If my holder's alpha equals 0 can its child's alpha be effectively > 0?

If my holder’s alpha equals 0 can its child’s alpha be effectively > 0 ?

In my case I have holders (custom clases) with many children, some of which are holders them selves (with their own children and holders and so on).

I would like to:
-pick out a single holder from the ‘tree’
-have all of the 1st level children of that are NOT holders themselves have an alpha of 1.

Thank you for your consideration, I know that I might not be explaining it clearly but I hope it makes sense!

S.