All language subtitles for Terry McMillan Presents Forever 2024 1080p web h264-cbfm

[Carlie] It's funny how people
separate love and time,

thinking each one
is its own thing.

[chuckles]
Life taught me differently.

If you don't make time for
love, or don't love the time

that you're with someone,
you haven't experienced love.

I almost chose
one or the other.

[chuckles] Luckily, love and
time didn't let that happen.

Tess.

[soft music]

[mumbling] God, how
do these bills

all add up at the same time?

That's... Okay.

-Tessa, here you go.
-Thank you.

[Carlie] You're welcome, honey.

Okay. [mumbling]

Oh. Okay.

[music continues]

-Here you go, honey.
-Mmm.

We'll never have breakfast that
doesn't pop out that toaster.

Oh, well, why don't you get
your butt up tomorrow morning

and make us all breakfast?

-Mmm, so good, mama.
-Mm-mm. That's what I thought.

Clean your hair out of the sink

when you're done
in the bathroom.

I'm sick of looking at it
when I brush my teeth--

How do know it's mine,
Nancy Drew?

There are four women
that use that bathroom.

-Mama, tell her.
-Okay, okay.

What is the first rule
in this house?

The toilet is not a trash can.

Because mama is not a plumber.

That's right, honey.
And what is the second rule?

Leave the bathroom
as you found it.

[Carlie] I clean
the bathroom every week.

So if you leave
it as you found it,

logic has it that it should
still be clean.

[car honking outside]

-Whoa, whoa.
-That's Tim.

-Tim's a ginormous L.
-You don't even know him.

Do I need to? Every guy
you date is a big loser.

-You're, like, a L magnet.
-[Carlie] Okay, Courtney.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.
That's enough.

You tell that boy, do not honk
that horn outside my house

one more time, or I'm gonna
shove that horn up his...

-Up his what, mama?
-Up his nose.

-All right.
-Which is what you need to keep

out of our conversation
when I'm talking to your sister.

-I love you.
-[Leslie] Bye, love you!

-She was gonna say ass.
-Hey!

Hey, hey, hey, hey.
I love you, too.

I was definitely not
gonna say ass.

-Eat your food.
-[door closes]

[soft music]

[sighs]

Okay...

[dialing]

[man 1]
Captain Jonathan Taylor?

-[line ringing]
-[beeps]

Yeah, I'm Jonathan Taylor.

Thank you for your service.
You've been served.

[soft dramatic music]

[inhales deeply]

[brakes squeal]

[car door opens]

[sighs]

Thanks a lot.

[sighs]

[instrumental music]

[door closes]

[Johnnie sighs]

[music continues]

Yeah, no, but, Leslie,
I need you home tonight

because I'm not gonna
get in till late.

Yeah, but I don't want your
sisters home by themselves, so.

All right. Well, I-I got to go.
I love you. I'll see you later.

Thank you, miss.
Now what do I owe you?

They're on the house, Carlie.

But next time, give
an old woman a thrill.

Let him buy coffee.
I'll throw in free burritos.

-Free? Oh, okay.
-Mm-mm.

Pause.

[Carlie sighs]

-Is that your back again?
-Yeah.

We gotta do something
about that.

-I know.
-Why don't you let me

hook you up with my massage guy?

I told you the guy's got
badass hands.

Thanks, but badass
is not a quality

I look for in a man who's gonna
have his hands on my body.

It's funny 'cause that's exactly
the quality I'm looking for.

-I can't with you.
-[laughs]

All right, you get the coffees.

I pimped you out for
some free burritos tomorrow

and I will be in the SUV.

Yeah, that's what I said.

[Willa] Yep. Get it down, Levi.

Free?

[car door opens]

[car door shuts]

[car revving]

[chuckles]
Yes.

Oh. Ah.

Yes. I'm so sorry
I left you for so long.

Baby girl. Now that's...

[excitedly laughs]

Uh, uh.

Thank you so much
for keeping that car for me.

Who knows what Tina
would have done with it?

Sold it, wrecked it.
I just. I really...

Is that my mama's
dining room table?

Why do you have
my mama's dining room table?

Yeah, listen, Johnnie, I-I-I
think we probably we should...

-I-I think we should talk.
-Oh, no. Look at your face.

[Johnnie smacks lips]
Come on, man.

Man, when I told you to take
care of Tina when I was...

[sighs] I guess you went above
and beyond, didn't you? Unbel...

-Is she here? Tina.
-Come on, bro.

Tina, are you here?

I know your ass.
I know your ass.

There we go. And your ass
is out, too. Look at you.

-[Tina chuckles]
-This is like a bad...

Well, first off, thank you
for, uh, serving me

with divorce papers
right at base.

-I didn't ask them to do that.
-You didn't ask 'em to do that?

No. And I only took what I felt
was mine after you abandoned--

That's my mama's
dining room table.

-Okay, Johnnie.
-Where did you think I was?

On vacation?
I'm in the reserves.

So when they call me, I have...

Okay. Just give me
my keys, please.

Uh, my lawyer says
that's community property.

Listen, you need to do
something about her.

I had that car before her,
before you, before baseball.

Give me, give me the keys
to my car, please.

Just hold on, man.

Babe, it's his car. Let me
just give him the keys.

Johnnie, just,
just take the keys.

Thank you.
I'll see you at work.

-Assistant coach.
-[Gary] Uh, no, no, no.

Wait. Johnnie.
I'm, I'm the head coach.

That job was waiting for me
when I got back.

You head coached th-that.

-[car keys clinking]
-Bye.

-I got the burritos. Ah!
-You're welcome.

Excuse me. I had to go
above and beyond to get these.

Mm-hmm.

Even unbuttoned a couple buttons

and showed her
a peek of cleavage.

-Oh, yeah?
-[Levi] Yeah.

She even pat my chest hair.

[car revving]

Oh. Paycheck justification.

[car engine starts]

-[tires screeching]
-[siren wailing]

[police radio chatter]

[Carlie] Would you go ahead and
turn that ignition off for me?

Yes, ma'am.

License and registration.

[dashboard opens]

Jonathan Taylor.

-Johnnie Taylor?
-Yes, sir.

-Gray River High.
-Yes.

Levi Ryan.

Hey. Hey, man. I didn't
recognize you in the uniform.

Yeah. Yeah.

I thought you were
supposed to be a lawyer.

Oh, yeah.
No, that didn't work out.

Uh, three years of law school,

but I thought this
should be more fun.

Johnnie here is
one of the best athletes

we ever had at the school.

You played pro ball
for a while, yeah?

Uh, semi, semi pro.

-Your registration has expired.
-Oh, yeah.

I just got back home
from my 18-month tour,

so that's probably... why.

Come on.

All right.
Check this out, Mr. Taylor.

You go straight home,
no faster than the speed limit,

I'll let you off
with the verbal warning.

Oh. It's the nicest thing
that's happened to me all day.

Well, don't throw a parade.

I give people
the benefit of the doubt.

Okay. Well, thank you.

-Have a safe evening.
-Yes, you too, officer.

-Good seeing you, John.
-Yeah, man.

Good to see you too.

-Damn.
-[car engine starts]

[car doors open]

-Mm-mm-mm.
-Levi, stop.

[sighs]
That girl.

[pop song over stereo]

[Leslie] Do you want a day trip?

[indistinct chatter]

No, do you guys like
camping and stuff?

-Like, would you sleep on--
-Leslie?

Why didn't you answer
any of my texts?

We're supposed to hang out.

And you're here with
a coven of bitches instead.

Tim, stop. Ow!
What are you doing?

Oh, my... Tim, let go of me.

Why are you robbing me?
Like, literally let go.

-Hey, easy, easy, easy...
-Don't touch me.

Easy, easy.

[song continues]

Coach. You're back.

Yeah, I am.

Uh, tell me your name,
young man.

-Tim Gunner. Yes, sir.
-Tim Gunner.

Starting shortstop for
Coach Pruitt last season.

Right, uh, Mr. Gunner,
I'm gonna be

your new head coach this season.

Um, if you wanna play for me,
I suggest you apologize

to the young lady and make,
uh, make it very clear

that this will
never happen again.

-[door opens]
-Back off.

Don't you have other problems
to worry about?

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey,
hey, hey, hey. Tim.

[song continues]

Johnnie Taylor, I do not
wanna have to take you

-to jail tonight.
-Yes, ma'am.

[sighs]

What is going on here?

Someone.

-Leslie.
-Uh...

Tim grabbed me
and this man saved me.

You grabbed her?

Leave now, and you
better hope to God

we don't find ourselves
in this situation again.

I'm not leaving.

-I'm her boyfriend.
-No, you two just broke up.

But, mama,
you can't break up for me.

I just did.

[song continues]

Goodbye, Tim.

Goodbye, Tim.

-[clanks]
-[door opens]

-Give me your phone now.
-[Leslie] Mom.

Now. Give me your phone.

It's mine for a week.

And you know what? Say
goodbye to your friends

because you're not
gonna see them for two.

Leslie, your grades
are circling the drain.

You fail one more class and
you're not gonna be sitting here

eating French fries
with your friends,

you're gonna be
taking their order.

Now get your narrow ass home

and put your face in a book.

Now! Everybody, get up.
Everybody, get up.

Everyone, go home now.
Take her straight home.

-[clears throat] You're welcome.
-[Leslie] Thank you.

[pop song over radio]

[sighs]

As a mother, I appreciate
you stepping in,

as a police officer,
why didn't you take my advice

and find your way home?

Oh, all my c-cupboards are bare.
I have no food.

But I tell you what, if you
will have a meal with me,

I promise I'll go directly
home right afterwards.

And wouldn't your wife
frown on that?

Well, oh, no, um, my marriage
didn't survive my last deploy.

And, uh, it's so this is, uh...

My hands swell 'cause
it's hot in the desert,

so I can't pull up
the damn thing off.

Here you try, pull
my finger. It can't.

-It's not coming out.
-Pull your finger?

[laughs]
It's funny.

-Okay, sorry.
-[chuckles]

Anyway, so what do you say?

So obviously raising three girls
on my own is hard enough.

And, and yeah, their dad helped
out financially when he could,

but I needed a job that was
secure and, and had benefits.

And so I tried out,
I passed the test,

they sent me to the academy.

And, uh, at first, I just
worked different divisions,

kind of filling in
here and there.

[smacks lips]
And then this job opened up

in a town where I could
actually afford a house.

-So I jumped.
-Right, right.

And, uh, the father.

Lamar, yeah, uh,
he's in Los Angeles,

doesn't make much money,
drives stock cars in Pomona.

Actually never very good at it,

but he certainly
loved the attention...

-Thank you. Um...
-[Johnnie chuckles]

-...that women gave him.
-I'm sure.

But, uh, yeah, as a father,

he was good when
he took the time.

And as a husband,
we just never really...

Yeah.

So he was around
three years the first time

and then eight months
the second time.

-The second time?
-Yeah, I married him twice.

-Oh.
-Yeah. I told you.

I-I do give people
the benefit of the doubt.

-Sure, sure, sure, sure.
-It's... Yeah.

-It's-it's a flaw.
-No.

Not always. Not always.

[chill song over stereo]

The coleslaw here is not
as good as it used to be.

[gasps]
Mmm, h-how are the fries?

You know, I'm sorry
I ate all your fries.

-I actually love fries.
-Yeah, I do too.

Yeah.

Uh, so what else is good here?

I am.

I don't think
I was good in my 20s.

You know, Lamar and I
definitely brought out

the worst in each other.

But we really did try.

-Twice.
-Twice.

-[laughs] Sick!
-For the girls.

Um, and not that I'm not
overwhelmed 90% of the time,

especially with
the girls, but...

[song continues]

I think that I'm a better
person than I used to be.

-Yeah.
-Oh!

So now that I have aired out
all of my dirty laundry,

[laughs] what about you?

Do you think that you are, think
that you're a better person?

Oh, wow. Um. [exhales]

I don't know how
to answer that question.

I know that three days ago,

I had a unit of men
looking up to me.

I had their backs.
They had mine.

[smacks lips]
But, uh, now I'm here,

and... uh, I can honestly say

I've, I've never
felt more alone.

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah.

Well, for what it's worth,

I am glad that you're
here, Johnnie Taylor.

[soft music]

-[laughs]
-I should probably get home.

Okay, uh, let me
take care of the meal...

-Okay.
-since you gave me

the benefit of the doubt.

And I'll make sure I get
straight home like I promised.

Yep, you should, otherwise...

-[clicks tongue]
-Mm-mm, okay.

-Drive safe.
-Yeah, you drive safe.

[both chuckle]

[music continues]

[inhales]

Thank you.

[inhales]

[exhales]

[gunfire]

[dramatic music]

[gasps]

[breathing raggedly]

[sighs]

[thuds]

[music continues]

[sighs]

[Johnnie] Tear these.

-Okay. For real?
-Just a minute.

-Pull that, right here.
-What?

[chuckles]
Go on.

Oh. [chuckles]

Lost something in the sheets?

-There you go.
-Thank you.

I actually tore the car apart
looking for this this morning.

I would not have
heard the end of it

if I'd lost my daughter's phone.

I figured as much. Um...

So, um, I just wanted
to thank you for last night.

You were really good company.

-Yeah, so were you.
-Okay.

It's been a long time

since I've had
a man listen to me.

-[clears throat]
-[Carlie chuckles]

So, well, would you wanna
do it again...

-Uh...
-Sometime?

Shouldn't y'all be
out solving crime

or giving tickets or something?

-[both laugh]
-That's funny.

-That was funny.
-Um...

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to
put you on the spot, but--

-No, uh, no, it's, um...
-What do you say?

Yeah, as great as that sounds, I
have a lot on my plate right now

and, and to be honest,
it's not a very big plate. So...

You mean you're working
with a snack plate or...

[laughs] Cause
you said it wasn't a big--

-Yeah, yeah, um...
-Okay.

Have you ever dated someone
with kids before?

-Uh... no. But--
-Uh, uh, see that's the thing

is you don't get to choose
what's on your plate.

You just kinda get
what you're given.

-Right. Okay.
-Yeah.

Just get a beer with me.
You can get a beer, right?

[chuckles]

Trust me, I am,
I am doing you a favor.

Yeah, I should,
I should probably

because, you know, it's my...

-Sure. Yeah. Yeah.
-Shift.

-Sorry. All right.
-Yeah. Yeah. Thanks.

-Thank you. Thank you.
-Good to see you again.

Yeah, yeah, all right, officer.

-Hold onto that phone.
-[laughs]

Yeah. Yeah. [laughs]

-Let me talk to her, Johnnie.
-Oh.

Well, I'm good, man.
You know me.

You know, a couple runs down,
still an inning left. I'm good.

-That's right.
-All right.

-Rooting for you, coach.
-All right now.

-[sighs]
-[siren wails]

-[car door shuts]
-[police radio chatter]

Johnnie Taylor, your benefit
of the doubt has just ran out.

-License and registration.
-It's about time.

I've been racing up
and down the street all week

trying to get you
to-to do your job.

-Do my job?
-Yes.

Pull me over so
you'll reconsider

going to dinner with me.

I know that you already
said no, but I don't...

Your reason is not valid.

I don't care if you have kids.
I just wanna...

I wanna get to know you.

So are you gonna keep...
All right, you can write me up.

I'm gonna be back tomorrow
and the day after that.

And listen,
I'm gonna break the law

until you agree
to go to dinner with me.

I catch you speeding again,
and I'm gonna run you in.

[Levi inhales]

I, uh, I think
it's a strikeout, Johnnie.

Yeah.

-Yeah, man.
-All right, man.

Have a good season, coach.

Oh, yeah.

[instrumental music]

[laughs]

[car engine starts]

[siren wailing]

Ooh-ooh!

[knocking on door]

[gasps]

Please be my new daddy.

My mommy beats me
and no one will help

because she's the police.

Tessa, let go
of Johnnie, please.

-I'm sorry.
-That's okay. That's okay.

I warned you. Yeah.

Oh, my goodness.
These are beautiful.

-You look nice.
-So you're the baseball coach

whose wife is sleeping
with the other coach?

-Courtney.
-What? Everybody knows.

[Carlie] I am so sorry.

Daughter number two has
no edit button.

That's fine. You are right.
Everybody does know. So yeah.

And you must be the...
Are you still grounded?

Oh, um, yeah,
another couple days.

But, um, you'll be happy
to know I'm seeing a new guy.

-Okay.
-They're like tampons with her.

-Every month she's--
-Okay, Courtney, that is enough.

-Both of you.
-Who's in charge of me tonight?

And do not say Leslie.

[Tessa] Since you still have her
phone, she'll be on the landline

all night with Kyle.

-God, I will not, you rat. Shh.
-[Carlie] No, she will not.

Because I will be back at...

-I'll be back at?
-Uh, 11:30?

-12:00, what? 11:30.
-11:30. No later.

Why do they call you Johnnie?
Shouldn't you have

-like a grown up name?
-Okay.

[Carlie] Does everything
that come to your head

have to come out of your mouth?

Now, most of my evening
is gonna be spent

-apologizing for your behavior.
-Got you good.

Goodnight.

Why say goodnight when you're,
uh, coming back at 11:30?

[chuckles] You wanna
make it three weeks?

-Goodnight, ladies.
-Goodnight.

Good to meet you all. 11:30.

-[Leslie] Bye, Johnnie Taylor.
-[chuckles]

[door closes]

[Johnnie] I thought I could
just, like, walk back

into my old life and
pick up where I left off,

but no, now I-I feel like...

I feel like a-a kite
in a windstorm

and I don't have
enough strength.

-Does that make sense?
-Yeah. Yeah.

[pleasant music over stereo]

Maybe you just need
someone to reel you back in.

-Make you feel grounded again.
-Hmm.

Maybe that'll keep you

from getting all
those speeding tickets.

[both laughing]

You're funny. You're funny.

How come you never re-married?

[clears throat]
Ah, well, you met my girls.

[Carlie laughs] Yeah, as I said,
between them and...

and work, the plate is full.

-[chuckles]
-Oh, boy.

Well, seems like
you cleared some space for me,

so I must be the one.

[chuckles]

I mean, is a proposal coming?

-[both laugh]
-[Johnnie] Oh, yeah.

[laughs] But the night is still
young, so... we, we shall see.

[Johnnie laughs]

I keep drinking,
I might say yes.

[Carlie laughs]

[laughs]
That caught me off guard.

[both laugh]

[music continues over stereo]

[sighs]

-Two years...
-Huh?

[Carlie chuckles]

-Since you had sex? Nah-uh.
-Yeah.

[Carlie] I mean,
you know, women are,

I mean, we are sexual camels,
so we can go a while.

-[chuckles]
-[Johnnie] I know.

But two years, what, I mean...

-You sound like Levi.
-[Johnnie chuckles] Sorry.

How many attractive single men
do you think I meet?

I don't know, how many
do you pull over?

Over the age of 20?

-Ah!
-[Carlie] Not many.

And you know, most men
my age, you know

they don't drive like fools. So
you're the exception. [laughs]

Well, I was inspired by an
amazing and beautiful woman, so.

I, uh, oh...

-Look at that. Uh-huh.
-Oh.

It hurt like hell to get off,

but we never gotta talk about
this no more for ever again.

[music continues over stereo]

[both laugh]

[Johnnie moans]

Oh. [laughs]

[both moaning]

Mmm.

I like what you've done
with the place.

Yeah. Yeah. I'm like
a furniture camel,

I can go a long time
without it, so...

-Yeah. Okay.
-Oh, well.

[soft moaning]

Is there, um, furniture
in the bedroom?

[playful music]

Um, you know, will you
just wait one second?

Wait one second.

-One sec, one sec.
-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[grunts]
All right.

Do you need...

[Johnnie straining]

[grunts]

-Okay. Okay. Okay.
-Okay.

[grunts]

[breathing heavily]

Don't ask.

-[Carlie] Okay.
-Don't ask, okay.

-Yeah. Yeah.
-Don't ask.

[moaning]

Come on down.

-Uh, oh.
-There we go.

[Carlie laughs]

[both moan]

[both laugh]

-Um... yeah.
-[exhales sharply]

Um...

Well, um... thank you.

Thank you for, um, a nice night.

[laughs]
"Nice."

Oh... man, now that
hurts my feelings. "Nice."

Oh, no, no, I just, I, I, I am
at a loss for... what to say.

I have never slept
with a man on the first date.

Okay, I have slept,
but, but, but not in years.

And I've certainly never
had a man had to bring me home

because I told my daughters
I'd be back at 11:30.

-Mmm. Okay.
-[exhales]

-Yeah.
-Okay, well...

-Mmm.
-Mmm.

[soft moaning]

Hmm.

-You're, uh, very...
-You--

[laughs] good at that.

-Yeah, back at you.
-Yeah.

-I should... yeah.
-Yeah, yeah, okay.

'Cause it's...

[clears throat]

-All right, um...
-Got that.

Yeah, no, no, I got it.
It's all...

-I'll see you later. Goodnight.
-Goodnight.

-Thank you.
-[car door shuts]

[chuckles]

-[Johnnie] Wait. C-Carlie. Okay.
-Yeah?

-Hi.
-I'm sorry.

-Two years... Why-why me?
-Yeah.

'Cause I promise I'm-I'm-I'm
not trying to replace you

with something, I'm not trying
to push myself on you.

But I-I just need to know
if you're feeling

wh-what I'm feeling.

[soft music]

Wait, wait, wait. What are
you, what are you feeling?

Terrified. Like, like
pit in my gut scared.

Like-like-like
I've lost something

and I finally found it

and don't ever wanna
lose sight of it ever.

So just, just, okay,
just be honest with me.

Are you feeling what I'm feeling

or am I just acting like some
dumb ass teenager? [inhales]

I am, I'm, I am feeling
something

I just don't know exactly
what I'm feeling.

Um... [chuckles]

But, um, why don't,
why don't you come over

for dinner on Saturday
and, um, we can talk about it

and I don't know,
figure out what.

-Okay. Okay.
-Figure it out...

Saturday, that's two days
that feels really far away.

I know. But I just have to be...

[soft music]

-[moans]
-Are you sure?

Yes, I'm sure.

Okay. And...

-And?
-And...

And...

I am feeling something,
something really good.

Okay.

Okay.

-All right. Goodnight.
-Goodnight.

-[laughs]
-Goodnight.

-[Johnnie] Goodnight.
-For real this time.

[Johnnie laughs]

[car door closes]

[Courtney] Mama,
this is ridiculous.

Ridiculous?
Girl, this is way beyond that.

Mama, you're doing all this
for a guy you just met.

I'm gonna need y'all to go ahead
and set the table and hush.

[Levi] All right,
take a deep breath.

Listen, I'm gonna cook this up,
you can pop it in the freezer,

but you and I are gonna
spend some quality time

over the stove together.
You gotta learn how to cook.

Uh, honey, I know how to cook.
I just choose not to.

[scoffs] Women's lib
or are you just afraid

of us talking
mess about your food?

-Oh, my God. Courtney.
-[Levi laughs]

[Levi] Ladies,
report to the kitchen.

-Moment of truth.
-Hi, sous chefs.

[soft music]

-Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Take notes.
-Yeah?

-[Courtney] Mmm.
-Yeah?

-[Carlie] Yeah?
-Move in.

Mama can live in the cellar.

-You can have her bedroom.
-Ooh, that.

-[laughs]
-[doorbell rings]

Oh, that is my cue
to exit out the back.

Ladies, bring it in.
Come here. I love ya.

-Bye, Levi.
-All right.

You've been promoted.

-Don't let me down.
-I got you.

-All right, gorgeous.
-Yes?

Have fun.
Do everything I would do...

I can't tell anybody
about but you.

-Levi.
-Have you seen that man?

-Whoa! Woof.
-Whoo! I'm gonna go.

-[sighs] How do I look?
-You look incredible.

-All right, Look at your mama.
-How do I look, guys?

-[girls] Hot.
-Thank you.

She does see hot.

Almost as hot as my sauce.

If he wants the recipe,
tell him to call me.

-[Carlie] Oh, my gosh.
-Bye!

-Bye, Levi.
-Bye.

Okay. Can one of you...

No. okay, Tessa, can
you go get the door?

It's Johnnie. Okay? All right.

Okay, either one
of you say anything

and your phones are gone.

I mean, you probably
take it anyway.

-Exactly.
-Oh.

She is really nervous about
a grown man named Johnnie.

Yeah. It won't last. She can't
make a thing last with a guy.

I mean, dad, how many times
has she married him?

Twice. Where is he? Exactly.

I mean, she tries too hard.
It just scares them.

Facts.

[pensive music]

-Ladies... how are we doing?
-Good.

-Poor foolish man.
-[chuckles]

-They're weird.
-I sorta get that.

-Hi.
-Wow.

-Hi.
-You okay, mama?

Uh, these are for you.

-Oh, thank you. Yeah.
-You look beautiful.

And after slaving
in the kitchen all day.

How do you do it?

I didn't cook dinner. Levi did.

I can't cook worth a damn.
I never have.

I never will. And I don't have
a desire to learn.

[laughs]
That's okay.

That's okay. I, uh,
I didn't come to eat.

I came to, I came
to spend time with you.

[soft music]

[chuckles]

-Mmm.
-Oh, my God.

Mmm.

-Easy.
-Okay. Yeah.

Um, girls, order pizza
because me and Johnnie

are going to take the dinner
and eat at his house,

and I will be back tomorrow.

So look after Tess,
or they'll be consequences.

[music continues]

-Real consequences.
-Okay.

-Okay, um...
-Okay.

-I'm gonna get my toothbrush.
-Oh!

-Okay.
-Yeah.

Okay.

[rustles]

[Johnnie clears throat]

-She likes sunflowers.
-Not roses.

[music continues]

[mimicking cheer]
And the crowd goes wild.

-No.
-Ah!

[groans]

[Courtney] Stop that.

[Johnnie grunting]

Um... Uh, I know we didn't
expect to end up here. Um...

[pensive music]

You wanna tell me
what this is about?

Yeah.

Uh, it's a military thing.

[smacks lips]
And, uh...

Lately it's just been easier
for me to sleep outside.

-To--
-You know, it's okay. It's okay.

Um, I'm gonna help
move this stuff.

-Do you wanna? Okay.
-For... Yeah.

Yeah, and move that stuff.
And then I'm...

Yeah, I'm gonna
move it right here.

Yeah. Just some...

Exactly. Take all that,
and then I'll put the...

I'll put the mattress
exactly where...

-Okay, there we go.
-Yep.

-All right.
-Okay.

-Okay.
-Here we go.

All right, you got it?

-Yep.
-Okay, watch out.

-Okay, ready? Uh...
-Okay.

-All right. Good.
-Good.

Okay.

-Yes.
-That's good.

[Carlie laughs]

Okay.

All right.

[both moan]

[soft music]

-[gasps]
-Oh, God, okay. It's okay.

-It's okay.
-[breathing heavily]

It's okay.

-I'm sorry.
-It's okay.

-I'm sorry.
-It's all right, only me.

[sighs]
My God.

-[breathing raggedly]
-It's okay. It's okay.

[music continues]

It's okay.

[bell ringing]

All right, boys, huddle up,
huddle up.

Uh, we both would like
to thank you for trying out.

We appreciate it.
It was not easy,

but Coach Pruitt and I,
we whittled this thing

down to something we think
will be good for our team.

Now, I'm not gonna tell y'all
not to play club ball

just because you didn't make
the team, it's better for us.

Go play, get better, come back
and try out next season.

Once again, thank you.

And for those of you
who did make the team,

we'll see you
tomorrow at practice.

It's up.

I'm not on here. [scoffs]

Coach... this because of what
happened in the restaurant

-with that girl?
-That has nothing to do with it.

Yeah, you're lying.

He wanted to keep you.
I cut you.

Yeah, you brought
this on yourself

when you thought you were
the best player out there

barely worked hard
in camp this time

-and kept blaming others.
-Why would I wanna be coached

by two losers who are
screwing the same woman?

Ooh, boy. Would you
tell this fool

to get out of my face before I--

-Hey, Tim--
-Don't touch me!

-Mmm.
-[chuckles]

All right, guys, I'll see you
at practice tomorrow.

-Okay.
-Let's go.

[Johnnie] And Tim stormed out
of the locker room.

What? I'm so glad
she broke up with him.

[brake squeals]

Oh.

[car door opens]

[indistinct music]

[indistinct chatter]

[banging]
Get out of the car.

[Johnnie] Ooh.

Out. Go in the house.

-You--
-I got this. I got this.

I got it, you go.

[sighs]
Get out.

Shut the door.

-[door closes]
-Go home.

-I'm sorry.
-Go home.

[Leslie] Mom, we weren't
doing anything.

I think you should, shh, shh.

I got her.

Thank you.

I mean, at least
she's sleeping--

Hey, hey, hey. By herself.

No thanks to you.
Thank you, honey.

It's good.

Why is everything
such big drama for you?

Why do you keep bringing
drama to this house?

[indistinct shouting]

Yeah, stay there.

There you go, get in.
Watch your head.

[Carlie] ...one boy with you,
and you jump in with another.

Here we go.
Sleep tight, sweetie.

[Leslie] I was leaning
against the door

and he was leaning on me, mama.

Do you think I'm stupid enough
to get pregnant in high school?

One person in this family
doing that is enough.

-Hey, hey, hey, hey, easy.
-Okay.

Between us. Not you.

-[sighs]
-I'm sorry.

[groans]

-Are you okay?
-Yeah. Yeah.

You know the worst part
about being a parent

is when they fight dirty

because they know
you won't fight back.

She's gonna wake up one morning
and she's gonna realize that

she's got the best mother ever.
All of them are.

She's just a teenager.
She's stuck behind that phone.

-All right.
-[sighs]

[Carlie groans]

[sighs]

Stay here, okay? With me.

[sighs]
After what just happened?

I mean, besides, I...

Hey... I understand.

[inhales]

I love you so much.

I just don't wanna give
the girls an excuse to...

[soft music]

Girl. All right. Okay.

Okay.

Oh.

[yawns]

[music continues]

Okay.

[Courtney] A cook
in the house. Finally.

Oh. Boom.

Can I have some juice?

-Yes, you may.
-Thank you.

Come here. How'd
you sleep, young lady?

-Great.
-Okay.

-[chuckles]
-Good morning.

-Good morning, mama.

Good morning. Mwah!

Hey. Good morning.
Are you hungry?

-Good morning.
-Ah... I'm good.

Good morning. Mwah.

-I am more than good.
-[chuckles]

-Wow.
-Hmm.

-[chuckles]
-[clearing throat]

[clearing throat]

Mama, child, deal with it.

More like pot, kettle.

-Leslie, Johnnie made waffles.
-Yeah. You want one, Leslie?

-Ah.
-[door opens]

-Thank you.
-You're welcome.

Thank you so much.

[soft moans]

-Heck of a waffle, Johnnie.
-Ooh, okay.

Take that down.
Heck of a waffle.

You ain't too tall
to get whooped now.

[laughs]

-Oh, okay. Mmm.
-This is so sweet.

-Thank you.
-Great. You're welcome.

Hey, look at you. You know
you can't smoke in here, coach.

Ah, just chewing. Doctors
won't let me smoke anymore.

They conspired with my wife.

-[laughs]
-How you doing?

Good to see. What the hell
you doing out here?

Ah, recruiting season.

Decided to come through this
Godforsaken neck of the woods,

thought I'd stop by,
see if you were ready

to have that conversation.

Boy. Coach, I should tell you
right off the bat, um--

How much they paying you to, uh,

coach high school
ball these days?

-'Cause I'll double it.
-You'll double it?

[Mickey] Hey, you think I got
off the Interstate

and drove to this dry fart
of a town just to...

"Thank you for doing
your patriotic service?"

[chuckles]

Now, I need an infield coach
next year. I want you.

The dream. D-1 ball.

Excellent contract.
Two years guaranteed.

[slow dramatic music]

Oh, man. I mean,
I know this is a dream.

I... I just, uh... I can't.

I can't just, I gotta,
I gotta run this...

Wow. I gotta run this by Carlie.

I thought you got divorced.

[sighs] I got that...
That was before.

It was, it was Tina.
Now I'm with Carlie.

She's... I'm really in love
with this, with this woman.

[sighs] But is she the kind to
get in the way of your dream

since you were playing minors?

She's, uh, she's got daughters.

She's got daughters. So...

I got to, uh, you know, I gotta
run this type of stuff.

[groans]
Listen, Johnnie...

[music continues]

I'm gonna be retiring
in a few years

and I wanna hand you
the team when I do.

[Mickey] Now, if that's
not incentive enough,

then the paycheck should be.

I'm sure your girlfriend will
see this as a great opportunity,

not just for you, but
for her and her kids too.

-Huh?
-All right.

Don't make me regret
coming all the way up here.

-Okay.
-All right.

Get out of here.

[music continues]

[Johnnie] Hey, look who's here.
[Carlie] Hey.

Man, this guy practically
lives here now.

Mama's doing this to torture us.

She finally has back up
here and at work.

Yep.

Oh, my. Look at this.

This looks good, girls.

Good job, you guys,
this looks great.

-You actually got them to help?
-I did.

Marry me. [laughs]

[Johnnie] Oh, I miss you.

[Carlie chuckles]

-Oh...
-Right. So--

-Mama, can I ask you a question?
-Yeah.

Can I go to New York?
Now, before you say no,

this is a class trip for
two weeks this summer.

Think, two weeks without me.
What would you pay for that?

$5,000? $10,000?
Well, this trip is only $1700.

Courtney, where are we
gonna get that money from?

I knew you were gonna say no.
Excuse me.

[door opens]

[Carlie sighs]

You know, I could, uh,
I could help chip in.

No, no, I send her to New York
and then Leslie is hitting me up

for trips to Padre Island
and Tessa wants to know

why she can't go to Orlando.

No, after all of this,
you are not paying for a trip.

Mmm.

And one of the guys
got on with LAPD,

which means 12-hour shifts
until they find someone.

Have you considered
applying somewhere else?

Like a, a new place?
Better hours.

Baby, I can't move the girls.
This is their home.

-Plus, I mean, you're here, so.
-I am.

[laughs]

-This looks great.
-Thank you.

-Good job, baby.
-Thank you so much.

-How are you doing, young lady?
-Good.

Up here. [grunts]

Mama won't let Court
go to New York?

[scoffs] We never
get to do anything.

Leslie, give it a rest.

Your mother's doing
the best that she can.

Oh, you're on her side.
What a surprise.

[exhales]

[door closes]

-They're mean sometimes.
-Yeah, I'm figuring that out.

Okay, so, uh,
let's see the backyard.

What should we do?

We need a big boat.

So when a storm's really bad

I can put all my
stuffed animals on it.

-Ooh.
-And they'll be safe.

-A big boat, huh?
-Yeah.

[laughs]
You're a cutie.

Young lady, didn't your mother
ask you to clean the bathroom?

What is so hard about that?

-Come on!
-[Leslie] Stop.

-We weren't doing anything!
-Uh-uh!

You and Kyle were just locked up

in that room together,
half naked.

Please get up in there and clean
that bathroom or I'm gonna--

You'll what?

I'll give your sisters 50 bucks.

Give them the money.
What do I care?

If I ever see your ass again,
I'm gonna break you in two

and take the pieces
and make a fire.

Stop. You, you can't do that.

It just went up to $60.
It's my money.

Plus, you're still gonna have
to clean the bathroom.

-I hate having you here.
-$80.

-Hate you.
-[slamming doors]

-Now it's $100.
-[Courtney] Leave me alone.

And you're ruining my life.

I am stopping you from wrecking

your mother's life, young lady.

[exhales]

[dramatic music]

[door slams]

Stop slamming doors!

[Leslie] You're slamming
'em too!

[door opens]

-[door closes]
-[Carlie sighs]

Hmm, honey, we're gonna
have to call Eric

about the water pressure

because it keeps
getting worse in the back.

[sighs]
My bad.

Sweetheart, I don't know
how you do this alone.

Baby, this is an easy day
with them.

-What?!
-Yeah. Yeah.

-An easy day?
-Easy day, yeah.

I miss the army when
I told people to do stuff,

and they just did it.

This is the part where you
wanna break up with me

and go back to your mattress
under the stars.

Oh, you ain't getting rid of
me that easy, woman. Mm-mmm.

[Carlie laughs]

Although, um...

[both clear throats]

-I did get a job offer...
-I think that I'm pregnant.

Excuse me?

I, um, I missed
my period last month

which is not unusual, but then
I missed it again this month.

And I haven't taken a
pregnancy test yet, but...

[sighs] I feel like I did
with my other three.

So I'm gonna take a test
in the morning to make sure.

-Mm-hmm. Okay.
-Yeah.

Okay. Um...

When do you work tomorrow?

-I work the overnight.
-The overnight.

-Yeah.
-[laughs] Okay.

-Okay.
-What?

-What?
-Oh, the girls should be here.

-Girls!
-What are you doing?

-Girls!
-Hey, you're gonna wake--

[Johnnie] Yes, I know.
I hope to. I wanna wake 'em.

I want to propose. Girls!

-Wait, what?
-[Johnnie] Yeah. Yeah.

-Wait, are you serious?
-All right, shh.

-Sit up straight.
-[laughs]

[laughs]

[officiant] Love is patient.
Love is kind.

It does not envy.
It does not boast.

It is not proud.
It does not dishonor others.

It is not self seeking.
It is not easily agreed.

It keeps no record
of no wrongs.

[Carlie laughs]

I'm telling you,
I feel pregnant.

-Mmm.
-Mm-mm.

-Okay. Okay.
-Okay.

We're probably,
we're probably...

-Are you ready for that?
-[laughs]

She'll be right back.
I'm sure it's fine.

-I'm sure it's fine.
-Yeah, it's okay, baby.

-It's all right.
-Oh, here she is.

-Hi.
-Hi.

Carlie, you're not pregnant.

-[inhales]
-Oh.

Well... okay.

-I'm sorry, baby.
-Don't be sorry.

-I thought--
-Do not be sorry.

The ultrasound showed
a tumor in the uterus.

It's about the size
of your fist.

It's what's blocking
the menstrual flow.

I wanna check you
into the hospital today.

We'll do a biopsy to see
how we need to proceed.

[somber music]

[indistinct chatter]

Right. Go back, go back,
go back, and a turn.

Mr. Taylor.

-Watch your sisters.
-Wait, why can't we hear this?

Just stay here.

[indistinct announcements]

[music continues]

The tumor is malignant.

Surgery is scheduled
for tomorrow.

We need to get the tumor out and
see if the cancer has spread.

[sighs]

[sobbing] I thought
I was having your baby.

[sniffles]

But, babe, I don't feel sick.

You know, maybe they're wrong.

[monitor beeping]

Yeah. We need to be sure.

All right?

Make sure you're healthy.

[music continues]

[door closes]

[sighs]

[sighs]

[crying]

[music continues]

[sighs]

Look, I don't want
you guys to worry, okay?

This is gonna be over tomorrow

and then I'm just gonna
come back for follow up

and some stuff like that,
but I'm going to be home

making your lives miserable.

[chuckles] Hmm, then we'll
know that you're okay.

[all chuckle]

I'm gonna be fine, okay?

[monitor beeping]

-Right, Johnnie?
-Hmm? Yes, absolutely.

-Absolutely. Absolutely.
-Yes. Yes, yes, yes.

[Courtney] So can we stay home
from school tomorrow?

-Uh?
-We wanna be with you.

Uh, and I want you
to be with me too.

-But it's late.
-All right, y'all, let's go.

-Please!
-Let's let mommy get some rest.

-I love you.
-Hugs, hugs, hugs.

I love you, too.
Oh, I love you too.

-[chuckles] Better.
-Mmm.

-Bye, baby.
-Bye, mama.

-I love you.
-I love you too.

-I love you too.
-Oof.

Woof, woof, woof, woof, woof,
woof, woof, woof, woof!

[kissing]

-Bye, mama. Love you.
-I love you too, baby.

All right.
We'll see you in a bit.

-Mmm.
-Mmm.

I love you with everything
that I am.

[monitor beeping]

-I'm counting on that.
-Cool. Oh!

And when you get better,
we're gonna make that baby.

-Oh. [chuckles]
-Mmm.

She just wants to
go to the diner.

-Yeah. Girl.
-Let's go, let's go, let's go.

-Bye, mom.
-[kissing]

[somber music]

-Hey.
-Hey.

You coming in to eat?

Is, um...

Is mama gonna die?

-No. All right, she's not.
-How do you know?

[Johnnie] Um, when
I was deployed...

[sighs]

the truck in front
of us got blown up.

And it was, uh...

The truck that I was in flipped
and I was trapped inside.

We lost like, half a dozen guys
from our unit.

[somber music]

But something told me that
I was gonna make it home safe.

That's how I know.

I think I felt it inside,
like in my gut.

And that's what
I'm feeling right now.

Your mother's gonna be fine.
You just gotta trust me.

You trust me, Leslie?

-Yeah. Yeah.
-Right.

Get out of here
and get some sleep.

-You got a big day tomorrow.
-Okay.

[music continues]

[door opens]

[door opens]

[monitor beeping]

[door closes]

[Johnnie] Hi, baby.

[sobbing]

I don't wanna be here.

It's my turn
to reel you in now.

[music continues]

We're going home.

[monitor beeping]

[sighs]

[doors open]

-[Dr. Leifer] Mr. Taylor.
-Yeah.

Girls.

We think we got all the cancer.

She's gonna have to do chemo,
but your mom's gonna beat this.

[all sigh]

[soft music]

Thank you.

I told you, I told y'all.

[sighs]

[Tessa] It was hers.
It was poofy.

Mom. Let's go.

[uplifting music]

Hey, mom, how do you feel?

-Hey, mom.
-[Carlie] Oh, my goodness.

-Oh, good.
-How do you feel?

Ah. Better. [laughs]

-Oh, I missed you guys.
-I missed you.

-Mom.
-I missed you guys.

[Leslie] We wanted to come,

but Johnnie wanted
you to himself.

[Johnnie] Hey, you've
had her for 17 years.

I need some time too.
All right, look.

[Courtney] You're gonna like it.

[Leslie] You're gonna
love it, mom.

[Johnnie] Okay.
Wait, wait, wait.

[gasps]

[in unison] Surprise!

Oh, my gosh, you guys.

Yeah, the girls did good.

[chuckles] Oh, I love it.

-Thank you, baby.
-Love you.

Oh, I love you guys.

I love you guys.

[instrumental music]

[Courtney] Dishes,
laundry, bathrooms.

It's like Johnnie's still in the
army and we're his soldiers,

like he orders around
every single day.

Yeah, he's making me
do my homework at school

so he can check it
after baseball.

Or no phone or no Kyle.
It's just...

He's trying too hard
to be our dad.

-Hmm.
-I know dad hasn't been around--

But for a long time, but...

You know, there's a difference
between a father and a dad.

Making a baby is
a whole lot more fun

and a hell of a lot
easier than raising one.

-I love Johnnie.
-Me too.

Okay, we all love Johnnie,
but that's not the point.

[soft music]

It's just hard with him here.

We've never had
a father before.

Well, you know, maybe
if you girls started acting

more like daughters, you
wouldn't find it so difficult.

So you're saying
to call Johnnie our dad?

No. I am saying I want you
to do whatever feels right.

I'm going to call him dad.

-Oh.
-What's the point?

But you know what?

If you two don't feel
comfortable, that is 1000% okay.

-Okay.
-But let me just say this.

What Johnnie is
doing around here,

it's a lot different than
donating sperm.

[music continues]

It's the man who's here
every day, loving you,

taking care of you.

That's the guy you call dad.
Because that title... is earned.

What's sperm?

-[laughter]
-Ow.

Oh, I knew as soon as I said it.

-Oh, honey. Oh, honey.
-What's sperm?

-Mmm.
-Sorted.

-Um.
-[chuckling]

[Carlie] Well--
[Courtney] Johnnie...

Tess wants
to know what sperm is.

Being the man of the house,

would you like to
field that question?

[chuckles]

Yes.

I made your favorites
for supper.

Grilled cheese, tomato soup,
spicy fries.

-Go get it while it's hot.
-Oh, yay!

[laughs]

[pleasant music]

I love you, dad.

I love you too.

Hmm.

Using her favorite food
as a bright, shiny object.

Clever deflection.
Almost had you.

Almost. Well, almost only counts
in horseshoes and hand grenades,

baby girl.

I'm just getting
started, old man.

[laughs]
Oh.

[Courtney laughs]

[chuckles]

That one scares me.

[both laugh]

[both sighs]

What's happening? You hungry?

No, I think I'm just gonna rest.

Okay.

I'll, uh, get rid
of the kids so you can sleep.

Everything okay?

It just hit me.

Hmm?

I've never been in love.

Not like this.

[soft music]

What I feel for you...

it's scary.

[sighs]

Mmm, I remember when
I told you how scared I was

at the start of
this whole thing.

Yeah.

[sighs]

Truthfully, I've never been
more scared than right now.

[music continues]

Maybe... maybe that's
what love is.

Feeling... overwhelmed,

like how much your heart
can be filled by someone else.

[sighs]

I am gonna get well

and we are gonna
have the best life.

[chuckles]

-Mmm.
-Mmm.

Yes, we are.

[chuckles]
Yeah.

-Get some sleep.
-[chuckles]

Son of a... Okay.

[phone ringing]

[Johnnie] Oh, coach.
What's happening?

-Hey, jumping Johnnie.
-What's the word?

Oh, having a piss poor
recruiting season, you?

Uh, 14-3 district
champs, you jealous?

Oh, listen to the big time
coach who won't take my deal.

Oh, come on now.

[Mickey] Listen,
I'm calling to find out

when I'm gonna be getting

that signed contract from you.

You know I put
my cojones on the line

to get you 120K,

but I want you coaching
with me next season.

Ah, coach... as much as you
know that's my...

[Johnnie sighs] It's a dream
job, but, uh, you know,

I could use that money
with all our bills piling up.

I just, uh, I can't
move my wife and the girls

out to Florida right now.

Look, I-I appreciate
the offer, I just, uh,

I can't uproot
my whole family right now.

Everything they're
doing is here.

They've got school, friends,

boyfriends, job, all of it.

So it's just, it's just
not the right time

for, for, for that type
of change. I'm sorry, man.

Okay. Don't be sorry,
damn it. Be smart.

[sighs]
Man.

[soft music]

-You ready? Are you ready ready?
-[Courtney] Yeah. Yeah.

-Uh, no luck. Yes!
-[squealing]

And the crowd goes wild.

Wild, wild, wild.

Funny, you guys didn't celebrate

the first four that
hit the floor.

We was just warming up.

We about to go pro now,
ain't we?

[grunts]

Someone's on their lady's day.

Somebody's about to
get stabbed with a fork.

-[Courtney] Do it.
-Easy, easy, easy.

Leslie, are you okay?

[pensive music]

-Yeah.
-All right.

-[sobbing]
-[both laugh]

[uplifting music]

You all right?

Mmm. Is she okay?

-Lady's day.
-Courtney.

-Stop. All right. Look at you.
-Ugh, me?

Officer Taylor ready for
the main streets of Easterbrook.

-Ugh, and 12-hour shifts.
-Are you sure you're up for it?

Yeah, Yeah, I'm up for it.

Doctor Leifer gave me
the all clear

and I am so ready to
go back to work.

I might be a little bit tired,

but, you know, I'll get
back into the swing.

-Yes. Just don't overdo it.
-Mmm.

-Oh, honey, it's just speeders.
-Speeders.

Oh, well, we both know what
trouble they can get you into.

-[inhales] Oh.
-Mm-mm.

I was going up 110
in the school zone.

No.

I think it was
a nursery actually.

Oh, you guys, I gotta take care.

[both] Ugh.

-[applause]
-Yeah, all right.

That's what I'm talking about.
Well done, y'all.

Get some rest. You deserve it.

-Yes. Right.
-Playoffs.

O'Brian, some great catch, man.

-Here we go. Right, give it up.
-Yes.

There we go.
[clapping]

Great playoffs.
Great playoffs.

-Congratulations, coach.
-Thank you. Same to you.

Yeah. All right, all right.

-Shoot.
-Listen, uh, Johnnie...

-Um, can we be friends again?
-Wow.

Hey, look, man, I'm,
I'm sorry for what I did.

It was a mistake,
a... a big mistake.

-Tina moved out, didn't she?
-[chuckles]

-[laughs]
-Yeah.

And she took my flat screen
and my truck.

-Yeah, that makes sense.
-Yeah.

Look, you've suffered enough.

-Hey, thanks, coach.
-Come on. Yeah.

All right now.

-Congrats, man.
-Congrats to you.

Good stuff today.

-[chuckles]
-What are you doing here?

I thought you hated baseball.

It was an important
game for you

and mama's working,
Leslie's busy being Leslie,

and so I thought I'd just
come and support the jocks.

-Look at you.
-Besides...

all of my friends are planning
their trip for New York

and I can't stand
being around them.

Listen, um, I was thinking,
I know it's not New York,

but the state tournament
is gonna be in San Diego.

So I was thinking maybe
why don't we go as a family?

Right? Stay the week,
make it like a mini vacation.

-Have some fun.
-Uh, yeah, you're right.

It's not New York. But yeah,
sure, the beach is good.

All right.

So where are you
taking us tonight

to celebrate your victory?

Uh, well, your mom doesn't
get off till late, right?

Wait, are you telling me
you're afraid to be alone

with just your daughters?

Did you just say
"your daughters?"

You said it, y-y-you said it,
didn't you?

Yes. I've accepted the fact
that we're stuck with you.

And if you say one
more thing about it,

I'm gonna make you wish you pay
for my whole trip to New York

for the entire summer.

-Okay. I got you.
-Yeah.

But you're my daughter!
You're my middle daughter.

Yeah, we're, uh,
we're all at the diner.

[Carlie chuckles] Without me?

Uh-huh. Your daughters
can be very persuasive.

Oh, they're your
daughters now too.

[Johnnie] Exactly.

-Medium or large?
-[Levi] Large, woman.

-Always large.
-Wait, where are you at?

-[clears throat]
-[Carlie] Coffee.

[Courtney] Hello. You can talk
to her anytime you want.

[Johnnie] Okay,
your middle daughter,

she wants me to
hang up on you. So...

Yeah. It's frightening how
quickly they change on you.

-I love you, mama.
-Say it again.

-I love you, mama.
-You hear that?

[Tim] Just give me the money.

I don't wanna hurt you.
Just give me the money, please.

Hey! Don't! Drop your weapon!

-[gunshot]
-Carlie!

[Johnnie] Carlie!
[Levi] Oh, my God. Carlie.

[woman screams]

Shots fired. Officer down.
Minimart on 19 now!

Carlie. Don't move. Tim Gunner?

-[Levi] Carlie, stay with me.
-Shit.

[groans]

Give me a reason.

-[tense music]
-[police radio chatter]

[Levi] Carlie, hang on.
Help is on the way.

[Johnnie] Carlie.
Carlie, what's happening?

Are you okay, Carlie?

Carlie, what's happening?

[sobbing]

-[car revving]
-[tires screech]

Stay in the car Stay in the car!

-What's happening?
-Stay in the car.

-Hey! Johnnie!
-[car door shuts]

I'm Carlie's husband.

Make sure they stay in the car.
Do you understand me?

[tense music]

-[breathing shakily]
-[police radio chatter]

[somber music]

[crying]
Leslie, stop, don't go out.

Stop. Stop.

[sobbing]

No.

No.

[music continues]

[girls sobbing]

It'll be okay.

-Come on.
-[sobbing]

-Come on, Johnnie.
-One sec... O-o-one second.

-You gotta go.
-Okay. Okay.

[music continues]

[both sobbing]

[police radio chatter]

Oh, okay.

Johnnie, no.

[banging window]
Tim, Tim Gunner.

[crying]
Look at me, look at me.

Look at me. You killed my wife!

[sobbing]
Oh, my God.

[police radio chatter]

[music continues]

-Look at me.
-[Levi] Johnnie, come on.

[sobbing]
Should've just killed me.

[music fades away]

[somber music]

[Levi]
4 David 6-0.

4 David 6-0, dispatch.

Can you hear 714 dispatch,
Officer Carlie Taylor?

Dispatch, all units
clear the air.

Stand by for priority traffic.

4 David 6-0.

Dispatch to 4 David 6-0,
Officer Carlie Taylor.

This is a final call
for 4 David 6-0,

Officer Carlie Taylor,

badge number 5-9-7-2

end of watch after
being fatally shot.

Thank you for your service,
Officer Taylor.

You may be gone,
but won't be forgotten.

Officer Taylor, you are clear.
You can rest in peace.

We have the watch from here.

♪ Lead me gently home

♪ When life's toils are ended

♪ And parting days have come

♪ Sin no more shall tempt me

♪ There from Thee I'll roam

♪ If you'll only lead
me Father ♪

♪ Lead me gently home

-So you're leaving the force?
-Yeah.

I'm gonna finish law school.

I only have three
semesters left.

Hmm.

-So yeah...
-[door opens]

-Hey.
-Thank you.

Yeah, thanks for coming. Thanks.

Thank you. Appreciate it.

You know, being a cop
with Carlie was so damn fun.

Yeah.

But now it's...

I never told you this, but
Carlie was lucky to have you.

Nah.

I told her after I got
back from my last deploy...

I told her I felt like a kite

that was running out
of string.

She reeled me back in,

and to her family, made me feel

like I was a part
of something bigger.

For the first time in my life,

like she made me
feel like a man.

Baseball didn't do that.
The military didn't do it.

[sighs sharply]
It was a woman.

One amazing woman.

Yeah. Yeah, she was.

Go out and find yourself someone
who makes you feel safer.

She was lucky to have
you too, man.

Thank you.

-Is that Lamar?
-Yeah.

-Lamar. Hey. Johnnie.
-Yeah.

I thought I'd recognize you at
the church

and I couldn't figure
out where from.

-I guess it's the old photos.
-Mmm.

[chuckles] I'm surprised
Carlie kept any around.

Yeah, well, she always made
sure there was a photo of you

in the girls' room.

I haven't seen Tessa since
she was three or four.

How are the girls handling this?

Well, their mother taught
them to be strong

and to be there
for each other so.

They'll get through this.

I'm taking them with me.

-You're taking them where?
-To Pomona.

I teach at a racing
school there.

[soft dramatic music]

[clears throat] No, that's,
that's not happening.

I'm their father.

Father my ass.
You abandoned them.

What the girls need now
is love and stability.

And you provide neither.

Legally, you're not
their father.

You are just some man who
married their mother.

[groans]

[tense music]

I'm sorry. I got... I'm sorry.

-[chuckles]
-I'm sorry.

[music continues]

[cutlery clinking]

Hey, Leslie. Courtney.

You've both grown so much.

Yeah, people grow up, dad.
Except you.

He is our dad?

I-I mean, our real dad?
Do you know our mom died?

That's why I'm here to
make sure that you're okay.

You're here to make sure
we're okay?

Well, we're not,
so you can just--

I came here to see if
you girls needed anything

and, and to express how sorry
I am about your mother.

Right. Well, you could
have just put that in a card.

-Like you did on our birthdays.
-Oh, wait.

You didn't do that
either, did you, dad?

All right, girls, that's
enough. That's enough.

You should probably leave now.
I think that's a good idea.

-[Leslie] Yeah, leave.
-And don't ever come back.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

[dramatic music]

[door opens]

[door closes]

[exhales]

Boiled down, says he intends to
take custody of his daughters.

But they're Carlie's.
They're not his.

They're his, Johnnie,
no matter what he's done.

Well, can... can we go to court?
Can I sue for custody?

You can, but you'll
probably lose.

Carlie hadn't updated her will
since she got married.

So Lamar is listed as guardian.

Don't tell me that, Levi.

He hasn't even reached out
to them...once.

He hasn't reached out
to them once.

Leslie and Courtney
are old enough,

they could testify that they
wanna stay here with you.

-Okay.
-But Tessa...

Chances are court would side
with her biological father.

Well, she'd want the girls
to stay together.

I know, which is
why you have to be smart.

We gotta figure this out.

Otherwise, Lamar
could ask child services

and take all three until
the case is settled.

[somber music]

I feel so lost without her.

No, I can't lose the kids too.

-I can't lose the kids.
-Yeah, well...

[old man] What you
doing, young man?

Just, uh, building a kite.

[music continues]

I'm talking to my wife.

She impart
anything interesting?

Sometimes you have to
let the string out

until the kite gets
out of the wind

or you'll lose it forever.

-Smart wife.
-Yeah.

[Johnnie sniffles]

-Take care.
-You too.

[instrumental music]

Okay.

[sighs]

[knocking on door]

[door opens]

[sighs]

I come in peace.

[soft music]

[music continues]

[knock on door]

Coach, you wanted to see me?

Yeah. I got a, uh...

I got a breakup present for you.

[laughs] You got
my truck back from Tina?

[chuckles]
Better.

Uh, this is
the playoff trophy.

Yeah. The baseball
team's yours, man.

You're back to head coach.

Um...

Are you okay?

Yeah, I am.

[soft music]

I'm a, uh, a lot better
than I should be.

Get us to state.

Okay.

Now, I just handed you
a gross of condoms.

Now, do you know
how many a gross is?

Uh, no, sir.

Yeah, me neither, Kyle.
But I know it's a lot.

So when you and
Leslie will have um...

Hmm.

Let me rephrase that.

If Leslie allows you to,
hold on, mm, mm, mm...

You use one of these every time.

-You hear me?
-Yeah.

I don't care if you wanna know
how it feels... No!

I don't care if she tells
you it's okay to... No!

You use one of these
every time until you're married,

financially stable and
ready to start a family.

[soft music]

Me giving you these condoms does
not give you permission

to have sex, Kyle.

That's for if and when.

-Am I making myself clear?
-Yes, sir.

-Am I making myself clear?
-Crystal clear.

Okay. My daughter does not
need another jerk in her life.

[instrumental music]

-[car door opens]
-Get away from my car.

[car engine starts]

[revving]

15, 16, 17, and...

[soft music]

Where am I supposed to tell
Courtney this money came from?

From her mother.

You can, uh, tell her
it was a surprise.

-She'll figure it out.
-I know she will.

She's a smart girl. Thanks.

Uh, I really appreciate you,
uh, making this, this trade.

Yeah, well, I appreciate you

giving up this
beautiful machine.

Yeah, well, yeah, she's a beaut.

-[keys clinking]
-Yeah. Ah! All right.

-Well, you enjoy.
-Thank you, sir.

Hmm.

[Levi] All right.

Were those tacos good or what?

[Courtney] Oh, yeah.
[Tessa] Yeah.

[Levi laughs]
Yeah.

It sure was.

Hey, dinner again
next week, ladies?

If you're paying, we're eating.

Ah, I'm paying.

You can have all my money.

[laughs]

-Love you.
-Love you more.

Be good, girls.

[instrumental music]

[all] "Meet me in the back."

-That's pretty weird.
-I don't know.

[Tessa] Wow!

-What is this?
-Ah...

My boat!

So when it storms, my animals
will be saved, like Noah's Arc.

Yeah, just like Noah's Arc.

I wanted this to be
y'all's safe place.

If ever you're feeling bad
or lost, you can come here.

You can dress it up,
make it your own.

If you got problems, you can
come here, figure it out.

Or if you just want
to be by yourself.

This is y'all's spot,
only y'all's. Okay?

-Why?
-Um...

[exhales]

[somber music]

[inhales]

I love y'all...

so much.

I love you,

I love you,

and I love you.

But, um... [inhales]

[clears throat]

I'm-I'm not your father.

But you are our dad.

I know, but not legally.

Legally, Lamar is your father.

Right, well, I'm not going
anywhere with him.

I mean, we don't even know him.

-I don't want to leave.
-You don't have to leave.

You're not going anywhere. I am.

[music continues]

Listen, I, um, this morning,

I made sure the house
is in y'all's name.

Opened three accounts,
put a little money in there.

So, now this house
belongs to you.

No one can take it
away from you.

Lamar's gonna stay here too.

But-but we don't
wanna stay with him.

-I know.
-Uh, I'm almost 18.

Yeah, you can leave,
but Tessa can't.

[music continues]

And I know that your
mother would want you two

to stay with Tess.

-Well, where are you going?
-I'm gonna be around.

I accepted a coaching job
out of state,

so I'll be able to pay
for all your college.

It's gonna be okay.
You got your cell phones.

So whenever you
need me, just call.

I'll pick up.

[sobbing]
But...

But you just said you're
moving out the state.

I had to make a deal
with Lamar...

to make sure you stay here.

I had to leave.
He doesn't feel confident

that you guys will bond with him
if-if I'm around, so...

No, no, you're giving up on us.

I'm not. I promise you I'm not.

[Johnnie inhales]

-[sighs]
-[sniffles]

I will always be your dad
no matter what.

Nothing is ever gonna
change that.

Next to...

[exhales]

Next to marrying your mother,

y'all are the greatest gift
I've ever got.

But, um...

but it's best for you
to be here.

Here, with-with your friends,

your school, in yo-your house.

Your mother's house.

What's best for you is here
so you can feel her.

You need to be here
where you can feel her.

[somber music]

Please, please stay. Please.

Can you just please stay?

Please.

[all sobbing]

Don't go.

No matter what, whenever
you need me, I'll be here.

[instrumental music]

Remember where you'll be safe.

[music continues]

[car revving]

[music continues]

[Courtney giggling]

-Uh, hello?
-Give me one second.

-Look at the time.
-You're lucky I made it at all.

I had finals yesterday,
and, you know,

New York isn't exactly
next door.

Does my makeup look okay?
Had to do it in the car.

Kinda looks like it.

-You're here! Hi, girls.
-Hi, Tess.

Hey, Tessa. Okay, guys, come on.

You have to get dressed and
you still have to do your hair.

And we're already
like, ten minutes behind.

People who know you, know that

we're probably 20 minutes
ahead of schedule.

Ah, it's probably
your big city humor

that I'm not finding you
so funny right now.

Has anyone seen dad?

He got Kyle in a corner
talking real, real close to him.

Gotta I love that man.

[laughs] Okay, come on.
We're late. Let's go.

Wait, wait, wait.
How do I look?

-It's good?
-You look beautiful.

But you'll look even
better when you put on

that bridesmaids dress
I picked out.

Yeah!

All right. I'm getting married.
I'm getting married.

[both] She getting married.
She getting married.

-She getting married.
-All right, all right.

-Get out. Get out.
-Okay.

I'm getting married.

[whispers] I'm getting
married. Okay.

-Bye, Leslie.
-Bye, girl.

[exhales]

[instrumental music]

-You win or lose yesterday?
-We lost. It was a squeaker.

[Leslie] Ah, your pitching
sucks this year.

[Johnnie] Yeah,
you're telling me.

Oh, have you seen
Courtney's new guy?

-Yeah.
-Buy him a box of condoms?

[laughs]

She must have told him about me.

He's been, uh, working
overtime to avoid me.

-I'll get him at the reception.
-Mm-hmm. Ah.

Thanks, girls.

[music continues]

[sighs]

[inhales]

You look as beautiful
as your mother.

-I wish she was here.
-Yeah, she is.

-I love you.
-I love you more.

[instrumental music]

-You ready?
-Yeah. Yeah.

[Carlie]
A dear friend once said,

"All the time we have
is all the time we have."

I understood what they meant,
but I saw time differently,

especially after I met
the love of my life.

Time has neither
a beginning nor an end.

The true appreciation of time
is how we use it.

Maybe you just need someone
to reel you back in.

[Johnnie ] I'm gonna
be here for you,

for all of y'all.

Forever.

[Carlie] Because even
the smallest moment...

I love you guys.

I'm counting on that.

can feel like forever

if you use it the right way.

[applause]

[mellow music]

♪ Whoa, whoa

♪ Na-na-na-na-na-na

♪ Oh, yeah, yeah,
oh-oh-oh-oh-oh ♪

♪ Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah

♪ Oh!

♪ Guess it's time
to praise Him ♪

♪ Guess it's time
to thank Him ♪

♪ I almost forgot
where I came from ♪

♪ But lately I've
been dreaming major ♪

♪ How to be complacent

♪ When you got
faith like this ♪

♪ The blessings come so easy

♪ It get harder

♪ You got to move smarter

♪ Oh, whoa

♪ Back in the days
when I was just a child ♪

♪ I wanted it back,
You told me, wait a while ♪

♪ I stayed down for
the vision, my pain ♪

♪ And He gon' get it

♪ Our story is

♪ Back in the days
when I was just a child ♪

♪ When I wanted it back,
You told me, wait a while ♪

[production theme]