Southpaw Page #5

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What got into you, man?

We did the biggest deal

that we ever did, Billy,

and you f***ed it off, man.

It'll be a year before your

suspension is up for review,

which means zero income.

The fine for the assault on a referee

will be in the six figures.

He's suing you for lost wages

and emotional trauma.

They're freezing all your

bank accounts immediately,

and to top that off the networks are

suing us for breach of contract, man.

Listen...

you're gonna have to sell the house

to cover the debt.

No, I don't wanna sell the house, man.

No. I'm not selling

the house. That's Leila's home.

You don't have a choice, Billy.

If you don't, it's gonna

get repossessed anyway.

Look, this is some serious sh*t, man.

No I'm just gonna train

with Eli and then-and then...

we'll get ready for the next fight.

I'm not even sure trainers

will take you on right now.

I don't need another trainer. I can...

- Eli's working with another fighter.

- Who? Who is he?

Miguel Escobar.

- Are you working with him, too?

- Yeah.

Billy, you know if

it makes money, it makes sense.

- Oh, you...

- It's just business, Billy.

I know you miss Maureen.

I miss Maureen, too, man.

Sh*t, if she was here,

she'd be disgusted with you, man.

You... We need you to

pull yourself together.

- You need help, Billy.

- Don't talk about my wife that way.

I f***ing quit. F*** you.

Can't do this anymore, Billy.

F*** outta my way.

Scatter like roaches.

Y'all follow him, make sure he don't

break no sh*t on the way out.

Just a bunch of roaches.

Now I f***in' wrote you off.

Baby, let's go home. Let's go home.

Let it go.

Baby, baby, stop it... stop...

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Dad?

Dad?

Dad! Daddy!

Daddy, what happened?

Daddy! Daddy! Somebody help me!

Somebody!

Mr. Hope, what did you take, sir?

What did you take, Mr. Hope?

What'd you take?

What kind of medicine, Mr. Hope?

What did you take?

Mr. Hope? What did you take, sir?

- Leila... Where's my baby?

- Your daughter's fine, Mr. Hope.

She's the one who called 911.

You were in an accident.

- There's people looking after her.

- Leila?

No, no, no. No, no. She needs me.

We found you with

a loaded weapon, Mr. Hope,

under the influence,

with a minor present.

Where's my baby? Leila?

Where's Leila? I gotta get outta here.

Your daughter's with Child Services.

They're looking after her right now.

- No, no, no, no...

- Everything's okay.

- They're looking after her.

- We just lost the IV.

- Get him down. Get his legs.

- No, no, no, no!

- No!

- You got him?

Lay back for me, Mr. Hope.

You're gonna be just fine.

- No!

- Come on, just breathe.

- Lay back. Everything's all right.

- Breathe.

Just... just chill out for a second.

You're gonna be okay, Mr. Hope.

Just take a deep breath for me.

Gonna be fine, all right?

Gonna be fine.

You're gonna be fine, Mr. Hope.

Just relax.

Maureen... no...

no... I was...

Maureen...

Okay, he wants his copies.

I'll provide that.

I promise. By day's end.

- If it's okay with you.

- All right.

What about the, uh... this evidence?

Daddy.

- Baby!

- Sit down, Mr. Hope.

Hey, hey, hey...

- I just want to hug my dad.

- It's okay, you're okay.

Mr. Korman, get your client, please.

Sit down. Sit down, Billy.

Thank you. We're ready to begin.

The matter this morning

is provisional custody

- of Leila Rae Hope, a minor...

- When can I...

- When can I get her out?

- Don't interrupt, Mr. Hope.

The child has no other family,

is that right?

Uh, no, Your Honor.

Uh, both my client and his wife

came up through the system.

I see. So that's why these circumstances

are a little bit more painful for you.

I want my daughter back.

I'm her father.

Unfortunately, that's not enough.

This court is aware of the tragedy

your family has suffered, Mr. Hope.

Nonetheless, you have chosen

to demonstrate alarming

and dangerous behaviors,

while having custody of your daughter.

Loaded weapons, alcohol, violence...

Mr. Hope will follow a case plan

that the court has designed.

Said plan will include

individual counseling,

as well as sobriety

and anger management classes,

and I order said child remanded

into the care of the Family Services,

until which time

the father can demonstrate

the abilities to perform duties

of a responsible parent.

- What?

- Parties back in 30 days...

- 30 days?

- ...for a progress hearing.

What the f*** does that mean, 30 days?

Billy, 30 days is something.

- Watch your language.

- 30 days is bullshit, man.

I will find you in contempt.

We'll get 30 days to put this together.

- I'm sorry, Your Honor.

- My last warning.

I don't want to. Please, Daddy!

Billy! Come on! Yeah, Billy!

- Take the child out, please.

- Please, I want to stay with you!

Let me just give my daughter a hug!

- Daddy!

- No, no, no...

Daddy! Please!

- He wants to see his daughter!

- Please, Dad...

- Daddy!

- That's not necessary.

No! I want to live with you! Please!

Get down there, son.

- Daddy! Daddy!

- That's not necessary!

- JUDGEMr. Hope, that's enough.

- Baby, baby...

I will hold you in contempt.

Everything goes to auction.

Hey, Evan, help me out

with this, will you?

That'll go inside

the truck, uh, towards the back.

- Auction's tomorrow.

- No, it's all going to auction.

Sorry, champ.

Yeah, it's just a house, yeah?

Hey, yo, thanks for, uh...

thanks for taking me.

No, Billy.

You know, I can't

really pay you right now.

Well, f*** you.

No, I don't want to get paid.

No, I was never here

for money, you know that.

Never.

- Hey, yo.

- Hmm?

- I'm sorry, Billy.

- Hey, hey, hey.

- This the place?

- Yeah.

You, uh, you want me to come with you?

No, man, no, no.

I got to do this alone.

It's yours.

No, man, I don't want to tak...

- I'm re-gifting it.

- I'm not taking that sh*t.

I don't want it. So, you stay safe.

- All right?

- Yeah, you, too.

- Call me if you need anything.

- Yeah, all right, I will.

- I'll be around!

- Hey, yo, Jon Jon,

go say hi to Mikey and Gabe, all right?

- You got it.

- Hey.

- That's Billy Hope.

- For real?

That ain't no Billy Hope...

Boo! That's it. Good work.

Hey, Hoppy, I want you on the ropes.

I already did that sh*t.

What'd you say?

Give me 50.

- Hey, T?

- Yes?

You work with him on one of those mitts?

Yo, T. That's Billy Hope over there.

Ramone, let's go!

You Tick Wills?

So, what brings Billy Hope...

into my gym?

I'm looking for a...

you know, a place to train.

And, you know, I don't know,

maybe a... trainer?

I don't train pro fighters anymore.

Well, currently, I am not a pro fighter.

Do you think I don't know that?

Does it say in there that

they took my kid away from me?

- Yeah, it does.

- It's been... it's been kinda

like a whole mess.

I remember that Night Train fight,

you know what I mean, and...

I remember that,

that was one hell of a fight, you know?

You're one hell of a coach, you know...

man, he won that fight.

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