Truth Be Told

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)

5-10.

My name is Annie Morgan.

As a marriage and family counselor,

I don't like seeing relationships fail

and families come apart.

So I work outside the box

to help my clients open up.

- I quit!

- No.

I want couples to understand

that behind every strong relationship

is courage,

and it's always worth the fight.

I think you've reached a new level

of emotional intimacy,

but don't forget

to do your homework, okay?

- You've got to practice to create

new habits. - (TELEPHONE RINGING)

- Good night, Annie.

- Good night.

(ANSWERING MACHINE BEEPS)

DARCY ON PHONE:

Annie, I know you're there.

I have tickets to the Citizens

for a Better Colorado benefit

and it's tonight.

It's a big event and Joe can't come

and I don't want to go alone. Please come.

I haven't seen you in ages.

By the way, I have new baby pictures.

Gotcha!

(WHISTLE BLOWING)

MAN:
Get low, get low, get low.

Let's go. Let's go.

Nice pass, Kenny. Nice.

Wazzy! Go!

Yo!

Yeah! Tom Brady, eat your heart out!

Kenny, stop horsing around and focus!

Come on.

Let's get to work!

We've got Madeira next week!

Go down, Kenny.

Work on those post patterns.

Dad, I need to get home. I have homework.

What's wrong, sweetheart? Huh?

Last night I had another dream about Mom.

MARK:
Zoe!

Zoe! Kenny!

Kenny! Come on. We're going to be late!

KENNY:
I don't want to go.

It's educational.

KENNY:
(LAUGHS)

Exactly! That's why I don't want to go!

Would you go get him

and tell him we have to go? Now.

Touchdown! That's what I'm talking about.

Neanderthal! Turn off the football,

we're going now!

Stop! Stop! Come on!

You're freaking out my brain waves!

We're going.

(KENNY GROANS)

Tuck your shirt in.

Dad, you know how much I hate

these events.

Listen to me, I'm desperate to raise money

for this program.

Having you guys here with me

makes me look good. Now come on.

Dad, how many of these events

have we been to in the past two months?

Six or seven. Why?

And you've struck out all seven?

Your point?

Kenny was with us every time.

Maybe with a family of two,

you'd have more luck.

(KENNY MOCKING)

- Hey, hey, hey, hey. Chill.

- Okay. All right. Okay.

(INDISTINCT)

So, if I can raise $250,000 privately,

the city will provide a matching grant

to make up the difference.

That's a lot of money, Mr. Crane.

Have you read the statistics

on latchkey kids?

They drop out of school,

hang with the wrong crowds,

get into trouble, you name it.

My dad's after-school program

is about helping society.

He's looking at the big picture.

This is my daughter Zoe,

our unofficial spokesperson.

This is my son Kenny.

- The strong, silent type.

- Hi.

All right, well, it looks like I'll be

working for you in a few years.

Yeah. Probably all of us, really, right?

Hey, hey, hey, hey. Don't get lost.

Okay. Nice job.

- Look, I realize it's an

awful lot of money. - It is.

With the economy,

there's just a lot of belt tightening

going on right now, you know?

My son's right, Mr. Crane.

Can our corporation's limited charitable

funds be best spent on your program?

That's the question.

Alexander Bishop.

I remember watching you play

for the Broncos.

It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Bishop.

They'll let anybody into this party,

won't they?

Well, the fact that you're here

certainly proves that.

- Hi, Brenda.

- Hello.

Brenda and Kurt Warner.

Alexander Bishop and his son Jake.

- How you doing, Jake?

- Hi.

- It's good to meet you.

- It's a pleasure.

You guys got to watch out for this guy.

He once hit me so hard,

it took me two days to remember

if I was in Denver or St. Louis.

ALEXANDER:
I saw that game.

That was right before

you blew out your knee, right?

That was the career ender,

then I got into something

a little more satisfying.

And I understand you have too, Kurt.

Yeah. We're working a lot

with our First Things First foundation.

- You still got my number?

- Yeah.

All right. Give me a call sometime.

We'll catch up.

- I will. See you, Kurt.

- Very nice to meet you guys.

Good guy.

MAN:
This Tyrannosaurus rex is one of

the largest land carnivores of all time.

Measuring up to 42 feet in length,

13 feet tall at the hips

and seven tons in weight...

Check out the babeasaurus.

You know, I bet she really likes

football players.

Come on. Really?

...with teeth

that could crush bone like bananas.

All I'm saying is

if you can save my marriage,

you can save anybody's.

Finish your book.

I know. I should.

I just can't seem to get the structure.

Let me help. Chapter 1.

"Darcy gets married and he is not perfect. "

Chapter 2. "Annie shows Darcy

that she's not exactly perfect either. "

By the way,

that was pure genius on your part.

Chapter 3. "Darcy and husband

work on their problems,

"truly fall deeply in love

and have a beautiful child together. "

That last chapter title is

a little too long, isn't it?

So my book

is gonna be all about your marriage?

Not all of it. I'm just saying

some of your clients would be embarrassed

to reveal details of their lives.

I'm not that person.

I reveal everything.

I think it could get both of us

a lot of attention.

Could be a potential donor

for my food bank program.

Wish me luck. I'm off to pan for gold.

Okay. No. Wait. Give me the pictures.

It's how you got me here.

- (GASPING) Oh!

- Muah!

Aw!

We can't go in there.

Relax. We're just acquisitive young minds.

Okay, it's "inquisitive,"

and you don't have a mind like that.

Kenny, get out of there. Dad will kill you.

(KENNY SCREAMS PLAYFULLY)

Sheesh!

That egg could feed the whole football team.

MARK:
Hey!

You break it, you not only have to buy it,

you have to eat it.

- Now, get out of there.

- How is it going up there, Dad?

- Get out of there.

- Sorry.

Okay.

You hiding from T. rex?

If I were still a kid,

I could definitely see a nightmare coming.

Can you see that woman

across the room wearing the red dress?

(INDISTINCT)

- ANNIE:
She's beautiful.

- Inside and out.

I'm a lucky man, and I knew it

from the moment I saw her.

- Not many men could say that.

- That's true.

If you don't mind,

tell me the second she looks this way.

(INDISTINCT)

And I'm covering for you because?

Well, I promised her

I wouldn't take this out the entire evening.

I'm faithful in the big things,

but this is business.

And you've never used your cell phone

as an excuse to avoid talking to her?

No. Never. Absolutely not.

Okay. Well, let's use technology as a way

to enhance your relationship with your wife.

Text her right now.

Tell her she's the most beautiful woman

in the room.

Are you kidding?

Trust me on this.

Type.

You're the most beautiful woman

in the room.

(CELL PHONE BUZZING)

Did you ever think of

doing this for a living?

I already do.

Excuse me. Excuse me.

University of Colorado, right?

- I'm Mark...

- Crane.

Yeah. You're Annie Morgan, right?

The Annie Morgan.

The?

You tutored me, remember?

You were a freshman, I was a senior?

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