Truth Be Told Page #6

Hey. You've got a little company, huh?

You got a second for me?

Sweetheart, I want you to understand.

I like spending time with Annie,

she's a lot of fun.

But nothing, nothing is going to happen.

Dad, I'm not stupid. It's already happened.

- What are you talking about?

- The way you look at her.

- How do I look at her?

- Like Kenny looks at Eliza.

That's bad.

Do you even think about Mom?

Every day, every hour.

Honey, nobody's gonna replace your mom.

Nobody could.

Dad, what are we gonna do?

Whoo!

You know, I've looked at your business plan

for your program

and I have one question.

Why don't you give yourself a bigger salary?

Mr. Bishop,

I want as much of the money as I can get

to go in to the program for the kids.

Well, I tell you, I'm thinking seriously

about funding your program.

And now I need to talk to Annie.

Hey, guys, be safe, all right?

I'll be back in a while.

- Okay.

- Yeah! Later.

(ZOE EXCLAIMS)

You guys really get along, don't you?

He adores me.

And your mom and dad get along, too.

You're such a great family.

Yeah, well, your parents

are pretty cool, too.

Thanks.

- Can I ask you a favor?

- Yeah, of course.

Your mom

being a marriage counselor and all,

you think you could ask her

to talk to my parents?

Sure. Yeah, no, yeah. She'd do that.

Okay.

Come on, let's go get changed.

- What do you think you're doing?

- Well, you know, helping Eliza.

Let her parents

find their own marriage counselor.

What's wrong with you?

You know, you're so selfish.

It's not always about you, Zo.

Annie, I thought

you might be interested in this.

It's a town. I mean,

you've got a whole town.

And not any town, but a real western town.

You know where I met Sophia?

At the movies.

We both went to see

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, alone.

I'd never seen such a beautiful woman.

I asked her out

and discovered

we shared all kinds of things in common.

And we loved Western movies.

Robert Redford was her hero.

And me, well, I'm a Paul Newman guy.

Between the two of us, we watched every

Western we could lay our hands on.

We just loved cowboy movies.

Okay, but this?

Well, it's not about the town,

it's about Sophia,

how I feel about her.

Annie, I just didn't want to forget

the moment I saw her.

There's nothing like it,

knowing you're looking at the person you

want to spend the rest of your life with.

Well...

For our 30th, I put all this together.

And now, every time

I walk into my little town with my wife,

I get to re-live that moment.

I think you should be

the marriage counselor.

Look, I'm sure it was the same

with you and Mark, right?

(BELL DINGING)

What does he want now?

That bell rings every five minutes.

- I think he knows.

- Let's find out.

- Kenny and Zoe, you kids come over here.

- Yes, sir.

And you two are in for a big surprise.

When Bish and I learned

that you two had eloped...

I said we've got to fix that.

Fix it?

- What do you mean?

- I mean, we're fixing it, cowboy style.

In the early 1800s,

the West was a new frontier

and when a couple arrived in New Mexico,

the land became their life,

and out of that came a tradition

of couples renewing their vows.

Oh. Uh...

Mr. Bishop, we don't like to

draw attention to ourselves.

Annie's right, Mr. Bishop.

We kind of cherish the memory

of our elopement.

Mmm-hmm.

Well, I mean, if it's just symbolic.

Hands together. And you look at each other.

And the vow goes like this:

You will feel no cold,

for each of you will be warmth to the other.

There is no more loneliness,

for each of you

will be companion to the other.

- So now what?

- Gunfire?

(LAUGHS) You've got to be kidding.

You kiss each other.

Now that was a kiss!

(ALL APPLAUDING)

Here you go. Have you guys seen Zoe?

Mmm-mmm.

Okay, thanks.

Annie, let me do that. Come on.

- Oh, thanks.

- Yeah.

So, Jake, Lucy told me

one of the things she loved about you most

is your lack of ego.

She said you never talk about yourself,

it's all about her.

So, tell me more.

Uh, well, I didn't know if I had what it

took to make it in the business world.

And I had some pretty big shoes to fill.

Then I met Lucy and,

well, she told me to make this list

of all the things that I was good at.

And she said over and over again

that I could do anything.

And she kept telling me

that she believed in me.

I still believe in you.

So, Jake, what was it about Lucy

that made you want to spend

the rest of your life with her?

She told me I would make a great father.

MARK:
Zoe?

- Have you seen Zoe?

- No.

Dad, she's not upstairs.

- No luck out back?

- No.

Let's just check the barns.

- Zoe!

- Zo! Zoe!

- Zoe!

- Zoe!

Zoe!

Oh, no. The little ATV's missing.

- Eliza, you take Kenny.

- Got it.

Mark, come with me.

Come on.

She's out there alone, it's not safe.

Annie, why don't you wait here

and let us know if she comes back?

It's getting dark. You need to hurry!

You guys check up that way.

That way!

Zoe!

(ZOE SOBBING)

(GROANING)

Ow!

Zoe!

(SHIVERING)

Zoe!

KENNY:
It's getting dark. This isn't funny!

(HOWLING)

Zoe!

Zoe! Zoe.

Oh, Zoe.

Zoe. Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

What happened to you? Why did you leave?

I just had to get away, okay?

I think I hurt my wrist.

Oh, yeah. It looks swollen.

Okay, don't move it.

It'll be okay. They'll find us.

Thanks.

Zoe, where are you?

Zo! Come on!

- ANNIE:
That's a beautiful brush.

- Thanks. It was my mom's.

You must miss her so much.

It's a terrible thing to lose your mother.

Do you still talk about her?

Sometimes I talk about it,

sometimes I don't.

Well, I hope you feel comfortable

talking about her

to your dad and your friends.

You know, you don't have to manage this

all by yourself.

Most of my friends feel uncomfortable

when I bring up my mom.

They probably just don't know what to say

or how to help.

You know what? It might make it easier

if you talk about all the happy memories

you have with your mom.

Tell me, what's one quality

you remember the most about her?

Oh, that's easy.

Her laugh.

She was always laughing.

She said, "Zoe, always try

and find the joy around you. "

Her and my dad were always laughing

about something.

Hey, what is it?

(SOBBING)

That's why it's so hard

with you being around,

because my dad laughs with you

like he did with my mom.

There's no pain

like losing someone you love.

It takes a lot of courage

to allow yourself to be happy again.

And it's even harder

to let yourself love again.

Does that make sense?

Sort of.

When my mom died, I was holding her hand.

She always told me

she wanted me to be happy,

and Kenny and my dad.

And you just never thought

that your dad being happy

might mean he'd find someone else.

Yeah.

I feel bad

because I want my dad to be happy.

(ATV APPROACHING)

MARK:
Don't worry, honey. It's just a strain.

It'll be better before you know it.

What's this?

Check that out.

ANNIE:
Bishop built this town for Sophia.

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