the excerpt from Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.

VOICES

How could he know?

Who told him?

Make the kid answer.

Etc.

CONTINUED

70. CONTINUED 70.

The crowd starts to converge around the mother who grabs the child and starts to run with him. The crowd starts to follow, at first walking fast, and then running after him.

Based on the stage directions, what is occurring in this scene?

The group is trying to capture Tommy and his mother.
The group is keeping Tommy and his mother away from the aliens.
The group is attempting to help Tommy and his mother.
The group is turning on Tommy and his mother.