The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Neil Simon
1970
Act I
Mel:
I’m not having an anxiety attack. I’m a little tense.
Edna:
Why don’t you take a Valium?
Mel:
I took one.
Edna:
Then take another one.
Mel:
I took another one. They don’t work any more. [He sits down in a chair]
Edna:
Two Valiums? They have to work.
Mel:
They don’t work any more, I’m telling you. They’re supposed to calm you down, aren’t they? All…
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