Secrets

By JULIE SALZANO

Laura is an undercover agent searching for the truth about her childhood friend and idol Vinnie. In her undercover role she is set up by mobsters to take the fall for the murders of a squad of detectives when she learns that Vinnie was part of that gang. Her secret love for him and his secret identity become too much when the truth is finally revealed.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Feb 18, 2014
• ISBN: 9781491855577

JULIE SALZANO

Julie Salzano is a retired New York City Police Detective and former college professor. She has won awards for script writing from the Charleston Worldfest International Film Festival and from the Houston Film Festival. Julie is an accomplished singer and actress, She has produced two off-Broadway productions and this is her latest play.

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Published by AuthorHouse 02/10/2014

ISBN: 978-1-4918-5558-4 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4918-5557-7 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014901483

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Contents

Sets For Act One

Sets For Act Two

Act One, Scene One

Scene Two

Scene Three

Scene Four

Scene Five

Scene Six

Act Two-Scene One

Scene Two

Scene Three

Scene Four

Scene Five

Scene Six

Scene Seven

Scene Eight

About The Author

About The Book

Secrets

by Julie Salzano

Sets for Act One

Sets for Act Two

Scene one— DA’s office.

Scene two— Vinnie’s kitchen.

Scene three— Gunsmith’s shop.

Scene four— Vinnie’s kitchen.

Scene five— Road.

Scene six— DA’s office.

Scene seven— Vinnie’s kitchen.

Scene eight— Vinnie’s kitchen and living room.

Scene nine— Vinnie’s kitchen.

ACT ONE, SCENE ONE

THE STAGE IS DARK EXCEPT

FOR A SPOTLIGHT DOWNSTAGE RIGHT.

A ROW OF BARS HANGS IN FRONT OF

OF THE COT.

Vinnie lies in his cot in a prison cell, reading a Valentine’s card with little hearts on it. He is alone. He smiles as he reads the card.

VINNIE

(Talks to the card.)

One day, baby cakes, me and you are gonna get hitched. Right after all this is over. We’ll buy a house and you can cook me dinner every night, just like we did when we were kids. Laura, you’re the best childhood memory I have, and I’d do anything for you, kid. You know that.

We hear FOOTSTEPS to his cell.

Frank enters the cell.

The LIGHTS go up on that part

of the stage as Frank arrives.

FRANK

Vince.

VINNIE

(Vinnie springs to his feet.)

I’m counting the days, boss.

FRANK

I’m counting your paycheck.

VINNIE

I forgot about that.

FRANK

You would. Eighteen months, twenty-four hours a day, that’s some hunk of change. You’ll be able to buy your mom’s place.

VINNIE

I hope this is worth it.

FRANK

We’re going to take down a whole crime family.You know what that means? It means that honest people can start a business without having to be scared into paying through the nose to some mob guy they’ve never met.

FRANK

(Frank