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Father, daughters and Sid have walked past people and houses.

Now they're walking just to be walking. We see them from a

distance, although we hear them very close.

SCOTTIE:

How'd you and Mom meet?

MATT:

I was with a law school buddy from the

mainland, and I took him to the club.

We were just coming in from paddling,

and your mom was on her way out, and

she looked at me and said, "Do you

think it's going to snow today?" We

all got beers when she came back in. I

had already seen her around. That was

it. I got her number.

SCOTTIE:

Did you think she was pretty?

MATT:

She knocked me out.

SCOTTIE:

What do you love about her?

MATT:

I love... I don't know. The way we are

with each other, most of the time,

anyway. I love how she's more capable

of feeling joy than anyone I've ever

known. I just like being with her,

just riding bikes or going out to

dinner, even if it's just a plate lunch

at Rainbow's. Years ago we used to do

a lot of paddling together.

ALEXANDRA:

Can we drop this? Jesus.

(mimicking)

"What do you love about Mom, Daddy?"

Shut up, already.

(to Matt)

And stop babying her.

MATT:

Easy, Alex. We're just talking.

97 EXT. HANALEI BAY FOREST AREA - LATE AFTERNOON 97

Our friends continue walking, this time amid THICK TREES

along the shoreline. Again we see them from afar.

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MATT:

Your mom got chased by a shark once.

Very close call.

ALEXANDRA:

When was that?

MATT:

We were on Moloka'i with Mark and Kai,

and your mom was out surfing and saw a

shark right beneath her on a wave.

Like right beneath her. She got down

on her stomach and started paddling

like crazy, and this big fin kept

following her. She even paddled up

onto the nearest rocks instead of all

the way to shore. Got cuts all over

her legs and hands. Only time I ever

saw your mother scared, and she was

really scared. She even threw up.

Crying and shaking. I had to hold her

for a long time. She really thought

she was going to die. Of course she

hid all that from the Mitchells, turned

it into a funny "Me-versus-a-shark"

story. I told her...

ALEXANDRA:

Yeah?

MATT:

I told her it wasn't her time yet.

They continue in silence a few moments.

SCOTTIE:

I wish Mom was here.

98 EXT. ST. REGIS HOTEL BEACH AREA - LATE AFTERNOON 98

The sun is now very low on the horizon as our friends make

their way back to the hotel. Again we see them from a

distance.

MATT:

I'll ask you that same question,

Scottie. What do you love about Mom?

SCOTTIE:

Lots of stuff. She's not old and ugly

like other moms.

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SCOTTIE (CONT'D)

I like her stories -- like how she

streaked at the wedding and the time

she beat a wild pig with a shoe. How

about you, Alex?

ALEXANDRA:

Why are we still talking about this?

(then --)

I like how she's not afraid of

anything.

99 INT. HOTEL SUITE SITTING ROOM - NIGHT 99

The four are splayed out watching TV amid the messy remains

of ROOM SERVICE DINNER.

Alexandra and Scottie wield the REMOTE and stumble upon the

channels promoting direct-access ADULT MOVIES.

SCOTTIE:

Let's watch one of these!

ALEXANDRA:

We're not watching porn.

SCOTTIE:

Reina's dad watches pornos. Reina

calls them masturbation movies. Her

dad has some. She plays them when her

parents aren't home and one time

invited boys over to see if they grew

down there. One did.

SID:

Reina's awesome.

MATT:

Were you there? Have you seen any of

those movies?

SCOTTIE:

No.

ALEXANDRA:

You've got to watch her with the

internet. And Reina's dad. Scottie,

Reina is a f***ed-up ho-bag, and you

need to stay away from her. Do you

want to end up like me?

SCOTTIE:

Yes.

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ALEXANDRA:

I mean the earlier me, when I was mean

to you and yelling at mom all the time.

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