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Q: ♪ 'Cause I don't know ♪

♪ All these emotions, yeah ♪

♪ Can you see what I see now? ♪

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

♪ Can you see what it could be now? ♪

_

♪ All these emotions ♪

[SIGHS]

♪ I don't know, ooh, ooh... ♪

REPORTER: The Georgia Athletic Conference finals,

your Cinderella season continues.

How does it feel?

Honestly, amazing, like a long time coming.

Everyone says you're the reason this team is here.

What do you say to that?

I think that

this team is the reason why this team is here.

We all have the same drive to win.

But you're the MLB prospect who chose to play here.

All eyes are on you.

- Do you feel any pressure? - Yeah, of course,

but not because I'm an MLB prospect.

Like, we win together.

You recently lost your father.

You said in an interview that he taught you about handling pressure.

Any specific lesson come to mind?

Um...

to accept that the pressure will always be there,

embrace it when it comes,

and to be strong enough to weather it alone.

KEK!

- ALL: Huh! - J.R.: Ooh, y'all have come a long way.

Well, that's one way to say you're proud.

Hey, don't get too cocky.

Still one more day left until the pinning ceremony.

Hey, I can't even wait.

I'm gonna be strolling at every party till my feet fall off.

Hey, you and me both.

Yeah. How about y'all stroll y'all asses

around here and clean up?

Hey, man, enjoy your little power trip

because once we cross and we're equals,

you ain't gonna be talking to us like that.

- J.R.: Oh? Spoiler alert... - CAM: Hmm.

as your prophyte, trash talking never ends.

Aw, man! That's cool.

- OK, so no mini golf. - No.

- Paintball. - When someone gets hit with a ball of paint?

- No, absolutely not. - [CELL PHONE CHIMES]

Keisha text.

She said, "Tell our girl indecision isn't a good look."

Well, why don't you tell Keisha

to stop acting out this Dr. Pace revenge fantasy

in New York and get her butt back here?

If she was gonna find a former student to snitch on Dr. Pace,

wouldn't she have found them by now?

I think that ship has sailed, much like my patience.

Can we choose an activity?

LANDO: How about hanging with us?

- So you told them, too? - Yeah.

I'm tired of you obsessing over

what dumbasses are saying on the Internet.

We all know that that cop stop

was straight-up racial profiling,

and you got to ignore the trolls.

Yeah. Well, that's kind of hard

when the trolls are the only ones talking.

We've been ghosted by the police

and the Georgia Athletic Conference.

I thought Dr. Patterson's statement would get some movement.

Well, it's not enough.

It's been, what, a week,

and everyone's just acting like this bus stop didn't even happen,

and we're still not in the conference.

DAMON: I mean, my mom does have like, tons of press contacts.

Maybe she can help.

Yeah. That'd be great.

- NATE: Oh, wow. Um... - [CELL PHONE CHIMES]

SIMONE: Thea's going pro.

- What? - So you didn't know about this?

Uh, she said she was uncertain about her future

and considering it, but nothing was a sealed deal.

Well,

that explains why she wasn't on the bus.

You know what? I really appreciate you guys

for trying to cheer me up, but I'm tired.

Have a great game tomorrow.

Um, thank you for coming.

Well, I know she still owes you a conversation.

Some things are bigger than our personal feelings, right?

You know what you need?

I can't wait to hear this.

A movie night.

Put on your favorite PJs;

grab that pink, woolly blanket that you love;

and I'll supply popcorn and a chill vibe.

- That sounds perfect. - Mm-hmm.

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

Oh, Damon's mom texted me.

- That was fast. - You don't know Ms. Keena Sims.

She wants to talk tonight.

Coach, got your text. What's going on?

Yeah. Last year during homecoming,

you and I started this journey.

Psh. Yeah, and it led us here...

conference championship, man.

We set out to rebuild this team,

and with the help of every young man on this roster, we did,

and I just want to say thank you

for giving me a chance to be your head coach

because anybody could've coached you, son,

but you chose me.

You took a chance on me.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

And you've been taking chances on me ever since.

It goes both ways, Coach.

I've got something for you.

Hoo hoo hoo!

This is my glove I used

right here for the first championship conference game.

I'd like to lend it to you for today.

Ha ha ha!

Yo, did y'all win?

Oh, yeah. We won. "Coach."

Ha ha ha!

Man!

Oh, yeah. It's a perfect fit.

Yeah. You ain't getting this back.

[BOTH LAUGH]

- Thanks, Coach. - Come here, man.

Auntie, I know how we can fight back.

And good morning to you, too.

Damon's mom told me about a school in North Carolina

that held a rally to protest police brutality.

It resulted in 3 officers not only being investigated

but fired.

You want to hold a rally here at Bringston?

College students using community events

and social media to pressure local governments,

it has been working.

Then let's make some noise.

I stand behind you 100%.

- Thank you. - Mm-hmm.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

You're welcome. [CHUCKLES]

The enrollment numbers you wanted.

Oh, thank you.

Is there something else?

Bringston is a place of higher learning,

not a protest site.

Learning can happen outside the classroom, too.

Teaching our kids to demand accountability

from our public servants is a good lesson.

You're gonna get everyone all riled up, and for what?

Have a nice day, Miss Robinette. Heh.

- OK. As always... - Oh, I know...

Be blessed.

MARCUS: All right. We got 3 hours until game time,

so warm up, but don't push it.

I need y'all to stay loose,

stay close, and stay focused.

All right. Let's go, Bringston.

- [PLAYERS CHEER] - Let's go!

DAMON: Let's get it, B.U.

- Let's go, baby. - Yes, sir.

CAM: Hey, J.R.

- What the hell happened to you? - After you bounced last night,

a group of older alums said we were gonna have some fun.

Oh, hold up. I didn't co-sign anybody taking y'all anywhere.

Yeah. Well, they blindfolded us,

threw us in their trunks, and dumped us in the woods.

It took me all night to get back to campus.

Oh, man, I'm sorry.

But after this game, then I promise I'mma handle it.

Lou is missing.

What you mean, "Lou is missing"?

He didn't come back.

J.R., he's not in his dorm,

and he's not answering his phone.

I'm getting worried, man.

Look, man. I got 3 hours till the first pitch. Let's go.

Where you last seen him?

- Yo, Cam, what you doing here? - Hey, yo, D.,

something went down at KEK.

I need to get back to Bringston.

What could be more important than this championship game, J.?

Look, I'm sorry.

- I'll be back. - [SCOFFS]

SIMONE: Nate, how did you pull this together so fast?

When Nathaniel calls, people come. You know this.

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

Oh, Mrs. Sims update.

- CSSN is on board. - Ohh...

That makes 3 national TV outlets,

and she arranged for me to promote the rally today at the game.

- Between the two of you... - We run this bitch. I know.

- Ha ha! - So you're going to the game.

Who you cheering for, Damon or Lando?

They are both on the same team.

- You think it's that simple? Girl... - Whatever.

RYAN: Nathaniel Hardin, I'm Ryan Craig,

reporter for "Bringston Gazette."

Oh. Did you not get my e-mail

about rescheduling our interview?

I don't reschedule interviews.

I'm sure you can make an exception.

RYAN: Candidates sit down with the paper

a week before the election.

- It's tradition. - SIMONE: OK.

- Um, if you need to do the interview... - No, ma'am.

I'm exactly where I need to be

because if my friends need my support, I show up for them.

That's my tradition.

So you're just gonna let Nico be the only candidate in the paper.

No. No, no, no.

That would be you

because you're refusing to reschedule, but

you have my contact information if you change your mind.

That's all.

Come on, girl.

Nate, your campaign is important.

Maybe you should just do the interview now.

- You can't let up. - I'm not. I'm prioritizing.

He'll get it together. Watch.

Y'all,

these signs are giving.

This idea is giving.

Simone, it feels good to be doing something.

Super dope that everybody is here supporting us, too.

THEA: You can count me as one of them.

JADE: Thea, don't even try to walk up in here

like you didn't just ghost us.

Look, I handled going pro wrong.

I should've told you guys myself,

and I should've been there on that bus with you.

- I could've helped. - No.

You couldn't. That's the worst part.

No one could help us.

And you weren't there,

so if you're trying to get rid of your guilt or whatever,

do it somewhere else.

NATE: Thea, I think maybe this isn't the right time.

No. I got it. You... I'll just...

I'll leave you guys to it.

NATHANIEL: Did you honestly expect that to go any other way?

I guess not... I don't know...

but there must be some way for me to make it up to them,

- just let them know I actually care. - There are plenty of ways

for you to show up for people,

but if I were you, I would aim for maximum impact.

DAWDY: ♪ I'm still going hard ♪

♪ No fakin' the real deal ♪

♪ Going hard in the paint, and I feel ill... ♪

- Yo. - So, what, you and your Little Leaguers

- ready to play with the big dogs? - Ah, you with the jokes,

and here I was coming over to wish you

and your backup dancers good luck.

"Backup dancers"? The best you can do?

Says the MLB prospect who

put his team on the map and pretty much led them

all the way to the conference finals?

- So we back on this? - No, not at all.

I'm good with being the underdog

because that's a lot of expectation for somebody to carry.

I wouldn't wish that heat on nobody,

not even you.

DAWDY: ♪ I'm going hard ♪

- Yo, where's Lou? - Lou is good. Chill.

This is me chill.

You let some old heads from our Psi chapter

come up in here and snatch our pledges?

What the hell we supposed to do?

You know those bruhs are no joke.

They always take things too far.

Remember what they did to us when we were on line?

I do remember.

It wasn't cool then, and it ain't cool now, man.

- You were supposed to stop them. - I wasn't even here. Julian was.

Julian. You tell dude I'm looking for him.

I'm gonna ask you one more damn time.

Lou's asleep in the game room.

Hey, bro,

I've been going crazy trying to find you, man.

You been to the hospital?

Nah. It's just a dislocated shoulder. I'm good.

No. You need to see a doctor,

and I'm not leaving until you say you OK.

All right, but, Big Brother, sir,

know that I ain't snitching.

I know this is what it take to be a KEK.

CAM: Yeah. Look, I got him, man,

but, um, what you gonna do about this?

I don't know.

Can't think right now, Cam. I got a game to play.

OK. Cool. Well, play your little game,

but hear me on this, J.

If you don't handle these fools,

the moment I cross,

I'm finding them and I'm beating their asses.

[RINGTONE]

[CLEARS THROAT]

Don't you have a game to play?

LANDO, ON PHONE: Yeah. I do,

but it seems all anyone can talk about is your rally.

Yeah. They're allowing me to promote it at the game.

Damon's mom hooked me up.

Your voice just trailed.

- No, it didn't. - Yeah, it did. What's up?

If this rally doesn't push the needle toward justice,

it'll devastate the team.

Simone, come on.

You can't think about that right now, all right?

There's a reason your team's following your lead.

You were born for this.

Just focus on what's right.

You want to know what else?

What's that?

Starting the championship game,

you were built for that.

It's freaky when you read my mind.

[LAUGHS] Finish warming up.

Yeah, and get down here to the field already, all right?

Marcus.

Shouldn't you be gearing up for your big game-day speech?

I've had that locked and loaded for weeks.

You don't seem nervous.

I woke up this morning thinking how far we've come,

how far I've come,

and just like that, the nerves were gone.

Wow. Well, there goes my big pep talk.

[BOTH LAUGH]

I, um...

I do have something for you.

What you got?

Wow. Wow. My championship ring.

Guess I'd always hoped we'd find our way back to each other.

Now go win another one.

Yo, J.R., where the hell are you, bro?

The game's about to start.

Look, hit me back, man.

MARCUS: Damon, where the hell is J.R.?

Uh...

[EXHALES]

Look, Coach, don't make me choose between lying to you

and snitching on my brother, all right?

OK. Well, stay out of it, then.

Yes, sir.

[SIGHS]

Look, Damon...

there's been a lot of talk about you

carrying this win on your back, man.

[EXHALES]

Come on, Coach.

Hey, don't make me choose between

lying to you and snitching on myself now.

Well, I'mma need you to drop that dime.

Look, I ain't gonna lie. The pressure's been getting to me.

I know that it shouldn't, Coach, but, like...

When a lot of people put the pressure on you, son,

OK, the only thing you can do to overcome this

is remember who you are, all right?

- That's it? - For now.

I don't got a lot to do

because you're gonna bring us home.

You're gonna get that team out to the field.

Why don't you hype up your boys?

You want me to give the speech?

You've seen me give enough of them.

Just speak from the heart, Damon.

Yo, after the game, you and me gonna have a conversation, J.R.

- You heard me? - I hear you, Coach.

All right, now.

All right, fellas. Let's bring it in. Let's bring it in.

Look,

we done came a long way in this last year.

And, you know, we had a lot of people that counted us out,

and what did we do every single time?

We stepped up, and we delivered,

and today ain't gonna be no exception.

When I first came to this school,

I thought that I had to put the team on my shoulders for us to win.

That was cap,

real talk, because I've been standing on yours.

We done came so far,

and we defied every odd because that is who we are.

And when we go out there on that field,

we can't forget that,

all right? No matter what anyone says,

we are part of a whole,

and no one can do anything on their own,

especially win,

and that's exactly what we're gonna do today.

- Y'all hear me? - Yeah.

- Y'all hear me? - Yeah.

- Y'all hear me? - Yeah!

- B. what? - B.U.!

- B. what? - B.U.!

- B. what? - B.U.!

- B. what? - B.U.!

KRIS KISS: ♪ Yo, I'm unstoppable ♪

♪ I'm unbreakable, I'm unshakable... ♪

MAN: Bringston's pitching with Orlando Johnson at starter.

OK... you got this.

KISS: ♪ Stay in your lane, produce so much wealth... ♪

♪ I'm unstoppable, I'm unbreakable ♪

♪ I'm unshakable, yeah, I'm in my zone ♪

♪ I'm untouchable, if something kaboom ♪

♪ But I never give up, I'm a king on my throne ♪

♪ I rule the world, I break the rules... ♪

- UMPIRE: Strike 3. - KISS: ♪ I'mma take 'em to school ♪

♪ Blood, sweat, and tears, stay in your lane ♪

♪ Produce so much wealth... ♪

♪ Blood, sweat, and tears, stay in your lane ♪

♪ Produce so much wealth... ♪

- UMPIRE: Out. - ♪ Ain't no reason tryin' to break me ♪

♪ I called the shots every day I slayed you... ♪

[BAT HITS BALL]

KISS: ♪ I'm not lazy, I'm that way ♪

♪ Be making a movie as you fade ♪

♪ I'm not lazy, I'm that way, be making a movie as you fade ♪

♪ Ain't no use in trying to break me ♪

♪ I called the shots every day I slayed you ♪

- ♪ When I go home, I think I'm crazy... ♪ - Safe.

[CROWD OHS]

Strike.

Strike.

- Out! - ♪ We only getting started... ♪

[CLATTER]

- Yo, how bad is this KEK thing, man? - Bro, I can't talk about it.

Bro, I know, but you got to figure something out.

Look, it is affecting your game out there,

- which is affecting... - Bro, I get it, all right?

I'm letting my brothers down on all fronts.

Look, if there is one thing that I know about you,

it's that you're a fighter.

Bruh, you fought like hell to get healthy so that you could play ball,

and you ain't quit until you found me.

Fight for this team, man, and then go fight for KEK.

That's what you do, man.

What you saying is, I need to stop embarrassing myself.

Yeah, and since I'm your family,

stop embarrassing me, too.

Let's get this win.

- Hey. - Auntie, hey, perfect timing.

I was just about to make the announcement about the rally.

Yeah. You should hold off on that.

I just heard from the head of the Georgia Athletic Conference.

They've offered Bringston their spot

in the conference tournament, after all.

Auntie, that is amazing.

There's a catch.

If you play, the team must sign a nondisclosure agreement

and cancel the rally.

A nondisclosure?

So we wouldn't be able to talk about the bus stop

or the fact that the police harassed us for no reason?

Auntie, they're trying to buy our silence.

Yes.

The team has until the end of the day to decide,

but it must be a full team decision.

You should talk to them.

DRE MURRAY: ♪ Use the technique, and they got me here, whoa ♪

♪ Hoo! ♪

♪ I'm 10 feet ahead of you ♪

♪ Catch me is something you'll never do ♪

♪ I turn around, and I level you ♪

♪ No motivation is needed ♪

♪ Look, I put myself on a pedestal ♪

- ♪ This is incredible... ♪ - Safe!

MAN ON P.A.: He's safe. Eastview scores. They take a 1-0 lead.

MURRAY: ♪ ... They hit 'em with lyrics and mix 'em up ♪

♪ All in a pot ♪

♪ Wild in the jungle, they got me... ♪

♪ I give it all that I got ♪

♪ All that I got ♪

♪ I give it all that I got... ♪

[CROWD AND BRINGSTON PLAYERS CHEERING]

♪ I give it all that I got... ♪

MAN ON P.A.: This is it, bottom of the ninth.

Bringston has tied the game 1-1 against Eastview.

If Sims can close this inning out,

he'll take his team into extra innings.

- [CHEERING] - ♪ Yeah... ♪

MAN ON P.A.: With the game on the line,

Coach Turner has brought in his ace... Damon Sims.

Let's see if he can live up to the hype.

[LOUD CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]

♪ Everybody gather round, trip... ♪

MAN ON P.A.: There is no tomorrow.

The GAC championship relies on the arm of this young man.

[DEREK MINOR, TONY TILLMAN & CANON'S "WINS ON ME" PLAYING]

CANON: ♪ Yeah, I'm a prodigy ♪

♪ Ain't no meal for this ticket, I ain't no lottery ♪

♪ No robbin' me, my joy comes in the mornin'... ♪

UMPIRE: Strike 3! You're out!

[CHEERING]

Come on. Two more outs, then we're into extras.

MARCUS: Come on, now.

CANON: ♪ I don't see no transitions ♪

♪ Stuck in the same frame or no clip with no ammunition ♪

♪ I am vicious... ♪

[CROWD CHEERING]

J.R.: Let's go, D.

One more, then we up, baby. One more.

MAN ON P.A.: Sims is one out away from sending his team back up to bat

for a chance at the win.

MAN: Strike!

[CHEERING]

[CROWD OHS]

TREVOR: Personally, bro, I've never been one

for curveballs on or off the field.

Just give it to me straight.

[EXHALES]

[CHEERING]

Uh!

MAN ON P.A.: Trevor Michaels has just hit

a walk-off home run against Damon Sims

to capture the GAC conference title.

I owe you an apology.

Well, those are my favorite words.

I came at you hard earlier because...

I believe in the type of president you want to be.

I thought you were supposed to remain unbiased.

Sometimes someone slips through my journalism ethics,

so I must ask,

why are you willing to risk your entire campaign on one event?

Did you see the video?

Yes. It was terrible.

Well, then maybe you should be writing about that

instead of a student government election.

- We ran a story about the bus stop. - Ohh,

one story.

Well, that's... that's true dedication.

When I watch that video,

I feel trauma.

I feel... I feel heartbreak.

It... it makes me want to fight till my very last breath

to make sure that those cops are held accountable

for what they did, so if that costs me an election...

so be it.

Want to get that on the record?

OK,

but I'm gonna put you to work.

Those chairs won't move themselves.

- Heh. - Hmm.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

SIMONE: So that's it?

We're just prepared to sign these NDAs

- and just cancel the rally? - Why not?

We got what we wanted.

We have a shot at finishing the season right.

What about holding the cops accountable

for what they did to the team?

TOOTIE: We released the video, and nothing happened,

and who's to say the rally will change anything?

That's a quick change of heart for the girl

carrying the "You Can't Silence Bringston" poster.

Girl, that was before they said we could play.

Come on, Simone.

My parents are pressuring me to transfer someplace

where I can just be a student athlete

- and not an activist. - You saw the trolls talking online

about your suspension for THC and my cousin's arrest.

It's over. We lost. They won.

THEA: You've never been a quitter on the court.

Since when are you one off of it?

Thea, you need to mind your...

TOOTIE: Can't believe it.

Coco Gauff?

SIMONE: Career high singles ranking...

number 4 in the world, French Open finalist.

Girl, what are you... how are you?

You're Simone, right? You're the one who organized the rally?

Yeah.

COCO: I got a call from my friend Iris McDonald.

Apparently, your friend Thea e-mailed her the video of the bus stop.

When I saw it, I was livid. I've come to support.

What you and your teammates are doing is really brave.

We just heard from the GAC.

If we cancel the rally, then they'll let us play.

Wow. That's low.

COCO: It is, but the system isn't designed to support us.

It's designed to use us till we're no longer viable,

to make us accept less than what we deserve.

There's a history of Black women being silenced.

Do you really want to silence yourselves?

TOOTIE: Simone and Coco are right.

Let's show them Bringston can't be bought.

And I have just the idea to do it.

DEREK MINOR: ♪ Yeah, you know I'm a beast, I'm a beast ♪

♪ You know I'm a beast, I'm a beast ♪

♪ Welcome to the feast, my whole team off the leash... ♪

Didn't I tell you to stay the hell away from my line?

Yo, what are you talking about? Yo, I didn't do nothing.

- Yo, what are you doing? - Don't play with me.

If the chapter advisor or the nationals find out what y'all did...

MAN: Whoa, whoa, whoa. No need for the hostility.

What you doing here? This is between me and my line brother.

I'm gonna deal with you and the rest of the Psi chapter later.

How about you deal with me now?

Julian might have mentioned that y'all was doing the process

a little differently, but that's it.

Me and my LBs couldn't let your neos miss out on tradition,

so we pulled up, hosted our own hell night.

I'm dean of pledges around here.

This should've came through me.

If this gets out, our whole chapter could be suspended.

How's it gonna get out?

Lou plan on snitching,

or are you planning on snitching?

I didn't think so.

Now it's time to welcome our new brothers into the frat...

peacefully.

MINOR: ♪ Everybody eat, hey ♪

♪ You know I'm a beast, I'm a beast ♪

♪ You know I'm a beast, I'm a beast ♪

♪ Welcome to the feast, my whole team off the leash ♪

♪ We don't know defeat, know defeat, no ♪

♪ Everybody eat, hey, you know I'm a beast ♪

- [KNOCKS ON DOOR] - Come in.

Dr. Patterson, can we talk?

Actually, I was on my way out to the rally.

We should talk about that.

Miss Robinette does like to talk.

What happened to the tennis team

is heartbreaking, but we all have the same goal...

protecting Bringston.

Actually, my goal is protecting our students.

The board heard about the GAC's offer.

We think accepting is in everyone's best interest.

The girls get to play and Bringston avoids

any additional negative attention.

Everyone wins.

You think bribing these traumatized young women

into silence is a win?

Situations like this can escalate.

I believe thinking of the bigger picture is the win,

and the bigger picture is Bringston,

an HBCU that caters to more than just 10 young women.

Make the girls see the benefits of moving past it.

- I don't even see the benefits of... - That's an order from your board.

[DOOR OPENS, THEN CLOSES]

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

It's open.

When we got back to campus, you took off without saying a word.

Come on, Coach. I didn't want to face everyone after that.

Trevor got into my head, and then...

Look, we can dissect what this is all day.

It doesn't matter.

But right now, it's about showing up,

all right?

Yo, what's all this?

Come on, man. We went from a cheating scandal

to no program to making history with a no-hitter.

Now we top 25 in the country.

And we showed up and showed out at the conference finals.

MARCUS: Look, listen, boys, I know this loss stings,

but you all played the best game of your lives, no question.

Eastview just had a better day.

So what y'all saying is,

we win together, and we lose together, too.

MARCUS: And when we miss the mark, we band together.

We regroup, and we try again

because that's what brothers do.

SANTIAGO: All right. That's enough of these funeral vibes.

Boys, let's turn it up.

- [MUSIC PLAYING] - MARCUS: Have a good time.

DAMON: Ha ha!

Yo, I got to bounce.

- What, like, KEK stuff? - Yeah.

Just got to stay in the fight, man.

It's what you do.

Good game, man. I'm proud of you.

Thanks.

♪ But you would have been mad if I changed, though... ♪

Before we welcome the new line into this brotherhood,

I think we need to do a little housecleaning.

We can't ignore the fact that something shady happened here,

and as my brothers,

I'm asking y'all to help me sweep out the corruption...

so our new brothers aren't walking into a burning house.

Huh.

- Whoo! - [EXCITED CHATTER]

CAM: It's official.

I'm officially one of y'all now.

We'll make this right.

I just need a little more time.

Promise you, as your brother,

- I'mma handle it. - All right. Bet,

but I won't wait forever.

[NO AUDIO]

Simone, hey,

no matter what happens,

I am so proud of and inspired by your strength.

Thank you.

All right, ladies. Y'all ready?

Let's go.

Thea, are you coming?

I'm not on the team anymore, remember?

Girl, this is bigger than Bringston.

This can happen anywhere to any of us.

Come on.

Come on, girl.

[SIMONE EXHALES]

SIMONE: Thank you for being here to support the Bringston tennis team.

The Georgia Athletic Conference doesn't want us talking

about how the police stopped us without cause,

trashed our belongings,

and handcuffed our coach for the supposed crime

of protecting her players.

They wanted us to sign NDAs to shut us up,

but we're not going for that.

The only way for us to be heard

is to speak our truth.

Ladies?

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]

The officers that detained us illegally are still out there,

willing and able to do to others what was done to us.

We need to hold them accountable,

and the ones who are supposed to hold them accountable,

they also need to be held accountable.

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]

As a professional tennis player,

I want to lift up the next generation.

This is how we do it. This is where it starts.

Call, e-mail, or text the Sheriff's Department

and Georgia Athletic Conference.

If we all raise our voices,

we can get justice for Bringston.

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]

DAMON: Yo, you got a sec?

Look, I just wanted to tell you that

we wouldn't have made it this far without you...

and I also wanted to change the narrative.

Like, we don't have to be at each other's throats, man.

Bet.

Just because we both pitchers don't mean we have to compete.

So look, um...

I want to be honest with you.

I know there's something going on between you and Simone,

and I know it's not serious,

but how I feel about her is serious, man.

Like, man to man, I told her that I love her,

and whatever she does with that is up to her.

As far as me and you go,

I just want us to be cool.

I appreciate that.

Yeah.

Dr. Patterson.

Oh, Miss Robinette, I can't, not today,

and, contrary to what you may think,

I do not enjoy beefing with another grown woman.

We are supposed to be on the same side here.

- You're right. - Mm.

Oh. OK. What changed your mind?

I grew up in a time where activism

rarely meant you saw any action taken,

but these kids are different.

They just don't quit,

and they have a platform that allows them to be heard.

I agree. They're gonna change the world.

They just might.

Dr. Patterson, if you ever need any help,

you know where to find me.

I do. Thank you, Miss Robinette.

[RINGTONE]

Hello. This is Dr. Patterson.

COCO: I'm so grateful to be a part of such a powerful moment.

The team is so lucky to have so much support.

These courageous young women mean the world to us.

As they should

because they just changed the mind of the attorney general of Georgia.

- Hmm? - They're gonna open an investigation?

AMARA: Yes. The rally worked.

SIMONE: I can't wait to tell the rest of the team.

BOARD CHAIR: Congratulations.

I will let you celebrate a job well done.

I'll walk you out. I am so proud of the two of you.

Thank you.

You got people talking.

- Now don't let up. - Oh, we won't.

I just wish we found a way to still play.

That would've been the icing on the cake.

Hey, who said you can't play?

The GAC doesn't decide what you do after the season ends.

We could hold an exhibition match,

something worth considering.

I should go,

but maybe I'll see you two on the tour one day.

- THEA: All right. See you out there. - Thanks, Coco.

- And then there were two. - Heh.

You bringing Coco Gauff to visit Bringston,

- a pretty big flex. - It was, wasn't it? Heh!

Ahh. I should have told you

and the team I was leaving,

but I was just so focused on taking the leap and how I'd do,

I wasn't really thinking about

how it would affect everyone else,

so I'm sorry.

You know, there was a time where

- I just wanted you to leave... - [BOTH CHUCKLE]

Thanks.

But from the second we met at homecoming,

you pushed me to be better,

and I appreciate that.

And, like it or not, you are officially

the new queen of the court...

Thank you.

And I'm glad I'm leaving the team in your hands.

[DING DING]

_

_

Ohh...

[DIALING]

[LINE CONNECTS]

Dad, call me when you get this.

I need to ask you some questions about stripping

a brother of his letters.

[HANGS UP]

[ELAINE'S "SAY IT" PLAYING]

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

It's open.

- Hey. - Hey.

Sorry for just showing up.

No.

I'm sorry about the game.

Yeah, uh, but that's not why I'm here.

OK. What's up?

You and me, we have fun, right?

Unless you're annoying me. Heh.

Yeah. I'll take that as a yes.

Um, and when we're together,

it's uncomplicated...

Yeah. That's true.

And our chemistry is...

- Undeniable. - Mm.

[CHUCKLES]

I know you and Damon have something.

I once heard a wise person say,

"The only way to be heard is to speak your truth,"

so this is me doing that.

I don't want to be friends with benefits.

I want more,

and I realize I'm not the only offer on the table,

so I just wanted to make sure

whatever decision that you make,

it's with all the information that you need.

ELAINE: ♪ Say it with me, baby ♪

♪ Say it with me, baby... ♪

♪ Say it with me, baby ♪

♪ Say it with me... ♪

♪ Say it with me, baby ♪

♪ Say it... ♪

♪ Say it with me, baby... ♪

Think about it.

ELAINE: ♪ Say it with me, baby ♪

♪ Say it with me, baby... ♪

♪ Say it with me, baby... ♪

[DOOR CLOSES]

♪ Say it with me, baby ♪

♪ Say it with me, baby... ♪

♪ Say it with me, baby, yeah ♪

- [EXHALES] - ELAINE: ♪ Say it with me, baby... ♪

Greg, move your head.

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