The Prisoner of Second Avenue youth The note is signed by

The note is signed by a mysterious woman named "Diana

But after the operation

and blew off steam in dangerous street races that made the rodders many enemies

After his daughter is brutally murdered

Smith manages to escape and disappears into the fog

The Prisoner of Second Avenue youth The note is signed byForty eight year old Manhattanite Mel Edison just lost his job. Soon he'll lose his wardrobe, temper, self respect and maybe his mind. In urban life's grueling guerrilla war, Mel just became The Prisoner of Second Avenue. Adapting his 1971 stage hit, Neil Simon develops Mel's anxiety ridden plight with razor edged empathy and deliciously clever gags. Academy Award winners* Jack Lemmon and Anne Bancroft are in top form as Mel and his loving wife Edna,