[MEDICAL STAFF
SAYING COMMANDS]
[LABORED BREATHING]
OLIVIA?
OLIVIA? OLIVIA, I'M
GONNA HAVE TO ASK YOU
TO WAIT FOR YOUR FRIEND
IN THE WAITING ROOM.
HIS NAME IS SPENCER,
AND I CAN'T LEAVE HIM.
HE NEEDS ME.
DOCTOR: OLIVIA, WE BOTH
WANT THE SAME THING,
BUT I CANNOT ASSESS
SPENCER'S WOUNDS
UNTIL YOU LET US GO.
-NO! NO! SPENCER!
-OLIVIA?
YOU NEED TO GET YOUR LEFT
WRIST CHECKED OUT IN TRIAGE.
THIS WAY.
OLIVIA?!
GET MY PATIENT AN ICU CODE.
THE HOSPITAL'S OFFICIALLY
ON LOCKDOWN.
WHAT'S AN ICU CODE?
WHY IS THE HOSPITAL
ON LOCKDOWN?
THE HOSPITAL HAS
A LOCKDOWN PROCEDURE
ANYTIME A MINOR IS ADMITTED
WITH A GANG-RELATED
VIOLENT INJURY.
WAIT. SO I
CAN'T SEE HIM?
NOT UNTIL THE THREAT
HAS BEEN ELIMINATED.
SORRY. THE LOCKDOWN
REALLY IS FOR
THE PATIENT'S OWN SAFETY.
A LOT OF TIMES, RIVAL
GANG MEMBERS WILL TRY
AND FINISH THE JOB
IN THE HOSPITAL.
THIS WAY, SWEETIE.
OH, NO.
[HOSPITAL STAFF SAYING
COMMANDS, INDISTINCT]
YOU'RE GONNA BE OK.
YOU'RE GONNA
BE ALL RIGHT.
HIS LUNGS ARE CLEAR.
HE'S UNCONSCIOUS
AGAIN.
I NEED 2 MILLIGRAMS
OF DILAUDID TO BRING
DOWN HIS PAIN, PLEASE.
-WAITING ON THE TOX SCREEN.
-WHO ORDERED THAT?
EVERET WANTS TO KNOW
WHAT HE'S ON BEFORE WE
GIVE HIM ANYTHING ELSE.
-WHAT HE'S ON? FOR WHAT?
-WHERE ARE WE?
-HIS LUNGS ARE GOOD.
-BP IS 56 OVER PALP BUT STEADY.
EVERET: STILL LOW.
GIVE ME AN EKG.
I WANT TO KNOW
THE SECOND IT DIPS.
I CAN'T RULE OUT
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
TILL WE KNOW WHAT
PATH THE BULLET TOOK.
CAN YOU GET ME
MORE HANDS IN HERE?
I WANT THIS CLEANED STAT.
I CAN'T SEE
WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.
I'M IN TRAUMA 2.
GRAB ME WHEN THAT
SHOULDER'S CLEANED UP.
BUT, EVERET, I THINK
THAT HE NEEDS--
ALL RIGHT. EVERET WILL
TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOU.
MAN: HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW
THE VICTIM?
HIS NAME IS SPENCER,
SPENCER JAMES.
AND HE'S A FRIEND
OF MINE.
WAS HE INVOLVED IN
A GANG DISPUTE?
NO. SPENCER COULD
NEVER BE IN A GANG.
HE COULD NEVER HURT
ANYONE.
THEN HOW DID YOU HURT
YOUR WRIST?
NURSE: I'M SORRY, HON.
I'M SORRY.
-GOD.
-HE'S LOST A LOT OF BLOOD.
SCARY HOW GANG
VIOLENCE IS GETTING
CLOSER AND CLOSER
TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE CAN DO WITHOUT
THE EDITORIAL.
I'LL PUSH
THE SALINE.
AND 4 BAGS O-NEG.
I NEED THAT RIGHT
AWAY, PLEASE.
-HOLD ON THAT.
-WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?
HIS CURRENT BLOOD TYPE.
O-NEG DOESN'T FLOW
FROM ROCKS.
EVERET: HOW'S HE DOING?
HE NEEDS
A TRANSFUSION.
WE CAN PUSH
O-NEG AND DO
A CROSS AND TYPE
AFTER WE GET
THE BLOOD TEST
RESULTS BACK.
WHY WASTE IT IF
WE DON'T HAVE TO?
IF IT'S USED
TO SAVE A PATIENT,
IT CAN'T BE A WASTE.
HE'S STABLE. WE CAN WAIT.
NURSE JOY, GO SEE
WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG
TO GET
HIM IN FOR AN MRI.
I WONDER IF HE WERE
A DIFFERENT PATIENT,
WOULD HE HAVE TO WAIT?
OLIVIA: SPENCER
DIDN'T SHOVE ME.
HE PUSHED ME TO SAVE
MY LIFE WHILE HE WAS
BEING SHOT,
AND WE BOTH FELL
TO THE GROUND.
I BROKE OUR FALL.
-DID HE RETURN FIRE?
-WHAT? NO.
LOOK, YOU SHOULD BE
OUT CHASING DOWN
THOSE GUYS IN THAT
CAR WHO SHOT US.
THAT'S BEING LOOKED INTO.
I HAVE A FEW MORE QUESTIONS.
I'D LIKE MY PHONE,
PLEASE.
YOU'LL GET IT BACK
SOON ENOUGH.
-MRI IS READY. WE CAN TAKE HIM.
-CANCEL IT.
THERE'S NO EXIT WOUND.
THE BULLET'S STILL INSIDE.
I ALREADY REQUESTED
A CT SCAN.
JOY: AND THE TRANSFUSION?
EVERET: NO TIME.
WE'RE WHEELING HIM DOWN
TO IMAGING IN 5.
AND HIS
PAIN LEVELS?
WOMAN: HIS TEST GOT
HELD UP AT THE LAB.
THAT IS NOT OK.
IT'S NOT OK, AND
THIS IS NOT THE BEST
THAT WE CAN DO
AS HEALTHCARE
PROFESSIONALS.
AND REGARDLESS OF
WHO THIS MAN IS,
HE IS A PATIENT
IN NEED OF OUR CARE.
AND BY GOD, I HAVE
EVERY INTENTION OF
DOING THAT TODAY.
NOW, IF HE'S
GONNA GET THAT
BLOOD TRANSFUSION,
IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN NOW.
ORDER THE O-NEGATIVE BLOOD
FOR THE TRANSFUSION.
NURSE: YOU TORE YOUR
SCAPHOLUNATE LIGAMENT
IN YOUR WRIST.
IT SHOULDN'T REQUIRE
SURGERY, BUT THE DOCTOR
WILL CONFIRM.
IN THE MEANTIME,
I'LL GET YOU
SOMETHING FOR THE PAIN.
UH, NO, THANKS.
I'M FINE.
LIKE I WAS
SAYING, SPENCER'S
A STRAIGHT-A STUDENT
AT BEVERLY HIGH.
YOU CAN CONFIRM
THAT WITH HIS MOM.
-GRACE JAMES, CORRECT?
-YES. SHE'S ON THE WAY.
SHE WAS IN ANAHEIM
WITH HER YOUNGER SON
AND HER BOYFRIEND.
SO WHY WERE THE TWO OF YOU
ON THAT STREET CORNER?
IT'S OXYCODONE.
I'M--I'M A RECOVERING ADDICT.
I CAN'T HAVE NARCOTICS.
SO WAS THE SHOOTING
A DRUG DEAL GONE BAD?
-NO. NO!
-YOU'RE OK. YOU'RE OK.
[PANTING]
THAT GIRL WHO WAS
WITH ME EARLIER.
COULD YOU PLEASE PAGE HER?
NO ONE OUTSIDE OF
FAMILY CAN SEE YOU.
NOW, IF SHE WERE--
PLEASE, PLEASE.
I GOT--
I GOT TO TALK TO HER.
IT'S A MATTER OF
LIFE OR DEATH.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
I CAN'T LET HER IN
UNLESS SHE'S YOUR SISTER.
I GOT TO TALK TO MY SISTER.
OK.
-I DON'T KNOW.
-PROTECTING YOUR--
PROTECTING YOUR FRIEND
WILL ONLY LAND YOU
IN MORE TROUBLE.
OLIVIA, SWEETIE,
TIME TO GO
FOR SOME TESTS.
EXCUSE ME. WE'RE NOT DONE.
OFFICER, IF I'M NOT
MISTAKEN,
YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO
QUESTION MINORS
WITHOUT
A PARENT BEING PRESENT.
WE'RE TRYING TO HELP
HER FRIEND.
YOU DONE HELPING?
THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
LET'S GO.
HE HAS MY CELL PHONE.
GIVE THE GIRL
HER PHONE BACK.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO.
HI. HOW--HOW--
HOW ARE YOU?
HOW DO YOU FEEL? DO YOU--
DO YOU NEED SURGERY?
I'M FINE. HEY, HEY.
BUT I WON'T BE IF YOU
DON'T FIND COOP AND GET
HER HERE, ALL RIGHT?
YOU'RE WORRYING ABOUT
THE WRONG PERSON.
TYRONE DID THIS,
OLIVIA, ALL RIGHT?
HE SET THIS UP.
AND I GOT TO MAKE SURE
THAT NOBODY DO NOTHING
THAT'S GONNA GET COOP
OR ANYBODY ELSE KILLED,
SO PLEASE.
MY MOM SHOULD BE
HERE ANY MINUTE,
AND SHE CAN HELP--
NO, NO, NO, NO.
I NEED COOP. ALL RIGHT?
IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE
SOMEBODY RETALIATES
IN MY NAME
AND TRIGGERS A FULL-ON
GANG WAR, YOU HEAR ME?
A GANG WAR.
THIS IS MY ONE CHANCE
TO STOP THE BLOODSHED.
PLEASE FIND HER.
OK, OK.
-FIND COOP.
-OK.
[HEART MONITOR BEEPING]
SPENCER...
YOUR OTHER
SISTER IS HERE.
THIS IS NOT YOUR FAULT.
COOP, YOU GOT TO BE
STRONG.
I NEED YOU TO DO
SOMETHING FOR ME
RIGHT NOW.
ANYTHING.
FIND FLIP, AND DELIVER
A MESSAGE TO HIM
DIRECTLY FROM ME.
TELL HIM NOT
TO GO AFTER TYRONE.
COME ON. COME ON.
COME ON.
I'M BEGGING YOU,
PLEASE.
I DON'T WANT NOBODY
SHOOTING IN MY NAME.
FLIP DONE WARNED TYRONE
THAT ME AND MY FAMILY
WAS OFF-LIMITS,
AND NOW HE GONNA WANT
REVENGE.
AND I CAN'T HAVE
THE BLOOD OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD ON MY HANDS,
YOU HEAR ME?
I CAN'T.
I PROMISE.
THEN IT'S ON GOD.
I--I CAN'T FEEL
YOUR HAND.
WHAT?
I CAN'T FEEL YOUR HAND.
I CAN'T FEEL
YOUR HAND.
HEY! HEY! SOMEBODY HELP!
JOY: WHAT'S GOING ON?
COOP: SOMEBODY?
OK. BACK UP OUT OF THE WAY
FOR ME FOR A SECOND.
MY SHOULDER'S ON FIRE.
ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE OK.
BREATHE.
I NEED YOU
TO GET OUT OF HERE.
I'M SORRY. YOU HAVE TO GO.
JOY: SPENCER.
MY HAND, MY HAND!
I CAN'T FEEL MY HAND.
JOY: TAKE A DEEP BREATH, OK?
HEY.
OHH.
THANK GOD. ARE YOU--
ARE YOU HURT?
NO. IT'S JUST A STRAIN.
OH, THANK GOD.
I THOUGHT THAT--
-I'M FINE.
-OK.
BUT IT WAS SO CRAZY,
AND IT HAPPENED SO FAST.
AND SPENCER--I MEAN,
YOU'RE, LIKE, HIS LEGAL
GUARDIAN OR SOMETHING, RIGHT?
-YEAH, YEAH.
-YOU CAN VERIFY HIS IDENTITY.
SHH, SHH. IT'S OK.
IT'S GONNA BE OK.
[SOBBING]
IS HE GONNA BE OK?
MOM, MOM.
[LAURA EXHALES]
WAIT. HOW BAD IS IT?
UM, OLIVIA'S OK.
SHE'S WITH DAD.
SPENCER--WE DON'T KNOW YET,
BUT HE'S A FIGHTER, SO...
MY GOD. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS
IS REALLY HAPPENING.
I NEED YOU TO STAY
HERE, JORDAN, OK?
I DON'T WANT ANYTHING
HAPPENING TO YOU.
WAIT. WAIT. WAIT. I
THOUGHT DAD SAID
NO ONE ELSE
SHOULD LEAVE THE HOUSE.
I KNOW, BUT I NEED
TO MAKE SURE
THE COPS GET
THE RIGHT GUY.
-MOM, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
-JUST STAY HERE, JORDAN.
[ELEVATOR DINGS]
UH, NOW IS NOT
A GOOD TIME, CLIFF.
I HEARD ABOUT
THE SHOOTING.
I JUST WANTED TO CHECK IN
AND OFFER MY SUPPORT
AND, OF COURSE, EXTEND
MY RESOURCES
TO YOU
AND SPENCER'S FAMILY.
WE'RE FINE.
WELL, I KNOW YOU'LL
BE THERE ALL NIGHT,
SO IF YOU NEED
SOMETHING, PLEASE DON'T
HESITATE TO CALL.
I KNOW SPENCER
WILL PULL THROUGH.
YEAH, WE ALL DO.
[HANGS UP]
WHERE IS HE?
WHERE'S MY BABY?
GRACIE, WE'RE WAITING
ON AN UPDATE. HE'S WITH
THE DOCTORS NOW. HE'S OK.
BILLY: BREATHE. HE'S OK.
GRACE: HEY, WHAT IS THIS?
WHERE'S DILLON?
OH, WE, UH, WE LEFT
HIM WITH MICAH
UNTIL WE KNEW,
BUT WAIT. HOW COULD
THIS HAPPEN?
I MEAN, LIKE, WHO WOULD
DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS?
I'LL GIVE YOU
THE CONDENSED VERSION.
I'M HIS MOTHER.
EITHER SOMEBODY
TAKE ME BACK
TO SEE
MY SON RIGHT NOW
-OR I'M GONNA GO THERE MYSELF.
-MS. JAMES?
THAT WON'T BE
NECESSARY, OK?
SPENCER IS STABLE.
I'M GONNA TAKE YOU TO HIM.
-OK. THANK--THANK YOU.
-LET'S GO.
GO, GO. I'LL BE RIGHT HERE.
I'MA BE RIGHT HERE, GRACIE.
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
YOU--YOU SAID HIS
NAME WAS TYRONE?
YEAH. WHY? WHAT IS IT?
JOY: HERE YOU GO.
GRACE: OH, GOD. BABY.
MOM.
GRACE:
YOU OK? IT'S OK. I'M HERE, BABY.
[KISS]
IT'S GONNA BE OK.
-I'M SORRY.
-IT'S OK. IT'S OK.
I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE,
MS. JAMES.
I WAS JUST TELLING
YOUR SON THAT
HE IS FAMOUS
IN OUR HOUSE.
MY DAUGHTER GOES TO
BEVERLY,
THINKS VERY HIGHLY
OF YOU, SPENCER.
A STRAIGHT-A
STUDENT ATHLETE.
YOU LED THE EAGLES
TO A CHAMPIONSHIP.
I'M DR. TAYLOR,
YOUR NEUROSURGEON.
WHY DO I NEED
A NEUROSURGEON?
THIS IS A CLUSTER
OF NERVES CALLED
THE BRACHIAL PLEXUS,
AND IT'S PART OF
THE PERIPHERY NERVES.
THE BULLET WENT THROUGH
THE CLUSTER.
LUCKY FOR YOU,
IT DIDN'T TRANSECT THEM,
BUT THE BULLET
DIDN'T EXIT.
IT'S HERE, WHICH IS
WHY I WAS TAGGED IN.
HOW BAD IS IT?
YOU'RE NOT IN ANY
MORTAL DANGER, SPENCER.
GRACE: THANK GOD.
UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S
NOT ALL GOOD NEWS.
YOU HAVE A DECISION TO
MAKE ABOUT THAT BULLET.
WE COULD LEAVE IT IN,
AND YOU'LL BE FINE,
BUT WITH LIMITED
RANGE OF MOTION
AND A BULLET DRIFTING
IN YOUR BODY,
IT WOULD EFFECTIVELY
END YOUR FOOTBALL CAREER
FOREVER.
OR?
WE CAN ATTEMPT
TO REMOVE THE BULLET,
ALONG WITH THE LARGER
SHRAPNEL IN
A COMPLICATED SURGERY,
BUT THERE ARE
MAJOR RISKS.
IF IT'S NOT SUCCESSFUL,
THE SURGERY COULD LEAVE
YOUR ARM PARALYZED.
PARALYZED?
TAYLOR: I CAN ONLY
OFFER MY OPINION,
BUT AT THE END
OF THE DAY,
THE CHOICE IS YOURS.
[HEART MONITOR BEEPING]
LAYLA?
SPENCER, HEY. UM, SORRY.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO WAKE YOU.
NAH, YOU'RE GOOD.
I WAS JUST CLEANING UP
WHILE YOUR MOM RESTS,
BUT, YOU KNOW, NOW THAT
YOU'RE UP, I'LL GO GRAB HER.
LAYLA, HOLD UP.
MY MOM PROBABLY
NEEDS SOME REST.
AND, HONESTLY,
I COULD USE A MINUTE.
OK.
I HEARD THE BULLET'S
STILL IN THERE.
YEAH. I GOT TO LET
THE DOCTORS KNOW IN
THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS
WHETHER WE LEAVING
IT IN OR NOT.
IS THE SURGERY AS RISKY
AS EVERYONE'S SAYING?
IT COULD LEAVE MY
WHOLE RIGHT SIDE
PARALYZED
IF SOMETHING
GOES WRONG.
AND IF YOU LEAVE
THE BULLET IN?
I'D SET OFF EVERY
METAL DETECTOR I
WALK THROUGH.
WHAT ABOUT FOOTBALL?
NEVER.
IT'D BE A WRAP.
I KNOW I QUIT.
PLAYING WAS JUST
TOO PAINFUL AFTER
MY POPS DIED, BUT--
FOREVER IS
A LONG TIME.
AND EVEN THOUGH
PLAYING HURTS NOW,
MAYBE IT WON'T HURT FOREVER.
IS MAYBE WORTH
THE RISK, THOUGH?
I CAN'T ANSWER THAT
FOR YOU.
BUT TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,
I ALWAYS THOUGHT YOU'D
COME BACK TO THE GAME
EVENTUALLY.
BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF.
DIDN'T YOU?
FLIP: HEY, MAN,
LISTEN, I'M TELLING
YOU RIGHT NOW,
THIS FOOL,
HE LOST HIS MIND.
AIN'T NONE OF THIS
GOING DOWN LIKE THAT.
FLIP: I AIN'T GOT
TIME FOR YOU, COOP.
LOOK, MAN, SPENCER SENT ME.
SPENCER GOT
A LOT OF LOVE FOR YOU.
SPENCER'S FAMILY.
I KNOW, BUT HE DON'T
WANT TO BE THE SPARK
THAT CAUSES NO WAR.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN
IF YOU AND YOUR BOYS
DO WHAT YOU TALKING
ABOUT DOING.
THIS AIN'T NO NEGOTIATION,
LITTLE HOMIE.
TYRONE AND EVERYBODY IN
THIS HOOD KNOW THAT
THE JAMES FAMILY ARE
MY PEOPLE.
AND LAST NIGHT, TY WAS
MAKING A STATEMENT,
A STATEMENT THAT'S ONE
THAT I CAN'T LET GO
UNANSWERED.
BUT IF YOU
AND THE O.G.s POP TY
OVER SOME KID WHO AIN'T
EVEN IN A GANG?
YOU DON'T GET IT!
I SEE A MAD DOG,
AND THAT DAMN MAD DOG
GOT TO BE PUT DOWN
EVEN IF HE WEARS
MY COLORS.
THEN YOU AND I BOTH KNOW
TYRONE GOT TO DIE.
WHAT I'M SAYING IS YOU
AIN'T GOT TO DO IT.
I DO.
YOU DO IT, YOU STARTING
A WHOLE CIVIL WAR--
BLOODS KILLING BLOODS
ON EVERY BLOCK.
SO IT WON'T JUST BE
SPENCER IN A HOSPITAL
OR IN THE GROUND.
BUT IF I DO IT,
IT'S PERSONAL.
OK? THAT BEEF BETWEEN
A SNITCH AND THE BANGER
SHE SNITCHED ON.
I STARTED IT,
SO I'LL END IT.
OK, COOP, I'MA GIVE
YOU 24 HOURS TO TAKE
YOUR BEST SHOT.
BUT IF TYRONE
IS BREATHING
TOMORROW MORNING,
I HANDLE BUSINESS.
AND IF IT STARTS A WAR,
SO BE IT, BLOOD.
YOU UNDERSTAND ME?
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
HEY. SORRY TO JUST
SHOW UP LIKE THIS,
BUT YOU WEREN'T
RESPONDING TO MY TEXTS.
LOOK, SIMONE, I'M NOT
AVOIDING YOU, OK?
I JUST CAN'T DEAL WITH
WHATEVER THIS IS RIGHT NOW.
-I REALLY NEED TO GET TO--
-THE HOSPITAL. I KNOW.
ABOUT THE DRIVE-BY,
OLIVIA AND SPENCER.
I HEARD MY MOM TALKING
ABOUT IT LAST NIGHT.
-WAIT, WAIT. YOUR MOM?
-YEAH.
SHE'S ON
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
LOOK, LAST NIGHT,
PRINCIPAL LONDON
AND CLIFF MOSELY
CALLED FOR
AN EMERGENCY MEETING
WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD
AND THE BOOSTERS.
TO DISCUSS WHAT?
WE BOTH KNOW THAT CLIFF
HAS IT OUT FOR YOUR DAD.
AND HE WAS REALLY ADAMANT
THAT THE MEETING HAPPEN TODAY.
WHEN MY DAD'S PREOCCUPIED
AT THE HOSPITAL.
EXACTLY. JORDAN,
WHATEVER IT IS THAT
CLIFF IS PLANNING,
I MEAN, IT CAN'T BE
GOOD FOR YOUR DAD.
OK. UM, WELL, I NEED TO
GET A HOLD OF ROCHELLE,
'CAUSE SHE'S THE ONLY ONE
WHO CAN CONTROL CLIFF.
YEAH, WELL, ROCHELLE'S GONE.
SHE WENT BACK TO COLLEGE
AFTER THE FALLOUT
THAT SHE HAD WITH HER DAD
OVER THE CRENSHAW REMATCH.
LOOK, JUST TELL YOUR DAD
THE MEETING'S AT 5 P.M.
IN THE CONFERENCE HALL.
OK?
YEAH. SIMONE, WAIT.
THANK YOU FOR LOOKING OUT.
I MEAN, YOUR FAMILY,
THEY WERE REALLY
GOOD TO ME.
AND I OWED YOU
THIS AT LEAST.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]
WHAT UP, D.?
I KNOW WHAT YOU DID
TO MY BOY LAST NIGHT.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
I WAS HERE WITH YOU.
DARNELL: NAH, NAH.
I KNOW EXACTLY WHO
YOU ARE, TYRONE.
YOU REALLY THINK I'M
GONNA LET YOUR
PUNK ASS SIT HERE
AND GET AWAY WITH TRYING
TO KILL SPENCER?
HEY, YO, YO, YO, YO, YO.
BRO. BRO, BRO,
LET'S JUST CHILL, OK?
LET'S JUST GO HOME.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S JUST GO.
IF YOU REALLY KNEW
WHO I WAS, YOU'D BE
RUNNING RIGHT NOW.
LISTEN TO YOUR HOMIE.
TAKE YOUR LITTLE
BITCH ASS HOME.
DETECTIVE POWORSKI,
BEVERLY HILLS
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
LOOKING FOR
A TYRONE MOORE.
NEVER MIND.
GOT SOME QUESTIONS
FOR YOU, MR. MOORE.
WHAT KIND OF QUESTIONS?
LIKE, WHERE
WERE YOU LAST NIGHT
BETWEEN 11:00
AND 1 A.M.?
TYRONE: LAST NIGHT,
I WAS, UH, ACTUALLY HERE.
RIGHT? WITH MY BOY DARNELL.
AIN'T THAT RIGHT, D.?
TAYLOR: I'LL GIVE
YOU TWO A MINUTE TO TALK.
THANK YOU.
WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?
SURGERY.
THE ONE THAT
RISKS LEAVING HALF
YOUR BODY PARALYZED?
MOM, I NEED YOU
TO LISTEN.
NO, SPENCER, YOU LISTEN.
YOU CAN STILL HAVE
A NORMAL LIFE.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT
A BLESSING THAT IS?
-OF COURSE I DO.
-THEN WHY RISK IT?
BECAUSE I'M NOT
READY FOR A LIFE
WHERE I DON'T
GET BACK ON THAT FIELD.
FOOTBALL.
YOU QUIT FOOTBALL.
BECAUSE IT WAS
TOO PAINFUL TO PLAY
AFTER DAD DIED.
BUT I REALIZE NOW
THAT THE REASON IT
HURT SO MUCH IS
THE EXACT REASON I
CAN'T LET IT GO YET.
I CAN'T.
IT'S JUST A GAME, SON.
THAT'S WHERE I FEEL
CLOSEST TO HIM.
AND DEEP DOWN, I THINK
I ALWAYS KNEW I'D COME
BACK TO THE GAME
WHEN I WAS READY.
SPENCER, YOU AND YOUR
FATHER SHARED A CONNECTION
THE MOMENT HE HANDED
YOU A BALL.
AND I KNOW THAT HE'D
BELIEVE IN THE MAN
THAT YOU ARE
OFF THE FIELD JUST AS MUCH
AS THE MAN ON THE FIELD.
BLOCK OUT YOUR FEARS.
TACKLE YOUR PROBLEMS
HEAD-ON,
AND ALWAYS FINISH STRONG.
HE USED TO TELL ME
THOSE WERE THE KEYS
TO SUCCESS IN LIFE
AND ON THE FIELD.
HE SAID GOD MADE 'EM
THE SAME SO WE
WOULDN'T FORGET.
I DON'T THINK IT'S
GOSPEL, BUT I REMEMBER.
THAT'S HIS LEGACY.
THAT'S THE MAN
I WANT TO BE.
AND EVEN THOUGH
I'M AFRAID,
I WON'T
MAKE THIS DECISION
OUT OF FEAR.
I PROMISE YOU, MOM,
I PROMISE WITH
EVERYTHING I'VE GOT,
I WILL FINISH STRONG.
[EXHALES]
I PROMISE.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
YO, PREACH, WHAT
THE HELL YOU DOING?
STOPPING YOU FROM DOING
SOMETHING STUPID.
I HEARD WHAT TYRONE
DID TO YOUR BOY.
-SO?
-SO I KNOW WHAT YOU ABOUT TO DO.
MAN, AIN'T NONE OF
YOUR BUSINESS.
AND YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT I'MA DO ANYWAY.
KNEW YOU'D BE HERE, DIDN'T I?
WHERE'S YOUR "COOP"
NECKLACE?
MAN, YOU AIN'T GOT TO
THROW AWAY YOUR LIFE.
YOU AIN'T GONNA CHANGE
MY MIND ON THIS, PREACH.
TYRONE GOT TO DIE.
THINK YOU THE FIRST
TO TRY, HMM?
KILLING A CAT LIKE
TYRONE AIN'T EASY.
WELL, UNLESS YOU CAME
HERE TO GIVE ME
SOME TIPS, YOU CAN GO.
'CAUSE IF I DON'T TAKE
CARE OF TY TODAY,
FLIP GONNA DO IT
TOMORROW.
AND WE'LL HAVE BLOODS
SHOOTING BLOODS
IN THE MIDDLE OF
CRENSHAW BY NEXT WEEK.
IT GOT TO BE ME.
NO. I CAN DO IT.
MAN, THIS AIN'T LIKE
WHEN YOU BEAT BUGGS' ASS.
YOU A BLOOD, SAME AS FLIP.
TYRONE ALREADY PUT
4 BULLETS IN ME.
IF I TAKE HIM OUT,
IT'S REVENGE, PERSONAL,
LONG OVERDUE.
THIS AIN'T ON YOU, PREACH.
HE CAME AFTER SPENCER,
MY FAMILY!
I STARTED THIS,
SO I'MA END IT.
NOT EVERYBODY CAN PULL
THE TRIGGER, COOP.
IT DON'T MATTER HOW
DETERMINED YOU ARE
RIGHT NOW.
YOU WON'T KNOW UNTIL YOU
STANDING IN FRONT OF HIM.
SO--SO YOU DON'T THINK
I CAN DO IT?
I HOPE YOU CAN'T.
BUT EVEN IF I'M WRONG,
KNOWING THE ANSWER TO
THAT QUESTION...
IF YOU CAN KILL A MAN...
IT CHANGES A PERSON.
IT CHANGED ME.
I DON'T WANT IT
TO CHANGE YOU.
-WHAT'S UP, BRO?
-HEY.
HEY, MAN.
HEY, LISTEN,
I APPRECIATE YOU
COMING WITH ME, MAN.
BET, MAN. A LITTLE
SCHOOLYARD BEEF DON'T MEAN
SPENCER AIN'T FAMILY.
I APPRECIATE
THAT, BRO.
HEY.
WHAT'S UP?
[EXHALES]
DAD, LOOK, I KNOW
THIS ISN'T A GOOD TIME,
BUT I NEED TO TELL YOU
SOMETHING.
OK.
CLIFF CALLED
AN EMERGENCY MEETING
WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD
AND THE BOOSTERS.
I THINK HE'S PLANNING
TO TAKE YOUR--
WOW. HE'S COMING
FOR MY JOB.
I KNEW HE WAS UP
TO SOMETHING. DAMN IT.
YOU CAN STILL STOP THIS, OK?
THE MEETING IS NOT
FOR A FEW MORE HOURS.
AND CLIFF IS FULLY
EXPECTING YOU
NOT TO BE
THERE TO DEFEND YOURSELF.
HE'S RIGHT. I'M NOT
GOING ANYWHERE.
DAD, LOOK, I GET IT.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO LEAVE
SPENCER EITHER, OK?
BUT IF YOU STILL WANT TO BE
THE COACH OF
THE BEVERLY EAGLES,
YOU DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
I MADE MY CHOICE.
I'M NOT GONNA PUT THIS
JOB BEFORE MY FAMILY.
AND I'M NOT GONNA
CHANGE WHO I AM JUST
SO I CAN BEAT CLIFF.
IF THIS IS HOW HE
WANTS TO PLAY,
THEN HE WINS.
IT'S OK.
SOON AS SPENCER GOES
INTO SURGERY,
WE'LL TAKE YOU HOME
AND GET YOU
CLEANED UP, OK?
NO, MOM. I CAN'T LEAVE HIM.
WE'LL BE BACK BEFORE
HE'S AWAKE.
HEY.
HONEY, ARE YOU
LISTENING TO ME?
LIV, I AM SO SORRY
ABOUT LAST NIGHT.
I DIDN'T MEAN ANY OF
THOSE THINGS
THAT I SAID, AND I
SHOULD'VE BEEN THERE.
JUST SHUT UP.
OK, YOU'RE HERE.
EVERYTHING ELSE
CAN WAIT, OK?
OK.
EVERYONE,
LISTEN TO ME.
THIS IS NOT A FUNERAL.
DO YOU
UNDERSTAND?
MY SON PROMISED ME
HE WILL COME THROUGH
THIS SURGERY WHOLE.
WHOLE.
I BELIEVE HIM.
AND SPENCER NEEDS
HIS FAMILY--
ALL OF HIS FAMILY--
TO BELIEVE IN HIM RIGHT NOW.
AM I CLEAR?
I JUST WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU.
I KNOW I WAS IN AND OUT,
BUT I HEARD YOU
FIGHTING FOR MY LIFE
OUT THERE.
IF WE DON'T FIGHT
FOR EACH OTHER,
WHO'S GOING TO?
THE SIGNS SAY
THE SURGICAL WARD
IS THAT WAY.
YEAH, THERE'S ANOTHER STOP
THAT WE'RE GONNA MAKE FIRST.
BILLY: THERE HE IS.
DARNELL: HEY.
-SPENCE.
-HA HA.
-YEAH.
-HEY, MAN.
[OVERLAPPING VOICES,
INDISTINCT]
LET'S HOPE HE FEELS
BETTER THAN HE LOOKS.
[LAUGHTER]
GOOD LUCK, SPENCE.
HEY, MAN,
DON'T LISTEN TO HIM.
YOU LOOK GREAT.
[LAUGHTER]
EVERYTHING GOOD?
YEAH, MAN. I GOT
EVERYTHING HANDLED
DOWN IN CRENSHAW.
YOU WORRY ABOUT YOU,
ALL RIGHT?
ALL RIGHT.
-ALL RIGHT, BABY.
-I'LL SEE YOU SOON, MOM.
YES.
♪ I'VE NEVER HAD CLOUDS ♪
♪ FOLLOW ME EACH DAY ♪
♪ YEARS OF SUN
THAT NEVER WENT AWAY ♪
♪ I LIE HERE AWAKE,
BUT I'M NOT ONE TO PRAY ♪
♪ EVERYTHING'S CHANGED,
AND NOW I'M NOT OK ♪
♪ OOH OOH OOH, OOH OOH OOH ♪
♪ I AM FALLING APART ♪
♪ OOH OOH OOH, OOH OOH OOH ♪
♪ NOW I'M SCARED OF THE DARK ♪
♪ OOH OOH OOH, OOH OOH OOH ♪
♪ ALL I CAN HEAR IS MY HEART ♪
♪ OOH OOH OOH, OOH OOH OOH ♪
♪ OOH, OOH ♪
♪ I NEED YOU TO BRING ME HOME ♪
♪ I NEED YOU ♪
♪ TO BRING ME HOME ♪
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
HEY, WE GOT YOU, BABY.
I'M OK. I'M OK.
OK.
♪ I NEED YOU TO BRING ME HOME ♪
♪ YEAH, I KNOW, YEAH, I KNOW ♪
♪ THIS AIN'T FOREVER ♪
♪ YEAH, I KNOW, YEAH, I KNOW ♪
♪ I WILL GET BETTER ♪
♪ IF I GO, IF I GO ♪
♪ AND LOSE IT EVER ♪
♪ I'LL NEED YOU
TO BRING ME HOME ♪
♪ I'M RATTLED THIS TIME ♪
♪ CAN SOMEONE LIFT MY CHIN? ♪
♪ KEEP MY HEAD ABOVE WATER ♪
♪ BEFORE I'M TOO DEEP IN ♪
♪ I'VE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS ♪
♪ WHERE DO I BEGIN? ♪
♪ BUT IT'S NOT A PROBLEM ♪
♪ I'M JUST BEING HUMAN ♪
♪ OOH OOH OOH, OOH OOH OOH ♪
♪ I AIN'T FALLIN' APART... ♪
TAYLOR: O2 STAT DROPPING FAST.
LET'S OPEN IT WIDE.
[MONITORS BEEPING RAPIDLY]
HIS LUNG'S COLLAPSING.
DAMN IT.
SUCTION NOW. CRASH CART
ON STANDBY.
♪ I NEED YOU TO BRING ME HOME ♪
I LOVE YOU, SON.
[EXCITED CHATTER]
TIME TO TAKE
THAT WALK, TY.
THE GAME'S NOT
OVER JUST YET.
BUT IT'S OVER FOR YOU.
YOU EVER PLAY SOME
PICKUP BALL IN PRISON?
SAN QUENTIN?
TWO STRIKES. THAT'S
AT LEAST 10 YEARS.
GOT TO PASS
THE TIME, RIGHT?
YOU AIN'T TALKING YOUR ASS
OUT OF THIS ONE.
LET'S GO.
WE BOTH KNOW YOU
AIN'T GONNA POP ME IN
THE MIDDLE OF THIS PARK.
THE SAME AS I KNEW
YOU'D STEP UP AND DO
COOP'S DIRTY WORK.
SEE, THAT'S THE THING
ABOUT LIVING BY
THE CODE, PREACH.
IT MAKES YOU PREDICTABLE.
SEE, THAT'S HOW I
SPENT MY TIME IN JAIL.
I FIGURED OUT WHAT
I WAS GONNA DO
TO YOU ALL WHEN
I GOT OUT.
[SIRENS, CAR DOORS OPEN]
OH, SO NOW YOU SNITCHING
TO THE POLICE?
NAH, NOT ME,
BUT I MIGHT'VE
ENCOURAGED SOMEBODY TO.
OFFICER: ON YOUR KNEES.
HANDS WHERE I CAN SEE 'EM!
NOW!
THIS AIN'T OVER.
THIS POSSESSION CHARGE
AIN'T GONNA HOLD ME LONG.
BUT THE THIRD STRIKE
WILL.
OFFICER: CORDELL SIMMS,
YOU'RE UNDER ARREST
FOR THE ASSAULT
OF ROBERT "BUGGS" MOODY.
WHEN WAS THE LAST
TIME YOU ATE?
I'M NOT HUNGRY.
YOU SHOULD EAT
SOMETHING, GRACE.
ALL I WANT IS MY SON
OUT OF SURGERY.
THAT WILL MAKE ME
FEEL BETTER.
-I'M SORRY.
-THAT'S OK.
IT'S JUST...
THE OPERATION WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE
OVER HOURS AGO.
YEAH, I KNOW.
SPENCER'S IN
GOOD HANDS, THOUGH.
I CAN'T STOP
THINKING ABOUT,
SOMEONE TRIED TO
KILL MY SON, BILLY,
AFTER ALL I'VE DONE
TO PROTECT HIM,
EVERYTHING I'VE
SACRIFICED.
MY BABY GOT SHOT!
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED
TO DO WITH THAT?
HEY, YOU HAVE DONE
EVERYTHING RIGHT
BY THIS BOY.
IT WASN'T ENOUGH.
IS THAT JUST OUR
CURSE AS A PEOPLE,
IF YOU LOOK
HOW WE LOOK,
IF YOU LIVE WHERE
WE LIVE?
OR WHERE I LIVE.
IT DOESN'T MATTER
WHAT YOU DO,
WHAT YOU GIVE UP.
ALL IT TAKES IS
ONE THUG,
ONE GUN,
AND A GRUDGE...
[SNIFFLES]
TO TAKE IT ALL AWAY.
SPENCER'S OUT OF SURGERY.
DILLON: YES! YEAH.
-MM!
-MM! HA HA.
SLEEPING NOW, BUT ALL
THE EARLY INDICATIONS
ARE POSITIVE.
LAYLA: SO THE SURGERY
WAS A SUCCESS?
DARNELL: SEE? I KNEW HE
WAS GONNA BE BACK BALLING
IN NO TIME, LITTLE MAN.
WELL, THAT'S NOT--
ALL THE FRAGMENTS OF
THE BULLET WERE REMOVED,
SO IT WAS A SUCCESS
IN THAT SENSE,
BUT DR. TAYLOR SAID
ASSESSING DAMAGE TO
THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
IS, UH, DIFFICULT.
DILLON: SO WHEN
CAN WE SEE HIM?
WELL, WE CAN SEE HOW
HE'S FEELING WHEN HE
WAKES UP. COME ON.
LET'S GO.
JORDAN:
PRINCIPAL LONDON,
COME ON.
LONDON: I KNOW YOU'RE UPSET,
BUT THERE'S NOTHING TO BE DONE.
CANCEL THE MEETING,
OR AT LEAST RESCHEDULE
UNTIL MY DAD CAN COME.
JORDAN, CLIFF MOSELY IS
AN IMPORTANT MEMBER OF
THE BEVERLY HIGH COMMUNITY.
THE BOARD WANTS
TO HEAR HIM OUT.
IT DOESN'T TAKE A GENIUS
TO KNOW WHAT MR. MOSELY'S
GONNA SAY IN THERE.
I--I THOUGHT YOU
WERE ON OUR SIDE.
LOOK, LOOK,
PRINCIPAL LONDON,
DON'T LET THIS
HAPPEN, OK,
NOT WHEN MY DAD HASN'T
LEFT THE HOSPITAL
SINCE LAST NIGHT.
YOU CAN'T EXPECT HIM
TO BE HERE WITH
EVERYTHING GOING ON.
THAT'S EXACTLY THE POINT,
JORDAN.
YOUR FATHER'S RIGHT.
WITH ALL THAT YOUR
FAMILY'S GOING
THROUGH, IT'S BEST
THAT HE AND YOU,
FOR THAT MATTER,
PUT YOUR ENERGY
WHERE IT'S MOST NEEDED.
THAT'S AT THE HOSPITAL
AND AT HOME.
IT'S BEST FOR THE TEAM,
AND IT'S BEST
FOR YOUR FAMILY.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE
BUYING THIS BULL CRAP.
THE BEVERLY EAGLES
NEED A COACH ABLE TO
FOCUS ON THE FIELD.
RIGHT NOW YOUR FATHER
JUST ISN'T THAT MAN.
PRINCIPAL LONDON.
CLIFF: NOW, I GOT SOME
IDEAS THAT I THINK
MIGHT BOOST THINGS UP
A LITTLE BIT.
JJ: ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
WHAT IS ALL THIS?
JORDAN: ASHER, WHAT--
WHAT ARE YOU ALL DOING HERE?
ASHER: SIMONE SAID
COACH NEEDED US.
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS.
LONDON: EVERYBODY,
YOU MADE YOUR POINT,
BUT THIS IS A MATTER
FOR THE BOARD NOW.
NO, NO.
BECAUSE WHAT CLIFF
DOESN'T GET IS
BEING AN EAGLE DOESN'T
STOP WHEN THE WHISTLE
BLOWS, ALL RIGHT?
WE SHOW UP FOR EACH OTHER
ON THE FIELD AND OFF.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES US STRONG,
AND IT'S EXACTLY WHAT MY
DAD IS DOING RIGHT NOW,
PUTTING THE TEAM FIRST.
CLIFF: SPENCER JAMES ISN'T
EVEN ON THE TEAM ANYMORE.
HE QUIT.
ASHER: SPENCER JAMES IS
AN EAGLE, SIR.
DOESN'T MATTER IF HE
EVER PICKS UP
A FOOTBALL AGAIN.
JORDAN: YOU SEE, THAT'S
THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN
MY DAD AND YOU, CLIFF.
HE STANDS UP
FOR HIS PLAYERS,
ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY CAN'T
STAND UP FOR THEMSELVES.
SO WE'RE HERE TO STAND UP
FOR HIM, RIGHT?
JJ: CAN I GET
A "HELL, YEAH"?
EAGLES: HELL, YEAH!
MAN, PREACH, COME ON.
THIS IS NOT THE TIME
TO BE GHOSTING ME.
HIT ME BACK, MAN.
[CELL PHONE VIBRATING]
[INDISTINCT POLICE RADIO
TRANSMISSIONS OVER PHONE]
YOU NEXT.
SPENCER'S AWAKE!
GREAT. AND THERE'S
NO TINGLING, EVEN
IN THE EXTREMITIES?
SPENCER: NAH, IT FEELS GOOD.
DOES THAT MEAN IT WORKED?
FULL SENSATION IS
A GREAT SIGN.
TRY TO SQUEEZE MY HAND
IF YOU CAN.
-IT'S NOT WORKING.
-TAKE A BREATH. TRY AGAIN.
-I'M TRYING.
-IT'S OK.
OK, THIS ISN'T UNEXPECTED.
IT'S STILL VERY POSSIBLE
YOU'LL REGAIN
MUSCLE CONTROL IN TIME.
NO, I CAN'T.
I NEED MY HANDS.
EASY. YOU NEED
SOME REST.
NO. COME ON.
I WANT TO TRY
AGAIN. COME ON!
SPENCER? SPENCER, LOOK
AT ME. LOOK AT ME.
BREATHE, BABY.
BREATHE.
-I PROMISED YOU.
-NO, I KNOW.
AND I KNOW YOU'LL
MAKE GOOD ON THAT
PROMISE,
BECAUSE I'VE WATCHED
YOU OVERCOME IMPOSSIBLE
ODDS YOUR WHOLE LIFE.
AND BECAUSE YOU HAVE ME
AND YOU HAVE DILLON
AND YOU HAVE THE BAKERS
AND YOU HAVE A WHOLE MESS
OF PEOPLE BY YOUR SIDE,
WE'LL GET THROUGH THIS
TOGETHER.
I'D STILL LIKE TO TRY
ONE MORE TIME.
OK. ONE MORE TIME.
DON'T TRY TO PUSH YOURSELF.
JUST TAKE
A DEEP BREATH, AND...
TAYLOR: THERE IT IS.
THAT-A BOY.
CONGRATULATIONS.
[EXHALES]
THANK YOU FOR
COMING.
THERE'S NO EASY WAY
TO SAY THIS,
SO I'LL BE BRIEF.
YOUR UTTER DISREGARD
FOR ONE OF OUR OWN IS
NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE BEVERLY HIGH COMMUNITY.
AND IN A UNANIMOUS VOTE,
IT WAS DECIDED
YOU WOULD STEP DOWN
FROM YOUR POSITION
AS LEAD BOOSTER.
AND IN CASE THIS WASN'T
CLEAR, THIS IS NOT OPTIONAL.
I AM MAN ENOUGH
TO ADMIT WHEN
I'VE BEEN BESTED.
YOU WON. BRAVO.
THERE ARE NO WINNERS
OR LOSERS IN--
IN THIS SCENARIO, CLIFF.
THERE ALWAYS ARE.
ALWAYS, WHICH IS WHY
I'M GONNA OFFER YOU
THIS LITTLE PIECE
OF ADVICE.
YOU WILL NEVER BE
ONE OF THEM--
THE BOOSTERS,
THE BEVERLY ELITE.
YOU'RE JUST A BOY FROM
THE HOOD PLAYING DRESS UP,
AND THEY WILL NEVER
ACCEPT YOU THE WAY
THAT YOU REALLY WANT.
WELL, THAT'S WHERE
YOU'RE WRONG, CLIFF.
I WAS NEVER CONFUSED
ABOUT THE PEOPLE
WHO MATTER MOST.
THE ONLY "THEM" I WANT TO
BE A PART OF IS
THE THEM WHO SHOWED UP
FOR ME TODAY,
MY TEAM.
RIGHT.
HEY.
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
HEY.
I, UH, I WANT TO SHOW
YOU SOMETHING.
COME ON.
I CAN'T SPEAK TO
OUR CURSE AS A PEOPLE,
BUT I CAN SPEAK
TO OUR BLESSING.
WE RALLY.
♪ WE BEEN THROUGH A WAR... ♪
THERE IS A LOT OF LOVE
IN CRENSHAW.
THE COMMUNITY MAY HAVE
ITS PROBLEMS, BUT AT
THE END OF THE DAY,
WHAT UNITES US,
WHAT SEES US THROUGH...
♪ BUT I KNOW WE CAN
WALK THIS ROAD... ♪
LOVE.
SPENCER, VOICE-OVER: IT'S LOVE
THAT LIFTS US OUT OF THE DARK.
♪ NO MATTER HOW FAR,
NO MATTER HOW WIDE ♪
SPENCER, VOICE-OVER: SO WHEN
PEOPLE PUT THEIR LIES ON YOU,
ATTACK YOU,
TRY TO TAKE YOU OUT...
REMEMBER TO LET THE LOVE
FROM THOSE AROUND YOU
CARRY YOU THROUGH.
♪ ...NO MATTER HOW TIRED ♪
♪ AND TOGETHER WE'LL WEATHER
THE STORM ♪
♪ IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT ♪
SPENCER, VOICE-OVER: BECAUSE
THE TRUTH IS,
IGNORANCE AND HATE HOLD HANDS.
YOU KNOW WORD ON
THE STREET IS
TYRONE LEFT TOWN.
WELL, WHEREVER HE AT,
HE AIN'T GONNA
BE THERE FOR LONG.
YEAH. AND AS SOON AS HE
SHOW HIS FACE,
I'M LIGHTING HIS ASS UP.
GET IN LINE.
SPENCER, VOICE-OVER: THEY
TRY TO BLIND YOU, SMOTHER US.
THEY TRY TO DESTROY
THE LIGHT OF HOPE.
BUT OUR LOVE CAN CONSUME
THE DARKNESS
AND DRIVE OUT THE HATE.
AND, YEAH, THAT LOVE MIGHT NOT
CHANGE EVERYONE.
YOU MIGHT STILL RUN INTO
CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS BIAS,
MICROAGGRESSIONS,
OUTRIGHT RACISM, HATE,
BUT IT'S IN THOSE MOMENTS WE GOT
TO HOLD ON TO THOSE
THAT SHINE THEIR LIGHT ON US.
WE GOT TO HOLD ON TO THOSE THAT
GIVE US
LIFE AND LOVE TO THE FULLEST.
BECAUSE IT'S THAT LOVE
THAT BINDS US AS A PEOPLE,
AS A COMMUNITY.
IT'S WHAT HELPS US
COME BACK STRONGER
AND BETTER THAN EVER.
THIS IS SPENCER JAMES FOR
OLIVIA BAKER'S "LIV THE TRUTH."
PEACE.
♪ ...EVEN IF I'M FALLING ♪
♪ SAVING YOU IS GONNA SAVE
MY LIFE ♪
♪ AND IF YOU'RE READY ♪
♪ I'LL HOLD YOU STEADY ♪
♪ WHERE THE LOVE IS HEAVY ♪
♪ AND WE CAN MAKE IT
TO THE OTHER SIDE ♪
♪ AND WE CAN MAKE IT... ♪
THANKS FOR SAVING
MY LIFE.
ANYTIME.
♪ AND WE CAN MAKE IT
TO THE OTHER SIDE ♪
GREG, MOVE YOUR HEAD.