All American (2018) s07e02 Episode Script

1
MALE SINGER: We touch the sky, sky ♪
We kiss the clouds, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
Well, let's move, KJ.
Don't want to be late on your first day.
KJ: Yep, I'm ready.
[SIZZLING]
Hey, hold up, man. I made pancakes.
Look, I know it's not how
your mom makes 'em, but
I wanted the first day of
school to feel like home.
Well, you need a home
to make it feel like one,
and this ain't it.
What happened to "I'ma trust y'all"?
I'm dressed and ready to go, aren't I?
Fine. We'll we'll
grab something on the way.
- Just give me a second
- KJ: I'll meet you in the car.
["DO YA THANG" PLAYING]
- BACKGROUND SINGERS: Hey, hey ♪
- [CASSIUS SIGHS]
MALE SINGER: Step in,
standing on business ♪
MALE SINGER 2: Kick it
into gear, I'm a menace ♪
I could care less about ♪
I know how sudden this move feel hey.
Pretty straightforward
with my business ♪
I'm trying to talk to you here.
- play it safe, one life ♪
- [MUSIC STOPS]
Look, I know you're
not happy with the move,
but you're gonna chill with the
disrespect and the eye-rolling.
Yes, sir.
Look, we have an opportunity
here to build something great,
and it's gonna work out. It is.
Now, you keep saying
that like you're trying
to convince yourself, too.
I'm good, man.
Dad, I can tell when you're nervous.
You do that thing with your neck.
I don't do anything with my
[SCOFFS]
[SIGHS]
All right, if I'm keeping it a hundred,
- I'm feeling a bit of pressure, all right?
- KJ: Why?
Dad, you're a great coach.
- [CASSIUS SIGHS]
- And you've got me.
I mean, I'm guessing we're here to win,
so that's what we'll do.
Spoken like a true Jeremy.
Appreciate you, son.
This mean I can count on you to be
the leader I need you to be, hmm?
If you do that, then I'll
take care of the boosters
that'll be breathing down my
neck at every turn for those wins.
Yeah, sure. I'll try.
[CHUCKLES] You know, I was looking
for a little more
fire, but I'll take it.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
You have a good day, hear?
[SIGHS]
[PHONE VIBRATES TWICE]
[PHONE VIBRATES TWICE]
"When I let go of what I am,
I become what I might be"?
What does that even mean?
[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
[DOORS OPEN]
Well [SIGHS] here goes nothing.
LAYLA: Oh. I think I
just threw up my spleen.
Yummy. Very attractive, sweetheart.
[LAYLA SIGHS]
[CHUCKLES] I'm sorry, baby girl,
it's probably just food poisoning.
How? You ate the same
thing. You're perfectly fine.
This stomach is a steel
trap forged in the fires of
spicy corn chips, cold pizza,
and whiskey ragers. There you go.
So, is, um, is all this nervous energy
about your dad's dedication
ceremony at Beverly?
No. I, uh, I'm actually
looking forward to it.
You know, plus, with
Mom stuck in Greece,
you know, Liv's gonna be
taking on all the heavy lifting
with the speech, so I just
get to show up, enjoy the show.
Then, uh what's got all
your buttons in a tizzy?
- Oh, damn it.
- [CHUCKLES]
[SIGHS] It's the first day of school
- at South Crenshaw and
- LAYLA: Mm-hmm.
Suddenly, this job feels so real.
And I just want to make sure
that Coach Bobby sees me
as a real coach. Layla:
Well, you've already put
some respectable boundaries up
between you and the players.
- I'm sure he's noticed.
- JORDAN: Yeah. [SIGHS]
I don't know. I just want to
be seen as an asset, you know?
I mean, our roster
is it's locked, babe.
It's locked in with
with most of the pieces
and the talent that we
need to have another run
at the championship, and I
do not want to be the coach that
comes in and screws all that up.
Jordan, you're gonna
be an amazing coach.
- Yeah? Hmm.
- Yeah.
I mean, you know the game inside out,
you connect with people, you
- OLIVIA: Hello?
- LAYLA: Oh, my God. Oh!
Liv's here, Liv's here!
JORDAN: Why are you acting like
you don't FaceTime every day?
LAYLA: Babe, I got to
go, but you got this, OK?
Ooh, I'm so excited!
Thanks for the pep talk, babe.
[SIGHS]
- LAYLA: Liv? Liv!
- [BOTH SQUEALING AND LAUGHING]
Again, you two literally just
FaceTimed before the flight.
Oh, shut up and get over here.
- [CHUCKLES] It's good to see you.
- [CHUCKLES]
- [SNIFFS]
- Oh.
Was "douse" the only setting
on that cologne bottle?
Well, hey, you smell fine to me.
OK, tha oh! Whoa,
whoa. Maybe we just, uh,
hold off on that till we get
a little mouthwash in there
from the whole puke of it all.
- LAYLA: [CHUCKLES]
- JORDAN: Yeah.
- That's fair, yeah.
- Cool. Well, listen,
- I love you both
- LAYLA: Mm-hmm.
JORDAN: but I gotta go, I'll
see you at the dedication, and,
uh, I cannot wait to hear your speech.
Thank you for the nap.
LAYLA: Oh. Jordan: OK.
We're not gonna tell him his fly's open?
- No, no, we're not.
- OK.
So, what have I missed since takeoff?
Um, I think I might be pregnant.
[SIGHS]
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACH]
Impressive, right?
Coach Baker was one of one.
By the way, I I don't
recall receiving your RSVP
- for this afternoon's dedication ceremony.
- [SIGHS]
Must have slipped my
mind, Principal London.
I've been so focused on
the first day of
practice with my new team.
Well, it's a big day. All the coaches
from the other athletic
departments will be there,
as well as some of
our biggest supporters.
I know how this goes. I will be there
to do all of the schmoozing
with the boosters.
Oh, you don't need to worry about them.
This is a young team who
lost a lot of seniors,
so no one expects you to come right in
and bring home one of those. Just
get out there and do
your best this season.
- That's all we ask.
- CASSIUS: Hmm.
COOP: Mm.
Your locker better be on fire
if you're checking your phone
while you're at the table with company.
Company? It's just Auntie Coop.
The only thing that's on
fire are these rejections.
This job search is going nowhere.
I'm stopping by Layla's
crib when I leave here.
I mean, I can see if she needs
any help down at the lounge.
I feel like I owe you after
I was your designated driver.
All right, come on with
the dry-snitching, OK?
I was talking about this bountiful meal
that wasn't all that necessary.
It's your first day
of law school at GAU.
A celebratory breakfast
was more than necessary.
- COOP: Mm-hmm.
- PREACH: Yeah, look, we got grits,
eggs, biscuits, and bacon.
My baby cooked this breakfast
like somebody's grandma
- with the flabby arms.
- [BOTH LAUGH]
- PREACH: And it's all delicious.
- COOP: It is.
- AMINA: We're proud of you.
- COOP: Thank you.
Look, you've come a long way
and, uh, you about to
do some amazing things.
I mean, we both have,
like, for real. Who who
who thought we'd be here?
Try everybody.
I mean, the community's
talking about how
Spencer James ain't the
only one making it out
and making us all proud.
You got next.
GRAYSON: Right here. Come on, now.
This is our time. It's
our time. Our season.
- Let's go, guys.
- Yeah.
Yeah, boy.
KJ: All right, y'all. Let's warm up.
Man, check this dude out, coming
out here like he runs things.
Well, considering I'm the new QB,
running things is exactly what I do.
Mm, we got royalty
around here. Coach's son.
That explains the power trip.
Man, ain't nobody trippin' over nothin'.
It's work ethic. My old team in Oakland
knew to lock in the moment
we stepped on this field.
Phones stayed in the locker room.
Well, then maybe you
should go back to Oakland.
And maybe you should think
twice about poppin' off
at the dude who'll be
throwing you the ball.
[WHISTLE BLOWS] Cassius:
Time for practice. Line it up!
PLAYER: All right. Let's go.
OLIVIA: Oh, my God, I've been
holding that since the airport.
Uh, everything OK?
Yeah, yeah, no, it's just my sponsee.
- OK.
- All good.
OK, so tell me why you
think you're pregnant
and not just the victim of bad shrimp?
Mm, well, let's see,
um, I'm late, I've been
throwing up all morning, eating nonstop,
- and peeing like a racehorse, so
- OLIVIA: Mm.
- COOP: CoopDash is here.
- LAYLA: Hi.
- OLIVIA: Oh.
- LAYLA: Thank you.
- Ooh, you couldn't stay away.
- Ha ha!
Apparently not.
COOP: Oh, girl, we
just had a conversation
about your overachieving ass, all right?
I mean, just 'cause you
a Baker now does not mean
you had to get a bun in the oven.
I know, OK? And by the way,
Happy First Day of Law School.
OLIVIA: Mm, Spencer and I
are so freaking proud of you.
But honestly, no one's
more proud than my mom
- COOP: Mm-hmm.
- OLIVIA: which is why she wanted
- to pass down her lucky briefcase.
- COOP: Oh, of course.
LAYLA: Well, I got you
a muffin basket, but
somebody got to it first.
What? I love this bakery,
and we can't get these
on the East Coast.
OK, here, let's do a toast.
To Coop and
all the badassery she's
gonna bring to GAU Law.
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
Thank you. Cheers. Thank you.
- [SIGHS] Aren't you excited?
- Uh
- yeah, I'm just focused.
- Mm.
That's all. Uh, as a matter of fact,
I'm gonna have to eat this in the car
'cause I don't want to
be late to my first class.
- [CHUCKLES]
- I love you all.
- Good luck.
- Thank you.
Well, speaking of people being late,
- I suppose we should get to it.
- OLIVIA: Hmm.
Mm-hmm.
["WANT IT ALL" PLAYING]
[PLAYER SHOUTS]
KJ: Set, go!
JUSTIN STARLING: I want it all ♪
I want it all ♪
Don't you got enough?
Oh, no, not at all ♪
I got everything I
wanted, then wanted more ♪
While they cutting up
the pie, said it's fine ♪
Take a plate, I want it all ♪
I want it all ♪
Don't you got enough?
Oh, no, not at all ♪
From the summer, spring,
winter to the fall ♪
And then again I want it all ♪
PLAYER: Hey.
- We're good.
- [BLOWS WHISTLE] Run it again!
[PANTING]
Coach, we're tired.
Maybe we call it till
practice after school?
CASSIUS: We call it
when y'all get it right.
I ain't got all day. Run it again.
We shouldn't even be out here.
We're supposed to be lifting right
now, not practicing until later.
What did you say to me, young man?
We've been at this all morning.
The whole damn team is tired.
Y'all tired, huh?
OK, bring it in.
Let me ask y'all something.
Y'all want to win?
- Yes, sir.
- Y'all better open your mouths.
- Do you want to win?
- PLAYERS: Yes, sir!
All right, listen up.
Forget all that rich,
privileged nonsense y'all get fed daily
in these high-end hallways
or out on them fancy streets.
Forget your expensive cars, your pool,
your house help waiting
for you to get home
and cater to your every need,
'cause don't none of that crap
make one bit of
difference on this field!
On this field [CHUCKLES]
you ain't in Beverly Hills no more.
Mm-mm. You're in my house.
My town. I'm the one in charge.
Welcome to Cassius City.
Here, we find our limits,
we test them, and we push past them.
Here, winners are born.
Here, you learn respect for the game,
for your fellow teammates and staff,
and for me, and if you
don't like living here,
move the hell out.
[BLOWS WHISTLE] Run it again!
You made it! Day one. You're here.
- I gotta keep my word, right?
- [LAUGHS] OK.
Aye, Khalil.
I know it's been a minute, bro,
so just let me know if you need a map.
Oh, wait. I'm trippin', bro.
You been here so long, you probably know
this place like the back
of your hand. [LAUGHS]
- [OTHER BOYS CHUCKLE]
- AMINA: Ignore him.
You're doing the right thing.
I don't know about all that.
Come on. I'll walk you to class.
[SCOFFS] You gon' walk me?
So what, you're my protector now?
That's right. Yasi and
them don't want this smoke.
Oh! Excuse you. Aware much?
My bad. I'm just trying to
figure out where I'm going.
It's actually my first day.
I just moved here from
- Oakland?
- Wow.
Guess I just got the
Bay written all over me.
No, but, uh, your hat does.
Oh, yeah. [CHUCKLES]
[CHUCKLES] Nice smile.
I'm Tori. Uh, if you want,
I can show you around,
give you the lay of the
land, the "who's who."
I'm KJ, and trust me, I
already got 'em all figured out.
Everybody here thinks
that they're an influencer.
Let's see.
Like right here, you have
your fashion influencers.
And over there are your gamers.
- Go, go, go, go!
- Come on! Kill him!
And your wellness influencers.
- Ha!
- Yeah.
[CHUCKLES] Wow. Impressive.
Yeah. I mean, some might
say it's a superpower.
- I think it's more of a gift.
- TORI: Oh, OK, Oakland.
Well, since everybody here is
a wannabe influencer, do me.
- What's my label?
- KJ: OK.
Well, based on the makeup
and this ring light mirror thingy,
you're for sure a beauty influencer.
Mm.
Must be nice knowing everything.
See you around, Oakland.
[FOOTSTEPS RETREAT]
OK.
PREACH: This year, we'll be
breaking down central themes
and elements within
the works of literature,
including poetry
- and also hip hop.
- [STUDENTS MURMUR]
So who here can give me
an example of a theme?
- Khalil?
- [KHALIL GULPS]
- KHALIL: Um
- YASI: Uh-oh.
Somebody don't know what a theme is.
Shut up, Yasi, He knows what a theme is.
YASI: Bro, didn't you
take this class last year?
It's the same answers, bro, I swear.
Keep runnin' your mouth
and see what happen, bro.
PREACH: Look, enough of that, you two!
Khalil, take your time.
You know this.
Uh
[WHISPERS] Main idea of a story.
YASI: Oh, look, it's
Captain Save-a-Dummy!
[LAUGHS]
- PREACH: Aye, aye, aye, aye!
- KHALIL: What's up, bro?
Hey, sit down! Sit down!
Preach, thank you for reaching out.
I am sorry about this.
First day of school
and my starting quarterback
is already getting into fights.
- YASI: He started it.
- KHALIL: Nah, your running your mouth started it.
I was finishing it.
Hey, and I told y'all both to stay quiet
'cause I'll finish it for real.
JORDAN: Yasi, get your stuff. You're
gonna be cleaning the weight room.
- Let's go. Come on.
- PREACH: Oh, oh, whoa, whoa.
Hold up. Uh, they're
both your problem now.
- No.
- Enjoy.
Prea Preach, rea
Great. Uh Khalil, you'll
be cleaning the weight room
- along with us. Let's go.
- KHALIL: But it's my free period.
YASI: Yeah, well, you should
have thought about that
before you threw that water
bottle across the room,
and you lucky you just
barely missed my head.
KHALIL: I ain't miss, bro.
If I wanted to hit you,
you would have been hit.
- JORDAN: Hey! Let's go.
- YASI: OK.
[SIGHS]
Hmm.
OLIVIA: You better hurry up.
This ice cream is almost gone.
Oh.
- Oh, my God.
- LAYLA: Yep, you're, uh,
- gonna be an aunt.
- OLIVIA: Oh!
Oh, ho ho ho!
OK, wait, I'm sorry. I'm
sorry. Let me calm down.
How do you feel about this?
I mean, was it planned?
I don't know, uh, and hell no. No.
- You should call Jordan.
- No,
not yet. I have to
wrap my head around this
- and, um
- OLIVIA: OK.
Are you free before
the dedication ceremony?
I'm I'm just kinda freaking
out and I could really use
- the bestie time.
- OLIVIA: I would love to,
except I have to go meet
up with my new sponsee.
This is, like, the only
time she has available.
Yeah, she's in L.A.
I can just tag along.
Um, normally, that would be cool,
but not not with this one.
Liv, are you not hearing the
part where I'm freaking out?
We used to do this
all the time with Jenn.
What makes this sponsee so special?
OLIVIA: I know. I can't get
into it right now, but, um,
let's do dinner instead, OK?
And I'll meet up with you
at the dedication ceremony?
- OK.
- Oh.
Oh, my God. I'm so happy for you. Ho ho!
"Auntie Liv."
It has a nice ring to it.
- OK, bye.
- LAYLA: OK.
[WHISPERS] What?
[SIGHS]
[SPRAY BOTTLE SQUIRTING]
- KHALIL: Aye, JB?
- JORDAN: Hmm?
That the Inglewood Trailblazers
game from last season.
Yep. Got 'em in the season opener,
and I got to see what my
QB1 needs to tighten up on.
Man, I owned 'em last year.
This isn't a game tape.
It's a highlight reel.
Yeah? There's always
room for improvement.
- YASI: On 4 touchdowns?
- KHALIL: Could have been 5,
but, shh, uh-oh, somebody
didn't count the box
and anticipate the
blitz on third and long.
- Man, shut up.
- No, no, all I'm saying is
all you had to do was check out
of the run, hit your hot route,
and your receiver woulda
scored because, as you can see,
- there's no safety help.
- JORDAN: He's not wrong, Yasi.
But you know what? We will talk
about that later today at practice.
How do you know so much about football?
- I used to play a little.
- Yeah? Why'd you stop?
I don't know. I just did.
OK, I, uh,
think I left my phone
in Preach's classroom.
I will be right back, fellas.
Yo, your girl Amina
don't play about you.
That's not my girl. She just a friend.
I mean, I thought she was gonna jump me
when I came after you.
She's a real one, for real.
Bro, you want to just shut up and clean?
But for real, bro, I'm
glad she's not your girl,
'cause she was definitely doing
some riding when me and the
boys had her at the crib. Ha!
- Stop playing with me, bro!
- Hey, hey, hey, hey!
- Dude, I'll hurt you!
- Hey, hey, hey! What the hell!
What the hell! Get off
of him! Get off of him!
What is wrong with you? Do you
want to get kicked out of school?
Is that what it is?
Huh?
- KHALIL: Playing with me, bro.
- AMINA: Hey, hey, hey.
I was just coming to check on you
before I head out to the dedication.
- Everything OK?
- This whole school thing
- was a stupid mistake.
- Whoa, wait. Where are you going?
Aye, they about to kick me out anyway,
so I'ma do 'em a favor
and save some time.
- I quit.
- AMINA: Khalil.
Khalil!
Amina? [CHUCKLES]
OK, you know that whole "rescue
me" text was a joke, right?
I mean, not that I'm not
happy to see a friendly face.
Well, trust me, my rescuing attempts
have already backfired
in other places today.
I'm actually just here for
Coach Baker's dedication.
- Hmm.
- But, anyway,
since I'm here, how bad
could your first day be
- that you need rescuing already, Kingston?
- [SCOFFS] Man.
We can start off with
my first practice sucked,
OK, then add a layer of my dad turned
into Denzel Washington
from "Training Day."
And to top it all
off, I think I offended
the first semi-friend that I
made, but I'm still not sure how.
- AMINA: Damn. That bad, huh?
- [SCOFFS]
I don't know. It's just this
place is so different from Oakland.
Now I'm trying to adjust
and go with the flow,
but I just feel like the
flow keeps switching up on me.
I get it.
It was an adjustment for me when
we moved out here from Philly,
but I didn't have to deal with
high school at the same time.
KJ: Yeah, I'm just trying
to make sense of everything,
including this quote that
my mom sent me this morning.
I mean, it's supposed
to be inspirational, but
I have no idea what it means.
Your mother sends you quotes?
Yeah, she gives me one at the
beginning of every school year
to be the inspiration for the year.
Yeah, I know. It's corny.
No. I think it's I
think it's very sweet.
I bet your mom is way cooler.
Um my mother, uh
she passed away.
Oh, I'm sorry. I I didn't know.
All good. Um, how would you know?
I actually need to go find Uncle Jordan.
Something went down today,
and I need to make
sure he's aware of it,
so I'll catch up with you later.
Hey, how about we meet up
at The Hangout after this?
I can make up for putting
my foot in my mouth.
Sure. That would be great.
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
JORDAN: Yeah, I don't know how
I expected my first day to go,
but breaking up a fight
between Yasi and Kahlil
definitely was not on my wishlist.
I mean, they're just kids.
Babies, you know? They need, um,
guidance and nurturing and things
we'd both be great at, right?
M-maybe.
- I guess, yeah.
- LAYLA: Mm-hmm.
- Uh
- Yeah. Ahem.
Where is Liv, by the way?
She should be here by now.
Mm, beats me. I got ditched
for a mystery sponsee.
AMINA: Hey, have you spoken to Khalil?
I have, yeah, yeah.
He got into a fight with Yasi again,
so I'm giving him his next period,
- and then I'm gonna go talk to him.
- AMINA: See, that's the problem.
He's not calming down.
He said he was done
with school and left.
You need to talk to him, Uncle Jordan,
- before he does something stupid.
- JORDAN: OK, I will, I will.
I was just in the middle of
something with Layla here, so
Actually, I have to talk
to Amina, so BRB. [CHUCKLES]
Um, Coop said you're looking
for a job? Let's talk.
Automated female voice:
Please leave a message.
- [BEEP]
- [COOP SCOFFS]
Patience, listen, I'm calling you back.
Look, I don't know what is happening,
but today is not going at
all the way it's supposed to.
My nerves are on a hundred,
and I don't even know why.
Look, just call me back, please.
I wanted to talk to you
before I go to my first class.
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[NEARBY CHATTER AND LAUGHTER AMPLIFIES]
[STEADY, HIGH-FREQUENCY TONE]
[HEARTBEAT POUNDS]
Hey.
- Are you OK?
- Yeah. I'm fine.
You're trembling, you're sweating,
and you look like you're
having a hard time breathing.
I'm just a little winded
from the walk, that's all.
OK.
You're having a panic attack.
Try reciting lyrics to
a song to help calm you.
I appreciate the concern. I'm fine.
[WHISPERING] Miss Mary, Mack,
Mack, Mack.
All dressed in black, black, black.
Silver buttons
[SIGHS] buttons.
Can't believe it actually worked.
- Thank you.
- Interesting song choice,
and you're welcome.
JORDAN: Absolutely. Yeah, yeah. Yeah.
- How'd everything go with the boys?
- Peachy.
Just peachy, yeah.
Turned my back for 10 seconds,
and Khalil tried to
choke out Yasi, so
- Damn.
- Yeah.
Yasi does have a way of
bringing it out of him.
I don't know why I
keep thinking I can get
through to Khalil, you know?
Maybe I should just stick to coaching
and leave the mentoring to you.
Look, I brought you into that situation
because he does listen to you.
Did you know that he
used to play football?
Yeah, yeah, uh, pee-wee,
- middle school.
- JORDAN: Hmm.
I mean, he was nice, too,
but he quit because of his pops.
His dad didn't want him playing or
Khalil's pops is a wild dude.
Ah, he was just a BG
when I got locked up.
Already had a bad reputation.
I mean, he was a young father,
but he loved watching Khalil play.
But he would come to the games
with some of his Crip homies,
acting belligerent most of the time.
I'm talkin' cussing
out the coaches, refs,
other players, gettin' into fights.
Yeah, I wouldn't want to play, either.
But Khalil's a good kid.
He was just brought up
- in a rough situation.
- JORDAN: Hmm.
He just needs somebody
to believe in him
just like I did.
Ahem.
- So, no tequila shots this time, huh?
- LAYLA: [CHUCKLES]
I was hoping you wouldn't remember that.
CASSIUS: Well, my memory was not
the one we were worried about.
- It's good to see you.
- LAYLA: You, too.
KJ: Uh, I am so sorry,
but, Dad, he's here.
- You have to meet him.
- CASSIUS: Uh, yeah.
Coach Jordan.
[CHUCKLES] Hey, KJ.
- Good to see you. How you doing?
- KJ: [CHUCKLES] I'm good. I'm good.
Uh, this is my dad, Cassius.
Dad, this is the Jordan Baker.
Easy, now. Jordan
Baker is more than fine.
- We can drop the "the."
- Bruh, you have
every passing record at Beverly.
- I suppose I do, don't I? Yeah.
- [CHUCKLES]
You know what? You will be
breaking those very soon.
[SCOFFS] Yeah, maybe if my
teammates could catch the ball.
CASSIUS: Son, why don't you
go grab us some seats, huh?
Show's about to start.
OK, yeah, cool. I got you, Pops.
- Good kid.
- He a'ight.
JORDAN: Yeah. [CHUCKLES]
CASSIUS: Hey, congratulations
on that QB job at South Crenshaw.
Congrats to you, too. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
As a former player here, I got
to say, best of luck this season.
CASSIUS: We don't need luck.
We're bringing the chip
back to Beverly this season.
All right, all right. I mean,
you gotta come through us first,
- you know what I'm saying?
- CASSIUS: Yeah, that's the plan.
What is going on today?
I can't express how
much of an honour it is
to dedicate this gym to the
late, great Coach Billy Baker,
a man who I not only
valued as a coach, but
- also as a friend.
- [SIGHS] Sorry I'm late.
- What'd I miss?
- Uh, not much,
just the guy who, you
know, constantly tried
to get Dad fired over and over again,
acting like they were
best friends forever.
LAYLA: Oh, hey, so, um, for
dinner, I was thinking Persian.
Yes. Um, I'm just
I'm gonna be, like, a little bit late.
I'm sorry. I just
I promised my sponsee
- that we would meet up again.
- LAYLA: Mm-hmm.
She's having, like, a
really hard time right now.
Well, lucky for her, she has
someone to depend on in a crunch.
LONDON: Let this dedication
to Billy Baker be a reminder
to our various elite programs
to continue the winning tradition
that Coach Baker so deeply embodied.
Programs like track
and field, basketball
both boys and girls
and last, but certainly not least,
our national champion cheer squad.
[CHEERLEADERS CHEERING]
[APPLAUSE]
Did he straight up not mention
the football team in our own gym?
- CASSIUS: Uh-huh.
- LONDON: We are so very proud of them all,
but right now, join me in
welcoming our national champs,
the Beverly High School Cheer Team!
[CHEERING]
FEMALE SINGER: Turn on the
lights, back to the wall ♪
Bring what you got or nothing at all ♪
Coming in hot, nothing but
envy, start up the clock ♪
Never gon' catch me, are
we all ready to fight? Yeah! ♪
Starting the battle tonight? Yeah! ♪
Feeling the power ignite? Yeah! ♪
Nothing can turn down the hype, huh! ♪
Born for the moment,
live for the chase ♪
We gonna own it, raise up the stakes ♪
Up for the taking, gotta keep pace ♪
Came for a portion,
take the whole thing ♪
What are we gonna do, yeah? ♪
What are we gonna say, yeah? ♪
Now you becoming the prey, yeah ♪
- [RUNNING FOOTSTEPS RETREATING]
- AMINA: Are you OK?
- [DISTANT CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
- KJ: Um
I don't know.
That's the semi-friend
I offended earlier.
I thought she was like
a beauty influencer, but
I guess she was actually a cheerleader.
She's not just a cheerleader.
She was the cheerleader.
"Was"? And, wait, you know her?
Everybody knows Tori.
People say it was an injury, but
whatever it was, she
never came back from it.
There is so much that I
could say about my dad.
I mean, that should be obvious,
considering I have written
- a series of books about him. Ha!
- [SCATTERED CHUCKLING]
OLIVIA: The school was special to him.
It was the first place that
believed in him as a coach,
even if it did take a little
extra convincing once he got here.
[LONDON CHUCKLES QUIETLY]
OLIVIA: And he took that opportunity
and he turned it into
a state championship
for Beverly and arguably,
for South Crenshaw, when
he took his talents there
and he faced off against
the powerhouse team
that he built here the following year.
Shout out to the Chargers.
Son, you hear what I'm hearing, right?
It's all about the Ghost
of Beverly Football Past.
Nobody is giving our team a chance,
and it better be pissing you off.
OLIVIA: But one thing is for certain,
and that is wherever Billy Baker went,
he was a winner at every single level.
As a player, as a coach,
as a husband, as a father,
and as a mentor.
There was not a single life
that came into his orbit
that he didn't have
a positive impact on,
no matter who they were, and that,
that is by far his greatest legacy.
So, on behalf of myself, my brother,
and my mom, we say thank you
and we present to you officially
the Billy Baker Athletic Facility.
[APPLAUSE AND CHEERING]
[POP MUSIC PLAYING FAINTLY]
AMINA: Oh, so your phone does work?
If I wanted you poppin' up on
me, I would've hit you back.
Then turn off your location next time.
- What happened today?
- KHALIL: Nothing.
Just realised I was playin'
myself, thinking I belong there.
No, you took the easy way
out and quit on yourself.
You don't know what
you're talking about.
I know you made a promise to yourself
about the type of
person you wanted to be.
A quitter ain't it because
you're better than that.
People love saying that,
but don't nobody really believe it.
Not JB, not your dad, not even you.
- That's a bunch of nonsense.
- Is it?
You didn't even think I could
answer that question on my own.
Just jumped right in like I was stupid.
I mean, I'm repeating the 11th grade
because of my bad choices,
not because I don't know
what a damn "theme" is.
You're right. I'm sorry.
I did jump in, but not because
I didn't think you were smart.
Khalil, you're one of the smartest
and kindest people that I know.
You deserve to have the
life that you want to live,
no matter what anybody thinks.
And don't let anyone
convince you otherwise.
- You really believe that?
- I don't lie.
[SCOFFS] You're right.
I really appreciate you.
- Like, for real.
- AMINA: Any time.
And you can show your appreciation
by giving me a ride home.
I don't think your pops would
go for me sticking around.
He's fine, as long as he
can keep his eyes on you.
Those eyes are scary, but I'm down.
- All right, let's go.
- Let's go.
Awww, Oakland,
your date left?
- That must suck.
- [CHUCKLES]
Looks like someone's in a better mood.
I don't know what you're
talkin' about. [CHUCKLES]
Hey, uh, I owe you a big apology.
- It's
- No, I I do.
I had no idea you were an athlete
and had to stop competing.
I made hella assumptions about you
and everybody else at Beverly.
I just figured everybody from Oakland
- was "hella" judgy.
- KJ: [CHUCKLES]
Nope, just me.
I came here too focused
on trying to pick up
where I left off back
home, instead of trying
to figure out how I can fit in.
And in that process, I insulted you
and made all my teammates hate me.
Yeah. I'll leave you to it.
I just wanted to apologise.
Um
people assume I quit cheer
because I got injured.
Lost my footing on a
pyramid, fell to the floor,
suffered a concussion,
plus 3 broken ribs.
- Jeez.
- I tried working my way through it,
but I developed a case of the twisties.
- Hmm.
- Whenever I'd flip,
it was like my mind and
my body disconnected,
and I'd get disoriented in the air.
- Yeah, like Simone Biles.
- Bingo.
There's no quick fix for it
- because it's all mental.
- KJ: Hmm.
- You have to work your way through it.
- So you left the team.
I'm guessing it was hard
not being their ace anymore,
and worse, watching them
win nationals without you.
OK, maybe you weren't
just full of assumptions.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
It's clear that you
still love it, though.
I do, and I'd give anything
to be out there contributing.
If you love football as
much as I think you do,
don't let anything stop
you from being out there
on that field with your teammates.
- Find a way to connect with them.
- KJ: I tried.
Yo, my team in Oakland was different.
I mean special, and these guys,
they aren't half as good, but
they're out there goofing off,
and I'm only stepping in as a leader.
I'm trying to push them
to make them better,
especially knowing that
no one believes in us.
Newsflash, you ain't in Oakland anymore.
It's time to let that go.
And before being their leader,
you should try being their teammate.
Oh. My time's up.
- You gonna be OK?
- I think so.
I mean, it's my first day at law school.
I guess my nerves just
got the best of me.
Girl, the hardest part about
law school is getting in.
- You're here.
- [SCOFFS]
That's just it.
I mean, for the first
time, I'm not the underdog.
I guess that kinda threw me.
First-day nerves are normal.
We just can't let it get
in the way of our greatness.
What if it's more than
just first-day nerves?
You know, I had this
professor in undergrad
who was adamant that I didn't belong,
- and I proved him wrong
- WOMAN: Hmm.
But now I gotta deliver on that.
Listen to me.
You're not here by luck.
You're here 'cause you
worked your ass off,
and you deserve it.
And if your old professor or
even this new one can't see that,
- they can go to hell.
- COOP: Yes! They can all go to
each and every one
of 'em can go to hell!
[SIGHS] Look, thank you.
Thank you for talking me off the ledge.
I guess I'ma finally hit this class.
My pleasure.
I'm headed to torts. Where you going?
I'm teaching torts, so I
guess I'm going to hell.
- [DOOR OPENS]
- JORDAN: Hello.
- LAYLA: Hey.
- [DOOR CLOSES]
Hey, baby girl.
- So, hey, uh
- LAYLA: Hmm?
Did something happen
between you and Liv?
Yes, just, uh, stuff going on, and I was
hoping I'd have my bestie
there to help me through it,
but she ditched me for some stranger.
Isn't she seeing her sponsee?
This was really important, too.
And she's also being extra secretive,
- which is weird, and
- JORDAN: OK, OK, well, I'm sorry,
but I'm here.
- Hmm.
- You can talk to me.
Um yeah, uh, later.
I want to hear how your
official first day was.
OK, it was, uh
it was intense.
- Hmm.
- Yeah, and now I'm trying to figure out
where we might have
extra space on the roster.
I thought the roster was set.
That was before I knew
Khalil played football.
There is just something
about this kid
and I want to help him out.
- You think this is the answer?
- I dunno,
- but it's a start.
- LAYLA: Then good.
Well, how does Coach Bobby feel
about you recruiting Khalil?
[SPUTTERS]
He doesn't.
- [WIND WHISTLING]
- KJ: Oh
- ALL: Yeah!
- [CLAMOURING]
- That's what I'm talking about!
- Nice!
Hey, taping the phone to
the ball was kinda genius.
Yo, I told y'all it would look cool.
Yo, we going to the next
level one way or another!
- Come on!
- TEAM: Yeah!
Uh, fellas, bring it in.
Listen, uh I was wrong.
I was wrong for how I
came at y'all this morning.
I assumed that y'all didn't
want it as bad as I do,
but after the way this
team went unacknowledged
at the dedication, and I
saw the looks on your faces,
I realised how wrong I was.
They spent that entire ceremony
talking as if Beverly's football
glory days are a thing of the past,
as if you don't have the talent
or the grit to play winning football.
There was nobody outside of
this team that believes in us
or thinks we have a chance in hell.
But you know what?
They're wrong, and we gonna
keep provin' 'em wrong,
all the way to the state championship.
It is us against everybody,
and I'ma need y'all
to trust the process.
- Can y'all do that?
- TEAM: Yes, Coach.
- I said, can y'all do that?!
- Yes, Coach!
A'ight, huddle up.
"Trust" on 3! 1, 2, 3!
- ALL: Trust!
- [TEAM CHEERING]
Get out there, man.
What happened? Your little
sponsee blow you off?
Uh, uh, Elle Elle Grant.
Elle, this is my bestie, Layla.
Elle was kind enough to give
me a ride home after dinner.
ELLE: Hi! So nice to meet you.
Can I use your bathroom?
We went a little bit too
hard on the mocktails.
See, that's why I went
twice before we left.
- Bathroom's right there.
- ELLE: Oh, cool.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
That's why you were being so secretive.
You are sponsoring Elle Grant?
We we used to blast her
music all the time as kids.
Her posters lived on my teen walls
before she lost her mind
with that stupid post.
Yes, I mean, I just
I couldn't violate her privacy,
and plus, I know how you feel about her,
even though she was only 18
when all of that happened.
But as someone in recovery,
she really needs my help,
and I'm sorry that
it came off like I was
keeping secrets or blowing you off.
- Oh, Jordan and his big mouth.
- It's a blessing and a curse,
but I should have figured out
a way to be there for you, too.
I'm sorry.
[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]
ELLE: Ooh, thanks for that.
Uh, just a heads up.
There's a pregnancy
test kit on the sink.
Oh, I can't believe I left that
out. Jordan could have seen.
Just a heads up that
company had a massive recall
on all of its pregnancy test kits.
False positives popping up everywhere.
H-how, uh, how do you know that?
I became a news junkie after I
was canceled by the music biz,
needed something to fill the time.
Layla, it was so nice
to meet you. Liv
- Bye.
- Bye. I'll see you soon.
LAYLA: Uh, I'm just
[SIGHS]
"Hey, Oakland, if you're
gonna be a teammate,
- you gotta look like one.
- Tori."
[CHUCKLES]
When I let go what I am,
I become what I might be.
[SIGHS]
KJ: Well, Dad, we did it.
We survived the day. [CHUCKLES]
But we did more than
survive the day, son.
We launched a new beginning,
for us and this team.
Nice hat.
Come on.
Negative. Negative.
- OK, negative.
- [OLIVIA CHUCKLES]
How many times are you
gonna double-check these?
I'm just making sure. [CHUCKLES]
Is it bad that I'm relieved?
Like life-flashed-
before-my-eyes relieved?
No, there's nothing to
feel guilty about at all.
- You weren't ready.
- LAYLA: No, I wasn't.
I mean, motherhood is definitely
in the cards for one day,
just not right now.
Well, you do not have to move on
anyone's schedule but your own,
'cause you're loving and you're caring,
and when the time comes,
you're gonna be an amazing mom.
But until then, um,
you're just gonna have to settle
for being an amazing aunt.
Wait. Oh, my God. What?
Well, you were describing your symptoms,
and it got me thinking about my own.
And I'm late, I'm peeing a lot,
and I'm also eating, like, nonstop.
- Oh, and Jordan's cologne.
- Exactly,
- so I took a test.
- LAYLA: Oh, my God.
- I'm so happy for you.
- [OLIVIA CHUCKLES]
- Well, wait, are are are you ready?
- Yeah.
Yeah, I am.
OK, well, I'm gonna
give you some privacy.
I know you're very
excited to make this call.
OK.
FEMALE SINGER:
Keep climbing, keep trying ♪
- [SIGHS]
- Hold on ♪
'Cause the journey's just begun ♪
The best is yet to come ♪
OLIVIA: Hey, babe. Uh [CHUCKLES]
You're gonna want to
sit down for this one.
COOP: So we started
walking. [CHUCKLES] I'm like,
"Where are you going?"
She's like, "Oh, I'm your new professor,
so I guess I'm going to hell."
- I said, "Uh "
- [ALL CHUCKLE]
COOP: "What?" [LAUGHS]
But on the real, how was the day?
I mean, honestly, it was
better than I expected.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Look, I'll grab the door
- OK.
- 'cause I gotta head out anyway.
- All right.
- All right? Love y'all.
AMINA: Love you, too.
SINGER: The best is yet to come ♪
- Oh, hey.
- Coop.
- Hey, big head.
- How you doing?
- I'm good.
- Good to see you.
- I'm out. All right?
- All right. Yeah, be safe.
- PREACH: Khalil
- [DOOR CLOSES]
that's for you.
Um
look, uh
I know what this is about, and
I'm sorry for how I
handled things earlier.
Look, I let dude get in
my head, and I took things
to a place I shouldn't have.
JORDAN: What kind of future do you want?
KHALIL: I want to be alive.
I'm not trying to be another statistic,
dead or locked up before I'm 21.
[SIGHS] Well
Khalil, you have
something very special in you.
Something worth fighting for.
And if you are willing
- to trust me
- [KHALIL SIGHS]
I want to help you achieve things you
haven't even considered
were even possibilities.
What would you say if
I wanted you to come play for me?
- That you're crazy.
- [CHUCKLES]
Ain't no way in hell Coach Bobby
wants me anywhere near that team.
JORDAN: You let me
worry about Coach Bobby.
You in?
KHALIL: You know, just today,
someone reminded me of my self-worth.
- That I deserve more.
- Well?
[SIGHS] Yeah. Yeah, Coach.
- I'll come play for you.
- JORDAN: OK.
OK, OK. Good deal. [PATS BACK TWICE]
MAN: Greg, move your head!