪

How's the patient?

♪ and the world... ♪

Not too good.

She's too sick to play.

She's going to hole up
at her mom's house until she's better.

Without Marti,
we're screwed.

I don't believe that.
We can win.

We'll need an angle,
though.

Like what?

[knock on door]

Alice.

What are you doing here?

I wanted to make sure
you didn't forget about me.

I thought you cut me off while I was
coaching the volleyball girls.

Hmm?

Just here
to torture me?

Sadly,
I left my tools at home.

Ahh.

We'll have to improvise.

♪ ♪

♪ we could fall in love,
I see you ♪

♪ know you see me, too ♪

♪ 'cause you're slowin' down ♪

♪ put some extra pep
in my step ♪

♪ now ♪

♪ I'm trying to be cool,
make you turn around ♪

♪ and check me out, oh ♪

♪ we walk
by each other daily ♪

♪ but somethin' about today
says maybe ♪

♪ the street signs ♪

♪ the city lights ♪

♪ all the stars
could lead me to you ♪

♪ and you know
we could fall in love ♪

♪ love, love, love ♪

♪ we could fall in love ♪

♪ be on the stars
and moon and sky ♪

♪ just fall in love ♪

Oh.
I didn't see you there.

You still got it,
Vanessa.

Oh, I don't know
about that.

What brings you to this neck of
the woods?

Head coach is
a lonely job,

And you are the closest thing
on campus I have

To an old friend.

You need to talk?

I need to talk.

Wait,
I don't understand.

I thought that all of lancer's
dirty laundry was aired

Last year
in the ncaa probe.

Well, apparently,

That didn't keep the boosters from
wanting to pay the athletes.

But why?

They just don't think

We can field competitive teams
without pay-for-play.

They think
if the payments stop,

We're going to lose players to schools
that will pay them.

But lancer's
on probation already.

So if the ncaa finds out
that this is still going on,

They'll come down on us
like a 100-ton guillotine.

They'll give us
the death penalty.

And that will be the end of football
at lancer.

And if football dies,
everything dies.

Cheerleading, too.

Exactly.

Does bill marsh know?

Looking the other way.

Well, if this blows up,
it's the end of his career, too.

He is arrogant enough
to believe that he won't get caught.

And where
do you stand?

I'm arrogant enough
to believe that

I can bring home the gold on
a level playing field.

I want a clean program.

Good. Create one.

I wish I knew how.

Trying to stamp out this corruption is
like punching smoke.

It's hard to control rich old men with
envelopes full of cash.

Hmm. Well, then,

You have to surround yourself
with people you can trust.

I got you.

Yes. As a friend.

Ahh.

Thanks for the talk.

You're welcome.

And this tea, by the way?
Fantastic.

Well, it promotes harmony
and wellness.

It says so
on the packaging.
Oh.

Can we just play a scrabble
tournament instead?

Listen,
athletes aren't scared
of the rain.

We're going to play.

Oh, my god.
They brought a camera.

Our humiliation will live
forever on YouTube.

Not if we use these.
Woman: What's that?

Pictures
of Jake?s playbook.

You stole
their plays?

We'll know what they're going to do
before they do it.

We'll dominate them.

Sorry, Alice. You picked the wrong day
to ask me to cheat.

Oh, get off
your high horse.

Don't you want
to show up Jake?

Don't we all want
to show up the volleybitches?

I want to kill you for putting those
plays in our lap...

'cause I really,
really want to use them.

But we can't.
We all know that.

It wouldn't prove
anything. Right?

Alice? You going
to back me here?

Really?
You're playing that card?

Yes.

I hope you remember
this moment

When we're sweating our asses off
cheering for those girls half-naked.

♪ oh, my baby ♪

♪ honey,
please don't go ♪

♪ the way I love you ♪

♪ you never know ♪

♪ you never know ♪
come on. Come on.

It's all right.

♪ you know that's so ♪

♪ I want to tell you ♪

It's all right.
Get it back.

Down! Set, hut!

♪ but it ain't no joke ♪

Run it back!

Come on, ladies!
Come on!

♪ don't you do me wrong ♪

♪ you know I love you ♪

♪ don't you do me wrong ♪

Lewis:
Nice work, girls.

♪ can't stand
to see you leave ♪

♪ hate to see you go ♪

Hut!
Come on!

Right there!

Son of a bitch!
Safety, 2 points.

Suck on that,
pussycats.

Hey, it's Marti!

[cheering
and applause]

Thought you were sick.

Must have been
a 24-hour bug.

All right.
Get in the game, then.

All right.
All right.

I'm impressed.

You chose cheerleading
over lawyering.

No.

You could have busted me
in front of the others for faking,

But you didn't.

I chose you
over lawyering.

You're a good friend.

Hut!

My chemical romance:
♪ na, na-na-na,
na-na-na, na-na-na-na ♪

♪ na-na-na, na-na-na,
na-na-na, na-na-na-na ♪

Yeah, come on!
Go, go, go!

♪ na-na-na, na-na-na ♪
woman: Go, Marti!

Go, go, go!

♪ but I'll sell
what you got-- ♪

Yeah!
♪ 8 legs to the wall ♪

♪ hit the gas, kill 'em all ♪

♪ and we crawl,
and we crawl, and we crawl ♪

♪ give me the detonator ♪

♪ love, gimme love,
gimme love ♪

Get back!
Let's go! Let's go!

♪ from your heart
and I'll keep it ♪

♪ in a bag ♪
♪ in a box ♪

♪ put an "x"
on the floor ♪

♪ let me tell you about
the sad man ♪

♪ shut up and let me see
your jazz hands ♪

Lewis:
Go, go, go!

Oh, my god!

Go!
Yeah!

Whoo-hoo!
[cheering]

Carol! No,
you didn't see her?

She's
their tallest player!

Who said Hellcats,
baby!

♪ a swollen artery ♪
woman: Ready, Hellcats?

♪ plastic surgery ♪
♪ na, na-na-na ♪

♪ keep your apology ♪

♪ give us more
detonation... ♪

Time out,
time out, time out.

Come on.

Come on.
Come on. Come on.

Ok, guys.

Fourth down,
less than 10 seconds left.

This is our last play,
one way or another.

We don't score now,
we lose.

How do you want
to play it, coach?

We're going to throw
to savannah.

Me? Marti's
our best receiver.

Yeah, and Jake?s
figured that out.

And if I were him,
I'd be triple-teaming her.

Trust me.
You'll be wide open.

But I haven't caught
anything all day.

Well, this would be a good time to start.
All right?

Positive outcomes
only.

Let's go! Let's go!

Don't ever do that again.

Hut!

[cheering]

♪ and the sky opened up ♪

♪ everybody wants
to change the world ♪

♪ everybody wants
to change the world ♪

♪ but no one ♪

♪ no one wants to die ♪

♪ want to try,
want to try, want to try ♪

♪ want to try,
want to try, oh ♪

♪ I'll be your detonator ♪

♪ na, na-na-na,
na-na-na, na-na-na-na ♪

♪ na, na-na-na,
na-na-na ♪

♪ make no apology ♪

♪ na, na-na-na,
na-na-na ♪

♪ and step the...Away ♪

♪ na, na-na-na,
na-na-na ♪

♪ on my authority ♪

♪ crash and burn... ♪

♪ drop like
a bullet shell ♪

♪ just like
a sleeper cell ♪

♪ I'd rather go to hell ♪

♪ than be in purgatory ♪

♪ cut my hair,
gag and bore me ♪

[applause]
♪ pull this pin ♪

♪ let this world
explode... ♪

You coached
a hell of a game there.

Come on!
Let's hear it for the...

Didn't realize
you liked flag football.

I don't,
but you kept me
interested.

I had
some great athletes.

You can't fool a pro.

I saw you call the game,
and you got a knack.

Learn to take
a compliment gracefully.

Thanks.
That's better.

Bill marsh tells me

Your dad asked him
to stop sending the cash.

He did?

Thought you'd want
to know.

Good game.

Job hunting?

Uh...

Yeah.

Turns out my family
can't pay their bills.

Ouch.
Been there with Wanda.

You know, we used
to have everything.

I mean,

Put in a pool, took vacations,
I had this college fund.

My dad, he even used to brag
about how

I could afford to go to any college
I wanted to.

What happened?

I don't know.
The economy, lay-offs,

Bad loans...

Life happened.

See, I saw what was going on.
I must have.

The thing is,
it just started
getting bad

Right when I was getting accepted
to lancer.

I knew my parents
were pressuring me

To take
the scholarship school.

I just never stopped
to think why.

I figured they just wanted me
close to home.

They probably did.

No.

I didn't want to see my family hurting,
so I looked the other way.

I threw myself into college
and never looked back.

That's what you're supposed to do,
Lewis.

My folks only live 40 minutes away
from here, and I'm never home.

I always make them
come visit me here.

What does that say
about me?

Lancer's beautiful.

The campus is paradise.
It's like a drug.

It's easy to forget what's going on
out in the world.

Sometimes, I think
it'd be great to just...

Lock that big iron gate at the entrance
and stay here forever...

Safe and clueless.

But we can't.

No.

We can't.

I can't believe
y'all beat us.

I've been studying
your moves.

Oh?
Hey, bro, go deep.

I'm going to huck it
hella far.

That's not
all you studied.

What do you mean?

Last night, I saw you
taking pictures of my playbook.

Why didn't you
bust me?

I thought it'd be more fun
to outsmart you.

So I switched direction
on all the plays.

So if we did cheat, we'd be lined up
exactly wrong.

But you didn't cheat.
How come?

Lewis.
He's just such
an ethical guy.

He wouldn't let me cheat.

All the Hellcats
respect him so much.

Ugh. Forget I asked.

Oh, he's just
so damn ethical.

Mm-hmm.

Such a huge...
Moral foundation.

Can we stop gushing
about Lewis now?

His strong, bulging
sense of what's right

Just really gets
a girl's blood flowing.

You're acting like
such a bitch right now.

We need to go to
my place immediately.

Heard
you stopped the money.

I'm...

I'm sorry you had
to see me like that, son.

Desperate. Scared.

That's no way for a son to see his father.
I'm going to fix it.

Yeah?

Yeah.

I'm going to get a job.
Start pitching in.

I'm not accepting money
from you.

Look, dad,

I wasn't there when the family was
in trouble,

And that is no way
for a father to see his son.

So you want
to get a job.

Yeah.

Any ideas?

I got this one thing
I've been kicking around, so.

Ahh.

Your fullback tips
his run blocks.

How you figure that,
wonder boy?

Well, every time he plants
his right hand,

He goes left,
and left, he goes right.

Linebackers are just reading it,
filling the gaps. See?

Son of a bitch.

How did you see that?

I'm a cheerleader.

I watch all the games
from the sidelines.

That's right.
I forgot.

Hey, you have time to watch all this
game footage yourself?

Oh, well, what's it look like
to you?

Looks like
you need some help.

Hire me to log tape,
hmm?

I'll be
your eyes and ears.

I promise, you will not
regret this.

I'll work cheap.

You're damn right you will.
Here.

Start with these.

Yes, sir.

Go on 5, 6, 7, 8.

Hellcats, Hellcats
rocked our world.

Made us look like
little girls.

They beat us
at the football game.

Now we hang
our heads in shame.

Go, Hellcats!

Go, Hellcats!

Where is Vanessa?
I can't believe she's missing this.

The bid video winners are about to
be posted on the site.

She's in her office
hitting refresh over and over.

You think we got a shot?
We pulled together.

We're going to get that
free ride to nationals.

I can feel it.

I hope you're right.

There. Happy?
Not yet.

Lots more room
on this memory stick.

Next cheer, please.

Keep it going.

5, 6, 7, 8.

If we're lying,
we're dying.

No point in even trying.

The Hellcats made us
smell like that,

We felt that
victory touchdown.

Go, Hellcats.
There you go, babies.

Go, Hellcats.
Go cats! Whoo!

Go
5, 6, 7, 8.

There she is.
What's wrong?

I just found out
the bid video results.

Of the 15 slots,
we placed 16th.

Victory,
go Hellcats!

We didn't make the cut?

We didn't.

How do we pay for sectionals,
let alone nationals?

That's
a fantastic question.

Women:
Milk, milk, lemonade.

The Hellcats won
the game we played.

We couldn't make
their defense budge,

So we got served
their victory fudge.

Go Hellcats!

Go Hellcats!

Whoo!