CROWD ROARS ANNOUNCER: ...3-0 in the 81st minute here at Celtic Park. The Celts' young phenom George Dryer looking for his second hat trick of the tournament. Looks down the sideline. McKinley gets there ahead of his marker. Nice move to get out of trouble. McKinley looking for the shot. Has Dryer in the box! Goal! Oh, what a goal from Dryer! That was magnificent! ANNOUNCER 2: ...down the left wing, crosses to Dryer! Going with his head! Oh, what a brilliant goal! Dryer launched himself at the ball and smashed it in the back of the net! ANNOUNCER 3: ...Boswell with room to run crosses to Moreno. Moreno feeling the pressure leaves it for Dryer. Dryer with a shot from near midfield! Goal! Goal! George Dryer with an absolute rocket! King George does it one more time! ANNOUNCER 4: King George victorious! George Dryer... ANNOUNCER 5: Dryer is down and it doesn't look good. ANNOUNCER 6: It looks like a terrible ankle injury for George Dryer! They've called for a stretcher. ANNOUNCER 7: ...sad day indeed. ANNOUNCER 8: George Dryer leaves the game at age 36. ANNOUNCER 9: Long live King George! And now for CSA Sports in Washington, I'm George Dryer. On a last second penalty kick today, D.C. United beat the Colorado Rapids 4-3. Now, with that victory... PHONE RINGING Now, with that victory, United has put together its longest winning streak since 2000... RECORDED MALE VOICE: This is your credit card company with an urgent message for... FEMALE VOICE: George Dryer. MALE VOICE: Please contact us immediately. Your account is... FEMALE VOICE: 120 days past due. MALE VOICE: Thank you. (CLEARS THROAT) VOICEMAIL BEEPS 1 1 Oh, Mr. George! Mr. George! Oh, hey, Param. Hey, I'm just, uh... Last week, last week, you said you were gonna get me that security deposit. Oh, yeah, I did. That's right. Uh, by the way, did your son like that soccer jersey? Yeah, yeah, yeah, thank you. But, you know, the security deposit... Oh, no, I'm-I'm on my way to the bank right now. Yeah, it's been two weeks, though. Yeah, I know. Don't worry, I'm on it. Two weeks! So, this me with, uh, Celtic, 2003. Right. Played against Portugal in the final, UF Cup. Liverpool, AC Milan 2005. I mean, what do you think? It's pretty good stuff when you put it all together. Yeah. Four medals, as well. Oh, and then this is the boots that I wore when I scored against England when I played with Scotland. Best moment of my life. Wow. Is that you and Beckham there? Oh, yeah. That was the quarterfinal of the Champions League. Oh. That was a great game. That's cool, man. So, uh, what are you doing here in Virginia? I'm just, I'm here visiting my-my boy. He lives here with, uh, with his mom. Yeah. Trying to patch things up, right? I know, I know. Listen, I got to kind of get a bit of a move on. So, you know, what do you think for all this? OK, um... I can give you $300 cash for everything. $300? Mm-hm. You kidding me? No. For all of this? Yeah. Now, if you had some LeBron James... 1 HORN HONKS Hey, kiddo! Come on, George, you know, we've been waiting out here. I know, I know, I'm sorry. Traffic was jammed; it was a nightmare. Oh, yeah, that crazy suburban traffic. Dad, we're gonna be late. I know. We'll be fashionably late. Totally different. I used to do it all the time. You still do it all the time. Your mom's a funny lady, you know that? Hey, can I take him for dinner after? Yeah, come on, Mom! He's got homework. What if we're back by 7.00? What if we're back by 7.00? OK, fine, 7.00. But that doesn't mean 8.00 or 8.15. No, no, no. 7.00 it is, don't worry. Enjoy practice, you're late. OK, all right. Say, 'Bye, Mom.' Bye, Mom! Bye, Mom! HORN HONKS So, I moved into my new place. I know. Oh, yeah? Your mom tell you? Yeah, wait till you see it. You got your own room this time. You're gonna love it, kiddo. (SIGHS) Listen, I'm sorry I haven't been by in a, in a while. I know it's been a couple of weeks. It's more than a couple weeks. It's been a plethora of weeks. Oh, a plethora, huh? Means 'a lot.' Well, we're gonna have a plethora of good times today. What do you say about that, champ? Hey, how's the team doing? Team bites. We lost all our games. We haven't scored all season. Really? Wow. Well, that sucks. So what does your coach say about that? I don't know. Well, always remember, you have to respect your coach, OK? OK. All right. Go, come on. Enjoy. Hit it with your toes! Remember, we want to score goals. Go, go find a ball. Hello. Hey, what'd they say? This way, this way. Kick the ball. We're having fun. Hold on a sec. Look, kick it, like... All right, with your toes. Not like it's real football. Just kick the ball into the goal. So your legs are getting much longer, huh? You're gonna be taller than me soon. You got a girlfriend? No. No? Well, I need to fix you up then. How's school? It's fine. My class was supposed to go on a field trip. Mom's been stressed out lately. Matt says it's 'cause of the wedding. The wedding? Yeah. Matt and Mom. Matt and Mom are getting married? Mm-hm. Wow. Hey, guys. How was practice? It was great. They were really good. I almost scored a goal. Almost? Really? Yeah. That's amazing. Hey, George. Hey, Matt. All right, upstairs into your pyjamas. Hey. Good night, champ. Good night, Dad! Thanks, George. So, um... congratulations. Lewis told me your... your big news. I was gonna tell you, but... No, I mean, it's fine. It's no big deal... I mean, obviously, it's a big deal for you. I mean... George, it's OK. You don't have to say anything. I just... Anyway, OK. It's good. Well done. Thank you. All right, well, I better be... Um, I'll see you next week. Yeah. Night. All right. Good night. 1 Now, with this victory, United has now put together its longest winning streak since 2004. Are you excited? Well, I certainly am. Especially since their next game is against L.A. Galaxy at L.A. Home Depot Center. Now, Beckham back from injury, Landon Donovan back from suspension, this is a cracker. Shaping up for a good one. I won't be missing this. This is George Dryer signing out at CSA Sports in Washington. It was the European Cup, 2003. You, me, Smitty and those Swedish med students. Oh, who I believe were twins. Yeah, well, firstly, they weren't Swedish, they were Irish. Secondly, they weren't med students, they were nursing students, I think. And then thirdly, they weren't even twins. What? No, they were triplets. Could kick myself for not writing a book. Not that anybody would believe it at this point. Yeah, that's a good point. Oh. Hey, ladies and gentlemen! Y'all remember the great George Dryer, huh? How you doing? Listen, uh, what have you been up to? You were doing some real estate deal up in, uh, Canada or something. What the hell you know about Canada? Or real estate, for that matter. Well, it was, um, vacation homes in Winnipeg. And I was just a spokesman, so... And you had a sports bar, right? Yeah, yeah, I had a bar. You know, the economy. Right, right. Didn't make it. Actually, I've been thinking, though, about something that you suggested. Like, um, sportscasting. You know. And I made a-a demo. I thought I would, you know, I'd show it to you first. No, no, I'll definitely take a look at it. I mean, you know, they're always looking for somebody to replace me around here. Chip, you're on. Ah, shoot. Uh, hey, look, put this on my desk, all right? Belongs to my man here. Listen, uh... take care, man. All right, man. Hey, good to see you. Always good seeing you. Stick around, if you want. Hey, man. How's it going? I'm good, I'm good. All right. George Dryer, huh? Yeah. Back in the day, that man got more ass than a toilet seat. Hang on, here we go. All right, soccer fans, big game going on today. And joining us now with a look at the matchups in that clash with the Revolution is, of course, Chip Johnston. Chip, what do you have? Oh, I'm telling you, Jerry, when our beloved D.C. United faces off with the Revolution this afternoon, it's all gonna come down to defence. Now, fortunately for us, Jerry, the black and red have that in spades. Looking for big things today from goalkeeper Bill Hamid. He protects that goal like it's his house and you're a teenage boy trying to get at his sister. But that's just him, Jerry. You don't want a piece of that. I do not. You know what I'm talking about? Offensively, we've been struggling of late, but Charlie Davies-- he's been coming on strong a little bit lately, so there's some good stuff maybe. That's what they said. You know... Coach, should we keep going? That's good. Just keep, uh, keep doing what you're doing. Put your foot into it. Kick it with your toes. Just straight on. Like I told you a hundred times. Hey, kiddo. Give me the ball. COACH: Just use your toes! OK. Anybody want to know how to shoot? Dad, what are you doing? No, it's fine. All right, now, any of you guys, uh, want to score some goals this season? KIDS: Yeah! GEORGE: OK. Hey, you go. You go in goal, OK? So, first of all, you need to know that you don't kick the ball with your toe. But you plant your foot here, and you follow through, on the laces, OK? You got to plant your left foot down and follow through. KIDS: Whoa! Who wants to learn how to do that? KIDS: Me! All right, OK. You, come on. Let's go. Give him some encouragement! Oh! Left foot next to the ball, right foot follows through. On you go, come on. GEORGE LAUGHS, KIDS CHEER Round of applause for this kid. See, now we're learning how to shoot. Now we're learning how to score goals. OK, all right, here we go, here we go. Oh! Oh! KIDS CHEERING You step up. OK, anybody else want to go? Who's gonna go? You? OK, on you go. All right, there we go. Home, sweet home. You enjoy that? Yes. You're really good, Dad. Thank you. Bye, Dad. All right. Bye, champ. Bye. I'll see you Saturday, OK? OK. Hey, Matt. Hello, George. Did great. TV ANNOUNCER: Anderson pushes the ball up center. PHONE RINGING Hello, Stace. Hey, am I bothering you? No, no. I was just, um... I was in a meeting. Oh, you always were good at first impressions, weren't you? W-What do you mean? Well, apparently, you were such a splash at practice that the parents want you to coach the team. Wait, wait, what... what are you talking about? Yeah, I know. The kids loved you, Lewis won't shut up about it. What about the coach they already have? Well, I don't know. I guess he just doesn't have time. And, George, they want you to do it. I'm flattered, Stace, really, I am, but I'm kind of in the middle of a couple of things right now and, um... You know what, George, when was the last time you did anything for Lewis? And I don't mean spending a couple of hours at the park. OK, just for once, just for once, do something for him. OK, everybody, now listen up. Now, this is Lewis's dad George. He's gonna be your new coach. I'm gonna be the assistant coach, which I'm fine with. CHEERING Thank you. Thanks a lot, Coach Jacob. Uh, in any event, I'm Lewis's dad, and I've never coached before, but I have played the game since I was pretty much your age. And it's a great game. So the only thing I'm gonna ask you guys to do on your own, do five, ten minutes a day maybe passing the ball back with somebody, anybody you can find. I mean, you guys have all got, you know, a brother or a mother or a sister or somebody. Yeah. Coach, I had a sister, but she died. Oh, really? I have a brother though. Should I play with him? Yeah, yeah, that-that'd be good. OK. Coach, my grandpa died of smoking. Coach? My dad sleeps in the maid's room, and my mom cries at night. LAUGHTER OK, yeah, OK, come on, kids. Let's take the field. OK. All right? Excellent. Beautiful. WHOOPING There you go. Straight, keep it on the ground. On you go, Lewis. You show them how it's done. Well done. You really got them hustling out there, Coach. Hey, Carl King. I'm Hunter's dad. Where is he? Where's that guy? Yeah. Told him I'd come by after work. OK, welcome. George Dryer. That's right. Yeah. You know, I got to say, I was a little bit thrilled when I found out I had a soccer great that was coaching my boy. Yeah, you were a great, great player-- really, really. Those days are gone, I'm afraid. Oh, no, no, no-- we looked you up on YouTube. You were one tough son of a bitch. I mean, I used to play baseball in college, and... You know, nothing anything like on your level, though. But, anyway, look, I don't want to take your time. I just wanted to let you know how much I really, really, really, really, really appreciate what you're doing for my son and for all the other kids out here. I know you could be doing so many more glamourous things with your time. I don't know about that, to be honest. Look, I want to give you this. I do this every year, sponsor the team. You know, pays for the trophies, buys the uniforms, whatnot. It's for the kids. Wow. I'm sure everyone appreciates it. Yeah, and if you want to let Hunter play goalie, great. Just keep it low-key. Goalie it is. OK. And I have a daughter. She sings like Barbara Streisand. She sings the national anthem before a game, eh, so much the better. (LAUGHS) Just keep it... Low-key. Yeah. You'll get to know me. I'm always looking for something interesting. Hunter, you listen to Coach Dryer. All right. Listen, well done, you guys. Hey, Denise. Hey, Barb. So, uh, who's the new soccer coach? I don't know. It's got to be Stacie's ex. Huh? The soccer player. Soccer player? Really? So what does he do now? What do you need him to do? Not what I... Through with men. Oh, come on. That's... Hey, Mom. Hey, sweetheart. Hey. How was it? It was good. Great to see you, Barb. Bye. You ready? Mm-hm. 1 AUTOMATED VOICE: You have 15 new messages. WOMAN: Hi, Coach, this is Aaron's mom. Um, Coach Len had promised Aaron he could play offence opening day, so, hopefully, none of that has changed. Call me at 555-0162. WOMAN 2: This is Jason's mom. I just wanted to let you know that Jason's been constipated for over a week, and I just... Sorry, I must have run out of time. Anyway, I just thought that you may not want to run him too hard until he gets a chance to... WOMAN 3: Hi, Coach. Zack's mom. Uh, last year, he was diagnosed with A.D.D. and took a vicious shot to the testicles, so maybe it's best to keep him as far away from the ball as possible. Coach? Hi. Hey. Um, can I talk to you for a second? Yeah. Oh, I, um... Well, I just-- well, it'll just take a second. I, um, I wanted to know how he was doing. How who's doing? Billy. I'm Billy's mom. You don't know that. I'm Barb, hi. Oh, hey, Barb. Hi. Um, so I know, you know, you watch him play, and he's not very good, but he tries so hard. And so I-I've been practising with him, um, but I'm so spastic, and I asked his dad to help too, but he's just so busy, which is kind of the story of our marriage and now our divorce, and, um, I just... Hey, Barb, he's doing just fine. You think so? Yeah, I do. I mean, a lot of these kids, they don't have experience anyway, you know, so... Look, if you need me to give him some extra help, then I'm happy to... I don't... (SNIFFLES) Why are you crying? I know, I'm sorry. Just... OK, thank you. You're right, it's gonna be fine. Yeah. OK. Let's win this game. Yeah! Win this game, yeah. All right. OFF-KEY: # Oh, say, can you see # by the dawn's early light, # what so proudly we hailed # at the twilight's last gleaming... # All right, folks, so it's my first game as coach. I want you to show me what you got, all right? And I want you to go out there and show those wankers what you got. All right? Now I want you to be killers. When you go out, use the field. I want you to talk to each other, I want you to pass the ball to each other. And remember, you can't score if you don't shoot! Ready for that? KIDS: Yeah! Come around, come in. OK, hands out. One, two, three. Go, Cyclones! No, see, the idea is that we all do it together. OK? So, on three, let's try it again. One, two, three. ALL: Go, Cyclones! CROWD CHEERING Way to go! Let's get these wankers! WHISTLE BLOWS GEORGE: Come on, Lewis, you got to get the ball forward! That's it, that's it. Come on, come on, come on! Move up, move up, guys! Aaron didn't want to leave practice the other night. I know. I don't think Jason's father has spent more than three straight hours with him in months. Look, I actually caught Brian practising a Scottish accent in the mirror this morning. Go, go, go, go, go! Yes! Go, Lewis! WHISTLE BLOWS, CROWD CHEERING Yes! Finally! We're on the board. GEORGE: Lewis! CARL: Coach seems like a pretty solid guy. Yeah. He's pretty good-looking, too, huh? Huh, you're better looking. What do you mean by that? I don't want to marry him, I'm just saying he's good-looking. OK. He's good with the kids too. Right? That's the stuff! That's the stuff! That's what we're talking about. Well done. High-five. High-five, Lewis. High-five. So, I got your toothbrush in here. Pyjamas in here. Mom, I'll be fine. And make sure he takes a shower. Ah, he can use the pool. Oh, that's very funny. Shower and brushed teeth it is. All right, well, he's all yours. Hey, have fun. Have fun, OK? It's one night, Mom. I know. It's gonna be good. We're gonna have a great night. OK, bye. Hi. You're Lewis's dad? I'm Denise, Samantha's mom. Have-have we met before? Not that I remember. And I'd remember. You look very familiar to me. Ah, I get that all the time. Come on, help me out. How do I know you? OK, um... Doctors tell me running back Rolando Jones has suffered a torn ACL and will not, will not be returning for the second half. That's it! Yeah, you're a sportscaster on TV. I was. I was. You see, you're not the only one who used to be someone, Coach. (LAUGHS) Well, I'll see you when I see you. Yeah, see you. That's your house? It's huge! No, it's the little house here across the driveway. Here we go-- not bad for a couple of bachelors. What do you think? You like it? Yeah. I mean, I've still got a bit of work to do, but... it's gonna look pretty great when it's finished, you know. So that's my bedroom. And not to mention... ...your very own room. Not bad, huh? Yeah. Good, good. Thought maybe you and I could, uh, fix it up a bit, you know? And maybe we could see if a little bit of mom's good taste has rubbed off on you. Is this me? Yeah, of course that's you. That's me, you and your mom in Italy. We used to have a place by the lake there, we used to go whenever we could. Really? Did I like it? Yeah, you loved it. Ah, we'd put these little floaties on you, and we'd take you out into the lake, take you swimming. Yeah, you were like a fish. You were a better swimmer than your old man. I don't remember. Hmm. ROARING, SCREAMING OVER TV (LAUGHS) All right, buddy. Goodnight. Goodnight. Don't dream of scary monsters. COMPUTER CHIMES (SIGHS) COMPUTER CHIMES 'Thinking of you.' Oh, shoot. LEWIS: Dad? Hey. You OK? I had a bad dream. Oh, really? Well, what happened? I dreamt I was playing soccer, and I looked down and I had no feet. No. The no-feet soccer dream? You can't play soccer with no feet. Dad? I want to call mom. Why do you want to do that? We can work this out ourselves. No, we're... we're a couple of big, tough, grown men here. Dad... I want to go home. Hey. Go hop in my bed, OK? Ten minutes and then off to your room. Hey, hey, hey, here, here. Bye, Dad. Bye-bye, Lewis. Well, so much for a fun first sleepover, huh? Goodnight. Will you just give him some time? You know, you didn't lose him overnight. How did you get to be so much more grown up than me, Stace? Somebody had to. Night, George. Goodnight. Hey, there's Dad. Yep, there he is. OK, bye, Mom. Bye. Hey, Dad. Hey, kiddo. Hey, you're looking very sharp there. What's the story? I don't know. How are you, man? Good. Hey, George, George, George! Hey, I'll call you back. George! Hey, what are you doing? You staying out of trouble? Trying my best. (CHUCKLES) Hey, look, Patti and I, we're putting together this little soiree for Friday night, and we wanted to know if maybe you would join us. This Friday? Yeah, I'd be-- personally-- I'd be very grateful if you could make it. I've got these Brazilian guys I'm doing a deal with; they would love to meet you. And I think you'll have a really great time yourself. You know, I put together a really good group of people. Be a lot of, uh, opportunities there, you know what I mean? Yeah, OK. That makes me very happy. Very happy-- I take care of my friends. You're gonna find out that about me. I take care of my friends. Oh, there it goes again. I'll see you Friday. OK. Yeah, yeah, Sean. No. I think he's a piece of junk. I don't care where he's from. Coach? Hi. Hey, Barb. Hi. I just wanted to, uh, thank you for the other day. Don't worry, I'm not gonna have another meltdown on you again. I just... (LAUGHS) I just wanted to say thank you. You're welcome, Barb. That's fine; you're welcome. (SOBS) You seem to be getting over it, you know, I think. Thank you. (SOBS) OK. Oh, good ball! Yeah, that's it! Pull his jersey a bit. Yeah, give him a little elbow. Get a good night's sleep, Coach? I'm a night owl too. (HOOTS) BOTH LAUGH I'm sorry, I-I didn't get the e-mail till this morning... Oh, no, no, no, relax. I just wanted to tell you that I-I ran into a mutual friend of ours. Chip Johnston. Chip Johnston? Uh-huh. No way. Mm-hm. I was at CSA when he first started there. God, what a small world, huh? Yeah. So sportscasting, huh, George? Apparently, pretty damn good too. He said that? Uh-huh. You think he was for real? Well, I guess I'll find out tonight. He gave me a copy to watch. So who knows? Maybe I know someone I can give it to. Yeah, I'd appreciate that. I'll let you know, Coach. CROWD CHEERING Ah, come on! This is sad! I got a stack of 20s here. Doesn't anybody want one? KIDS CHEERING Well, then hit the Gatorade bottle. Hey, I bet you Coach can do it. Hey, that's a great idea. George. No, that's OK. That's all right, thank you. George, come on, come on. Come on, who wants to see Coach hit the bottle? Come on, come on. We don't do the Gatorade bottles, we do the crossbar. Different thing. Oh, we can do the crossbar. CHANTING: Coach! Coach! Coach! But you're a pro. We're gonna move it back. Right here. Come on. Come on. All right, all right, all right. Come on, let's go. OK. Can I get a warm-up shot? There's no warm-up shots in life, George. Whoa! CHEERING Whoa! (LAUGHS) Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. OK, we're gonna make it interesting. Anybody can hit the crossbar. Honestly, I got to go. Lewis. Can you hit this? I got a hundred bucks here says you cannot hit it. A hundred bucks. Hundred bucks. This time, hit the bottle. We got 200 on it. 200. Come on. OK, all right, all right! Come on, money plays. Come on. CHANTING: Coach! Coach! Coach! Coach! CHEERING 1 GEORGE: And somebody comes to the locker room, and they say, 'The queen wants to meet you.' She walks into the locker room, right in front of me. I'm standing stark naked in front of Queen Elizabeth! OK. And I said, 'Your Majesty, I apologise. I am so sorry.' And she looks me up and down, and she says, 'Not at all, young man. It's an absolute pleasure.' LAUGHTER Come on, George. Come on, let's take a lap. I like you, George. I like you. You're a guy. You're comfortable with yourself. You just don't give a damn, you know? You don't seem to give a damn much, either. Ooh. Oh, no, no, no, no, no. I just know how to hide it, that's all. All right. I don't know what it is about you. Maybe it's crazy, but I trust you. I trust that mug. For instance, um, the woman standing by the fireplace, the blonde... Mm-hm. I can comfortably tell you that I am... not sleeping with her. OK. But I can't say the same thing for the woman that she's talking to. Sweetheart. Patti, have you met the coach? George, this is my wife Patti. Hi. How do you do? Now I ask you, is she gorgeous or is she gorgeous? You had it right the first time. Nice to meet you, Mrs. King. Oh, please, call me Patti. Oh, councilman's leaving. I'd better massage this. I'll be right back. It's a beautiful place you have here. Mm. Well, he's laid out quite a spread for you, hasn't he? No, I don't think it's for me exactly. Oh, no, no. I've thrown enough parties to know for whom they're thrown and why. (CHUCKLES) The only thing I can't figure out is he usually invites at least one woman he's sleeping with. I'm not complaining. He takes very good care of me. I just like to know which one it is. Makes me feel better somehow. I'm sure you're just being paranoid, Mrs. King. (LAUGHS) That's sweet. You barely know him, yet you're already defending him. You know, I have crazy intuition. I watched you coaching those kids, and I said to myself, 'Patti, now that's a good person.' Thank you for taking such nice care of my son. I see a friend standing there alone. I'm gonna go talk to her. Nice to meet you, George. 1 Well, don't just stare at it, take it for a spin. Come on. Really? Get in. Wow. Lewis saw her in the car park the other day. Thought she was a rocket ship. My friend, put that piece of junk back in the parking lot. Hey, thank you for coming. You were a huge hit. See you at practice, Coach. Keep it till then. I told you I take care of my friends. ENGINE STARTS 1 1 1 ENGINE STOPS (SIGHS) CAR ALARM BLARING, DOGS BARKING IN DISTANCE CAR ALARM CONTINUES BLARING CAR ALARM CHIRPS, STOPS George. Oh, hey, Matt. What are you doing? It's after midnight. I know. Hey, I was wondering if I could, uh, talk to Stacie. Uh, it's about Lewis. Just hold on. Hold on for a second, all right? Shit. (SIGHS) Hey... Hey. What? What is it, George? What's wrong? I was just... I was just driving by and... In a Ferrari? Yeah. You like it? Yes. You know... actually, though, it made me think-- remember Italy? Remember that place we rented? We had the Ferrari? George, it is late, OK? If you want to talk to me about Lewis, call me in the morning, OK? Hey, Stace, Stace. What? Do you ever think-- I'm just saying, but... You ever think what it might have been like if I hadn't screwed it all up? Yeah, I used to. All the time, I wondered. I mean, you were the most exciting thing that ever happened to me, George. One second, I'm a 23-year-old from Virginia, backpacking around England, and the next, I'm falling in love with a soccer star and vacationing in the most... incredible villas in Tuscany. So you do remember. Yeah, I remember the pizza too. (CHUCKLES) Pizza, right, yeah. DOOR OPENS Yeah. Honey? Is everything all right? Yeah, babe. Sorry, just, uh, just two seconds, I'll be in. OK. I'm concerned Lewis has a learning disability. You are? No, I'm just saying, tell that to Matt. Oh, oh. OK. All right, good night. Goodnight. Goodnight. Is everything OK? Uh-huh. Nothing. (GROANS) CAR ALARM CHIRPS Hey. Hi. How are you? I got your address off the team roster, and I was in the neighbourhood, so, I was, like-- Wow, that is a-- your house is huge. I mean, I guess I should have figured, but... No, I live in the guesthouse across the way. Oh. Cool. Uh, is everything all right? Yeah, yeah. Fridays are just kind of hard, you know, 'cause I drop Billy off at his dad's house, and I thought that I would have all these plans with my girlfriends, and then I'd sleep in really late, but I always end up just driving around in circles. So... What's that? I didn't say anything. Oh. I thought I heard you invite me in for a drink. No, no, I was just listening to you. Oh. Uh, would you like... to...? Yeah, let's have a drink. You should plant some flowers in here or something. What were the colours of your soccer team? You could probably get flowers in your team colours. I bet it's a bachelor pad in here. Wow! DOOR CLOSES Cheers, to our kids. Yeah. Remember them? (LAUGHS) To our kids. Mm-hm! You must miss Lewis living with you. You guys are so close. Sure, I do, yeah. Yeah. Well, I just decided something recently. What's that? I decided to start dating again. (CHUCKLES) Uh-huh. Oh, that's great. Yeah. I know, I know. I mean, I figure I'm worth dinner and a movie, right? I mean, I know I'm not Penelope Cruz, but could be worse. It could be worse. That would be a good line for the Internet. 'You've dated worse.' (LAUGHS) I actually am on the Internet. Can I show you my profile? I'd love your opinion. Yeah, well, I'm the last guy you want advice from, but... 'Perfect mate.' I have to do my secret password, so look away. OK. Yeah. You got a list going on, huh? (LAUGHS) Who'd be thinking that sitting around in my boxers at home is gonna get me a date? No. I mean... (LAUGHS) I mean, you probably could. Um, I-I know that that... I mean, it's not, like, a really sexy picture, but I didn't want to look skanky, you know. So, if you didn't know me, would you call me? Yeah. Really? Yeah. Absolutely I would call you. Your in-box is going to be full. Hmm. (LAUGHS) You're an attractive woman, Barb. You just got to have a little more, a little more, um, confidence in yourself. Um... OK, I think I'm gonna go now. Yeah. I should go, 'cause... Um, thank you so much for half a beer, and, um, and I, uh, I'll see you at practice. Sure. If you did know me and you saw that ad, would you call? Yeah. I would. OK. Bye. Goodnight. OK. RAPID, INSISTENT KNOCKING ON DOOR Hi. You're not gonna cry again, are you? No. I promise I won't cry. But you're gonna have to take it really slow, OK? Son of a gun. PHONE RINGING PHONE CONTINUES RINGING PHONE CONTINUES RINGING Hello. George, did I wake you? It's Carl. Hey, Carl, what's up? I hate to bother you with this, but do you happen to keep any cash around the house? Do I keep cash around the house? $10,000 to be exact. Look, I know it's a lot, but it's for my bail. What? Are you in jail? Yeah. It's so stupid. I'm embarrassed to even... Look, I had a few too many last night. Some guy was looking at Patti. Whatever, I don't want to bore you with all of it. Actually, Carl, I got to take Lewis to a soccer game in, like, two hours. Just swing by the house, grab the money, come down here and pay my bail, and Bob's your uncle. George, hi. Hi, Mrs. King. I just came to get the... the bail. The bail. Yeah. Um, I'm so sorry. Come in. This is so embarrassing. Yeah. Do you want something to drink? No, I'm good. I got to get a move on. OK, I'm just so over this, George. Hey, I don't want to get involved in your business. I'm sorry. No, I'm sorry. No, I'm sorry. He does it all the time. It's just one of his things. He gets kind of jealous sometimes. Don't you think he should stay there? Hey, buddy, Carl King, come on. I told you, he'll be out in a second. Just take it easy. Hello. Stacie. Where the hell are you? Yeah, listen, is Lewis there? Yeah, hold on. Dad? Hey, kiddo. Hey, listen. I've got a surprise for you. Remember that cool car you saw the other day? You mean the rocket ship car? Yeah. How would you like to go to the game in that? Great. The only thing is, I might be, might be a little late. We're not gonna miss the game, are we? No, no, no, we're not gonna miss the game. I'll be there before you know it, all right? OK. All right, kiddo. Do not go in there! Wasn't planning on it. Come on, let's get out of here. I hope Patti didn't bust your balls too much. Trust me, she's no angel. (CHUCKLES) She's always threatening to walk out. Hinting at other men. I even had her followed for a time. Thousands of dollars for a photographic tour of the Beltway's finest shopping malls. I'm not letting her go, George. Not to another man. Not a living man. CAR HORN HONKS I know, I know. Hey, champ. Bye, Mom. Bye, baby. I'll have him back by 9.00. Whoa, Dad, cool car! Yeah, you like it? OK, let's go have some fun. Dad, this is so cool. It's cool, huh? Hey, careful with those buttons. That alarm is a bit sensitive. Dad, you know we missed the game. Yes. Hey, I'm sorry, champ. It's OK. (SIGHS) All right, Lewis. Let me ask you a question, and I want you to be totally honest with me. If I let you take this wheel, you reckon you could handle this thing? Are you serious? Do I look serious? How many kids do you know get to go and see a soccer game on a Sunday afternoon? A lot. A lot, right? But how many get to drive a Ferrari? Ready? Yes! Let's go! Faster? Faster. Careful. We're coming to a bend. Nice and easy. There we go. Oh... Look at you, you're a natural. Whoo! Whoo! All right! All right? Yeah! Keep your eye on the road, Lewis. Yeah! Faster? Yes. I'm giving you control now, OK? You ready? Yes. Around the bend. There you go. You got it. You got it. Yeah. Yeah! All right. Yeah! Awesome! Awesome! Whoo! Whoo-hoo! Oh, yeah! TYRES SCREECHING Lewis! Let's not tell your mom about this. Hey, Dad? Yeah? Can I ask you something? Yeah. Are you sad Mom's getting married? Yeah. But Matt seems like a nice guy. Yeah. Me and Mom talked about it, and I decided I'm not gonna call him Dad. Think that'll hurt his feelings? I think whatever makes you feel good, you should do. CELL PHONE RINGING Hello. George, it's Denise. I watched your tape. Look, your posture needs work, you could use a little direction, but you've got some skills, mister. Wow, thank you. And guess what. Check this out. ESPN are looking to expand their soccer coverage. They're meeting with people right now. ESPN? As in... the ESPN? We should really get together and redo your tape, George. It's now or never, George. Why are we at Samantha's house? Well, the thing is, champ, I'm trying to get this job as a sportscaster, and Samantha's mom is gonna help me. DOORBELL RINGS Why now? 'Cause if we don't do it now, then, I don't know, they'll give the job to somebody else. Hi. Hey. Hi, Lewis. Hey. Come on in. Hey, how are you? Wait till you see what Samantha has. You're gonna have a lot of fun. Now, the name of the game-- it's called Angry Birds. Hi! Hey. Hey, Lewis. Aracelli, there's pasta and garlic bread for the kids. Yes, ma'am. OK? Here. We're going to the studio. See you, guys. H-How long are we gonna be? Hour, perhaps. You hear that, buddy? We're gonna be an hour, OK? All right, before you know it. In three, two, one. Recording. The Los Angeles Galaxy came into Washington today... George, George, where's the fire? And don't worry about the prompter. Got a lot of lights in here, a lot of cameras. I'm just... Recording. Let's go. Get right down the lens. Right in the lens. He was scoring... Tell us the story-- ESPN. Recording. Now? Yeah. Recording. OK, loosen up. Just-just go for it. Just go for it, George. The Los Angeles Galaxy came into Washington today and beat D.C. United. Got to say, what's going on with D.C. United nowadays? D.C. United forward Danny Allsopp brought his A-game, scoring an acrobatic bicycle kick goal off the corner. But he and the rest of the black and red just couldn't put a stop to a particularly ferocious and unstoppable Galaxy attack, specifically, Landon Donovan, the Galaxy captain and lean, mean scoring machine. Landon, you kind of went to sleep a bit after the World Cup maybe for a few months, but you're out of bed now, and I got to say, you go, Landon! Go on with your bad striker self. And that's it for tonight. Back to you, Denise. (LAUGHS) Yes! Look at you, huh? How good was that? I enjoyed that. That was fun. You enjoyed it? I really enjoyed that, George. Really, and you look great. Hmm? Thank you. So how different was that from coaching soccer? That's a good question. I mean, looking after 13 kids is not exactly a piece of cake. Oh, well, they say the parents require the most work, huh? (CHUCKLES) What do you think? I guess I would take that on a, on a parent-by-parent basis. And the moms...? A single dad like yourself. Do you find that a distraction or inspiration? I would have to take that on a mom-by-mom basis. And what about me? Distraction or inspiration? (CLEARS THROAT) Listen, it's getting late. Um, I got to, I got to go and pick up Lewis. We should get going. Yeah. Listen, I gotta... I can't. It's not as if I'm leaving my family, George. I'm just, I'm just looking for laughs. 1 We're back. Hi. Hi, sweetie. Hey, buddy. Hey, champ. Sorry it ran on a little, uh, ran on a little long. You ready to go? Yeah? OK? All right. Bye, George. Bye. Bye, Samantha. Hey, you want to see? Let's go. STACIE: Wonderful. It's 11.15, George. Yeah, I know, I know. But we-we had fun, didn't we, champ? Yeah. Yeah. Hey, you know, I got that audition as a sportscaster, but it was just, little bit last-minute. That's good. That's good. I'm glad for you. It's all right. No one got hurt. Everyone's home safe, so... OK. Uh, night, George. All right. Good night, Matt. Good night. One day, you're gonna have to explain to me what you ever saw in that guy. 1 Mr. George. Can you explain how you drive a fancy car and still owe money? Yeah. No, I can, actually. The thing is... Whoa, no. There's no thing, there is only rent. And I'm sorry, if I don't have it by tomorrow, I'm... Shit! Shit. I'm-I'm sorry. Sorry, one second. Hello. Hi, George. It's Patti. Patti? Mrs. King Patti? Yes. Yes, George, it's Mrs. King. Um, hey, listen, can I, can I call you back? You can talk to me when you get home. Um, I'm in your bed, George. I'm sorry. W-Where, where are you? (LAUGHS) I'm in your bed. It's quite some room. It's a little Mideastern for my taste, but I must say, your closets are fabulous. Wait, wait, Patti, wait. Wait, Param! What? Don't, uh-- Param, come here a second. (GIGGLING) Wait, wait, I don't actually think that you're in my bedroom. What? No, I think that you think that you're in my bedroom, but you're actually in my landlord's bedroom. GASPS: Oh! Oh, my God. Where are you? I'm in the bloody guesthouse across the driveway. (SCREAMS) Patti, just get out of there now, OK? Mr. George! (KNOCKING) Hmm. Uh, Param? OK, yeah. Listen, no, listen. I'm sorry, I saw you here before, but I forgot that I left the cash in my Ferrari. So how much is it? Nine hundred. Nine hundred? Cash is good, yeah? Yeah. That's one, two, three, four, five-- It's a beautiful night, huh? Seven, eight... Yeah. How much you say it was? Nine hundred. 900. There you go. All right, buddy. I'll, uh, I'll probably see you around, maybe tomorrow or something. Hey, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Out. In. No, you know that I can't do this. Oh, stop it. He lent you his Ferrari. He's more possessive of that than he is of me. Whatever it is you got going on with your husband, I want you to know that... I consider him a friend. I need you to put your clothes back on and, uh, just leave. (CHUCKLES) You're gonna tell him, aren't you? No. God, no. I'm not gonna tell him. Look, if, um, if you go now, you just go home, then there's nothing to tell. Mrs. King, you're not moving. I'm starting to feel a little bit foolish. Oh, no, no, no reason to feel foolish. Just, uh, just go. You have no idea what he might do. He's very vindictive, George. That's kind of the point that I'm trying to make here, Mrs. King. He's gonna ask me where I was, and I'm not a very good liar. I think I just need one drink. (SIGHS) OK, one drink. Here you go. Well, aren't you gonna have one? Just leave. I, um... I need to use the bathroom. You don't know how many times he's cheated on me. And I can't even do unfaithful right. Mrs. King, you are a smart, a strong... beautiful woman. And I personally think that... that you shouldn't stay in a marriage that you're not happy in. KNOCKING ON DOOR DOORBELL RINGING Oh, shit! It's probably Carl. What?! C-Carl knows you're here?! Yeah, sometimes he has me followed. What?! He thinks I might cheat on him. INSISTENT KNOCKING OK, OK, stay in there, OK? Don't come out. DOORBELL RINGING Param? Mr. George. You gave me an extra hundred. Oh, uh... yeah. Thanks. Mr. George, how do you meet all these beautiful women? (CLEARS THROAT) Well, maybe it's the accent. I have an accent too. George! George, I was looking for you. Oh, hey, you. How's it going? How it's going? Well, it turns out, I'm not the only person who thought you had style. My old station manager, he edited your tape, and he's gonna send it to Bristol, Connecticut. He thinks you have a real shot. Wait a minute, are you serious? I'm serious. Bristol, Connecticut? Yeah, just don't forget the girl who said it first. Yeah, I know. I won't. Wow! Oh, George. When you're, uh, out there today, and you see me tug my ear like this, that means I'm imagining you on top of me. OK. OK. All right, well, I better get back to the game, huh? Well, you have a great game. OK. 1 Hey. Hey, what's going on? What's going on? You all right? Nothing. All right, Lewis. Here, your bag. WHISTLE BLOWS Move forward, Scott! Yeah, take it in! Come on, Cyclones! Use the-- Matt, use the wing! CROWD CHEERING Nice play, Lewis! There you go! CELL PHONE RINGING Hey, hey. Hi, Coach, it's me. Barb, I'm kind of busy right now. I'd say everything's great, except for this silly grin I can't seem to get off my face since the other night. Listen, I can't really talk. I hope that it's not awkward between us. I mean, we're both adults, we're both single. And if it happens, great. And if not, it's really only what's best for the kids. Right? I'm just... Um... CROWD CHEERING I'm a little busy right now, but... I mean, yeah, we could... It was Lewis! Yes! Well done, kiddo! Lewis! Well done, champ! Well done. (LAUGHS) That was great! Didn't even see it! All right, come on, Cyclones! Let's go! Let's get another one! All right, come on! Let's get another one! Come on, Cyclones! WHISTLE BLOWS REFEREE: Nine. WHISTLE BLOWS What the hell was that? What are you playing at? Huh? What the hell was that? Hey, is this about last night? Listen, talk to me. What's the matter with you? Leave me alone! I hate soccer, and I hate you! WHISTLE BLOWS CELL PHONE RINGING Hello. He doesn't really hate me, right? No, of course he doesn't hate you. But he-he does want to quit the team, George. Do you know that? I'm a bit lost at sea here, Stace. And I was thinking maybe you could give me some parenting tips. Just the basic do's and don'ts. Don't let your ten-year-old son drive a Ferrari-- that kind of thing? My son has a big mouth, you know that? Your son is honest. He gets that from me. Look, I'm serious. Can we meet for a drink maybe? No, absolutely not. We can meet for coffee, though. Dinner. Lunch. Early dinner. Late lunch. I'm not budging on dinner. I'm not the one asking for advice. Are you sure? No beer? Mm-mm. OK, well, so I read about this place online. 'The true Virginia experience,' it says. Apparently, you have to really, like, you know, beat the stuffing out of it, you know, to get to the good stuff. All right, OK, you get it. Good? Mm-hm. According to the Internet, there's a real kick to the seasoning. But I don't know, maybe the Internet was wrong. Oh, here, here. Oh, yeah. OK. W-Waitress... two beers, please. Wow. Uh, three more beers, please. Wow. Uh, three more beers, please. So I fall down the stairs... Right. ...I stub my toe, and I scream, 'Shoot!' And then the next five days, Lewis is going around the house going, 'Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot!' I get it, OK. Even when it's hard, even when you want to be anywhere but there, even when you feel like he doesn't need you, trust me, he does. You... What? Got some... Where? ...crab, cheek. Crap? Crab, crab. Crab. OK. Crab, cheek. Crab, lips. Gross. (CLEARS THROAT) You're the only woman I ever really loved. (LAUGHS) No, I-I'm serious. I'm serious. You know what I miss the most? In the early years, right? When I used to play, and I knew you were up in the stands watching me, and after every game, I would look for you in the crowd and I would wave to you. Remember? Mm-hm. And then, no matter how badly I played, no matter how massively I-I screwed up, I always knew when you waved back at me, that, like, everything would be all right. I mean, I... I felt like the most special person in the world when you did that. I mean, until I looked behind me and six other women in the stands were all waving back along with me. Well, I was young then. You know, I'm different now. OK, so prove that to Lewis. He hates me, remember? He doesn't hate you. He just, he hates being disappointed, and you've done that a lot. OK? I mean, he was four when you left, remember? And you weren't even really there before that. And it was easier when you were an absentee daddy sending cool Christmas gifts, but now you're here. And I'm sorry if you take offense to this, but you're like a, you're like a ticking time bomb with a charming accent, and when you explode, it's like... (IMITATES EXPLOSION) You know, boom, chaos. I hope you came back for him, I really do. Nothing would make me happier. But if you came back for me, you're just wasting all of our time, and you're gonna break his heart in the process. I gotta go. All right. Hey, thanks for lunch. 1 VIDEO GAME SOUND EFFECTS, RAY GUNS BLASTING Hey, kiddo. (SIGHS) VIDEO GAME STOPS So your mom was saying you were thinking of quitting the team. I just want to say, I think that would be... I think that'd be a big mistake. What's the point? I'm not good, anyway. No, see, I don't agree with that. You may have your mom's good looks and her smarts, but you're a Dryer kid. And you play soccer. That's what you do. It's in your blood. In fact, I was thinking maybe we'd go down to the park now and get a practice session in before the big game. What do you say? OK. THUNDER RUMBLING Dad, it's raining! Ah, it's just a sprinkle. It'll be over before you know it. It's just typical. What do you mean, typical? Nothing ever works out in our family. What are you talking about, nothing ever works out? Plenty of stuff works out. This is the best time to learn how you play soccer, because in the rain, like this, if you can play in this, you can play in anything, right? There you go. THUNDER RUMBLING Don't worry, Stace, I'm sure they'll be fine. (SIGHS) I'm just gonna go see if they're all right. Uh, do you want me to come? I can drive. No, I'm fine. All right, one, two. You're gonna do this one now. Do this. OK. OK? There you go. That's it. OK. BOTH CHATTERING PLAYFULLY 1 1 I think I finally got all that mud out of my ear. What about you? Lewis? Yeah, big day. Another good result, buddy, huh? Yep. And way to go, coming in from the left. Hey. Hey. How was the game? It was great, Mom. I scored a goal. You did? We won again. Nice work, kiddo. How was last night? Yeah, it was, it was really good. Good. Hey, Dad. Me and Mom are going to the arcade today; you want to come? No, I'm gonna let you guys go on with it. Mom, can he come? Well, yeah, I mean, you're welcome to come, if you want. OK. KIDS CHATTERING EXCITEDLY Yeah! Yeah! You're playing like a baby now. You're hitting like a girl! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Yes! Whoo! Hey, Mom, did you know that Dad once took the ball off of Beckham? Oh, yeah, I know, actually. I was there. Wow. I want to play like Beckham. (CHUCKLES) Hey! What, you don't want to play like me? Yes! Seems like so long ago, doesn't it? Yeah. So... big day's coming up, huh? Yeah. Yeah. Are you excited? Yeah. Yeah, of course I am. Which is crazy. I... I just never thought I'd be doing this again. Stacie's getting married. (CHUCKLES) Hey, Dad? Yeah? Can I have a sleepover at your house again tonight? It's not my night, buddy. It's your mom's. Yeah. Sure. Fine with me. You want to see my room? Um, yeah. Yeah, of course I want to see your room. Oh. It's not as good as my room at home, but I like it. Yeah. It is way cooler than I thought. You know that's me, Mom. Yeah, I know that's you. See this? Ah, what's this? Who's that? You. Me? Me. You. Dad. And Dad, huh? You, me and Dad. He OK? Yeah. Fast asleep. Some wine? Oh, no, no. I should probably get going. Fun day, though, huh? Yeah. Yeah. So who gets the teddy bear? (LAUGHS) Does he make you laugh, Stace? Like, really make you laugh? Yeah. It's so weird. Sometimes I just... I look at you and it feels like... nothing ever changed. And we're still together. I look at your face, and I... I realise how lucky I was to ever have you. And it kills me that I can't just reach out and talk to you anymore. 1 1 I... I can't. Stacie... Stacie, hold on a second. Hey, hey... Stacie. Hey... You don't have to go. ENGINE STARTS 1 1 Hey. Hey. I thought you'd be home later. Uh, no, I grabbed an earlier flight. Where were you? Uh, just dropping Lewis off at his dad's. Oh. It's not his night, is it? No, but, uh, he wanted to go, and I thought it was fine. Who's that? My mom. Last-minute invites. Hey. Hey, hey, hey. Hey. You OK? I'm fine. I'm fine. You hungry? PHONE RINGING Hey, Denise. What's up? I am. So, you want some good news? Yeah, well, I could certainly do with some right now. OK, good news coming at you in three, two... CAR HORN HONKS I like the look, George. Yeah? So what did you want to tell me? Well, gonna come closer? Ah, no, no, no, no, no. Last time I came closer, I got myself in trouble. Which was just fine. (CHUCKLES) ESPN liked your tape. They did?! Mm-hm. Liked as in liked? Liked as in they want to fly you up there to see you personally. ESPN? Mm-hm. ESP-bloody-N?! BOTH LAUGH You did it, George. That's amazing. You're on your way. Thank you so much. Oh... All right. OK, OK. I got to get... I got to get back inside. So, that's all I get? That's... that's it? I help you out, you just leave me hanging? I just can't. I just can't do this anymore. I gotta grow up. I got a boy in there who needs me to start being a father. Well... You have no idea what you're missing. Oh, I think I do, which is why I gotta go back inside. All right. That's it? ENGINE STARTS Lewis? Hey, buddy. Hey. OK? Hey, what's the matter? You have another bad dream? No. Just want to sleep in here. Yeah? OK. Dad? Yeah? I love you. Come here. Please don't leave again. 1 1 Mr. Dryer? Yeah, I'm George. I'm Ellen. I work with Mr. Minton. You ready? Yeah, I'm ready. All right. They're waiting for you in the studio. Right this way. Hey! George Dryer! How's it going, man? Good. Nice to meet you. Hey, man, I heard you were coming. I know you're gonna kill it, all right? Get out there and make it happen. Thank you, buddy. Appreciate it. In group E, Cameroon went down 2-1 to the Netherlands. The Dutch team are quickly appearing as strong contenders, taking nine points out of a possible nine and moving on past the group phase to face Slovakia. Not moving on are the French. The French. What happened to the French? I mean, they came, they saw, they bitched, they fought, half the management quit. The rest of the team went on strike, they lost and they went home. I know I may be giving the French a bit of a hard time, but it does lead me to a more serious point. Now, I've been honoured and lucky enough to play for both club and country, and I can tell you that to stand on a field and score a goal in front of 50, 70, 100,000 fans, to feel the ground shake beneath you, it's unbeatable. And whether you're on that field or whether you're part of that crowd, there's no feeling like it. And that, to me, is soccer. George Dryer. Welcome to ESPN. PHONE RINGING PHONE CONTINUES RINGING Hello. Oh, hey, Matt. I was looking for Stacie. Is she there? Uh, oh, hey, George. No, uh, she's actually-- uh, went to get fitted for her wedding dress. OK, buddy. Thanks. 1 Hi. Can I help you? No, I'm OK. I'll just be a minute. Hi. What are you doing here? I know, I'm sorry. It's not cool. Um... No, it's not. You can't just come in here like this and... I know, I know. Stace, the time is always off for me. I mean... Is everything OK? Yeah, it's fine. Just, um, just give us a minute. I'm either too early or I'm too late. And that's why I came this time, 'cause in a couple of weeks, I'm gonna be too late again. Stop, George, stop. Why are you doing this to me? I'm moving to Connecticut. I got that job. You got the job? I did, yeah. You know, and they gave me this book on things to do in Connecticut, and... I'm looking at the chapter on family life and parks and schools, and you know what I'm thinking? What's the point? What is the point if I don't have my family with me, if I don't have you with me? Stacie... I want you and Lewis to come with me. No... I can't just pick up and go to Connecticut. I can't, not with a nine-year-old. Yes, you can. Yes, you can. No. No. I know that I haven't given you any good reason to... to trust me. But I swear to God, everything's gonna be all right. I'm gonna make a life for us there. God, I love you so much. Oh, George... If you love me... let me go. Let me go. 1 1 WOMAN: Excuse me. I think the lady's waiting for you outside. 1 v (SNIFFLES) (SIGHS) Oh, damn you, George. I know. I know, I know. I meant everything I said. Please, please, please, please don't touch me. OK, please don't. If I want to be touched, I'll tell you, OK? OK, my hands are here, yeah. OK, this is, this is on my pace. This cannot be on your pace. OK, this is not all about you. OK. On your pace. Whatever you say. OK. OK. OK. God, why couldn't you have just come back two months later? My timing's always bad, you know. 1 1 It's all right. That's a couple that can really talk. I really don't think he's the groom. Hello! MATT: Hey. LEWIS: Mom, we should have left already. I know, I know. I'm sorry. Two minutes, OK? Hey, hey. Hey. Uh, come on, buddy. Let's go get your bag ready. We should, uh, probably have been there already. Uh, I know, I know. Sorry. OK. So do we have a wedding dress? Well, it zips. That's as much as I can tell you. And bride to soccer mom in two seconds. All right, beautiful. Hey, Coach. Looks like we have a friend in common. It's the accent. LEWIS: Hey, Dad! Hey, champ. How you doing? All right? Yeah. I looked up my horoscope, and it said, 'You're gonna be victorious.' Well, that and a couple goals, and we should be OK, huh? Hey, Coach. Hey, everybody. Hey! Hi, everybody! APPLAUSE All right, all right. Let's get the show on the road, eh? OK. So it's the final game of the season, OK? And if we win this, then we win the championship. Yeah! Yeah? And no matter what happens today, I want you all to know that you've made me very, very proud. But in saying that, we're gonna get out there and win this game, yeah? KIDS: Yeah! Let's go out there and give it everything we've got and let's get these wankers! KIDS: Yeah! One, two, three! ALL: Go, Cyclones! Yeah! WHISTLE BLOWS GEORGE: Well done, Allie! CROWD: Cyclones! Cyclones! Cyclones! Yeah! GEORGE: Don't let them play like this! Attaboy. Now we got a game on. Now we can concentrate. Keep it together! Don't let them... CROWD GROANS OK, not a problem. Let's move it forward. Allie, close them down. Samantha! Let's see some playing, OK? Keep pushing forward. Come on, guys, let's talk to each other. Go! Lewis, make a difference! Push it down the line! Go, Lewis, take the shot! Come on, Lewis! That's it, go ahead! Take it to the goal! There you go, Lewis! Go, Lewis! CROWD CHEERING Yes, Lewis! Yes! CROWD: Cyclones! Cyclones! Cyclones! WHISTLE BLOWS Two minutes, Cyclones! Let's finish this off! George. Hey, Carl. Hey. Hey, I was wondering where you got to. Let's push forward, Cyclones! Come on! Hey, I got a little gift for you. Postcards from a great season. That's very thoughtful. Thank you. Open it up. Take a look. No, I mean, I'll open it up after the game. Why don't you look at it now, George. Come on, folks, one minute left! Now, that is my divorce attorney's favoUrite. George, I thought I had mentioned that I hire people to keep tabs on Patti. That slip your mind? Buddy, you know what? I may be a fool. I'm probably a bigger fool than even you dreamed of. But you don't know me. I wouldn't sleep with your wife. Shut up! Go, go, go, go! CROWD CHEERING WHISTLE BLOWS (GRUNTS) Dog pile! KIDS CHEERING Hey! 1 1 1 I know what it looks like. (IMITATES EXPLOSION) It never is. Good luck in Connecticut. 1 1 1 1 Hey. Hey. So, um, I thought I'd come say good-bye. (CLEARS THROAT) OK. Well, good luck, George. FOOTSTEPS RUNNING Hey, Dad. Hey. I thought maybe you and I could take a little walk, huh? What do you say? Yeah? OK. So I'm not gonna see you anymore? Oh, you're gonna see me. Of course you're gonna see me. We're gonna have weekends. I'm gonna come back, and you can come and visit me in Connecticut. Hey. I got something for you. Remember this? That's the first medal I ever won. Celtic. Yeah. You know, you're gonna win your own someday, but maybe you can keep that warm for me. I'm gonna miss you, son. I'm gonna miss you, too, Dad. Come here. (CRIES SOFTLY) We're gonna talk every day on the phone, OK? OK. I'll call. And you'll write me. OK. OK. OK, I gotta go. All right, buddy. CAR DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ENGINE STARTS 1 (SIGHS) He'll be OK. Yeah. Hey. Stace, hey. Hey. (SNIFFLES) Look, I'm not, uh, stupid. We've been together three years, so I think that you owe me the truth. Do you still love him? I've never stopped loving him. 1 1 1 1 TRAIN HORN BLOWS WIND WHISTLES SOFTLY ENGINE STARTS 1 1 Dad. Hey. What are you doing here? Well, I was on my way, and I suddenly thought, what if I wake up tomorrow morning and I want to take another walk with you? You know? Yeah, but what about your job? Well, I don't have it all worked out, but, you know, I figure if I'm good enough for them, I got to be good enough for someone here, right? You're really here to stay this time? Yeah, I'm really here to stay. Come on. Let's go play some soccer, all right? OK. All right, come on. Come on, here you go. Whoa! (LAUGHS) Mom, Dad came home! You gave up the job? Someone very smart once told me you just have to be there. I called off the wedding. Why? 'Cause someone kind of stupid got in my head. I can live with that. Want to play? Yeah. Want to play? Yeah, I want to play. OK. Yeah. All right, Lewis, come on. Here you go. 1 1 They pulled it out right in the nick of time, folks. And speaking of time, we are out of it. And we'll see you tomorrow night with the next segment of 'The George and Chip Show.' And, of course, by 'The George and Chip Show,' he means the Chip and George Show. No, I thought we agreed it sounded better if we called it 'The, uh, George then Chip Show.' Right, but that's before we had the logo, and, you know, you don't want to confuse people. Logo says, 'Chip and George.' Yeah, George then Chip. www.able.co.nz Captions were made possible with funding from NZ On Air. Able 2015