CROSSING THE LINE
Tim Riggins and his brother Billy Riggins are at a food store shopping. Billy is trying to keep Tim eating healthy after Tim’s great game last week. They get to the cash register and Billy is putting items back because he feels like the bill is too high. Tim wants to buy a magazine but Billy will not pay for it. Tyra shows up and offers to buy the magazine for Tim. Tim has a huge smile on his face and wants to stay behind with Tyra. Tyra and Tim end up making out in the stock area of the store.
Lyla Garrity is visiting Jason Street at the Rehab Center and she is kissing him around his body and testing him to see if he can feel the kisses. Jason then asks Lyla straight out if something is happening between Tim and her. Lyla says that there is nothing going on between them. Lyla tells Jason that she loves him and then Jason tells her that he had to ask her. Lyla kisses Jason but Jason has a look on his face as if he still doesn’t believe her.

Smash Williams is at a local gym purchasing steroids from a woman. Smash is worried if the drugs will show up on a drug test and then he’s shocked at how much the drugs cost. He thinks it will be $300 a month but it’s $300 a week.
Smash is trying to get money from his mother. He said he needs $1,200 for an SAT prep course but he’s trying to get money for steroids. He’s telling his mother that he really needs help and begs her for the money.
At practice Smash is playing really hard and really well. Billy Riggins visits the practice and asks Coach Taylor if Tim should consider applying for colleges. Billy wants to talk about Tim’s future after his good game because he knows there were scouts at the game when Tim performed well. Coach Taylor invites Billy and Tim out to diner.
Tami Taylor is talking to a Rally Girl, April about her future. April is really nervous and then tells Tami that her Panther (football player) wants her to do a three-way. She is really nervous and is not sure if she should really do it or not. Tami shuts the door and talks with her.
Landry Clarke is talking to Matt Saracen about his love life. Landry compares what Matt needs to do to doing math. The Taylor’s show up and Julie Taylor wants to make the order on her own at Alamo Freeze. Julie is coming into the store to make an order. Matt makes a joke about her large order. Matt brings up the fact that he asked her to go out on a date. Julie tells Matt that she’s considering it.
In the car as Julie is ordering, Tami is telling Coach Taylor about the Rally girl that went into her office saying that a football player is being asked to do a three-way. Tami brings up the fact that she’s a sophomore and that Julie is a sophomore.
Smash Williams walks into Alamo Freeze with his sister and asks Matt about his job. Smash needs money and wants to know how much they pay. Smash then asks Matt if he can get an application. Matt does more then that, he’s going to talk to the manager about getting Smash a job.
Lyla Garrity knocks on Tim Riggins’ door. Tim answers and then Lyla tells Tim that Jason knows about them being together. Tim is a little stunned at first but he doesn’t understand how Jason could know. Tyra comes to the door behind Tim and then asks Lyla how Jason is doing. Lyla lies and says she’s there to invite Tim to something that Jason is doing at the Rehab Center.
At the Rehab Center, a bunch of the guys are playing cards, including Herc, Jason’s roommate. Jason excitedly announces that he’s read to play in a scrimmage to everyone. Phil gives Jason a hard reality check about playing Quad Rugby and that playing is dangerous and that he could hurt himself further.
Tami catches up with Lyla to talk and then Lyla breaks down and starts crying. Lyla tells Tami everything that happened between her and Tim Riggins. Tami advices her to tell Jason the truth and that they should both move on with their lives.
Julie tells her parents that Matt Saracen asked her out on a date. Coach Taylor is curious about her answer. Julie tells him that she was “considering”
Smash is at Alamo Freeze with Matt and Matt is trying to train Smash but he’s not really paying attention. An attractive female customer walks in and Smash is flirting with her and offers her a free ice cream. He tells Matt that you don’t ask customers what they want, you tell them what they want and then Smash goes over to the customer’s seat and starts talking to her.
Tami Taylor goes into Julie’s room and wants to talk to her about the fact that Julie Taylor was asked out on a date. Tami is concerned especially after hearing all these stories as a counselor. Julie thinks Tami is freaking out because she was asked out on a date.
Smash tells Matt that his nickname should be “the accountant”. Matt is worried because he’s short on his register but it’s only for a dollar and ten cents. Matt is counting his register and Smash is tempted by all the money that Matt has in his hands from the register. Smash goes into his car and takes some more steroid pills.
Jason and Herc are racing each other with wheelchairs. Herc reminds Jason that Phil and his doctor are advising him not to play. Herc then tells Jason that he really does believe that Lyla did cheat on him. Jason is really upset by what Herc is saying but it’s because he knows it is true. Jason rams his chair into Herc and they both fall out of their wheelchairs. Jason asks Herc if he has a secret way of getting back into his chair. Herc says he does and then he starts yelling for Phil. Jason joins in with Herc as they both yell for Phil.

Billy Riggins is upset and yelling on the phone. It looks like Billy is getting fired from yet another job. Billy is upset at Tim now and doesn’t like what he is eating and wants him to clean himself up before the go to dinner with the Taylor’s.
Tami tells Coach Taylor that Julie is on the phone with Matt Saracen. Coach tells Tami that Matt is a good kid but Tami doesn’t really trust him because he’s about to become the star quarterback of their high school team. The doorbell rings and it is Billy and Tim showing up for dinner.
Smash is eating an ice cream at the Alamo Freeze. A customer walks in and Matt takes her order. Smash is standing next to Matt and Matt tries to tell her what she wants instead of just listening to her order. Matt is trying to be like Smash but he is struggling with it and then he just gets her what she orders. Smash thinks Matt needs more practice with the customers but it’s ok because today is payday. Matt tells Smash that he probably won’t get a check till the end of the month because he is new and it takes a while for the payroll to process. Smash is upset that he will not get paid.
The Riggins are over Coach Taylor’s house for dinner and Billy is telling everyone about a time he ran into the wrong end zone. He’s talking Timmy up and then asks Coach Taylor if Tim could play college ball. Billy talks down about his father in front of the Taylor’s and Tim doesn’t really take it well. Tim then knocks over a drink on Billy and Billy gets upset.
Coach Taylor goes to the rehab to talk to Jason Street. Coach Taylor is in a wheelchair and in a gym with Jason and he’s giving Coach a taste of what Quad Rugby is about. Jason tells coach that he really wants to do the Quad Rugby because all he ever did was think about football and that he needs to do something with his competitive feelings. Coach Taylor tells Jason that he should go with his heart on whether he will play or not.

Smash is in the back room with the register and Matt sees him handling the money. Smash tries to act like he wasn’t thinking about taking the money and walks out of the store. Matt follows Smash outside and is asking him about stealing. Matt is afraid that he will get in trouble if Smash does something bad at his job. Smash then complains to Matt about his bad game. Matt then asks Smash why he needs all that money for. Smash tells him that he thought he needed it but that he doesn’t feel that way anymore.
Coach Taylor is asking Julie about her dating situation while they play ping-pong together. Julie doesn’t really want to talk about it. Coach Taylor says that he’s supposed to give her some fatherly advice and he tells Julie about how guys are. He tells her that football players could be the worse because Tami asked him to say that. He tells Julie that she’s beautiful and sensitive and that he doesn’t want to see her get hurt.
Tim comes home and throws his bag on the ground. Billy and Tim start to argue about Tyra. Then Billy puts Lyla in Tim’s face, and then Billy starts comparing Tim to their father. Tim gets really upset about Billy talking bad about their father. Billy then asks Tim when the last time he’s heard from their Mom or Dad. Tim finally gets fed up and starts to fight Billy. Billy tells Tim that he’s sick of watching him throw away his football talent but then Tim tells Billy that he’s worse then his father and that he would be better off on his own.

Herc and Jason are getting ready to play Quad Rugby. Jason and Lyla are there to see him play. They are playing really rough. Herc takes the ball away from Jason and scores with Jason chasing him down. Jason chases Herc down a second time and runs into another player and falls on the ground. There is a pause in the crowd and for Tim and Lyla because they are a little worried Jason might not be alright but he is ok. Jason continues to play. Jason gets the ball and throws a good pass for his teammate. His teammate catches the ball and scores. Jason takes the ball away from Herc this time. Jason takes a pass and rolls all the way and scores.
Coach Taylor tells Tami that he spoke to Julie and that she has received some good fatherly advice. Julie then walks into the room and tells them that she is going on a date with Matt and that the time and date will be announced later.
Smash and his family are at church and they are singing. There are some prayer requests that the Reverend has received and he begins to read them out loud. There is a prayer request for Smash Williams. His mother makes a request for him for his SAT studies. The Pastor asks the church to give an offering for Smash Williams. (Smash gave up on getting the money but now he will have the money for steroids and not the SAT’s)
Jason gets complimented by his friends after the Quad Rugby match. Tim walks over to Jason to congratulate him but Jason takes a swing at Tim. Jason is yelling at Tim to come back and face him. He knows that he was with Lyla. Jason is also upset with Lyla and tells her to get away from him and to go.
Tim comes home and sees Billy in the kitchen making something to eat. Billy notices Tim’s eye. Tim tells Billy that Jason punched him. Billy and Tim are both miserably sitting together as Billy eats his grilled cheese sandwich and Tim eats the other half.
Smash takes the money that was raised at the Prayer Meeting and goes to the gym to meet the woman to buy more steroids.

SOURCE: TV.com

There is a big Homecoming concert and pep rally, Lyla and the cheerleaders are dancing and performing on stage. After the performance Tim walks up to Lyla to talk. Tim tells Lyla that he doesn’t hate her but Lyla notices that Tim has been drinking. She tells Tim that drinking isn’t going to help him deal with anything and that she feels sorry for him.
They are celebrating the 2000 championship team on stage now and Mayor Rodell introduces the star quarterback. He was on the All-Region, All-District and All-State team, Lucas “the Maneater” Mize. Lucas walks on stage to a lot of applause and praise when Smash’s little sister tells Smash that he will be on the stage like that one day.
The Homecoming concert is in full swing with live music with everyone dancing including Buddy Garrity.
Lucas is talking to Brian “Smash” Williams and asks him about his nickname. Tami asks Lucas about his family and how he is doing. Lucas says that he lives in Dallas now and sells insurance but no one has any idea that he is lying about his success.
Coach Taylor is telling Lucas how great Smash is and Lucas mentions a guy named Grady Hunt who creates a list of High School prospects.
Lucas takes Smash aside to talk to Grady Hunt.
Smash talks a good game and wants to be on the list that Grady Hunt creates. I hope you can play as good as you talk is the response Smash gets from Grady.
Jason is eating with Corey at the Rehab Center and his mind is wondering on thoughts of Tim and Lyla. Coach Taylor walks in to talk to Jason. Jason says he’s doing well and wants to know why Coach Taylor isn’t at the Homecoming party. Coach Taylor asks Jason if he wants to go to the game on Friday night for Homecoming. Jason says he’s not sure if he wants to go but then Coach Taylor asks him to think about it.
Billy Riggins is talking to Tyra Collette about planning their own Homecoming party to make money. Mindy Collette, Tyra’s sister, doesn’t like the party planning idea that Billy has and takes her sister away from Billy.
Billy is at home talking to Tim. Tim says that he is going to quit drinking ad Billy just laughs at him.
Lyla is with Jason at the rehab when Jason asks Lyla if she is seeing a lot of Timmy now. Lyla says that she sees him around the same as she always has.
Matt is asking Landry to stop talking about Julie. Landry keeps talking about her and annoying Matt because Matt won’t ask her out. Landry is trying to give Matt advice and tells him, to get the “Eye of the Tiger”.
At practice Smash is being evaluated by Grady Hunt. Grady is taking notes on Smash and how he’s doing in practice. Smash is doing really well in practice and follows it up with his typical trash talk.
After practice Smash calls Lucas out in front of the team to see if he still has any quarterback skills left. The team cheers and Lucas is throwing some balls impressively in front of the team. Lucas then calls Smash out to catch a deep ball. Smash goes out deep for a pass and catches it with one hand and impresses Grady, the list guy.
Billy and Tyra go to a deserted site to plan the party. Tyra wants to use the site because she is going to use her sister and some strippers to come to the party. They want to be away from town so no one gets in trouble.
Jason is speaking with his parents about whether or not he should go to the homecoming game. Jason’s mother is against it and thinks it’s just too soon. Jason still hasn’t decided and will think about it.
In the weight room, Smash and Tim, are working hard, Tim is working especially hard. Grady Hunt left Smash a message and Coach Mac announces that he received a call and everyone in the weight room is cheering and impressed.
Lucas is talking to Coach Taylor and he tells Coach the truth about what happened to him after high school. He doesn’t have a job in Dallas, he never graduated college and he hurt his knee and stopped playing football. He then asks Coach Taylor for a job. Coach Taylor says he’ll look into it but can’t make any promises.
Coach Taylor is watching game film when Tami walks into the room. Coach Taylor tells Tami that Lucas asked for a job. Tami thinks he has a job selling insurance in Dallas. Coach Taylor tells Tami the truth about Lucas and then Tami goes on about how it’s a shame how this town spoils football players and then they don’t know what to do when they leave.
Jason is talking to Herc and Herc asks Jason why he would let them make him be a mascot. Lyla calls Jason on the cell phone and Jason doesn’t pick up the phone this time. Herc knows that something is wrong between them, and encourages Jason to talk about. Jason tells him that Lyla might be sleeping with his best friend. Herc tells him to go to the game and look at Tim in the eyes and see what’s up.
Billy is talking to Tyra about losing his golf career and taking care of Tim because his father left and his mother was a mess. Tyra says Tim doesn’t talk much and that she knows more about the Riggins family from talking to Billy in two minutes then the year she spent dating Tim.
Smash shows Grady Hunt all the letters he gets from all the colleges. Grady tells Smash that he needs to take football serious like a job and that a lot of kids get letters. He tells Smash that he is a little undersized but Smash insists it is about his heart and not just his size.
Landry and Matt are out and they see Julie. Landry tells Matt to go ahead and talk to Julie. Matt doesn’t make a move.
Tim is out running, he’s been exercising a lot since he’s stopped drinking.
Tim walks into the house after running and Billy makes a joke about him being clean and sober for about 24 hours. Tim is upset to see Tyra in his house with Billy. Tyra tells Tim that she is planning a party with Billy and then she asks Tim when he stopped drinking and Tim just walks away from her.
Jason is talking to Lyla about going to homecoming and he says he doesn’t want it to be a freak show. Lyla says she wants him to go because she wants to see him there. Jason changes the subject and asks her what she is wearing. Then Jason changes the subject back and says that his father wants him to go and Lyla says she wants him to go. Jason finally decides that he will go and that everything will be fine.
Lucas visits Coach Taylor and they go into his office. Coach Taylor tells him, that he can’t help him because there is no room for another assistant.
Lucas gets upset and Coach Taylor continues to apologize but Lucas is obviously upset.
Billy is gathering “supplies” for the part with Tyra. Tyra has ordered 22 kegs of beer and even Billy is alarmed at how much booze they have for their party.
Coach Taylor sees Smash in the locker room studying the playbook and asks him if he’s ok. Smash ask Coach about Grady Hunt and thinks he has the power to make or break him. Coach tells Smash that there will be a lot of Grady Hunt’s coming in to evaluate him and that Grady will not make or break him, but that he will make or break himself.
Tyra and Billy are at the location outside of town and they are setting up before the game starts. Billy turns the radio on to hear the game.
The Dillon Panthers take the field for their Homecoming game. In a very dramatic moment Jason Street is the first person to come out onto the field. Jason is in his wheelchair in front of the team; he is announced as the honorary captain. The crowd is chanting his name and going wild. Jason starts to get emotional as the team comes out on the field with him. CLEAR EYES FULL HEARTS CAN’T LOSE!!! The whole team is chanting and getting ready for the game to start.
Grady Hunt is at the game to evaluate Smash Williams as the game starts. Laribee’s quarterback starts off running an option play and runs down the field. The Laribee squad continues to drive down the field and scores a touchdown first.
All eyes are on Smash Williams now that the Panthers have the ball. Smash is having a bad game so far. He gets tackled behind the line of scrimmage and misses a pass that went straight through his hands. Smash runs a reverse and gets tackled behind the line of scrimmage again. His performance is full of low-lights in this game.
Half-Time
The Coaches are talking to the team and then Coach Taylor takes Smash Williams into his office to talk. Coach Taylor is upset because he’s playing different and poorly and he knows it’s because of Grady Hunt’s list. Coach Taylor threatens Smash and tells him that if he doesn’t play better that he’ll take him out of the game plan.
Second Half
Dillon has the ball and Smash Williams gets the ball again and he is stopped and he fumbles. A Laribee player picks up the fumble and returns it for a touchdown and the Panthers are losing the game in the 3rd quarter 17-0
Smash gets upset and throws his helmet on the ground. Coach switches the game plan and decides to give the ball to Tim Riggins instead of Smash.
The new game plan is working so far. The Coach is going to keep giving the ball to Riggins and ignore Smash. Tim is successfully running right up the middle and shows his power by running through people as he runs for a touchdown. The score is now 17-14 the Panthers are still losing. Coach Taylor is going to stick with Tim, and he runs the ball in for another touchdown. Matt Saracen throws a screen to Tim and he runs down the sideline for yet another touchdown. Smash is dejected but Tim Riggins played the game of his life and the Dillon Panthers win the game.
The team runs into the locker room excited and Coach Taylor gives the game ball to Tim Riggins for his great effort. The locker room is happy and cheering and the team wants Tim to give a speech. Tim says he’s not really good at talking but he says that the Coach is right that there is one team, and one heart and he says that the team gets its heart from Jason Street and gives the game ball to Jason.
The team cheers loudly and is happy but Smash walks out of the locker room alone and upset.
Panther’s Field house–Smash feels like he wasted his one chance and he’s emotional because he feels like he messed up. He is apologizing to his family about how bad he played.
Billy and Tyra’s party is in full swing and there is plenty of drinks and loud music. Landry and the rest of the kids are trying to talk to strippers and they are enjoying themselves.
Smash goes to Grady’s house to ask if he will make the list. Grady tells Smash that he doesn’t want to hear any excuses and tells Smash that he should work on his strength and size. Smash just wants to know if he will make the list but Grady says that the list comes out in January.
At the party Julie says hello to Matt. Matt is still very nervous around her but he still tries to talk to her. Matt asks Julie if she will go on a date with him. When Julie pauses Matt quickly tries to back out of it.
In the morning there is litter everywhere and the party is over. Billy wakes up and sees Lyla counting money. Tyra says they made $4,680 from the party. Billy and Tyra are laughing and sharing a moment of happiness for all the money they made at the party.
Smash has a syringe and some drugs in his room and he is injecting himself when his mother comes to the door asking for him so they can watch game film together. It looks like Smash has decided to use steroids.

SOURCE: TV.com

There is a reporter on TV reporting on the Voodoo Tatom eligibility case that is going before the Texas District High School Athletic Association for a judgment. If he is found ineligible then Voodoo Tatom will be kicked off the team and Dillon will lose the victory versus Arnett Mead.
At the Sandwich Shop Matt Saracen and Landry Clarke are hanging out with a kid named Kaster. Smash Williams introduces Matt to a girl. Kaster makes a smart remark about Smash and the football players as Matt goes over to talk to Smash. Voodoo Tatom walks in and says he wants a burger and fries. Smash is upset that Voodoo is there and says he has a problem with him being there. Voodoo makes a racial remark about Reyes and then the Dillon football players stand up and get in the face of Voodoo and his friends. Voodoo tries to make Tim flinch but Tim steps in-between Voodoo and warns him about starting trouble. Voodoo and his friends leave.
The decision on Ray Voodoo Tatom’s eligibility is announced on TV and they haven’t come to a conclusion on it. They did not issue a final ruling.
Landry and Kaster walk over to Matt and ask him if he needs a ride but Matt says that he’s going to stay there a minute and talk to the other football players. Kaster makes a remark about football players and how meaningless a football game is.
Reyes is upset by all the remarks Kaster made and goes after him outside. Reyes confronts Kaster and then pushes him; he’s offended by Kaster calling him and his friends dumb football players. Reyes then starts pushing and then beating Kaster on the ground.
Smash and Tim come out and break up the fight. Matt and Landry are attending to Kaster on the ground.
At football practice Matt Saracen is running practice as the quarterback. Ray Voodoo Tatom is complaining to Coach Taylor that he isn’t getting any snaps.
Matt asks Reyes about what happened with him and Kaster. Reyes just tells Matt that Kaster dissed them and Matt was confused because he didn’t understand why they would fight over what Kaster said. The police show up at the football field and ask for Bobby Reyes. Reyes is arrested on the practice field; he is placed in handcuffs in the middle of practice and taken away.
Tami Taylor is speaking to Tyra Collette about her failing Algebra. Tyra tells Tami that she’s going to go away to California and get her GED later. Tyra tells Tami that she doesn’t want to be stuck in a small town and that she doesn’t want to be like her; Tyra then leaves. Tami is slightly frustrated with the little meeting that they had.
Kurt Kaster’s mother comes into Tami’s office. His mother needs to pick up his assignments to bring to the hospital and makes a few remarks to Tami about how the football player will not get in trouble and that she should know that because she’s the coach’s wife. Tami is confused by her remarks but Kaster’s mother abruptly thanks Tami and leaves.
Coach Taylor is speaking to Matt, Smash and Tim about what happened and he’s disappointed because of all the other things he has to deal with. Coach Taylor tells the three captains that they are going to have to look out for the other players when they are out.
Lyla Garrity is visiting Jason Street and she asks the nurse for extra time in the weight room for Jason. Jason makes a joke about Lyla visiting and tells her that they have a nickname for her because she’s an advocate for Jason. Jason tells Lyla that he’s horny and Lyla says that she’s never heard him talk like that. A nurse, Francine, walks in as Jason is putting his arms around her. Lyla gets off of Jason and walks out of the room.
Tim Riggins and his brother are outside under the hood fixing his truck. Lyla Garrity comes over to visit Tim and tells him that they need to stop the affair that they are having. Lyla tells Tim that Jason is changing and is acting different and better. Tim Riggins is disappointed but Lyla tells him that he knew it was going to end.
The nurse, Francine, tells Jason Street that it’s not medically safe for him to have sex. Jason tells the nurse Francine that she knows how to break a guy’s heart.
Tami is talking to Coach Taylor about the fight and she wants to know what is going to happen to Reyes. They begin to argue about the situation when Julie walks up.
Tyra Collette knocks on the door at Tim’s house. Tim Riggins answers the door and tells her she can walk in. Bart Oliver asked Tyra out and she tells Tim about it, but Tim isn’t jealous. Tim really doesn’t seem to care anymore what Tyra does. Tyra calls him a name and walks out. (the phone rings)
Jason calls Tim up and says that he needs him to come down to the Rehab Center to talk.
Buddy Garrity is driving with Coach Taylor to go see Reyes at the police station. Buddy tells Coach Taylor that one of Voodoo’s family members said that they met together. Coach Taylor says he doesn’t want to lie about meeting with Voodoo earlier then they were supposed to meet.
Coach Taylor and Buddy Garrity make it to the jail. Reyes tells him the story about being at the sandwich shop. Coach Taylor tells him that he had no right to cause physical harm to anyone no matter what he said about the football team. Kaster then lies and says that Kaster called him a “wetback” but it was Voodoo Tatom that called him that. Reyes tells Coach Taylor that he was trying to control his temper and then he looks Coach Taylor in the eye and tells him that he is telling the truth about what happened.
Tim shows up at the rehab clinic to visit Jason. Tim tells Jason that he hitched a ride because his truck isn’t running. Jason is upset and tells him that he has only visited him once in six weeks. Jason describes his days at the rehab and how hard it is for him to deal with his life. He tells Tim that his grace period is over.
Bobby Reyes is pleading his case on camera in an interview. He says that Kaster called him and his family racist names.
Tami Taylor doesn’t believe Reyes’s story about what happened as she’s watching the interview with Reyes. Tami tells Coach Taylor about how it was speaking with Kaster’s mother. Coach Taylor believes that Reyes was provoked and that’s why he acted the way he did.
The team is still debating Matt’s social life as they are walking down the hall. Matt Saracen is confronted by Landry Clarke and says that Reyes is lying. Landry believes that Matt can do something about what Reyes said. Matt continues to tell Landry that he doesn’t have the power that he thinks he has.
Tim comes by to visit Jason again. Jason is in the weight room doing his rehab; Tim is spotting Jason as he lifts. Tim says that he’ll take Jason out somewhere and that he wants to take him out tonight.
Coach Taylor and Buddy Garrity make it to the building for their meeting with the Athletic Association. Coach Taylor tells Buddy Garrity that he’s not going to lie about meeting Voodoo Tatom but Buddy insists that Coach Taylor stick to the plan on not getting in trouble.
Forrest Aiken is the administrator that will be questioning Buddy and Coach. Buddy and Forrest used to play football together and are all smiles and handshakes. Forrest tells them that everything will be just fine.
The ruling from the Athletic Administration is announced over the intercom at school. It is announced that Ray Tatom is deemed eligible and that the victory will stand. Everyone is cheering in the hallways. Everyone except Landry Clarke who is disappointed that his friend was beat up and everything is going the well for the football players.
Tim is lifting Jason up out the wheelchair and into his truck, but then Lyla sees Tim and Jason outside and wants to know what they are doing. Tim tells Lyla that he’s going on a ride and that he’s taking Jason out with him. Jason asks Lyla to let the rules go and to come with them. Tim, Lyla, and Jason are out driving and Jason is happy to be away from the hospital and out on the “open road”.
Tim goes into a little shop to get something to drink. Jason tells Lyla that he’s really glad she came and then they are kissing in the truck. Tim walks out to the truck and sees them kissing and tells them that he’s low on money. Lyla walks into the store with Tim and he complains to her about watching them kiss. Lyla and Tim decide that it’s Jason’s night and that they are not going to ruin it. They all make it to the lake and Tim picks Jason up and carries him over by the water.
Matt is eating a burger at the sandwich shop when Julie Taylor comes up and asks him where the other one is. Matt says that they are not talking and that it’s about Reyes. Julie tells Matt that he should talk to Landry because they look pathetic without each other. Matt walks over to Landry and tells him that he has a lot of pressure and that it’s not easy for him to accuse him of anything. Reyes walks by and makes a comment to Matt and Landry but Landry gets upset. Landry then walks up to Reyes and says that if he wasn’t on the team that he would be in jail right now; he tells Reyes that he’s not afraid of him. Reyes does not do anything to Landry and tells him that he’s not worth it and walks away. Landry then attacks Reyes from behind. Matt grabs Landry and breaks it up and tells Reyes to go home. Landry then tells Matt that Kaster was right about him and that Matt is one of “them” now.
Jason is holding Lyla on a boat with Tim as the sun is setting.
Tami Taylor congratulates Coach Taylor on the Voodoo decision. Coach Taylor tells Tami that the decision could’ve gone either way. Matt Saracen shows up at Coach Taylor’s house and Julie Taylor answers the door. Matt asks her about her dance practice and then asks for Coach Taylor. Julie gets her dad and Matt says he needs to talk to him about Kaster and Reyes. Matt tells Coach that Kaster didn’t say anything racist and that Voodoo called Reyes a wetback and not Kaster. Matt tells the Coach that he was confused about what was right for the team and what was right.
Coach Taylor goes to Kaster’s house to talk about what happened after he spoke with Matt. Coach Taylor apologizes about what happened but Kaster is afraid that he’ll get beat up when he comes back to school by more football players. Coach Taylor guarantees that nothing will happen to him.
Tim, Jason and Lyla are hanging out talking and laughing. Tim says that being best friends was always supposed to be more important then football. Jason says, no, it wasn’t but it is now.
Coach Taylor has Reyes in his office and he’s extremely upset with Reyes for looking at him in the eye and lying. Coach Taylor kicks Reyes off the team. He suggests to Reyes that he goes to the guidance counselors office and work on his anger problems.
During football practice Matt is running practice as the quarterback. Voodoo Tatom is playing defense and is upset and asking Coach Taylor why he isn’t playing quarterback.
Tami and Coach Taylor are in bed when there is a knock on the door. It’s Buddy Garrity and he’s not upset about Reyes being kicked off the team but he does have news that Voodoo is gone because they reopened his school in Louisiana. Voodoo Tatom told the media the truth about being recruited and that the Arnett Mead game is going to be a forfeit.
Tim and Lyla are dropping Jason off to an angry staff at the Rehab Clinic. Phil takes Jason inside on his wheelchair but Jason is happy and jokes and says that they’ll do it again.
Lyla tells Tim that Jason can never know what happened between them. Tim says that he understands that they can not tell Jason what happened.
Upstairs, Jason is looking out the window and he can see Tim and Lyla hugging each other outside the rehab. Jason looks at the way they are holding each other and has a suspicious look as he rolls himself back to his room.

SOURCE: TV.com