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DOWN! SET!

GO!

Woman: CLEMONS! Man: GO, WALTER!

TOUCHDOWN! WALTER CLEMONS!

Cheerleaders: HERE WE GO BOBCATS, HERE WE GO!

Man: SET! HUT, HUT!

Woman: AS EXPECTED, TOP-PROSPECT WALTER CLEMONS

SIGNED WITH TECH TODAY.

COACH BOCARD SAYS

THE INCOMING FRESHMAN WILL HAVE TO EARN HIS SPOT,

BUT ODDS ARE HE'LL GET PLENTY OF PLAYING TIME AND SOON.

Man: AND GRADY PITCHES IT TO THE FRESHMAN PHENOM CLEMONS,

WHO GETS A BLOCK IN THE CORNER FROM THE SPLIT END.

CLEMONS TO THE 40, THE 50,

AND HE'S OFF TO THE RACES, LARRY!

Man: WALTER CLEMONS IS SELECTED FIRST IN THIS YEAR'S DRAFT...

THIS YOUNGSTER IS UNBELIEVABLE!

...JOINING THE PROS

AS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY ANTICIPATED PICKS IN YEARS.

CLEMONS AGAIN, AND HE SLIPPED THROUGH A SEAM,

OFF TACKLE, MAKES A CUT --

MITCHELL LEVELS CLEMONS WITH A BLIND-SIDE TACKLE.

CLEMONS IS DOWN, NOT GETTING UP.

LOOKED LIKE THAT KNEE JUST BUCKLED.

THE NEWS FOR WALTER CLEMONS IS NOT GOOD.

THE ROOKIE RUNNING BACK WILL HAVE TO UNDERGO

COMPLETE RECONSTRUCTION ON HIS INJURED KNEE.

WE'RE HIGHLY DOUBTFUL

THAT HE WOULD RETURN THIS, OR ANY OTHER, SEASON.

Man: HEY, WALTER.

HEY.

THERE YOU GO, WALTER.

DON'T SPEND IT ALL IN ONE PLACE.

I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

TOMORROW? NO, YOU WON'T.

WHY NOT?

CHECK THE BOARD. YOU'RE NOT ON AGAIN TILL SUNDAY.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? YOU SAID YOU WERE GONNA HELP ME PICK UP SOME EXTRA SHIFTS.

I SAID I WAS GONNA TRY. I TRIED.

THE WEEKEND'S THE SOONEST I CAN DO.

OH, COME ON, MAN.

I COULD USE THE EXTRA MONEY.

I'M SORRY. I CAN'T DO IT.

THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH WORK TO GO AROUND RIGHT NOW.

YEAH.

Nicole: "MR. WALTER CLEMONS, WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU

"OF THE PASSING OF YOUR FATHER, MR. JAMES ANDREW CLEMONS SR.

"PLEASE ACCEPT OUR SINCEREST CONDOLENCES.

"AS IS THE CASE IN SUCH AN EVENT,

"THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MR. JAMES CLEMONS SR.

SHALL BE READ TO THE MEMBERS OF MR. CLEMONS' FAMILY."

YOU OKAY?

I'M FINE.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO BE HERE FOR THIS, YOU KNOW.

YES, I DID. I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LOVED YOUR GRANDFATHER.

YEAH, BUT I JUST DIDN'T WANT YOU TO FEEL OBLIGATED, THAT'S ALL.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT, OKAY?

BELIEVE ME, I WANTED TO BE HERE.

James: HE ALWAYS LIKED YOU.

THANK YOU.

GOODBYE, MR. CLEMONS.

SHAWN, YOU TAKING OFF? YES, SIR.

THANKS FOR COMING.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

YOU KNOW, I COULD STICK AROUND A LITTLE BIT LONGER

IF YOU WANT ME TO. THAT'S OKAY.

WE'RE JUST GONNA BE CLEANING UP.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, GRANDMA. Pearl: YOU'RE WELCOME, ANDY.

OOH.

THERE.

DOES GRANDDADDY HEAR US WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HIM?

I BET HE HEARD ALL THOSE THINGS

THOSE FOLKS WERE SAYING ABOUT HIM TODAY.

DOES HE KNOW WHEN WE THINK ABOUT HIM?

OF COURSE HE DOES.

OKAY, GOOD.

HOW?

WELL...

WHEN PEOPLE WE LOVE LEAVE US...

SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL HAPPENS TO THEM.

THEY JUST KNOW.

DOES MY FATHER KNOW?

ANDY, YOUR FATHER'S ALIVE.

BUT HE'S NOT HERE.

NO, HE'S NOT.

SET THEM DOWN THERE IN THE SINK. I'LL TAKE CARE OF THEM.

IT'S OKAY. I'LL TAKE CARE OF THEM.

AND DENISE IS GOING TO HELP ME. I AM?

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

DO YOU NEED ANYTHING? YES.

I REALLY NEED FOR YOU TO GO GET SOME REST.

YOU'VE HAD A REALLY LONG DAY.

CHARLOTTE...

I HAVE JUST BURIED MY HUSBAND OF 62 YEARS.

THE LTHING I WANT TO DO

IS SIT IN A QUIET ROOM BY MYSELF.

ALMOST HAD A DRINK TODAY, GARY.

WOULD HAVE BEEN MY FIRST ONE IN 9 MONTHS AND 14 DAYS.

IT'S A GOOD THING YOU CAME HERE INSTEAD. WHAT'S GOING ON?

MY FATHER DIED.

I'M SORRY.

WHAT HAPPENED? I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING. I JUST KNOW HE PASSED AWAY.

I WISH IT WAS BETTER CIRCUMSTANCES.

BUT AT LEAST YOU'LL HAVE A CHANCE

TO RECONNECT WITH YOUR FAMILY.

WELL, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME, GARY.

BEEN A LONG TIME, MAN.

THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE ME, ESPECIALLY AT A TIME LIKE THIS.

WHY NOT? WHAT DO YOU MEAN "WHY NOT"?

BECAUSE I BLEW IT. I WALKED OUT ON THEM.

NONE OF US ARE PERFECT, WALTER.

THE LEAST WE CAN DO IS TRY.

I'M SURE YOUR FAMILY CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.

YEAH, WELL... YOU KNOW WHAT?

WITH JUST MY LUCK, I'D GET DOWN THERE AND DISCOVER

THAT THEY'RE BETTER OFF WITHOUT ME, ANYWAY.

MAYBE THEY ARE.

YOU DIDN'T EXPECT ME TO JUST QUOTE SOME SCRIPTURE

AND LET YOU OFF THE HOOK, DID YOU?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I EXPECTED, GARY, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

A LITTLE MORAL SUPPORT RIGHT NOW WOULD BE COOL.

WALTER, THIS IS MORAL SUPPORT.

YOU'RE SCARED, AND YOU SHOULD BE

BECAUSE THIS IS GONNA BE HARD.

ASKING FORGIVENESS IS ALWAYS HARD.

BUT HAVE A LITTLE FAITH IN YOUR FAMILY.

THEY'RE EXPECTING YOU, RIGHT?

I'M NAMED IN THE WILL.

I'M SUPPOSED TO BE THERE

TO CLAIM WHATEVER INHERITANCE HE LEFT ME.

YOUR FATHER HAVE MONEY? GARY, I DON'T WANT HIS MONEY.

I'D RATHER GIVE IT TO MY KIDS. THEY AT LEAST DESERVE THAT.

THEN GIVE IT TO THEM.

THAT'S AN EVEN BETTER REASON FOR GOING BACK.

HI.

HI.

YOU DOING OKAY?

YEAH. YOUR GRANDMOTHER TOLD ME

YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT YOUR FATHER THE OTHER DAY.

NO, I WASN'T.

SWEETHEART, IF THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR FATHER

YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT, YOU CAN TELL ME.

I JUST WISH HE WAS HERE, THAT'S ALL. I KNOW, SWEETHEART.

AND IT'S OKAY TO FEEL THAT WAY.

OKAY.

WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM?

WELL, ANDY...

...I DON'T REALLY KNOW.

HE WENT AWAY TO LOOK FOR A JOB,

AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, I WOULD HEAR FROM HIM,

UNTIL ONE DAY I REALIZED THAT, UM...

HE WAS GONE.

SO YOU...DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS NOW?

I'M NOT SURE.

GRANDMA SAYS THAT HE DOESN'T KNOW

WHEN I'M THINKING ABOUT HIM...

'CAUSE ONLY DEAD PEOPLE KNOW THAT.

YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S A VERY SMART LADY.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT?

I BET YOU THAT WHEREVER HE IS, HE'S THINKING ABOUT YOU.

Nicole: I'M REALLY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.

THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, I WAS ACTUALLY SURPRISED

THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO FIND ME.

UM, YOU KNOW WHAT?

I-I REALLY DON'T WANT TO, UH, TAKE UP ANY MORE OF YOUR TIME,

SO IF YOU JUST LET ME SIGN WHATEVER PAPERS YOU HAVE FOR ME,

I'LL TAKE WHAT I'M GETTING AND BE ON MY WAY.

WHAT YOU'RE GETTING?

YEAH, FROM MY FATHER.

YOUR LETTER SAID THERE WAS A WILL.

HE DID, BUT IF YOU READ THAT LETTER CAREFULLY,

YOU'LL SEE THE WILL READING ISN'T UNTIL NEXT WEEK.

YEAH, BUT CAN'T YOU PUSH IT UP EARLIER?

YOUR FATHER LEFT BEHIND A VERY SPECIFIC SET OF INSTRUCTIONS.

HAVE YOU TALKED TO YOUR MOTHER YET?

IT'S, UM -- IT'S A LITTLE COMPLICATED.

'CAUSE THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS THE POWER

TO DO WHAT YOU'RE ASKING IS YOUR MOTHER.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I MEAN, SHE CONTROLS THE ESTATE.

SO IF SHE WERE TO TELL ME TO HONOR YOUR REQUEST,

THEN I'D DO IT.

SO YOU CAN SPEED THIS PROCESS UP?

IFTHAT'S WHAT SHE WANTS.

HI, MAMA.

I MISSED YOU.

I DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE. YOU KNEW WHERE TO FIND ME.

YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT. I DID.

YOU GOT NO IDEA HOW HARD IT WAS BEING AWAY FROM YOU, MAMA.

OH, JUST COME ON IN HERE.

HEY.

SIX YEARS IS TOO LONG

FOR A MAN TO BE AWAY FROM HIS SON AND DAUGHTER.