The Governess tells her son to follow his plan and not let the other players hold the ball and pass it to him. She tells him not to get "reckless brat" and not to "drunken brat" . He tells her that he wants to be "a professional player" and that he should not have brought the cripple along. She says that she doesn't care if the rumors are true that the players are not on the same page and that she wants him to be the best player on the team. She