First Episode

These are the elements we discussed:

Keep in mind these are just thoughts. You can work from them, bounce things off of each other, and find the best story.

The bartender, a John Goodman type, gets a visit from the repo man.
OR: He gets a tip from a friend (perhaps someone he did time with) that the repo man is on his way.
OR: The repo man is someone Goodman did time with.
Perhaps Goodman gets the repo man drunk.

Goodman just got the money that will allow him to keep the car...when a woman with a 12-year-old boy enters.
The woman is someone from Goodman's past. They had a relationship.
Goodman learns that the boy is his son. Goodman tries to bond with him.

The kid takes out a cigarette and asks Goodman for a light.
The woman offers the kid a light.
Goodman stops her from lighting their kid's cigarette.
Goodman's paternal instincts kick in with the son he never knew he had.

The woman needs money to put their son in rehab.
Goodman doesn't want their kid to turn out like he did.
He wants to help.
He doesn't have that kind of money - and he's on the verge of losing his car.
He says he'll get the money to get the kid some help.

Goodman and his ex switch cars.
She drives off in the one that will be repo'd...and he keeps her car.