The Descendants Page #2

... which means I alone

hold all the cards.

My great-great-grandmother was

Princess Margaret Ke'alohilani...

... one of the last direct

descendants of King Kamehameha.

She was originally supposed

to marry her cousin...

... but she fell in love with Edward

King, her haole banker...

... whose parents had

been missionaries.

Between his land deals

and her huge inheritance...

... generations of their

descendants, all of us...

... have watched the past unfurl millions

into our laps through leases and sales.

Now something called

the rule against perpetuities...

... is forcing us to

dissolve the trust...

... and we're selling our last huge

parcel of virgin Hawaiian land.

Unlike a lot of my cousins, I haven't

blown my share of the trust money.

Just like my father before me...

... I live only on the income

from my law practice.

I don't want my daughters growing up

spoiled and entitled.

Liz always accuses me of stinginess,

but I agree with my father.

You give your children enough money to do

something, but not enough to do nothing.

Matt.

Your cousins are here.

Not only am I the sole trustee, but I

specialize in real-estate transaction law...

... so a few of the more involved cousins

have been meeting with me to analyze bids.

- Hey.

- How's it, Matt?

Cousin Hal, Cousin

Milo, Cousin Stan...

... Cousin Six, Cousin Wink,

Cousin Connie...

How you doing? Okay?

... and Cousin Dave, both

of whom oppose the sale entirely.

- Good to see you.

- Don't be fooled by appearances.

In Hawaii, some of the most powerful

people look like bums and stuntmen.

All right, so where are we?

Proposals are virtually the same.

Hotels, shopping centers, condos

and golf courses.

I have some major concerns...

A Chicago group

is offering half a billion dollars.

But we're leaning towards a lower bid

from a guy named Don Holitzer.

He's actually from Kauai.

Made a fortune in Silicon Valley.

Old Cousin Hugh is pushing us in

that direction, and I say, why not?

The money would come from Hawaii

and stay in Hawaii.

There's nothing about saving

the heiau. You know, it's ridiculous.

And there's no beach access like they say,

and that's really, really...

Elizabeth's gonna 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 know I can make things right.

I'll sell the land, quit my practice

, and buy her whatever she wants.

A big boat. A house in France.

We'll take a trip around the world,

just the two of us.

We'll get close again,

like the early days.

I wish I had better news, Matthew.

But Dr. Chun and Dr. Mueller and I

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