(dramatic music)
(soft music)
- [Narrator] Today's story ends.
It was all over the news,
It says Frankie Moore was troubled.
All that most people saw was a homeless kid wandering
the streets.
A Killer on the run.
The truth as always is far more complicated.
Frankie was just one of the many dispossessed,
ignored, hated
but I knew him.
I was there at the beginning.
And I was there at the end.
(soft music continues)
- No batteries?
- It's not battery powered.
- How does it work then?
- Why do you want to know?
- I'm curious.
- Are you?
- Okay, bored.
- I built something called a Stirling engine-
- Mm-hmm.
You're a clever one.
- I don't know
about that.
- Do you want to work for my dad when you're older?
(indistinct)
- An inventor.
Nowadays he says he's a philanthropist.
- What's that?
- If people build things for him, he makes them rich,
that's what he says.
- Where is he now?
- In a meeting.
(indistinct)
- He tells you you know?
- What's he going to do?
Run me over?
Come on,
Show me the rest of your town big guy.
- My name's Frankie.
- I'm Nicole not Nikki, or Nick or Nicola.
Don't you dare call me Nicola.
- You're funny.
(soft music continues)
Do you think fish have dreams?
- No fish are just fish.
- You don't reckon they (indistinct)
at the surface.
Everything looks so different for them though.
(chuckles)
(smirks lips)
- You know, I thought i met some
seaweed boys in my time but you.
Hey, daddy.
This is a pity you left.
But
fine.
I'm coming.
He's mad at me.
- Where's he now?
(indistinct)
You know it?
(seagulls quacking)
- Just remember that my offer does have an expiry date.
Mr. Langford.
- Frankie?
- Hi Mr. Langford.
- He is a nice chap (indistinct) Frankie.
- So why did you fry your start?
- Mr. Langford this is my daughter, Nicole.
She's very much like me.
Once an idea occurs she pursues it regardless of cost
It's our calling, helping people build their ideas into
reality,
- As I said, I will certainly consider your offer
Mr. (indistinct)
- We must be getting back to the city.
It's soon night after all.
- See you fish boy.
- My name is Frankie.
- So, how is your dad doing?
- He's fine Mr. Langford.
We're fine.
(soft music continues)
(water runs)
- Hi, (indistinct)
- I was playing with a girl from out of town.
(chuckles)
- Oh yeah.
(indistinct)
- Why isn't anything like that mum (indistinct)
- Franklin, we've talked about that before.
Dad and I don't want you hanging around there anymore.
- So, what's cooking?
- You're cooking mate.
(chuckles)
(indistinct)
- I thought (indistinct) was cooking.
Fish (indistinct) and peas (indistinct)
and of course I love fish and peas.
- Hey, (indistinct)
- Lot's of ketchup.
(soft music continues)
(indistinct)
- It's great food love.
- Thanks.
It makes a nice difference to fish fingers and peas
in front of the TV right?
- I love fish fingers.
- You can have them tomorrow.
brain food fishes.
- You looking forward to going back to school Frankie?
- I guess.
- Remember what Miss Simon said?
You're right boy.
Don't you let your mind wander out.
- I reckon these teachers are just jealous.
Probably wish that they had as big an imagination as you.
- Just try to teach the boy to be pragmatic Abbie.
- I'm sorry.
How'd it go at the (indistinct)
- How many times have I got to tell you the day out there
is bloody slow?
- Yeah, well, Sunday for a little while isn't it you know
what once we've got some more money you can get a computer
or something and then or what then then you can spend all
day looking for work.
- Don't you think that's what I'm doing now?
- I didn't mean it like that.
- Maybe I don't have a vivid enough imagination.
Sit down Franklin.
- Please may I go upstairs?
- What?
You don't want any dessert?
I will get you all some strawberries.
- Sure, okay.
- Why don't I do the washing up and you get going on
to (indistinct)
- I love what you're thinking Mrs. Moore.
- Do you mind folding up the chairs?
(TV Chattering)
(water runs)
- Eat nicely Frankie, no one wants a pig.
- Now leave him alone, he's a growing boy.
- He's growing into a pig.
- I (indistinct)
They are looking for engineers.
- I'm not an engineer.
(TV music playing)
I was never was an engineer.
- Yeah, I know but Langford-
- Langford was a shipbuilder.
Me I took the (indistinct) Kansas and boathouse.
I wasn't a fucking engineer.
- I'm sorry I didn't think.
- No you didn't think.
And I don't want about work no more again tonight, right?
- [TV Voice] Now follow me.
- [TV character] Aye, aye captain.
- Let me try to help.
- You can't help him.
And if you start talking about work,
think before open your mouth.
Allright?
I'm trying to think practically about things
and all you're doing is fill Frankie's head with nonsense.
You can go and rant it (indistinct) jerky place.
You mollycoddled him all his life
and now he knows more about things (indistinct)
than he does normal life.
- Are yoU ashamed of our son?
- Don't go putting words in my mouth.
Stop giving me shit.
I'm thinking practically about these things.
You pat him on the head for being a dreamer that is on you.
- Frankie,
why don't you go up to bed?
Hey, I will tuck you in at night (indistinct)
- That is pathetic.
You are going to go up upstairs and tuck him in like
he's a toddler.
- I hope you are happy with yourself.
(indistinct)
- Do you?
- Our son has gifts.
And you are letting him down.
- I'm letting him down.
I'm fucking letting him down.
Allright, is that what you said?
This is your fault.
This is what you made me do.
(soft music continues)
- Not nice.
It's not right.
- Sometimes grownups fight Frankie.
Just like children.
- That wasn't a fight.
- One day I'll take you way far away.
When my boat full sized.
- That's nice.
This is the real life Frankie.
(indistinct)
And he needs me,
(indistinct)
The world is a cruel place Frankie,
I'm sorry for teaching you different.
And a cruel world it
can get in people's head and make more wrong.
(indistinct)
- Doesn't matter who he is.
I think a lot is what he does.
- I know that's quite clever.
But have I ever told you
how smart you are?
- All the time.
(chuckles)
- Yeah just like granddad Charlie.
He was a (indistinct) one and a dreamer and just like you.
I have to tell you, he gave me this.
- Yeah
- Yeah, he gave me this.
When you were born,
(indistinct)
- Can you tell me please?
- Come here,
why don't you hold on to that?
Till the world becomes a better place.
Oh Frankie.
(Dramatic music)
(Machine rumbles)
(woman crying)
(dramatic music continues)
(indistinct)
- Do you know where your son is Mrs. Moore?
Mrs. Moore do you know where your son is?
(children screaming)
- Right, just grab it and run fast enough that I don't catch
up, slow enough that the dog will snort you.
I will just need to get distracted a while.
I need time to get in there.
- Just be quick about it okay?
- That's it boy, there you go.
(dramatic music continues)
(man whistling)
- Hey, you plan on paying paying for that?
- I'm sorry I-
- Stealing off me?
- Please, you don't have any problems of a little grill?
Sometimes it won't turn on.
- And your point is?
- You need to replace (indistinct) switch.
I can fix it.
- But in exchange for that I'm going to give you popcorn.
Well come on then.
(Bangs metal)
- You should have run faster.
That girl in the wheelchair, get her bag.
- Why?
Sick people have pills, painkillers, stuff to sell.
Go.
- Frankie, stop.
It's you, isn't it?
- Yeah.
So, it's good to see you, Nicole.
- Frankie, is it true?
Frankie?
- He was hurting my mum.
- Meet me at front entrance, tomorrow, okay.
(dramatic music continues)
Have you been sleeping on the streets?
- Yes.
- You are just a kid.
- Yeah and I'm like two years younger than you.
- Exactly, I sleep in a penthouse.
- That's hard to believe.
- Frankie, you can't stay out here.
- I can't go home.
- So if you're in hiding,
why would you come on a busy playground?
- Where's the bag, (indistinct)
- Thief.
- Leave him alone.
(Frankie screaming)
- Either you swipe to or you didn't.
If you want to stay at our place, come to me.
- I will call the police.
- Hey my (indistinct) little princess.
None of your business.
- Police (indistinct)
- Shit.
(bangs metal)
(Dramatic music continues)
- Get yourself some better friends fish boy.
- I better go.
I'm sorry (indistinct)
- Stay safe, okay?
(dramatic music continues)
(Man whistling)
I haven't seen you around for a couple of weeks.
- Yeah,
They kicked us out of the old church.
- What?
- I barely had even the time to gather my tools.
- You are still (indistinct) parlor of yours (indistinct)
- Yeah, (indistinct) to the riverside apparently there's
some safe place to stay.
- Or you could be sensible and go to the hospital.
(indistinct)
- Hungry?
(indistinct)
- Look, this is why it's going to work, right?
- I'm going to pretend there's a problem with the grill.
You're going to fix it and then I'm going to give you a hot
dog, we just skipped the ritual this time.
Boom
- Thanks man.
- Don't worry about it.
Just remember it's my birthday
next month.
- Get you a card?
- Never mind the card.
You just sort that hair out.
It's ridiculous.
(indistinct)
- Piss off.
(soft music continues)
(man whistling)
- Stay away from me.
All right.
I mean it.
I'm warning you.
- I'm just like you (indistinct) I'm just like you.
Are you like me?
You know nothing about me.
Okay, I need this.
I need it.
- Go on look in the case.
- These are just tools.
What do you want me to do with them?
I need money.
Seriously, I need money.
- It's all I have.
- It's a doggy dog world mate.
Being nice will get you killed.
- I know you.
You used to run with Viv.
(indistinct)
- Just calm down, man.
Calm down.
(wind blowing)
- Hey, babe
- Hey Nicole.
- Are you at yours?
- Yes, come over.
- Can I yeah, I'm not feeling all that right now.
(indistinct)
- Yeah, I just need something to help me relax.
(Soft music continues)
- Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you.
- I was just practicing.
- I wish I could dance like that.
- I'm I doing this?
Hey, let me show you some moves.
- Really?
Not ready to trust for that.
- It's all right.
What's your name?
Frankie Moore.
- All right.
I'm Jess.
Allright so have you ever danced before?
No.
Okay, so put your feet together just like that.
And let's make the round arms, round with further down.
(Dramatic music continues)
- That really lifted my low.
I was just being chased before this.
Thank you Jess.
- Who are you running from?
- Those are different people.
Doesn't matter.
Happens all the time.
- That's not really an answer.
- It was better dancing than running.
(Laughs)
- You must be hungry from all the running.
- No, no, no, no, it's okay.
- Come on it's just (indistinct) and carrots.
- I'd love some carrots.
- Yes.
- Okay.
It's beautiful.
- Yeah, it's my favorite spot.
- Do you want one?
- Yeah.
(chuckles)
- Nicole it's me.
- Frankie Moore, (indistinct)
and now I'm going to leave you with nothing.
I want to hurt you (indistinct)
Take all of his clothes off.
all of them.
Take them off now, take them off.
- Off you bitch.
- Take them off.
(man groans)
- You need help my friend.
(indistinct)
Come on.
You want to be more careful yeah.
(soft music continues)
(indistinct)
- Hey
Frankie
get a burger and a hot dog or whatever processed sludge meat
your friend gave you.
I'm just kidding you.
Your friend he's a nice man.
His food isn't worth a shit.
He's a nice fella
Nice tires over here out of the way I might burn one later.
I used that that foil wrapper and battery trick you
taught me.
A clever one I'll give you that.
Me I'm the handsome one
(laughs)
Shit Frankie, what the hell happened?
What happened?
No no no no no.
Talk to me.
- It's just Viv.
- Viv?
Did she violate you?
- No, it's okay.
- But we've got to do something.
In fact we need to call the cops on her.
- No (indistinct)
- we have got to do something I mean what-
- No, nothing.
- What else is it Frankie?
No, there's something else happening.
- Just saw (indistinct)
- Who?
Well, if you want to talk I've got no place to go.
Put too much wood in there.
There's a tire in the bottom.
It might burn all night.
- Sounds allright.
- Sure is.
- Come on, come on friends.
One man's trash is another man's
treasure as they say, right buddy.
Point is ladies and gentlemen, what you've been looking
for is right at your bedside.
And my good associate here Frankie has repurposed
reconditioned and recycled everything that you in fact need.
We have it right here.
Take a look take a gander find what you're looking for.
Now everything looks like a normal everyday item
But in fact, they've all been reconditioned to fit in
your household very uniquely.
Something you won't find it your department stores, no.
Something of very modern fashion.
It looks like an ordinary camera at some point it made
memories but in fact, it's been repurposed to a-
- Radio.
- What?
- Radio.
- It has been repurposed to also be a radio.
So that while you're making memories, you can play your
favorite melody.
(indistinct)
Why in my day, we call this in fact a slingshot.
It was quite used to take down the occasional squirrel
for dinner.
Mark Twain, I think that'll serve you quite well.
That's just one pound now.
Oh, thank you.
Bless you, ma'am.
Bless you.
- Thank you.
- All right.
Well, just remember one man's trash is another man's
treasure.
Pretty good day.
- I enjoyed it thank you.
Sounds (indistinct)
- I suppose I do.
I always liked when I was a little kid going to the circus
and seeing that guy down the middle of the ring.
I guess I'm just a showman at heart.
- You are good at it.
- The main thing is we got enough to replenish our supplies.
Get some real food.
I'm going to go have a look.
- Right back up.
(Jazz music playing)
(indistinct)
- Strawberries.
- Chico, is that (indistinct)
I haven't seen him since last winter.
Chico (indistinct)
- I will be damned.
Prince.
You old rascal.
I haven't seen you in years.
(indistinct)
Man play that song.
Oh, yeah.
What's wrong with these people?
Frankie, come on?
Come say hi to Prince.
(indistinct)
(man screams)
(Jazz music continues)
(indistinct)
Bless you
Thank you.
We will appreciate you ma'am.
Allright, thank you.
Hey not bad.
- Oh my God-
- Not bad at all.
- Oh my God, is this money?
- It's all yours.
- 30 years I have been doing this shit.
I couldn't make a coffee sometime.
And you come along, dance like an idiot.
And making me some money
- I aim to please.
Good to see you brother.
- Good to see you bro.
Frankie is still hanging around with this old brat?
- Yeah, well, you know Chico, it's always entertaining
friends.
(indistinct)
- Who are two friends here?
- Man.
Let me introduce you.
Eva.
- Hi.
- She came to this country looking for a better life.
And a friend Al.
He just left the army.
- Good to meet you.
- We been sleeping in some abandoned buildings.
Not too far from here.
- Yeah?
- At the edge of the Industrial Estate.
- Frankie and I were thinking about heading
to the waterfront.
They got some places down there we hear.
(indistinct)
- My brother from
another mother - Brother from another
mother man.
- If I don't see you tomorrow, hello today.
- You got it going on dude, you got the dancing going on
man.
You need some lessons, dude.
Frankie, pleasure man.
(Dramatic music continues)
- This feels weird.
I don't exactly have my sea legs
- I always pictured myself sailing away on one of these
things, you know leaving it all behind it.
- Really?
Is it possible to be seasick if you're technically
still on land?
(laughs)
- Jeez, Frankie.
I mean, I know your fascination
with machines, but I've never known you had interest
in boats.
- Yeah.
I made a promise.
- Promise is a promise.
(seagulls quack)
- You allright?
- Yeah.
- Nice digs.
- You should go home mate.
- It's nothing.
It's just a tickle.
- Just a tickle?
I want to talk to you about something.
I don't know.
Advice, I suppose.
- So you are going to ask a bloke who sells hot dogs
for a living for advice?
I'm not the brightest bulb on the bubble mate.
- Yeah, but you've lived much longer than me mate.
- Well, thank you very much for that.
So what is it young man?
What is it that's bothering you apart from the whole
destitute thing?
(indistinct)
Just got me thinking.
- I'm sensing a question.
- Just how long is too long?
I know you think if I could I just
go home.
- Why are you asking me this?
Why don't you ask your pal.
- Chico is
he's involved and y'all know Gavin.
- Oh, so the only person you could think to talk to is me.
- Well, I think your answers right then mate.
When the only company you can keep us in an old fool,
then perhaps a journey home is exactly what you should be
doing.
You're lucky enough to have a home to go home to.
(indistinct)
(soft music continues)
(man whistles)
- Nicole.
It's me, fish boy.
Frankie
- Frankie.
- I won't bite.
Do you mind to go to a walk with me?
Look I'm about to meet a friend.
You will like him, he's nice.
Would you like to come?
Let's see where I live.
(laughs)
it's not nothing special but
(laughs)
It's a home.
- Yeah, sure.
- Cool.
- Where is it?
Here?
- They are good people.
Very good people.
(Jazz music playing)
(Man laughs)
- So yeah, I felt it was pretty much the last place
we saw each other.
So I guess that means, you've known Frankie longest.
- Yeah.
- Tell me something.
Was he always this fucking boring.
I mean boy is boring, right?
(laughs)
- I haven't seen fish boy for so long.
- Fish boy so you notice the smell too?
- What?
I don't smell.
- Are you kidding me?
Seagulls fly around thinking you're a big sardine
waiting to pick your eyes out.
- Sorry listen, I suppose that is your friend.
- I'm not the one being called fish boy.
Right?
I mean, it smells like a fish.
I think it will be a little hard on Frankie.
Old lads been picked on enough.
Prince,
Play that song.
- Do you mean the one you like?
- You know, yeah, the one I like,
play that one.
- No problem dude.
No problem.
(snaps fingers)
- Check it out man.
(Jazz music plays)
(indistinct)
(Claps hands)
- I like him.
- Chico.
- Yeah.
- Yeah he's great.
- When you live like I do.
It's good to have someone like that to have your back.
- That's what I want to ask you actually.
Have you been out on the streets all these winters?
- Yeah.
- State has some shelters.
roofs as big as this one.
Keeping a low profile when you're homeless
pretty much invisible to most people.
- So what you energy goes just traveling around now?
Wait, you said you can remember you me as a kid.
When did you meet them?
- Three years ago.
Left his job just walked away from his old life.
- Wait, he just willingly became homeless?
That's insane.
- I just wanted to be where people were Nicole.
Where tools were, build my things.
Besides me and Chico make money for supplies.
- So what, you two just been piling around together
ever since?
- Yeah.
- As I'm a psychic.
(indistinct)
- You were always a serious young boy.
- Those were serious times Nicole.
- Do you ever think about your dad?
- Obvious.
- Your mom
(indistinct)
- Had a boyfriend, had a girlfriend.
Had a better boyfriend.
I lost the (indistinct) for about six weeks.
(indistinct)
- it's pretty funny full book about investment.
- My dad will love him.
No matter how hard he makes it.
(indistinct)
- Things okay with you guys?
- No.
Kind of (indistinct)
I love these things.
- Do you want to buy one?
(chuckles)
- Do you want to buy one?
Allright, maybe a bit later.
- Does your dad hurt you?
- What?
No, nothing like that.
Frankie he is not an evil man,
I just wish he cared less about profit margins.
That's all.
- I wish you could do something about all of this.
You know you me.
- Not everything can be repaired.
- I know.
- I've got to go.
(Dramatic music continues)
- Nicole, What have you been taking?
- Dad-
- What have you been taking?
What have you taken?
(woman sobs)
I have called the ambulance.
[Crosstalk: 00:57:25]
- Give me my phone.
- I just called the ambulance for you.
You need to get some help Nicole.
I'm just looking out for you.
(woman cries)
- I'm going to go.
Check on the ambulance.
- I've been there.
I've been there Nicole.
Don't kill yourself.
Let me help you.
Okay.
I have been there.
Okay, listen I have to go.
- No, don't go.
- [Narrator] The next few weeks were tough.
I wasn't going to rehab.
Not this time.
(indistinct) was a gesture nothing more.
I needed places to get more.
Sometimes I did get more.
Data for counselors and doctors Frankie gave me
the helping hand and the shoulders to cry on.
To my father, my addictions were an embarrassment.
To Frankie they were a problem to be fixed.
Neither of them totally understood.
At least (indistinct)
- The script that got me fixed.
Tried maybe one of our cronies.
Serious Nicole.
That's what you got right.
Snuck a voice that just comes in your head.
- Well, I've been getting help for that
from my online group.
(indistinct) their advice is not anything I have known
before.
- It doesn't mean it's not going to work Nicole.
. No, I have no easy answers for you.
Look at me, all I could do is just be your friend.
- What did you do when the lights came on
- Build things.
(soft music continues)
- Sometimes weeks had passed where I wouldn't go to him
at all.
We didn't always talk.
He helped me by just being.
Just to me
(indistinct)
- Yeah it is fine.
They are my friends.
Right,
- Hey
- Listen I'm sorry about before.
I wasn't really thinking straight.
The way I see it if we start stealing from each other
we're screwed right?
The world has taken enough from us as it is.
That's no excuse.
(indistinct)
You gave my toss back.
we are good.
- Allright.
I'm PJ.
- Frankie.
- They already see us as thieves.
So different tools.
Other than a few missed bills away from being right here.
- PJ you haven't been homeless long have you?
- If you told me two years ago that I was going to end up
living like this I would have laughed in your face.
I had my own bar, believe it or not,
fiance, a plan.
(indistinct)
But I was too quiet for too long.
Bills kept coming in.
Wedding was delayed
I was bankrupt.
I was alone.
Don't take much for everything to unravel.
- Just takes one thing, right.
- So what happened to you?
Just one thing?
- No.
(indistinct)
Hey (indistinct) another word.
- Chico's over there.
(indistinct)
Hey.
(Jazz music playing)
- All right.
- Hello.
- Hey, Miss Nicole.
- Hello.
- How are you feeling?
- Feeling okay.
- How are you doing?
- Good.
(indistinct)
- Chico can I ask you something?
What if (indistinct)
you walked away from your life.
- I don't like to talk about that.
- Okay, I'm sorry.
- Don't ask me.
Heavy burdens Miss Nicole.
Heavier than the weight of the world on your back.
(indistinct) around your neck.
I wasn't always on the streets.
I had a life,
a family.
- The green ones are my favorite.
- Allright, they are your dad's favorite too.
(indistinct)
- Ho ho ho, merry Christmas.
- Daddy.
- Hi, pumpkin.
Hello.
Are you all right.
- Yeah, I'm good.
How are you?
How is it out there?
- Terrible.
It's madness.
I'm not even kidding.
I mean
literally people are mad.
Traffic, that's awful.
But this tree is fantastic.
- Thank you.
- We did a good job, didn't we?
- I think so?
- Mm- hmm-
- I think you couldn't have done it by yourself.
I'd say that we've got a pretty good helper there.
And it was cold outside.
You know what's worse?
Crowds.
- Yeah.
- Mayhem
(indistinct)
- Daddy would forget his head if it wasn't attached
to his body.
I've already been out the shops quite a bit,
getting things we don't need like wrapping paper...
Who wraps gifts?
- Santa and his howls.
- Santa!
- Yeah, me too.
- Bye daddy.
Get some sleep.
- Sweet dreams.
- Don't get too long.
- I won't.
I love you.
- I love you.
- Merry Christmas
- Merry Christmas.
- We are finished.
Yes, good girl.
Dad (indistinct)
- Yeah,
fire brigade.
There's a house it's completely up in smoke.
Three people I think.
(indistinct)
(man shouts)
- Stop.
(indistinct)
(man continues shouting)
- Beautiful wife.
An angel for a daughter.
I don't have them anymore.
They're gone.
So after that, I didn't want to live this life anymore.
I wanted to take myself out of the equation.
Just didn't make sense to be here.
I don't know.
I might have been looking for some reason to stay.
One day I found it.
Several years ago.
I was squatting at this place where I would
do some bad things.
Are you doing all right?
- Oh shit, Chico.
Bloody mate.
- What?
(indistinct)
- You are shitting me, right?
You live in here?
- No.
- You did a good job.
(indistinct)
- Come on Chico, I (indistinct)
Come on, I want some things.
- There was a little boy there.
(indistinct)
(Dramatic music continues)
- Frankie?
Did I hear you say Frankie?
- No.
I didn't save him Miss Nicole.
I had some training.
I actually did what I could, I tried out.
I didn't know what I was doing.
I was scared.
Frankie saved himself
- No, Chico you saved him.
- No.
- Yes.
His strength to survive is what saved Frankie.
He is such a bright light.
- Yeah, he is.
- Well after.
We got together, we bonded.
We were in the streets together.
He makes these contraptions he invents these crazy things
that people love off the streets.
I mean they're fantastic.
Really and I sell them I got the gift of gab,
And that's how we
make our money and get by.
It isn't a bad life.
- Frankie.
He had nothing (indistinct)
Nothing.
He was on the streets and on the run.
Me I started using because I was rich.
And spoilt.
And I hate my dad.
(indistinct) Coming here was a big mistake.
- No Miss Nicole, don't do that.
- You've been through so much Chico.
You can't keep running from yourself.
Funny thing that you're always with yourself.
- Chico, some people live in such shit.
And some people live without a care.
This all just feels so damn wrong.
I'm exploiting you.
You shouldn't be helping me.
- Nicole?
- Yeah.
- Where are you going?
- I just need to be alone for a while Frankie.
- Let me help you.
- I just need to help myself.
Wait, I got you
something
Early birthday present.
I'm getting good, huh?
(laughs)
Meet me at the bridge in an hour.
- Okay.
(indistinct)
(Soft music continues)
Hey
- Hi mate.
- Yeah.
- what can I get you?
- Can you get me Gavin?
Give this to him
- He passed away a few days ago mate.
I'm sorry.
- Of what?
- Pneumonia.
(indistinct)
He always liked (indistinct) cards.
(soft music continues)
- Frankie.
It's your mum's new address.
Frankie, I haven't seen her for 10 years.
- Thank you.
Hey bro.
- You just fuck off allright?
Just get on, just fuck off.
(indistinct)
- I'm just a friend.
Same situation as you, you can't stay here.
- I don't give a shit.
You just leave me alone yeah.
- Do you want to go to a safe place man, come on
(indistinct)
You can trust me man.
- Why the fuck should I trust you, huh?
Just leave me alone, just fuck off.
(footsteps running)
Help me, wait come here, this is my friend.
- Is she all right?
(woman groans)
(soft music continues)
- Viv, what happened?
(indistinct)
- I thought you guys were friends.
(laughs)
- Friends?
Friends is what you have or not me.
- Where's Ryan, Viv?
Where's he?
- Frankie, (indistinct) on time but I'm so sorry.
(woman sobs)
- It's okay.
It's okay.
(footsteps approaching)
(indistinct)
Please, come, on.
- What the fuck.
Get the fuck off me.
- Grab him.
- Just fuck you.
- Grab him.
- Fuck you, I'm going to fucking kill you.
- I got it.
- Get off me.
- What are you doing?
- You deserve worse than this fucker.
- Fuck, I will fucking kill you.
(laughs)
Go, Frankie go, go.
- You fucking pig.
(coins jingle)
- Thanks, allright?
- Is that all you have for your hat?
- That's okay, you can give me more when you make a fortune
some day.
- Deal.
- I want a big house a hot tub and my own recording studio.
- Recording studio?
- Yeah.
(laughs)
It's not what goes to them, isn't it?
Beg, sing, sell magazines and they just walk straight
past us.
- Don't forget about the ones that speed up when they notice
you.
They look at absolutely anything in the street as long as
they don't have to look your way.
- I think it's easy for them.
To pretend to themselves that they just don't see us.
- When they look at us they feel guilt.
Nobody likes to feel guilt
- I suppose.
I felt like they need to help us and everyone has their own
problems I guess.
So it's easy to blank us and just move on.
- Sometimes part of me wants to hate them.
Walk right up to them and yell until they can ignore me
anymore.
It's the kind of thoughts that make you sick.
So instead of yelling I sing.
I sing and every once in a while someone tosses me a coin.
- I did something bad.
A long time ago.
Every time people ignore us it feels like judgment.
- I could just trade one prison for another, right?
The attitude to you doesn't define you.
You do and then the only person you can answer to is
yourself, allright.
If you've done right by the people you care about,
you will know it.
If you haven't you'll know that too.
So if you feel like you're being judged
it is is because you're judging yourself.
It's your life.
maybe it's time you face what you've been hiding from.
(Soft music continues)
(indistinct)
- What are you fucking looking at?
I said what do you fucking looking at?
- Nothing I'm sorry.
- So what do you want then?
A punch?
Money?
Because I haven't got no money.
- I'm sorry.
- Where's my manners?
- Come on have a drink.
- I'm good.
Thanks.
- Do you think you're better than me?
You are going to fucking drink it.
- Why don't you just go.
- I swear, on your life, if you don't fucking drink it.
I want to fucking (indistinct)
- Why don't you just leave me alone?
- Yeah.
- Drink the fucking drink.
- You bastard,
You fucking bastard, I'm a veteran.
And I fought for this country.
- Yeah.
(indistinct)
- So what's your point?
Soldier.
- That I deserve-
- What, deserve what?
Look at you.
You should be ashamed of yourself.
You dirty, filthy (indistinct)
So come on then soldier.
Come on then.
(Man groans)
You fucking, dirty, filthy (indistinct)
- Wait, what are you doing?
Leave him alone man.
- Now what are you, I'm going to have to punch you.
What are you going to do?
- I hate you.
You're a mess.
- Look at you, you are a waste, you are a drunk.
You know what, I wonder whether one day, you don't end up
like one of us.
(indistinct)
- The boy has become a man.
And the man has become a (indistinct)
(indistinct)
- Allright.
(indistinct)
You haven't told me about this.
- No (indistinct)
- Good.
(indistinct)
I've got some good news on-
(indistinct)
- I found my mom's new address.
- What's the bad news?
(indistinct)
(laughs)
- Chico, I found my mom.
Nicole, she's found my mom's new address.
I think it's time for me to go home.
(indistinct)
I wanted to ask you, would you like to come with me?
(indistinct)
- Well, from we hit the open road, my advice
to you is pack right.
Sleep fast.
Goodnight Frankie.
- Allright.
(indistinct)
Probably don't understand a word what I'm saying.
- My English is pretty great.
Thank you.
- Sorry.
- I've watched you these past days.
A lot is on your mind.
- Yeah.
I stopped a bad man from hurting my friend.
And I'm going home.
- Where is home for you?
- I don't know.
It's a house that I've never seen before.
- You're weird.
- You're not the first to tell me that.
What about you?
- I was from (indistinct)
Romania.
(indistinct)
- Come here.
(indistinct)
- What are you all about?
It's my turn.
(indistinct)
- Yes.
Very wrong.
Now you tell me a bad English word.
- Arse hole.
- Like arse hole.
- Arse hole.
You, arse hole.
- Yeah.
(indistinct)
- I want to know every English insult.
- Idiot.
- Like idiot.
- Idiot.
- Dickhead.
- You are a dickhead.
(laughs)
- It's my turn.
- What are you on the about?
It's my turn.
- I'm not playing.
- James stop playing, you are always cheating man.
- We didn't even have enough money for food.
He wanted me to do things for money.
- Sorry.
I don't want to say.
- Well, I knew what to say to him.
Go to your home Frankie.
Then go to see your friend, the lady.
(indistinct)
- Enough about helping her.
Just be there.
(indistinct)
- I'm sorry.
- It's okay.
- Rise and shine.
Let's go Lover boy (laughs)
burning daylight.
Road trip.
- What's wrong?
- This is silly this.
Sadly I haven't seen my mom in a long time Chico.
- Well, it's a little late now Frankie and me were pretty
long ways up the road.
- Look, Frankie.
If I would give anything.
For the chance to go home.
Still, I can see why you're a little hesitant
about leaving after last night.
She's pretty cute.
- We are just friends nothing happened.
- Friend?
Mate, that's what you said about Nicole.
(indistinct)
We passed the threshold.
- You think so-
- Frankie Moore.
You sold me out man.
It's on you.
(Dramatic music continues)
- Promise me.
Honestly, I just wanted to leave this message just to let
you don't need to worry.
We've been planning this party for the last two months.
Honestly, everybody's put so much effort in.
Everyone's going to be there.
It's not going to be a big deal.
It's just...
It will be all right.
(laughs)
Okay just...
(Dramatic music continues)
Shit.
(Car breaks screech)
(Glass shatters)
(Dramatic music continues)
- You promised me you is going to come see my mom?
- I know I did, Frankie.
I'm sorry,
Sometimes life flips the script on you.
I wanted to introduce (indistinct)
And I knew that's my mom.
- I know Frank.
I wanted that too.
We had our ride and listen, we couldn't have done
it with anyone better.
You are such a bright light Franklin just keep
shining on this won't we?
You go and see your mom.
(Dramatic music continues)
(indistinct)
- Hello.
- Mom it's me.
Frankie.
(Dramatic music continues)
- Are you okay?
- Yeah.
Yes mom.
- Need some toast?
- Yeah, sure.
- 11 years, Frankie
11 years.
- Mom,
I always said I was going to come.
After what happened for you to hate me.
- Hate you?
I could never hate you.
I called the police that night because I want you to found.
I wanted you safe.
Come sit down.
Do you know what I think every day?
is he alive today?
Will it be alive tomorrow?
I kept on thinking you're going to walk through that door.
I even stayed in that opera house because I thought you'd
come home.
Your dad's death did not have to be the end of your life
Frankie.
(indistinct)
Okay.
So the way to see
Just wanted to know if you were okay.
Oh, God, Frankie, what else have you been through?
- It doesn't matter.
Mom, this is really hot.
- Okay, I'm sorry.
- You got water?
- Yeah.
(water runs)
Here you go.
(soft music continues)
- I love you mum.
I love you so much.
- I love you too Frankie.
God I love you.
- Have you got any mayonnaise?
- Yeah.
(laughs)
Some things never change hey.
(chuckles)
(indistinct)
(soft music continues)
- [Narrator] As far as the world's knew
Frankie Moore was a young boy
who brutally killed his father and fled to the streets.
That was the only story most people ever heard.
But for those of us who knew him, it was a different story.
We knew a guy who'd always tried to make things better.
Today, his story ends
- Are you sure you are ready, mum?
This is what he'd have wanted.
- Mm-hmm.
- Welcome home, fish boy.
Welcome home.
(water splashes)
(soft music continues)
♪ No, I don't want to leave you ♪
♪ I don't want to say goodbye ♪
♪ You don't want me to feel the pain ♪
♪ And I don't want to see you cry ♪
♪ So let me be there for you ♪
♪ I will be right by your side ♪
♪ All through until the sun goes down ♪
♪ I will house you until you are around ♪
♪ Until you are around ♪
♪ So just be positive ♪
♪ I know you can do this ♪
♪ All we have to do is just be you ♪
♪ You will make good friends in time ♪
♪ And you will start to find ♪
♪ All you have to do is just ♪
♪ Be you ♪
♪ Just be you ♪
♪ You don't have to feel low ♪
♪ I don't have to feel this way ♪
♪ So for me I will my darkest hour ♪
♪ Just know with me you will be okay ♪
♪ Let me be there for you ♪
♪ Know, Cause everything ♪
♪ I know this place don't feel so lonely ♪
♪ I'm on your side there's no thing to fear ♪
♪ So just be positive ♪
♪ And know you can do this ♪
♪ All you have to do is just be you ♪
♪ You will make some friends in time ♪
♪ And you just have to find ♪
♪ All that you have to do is just be you ♪
♪ Just be you ♪
♪ In lightning like this ♪
♪ Not without a fight ♪
♪ I will never let you go ♪
♪ In lightning like this ♪
♪ Not without a fault ♪
♪ Never let you go ♪
♪ So just be positive ♪
♪ And know you can do this ♪
♪ All you have to do is just be you ♪
♪ You will make good friends in time ♪
♪ And you will start to find ♪
♪ And all you have to do is just be you ♪
♪ So just be positive ♪
♪ And know you can do this ♪
♪ All you have to do ♪
♪ Is just be you ♪
♪ You will make good friends in time ♪
♪ And you will start to find ♪
♪ All that you have to do ♪
♪ Is just be you. ♪
♪ Never looking back ♪
♪ I will soar again ♪
♪ No hill so high ♪
♪ No mountain too high ♪
♪ Above the clouds ♪
♪ Well the mountains and rivers ♪
♪ Not bowed every time ♪
♪ And the youthful hills ♪
♪ And the rivers show ♪
♪ The thing I will ♪
♪ Don't you run away ♪
♪ Don't you run away right now ♪
♪ Don't you run away ♪
♪ Don't you run away right now ♪
♪ I gave you pieces of my heart ♪
♪ The world taught ♪
♪ Like don't run away ♪
♪ I see your smile and your face ♪
♪ In my mind all the time ♪
♪ But not until a while ♪
♪ To pay the token for you right now ♪
♪ So don't you run away ♪
♪ Don't run away ♪
♪ Don't you run away ♪
♪ Right now. ♪
♪ So don't you run away ♪
♪ Don't run away ♪
♪ Right now ♪
♪ Come back to me ♪
♪ I will change you today ♪
♪ Come back to me ♪
♪ Don't you run away ♪
♪ Run away ♪
♪ One today ♪
♪ I found these ♪
♪ No mountains too high ♪
♪ No hills to high ♪
♪ Well the mountains and the rivers ♪
♪ Are there all the time ♪
♪ So come back into my life now ♪
♪ Don't run away ♪
♪ Don't you run away ♪
♪ Don't run away ♪
♪ Right now ♪
♪ So don't you run away come back ♪
♪ Don't run away right now ♪
♪ Come back to me ♪
♪ No mountain too high ♪
♪ Come back to me ♪