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In the series premiere episode of TRU CALLING, we meet Tru Davies, who suddenly discovers she can save lives. She is a smart and sexy recent college graduate who lands a job on the midnight shift at the city morgue.
On her first night, Tru questions reality when she hears a beautiful murder victim asking for her help. But the next morning, Tru wakes up to find that she is back at the beginning of that very same day – twelve hours before the woman's death that only Tru knows about.
Tru must use her newfound ability to go back in time so she can try to stop the tragedy before it actually happens, while at the same time rescuing members of her own family from their dangerous and self-destructive lives.
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Director: Philip Noyce
Writer: Jon Harmon Feldman
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Broadcast: 2003-10-30
Production No.: 1AHP79
Episode Overall No.: 1
Episode Type: Regular Episode
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Episode Notes -  |
The man with Tru and Lindsay in the bar after Tru's graduation is Cameron. He was supposed to be a main character but was dropped from the series. He was removed from the series after negative test reactions. He only appears in this episode.
The name of Tru's mother is Elise Laura Davies. This can clearly be seen on the headstone at the end of this episode.
The scene in which Tru says "Have a little faith in your sister" could be a reference from Eliza's days on the hit supernatural shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. She played a Slayer named Faith.
The date on the newspaper is May 26th, 2003. This episode takes place six months before it's air date.
Original Ratings: The pilot episode was watched by 4.9 million viewers.
Quotes:
Davis: Tru, why do I think you're not telling me the truth?
Tru: I know I shouldn't have looked through the files. I just have a few questions.
Davis: Oh what? About unsolved murders?
Tru: Exactly.
Davis: So let me get this straight. In the eight hours since you've started working here, you've decided to solve old cases? It's very ambitious. You know what I did today? I bought socks.
(After the day rewinds)
Tru: You never met me?
Davis: I have never met you. Then again, I haven't been going to the gym lately so...
Harrison: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Are you okay? Is everything okay?
Tru: I'm having a day, Harrison. A day I would gladly explain to you if I thought I could but I can't, so I'm not even gonna try. And I heard another voice.
Harrison: Wait. I don't understand. You mean like, you mean like Mom?
Tru: No, not her. Someone else.
Harrison: Dead?
(Tru nods)
Harrison: Oh, boy.
Tru: And that's not even the half of it. Believe it or not, that's the half that makes sense. I-I just don't get it. Me of all people, why do they come to me?
Harrison: Maybe because they know that you'll listen.
Tru: Do you think I'm crazy?
Harrison: I never thought you were crazy.
Tru: I got a drinking game. It's called you graduate and your family didn't show up.
Cameron: Your drinking game is next on Doctor Phil.
Lindsay: I'm so sorry Tru. I know they miss all your track meet but...
Tru: To be expected.. Harrison Probably met a girl, Meredith probably met a client, and my father...
Lindsay: No knowledge of children from his first marriage.
Tru: It's been the strangest day. An understatement, I know. Did you have anything to do with it? I don't know. I only know I wish this day had come 10 years earlier. Then maybe I could've saved you too. Instead I'll wait...for others. Some who have needed me longer than most. So maybe I couldn't save you. Maybe, just maybe...this is your way of saving me.
Tru: Your gonna be a mom, Rebecca. Take it from someone who lost hers way too soon. You're supposed to live. There's no better reason to.
Rebecca: Your mother?
Tru: Was killed...10 years ago, in front of me...by a man they never found. It wasn't her time then...and it's not yours now. |
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