Bad Frank

After having sex with his wife, Frank is left without his meds and feels unstable. Travis asks him to join a job as backup, and Frank reluctantly agrees, calling it 'the last time'.

Frank joins Travis and meets Mickey and Niko, two other men involved in the plan. Frank and Mickey have a complicated past, hinting at a long history of violence between them.

Two other men arrive for the drug buy and the atmosphere turns hostile. After racist banter, Mickey and Niko shoot the two men and steal the drugs.

Back at home, Frank tells Travis he intends to go to the police and report what happened. He is unsettled by the violence and his own unstable state.

Gina is abducted on the back porch as Frank is on the phone with Niko. The kidnapping marks a turning point, pulling Frank deeper into Mickey’s criminal world.

Frank goes to his estranged father, Charlie, a retired police officer, and asks for help. Charlie refuses to intervene, worsening Frank’s sense of abandonment and despair.

When Charlie refuses to help, Frank lashes out and attacks a bar bouncer, beating him. The confrontation marks the rise of his darker, more violent persona.

The narrative shifts to reveal Frank’s past; through multiple voices, we learn he used to be an enforcer for Mickey. He begins drinking again as the truth about his violence comes to light.

To force Mickey to return his abducted wife, Frank abducts Mickey’s daughter Crystal. The move drags Crystal into Frank’s violent vendetta and raises the stakes for everyone involved.

Frank and Crystal get drunk, and the night reveals more about Frank’s association with Mickey. The dialogue deepens the audience’s understanding of Frank’s entanglement with Mickey’s world.

Mickey has Travis prisoner and shows him a cellphone video of Travis having sex with Gina. He threatens to tell Frank about the affair and reveals more of Bad Frank’s past to manipulate him.

Frank and Mickey prepare to exchange hostages, with Frank armed with the knowledge of the video. He asserts that he has taken everything from Mickey, escalating the confrontation toward a violent endgame.

During the tense exchange, Frank breaks Crystal’s neck to force Mickey’s hand and break the stalemate. The act brutalizes the scene and heightens the danger for everyone involved.

Travis is bumped by Mickey and then shot by him, creating a crucial opening for Frank to reach Mickey. The killing blows in the power struggle become imminent.

Frank beats Mickey to death, his clothes and surroundings stained with blood. He tells Gina he wants to start over, and drives off with her crying, still tied up in the back of his truck.