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Previously on "Bel-Air"...
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I'm looking to get more
engagement for the house,
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and I have some ideas I would
love to talk to you about.
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How can I help?
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We want to offer you the
executive director position.
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Isn't that Janice's title?
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It's yours if you want it.
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Sorry to break
the news, brother,
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but you're stuck with me.
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I'm always gonna do what's best
for our firm's future.
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I just need to make sure
that whatever Phil decides,
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you don't have another agenda.
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My interest in Philip
is strictly professional.
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Let's party.
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[dramatic music]
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What the fuck?
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[knock at door]
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I found your vehicle.
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Sooner or later,
your truth will have no choice
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but to reveal itself.
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Hey, do you know why Brian's
not on the team anymore?
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Can't get a straight answer
from anybody.
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Yeah, let's talk
about that too.
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Doc is not
who you think he is.
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Apparently,
Doc has been taking bribes
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to steer players to colleges
and agents.
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And now someone
is threatening
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to blow the whistle on Doc
and the entire team.
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Yeah.
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[tense music]
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♪ ♪
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So these colleges and agents
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are willing to pay Doc
because he has access
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to these Zenith Hype players?
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It's a violation for sure.
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But they want to get in early
with the best athletes.
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And Doc's like the gatekeeper
to the next top draft picks.
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All he has to do is
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steer his top players
in their direction.
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And he used to do it
with a business partner,
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a guy named Lorenzo.
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And they built Zenith together.
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But they fell out,
and Doc cut him off completely.
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Now he's determined
to take Doc down.
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He's talked to all the players
and told them the truth
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about how Doc's been
profiting off of them.
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You mean,
they didn't even know?
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Which is why
my boy Brian left.
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All this time, they were
thinking that he was operating
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in their own best interest.
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But he was just looking out
for his own.
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Oh, these poor boys.
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You were right about him
the whole time, Uncle Phil.
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I should've listened.
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- I'm happy to pay him a visit.
- No, no.
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You said
real men face hard things.
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Gotta talk to him myself,
tell him I'm done.
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♪ ♪
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OK.
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OK, but just know that
if this becomes
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more complicated
than a conversation,
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I'll have to step in.
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Thanks, Uncle Phil.
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♪ ♪
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Should I go with him?
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No.
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No, we made a promise
to give him the space
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to work through his choices, so...
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Your restraint is admirable.
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♪ ♪
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[school bell ringing]
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Carlton, hey.
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Are you sure
you haven't heard from Connor?
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'Cause it's not like him
to miss practice.
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You know I'm not
his babysitter, all right?
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We're not boys
like that anymore.
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OK.
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I'm sure that he is fine.
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Yeah.
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[soft tense music]
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Oh, my God, no.
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[indistinct chatter]
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♪ ♪
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You OK?
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[sighs heavily]
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It's complicated.
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I just don't know
why you're still his friend.
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- Drew.
- I'm not trying to start shit.
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But?
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He's hanging with
that shady white boy again.
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Connor?
They don't hang anymore.
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No?
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Then why'd I see them
driving off of campus
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after school yesterday?
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[hip-hop music]
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Guys, can I rap with
y'all for a second?
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Hey, look, y'all--
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look, y'all are some of
the coldest hoopers
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I ever ran with, ever, period.
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Y'all earned that shit,
not Doc.
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- So you heard what's up?
- Yeah.
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Y'all, he's been telling y'all
who y'all can talk to,
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what y'all can and can't do,
saying he's got y'all back.
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Bro, he's only looking out
for himself.
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- Y'all can't see that?
- You just got here, bruh.
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All right, so if
I'm tripping, tell me what's up
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because we was starting
to feel like family.
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I mean, yeah, Doc should've
told us about his come up.
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But all we want to do is play
ball, and he gets results.
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Yo, so Brian is
the only motherfucker
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with a brain around here.
Is that it?
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Think about it, y'all.
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There's always more
to the story, man.
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Look,
Brian gon' be all right.
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He's going to UCLA,
probably the pros.
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That nigga's set.
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Yeah, and when you
walk out of here,
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you walkin' a new Lex
and a nice crib.
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We walk to
a fucking bus stop.
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Look, at the end of the day,
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Doc is all we got.
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[Easy McCoy's "Déjà Vu"]
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[indistinct chatter]
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* It's like déjà vu,
I see it all the time ♪
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♪ Yeah, it's like déjà vu ♪
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♪ I see it all the time ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ Yeah ♪
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[doorbell rings]
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- Erika.
- Hey, Viv.
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Look, I didn't mean
to interrupt, but, um...
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these are for you.
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You do know
a flower delivery service
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could have saved you
the gas and the mileage.
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True.
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But how else could I be nosy
and see where you live?
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Not gonna lie,
I may have peeped
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your penthouse
in New York on Instagram
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- a few times too.
- [chuckles]
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Look, Viv, the truth is,
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I want to apologize
for the past.
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- It's long overdue.
- We were young.
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Yes, but while I could
excuse it in college,
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as an adult, I can own it.
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I'm sorry, Viv.
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Truly.
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[soft music]
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♪ ♪
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No.
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No, no, no, no, no.
This is not good.
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Huh?
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What is this?
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You call this a great deal?
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I mean, they--they're making us
fire half our staff.
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It's an acquisition, Phil.
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Everyone knew that there were
gonna be some employee layoffs.
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No, they're not
just employees, James.
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They're family.
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They got kids in college,
mortgages, medical bills.
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We know. We're gonna have to
make some tough choices.
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Whitaker, Mason,
and Associates
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is the best one we got.
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No, no, they got too much
control of our compensation,
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our benefits, our clients.
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Look, we need a new plan.
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There is no new plan, Phil.
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You saw our numbers, right?
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Look, moving into the future
doesn't always
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look like what we thought, OK?
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But this right here,
this is how we survive.
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So we just eat the shit
they throw at us?
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- Is that what we doing?
- [sighs]
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Since when do we operate from
a position of fear,
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ladies and gentlemen, hm?
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Well, since we lost
that Garrison account,
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- largely because--
- I left.
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I didn't say that.
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You didn't have to.
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We lost our leverage.
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The board doesn't
like it either,
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but this is where we are.
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And what happens when they
realize that our small clients
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don't bring in as much income?
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Or they disagree with the kinds
of cases that we want to take?
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They're not just acquiring
our firm, James.
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They are dismantling
our legacy.
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And if we sign this,
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I won't even recognize
who we are anymore.
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So tell Whittaker and Mason
that they can go kiss my ass.
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[tense music]
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[indistinct chatter]
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Gotta admit,
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I didn't have a leading you
on a tour of my home
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- on my bucket list.
- [chuckles]
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Oh, I appreciate it
because that hot tub,
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oh, that is calling my name.
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Oh, yeah, Joan and I are out
there almost every weekend.
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Oh, you two are
still friends?
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Of course.
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Well, I've been caught up
in my career for so long,
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I don't have too many girlfriends.
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Mm, you need the sisterhood.
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Oh, we've brought each other
through parenting,
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- marriage, divorce.
- [scoffs]
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Well, I got divorce covered.
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And career?
I can do that.
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Lord knows I could use
some career clarity now.
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Yeah?
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Try me.
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I'm considering a position
that is a dream job,
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but it's being offered
at the expense of someone else.
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Hm, well, my guess,
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if that someone else was doing
their job right,
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they wouldn't
be offering it to you.
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- That is true.
- Then that's not on you.
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Look, when I think of
how much disrespect we get,
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especially as Black women,
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I learned to stop giving
so much consideration
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to the people who haven't
done the same for me.
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Phil, I see you haven't
been checking your messages.
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What, is everything OK?
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I've tried calling you
multiple times.
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[indistinct conversation]
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- Ladies.
- Oh.
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Hey, Phil.
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Wow.
[chuckles]
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This is quite the surprise.
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Just like old times.
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And if Carlton is
hanging with Connor,
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we already know
where that leads.
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So what?
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We stage an intervention
or something?
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I was hoping you would
put aside your differences
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- and talk to him.
- Why don't you talk to him?
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Y'all are cool, right?
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We kinda got into
a big argument after
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he accused Drew of dropping
the locker room video.
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- It got messy.
- Well, you should know that
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I'm the one who told him
to tell you
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'cause I didn't think
you'd believe it
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- if it came from me.
- What?
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- Yeah.
- Come on.
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You really think Drew would do
something like that?
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Yeah, I think so.
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Captain Light Skin be on
some diabolical shit.
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You just don't want to see it.
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He is the one who told me
about Connor and Carlton.
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Yeah.
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And you don't think
Drew's playing his own game?
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How did we even get here?
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You on the outs with Carlton,
me and him not speaking.
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When did we stop looking out
for each other?
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No, I'm done looking out
for Carlton's ass
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'cause he'll throw you under
the bus any chance he gets.
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Believe me.
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But if it comes down to
Drew's word against his,
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00:10:51,276 --> 00:10:54,154
I'm going with my cuz all day.
259
00:10:54,154 --> 00:10:56,364
And you should too.
260
00:10:56,364 --> 00:10:59,993
♪ ♪
261
00:10:59,993 --> 00:11:03,038
Connor, quit playing games
262
00:11:03,038 --> 00:11:05,248
and answer the fucking phone.
263
00:11:05,248 --> 00:11:07,042
All right, I need to know
what's going on.
264
00:11:07,042 --> 00:11:12,422
♪ ♪
265
00:11:17,510 --> 00:11:18,636
Whew, I got to give it
to you, Hil,
266
00:11:18,636 --> 00:11:21,681
this football collab
is brilliant.
267
00:11:21,681 --> 00:11:23,683
You know, I guess I just
needed to walk on water
268
00:11:23,683 --> 00:11:24,642
to make you a believer.
269
00:11:24,642 --> 00:11:26,186
Oh, thank you.
270
00:11:26,186 --> 00:11:28,980
Um, so, like, I don't even
know how to throw a football.
271
00:11:28,980 --> 00:11:30,690
Is there gonna be a tutorial,
or are we just gonna have--
272
00:11:30,690 --> 00:11:32,734
No one cares, as long as
it gets people to
273
00:11:32,734 --> 00:11:33,818
watch, like, and subscribe.
274
00:11:33,818 --> 00:11:35,153
And who knows,
275
00:11:35,153 --> 00:11:38,281
maybe I'll score a baller
boyfriend like Hilary.
276
00:11:38,281 --> 00:11:40,408
No, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no.
277
00:11:40,408 --> 00:11:42,786
This is a professional partnership.
278
00:11:42,786 --> 00:11:43,912
Y'all, I'm serious!
279
00:11:43,912 --> 00:11:45,955
Me and LaMarcus
are just friends.
280
00:11:45,955 --> 00:11:47,624
- There's my girl.
- "My girl."
281
00:11:47,624 --> 00:11:50,251
Hi. Thank you so much
for everything.
282
00:11:50,251 --> 00:11:51,419
We are so excited.
283
00:11:51,419 --> 00:11:53,129
Oh, everybody, LaMarcus.
284
00:11:53,129 --> 00:11:54,964
LaMarcus, this is
the House Extraordinaire.
285
00:11:54,964 --> 00:11:56,091
Oh, nice to meet you all.
286
00:11:56,091 --> 00:11:57,634
Nice to meet you too.
287
00:11:57,634 --> 00:12:01,388
And, uh, since you like
to pass out billboards,
288
00:12:01,388 --> 00:12:03,098
feel free to pass one my way.
289
00:12:03,098 --> 00:12:04,933
Uh--
[laughter]
290
00:12:04,933 --> 00:12:06,935
Hey, I got everything set up.
291
00:12:06,935 --> 00:12:08,144
The house is yours.
292
00:12:08,144 --> 00:12:09,145
Let me know
if you need anything.
293
00:12:09,145 --> 00:12:10,855
OK.
294
00:12:10,855 --> 00:12:13,024
♪ ♪
295
00:12:13,024 --> 00:12:16,319
- [chuckles]
- OK, just friends.
296
00:12:16,319 --> 00:12:17,529
Does he know that?
297
00:12:17,529 --> 00:12:19,155
I'm done here.
I'm done here.
298
00:12:19,155 --> 00:12:21,282
Mm-hmm.
[phone chimes]
299
00:12:21,282 --> 00:12:22,492
Did you see that kiss?
300
00:12:22,492 --> 00:12:23,660
There is no way
they're just friends.
301
00:12:23,660 --> 00:12:25,662
Oh, totally.
He so wants her back.
302
00:12:25,662 --> 00:12:27,539
[hip-hop music]
303
00:12:27,539 --> 00:12:28,832
[sighs]
304
00:12:28,832 --> 00:12:30,834
Mm, what's wrong?
305
00:12:30,834 --> 00:12:32,419
Just got a calendar alert.
306
00:12:32,419 --> 00:12:35,171
Jazz is having his first meet
and greet at his store today.
307
00:12:35,171 --> 00:12:36,756
Yeah, so?
308
00:12:36,756 --> 00:12:38,216
It's his first one.
309
00:12:38,216 --> 00:12:40,343
I helped him plan it
and everything.
310
00:12:40,343 --> 00:12:41,469
It's a big day for him.
311
00:12:41,469 --> 00:12:43,513
Girl, it's your big day.
312
00:12:43,513 --> 00:12:45,807
Jazz is the past.
313
00:12:45,807 --> 00:12:49,686
Let's focus on your future.
314
00:12:49,686 --> 00:12:51,688
♪ ♪
315
00:12:51,688 --> 00:12:53,231
[DAYNA MADISON's
"Feeling Priceless"]
316
00:12:53,231 --> 00:12:54,858
Glad to see you and Erika
are finding a way
317
00:12:54,858 --> 00:12:56,735
of being friends again.
318
00:12:56,735 --> 00:12:59,029
I wouldn't say all that.
319
00:12:59,029 --> 00:13:01,531
We'll see where it goes.
320
00:13:01,531 --> 00:13:04,325
Baby steps.
[glasses clink]
321
00:13:04,325 --> 00:13:06,661
* I get excited
when you come home ♪
322
00:13:06,661 --> 00:13:09,080
But she is
a badass business woman,
323
00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:10,832
I'll give her that.
324
00:13:10,832 --> 00:13:14,169
Really got me thinking about
accepting that Neeman position.
325
00:13:14,169 --> 00:13:15,712
Well, it's a great
opportunity for you.
326
00:13:15,712 --> 00:13:18,715
* Fireworks
every time we kiss ♪
327
00:13:18,715 --> 00:13:21,885
I wish I could say the same
about the acquisition offer.
328
00:13:21,885 --> 00:13:23,845
That bad?
329
00:13:23,845 --> 00:13:24,929
Yeah.
330
00:13:24,929 --> 00:13:26,097
We're in a tough position,
331
00:13:26,097 --> 00:13:28,224
and we need to make a move.
332
00:13:28,224 --> 00:13:32,437
James is ready to roll over,
and I just can't.
333
00:13:32,437 --> 00:13:34,814
But what about the offer
at Erika's firm?
334
00:13:34,814 --> 00:13:36,358
Sounds like they're willing
to let you have
335
00:13:36,358 --> 00:13:38,276
anything you ask for.
336
00:13:38,276 --> 00:13:40,570
Yeah, maybe.
337
00:13:42,364 --> 00:13:45,200
But how would you feel
about that, hm?
338
00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:47,869
Trust me,
I've got my eyes on Erika.
339
00:13:47,869 --> 00:13:50,205
Let me worry about her.
340
00:13:50,205 --> 00:13:54,709
You need to make the decision
341
00:13:54,709 --> 00:13:58,380
that's best
for your future, hm?
342
00:13:58,380 --> 00:14:02,217
* Thanks for showing me
I'm priceless ♪
343
00:14:02,217 --> 00:14:04,177
Your PA, reporting for duty.
344
00:14:04,177 --> 00:14:05,845
I'm happy to help
however you need.
345
00:14:05,845 --> 00:14:07,180
Great, Ash!
346
00:14:07,180 --> 00:14:09,432
OK, so you can make sure
everyone stays hydrated.
347
00:14:09,432 --> 00:14:11,476
If you see the snack bowls
are empty, fill those up.
348
00:14:11,476 --> 00:14:13,728
And really, just make sure that
the day goes smoothly.
349
00:14:13,728 --> 00:14:15,730
Got you,
and just to be clear,
350
00:14:15,730 --> 00:14:17,482
Sloan James
is still coming, right?
351
00:14:17,482 --> 00:14:19,567
Yes, girl, she's coming.
She's our fifth player.
352
00:14:19,567 --> 00:14:20,652
I can't wait to meet her.
353
00:14:20,652 --> 00:14:22,487
I mean,
she's a teen TikTok icon.
354
00:14:22,487 --> 00:14:24,698
With 4 million followers.
355
00:14:24,698 --> 00:14:26,491
I just love how
she uses her platform
356
00:14:26,491 --> 00:14:28,284
to talk about real issues--
357
00:14:28,284 --> 00:14:30,787
misogyny, racism,
protecting the planet.
358
00:14:30,787 --> 00:14:33,123
Like, literally, I watch
her videos all the time.
359
00:14:33,123 --> 00:14:34,290
OK, OK, you know what?
360
00:14:34,290 --> 00:14:36,167
While you're nerding out,
go ahead and put
361
00:14:36,167 --> 00:14:37,752
these waters in that cooler.
362
00:14:37,752 --> 00:14:39,295
Chop, chop.
363
00:14:39,295 --> 00:14:42,465
[hip-hop music]
364
00:14:46,302 --> 00:14:48,471
You missed practice today.
365
00:14:48,471 --> 00:14:50,473
Seems like you got
something on your mind.
366
00:14:50,473 --> 00:14:52,475
Thought maybe you wanted
to say it to me directly,
367
00:14:52,475 --> 00:14:56,312
instead of in that locker room
in front of my players.
368
00:14:56,312 --> 00:14:58,189
Man, Doc, I trusted you.
369
00:14:58,189 --> 00:15:00,567
I never lied to you, Will.
370
00:15:00,567 --> 00:15:03,653
I told you the same thing
I tell all my players, man,
371
00:15:03,653 --> 00:15:05,530
that I would help you
reach your dreams
372
00:15:05,530 --> 00:15:07,323
and turn you into
a savage on the court.
373
00:15:07,323 --> 00:15:10,326
- Didn't I do that?
- And why should I believe you?
374
00:15:10,326 --> 00:15:12,328
You can't be that naive.
375
00:15:12,328 --> 00:15:13,997
Ain't shit going on
at Zenith Hype
376
00:15:13,997 --> 00:15:16,166
that hasn't been happening in
high school and college sports
377
00:15:16,166 --> 00:15:17,751
for years, man.
378
00:15:17,751 --> 00:15:20,712
[soft music]
379
00:15:20,712 --> 00:15:23,506
♪ ♪
380
00:15:23,506 --> 00:15:27,635
You know that day
I signed with you,
381
00:15:27,635 --> 00:15:30,430
I was so proud
to call you my coach.
382
00:15:30,430 --> 00:15:32,849
I went home, I called my moms.
383
00:15:32,849 --> 00:15:36,353
Because I needed to believe
that someone like you,
384
00:15:36,353 --> 00:15:40,774
a real one, existed.
385
00:15:40,774 --> 00:15:43,651
The type that didn't
come from much.
386
00:15:43,651 --> 00:15:47,655
The type that people overlook
'cause of where he's from.
387
00:15:47,655 --> 00:15:49,282
The kind that can
handle his business
388
00:15:49,282 --> 00:15:52,369
and still be connected
to the streets.
389
00:15:52,369 --> 00:15:55,163
I wanted to look at you,
390
00:15:55,163 --> 00:15:57,457
point at you,
391
00:15:57,457 --> 00:15:59,834
and say, "That's my guy."
392
00:15:59,834 --> 00:16:03,296
♪ ♪
393
00:16:03,296 --> 00:16:06,049
And now I guess
I just feel stupid
394
00:16:06,049 --> 00:16:07,759
'cause all you are
395
00:16:07,759 --> 00:16:12,263
is just another nigga trying to
hustle his way to the top.
396
00:16:12,263 --> 00:16:15,725
And I'm not naive.
I know that shit happens.
397
00:16:15,725 --> 00:16:20,230
I guess I just wanted you
to be better than that.
398
00:16:20,230 --> 00:16:22,273
♪ ♪
399
00:16:22,273 --> 00:16:24,234
That's it.
400
00:16:24,234 --> 00:16:28,613
♪ ♪
401
00:16:33,243 --> 00:16:35,412
What is going on?
402
00:16:35,412 --> 00:16:37,163
Why don't you have a seat,
403
00:16:37,163 --> 00:16:41,126
so we can talk about what
really happened last night.
404
00:16:41,126 --> 00:16:43,545
[clears throat]
405
00:16:43,545 --> 00:16:46,506
[tense music]
406
00:16:46,506 --> 00:16:52,595
♪ ♪
407
00:16:57,767 --> 00:16:59,144
Well, after what
happened last night,
408
00:16:59,144 --> 00:17:02,022
Geoffrey suggested that
we should sit and meet with
409
00:17:02,022 --> 00:17:03,356
Connor and his mom.
410
00:17:03,356 --> 00:17:04,691
How thoughtful.
411
00:17:04,691 --> 00:17:06,359
- My pleasure.
- I'm glad he did
412
00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:07,610
because I couldn't get
a straight answer
413
00:17:07,610 --> 00:17:09,362
out of Connor
about why he came home
414
00:17:09,362 --> 00:17:11,239
in the middle of the night or
415
00:17:11,239 --> 00:17:13,533
why his father's Patek Philippe
watch was missing.
416
00:17:13,533 --> 00:17:14,659
This is ridiculous, Mom.
417
00:17:14,659 --> 00:17:15,910
I already told you
what happened.
418
00:17:15,910 --> 00:17:18,204
Yeah, you said that
you and Carlton went out
419
00:17:18,204 --> 00:17:20,415
after school and got robbed?
420
00:17:20,415 --> 00:17:22,584
Robbed?
421
00:17:23,710 --> 00:17:25,712
Carlton didn't say
anything about that.
422
00:17:25,712 --> 00:17:29,841
Listen, Mom.
I already told you my story.
423
00:17:29,841 --> 00:17:32,302
We grabbed some beers
after school.
424
00:17:32,302 --> 00:17:34,429
With Conner's fake ID.
425
00:17:34,429 --> 00:17:36,931
Fake--I'm so--
you have a fake ID?
426
00:17:36,931 --> 00:17:40,435
Um, not anymore.
427
00:17:40,435 --> 00:17:43,146
Right, and--
and then we drank.
428
00:17:43,146 --> 00:17:45,607
Um, and--and then we went
our separate ways.
429
00:17:45,607 --> 00:17:48,151
And that's when I started
having a medical emergency.
430
00:17:48,151 --> 00:17:50,362
And so I pulled my car over
to the side of the road,
431
00:17:50,362 --> 00:17:51,654
tried to walk it off.
432
00:17:51,654 --> 00:17:54,115
And, um, you know,
433
00:17:54,115 --> 00:17:55,909
I got lost and disoriented.
434
00:17:55,909 --> 00:17:59,496
And--and that's when I called
you to come pick me up.
435
00:17:59,496 --> 00:18:01,581
That's my story, and,
436
00:18:01,581 --> 00:18:03,958
you know, also the truth.
437
00:18:07,879 --> 00:18:10,590
Connor, what do you
have to say to that?
438
00:18:13,385 --> 00:18:17,305
I have to say that--
439
00:18:17,305 --> 00:18:22,060
Um, I have to say... that is--
440
00:18:22,060 --> 00:18:26,564
um, that is--
that's not my story.
441
00:18:26,564 --> 00:18:28,900
Because I lied.
442
00:18:28,900 --> 00:18:30,110
Excuse me?
443
00:18:30,110 --> 00:18:31,444
Yeah, I, uh--
444
00:18:31,444 --> 00:18:33,613
I hung out with Carlton.
445
00:18:33,613 --> 00:18:37,701
And we got beers after school
with my fake ID.
446
00:18:37,701 --> 00:18:42,372
And then, like Carlton said,
after that, we split up.
447
00:18:42,372 --> 00:18:43,581
Yeah.
448
00:18:43,581 --> 00:18:46,501
Yeah, I--I headed home.
449
00:18:46,501 --> 00:18:48,461
And where did you go?
450
00:18:48,461 --> 00:18:51,339
I, um--
451
00:18:51,339 --> 00:18:53,633
I met up with this girl, OK?
452
00:18:53,633 --> 00:18:55,010
- One that you don't approve of.
- Oh, no.
453
00:18:55,010 --> 00:18:56,970
- No, no, no. Not Sidney.
- Yeah.
454
00:18:56,970 --> 00:18:58,346
Oh, God.
455
00:18:58,346 --> 00:19:01,224
And saying you were robbed
is a better story?
456
00:19:01,224 --> 00:19:03,810
She's a high school dropout
who works at CVS.
457
00:19:03,810 --> 00:19:06,271
This is exactly why I lied.
458
00:19:06,271 --> 00:19:08,481
You get all judgey,
and then you just go apeshit
459
00:19:08,481 --> 00:19:09,649
for literally no reason, Mom.
460
00:19:09,649 --> 00:19:11,234
Because I am
fucking exhausted.
461
00:19:11,234 --> 00:19:12,610
I work all day long,
462
00:19:12,610 --> 00:19:14,362
and then I have to come home
to his shit.
463
00:19:14,362 --> 00:19:16,156
I've had it up to here
with him.
464
00:19:16,156 --> 00:19:19,659
So what happened to
your father's watch?
465
00:19:19,659 --> 00:19:21,911
That's a great question.
Answer her, Connor.
466
00:19:21,911 --> 00:19:24,706
I, uh--I ended up crashing
at Sid's place.
467
00:19:24,706 --> 00:19:25,957
So I must have left it
in her bedroom.
468
00:19:25,957 --> 00:19:27,042
She's still looking for it.
469
00:19:27,042 --> 00:19:28,710
Please tell me
you used protection.
470
00:19:28,710 --> 00:19:31,171
My God, Mom,
I'm not fucking stupid.
471
00:19:31,171 --> 00:19:32,630
Gosh!
472
00:19:32,630 --> 00:19:34,674
Um...
473
00:19:34,674 --> 00:19:36,968
anyway, um,
474
00:19:36,968 --> 00:19:39,387
as you can see, Mrs. Banks,
475
00:19:39,387 --> 00:19:41,097
Carlton told the truth.
476
00:19:41,097 --> 00:19:45,518
And I was just trying
to cover my own ass,
477
00:19:45,518 --> 00:19:49,022
I mean, butt or--
478
00:19:49,022 --> 00:19:53,026
bottom?
479
00:19:53,026 --> 00:19:54,277
My apologies.
480
00:19:54,277 --> 00:19:56,696
Oh, these kids.
481
00:19:56,696 --> 00:19:59,074
They really are something,
aren't they?
482
00:19:59,074 --> 00:20:00,700
Mm-hmm.
483
00:20:00,700 --> 00:20:02,160
Well, thanks, Viv.
484
00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,162
Anyways, did you hear,
there's this new chef at Nobu.
485
00:20:04,162 --> 00:20:05,663
You have to ask him
for everything
486
00:20:05,663 --> 00:20:06,998
that's off the menu.
487
00:20:06,998 --> 00:20:08,875
Of course, it's the priciest,
but who cares?
488
00:20:08,875 --> 00:20:10,543
- You want to go sometime?
- Oh, well,
489
00:20:10,543 --> 00:20:12,712
I have a lot going on but--
490
00:20:12,712 --> 00:20:15,715
[dramatic music]
491
00:20:15,715 --> 00:20:16,716
♪ ♪
492
00:20:16,716 --> 00:20:19,761
[hip-hop music]
493
00:20:19,761 --> 00:20:22,055
♪ Four, three, two, one ♪
494
00:20:22,055 --> 00:20:24,099
♪ Work that body,
let's all have fun ♪
495
00:20:24,099 --> 00:20:27,602
♪ ♪
496
00:20:27,602 --> 00:20:29,979
♪ Baby, I'm the best ♪
497
00:20:29,979 --> 00:20:31,356
♪ And you were sucking,
all that talk ♪
498
00:20:31,356 --> 00:20:33,483
♪ You ain't think
I would forget ♪
499
00:20:33,483 --> 00:20:35,527
♪ I want to see you sweat ♪
500
00:20:35,527 --> 00:20:38,571
♪ Make you know my name ♪
501
00:20:38,571 --> 00:20:40,073
Damn, I love my job.
502
00:20:40,073 --> 00:20:41,908
OK.
503
00:20:41,908 --> 00:20:45,120
Ladies, let me introduce you
to the players.
504
00:20:45,120 --> 00:20:47,414
We got my boy D.
505
00:20:47,414 --> 00:20:50,667
- Ernest Jones.
- Yo, yo, what's good, ladies?
506
00:20:50,667 --> 00:20:52,085
Anderson Chosen.
507
00:20:52,085 --> 00:20:53,586
Yo, what's popping?
What's good?
508
00:20:53,586 --> 00:20:56,214
- And Eric Kendricks.
- What's up?
509
00:20:56,214 --> 00:20:58,758
All right, boys.
Let's huddle up.
510
00:20:58,758 --> 00:21:00,593
- Let's do it.
- Sounds good to me.
511
00:21:00,593 --> 00:21:02,012
[giggles]
512
00:21:02,012 --> 00:21:03,805
- Come on, y'all.
- Ah.
513
00:21:03,805 --> 00:21:05,140
♪ ♪
514
00:21:05,140 --> 00:21:06,307
Hilarious.
515
00:21:06,307 --> 00:21:07,976
Hey.
516
00:21:07,976 --> 00:21:09,102
I know I said a lot
the other night.
517
00:21:09,102 --> 00:21:11,062
I hope I didn't overwhelm you.
518
00:21:11,062 --> 00:21:13,273
No.
No, I thought it was sweet.
519
00:21:13,273 --> 00:21:17,277
And I'm super grateful
about today.
520
00:21:17,277 --> 00:21:18,778
What's on your mind?
521
00:21:18,778 --> 00:21:22,032
I don't want you to think
that I'm using you
522
00:21:22,032 --> 00:21:24,617
for what you can do for me,
523
00:21:24,617 --> 00:21:27,620
like I'm superficial.
524
00:21:27,620 --> 00:21:28,747
Please, I know
you're not like that.
525
00:21:28,747 --> 00:21:29,956
And I don't want you to think
526
00:21:29,956 --> 00:21:33,001
I'm doing all this
just to get at you.
527
00:21:33,001 --> 00:21:35,795
- Unless it's gonna work.
- [laughs]
528
00:21:35,795 --> 00:21:37,756
How 'bout we just
make today about
529
00:21:37,756 --> 00:21:39,299
having some fun, all right?
No pressure.
530
00:21:39,299 --> 00:21:43,428
Just you and me having
a good time like we used to.
531
00:21:43,428 --> 00:21:45,680
- I'd like that.
- All right.
532
00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:48,141
♪ That motion, drip, drip ♪
533
00:21:48,141 --> 00:21:50,393
♪ Like you came out
of the ocean, huh ♪
534
00:21:50,393 --> 00:21:53,313
♪ I see you, hold on, this was
really just a preview ♪
535
00:21:53,313 --> 00:21:55,482
♪ You ain't tired already,
so we eat me ♪
536
00:21:55,482 --> 00:21:57,692
♪ After the first go around
and see me ♪
537
00:21:57,692 --> 00:21:59,486
♪ You feel that? Pressure ♪
538
00:21:59,486 --> 00:22:01,654
♪ Go harder and
get better and better ♪
539
00:22:01,654 --> 00:22:05,075
♪ Sweat drip and get
wetter and wetter ♪
540
00:22:05,075 --> 00:22:08,536
So tell me you have
good news about the offer.
541
00:22:08,536 --> 00:22:11,831
I have given it some thought,
and I think it'd be a good fit.
542
00:22:11,831 --> 00:22:15,752
Are you serious?
[chuckles]
543
00:22:15,752 --> 00:22:17,295
Oh, the partners are
gonna be thrilled.
544
00:22:17,295 --> 00:22:18,672
You know, they're gonna do
whatever it takes
545
00:22:18,672 --> 00:22:19,964
to close the deal fast.
546
00:22:19,964 --> 00:22:21,800
Yeah, I'm glad to hear it.
547
00:22:24,302 --> 00:22:26,513
You know, you played
really hard to get.
548
00:22:26,513 --> 00:22:28,139
But I'm glad you reconsidered.
549
00:22:28,139 --> 00:22:31,810
Looks like that little visit
with Viv paid off, huh?
550
00:22:31,810 --> 00:22:35,021
[soft music]
551
00:22:35,021 --> 00:22:36,189
What do you mean?
552
00:22:36,189 --> 00:22:37,941
Ah, you know,
I was just hoping that
553
00:22:37,941 --> 00:22:41,194
once things were smoothed over
between me and her,
554
00:22:41,194 --> 00:22:44,823
she'd give you the space to
make a clear-headed decision.
555
00:22:44,823 --> 00:22:47,158
And here you are.
556
00:22:47,158 --> 00:22:49,160
Hm.
557
00:22:51,287 --> 00:22:53,832
Well, I do have a few requests.
558
00:22:53,832 --> 00:22:55,875
One very big one, actually.
559
00:22:55,875 --> 00:22:57,877
The matter we discussed
at lunch?
560
00:22:57,877 --> 00:23:00,964
♪ ♪
561
00:23:00,964 --> 00:23:02,465
The Garrison account.
562
00:23:02,465 --> 00:23:03,883
You didn't think
I'd forget, did you?
563
00:23:03,883 --> 00:23:05,343
[chuckles]
564
00:23:05,343 --> 00:23:08,555
Look, I'll make the call,
whatever it takes.
565
00:23:08,555 --> 00:23:11,683
All right.
566
00:23:11,683 --> 00:23:14,144
I look forward to
the negotiation.
567
00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:18,106
Well, I think we can do
better than that.
568
00:23:18,106 --> 00:23:19,441
Welcome to the team, Philip.
569
00:23:19,441 --> 00:23:21,943
[both laugh]
570
00:23:23,486 --> 00:23:25,947
This is gonna be so good.
571
00:23:25,947 --> 00:23:32,078
♪ ♪
572
00:23:32,078 --> 00:23:33,538
"I don't want anything
to do with Connor
573
00:23:33,538 --> 00:23:35,165
or any of his bullshit,"
that's what you told me!
574
00:23:35,165 --> 00:23:36,583
This isn't what you think.
575
00:23:36,583 --> 00:23:39,002
OK, so--so you passed out,
and you lost your car.
576
00:23:39,002 --> 00:23:40,337
Aren't you tired of the lies,
Carlton?
577
00:23:40,337 --> 00:23:42,380
- 'Cause, shit, I know I am.
- Look, I get it, right?
578
00:23:42,380 --> 00:23:44,049
Shit's fucked up in your life
right now, all right?
579
00:23:44,049 --> 00:23:45,550
- Dad told me all about Zenith.
- No, no, no, no.
580
00:23:45,550 --> 00:23:47,093
- This is not about me.
- [chuckles] You sure?
581
00:23:47,093 --> 00:23:49,304
'Cause it sure feels like it.
582
00:23:50,764 --> 00:23:53,224
[chuckles softly]
583
00:23:53,224 --> 00:23:57,145
Are you back on that stuff?
584
00:23:57,145 --> 00:23:58,438
Hey, what are you doing?
585
00:23:58,438 --> 00:23:59,647
I thought things were
gonna be different
586
00:23:59,647 --> 00:24:00,732
- when I came back.
- Hey.
587
00:24:00,732 --> 00:24:02,317
We were supposed
to be boys, man!
588
00:24:02,317 --> 00:24:03,485
Kings of Bel-Air,
remember that shit?
589
00:24:03,485 --> 00:24:04,903
- That's what you said!
- Stop, stop!
590
00:24:04,903 --> 00:24:06,279
You'd have my back,
and I'd have yours.
591
00:24:06,279 --> 00:24:07,697
But instead,
I'm standing ten toes down
592
00:24:07,697 --> 00:24:09,949
for a nigga who puts himself
over everybody else.
593
00:24:09,949 --> 00:24:12,077
Hey, hey, stop, stop.
All right?
594
00:24:12,077 --> 00:24:13,787
Hey, I'm saying it to
your fucking face right now.
595
00:24:13,787 --> 00:24:16,039
I'm not on drugs, all right?
596
00:24:16,039 --> 00:24:19,959
Did I lie about hanging out
with Connor? Yes, I did.
597
00:24:19,959 --> 00:24:22,379
I made a stupid play at Lisa
and--and--
598
00:24:22,379 --> 00:24:24,673
and I got all up
in my feelings about it, OK?
599
00:24:24,673 --> 00:24:25,965
But you know what?
600
00:24:25,965 --> 00:24:29,219
Connor just happened
to be there.
601
00:24:29,219 --> 00:24:31,680
- You should've came to me.
- Oh, just stop it, Will.
602
00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:33,807
The last thing you said
to me was that my apology
603
00:24:33,807 --> 00:24:37,227
wasn't worth shit, remember?
604
00:24:37,227 --> 00:24:38,687
Yeah.
605
00:24:38,687 --> 00:24:40,980
Yeah, and you want to know
what else Connor didn't do?
606
00:24:40,980 --> 00:24:45,610
Project all his bullshit
onto me.
607
00:24:45,610 --> 00:24:47,153
Just 'cause
you can't trust your coach
608
00:24:47,153 --> 00:24:48,321
or your new little girlfriend
609
00:24:48,321 --> 00:24:50,448
doesn't mean
you can't trust me.
610
00:24:50,448 --> 00:24:52,617
- What, you mean Jackie?
- Yeah.
611
00:24:52,617 --> 00:24:55,286
Maybe you should be directing
all this energy at her.
612
00:24:55,286 --> 00:24:57,539
[Easy McCoy, S.O & Neahe
Ashain's "Pray For Peace"]
613
00:24:57,539 --> 00:24:59,541
OK.
614
00:25:00,333 --> 00:25:02,127
OK.
615
00:25:02,127 --> 00:25:04,421
Keep bullshitting.
616
00:25:04,421 --> 00:25:07,257
'Cause you ain't hurting
nobody but yourself.
617
00:25:07,257 --> 00:25:09,259
♪ We pray for peace ♪
618
00:25:09,259 --> 00:25:10,593
OK?
619
00:25:10,593 --> 00:25:13,054
* Oh, my God,
oh, lord almighty ♪
620
00:25:13,054 --> 00:25:14,681
♪ Yeah, we pray for peace ♪
621
00:25:14,681 --> 00:25:16,349
- * We pray for peace ♪
- * Hear me prayin', lord? ♪
622
00:25:16,349 --> 00:25:18,184
♪ We pray for peace ♪
623
00:25:18,184 --> 00:25:23,565
♪ I pray for peace ♪
624
00:25:23,565 --> 00:25:24,983
[exhales]
625
00:25:26,526 --> 00:25:28,194
We've got a problem.
626
00:25:28,194 --> 00:25:30,363
- Sloan's not coming.
- No.
627
00:25:30,363 --> 00:25:31,406
What happened?
628
00:25:31,406 --> 00:25:33,074
Apparently,
she got another gig.
629
00:25:33,074 --> 00:25:35,577
OK, but we're playing
five on five.
630
00:25:35,577 --> 00:25:37,579
Who else are we gonna get
to fit the uniform?
631
00:25:37,579 --> 00:25:40,540
[hip-hop music]
632
00:25:40,540 --> 00:25:44,878
♪ ♪
633
00:25:44,878 --> 00:25:46,755
Ash.
634
00:25:46,755 --> 00:25:48,006
Do you remember when you said
you could help me
635
00:25:48,006 --> 00:25:51,634
with anything?
636
00:25:51,634 --> 00:25:53,762
- Ash, how you feeling?
- Ridiculous.
637
00:25:53,762 --> 00:25:55,722
As a queer woman of color,
this outfit goes--
638
00:25:55,722 --> 00:25:56,890
[whistle blows]
639
00:25:56,890 --> 00:25:58,767
Come on, you got this, Ash.
640
00:25:58,767 --> 00:26:01,603
[cheering]
641
00:26:03,938 --> 00:26:05,190
Hike!
642
00:26:05,190 --> 00:26:06,983
Go long, Hilary!
643
00:26:06,983 --> 00:26:09,110
Go, go, go!
644
00:26:10,987 --> 00:26:13,490
[whistle blows]
645
00:26:14,324 --> 00:26:16,743
Hey, that's my girl.
I told you she got hands!
646
00:26:16,743 --> 00:26:18,370
You see me? You see me?
647
00:26:18,370 --> 00:26:20,663
[laughs]
All right, don't play with me.
648
00:26:20,663 --> 00:26:22,207
I'm not playing.
649
00:26:22,207 --> 00:26:25,543
I told you. I got skills.
650
00:26:25,543 --> 00:26:29,464
* Big dick energy
tastes like collard greens ♪
651
00:26:29,464 --> 00:26:33,385
♪ Big ass patty cake,
hey, happy days ♪
652
00:26:33,385 --> 00:26:35,261
♪ Nobody's safe, nobody ♪
653
00:26:35,261 --> 00:26:37,347
♪ And you can be my lover ♪
654
00:26:37,347 --> 00:26:41,768
♪ 'Cause love looks better
in color, yeah ♪
655
00:26:41,768 --> 00:26:44,604
[Lizzo's "Better in Color"]
656
00:26:44,604 --> 00:26:45,522
[grunts]
657
00:26:45,522 --> 00:26:46,981
♪ I'ma tell your mama ♪
658
00:26:46,981 --> 00:26:49,109
♪ Color me, color me,
color me, color me ♪
659
00:26:49,109 --> 00:26:50,652
♪ ♪
660
00:26:50,652 --> 00:26:52,612
♪ Color me, color me,
color me, color me ♪
661
00:26:52,612 --> 00:26:54,280
♪ ♪
662
00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:56,491
♪ Color me, color me,
color me, color me ♪
663
00:26:56,491 --> 00:26:57,867
♪ ♪
664
00:26:57,867 --> 00:27:01,287
♪ Color me, color me,
color me, color me ♪
665
00:27:01,287 --> 00:27:06,626
♪ You can be my lover 'cause
love looks better in color ♪
666
00:27:06,626 --> 00:27:09,629
[soft music]
667
00:27:09,629 --> 00:27:13,133
* I don't wanna be
a fighter ♪
668
00:27:13,133 --> 00:27:15,468
♪ ♪
669
00:27:15,468 --> 00:27:18,930
♪ But you've given me
no choice ♪
670
00:27:18,930 --> 00:27:21,307
[line ringing]
671
00:27:21,307 --> 00:27:22,976
♪ What you do makes me ♪
672
00:27:22,976 --> 00:27:24,811
Hi, Yvette.
673
00:27:24,811 --> 00:27:27,188
It's Vivian Banks.
674
00:27:27,188 --> 00:27:29,482
♪ ♪
675
00:27:29,482 --> 00:27:34,612
I've considered your offer, and...
676
00:27:34,612 --> 00:27:37,699
I'm going to accept the
executive director position.
677
00:27:37,699 --> 00:27:42,579
♪ ♪
678
00:27:42,579 --> 00:27:45,957
Thank you.
679
00:27:45,957 --> 00:27:47,083
More to come.
680
00:27:47,083 --> 00:27:48,960
♪ ♪
681
00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:52,213
♪ I won't back down ♪
682
00:27:52,213 --> 00:27:54,799
♪ No ♪
683
00:27:54,799 --> 00:27:56,926
♪ I won't back down ♪
684
00:27:56,926 --> 00:28:01,139
Yo, yo, yo, ay. It ain't
nothing but big vibes here,
685
00:28:01,139 --> 00:28:04,142
here at my first
meet and greet at the shop.
686
00:28:04,142 --> 00:28:06,853
I am here with my homies,
but most importantly,
687
00:28:06,853 --> 00:28:09,522
one of the most talented groups
that I know,
688
00:28:09,522 --> 00:28:11,524
Coast Contra.
[cheers and applause]
689
00:28:11,524 --> 00:28:14,110
Hey, thank you for blessing us,
man, for real, for real.
690
00:28:14,110 --> 00:28:16,654
Absolutely.
Absolutely, bro.
691
00:28:16,654 --> 00:28:19,407
Yo, I'm tryna tell you, man.
Love being here
692
00:28:19,407 --> 00:28:21,701
and always love supporting
Black businesses, man.
693
00:28:21,701 --> 00:28:23,161
- That's right.
- You heard him. You heard him.
694
00:28:23,161 --> 00:28:24,829
Come on, man.
Look, we here all night,
695
00:28:24,829 --> 00:28:25,830
so make sure y'all pull up.
696
00:28:25,830 --> 00:28:27,540
You got the realest here.
697
00:28:27,540 --> 00:28:29,292
Hey, man,
if you didn't make it here,
698
00:28:29,292 --> 00:28:31,252
I'm sorry. That's yo bad.
699
00:28:31,252 --> 00:28:34,923
And we're going up, baby.
[cheering]
700
00:28:34,923 --> 00:28:36,883
Stalking Jazz's IG?
[laughs]
701
00:28:36,883 --> 00:28:38,885
I am not stalking.
702
00:28:38,885 --> 00:28:40,220
I'm supporting.
703
00:28:40,220 --> 00:28:41,554
It's OK to say you miss him.
704
00:28:41,554 --> 00:28:44,099
I do not.
Thank you very much
705
00:28:44,099 --> 00:28:46,184
Mm-hmm.
706
00:28:46,184 --> 00:28:48,061
Well, I'm pretty sure
he misses you.
707
00:28:48,061 --> 00:28:49,562
Why do you say that?
708
00:28:49,562 --> 00:28:52,065
He hated social media
before you hooked up.
709
00:28:52,065 --> 00:28:53,817
Why else would
he be broadcasting?
710
00:28:53,817 --> 00:28:56,111
It's clearly a bat signal.
711
00:28:58,697 --> 00:29:02,117
Anyway, whether or not
you want to admit it,
712
00:29:02,117 --> 00:29:04,911
you had fun today, didn't you?
713
00:29:04,911 --> 00:29:06,579
Yeah, I did.
714
00:29:06,579 --> 00:29:09,582
Look, I love how passionate
you are about things.
715
00:29:09,582 --> 00:29:12,210
But don't get so busy trying
to save the world
716
00:29:12,210 --> 00:29:15,088
that you forget to have
a little fun.
717
00:29:15,088 --> 00:29:16,756
Thanks, sis.
718
00:29:16,756 --> 00:29:19,092
Of course.
719
00:29:19,092 --> 00:29:22,095
* I pay pretty airheads
for the hell of it ♪
720
00:29:22,095 --> 00:29:25,098
♪ Cut you off, get up out
my face, fuck the history ♪
721
00:29:25,098 --> 00:29:28,226
♪ Open doors, make me
a believer, I need chivalry ♪
722
00:29:28,226 --> 00:29:31,855
♪ And I will never stop
'cause I'm the fucking MVP ♪
723
00:29:31,855 --> 00:29:34,774
[Diamond Qing's "MVP"]
724
00:29:43,533 --> 00:29:45,118
So what do you think?
725
00:29:45,118 --> 00:29:47,203
Mm.
726
00:29:47,203 --> 00:29:49,789
I see no layoffs,
no salary cuts,
727
00:29:49,789 --> 00:29:53,710
equity stakes
for all our partners.
728
00:29:53,710 --> 00:29:55,503
But how?
729
00:29:58,631 --> 00:30:00,467
You got the Garrison account?
730
00:30:00,467 --> 00:30:02,052
- I did.
- [laughs]
731
00:30:02,052 --> 00:30:04,471
Robert's on board,
and he's excited to be back.
732
00:30:04,471 --> 00:30:06,890
This is a $12 million
book of business.
733
00:30:06,890 --> 00:30:08,767
Whitaker, Mason, and Associates
will have no choice
734
00:30:08,767 --> 00:30:10,435
but to accept our terms.
735
00:30:10,435 --> 00:30:12,645
That's why you the man.
736
00:30:12,645 --> 00:30:15,357
Ooh!
737
00:30:15,357 --> 00:30:16,483
Well, I guess it's a good thing
I didn't tell them
738
00:30:16,483 --> 00:30:19,027
- to kiss your ass.
- Ah, yeah.
739
00:30:19,027 --> 00:30:21,363
- Ooh!
- Yeah, man.
740
00:30:21,363 --> 00:30:23,990
- Right?
- That is amazing, brother.
741
00:30:23,990 --> 00:30:26,868
You're incredible, Phil.
742
00:30:28,203 --> 00:30:31,623
There is a compromise
743
00:30:31,623 --> 00:30:35,669
that had to be made
to close the deal.
744
00:30:35,669 --> 00:30:37,629
OK, what we have to give up?
745
00:30:40,131 --> 00:30:41,675
Me.
746
00:30:41,675 --> 00:30:46,554
I agreed to join Erika
at Carson and Lake.
747
00:30:46,554 --> 00:30:48,848
What are--what are you
talking about, man?
748
00:30:48,848 --> 00:30:50,642
It's what I had to do
to get the Garrison account.
749
00:30:50,642 --> 00:30:52,936
Well, then, there's no deal.
750
00:30:52,936 --> 00:30:55,855
[soft dramatic music]
751
00:30:55,855 --> 00:30:57,440
There's no deal.
752
00:30:57,440 --> 00:30:59,025
There's no firm
without you, Phil.
753
00:30:59,025 --> 00:31:01,069
It's not what me, you, and
Derek agreed to 20 years ago.
754
00:31:01,069 --> 00:31:03,405
It's not what I'm doing today.
755
00:31:04,823 --> 00:31:06,533
Look, you're--
756
00:31:06,533 --> 00:31:09,244
hey, man, you're the face
of the firm.
757
00:31:09,244 --> 00:31:11,287
Not me. It's never been me.
758
00:31:11,287 --> 00:31:15,917
♪ ♪
759
00:31:15,917 --> 00:31:19,212
When I left, James,
760
00:31:19,212 --> 00:31:21,881
you single-handedly
ran the firm.
761
00:31:21,881 --> 00:31:24,884
You're the one
who's gonna lead its legacy.
762
00:31:24,884 --> 00:31:28,138
And you're gonna take every
single employee with you.
763
00:31:28,138 --> 00:31:30,181
You.
764
00:31:30,181 --> 00:31:32,058
It's like you said;
765
00:31:32,058 --> 00:31:34,060
moving into the future
doesn't always look like
766
00:31:34,060 --> 00:31:36,021
what we thought.
767
00:31:36,021 --> 00:31:38,064
Hm?
768
00:31:38,064 --> 00:31:40,775
Well, this is that future.
769
00:31:40,775 --> 00:31:43,194
You're gonna cross
the finish line for all of us.
770
00:31:43,194 --> 00:31:46,197
♪ ♪
771
00:31:46,197 --> 00:31:48,992
It's your time, brother.
772
00:31:48,992 --> 00:31:55,957
♪ ♪
773
00:31:58,376 --> 00:32:00,462
It's your time.
774
00:32:05,592 --> 00:32:06,968
* My whole life
I've been humb, humb ♪
775
00:32:06,968 --> 00:32:09,804
♪ Never cracked,
never crumb, crumb ♪
776
00:32:09,804 --> 00:32:13,224
♪ Never fall,
never fumb, fumb ♪
777
00:32:13,224 --> 00:32:14,476
Will, what up, baby?
778
00:32:14,476 --> 00:32:16,561
Jazz, what's going on, man?
779
00:32:16,561 --> 00:32:17,520
[laughs]
780
00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:18,563
- Sup?
- Good to see you, man.
781
00:32:18,563 --> 00:32:20,231
Hey, y'all,
this my boy, Will.
782
00:32:20,231 --> 00:32:22,567
- Big fan.
- Oh, Coast Contra.
783
00:32:22,567 --> 00:32:24,152
Yo, that's crazy.
784
00:32:24,152 --> 00:32:25,570
- Your music is live, man.
- Pleasure, bro.
785
00:32:25,570 --> 00:32:27,614
- That's what's up.
- What's up, man?
786
00:32:27,614 --> 00:32:30,200
Hey, yo, my Philly boy.
What you doing here, man?
787
00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:31,409
- Just in the city.
- Hey, yo, bud.
788
00:32:31,409 --> 00:32:34,579
- This is a vibe.
- Oh, bro, this is dope.
789
00:32:34,579 --> 00:32:37,332
- It's all Hilary's idea, so--
- Hey!
790
00:32:37,332 --> 00:32:40,001
♪ ♪
791
00:32:40,001 --> 00:32:41,252
Hey, man.
The night's still young.
792
00:32:41,252 --> 00:32:43,254
She still may come through.
You never know.
793
00:32:43,254 --> 00:32:44,714
Bro, I'm not tripping, man.
794
00:32:44,714 --> 00:32:46,716
Hey, you know I'ma be
dripped out regardless.
795
00:32:46,716 --> 00:32:48,551
Sure, sure.
796
00:32:48,551 --> 00:32:52,180
Oh.
797
00:32:52,180 --> 00:32:53,932
You still need my crib tonight, or...
798
00:32:53,932 --> 00:32:56,142
Yeah, yeah, I need the
privacy, if you don't mind.
799
00:32:56,142 --> 00:32:57,852
Oh, yeah, I got you, man.
800
00:32:57,852 --> 00:32:59,187
Hey, do your thing.
801
00:32:59,187 --> 00:33:00,397
Appreciate it, man.
802
00:33:00,397 --> 00:33:03,066
- Hey, hey, hey.
- Hi.
803
00:33:03,066 --> 00:33:04,317
Inglewood,
meet South Central.
804
00:33:04,317 --> 00:33:05,694
South Central, meet Inglewood.
805
00:33:05,694 --> 00:33:06,945
Hi, how you doin?
I'm Jazz.
806
00:33:06,945 --> 00:33:08,613
- Hi, I'm Jackie.
- Nice to meet you, Jackie.
807
00:33:08,613 --> 00:33:10,448
Nice to meet you too, Jazz.
808
00:33:10,448 --> 00:33:12,409
- All right, you ready?
- Mm-hmm.
809
00:33:12,409 --> 00:33:14,369
* Crack,
never crumb, crumb ♪
810
00:33:14,369 --> 00:33:16,788
♪ Never fall,
never fumb, fumb ♪
811
00:33:16,788 --> 00:33:19,541
♪ Tryna make it
out the jung, jung ♪
812
00:33:19,541 --> 00:33:21,334
♪ But my whole life
I've been... ♪
813
00:33:23,586 --> 00:33:25,296
Hey.
814
00:33:25,296 --> 00:33:27,173
Thanks for coming through.
815
00:33:35,849 --> 00:33:36,808
That's all I get?
816
00:33:36,808 --> 00:33:38,643
[scoffs]
817
00:33:38,643 --> 00:33:40,812
You know I ain't bring
you here for all of that.
818
00:33:40,812 --> 00:33:43,314
OK.
819
00:33:43,314 --> 00:33:45,942
Why are we here then?
820
00:33:45,942 --> 00:33:48,862
I want to hear your side
of the Zenith situation.
821
00:33:54,242 --> 00:33:56,661
Are you for real?
822
00:33:56,661 --> 00:34:01,166
Every time we make a plan,
something falls through.
823
00:34:01,166 --> 00:34:03,710
And now we're here alone,
824
00:34:03,710 --> 00:34:05,170
no interruptions.
825
00:34:05,170 --> 00:34:08,965
You can't tell me all
you want to do is talk, Will.
826
00:34:08,965 --> 00:34:10,842
[Montell Fish's "Hotel"]
827
00:34:10,842 --> 00:34:12,260
[scoffs]
828
00:34:12,260 --> 00:34:19,392
♪ ♪
829
00:34:21,478 --> 00:34:26,649
* When I met you in
that hotel room ♪
830
00:34:26,649 --> 00:34:31,780
♪ I could tell that
you were so bad news ♪
831
00:34:31,780 --> 00:34:37,077
♪ But I keep messin' with ya,
messin' with ya ♪
832
00:34:37,077 --> 00:34:42,207
♪ And now you're messin' with
me, messin' with me ♪
833
00:34:42,207 --> 00:34:47,754
♪ I keep goin' back to this
hotel room ♪
834
00:34:47,754 --> 00:34:52,967
♪ I just don't know what
the hell to just tell you ♪
835
00:34:52,967 --> 00:34:58,223
♪ But I love messin' with ya,
messin' with you ♪
836
00:34:58,223 --> 00:35:02,894
♪ Girl, are you messin'
with me, messin' with me? ♪
837
00:35:02,894 --> 00:35:09,859
♪ ♪
838
00:35:12,070 --> 00:35:14,239
♪ I can't sleep ♪
839
00:35:14,239 --> 00:35:16,825
[HXRY's "Reasons"]
840
00:35:16,825 --> 00:35:18,910
[chuckles]
841
00:35:18,910 --> 00:35:23,540
The content we got today
was amazing.
842
00:35:23,540 --> 00:35:25,542
Fans are gonna love it.
843
00:35:25,542 --> 00:35:28,545
And the haters are gonna wish
they had it.
844
00:35:28,545 --> 00:35:30,672
We make a good team.
845
00:35:30,672 --> 00:35:34,134
You know, the night
doesn't have to be over yet.
846
00:35:34,134 --> 00:35:36,720
I'm still trying to get
your sexy ass in my hot tub.
847
00:35:36,720 --> 00:35:37,804
[laughs]
848
00:35:37,804 --> 00:35:40,140
♪ ♪
849
00:35:40,140 --> 00:35:42,475
As tempting as
that does sound,
850
00:35:42,475 --> 00:35:45,020
I'm exhausted.
851
00:35:45,020 --> 00:35:46,688
Can we rain check?
852
00:35:46,688 --> 00:35:48,273
[sighs]
853
00:35:48,273 --> 00:35:51,735
Listen.
854
00:35:51,735 --> 00:35:53,945
I want you.
855
00:35:53,945 --> 00:35:55,739
Bad.
856
00:35:55,739 --> 00:35:57,407
But it's whatever you want, Hilary.
857
00:35:57,407 --> 00:35:58,616
I'll be here.
858
00:35:58,616 --> 00:36:01,036
So take as much time
as you need.
859
00:36:01,036 --> 00:36:03,329
* 'Cause everything
lines up ♪
860
00:36:03,329 --> 00:36:05,957
OK.
861
00:36:05,957 --> 00:36:07,792
♪ ♪
862
00:36:07,792 --> 00:36:12,505
* And everything lines up
for a reason ♪
863
00:36:12,505 --> 00:36:18,887
♪ Everything lines up
for a reason, ay, ay, ay ♪
864
00:36:18,887 --> 00:36:21,765
♪ ♪
865
00:36:26,853 --> 00:36:28,146
You good?
866
00:36:28,146 --> 00:36:30,440
So good.
867
00:36:34,027 --> 00:36:36,404
But you aren't, are you?
868
00:36:38,907 --> 00:36:40,533
[sighs]
869
00:36:46,873 --> 00:36:49,709
I'll tell you anything
you want to know.
870
00:36:49,709 --> 00:36:51,628
Did you know
what Doc was up to?
871
00:36:54,047 --> 00:36:55,382
[sighs]
872
00:36:55,382 --> 00:36:57,300
I couldn't talk about it.
873
00:36:57,300 --> 00:36:59,135
He's my uncle.
874
00:36:59,135 --> 00:37:01,513
But my feelings for you
are very real, I swear.
875
00:37:01,513 --> 00:37:03,014
- It just--
- No, no, no.
876
00:37:03,014 --> 00:37:04,265
- It just got messy fast.
- No, no, no, no, no.
877
00:37:04,265 --> 00:37:06,810
This is so fucked up.
878
00:37:06,810 --> 00:37:08,978
He just wanted
your uncle's help.
879
00:37:11,189 --> 00:37:12,857
Wait, my uncle's help?
880
00:37:12,857 --> 00:37:14,150
He has connections, right?
881
00:37:14,150 --> 00:37:17,028
He ran for DA
and he owns his own law firm.
882
00:37:17,028 --> 00:37:19,698
How do you--how do you know
all of this stuff?
883
00:37:19,698 --> 00:37:23,368
Doc said
your uncle could be an asset.
884
00:37:23,368 --> 00:37:25,453
Wow.
885
00:37:26,329 --> 00:37:28,039
So what?
886
00:37:28,039 --> 00:37:30,709
Doc was plotting to get at
my uncle this whole time,
887
00:37:30,709 --> 00:37:31,793
and you knew about it?
888
00:37:31,793 --> 00:37:33,795
I don't know the details,
I swear.
889
00:37:33,795 --> 00:37:36,673
[kerri's "us/faces"]
890
00:37:36,673 --> 00:37:38,341
Damn, Jackie.
891
00:37:38,341 --> 00:37:43,054
♪ ♪
892
00:37:43,054 --> 00:37:44,764
I should go.
893
00:37:46,433 --> 00:37:47,767
Yeah.
894
00:37:47,767 --> 00:37:53,148
* Why do they still
follow me? ♪
895
00:37:53,148 --> 00:37:57,235
♪ And I know
that's no way to be ♪
896
00:37:57,235 --> 00:38:00,405
♪ ♪
897
00:38:00,405 --> 00:38:05,535
♪ Two years later, still feels
like I'm six feet deep ♪
898
00:38:05,535 --> 00:38:06,870
[door closes]
899
00:38:06,870 --> 00:38:10,415
♪ Faces I can't see ♪
900
00:38:10,415 --> 00:38:11,958
♪ They follow me ♪
901
00:38:17,839 --> 00:38:18,840
Yo.
902
00:38:18,840 --> 00:38:20,216
Hey. Yo, what's up?
903
00:38:20,216 --> 00:38:21,634
Hey.
Thanks for coming through.
904
00:38:21,634 --> 00:38:22,844
Yeah, course, man.
905
00:38:22,844 --> 00:38:24,346
My mom is clocking
my every move
906
00:38:24,346 --> 00:38:27,640
so she thinks I'm on a walk
right now to clear my head.
907
00:38:27,640 --> 00:38:28,892
Then we better make it fast.
908
00:38:28,892 --> 00:38:30,352
Uh, thanks, by the way,
909
00:38:30,352 --> 00:38:31,853
for throwing yourself
under the bus for me today.
910
00:38:31,853 --> 00:38:33,188
Ah, yeah, no sweat.
911
00:38:33,188 --> 00:38:35,148
I mean, I got you
into this mess.
912
00:38:35,148 --> 00:38:37,901
And plus, your mom is just
way scarier than mine.
913
00:38:37,901 --> 00:38:39,235
Oh, 100%.
914
00:38:39,235 --> 00:38:41,279
Yeah.
[both laugh]
915
00:38:41,279 --> 00:38:42,864
Also, what the hell
happened last night
916
00:38:42,864 --> 00:38:44,032
'cause--'cause I thought
for sure that
917
00:38:44,032 --> 00:38:45,283
- you guys set me up.
- No.
918
00:38:45,283 --> 00:38:47,327
Dude, you were passed out.
919
00:38:47,327 --> 00:38:49,371
We grabbed your car
for a burger run.
920
00:38:49,371 --> 00:38:52,248
But then Lance--
he's a fucking wild boy--
921
00:38:52,248 --> 00:38:54,000
he said it was the sickest car
he's ever been in,
922
00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:55,126
and he drove that bitch
all the way up to
923
00:38:55,126 --> 00:38:57,128
- the fucking Palisades.
- [laughs] What?
924
00:38:57,128 --> 00:38:58,880
Yeah, dude,
you should've been there.
925
00:38:58,880 --> 00:39:01,508
We were fucking smashed
in the rain.
926
00:39:01,508 --> 00:39:03,385
And then we're
in the fucking Pacific.
927
00:39:03,385 --> 00:39:06,513
Dude, I got hit by
this monster wave.
928
00:39:06,513 --> 00:39:08,807
I lost my phone.
I lost my dad's watch.
929
00:39:08,807 --> 00:39:10,350
[laughs]
Wow, yeah.
930
00:39:10,350 --> 00:39:12,560
No, that explains the--
the sand in my car.
931
00:39:12,560 --> 00:39:14,646
Yeah, yeah, yeah, we ran out
of gas on the way back.
932
00:39:14,646 --> 00:39:16,940
I actually don't know
how I made it home.
933
00:39:16,940 --> 00:39:19,526
Wow, another
Carlton-Connor adventure.
934
00:39:19,526 --> 00:39:22,404
Yeah, since Miss Peterson's
kindergarten class.
935
00:39:22,404 --> 00:39:24,781
[both laugh]
936
00:39:24,781 --> 00:39:27,117
I got to say, though, man.
937
00:39:27,117 --> 00:39:28,576
I'm surprised you called
your mom to come pick you up.
938
00:39:28,576 --> 00:39:30,161
OK, first of all,
939
00:39:30,161 --> 00:39:33,331
I don't have anyone's
phone number memorized.
940
00:39:33,331 --> 00:39:36,084
Plus, I figured she's the
only one that'd believe me.
941
00:39:36,084 --> 00:39:38,670
And she's always trying to
942
00:39:38,670 --> 00:39:40,296
see the best in me,
no matter what.
943
00:39:40,296 --> 00:39:41,631
That's a mom for you.
944
00:39:41,631 --> 00:39:45,051
I mean, well, not my mom,
but you know.
945
00:39:45,051 --> 00:39:48,054
Look, I'm out of chances so
this can't happen ever again.
946
00:39:48,054 --> 00:39:49,514
All right.
947
00:39:49,514 --> 00:39:50,598
Now I got Geoffrey
snooping around
948
00:39:50,598 --> 00:39:51,641
like he's goddamn Luther,
949
00:39:51,641 --> 00:39:54,894
and my therapist, my folks,
950
00:39:54,894 --> 00:39:56,062
Will.
951
00:39:56,062 --> 00:39:59,149
So you need to chill or what?
952
00:39:59,149 --> 00:40:01,401
Chill? What?
No, what are you talking about?
953
00:40:01,401 --> 00:40:05,280
This means we have to be
way more careful, OK?
954
00:40:05,280 --> 00:40:07,949
So you know, you, uh--
955
00:40:07,949 --> 00:40:11,036
you have the stuff?
956
00:40:11,036 --> 00:40:13,955
I do.
957
00:40:13,955 --> 00:40:15,457
Yeah.
958
00:40:15,457 --> 00:40:16,666
- Thank you.
- Yeah, man.
959
00:40:16,666 --> 00:40:18,209
- See you in school tomorrow.
- Yeah.
960
00:40:18,209 --> 00:40:19,961
- You're a savior.
- Enjoy.
961
00:40:19,961 --> 00:40:22,964
[tense music]
962
00:40:22,964 --> 00:40:25,633
♪ ♪
963
00:40:25,633 --> 00:40:28,303
[hip-hop music]
964
00:40:28,303 --> 00:40:31,181
♪ Say, hey, come on ♪
965
00:40:31,181 --> 00:40:33,516
♪ I'm the top dog,
I'm the guru ♪
966
00:40:33,516 --> 00:40:35,810
♪ I'm the king
like Shaka Zulu ♪
967
00:40:35,810 --> 00:40:38,271
♪ Beat got me dancing on me
like wearing a tutu ♪
968
00:40:38,271 --> 00:40:40,899
♪ And when I move, they all
move in sync like voodoo ♪
969
00:40:40,899 --> 00:40:43,360
♪ I'm the top dog,
I'm the guru ♪
970
00:40:43,360 --> 00:40:46,071
♪ I'm the king
like Shaka Zulu ♪
971
00:40:46,071 --> 00:40:48,239
♪ Beat got me dancing on me
like wearing a tutu ♪
972
00:40:48,239 --> 00:40:50,200
♪ And when I move, they all
move in sync like voodoo ♪
973
00:40:50,200 --> 00:40:52,744
♪ Yeah, I love a clip
when I walk up in this bitch ♪
974
00:40:52,744 --> 00:40:54,329
♪ I got shots
for everybody, baby ♪
975
00:40:54,329 --> 00:40:55,663
♪ Come and take a sip ♪
976
00:40:55,663 --> 00:40:57,290
♪ Baby, come
and get your freak on ♪
977
00:40:57,290 --> 00:40:58,833
♪ I'm taking you to
the top of the Tetons ♪
978
00:40:58,833 --> 00:41:01,378
♪ We look around and nobody
on the level that we on ♪
979
00:41:01,378 --> 00:41:04,339
♪ Flossy, smooth nigga,
slick with it, glossy ♪
980
00:41:04,339 --> 00:41:06,675
♪ I'm the top dog,
I'm the guru ♪
981
00:41:06,675 --> 00:41:09,010
♪ I'm the king
like Shaka Zulu ♪
982
00:41:09,010 --> 00:41:11,721
♪ Beat got me dancing on me
like wearing a tutu ♪
983
00:41:11,721 --> 00:41:15,058
♪ And when I move, they all
move in sync like voodoo ♪
984
00:41:25,026 --> 00:41:28,863
Is that hot tub invite
still open?
985
00:41:28,863 --> 00:41:31,866
[soft music]
986
00:41:31,866 --> 00:41:33,952
♪ ♪
987
00:41:33,952 --> 00:41:37,038
♪ Caught in your wave ♪
988
00:41:37,038 --> 00:41:39,541
♪ Caught in your vibe ♪
989
00:41:39,541 --> 00:41:46,131
♪ ♪
990
00:41:51,845 --> 00:41:53,638
Gentlemen.
991
00:41:55,807 --> 00:41:57,267
Big man,
992
00:41:57,267 --> 00:41:58,935
you don't want to be
making that move.
993
00:41:58,935 --> 00:42:01,521
- Trust me.
- It's all good, Kenneth.
994
00:42:01,521 --> 00:42:03,064
I've been expecting
these gentlemen.
995
00:42:03,064 --> 00:42:04,315
Now, Will seems to think that
996
00:42:04,315 --> 00:42:08,403
you have a plan to use me
to help you.
997
00:42:08,403 --> 00:42:11,406
- Have a seat, Mr. Banks.
- Nah, that won't be necessary.
998
00:42:11,406 --> 00:42:12,741
I just wanted you
to hear from me,
999
00:42:12,741 --> 00:42:14,492
so you know we're clear.
1000
00:42:14,492 --> 00:42:18,246
Whatever it is you thought
was gonna happen, it's over.
1001
00:42:18,246 --> 00:42:20,373
Listen, there's a reason why
1002
00:42:20,373 --> 00:42:22,292
my players don't know
what I do.
1003
00:42:22,292 --> 00:42:25,628
Because if the shit ever
goes down, it's all on me.
1004
00:42:25,628 --> 00:42:28,131
- Plausible deniability.
- Exactly.
1005
00:42:28,131 --> 00:42:29,549
Now I'm sure you heard of
1006
00:42:29,549 --> 00:42:32,135
my ex-business partner,
Lorenzo, by now.
1007
00:42:32,135 --> 00:42:33,928
Me and that dude was like brothers.
1008
00:42:33,928 --> 00:42:36,097
We used to run
this neighborhood together.
1009
00:42:36,097 --> 00:42:37,349
So what happened?
1010
00:42:37,349 --> 00:42:39,893
He started taking money
from street dudes
1011
00:42:39,893 --> 00:42:41,978
with a lot of cash.
1012
00:42:41,978 --> 00:42:45,315
In return, they wanted
a piece of the players
1013
00:42:45,315 --> 00:42:46,608
and their future.
1014
00:42:46,608 --> 00:42:49,486
So what,
suddenly you had a conscience?
1015
00:42:49,486 --> 00:42:50,779
I ain't saying all that.
1016
00:42:50,779 --> 00:42:53,239
Colleges, agents,
1017
00:42:53,239 --> 00:42:54,824
that's a legit path, man.
1018
00:42:54,824 --> 00:42:58,328
But taking that same hustle
to our hood?
1019
00:42:58,328 --> 00:43:00,789
Bro, that's a whole
different set of rules.
1020
00:43:00,789 --> 00:43:03,416
I wasn't willing to open up
my team to that.
1021
00:43:03,416 --> 00:43:05,293
So that's why you cut ties
with Lorenzo.
1022
00:43:05,293 --> 00:43:07,462
I tried to buy that dude out.
1023
00:43:07,462 --> 00:43:09,464
But he'd rather see
this place burn down
1024
00:43:09,464 --> 00:43:13,301
than see it succeed
without him.
1025
00:43:13,301 --> 00:43:14,803
Well, none of that
concerns me because
1026
00:43:14,803 --> 00:43:18,264
Will no longer plays
for your team, period.
1027
00:43:18,264 --> 00:43:21,142
[tense music]
1028
00:43:21,142 --> 00:43:23,019
Man, I wish it was that easy.
1029
00:43:23,019 --> 00:43:26,064
♪ ♪
1030
00:43:26,064 --> 00:43:27,732
What's that supposed to mean?
1031
00:43:27,732 --> 00:43:29,734
Lorenzo knows my shit.
1032
00:43:29,734 --> 00:43:31,736
He knows all my secrets.
1033
00:43:31,736 --> 00:43:33,321
And he's threatening
to expose me
1034
00:43:33,321 --> 00:43:34,906
if don't give him
what he wants.
1035
00:43:34,906 --> 00:43:36,408
An investigation.
1036
00:43:36,408 --> 00:43:39,994
Which means that every
single player on this team,
1037
00:43:39,994 --> 00:43:41,913
every player,
1038
00:43:41,913 --> 00:43:45,125
will be ineligible
to play college ball.
1039
00:43:45,125 --> 00:43:48,253
Even Will.
1040
00:43:48,253 --> 00:43:50,130
[sucks teeth]
1041
00:43:50,130 --> 00:43:53,008
♪ ♪
1042
00:43:53,008 --> 00:43:55,635
[sighs]
1043
00:43:55,635 --> 00:43:58,513
OK.
1044
00:43:58,513 --> 00:44:00,432
So what do you want from me?
1045
00:44:00,432 --> 00:44:02,308
Look, this thing with Lorenzo
1046
00:44:02,308 --> 00:44:04,519
has been brewing
for a while now.
1047
00:44:04,519 --> 00:44:09,733
And I knew that
I could use a man like you.
1048
00:44:09,733 --> 00:44:11,192
We more alike than you realize.
1049
00:44:11,192 --> 00:44:14,279
No, we--we are nothing alike.
1050
00:44:14,279 --> 00:44:16,573
Really?
1051
00:44:16,573 --> 00:44:18,783
I mean, I never used
none of my connects
1052
00:44:18,783 --> 00:44:21,870
to get somebody out of
a gun charge before.
1053
00:44:21,870 --> 00:44:25,165
I mean, that's some
gangster shit right there.
1054
00:44:25,165 --> 00:44:27,876
♪ ♪
1055
00:44:27,876 --> 00:44:30,003
The way I see it,
1056
00:44:30,003 --> 00:44:32,881
things don't have to be bad
between us, Phil,
1057
00:44:32,881 --> 00:44:35,383
especially when there's
an arrangement to be had.
1058
00:44:35,383 --> 00:44:37,052
What type of arrangement?
1059
00:44:37,052 --> 00:44:40,055
♪ ♪
1060
00:44:40,055 --> 00:44:41,723
I just need
1061
00:44:41,723 --> 00:44:44,434
a little bit of that
Philip Banks gangster shit.
1062
00:44:44,434 --> 00:44:51,483
♪ ♪
1063
00:44:51,483 --> 00:44:54,486
[dark music]
1064
00:44:54,486 --> 00:44:57,739
♪ ♪
1065
00:44:57,739 --> 00:45:01,409
And remember,
nobody argues with a winner.
1066
00:45:01,409 --> 00:45:03,078
Doc told me not
to count myself out.
1067
00:45:03,078 --> 00:45:04,871
After everything
we've done to support you,
1068
00:45:04,871 --> 00:45:07,415
you can form your mouth
to even say those words?
1069
00:45:07,415 --> 00:45:10,377
At least he believes in you.
1070
00:45:10,377 --> 00:45:13,171
You can't be that naive.
1071
00:45:13,171 --> 00:45:15,924
I came here to make
things right for that boy!
1072
00:45:15,924 --> 00:45:17,717
How about you take
your fucking bum ass
1073
00:45:17,717 --> 00:45:19,761
and get the fuck up
out of here?
1074
00:45:19,761 --> 00:45:22,639
♪ ♪
1075
00:45:22,639 --> 00:45:26,226
[echoing]
'Cause I don't need you.
1076
00:45:26,226 --> 00:45:33,400
♪ ♪
1077
00:45:33,983 --> 00:45:36,945
{\an8}[dramatic music]
1078
00:45:36,945 --> 00:45:43,910
{\an8}♪ ♪