The Descendants Page #20

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87 EXT. LOOKOUT POINT - DAY 87

The Jeep stops at the overlook of an astonishingly beautiful

swath of land extending from hilltop to bay. All get out,

walk to the edge, look out.

SID:

Are you shitting me? You guys own all

this land?

MATT:

Not personally. It belongs to a trust.

But yeah, it's ours for a few more

days.

RALPH:

The other side of that ridge too. You

can't see it from here. It's like

this, but a little flatter and doesn't

have as nice a bay.

SID:

This is outrageous.

COUSIN RALPH:

(pointing, to Matt)

Yep. Big resort there on that point.

Commercial area over there, houses all

through there. I think they should put

in a big zip-line. Hell, we should

have put in a zip-line.

All continue to ogle this awe-inspiring sight.

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RALPH:

Of course, part of me agrees with the

cousins who don't want to sell.

They're going to make a pretty big

stink at the meeting.

MATT:

I know, but we have to sell. The trust

has to dissolve in seven years, and if

we haven't sold, it'll be a huge mess.

Selling now and distributing the cash

is the only clean way to do it.

RALPH:

But it's a shame, yeah? On the other

hand, hey, it's just sitting there. No

one's using it. At least this way the

whole world will be able to enjoy it.

MATT:

(to his daughters)

Take a good look, girls. In the old

days, this was part of your great-great

grandmother's inheritance going all the

way back to Kamehameha I.

With them, we look across this land, vivid and verdant.

ALEXANDRA:

Down there is where Mom and I would

camp.

MATT:

We all did, all our lives. A lot of

memories.

SCOTTIE:

What about me? I want to camp. I wish

we lived in the old days.

ALEXANDRA:

We do. We still do.

(to Matt)

Do we really have to sell?

MATT:

Doing anything else would get extremely

complicated. A lot of your cousins

just want the money. Everything has

its time.

SCOTTIE:

I want us to keep it!

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Matt looks over at Scottie, then at Alexandra. It's clear

that Alexandra is moved by this sight.

SID:

Can you like specify what businesses

they'll put here? Because you should

totally get a Cheesecake Factory. Only

one so far's in Waikiki, and it's

awesome. You definitely need a

Cheesecake Factory. And Taco John's.

MOMENTS LATER --

The Kings approach a nearby MONUMENT commemorating "John

Lowell "Keoni" King. 1899 - 1974. The plaque depicts a

smiling man atop a horse.

MATT:

(to the girls)

My grandfather. He really loved this

place. So did your mother. So does

your mother.

88 EXT. COUSIN RALPH'S JEEP - DAY 88

Cousin Ralph turns off the Kuhio Highway and into

PRINCEVILLE, which greets visitors with an immense faux-

Italian FOUNTAIN.

89 EXT. PRINCEVILLE - DAY 89

Passing through this immense development, Matt notices the

names of the condo complexes: The Sand Piper, The Island

Tropic, etc.

And he observes TOURISTS along the edge of the golf course,

with their visors and fanny packs.

90 EXT. ST. REGIS HOTEL FRONT DOORS - DAY 90

Ralph drops our friends off.

91 INT. ST. REGIS HOTEL LOBBY - DAY 91

Alex and Sid slump against a marble pillar. Scottie has

taken her shoes off to slide across the shiny floor.

AT THE FRONT DESK --

CLERK:

Here's your credit card back, Mr. King.

And how many keycards will you be

needing today for your deluxe suite?

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MATT:

Let's say three. By the way. I'm

supposed to meet a buddy of mine I

think is staying here. Brian Speer. S-

P-E-E-R.

CLERK:

(checking computer)

I'm not showing anyone by that name.

MATT:

Thanks.

92 INT. HOTEL SUITE - DAY 92

Moving in.

LATER --

Matt is on the telephone, nodding gravely.

MATT:

No, I understand. Okay. Thanks.

Matt hangs up, blinks a few times, spaces out a moment. Then

he slides open the glass door to the --

93 EXT. HOTEL SUITE LANAI - DAY 93

-- where he finds Alexandra smoking.

MATT:

Put that out, will you please?

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