Z: The Beginning of Everything

Zelda.

I thought I'd be able to see the city by now.

We've got miles and miles and miles.

Who can sit?

Sticking your head out the window

isn't going to get us there any faster.

It might.

Besides,

New York needs to see me coming.

Honestly.

Isn't there room at the church for this?

Then Tilde could help.

Where's your sense of adventure?

I don't want to ruin my hair.

Scott's corsage.

Let's see it.

Zelda, there's something we need to discuss,

something Mama explained to me

before my wedding night

and I had to explain to Tilde.

Oh?

About your...

About your conjugal duties.

My what?

Baby,

every man has his own set of expectations,

but it's better to perform them in the dark.

The darker, the better.

Not that there's any need to worry.

He'll take the lead, of course,

but it's important for a wife not to...

hesitate.

So when your husband is...

ready to...

proceed,

you just lie back

and think of the magnolias in our garden.

It works every time.

Thank you, Tootsie.

I'll do just that.

It's gorgeous.

It's much better. Thank you.

Where are they all going?

Tootsie.

Where is he?

Hi.

Excuse me. Excuse me.

Sorry. Excuse me.

Excuse me. Sorry.

Excuse me. Sorry.

Scott!

Mmm.

I can't believe you're actually here.

I've lost count of the months. Are you real?

I'm real.

I can marry you right now right here.

Don't you dare. You promised me a church wedding.

Oh, don't worry. I've arranged for everything.

You ready?

Tootsie, come on.

I think I accosted 70-odd ladies

looking for you.

Scott Fitzgerald, are you saying

there's 70 ladies like me?

I would never say such a thing.

There's only one sun... you...

center of everything.

Where's he taking our bags?

Thank you.

To the Biltmore.

I've booked us all rooms.

The Biltmore? Really?

Our new home.

Wow.

Zelda.

It just goes on forever,

everywhere you look.

There's plenty of time for that later.

We're walking?

Come on.

Zelda, my goodness.

I told you he'd do something magnificent.

Zelda, this is Ludlow Fowler, my best man.

Welcome, Zelda.

Oh.

Now this is how you arrive in New York City.

- Well done. - Thank you.

This is Harold Ober, my agent.

- Hello. - Hello.

He's the man that helps make the money.

- And his wife Anne. - Pleasure to meet you, dear.

You, too.

3,000 copies sold in three days.

How's that for a wedding present?

Is this all for us?

Uh, no.

This is for the Easter Mass tomorrow.

We're in the rectory, darling.

Oh.

The rectory?

What about Tilde? She's not here.

We have to wait.

I... I bought you all we can.

Mr. Fitzgerald, are we ready?

Uh, there's one more family member.

Uh, as I mentioned,

I have the O'Reilly service this afternoon.

We're ready. We're ready.

Uh, Tilde will understand.

- If you'll follow me. - Okay.

Ahem.

Now...

Here? Really?

Gosh.

From Mama's wedding dress.

Something borrowed,

so you can have one Sayre with you.

Tootsie.

I love you, baby sister.

You look beautiful.

Ahem.

Dear friends, we've come together

in this church on this day

so that the Lord may strengthen

and seal this union,

so that Christ may bless this love.

Do you have the ring?

Oh.

Francis Scott Fitzgerald,

do you take Zelda Sayre for your lawful wife,

to have and to hold from this day forward,

for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer,

in sickness and in health,

until death do you part?

I do.

Zelda Sayre,

do you take Francis Scott Fitzgerald

for your lawful husband,

to have and to hold from this day forward,

for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer,

in sickness and in health, until death do you part?

I do.

May the Lord bless

and consecrate Scott and Zelda

in their love for one another.

I now pronounce you man and wife.

I adore you.

You be a good Catholic, Scott,

and you be a good Episcopalian, Zelda,

and everything will be fine.

- Tilde! - Tilde.

We did it.

Oh. So glad you're here.

You're married? But it's not even noon.

We should have taken a cab. I told you we'd be late.

We're not late. It's quarter till.

The wedding was supposed to start at noon.

How could you let this happen?

Uh, the preacher started.

You couldn't wait?

Tilde, this is how the moderns do it.

We don't wait for anything.

Yes. Now's the fun part.

Welcome to the Biltmore.

I'll just get the key.

That's my husband's book.

You're reading my husband's book.

- Really? - Uh-huh.

Here we are.

Welcome to your new life.

Wow.

Is there more than one room?

It's a honeymoon suite.

Oh, my.

Now you can see what the rich spend their money on.

And it's all ours.

Ah, silk sheets.

This is gorgeous.

Anything your heart desires.

Just press this, and you'll have it.

Anything?

Anything that wild mind of yours

can conceive of.

And a bellboy can carry.

This is the Biltmore, after all.

There's no reason for us to ever leave this room.

Oh, good, because I don't want to.

Did we order something already?

I invited a few friends to celebrate with us.

Oh.

Well, of course.

How crude we'd be if we didn't.