Truth Be Told Page #2

Right. You needed a lot of help.

Just a dumb jock trying to keep his GPA up

to stay eligible to play. That's me.

- Hi, sweetie.

- Bish, you're so sweet.

- Who told you to do that?

- That's my secret.

- Are you here alone?

- Yeah. I mean, no.

Oh, hey, guys, come here.

I want you to meet somebody.

- Old friend. Annie Morgan.

- Hi.

- This is Kenny and Zoe, my children.

- Hi. Nice to meet you.

Annie Morgan. We went to college together.

She tutored me.

- Very cool.

- Can I get a photo of your lovely family?

- Yeah, sure.

- Yeah.

PHOTOGRAPHER:

Right up against the bones.

- Come on.

- (STAMMERING)

Go ahead, go.

There she is.

That's the young woman

I was telling you about.

SOPHIA:
What a beautiful family.

ALEXANDER:
Yeah. She obviously knows

what she's talking about.

- Do you think she could help?

- Well...

- Thank you.

- Excellent. Thank you.

- Thanks.

- I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be in the way.

Oh, come on.

- Bye.

- Bye. Nice to meet you.

- Bye.

- Hey, hey. Don't go too far

- because we're leaving soon.

- Okay.

Well, I better, um, you know...

It was great seeing you.

Yeah. It was great seeing you, too.

Hey, you know,

you haven't changed a bit.

In fact, I would say you look better,

if that's possible.

Thank you.

Are you cold?

I could be.

- Yes. Yes. Definitely.

- Come on.

Where's your husband? I'd love to meet him.

Oh, I'm not married.

Oh.

Uh, so, what're you doing now?

Ironically, I'm a marriage

and family counselor

here in Denver.

I know. Single marriage counselor.

- Yeah.

- Is your wife here?

'Cause I'm running a special.

Oh.

No, I'm not married.

My wife passed away about three years ago.

- Oh, I'm sorry.

- Thanks.

You know, it's been an adjustment, but...

I mean, it's been roughest

on my little one, really.

It's been rough on all of us,

actually, but...

Uh...

Anyway, I should...

I gotta go round them up.

We better get going.

Yeah.

It was great to see you.

You too.

- Hey.

- Struck out again.

Whose coat?

Oh! Mark's coat. I better go find him.

Return it to him tomorrow.

I want to go home.

(PHONE RINGING)

(ON ANSWERING MACHINE) Hi, this is Mark.

You've reached my cell. You know what to do.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

(SQUAWKING)

- Hello?

- ALEXANDER:
Yes, is this Annie Morgan?

- Uh, yes.

- Last night at the museum,

I showed you the most beautiful woman

in the world.

Oh. The guy with the cell phone issues.

I was so impressed

that I decided to interview you.

To interview me?

I'm looking for a new host for a radio show.

Denver might need what you have to offer.

Great, and you're going

to make that happen?

Run a search on Alexander J. Bishop.

I take it from the silence on your end

that you're looking at my mug shot.

(STUTTERS) Yeah, I didn't...

I mean, I thought that...

This is for a real interview? For a show?

Absolutely.

Well, why don't we meet for lunch or dinner

to talk about this?

Better idea. You hop on a plane

and come out here and spend the weekend

with me and my family

at my ranch in New Mexico.

I'll see you tomorrow.

We'll be in touch. (DISCONNECTS)

Duke, let's hunt.

As long as I'm here,

Jack has a place to be while you're at work.

And you pay what you can afford

when you can afford it, okay?

You better get to work.

Don't worry.

Thank you very much, Mr. Crane.

Hey.

Yeah, you probably didn't lose any sleep

over this.

Been so busy, completely forgot it.

Thank you.

I just heard you with that mom.

You're a good guy.

Well, I'm only a good guy

for another three weeks

- until the city shuts us down.

- Why?

Lost funding for the after-school program.

Federal cutbacks.

That's what I was doing at the museum

last night,

hat in hand, looking for an angel

with deep pockets.

I think I may have talked to my angel

this morning.

Oh, really? What happened?

I met this man at the museum,

helped him out of a tough spot

with his wife and...

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Go ahead.

- Hello.

- JAKE:
Annie, hi.

This is Jake Bishop,

Vice President, Bishop Communications.

I hear you got the early call from my dad

this morning.

Oh, yeah, right.

Listen, I'm calling to confirm this weekend,

and to get your contact information before

messengering over those plane tickets.

Oh! It's just me, one is fine.

It doesn't work that way with my dad, Annie.

When he's considering hiring someone,

he's hiring their entire family.

My entire what?

Your husband Mark and the two kids.

Your family made a big impression

on my dad and mom, Annie.

You should know that.

Family is big in our business.

Can I call you right back?

I'll be waiting.

Everything okay?

Jake Bishop?

Hey, I spoke to him last night.

He and his father.

Was trying to get him to help

with my funding.

Mr. Bishop is thinking of putting me

on one of his radio stations.

Wow! That's good, huh?

But he thinks I'm married. To you.

(LAUGHS)

Why would he think that?

Well, he must have seen us together.

- With your children.

- The picture.

So, call him back now. Straighten it out.

- Right.

- Always best to do it right away.

I just think there's something bigger

going on here.

I mean, I want to save marriages,

and you want to save children.

So?

So, wouldn't you like another shot

at pitching your program to Mr. Bishop?

Yeah.

And I'd really like that newjob

so I can reach out to families

who can't afford therapy.

But you're not married.

But I could be.

We could be to each other for the weekend?

KENNY:
So why are we coming here?

To tell some rich guy who thinks you two

are married that you're not?

Why didn't you just call this Bishop guy

and tell him the truth?

Because Annie can't get the job

unless she has face time

with this guy and his family.

And your dad gets another shot

at pitching the after-school program.

You can probably make a ton of money

having your own show.

It's not about the money,

it's a career choice. (SCOFFS)

KENNY:
Have you figured out

how you're going to pull this off yet?

'Cause I'd kind of like to go home.

ANNIE:
We'll find a moment

alone with Mr. Bishop,

explain the misunderstanding.

MARK:
And by the time

our heads hit the pillow tonight,

this will all be behind us.

I want to move on KEQA in Portland.

It's underutilized.

I thought we'd been through this.

I don't think this is a good move.

For you or for me, Dad?

The company can't afford the stress

of a new acquisition.

Credit is tight. You know that.

(CAR HONKING)

JAKE:
Here they are.

KENNY:
Whoa!

ZOE:
Whoa!

I'd be careful

when I give this guy the bad news.

For once, I agree with my brother.

All right. Okay, come on,

you guys. Let's go.

- Howdy.

- ALEXANDER:
Welcome.

I'm so glad you could come.

If this is your first time to this part

of New Mexico, you're in for a treat.

- Mr. Bishop.

- Please, call me Bish.

These are our children, Kenny and Zoe.

- Nice to meet you.

- Hi.

Hi, Kenny, Zoe.

Jake, you remember Mark.

Yes, I do. It's good to see you.

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