GOAL TO GO

Episode 1.10

“Goin’ Bowlin’ Part 2”

by David Polk
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RECAP

We Recap events from Previous Episodes, ending on Cara

finding Cake slumped unconscious over the toilet.

TEASER

EXT. O’CONNELL PATIO – NIGHT

We’re looking out onto the ocean. Hear the soothing sound
of waves as they roll in. Palm trees sway gently in the
tropical breeze. A lit TIKI TORCH comes into frame.

BETH O’CONNELL (O.S.)

I think long engagements are so
romantic.

BETH O’CONNELL is joined on the patio by her husband EVAN,

VICTORIA KIM, JOHN KIM, all in their 50s, and Valerie Kim
and Richard O’Connell. Valerie and Richard are enjoying
after dinner cocktails with their parents.

RICHARD
We just figured with me having another
year of residency and Valerie starting
graduate school next year, our lives
will be too hectic to plan a wedding.

BETH
Well I still think its romantic, the
long courtship and all. Believe me,
Valerie, when you’ve been married as
long as your mother and I have, you’ll
look back and appreciate the engagement
years.

Jack and Beth are Old Money but they have a relaxed,
easygoing way about them. The working-class Kims are more
formal but make an effort to appear comfortable in the
O’Connell’s vacation villa.

VALERIE
It will be nice just being close to
Richard at UCLA when I start grad
school. I’ve missed him so much this
last year.

EVAN
Where are you planning to have the
ceremony?
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VALERIE
We really haven’t settled on a place
yet, but Kauai is at the top of our
list.

VICTORIA
That would be beautiful, Valerie.

EVAN
(smiling)
And convenient. She’s a smart one,
Victoria. Takes after her mother that
way. Of course we would insist that
you hold the reception here.

JOHN
Evan, you don’t need to do that. You
and Beth have already been generous
enough. I insist on taking care of the
costs of the reception, even if Richard
and Valerie get married in Hawai’i.

BETH
Now, John, remember our agreement, no
talk of business while you’re on
vacation. Besides, everything we’ve
done for these kids has been a joy.

She smiles warmly at Valerie and Richard.

WILL (O.S.)
(yelling)
YES! WHOOOO-AAAAHHH!

John and Victoria turn toward the house, their faces tight.

VALERIE
(clocking her parents’
displeasure)
My goodness. I wonder what that’s all
about?

She goes toward the house. Her little brother’s in for it

now.

INT. O’CONNELL VILLA (FAMILY ROOM) – NIGHT

Will Kim and his sister JENNIFER (17) are high-fiving each
other in front of the BIG SCREEN TELEVISION.
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VALERIE
(sharply, in Korean)
Will, what’s wrong with you? You’re
embarrassing Mom and Dad.

WILL
He’s in! He’s playing in the Hawai’i
Bowl!

Valerie looks at the television. ON THE SCREEN: REPLAY

FOOTAGE of Achilles throwing a long touchdown pass.

ANNOUNCER #1 (V.O.)
Did you see that? He laid that pass in
there perfectly to Erickson.

ANNOUNCER #2 (V.O)
This kid is a game changer. He’s
proven it all season long and he’s
doing it here again tonight. They may
call him the “Iceman”, but tonight
Achilles Addams is torching the BYU
defense...

END TEASER

ACT ONE

EXT. ALOHA STADIUM – NIGHT

Achilles reaches the sideline, takes off his helmet and

gets on the PHONE to the coaches’ booth.

ACHILLES
(into phone)
Yeah, Coach?

BULL HEFFERNAN (V.O.)

Great read and a great throw, Achilles.
Keep your eye on that safety. He was
just a second too slow or he would’ve
picked that one off. He had six picks
this season.

ACHILLES
Okay, got it, Coach. I knew he was
zeroing in but I saw Maurice had
separation in the seam.
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BULL (V.O.)
All right. Keep that in mind. Maybe
we can exploit his aggressiveness
later.

Achilles hangs up, drinks a cup of GATORADE. He walks

along the bench, firing up his offensive line.

ACHILLES
That’s what I’m talking about! Baby
needs a new pair of shoes, so we’re
going down town tonight!

The PLAYERS respond to Achilles’ rare show of emotion.

Even Warren “iPhone” Sitren gets a high-five.

INT. O’CONNELL VILLA (FAMILY ROOM) – NIGHT

The O’Connells and the Kims come in from the patio.

Valerie has joined her brother and sister on the sofa, her
eyes riveted to the screen.

RICHARD
Valerie, Babe, what’s up?

VALERIE
Oh, I’m sorry, Honey. My school’s
playing in this bowl game. You don’t
mind if we watch for a bit, do you?

WILL
(to screen)
Yes!

ON THE SCREEN

Cole Seavers has intercepted a BYU pass.

EVAN
Valerie, I didn’t know you were a
football fan.

Evan comes around, sits on the sofa next to the kids.

BETH
Oh good Lord, Valerie, what have you
done? It’s taken me years to wean Evan
off watching sports during the
holidays.
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RICHARD
She’s not really a fan, Dad. She
tutored the guy playing quarterback.

EVAN
(impressed)
Really? You know that kid?

VALERIE
Yes. I tutored him last semester.

ON THE SCREEN

Achilles and the Sea Devils break the huddle and walk to
the line of scrimmage. Achilles scans the defense, cool as
the other side of the pillow.

ANNOUNCER #1 (V.O.)
Since starter Phil Elliott suffered a
broken hand midway through the second
quarter, Addams has been phenomenal,
throwing for 250 yards and two
touchdowns and helping the underdog Sea
Devils make a game of it against the
heavily favored Cougars.

Achilles takes the snap, drops back...

WILL
(to screen)
Look out!

A BYU defender breaks through on a blitz. Achilles ducks

out of his grasp, steps up and fires a bullet over the
middle to tight end Jabari Colvin for a gain of 20 yards.

EVAN
Wow, he’s good! You know I played a
little quarterback in college.

BETH
(ruefully)
Very little.

EVAN
(laughing)
Oh, shush, woman!

Beth, Richard and the Kims sit down, resigned to the fact
that the game is now the main event of the evening.
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EXT. ALOHA STADIUM – NIGHT

On the sideline, Billy’s eyes are intense but his voice is

calm.

BILLY
We’ve been here before, Achilles. You
know what to do. Protect the ball,
move the chains, keep ‘em on their
heels.

ACHILLES
I got it, Coach.

Achilles takes a swig of water from a squeeze bottle,

fastens his chinstrap and is about to head out.

BILLY
Achilles...

ACHILLES
Yeah, I know Coach, “Get it done.”

Billy nods and the smallest of grins curls the corners of

his mouth. J.R. Donahue is next to his father, totally
absorbed in the drama.

INT. O’CONNELL VILLA (FAMILY ROOM) – NIGHT

Evan, on his second beer, is on the edge of his seat.

Valerie shares an oversized chair with Richard.

ON THE SCREEN

Achilles throws a screen pass to Roulon Jones, who gains

about five yards after the catch.

ANNOUNCER #2 (V.O.)
With less than 3 minutes left to play,
its Déjà vu all over again for the Sea
Devils. They’ve mounted four fourth
quarter comebacks this season.

ANNOUNCER #1 (V.O.)
Unfortunately, they’re just 2 for 2
when trailing in the final minutes. The
last time Addams was in this position -
against UCLA - he threw an interception
in the end zone to end any chance of a
Devils’ comeback.
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Valerie reacts to the memory, knowing Achilles was beaten

off the field as well as on it.

ON THE SCREEN

Achilles fires a pass to flanker MAURICE ERICKSON (19) for

a first down.

JENNIFER
Achilles is so freakin’ hot!

John and Victoria Kim are mortified.

VALERIE
(sharply, in Korean)
Jennifer! Silly, stupid girl! Have
you forgotten yourself?

Jennifer rolls her eyes at her sister.

EXT. ALOHA STADIUM – NIGHT

Achilles hands off to Roulon on a draw play. The tailback

gets a big block from iPhone Sitren and picks up 12 yards.

IN THE STANDS

The crowd is rocking. Gale Donahue, her mother Rose Ryan,

Gracie Wellington, Maria and Harold Pennebaker, Charlotte
Webb and her husband Ronald Fraser are on their feet,
anxiously watching the final minute of the game unfold.

INT. O’CONNELL VILLA (FAMILY ROOM) – NIGHT

Evan, Will, Jennifer and Valerie are glued to the

television screen. Beth, Richard, John and Victoria are
just along for the ride.

ON THE SCREEN

Achilles hits the tight end Colvin. He’s shy of the first
down marker and it’s third down.

ANNOUNCER #1 (V.O.)
Big play coming up for Addams and the
Sea Devils. With about a minute left
they’re 3 yards shy of the first at the
BYU 17. A field goal doesn’t help them
so it’s four down territory.
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Achilles lines up in the shotgun, barks the signals. The

ball is snapped. The BYU defense blitzes.

ANNOUNCER #2 (V.O.)
Here they come, they’re blitzing!

Achilles steps up, avoids the rush, can’t find a receiver,

pump fakes, breaks out of a tackler’s grasp.

ANNOUNCER #2 (V.O.)
There he goes!

Achilles sprints for the end zone. At about the 5-yard-

line he DIVES high in the air, stretches out the ball and
gets HAMMERED by a BYU DEFENDER. He flips ass over elbows.
The REFEREE runs into frame, raises his hands.

WILL
(leaping off the sofa, arms
raised)
Touchdown! Touchdown!

Will high-fives Evan and Jennifer who are also on their

feet. Valerie, all dimples, smiles at the screen.

EXT. ALOHA STADIUM – NIGHT

Billy, Achilles and Cole are being interviewed on the field

by Gabrielle Woods. All three are wet with Gatorade.

GABRIELLE
Congratulations, Coach Donahue. It’s
another thrilling finish for you and
the Sea Devils. After a season of so
many ups and downs, how does it feel to
end it with your first bowl victory as
a head coach?

BILLY
It feels fantastic, Gabrielle. I’m
proud of the way our team played
tonight. I’m proud of what Phil
Elliott did for us in the first half
and how Achilles brought us through in
the stretch. What Cole and the guys
did on defense, against a pretty potent
BYU offense, was just phenomenal.
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GABRIELLE
Achilles, after the UCLA game, it
looked like you were done for the
season. How were you able to come back
so soon and so strong?

INT. O’CONNELL VILLA (FAMILY ROOM) – NIGHT

Valerie, Will and Jennifer watch the post-game interview.

As Achilles speaks, we read Valerie’s affection for him in
her eyes.

ON THE SCREEN

ACHILLES (V.O.)
I had a lot of help from our trainers
and a lot of support from the coaches
and my teammates and fans on campus.

GABRIELLE (V.O.)
Now that your first season in college
is over, how do you plan to spend your
much-deserved two weeks off?

ACHILLES (V.O.)
Oh, I don’t know. I haven’t had a
chance to think about that. Right now
I’m just looking forward to getting
back to Jersey.

Valerie reacts. Her dimples disappear.

RICHARD
Hey, Babe. You okay?

END OF ACT ONE

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ACT TWO

INT. TELVISION STUDIO – DAY

Billy is being interviewed by Sandy Sanderson on the set of

“Coach’s Corner”.

BILLY
It’s a real pleasure to be here today,
Sandy. You know a head coach has to
deal with a cynical, often hostile
media, but I have to say you are an
exception to the rule. You make it
very easy for me to come out here and
just be myself.

SANDERSON
Thanks, Coach. That means a lot,
especially coming from you. So why
don’t we get right to it? You went 8-4
overall this season, beat a top 20 team
in the Hawai’i Bowl, and now it’s been
announced that you’ve been offered a 4-
year contract extension. All in all,
not bad considering how the year
started off, wouldn’t you say?

BILLY
It was definitely an interesting year,
Sandy. But through it all we learned a
lot about ourselves, the program and
our university. Wa Tech is a terrific
institution, with great students and
faculty and a first-class
administration. Chancellor Reed is an
amazing man and a wonderful educator.
I feel especially blessed to be in a
position to continue building our
football program over the next four
years.

SANDERSON
Coach, you’ve got a solid foundation to
build on, with Achilles Addams, Ricky
“Burner” Turner and Maurice Erickson
returning at the skill positions, and
All-WAC tackle Warren Sitren coming
back to anchor that offensive line. On
the other side of the ball, middle
linebacker Cole Seavers has another
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SANDERSON (CONT’D.)
year to lead a young, talented defense.
But Coach, what Sea Devils fans really
want to know is whether your bastard
son Dallas Morales plans to return next
year? And what about Gale? Do you
think she’ll leave you again when she
finds out you’re banging the living
daylights out of that hot ESPN reporter
Gabrielle Woods?

INT. DONAHUE GUEST BEDROOM – NIGHT

SUDDENLY Billy wakes up from the nightmare. He looks

around the dark room. He’s alone. The clock on the
nightstand reads 3:30 a.m.

INT. DONAHUE KITCHEN – DAY

Gale’s eating cottage cheese and fresh fruit at the

counter. J.R. is wolfing down a bowl of cereal. Billy
walks in dressed in a shirt and tie, jacket flung over his
shoulder.

BILLY
Good morning.

Gale coolly accepts a kiss on the cheek.

BILLY
‘Morning, J.R.

J.R. flings his back pack over his shoulder.

J.R.
Hey, Dad. I’ve got to get going.
Gracie’s driving me to school.

GALE
Again? Central’s on the other side of
town. What time does she start
classes?

J.R.
Don’t sweat it, Mom. He kisses her
cheek and starts out.

GALE
J.R., don’t forget Nanna.
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J.R. stops, spins around and heads into the Breakfast Room.

J.R.
Bye, Nanna.

He kisses his grandmother Rose on the cheek and speeds out

of the kitchen.

ROSE
Bye, Sweetie.

GALE
(sighs)
Gracie this, Gracie that. Gracie’s
trouble, is what Gracie is. I need her
out of his life.

Billy’s sipping a cup of coffee.

BILLY
You know, Gale...

GALE
(raising a scornful eyebrow)
If you tell me to let it run its course
again I swear to God, Billy, I’ll
scream.

BILLY
No, that’s not what I was going to say.
(beat)
Gale, he needs to know about Dallas.

She puts down her spoon, glares at him.

GALE
Billy, I don’t want to talk about this
now.

BILLY
Neither do I, but the fact is it’s
going to come out sooner or later and
he should hear it from us rather than
on the news.

GALE
(concerned)
Have any reporters poked around? That
cretin Sandy Sanderson would just love
to embarrass you. Do you think
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GALE (CONT’D.)
Gabrielle’s heard something? She’s
smart. It wouldn’t take her much to
put two-and-two together for a story.

BILLY
No, Gale, no one in the press has asked
anything yet. But Dallas has a
girlfriend. He could tell her. I
don’t know how it will get out. The
point is, we both know it’s only a
matter of time before it does. And
what really matters is how J.R. finds
out.

INT. BLACK RANGE ROVER – MOVING – DAY

Billy’s driving with the RADIO ON. The announcer is SAL

ANTONIO.

SAL (V.O.)
Three weeks after Coach Billy Donahue
led the Washington Tech Sea Devils to
their first bowl game appearance in 10
years and a thrilling upset over the
heavily favored BYU Cougars, it appears
the Brain Trust at WTU is set to offer
him a four-year contract extension that
will pay him a reported $1 million a
year. So I ask, what do you think
about that Devils fans? Too much too
soon or just what Billy D deserves?
I’ve got Mitch on line one.

MITCH (V.O.)
Look, Sal, everybody knows the season
would’ve been a complete bust if not
for Achilles Addams, and we were lucky
to get him. I can see giving Donahue
an extension, but that’s a lot of cash
for somebody’s who’s only gone 500 over
three years.

SAL (V.O.)
The freshman phenom was clearly a
difference maker for the coach this
year. And for the record, Donahue’s
record is 22 and 17 in three years in
Maitland. That includes last month’s
win over BYU in the Hawai’i Bowl.
Lyle’s on line 2. What’s up brother?
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LYLE (V.O.)
Hey, Sal. Long time listener, first
time caller.

A CHA-CHING cash register sound effect.

SAL (V.O.)
Appreciate the call, Lyle. What do you
think about Billy D’s new contract?

LYLE (V.O.)
It’s true that Billy D didn’t recruit
Achilles Addams but he did recruit most
of the players who made a difference
this season, like Cole Seavers, Maurice
Erickson and don’t forget Ricky Turner.
All three of those guys will be back
next year. It takes a few years to
turn a program around and I think
Donahue’s pretty much on schedule.

A RING from the car phone interrupts the radio. Billy

pushes a button on the steering wheel to answer.

BILLY
Hello.

GABRIELLE (V.O.)
Hi, Billy.

BILLY
Elle, hi. Where are you?

INT. AIRPORT TERMINAL – DAY

Gabrielle walks through a crowded terminal.

GABRIELLE
The airport in Denver. I just wrapped
a feature on Carmello Anthony. Will I
see you in L.A. this week?

INTERCUT BETWEEN GABRIELLE AND BILLY

BILLY
I’ll be there.

GABRIELLE
Good. I’ve got something special for
you this time.
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BILLY
(smiling to himself)
This time? I can’t think of when it
wasn’t special.

Her laugh is light and sexy.

GABRIELLE
Keep talking like that, William, and
you’re going to get yourself into
trouble.

BILLY
Is that a threat or a promise?

INT. DEPOSITION ROOM – DAY

Billy comes into the room and attorney ROBERT BALENTINE

(32) stands to greet him. He’s a big man with an athletic
build. Iris Cross, Washington Tech’s attorney, is also in
the room.

BALENTINE
Good morning, Coach. I’m Bob Balentine
of Baker, McKenzie, Dickenson and
Hewitt.

BILLY
Pleased to meet you, Bob.

BALENTINE
The pleasure’s mine, Coach. I played
tight end for the Devils 10 years ago.
Scored a touchdown the last time we
made it to a bowl game. Of course, we
lost that one.

BILLY
(a smile)
Sometimes I wonder what’s worse, not
making it to a bowl game or losing once
you get there.

BALENTINE
You’re 5-0 as a player and a coach in
bowl games, so take it from me, Coach,
getting there and losing is a lot
better than never getting there at all.
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IRIS
Coach, as you know, Baker McKenzie is
representing Wall Henderson in his suit
against the university. Mister
Balentine will be handling the
deposition for the other side.

BILLY
Right. Yes, of course. Let’s get
started. Where do you want me?

INT. ACHILLES’ APARTMENT – DAY

A DUFFLE BAG is on the floor in front of the door.

Achilles is on his CELL PHONE. He’s not happy.

ACHILLES
I’m back. I literally just came in the
door.

PORTIA (V.O.)
You sound upset with me, Lee.

ACHILLES
I’m not upset with you. You said to
call the second I got back. I just got
back a second ago, so I’m calling.

PORTIA (V.O.)
I tried to get out of it, Lee, but
Daddy has done service at the mission
here in Monrovia every year for the
last 10 years. He needed me to come
with him this year.

ACHILLES
(angrily)
And you know how much I needed you,
Portia. I haven’t been able to sleep
without nightmares since I got here
and...

PORTIA (V.O.)
(fed up)
You don’t think I wanted to see you
too? That I didn’t need to be with
you? Do you know how often I cry
myself to sleep? I wanted to come to
Washington to take care of you when
were hurt, Lee, but you said no. You
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PORTIA (V.O., CONT’D.)

didn’t want me there for some reason.
Remember? And you know exactly what I’m
talking about. Keep that in mind
before you cop an attitude with me.

ACHILLES
(beat)
I’m sorry, Portia. It’s...It’s just
after the BYU game I felt normal for
the first time in a long time. I just
wanted to be with you, the way it was,
you know? Before.

Through the phone we hear a MAN’S VOICE in the b.g.

PORTIA (V.O.)
Lee, Daddy’s telling me the car’s
waiting. Our plane leaves in 2 hours.
I have to hang up now.

ACHILLES
Okay.

PORTIA (V.O.)
I love you, Lee.

ACHILLES
I love you too.

INT. GRAND BALLROOM – DAY

Valerie, Nina Miller and KELSEY HIRSCH (20) are checking

out the ballroom.

KELSEY
Over there is where we’ll have the DJ.
He’ll be in a giant pineapple, which
represents the Hawai’i Bowl.

VALERIE
(unimpressed)
I know what it represents, Kelsey. And
I hate it.

KELSEY
(put off)
But Valerie, we went over all of this
before the break and you said then...
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VALERIE
That was then, this is now. And I hate
it now. How much will it cost to
change it?

KELSEY
The theme or the pineapple motif?

Valerie freezes Kelsey with that icy stare of hers.

VALERIE
Well we can’t very well change the
entire theme since we won the Hawai’i
Bowl, now can we?

KELSEY
The pineapple for the DJ booth is
around $500, but there are matching
foam pineapple props for the band
stand, the microphone stands on stage,
name badges...

VALERIE
Just fix it, Kelsey!

Frostbitten by the Ice Princess, Kelsey turns to go,

flipping open her cell phone as she walks away.

NINA
Most people come back from Kauai in a
good mood.

VALERIE
Pineapples, Nina? Really? Is this a
junior high prom or a Delta Tau Chi
affair?

NINA
Forget Prada, from where I’m standing
it looks like the Devil wears Ann
Taylor.

Valerie and walks away in a huff.

INT. OUTSIDE GRAND BALLROOM – DAY

Nina catches up with Valerie.

NINA
Valerie, what’s up?
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VALERIE
(heavy sigh)
This is ridiculous, Nina. I love
Richard. He’s everything I’ve ever
wanted, we’re perfect together, his
family’s wonderful. Why can’t I stop
thinking about Achilles? He’s a
freshman for God’s sake!

NINA
Girl, you’ve got it bad.

END OF ACT TWO

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ACT THREE

INT. CAKE’S BEDROOM – DAY

Cake D’Agostino and Cara Trzcinski sit cross-legged on the

bed playing a game of 21. Cake stares at her cards: a 9
and an 8. She looks like she just lost her best friend.

CAKE
Hit me.

Cara flicks her on the arm.

CAKE
That is so not funny anymore.

CARA
(grinning)
Really? I laugh every time I do it.

CAKE
It stopped being funny after the first
50 times you did it. When we were 9
years old.

Cara gives her another card: a Jack.

CAKE
(tossing the cards on the
bed)
Shit.

Cara stares at her.

CARA
You know, maybe you should see
somebody.

CAKE
(annoyed)
Come on, Cat. Don’t start that again.
I’m not crazy.

CARA
Who said anything about you being
crazy? I just think...

CAKE
You just think I tried to O.D. on
cocaine. It was an accident, Cat. I
got some bad shit, okay.
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CARA
I know you, Cake. I know you know good
coke from bad, and you know how much is
too much.

CAKE
And I know you too, Cat. You did your
share of coke and everything else when
we were in high school. So don’t get
all Polly Fucking Pure Bread on me just
because you’re into this “health and
fitness” shit.

CARA
(beat)
Look, Cake. I know something’s hurting
you inside. And if you won’t tell me
what it is, it’s got to be something
really bad.
(strokes her cheek tenderly)
I love you, Cake, and I just want to
know you’re all right.

The door opens and Sofia D’Agostino comes in. Cake’s

mother is carrying a tray of lunch for the girls. She
shoots them a suspicious look. Cara lowers her hand from
Cake’s cheek.

SOFIA
Is everything all right in here?

CAKE
Yes, Mom. You got here just before Cat
shot me up with heroine.

SOFIA
(ignoring her)
You’ve been up here for hours. I
thought you might be hungry by now, so
I brought you girls something to eat.
The doctor said you need to keep your
strength up, Catherine.

INT. DREYFUSS HALL – SUNSET

Cara comes into her dorm with a workout bag on her

shoulder. A GIRL behind the reception desk signals to her
then cuts her eyes to the side. Cara follows them to
Lindsay Blum. He’s sitting in the waiting area. Cara goes
to him.
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CARA
Lindsay, what are you doing here?

LINDSAY
(stands)
Hey, Cat. How was break?

CARA
Fine.

LINDSAY
Did you get my e-mail? The one with
the song I wrote?

CARA
Yeah, I got it.

LINDSAY
Did you listen to the song?

CARA
No, Lindsay, I didn’t
(off his reaction)
Look, Lindsay, breaking up with you was
hard enough for me. We shouldn’t make
things harder by dragging it out.

LINDSAY
Cat, I know I was an asshole and I
fooled around on you too much. But
losing you made me realize just how
much of an asshole I was. I mean,
you’re the best thing that ever
happened to me, Cat. I know that now.

CARA
Lindsay, please don’t.

LINDSAY
I don’t blame you for hooking up with
that guy. I totally deserved a taste
of my own medicine. But I want you
back, Cat. I really want you back.

His plea tugs at Cara’s emotions.

CARA
Lindsay, I love Dallas. I know that
now...
 24.

LINDSAY
But you love me too. And I love you.
We were good together, Cat. You know
that.

CARA
Lindsay, we loved having sex together.
That’s not the same thing as being in
love. I don’t want to be just a great
piece of ass. I want more than that in
a relationship, Lindsay.

Lindsay transforms from heartfelt suitor to scorned lover.

LINDSAY
Oh, so you’re not fucking Jorge or
Pedro or whatever the fuck his name is?
I know you better than that, Cat.

CARA
Stop it, Lindsay.

LINDSAY
You need it like a bitch in heat.

CARA
I’m out of here.

She walks away.

LINDSAY
Cat, I’m sorry! I’m sorry! Please, I
didn’t mean it!

She darts into the stairwell.

EXT. FIELD HOUSE - DAY

Kumar and Felix are on trash cleanup duty. So are Gracie

and J.R., but there’s more grab ass going on between them
than trash grabbing.

KUMAR
(loudly)
Some of us would like to get this over
with so we can get the fuck out of
here.
 25.

FELIX
Don’t be a hater, man. You tapped that
all last summer, just be glad you
didn’t catch something.

KUMAR
Who says I didn’t?
(louder)
Who says I didn’t catch something from
that scabby slut?

J.R. looks over at him. Gracie puts her hand on his arm.

GRACIE
Forget him, Johnny.

J.R.
He can’t call you that.

KUMAR
I tapped that every way you can think
of, so I ought to know what I’m talking
about. I heard she gave a guy crabs.

J.R. breaks away from Gracie and crosses to confront Kumar.

GRACIE
Johnny, don’t.

KUMAR
Yeah “Johnny”, don’t. You don’t want
to get your candy ass kicked in front
of this cheap piece of trailer trash.

J.R. cracks Kumar in the jaw with a right, knocking him

backward.

GRACIE
No! Stop it!

Kumar rushes J.R., tackles him. They go at it furiously.

Kumar’s getting the best of J.R. on the ground.

GRACIE
Stop! Stop! Felix, do something!

FELIX
You do something. He’s your boyfriend.
 26.

INT. FIELD HOUSE (OFFICE) – DAY

J.R. sits holding an ice pack to his bruised and swollen

jaw. Gracie is next to him, trying to comfort him.

MAN (O.S.)
Right this way, Mrs. Donahue.

Gracie and J.R. look up as Gale walks in. They both

bristle under her glare.

INT. DONAHUE FOYER – DAY

Gale and J.R. come in and J.R. makes a beeline for the
stairs.

GALE
Don’t get too comfortable up there.
I’m calling your father right now. I’m
sure he’ll have a few choice words for
you.

INT. GALE’S OFFICE – DAY

Gale walks in. Mathilda is seated on the sofa, typing away

on her ever-present PDA.

MATHILDA
How did it go?

GALE
(pinches her forehead)
Awful. He got into a fistfight with
some boy over that tramp.

Mathilda has already gone to Gale’s desk and pulled out a

package of ZOLOFT. She hands her two pills.

GALE
I don’t know what to do, Mattie. I’ve
tried to be patient. I’ve tried to be
understanding.

Mathilda takes a bottle of water from a small refrigerator,

hands it to Gale. Gale pops the antidepressants and chases
them with a drink of water.

MATHILDA
J.R. is young. She’s probably his
first real girlfriend.
 27.

GALE
He’s too young. She’s 17, Mattie. Do
you remember when you were 17? Would
you have ever gone out with a boy two
years younger than you, let alone have
sex with him?

MATHILDA
I didn’t have much interest in boys at
that age.

GALE
You were lucky. Daddy being head
football coach helped cut down on a lot
of my headaches. Like the law of
natural selection, weak boys were too
afraid to come around and the ones who
weren’t usually didn’t last long.

Gale goes to her desk and begins sorting through papers.

GALE
You know, Mattie, I can’t imagine what
I’d ever do without you. But I’d love
to see you meet a nice man who you
could get serious about.

INT. DR. RUBENSTEIN’S OFFICE – DAY

CLOSE ON Dr. Michelle Rubenstein. Sincere, patient.

MICHELLE
I’m not here to pass judgment. That’s
not what therapy is about.

CAKE (O.S.)
Then what is it about?

When we see her on the sofa across from Michelle, Cake

seems very small, almost a child. She’s not showing any
cleavage, her hair is pulled back and she’s not wearing
makeup. Instead of the voluptuous teen temptress we’ve
come to know, she’s the essence of pubescent innocence.

MICHELLE
Why do you think you’re here?

CAKE
I don’t know why I’m here. I’m not
crazy and I didn’t try to kill myself.
 28.

MICHELLE
Is that why you think your parents
wanted you to come?

CAKE
Isn’t that what they told you?

Michelle looks at her notes.

MICHELLE
They told me that you’ve been very
withdrawn lately and that they’re
worried your drug use could lead to
addiction. I don’t have anything in my
notes about an attempted suicide.

EXT. DR. RUBENSTEIN’S HOME/OFFICE – DAY

Cake emerges from a side exit of the home and walks to the
sidewalk out front. She goes to a beat up Mustang. Cara’s
behind the wheel.

INT. MUSTANG – MOVING – DAY

Heavy silence. Cara looks over at Cake – who stares

blankly out the passenger side window – then back on the
road ahead.

CARA
How was it?

CAKE
(beat)
That’s another half-hour of my life
I’ll never get back.

INT. DR. RUBENSTEIN’S OFFICE – DAY

Michelle pours a cup of tea for Mathilda, who picks it up

from the table. They each take sips from their cups.

MICHELLE
So you’ve never been with a man?

MATHILDA
Never. When the other girls in my
school were going – I believe you call
it “boy crazy” – I wasn’t in the least
(MORE)
 29.

MATHILDA (CONT’D.)
bit interested in boys. Not even in
the romance that is so much a part of a
girl’s teenage years.

MICHELLE
When did you realize you were attracted
to women?

MATHILDA
(takes a sip of tea)
I was 21. I had lived with the
Nielsens for about a year.

MICHELLE
The Nielsens?

MATHILDA
I came to the United States from
Germany as an exchange student when I
was 19. I wanted to stay and continue
my studies here, so I took a job as an
au pair. I worked for Aaron and
Elizabeth Nielsen in the summer and
attended Cornell in the fall. After my
first year at Cornell, I moved in with
the Nielsens year-round.
(beat)
That’s when I discovered I was in love
with Elizabeth.

INT. DONAHUE DINING ROOM – NIGHT

Close on J.R.’s still-bruised face. It’s red with outrage.

J.R.
You’re both such fucking hypocrites!

GALE
J.R.! We’re still your parents and we
won’t tolerate being spoken to that
way.

Gale’s sitting across from him; Billy’s standing by her

side.
 30.

J.R.
What else should I call you? You walk
around like you’re so perfect and
you’re not! You’re not even close!

BILLY
We never said we were perfect, J.R.

J.R.
And you’re the biggest hypocrite of
all! Mr. All-American, Mr. Heisman,
Coach Comeback! How many other skanks
have you banged behind mom’s back?

Billy tenses, ready to deck the boy.

GALE
J.R. that’s enough! You deserved to
know about Dallas, but you don’t have
the right to pass judgment on us.
Having a half-brother hasn’t changed
your life one iota. We’ve given you
every advantage a child could possibly
have and we don’t love you any less.

J.R. gets up.

J.R.
Oh please, Mom! Save the “We love you
speech” for his other son! Maybe he’ll
give a rat’s ass!

J.R. storms out of the room.

END OF ACT THREE

 31.

ACT FOUR

INT. DONAHUE GUEST BEDROOM – LATER

Billy’s travel bag is on the bed. A KNOCK on the door.

BILLY
Come in.

Gale comes inside, closes the door. Billy goes back to

packing.

GALE
I thought Bob was handling recruiting
in Southern California?

BILLY
He is, but there are at least two Blue
Chips in L.A. who are very interested
in the program since we won the Hawai’i
Bowl. I want to lock them up now if I
can.

Gale goes to the closet, pulls out a powder blue shirt and
lays it on the bed next to a darker one.

GALE
It’s just you normally save the hard
sell recruiting for the last two weeks
before National Signing Day.

BILLY
(stops packing, annoyed)
National Signing Day is in February.
If I’m going to scoop kids away from
USC and UCLA I’ve got to hit living
rooms now, while Hawai’i is still fresh
in their minds. You know this, Gale.
You’re Wolf Ryan’s daughter for
Christ’s sake.

GALE
(beat)
I know. It’s just J.R.’s very upset
right now. He may do something
dramatic.

He looks at her and softens.

 32.

BILLY
Gale, how many times can I say I’m
sorry? I don’t know what else you want
me to do.

GALE
(looks deeply in his eyes)
Don’t wear the dark blue shirt. You’ll
look like a used car salesman.

INT. FOOD KING – DAY

Petite, pretty redhead Suzy Johnson is in the frozen food

section. She’s trying to decide between Lean Cuisine and
Smart Cuisine.

IPHONE (O.S.)
I prefer Lean Cuisines.

Suzy looks up at the mountain that is Warren “iPhone”

Sitren, smiling at her nervously and sweating like a pig.
She frowns at him.

SUZY
Really?

IPHONE
Yeah, the Lasagna is only 350 calories.
(grinning)
One of those would fill someone your
size up for a week.

SUZY
(weirdo!)
Whatever.

She moves down the aisle to escape. iPhone follows.

IPHONE
By the way, Suzy, I’m Warren.

She ignores him.

IPHONE
(clears his throat)
I said, I’m Warren.
 33.

SUZY
(turns toward him)
You’re Warren and you like Lean
Cuisines. I’m Suzy and I’m not
interested. I think that about covers
it, don’t you? Bye.

She walks away, rolling her eyes as goes.

IN THE PRODUCE SECTION

Valerie is examining a CUCUMBER.

BECKY (O.S.)
I like mine bigger.

Valerie looks up at Becky Van Helsing, who’s holding a

CUCUMBER that’s bigger.

VALERIE
(rolls her eyes)
Rebecca.

BECKY
Val. So you Delts all ready for your
big “Bowl Bash” on Saturday?

VALERIE
Yes, we are. Maybe next year you
Gammas can kick off the semester with a
memorable event...Oh, I’m sorry, I
forgot. Nationals put your chapter on
indefinite probation. Something about
lewd behavior, wasn’t it?

BECKY
(smiling)
You know how it is, Val, girls just
wanna have fun. You remember fun,
don’t you? Oh, I forgot, Deltas don’t
do fun. The wrinkles you get from
hiking your skirts are so unbecoming.

VALERIE
Though not quite as unbecoming as the
rug burns you Gammas all seem to have
on your knees.

Valerie drops the cucumber in her HAND CART and moves to

the lettuce. Becky follows.
 34.

BECKY
I don’t suppose Richard’s coming up for
the bash?

VALERIE
No he’s not.

BECKY
Now that’s got to be an embarrassing
first: a Delta president going stag to
the biggest event on campus. What will
people think?

VALERIE
I really don’t care what people think,
Rebecca.

They lock eyes.

BECKY
Val. We both know that’s not true.

INT. DALLAS’ DORM ROOM – DAY

Dallas and Cara casually toss a football back and forth

across the room. He’s lounging on his bed; she sits cross-
legged atop his desk.

DALLAS
You must have liked that show E.R.?

CARA
Yeah but that’s not why I want to be an
emergency room surgeon.

DALLAS
Why then?

CARA
I want to be a doctor and I want to
save peoples’ lives. More lives are
saved in emergency rooms than anyplace
else. What about you? You think
you’ll get drafted into the NFL?

DALLAS
(laughs)
I’m not counting on it.

CARA
Why not? You’re good, Dallas.
 35.

DALLAS
Yeah and so are a thousand other
defensive backs in college. I don’t
like those odds.

CARA
So what do you want to do when you
graduate?

DALLAS
I like the idea of being a teacher.

She holds onto the ball.

CARA
Really? I don’t see you as a teacher.

She tosses the ball.

DALLAS
Why not?

CARA
Dallas, you’re not exactly the patient,
nurturing type.

DALLAS
You might be right about that. But I
think I can help kids. You know, kids
who have it rough in their neighborhood
or at home.

She smiles, pleased at this side of him.

CARA
So you like kids, huh?

He sees where she’s headed.

DALLAS
(smiling)
Other people’s kids, yeah. You?

CARA
I want to have kids one day. Two,
maybe three. After medical school,
residency and all of that, of course.
And, of course, I’d have to find the
right man.

A POUNDING on the door. Dallas sits upright on the bed.

 36.

DALLAS
(to the door)
Who is it?

More POUNDING. Cara reacts.

DALLAS
What the fu--

He gets up, starts for the door. Cara jumps off the desk.

CARA
Dallas, let me get it.

DALLAS
What?

More POUNDING.

CARA
I know who it is.

DALLAS
Son of a bitch. Lindsay!

He moves toward the door. Cara puts her hands on his chest
to stop him.

CARA
Please, let me handle it, Dallas.

More POUNDING.

DALLAS
Bullshit! I’m not going to hide behind
you.

CARA
It’s not hiding behind me. I don’t
want you two fighting anymore. Dallas,
please, just let me handle it.

Frustrated, he backs away. She turns and opens the door.

J.R.’s standing in the hallway, his bruised face contorted
with anger.

J.R.
Is my brother here?

Cara looks at him, puzzled.

 37.

J.R.
(louder)
I said, is my brother here?

Dallas opens the door all the way.

DALLAS
Yeah, I’m here.

Cara looks over her shoulder at Dallas then back at J.R.

CARA
Holy shit.

INT. PENNEBAKER LIVING ROOM – SUNSET

Maria Pennebaker and Gale are each having a glass of wine.

GALE
Harold is really making progress,
Maria. You’re very lucky he’s a strong
man.

MARIA
I’m just hoping he makes a full
recovery. At his age things can go
down hill very fast after a heart
attack.

GALE
He’s got the best doctors available.
I’m sure he’ll be perfectly fine.
Besides, I’m counting on him to serve
as our honored guest at this year’s
Children’s Hospital Association Gala.

MARIA
He wouldn’t miss it, Gale. I’ll make
sure of it. More wine?

GALE
Thank you.

Maria refills her glass.

MARIA
Men like Harold are so driven. The
mere thought that he couldn’t make a
full recovery would make him go nuts.
I’m sure Billy’s the same way.
 38.

GALE
He can be very determined once he sets
his mind to something.

MARIA
(beat)
Gale, I don’t mean to pry...

GALE
Maria, our friendship has come to mean
a lot to me. I hope you know by now we
can talk about anything.

MARIA
Well, I’ve known a few men in my time –
not all of them intimately, of course,
but close enough – and one thing I’ve
come to learn is Gospel. Success
brings hoochies out of the woodwork
faster than you can say paternity test.

Gale covers her anxiety at what might come out of Maria’s

mouth next.

MARIA
I was just wondering...Have you and
Billy resumed
(whispers)
“marital relations?”

Gale puts down her wine glass, relieved that she doesn’t
know about Dallas.

GALE
You mean have we made love?
(Maria nods)
No. Not recently.

MARIA
Gale, I know I’m not telling you
anything you don’t already know, but
men like Billy and Harold, they have
strong desires. Very strong desires.

GALE
Maria, what are you getting at?
 39.

MARIA
He’s at the peak of his career. He’s
just made an incredible comeback and
he’s got to be feeling his oats, as it
were. Gale, you can’t deny him
forever. That man needs to get laid
and believe me, honey, he will.

GALE
(scoffing)
Maria, really. Are you saying you
think Billy would cheat on me?

MARIA
I know he loves you, Gale. But he’s a
man - an attractive, very successful
man who just signed a contract to make
over a million dollars a year. Take it
from someone who knows, there are women
out there right now who are willing to
bend over backwards – or any other way
he likes it – to please him.

GALE
(mildly amused)
Maria, I appreciate your concern. I
really do. But I know Billy. He would
never cheat on me.

INT. GABRIELLE’S APARTMENT – NIGHT

Billy walks in and is greeted by hundreds of BURNING

CANDLES. They’re everywhere. He follows the trail of
candles through the apartment, finally reaching the
bedroom. He pushes the door open. Gabrielle is on the bed
in a negligee, one wrist tied to the bedpost. A silk cord
dangles from her other wrist, waiting to be tied.

GABRIELLE
Hello, William. I’ve been a very bad
girl.

END OF ACT FOUR

 40.

ACT FIVE

INT. PLAYER’S LOUNGE – NIGHT

The few players left in the lounge are thinking about

heading out. Among them are THE GUYS - Roulon Jones,
Jabari Colvin, Boss Cheadle and the lone underclassman,
flanker Maurice Erickson.

JABARI
Yo Maurice! Dog, can I get a ride over
to the Bowl Bash with you?

ROULON
Man, Jabari, I can’t believe you got
through four years of college and never
got your own wheels.

JABARI
We can’t all be banging rich boosters’
wives who buy us things, now can we?

ROULON
(laughing)
Don’t hate, my brother. Don’t hate.

MAURICE
You can ride over with me, J, but you
better count on finding another way
back.

BOSS
Now why might that be, young Erickson?

MAURICE
Because I plan on hooking up with one
those fine ass Deltas tonight, that’s
why.

The guys bust a gut laughing.

JABARI
Nigga puhleeze! The only way you’re
gonna hook up with a Delta is if. Wait
a minute, you ain’t never gonna hook up
with a Delta!
 41.

MAURICE
Why the fuck not? You saw the way they
were all on us before we went to
Hawai’i. And they’re holding this bash
for us.
(flexes, kisses his biceps)
Believe me, boys, those honeys want
some of this.

The guys laugh and mock him.

BOSS
Okay, Grasshopper, it’s time somebody
schooled your young ass in the ways of
the world. I’ve been here five years
and I’ve learned there are three
immutable truths at Wa Tech.

Maurice looks puzzled. “Immutable?”

JABARI
(to Maurice)
It means permanent, unchanging, real.
Have you ever been to a class?

BOSS
One: Chancellor Reed is a closet homo.
Two: Nobody gets an A in Professor
Nelson’s Western Civ class. And three:
Deltas don’t date broke ass brothers
who don’t have game. And you, young
Erickson, are one broke ass brother.

ROULON
With absolutely no game whatsoever.

They laugh again. As they do Achilles walks into the

lounge with his cell phone to his ear.

THE GUYS
Hey, Q.B.!

Achilles nods and keeps walking. After he’s passed.

MAURICE
I heard Q.B.’s been hooking up with the
president of the Deltas. So what does
that say about your three immovable
truths, Boss man?

JABARI
Immutable.
 42.

MAURICE
You want a ride or what, J?

BOSS
Okay, young Skywalker, so here’s the
fourth truth. Maybe you should write
this one down. Quarterbacks who throw
for 3,000 yards can bang any chick they
want.

The guys laugh it up as they walk out of the lounge.

Achilles listens to the phone.

PORTIA (V.O.)
Hey, this is Portia. At the tone you
know what to do.

ACHILLES
Portia, hey, baby it’s me – again. I
don’t know what time it is where you
are. I don’t even know what country in
Africa you’re in.
(beat)
Look, just call when you get this
message. Whenever it is. Okay?

Achilles flips his phone closed, looks at it, disappointed.

INT. WEIGHT ROOM – NIGHT

Burner Turner is busting a serious sweat on a leg curl

machine. He grunts out two more reps then notices Achilles
standing near the door. He pulls an ear bud out. We hear
the faint sounds of the Dixie Chicks. Burner’s ever-
present grin is gone. He’s all business these days.

BURNER
What are you doing here, Addams?

ACHILLES
I was going to ask you the same thing.
Aren’t you going to the Bowl Bash?

BURNER
You see me play in any bowls?

ACHILLES
I got the impression from Coach that we
were expected to be there. Like it’s a
command performance.
 43.

BURNER
(cruel laugh)
When did you start giving a shit what
Coach expected you to do?

EXT. ACHILLES’ APARTMENT – NIGHT

Achilles climbs the outside stairs, stops at the top when

he sees Becky van Helsing leaning against the door of his
apartment.

BECKY
Hi, Handsome.

ACHILLES
Hey, Becks. What are you doing here?

BECKY
I don’t know. I was feeling a little
lonely I guess.

ACHILLES
You lonely? I find that hard to
believe.

BECKY
(a come hither look)
Well, maybe lonely isn’t exactly the
right word.

ACHILLES
What happened to your boyfriend Bobby
or Robbie or whatever his name is?

She runs a hand down the front of his jacket, stops at his
belt buckle. Licks her lips.

BECKY
It didn’t work out. You know how that
goes, don’t you?

ACHILLES
(feels the heat)
Look, Becky, I’m supposed to go to this
Bowl Bash, you know for...

She moves up against him.

 44.

BECKY
There’s nothing there for you,
Handsome. Just a bunch of stuck up,
frigid divas who don’t know what they
want. I know what I want...and I know
what you like.

ACHILLES
Becky...

She kisses his neck.

BECKY
Let’s have our own party, okay? ...

INT. GRAND BALLROOM – NIGHT

The party’s in full swing. A band rocks the ballroom with

CLASSIC DANCE HITS. There isn’t a single pineapple in
sight but the ballroom has been magically transformed into
a Hawaiian Island. The Deltas are easy to spot – they’re
the finest honeys in the room and they all wear something
pink. Boss and Roulon can barely contain their amusement
as Maurice hits on Kelsey and goes down in flames. iPhone
stalks Suzy, Suzy stalks another player. Jabari and Nina,
on the other hand, get their groove on out on the dance
floor. They have some serious chemistry going on.

In the midst of it all we find Valerie, the most beautiful

belle at the ball, alone, holding a COSMOPOLITAN. As the
band takes a break, Nina appears.

NINA
I’m out of here, Big Sis.

VALERIE
What?! Where are you going?!

Nina turns and looks at Jabari, who’s waiting by the exit

holding her coat.

VALERIE
Are you serious?

NINA
(smiling)
As a heart attack. Don’t wait up.

Valerie sighs, takes about half the Cosmo down in one sip.
 45.

NINA
I haven’t seen your man all night. Did
he even show?

VALERIE
He’s not my man and no he didn’t.

NINA
What an ass. Sorry, Big Sis.

VALERIE
(unable to cover her
disappointment)
Sorry? There’s nothing to be sorry
about, Nina. Nothing at all.

She drains the rest of the Cosmo.

INT. ACHILLES’ BEDROOM – NIGHT

Achilles and Becky are naked, going at it on the bed. He

reaches for the night table, pulls open the drawer. Becky
pulls his arm back and pushes him off of her, onto his
back. She rolls on top. He reaches over again but she
pins him, kisses him deeply.

ACHILLES
Wait a sec.

BECKY
(a lustful grin and nod of
her head)
Uh-uhn.

ACHILLES
But Becks...

Too late. She mounts him, moans with pleasure and begins a
slow grind. He falls back, holds on for the ride.

INT. GABRIELLE’S LIVING ROOM – NIGHT

Gabrielle, wrapped in a sheet, is blowing out candles.

Billy, naked, comes up from behind, takes her in his arms.
He kisses her neck, shoulders and back. He revels in her.

BILLY
You’re like a drug and I’m completely
hooked.
 46.

GABRIELLE
Mmmmmm. Have some more, Baby.

The sheet falls to the floor.

INT. WEST EGG – NIGHT

Dallas and J.R. sit in a booth. Their plates are covered

with syrup but the pancakes are long gone. A waitress
comes by, refills their coffee cups.

J.R.
I remember that morning you came to the
house for breakfast. After the first
game. They were so proud of you with
your touchdown and your two
interceptions. It was almost like you
were the son they should’ve had.

DALLAS
I should’ve told him then. That’s the
reason I came over, you know.

J.R.
Why didn’t you?

DALLAS
(beat)
Man. Your mother, my “Evil
Stepmother”, was so nice to me. I
guess I didn’t want to disappoint her.
Can you believe that?

J.R.
(smirking)
Believe it? You’ve only known her for
a few months. Try living with that
shit for 15 years.

Dallas smiles. J.R. smiles. A connection.

J.R.
What’s your mom like?

DALLAS
She’s all right. She works hard,
doesn’t complain. Doesn’t take shit
off of anybody. She’s Mexican, so
she’s not into guilt trips. She’d just
as soon smack you upside the head as
talk to you about what you did wrong.
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J.R. checks out Dallas’ tattoos.

J.R.
But she let you get all of those?

DALLAS
(laughs)
Let me? Man, you have led a sheltered
life.

J.R.
I could just see Mom now if I came home
with a tattoo. She’d freak. “Your
father’s going to have a few choice
words for you.” Or “Daddy, the
‘Coach’, would slap that thing right
off your arm.” And forget about a
piercing. Whoa! She’d be riding her
broomstick for a month over something
like that.

Dallas looks at his little brother for a beat. Then he

signals for the waitress.

DALLAS
Can we get the check?

INT. PORSCHE BOXSTER – NIGHT

We’re looking through the windshield of the parked car. A

BMW 325 pulls up on the other side of the street, parks in
front of a walkup apartment building. The headlights go
out and Sonny D’Agostino gets out of the car.

POV – a GLOCK .9mm

automatic pistol resting in a woman’s hand.

EXT. WALKUP APARTMENT BUILDING – NIGHT

Sonny WHISTLES softly to himself as he walks toward his

building.

CAKE (O.S.)
Sonny.

He turns. At first he’s surprised to see Cake walking

across the street toward him. Then he smiles broadly. She
looks hot as hell. He’s going to get some tonight.
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SONNY
Cake. Hi, how are you doing? I’ve
missed you.

She walks right up to him, raises the Glock with her right
hand, points right between his eyes.

SONNY
Whoa! Cake, what are you doing?

ANGLE ON her finger as it tightens on the trigger. WIDER

ANGLE to see her eyes, dark and cold. Inhuman.

SONNY
Cake! Please, put that thing away!
Cake NO!

FADE OUT.

On a black screen we hear a single GUNSHOT.

END OF EPISODE