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S2E3 · Do the Right-est Thing

Rebecca has a special visitor shadow her at work. A player's return is not welcomed by the team.

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AFC Richmond is preparing for a match against Coventry City F.C., hoping to end their streak of draws. The press is also curious whether the return of Jamie (Phil Dunster) to the club will cause any friction among the players, with Sam already expressing his disapproval. Jamie tries to apologize for all his bad behavior with the club, but the club does not accept it.

While texting his father, Sam is informed that the club's sponsor, Dubai Air, is owned by Cerithium Oil, a company responsible for an oil spill in Niger Delta, with his father expressing disappointment that he is going to appear in a Dubai Air ad. Meanwhile, Sassy (Ellie Taylor) brings her daughter Nora (Kiki May) to the office to spend time with Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham), her godmother, while she attends a conference. Rebecca tries to entertain her with childish activities, which Nora has outgrown. They run into Roy (Brett Goldstein) and his niece Phoebe, and the girls spend time together. Roy advises Rebecca that kids want to feel part of the adults' lives, leading her to let Nora spend time with her at the office.

Seeing how the team's hostility to Jamie impedes progress in the field, Ted (Jason Sudeikis) decides to use his persona "Led Tasso", an angry and strict version of himself, to get the club to unite against him instead. Sam decides to withdraw from Dubai Air's ad campaign, a decision that Rebecca supports. However, when Rebecca contacts the Cerithium CEO, Richard Cole (Bill Paterson, uncredited), he tells her to fire Sam for his decision. After consulting with Nora, she informs the company that she won't do it, which appears to be accepted by Cole.

Before their game, Sam decides to cover his uniform's Dubai Air logo with black tape in protest. His reason motivates the rest of the players in the team, including Jamie, to cover their logos as well. This infuriates Cole but wins the public's approval. The game ends in Richmond's first loss of the season. At the post-game press conference, Ted allows Sam to speak and express his disapproval of the company and the Nigerian government 's handling of the incident. Sam goes back to the locker room, where the team celebrates ending their streak of draws. Jamie toasts Sam for his courage, and Sam finally accepts Jamie as his teammate.

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