Necessary Roughness (2011) s02e02 Episode Script
To Swerve And Protect
Previously on Necessary Roughness Jesus.
He brought a gun? When you're ready to reach for that hand, it's right here.
Ray Jay? Oh, my God.
Am I not entitled to some privacy around here? Mom! That was really close.
Sneaking around is hot.
Gabrielle is filing for divorce.
She's going after the Hawks.
You know Marshall Pittman? Yeah, he's like an eccentric mega mogul.
Owns networks, teams, including the New York Hawks.
Marshall? Nico.
We take precautions in life to keep us from harm's way knee pads, helmets, life insurance.
But let's face it.
There's only so much we can do to protect ourselves.
No matter how hard we try Here we go.
New York Dolls and Georgia Bee-Atches.
there's no such thing as a perfect defense.
Lucille Ballz is coming up the side.
Oh! What a hit! Tipper over just clocked Lucille Ballz.
And Disgrace Kelly is down.
Did she get hit? What the hell is wrong with Disgrace Kelly? Dalmore single highland malt.
Mmm.
It's a gift from Mark Cuban.
We were sport-fishing off the coast of Venezuela.
None for me.
It's a must! Not like the swill we used to drink in Singapore.
Oh, it did the job.
When have either of us ever been satisfied with things that just did the job? We are both afflicted with a taste for the best.
Whiskey.
Travel.
Women.
Okay.
Is that what you want to talk about? Gabrielle? Then let's talk about it.
I don't want to talk.
I want to drink.
That's not why I'm here.
The question is why you're here.
Other than to exact some sort of revenge.
That's the thing with exquisite thoroughbreds like Gabrielle.
Even when we think we're enough for them, deep down, we know we're not.
I thought you didn't want to talk about it.
Gabrielle will do whatever it takes to get what she wants.
And she wants the one thing in this world that means more to me than money -- my team, the New York Hawks.
Well, I will protect this team by any means necessary.
That's where you come in.
Are you with me? Old friend.
Why? Just give me a reason.
Really? 'Cause I gave you about 10.
Okay, you're not gonna be alone in this house with Olivia.
'Cause you don't want us to do it here.
You mean "do it again," don't you? When you're supposed to be studying? Ray Jay, she took advantage of you.
She violated the tutor/tutee relationship.
You-- you just made that up! No, it goes way back to the ancient Greeks.
So look it up -- while you're studying by yourself.
You know, dad thinks you're overreacting.
Oh, really? 'Cause this is my house, my rules, so while you're living here, you're gonna respect those rules.
Understand each other? Yeah.
Loud and clear.
And ridiculous! You're on my side, aren't you? Yo! I talked to your doorman.
I know you're here.
All right, T.
let's cut the bullshit, all right? You've skipped two training sessions, two therapy sessions, and I am not leaving until you open the door.
I've got all day.
Come in? May as well.
I ain't going out there.
That's you? Disgrace Kelly? I know -- it sounds like a tatted-out chick with pink hair or something, right? Everyone in Derby has an alter ego.
It's like the meanest, toughest part of yourself is what you put on the track at night.
And what about during the day? I'm, uh, Grace Denise Charleston, manager at a software firm.
But Derby's where my heart is.
Those girls are like family to me.
What about your real family? Boston -- suburbs.
My dad's a lawyer.
Mom's a full-time drunk.
My brother's a psycho frat boy, and my sister's in a wheelchair.
We're like the Royal Tenenbaums, minus the "royal" part.
Tell me why you're here today, Grace.
Like I said on the phone something weird happened during last week's bout.
Uh, it was an odor that made you collapse? The team owner ran tests.
They found nothing.
No chemicals, no toxic substances.
And anybody else have that reaction? Smell anything? No.
Look I'm the team captain.
And next week, we're playing for national championships.
The team owner, Nitro, won't let me back on the track until my head is straight.
When I collapsed, I took other skaters down with me.
Mm.
Everyone keeps saying that the smell was in my head.
But how can I smell something if it's not even there? So, how bad is he? Think Howard Hughes, minus the fingernails.
Won't come out of his apartment.
Not even for therapy.
So, last week, he nearly goes "Dirty Harry" at a fan convention.
This week, he's got a debilitating case of "lock me up and throw away the key"? The guy took two bullets eight weeks ago.
We can't blame him for wanting to lay low a little bit.
It's agoraphobia -- classic symptom of PTSD.
We have to be patient.
PTSD, my ass.
The deadline for pulling the trigger on his roster bonus is next week.
That's $7 million to a player who was the focal point of our offense.
And right now we have no idea if the man can even run a 40-yard dash! I'll get him there.
I better break the news to the G.
M.
Don't bother.
I just took him out back and shot him.
As of 11:15 this morning, Curtis Pierce, general manager of the New York Hawks, was relieved of his duties.
Hello, Coach! Donnally.
Sir.
And you must be the head-shrinker.
You must be Marshall Pittman, owner of the New York Hawks.
And, as of 11:16 this morning, the new general manager.
Let's go find my office, shall we? Baby, work your magic on me Trash it.
The Board of Directors want to discuss you naming yourself G.
M.
Nothing to discuss.
Decision's been made.
Now, when can I see Terrence King run? Well, the players haven't even officially reported yet.
And Terrence just started his rehab.
He's still recuperating from the shooting.
Yeah, but T.
K.
's got a big bonus pending.
I got to pull the trigger.
Look, Mr.
Pittman, um, obviously, you want your star wide receiver to be in top physical and emotional condition.
And we can get him there.
It's just gonna take a little time.
Time, Donnally, is the one commodity I can't afford.
I either have to pay Terrence King $7 million by the end of next week or cut him from my roster.
Look, I'm not unreasonable.
I'm not suggesting you run him tomorrow.
Friday's fine.
It's crazy, Nico.
Well, it's not your $7 million.
Look, if Pittman wants to talk to T.
K.
's doctors, fine, but don't put him out on the field when he's not ready, okay? The pressure of a tryout, in his state of mind -- it's a recipe for disaster.
We can't even get T.
K.
out of his apartment, let alone out here.
- Consider that - handled.
Why don't I like the sound of that? Give me one good reason I should leave this apartment.
I'll give you 7 million -- your bonus.
I don't feel safe.
I'm gonna get you protection.
I got protection.
I don't need that.
I got peeps.
I'm talking about discreet and professional protection -- people that can watch you They do windows, too? Ha ha ha.
That's so funny.
This.
Cookies? Yes or no, Terrence? On the protection.
So give me the rest of them.
Come on.
Let's go.
Hand them over -- all of them.
Okay.
What the and whatever you're sitting on.
Come on.
It's not my first rodeo.
Let's go.
Damn.
Oh.
Okay.
Nice.
I guess you figure if the Glock doesn't stop them, the nunchucks will? Worked for Bruce Lee.
Happy now? I will be when I find out who gives you illegal and unlicensed firearms.
Serial numbers scratched off -- kind of a giveaway.
You know, after happy hour, if you look straight across, you can see bosoms.
I'll connect the dots on my own.
Dirk and Conrad -- your new babysitters.
Please -- get dressed.
Mr.
King.
Oh, my God! Is the point of the game to kill each other? Seems like it, right? Yeah.
There's two teams of five on the track, okay? And there's four blockers and a jammer -- our version of the running back.
The jammer's job is to get through the opposing blockers, and for every skater she passes, she gets a point.
The biggest rule in Derby -- don't be a douche.
Oh, that's funny, 'cause that's a rule in my life, too.
Oh, Nitro Glitterin', this is, uh, Dr.
Santino.
Nitro's our team owner.
Pleasure.
You ever been? Hmm? To a Derby bout.
No, I haven't.
Fastest-growing women's sport in America.
Disgrace! When you coming back, bitch? I'm working on it.
This is Lucille Ballz.
Dr.
Santino.
Hi.
Hello.
All right, get her fixed in the head real soon, 'cause we can't win without her.
I'll see you next week at the champs.
Listen, I've got execs coming in from two sports networks to see the champs bout next week, and there's a $2 million TV contract riding on this.
I told Grace -- whatever it takes to get her back on track and back on my track, that's fine.
But I got to know this isn't gonna happen again.
Team meeting in the locker room! Let's go! So, we're trying to figure out what triggered the episode that you had.
Sometimes, revisiting the scene brings up details that the person may have repressed.
Go back to that night.
You just take me through what happened.
Okay.
Umit was the first jam of the bout.
And we all lined up, as usual.
The jam started.
Everything seemed normal.
I was Luci's blocker, I went up ahead to clear a path for her.
And that's when Tipper nailed her -- a blocker for the other team.
She hit Luci so hard, she skidded her off the track.
I couldn't see her.
Couldn't see Luci? I started to panic.
Because I didn't -- I didn't know where she was.
I didn't know what happened to her.
And then from nowhere was this -- this smell -- overwhelming, toxic fumes.
I-I can't breathe.
I collapsed.
What happened to me, Dr.
Santino? I'm not quite sure yet.
But we are going to figure it out.
Ray Jay, stop.
What? We too close to your house? I can move the car.
Come on.
This is ridiculous.
I mean, doing it in a car? It's so high school.
Yeah, but we're in high school.
Okay.
Maybe we can go to your house.
Yeah, or maybe you should tell your mom to stop treating us like children.
I mean, come on.
Like she wasn't doing it when she was our age? Oh, no, no, no, no.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
I will not be banned from my boyfriend's house, no matter how hot he is.
Okay, so, what do you want your hot boyfriend to do about it? I want you to stick up for us.
I'm not interested in dating a boy, Ray Jay.
I'm interested in dating a man.
Mmhmm.
No, no, the kids are gone for the night.
Matt, how far away are you? Okay, good.
Yeah, I can't wait.
Hmm? I'm a little distracted, But I won't be when you get here.
You little tease! Were you here the whole time, sitting in the driveway? Is this a bad time? I got to take a rain check.
So This is where the magic happens.
I take it that you've never been in therapy.
Aside from some ill-fated marriage counseling, I am a therapy virgin.
But I'm game if you are.
Mr.
Pittman -- Uhp, uhp, uhp.
Call me Marshall.
Marshall.
I'm assuming that you have some pressing issues -- I need some feedback on my personnel.
Coach -- he's a little OCD, don't you think? And Donnally, the trainer -- I hear some gym equipment has gone missing.
I'm thinking klepto.
I wouldn't know.
They're not my patients.
But Terrence King is.
I'm a therapist.
I can't talk to you about my patients.
You are aware that I have to make a decision about T.
K.
's future soon -- a $7 million decision.
Just as you are aware that my patients' records are confidential.
You're not scared of me, are you? Should I be? Well, I am your boss.
And with the financial pressures of a divorce I see you've done your homework on me.
Oh, ho! I was talking about my divorce.
But since we seem to have stumbled on some common ground, what say we pop open this Mouton Rothschild and gripe about our exes? Well, that would be a "no.
" To T.
K.
's records and to the wine.
Shame.
I do like to get to know my employees personally.
While they're still working for me, that is.
I love my job.
And I care about the players.
But I'm not a game player.
So if you're gonna fire me over this, feel free to do it right now.
Well, then.
I guess the next move is mine.
I hope you and whatever friend you were expecting enjoy it.
I'll let myself out.
I'm looking for Derrick Liston.
Derrick's out of town -- on business.
And you're his, uh, sister, right -- Zetty? What's this about? Back off of T.
K.
Last I checked, T.
K.
was a big boy -- picked his own friends.
Well, you know, friends don't give other friends dirty guns.
Least he didn't walk out that convention with two pieces of lead in him.
We came up with Terrence.
We know how to protect him.
You mean you.
Derrick's upstate -- Attica.
You handled the guns.
I'd hate to see you end up behind bars, like your brother.
Interesting choice.
The average age of consent in Europe is 16.
Romeo and Juliet -- their parents kept them apart.
And look what happened to them.
You're fighting biology.
Not to mention Shakespeare.
Let me get this straight.
Are -- are you asking permission to have sex in my house? That's -- that's the topic sentence, yes.
Ah.
Where would you like us to go? The woods? To a flea bag motel? Mom, the truth is, you're not gonna stop us, okay? So why live in denial and put us at further risk when the safest place for us is right in our own home? Yeah.
I appreciate this mature attempt to change my mind.
I really do.
It's awfully impressive.
So, does -- so, does that mean -- Absolutely not.
'Cause as compelling as that was, you are not an adult yet.
'Cause I'm like, what -- Ray Jay.
There is this emotional connection that should go along with sex.
You and Olivia barely even know each other.
I feel like it would be irresponsible of me to promote something that I don't approve of.
Not to mention something that Olivia's mother also probably doesn't approve of.
Yeah? Well, she's way cooler than you, so I'm sure she is! Good.
Good.
Good.
Come on, drive, drive, drive, drive, drive, drive.
Come on, drive, drive, drive, drive, drive.
All right.
Your speed's good.
Your speed's good, man.
Lateral movement's the last thing to come.
You'll get it all back -- and more.
You'll be faster.
Yeah, especially with my cheerleaders.
Conrad.
Drop it like it's hot.
Dirk.
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle! Listen.
Nothing, huh? Damn.
You know, we're 10 weeks out from mini-camp, all right? We got time, but we got to work.
All right? No slacking.
Grab a drink, and then let's hit the ladder.
Okay? I think I'm done for today.
No, T.
, we just said no slacking.
Come on, man.
Now's the time.
We got to go.
Yeah, well, this horse is done running.
Sense memory? It's memory of a trauma from your past that causes you to have a physical reaction in your present.
Sensory memories can be to sight, sound, or, in your case A smell.
And you think Luci getting hurt was a trigger? Appears so.
What's your relationship like with Luci? Well, she's my Derby wife.
Oh.
It's the skater that you're tightest with -- who has your back.
Oh.
So, you're not -- No.
More like a sister than anything else.
Does your relationship with Luci bring up memories of anyone else in your life? Maybe your sister? Definitely not.
No.
I mean, we were tight when we were little, like any kids -- you know, jungle gym, coloring -- but I see her like twice a year now.
Hmm.
And no one else comes to mind? I can't think of anyone that reminds me of Luci.
It's your conscious mind not wanting to make a connection.
So, now what? How do you feel about hypnosis? Oh.
Hola, Donnally.
Scotch in the drawer.
Help yourself.
Oh, wait.
You already have.
We have got to work on refining your palate.
I've had paint thinner with more character than this.
No.
I'm on the clock.
Old school.
Business first.
Like the Yakuza.
You're not Japanese, are you? How did his workout go? Who, T.
K.
? Well, you saw him.
I need a professional opinion.
Well, I thought he looked great, considering.
He's ahead of his timeline.
But, as you saw, still some work to do.
You ever play the ponies, Donnally? I need a number.
This isn't a horse.
I can't give you the odds of a person's recovery.
What I can tell you is what you already know -- that T.
K.
is a rare talent.
Players like him don't come around very often.
Or get shot in the lung and leg.
No.
Let me tell you this -- Terrence King on one leg is better than 95% of the receivers in this league.
You want a number? There's your number.
Ahhh.
If I don't see the goods, then I'm not paying for them.
Either T.
K.
is good to go on Friday or he's done.
He could do anything to anyone just for sport.
He could, and he does.
But he won't do it to you.
Trust me.
He knows that you have saved his team's ass plenty of times.
And what I do want to know is what's going on between him and Nico.
Is there some complicated history with those two? Complicated? Yeah.
Oh, no! That's probably Pittman trying to sleep with you again.
Ha ha.
You're funny.
No, no.
It's Ray Jay.
He's, uh, spending the night at his friend's house instead of Ray's.
You mean at his girlfriend's house? Ew.
God, no.
What kind of mother do you think I am? A naive one? Dani, come on.
The kid's 17.
He's got a girlfriend who wants to have sex with him.
Like, she's begging him for sex.
Ray Jay, please have sex with me.
And you said that he couldn't do it in the house.
I mean, by the laws of manhood, you're practically forcing the kid to impeach himself.
Ray Jay wouldn't lie to me about something like this.
You know what? I happen to have a handy little app that will locate his phone and prove to you that he is, in fact, at -- You should go.
What? Yep.
No! I am gonna go get that little Romeo, and he is gonna wish he drank poison! You are grounded for a month! Give me your keys.
What? No, no, no.
You didn't say anything about staying at Olivia's house.
Oh, and her mom did? Well, she found that powerpoint very persuasive, mom.
Ray Jay, you lied to me.
Well, I tried not to, okay? And look where that got me.
Give me your damn keys.
You know what? You're a hypocrite.
Don't try to pretend that you and dad weren't doing this in high school.
Objection! Irrelevant! Completely relevant, okay? Sex is normal.
Dad's not freaking out about this.
Ah.
And what are you so worried about? You really want to know? Okay.
See, it's all fun and games until you get your little girlfriend pregnant.
Right? Then what? You're 17.
You can't get into a good college 'cause -- oh, yeah! Guess what! You knocked up your S.
A.
T.
tutor! Oh, and then you're working at some greasy fast-food joint, but it's not enough for baby food and car seats and diapers.
And then you get desperate.
"Oh, officer, I'm sorry I was stealing those peaches.
I'm just a teen baby daddy.
" And then, next thing you know, you're doing 15 to life in Sing Sing! So, you're saying sex leads to prison.
Yes, I am! Put it in your powerpoint! Why don't you just say it, mom? Why don't you just say you don't want me to end up like you and dad? Knocked up, young, and in a crappy marriage.
I'm just trying to protect you.
Maybe you can't.
Ohh! Son of a bitch.
I can't even run a 5-yard slam, man.
We're good, all right? We're good for today.
You stretch it out, give it a little ice massage, and we're done.
All right? Look, man, the game's 80% mental.
This will come.
Yeah, and Pittman's sweating me like a hooker in church, so how am I supposed to be all mental, huh? Well, fortunately, you know somebody that can help you with that.
Oh.
There she is -- Oprah herself.
I'm good to go.
Good to go.
Thanks.
Hey, Terrence.
What's up, Doc? Ain't nothing to talk about.
If I don't perform, I get cut.
Get cut, my life is over.
Hey.
As long as you're alive, your life is not over.
I think you've learned that much.
That's what I'm talking about, see? You -- talking to people.
That's what you do.
It's your job, right? And just like most people their job is what they do.
Football is everything I got.
It's what I do.
You know, and if that's everything and that gets cut from me, what else I got? I got six locks on my door.
I got bodyguards outside my window.
And all for what? I keep waking up in the middle of the night in cold sweats.
Ain't nobody giving that dude $7 million.
Come on.
Terrence.
I think that if you start to talk about your feelings, then you'll heal faster -- physically and mentally.
Yeah, well, sorry, Doc.
Tomorrow's the end of my career.
I got nothing to wear.
I ain't got time for this.
Hey.
I need a favor.
You got to talk to Pittman.
T.
K.
's not ready for this.
He is coming apart out there.
Well, it's his ship.
He gets to steer it.
Well, he's gonna steer us right into a freakin' iceberg.
God, what happened to you? What does Pittman have on you, anyway? Got this undying, unquestioning loyalty.
Don't ever question my loyalty.
I'm not questioning your loyalty, Nico.
I'm questioning what you're loyal to.
You're viewing this like a movie, Grace.
We're at the track.
Tell me what you see.
I see Luci.
Her helmet's loose, soI tighten it for her.
Make sure she's safe.
Tell me more about Luci.
She's my jammer.
She's my best friend.
It's my job to protect her.
And I didn't that day.
When she got hit off the track.
Let's go back to that moment.
She's gone.
I can't see her.
Tell me how you feel when you can't see her.
Helpless.
It's all my fault.
The -- the smell.
It's here.
Okay.
The same smell? Yes.
It's so strong.
That's good.
Just stay with it.
Grace, tell me what it smells like.
Sweet.
But it's like a chemical.
It's overpowering.
Okay, if there could be one word to describe it, what would that be? Just try.
What's the first thing that comes to your mind? Childhood.
It smells like childhood.
Aah! You okay in there, Mr.
King? Yeah, I'm good.
Hey, yo.
It's me.
I got to get out of here.
You are running your best player into the ground.
Because I want him to show me that he is fit enough to survive.
You're not protecting your assets.
I mean, your game is bigger than that.
And you're using me to play it.
What game is that? We have been through a lot together, Marshall.
But you can only push me so far.
Who pushed whom, Nico? Have we already forgotten? Okay.
You want to do this? Let's do it -- right here, right now.
What do you want to know? What? Tell me.
When the first time was? How long it lasted? How good she was? Sure.
First time.
Hotel room -- Brussels.
And after that? New York.
And then? Paris.
That was the end of it.
How was she? Unbelievable.
Yes, she is.
You still in love with her? No.
Are you? That's personal.
Let's not forget -- I was in love with her first.
But you couldn't pull the trigger.
I guess I'm just not the marrying kind.
Unlike, uhyou.
Are we done? Ahh.
I am.
Tomorrow, T.
K.
's run -- go easy on him.
The guy's killing himself for you.
That's what he gets paid the big bucks for.
I am gonna save this team, Nico.
But I'm gonna do it my way.
Go, Hawks! Hey.
Grace.
What happened? I was fired from my job.
From the software firm? I got in a fight with my boss, and I threw my laptop.
I have never done anything that violent -- off the track.
Sounds like you brought Disgrace Kelly to the office, huh? Derby is an outlet for me.
It is what makes me such a great blocker.
Can't you just tell Nitro to put me back in? Truthfully, do you really think that you're ready to go back out there? I need to get back on my skates.
I thought you were gonna help me with that.
I'm trying.
And -- and believe it or not, we have made progress.
Really?! Because I've lost my job, and I'm sitting on the sidelines.
So you tell me how any of that is progress.
I need to know why the hell any of this is even happening to me.
Listen to me.
When you were under hypnosis, I asked you to describe the smell with one word.
Okay? And you said, "childhood.
" I did.
Somewhere in your childhood is the answer -- to all of it.
But I already told you.
My mom was a drunk.
My father was absent.
My sister's in a wheelchair.
She was in a car accident when she was 3.
We are getting close to something, and that's why you're so agitated.
You're blocking something out.
But what? That's what we're trying to figure out, Grace.
Then figure it out, damn it! Before something else terrible happens! T.
K.
? T.
K.
! Check these other rooms, okay? Hey.
Yeah.
It's me.
Terrence is missing.
What do you mean, "You can't find him?" All right.
Keep looking.
I'll figure it out here.
Well, is he the invisible man? He had a minor setback yesterday, Marshall.
He injured himself.
So I heard.
Look, if you want a fair evaluation of his abilities, then we got to push this.
That won't be necessary.
Call a press conference for 11:59 a.
m.
I have seen everything -- I should say not seen everything -- I need to see.
Did you send it? I didn't get it.
Hm.
What's your relationship with Luci? More like a sister than anything else.
The smell.
Sweet.
But it's like a chemical.
You said that Luci was like a sister to you and that it was your job to protect her.
Yeah.
I already told you that.
Justbear with me.
You said that your sister was hit by a car, but you never described the details, so I was wondering what happened.
What does that have to do with anything? Something that happened Grace, where were you during the accident? I wasoutside.
With Emily.
Your little sister? Yes.
My mom went in to get a drink -- booze.
She told me to watch Em.
I was always watching her.
You were always protecting her.
Yeah.
Em was bored with coloring, so she went outside to play.
And -- and I was putting the caps back on the markers.
And that's when -- that's when I heard that sound -- of -- of the car.
Then my mom came running out into the street.
And my sister her legs they're not moving.
All right.
And you were coloring.
Weren't you? Yeah.
Mm-hmm.
Oh, my God.
That's the smell.
They blamed me, and they told me that it was my fault, that it was my job to protect her, and I didn't.
Listen to me.
You were a child.
Your mother was drinking.
It was her job to protect your sister, not yours.
But I wish I could have.
I wish I could -- I know.
You're good.
Hey.
Hey.
What's happening? He never showed this morning -- disappeared.
Oh.
Well, what about his bodyguards? Well, I guess he's smarter than they are.
Okay.
Gonna keep this short and sweet, fellas and fellees.
There are certain changes that we, as an organization, need to make.
To that end, we will be releasing Shane Givens, Lloyd Woodward Brian Segerman, and Amir Johnson.
We will also be picking up the option on Terrence King.
The bonus money we pay is a bargain to keep this brave national hero in a Hawks uniform.
That's what I got.
Thank you.
He cuts half our secondary to keep a player who can't run? Did you have something to do with this? No.
I didn't.
Well, look, at least we bought T.
K.
some time, right? True.
As of now, Terrence King is still a New York Hawk.
The question is, where the hell is he? My bad on the time.
Had to shake the goons.
You coming, or what? I know your game.
What do you think? Rook to Knight-four? The layoffs, hurting team morale, picking up T.
K.
's bonus, dropping four other players -- it all devalues the team.
Why would I want to lower the value of my own business? Every dollar less this team is worth, it's 50 cents you don't have to pay your wife.
For personal vendetta, you are going to destroy this team.
And Rome burned down around them.
You realize that the league will never let you get away with this.
Mm.
Get away with what -- protecting my cap space? Hm? Picking up the contract of an all-star who's likely to recover? You worry too much.
Gives you frown lines.
Once I regain full control, I can rebuild this team -- the right way.
We'll do it together.
We destroy the village in order to save it? Is that the spin? Protecting something isn't always simple.
Yes.
Dad knows I'm grounded, so you know where to find me.
Mm-hmm.
Ray Jay, listen.
You were right about a few things.
What? Well, you are gonna be 18 soon, and I won't agree with every choice you make.
I can't protect you from everything.
But there's one thing I can do, and that's help you protect yourself.
You got me condoms.
How about you and your father discuss, you know the details? Butdon't be an idiot.
Use protection.
Right.
And, Ray Jay, listen.
You're still grounded for lying.
As long as you're under my roof, it's my house, my rules.
Yeah.
Yeah? Yeah.
Dude, I can't believe you got me condoms.
Me neither.
And I'm not your dude! Oh, you know it's the sound that arrests my soul I'm your mother.
The rhythm that our hearts pound out rolls on
He brought a gun? When you're ready to reach for that hand, it's right here.
Ray Jay? Oh, my God.
Am I not entitled to some privacy around here? Mom! That was really close.
Sneaking around is hot.
Gabrielle is filing for divorce.
She's going after the Hawks.
You know Marshall Pittman? Yeah, he's like an eccentric mega mogul.
Owns networks, teams, including the New York Hawks.
Marshall? Nico.
We take precautions in life to keep us from harm's way knee pads, helmets, life insurance.
But let's face it.
There's only so much we can do to protect ourselves.
No matter how hard we try Here we go.
New York Dolls and Georgia Bee-Atches.
there's no such thing as a perfect defense.
Lucille Ballz is coming up the side.
Oh! What a hit! Tipper over just clocked Lucille Ballz.
And Disgrace Kelly is down.
Did she get hit? What the hell is wrong with Disgrace Kelly? Dalmore single highland malt.
Mmm.
It's a gift from Mark Cuban.
We were sport-fishing off the coast of Venezuela.
None for me.
It's a must! Not like the swill we used to drink in Singapore.
Oh, it did the job.
When have either of us ever been satisfied with things that just did the job? We are both afflicted with a taste for the best.
Whiskey.
Travel.
Women.
Okay.
Is that what you want to talk about? Gabrielle? Then let's talk about it.
I don't want to talk.
I want to drink.
That's not why I'm here.
The question is why you're here.
Other than to exact some sort of revenge.
That's the thing with exquisite thoroughbreds like Gabrielle.
Even when we think we're enough for them, deep down, we know we're not.
I thought you didn't want to talk about it.
Gabrielle will do whatever it takes to get what she wants.
And she wants the one thing in this world that means more to me than money -- my team, the New York Hawks.
Well, I will protect this team by any means necessary.
That's where you come in.
Are you with me? Old friend.
Why? Just give me a reason.
Really? 'Cause I gave you about 10.
Okay, you're not gonna be alone in this house with Olivia.
'Cause you don't want us to do it here.
You mean "do it again," don't you? When you're supposed to be studying? Ray Jay, she took advantage of you.
She violated the tutor/tutee relationship.
You-- you just made that up! No, it goes way back to the ancient Greeks.
So look it up -- while you're studying by yourself.
You know, dad thinks you're overreacting.
Oh, really? 'Cause this is my house, my rules, so while you're living here, you're gonna respect those rules.
Understand each other? Yeah.
Loud and clear.
And ridiculous! You're on my side, aren't you? Yo! I talked to your doorman.
I know you're here.
All right, T.
let's cut the bullshit, all right? You've skipped two training sessions, two therapy sessions, and I am not leaving until you open the door.
I've got all day.
Come in? May as well.
I ain't going out there.
That's you? Disgrace Kelly? I know -- it sounds like a tatted-out chick with pink hair or something, right? Everyone in Derby has an alter ego.
It's like the meanest, toughest part of yourself is what you put on the track at night.
And what about during the day? I'm, uh, Grace Denise Charleston, manager at a software firm.
But Derby's where my heart is.
Those girls are like family to me.
What about your real family? Boston -- suburbs.
My dad's a lawyer.
Mom's a full-time drunk.
My brother's a psycho frat boy, and my sister's in a wheelchair.
We're like the Royal Tenenbaums, minus the "royal" part.
Tell me why you're here today, Grace.
Like I said on the phone something weird happened during last week's bout.
Uh, it was an odor that made you collapse? The team owner ran tests.
They found nothing.
No chemicals, no toxic substances.
And anybody else have that reaction? Smell anything? No.
Look I'm the team captain.
And next week, we're playing for national championships.
The team owner, Nitro, won't let me back on the track until my head is straight.
When I collapsed, I took other skaters down with me.
Mm.
Everyone keeps saying that the smell was in my head.
But how can I smell something if it's not even there? So, how bad is he? Think Howard Hughes, minus the fingernails.
Won't come out of his apartment.
Not even for therapy.
So, last week, he nearly goes "Dirty Harry" at a fan convention.
This week, he's got a debilitating case of "lock me up and throw away the key"? The guy took two bullets eight weeks ago.
We can't blame him for wanting to lay low a little bit.
It's agoraphobia -- classic symptom of PTSD.
We have to be patient.
PTSD, my ass.
The deadline for pulling the trigger on his roster bonus is next week.
That's $7 million to a player who was the focal point of our offense.
And right now we have no idea if the man can even run a 40-yard dash! I'll get him there.
I better break the news to the G.
M.
Don't bother.
I just took him out back and shot him.
As of 11:15 this morning, Curtis Pierce, general manager of the New York Hawks, was relieved of his duties.
Hello, Coach! Donnally.
Sir.
And you must be the head-shrinker.
You must be Marshall Pittman, owner of the New York Hawks.
And, as of 11:16 this morning, the new general manager.
Let's go find my office, shall we? Baby, work your magic on me Trash it.
The Board of Directors want to discuss you naming yourself G.
M.
Nothing to discuss.
Decision's been made.
Now, when can I see Terrence King run? Well, the players haven't even officially reported yet.
And Terrence just started his rehab.
He's still recuperating from the shooting.
Yeah, but T.
K.
's got a big bonus pending.
I got to pull the trigger.
Look, Mr.
Pittman, um, obviously, you want your star wide receiver to be in top physical and emotional condition.
And we can get him there.
It's just gonna take a little time.
Time, Donnally, is the one commodity I can't afford.
I either have to pay Terrence King $7 million by the end of next week or cut him from my roster.
Look, I'm not unreasonable.
I'm not suggesting you run him tomorrow.
Friday's fine.
It's crazy, Nico.
Well, it's not your $7 million.
Look, if Pittman wants to talk to T.
K.
's doctors, fine, but don't put him out on the field when he's not ready, okay? The pressure of a tryout, in his state of mind -- it's a recipe for disaster.
We can't even get T.
K.
out of his apartment, let alone out here.
- Consider that - handled.
Why don't I like the sound of that? Give me one good reason I should leave this apartment.
I'll give you 7 million -- your bonus.
I don't feel safe.
I'm gonna get you protection.
I got protection.
I don't need that.
I got peeps.
I'm talking about discreet and professional protection -- people that can watch you They do windows, too? Ha ha ha.
That's so funny.
This.
Cookies? Yes or no, Terrence? On the protection.
So give me the rest of them.
Come on.
Let's go.
Hand them over -- all of them.
Okay.
What the and whatever you're sitting on.
Come on.
It's not my first rodeo.
Let's go.
Damn.
Oh.
Okay.
Nice.
I guess you figure if the Glock doesn't stop them, the nunchucks will? Worked for Bruce Lee.
Happy now? I will be when I find out who gives you illegal and unlicensed firearms.
Serial numbers scratched off -- kind of a giveaway.
You know, after happy hour, if you look straight across, you can see bosoms.
I'll connect the dots on my own.
Dirk and Conrad -- your new babysitters.
Please -- get dressed.
Mr.
King.
Oh, my God! Is the point of the game to kill each other? Seems like it, right? Yeah.
There's two teams of five on the track, okay? And there's four blockers and a jammer -- our version of the running back.
The jammer's job is to get through the opposing blockers, and for every skater she passes, she gets a point.
The biggest rule in Derby -- don't be a douche.
Oh, that's funny, 'cause that's a rule in my life, too.
Oh, Nitro Glitterin', this is, uh, Dr.
Santino.
Nitro's our team owner.
Pleasure.
You ever been? Hmm? To a Derby bout.
No, I haven't.
Fastest-growing women's sport in America.
Disgrace! When you coming back, bitch? I'm working on it.
This is Lucille Ballz.
Dr.
Santino.
Hi.
Hello.
All right, get her fixed in the head real soon, 'cause we can't win without her.
I'll see you next week at the champs.
Listen, I've got execs coming in from two sports networks to see the champs bout next week, and there's a $2 million TV contract riding on this.
I told Grace -- whatever it takes to get her back on track and back on my track, that's fine.
But I got to know this isn't gonna happen again.
Team meeting in the locker room! Let's go! So, we're trying to figure out what triggered the episode that you had.
Sometimes, revisiting the scene brings up details that the person may have repressed.
Go back to that night.
You just take me through what happened.
Okay.
Umit was the first jam of the bout.
And we all lined up, as usual.
The jam started.
Everything seemed normal.
I was Luci's blocker, I went up ahead to clear a path for her.
And that's when Tipper nailed her -- a blocker for the other team.
She hit Luci so hard, she skidded her off the track.
I couldn't see her.
Couldn't see Luci? I started to panic.
Because I didn't -- I didn't know where she was.
I didn't know what happened to her.
And then from nowhere was this -- this smell -- overwhelming, toxic fumes.
I-I can't breathe.
I collapsed.
What happened to me, Dr.
Santino? I'm not quite sure yet.
But we are going to figure it out.
Ray Jay, stop.
What? We too close to your house? I can move the car.
Come on.
This is ridiculous.
I mean, doing it in a car? It's so high school.
Yeah, but we're in high school.
Okay.
Maybe we can go to your house.
Yeah, or maybe you should tell your mom to stop treating us like children.
I mean, come on.
Like she wasn't doing it when she was our age? Oh, no, no, no, no.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
I will not be banned from my boyfriend's house, no matter how hot he is.
Okay, so, what do you want your hot boyfriend to do about it? I want you to stick up for us.
I'm not interested in dating a boy, Ray Jay.
I'm interested in dating a man.
Mmhmm.
No, no, the kids are gone for the night.
Matt, how far away are you? Okay, good.
Yeah, I can't wait.
Hmm? I'm a little distracted, But I won't be when you get here.
You little tease! Were you here the whole time, sitting in the driveway? Is this a bad time? I got to take a rain check.
So This is where the magic happens.
I take it that you've never been in therapy.
Aside from some ill-fated marriage counseling, I am a therapy virgin.
But I'm game if you are.
Mr.
Pittman -- Uhp, uhp, uhp.
Call me Marshall.
Marshall.
I'm assuming that you have some pressing issues -- I need some feedback on my personnel.
Coach -- he's a little OCD, don't you think? And Donnally, the trainer -- I hear some gym equipment has gone missing.
I'm thinking klepto.
I wouldn't know.
They're not my patients.
But Terrence King is.
I'm a therapist.
I can't talk to you about my patients.
You are aware that I have to make a decision about T.
K.
's future soon -- a $7 million decision.
Just as you are aware that my patients' records are confidential.
You're not scared of me, are you? Should I be? Well, I am your boss.
And with the financial pressures of a divorce I see you've done your homework on me.
Oh, ho! I was talking about my divorce.
But since we seem to have stumbled on some common ground, what say we pop open this Mouton Rothschild and gripe about our exes? Well, that would be a "no.
" To T.
K.
's records and to the wine.
Shame.
I do like to get to know my employees personally.
While they're still working for me, that is.
I love my job.
And I care about the players.
But I'm not a game player.
So if you're gonna fire me over this, feel free to do it right now.
Well, then.
I guess the next move is mine.
I hope you and whatever friend you were expecting enjoy it.
I'll let myself out.
I'm looking for Derrick Liston.
Derrick's out of town -- on business.
And you're his, uh, sister, right -- Zetty? What's this about? Back off of T.
K.
Last I checked, T.
K.
was a big boy -- picked his own friends.
Well, you know, friends don't give other friends dirty guns.
Least he didn't walk out that convention with two pieces of lead in him.
We came up with Terrence.
We know how to protect him.
You mean you.
Derrick's upstate -- Attica.
You handled the guns.
I'd hate to see you end up behind bars, like your brother.
Interesting choice.
The average age of consent in Europe is 16.
Romeo and Juliet -- their parents kept them apart.
And look what happened to them.
You're fighting biology.
Not to mention Shakespeare.
Let me get this straight.
Are -- are you asking permission to have sex in my house? That's -- that's the topic sentence, yes.
Ah.
Where would you like us to go? The woods? To a flea bag motel? Mom, the truth is, you're not gonna stop us, okay? So why live in denial and put us at further risk when the safest place for us is right in our own home? Yeah.
I appreciate this mature attempt to change my mind.
I really do.
It's awfully impressive.
So, does -- so, does that mean -- Absolutely not.
'Cause as compelling as that was, you are not an adult yet.
'Cause I'm like, what -- Ray Jay.
There is this emotional connection that should go along with sex.
You and Olivia barely even know each other.
I feel like it would be irresponsible of me to promote something that I don't approve of.
Not to mention something that Olivia's mother also probably doesn't approve of.
Yeah? Well, she's way cooler than you, so I'm sure she is! Good.
Good.
Good.
Come on, drive, drive, drive, drive, drive, drive.
Come on, drive, drive, drive, drive, drive.
All right.
Your speed's good.
Your speed's good, man.
Lateral movement's the last thing to come.
You'll get it all back -- and more.
You'll be faster.
Yeah, especially with my cheerleaders.
Conrad.
Drop it like it's hot.
Dirk.
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle! Listen.
Nothing, huh? Damn.
You know, we're 10 weeks out from mini-camp, all right? We got time, but we got to work.
All right? No slacking.
Grab a drink, and then let's hit the ladder.
Okay? I think I'm done for today.
No, T.
, we just said no slacking.
Come on, man.
Now's the time.
We got to go.
Yeah, well, this horse is done running.
Sense memory? It's memory of a trauma from your past that causes you to have a physical reaction in your present.
Sensory memories can be to sight, sound, or, in your case A smell.
And you think Luci getting hurt was a trigger? Appears so.
What's your relationship like with Luci? Well, she's my Derby wife.
Oh.
It's the skater that you're tightest with -- who has your back.
Oh.
So, you're not -- No.
More like a sister than anything else.
Does your relationship with Luci bring up memories of anyone else in your life? Maybe your sister? Definitely not.
No.
I mean, we were tight when we were little, like any kids -- you know, jungle gym, coloring -- but I see her like twice a year now.
Hmm.
And no one else comes to mind? I can't think of anyone that reminds me of Luci.
It's your conscious mind not wanting to make a connection.
So, now what? How do you feel about hypnosis? Oh.
Hola, Donnally.
Scotch in the drawer.
Help yourself.
Oh, wait.
You already have.
We have got to work on refining your palate.
I've had paint thinner with more character than this.
No.
I'm on the clock.
Old school.
Business first.
Like the Yakuza.
You're not Japanese, are you? How did his workout go? Who, T.
K.
? Well, you saw him.
I need a professional opinion.
Well, I thought he looked great, considering.
He's ahead of his timeline.
But, as you saw, still some work to do.
You ever play the ponies, Donnally? I need a number.
This isn't a horse.
I can't give you the odds of a person's recovery.
What I can tell you is what you already know -- that T.
K.
is a rare talent.
Players like him don't come around very often.
Or get shot in the lung and leg.
No.
Let me tell you this -- Terrence King on one leg is better than 95% of the receivers in this league.
You want a number? There's your number.
Ahhh.
If I don't see the goods, then I'm not paying for them.
Either T.
K.
is good to go on Friday or he's done.
He could do anything to anyone just for sport.
He could, and he does.
But he won't do it to you.
Trust me.
He knows that you have saved his team's ass plenty of times.
And what I do want to know is what's going on between him and Nico.
Is there some complicated history with those two? Complicated? Yeah.
Oh, no! That's probably Pittman trying to sleep with you again.
Ha ha.
You're funny.
No, no.
It's Ray Jay.
He's, uh, spending the night at his friend's house instead of Ray's.
You mean at his girlfriend's house? Ew.
God, no.
What kind of mother do you think I am? A naive one? Dani, come on.
The kid's 17.
He's got a girlfriend who wants to have sex with him.
Like, she's begging him for sex.
Ray Jay, please have sex with me.
And you said that he couldn't do it in the house.
I mean, by the laws of manhood, you're practically forcing the kid to impeach himself.
Ray Jay wouldn't lie to me about something like this.
You know what? I happen to have a handy little app that will locate his phone and prove to you that he is, in fact, at -- You should go.
What? Yep.
No! I am gonna go get that little Romeo, and he is gonna wish he drank poison! You are grounded for a month! Give me your keys.
What? No, no, no.
You didn't say anything about staying at Olivia's house.
Oh, and her mom did? Well, she found that powerpoint very persuasive, mom.
Ray Jay, you lied to me.
Well, I tried not to, okay? And look where that got me.
Give me your damn keys.
You know what? You're a hypocrite.
Don't try to pretend that you and dad weren't doing this in high school.
Objection! Irrelevant! Completely relevant, okay? Sex is normal.
Dad's not freaking out about this.
Ah.
And what are you so worried about? You really want to know? Okay.
See, it's all fun and games until you get your little girlfriend pregnant.
Right? Then what? You're 17.
You can't get into a good college 'cause -- oh, yeah! Guess what! You knocked up your S.
A.
T.
tutor! Oh, and then you're working at some greasy fast-food joint, but it's not enough for baby food and car seats and diapers.
And then you get desperate.
"Oh, officer, I'm sorry I was stealing those peaches.
I'm just a teen baby daddy.
" And then, next thing you know, you're doing 15 to life in Sing Sing! So, you're saying sex leads to prison.
Yes, I am! Put it in your powerpoint! Why don't you just say it, mom? Why don't you just say you don't want me to end up like you and dad? Knocked up, young, and in a crappy marriage.
I'm just trying to protect you.
Maybe you can't.
Ohh! Son of a bitch.
I can't even run a 5-yard slam, man.
We're good, all right? We're good for today.
You stretch it out, give it a little ice massage, and we're done.
All right? Look, man, the game's 80% mental.
This will come.
Yeah, and Pittman's sweating me like a hooker in church, so how am I supposed to be all mental, huh? Well, fortunately, you know somebody that can help you with that.
Oh.
There she is -- Oprah herself.
I'm good to go.
Good to go.
Thanks.
Hey, Terrence.
What's up, Doc? Ain't nothing to talk about.
If I don't perform, I get cut.
Get cut, my life is over.
Hey.
As long as you're alive, your life is not over.
I think you've learned that much.
That's what I'm talking about, see? You -- talking to people.
That's what you do.
It's your job, right? And just like most people their job is what they do.
Football is everything I got.
It's what I do.
You know, and if that's everything and that gets cut from me, what else I got? I got six locks on my door.
I got bodyguards outside my window.
And all for what? I keep waking up in the middle of the night in cold sweats.
Ain't nobody giving that dude $7 million.
Come on.
Terrence.
I think that if you start to talk about your feelings, then you'll heal faster -- physically and mentally.
Yeah, well, sorry, Doc.
Tomorrow's the end of my career.
I got nothing to wear.
I ain't got time for this.
Hey.
I need a favor.
You got to talk to Pittman.
T.
K.
's not ready for this.
He is coming apart out there.
Well, it's his ship.
He gets to steer it.
Well, he's gonna steer us right into a freakin' iceberg.
God, what happened to you? What does Pittman have on you, anyway? Got this undying, unquestioning loyalty.
Don't ever question my loyalty.
I'm not questioning your loyalty, Nico.
I'm questioning what you're loyal to.
You're viewing this like a movie, Grace.
We're at the track.
Tell me what you see.
I see Luci.
Her helmet's loose, soI tighten it for her.
Make sure she's safe.
Tell me more about Luci.
She's my jammer.
She's my best friend.
It's my job to protect her.
And I didn't that day.
When she got hit off the track.
Let's go back to that moment.
She's gone.
I can't see her.
Tell me how you feel when you can't see her.
Helpless.
It's all my fault.
The -- the smell.
It's here.
Okay.
The same smell? Yes.
It's so strong.
That's good.
Just stay with it.
Grace, tell me what it smells like.
Sweet.
But it's like a chemical.
It's overpowering.
Okay, if there could be one word to describe it, what would that be? Just try.
What's the first thing that comes to your mind? Childhood.
It smells like childhood.
Aah! You okay in there, Mr.
King? Yeah, I'm good.
Hey, yo.
It's me.
I got to get out of here.
You are running your best player into the ground.
Because I want him to show me that he is fit enough to survive.
You're not protecting your assets.
I mean, your game is bigger than that.
And you're using me to play it.
What game is that? We have been through a lot together, Marshall.
But you can only push me so far.
Who pushed whom, Nico? Have we already forgotten? Okay.
You want to do this? Let's do it -- right here, right now.
What do you want to know? What? Tell me.
When the first time was? How long it lasted? How good she was? Sure.
First time.
Hotel room -- Brussels.
And after that? New York.
And then? Paris.
That was the end of it.
How was she? Unbelievable.
Yes, she is.
You still in love with her? No.
Are you? That's personal.
Let's not forget -- I was in love with her first.
But you couldn't pull the trigger.
I guess I'm just not the marrying kind.
Unlike, uhyou.
Are we done? Ahh.
I am.
Tomorrow, T.
K.
's run -- go easy on him.
The guy's killing himself for you.
That's what he gets paid the big bucks for.
I am gonna save this team, Nico.
But I'm gonna do it my way.
Go, Hawks! Hey.
Grace.
What happened? I was fired from my job.
From the software firm? I got in a fight with my boss, and I threw my laptop.
I have never done anything that violent -- off the track.
Sounds like you brought Disgrace Kelly to the office, huh? Derby is an outlet for me.
It is what makes me such a great blocker.
Can't you just tell Nitro to put me back in? Truthfully, do you really think that you're ready to go back out there? I need to get back on my skates.
I thought you were gonna help me with that.
I'm trying.
And -- and believe it or not, we have made progress.
Really?! Because I've lost my job, and I'm sitting on the sidelines.
So you tell me how any of that is progress.
I need to know why the hell any of this is even happening to me.
Listen to me.
When you were under hypnosis, I asked you to describe the smell with one word.
Okay? And you said, "childhood.
" I did.
Somewhere in your childhood is the answer -- to all of it.
But I already told you.
My mom was a drunk.
My father was absent.
My sister's in a wheelchair.
She was in a car accident when she was 3.
We are getting close to something, and that's why you're so agitated.
You're blocking something out.
But what? That's what we're trying to figure out, Grace.
Then figure it out, damn it! Before something else terrible happens! T.
K.
? T.
K.
! Check these other rooms, okay? Hey.
Yeah.
It's me.
Terrence is missing.
What do you mean, "You can't find him?" All right.
Keep looking.
I'll figure it out here.
Well, is he the invisible man? He had a minor setback yesterday, Marshall.
He injured himself.
So I heard.
Look, if you want a fair evaluation of his abilities, then we got to push this.
That won't be necessary.
Call a press conference for 11:59 a.
m.
I have seen everything -- I should say not seen everything -- I need to see.
Did you send it? I didn't get it.
Hm.
What's your relationship with Luci? More like a sister than anything else.
The smell.
Sweet.
But it's like a chemical.
You said that Luci was like a sister to you and that it was your job to protect her.
Yeah.
I already told you that.
Justbear with me.
You said that your sister was hit by a car, but you never described the details, so I was wondering what happened.
What does that have to do with anything? Something that happened Grace, where were you during the accident? I wasoutside.
With Emily.
Your little sister? Yes.
My mom went in to get a drink -- booze.
She told me to watch Em.
I was always watching her.
You were always protecting her.
Yeah.
Em was bored with coloring, so she went outside to play.
And -- and I was putting the caps back on the markers.
And that's when -- that's when I heard that sound -- of -- of the car.
Then my mom came running out into the street.
And my sister her legs they're not moving.
All right.
And you were coloring.
Weren't you? Yeah.
Mm-hmm.
Oh, my God.
That's the smell.
They blamed me, and they told me that it was my fault, that it was my job to protect her, and I didn't.
Listen to me.
You were a child.
Your mother was drinking.
It was her job to protect your sister, not yours.
But I wish I could have.
I wish I could -- I know.
You're good.
Hey.
Hey.
What's happening? He never showed this morning -- disappeared.
Oh.
Well, what about his bodyguards? Well, I guess he's smarter than they are.
Okay.
Gonna keep this short and sweet, fellas and fellees.
There are certain changes that we, as an organization, need to make.
To that end, we will be releasing Shane Givens, Lloyd Woodward Brian Segerman, and Amir Johnson.
We will also be picking up the option on Terrence King.
The bonus money we pay is a bargain to keep this brave national hero in a Hawks uniform.
That's what I got.
Thank you.
He cuts half our secondary to keep a player who can't run? Did you have something to do with this? No.
I didn't.
Well, look, at least we bought T.
K.
some time, right? True.
As of now, Terrence King is still a New York Hawk.
The question is, where the hell is he? My bad on the time.
Had to shake the goons.
You coming, or what? I know your game.
What do you think? Rook to Knight-four? The layoffs, hurting team morale, picking up T.
K.
's bonus, dropping four other players -- it all devalues the team.
Why would I want to lower the value of my own business? Every dollar less this team is worth, it's 50 cents you don't have to pay your wife.
For personal vendetta, you are going to destroy this team.
And Rome burned down around them.
You realize that the league will never let you get away with this.
Mm.
Get away with what -- protecting my cap space? Hm? Picking up the contract of an all-star who's likely to recover? You worry too much.
Gives you frown lines.
Once I regain full control, I can rebuild this team -- the right way.
We'll do it together.
We destroy the village in order to save it? Is that the spin? Protecting something isn't always simple.
Yes.
Dad knows I'm grounded, so you know where to find me.
Mm-hmm.
Ray Jay, listen.
You were right about a few things.
What? Well, you are gonna be 18 soon, and I won't agree with every choice you make.
I can't protect you from everything.
But there's one thing I can do, and that's help you protect yourself.
You got me condoms.
How about you and your father discuss, you know the details? Butdon't be an idiot.
Use protection.
Right.
And, Ray Jay, listen.
You're still grounded for lying.
As long as you're under my roof, it's my house, my rules.
Yeah.
Yeah? Yeah.
Dude, I can't believe you got me condoms.
Me neither.
And I'm not your dude! Oh, you know it's the sound that arrests my soul I'm your mother.
The rhythm that our hearts pound out rolls on