The Descendants Page #23

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SCOTTIE:

No.

ALEXANDRA:

Well, Reina's going to be a meth-head,

and she's going to get used by stupid

guys. She's a twat. Say it.

SCOTTIE:

She's a twat.

(running across the room)

Twat, twat, twat, twat!

MATT:

Stop that!

(to Alexandra)

I don't get it. I don't know what to

do... these things she does. What goes

on in her head? You weren't like that.

ALEXANDRA:

It'll go away.

MATT:

I'm not so sure. I mean, look how you

kids talk in front of me. It's like

you don't respect authority.

Alex looks at him -- authority?

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Matt tosses and turns, gets up and goes to the bathroom.

MOMENTS LATER --

Exiting the bathroom, he decides he should make a routine

inspection and wanders into --

101 INT. HOTEL SUITE SITTING ROOM - CONTINUOUS 101

-- where he eyes a lump on the FOLD-OUT BED. He creeps up

when Sid awakens.

SID:

Hey, what's up?

MATT:

Hi.

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SID:

Checking on me or something?

A sheepish look on his face, Matt takes a seat on the edge of

the bed.

MATT:

I don't, uh... I haven't been sleeping

very much lately.

SID:

Understandable.

MATT:

I'm worried about my daughters. I'm

worried there's something wrong with

them.

SID:

I used to do some messed-up sh*t when I

was a kid. Still do. It's going to

get worse after your wife dies.

MATT:

What does Alex really think about this

stuff that's going on? What does she

say?

SID:

She doesn't.

MATT:

What do you mean? I thought she talks

to you all the time.

SID:

We don't really talk about our like

"issues." We just, I don't know, we

deal with our sh*t by talking about

other stuff and having a good time.

MATT:

What would you do if you were me? How

would you handle my daughters? How

would you handle... the situation of

this guy we're trying to find?

Matt can't believe what he just asked, but he's desperate for

clues from even the unlikeliest source.

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SID:

I told you what I'd do -- I'd lay his

nuts on a dresser and hit `em with a

spiked bat. With the daughters, I

don't know. I'd take them on a trip.

Or no, I'd buy `em a bunch of sh*t.

Like with all the money you're going to

get when you sell the land -- you're

going to make stupid money, right? --

dude, you could buy them anything.

Matt questions his sanity at having asked Sid any advice.

MATT:

Do you want some of it? Some money?

SID:

Sure.

MATT:

If I gave you a lot of money right now,

tonight, would you leave?

SID:

Why would I leave?

MATT:

No, Sid, I'm asking you a favor. If I

give you money, will you leave?

SID:

Oh. I get it. Is that what you want?

You want me to go?

MATT:

I guess not.

SID:

Look, dude, you're right. If I had

daughters, I wouldn't know what to do.

Exchange them for sons, I guess.

MATT:

Then I might wind up with something

like you.

SID:

I'm not so bad. I'm smart.

MATT:

You're about a hundred miles away from

Smartville. No offense.

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SID:

You're mistaken, counselor. I'm smart.

I have good hygiene. I'm an decent

guitarist, a good cook. I cook food

all the time. I'm vice-president of

the Punahou chess club. And I always

have weed.

MATT:

I'm sure your parents are proud.

SID:

It's possible. My mom's sort of busy

right now.

MATT:

What does she do, your mom?

SID:

She's a receptionist at a pet clinic.

But mostly she's been getting the house

together after my dad died. My dad

died a few months ago.

At first refusing to fall for it, Matt sees this is no prank.

SID (CONT'D)

November 24th. Drunk driver. Actually

both drivers were drunk. Yeah.

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