Hellcats s01e20 Episode Script

Previously on "Hellcats" Thank you for your belief in me.
I just wanted to see what you were gonna pull off next.
They have hired one of the premier sports litigators in the State.
You let them hire my ex-wife? - So you two are together? - Yes, we are together.
I hope he makes you every bit as happy as he made me.
That woman wants us dead.
You picked up on that, did you? - What's this? - My number.
Nasty Kathy.
Fraternizing with the enemy? Ms.
Monroe violated the student honor code.
I'm gonna come clean.
It was my name on the paper.
My responsibility.
She is to be given a failing grade in the class.
Why don't I know dad wrote music? You think I wouldn't be interested? Can we please change the subject? Do you guys still sell these here? They belong to a musician I'm trying to track down.
Rex.
It's not in the database.
Sorry I couldn't help you.
- Oh, my God.
- What? What is it? This is my dad's set list.
Where on earth did you get this? Explain exactly how my dad was playing a gig five years after you told me he died.
He thought the world of you, Marti.
Mom, he might still be alive.
Go, Lancer, go! Go, Lancer, go! Go! Go, Lancer, go! Go, Lancer, go! Hey, Savannah, that's a hot mess.
R-o-a-r! Roar, lion, roar! Roar! If we find the beat, that'd be great.
R-o-a-r! The Lancer lion wants some more! This has gotta be perfect.
Roar! Roar, lion, roar! Roar! R-o-a-r! The Lancer lion wants some more! Roar! Roar! Well, that's practice.
What is going on? Nothing.
We go to Nationals in a few weeks.
I need a captain that's dialed in.
No distractions, no getting mental.
I'm just overworked.
But I promise you, my head's in the squad.
Hey, you.
Mmm.
So, here's my plan for tonight.
We hop a flight to Paris, buy a little villa on the left bank, spend the rest of our lives teaching cats and dogs to love one another.
Backup plan is pizza and a movie.
We're going to Paris? What? Ok, what's up? I got my scholarship revoked.
So there's that.
How the hell did you lose your sch Shh! Keep your voice down.
Ok.
When I owned up to copying that term paper, it gave me an "F" in the course.
My GPA dropped below a "C" average, which is a requirement for the Hellcats scholarship.
Below a "C"? Below a "C" is a "D.
" Look, ok, I'm a bad student, but I now the alphabet.
Savannah, you're smart.
Why are your grades so bad? Well, I consider myself a cheerleading major.
That's what I want to do with my life open a cheer gym, lobby to get cheer recognized as a sport.
The other things they get away from me sometimes.
Running a business requires math and economics.
Uh, lobbyists need to understand politics and the law.
Would you stop being rational and just hug me or something? Sorry.
Ok.
You're right.
I should have kept my grades up.
Now I have to figure out how to pay tuition.
Maybe you can ask your parents.
My mom and I have come a long way this year, but no way she'd pay to send me to a secular school.
Then start with your dad.
He'll be flattered you came to him first.
Get him on your side, then together You outflank your mom.
That's sneaky.
I grew up with 4 brothers.
You gotta game the system or someone else eats your dessert.
Your brothers seem so nice.
Dude, they would eat a baby if you dipped it in chocolate.
Your mother's head's gonna explode.
You know that, right? It was a moment of weakness.
Well, it was a little more than that.
The fact that you cheated is gonna confirm every unfair opinion your mother's ever had about secular schools.
And all that progress you've made in the last few months kaput.
I know.
I'm sorry.
I wish I could do it all over again.
How are you gonna pay for your college education? Well, I've I've put together a plan.
Um Line 36 is the bare minimum I need for tuition, housing, and incidentals.
Column "C" is the projected income from specialty scholarships and taking on two part-time jobs.
Which leaves me with a monthly shortfall of $200.
If you can pick up that extra, I promise I will return every penny.
When I can.
It may not be for a while.
You're gonna hold down two jobs? Yes.
I've arranged one here at The Rat, and I know a lot of people in the athletic department.
And, uh, when are you gonna have time for studying? I'll make time.
And practicing cheerleading? I don't know.
I guess I'm gonna have to give it up for a while.
Oh, you giving up cheerleading? I don't have any other choice.
Oh, Savannah.
You have been very good to your family this year.
How do you mean? Well, uh, you've worked so hard to make peace with your mother, and believe me, that makes my life a whole lot easier.
And, uh, you have been a rock for your sister all throughout her pregnancy, and now you're throwing her a surprise baby shower.
I just think it's time that your family did something nice for you.
What? From now on, your only job is keeping your grades up.
And bringing home the gold at Nationals.
Wow.
Dad, you work for the city.
Where do you get this kind of money? A few side projects have started to pay off.
What do you think mom's gonna say? Well, now, I've lived with your mother for 25 years.
You let me worry about that.
There's that hot law professor of yours.
He was my law professor last semester and now he's just a guy.
You know, just nice guy.
Have a little crush, do we? No, I don't have a crush.
He's just a guy.
Nice guy.
Mom, stop.
Ms.
Perkins.
Hi.
Mrs.
Perkins.
The pleasure is ours.
Well, I've got to be in court, so we're gonna have to make this brief.
Should we Oh, speak freely, counselor.
My daughter and I have no secrets.
Uh We should discuss this privately.
Oh, now you got me curious.
I asked him if he'd do a background check on dad, ok? Try to find some records of what happened to him after he left us.
I see.
So, Rex, is he alive? Ahem.
Well, that's inconclusive.
After he left the two of you in '93, Wanda divorced him in absentia.
Best 300 bucks I ever spent.
He drifted around Memphis and got into some trouble and did a stretch in a court-ordered rehab program.
When he got out, he stayed clean, and he got remarried.
He he had a wife after me? Are you sure you want to know about all this? We need to know.
Rex's second wife died in 2005.
And there are no more reports about him after that.
There is one other thing.
I can handle it.
I I know this girl.
You do? Yeah.
She, um, she works at the music shop that Rex used to play at.
What's she got to do with anything? Her name is Deirdre Perkins.
She's the daughter of Judith and Rex.
I have a sister? Yes.
She knew.
She knew and she lied right to my face.
Could I have one of those? Thank you.
Love it! I am so kicking your butt! Oh! Watch the jab! Jab! Watch the jab! Ha! Ahh! Aah! It's over! Ohh! Get up! Watch out.
Get up! Get up! Will you get up! Lewis and Nasty Kathy.
I just don't get it.
Well, clearly, Lewis is slumming.
Yeah, he does that.
Look at all those months he spent with you.
Don't cut yourself on that sharp wit of yours.
Ok, neutral corners, please.
Let's get out of here.
Uh, what is it between you and them? With Alice, I think it's obvious.
Ok, she has no claim on me.
And Savannah and I have history.
Ancient history.
Hey, what's that mean? It means you're adorable.
Mmm.
Really? Nasty Kathy? Don't my nails look fierce? Is she throwing you a baby shower? And pretty easy, too.
These nail strips don't take long at all.
You're obfuscating.
I don't even know what that means.
But I love these salon effects.
Hey! Did you or did you not ask Nasty Kathy to throw you a baby shower? She hates when you call her that, by the way.
Look, she offered and I said yes.
I'm your sister.
I'm supposed to throw the shower.
What, there's a rule book? I already planned it.
It was supposed to be a surprise.
Nuh-uh.
Yeah.
Yeah, our lunch date tomorrow.
It was all a setup.
All your family and friends are gonna be there with gifts.
There's gonna be food and games and a diaper wreath.
You should have checked with me.
Well, how was supposed to know you were planning a surprise? I plan everything.
It's what I do.
Well, why didn't Kathy know? Why didn't there's a chance I might have taken her off the short list.
She wouldn't have sent out all those invitations if she you didn't invite her? We have a very small living room.
This is a disaster! You're upstaging her party by a party she isn't even invited to? She'll get over it.
You don't understand.
I'm pregnant out of wedlock at a Christian school.
My position as cheer captain is hanging by a thread.
I need Kathy on my side.
If she turns on me, they all will.
She won't turn on you.
You don't know that.
I'm raising this baby with no father in the picture.
This is the hardest thing I've ever done.
I have to pee all the time and everything smells bad.
Cheerleading is the only thing I have to look forward to.
Flying keeps my head straight.
I can't lose my spot.
I just can't.
Ok, ok, we'll talk to Kathy.
We'll make nice.
Everything will be ok.
You promise? I promise.
Oh I want chocolate.
Excuse me.
I'm here to see Deirdre Perkins.
Well, I believe she just stepped out for a few minutes.
But feel free to check back later.
Can you tell me her last name? It's Perkins, right? You must be mistaken.
Hey! Uhh! Uhh! Ow! Get off me! You weigh a ton! Rex is your dad? You lied to me.
I'm not talking about it.
Uhh! Uhh! Uhh! Uhh! Hey! Stop! Deirdre, hold on! No, no, no! No, no, no, stop! What the hell is wrong with you?! Thanks so much for sitting down with me.
This shouldn't take long.
I understand you've been talking to all the coaches.
I was wondering when you were gonna get around to me.
I'm around to you.
Let me start by offering you an apology for what Red and I did to you 10 years ago.
I was young and stupid.
I hurt you bad, and, uh, I wish I could go back in time and take it all back.
Well, if it hadn't been you, it would have been someone else.
You really believe that? It's in his nature.
He was dating someone else when we met.
He threw her over for me.
So I can't say I didn't know what I was getting with that one.
Do you trust him? Completely.
Oh.
I remember that feeling.
It's sweet.
You're sweet.
Has Red ever mentioned a high school recruit named Steve witzer? No.
I don't think so.
I've learned Red tried to pay him to come to Lancer.
Has he ever mentioned pay for play to you? You got bad information.
Do I? Yeah, the way you just said that, "do I?" Like I'm naive.
It's very passive-aggressive.
Is it? Red hates pay for play.
He finds it totally unethical.
Hmm.
Like I said sweet.
Why would I go to your stupid shower? You didn't even invite me.
It was petty and it was wrong.
It was a bitch move.
I invited you to mine.
I'm sorry.
The damage is done.
I've sent out 45 invitations to a redundant shower.
You and your sister have made me look like a clueless idiot.
Ok, Charlotte has nothing to do with this.
It's all on me.
So, please, don't take this out on her.
Is that what you think of me? After all these years, I don't know what to think.
I just want to protect Charlotte.
That's it, isn't it? What's it? You're not here because you feel guilty or because you did the wrong thing and want to make up for it.
You came here out of fear.
You're scared that I'm gonna turn the squad against Charlotte.
But you wouldn't do that, right? You know, after all these years, who knows what to think? Well, are you coming to the shower or what? Uh! Pow! And he's out cold! Yes! Did I beat Nasty Kathy's high score? No.
But then again, she has God on her side.
Let's go again.
Hey, M.
You want to play a winner? Met my half-sister today.
She hates me.
We do this together? It seems safer.
So, I chased her down the block and tackled her.
It was quite a spectacle.
Anyways, to hell with her.
I'll figure out some other way to find out about Rex.
Rex? Who cares about Rex? I do.
And Deirdre was my best lead.
Best lead to the drug addict who abandoned you as a child? So I'm a sad loser with acute daddy issues.
At least I can dance.
I can't imagine losing my dad like you did, so I can't pretend to know what you're going through.
But I do know what it means to have a sister.
And you have to give her another shot.
You have to give her a hundred more shots.
Why? Because having a sister means you'll always have family.
Charlotte drives me crazy, but I wouldn't trade her for anything in the world.
Well, that's your sister.
Mine would swap me for a skinny latte.
Oh, and a zucchini bread.
Right.
Right.
Wouldn't want to undervalue myself.
Fine.
Jeez, I'll give it another shot.
Attagirl.
Oh, but to be safe, wear running shoes.
Hello.
Hey.
Look, I'm sorry I had to lie to you, miss.
It's ok.
She still doesn't want to talk to you.
You mind telling me why? Huh.
Rex ain't her favorite subject.
She, uh, seemed into music, so, um, I brought her some of Rex's lead sheets.
I thought it might give us something in common to talk about.
Can you see she gets these? You sure you want to leave the originals? It's just paper.
I left my number.
Tell her if she ever needs anyone to talk to, I'm around.
I will do.
Thanks.
Wait! Come on in.
So, you found a half-sister.
Kudos.
What do you want to do now, borrow each other's tops? Come on, this is a big deal.
I don't have any other brothers or sisters.
Yeah, well, we could have a hundred half-sisters walking around Memphis.
Knowing dad, it wouldn't surprise me.
You go to Lancer? No.
I just collect the pins.
WellWhat's a Hellcat? It's, um, my cheerleading squad.
You're a cheerleader? With like little rah-rah pom poms and everything? Actually, we're serious athletes.
Oh, it can't be that serious if I outran you.
I was carrying a heavy bag and you caught me off guard.
You know, on a running track, with proper shoes, I would demolish you.
Hmm.
Well, that's the thing, college girl, life doesn't always give you proper shoes.
I want that on a t-shirt.
Really.
So, uh, your mom, I hear she met Rex in rehab.
There's an awkward "how we met," huh? She got pregnant with me right after they got out.
Did they stay sober? They, uh, did all right by me for a long time.
I mean, no one's going to give them any awards for parenting, but they kept it together and they stayed clean.
Till the car crash.
She died.
So I'm sorry.
That must have been awful.
Rex hit the needle hard.
Total relapse.
Plus, he started bringing his junkie girlfriends home.
I don't know, maybe he was looking for a replacement for my mom.
One night he never came back.
He disappeared.
Left this behind.
Guitar shop guy seems cool.
Took you in? Hmm.
Giles.
I call him pops.
He's been good to me.
Sorry I ran from you.
A shrink once told me I have an avoidant personality disorder.
I stopped seeing her.
So I guess it proves she was right.
That's a good guitar.
Gotta love that.
Yeah, if I get really desperate, I can sell it.
I I have a guitar from Rex, too.
You want to come see it? Maybe meet my mom? I got nothing better to do.
Cool.
Let me get my jacket real quick.
E joy of being smart.
Well, hurry up or we'll miss the movie.
Surprise! You did it.
Savannah! Kathy, did you have something to do with this? Could be.
Kathy and I put the whole thing together.
Oh, and incidentally, everyone, you can throw away your invitations I sent you.
Yeah.
This one was getting suspicious about her surprise, so we had to send out fake invites to throw her off the scent.
It so worked.
I literally had no idea.
Yay.
Gotta love Kathy.
She's an evil genius.
Sweetheart Wow.
You look just like Rex, more so than the picture.
Rex was very handsome when he didn't have a bottle in his face.
Brings back bad memories, right? I shouldn't have come here.
I'm gonna go.
No, no.
No, wait, wait, wait.
Bet your mom wished I didn't exist.
- That is not true.
- Ok, come on.
- Just please stay.
- I tried, ok? - I tried, but I can't handle this.
- Look Deirdre, wait.
I knew this was a bad idea.
We don't have to talk about Rex.
We can talk about other things.
- No means no! - We could order ribs from Cozy Corner.
I don't want any stupid ribs.
Deirdre You poor thing.
Oh, my gosh! Aww! Our little sprout's gonna be riding in high style.
All right, now, this Is made of 100% cotton, so it is soft on the skin.
We had it custom-made in Nashville.
It's so cute! Well, I think he'd be more handsome in blue and yellow, but Ohh, throwdown.
Hey.
Hey, mom hasn't said anything about tuition.
I decided what she doesn't know won't hurt her.
Dad I can handle your mother, trust me.
Did you deposit the check? Yeah.
But the bank put a 3-day hold on it.
They did? They said it's standard procedure for anything over $5,000.
But it's in the account and I'm back in the black.
Thanks so much, daddy.
You're welcome.
And no matter what you say, I will still figure out a way to pay you back.
That's not necessary.
You just keep your grades up, all right? I promise.
After he left, I burned his stuff.
You did not.
His clothes, his books, those cheesy bolo ties.
- Oh, I hated those.
- It was so satisfying.
Wait, he wore a bolo tie? Yeah.
Like the fake cowboy he was.
He saw Springsteen wore one on the cover of "Tunnel of Love.
" I remember he had that album on vinyl.
Right up until I burned it.
Can I say right here, right now, I am in love with this girl.
Come on, weren't there any good memories? It's kind of hard to jump on the bandwagon with you guys.
I mean, I don't have any memories of bolo ties or anything like that.
Rex is a concept, an abstraction to me.
Ok? All I know is what I've been told or what's in stuff he left behind, like music and that guitar and this hat.
So no happy memories, huh? Well, everyone has some redeeming qualities.
Even emperor Nero could play the fiddle.
See, that's a fallacy.
Nero wasn't actually within the city limits when Rome was burning.
And the violin wasn't invented until, what, the 16th century? Wow.
Mm-hmm.
You can learn a lot from that sister of yours.
She is one smart cookie.
My point is, if you don't have first-hand knowledge, the past gets jumbled.
What are you playing? I know that.
Rex used to sing it when I was in a bad mood.
It's tough but I've adjusted frigerator, frigerator frigerator, frigerator frigerator busted frigerator, frigerator frigerator busted Wait, mom, do you ever remember him playing this to me? Honey, he had a million songs.
Oh, yeah, I know this.
But where's Rex's guitar? Hold on.
Got tuna fish in my pocket butter on my sleeves eggs stuck to my dungarees socks are full of cheese you might call it crazy, but this is not a joke my frigerator, frigerator, frigerator broke my frigerator, frigerator, frigerator broke why should I throw my food away? why should it go to waste? that would not be clever, not be in good taste I'll stand out in the cold all night it's tough but I've adjusted my frigerator, frigerator, frigerator busted my frigerator, frigerator, frigerator busted my frigerator busted, but I won't sing the blues carrots on my curlers potatoes on my shoes bacon in my cowboy boots Hey, that's not fair.
Pickles tucked behind my ears a roast strapped to my rear - Go! - butter in my armpit and offer you a coke my frigerator, frigerator, frigerator broke my frigerator, frigerator, frigerator broke That brought back such a vivid picture of Rex bouncing you on his lap.
Why, he played that song when you were oh, you were so little.
See, mom? He wasn't all bad.
No no, he was not.
Thank you for helping me remember that about your daddy.
Well, it looks like everyone's having fun.
They are.
And, uh, there was no harm done, so there's that.
Yeah.
Shame about your sister, though.
How so? This will probably be her last hurrah.
With the squad, I mean.
Why do you say that? Well, the other day you were so worried that I would stop protecting Charlotte.
I didn't consciously realize I'd been doing it until you pointed it out.
And that's not fair.
Not fair to Charlotte and not fair to the squad.
A captain really needs to succeed or fail on their own merit.
Kathy I think the Cylones need to hold a vote, see where people stand.
Some people feel a little bit weird about the whole You know? It might be time to look for a captain that's more Representative of the squad's values.
You're messing with my head.
You wouldn't really do that to her.
Look at the bright side.
Now you won't have to feel guilty the next time you exclude me from a party.
Get out! I'll leave when I'm good and ready.
You want to leave face-first of butt-first? Hey, hey.
What are you two doing? - Why don't you ask her? - I want her out of here.
This is a party, ok? With parents and costumed Teddy bears.
Now, we are going to take a deep breath, smile pleasantly, and take this elsewhere.
I'm not going anywhere with her.
I'm not fluent in angry.
Go.
- Go.
- I want her out of here.
- You're going down! - I'm not going anywhere with her.
I have nothing to say.
Neither do I.
Does my face look less than serious here? Ok, Kathy said there's history between you two.
Tell me about it.
We used to be neighbors and best friends, until we were 9.
And then she killed Napoleon and Josephine.
For which I apologized and apologized and apologized.
Ok, who the hell are Napoleon and Josephine? - Tarantulas.
- Tarantulas.
Tarantulas? Are you Seriously? Taran don't you dare laugh.
If you laugh, laugh, Lewis.
Let it out.
I will never speak to you again.
I'm allergic to cat dander and my brother was afraid of dogs, so tarantulas were the furriest pet I could have.
He was afraid of dogs but rock solid with ugly, hairy spiders.
Says something about the family.
None of us ever got pregnant out of wedlock.
Take that back.
Back to the spiders, ok? Now, why'd you kill them? She brought them over one day because she had to leave them somewhere, and I was supposed to feed them live crickets, but I couldn't bring myself to do that, so I fed them hamburger, and they sort of died.
I was nine! She went around the neighborhood calling me a murderer.
And she got all the other kids calling me Nasty Kathy.
Nasty Kathy from Abernathy.
Abernathy? What is it's a small town in Texas near Lubbock.
What does that even mean? Nothing.
It's a stupid kid thing.
It wasn't just what they said.
It was how they were saying it.
It was in this mocking sing-song voice.
The other kids pretended to spray me with bug-killer.
I Didn't know you felt that way.
It was an attack.
Who wouldn't feel that way? I'm sorry, Kathy.
I really am.
You never even asked me why I gave you the spiders.
Do you want to tell me now? You were my best friend.
And my parents were breaking up.
And my mom hated the spiders.
I thought if I got rid of them, she might stay.
But she didn't.
Kathy I can't believe we let things spiral so far out of control.
I feel gross.
Yeah, well Can we start over? Savannah, get out here.
- What? - Now.
You have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.
I can walk under my own power.
I'm gonna follow behind you in the car, Parker, and don't you worry, we're gonna get them all fired.
Savannah, I'll be back when I can.
You watch over your sister.
So I talked to Vanessa.
Well, that didn't take long.
All these years have passed and I had almost forgotten how vindictive you can be.
As I see it, I'm just doing my job identifying the elements that could get Lancer football the death penalty.
Here's the thing, though, Emily.
You can't hurt me.
Oh, no? Bill Marsh may be gone, but nothing changes in football country.
The Lancer Trustees are just gonna cover up any dirt that you find on me.
They have no other option.
The only reason you're here is to help them figure out who they need to pay off first.
Oh, gee, couch, I never would have come to that conclusion on my own.
To hurt me, you'd have to leak evidence of wrongdoing to the press, create a big stink that forces the NCAA to intervene.
You do that, the Trustees will know who spilled the beans.
I'll make sure of it.
Then your career in collegiate sports will be over.
Wow, sounds like you're bulletproof.
Yeah.
Can I be honest? Sure.
When I said yes to this job, I thought I'd moved on.
I thought enough time had passed and you and I might be able to go back to being on speaking terms.
I even allowed myself the odd sexual fantasy.
It's ex-sex, it's weird, right? But then I saw her.
Her face.
We're not doing anything wrong.
Not this time.
You're chasing a happy ending you don't deserve.
That is wrong.
Tell me, do you love her? Yes, I do.
Well, then I'm pretty sure I can hurt you.
Afterwards you can tell me how well I did.
You want pie? I think I could go for pie.
It was never the way to walk the line your days are numbered, so are mine time is bottled up struggle and scrape we're all boxed in nowhere to escape the city's just a jungle we all get to play trapped in the heart of it, trying to get away I was raised in the country I been workin' in the town I've been in trouble ever since I set my suitcase down they've accused him of wire fraud, bribery, and violation of the public trust.
They have been watching all of his accounts, and apparently he wrote a big check Big check? That, uh, set off some kind of red flag and they thought he was going to flee the country.
Shh Don't even have anything for myself anymore sky full of fire, the pain is pouring down there's nothing you can sell me I'll see you around all my powers of expression and the darts of sublime never do you justice no reason or rhyme only one thing I did wrong I stayed in Mississippi a day too long Savannah? It's all my fault.
He's in jail because of me.
Oh, my ship's been split to splinters and it's sinking fast I'm drowning in the poison I got no future, got no past though my heart is not weary it's light and it's free I've got nothing but affection for all those sails everybody's movin' if they ain't already there everybody's done moved somewhere stick with me, baby with me anyhow things will start to get interesting right about now Hey.
Hi.
It's been a weird week.
I just wanted to say thank you.
You could have emailed.
I could have emailed.
But I wouldn't have been able to do this.
only one thing that I did wrong That's right.
Electronic correspondence does have its limitations.
So I I have a sister now.
You want to hear about it? I do.
You want to ask me in? - Yeah, I do.
- Only one thing I did wrong I stayed in Mississippi a day too long stayed in Mississippi a day too long