- Previously on "Bel-Air"...
- I feel like I'm stabbing Janice in the back.
- I've learned to stop giving so much consideration
to the people who haven't done the same for me.
- I'm going to accept
the executive director position.
You need to make the decision.
I've got my eyes on Erika.
- Welcome to the team, Philip.
- I thought you were a stuck-up mean girl.
- I'm just kind of shy.
- I am too.
- Stalking Jazz's IG?
It's okay to say you miss him. - I do not.
- Jazz is the past.
Let's focus on your future.
- Is that hot tub invite still open?
- We know you've been looking for Frederick.
- Keeping him safe has been our first priority.
- Mine too.
- Wanted to talk to you about the Founder's Award.
- May the best man win.
His video came out,
and now everyone thinks I'm the villain.
- Sooner or later, your truth will have no choice
but to reveal itself.
- I'm not on drugs!
Yo, you have any stuff? - I do.
- Bro, he's only looking out for himself.
Y'all can't see that? - Look, Doc is all we got.
- Yeah, and when you walk out of here,
you walking to a new Lex and a nice crib.
- So what, Doc was plotting
to get at my uncle this whole time?
- He has connections, right?
- I just need a little bit of that
Philip Banks gangsta shit.
Lorenzo, he's threatening to expose me
if I don't give him what he wants,
which means every single player on this team
will be ineligible to play college ball.
- Even Will.
- I came here to make things right for that boy!
- How about you take your fucking bum ass
and get the fuck up out of here?
- If basketball gets taken away,
he'll be devastated.
- Which is the only reason I'm even considering
helping Doc. - And how does he think
you're supposed to fix this Lorenzo problem, anyway?
- I don't know.
I'll make some calls, see who I know.
- If Will loses out on everything
he's worked so hard for...
- I don't know what that would do to him.
- Who grandpa is this? Come on, man, check up.
- Old-ass nigga. - Come on.
You a sucker. Hey, this my shit.
You can't fuck with me.
If I let you score, are you gonna go home?
Shit, man, that was shit.
I'ma put you on skates now. What's up?
Wanna know why? 'Cause you ain't shit.
- ♪ Pack that when you back pack my bag ♪
♪ But I'm past that ♪
Stop playing with this ball. I'm really him.
That shit is embarrassing. Check up, nigga.
- Man, shorty running his mouth getting old.
- Only thing getting old is you, bitch.
- Bitch? - Yeah.
- Where you from, little nigga? - What the fuck? What's up?
I'm from West Philly. - Hey, chill! Hey, chill.
- Want some of this? - Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Forgive my cousin, okay? He is not from here.
- Better watch your fucking mouth.
- Or what? - Hey, hey, hey...
We don't want any problems, okay?
I promise you. Ain't that right?
That's right, right?
Let me talk to you for a second.
You got a death wish now?
- What the fuck are you doing here anyway, Jazz?
- Man, JB called me and told me you was wilin'.
Ain't you supposed to be in school?
- I don't need no daddy, Jazz.
- Look, I know you going through stuff, all right?
But you can't turn to street shit
every time life don't go your way.
You better than that. - You don't know who I am.
- I don't know who you...
Nigga, look around.
This is not West Philly. You don't have to be that guy.
- Man, fuck you, Jazz.
Really?
- Morning, Carlton.
- Hi.
- You ready for today's mental health kick-off?
- Yeah. Yeah, of course.
- I talked you up to the Princeton recruiter.
She wants to set something up.
- Wait, are you being serious?
That's fantastic.
- You are ending junior year strong.
Everything you wanted is within your reach,
including the Founder's Award.
Your win is gonna make Bel-Air Academy history.
- Oh, well, I haven't won, yet.
- I know, but I'm hoping for good things tomorrow.
And just know, this one is a win for all of us.
- Hey, boy, hey.
- Lis.
- Got your message.
Seems like you needed a friend.
Oh, nah, I was...
I was just bugging.
You ain't have to drive all the way out here.
- You were there for me.
Let me be here for you.
- The court was the one place where I felt in control,
like nobody else was in charge of my future but me.
Nobody else.
Turns out, even that shit wasn't true.
- My mom used to say
life doesn't always give you what you want,
but it gives you what you need.
You just gotta figure out what that means for you.
- Hey.
Thanks for showing up.
- That's what friends do.
- So you feel like that's what's best for us,
just being friends?
- I do.
- ♪ It's like déjà vu ♪
♪ I see it all the time ♪
♪ Yeah, it's like déjà vu ♪
♪ I see it all the time ♪
- Mmm, wow.
That... that was delicious.
- Mm.
Four years of AP French, we still got it.
And what if I told you
that could come in handy real soon?
My bye week starts tomorrow.
You and me could be on a transatlantic flight
to the City of Lights.
- Paris?
Yeah, right.
- Yeah, we can walk down the Champs-Elysées,
take a private boat down the Seine.
You know I got the hookup at all the Michelin star spots.
- I don't know.
It's just, you know, the house is finally
getting a lot of publicity.
I have a lot of content to edit and upload.
- What I'm hearing is you need a break.
Listen,
after the night we had,
I'm not trying to read too much into it,
but it felt amazing.
- Yeah.
You definitely remember what I like.
- But, honestly, this trip's not about that.
I just think it'd be a chill way to reconnect.
- Tomorrow?
- Hello?
Hello?
- Hey. Thanks for coming.
- You were pretty mysterious on the phone.
What is this place?
- Well, hopefully, the new home of
Philip Banks and Associates, my new law firm.
James is all set up to run the legacy firm,
I'm co-counsel to keep Garrison happy,
but it's time for me to think about my next big move.
- Well, your next big move is at Carson and Lake.
That was our deal.
- And I'll take all those big clients your firm promised me.
But instead of being an in-house lawyer,
I'm gonna be a smaller firm
that Carson and Lake outsources business to.
Yeah, I don't know if
the partners are gonna go for that.
- Might help to remind them that less than 1%
of the outside firms that they hire are minority-owned.
Look, it's not lost on me
the value that my face brings, okay?
I'll still show up at all the client lunches.
I'll sit in on all the right meetings.
- The optics.
- I'm sure you know what that's like.
Now, help your partners see that this is a win-win.
I mean, either way, you got me.
Isn't that what you wanted?
- I was surprised that you wanted to stop by.
- I wanted to talk to you right away.
The Essie Green Gallery wants to feature
five of your pieces in their latest exhibition.
- What?
Oh, that's amazing.
- I've made some phone calls on your behalf,
but I wanted to come
and deliver the good news in person.
Something wrong?
- No, no. I'm just...
I'm just in shock.
Oh, thank you so much, Janice.
- You sure you're okay?
- Of course.
- All right then.
Oh, one last thing.
I heard that the Neeman Board
wants you to replace me as executive director.
Okay, yes.
But they came to me.
- And after all that I have done for you?
- For me?
You mean to me.
Ever since I've accepted this fellowship,
you have done nothing but squeeze the life out of me.
And I didn't ask for that job.
- Good.
'Cause it's never gonna happen.
I am not giving up my position, not without a fight.
And that's a fucking promise.
Good day.
- So let me get this straight.
You and Will both skipped first period
and now you're sneaking in together?
- If you wanna ask me something, Drew, just ask it.
- Look, I'm just looking for a little honesty.
- Yeah?
Oh, right, like the locker room video of Carlton.
Anything I should know about?
Well, I got nothing more to say.
- Yeah, I'll catch up with you guys.
- Later, Ty.
- What's up, Will?
Or should I say future Founder's Award winner?
Not yet, man.
Hey, but congrats. I see you guys are playing
to get to the semis. - Thanks, yeah.
But we got Saint Paul next.
They're fucking vicious.
Would've been sweet to go the whole way.
Since when are Carlton and Connor boys again?
- Carlton has been on his own shit lately, bro.
You can't help anybody who doesn't wanna help themselves.
- Hey.
So the Carson-Lake power move
might just come through, babe.
I'm hearing they like my offer.
- Yeah? That's... that's great.
- What's wrong?
- Yvette just called to say
the executive director position may not work out.
- Janice.
- She's threatening to go to the media and say
the board is pitting two Black women against each other
and I'm just some pawn going along with it.
- Oh, come on.
- I was actually starting to get excited
about the real influence I could have in that position.
- Look, baby, baby.
I know that this fellowship journey
has had more lows than highs.
Well, do you ever think it could be time to just...
let it go?
- Wow. Déjà vu.
Like when my art started to get too difficult,
you told me to just walk away.
- No, no.
I just don't like seeing you so stressed.
- You sure? - Yeah.
- 'Cause there's definitely a pattern.
Opening a new office, starting your own firm.
Wouldn't it be great if I just had a lot of free time
to focus on you and your needs?
- Where's this coming from?
- I am always encouraging you
to run through your obstacles.
I wish you'd stop telling me to run from mine.
- Hey, baby.
I know, I know.
It's all right.
I know you've been dealing with a lot lately.
I wish I could just move on,
or pretend he never existed.
- Doc?
- Lou.
I looked him dead in his face,
and I told him I didn't need him.
So why do I still feel like I do?
- Well, he's your father, baby.
You can hate him and need him at the same time.
- I just keep putting my faith in people
who keep letting me down.
What's wrong with me, Ma?
- I know you're searching for something outside yourself.
But no one else holds your destiny, son.
Not Lou, not your uncle, not Doc.
Maybe it's time
you stop looking for the answers in someone else
and be that answer for yourself.
Here you are, honeybee.
- Thanks, Daddy.
My suitcase was way too small for
all the fabulous Parisian outfits I'm gonna pack.
- I had no idea you and LaMarcus were
even getting serious again.
- I wouldn't say that we're serious.
I mean, there was a lot of drama with me and Jazz.
And it's just easy with LaMarcus.
- Good.
You deserve a man who'll give you the moon and the stars.
- Mm-hmm. Just be careful.
- Careful about what?
- Even though guys like LaMarcus
wanna give you the world,
don't get so sidetracked by the comfort
that you lose sight of your own goals.
- Right, and if I do choose a guy like LaMarcus,
what does that say about me?
Like, material things are more important?
- I'm sorry. When did it become wrong
to appreciate nice things?
- Well, Jazz accused me of being superficial.
And now I'm packing for a trip to Paris.
Was he right?
Maybe I need to cancel this. - No.
No, the right kind of brother would wanna step up his game
and not make you feel guilty about yours.
- As long as he supports the things
that are important to you.
- But there's nothing wrong with a man
who wants the best for you.
That's not a crime.
- So... I should go?
- Honestly, it's your choice.
- You do what's best for you, honeybee.
- And all of this doesn't even touch on
the fact that Bel-Air Academy
is a place that demands excellence.
But at what cost?
We need to talk about the enormous pressure that
students put themselves under
with very little room for failure.
- Carlton, we wanna thank you.
As we finish out this school year,
we're hoping that this is just the beginning
for putting initiatives in place
to help all of our students.
I'm so proud of you. - Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Yeah.
Thank you.
- I gotta give it to you.
You're a genius.
- What, now you're hating on mental health advocacy?
No.
No matter how much I rooted against you,
no matter how much I tried to tell everyone
exactly who you are,
everyone loves you.
- Yeah, well, um, it's called hard work.
Maybe you should try it.
- Is that really the lie you tell yourself?
Come on, you're not that stupid.
You know who you are.
You're a fucking fraud.
And, somehow, Lisa is still on your side.
But I'm not the bad guy.
No.
You are.
- Hey, Uncle Phil? - Hey.
- Hey, I wanted to talk to you about Doc,
see where your head was at.
- I've decided not to help him.
And if your eligibility gets called into question,
I promise I'll fight it.
You haven't done anything wrong and you won't be punished.
Trust me, I got you.
- No, I know you got me, Uncle Phil.
And I appreciate that.
But my mom helped me see things differently.
Maybe there's more that I could do to help.
So before I walk away,
I was hoping that you'd listen to what they have to say.
Come on in, guys.
- Okay. So what's up, boys?
- Well, when I first came to the team about Doc,
they all stood by him.
And I didn't understand why.
But now I do.
- Okay. Let's hear it.
- Look, none of us were happy to hear that
Doc was taking money on the side.
And we didn't even know about it.
- It started out with me and Lorenzo
and our love for the game.
We just wanted to help these boys.
- He's not some monster.
He'd make sure that none of us go without, you know?
- Then I started seeing how corrupt the system was,
how a billion dollar industry
was earning off the sweat of our kids.
And before NIL deals, when they couldn't even earn a dime.
So I found a way to get in on the hustle,
but not just for myself.
- My mom lost her job.
A envelope full of cash just showed up in my gym bag.
That was Doc looking out.
- He got my pops a new suit for a job interview.
- Doc came through with groceries, gas money.
Hell, he even paid for my dog's food.
We don't really talk about it
'cause a coach giving us money could raise flags.
We don't want any problems.
- They know, whatever they need,
they can come to me, and I got it.
I'm just holding it down for them now
until they can do it for themselves.
- Look, I know I can walk out of here
and you'd find a way for me to be fine.
But what about them?
- Tell me more about this Lorenzo.
- Thanks for coming, Janice.
- I'm a very busy woman.
But you said you wanted to apologize?
- I am sorry...
that it's come to this.
Do you really want to smear my name in the press?
- I have worked very hard to get where I am.
Do you think I'm just gonna roll over?
- You know, it is a very clever strategy,
stirring up division in the ranks.
I mean, they're gonna have a field day with this one.
- What do you mean? - Oh, come on.
Two Black women tearing each other apart?
They already think that we can't get along,
that we'd rather fight for the few scraps they give us.
So why not hand them one more ugly narrative
that they'd love to tell?
Or...
We can hand them another one.
- A press release?
- I'd rather write a story about you
being an innovative leader who opened up doors
and transformed the art world for people like me.
But now you've decided to retire,
travel, write your books,
spend more time with your grandchildren in Detroit.
- So you're not backing down?
- No, I'm not.
Janice, it's time to move on.
Look, if it's not me,
it's just gonna be somebody else.
And there is no guarantee that that someone
will even look like us.
Do you want the legacy that you built to continue?
Then, pass the torch to a woman who will hold it
just as high as you.
I got this.
- I thought you were ready to negotiate.
- I am.
Meet my lawyer.
- Just a couple questions. Won't take long.
I got a look at your record.
Petty theft, property damage, resisting arrest.
Oh, and then there's this one:
busted in a drug raid.
Two of your buddies are still serving time,
but not you.
How do you explain that?
- Charges were dropped. Simple.
Could be.
Or it could be that you have some friends at the LAPD.
I know I do.
Chief of police, nice guy.
- He knows a lot of people.
- Some might even say that you are cooperating
with these friends in exchange for
a little freedom of your own.
One call from me, and your paperwork's online.
- Think the homies might be interested in that?
- Look, man, when it come down to it,
between me and you, they got my back all day.
- Get real, Zo.
How long you gon' hold on to this petty-ass grudge?
- Till you come off your fucking high horse.
What, hood money no good for you now?
Nigga, you the one forgot where you came from.
- Fuck you. - No, fuck you!
And fuck you too.
- I don't think the conversation is over.
- Listen, I am happy to walk out of here
and leave you two to figure this out,
but these boys put their life in your hands.
And they're all at home right now,
scared to death that their dreams could get snatched
because two grown-ass men
can't get past their own bullshit.
I know you two set out to do something great.
Trust me, I know that not all partnerships
are meant to last forever.
But he's offering you a very generous buyout,
twice what it was before, yeah?
You can go build your own team,
take money from whoever you want,
but let these boys have the future they deserve.
- ♪ I used to kick a mean flow, nigga ♪
♪ Walking down Madison ♪
♪ Some things mean more when you're used to not... ♪
- You gonna tell us why we're here, Coach?
- Are we doing surfing drills?
- Not quite.
What's up, Will? I'm glad you called.
- Thanks for coming through, Coach.
- Of course.
- What's up, y'all?
- What's going on?
- You've had my back since I got here, Ty.
So it's my turn to return the favor.
- Look, you guys have come way too far
not to make it to the semifinals.
So we're gonna show you a few tricks.
- "We"? - Yeah.
Brought some of my boys. Gonna run a scrimmage.
- Oh, shit. Zenith?
- Yeah, man, those guys play at a different speed.
But if you guys wanna beat St. Paul,
it's time to level up.
Let's do it.
- Thanks, man. - Appreciate you, bro.
- Hey, Will.
It takes an unselfish player to wanna see his team succeed,
even when he's no longer on it.
That's all I wanted to see.
You want your spot back on the team next season,
you come talk to me.
- Thanks, Coach.
You know I will. - All right.
- All right. Let's run it!
- Well, it's official.
- Okay.
So I got one more question.
Why is your office so much bigger than mine?
Hey, you ready to build an empire, G?
- You done know.
I just don't know why we waited this long.
Right?
Everything okay?
- I keep getting missed calls from an unknown number.
When I answer, no one picks up.
- Hello, hello.
Nice to see you again, Geoffrey.
- Erika.
- I just wanted to say congratulations.
I hope I'm not interrupting.
- No, no, no.
Actually, you're a very big part of
making this all happen, so...
- Well, the partners agreed. It's a smart business move.
- I'll look over that lease.
- So how does it feel?
- Fucking fantastic.
You deserve this.
We deserve this.
Yeah.
Uh, I'm... I'm sorry.
We really gotta keep this professional, Erika.
That cannot happen. - No, I agree.
Just got caught up in the moment.
Won't happen again. - Good.
- Uh, how about you and Viv enjoy this later, huh?
- Right, yes. Thank you.
- Congratulations again, Phil. - Thank you.
- There's still time to rethink this, you know.
- No, no. This is happening.
- A woman that desires you like that,
it feels good for any man.
Careful, Phil.
- I know how to handle Erika.
Part of it is just playing her game a little.
But I can manage this.
- Being a leader is demonstrating that... no, no.
Being a leader is sacrificing...
- Wow. Thanking your fans before you even win.
Isn't that bad luck?
- Can I help you with anything, Will?
- I always wondered what it would be like
to have a brother.
And now I know.
Sometimes you just wanna just...
Just kick that motherfucker's ass.
You know, we had our ups and downs,
but we got through junior year without killing each other,
and that is a win in my book.
Right?
Look, man, I...
I know what it's like to have a foot in two different worlds.
I fought so hard to hold on to West Philly Will...
Whatever that is.
The truth is, I'm just not the same guy.
And neither are you.
And that's okay.
Look, man, this whole you and Connor vibe,
you don't have to go back to being that dude.
And I know I've been distant. I know.
But I'm here. See?
I'm still your ace.
- Got it.
Thanks. I'll, uh...
I'll see you downstairs.
How do I look?
- You look great. How you feel?
- I feel good. - Yeah?
- I mean, it's my first time wearing a tux.
- Well, get used to it, all right?
'Cause your future's bright, Will.
With you stepping up to help everybody out,
I'm proud of you.
- Well, thank you for helping out the team,
giving them a second chance.
Yo, they all said they wished they had an Uncle Phil.
Man, I'm sure glad I do.
Love you.
- I love you too.
- Yo, and seeing you in action,
I think I might have a little lawyer in me.
- Oh, is that right? - Yeah, yeah.
I was thinking about sports law.
Right? You know? We need some more good guys
looking out for us athletes.
Like... like, "Will Smith and Associates."
- Oh, I like that. - You like that?
- I see it. - Yeah.
Very nice ring to it.
- Wow, look at you two. So handsome.
- Yeah, like two young kings.
- Listen, no matter who wins tonight,
it's still a celebration, okay?
- And I'm lucky to have two big brothers to look up to.
You know, after all the stuff
with the protests and Ms. Hughes,
I never really got a chance to say thank you.
So thank you, Will,
for not letting me give up when I wanted to.
You told me to keep going, and I will never forget that.
- And Carlton,
you showed me it's okay to be unapologetically myself.
I have the courage to be me and that's all because of you.
- Thanks, Ash.
- This night is just so huge, and you're both my heroes.
- Bring it in.
Thank you. - Mm-hmm.
- Thank you.
- Oh, that's pretty sweet. I love you.
- Hey.
You good, chief? You've been kind of quiet.
- I traced those calls coming from that unknown number.
They're coming from a phone in East London.
- You look beautiful tonight.
- Thanks.
- Uh, I did leak that video.
Look, I know I can be an asshole sometimes,
but it's 'cause I call bullshit when I see it.
And I'm calling it right now.
This thing between you and Will,
until you get past that, you'll never be open to me
or anybody.
And you can deny it, but...
you know, then you're the one who's not being honest.
- Much rather see you like this than on the street courts.
You look fly, bro. I ain't gonna lie.
- Hey, man, I'm tryna keep up with you.
- Come on, man. - Come on.
Hey, man, I appreciate you.
Always looking out,
putting up with my bullshit.
- Don't trip.
You're my brother.
We cool.
- Yeah.
- So is Hilary on her way or...
- Oh, man. What if I told you that
she was on a plane right now with LaMarcus
on her way to Paris? - What?
Fuck. I knew...
I saw the IG, man.
Can't say I didn't see this shit coming.
- Hey, LaMarcus aside, how do you feel?
- I feel like I might've messed up the best thing
that's ever happened to me, Will.
- That's good to know,
'cause it's not too late to tell her.
- What? I mean, you just said that...
- I said, "What if she's on a plane?"
Her flight leaves in a couple hours.
Better get up out of here.
- Good luck.
Love you, bro. - Love you too.
- West Philly.
What's up, man? - Sup, Doc?
- Your uncle gave me the invite.
- Well, I mean, I did tell him that the only reason
I stayed in the race was because of your advice.
- I'm glad you listened, man.
I'm proud of you.
I'ma go holla at the fam. - All right.
- Congratulations.
- Oh, Jackie.
- Seems like everybody made up except for us.
- Yeah.
Um, Doc's your family. I get it.
- Things just got complicated.
- Yeah.
I just wish, um...
I just wish things could've started a little differently.
- Well...
we still got time for a do-over.
- Jackie?
- Hi. - Oh, my goodness.
- Hey, so good to see you.
- Oh, so great to see you. - You look beautiful.
- Oh, uh, excuse me. Excuse me a second.
- Sure.
- Ashley. - Hi, Olivia.
- Love the pantsuit.
- Thanks.
Love your rainbow pin.
- Do you wanna hang this summer?
- Definitely.
- ♪ Looked all over creation ♪
- ♪ Standing in front of... ♪
- Lisa?
About what you just saw, Jackie and I, we're not...
- You don't have to explain.
We're just friends, Will.
And I was serious about that.
No one has to get hurt.
No feelings have to be involved.
- But what if it's too late for that?
Look, you told me that life gives you what you need.
I need you in mine.
- But I thought we said... - Fuck what we said.
- ♪ Just to reach you once again ♪
- How do you feel?
- ♪ Hour still in place ♪
♪ 'Cause you've always been mine ♪
♪ Mine ♪
♪ You've always been mine ♪
♪ Mine ♪
♪ You've always been mine ♪
Come on.
- What are you doing?
- Um...
Uh, it's... it's just Xanax.
Helps calm my nerves.
And tonight, I've got a bunch.
So what's up?
- Just wanted to give you these.
- Oh.
Oh, wow. Thanks.
I would've been totally screwed without these.
We should get going though, yeah?
- That's not Xanax.
- What, uh...
What do you mean?
- I'm not stupid.
Come on, Ash.
You should, uh...
You should just let it go.
For me.
- I can't do that. - Hey, hey!
Hey, don't you say a goddamn thing.
Okay?
- Okay.
I won't.
- Uh, one second.
Sorry. Can you give me five mi...
Jazz.
- Heard you're leaving.
- Jazz, now is not a good time.
- I'll take whatever time I can get.
Okay? I just don't want any regrets
or to leave anything unsaid.
- What is there to say?
- Hilary, you're perfect.
You're beautiful. You're smart. You're funny.
You're sexy as hell.
You got your career shit going for you.
There's no way in hell I deserve a girl like you.
So all the shit that I said and I did,
I guess I was just pushing you away
before you could do it to me.
I didn't get out of bed for days.
I sent every call to voicemail.
I canceled all my appointments
'cause that's how hurt I was.
While you were protecting your heart,
no one was protecting mine.
- I never meant to hurt you, Hilary.
- I don't wanna feel that way ever again.
- I know.
But love hurts.
Yes.
I love you, Hilary.
And I've never told any other woman that
besides my mom.
- Can you promise me
that it's not gonna hurt again?
- No.
No, I can't.
But I'm willing to take that chance on you.
Are you willing to take it on me?
I don't know.
- Well, when you do,
you know where I'll be.
- And now here to present
this year's Founder's Award recipient,
Mrs. Bassin.
- The Founder's Award is Bel-Air Academy's
most prestigious honor.
For decades, it's been granted to a junior
who exemplifies dignity, excellence, and leadership.
And tonight, it gives me great pleasure
to present this year's Founder's Award to...
Carlton Banks! - Hey!
Whoo! Congrats, bro!
Hey, your crown is waiting for you, C.
Oh, I'm so proud!
- Wow. Thank you all.
First, I would like to thank the trustees, the faculty,
and the students for this honor.
Um, and...
And... and to my family, 'cause, uh...
Because...
Uh, without you, I, uh...
Uh...
I'm sorry.
I'd like to apologize,
because I've led you all to believe that
I'm worthy of this award, and, um...
I'm not.
Because, uh...
Because I'm a drug addict.
A really fucking good one too.
I, uh...
I'm high on coke most days.
In fact, I'm high right now.
And...
I know how to say and do what I need
to get everyone to believe what I want them to.
And I look at the people who love and support me every day
and I lie to them.
And I feel like shit.
And I don't want to anymore.
I'm definitely nobody's hero.
I'm sorry.
- We'd like to have a moment alone with Carlton, please.
- Hey.
That took a lot of courage, C.
Whatever you need,
I love you, man.
- Thanks, Will.
Look, Ash, I'm sorry.
- Carlton.
I don't even know where to start.
Cocaine?
This is serious.
- How long?
How long you been doing this shit?
- Okay, Phil. - No, just...
Let me talk to my son.
Please.
How long?
- Um...
Two, maybe three.
- Years?
Where do you keep it?
- Um, I, uh...
- In this house?
Look, I just...
- Where do you get it?
- Look, it's not that hard to find.
- Who... who do you do it with? - Everyone, Dad.
It's Bel-Air. - Okay, how do you pay for it?
'Cause you sure as hell don't have a job.
- I mean, I have money. - Right.
You get a weekly allowance for doing not a goddamn thing!
Don't... don't look at her.
She's not gonna bail you out, not... not this time.
- Okay, okay. Maybe we just need to take a breath, just...
Now is just not the time.
- Then when is the time, Viv?
When we find him strung out in his room?
In the streets?
Or, oh, when we bury him
because he didn't have the backbone to say no
to what everyone else was doing in Bel-Air?
- I'm sorry, Dad. Look, all right...
- Whatever you needed, we made sure you had it.
The best schools, tutors,
therapists, assessments, doctors.
I've given you the best of everything I've got and...
- And you wish that you had a stronger son.
Right?
Right? A son that didn't need meds
or have anxiety or panic attacks.
Look, trust me, Dad,
I know I'm not the son you dreamed of.
- If I grew up with half the things you have,
the opportunities...
I didn't have any of this shit.
- Right. You came from nothing
and you never let me forget how lucky I am.
- How many times do I have to apologize
for giving everybody else a great fucking life?
Well, I'm done taking the blame!
- Give him time.
We're gonna get you better.
That's a promise.
- Look, I know I didn't respond great.
I just need a moment with this, all right?
- It's... it's okay.
We all need to give each other grace right now.
- I mean, after all we've done and tried, I just...
I just feel like...
- We failed.
Are we that busy, that checked out?
How did we miss it?
- Now with the moves we're making,
our lives are only getting busier.
- And he's gonna need our support more than ever.
- Well...
we'll figure it out.
- Yeah, we will.
- ♪ In my past, I've seen struggle ♪
♪ But I've seen beauty remain ♪
♪ I'll take a deep breath ♪
♪ There's no holding back ♪
- Ready to go?
- Let's do it.
- ♪ I am who I am ♪
♪ I'll give you all I have ♪
♪ If you take what I got to give ♪
♪ You get the best ♪
♪ You get the best of me ♪
♪ You get the best ♪
♪ You get the best of me ♪
♪ Now is the time ♪
♪ Take in the moment ♪
♪ Every choice, let me hear ♪
♪ Been here all along keeping me looking up ♪
♪ You're the sun that I'm soaking in ♪
♪ I am who I am, I'll give you all I have ♪
♪ And together, we'll begin ♪
♪ You get the best ♪
♪ You get the best of me ♪
♪ You get the best ♪
♪ You get the best of me ♪
- ♪ Best of ♪
♪ Best of ♪
♪ Best of me ♪
- ♪ Oh ♪
- This was a hell of a junior year.
Who would've thought that I would be the one
to have my shit together?
- We gon' be there for C though.
- For sure.
And as wild as that night was,
I'm glad it's finally all out there.
- Yeah, same.
He's gonna be okay.
- I could definitely use a break from this place though.
- Yo, I'm ready to let Bel-Air know what's up.
- Oh, now you're ready? - Yeah.
Yeah, the prince has arrived, baby.
Yo, senior year's gonna be dope.
- Oh, slow down. We still got summer first.
- Right.
- What's summer like in Bel-Air anyway?
You have no idea.
- Drums, please.
- What's that supposed to mean?
What?
Okay, so I know you been to parties.
I know you been to parties. What's your... what's your move?
What's your move? A little...
- No, I'm sticking to the step-touch.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
- ♪ Time to sit back and unwind, summertime ♪
- ♪ Here it is, a groove slightly transformed ♪
♪ Just a bit of a break from the norm ♪
♪ Just a little something to break the monotony ♪
♪ Of all that hardcore dance that has gotten to be ♪
♪ A little bit out of control, it's cool to dance ♪
♪ But what about a groove that soothes and moves romance? ♪
♪ Give me a soft, subtle mix ♪
♪ And if it ain't broke, then don't try to fix it ♪
♪ And think of the summers of the past ♪
♪ Adjust the bass and let the Alpine blast ♪
♪ Pop in my CD and let me run a rhyme ♪
♪ And put your car on cruise and lay back ♪
♪ 'Cause this is summertime ♪
- ♪ Summer, summer, summertime ♪
♪ Time to sit back and unwind ♪
♪ Summer, summer, summertime ♪
♪ Time to sit back and unwind ♪
♪ Summer, summer, summertime ♪
♪ Summertime ♪
♪ Time to sit back and unwind ♪
♪ Time to sit back and ♪
- ♪ School is out and there's a sort of a buzz ♪
♪ But back then, I didn't really know what it was ♪
♪ But now I see what have of this ♪
♪ The way that people respond to summer madness ♪
♪ The weather is hot and girls are dressing less ♪
♪ They're checkin' out the fellas ♪
♪ To tell 'em who's best ♪
♪ Riding around in your Jeep or your Benzos ♪
♪ Or in your Nissan sittin' on Lorenzos ♪