The Game Plan Page #8

Are you saying you want Peyton

to live here with you?

- Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying.

- You haven't even been in her life.

That's not my fault.

I didn't even know she existed!

And we've come such a long way

in a short time.

What, you mean since a month ago

when you left her in a bar?

I am not the same man that I was.

Or an hour ago

when she almost died on your watch?

This is not about you.

This is about Peyton,

what's best for her.

And she needs to be in a stable home

with someone who's known her

her whole life.

Peyton needs her father.

She needs me.

Of course. It'll be a huge distraction.

And ugly.

Child custody fights always are.

Joe will be dragged through the mud.

His endorsements torpedoed.

He's worked too hard

to have it end like this.

I just don't see him

getting through this.

My hard work goes down the drain.

This is exactly the sort of thing

that could end his career.

That's not your decision to make.

Sara appointed me her guardian.

I missed eight years of Peyton's life.

And I'm not going to miss any more.

And I will fight for this.

Oh, that would be a great thing

to put her through, don't you think?

Do you have any idea

how to take care of a child?

I've been doing it for a month now!

And look where we're standing, Joe.

Hey, P, you're awake.

- How you feeling?

- I'm okay.

- I want to go home.

- Okay.

No problem. Doctor said

you could come home tomorrow.

Then we can go home.

I want to go home now

with Aunt Karen.

P, if it's...

If it's what I said at the restaurant,

honey, I didn't mean that.

I just want to go home with Aunt Karen.

I never should've come here.

Take care of her, will you?

Hey, you know who

lives in this building?

Joe Kingman, the quarterback.

How about that, huh?

Come on, Spike.

Spike.

Spike, not tonight. Come on, Spike.

Spike, there's nothing under there.

She's gone. Come on.

Is that her bag?

"What's the best thing

that's ever happened to you?"

"Dear Joe, I have written

this letter a thousand times

"but I could never find the right words.

- "We have a daughter. "

We have a daughter.

- Her name is Peyton.

- "Her name is Peyton. "

She's like you in so many ways,

athletic, headstrong...

Hi, this is Peyton and Karen.

Leave us a message. Bye.

I'm so afraid

you'll be angry with me

and not want anything to do with her.

We had already decided

to go our separate ways.

I rationalized that I was doing

the right thing in keeping her from you.

You were just starting out

in your career.

A child would have been

such a distraction.

Idiot.

He's open, Joe. Sanders is wide open.

Hi, this is Peyton and Karen.

Leave us a message. Bye.

Hey, just calling to say that...

Spike, he misses you and...

I mean, Spike really misses you, he...

Sounds like someone else

misses her, too.

Oh, hey.

Sanders, I was just...

I was talking to...

Tell me what I'm supposed to do.

Well, the only thing you can do

is make sure

that she knows you love her

and that nothing's

ever going to change that.

And then when she's ready,

she'll find you again.

- You know, I owe you a big "thank you. "

- Oh yeah? For what?

Just for catching everything

I've thrown at you all these years.

That's what friends are for.

Hey, old man.

Are we ready to win the big game?

Hold on a second, Joe.

Can we have a word with you?

Word has it that your daughter

is no longer staying with you.

How much easier will it be for you

to focus on football

without the distraction

of an eight-year-old?

She's not a distraction.

She's my daughter.

I'd want her here with me

even if it meant I'd never play

another football game again.

There's nothing that I love more

than my daughter.

Nothing.

Here we are as the two biggest

rivals in football square off

for their chance

to etch their names in sports history.

You know,

and I think the question today, Marv,

is will Joe Kingman

finally get a chance at glory?

Or will New York win their third title

in the last four years?

- Come on, let's go.

- Let's go, Joe.

Third and long

for the Rebels.

Here's Kingman... Back to throw.

Oh, he's drilled

by the linebacker, Drake.

New York has recovered the fumble.

Boomer,

Kingman is way off his game today.

This is not the same Boston team

we've seen march through

the playoffs.

You know Marv, I can't explain this.

You know Marv,

I can't explain this.

I mean,

he's missing wide-open receivers.

He's been sacked four times, and he

looks like he's distracted to me.

So whatever that distraction is,

he's got to put it aside.

He owes it to his teammates

and the fans of the Boston team

to play it and lay it on the line.

Your guy's not looking so hot.

How long has it been since you've had

one of your own Fanny's burgers?

Mmm.

Too long, is my guess.

Deflects right lead,

speed left squirrel. On one. Ready?

The Rebels

trailing seven-three.

Less than a minute remaining

in the first half.

Kingman has his team at the line.

Cooper, wide right,

shifts back to tight end.

Signal's called, and here's Kingman.

Yes, go!

Kingman on the run.

He is crushed.

"Crushed" is right, Marv.

Drake, the linebacker for New York,

is having a whale of a football game.

They are on a mission

to shut Kingman up.

Welcome to the championship game,

Kingman.

Who's the king now, Joe? I am!

Come on, Joe! Get up, Joe!

- Yeah, baby! Let's go!

- Get Danville.

Hold on for a second, Marv.

Joe Kingman is still down.

It looks like he was hit by a truck.

Believe me, I know. I've been there.

This hit is not going to be easy

to come back from.

So, Boomer, you never want to

speculate as to the extent of the injury.

They're being very careful,

as you can see,

lifting Joe Kingman onto that gurney.

Well, they really can't evaluate him

on the field.

They want to do that

in the locker room.

Some way, Joe Kingman

is going to have to find a way

to get back on this field.

- Don't worry, he's tough.

- He better be.

Oh, he is. Tough as nails.

And there's the backup

quarterback, Danville, taking the knee,

so that does it for the first half.

This is not good

for the Rebels.

They have got to hope that Kingman

can find the strength to come back.

- All right, what's going on here?

- It doesn't look good, Coach.

He's got a separated shoulder,

bruised ribs. I think he's done.

Joe, it's your call.

If you think you can handle it, then...

What do you say?

Put Danville in.

That's the best thing for the team.

Can you believe this?

It looks like Danville, the backup

quarterback, is checking in.

He hasn't played all season.

Can you say,

"Nightmare scenario for Boston"?

He's coming back out, right?

You know how important this deal is.

Sam, baby. Not to worry.

Our Joe's not a quitter.

Go, Boston.

So, it's all in the hands

of the backup quarterback, Danville.

And he's in trouble,

and down he goes.

Joe Kingman must be banged up

pretty bad.

If not, he would never let Maddox

take him out

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