The Descendants Page #21

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Alex shoots him a look, then stamps out the butt on the

bottom of her shoe.

MATT (CONT'D)

You could at least smoke lights. Like

Sid.

ALEXANDRA:

I could.

MATT:

Just got off the phone with Dr.

Johnston. They did what they had to do

a couple hours ago. They've moved her

to another floor. They say she seems

comfortable, still breathing on her

own. She's doing okay.

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Alexandra nods at this news and looks off. Matt joins her in

gazing out at Hanalei Bay.

MATT (CONT'D)

So how are you doing, Alex?

ALEXANDRA:

What do you mean? You mean considering

Mom's... circling the drain?

MATT:

No, I mean other than that. In

general. You haven't been using, have

you?

ALEXANDRA:

No, Jesus, I'm not using.

MATT:

Not at all? I smell pot all the time

on Sid.

ALEXANDRA:

That's Sid.

MATT:

So you just stopped? Really?

ALEXANDRA:

Look, Dad, it's no big deal. Kids do

drugs and they stop. Unless they're

like super-ghetto. And you sent me to

boarding school, remember? I couldn't

get anything anymore. So no, I'm not

doing any drugs. But I still think

they're fun. Okay, maybe a little pot

once in a while.

MATT:

And a little drinking.

She can't deny that.

MATT (CONT'D)

Why are you being so honest?

ALEXANDRA:

Mom's dying.

MATT:

Yeah, well, I'm proud of you.

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ALEXANDRA:

Not much to be proud of.

MATT:

Yeah, there is. We shipped you off.

Let them handle it. And now you're

here, helping with Scottie, helping me.

Thanks.

ALEXANDRA:

You want to know what really pisses me

off? That she wouldn't end it. Not

even when she knew she was busted. How

are we supposed to feel about that?

MATT:

I guess she really liked him.

ALEXANDRA:

So how are we going to find this guy,

Sherlock?

MATT:

Right. Well, why don't you two take

Scottie to the beach? I'm going to

call around a little. We're on an

island, for Christ's sake.

Everything's just one degree of

separation.

ALEXANDRA:

(getting up)

We'll find him.

94 EXT. ST. REGIS BEACH - DAY 94

Matt scans the BEACH as he ambles toward Sid and his

daughters lying on towels. Scottie is snuggled close to Sid.

Matt notices LUMPS OF SAND stuffed into Scottie's bikini top.

MATT:

Hey, what's in your suit?

SCOTTIE:

They're my beach b*obs.

MATT:

Take that out. Right now. Alex,

Jesus, why'd you let her do that? You

too, Sid.

Lying on her stomach, Alex lifts her head.

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ALEXANDRA:

I don't know. Take them out, stupid.

SID:

Yeah, Scottie. Honestly. Big b*obs

look kind of fatty.

Scowling, Scottie gets up and starts pulling the sand out of

her suit as she stomps toward the water.

ALEXANDRA:

Any luck?

MATT:

The hotels were a dead end, but I took

another shot with his office. He's

definitely in Hanalei renting a house

somewhere -- probably one of those

cottages around the bay. Who wants to

go for a walk?

SID:

Sounds good.

Matt grimaces -- not whom he was hoping for. Alex ties the

straps of her bikini and flips over.

ALEXANDRA:

Yeah, let's go. Scottie!

95 MOMENTS LATER -- 95

Our friends weave their way among BEACH-GOERS. Matt has

thought to bring along a print-out of Brian Speer's PHOTO,

which he and Alex glance at discreetly. Sid trails behind.

SCOTTIE:

(catching up to Matt)

Can we swim with the sharks? I read in

the hotel magazine how they put you in

a cage in the ocean and throw shark

feed in the water and sharks swim right

up to you. Can we do that?

ALEXANDRA:

Scottie, we're not really here to do

stuff like that.

96 EXT. HANALEI BAY - PINE TREES - DAY 96

The sun approaches the horizon.

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