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He takes Scottie by the hand and sits her down in a chair

next to the bed.

MATT:

We're not leaving until you talk to

her. I'll even give you privacy.

Recite her the alphabet for all I care.

What do you want to drink?

SCOTTIE:

Sprite.

MATT:

OK, Sprite. Diet Sprite?

SCOTTIE:

Not diet. Regular. Do you think I'm

fat?

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MATT:

No, you're not fat.

SCOTTIE:

I'm not the model.

MATT:

It's just that all that sugar makes you

cranky.

SCOTTIE:

I'm not cranky!

MATT:

Okay. I'll be right back. Talk.

10 INT. HOSPITAL HALLWAY - DAY 10

As Matt steps out into the hallway, he passes NURSE JOY.

NURSE JOY:

Mr. King, how are you?

MATT:

Fine, Joy, fine. And you?

NURSE JOY:

I see your picture in the paper today.

Have you made your decision yet?

MATT:

My decision?

NURSE JOY:

Your family. About your big land.

The other NURSE nudges Joy to be more polite.

NURSE JOY (CONT'D)

What? Me and Mr. King, we're like

this.

MATT:

Well, it's not really my decision.

It's my whole family's decision. And

furthermore...

(mock scolding)

... mind your own business, young lady.

As he turns away to continue down the hall --

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MATT (V.O) (CONT'D)

The whole goddamned state is following

my decision on who's going to buy

35,000 acres on Kaua'i my family has

owned since the 1860s. My cousins and

I meet in six days to approve a buyer.

Ever since my father died nine years

ago, I'm the sole trustee, the

controlling trustee, so I hold all the

cards. Why does so much have to depend

on me -- my wife, my daughters, my

family's land? I just want to hide.

11 INT. HOSPITAL GIFT SHOP - DAY 11

A POSTCARD shows a BEAUTIFUL YOUNG GIRL in a bikini

straddling a surfboard, laughing as she's splashed.

Barely containing his rage, Matt stares at postcard before

grabbing ALL THE POSTCARDS in that rack.

AT THE COUNTER --

About to pay for the postcards and two SODAS, Matt notices a

HEADLINE atop a stack of NEWSPAPERS: "Activists Continue

Protest of Kaua'i Sale."

SHOPKEEPER:

Hey, they all the same cards. You like

buy all the same cards?

MATT:

These are inappropriate for a hospital

gift shop. This girl is underage. Why

do you sell postcards like this? This

is a hospital. These aren't get-well

cards.

The SHOPKEEPER blinks at the man weirdly accosting her.

SHOPKEEPER:

You like buy all the cards? Or you

want I put them back?

MATT:

(pulling out his wallet)

Never mind. Yes, I'm buying them. And

these two sodas.

As she rings him up --

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SHOPKEEPER:

Okay, you buy underage girl all for

yourself.

In the lobby just outside the store, he drops the stack of

postcards into the GARBAGE.

12 INT. HOSPITAL STAIRWAY - DAY 12

Forgoing the elevator -- perhaps to squeeze in a little

exercise -- Matt trudges upstairs.

MATT (V.O.)

Elizabeth's going to make it out okay.

I know it. It's not her time yet.

She'll wake up, Scottie and Alexandra

will have their mother back, and we'll

talk about our marriage. I'll sell the

land and quit my practice and buy her

whatever she wants -- a big boat, a

house in France, a trip around the

world, just the two of us. We'll get

close again, like the early days. It's

still in us. It must be.

13 INT. HOSPITAL HALLWAY - DAY 13

Approaching the door, Matt hears LAUGHTER from inside.

14 INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - CONTINUOUS 14

Matt enters to find Scottie on a sofa in the corner GIGGLING

and TEXTING.

MATT:

Scottie, what are you doing?

SCOTTIE:

I'm hungry. Can we go?

MATT:

You didn't talk to her, did you?

SCOTTIE:

Yes, I did.

MATT:

What did you tell her?

SCOTTIE:

It's private.

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