Nina had been taking sessions with him, and the two became good friends.
His timing was perfect as he stopped Heather from overdosing Nina with LSD when he got to Shadybrook.
He asked her to be his support system as things were going to get dark for him.
Franco soon explained that he was also pretending to have had a breakdown.
Scotty managed to get the charges against Nina and Franco dropped.
But when Ava’s daughter Avery was kidnapped yet again, Franco was concerned that Nina had relapsed.
Angered that he suspected her of it, Nina dumped him.
Franco loved Nina and felt Ric was up to no good.
He met with her at Shadybrook, revealing his feelings for her.
Franco showed up, and to protect Nina, he took the blame for Silas' murder.
After that, the two were done, although they did remain friends.
