Screenplays

When Adrian Cole’s young wife dies suddenly, he is devastated.  So when he finds out from her doctor that she had some of her eggs stored in a medical facility, Adrian searches for a surrogate mother to carry his wife and their baby to term.  He meets the perfect candidate in Janna Kiernan, or does he.

What Adrian finds is a cross between Fatal Attraction and Single White Female, when Janna begins to believe that they are a couple and that she is carrying their baby.  She believes that ultimately, her, the baby and Adrian will be a family.  What transpires is a story about a desperate man who will do anything to perpetuate the memory of his wife and a woman who will stop at nothing for what she believes is love.

Something Tucked Away

Stealing Shakespeare

A highly educated gambler, Chris Antonelli is at the end of his credit with The Duke, a powerful underground bookie. The Duke sends his lethal sidekick, Salvano, to collect and Chris knows that Salvano will eventually leave with either the money or Chris’ life. When Chris’ father, Dr. John Antonelli, a noted English Renaissance literature professor at Georgetown University, and his girlfriend, Maggie Golding, explain their alternative theory on Shakespeare and how it could potentially be profitable, Chris and his absent minded brother, Jake, decide to develop a plan to steal a valuable painting.

During his first exposure to the intriguing portrait, Chris is enraptured by Kate Parr, a mysteriously dark lady of intrigue. Meanwhile, a man named Cecil, is also attempting to obtain this very rare and valuable artifact. He secretly contracts a mysterious woman to get the piece for him, by any means necessary. Maggie introduces John to a strange cult of conspiracy theorists who are aligned in their belief that the work of Shakespeare was in fact written by an obscure Elizabethean aristocrat named Edward de Vere. John leaves his attendance at their meeting emboldened in his efforts to thwart his son’s ambition to attempt to steal the painting.

Chris grows very fond of Kate but even more suspicious of her enigmatic motives when he spies her talking with John. Then Chris is anonymously informed that his spastic venture has been infiltrated by a spy and he immediately suspects Kate. He decides that it is time to pull the job before any other impediments land in their way and he collects his brother and his computer hacking friend, Quest, to attempt their break-in and theft. What ensues is a mad scramble to obtain the most valuable key to determining the true identity of the writer of William Shakespeare’s canon of work.