Faking It with the Quarterback Episode 3

Episode 3 · 41 episodes · Eli Wells, Jace Carter, Diana Wade

Episode 3 recap

In the locker room, Jace recognizes Eli from the previous night, but Eli denies knowing him. Brody Kane and the bullies resume cornering Eli while he digs his jersey out of the trash. Soon after, Charlie's caseworker calls with a strict custody warning. Eli needs quick money to keep Charlie from their mother, so he signs up as a paid escort. He walks into private room 208 and finds Jace waiting.

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Episode 3 scene by scene

00:00: Locker Room Recognition
Jace steps in against the bullies. Eli offers a quick word of thanks. Jace looks closely at Eli and realizes they spent the previous night together. Eli immediately lies, claims he is nobody, and insists that they do not know each other.
00:32: Brody Resumes the Harassment
Eli pulls his discarded football jersey directly out of the trash can. Brody Kane and the other players move in and corner Eli again. Jace watches the confrontation unfold from across the room and tightens his hand into a fist.
00:58: A Warning from the Caseworker
Charlie's caseworker calls Eli with an urgent update. She warns that the judge will award custody to their estranged mother without proof of stable housing and income. Eli promises Charlie that he will find a way to bring him home.
01:44: Signing Up as an Escort
Eli stares down forty thousand dollars in medical debt and the fast-approaching court deadline. Looking for fast cash, he opens an online social escort service offering five hundred dollars a night and completes his registration on the site.
02:05: Room 208 Client Reveal
Eli puts on a formal suit and travels to an upscale restaurant for his first booking. He opens the door to private dining room 208. Instead of an unknown stranger, he comes face to face with his teammate Jace Carter.

Key lines from episode 3

“You're the guy from last night.”
Jace Carter · Jace says this to Eli after stopping Brody Kane in the locker room.

“No. I'm nobody. Nothing happened, and we don't know each other.”
Eli Wells · Eli says this to Jace to avoid questions about their night together.

“If the judge doesn't see stable income and housing, custody goes to his mother, not you.”
Caseworker · The social worker explains the court requirements to Eli during a phone call.

“The stranger from the hotel, the guy from the locker room. Jace Carter. The one night I'm trying to forget just became my client.”
Eli Wells · Eli realizes Jace booked him after opening the door to room 208.

How episode 3 ends

Eli stands in the doorway of room 208 in his suit and stares directly at Jace Carter. The quarterback he tried to avoid in the locker room has hired him as an escort. Will Eli go through with the paid appointment, or will he walk away from the cash he desperately needs?