Annie Page #9

bring me closer to him.

And that's why I developed this.

Well,

now, you got this.

Yeah, all right, Annie.

You know, this pollen

or something's got

my eyes all scratchy.

Let's walk this way.

We can see where the trains go.

It's so good to see you

after all these years!

Yo, suit. No cuts, no butts, no coconuts.

You gotta sign in.

- For what?

- The auditions.

Audition?

Oh, my God!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait!

Oh! "We've been trying

so hard to find you!"

- Where is she?

- Back there. Why?

Wait!

Hey! Stop! Stop!

Wait!

That's an interesting choice.

"Oh, darling girl! It's so good to

see you after all these years!"

"We've been trying

so hard to find you,

"and then we saw pictures of you

"with the nice man

running for mayor."

"Let's sing our special song

only us three know."

Locket!

The sun will come out

Pronto!

Bet your sweet bottom,

fella, that

Pronto!

There'll be sun!

What the hell is this?

A disaster.

You're garbage.

You're pitchy.

- Next!

- Come on.

- I really like the script.

- David Kramer says hello!

- Out!

- That hack.

What are you doing?

You told me to find two

people to play her parents.

I meant some friends

or some neighborhood toughs.

Not open auditions.

These are callbacks.

I know, right?

And why are they singing?

People love musicals.

Bursting into song for no apparent reason.

It's magical!

There's a window

There's a bed

Here's a table

There's your head

Okay. You're done.

I'll take care of finding the parents.

You don't do anything.

I'll call you when I need you.

- But...

- No buts. We're running out of time.

Oh!

- Touch the sign!

- I did it!

You ever see Casper the

Friendly Ghost throw up?

No.

Would you like a marshmallow?

Psych! How about a graham cracker?

You son of a...

You make me laugh.

Hey, Grace. Uh, let

me ask you something.

Exactly how hard would it be

to become a foster parent?

And not temporarily either.

More like a...

Well, you know,

permanent situation.

You mean, adopt Annie?

Yeah, well,

whatever the word is.

That's the word, Will.

Then, uh...

Yeah.

Sandy.

We slept in the bed.

Which one do you prefer, Will?

- Hmm?

- Uh, red.

It's been two hours.

I don't think

she's completely learned

to read yet.

Yeah, well,

not completely, but...

Will! Will!

We got our game changer.

Every election needs a game changer.

We got our game changer.

- Stop saying "game changer."

- Annie's parents.

They saw her picture, and they called us.

It's a miracle.

"Game changer." Apparently, they've

been looking for her for years,

but she's not in the system.

How do they know

she's their daughter?

Well, they know

everything about her.

They know about the locket,

the note,

and oh, yeah, I ran a DNA test.

Boom goes the dynamite.

DNA test.

All right, but don't tell her.

I wanna meet them

before Annie finds out.

I wouldn't have it

any other way.

I mean, you should

totally be the one

who tells Annie that

we found her parents!

You found my parents?

Yes, honey, we did.

Well, we think so.

Really?

Uh, yeah. We're gonna meet them

at a place called the Domani.

- That's where the note is from!

- No way!

I knew they'd come for me.

Uh...

I'm happy for you, Annie. I know

this is what you always wanted.

And it's all because of you.

I can't believe I'm gonna see my parents.

I'm kind of freaking out.

Annie! Annie! Over here!

Are you happy?

Are you happy?

Very happy for you.

Thanks.

Annie, The Reunion.

- Annie.

- My girl.

Is it a match?

Let's see, huh?

It's a match.

We thought

we'd lost you forever.

Me, too.

We fell upon hard times.

We just felt it was best for

someone else to look after you.

I figured.

I've never

forgiven myself for it.

But when we

got back on our feet,

well, we just

couldn't find you, kid.

But the angels were looking out.

- Where do you live?

- New Jersey.

Ooh.

But we're moving

to Brazil for my job.

I think you're gonna

like it there.

Cool.

Okay, let's get started.

Everything is, uh, in order.

We have the DNA test

signed by the judge.

Now, we just need

signatures of the parents.

- That's you guys.

- That's us.

Ma'am, sign right there.

Hey. Remember me from before?

- You know what, I do.

- That's right.

I didn't know that you were

Annie's foster mom.

- Amongst other things.

- I know.

She said that

you're a very good singer.

What'd she say?

"Oh!

She's a really good singer."

No, she didn't do

any of that. She just said

you have a very nice voice,

and she liked it.

- She did?

- Yep.

Said it made her feel

good about herself.

Thank you, Rodney.

The guardian of record.

That's you, stretch.

Come on. Right here.

You sure about this?

That this is gonna win

you the election? Yeah.

No. Annie.

You don't pay me

to worry about her.

And the current temporary

guardian, William Stacks.

Mr. Stacks, we meet again.

That is a very big pen.

Thank you.

Okay. Well, according

to the State of New York,

you are officially reunited.

- Yay!

- Great!

- We'll pick you up at 4:00.

- Great.

All right.

What were they like?

Hey! Hey, hey, wait!

How did you do the DNA test?

You can do anything with money.

Well, who are those people, and

what's your plan with her, anyhow?

Don't worry about it.

She served her purpose.

What does that mean?

That they'll hold her

for a while

then dump her back in the

system till after the election.

No harm, no foul.

You can't do that to her. I mean,

she's still a little girl.

What do you care? Look, just go

home and keep your mouth shut.

Hey! You can't

talk to me like that.

I know things about you.

Well, if you know

what's good for you,

you'll go home,

and keep your mouth shut.

Mr. Stacks! Has it

helped you in the polls?

Hey, folks, Mr. Stacks is thrilled

for Annie and her family.

Never drop a citizen.

Vote Stacks for mayor.

Annie! Annie! Did you enjoy seeing them?

How was it?

We're gonna miss you, Annie.

Yeah.

We can finally get those

bubbles out of the apartment.

Yeah.

Warm enough?

Yeah. Are you?

Yeah.

Is it dusty in here?

Nah.

The New York Post

reports Will Stacks

reuniting Annie with her parents

has pushed him into a dead

heat in the race for mayor.

He was once trailing

by as much as 30 points.

Hey, baby. So, I haven't seen

you in here for a minute.

To what do I owe this pleasure?

Take it easy.

How you doing?

Not super awesome.

You want me to

make you a sandwich?

How about if I make you a key?

You ever do anything

that you thought

was really a good idea

at the time,

but then after, it's

like you're not so sure.

Yeah.

Putting up that key sign.

I don't know the first thing

about making keys.

What's the matter, sweetie?

What did you do?

'Cause, whatever it is,

you know I'm here to help.

Why are you so nice to me,

the way I treat you?

Because under all that bitter, there's

a sweet lady with a big heart.

She's just been gone

for a while. That's all.

Hmm.

Yeah.

Who am I,

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