Annie Page #8

And this opportunity

Is standing

right in front of me

But one thing I know

It's only part luck and so

I'm putting on

my best show

Under the spotlight

I'm starting my life

Big dreams

becoming real tonight

So look at me

and this opportunity

You're witnessing

my moment, you see?

My big opportunity

Oh, I used to think

Oh, she used to think

What I wouldn't give

What wouldn't she give

For a moment like this

For a moment like this

This moment, this gift

And now look at me

And this opportunity

Is standing

right in front of me

But one thing I know

It's only part luck and so

I'm putting on

my best show

Under the spotlight

I'm starting my life

Big dreams

becoming real tonight

So look at me

and this opportunity

You're witnessing

my moment, you see?

My big opportunity

I won't waste it

I guarantee.

Take a bow.

That was great.

- Now read my speech.

- What?

That speech I wrote you. My speech.

It's right there.

Is everything all right?

I'll make it bigger for her.

There it is.

"Thank you, Mr. Stacks."

- Hold on a second.

- No.

Annie, is everything okay?

Leave me alone.

Annie! Annie!

Annie?

This is your big opportunity

To vote for William Stacks

Annie.

Annie.

Annie.

Wait! Wait, wait, wait!

Annie!

Hey! Wait, Annie. Slow down.

What are you doin'?

- Annie.

- Wait, wait, wait. I got it.

- What's going on?

- It's nothing.

Young lady,

you're have to tell me

what's going on with you now!

No, I don't!

You're not my dad.

Wow.

Well, I know that.

I know I'm not your dad.

But I would like to know

what's going on with you.

I can't read.

What do you mean you can't read?

I've watched you read, Annie.

Maybe you were just nervous.

Sorry I ruined

your shrimp event.

What happened?

I don't know.

She freaked out.

Hey, what were you two

talking about earlier?

She asked me to help her find her

parents, but it was a dead end.

Even asked some of

my old buddies on the force.

There's nothing on that kid.

Her parents.

Genius.

Annie, what's wrong?

Get back!

Hey, hey, get back!

- Grace!

- Get back!

- Nash!

- Hey!

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Make room!

She's a kid.

Get back. She's a kid.

Come on.

Get back. She's a kid!

Who is it?

It's Guy Danlily.

I work for Will Stacks.

Come in.

Hello there.

Uh, Colleen Hannigan?

That's my maiden name.

But I'm not married to it,

if you know what I mean.

Can I buy you another drink?

So, if he wins,

I get paid a fortune.

More than anything

I've ever been paid combined.

Why so much?

It's like getting paid

long odds on a dark horse.

Do you know how hard it is

to get Will Stacks elected?

"Never drop a call."

What does that even mean?

Everybody texts now.

There have been worse

politicians than him.

I know.

I got them elected.

Schwarzenegger, Kim Jong-Il,

that blood diamonds guy.

- What?

- But I'm over it.

I'm tired of being the cockroach

everybody needs,

but treats like a...

Cockroach?

- Exactly.

- Hmm.

This is my last roll

at the table.

Get paid and get out.

There's no such thing

as a way out. Trust me.

There's always a way out.

Trust me.

And in this particular case, it's

all about finding Annie's parents.

You know, I'm tired

of being the black hat

Of running the show

down in the snake pit

Are you singing to me?

So this is our chance

to get out of this place

Is this really happening?

So come on,

let's run for it to

Easy street

Easy street

Where you sleep till noon

Yeah, yeah, yeah

If Stacks reunites

Annie with her parents,

80% surge in the polls for sure.

We talked about this already.

They don't exist.

We'll make them exist.

Find a couple people

to pretend to be her parents.

They learn every detail

and miraculously show up

right before the election.

Add water, instant parents.

What's in it for me?

Same as for me. Ka-ching.

And no more being a cockroach.

Yeah, I'll be the girl

who's dripping in jewelry

The crowds'll go wild

when I sing

I won't have to look out

on a fire escape

Two.

The view will

be billboards of me

- On easy street

- On easy street

- Easy street

- Easy street

To a way out.

- Where we all get paid

- Where we all get paid

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah

- Move them feet to

- Move them feet to

- Easy street

- Easy street

- When you get there

- When you get there

- When you get there

- When you get there

- When you get there

- When you get there

- Stay

- Stay

I knew I liked you.

Okay, we're not

doing that right now.

That's fine.

YOLO, YOLO. That's fine.

To easy street.

I've been telling her she can do

anything she wants

to do in this city,

and come to find out

she can't even read.

How does that happen?

A lot of kids get lost, Will.

A lot of people get lost.

Well, it's unacceptable.

We gotta get her a tutor.

For her, though, right?

- Not just for the press.

- Yeah. Yeah.

For her.

What?

I can feel you smiling with

those Britisher-than-thou lips.

Your secret's

safe with me, Batman.

- What secret?

- That you care about her.

I care about the kids

that are in New York City.

And Annie.

Well, she lives in New York.

So, therefore, she's cared for.

- It's a blanket...

- Mmm-hmm.

She's within the structure

of the whatever.

Annie?

Where you going?

Thanks for everything.

Sorry I messed up last night.

Hope you can still be mayor.

What are you talking about?

Get back here.

It's okay.

I'm good at this part.

I've had a lot of practice

getting kicked out of places.

Oh, Annie.

Listen, put your bag down.

You're not going anywhere.

Sandy's gotta go.

Stop it.

You and Sandy are staying here,

and I don't care

what happened last night.

No, I mean Sandy's gotta go.

No, I mean...

Oh, Sandy's gotta go. Okay.

Well, is it, uh,

champagne or gelato?

What?

Is it Mountain Dew

or is it just plain old doo?

Is it lemonade

or chicken nuggets?

We should... I should go.

Now I wanna go because

my bladder's full.

Come on, let's go.

I saw you sign your name.

That's all you

gotta know how to do.

But what about your teachers?

How is this possible?

I'm good at hiding it.

Okay, at home. They

didn't catch it at home?

"At home"?

How come you didn't

tell anybody about this?

It's not like the whole world

wants a foster kid

to begin with.

And plus, it's embarrassing.

I didn't want anyone to know.

You know what?

I wanna show you something.

This is good here.

- Where are we?

- Queens.

Do I need my passport?

Truth is, Annie,

everybody's got something

that they don't want

anybody to know.

Including me.

For me, this is it.

This is my family.

Can you see them right now?

No, I don't.

I see them in my mind.

Like this part

of the track right here?

This is where my father

worked 20 hours a day.

Work, and work,

and work, and work.

And then, uh, he died.

I was 12 years old.

What was he like?

I don't know.

I barely knew him.

He was always working.

And that's why I felt like

if I worked hard enough,

then that'd probably

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