To Die For Page #2

- Dad, I'm not a little girl anymore.

- I know that.

All I'm saying is that...

we come from

pretty different backgrounds.

'For all you know his family

could be mixed up with the mafia.'

- I'm sorry, Joe.

- No problem, Earl.

- I was just being--

- I understand.

I understand. Please.

She just laughed at me.

- Don't worry.

- I have to worry.

That's what dads do.

If you ask me, I'd say Larry

appealed to a side of her...

that you wouldn't ordinarily know

was there.

It was a kind of a-- What?

A wild side.

Not wild, but--

Wild.

I thought he would marry--

I don't know.

A nice lfalian girl.

But like the guy

in The Godfather says...

'This is America, okay?

The melting pot.'

Anyway, one day,

Larry comes over to me. He says--

I'm gonna tell you something, Pop.

She's going places.

She's got goals.

You know, she's studying stuff.

She's sending out resumes

all the time.

Did I show you what she gave me

for my birthday?

'You Can Be The 0ne.'

The one what?

Well, the one anything.

That's the point.

It's self-motivation.

It's from that guy on TV,

the inspirational millionaire...

with all the houses and yachts.

You know?

Sounds pretty serious.

Serious? Pop, I sold my drums.

- You sold your drums?

- Yep.

And he did.

He sold his drums...

And he did.

He sold his drums...

and he turned himself

right around...

just for her.

The veil Suzanne wore...

she had copied

from a picture in a magazine...

the exact same one

Maria Shriver wore at her wedding.

Larry, he was so proud, you know...

'cause Suzanne designed

the wedding rings...

all by herself.

You want me

to describe them for you?

They were round, and gold.

I mean, big f***in' deal.

Come on, Suze, let's go!

I'll still never find

a guy like you, Dad.

What?

We got a postcard from Suzanne...

every single day

that they were on their honeymoon.

And it very much surprised us

that they went to Florida...

because Suzanne was never one

to lie around the beach.

But Larry was very much

into boatlng and fishing...

and I think she just wanted

to make him happY.

- That's a pretty lady you got there.

- Yes, sir.

We've been married for four days

and 18 hours.

I wouldn't let her

out of my sight for very long.

Well, she can't go in the sun.

It's not good to tan

when you're on TV.

What show is she on?

Have I ever seen her?

Not yet, but you will.

Hi, honey.

Did you miss me?

Did you dream about me, baby?

It must've been a...

pretty successful honeymoon,

because when they came back they were--

- Radiant.

- Exactly. Radiant.

Larry took the money he was saving in

case he wanted to go back to college...

and put a down payment

on that condo at the Heights.

And he bought her

that pretty little Mustang.

- Hi. How are you?

- Come in!

All right. Come on.

So you thought Larry changed a lot

after he and Suzanne were married?

Totally! It was like suddenly

he went from Van Halen...

to Jerry Vale overnight.

She didn't have any--

She thought

she had taste, but--

Barquettes with leek chiffonade.

This is the dish that they serve...

in Johnny Carson's

favorite restaurant in Hollywood.

Well, hey, if it's

good enough for Johnny--

Well, was that

some meal or what?

I say Julia Childs

better watch her back...

or she'll be looking

for another job.

Well, I won't be doing this

every night.

I'm planning on starting this exercise

class so I can get rid of a few pounds.

From where? Your feet?

- On TV the camera adds five pounds.

- Is that true?

I didn't know that.

Did you know that?

Talking about exercise,

I gotta go.

I got a rehearsal...

at some god-awful hour

all the way over in Norwalk.

- What are you rehearsing?

- Janice has a job in the lce Follies.

They're going on tour in September.

- That's fabulous.

- Thanks.

I'm just one of

the chorus now, but--

Actually, I do skate

this one medley.

It's kind of a, you know, salute

to great TV shows.

I skate the Peggy Lipton part

in the Mod Squad number.

Peggy Lipton?

Yeah.

I get to wear a blonde wig.

How exciting.

They're talking about like

maybe a TV special this year or so--

Listen. Hang on, everybody.

Because, well, we've got...

a pretty important announcement

ourselves to make...

and I think congratulations

are in order.

Oh, honey.

Wait, wait, wait!

Cut, cut, cut!

It's not that.

- You're not--

- No, I'm not pregnant, for God's sake.

- Suzy's got a job.

- What?

Over at WWEN, the TV station.

The first woman they ever hired.

Isn't that right?

That's right.

Yep, our Suze is on her way now...

and nothing is gonna stop her.

Oh, honey, I'm proud of you.

That's great.

We're proud of you.

That's great.

- How are the newlyweds?

- They're doing great.

- Thanks, Sal.

- Yeah, cute kids.

- Aren't they just?

- Yeah.

- Did you like the barquettes?

- The what?

With the leek chiffonade.

Was it okay?

We never did 'em before...

but she showed us this recipe

in a book, so--

No problem.

I never told anyone...

even Joe.

So she couldn't cook.

There are worse crimes...

as we all know.

You're not anybody in America

unless you're on TV.

On TV is where we learn

about who we really are...

because what's the point

of doing anything worthwhile...

if nobody's watching?

And if people are watching,

it makes you a better person.

Marry me.

Mary, say yes.

I thought she was like

a goddess of some kind.

Like Lady Di

before she dumped the prince...

and went nudist and everything.

Suzanne bought me this dress,

which I hope to fit someday.

Suzanne Maretto was

a beautiful human being...

with real dreams and aspirations.

Suzanne used to say

'Opportunity is always knocking...

but if you aren't listening,

its knuckles get sore...

and it moves to another house.'

Something like that.

She said that even on her honeymoon

she had Larry take her...

to this hotel in Florida

where there was going to be...

this kind of convention

of all these big-shot TV people...

that she'd read about

in a magazine.

Which, of course,

she didn't tell Larry...

because she didn't want

to maybe hurt his feelings about...

her attending to her career

while they were bonding sexually...

so to speak.

So the German reporter

says to the Hungarian editor...

'Of course she's always smiling.

She gets 'faxed'

at least ten times a day.'

Boom.

Thank you.

I know that's a silly joke...

but it does illustrate

our central thesis today...

which is 'Here and Now in the...

Fast-Moving Computer Age.'

It's the--

In our fast-moving computer age...

it's the medium of television...

that joins together

our global community.

And it is the--

It is the television journalist

who serves as messenger...

bringing the world

into our homes...

and our homes into the world.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Thanks a lot.

- The point is, Miss--

- Stone.

That's a good name.

Now, that's a name

you can remember.

The point is, Suzanne...

if you want it bad enough

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