ANOTHER WORLD: Frankie Dies (Stalker Storyline) Pt. 24

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ANOTHER WORLD: Frankie Dies (Stalker Storyline) Pt. 24

The firing of AW alumni Alice Barrett was a sad and devastating blow to the fans of "Another World" for it set in motion the decision to kill off the character that she had portrayed for seven years: the beloved Frankie Frame.

Though brilliantly performed, the storyline is infamous for the controversy it sparked among the show's fans and the soap's executives as well as for the grisly violent way in which the character was murdered. The show never recovered from the loss of Frankie who, in many ways, represented the heart of the show.

In Part 24, Michael dedicates the opening of the trauma center to the memory of Frankie.

Fax attacks Chris and nearly beats him unconscious while Ozzie gets away. The phone rings and he tricks the jeweler, David Jordan, into revealing that Josie is down at the store.

Rita receives accolades at the fundraiser but feels she's undeserving since she hired Fax Newman.

Joe discovers Chris severely beaten and calls for an ambulance.

Cass tries to comfort Sharlene. He urges her to attend the fundraiser. He also tells her that Josie should not post-pone her wedding to Gary. It's not what Frankie would've wanted.

The jeweler, David Jordan, gives Josie the evidence she needs to arrest Fax. When he reveals that Lt. Sinclair is on his way over, Josie knows something's up since Gary is in Chicago. Fax is outside pointing a gun while looking inside at Josie and David.

Chris is rushed to the emergency room where Rita becomes frantic for her son.

Fax barges in at the jewelry store and holds Josie and David at gunpoint. He demands the customer list and receipt for the gold chain so he can dispose of them. He declares he is going to kill both of them. When she tells Fax to leave David out of this and that it's her that he wants since she knows he killed Frankie, Fax credits himself for killing the other three women (Blaire Baker, Yvette Lapointe and Courtney Evans). He claims Frankie put up a good fight while the other three were too easy to kill. He then tells her that out of all the girls he's killed, Josie is the prettiest. He invites her to run away with him. She unconvincingly agrees but he doesn't buy it, saying it's too bad things didn't work out between the two of them.***

***It's interesting how talkative Fax is with Josie when he didn't utter ONE WORD when he killed Frankie or the other three women. I realize there was no way to have him speak during the prior murders since it would've revealed his identity to the audience, but come on, for consistency's sake and for continuity of his character, he goes from being a mute to almost giving a monologue. Sure, he was disguised when he committed his other murders, but when Frankie unmasked him (which prompted him to kill her), he still didn't say ONE WORD. Now it's like he can't shut up. Very odd!

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