This Is Your Death Page #2

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Yeah, I heard him.

He'll apologize.

'Morning, slugger.

Who were those suits

at the door?

Derrick, grab your breakfast.

Your dad will drive you

to school.

What happened on your show

this week was disastrous.

But-- but,

from a legal standpoint,

surprisingly neither the network

nor the producers

could be held liable.

Yeah, I know.

But here's the thing.

When it comes to the murder,

the FCC allows live broadcasts

to air unforeseen

criminal content

as long as it wasn't planned,

there was security in place,

and every effort was made

to kill the feed.

All of which we can prove.

When it comes to the suicide,

that's where it gets

a little interesting.

- Oh, I'm sorry.

- I must have the wrong-- - Sit, Sylvia.

Everyone, this is

Sylvia Rowland,

three-time Emmy-winning producer

of our live broadcast

of Snow White, Peter Pan

and The Wizard.

Sylvia, everyone.

Continue.

As I was saying, when it

comes to Jessica's suicide,

a case could be made

that no one tried to stop her

from killing herself.

A small one, I know,

but a case nonetheless.

But unlike murder,

suicide is not a felony

in the United States.

So therefore, if we can prove

that no one did anything

to aid or abet her

in her actions,

we are off the hook.

I, uh-- I have a question,

Bernie.

Forget the murder for a second.

What if we hypothetically knew

Jessica was gonna

commit suicide on air?

Well, hypothetically, if we knew

she was gonna kill herself

and no one did anything

to aid or abet her--

You mean by handing her the gun?

Yeah, correct.

Unless, of course, there was a

physician on hand doing it.

Well, yes.

Suicide law is

a state-by-state issue.

I mean, in California

the End of Life Option Act

allows physicians

to supervise people

who are deemed mentally sound to

take their own lives.

At first it was just

for the terminally ill,

- but...

- But?

But there was a constitutional

challenge this year.

Proposition 426.

Now all you have to be

is mentally sound

and you can kill yourself

any way you deem fit.

So, theoretically,

if we had a show on air where

people committed suicide,

and we had a doctor, let's say

a psychiatrist, on hand,

we wouldn't be breaking the law.

Are you actually being

serious right now?

All right, I'm sorry,

but can I ask why I'm here?

Ilana, are we talking

theoretics here or actual?

Because if we're talking actual,

as your legal counsel I strongly

advise you against pursuing this.

I mean, the FCC

will have a field day!

Not if you put it on

after 10 o'clock, right?

Jesus Christ.

I thought I was coming here

to get fired today.

Yeah, and I thought I was

coming here to pitch a show.

Everyone, go.

Adam, Sylvia, stay.

Thank you, Bernie.

All right, let's go.

All right, I'm sorry, but

you can't be serious.

I guess I shouldn't

be surprised.

Adam, you caused quite a

stir in this country.

Your heroics combined with

your oratorical prowess

made us the number one network

for the first time

in two decades.

As president of

network programming,

it's my job to make sure you

aren't a flash in the pan.

By watching people

kill themselves on national TV?

- Are you out of your mind?

- Thank you!

And Sylvia, you are the best

live producer in the world.

We are fortunate enough to contractually

have you for one more show.

Yes, a live theatrical show.

Not a live death porn show.

Well, actually your

contract defines "show"

as single or event series.

This qualifies

as an event series.

Oh, I'm sorry, but...

F*** you, and f*** this.

You're under contract, Sylvia.

What are you doing?

Don't worry about her,

she'll come around.

The question is:

Will you?

You're too good for this

network, Adam, I know.

We're in the shmattah business

and you're done with that.

I also realize that on the

surface this sounds like a--

Like a gimmick.

But I want you to know

that everything you said

yesterday was true.

People are angry.

They're fed up.

They wanna see something real.

So, let's show them

something real.

I just watched two people

die in front of me.

I prefer not to see

any more of that.

Have a nice day.

How'd the interview go?

Extraordinary.

They hired a 20-year-old.

Oh, Mason.

Oh, you know, it's all right.

I mean, it wasn't meant

for me anyway.

Those men that came

to the house.

They're from the bank.

You told me we were a bit

behind on the mortgage,

but you didn't tell me

we were five months behind.

They can come and take our

house any time they want,

you know that, right?

- Rebecca--

- And it's not just them.

Collectors been calling

every day, Mason.

- So don't pick up.

- I'm not pickin' up!

Look, what do you

want me to say?

I'm paying the water bills,

I'm paying the electric bills,

I'm payin' for gas,

I'm payin' for insurance,

I'm trying to pay

for Derrick's medical,

and I'm payin' for groceries.

Are you done?

'Cause I gotta go to work to

help pay for everything else.

The clothing, the books,

the birthday presents.

We worked so hard

to get our kids

into a good neighborhood

with a good school district.

I am not gonna let that

be taken away from them.

...more than Indiana,

the condition of compuls--

...go back to France, because 99

percent of the country hates you!

...accept that,

that's fine.

I think it's stupid

what you're saying.

So what I'm gonna do is

I'm going to accept it.

But FOX News has been right!

Yeah, I just didn't

think people wanted a dialogue.

No, no, no. That's fine, right?

I mean, am I right?

Are we at the presidential

level, or is he punching down?

Welcome to the season premiere

of Married to a Millionaire.

My name is Adam Rogers

and we have just met

our wealthy man.

Why don't we meet our suitors?

Hi, what's your name?

Hi, I'm Jessica,

I'm a dental hygienist.

I love writing, swimming,

and romantic dinners.

- Okay. And your name?

- Hi, I'm Brandi, I'm a physiotherapist.

I like traveling, surfing,

and hot dogs.

Okay. Hot dogs.

I like hot dogs.

- Only vegan.

- Okay.

Brandi, Jessica,

do you feel like you're

marriage material for John?

- Hell yeah!

- F***.

Brandi!

Move!

How are you?

Uh, she can't see you right now.

Uh, look. She's--

Hey. Cut me a break, man.

- I can't let you in there--

- Just give me a second.

I'm telling you,

you can't--

I'm done exploiting people

for the sake of ratings,

and I am done being the

mouthpiece for garbage.

Excuse me?

Ilana, what's going on

over there?

I'm on a call with our entire

board of directors.

Can this wait?

I don't wanna do a show

that affirms death.

We gotta do better than that.

I wanna do a show

that affirms life,

that challenges people,

that stands for something.

Okay.

But people will die if we go

ahead with this, you know.

Yeah, I know.

But I don't want them

dying in vain.

Now if...

if I do this show,

and if people are

actually going to die,

I want them to die

for a good reason,

a higher purpose.

I want this show to teach

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