Betray (2023) Movie Script
1
All I ask is tell me straight.
Well, the knee is healing,
but this time the damage
is worse than we anticipated.
Okay, so longer rehab?
Another procedure, what you thinking?
I'm gonna be honest with you, Joel.
The condition of your knee
continues to deteriorate.
Look, this is your third incident.
Another injury, and you risk major issues
that are, well, irreversible.
- Hey.
- I'm not in the mood
right now, babe.
What's wrong?
Nothing, man, just not in a good mood.
Of course, Joel.
Look, I just got told
I can't play ball no
more since I tore my knee
for the fucking third time, all right?
- You good?
- Look, I'm just asking you
to communicate.
And why you acting like this my fault?
Candace, ain't nobody acting like.
Look, I'm just not in
a good mood right now.
Can you please chill on me, damn.
Whatever.
Whatever.
Ooh.
- Hey.
- Hey, girl.
Deon.
What?
She was just wondering
who the hell that was
keeping up all that noise.
Hey.
What's up?
All right.
Mm-hm.
You coming to pick me up later?
Yeah, why wouldn't I?
I'll holler at y'all later.
Mm.
So why is he driving your car?
He wouldn't say.
But he don't never like driving my car
unless he trying to stay low-key.
- Mm.
- Be glad you ain't got
them problems with your man.
Yeah right.
What's that supposed to mean?
Girl.
I don't know, it's like Joel bald-head-ass
can't read the room, or something.
He got this blind optimism and,
I don't know, I hate to be
the one to tell him the truth
'cause then it's just gonna look like
I'm not supporting him.
This about him playing ball?
Yes.
So he cleared to play?
No, like he pretty much
told him that his career is over.
But he still don't get it.
He brushed me off yesterday,
everything, like wouldn't
even talk about it.
What?
I mean, it just seem like
you got first-world problems.
And what's that supposed to mean?
Look, take Deon for example.
I'm spoiled, I get what I
want, he treat me good, okay.
But like on the other side,
we all know he in them streets.
And the streets don't bring
nothing but police and females.
And you cool with that?
Bitch, I grew up in the
project with four siblings.
He keep my bills paid, I ain't
gotta spend my own money.
I'm good.
- Mm.
- What?
Bitch, you can judge me all you want to
but at the end of the day,
you ain't got none of them
problems with your man
and you still unhappy.
Okay, first of all,
I'm not unhappy.
I'm frustrated.
I mean, I can understand if
he was still playing for the NBA
or something, but he out playing
in something dust-ass
country where don't nobody
even speak English, mind you.
For money when he could
be using his degree here,
working a real job, and have
his ass home every night.
Look, that's your house.
It is not mine.
But it sound like you need
to tell him how you feel.
What you gonna do, bro?
Man, I don't even know, fam.
And to be honest, fool, I'm scared as hell.
I mean, about all I know, bro.
I don't know, it's just so unfair, fool.
Like, bro, I got drafted outta Lane.
Remember that shit like
it was yesterday, bro.
Feeling like we done
beat all the odds, man.
Then blow my damn knee.
Out the league before
I was even in it, bro.
I ain't no motivational
speaker or nothing, bro.
Why don't you twist this into a positive?
A positive?
Man, I mean, what the hell
can be positive about this?
Bro, EG say he gonna retire every year.
Why you don't see if you
can get a spot on his staff?
Coaching fam?
I ain't got the patience for coaching, bro.
You don't know until you try.
If you can't play it, teach it.
I mean, you was a star at Lane, bro.
You'd be a shoe-in for that job.
Plus, you'll still be around the game.
Bro, if life hand you
lemons, make lemonade.
Front door.
- Hey.
- What's up?
It'll be done in a minute.
All right, cool.
I'm gonna take a shower real quick.
- Okay.
- All right.
Mm-mm-mm!
Why you so extra?
I'm sorry about yesterday.
Sorry about what?
After your appointment,
I should've respected your space.
Nah, I was being an asshole.
I mean, look, you said it, not me.
And you should've been a comedian.
Stopped by Lane today, hollered at coach.
Okay.
Of course he was mad
'cause I ain't stopped by
and seen him in a while
since I got drafted, but.
He offered me a job to
ride with him on the trail
to see if it was something I was into.
I told him I'd give it a try.
I mean, I figured if I can't play the game,
being around it is close enough.
Told him I'd see if it's
something that I'm interested in.
What you think about it?
I mean, you already know
how I feel about that.
Like I much prefer you do
something that has you home more.
But by all means, don't let me hinder you.
But I mean, this ain't me
playing ball overseas, babe.
I'm, I'm right here.
I'm here.
So you don't, you don't want me to do it?
I.
I want you to do whatever makes you happy.
That's it.
- Are you asleep?
- Mm-hm.
- Seriously?
- No, I'm not in the mood
right now, babe.
Not in the mood?
Joel, I'm cramping, okay?
Candace.
Candace.
I'm headed out.
It's time to go?
Yep.
- Okay.
- All right.
- I love you.
- Love you too.
You scared or something?
I ain't gonna bite ya.
Nope.
Just didn't know anybody was here.
She going to holler at
her folks for a second.
They don't like me, so.
I'm chilling till she get back.
Mm.
So let me guess, you
need her car again, huh?
Nosey, ain't we?
No.
Just attentive.
So what your man gonna do?
Since he can't play ball no more?
Oh, just like you.
I pay attention.
So what is it that you do anyway?
What you mean?
I mean, Stephanie seems
to be giving you all the tea
about me but sis ain't never
gave me a straight answer
about whatever it is that you do.
I'm just a businessman.
Yeah, right.
If your man looking for
work, tell him holler at me.
I got connects everywhere.
No thank you.
- Coach.
- Ronald.
Long time no see, man, how's it been going?
Good man, sometimes
you can't choose the road
life takes you.
Yeah, you right about that.
Well, as you might know this right here is-
- This is, man, you kidding me?
Gotta get out there and
show 'em how to play.
Ah, I would but these knees
won't let me no more.
I understand, brother.
So is this the guy you
called me here to see?
It's the one, he's a hell of a player.
Not a single D1 offer.
Yeah, I just,
I just don't wanna see the
kid go to waste, ya know?
You've got a great history
of getting these boys
to the next level.
Yeah, no doubt about that.
I'll tell you what, let's go
out here so I can meet him.
- Let's go.
- All right.
Jamari!
- This here's Coach EG.
- Jamari!
Coach EG, your coach here
was just telling me about ya.
Yeah, so I see ya working
on your game out there.
- You looking good so far.
- Thank you.
I'm just trying to improve
my dribbling a little bit.
Oh yeah, that's what it's all about.
That's how ya get better.
So what you think?
Pretty good player.
No, I'm talking about this
coaching and recruiting.
I ain't gonna lie, Coach.
I'd much rather be playing.
But seeing that kid
excited for an opportunity,
something felt right about it, you know?
So what's your wife think?
You know, you spend a
lot of time in that gym
and on the road.
Yeah, I've been a baller
since she met me though.
This ain't nothing new for her.
I got a good woman, Coach.
When the Hawks let me
go, she encouraged me.
When I played ball
overseas, she supported me.
I'm sure she'll be behind
me on this one too.
All right, well, that's
what I like to hear,
'cause I only got a couple more years
left in me at the most.
My doctor told me that my
health condition was getting worse
and it's messing with my stress levels.
So I'd rather pass the baton on to somebody
who loves this school.
Somebody who ain't gonna
run when things get tough.
'Cause the boys deserve it, you know?
We get all the leftover
recruits that nobody else wanted.
With half the budget of a D1 school.
So you gotta have skin in
the game to coach here.
So who better you have to
pass the baton on then to you?
You got it?
- Yeah girl, I got it.
- All right then, girl.
I'mma, I'mma see you in a
couple of weeks, all right?
- Look, two weeks now.
- All right, I gotta,
I gotta run, I gotta go
get these nails done.
- And be on time.
- I promise!
- Take it easy.
- All right.
Hello?
All right, I'll be out in a minute.
Girl, I thought you had a four o'clock.
No show.
Don't worry, I just text
everybody and told them
they gotta run me half
before they even book me.
Girl, that was my last one,
so I'm fixing to get ready to head out.
I'm right behind you.
I'm just fixin' to run this
trash out,.
Yo, where she at?
She took the trash out back.
Yeah.
Stephanie!
Yeah.
I'm gone.
Okay.
- You ready?
- Mm.
Let's ride.
Damn, girl, what's up with your friend?
Huh?
Candace.
I be trying to speak to
the broad, she act like
I asked for her number or some shit.
She got some other shit going on.
Shit like what?
Why, so you can go tell her about it?
- What?
- Yeah, she told me
you was asking about her husband.
I do not tell you shit for
you to go around gossiping.
Man, you don't get the
hell on with all that.
I don't, I ain't know
it was a secret anyway.
Whatever, man.
Don't worry about her husband.
She mad at his ass like always.
Now let's go, I'm hungry, shit.
The family was slaughtered
in their house, so no.
I'm just trying to make sense of it all.
I'm just hoping I didn't
come here to another scene.
I'm sorry to bother you.
- No, you're fine.
- Hey, babe.
Hey.
We're all clear.
Like I said, Joseph... Man,
that sucked.
Okay, look, he popped...
How was your day today?
- It was a day.
- I woke up, I heard him
walking in, and I ran to the shower.
- Oh.
- And that's where
he found me, because then
he put a gun in my face.
The cool thing about
this job is I ain't gotta
take these long road trips like that often.
Killed him in my bathroom.
All right, Joe, Joseph sounds different.
And he looks like a zombie too.
And he said most of our
recruiting gonna be in state.
Within a four-hour drive.
Exactly what we buried him...
I mean, we pretty much
got all the players that get looked over.
Just too much.
My head is fucking throbbing right now.
I do have a coaching conference
coming up next week in Florida.
Told him we had plans so
I'll be back Thursday night.
- What?
- That's good.
I just was missing Joe.
I'm probably fixin' to
go ahead and go to bed.
Forgot I had an early
appointment in the morning.
I just wanted to see my husband.
And then this happened!
- Mm.
- Okay, it was a stupid idea.
I wish I never did it but it worked,
and this happened.
You gotta listen to me, Joseph is back.
Okay, and he's not the
same Joseph that left me.
If that man really had
something to do with it,
Joseph is not done.
He's out for blood.
Deon.
Deon.
Deon!
Oh, hey.
Get up, I got an appointment at 10:30!
I'm good, babe, look, go ahead.
I don't need the car today.
So you don't need the car?
Mm-mm, I'm good.
If I gotta jump out, I'll
call the partner or something.
Shit, I'll just drive my car.
All right, I'm gone.
Girl, I'm trying to tell
you, they cloned Tyrone.
- Mm-hm.
- Yep.
- I know they did.
- Okay.
Look, you hear me?
That shit was good.
Go sit under the dryer for
about 10 minutes for me.
Hello?
How you doing, beautiful?
Who is this?
Who you think?
How you get my number?
Don't worry about all that.
I'm just checking to make
sure Steph made it in.
Why you didn't call her?
Man, we got to arguing, or something.
She probably don't wanna
talk to me right now.
Okay, and you really think she'll be okay
with her man calling me?
I don't know, try it and see.
Look, I don't know what
type of games you playing
and who you think you playing 'em with,
but you really need to leave me alone
before I do say something.
The Dragons
have got the length of the court
to go down too, no more
timeouts either side.
The game plan here, no
surprise, he's going to
the best player on the court, Joel White.
His last game in a Dragon uniform.
Is he gonna end as a champion
or are they gonna come up short?
This crowd is electric right now,
as the ref blows the whistle.
Joel White inbounds to Kemp.
Kemp dribbling up the court.
He just trapped him.
Kemp to White, White takes
it, passed half court,
passes it back to Kemp.
Kemp almost loses the handle.
Tosses it to White, White
to Chism, Chism to Lake.
40 seconds on the clock.
Lake's on the post, takes a
dribble, takes it out to Kemp.
Kemp drives the perimeter,
kicks it out to White.
White pulls a three,
no good rebound, Chism.
Chism kicks it to Kemp at the
top of the key, 25 seconds.
Kemp dribbles around the
defender, passes it back to Lake.
Lake looking for White, tosses
it to Kemp, Kemp to Chism.
Chism loses the ball!
White dives for it, saves it!
Lake's got it, tosses it
back to Kemp, 10 seconds.
Kemp dribbles, tries to
shake a defender, five seconds.
Kemp driving it down the
lane behind the back to White
in the corner, for the championship!
Dragons win!
And who else but Joel White!
Man, oh man!
Hell no, bro.
I ain't seen her since
high school though, bro.
Man, bro, I actually saw her at a game
after I got drafted, bro.
- She's still fine too.
- Bro.
You remember how bad she was
and shit back in the day?
She lost like 50 pounds, bro.
I think she got that die slow.
- Damn, that bad?
- That bad, bro.
You remember that time
she tried to cheat off your test?
Yeah, you told her you'd
give all the answers
if she let you hunch three times.
Yeah, I remember that.
I told her to wear some spandex to school.
Had me waiting in the
stairwell the whole next day.
Man, good old days, bro.
Yeah, I wish I'd just hunched my baby mama.
Wouldn't had to deal with none of this shit
I'm dealing with her.
Hunching is underrated.
Boy, you crazy.
But, you holler at them folks?
- You talking about EG?
- Yeah.
Yeah, man, I did, bro.
- I actually liked it, bro.
- Yeah.
He offered me a job and I took it.
- That's what's up.
- Yup.
Matter of fact, actually got a
coaching conference to go to
next week in Florida.
Me and this other coach they just hired.
What you gonna do for Candace's birthday?
I'll be back Thursday night, bro.
I don't really know, man.
I'll figure something out.
How she acting now?
Man, bro, her mouth saying one thing,
but I'm getting the total opposite,
you know what I'm saying?
- Why you say that?
- Man, bro,
since I've been out the league,
bro, it's just been different.
I mean, I feel like when
I played ball overseas,
I asked her to travel over
there with me during the season.
She wasn't going for that.
But over here, bro, she traveled
to damn near every game.
So I just feel like if I was
still in the league, bro,
shit'd be different, man.
Bro, you know I got to
be real with you, right?
Like for real, for real.
They drafted your ass, sent
you straight to the G League.
Gave you 10-day contract
after 10-day contract,
and made your ass a journeyman.
Maybe getting hurt was the best thing
that could've happened to you, bro.
You got that big-ass settlement.
No bro, they coulda
kept that little money
10 times over, bro, if I
coulda stayed in the league.
It's like I really never got a shot, bro.
I got waved, I blew my knee out.
Just feel like I'm cursed, bro.
Bro, you been that dude your whole life.
Middle school, high school, college.
This the first time you
done ran into something
you can't fix with your
smile and a jump shot.
Bro, it's all in the mindset.
I'm just saying.
Hey, babe.
Nothing, at lunch.
Uh, with Candace, we
came to Skillet Junction.
Uh-uh, nope, I do not have time.
Tell him I'm booked up
for the rest of the day.
He can come to me in the morning
and I'm not giving you no price right now.
I need to see his head first.
All right.
Girl, he always referring
these nappy-headed-ass niggas
for me, thinking I'm
supposed to twist them up
for a discount.
Girl.
He get on my goddamn nerve.
You all right?
Yeah, I'm good, um, you know what?
You never really told me what Deon do.
You know, it never really
was any of your business.
Oh okay, well, touche, bitch.
- Damn.
- Nah, girl.
But Deon into real estate.
He buy houses, fix 'em up, rent 'em out.
You know, little shit like that.
But um, you know.
It's all just a cover.
A cover?
I'm not judging.
Y'all just seem really odd together.
Why is that?
Well, you know you,
you the type of person
to, you know, play it safe.
Well, you know, opposites attract.
So you don't worry?
At all?
Girl, I'm not fixin' spend my
time worrying and wondering.
Look, the one thing I
know is you keep looking
for something, you
eventually gonna find it.
Take your example for instance.
That man is providing
for you, doing his best
trying to keep you happy.
You need to worry about
the things you can control.
My peace of mind way too important.
Perfect timing, Danielle, this is Joel.
Joel, Danielle.
Nice to meet you.
Likewise.
Now, Danielle is Kim's
new assistant coach.
Now, you two will be
keeping each other company
on this road trip to the conference.
- Okay.
- Now, I got a card for y'all,
per diem, I just need to
find a vehicle for y'all to drive.
I tell you what, follow me to my office.
We'll get it figured out.
Not much of a talker, huh?
Oh my bad, my bad.
I'm just picking.
So uh, you from here?
I'm from Memphis.
All right, that's what's up, the M Town.
EG was telling me that you
are a legend around here.
Lane College royalty.
Oh, I don't know about all that.
I just did my thing.
I mean, plus, if I was a legend,
we wouldn't be riding this piece of shit.
Man... What?
Man, they reserved a double bedroom.
Huh?
I tried calling EG,
but he ain't answering.
And so, hotel booked solid for the night.
So, I can't even get a extra room.
Interesting.
I'll tell you what,
I'm just gonna help you
take your things up and I'm just gonna find
somewhere else to stay.
Are you a perv?
Huh?
Are you a perv or a vampire?
- No.
- Well, it's not that serious.
We could sleep in the same room.
Man, if my wife knew I
was sleeping in the same-
- What, you gonna tell her?
- Huh?
- I'm just saying.
How else is she gonna find out?
You gonna say something?
I'm not laughing, I'm tired.
Gimme the key.
You can still take my things up though.
Now, as long as you don't snore
or fart in your sleep, we good.
I'm glad you got a sense of humor.
- Good night.
- Good night.
Joel.
Joel.
Joel!
It's 6:30.
I've noticed something about you
these last couple of nights.
Like what?
You know you moan in your sleep?
Huh?
You moan softly in your sleep.
You've done it every night
since we've been here.
I apologize.
No need, I wish I slept that good.
Now, are you sure you don't
wanna come back to the room?
You can take a nap and we
can just leave out early
in the morning, we do have
the room for one more night.
Nah, we gotta leave
when we get done today.
My wife's birthday tomorrow
and I wanna be there
when she wake up.
Aw, that is so sweet.
Hey, girl.
Hey, hey.
Morning, love.
You know what?
I'm gonna have to give it to you.
You got some big balls, don't you?
So I've heard.
Look, I don't know what game you playing
or what you want, but it ain't
nothing over here for you.
Why I always gotta want something?
- Just being cordial with you.
- Cordial?
And what if I show Steph
just how cordial you been?
I'm curious why you haven't already.
All right, tell Steph I'm gone.
It's cool if you choose not to.
Where we at?
Somewhere in Alabama.
Off the interstate?
Yep.
Fastest route according to the app.
Well, I gotta pee
like for real, for real.
Man, you would have to pee soon as we get
in the middle of nowhere.
Didn't nobody tell you to take a shortcut
through the boonies.
What you got planned this weekend?
Uh, I booked a flight to Atlanta.
She like live music and poetry,
so figured I'd take her out
to eat, do a little shopping,
and hit a couple venues over the weekend.
Okay.
Take care of your wife,
Black man, I see you.
That billboard says a gas
station about five miles out,
so you just might be in luck.
Yeah.
Hey, I don't mean to bother you,
but I don't know who else to call.
Um, what's going on?
Candace?
Hello, who is this?
My name is Danielle, I'm
an assistant coach at Lane.
I rode to the conference
with Joel this week.
Okay, and.
Why, why do you have his phone?
Well, we were on our way
home and there was an incident.
He was arrested.
Arrested, what, what
do you mean arrested?
Look, he asked me to keep his phone.
I only answered it because
I'm just trying to help,
and I did not want you to freak out.
But I'm sure when he get a phone call,
you'll be the first one he calls.
Sure, I bet.
You know what?
Thank you, appreciate that.
Why did you answer?
Hello?
I accept.
Hello?
- Hello?
- I'm here.
This is not how I wanted
to wish you happy birthday,
but happy birthday.
Why are you in jail, Joel?
I stopped at a gas station.
Somebody had just robbed it
right before I got there.
The police pulled up, took me out the car,
put me in handcuffs, brought
me in, thought I'd done it.
You or we?
Huh?
Huh?
So you still gonna beat
around the bush at the fact
that you've been in Florida
for a week with a female?
- She's a coach, Candace.
- That's not the point, Joel.
You never said anything
about being in Florida
for a week with a bitch.
And what's getting me is,
I probably wouldn't have
even known about this
if this wouldn't have happened.
So my question is, have you
really been at a conference
this whole time, or doing God
knows what with that bitch?
Candace, for real?
I'm not cheating on you.
- Go to Lane, talk to EG.
- I'm not-
- See for yourself,
but I really don't
need this right now.
You, you don't?
Okay.
Okay.
Look, I've never been to jail.
This whole situation is
bothering me like for real.
I would really love to know the walls
aren't crashing all around me right now.
Joel, I don't know
what you want me to say.
And honestly, I don't even
know what to believe right now.
And for once again, I'm about
to spend my birthday alone.
I don't know, man, what
you, what you want me to do?
I gotta go.
I'll call you when I
get another phone call.
Hey, I'm on the way in.
Josh's mother arrived a little late,
and I had to run and grab Allison.
Can I call you back?
Happy birthday.
You've got some fucking nerve.
Hold up, wait, wait, wait.
- Move!
- Look, I just wanna
holler at you for a second, all right?
I'm not
opening this door for you.
Look, if you want me to leave, I'll go.
And what you want?
Why you in there drinking
your problem away, and shit,
you could be out here
having fun on your birthday.
And let me guess.
- With you?
- Yep, with me.
- Boy.
- Look, no funny shit,
all right?
I just wanna show you a good time.
You shouldn't have to be in
the house on your birthday.
You really think I'm that low down
to go out with my best friend's man?
Best friend, huh?
Maybe to you.
But to Steph, you an acquaintance.
You know what?
Let me ask you something, Candace.
When the last time you been
invited over to our crib?
Huh?
We have get-togethers all the time,
and I ain't never seen you.
Like I thought.
Look, y'all gonna be business partners
when it's all said and done, all right.
And you know what, those
are her words, not mine.
Are you done?
So, your man in jail, huh?
Suppose to be on a business trip.
With a female coworker, right?
You gonna believe that shit?
The way sexual harassment
cases pop off nowadays.
You think they gonna take that risk?
You don't look like
boo-boo-the-fool to me, baby.
Have a good birthday.
Wait.
What you got in mind?
You know.
Little spot over in the 'Sip.
Just right over the state line.
Live music, dancing.
You know, grown folk shit.
And if you wondering if
anybody gonna know you there,
nobody you know gonna be there.
So, it'd be cool.
I'm only going because you offered.
And because I'm tired of
being in this house all day.
I bet.
But it's nothing
more than that, okay?
I hear you.
I need to hear you say you understand?
I hear you.
I understand.
Got a nice house.
It's big for real, for real.
You ready?
It feel so good
Girl,
anything else in this world
Girl, nothing
Girl, there will be
Definitely, girl, I'm in love
Good in the morning
Good in the night
Good when it's wrong
Good when it's right
Ah.
So this is it.
This is the spot I was talking about.
Nice, cool, little spot.
They got live music.
Drinks.
People, you know, come here to have fun.
Dance, we'll get to it.
- Thanks.
- Yeah.
Hey, Deon.
- What's up, my girl?
- I see you're not
by yourself for once.
Nah, not tonight.
Mm-hm, can I get y'all something?
So what you having, birthday girl?
I don't know, I don't know, what's,
what's good here?
We have all the common mixed drinks.
We have beer, we have wine.
Are you a shot person
or a mixed drink person?
I'll tell you what.
How 'bout this, just get
her sex on the beach.
And I'll have my usual.
Mm-kay, I got you.
What?
Sex on the beach, huh?
So what you think?
I mean, I think it's nice.
I wouldn't have exactly taken
you for the type of person
to be in a place like this.
But, it's cool.
Yeah.
Don't think it's wrong
But for real, what type of person
you take me out to be?
Forever with you
And ever
So good
And the usual.
Appreciate you.
Girl,
What, what's that look?
You a drug dealer?
What you mean?
Nigga, do you sell dope?
Funny.
Well?
Well, like I told you before,
I'm a businessman.
All right?
I got six bnb properties.
So that's all I do.
Mm, I guess.
Must be one tough business
being as you, you know,
need your girl car and all.
Look.
I just handle business how I see fit.
If I want it, I go get it.
I'm trying to walk away from you
But something just turns me around
I found myself
Come dance with me.
- Dance?
- Yeah.
Dance.
- Like dance, dance?
- Yes.
Um... Tonight, I want you
to have fun, okay?
I want you to forget any preconception
you have for me.
So, I want you to come dance with me.
Like I been put under a spell
Come on.
'Cause I can't go nowhere,
girl, you got me bound
Can't shake loose
Try to leave
But my feet won't move
Ooh you ooh
It must be voodoo
Girl, you got me bound
Can't shake loose
Try to leave
But my feet won't move
Voodoo ooh
It must be voodoo
Must've slipped me your potion
Lately, I've been acting strange
It's like I'm just your puppet
And you keep on pulling my strings
You got me out of my body
You snatched my soul
I played the game
You in control
You good?
Damn, you almost broke your ankle.
- Drunk or something?
- No.
- I just slipped.
- Mm.
So what you think?
It's, it's nice.
Yeah, it's one of my older houses.
Didn't look nothing like
this when I bought it.
Gotta see past the rough edges to see
the bigger picture, ya know?
It's one of my favorite ones though.
So.
How does this work?
What, bnb?
Well, it's a short term lease.
You know, most people rather
stay in a house than a hotel.
Like that home feel, ya know?
Tell ya one thing, my return on investment
way better than leasing it.
For real.
This right here is my newest one though.
I ain't got it listed yet.
Why not?
I don't know.
You know, I'm thinking
about keeping it for myself.
Have a little vacation spot.
Yeah, right.
You know you just want
a spot so you can bring
your little hood-rats to.
Oh, here we go.
You still got me fucked up, I see.
What you think?
I like it.
It's nice.
What are you doing?
Take me home.
- Hey.
- Take.
What's?
So you gonna shoot me?
If you don't let me go.
Look, just stop, stop.
Stop.
I ain't gonna hurt you.
All right?
I ain't gonna hurt you.
Oh my God.
What you doing?
This ain't right.
This ain't right, Deon.
Fuck.
Shit.
Look, I need you,
take me home.
Calm down, you just... Take me home!
Just tripping, just chill out.
Are you fucking, oh my God.
Take me home now.
Fuck.
Damn.
Hello?
Yeah.
Oh, girl, nothing, on the
way from.
We fixin' to go home now.
Maybe after a while,
I could speed it up
Okay.
And baby won't you tell me
Hold on.
Kiara wanted to know
if we are gonna make it
to DJ's surprise birthday
gathering tomorrow?
All right, that's cool.
Yeah, we gonna be there.
Okay.
Just let me know if you need anything.
All right, girl, bye.
You okay?
Yeah.
You been mighty quiet today.
You sure?
Yeah.
Damn sure.
I got the feeling
That you won't resist
And, babe, remember patience
Ain't in my name
This thing part of my game
Used to could pull any broad
I need to, I'm, I'm gonna
drop you off, all right?
Gotta head back out, gotta
take care of something.
Something like what?
There's an issue over
there at one of the spots.
What's wrong with you?
Fuck you mean?
You been gone all night, Deon.
Then you come back and you
acting funny as hell today.
Then you fixin' to drop
me off and be gone again?
- Damn.
- You know what?
Fuck you, take me home.
Do what you do best. Weak ass.
I'll follow your lead
If we're gonna be
I'm wanting to leave
It's all on you
Candace?
Yo, Candace.
Candace.
I let myself in.
Hope you don't mind.
Hell nah.
Don't mind at all.
Candace.
Candace.
It's three o'clock.
You still asleep?
There ain't nothing else to do.
How you get here?
EG.
Went to school with a dude
who knew the judge down there.
So he came and got me.
Mm.
But look, first thing I wanted to do
was look in your eyes and
tell you that nothing happened
between me and Danielle on this trip.
Danielle?
Yeah, the coach that
took the trip with me.
Mm.
I mean maybe I should've told you
a female coach was traveling with me,
but I didn't want you tripping out.
I didn't want no static over
something that was a non-issue.
So, should've been straight up about it.
- I apologize.
- It's cool, Joel.
Like for real, don't even worry about it.
It's cool.
Nah.
'Cause I called you several times yesterday
and you didn't answer the phone.
Look, I was hung over all day yesterday
from drinking everything
we had in this house Friday.
But I'm good, I promise.
All right.
I got to go to the bathroom.
Hey.
I'm sorry about your birthday.
I'm gonna make it up to you.
Don't even worry about it.
I'm good.
Shit crazy, fool.
Mm, man, bro, thank God EG
knew somebody down there, fool,
'cause them folks was not
hearing it from my mouth, bro.
So you ain't gotta go back at all?
I mean, I gotta go back
for a court appearance,
but hell, the way they make it seem,
it just standard operation.
So I should have nothing to worry about.
You ain't acting like it.
Acting like what?
Like it ain't nothing to worry about.
No, no, it ain't that,
bro, it's Candace, bro.
I've been with that girl
long enough to know when it's up there.
I'm telling you, man, like
I literally prepared myself
the whole trip back home,
bro, for a fighting argument
that never happened, bro.
I mean Candace say one thing,
but her eyes tell the whole story, fam.
Literally, no matter
she mad, sad, whatever.
As long as I look her in her
eyes, I know what it is, bro.
And to be honest with you, bro,
this shit slick is really
fucking with me, bro,
for real, for real.
Nigga, I guarantee she feel the same way
you do about this shit.
No bullshit, but I bet
she just holding that in
to y'all on good terms.
She gonna hit you with that.
You remember when you
went to jail that time?
They don't never forget nothing, bro.
She using that as ammo later.
You can believe that.
You good?
Say what?
Seem like you having
a real good little conversation over here.
Mm, I'm just tripping
off Steph and her bullshit.
Mm-hm.
Okay.
You back already?
Uh, I mean, obviously.
Well, I'm fixin' to go to bed.
You coming?
Yeah, I'll be there in a minute.
Mm, mm.
Hey, stranger.
What's up?
What happened to you going to Nashville?
Oh, we don't
leave that till tomorrow.
Oh, shit, that's right.
Tomorrow is Friday, I'm tripping.
But hey, I never got a
chance to apologize to you
about last week.
Apologize for what?
You know for what?
Look, I was freaking out
after all of that stuff
had happened, I saw her
calling, I was just trying to help.
I didn't mean to cause any issues.
It's cool, so you don't
need to trip about it,
it's all good.
Oh, I feel a little better now.
Yeah, come over
here and get this work.
Boy, I ain't getting sweaty.
Oh man.
Okay.
I'll talk to you later.
All right then.
Ooh girl, I am so sorry.
Girl, it's okay, you all right?
But you gonna gimme a
discount though, right?
Don't push it.
Whatever, Steph.
Child, if I would've
knew Candace wasn't here,
I would've made Rashan wait.
Girl, Candace
ain't been here all week.
What?
Called off for her birthday last weekend.
Then showed up for a
little while on Tuesday.
And ain't nobody seen her since.
Mm.
What?
Huh?
What was that about?
What was what about?
Everybody know when you
start doing that mm stuff,
you been messy.
Girl, you know I play all day.
Wasn't nothing, Steph, come on.
Girl, I will cancel this
damn appointment right now.
Look, it's nothing
but a little assumption
from what I heard Deon
and Rashawn talking about
the other day.
You know I stay being nose.
Like what?
Like I said, I'm not sure, but.
Look, you can't say nothing about this.
You know I gotta live with this, nigga.
Hey, what's up?
Hey.
You going somewhere?
Didn't I tell ya I was
going over Mama's house
- this weekend?
- No, I'm sure you didn't.
Mm.
Guess I forgot to hit send.
Mm.
But anyway, it's kind of
a spur-of-the-moment type
thing, so I won't be long.
You don't mind, do you?
No, I don't mind.
Do you mind taking me over there?
Oh yeah, for sure, I'll take you.
Let me hop in the shower real quick.
Okay.
So what happened to you
coming to spend time with me today?
Huh?
Oh, so.
Remember I told you my girls was,
you know, linking up
later on to get drinks,
and you know me, I gotta pull up.
Mm.
So I told them I'd hang
out with them tonight.
- Uh-huh.
- But I'll be back.
Mm.
I'll be back.
What?
Candace, you're grown.
I just hope you know what you're doing.
Mom.
Baby, I wasn't born yesterday.
Whoever you were talking to, I saw it.
Got you glowing, and cheesing, and smiling.
Baby, I hope you do a better
job at hiding this from Joel.
So who is it?
It's.
It's nothing serious, okay?
Then why are you doing it?
I don't know, I'm just.
It just happened.
It just happened?
Yeah, it just
- happened.
- Mm.
When daddy was alive,
I don't know, did you ever
find yourself just bored?
Like you just need to do
something to feel alive?
I need to feel alive again.
That's what this is about?
You're bored?
Oh my God, you.
I don't know.
I don't know.
All I know is I'm going
through a lot right now.
Y'all don't get it.
Baby.
I do get it, I really, really do.
But I hope you know what you're doing.
And I hope you figure it
out before it's too late.
Soul Link.
I know you got a man at the crib
But I like it when
you show me what it is
Calling my phone,
telling me you on the way
Let's get it in 'cause I
know that you can't stay
Got the kind of love you can't let go
Got me begging for you,
girl, and I want some more
She's my part-time lover
and I know it, girl
I gotta let you know, you rock my world
Your loving so good, yes, it is
I just can't get enough
Every time we get done, baby
You walk out the door
But I know again
I'm glad I hit you up while
I was on this side of town.
What's up with you?
Ain't nothing, bro, just chilling, man.
Y'all didn't get into it again, did you?
Man, hell no, bro,
I took her to her mama house
in Grand Junction, bro.
Got the weekend of myself.
Oh okay, well, let's
hit the club or something.
You know I don't do clubs.
You're right, forgot you was
the lamest nigga in America.
You're right.
What she hitting me up for?
- Hello?
- Hey.
Are you asleep?
Nah, just chilling, what's up?
You with Joel?
Y'all, y'all tight, right?
Of course, I'm over here right now.
Okay, so.
I work at this club, right?
And there's something that I
most definitely need to tell you.
Oh for real?
Uh, yeah.
Yeah, send it to me.
Who was that, man?
Uh, just a little
female I used to talk to.
Oh my damn.
What?
Bruh?
It's Candace, bruh.
What about Candace?
When was this?
Right now, bro.
Where, bro?
I don't know, bro.
She fixin' to send the add.
Bro, it's a spot called The
Lust Lounge, in Mississippi.
Man, I don't even know
what to say right now, bro.
I'm fucking speechless.
Man, look, I love you,
you fam, you my nigga,
and all, but you, you gotta go, bro.
I need some time to be alone, bro.
Bro, you gonna be good?
It's a dumb-ass question but
I ain't trying to leave you
if you gonna do something stupid.
Nah bro, you, you
just need to leave, bro.
I just need to be alone.
Man, say less, fam.
I'm gonna holler back at you, bro.
I know I gave you trouble in the past
But I'm not the same man I used to be
I had to make a change in my life
I had to make things right
I know I broke you,
damn near destroyed you
Made you cry all night long
Doing all I can just
to make things better
All right, can I get
you guys anything else?
Sure?
- No, I think we good, Maria.
- Okay.
We're gonna call it a night soon.
How 'bout that?
Here ya go, you put that on there.
I got ya upright, man.
All right.
But you think I'm running in the street
You still think I'm in the street
When I'm trying do right
When I try to do right
Always come back on me
Always come back on me, girl
I'm trying to be a better man
Doing the best I can
But you think I'm running in the street
Think I'm running in the street
Every time we go to bed
Lay down to sleep
Thank you so much, y'all
have a good night, okay?
All right, appreciate it.
Every time I try to
have a good conversation
You always find a way to disagree
No matter if I come right
home from a long day of work
You find a way to gimme funny faces
I don't know what to do
To get through to you
This thing is getting a little crazy
When I'm trying to do right
Oh yeah, always come back on me
Always on me, girl, I'm
trying to be a better man
No matter what I do right
But you think I'm running in the street
I done left the streets, yeah
When I try to do right
Do right
It always
- Who the fuck is that?
- I don't know.
Steph.
I fucking knew it.
Stephanie.
Stephanie, look, I'm so sorry.
- I'm sorry.
- Baby.
No, all this time, bitch.
Stephanie, this wasn't-
- Shh.
- Stephanie, look I promise,
no this, this was a one-time thing.
Bitch!
Baby.
Steph, get up.
Get up, get up.
Candace.
Candace.
Oh.
Deon.
Oh.
Oh my god.
I didn't mean it.
Baby.
I didn't mean it.
Please.
Please.
Baby, please.
Please, I didn't mean it.
Man, get your fucking clothes,
and go to the fucking car, man.
Unless you wanna go to
fucking prison, you need to
go to the fucking car now!
You didn't really say
anything the whole way.
Joel.
What you want me to say, Candace?
You know, I really came here to kill you.
I was gonna shoot you and that nigga.
For a moment, I felt like I
ain't had nothing to lose, man.
Can't play ball.
Then my wife?
You know you a real piece
of fucking shit, man.
I went to jail for the
first time in my entire life
trying to rush back home to be with you.
I'll be damned if I go back
for the rest of my life over you, bro.
Man, you know what?
You need to pack your shit.
You need to be gone back to your mama house
by tomorrow, man.
Stick to him with you.
See.
There you go, there you go.
All those little fakes
and no separation tend to shot every time.
Good job, fellas.
- See y'all tomorrow.
- All right, cool.
All right.
Oh, hey Mike back there,
tell him come holler at me
before he leave.
Congratulations, Coach.
Oh, don't you flatter me.
How's the first week
of practice at the helm?
Man, I see why you
hollered all the time now.
Damn kids don't listen to.
Shit.
- We gonna get there.
- Yeah, you gonna
get there though.
It could be very frustrating
but rewarding at the same time.
You gonna be all right, son.
I truly believe that.
Man, I appreciate it.
You the coach now.
I'm just a fan.
Yeah.
All right, I'm gonna have to get going.
I just stopped by to say,
hey, see how you was doing
since I was in the neighborhood.
I'm supposed to be picking up dinner.
- Alright.
- All right.
All right, I'll catch ya later.
- Yes, sir, hold it down.
- All right.
Yes, I'm on my way.
Hey babe, you slipping man.
Told you to be on lookout for that package.
Somebody would've took off the porch,
it would've been a whole problem.
Now what was said about a problem?
- Huh?
- Huh?
- What you talk about?
- Yeah.
- And the mail still here?
- Yep.
Sorry I am late.
It was traffic and then had
to pick her up from daycare.
Hey cutie.
Here go that mail you wanted.
That's all I noticed. Thank you.
Hopefully whatever you
looking for in there.
Ah yeah. This, this was the one.
I appreciate it.
- Yeah, no problem.
- Well,
I better get going
before she starts up, so.
Alright, Bye.
All I ask is tell me straight.
Well, the knee is healing,
but this time the damage
is worse than we anticipated.
Okay, so longer rehab?
Another procedure, what you thinking?
I'm gonna be honest with you, Joel.
The condition of your knee
continues to deteriorate.
Look, this is your third incident.
Another injury, and you risk major issues
that are, well, irreversible.
- Hey.
- I'm not in the mood
right now, babe.
What's wrong?
Nothing, man, just not in a good mood.
Of course, Joel.
Look, I just got told
I can't play ball no
more since I tore my knee
for the fucking third time, all right?
- You good?
- Look, I'm just asking you
to communicate.
And why you acting like this my fault?
Candace, ain't nobody acting like.
Look, I'm just not in
a good mood right now.
Can you please chill on me, damn.
Whatever.
Whatever.
Ooh.
- Hey.
- Hey, girl.
Deon.
What?
She was just wondering
who the hell that was
keeping up all that noise.
Hey.
What's up?
All right.
Mm-hm.
You coming to pick me up later?
Yeah, why wouldn't I?
I'll holler at y'all later.
Mm.
So why is he driving your car?
He wouldn't say.
But he don't never like driving my car
unless he trying to stay low-key.
- Mm.
- Be glad you ain't got
them problems with your man.
Yeah right.
What's that supposed to mean?
Girl.
I don't know, it's like Joel bald-head-ass
can't read the room, or something.
He got this blind optimism and,
I don't know, I hate to be
the one to tell him the truth
'cause then it's just gonna look like
I'm not supporting him.
This about him playing ball?
Yes.
So he cleared to play?
No, like he pretty much
told him that his career is over.
But he still don't get it.
He brushed me off yesterday,
everything, like wouldn't
even talk about it.
What?
I mean, it just seem like
you got first-world problems.
And what's that supposed to mean?
Look, take Deon for example.
I'm spoiled, I get what I
want, he treat me good, okay.
But like on the other side,
we all know he in them streets.
And the streets don't bring
nothing but police and females.
And you cool with that?
Bitch, I grew up in the
project with four siblings.
He keep my bills paid, I ain't
gotta spend my own money.
I'm good.
- Mm.
- What?
Bitch, you can judge me all you want to
but at the end of the day,
you ain't got none of them
problems with your man
and you still unhappy.
Okay, first of all,
I'm not unhappy.
I'm frustrated.
I mean, I can understand if
he was still playing for the NBA
or something, but he out playing
in something dust-ass
country where don't nobody
even speak English, mind you.
For money when he could
be using his degree here,
working a real job, and have
his ass home every night.
Look, that's your house.
It is not mine.
But it sound like you need
to tell him how you feel.
What you gonna do, bro?
Man, I don't even know, fam.
And to be honest, fool, I'm scared as hell.
I mean, about all I know, bro.
I don't know, it's just so unfair, fool.
Like, bro, I got drafted outta Lane.
Remember that shit like
it was yesterday, bro.
Feeling like we done
beat all the odds, man.
Then blow my damn knee.
Out the league before
I was even in it, bro.
I ain't no motivational
speaker or nothing, bro.
Why don't you twist this into a positive?
A positive?
Man, I mean, what the hell
can be positive about this?
Bro, EG say he gonna retire every year.
Why you don't see if you
can get a spot on his staff?
Coaching fam?
I ain't got the patience for coaching, bro.
You don't know until you try.
If you can't play it, teach it.
I mean, you was a star at Lane, bro.
You'd be a shoe-in for that job.
Plus, you'll still be around the game.
Bro, if life hand you
lemons, make lemonade.
Front door.
- Hey.
- What's up?
It'll be done in a minute.
All right, cool.
I'm gonna take a shower real quick.
- Okay.
- All right.
Mm-mm-mm!
Why you so extra?
I'm sorry about yesterday.
Sorry about what?
After your appointment,
I should've respected your space.
Nah, I was being an asshole.
I mean, look, you said it, not me.
And you should've been a comedian.
Stopped by Lane today, hollered at coach.
Okay.
Of course he was mad
'cause I ain't stopped by
and seen him in a while
since I got drafted, but.
He offered me a job to
ride with him on the trail
to see if it was something I was into.
I told him I'd give it a try.
I mean, I figured if I can't play the game,
being around it is close enough.
Told him I'd see if it's
something that I'm interested in.
What you think about it?
I mean, you already know
how I feel about that.
Like I much prefer you do
something that has you home more.
But by all means, don't let me hinder you.
But I mean, this ain't me
playing ball overseas, babe.
I'm, I'm right here.
I'm here.
So you don't, you don't want me to do it?
I.
I want you to do whatever makes you happy.
That's it.
- Are you asleep?
- Mm-hm.
- Seriously?
- No, I'm not in the mood
right now, babe.
Not in the mood?
Joel, I'm cramping, okay?
Candace.
Candace.
I'm headed out.
It's time to go?
Yep.
- Okay.
- All right.
- I love you.
- Love you too.
You scared or something?
I ain't gonna bite ya.
Nope.
Just didn't know anybody was here.
She going to holler at
her folks for a second.
They don't like me, so.
I'm chilling till she get back.
Mm.
So let me guess, you
need her car again, huh?
Nosey, ain't we?
No.
Just attentive.
So what your man gonna do?
Since he can't play ball no more?
Oh, just like you.
I pay attention.
So what is it that you do anyway?
What you mean?
I mean, Stephanie seems
to be giving you all the tea
about me but sis ain't never
gave me a straight answer
about whatever it is that you do.
I'm just a businessman.
Yeah, right.
If your man looking for
work, tell him holler at me.
I got connects everywhere.
No thank you.
- Coach.
- Ronald.
Long time no see, man, how's it been going?
Good man, sometimes
you can't choose the road
life takes you.
Yeah, you right about that.
Well, as you might know this right here is-
- This is, man, you kidding me?
Gotta get out there and
show 'em how to play.
Ah, I would but these knees
won't let me no more.
I understand, brother.
So is this the guy you
called me here to see?
It's the one, he's a hell of a player.
Not a single D1 offer.
Yeah, I just,
I just don't wanna see the
kid go to waste, ya know?
You've got a great history
of getting these boys
to the next level.
Yeah, no doubt about that.
I'll tell you what, let's go
out here so I can meet him.
- Let's go.
- All right.
Jamari!
- This here's Coach EG.
- Jamari!
Coach EG, your coach here
was just telling me about ya.
Yeah, so I see ya working
on your game out there.
- You looking good so far.
- Thank you.
I'm just trying to improve
my dribbling a little bit.
Oh yeah, that's what it's all about.
That's how ya get better.
So what you think?
Pretty good player.
No, I'm talking about this
coaching and recruiting.
I ain't gonna lie, Coach.
I'd much rather be playing.
But seeing that kid
excited for an opportunity,
something felt right about it, you know?
So what's your wife think?
You know, you spend a
lot of time in that gym
and on the road.
Yeah, I've been a baller
since she met me though.
This ain't nothing new for her.
I got a good woman, Coach.
When the Hawks let me
go, she encouraged me.
When I played ball
overseas, she supported me.
I'm sure she'll be behind
me on this one too.
All right, well, that's
what I like to hear,
'cause I only got a couple more years
left in me at the most.
My doctor told me that my
health condition was getting worse
and it's messing with my stress levels.
So I'd rather pass the baton on to somebody
who loves this school.
Somebody who ain't gonna
run when things get tough.
'Cause the boys deserve it, you know?
We get all the leftover
recruits that nobody else wanted.
With half the budget of a D1 school.
So you gotta have skin in
the game to coach here.
So who better you have to
pass the baton on then to you?
You got it?
- Yeah girl, I got it.
- All right then, girl.
I'mma, I'mma see you in a
couple of weeks, all right?
- Look, two weeks now.
- All right, I gotta,
I gotta run, I gotta go
get these nails done.
- And be on time.
- I promise!
- Take it easy.
- All right.
Hello?
All right, I'll be out in a minute.
Girl, I thought you had a four o'clock.
No show.
Don't worry, I just text
everybody and told them
they gotta run me half
before they even book me.
Girl, that was my last one,
so I'm fixing to get ready to head out.
I'm right behind you.
I'm just fixin' to run this
trash out,.
Yo, where she at?
She took the trash out back.
Yeah.
Stephanie!
Yeah.
I'm gone.
Okay.
- You ready?
- Mm.
Let's ride.
Damn, girl, what's up with your friend?
Huh?
Candace.
I be trying to speak to
the broad, she act like
I asked for her number or some shit.
She got some other shit going on.
Shit like what?
Why, so you can go tell her about it?
- What?
- Yeah, she told me
you was asking about her husband.
I do not tell you shit for
you to go around gossiping.
Man, you don't get the
hell on with all that.
I don't, I ain't know
it was a secret anyway.
Whatever, man.
Don't worry about her husband.
She mad at his ass like always.
Now let's go, I'm hungry, shit.
The family was slaughtered
in their house, so no.
I'm just trying to make sense of it all.
I'm just hoping I didn't
come here to another scene.
I'm sorry to bother you.
- No, you're fine.
- Hey, babe.
Hey.
We're all clear.
Like I said, Joseph... Man,
that sucked.
Okay, look, he popped...
How was your day today?
- It was a day.
- I woke up, I heard him
walking in, and I ran to the shower.
- Oh.
- And that's where
he found me, because then
he put a gun in my face.
The cool thing about
this job is I ain't gotta
take these long road trips like that often.
Killed him in my bathroom.
All right, Joe, Joseph sounds different.
And he looks like a zombie too.
And he said most of our
recruiting gonna be in state.
Within a four-hour drive.
Exactly what we buried him...
I mean, we pretty much
got all the players that get looked over.
Just too much.
My head is fucking throbbing right now.
I do have a coaching conference
coming up next week in Florida.
Told him we had plans so
I'll be back Thursday night.
- What?
- That's good.
I just was missing Joe.
I'm probably fixin' to
go ahead and go to bed.
Forgot I had an early
appointment in the morning.
I just wanted to see my husband.
And then this happened!
- Mm.
- Okay, it was a stupid idea.
I wish I never did it but it worked,
and this happened.
You gotta listen to me, Joseph is back.
Okay, and he's not the
same Joseph that left me.
If that man really had
something to do with it,
Joseph is not done.
He's out for blood.
Deon.
Deon.
Deon!
Oh, hey.
Get up, I got an appointment at 10:30!
I'm good, babe, look, go ahead.
I don't need the car today.
So you don't need the car?
Mm-mm, I'm good.
If I gotta jump out, I'll
call the partner or something.
Shit, I'll just drive my car.
All right, I'm gone.
Girl, I'm trying to tell
you, they cloned Tyrone.
- Mm-hm.
- Yep.
- I know they did.
- Okay.
Look, you hear me?
That shit was good.
Go sit under the dryer for
about 10 minutes for me.
Hello?
How you doing, beautiful?
Who is this?
Who you think?
How you get my number?
Don't worry about all that.
I'm just checking to make
sure Steph made it in.
Why you didn't call her?
Man, we got to arguing, or something.
She probably don't wanna
talk to me right now.
Okay, and you really think she'll be okay
with her man calling me?
I don't know, try it and see.
Look, I don't know what
type of games you playing
and who you think you playing 'em with,
but you really need to leave me alone
before I do say something.
The Dragons
have got the length of the court
to go down too, no more
timeouts either side.
The game plan here, no
surprise, he's going to
the best player on the court, Joel White.
His last game in a Dragon uniform.
Is he gonna end as a champion
or are they gonna come up short?
This crowd is electric right now,
as the ref blows the whistle.
Joel White inbounds to Kemp.
Kemp dribbling up the court.
He just trapped him.
Kemp to White, White takes
it, passed half court,
passes it back to Kemp.
Kemp almost loses the handle.
Tosses it to White, White
to Chism, Chism to Lake.
40 seconds on the clock.
Lake's on the post, takes a
dribble, takes it out to Kemp.
Kemp drives the perimeter,
kicks it out to White.
White pulls a three,
no good rebound, Chism.
Chism kicks it to Kemp at the
top of the key, 25 seconds.
Kemp dribbles around the
defender, passes it back to Lake.
Lake looking for White, tosses
it to Kemp, Kemp to Chism.
Chism loses the ball!
White dives for it, saves it!
Lake's got it, tosses it
back to Kemp, 10 seconds.
Kemp dribbles, tries to
shake a defender, five seconds.
Kemp driving it down the
lane behind the back to White
in the corner, for the championship!
Dragons win!
And who else but Joel White!
Man, oh man!
Hell no, bro.
I ain't seen her since
high school though, bro.
Man, bro, I actually saw her at a game
after I got drafted, bro.
- She's still fine too.
- Bro.
You remember how bad she was
and shit back in the day?
She lost like 50 pounds, bro.
I think she got that die slow.
- Damn, that bad?
- That bad, bro.
You remember that time
she tried to cheat off your test?
Yeah, you told her you'd
give all the answers
if she let you hunch three times.
Yeah, I remember that.
I told her to wear some spandex to school.
Had me waiting in the
stairwell the whole next day.
Man, good old days, bro.
Yeah, I wish I'd just hunched my baby mama.
Wouldn't had to deal with none of this shit
I'm dealing with her.
Hunching is underrated.
Boy, you crazy.
But, you holler at them folks?
- You talking about EG?
- Yeah.
Yeah, man, I did, bro.
- I actually liked it, bro.
- Yeah.
He offered me a job and I took it.
- That's what's up.
- Yup.
Matter of fact, actually got a
coaching conference to go to
next week in Florida.
Me and this other coach they just hired.
What you gonna do for Candace's birthday?
I'll be back Thursday night, bro.
I don't really know, man.
I'll figure something out.
How she acting now?
Man, bro, her mouth saying one thing,
but I'm getting the total opposite,
you know what I'm saying?
- Why you say that?
- Man, bro,
since I've been out the league,
bro, it's just been different.
I mean, I feel like when
I played ball overseas,
I asked her to travel over
there with me during the season.
She wasn't going for that.
But over here, bro, she traveled
to damn near every game.
So I just feel like if I was
still in the league, bro,
shit'd be different, man.
Bro, you know I got to
be real with you, right?
Like for real, for real.
They drafted your ass, sent
you straight to the G League.
Gave you 10-day contract
after 10-day contract,
and made your ass a journeyman.
Maybe getting hurt was the best thing
that could've happened to you, bro.
You got that big-ass settlement.
No bro, they coulda
kept that little money
10 times over, bro, if I
coulda stayed in the league.
It's like I really never got a shot, bro.
I got waved, I blew my knee out.
Just feel like I'm cursed, bro.
Bro, you been that dude your whole life.
Middle school, high school, college.
This the first time you
done ran into something
you can't fix with your
smile and a jump shot.
Bro, it's all in the mindset.
I'm just saying.
Hey, babe.
Nothing, at lunch.
Uh, with Candace, we
came to Skillet Junction.
Uh-uh, nope, I do not have time.
Tell him I'm booked up
for the rest of the day.
He can come to me in the morning
and I'm not giving you no price right now.
I need to see his head first.
All right.
Girl, he always referring
these nappy-headed-ass niggas
for me, thinking I'm
supposed to twist them up
for a discount.
Girl.
He get on my goddamn nerve.
You all right?
Yeah, I'm good, um, you know what?
You never really told me what Deon do.
You know, it never really
was any of your business.
Oh okay, well, touche, bitch.
- Damn.
- Nah, girl.
But Deon into real estate.
He buy houses, fix 'em up, rent 'em out.
You know, little shit like that.
But um, you know.
It's all just a cover.
A cover?
I'm not judging.
Y'all just seem really odd together.
Why is that?
Well, you know you,
you the type of person
to, you know, play it safe.
Well, you know, opposites attract.
So you don't worry?
At all?
Girl, I'm not fixin' spend my
time worrying and wondering.
Look, the one thing I
know is you keep looking
for something, you
eventually gonna find it.
Take your example for instance.
That man is providing
for you, doing his best
trying to keep you happy.
You need to worry about
the things you can control.
My peace of mind way too important.
Perfect timing, Danielle, this is Joel.
Joel, Danielle.
Nice to meet you.
Likewise.
Now, Danielle is Kim's
new assistant coach.
Now, you two will be
keeping each other company
on this road trip to the conference.
- Okay.
- Now, I got a card for y'all,
per diem, I just need to
find a vehicle for y'all to drive.
I tell you what, follow me to my office.
We'll get it figured out.
Not much of a talker, huh?
Oh my bad, my bad.
I'm just picking.
So uh, you from here?
I'm from Memphis.
All right, that's what's up, the M Town.
EG was telling me that you
are a legend around here.
Lane College royalty.
Oh, I don't know about all that.
I just did my thing.
I mean, plus, if I was a legend,
we wouldn't be riding this piece of shit.
Man... What?
Man, they reserved a double bedroom.
Huh?
I tried calling EG,
but he ain't answering.
And so, hotel booked solid for the night.
So, I can't even get a extra room.
Interesting.
I'll tell you what,
I'm just gonna help you
take your things up and I'm just gonna find
somewhere else to stay.
Are you a perv?
Huh?
Are you a perv or a vampire?
- No.
- Well, it's not that serious.
We could sleep in the same room.
Man, if my wife knew I
was sleeping in the same-
- What, you gonna tell her?
- Huh?
- I'm just saying.
How else is she gonna find out?
You gonna say something?
I'm not laughing, I'm tired.
Gimme the key.
You can still take my things up though.
Now, as long as you don't snore
or fart in your sleep, we good.
I'm glad you got a sense of humor.
- Good night.
- Good night.
Joel.
Joel.
Joel!
It's 6:30.
I've noticed something about you
these last couple of nights.
Like what?
You know you moan in your sleep?
Huh?
You moan softly in your sleep.
You've done it every night
since we've been here.
I apologize.
No need, I wish I slept that good.
Now, are you sure you don't
wanna come back to the room?
You can take a nap and we
can just leave out early
in the morning, we do have
the room for one more night.
Nah, we gotta leave
when we get done today.
My wife's birthday tomorrow
and I wanna be there
when she wake up.
Aw, that is so sweet.
Hey, girl.
Hey, hey.
Morning, love.
You know what?
I'm gonna have to give it to you.
You got some big balls, don't you?
So I've heard.
Look, I don't know what game you playing
or what you want, but it ain't
nothing over here for you.
Why I always gotta want something?
- Just being cordial with you.
- Cordial?
And what if I show Steph
just how cordial you been?
I'm curious why you haven't already.
All right, tell Steph I'm gone.
It's cool if you choose not to.
Where we at?
Somewhere in Alabama.
Off the interstate?
Yep.
Fastest route according to the app.
Well, I gotta pee
like for real, for real.
Man, you would have to pee soon as we get
in the middle of nowhere.
Didn't nobody tell you to take a shortcut
through the boonies.
What you got planned this weekend?
Uh, I booked a flight to Atlanta.
She like live music and poetry,
so figured I'd take her out
to eat, do a little shopping,
and hit a couple venues over the weekend.
Okay.
Take care of your wife,
Black man, I see you.
That billboard says a gas
station about five miles out,
so you just might be in luck.
Yeah.
Hey, I don't mean to bother you,
but I don't know who else to call.
Um, what's going on?
Candace?
Hello, who is this?
My name is Danielle, I'm
an assistant coach at Lane.
I rode to the conference
with Joel this week.
Okay, and.
Why, why do you have his phone?
Well, we were on our way
home and there was an incident.
He was arrested.
Arrested, what, what
do you mean arrested?
Look, he asked me to keep his phone.
I only answered it because
I'm just trying to help,
and I did not want you to freak out.
But I'm sure when he get a phone call,
you'll be the first one he calls.
Sure, I bet.
You know what?
Thank you, appreciate that.
Why did you answer?
Hello?
I accept.
Hello?
- Hello?
- I'm here.
This is not how I wanted
to wish you happy birthday,
but happy birthday.
Why are you in jail, Joel?
I stopped at a gas station.
Somebody had just robbed it
right before I got there.
The police pulled up, took me out the car,
put me in handcuffs, brought
me in, thought I'd done it.
You or we?
Huh?
Huh?
So you still gonna beat
around the bush at the fact
that you've been in Florida
for a week with a female?
- She's a coach, Candace.
- That's not the point, Joel.
You never said anything
about being in Florida
for a week with a bitch.
And what's getting me is,
I probably wouldn't have
even known about this
if this wouldn't have happened.
So my question is, have you
really been at a conference
this whole time, or doing God
knows what with that bitch?
Candace, for real?
I'm not cheating on you.
- Go to Lane, talk to EG.
- I'm not-
- See for yourself,
but I really don't
need this right now.
You, you don't?
Okay.
Okay.
Look, I've never been to jail.
This whole situation is
bothering me like for real.
I would really love to know the walls
aren't crashing all around me right now.
Joel, I don't know
what you want me to say.
And honestly, I don't even
know what to believe right now.
And for once again, I'm about
to spend my birthday alone.
I don't know, man, what
you, what you want me to do?
I gotta go.
I'll call you when I
get another phone call.
Hey, I'm on the way in.
Josh's mother arrived a little late,
and I had to run and grab Allison.
Can I call you back?
Happy birthday.
You've got some fucking nerve.
Hold up, wait, wait, wait.
- Move!
- Look, I just wanna
holler at you for a second, all right?
I'm not
opening this door for you.
Look, if you want me to leave, I'll go.
And what you want?
Why you in there drinking
your problem away, and shit,
you could be out here
having fun on your birthday.
And let me guess.
- With you?
- Yep, with me.
- Boy.
- Look, no funny shit,
all right?
I just wanna show you a good time.
You shouldn't have to be in
the house on your birthday.
You really think I'm that low down
to go out with my best friend's man?
Best friend, huh?
Maybe to you.
But to Steph, you an acquaintance.
You know what?
Let me ask you something, Candace.
When the last time you been
invited over to our crib?
Huh?
We have get-togethers all the time,
and I ain't never seen you.
Like I thought.
Look, y'all gonna be business partners
when it's all said and done, all right.
And you know what, those
are her words, not mine.
Are you done?
So, your man in jail, huh?
Suppose to be on a business trip.
With a female coworker, right?
You gonna believe that shit?
The way sexual harassment
cases pop off nowadays.
You think they gonna take that risk?
You don't look like
boo-boo-the-fool to me, baby.
Have a good birthday.
Wait.
What you got in mind?
You know.
Little spot over in the 'Sip.
Just right over the state line.
Live music, dancing.
You know, grown folk shit.
And if you wondering if
anybody gonna know you there,
nobody you know gonna be there.
So, it'd be cool.
I'm only going because you offered.
And because I'm tired of
being in this house all day.
I bet.
But it's nothing
more than that, okay?
I hear you.
I need to hear you say you understand?
I hear you.
I understand.
Got a nice house.
It's big for real, for real.
You ready?
It feel so good
Girl,
anything else in this world
Girl, nothing
Girl, there will be
Definitely, girl, I'm in love
Good in the morning
Good in the night
Good when it's wrong
Good when it's right
Ah.
So this is it.
This is the spot I was talking about.
Nice, cool, little spot.
They got live music.
Drinks.
People, you know, come here to have fun.
Dance, we'll get to it.
- Thanks.
- Yeah.
Hey, Deon.
- What's up, my girl?
- I see you're not
by yourself for once.
Nah, not tonight.
Mm-hm, can I get y'all something?
So what you having, birthday girl?
I don't know, I don't know, what's,
what's good here?
We have all the common mixed drinks.
We have beer, we have wine.
Are you a shot person
or a mixed drink person?
I'll tell you what.
How 'bout this, just get
her sex on the beach.
And I'll have my usual.
Mm-kay, I got you.
What?
Sex on the beach, huh?
So what you think?
I mean, I think it's nice.
I wouldn't have exactly taken
you for the type of person
to be in a place like this.
But, it's cool.
Yeah.
Don't think it's wrong
But for real, what type of person
you take me out to be?
Forever with you
And ever
So good
And the usual.
Appreciate you.
Girl,
What, what's that look?
You a drug dealer?
What you mean?
Nigga, do you sell dope?
Funny.
Well?
Well, like I told you before,
I'm a businessman.
All right?
I got six bnb properties.
So that's all I do.
Mm, I guess.
Must be one tough business
being as you, you know,
need your girl car and all.
Look.
I just handle business how I see fit.
If I want it, I go get it.
I'm trying to walk away from you
But something just turns me around
I found myself
Come dance with me.
- Dance?
- Yeah.
Dance.
- Like dance, dance?
- Yes.
Um... Tonight, I want you
to have fun, okay?
I want you to forget any preconception
you have for me.
So, I want you to come dance with me.
Like I been put under a spell
Come on.
'Cause I can't go nowhere,
girl, you got me bound
Can't shake loose
Try to leave
But my feet won't move
Ooh you ooh
It must be voodoo
Girl, you got me bound
Can't shake loose
Try to leave
But my feet won't move
Voodoo ooh
It must be voodoo
Must've slipped me your potion
Lately, I've been acting strange
It's like I'm just your puppet
And you keep on pulling my strings
You got me out of my body
You snatched my soul
I played the game
You in control
You good?
Damn, you almost broke your ankle.
- Drunk or something?
- No.
- I just slipped.
- Mm.
So what you think?
It's, it's nice.
Yeah, it's one of my older houses.
Didn't look nothing like
this when I bought it.
Gotta see past the rough edges to see
the bigger picture, ya know?
It's one of my favorite ones though.
So.
How does this work?
What, bnb?
Well, it's a short term lease.
You know, most people rather
stay in a house than a hotel.
Like that home feel, ya know?
Tell ya one thing, my return on investment
way better than leasing it.
For real.
This right here is my newest one though.
I ain't got it listed yet.
Why not?
I don't know.
You know, I'm thinking
about keeping it for myself.
Have a little vacation spot.
Yeah, right.
You know you just want
a spot so you can bring
your little hood-rats to.
Oh, here we go.
You still got me fucked up, I see.
What you think?
I like it.
It's nice.
What are you doing?
Take me home.
- Hey.
- Take.
What's?
So you gonna shoot me?
If you don't let me go.
Look, just stop, stop.
Stop.
I ain't gonna hurt you.
All right?
I ain't gonna hurt you.
Oh my God.
What you doing?
This ain't right.
This ain't right, Deon.
Fuck.
Shit.
Look, I need you,
take me home.
Calm down, you just... Take me home!
Just tripping, just chill out.
Are you fucking, oh my God.
Take me home now.
Fuck.
Damn.
Hello?
Yeah.
Oh, girl, nothing, on the
way from.
We fixin' to go home now.
Maybe after a while,
I could speed it up
Okay.
And baby won't you tell me
Hold on.
Kiara wanted to know
if we are gonna make it
to DJ's surprise birthday
gathering tomorrow?
All right, that's cool.
Yeah, we gonna be there.
Okay.
Just let me know if you need anything.
All right, girl, bye.
You okay?
Yeah.
You been mighty quiet today.
You sure?
Yeah.
Damn sure.
I got the feeling
That you won't resist
And, babe, remember patience
Ain't in my name
This thing part of my game
Used to could pull any broad
I need to, I'm, I'm gonna
drop you off, all right?
Gotta head back out, gotta
take care of something.
Something like what?
There's an issue over
there at one of the spots.
What's wrong with you?
Fuck you mean?
You been gone all night, Deon.
Then you come back and you
acting funny as hell today.
Then you fixin' to drop
me off and be gone again?
- Damn.
- You know what?
Fuck you, take me home.
Do what you do best. Weak ass.
I'll follow your lead
If we're gonna be
I'm wanting to leave
It's all on you
Candace?
Yo, Candace.
Candace.
I let myself in.
Hope you don't mind.
Hell nah.
Don't mind at all.
Candace.
Candace.
It's three o'clock.
You still asleep?
There ain't nothing else to do.
How you get here?
EG.
Went to school with a dude
who knew the judge down there.
So he came and got me.
Mm.
But look, first thing I wanted to do
was look in your eyes and
tell you that nothing happened
between me and Danielle on this trip.
Danielle?
Yeah, the coach that
took the trip with me.
Mm.
I mean maybe I should've told you
a female coach was traveling with me,
but I didn't want you tripping out.
I didn't want no static over
something that was a non-issue.
So, should've been straight up about it.
- I apologize.
- It's cool, Joel.
Like for real, don't even worry about it.
It's cool.
Nah.
'Cause I called you several times yesterday
and you didn't answer the phone.
Look, I was hung over all day yesterday
from drinking everything
we had in this house Friday.
But I'm good, I promise.
All right.
I got to go to the bathroom.
Hey.
I'm sorry about your birthday.
I'm gonna make it up to you.
Don't even worry about it.
I'm good.
Shit crazy, fool.
Mm, man, bro, thank God EG
knew somebody down there, fool,
'cause them folks was not
hearing it from my mouth, bro.
So you ain't gotta go back at all?
I mean, I gotta go back
for a court appearance,
but hell, the way they make it seem,
it just standard operation.
So I should have nothing to worry about.
You ain't acting like it.
Acting like what?
Like it ain't nothing to worry about.
No, no, it ain't that,
bro, it's Candace, bro.
I've been with that girl
long enough to know when it's up there.
I'm telling you, man, like
I literally prepared myself
the whole trip back home,
bro, for a fighting argument
that never happened, bro.
I mean Candace say one thing,
but her eyes tell the whole story, fam.
Literally, no matter
she mad, sad, whatever.
As long as I look her in her
eyes, I know what it is, bro.
And to be honest with you, bro,
this shit slick is really
fucking with me, bro,
for real, for real.
Nigga, I guarantee she feel the same way
you do about this shit.
No bullshit, but I bet
she just holding that in
to y'all on good terms.
She gonna hit you with that.
You remember when you
went to jail that time?
They don't never forget nothing, bro.
She using that as ammo later.
You can believe that.
You good?
Say what?
Seem like you having
a real good little conversation over here.
Mm, I'm just tripping
off Steph and her bullshit.
Mm-hm.
Okay.
You back already?
Uh, I mean, obviously.
Well, I'm fixin' to go to bed.
You coming?
Yeah, I'll be there in a minute.
Mm, mm.
Hey, stranger.
What's up?
What happened to you going to Nashville?
Oh, we don't
leave that till tomorrow.
Oh, shit, that's right.
Tomorrow is Friday, I'm tripping.
But hey, I never got a
chance to apologize to you
about last week.
Apologize for what?
You know for what?
Look, I was freaking out
after all of that stuff
had happened, I saw her
calling, I was just trying to help.
I didn't mean to cause any issues.
It's cool, so you don't
need to trip about it,
it's all good.
Oh, I feel a little better now.
Yeah, come over
here and get this work.
Boy, I ain't getting sweaty.
Oh man.
Okay.
I'll talk to you later.
All right then.
Ooh girl, I am so sorry.
Girl, it's okay, you all right?
But you gonna gimme a
discount though, right?
Don't push it.
Whatever, Steph.
Child, if I would've
knew Candace wasn't here,
I would've made Rashan wait.
Girl, Candace
ain't been here all week.
What?
Called off for her birthday last weekend.
Then showed up for a
little while on Tuesday.
And ain't nobody seen her since.
Mm.
What?
Huh?
What was that about?
What was what about?
Everybody know when you
start doing that mm stuff,
you been messy.
Girl, you know I play all day.
Wasn't nothing, Steph, come on.
Girl, I will cancel this
damn appointment right now.
Look, it's nothing
but a little assumption
from what I heard Deon
and Rashawn talking about
the other day.
You know I stay being nose.
Like what?
Like I said, I'm not sure, but.
Look, you can't say nothing about this.
You know I gotta live with this, nigga.
Hey, what's up?
Hey.
You going somewhere?
Didn't I tell ya I was
going over Mama's house
- this weekend?
- No, I'm sure you didn't.
Mm.
Guess I forgot to hit send.
Mm.
But anyway, it's kind of
a spur-of-the-moment type
thing, so I won't be long.
You don't mind, do you?
No, I don't mind.
Do you mind taking me over there?
Oh yeah, for sure, I'll take you.
Let me hop in the shower real quick.
Okay.
So what happened to you
coming to spend time with me today?
Huh?
Oh, so.
Remember I told you my girls was,
you know, linking up
later on to get drinks,
and you know me, I gotta pull up.
Mm.
So I told them I'd hang
out with them tonight.
- Uh-huh.
- But I'll be back.
Mm.
I'll be back.
What?
Candace, you're grown.
I just hope you know what you're doing.
Mom.
Baby, I wasn't born yesterday.
Whoever you were talking to, I saw it.
Got you glowing, and cheesing, and smiling.
Baby, I hope you do a better
job at hiding this from Joel.
So who is it?
It's.
It's nothing serious, okay?
Then why are you doing it?
I don't know, I'm just.
It just happened.
It just happened?
Yeah, it just
- happened.
- Mm.
When daddy was alive,
I don't know, did you ever
find yourself just bored?
Like you just need to do
something to feel alive?
I need to feel alive again.
That's what this is about?
You're bored?
Oh my God, you.
I don't know.
I don't know.
All I know is I'm going
through a lot right now.
Y'all don't get it.
Baby.
I do get it, I really, really do.
But I hope you know what you're doing.
And I hope you figure it
out before it's too late.
Soul Link.
I know you got a man at the crib
But I like it when
you show me what it is
Calling my phone,
telling me you on the way
Let's get it in 'cause I
know that you can't stay
Got the kind of love you can't let go
Got me begging for you,
girl, and I want some more
She's my part-time lover
and I know it, girl
I gotta let you know, you rock my world
Your loving so good, yes, it is
I just can't get enough
Every time we get done, baby
You walk out the door
But I know again
I'm glad I hit you up while
I was on this side of town.
What's up with you?
Ain't nothing, bro, just chilling, man.
Y'all didn't get into it again, did you?
Man, hell no, bro,
I took her to her mama house
in Grand Junction, bro.
Got the weekend of myself.
Oh okay, well, let's
hit the club or something.
You know I don't do clubs.
You're right, forgot you was
the lamest nigga in America.
You're right.
What she hitting me up for?
- Hello?
- Hey.
Are you asleep?
Nah, just chilling, what's up?
You with Joel?
Y'all, y'all tight, right?
Of course, I'm over here right now.
Okay, so.
I work at this club, right?
And there's something that I
most definitely need to tell you.
Oh for real?
Uh, yeah.
Yeah, send it to me.
Who was that, man?
Uh, just a little
female I used to talk to.
Oh my damn.
What?
Bruh?
It's Candace, bruh.
What about Candace?
When was this?
Right now, bro.
Where, bro?
I don't know, bro.
She fixin' to send the add.
Bro, it's a spot called The
Lust Lounge, in Mississippi.
Man, I don't even know
what to say right now, bro.
I'm fucking speechless.
Man, look, I love you,
you fam, you my nigga,
and all, but you, you gotta go, bro.
I need some time to be alone, bro.
Bro, you gonna be good?
It's a dumb-ass question but
I ain't trying to leave you
if you gonna do something stupid.
Nah bro, you, you
just need to leave, bro.
I just need to be alone.
Man, say less, fam.
I'm gonna holler back at you, bro.
I know I gave you trouble in the past
But I'm not the same man I used to be
I had to make a change in my life
I had to make things right
I know I broke you,
damn near destroyed you
Made you cry all night long
Doing all I can just
to make things better
All right, can I get
you guys anything else?
Sure?
- No, I think we good, Maria.
- Okay.
We're gonna call it a night soon.
How 'bout that?
Here ya go, you put that on there.
I got ya upright, man.
All right.
But you think I'm running in the street
You still think I'm in the street
When I'm trying do right
When I try to do right
Always come back on me
Always come back on me, girl
I'm trying to be a better man
Doing the best I can
But you think I'm running in the street
Think I'm running in the street
Every time we go to bed
Lay down to sleep
Thank you so much, y'all
have a good night, okay?
All right, appreciate it.
Every time I try to
have a good conversation
You always find a way to disagree
No matter if I come right
home from a long day of work
You find a way to gimme funny faces
I don't know what to do
To get through to you
This thing is getting a little crazy
When I'm trying to do right
Oh yeah, always come back on me
Always on me, girl, I'm
trying to be a better man
No matter what I do right
But you think I'm running in the street
I done left the streets, yeah
When I try to do right
Do right
It always
- Who the fuck is that?
- I don't know.
Steph.
I fucking knew it.
Stephanie.
Stephanie, look, I'm so sorry.
- I'm sorry.
- Baby.
No, all this time, bitch.
Stephanie, this wasn't-
- Shh.
- Stephanie, look I promise,
no this, this was a one-time thing.
Bitch!
Baby.
Steph, get up.
Get up, get up.
Candace.
Candace.
Oh.
Deon.
Oh.
Oh my god.
I didn't mean it.
Baby.
I didn't mean it.
Please.
Please.
Baby, please.
Please, I didn't mean it.
Man, get your fucking clothes,
and go to the fucking car, man.
Unless you wanna go to
fucking prison, you need to
go to the fucking car now!
You didn't really say
anything the whole way.
Joel.
What you want me to say, Candace?
You know, I really came here to kill you.
I was gonna shoot you and that nigga.
For a moment, I felt like I
ain't had nothing to lose, man.
Can't play ball.
Then my wife?
You know you a real piece
of fucking shit, man.
I went to jail for the
first time in my entire life
trying to rush back home to be with you.
I'll be damned if I go back
for the rest of my life over you, bro.
Man, you know what?
You need to pack your shit.
You need to be gone back to your mama house
by tomorrow, man.
Stick to him with you.
See.
There you go, there you go.
All those little fakes
and no separation tend to shot every time.
Good job, fellas.
- See y'all tomorrow.
- All right, cool.
All right.
Oh, hey Mike back there,
tell him come holler at me
before he leave.
Congratulations, Coach.
Oh, don't you flatter me.
How's the first week
of practice at the helm?
Man, I see why you
hollered all the time now.
Damn kids don't listen to.
Shit.
- We gonna get there.
- Yeah, you gonna
get there though.
It could be very frustrating
but rewarding at the same time.
You gonna be all right, son.
I truly believe that.
Man, I appreciate it.
You the coach now.
I'm just a fan.
Yeah.
All right, I'm gonna have to get going.
I just stopped by to say,
hey, see how you was doing
since I was in the neighborhood.
I'm supposed to be picking up dinner.
- Alright.
- All right.
All right, I'll catch ya later.
- Yes, sir, hold it down.
- All right.
Yes, I'm on my way.
Hey babe, you slipping man.
Told you to be on lookout for that package.
Somebody would've took off the porch,
it would've been a whole problem.
Now what was said about a problem?
- Huh?
- Huh?
- What you talk about?
- Yeah.
- And the mail still here?
- Yep.
Sorry I am late.
It was traffic and then had
to pick her up from daycare.
Hey cutie.
Here go that mail you wanted.
That's all I noticed. Thank you.
Hopefully whatever you
looking for in there.
Ah yeah. This, this was the one.
I appreciate it.
- Yeah, no problem.
- Well,
I better get going
before she starts up, so.
Alright, Bye.