"GIRL: (WHISPERING) One." "Two." "Three." "Four." "Five." "Six." "Seven." "Eight." "Nine." "Ten." "Eleven." "Twelve." "Thirteen." "Fourteen." "Fifteen." "Sixteen." "Seventeen." "Eighteen." "Nineteen." "Twenty." "Twenty-one." "Twenty-two." "Twenty-three." "Twenty-four." "Twenty-five." "Four." "Slip." "Slip." "Roll." "Jab." "Jab." "Right." "Roll." "One, two." "Step over." "Roll." "One, two, three, four." "Step over." "Jab." "Jab." "Step back." "(EXHALES)" "Perfect." "All right, that's it." " Legs been watching me too." " Who?" "The captain of the dance team." "That's who I'm tryin' to mess with." " Oh, that one girl?" " Mm-hm." " She's super." " (TAPPING ON WINDOW)" "Oh, yeah, that's her." "See?" "She already peeping. (LAUGHS)" "What's up, Legs?" "GIRL:" "No, I ain't scared of..." "GROUP: # I ain't scared of lions and tigers and bears #" "GIRL:" "Nah!" "Here comes that little tomboy." " (PERCUSSION, LOUD)" " Oh, we back in." "(PERCUSSION CONTINUES)" "(MUSIC ON STEREO:" "WOMAN SINGING, INDISTINCT)" "BOY:" "You comin'?" "(SCOFFS) Easy, girl." "(VACUUM WHIRRING)" "You ready to go home?" "Let me lock up." "(GIGGLING)" "(SHOUTING IN DISTANCE)" "(SHOUTING)" "Lionesses!" "Lionesses!" "Don't mess!" "Lionesses!" "(SHOUTING CONTINUES)" "(MAN SHOUTS)" "GIRL:" "Donte's showing off for you." "(GIRLS LAUGHING)" "(SHOUTING IN DISTANCE)" "(CHEERING IN DISTANCE)" "(CHEERING CONTINUES)" "Hey." "Ready to go hit these stairs?" "(GRUNTS)" "(SIGHS)" "Keep going." "Throw right here." "Wide." "Throw it wide." "Wide." "Nope." "Straight." "I saw you dancing earlier." "I mean, what's the worst that could happen?" "I don't know." "Well, the only way you can lose a fight... if you don't get in the ring." "Remember that." "Okay?" "All right?" "Okay?" "(PERCUSSION)" "(PERCUSSION CONTINUES)" " (CLAPPING) - (WOMAN SINGING, INDISTINCT)" "(CLAPPING)" "WOMAN:" "All right." "Let's see what the new girls can do." "Crabs, on the floor." "Hey, Guns." "We're Crabs." "If you're gonna show up, just know, there's work to do." "We expect you here for three-hour practices three times a week." "At home, practice." "At school, practice." "Stop thinking like an individual and start thinking like a team." "This... is your family now." "We've won the citywide competition the last four years in a row." "If any of you Crabs can't keep up, we'll have to ask you to go." "Let's start easy with the clap back call." "Stand at attention." "Drop your arms." "Hands on your hips." "The moves are..." "Step, around, step, step." "Around, out." "Up, cut, up." "Back, back, back, back." "Snatch." "Punch, punch." "Around, down." "Step, step." "Around, punch." "Five, six, seven." "Go." "Step, around." "Step, step." "Around, out." "Up, cut, up." "Back, back, back, back." "Snatch." "Punch, punch." "Around, down." "Step, step." "Around, punch." "Five, six, seven, eight." "Step, around." "Step, step." "Around, out." "Up, cut, up." "Back, back, back, back." "Snatch." "Punch, punch." "Around, down." " Step, step." "Around, punch." " (LAUGHTER)" "That's enough of that." "Everyone on the floor." "You Crabs look a mess." "You better start practicing." "Are you ready?" "Cue the music." "(LAUGHING, CHATTERING)" "So, what up with you and Donte?" "Donte is Donte." "He's disgusting." "But you were just so in love, like, a week ago." "Yeah." "That was a week ago." "Thoughts change and people change." "I bought this top a week ago, and I don't even like it anymore." "But how have you been feeling?" "I got sick in class earlier." " Really?" " Yeah, I had to leave." "So... are you gonna tell him?" "I don't know." "Would you?" "All he cares about is boxing." "I wouldn't trust guys like that." "What is that supposed to mean?" "He's Donte." "He does what he wants." "Yeah, but what about what I want?" "Can I use the sink?" "Not now." "Bitch." "(LOCK UNLATCHES)" "(LAUGHTER, CHATTER)" "(GIRL LAUGHING)" "(CHATTERING)" "It's gonna be simple as that." "Plain blue and black." "And then, say, you got your "Queen City" on the back of that?" "It's just gonna say..." "It's just gonna say my name." " Mine might just be my initials on mine." " That's it?" "It's gonna be like my trunks." "Simple." "Feel me?" "People understand." "Like, they'll know." "He knows everything." "By the time... by the time we're about to go out of town, they should be shipping in, 'cause them'll take five to eight." "Dang." "I didn't even know you was coming." " It's okay." " I seen you up there dancing, Tiny." "You need to tell your friends to come turn up with us." "Shut up." "Lionesses be like, "I know how it go, man."" " Hey." "Hey." "Hey." " (LAUGHING)" "TOGETHER:" "Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey..." "Oh, man." " He's outtie." " (KNOCKING)" "Your girl's here. (LAUGHS)" "He better hold that down." "Probably don't even know what he did." "What's up, babe?" "(INDISTINCT CONVERSATION)" "What you staring at?" "(GRUNTING SOFTLY)" "(DOOR OPENS)" "Hey." "Toni, right?" "Yeah." "Maine's little sister?" "Yeah." "Mind filling these up for me before practice?" "Sure." "(SIGHS)" "Hey, Guns." "You got a tattoo yet?" " It's Toni." " Yeah, but you got the muscles." "Let's give her the flower one." "This good?" "I guess." "I'm Beezy, by the way." "And that's Maia, Legs' sister." "Should be ready." " Hands go up!" " ALL:" "Mouths go shut." "We should be practicing right now." "Y'all want to do a set of stairs?" "ALL:" "No." "Sorry, Coach." "I just..." "I need to get some water." "COACH:" "All right." "Let's start with the clap back stand." "GIRL:" "Let's go!" "Everyone spread out." "Face forward." "We're gonna go over stand three." "COACH:" "One more week, ladies." "One." "Keep going." "Do it again." "Five, six, seven." "Go." " Do it again." "Five, six, seven." "Go." " Come on, ladies!" "One." "Do it again." "Five, six, seven." "Go." "One." "Do it again." "Five, six, seven." "Go." "Step." "Go harder." " (RETCHING) - (LAUGHING)" "Is she okay?" "Somebody call 911!" "COACH:" "Somebody get her water!" "(GASPING)" "I heard from Maia." "They're keeping Legs overnight." " Do they know what happened?" " She didn't say." " You got a ride?" " Yeah." "I got a ride." "(SWITCHES CLICKING)" "(GIRLS CHATTERING)" "Think she's gonna be back for competition?" "I used to." "I'm sure Legs has that on lockdown." " Don't you think we should..." " I can do it." "Legs taught me her stand routines the other day." "I can handle it, Diamond." " Don't mess!" " GIRLS:" "Lionesses." "Watch me for the new steps." "The count's to eight." "Five, six, seven, eight." " GIRL:" "April?" "April!" " GIRL #2:" "I like the blue." " Hips?" " Thirty-five." " Bust?" " Thirty-two." " Pants?" " Double zero." " Waist?" " Twenty-eight." "Latonia?" "Latonia." "Girl, you're straight as a nail." " Waist?" " Twenty-three." " Pants?" " Twelve." "You're so skinny." "Turn around." "Next!" "I think you're like 132." "You're probably seven pounds over." "I was fighting 130." "I gotta lose five pounds for this weekend." "Let me grab my stuff, then we go home." "Yeah." "She in the hospital." "She was going crazy." "But me and her?" "We're through." " How's your sister?" " Good." "She just came back from the hospital." " That was so scary." " Karisma's freaking out!" "April texted me!" " Come on!" "Come on!" "Let's go see what it is!" " (GIRL SCREAMING)" "(SCREAMING CONTINUES)" "GIRL:" "Call 911!" "Call 911!" "(GASPING)" "(GAGGING)" "MAINE:" "You girls crazy." "Yeah, but today Karisma had the same thing happen." "And the twins." "Karisma is the crazy one out of all of them." "Don't start acting like her." "Ew." "How can something even smell that nasty?" "At least the girls' stuff never smelled that bad." "Look." "I busted Donte's nose." "What?" "He's gonna kill you." "(GIGGLING)" "So, do you work here?" "No." "I'm just helping my brother." "Oh." "Did you know they didn't come to school today?" "Yeah." "That's pretty crazy." "You gonna stay on the team?" "I don't know yet." "I think you should." "I don't think they can kick you off." " Even if we're really bad?" " You're not the worst." " (CHUCKLES) - (CLICKS TONGUE)" "(LAUGHING)" "(RHYTHMIC CLAPPING)" "(HUMMING)" "COACH:" "We've all been under a lot of stress lately." "Legs and Karisma are both home and doing much better." "Diamond has a card going around, so make sure y'all sign it in the locker room before you leave today." "I know we have a competition coming up, but I've decided it's better for everyone to take the day off." " (GIRLS GROANING)" " I know, I know!" "So sorry, ladies." "Practice is canceled for today." "Uniforms are in, and we can pass them out on Friday." "(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)" "Hey, Toni, don't you live over there?" " Yeah." "Why?" " You gonna walk home?" "My brother's finishing up the laundry." "I gotta wait for him." "Oh, yeah." "I gotta wait here for Lorraine." "Hey!" "Can you show me how to do a pull-up?" "Sure." "It's really easy." "Start with your arms like this." "Make sure you got a good grip." " Use your stomach." " I am!" " No, tighter." " Ow." "Now, imagine there's a huge rope pulling you up." " Not you, but the rope." " What?" "Starting your own boxing gym?" "Just waiting for you." "If you helped me out, we could have been out here earlier." "Can I wait with Beezy till she gets picked up?" "Her ride's running late." "Pretty please?" "All right." "Just 'cause I don't want you out here by yourself." "Huh." "If Mama call, let her know I'll be cooking dinner." "Call before you leave." "(GIGGLES)" " (SHUSHING) - (GIGGLES)" " (GIGGLING) - (SHUSHING)" "(GIGGLES)" "(GASPS)" " It's perfect." " (WHISPERS) Grab a second one." "(CLICKS TONGUE)" "(GIGGLES)" "(GIGGLING)" "Stop." "(CHANTING) Pride takes the prey." "Let me hear you say." "Lionesses." "Lionesses." "Don't mess." "Lionesses." "In stride, one pride." "Lionesses." "Lionesses." "Pride takes the prey." "Let me hear you say." "Lionesses." "Lionesses." "Don't mess." "Lionesses." " In stride." "Lionesses." " One pride." "Lionesses." "Take the prey." "Let me hear you say." "Lionesses." "Lionesses." "Don't mess." "Lionesses." "(GIGGLES)" "(LAUGHS)" "Shh!" "Do you hear that?" "I think someone's in here." "(PANTING)" "Toni!" "This isn't funny." "Toni." " Boo!" " (SCREAMS)" "(LIQUID DRIBBLES)" "Ew!" "Beezy!" "Please don't tell." "You think Legs and them are really okay?" "(SNIFFS)" "I don't know." "Think it's contagious?" "Probably." "Maybe it's some kind of..." "boyfriend disease?" "(WATER TRICKLES)" "I'm fine though." "Yeah." "Me too." "I just want to compete." "Yeah." "I'm sure somebody'll figure it out." "(SIGHS)" " You won't tell, right?" " I won't." "(UNIFORM CLICKS IN DRYER)" "WOMAN: (FAINT) To our captains... (INDISTINCT)" "We think it may actually be in the water system." "Well, we've been drinking the water for, like, forever." "Well, we'll deal with this and do some tests and hold a press conference..." "There's a possibility these episodes have been caused by unsafe water in the building." "So don't drink out of the water fountains." "We'll be having a sample tested soon." "So for now, just use the boxing gym." "There's a water cooler in there that is safe." "Also, since your captains have been sick, we had to drop out of this weekend's competition." " (ALL GROAN)" " However, however... you can try on your uniforms and start practicing for the parade." " (SCATTERED CLAPPING)" " It's okay?" "You can take it from here?" "Uniforms." " Five, six, seven, eight." " (CHATTERING)" " GIRL:" "What's your name?" " (CHATTERING)" " Why won't you let me watch you dance?" " Because." "Don't you have a boxing tournament?" " No." "It's in... two weeks." " Oh." "Well, I'll let you know." "(CHATTERING)" "Move." "So you with them now?" "Yeah." "Let's get back to practice, ladies." "You was all, like, boom." "And boom. (CHUCKLES)" "Let's practice parade." " We can practice right here." " Okay." "Five, six." "Five, six, seven." "Maia. (CHUCKLES)" "Stay on beat." "Five, six..." "Five, six, seven, eight." "Toni, this is parade." "You have to smile." " (GRUNTS)" " Five, six..." "Five, six, seven." "(CHATTERING ON TV)" "MAN:" "You know, there's something awfully screwy about this." "Or my name isn't Larimore!" "(CONTINUES, INDISTINCT)" "(ICE CLATTERS)" "You're growing up fast, lil' Legs." " Where'd you get those?" " From a friend." "You gonna do this or what?" " How long do I have to hold the ice on for?" " Till it feels numb." " I think it's okay." " (FLICKS LIGHTER) Okay." " This was your idea." " (WHIMPERS)" "(GRUNTS)" "Toni, you're crazy." "I can't believe you didn't scream." "Here you go." "Do I put them in now?" "(EXHALES)" "(INHALES)" "I don't... think I can do the other one." "I can do it." " Ready?" " (INHALES)" " (DOOR OPENS) - (EXHALES)" "MAINE:" "You ready?" "Come on." " How the girls doing?" " Fine." "Fine?" "That's it?" "Aw, Mama gonna kill me." " Where you get some money from?" " I did it myself." "Give 'em to me." "Now." " They're mine." " You know what?" "You're on your own when we go home." "You're on your own." "(SIGHS)" " Are you sure you did it right?" " Yes." " Are you positive, Beezy?" " I'm positive." " I bet you were cryin'." " No, she didn't even scream." "I did." "You screamed?" "But it wasn't you." "Yeah, but it was scary." " (CHATTERING) - (CHUCKLES)" "Oh, I got moves." "Let's go." " I want to see this." " I want to see this." " BEEZY:" "They're cute." " GIRL:" "Thank you." "Are they real?" "Get back." "What!" "GIRLS:" "Ooh!" "GIRL:" "Turn, turn." "(GIRLS CHEERING)" " Hot Sauce." " Come on, girl." "You can do better." " Put the peanut butter on that butter." " Shake!" "WOMAN: ...seizure-like symptoms." "Some of the girls have even been hospitalized." "But health officials have yet to release a diagnosis." "West End residents fear the illness may be caused by contaminated water." "City officials say they are working with the county health department to investigate." "In the meantime, the community center is only using bottled water for drinking." "That's an attempt to curb what residents are calling "the fits."" "We'll keep an eye on the story." "Come on!" "Faster!" "(CHUCKLES)" "Faster." "Faster." "Faster." "Faster." "Faster." " Faster." "Faster." "Faster." " (GIRLS TALKING, INDISTINCT)" "Faster." "Faster." "KARISMA:" "Channel 12 keeps calling to see if I'll do an interview." " DIAMOND:" "They didn't call me." " LEGS:" "It doesn't matter." "We're not gonna be interrogated on live television." "DIAMOND:" "They don't believe us." "LEGS:" "Let 'em think what they want." " Hey, K, are you still shaking?" " Sometimes when I wake up." " DIAMOND:" "So what was it like?" " GIRL:" "Yeah, how did it feel?" " Come on!" " Shh!" "It's kind of like competition." "When you're really nervous right before the performance, and you kinda forget the choreography?" "I mean, well, your body knows it, but..." "I don't know." "It's like you almost just stop thinking." "It's like time stops, and you're just floating." "(CONTINUES, INDISTINCT)" "(SCREAMS)" "(DOOR CLOSES)" "Other hand." "We were all just in the locker room, and Madison went crazy." " What do you mean, crazy?" " She started shaking all over the place." " Was the whole team there?" " Pretty much." "You guys talkin' about Madison?" "It was crazy." "She was like... (GRUNTS)" "And her eyes was like..." "And then her tongue was like..." "She dropped to the floor, was shakin' a lot." "Shaking." "Shaking." "She twisted for a little time." "Twist." "She got like that and then like that." "And then, zombie." "Then she was, like, choking and a zombie so she was like, bleh-bleh, bleh-bleh." " Blah, blah-blah. (CHOKES) - (GIGGLES)" "Choking." "And then she was doing it again." "Spinning around." "It was live." "Everyone's getting sick." "Pretty much all the older girls." " Maia, can you do mine?" " Yeah." "Give me your hand." "He's filling up a container!" "They look like astronauts!" "(GASPS)" "(GASPING) I can't breathe." " LEGS:" "Is that Kira?" " KARISMA:" "She's in the kitchen!" "(GASPING)" "(SHUSHING)" " Breathe in." "Breathe out." " Are you just gonna stand there?" " It'll be okay." "Breathe in." "Breathe out." " (GASPING) Okay." "(STICK RATTLES)" " Hey." " Hey." "You okay?" " Just thinking about everything." " Yeah." "Are you nervous?" " About the parade?" " You know it's gonna happen to us." "Just thinking about what my sister said, you know?" " What do you mean?" " I just..." "I just want to know how it feels." "Aren't you scared?" "Yeah, but it doesn't matter." "It'll happen to us anyway." "It hasn't happened to any of the boys." " Yeah, but we're not them." " LEGS:" "Maia!" "Coming!" "See ya." "(BALL BOUNCING)" "(VACUUM WHIRRING)" "(WHIRRING STOPS)" "MAINE:" "You know I just got done vacuuming." "What's up with you these days?" "(SIGHS)" "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight." "COACH:" "All right!" "Lookin' good, ladies." "(CHATTERING)" "(CRACKING)" "(CHATTERING ECHOES)" "(ALL GASP)" "Maia." "Maia." "Maia." "Maia." "Maia." "Do you think we should go see if Maia's okay?" " I don't care." " What do you mean, you don't care?" "Maia wanted it to happen to her." "Huh?" " I don't want it to happen to me." " You've been drinking the water." "You still think it's that?" "What do you know about it?" "What do you know about anything?" "I'll tell Maia you said hi." "What are you trying to do?" "Break your wrist?" "What do you care?" "Dang, dancing must've really got you weak." "Girl..." "Dang." "Hold up." " Come on now, Tone." " (SIGHS)" "What's wrong?" "I'm scared." "Scared?" "Scared of what?" "It's all in your mind." "Trust me." "They gonna get better." "(BREATHING DEEPLY)" "(BREATHING DEEPLY)" "(BREATHING DEEPLY)" "COACH:" "Everyone!" "Please!" "Ladies!" "WOMAN:" "Which is why I'll be talking with your daughters today, discussing what's happening in their lives, trying to see if there's any warning signs that may have caused all this." "Any patterns." "Like I said, I'm still doing my degree." "WOMAN: (SHOUTING) Is it the water or not?" "WOMAN 2:" "I did read the report that came from the city." "There is nothing wrong with the water in this building." "It is safe to drink." " (CHATTERING)" " YOUNG GIRL:" "Have you gotten sick yet?" "No." "(CHATTERING)" "BEEZY:" "Where are your earrings?" "They were infected." "(CHATTERING)" "Bianca?" "Your turn." "(INAUDIBLE)" "WOMAN: (SHOUTS) Help!" "Help!" "Help!" "Somebody help, please!" "(GRUNTING)" "You think it'll happen again?" "I don't know why everyone's making such a big deal out of it." "I'm fine." "It was crazy though." "It was like watching it from above." "Like I had two sets of eyes." " Was yours like that, Maia?" " No." "Mine was, like, serene." " What's that mean?" " Peaceful." "It didn't look peaceful." "It looked scary." "Did mine look scary?" "I didn't see." " WOMAN:" "Bianca?" " That's me." "Your foster mom gave me a call." "How you feelin'?" "She's feeling better." "That's good." "You think you can get yourself to the car?" "You're good." " Feeling better, Beez?" " What do you know about it?" "(CAR DOOR OPENS, CLOSES)" "(HEARTBEAT)" "(GRUNTS)" " (PULSE QUICKENS) - (GRUNTS)" "(PULSE SLOWS)" "GIRL:" "Mine?" "It was... (POPPING) Like pop rocks." "Really?" "Mine was terrifying." "Like I never want to go through that again." "Mine must've happened in my room." "My mom came in, my teddy bears were everywhere." "Wait." "Did y'all see Legs?" "She was still twitching at the meeting." "(CHATTERING, GIGGLING)" "(CHATTERING)" "(PUNCHES LANDING)" "Get this hand." "This hand." " Step back." " (HITS LANDING)" "Keep workin'." "(BIRDS TWEETING)" "WOMEN: # Must we choose to be slaves to gravity?" "#" "# Must we choose to be slaves to gravity?" "#" "# We were born of the sun #" "# Outshine the moon, shouldn't we be light?" "#" "# Shouldn't we be treasure?" "#" "# We were born of the sun #" "# Outshine the moon, shouldn't we be light?" "#" "# Shouldn't we be treasure?" "#" "# We were once the dream #" " # We choose to be slaves to gravity # - (ALL GASP)" "# Must we choose to be slaves to gravity?" "#" "(GASPING)" "# We choose to be slaves to gravity #" "# Must we choose to be slaves to gravity?" "#" "# We choose to be slaves to gravity #" "# Must we choose to be slaves to gravity?" "#" "(PANTING)" "(PANTING)" "(BIRDS TWEETING)" "(TWEETING CONTINUES)" "GIRLS:" "Ooh!" "# We choose to be slaves to gravity ##" " (ALL GASP)" " GIRL:" "Toni!" "GIRLS:" "Pride takes the prey!" "Let me hear you say!" "GROUP:" "Lionesses!" "Lionesses!" " GIRL:" "Don't mess!" " GROUP:" "Lionesses!" " GIRL:" "In stride!" " GROUP:" "One pride!" "Lionesses!" "Lionesses!" "GIRLS:" "Pride takes the prey!" "Let me hear you say!" "GROUP:" "Lionesses!" "Lionesses!" " Don't mess!" " Lionesses!" " In stride!" " One pride!" "Lionesses!" "Lionesses!" "GIRLS:" "Pride takes the prey!" "Let me hear you say!" "GROUP:" "Lionesses!" "Lionesses!" " GIRL:" "Don't mess!" " GROUP:" "Lionesses!" " In stride!" " One pride!" "Lionesses!" "Lionesses!" "GIRLS:" "Pride takes the prey!" "Let me hear you say!" "GROUP:" "Lionesses!" "Lionesses!" " Don't mess!" " Lionesses!" " In stride!" " One pride!" "Lionesses!" "Lionesses!" "(RHYTHMIC CLAPPING)" "(FAST PUNCHING)" "(MUSIC, ORCHESTRAL)" "(MUSIC ENDS)"