Truth Be Told Page #3

This is Annie Morgan

who has solid broadcast potential.

Wow, I don't know what to say.

(LAUGHING)

That's not good for someone

who might be hosting a radio show.

Right, well, maybe you and I

could have a few minutes to talk now?

- Privately?

- We got a whole weekend to talk.

Don't worry about your luggage.

I'll send somebody for it, okay?

Come on, I'll show you inside.

I want you to meet my daughter Eliza.

I saw the panels as we were driving in.

You have solar out here?

Absolutely.

New Mexico is perfect for it.

Three hundred and twenty-five days

of sunshine.

I did a paper on solar energy

for my science class.

I'll tell you what, Zoe.

Everything I do out here

is about preserving the land.

- See those barrels over there?

- Yeah.

We collect the rainwater and filter it,

and we do a lot of little things,

like wash our clothes in cold water,

we use rechargeable batteries.

We don't waste anything.

You take care of the land,

the land takes care of you.

Now come on, let's scoot inside.

Please, come in.

Sophia? We've got company.

Ah! There she is,

the girl who stole my heart and still does.

- This is Annie and Mark.

- Mark, how are you?

Pleasure. What a beautiful home you have.

- Thank you so much. Hello, Annie.

- Hi.

- Hi. Thank you so much for having us.

- The pleasure is all mine.

And this is Lucia, our daughter-in-law.

Emphasis on the "daughter" part.

You've been the talk of the house

all morning

and nobody even knows who you are.

And we're gonna change all that.

These must be your lovely children.

Oh. Yes. This is Kenny and Zoe.

- Hi.

- Hello.

I love having kids on the ranch.

- Keeps me young.

- Yeah.

Bish is the youngest guy I know.

Good luck keeping up with him.

ALEXANDER:
Why don't you kids track down

my granddaughter Eliza?

- This place is out of control.

- This is amazing.

KENNY:
This guy Bishop

must be really loaded.

- (HORSE WHINNIES)

- ZOE:
I hear horses.

KENNY:
Whoa!

- The door's unlocked. Come on. Let's go.

- Don't push me.

Who's that?

Good boy.

She's out of your league.

That's impossible.

Okay, what are we gonna do?

Because we can't sleep in here together.

We have to. I'll sleep on the floor.

Don't worry, I don't snore.

Don't you have any regular old socks?

My mother bought these socks for me,

and these underwear.

Your mother still buys your socks

and underwear for you?

- Oh! This is a bad sign.

- Why is that a bad sign?

Well, it's a bad sign because it means

you can't make basic personal decisions,

like, how come you didn't stop me

from doing this?

Because this guy Bishop

can single-handedly save my kids' program

and give you

an entirely new career opportunity.

And if that's selfish, then shoot me.

(SIGHS) Mark, these are decent people

and we're deceiving them.

And what kind of signal

is this sending your children?

Don't you mean our children?

At least until we tell them the truth.

Okay, let's talk about

where you're sleeping again.

- Hi.

- Hi.

You're really good.

Thanks.

Did you wanna go for a ride? We can

take him back out, he's really gentle.

Uh... Yeah, that's okay, maybe later.

Are you into sports like your dad?

Yeah, football, basketball, baseball.

I don't know, I like being on a team.

- How about you?

- Volleyball.

It gets me out of the house

and away from everything that's going on.

My name's Eliza.

(WHINNYING)

- And this is Trey.

- (BOTH LAUGH)

- Kenny.

- I have to rub him down.

- Do you want to give me a hand?

- Yeah, yeah.

Okay, come on.

And when I wrote him back,

I said it was a bad idea.

(CONTINUES TALKING INDISTINCTLY)

Well?

I just met the girl of my dreams.

You say that after every girl you meet.

This girl is different.

You say that, too.

Ah! She's just... Wow. I...

You're so articulate when you fall in love.

Well, she's almost as cute as my sister.

All right, guys, listen up.

Annie and I have discussed it

and Annie feels it's best if we

tell the truth sooner than later.

ANNIE:
I just can't put this off.

Your dad and I are gonna tell

Mr. Bishop everything

and then we can all just go home.

No, no. You know, wait.

I'm against this whole telling

the truth thing right now.

What are you talking about?

You wanted to leave

before we even got here.

Dad, when was the last time

you got to commune with nature? Huh?

You know, forget nature, the universe.

The whole universe is right here.

I mean, think of the stars at night, huh?

Breathing this fresh air.

You know, meeting the locals.

- What's going on?

- It's a girl.

- (KNOCK ON DOOR)

- SOPHIA:
Lunchtime, everybody.

I'm sorry, I just can't live with myself

if I don't say something.

I hope everyone is hungry. I love to cook.

ALEXANDER:
Which is why I have to run

five miles a day to stay even.

- You run five miles a day?

- Or more.

- You a runner?

- Yeah, I run.

If you think you can keep up,

we'll have to go out sometime.

Don't worry,

I won't have any problem keeping up.

(LAUGHS)

You're a competitor, I like that.

That's one of the reasons you're here.

My guess, if you counsel a couple

and things don't work out,

you take that as a personal failure.

I don't like to lose.

I don't like to see couples lose

or their children.

My parents gave up on their marriage,

so, for me,

keeping families together is personal.

We're on the same page.

Before this goes any further,

there's something you should know.

(COUGHING)

Um...

Me and my sister, we'd love to make a toast

to our parents. Right, Zoe?

Um...

What you guys do for others is just...

- Awesome.

- Thank you.

Easy.

(ALEXANDER CHUCKLES)

To have your kids look up to you,

that's what it's all about, isn't it?

To a memorable weekend!

ALL:
Cheers!

MARK:
Honestly, I don't know

what you guys were thinking.

Dad, we did it for you, okay?

We know how much

the program means to you.

I know you meant well, but, I mean,

this just really complicates everything now.

- We're sorry.

- Yeah, we're sorry.

Well, your dad's right,

the longer we wait to tell the truth,

the worse it will be for all of us.

Aim slightly off center to get a good break.

Sweet.

(GUN SHOTS)

He knows!

Are you kidding me?

What, he's gonna shoot us?

Come on, move it! Let's go! Let's go!

- MARK:
What do we do now?

- You're the ex-football player. Save us!

Oh, great. Dad didn't tell you, did he?

- ANNIE:
No. Tell us what?

- Where is everybody?

Nobody stays at the Bishop ranch for free.

When you come here, you work.

And today we're mending fences.

Oh! I thought we were gonna die.

All right, so, jeans, boots.

Dress warm, you guys. We got some snow

in the high country last night. All right?

Everything's in your rooms.

Meet outside in 10.

ALEXANDER:
Let's go, let's go! Come on!

(FIRING GUN)

(SIGHS)

We could have built

the Great Wall of China by now.

- What's my horse's name?

- Dollar.

After John Wayne's horse in True Grit

Where is that wife of yours?

You know women, Bish.

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