They Fight

Mr. Manigan, I'm sure you are well aware

this is your last shot.

You're a two-time offender.

Why should anyone believe anything you say at this point?

Would you take the durag off, please?

Yes, ma'am.

I've done the work on myself,

and I know I'm, uh, I'm still a... a work in progress.

Please tell us, what are your plans for your life?

More importantly, are you able to express genuine contrition?

Mr. Manigan, do you know what contrition is?

It's being sorry for what I've done.

And I am.

Very sorry.

I buried my eldest son during my time in here.

And I'd like to get home to my youngest

so the same thing don't happen to him.

I need to get back to Southeast.

At least try to do some good.

Not a day go by that I don't feel an overwhelming sense of guilt.

I'm damaged, I know that.

But I'm still useful.

What about boxing?

I'm sure there's a lot that you have left to offer.

I don't know.

To be honest, I lost the love for it.

Haunts me more than anything.

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Yo, man.

I'll do it. Which key?

Dang, whoa!

Dang!

Hey, get up here! Get up here!

I wanna have this conversation with you, I do, I just...

I can't right now, I got a lot...

- I got... I got stuff to do. - Ketta. Ketta, stop.

- Stop, please. - No, I...

I'll stop.

Well, now you gotta start.

Um...

I wanna see my son.

That's what you want?

That's not what I'm saying. I mean, I...

Come on, Ketta. I'm... I'm not the enemy.

Walt, you don't get to just re-insert yourself.

I know.

I know, I know.

You gotta put in the work.

You gotta

let go of that part of yourself that only know how to destroy.

Come on, baby, don't... don't say that.

I thought... I thought... I thought...

I thought you was past all that.

Are you?

You got some place to stay?

- I wanna come home. - No, I'm not... I'm not...

I'm not saying you can stay here, I'm just...

Please.

Can I come home?

Walt, you gotta do the work first.

Okay?

Wait, wait, Ketta.

Ketta.

I love you.

I know you do.

Ketta.

Ketta, hold up.

Gotta get our legs strong enough.

So, one more time, we're gonna do a one-minute drill on the kicks.

Kick from your hip, and go!

Make sure... get a splash, I wanna see a splash!

That's it.

Keep going.

Keep going.

Keep going, make sure you kick.

That's it, good job.

Bruh, you good?

Uh, not really.

Got it.

- Thanks, man. - You're welcome.

Get off me, man!

Don't take my shoes, please!

- Please! - Hey!

Hey, little man, you alright?

Come on, get up.

Hey, even if you lose, man, you gotta fight back.

You hear me?

Come on.

You'll be alright.

Hey!

Uh-uh. Get him outta here.

Hey, come on, bruh. He need some love.

Peroxide and some Band-Aids.

All the youngs know,

you fight out there, you don't fight in here.

He wasn't fighting, they jumped him.

The kid don't even know how to defend himself, man.

I saw the whole thing from the computer lab.

The computer lab? Who are you?

I'm Walt.

- Hyah! - Hey!

Tidy it up in here!

Our bad, Slim.

Dang!

This boy-boy got the face beat off him!

They got him for his Krispy Kremes too!

Hey, I'm not telling you again.

Let us put the gloves on then, man!

- I teach boxing, not clowning. - We ready, Slim.

Let us show you these hands, big bruh.

You all about that fight life, little guy.

Come on, Slim!

- Slim, please! We serious! - We ready!

One condition.

You take little Bruce Leroy here under your wing.

Every time you in the gym, he in the gym with you.

And if y'all ain't together, nobody boxing.

And you. You walked him in here.

I'm expecting you to help me train him, Coach.

- Whoa, he just said "Coach!" - Hey, man.

I, uh, I came here to use a computer.

- I ain't no damn babysitter. - I know who you are.

Now, don't just be coming here using.

My philosophy, we pay it forward.

You take, you give it back.

Hey, good luck with that.

Stay as long as you need, okay?

Yo, Lee.

Let me get a coffee.

You know it's supposed to be me and you, right, my beautiful queen?

Your mouth stay talking slick, Turk.

Then, tell me you still love me, I'll give you a big tip.

I'm gonna text Tisha, tell her you in here getting fresh.

Mm!

Your beautiful self.

Walt! My dawg!

What's good?

You out, out?

Uh, yeah. Early.

Ah, they let you out early?

Alright, Black man.

It's good to see you. You straight?

- Yeah, I'm cool. - Alright.

Hey, hey, uh, Turk.

It's good to see you, man.

Good to see you too, Walt.

Be safe.

Yo, Lee!

- Believe in us, babe. - Boy, bye.

Hey. Hey, Turk.

Closed mouths don't get fed, Walt. What up?

Look, man, uh, if you could, uh, if you could help me out, man,

- I'd... I'd really appreciate it. - By the look at that penitentiary bag,

it look like you looking for a place to shit, shower, and shave.

But I might be able to get you a job on the crew.

- You mean like a job, job? - Yeah.

We always looking for guys.

It's backbreaking work, but get you a few dollars.

Would you look out like that, man, for me?

Man, Walt, you know how much you mean to us, man?

That gym, them kids, you saved a lot of lives, man.

So, if you asking me for help, hell yeah, say less.

Shit, when I got out, it took me like a year to get shit going.

You know? We don't exist to them.

I ain't trying to see nobody go through that.

Turk.

Thank you, man.

Yeah, man. Look, you know I'ma ask you

'cause everybody wondering.

They gonna ask the same thing, alright?

You get them demons out while you was in there?

Hey, man, I'm beyond it.

Three years.

Alright, man.

Hey, we working.

Gee me. Walt?

Walt!

That's you!

Hey, yo, man.

Ain't nobody but me, man.

Walt, how come you ain't ring on somebody's phone,

tell somebody something?

Man, you know I don't wanna be no bother.

Shit.

You, uh, you got some... Somewhere to sleep?

Since you're asking, I don't, Coach.

I really, I think I just need a couple days just to get myself right.

If that's alright.

Um, I'm...

I'm sorry, Walt.

She... she ain't gonna allow it.

- I understand. - Mac?

Who is that?

Uh, baby, it's, uh, that's... it's Walt.

Just got home.

Hey, Miss Delores, how you... how you doing?

So, what is it gonna be this time, Walter?

Take care of my son.