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This screenplay is based on actual events. The events took place in Winter Haven, Florida between 1971 and 1991. The Boston Red Sox had their spring training facility there at that time. The facility was called the Chain of Lakes ballpark. There was a Caucasian man named Donald Fitzpatrick who worked in the organization as their clubhouse manager. He was called Fitzie for short. During that time, Fitzie is believed to have molested as many as a dozen black boys, who worked under him at the facility as clubbies. He plead guilty in 2002 but never served time. He was given a ten year suspended sentence and fifteen years probation. Fitzie died in 2005 but the stories of the victims has never been told…. Until now. This is an original screenplay, of 130 pages, written by Gary G. Tavares. The novel version entitled, “Predator on the Diamond: The Boston Red Sox Youth Molestation Story,” was released August 6, 2012. The novel version is also written by Gary G. Tavares.