The Descendants Page #28

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JULIE:

Come on. We'll give you a tour.

ALEXANDRA:

Or, Brian, maybe you could give my dad

a little walk down memory lane, and

Julie and I can chat out here.

MATT:

Yeah, I'd like that, if you don't mind.

Just a quick look.

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BRIAN SPEER:

Sure. But it's not like I live here.

Matt walks up to the door, making a point to let Brian open

it for him.

110 INT. HANALEI BAY COTTAGE - NIGHT 110

Brian sweeps his hand around the room.

BRIAN SPEER:

Here it is.

MATT:

How did you meet? I'm curious.

For a moment Brian looks tricked, as if Matt really did just

want a tour of the house.

BRIAN SPEER:

I can't do this.

MATT:

Neither can I. How did you meet?

BRIAN SPEER:

I thought you said you came here just

to tell me.

MATT:

I changed my mind. And I can't very

well ask her the details. How'd you

meet?

BRIAN SPEER:

At a party.

MATT:

What party?

BRIAN SPEER:

Super Bowl party.

MATT:

(figuring it out)

At the Mitchells'.

BRIAN SPEER:

Does that help? Does that make it

better?

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MATT:

Hey, I'm doing you a favor here. I

could go out there right now and f***

you up, so get a better attitude. Then

what? How'd you get the nerve to ask

her out?

Brian drops his head, rubs his temples.

MATT (CONT'D)

I want to know what makes a person

cross that line. Was it about the

deal? Is that when you decided she was

for you?

BRIAN SPEER:

No, no. It's not what you think. It

just happened.

MATT:

Nothing just happens.

BRIAN SPEER:

Everything just happens.

MATT:

Was she going to leave me?

BRIAN SPEER:

She would have. But I, I, uh... I

didn't want that. That wouldn't have

happened. I love Julie.

(anguished)

Please don't tell her. Please. I

don't know what I've done. I'm sorry.

MATT:

Did she say she loved you?

Brian nods slightly.

MATT (CONT'D)

Do you love her?

Brian looks down.

MATT (CONT'D)

You don't love her. You don't love

her. You just used her to get to me.

BRIAN SPEER:

No, I told you. I wasn't trying to get

to you.

(MORE)

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BRIAN SPEER (CONT'D)

It was an affair, an attraction. Sex.

And she got sort of... carried away

with the whole thing, and I guess I

went with it. I mean, I didn't exactly

say no to things. I should have. I

love my family.

MATT:

Then I guess it's all working out. Her

lips are sealed, and you don't have to

go through the trouble of dumping her.

BRIAN SPEER:

Hey, hey, that's really unfair. I had -

- have -- a lot of respect for her.

She's a wonderful woman.

MATT:

Too bad her husband found out. You

can't win `em all. One more question.

Have you ever been inside my bedroom?

BRIAN SPEER:

(tortured)

Once.

MATT:

You could have had the decency to lie

about that one. Well, she's in Queen's

Hospital if you want to say goodbye.

That really is all I came to say.

BRIAN SPEER:

Shouldn't you be with her?

Matt's face slackens into overwhelming sadness.

111 EXT. HANALEI BAY COTTAGE - NIGHT 111

Matt swings the screen door open. Alex sits with Julie.

Skylar and Colt are still running around the yard.

MATT:

Yeah, great, all remodeled, new

appliances. Nice. Alex, we should be

getting back.

JULIE:

Well, hey, thanks for stopping by.

Really nice to meet you both. Maybe

we'll see you at the beach tomorrow.

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