The Dope Peddlers

The DOPE PEDDLERS

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A Play in Two Acts

by

Dargena Dorsainvil

1505 West Tharpe Street

Tallahassee Florida, FL 32303

Phone: (561) 572-5129

Email: Dargena0428@yahoo.com

Cast of Characters

ACE:         A death struck lesbian who is in business with Z.

STEVE:         Son of a wealthy family who inherited a lot of money, but still turns to drugs.

Z:                         Legitimate silent hustler.

TASHA:                Girlfriend of Ace and daughter of Steve

Scene

Various locations in West Palm Beach Florida.

Time

At hot summer day.

ACT I

SETTING:        Steve, Ace, and Z sets up a major drug deal. However, Steve’s intentions are to rob them. He didn’t know it would cost him his life.

Scene 1

Scene starts with a big day ahead of Z and Ace.

ACE: After a long night with Tasha, Ace’s girlfriend. Open the car door left to meet up with Z at her house. The day started like any other day for the two. Pulling up in Z’s driveway honking like crazy.

Z: runs outside yelling “Hold up, let me get my coffee.” Z gets in the car and they start to ride.

SCENERY: It was a beautiful day the sun was shining bright and kissing their skin as the wind danced through the windows.

ACE & Z:  The two were blasting Good Day by Nappy Roots and singing along like two seven year old best friends. They had their biggest sell ever set up for today. The deal alone would bring them sixty thousand dollars in.

Z: turns down the music and asks Ace about the deal. “Tell me more ‘bout this dude. How’d you meet him? You think he A1?” She said.

ACE: began to tell Z about him. “It’s Tasha’s dad. His name is Steve, he’s just getting out of prison and he inherited millions from his family business. I’ve done a little side work with him before and everything was straight.” Ace said. The two were oblivious to the fact that Steve was still into his crook ways; which had landed him in prison to begin with. In their eyes everything was going smooth and according to plans. Z and Ace goofed off for a little. They stopped by Ace’s mom house just to see what was going on over there, and to eat.

STEVE: calls Ace’s phone it’s about three O’clock He ask her what time and where will they meet.

ACE: tells him “We’ll meet at four and I will call you when it’s time to meet.” They hang up.

Z &ACE: leaves Ace’s mom house and go meet up with their connect Bluchie. They do business with him on the regular, so he fronts them two kilos. It’s about three forty-five and Ace calls Steve. They planned to meet up at Tasha’s house. Steve is supposed to get the kilos from them, take them to Miami and sell them to his buddy, then bring them the money back.

ACE: Roughly three hours later she calls Steve, and he doesn’t pick up. She doesn’t worry, about twenty minutes later she calls back and still no answer. She shoots him a quick text and she gets no reply.

Z & ACE: are becoming furious and uneasy.

Z: sits in silence, and eventually states “What if he got jammed up by the police?” They start to worry and somewhat panic. They’re pondering their thoughts. Then all of a sudden they both stop and look at each other and say “He set us up!”

Steve: is well on his way back to Miami, in his mind he has come across a major come up. He knows that Z and Ace doesn’t know his address or any other way to get in touch with him.

Ace & Z: still calling and texting his phone and aren’t getting anything. The day is coming to an end so the girls go stay at Ace’s mom house for the night. They wake up around nine in the morning and start brain storming. Neither of them is ready to take that loss. That was sixty thousand dollars’ worth of merchandise. If they don’t come up with a way to get the money back they’re going to be in the hole with their connect.

Ace: feels as if Tasha has set her up and is in on the plan with Steve. After all, that is her dad.

Z: Is at a loss for words still, until she thinks of a way to find Steve.

Z: says that they can Google his name and find him that way.

ACE & Z: get on the computer and start to search. At first they don’t find anything; with a little more time Ace spots his address.

ACE: “Bingo!” she said.

Z: says “bingo” almost in a whisper when she sees the address as well. At that very moment they knew what they had to do.

ACE: It’s on! She said.

Z & Ace: waited until about twelve in the morning to head to Miami, they get to Miami around one fifteen.

Steve: Sound asleep like a newborn baby, and has no idea that Z and Ace are outside his house.

ACE & Z: The two go around back and get in thru the back door.

STEVE: has no clue that someone is in his house.

ACE & Z: Creeps into his bedroom and snatch the covers back.

Z: quickly slits his throat; just enough to inflict pain. The blood starts to slowly flow thick like cold syrup.

STEVE: In shock opened his eyes.

ACE: pistol whipped him.

His eye swelled shut.

STEVE: blacks out.

ACE: Calls Tasha and ask her to come to Miami so they can hang out.

TASHA: Okay I am on my way...

Lights Fade

END OF SCENE

ACT I

SCENE 2

SETTING: In Miami were all the action is about to take place.

Lights Up

(Tasha arrives to her dad’s house in Miami and hour later)

TASHA: Knocks on the door but the door slight cracked open…

Hello!! She said is anybody home?? Ace!! She shouts out. Where are you? As she walking thought the house looking. (As she walked to her dad’s bedroom)

STEVE: Screaming from the top of his lungs so Tasha can come to his rescue. With tape of over his mouth and legs and hands tied to the head board.