In 1975, after returning home early due to his illness, Frank walked in to find Audrey in bed with her boss. Despite being hurt and disgusted with his wife's infidelity, Frank did not feel he could do anything about his situation and turned to Mike, then an ordained minister living in Atlanta, for advice. In May 1975, a short time after a visit from Mike, Frank visited his doctor complaining of nausea and tenderness in his abdomen, being diagnosed with a viral stomach ache. The condition persisted and he was admitted to a hospital, where tests indicated a malfunction of the liver and doctors diagnosed infectious hepatitis. He died early in the morning of May 25.