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[BELL DINGS]
[INSECTS CHIRPING]
- [PHONE RINGING] - [INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]
[POLICE SIREN WAILING]
911 OPERATOR: [ON PHONE] 911, what's your emergency?
MAN 1: [ON PHONE] Hello, yes, I have an emergency!
I need you to send help right now! It's my wife!
911 OPERATOR: [ON PHONE] Sir-- sir, what's wrong with your wife?
[CAMERA CLICKS]
MAN 1: [ON PHONE] She's bleeding! She's not fucking breathing!
Someone broke in my house!
911 OPERATOR: [ON PHONE] Okay, what-- what's your address?
MAN 1: [ON PHONE] 455 Hydrangea Lane.
Look, this is Tony Greene, the basketball player.
I need an ambulance right now before she dies!
Baby! Aaliyah!
911 OPERATOR: [ON PHONE] We're on our way, sir.
I need you to stay on the line with me
so that we can help you.
[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]
[♪♪♪]
REPORTER 1: [ON TV] Tony Greene is retiring at the height of his career
following his wife being killed in a home invasion.
REPORTER 2: [ON TV] We are learning there were multiple break-ins
around the neighborhood,
but Aaliyah is the only death being reported.
REPORTER 3: [ON TV] An unbelievable story out of Atlanta this evening.
Basketball star Tony Greene has lost his wife
in a home invasion.
REPORTER 4: [ON TV] We have breaking news tonight.
Tony Greene discovers his wife's body
after returning home from practice.
REPORTER 5: [ON TV] We're coming to you live tonight,
and we have just received news that Aaliyah Greene
was killed in a home invasion.
[♪♪♪]
[RUN IT UP PLAYING]
♪ Run it up
♪ Run it up, run it up, run it up ♪
♪ I ain't done enough
♪ Done enough
♪ So you know I'm about to run it up ♪
♪ Run it up, run it up
♪ I ain't done enough
♪ Done enough, run it up
♪ Fulfill the mission that I'm on ♪
♪ Yeah, the mission that I'm on ♪
[INDISTINCT LYRICS]
♪ You see me slide through
♪ Just keep it moving
♪ Stay up in your lane
[INDISTINCT LYRICS]
♪ Run it up, run it up, run it up ♪
♪ I ain't done enough
♪ Done enough
♪ So you know I am about to run it up ♪
♪ Run it up, run it up
- [BOY CHUCKLING] - What'd I tell you?
Good shot.
I taught you what you know, though.
Uh-huh.
[BOY CHUCKLES]
Aye, Will!
WILL: Yes.
GIRL 1: Where's my money?
WILL: Destiny, move!
When you pay me,
Mr. A Chick Can Never Beat Me On The Court!
[INDISTINCT BACKGROUND CHATTER]
[SIGHS]
WILL: Boy, you greedy.
Maybe play better next time.
[SIGHS]
DESTINY: Hey!
BOY: Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo!
Chill, chill, chill, chill, chill, chill, chill, chill!
Get your girl, Jackson.
Fa sho!
Yo, why you gotta be so damn hard?
He's tryin' to play me.
- So? - So what?
You been in how many fights since junior high?
I don't see how that's relevant.
- You look like you need a hug. - DESTINY: Stop! Oh, Jackson!
Get off of me! Stop!
Gross!
Where's Charity?
She at her grandmother house.
She didn't wanna watch you play?
- I mean-- - [PHONE RINGS]
DESTINY: All good.
GIRL 2: [ON PHONE] Destiny, where are you?
DESTINY: Yeah, I'm coming, Kayley.
I said I'm coming!
DESTINY: [SIGHS] You sound like Sophia!
- Hi, pumpkin. - Hi!
What you workin' on?
WOMAN 1: What'd I tell you about bein' late?
It won't happen anymore.
That's what you said last night.
[DESTINY GROANS]
- Come here. - [SIGHS]
Don't walk away from me when I'm talkin' to you!
KAYLEY: Destiny, this came for you earlier.
[PAPER RUSTLING]
KAYLEY: What?
Nothing.
Can we just do this tomorrow?
It's due Friday.
And it's only Sunday.
Okay, but she gave us this assignment,
like, three weeks ago.
Okay, fine.
[FLICKS THE LAMP OFF]
[RAIN POURS]
[THUNDER RUMBLES IN DISTANCE]
[MICROWAVE TIMER BEEPING]
Got your favorite!
- You want some? - Let's see.
You excited? I got your favorite!
I'm gonna clean up, 'kay?
Hmm, it's yummy! It's yummy!
- LITTLE GIRL: Want some? - You don't want it?
- LITTLE GIRL: You can try-- - Oh, I can have some?
Yeah.
WOMAN 2: You gonna feed it to me?
- Yeah. - Mmm. Mmm!
Mmm, it's so good!
Oh, it's so good!
[WOMAN CHUCKLES]
[♪♪♪]
MAN 2: So, Tony, what's the big announcement?
Due to the circumstances
that are happening in my personal life,
effective immediately, I will be retiring
from the game of basketball.
Could this be a temporary thing?
And as the season gets closer, you find some coping mechanisms
and you're able to get back out there?
Anything's possible, I suppose.
But right now I've...
I'm havin' a hard time
seein' the light at the end of the tunnel.
[PHONE RINGS]
[PRESSES BUTTON]
Hello.
Hey, what's up, Terrence?
Huh, just doin' what I do.
About to have breakfast.
[POURS]
Man, you've been asking me about this
for the last five years, man.
The answer hasn't changed.
Still no.
[SLURPS]
[MUNCHES]
Terrence, I chose not to have children for a reason, man.
Oh, come on, man, don't do that to me.
Of course we're friends.
[SLURPS AND MUNCHES]
Hey, you know what, Terrence? I got--
T, I gotta--
Terren--
[SLURPS AND MUNCHES]
[VEHICLES WHOOSHING IN BACKGROUND]
WOMAN 3: Okay, I want you to complete questions one through 20,
and whatever you don't finish,
you'll need to take home as homework.
Okay?
And what we're learning now, you guys, is gonna serve
as the base for everything else that we do this semester.
Okay?
So, really important that you understand.
All right?
Destiny,
I know these concepts can be a little bit difficult,
but I really need you to try and work--
What concept?
The chemical bonds.
Whether that's covalent, polar covalent.
What's difficult about that?
The electronegativity determines the polarity of the bond.
Exactly. So do your work.
Destiny, it's important that you practice.
I already know how to do it, Ms. Hammond.
MS. HAMMOND: Class is dismissed.
You guys do not forget to do your problems by tomorrow,
okay?
[♪♪♪]
You need to chill out.
What?
KAYLEY: You know what?
Bein' so freakin' aggressive all the time.
Kayley, shut up.
Don't tell me to shut up.
You're the one with attitude problem.
So why are you my friend then?
And your only friend at that.
Yo, I'd rather have no friends than fake ones.
[CHUCKLES]
Hey, look, basketball tryouts are soon.
DESTINY: And?
And you should try out with me.
[PAPER RUSTLING]
I'd rather not.
You're literally the best player that I know!
Which is why I'm not playing for a team
that doesn't even have a coach.
We'll, get a coach.
And a losing record.
Come on, don't be like that.
Be like what?
Look, Kayley, if you wanna try out,
I will support you.
But that's all I'm gonna do. All right?
Mm, mm-hmm.
Did you at least remember your English book today?
Mm. It's all right here.
Destiny, you can't fail your classes.
Okay, Mom.
[SCOFFS]
Okay, well, don't forget we have an advisor's meeting tomorrow.
Ugh.
Care to explain?
Explain what?
[SIGHS, CHUCKLES]
Destiny, you're failing.
I'll get my grades up.
When?
The semester be over before you know it,
and you can't afford to be on academic probation.
I'll get my grades up.
You cannot lose your grant, Destiny.
I'm not gonna fail my classes. Okay?
Okay.
Well, look, when is the last time you spoke
to your foster mother?
I have no reason to talk to her.
Is anything bothering you?
What's with all the questions?
I mean, Destiny, I care for you.
I just wanna see you be great.
That's all.
DESTINY: Stop caring.
I'll be fine, Dr. Daniel.
[DESTINY SIGHS]
Are we done?
Yeah, we're done.
[SIGHS]
[HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART PLAYING]
♪ How can you mend
TONY: ♪ How can you mend
♪ This broken man
♪ Yeah
♪ How can a loser ever win
♪ Somebody please
[PHONE RINGING]
[SIGHS]
Hey. It's me.
Huh? Hey, man. What's up?
TERRENCE: [ON PHONE] You thought any more about our conversation?
Yeah, and you know what, I thought about it
'cause you're my buddy, and I love you, man.
And so I was thinkin' about it, and I was like,
"Nah."
I can pay you what you're worth.
Nah, it's the girls' team, though, man.
I don't wanna coach with the girls, man.
Maybe for the boys' team, that'd be, uh, different, but...
TERRENCE: [ON PHONE] Look, you know we have Coach Brown under contract, man.
I can't move him.
But the girls, the girls' team--
TONY: [ON PHONE] Nah, I'm not feelin' it.
TERRENCE: [ON PHONE] Tony.
Terrence.
TERRENCE: [ON PHONE] Hear me out, bro.
You know Dr. Ellis went to school with me, right?
TONY: [ON PHONE] Dr. Ellis?
Dr. Ellis, the judge on my case?
TERRENCE: [ON PHONE] Yes.
Hmm. Okay.
Look, I-- I could probably convince him
to reduce your probation if you coach the team.
Huh? How's that?
TERRENCE: [ON PHONE] We're classmates,
and he's a huge donor to the junior college.
If he knows that you're coachin' our girls
and bringin' some positive attention
to the school,
I bet my bottom dollar he would reduce your sentence.
I don't know, man.
Tony, do you really wanna spend the next four years of your life
on probation for a DUI?
[SIGHS]
Of course not, man. That's just silly.
[SIGHS]
Think about it, man.
Aaliyah would not wanna see you livin' like this.
That's fucked up, man.
Why you gotta bring Aaliyah into it?
TERRENCE: [ON PHONE] Think about it.
MAN 3: So you've been sober now for...
Uh, just about six months, man.
MAN 3: Yeah.
[CHUCKLES]
How you feelin'?
Uh, man, I feel great.
I have my days, but mind is clearer,
game is definitely better.
I'm proud of you.
[CHUCKLES]
It's not killin' me with these women out here either,
I tell you that.
But, I mean, they don't all mean you well.
Yeah, maybe not, but they do me well.
You know?
[CHUCKLES]
MAN 3: What about Aaliyah?
[TONY SIGHS]
TONY: Aaliyah's Aaliyah, you know?
She's brainiac,
finishin' her Master's, you know?
So we can't really be on the same page,
but, you know, she's Aaliyah.
I've known her forever.
We'll see.
[BOTTLE SHATTERING]
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER IN BACKGROUND]
Where's our coach?
Do we even have a coach?
I'm about to leave.
Practice was supposed to start 20 minutes ago.
Come on, don't do that.
Sorry I'm late.
All good.
No one wants you here anyways.
Shut up, Charity.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER IN BACKGROUND]
GIRLS: [TOGETHER] Oh!
GIRL 3: Ugh, what?
Is that...
GIRL 4: Tony Greene?
What's he doing here?
GIRL 3: I think he might be the new coach.
No way. How'd we get him?
For real.
Hi, girls.
Ladies.
Hi, ladies.
GIRL 3: So you're our coach?
I am, and Ms. Gloria here is my assistant.
Anybody got a problem with that?
No, I just...
KAYLEY: She just wants to know how we got you, that's all.
Name, position, and why you're here.
CHARITY: Why we're here?
TONY: Yes, why are you here?
You wanna play junior college basketball, correct?
Nobody just wants to play junior college basketball,
so that means either your grades or your game
are keepin' you from bein' at the D1 level.
So which is it?
My name is Charity Goodis, and I play guard.
I just need this program to get my grades up.
You any good?
As good as they come.
[GIRLS GIGGLE]
GIRL 4: She needs to work on her game, Coach.
That's the real reason why she's here.
How about you, spokesperson?
ALYSSA: Alyssa Tucker, center, and I need to get my grades up
so I can get into my dream school.
Which is?
UConn, of course.
SKY: Sky Jones, I play forward,
and I need to work on my handles.
Uh, Ruth, sir. Ruth Davis. Forward.
And, um, I just wanted to see if I could make the team.
[GIRLS LAUGH TOGETHER]
Uh, I'm, uh, Kayley Daniels.
Kayley!
One second, girls.
Excuse me, young lady.
It's Destiny.
Okay, Destiny, I assume you're not tryin' out with us today.
Nope.
All right, I'm gonna need you to leave.
Why?
Because my tryouts and practices are closed.
Okay, so I can't just stay and support a friend?
No, you can't.
Please don't make me ask you to leave again.
Thank you.
All right, girls, we're gonna start with some conditioning.
See what kind of shape you guys are in.
- Uh-- - [BALL THUMPING]
Have fun.
[CHUCKLES]
[♪♪♪]
All right ladies, to the line.
[♪♪♪]
[BLOWS WHISTLE]
[SHOES SQUEAKING]
[♪♪♪]
[DOOR CREAKS]
[BALL THUMPS]
Sleep?
No.
Just resting my eyes.
Right.
DESTINY: Hmm.
Hey, babe.
JACKSON: Hey.
CHARITY: Can we get some food?
I'm hungry.
Hey, don't let Charity get to you.
How was it?
It was hard.
Mm.
Coach is actually really good.
You should come tomorrow.
So I can get kicked out again?
No. To actually try out.
He wouldn't let me.
Mm-mm.
I'm telling you.
Excuse me, young lady.
What does he want?
I don't know. Go see.
I told you it's Destiny.
Where'd you learn to shoot like that?
Taught myself.
You taught yourself?
Yeah.
You always act like this?
Like what?
With all this attitude?
When people are rude to me? Yeah.
I was rude to you? How?
You threw me out.
Because my practices are closed and you were not participating.
Listen, Destiny, I know talent when I see it...
and you got it.
So if you're interested in tryin' out,
it'll be all week.
Thanks, but no thanks.
You goin' to a four-year school after this?
DESTINY: Probably not.
Why not?
Because the grant money I'm getting
is only for junior college.
Well, you know they have scholarships in D1.
Not smart enough.
Basketball scholarships.
Not good enough.
The confidence in your shot tells me something different.
I'm sure your parents would appreciate it
if you got a scholarship.
[PHONE RINGS]
Think about it.
TONY: Hello. Yeah.
WOMAN 1: Take the trash out.
Can I just do it tomorrow?
I have a lot of homework.
Since when do you do homework?
I can't wait to leave this place.
And go where exactly?
Anywhere but here.
[SCOFFS]
What?
[chuckles]
And I tried to give you a decent life,
but you'll still just end up like your mother.
Excuse me?
With a child you can't take care of,
Leavin' someone like me to do it for you.
You think you take care of me?
WOMAN 1: You bring this on yourself, Destiny!
CHILD: Sophia!
Get off of me!
KAYLEY: Destiny!
Come on.
[WATER SPLASHES]
[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]
Hey, you're short.
I got you. Next week, I promise.
Yeah, but that's what you said last week.
Quez, I sw--
Alex, I like you. I really do.
But I can't have you working for me coming back
with half my money.
I just need some time.
I just need-- like, just give me one more week.
Yeah, but time ain't gonna get this money to me.
Quez, I swear.
[CAR WHIRRING]
Everything okay over here?
ALEX: We're good.
Yeah, we good, man.
[CAR WHOOSHES]
Look, just give me till next week.
Please, I promise.
Okay.
But that's all I'm giving you.
MS. HAMMOND: Okay, tomorrow we're going to continue our discussion
on the types of chemical reactions.
Does anybody have any questions?
No!
MS. HAMMOND: Destiny?
Sorry, Ms. Hammond. I was asking her a question.
Okay, class, you're free to leave.
Why not just try out?
I don't wanna do it, Kayley.
Okay, it's cool playing at the park with the guys,
but I haven't played organized ball
since, like, the seventh grade.
Yeah, yeah, and you were on varsity.
Until I got kicked off the team.
Well, you shouldn't have been fighting so much.
Hmm.
You're good, Destiny.
God, you sound just like him.
KAYLEY: I'm serious!
And he wasn't lying about you getting a scholarship either.
Look, this could be your chance to get out of this town
and make something of yourself.
You think so?
Yes!
But when opportunity knocks, you have to get up off your butt
and go answer!
All right.
All right, what?
God, you and your motivational quotes.
I will try out for the team if you just shut up about it.
- [SQUEALS] - [OVERLAPPING SPEECH]
This is gonna be so much fun!
[GIGGLES]
Wait.
[BIRDS CHIRPING IN DISTANCE]
[INDISTINCT BACKGROUND CHATTER]
All right, this is our final evaluation, ladies.
GLORIA: It's your last chance to show us why you should be on this team.
TONY: The women's basketball team here at Lincoln Community College
has not made a habit of winning championships,
but we plan to change that with some of you this year.
[DOOR SHUTS IN BACKGROUND]
[QUICK FOOTFALLS]
Why are you late?
RUTH: Oh, uh, I, um...
I-- I ha-- um...
You what?
I had to do something.
Something more important than bein' in my practice on time?
No! No, sir.
Um, I just, uh-- uh, well--
Bleachers.
- Now! - Chill, Coach!
She went to get a freakin' tampon.
[GIRLS GIGGLING]
[SIGHS]
Dang, are you on your period, too?
[GIGGLE TOGETHER]
[TONY SIGHS]
TONY: Jesus.
To the line, ladies.
You, too, Ruth.
Me? Yeah, okay!
Ruth.
[WORK PLAYING]
[♪♪♪]
[BLOWS WHISTLE]
[INDISTINCT LYRICS]
♪ Work, work, work, work
♪ Work, work
[INDISTINCT LYRICS]
♪ Work, work, work, work
♪ Work, work
Okay, ladies, we're gonna be playing
a few games of three-on-three.
♪ Don't slow down, I go and get it ♪
And we'll be picking the teams.
First team, Charity, Sky, Kayley.
Second team, Alyssa, Ruth, Destiny.
All right, let's make it happen, ladies.
[INDISTINCT LYRICS]
♪ Haters try to catch up with me ♪
♪ I skirt off them proper way ♪
♪ See I've been... [INDISTINCT LYRICS] ♪
♪ If you're playin', I am ready ♪
♪ We don't sleep some times, don't eat ♪
♪ My team be called up for the matches ♪
♪ Like it's only one controller ♪
♪ Own this game
♪ No competition
♪ Now turn me up
♪ My mp3
♪ I'm LBJ
♪ That's MVP
♪ They get gas up, no NPG
♪ They watch what I do
♪ That's NBC
♪ Y'all put some work
♪ That's all they see
♪ And what I say I do
♪ I beat you
♪ You might be smarter
♪ Might look better
♪ But you ain't not workin' me ♪
♪ Let's go now
♪ Work, work, work, work
♪ Work, work
[INDISTINCT LYRICS]
♪ I clock in and I work
♪ I work
♪ I clock out and I work
♪ I work
♪ No time clock, but I work
All right, that's gonna do it for today, ladies.
I will have the team posted by tomorrow.
Thank you very much for all your hard work, all your hustle.
Truly appreciate it.
Good luck.
DESTINY: What?
You act like we didn't win.
We?
[SCOFFS]
Kayley!
Yeah, coming.
What, Kayley?
What?
You're just kind of a ball hog.
DESTINY: I had to show him my skills!
Okay.
I think this is our team.
No, I don't think so.
You got any plans this weekend?
My cousin's getting married tomorrow.
Oh! So, a wedding!
Yeah.
All right, well, have fun out there.
Be safe.
I'll see you Monday.
See you Monday, Coach.
Don't stay here all weekend.
Get out of here.
See ya.
TONY: I gotta admit I shed a tear when she came down the aisle.
MAN 3: Really?
What were you thinking?
Uh...
...a lot of things, honestly,
but mostly that this was the happiest
I've ever been.
MAN 3: You drink any?
TONY: No. No, not a drop.
You didn't put my name on the roster!
Nope.
Why not?
'Cause you didn't make the team.
Yeah, I know, I can read. I'm asking you why.
Because there is no I in team.
[SCOFFS]
Yeah?
Kobe said there's a me up in that motherfu--
Hey.
You got a lot of nerve comparing yourself to that man.
You really think this team can't win without you on it?
DESTINY: Hey.
You said it, I didn't.
Goodbye, Destiny.
Man, screw you!
Thank you.
[HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART PLAYING]
[♪♪♪]
♪ I can think of younger days
♪ When living for my life
♪ Was everything a man could want to do ♪
♪ I could never see
♪ Tomorrow
♪ I was never told
♪ About the sorrow
♪ And
MAN 3: How's life outside the gym going for you?
It's going good.
It's going really well.
Um, Aaliyah and I got back together, which is--
MAN 3: I knew you two would.
[TONY CHUCKLES]
TONY: What? How'd you know?
MAN 3: 'Cause, Tony, that's your soulmate.
[SPRAY CAN BALL RATTLING]
Nobody's gonna play me.
[THUMPING IN DISTANCE]
[TOGETHER] What are you doing here?
You gonna do some painting?
You gonna do some drinking?
You know, vandalism's illegal.
Says the man who's drunk on school grounds.
Let me take a wild guess, you're headed to my office.
You know, you're not the only one
who didn't make the team, Destiny.
Yeah, but I'm the best one who tried out.
How you gonna ask me to try out for a team
and then not let me on it?
Key word. Try out.
I didn't offer you a free spot on the team.
Okay, maybe not.
But you can't tell me I wasn't the best girl out there.
Skills-wise, probably so.
But I don't have any room on my team for a selfish player.
Selfish?
You don't know anything about me.
I don't need to know anything about you.
I see how you play.
How do I play?
Like you're the only girl on the floor.
And if you had a better attitude about it, I might reconsider,
but you don't, so I can't.
[THUMPING]
DESTINY: What do I gotta do to be on the team, man?
You gotta be a team player.
I can do that.
Ah. Hard girl got a soft spot.
It's not funny.
I thought about what you said.
I think I can get into a real good school
with ball.
Well, if you think that, why is it taking you till now
to be serious about it?
I don't know!
I guess I just never thought about ball like that.
Like what?
Getting me a better life.
Please.
- Destiny. - Coach!
You were an All-Star, right?
[BALL THUMPS]
Several times.
Okay.
[BALL THUMPS]
So if I can beat you in a game of one-on-one,
then it shows that I deserve to be on the team.
Okay, look.
First of all, come on, you're not beating me.
And second of all, your game is not the issue I have with you.
Check.
[BALL THUMPING]
[♪♪♪]
Make it, take it. Play defense.
[♪♪♪]
[BALL THUMPING]
TONY: All right, it's one-one.
[BALL THUMPING]
TONY: Ones and twos?
Yeah, but you were in front of the three-point line.
- Don't play me. - All right, two-one, me.
[BALL THUMPING]
TONY: [INDISTINCT SPEECH]
[BALL THUMPING]
TONY: Got you.
[BALL THUMPING]
[♪♪♪]
[TONY GRUNTS]
TONY: Got her!
All right, here we go, game point.
[BALL THUMPING]
TONY: That's game.
[BALL THUMPING]
[DESTINY YELLS]
TONY: Don't make me regret it.
Team player!
[♪♪♪]
[RAIN POURS]
[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]
[DOOR SHUTS]
[ALEX SCREAMING]
ALEX: No!
I don't think the girls are feelin' me that much.
KAYLEY: They are. It's just Charity.
So how's the search for your mom going?
Did you stop looking?
No.
But I can't find shit.
You know that envelope you gave me the other night?
Hmm.
Zero matches.
Mm.
We'll just give it some time.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
[DOOR SQUEAKS AND SHUTS]
[DOORBELL RINGS]
[INDISTINCT LYRICS IN BACKGROUND]
Would you just tell him that you want him already?
I don't.
[CHUCKLES]
So what do you think you'll do if you find her?
Ask her why she left.
I was a baby.
How bad could I have been, right?
It's not your fault, Destiny.
So whose fault is it my foster mom's an asshole?
Also not your fault?
Can I be honest with you?
Hmm.
You are one of the smartest and most talented people
that I've ever met.
But?
But...
...you just have this attitude
like the world owes you something.
No, I don't, Kayley.
Yeah, you kinda do.
I'm leaving.
Why?
Because I'm tellin' you the truth?
I was molested, Destiny.
Yeah, you told me.
Then my dad left us in high school.
And I have to struggle with dyslexia every day
while I watch you throw your freaking intelligence away?
Look, so stop.
There's someone out there who would kill to have your life.
You're right.
KAYLEY: Just like my pastor says,
"I was mad because I didn't have shoes,
until I met a man who didn't have feet."
That's deep.
Yeah, and I heard Jackson goes deeper.
You're disgusting.
[CHUCKLES]
Stop. Stop throwin' food!
[BIRDS CHIRPING IN BACKGROUND]
Hey, good practice.
Good practice.
Yeah, Coach is way too serious for me.
I mean, does the man even smile?
[CHUCKLING]
ALYSSA: I mean, he has been through a lot.
His wife was murdered, you guys.
That's why he retired.
Well, I heard he's an alcoholic.
I probably would be too if my wife was murdered.
Okay, so what happened?
ALYSSA: Apparently he came home late.
His house had been robbed.
He found his wife dropped dead on the floor.
Blood was everywhere.
It was terrible.
Damn.
RUTH: It says here the attack was random.
Two guys had broken into other houses in the neighborhood,
but Tony's wife just happened to be home.
ALYSSA: Mm.
She was pregnant, too.
Mm.
CHARITY: What?
That's wild.
Did they go to jail?
Mm, yeah.
Looks like they eventually caught him.
Well, let me see real quick.
CHARITY: It says here he got arrested for a DUI last year.
Hey, what are we, like, community service or something?
Oh, man.
CHARITY: Now, that's bullshit.
[LOCKER DOORS OPENING AND CLOSING]
[BIRDS CHIRPING IN DISTANCE]
Hey. Hey.
- Good job today, champ. - Ow!
What's wrong with you?
Nothing.
What happened?
Coach, you know I can be clumsy sometimes.
Hey, didn't you say you were goin' to see your foster mother
this weekend?
I didn't go see her.
I had to pick up some paperwork at the house.
Hmm.
And what happened with that?
You gonna tell me why you were drinking in the gym?
I have some personal issues that I'm working through.
- We're gonna leave it at that. - Fine.
Who hit you?
Nobody.
Okay.
DESTINY: She didn't hit me.
She didn't.
Look, Coach, I gotta be honest with you.
Some of the girls found out about your DUI
and they're not impressed.
They think you're doing this for community service
and you don't wanna be here.
Hmm.
I wanna be here, Destiny.
All right?
Trust me.
[♪♪♪]
Thank you.
[♪♪♪]
[VEHICLES WHOOSHING IN BACKGROUND]
Mr. Parks. Hi.
Alex! Come on.
Oh, my God.
Oh, and that little one!
Man, that little girl!
[MR. PARKS CHUCKLES]
MR. PARKS: Wow.
I always say, "That Alex is gonna be a great mom."
I'm so happy to see you.
So how is she?
They took her.
MR. PARKS: Who took her?
Child services.
MR. PARKS: You can stay here if you need to.
As long as you need to.
[ALEX CRIES]
[DON'T QUIT PLAYING]
♪ It ain't no stopping me
♪ You wanna see why, come ride with me ♪
♪ And you gonna see how I could have been dead ♪
♪ When they said I can't, they lied to me ♪
♪ Haters stood in line to see me fail ♪
♪ They still in line, you see
♪ A few stepped out 'cause they legs got tired ♪
♪ And now they claim they proud of me ♪
♪ I grew up steeped in poverty ♪
♪ We handle problems violently ♪
♪ But now I know how to keep the peace ♪
All right, everybody take a knee.
I like it.
Somebody tell me what we got tomorrow?
We play our first game.
GLORIA: Correction!
We win our first game.
Washington Prep isn't that great.
If you guys play like you practiced today,
we should have no trouble.
TONY: Coach is right.
If you play like we practiced, you'll be good.
We do not underestimate competition.
We do not play down to their level.
We play our game. Right?
All right. Everybody up.
UConn, take 'em out.
Team on three. Family on six.
One, two, three!
[TOGETHER] Team!
ALYSSA Four, five, six!
[TOGETHER] Family! WooH!
[GRUNTS]
DESTINY: Need any help?
No. No, I'm good. Thanks.
I said you didn't have to help.
DESTINY: I know.
I literally have nothing else to do.
My homework's done,
Kayley has a group study thing,
and Jackson's going to the movies with Charity.
Uh-huh. Sound upset about that.
I'm not.
All right.
I do have a question.
Shoot.
Why do you and Charity hate each other so much?
I don't hate her. She hates me.
Okay.
Okay, me, Kayley, Jackson, and Charity all
went to the same high school together,
if you didn't know.
Junior year,
Charity finds herself liking Jackson.
Wants him to ask her to the prom.
He asked me instead.
Okay, yeah, that's-- that's a lot.
I'm sorry I asked.
She's basically just dating him to piss me off, honestly.
Okay.
DESTINY: Because Jackson and I didn't really work out.
We're not right for each other.
My turn.
Your turn?
Mm-hmm. To ask you a question.
Okay, shoot.
You ever gonna tell me why you were in the gym
drinking crazy that one night?
Leave it alone.
You were drinking a lot, Coach.
Look, my life sucks, too. Just--
Your life does not suck, Destiny.
Stop.
Okay.
I have no parents. my foster mom hates me.
- And I mean really hates me. - Stop.
Can you change that?
- No. - Then stop talkin' about it.
Focus your attention on something you can control.
All right?
Look, you can't change your beginning.
But you sure as hell can change your ending
and give yourself a better life.
Come on, champ.
Wow.
You're, like, the wisest alcoholic
I've ever met in my life.
I'm not an alcoholic.
May bad.
Good.
[CROWD CHEERING]
Come on, let's go. [INDISTINCT SPEECH]
Watch the screen, watch the screen!
Screen!
[CHEERING]
Time out, time out!
Time out!
[CROWD CHEERING]
TONY: What are we doing?
I don't know.
[OVERLAPPING CONVERSATION]
Hey, hey, hey, knock it off!
Hey, hey!
We're not doing anything we practiced!
You guys are playing selfish basketball!
Team!
Now stop bickering with each other
and play together!
[WHISTLE BLOWING]
[CROWD CHEERING]
[WHISTLE BLOWING]
[CHEERING AND CLAPPING]
You're not calling out screens.
You're not playing defense.
[CROWD CHEERING]
Let's go, let's go, let's go!
You guys are playing down to their level!
I told you not to do that!
[CROWD CHEERING]
Go!
[CROWD CHEERING]
Come on!
We are trying to win, not you.
[CROWD CHEERING]
TONY: Play together, or lose!
[INDISTINCT SPEECH] Let's go! Let's go!
Let's go!
Just pass the ball!
Pass the ball!
[CROWD CHEERING]
[BUZZER RINGS]
[CROWD CHEERING]
Sit down. Now.
This is the same crap you guys pulled at the game last night.
What the hell is goin' on here?
Basketball is a team sport.
I don't know why I gotta keep telling you that.
Now, if you want me to coach you, I will coach you.
If you wanna do your own thing, I got no reason to be here.
No celebration drinks last night, huh?
[BALL THUMPING]
It's Destiny's fault we lost in the first place.
Man, shut up.
No, you shut up.
- Hoe. - Hoe?
You heard me.
Kayley, you better get your girl.
Charity, you better make your shots.
Everybody misses shots, Destiny!
That doesn't mean you turn into a one-woman show!
I was tryin' to win!
And look what I got you.
I would have gotten further if you and Sky
hadn't kept the ball from me.
- Yo. - You sound ridiculous.
You sound jealous.
Jealous of who?
Jealous of you?
Girl, your own mama don't even want you.
What makes you think I wanna be bothered?
Fuck.
SKY: Hey, hey, hey!
KAYLEY: Stop, stop!
Aye, chill!
Forget you guys!
I don't need this bullshit!
KAYLEY: Destiny. Des--
I got it. Destiny!
Like, you need to apologize.
For what?
Because you took that too far.
Like, "Your own mom doesn't even want you."
Are you serious?
Charity, I know you're adopted.
Yeah.
So don't take your issues out on my friend.
[CHARITY SIGHS]
[♪♪♪]
[BANGS]
[SCREAMS]
[BANGS]
[♪♪♪]
- [INSECTS CHIRPING] - [DISTANT POLICE SIREN]
RUTH: I wonder why Coach wanted to meet us here.
Probably because of how bad we've been playing.
[CHUCKLES]
My free throw have been so off lately.
What are you looking at?
[SKY SLURPING]
Nothing pretty.
I mean on the goal. What are you looking at?
CHARITY: The rim.
DESTINY: What part?
I don't know. The front?
Look at the back.
I'm just tryin' to win.
Look, I'm sorry about what I said about your mom--
Just do what I told you and shoot, aight?
Aight?
- SKY: Hey, Coach. - Hey, Coach.
Hey, ladies.
ALYSSA: What's up, Coach?
You guys having fun?
Yep.
[SIGHS]
Good. Let's talk.
TONY: It's come to my attention that some of you
may have become aware of my transgressions.
Yes, I did get a DUI last year.
And yeah, I have been struggling
with some mental health issues.
[♪♪♪]
My wife was the best thing that ever happened to me.
And I lost her.
And I lost my love for the game.
And I pretty much lost everything.
[SNIFFLES]
Last year on the night
that was supposed to be our anniversary,
I got in my car after having had too much to drink.
Fortunately, nobody got hurt,
but I did get probation.
[TONY SIGHS]
TONY: Full disclosure.
I took this job hoping
that it would help with my appeal.
Because the judge on my case is a big donor to the school.
So there's that.
[SNIFFLES]
But what I didn't expect
was that I was gonna love this job.
What I didn't expect--
[TONY CLEARS THROAT]
Is that I was gonna love working with you guys.
And that I was going to love the opportunity
to work towards a championship again.
So despite what you may think of my mistakes,
don't think for a second that I take any of this
for granted.
Don't think for a second that I am not fully committed
to what's happening here.
I'm here.
And we are going to have a winning season.
[♪♪♪]
TONY: Have fun, ladies.
Thanks, Coach.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]
[BUZZER RINGS]
[CROWD CHEERING]
[THUD]
TONY: All right, you're okay.
Hey! Look at the back.
TONY: You're all right, come on.
[♪♪♪]
Here we go. Come on!
[BALL THUMPING]
TONY: Let's go, team.
Come on.
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on!
[THUD]
[CROWD CHEERING]
Come on, girls.
We're right where we wanna be, all right?
Destiny, you gotta make this three
to tie the game, all right?
Ruth, you're gonna take it up top,
swing it around to Destiny.
Hit the shot, all right?
Let's go. Let's make it happen.
[CLAPPING]
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]
[♪♪♪]
[THUD]
[BUZZER RINGS]
Fuck!
[CROWD CHEERS AND CLAPS]
[CHANTING TOGETHER]
KAYLEY: It's okay, Des--
ALYSSA: Don't worry about it, Destiny.
You'll get it next time.
Yeah, it's not your fault, okay?
Stop crying.
Y'all, we can still make the playoffs
and go to the championship.
We just gotta get our shit together, yo!
So, Destiny, stop crying.
But don't stop shooting.
All right?
Let's get it. Next play.
Lincoln on me! Lincoln on three!
One, two, three!
[TOGETHER] Lincoln!
TONY: Come on, good work, good work.
The more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in war!
Good job, ladies. Good job.
Hard till the end.
Hard till the final whistle.
Who wants it in the fourth quarter?
[BLOWS WHISTLE]
TONY: Who wants it? Let's go! Stay low!
Work, work, work, work!
All right, ladies. 15 seconds.
[BLOWS WHISTLE]
[CHEERING AND CLAPPING]
TONY: Let's go, let's go, let's go!
Play the game hard.
Play the game with pride.
[BALL WHOOSHES]
[CAMERA CLICKS]
[♪♪♪]
TONY: Pride stands for personal responsibility
in daily endeavor.
Take personal responsibility in what you do every day.
Take personal responsibility in what you are doing
to make your team better.
Personal responsibility in daily endeavor.
[♪♪♪]
That's Bulldog pride, ladies.
That's what's gonna win us this championship.
[TOGETHER] Family!
[YELLS]
[CAMERA CLICKS]
DESTINY: I just don't get why service hours
have to be a school requirement.
Because you wouldn't do it otherwise.
She ain't lyin'.
We have to come back here whenever we can.
For real, though.
It really put life in perspective.
Yeah, you're telling me.
Y'all know where I'm supposed to put these cans?
Uh, back in the pantry.
I'll take it.
That's okay. I got you, boo.
Okay.
[CHUCKLES]
[VEHICLE WHOOSHES IN DISTANCE]
[INDISTINCT BACKGROUND CHATTER]
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
DESTINY: Knock, knock.
Hey, come on in.
[DESTINY SIGHS]
So...
...what's the strategy for the game?
Well, just keep doin' what we've been doin' all year.
We should be good.
True. True.
You know, I gotta tell you,
you been a pleasant surprise for me this year.
Look at you, grades up, smiling more,
gettin' along with your teammates.
See what happens when you're unselfish.
Uh-huh?
[BAG RUSTLING]
Uh-huh.
I like the change I've seen in you.
No.
I like the change I'm seeing in you.
Change in me? What are you talkin' about?
You're happier. More patient.
You're drinking water.
[GULPS]
Touché.
Look, I don't know if you'll ever get married again,
but you'd be a great dad.
Wow. Thank you.
Ugh, don't let it get to your head.
I have to go to my dorm before my next class,
so I'll just see you at practice?
Yeah, yeah.
I'll see you there.
[BAG RUSTLING]
I think I look forward to most is bein' a dad.
MAN 3: Wow. Um--
Well, have you and Aliyah been trying?
TONY: We have. Um--
I'm not sure, what-- what the deal is,
but it's been-- it's been tough, and--
But her doctors started to suggest IVF.
- MAN 3: Okay. - So, you know.
How do you feel about that?
Uh, I'm cool with it.
Um, I mean, honestly, whatever it takes.
[PHONE RINGS]
[PHONE BEEPS]
[SIGHS]
[PHONE CHIMES]
[TAPS PHONE SCREEN]
WOMAN 4: [ON PHONE] Hello, Mr. Greene.
My name is Nancy.
I work at the Liberty Medical Hospital.
I have Destiny here, who has you listed
as emergency contact in her phone.
She was in a bad car accident tonight.
If you could call me back at 912-369-94...
[TAPS PHONE SCREEN]
[SIRENS WAILING AND VEHICLE WHOOSHING]
HOSPITAL ANNOUNCER ON PA: Doctor Thomas, dial 102, please.
Doctor McLawrence, please dial 118.
Doctor Kravitz, we have a visitor in the main lobby.
Doctor Kravitz, we have a visitor in the main lobby
TONY: Destiny?
- CHARITY: Coach. - Hey, hey--
SKY: Coach!
- We've been calling you! - Yeah, I know. What happened?
I let her borrow my car to get some food,
and then someone hit her head on.
Where is she?
She's in her room, but she won't let us see her.
Who won't let you see her?
Her foster mom.
TONY: Uh, hey, are you-- you Sophia?
Yes, and who might you be?
TONY: Uh, I'm Tony Greene. I'm Destiny's basketball coach.
Um, can I see her?
She's asleep.
- Sophia? - Yes?
I wanna make sure she's okay.
She's fine.
She's in a hospital bed at 2:00 in the mornin'.
How fine can she be?
Um, Sophia, um, I've seen the bruises, okay?
I don't know what you're talkin' about.
Okay.
Well, I'm sure the police will have no trouble findin' out.
You know, there's a reason that she's got me
as her emergency contact and not you.
Pretty sure we both know what that reason is.
So how about you just take me back to see her?
Come on.
[MONITOR BEEPING]
[INDISTINCT BACKGROUND CHATTER]
Hey, champ.
What's the other guy look like?
No, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.
DOCTOR: I'm gonna need to speak with Destiny's guardian alone
for a few minutes, please.
Okay.
I'll be right outside, okay?
[♪♪♪]
DOCTOR: As you know, Destiny's lost a lot of blood.
She has bruising around her midsection
due to internal bleeding.
We wanna watch her for now.
But if she doesn't show steady improvement,
I wanna schedule an exploratory laparotomy.
A what?
Basically, we make an incision,
open up her abdomen
to see if there's anything going on in there
that requires more action.
SOPHIA: And when will you know if she needs that?
We wanna watch for improvement first.
So we'll see.
We don't wanna do any surgery unless we have to.
Basically, we'll take it hour by hour, day by day.
If we do have to open her up,
it's hard to say what we might find.
Destiny has a very rare blood type.
So if she requires more blood or maybe an organ--
SOPHIA: An organ?
I'm just playing a huge what-if game here, ma'am.
I want you to be aware of all the possibilities.
[DOCTOR SIGHS]
But if she does require blood,
then we want to use her actual blood type.
We do have some here in the bank.
But if you know of anyone who might be a match...
I can't say that I do.
DOCTOR: Okay, then, uh, I'll get with my staff
and have them look into it.
Be back in a few hours.
[INSECTS CHIRPING IN BACKGROUND]
[SLURPS]
[VEHICLES WHOOSHING IN BACKGROUND]
[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]
[♪♪♪]
[PHONE CHIMES]
[CAPS BOTTLE]
[PHONE CHIMES]
[♪♪♪]
[INDISTINCT BACKGROUND CHATTER]
NURSE 1: Oh, hang on.
NURSE 2: FYI, we don't have any more blood vials.
[♪♪♪]
Guess I'll give some, too.
[♪♪♪]
Hi.
[NURSE CHUCKLES]
NURSE 1: It's almost done.
[PAGES RUSTLE]
Hey, Doc. How you doing?
DOCTOR: Can I speak with you for a minute, Mr. Greene?
Yeah. Yeah, of course.
[SIGHS]
So how'd the testing go?
Unfortunately, none of the girls were a match.
- Wow, none? - None.
Mm. What about Jackson?
No.
No?
Well... [CHUCKLES]
How about me?
Well, that's the reason I wanted to talk to you.
What is your relationship with Destiny again?
Uh, we-- we established that.
I'm her basketball coach.
DOCTOR: Hmm.
And how long have you known her?
TONY: About the few months I've been coachin' her.
And that's the only reason you're here?
Should there be another reason I'm here?
That's enough, isn't it?
We have run these blood tests over and over.
There's something we can't quite explain,
and maybe you can help us with.
Okay.
[♪♪♪]
O-- okay, this can't be right.
[♪♪♪]
Have--
Have you said anything to anyone about this?
DOCTOR: No. Of course not.
Okay, good. Please don't.
[♪♪♪]
TONY: And you hear all of this about everything happens for a reason,
God does everything for,
you know, for a purpose,
all in His plan.
What could be this plan?
Why would He take her from me now?
- This is the woman-- - I know, I know.
TONY: He sent me to have children with,
to marry, to love, to grow old with.
Why now? Why would He do that?
Yeah, Tony, sometimes things--
They-- they just happen.
And we can't explain it.
What kind of shit is that?
What kinda answer is that, yo?
We can't explain? Are you kidding?
What the fuck am I payin' you for?
MAN 3: Tony, I'm-- I'm sorry.
You nee-- you need to explain.
You're supposed to have the answers.
You're the de-- de-- degrees on the wall.
Tell me. Explain it!
TERRENCE: Tony, you okay, bro?
What's going on? I--
Not only are you a match, you're also her father.
How is that even possible?
It's not possible, and that's what I told him.
I said it can't be. There's no way.
It can't be right.
We figure it's one of two things.
Either you are not being honest with us
about your relationship with Destiny.
Or the tests are wrong.
TERRENCE: Tony, this is a lot.
Yeah!
You have to get to the bottom of this, Tony.
I don't even know where to start.
See if they'll reopen Aaliyah's case.
Terrence, Aaliyah's been dead 18 years.
What's that gonna do?
TERRENCE: I know.
But if you truly believe that she's Destiny's mother,
something isn't addin' up, Tony.
It's not.
Look, have you tried calling Aaliyah's sister?
What about that?
Alex?
TERRENCE: Yeah.
Man, I haven't spoke to Alex since Aaliyah died.
I wouldn't know where to start looking for her.
I don't even know if she's still alive.
God works in mysterious ways.
You can believe that.
Look, think about you.
I thought I was bringing you down here
just to get you out of your funk.
Maybe there's another reason.
[SIRENS WAILING IN DISTANCE]
[GRUNTS]
Tony, nobody would judge you if you had an affair.
Especially not me. Okay?
You're gonna make me keep telling you this.
I never cheated on my wife.
Okay. Okay. Well...
...was there any time
where she disappeared for an extended amount of time?
No. Never.
Now, look, Detective.
I've been waiting for hours to talk to you.
Hours.
For you to come in here with nothin'.
So either give me some answers or let me talk to somebody else.
Mr. Greene, you're gonna need to calm down.
Don't tell me to calm down, man!
I just found out abouta daughter I never knew I had
and nobody in here can give me answers
to where she came from?
Well, I gave you my best guess.
Oh, word? All right. All right.
Okay. Tony. Tony.
I'm sorry. Okay?
Sit down.
[DETECTIVE SIGHS]
We pulled the file
on Destiny's foster mother, Sophia James.
She's legit.
All right. Well, then...
...what about Aaliyah?
- Your wife? - Yeah. I mean, is--
Is there some way that she mi--
Tony. What about her?
TONY: Is there some way she could have been...
She was...
DETECTIVE: Tony.
[SIGHS]
Tony, your wife and her baby
were pronounced dead on the scene.
And there's no way
that the baby could have survived?
DETECTIVE: None, Tony!
Sorry.
Something's just not right, man.
DETECTIVE: Okay.
See, this is-- this is what I--
This is what I've been lookin' for.
That open communication. Huh?
- What doesn't feel right? - I don't know!
If I knew that, I wouldn't be sittin' here bullshittin'
with you, would I?
Tony.
TONY: Detective.
Now I'm gonna ask you again.
Please, do your job!
Get me some answers!
Or I'm gonna do what I gotta do, and go out and find 'em myself!
Okay. Okay. Okay.
Look, we still have physical evidence
from Aaliyah's case downstairs right now.
If I can get DNA sample on Destiny,
see if it's a match,
we can start there.
Let's start there.
That sound fair to you?
Sorry about the cup.
[CHUCKLES]
I like my coffee.
Ruth sent me this picture of all of the girls
decorating my dorm room.
They put up pictures, and flowers, and teddy bears,
and balloons.
And oh, my God, Kayley won't stop talking
about this basketball plushie she got me,
which obviously I don't need and I don't want--
Hey, hey, hey, hey, listen-- listen to me.
Um...
I gotta tell you somethin'.
Shoot.
[MONITOR BEEPING IN BACKGROUND]
[SIGHS]
I--
I don't know how to tell you this.
DESTINY: You're my dad.
Who told you that?
I heard you and Dr. Murphy talking about the test results.
[CHUCKLES]
This is crazy.
Yeah.
Why didn't you tell me you knew?
I wanted you to be the one to tell me.
So...
...You're my dad.
[♪♪♪]
But how?
I don't know.
And that's what I gotta figure out,
but I'm gonna need some help.
[TONY SNIFFLES]
I wanna go to the news and see if anybody knows.
If that's okay with you.
Yeah.
Because I need to know, too, honestly.
We're gonna figure this out. Okay?
I promise.
[SNIFFLES]
TONY: But you need to get ready.
For what?
Get ready.
We have breaking news to report.
REPORTER 6: Former NBA basketball star Tony Greene...
REPORTER 7: Has found his long lost daughter.
[♪♪♪]
[CAMERA CLICKING]
[PRINTER WHIRRING]
[PAPER RUSTLING]
[TAPS MAGNIFYING GLASS]
MAN 4: You're gonna wanna see this.
Holy shit.
He wasn't lyin'.
[♪♪♪]
Phew.
[PHONE RINGS]
Hello.
DETECTIVE: [ON PHONE] Tony.
Are you sitting down?
I am.
DETECTIVE: [ON PHONE] Okay, I need you to listen to me here.
Okay?
We ran Destiny's DNA against Aaliyah's.
Okay. And?
And Aaliyah is Destiny's mother.
What the hell, man?
DETECTIVE: [ON PHONE] I know, but--
You have no idea how...
Let me do my job.
That's what you asked me to do, didn't you?
And we can figure this out.
Yeah, okay. Thank you.
[SIGHS]
[PHONE RINGS]
Hello.
DESTINY: [ON PHONE] Hey, Coach!
Just wanted to wish you luck.
[CHUCKLES]
Thanks, uh...
I needed that.
DESTINY: [ON PHONE] Yeah, I'm glad I could help.
A less mature version of me once said
that the team couldn't win if I wasn't playing tonight.
So prove me wrong.
I'll do my best.
You got this, Dad.
Thanks, champ.
Look at you bonding with your daddy.
[CHUCKLES] Stop.
[SIGHS]
REPORTER 8: [ON TV] Her name is Destiny, and she's a member
of the Lincoln Community College basketball team,
where Tony is currently the head coach.
Tony Greene retired at the height of his career
over 18 years ago
when his wife Aaliyah was killed in a home invasion.
REPORTER 9: [ON TV] Authorities are attempting
to locate Destiny's estranged mother.
There have been no leads on who she is or where she may be.
Oh, I'm so proud of you guys!
We're goin' to the conference championships?
Yeah.
Who would have thought, right?
And I get to go home tomorrow?
It's a good day.
Yeah, well,
I'm just glad you didn't have to have surgery.
You and me both.
[PHONE BUZZES]
Hello?
Yeah.
Mm-hmm.
You're kiddin' me.
No, no, no. We can be there tomorrow.
All right. Thank you.
They want us to come down to the station tomorrow.
Say they found the missing piece.
[KNOCKS]
[SIGHS]
DETECTIVE: So, uh...
...we have Aliyah's sister.
Alex?
Yeah, and she wouldn't talk until you got here.
Okay, where is she?
ALEX: Where's Destiny?
MAN 4: You don't get to ask me any questions
until you answer some of mine first.
So let's start with you telling me
what your relationship with Destiny is.
Oh, shit.
I got you, boo.
Where should I put these?
I'm sorry?
Where do these go?
Uh, right there is fine.
ALEX: I thought I was her mom.
You thought?
Yes, and then she was taken away from me.
First of all,
Destiny was found alone inside a motel room,
which means you abandoned her.
She wasn't taken from you.
Alex, I'm gonna need you to elaborate a little more for me.
[♪♪♪]
DETECTIVE: All right.
Let's go in.
TONY: I'll be right back.
Mind if I join?
Alex, what's going on?
Tony, I promise I didn't know.
You didn't know what?
That Destiny really wasn't mine.
The IVF.
DETECTIVE: The IV-- IVF?
You're talkin' about when Aaliyah and I
were having problems getting pregnant?
Yeah.
Uh, somebody tell me what the hell's going on.
We're sisters,
and we always had this fantasy of havin' our kids together.
So when Aaliyah was having trouble getting pregnant,
the doctor suggested she try in vitro fertilization,
or IVF.
Using-- using her egg with Tony's sperm?
Wait, wait, what?
Uh, but what does that gotta do with you?
MAN 4: Wait, wait, wait, can--
Can you just explain more about this IVF?
Alex, please explain it to this man.
[ALEX SIGHS]
When some women have trouble getting pregnant,
like my sister,
the doctor will remove some of their eggs and fertilize them
outside of the body to create embryos.
Once the embryos are ready,
they'll implant them back into the woman's body,
and if it takes, then they become pregnant.
MAN 4: Okay.
DETECTIVE: Hold-- hold on.
So-- so, is Tony your baby daddy, too?
No.
I had gotten a sperm donor.
Tony and Aaliyah had their embryos,
and I had mine.
[SIGHS]
Tony.
[TAKES A DEEP BREATH]
DETECTIVE: Is this true?
But her doctors started to suggest IVF.
Yeah.
Jesus.
When Aaliyah died, that broke me, Tony.
I couldn't stay in Atlanta any longer.
So I relocated back to our hometown,
pregnant and just barely getting by.
DETECTIVE: How were you barely getting by?
And the cost of living is a lot cheaper than Atlanta.
Yeah, but--
And isn't IVF hella expensive?
ALEX: Yes, but Tony and Aaliyah helped me out a lot.
I mean, in fact, Tony paid for both of our procedures.
I didn't have my life together the way my sister did.
Why didn't you just ask me for help?
You just buried my pregnant twin sister.
I wasn't about to serve as a constant reminder
of what you just lost.
I was feeling bad enough.
So I just did side jobs,
and I found a cheap motel,
and, I don't know, once the work wasn't stable,
I just found somewhere else.
That's when I found the homeless shelter.
They helped me with prenatal care,
and they offered me a job,
but it just wasn't enough,
especially after Destiny was born.
[SIGHS]
In fact, where is she?
[SOBS]
Tony, I'm sorry.
I promise I am so sorry.
MAN 4: So you're suggesting you gave birth
to Tony and Aaliyah's embryo?
ALEX: Yeah.
[SNIFFLES]
So she's mine.
You ready?
Come on.
[♪♪♪]
I saw you at the homeless shelter.
Have a seat.
ALEX: I volunteer there on the weekends.
I didn't know it was you for sure
until I saw you and Tony on the news.
Then I realized the only possible explanation.
The lab must have mixed up the embryos.
Wow.
It's literally the only explanation.
Okay.
So that explains how Tony is my dad.
[♪♪♪]
But I had to spend my whole freakin' life
in foster care because of you.
Why the hell did you leave me in that motel?
It's not something I'm proud of, Destiny.
I just needed some extra cash to get us by.
One day things didn't go as planned,
and you must have woken up, and started crying
because when I got back from making my run,
and you were gone.
And I had a note from social services.
I love you, Destiny, with all my heart,
but the streets are no place for a three-year-old.
You bein' taken away from me was probably the best thing
that could have happened.
Mm-mm.
Second best.
Finding Tony...
...is the best thing that could have happened.
I love you, Destiny.
Please believe me when I say that.
You love me?
You could have looked for me after I was taken away!
I didn't think I deserved you.
I would have gone to jail.
And what good would I have been for you there?
They would have still taken me in for neglect.
Better hope they don't still get you.
Actually, the statute of limitations on that
is 10 years.
She's unclear.
Lucky you.
Destiny.
You have every right to be angry with me.
[ALEX SNIFFLES]
And I know it's not an excuse,
but I was never in a good place when your mom died.
We did everything together.
I wanted to die, too.
And then to find out that the little girl
who actually kept me from taking my own life
is not my real daughter...
This has been a lot for me to process, too, Destiny.
[SNIFFLES]
[SIGHS]
Welp.
As much as I'm enjoying this soap opera of a family reunion,
I'm gonna have to let you go.
There's no crime here.
Moore, contact the fertility clinic
and find out if there was any contamination
to the embryo samples, please.
Thank you.
You got it.
Hey, I wish you guys the best.
Can we go?
Destiny.
I just need time.
Hey.
Just give her some time, all right?
For all of us, right?
It's gonna be all right.
[SOBS]
GAME ANNOUNCER: And welcome to the Women's Junior College
Southeastern Championships!
We are broadcasting live--
All right, ladies.
From the great state of Georgia.
TONY: Here we are.
GAME ANNOUNCER: This final game is sure to be a good...
TONY: At the beginning of this year, I told you
we were gonna change some things at Lincoln.
[CLAPPING]
And you guys were gonna win a championship.
And you're right on the verge of doing it.
Remember most games are lost, not won.
We didn't come this far to lose.
No matter what happens.
I'm proud of you, ladies.
Let's make it happen.
[WHISTLE BLOWS]
[HORN BLOWS]
[CHEERING]
GAME ANNOUNCER: Charity with the mid-range shot!
Number five uses the backboard for two!
[CHEERING]
GLORIA: Hustle, hustle, hustle, move!
GAME ANNOUNCER: And Ruth takes it to the hoop. And it's good.
[WHISTLE BLOWS]
GAME ANNOUNCER: Oh, it's actually an offensive foul!
Let's go. Have a seat.
GAME ANNOUNCER: No basket! No Bull basket!
And the Bulldogs are done.
TONY: Hey, come on.
You guys are doing great.
My shot is off, Coach!
GAME ANNOUNCER: And we are tied.
Yeah, Coach, I can't keep up with zero.
Hey, stop. All right?
Let's not talk about what's behind us.
Let's talk about what's in front of us.
All right?
Keep playing.
Trust yourselves.
You guys are right there!
You're right there!
Look, Coach is right.
We only have one minute between us
and that championship.
So stop freaking out.
Just don't stop shooting.
All right, come on. Come on.
Let's make it happen. Let's go.
[CLAPPING]
GAME ANNOUNCER: Number six, Alyssa Tucker clears the board!
Puts it back and it's gone!
[♪♪♪]
GAME ANNOUNCER: And Ruth takes... [INDISTINCT SPEECH]
Going hard! It's a foul!
Hits the deck! Oh, no! Looks like things are stormin'!
Come on! This is a foul! Come on!
Oh yeah!
GAME ANNOUNCER: Things are gettin' serious out there.
Ruth's going to the line for two.
It's a tied ball game and the pressure is on.
She needs to make both of these free throws...
All right, Ruth. Come on. Make a free throw.
GAME ANNOUNCER: ...To give her squad a two-point cushion.
Will she deliver?
[THUD]
GAME ANNOUNCER: And she misses the first of two!
[CROWD CLAPPING AND YELLING]
DESTINY: You got this one. You got this one!
Oh, you got it.
Okay, Ruth.
[CROWD CHEERS]
TONY: Let's go, ladies. Hit it strong.
GAME ANNOUNCER: The Bulldog season is weighing in the balance.
[BALL THUMPING]
[♪♪♪]
GAME ANNOUNCER: And Ruth makes the shot!
The Bulldogs are [OVERLAPPING SPEECH]
Good job, Ruth! Good job, Ruth!
GAME ANNOUNCER: The Dragons need to score on the next drive
to avoid defeat.
TONY: Come on, let's go. Let's go. Come on.
Come on, let's go!
GAME ANNOUNCER: They're bringin' it up the court.
[♪♪♪]
GLORIA: [INDISTINCT SPEECH]
GAME ANNOUNCER: And the Bulldogs are playing lockdown defense.
[♪♪♪]
GAME ANNOUNCER: And Dragons miss the shot!
The Dragons miss the shot!
Bulldogs win!
[CLAPPING]
GAME ANNOUNCER: The Bulldogs win the Chip!
That's it.
GAME ANNOUNCER: They reign supreme!
How sweet it must be to finally realize the dream!
[CROWD CHEERS]
GAME ANNOUNCER: Former NBA All-Star Tony Greene
has found himself a new career path
as a head coach
of a now championship-winning team.
I am in an absolute awe
of what this team has accomplished this season.
More than deserved!
Congrats again to the new champs,
the Lincoln Bulldogs!
[TOGETHER] Family! Whoa!
[♪♪♪]
Gosh, I still can't believe you're my dad.
This is literally the best thing ever!
What?
Well, you know that saying,
"You don't know what you got until it's gone"?
Yeah.
Yeah, well,
you also don't know what you've been missing
until it arrives, kid.
[♪♪♪]
Oh, um, I'm hanging out with Alex this weekend.
Really?
Yeah. Yeah, I think it's time.
She's the closest thing that I have to a mom anyways.
So you're not mad at her anymore?
Oh, no, it's not that.
I've been tryin' to put myself in her position.
I feel kind of bad.
Up until this point, she thought she just lost a sister.
But, I mean, it-- it was her baby that died.
Aaliyah was carrying her kid.
Yeah.
It's crazy, right?
But then I think about all the years
that I spent in foster care and...
TONY: Well, I'll tell you one thing.
Um, Alex was never as put together
as your mom was.
She always had a good heart.
And at the end of the day, she did carry you.
Child I thought I lost for 18 years.
I guess you're right.
No, I'm right.
If it wasn't for her, you wouldn't be here.
I think it's a good idea.
Give her a chance.
And if she messes it up this time,
well, that'll be on her.
I can dig that.
Okay.
Come on. Let's take a break.
Mm, I don't think you want any of that.
DESTINY: Yeah. Hmm.
TONY: Believe me, I've been there.
[BACK ON THE ROPES PLAYING]
♪ Angel on the track
All right, here we go.
Home court.
Uh, I live here now, too.
Remember?
♪ Yeah, yeah
[BALL THUMPING]
♪ Eh, I turn that pressure into power ♪
DESTINY: Too easy.
TONY: Now, I really gotta beat you. Yeah.
DESTINY: Yeah, you wish.
♪ I turn that hate into hope
[YELLS]
[TONY AND DESTINY CHUCKLE]
TONY: Oh!
[CHUCKLES]
I just got out of the hospital.
I think I have an excuse.
♪ I turn that pressure into power ♪
DESTINY: Oh!
♪ I turn that hate into hope
♪ I turn that fear into faith ♪
I'm gonna hurt now.
♪ With my back on the ropes
DESTINY: Oh!
TONY: Oh!
[TONY AND DESTINY CHUCKLE]
Oh, Jackson's coming over tonight.
TONY: For what?
To hang out.
I at least get to give him a hard time, though, right?
No.
But, that's what dads do.
Not the cool ones.
I don't wanna be cool.
DESTINY: Oh, yeah? Uh-huh?
[THUDDING]
DESTINY: Oh!
Oh, you wish you could play like me, old man!
TONY: Oh, you mean like me?
Ha! Ha!
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
TONY: Uh, you keep practicing.
Maybe one day you'll be as good as your dad.
DESTINY: I mean, I got a great coach.
♪ I could turn this all around ♪
♪ Now that's why I'm calling now ♪
♪ I turn that pressure into power ♪
♪ Pressure into power
♪ I turn that hate into hope
♪ I turn that fear into faith
♪ With my back on the ropes
♪ Back on the ropes
♪ I turn that pressure into power ♪
♪ Ah
♪ I turn that hate into hope
♪ Ah
♪ I turn that fear into faith
♪ With my back on the ropes
♪ Back on the ropes
♪ I, one
♪ If nobody ever told you I'm so proud of you ♪
♪ And two
♪ They always hate on shit they don't know how to do ♪
♪ And three
♪ When it get dark, I beat your clock ♪
♪ And on me you can lean
♪ But you gotta promise me that you'll never ever give up ♪
♪ We gonna be standing 10 toes ♪
♪ When you shoot the game winner ♪
♪ When we reach the end zone
♪ Then you pose for the picture that they put their lens on ♪
♪ We'll be laughing 'cause they had you damn wrong ♪
♪ I turn that pressure into power ♪
♪ Pressure into power
♪ I turn that hate into hope
♪ I turn that fear into faith
♪ With my back on the ropes
♪ Back on the ropes
♪ I turn that pressure into power ♪
♪ Ah
♪ I turn that hate into hope
♪ I turn that fear into faith
♪ With my back on the ropes
♪ Back on the ropes
♪ Hey
♪ This is your story
♪ And the only one that can write it is you ♪
♪ Just walk into your destiny
[♪♪♪]