During practice, Kevin and Dan keep the team focused. Afterward, Andrew waits outside Fox Tower, announces that he’s borrowing Renee, and leaves with her.

Inside the suite that Neil shares with Matt, they find Seth’s belongings gone. Kevin and Nicky join them with rum. Matt steers the conversation toward Aaron’s late discovery of his twin. Nicky explains that the twins’ mother, Tilda Minyard, gave Andrew up at birth and kept his existence a secret from Aaron. At 13, Aaron attended a Raiders game in Oakland, where Officer Higgins mistook him for Andrew. Higgins tried to reunite the family, but Tilda refused contact. Aaron overheard the call and learned the truth. He reached out to Higgins behind his mother’s back and sent a letter to Andrew. However, Andrew declined any contact with his twin. Soon afterward, Andrew was sent to juvenile detention. The twins finally met when Nicky’s father arranged meetings. They have only known each other for three years.

Dan worries that the call from Higgins signals trouble, but Nicky dismisses it. Nicky and Kevin stay for dinner and a movie. Afterward, Dan and Matt note that Seth’s absence has removed a primary source of conflict on the court. Recognizing that Andrew’s group has claimed Neil, they ask him to keep one foot in each faction to help unify the team.

Neil struggles with homework. Dan and Matt realize that he’s taking six classes and help him drop two, noting that most athletes don’t carry a full load. Dan promises the team’s support, though Neil knows he can never fully accept it, given his secrets.

Renee returns with a limp and sore knuckles from sparring with Andrew. She assures them that Andrew will be back on court tomorrow. Neil is surprised that gentle, devout Renee fought Andrew. She says that they share more in their pasts than he thinks.

Later, Kevin arrives late for nightly practice with Neil. Andrew silently drives them to the stadium.

Thursday’s practice shows the team’s potential for unity without Seth, leaving some players feeling guiltily relieved at his absence. On Friday, Neil rides to the stadium with Andrew’s group, honoring Andrew’s orders and his new role as a bridge between factions.

In the locker room, Neil sees Seth’s girlfriend, Allison Reynolds. He thinks back to last Saturday, recalling insulting Riko Moriyama on live television and Kevin's warning of repercussions. Allison usually policed Seth’s dangerous habit of mixing alcohol and prescription pills, but he overdosed in a bar while his girlfriend was with him. Neil wonders if Riko orchestrated Seth’s death. Allison looks hollow, her usual fire gone, and fixes a blank gaze on Neil.

Coach Wymack outlines the team’s limitations. Kevin hasn’t played a full game since having to play with his non-dominant hand due to a catastrophic injury. Neil is too inexperienced to play two halves. Consequently, he announces an unusual lineup: Renee will play defensive dealer while Dan moves to striker. Meanwhile, Wymack asks Andrew to play the entire game. Andrew is required to take regular medication as part of his parole agreement. However, the drugs make him manic and unfocused. Consequently, Wymack encourages him to skip a dose before playing. The arrangement allows Andrew to play the first half of a game and then recover from withdrawal symptoms on the sidelines for the rest of the game. Andrew agrees to play a full game unmedicated on the condition that he can drink scotch to ease his withdrawal symptoms.

Afterward, Kevin confronts Andrew about agreeing to Wymack’s request, pointing out that he has always refused the same request for him. Andrew says that it’s fun to tell Kevin no. When Kevin shoves him, Andrew draws a hidden knife from his armband and gives Kevin a shallow cut.

The Foxes arrive at Belmonte University’s stadium. Neil dreads that the away locker room has communal showers without stalls. He changes in a bathroom stall to keep his secrets safe and then lines up between Kevin and Allison.

On the court, Belmonte’s Terrapin mascot taunts them. The Vixens and Rocky Foxy arrive. Nicky embarrasses Aaron by pointing out his crush on Katelyn, one of the cheerleaders. Speaking in German, Nicky suggests that Aaron is afraid to date Katelyn in case she dies, as the last woman he loved did.

The game begins. Neil follows Kevin’s directives, passing rather than shooting, but finds the restriction frustrating, as his backliner mark, Herrera, taunts him. At 23 minutes, substitutions bring Dan on for Kevin and Renee for Allison. Kevin tells Neil to “destroy” his mark.

Neil executes a risky maneuver, dropping Herrera but taking a hard shoulder hit. He scores. Dan praises him but warns against such recklessness. By halftime, they’ve pushed their score to 14 points. Neil observes Andrew in withdrawal—silent, distant, emotionally vacant. He wonders why Andrew chooses to suffer withdrawal symptoms to play a game he claims not to care about.

Wymack criticizes their play, saying that they must create point gaps earlier. When Abby checks injuries, Neil says that he’s fine, winning Nicky a $10 bet with Kevin. Kevin angrily lectures Neil about taking injuries seriously, pointing to his own scarred hand.

In the second half, the Foxes’ teamwork falls into place. In the final eight seconds, Terrapin striker Watts gets a clear shot. Andrew throws himself down and blocks the shot, shattering his racquet and saving the game. The Foxes win.

Afterward, Dan tells Neil that he can use the women’s shower room, which has stalls. He’s stunned by her consideration. Later, he finds Andrew in the nurse’s office, half-drunk on scotch. When Neil asks how he knew where the striker would shoot, Andrew says that he remembered Wymack’s offhand halftime comment about Watts’s tendencies. Neil is baffled, having thought Andrew wasn’t paying attention.

During the celebratory bus ride home, Neil realizes that he’s happy—a feeling both welcome and dangerous given his need for secrecy and survival.