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Everybody has a dream.

It comes with being alive.

Doesn't matter who you are or what you do or where you grew up.

If you're breathing, you got one.

But the dreams you dream when you're young, those are the ones that count.

The ones you never give up.

When every second lasts a lifetime.

And when you know, beyond a doubt, that you're different.

And that you're gonna live forever.

Okay, what do we got?

Peace talks in New Delhi.

Too big.

Next.

Food poisoning cripples cruise ship in mid -Atlantic. What kind of food?

Halibut. Just for the halibut?

Anybody dead?

No, but they all want their refunds.

Skip it. What else?

Congressman denies corruption charges.

Meh.

How about this one?

Transit worker claims abduction by alien donut shoe.

Boy, talk about a slow news day.

What are you telling me?

Yeah, open up.

I need something closer to home.

Something that matters.

Then I got what you're looking for.

Man buys car of his dreams.

You didn't.

Well, what do you think?

Gee, you really went all out. Oh, yeah.

Got the mag wheels, the racing package, the phone, the facts, the works. I wish

you could see it, Marissa.

Can I help you?

Somehow, Chuck, I'm glad I can't.

You sure you can afford this thing?

It's going to be a little tight, but my ship is about to come in. I am not

worried.

You sold some stocks.

Yep. He made a bet.

Yep. I know what you're going to say. Now, Chuck, be sensible. Wait a second.

This thing is absolutely solid.

Guaranteed blue chip.

Come on.

Where are you going?

Breakfast. Don't you want to look under the hood? Maybe later. I'll come with

you. You touch it, you're dead.

Okay, so what is it?

What's what?

This bet. Horses shuffleboard what?

Polo. Nothing like that.

Hey, Mac.

Can I borrow your paper for a second?

I'll give it right back.

You mind?

Thank you.

Here.

Top of the page.

Read it and weep.

High school basketball.

You got it.

Well, you can bet on that. That doesn't seem right.

Where you been, Pollyanna? You can bet on anything.

Believe me, I have.

Who's this guy, Williams?

Gary, we have got to get you a life.

Michael Williams, the greatest scoring high school basketball player since

Connie. Connie Hook.

Whoa. He's the one that set all the records. Points, rebounds, blocks. I

know you knew basketball. Well, there's a lot about me you don't know. I am

impressed.

Anyway.

Here you go. Thanks a lot. Enjoy your breakfast. You're welcome. Crane is

playing Lincoln Park tonight, and there's a six -point spread.

Well, with Michael Williams, they'll mask the current. There's no way they

cover the spread.

And then yours truly takes home the cash, which pays for the car.

Go ahead. Check it out in your paper.

Go ahead. I already placed the bet. There's nothing I can do about it now.

Chuck, you ought to be ashamed of yourself. You're betting on kids.

Correction. Very tall kids with very large major endorsement contracts in

future. Maybe, but it doesn't always turn out that way. Well, that's not my

problem. Maybe it is. What do you mean?

What is it?

Williams collapses on court.

Condition uncertain.

Oh, my God.

Potential tragedy struck at Crane High School last night when celebrated point

guard Michael Williams collapsed near the end of the city tournament game.

Williams, considered the finest high school player in recent Chicago history,

went down with no warning after playing the first three quarters without a ref.

By late last night, the 17 -year -old had not regained consciousness.

School officials had no explanation for the cause of the collapse.

Final score was... Lincoln

Park 60, Crane 56.

This is bad.

We should have taken the bus.

Relax.

Okay. I got major security here.

Go crazy, man.

Hey, mister, nice car. What is it, a Volkswagen?

A Volkswagen?

It's more than you got, I bet.

Check out those mags.

Pretty fly.

Meaning? I could watch it for you.

Make sure nothing happens.

Yeah, and how much is that going to cost me?

How about five bucks?

Hi, Elvis.

Tell you what.

I'll give you a dollar, and you make sure that nobody goes near my car. Four.

Two. Three -fifty. Final offer.

It's your move.

How about a quarter?

And for your information, those hubcaps are tamper -proof. It'll take a

blowtorch to get them off. I'll remember that.

See? I'll tell you how to handle these kids.

Very flawed.

All right, let's go.

There you go. Keep it going. Keep it moving.

All right.

Come on, gang. You're dogging it.

Get your butts in gear.

Hakeem, you're playing like a freshman.

You took the elbow, damn it. Excuse me. Coach Phillips? Please.

Who are you?

Came by to see one of your players.

No press during practice. No, we're not with the papers.

Scouts? IRS agents.

What?

No, we just wanted to talk to Michael.

Get him right here.

This is kind of important.

Fine, you tell me, I'll tell him.

I can't do that. It's a person. It's about his health.

All right, hit the showers.

Charlie, get the game filters ready. You two, scram.

Maybe you didn't hear what I said.

This is my team. I catch you talking to anyone, I guarantee it'll be the last

time.

Everything okay?

I told you to hit the showers. I'll handle this.

Yeah, okay.

Gentlemen, I mean it.

Keep away and stay away.

He didn't even ask about the kid's health.

Don't you think he'd be a bit curious?

Maybe he's fine. He looked okay to me.

Maybe the paper's wrong. Maybe the paper's screwed up and I'm going to win

bet. Now let's go.

Or not.

Come on.

Where? Go and talk to Mike.

Oh, I hope we have insurance for this.

That's it.

Hey, Michael.

Can I talk to you a minute?

Hey,

look.

Michael's got a new girlfriend.

Chill, chill, chill. Give these guys a break, will you? Come on, chill.

You shouldn't be in here, you know.

It's kind of important.

Well, in that case... You know Mike don't know how to write.

It's about your health.

What? Don't ask me how I know this.

But you can't go out there and play tonight.

I'm just trying to... No! You let me tell you something.

You're misinformed.

You got it?

Hey, hey, hey.

Did I not make myself clear?

Is this all right, coach?

They were just leaving, weren't you?

Yeah, coach, we were just leaving.

Weren't we, Garrett?

Garrett?

Garrett?

Is there a problem?

That was successful.

He knows.

What? They both know, I can tell.

Well, what I know is if we don't get out of here fast, that Coach Phillips is

gonna break our knees.

Who'd you talk to?

Dr. McPherson?

Who?

Never mind.

There's nothing wrong with me.

So forget it, okay?

It's none of your business.

Hey, Michael.

Gary. Gary, let's go.

That kid's in trouble.

You hurt him yourself. He doesn't want your help.

So what am I supposed to do now? Forget about it. You did what you could. It

didn't work out. Now let's hit the road.

I'm just worried about your hubcap.

Nah, they're absolutely camper -proof. Take an army to get them off.

Excuse me.

Oh, no.

Hey, mister.

A boy asked... I'm going to give you something.

You said you could have it back.

See that?

That's okay.

You can keep it.

I told you we should have taken a bus.

Dispatch to number four on admission to 746 Hubbard Street.

That's South of Birdman.

You going to get this?

All right, here we are.

Look what they did to my baby.

It's tragic.

Is he always like this?

Some of the time.

The rest of the time?

Pretty much like this.

Okay, let's see what we got here. Ten bucks for the hookup.

Fifty bucks for the show.

Fifty bucks? You told the car three lousy blocks.

Three very difficult blocks.

Of course I can do this. No, no, no. The car stays right here. And I want

fingerprints, forensics, and photographs.

And I want my wheel back.

Is that it?

Uh -huh. Who brought in Robbie?

Who else?

They put it back on the car.

Who is this punk Robbie? And don't scratch it.

He's raised the third time this month. Some kind of game with him.

Never asked for money. He just likes to get the reaction.

He did that.

Hey, you got a business card?

It's too bad. He's a good kid, right?

Good grades at school.

Ever since his parents died.

A couple years ago, he turned into some kind of trickster.

Gangsters more like it.

Sad to see.

Of course, the whole thing with his brother doesn't help much.

His brother?

Oh, my God.

I knew I knew you.

Connie Hooks, greatest high school basketball player in the history of the

held all the major scoring records until Michael Williams came along.

Forget it.

can't i used to go to all your games remember that game against polly you

52 points amazing and then what georgetown i never forget stuff like

then you played in the pros a couple of years with the washington bullets but

you screwed up your knee pennies done i don't talk basketball you got it

neither do i never hey connie

oops okay

robbie what's the deal What deal?

I'll tell you the deal. Arrest this little fella. Calm down, will you? You

you keep this up, you're gonna get me busted for dealing stolen parts. I

steal it. I just brought it here. Instead of being in school.

I went to school.

Nothing was happening.

Besides, I don't need that school.

I'm getting a new one next year.

And where is that?

Don't know yet.

Some place nice.

Gonna get a new house, too.

We gonna be dealing in there as soon as he gets out of college. Is that what

your brother's telling you? None of your business.

Can I go now? No, no, no. You're staying right here. You got your wheel back.

Just forget it.

Now get on out of here.

Robert!

Where you been?

That's his brother.

Michael Williams.

One and the same.

He wants to talk to that kid. Which one?

Michael.

Somebody already has.

He scores again.

That's 43 points with the fourth quarter just underway.

Williams keeps his pace up. He'll break his own single game scoring record.

He seals it from the key.

It is good.

We're in the fourth quarter. We're up by nine.

I don't get it. You talked to him, didn't you? I tried. He wasn't

should have talked to him.

Buddy, forget about it. You did what you could.

Wait a minute. Why are you so mellow? You had money on him.

Not anymore.

Changed my bet. Wait a minute.

I didn't ask for any time out. Work it out with your player. Get me a man in

here. He's taking himself out.

Uh -oh.

3 % efficiency.

3 % play the whole quarter. Say no to that now. But that was before you talked

to him.

Maybe he changed his mind after all.

Maybe he's quitting.

He's resting.

Call the phone, please.

Yeah, information. I need a number in Chicago.

McPherson.

Uh, Dr. McPherson.

You're going back there again?

Why?

Because the kid needs my help. Him? What about me? I'm the one with the bookie.

I'm the one who's going to be wearing the cement boots. I'm sorry.

I don't understand something.

He played last night. He rested for a while. He was fine. You already fixed

He thinks he beat the odds. He's wrong. It's going to get worse.

According to who?

According to the doctor who mentioned McPherson. I talked to him last night.

the way, we're going to take your car.

Oh, Marissa. Oh, no, no. You're not taking my car. I love my car.

And I love my wheel. No way, that's not happening.

I'll go with you.

I haven't been back there for a while.

It's time I take a trip home.

Are you coming with us or not?

Uh, no, I'm, uh, I'm having sinus problems.

I spend the whole day in bed.

So this is where you started?

Mm -hmm.

About seven feet.

Just a couple blocks over that way.

Lots of memories here. Oh.

What is it?

It's Michael over there.

That's it.

They're getting good.

Hey, hot shot.

Get over here. Come on.

What are you doing here?

I'm teaching my brother to shoot. Did I say you could do that?

Coach, come on.

I'm not breaking the rules.

I'm not even playing.

That's right, you're not. And you won't be tomorrow unless you get your head

right. What's the idea of pulling a stunt like that last night? You know how

done?

I brought his bag, didn't I? You're just a hero.

Meanwhile, you make me look like some kind of fool.

Look, I'm sorry about last night.

It won't happen again. That's right, it won't. One more screw -up like that,

you're off the team. You gotta... Coach, come on.

You're not gonna bench me.

I mean too much to your career.

Heck of an individual.

What are you, the Green Hornet?

Afraid so.

Can we talk?

No, thanks.

You spoke to McPherson.

You took yourself out of the game last night. Why?

My shoelace broke. No big deal.

I don't think it was your shoelace. I think you were buying time.

Is that what McPherson told you?

He says you stopped by his office before the season started and you were

worried. He ran some tests.

The man's a quack. All I wanted was an accident.

Uh -uh.

He told you about your heart.

Like I said. You told him about your dad.

You can check it out.

Do I look sick?

Stiles, I told the coach. He sent me to one of our guys, and he said I was fine.

Can you believe that?

Yeah, why not?

Look.

If I told you a guy on Michigan Avenue was going to fall 20 stories and land in

a fruit cart and walk away from it tonight, would you believe that too?

What?

Hey, Mike.

We're playing tonight.

Look, I got a gun. 50 -50 chance, Michael, unless you stop playing ball.

Get off my case, Spider -Man.

I'm going to live forever.

I got things to do.

Come on, Tony, let's go.

50 -50, Michael.

I'll take it.

No.

Well, you heard him. He's going to live forever.

Come on, let's go. No.

Let me show you around first.

Come on.

My old block.

I used to walk this way home from school every day.

And the store owners would come out and say hi.

I always thought they were just being friendly, but it turns out they were

calling out to my mom to let her know I was on my way home.

To my left, there was Sally Browntown.

Man seems to make the best of you.

On Sunday mornings, you can follow all the way to the church.

Does she still live there?

Nah, she moved away.

I'm glad everyone moved away.

When my mother was making supper, I'd climb the stairs to my grandma's room.

She had a special place for me to do my homework.

We'd talk about everything.

I'd say to me, Marissa, there's nothing you can't do.

You know where you can't go if you follow your heart.

Don't let nothing stop you.

God, I love that woman.

What do you think of it?

My old house.

I spent a lot of happy years living there.

Beautiful.

You're a kind man, you know that, Gary?

Come on.

I have one more stop.

This is the one I've been dreading.

Connie Hooks?

You found him?

Maybe so, maybe not.

Is this the Connie Hooks who tried to teach me how to skate when I was ten?

Might be.

The Connie Hooks who took me to my junior prom and spilled punch all over

dress? It's possible.

He slept on my sidewalk when my father told him not to step foot inside the

house again.

Sounds familiar.

And how about those feet?

Are they still the size of Eldorado's?

Yeah, but they have a few dents now.

How are you, Marissa?

I can't complain.

You mean you two used to play a long time ago?

Listen, maybe I should... No, no, stay.

I'll make us some coffee. Might even find a few stale donuts lying around.

How about we just grab some lunch? I know a great place down the street.

Just let me clean this grease off my hands.

Connie, I didn't come here for lunch. I came to ask a favor.

For old time's sake.

Yeah, well, sure.

Anything.

What is it?

I need you to talk to Michael Williams.

No.

Connie. You heard me, no.

I'm not playing nursemaid to some hot shot kid.

Connie, he's in trouble.

Who isn't?

This is different.

How?

I can't tell you how, but he needs to know what you know.

About what?

About life, about choices, about dreams, Connie, and what they cost.

He's 17.

You think he's going to listen to me? He might.

He won't.

You can at least give it a try.

I'll just let him find out for himself.

You mean like you did?

Like we did?

You know, Connie, what happened between us happened.

There's nothing we can do about that now.

That boy needs help.

And I know you can help him.

You were a hero here once.

Be one again.

Sorry, I don't talk that.

Come on, Gary, let's go.

And this is why you show up?

After all this time?

No.

This is why I stayed away.

I'll walk you home. I got some time.

No, thanks. I'll find my way.

Okay.

I'm not sorry I went. In case you think I am, I'm not.

Yeah, okay. Fine.

You work kind of hard on him. You know that.

He doesn't care for you the rest of the time.

Don't. What?

He breaks, but it doesn't bend.

He never did.

He never went.

You or him?

On Spire, let's go.

So, are you going to take a shower or are you just going to stand there and

think about it?

What are you doing here?

Man's got a right to some exercise.

Even an old man like me.

Well, old man, this is my court, and that's my ball.

Used to be my court.

Not anymore.

You're pretty sure of yourself, aren't you? Look, man, who sent you?

And don't tell me you came on your own because you don't even like me.

And why is that, Mike? I don't know. Because I took your records?

That's got to hurt.

And you on top of the world? Maybe. And what about Robbie?

He on top with you?

What's my brother got you're not watching Michael the kids in trouble are

to be he's fine But stay out of my life.

I Gotta handle I bet you can't even

handle me Hey what Michael I'm gonna do you a favor.

I'm gonna look into your future. We're gonna play you not here's how it works

One day they love you, the next day they don't. You go from champ to chump in a

heartbeat. If you're lucky. Speak for yourself, old man.

You walk on air when you start.

You're the best you ever saw.

Yeah,

they're okay.

But you're better. Better?

Then you catch a draft.

Up to the pros.

But something's different.

These guys are good.

I mean, good.

But you think to yourself, I believe in me.

And that's enough.

Only it isn't.

That's enough.

Yeah? Then you find yourself picking up splinters.

Instead of playing, cleaning up at garbage time.

Or nothing.

I said that's enough!

You don't understand how it happened. How you went from so good to so bad.

Then one day, your knees go like this, and you go packing your bags.

And that's when it hits you.

What you gave up and what you got left.

And that dream you had, some other guy, some guy who was better.

Like this?

My game.

Maybe.

Damn, damn, damn.

I took you out, Connie Hooks.

I took you out.

No.

No, you didn't.

You mean an old man.

Hello?

Is this Gary?

Michael?

The Cougars have had the best record of the season thanks to the talents of

senior Michael Williams. All right, I'll be there as soon as I can.

What do you want?

I came to see your brother.

He's not here.

Are your grandparents here?

At church.

Can't let you in.

Robbie, let the man in.

Hey. What's he doing here?

He owe you money or something?

None of your business. Eat your breakfast.

No, thanks.

I don't have to. Believe me, you have to.

Now go in the other room and eat.

Kid, a handful.

Maybe it's because you're a terrible cook.

Yeah, maybe.

He misses his mom and dad.

Look, uh... Thanks for coming all the way down here, but, uh... I shouldn't

called.

I'm fine, really.

I talked to Connie. He said you're not fine at all. What, because I played a

little tired?

I was giving the old man a break.

You said so?

Damn straight.

Well, in that case, there's no sense in me being here.

Yeah, that's what I said.

So I guess I should go.

Right.

Wait!

I saw on TV today about the man falling off the building, hit the fruit cart.

Lucky guess.

Then it's true.

It's true.

Look, Michael, you gotta get some help. How?

I don't know. You gotta talk to someone.

Like who?

How about your grandparents?

They're old.

They'll just get scared.

Besides, what do they know?

What does anybody know?

They're not me.

Coach said... Wake up, Michael. He's going to play you till you drop.

This is great.

Man pops out of nowhere and says to me, give up all you've worked for, and I'm

supposed to listen?

This is my shot.

I've got a real chance here.

They're talking about the pros, man.

Yeah, but you know better, don't you?

How long do you think you can play, Michael? Long enough.

You see that kid in there?

Well, he's smart.

Smarter than me.

He deserves things.

A good school.

Books. A yard to play in. And he's not going to have none of that unless I pull

him up out of here.

Playing ball is the only way.

Have you told him yet about your condition?

I can't.

It'll break his heart.

He depends on me.

Besides, I've promised him things.

Tonight, Michael, you play in that game tonight, you know what's going to

happen. What?

What's he mean tonight?

Nothing important.

That's what I'm calling a magic paper at home.

Nah.

It's nothing.

So you're playing tonight, right?

You gotta play.

Yeah, don't worry.

50 -50.

That's what you said. That's what you said.

Is there going to be some scouts there tonight?

I'll take my chances.

All right, then.

Listen up.

Ladies.

We got two options here tonight, and one of them is not an option.

Let me make this clear.

You will win this game.

Everything you've done since the day you were born leads up to this day.

You win this game tonight, you guys are golden.

You lose and you're nothing.

I repeat, nothing.

Tired? Tough.

You're hurt, you shake it off. You're feeling sick, I don't give a damn. I

this game. Do you want this game?

I said, do you want this game?

All right then, go out there and get it for me.

Very inspiring.

What are you doing here?

I thought I'd come by and see for myself.

See what?

How far a man would go to advance his own career.

He's not going to make it through this game.

Get off it. He's fine.

You'd like to believe that.

But you know it's not true, don't you?

Take him out of the lineup.

Take him out of the lineup?

Are you out of your mind? I send him home, that crowd out there will tear me

apart. You're his coach.

You're supposed to be watching out for him.

Not filling him full of a future he's not going to have.

Do you hear that?

That's opportunity, take it or leave it.

Me, I'm going.

Then what about Michael?

Sorry, that's out of my hands.

we do is done everything we can.

Look,

I talked to him. Connie talked to him. Made up his mind.

Connie talked to him when?

Last night.

I don't know why I'm looking at this. I can't help him now.

That's it. I'm leaving. I can't take this anymore. Whoa, where are you going?

I'm going to stop this. How? I don't know how.

Wait a second. No, I can't wait.

That child is... killing himself, and I refuse to stand here and let that

happen. Marissa, we've done everything we can. Don't tell me that. There's got

to be something. There isn't, Marissa.

He's got to find his own way.

Like you do.

Isn't it true?

I think so.

Why?

What's his heart, Robbie?

No, why?

I don't know.

Change it back.

I got money. I'll pay you.

I'm sorry about your wheels, but just change it back.

I can't. It doesn't work that way.

Look, I didn't mean for you to see this.

Why didn't you tell me? I can make it better. I know I can.

Look, Robbie, you can't. We tried. I promise.

You don't know me. You don't believe in me.

I've got to see him. I've got to see him.

I'm straight.

You gotta start a plane.

No, not anymore.

I saw the magic paper. We don't need this.

Yeah, we do.

The house.

The yard.

We don't. We don't need those things.

We just need each other.

I just need you.

Nobody lives forever.

But try telling that to the very young.

When the future's a road that leads straight up and hope... is in your

And tomorrow's a promise you can't wait to keep.

Hey. How you feeling?

Never better.

I went down to Washington for some tests.

Yeah, so I heard. Robbie, how you doing?

All right. He's back in school.

Wants to be a journalist now. Yeah.

I want to publish one of those magical newspapers.

Anything in there about my college applications?

No.

In the meantime, I'm working for Conn.

Uh, could be worse.

Hey.

I got a feeling things are gonna work out.

Yeah?

Me too.

Like I said.

Everyone has a dream.

This is the awesome power of the twister.

Beautiful, but deadly.

To measure that power, you've got to enter the eye of the storm.

This man has the machine to do it, but he'll have to get close enough.

Tornado, this lunchtime at 1 o 'clock, after another early edition.