"What time?" "Susy's our student trainer today." "So she'll give me a lift after practice." "Mmm." "Remember." "Swear you'll stay safe today." "Stay safe today." "I love you, honey." "(BELL RINGING)" "Sometimes I believe everything would be better" "Sure, the times I believe that everything is just fine" "(MUSIC CONTINUES ON SPEAKER)" "You've got it." "Get it up there quick." "Yeah, give me three more." "Push it up." "You got it." "Hey, that's too easy, man." "Hi, sweetheart." "Mommy loves you." "I love you, too." "MARYANNE:" "Rachel?" "Steve?" "Where are you guys?" "In here." "Swiss or American?" "Cheddar, please." "American it is." "Fine." "Oh, Luke just called." "He forgot his jersey." "You've got to be kidding." "Oh, I really wanted to go to the gym." "Darn." "Well, listen." "My conference call was canceled." "I'll run it by him." "Really?" "What a break." "Thanks, hon, you're a sweetheart." "Let's just remember that." "Shall we?" "Yeah." "All right, I will." "You know how he can't live without his number 5." "All right." "Bye." "Bye." "A piece of me you'll keep So your families won't weep" "Hey, Coach!" "I know my mom was proud to see a peach on an apple tree" "We'll remember..." "Okay, so honey, I need to take a rest." "Okay?" "Let's sit down." "(PANTING)" "Come on, Dad, quit screwing around." "Hey!" "Whose fault is that?" "Okay, thanks." "And?" "Dad." "I love you." "And?" "(CHUCKLING)" "I love you, too." "(INDISTINCT CHATTER)" "(RAIN TODAY PLAYING)" "Hey, Luke." "Hey." "I found out I can retake that biology test I missed." "So I can't take you home, okay?" "Yeah, sure." "Well, I'll see you tomorrow then, huh?" "Yeah." "Hey, we're riding home with Henry." "Just come with us." "No, I don't really know him." "I'll just call my mom." "Oh, I wanna call my mommy." "Get over here." "(HARD ROCK MUSIC PLAYING ON STEREO)" "So, Abbate." "How's that hotshot brother of yours doing in college?" "He's all right." "(SCOFFS) All right." "Hey, Henry, slow down, man." "Shut up, Mitchell." "(BUCKLING SEATBELT)" "All right." "I'm turning off that phone." "Good." "(SNIFFING)" "Mmm." "(MARYANNE CHUCKLING)" "Rachel." "Rachel." "Oh!" "Later." "Hey." "My turn off." "You missed it." "You know, you missed my street." "I know." "I know." "I wanna show you guys something." "It's really cool." "I mean, you're gonna crap in your pants, but you'll love it." "(CAR HONKING)" "Will you just turn around?" "Drop us off, man." "I'm serious." "Ah!" "Here we go." "Explain to me how 23 years later, your waist is the same size and mine's five inches bigger." "Can you explain to me how that happened?" "(TIRES SCREECHING)" "We're gonna catch some sick air." "Henry, knock it off, man." "This ain't funny." "Screw this, Henry." "I'm not messing around." "Let me out of this car." "Henry, let me out of the car!" "Let me out!" "Don't do it, man?" "Let me out!" "Stop the car, Henry." "Stop it, man!" "Are you crazy?" "ZACK:" "Henry, let me out the car!" "Lock your seatbelts, guys!" "Cut the shit, Henry!" "Henry!" "No!" "(WHISPERS) Oh, God." "(PHONE RINGING)" "Hello." "Hey, Bonnie." "Have you heard from the kids?" "What?" "What?" "Wait, wait, wait, wait." "I can't understand you." "What?" "Are you sure?" "Yeah." "I know where that is." "Yeah." "Okay." "Okay." "We have to go." "It's here." "(SIREN WAILING)" "Dear God." "Be here for me this night." "Where is he?" "Have you seen Luke?" "I haven't seen him, Steven." "What happened, Zack?" "Where's Luke?" "I'm sorry, Mrs. Abbate." "I'm so sorry." "What?" "What happened?" "We tried to..." "You tried to what?" "ZACK:" "We tried..." "What?" "You tried what?" "(INDISTINCT)" "Oh, my God!" "I can't do this." "Oh, my God!" "Oh, my God!" "Pam!" "Where are they?" "Mitchell called me on his cell." "And he said there was a really bad accident." "He called you?" "He called you on his cell?" "Maryanne, don't..." "Oh, my God!" "Don't assume the worst, Maryanne." "We don't know anything yet." "No!" "He might be fine!" "Luke would have called me!" "You know that." "He would have called me." "I'm sorry, sir." "Only authorized..." "Luke Abbate." "My boy!" "My boy!" "My son is in the accident." "I'm sorry." "Please wait here." "Do you know anything about him?" "Is he..." "Somebody will be out shortly." "Listen to me." "Listen to me." "I need to be with my son." "Sir." "I need to be with my son." "I'm not gonna hurt anybody." "My son is in the accident." "Somebody will be here shortly to let you know if..." "Please!" "Please let go!" "Please let go!" "Sir!" "Everything will be okay." "Let me go." "Let me go." "Just wait by the ambulance and I'll let you know." "Please!" "It's gonna be okay." "Just..." "Listen, do you have a child?" "That's my son!" "I just wanna be with him!" "Somebody has to find something out!" "Where is he?" "What was his son's name?" "Have you seen my son?" "Luke Abbate?" "Luke Abbate?" "No, sir." "Mr. Abbate?" "Yes." "Your son was airlifted to Atlanta Medical about a half hour ago." "You should go." "Luke Abbate?" "Our son?" "Is he here?" "Yes." "He's in with the doctors now." "Okay, I'm going to take you both to the waiting room until we know what's going on." "He's still alive?" "The doctors will speak with you soon." "Is he gonna be all right?" "Where is he?" "Please, come with me, Mrs. Abbate." "Where is he?" "The doctors will speak to you soon." "Come with me." "(INDISTINCT)" "DOCTOR:" "All right." "He's breaking down." "His pressure's still dropping!" "Get neuro back in here, stat!" "Let's give him another liter of normal saline and recheck hematocrit." "Thorocotomy tray, stat!" "(INDISTINCT)" "Maryanne, I am so sorry this is happening." "Look, Luke is in a great place." "This is a great hospital." "Steven!" "What is it?" "It's not good." "MARYANNE:" "What is it?" "What is it?" "What is it?" "It's not good." "It's not good." "Did I ever tell you how much I love the way the lights from the bar reflect off your eyes?" "You're such a jerk!" "But cute." "Yeah?" "Well, that's good." "(CELL PHONE RINGING)" "Mmm." "Hang on." "Hey!" "What's up, big brother?" "(CRYING) It's bad, Jon." "Luke's been hurt." "There's been an accident." "Wait." "What?" "Adam, what do you mean?" "How bad is it?" "I don't know." "But Dad was crying." "The woman at school told me to leave right away." "I'm scared, Jon." "I don't know what to think." "Yeah." "What is it?" "NURSE ON PA:" "Ms. Cecilia Owens, please call the operator." "These are for you." "Ms. Cecilia Owens, call the operator please." "Why don't you come into his room now?" "He's just a very sick little boy." "NURSE ON PA:" "Orderly to surgical supply." "Orderly to surgical supply." "(EXHALES IN SHOCK)" "I'm Dr. Philips." "I'm your son's attending neurologist." "Okay." "So, what are we dealing with here?" "Well, the next 24 hours will answer all our questions." "My baby." "He has suffered a very serious brain injury." "But..." "We just need to give him a chance." "A chance?" "A chance for what?" "Twenty-four hours." "We'll know more." "Wait a minute." "What are you saying?" "Are you saying that my son might die?" "Huh?" "Twenty-four hours." "We'll know more, sir." "I am sorry." "It's okay." "It's okay." "Is that what he meant?" "Is it?" "Talk to your boy, Maryanne." "Go ahead." "Let him hear your voice." "Luke." "MARYANNE:" ""Marvelous are thy works." ""And that my soul knoweth right well." ""My substance was not hid from thee." ""When I was made in secret."" "(PANTING)" "Move!" "Is he okay?" "STEVEN:" "He's not okay." "JON:" "What are they saying?" "We just have to..." "We have to just hope." "We just have to wait." "You gotta wake up, little brother." "This doesn't work without you." "Okay?" "None of us work without you, buddy." "Come on, please." "We need you to wake up." "Mom." "(CRYING)" "Do you want anything?" "You want something to drink?" "No." "Thanks." "It isn't fair" "It's not the way life was supposed to go" "Nothing could prepare you for this" "Losing everything you know" "Life has a way of reminding you" "When it's time to take a turn" "Oh, my God..." "How do you live?" "Where do you begin?" "When there is no return" "So walk with me, friend" "We'll go gently to the wind" "(MUTTERING)" "I'll be your refuge and your comfort" "You can lay here in these arms" "I'll be your refuge Your refuge and your comfort" "Stay with her." "(KNOCK ON DOOR)" "(SIGHS)" "There's been no blood to his brain for quite some time." "And, as hard as it is to hear this, he's just not coming back." "(EXHALES IN SHOCK)" "DR. PHILIPS:" "Under Georgia law, he meets the requirements for being brain-dead." "And we have the right to take him off life support." "No!" "No, you're not taking him off this machine!" "All right?" "You're not shutting that thing off." "Do you understand me?" "Wait, wait, Jon." "You gotta give him a chance." "All right?" "Nobody's taking my son off any machine until we decide." "Do you understand that?" "Just take your time." "And think about it." "Can I talk to you for a second?" "It hasn't even been 24 hours." "Doctor, these people..." "His friends, his family, his teachers, his coaches, they all came here to see him." "I want them to be able to say goodbye to him." "Each and every one of them, while he's still alive." "That's fine." "I am sorry." "Thanks, Chelsea." "I'm sorry." "Hi, Margaret." "Thank you for coming." "I just can't believe you." "You're my amazing big sister." "It's not really me." "I'm not here." "Excuse me, Mrs. Abbate?" "May I speak to you for a moment?" "(INAUDIBLE)" "Thank you for taking the time to speak with me." "My name is Jean Amato." "And first, I want to say how very sorry I am about your son." "And I've prayed for you and your son." "I'm a registered nurse with a company called Donate Life." "It's an organ donor organization." "I can't take this." "Oh, no, no, no." "You can't have Luke!" "Forget it!" "Adam, please." "Forget it!" "It's okay, Mr. Abbate." "But you have to understand there are other people out there like your brother." "Children and parents whose lives might be saved." "You heard him." "What is it you don't understand?" "You're not ripping Luke apart." "Okay?" "That's not gonna happen." "Jon." "Jon, let's just go back into his room." "Let me talk." "You have to understand." "This has been incredibly sudden." "Let us just talk about this as a family." "Of course." "When I took Luke to get his driver's permit a few months ago, the clerk asked if he wanted to check the donor box." "He didn't know what she was talking about, but when I explained it to him, he didn't hesitate." "He said, "Yeah, I wanna do that."" "He wanted to donate." "So, I want him to donate." "Parts of him could keep people alive." "I mean, he's half of you..." "And he's half of me." "Somehow, he'll still be on earth." "With us." "You know?" "Yeah." "Yeah." "Okay." "Yes." ""For he will command his angels concerning you." ""To guard you in all your ways." ""On their hands..."" ""I shall not want." ""He makes me lie down in green pastures." ""He leads me beside still waters." ""He restores my soul."" ""Do not hide your face from me in the day of my distress." ""Incline your ear to me." ""Answer me speedily in the day when I call."" "We found five recipients." "There'll be a surgical team for each organ." "They're being assembled now." "It's time to take him." "(CRYING)" "We love you, Luke." "We'll love you forever, little brother." "I have loved you so very much." "I have loved you every second of your life." "Goodbye, Luke." "(HELICOPTER WHIRRING)" "I know something about his heart." "NURSE:" "It's all right, honey." "You're okay." "(MONITOR BLEEPING)" "(HEART BEATING)" "Weightless and numb as I stand here" "Trying to take it all in But I just can't believe" "Suddenly everything's different Something's missing" "I wonder, can anyone say that I don't have the faintest idea what to do?" "And I can't begin" "(CRYING)" "(SHUSHING)" "To fathom a life without you" "Those morning classes in the weight room." "I'll always remember his fire, his passion." "His dedication to improve is parallel only to yours, Jon." "In fact, whenever he'd make a play on the field, he'd run up to me and say," ""Did you see that, Coach?" "Way better than Jon could do."" "(ALL LAUGH)" "Man, how he looked up to you." "I loved Luke." "Like a son." "He picked on me and teased me every day." "Pulling my hair bows." "Making kissing sounds." "But you could never get mad." "Because if Luke teased you, you knew you were his friend." "I bet he's in heaven now." "Tearing up a golden football field." "Smiling all the while." "Go, number 5." "My family has been deeply touched by the love and support of our dear community." "Please continue to pray for us." "Because I..." "I suspect that the journey will be both dark and hard." "Our lives have been shattered into a million pieces." "And I have no idea how to put them back together." "Luke was, and always will be, deeply loved." "And now..." "Now..." "He will be deeply missed." "No." "This is my..." "My baby." "My baby." "One day you're here Then you're gone" "You were an angel to me" "(SOBBING)" "Setting me free on my own" "And it's hard to say goodbye" "Yeah, it's hard to say goodbye" "And it's hard to say goodbye" "I will leave you here tonight" "You ready?" "No way you can catch me." "You're way too old and fat." "(BOTH GRUNTING)" "Man, are you crazy?" "You gotta hang on to the ball, little brother." "You don't want everybody to know you got lousy hands, man." "LUKE:" "Yeah, laugh it up." "You just wait." "I'm gonna be bigger." "And faster." "And stronger than you'll ever be." "Is that a promise?" "Yeah, it is." "Well, good." "Nobody will be happier than me, man." "First things first." "We gotta talk about this number 5 crap." "All right?" "You're a linebacker now." "You gotta get a real number, like 40." "None of these low-digit, good-looking, prima donna quarterback numbers." "Get off, man!" "JON:" "Get up!" "LUKE:" "I mean it!" "I'll tell Dad." "JON:" "Are you gonna tell him?" "LUKE: (SHOUTING) Yes!" "Yes!" "(BOTH ARGUING INDISTINCTLY)" "Keep your mind on your music Do it right and you can use it" "To pursue getting laid Getting paid when you say" "Keep your mind on your music Do it right and you can use it" "To pursue getting laid Getting paid when you say" "Keep your mind on your music" "Get ready to take life with Mama's Gravy" "Take you really high Gonna take you sky-high" "Hey, Justice." "Body!" "How you doing, man?" "I'm all right, I guess." "You gonna work out with us today?" "No, not today, man." "You met with Coach?" "(SIGHS) Tomorrow, I think." "All right." "I'll be around if you want to grab a bite." "It's good to have you back, Body." "Thanks, Justice." "Keep your mind on your music" "Keep your mind on your music" "Nice to see you back, Jon." "Thanks." "I appreciate it." "Hey, Jon." "Thanks." "No satellite to guide me here" "No, no, not a star" "Just my own motivation" "Hey, guys." "Hey, Jon." "You okay?" "Yeah." "Those dark inclinations" "Bring me banging at your door" "GROBE:" "Hey, Jon." "It's great to see you, kid." "JON:" "Thanks." "How are your folks doing?" "How's your brother and sister?" "(SIGHS)" "Well, it's been really rough." "You know?" "Adam's still trying to finish up at Georgia, so at least he can come home whenever he wants." "And Mom and Dad." "You know..." "They really appreciated you and Mrs. Grobe coming to the funeral and all." "Wouldn't have missed it." "What about you, Jon?" "How're you doing?" "How are your classes?" "Well, I haven't actually..." "I haven't actually been." "Well, I'm sure they'll all be very patient, and give you a lot of support while you need it." "You know, this university, well, it's a pretty exceptional place." "Yeah." "You know, I remember Luke well." "I remember him sneaking around the locker room after the games, asking all the guys for their gloves." "Yeah." "I want you to start practicing with the team." "(SIGHS) I don't know, Coach." "Look, Jon." "I don't pretend to know what you're going through." "But I do know one thing, and that is that you are a heck of a football player." "You're one of the finest linebackers we've ever coached." "Now, I'm not forcing you." "I just think it would be a good idea for you to get back on the field." "A good diversion." "Even if it's just for a few minutes at a time." "You think about it, okay?" "(PLAYERS CHATTERING)" "(WHISTLE BLOWS)" "BOY 1:" "Come on, now!" "Come on, now!" "(BLOWS WHISTLE)" "Come on, now!" "Come on, now!" "Hey, Body." "How you doing?" "I was missing your ugly face staring at me across the line." "Don't worry, Micah, it'll come back to you." "Just keep running that mouth." "All right?" "(PLAYERS SHOUTING)" "(WHISTLE BLOWS)" "BOY 2:" "Let's go, let's go, let's go!" "(WHISTLE BLOWS)" "(BLOWS WHISTLE)" "Do you know" "(SIGHS)" "How it feels to find yourself where you can't breathe?" "Do you know..." "Just check out the article in this morning's Post, okay?" "'Cause it does a really good job of spelling out how these hospital-borne infections have just exploded in the last few years." "If you want to get sick, a hospital's not a bad place to do it." "Yeah." "If we're successful pushing through the new legislation, and Medicare actually starts covering our in-house intravenous treatments, this could be a phenomenal business." "Right." "We need to start chasing..." "Jon, don't you think it's enough?" "We have practice in the morning." "You can go to your field hockey practice in the morning." "I can't play." "(SCOFFS)" "I can't even pretend to play." "I mean, you saw me, Justice." "Body, give yourself a break, man." "It was your first minute on the field in months." "Yeah, I know." "I just don't feel like I'm gonna want to play again." "You can't mean that." "(SCOFFS) The heck I don't." "You're gonna play, man." "This could be our year." "The sixth season under Coach's program." "We're ready to win." "You know that." "Yeah, right." "Like people don't already think we're not the worst team in the conference." "Read a paper." "Okay, Justice?" "They're saying we'll be lucky to win a game this year." "We know better than that, don't we?" "(SCOFFS) Whatever." "You better take it easy." "Honey, please." "No more tonight." "No, all right?" "You don't understand." "You don't know what it's like." "All right?" "How could you?" "How could you?" "How could anybody understand it?" "I don't understand any of this!" "I mean, if God is so good..." "If he's so good, then how can he let such bad things happen to good people?" "He was just a little kid." "You know what I mean?" "How could he be dead at 15, baby?" "Baby, don't cry, okay?" "It's okay." "(CRYING)" "Please, baby, don't cry." "You have to promise me something, all right?" "You can't let me forget." "Promise me you won't let me forget." "All right?" "What, Jon?" "The dates!" "The dates!" "All right?" "The date of the crash." "The date of the funeral." "The date that he died." "You can't let me forget." "'Cause I don't want to forget him, you know?" "You have to promise me you won't let me forget." "I'm right here." "Promise." "I think we need to go home, Body." "Take a little break." "Be back with Moms and Pops." "I'll go with you." "We'll get back on track together." "Okay?" "Yeah, okay." "Thanks." "(CAR HONKING)" "Here we are." "Are you ready for this?" "I don't know." "I don't know?" "What the heck are you talking about, Body?" "Come on, man, we got work to do." "URIA:" "Look, Jon." "Don't come here if you want to be coddled, cause I'll give you no quarter." "I'm sorry about your brother." "But the way I see it, you got a choice to make, right here and right now." "You can keep drinking every night and feel worse about yourself in the morning, and do what your brother would want you to do." "In fact, everything you do should be for you and for Luke." "You've gotta start living for two, man." "That's gotta be your motivation." "That's gotta be your fire." "You've got to do what would make your brother proud." "So, you tell me, in front of your mother and your friend." "Are you willing to do whatever it takes to be the best that you can be?" "Yeah." "Well then you've come to the right place, because I will take you there." "Thank you." "Come on, Jon, knees up." "Drive!" "Drive!" "Drive!" "Abs tight!" "Pull those arms!" "Come on." "Drive." "Pull, pull, pull." "On the ball of your foot, come on." "Abs tight." "Bounce!" "Get light on those feet." "Come on." "Move, move!" "Get down." "Right here, right here." "(JON GRUNTING)" "Yeah." "Abs tight, chest up." "Up and down!" "Come on, Jack." "You know who this is for!" "Hold." "Out to the side." "Who's giving up first?" "Who's giving up first?" "Come on, come on, come on!" "Turn your foot." "Pivot, pivot." "Right arm across the body." "You guys are pitiful." "Hit the ground, give me pushups." "Seven, six..." "Your grandmother does it better than that, man!" "(INDISTINCT)" "Kick!" "Back!" "Kick!" "Back!" "Kick that bag." "What's wrong, are you tired already?" "Four, three, two..." "Blow that air out and squeeze." "Come on girls, get tough." "Come on, man." "Hit!" "Yeah, that's real hitting." "Good." "Come on, hit the pads like you mean it." "How bad do you want this?" "Right." "Lie back." "Breathe, breathe, breathe." "MARYANNE:" "Green tea." "Uria says you're supposed to drink some after every meal." "That's one crazy South African." "I honestly believe he'll kill us." "It was the toughest workout I ever had, man." "I heard he used to be some kind of Delta Force trainer or commando or something." "Probably kill us with his pinkie." "ADAM:" "Remember we used to fight over who Luke would sleep with?" "Yeah." "He used to hide under my bed when I was taking a shower." "He'd stay there for hours, waiting for me to fall asleep." "Then, all of a sudden, he'd start rattling the bed, making these crazy animal noises." "He'd send me running to you guys screaming like a little girl." "Which you are." "And always will be." "(ALL LAUGH)" "I know it doesn't compare to losing Luke or anything, but I lost an older brother when he was just a few weeks old." "You did?" "BRADLEY:" "He was born with a bad heart." "I know it sounds kind of crazy, but I think about him all the time." "Not necessarily the fact that I miss him or anything, just wondering what it might've been like to have an older brother." "Well, to Luke." "May he rest in peace forever in heaven." "To Luke." "To Luke." "You know in the mornings, when you're somewhere between your dreams and being awake?" "Hmm." "Yeah." "I used to have these reoccurring dreams that something awful was about to happen to them." "Especially Luke, being the youngest." "What kind of dreams?" "Oh, different things." "Falling off a hotel balcony." "Someone trying to kill them." "But the worst was Luke drowning, being pulled toward this black hole." "And I'd dive in and I'd be trying to save him." "And when I realized I'm not going to be able to save him," "I'd just wake myself up." "So that it didn't actually happen." "I didn't know." "You never said." "I didn't want to even say the words." "I just wanted those thoughts out of my mind." "And I remember I would be so relieved." "It was just a dream." "It's because you love your kids so much." "And now, it's all turned around." "I dream of Luke." "And Maryanne..." "He's here." "I can feel him." "I smell him." "No." "And now I don't wanna wake up." "All the way." "All the way." "You wanna be number one?" "Come on." "Come on, Jon, for two." "Come on, Jon, all the way." "Keep it tight." "Pull, pull!" "Jon, you've got this all day long." "Down." "Up." "Hold it down." "Arms back." "Circles." "Come on, come on, come on." "Let's push." "Uppercuts!" "Up!" "Up!" "Up!" "Five, four, three..." "Come on!" "Come on!" "Come on, for two, baby!" "All the way!" "All the way!" "We never give up, man." "We never give up." "Two more, Jon." "You're doing it for two." "You're doing it for two." "Jab, cross, down." "Drop it down." "Get down." "Hit me!" "Come on, man, come on!" "Three, two." "Other side." "Let's go!" "Let's go!" "Five, four..." "Jab, cross." "Come on, Jon, let's finish strong." "Jab, cross." "Jab, cross." "Come on, hit me." "Come on." "Work." "URIA:" "Once more!" "Get it right!" "Come on!" "Three, two..." "Nice." "Nice." "URIA:" "Come on, pro!" "Come on, Champ, all the way!" "All the way!" "Nice." "For two, baby." "Come on." "Three, two, one!" "Now he's proud!" "That's the way to party, man." "Whoo!" "CROWD: (CHANTING) Wake Forest!" "Wake Forest!" "Wake Forest!" "Wake Forest!" "(CROWD CHEERING)" "(INDISTINCT)" "Go team!" "JON:" "I want to talk to you about my number, Coach." "I wanna wear Luke's number 5." "ANNOUNCER:" "Today, the season opener." "An ACC, Big East match-up." "The Orangemen of Syracuse versus the Demon..." "JOE:" "Dear God, protect Jon during this upcoming battle." "Protect him, his team, and the opposing team from physical injuries." "And please, God, allow Jon to perform to the best of his abilities on this glorious day." "Amen." "Amen." "All right, guys, this is where it all begins." "Okay?" "Defense, be fast and physical." "Right, Coach." "Offense, make sure you take care of the football." "Now play like your hair's on fire." "Yes, sir." "And let's go get us a win." "One, two, three..." "ALL:" "Go Deacs!" "COMMENTATOR 1:" "Wake Forest, first down." "Ben Mauk back to throw." "He's got Idlette!" "Touchdown Wake Forest!" "COMMENTATOR 2:" "Demon Deacons on the board first." "Man, he was wide open." "(ALL CHANTING)" "COMMENTATOR 1:" "Anderson, he's got Moss in the end zone!" "And Syracuse has another touchdown." "COMMENTATOR 2:" "5:48 left in the third quarter, all tied at 10." "They sure are, but Mr. Ohio's..." "COMMENTATOR 1:" "It's a loose ball!" "They're diving for it!" "(WHISTLE BLOWING) Who's got the ball?" "COMMENTATOR 2:" "It's hard to tell." "Oh!" "It looks like Mauk may be hurt." "COMMENTATOR 1:" "Uh-oh!" "Ben Mauk is down." "Oh, my, he could have hurt himself diving in for that loose ball." "COMMENTATOR 2:" "This has gotta be a scary moment for the Wake Forest team." "COMMENTATOR 1:" "Ben Mauk..." "Hey." "This is why you're here." "All right?" "This is why you got a scholarship." "Now, go earn it." "All right?" "COMMENTATOR 1:" "The backup quarterback is number 11, Riley Skinner." "Skinner's a true freshman." "And I can guarantee you" "Coach Jim Grobe hadn't intended on playing him unless absolutely necessary." "COMMENTATOR 2:" "Well, it is now." "It's late in the third." "Tight game, season opener, pressure situation, and Skinner needs to grow up quickly." "(BLOWING WHISTLE)" "We have finished three periods here in Winston-Salem, North Carolina with Syracuse and Wake Forest locked in a tight one." "This has certainly been an entertaining game so far." "We're expecting another 15 minutes..." "(INAUDIBLE)" "Good game." "Good game." "All right, girls, that's one." "But it's only one." "We got a long way to go." "Oh, Gat, man, enjoy it, man." "This is a good day." "I mean, look at Brim." "He doesn't even look as ugly as he usually does." "Real funny, Micah." "Oh, he speaks!" "Be careful, son." "I'll run you down and make you cry like a baby." "You'd like to try?" "All right." "Chill out." "Chill out." "How're you doing, Body?" "I'm good." "Remember, you just won for two." "Yeah." "Come on, fellas." "Fellas." "MAN:" "Yeah, yeah." "BILLINGS:" "Jon." "You lose your way?" "Coach Lambert's office is just down the hall." "Unless you're thinking of switching to wide receiver." "Nah." "You got a minute?" "Of course I do." "I've been expecting you." "Yeah." "Coach Grobe thought..." "That we should speak." "I know." "He told me." "See, we have a shared experience, you and I." "Both having to deal with a big loss." "Who was it?" "My first wife." "It wasn't like your brother." "She just got sick." "One minute she was a beautiful, vibrant young woman with her whole life ahead of her." "The next minute, she was dying and there was nothing anyone could do about it." "It made no sense." "How do you deal with it, Coach?" "You know, how do you go on?" "Jon, there are no rules." "We each have to figure that out in our own way." "The thing is, for the entire history of mankind, everyone is born, everyone dies." "You'd think we'd know how to handle it by now, but we don't." "We just never seem to be prepared to deal with the death of a loved one." "Especially when it happens so suddenly, and to someone as young as your brother." "You know, I just don't get it." "Just realize that at this very moment, somewhere in this world, a mother has just lost a son, a husband his wife, a brother his brother, just like you." "I know you're hurting, but you're not alone." "There are people out there that share what you're feeling." "You never have to do anything more than just walk down that hall and walk into this office." "Okay?" "(SIGHS) Yeah." "Thanks, Coach." "COMMENTATOR 3:" "We were telling the story of Abbate earlier, wearing number 5 in honor of his brother, Luke." "A standout high school player who wore number 5." "COMMENTATOR 4:" "Abbate earlier in his career had worn number 40 in honor of fallen war hero, Pat Tillman." "And when he asked Coach if he could switch to the number 5," "Coach Grobe never blinked and said, "Absolutely."" "COMMENTATOR 5:" "It's been said before that Jon is a spiritual leader." "The heart and soul of this Wake Forest team." "COMMENTATOR 3:" "Touchdown Duke!" "(AUDIENCE CHEERING)" "(WHISTLE BLOWING)" "And we've come to the end of the third quarter." "Duke 13, Wake 7." "You see what's going on?" "What?" "You see what's going on?" "What do you mean?" "Look around you." "They're honoring Jon's brother Luke, number 5." "They're calling the fourth quarter the fifth quarter." "They say it's gonna be our advantage." "How about that?" "COMMENTATOR 3:" "Hand off to Andrews." "Micah Andrews into the end zone!" "Touchdown Wake Forest!" "(ALL CHEERING)" "With the score tied, here comes Swank for the point after." "Oh, my God!" "And that gives Wake Forest the first lead of the afternoon." "With 1:28 left in the game, the Demon Deacons lead 14-13." "COMMENTATOR 4:" "Wake Forest better not let down, this explosive new Duke offense is capable of moving down the field quickly and getting into scoring position." "COMMENTATOR 3:" "And with the ball on the 11-yard line." "Six seconds left in regulation." "(BLOWING WHISTLE) Ted Roof will get his field goal kicker in for a potential game-winning field goal for the Blue Devils." "Last play of the game." "This should not be a difficult kick." "Let's see what he's got." "Will that be 18 from the right hash mark?" "There's the snap." "(AUDIENCE CHEERING) And it's blocked!" "It's blocked!" "And time runs out." "And the score after it all..." "Wake Forest wins it 14-13!" "Unbelievable." "JON:" "I don't understand." "I thought you were always gonna go to law school." "It's not even a question." "I'm just not..." "I'm not sure I can do it." "You're kidding, right?" "You've got a 4.0 average, Adam." "You're the smartest guy I know." "Okay?" "You could do law school in your sleep, buddy." "I keep thinking of you and Luke running around the house playing knee football." "Just kicking the crap out of each other." "(SIGHS) Yeah." "He was a tough little guy." "He never quit." "No matter how hard you pounded him." "How about when he and I would wrestle?" "You'd just be on the couch laughing." "I'm worried about Mom." "What do you mean?" "Dad's gone a lot." "She's home with Rachel, like always." "She was so strong when it all happened." "None of us are the same, but she's just not doing well." "(SHOUTING)" "(TOLLING)" "COMMENTATOR 1:" "Harris breaks to the outside, he's got a lot of..." "Touchdown!" "COMMENTATOR 2:" "Harris up the middle!" "Looks like he got..." "It's a big lead for Wake Forest." "They are undefeated, and they will stay that way." "Great job, Wade." "Great job." "Thanks." "STAN:" "This is amazing, Coach." "Hi, Stan." "How does it feel to have the first five-and-zero start since 1987?" "Especially after losing your starting quarterback and running back to injuries?" "Well, it feels good, Stan, it feels really good." "Isn't it time to start dreaming about an ACC championship?" "No, I think might be just a little early." "No, check that." "It's way too early." "Now tell me about the fifth quarter, Coach." "Is that our secret weapon?" "I'm not gonna take anything away from our kids, Stan, but, who knows?" "Thanks, buddy." "(INAUDIBLE)" "(WHISTLE BLOWS)" "GATTIS:" "That was the worst practice I ever saw." "I was embarrassed to be part of it." "You boys think this winning is easy?" "(SHOUTING) It ain't easy!" "Do you know who's coming into our house next week?" "Freaking I'm-gonna- shove-it-down-your-throat Clemson." "They're coming to our house!" "And they only have one thing on their mind." "These guys are coming in here to try and spoil our miracle season!" "What I think my man here is trying to say is that if we let our egos get in the way, we're gonna get beat." "All right?" "We gotta stay sharp." "We gotta stay focused." "And we gotta watch each other's backs." "GATTIS:" "That's right." "You see this man, here?" "He is my brother." "My family." "I would die for him." "I love him." "I would never let him down." "Remember the last time we did this?" "We were at that Mexican place near Mom and Dad's." "Oh!" "Oh, my God." "And that waiter with the white linen shirt came over to you." "And he started serenading you." "(VOCALIZING SERENADING TUNE)" "For goodness sakes." "You were paralyzed." "Yes." "Holding your burrito with the melted cheese..." "I was mortified." "And then you got all flustered and you told the guy we had to get home to our parents." "I was like, "We're over 40!"" "You're ruthless." "You're just terrible." "(CELL PHONE RINGING) That was unbelievable." "Oh!" "It's Jordan." "Hey, Jordan." "How are you, sweetie?" "(SCOFFS)" "You got caught cutting out to have lunch with Jessica, again?" "I don't care if it was taco Tuesday, Jordan." "(CHOKES)" "You better start hitchhiking to Canada now, because if I don't kill you when I get home, your father will." "Jordan, I gotta go." "Mare?" "(CHOKING) You're gonna be okay." "I'm sorry, honey." "I am so sorry." "I can't breathe." "I am so sorry, Mare." "I just couldn't breathe." "I've got some old buddies at the University of Miami." "Darn good law school." "Coconut Grove, South Beach." "Not the worst place to spend three years." "I don't know, Grandpa." "I just..." "I don't know yet." "You need to go to therapy with her." "I can't do that." "You need to." "It's important, Steven." "Look, Jo." "It's not something I can do." "It won't help me to sit around some stranger's office talking about Luke." "It's not how I deal with it." "All right?" "JOANMARIE:" "It's not about you." "It's about her." "She's in real trouble here." "She needs you now." "Not next week." "Not next month..." "Look, Jo." "I can't even take care of myself." "How am I supposed to take of her?" "And everybody else?" "I'm sorry." "I just don't have any generosity left in my soul." "(CROWD CHEERING)" "(REVVING MOTORCYCLE ENGINE)" "(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)" "(INAUDIBLE)" "COMMENTATOR 1:" "Wake has been dominating the game thus far." "As they move toward their sixth win without a loss." "This will be a 42-yard attempt." "COMMENTATOR 2:" "He mishandled the snap." "It is loose and he has got nowhere to go." "Heavy rush!" "Oh!" "And a big hit by Gaines Adams!" "He recovers the loose ball and it looks like he is going to go all the way..." "I mean, how many times can they show this play?" "It's embarrassing." "Freak play." "Turns the whole game around." "The point is we let it demoralize us." "You know what I mean?" "Get under our skin." "(CELL PHONE RINGING)" "Hey, Rach, what's going on?" "Nothing." "You okay?" "I'm fine, Jon." "Are you okay?" "Yeah." "You know I am." "What's going on?" "When are you coming home?" "Rach, I mean, I just saw you yesterday." "I know." "But I miss you." "I love you, Jon." "I love you too, Rach." "Bye." "Bye." "(SIGHS) Oh, man." "Hey." "(DOG WHIMPERING)" "(INDISTINCT CHATTER ON TV)" "I tried to clean his room today." "You know, I haven't touched it since he left." "Yeah, I know, Mom." "His bed." "His drawings." "The CDs on the floor." "He shaved that morning." "(LAUGHS) Like he really needed to." "I didn't wash the sink." "I think there might be little hairs in it." "You know?" "Tiny little pieces" "of him." "You're a good boy, Jon." "A good son." "Why don't you lie down, Mom?" "Okay?" "I'll tuck you in." "I didn't want to move anything." "Because if he came home, he would be" "so upset." "It's okay." "It's okay." "He always worried that I'd be safe." "Why didn't... (SHUSHING)" "Why didn't he..." "I lost Luke." "I don't wanna lose my mom, too." "MARYANNE: "I'll lend you, for a little time a child of mine," he said" ""For you to love the while he lives" ""And mourn for him when he is dead" ""I've looked the wide world over" ""in my search for the teachers true" ""But from the throngs that crowded life's ways" ""I have selected you" ""Now will you give him all your love?" ""Nor think the labor vain" "(INAUDIBLE)" ""Nor hate me when I come to call to take him back again" ""We'll shelter him with tenderness" ""We'll love him while we may" ""And for the happiness we've known" ""forever grateful stay" ""But should the angels call for him much sooner than we planned" ""We'll brave the bitter grief that comes" ""And try to understand."" "LAMBERT:" "Now, as it's always my pleasure to do, let me bring up the guy we all come here to see each week." "Head Coach of the Demon Deacons, Jim Grobe!" "(CROWD WHOOPING)" "Afternoon, folks." "ALL:" "Afternoon, Coach." "Well, it's no secret that this is a particularly important week for us, after the loss to Clemson." "It's the first time the kids have faced this type of adversity." "And I've told them this is a genuine opportunity to test their strength of character." "(CHUCKLES) Last week was a real shock to many of them." "I mean, here we are about to go up 20 to 3 in the fourth quarter, and then, boom, on one play, we're reeling and we're on our heels." "And then we let Clemson beat us up by scoring 24 points." "Now before that, we did some good things." "Riley Skinner played a good game." "Jon Abbate was very dominant in the middle." "What did he have, Bret?" "Twelve?" "Thirteen tackles?" "But, we did not protect the football on the field goal attempt, and we did not respond as a team once the momentum shifted." "So you can bet this week," "I'm gonna expect some better play from our kicking game and our special teams." "Any questions?" "Mit?" "Coach, Riley's such a young quarterback." "Are you worried that he's got last week out of his head?" "How's he looking?" "Well, he looks good." "He's got nice hair and a good tan." "(ALL LAUGH)" "No, he's fine." "One thing Riley doesn't lack is confidence." "He stepped into that starting job and never missed a beat." "He's a leader." "I'm expecting him to play well this week, not throw me under the bus." "Anybody else got a question?" "WOMAN:" "Coach..." "GROBE:" "Bob?" "Yeah, Coach." "I know we've been playing a lot of running backs since Micah went down." "And no one has really emerged as the key back." "Who do you expect to do that?" "I'd keep an eye on Harris." "I'm expecting him to have a big game this week." "All right, folks, I'll see you on Saturday." "Go Deacs!" "ALL:" "Go Deacs!" "(AUDIENCE CHEERING)" "Nobody out there expects us to bounce back after the type of loss we suffered last week." "Make no mistake, gentlemen." "It will require a tremendous effort from each and every man in this room to give us a chance to win this game." "They don't think you're gonna come back." "They think you're gonna fold." "They think you're gonna crumble." "They think you're gonna quit." "We need to raise our level of intensity." "And do the things we know how to do." "Stay focused!" "Whether it's going our way or not." "Don't get too high, and don't ever get too low." "That's the lesson that we learned from last week." "Now let's pick each other up and play together." "And remember!" "We finish!" "Do you hear me?" "ALL:" "Yes, Coach!" "Then let's go out there and win this game." "Bring it in!" "(ALL EXCLAIMING)" "MAN:" "On three." "One, two, three!" "ALL:" "Go Deacs!" "(AUDIENCE CHEERING)" "COMMENTATOR 1:" "And Wake Forest off to their best start since 1979." "COMMENTATOR 2:" "Complete for another first down." "And he's got Hakeem Nicks open!" "Nicks all the way down to the three-yard line of the Demon Deacons." "Forty-one seconds left." "Twenty-fourth-ranked Demon Deacons lead by a touchdown, 24-17." "Deac!" "Deac!" "Deac!" "COMMENTATOR 3:" "Another fourth-quarter nail-biter here for Wake Forest." "Third and goal for North Carolina." "This will be really demoralizing for the Deacs if the Tar Heels score." "Hut!" "Deacons gotta get back." "Daley pump fakes, looking left." "He throws but it's picked off by Jon Abbate, who takes it out of the end zone and wisely stays in bounds." "That'll do it." "Another unbelievable win." "I love you, baby." "I love you like a brother, man." "Hey, Luke was with you today." "I know he was." "This year is for Luke." "Yes, sir." "(ALL CHEERING)" "(SHOUTING EXCITEDLY)" "COMMENTATOR 4:" "Welcome to College Park, Maryland, home of the Terrapins." "It's a play-off-type atmosphere for a championship game." "The Wake Forest Demon Deacons, nine and two this year." "That is the best record in the history of their program." "And their first winning record in the ACC since 1988." "There's nine wins so far." "That includes all five of their games this year on the road." "Will tonight be their sixth?" "The prize?" "The ACC's Atlantic Division." "The winner tonight moves on to the ACC championship." "(INDISTINCT)" "AUDIENCE:" "Five, four, three, two, one!" "(ALL CHEERING)" "STAN:" "Coach." "Hey, Coach." "Hey, Stan." "What about the pundits now, huh?" "Well, I just don't think they factored the Deacs in." "You know, that's just my gut feeling." "But you know what?" "We have paid a lot of dues to get to where we are." "To be able to compete for an ACC championship." "And I just want everybody to have a chance to enjoy it for a bit." "And the dream?" "Is it time yet?" "You know what, Stan?" "Yeah, I think it is." "I think it's time for that dream to come true." "Go enjoy it, Coach." "Thanks, buddy." "We're going to Jacksonville, baby!" "We're booking a first-class ticket to Jacksonville to meet up with Georgia Tech!" "(LAUGHING)" "Crossing the room with my feet off the floor" "Did I imagine that knock on my door?" "Your photograph just spoke my name I could swear" "These empty echoes linger like you're still there" "Just like you used to say Hang on for one more day" "Tomorrow things will look better" "But not this time It's not going to work" "Can't get over this" "There were two basic groups working on the pipeline." "Eskimos and Texans." "Don't ask me why." "But there they were, working side by side, laying the pipe clear across Alaska." "Eight hundred miles." "Took two years." "Thing is, the Texans would only last a few hours in the frigid weather." "They couldn't take the physical or emotional strain very well." "But the Eskimos would last forever." "The company couldn't figure it out." "So they started doing all these physiological tests." "They checked their diets, physical attributes, the density of their blood, all sorts of things." "In the end, the Eskimos just said that they knew it would be cold, but were focusing on the task at hand." "The Texans were just focused on the weather." "The Eskimos were mentally tougher." "By a long shot." "So when you take the field this week, don't be a Texan." "Be an Eskimo." "STEVEN:" "I used to love taking these morning walks." "I'd think the world was so beautiful." "How you doing?" "Feeling good about this game?" "Oh, yeah." "Yeah?" "Yeah." "You know, I don't think I've really told you how proud I am of you, Jon." "You've been in the eye of the storm ever since Luke." "Now you've got the media attention, the pressure, and to perform the way you have." "And do your school work." "Every time I think about how you've handled it all." "Honest to God, I'm in awe." "Thanks, Dad." "I appreciate that." "You went from not being able to get out of bed or ever wanting to play again, to being the inspirational leader of the team." "(CLEARS THROAT) Yeah." "Listen, that time you came home with your mother," "I'm so sorry I wasn't there." "Dad, forget it." "All right?" "I know you gotta work and support this house, take care of the family." "You're doing a great job, too, Dad." "You're doing a great job." "Thanks, Jon." "(EXHALING) What a year!" "What a mess." "Yeah." "What a mess." "Listen, I know you've been playing for Luke all year." "But for this game, I want you to play for you." "You've earned it." "I want you to take the burden of this family off of your shoulders." "And I want you to go out there and I want you to have a ball." "I want you to hit someone hard." "I want you to play for the joy of playing the game, for the love of (SHOUTING) playing for the championship!" "Okay." "All right?" "I want you to enjoy every moment of it." "Can you do that?" "Yeah." "I'll try, Pops." "I'll try." "REPORTER:" "Today in Alltel Stadium, you'll be treated to what might arguably be considered the most unexpected conference championship game in the entire history of college football." "It was just a few months ago that Wake Forest was picked to finish last in the Atlantic Division of the ACC." "They surprised everyone..." "GROBE:" "Gentlemen, we have faced a great deal of adversity this season." "Both on the field and off." "The difference between winning and losing, in football and in life, is how you respond." "And I am so proud of how each and every one of you has handled some pretty tough situations." "(CROWD CHEERING)" "See, I've never enjoyed coaching as much as I have this season." "Thank you." "Very much." "You have cared for one another." "You have been unselfish." "And make no mistake, gentlemen." "You have made all this happen." "You know, before the season, the press picked us to finish last in our division." "(CHUCKLES)" "I had to wonder whether I was losing my mind because I thought we had a chance to be pretty good." "Now, here we are." "So today, I want you to go out there and I want you to do what we do." "We block and we tackle." "We protect the football on offense, and we fly around on defense." "Now some things will go our way today, and some things won't." "Don't get too high and never get too low." "Now let's pick each other up, and good things will happen." "Now get out there and play like your hair's on fire!" "ALL:" "Go Deacs!" "(ALL CHEERING)" "COMMENTATOR 1:" "From the Atlantic Division, here comes the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest!" "It is the second annual ACC championship." "And here comes the Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech." "The Coastal Division kings." "Please, God, allow Jon to play to the best of his abilities on this glorious day." "Amen." "Amen." "(PLAYERS GRUNTING)" "What do you say When there's no words to say?" "To wrestle and wrangle your heartache away" "You search for the answer" "But silence is all that you hear" "(AUDIENCE CHEERING)" "Deac!" "Deac!" "Deac!" "How do your shoulders just sum up weights?" "And make the load lighter a little today?" "How do you attempt to catch... (SHOUTING EXCITEDLY)" "Will you just reach out your hand?" "That's how they'll know where you stand" "JON:" "Oh, this is it, baby!" "Right here, right now!" "We're gonna make something happen!" "We gotta make the play." "Fourth quarter, we gotta make something happen, baby." "Let's go, people." "When you just reach out your hand" "(INAUDIBLE)" "As far as you can" "When you're caught in emotions" "(EXCLAIMING)" "Trapped by the pain every way that you turn" "(SHOUTING EXCITEDLY)" "(INAUDIBLE)" "But you're not alone No, there's someone beside you" "And they're just an arm's length away from your heart" "So if you need help if you're hurt... (GUNSHOT)" "(CROWD CHEERING)" "Just reach out your hand" "(INAUDIBLE)" "Someone will help you to stand" "Hey, Justice!" "Good game." "Good game." "Good game, champ." "Hey!" "I love you, Abbate." "That's good, cause I love you too, baby." "STEVEN:" "Oh!" "You gotta let it go." "Let it go." "It's all right." "Ah!" "It was a strike." "Oh, you big babies." "(DOORBELL RINGS)" "You know Greg Maddux is still pitching well." "Yeah." "How old is he, 40, 40-something?" "Oh, my..." "Lynn Garber?" "Yeah." "How do you do?" "Very well, thank you." "(STUTTERS)" "This is..." "Would you mind if I..." "Please." "Hi." "Hi, sweetheart." "Are you our angel's mommy?" "Yes," "I am." "Our boy." "Weightless and numb as I stand here" "Trying to take it all in But I just can't believe" "Suddenly everything's different" "Something's missing" "I wonder, can anyone say that I don't have the faintest idea what to do?" "And I can't begin to fathom a life without you" "As I live and breathe" "I feel you right here with me" "I will remember you my whole life through" "As I live and breathe" "So far beyond comprehension" "They don't tell you a thing to help you understand" "So give me a moment I want to remember" "Each line in your face Every crease in your hand" "'Cause I..." "I don't have" "The words to say goodbye" "But I..." "I will try I will try" "As I live and breathe" "Feel you beside of me" "I will remember you my whole life through" "As I live and breathe" "Counting the walls just to make sure they still fall" "Crossing the room with my feet off the floor" "Did I imagine that knock on my door?" "Your photograph just spoke my name I could swear" "These empty echoes linger like you're still there" "Just like you used to say Hang on for one more day" "Tomorrow things will look better" "But not this time It's not going to work" "Can't get over this There's no way, but through" "You got me through the good and bad" "You gave me everything you had" "But you forgot to tell me what to do When it came to losing you" "But not this time It's not going to work" "Can't get over this There's no way, but through" "You got me through the good and bad" "You gave me everything you had" "But you forgot to tell me what to do When it came to losing you" "When it came to losing you"