of them are eligible to donate their bone marrow to Charlie. Later on, doctors confirm that Jake cannot donate bone marrow as he is not Charlie's biological father, confirming that Justin Burton (who had an affair with Becca) is Charlie's dad. Jake later confesses that when he took the DNA test last year, he threw away the results without opening them. Frankie is hurt by this, since could've confided in her. When Nancy tries to find Justin, Jake protests and tells her that Justin isn't going to go anywhere near Charlie. Frankie slaps Jake to calm him and tells Nancy to find Justin. The situation causes Frankie and Nancy to become closer to friends. Frankie is concerned when Jack borrows £100,000 in cash from a loan shark to buy back Warren's share of the Dog. When Carl and Anthony, criminal friends of Warren's, raid the pub to demand the cash at gunpoint, Frankie stands up to them in defense of Jack and Newt, and the three escape from the incident unscathed after Warren and Mike Barnes come to the rescue. Frankie is protective of Jake after his split from Nancy, not knowing that Jake had tried to rape Nancy on their wedding night. When Nancy files for custody of Charlie, Frankie is furious, claiming that they are Charlie's real family. While Jack and Steph begin to notice Jake's increasingly erratic behavior, Frankie still stands at his side. She vents her anger at Nancy and Justin, who she blames for trying to ruin Jake's life, especially after Nancy accuses Jake of rape. When Steph comes forward and reveals that she had walked in on Jake attempting to rape Nancy, Frankie begins to blame her, telling her she is turning her back on her family, despite Jack, Steph, and Newt trying to make her see reason. At the hospital Jake reveals that he did try and rape Nancy. Frankie leaves him alone to say goodbye to Charlie before taking him to the police. Jake later abducts Charlie and attempts to kill himself and Charlie by gassing them in a car in the woods. Frankie frantically searches for her son. She finds Nancy with Charlie and demands to know where Jake was. Nancy had left in the car to die, but Frankie discovers Jake is gone when she goes to search the car. She later admits she was scared for him, knowing that