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 Old
friend of the Walker family (he is considered as uncle Frank), Frank
Goodman arrives one day in Santa Barbara to find his friends Jodie and
Reese Walker. He comes from Florida where he certainly lived several
years with them, to find them in California. If his reasons seem noble
at first, very fast the truth appears and we discover that under the
image of the perfect family friend, hides a real monster capable of the
most despicable crimes.
From
his arrival, he is warmly welcomed by the members of the Walker family,
with the exception of B.J., his goddaughter. This latter seems very perturbed by this
return. Frank quickly reveals his secret : he sexually abused B.J. for
several years, during her childhood. And from his return, he harasses
the young woman again to find back the relation which they had years ago.
As he does not succeed in his plan, he then changes of abuse, and he
regularly belittles the young woman, in particular regarding her need to
write.
Trapped
and pushed in to the limit by the events, Frank is obliged to admit his
crimes to Cruz Castillo, who discovered everything because of the tattoo
he has (Rachel Ann : the name of the fictional character created by
B.J., and who was abused like her). But Frank is not ready to lose
everything because of B.J., and the monster who usually lives hidden
inside of him bursts out in broad daylight. He promises to Cruz to admit
everything to Jodie and Reese, but instead of it, he organizes a trap
for Jodie and Cruz : he locks them into an old disused warehouse which
is going to be destroyed soon.
Obeying
his intinct, Frank agrees to believe and to follow B.J. when she appears
at him, in exchange for the life of the hostages. Both run away in the
desert. Warren Lockridge and Sawyer Walker, B.J.'s brother, leave to
their research. After a violent confrontation with Sawyer, Frank dies.
A
long trial will allow to reveal Frank's past : during his childhood, he
underwent too the assaults of a predator, Eugene Simmons, who sexually
abused of him. We shall also eventually discover the truth : Frank
committed suicide. Frank's memory will come to haunt B.J. for a long
time, until the day of her wedding.
Portrait
written for this site by Lilian
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Santa
Barbara in front of incest,
1992
