t's right next door to where you work. Can you

imagine if you had been in there? It's not even

worth thinking about. Anyway, I have an amputation

on one of the young women who was..in that elevator

She's very young. It's very..sad. Anyway, um..wish

me luck.



TRUMAN

(slyly)

I'll cross my fingers for you.



Hospital



RECEPTIONIST

Ah, excuse me! Excuse me. May uh...May I

help you?



TRUMAN

Well, uh....yes. I'm looking for..my wife.

Nurse Burbank. It's very important.



RECEPTIONIST

You know what, I'm afraid that that's um...

that's not possible. She's in pre-op.



TRUMAN

Okay, fine. Can you pass along a message?



RECEPTIONIST

I'll try.

(giggles nervously)



TRUMAN

Can you tell her: I had to go to Fiji, and that

I'll call her when I get there.



RECEPTIONIST

When you...when you get to Fiji?



TRUMAN

You got it.



RECEPTIONIST

Okay..um...I'll tell her.



TRUMAN

Thank you so much........

(re: man in the way

with a large cart)

Oh! Sorry! Here, let me help you with that.



DOCTOR

He's here.



NURSE

What do we...?



DOCTOR

Shh shh shh...scalpel...I'm now making my primary

incision just... above the right... knee.



NURSE

Oh! Er...



SECURITY

This isn't going to be pretty. Unless you're family...



TRUMAN

Excuse me...



NURSE

Good job.



DOCTOR

I'll just let someone else clean up here.



Travel Agent's Office



AGENT

I'm sorry to keep you.



TRUMAN

That's okay.



AGENT

How can I help?



TRUMAN

I would like to book a flight to Fiji.



AGENT

When would you like to leave?



TRUMAN

Today.



AGENT

I'm sorry. I don't have anything for at least

a month.



TRUMAN

A month?!



AGENT

It's the busy season. You want to book the flight?



TRUMAN

It..doesn't matter. I'll..make other arrangements.

Okay.



Bus Station



ENGINEER

Last call for Chicagoooo! All abooooard!



TRUMAN

Thank you. Windy city, here we come!



On the Bus



TRUMAN

Hi, how you doin'?...hello...sisters...



LITTLE GIRL

Mom, isn't that...?



GIRL'S MOTHER

Shh...



LITTLE GIRL

...Truman...?



GIRL'S MOTHER

...face the front.



ENGINEER

Everybody off. We've got a problem.



BUS DRIVER

(too sincerely)

'm sorry, son.



Truman Bar



BARTENDER

Well, his father was from Chicago, wasn't he?



WAITRESS

No no no no no no. His dentist was from Pensacola.◆◆文◆檔◆共◆享◆與◆在◆線◆閱◆讀◆

His father was from Des Moines.



BARTENDER

But, how come he wants to go to Chicago?



WAITRESS

He's not going to Chicago. He's not going anywhere.

He has to have it out with Meryl.



Truman's Car



MERYL

Truman? Honey, are you okay?



TRUMAN

Yeah.



MERYL

Truman.

(starts to say something)



TRUMAN

Eh! Shhh....In just a moment, we'll see a lady

on a red bike, a man with flowers, and a Volkswagen

beetle with a dented fender.



MERYL

Truman.



TRUMAN

Look!.......Lady...Flowers!...



TRUMAN AND MERYL

...And...



MERYL

Truman, this is silly.



TRUMAN

There it is! There it is! There's that dented beetle!

Yes! Whooooooooooo! Ha-ha! Ha.......Do you wanna

know how I did that? I'll tell ya'. They're on a loop.

They go around the block. They come back. They go

around again. They just go 'round and 'round!

(almost singing)

Round and round!



MERYL

You know, I invited Rita and Marlon for a barbecue

on Sunday. I'm gonna make my potato salad and--



TRUMAN

I won't be here Sunday.



MERYL

--I need to remind you that we need more charcoal.



TRUMAN

Are you listening to a word I'm saying?



MERYL

You're upset because you want to go to Fiji, is that

it? Okay. Okay. Go. I think we should save for a