[Phone line rings]
[Ringing]
[Phone ringing]
[Ringing]
- Hey.
- Hey, um...
So the police identified hillman's body.
They said his death was an accident.
It's over.
Garrett?
- Yeah. Yeah, yeah. I-I heard you.
Um...
I gotta get back to work.
I got to prep for a pitch with a client today.
Bye. - Um, okay--
[uneasy music]
♪ ♪
- Coach?
- Hey. Um... Is your hand okay?
- Yeah. [Sniffles]
Look, I just wanted to say that i'm, like, really sorry.
I just got really mad and I kind of lost it.
And I can't really stop, like, thinking about him.
I can't stop seeing his face.
I can't really sleep, so--
- no, shh, come here. Shh. Shh.
It's all right.
[Nikki crying]
It's all right.
Come on, come on.
[Trilling piano notes]
♪ ♪
[Metallic clanking]
[All the saints "old order"]
♪ ♪
[Riders screaming]
[Singing indistinctly]
♪ ♪
[Riders screaming, shouting]
[Bell ringing]
- Three, two, one--go!
♪ ♪
[All screaming]
♪ ♪
- We hope you enjoyed your ride.
Please check for any belongings
and watch your step as you exit on the left.
[Bell ringing]
[Phone rings]
[Ringing]
- Hillman, you're not supposed to be working today.
- Yeah, I needed to talk to you.
- Are you okay? I know how much you miss her.
- This isn't about Alice. Look, I have some news.
I want you to know I heard you,
about using having responsibility to other schools
and I tried my best to stop this from happening.
- Are you kidding me?
Oh, this is unacceptable, hillman.
I'll talk to you later.
- Coach, what was huntsville doing defensively
that gave you guys so much trouble?
- They brought hustle that we couldn't match.
Bottom line, they wanted it more than we did.
- Will we be seeing many changes in the lineup?
- No, but you will see a fresh face on the sidelines.
I'm sort of jumping the gun here, but what the heck.
Eddie hagen has joined US as an assistant coach.
- Uh, thank you, ray. I'm very excited to be here.
I appreciate the opportunity, and I'm looking forward
to the rest of the season, and from what I've seen
of these very talented young ladies,
I don't think a championship is out of question.
- How you doing? - Hey.
- Guys, we got a practice to get to.
- But why did coach Abernathy fire you?
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- There are rumors you're after her job.
[Overlapping comments]
- Hey.
Heard you're going home soon.
- I know about coach hagen's new job already.
- Athletic director Ford tried to stop it.
- I am so stupid.
I actually thought he was going to get punished
for what he did to me.
But I guess since I didn't want to go public,
I just have to shut up and take it, right?
- No. You don't have to.
If you want to expose coach hagen--
- what I want is to play basketball.
That's all I've ever cared about,
since I was five years old.
Now look at me.
- No, it's all gonna work out, Shannon.
- Stop.
I don't need
one of your motivational pep talks right now.
I have three pins in my leg and I'm never gonna play again.
And he's back coaching women's basketball?
I just wish I would've never gone into ad Ford's office.
- You did the right thing. - No, I didn't.
I should've just kept it to myself.
None of this ever would've happened.
He was just so persuasive, you know?
Like I feel like I didn't have a choice.
- Well, coach hagen took advantage of his power.
- No, I'm talking about director Ford.
Why would I have to transfer?
- Oh, Shannon. This process is not kind.
We will file your complaint with title nine,
the university will begin a full inquiry.
They'll question coach hagen, your teammates, you.
Ultimately,
coach Abernathy will be the one held responsible.
- Why? Why would she be the one to blame?
Why does everyone have to know?
- Shannon, you were sexually assaulted by a coach.
It's serious. It's a crime, there are protocols.
Your parents will have to be involved.
- But I just feel like you're not listening to me.
I don't want anyone to know. No one can know.
- Okay. Well, the best way for me to protect you
is to handle this quietly and for you to transfer.
- I don't want to leave my team.
- No, no, that's not what I want either.
But it is an option that you should consider.
Otherwise, you're gonna have to face the backlash and scrutiny
if this scandal emerges. And people will take sides.
- What's gonna happen to coach hagen?
- Well, initially, he will be suspended
while they do the investigation,
but I imagine that ultimately he'll be terminated.
Shannon, right now,
your wellbeing is my top priority.
- Director Ford suggested that you transfer?
- He said it was the best thing to do.
If I'd never gone to Van buren,
none of this would have ever happened.
I would still be playing.
- You just can't think like that--
- I snuck in pacos tacos.
Oh. Sorry. I'll be in the waiting room.
- I didn't know that you and Amanda were so close.
- Since my sophomore year. - Oh.
- Coach, you don't have to come visit anymore.
- Oh, no, I don't mind, Shannon, really.
- Seeing you reminds me of everything that happened.
It makes it worse.
- All right. I understand.
Feel better.
She needs people around her she can trust, Amanda.
- Then it's a good thing you're leaving.
- What are you doing?
- I'm supporting a friend.
- You took the day off work, you drove an hour
out of your way in the middle of the day.
- Yeah. Twice a week.
I listen. She was gonna go to the wnba.
To see her miss out on that makes me sick.
- You know, capitalizing off of Shannon's loss
for your own gain,
it's not gonna work out how you think, Amanda.
- Ah. Worked out pretty well for you though, huh?
You avoided a scandal, you are coach of the year,
your team is finally winning.
Shannon is just collateral damage.
- That is not fair, Amanda,
that is not what is going on here.
- I told Shannon we should both get lawyers,
but she's been hesitant. We'll see how she feels now
that coach hagen's got that fancy, new job.
- You remember driftwood beach, your fifth birthday?
You were so sad that there weren't any shells in the sand,
so I went to that tacky tourist shop and I bought some
and I dropped them when you weren't looking.
You were running around with that toothless smile.
"Daddy, daddy, look, I found another one."
You're my little girl.
And I'm supposed to always be there for you,
come to the rescue.
I'm weaker than I pretend.
Doctors say I got less than a year, corrine.
In six months, I won't be able to speak.
Maybe sooner.
Als is unpredictable.
And I know that I'm hard on you.
And I know that it's tough.
But it's because I want you to be able to face
all of life's challenges for when I'm no longer here.
You make me proud, coco.
[Ball bouncing distantly]
- How about this time you bend your knees
just a little bit more
and point your toes toward the hoop?
There you go. I'll tell you what,
I'm glad the home court is getting some use.
- Well, it's nice to be able to come out here every morning.
Back home I use a crate for a hoop.
- Stretched out wire hanger and some duct tape.
- Okay, you win.
Thanks for letting me stay here.
I really appreciate it.
- You know, growing up poor is tough,
but it makes you stronger.
I can promise you that.
Now go ahead and hit it.
There you go, you're getting it now, ha.
Hey, corrine, you ought to spend some more time
on the home court.
You and elfrina can work on some transitions.
- Sure, dad.
- Hey, corrine, when I get home tonight,
I want to talk to you about something.
- What did I do wrong now?
- Nothing.
[Mellow R&B playing]
[Laughter, murmuring]
- Bobbi wants her apron back. Is that code for something?
- No, she just cooked up a big spread for Thanksgiving.
What's wrong?
- Our first date was November 10th.
You said you were single.
You cheated on Bobbi with me.
- The relationship was ending. - Stop.
I don't mess around with women who mess around.
- Naomi, wait, come on,
I didn't expect to have feelings for you.
- Oh, great. Glad to hear it.
- That didn't come out right.
Come on, stop the drama. I like you.
I like you a lot.
You know, when I first met you,
I thought you were out of my league.
- Bullshit.
- Come on, that hurts my feelings.
- Now you're just making fun of me.
- Okay, okay, I'm not, I'm sorry.
But I thought you were hot. I wanted you and I went for it.
- [Groans]
So cheating on your girlfriend is fine with you?
- No.
But cheating with your fine ass?
Mmm. Couldn't help myself.
- I can't stand you. - Mm-hmm.
- To anyone on the outside looking in,
it appears you've covered up a scandal
to protect Eddie hagen and the university.
- Everything I did was to protect Shannon Crawford.
- When did you find out about the sexual assault?
- The fall of last year.
- You said it occurred the previous season.
Why didn't you know before then?
- Shannon didn't tell me. - Why?
- I don't know. We were in the tournament.
And lots of reasons.
- Isn't your responsibility to know everything
that's going on with your players?
And you fired Eddie hagen but you waited until late November.
- The athletic department was handling the investigation.
- Okay, but at what point do you take any responsibility jc?
You fired Eddie hagen
but you left the door open for a predator
to be hired at another program where he coaches young women?
- Hold on. Hillman tried to stop Eddie.
- What did you do, besides stay silent?
Because, unfortunately, the desperate pleas
of a 22-year-old to remain anonymous
don't relieve you of your duty to inform another university
that Eddie hagen was accused of sexual assault.
- Mason, I came here for your legal advice,
not for you to prosecute me.
- I'm just trying to give you a preview
of what you might be in for.
Cases like these are messy. Everyone is a target.
Right now, I need you to see
if you can track down the complaint you filed
on behalf of that former player, Amanda...
- Mosely.
What if I can't find it?
- It's the only thing that might even remotely suggest
you're not part of a cover up.
- And if Shannon does decide to get a lawyer,
what's our next move?
- We stand with her
and we do a deep dive into Eddie hagen's background,
his relationships, any indiscreet behavior.
And might want to consider hiring a publicist
to control the narrative.
I know your intent was to protect Shannon,
but it's just gonna sound like more excuses
to protect yourself.
- This complex is gonna change the way that you do business.
We've created flow, a more effective work environment.
- We've thought of all the details, Bruce.
Down to how many clients walk down your hallways every day,
how many employees stay late.
Look, we can send you a website with similar office spaces
that we've designed and a laundry list of clients
who sing our praises, but ultimately,
this comes down to gut instincts.
- A lot of glass.
A lot of lighting.
A lot of extras.
I know you lost the concert hall,
but we don't need all the bells and whistles.
It's just an office.
- No, to US, this isn't just an office, it's--
uh, I'm sorry, Bruce.
You know what? This isn't a fit.
I apologize for wasting your time.
- Garrett-- - is he kidding?
- Excuse me.
Just give me one second.
What the hell was that?
- I can't do this. Three weeks ago,
we were a small firm breaking into the big leagues
with a brand new West Side concert hall
and today we're back to pitching a concrete box?
- We need clients. Work.
- But not at the expense of the direction
we want the firm to go. Can't just shake hands
with the first guy that wants a building.
Patience, Joseph.
- If we're too patient,
this firm isn't gonna exist anymore.
- That's going backwards. I'm not gonna let that happen.
- Carter's not the only name on the letterhead.
- There you are. - Thanks, sir, be right back.
- Mr. Hagen. - Hey, Garrett. Been a while.
When was it? Oh, the championship game.
- Actually, it was the awards ceremony at Colton state.
- Ah.
- I'd like to talk business if you have a minute.
- Oh, sure, till my car gets pulled up.
- The contract for the concert hall?
- Mm-hmm?
- My firm had the best design,
the fairest quotes, yet you backed out.
- Well, several investors had a change of heart.
- But principal industries led the way.
Did it have anything to do with my wife?
- Now you're accusing me of being petty.
- You must've been angry. She fired your son.
- Ah, that's right. At the awards banquet.
That's it-- now it's coming back to me.
Let me be clear about something, all right?
Your friend lacks experience.
Your desperation to get the concert hall job, well,
it revealed itself in the bid.
Now, there could be other opportunities
where you can compete with the big firms,
but the only reason that I and my investors
even considered your firm was because
I thought it was gonna be a nice favor for jc.
- All set, Mr. Hagen. - Thank you.
- How'd you do it?
- There's no secret to my success.
It's just work hard and have a clear vision.
- No.
How'd you manage to fail so miserably as a father
that you'd raise a man
who would sexually assault a young woman?
- Watch yourself, Mr. Abernathy.
[Dark music]
♪ ♪
- Hey, viv, are you sure you checked my personal computer,
my trash folder?
- Three times. - I know I sent that email.
I think it was the day that we played gaffney.
- I checked the entire year, every sent file, drafts.
I can't find it.
- I know that Amanda's complaint exists,
and I know I sent it.
- Maybe there was a virus or a malfunction on your computer?
- I don't remember Amanda mosely
filing a complaint against coach hagen.
- Well, it happened a while ago, Rachel,
before you were senior women's administrator.
You were still in compliance I think, but I remember,
I remember sending the email to you and hillman.
- Oh, then he'll have a copy. - He can't find it.
- Did you cc his assistant or yours?
- No, I didn't think it was appropriate.
- I know this sounds like an exaggeration,
but I don't forget claims of misconduct.
- I sent it, Rachel. I'm not crazy.
- Okay, okay, let's walk through the steps.
Protocol requires me to follow up with the individual
who files the complaint. Then, I have to turn in
paperwork accounting for the details.
- You didn't. - You know that for sure?
- Amanda said that no one reached out to her.
- I know this is not what you want to hear, jc,
but then that means that no complaint was filed.
- Okay, maybe you assigned it to someone else?
- No, I would've handled it myself.
Look, we can start this whole process right now.
It's never too late. Time, it complicates things,
but if you give me Amanda's number,
I will take the lead on this.
- No, no, bringing it up now will only make it worse.
- What worse? - Rachel, it matters.
It matters that it was sent then.
On the day that she came to me. And I know I sent it.
It's just so clear in my mind. I remember typing the email.
- You were both probably very upset
and putting the details of something
like this down on paper, it can't be easy.
Things can get confusing.
- Okay. Thank you for meeting me.
- Of course. I will check all of my files.
- Yeah, I'd appreciate that.
- Corrine, you gotta box out. Make sense?
- Coach, our rhythm is jacked up.
Verdell is usually in on this play.
- Are you blaming me?
- Verdell is not the solution to this problem, Jordan.
- Thank you, 'cause I know i'm doing what I'm supposed to do.
- Not all the time. - Pay attention.
Y'all need to work on this.
- Coach, huntington plays a two three zone.
Maybe we should adjust. Look to the perimeter?
- No, we're nine and six. We're finally winning.
Got to stay consistent.
Now is not the time to switch things up.
- But they expect US to drive to the paint.
- And I expect US to win anyway.
Is that a problem, Emily?
The three of you, back to the practice gym.
Run the play until you get it right.
- Yes, coach. - All right.
- Aw, snap, it's about to go down.
- Mm-hmm. [Snickers]
- If we want to get to the tournament,
we need to make adjustments.
- I got US there last year, em. - This is a different team, jc.
And for the record, you didn't do it by yourself.
- Is this about me not promoting you?
- You used to let me have an opinion.
I was just trying to coach.
Okay. Yeah.
Are you gonna hire me to take Eddie's spot?
- Listen, em, I was an assistant coach for five years.
And every year, I thought I was ready for the job.
But I shut my mouth and I gained experience.
And you know what? I can't tell you
how glad I am to have had that time to learn.
- I spent two years
as an assistant in Russia and Italy--
- em, I know your resume.
Are we really gonna go over this again?
Look, I appreciate your experience.
- You don't appreciate me.
- Prove to me that you're ready then.
Because this behavior does not support your case.
- Oh, like Eddie proved to you that he was ready?
How'd he do that exactly?
- Emily, take the afternoon. I'll see you tomorrow.
- Yeah.
[Bell tolling]
- Naomi's coming out with US this weekend.
- Nah, I'm in study hall as a junior.
I ain't going out no more. I gotta get my grades up
before I end up in this bitch as a senior.
- Yeah, you would be sick.
- I just don't get geology.
How is rocks a whole subject?
- Girl, this is stuff I learned in elementary school.
- J-mo, this ain't funny. If my pops finds out
I'm doing bad this semester, it's over with.
And you need to stop answering emails
and hit them study notes.
- Look, Deirdre is taking our medieval history exam
during practice tonight, she'll slip me the answers
and get who gonna get an 89% tomorrow.
- 89?
- Ain't nobody gonna accuse a b+ of cheating.
- I'd straight up give a kidney for a b+ right now.
- Damn. Those grades are lower than my grandma's titties.
- Shut up. - Listen, it could be worse.
Verdell can't play or practice for another week.
- Coach Abernathy cold.
- Look at them.
- Great game on Friday.
- Oh, thanks.
- You were on fire from the three.
- I was all right.
- All right? You got the game-winning bucket.
- Are you, like, flirting with me?
- I might be.
- All right. I'll buy it.
But I don't, like, date.
- Who said anything about a date?
I'm just shooting my shot.
How about this?
If I make this, I get your number.
Kobe.
I'm looking like you out here.
- All right.
- So we install malware protection
on all the university-distributed laptops
so the chances of a virus or a malfunction are slim.
So you're having trouble with the device?
- No, I'm just missing an email that I know I sent.
I'm wondering if anything from my email archives
was recently deleted when our computers were taken.
- I don't know anything about that,
but I can jump in there and poke around if you'd like.
- Yeah, that'd be great. - Okay, let's see.
- It's regarding Amanda mosely. Do you need my password?
- No, I'm already in.
We can go in through the server.
- So you can just look into anyone's email?
- Well, people lose their passwords
and we have to get in, it happens all the time.
If your email has got .edu, we have access.
It's what considered-- both: University property.
- Right. Okay, here we go.
You're right.
Your activity log shows that it deleted a file from your inbox.
But that was a little over a year ago.
- Well, why would that happen if I didn't authorize it?
- I can't tell. I can try and find out though.
- Yes, I'd appreciate that, Hugo, thank you.
- Okay, let's try this thing.
- Thanks for meeting, hillman. - Ray.
- I didn't expect to hear back until tomorrow.
I know today is for Alice.
I'll have what he's having.
- You know this is water.
- Sparkling with a lemon. - You got it.
- So how was the roller coaster?
- It's still frightening.
Why she had a thing for roller coasters I'll never know.
- Fearless. I wanted to explain why I hired Eddie hagen.
- Yeah, I sent you those photos for a reason, ray.
A potential scandal is something to be afraid of.
- Those were two consenting adults.
And according to Eddie, she was the aggressor.
- He told you? - Every detail.
And he was pretty upset.
Don't worry, it won't go public.
Eddie wants it all behind him.
And jc's married, so I'm sure she does as well.
- What does jc have to do with it?
- I imagine her husband doesn't know.
Or anyone for that matter.
A national championship coach sleeping with her assistant?
Who wants that kind of attention?
- Hey. Gillian left you a plate.
- I'm not hungry.
- It's her famous ribs.
I don't know how you say no to that.
- With shrimp and grits?
You know I'll eat this cold. We celebrating something?
What?
- You have your mother's beautiful eyes.
- And I have everything else from you, dad.
Lanky arms, big hands, messed-up toes.
- Hey, hold on now, you can't blame all that on me.
Those size 10 feet come from your mom.
- I used to use her house slippers
as sleeping bags for my dolls. [Both laughing]
- You know we never wanted another child
because you were enough.
- That's right.
- Coco, I hope you know how much--
- dad, don't.
You don't have to keep giving me
the same yearly speech about what happened with mom.
I know you're happy with Gillian.
I'm not nine anymore. I get it.
- Now, see, you always think you know what I'm gonna say.
I wasn't even going there.
- Okay, I'll be quiet.
What?
- You know what? It's getting late.
We'll just talk tomorrow. - Okay.
- Hot sauce is on the counter if you want it.
Good night.
- And over here. This place is crazy.
Like four showerheads. There are four more bathrooms
in this house and a room just to watch movies.
- No way.
- Hey, danni, I got to go. Catch you later.
- Okay. - Love you.
- Hey. - Hey.
It's been really cool of you
and your family to let me stay here.
- Yeah. - You've got it good.
- You mean the car, house, and threads?
Yeah, I got nice stuff.
- No, I mean your family. Your dad seems cool.
- Yeah, well, there's a lot you don't know about him.
- Why do you do that? Every time someone says
something nice about your dad, you say something negative.
- Let me tell you something, elfrina.
You and everybody else keep buying his public persona.
The only reason he even agreed to let you stay here
is because it looks good to his rich friends
to help a poor+ little native American girl.
- You know what, corrine?
Sometimes you're exactly what everyone expects you to be.
A spoiled bitch.
My dad was never around.
But when he was, I was scared most of the time.
[Woman sobbing]
Aah!
[Woman sobbing, man grunting]
- Please help me, he's gonna kill me, please.
- Shut up! Now I'm the bad guy?
[Whack] [Woman sobs]
[Screaming]
- El, please!
Get off me!
Ahh! El, please...
- That was every other week at my house.
They'd both wake up the next morning
like it didn't even happen.
I stopped coming home after school.
Danni and I spent time on the court.
We'd play until we couldn't even see the ball
in the dark anymore.
We'd sneak into the window of our own room.
- Take off!
- What are you doing up, aj?
Boy, where are you going?
- I want some juice.
- You should be in bed.
- But I want some juice. - Fine. Stay with El.
After this, you're gonna take a bath and go straight to bed.
Silly. You silly.
- You want to fly? Come on, I got you.
Whoa. Whoa.
Who's that? Is that aj?
- Me.
- And who's that? - Mama.
- No, silly, that's big sister corrine.
- Uh-uh, that's mama. And that's grandpa.
- This gonna work? - Yeah, this will do.
Be a lot better if my office was up here.
- Hey, I spoke to hillman Ford today.
- Should I be concerned?
- No. Look, I know you wanted to keep our discussion private.
He's a friend. I needed to clear the air.
- I'm not sure I follow.
- I'm not gonna sugar coat this.
Hillman suggested that I not hire you.
But I did it anyway and I wanted him to know
that I didn't just, you know, disregard his opinion.
He's a mentor. Gave me an opportunity to coach.
I felt he deserved an explanation.
So, I mean, I shared the details of our conversation,
but I figured
it wasn't something he didn't already know.
- Yeah. Yeah. So what did he say?
- He agreed you were in a compromising position.
You had no choice. But jc was your boss.
We left it at two consenting adults.
- It was a stupid mistake.
- I told him I wasn't worried it would ever happen again.
[Door opens, closes]
- Someone deleted Amanda's email two days after I sent it,
but not just off my computer, but off of hillman's as well.
- That complicates things.
- Babe, you're not even in this room with me.
What's going on?
Garrett, tell me.
- Did you discuss my firm's pitch
for the concert hall with Conroy hagen?
- I told him that my husband was an excellent architect.
- So you told him to consider my firm for the project?
[Phone buzzes] No, i--
I was just bragging about you.
- Do you understand what that looks like?
- What happened? - You mentioned me.
I got the contract. He did you a favor, jc.
[Phone buzzing]
- I didn't ask Conroy to do anything.
- Oh, come on, jc. You're smarter than that.
That's how these guys work.
To hagen, you were pitching me for an opportunity.
And when you fired his son, my firm losing the contract
for the concert hall was payback.
- So you're blaming me for that?
- No, no.
I just wish you'd stayed out of it.
- I was never in it.
And I don't exactly see
what's wrong in supporting what you do.
- Look, just don't do me any more favors.
Okay? Let me be Mr. Carter, you be coach Abernathy.
[Phone buzzing]
If you're not gonna turn it off, answer the damn thing.
[Phone buzzing]
[Beep] - Jc, it's hillman.
Can we meet tonight?
I-I know it's late, but it's urgent.
[Suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
- The body found floating in the chattahoochee river
was identified as csu athletic director
hillman Ford.
University president Melinda barrington
released the following statement.
"We had Colton state are shocked and saddened
"to learn of the passing of hillman Ford.
"We extend our deepest condolences
"to his family and friends.
He was a dedicated and passionate leader--"
[click] [TV turns off]
- ♪ Hard ♪
♪ hard to see through the night ♪
♪ smoke ♪
♪ smoke always blocks the light ♪
- [Choking, sobbing]
- ♪ Shadows get dark ♪
♪ against all the flames ♪
♪ I hear it calling, it's calling my name ♪
♪ this isn't heaven ♪
♪ oh, this isn't heaven ♪
[Music distorts] ♪ w-welcome to hell ♪
♪ ♪
♪ life's edge ♪
♪ pressed against the wall ♪
♪ this isn't heaven ♪
♪ oh, this isn't heaven ♪
♪ this isn't heaven...♪
[Soft piano music]
♪ ♪