The Descendants Page #26

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MATT:

Yeah, yeah --

COUSIN HUGH:

He's letting this brother-in-law in the

cottage handle the transactions. A lot

of them, anyway. Big score for that

guy.

It takes a moment for this stone to drop to the bottom of

Matt's well.

MATT:

What's he like?

COUSIN HUGH:

Who?

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MATT:

Brian Speer -- what else do you know

about him?

COUSIN HUGH:

Not much. He's lucky. The bugga's

lucky. His sister is married to the

guy. Son-of-a-b*tch is going to make a

shitload of money on commissions.

MATT:

Not if we don't go with that bid.

Cousin Hugh's eyes emerge momentarily from their drunken fog

to give Matt a firm, steely warning.

COUSIN HUGH:

We all want Don. You do too, Matt.

You've said as much.

MATT:

No, I know. You're right. Okay.

Well. Good to see you, Hugh.

COUSIN HUGH:

You too.

MATT:

See you at the meeting.

COUSIN HUGH:

I'll be there.

TRACK TO THE TABLE

firmly on MATT'S FACE as he processes this horrifying news

delivered so casually.

AT THE TABLE --

Matt takes a seat. Scottie and Sid eat fried appetizers.

Alexandra just sits watching the musicians.

SID:

This place rocks.

SCOTTIE:

Totally.

ALEXANDRA:

We ordered you mahi.

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MATT:

(low)

Great.

The music grows more frenetic.

Matt looks around the room, alienated from everything -- from

the fried food and the tourists, from the umbrellas in the

drinks, from his daughters enjoying the music and this cretin

called Sid.

Why can't a nuclear bomb blow the whole island up right now?

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The light is swiftly fading, and our heroes are little more

than SILHOUETTES as they walk back to the hotel.

Sid and Scottie talk and laugh together. Alex walks with her

father.

MATT:

So, guess what. Turns out Brian Speer

is connected to Don Holitzer.

ALEXANDRA:

Who's Don Holitzer?

MATT:

The guy we're going to sell to. And

that woman today at the beach. That

was his wife.

ALEXANDRA:

Whose wife?

(then --)

The hottie with the hat? You sure?

(off his nod)

So he's married. Nice. Why didn't you

say anything?

MATT:

It's him I want to talk to, not her. I

know where their cottage is.

ALEXANDRA:

You do? So let's do it right now.

Let's go knock on his door.

MATT:

That's what I'm saying.

Alexandra quietly exults.

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MATT (CONT'D)

Don't do that. Don't be excited. This

isn't fun.

ALEXANDRA:

Well, it's what we came here to do.

MATT:

So you to talk to his wife while I talk

to him. And figure out some way to

distract Scottie and their kids.

ALEXANDRA:

Got it. Sid, come here!

A109 MOMENTS LATER -- A109

The team are gathered for a little huddle.

ALEXANDRA:

Listen, Dad and I are going to go talk

to some friends while Sid takes you

back to the hotel, okay?

SCOTTIE:

I want to come too.

SID:

I don't. Who wants to sit around

talking in some house? Let's ditch

these losers and go watch some serious

TV.

SCOTTIE:

Yeah!

As they walk away --

SID:

(to Matt, low)

Give `em hell, boss.

109 EXT. HANALEI BAY COTTAGE - NIGHT 109

Zero hour. Matt and Alexandra approach the cottage from the

road and start to walk around it toward the beach.

ALEXANDRA:

Are you ready?

MATT:

No. What should I say?

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ALEXANDRA:

You'll think of something. You're a

lawyer.

MATT:

I'm sorry for sucking you into this. I

should be doing this alone. It's

selfish of me.

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