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TENNENT:
Riverdale, that's Cal Chetley.

Cal Chetley. C-H-E-T-L-E-Y, Coach.

Also 1 35 even.

Home team, 140.

(ALL GRUNTlNG)

The first match of the night

is the 135-pound class.

For St Paul's, Mark Hayes.

And for RiverdaIe,

in his very first match ever,

Cal Chetley.

Riverdale will be wearing red bands.

St Paul's, green.

(WHlSTLE BLOWS)

(GRUNTlNG)

ANNOUNCER:
Winnerby fall in the first

period, Mark Hayes of St Paul's.

Don't sweat it. lt'll get easier after this.

All right? You did fine. You never quit.

-Go have that looked at.

-Okay.

Good job.

What?

l got to go.

l'll call you.

l forgot to tell you, your brother called.

He said he was wrestling or something

this week.

l saw Luli at the match last night.

l'd say she is all the girl you can handle.

Luli's not my girl.

-Does she know that?

-Ma, come on.

lt's Luli.

How is Luli? Mmm?

She's going through

an interesting phase right now.

She needs a woman in her life.

Yeah. Her mom never comes

to see her any more.

She has four brothers? Wow.

Yeah.

How fun for her.

Tell her to come see me sometime.

(SlGHS)

Are you all right?

You mean,

am l going to keep wrestling?

Yeah. l guess that's what l mean.

(CHUCKLES)

l don't know.

Yeah.

l mean, l can't really quit.

l'm the only 1 35-pounder on the team.

And that kid was about

the best 1 35-pounder in the state,

so l figure it can't get much worse.

(SHARON SlGHS)

(lNDlSTlNCT)

(WHlSTLE BLOWS)

Hey, Mike.

Watch yourself, boss.

Problem?

-What?

-l said, do we have a problem?

-(THUDDlNG)

-(GLASS SHATTERlNG)

Hey, Donald. Do you think

l'm the worst 1 35-pounder in the region?

You haven't officially wrestled

in enough matches

to be considered the worst wrestler

in the region.

According to

the State Athletic Commission.

Do l think there is anyone in the region

you can defeat before the year is over?

lt's mathematically possible.

Oh. Well, thanks for not saying no.

Hey, dingleberries.

l heard your brother used to be the man.

-Didn't help you too much, did it?

-So?

So now he's a punk.

Losers. (SNlCKERlNG)

(TYRES SCREECHlNG)

-Muskogee County?

-l didn't know Barrow could read.

"Mike Chetley,

a 28-year-old, was arrested

"and charged with major assault."

"Repeat offender. $5,000 bail."

RED:
Hello, young fellow!

Hello.

Hey, l haven't seen you in a bit.

-Yeah.

-How'd that wrestling thing turn out?

Oh, uh...

Yeah, l'm quitting. Wasn't right for it.

According to whom?

Well, l haven't won a single match.

Not surprising.

Seeing as how a month ago,

you didn't know a wrestling mat

from a bath mat.

How's that brother of yours?

He's, uh,

not really interested.

l know a little something about brothers.

l had eight of them.

lf you need your brother,

l can promise you that he needs you.

Now, he may not know it

like you know it.

But he does.

Don't give up

on that wrestling thing. Yeah.

l have a good feeling about you.

Hey.

-What are you doing?

-l need to borrow your scooter.

l'll bring it back tonight.

-Are you in trouble?

-No.

l need you to give this note

to Coach Tennent. Promise?

Yeah.

Wow, this is exciting.

l feel like we're eloping.

Yeah, except you ain't coming.

At least kiss me goodbye.

All right.

-Thank you. l owe you one.

-l'll be collecting, too.

And it won't be on the cheek!

All right.

(ENGlNE STARTlNG)

LAWYER:
Your Honour,

my client's altercation with Mr Brock

was a reaction to

both physical and verbal taunts.

l believe Mr Chetley felt

that he was fighting for his life.

ln addition, he has made arrangements

to enter into alcohol rehab

and personal therapy to address

his issues with anger management.

l would ask, at this time,

that the Court allow my client

to pursue this

under the state's supervision.

Thank you, Counsel.

Mr Chetley,

anything you care to add, sir?

(SlGHS)

Your Honour,

l don't go looking for trouble.

l got put in a situation,

well, l reacted the only way l know how.

You seem to have a history of that,

Mr Chetley.

CAL:
Your Honour. Ma'am?

Hi. May l say something on his behalf?

Tell the Court your name, please.

Calvin Chetley. Mike Chetley's brother.

Step forward. Please.

My dad died when l was young.

And my mom works a lot.

But Mike sort of took the place of my dad

after he passed on.

And he teaches me a lot of things

that my mom can't.

Your brother is in a lot of trouble.

You do realise that, don't you?

Yes. Yes, ma'am, l do.

But l think that sometimes

guys come after Mike

'cause they see him

as some kind of a target.

And he and l have this deal, right,

where l will go out with him

and l'll always step in

if any kind of trouble starts

so he can just walk away.

l just... l wasn't there this time.

Your Honour,

l'm gonna give you my word

that you won't see either one of us

in your courtroom ever again.

l need Mike.

We kind of carry each other.

He's all l got.

-You hungry?

-Yes.

l'm really hungry. Yeah.

What do you want?

l don't know. lt's been a lot of years.

l meant what do you want to eat?

Oh! (CHUCKLES)

Okay. Um...

Sorry, l...

l don't know. l'm kind of having trouble

with my weight.

You know, keeping it down.

Thanks. Actually, l'm starving.

You know, Mike,

l don't want anything from you.

l just want to know you.

Cal, l been alive 28 years.

l just couldn't tell you much

about the last eight or so.

-What happened?

-l don't know.

One day Dad was there

and we had a plan. And then...

Well, then he wasn't.

Luli? Hey! l was hoping to catch you.

-Hey, Mrs Chetley.

-Your old scooter finally quit?

Well, it ain't been running too good.

That's for sure.

You wouldn't happen to know

where Cal is, would you?

-Wrestling practice, l imagine.

-No.

No. l went by the gym on my way home.

-Hmm?

-Mmm?

Yeah. He got up

awful early this morning.

Too early.

-He does like to study.

-Yes, he does.

And you're not a very good liar, darling.

Well, ma'am, l only had two ways to go.

Lie to you

or break a promise to my best friend.

Fair enough. l'm just worried about him.

One thing l know about Cal is

he'll be all right.

lf that helps.

Okay. l appreciate that.

Come by sometime. We'll do girl things.

l'd like that, ma'am.

So l won the geology essay competition

and used the winnings

to build a catfish farm.

lt makes me a little bit of money

when l can actually keep it running.

Mostly l just like to go out there

and think.

Mom know you're here?

No. No, she doesn't know l'm here.

So l should probably go.

How is she?

She's... She's okay.

l think she wishes she had girls.

She misses you.

Cal, l stayed away

because...

You want me to teach you

how to wrestle?

No. No, Mike, you've got a lot going on.

lt's not that important.

Yes, l would love it

if you'd teach me to wrestle.

-l'll do the best l can.

-Me, too.

(CHUCKLES)

Where have you been?

Nowhere.

Just hanging out with friends.

What is this place?

Church.

You ready?

-Hey!

-Okay.

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