The Shadow - The Bells of St. Peter’s (Radio Recreation)
Xero for Tony Fortunato (An American Racketeer)
Tony Fortunato (Around the age of 20 to 25 Years Old) is an American Racketeer was an ex-gangster who has been deported from the States, he also has a son; who is the grandson of Lydia Stevens..
(In a wheezy whisper throughout) Sì, sì. . . . Chi? . . . (Breaks off) Oh. . . .
(Cuts in) You thought I’d drop down and kiss your feet because you come from the good old U.S.A. Well, nuts to that. . . .
Think I’m poor, do they? Look around. Finest suite in the hotel . . . all the furnishings mine. What do you think of it?
How you like those paintings? . . . They’re all genuine. (Mispronounces) Some by Picasso and Degas . . . nice, huh? . . .(On phone) You understand, Giuseppe? . . . Don’t let anyone come near the place . . . nobody. . . . Sì, sì, . . . I’ll pay you. Don’t worry. But if you let anyone take my son, you’ll be sorry. You understand? . . . Good! . . . Arrivederci . . .
Shadow? . . . What shadow? There’s nobody here.
She wants my kid – mine! . . . Why should I give him up? Why should she take him away? . . .
Better? . . . It’s better for him to be with me than in America . . . where they threw his father out.
You’re trying to soften me up . . . to make me give up what’s mine. . . . I hate that woman. I’ve always hated her. Why should I stop now? Why should I give in?
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