Against All Odds

I Senor.

Have you seen this woman? No, senor.

Gracias.

Gracias.

No.

No?

No?

Senor. Senor.

Gracias.

Ten, 42, 36, hut, hut, hut!

Way to go, Brogan!

The old man can still catch, huh?

Take care of that shoulder. Good job.

Nice snatch, for an old man, but watch this one.

Brogan!

I didn't like what I saw on Sunday.

What? I caught the winning touchdown.

You missed that track-back block on Cooper's run.

You were worried about your shoulder.

What's that gotta do with the operation. There's no permanent damage.

I don't want any weaknesses that can be read by the other team.

You took yourself off the injured reserve.

You said you were healthy.

The shoulder is solid.

Why don't you prove that to me.

I intend to.

I mean right now.

Mrs. Wyler's paying you a lot of money

to play football, not talk about it.

Why don't you go over to the sled and impress me.

The sled is bullshit.

I got two rookies who need playing time, Brogan.

Either go to the sled or sit on the bench.

No, Stassen. I'll go over there and prove it to you.

Sam! Go with him.

Yeah, come on, Sam.

No matter how long you play, they want you to prove it one more time.

North field scrimmage.

That guy's been on my ass since he got here.

Here we go. All right, hand down.

Look at me. Ready.

Hit it!

Sam, get on it.

All right, hand down. Look at me.

Hit it!

Argh! Fuck!

Sully! I'd like you to meet our county supervisor, Ed Phillips.

He's Mrs. Wyler's guest today.

Hi, Ed. I'm a big fan.

Not only of the Outlaws, but of the kind of football you played.

Football's changed since I was a player.

Right, right.

I guess that run of injuries

kind of hurt you guys last season.

Yeah. We had a lousy bench last year.

We had to play a lot of injured ball players that shouldn't have been playing.

That's part of the job.

You telling us you never played injured?

Yeah, well, I was dumb.

I don't like my boys getting hurt permanently.

That's why they call him "Mother." Hit it!

I don't know about being a supervisor.

I sure as hell don't know about being a lawyer.

But if I was a lawyer I wouldn't know shit about football, would I?

Excuse me.

Let's get out of here.

Hit it! Ugh!

You don't have to do this, Brogan.

The fucker's not beating me.

Hand down again. Look at me!

Hit it! Ugh!

I'm the trainer here, and I say he's had enough.

Hey, come on, Brogan.

What are you trying to prove? You're a veteran!

What a dumb fucking thing to have me do!

Wait for me in my office, Brogan.

Steve Kirsch's office.

This is Terry Brogan. I need to speak to Steve.

Yeah, the Outlaws just put me on waivers.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

I'm a big fan of yours, Terry.

Hold, please. It's Terry Brogan. He's been cut.

Tell him to call Schumacher. He needs to talk to you.

I don't handle players any more.

Steve. Get rid of him.

Hello again. Mr. Kirsch can't talk right now, but he suggests you call Hal Schumacher.

I don't want Hal Schumacher, I wanna speak to Steve.

When's he available?

I really don't know.

Thank you. Thanks a lot.

They hurt my shoulder, then cut me. Shit!

That's it in a word.

They promised me they'd keep you.

This is behind my back, kid.

Yeah, I figured.

At first I thought they'd pay me off.

But fuck, I want to play football.

Not this year. Not with that shoulder.

Let me ask you something.

What makes you think they'll pay you off?

I was injured.

You played two games great. If you were injured, you didn't look it.

What was I supposed to do, huh?

I could smell what they were thinking. I give them any trouble, they out me.

They out you anyway.

They're rebuilding. More profit, less talent.

You cost too much, my friend.

They're not screwing me around.

I'm gonna see my lawyer.

I'll miss the pressure, Hank.

Give me a call.

Caxton, Benjamin, Parker and Stein.

Yes, he is. Hold on a moment. Hello. May I help you?

Yeah. I'm here to see Steve Kirsch. I'll ring his office.

Please have a seat.

Hello.

Hi.

I'm here to see Steve Kirsch.

I know. I'm the one you've been talking to all day.

The one who's a big fan.

Oh, right. What's your name? Edie.

Edie, I guess he's not ever going to talk to me?

Oh, you're down in my book to call.

Where's his office? He's not here.

I know you gotta keep your job, Edie.

You have a nice face. I--

I'm telling you the truth.

It wouldn't be out of line for you to lie, would it?

No.

Where is he?

Terry. It's good to see you. I've been cut from the Outlaws.

Yeah, I know, I heard. The firm represents Mrs. Wyler.

Since I joined the firm, I can't represent players.

Mrs. Wyler owns the Outlaws. She's our biggest client.

It's a conflict of interest.

Wait a minute. Listen, Steve. When you came hustling me in school,

I put my career in your hands. Remember those times, please.

You're right. I'm sorry. Sit down.

Now,

I've been playing injured.

They know. They don't wanna admit it. They don't want to pay me off.

Yup. I think that's what their position's gonna be.

Their position's fucked.

I'll go to the Players' Association. They'll back me.

You could do that, but listen.

What happens if the Outlaws prove that you're perfectly fine?

They've got film on you at practice, preseason games.

They're gonna fight for a long, long time.

Steve, look.

I'm having money problems, man.

I'm broke.

Terry. Did you spend every single cent you ever made?

Let me think for just a second here

I should get you a low-interest loan to tide you over in the meantime.

Excuse me-- Could you wait, please?

And then I'll talk to these guys, see if I can soften their position

and get you something so it's not such a big hassle for you.

Yeah?

Excuse me, Mr. Kirsch. The reception?

Mr. Caxton's waiting.

Oh, right, I forgot. I gotta go.

Look, I gotta know something about this soon, Steve.

I'll get on it first thing.

Hey, you're one of my first players, huh?

Mike Hogan and his wife, Susan. Ben Cassidy.

Thank you for coming.

Here's Hal Schumacher's number.

Call him. He's a nice man.

Do they always get bombed at the end of the day?

It's business down there. It's an intimate fundraiser.

What do you mean?

Mr. Caxton has assessed every lawyer in the firm

$1500 to contribute to the reelection of Councilman Weinberg.

Mrs. Wyler is Caxton's biggest client, isn't she?

Yes. In fact, he's doing business for her right now.

Yeah? For the Outlaws?

No. Mrs. Wyler's real business is real estate.

Caxton wants a zoning variance on Mrs. Wyler's canyon

so she can build houses there.

His guest of honor tonight could vote against it.

Trust me, he won't now.

I hate things like before, when I couldn't be straight with you.

I'm running out of conversation.

I'm sorry. Look, I gotta go.

I'd like to have a drink with you.

The Ginger Man, after work?

Okay, sure. The Ginger Man.

Touchdown.

What are you doing here? You been cut.

They can get you for trespassing. I'd outrun them.

Why are you here, Tommy?

Jake wants to see you.

How is Jake?

He got stabbed last week.

What a shame.

He survived, Brogan.

Why does he want me?

He might have a job for you. Heh, heh.

You tell him "No thanks."

He'll be at the beach tomorrow.