Troy returns from the police station after having been called to bail out Gabe for disorderly conduct. The next morning, Cory stands by the tree in the yard and practices his baseball swing, but he is more awkward than his father. He and his father argue, and Troy tells him that he shouldn't strike out with him.
Cory knows that Troy went to the coach to have him kicked off the team. Cory returns from his football practice and is upset because his coach told him he couldn't play. After coming to Pittsburgh as a young man, Troy killed a man while trying to rob him and went to prison for fifteen years. Troy hates his father but respects his sense of responsibility to his family. Troy tells the story of his own father, and how his father beat him and kicked him out of the house at fourteen years old. Two weeks later, Troy and Bono come home from work and report how Troy confronted his boss and received a promotion to be the driver of the garbage truck. She tells Troy that Cory just wants to hear that he has done a good job, but Troy says he can give no more than he already does to his family. After Cory leaves, Troy tells Rose that he doesn't want his son to be like him in any way. Troy demands that he quit the team and get back his job at the grocery store. Their conversation turns contentious after Troy asks Cory about his football scholarship and his job at the A&P. Rose tells him that Troy is furious that he did not help him build the fence in the yard. It is soon learned that Troy used Gabe's disability wages from the Army to buy his house.Ī few hours later, Cory returns from football practice. Gabe has recently moved out of Troy's house and into his own apartment, something he is very proud of. He carries a trumpet around his neck to blow and open the gates of heaven. Gabe suffered a head injury in World War II and now believes he is the angel Gabriel. Rose tells him that he has gone to football practice. The next day Troy and Rose get into an argument over his son's apparent laziness. His older son Lyons stops by to ask his father for money Troy is not pleased that Lyons is a struggling musician, but he accepts that Lyons is his own man and is making his own way in life. He sees no better future in sports for his son. Troy had once been a star in the Negro Leagues, but he was heartbroken by his barrier from the majors. Troy's wife, Rose, tells Troy that their son Cory is being recruited to play college football.
Troy Maxson and his friend Jim Bono share stories and a bottle of whiskey on a Friday night.
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