The Descendants Page #25

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JULIE:

That's right.

MATT:

He's my cousin.

JULIE:

Oh. Then you probably know my husband.

Brian Speer?

That hangs there a moment. Matt suppresses the sudden desire

to spill the beans.

MATT:

No, can't say as I do.

JULIE:

Oh, I just assumed, since he's been --

SCOTTIE:

Dad! Dad, come here! Something bit

me!

Matt looks over to see Scottie very agitated about something.

MATT:

Excuse me. Nice talking to you.

JULIE:

You too. Take care.

Matt trots off.

105 A MONTAGE -- 105

Images of Hanalei as the sun begins to set over the

magnificent taro fields. Wind rustles the trees. Mist falls

into the valley.

MATT (V.O.)

How can I forgive her for loving

someone else? Did she even know about

his family? Was she that in love?

Does she miss him from her coma? Does

she wish he could be with her and not

me?

106 EXT. HANALEI TOWN - DUSK 106

Our friends walk along roadside tourist shops toward --

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107 INT. TAHITI NUI RESTAURANT - DUSK 107

A lived-in hangout with a wood interior, woven mats on the

walls, and tables carved into with steak knives. A UKULELE

CLUB jams in a corner.

As our foursome enter the joint, Matt notices --

COUSIN HUGH:

yucking it up at the BAR with other REGULARS.

MATT:

(to Alexandra)

There's Cousin Hugh. Get us a table.

Order me something.

ALEXANDRA:

Like what?

MATT:

Anything.

AT THE BAR --

Matt wedges his way in beside his third cousin, who despite

his booziness and very local flavor is nonetheless a King

family patriarch.

COUSIN HUGH:

Heeey! Mattie-boy! What are you doing

here? I didn't expect to see you until

the meeting.

He looks over his shoulder to see whom Matt might have come

in with.

COUSIN HUGH (CONT'D)

Is that...?

MATT:

Yeah, Scottie and Alex.

COUSIN HUGH:

Big girls now! So what are you doing

here, man?

MATT:

Just getting the girls out of the

hospital for a couple days, you know,

change of scenery.

(CONTINUED)

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COUSIN HUGH:

Yeah, boy, what you've been going

through. That's a tough deal.

(taking a drink)

But Elizabeth, hey, she's, she's a

tough gal, I'll tell you that. A

fighter. She'll make it. Get you a

drink?

MATT:

Sure, what're you having?

COUSIN HUGH:

Barney, an old-fashioned for my cousin

here. Nice to see you, Matt. How you

been otherwise?

MATT:

Not much otherwise. Between our

business and the hospital, you know,

I've just trying to keep my head above

water. So listen, I see you have some

people staying in the cottage.

COUSIN HUGH:

Oh, hey, Mattie, if I'd known you were

coming, I coulda --

MATT:

No, no, no, I'm just wondering about

the guy you're renting to. I think his

name is Brian Speer.

COUSIN HUGH:

Yeah, yeah, real determined son-of-a-

b*tch. He's Lou's sister's... No,

wait. Lou has a sister, and the

sister's husband... Lou's brother-in-

law is cousins with that guy.

MATT:

Huh? Who's Lou?

COUSIN HUGH:

No, wait. You mean the cottages on the

bay or the cottage back by the trail?

MATT:

The bay. The guy with the wife and two

boys.

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COUSIN HUGH:

Yeah, that's right. Determined son-of-

a-b*tch. Anyway, the point is the guy

we're doing business with is that guy's

brother-in-law. Works for him.

MATT:

Brian Speer.

COUSIN HUGH:

That's the guy.

MATT:

What do you mean, the guy we're doing

business with?

COUSIN HUGH:

Who do you think? Don Holitzer.

MATT:

Holitzer.

COUSIN HUGH:

That's what I'm saying. That's Don's

brother-in-law in the cottage. You

don't know him? I would have thought

you'd know him. He's a realtor over by

you. So if we sell to Don -- and

that's what we're going to do, right?

That's what you want too. Nice guy,

Don. He'll do right by us. Then when

Don develops and re-sells and leases

and all that --

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