This is the first page of a dramatic sequence in which Frank awakens from a drugged slumber to discover himself framed for the brutal murder of Karen and Carmen, the teen runaway who set the plot in motion. I found it challenging to draw the light and shadows from the Venetian blinds and keep things simple and readable. I had to cheat, for instance, by framing Frank’s hand and gun in white rather than striped or black shadow as would be more realistic.
