[Marcel] Previously on Motorheads…
Street takeover.
[Caitlyn] There's Harris Bowers.
[Marcel] I was killing it,
and Zac leaned forward.
[Sam] We called your dad. No answer.
Yeah. He's probably down for the count.
I think that… we, um…
Are better as friends.
I'm just glad we're on the same page.
You're not ready to race anyone.
I'm closer than you think.
["Mr. Brightside" playing]
♪ Comin' out of my cage And I've been doin' just fine ♪
♪ Gotta, gotta be down Because I want it all ♪
Just turn the key, Christian.
[engine starts]
♪ It was only a kiss ♪
-Right, now you remember what I told you? -Mm-hmm.
Put it in gear, ease off the clutch while you give it a little bit of gas.
[tires squeal]
♪ And my stomach is sick ♪
♪ And it's all in my head But she's touching his chest now ♪
♪ He takes off her dress now Let me go ♪
Go over there.
[tires squealing]
♪ It's killing me ♪
[tires screech]
♪ They're taking control ♪
♪ Jealousy ♪
Balance it. You gotta play with it a little bit.
-Ready to get back to it? -Yeah.
Okay. Well, I'm gonna need you to stop gripping the steering wheel
like you're trying to choke the life out of it.
♪ But it's just the price I pay ♪
♪ Destiny is calling me ♪
♪ Open up my eager eyes ♪
Whoo! Whoo!
Now, you gotta learn how to really handle a clutch.
Okay, heel-toe on the downshift.
Go over there.
♪ I'm comin' out of my cage And I've been doin' just fine ♪
Come on, you can speed up.
♪ …because I want it all ♪
[engine revving]
♪ How did it end up like this? ♪
♪ It was only a kiss It was only a kiss ♪
[tires squealing]
Okay, slow down, slow down, slow down.
♪ While he's havin' a smoke And she's taking a drag ♪
♪ Now they're goin' to bed And my stomach is sick ♪
♪ And it's all in my head… ♪
Whoo!
♪ He takes off her dress now ♪
♪ Let me go ♪
-I think it's time. -For what?
It's time to get you a car.
-Whoo! -[chuckling]
[music ends]
[chuckles]
How long will it take to get this thing on the road?
Does it matter? This is the fun part.
["I Remember Everything" playing on radio]
Nothing like the smell of motor oil to get the day started.
[chuckles] I thought that was your coffee we were smelling.
It is.
And thanks for volunteering to pour me another one.
[chuckles] Walked right into that.
Why are you spending so much time helping me on Dad's car?
[clears throat] Business has been slow lately,
so I got a little extra time on my hands.
Here's your coffee, just like you like it.
[Logan] In a cup.
Morning. Ow.
What's up with the limp? You hurt your arm, not your leg.
It was a traumatic injury. My leg is suffering from sympathy pains.
That doesn't make sense.
-Smells like burnt motor oil in here. -[Curtis] Oh. That's Logan's coffee.
-Doubling down on a bad joke, huh? -[chuckles]
So, how's it going?
Um, I need to replace the brakes,
uh, find a water pump and a fuel pump
and I need to switch out the radiator, manifolds and converter.
And that's just the engine stuff.
-Sorry I asked. [chuckles] -[Caitlyn] Hmm.
Someday you'll realize this is the fun part.
Yeah, but it's gonna take, like, forever. [sighs]
Yeah, but what's the rush?
It's not like you're planning on racing it.
Guys… is someone planning on racing this car?
[chuckles] You think any of these three can get behind the wheel of this thing?
[chuckles]
[chuckles] You had me nervous for a second.
[chuckling]
Do not worry. Uh, we should get to school.
Yeah, uh, can we stop for smoothies on the way?
I-I read they're really good
-for trauma recovery. -Dude.
Why you asking me?
Well, you're the one who gave Zac the idea
to go to Willy's unreasonably dangerous track.
Ergo, my traumatic injury.
[sighing] Fine, I'll drop yinz off.
Today.
But no smoothies.
That's where I draw the line.
Be ready in five.
[hydraulics whirs]
[engine revving]
[Noah] Yo, have you seen this?
Bro, you made it to the next level.
One of the guys from the street crew posted a video
of you shredding at the takeover. Check it.
[Mateo] Hey, look at dude whippin' that Porsche, huh?
[Noah] This is crazy. My boy's got skills, man.
Now, see now, that's the problem. There's too many posers out here.
Just think that they can buy their way into the culture.
[chuckles] Well, we always know the real from the fake.
-Hell's this? -[clicks tongue]
[stammers] Uh, this part kinda sucks,
but they're acknowledging your skills, bro.
They're not giving me props, dude.
They're clowning me.
Hey. All press is good press, am I right?
It's not funny.
Nor is it cute.
But whoever drew butt cheeks…
-[students chuckling] -…on the whiteboard in permanent marker
will be caught and punished.
Yeah, permanent. See?
Butt cheeks forever. Yay.
-[chuckling] -Okay. Which brings me…
-You did that. -…to some exciting news,
as you see before you,
Bandit Technology has generously donated free laptops to our entire school.
We'll be using them in class to learn how to run diagnostics on motor vehicles.
Okay, the app should be downloaded onto your computer already.
-So, yay, Bandit. -Uh, how does this work?
Uh, yeah. There's probably a… [inhales deeply]
…a manual online or something, I don't know. [clears throat]
Great, helpful tip. Thank you.
Hey, do you wanna do something after school?
Yeah, I wanna replace the brakes.
Yeah, no, or I was thinking like… like outside the shop.
-We could go on a ride on my bike. -Yeah, we could, uh, hit the junkyard.
I need to find a water pump.
Yeah, yeah, or we could go hang out at my spot up on the hill.
[chuckling] And… do what?
-Never mind. -Curtis.
[Curtis] No, it's, uh… [sighs] …it's fine.
-We'll… We'll replace the brakes. -[sighs]
[chattering]
You done eyeballing me and my girl?
Nobody's eyeballing you.
-[bangs] -[sighs] Get out of my face.
I actually owe you an apology, Zac.
I really do because somehow I made you think
you were a threat to me and had a shot at my girl, but the truth is,
you're a nonfactor.
And the only reason anyone even knows who you are
is because you're the son of Christian Maddox.
Maybe.
But the only reason anyone even cares about you
is because your last name is Bowers.
Otherwise, you're just a regular asshole just like everyone else.
Hmm? Oh, uh, ouch.
Not even worth my time.
[school bell rings]
Okay. Class, eyes up. Knee down.
Uh, we have a newbie joining us today.
Most of you already know Marcel, so please let's do our part
in making sure he feels welcomed and gets up to speed.
-Thank you, Mrs. Oleato. -[students snickering]
As you said, my name is Marcel
and it's an honor to join this class and embark on a journey to design.
-I'm hoping to learn-- -[Mrs. Oleato] Uh, Mr. Crawford,
that was not a cue for you to give a speech.
-Uh-- -[Mrs. Oleato] Please sit down.
-[students laughing] -[softly] Yeah. I'm sorry.
Dude, what was that?
Well, I just got swept up in the spirit of the moment.
I'm literally still cringing.
Sorry.
[scoffs]
Anything I should know about this class to get caught up?
Yeah. No more impromptu speeches. You're all caught up.
[Mrs. Oleato] You two finish?
Yes, Mrs. Oleato.
Mm-hmm.
Wrong direction, bro. Class is back that way.
I'm getting outta here.
Where to?
Anywhere but Ironwood.
I… I need to get back to civilization.
Cool. Yeah, I'm in.
Who said I wanted company?
Yeah? Let's see how far you get on foot.
[sighs]
So, where we going?
-Pittsburgh? It's only like 40 minutes. -[sighs]
Great. The Staten Island of Pennsylvania.
It's not Manhattan, but I know some cool spots.
We're taking this?
Like I said, you have options.
It's about a half day's walk.
[Zac sighs]
Yeah.
So, what am I supposed to hold onto?
Me. Just don't make it weird.
Bruh, I am not holding on to you like the chick from Top Gun.
Just made it weird.
[engine starts]
["Miles On It" playing]
♪ These wheels are innocent ♪
♪ New hitch, new seats, no history ♪
♪ And you just can't fake that So let's change that ♪
♪ Girl, let's go put some miles on it ♪
♪ Back of the Chevy With the engine runnin' ♪
♪ Just you and me in a truck bed Wide like a California King ♪
♪ We could break it in If you know what I mean ♪
♪ Put some miles on it ♪
♪ Back of the Chevy With the engine runnin' ♪
♪ Just you and me in a truck bed Wide like a California King ♪
♪ We could break it in If you know what I mean ♪
♪ Put some miles on it ♪
I'm surprised you could overtake him.
Trust me, she's got horses.
Oh, really? Show me what she's got.
All right, but you might wanna hold on.
Just don't tell Cait.
[both cheer, chuckle]
♪ Put some miles on it ♪
[soft rock playing]
[players yelling indistinctly]
[whistle blows]
Remember that guy?
[whistle blows]
Darren. Hi.
[chuckles]
I was just passing by.
Can't believe this place is still open.
Yeah.
Hmm.
I should probably get going.
[Darren chuckles] Sam.
[whistle blows]
It's been forever.
It sure has.
-Yeah. -A lot of good memories in this place.
Yeah.
[chuckles]
-Hey. -Hi.
-What are you up to? -I'm, uh, just looking for someone.
Well, you can stop looking 'cause I'm someone.
-[chuckles] -Do you wanna sit together for lunch?
Um, yeah, sure.
Yo, babe. We're gonna get burgers with Harris and Alicia.
-I just made lunch plans. -With who?
She's standing right here. Wearing a blue shirt.
-Pale turquoise. -A pale turquoise shirt.
-[Caitlyn] Mm-hmm. -They're waiting.
You should come.
Okay. Yeah.
Dude, Mr. Hicks was on a tear today.
Um, hey.
[Brooke] Mmm.
Are… Are you at the right table?
-Am I not cool enough to be here? -Uh, no, y-yes,
I'm-I'm just saying 'cause we never hang out at lunch.
Uh, these seats are taken?
[Marcel] M-My crew would normally be in them.
But I guess we're doing our own thing today.
Ah, so it's you and me then.
Cool, cool, cool.
[Brooke chuckles]
-[stammers] Do you need help with that? -No, I-I-I got it.
[Brooke] Okay. [chuckles]
So how'd you like your first day in design class?
I mean, aside from the cringey speech?
Cool. It's cool, it's cool.
You know you keep saying "cool, cool, cool," right?
Yeah, I-I just heard myself.
-So what made you transfer to the class? -Thought it'd be cool.
Dude, you gotta stop saying cool.
-[chuckles] I-I-I wanna design cars. -Oh.
I made a signature logo design for my car.
The one Zac destroyed?
He's paying to get it fixed.
So, hey, um, I knew you and Zac were tight,
but I didn't know that you knew Curtis Young too.
They're both part of my crew.
Mmm. I mean, I've heard some pretty crazy things about Curtis.
Like, he knocked out his kindergarten teacher?
I don't think that's physically possible. He was five.
What about when he… he strangled a pit bull with his bare hands.
No. He's an animal lover and, ironically, super allergic to pet dander.
Mmm. Didn't he rob the diner last year when your dad owned it?
Those are stupid rumors.
-He's a good dude. -Mmm.
Does he have a girlfriend?
-Um, I'm actually not sure. -Cool.
You know, this is where I got my start.
Your start?
I was better than these kids.
I don't think you're supposed to say that.
-I was solid. -Okay, okay.
-Your name is in the trophy case. -Right.
And on the building, which I think is a zoning requirement in Ironwood by now.
Oof. That was a little judgy.
Not at all.
No, no, no, I had like six birthday parties here.
Also, we had our first date here.
You didn't realize we were on a date.
I didn't.
-Well, now you know. -[chuckling]
Seriously, I was better than these kids.
Like, that kid keeps falling.
-[engine cranking] -[Curtis groaning]
Dude, just give it a break, okay? You've been at it for the last 30 minutes.
The horses are not gonna come back from the dead.
[sighs]
Probably shouldn't have pushed it so hard.
-It was your idea. -[exclaims] Relax, okay?
Nobody's pointing fingers.
[sighs] So, what do we do?
We're too far, so we can't walk home.
We're not close enough to Pittsburgh to walk there.
And we can't call our parents 'cause we're skipping school, so…
We're probably gonna regret this.
[hooves clopping, approaching]
-Ha ha. -[Zac] Nice.
[sighs] Can today get any worse?
-Ain't about to get any better. -[line ringing]
Hey, it's me.
I need a favor.
[rock and roll playing on radio]
You ladies need a ride?
Where's Ray?
[Mikey] It's a surprise. You'll see in a minute.
No, we just need a ride home, Mikey. That's it.
Look, this ain't no Uber. You're going where I was told to take you.
Now, load up that piece of junk and let's go.
[Sam] That one's yours too, isn't it?
[Darren] That was actually the first building built by the Bowers family
back in 1868.
You know, as much as the town has changed, this street, it's frozen in time.
Yeah. Except for the vegan pet food store where Peterson's Bakery used to be.
[exclaims] Thanks for that.
Ironwood hasn't changed that much.
Easy for you to say. Your family name's still all over it.
-[chuckles] -Bandit bulldozed my old neighborhood.
Well, they didn't bulldoze it themselves.
I'm not saying that Bandit employees showed up with wrecking balls,
but they're the ones buying up the old town and changing things.
What you see as change, others may see as progress.
You sound like Kelly.
Oh, you mean Mayor Gibbons.
How'd that "former best friend" reunion go?
[clicks tongue] Not as good as this one.
Ah. So this is going well.
[engine revs]
[engines revving]
[buzzer sounds]
-[engines revving] -[tires squealing]
[brakes squealing]
[engine revving]
[Zac] Dude, I think I want a Camaro now.
-[car door opens, closes] -Do you know that guy?
[chattering]
That's my brother. Ray.
[Harris stammers] Look at this one.
"Daddy should've bought him lessons on how to drift. Dude is an amateur."
I'm being cyberbullied and it's not even funny.
-Why are you reading the comments? -You know?
You're just torturing yourself.
[engine revs]
-Look who's here. -[car door closes]
Can you just let it go, please?
All right. It's gone.
So this is like, uh, Ironwood's lunchtime hot spot?
Well, it's no Ruth's Chris.
Who are they?
Never mind, babe.
-Are we leaving? -[Noah] Uh, yeah,
I just wanna check something real quick.
My car's been making this weird sound
ever since I raced blue shirt's brother the other night.
Pale turquoise.
And her name is Caitlyn.
And I hear the noise that it's making.
You wanna pop the hood?
I'm not showing you under my hood.
Great. Cool, just risk your engine blowing up. What do I care?
Just pop the hood, Noah.
Pop it.
All right.
[Caitlyn] Huh. Nice.
-Damn right it's nice. -[Alicia] Oh, my God.
Learn how to take a compliment.
-[chuckles] -I was agreeing with her.
These are some solid mods.
-You… You did these upgrades yourself? -Yeah.
[Caitlyn] Turbochargers can be tricky to install,
but, uh, you got them in there correctly.
There's other things you have to consider, though, when you're adding more boost.
Like, uh, like what?
Well, I mean, from what I can tell, your cylinder heads are stock form
and you should've modified those when you installed the new turbo
because they don't provide that much airflow,
which restricts the amount of power you're getting.
-Nice. -Did you get all that?
Hey, you know, Caitlyn, you should, um,
you should come check out my dad's car collection.
Yeah, that'd be nice.
I don't think that that's what is making the noise though.
I think that your bearings went bad in one of your pulleys.
-How bad? -I… I don't know. It's hard to say.
If you swing by my uncle's shop, we could take a look at it.
Can I come watch?
[scoffs] Logan's shop? Well, you gotta be kidding me.
No offense, but nobody goes to that outdated garage anymore.
Good mechanic doesn't need all the bells and whistles to fix your car.
I mean, even I was able to tell what the problem was.
[chuckles] I mean, who knew your type was good at cars too?
Honestly, I thought y'all were just into softball
-and the WNBA. -Noah.
Well, I guess your type isn't really good at anything. So…
["Pyramid of the Moon" playing]
[engine rumbles]
[engine revving]
-[buzzer sounds] -[engines revving]
Are all these dudes local?
Uh, they come from all over. But everyone here is serious about the craft.
Never gave up on their dreams of making it.
[engines revving]
[cheering]
Okay, so what's your angle in all this?
Jesus, Curt, there's no angle. All right?
I'm out here chasing the dream like the rest of 'em.
[chuckles] Right. Since when do you have a dream?
[softly] All right.
Hey, let me introduce you to some of the guys. Yeah?
[crowd cheering]
Whew.
Here comes the mayor.
Yo, this is my little brother, Curt.
[chuckles] And this is Zac, who I think we might be seeing out on the strip soon.
This is, uh, Dirt Dog. He's a garbage truck driver from Akron.
-That's-- -[clears throat] Uh, waste collector.
-Waste collector. [chuckles] -[chuckles]
That's Sparky, he's an electrician from Harrisburg.
-And Doc, he's a-- -Wait, wait, wait, let me guess. Doctor.
Forklift operator.
-Damn it. -Yeah, he works the docks in Philly.
-Wait, so why do they call you the mayor? -Uh, it's--
'Cause he's the one who put all this together.
Ray did all this?
[Ray] I was doing my part to help out the underdogs.
[engines revving]
[buzzer sounds]
-[engines revving] -[tires squealing]
[cheering]
Could be you.
Heard about your race the other day.
Yeah. [sighs] I lost.
Nah.
That was the car, not you.
You really think I could be good at this?
I could help you get there.
[chattering]
[engine revs]
Harris?
Wha… What are… What are you doing?
Move.
What are you gonna do?
Alicia, get out of the way.
[tires squealing]
[hip-hop playing on radio]
What, Daddy's Boy wants some action?
[engine revs]
[engines revving]
[revving continues]
[tires squealing]
Faster, go!
Come on.
Yo, yo, Mateo, the bridge.
-This guy's not gonna back down. -Shut up, Danny. I got it.
Come on. Let's go, let's go!
[Danny] The bridge, it's one lane!
-Got it. I got it! -[Danny] Damn it. Take it back down!
[tires screech]
[breathing heavily]
[sighs]
[sighs, groans]
Oh, I almost shit my pants.
[groans] I'm not…
I'm not positive that I didn't.
Why did you stop?
'Cause I didn't wanna die.
I mean, did you… He would've killed us all.
Did you see his eyes?
[scoffs] Dude's a psycho.
Yeah, or maybe you're just weak.
God, it's so weird to be back here.
It's kind of like history repeating itself.
I wouldn't go that far.
Okay, all right. Well, hear me out, here.
Um, back in high school, you were with Christian Maddox.
King of the hill.
Fast forward nearly 20 years, Alicia Whitaker is dating my son,
who… [clicks tongue] …thinks he's the king of the hill.
Suddenly, your son moves to town, the underdog.
You're calling my son an underdog?
Oh, no, no, no. It's not an insult. No.
See, I was the underdog.
You were taken and I liked you.
And you know what? I'm pretty sure you liked me too.
You just pretended you didn't.
That Bowers ego is shining through.
[chuckles] Nah. I was the good Bowers.
I know. That's why I liked you.
Oh, see? She finally admits it.
Okay, so in this history repeating itself scenario, my son is you?
In a way, I guess. Weird.
So you're rooting for Zac.
I sympathize with him.
It's not easy knocking off the king of the hill.
My case, it was impossible.
Are you gonna tell me why you challenged Christian to a race?
[Darren sighs]
I didn't think he was good enough for you.
I knew it wouldn't end well.
So I bet him if I beat him in a race, he had to let you go.
[chuckles] Not so you could be with me or anything.
Just so you could be with someone better than the both us.
I almost had him.
But… [sighs] …I'm pretty sure everybody who raced him said those four words.
He let everyone think that they had a chance.
Yeah.
But I never really had a chance.
[phone buzzes]
[Sam] You need to get that?
No. Not important.
-Rack 'em. [chuckles] -[chuckles]
Bandit gave our shop class new laptops today.
Oh, great. [sighs]
Now y'all can really perfect your TikToks and Instas.
I mean, first of all, that's what phones are for, boomer.
And second of all, we were using it to run diagnostics on cars.
It was pretty cool. It could be a fun little upgrade for your outdated shop.
Who says my shop's outdated?
My eyes. What is that?
Hey, be nice.
I told you things are tight around here.
I can't really afford any fancy upgrades.
I mean, maybe if you do the upgrades, you could bring in more business.
You have to spend money to make money.
[clicks tongue] Thanks for the advice, Gordon Gekko.
-Who's that? -But you gotta have money to spend money.
What about restoring old cars?
-That's what we're doing. -No, no, no, not… not this one.
I mean, like, as a service.
I mean, how many people in this town were, like, passed down an old car
that's just sitting in their front lawn right now?
-Pretty much everyone. -Instant gold mine.
You could refurbish them, make 'em look good as new.
You said that was the fun part, right?
Not your worst idea.
-Thank you? -Oh, and, uh, I ain't a boomer.
-Yeah. -Gen X.
Whatever you say, boomer.
-[Ray sighs] -What are we doing here, Ray?
Relax. Zac's a big boy.
He'll be all right.
Hey, man. Um, I just wanted to say thanks for today.
I literally just wanted to get out of Ironwood
and you showed me a whole different world, so…
I-It was fun hanging out. You and me.
Yeah.
[chuckles]
I'm gonna grab Ray.
Uh… Uh, all right, yeah. Yeah, I'll join.
No, you should… you should stay in the car.
Why? [chuckles]
Isn't this just like a old tire factory? What's going on?
[sighs] There's two different sides to Ray.
Okay, there's the one from today, who everyone loves.
And then there's the one in there right now.
All right, you don't wanna know this Ray.
I know how cool he seemed out on the track today, all the mayor stuff.
And I also know how good he is at laying it on.
But you already got somebody who can teach you
everything you need to know about racing.
It's Logan.
He taught your dad, who was the best ever.
[Zac sighs]
Yo.
Clocked my best time today.
Well, we should've been done this hours ago.
Yeah, well, maybe if you spent less time complaining and more time working,
it would've been.
Or if you hadn't sent Mikey away to be roadside assistance.
What'd you say?
Look, it's bad enough you leave Mikey and I
to shoulder the load while you go off and play race car driver all day.
Then you leave me shorthanded here to take--
-[grunts] -[tools clattering]
[Ray sighs] Try it.
[sighs]
Yeah, that's what I thought.
Don't ever speak on me or anything I choose to do with my time.
-[breathing shakily] -Understood me?
-Yeah. -Good boy.
Shut your mouth and get back to work, Vic.
No problem, Ray.
[Marcel] So we'll be doing motion graphics, interactive design.
Aw, I should create a team logo for us.
That sounds cool.
Could you, uh, pass me that impact wrench?
Uh… [blows raspberry] …I would, but, you know.
I have my injury and all.
Yeah.
[Marcel] Well, well, well.
If it isn't the rest of the Abandon-Marcel-for-Lunch crew.
I had to carry my own tray, and you know I'm injured.
Well, Cait was there.
Nope.
You left for lunch?
Yeah, unfortunately.
Went to some burger joint.
With Alicia, Noah and the rest of Team Bowers,
who I will not be creating a team logo for.
Hey, uh, where's Uncle Logan?
-Kitchen. -Thanks.
Well, I'm gonna head home. [sighs]
Need to rest my arm in case I get abandoned again tomorrow.
-[chuckles] Bye. -[Curtis] Bye.
[Caitlyn] So, you and Zac skipping together.
-[sighs] -Hmm.
Was weird not having you around today.
I missed you.
Wanna get to work on those brakes?
-Yeah. -Yeah.
[birds chirping]
You're hard to find.
[Alicia sighs]
Not sure how much more of this back-and-forth I can do.
You just left me there.
All because your ego was bruised.
Do you know how embarrassed and small that made me feel?
I don't matter to you.
I could've died today, but I didn't care.
I think a part of me
wanted to crash into the side of that bridge just so I could feel something.
Why didn't you?
'Cause I won. [scoffs]
So what happens when you lose?
The only thing that I know for sure
is that I wouldn't have taken that risk if you were in the car with me.
So you're wrong.
You're dead wrong.
You matter to me.
Even if I don't matter to myself.
[sighs]
[Zac] Uncle Logan?
-Hey, buddy. -[door closes]
Um… [sighs]
You ever have one of those moments where everything suddenly makes sense
and you feel like you're right where you're supposed to be?
What's her name?
Oh, no. There is no her.
Well, okay, there is. But this isn't about her.
This is…
This is about getting behind the wheel.
I wanna learn how to race.
A-And I need… And I need you to teach me. [chuckles]
[no audible dialogue]
I can't. [sighs]
Well, you know, look, I'm… I'm pretty good already.
-And I feel like with the right coaching-- -I said no, Zac. It's not gonna happen.
But you're willing to teach Cait everything that she wants to know.
You never say no to her.
Caitlyn is not putting herself at risk.
-All she's doing is rebuilding a car. -But you taught my dad how to race.
I wish I hadn't.
[breathes shakily] Everyone said my dad had a gift.
What if I have it too? Like…
[sighs] Doesn't matter if you do.
I've seen this movie, Zac.
It doesn't have a good ending.
So I'm sorry. I'm not gonna teach you how to race.
Please.
[Zac sighs]
-This was an unexpected day. -Yep, yep.
I was kinda wondering if this is gonna happen.
I saw you at the, uh, festival, but somebody looked away, so…
I didn't come talk to you.
I didn't know what to expect. But now I do.
Yeah.
You ever want a rematch in pool, I'm around.
-[chuckles] -Otherwise,
I think we'll see each other at the principal's office
-when our sons get in a fight at school. -Oh, I hope not.
[sighs] But you're probably right.
[Darren clicks tongue]
It was good seeing you again, Darren.
Yeah.
Welcome home, Sam.
[door opens]
-[sighs] -[door closes]
[line ringing]
[sighs]
Yeah, Darren Bowers returning Bruce Whitaker's call.
[Marcel grunts]
[Logan] Hey.
Your dad couldn't help you with that?
M-My dad doesn't do trash.
-[sighs] Yeah, I got it. -Thanks.
So, uh… [sighs] …is everything all good here at home with you two?
No different than it's always been.
Yeah, I was just wondering 'cause nobody could get a hold of him
-when you were in the hospital-- -He missed those calls
because he was asleep after spending all day looking for work.
I was just worried, is all.
[Marcel] Well, don't.
I-I know what people say about my dad and it ain't like that.
He may not be perfect, but he's all I got.
All right. Well, I'll see you tomorrow morning for that ride to school.
I-I thought you said that was just today.
I can take you until your car is ready. Couple more weeks.
Hey, uh, let's make sure we leave early enough
to get one of those smoothies you were yapping about.
Gotta make sure you get recovered from that traumatic injury.
[Marcel chuckles]
[car door opens]
[Curtis sighs]
Think I messed up.
No, that looks pretty good to me.
No, no, not with the… not with the brakes.
With us.
I just went along with it when you said you wanted to be just friends.
I like you. I like you… I like you more than that.
Don't act surprised, I know you… [chuckles]
I know you're not surprised.
I like you more than that too.
But things are just…
They're complicated
right now.
Seems pretty simple.
We both like each other.
I know it's messy. I'm…
I just need a little bit of time… [sighs] …to figure it out.
Yeah.
Yeah. Well, at least you're being straight up with me.
And I always will.
I mean, honestly, with the way my day went,
I should've just skipped with you guys.
Why? What happened?
Just that Noah guy being his usual douchey self.
But, uh, he…
[smacks lips] …he made it personal.
And, uh…
he just said something stupid to try and embarrass me, I guess.
What'd he say?
Just forget it, it doesn't matter. Forget I said anything.
What'd he say?
Yo, these turbos by themselves are kick-ass.
But it dawned on me, see, if I want a real boost,
then I gotta switch out these cylinder heads.
See, the stock ones, they don't provide enough airflow
and that restricts the amount of power I'm getting, you know?
[friend] Yeah.
[chuckles] Ay, yo, your parole officer know you're out this late?
I heard what you said to Caitlyn.
You mad because I said it or because it's true?
-You piece-- -[clamoring]
Whoa! What the hell, bro?
If you ever say anything about her again, you even breathe in her direction,
I will end you.
-You understand? -Relax, bro.
-I was just kidding around. I get it. -Do you understand?
Whatever, man. She's off-limits.
Now, where the hell were you guys when he snuck me?
Nobody recorded that, right?
[knocks on door]
[sighs]
Can I help you?
[sighs] Uh…
You said that I could be good at racing.
And that you could help me get there.
If you meant it, I want your help.
It's time to get you a car.