Scene Three: How's it Going to End?

Sylvia looks up from her books and smiles. Truman looks at the books she has been studying.
 

TRUMAN Konichi-wa. SYLVIA What? TRUMAN Oh, you take Japanese.

Sylvia looks at the books in front of her.
 

SYLVIA Oh yes, yes. TRUMAN Lauren, right? It's on there- (points to the name on one of her books) SYLVIA Lauren. Right, right TRUMAN I'm Truman Burbank. SYLVIA Yeah. I know. You know Truman, I'm not allowed to talk to you. TRUMAN Really? Yeah, well I can understand it, I'm a pretty dangerous character. SYLVIA I'm sorry, it's not up to me. TRUMAN A girl's gotta be careful. You have a boyfriend, right? Of course. SYLVIA No, it's not that. TRUMAN Is it, was it Meryl, the girl that was with me? We're not, we don't, we're not , we're not fr-, we're just, we're friends. SYLVIA It's nothing like that. TRUMAN It's how I look? Not your type? SYLVIA No.

Truman notices the "How's it Going to End?" pin on her sweater.
 
 

TRUMAN I like your pin. I was wondering that myself. Would you wanna maybe possibly sometime go out for some pizza or something like Friday? Saturday? SYLVIA I can't. TRUMAN Sunday, Monday, Tuesday?

Sylvia writes "NOW" on her notepad.
 

The two of them walk towards the exit of the library. Sylvia is eyeing the hidden camera as they pass. They disappear behind a pillar. The camera pans to watch them emerge but they are not there. It pans sharply to the left in time to see Truman being dragged out a side door. Outside, another camera searches for them and then zooms in to catch them, disappearing through some trees.

We next see Sylvia and Truman at the top of a bank looking down on the beach. Truman and Sylvia hold hands as they run down the sandy slope.
 

Sylvia takes her sweater off and waves it in the air. As they stop near the water, Sylvia looks around anxiously.
 

TRUMAN This is my favorite pizza place. Tony, one large, extra plankton. SYLVIA We have so little time. They're gonna be here any minute. TRUMAN Who are? SYLVIA They don't want me talking to you. TRUMAN Then don't talk.

They kiss. The sound of a car's engine is heard.
 

SYLVIA They're here. Truman- TRUMAN What do they want? SYLVIA Listen to me, everybody knows about it, everybody knows everything you do. They're pretending Truman. Do you understand? Everybody's pretending. TRUMAN Lauren I don't know- SYLVIA No no no, my name's not Lauren. Sylvia, my name's Sylvia. TRUMAN Sylvia? SYLVIA Yeah.

The car comes to a halt just in front of them and the driver quickly gets out.
 

MAN Lauren, sweetheart, not again. TRUMAN Hey wait a minute, who are you? MAN I'm her father? TRUMAN What? SYLVIA I've never even seen him before. MAN Come on sweetie. TRUMAN We weren't doing anything. SYLVIA (as she's being dragged away) He's lying. Truman, please, don't listen to him. Everything I've told you is the truth. (bends down and picks up a handful of sand) This, it's it's fake, it's all for you.  TRUMAN I don't understand. SYLVIA And the sky and the sea, everything, it's a set, it's a show, everyone is watching you. Please don't listen to him. He's going to lie to you. They're watching us right now.

The man shoves Sylvia in the car and shuts the door.
 

TRUMAN I really would like to know what's going on! MAN Schizophrenia. She has episodes. TRUMAN Schiz- What? LAUREN Please! No! MAN We've tried everything, hypnotism, everything, shock therapy... LAUREN No, don't listen to him Truman. Truman! MAN Don't worry. Don't worry! You're not the first. You're not the first. LAUREN Truman! MAN She brings all her boyfriends down here. LAUREN What's he saying? Truman, he's lying! (leans out of the car and whispers) Get out of here. Come and find me. MAN Don't worry.  TRUMAN I'll see you in school! MAN We're going to Fiji. Fiji. We're moving to Fiji. SYLVIA There is no school. TRUMAN Fiji?

The car drives away. As Truman looks around, he notices that Sylvia left her sweater. He waves it at the disappearing car in vain.