Plot summary
Rod and Vlad are pressuring Frank into paying his $6,000 debt or they will kill him. While walking to school, Lip, Ian and Mandy are asked by a truck driver for help as his tires blew up. Lip sends him on a wild-goose chase to a bar, and they seize the opportunity to contact Kevin and steal the truck's meat.
Seeing that Fiona has been under so much stress by having to take care of the children, Steve takes Kevin's advice into asserting what she wants. He decides to give Liam to be taken care of by Sheila, while he and Fiona go for a night out at an expensive hotel. While reluctant, Fiona agrees. At Sheila's house, Sheila is horrified to discover that Liam has wandered out of the house and is almost leaving the property. Sheila uses ropes to tie herself to the house to retrieve Liam, briefly overcoming her agoraphobia.
Seeing that Kash was punched in the eye by Mickey, Ian decides to confront Mickey at his house. Mickey fights back, but they end up having sex, although Mickey asks him not to tell anyone. Meanwhile, Linda decides to set cameras in the store to prevent more robberies; Ian and Kash move it a few degrees so they can have sex without being seen.
As Frank tries to find ways to get money, he is advised by a homeless man that his life's troubles are over if he fakes his death. With the help of his children, Frank stages a fake funeral. Rod and Vlad are convinced, and decide to forget Frank's debt and leave town. Linda shows Kash that she discovered his affair with Ian, as the camera accidentally moved and showed their sexual encounter. She punches Ian in the face, and blackmails Kash into having another baby with her.
Credits
Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Frank Gallagher: Loving Husband, Devoted Father. Paragraphs and formatting adjusted; illustrations, reference markers, block quotations and non-story material omitted.