Switched at Birth (2011–2017): Season 1, Episode 20 - Game On - full transcript

PREVIOUSLY ON
"SWITCHED AT BIRTH"...

I'M COACH MEDLOCK.
DO YOU HAVE A SECOND?

I DECIDED TO TAKE
COACH MEDLOCK'S OFFER.

I'M GONNA JOIN
THE BUCKNER TEAM.

IT'S REALLY NICE
TO MEET YOU.

WHAT WAS
I SUPPOSED TO DO?

JUST WATCH YOU
DROP OUT OF SCHOOL?

I WENT OUT ON A LIMB
TO PUT YOU ON THIS TEAM

AND I'M STARTING
TO REGRET THAT DECISION.

YOU PUT ME ON THE TEAM
BECAUSE I'M DEAF

AND THE SCHOOL GETS
DISABILITY FUNDING.



DO YOU GUYS WANNA SEE
IF WE CAN SAVE THIS TEAM?

- COME ON.
- DAPHNE, IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU BACK

PLAYING FOR THE MUSTANGS.

I'M SORRY, EVERYONE.

EVERYBODY, WE--

WE HAD
A FANTASTIC SEASON.

JUST FANTASTIC.

BUT MARSHALL DIDN'T
BEAT US. I BLEW IT.

I MISSED AN EASY LAYUP
AND NOW IT'S OVER.

NO SPRINGFIELD TOURNAMENT.

NO MORE GIRLS BASKETBALL.

HOLD ON, WE DON'T KNOW
THAT FOR SURE.

WE DO NOT KNOW THAT
THEY ARE CANCELLING
THIS PROGRAM.

I KNOW. YEAH.



HEY.

I FINISHED IT.

I WASN'T SURE
IF YOU NEEDED IT BACK.

I TOLD TY
THAT WE'RE DATING,

AND I SHOULD'VE TOLD HIM
A LONG TIME AGO.

CAN WE GET PAST THIS?

'CAUSE SOMEONE'S BIRTHDAY
IS COMING UP.

COME ON!

IT IS MY TURN TO PLAN
SOMETHING AMAZING.

AND I HAVE A FEW IDEAS--

ALL OF WHICH ARE
100% LEGAL.

YEAH, WHAT'S HAPPENING
WITH ALL THAT?

ARE YOU GONNA STAY
WITH YOUR DAD?

AND I WILL VISIT YOU
WHEREVER YOU ARE.

- HEY.
- HEY.

I GOT YOUR TEXT.
WHAT'S GOING ON?

UM, THE CARLTON ATHLETIC
DIRECTOR CALLED ME.

IT SEEMS THAT
THE MARSHALL GIRLS

CELEBRATED
THEIR MOMENTOUS VICTORY
IN THE LOCKER ROOM

WITH CHAMPAGNE.
( laughs )

THEY'VE BEEN
DISQUALIFIED!

WAIT, WHAT?

THEY'RE OUT,
WE'RE IN.

- SO WE'RE GOING
TO SPRINGFIELD?!
- WE ARE GOING TO SPRINGFIELD!

( both laugh )

- WAIT, IT GETS BETTER.
- YEAH.

WE ARE PLAYING THE WINNER
OF THE WEST-SIDE
QUALIFYING GAME--

BUCKNER.

- WE'RE PLAYING BUCKNER?
- YEAH.

OH YEAH.
AWKWARD.

THEY'RE REALLY GOOD.

WE ARE GOING
TO WIPE THE FLOOR
WITH THOSE GIRLS.

YEAH, WE ARE.

HI.

EMMETT'S IN HISTORY.

ANYTHING.

IT'S ABOUT THE--
WHAT SITUATION?

- CUSTODY.
- CUSTODY.

RIGHT.
I THOUGHT EMMETT
GETS TO CHOOSE.

ME?

NEED A STATEMENT
FROM ME

ABOUT EVERYTHING
THAT I'VE SEEN.

MELODY, I--

MMM, TOLD YOU IT WAS
IN THE CITY. CREAM

IT'S GOOD, BUT WE'RE GONNA
ICE CREAM JOINTSW MORE

BEFORE I DECLARE IT
THE BEST.

WHAT, YOU'RE NOT GONNA
TAKE MY WORD FOR IT?

THEN I WOULDN'T HAVE
AN EXCUSE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

THEN I GUESS WE'LL
TIME TO GRAB A CONE.

UH.

OKAY, I'VE TRIED
EVERY FORM

OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION
I KNOW--

THE SUBTLE HAND BRUSH,
LEAVING MY KNEE NEXT TO YOURS
A LITTLE TOO LONG--

AND I SWEAR YOU'VE INITIATED
A HAND BRUSH OR TWO YOURSELF,

SO I DON'T GET IT.

MY EX--
WHATEVER HE WAS--

CAME BACK INTO MY LIFE
A FEW MONTHS AGO,

AND THEN
AND SO YOU AND I--IN

I'M JUST NOT READY.

MMM, I MEAN IT WOULDN'T
BE FAIR TO YOU.

YOU DON'T HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT ME.

OKAY, THIS IS MORE DIFFICULT
THAN IT SHOULD BE.

- BUT I--
- I'M BANKING ON YOU

THINKING THAT'S ROMANTIC
AND NOT LITTERING.

- Kathryn: HONEY?
- YEAH.

REMEMBER WHEN CRAIG TEBBE
TOLD US ABOUT HIS FRIEND?

- YOU KNOW, THE EDITOR
- YEAH. YORK...

- ...RYA BELLOWS?
- UH-HUH.

APPARENTLY SHE READ
WANTS TO MEET ME.HE

REALLY?
THAT'S GREAT.

I KNEW IT. I KNEW
THAT THEY WOULD LIKE IT!

IT'S ONLY A MEETING
AND THE PROBLEM IS

SHE'S ONLY IN TOWN
THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON,

SO IF I SEE HER,
FOR THE TOURNAMENT.

- SO YOU'LL BE LATE.
- WHAT IF THE MEETING GOES LONG?

OR THERE'S TRAFFIC?
ON THE PHONE,TALK TO HER

IT'S SUCH LATE NOTICE.
SHE'D UNDERSTAND.

HONEY, IT'S NOT JUST A GAME,
IT'S A TOURNAMENT.

OKAY, WELL, IF YOU'RE
SCARED THEN, YOU KNOW--

- I'M NOT SCARED.
- GREAT.

THEN YOU GET THERE
WHEN YOU GET THERE.

- OKAY.
- MMM.

WE KNOW YOU CAN
DO IT, DAPHNE.

YOU ASKED BAY TO WHAT?

I JUST FOUND OUT MYSELF.

BAY IS THE ONLY ONE
WITH FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE

OF WHAT'S BEEN
GOING ON OVER THERE.

BUT EVEN SO, YOU CAN'T PUT HER
IN THAT KIND OF POSITION.

WHY DIDN'T YOU
TALK TO ME FIRST

BEFORE AMBUSHING BAY?

I JUST HUNG UP
WITH MY ATTORNEY,

I SAW HER ON CAMPUS
AND IT CAME OUT.

I'M SORRY.

I SHOULD'VE TALKED
TO YOU BOTH FIRST.

IF I COULD DO IT
ANY OTHER WAY,

I WOULD.
I PROMISE.

HEY. HI--

BAY!

MELODY CAME TO SEE ME
AND I WANTED TO--

I APPRECIATE THE OFFER,
BUT I DON'T WANT
TO TALK ABOUT IT.

I DON'T NEED SOMEONE
TO GIVE ME ADVICE OR SOMEONE
TO BOUNCE IDEAS OFF OF.

I'VE GOT IT
UNDER CONTROL, OKAY?

OKAY.

SO WHAT SHOULD I DO?

- YOU REALLY CAN'T WIN.
- I KNEW IT.

CAN YOU TAKE MY PLACE?

WORDS I NEVER THOUGHT
I'D SAY TO YOU.

I MEAN, HAVE YOU
SEEN ANYTHING THAT
YOU COULD TESTIFY TO?

I'VE BARELY BEEN
TO HIS DAD'S PLACE
SINCE HE MOVED OUT,

AND I'VE NEVER EVEN
MET THE GIRLFRIEND.

KIND OF A KOOK JOB.

LOOK,
MAYBE I'M SAYING THIS

BECAUSE MELODY IS LIKE
A SECOND MOM TO ME--

--OR THIRD MOM,
I GUESS.

WHATEVER. ANYWAY,
THAT'S WHERE HE BELONGS.

I WOULDN'T FORCE IT.

ALL HE NEEDS NOW

IS JUST A GENTLE PUSH
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

WITHOUT PISSING
ANYONE OFF.

NO PRESSURE.

HEY, EMMETT'S GOING
TO MY TOURNAMENT,

SO I'LL TRY
TO NUDGE HIM TOO.

OH, I'M SORRY--
I TOTALLY SPACED ON
CONGRATULATING YOU.

- OH.
- I FEEL BAD I CAN'T GO.

WE HAVE TO GET PERMISSION
FROM OUR TEACHERS TO MISS CLASS

AND MY ENGLISH TEACHER'S
BEING A BITCH.

SO HEY, GOOD LUCK.

THANKS.

( bell rings )

HEY.

SO ANY CHANCE

YOU WANNA
COME DOWN TO SPRINGFIELD
AND CHEER ME ON?

I HAVE A PHYSICS TEST
ON FRIDAY AND THEY'RE NOT
LETTING ANYBODY GO.

LOOK, I FEEL LIKE
I SCREWED THINGS UP

AND I REALLY WANNA
MAKE THIS WORK.

IT WOULD MEAN A LOT TO ME,

AND I GOT
A HOTEL ROOM TO MYSELF.

HAVE YOU EVER HAD
CHICKEN POX?

'CAUSE YOU COULD COME DOWN
WITH A REALLY BAD CASE

TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

SO?

SO...

I'LL THINK ABOUT IT.

( phone ringing )

HELLO?
PATRICK?

OH, SORRY NO.
I CAN'T GO TO BREAKFAST.

I'M GETTING DAPHNE
READY FOR SCHOOL--

OR SHE'S GETTING ME
READY FOR WORK.

YOU ARE?

SO WHEN THE COLLECTOR CANCELED,
I WAS STUCK WITH ALL
THESE BAGELS.

THEN I REALIZED I'M ONLY
A COUPLE OF BLOCKS AWAY.

I HOPE YOU LIKE LOX.

WHAT'S LOX?

- ( laughing )
- LOOK AT HIM,

HE TOTALLY THINKS
THAT WE JUST FELL OFF
THE TURNIP TRUCK.

WE LOVE LOX!

( chuckles )

I'LL SHIP IN A POUND
FROM MY PLACE IN BROOKLYN.

IT'S LIKE ORANGE VELVET.

YOU'RE THE GUY WHO OPENED
THAT ART GALLERY, RIGHT?

I LOVED THE SHOW.

WELL, HOW COULD YOU NOT?

UH, YOU BETTER GET GOING
OR YOU'RE GONNA BE LATE.

IT WAS REALLY NICE
TO MEET YOU.

YOU TOO.

- BYE, MOM.
- BYE.

- SHE'S GREAT.
- THANKS,

BUT YOU CAN'T DO THIS.

- DO WHAT?
- STOP BY AND MEET MY KID.

YEAH, BUT IT WENT WELL,
DIDN'T IT?

I WASN'T READY FOR HER
TO KNOW THAT I WAS
DATING SOMEONE.

SORRY, I JUST ASSUMED
YOU'D TOLD HER ALREADY.

WELL, I HADN'T.

OKAY.

SO I SHOULD NIX MY PLAN

TO SHOW UP TONIGHT UNANNOUNCED
WITH TAKE-OUT CHINESE?

IT'S NOT EXACTLY
AGAINST HIM.

IT'S AGAINST
THE CIRCUMSTANCES

THAT HE PUT YOU IN.

I DON'T.
I GOT PUT THERE.

I DON'T WANT TO PICK SIDES,

BUT YOUR MOM CAN BE
KIND OF CONVINCING.

THE ISLAND OF BAY?

( sighs )
I PROMISE.

OKAY?

ARE YOU GONNA BE OKAY?

( phone ringing )

OH.

- ( beeps )
- HELLO.

- Patrick: The Calder opening
at Crystal Bridges.
- HELLO?

- IT'S PATRICK.
- Yeah, I got that.

The new museum
in Arkansas--

THE ONE THE WALMART
HEIRESS JUST OPENED.
IT'S ON LIKE THREE PONDS.

YEAH, I KNOW ABOUT IT.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE STUNNING.

- ARE YOU GOING TO THE OPENING?
- WE'RE GOING.

And there's this great
little bed and breakfast
a few blocks away.

I WAS GOING
TO BOOK SEPARATE ROOMS
UNLESS, OF COURSE,

THERE WAS ONLY
ONE ROOM AVAILABLE.

OH UM...

- WHEN IS IT?
- Tomorrow night.

OH. I'M GONNA BE
AT DAPHNE'S BASKETBALL GAME.

- That's too bad.
- SERIOUSLY,

ED RUSCHA IS
GONNA BE THERE.
JOHN BALDESSSARI.

I CAN'T MISS HER GAME.

- Patrick?
- NO NO, I GET IT.

YOU'VE NEVER DATED
A SINGLE MOTHER BEFORE,
HAVE YOU?

NO.

It's not fair
to ask you to understand.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I NEED TO FINISH PACKING
FOR THE TOURNAMENT.

UM, YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME
AT THE OPENING, OKAY?

- Okay. Bye.
- BYE.

RACKING UP THE KILLS?

IT'S A RACING GAME,

SO JUST
A FEW FLAT TIRES.

UH-HUH.
I NEED A GUY'S OPINION.

EMMETT'S BIRTHDAY
IS COMING UP

AND I WANT TO GET HIM
SOMETHING AMAZING.

AND HE'S BEEN BUILDING
A MOTORCYCLE WITH HIS DAD,

BUT HE STILL NEEDS
A FENDER.

I FOUND A PLACE
THAT SELLS PARTS

AND I THOUGHT I'D PAINT
SOMETHING REALLY COOL ON IT.

- UH-HUH.
- OR OPTION TWO--

THERE'S THIS BOOK
I COULD GET HIM--

- THE FENDER.
- I AGREE.

I JUST NEED
A FAVOR FROM YOU.

( tires squeal,
car crashes )

( sighs )

AH OKAY, SO WE JUST

NEED TO SEE THE TIRE
SO I MAKE SURE I GET
THE RIGHT SIZE.

YOU'RE REALLY GETTING HIM
A FENDER FOR HIS BIRTHDAY?

WELL, HE'S BEEN
LOOKING FOR ONE.

( laughs )
JUST KIDDING.

YOU'RE THE COOLEST
GIRLFRIEND EVER.

SERIOUSLY,
THE ONLY THING I EVER GOT
MY HIGH SCHOOL BOYFRIEND

LASTED LIKE FIVE MINUTES.
( chuckles )

I THINK THERE'S
A MEASURING TAPE
OR SOMETHING OVER THERE.

IT'S COOL.
I JUST NEED TO CHECK OUT
THE SIDE OF THE TIRE,

GET THE NUMBERS AND CHECK OUT
THE MOUNTING BOLTS.

- I DON'T SPEAK BIKE,
BUT IT SOUNDS GOOD.
- ( buzzes )

I'M JUST GONNA
GO TAKE THIS.

OH, WE'LL BE DONE
IN LIKE TWO SECONDS.

- COOL.
- ( door closes )

SHE ENJOYS

SHARING DETAILS ABOUT
HER HIGH SCHOOL SEX LIFE.

I AM NOT SEEING
ANY NUMBERS.

- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
- I DON'T KNOW, THEY'RE RUBBED
OFF OR SOMETHING.

UM, LOOK FOR
THE TAPE MEASURE.

BAY, UH...

WHAT'S WRONG?

- YOU THINK THEY'RE SELLING IT?
- THERE ARE A LOT OF BAGGIES.

SO THAT WAS MY BOSS
FROM THE RESTAURANT--

THAT IS NOT MINE!

I'M JUST HOLDING IT FOR
A FRIEND WHO'S IN BETWEEN
APARTMENTS RIGHT NOW.

IT'S NONE OF OUR BUSINESS
AND I THINK WE'RE GOOD.

- RIGHT, TOB?
- YEAH, WE'RE GOOD.

UH, PLEASE DON'T SAY
ANYTHING ABOUT THIS
TO MELODY.

SHE'S JUST GONNA USE IT
AGAINST CAMERON

AND IT'S GONNA KILL HIM
IF HE LOSES EMMETT.

KENNISH, TWO ROOMS.

WOW, THIS IS SO COOL.

YEAH. HI.

HI, HALEY.
ARE YOU A BASKETBALL PLAYER?

- John: OHHH.
- THEY DROVE HERE
FROM INDIANA...

- WOW.
- ...TO SEE THE GAME.

ACTUALLY WE JUST MET
PEOPLE IN THE BATHROOM

THAT CAME HERE
FROM HOUSTON.

- WOW, REALLY?
- WOW.

WE'RE HERE ROOTING
FOR YOU-- ALL OF US.

THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, BYE.

THANK YOU.

( laughing )
THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE.

THAT IS SO INSPIRING.

YOU'RE LIKE
A ROCK STAR TO THEM.

YEAH. YOU KNOW,
MAYBE WE SHOULD SCHEDULE

AN EXTRA PRACTICE,
RUN SOME OF THE NEW PLAYS.

YEAH, I THINK THAT'S
AN EXCELLENT IDEA.

I'LL SCHEDULE US
SOME MORE COURT TIME.
THANKS VERY MUCH.

- ( whistle toots )
- Man: LET'S GO, BUCKNER!
PICK UP THE PACE.

( whistle toots )

- WHAT TIME DID WE
HAVE THE COURT?
- RIGHT NOW.

( whistle toots )

ALL RIGHT, GIRLS,
OFF THE COURT.

AND DON'T DAWDLE IN THE SHOWER.
MASSAGES ARE IN 15 MINUTES.

John:
LADIES, WE START WITH
LAYUP DRILLS, PLEASE.

JERRY, FREE THROWS
AFTER THAT, OKAY?

- COACH KENNISH?
- YEAH.

- I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.
- I'M A LITTLE BUSY RIGHT NOW.
CAN WE DO IT LATER?

THERE'S BEEN A COMPLAINT
LODGED AGAINST ONE
OF YOUR PLAYERS.

THAT IS SUCH A DESPERATE ACT,
TO DISQUALIFY OUR STAR PLAYER

- AT THE BEGINNING
OF A TOURNAMENT.
- NOW HOLD ON, HOLD ON!

- WE DIDN'T KNOW
ABOUT THIS UNTIL RIGHT NOW.
- IT WAS AN ANONYMOUS TIP.

ANONYMOUS?
IT WAS HIM OR ONE
OF HIS PLAYERS!

- WHAT'S GOING ON?
- IT'S A VIOLATION
OF TOURNAMENT CODE.

HE SAYS THAT
DAPHNE CAN'T PLAY

BECAUSE SHE SWITCHED TEAMS.

PLAYERS HAVE TO HAVE BEEN
MEMBERS OF THEIR TEAM

FOR SIX CONSECUTIVE WEEKS
OR THEY CAN'T PARTICIPATE.

SHE WANTS ME
TO INTERPRET FOR HER.

HUNDREDS OF DEAF PEOPLE
CAME FROM ALL OVER

TO SEE THESE GIRLS PLAY.

DAPHNE IS
A ROLE MODEL TO THEM.

THERE'S A WHOLE COMMUNITY
OUT THERE ROOTING
FOR THIS TEAM.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
DO YOU REALLY WANT
TO LET THEM DOWN?

DO YOU REALLY WANT
TO TELL THEM

THAT WE DISQUALIFIED OUR BEST
PLAYER ON A TECHNICALITY?

YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE'RE FINE WITH IT.

- GOOD.
- TOTALLY FINE WITH IT.

OKAY, GAME WILL PROCEED
AS PLANNED.

John:
EXCELLENT.
LET'S GO.

THANK YOU.

"IT'S ABOUT MISTAKES,
ACCIDENTS, ERRORS IN JUDGMENT

AND HOW THESE MOMENTS
DEFINE WHO WE ARE

- AND THE PATHS WE TAKE."
- GREAT.

I MEAN, I LIVED THROUGH IT
AND YOU'RE MAKING ME WANT
TO READ ABOUT IT.

- REALLY?
- YEAH. KEEP GOING.

OKAY. "SO WHEN WE WERE TOLD
BY THE GENETIC COUNSELOR

THAT THERE WAS A 99% CHANCE
THAT BAY WAS NOT RELATED TO US,

I LOOKED AT MY DAUGHTER
WITH HER PROUD RINGLETS
AND HER FIERY EYES"--

YOU'RE OKAY
WITH "PROUD RINGLETS
AND FIERY EYES," RIGHT, BAY?

- SORRY. WHAT?
- ( phone buzzing )

I WAS TRYING TO BE LITERARY.
BUT IF YOU HATE IT,
I CAN CHANGE IT.

- UH, DAD'S CALLING.
- BAY.

WHAT'S GOING ON?
IS THIS ABOUT MELODY?

- TELL ME.
- I'LL GET IT.

Kathryn: BAY.

Toby:
HEY, IT'S ME.

HOW'S IT GOING OUT THERE?

One of the Buckner players
tried to get Daphne

- kicked off the team.
- WHAT? WHY?

Some made-up reason.
It was, quote,
"an anonymous tip"

that she hadn't been
on the Carlton team
long enough.

- We took care of it though.
- THAT SUCKS. WHO WOULD
DO THAT?

Someone who's
threatened by Daphne

or holds some kind of grudge
against her, I guess.

We'll talk about it later.

Kathryn:
THEN, HONEY, YOU HAVE
TO DO SOMETHING.

IF I DO TELL SOMEONE
WHAT I SAW,

THEN EMMETT'S DAD
COULD LOSE CUSTODY AND
THAT WOULD DESTROY EMMETT.

BUT IF I DON'T SAY ANYTHING
AND SOMETHING HAPPENS
TO EMMETT

BECAUSE OF WHAT I SAW--
THEN THAT'S MY FAULT.

- BAY HONEY, YOU'RE WORRYING ME.
- AND IF I DON'T MAKE
THE STATEMENT,

THEN MELODY IS GOING
TO HATE ME.

AND IF I DO MAKE THE STATEMENT,
THEN EMMETT IS NEVER
GONNA FORGIVE ME.

IT'S A CUSTODY-BATTLE
CHECKMATE.

I'M SURE WHATEVER YOU DECIDE,
EMMETT WILL UNDERSTAND.

NO, HE WON'T.
MOM, HE MADE ME PROMISE
TO STAY OUT OF IT.

AND I THINK HE'S SO MAD
AT MELODY OVER THE WHOLE
MOTORCYCLE THING

THAT HE CAN'T SEE CLEARLY.

LISTEN TO ME.

IF YOU CARE ABOUT HIM
AND HE'S REALLY IN TROUBLE,

YOU HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING
TO SOMEONE.

NO MATTER WHAT THE COST?

PFFFT!

HEY, I HEARD ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENED.

- I'M REALLY GLAD IT WORKED OUT.
- I'M SURE YOU ARE.

I AM!

WAIT, YOU-- WAIT,
DO YOU THINK THAT I WAS
THE ONE WHO RATTED YOU OUT?

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

- NO, IT WASN'T ME.
- YEAH,

BECAUSE YOU WOULD NEVER
PLAY DIRTY LIKE THAT.

DAPHNE, IT'S ONLY FUN TO WIN
WHEN IT'S COMPETITIVE.

YOU AND ME ARE
THE SAME THAT WAY.

I MEAN IT.

I MISS YOU.

MAYBE AFTER THE SEASON
IS BEHIND US,

WE CAN CALL A TRUCE
AND HANG OUT.

I DON'T KNOW.

LET'S SEE HOW IT GOES.

THE SECOND KENNISH
I'VE HAD TO BEG FOR
FORGIVENESS TODAY.

- WHAT?
- NOTHING.

I'LL SEE YOU
ON THE COURT.

LOOK, I'M NOT TRYING
TO GET ANYBODY IN TROUB--

I CAN TELL THIS
IS STILL ABOUT OLIVIA
AND HONESTLY IT'S NOT--

NO, LOOK, EVEN IF MELODY
HADN'T COME TO ME,

I'M WORRIED ABOUT EMMETT.

ALL THE FIGHTING--

HE THINKS THAT
IT'S HIS FAULT,

HE HASN'T BEEN HIMSELF LATELY
AND HONESTLY I'M AFRAID ABOUT
WHAT HE'S GONNA DO NEXT.

WHAT? OLIVIA MOVE OUT?

OKAY, NOW I JUST FEEL
LIKE I'M GETTING DEEPER
AND DEEPER HERE.

WIN?

I CAME HERE BECAUSE
I CARE ABOUT EMMETT

AND ALL YOU CARE ABOUT
IS WINNING?

NO, THAT'S GREAT.

HE'S PROBABLY NEVER GOING
TO TALK TO ME AGAIN,
BUT NO BIGGIE.

YOU GET TO WIN
THE BATTLE WITH MELODY
AND I GET TO LOSE EMMETT.

"...ACCIDENTS,
ERRORS IN JUDGMENT

AND HOW THESE MOMENTS
DEFINE WHO WE ARE

AND THE PATHS WE TAKE."

YOU KNOW, I THINK
YOUR READERS WILL RELATE

TO THE CHALLENGES I'VE FACED
EVEN IF THEIR CHILDREN WEREN'T
SWITCHED AT BIRTH.

AND IF THEY WERE SWITCHED,
THEN THIS IS DEFINITELY
THE BOOK FOR THEM.

- YOU DON'T HAVE TO SELL ME.
- OH WOW.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE
TO COME ALL THE WAY OUT HERE
JUST TO TELL ME THAT.

UNDER ORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES,
YOUR BOOK WOULD BE
A SLAM DUNK.

ORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES?

WE KNOW THERE'S ANOTHER BOOK
BEING WRITTEN BY A JOURNALIST.

( sighs )
SARAH LAZAR.

AND THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE
SHE GETS HER BOOK OUT
BEFORE YOU DO,

WHICH IS WHY WE NEED
NOT JUST YOUR STORY

BUT THE OTHER MOTHER'S
AS WELL.

BUT I THOUGHT YOU SAID
YOU LOVED MY PROPOSAL.

WE FEEL THAT HEARING
BOTH YOUR STORIES--

TWO MOTHERS' PERSPECTIVES--
IS EVEN MORE COMPELLING.

- YEAH BUT--
- UNLESS YOU GET
REGINA ON BOARD,

I'M AFRAID IT'S
TOO MUCH OF A RISK.

YOU NERVOUS ABOUT
THE GAME TOMORROW?

I KNOW.

OH, I DON'T THINK
IT'S GONNA WORK OUT.

I DO,
BUT HE'S NOT A PARENT.

HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND

WHY I CAN'T JUST TAKE OFF
FOR THE WEEKEND

OR HAVE A SPONTANEOUS
BREAKFAST.

( sighs )

NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES
HE DISAPPEARS

OR DISAPPOINTS ME,

HE HAS A HOLD ON ME.

I DON'T WANT IT.
I SWEAR.

I WANT HIM
OUT OF MY LIFE.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT HIM EITHER.

SERIOUSLY,
DATING SUCKS.

* OH, BY NOW
I MUST HAVE GROWN *

* OH, BY NOW
I MUST HAVE GROWN *

* WITH HIS IRIS ON ME...

( phone buzzes )

* HIS BEE HAD TO STING,
CRACK CACOON *

* HUM HONEY

* IN MY BED IT WAS
NOT LIKE THE BOOKS *

* I DON'T KNOW WHAT
HE MEANT BY HIS LOOKS *

* OH, BY NOW
I MUST HAVE GROWN. *

( ball swishes )

- ( ball bounces, swishes )
- DAPHNE? DAPHNE?

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?
I'VE BEEN LOOKING
ALL OVER FOR YOU.

- YOU GOTTA GET IN BED.
- I'M OKAY.

NO NO,

LISTEN TO ME, AS YOUR
COACH AND AS YOUR FATHER,

- I'M TELLING YOU--
- AND I'M TELLING YOU
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND?

I WAS A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE
FOR 15 YEARS.

I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS
TO WANT SOMETHING SO BAD
FOR YOURSELF.

I DON'T WANT THIS
FOR ME.

OKAY, I-- I GUESS
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

EMMETT'S DEAFNESS

DEFINES HIM.

MELODY TOO.

BUT I'M JUST DAPHNE.

IF I WERE HEARING,
I'D STILL BE ME--
JUST A HEARING DAPHNE.

BUT LIKE IT OR NOT,
I REPRESENT.

- WE ALL DO.
- EVERY TEAM REPRESENTS
THEIR SCHOOL.

NO.

I REPRESENT EVERY

PARENT AT OUR SCHOOL,

EVERY LITTLE SISTER
AND BROTHER,

THEIR UNCLE WHO TEACHES
AT GALLAUDET

AND THEIR DEAF
BROTHER-IN-LAW
WHO LIVES IN JAPAN

AND HEARD ABOUT THE GAME
AND EMAILED ME.

WHEN YOU'RE PART
OF A SMALL COMMUNITY,

IT'S FANTASTIC,

YOU HAVE
ALL THESE BENEFITS.

YOU GO ANYWHERE,
YOU SEE SOMEONE DEAF--
INSTANT FRIENDS.

BUT IT ALSO MEANS

THAT EVERYTHING YOU DO

MEANS SOMETHING.

SOMETIMES I JUST WISH
I COULD BE DAPHNE.

NOT DEAF,

NOT HEARING,

JUST A GIRL
PLAYING BASKETBALL.

- ( cheering )
to the Springfield

Division III finals,
with the perennial powerhouse

Buckner Bulldogs versus

the surprising
Carlton Mustangs.

YES.

LADIES, I WANT YOU
TO LOOK AROUND

THIS ROOM.
I WANT YOU TO THINK BACK

TO THE BEGINNING
OF OUR SEASON.

DID ANY OF YOU IMAGINE
THAT YOU WOULD BE HERE
PLAYING TODAY?

'CAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT?
I DIDN'T.

WHEN I STARTED
WITH YOU ALL,

I DID NOT KNOW WHAT
YOU WERE CAPABLE OF.

BUT EACH AND EVERY ONE
OF YOU, YOU SHOWED ME.

NOW LET'S GO OUT THERE
AND SHOW EVERYBODY ELSE.

- ( buzzer sounds )
- OKAY?

- ONE TWO THREE.
- RAH!

P.A.:
Tipoff goes to Carlton.

Oh, wrong-way pass
from Vasquez.

And it's an easy fast break

for her old teammate
Simone Sinclair.

( cheering )

GUESS IT WAS A GOOD THING
I COULDN'T GET YOU THROWN OUT.

TIME-OUT,
TIME-OUT, TIME-OUT!

- ( whistle blows )
- ( buzzer sounds )

- COME ON IN. IT'S OKAY.
- Time-out Carlton.

This could be a long game
for the Mustangs.

HERE SHE IS.

AND THIS IS EMMETT.

PATRICK--
YOU'RE HERE?

- AND WITH KATHRYN.
- I WAS CIRCLING THE GYM

LOOKING FOR YOU
AND SHE TOOK PITY ON ME.

HE LOOKED LIKE A LOST
CARLTON FAN, SO--

WHICH I AM.

WHAT ABOUT
CRYSTAL BRIDGES?

I WENT, I SCHMOOZED
AND I REALIZED

I'D RATHER BE SPENDING
THE WEEKEND WITH YOU.

OH.

YEAH.

JUST BE A GIRL
WITH THE BALL, OKAY?

ALL RIGHT,
JUST TUNE IT OUT.

- OKAY.
- YOU'RE GONNA BE FINE.

- FINE, OKAY?
- ( buzzer sounds )

* TAKE A LOSS,
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT *

* MMM, YOU THE BOSS,
BETTER SHOW ME PHAT *

- * RESPECT, I'M A CHAMP, I CAN
SHOW YOU THE STATS... *
- HERE WE GO.

* BETTER TELL THEM
THAT THE REAL IS BACK,
NOW HOLD UP, HOLD UP *

* THIS THE VICTORY LAP

- * THIS THE VICTORY BLAST...
- Both: YES!

* IT'S THE VICTORY LAP,
BETTER TELL THEM THAT
THE REAL IS BACK *

* NOW HOLD UP,
HOLD UP *

* TAKE A LOSS,
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT *

* MMM, YOU THE BOSS,
BETTER SHOW ME PHAT *

* RESPECT, I'M A CHAMP,
I CAN SHOW YOU THE STATS *

* BETTER TELL THEM
THAT THE REAL IS BACK,
NOW HOLD UP, HOLD UP *

* THIS THE VICTORY LAP,
BETTER TELL THEM THAT
THE REAL IS BACK *

* NOW HOLD UP, HOLD UP.

It all comes down to this.

With 15 seconds left,

Buckner is up by three.

- Carlton steals
the inbound pass.
- YES!

COME ON, RIGHT HERE!

And it's an easy
layup for two.

Buckner leads by one

with only 10 seconds to go.

RUN OUT THE CLOCK.
RUN OUT THE CLOCK!

Crowd:
SEVEN, SIX,

FIVE--
( groans, cheers )

- LET'S GO, BRING IT DOWN!
- THREE, TWO--

- ( whistles, buzzer )
- FOUL FOUL!

- WHAT WAS THAT?
- SIMONE, WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU DOING?

That's a shooting foul.

- Carlton is going to
the free throw line.
- WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

- IS THE GAME OVER?
- Both: NO NO, SHE GETS
TO SHOOT TWO FREE THROWS.

SORRY,
I'M A BASEBALL WIFE.

Vasquez heads
to the free throw line

and the game
is on her shoulders.

( mouthing )

( noise fades )

( silence )

- YEAH!
- ( cheering )

- THANK YOU.
- YOU'RE WELCOME.

* GRACE FALLS DOWN
QUITE HARD *

* GRACE FALLS DOWN
QUITE HARD... *

WHAT DID I TELL YOU?
I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT.

SO LISTEN, NEXT YEAR,
WE GOTTA BRING BUSES
DOWN HERE.

WE GOTTA GET MORE PEOPLE,
'CAUSE WE ARE COMING BACK!

- ( cheers )
- WHAT? WHAT'D I SAY?

LET'S DISCUSS IT
ON MONDAY.

BUT WE WON.

SWEETIE, THIS IS
NOT THE TIME.

LET'S JUST CELEBRATE.

WAIT WAIT WAIT A SECOND.
ARE YOU--

ARE YOU TELLING ME
THEY'RE SERIOUSLY THINKING

ABOUT CUTTING THE PROGRAM
AFTER THIS?

THIS WAS AN AMAZING
ACCOMPLISHMENT,

BUT IT DIDN'T MAGICALLY
CREATE THE MONEY
THAT WE NEED

TO KEEP
THIS PROGRAM ALIVE.

I'M SORRY.

( Emmett muttering )

OKAY, FIRST OF ALL,
OLIVIA HAS

LIKE NINE LBS OF WEED
IN YOUR DAD'S GARAGE.

- WEED?
- YES, WEED!

POT, MARIJUANA.
SHE IS SELLING DRUGS
OUT OF YOUR DAD'S GARAGE.

You think that
I'd make that up?

I KEPT PICTURING
RIVAL DRUG DEALERS--

MASKED MEN WITH SHOTGUNS

BREAKING INTO YOUR HOUSE
IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT

LOOKING FOR HER STASH.

EMMETT, I DID IT
BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT YOU.

I KNOW.
I'M SORRY BUT--

I DON'T THINK
THAT IT'S A SAFE.

Emmett, I--
( freezes )

DAMN IT.

( sobbing )

HEY.

YOU NEED A HAND?

WHAT HAPPENED?
DID YOU HURT YOURSELF?

I KNOW THE FEELING.

I WANTED TO PUNCH
A WALL MYSELF TODAY.

DID YOU SEE THE GAME?

YEAH. I HAVE A BOTTLE
OF VODKA IN MY ROOM.

I WAS PLANNING ON HAVING
A FEW SHOTS AND WATCHING
PAY-PER-VIEW.

YEAH, YOU SHOULD PROBABLY
GO WRAP THAT.

I COULD HELP.

* I DON'T BELONG

* BUT YOU'RE WRONG...

GOT ONE FOR YOU,
OR EMMETT.

NOW THIS WILL FIT
EITHER A 110/90
OR 120/90 TIRE.

THANK YOU, UH,

BUT YOU CAN KEEP IT.

I REALLY
DON'T THINK EMMETT'S

EVER GONNA TALK
TO ME AGAIN.

WELL, I'M SURE
WHATEVER YOU DID,

HE'LL GET OVER IT.

YOU GUYS ARE
PERFECT TOGETHER.

* I WASN'T TAUGHT
THIS WAY *

* WITH A THOUSAND
THINGS TO SAY *

* I WAS BORN
WITH A BROKEN HEART. *