The Descendants Page #2

All right, so where are we?

Proposals are virtually the same.

Hotels, shopping centers, condos

and golf courses.

I have some major concerns...

A Chicago group

is offering half a billion dollars.

But we're leaning towards a lower bid

from a guy named Don Holitzer.

He's actually from Kauai.

Made a fortune in Silicon Valley.

Old Cousin Hugh is pushing us in

that direction, and I say, why not?

The money would come from Hawaii

and stay in Hawaii.

There's nothing about saving

the heiau. You know, it's ridiculous.

And there's no beach access like they say,

and that's really, really...

Elizabeth's gonna make it

out okay. I know it.

It's not her time yet.

She'll wake up.

Scottie and Alexandra

will have their mother back.

And we'll talk about our marriage.

I know I can make things right.

I'll sell the land, quit my practice

, and buy her whatever she wants.

A big boat. A house in France.

We'll take a trip around the world,

just the two of us.

We'll get close again,

like the early days.

I wish I had better news, Matthew.

But Dr. Chun and Dr. Mueller and I

agree that her condition...

...it's deteriorating.

She has no eye movement,

she has no pupillary responses...

...she has no brain-stem reflexes

whatsoever.

I mean, the machines can keep her alive, but

the quality of her life would be so poor.

Basically the way it is now.

She'll never be the way she was, Matt.

Never.

We know that now.

Look, uh...

I can't tell you how sorry I am

to tell you this.

And you do have your daughters.

There's just nothing more

that we can do.

So if we do go ahead

and take her off the machines...

There's no "if."

It's "when." I have a legal obligation.

You know that.

How long will she last?

Well, it's hard to say.

It could be a few days,

it could be a couple of weeks.

For planning purposes, I think you should

work off the shortest possible scenario.

I know I've gotta get the ball rolling

on the organ donations right away.

Matt.

Elizabeth has many friends.

She has a big life.

If you're gonna let everybody know

to say goodbye...

...which is the typical protocol

for these situations, you start now.

Then when the last day comes...

...they'll feel more ready.

Or as ready as they can feel

for something like this.

I'm so sorry, Matt.

- Hey.

- Hey. There he is.

- How's it going?

- What's going on?

She was looking a little pale lately,

all cooped up here.

I know she'd be mortified if nobody helped

her out with some lipstick and blush.

I know she'll grill me.

Of course, Kai's getting her caught up

on the latest gossip.

Well, I don't wanna start

from scratch later.

Oh, and, Matt, uh, on the way here...

...we stopped by and put some meals

in your fridge, all ready to nuke.

- Thanks.

- Mm-hm.

So, what's the latest, anyway, Matt?

Any updates?

Just more of the same.

Just keeping the kidneys

and other vital organs working...

...and hoping for the best.

The food at the club is so good.

Yeah, they do a good job here.

Come here.

Mm.

Why is it called a jellyfish?

It's not a fish, it's not jelly.

I have no idea.

You ask good questions, Scottie.

You're getting too smart for me.

I'm gonna ask Mom when she wakes up.

Do you think she's gonna know everything

she used to?

I don't know.

I'll be right back.

- Hi, Matt. Hi, Scottie.

- Troy.

So, what's going on?

I mean, how's Elizabeth doing?

The same.

Well, you know,

I went and visited her last week...

...and, uh, she looked pretty good.

- Then why'd you ask?

- I don't know.

I guess I just wanted to know

what the latest is.

You know, I've been praying for her every

day, you guys, really hard, seriously.

And, well, what I meant to say was

when I was there, I talked to her...

...and she moved her hand.

And then I was, like... I was encouraged.

I thought that

that was an encouraging sign.

That's enough.

- I really think she heard me.

- Look, Troy, go to your friends.

There's no hard feelings.

Let's just leave it alone.

I told you, Matt.

The water that day was so choppy.

I've told you a hundred times.

What happened to her

could've happened to me.

The ocean was brutal that day.

Ask anybody.

You weren't supposed to be driving.

She was supposed to be driving.

She wanted me to drive.

She's the one that told me

to pass the other boat before the turn.

You know,

it's just your whole attitude towards me.

I didn't...

You know, I feel terrible about it.

Plus, I almost drowned myself

when the boat caps...

Hey.

Scottie! Hey, Scottie! Scottie!

Hey. Listen.

Don't pay any attention to that guy.

- That guy's a dope.

- I hate him.

Yeah, I know.

Hey, let's do something crazy.

Let's drive to the airport,

we'll hop over to the Big Island...

...and we'll surprise your sister.

What do you say?

- Right now?

- Yeah, it'll be fun. She's not expecting us.

And we can bring her home.

I think she should be with us, don't you?

Don't you miss her? I miss her.

Yeah. I mean, I'm out of school.

She should be too.

There you go. Okay.

Let's go. Come on.

Hey, Troy.

Somehow it feels natural to find

a daughter of mine on a different island.

A family seems exactly

like an archipelago:

All part of the same whole

but still separate and alone...

... and always drifting

slowly apart.

That's the wrong door.

Go back to sleep, Braelynn. It's okay.

Wake up your roommate, please.

- Um, Alex isn't here.

- Where is she?

- I think she's somewhere outside.

- Where outside?

- Hit it that way.

- No, between there.

Fuckhead.

Why are you hitting it that way?

You're supposed to be going through...

- Dude.

- Hey, girls!

What do you think you're doing?

- Oh, sh*t, here.

- Run.

- F***.

- Hi, Alex. It's me, Scottie.

I pay $35,000 a year

for this kind of crap not to happen.

- Alex.

- Dad?

My f***ing dad is here.

You need to watch your language.

This is unacceptable behavior.

What's up, Dad?

What's happening?

You need to come home

and see your mom.

F*** Mom.

Really?

What did I just say about the language?

You could get expelled for all of this.

What is it that makes the women

in my life wanna destroy themselves?

Elizabeth with her motorcycles

and speedboats and drinking.

Alexandra with her

drugs and older guys.

And Scottie.

With Elizabeth gone...

... what kind of a chance will

she have with just me?

Go to bed.

All right.

There we go.

I don't like eggs.

- Why didn't you tell me before I made them?

- I thought they were for you.

Good morning.

How you feeling? Hung over?

Why am I not surprised?

I thought you were supposed to be

getting your act together.

I have gotten my act together.

I was just drinking.

I've been doing really well, actually.

Nobody ever seems to notice that.

Grades are better.

I was in that stupid play

you guys didn't bother to see.

Do you even remember the name of it?

That's what I thought.

So what? What if I got drunk

on the one night you happened to stop by?

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