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Truth Be Told

‘Truth Be Told’

Season 1, Episode 17 -  Aired March 10, 2010

Jay gets tangled up in a web of lies after he accidentally kills Manny's pet turtle, Shel Turtlestein. Claire is alarmed when Phil reconnects with an old girlfriend through Facebook. Meanwhile, an overworked Mitchell confronts his boss after feeling he's missing out on precious moments with Lily.

Quote from Phil

Denise: You know, this was a mistake. I'm gonna leave. Claire, if I were you, I would kick him out. Maybe he'd appreciate you more after he spent a lonely night in a hotel. At the Radisson, by the airport.

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Quote from Mitchell

Cameron: You quit?
Mitchell: Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. It was amazing. No, no. This is the new me, Cam. I am not letting people run my life anymore. I should be nervous, but I'm not.
Cameron: I'm excited for you.
Mitchell: Yes! It's exciting! It's exciting.
Cameron: Because you followed your heart, and that is worth celebrating.
Mitchell: Cam, I just feel- [laughs] So liberated.
Cameron: Hey.
Mitchell: And I'm not picking it up.
Cameron: Ooh! I like this guy.

Quote from Cameron

Mitchell: I do too. Yes, we'll have to cut back a little bit. But isn't it worth it if you feel like you're living your life for the first time?
Cameron: Totally.
Mitchell: Uh, what were we even waiting for? You will go back to teaching music, and then I'll just find something in a few months. And until then, all we need to do is just sit back and watch this little miracle here dazzle us. I'm tingling.
Cameron: I am too.
Mitchell: It's like my heart is full for the first time in forever. Oh, God, it's really pounding. It's like I feel the weight of endless possibilities just sitting on my chest- She is not doing anything, Cam.
Cameron: You're not panicking, are you?
Mitchell: Of course I am panicking.
Cameron: No. Don't panic. If you panic, I panic!
Mitchell: I just quit my job. Cam!
Cameron: My God. Mitchell, I am used to nice things.

Quote from Mitchell

Cameron: What are we gonna do?
Mitchell: Okay. No, no. Just calm down. This is what we're gonna do. I am going to- I'm gonna do what I'm trained to do. I am going to lie, grovel, debase myself until I get what I want. I am a lawyer, damn it.
Cameron: Mitchell! No.
Mitchell: Oh, no, you're right. The tie.
Cameron: No. We'll find something better for you, something that works for all of us.
Mitchell: There's no Plan "B" here, Cam. We have a mortgage. We have- We have a child to support.
Cameron: Hey, it's gonna be okay. We're gonna figure it out. I just want you to be happy, and you will be happy. And that is something worth toasting.
Mitchell: Let's just drink the cheap stuff, 'cause we might have to sell that bottle.

Quote from Jay

Gloria: It's hard to sleep in a bed of lies. Isn't it, Jay?
Jay: Kids get over these things pretty quick. He's probably sleeping like a baby right now.
Gloria: I'm sure he's wide awake, full of guilt.
Jay: Well, I'm going to sleep. [sighs, leans back, then gets up] Damn it!

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