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Previously onWildfire...

I've decided to leave Raintree.

Matt's running things now,

and I need to step back and let him do that.

I ought to introduce you to our new trainer.

We need to tell Junior.

I'm gonna see if I can drag Gillian into a quick lunch.

Gillian's in Kentucky.

She moved all her stuff out of Raintree about a week ago.

Something going on between you guys?

Yeah, there is something.

Junior, wait. What?

I'm sorry. Me, too.

So I should be the good friend and tell you

that it's cool for you and Kris to be together? I can't.

You're just not happy

unless you're screwing up people's lives.

How many times have you put my brother through the ringer?

Calm down!Whoa! Why are your hands on my sister?

Tell her to back off!What did you do?

Matt! Let's go.

The way that you stood up for me,

made me realize how important family is.

As far as family business goes, I want to be involved.

Well, I don't think you're ready.

You got a Porsche? Yougot a Porsche.

Now you're ready.

Welcome back.

Whoo-hoo!

Avatar can't be filmed on ESPN tomorrow with all those welts.

You can't fix that!

Tim Sullivan's leaving with all of his horses.

He's taking them to Davis ranch.

Wait! You're making a huge mistake.

I'm correcting one.

I'm sorry, Kris, but this is business.

That's why I want you to be my jockey

when Avatar is stabled at Davis Farms.

Family, the ranch...

gotta believe if I stick with that, things are gonna be okay.

You know I believe in you.

♪♪

Hey. Guess what.

I'm 20 miles from Kris.

Of course you will.

She will.

Yeah. Bye.

Oh!

Morning. Oh. Oh.

Uh...Uh.. Hi.

I was just about to get Wildfire out.

Yeah, I can see that.

The Dewar Stakes is just a week away.

Wildfire's gold and his times are great.

That's good to hear, 'cause, uh...

Wildfire's our only moneymaker right now.

That is not true.

I am still Avatar's jockey and I am making money.

I'm sorry.

You know that we're all right.

You, me, and the ranch, all right?

Come give the king some sugar.

Jace. I thought you fell off the face of the earth.

I had a good reason.

It's always a good reason with you.

Come here.

I missed you.

I missed you more.

Loquita!

Oh. Matt...

This is my brother Jace.

Matt Ritter. Nice to meet you.

You, too.

♪ With the morning light, got your mind in sight ♪

♪ And I wanna be there all my life ♪

♪ With the morning light, got your mind in sight ♪

♪ And I wanna be there

♪ You're all I ever dreamed of ♪

♪ Your stars align in threesomes ♪

♪ Oh, that's right

You were in Iraq?

I didn't want to worry you.

Jace, you told me that you were in the Merchant Marines

loading cargo ships or something.

So I added the "Merchant" part,

but I was telling the truth about the "something."

Like when you said that you were doing "something,"

it turned out to be a chop shop?

All right, first of all,

you didn't have to surprise me at work.

And second of all, it was the money I made there

that kept you from getting kicked out of that...

dump where you and your mom lived.

The Marines and Iraq...

it all taught me about what's important in life.

I've got my priorities straight.

No more stealing cars?No.

No more street racing?

Well...how do you define street racing?

I mean, if I come to a stoplight,

and I see some punk in a suped-up Supra--

Jace! Yes.

I'm done with the whole thug life.

I swear. Seriously.

I'm late.

Wait! No, no, no! Take the day off.

Come on. I'll write you a note.

I can still forge your mom's signature.

Do you remember when I got you out of gym class

for the entire seventh grade?

Yeah. Yeah.

I got suspended for three days.

See? See how much fun we can have catching up?

Por favor? No.

Come on. I--I have to go.

Come on. Oh.

You're late.

Sorry. Things at Raintree.

You have a job; you show up on time.

Look at this team!

Glad to see an experienced trainer back with Avatar.

Thank you.

Hey, Kris.Hey.

How you doing?Great, thanks.

Need anything?No, I'm good.

One lap slow.

Then do a quarter-mile breeze.

Kill me now.

Am I gonna have to watch you mooning over Kris Furillo forever?

Turn it down a notch.

It's just kinda weird, her and I working together.

You're not working together.

We're stuck with her until Sullivan comes to his senses.

Sullivan's gonna have a lot more to think about

than just his choice of jockey.

I wanna buy Avatar...for Dad.

Excuse me. When I wanted to purchase Avatar,

you were all, "Wrong time. Wrong time."

So tell me, what makes now the right time?

Or do I even have to ask?

You ready to win?Yeah, always.

Try it now.

So were you really in combat in Iraq?

Yeah.

Was it scary? Yeah.

Did you ever kill anybody?

Todd.That's cool. Everyone asks me that.

Truth is, I spent most of my time saving lives in an IFAV.

What's that?

It's a jeep used for force recon.

Cool!

All right. Hit it again, little man.

Way to go.What'd you do?

You had most of it.

I just had to do a little improvising.

So I can drive it now, right?

Maybe when you grow some legs.

See you, buddy.

You learn to fix things in the military?

I--I knew a lot going in.

Yeah, first job I had after I dropped out of high school

was disassembling stolen sports cars.

Hey, hey. I'm not proud of it,

but what's the point in trying to hide it, right?

The military, that...

turned me from a bad-ass into a straight-shooter.

Some people just need to go down a long, bad road

just to figure out that you don't have to travel

your entire life in that direction.

Where else can I pitch in?

All right, let's call it a day.

Uh...okay. You're the boss.

Why are you riding tight?

Huh?

I just guess my mind's somewhere else.

This gonna be okay, you working at Davis Farms?

Well, you work at Davis Farms.

I figure I can do it.

Okay.

All right, I have to get back for Wildfire's training.

Training for what? He just raced.

Dewar Stakes. You didn't know he was running?

I gotta say you run an impressive operation.

And you really scored big points with me bringing on Pablo.

What can I say? We know quality.

Actually, I'd like to discuss something with you.

Avatar.Looks good, doesn't he?

Yeah.

You know we used to own him, right?

I heard.

Yeah, I always wondered why you gave him up.

It's a long story.

But I'd like to correct that mistake.

You want to buy Avatar?

If we can come to an agreement on the price.

Well, we're talking substantial numbers here.

I get that.

What's your proposal, then?

A strong purchase price,

plus your choice of any three-year-old from our stable,

as well as your choice of one of Avatar's foals.

And the catch?

What do you mean?Oh, come on.

I'm sure you're not doing this because of your faith in a horse.

Um...it's personal.

Avatar was my father's horse.

Hmm.

Okay. Why don't you, um...

draw up a formal proposal and we'll discuss it.

All right.

But Wildfire's in great shape.

And I want him to stay that way.

Races so close to each other

is the best way to burn out a horse.

You know that.

Matt's not to blame, Pablo; I am.

I suggested the race.

We're a little low on funds.

That's no reason to over-race a horse.

I know it's risky,

but I should show you his training times.

Matt, Pablo's right.

We'll call the racetrack and scratch Wildfire.

I'm sorry.

I should have talk to you about the race

before entering Wildfire.

Yeah.

Pablo--It was good to see you.

Sorry it couldn't be under better circumstances.

He should have let us race.

But he didn't.

So that's that.

I respect Pablo's opinion. I always have.

Maybe he's done us a favor.

I hope you're not mad I told Pablo about the race.

No. If I'm mad at anyone, it's at myself.

I should have called him.

I suppose I didn't because I knew the answer was gonna be "no."

Well, I'm--I'm sorry about Jace dropping in like this.

No. He was a great help around the ranch.

I told him he could crash on the couch,

but he said he preferred the barn.

I love my brother...

but it's so complicated.

I always feel like he's up to something.

People can change.

I don't know.

Oh.

I remember thinking that about a certain young woman

who came to work at Raintree not so long ago.

So how long you planning on staying?

I don't know. Year and a half?

The Ritters are good people.

I can see why you like it here.

I'm sorry. What for?

For being hard on you when you showed up.

Oh-- No, we both have a lot of baggage.

I know.

Seeing me must remind you of some really rough times.

Yeah. Yeah. Well...

I thought I saw some bad stuff, and then I went to Iraq...

Ugh.

Well, sleep in my room. I'll sleep on the couch.

No, no. I don't want to be in the way.

Jace! Grab your stuff. I'll meet you inside, all right?

Okay.

Thanks.

Hey.

No--I know what I said, and it'll happen.

Sullivan drives a hard bargain, but...

I know Avatar's worth it.

Frankly, I'm surprised he sold him.

How's it gonna affect Kris?

Meaning?

You know what I mean.

I normally just eat cereal for breakfast.

Oh, dude! Cereal's for rats.

A real man has a big breakfast to start the day.

You want guns like these?Yeah.

Well, grab a plate. Man up.

Wow. It smells so good.

Hey, what do you think?

Don't tell me you're still not a breakfast person.

Well, I have to go to work.Hey, hey!

I want you to have a balanced breakfast

so you can achieve your goals for the day.

Come on, Kris. Man up. Yeah, Kris. Man up.

Thanks for the offer.

Okay. All right. All right. All right.

You can leave... if you have a taste.

Oh, yeah.

One more.

Hey. Hey. I was just down on the track.

I thought we were meeting Sullivan.

Um, there's no reason for him to be here.

I bought Avatar.

You did? Yeah.

Dad's been wanting him back in the Davis stables for a long time, so...

But nothing's gonna change. You're still Avatar's jockey.

And you're his owner, so now I work for you.

Uh...yeah. Is that a problem?

I--I don't know. Is there?

I mean, I'm here to work with Avatar, so...

Hey, me, too.

All right. Well, I'll see you at the track.

Okay. Yeah. Sounds good.

Remind me again which one of them you actually bought.

Not funny.Definitely not funny.

Who said that you could give Sullivan Dreamful?

He was my horse.

It was the horse he wanted.

Besides, we got Avatar back, didn't we?

For Dreamful, $2 million,

and the first of Avatar's foals.

Yeah. Dad approved the deal.

Does Dad know all the particulars, including a certain jockey?

You're just jealous that I'm the one

who convinced Sullivan to sell.

I could have convinced him, too, if I had offered up

all of our best assets on a silver platter.

Do you really think that buying Avatar

is gonna score you brownie points with Kris?

Kris has nothing to do with this.

Yeah.

Keep telling yourself that, big brother.

All I'm gonna say is that it sure costs this family a lot

to keep your pathetic fantasy alive.

Morning, Jace. Morning.

You know, you don't have to do so much work around here.

Oh, I don't mind.

This place is heaven.

I guess when you spend your whole life here,

you don't see it that way.

Well, I see it, my friend.

Hey, so what's this Davis place like where Kris works?

Just like this place,

just twice as big, three times as many horses,

run by a rich family...

who lives in a mansion with a swimming pool.

Don't forget about the available, sexy daughter

with the appetite for love.

You met Dani?

Wait, there's a sexy daughter?

I used to go out with her.Ohh! Ha ha!

At least it's not as bad as Kris working with the son.

It's her ex.

Her ex? Yeah.

No wonder she had that look on her face when she went to work.

Riding Avatar has been great for Kris' jockey career.

It's just hard on all of us.

Hey, hey, hey!What are you doing here?

Didn't you hear? It's "Take Your Brother To Work" Day.

No, no, no, it's not. Jace, please. Go back to Raintree.

Come on. I've never seen you ride before.

Look, what if I leave and I get in a head-on crash with a propane truck?

Yeah, what if?No. Look, look...

There I am on the side of the road.

My handsome good looks charred by the explosion.

And as I take in my last dying breath,

I wish I could see my famous jockey sister

ride just once.

You're so overdramatic.

Is that the son?Yeah, it's Junior Davis.

And please, just don't move.I'm planted.

Please? Like a tree.

Hey.

Who is that?

It's my brother.

You never told me you had a brother.

She's embarrassed about that, too.

Um, so, uh...

Avatar's looking really good,

and he'll definitely be ready for the Santa Anita in two weeks.

Um, I'm rethinking that race.

What are you talking about? We've been training for it.

I want my dad to see him first.

Actually, we're thinking about sending him down to Keeneland.

Kentucky?

Wait. No--but--Have you talked to Pablo? Because Sullivan--

I own Avatar, not Sullivan.

I thought you said this wasn't gonna be a problem.

Yeah, you're--you're right.

This is crazy. I'm over there.

You guys are over here arguing.

Hey, I'm Jace.Junior.

Ah! Pleasure to meet you, Mr. Earnhardt. Ha ha.

Stop.

It's just like a... a NASCAR joke.

I get it. It's not funny.

Never mind.

Hey, this is a nice car.Thank you.

Hey, when you turn off the traction control, does it over-steer?

You got one?No. No. But, uh...

I've driven a few.

Listen, do you mind if my sister gets off early?

I'm only in town for a couple days, so--

Oh, no--Wait, wait. Wait...

Um, yeah. Yeah, that's fine.

Yeah. There it is. No, no, no.

Come on! Thanks a lot, buddy.

It's okay.Pleasure meeting you.

Come on, Come on. Come on.

I can ride!Have a good time.

Can't sleep?

Todd is snoring like a chainsaw.

I can hear him through the wall.

So what is the deal with Junior?

What do you mean? What about him?

Well, I don't want to state the obvious,

but you work for your ex.

Nothing good can come out of that.

I'll get used to it.

I don't care about him. I'm worried about you.

I saw your face when you looked at him today.

You know that movie where the guy cuts off his own foot?

I need the money.

Well, there's gotta be other horses you can ride.

Unless...

Unless what?

This whole thing with Junior is kind of a love/hate relationship?

Matt and Junior were best friends,

and then...

Junior and I broke up,

and Matt and I started dating.

And just--

Things have been strained.

I understand that,

but do you want that kind of distraction at work?

I'm so happy you're back in my life.

I'm glad.

Listen...

there's something I need to tell you.

I found Dad.

Where is he?

He was in Virginia, near Norfolk.

I looked him up after my discharge.

Kris...

He really wants to see you.

Hey. There you are.

Todd and I are gonna take Jace to the hot springs,

and you are coming with.

Uh, I think I'm gonna stay here today.

Oh, come on. The hot springs will make you feel better.

I know that seeing you in a bikini

will make me feel better.

I'm just not really feeling up for it today, Matt.

Okay.

Jace? Yeah, he wants me to see our dad.

Which, I knew there was something,

because there's always an agenda with Jace.

I thought you said your father was dead.

Well, as far as I'm concerned, he is.

He walked out on me and my mom.

Well, if it's any help, I-- I--

I know a bit about a father taking off.

It's not the same. Why not?

Because you didn't have to take care of your mom.

I'll go with you if you want me to.

You'd do that?

Yeah, I would.

I can't.

I can't see him.

Okay.

I hear we're not going to Santa Anita with Avatar.

Yeah. I was thinking about taking him down to Keeneland instead.

Kentucky's a long way off.

We need more of an East Coast presence.

Okay.

You think I'm making a mistake?

Avatar runs great at Santa Anita.

I don't see the point of sending him and Kris all the way to Kentucky.

How were the hot springs?

I didn't want to go.

I thought it would not be fun without you.

Why are you here, Jace?

I mean, Dad send you?

It's not what you think.

Yeah, it never is with you.

Look, if I had brought up Dad any earlier,

I wouldn't have made it through the front door.

You out of all people know

that he is the last person that I wanna see.

He's changed, Kris.Oh, yeah?

Just like when he took off and left me all alone with Mom?

Do you have any idea how scary that was?

He left me, too.

Why are you doing this?

I have never in my entire life

been as scared as I was in Iraq.

I had to control that fear every day.

One day, me and some guys,

we're at a checkpoint.

One minute we're talking, we're laughing.

The next, we're flying through the air.

In the blink of an eye, three of my friends were dead.

In that moment, I understood

that we have a very short time to make things right.

I've made my peace with Dad.

I wanna fix our family, Kris.

I can't help you with that, Jace.

I can't.

Wow. You're up early.

Yeah. Actually, I need to talk to you.

Oh. I am sorry about yesterday. I was out of line.

It's okay. No, it's not.

I should have been more professional.

It's not your fault.

Good. Well, let's just move on, then.

Hey, Kris. Hey.

Hey, Junior.What's up?

I didn't know you're working with Barry.

Yeah, he just started.

Um...it's better for both of us.

You're firing me?

It's just not working out.

Because of one stupid argument?

Look, I wish I was a guy who could just wear a smile

and put everything behind me, but...

I'm not.

I'm sorry.

Let's go, Barry.

He fired me? What?

Yeah.

The prince with the Porsche cut you loose? Yeah.

What are you doing?

I'm gonna tear off his side-view mirrors,

and I'm gonna feed it to him-- Jace! You can't!

I will.

No, you can't come here and just mess things up for me!

I messed things up?

Everything was fine 'til you got here.

Everything was fine for who?

You show up and start talking about Dad, the last 10 years.

I don't want to hear--

Do you understand how crazy you sound right now?

I don't care.

You have got stop running away from the people in your life.

The only one that I'm running away from is you.

No! Me. Dad. Junior.

What?

You haven't settled things with Junior

just like you haven't settled things with Dad.

Look, you better face your demons, okay?

Look, if you don't own them, they're gonna own you!

Kris, what's wrong? I thought you were at the Davis'.

Junior just fired me.

Matt.

Are you here to congratulate us on buying Avatar?

Great horse.

Too bad you guys don't have a good jockey to go with him.

Kris just wasn't in synch with us.

She's a jockey. Isn't that for Pablo to decide?

Well, it's definitely not up to you.

She's the best rider out there.

Just maybe not for Avatar.

Come on.

You know what this is about.

She brought it on herself.

If you're still mad about what happened,

blame me, not her.

It's not about that.Yes, it is.

You're crazy, man.

No, what's crazy is spending a couple million dollars on a thoroughbred

when you're not even interested in horses.

I bought Avatar for my dad.

You bought him for the jockey.

No, I didn't need to give Kris a job

to get her to go out with me.

That's what you did.

And when things didn't work out the way you wanted,

you fired her.We tried to make it work.

For what? A couple days?

She didn't want to be around me.

It was obvious.

Do you know what she's been through the last couple days?

How would I?

As usual, she hasn't told me anything...

and neither have you.

You can leave now.

You can have me all to yourself.

You and me.

I'm taking off now.

All right. Take care of yourself.

I'm sorry for the way I acted.

It's just been a harsh few days.

It's okay.

Well, I've been thinking a lot about what you said,

and, you know, you're right.

There are some things from my past that I have to face up to.

So...stay.

I don't want to end on a bad note.

Hey, um, I'm seeing Dad next Thursday if you change your mind.

Thanks for letting me know.

It would mean a lot if you were there.

I can't afford a plane ticket to Virginia, Jace.

I just got fired.

I could talk to Junior.No!

He'd still be able to chew solid food, okay?

I know that walking to the fridge

with two broken legs will be a challenge but--

Just stop, please? Let me handle it, all right?

Scout's honor.

You were never a Scout.

I know.

But I did earn a few Girl Scout badges.

Please!

I'm glad you're not working for the Davis' anymore.

Yeah, well, I got a lot going on here.

Jace wants me to go see my dad.

Are you gonna? No.

What?

Am I ever gonna meet your father?

He's not a good person.

Didn't stop you meeting mine.

You know everything about me.

I wanna know everything about you.

The good and the bad.

What difference does it make?

He's never gonna be part of my life.

But he's a part of you.

I just wish you'd trust me enough to let me meet him.

Matt, you've known me all this time without meeting my dad.

Trust me, you don't need to meet him now.

You made the right move with Barry.

Didn't know you had it in you.

Thanks. Come on. Let's get out of here.

I'm starving.All right.

Where's your car?It's right there.

Did you park it here? Yes!

Here, I got the day's silks.

Maybe it's for the best.

I know that you're here now, but, um...

the Ritters really need the money that I was bringing in,

and I was hoping that you would talk to Junior about bringing me back.

I doubt that would do much good.

I'm a better jockey than Barry.

That's not what this is about.

That's what it should be about.

I'm the better one for the job.

You sure about that?

I understand that you're working for the Davis',

but I always thought that your roots were at Raintree.

You saying they're not?

Well, I'm beginning to think that they're not.

I mean, you quit Raintree

and then you canceled Wildfire's race,

and now you're letting the Davis' dump me

for a jockey that you don't even believe in.

I will always do everything I can for you and the Ritters.

That won't change.

You sure about that?

What's going on?

Why don't you tell us.

My Porsche has been stolen.

♪♪

Did Junior call the sheriff? Yeah.

I know that you have a lot to do today.

Don't feel like you have to sit around and wait with me.

You're in luck.

I was supposed to have a meeting with Pablo

about Wildfire's schedule,

but he just called and said he couldn't make it.

Did he say why?

Probably just busy.

First he's canceling Wildfire's race...

and then he won't talk to Junior about rehiring me.

Sheriff found Junior's car.

Someone matching Jace's description

was seen leaving the car.

Most of the time, cars like this go straight to the chop shop.

You're lucky.

So you're pressing charges?

Definitely.No.

Um...that's okay.

What?

I got the car back, didn't I?

Okay, then.

See ya later.

Thanks, Officer.Bye.

You're just gonna let Jace get away with this?

Come on. I'm never gonna see him again.

My car's fine so... just drop it.

You were showing such promise.

Sometimes I even wonder if we really are related.

Hi. Is Junior home?

Hey. Hey.

So you got your Porsche back.

Yeah.

I was about ready to put her picture on a milk carton.

I know you could have pressed charges against Jace,

and I just wanted to say thanks.

Don't worry about it.

Some of the best memories I have are of you and your Porsche.

I wanna keep it that way.

How's Barry doing on Avatar?

Training times are down.

Pretty much on schedule.

I know what I said yesterday was harsh.

And I was wrong.

I thought that you were angry with the Ritters when you left Raintree,

but really, the angry one was me.

It's okay.

Well, when you left,

I felt like my best friend had been stolen,

and I kept telling myself that everything was gonna be the same, but...

I'm having a really hard time without you.

Things may be different, but they can still be good.

You agree?

I don't have a choice, do I?

I don't want us to grow apart.

You and I...

have a long road ahead of us.

Jace, everyone's looking for you.

They think you stole Junior's car.

Oh, I borrowed it.I knew it.

I said you'd never do anything like that.

You're not a thief.Yeah, thanks, buddy.

Yeah, well, you don't know him like I do.

What's up? What's up?

What's up is that you stole Junior's car is what's up!

He just--

Todd, go!

Hey! You said you needed money so we can go see Dad.

Look, there were some suckers

that were running a street race up north.

Look at that.You haven't changed at all.

All this talk about wanting to fix our family.

You don't even know how to be in a family, Jace!

You just do whatever you want to do!

On occasion, I've been known to cut a few corners.

So have you! No!

That is not the way that it works here.

Here? Ha ha. Yeah, in fantasyland.

Where fairy dust falls out of the cottonwoods, huh?

And all your wishes come true? Come on, Kris!

You and I know how the real world works.

You know how I said that I couldn't go with you

because I didn't have the money?

I never wanted to go with you!

Oh.

I actually thought you cared about our family.

Well, the Ritters aremy family.

You don't know what a real family is.

Oh, and you do? Hey!

You think the Ritters are gonna be there for you when things go south?

I--I've seen who comes to collect the body bags, Kris.

It's always your own flesh and blood.

No one else.

So when the chips are down...

and you're out of luck,

you know who you're gonna call?

Me.

'Cause our family, as broken as it is,

it's the only real family you got.

♪ Well, we made a promise

♪ But we can't stay here anymore ♪

♪ 'Cause you'd give anything

♪ That you could give

♪ And this is the only life

♪ That I can live

♪ And I am grateful

♪ That I've grown weary of this fight ♪

♪ To know regrets

♪ It's better left unreconciled ♪

Hey.

Jace is gone.

Was it him?

Yeah.

And you know, when I got upset about my dad,

I just want you to know that it doesn't have anything to do with us.

And it's not that you're not good enough...

or that we're not good enough...

Kris, come here.

Hey.

I will never abandon you.

You hear me?