The Descendants Page #9

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Scottie runs down the hall, excited by the idea of surprising

her sister.

SCOTTIE:

Which door? Which door is it?

MATT:

Scottie, keep it down!

DORM SUPERVISOR:

Will you both keep it down? It's

around the corner.

They turn down another corridor, and Scottie knocks on a

door.

DORM SUPERVISOR (CONT'D)

That's the wrong door.

The door opens, and a girl pokes her head out.

DORM SUPERVISOR (CONT'D)

Go back to sleep, Yuki.

MATT:

Sorry, Yuki.

The dorm supervisor knocks on an adjacent door. A moment

later a ROOMMATE opens, groggy from sleep.

DORM SUPERVISOR:

Wake your roommate, sweetie.

ROOMMATE:

(glancing in her room)

Um... Alex isn't here.

DORM SUPERVISOR:

Where is she?

ROOMMATE:

I think she's... outside somewhere.

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A coat over her nightgown, flashlight in hand, the dorm

supervisor leads Matt and Scottie across glistening moist

grass. They hear LAUGHTER.

TWO FIGURES grow more distinct in the moonlight -- GIRLS

hitting golf balls -- ALEXANDRA KING and friend EMILY.

DORM SUPERVISOR:

Girls! What do you think you're doing

out here?

EMILY:

Run!

SCOTTIE:

Hi, Alex! It's me, Scottie!

Emily takes off but doesn't get far -- she falls flat on her

face, golf club in one hand, BOTTLE in the other.

MATT:

You know, I pay $25,000 year for this

crap not to happen. Alex!

ALEXANDRA:

Dad?

(laughing, to Emily)

My f***ing dad is here!

This cracks her up even more. Scottie laughs too, though

she's unsure why.

DORM SUPERVISOR:

You don't talk like that here. This is

unacceptable behavior!

ALEXANDRA:

What's up, Dad?

EMILY:

You come out to play a few holes with

us?

SCOTTIE:

We came to get you so you can come

home. He took me out of school

already. I haven't gone for three

whole days.

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ALEXANDRA:

(to Matt)

What's happening? Why are you here?

MATT:

You need to come home and see Mom.

Alexandra hears this, takes a few strides, flings her golf

club into the night.

ALEXANDRA:

F*** Mom!

DORM SUPERVISOR:

What did I say about the language?

ON MATT --

MATT (V.O.)

What is it about me that makes women in

my life want to destroy themselves?

Elizabeth with her motorcycles and

speedboats and alcoholism.

45 EXT. KING HOUSE - NIGHT 45

Matt's car arrives back home, and he and Scottie get out of

the car.

MATT (V.O.)

Alexandra with her drugs and older guys

and modeling.

46 INT. KING HOUSE - NIGHT 46

Matt carries a passed-out Alex upstairs. Scottie scampers

ahead, opening the door to --

47 INT. ALEXANDRA'S ROOM - CONTINUOUS 47

-- where Matt places Alex on her bed, takes off her shoes,

covers her with a blanket, and watches this tsunami of a girl

at rest.

48 INT. KING KITCHEN - DAY 48

At the stove, Matt dishes out SCRAMBLED EGGS. Scottie sits

in the kitchen nook.

MATT (V.O.)

And Scottie, how can I protect her

from... me?

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As he brings her plate over --

SCOTTIE:

I don't like eggs.

MATT:

Why didn't you say so before I made

them?

SCOTTIE:

I thought they were for you.

Alex trudges in and pulls a Coca-Cola out of the fridge.

MATT:

Good morning.

(no answer)

Does Mom let you have Coke for

breakfast?

ALEXANDRA:

I'm pretty sure it's after eleven.

Now that we get a closer look, we might recognize Alexandra

from the postcards at the hospital. We also see a

resemblance to her mother.

MATT:

How are you feeling?

Shrugging, she plops down near Scottie.

MATT (CONT'D)

Hungover, huh? Why am I not surprised?

I don't know where to start, and we

probably shouldn't in front of Scottie.

SCOTTIE:

I don't mind.

MATT:

I thought you were supposed to be

getting your act together.

ALEXANDRA:

I have gotten my act together. I was

just drinking. I've been doing really

well, but nobody ever seems to notice

my grades are better, and how I was in

that stupid play you guys didn't bother

to see. Do you even remember the name

of it?

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