>> our marriage wasn't a happy one. it ended in nine months, unfortunately. i don't know what else to say. ♪ >> marilyn returns to work at fox studios, but she just felt under zanac's leadership. her year was going to flounder because the films just weren't very good. >> she couldn't get away from the type casting. >> she could see that the act was starting to exploit her. she needed to deconstruct what she was doing so that it wouldn't eat her alive. >> at the pinnacle of her success, marilyn monroe walks away from hollywood. >> it's astonishing that she would do that. she was flying without a net. >> she was feeling her power. and i think she wanted to see how far she could push herself.