Frank Page #5

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- I seem what?

...not in control.

Frank?

Frank?

Have you seen a man

wearing a fake head?

No?

Sorry, have you seen a man

wearing a fake head?

- Yeah, a great big head?

- Yeah.

Yeah, he and a lady

went around the corner.

Frank, Frank!

Frank!

Frank? Oh, can you

feel my breath?

Frank.

What the f*** are you doing?

Breathe, breathe.

It's okay, it's okay.

Shh, it's okay.

Do you want to come back

to the hotel, Frank?

It's warm there.

Don't listen to her.

She's the one who's nuts.

Not you. Tomorrow

night is everything

we've worked for.

They're ready to love us.

Can you feel my breath?

They're ready

to love you, Frank.

Don't throw that away.

Frank, stay with me.

Oh, thank God.

Come on.

I'm sorry.

You a little sad?

Yes, Jon, I'm a little bit sad.

Oh no!

- Chinchilla.

- Chinchil... ow!

- F***!

- Frank, he's f***ing crazy.

- Oh, she stabbed me in the f***ing leg!

- Frank!

- Get off me. Frank!

- Hey, put the knife down.

- Who the f*** are you?

- "Clara Wagner,

our very own Syd Barrett,

was arrested today

and charged with assault

after stabbing me in the leg.

See link."

"We will all miss Clara

and sincerely hope

our own crazy diamond

will also shine on."

Nana, open up.

Baraque!

Is he here?

How is he?

He's dead?!

Asleep.

He's sick.

No no, he's...

He's just tired.

He'll be all right for tonight.

Not Frank, you.

Sorry?

I've known this since

the first time I saw him

on that beach.

He would have drowned Lucas

to take his place in the band.

- No, I wouldn't have.

- 'Cause when he looks inside himself,

he can't find anything there.

- Yes, I can!

- So his only hope

is to live off of your

talent like a tick.

- Sorry?

- Which is why he had to get rid of Clara.

Clara chose to stab me.

We're not playing without Clara.

What are you talking about? We've

got the biggest gig of our lives

coming up in three hours. The stabbing

could not have come at a better time.

Frank, I've had everyone at South

by southwest on the phone.

Baraque and I have packed our things.

We're leaving.

No, you can't leave.

We've had 767,328 hits.

Frank, say something.

- 767,918! They're all watching.

- Frank?

So many people.

See?

So many people.

Don't f... oh!

Good luck playing

tonight without a band.

I've got one word for you:

Unplugged!

Me on guitar, you on vocals.

Delegates really like it when bands

go unplugged... special thing.

- How's your leg?

- Oh, it'll be okay.

We set everything up

like you guys asked.

- Are you sure you want to go ahead?

- Oh, absolutely.

Igniting the light

and letting it shine.

Frank, are you okay?

Uh-huh! Ooh, if I was you

guys, I'd be so nervous.

Oh, it goes with the territory.

Yeah, but I mean playing

without your band

after what just happened?

Sh*t, man, I would be nervous.

Well, it's not like we don't

know the songs or anything.

With that many people,

I would be shitting myself.

- Would you please shut your mouth?

- I'm just saying...

Igniting the light

and letting it shine.

- Where are you going?

- To do my ablutions.

That's not the toilet.

Just... be as quick

as you can.

- 30 seconds!

- Frank.

Frank!

Let's f***.

Just wait here

for a few seconds, okay?

Mm-hmm.

Hey!

Hey, don't... f***.

Wait out here.

Whoo!

Hello.

Prepare for rapture!

Whoo!

Whoo yeah!

Hello, South by southwest!

Whoo!

It's been a crazy 24 hours,

but we're still here

and we're still the Soronprfbs!

Unplugged.

Chinchilla!

Chinchilla!

- Yeah!

- Okay, here's a little song I wrote.

I hope you like it.

This is the best day of my life.

LA LA LA-LA LA

LA LA LA-LA LA...

Come on, Frank.

LA LA LA-LA LA...

F***.

F***. Frank!

Frank, Frank!

What is it, Frank?

Frank, come on!

- What is it?

- M-music's sh*t.

The music is sh*t.

...demonstrate how

this mop with its revolu...

...biotech people

making money...

...Cleveland, Ohio band,

the gentile youth,

had all of Austin

talking last night

as they played a barnstorming

set at South by southwest.

Aren't we supposed to be

playing at South by southwest?

Frank.

I know you weren't happy

with the music...

So let's work on it together.

Why not?

You're not Clara.

The motel owner says if we haven't

paid in full by the end of the week,

they're throwing us out.

F***'s sake!

Oh, excuse me for a second.

- F***.

- It's all right.

It's all right.

Here.

- Here.

- Just leave it.

Oh, you stink!

I made it.

Now will you use it?!

Take it off.

The head.

Maybe you should take it off.

I mean...

In cognitive

behavioral therapy they say

face your fears.

They say take the head off.

So let's do it.

- Let's take the f***ing head off.

- I have a certificate!

I know you have a certificate.

I know you've got

a motherfucking certificate!

Just take it off!

Take it off!

F***ing hell.

Oh no, it's all right!

Frank!

Frank! Oh.

Frank, I'm sorry!

Come back!

Oh!

Where did he go?

That way.

- Was he injured?

- He was limping.

Did you see his face?

Yeah hello, you want

to report a missing person?

- Yes.

- Name?

- Frank.

- Frank what?

Just Frank.

- Age?

- Somewhere between...

30 and...

50?

And what does

this person look like?

Driving me crazy,

but I know who you are.

- Hmm?

- You're the chinchilla guy, right?

- Mm-hmm.

- Awesome!

And then, what, there's the

dude with the big head

and the crazy chick...

Uh... Clara, right?

Dude, you guys are

like total myths.

I mean there's f***ing footage

of you everywhere online.

...chinchilla guy!

...chinchilla guy!

- Chinchilla guy.

- Oi, chinchilla guy!

See? I mean, all the footage...

You're all totally erratic and sh*t,

nervous breakdowns,

"chinchilla!"

People rolling around

on the floor.

I mean, just wayward stuff, man.

And now it's all like,

"what happened to Frank?"

It's like he just vanished.

I mean...

- F***ing hilarious.

- I don't think it's hilarious.

Really?

I thought it was supposed

to be hilarious.

- It's...

- But I mean, Clara and Frank, man.

Come on, they're like...

Total freaks.

On top of

old smokey

All covered

With snow

I lost my poor lover

By courting

Too slow.

How did you find us?

Uh, I saw...

Everything you said

was true, Nana.

I ruined everything.

I'm sorry.

So sorry.

Frank ran away.

I don't know if...

I was hoping you might

know where he is.

Ain't nobody here

wears no fake head.

Okay.

Bluff, Kansas.

Be careful.

Hi.

Frank?

Frank, I'm so ashamed.

I should never have tried

to pull your head off.

- I don't know...

- I'm the tree surgeon.

I'm just... I'm just here

to look at the tree.

Can I help you?

I've been very worried

about you.

I just wanted to find you to...

Make sure you're okay.

How are things without the head?

He had such a beautiful face,

lovely skin.

The head was my fault.

I made him his first one.

He was 14.

Said it was for a costume party.

I did it even though I knew

there wasn't any costume party.

It turns out the worst thing

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