Overview
Frankie is mentally unwell. Border line schizophrenic, manic depression and alcoholism; unemployed and living in a bedsit in East London, he goes drinking on a random day with his friend, where throughout, his mental state becomes increasingly and visibly clearer, creating an already intense situation and resulting in a sudden, deadly climax.
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