Treatment for Frank Romance

Guiding Light
Coopers – Treatment
Storyline


Neda & Frank

Logline: Frank falls in love with an Iraqi/Muslim woman who helps him become a better man and changes his life forever.

Story Components: Kidnapping, Terrorist Threats, Understanding his relationship with Natalia, Understanding a different culture and Female Circumcision.

Daisy is attending Springfield University. Daisy and James go to Abraham’s (bright young Iraqi man, 18) room to get help on their science project. Abraham’s mother Neda (40s, beautiful, Muslim, wearing a scarf or ḥijāb) is hiding in his room. Neda, a widow, is hiding from her brother-in-law. Her brother-in-law is trying to steal Neda’s money that her husband left her and force her to move back to Iraq.

Daisy decides to take Neda to her Uncle Frank. While leaving the campus the four of them are abducted by 2 armed men trying to kidnap Neda. Daisy dials her cell phone and Frank over hears the kidnapping, figures out where they are and saves the day.

Frank helps Neda and has her live with Lillian until she can get her money from her brother-in-law. Neda and Lillian become friends. Neda is college educated and very smart. She has enough information on her brother-in-law to put him in prison.

Frank black mails Neda’s brother-in-law with help from the Spauldings. Neda gets her husband’s fortune back and the Spauldings make money in the deal.

Neda decides to stay in Springfield. Natalia who has moved to San Francisco with Olivia comes back to sell the Beacon to Neda. Natalia agrees to come back several times to help Neda run the Beacon. Natalia and Olivia want to sell the Beacon to someone that loves the hotel instead of cooperation and that is why they choose Neda. Neda and Natalia become close friends.

While Natalia is in Springfield she brings the baby to visit Frank. Through an honest conversation Frank finally understands Natalia was never in love with him and he never really knew Natalia. Frank vows to understand the next woman he falls in love with.

Homeland Security informs Frank that Terrorist activity is in Springfield in the form of package bombs sent to place around the US from the Springfield post offices. Frank investigates, Abraham, Neda’s son.

Neda convinces Frank that he is profiling Abraham based on Bigotry. While trying to eliminate Abraham as a suspect, Neda and Frank become closer friends.

Frank eventually discovers the terrorist is an American professor that Daisy decided to date instead of James or Abraham.

Frank decides he wants to date Neda. When Frank asks Neda she says no even though she is falling in love with Frank. Frank is heartbroken so Lillian and Natalia go to discover why Neda is pushing Frank away even though they know she loves him.

Neda reveals to Natalia and Lillian that she is circumcised and no American man would want her and a marriage to her wouldn’t be fair to Frank.

End of 1st Season