All language subtitles for All.American.S04E12.720p.HDTV.x264-SYNCOPY - No HI

MAN SINGING INDISTINCTLY...

YO, MAN, IT'S BEEN A FEW DAYS, AND I STILL
AIN'T HEARD FROM THE COPS.

- OK.
- OK?

MAN, MS. BAKER SAID THEY
FOUND NEW EVIDENCE LINKED

TO MO'S MURDER, EVIDENCE
THAT COULD BE TRACED BACK TO ME.

OR YOU, PREACH.
Y'ALL NEED TO GET IN FRONT OF THIS.

AIN'T NOTHING TO GET
IN FRONT OF.

LOOK, THE COPS
ARE BLUFFING.

THAT'S JUST THEIR WAY
OF KEEPING US SHOOK.

WHY WOULD MRS. BAKER
TELL COOP TO COME HOME

- IF THAT WAS TRUE?
- 'CAUSE THEY PLAYIN' HER.

LAURA BAKER WILL ALWAYS BE KNOWN
AS THE D.A. WHO HAD

THE COPS THAT KILLED
TAMIKA PRATT INDICTED.

AND NOW THOSE SAME COPS
HANDING HER NEW INFORMATION?

- COME ON, Y'ALL.
- NO,

YOU CANNOT BRUSH THIS OFF, MAN.
THERE NEEDS TO BE A PLAN.

YEAH. I'M WITH SPENCE.
I COULD BE LOOKING AT

- SOME MAJOR TIME, MAN.
- YEAH, SOMETHING

THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED
HAD YOU AND PREACH

JUST BEEN HONEST
FROM THE JUMP.

YOU RIGHT,
BUT WE PAST THAT.

LOOK, IF THEY HAD
SOMETHING ON COOP,

THEY WOULD HAVE ALREADY
SCOOPED HER UP, BUT THEY DON'T

'CAUSE I GOT RID OF ALL THE EVIDENCE
FROM THAT NIGHT.

TRUST ME.
IF COOP STAYS TRUE

TO HER STATEMENT,
WE GOOD.

*ALL AMERICAN*
Season 04 Episode 12

Episode Title: "Babies and Fools"
Aired on: March 21, 2022.

MORNING, BEAUTIFUL.

NOW THAT I GOT
YOUR ATTENTION,

THE FLOOR IS ALL YOURS,

SO GET ON ALL FOURS,

HIPS UP, TOES DOWN.

HEY, WHAT'S UP, BABY?

WHY ARE YOU TALKING
TO YOURSELF?

I'M NOT TALKING TO MYSELF.
I'M LISTENING TO JJ's

"NIMBLE AS A RUBBER
THIMBLE" PODCAST.

- OH.
- TODAY, I'M LEARNING

HOW TO USE MY OUTSIDE
VOICE FOR INNER CHI.

- BY TALKING TO YOURSELF?
- BY TALKING TO MYSELF, YEAH.

HEH! SAY WHAT YOU
WANT ABOUT JJ.

HE IS AN AMAZING ZENTOR,

AND THAT CAT COW POSE
WAS ON POINT,

ESPECIALLY AFTER
THESE PAST FEW DAYS.

YOU WORRIED ABOUT COOP?

NOT KNOWING WHAT'S
NEXT FOR HER IS STRESSFUL AS HELL.

I'M SURE, BUT, I MEAN, WE'RE ALL
WORRIED ABOUT HER,

YOU KNOW, BUT UNTIL THE ALLEGED
EVIDENCE DROPS,

- THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO.
- YEAH.

THERE IS SOMETHING
YOU AND I CAN DO.

- WHAT YOU THINKING?
- WHY DON'T WE GO FOR A HIKE,

YOU KNOW, JUST UNPLUG
FROM OUR STRESSFUL LIVES

- FOR, LIKE, A COUPLE OF HOURS?
- OK, I'M DOWN.

ONE PROBLEM, THOUGH.
I AIN'T GOT NO HIKING SHOES.

IT'S A HIKE.
YOU CAN LITERALLY WEAR ANYTHING.

YEAH, ANYTHING
NOT NAMED YEEZY,

- OR AIR FORCE ONE OR CORTEZ.
- OK, FINE.

WE WILL STOP BY YOUR MOM'S HOUSE,
AND WE WILL GET YOU

- AN OLD PAIR OF SHOES.
- OK.

BUT FIRST,
THIS, UM...

CAT COW POSE.

WELL, WHAT'S UP?
YOU NEED A ZENTOR?

DEPENDS. YOU GONNA HAVE ME
TALKING TO MYSELF?

IF I DO MY JOB RIGHT.

- HI, MS. GRACE.
- HI. UH,

PREACH, AMINA, HEY.

TO WHAT DO I OWE
THIS EARLY-MORNING VISIT?

I THOUGHT YOU SAID SHE
WAS COOL WITH THIS.

UM...

MR. PREACH HAD
A EARLY-MORNING MEETING,

AND AMINA NEEDED
A RIDE TO SCHOOL,

SO I, JUST, UM,

TOLD HER SHE COULD
RIDE WITH US.

MY BAD.
THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH KIDS HAVING

THEIR OWN CELL PHONES NOW.
I'll TAKE HER. COACH BAKER

- WON'T MIND IF I'M A LITTLE LATE.
- OH, NO. DON'T BE SILLY. IT'S FINE.

BILLY SURE LOVE HIS EARLY
STAFF MEETINGS, HUH?

LOOK, I DON'T MIND.

I'M JUST HAPPY
TO BE WORKING.

THIS TUTORING GIG
HAS CHANGED THE GAME

FOR ME,
WHICH REMINDS ME.

I'M, UH, ORGANIZING
A ART INSTALLATION

TO RAISE MONEY FOR
OUR TUTORING PROGRAM.

LITTLE FUNCTION TO BRING
THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

YEAH?
THAT SOUNDS FUN.

HEY, D., UH, AMINA
WAS TELLING ME

ABOUT YOUR COMIC BOOK,
"KING CRENSHAW."

UH, MAN, I WOULD LOVE
TO USE SOME POSTER ART

FOR THE EXHIBIT,
IF THAT'S COOL.

YEAH, THAT WOULD
BE DOPE!

- MOM, CAN I?
- UH,

O-OK, SURE,

BUT RIGHT NOW, WE NEED
TO FINISH GETTING READY.

- OK.
- OK. I GOT TO HEAD OUT,

'MINA BEAN.

DADDY, WAIT.
I MADE THIS FOR YOU.

OH, I LOVE IT, BABY GIRL.

- WHAT'S UP WITH THE PENGUINS?
- I JUST WROTE A REPORT

- ABOUT EMPEROR PENGUINS.
- OH.

AFTER THE MOMMY PENGUIN
LAYS AN EGG, SHE LEAVES

FOR TWO MONTHS.

WHILE SHE'S GONE,
THE DADDY PENGUIN

HAS TO PROTECT THE EGG,

KEEP IT WARM, AND
STARVE HIMSELF UNTIL

THE MOMMY GETS BACK.

FATHERS ARE
RIDE-OR-DIE,

ALWAYS THERE
FOR HIS BABY.

YEP, JUST LIKE YOU.
HAVE A GOOD DAY.

I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO,
'MINA BEAN.

♪ WE ARE JUST PEOPLE
THAT CONTROL A PURPOSE ♪

♪ WE GOT A SAYING
UNDERNEATH THE SURFACE ♪

♪ IMPORTANT TO THE...

- YEAH, HE'S AMAZING.
- RIGHT?

- WHAT'S HIS NAME AGAIN?
- THAT IS, UH, TONY WILDER.

HE'S, LIKE, NEXT GREATEST THING

COMING OUT OF DETROIT.

HE'S BEEN KILLING IT
ON THE INDIE CIRCUIT

FOR A WHILE NOW.

- MM-HMM.
- YOU SHOULD

DEFINITELY MEET WITH HIM.

- UH, YOU SURE?
- YEAH, AND LISTEN,

TONY'S NOT
THE ONLY ONE. HERE.

HERE IS A LIST OF,
UM, AT LEAST 5 OTHERS

THAT WOULD BE PERFECT
FOR YOUR LABEL, TOO.

ALL RIGHT,
WHAT... WHAT'S,

UH, WHAT'S UP?

NOTHING. WHY?

EXACTLY HOW MANY TIMES
DID YOU LET ME WIN

- AT MONOPOLY WHEN I WAS A KID?
- OH, A BUNCH OF TIMES.

ALL RIGHT, TWICE, OK?

MM-HMM. YOU'RE THE
MOST COMPETITIVE PERSON

I KNOW, DAD.

- YEAH.
- YOU DON'T JUST HAND

THINGS OVER, DEFINITELY

NOT A LIST OF MUSICIANS.
WHAT'S GOING ON?

LISTEN, I AM, UH,

I'M GONNA BE STEPPING
AWAY FROM SOME

OF MY DUTIES AT THE LABEL.

- BUT YOU'RE RETIRING?
- NOT RETIRING,

JUST, UH,
REDUCING MY ROLE.

LOOK, I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS
FOR 30 YEARS, LAYLA.

BETWEEN THE TOURS,
THE COUNTLESS HOURS

IN THE STUDIOS,
IT'S A LOT.

IT'S A LOTTA TREAD
ON MY TIRES,

SO IT'S TIME FOR ME
TO TAKE A BEAT FROM THE GRIND

AND, UM, POUR
INTO MYSELF,

LIKE YOU'VE BEEN TELLING ME TO DO
FOR YEARS NOW.

THERE'S NO OTHER REASON
FOR THIS SUDDEN CHANGE OF HEART?

WELL...

OH, SHOOT.
I'M SORRY, SWEETIE.

I'M GONNA HAVE
TO TAKE THIS. UM,

LOOK OVER THAT LIST.
LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.

NO RUSH, ALL RIGHT? LOVE YOU.
HEY, THIS IS JP.

- HEY.
- HEY.

GRACE AND MRS. LAWSON.

JUST THE PERSON I
WAS LOOKING FOR.

AFTER ALL, A PRINCIPAL
IS ONLY AS GOOD

AS THEIR LEAD COUNSELOR.
AM I RIGHT?

- ACTUALLY, BILLY...
- ONE SECOND. UM, MS. LAWSON,

I FORGOT TO MENTION THIS
AT THE STAFF MEETING.

DO YOU KNOW OF ANY STUDENTS
THAT MAY HAVE SOME ART WORK

THAT THEY CAN SUBMIT
FOR PREACH'S FUNDRAISER?

- I MIGHT KNOW A FEW.
- OBVIOUSLY, WE NEED

FOR THE STUDENTS
TO BE TALENTED.

BECAUSE HAVE YOU SEEN
THE PICTURES THAT SHE'S

GOT ON HER DOOR?

WE DON'T NEED STICK FIGURES
AND RAINBOW...

SO REGINA IS THE SEARCH
COMMITTEE'S CHOICE

AS YOUR PERMANENT
REPLACEMENT AS PRINCIPAL.

OH... WELL,
YOU COULDA LED WITH THAT.

- I TRIED. YEAH.
- OK.

I'VE BEEN
WORKING WITH THESE KIDS

FOR OVER TWO DECADES,
MR. BAKER.

I HAVE EXPERIENCE
AS A COUNSELOR AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL,

PLUS I GREW UP
A FEW BLOCKS FROM HERE.

OH. ME, TOO.
FUNNY STORY, ACTUALLY.

ME AND THE WIFE, WE JUST
MOVED INTO THE HOUSE

THAT I GREW UP IN, SO...

- SERIOUSLY?
- YEAH, SERIOUSLY.

I SAID I'M HERE
FOR THE LONG HAUL.

BY LONG HAUL, YOU MEAN
ONE, MAYBE TWO WEEKS?

BECAUSE WE BOTH KNOW
I'M COMING FOR THOSE

PRINCIPAL KEYS.

HA HA HA HA!

I LIKE HER. I LIKE YOU.

I LIKE YOU.

YOU ARE GONNA MAKE
A GREAT ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL,

SO LET ME KNOW
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.

OK, SHUT THE DOOR
WHEN YOU LEAVE.

HEY, YO, COACH. HOLD
UP. - HEY, THERE THEY GO.

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

- HEY, COACH...
- YEAH.

BEFORE WE FORGET,
WE HAD A FEW IDEAS

- ABOUT THE ART INSTALLATION.
- YEAH.

- OK, WALK WITH ME.
- YEAH.

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

CAN WE HELP YOU,
DETECTIVE?

I'll MAKE THIS QUICK.

CARDELL SIMMS,
YOU'RE UNDER ARREST

FOR THE MURDER
OF MONIQUE MOORE.

- WHAT?
- NO, NO, THERE MUST BE...

THERE MUST BE SOME
MISUNDERSTANDING HERE.

HOLD UP.

I'M SORRY,
COACH BAKER.

AMINA.

I'll PICK HER UP
FROM SCHOOL.

HEY,
WHAT ABOUT THESE?

OH, THAT IS PERFECT,

AND I AM ALMOST DONE.

OK.

HEY, LIV IS
MY WITNESS, MA.

I BROUGHT MY OWN
DETERGENT THIS TIME.

DID YOU GET MY VOICEMAIL?

- NO, MY PHONE'S CHARGING. WHAT'S UP?
- PREACH GOT ARRESTED

AT SCHOOL TODAY
FOR MURDERING MO.

- OH, MY GOD!
- WAIT, HOLD UP. PREACH WAS ARRESTED?

THIS IS EXACTLY WHY
I WARNED BILLY

NOT TO BRING PREACH
INTO THE SCHOOL.

LOOK, IT WAS STILL
SELF-DEFENSE, MA.

PREACH WAS TRYING
TO SAVE COOP'S LIFE.

I AM NOT JUDGING HIM
FOR HIS PAST, OR FOR EVEN

TRYING TO PROTECT COOP,

BUT BILLY'S ACTIONS
MEANT THAT PREACH

WAS ON SCHOOL PROPERTY
WHEN HE GOT ARRESTED!

JABARI WAS TRAUMATIZED,
GOD KNOWS WHO ELSE!

NO DISRESPECT,
MS. GRACE, BUT I... I MEAN,

THERE'S NO WAY

THAT MY DAD COULD HAVE KNOWN
THAT THIS WAS GONNA HAPPEN.

THIS IS JUST PREACH'S PAST
CATCHING UP WITH HIM.

THIS IS THE LAST THING
THESE KIDS NEEDED TO SEE,

WAS ANOTHER BLACK MAN
BEING DRAGGED OFF TO JAIL BY THE COPS.

EXCUSE ME,
WHILE I GO TELL AMINA

WHY HER FATHER ISN'T
COMING HOME TONIGHT.

YO, WHAT HAPPENED?
DID A WITNESS COME FORWARD?

AFTER ALL THESE MONTHS?

I MEAN, THAT'S HOW
IT WORKS SOMETIMES

IN CASES LIKE THIS.

MAN, WITNESS OR NO WITNESS,
IT WAS SELF-DEFENSE.

UNLESS THE WITNESS
SAW IT DIFFERENT.

YO, WHOSE SIDE
ARE YOU ON?

SERIOUSLY?
ARE YOU...

ARE YOU REALLY ASKING ME
THAT RIGHT NOW?

I AM ON
YOUR SIDE, COOP.

I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HERE,
AND THE FACTS ARE

YOUR LIE
HAS BEEN EXPOSED,

SO WE JUST HAVE
TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S NEXT.

LOOK, I JUST WANT
TO MAKE SURE

AMINA'S STRAIGHT,
ALL RIGHT? SHE DIDN'T

ASK FOR ANY OF THIS.

- SHE'S WITH MY MOM RIGHT NOW.
- DOES PREACH HAVE ANY FAMILY?

- I AM PREACH'S FAMILY.
- MMM. YEAH, WELL,

THERE'S NO WAY
THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO RAISE AMINA

- IF PREACH GOES DOWN FOR THIS.
- ALL RIGHT, LOOK,

HE NEEDS
A DAMN GOOD LAWYER.

THE SOONER PREACH
GETS OUT, THE SOONER

AMINA'S GONNA BE OK.

DO YOU... DO YOU THINK YOUR...
YOUR MOM WOULD DEFEND HIM?

I... I DON'T KNOW,
BUT, I MEAN, SHE'S FAMILIAR

- WITH THE CASE, SO...
- IT CAN'T HURT TO TRY.

LET ME GUESS. COOP HIT YOU WITH

THE SAD-ASS PUPPY-DOG EYES,
AND HERE YOU ARE...

THE MOUTHPIECE THAT'S GONNA GET
THESE SHACKLES OFF ME.

"THANK YOU" WOULD BE
A GOOD PLACE TO START.

COME ON, MAN. YOU
KNOW THAT SHOOTING

WAS SELF-DEFENSE.

I SHOULD BE OUTTA
HERE BY DINNER.

NOT SO FAST.

AT BEST, IT WAS
JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE.

AT WORST, YOU'RE
LOOKING AT 25 TO LIFE.

- HOW?
- BECAUSE A WITNESS CAME FORWARD,

- RECORDED YOU SHOOTING MO.
- HE'S JUST NOW

SAYING SOMETHING?

HE JUST GOT ARRESTED
FOR POSSESSION OF NARCOTICS.

SO HE MAKES A DEAL,

SNITCHES ON ME IN EXCHANGE
FOR HIS FREEDOM?

I'M STILL WAITING FOR THE EVIDENCE
TO BE RELEASED TO ME,

BUT BASED ON WHAT I'M
HEARING, THE PHOTO IS

JUST OF YOU POINTING
THE GUN AT MO,

AND THE VIDEO ONLY
PICKED UP ONE GUNSHOT.

- YOU MEAN GUNSHOTS.
- ONE. SINGULAR.

THE VIDEO ONLY SHOWS
YOU SHOOTING MO FROM THE ALLEY.

THERE'S NO EVIDENCE
SHE SHOT COOP FIRST.

EXACTLY,
AND THAT IS ENOUGH

FOR THE PROSECUTION
TO PUSH FOR MURDER.

OF COURSE IT IS.

I'M THE WRONG COMPLEXION
FOR THE RIGHT PROTECTION,

- PLUS I GOT TWO STRIKES.
- WELL, THAT'S WHERE I COME IN.

I'M GONNA DO MY BEST
TO GET YOU CLEARED.

NO.

THIS IS ON ME.

MY WHOLE LIFE,
I PRIDED MYSELF

ON PROTECTING
BLACK WOMEN.

AND WHAT'D I DO?

HELL, A MAN IS ONLY
AS GOOD AS HIS CODE.

WHERE I'M FROM, YOU'RE
EITHER A ASSET OR A LIABILITY.

I BEEN A LIABILITY
WAY TOO LONG.

I MEAN, IF IT'S MY TIME
TO DO ALL THEM YEARS,

THEN I GUESS
IT'S... MY TIME.

BUT I NEED A FAVOR.

AMINA.

I NEED TO FINALLY TELL HER THE TRUTH,
NO MATTER THE COST.

CAN YOU BRING HER HERE?

CRAP.
UH, YOU CAUGHT ME.

- YOU DO YOUR LAUNDRY HERE?
- YEAH.

YOUR DRYER SHEETS
ARE AWESOME.

THEY MAKE MY SHIRTS FEEL SO SOFT,
THEY'RE LIKE...

- THEY'RE LIKE PILLOWS FOR MY PECS.
- OOH,

PLEASE TELL ME
YOU DIDN'T JUST SAY THAT.

OH, I DID, AND I OWN IT.

SO, UM, WHAT'S UP WITH YOU?
NEW MUSICIAN?

UH, MORE LIKE
RETIRED PRODUCER.

MY DAD IS TAKING
A STEP BACK FROM

HIS DAILY DUTIES
AT THE LABEL.

GOOD FOR MR. KEATING.

- I... I MEAN, BAD FOR MR. KEATING?
- SOMETHING'S UP, OK?

FIRST... FIRST HE HANDS ME
ALL THE MASTERS TO MY MOM'S SONGS,

WHICH WAS AWESOME,
OK, BUT THEN HE HANDS ME THIS LIST

OF NEW ARTISTS THAT HE THINKS
I SHOULD SIGN TO MY LABEL.

AND YOU SHOULD HEAR SOME
OF THESE ARTISTS, JORDAN.

THEY'RE AMAZING.

THAT... THAT'S INCREDIBLE,
LAYLA. WHAT...

- I MEAN, THAT'S NOT INCREDIBLE?
- JP KEATING HAS

NEVER BEEN ONE TO JUST
HAND OVER AN ARTIST...

- SO HE'S CLEARLY DYING.
- WHOA, WHOA, WHOA,

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

HOLD ON A SECOND.
LET'S REWIND, OK,

BECAUSE THAT JUST
TOOK A TURN.

HEY.

DID HE TELL YOU
THAT HE'S DYING?

NO, YOU KNOW,
NOT YET, OK?

IT COULD BE HIS HEART
OR, LIKE, A... A RARE BLOOD CONDITION

OR WORSE, HYPERTENSION,
WHICH THEY CALL THE SILENT KILLER...

OK, YEAH, OR... OR... OR...

OR MAYBE HE'S PERFECTLY
HEALTHY, RIGHT?

YOUR DAD IS OLDER, LAYLA.
HE'S MAKING LIFE CHANGES.

PEOPLE DO THAT, YOU KNOW.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT HE'S DYING.

- YOU'RE RIGHT. OK.
- RIGHT.

IT'S JUST HE LOVES BEING A PRODUCER,

AND... YOU DON'T
GIVE UP SOMETHING

YOU LOVE THAT MUCH
WITHOUT SOMETHING MAJOR GOING ON.

SO TALK TO YOUR DAD.

ASK HIM
FOR THE TRUTH.

- I MEAN, IT COULD... IT COULD BE ANYTHING.
- YEAH...

- LIKE DYING?
- OK, YOU KNOW WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I COULD
REALLY USE A MEAL

NOT COOKED BY A MICROWAVE,
SO WHAT DO YOU SAY

ME, YOU, AND YOUR DAD
GO TO DINNER TONIGHT?

LOOK, I'll JUST BE THERE FOR MORAL
SUPPORT, ALL RIGHT?

YOU CAN ASK HIM THE QUESTIONS THAT
YOU'RE SCARED TO ASK,

AND WHATEVER
THE ANSWER IS, WE'LL

DEAL WITH IT
TOGETHER, OK?

OK. YEAH. DEAL.

- KEEP THAT CLOSED.
- JUST...

- LET ME JUST...
- NO, NO, WE'RE GOOD.

SOME DAY.

WHO YOU TELLING?
BEEN TRYING TO GET UP OUT

OF HERE FOR THE PAST HOUR.

I JUST DROPPED
AMINA OFF WITH LAURA.

HOW'S, UH, HOW'S SHE
HOLDING UP?

A LOT BETTER
THAN I EXPECTED.

NO TEARS...

NO OUTBURST...

JUST SILENT.

THERE'S A CHANCE
SHE MIGHT LOSE BOTH

OF HER PARENTS
IN LESS THAN A YEAR.

THERE'S NOTHING GOOD
ABOUT THAT.

NO.

I GOTTA GO.

UH...
I'M ACTUALLY HERE

FOR EMERGENCY MEETING
WITH THE SEARCH COMMITTEE.

RIGHT. I HAD, UH, I HAD HEARD THAT
THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE.

WE'RE MAKING OUR FINAL VOTE
FOR PRINCIPAL

IN A FEW WEEKS, THEN WE'RE
TURNING EVERYTHING OVER

TO THE SCHOOL BOARD
FOR THEIR APPROVAL.

I HEARD THAT, TOO.

FROM ONE FRIEND
TO ANOTHER,

IT'S NOT LOOKING GOOD
FOR YOU, BILLY.

I MEAN, FROM YOUR LACK
OF EXPERIENCE,

- FROM PREACH'S ARREST...
- WHICH I HAD

NOTHING TO DO WITH,

AND WHATEVER HAPPENED
TO INNOCENT UNTIL

PROVEN GUILTY?

- IT'S ALL ABOUT THE OPTICS.
- OH. I FEEL YOU.

KNOW THE OPTICS DON'T
LOOK THAT GOOD, BUT...

AHEM... IF THERE EVER WERE

A TIME WHEN THE KIDS
NEEDED ME, THAT TIME

WOULD BE NOW.

AND I'M THE BEST PERSON
FOR THE JOB, SO I'M JUST

LETTING YOU KNOW

I'MMA DO WHATEVER I
NEED TO DO TO REMAIN

PRINCIPAL, SO...

HEY, I GOT DINNER.

HEY.
UH, THANK YOU, BABY.

HOW'D THE MEETING WITH
THE SEARCH COMMITTEE GO?

TOUGH, BUT NECESSARY.

SO IT'S A DONE DEAL?

WE'LL KNOW
IN A FEW WEEKS.

MY TWO CENTS, MOM...
YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE.

COACH BAKER'S THE BEST THING FOR
SOUTH CRENSHAW RIGHT NOW.

YOU DO KNOW I HAD TO TRICK HIM INTO
TAKING THIS JOB, RIGHT?

WRONG, WRONG.

I MEAN, YEAH, I HAD
MY DOUBTS AT FIRST,

AND MAYBE SHE HAD
TO TWIST MY ARM A LITTLE,

BUT ONCE I LANDED IN
THAT HALLWAY, IT WAS

LIKE SOMETHING CLICKED.

OK. SO WHAT... WHAT...
WHAT CLICKED?

- I DON'T KNOW. IT DON'T MATTER.
- WHAT? OF COURSE IT MATTERS.

NO, NOT REALLY.
THE SCHOOL BOARD'S

GONNA WANT SOMEBODY
LIKE REGINA LAWSON.

THEY'RE GONNA WANT ONE
OF THEIR OWN, SOMEBODY WITH

MORE EXPERIENCE, SOMEBODY...

- WHO IS NOT HIM.
- WHY?

WHY AIN'T COACH
RIGHT FOR THE JOB?

DEPENDABILITY.

DO YOU THINK BEING
A PRINCIPAL MEANS MORE

TO HIM THAN COACHING
COLLEGE FOOTBALL?

- OR EVEN THE NFL?
- I THINK THAT IT IS.

- REALLY?
- YEAH.

SO BEING PRINCIPAL IS...
IS ENDGAME FOR YOU?

I FINALLY FEEL
HEARD, LIV.

LIKE, ALL MY LIFE, I'VE BEEN
AN ATHLETE AND A COACH,

BUT NOW I GET TO BE

AN EDUCATOR, TOO, AND...

IT'S LIKE A DIFFERENT
MUSCLE TO FLEX. IT'S...

IT'S A MUSCLE I NEVER
EVEN KNEW I HAD.

TO BE HONEST, A PART
OF ME KIND OF FEELS LIKE...

LIKE MY MOM'S HAD
SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS.

HIS MOTHER WAS AN EDUCATOR.
COACH MIGHT SURPRISE YOU.

WE CAN'T RISK A SURPRISE!

THESE KIDS NEED SOMEONE
THAT'S COMMITTED TO THEM!

WHICH HE IS.
IF HE WASN'T,

HE WOULDN'T HAVE
STARTED A FINANCIAL LITERACY COURSE,

OR BE THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX
AND FINDING A TUTOR

TO CONNECT WITH THESE KIDS!
YOU KNOW THIS.

WHAT'S THE REAL ISSUE
HERE, MA?

I NEED TO EAT MY FOOD.

MAYBE IT'S NOT SUPPOSED
TO HAPPEN AT SOUTH CRENSHAW.

THERE'S JUST SO MUCH
STACKED UP AGAINST ME.

I SHOULD PROBABLY
STEP AWAY. YEAH.

I'll FINISH
PREACH'S ART SHOW,

AND THEN I WILL STEP DOWN
AS INTERIM PRINCIPAL.

NOPE. NOPE.

NOW IS NOT THE TIME
FOR SELF-SABOTAGE,

OK?

ME AND SPENCER,
WE WILL HANDLE

THE ART SHOW
WITH JABARI,

AND YOU NEED TO FOCUS
ON KEEPING YOUR JOB.

I MEAN, THAT'S THE WHOLE REASON WHY
YOU AND MOM MOVED

BACK HERE
IN THE FIRST PLACE.

PLEASE DON'T
LOSE FAITH, DAD.

AND YOU AND I
BOTH KNOW

THAT GRANDMA MARY
WOULD NOT GO FOR THAT.

UM...

LISTEN, 'MINA BEAN,

CAN YOU GIVE US,
UH, SOME PRIVACY?

NO, PLEASE STAY.
I DON'T WANT TO BE ALONE WITH HIM.

OK.

UM...

UH...

LOOK, I WAS... I WAS,
UM, I WAS WRONG.

I SHOULD HAVE
TOLD YOU THE TRUTH

ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED
TO YOUR, UH...

YOUR MOM DID
A BAD THING...

AND I HAD TO DO
A BAD THING

TO SAVE
YOUR AUNT COOP'S LIFE.

I'M SORRY, AMINA.

I KNOW THAT I CAN NEVER MAKE
THIS UP TO YOU,

- BUT I PROMISE...
- CAN WE GO NOW?

UM...
OF COURSE, YEAH.

LOOK, MS. BAKER,
I APPRECIATE YOU

CALLING, BUT LAST TIME
I SEEN AMINA, SHE

MADE IT VERY CLEAR
SHE NEVER WANTED TO SEE ME AGAIN.

HER WHOLE WORLD
IS FALLING APART, COOP.

SHE JUST NEEDS SOMEONE
THAT ISN'T A STRANGER,

EVEN IF THAT'S SOMEBODY
THAT SHE'S MAD AT.

THIS IS ALL ON ME.
I'M THE ONE

THAT CONVINCED PREACH
TO KEEP THE LIE GOING.

- AND HOW IS THE CASE LOOKING?
- NOT GREAT.

THE VIDEO CLEARLY SHOWS
PREACH SHOOTING MO.

WAIT, NO. THAT... THAT'S
NOT ALL THAT HAPPENED.

YES, I KNOW, BUT THAT'S
THE FOOTAGE THAT WE HAVE.

MO LITERALLY SHOT ME
TWO SECONDS BEFORE

PREACH LET OFF HIS SHOT.

WELL... ARE YOU SURE

THAT THE GUNSHOTS OCCURRED
THAT CLOSE TOGETHER?

1,000%.

OK, CAN YOU WATCH
AMINA FOR A BIT?

- I NEED TO GO HANDLE SOMETHING.
- HEY, TRUST,

SHE'S NOT GONNA WANT
TO STAY WITH ME.

AMINA? SWEETIE,
CAN... CAN YOU COME

HERE FOR A SECOND?

I'M SORRY.
I HAVE TO STEP OUT

REALLY QUICK FOR A BIT.

UM, I CAN DROP YOU OFF
AT MS. GRACE'S OR...

- I'll STAY WITH COOP.
- YEAH? OK.

YOU LIED TO ME
ABOUT THE SHOOTING.

LOOK, CAN WE GO SOMEWHERE
A LITTLE MORE PRIVATE

AND TALK ABOUT THIS?

EITHER YOU TELL ME
RIGHT NOW

OR I'M GONNA SCREAM.

YUMMY SPROUTS.

WOW, UM, THAT'S GOOD,
THAT'S GOOD.

YEAH? OH.

THIS IS QUITE
THE SPREAD.

YEAH, YOU KNOW, UM,
I'VE JUST BEEN ON A HEALTH KICK

SINCE I GOT BACK FROM THE VEGAS TOUR
WITH PATIENCE, SO...

OH, OK, OR YOU
THINK I'M DYING.

- DID YOU TELL HIM?
- NO,

- BUT THE FOOD MIGHT HAVE... AHEM.
- I MEAN, THE FOOD,

THE QUESTIONS FROM TODAY,
ALL THE CHECKING-IN TEXTS.

I HAD A FEELING THAT MIND OF YOURS
WAS GONNA GO THERE.

CAN YOU BLAME ME, DAD?
YOU PUT SO MUCH INTO THE LABEL.

THIS ISN'T SOME KNEE-JERK DECISION,
SWEETIE. IT'S, UM...

- I MET SOMEONE.
- AND YOU'RE ALWAYS MEETING SOMEONE.

WELL, THIS ONE IS
DIFFERENT, AND SHE'S

KINDA SPECIAL.
HER NAME IS ERIN,

AND, UH, WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR ABOUT
A MONTH NOW.

AND SHE IS SMART,

SHE IS FUNNY, AND, UH,

CHECK IT OUT... WE'RE
THE SAME AGE. WELL,

SHE'S 5 YEARS YOUNGER, BUT AT LEAST
THE SAME DECADE, RIGHT?

I MEAN, IT'S AN IMPROVEMENT.

WELL, THAT... THAT'S
AWESOME, MR. KEATING.

- OH, THANKS. THANKS A LOT, JORDAN.
- MM-HMM.

UH, I AGREE.
YOU, UH,

- YOU SEEM HAPPY.
- I AM.

- GOOD FOR YOU, DAD.
- AHEM.

UM, DO YOU HAVE ANY...
ANY PICS OF... OF ERIN?

- YEAH, YEAH.
- OK.

- CHECK.
- OK.

SHE'S PRETTY.

ME AND YOUR DAD WERE JUST
TRYING TO PROTECT YOU,

AND INSTEAD, WE HURT YOU,
AND I'M SORRY.

WAS MY MOM THAT BAD?

YOUR MOM WAS...

- SHE WAS COMPLICATED.
- WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

WELL, SHE HAD
DIFFERENT SIDES TO HER.

BUT SHE WAS A GREAT MOTHER
TO YOU, RIGHT?

THE BEST.

BUT SHE WAS ALSO
A GRIEVING SISTER,

WHO COULD NOT DEAL
WITH THE PAIN THAT

SHE FELT FROM LOSING
YOUR UNCLE TYRONE.

SHE SAID THEY WERE
BEST FRIENDS.

YEAH, AND SHE FELT BAD

LEAVING HIM BEHIND
WHEN SHE WENT TO PHILLY.

SHE THOUGHT THAT IF SHE
WOULD HAVE STAYED,

HIS LIFE WOULD BE
DIFFERENT.

HE'D BE ALIVE.

AND THEN WHO DID SHE
BLAME FOR HIS DEATH?

ME.

BUT YOU DIDN'T SHOOT HIM.
THAT OLD WOMAN DID.

IT DIDN'T MATTER.

SHE BLAMED ME,

AND...

THAT'S HONESTLY WHY
SHE SHOT ME.

WHICH IS WHY MY DAD
SHOT HER, TO SAVE YOU.

A DECISION THAT...

THAT HAS CHANGED
HIS LIFE FOREVER,

A... A DECISION I KNOW
PREACH AIN'T PROUD OF,

BUT HE DID THAT OUT
OF LOVE FOR ME.

AND TRUTHFULLY SPEAKING,
IT COULD HAVE BEEN

ANYONE STANDING THERE,

AND HE WOULD HAVE
SAVED THEIR LIFE.

THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN YOUR POP

AND MOST PEOPLE.

I WAS SO MEAN
TO HIM TODAY.

WHAT IF HE NEVER
COMES BACK?

WE GOT TO FIND A WAY
TO BE STRONG FOR HIM

AND KEEP THE FAITH.

YOU KNOW... HEH! MY POP
USED TO ALWAYS SAY,

"KEEP YOUR CHIN UP

SO YOUR CROWN
DON'T FALL."

YOU THINK YOU COULD
DO THAT FOR ME?

MAN, HANDS DOWN,

MR. PREACH WAS
THE DOPEST TUTOR I EVER HAD.

HEY, THE FIGHT ISN'T OVER.

THINK THAT'S ALL
OF 'EM.

HEY, ME PERSONALLY, I
THINK WE SHOULD POSTPONE

THE ART INSTALLATION.

IT JUST DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT
DOING IT WITHOUT MR. PREACH.

YEAH, YOU COULD, OR,
IN HONOR OF PREACH, WE

CAN MAKE IT ABOUT HIM.

I DON'T KNOW IF HE
WOULD GO FOR THAT.

THE FUNDRAISER IS
ABOUT THE SCHOOL

AND THE COMMUNITY,

- THE FOLK WHO MAKE IT GO.
- EXACTLY,

- AND FOLKS LIKE PREACH.
- LOOK, MAN,

IT DON'T MATTER IF
HE'S IN JAIL OR NOT.

YOU SAID IT YOURSELF.
PREACH IS THE DOPEST

TUTOR YOU EVER HAD,

SO GIVE THAT MAN
HIS FLOWERS.

HEH! YEAH.

YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.

RIGHT?

CAN Y'ALL HELP ME
MAKE SOME CALLS?

WALK AWAY, MRS. BAKER.

WE BOTH KNOW I'M NOT
BEATING THESE CHARGES.

WHAT'S THAT?

THESE ARE PHOTOS FROM
THE WITNESS' PHONE.

TALKING TO COOP
SPARKED SOMETHING.

POWORSKI ONLY HEARD
ONE GUNSHOT

IN THE VIDEO,
BUT THE WITNESS TOOK

A PHOTO RIGHT
BEFORE YOU SHOT MO.

SO I HIT
THE LIVE BUTTON

ON THE PHOTO, WHICH,
AS YOU KNOW...

TURNS IT INTO
3-SECOND VIDEOS.

I HAD THE FORENSICS
ANALYSTS CONFIRM

THAT THE FIRST GUNSHOT
WAS NOT FROM YOU,

IT WAS FROM MO,

WHICH PROVES,
ONCE AND FOR ALL,

THAT THIS WAS A
JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE.

NOW, POSSESSION OF
A FIREARM IS

A VIOLATION OF YOUR PAROLE, SO I
HAVE TO MAKE A DEAL

AND HAVE ONE MORE YEAR ADDED
ONTO YOUR PROBATION,

BUT OTHER THAN THAT,
YOU'RE GOOD.

WHAT YOU MEAN, I'M GOOD?

CARDELL SIMMS,
YOU ARE

OFFICIALLY
A FREE MAN.

THERE HE IS.

HOW YOU HOLDING UP?

GOOD. THANK YOU
FOR EVERYTHING, COACH.

AND A SPECIAL SHOUT-OUT
TO MRS. BAKER. I'M NOT

HERE WITHOUT HER.

I JUST STOPPED BY
TO GET MY STUFF.

YOU, UH, GOT A GOOD GROUP
OF KIDS HERE, MAN.

THEY'D BE A WHOLE LOT BETTER
WITH SOMEBODY LIKE YOU.

I'M... I'M TRYING
TO SAY,

UH, THIS DOESN'T
HAVE TO END NOW.

- JOB IS STILL YOURS IF YOU WANT IT.
- I CAN'T.

IT'S BAD ENOUGH I GOT
ARRESTED IN FRONT OF MY STUDENTS,

AND LAST THING I WANT TO DO
IS BE A DISTRACTION.

YOU'RE NOT A DISTRACTION.
THE KIDS LOVE YOU.

I APPRECIATE YOU, COACH.

LOOK, YOU BEEN SOLID
FROM THE RIP,

BUT I CAN'T COME BACK,

NOT RIGHT NOW.

OK. HOW'S AMINA?

UH, OK.

APPARENTLY, SHE, UH,
STAYED WITH COOP LAST NIGHT.

- I'D LOVE TO SEE HER...
- MM-HMM.

BUT I KNOW SHE'S GONNA
NEED A FEW MORE DAYS.

- I'MMA BE PATIENT.
- YEAH.

- I'M SURE THINGS WILL WORK OUT.
- YEAH.

UH, ONE LAST THING.
YOUR ART INSTALLATION

IS STILL GOING ON TODAY,

SO I KNOW A LOT OF
STUDENTS ARE GONNA

COME, SO YOU MIGHT WANT

TO CONSIDER COMING
THROUGH, YOU KNOW, JUST TO

SAY YOUR LAST GOOD-BYES.

YEAH.

♪ LOVE IS PATIENT
AND PASSIONATE PURSUIT ♪

♪ SAY HELLO TO THE NEWEST
AMBASSADOR FOR TRUTH ♪

♪ NOBODY COULD DO THIS
ALL ALONE ♪

♪ SO AS I GO OUT AND SECURE
ANOTHER RECRUIT ♪

♪ DANNY GLOVER WAS A WEAPON,
I'M LEGAL AS EVER ♪

THERE HE IS.
GOOD TO SEE YOU, MAN.

THANKS FOR COMING.

HERO, THIS IS
SO GOOD, YOUNG MAN.

I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

YOU HEAR ME, RIGHT?

WAIT. WHAT?

YO, I FOUND
THIS DOPE LOCAL ARTIST,

MAN, WHO USED ONE OF OUR OLD PICS
TO PAINT THIS.

OH, MY GOD, YEAH.
I REMEMBER THIS PIC.

- WOW!
- YEAH, IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITES...

I MEAN, JUST TWO GIRLS
AT CHOIR REHEARSAL, CLOWNING,

- MM-HMM.
- MAKING OUR OWN RATCHET

GOSPEL TRAP MUSIC.

- HA HA HA HA!
- OH, MY GOD, YES!

- HA HA! YEAH, WE WERE A MESS.
- YEAH.

- HA HA!
- HEY, LOOK, I KNOW THINGS

HAVE BEEN CRAZY BETWEEN US

SINCE THE SHOOTING,
ALL RIGHT? BUT NOW

THAT PREACH IS OUT

AND ALL THAT IS BEHIND US,
I'MMA MAKE IT UP TO YOU.

- NO, NO, COOP, IT'S...
- NO, NO, I'M SERIOUS, OK?

- MM-HMM.
- TALKING FRESH START,

CLEAN SLATE,
ME AND YOU.

THE WORLD IS OURS.

WOW! I MEAN,
THIS EXHIBIT IS AWESOME.

YOU KNOW, JUST WHEN I
THOUGHT I HAD PREACH

ALL FIGURED OUT,

- HE SURPRISES ME.
- KINDA LIKE

YOUR DAD DID LAST NIGHT?

WAS IT THAT OBVIOUS?

WELL, I MEAN, MAYBE NOT TO MOST,

BUT MY LAY-DAR IS
PRETTY ACCURATE.

- YOUR LAYDAR?
- JUST... JUST ROLL WITH IT.

OK. HEH! UM, NO,

I'M... I'M GENUINELY
HAPPY FOR MY DAD.

I'M JUST A LITTLE SURPRISED HE HASN'T
INTRODUCED ME TO ERIN.

THEY'VE BEEN DATING
FOR OVER A MONTH, AND HE'S HAD

NO TROUBLE INTRODUCING ME
TO GIRLFRIENDS BEFORE, SO...

YEAH, WELL, THOSE GIRLFRIENDS
WERE SEASONAL.

BY SEASONAL,
YOU MEAN...

OK. UM,

LAYLA, WHEN IT COMES
TO DATING,

- THERE ARE 4 SEASONS.
- OH. OK.

OK, THERE IS... THERE'S
TEASING SEASON,

OK, THERE'S
PLEASING SEASON,

AND THEN THERE'S
CHEESIN' SEASON, AND LAST

BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE
SQUEEZING SEASON.

OK, REMIND ME
TO UNPACK THOSE LATER,

BUT I SEE WHERE
YOU'RE GOING WITH THIS.

YOU THINK IT'S SERIOUS.

- I DO, YEAH.
- I MEAN, IT MUST BE.

HE'S PRIORITIZING HER
OVER THE LABEL,

AND, UM... HE HASN'T...

HE HASN'T BEEN SERIOUS WITH
ANYONE SINCE MY MOM.

WHICH IS WHY YOU
HAVEN'T MET HER.

HE'S WAITING FOR
YOUR PERMISSION.

TO DATE HER? HEH!
IT'S A LITTLE LATE FOR THAT.

NO, NO, NO,
YOUR PERMISSION TO MEET HER.

LOOK, NO MATTER
HOW MUCH YOUR DAD MIGHT BE INTO ERIN,

YOU'RE STILL THE MOST IMPORTANT WOMAN
IN HIS LIFE, LAYLA.

HE'S NOT GONNA INTRODUCE
THE TWO OF YOU UNTIL HE

KNOWS YOU'RE OK WITH THIS.

RIGHT.

Right.

OK, OK, CAN I GET
EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION, PLEASE?

I GOT, UH, I GOT
SOME GOOD NEWS.

THANKS TO Y'ALL,
THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE

OF THE CRENSHAW DISTRICT,

WE HAVE RAISED OVER $8,000

IN DONATIONS AND SALES.

ALL RIGHT, YES, YES.
LOOK, I'M JUST THE MESSENGER.

JUST LET ME SAY RIGHT QUICK
THIS BEAUTIFUL FUNDRAISER

COULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED
WERE IT NOT

FOR OUR AMAZING NEW TUTOR,
MR. PREACH.

PREACH AND I, WE HAVEN'T
WORKED TOGETHER THAT LONG,

BUT I CAN SAY
THAT HE HAS MADE

JUST AS MUCH OF AN IMPACT

ON MY LIFE PERSONALLY
AS HE HAS HIS STUDENTS'.

OH, THERE YOU GO,
RIGHT THERE.

MY MOTHER WAS A TEACHER,

SO I CAN APPRECIATE
THE IMPORTANCE,

AND I CAN TELL YOU
FIRSTHAND

THAT PREACH SHARES
HER HEART,

HER PATIENCE,
AND HER ABILITY

TO CONNECT WITH STUDENTS
IN A WAY

THAT NOT MANY PEOPLE CAN,

- SO... SO THANK YOU, PREACH.
- YEAH!

MR. PREACH IS THE MAN.

HE STAYED PUSHING ME,
BUT I LOVE IT.

YOU SEE, WE CUT FROM
THE SAME CLOTH.

HE SHOWED ME THAT I DON'T
HAVE TO BE DEFINED BY MY MISTAKES.

JUST 'CAUSE I SPENT TIME
IN THE SYSTEM

DOESN'T MEAN THAT
THE SYSTEM IS MY FUTURE.

HE ALSO SHOWED ME
THE POSSIBILITY OF WHAT

MY FUTURE COULD LOOK LIKE,

DESPITE MY PAST,

AND I'MMA CARRY THAT
FOREVER, THANKS TO HIM.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

COME ON.

WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY, SWEETIE.

MY NAME IS AMINA,
AND MR. PREACH IS MY DADDY.

MY DAD IS A LOT LIKE
AN EMPEROR PENGUIN.

HE'S SMART, HE'S PROTECTIVE,
AND HE'S LOYAL.

HE'LL ALWAYS PUT THOSE
HE LOVES BEFORE HIM,

NO MATTER HOW CRAZY IT GETS.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES HIM
THE KING OF ALL DADDIES,

AND I'M SO PROUD
TO BE HIS DAUGHTER.

SO TO MY DAD,
I SAY STAND STRONG

AND KEEP YOUR CHIN UP.
THAT WAY, YOUR CROWN DOESN'T FALL.

THIS CAME TOGETHER.

- IT DID.
- YEAH.

SUCKS THAT WE DIDN'T
GET TO GO ON OUR HIKE.

I KNOW, BUT IT WAS
GOOD TO BE HOME

- FOR A FEW DAYS.
- YEAH.

- HEY, HEY, HEY.
- HEY. WHERE'S DILLON?

HE'S WITH
COOP AND PATIENCE.

- HE SAID HE WAS GONNA TEXT YOU.
- OH.

- WHAT'S UP?
- SO I WAS THINKING...

YES, YOU CAN HAVE
YOUR JOB BACK.

- HA HA HA! MY GUY.
- AW.

MAN, I APPRECIATE YOU,
PRINCIPAL BAKER.

- OH, WELL, I APPRECIATE YOU.
- YES, SIR.

- READY TO GO HOME, 'MINA BEAN?
- YEP.

- LET'S GO.
- UP.

- THERE WE GO.
- HEH HEH HEH!

- GREAT NIGHT TONIGHT.
- YEAH.

FAR EXCEEDED
MY EXPECTATIONS.

MINE'S, TOO.

LISTEN, I WAS WRONG;

YOU'VE CLEARLY DONE
A GREAT JOB.

THESE KIDS HAVE REALLY
RESPONDED TO YOU

AND EVERYTHING
YOU STAND FOR.

- THANK YOU, GRACIE.
- MM-HMM.

DO I GOT YOUR VOTE
NOW, FINALLY?

I'M SORRY. I...

I STILL DON'T THINK
YOU'RE THE RIGHT PERSON TO BE PRINCIPAL.

AND YOU'RE
TOTALLY COOL WITH ME

- PURSUING THESE ARTISTS?
- YEAH, OF COURSE.

OK, GREAT, 'CAUSE I'M
A LITTLE OBSESSED WITH

TONY WILDER'S ALBUM.

YEAH. HEH.

LOOK, UM...

IT'S... IT'S CLEAR

THAT ERIN BRINGS OUT
THE BEST IN YOU,

SO WHENEVER YOU'RE READY,

I WOULD, UH, I WOULD
LOVE TO MEET HER.

- YEAH?
- MM-HMM.

I MEAN, THAT WOULD
BE AMAZING.

YOU KNOW, I'M
PRETTY SURE THAT

YOU TWO ARE GONNA VIBE
ANYWAYS, YOU KNOW?

OK, WOW.
THIS IS HAPPENIN'.

IT'S JUST BEEN
A LONG TIME

- SINCE I FELT LIKE THIS.
- I CAN TELL.

I'VE BEEN BLESSED
TO FEEL THIS WAY

TWICE IN MY LIFE,
AND I

ALMOST DIDN'T GET
THIS SECOND CHANCE BECAUSE, UM,

I CLOSED MY HEART OFF
FOR SO LONG

AFTER
YOUR MOM PASSED.

I WANT BETTER
FOR YOU, LAYLA.

ME? HOW'D WE GET ON ME?

WE KEATINGS HAVE
A WAY OF PROTECTING OUR HEARTS

BY HIDING IN OUR WORK,
SO JUST SAYING

DON'T BE LIKE ME,
YOU KNOW, SO CAUGHT UP

IN BEING A MOGUL THAT YOU PUT
YOUR LIFE ON HOLD.

IT'S OK TO PUT YOURSELF
OUT THERE AGAIN,

TAKE A CHANCE.

- LOOK, MA...
- SPENCER, PLEASE.

- IF THIS IS ABOUT BILLY, I...
- YOU KNOW IT IS.

SOMETHING ELSE IS GOING
ON WITH YOU, AND HONESTLY,

I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED.

SPENCER, IT'S SIMPLE.

I'M THINKING
LIKE A PARENT.

YES, YOU NO LONGER GO
TO SOUTH CRENSHAW,

BUT DILLON WILL BE
STARTING THERE SOON.

LET'S SAY BILLY IS
THE PRINCIPAL

AND THE SCHOOL
IS DOING WELL

AND DILLON IS
PROSPERING, AND THEN,

ALL OF A SUDDEN, OUT OF NOWHERE,
SOME COLLEGE

OR PRO TEAM MAKES AN OFFER TO BILLY
THAT HE CAN'T REFUSE,

AND THEN POOF!
HE'S GONE,

AND THEN THE SCHOOL'S BACK
IN SHAMBLES AGAIN.

YOU EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE
YOU FIGHTING THIS HARD

OVER SOMETHING THAT AIN'T
EVEN HAPPENED YET,

AT A SCHOOL THAT DILLON
DON'T EVEN GO TO YET?

MA, I DON'T THINK THIS HAS ANYTHING
TO DO WITH COACH.

THIS IS ABOUT ALL THE CHANGES HAPPENING
IN YOUR LIFE.

- WAIT A MINUTE...
- JUST HEAR ME OUT.

HEAR ME OUT.

I FINALLY LEFT HOME
FOR COLLEGE.

DILLON IS OLDER NOW,

AND HE'S DOING
HIS OWN THING WITH HIS FRIENDS MORE.

PRINCIPAL CARTER
IS PURSUING HIS POLITICAL DREAMS,

WHICH IS CUTTING
INTO Y'ALL'S TIME TOGETHER, RIGHT?

LIFE'S CHANGING FASTER THAN MAYBE
YOU READY FOR,

SO YOU TRYING TO CONTROL
ANY LITTLE THING,

AND UNFORTUNATELY
FOR COACH,

IT HAPPENS TO BE THIS,
AND I'M SURE THE FACT

THAT HE'S ANOTHER MAN
WHO IS IMPORTANT IN YOUR LIFE

COMPLICATES IT
A LITTLE MORE.

I HEAR YOU, BABY, BUT...

UH, I THINK I WOULD KNOW

IF I'M HAVING
SOME CRAZY REACTION

BECAUSE
I'M BECOMING A...

- EMPTY-NESTER.
- WOULD YOU?

SOMETIMES WE DON'T
KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON UNTIL

WE TALK TO SOMEBODY.

SO WHAT YOU
SAYING, I NEED TO TALK

TO DR. SPEARS?

IF HE'S THE ONE THAT
CAN HELP YOU PROCESS

ALL THIS, THEN WHY NOT?

UH, LAYLA?

HI. UH, I JUST WANTED
TO... TO CALL

TO SAY THANK YOU FOR,
UM, FOR EVERYTHING.

YOU KNOW, YOUR TIME,
YOUR FRIENDSHIP,

UM, THE ADVICE,
NO MATTER HOW

UNIQUE AND OFF-BASE
IT SOUNDED.

UM, THANKS, I... I THINK.

AND THE OTHER REASON
I'M CALLING...

OOH, THE 4
SEASONS OF DATING, RIGHT?

OK. OK, LISTEN.

THERE'S TEASING SEASON,
RIGHT? NOW, TEASING SEASON

IS WHENEVER YOU MEET SOMEONE
AND YOU VIBE WITH 'EM,

BUT IT'S ALMOST SUMMERTIME
AND, YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO STAY SINGLE.

SO, YOU TEASE EACH OTHER
AND YOU KEEP IT CASUAL UP UNTIL...

PLEASING SEASON,
WHEN, YOU, UM,

YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU HAD
WAS JUST A FUN HOOKUP, NO STRINGS ATTACHED.

EXACTLY. WOW, YOU'RE GOOD.

NEXT, WE HAVE
CHEESING SEASON, RIGHT?

NOW, CHEESING SEASON'S
WHENEVER YOU'RE SO IN LOVE THAT

YOU JUST CAN'T STOP SMILING.

UH, KINDA LIKE, UH,
YOU AND SIMONE.

FACTS, YEAH. THAT'S... THAT'S US TO A TEE.

NOW, SQUEEZING SEASON.

SQUEEZING SEASON IS
SIMPLY THE BEST ONE

BECAUSE, I MEAN, YOU'RE
PAST ALL THE SEASONS NOW.

YO, YOU REALLY DID NOT SAVE ME
A "KING CRENSHAW" POSTER?

HEY, THANKS TO THE POST
ON THE 'GRAM, WE SOLD OUT WITHIN AN HOUR.

BUT I'll SEE
WHAT I CAN DO.

MAYBE MY PEOPLE
CAN GET YOU ONE.

YO, DID THIS DUDE
REALLY JUST "PEOPLE" US?

YUP, HE DEFINITELY JUST "PEOPLED" US.

- I HATE TO INTERRUPT.
- THEN DON'T.

I MEAN, HAVEN'T YOU
TRIED TO DO ENOUGH

DAMAGE FOR THE YEAR?

YO, LET'S GET UP
OUTTA HERE, YO.

YEAH, NOT SO FAST, TAMIA.
I'M ACTUALLY HERE FOR YOU.

THE CASE IS CLOSED,
DETECTIVE. LIKE...

FOR THE MURDER
OF MONIQUE MOORE, YES.

REMEMBER OUR CONVERSATION
AT THE HOSPITAL?

YOU CONFESSED TO A CRIME
YOU DIDN'T COMMIT.

THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER CASE,
SO, TAMIA COOPER,

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST FOR
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.

- WAIT. WHAT? NO, NO, NO.
- THEY CAN DO THAT?

- HEY, NO. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
- PATIENCE, CHILL.

- NO, THAT'S NOT FAIR. STOP.
- I'M GOOD. I'M FINE. NO! - PATIENCE...

CALL MS. BAKER, OK?
I'M... I'M SORRY, BABE.