Mother of Stella and ex wife of Jim, cocaine has not been kind to the beautiful and dynamic Francine. Over the years, divorce and anger reduced her to a vengeful drug and alcohol addicted pariah for the Reardons. Recently, she has managed to quiet some of her demons and shrewdly re-establish herself in Jimmy's heart and home. Hooked on Jimmy and also the power and lifestyle of gangster chic, Francine jealously guards her privileged status in Reardon's world. Prepared to go to whatever means necessary to eliminate any competition, she's a dangerously volatile femme fatale.